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THE CHINA REVIEW..

HE widely-expressed mgrat at the dis

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J. Stewart A. Gelley F. Bessard LAER Th

Tiu-tirg

P. J. Fruncis

Li Pingstye D Rid JB. Murny

Ching

WATERS, &c.

Name.

Tone Captain

-700 Ogaten

Owners

Name

Tora

the rate of the day when the advloe arrived. Kin Shan

457

Batterfeld and Ewire II., C. & M. S.-boat Co.

An-lan

221

Chen-to Chien-jul

20

Ching taing

180

Kia Kiang

617 Beaning, T. H., . & M. B.-boat Co

Chuo-Long

160

Orders on the United Kingdom.

19

Kiang-piog

Powan

Spark

White Clond

Totaal

860 Eolmes

1890 Cary

140 Lefavour

380 Eloyland 180 McDougall

C. M. 8. 8, Co.

Bulthau

Bal tung bung

120

80

663

H., O. & M., S.-boat Co.

120

H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. B.-boat Ce

Shen-chi Sot-taing

200

160:

Tching po

Tebing-on

K. Acheong & Sona

Ting-po

120"

180

Admiral

A. Garcenu

Yi-bu

M. Johnson

Yu-min

Up to £3........... 18 cents. £5............ 36 £754

--17:

19

12

10

.....

Local and Intercolonial Orders, Cp to $25 or £5......25 cents.

850 or £10.50 17

5Lists of Money Oroar Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at

2. Invitations, do, can generally be delivered within Viotoria at the private house of the addresses rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all dorrespondence is invariably delivered at the pearest place of businesI;

Borbolders who desire to send Chron. Bongkong and Shanghai,

6.Names must be given in full (except Cards, 7,00 Jars, Dividend Warrant addresson in when there is more than one Chuistian do all of the same weigh the Ports of Dame] bat the name of the Payes ved not to the Fest be given if the order be crossed (as cheques

-$3.00.

Brd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kun Boal of 860

pitala, per Day,.

3rd Class Cargo Boss or Ha-kad Bont of 860

plazle, per Loads

ts: Invitations,

July 18, 1881. MERCHANT STRAMERS.

AmericasTM

Appie New York, Amoy ·Batavia British

Bronda

POOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.

MERCHANT UTKANKES,

Fei Yoon Flintshire Glamis Osetle H. O. Orated

Huryang Kiang.foo

1.75 Office unstamped, the postage being then are crossed). It can then be paid only Benalder

ander's specially crossed to any Bankwam de Namo

BAILING VERHELS

2.60 Hongkong, Bangkok, or

Chip

deliver them поку

Each through Bank, and may afterwords be *Uigsies charged to the 3.50 batch must

least must consist of

also send Patterns Boxholders

No order can be paid fill the Fayes HAY

An Argos 1.00 to the same places in the same way. En has signed it in the propez place.

may be wholly order ou be transferred to another office Brunette Patterns volopes containing closed if the nature of the contents be fires on payment of an additional commission Charley exhibited or stated to the Postmaster In case of loss of an order, necessity for Obateaubriand General, as he may consider necessary, and stopping payment, or the like, application Cingelse 100 approved by him. Printed Circulars may should be made to the nearest Money E-You Beaulien

Order Office for instructions.org be inserted in such Pattern Packer 20

Bra Claas Cargo Boat or Ha-han Best of 300 -

picuis, Half Day,

Bampons.

or Fallaway Bonis, per Day,

One Hozz Half-an-Hour Afst 89,Myrquesta: 10 qente ozira.

150

Pancuts. The publio is reminded that,

If the arder be not presented within

Nothing in this Seals prevents pzívalo agres- there in po such thing as Parcel Poste money will be forfeited. When the

"Į TRAFE, GOOZIZĄ, Stula of Hire for Bärest Cooller. One Day,

•Half Day

albres Honia

One Hour

Half Houry

Nothing in the above Hous

to Europa do Much trouble and disap pointment are sensed by persistent attempla

months an additional commation will be charged; if not within twelve months, order la onos paid no further daim can be

to send small valuable trifles through the entertained. Post Fros Curios, Articles of Drem Fandy Work, and similar. presents are com relative to it has been receiveda dunally being refused the senders baving

9.- No onder can be paid until the advice

often spent more in Postage then, would bare paid the freight by steamer No refund can be made or such parcels of the

1 privale value of Stamps obliterated before the

nature of the contente was discs Fored

Lula

for London for London for Boogkong

British brig for Tientsia to Tien sin for "Tinuvia

Fontain

for Melbourne For Flantada for T

IPPING IN SUANGHAI BARBOUR.

Harlar

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Metapedis

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Pokis

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Gorman barque.

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bolds

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London v. Fcbow Verena. British

Britory

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A dollar rate for drawing on the United King-

dem, ie in foros at Klanglali

Lendon r.8. Carai Yoritomo Maru for London

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