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Intimations.

THE CHINA REVIEW.

Visitors Column.

·Hongkong Rates of Postage.

Revised March 1, 1880)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Local Parcel Pust

1. Email Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the Post Offices "la China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak hoi, Singapore, l'enang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen sions, 3 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deup, nor wei h more than Sibe. The postage Include will be 20 cents per lb, which will Registration. The paresis may be wholly cloned it bear this special endormo-

they ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LESTES, but I may he opened by direction of

General

We have instituted as an experiment VISITORS' COLUMN, which wo truat In the following Statements and Tables THE widoly-expressed regret at the dis will prove successful, and be found use the Rates are given in centa, ami ara, for

contionauce of Notes & Queries on China and Japan, has induced the publish full. To it will be relegated from time Letters, per half ounce, for Books and ers of this journal to issue publication to time euch items of information, lists, Patterns, per two ounces,

Newspapers over four ounces in weight similar in object and style, but slightly tables and other intelligence as is con modified fu certain details.

sidered likely to prove valuable to per- are charged as double, treble, de, as the "buy" but such papers or packets or THE CHINA REVIEW, or Notes and sons passing through the City, and as they

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main-in connection with we have opened papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two vents of two months, each number con- in unctio Horn Window again anything phasever be inserted the Postmester

Nowapapers must be together taining about 60 octavo pages, occasionally DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment except, bona fide Supplements. Printed 2. The following cannot be transmitted illustrated with lithographs, photograph into which we are now ready to receive. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the | Parools insufficiently packed or protector, woodcuts, do, should the papers demand, and the circulation justify, euch

extra mattor.

The subscription is fixed at $6.50 postage paid, per annum, payable by non-residenta in Hongkong half-yearly in advance.

The publication includes papers original and selected upon the Arts and Sciences, Kthnology,

Folklore, Geography, History, Literature, Mythology, Manners and Qua

Natural History, Religion, &o, & tom

of

B Japan, Mongolia, Ticor

the

Archipelago and the "Far Exat generally. A more

A more detailed list of subjects

прод

which contributions are especially invited in incorporated with each number. Original contributions in Chinos, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Italian or For

Andeavour. tugnese, are admissible," are made to present a rosumé in sach number of the contents of the most recent works boaring on Chineno matters. Great the Review attention is also paid to deportment.

i.

List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public

Gardens.

City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and

Museura,-Free.

whole be at Book Rate, Prices Our-

paid

rent may be paid either as Newspapers Matches, indigo, tables, or whatever

Books

mantic, do. The charge on theme sight of

to be. in transit.

No. 5284 MAY 25, 1880.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbou

Rxclunce of late árrimu

To facilitate Boding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage,

Green Island, Vessels near the Hongkong Jore are marked bo zn Shipping or midway between osch shors are marked e, in conjunction with

1. From Green Talmud Str. kère Gas Worka,

2. From Cae Works to the Novelty Iron Works,

Poddar

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's die 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and 0. Co, Volca

Veuf's Bams..

or liable to be crashed (as buadboxes, or &c.)

Glasa,

Liquids, Explosive substance Section

Meat, Knife auch papers

Fish, Game, Fruit, Commercial Papers

Written by Band, do not bear is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to 53, the character of an actual or personal sorres come offensive z injurions i spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied 8. Parcels will ass general rule be for

Frivate Ship, not Contract

by Mail Fakes. The Font Office toserves the as for books, but, whatever the

right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard The sender of any Registered Article other correspondence. No responsibility

but may accompany it with a Return Receipt is accepted with regard to any parcel, on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

the system of Registration will secure the The limit of weight for Books and Compenders against any but a ́very remote pro- neraal Papers to Foreign Post Offices in bability of loss, 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited. to 8 eunsos, and must not sxc.ed there dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by inchos.

Denta

Public Gardens, a beautifully picturesque

retreat and of great interest. The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen-packet containing any partially written paper, it will not be charged loss than 5 tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf. General Post Office, Hongkong Club, Gorman Club, Supreme Court, &c., within a stone's-tlirow. Lusitano Club and Library, Shelley St.. Government Officer, the Secretarint, &o,

near the Public Gardens. St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above

the Parade Ground. Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington.

Street.

Notes and Replica Are classified toge-Union Church, Elgin Street.

"Notes" (head references beinig St. Peter's Sentuen's Church, West Point.

tber

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given, when furnished, to previons Notes or Queries), as are also those queries which St. Joseph'e (RC.) Church, Garden

though asking for information, furnish new or unpublished details concerning the mat- ter in band, It is desirable to niako the Queries proper as brief and as much to the point as possible.

The China Review for July and August, 1875, is at hand.

It says that forty-two essays wore sont in to compete for the best paper on the advantages of Christianity for the development of a Etate, All learn. ed societies should subscribe to this scholarly and enterprising Nericco. It in a sixty

our

The

Road, near Kennedy Road. Temperance Hall, specially adapted for sea-faring men, Queen's Road East. Sailors Home, West Point. E. E. A. and Chinn Telegraph Co., and the Great Northern Telegraph Co., Marina House, Queen's Roud. Masonic Hall, Zetland Street. Victoria Recreation Club-Bath-house and Boat-bouse, &c.,-Praya, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City Hail.

Store Departments lie to the east ward, and cover a large area.

paged, bi-monthly, repertory of what soho-The Barracks and Naval and Military lars aro ascertaining about China lecture on Chinese Footry in this volume is alone worth the price of the Keview, Ad- Che China Bartell Hongkong-Northern Chridian Advocate

"Trainer's Oriental Record contains the fol Joxing notice of the China Review "This

is the title of a publication, the first number lately reached us from flong- kong, where it has been set on foot as in some respecte & continuation of Notes and Queries on China and Japan, the extinction

Hotels.

Stag Hotel, good accommodation for

visitors at moderate rates, 110, Queen's

Road Central-J, Cook, Propristor.

Stores, Books, &c. Publishers of the Largest Collection

of which useful serial a year or two age has of Views in the Empire, and genre in Europe as well as Illustrations of the Chures. Arrere

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Danube following rules be strictly observed.

1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be Dealma registered or registered, can be received Dismante for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, Esmeralda jewels, precious articles, or anything that, Fame, as a general rule, is liable to Onetoms Fokien duties

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sont be su small sa to make the sample of no value.

3. The limits of weight allowed aro follows

Booke and Papers to British Offiora, Ibe. to the Continent, do 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 51ba if with pus intrinsic value; to the Contiuent, Ma, Boz

Gravina Hludowlan Kenmurs Castia Meath Bligata Maro Noma

Patroclus Penedo. Plug-on Bes Gall Serapis

Balling Vessels.

Indemnity for the Loon of a Registered Letter. The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondenes have boon mado by His Excellency the Governor Alex. Newton under Ordinanca 10 of 1876, Section XII. Anna Barths ......

The Post Office is not legally responsible anton for the safe delivery of Registered corres Carl pondence, but henceforth it will be pre. Catalina parod to make good the contents of auch Centennial.

Represent publication, judging PROTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, 8, Queen's Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay T,orrespondence lost while passing through Charité

in China.

the Road.

by the number now before

• us, is

is intended to ards China and occupy a position, se regarde neighbouring countries, somewhat similar

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General Outfitter, Hosier, Tailor, Registration, &c.-T. N. DaiSCOLL, 40 and 47, Newspapera, Queen's Road, by special appointment Books & Patterne, 10 to H.E. the Governor.ge

the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain Chihaya Maru

China cases, provided-

1. That the sender dply observed all the Caba conditions of Registration require.

2. That the latter was scourely enclosed Kemp

Georgina....

Chronometers, Watches, Jewellery, New Zealand, Tasmania, and in a reasonably strong envelope

Puitingniwe studies, has led to the laps and Charts.-G. FALCONEK & CO { Patterns, 4: Fia Galla, Letters, 25; Be mediately the

may

of

to that which has been filled in Judin by the Calcutie Review, The great degree of at tention that has been bestowed of late year

of Chineso the investigation of Chi literature, and social developmenta to 823 accumulation of important stores of Inform ation, rendering some such channel of

of pub licity as is now provided extremely desir able and contributio

contributions of igoh interest fairly he looked for from the members of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Customs corps, and the missionary body, among whom s bigh degree of Chinono scholarship is now nesiduously cultivated, and who stu severally

e first Telly represented in the i number of the Rerica by papers highly creditable to their respective authors. In * paper

on Dr. Legge's 3he King, by the Rev. E. J. Eitel, to which the place of boboar ia deservedly given, an excellent ated of the chronological Summary argumenta involved in con. nexion with this important work. Some translations from Chinese novels and plays are marked by botli accuracy and frostimees of style; and an account of the career of the Chinese poet-atatesman of the eleventh conatury,

Su Tang-p'o, by Mr. E. G. Bowre,

problems and

of

is sot only historically valuable, but in also distinguished by its literary grace. Beside notices of new books relating to Chia and and the East, which will be a useful feature of

The Reviews,

if carried out with punctuality and detail, we are glad to notice that Notes Querios are destined to find a place in its pages alao, It is to bo hoped that this opening for contributions on Chinese

a similar subjesta may evoke a degroe of literary zeal to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its

prodo Desde in the fold, and that the China Review may receive the support necession is intend to insure Ita continuance, The publication ed to appear every two months, and will form a substantial octavo magazine.

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GEO. MURRAY HAIN,

China ¿fail Ofice,

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TORY, THEORY AND

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In three Lectures.

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July 31, 1878.

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nature of the contenta esa decovered.

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Rom is in foros at Shanghala

GRO, MURRAY