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THE CHINA MAIL,

Tho sickening feeling which at Erst and slept soundly, after all the excitement appressod na, tów gave way to a thirst for of the chase and fight, but never gain revenge- sense of mighty indignation did we are the wraith of the Frenchtonn. against the cowardly radians; the pureor. His task was done; we had avenged foul blood-thirsty scoundrels who had murder and dastard villainy, and none I wae Chief Mate when the occurrouce committed these stracious crimes, these now Burvive to tell the ti, save the We hold a council, old man who has been apinuing this took place. We lay becalmed in the South diabolical outrager

32+21 of the China Sea, bound to Whanpot. The and determined to sink the vessel, as it was night was dark, the stephere heavy and not possible to take her to port; but wy close, and leaving the Watermilch, a brig of first deew apa statoueur / what we had some four hundred tons, in elaarge of theseen; and then, with the assistance of the Secend Mate, the Captain and I got nat gig's eres, arranged the dow bodies side tresses on deck and lay down to have a by side in the curdy, throwing the evident Thad pirates overboard, and scottfed flo vestul caulk,' while wating for the broce

in two places. Then setting tire to her, we not been long sleep, when dreamt ueli

When we arrived at Mncas, a few days aftarrards, we han er hat the Fra Diavolo had changet owner, and had been par- chacd by a fail, red-haired man, supposed to the English, who had sailed for Manila, but had never been heard' of more.--Singa-

dream that the remonbrane of it borcilis rared on beard the Waterwilely bad and wom Free Press.

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Here's your money, dolt, and now tell why your rascally master wrote me eighteen letters about that contemptible

Ent determine on revend tuto mut his vessel be in atfer the stube bora resistance he had met with The Cape tain took two or thru tars ap and slow

"I the deck, and coming a ton, said: feel sure he has made for Pulo Comalcare pale with his longh the blood till Ha told me to steer accordingly, and Bud venteen didn't fetch it,"

suddenly before me, in all the startling rentity that some dreams inspire. He up- poured to be about thirty years of age & Fecatinan by tho cut of his hard and of his clothes; but low ghastly! Deadly hair in disorder; an

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enormous gash, from flowed, divided his face from eye-brow in Lut a good tk-out he kept get the gusa | No more fond levers linger in the wood, chin, whilst another scened to have ont loade, and the sand arms presred; imas (Alas, the altay summer days are flex), through the ribs in the region of the heart cartridges and shat ready at Tand. The Toy geek now another kind of weral, His dress was sonkel in gore, and I fully blackgus is sore fight, as he knows the held that spit and piled ap in the loss. expected him to fall dead se I broke ate is round his neck, Have her we tipy Shiplaps

Pigu him. In fact, I seemed to be looking on and sink her if we cannot take her. Corpse whose dying agonies and alcouly the hands fr passed away midst all the horrors of some Boone of sanguinary death. He beckoned to me with his right hand, and pointing over the sea with the fore-finger. I thought I heard the words, antterud in dyite; desents

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acout ! I started. flush creeping anul my hair on to my feet and inalinitively rushed forward to grapple with the apparition hat was myself roughly seized, witlist a wal-known voice roured ont: Whs on earth are you

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wondering to tell, consisted in the int l'al time, bike the Captains, which of a grativas of the linman stomach, also was trembling and paintings

involving nearly cue-third of the organ and, strange to say, the patient recovered

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been identical, feature for future, action for action, word for word.

The moon was up by this time, and the son lay calm beneath its bus; the sail Aapped idly against the masts; the watch was asleep on dock, and the mate, forward, was whistling listlessly for the wind; it was evident nothing had secured to disturb It was soon evident that we were nearing the time, and simp does not seem to give any one but our-two aires, whe walked her rapidly, and the Captain, who nest

nerons and irritable, gerig the deck in silenes, sppressed with a feel-gone aloft, after a long look at her, th

chard Ler to be a fore l-aft Bormanned with ovi fordings.

suddenly from a recumbent position there is ing of nervons consterntion that we to shake off Suddenly, the Captain,

Helper.

dizziness, a whistling senation, and he 641 Now, Liese war rate aft in this

is obliged to looking under his hand towards the Irizon

Komething fros to keep pointed to the South, and said There's walera thea; one or twy wore known to be is sli

1-st-at times; the blood becoming Un breeze coming, and 1-as the avelien the Chast of China, and one-the from falling, the bowale costive, the skin,

યુવા ||૩ માં Digde was strengly, suspected of being dry h where it was lifting the clouds under the MICHEL COURO Was East, but the Casamething use than a fair trader, when thick and stagant, and does not circalate tain told me that he was determined to opportunity offered. But then, what shelley. After a time tau patious spits up cuting sometimes in a sout auon after and steer that indicated by and she be doing so far out of her bat

formente cadiction, sometimes w kipper was well known- dark-end an awful vision appearing to us that the same time, must not be unheeded, and about him. However, twithstanding our palpitation of the heart, and the patient I will devote three days in the ravellingus and wanderings, wp were rapidly fears he may have heart disease. Towards of this portid mystery. Call all hands, gaining on the craft, and it was sur la focal windover, as the opening in the intes- the last the patient is unabio to retain any trim the sails and steer North and by rent, oven to those in duck, that there was

As we ges cluse, or narly so Al-

indeed” East, and he weal bolest. For any part, something wrong thout hur, glad to bave something to do to distraeterer still, we could see, with the glass,ng this disease is my thoughts from the ghastly sight that that she carried only a double-ecfed mainallerers with the above-med symptoms seemed eyer before me, I husied myself sail and the clear water, which ran from should not fuel nervous, for nine hundred

was convincing

yulinety-nine cases out of a thousand testimony with rostless activity; bullied fun crowd of dial de pays

have no cancer, but simply dyspepsia, a though the Wirrwitch what the panes wore hard at work. It was Bail upon sail, wes bowling along ten is, I thought also evident that she was desing her beat discase easily removed if treated in a proper her, in my nervous impationen, the slowest to escape us, les hauled, she hoped to her. The safest and best remely for croup to windward of us-The strong point the disease is Seigel's Curativo Sprop, a craft in creation.

of use crail-bat, shu til to vegetable propantion sold by all theists biilne

mal audicine voulons throughout the world, and by the perietes, J. White EC. This Syrup strikes at the very (Tanted), 17, Barvingden rend, Lesdon, andation of the disse, and drives it, foot and branch, out of the system--

paused, and at last said: dream; shed Americo-Spaniard: no red hair swoutish to the taste. Dilentines there is 1

A little before daylight, the Captain goal with one of the men weatherly v

on duck.

I really can stand thus I ever knew, and as we were railing fire longer, he said, that spectre is constat feet to her three, le change of saps, ly before me, pointing in the same dire tion; if I clear my upea, I ses him; if 1 except by a miracle, was small indeed,

We were not many horn before we ware walk about, I fool him by niy

within three quarters of a mile of her, both vessels tearing long under- fearful discovery. Ho was nervous and depressed, and worried about the sails oil as codd in pressed on them.

I am perrain that we are close up

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St. Mary-street, Peterborough,

November 20th, 1881 Sir,-It gives me great pleasure to inferin the course steered the speed of the vessel super smile the water ou and all sorts of things. Presently, the ducks, as the fich ended over to the era of the benefit I have receiver Frum: look-out shouted Sail on the strandes, and at the the upper-masts bens Serg's Syrn. I have been treabled for pours with dyspepsia ; but after a few doses Sko Eshing rods ill often thought of Syrup, I found relief, and after bow. Go to the fore-top,' said the top; world.

would go over the side, fat we carried tain to me, and are what ale is likes' was there in a twinkling, and son made with stem determination, alt oy watching tating two bottles of it I feel quite curent.

I am, Sir yours truly,

Wiland Breut. Mr A. J. Whi barque, but evidently in the object of a parasit. Sudderdy, a her out to be a

1 showed that sho had tired one of her stern Or Randoned. Her pards wars, and the quus ball and whizzing

September Sch, 1883. anyhow

har sails flapping about along, and piped into the

Dear Sir, to the sale of Seigel's water clae everything having been lot ly, and the foreslole, throwing up a

Has of my up steady increasing Alf who have top-mast was gone. Presently, we rose the which westest some of our salla

Weel it spak very highly of its medicinal hull, and by the high paint and amerslied with our forecastle gan, a thiray-twiches castomer describes it no a

Boxin

Hash

"Godsend to dyspeptià people. I always

ports, she was evidently French. She was unter, and halind her, and it is recommend it with confidence, water-logged, apparel towurul,

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and

maned

was carried on, and buas fast and furious

as we neared sach other, and the deck guns into play. She tried hard to emple

armed,

ed, and the Captain and I started w for her. As we approached, we saw evident. signs of a severe fight. There were ma orous shot holes in her side, her bulwarks getting away a few ropes, and sending a

1s, but beyond one holes in the saile,

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were damaga in places. On her stern washarin was done, and air hull had not been faunty physic that has ever been discover. her name Lu Almette, Bordeaux touched. Our men had, on the contary, d. They reuse this-wowote from all! dashed alongside. There was profondet for the bull, and steadily rudevout-bating substances, and have thuan-in a silence, save and except the creaking of thed to increase the leak which already existed healthy edition. They cure coalirença, main-boom, and the chirping of a few

Prostem Sept. 21st, 1883. board the achter, and with such blocks, as the vessel rolled slowly from

froses that her speed esilently beense check- My Dear Sir-Your, Syraj aud Pilbs are Tate to ride Seizing the pent banged at the water increased in her. We could til curs pontitis ang matiye ing over, wo were quickly on

get on thuut was short handed, saying they are the best family medicines when a horrid spectacle presented itsulf because the pups had to be left, in order to our view. The nurost confusion pret load and fire her guns, and talon to bottles of Syrup and sail Mother Saigal vailed The hatches were open.

Carg But wors gain a Noch as the shot hd licen had saved the life of his wife, and be add strewed ahout the deck.

which gave us a great advantage. It was than all, there were dead bodies in every only a matter of time when she must sink, od, of those bultks I am sending if-effect from the 1st November, 1884. direction. The ship had evidently been

but as it was gutting late in the afternoon I have one faith is it.

Steen. miles away to a · friend who is váy ill. attacked by a pirate, and the crew had made a resolute defence. We cald not find one would it ant by hest to make sure af

The sale keeps up wonderfully, in fact, the prey? The Captain daught so, living person, and we counted oight French docided on boarding her. The men were one would fancy alust that the people under the were beginning to breakfast, dine, and sup

fired.

The other day a cimoter came for two

mon, and seven Blanilamen and may soon toll att in three to attack in Mother Seigel's Syrup, the demand is

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Oct. 24, 1882.

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Fostal administration in China, that it was Wong Tai Sang, Shanghai, & conts to pay. not caused

Or fault by may

on the part of the

sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, P. Silbermann, Shangbal, & eents to pay.

nor by the dishonealy or negligence of any not in the employment of the person not in the Hongkong Peat Office.

For Merchant Ships.

Lele. Fap

5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to imgile articles such as portraits,

A. W. Weston watches, handsomely bound books, Africa, 6.6. which reach their destination, although in Alex. McNeil a broken or deteriorated condition.

Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat B

Hire.

LEGALISED TANITE OF FARES FOR ORATES, CHAIE BEARERS, AND BOATS,

IN

THE GULONY OF HONGKONG.

Chairs.

Half hour,....10 cta. One hour,...20 ets. Three hours, 50 cta. Six hours, ...70 cta.

Aleraz Alice Huir

Barkor

Bit Wool Bolzpandor, 6.5, 1 Cambris, 8.8. Carrie Backla Chandernagor

Late, Thap

-Hornogarda, a.... 2

Inverbess

Jesale Osborne.

Kate Davenport

Lennox Castle

Mozerichn

Adele 2

1

1

Imabel

1

1 Kambira

1 Li... Wade

Lothain

3

Lucia

Macedon

1

Madura

I

1.

Magician

Martha Davis 8

Dar month

A

Mary Austin

Delerius, B... Duris

1

Medora

E. Nicholson

4 Melbrek Iregd.

Eildonkopo

}

Elles

2

Emily Reed

1regd. Oberon

Evanell

1.

Pani Joces

1

Ferie

1

Glenmaris, &.13 9.

Sectland

2 regd. Granite Stats

Sen Stalow

2

Seeneres

Gt. Admiral

1

Spartan

Guiding Star Gayle Goss Hainbira. Hamburger

The Lady Harewood 1

1

Tornogora

Hattie Tapley

Haverton, 6.8.

Wesering

...

*.. 1.40

Hei Cheong

I

Wild Goose

..1.20

Hindosten

Wm. H. Gilvary..........1

Day (Exom & to 6), One Dollar,

TO VICTORIA PRAE

Single Trip.

Beturn Direct

RETURN,

Nanaimo

Niklasson

Four Coolies,$1.00 Four Coulies...$1.50 F. Abbey

Three Coolies, 0.85 Thres Coolies, 1.20 Gasinla

Ramier

Two Coolles,... 0.70 Two Coolies,... 1.00 Gen, Domvilleorg. 197 Sabra S. Ridgway 2

By Pob-fu-Lam. | By Aberdeen, Shortest Four Coolies,..$2.00 Four Coolies...$2.50 Three Coolies, 1.60 Three Coolies, 2.00 Two Coolies,... 1.30 Twu Coolies,... 1.60

By Wantrai Gap.

Four Coolica,...

...$1.75

Teddington, 8.8.1

Thonra

Three Coolies,

Two Coolies,...

TO VICTORIA GAT.

Single Trip.

Rood.

Return Direct,

Four Cuolies,..00cts. Four Coolies,..90cts,

Three Coolies, 50 cts.

Two Coolies,..40cta. Two Coulies,..00cts.

Return by Pok-fu-

Lam:

Three Coolies, 75cts,

Lictura by Aberdeen Shortest Road.

Four Coolies,..$1.50 Four Coolics, ..$2.00

Three Cookies, 1.20 Three Coolies, 1.60

Two Coolies,... 0.90 Two Coolies,... 1.20

By Wantsai Gay.

Four Coolies...

Three Coolies,

Two Coelics,...

..

.81,15

... 0,95

0.80

TO THE PEAR CHURCH, AND HOUSES IN VICINITY OF MOUNT KELLET AND

GOVOR.

MÕCNT

Hirandelle

Undaunted

Books, etc. without Covers.

Argao.

Bericht aber die Lod istrie, den Handel, 'bo.

British Mer. Guzatte.

Ciesel's Family Magazine. Chatter Box Christian,

Christian Progress.

Correia do Gen.

Dalkeith Advertiser.

Edinburgh Review.

Elektriciteten..

Etenéral Regulations under the Customs & Navi-

Eriion Lane

Glasgow Weekly Citizen,

Guardion,

"Herold,

Ellustrated London News, India Catholicà.

Staple Trip.

Return Direct. Four Conlies,..$1.00 Life. Four Coulies...65 cts.

Three Coolies, 0.85 Little Wide Awake, Three Colics, 50 ct. Two Coolies,..45 ct. Two Coolies,... 0.70 London Society & Christans Number.

Returning by other routes will be the Margale Hamsgate, Misionary Record samo as from Gap.

The Return Fare embraces a trip of not Pictorial World.

Queen. more than three hours except returning by

Record. Aberdeen when three hours and a half will be allowed.

For overy hour or part of an hour abovo three or three and a half, each Coolio will be entitled to an additional payment of five "Nothing in above stalo preventa private agreements.

couts.

ᏥᏗ RIN

10 conta, ....35 cents. .......50 copie

Licensed Brarers (ench),- One Hour, Half day,...n Day,...

Jinrichsha

4. Botholders may also send Patterns Quarter Hour, 05cls, One Hour, ...15 sta to the same places in the same way. For every hour or part of an hour

Half Hour, 10cts. Two Hours,...25 eta. En- velopes containing Patterna may be wholly

over two hours,... cloacd, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets.

PARCELS.-The public is reminded that thard is no such thing as Farcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and diwap. printment are caused by persistent attempts

To Pok-fu-Lam or Quarry Bay,...20

Raturn, ...

To

Return Return,

Besus Conneerasle Financière et Maritime. Samples of Cation.

V Blannel, Stasafortellinger.

South Wales Weekly News.

·St. James's Budget.

| St. Marbi u Safërt.

Temperance Kews.

The London and China Express. The Talisman: Times.

Vetreric.

Women's Work,

NAMES OF VILLAGES &c.,

IN 02 NEAR HONGKONG, (Corrected Spelling.)

A-kung Ngam..

Ap-bhau.

10 cents.

.85

35

57

...50

+

Chung Hom

15

60

If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare will be double.

Nothing in this scale preventa privato

dead. There were six brass carenades, Clain, Boatswain, and three of a side; those had been dismounted hot astera, in the waist, shit at the heen, se daring the fight, which, from the game-

up alongside. Wo werd rous parks, inust have been stubborn; the decks were covered with blood. Fickard with pistola and cutlasses; the Malays

To A. J. White, Esq. would have rught but their krisses. We ing our way past corpses, and over braken could wow plainly see the sleak of the eases and debris of all kinda, we got to th

pirate; cousticnous aiming the crew was i half-pop, and went down to the cabin.

Dear Sir,-I write to inform you that I tail, athletic giant with dark red-hair. The There the scene which presented itself was

have derived great benefit from Seigal's rest of the mon seemed Malmas, Negroes, truly awful Three dead men laid at the foot of the ladder-one was evidently the and a few Malays; in number about equal Symp. For some years 1 have suffered with its and varied

Flashy mate, the two others Maiays. The furniture our boarding party. Small arms now a complaint, broken; mirrors and crockery smashed came into play, and the larger guns uncasion comitant evils, so that may life was a

the internal strife, Several perpetual misery. Twelve months ago and at the further end, amid the wreck of ally joined Ju

-induced to try. Seigela Syrup, and the table, lay extended the fearfully a

of the pirates werd geou to fall, but beyond

wounds, which only inflamed although rather sceptical having tried a a few slight

many reported infallible remedies, I detor-

of SIMPLE SENTENCES in the refund can be made on such pazcols of the let Class Cargo Best of 8 or 900 2nd Class Carge Boat of 600 better, Litoral Translations; and Directions for nature of the contents was discovered.

Local and Indian Purcel Post

to

BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE..

BOATH.

to send emali valuable trifles through the agreements, Post, Fans, Curios, Articles of Dreas, Faney Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage thun would lat Class Cargo Best of 8 or 900. ·

piculs, per Day, ANTONESE MADE EASY-A have paid the freight by steamer. No

Book

PUBLICATIONS nỶ J. DYER BALL

gled body of one, whom, with a cry of their animosity, var men escaped. Free to give it at leasta fair trial. In two CANTONESE COLICQUIAL with Free and value of Stamps obliterated before the horror, both the Captuin and I recognised senily, by a dexterous manconrre, or three days I felt considerata (hav | Rendering English Grammatical Forms inte the same features, the same wounds, only tain ranged the Pitch alongside the set at now at the end of twelve T

as the person we had soen in our dream

ear to ear.

er the grappling irous were dropped,

ing coutimited

to her deck. The tight was soon over, and that I sua dis) I am glad to say Chinese and vice verad.-Price, $2. Inter-

til

picule, per Losd,

picule, por Day,_10

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

picula, por Lead,

3rd Claas Cargo Boat or Ha-ks

300 picula, por Day,

500 picule, per Load,

Cheung-ahan Hom,

Chang Was), Fo-pang... HA-WALL- Houng-kong Trai

(Aberdeen)

Hok-trui, Hok-trui Wan Hok-ün Ilok ün Kok Hung-heung Lo. $3.00 Hang ho Kai-lung

2.00 Ka-52

Yen,

Kati-lang 2.50 Kau pui Shok,

Kung Chung. 175 Kue Kok.

Wen.

Boat of

1.50

3rd Class Cargo Boas or Ha-kan Roat of

300 pisuls, Half Day,

Samara

closed or Pullaway Boats, per Day,

more horribly gbaatly from their stern with a howl of vengeance, we sprong on reality. Five more bodies were there

being altogether. It

leaved Copice, $2.60. leaped one on the other.

He had notfter a five minutes sanguiary strel is said of certris pens that they como as a

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post died unrevenged. The sword in his hand was covered with blood from hilt to pat dead and dying. The Malays shested no reason to doubt the trailsfulness of the China terisis. Will be found to supply of the British Post Offices in China, as weli 9rd Class Cargo Best or Ha-kau Bost of

we atood victorious, but surrounded by the on and a leasing to ion and I have no

We most cordially recommend it at Book Rates between Hongkong and any and a brace of pistela, discharged, was quarter. Tim pirate chief fought with the sistement. I can truly say, however, that want long felt by students of Centonces. ss to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits close beside him. The side cabins were desperation of despair; he tiled two of Seigela Syrup has come as boon and a

Settlements, Ceylon and Indis. They must Mr. BALL'S Notes on not exceed the following distensions, 2 foot empty, but the stern one disclosed to gar our men, when our Optain cuming up,

blessing

me. I have recommended it to Daily Prest horrified view a still more distressing broke his right arm with a pistol shit, of several fellow-sutlerers from this distressing issirs and Granar will be found very long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more

valuable.'-China Mail, spectacle. Upon the bed lag extended the the same tiure a Malay strack his krise into complaint, and their testimony is quite in

not be smaller than 8 22. by 3 them body of a female, with her throat out from his heart, and he fall dead. I had am ogly accordance with my owu. Gratitued for

in. parcelesia

bersement, EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA if they Pocr creatura! she land ori

bear this dently struggled hard for honour and for clip on the heed from one of them, the benefit I have derived from the excellent Hife. Her right hand still grasped a lock ran him through the body, and a anilor preparation prompte to furnish you with DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY. PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER,

parcel may be opened by direction of the A few flesh this unsolited testimonial · of

red hair, which the Captain, wounds and bruises completed cur doctor's purplish

I am, clear Sir,

Postmaster General In the Caso of Parools cuffionity freed from her casp, and list.

Yours ever gratefully.

The Sentences given appoar to be wall for India a declaration of contents and agreements. zoleanly swore that he would not rest till

(Signed) Carey 13. Berry, Throwing a hasty glaube amond lira,

arrauged-China Mail. Contains a value is required, a printed form for which Baptist Missionary, wide range of subjects.Chinese Recorder, is supplied gratin The Registration of ruffians to

In the further corner

Hensingham, Whitehaven, Oet. 16, 1882. de fost, the Captain ordered us all aboard

'An extensive Vocabulary,'-Daily Parools for India and Coylon is compulsory.

Scale of Hire for Street Coolies. the was huddled together the our own ship, and to cast off with all speed.

Mr. A. J. White.Dear Sir, I was for Press.

2. The following cannot be transmitted: One Day,...ie corpse of another women, who had been It was not a bit too soot, for in a time afflicted with pills and was ad-

Parcels insufficiently tacked or protected, Half Day, minutes, of less, with a beavy lurch, the visad to give Mother Seigel's Syrup a trial; FOR pirate vessel with her, dead had joined the which I did. I am now happy to state that fouette and her hapless victims beneath is has restored the to complete health-I the ocean wave.

remain, yours respectfully.

(Sigued) John H. Lightfoot.

with

renced the

the

finished him he fell

ka kad sting and brought the and seeing that the schooner was sinkit A. J. White, Eng.

of

rvom:

shot through the head, besides being stah- ted in the breast. The villains had not loft one single soul alive to give evidence of their dasiard deeds; the vessel was charnel house!

That night, both the Captain and I slept,

Price, $1

Ma-tau Chung.

Ma-tau Toün.

100 Ma-taut Kok,

50 Ma-tau Wai

$1.00 Nga F

Ping.

20

Que Hour, Hak-an-Hour, After 6 E......:10 cents extra, Nothing in this Scale prevente private

STREET CGOLIEN.

Ngong-ahun Chan.

10 Pak-ahui Wan.

Poz-fu Lani, Bai-wan Tsai,

3 cents.

re

SALE rt Messrs. KELLY & Wuss's, or liable to be crushed (ss bandboxes, Three Hours, armninasobami W. Berwer's, and LANE, CHAWFORD) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosive sub- Des Hour, & Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Mosers. stances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ios, Half Hour, TELENZE & Co.'s, London. Hongkong, January 23, 1884,

Moat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetali, or Nothing in the above Scale so silpat 143 whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or private agreementa.

Bai Ying-pun

San Taün. Shai-wan

Shai-tsai Po Sham-ahui Po. Shou-ki Wan. Shok-o Shek Tong

Shek tong

Trui

Sheung Wan.

Shui-t

i-tsing Wan. Sa-ker Fo Tai-kok Tsiti.

Kung

Tai-ping Shan. Tai-shek Kok.

Tai-lam Tuk.

Tai-pang Mi.

Taist

Tai-wap Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Taat Taz-mui.

Tsim-sha Tank, Teo-pai Tasi. To-kwa Wan.

Wan wa(Hospital):

Ꮕ

Tung-lo Wan. Un

Chaus

Wan-teal

Wong-kok Tuün, Wong-ma Kok. Wong-nai Chung. Yau-ma T,

N.B-Documents should not be dated Fear of Krongs, which is the style of 3. the Emperor of Chits, and is of course inapplicable in a British Colony,

Fristed and published by Geo, MURRAY Barx, at the China Mail Ofiot, No. 2 Wyndham Street, Hongko