Mails.
STEAM FOR
|Hongkong Rates of Postage.
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Luttora per la sunce, for Books and Patterns, per lze ources.
Newspapers over four cunes in weight are charged as double, treble, &c, us the cano may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, Newspapers must not be folded together as
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BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
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a packet containing any partially writion paper, it will not be charged less than 5 MAJA, Captain A. C. Lin, with The sader of any Registered Article
TILS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIATION COMPANY Storm-ship cotite.
Her Majesty's Fails, wilt u despatched
from this for LONDOS, COMBAY may company it with a Return Roast and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, then paying an extra fee of 5 conte, 18th March, at pan
Cargo will he receival on board until 10 a.. on the day of sailing.
Farcols and Specio. (Guld) at the Ollice antil 10, on the day of siling.
Sik and Valuasies for Emope will be transhipped at Colour; Texmi Gen- cra. Carges for London will be anveyed vid Bombay without treaal ment, arriving one week later thaur by the elimary rect route vid Colomb
THE CHINA MAIL.
2. Fue following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected,. ur linbla to be crushed (as haarbores, &c.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosiva sub. alances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Ment, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is langerous to the Mails, br likely to become offensive or injurious in transit
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1. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parect Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour. Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day
To facilitato unding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commenting at Green Island, Vesaola neat the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore k., and them in the body of the Shipping or midway between cack shore are marked e, in conjunction with the figures denoting the scoliona. Section.
1. From Groen Island · the Gas Works,
2. From Gas Works to the F. and O. Ca.'s Factory-
3. From P. and O. Co.'s Factory to the Barbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. sud O. Co.'s Office,
Destination.
| Section:
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6. From P. and O. Co.'s Offico to Pradaza Wharf. 6. From Fedder's Wharf to tho Navil Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.
Vessel's Name.
Captain.
Play and Rig.
Tow. Arrival.
.8. From Pier to East Point
Date of
Consignees or Agenta.
Steamers
Ajax
5 Riley
Poarno
3
Thomson
Brit, Brit. Brit. Brit
str. 2787 Mar.
str. 3840 Mar, 13Butterfield & Swiro
140. &0. S. S. Co.
atr. 1302 Mar.
7David Sassoon, Sorts & Co,
str. 1000 Mar.
19Gibb, Livingston & Co.
8 Tor
Bril str. 1663 Feb.
14 Adamson, Boll & Co.
Arabic Arratoon Apear. Mactavish
Ronledi Bollwell Cnatio
on Just
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1. No Letter or Parkot, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be mceived Emuy for Postage if it contains gold or silver Esmeralita money jewels, precious artides, or any Kans thing that, as a general rule, is liabio to Feilung Customs duties,
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Itterns of dutiable articles, unless tho The limit of weight for Books and Com- wereial Rapere to Foreign Port Ollicus inintity aont be so small as to make the 4. Patterns for such offices are limited sample of unealno. to 5 oc, and mast not exceed, thego. dimensions: 8 inches hy 4 inches' by 2 follows:- tuches,
Larmandcom
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The Contents and Paten of Prelages are | Honduras, Puzmuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with a Danish, French, Netherlands, Perlu required to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippens are particularly requested to note the terme un conditions of the Come and Spanish Colonies.
Chandrica nor in the Union-The chief!
tralasian Group, and S. Africa. N.B.-This Steuer takes Cargo and Pantries in the Union are the Ana
pany's Black Bills of Lading.
songers for MARSEILLES,
A. MeIVER, Superintendent.
Hongkong, March 7, 1991
4/20
Postage to Union Countries, General Hafes, by any rotto :-- Letters,
Occidental & Oriental Steam-shirts,
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
10 cents porez.
cunts cache.
Itegistration, Norspapers,
El cents.
2 cuts gach,
Books, Pattorna and
Į
Cumin, Paper,
2 cents per 2 52
Palun
(No. 6440, MARCH 14, 1884...
SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN PHILIPPINES, AND BIAN
VATERS.
WHAMPOA.
Torista Num
Hocht
Flog Big. Destination, Ger. 3m.so. Tientsin
Shuu-on
Anmutn.atr.
CANTON.
Wingsang
+Briti atr. Shanghai
Remarks.
Kiang-ping
MACAO. Ch
str. Cantan
Amoy and Shanghai To-day Y'hama & San F"cisco. Strmits and Calcutts 17th init." Saigon
To-morrow Kloon Dook To-morrow
Augusto Chloris
AMOY.
In pork on March 7, 1884.
Br.3m.ach. Taiwanfon. Gor bgo, For Sale: Faugh Balstigh Ger. 3o. Taiwanfoo
FOOCHOW.
In port on March 6, 1884. Ger. sch, Takao
| Friedrich
Baikal ·
SHANGHAI
In port on March 6, 1884. MERCHANT STELLMERS:
Fronoh
Russian
Hongkong & Nagaran
Hankow &c. Hongkong Teattetn Repairing
4 c'Marquez.........Span. str.) 054 Mar,
Rementeria...Span. str. 414 June Bukhinon..... Brit. atr. St Mar.
16 1Stopani
......
13 Brandao & Co.
30 Remedios & Co
13 Russell & Co.
... Bri. str. 117
ALL & Wpoa Dock Co. Brit. str. 72 Mar. 10D. Musso & Co. Brit.
atc. 1504 Mar. 14C. M. 8. N. Co. Brit. str. 2240 Mar.
281 Nov. 28 H., C. 381 Mar.
Brit str. Brit
Jardine. Matheson & Co.
C. & M. S.-boat Co.
18 Captain
Siomasen & Co. 11Siomssen & Co.
Dibb, Livingston & Co.
4 Daun, Molbyo & Co.
Cheng Wo
12 Douglas Steamship Co.
A. E. Marty
Shanghai
Saigon
4 kWallaco
4 c'Allison
4 coroad
Glencarn Hainan
5 & Duke
(Weona
Lolani
str.
Idia
Thygeson ......Ger.
str. 1161 Mar.
3. The limita of weight allowed aro 28
Massalia Menjouit Mindanao Massur Namon
¿Potorso.........Gur.
str. 1262 Mar.
cHolms.....
Brit.
...Longley
Pitmen
Gonsals. Span
Brit Brit.
str. 2200 Mar. str. str. 1323 Fab.
650 Mar.
str.
803 Mar.
Nom-vian Ningpo Pag
Rory
Lorerie
Fch.
str.
435 Jan.
Crawford
... Brit.
str.
701 Mar. 148iomsson & Co.
He ermann... Brit.
#tx.
954 Mar.
12 Siemssen & Co.
18 Aguirro.....
Marsden
Span.
atr.
Brit.
LVS7
+ PA+
606 Dec.
28 Dunn, Melbys & Co.
str. 1262 Mar.
120.M. S. N. Ca
7 Baydon
Amer, str. 48
jie Fowler
8
Scotland.
Books and Paper-to British Olles, 5 lbs. to the Continent, R., 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 Iba. if with- intrinsic value; to the Continent, ks., 8 oz.
Solomoria Sea Gull, Sikh Taiwan ..... Takashiho Maru Thames
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office is not legally responsible for the rafo delivery of Registered correspo dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of Triumph.
10, in certain cascs, provided:-
1. That the sender daly observed all the conditions of Registration required.
in a reasonably strong envelope.
tigern Zambesi
Brown
1 k Moulo
Vessels
2. That the lottor was securely enclosed
2 Schoeftere 3 Wyman
4k Mahe 4kLacheur... 7 Step
Noyes
Antioak 3. That application was sade to the Carl Ritter. Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi- Channel Queen..... atoly the loss was discovered, the envelope Charlotte being invariably forwarded with such appli Colom
cation unless it else is lost.
Frohlich
7P.&O. S. N. Co.
1871 Feb.
11 Captain
558 Nov. 25 Orde
96 Mar,
9Siemssen & Co,
10 Melchors & Co.
8 Russell & Co.
..........
Amoy and Manila Amay and Manila
Tng Flying
Straita and Calcutta 17th inst.
Ab'deca Dook
Cos'tan Dock
Shigon Sydney, &c.
{loth inst.
Kleon Doek, Ausdyr Klcon Dook
Coast Porta
Kicon Dock Ful Wo
British
Kloon Doek
Fashun
British
Shanghai
Greatham Hall British
Shanghai
To-day
Bao-ting
Chinese
Manila
19th inst
Ichang
British
Laid.ap
Swatow and AMOY
Iraouaddy
French
H'kong, &o..
New York
Kiang-yl
Kiang-pisu
Kiang-kwan
Chinese
Hankow, de.
Chineso
Chin000
Hankow, de.
Saiyou
Abdon Dock Laestos
British
London,
Nagamaki and Kobe Today
Malwa
British
Hongkong, de,
Shanghai
Peking
Brtiish
Hongkong
Chinese
Saigon
Bonbay, &c.
To-day 10th Inst.
New York
Portland (Oregon)
Hilda
Portland (Oregon)
New York
Flodden
Hida
Folga
Loong Wha
Minna
Omoga
Sate
Brit, boo.
Honolulu
Calioo Victoria, BC.
Clearod
Emily
Gitanilla
Stephan
Smith......
Nye
Brit. str. 1903 Nov. Brit. str. 1510 Mar. Brit. str. 1100 Mar. Japan. str. 1407 Mar. Anderson ...... Brit. str. 2131 Mar.
att, Schuldt. Ger.
G7 Mar. Datch atz. 137 Oct.
atr. 876 Mar. Brit Brit str. 1840 Mar.
Ger.
ah. Amor, q. Ge go. Brit. bqs.) Gar. bqo. Amer. bge. Gor bg. Brit bya.
13 Möller
chininyson Harener
China Traders' Insurance On.
16 Russell & Co. 10 Adamson, Bell & Co. 10 Butterfield & Swire 9M, B M. S. S, Co. 14 P. & O. S. N. Co. 14 Violer & Co.
11 Eduard Schellhass & Co.
Soey Shing
000 Mar. 12 Eduard Schollhasa & Co.
820 Feb.
832 Dec. 360 Mar. 900 Mar
20 Melchera & Co. 11 Wieler & Co.
15 Bussell & Co.
5 Captain
17 Order 12ineso
Amer. bga. 821 Oct. jamor. sh. 1210 Feb. Ger.
sh. 1228 Feb. Bri.bktine. 530 Oct. Amer, bqe. 704 Nov. Amer. bqc. 664 Nov. 90 Kassell & Úc. Amer. sh. 1787 Jan.
3 Bornne Co., Limited
290aptain
21 Russell & Co.
22 H. J. H. Tripp
11 Douglas Lopralk & Co.
1Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 23 Chineno
Ger. Uge: 631 Mar. Norris...... Amor. . 1176 Dec. Worland.....Amer. sh. 1263 June Order
Her Britannia Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis-Hattie E. Tapley There is no charge on redirected corre-Ged that the less occurred whilst the corres- Haydn Brown apendenes within the Posial Union.
pondence was in the custody of the British Hereules Postal administration in China, that it was Margarethe Pusterge to Non-Union Conutrica. not enused by any fault on the part of the Meint Lebanon N. Gibson...... Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and senador, by destriction by fire, or shipwreek,
and Nellie-May.. Fiji, a Turres Straits, Letter, 10; tenor by the dishonesty or negligence of any ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTINGgistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books under not in the employment of the Fat Bevero
Penobscot...... STEAMERS.
L'atterns, 2: Fia Crg, Lutters, 25; Re Hongkong Post Office.
Rambler gistration, 10: Newspapers, 3; Books and
Raphael Patterns, 2.
Sarah Sinnese Crown
AND
THE S. S. ARABIC will be depatch THE
ed for San Fraucisen, vin Yokohama and Honolulu, ou WEDNESDAY, the 19th Instint, al 3 p.m. -
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Stonors froi Shang and Japan ports.
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Ollice, until 5 p.tn. the day previous to sailing.
RETURN Passes-sengers, who have paid full faro, roubarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (ur sire zeroU) within six months, will Lerlowed a discumt of 20% from Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10% will
bo made from Rebarn Pare. Pre-Paid fte- tarn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Dingunt of 25 A troni Return Fare Thees allotinen do not apply |-
to through fares from China and Japis lo Europe.
Consular Invoices to company Dvor land, Mexican, Central and Souto Anterior Cargo, should be sent to the Conijny's Ofices addressed to the Collector of Cus tous, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 4, Queen's Road Central,
T. 10. FOSTER,
Agent.
Hongkong, March 9, 1884,
NOTICE
301
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascen- sin, Bolivia, Letion, 25 Registration; 10: Newspapure, 5; Books and Patterns, 5
LOCAL POSTAGE
......
and
the Philip-
Japan. Bara di-
rect (d), (takin China, Tonauts,
General Local Rates Macau, China, tangkong.
Letters
Cards, Post Books, Far
કૃ કે ઘર સ
and yer on
Patterns,
Newspapers
Nel
Regis
Bration
5. No compensation can be paid for mere dramage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handannaly bound books, which reach their destination, although a baken or deteriorated condition.
Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire.
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FAKEN FOR · OBLAKAS, DIMIR BEARSEN, AND BOATS,
IX THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Half hour,....10 Hour,20 cts. Threshaus,50 ats. Sir hours,...70 cta. Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar.
Stephan
Teutonia
Titan Twilight
.3
...Lincoln
Poppo.....
Nolaum
Bailey
cAustin.
Mullor.. Ester
Sherman
3 Doane.
2 hiJergensen
Spieske
Alder. b. 1067 Jan. Amer. be. 1116 Feb. Атлэг. sh. 1165 Mar Amor. bge.1 628 Doc. Siam. sh. 360 Feb. Tranpetter Ger. sh. 1223 Mar.
14 Melchers & Co. Melchers & Co. 24Russell & Co.
81.00 Eak (Tender to Flying doublo-norow gunboat
New York
San Francisco
Yehsin
Laid up
MERCHANT SALKING TERSELSN 19 Batavia・・ Bütbqos
Boaj. Sewall Amar Bh Philippines Chateaubriand Brit, bqe
Chingtah Chi, bqe. Laid up Doretta
Siam, bqe.
F. P. Latchfield Amer. bee.
Brit. bqa
Erii. boo
Ladd up
Br. Sm.sch. Tientsin
Brit. bea
Brit bye..
K'loon Dock Queen of England Sign, bee.
· NAGASAKI
In port on March 1, 1884.
Brit
Brit. bqe.
flex sh.
Sunanura MaraJapan, bqo,
HIOGO.
In port on February 29, 1984.
Ben Nevis
Crose Hill
Latin
Pactolus
Pelham
Peter
Brit.
Brit. bge, New York Brit. bqs, New York Amer. Bh
bg. Shanghai
Brit Ger.3m..
Queen Emma Brit. bos. Queenstown Amerih, Wm. W. Drapo Amer, bye,
TOKOHAMA
In port on March 7, 1834, Alp. Marshal Brit. bça,
Annapolla Briti ben New York: Black Diamond Gert bojë Carondelet Anierz
!Diazo
Amer. sch
E. V. Beaulien Ger
Guan Helena
Liza Marie
Bqs.
Bri bitine Brit. aoh. Amer. nch.
Lieut.-Commander McQuhao
Tientsin
Name
Big.
Pos Dispit.
Grms. I.H.P.
Captain
Where at
Albatross
Audacious
ecmposite screw sleop double-screw iron frigate
Champion
servarte
940
840 4 6010 14 4330 2350 14
Commander Chas, Hick
Hankow
Captain R. E. Tracey
Hongkong
2340
Captain A. T. Powieli
Shanghai
Cleopatra
corvette
2300 14
2810
Captain H. N. Hippisler
Cockchafer
gunboat
400
4
470
Lieut-Com. Robt. 1. Groome
TO VICTORIA PRAK,
Curaçao
Corvette
2383
14
2540
Captain Anstruther
Amoy Chefco Bhanghai
Single Trips
Daring
composite slonp
Aad
920
Commander Lawrence Ching
Pakkoi
300
340
Tient, Com. Henry E Roper
Four Cholios,
Three Colies,
0.85
potr
[Fish) gunboat
430
455
Commander E. H. Gamble
Hongkong. Chiukiang
Two Coolies,
0.70 Flying Fish
sloop
040
8:10
Captain J. P. Maclear
Amoy
Heturn (direct or by ľ’obju Zam},
$1.M
Foxhound
gonboat
double-screw gun-vead!
490
Coinmander John Hopo
Longkong
470
Fuochow
Kestrel
1.20
double-screw gun-vessel
830,
Commandor
E. Hotham
Linnet
1.00
double-agrew gun-vesse?
1050
Commander Geo. W. Hill
Magpio Merlin
surveying vessel
803
€00
Commander Vorekor
Canton Malacca Straits
Mary C. Bohm Ger.
unbout
430
Commander R. B. C., Bronton
Bothow
double-acrow gan-vessel
485
470
Commander E. Tisdale
Cheloo
Nemo Otsego
Ger. be. Ech. Russ. sch,
Brit, ach
HEAT.)
1130
970
Commander Bickford
Reso
Russ.sch.
1370
12
2360
Captain Falleason
Singapor Kobe
Four Conlies,
$0.00 Tweed
double-screw gun-vessel
double-screw gunboat
794 6 1010 360
Commander Wm. Collins
Hongkong
Saghalien Solidor Stella
Bien, sch.
Brit. bge
340
In reservo
Hongkong
Kusa est.
6.40 Vigilant
0.50 Victor Emanuel
receiving ship
3067 20
Commodore Cuming
Hongkong
puddle despatch-vessel
B35
1230
Lieut.-Com. Minxwoll
Canton
Beturn (dircel or by Pak-fu Lam).
Wivarn
turret-ship
1800
1450
In reserve
Hongkong
Four Coolios,
...$1.00 Zephyr
gunboat
430
520
Lieat-Com. Chuas. K. Hope
Singapore
Three Coulies,
Two Coolies, ...
0.85 0,70
Astoria
Four Coolios,
Three Coolies, ...
Two Coolies,
TO VICTORIA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA Midge
Threo Coolier,
Two Ucolies,
Single Trip.
Pegasas
Sapphire Swift
composite serers aloop corvette
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and offcctivo horse powers are given according to H. M. Navy list.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Russian
EuAbout
French cruisor
German gunboat
Captain
Captain Accimil
Captain Colombeard
Captain Murot de Paganc Commander A. 8. Burkor
Captain Koltohau
Where at.
Yokohama Macao
Shanghai
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Shanghai
Japan
Marshall Group
MANILA.
In port on March 8, 1884
Alert Alice Read
B. Webster
Amer 81
Amer. bqa'
Brit. bye.
Amer, bao. Now York
Crown Prince Brit, bqe.
Dartford
David J. Fennuy Amor, sh New York Don Jacinto - Amer, bg, United States
Brit bqe.
Elas
Enigma
Glamorganshire Brit. be Great Admiral Amor. 'sh
Highlyer Gor. bqe. Liva Haddon
Brit. wh
Hermann boe. Bulson Bay Brit al
J. G. Fanleton Amer. bge Jupiter
Ger. Liye.
Xaole, Dai, bg.
Mary E. Rowell Amor, boc, Montreal Oasia
Amer. hoc.
Prudencia Gor
Still Water
Tartar
bee Boston
**Brit, bqd. United States
Theodor Ruger for, chi
Walleta Walls Castle
Navic.
Flag and Rig.
Fona. Guns. EL.P.
Abruck
Russian aviso
Afrion Alert
...10
15, 20 15
cts, Cristoforu Colombo
Portuguese transport American ganboat Italian corvette
1081 002
B -300
Captain Schanz Captain A. D. Pedrozo
841
5
550
Commander Barclay
5000:
D'Estaing
French armiger
2236 15
Daguay Trouin
French cruiser
3700
35 11 Brunak
Enterprise
Ameriem: corvoldo
1375
900
Russian transport
1000
80
ᏍᏗ 50
Essor
American sloop
1975
1200
Captain McCormack
450
80
Commander Sturk
Vladiyoscook
20
"
Commander Roustan
Tonquin
...80.,,
420
$40
Lieut.-Commander Rätger
Per trip to Aberdeen, from the con-
tre of the Town,...
Return,
Shanghai
**
Juniata Kersaint
American gun-reind
828
...40
French sloop
--1282
375
La Galissonière
French frigate
6700
Coinmander P. F. Harringtou. Commander de Beaumont Captain Flouriain
Cores
Tonquin
Hongkong
Spanish transport
1200
D. Ramon Valentin Busasplata
German corretio
3000
4800
Captain Horbig
French gunboat
432
100
Captain
Debar
Молюсвед
American corrotto
1375
700
Cominandor F. J. Higginson
Licensal Bravers (each),
Hour, Half day, Thuy,
...10 centa. 35 cents.
Morge Nayezdnik Nerpa Opritehnik Pales ...50 cents. Richmond
Russian gunboat
400
B0
Commander Moltsoff
Hongkong Manila Hongkong Canton Vladivostock
Russian corretia
1330
Captain Kalageras
Russian gunboat
400
80
Commander. Valrondt.
Russian corvella
1400
Captain B, Trashintsoff
Ningpo
Americau gunboat
306
200
Lieut.-Commander Glidden
Willy
American frigate
2300
800
Captain Skerrett
Shanghai
Wolf
Skobelett Sobel Stouch Tamoys $3.00 Tongous
Triomphanto Villars 2.00
Volta 2.50 Yostook
1.75
1.50
1.00
Rumian cortatio
2100
Captain Blanocarelf
en route Hongkong
Kussian gunboat
400
7
80
Commander Boyle
Japan
German corrette
2030
18
2500
Captain von Nostitz
Hongkong
Foberg
Portuguese gunboat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
Russian gunboat
Commander Heck
Віндорого
French ironclad
4176
2400
Captain Baux
Hongkong
French corvette
2400
676
Captain Dewatre
Amoy
French corvette.
1800
Captain Fournier
Hongkong
Russian gunboat
Commander Molchonsky
German gunboa
480
540
Lient. -Commander von Bayen
Vladivostock Canton
60
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
PAQUEBUTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
ALSO
() Via Singapore, 10 cents.
2 cents.
fete slugtong, Canou, aut co
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before p.m. un say wonk day for aldresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retardedly the Contract
STEAM POR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND FORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
25th TUESDAY, 1881, 1, the Copy Mails, TRAQUADDY, Conninadaat Pasquatasi, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
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Murel,
Dargo and Specie will be registered for London as wall as for Marseilles, and ac- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be gruated until Noon of 24th March, 188-1.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 pm, Specio and Parcels unt33 p.. on
the 24th March, 1884. (Parcels tru
to be sent on board, they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packagee are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
1 MARTIN,
Acting Synt Hongkong, March 13, 1884.
Insurances.
456
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
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THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Curpuration and prepared to grant Insurances as follows
Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either hore, in London, or at the principal Parts of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates.
Life Department.. Policies issued for mans not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
400
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Return Fare embraces a ̈trip of ret more dan three hours.
For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of 5 cents. Day Tripeak,$0.75 each Coolie. (15 hours) ) Gay, $0.00 with Coolie.
Jinrichsha, Quarter of an hour or lose, .. 2. facitations, &e. su generally beuf an hour,
One hour,... delivered within Victoria at the private Three Jurs, houses of the addresses rather than at
of business, if a wish to that effect Six hours,....... places be expressed by the sender, otherwise all One day (12 hours), ... correspondence is invariably delivered at Per trip to Shauisiwan or Pokfulam,
from the centre of the Tuwn,... the nearest place of hurainen.
Beturn,
c..
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Gornostai
Hamelin Ultis
3. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou Dividend Warranta, Invituliona, Cardi Jars,
all of the same weight, to addresses in Hougkong
Bangkok, or the Ports of China, any deliver them to the Post If an Extra Colic is employed, there will Legaspi Office unstamped, the postage being then be an addition of half the above scale tu Leipzig
Each pay. Nothing in the sole provents privato Latin charged to the sender's account.
agreements,
batch muct consist of at least ten.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the aane way. En- velopes containing Patterns my be wholly elosol, if the nature of the ontents to first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in auch Pattern Packsts.
PARCELS The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap- pointment are caused by persistent attempts in send small valuablù taifce through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar prosents are con-
BÓLT AND COOLIE MIKE,
BOATS.
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1st Class Cargo Bout of 8 or 900
piculs, per Day, ... 1st Class Cargo Boas of 8 or 900
picula, per Loud,... Bad Class Cargo Boat of 000
picula, per Day, 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 000
piculs, per Load, tinually being refused, the senders tuving 3rd Class Carge Dost or IIa-kau Boat of often speus spre in Postage chan sving 900 piculs, per Day, have paid the fright by steamer. No refnud cut be mado such parcels of the als of Stamps obliterated before the natura of the contenta was discovered,
Local and Indian Pural Post.
3d Clans Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 piculs, per Load, rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kati Bost of
509 picule, "Half Day,
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Sampana,
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An-lan ...$1.00 Ches-hing One Hour,
20 Chen-jui Hall-an-Hour,.. 10 Chen-to
Shop-chang Chop-zi Hai-chong-ching
After 6 F.M...................10 cents extra.
Nothing in this Scale prevents privato agrouments.
FIREET COOLIES.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post or Pullaway Boats, per Day, at Books Rates between: Hongkong and of the British Post Offices in Chica, as well as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits Settlements, Coylon and India. They must not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet loug, 1 foot broad, i foot deep, weigh more than 5lbs., nor be smaller than 3 in. by 2 Such parcels may be wholly closed
Scale of Hire for Street Coolics, they hear this special endorsement, One Day,.. PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel tans be opened by direction of the Half Day,....
has declaration of contents and Postmaster General. In the Case of Parools One Hour, value is required, a printed form for which is supplied gratis. The Registration of 14 Parvels for India and Coylonis compulsory,
THE Undersigned, AcEsts of the above Company, an anthurined, to Insuru against FIRE at Current Rates Hoogkong, January 1, 1882.
GILMAN & Co.
int.
Hai-king-ching
30
8 220 180 Chir.050
3 Elai tung bung Lion-chi Peng-chic-hai
..33 cents, Quang-ou
.20
23
San-hing
32
Bui-txing
Tching-ou
Tching-po
Ax
Nothing in the above Scale to affect grivate agreements.
Tchon-fung
Half Hour,
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS, &c.
F.P. Tons
Indi
Chinezo
adivostock
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER 'STEAMERS.
Captain
цяльни
Tons.
Ответи
Dakota Kaiser
Kelverdale Mary S. Ames
Ger. by bqe Brit
• Brit. bqe.
ILOILO.
Amerah United Blatos Gor.sh. Son Francisco Brit. be New York Amor. bie. United States Gerbqe. Halifax
CEBU.
Amer. sh...",
Great Surgeon Amir, bqu. Boston F. Gildemartor Ger. Nervion
The United States Span, bqe. Liverpool
BANGKOK.
In port on February 23, 1884. Advance
Aline
Aurora
Stem sch
Siam, bye
Brit. Age
Billy Simpson Brit, bqe.. Cattarolin
Italbre
Chara, Kamrys. Charon Wattausčiam China
Falcon
Slam. bg. Laid Aust bqe. City Siata. bqu
Siam bec
Siam, bge
Siam be. JavH
Name.
Gr
Commander,
Displa -cated.
100
260
Lira Kwak chung
80
20
Chinese
80
17
450
260.
J. Stewart
Olina
Hankow
500 300
Chinese
200 Chines
Honam
646 Sheer
1882 Ogaton
1877
F. Blackhead & Co.
Butterfield and Ewire
Eng
•Lee
320
200 Chinese
450 850 209
BEO Chitore
200
Chinese
4
800
500
Chinese
3
150
100
Chírese
150
100
Chinesa
360 180
Calder
Kiu Kiang
Kiang-ping
Kiungchow
Powas
V. M. §. N, O,
150
100
Chinese
130
170
170
100 Chinese VhiLeso
White Cloud
H., O&M boat Co.
017 Bonning, T. H., C. & M. S.-bost Co.
360 Holmes
159 Goggia
1800 Lefavoar
HL, O. & MR-Lost Co.
HC. & M. &-boat Co.
260 Eenning, AH, C & M & boat Co.
Slam, boe
Blazzi, be
Kim Chye Song Slam. - sch, Koon Loo
Lasky Mercury
Rapid
Biarn, sch
Siam. bgo.
Biam.bg.
San Francisco Ger.
Kiambou.
Brit. be, Samarang-
Printed and published by Gző,” HUERÁT Bang, at the China Mail Olés, N6"", Wyndham Street, Hongkong,
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