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AN OLD, OLD STORY.

Of all the honny birds which spring Cells forth, with lark and plover, The awestest wako i beds of thymo,

And fragrant fields of clover F

They mind ye of a sunny spot

Whore maple boughs bent over, And shock their laughing shadows down,

To dance among the clover!

*

'Twas thoro, with drowsy bum, the beas

Delighted, loved to hovor,

Or droning through the perfumed air,

Fell fast asleep in clover!

Not far away a tiny brooke

Crept out from under cover

And; glancing slyly, wont its way,

With songs for hymns and cover!

Till, further on, the waters giew

Into a dialing rever,

Who woood the lilies, tall and fair,

As once ho waoed the clover!

Ah! bonny brook and scented thyme,

A little maid and lover Dreamed out the sweetest dreams of e

With you, and the elover !".

Sad years have coino jual gone since then,

And love's young drasta" is over, The brook still woos the lilios fair,

But fade is the clover

A CONTEMPT OF COFET

Bailey. What is the meaning of this? Who appears for the parties?"

Forthirith half the Bar present roso to own to represvuting either. Notkins or Bui- loy

expect

-trial and

THE CHINA MAIL.

Brother Peek," said Mr Pilkington, rising and tenderingn note to the culprit,

hore is that on dollars towards the payment of

"Here's ten more," said half-dozen others at once.

sind

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

♫

Slucka

Nos. of Value. Shurea.

Paid 167).

Heserve.

AUG. 19, 1882 Werking Last Di Cloring Quo videiul factions, Cash,

BANKS.

Ah might to be contem with their rothing to be seen but à tumbled maar of the manteluholt. The tin-plates and pair HK, C. nud M. they are about to dimand the use of one Soue are covered with, and broken red blue blankets and

I'll tell

them.

you

which are

deal too mach liberty lies, is mostly clear, and inter- the hut. After a friendly he side of HK, & Wh'pos

the

tortuous

Written specially for The Gimmelweed Maddy j buds an ether atend its bawa, was the fells of class 12 dowa us he deals ont a pack of

the

with larowa,

AL

c

10,000 8

10,000'S

Gas Co.. 6,000 £ China Sagar Co. 6,000 $ H'kong Hotel... 2,000 $ H'kong Lou Co. 1, 230 Thong Bakory Luzon Sagar Co 7,000 $

[No. 5950-August 12, 1882.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, August 11, 1882

Lets. Fap.

1

Keo Adamereor, Z. VALUE Af Paler Anderson, Mira 1 Anderson, W1 Anthony, Mfrs A, 1

Leta. Par.

Keen, Tho

formerly Ea. 2

1 regd. Walls Castle

Kohler, Guatro 1 Kung Hưng Thị 1 Lai Woo L'Curto, Miss

Belzon, Antoulo 1 S

Bera

Biggers, F. G. A

Bock, Hot

Bodley, A, former-]

ly Bq Walle

Castle

Brink, Max...

Back; A.

I

Badden, Richard 1 Bal, Sigr. Antonio T Cabreira, Janelo Corapball, James 1 Campbell, Mru 2 Carolus, T.

2

Castro, John de "1

Ohne Kong Keo 1

ある

1

1

1. Lo Rossignol, W. 1

Lee Yan Foo

1

Legate, W. M. 3

Liftswood, H. 1

5 Lopes, Maria Sea a

Love, O. BI. ---

Manef,

1 card

1 .1.rega.

Munics, MH, % Marment, Mions.11.1 Maykeld, Eddie 1 Möcran, J. F. 1 MoMillan, Jr.,)

enginner Mayer, J. E. Mili, F

Mitchel, co.

Biitchell W. (en

Ches Anges & Co. 1gineer}

Steamboat.... 8,000 8

MISCELLANEOUS.

100$ 758 135,000 18,908.00 59102.

125 125 $147,56378

102

10€ 7,480 100$ 100 1008 100 100$ 1008

50 $ 50 100$ 100

3,180.50 4% 60% prem.

.1$1874 p.sh.

93 18105

6,250 $

5,324.71 1,880.51 810

169.31

$10. 8100

Chustal & Co.i.

$135 $60 $130

Rates of

intessent

100 all

8%

100 ail

8 %

Feb. 28 Ag. 31

300 Πέ

8

April & Oct.

300

8

27 році

8%

June & Dec.

JOANS,

000'8

11

11 1877 16,040'£

זן

1878 3,890 Ti. 1881 855 T.

tires, 3880... 600's 00

For half-year ended Sist Dec., 1881. caraded 30th June, 1899.

Payable. June30 Dic31

Jnel6&Dc.10.

ן

Report tasted in October, above 1st interim Bone

Clow Waw 1 regd. Mouiss, A, 1.

Christesassen, C. A.

Chua Yuen Tang 1

alexento, J.LI Cleverley, B. G. 1 Ciodo, C. Ne Center, Capt. John E.. Colien, W. 1

2,

Connors, Mr 1

They try and, arjoven in and loose.fr again Ok Judge: Museliski took off match being laid down in English, vals, and generally at a critical moment: the and Dividend for 1581. To 5011 April, 1882 For year 1881- Por your 1880. For half Coleja, Antonia 2

the Anting of "tan's Baby.'|

In Cura, N... Belly is comutated preety much as it is all angavard, oven,

í

active

they don't fry, with any reaso driving in of affections, aeli, hiltonsnes,

ur passitu misanthropy jala: ostentatiously religious. There ar

or

And whate

twinkle in his keen pwz eyes. Judge, Air Pilkington, "I guess dix this sarbitration on ette only

EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker:

Moverly, Wm.

Mow Chong

1

· Murtay, Mra A. I Nicholson, John 1 Paigu, F. H. I book Passes, Luis M. 1 Paterson, Walter 1 Phillips, E. A. Pollen, A.. Ponch, F. Signori Paroper, Aug. 1 regd. Quill, W. 1 book Quong-Lan-Sing 1 regd. Radchfie, Vernon B. 2 Tod Rankin, E.:18 5 1 regd. Reid, Mina Nelly

do. do.

Croninger, L. D..3 Coal, WI Denton & Co. Meural Eppel, Madme. 1 Erbach, Adolf Escoluna, F

Se, They are either very, humores and looked at them with ala ud cattle are browsing On soms of other log is piled an, into slows Hongkong Kates of Postare. I do., all of the same weight, to addresses in Eveley, S. 1

th

+

were at

CTA and Bgld not be the doctors, whp to whom the parties will agree to rofor, with duy villes vapour

sease,

1 fortunately, he has given up neting heat

Who is it !

1 If

up our

(Revised January 1st, 1882.)

Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China, may deliver them to the Post Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each bateli must consist of at least toen

1

Ewen, zir Blog, Alex Fun Beni :1. Furtado, David 1 Foug A Tin 1 French, Mouer, G:1

1 regd

Rickards, Frod 1 dgway, John I Rodrigues, F. C.1. Ross, Capt. John 1 regd.Roy Robert, P. 1

Ratherford, Bobt, 4: Byder, Peter

"Sirsaid the old Judge, with a Radn- chum," live. They have a large contract manthing frown, justied most always for fencing, and pwn horses, bullbokas, and preserve its dignity, You are fined

twenty V

Somatizce, of large plant of tools dollars f

we go down to their house for a game night of cards and a gossip. It is a long slab The Judge sailed grimuly.

hut, patshed up with mud and thatched Brother Pilkington," said he, to the okdost member of the Bar present, do you

with toi grass, standing in a thin boit of HK, and Shai Bank...........

1258 125 $2,100,000 $,630.45 40 +130%-32882 manuka troos. Ranged along the side aru ne to try all those onses P

stores of all sorts-flour, sugar,

(p. ah INSURANCES, Well, Judge," replied Mr Pilkington, I guess they're put down on the list for "Gentlenen said the Judge, in a voice harnessings, pack and riding enddies, Yungtaze Ing.... 1,200 TI

grass seed, with bullock-yokes, trices, and

and Nth.-China Ins. 1,000 27. 2,000 TI. 600 TI. 352,600 T1.063,790.00 T1 75 TL1225 vine." and nothing

360 T1, 360 TI, 500,488 T1. 18,147.50 of thunder, "put up those in-plasters. spades, picks, adzes, axes, and implements Unior Jos, Sue,

· 18 %ŜTL -850. "The

500 2,000 3 500$ 384,5978 437,688.682162.00+ $1025 they parties are brothers-in-law, are Brother Peck, the fine is remitted,

naked the Judge, who knew Clerk, call the first case "

Mr of the trade Three or four guna lang Chinn, Traders'

from the amoko-dried roof, with them both very well,

of

Insurance.....

600 $1066.60 $ 3008 500,000 $ 104,398.00 dried pork and

2 181575 Anid Mir Pilkington; "but

I mysterious "billices of C'ton Itu. Office 10,000 8

2608 50

$80 we," that

fow auoient, crackled plates from the Chinese Ins. Co. 1, 5008 1,000s 200$ 100,378 * leprivo them of the privilege of ON A NEW ZEALAND SHEEP RUN. Graphic and Illustrated adorn the grimy HK. Fire Ins... 2, 000 $ 1,000 8 2008 323,842 263,408.73

677.42 $% 18240 ning one another.'

(Pall Mall Budget.)

$76.T $1000 "No, it don't," wad the Judge; but I

walls, Turn the cyn where it will, there is shot-belts and powdor-flasks, are fixes over

horns, from which hang Chin Fire Ins. 4,000 $ 4 pair of

500$ 1008 493;6338 144,635.91 182 48315 nom, guscan they

STEAM PANIERA. af the public time; anil I opine hilla-round, conical,

nikins make a goodly ;

show on the racks; timber, othors half the whole judicial power of this county burned and black, with the skeleton trova quito netting almost concent the three gazy mos- for these sessions, and that ain't equality

still stauling.

The country below, except bunks fraternity,

and

in the

ranged it seems to me, Brother Pilkingtor

Now, weted by any streams and watercourses, half-caste host who despises poker and HK. and China

greeting our Dock what. Half of the guits theng tuany of the ridges and saddles are dobre--at once proposes a game of whist. have the power to refer, and I shall refer clothed with a growth of small ti-tree, fern, A battered in box, in which

Why not refer them all? Who and bracken. Her and there you may sue his papers and valuables it was washed keops apps for Deacon Bailey You, Brother dinck of sleep filing along the Bradstreet! Well, I recommend you to tracks

tracks which

anus up on the beach a few years ago-rves as they have formed round the a whist-talde when covered with a blanket, comfer together. gunthemen, and seu fyzurage. From a bigh point the aen is empty rom-keys, or whatever is handy

akvog

the

sides, to fresh and four of Kully car fix on scheme when all outters in ble, shimmering in the hot sin some each one taku off his coat, rolls up b

ne sit down on

on grass-inge and dispute may be referred. ***

his shirt Cramsul

all bowed, mal retired from the ties the sack from a steamer or the sleeves, and lights his pipe, preparatory to Chi. Imy., 1874 6,276 % Julee Masoliert, if he lived in a white sail of a existing schooner

on the encounter. Our boat's swarthy face mmastey unk

Provningsring

greasy, torn fox linte, it was glow, and, after is a mage of

grada. A potful of black tea stands at his kumbakest ;

peale, to all the task the hill befow them. It looks, indeedlide, which he distributen freely during the Sugar Debon try the teten word he running theta inta the hopper of a corn-bull. The wind ba sterils country between as and the sea, but no, with many jokes at the en

empty_rien The pretty well ground to toilen.

it. in really set of three

game is or four large

ge,lamp, which nearly expires at short inter- Presently

The band is fairly couns fromped interthurding zone.

abends in rich lawa-like sage, nors is marked with a fire-stick. Now and

where loin.

then the fire throws out a Stful glow as the falls the ivers

work, burn-

up dark corners and eranties

anyies of the hut that the scrubs, and the smoke ends up grotesque and fantastic. After the whist it would be imprastlle condition. There's only one man in Utics ily. Boating gullien, Sling the air is over we have

curreboree, and the nonday talk

is of horses, of favourite mares, sleep trying, for the sun beats and cattle, of boundaries and disputed fence toresfully; There is no bre

lines. At ten we break:

Little party; ster flaks are soon emptied, and for the mosquitoes are troublesome, and Th during this halfshore's spell for both it in

4. Boxholders may also send Patterns ry, Mrs home. The moon is high in the

to the same places in the same way. Thong Tai strol! stal work ching a hard biseait without heavens.

bathed villey

in light

elopen containing Patterns may be wholly Gaus, M. N. Arteck www he of the best-known menthaedy makes mature of the different wilver tall, and the twisting hill tracks are

meterme quatriment. A wail of clu an i

clumps of palms atand out in bold relief

closed, if the nature of the contents he first Gelston, Arthur W. ngainst the hill-sides; the river is like a A full, strong, hotel, independent

The simple

Newspapers over four ounseen in weight exhibited or stated to the, Postmaster Giggle, Domin 0.1 of societies. of society man Thus ca in comity, wheret

painca m the virus is

indicative of a clearly defined as in the day. The flax be taken to be in

be in every nad rascals

are charged as double, treble, &c, as the General, as he may consider necessary and Ginsburg M.1 regd. mccessful kawyer me the most

Hover, MrE.1 respect a Christian

of the local Bar He it is past, Muori

namica telling one nothing. gentle breeze, and we can see the horses papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two be inserted in auch Pattern Packota. vertheless St. James and St. Paul would had been a soldier, and lead military aleas 3'huar are, for instances, two or three Rough, the cause feeling on the int nerons the Newspapers must not be folded together as

Goddard, G. 7. 11 have found many openings for criticisin of honour and straight dealing.

Hill, east and west, Ewe Ridges, Rock, river.

PARCELA ---The public is romirded that Guices, J. M. 1 after their peculiar manner But, aniwys.

The delicate tracery of leaf and fern one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Brother Pock Just take it," said the Stone, Pleasant Point, Dal

Gurney, C. R. 2 pily, they have been dead for sure han Judge

Print Cabbage-faux flat, is reflected on to the white surface of the except him however, lo encloscel, if the to Et by, 2, do Much table and dot Haiders, 171 Tegal, 8.0. send for hing

Home River," a

Creek," and tents, which scent to be embroidered in all while be paid at Book Bate. Pricas Onr-pointment are caused by persistent attempts Hall Lewis J.1

matter may, however, be Europe, &c. trouble and disap. Halery, Mrs. A. A. 1 lu a short time thor of years, and it is to is fenced that

Mir Peck enteret the

The muge to

to the ves mantius if not worn out have t

and after se pressure from the

ater lusive of dense forest, rising froni Zealand night," we say, as we reluctantly Books.

at presents u

ents sorts of beautiful patterns. "A true New around loose. fallen

At all events, not a Judge agreed to undertake the abitration.

to send small valuable trifles through the Hamilton, H. G. 1 cent may be paid either as Newspapers or three four thousand feet in height,

Pust: single apostolle mg seems to have Hosted

Some works clapsed before Mr Feck, Some

Fancy Work, Carios Articles of Dress, Hammond, Engh 1 down Utica way. The maitsistors there are though pressed by both sides, wonki manke elindag, their sides bristling with dead

Commercial Papers signify such per tinually being refused, the senders having Harford, 1.0.1 There are turribly rough

and similar presents aro con- Hankes, G. W. 1 all 100

too original and respectable to then the

as, though Written by Aand, do not bear east-of clothes of prophets and apostles.hanced sitting. Thereupon parties,

as appointment fre a tuceting. A length thaler, strewn with trons torn up by their THAMER-STREET INDUSTRIES, by Percy the character of an actual or personal corro- often spent more in Postage than would Harman, King 1 They war the latest fashion in religious

Rats in a heavy galo, anul hogs bankers Emory, & subtitrated Paphlet on For spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied hun end to a freight by stencier Hartzell, N. 1 euel, witheks erowded to the arbitra

mk displaced by the famory, de, pablished at fd, anny be badasic, &c. The charge on them is the same refund can be made on such parcels of the Fat Burtutu.

In this Commonplace community relisten to speed of

tim. Day after day Mr Peek, sat patiently earthquake of lygee years. These ranges gratis from any Chemist or dealer in peras for books, but, whatever the weight of value of Stamps obliterated before the Hora,

are full of wild pigs and cattle, and not nery in the World, or JOHN GOSNELL & arose an quemon shiny. Two of the ling

ts of law, to evidence

hurdy stock men made a hunt Co. Londo|ADVT.]

a packet containing any partially written usture of the contents was discovered. most respectel mon in the town, Elder and roles ant, slowly by the ag expedition to be more remote and p

paper, it will not be charged less than 5

Local and Indian Pared Post Natkins and Deacon Barley, being brothers

Įtortuous powersAPR examination and accessible

this bact country, co parts fist persuasion, regarded each other with weeks, now and thous

· day for four bare at hte end of a month with a valuable. pelta. Semnetites in our wander. za note, never

until at s wom across a

broken down,

desert-

ches of consul came to an end.

aplitters, or bush-tallers; but the wary old Ap-i Chad. will comider and

the refuse which are atrewn about on the Chung Hon. at the earliest possible date.

give my

banks and flow are full of netiva life. He waited till everyone houd disappeared, Sestiered along the ran, and then, taking a sheet of paper, he wrote the shepherds buts,

miles apart, are Fo-pa upon in lus old, characteristic style four bet and built

of some squared tiur-Ha-wall. to controvert that proposition, prower that, signe

Ephrum Peek," and rade saius, ut gear, the are rente of Heung-kong Trai squash to be a fraud, or these tinaloes to gravely put it inte s pesket. Then he and

generally situated on the

(Aberdeen), banks of sune creek Patches of garden, Hok-teni Le roiten, and to frighten that here's the Kent and drink the bar of the enclosed by a rade fence, indicate the boats Buk-tsui Wan. into giving ap the notion of marrying tation Hote the family.

industry of

the occupant; but This quarrel having

but onion, Huk-in Map" said the proprietor, M. Fack-cubixuges, mud water-melons are the general Hok-on Kok. Those several sptura of neighbourbons, san, when will you give your award!"

The shepherd of the stockinan is Hung-henny Lv. Church follow-membership, and lood I reckon I ran ange it in less than a sling, the forur.

eund, sociable fellow despite his lonely Hang-on Fan on the a und horse the Cors at that," said the lawyer, who bore the

generally going afoot Kai-Jung Wat.. tential leThere was a powerful sight with low track in hand,

his wallet and Ka-sz Wall | field-glass shung over his shoulder. If he Kan-lung Dher werk, two weeks, three weeks passed, gece away to a distal part of the ran for Kau-pai ·

the two parties began to wax inpatient, day or two he leaves are cabalistic signs Kung Chung. The time for the next parterly session of on his door which might to translated it Kung Kok. the pot was conung, and each side me suck fast inte confulent of stress, wanted to make the award a role of Court

that there crowds were eligible for posting or vivi seption. It wunk be a paradies who e there were not lawyers, and Utica is fur fron being an Eden. Backbiters and gossipa are part of every civilised community, and without the virtue would be stake and unprofitable. Mothers-in-lav alond and old maids pepper to add zest to the

sreda

} : ը,

"It's

It's Mr Peek.

Brother Peek: Just the my is Brother Peek P

court.

Where

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.

1

1

an whom good men respected ¦ture of the great to which blades rustle against each other under the case may bo, but such papers or packets of approved by him. Printed Circulara meylover, Mrs Marie 1

in-law, and members of the hard shell Papers NavigationZ

to

tlus

ELZI

uf

of thes

the iss

a

turn in,

NAMES OF VILLACES &c.,

IN OR NEAR HONGKONG.

!Corrested Spelling,}

feelings the reverse of what ought to be showing site of wears gren tha | ei sanuty, inhabited once, perhaps, by ral:- A-kung Ngam.

those of brothers in fact. They rut

They must say.

were at daggers drawn and never spodez,”

that

almost tou mild a way of paiting in

largh! witnesses were run out

Whatever we desired the other tried every timlemen," he said the inquiry is hand refuses to enter, as old Blankets and Cheung-shan Homs.

to circumvent If Dean Bailey ap proved of a

3 of a projusition, or a pumplan, or a karral of tomatoes, or signs tange Elder Nutkus forthwith get all his ferers

Carnival, with the spears putting on its flanks, and very good bega get faci as İç anmutsugeride.

Now Miss Athansa Sucking was a spiri stor sister tlu: Elder, mani dan ster-in law by courtesy of the Deacon. And hav ing zone to cherish, no one in buse, whe took an namuose delight in bating the tw Fathers-in-law, as pruch delight as a par

-

with

FO-BUTTONY,

ish Indy takes in the coffer between the bud med be taken up by either gerally fences and a

HON

Shek

as Gone toe luck Hurray," "to Pleasant Valley Li-ti Mun

Lap -Bay Wa after lost esses.

those cursed wild dogs Mat

Mu-tau At leigh Me Peek anounced that again," or "grub duny, Riter stores."

Chung Ma-tau Kok. award, and that on pagenta central part of the ran, his base is Ma-tau Tsüt of his f

Improvised stockyards. Ma-tan Wai. party. The sun was constidetalie. the bebowling of her two favoreing for once in their lives, the uppe gotha, beg strewn with the bleached Mongkok.

ground about the door resembles a Ma-ti. Agree The

Ping cattle. Many of their skins line the fences,

bull and the torador, or an Ashantee wo

brothere.

Miss Athanasia Nitko wanbaly foul of the noses, cond this skills and homes of stangere sheep and Chau..

about fifty summers and an equal tuber ritrator therefore handed over on their on carrying it at 1ches were be had ever sine the

of winters, and in wh980 nature the winters lawyers the piece of

has got the better of the summers in a penal day of the arbitratur's pavoedings. portion of alt 3:1. She was glacial and

her use altray

Borcal; she hipped liku a frost and cul Like the east wind. The end of her

La

It ran

Nuddings & Beley Berdry v. Nathins

a pes of deomposition; nuploa Pah-sbai W sant odours, too, come fun the doxen dog-Pok-fu Lam.

• giving: fragrance to the atmos. Sai-wan Tsai phere which aone but a shepherd could en- Sai Ying-pun,

It is ut considered breach of

by and make free

Saa Tstin. Shai-wan. Shui-teni Pu Shan-shui P Alu-ki Wan, Shok-e.

Shek Tou Shek-

k-tung Taui. Sheung Wall Shui-tsing Wan. So-kon Po. Tai-kok Teui. Tai-longung.

Ha Tai

Tai-pang M. Tai Shan

apit Tai-abek Kok. Tai tam. Tai-tam Tuk. Tai-wan. Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chuu. Fast Taz-mui. Taim-aba Txi Tso-pai Tuai. To-kwa Wan. To-ti Wan. Tung-wa (Hospital). Tung-le Was

Un Chau.

Wan-tsui, Wong-kok Tsui. Wong-ma. Kok, Wong-nai Chung. Yau-nia T.

COTZEN.

No

Ryko, John

Sat Miss

1 Scott, James

I

2.

1

Icard

1 pcl.

1 'regd. 1

Squibe, Jack Stowert, Mrs M. 1 Stock, Saddle.

Marlo Suldraioli, M. Suta, W Taylor, Thomas 4 1 Terkeltola, J. 2 Thomson, WF 95pcle, Thompson, W. H. 2

5

1 regd.

Tiang, Potemiano 1

Thornton, S.

Thum Tu

Tackoy, J.

Virgil, Albert 1

1 1

I card

2

zegd. Wal Foo

Waight, John

Wohlle, Faul Willis, Rev. E. R. Wilson, John,

formerly of the Walls Castle"

J. F.

Hotlinger, Thus, 1 J'mos, J. (gnbuer) 1

James, T. H.

Jones, O. R Jories, Robt,

es

1:

Wong Qutong

1. Small Farecls may be sent by Post Ji Lea at Book Rates between. Hongkong and of the British Post Offices in Chine, as well Jahib, R.

na to

My

Wing Shing Loong 1rgd.

Winter, T.1

1

H. M. S. Dzed J. B. Bookey, H.M.S. Foxhound, 1 paid let

tor.. endorsement,

The sender of any Registered Articlo may meenpany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits The limit of weight for Books and Com-Settlements, Ceylon and India. They must mercial Papers to Foreign Fost Offices is not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet Kolar. 4 lbs. Fatiorna for such offices are limitad

1 foot deep, weigh more long, 1 foot broad. to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these than its, nor be smaller than 3 in. by 2 dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 in.

Such

parcels mity be wholly closed inches.

if they bear

Sis spacial PARCEL CONTAINING NO LETTRE, but any Bert W. Warrington, H.M.S. Eek, 1 copaid parcel may be opened by direction: of the

letter. for India a declaration of contcats and Pastmaster General. In the Case of Parcels value is required, a printed form for which Parcels for India and Ceylon is compulsory. Andelslow

The Registration supplied gratin. 3. The following cannot be transmitted Anjer Head, ss. 1 regd, Kaisow Parcels insufficiently packel or or liable to be erased (as bandboxes, Belbeck protected, Arcbos &c.) Opinm, Glass, Liquids, Explosive en Delled Will atances, 31atches, Indigy, Dyestuffs, Ice, B. E. Steenkeen 1. Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or Camelot whatever is dangerous to the hails, or Carlotta likely to become offensive or injurious in Centurion trausit

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in the abune crack, and all the matters on dispute betites the them porties, I

You may judge whether, when Messrs veh," Nutkins al Raloy received this award,

the

course inapplicable in a British Colony.

had a wintry appearance, as if she hurd bese a rubbing it against an iceborg, and her hands were icy in summer and frust-bitten in

with the victuals, which a winter, wherefore she enveloped them clear that much party do pay his man away in camp sons for protection from black mittens. The Lord preserve me from coats, mind that if they are disantisfied willow-flies. A rummage among his looką an old maid in black mittens

Bris defecimination, the pateties du def discloses n mestley collection,

such She did not love the Deacon-w

fight if mek,"

as a vovel of Quida,

Bragged anui yenth-she had had a sort of Spring, A

turn copy of Boccaceio," Layard's "Nine short one-in which Bailey was the urb of

stray volume of Dickens of warmth and light, Bus Bailey preferred the blessings which were called down a pile of ancient newspap

Shakspeare, or the chubbier, warmer graces of Miss Philo. the hoad of Peek were of the art that my dreadfuls." probably hought

Tion- mano Curtiss, and the bleak winter of dia-hud-allt Haptists are wont to consider as during his last visit to the townstup. The Day

by weight content with Bailey and nil mankind act- tled down

¡ down for ever on the soul of Athanasia. Indeed, their feelings were so walls are covered with liste of stores, obozy Nutkins. She hated her twother for mar of that there was only one way killed or lost, sad reflections on solitude, rying the Deacon's sister, and, having non-

of relieving theta. They both ale for the thing better to do, it was her amusement

Union Hotel. It was pretty full of people

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BOOKS OF ULOSING THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the French Contract J'acket:- before departure for Saturday if the de perture be on Monday),-

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rainy days, the state of his finance, spall witticisme, or a rough attempt at drawing.

serves the stations round for many miles, Day of departure, cones and goes once every ten daye, weather permitting; not that a fooded river

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to keep the two families in a stale of war,tresing Peek's award. The hilarity was Tha mailman, who with a pair of mules

or at best of veiled hostility. Sometimes counonsense would

would get the better hand

general.

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Nutkins camo in first. He was greeted the brothers and sisters would make it up; say anything the familiar face of the a gale of wind stops him. He carries

shout of

laughter Before he could the eshimot vent round, the fumahawk was Beacon was seen in the doorway. The con- letters and messages, brings in all the buried in

in the back

back garden. Then Athana- sin drooped. She sulked and worried and The Elder looked at the Deacon, and the herd's cherte very materially such as pady this time remained silent and surious. wants and Insuri which leaser the ghep-

this

began to plot the means of destroyg | Deacon examined the Elder. It was only ties of whisky and rum are ofton glowed unnatural peace. went frora

frora house to for a few seconds. Gradually their festures clothes, books, pipes, tob

tobacco, and

house.

and

words.

papora

She watched for compromising acts began to relax. The Yankee sonas of humerar in some sang corner of his capacious ears of Nutkins or wife, and

and reported

and at length broke out in fulled axbush or in the hollow of

Sto breathed them into theks in their eyes, dawned in their sulle.bags, to ba left behind some I

and Bourished, and was broke out to heartily, and a tremendous choor shook the the best table, and retails all

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•tiful at Descom's "The Denoou re- Peck's lemon, we'll drink to Majors prepare the "cuff,” or cut up &

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their incautious remarks to the spouse of sunshine, accompanied by a hearty guffaw, trie until Jack or Tom comes stealthily up Deacon Bailey Then the calumist was which, was echoed by the spectators. The for dashed

I to the ground,

the tomahawk dug two non advanced and shook hands guest

bis property. He is a welcome guest at which the Thirty Years' War was a childish her, and made the glasses dance on the or, when in

gossip from town or station, counter.

humour, spins Buley heard that Elder Nutkins

Houd What a couple of fools we're beat, or adventure of the wad. Bunday is a

wonderful

yarn of misdcod had spoken of him as a thief. Elder Nut Jim," said Elder Nutkius, a little moisture blessed day in camp, a d kits learned that the Deacon lud referred trembling on his eyelashes. to him as a konve and a blackguard. Nat-

not of absohila lazinose but rather of Agreed, Zeph," replied the Deacon kins's garde

good Inoakfast whe outing. There is i cook is well sup and we've paid that darned old fool, lied; all lend a hand to stack the fire- some choice was despoiled by night or

pompkins,

Elder remark-

Peek, three hundred dollars to convict us pumpkinpics seemed to be

South Australis. ft.

shrep The tether-rom aro stretched

Japan:*

Straits Settlements. A New South Wales. Taania across the trees, the blankets and rugs. Port Darwin. When Judge Masefield took his seat at brought out to wide of his land, the

United Kingdom, to be sand, Court, Bradstreet, who was Laundress,

every man turns action. The Elder im- friend of Major Peck's, got and

does his weck's washing

Queensland. before

Western Australia. pounded the Deacon's cow, found a

and straying on that his award be indo su up at moved the man is high, repairs the damages to his ordeta on Shanghai, and rice tersa.

3.The Hongkong Post Office also issues The He

road the

award.

lettors. Sometimes one or two ardent The Judge bounded from his sea

3--The commission is as follows: "What, Brother Bradstreet he shouted.

sportstuey cry off and leave camp before Up to £4, 810, or B 20,0.20 cents. breakfast to have "Read that again."

day

after the cod aud kawai down on the "Ocean Beach," half a The old lawyer read it again with a mali-dozen miles avaz cious crphasia,

or another takes his vay, or "Where's Brother Peek ? cried. the where he is

-and-guca-up the river to some bush flats,

pretty sure of

sure of a good buy! pigeons, will as many paradise

leat

very of torted that Natkins in putting up his new

aken a yard aud cominentnd mu

fence had taken

and

his premises, and received a writ. Deacon next had a writ in slander, for say- ing that the Elder had misappropriated some trust funds belonging to

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Mails,

Dirs Bailey. The net result was that the next County Court, when old Judge Masefield came down, there were eleven

£10, or $50, or R100, 0.80 actions

entered on the list between Nethitis

R150,... $1.00. and Bailey or Bailey and Nutkins All the

ducks The long, powerful forn, of Major Pook cares to carry, or any stray sow worth (unless drawn on India, when R150 is the delivery should be retarded by the Contracti

4.-No Order must exceed £10 or $50 beat counsel on the circuit were engaged in rose gravely in the centre of the cuart these cases.

For the first time in her life, What's the meaning of this, Brother The monotony of the day is generally be issued to the samo persons, in favour of powder and shot that comes across his path. Limit), nor will more than two such orders Mias Athanasia's face wore a semblance of Pech: It's a gross contempt of Coust,

broken perfect content.

by a visit from

of the the same payes, by the same mail.. At the opening of the sittings, the Judge, sir, a grass contempt of Court.""

herds, or the fencers drop in for a dinner 5-Suma not excooding S50 may be re- in a full court, ran his eyes down the list, "I beg your Honour's pardon," said Mrs of tea 2 route to a friend's mitted between the Foris of Chins by and dropped the corner of his mouth. Pock, preserving a serious face.

any casual, in fact, whom

means of Postage Stamps, subject to a "Why" he said, "I reckon lulf the offence was meant Contempt or not, it sure or business leads our way.

charge of one per cent. for cashing them. has reconciled the parties, and settled all Escs in the list are between Nutkins and

their differences.

No

A few hundred yards down the river is a fencer's whare, where a half-caste-a tall, handsome fellow and his mate, new Post Office, Shanghai.

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