THE LILIES.
O beautiful white lilies, unto me
Your very sight is cordial, standing thoro Clad in such garments as the angels wear,
For types of angel purity are ye.
A charmed: ambrosial, potent fragrancy
THE ILLNESS OF THE EMPRESS.
(N.-. Daily News translation.) The following is translated from the Pek. ing Gazette of July 20th---
THE CHINA MAIL.
LI HUNG-CHANG ON THE OPIUM.
TRADE.
(Revised July 1st, 1881.)
Local Parool: Lost.
No. 6660 SEPTEMBER 8 1881.
to provide mene of remitting small soms of muuier to or from his Colony and between the Port of China, the Post maator and Agents are kilowal (but not Postage required) to purobase Hongkong
The Stampa tebusred for inte
Yo breathe ont in the dewy, moon-lit ait, the Sacred Person of, Her Majesty the Em. Hung Chang, on the subject of the opium acquisition of large of the for- the Raisa are, given in cents, and are, for broad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than l'exceeth 1350 in Taine, mutite i perfect))
Bhare
And your blessed life while I seem to And from defilement your immunity. Blushing, the roses tell of earthly love,
Oatvying in their hues a maiden's check, And awoot in scent as was Cythere's breath Fabled of yore; but ye my thoughts above Lift, and to me of love celestial speak, Whore beauty fades not, and where comes
no death, -Evening Star.
THE WIDOW.
She is modest, but not satiful
Free and easy, but not bold;" Like an apple rips and mellow- Not too young, nak too old. Half-inviting, half-ropulsing;
Now advancing, and now shy There is mischief in her dimple; There is danger in her eye. Are you sad? How very serion
Will her handsome face becomio! Are you angry! She is wretched, Lonely, friendless, tearful, dumi
She
fact,
38 to
Chinese Legation, July 25. Dear Sir, --I ant directed by the Marquis Tsong to forward you a letter which he has been requested to transmit to you from his Excellency the Grand Secretary Li.-Yours vary truly,
HALLIDAY MACARTNEY.
F. Storrs Tuner, Esq.
of the
connection,
not unlike a Chincao city, or the Chinese Hongkong Rates of Postage.
1. Ball Parools may be sent by Poak quarter of such places na Bingapore and Ban
at Book rates between any of the Past The Secretary of the Anglo-Oriental Francisco. But such dangers are somewhat
fleas in China or Japan, as well Suciety for the Suppression of the Upium distant, and it may be said that the hypo-
to Macio, Pakhoi, Singapore, Penang, Trade, acting on a suggestion of Colonel thotical fear of them should not be taken of land by
To the following Statements and Tables and Malacca. They must not exceed the Stamps from foreign residensAnot following dimensions, feet long, 1 foot A decreo. Since the spring of last year. Gordon, wrote to the Grand Secretary, I into account, when estimating whether the
The following is the reply, together Chinese will tend to the press Ta Hsi laul been indispused, but trade. after the application of numerous remedies with the letter of the Secretary of the tunes of Hongkong. This is fair enough to Lettere, per half osice, for Boats and sibs. The parcels may be wholly closed clean, in good condition, and lu AMETH
Newspapers over four ances She is now completely restored to health. Chinues Legation in London, who was some extant, but not altogether. The pros. Patterns, per le cubes once in weight if they bear this special endorsement, lesat two an no aparate Stamp
The Postmaster of Age Mamasaki the prosperity of the English
the Postmaster General. Our heart is indeed deeply overjoyed at this requested to forward it by the Minister: perity of Hongkong should mean chiefyra charged en double, treblo, &c, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTLE, but aby parchaged They must be presented
purchasing it his public fonde in 2. The following cannot be transmitted: pot abficient, and he will refuse to purchste good fortune. Wo bar in
of those Englishmon who made the Colony, case may be, but such papers or packets or parcel may he opened by direction of conally of accompanied by ove thrie, that the Motherly frumo having only just been restored to comfort,
and to whose enterprise its present position papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two to know that numbers of other nationalities one, nor must anything whatever he inserted Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, in any case which appears doubial or must continue constantly to take care
is mainly due. It is of course gratifying Newspapers must not be folded together as trade and prosper there, and that many except bond tide Supplements. Printed or liable to be crushed (se baudboxes, ensi tauns. He is allowed to charge a matter may, however, be enclosed, if the .) Glass, Liquids, Xxplosive substat ces, Comission of one per cent on all Stamps of Herself, and in the daily counsels on
purchased. Chinese have found it to their advantage to whole be paid at Book Iste. Prices Our Matches, Indigo Dyestuffs, lue, Ment, matters of government that She dispensos,
Pad sa desert Canton and other places and establish She must neither over-fatigue nor unduly
But when wo themselves in the
rent may be paid either a Newspaper or Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be We can but eamestly. distress Herselt.
it te of Books and evening
hear of the prosperity of ontreat Her, after Our morning a
re that Commercial Papers signify such papers domin offensive or injurions in transit.
3. Parcels are as a general rule for the fortunes salutations, to spare Herself undue exertion,
wo naturally think. Now, putting ads, though Written by Iland, do not beat to maintain a tranquil heart, and so tu nourish and foster Her energies
spondence, such at invoices, deeds, copied Mail Packet The Post Office reserves the those proprietors of real estate who are the character of an actual of personal correwarded by: Private Ship, pot by Contract fortunate
ate enough to realise at high become stronger day by day to the comfort of all Ministers and people throughout the
fort Bumpire. Last year, Pro Ting requested
we think we may say that English Penitents, unio,&o. The charge on them in the same right of selecting the opportunity for trans
many Chinese now have for packet containing any partially written the number of parcels is such as to retard Alvares, Delimars 1 that the provincial high anthorities unight
generally, will not derive benefit from the as far books, but, whatever the weight of mission, and of delaying delivery in one o be called upon to recommend medical
becoming landed proprietors in Hongkong, paper, it will not be charged less than 5 other correspondence. No responsibility Baker, ma
unless Registered... Thus the recent transfer of a large part of conta
The sender of any Registered Article accepted with regard to any parcel, Bar kajn Fred 1 card Macy, CHE a duoree to this effect was scholars, and trausmittel to all the Governors General, and Governors. This was followed by the
may accompany it with a Return Receipt recommendation of the following parsons
on paying an extra fee of 5 cents. hig The lixait of weight for Books and Com- By Li Hung-chung, Li Han chung
4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited Peug
Kuo-chitan,
to 8 ounces, and must not creced these Thông
Chamber and the Press ; by
Wai Yuan-chil. w-chong : Wang Show
dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 Ma
To know that so many of your country for objections to the Chinese becoming inches. Ten Chan-pei, the Officer
capital, were
men have auited to continually protest The
N.. means No Registration.
1. No Latter or Packet, whether to be These having cine to the conducted daily into the palace with the against the evils of the opium traffic, and
registered or unregistered, can be received apply of Physicians by thus second the efforts China has long been possessed of a great power in Hongkong, with greator force to their becoming
for Portage if it contains gold or silver sooney fer of the superial Heashoid, inking to free herself from this entso, is a the Comptroller of the
jewels, precious articles, or anything the of England will always prevail, but we live
The Union may be taken to comprises a general rule, is liable to Customs where they eqquired after the pulse. The source of rent satisfaction to my Gover-predominant here. In the Colony the law prescriptions and doses proposed by themment, to whom I have communicated a copy
which is effective for tem,
r good. government were considered with reverential care, and of your letter. The sense of injury which under a somewhat undefined and wenk rys-
Зараа, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all proved most satisfactory. It is therefore China has so long borne with reference to only so long as the people of cach nationalityurope, most foreign possessione in Asie, duties
good
America, Mexico, Salvador, Brasil whichi a society like yours existing in Vary considerable properties have
here to Chinese within the past year or so. bespeaks.
Republic,
Guiana Jamaica Trinida
Viceroy's Yumen, Tientsin, China,
May 24, 1881. Sir.-It gave no great pleasure to receive your letter dated Feb. 25, with its soveral excitesutta, sent on behalf of the ongie Oriental Society for the Suppression of the Opium Traile
Your society has long been known to me and many of my countrymen, and I am sure that all-save victims to the opium habit and those who have not a spark of right sense of gratitude for the philanthropic and of China
241244
fancy which
the Colony to them will not tend to the ultimate prosperity of the place. But in the meantime people in Hongkong seem to
aelf-prise,
a
4. The public are cautioned not to con found there facilities with a Parcel Post to
Are you mournful? How lor laughter, ch'ension, the Tantni Ranch Fould unite with me in expressing by go!
the Magistrate motives and efforts of the society in behalf wall-practed. The Governor sang merdial Papers to Foreign Post Office is urope, &a, which does not exist.
Silvor sounding, will ring it f She can lure and catch, and play you,
Liko the augler does the trout.
She has studied human nature,
She is schooled in all her arta,
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress of all hearts; She enn tuli the very moment
When to sigh and when to smilo-
Oh, a maid is sometimes charming,
But a widow all the while.
Ye old bachelors of forty
Who have grown a bald and wise; Young Aniericans of twenty,
With the love-locks in your eyes, You may practice all the loasune
Taught by Cupid since the fall, But I know a little widow
Who could win and fvol you all. Washington Republicns.
the
with
favour.
for once & sympa
strains of the motley thetic unanimous cherus,
in malice. set down aught in
bean
Countries of the L'ostal Union
It is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
2. This Regulation probibits the sending
of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the
··Tels. Pap.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence. Sept 3, 1881
Leonard, Anto, R Lontoon, A Mæokébalo, K.
Male, Lions Margues, Anto, 11 Marshal, Marsh
Bellae la pton
Madme, C Boradio Bra, Blanchat, Miss Blomgren, A
Blunat, F. Bolton, J. H.:. Barton, Geo,
K. M.D.
McLeod, EE Manning, Mien val
1rgd Montagus, Hary Nal, CH Nimme,
Browne, J. Stewart 1
Bum, Bord Bumiller, Olto 8 Barus Hy (Seamar) Cars, B. Chambers, A. J. 1 Cheung Young
Foon
"O'Dillon, Mimi. O'Keefe, Capl
Oehl, For
Palmer, Alfred Parkinson, Dr. -1
1
pr.Parish, D. Edwd:
Partington, JE. 5
Pol, Monary b
right that We should erdve them with Bur¦ opium fiuls some relief in the sympathy net fairly together for the get sold Peru, Chili, Venezupis, The Argentine quantity sent be so small as to make the Choey Ches Cheong 2 Figott, D-F
Heich Fuch'én, formerly Tsotai of the is a subject in the discussion of is difficult to obtain trustworthy info Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all sample of no value.
320
with a miton of the thir
and
of
enasion at Cheefon
when
atives have been
China. take
is sold; but is
Billes
du
adjourn. And before the vote upon that Lun Fa-ding Ea pencock's foather. need in behalf of England to prevent any these continue, as they are pretty sure to
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief tralasian Group, and S. Africa.
Portage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any roate Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers,
10 cents per 07
8 cents each.
jo caute.
2 conto each,
10
None.
9. The limits of weight allowed are a follows:
Books and Papers to British Ofio
lba.; to the Continent, de, 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5lbs. If with
du, 8 oz.
1-
Chieng Sue Kes 1 regd.Philips, Mes Cohen, W.- 1 Enginner) Cox, Harbert E. 101 bk. Polleoli, F. Cox, Man 2 Platt, J. E! Davessan, C. 1 Playfair, L. M. 1. Duffy, John 2 Pybas, EW552 Duns, Capt. Frank & Ronnie, Dr 1 Edens, er Frank 1 Richard, E. 9. M. I (EP) (Customs) 11 pr. Richardson,
ward R. A.
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, Fleming, Edgineer)
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corros correspondence, but it is prepared 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 sender daly observed all the conditions of Registration require,
3 That the letter was securely enclosed
V. G. (En- 1
Fook Who Ching I regd.Robertson, 51. H. 1
Frater, A 1 Gibson, Percy 1
1.
89
Gin Tang Goons 1 Gola Ling Dr. Gomes, Bygino, Gosnell, C. A Graham, ira L.E.3 Gray, Mrs. 1 Grunberg, J.
Balsey, Mra A. AL Goy, W-1, 21 Hamilton, W. 1
Heather, J.
Bingdiorn, Thos. 1 Holle Peter
Hose, Capt., ANB;2 Roza, BrA M. F.I.
||
Rosario, 7.ADA Y Russel & Co
Messrs JW. Rosinimul
"Saaks, La
regd.
S
1p.
Selby, J. W. — Sewell, T6
Bilva da, Sea pr.Shelton, Capt. 1
Liss RoseTIO Blausira, Joto M, 1 Bit Akan
rgd.Sloane, Henry
A
Chi, Ting, Tai, Wa, Lin Circuit in Shan-
ation on these will have his name recorded for which England and China can never meet ting,
...on common ground. China views the whole fton observed, as much secresy 18 Danish, French, Netherlands, l'ortuguese : dation to the next vacancy, a raby given the brevet rank of Financial question from a moral standpoint; Bagland it is generally unilerstood that purchases by Spies or in the
would sustain
have been arranged, or Commissioner. Wang Shom-cheng, Magis- from a fiscal. India, while China farther transactions large, and that countries not in the Union are the Aus
revenue in trato of the Yang-ch district in Shansi, source of
of her art will have his jame recorded for recommand contends for the lives and prosperity of
people. The ruling motive China is to are now andor consideration. Chinese registered at the British Con- cannot be ation to a prefecture on the occurrence of
Horny given the brevet repress upum by heary taxation every salate as proprietors of lands within t a vacancy, and is
with England the manifest Settlement, nor does the British Consul rauk of Salt Commissioner. Chuan Shou where, whereas
Irod by his GARFIELD ON THE ASSASSINATION
We do not know scting Junior Proctor of the Imperial object in to make opian Wels take official notice of OF. PRESIDENT LINCOLN. College of Physicians, will be promoted to inverse and stimulate the dominically suntrymen to natives.
With motives and principles The official report in the Congressional the post of Senior Proctor of the College
His grade. Head of Saturday, April 14, 1865, recites
} 1876, ha ap to the lands are transferred in them to Chinese.
Qum. Papers, thut Mr Garückl, in the House of Repro cuck's feather will be returned to hopposite, it is not surprising that the dig what is done at other Consulates where Registration,
There is no charge on redirected Bentativen,
after prayer by Chaplain Boyn-Li Te-ch'ang, Court Physician of the fourth presant tine been fruitless of good results. The same effect may be given to auch irons. Books, Patterns and 2 cents per 2oz.
that if But it is obvious the British Cons tom, d to dispense
the reading of grade, is appointed Junior Proctor of The whole-record of this discussion shows for as where one foreigner sells to another Mr Speaker,
the College of Physicians with a button that inducement and persuasion have been recognized sales of land to Chinese, and spendence within the Postal Union. Journal, and said:
Postage to Non-Union Countries. desire to move that this Bouse do BUR of the third
I taxation of opium in China, and
Bitch & additional
shall
have do, we
a state of affairs here and Tung Wêupin, add
Hawaiian Kingdom: it absolutely Court objections made to China exercising her be appointed Court object
a faw
years an will make it motion is taken, I desire to say a few worda.
to regulate her
her own taxca
necessary to abolish all existing Municipal, Letters, sally menor physicians, This day, Mr Speaker, will be
Physicians directly vacancies occur; they undoubted right to
with regard to opium
and other rules and regulations, and to Registration, ich God
be till the last
I may take the
to assert here, make sweeping changes in the Constitution Newspapers, is once for all, that the gint may
single syllable of recorded time, when the volume The sun of the Lak Te-li, acting Junior
Proctor of the College of Physiciana, is once of human history shall be sealed up and appointed a Senior Secretary of the Board Government in taxing opium will be in the Chinese landed proprietors, when sheir
it has always been in the past, to numbers have so increased that Judge. delivered to the omnipotent
"Bal revenue from anch : inture time, on the recurrence of this day second-class sasistant Secretary.
source. Having failed doubt not that the citizens uf this Re-
commands of Her Majesty,
of affairs in which public will meet in solerin assembly to Fa-chet, Wang Shou-cheng, Chuang Shou- to kill a serpent, who would be so rash as effect, will stand anidenhich they Registration,
will be so greatly inte
ly, if such reflect on the life and character of Abrabanho, Li To-ch'ang, and Ma Wen-chih, ure, to nurse it in his bosom? If it be thought management. interested to foreigners. Booké di Patterns,
bestowed that China countenances the import for the
an is allowed board Lincoln and the awful event of April h to have a demolare also revenue it brings, it should be known that
half-dozen
Australia, New Zealand: Tasmania, and pondevice was in the custody of the British Laudi, Miss Ware, Ersient se 11 pr«. The following officers are them. 14, 186 and in the in-
Viji, tin Torres Strails, Letters, 10; Re Postal administration in Ohion, that it was Government will gladly out off all auch house agents should virtually as a con distinction our own. It is eminently proper that this to be committed, to the. Board for the revenne in order to stop the import trolling power in Municipal matters. The gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Booke and not caused by any fault on the part of the Leo Hock Now 1 Weber, Morteos Bik
determination of marks of
"Shou, Chi House should this day place upon its re-
Shih opium My Sovereign has never desired Chinese are certain to insist on having Patterno, 2: Via Galle, Letters, 25; Resender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, Letbe, Mrn En Cheng, Kuang Shou,
of his empire subjects.
to thrive upon the lives or in- After areng, nu Khang Shun, Comptrollers of
votes, and there valid objection that gistration, 10; Newspapers, 3; Books and nor by the disho esty or negligence of any Lewis, Join Those 1 person not in the employment of the Lim King Lekele 1 nemorial of that event,” cords a memora
them,
which Patterns, 2.
cellency} brief entory upau the late President and the Office of the Imperial Household: Tao firmities of
we can see to their getting
bo effectively offered by an elective In discussing opium taxation a strange
Natal, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ancen. Bongkong Post Office. pathetic allusion to the circumstances of his
Secretary of the Grand Secretariat; Ting
Governor-General, Chihli concern, approaching to alarm, has been body which possernes power solely from sion, via London, Letters, 25; Registration, one man who killed Abrahsin Lincoln; it was the embodied spirit of Fresson and Kuo-ch'ail, Governor sacrifice her revenue; and yet objection on this is one of property only.
Treng
made against mates which Genet, Shew-kan Peng Tau-lsion, and protest are slavery, inspired with fourful and despairing kurangi
Governor, Kiangai: T'an Chi-pci, Acting and in the interior. The Indian Govern Governor, Kiangau.
able so long as this nation shall endure, are thereby given futtons of the fifth grado. at least, Wupport aim of myof the Settlement. It is unlikely that Books & Patterns,
In all
tory of nations, certainly unparalleled in
822
of War in which he is now serving na futne traffic-never the desire to gain able to make their wishes heard with Letters,
the
the repress
my Gov
as that some
no
in a reasonably strong envelope.
⠀⠀ Born Wolf
3. That application was made to the
West Indies (Non Union)t, Bolivia Postmaster General of Hongkong in shall Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
mediately the lose was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis End that the loas occurred whilst the corro
the
ozen land and
Хежерарета,
30 'None.
death. Mr Garfield concluded: "It was not Li Hangover-General, Hn-shown in behalf of China, Jest she should owning real estate of a certain yearly value. 10; Newspapers, 5; Booke and Patterns, 5. damage to fragilo articles such as portraits,
passed
it continues as at
as at present, or is only moti upremest joy. Ah, gir Governor, Hapeh; Wu Yuan-ping, former could be fixed for collection at the porfod as to the extent of the qualification, it |
CHOLERA IN SIAM.
ccasional.
that struck him down in the inoment hate,
i will be e impossible to refuse a share in the of the nation's there are timer in the history of men and
official nent is in the background at every discussion of the opium trafic, and every management of Municipal affairs to Chinese nations when they stand so near the veil
posed arrangement must be forced into proprietors and tenants. Justice will re- mortala front the immortals, that separates
aelispe acceptable to that Government and quire that they shall be admitted to the time from eternity and toen from their God,
harialess to its revenues. This is not as it franchise, and that will mean that the con-
trolling power shall rest
rest in them. There that they can almost hear the heatings and
bo The Siem Weekly Arcortiser, August 13th, should be. Each Government should fuel the pulsations of the heart of the In
the most commopolitan, who would wish to Buite. Through such a timu has this nation contains informations that at Fetchaburer left free to deal with opium sccording to its are not many, we should hope, even among own lights. If China, out of compassion ses that brought about, until even the best "When 250,000 bravs spirits passedere has boon another outbreak of cholera,
deal, and a great from the field of honour, that thin veil, to after it was supposed the fury of its ravages for her people, wishes to impose heary taxes Chinese have unlearned the presence of God, and when at last its hand ceased. The cases in Bangkok are now to discountenance and repress the use of become
acquainted with the folds admitted the
President
measures martyr parting to the company of the dead lurves of the taskua by H. M. the King aid mitch to check opium, the Indian Government should be working of municipal institutions, and the they are designed to accomplish. to interfere is nation stood so near the Republic, that the whispers of God were heard by the the progress of the disease: His Majesty's revenue by increasing the price of its opnum It is contrary to our policy to: children of man. Awe-stricken by His voice, proclamations, establishing temporary cho-as the demand for it dinginsisen
fera hospitals, and his
on of funds and medicines to provide for grown in soufe parts of Optitiously with freedom of sale, but the euliar post-
The poppy is certainly
tion which foreigners occupy in Shanghai the American people kuelt in fearful re
of acquiring a predominat- have the Boleron cerenant with the 4 Terence and made
Yet this with each other that this nation tak por dhe piss who might be over-standing the lava and frequent Imperial
taken. Lith with the discuss and his proclamations edicts prohibiting its cultivation, should be saved from its enemies, that all requiring cleanliness and the speedy neutra unlawful cultivation no more shows thating influence through becoming legally re- all the rights of citizenship which are ita glories should be restored, and on the lization of offensivo matter wherever found, the Government approves of it than other cognised as the owners of property, with
I the committed in the thereby conferred.
crimes. ruins of slavery and treason the temples a doubtless saved any a life, rul
fear-lawless of freedom and justice it remains for us,
| what, from should be built and euntrytive epidemic. H. M. the King Government of such cranes, ke manner
hat might have been
by the subjects indicate
should surviva for ever. consecrated by that great event and under a Covenant with God, to keep that faith, to
Him
Rud
folly
goberous
пригорія
in
China,
notwitle
ra received very graciously Mr Palgrave's the present inport duty no upinu was established, not from choice, but because appreciative note to the Foreign Minister,
go forward in the great work until it shall on this subject, and on the 19th ult. directed Chius zubnitted to the adverse decision of be completed. Following the lead of that H.R.H.
proclamation A great man and obeying the high behests of to it. From Mun Paltarate Dumarinigual artos. God, let us remember that
He has sounded forth a frumpet that shall
never call retreat,
He is sifting out the carts of men before His
judgment sent.
Be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant,
my feet,
For God is marching on.' "'
At the conclusion of the peroration the
House silently adjourned.
THE CHINESE PAWNSHOP.
The war must be considered as
such a revenue.
ends
makes it undesirable that Chinese should
power
The mailpor affliction would now be
Had officials for their herget the Princes China's standing protest against legalising infant. This makes the second victim to
ате
infant Hughes at the quarantine station, must forgotten but for the death of the and the critical condition of Mrs Bout's
assistance i11
visitation. All the other patients My Government is
mpressed with the misfactorily, and the fears; compassionately ministering to the relief of
of necessity making strenuous efforts to are
further casos in the city have entirely cholemn cases, in compliance with the royal
M. H. suggested that they control this flood of opium before it over-disappeared. But it seems that the Chinese command. commuus to administer relief till a proclawhelms the whole country. The now treaty inhabitants are not likely to Forget that mation should announce that such special with the United States containing the pro- they are held accountable for the presence That fact is couatantly hibitory clauss against opium encourages of the disease. service was no longer needed:
The Petchaburee correspondent of the the belief that the brush priciples of impressed upon the unfortunato Celestials than one. I the first place same paper, writing August 11th, Bays:-
in future relations between China and their businesses are generally at a stand-
My Government will We hope the worst is over. Our Inat cases Western nations.
justice and
and feelings of humanity will
day
waya
...
* A small extra charge is made on delivery, + There is Registration to British W, India
Islands, 10 cents.
LOCAL FOSTAGE.
pines,
General Loil I Macam di for Hongkong (d), Dochin.
oil Rates
China, Tonquin, I
and the
Philip-
10
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
outs
per az
Bach.
Oard
Letters Postcels and and Priess Regis- Books, Par Newspapers,
Patt r per 2 or
each.
·Current;
∙tration.
cente
cent.
CERLO
.cento.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere watoben, handsomely bound books, da which reach their destination, although in
broken or deteriorated condition.
1-
3
Homeleri, R Hough, Bolt. Hughes, Johu I
1
1
Kandereon, Dr.-1 Hyde, W. Janson, Arthur, 1 Jones, C. F. 1 Laboureur, J. 8
Gairiela
1
Smith, Mrs MAN
regd. Blewart, A 0.7.1
Strow, Win H.1 Bun Chong Jan 1 Sun Ewong Wai 3 rogð. Taveres, Bra
Morton
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Taylor, A. J. Taylor,
· Taylor Lumbkins 1/1 ed.
Wing Bun Chan 1-
Wow Bing
14 Shu (His Ex-
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For Merchant Ships
Aeolus, 5.5.. Agnes Muir
Albyn'a-Labe
Leta. Papi')
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Laša, Pap,
Labda, gan-boat I
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A. Newton 3 L 0, Troop
Ambassadar i reg. 11 Lilla
Any Franyt 1 Lucia Aslington
1 Laby
Money Order Regulations. 1--Money Orders are exchanged with Berwicksidre 7 MON the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Coda
11
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1 Non,
Midlothian, 8,8, Moron Puck
3.
14 Northere 1
E Onental,
21 Phineas Pandiston 1
Queensland, South Australis and Port Ceres Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Chili. Australis, and (except at Shanghai) with Chugales
Coldstream Corandelet the Japanese Empire. Hongkong also issues orders on Shanghai, and vice ver BÜ
Cydope, 8.8... 2-Small suma may be remitted between E. G. Troop
Edex the other Fort by means of Postage dmand Phinney 1 Stamps, subject to a charge of one per Eleiz cent. for cashing them.
Esførins
3.Many Money Orders are supplied to E. M, Young residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Frohlich
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Prince Fr. Carl 1
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Au application for an order is filled up, Geralding Fagot 8 1 I Worer, 5.6. 1
and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Dzenanos
must be Panied in cheque, postage Humies
Senator
Beraptopen
Sir Ji Lawkazioa" 1
and in enclosed with a stamped, directed anorgeshire 1
the neatest issuing ofics. The application H. Meilvery 1
with the full amount | Hallsong, san
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(including
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Dor. India JANU
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other equivalent of cash, and a Hilda Maria murgin should be left for variations Hupe
sends is The Postmaster saves the Holopar
it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor tunity, will
Wore
1 Star of Ching-
Stonewall Jackson d Syreme
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6 pr.Tweed
to be registered, as it always should arceeler 1 rogd. Verpaman, Bethe
with reccipt for the latter, if it J. Warcoster
3. B. Worcester 11rgd Wm. H. Besso be Caze ahculd be taken to send these Keslang, B. 1 Kim Soon Hoat 1 Lambda
applications in time, so the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the maile
(el Between Hongkong, Canton, and Mecso, same tereon, in favour of the same payee,
of cholera were diamined August 8th, and take effective mesaures to enfoxes, the laws still; and secondly, they are constantly we have heard of none such since, either against the cultivation of the poppy in subjected to acts of violence. Scarcely a
rutianly outrage upon unoffending China-2 cents. among our own people or in the city. We China, and otherwise check the use of day pass that we do not hear of some. In some instances the scoundrels had thirty cases un our compound, but only opibus; and I earnestly hope that your en four of them diu. Four hundred deaths society, and all right-minded men of your was thus give dio zoin to their brutal place in not only the commercial affairs, falls short of the actual mumber. country. will support the efforts Chin 18 metinots are overtaken and punished, but
ure reported for Petchaburee, but
Among the most firmly established busi- nesses in China anust be placed the pawn shop, which occupies a abcessary and useful
fear
but even in the daily life of the people. Indeed, this convenient resort for the needy have hear a sad story of the desolation in and impecunions has become quite as indis- the Laos villages, from one of our native
Exsistante wh
who has just returned from a are almost tour. Some of them
now making to escape from the thraldom of opium--I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
LI HUNG CHARG.
pensable to the Chinese as it has to pods related, and the poor ignorant crea- the Anglo-Oriental Society for the Suppres- though undesirable heathen. Queenslan and generally within two hours, unless the
transaction Europeans But in China, the is conducted in a manner much more favourable to the borrower-that is, the tures were the unconscious cause of much of sion of the Opium Trade, London. public than among ourselves. Not only their own sorrow. The Laos, very much
in the interest charged less than one-half like the North American Indians, worship. that paid in England, but the care taken in and four a Great Spirit, and in their terror
the articles
pledged is much greater. thuy sacrificed their cattle to appease his it is the usual
practice for the anger, and then left the bodies to decomposs people to send their winter clothes to the about their villages. As you may imaging
storing
-No order must exceert £10, or $50, or include any fraction of penny, nor will more than two snab orders be issued to the by the same mall. Orders will be draw at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advico arrived.
The commission le as follows S
Orders on the United Kingdom,
·18'dents. Tp to £2.
"£10
1 Zelly
-1 pr
Books, etc. without Covers. Apgrade Zeilung. Asmodee Abstralasian.
Balmito.
Bolling and fires's Catalogue (illustrated). Bombay Samachar. British Med. Journal,"
Christian, E
Christian World.
Civil Service Supply Association.
Ocarrier
Orde.
Daily Express,
Daily Journal of Comineres,
Local Delivery in the majority of cases they escape detor
1. All correspondence posted before 5 tion. The effect of these exhibitions of rufianism is to turn the sympathy of the pm. on any wook day for addresses in To F. Storrs Turner, Esq., Secretary to community in favour of the much-abuse Victoria will be delivered the same day, the Contract delivery should be retarded by der
It was certainly an unmccustomed, if not Invitatima, & can generally be an improcedented sight, says the Nee Tork delivered within Victoris at the private Herald, which was witnessed in Wall-sweet houses of the addressees rather than at on the morning when the revised New Tes-places of business, if a wish to that effect tamont was issued, when a half-dozen enter be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
Laste of Money Order Ofices in the Der Vetter ans Sahera be The Ceylan admirer of Sir Julin Pope prising street vendors appeared carrying correspondence is invariably delivered at United Kingdom may be consulted af veri
Evening News Federal Australian 14. and shouting, Bibles, only
8. Boxholders who desire to
6-Names moet be given in full (except Finanza tc., all of the same weight, to idee in when there is more than one Uhristian Fountain
THE CHINESE IN HONGKONG. (N.-C. Daily News)
Local and Interculonial Orders. Up to $25 or £5.25 centa
950 or £10....50:
pawnshop on the appearance of aging, and the result was fearful, and the disease Hennessy, whose remarks we published trays loaded within and beatly bound the restest place of busing send Cires,ongkong and Shanghai, Co their summer garments when the cold north instead of being stayed was augmented yesterday, seemed to take it for granted volume, The Revised New Testament for Lars, Dividend Warranta, Invitations; Cards,
winds begin to blow. They are in the habit This increased their fear as well as devotion that the large sales of real estate by
for- quarter
of doing this not because they stand in the and more cattle were alain. In many eigners to Chinese are proofs of the prospe only twenty-five cants! The pedlars, who
have died
be at
the
do
most dan-
Daily Review,
De Maashoda.
De Opasiker. De Tijd. Der Beobachter.
want of the
money-far from it, they may places, they say whole families rity of Longkong. These certainty prove were mostly active young men, were sp Hongkong bliver them to the Post be given if the order be aroused (sa chaques GlasgowWeekly Hornlag moment at the height of pluence out. The fields are untifled, and the young at the Colony has Bourished to such anparently very ucesnim Tay andewalk mer, Bangkok, «r the Port of name) but the name of the Payne need not Francis Times & Co. Price Lists.
There have been
extent that Chiciese, whether residents or chant who fint took his stand at the corner
sander Boompt. Each through • Bank, and may Afterwardı be
Bay Mostrated London NewE. charged to the but simply because the pawnshops afford rice untransplanted.
crowd. Pats by stopped th must consist of at least ten free specially prossed to any Bank Ilustrated Bases Paper. the safest, most convenient, and generally several good rains lately, and all looks more not, have thought it worth their while to of Wall and Broad Streets was speedily sur Office unatamped, the postage being then are srabod). It can then be paid only Hole Russion Paper). the best wardrobe they can procure. Not cheerful and hopeful. We are glad of the invest some of their money in land and rounded by
newe from Bangkok, and that the homes within it. But whether the passing first to investigate and then to invest, and Baxholders may so send Pattern No order can be paid till the Faye Kleine Killer Zeitung only
do they obtain the advantages of they have also the use of a certain sum of all exposed to the Well Here wo were at a large part of the touringibly situated scores of brokers and bankers, young clerks to the same places in the same way, Eu- has signed it in the proper plass, An Londosi Commercial Bals Boomi- depository without payment of a rent, but
reimers escaper no 1
posson at the most
property into nalive hands will be for the and Stock Exchange operators, were seen to valopes containing Patterns may be wholly order on be transferred to another office Tabeater money, which, as a rule, they are able to gerous tinio. The sick were brought to our ultimate good of Hongkong is question walk away with copy of the book in their closed if the nature of the cearents be fint on payment of an additional commission: Macmily. Magasine higher interest verandah to be cared for. We could not on which a great deal could be said on both hands or hulging from their pockete. Some exhibited or "ased to the Postmaster in case of loss of an order, edarity for Milos Reginiu considerably lay out at than that which they have to allow to the trust them to the natives who will not fol-idea. It is not desirable that a large part of the dealers sold out all they had on their Ges, as he may consider neory, and stopwing payment, or the like, application Franck Maadeldad Belton
and went away to retura with a fresh
be inserted in such Pattern Packers.
Pangolos Order Office for instructions,
If the ord be not presented within d PAROLA The publio la reminded that mix months an adistitionsă cummalaadon
When the Bahuple of Colton. quite possible that the Government at Home at such a rapid rate as to inspire, one with them i po ich Thin Parel Post be charged if not in welwn months,
be permisded to grant it some sort of the auspicion that go there than in any other country.
comer in the Bezippointment are caused by persilliant attemple order is one paid no Chinese have been fortunate enough to Jupop"What have you to say, prisoners constitutions within the next four years, about to get the pope the benken ware to Europe, do Much trouble, and disaps the money Arll be forts escape the deteriorating influence which at the bar Prisoner I was hungry including the right of choosing representares. The novel of the sons exter heset this mode of raising money on one's your Honour, and stole the loaf of breed to talives in the Cornell. Even if the quali much comment mad Possessions, while they have at the sathe save me from starvation. I had no money,fication of electors was fixed at a very highlighted from a cab in hont
been able to draw all the advantage and could get no work to earn say money. Ugure, the posesion of a largo part of office, exclaimed,
broker. That the arrangement does low directions, nor watch the symptoms of a British Colony ahould become the pro- trays Altogether, several hundred New Pproved by his Printed Circulars may abould be made to the nearest OUR TERMerishining not send to the undue advantage of a class We hope we shall never have another ench party of aliens, who might utupately a must have been disposed of in of tisurars, but really benefits the commau- experience, but that a hospital will soon be into possession of political and manicipal
result for although built for the reception of patients of all nity, is proved by the Obing has been called "the land of pawn-classes. It is greatly needed.
ing, there are fewer unredeemed pled.
broking,
The
power
So long as Hongkong is a Crown the neighbourhood of the Stock no danger Zirky in that, but it is during the day. In fact, the book went out
may
to be derived from the simplest Judge That will do, tr. Blaze the Colony by Chinese would give them
souro arkimble to the small capitalist to prison for lifers Yours la a bodase, Emma
most emporary exigencies. The interest eat an example. You thould have knows, be hu to pay rarely droeeds the rate of 12 or that the lecture field was open to you per cent, por sunum. — C. D. New Oc
pubheurs that moet
estern people would think desirable for Colony Half There would then be comeydancers of it feine Anto
so mood small valuable rides through the ter Faus Uurios, Articler of Drem
Fate Work, and smaller presenta are
being refused the condere pent more in Postage..
refund can be made
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