THE GORGEOUS EAST. (From 'Indian Lyrics by W. F. Webb.) This is the gorgeous East:-
A land of jungle wild, and fovurish fen, Where clay-built huts of wonry toiling
4.The master of ono has written' up on a red Loud: If you do not wish to be dis- appolated, you must buy your umbrella hore. His oighbour displays a blue board menon which is written in golden letters: "If
it is n really good umbrella that you want,
Intimations.
LONDON AGENCY, MESSES. HUTCHISON & CO.,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Stand 'twixt the serpent's lair and tiger's took sharp; my shop is the place where you / 4, Guildhall Chambers, 33. Baringhall St.,
Jon.
This is the gorgeous Bant *--*.
A hand of crauf gods, whose victima stain Mid rites impure, their tinsel altars stain A land of priests that noll men's souls for
gain.
This is the gorgeous Bust:
and of famine; children's hungry cries; Feasants' thin checks, and patient, wistful A land of vultures waiting for their priso
nyes,
This is the gorgeous East : -
A land whenco unury hath never ccaved; A land of dula by custom waste increase Where bankrupt ruin haunts the marriage
fcast
A land where Nature's lyrant powers pre-
Yail. Beneath whose giant hand men's spitits
fail:
Binit by hor satching sm and gale.
This is the gorgeous Eut.
JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND.
VII.
will find it."
Every gruor-I might say without except tion-displays the following announcement in his shop: When you have once tasted par ten, you will drink no other.” Che of the largest tea-homes is not ashamed to publish the following adyartistment in all the public thoughfares and railway stations of England. Wo sell at three whilfings a pound the same ten as we supply to dukes, magises, cads, barons, and the gentry of the country. The poor viscounts are left unt it is a regrettable oversight.
The English are better tradors than amfacturers. The article they produce has no fish, no elegance. The French work stan is an artist in his way: the work of the English artisan is purely mannal, and ho only thens out enbalatial Elings.
As agents, the English are nut to be war. This kind of busines was first passad starror by the Jews. They prefer being agents and brokers to being wanfacturers Fit gives them an opportunity of plundering two Philistinus the preclucer and the
consumer.
Fabuleus amas are spunt in advertising, The Fours we nor thin sixty kely printed colmens of advertisements every Pag. Some firms advertise in every news England is the home of study. Thanks for and raway station throughout the free-tradu, you can have a cardbusad villa kingdom, rust on the cover of every book
ami periodical tlust appears.
pears. These arvortise for two hundred pounds, and a silk nments are attractively written or they would brella For one-and-six I don't wish to pay. Judge for yourself: I will give speak inrcsprobally of from pratie: there is a reverse sich to every met, and the you was on three delicious specimena -
It wil som be considered a crime in eyes of the law to have allowed a patient to die withent having given him a dose of
quality must aftan sutler from this and rage for buying in the cheapest market,
E.C.
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THE CHINA REVIEW. Hongkong Rates of Postage.
PUBLISHED
DI-MONTHLY
3. The following commot be transmitted Parools insufficiently picked or protected; or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Opium, (Haas, Liquids, Explosive sub- staticos, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ico, Meat, Fish, Gana, Fruit, Vagetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to become offensive or injurious in transit.
4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilities with a Parcel Fost in Europe, &c., which does not exist.
[No. 6459,-APRIL 5, 1884,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
April 1, 1884.
Lote. Pap.
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Lashington,
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& Co. Mokie, Osj
Norris, Capt. C. A1 Deen, Dr. M. 1
2
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Patterson, W. D. 1 Perez y Francisco 1 Pares, Maria Sra 1 Periut, Clotildo 1 Primavosi, A.
Ipal
1
Gags, Patrick Dalton, W
Medro, Fedt 9
Mignard, 'Capt Mitchell, Goo.. 1
Morden, Mr
3
It is necessary that the following ruloa to strictly observed.
Dartee, Wm; Easley, O. H. Engel, B. Forbes, Mr Duncan Franke, Lieutr
Col Fryer, Capt. Glies, El, A.
1
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1
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1 rigd.
Ribeira Fellipe 1
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Silva, J.
led.
Houbarac, M. Berlich, B. Jones, William
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3.
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Somerville, W. 1 Suppanelah, J. 2 Sappeiniol,
Jrigd.
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Heller, Prof. Kuux, Willen Korn, F. Kustor, E. Lamb, Mr A. Lawrenos, Harved 1 Lelounicar, 1 Monar, O. Lawis, Mre W. c. 1. Tivingston, R. F. I Lajan Sr. Da.
Mannels
In the following Statements and Tables TENTA YEAR,
tho Rates are given in cents, and aro, for Lettore per half ounce, for Books and TUIS Aerier, which was intended to meet Patterns, per tiro ounces,"
the waste of many stems of Chinoso Painot through us by all lines thun Queries on Chine and Japan," han renobed case may be, but such papers or packets of DASSANES-Bettor berths can bo ob caused by the discontinuance of "Notes 2nd are charged as doable, treble, &to., us, the Nowapapers over four ounces in weight
Baldwin, Mrs Baldwin, Prof. 1 Binney, Willam'd. I 3. Parcels are Le a general rulo forwarded Brown, Capt, F. 1 by passengers applying by latter or engaging its Twelfth Volume. The Leview discusses
spapers may be sent at Book Rate. Two by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Gattanco, & themselves. Reduction obtained when possible. No charge is muds, every trouble thing topit which are pain and Nowapapers must not be folded together as Facket. To India they are forwarded by Ceceelde, Monse. L
winds of students of the Fur
Etallo one, nor must anything whatever bo inserted the P. & C. and Indian Mail Packets only, is taken to secure the best berths, and on-
about which ovory intelligant persuni con-
except bona do Supplements. barkation notices, list of passenger nocted with China or Japan is desirous of matter may, however, be enclosed, if the sibility is accepted with regard to any
Printed to Coylon by P. & O. only. No respon Ciroli, W. B. furnished. Upon application the fullest
equiring tontworthy information. It in information na to outgoing steaners for aludes analy interesting Notes and original whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our-parcel, unters Registered, and then only to
ront may be paid either as Nowapapors ortho mount of $10. Papers on the Arts, Sciences, Ethnolog Books BAGGAGE-We wish to lay before Fellore, Geography, History, Literature, clients the advantages of despatching Mythology, Natural History, Antiquities, Commercial Papers signify such papers things car firm. We can collect Buggage und Social Manners and Customs, etc., eta, as, though Written by Hand, do not bear from any part of iho, United Kingston at a of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibet, and thus the charaator of an actual or personal corre through rate to the vessel. Passengers can Far East generally. Recently a new despondence, such as invoices, doods, copied send their heavy baggage in advane andature has been tahun, and tho Review now music, &c. The charge on them is the same
as for books, but, whatever the weight of 1. No Letter or Pachot, whether to be | Graham, BV. 2 without fardar trouble receive it upon gives papers on Trade, Commerce, and
rival from sur Agents in Hongkong Descriptive notes of Travel by well-known packet containing any partially written registered or unregistered, can be received Grant, fire 0. The fullest particulars and directions given writers. It was thought that by extending paper, it will not be charged less than 5 for Fostage if it contains gold or silver Griffeth, Mrs Bose I when baggage is going with owner, labels the scope of the Raries in this direction, cents.
nongy, jowole, precious articles, or anp- Hawley, A. inished and the heavier laggage collected the Magazine would be madu mere generally The zonder of any Registered Article thing that, as a general rule, is liable to
Customs duties. and placed on board a for days before the
ugoful.
my accompany it with a Return Receipt Stenner starts,
The Raview department receives special on paying an extra fan of b cents.
2. This Regulation prohibite the sending INSURANCES red at very low rates attention, and enduayou are minde to
of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the The limit of weight for Books and Com quantity Bont be so small as to make the Animals insureal against mortality in tran prosent a careful and concise record of
moderate ates, sit a
Literature on China ete, and to give moreial Papers to Foreign Post Offices inople of ne vaise ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.---When ad-
eritiques embodying sketches of the Most 4 lbs. Patterus for such offices are limited vised by letter beforehand our representa recent works on such topica Author and to 8 ounces, and minat not oxceed these tive will meut passengers, and at onco clear Publishers are requested to forward works dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 follows:- baggage, thereby saving the heavy expenses in Editor, Cirks Hovies, care of China inches, if warshecast even for low daya Clear lists of contents, of pakages and particut-
Countries of the Pastal Union, lots of dufiable articles siid be propare
Tho Union may be takon to comprise PARCELS, PACKAGES AND GOODS
Europe, all foreign possessions in Asia, received by us and forwawled by next out- going vessel or by route most advantageous
Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brasil, to clients. Insnratices elfouted upon the
Peru, Chili, Venezuala, The Argentine
The Post Office is not legally responsible smallest artiole. All information given to
Honduras, Bermuda, Labnas, Hawaii, with necessary, 1roper address &c. See Pay
Original contributions in Chiness, Latin, Danish, French, Netherlands, Portu.dence, but it is prepared to make good the GOODS purchased at lowest rates in the any of the Modern Languages are roguese and Spanish Colonica.
ceived. The papers are contributed by the Loudon markets Orders executed for any members of the various Consular, the Im- Countries or in the Union.The chief article, ficwever sunil, but to effect aaring perial Quatenus, and. Hengkeng Services, countries not in the Union are the Ans- in freight it is advisable to clump orders and also by the blissionary bodies amongst tralasian Group, and S. Africa, inuch as possible. Any article received for whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship Seo Pay-is asiduously cultivated. Anungst the repairs and returned at curlicet.
regular contributors ato Dr. Chalmers, Eitel, Bretschneider, Hirta, and Hance, Pr fessur Leggo, and Messrs lialfour, Watters, Stant, Phillips, Macintyre, Groot, Jamie Ren, Fibor Kopach, Parker, Payfair, les, and Pitou, all well-known names, indicaties of sound scholarship and thorough
of their subject. nastery
The Subscription is fixed at $6.50 per anaum, postage included-payablo in Ad. Orders for binding volumes. will be
ger, China Mai Ofice."
The Notes and Queries are still continued and form an important means of obtaining fron and diffusing among students know- ledge on absence points.
The Correspondeats culumn also affords farther and greater facilities for the inter-
3. The limits of weight allowed aro
Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lbs. to the Continent, &c., ba Pattornato British Offices, 5 lbs. if with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c., 8 oz.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article.
1
Joseph Tatham, G. G.1 Townley, 6. A. 1 Tratman, J. N.° 2 Trodu, Konitro Unsworth, B,
14
Warndorfer, H. 1regd, Watters, Thomas 3
Whitney, Mrs
E
H.1.
Willer, Mate
1
Williams, W.
1
Woor, Capt.
DETAINED.
Thanks to free-trade, however, y cine's (8 he does) Frait Salt, Suld at frionda at hetne w to mode of packing change of views and discussion of various Republic. Jamaica, Trinidad, Guinas,for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- Chinesa Address, letters, 5 cents to pay each.
buy a pun of sugar here for threepence while in France it is still ask at eight pences in order that a few refiners any minki; rapid fortunes. Here one would think of telling the sun, to hide his face so that the candle makers tight wake their fortunes in
half the time.
Fluor!
The houses are built with half-baked bricks, without a single stone. houses are only intial to stand for uinety-nine years, after which they become, by right, the property of the freeholder
placing y
It is like fund.
will be reistili. I say durres, cat is In sixty years time, half London the provinces the greuil generdly belongs to the owner of the house, who therefore, omploys better materials.
it, a Journalist, by the week or W supply articles ou travel,
This subvertise graphics, and k prent appant in the then, the best English literary paper Again Up
ceipt of a stamped envelope will be sent the photograph of a baby before and after taking Dr Ridge's Fond."
The bost advertisements are those that
These pour
promenade the struts in a file- devils, forsaken off fod and man, that curry the back, have been aptly named "and to boasts, one on the chest and one on
wiches,"
Inerts.
!menta.
PAYMENTS must be made here in Eng land, either privately, through a business one, or by a credit zanged in Hong kog
drawn against here in Londo Slipping documents and invoices attached haralel over against payment of account.
MISCELLANEOUS We will carry out- any description of miscellaneous business which requires attention England, Let- ters ny be addressed to our care. Price
requested Ondern
1s walling one day in Fleet Street, when, to my great astonishment, I saw pus dien falowa with shave henda and Phach, whom it is always used to con dressed in conviuta ilona. They were sult upon these matters, represents a ahrrad tenant, who has just set for led by a warder. It is shan lists of any specal articles forwarded if
that
kopics.
ur
valec.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rais, by any route- Letters,
10 cents per az, Post Cards,
3 cents vachi, Registration, Newspapers. Books, Patterns and Comm Papera,
:
10 cents.
2 cents each.
-3 cents per 2 07μ
contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :—
I. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration required.
2. That the letter was semurely enclosed is a reasonably strong envelope.
For Merchant Ships
Lats. Pap
1
Tata.kap
A, Jackson Anteran, 0.0. Antora, 8.8. Ashburn, 8,8.. Beatrice
L. C, Wade
Lotbalr
1
Luca
I 1 1
$
• Macedon
2
Magio
Bivoazo, 8.5.
2
Mansian, 9.5+ Martha Davi
Mey
I
Medora
1
1
1
1
2 Nardos
32 27 Nostarian
3 2' Pholain
3. That application was made to the Bonnie Lassi Postmaster Ganoral of Hongkong immedi-Cairasiz, s. 2 ately the loss was discovered, the envelope Catalins being invariably forwarded with such appli-Cicero cation unless it:also is lost
Clydo
landlord, and is showing him the diuing or creatures should not be taken stores recuived, for the Co-operative promptly attended to; Address, "Mana Fiji, vici Torres Straite, Letters, 10; Ra aor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Honamar
£18)," will I tax, friend at my side, room wall, which has given way, The poor landlord cannot make it out, bras all away a van!
at carce, striking his forehead, he exclaimas:uples, and
it
executed and shipped.
To show in ano measure what we can
They were chained in
thir backs a largo 34
a
de with regard tus inclusive primus we give below the following.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Modena, 3.B1
1 Montoroza, 1,8,
Nezhan, 5.6.
Nassimo
Rachel
Sachen
Sea Ripple
3
Bonorula
3
Barian
J. C. Weed
1
Star of China
J. Nickleson, B.6. 1 Jedali, 5.8. Jonathan Bourne 1 Kangaroo, s..
Tannedics, a., Iregd.
1
Titan.
Velocity
1,1rgd. Yenvoth
1 4
4. That the Postmaster General is satis Deathe, There is no charge on redirected corre-fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres Bableton, 8.8. spondence within the Postal Union. pondence was in the custody of the British Forest King
Frank Carvil Postal administration in China, that it was l'ostage to Non-Union Countrica.
not caused by any fault on the part of the Governor Tilley 1
Georgin Australia, Now Zosiand, Tannuals, and
sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, Hercules gistration, 10; Newspapers, ; Books and person not in the employment of the Patterns, 2: Via Coyun, Letters, 2h; Re. Hongkong Post Office. gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and 5. No compensation can be paid for zero 1 bat soundly has been a lead agittas visiule. It was the advertisement of
All our learned societies should sub. Patterns, 2. CARRE'S ICE MACIUNES-Landscribe to this scholarly and enterprising vaudeville" named "Fonteen Daya," and
Jamage to fragile articles such as portraita, Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascan-watches, handsomely bound books, & in Hongkong (including stove, wrapper, 2 Termometers, 2 Decanters, Shethert Fails-Northern Christion Advocate (US), Blivia, Letters, 25; Registration, which reach their destination, although in
The China Henieur ** | and Tub) duty and all charges paid, packed on see: Jei en pote francis. The inde- and fused against all risks, at the full-cellent table of contents."-Celestial Empire. 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Patterns. 6. a broken or deteriorated condition. alte pronoun generally sefors here to ing rates
wlan Fafpens to be out the person
I speak from when you enter the shop experience.
Windows and doors close bully. It in vain that you make a dre anl sit in front of it: por hack freezes. Thave heard serionE Englishmen declare that houses would be validty without these draughts. After all, this is very possibly true; for the brick of which they are built must contain foal aos, helt van thus partly escape through the chinks of the windows and decam.
There are feet lenses which do not show
signs o
of dan alde. "It is indors, here," I said one day to my favori,
Well umbrellas are cheap cragh, he replied
which was being played with needs at the Ceitaria Theatre at the time.
At the windys of all fashionable shops
The 2 tk. Machine,..............ELS.
£20.
1
ex-
The Publication always coutains subjects
of interest to sojourners in the Far East and the provant issue will hold favourable if not [advantageous comparison, with preceding umbers"-Celestial Empire.
Despatched by bret ateamer on receipt of draft. T have had any Carra's 4 la Lea
"This naaber contains several articles Machine in constant use for five years andofinterest and value." North China Heruhi. The Chine ReviewsforSeptember October will never be without one again. From Ceylon Civil Servant.
The AYLESBURY CART-Made by fully maintains the high standard of
vory Me.
11. F. Pass, Maker to the Rothschilds excellence which characterises that publi
In threat, and altogether forms he Duke of Buckingham &o."
interesting and readable number. teorologists will find an interesting wad valuable contribution by Dr. Fritsche,
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14, 15 1,30
The spirit of business in England has reached its highest pitch. -kor a narth country shipowner who sold his sailing ssels to his sons, and then compete with thes with sweaters. When you pay
a railway far you can, at Once I went to a ready-made but sny, the same time, by paying threepence extra, ard bought a pair of patent leather booth, has an insurance ticket. If an accident sizes, landed in Hongkong, duty and all for, i au bound to admit, the dust saanshald happen and you were killut, the charges paid, securely packed in wood and of eleven and sixpence.
I was going to a Leompany would pay to your heirs the sum insured agathat all risks
[of a thousand pounds. I know an English-No. 1, Far Horse 15 to 14 Hands. 47.10s the rant of Precipitation (Rain ball in the evening.
and Suas) of Peking," showing the results £50.105 31
of observations mado at the Imperial Rus. After dancing for about an hour, I FELT WHO wver fails to provide himself
179,10s. the sole of my foot getting delightfully cool. with a ticket of this sort. Every time I ruschi ny destinacion afe and sound," gaid Cluding carefully, I left the drawing-produ
Varnished bady for petutal if preferred, sin Observatory at Poking, from 1841 to OTTON, 1880. "Notes on the Dutch Occupation to je and neak out this canse of this me to ate ce day would you balion Law shafts, Colling's patent axic of Formaven, by Mr. Gas, Phillips, contains
· 3 foul a little bit disappointed. with solid daps, lamps, cushion, every) som expected treat. I discovered that
Light, tereeting information, although There is not a man who lifts is it as a thing completu. Seasoned wheels. while the upper part of any ont faithinly
much of it is second-hand. The Notices of stack to ita pesition; the lower part, solo faneral pesses through the streets. In this roomy, purfect caught, well male for July Now Books include a most generous and and heel, had become transformed into a try you must suscial in order toiling in or out, nothing suppallons or appreciative review of "The Divine Classic inspiro estron or respect, an la dead persen Lally. Desphed as south as possible on of N-HE," and the Notes and Queries sandal.
Indignal, I went next day to the shop is but uscial. kay nothing more sad receipt of draft
110 ag call very interesting."-North-Ching PIANOS.The piange of any London Daily News. keeper, and produce the ofending hotdening the the sight of an English funeral. At first he appeared quite astonished.
makers, specially prepared for foreigu use, "substantial and reliable Review which What can you have been doing with
landed in Hongkong duty and all where all students of China and the Chinese would peeid, packet in in lined case and insured all do well to patronise."-Chrysanthemum.
these boots?" Le as vai nie.
"Why, dancing it thista, of cours,
replied:
Oh, well," criod he, "that's when it is.
They want these things better in Ireland. At any rate, they matage he tore gaily: shy al get drank at the funeral of a rola- fire or Fil
Jolm Bull, good patrict as he is, prefers British article to any other. When he is
ho
risk.
Torms in addition to advertised Thu November December number of rutes. Price lists on application of makota.
the China Reviews contains loss variety than NICKLE KEYLESS GUARDS WATCH
Mara Par thirty stilling a pair for fullped to keep mo of dubious quzhy with very heavy ease of Cering süren time. The opening paper by Mr Herbert
your boots; they will be cheap as the price
aptizes it with a foreign mast.
the
bitterest fou
for that alter.
Whit
al
the
in-
Mr E.
Mr F. H. Balfour contributes
LOCAL POSTAGE.
pines,ape,
rect (9), Occhin China, Tonquin,
Japan, Siam di-
General Local Rates Macau, China, for Hongkong.
. L
2
ཊྛ
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Letters
per a
Patterns,
Post Books, Par Newspapers cels and
centa.
cants.
and Prices each.
Current,
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cents.
Books, etc, without Covera
Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Pourader Zeitung.
Hire.
LEGALISED TAPIFF OF FAMES FOR CHAIRS,
CHAIR BEARERA, AND BOATS,
IN THE COLONT OF MONGBONG,
Chairs and Ordinary Fullaway Bouts, Half hour,....10 sts. Hour, 20 eta. Three hours...50 cl. Six hours...70 eta,
Day (from 6 to 8), One Dollar.
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TO VICTORIA. PRAE,
Single Trip.
Four Coolies,... Three Coelius,
+18
154
Two Coolias,
Four Coolen,
Board of Tride (9th Annual Report). Baute Bilder.
Bristol Observer.
Chi Mi Salva, l'Onore,
Christian Berald.
Church Times.'
Cortola da India.
Correspondencia de Portugal.. Dagbladet.
Detroit Free Press.
Dimanche Unstrů
El Siglo Futuro.
Ernesto Malm VOKS -
Foster Porter & Co.'s Silk Samples-
$1.00 Glasgow Weekly Herald.
... 0.85 Graphite.
0.70 Grassansider Heiunt.
Hamburger Fremden.
...$1.50 | Hobe.
Keturn (direct or by Pok-fu Lara). Three Coolics,...
Two Cookies,...
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1.20 Implement and Machisory Review. ... 1.00
Journal de Saone of Loire.
TO VICTORIA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA
I.. S. & Co. Calorod Silk Samples. La Epaca.
Le Temps,
Life and Work.
Long Island Record.
$0.60 Longman's diagazine.
... 0.50Marie Colaxbier.
0.40
National-Zeitung. Howcastle Weekly Chronicis. ...$1.000 Cresto, 0.35 Polovra
SLAT.) Single Trip.
Four Coolies,
Three Coolies, Two Coelies,
Return (direct or by Pokfu Lam).
Four Coolies,
AA
Threo Coolies, ..
Two Coolies, .**
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents. (e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao cents.
Local Delivery.
When you have bought all you repaire French in a shop, you place your piece of gold on the counter. The shopkeeper takes is p
to Froarh dis" The История sounds it on a metal plate to be sure that
sceni, in Bigland, to have obtained it is good, and hands you your changu,
You, ou your part, try at the silver he preference. The adjective Orren cans gives you. You took me for a regue; I to be in English synonymous with bad. take you for another: wo are quits; I for- Gorman silver and German menges azo give you.
articles that I would not recommnond to my Ender the present system of eluestion, the shopkeeping relans is not likely to iní Cogo way without saying good-bye is prove. In firer tuues a shopkeeper lovecated in English 1 take French leave."
The Spanish word hablar, which means the shop where his forefathers had humo ably carried out usiness, and he was as speak, gases the French word hebler, means to speak boastfully, The proud of the signboard over his door na the Montmorencys of their usentcheon. Even Spanish Inve taken their revenge: Tu in the prowat day, in Frucs, to bring up peak basifully" is, in their language, his family in the shop, and his wife is not partie. Take that! ashamed to sit behind the counter and keep his books. In England, the wife and AMONG the onriosities which neines has Caughters of a shopkomper are budes; they recently devised an electric cane. play the piano, and go out in furs and general appearance it is an ordinary stickuding this gun, home and abroad. gol chains to display the large prodite of with a crystal knob. Inside the knob, SPORTING REQUISITES" of overy para. The on sellom sucocoda aia father: however, is a tiny electric lamp, fed by the description purchased-India rubber boats to that which has been filled in India by the &e., all of the same weight, to addresses in
ц
Mails,
... 0.70 People's Journal.
Photograph.
Pilet:
Preis Verzeichnis. Pallio Lodger.
The Return Fare embraces à trip of not | Persian Newspaper. more than three hours.
For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolic will be entitled to an additional payment of 5 cents. Day Trip Posk, 80.76 each Coolie. (13 hours) Gap. 80.60 oach Coolie.
Jinrichsha Quarter of an hour or loss, ...
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25
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This is a Keyless Lover of faced,sual, but the fow articles are very interes. AVE V
wo Nickelled, with that crystal bold éal, Giles on The New Testament in Chi-
laiks,
nose" avats of
of a question think musk mere the Neapolitan sensa" TR and throughout
perially strumen the same as that which fie Thalia teled for hard wear. Fricu 4:3 58, Buntarily be of great importance in the eyes H. of all missionaries. acrily packed by post. Cash with order. Parker's Short Jounoys in Szechten"
This watch is made by one of the first continued, and a goodly instalment of 2 Lakers in England.
AMMUNITION Cartridge enses, felt, these levels in the interior of China is wads, caps, shot of all sizes and all other
1. All correspondence posted before requisites except powder, purchased direct Paper of some length fitled "The Fi
peror Cheng, founder of the Chinese Ein-
on any week day for addressos in fron Eleys, 15 % Dient allowed up pire," shank will be read with genuine Price orders.
by students of Chiness history Victoria will be delivered the same day. inteross GUNS.-Wo can strongly recommend A few short notices of Now Booke and a and gonerally within two hours, unless the Messrs F. Bland & Son' guas,
A number of Notes and Queries, one of which delivery shuld be retarded by the Contract Always On Chinese Onths in Western Borneo shipped any of them abroad. heard good accounts of them. Tho
2. Invitations, &c. can generally, be Half an hour, and Java" might appropriately have been Keeper's Gun," a central are breach: leader, hammer out of line of sight, patent placed under a separata heading, complete delivered within Victoris 5 the private One hour,......
houses of the addressces rather than at Three hunts, the number."-I.K. Daily Pacs. fore-end fastener, rebounding locks, English
Trainer's Orientul lewend contains the places of business, if a wish to that effect Six hours,....... damascus barrels in 10, 12, 16, 20, Bore, following nuties of the Chine Review: be expressed by the sander, otherwise all One day (12 hours),.... Price £5 65. with choke bure barrels 21 The present publications, judging by the correspondence is invariably delivered at Per trip to Shaukiwan or Pokfulam, extra. Hundreds of testimonials strong number now before us, is intended to the nearest place of busfticas.
from the centre of the Town,... 3. Boxholders who desire to send Ciren- Retura, occupy a position, as regarris China and the List on application.
neighbouring countries, some wist similar are, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards. Per trip to Aberdeen, from the con
tre of the Town,... The business is sold to one of the shopmen, current from a miniature battery, weghi Berthon's cheap canvas collapsable boats, tention that has been bestowed of late years China, may deliver them to the Post If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will
Calcutta Lieview. The great degree of at- Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Return, Rear the ewuncements of the ad about a pod averduggs and carried in iulia rubber sheets, tents of every size upon the investigation of Chinese literaturo, Office unetan, the postage being then be an addition of half the above seals people, and you will see that they are all the pocket or at the girdle celebrated. Their articles are known all from the battery are coved inside the coat-
The wires teens, camp furniture-the fullest parti antiquities, and social developments, to any charged to the sender's account. Each pay. Nothing in this scalo prevents private over England, famous throughout Eurus, sleeve, and exuse no inconvenience. The nished.
as to prices, messtrument, &c. fur nothing of linguistic alucios, has led to the batch must consist of at least ton
agreemeniä, or the best the world. If you go to a whole thing is neat and pretty, but very WIRE SPRING MATTRESSES.-Theation, rendering some anch channel of pub accumulation of important stores of inform
4. Boxholders may also send Patterne chezaist or perfnuur, and nok lain whether expensive. Moreover the light only lasts complete ease, the luxury, the cleanliness, licity as is now provided extremely desir- tothee suntancy Patterns may be wholly he keeps Farina's Eau de Cologne, or any three quarters of an hent without a re- comfort, of those mattresses are as yet little able; and contributions of much interest velopes containing Patterns may be wholly other well-known article of pharmacy of newal of faterial We shall not be sur- known abroad. We showed then to a gene perfumery, ho will invariably reply: "Yea, trised to hear next that Buttons with na than just returning to Ceylon, he took may fairly be looked or from the members i alused, if the nature of the contents be first |
of the foreign consularservices, the Chinese We have the article you narue; but if youölectric apparatus inside have taken the out three, and now writes us Buds a' com Customs core, and the missionary body. General, as he may considor necessary, and i will try our own, you will find it fur place of diamonds.
plete success, everyone is loud in their among whom a high degree of Chitone Proved by hira. Printed Circulars may superior,"
praises and short time I believe no others scholanhip is now asiduously cultivated,. will be vast," These wire mattresses do and who are severally represented in the first not hagy in the middle as some of ourlier
PAROLA-The public is reminded that construction: they are stretched in a Fitch be the Review by papers highly
creditable to their respective authors
there is no such thing as Parcel Post Pino inure, most easily taken to pieces, Come translations from Chinese novels and to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap. can be put togetlier again in a few minutes, plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh-pointmanat are caused by persistent attempts weight 30 10%. (6 ft. 2, by 3 6 size), of style; and an acerrat of the career of to send small valuablo trites through the Packs fate 3 cubic feet, strong, allows cou-ho Chinese poet-statesman of the eleventh Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, plete adaptation to the form of the body, cantury, Su Tang-p'o, by bir. E. 0. Bowra, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con desiously cut, you comfortable and ex is not only historically valuable, but is also tinually being refused, the senders having credingly like a feather tod Two people distinguished by its literary grace. Boside aften spent more in Pestage than would 3rd Class Cargo Boat or fle-kan Boat of ean mon about without inconveniencing cotices of new books relating to China and have paid the freight by steamer. No either skaper, and complets isolation is the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on otek parcels of the 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of obtained. They fit on to any hud, convert the Leriew, if carried out with punctuality value of Stamps obliterated before the 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Bout of
300 picula, per Load, ing the most ancient wooden bedstead into and detail, we are glad to notion that nature of the contenta was discovered. an elastic luxurious couch. Made in size, Notes" and "Queries" are destined to
300 picats, Half Day, From 6ft by 2 ft. £1 16s, to It. by find a place in its pages also. It is to be Gft. £38. Nine different breadths. When ++
taken to pieces they pack all as above, and hoped that this opening for contributions Chinese subjects may evoke a similar
The most insignificant apothecary has his ova tooth-pates, and washes for promoting the growth of the hair, or for imparting
Money Orders.
1-Money Orders are exchanged with to the complexion the lastre of youth; the following countries ----
all of them of his new ke
South Australia.
Strite Settlements. Tasmania.
Ho Ceylon. prefers selling these articles, because he is. know what they cost him, weitest upon Japan. well-known preparations he can only raake New South Wales. United Kingdom, a modest profit.
Port Darwin,
Victoria. The London public, tired of paying Queenslanti Western Australia. entrageous prices to the tradespeople, as
2.The Hongkong Post Office also issues organised co-operative societies all over the or lers on Shanghai, and vice versa. metropoplis. People joined together, took 3.The corumission is as follows-fee- premios, and stocked then with mercording to the entrency the odor is drawn chandise procured wholesale: Companies in soon followed, all founded upon the same
Up to £2, or $19, or R 20 0.20 cents. principle, and at the end of a few months
£6, or 225; or R 10,..............0.40 only, most tradesmen put up the following Announcement in their shops: "Things sold here at co-operative prices." What is certain is, that arices of every day use have diminished in price since the establishment
£7, or $30, or R 70,......0.60 " £10, or $50, or K100....0,80
çulara
G
Lita continuance,
NOW READY.
exhibited or stated the Postmaster
be inserted in such Tattern Packets.
41.
Local and Indian Parcel Post.
*
Licensed Barers (each).
• Ilour,
www
...30 cents.
Half day, Day!
+
149
**
35 cents. ...50 cents.
DOAR AND COOLIE WERE,
BOATS.
lat Clam Catge Boat of 8 or 900
picals, per Day,
...
1st Clad Cargo Boat of 8 or 10G
2nd Class Cars Boat of 600
piculs, per Load, ...
piculs, per Day,
2nd Claas Cargo Boat of 600
picule, per Load,
300 piecls, per Day,
Sampani.
Pollio Opinion. Resnotte, Rassion Hiustrated Paper.
Samples of Daitous. Scotchman. Skanske Aftilskadet, Society.
Tea Mustera.
Uber land und Mour.
Warder.
Witzer Baitang.
Wm. Whiteley Univeral Provider.
NAMES OF VILLAGES &c.,
IN UZ NEAR HONGKONG. (Correcked Spelling,)
A-kung Ngam. Ap-li Chau Cheung-ahan Hom. Chang Hom,
Chang Fo-pany Ha wan
Wan
Houng-kong Tai (Aberdeen). Hok-tari. Hok-taui Wan. Hok-in. Hok-in Kok. 83.00 Hung-heung Lo 2.00 Kai-lung Wan
2.60 Kaa-lig
Hung-hom
Ka-sz Wan. Kaa-pui Shok.
1.75 Kung Chung.
Kang Kok 1,50 Lap-sap Wan
Lau Mou,
1.00 Matau Chung.
Ma-tau Kok. 50 Má-tại Trăn
Ma-tau Wai Ma-ti
... $1.00
Mong-kok
20
Ngan Ping.
10
One Hour, Half-an-Hour,+sa+ After 6 P.M...............10 conta extra. Nothing in this Scale prevcata private
SILENT COOLIEK.
1. Small Parcals may be sont by Post or Pullaway Boats, per Day, can be cheaply shipped. Wo ask for one degree of literary zoal to that which was at Book Rates between Hongkong and any R150,... $1.00. trial of one of the greatest comforts of me displayed during the lifetime of its prede of the British Post Offices in China, as wall 4-No Order at exceed £10 or 860 den times. Lists with full particulae ceasor in the field, and that the China Review as to Japan, Macao, Fakhoi, the Straits. (los drawn on fralia, when R150 is the sent on application. of this formidable cumpofition. I used to
HUTCHISON & Co., 4 Guildhall Cha-cuire the support necessary in four Battlements, Ceylan and India. They mast pay sight shillings a bottle for a tonic that it), will more than two-anch ceders
not exceed the folowing dimensions, 2 feet be issued to the sung porso, in favour of Lers, 3 Basinghall Street, London,, Pur- have been taking regularly for years. I now the game payee, by the same mail.
long, chasing Agents and Shippers, Passages
foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more ments. get this medicine made up at the stores of
5.-Sams not exceeding 800 may be re-accured. Daggages forwarded, Insurances.
than 5lbs., nor be smaller than 3 by 2 which I am a ember, and it costa me threonated between the Ports of China by effected, Arrival in England, Parcels re
Such parcals may be wholly closed shillings it it still two shillings prout for | the druggist; but I grumble no more.
of Postage Stamps, subject to a ceived and forwarded, Packages received!HE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT- if they bear this special endorsement, charge of one per cent, for cashing then, and forwarded, Goods received and for. ING CHINESE with special refer- PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTRE, but any One Day, I know a sharper who has put up ever or Money Orders can be granted ou Ports warded, Miscelaneous Business under-anco to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND parcel may be opened by direction of the Half Day,
taken, Orturs for anything executed, BANKRUPTCY LAWS AN HONGKONG,
Postmaster Goneral. In the Case of Parcels Three Hoars, Carre's Ice Machines (the only ones for the
for India a declaration of contents and One Hour, value is required, a printed form for which Half Hour, is supplied gratis: The Registration of Nothing in the abore Scale to affect Parcels for Indie and Joylon is compulsory. | private agreements,
Beans
his door: For a shopkeeper, honesty is where there are agencies of the Hongkong the best policy. His shop is besieged on Post Office Saturday nights.
In one of the City streets may be sen *No ordera on Japan are leaned at the British two umbrella makers! akupa side by side, I Peat UlBoo, Shanghai.
tropics), the Aylesbury Cart, Planos,
Copics may be had at the China Mail Watches, Anneuition, Guns, Sporting Re Office, and at Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & quisites, Spring Mattresses.
Co-Price, 76 couts.
Scale of Hire for "Street Coolies.
.83 conla.
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Ngoug-shin Chu, Pak-shui Wan, Pok-fu Lans. Sai-wan Tsai
Sau Talin Shai-wan. Seni-tsal Po Shen thui Po. Shin-ki Wan, Shek-o.
Shek Tong. Shek-tong Tsui.. Sheung Wan. Shui-tsing Wan. So-kon Pe. Tai-kok Tsui. Tai-long Ha
Tai-lung Kung. Tapang Mi. Tai-pig Shan Tai-shok Kek. Tai-tam. Tai-tan Tuk.. Tai-van
Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau
Teat Te-uti Taun-aks Toui Tao-pai Tani To-kwa Wani To-ti Wan. Tang-wa (Hospital). Tung-to Wan Un Chau.
Wau-toal Wong-Lok Toün, Wong-ma Kok.
Wong-uni Chung
Yeti-ma Ti.
Bai Ying-pan
N.B.--Documents should not be dated Year of Kwong-s, which is the style of H: M. the Emperor of China, and is of course inapplicable in a British Colony,
Printed and published by Geo. MUBELY Bair, at the China Maž Office, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongking.
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