1884-01-30 — Page 4

SOUDDING.

THE CHINA MAIL

2. Mo following cannot be transmitted through the exhis dark rolling strewn of sea raus-n font duep or more in placce, as Parcels insufliciently packod or protected, it wanders virus and across the flour or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, with the roll of the ship: the capo) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosive sub trin

aft with the spa, and stancos, Matèhea, Indigo, Dyestufa, Ice, of whatever is dangerous to tho likely to become offensive or injurious in transit.

Wines

•

Fruit,

3. Parcole are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail

Not on board a long modern scrow. steamer, though they ako rought work enough of it at times; but in a sinal over- ladon Yankee ailing ship of some 600 tons.

terprising yang upon making the best of a fair wind for big on awals, "gueing he'll lay her to now if ho our entch a elance." It was Luadon. After being close-hacled for a

ww only one of the after deadlights stove in day or two in a heavy head-son, under and the captain was knocked over by the double-reufed topanils, it is very plenant, as we sit over the cabin fire, to hear these as it poyed in white boking at his glass. Five or six sturdy oil-contod mon with hard voice of the faste call some of theickets and swál follow the black stocuri Packet, To Lulia ilioy are forwarded by }

the P. & O. and Indian Mail Packots only, watch to lay aft, and got a pall ups the about the cabin and into stata-moms, pull to Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon weather-braces" and again, an hour after- wards, just as a heavy rein equall pressing up carpets and handing out the water, sibility is accepted with regard to any Bway, to hear the order givou te square the site the carpenter cleverly covers the upon pareal, unices Registeros, and then only to Yards, and the milers as they had in part will strat piattle and uvus. A. this the amount of $10. the weather mainbrace, singing cheerily, is done while the gale memor heavier than

But hun, hetwon two grunt ec "Yard oh, yard ch, then we'll ring the

the little ship's head is brought round, and yard oli Passengers seated round the

tae foro-topsail clevved up and furled after a table at cards, become more interested in terribly struggle, it would take too long to what is going on above than in their game;

tall. And there was an auxiers hour's work and when the captain comes down among about four in the morning, before chat mad them in his great comet sleak, drippalling rush castward gave place to the easy wet, tho ganu stops while he answers the question of "What's up now, captain give-und-tako uopion, with

Wind some out right aft; sed she going her course eleven, under toponiks, topallant sails, aux a fore-course, gentle

kien.

Fler is an easy quiet swing or swagger about a steady upright ship when the first begins to run off before the wind with little noise below, and things stand woll-upon the cabin table. All thru in early that night, ani, boyand a satisfactory gurgle and swish of water past the littl ship's side as she rolls along, the first burs

ver

With sloping austs and dipping prow As who, pursed with yell and blow, Stiff treads the singkow of his foe

7

And forward buns his head

that was a faithful deaniption of our ship before she was brought to;" but now abe bares the gate, te passen without her dames's Gnzette,

of it are peacefni chagh: But we time Hongkong Rates of Postage. before morning a troup of men and noise

of many heavy coila od ropa ung desen on

Newspapers over four ounces in weight

4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilitics with Parcel Post to Burope, &c., which does not exist,

It is necessary that the following rules he strictly observed

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusite of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day,

To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorago is divided into eight Sections, commencing at Groon Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked ., nose the Kowlpang shore A, and those in the body, of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sectiona

Section,

1. From Groan Island to the Gas Works. :

2. From Gas Works to the P, and 0. Co.'s Fnstory.

Steamers

1. No Lotter or Packet, whothor to be registered or registered, can be received

Anton... for Postage if it contains gold or silver

Bengal money, jewels, precious articles, or Casandra thing that, as a general rule, is liable to Castellano Customs duties.

China

2. The limits of weight allowed, aro pa

Emuy

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending Tinunazite of Patterus of dutinis articles, unless the Don Juan quantity sent be so small as to make the Donglas

unpls of no valute,

Euxino

Foronia Books and Papore-10 British Offices, Fokian

5ths. the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Fooksang Pattern to British Offices, 51ba, if-with-Glucksburg out intrinsic valuo; to the Continent, Greyhound

follows

kc., 8 oz.

hSchroder...... Ger.

Roy

............ Brit.

3 h Lindemann......Gor.

...Vengoohon.

12 h Focken

648 Jan 514 Jan Jan.

29 Sionsson & Co. 23 Remedios & Co. 25 Yuen Fat Hong

29 Russell & Co.

27 Brandar & Co.. 27Douglna Stenship Co. 30 ftemedios & Co. -

978, Jan 18 Russell & Co. 117

IL&W por Dock Cu

20 Jardine, Mathoɛon & Co. 29Order

Aueoy and Manila

Manto Coast Porta

Port Darwin, &c.

Hingo Swatow, &c.

[No. 6403-JANUANY, 80, 1884.

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM

· Taula Kama,

Shun-on

Kung-pai Low Yuut Posang

Kiang-ping Yotai-

- WATERS.

WHAMPOA. Find & Bla Amam.str.

CANTON. Chi nh Chi Brit

str. Shanghai

MAOAO.. Chiatr. Canton Brit abr. Canton

AMOT.

In part on January 25, 1884. Androklos Brit. bio,

Chloris

Galveston

Fang

Johann Carl

Lee Yih

Ktoon Dock. Louise

1st prox To-marrow Kison Dock 8th prox Fog Flying To-day

1st prox Kloon Dock

Milton Quickstop.

Dán, bgo

Ger, be Gor.bge.

Gor.bge. Taiwanfoo Getach

Brit, bgo BorneG

Anter, sch. Norw. bge.

Am. 3m.za:

FOOCHOW,

In port on January 26, 1884-

Gar.sch. Takno

Friedrich

SHANGHAJ.

In port on January 25, 1884. MELUKANT STEAMERS,

Brindisi

Hongkong, &o. Hongkang

Section

M

B. From P. ed. O. 06.'s Offico to Peddar's Whet.. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,

3. From P. and O. Co.'s Factory to the Harbour Master's Offico.. 4. From Haskopić Master's to the P. and Q. Co.'s Offles.

7. From Naval Yord to the Pier,

8. From Fier to East Point.

Vesala Name.

Captain

Flag and Biy

Tons,

Date of Arrival

Consignes or agents.

Destination,

Remarks.

Ássona

Stuok

Margreż.

str. 305 Jan. str. 1363 Jan. str. 1007 Jan. Span. str. 212 Jan Ger. str. Brit .str. Span, str.

26 Wieler & Co.

27 Adamson, Bell & Co.

Suigon

51'S. Asliten ...... Brit

tomenteria Spam.

4 o Peter

......... Brit.

str. atr. sine

982 Jan. 414 Juno

Jobstowni

B

str.

1k Paulsen

Gel.:

str. 1145 Jan.

24 Siamsson & Co.

5hWestaby......

Brit

*tr.

500 Jan.

24 Douglas Steamship Co.

...Hogg

Brit.

#tr.

090 Jan.

British

..2 Buutoleen you. Ger.

str.

917 Jan.

5 b'Scott H Brit.

ste.

297 Jan. 24 Adamson, Bell & Co.

Hoikow

Chin-tung

Chinezo

8hWoong. .......Brit.

...Oberg

Brit.

str.

str.

281 Nov.

28)Afony & Co.

Chunghin

British.

B1 Jan. 13 Captain

K'loon Dock El Dorado

British

v.Jones...

str. -Brit

852 Jan.

24 Yuan Fat Hong

Bangkok

Fung-hun

Chinesa

26 M. B M. S. S. Co.

Nagasaki and Kobo latprox.

Greatham Hall British

Brit

str. 1306 Jan.

30 Adamson, Bell & Co.

London, &c.

To-morrow

Hao-a-

Chiness

Ger.

str. 1202 Jan.

Saigon

To-day

Hacebin.

British

Fck.

atr. 1270 Jan.

Yokohama

To-day

Hasting

Chinese

Repairing

Brit.

str. 1427 Jan.

Saigon

British

Fch.

etr.

Kloon Dock.

Chinese

Brit.

str.

Chinare

Pilot Fish

biVhir S kiMcCaslin

Span.. str. Brit str.

Kiang yung

Chinesa

574 Jan.

Hoihow, &o.

Kowshing

British

Hongkong

...Aguirro

Span. str.

Sea Gull Selembria Toucer

Honery 7h Haydon

K'loon Dock Mark Lane To-day

British

London, de.

Nagoya Maro

Japanono

Nagasaki, &o.

Ainer, a

Nanzing

Beitiah

..3kFowler

Brit.

New York

Newchwang

British

Brit

str. 1324 Jan.

London, &c.

To-day

French

H'kong, d

Guz.

sir.

073 Jan.

27 Wicker & Co.

Chines

Tromp

b Roo......

Dutch st

137 Oct.

Pekin

Britiab

cBrowni

Brit

St.

876 Jan.

19/Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

Posony

British

Hankow, &c. Hongkong

Mor.

atr.

6012 Jan.

26 Wisler & Co.

Storo Nordiske Danish

Ger. ...... Brit.

str.

393 Jan. 28 Widler & Co.

Swatow

British

Tainang

British

Tansui

British Chafoo

Vladivostock

Xnesian

Portland (Uregon)

Waverley British

Wenchow

Bratisla

Swatow

Wachang

British

flainan Horon......

Kong Hong

lock, with a lunging of canvas and rattle In the following Statements and Tables and creak if bluetes, tell of much work Be Katus are yen in ands, and are, for aloft. By daylight the ship, with two arenLetters per half org for Books and at the whoot, is tanng though the water | Patton, por into etudes, under narrow slips of deserved topouts and though she is ping eleven knots, with

to charged as duble, treble, &c., as the the wad right aft, it howls past bet through the rigging as though testday may 10, but such papers or packets of The S has risen, and eco apens y he sens at Hook Rate, Two thongh it would rise higher if the wind spars must not be folded together as one not must anything cheter be inserted would let it at overy wavy, as it lifts it execpt ba fide Supplements.

Pristal head, has the crest shared clay inter uy, however, be unciaed, if the front of it in long streams of any he while be paid at Bok: Ratt Prices Cur-conditions of Registration requirod hard black hills of water, an they rise and

ren toy be paid either as Newspapers or follow each othur, being almost-hidden 1 Books.

Fadonnily for the Loss of a Registered Article. Kumamoto Maru .....

The Post Office is not legally responsible Mark Lane

Maseria for the safe delivery of Registored correspon dence, but it is prepared to make good the blenzaleh contens of such correspondence lost while Muray.....

Nanshan powing through the Past, to the aztunt of Nam-risn $10, in certain casos, provided :---

still.

fow hundred yards from the ship by tale driving spoondrift. Ovorical, the sky is Commercial Papers dignify aneh papers

1. That the sender-daly observed all the

2. That the letter was securely enclosed

in a reasonably strong envelope.

9. That application was made to the a cold pale Datch blue, blown admost area, though Written by Hand, do not bear Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi of clol, save where it meets the sun; the character of an actual or personal correntely the loan was discovered, the envelope constant belt of purplish grey send Bya wapondentes, such as invoices, deeds, copied being invariably forwarded with such appli and fast, blending auch with the distante, &c. The charger them is the same cation unless it alap is lost.

For ipoks, at, whatever the waight of packel containing any partially written It is a wild rush abi, sen, wind, and cloud, all thrangis the shert Decuber day, it will at bo scend less than 5 The sender of any Registered Article any ecotany it with a Return Receipt

paying cu extra fee of 5 cents.

apray.

cent

About antdon the tempest Acerus to increase, and the ship begins to steer rather wildly before it. yawing at timer widely from her course. A length after a long

The limit of weight for Books and Com hard tight nearly the whole crew bebig! upon the yard at one time-the maintopsail | ræercial Papers Foreign Post Offices is in furled; and, alor a close-reefed fuge tha ass for ench offices are limited topmail, with four wer at the wheel she to 8 ounces, and must as exceed these helavce somewhat less like a runaway we didnsions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 Still, after dark, among the passengers in inches. the cabin here is a sort of lulf-expressed feeling that there may be too much of wick

a thing as a fair wind, oven. The carpenter

has been at work all day sering denili data

in the upper storm-ports and altering

down tarpaulings over the skylights on the peop; and once now and then a heavy the

Countries of the Pantel Unionu.

4. That the Postmaster General is satis fed that the loss occurred whilst the corrse pon lonce was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was nut caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or slipwrecks nor by the dishonesty or negligenes of any person not in the empleymont of the Hongkong Peat Office.

5. No compensation can be paid for more age to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, bandeemely bound books, &c., which reach their destination, although in a breken or deteriorated condition.

Fing-on Ramos Saghation

Vortigem Vorwoorte... Weile Whampoa

Sailing Vossois

Alden Besse ...... Antivol Antoinetto Astoria.

Bonnie Lassie Charley .. Coloran Dakota

Else

Praticiacu Friedrich Baydu Brown

The Union may be taken to comprise Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Jupiter rope, ali foreign possessions in Asia, span, 2. Mirica, Byt, Mauritius, all

Hire.

CHẢIN BRAKSKS, AND BOATS,

IN

THE COLONY OF HONG KONG.

Chairs md Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Half Hour,....10 tu.

Hour,.....20 cts. Three hours,..50 cts. Six hour,...70 cts. Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar.

from a following sea, under which the ship. America, Mexico, Sailor Brazil, GALLSED TARIFF OF FALLS FOR CHAIRS, troubles from end to en, tells that mich Peru, Chili, Vuola, The Argrating

Jamaica,

Trinidad, Guiana, precautions are just in time to keep the Bermuda, Ielum, Hawaii, with i

Balneas, water out. The stoorsien have a lord time of it, and the perspiration reus from all Dual French, Netherlands, Porta- their forehels as they do their heat in quo and Spanish Coleniza, follow with the helm the rapid orders of the Port! Fuet!! captain nate; such as. Moet her quick-neet her, hurry hard R-port! So, steader! Starbound a spoke, starboard! There she can parti over! Sn, atculo! Steady! Watch her there, quick with ye hen part, steady!" and such. All through the lang night the

wheel is never a moment at rest.

There is in daylight below next mo ning; and beakfast is served by the jerky light of two cubit-heape, which swing at times up to the deck beatus, so that the labpil Somehow KOSH poufurud with the enflee and head and butter. But the onl ix haud-to- mouth aflair and soul over. En deck the sero is striking enough., have become very long as well as higher

Condris sor in the Union. The chief euntries not in the Union are the Au-

ralesian Grong, and S. Afrien

Postage to Criss Conatsien, General Baba, by any roble !-- Lutters, Post Chela, Registration, Newspapers, Boola, Patterus and)

fronta per 3 oz. cants each. jfi conte.

2 ts each, 2 cents per 2 oz.

Coman, Papers, There is no charge on raðirnated corre- spendency within the Postal Union.

M. A. Dixon Maric Louise. Moutiard

Mount Lebanon

K. Gilson.....

Nellie May...

Pan) Revere Penobscot Queen of India Pachol Serah

TO VICTORIA TEAK.

Sin Kolga... Spartaj

St. Idenc

Single Trip.

Four Coulies,

$1.00

Tartar

Three Colies,

-.0.85

Three Brothors

Two Coolios,

0.70 Twilight

Titan

Return (direct or by Pok-fu. Lem):

Walk Chatle

Four Coolies,

...$1.50 Wildwood

Three Coolies,

Two Coolies, ..*

Drummond...Japai. str. 1292 Jan.

Parter....

13 Petersen

bc Blanc

cDuncan

Lorede Blackburno

ePower. 2b Schuldi

2 h Boysen

3 h Piner

2 h Williams

..2 Noyes......

3 Wyman..... 3 Banjo 3kCox.....

Clarke. 17-ciCheetham

SkNoyes

2 b Gilkey

Fch.

435 Jan.

805 Jan

23 Siemssen & Co.

26 Messagories Maritimes 28'Adamson, Bell & Co.

Dia. R. Marty

25 Captain

37 Nov. 27 Remedios & Co.

11tussell & Co,

69 Dec. 28 Dunn, Melbyo & Co.

ste. 2880 Jun. 29 Messageries Maritimes

48 ......China Traders Insurance Co,

et 1902 Nov. 16 Rumell & Co.

29 Butterfield & Swiro

11 Eduard Schollhass & Co.

str. 1109 Jan. 30 Butterfeld & Swire

25 Melchers & Co.

20 Melchers & Co. 20'Order

Araer, bao. 812 Deo. Amer.

958 Nov. 25 Order Brit. bqe.! 884 Jan. 7 Morris & Ray Hrit. bqe. 211 Sept. 28 Order Brit be. 350 Jan.

8 Güman & Co. Brit. to. 359 Jan. 22 Ordor Amer. bqe. 832 Des. Jamer. sh. 1207 Jan. 2 Brickmagier... Ger. bg- 281 Jan. Ja eContard.... .Ger. bqu.

263 Jan Ulderup Oer. bqo. 672 Dec. 3 dovenor ...Amer. be. 821 Oct. 3kJohansson......Rass. bje. .........Brit. bge. 21 Bebring. G Ger. boo. 1200 Jan.

24 Captain

་་་་་་་་་་་

Shanghai

Hoihow,&o.

Purtland (Oregon)

Tientsin

7:

Wieler & Co.

31 Siemagon & Co.

London

15 Russell & Co.

580 Dec.

28 Arnhold, Karberg & Co,

Havre and Loudon.

2 Сорка

415 Jan.

21 Eduard Schellhase & Co. 21 Malchers & Co.

9 Scherri ATIN GET. sch.

Nelson

...Bri. bktine.

74 Jaw.

..Amer. bqo.

7 Bailey ...

7 daustin...

8 h Mallor

Estor

3

38 cMaher.

2 c Affeoh

3.c Doane

Slemesen & Co.

590 Oct. 12 Rozario & O

704 Nov. 3 Horneo Co., Limited

Anor, bqo. 664 Nov. 30 Arahold, Karberg & Co. Amer. sh. 1787 Jan. 29 Captain

Amer. bqe.] 3067 Jan. 21Rnesoll & Co.

390 Jan. 22 Butterfield & Swire

Brit, bo

Brit be. 282 Jan.

20 Chines

Tientsin

Amer. bye. Brit be.

628 Dec.

1 Amhold, Karborg & Co.

541 Jan

27 Captain

Amer. sch

Foh bqo,

Gor. bg.

86 May 388 Dec. 256 Jan,

30W B. Ray

16 Carlowits & Co.

Hamburg

7 Melchord & Co.

Brit. bgo.

306 Jan

18. Ea Tro Hong

Cos'tan Dock Kiang-pisu

Oxue Pautah

Minna Uznega Stephen

Chi.

biger

Brit, bqa,

Br. 3m.aph.

MERORANT SAILING VESSELS.

Audio E. Sleeper Amer, be.. New York Almatia

Amer, bqb...

Chihaya Maru Japan. bgo Chingtah

Olazo Babuyan Brit. bis. F. F. Litchfield Amer, bga. Flodden

G.H. Wappaus Brit, bqa. George

H. E. Hipley Brit. bga Jerfalcon

Cos'tan Dock Loong Wha

Prit. dge.

Brit. bgo.

Brit, be Gor.

NAGASAKI.

In port on January 19, 1992. Ben Nevis Brit. b. Emily

Estamna

Brit. bg

Brit. bge. Shanghai

HIOGO.

Ja port on January 18, 1884. Evangeline

Guiona Haddon Hall

Lallo

Brit, ech.

Brit, boo

Brith

Amer.sh Now York Brit bae.

M. I Cushing Amor, sh. San Francisco Queen Brama Brit. bqe

YOKOHAMA.

In port on January 18, 1884. Amor. sobi Black Diamond Ger.bqs. Cross Hut

Brit qe. New York Amer, ach

Bri, bitine,

8 h Bung

8 h Vincent

3kDurand

Moldt

2 Kabloka BeNorris..

3 Warlandi

8kKannett

3 ult

Hanno......

Amor. ah. 1175 Dc2.

Amar a 1203 June

24Order

8 Adanson, Bell & Ou

Brit qe 620 Jan. 25 Lane, Crawford & Co.

Amer, bas, 1099 Sept.

23 M. E. M. S. S. Co.

Gor. be. 612 Jan. 20. R. Lammert ...Gor. bqo. 860 Jan 6 Carlowitz & Co.

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

1.20 Wilhelm Hvoyer

.. 1.00 Willy

TO VICTORIA CAF (TO LEVEL OF MARELLA BEAT.) Single Trip.

Postres to Non-Union Countriss. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Pls biji, ein furres Strai's, Letters, 10; Re: Four Contion and it is hard. watching thera cona elimb-gistration, 10; Newspapera, 2; Bocks and Three Coolios,

Patterns, 2 Fin Chyba, Letter, 27; Ro- ing up after the ship, high above her tauragistrati, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and to believe that they will pass under innend

Patterns. 2.

Two Coolies,

***

of over her; emptotally when at times that! appears to lose way, at almost stag, or Natal, the Cape. St dena, Ascen- Four Cookies, hes beanlined in the low valleys, while slon, Bolivia, Letters, 25; Registration, Three Coelion,... the landetrained forc-topsail falls rolsed t0; Newspapers, 5; Boots and Patterna, &.Tw Cooliaa,... for an instant against the st.

Those vinle aro

1

Loval Jilivery.

All correspondena postal before a fat on a week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two ora, nass the delivery should be retarded by the Contract M.

The Return Fare cœbraces a trip of not Champion

Cleopatra mero fan three hours.

For every hour or part of an hour above. Cockchafer

Daring three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to Cargo an additional payment of 5 cents. Day Trip Penk, $0.75 each Coolie. (1 hass) Cop$0.40 each Coolie.

.. Sawyer

Esic (Tender to Flying Espoir Flying Fish Foxhound

Hercules

Alma

Diana

Beaulien Ber. bqe

Gnam

Helena

Brit. ach

Iceberg

Shanghai

Amer. B

Jen. Harkness Amer, bqe.

Amer, sob

Mary C. Bohm Ger sch

Nemo

Otsego

$0.60

--- 0.80 0.40

Name.

Bag.

Ieturn (direct or by Pok-fie Lam).

Tone Displt.

Guns. I.H.P.

Captain,

Where at,

...$1.00

0.85 Albatross ... 0.70 Andacions

composito ecrow sloop

double-scrow iron frigate"

corvette

940 6010 280 14 2940

4

840 14 4330

Commander Chas. Hicke

Hankow

Captain R. E. Fracey

Hongkong

Captain A. T. Fowlett

Shanghai

corvette

2300

14

2610

Captain H. N, Hippisley

Amoy

gun bout

465

470

Lieut. Com Robt. L. Groome

Chefoo

Corvette

2383

14

2540

Captain Anstruther

composite sloop

940

020

Commander Lawrence Ching

[Fish)

double-screw gunboat- gunboat

960

3

340

Ligut, Com. Henry E. Roper

Hothou Swatow

Kuas.sch. Brit, sch.

Rosa

Euss.sch.

230

4

406

Commander E. H. Gamble

Chinking

aloop

940

840

Captain J. P. Maclear

Hongkong

Saghalien Stella

Fuss, sch.

Kuss, sch.

double-screw gun-vessel

640

490

Commander John Hope-

Canton

gunboat

460

470

Lieut.-Commander McQubao

Foochow

Bots. Kestrel

Linnet

double-screw gun-vessel

710

230

Commander. E. Bothem

Tientsin

double-screw gun-vessel

767

1050

Commander Geo. W. Hill

Hongkong

Magpic

surveying vessel

803

600

Commander Vorekar

Malacca

Straita

guabdat

420

Commander R, B, C. Brenton

Hongkong

"

33

double-scrow gu-vessol

485

470

Commander E. Tisdala

Ninga

"

50.

FE

Pegasus

composite sorow sloop

1130

$70

Singapore

Sapphire

Corvette

1370

2360

Captain

Nagasaki

Swift 20,

double-crew gun-vessel

704

1010

Coinmander Wm, Collins

Hongkong

Tweed

double-crew gunboat

.960

$40

In reserve

Canton

"from the cen-

Victor Emanuel

receiving ship

3087

Hongkong

25,

...40

Vigilant Wivern Zephyr

paddle despatch-vessel

835

1230

Lieat.-Com, Mexwell

Hongkong

turret-ship

1800

1450

in reservo

Hongkong

guaboat

430

630

Singapore

Jinricksha

Quarter of an hour or less, Half an hour, One hour,... Three hours, Six toors,... One day (18 hours),

in less actual drift of peny now, and there a bigger green-topped save than the rest breaks into cardling fona, telling white and slil gainst the grey clouds.

The ship's he has been keeping its own tium with the ruling of the vesand but as it is struck emphatically, dingding, ding-ding (2 p.), dinner-line.coms round, with a badly boiled leg of mutton, which looks as though it had been in the

2 Jnvitations, de in generally be lee-scuppers; at any rate, the cupor delivered within Victoria n the private all on its way aft. houses of the addreren rather than at has been waslod The captain deca not leay the deck, place of business, if a wish to that effect mutton is carved, or rather be expressed by the sender, therwise all stabbed at, by the indefatigable black correspondence in invarialdy delivered at steward; who, as he steadies himself be the nearest place of busines tween the cats and guts near the founda

3. Botholders who desira te neud Ciren- tious of the joint says,

I regret to ab to

Even. Trividend Warrants, tvitations, Carria, state, genelum, dat it will be cut and corse Co., all of the same weight, to addresses in agin to-day, as do pudden am bacau Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Parts of total, loas on de passage from de gallay:" Chin, may deliver them to the Post In fact, communication between the calles unstunut, the postage being then If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will and the fore-part of the ship a matter of

charged to the sender's acontat, Each bo an addition of half the above scale to sure risk; and the men granlle terribly. batch must consist of at least tum,

pay. Nothing in this scale preventa private agreemente.

Bo the

4. Boxholders may alen send Patterns

as they struggle aft though the washa of water the waist-dock, at getting nearly wet through before taking their spell at the to the saras places in the same way. En- wboel.

A long strip of bulwark-plurkingveloper containing Puttorns may be wholly hangs adrift over the por sida, and the closed, if the nature of the contents be first bare timbers give a grim wreck.ke book to exhibitol or stated to the Postinaster that part of the vessel, where some of the Guneral, aa he may consider nocemary, and crow spenat half an hour every day at the approved by him. Printed Circulars may pumps Sailor-like, they do the work be incerted in such Pattern Packets. elicorily, singing, while up to their knees

water, a long-drawn chorus of "We'll

go ashore I and we'll all go ashore !" Sailors,

PARCELS.The public is reminded that

Per trip to Shaakivan or Pokfulam,

from Who contro of the Town,

Return,

Per trip to Aberdeen, from

ire of the Town,

Return,

Licensed Bearers (rach),

Hour, Half day, Day, ...

...10 cents. 3 cents.

......50 cents.

BOAT AND GODELE HIEZ.

BOATE

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 of 900

pisuis, per Day,

in fact, are soldown happier at sea buchere is no such thing as Parcel Post when the canvas of a ship is reduced, to its to Europe, e. Much trouble and disap- 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 300 lowest denomination. But the wild steer pointment are caused by persistent attempts pinals, per Load, ... ing of the ship before a continually in.

geud small valuable trilius through the 2nd Class Cargo Bros of GOO

piculs, per Day, crossing soa keeps too many tuon out of a Post. Fans, Curing Articles of Dross, small crow at the wheel mahu this Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- 2nd Class Cargo Boat of €00 weather

piculs, per Load,... good time even for them; while tinually being refusal, the senders having after the third day of the gals and often spent Tuore in Postage that would continued lamp-light even the most invoto;

have paid the freight by stemmer, No rate card-players among the passengers around can be mada en suele parecls of the out, and the little party are reduced to tired value of Stamps obliterated before the telling yarns, seated for comfort's sake nature of the contents was discovered. upon the cabin-carpet round the stove. The captain has early left his deck for

sevanty hours, the glass standing sulkily at

28 deg something and even the young skipper is now almost tired of his fair sind.

www.

Local and Indian Parcel Post

3rd Class Cargo Bout or Es-katt Best

300 piculs, par Day,

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Buat

300 pícula, per Loul,

Merlin Midg

Commander Bickford

Fullerton

Lieut.-Com, Chan, K. Hope

For B. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to H, M. Navy list.

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

MANILA.

In port on

Jaunery. 23, 1884.

Anglesea Brit. bqe, New York Brudencia Car, bge.

David J. Fanney Amer. sh, Else

Gar.

Evie Rood Amer, bye: Boston

Granite State Amer, sh. Greade Admiral Amer.sh. J. G. Panleton Amer. bqu.

J. Gildemaster der.

Luzon

Gerba

Amer." "sh. New York

Mary E. Russell Amer, bge,

Meteor

Ger. bga.

Amer. ah Hongkong

Span. bqa

Amer: sh. Boston:

Brit sh

Name..

Abreck Cristoforo Colombo $3.00 Duguay Trouin

Hintergriso 2.00 Ermak

of

of

3rd Clans Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, Half Day,

Exsex

2.00 Gornostal

1.75 tis

Hamelin சிuniata

1.50 Koranint

La Victorieuse

1.00 Legaspi

Leipzig

French sloop French ironclad Spanish transport German corvette Fronch gunboat American corvette Rússian gunboat

437

Commodoro Caming

Yokohama Hongking

Corea

Jupiter

Paul Riviere

Pepita

Booloo

Titania

CEBU.

Gor. bqa

BANGKOK.

Sin

be.

Siam A.

Commander von Baven

Vladivostock Hongkong Vladivostock Shanghai Chatoo

Shanghai

Shanghai Hongkong

Rikong

For Foreign men-of-war actual measurement, tonnage and nominal hores powers are given,

Amoy

Hongkong. Hongkong Viselivestock Canton

Theodor Ruger Gor. sh.

ILOILO. Betty Wendt Ger. tge. Manila Gustav Keiverdald

Ramier

Brit. bqe New York Foht

In port on January 12, 1884.

Ban Lee

Вия Рад

Burra Noortol Siam bqa,

Cattarolin Itali Chain. Karya Blam, bqa, Confucius

Bing Loo

Baperance Falcon

Hansa

Hang Bang

Biam.

bg. Lald an Biamson Slam, beo. Bim, boo Fahibga Biam. be. Java Biam. bos Siam, bqe.

Gere

Slam

Kita Chye Song Siam.

K. Hock CheongBiam sch Lucky

Meroury

Meridian Siem, bqs MichelleSelchanDan. bos Espid

Starlight

Biain, bqe Siam bqa.

Printed and published by sc. HULKAY

Ban, at the China M42 Offon, No. S -Wyndham Street, Hongkong,

Flag and Rig.

Tons.Guns, N.I.P.

Captain

• IF here at.

Russian aviso

1034 8 300

Captain Schanz

Italian corvette

6000

Captain Aeciani

French cruiser

3700

10

Captain de Pagnad

a roule Hongkong

American corvelto

1375

100

Commander A. 8. Barker

Russian transport

1000

.80

Captain Koltchan

Japan

American aloop

1975

1200

Captain McCormack

Canton

Russian gunboat

400

80

Commander Stark

Vladivostock

French cruiser

Commander Roumten

Tooquin

German gunboat

420

$80

Commander Klausa

Shanghai

Ameritat

828

Commander P. F. Harrington

Shanghai

1182

375

Commander de Beaumont

Tonquin

4176

35

2014.

Captain D. de la Batid

Hongkong

1200

D. Ramon Valentín Buonaplata

Hongkong

3000

10

400

Captain Herbig

Hongkong

100

Captain Debar

Hongkong

700

Commander F. J. Higgindon

Shangha

Commander Moitsoff

Captain Kalageras

Russian ganhost

400

Commander

Valrondt

Randian corretto American

1400

Captain B. Ivashintsoffe

· 906

200

Lieut.-Corunander Gidden

American Bri

2300

900

Captain Skerrott

2100

14

Captain Blanodaro

400

:80

Commander Boyle

Japan

German frigate

2030

19 700

Con. Gleinsda ran Bachholtz

·STIERT COOLIES. ̧. Scale of Dire for Street Cholies.

Baziza gunboat

Portognose gunboat

410

Captain F. da Costa Cabral

Commander Heck

33 cents. Tourville

French steal frigato

6522

*466

20

Triomphante:

French ironclad

4176

2400

Captain Baur

Villars Volta

Frich carvatte

2400

676

Captain Dewate

French-corvette:

1800

Captain Fournier

1

"

Voatoek Wolf

Russian ganbast

Commander Malchousky

German gunboat

940

Nothing in the above Scale to affect

Sampons,

1. Small Parcels insy be sent by Poster Pullaway Boats, per Day,

♪

One Hour,

TU.

50 Luce

Monocacy Morge $1.00 Nayezdnik 20 Nerps Half-en-Hour,. 10 Opritchnik

Palos Aftor 6 r......10 conta extra. Richmond Nothing in this Scalo prevents private Skobelet 2 feet agreements

Sobol Stosch Taunga Tonyous

The passengers' yarns, among themselves, at Book Rates betwan Hongkong and all somehow drift toward similar experians of the British Post Offices in China, as well upon former voyages; and one, more dismal as to Japan, Macar, Fakhi, the Straita than the reat, tolls of how the Liverpool Settlements, Ceylon nd India. They must

on outward passage, was not exccad the forlovi, weigh more

Jpnensions aft by a sun which but into the long, 1 fout bread, 1 foot pour, and, tearing through it, killed or than che, no bo sraller than 3 in, by 2 drowned nearly every oue as they lay in in Such precis may be wholly closed their berths. It is past cieven o'chuk, but if they bous: this special endorsement, One Day no que series to enre about turnugin. Ty PRO, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any Half Day captain, with a bullseye lantern, is looking parcel may be opened by direction of the

at his weather-gies for the bittctl time in Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels Three Hours, vegginne

One Hour, the wheel house at when, after a crash for India a declaration of contents and Half Hour, which shakes the vessels fromsten to atem, value is required, a printed form for which there is a moment of comparative quiet, is supplied gratis. The Registration of

and the ship spons to stop dead. The Parçala for India and Daylon is compulsory,private agreements.

Russian corvette

Russian corvette Russian

gunboat

1570

-400

1330

Captain Bose

Envoy

Fortune Goliah

Fiam