TRISH LASSES.
We have dark lovely locks ne the sborne
where the Spanish From their guy ship came gallantly
forth, And the swert shrinking violets sonder will
vanish
Than modest blue eyes from our north; Bal oh! if the fairest of fair daughtered Brin Gathered road at her golden request, There's not one of them all that aid think
worth comparing [2].
With Nanay, the prife of the west. You'd suspect her the statue the Greck fell
in love with,
If you chanced onshor musing alone, Or some goddess great Jove was offended
ahove wild,
And chilled to a sculpture of stone: But you'd think her no colouriosa olsssical
statac
When she turned from her poasive ro-
pore.
Bt you,
With ber glowing grey eyes glaucing timidly
And the blush of a beautiful rose.
Have you heard Nancy sigh then you've
cunght the sad erbo From the wind harp enchantingly borne, Have you board the girl langh " then you've
heard the first rachun Carol summer's delightful return. And the songs that pour ignorant country
folk fy
The lark'e guirl mptores on Pipá Are just oid Fish airs from be sweet lips
of Nancy,
Flowing up and refreshing the sky. And though her foot dances so soft frum To the dew twinkling tussocks of grase:
together
the heather
enolied
Or scorufu er col1 to her sex, Who'd reset her, if Nancy outo teck up the
Cotion
To sul that soft foot on ther works.
Yet for all that the to flies for honey-dow
fragrant
To the half opened Hower of her lips;
GENERAL ROBERTS MARCH
AND VICTORY.
(Straits Timer.)
There is a dramatic completeness abut tieneral Blerts sit march From Calk to Candshar are his crush
THE CHINA MAIL.
MARK TWAIN ON ANTS. Mark Twain graphically describes the bouare of the Black Forest, ita valge, streams, water-milla and wayside cruci- lixes, and saints, and Vegins, its home: inhabitante, and its other inhabitwuts |
Of one of ita "other inhabitants, the ant, here is a singularly felicitous and amusing sketch
!
‚¦flongkong Bates of Postage.
Books.
(Revised June 23, 1890.)
Loca-Parcel Post.
[No. 5882.-OCTOBER 9, 1880.
PATTERNS-Some difficulty in experienced in obtaining & general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample
A STRANGE STORY. The following regular statement of
1. Small Parcela may be sent by Fost fact is contributed to the editor's drawer
between any of the Post Ofices in China of Harper's Magazine for August, by
or Japan, as well as to Maeso, Pak of goods which the sender has for sale, or It is Gorge A. Hanscom, of Lowell, Mass In the following tsisments and Tables boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. of goods which he wishes to order.
The reading of the Puzzie for Me the Rates are given in cents, and are, for They must not exceed the following dimen. to consist of the smallest possible quantity ing defeat of Ayub Khan, without halt.
taphysicians in the Juge number of Lettura, per haif ounce, for Hooks and sions, 2 foot lung, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, compatible with shewing what the goods
Patterns, per two ouncza.
nar wei h more than 5lbs. The postage are, and must have no intrinsic valus, or deler, which makes one's blood
your monthly, recalls to the witor the Newspapers over four onnees in weight will be 20 cents per lb., which will include nagle and cat tail to render it
To provide means of romitting smail most remarkable occurrence of like nature are charged as double, treble, &e, an the Registration. The parcela may be wholly emeralde in the annals of Indian war-
Now and then, while we rested, we
which a nautical experieuco of twenty case may be, but such papers or packets or closed if they bear this special endorseums of money to or from this Colony and tare. And it was really me that some
warched the laborious ant at his work. years afforded. This is another of those papers ray be sent at Book Kate. Two meat, FABUL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but between the Ports of Chine, the Post mastors and Agents are allowed (but not such brillent feat shuld be achieved for the credit of the British arms.
required) to purchase Hongkong Postage I found nothing nes in him-certainly experiences which go to prove the occa- expapers must not be folded together as any parcel may be opened by direction of The
except bona fide Supplements. Printed
Stamps from foreign residents. 2. The following cannot be transmitted:
Between Hongkong and Yokohama, how. tisfortunes and, as is alleget, the blocking to change my opinion of him, sional thinnres of the curtain which limits use it anything whatever be inserted the Postmaster General.
matter way, however, be enclosed, if the Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, ever, in either direction, Money-Orders It renis to me that in the nutter of the astoral vision of mortals. ders of Generals Prianrose and Burrowe intellect the ant must be a strangely
In 1869 I was in Surz, in sommand whole be paid at Book Rato. Prices Cur- or liable to be crashed (as bariborce, must be used, in Southern Afghanistan had been con overrated bird.
of the British steamship Neera, belongent may be paid either as Newspapers oro.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substar cea, During many subara nous mi without one redeeming now 1 have watched blu, when I ought ing to the Bombay and Beagal Steamship
Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, lor, Meat, exceed 860 in value, must be perfectly The Stampe tendered for sale must not gleam of success during the previms to have been in better business, and Coupeny conany owing a line of
Cominercial Papara signify such papers Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever glean, in good condition, and in strips of st two months. Both of them are now have not yet come across a living ant steamers born of the necessities of the ts, though Written by hand, do not bear is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be least two, as no separate Stamps will be connected with two disasters such as
| come offensive or injurious in transit.
phrobased.
sed. They must be presented per that seemed to have any more sense than manufacturing world when the supply of the character of an actual or poraonal corte spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied never before hanpened to British anos
Parcels will as a general rule be for-sonally or accompanied by a note American cotton was so largely cut off music, &c. The charge on them is the same A read one. I refer to the ordinary ant,
The Portmaster or Agent may postpone fusha. himself to be matgeneralled and utterly chose wonderful Swiss and African ones
General Burcowa bowed of course; I have had no experience of; by the war of the Rebellion.
The line as for books, but, whatever the weight of warded by f'rivate Ship, not by Contract
it his publla funda in hand are was under the management of Wiliam a packet containing any partially written Mail Packet. The Post Offes reserves the
mission, and of delaying delivery in care in any oase which appear doubtful or July. So far as is known, his infantry slaves, and dispute about religion. Tho
Professor Stearns of Amherst College- cents.
retard
Ete is allowed to charge a The sender of any Kogistered Articls the number of parcels is such as to
suspicious. was first pounded with cathon för
particular ants may to all that the man who, going to Indis penniless,
other correspondence. No responsibility Commission of one per cent on all Stampa several houds, and then suddenly attacks, natalist paints them, but i ana per developed qualities which enabled him to
ia udoepted
pted with regard to any parcel, but purchased. on paying an extra fee of 5 cents. ed in front and tha taules, with cantion, guaded that the average aut in a shade
rise on the flood tide of prosperity to a The limit of weight Books and Com. the system of Registration will secure the cavalry and Cihsax, while his envaley
druit his industry, of roures; he is the colossal fortune and bigh social position, mercial Papers to Foraigu Post Offices in senders against any but a very remola pro sets in Bae been useless, General hardest working creature in the world
4 lbs. i'atterns for anch offices are limited bability of ines.
has head. and Prose Here geal spelas to have thru anybody is oking-out his
to 8 ounces, and must but exceed these jande aves las
leather-boulders is the point I make
dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by candenters and Forge Stores and takes
against him. He goes out foraging, he IT M reftige ste fork andahar steed
makes a capture, and then what does be
1
ronted at Kuski-Ni bud on the 7th which vite, keep driled arnies, hold. F. Stearns, now deceased, son of the late paper, it will not be charged less than 6 right of Bolecting the opportunity for trans-hots Sot, and he will refuse to purchase
ten day before the enemy appeared, to have arred to loans to clear the ground on the very of the city of all bings bely to affont cheer to us
saul during that time it does not seem
Krish
as it proved, only to see his riches eat out on the receding tide, and leave his family but poorly provided or at his untimely death,
The Acero was lying in Surz roads, dot Go home? No;h go anywhome the cauw being not yet open, awaiting but bene He doesn't know where passengers, etc., before sailing on her he is this humo may to only theear and Oriental Company's steamship Bourbuy. The Peniu
feet away; no matter, he can't find it,
voyag
X
He makes his capture, as I have said; at Carnatic was also ready to sail for the It but waros the bright drops to sep closerers. The rested is that the is generally some hing which can be of Sam port, and only waiting maile and
16th August be malers a suptio 10
It happened that the pas no mat of use to himself or anybody passengers. destroy the loopholed walls of Dilikwaja, ; it is usually even times bigger sengers for the two steamers came across To image the exquisite fans; We've no wen left mong us, a lost to villig about tive landred ya ds distant, then it ought to be; he hunts out the
the isthmus together, and that two old on the must on 4 unui dear, tromm which 9 awkwardest place to take hold of it; ho
Trends and schoolmates met, the one to
in the Nerra, the other the Curetic constant for it belly up in the air by mi Midlander The son traded with a of 12 others koled, dag General foren, and starks--not tower's hour, but A day was spent by the friends, who un- in the opposite direction; uot eshulp expected y met on the Egyptian desert, Binoda mu podtoneel and abor 20 and wisely, bat with a frantic basin resonating their experiences since they rank and bae krood and wron bed.
last departeil, and, naturally enough, which is waste fui of his strength; he Then it has been hotel with suprise faches up against a pehule, and, in ad
there way a good deal of tadiuage that although he land 650 fighting of going around it, he climb over it etween them
to the comparative porn under his command, of wheel about backwards, dragging is booty after him, merits of the two stramers, and as to 12008 were white treg, he allowed tables down the other side, jungs up, which bold that and on the "coral
be coopeil ip by 38,000 in a house to Alghars, and he would have been clothes, moistens bis handy, grab his
passion, kicks the dust of his strand," upon which these "grifins" were to be initiated into their duties in starved into surrender, just as General And the fairies alone know the lungical Epausten wat hul is the old properly viciously, jauks it this way, the "civil service which they had
then that, shoves it ahead of higher newly appointed.
The Carat was the first to be ready, Aghan war, had the not beeg zedtreed. And yet his own and General Bures moment, turns tail and logs it after him
Another moment, gels madder and dated from Suez in the morning hisses do not appear to have been so
madace, then pressly hoists it into the Neera left early in the evening, soms ten or twelve hours after the mail the air and goes tearing away in an entirely new dieetion; comes to a weed; bekrut tier we had pased Shaduate steamer. The night was fine, and at
And the butterly pactus, le parpia eyed
Vagrant,
To play with her pink finger-1:18: For all human lovers she locks up the
trousure
A bookend are starving to taste,
Of the urishing round of her waist. - From "Dongs "if Kaiba,ney dy difred Graves.
great as the adieurement of the an-
bobulation of a begrade would lead one The latest legraph re- retked from bi ng before his chief stated
15
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Never occaip to him to go around
may accompany it with a Reina Receipt
inches.
N.R. means No Registration.
4 The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, da, which does not exist.
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the Jeneral Fortal Union or being probable fullowing rules be strictly obs-trod about to do so, it is necessary that tho
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duties.
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10 cents per oz.
8 coole each.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by suy route Letters, Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers, Books, Patterns and
Comm. l'apers,
10 cents.
2 coute euch.
2 cents per 2 oz There is no charge on redirected corre
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Unwaitan Kingdom Latters, Registration, Newspapers,
10 None. 5*
Books & Pastorus, 5*
Costa Rica, Guatemale, New Granad
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THE FUTURE OF CHINA. Englishmen who are watching the progress of affairs in the Far East should total loss up to the 245 Auget
had Seen 47 ofers and 11 meu halies. propusty to the top which ia sa bright; served en direk, under doable awnings of Registration, be careful not to take then view of th
The wugled are not given. I is real condition of the Chinese Enger from such a pape as that in the needing to ten hom bus disasters,
teenth Century on the Future of Chama,'
No, he must chamt it, and be Island, were out of the Gulf of Suez and does club it, dengging bis worthless into the Red Sea proper, Breakfast was
who had left his friend the day before, Books & Patterns, heavy canvas. The young gentleman Newspapers,
and during br akfaat said, rather auxi
carry a sack of Hone from Heidelberg to thing to as it would he for me to
petoney, to the daring aclnevements of
A whether due to melicts.ne
cars.
E gets to chere he finds that that is not
30
Nove
10
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and
gistration, 19; Newspapers, 3: Books and Patterns, 4: Fia Galle, Lott ra, 26 Re- gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
2. This Regulation probiblis the sending of Patterns of dutisblo articles, unless the quantity asot be so small es to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows-
Books and Papers-to British Offics, 5 lbs; to the Coutinent, dec., 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, Blba if with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, dc., 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 maks good the contents of such correspondenco lort while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain casas, provided :—
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was ourely enclosed
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, ., by the Brillah Contract Packet:--
Day of Departure, ---
A
3
Noor-Money Order Offee closes.
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Loktora.
3.10 ..Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 centé until
3.30 P.when the Post Office closes
entirely.
3.40 P. M.---Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Latə Fee of 10 tents until time of departure.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, October 8, 1890.
Lets. Par.
1 Jacobs, T. S.
Lots. Fap
1
1
Jamieson, Geo. 1
1
Jesus, Adelaide de 1
Jesus, Thereza do I
1
Augan Apps Saino A. Showe, lr. | Attor
Acrack, Mr. Barrow, E. Barton, Thomas i
Beale, Newton Boey Yock Siew 1 Brow, Thos Banting, J.
Burr, W. A. Cetty, G.
1
regă.Kenderding, 88. 1 Kramer, J. F. Among Tai
1 regit.
Latouche, Capt. 1
1 card Kwong Wing Hi 1
1
Linen, O. C.
1
Luigi, A.
3
Lam Gay
1
niackie, Mrs
1
Meredy, Jas. M. B
1 parent Cheong toong 1 regd.Malpiade, Gaitena 1 Obngas, Mathias I Clefiet, Moner. E. 1 Cohen, S.
+
í
in a reasonably strong anvelope.
3. That application was made to the Compton, Lord A. 1
Conceicao, A. da Peatmaster General of Hongkong im Constable, G. mediately the loss was discovered, the Coulson, Capt. 1
such application unless it also in loat.
1
Moodenca, Simao 1
Neo Ong Tow Norville and Crotian
}2
1
1 pol.
Diywaldersmann 1 card
1
A. E. IL Packard, O. 3 Dighy, F.
Pang Tal 1 regal, Douite, Profir. 1 regd.Pereira Ilta, M. 1 Duboin, Mille. Į
Pozgi, M. G. Olga Fargðah, M. 1 Fernandes, B. M. 1 Fisingur, Win. 4 Fraser, Jas.
or vrou Parks by way of furusburg steeple; when i see tund somewhat depressed in spirits, Fiji, via Torres trails, Letters, 12; Re-envelope being invariably forwarded with Cross, Ino, The author has evidently never been jord Roberts und das splendid little the place, takes a cursory glance at the fously, "Captain, at what time did we j
The lett Cabul on the scenery, and either climbs down again stop last night 7" August, with rather less than or tanities down, and starts off one
gling men, 300 followers, and 1,000 mares usual, in a new direction.
At gals, and be arved unter the end of half an hour te fetches up walls of Cnidunar on the ring within six inches of the place he started of the 1st August, without the loss of from and laye
the country. He takes his mount of the Chinese arty from Tunkaweky, o Russian, who wrote lifty years ago, He signorant of the very careful
description of the military forces of the empire writion by our present Minister
at Peking, who has not only ron sya forty years in the country, laat who is one of the first Chinese scholars, atırd Wan a working soldier- -baving been adjutant of a regiment of which Lord 4. lyde was the commanding officer-befow he be came a diplomatist. The author, more
!
his burdou down.
and
since
"Stop we haven't stopped leaving," was the reply.
"Not even to take soundings? "No, the engines have not been eased since leaving port."
mau hardy, with his troops in capital Moantime i has been over all the prised, and fually said he had a moet The young roan seemed much sur health and high spirits, and his cavalry ground for two yards atonul, horses, artillery mules and other bag-limbed all the weeds and pebbish arkable dream during the night, and gage animals an excellent condition.
ho wipes the sweat from this he proceeded to relato in substance All lu- guns and baggage were carried his big, soker his fiabe, and then
he steamer
N RCTOR.
as follows:
In my dream it appeared to me that was stopped during the
tain the cause. I saw a boxt pulling off from an island to intercept us, and a lantern was wayed to arrest our atton. tion. As the boat come neures I saw my friend Morton standing in the atera. As kem up the gangway ladder 1 maid |· For God's sake, Morton, what bringa you here? I never saw him phiuer nor
on mute or gatan hick, there betag arches andessly oft, in as violent a a whed in the whole column The over, as no knowledge of the great distule traversed is par down at 310 deal. xx tag country, kud by-and-by tight, and that I went on deck to ascer
bury ever. le tastases a good males, and was duan ta 22 days si at
stumbles an his same booty again ile the rate of about 11ḥ, and a day an cluding ad sloga
dues but remember to have ever beau it There before, he looks round to see which is day the ; di arrived, the 31st August,
but the way home, grabs his bundle, sud sau leipods a veloce the waver supply
starte. Hoe laugh she wand which he beca sopped by Ayub et hold before, tually stops to Khan's mong mad tiesietal tongh withi in catat de a recusaspor in
rest, and a friend comes along. Evideu ly long angk" sauceeded to drawing out Ayaka to vya mo as ubijala some idea of shopper ing is a very note acquisition, when he said, The Carnatic has struck Totion Seat orang Ciencial the propriets dues not rewriter exactly a rusk, and gone down, the passengera
avid dock yard new Floution, fociled by M Giqu) of the Frenals pavy, at which early as of staging cups of was of the Baller class and thin machinery have been constucted J aponka of the naval arcsuni al kangnan, urar Shanghai, as though it had been just establish, whose as it has ben 10 existence over ten years. that nearly al the antions, il uo all,' required for this may be unfaturd
F
the friend remarks that a best your's heard his votes more distinctly than
and mapaties where he got 11. Evidently
from it, the fact being that chevelu attackel, turard Avul's dgn where he dit ges 14, but thinks he got it and crew are on an island close by, all
Evidently Taround herd somewhere.” the fries a contrets to help him freight
lanly mode (pan ust bitentional), they
safe, and we want your ship to take them on board' I dreamed that our ship stopped until other boats saw cớ with
then proceeded."
cartinige factory of Chile is qa Tronisie, fluak, ok his entrenched case in rear, hundreds of is away He appropined los glans, nounamilon, as that no artillery i manube red wine
at happigs and dispersed lus hole. whoa than at Kiangono, in ignoranen of
The tested of the 1 and 2 bomu. Then, with a judginest pecu i the remaiudur of the people, and that we aly- the gun-factory at Nanking, talaulished by Dr. Macartney, at present Serelang of Legation in Londen. Ho saya the Chilures bevy souslate only of fovelgu purchased vonsole;' not being aware that
Pre-
the battle was cuarpicaone, but we must take hold of the opposite ends of that
The narration of the dress made a confess by zout, penis of disputashopper tog and into tu tug with all Tim Ayel, Kita was not taken prisoner these might in opposite directions.
profound impression upon the passengers, and that cuter's 10,500 prisoners is t
rest, and confer but the Captain, as in daty bound, they at 2 The loss of the euroy in altogether. They decide that something is laughed it of. The yung man proved two su au frigates were built year a bave been severe, but it would have wrong, they can't make out what. Then a jolly sort of a fellow, out was called
myth.
at Kisaguas, bees the whole foot hren stalactory to how how severe. tuned wat af Foochów, Tho all arms
How many were killed? Then when they go at it again, just as before. Same the "dreamer" during the rest of the factory at Kianguan, bo bays, is 'apt
Iowalt. Matual recriminations follow, Yoyage, wan reads of the sickening butchery of Evaluatly each accuses the other of being before our aucher was dows, we were On arriving at Aden, five days later, yet in full working order," whoren ju
poor young Hector Maclaine, just in 1873 i was turning out bachleads the tour of delivery, it need not be the dispate ends in a fight. They lock hailed by a boat which bad been de-
as obstructioalst. They were up, and
at the rate of five hundred a weck."-deemed bloodthirsty to wish that a store World
or two of prisoners had been shot for it; und Ayub Khan himself caught and hanged on the spot.
una Victoria receives £1,200 a day which (remarks a contemporary) is a great deal of change for one sovereign
chuw
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Asean sion, via Aden, Letters, 35; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 5.
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Sachspatched from the Poninsular and Orien themselves together and other's jaws for a while; thou they roli tal office, and asked if we had any news and tumble on the ground titi one loses of the Carnatic, that ship being a day a hot, or a leg and has to haul off for overdue. We had no news te give; but repair They wake up and go to work our drosaur quietly remarked to me: Is reference to the Dr. Taner tasting again in the same old insane way, but "You may find that these is more to my
dream than you supposed." business, an account of a long fast under- Bz naked a Cincinnati belle if there was
gon by na american as far back as 1429 the crippled wat is at a disadvantage ¦ ¦
A few hours completed our coaling, much refinemeat and culture in that city,
The case in as he may, the other oue drags ond we were off again for Bombay. On may be read with interost and the replied, "You just bet your but qanation was reported by the late Dr.
the booty and him at the end of it. we're a cultured crowd."-- Sia Francisca James M'Naughton, of Albay, and is funiend of giving up, he hangs on and arriving at that port we heard the news of the loss of the Carnatic, and the cir- News-letter.
declated to be perfectly authenticated, gets his abins braised against evory
1. All correspondence posted before 6 p.. on any week day for addresses in more especially as the experimentalist obstruction that comes in the way. By-stances were just as narrated to us diet. and a post mortem examination show
Victoria will be delivered the same day, and-bye, when that grasshopper leg his two weeks before. The ship suck on a ed death to be the result of starvation. It been dragged all over the game old lock near Shadaan island, some twelve and generally within wo hours, unless the has been communicated to the day
The passon-delivery should be retarded by the Contract Argus, and states that Reaboo Kelsey, the ground ace dore, it is fually dumped hours after leaving Buez 1929, declined to cat anything, assigning The two perspiring ants in dried victios of his foolish obstinacy, on July 3
y 2, at about the spot where it originally lay, gers and crew were landed on the island; Maila
2. Invitations, dro, can generally be the steamer subsequently alid off the
delivered within Victoria at the private rook and went down in deep water. houses of the Eddressees rather than at as a reason for fasting that when it was thoughtfully, and decide that
be expressed by the sender, otherwise all During the night a steamer's lights were
a wish to that effect places of business, was bent ont to intercept her. Our correspondence is invariably delivered at
THE ACxiety felt about the detentia has given rise (says an English papo:) to a dog gestion that every sea-going vessel should be compelled to carty at least one of thọ gu- called "sea messengera." The tea messen. gor ie a cask made in various excing to its ger, in compartments; and according to size, letters, despatches, ships' logs, jorel- lary, and other valuables can be inserted in The cask can be quickly bermetically
it.
sealed so that no water can get in, and then
the will of the Almighty that he should eat grasshopper legs are a poor sort of pro- seen by the shipwrecked crew, and a boat
would be furnished with an appetite, erty after all, and then each starts off
For the first six weeks he went regularly in a different direction to see if he can't dreamer's friend Morton went in the first the nearest place of business.
i
be thrown overboard with the sewarance that to the well of a morning and wasbod biy
It will remain adoat for a very long time,
were unavailing. On one occasion he went
three days without taking oven water; but
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THE Navigation returns just issued are interesting, showing as they do how com
4. That the Pustmaster General is satis- fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- poudence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in Chian, that it was nut caused by muy fault on the part of the aonder, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the disho esty or nagligence of any Frederie & Co. 1 perion not in the employment of the Frezie, Mattilda à Bougkong Post Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watchta, handsomely bound books, &o, which reach their destination, although in
a broken or deteriorated condition,
Gardner, C. T. 1 Gil Hilario
Goo War
Rego, Sebastino 1 Rishard, Mrs C. 1 Robertson, A.
1
Robertson, Jemen 1
1
Robson, G. E.
1
Rodrigues Au-
1
Tore, M.
1 regd.Toalo, F, G.
Souza, S. de Stork, M. J.
Thomas, Mr.
B. P.
1
1
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Gray, Miss Etta 3 Greenberg Joesph 2 Greeuberg, J. 1 regd.Theres, M. M. 1
regd Venol, F.
Greenstein,
1 1 1
2
Velimi, Paola
Wallace, Mr.
1
1
Walson, Mr. J.T.1 1
Whealon, John 1
Pantine Gregg, Dr. Hap Loong Harman, G. Harrison, Chs. 1 card Whiteley, Fred. 2 Hartley, John Hansen, H. P. 0.1 Haywood, Jan. W, 1 Holland, W. I Holst, C. Howitz, B.
Detained for Postage.
Honey Order Regulations. 1 Money Orders are exchanged with be Cuited Kingdom, New South Wales, Qavensland, South Australia and Port Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong also issues orders on Bhanghai, and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Porta by means of Pontage Dias Jase, Sr. D. Stampe, subject to a charge of one per cent. for cashing them.
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Porta in this way. Albion, 5.5. An application for on order* in filed up, Alexa
I
Williams, C. E. 1 Wing Tang Hi 1 regd. Wong Hoy
Wun Ka Teung 1
1 regd.Yong Kee
1
1 regd.
1 Letter, 25 cents to pay. For Merchant Ships
Lots, Pap.
2
K. Cartla
1 Kolga
I
Lander
1
Lord of the
and is endlosed with a stamped, directed, Alex. Newton and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Anna Bertha
application Annis, M, Weston 1 the asareat issuing offion. The spr
1701 Argo must be accompanied with the full amount Bells of Oregon (including
in cheque, postage B. Aymar commission) in
of
stamps, or
other equ
equivalent of cash, aud
B. J. Bricks littie margin should be left for variations Bride
The Postmaster issues the Bun Cear sends it on in tho envelope, and California returns the change, the letter, if it Catalina
Canton, 6.3. if any, by first
ardange
tunity,
oppor
3
F
Jalos, 4.B,
Middlesex---
Lets. Sav
1
1
5
Lothair
L. R. Barba
1
Lucille
1
Malchar *.8.
1
Matchleas
3
McMillom
1
McNear
1
T
Ma. Demorest
with
Melbrack
were
to be registered, as it always should Cegatze be. Care should be taken to sond these Ceres applications in time, as the Money Order
Conqueror Offices close some hours before the depar Cuba tures of the mails,
Catshark
1
Mercur
3
Marishdner, sa, 1
1
Connert
1
1 rogd.
Morna
Niamie
1
Old Bridge
1 a
1
Pasarto Pizato
I
1
Ductor Petermann 1
Ellen
Queen Elizabeth 1 Hapham
1 roga.
Ricca Genova
7
at the current rate of the day! and paid at
Rio Logo
1
1
Sadobris
Fabius
2 Sauvoner
3 1
Foutanay Feronis, 6.6. Firth of Tay
1
Schalde
Б
Bibas
1
B. Lonzor
Florence Night-1
ingale
4. No order must exoset £10, or $50. C. Wattana
or include any fraction ofa penny, nor will Diana Panny more than two such orders he issued to the Divina same person, in favour of the same pages, by the same mail. Orders will be drawi
the rate of the day when the advice arrived. Evening Star
The commission is as follown -
Orders on the United Kingdom.
Up to £2....... 18 cants.
30
39
73
ST "
54
*
£10.......... 73
Local and Intercolonial Orders. Up to $25 or £3......25 cents.
33
Hongkong and Shanghai.
29
2
Standelà Starlight
Bloat Strathearn
Baccess Talea Vale of Doon Vala of Nith
1
Frank Pendleton 1 Glamorganshire "Golden Hanter 1 Golden, Russell 1 $50 or $10....50
Great General: Grocian 5.-Lists of Money Order Oras in the Helen Marion Valpariso
Vincent United Kingdom may be consulted at Heptarchy, s. 1
Highmoor 1 Washneette 6.—Names must be given in full (except |
Hotspur J-1 ragd. West Glas
1 W. Minstrel when there is more than one Christian Importer
James Gardiner 1 Wm. Dickinson, 1 head and face, besides ocassionally drinking find an old nail or something else that boat; the remainder of the people wore 8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou name) but the name of the Papes need not James Howitt 1 regd. Wm. B. Connor 1 rogd. That it would be deal able for every vessel water and rinsing his mouth. His parents is heavy enough to afford entertainment subsequently taken on board, and the lus, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, be given if the order be crossed (as obeques Janet Farguson 2.Win, Ritson to be provided with us a messenger can were of opinion that he did not drink more and at the same time uscleza enough to
are crossed). It can then be paid only Johu Nicholson 1 Wylo hardly be doubted; and as dr Ashbury than a pint of water in twenty four hours. make an ant want to an it.
rescuing steamer proceeded on her vay-o, all of the same weight, to addressos in states if during the term of the new Patlia Compulsory means to make him take food
age to Suez. Except that another steg-Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China through a Bank, and may afterwards be
and Japan, may deliver them to the Post spocially crossed to any Baik,
Books, etc. without Covars. ment any modification of the Shipping Act
mer, not the Neeru, rescued the party, Office unstamped, the postage being then
7.-No order can be paid till the Payee Angener & Co. Catalogne. becomes necessary it la bis intention to ask
the dreamer told the story ma well as it
Ecob charged to the sender's account.
has signed it in the proper place. Bombay Jam-E-Jans Journal.
Argna. one of his friends to propose a clanse mak- on the fourth morning he was observed to
could be told to-day.
must consist of at least ten. ing the provision compulsory, the subject go to the well and drink copiously and pletely our mercantile marlos is being It seems, probable that our dreamer's
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns order on be transferred to another office Courrier de Bruxelles probably
come to be fully discussed. greedily. On the eleventh day of the fast transformed by steam power, and still more vision was shown him at the very no to the same places in the same way. In case of loss of an order, necessity for Evening Standard,
on payment of an additional commission English Mechanic and World of Salence. advisability, bowovor, of adopting a he stated to his friends he had not felt so interosting in that they prove clearly that
velopes containing Patterns may be wholly suggestion, made by a correspondent woll and strong for two years at least, the carrying trade of the wald is every ment the shipwrecked people were em-olored if the nature of the contents be first stopping payment, or the like, application Germants. of the Standard, that "if it is made law For the first forty-two days he walked out year becoming more and more an English barking upon the steamer which came to exhibited or, stated to the Postmaster should be made to the nearest Money Gradie that every abip must carry a sea messenger, every day, and sometimes spent the greater monopoly. The sailing ship tonnage ex- their aid, and that the Nera was not General, as he may consider necessary, and Order Offices for instructions there must also be an enactment that ships portion of the day in the woods, Heeded four and a half millions to 1870; it ten miles from the scene at the time, spproved by him. Printed Circulars may 8-If the order bo not presented within sighting one must, under penalty for onls walked steadily and firmly. His strength was only just four millious in 1879. The
be inserted in each Pattern Packers, six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, sion, pick it up," is open to question, A then declined; but he shaved himself until teams tonnage was less than one and a handy steamer or well-found yacht might within a week of his death, and was able to quarter millions in 1970; it is now more
PAROELS-The public is reminded that, the money will be forfeited. When the be able without up
out must trouble to pick us bed last two Ja one form or soother, but
there is no such paid no further claim can be small cask
became low and feeble, but remained cantile navy of Great Britain exceeds the in such next expression, is the following to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap-entertained, fioult
If not imponible, for so ordina dietinot, He died on Aug. 24, having united tonnage of all the rest of the world, from Shakespeare: In sickness jet as pointment are unused by parsistent attempts 9.-No order can be paid until the advice merchant vessel to do so. Moreover, it is lived fifty three days without food. It is and notwithstanding the vast increase of not so much say, am I getting better of my to send small valuable trifles through the relative to it has been received. difficult to see how suck at enactment recorded that during the first three weeks our imports the number of foreign vessels pain, as am I getting better for it." Not Ponts" Fans, Curios Articles of Dress, could be enforced. A osptalo, zawilling to as his abstinence he fell away rapidly, but storing our ports is smaller every year. | how to got rid of it with spoed, but how to Fans being refused, the senders having Work, and simüar presents are con-
* Made out on a printed for which in supplied sfterwards in a less senible degree. His America at one time promised to develop a get out of sin by it, should be our main delay
colour was blue, and at the last blackish; great carrying trade, but this promise has care. Hach flows, each paica, each cals often spent more in Postage than would gratia, and so ghastly was his general appearance never been fulfilled, and every year makes mity, is an angel in disguise, messenger have paid the freight by steamer, No Local Orders on Shanghai are down at 8 per If no better motive, could generally be de. that children were frightened at the sight. it more evident that our abipowners are of God sent for our good, and the one great rofund can be made on such parcels of the cent, promiqm in all owos. A fized dol- panded upon to ensure that i would be of him. At the time of his death Kelsoy absorbing all the trade between our shorea desire should be to learn perfectly all it has value of Stamps obliterated before the done if possible.
was twenty-seven years of age.
to communicate.
I nature of the contents was discovered.
The
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his voyage to pick up a messenger, could always frame a plausible exouse for
not doing so. At the same time, curiosity,
Bit
and the other acustries of the world.
A good thought, nut de very uncommon
1.
lar rate for drawing on the United King- dom is in force at Shanghai,
Fazdeisblatt.
Illustration Espanola Ilustrated Lendon News.
Harding's Dublin Songster.
Iron Trade Circuler. Lanterne, ko Merger dia Cour de Jesné. Propagador. Bafi (Song)..
Report of Brist Congregation. Staatsblad von 1880, Ten for Sale (siroulst). Times.
York Herald.
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