4
THE FLOODS AT CANTON,
(Translated for Shanghai Courier.)
The Shen Pao gives a more complete account than has been received from
THE SILVER YEN. (Japan Gazette.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
Visitors' Column.
in connection with
SELECT HOTEL
Hongkong Rates of Postage,
`Y Revised June 29, 1880.)
Loogi Parcel Post..
[No. 5316,-JULY 24, 1880.
POST OFFICE NOTIC E.
Unclaimed Optrespondence, July 23, 1880.
* At-Andres
Allaide Dom- ingos, R.
Zeta. Pap.
1
said that the annual loss to lie revenues of the United Kingdom on the contract
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post of 1874 for the enrriage of mails to
bolween any of the Post Offices in Chies The annual trade reports issued by
We have instituted as an experiment
or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak other sources of the late disastrous floods. B. M. Consuls in Japan, are docu- Indin, China, and Australia, was in
In the following Statements and Tables hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. in the neighbourhood of Canton, The ments of considerable value containing 1870-1877, £216,000; in 1877-1878, VISITORS' COLUMN, which we trust embankments known as the Liang the few errors of commission though doub£239,000; and the estimated loss for will prove successful, and be found use the Rates are given in ecate, and are, for They must not exceed the following dimen Books and sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage Wei, in the Pan-yn District, protect less they are not free from a charge of 1878-1870 was £16,000. The estimat-ful. To it will be relegated from time Lettere, per half ounce, for
Newspapers over four pances in weight will be 20 cents per ib., which will include | Aching, Miss tables and other intelligence as is con. more than ninety villages, and have errors of mission. Each of two of the ed loss of the postage had been at half to time such items of information, lists, Fatterns, per two ounces always been considered perfectly secure, reports for the year 1870 recently pub- the present rate, that was to say nt gasidered likely to prove valuable to per case may be, but such papers or packets or closed if they bear this special endorse Anderson Robt, J.1
are charged as double, treble, da, as the Registration. The parcels may be wholly Adahosa, E. would only have been £20,000 ad- At the beginning of last month, howlished, contains a paragraph of similaritional. The contract speed of the sons passing through the City, and papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two most, FARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but anges ever, it became apparent from the height tenor which seems to require some ex-
we have opened Newspapers must not be folded together aa aay parcel may be opened by direction of AGE, L. Peninsular and Oriental Company for planation and possibly correction.
AND BUSINESS COC, Bor must anything whatever bu inserted the Postmaster General.
Printed imminent danger of a breach occurring.«The Japanese silver yen bes since the believed, 11 1-8 knots per hour. He DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment except bona fide Supplementa.
Mr Acting Consul Dohmen says: carrying the mails via Brindisi was, be
2. The following cannot be transmitted: enclosed, if the Parcals insufficiently packed or protected, alter bo beating gongs, and, as bound by the 19th September last been accepted by might be permitted to mark that he to which we are now ready to receive, matter may, however, Rate. Prices Cur; or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, Baird, Thos,
whole be paid at Book rent may be paid either as Nowipspora or&c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, (Seaman) Books
Matches, Indigo,
Drostoffs, Ioo, Meat, Bannerman, 0.3.5 Commercial Paperi algnify such papers Fish, Gamo, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever Bates, Cha P though Written by Hand, do not bear is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be Bell Jamaa the character of att actual or personal corre aome offensive or injurious in transit, Boddy, P spondence, inch fuvoices, deeds, copied
Bracewell, C. c. 1. 8. Parcels will as a general rule be for Bronan Byron music, do. The charge on them is the same
packet containing any partially written Mail Packet. The Post Offles reserves the Bryant, of
mission,
and of delaying delivory in case Campbell, A. the The sender of any Registered Article other correspondence. No responsibility Carvalho
number of parcala is such a to zelari Boote Garda may accompany it with a Return Receipt is accepted with regard to ang parcel, but Jongm. A. on paying an extra fea of 5 cents.
limit of weight for Books and Com.
the system of Registration will secure the Cauza, P. B. Lusitano Chibs and Library, Shelley St.mercial Papera to Foreign Post Offices in senders against any but a very remote pro-chong Loong 1 Government Ufices, the Secretariat, &a., 4 by Patterns for such offices are limited bability of loss. St. Joba's Cathedral (Anglican), above dimensions: 3 inches by 4 inches by
and violence of the water that there was
The alarm was therefore sounded by
traditional law of the place, every man from sixteen years of age, rich and poor, alike turned out to give his assistance. But in spite of their strenuous efforts a dred feet long, which they were una lo
gap was made in the bank thirteen hun-
the foreign banks on a par with the Mexican dollar, and has virtually ex- polled the latter from circulation in this country Mr Acting Consul Aston says: Under an arrangement entered into by the Japanese government which
was in no way responsible for the contract which was entered into before the present Government came into office, and he was one of those who voted against it. The contraet time between London and Melbourne by that company
List of Public Buildings, Government House, North of Public City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and
Aluscum,-Free.
Gardens.
retreat and of great interest.
tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf General Post Office, Hongkong Club, German Club, Supreme Court, &c.,
a
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to stop. They succeeded, however, in guaranteed that this coin should be was 30 days, and be believed that there Public Gardens, a beautifully picturesque as for books, but, whatever the weight of warded by Privato Ship, not by Contract Brooks, W. T. preserving about thirty por cent of their maintained ut its present standard of was only one instance of it having been The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen-1 paper, it will not be charged less than 5 right of selecting the opportunity for trans-Burrowe, Mr. H.1
exceuded. The hon. membor was quite right in saying that the average speed of the Orient Line, an ausubsidised} company, was between 1 and 15 knots an hour, and he found that the duration of their passages between Plymouth and Adelaide was under 40 days. In one stance a vessel hand made the passage in 30 days,
within a stone's-throw.
acar the Public Gardens.
to 8 ounce, and must not orced thes
inobea.
2
Chio Yan Moek 2 4. The public are cautioned not to con- Chong Sing
Europe, &o., which does not exist.
found those facilities with a Parcel Poet to
Cohen, S
ME
Rachel Madme." 1
Bago Bebastino 1
Bichard, Mrs G. 1
regd.Robertsons, James 2
Sayne, Moner.
land. The damage done at Tamahui, weight and fineness, the two principal the District at the junction of the West foreign banks-viz. the Oriental Bank and North Rivors, is reported as being and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk still moro serious. A very large number-agreed on the 20th September last to of people there have been rendered home accept and pay the yea as local currency less and destitute. A subscription wasnt par with the Mexican dollar. This commenced at Canton, hended by the measure has had the vilect of driving Cererer General with a donation of Tacts put the Mexican dollar from circulation four thousand. Other high officials also here and at other ports in Japan." The consular view of the silver yen transic- gavo large sume, as has already been re- ported. In three days, the total amounted tion of September inst is evidently form to more than thirty thousand Taols, anded after consultation held with the money has since been coming in steadily, bankers mentioned, because it is entirely The greatest amount of Buffering has at variance with the facts, and in there against the Marquis of Rifon's St. Joseph's (R.C.) Church, Garden Europe, zaost foreign possessions in Asis, about to do so, it is necessary that the Davenport, C. A.1 Souxs; B. de.. sccurred in Taung-bwa District; next in It has since been learnt that there have sort is to be preferred to that of incentive, that does not equally le against Temperance Hall, specially adapted for Brazil, Pera, Venezuela, The Argentine registered or unregistered, can be received Dunlop & Co. Samshui; next in Pan-yu and Shun-to
(Scotsman.)
the Parade Ground. Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington
Street.
Union Church, Elgin Street.
St. Peter's Scuinen's Church, West Point.
Road, near Kennedy Road.
sea-faring men, Queen's Road East. Sailors' Hoine, West Point.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union,
The Union may be taken to comprise Japan, W. Africs, Egypt, Mauritius, au y, America, Mexico, Salvador, Chill, Kopublic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all and Spanish Colonies. countries not in the Union are the Aue tralasian Group.
Constable, G. Costa, A. P. Most countries to which Hongkong for Cotta, Estonia 1 wards Correspondence having joined the Cotwall, M: M. 1 General Postal Union or being probable Cross, Jao. following rules be strictly observed.
1 regd.
1
1
Saw A kong
1.
Scott, W. 8.
Shan Wan Chong 1 regd.
Show Kee
1
Smith Farrary Song Wing Shing 1
1
1
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to bạ
for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that,
duties.
Dower, John I Duboin Malle. 1.
Olga
regd. 6. 6.
1
Steoro, J. B, Steggal, Joha Tan Hong Hin 1 Tip, LA
1bb
1 regd.
1
1 Thong Hian
Tang Ben Wo 1
Yeneck (Profor) 1 Vatch, M. B.
the West River), namely in the districts silver pen at par with the dollur are unke the laws, surely he can be trusted E. E. A. and China Telegraph Co., and Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese us a general rule, is liable to Custom Frederic & Co. 1 Ung Sang Loong 1 regd.
LORD RIPON'S APPOINTMENT.
What argument worth adducing is position to the opinions of the merchants whose judgment upon matters of thy being a high-placed member of the Ex also been severe floods in parte of Shao tereatul parties. The circumstances his being a high-placed meinber of the ching Fu (about one hundred miles up connected with the circulation of the Legislature? If he can be trusted to to administer them. The mere raising Two hanks here, upon of Sau-hai, Kao-yao, Kao ming, and Bin well known. hing, where a number of people are left their own responsibility and withant of the question takes us back to the without food. The Shao-ching people consultation with their principal en all-a-century ago against Catholic antiquated fallacies which were urged despatched one of the local gentry to stituents, ventured to declare their will-
Emancipation. What hus Lord Ripon Canton to make an appeal to the Goveringness to accept the silver yen at par to do in India for which the Roman nor-General, and to beg for help from with the Mexican dollar. A week or
Catholic religion, or any other religion, the charitable societies. The Governor two later, one of those banks cadea-
itself, incapacitate him? Is a statesman Comere, in reply to the petition present veure to obtain the endorsement of its fir, in the want of religion, should, by ed to him, said that he had not yet constituents to the measure, but, we be better fitted to deal with the question of received any report of these foods from eve, in most instances the leading the local Magistrates; but in the case of archants declined to commit thema "scientific frontier" because he is content with two sacraments rather than selves in that respect. The silver yen
the Great Northern Telegraph Co., Marine House, Queen's Rond," Masonic Hall, Zetland Street. Victoria Recreation Club-Bath-house and Boat-house, &c.,-Praya, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City Hall
Store Departments fie to the cast- The Barracks and Naval and Military
ward, and cover a large area.
Hotels.
Countries not in the Union. —The chief
Poslags to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route Letters,
10 cents per ez.
8 conts bach.
Cards,
Post Con
260
Newspapers, Books, Patterns and Comm. Papers,
10 cents.
2 cents each.
2 conla per 2 oz.
Ssu-hui the circumstances appeared sai out being current in Hongkong there is even? Will he be more certain to avoid Stag Hotel, goud accommodation for spondence within the Postal Union.
a
There is no charge on redirected corre-
Postage Non-Union Countries. Hawaiian Kingdom :-
Registration, Ментрарега,
Letters,
10 Nono. 5*
Books & Patterns, 5*
West Indies (Non Union)†, Boliviaț, Costa Rica, Guatemals, New Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay
Lettere,
Stores, Books, &c. General Outfitter, Hosier, Tailor, &- N, DRISCOLL, 45 and 17, Queen's Road, by special appointment
30 Chronometers, Watches, Jewellery, to II.E. the Governor. Maps and Charts.-G. FALCONER & Co.,
Travelling Requisites of all kinds, Books, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
American and English Stores, Books,
None.
Mesera ah, Ferdinand Flemming J. Gibson 1
Frioder, A. W. 1 2. This Regulation probibits the sending Gis Trian of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the Gilmour, Allan quantity sont be so small as to make the Goo War sample of no, valute.
Gregg, Dr.
William, C. R. 1 Harrison, Chs, 1 card Wing Chong 3. The limits weight allowed are a Hartley, John 9
Loong follows:-
Heywood Jas, W. 1 Wori-Nam-Bow 1
Books and Papers-ta British Offio 4 - 5 lb.; to the Continent, &c, 4 lbs. Pattorns to British Offices, 5lba. if with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, ta, 8 oz.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter, The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but henceforth It will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through : the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided:
1. That the ronder daly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
1
6 Wan Sing 1 reg.
1 regd Whiteley, Frod. 3
1
Holst, 0. 1 regd, Wan Kura Tetag 1 Hooper, F. G. (beaman) Hutchinson, Capt. 2 Irving Mr. C. A.1
Xavier, F.B.. Zimmermann
Goor.
Detained for Postage.
Dias Jose, S. D. Costa Rica 25 cents to pay. Kong Shee Yan, eo Ka Kan Shep.) L. 18
Young Men's Christian Asaccia tion, Honolulu
Adele
distrossing that he would order a doputy
the Strachey system of finance, if be; visitors at moderate rates, 110, Queen's to be despatched at once to cooperate with practically no rule for it, and the takes his edification, not from a celibate Road Central-J. Cook, Proprietor, the Magistrate in relieving the aufferers.bankers Tuotations for local exchange Shortly afterwards the chair of the Combare suficiently shown that the loss priest, but from a married clergyman? It is argued that a Roman Catholic is missioner of Finance was stopped in the useparable from specis remittances of unfit to represent a Sovereign who is streets by a deputation of gentlemen to Hongkong has to be borne by bound by oath to be a Protestant. But from Samahui. The Commissioner re the merelants: in plain words, the
is not this pressing the power of words plied to them that on receiving intel-action of the two bunks in question is an ligence from the Magistrate there he had experiment carried on at the expense of little too far? A Viceroy, after all, is already despatched an officer with funds foreign trade. This view of the position merely a reminder of the existence of the Sovereign, and that only for the nonce. to the spot, that he would now sond as supported by the now admitted facts His actings have no bearing on the Pro- second, and would tako stopa to have it that the yen is but the recoinage of the testant succussion, else why has the Queen's Road Central, ascertained whether it would be neces Mexican dollar or its equivalent; and
Constitution exempted him from the sary to postpone the collection of the that when coined the yen has to be re-onth? Every judge, every naval and duced to the equivalent value of the land tax or remit it altogether. On the tar by an adjustment of exchange. Are we, then, to have no Catholic (ie- and specially selected Cigars.-MAC- Patterns, 4: Via Galle, Letters, 25; e- military officer represents the Queen. 26th and 27th of May the western part The cost of mintage is a loss incurred by nerals, no Catholic County Judges, no EWEN, FRICKEL & CO. of the city of Canton was flooded to a thone persons who undertase the coinage, Catholic Sheriffs? Is the Catholic Cunn- depth of more than a foot. The number and the cost of re-inintage, as we may deflor of Ireland a mistake? Besides, prints, &c., choice Tobacco and Cigars, Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascon-Postal administration in China, that it was Carricks
Registration, Newapapom, 5
Books & Patterns, 10
Australia, Now Zealand, Tasmania, and Miji, via Torres Straits, Letters, 12; He glatration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
For Merchant Skips.
10
Late, Fep.
Lets. Pap.
3
JATA, S.V. J. E. Brigg Jerfalcoo Kolga
2. That the latter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
1 A gues Bir 9. That application was made to the Albany, a. a. Portmaster General of Hongkong im Albion, 8.5. mediately the loas was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with Alex. Newton such application unless it also is lost.
Aloxa
Alma
I regd.Large
Lashar Lothair Magdals
Malabar A.D. Mariakiner, B..
+
*Middlesex
Morenery
4. 40, non, via Aden, Letters, 25; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Fatterns, 5.
American Newspapers and cheap Re MOORE'S VARIETY STORE, Queen's Road.
Watches, Jewellery, Charts, Binocu- lars, Optical Instruments, Mordon's, Pencil-cases, &c.doRN NOBLE, ugent Gnus, Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition, and Sportsmae's Requisites of all descrip tions.-W. SCHMIDT & Co., Gun- ukers, Eastern House of Beaconsfield Arcade.
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
There is legistration to British W. India Islands, 10 cents. To the Balainas and Hoyti, The San Francisco route ta available. Registration via San Francisco, 10 cents. Chinot be sent via San Francisco.
I
71 Nonparell 11 regd Norfolk,
4. That the Postmaster General is satia. Annie, S. Hall fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- Anne Smith
Augusto Remiera 1 pondence was in the custody of the British Brodick Bay not caused by any fault on the part of the Celestial, 5.5. sender, by destruction by fire, or ablowrock, Chelmsford nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Chinaman person not in the employment of the Clara Balayan 2
5. No compensation can be paid for mere Context damage to fragile articles such as portraita, Conqueror watebes, handsomely bound books, &c, Ourad which reach their destination, although in Cora a broken or deteriorated condition,
of the people moving in consequence term the subsequent reduction by pro- with their furniture, gavo a great op portunity for the commission of robberies cess of exchange to an equivalent with what is a Hindoo and Mohammedan in the streets. The Governor-General the dollar, is the tax upon their regular population likely to understand or care about the particular shade of Christian has ordered the distribution of relief to operations, the result of which is necess
orthodoxy by which the Commissioner arily remittance,
Hongkong Post Office. of which foreign of their Empress is distinguished More. be undertaken by the Canton Charitable merchants have every right to complain over, it seems somewhat strange that for Negretti & Zambra. Society. The managers of the Society objected that the work was beyond their Can the banks deny that their action in
wel zealous Protestants as Dr Begg and in regard to the yen has had a material power; but the Governor-General press- ed it on them in order to prevent the effect upon foreign exchange? Or that is followers should not see that the money passing through the hands of the loss falls upon their constituents and acceptance of civil cffices by Itomao Ca. tholics diminishes instead of increasing yamen clerka and servants, who would not upon themselves?
It is dithienlt to understand what is
their propagandist influence. People asuredly steal a large portion, and he
like the Marquis of Ripon can co-operate promised the Society whatsoever help it intended to be conveyed in the words
with the class of colleagues he has, only might require on the part of the officials."expelled" and "driven out the Me-
ou condition that their several religions are equally kept out of the business which they transact in cominou.
If the now Viceroy were the keenest missionary in the service of his Church, no more
CHINESE MILITARY OFFICIALS "Tactics" thus writes on the above subject to the Editor of the North-China Daily Neros
officer.
xican dollar from circulation. Those
Chair and Boat Hire.
LEGALLIED TARIFF OF Farey for Chair“, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats,
Half hour,....10 ots. Hour, .......................20 gta, Three hours,..50 pts, Six honcs,....70ota. Day (from 6 to 6), One Dellar,
TO VICTORIA PEAK. Single Trip,
***
....
$1.00
... 0.86
0.70
...$1.50
1.20
1,00
persons who have dollars will not ex- change dem för silver yen without a consideration, nor will the banks do so. The dollar circulates here much more readily than the yen, and its apprecia-effectual means could be devised for The strictures on Chinese officers by en is shown by a premium of one-huir giving its adversaries an advantage than Captain Gill and others will be know to one per cent. Remittance being the placing him in a position where his wis- ledged as just by most residents in end of all mercantile transactions it ionary activity must necessarily be in China. The whole facts do not how ever follows, as a matter of course, that when Marquis of Ripon is simply a striking abeyance. The appointment of the appear. Chinese officors, it must be yen are remitted from here they must remembered, are expected not to scheins be equalised with the dollar; consciple of Liberalista that Creed is not to application of the long-established prin- and deviso, but to fight, and their quently, though the yon las botinally be taken as a tust of fitness for political Four Coolies, training is exclusively devoted to ex expelled the dollar from cirenlation, the duty. The only conceivable objection Throe Coolies, cellence in physical strength, activity, dollar still continues to be the only coin to it is, that it may be rather too vigorous Two Coolios, and bravery. The thinking is always of account and actuality. If, as we done by a civilian strategist (E), the have observed on several occasions, weaker order of politicians. But Libe- Four Coolice,
an assertion of principle for some of the Hetter (direct or by L'ok-foo-leem). invariable companion of every Chinese Japan were a silver producing state, or
These strategists are always if the trade of China could be carried alis would be false to itself were it to Three Coolles,...
sacrifice justice or high social expediency Two Coolles, men of letters, and often, in the case of on with coin made in Osaka at the cost the prejudices even of its own more i bigh military oflicera, men of great of the bullion holders, then there would timid or less intelligent votaries. The To VICTORIA GA (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA ability, Military tactics, notwithstand be good grounds for the acceptance of role question worth considering is, whe- ing Confucius' discisinier, forma part of the yen. "But Japan produces no silver ther the political capacity and experience the education of every scholar, and some and as the trade of China is really of the Viceroy are equal to the great Four Coolics, acquaintance with the numerous and conducted upon a bullion basis, all cane demands that will be made upon them. Three Coolios, balky military treatises is expected being reduced to the level of eycee, it is If be governs India better than Lord Two Coolies, from every scholar.
uot probable that the resources of the It is also a fundamental principle of mint will be availed of to any extent for Lytton-and he could hardly do it warse Chiness policy to discourage the forma- the requirements of that country. The it will be no objection to him that he tion to physical prowoss the trained ment of the Mexican dollar, may truth-pular sereed as the discredited ruler hie mental abilities and knowledge possessed fully be said to depend entirely upon the by European officers. China at various duration of the vanity which leads, the periods of her history has suffered terribly government of Japan to attempt to sup- from military surfers, and having no ply the cast with Japanese coin at the aristocracy to overawe, nor popular Go- expense of the nation that produces it. vernment to absorb, a military caste, it it is to be regretted the casuls did not is not certain the ruling civilians are touch upon some of these matters in not right in retaining brains on their place of making bare assertions which, side; and they certainly have popular unexplained, are certainly confusing is a not a njeg man. opinion on their aide,
not misleading.
SEAT.)
Single Trip.
$0.60 *** 0.50 0.40 Return (direct or by Puk foo-lum),
...$1.00 Four Coolies, Three Coolics, ...
0.87 -0.70- The Retura
**
tion of a military body possessing addi- circulation of the yea, and its replace- does not hold, or affect to hold, so po Two-Coolie Fare embraces a trip of not
succeeds.
My old aunt asked me the other day, What is all this about Mr. Bradlawgla?" I replied, "Well, aunt, Mr Bradlaugh strongly objects to swearing in the Honte annt. And quite right of him too! But of Commons." "Does he rejoined my I fancied I had heard that Mr Bradlangh
THE Latin term for cod liver oil is "oleum Two Tsung-tang was originally a chu-
Jecoris decl? A doctor prescribed it for jén and afterwards shih-ych to the Go-
an old lady the other. day, and, as usual in vernor of Honan, where he earned the POST OFFICE MAIL CONTRACTS. Die preaaription abbreviated the terms, which soubriquet Governor No. 2," and his
Ole. rand, R.
Jeo, Ass" oz. iii.. A friend fondness for military tactica decided him
the
more than thred hours.
For every hour or part of an hour above three houri, each Coulle will be entitled to an additional payment of o conta. Day Trip Peak $0.75 each Coolie. (12 kones) Gap, $0.50 each Coolie, Licensed Bearers (each). Bour, Half day,
Day, *****
...10 cents. 35 cents. ...50 cents.
LOCAL POSTAGE.
(through
Between any other two) of the following a British
direction,...
Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either
Japan, Sism, Coshin (d), and the Philip-
kong, Macao, China, China (d), Tonquin
Uffice) viz.: Hong-
pines (d)...
10
1
2
Books
Parcels,
Letters Regis
per lb.
ver os tration
each.
papers Patterns, including
[per 2 oz. {Registry.
cents.
cents.
cent.
centa,
cents.
2
(d) No Parcel Post.
K
Local Delivery. 1. All correspondenca poated before 5 Victoria will be delivered the same day, on any wook day for addresses in and gouerally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Maila
BOAT AND COOLIE BIBE.
BOATS.
$8.00
2.00
lars,
2.50
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Money Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders are exchanged with the United Kingdom, New South Wales,
Concordia
Comm
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1
Old Bridge Osaken
Prince Amadeo Prince Frederick 8
1 1 regd Queen Mary. -K. Robinson
1 Rapham
1 Blocs CenOTE
Badobrin
Sauvener
1 regd.
1
Cores
Corer
1
Bio Loge
Eden
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1 San Joaquín
1
Saslon
South America Star
1 regd,
Strathearn
Vale of Doon
1
Tailey Forgo
3
1-
West Gilen
1
1 regd. W. H. Connor 1 regd. Я Yorktown
Ellon Emma T. Crowell 3 Evening Star Florence Night- Į Queensland, South Australia and Port ingale Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western France Australia, and (except at Phanghai) with Frank Pendletan. 1 the Japanese Empire. Hongkong also Hazel Holme issues ordore on Shanghai, and vice versa.. Helen Marion ✰
Hermine 2-Small sume may be remitted between Highlander the other Ports by means of Postage H. W, Dudley. Stamps, subject to a charge of one per India cont, for cashing them.
Jamaica James Gardiner 1
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller. Forts in this way, An application for an order is filled up,
and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,
Valpariso
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If the nature of the contents be first stopping payment, or the like, application exhibited or stated to the Postmaster should be made to the nearest Morey bearrer.
hey conalder General, as he
Petit Marsaillais,
$1.00
In the House of Commons on the 10th of the old lady congratulated her upon her pionis, per Day,
Lat Class Cargo Bont of 8 or 800 June, Mr Baxter asked the Postinaster-restoration to health, when she said, Yes, 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 not to compete for the chin-shin he could General what had been, the annual loss it was that beautiful medicing, the oil of
plouls, per Londyn easily have obtained. He is now con- between the 31st of March, 1876, and Jackass, that brought me on my feet again." And Chen Cargo Bost of 600 sidered the most apt pupil of choo-ko- the 31st of March, 1879, under the
ploals; per Day, leang tactics. He forms the plans of Postal Contract of the 1st of Aug. Prince of Burmab, who led the recent in
As already explained, the Nyoung Oke 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
plouts, per Loady”..... his campaigns from maps in his tent, 1874, in carrying the India, China, and parroction, was regarded as a political re- Brd Oh Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bost of 600 which ho never leaves, giving sealed Australian mails what would be the fugee while residing at Calenta, and was piculs, par Day, orders to his officers for their guidance, estimated loss on that contract were the the fact that he abused his asylum Attack Brd Glass Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of 590 onder no restraint; but in comalderation of Bid Class Cargo Boat or Ha-hon Bost of 500 Like many great commandere, he can
plouls, per Load .... postage reduced to the Postal Union rate mado British territory fall asleep at will and wake up at a of 2d, in compliance with the wishes on Burmah, he has, on his return to British
piculo, Half Day, moment's notice, refreshed by two hours of various public bodies and meetings in territory, beon made prisoner, and will be asleep
Hampant. Indin; and if his attention had been sent back under arrest to Oslonita. Peng Yu-lin, Ironsides, is another called to the fact that the P. and O. THE other day, at a riparian village, a purely literary man, who is a consider contract speed to Australia is ten and a plumber was sent for to the house of a able commander; as was also Tebag-kuo half to eleven knots, whereas the average wealthy stookbroker, to execute some fan, and is Li Hong-chang. It will be speed of the steamers of the unsubsidised repairs. He was taken by the butter into interesting to see how far a system of Orient Company is fourteen to fifteen work, when the Indy of the house entered. the dining room, and was beginning his tactics, savouring of Noath's Ark, will knots, and that, although upwards of John," said she, with a suspicious glance avail against modern military science, 1,000 miles, are added to the distance toward the plumber, "remove the silver traversed by the latter in consequence of from the sideboard, and lock it up at ones." The deepest sea measurement on record is their going out round the Cape, the Bat the man of putty was in no wise dis. Das Day. credited to Captain Belknap of the U. S. S. average length of their passages in 1880 concerted. Tom," said he to his appren. Half Day.. Tuscarora, In the North Pacifio ocean, at Latitude 44 deg, and 65 min. north and has been only forty days, whereas that ties who accompanied him, falce my watch Three Hours Longitude 163 deg. 26 min, east Grownwich, of the P. and O. steamers during the and my chain, and these ooppers, home to One Hour the load reached the amazing depth of 8613 same period has been forty-eight days. dlchonest people about this house."--
my mina at onos. There seems to be Half Hour metem, or nearly five and a quarter miles. Mr Fawcett, replying to Me Baxter, Sporting Zinics,"
by hi
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