For Sale.
FOR SALE.
--
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
For Sale.
SEE WOO,
TAILOR, DRAPER & OUTFITTER, No. 55, Queen's Road Central, Hongkang. HAS NOW LANDING, FOR SALE:
Lil Kinds of Aurums and WENTER
WOOLLEN CLOTHS. DAMASK, REP, and CRETONNES for Curtains and Covering Furniture.
DEVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE A
OIL.
PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, PITCH and ROSIN.
EX
AN INYOIB DE
PARLOUR. AND COOKING
STOVES.
LATE ARRIVALS. CHATEAU MARGAUX, CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints &quarta. 1KES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, ..
"
16
Casry's Gentlemen'e New Zephyr Black, Drab, and Brown FELT HATS.
All Sorts of Fancy and Black SILK SCARVES, TIES, White: DRESS TIES.
WOOLLEN WRAPPERS, Colutned and White KID GLOVES,
THE CHINA MAIL..
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
FOR LONDON VLA SUEZ CANAL:
The Stommelip
Genuytney,
Captain Sons, will be despatched as above TO.
MORROW, the 17th Inst., at Noon,
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 16, 1886.
WOOLLEN and MERINO UNDER SUITS and SOCKS.
White TABLE CLOTHS, NAPKINS, ale Part
at 4 p.m. SILK & CAMBRIO HANDKERCHIEFS, and TOWELS.
Best Kinds of TOILET PERFUMES and SOAPS
DAWSON'S BOOTS, ELOOFING BOOTS, SHOES and TENNIS SHOES, &c., &
AT LOW PRICES. Hongkong, October 25, 1884.
FOR SALE,
1806
S4000NE'S MANZANILLA & AMONA BORROUGHES & WATTS
TILLADO.
SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848).
HUNT'S PORT.
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY.
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KENAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boons OLD TOM.
-E. & J. BORRE'S IRISH WHISKY.
Rost's LIME JUICE CORDIAL
NotLLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. JANEBON'S WHISKY.
MARSALA.
EASTERN CIDER.
OFARTREGSE.
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, pints and quarts.
GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. Bonae, pints and quarts.
SOLM MATIOTANY BILLARD TABLE, Complete with CUES, Poor, PYRAMI, &c. BALLS, MARKING BOAL, Rests, EXTRA CLOTH, N., &.
Just arrived per Girafulloch.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Ch Hongkong, November 4, 1881,
10°
FOR SALE.
1865
OURSE. DISTANCE,
AVERAGE SPEED TABLES,
AND
FROM
DANH, CHU THE SPEC CANAD
To
WITH
I
Ima, Cuxa, Járas, &u, VARIDES OTHER TABLES AND NOT, W. A. GÜLLAND.
3
To be obtained at thu
CHINA MYIL OFFICE. Mussra, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co. Hongkong, September 2, 1884.
H
NOW PUBLISHED.
1475
EDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,
DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the B THERICAL AND POPULAR
cfallon.
ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, abanufacturer's Prices.
Sole Apants for
MESRA TURK BULL, JNK, AND SOMERVILLE'S
MALTESE OIGARETTES.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & fo. Hongkong, January 8, 1890.
40
NOW ON SALE.
CHINESE DICTIONARY
IN THE
CANTONESE DIALECT,
BY
Dr. E. J. EITEL.
CLOWN OCTAVO, IF. (038.
HONGKONO, 1877-1883.
Part I.
A-K,
Part II.
K-M,...
M-T,
Part III.
Part IV, T-Y, ...
$2.50
..82.60
$3.00
..$3.00
A Reduction of ten per cent. will be allowed to purchasers of Ten or more copies.
EST
ASPECTS,
EINEST JETTEL, PH.D., Eversa.
REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.
THIRD EDITION,
FOR SHANGHAI
The Steamclip
Ningbo,
64
Čaplain W. Porns, will be despatched for tho TO-MORROW, the 17th Inst.,
Far Freight or Passage, apply to
SLEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, Jauntary 16, 1885.
85
THE ORINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY.
The Co.'s Steamship
Esmeralda,
Captain TAYLOR, will be "despatched for the above; Perl on SUNDAY, the 18th Inabunt, at
4.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Alungers, Hongkong, January 16, 1885.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
-----
FOR PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN,
87.
TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY,
"MELBOURNE, Ac.
ON
FOR SALE.
ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONORUF.
754 Piculs SANDALWOOD. - 3,054 13 FIREWOOD
BC
MANGROVE BARK. Ex Stenmalip Cruder from SANDAKAN.
Apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents B.S. Crusader. Hongkong, January 16, 1385.'
- 80
PUBLIC AUOTION,
tions to Sell by Public Auction, on HE Undersigned us received instruc
MONDAY,
the 19th January, 1985, at 2 p.m., xô hìs Sales Roma, Queen's Road,—-”
AN ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE
comprising:-
WARE,
KANGA IMARY, SATSUMA and Kioro VASER, JARS, Bows, Pares, ISCESSE BURNERS TEA, COFFEE and BREAKFAST Szre; East. Waas, Gold and Silver INLAID Buonzas, ENAMELLED WARE,
Roumes and NtronkI“,
&c.
TERMS OF SALE -As customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 16, 1885.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or them of the following Vessels, during their sing in Hunghang Harbunir:--
ALEXANDER MCNRI, American ship, Capt. WAM, will be Capt. G. W. David, Melchers & Co.
ALHATOON AZAR, British sin, Capt. despatched for the above i mentioned Ports on SATURDAY, the 241 | A. B. MucTavish.-D. Sassoon, Sous & Co.
Instaud, at 4 p.11,
The Steamship
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
gents. Hongkong, January 16, 1885.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
88
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORI SAID, AND TRIESTE. (Paling Gurg at through rates to CAL- CUTTA, PERSIAN GULF, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.J
The Co.'s Steamship
Bernice, Capt. G. D. Venosa, will be despatched as shove on WEDNESDAY, the 28th Inst., at Neon. For further l'articulars, regarding Freight Co.'s | wil Passage, apply to the Aenser of the Company, Praya Central, matranco front Chiness Street
I'rice,
$1.50. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
1398 Hongkong, August 20, 1881.
FOR SALE.
J
ULES
MCM M CHAMPAGNE, Quarts 820 per Cass of 1 dos. Pints...81
21 Dubos Frères & du Gernon & Co.'s
BORDEAUX CLARETS AND
WHITE WINES,
Basler's Celebrated 'Barley Bree
! WHISKY, $71.pur Case of 1 doz.
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, July 18, 1884.
W
WASHING BOOKS,
1197
(In English ard Clanese.). IŢASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use uf Ladies and Gentlemen,, can now be had at this Ofien.-Price, 81 each.
CHINA MAIL Offico.
Destination.
|
BACHRACH, Agrat.
86
Hongkong, January 16, 1885..
SING KEE & Co., Skip's Compradores, Stevedores, and General Store-keepers. TEEP on HAND and FOR SALE,
well Assorted UIIMAN'S STORES, AND COAL OF ALL Kiss, Shipping supplied at the Shortest Notice with all Kinds of BALLAST and FRESH PROVISIONS at walernie charges.
No. 3, POTTINGER STREET,
DONGKONG.
Hongkong, January 16, 1885.
ULEARED.
Salte, for Haiphong. Marie, for Keelung Glenartaup, for Singapore, da. Camelot, for Katchínotza. Grecia, for Huilo, Salten, for Haiphong. Greglund, for Pakhoi. Long Bay, for Swatow.
PASSEKOERS.
ARRIVED,
None. DETARVED, Por Exerten, for Singapore, &a., 5 Euro. poans, and 788 Chino.
TO DEPART
Per Glqarley, for Singapore, &c., 3 Europeans, 732 Chinone.
For Gruphound, for Pakhoi, 30 Chineso. Por Kong Bang, for Swatow, 100 Chineze.
SHIPPING REPORTS. Thu British steamer Euripides seports: Had strong winds N.V. to N.N.E., with rain and overcast,
CARGOES.
Pur S. 3. rabic, sailed December 24th, 1884 :-For Yokohama, 5,389 bags Sugar and 67 pigs. Meroliaudise for Sinn Fran- cisco, 15,835 bags Rico, 214 bags Black"] Pepper, 370 bags Calfee, 870 boxes Nut | Oil, 10 cases Silk Goods, 18 cases Propared Opinm and 4,127 pkgs. forchandise; for Portland, O., 7 pkgs. Merchandise, fur Victoria,
R.C
116 pays. Merchandise; for Panama, 3,126 bags Rice, 81 pigs. Mer- chandise, 30 pkgs. Ton, pkgs. Silks und 2 pkg. Crule Opium; for Anjutla, 3 cared Silks; for Callao, 5 casos Silks, 1 ensu Mer- chandise; for Valparaiso, 10 cases Bike and 4 cases Merchandise; for New York, 57 pkga. Tea, 100 bales Raw Silk and 5 cases STE
Per S. 8. City of Rio de Janeiro, silod
daruary 10th, 1885-For Yokohama, 7,040 bags Sigar and 157 pkgs. Merchandise; for San Ferncisen, 31,354 bage Rico, 100 bags Bears. SU bags Cuftec, 131 Ings Black 18 case Silk Goods, 3 cases Crude Pepper, Opium, 125 hoxes Nut Oil, 126 balos Herup, 17 bales Guunis, 88 plugs. Tea and 5,230 pkgs. Marchmae, for Victoria, B.C., 100 pkgs. Merchandise and 15 pkgs. Crude Opium
for Champerion, 1
Case Silke;
for Honolulu, 23 pkgs. Merchandise; for Faus ING, 20 Cha
20 ondes Silke, 2 casa Crude Opium 3,400 bags Rice, 106 pkgs. Merchandise and 50 pkgs. Ton for Callas, 9 anses Silke, for Grayaquil, 3 casca Silka and caso Mor
3 chaus Silke;
HOWARD MAYIRans, Amer. barque, Oaph E. M. Knight. - Remedios & Co.
FURNESS ABBEY, American barque, Capt JT. Marey.Adaman, Huli & Co.
Comment, American basque, Capt. W. 1. Hagan.Adamson, Bell & Co.
Exo, German barque, Captain G, Nickel-chandise; for Valparaiso, mann.Wielor & Co
for Domerata, 16 pkgs. Merchandise; for Boston, 6 plaga Merchandise; for Now
MEMOS. FOR TO-MOKROW.
Shipping.
[No. 6701-JANUARY 16, 1885.
Daylight-Kong Bong leaves for Swatow Szechuan and Shansi. There is no res
and Bangkok. Noon.-Glunartney leaves for Londan, Goods per Steamer Djemnach undaimed ftur Noon Bubject to rent and landing charges at 1 cent per package por diem. 3pm-Taisory and Arrataon dpcar
leave for Straits and Calcutta.
3 p.m.-P. M. 6. Co.'s Steamer looven for
Yokohama and San Francisco.
4 p.m.-Ningpo leaves for Shanghai. Goods per Gleason undelivored after this
dato subject to rent.
places by evaporation sud boiling, from son water round the const, and from brino found in vells and marshes in
triction on the amount or node of pro- duction, but all the salt manufactured must be sold at a fixed rate to govorn- ment officials, who establish depoto near. the place of production. Its distribu- tion" undertaken by the salt mar- chante, who are a body of mon holding licences or warrants from the Salt Commissioner, if there is one, or the Viceroy or Governor who superintends that ticular circuit. The quantity of sult which oughs annually to pass iuto consumption in each circuit is roughly estimated, and enough warrants are issued to cover that amourt, so that enchwarzaat_is supposed to be used every year. The warrants aro por- petaal, that is 10 say, a warrant once issued may be used over and over again, may be handed down from father to a, or may be transferred to a nomince for value. The possession of one or two Transfer Books of H,K., C. & M. Steam-sait warrants due becomes in some bont Co., Ltd., closed from this date to places a valuable asset. In the Hwni- 1th February, inclusive. p.m.-Conger at tho City Had.
Coneral Memoranda. MONDAY, January 19
2 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Ware, de,
at Mr J. M. Armstrong's. Claims against the Castelle must be sent in to Mossre Russoll & Co., on or. before this dato.
THORSTAY, January 22 --
WARNE DAY, February --
3 p..-Mesting of Shareholders of the HE., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Ltd.,
at No. 62, Queen's Rond.
THE
nau area, for instance, they are worth at the present moment some Tasle 12,000 a piece. These warrants entitle the holder to buy at the government stores a specified amount of salt. It is not reckoned by the picul but by a measure called the gin, which varies a good deal in the various circuits. In wai-pan
the yin represents 8 packages of 80
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, caties each, with a certain allowance
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大籐遊
A. B. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
DERGOISTS SUNDRIKS. NUERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Gingerado, Potara Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Watere.
fur waste, which actually makes them weigh 94 catties. Each warrant (piao) entitles the holder to buy 500 yin. A warrant therefore corers 04 × 8 × 500 cactics8780 peculs,
Having purchased and paid for his salt the merabant is entitled to convey it to any part of the circuit where he thinks there is the best demand for it. But he hot at liberty to sell it direct to the consumer. As he bought it at a price fixed by the officials, so he must sell it through an agent of the Salt Government, which also fixes the seil- ing price. The merchant having cho- sen tho place where he wishes his salt to be disposed of must enter it at a surt of bonded warehouse which is es tablished in every town of importance under the charge of a wei-yuen from the Salt Commisioner's Yamen. The salt is stored there under the control of
INVINABLE, American ship, Capt. J. S. York, 11 eases Silk Conde 2 rikes, Merchan- The Manufactory is ander direct and the wei-yuen, to await its turn for sale.
Feargna Skowes ---- Order,
MARAB, Brit. steamer, Capt. H. Plenge.
·Siomston & Co.
MOUNT LEBANON, British steamer, Capt. 3. Maxwell.-Borneo Company, Limited.
NICOLAS THAYER, Amer. barque, Capt. Robert S. Crosbie-Master.
PaoyoNTIs, British sterquer, Captain G. Heasley,-Arbold, Karberg & Co.
diso and 130 bales Raw Silk
Per S. S. Cassandret, sailed 13th January, 1885 :---To Have option Hamburg, 350 caace Staruniated and 6 cases Morchandise. To Humburg, 125 pkgs. Cauca, 29 bales Feathers, 62kgs Butlaus, Gleasoa Esacht. Oil, 176 pkys. Sandries.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close
SAMAR, American ship, Capt. Oliver 0. Jones, Adlausson, Bell & Co.
SARAH HIGNETT, American ship, Capt. J. For SHANGHAI ~ Bas-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
VELOCITY, Britisk Lauryne, Captain K. Marti.Patau & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
January 16, 1885- Erika, British ateamor, 1,183, J. Herdy, Kutchinatzu January 10, Coal ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Friderich, German barque, 695, H. Spicson, Newcastle, (N.S. W.), November 27, Goal-ARKHOLD, KARVELO & CO.
DEPARTURES, January 15:-
91 Laertes, for Singapore, &c.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Feeds.
Captala,
Taylor. Svitavers
This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese characters in practical vee, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest dialect of China, the On- toneso, it gives also the Mandarin promo ciation of all characters explained in the book, so that ita uasfulness is by no means confined to the Cantonese Dialect, bat work is a practically complets Thesaurus of San Francisco, vin. Yokohama..City of T
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SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
No. of FACTES.
Fame.
|Paid-| POSITION FER LAST REport, | Reserve. Balance cream! up.
108 125$ 4,400,000/8
Tls.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation... 50,000 $
INSURANCES,
STEAM COMPANIES
المراة
JAN. 16, 1885.
Closing Quotations, Cash.
61,443 122 % prem., business; 126 March
1880
---
640,107 Tia 980 per share L
Ta 125
buyers 496,320 8400
buyers
buyers
North-Chim Insurance Company, Limited... 5,000 £ 200€
23 £25 £ 50,000 Yangteze Insurance Company, Limited........ 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 9,000 1,250 $ 1256 531,000 $ 600,000 $ China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited... 24,000/$ 83.33$ 26$
167,381 960
· PUBLICATIONS ny J. DYER BALL.
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105,000 $
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21071 CANTON OF SIFLE SETTENCES
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Mr. Barx's Notes on -Day Fresc. Clambers and Grammar will be found very
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31,212 £ China and Manila, S. S. Company, Limited... 3,5008
MISCELLANEOUS,
18,000/$ £9,552, 17.10
Hongkong & Whampoa Dool: Co., Limited... 10,000|3 HK. and China Gas Company, Limited ... Į
500€ Nory Shares......
1,900 € 2,000 3 EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt, 3,000 sha. issued 1,000,8 DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY. China Sugar Company, Limited......... 9,000,$ 1008 100 Price, $1.
1,2508 100 $ 100€
G003
50 $ 508 7,000 3 1008 100
50 all 100 all 50 all
The Sentences given appear to be well arranged.--China Dail Contains a wide range of enbjects.Chinese Recorder, do. An extensive Vocabulary, Dady
Pres.
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LOANS.
FOR SALE at Mestra. KELLY & WALSH', Chiness Imperial 1874....
:
+14
·
Per S. S. Daduspes, on Saturday, 17th instant. Registry acres at 10.45 Mail closes at 11 a.. Lutas Latters monived from 11.10 am. to 11.30 pm with 10 conts Late Fee. Paid Correspondance muy then bo pasted in the moveable box on board blo Prolect
For STRAITS AND LONDON. →→
Per Glenashay, at 11.30 a.m., on Satur-
day, the 17th inst
For STRAITS AND CALOUTTA.———
Por Thing, ut 2,30 pm., on Saturday,
the 17th inst..
Par Arber Apex, at? Bà Emon S
turday, on 17th inst.
For SHANGHAI.—
Por Ningpo, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 17th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOUEROW. -
Per Nanox, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
17th inst.
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTÓWN, TOWN- SVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE, &c.— Fer De lug, at 3.30 p.in, on Wednesday,
the 21st inat.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKO-
HAMA,
Per Thibet, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
22nd inat
continues European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1. 1876.
reference..
- SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG,
For this purpose the merchants' names are entered in a book in order of op- 736plication, and the saft is strictly disposed
of in the saine order. The warrants" are handed in at the same timə and are retained by ths, wei-guen till the salt they cover is all cloared, upon which
Passeres arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who rexy duaire to con- ault the files of local, China, Japan, Antoriean, English, Indian or Austra. they are handed back and the merchant lian newspapers, are invited to call at is at liberty to try another venture. the 'CHINA MAIL' Offee, where over Each warmout thus follows the other in sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, orter of rotation, and the only advant from then countries, are now filed forge one werchaut can gain over another is in choice of locality for disposing of his salt. The object of every one- of course is to get thu salt into circala- tion quickly. The sooner it is sold the sooner dere he get his worey and his warrant back and the sooner is ho ready to apply for a new issue. It will be sean, too, that the amount of his profits. depend entirely on the rate at which be turns over his money, that is, the rapidity with which his salt is disposed af. If he can use his warrant once a yeur or once in nine months, bis profite are naturally doable what they would be if he could only use it ouce in two years or 18 months.
JANUARY.
SN.
Sets,
L. N.
HIGH WATER
Day of Morn
Aft.
Kises.
Mouth.
16.32
1. M.
IL M.
16
10.21
8.55
6.44 6.36
17
10.49
18
11.20 9.56
19
20
£.37 6.44 5.37 1150 10.28 6.44 6.38 0.218. 11.2 0.44 6.39
6.44 9.25
21
0.73 11.30 6.43 5.40
O-High water at Whampoa: 2 hrs. 30 mins later than at Hongkong; at the Barrier: 3 hrs. 15 mins.; at the Salt Finte: 8 bra. 30 mins. ; tt Shameen:
3 h 45 min
The system can be, best illustrated The by quoting a particular case. figures have been furnished us by a merchant actually engaged in the busi
His romarks refer to the wai- aan area Supposing, he says, you wished -The publication of this issue commenced to engage in salt business you must at 7.00 p.m.
The China Strail.
.HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1885.
THE CHINESE REVENUE.
IV.
96.
first get an assigataent of a warrant from some une who wishes to sell, There are roughly 1,000 warrants in circulation in wai-nan, the pre- sant selling price being about 12,000 Taeis. Occasionally, but not of ten, new warrants are issued by the anthorities. Such a proceeding is bitterly opposed by the old merchants MAILS WY THE UNITED STATES PACKEL-
as tending to reduce the value of their stock. Tee Tsung-tang attemptert last The United States Mail Packet City of
year to issue new warmants for 150,000 Takio will be despatched on SATUR-
the 17th January, with Mails out monopoly in salt lave always been additional yin, but the proposal provok- dodnes, en la inference, detred an injuriant part of the Chinese ti se mres epposition, tint he wor the United States, Canada, Peru, revenue. The system pursued in the obliged to reduce the naniber to 30,000. &c., which will be offsed as follows:-- management and centrul of the large Generally therefore the only way to get 2.15 3. Registry ceases. 2.30 PM. Post Office choses, but Corres
pondence many be posted on board the Packet with Lets Fes of 10 conte cutre Postage until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET ——
The British Contract Packet Peshawar will be despatched on TUESDAY, tho 20th January, with Mails for the United Kington,
THE BALT JAX.
The taxes derived from the govern
yond, and countries be admuistratiec icto seven unia circuits, puid, so it actually costs Tls, 1.80. The
to the Straits Settle mente, Batavia, Burmah, Caylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar The usual hours will be observed in closing
dhe Mails, do
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.----
department is complicated and full of a share in the business is to buy a war technicalities which bove deterred in-raut from some one who is lucky enough. quiters, and we are not aware that any to bu fa possession. loving got your systematic account of it has yet been warront you present it at the Head "Sait given to the world. It will therefore Office in Yangchow and you are there perhaps be necessary to go somewhat upon authorized to get delivery of 500 into detail to make our estimate of this yin of salt from the government stares. branch of the revente intelligible. The selling price is fis, 1.20 për pical, China is divided for purposes of salt but there are various squeezes to bo each of which has its own source of pro- cost of 500 yin of 888 ratties (that is, 8 duction. The oficials controlling the bags of 8C catties each) at The. 1.60 per administration are as a rule independent picul is Taels 5004. You then transport. of the local authorities. The circuits or your salt to whatever market you may divisions we refer to are: (1) Chang-lu, select-say to the capital of Kiangsi Pro- which supplies the metropoliten province-whore it awaits its tura for dis- vince and the Nerth generally; (2) Hoposal. The selling price there is "Tls. tung, which supplies Simei, Shensi and 3.20 per picul. An allowance for waste The French Contract Packet Anadyr part of Honan; (3) The Liang Hwai, being, as we said, granted at the govern- will be despatched on TUESDAY, which supplies Anbwei, part of Kiangsu, ment stores, the yin will generally tura the 27th January, with Mails for the Kiangsi and Hu-kwaug; (4) Ling at 752 pattige instead of 88% The to- United Kingdom, Europe, and places Chel, which supplies Chekiang and the tol amount of the account sales will thus beyond, rid Naples to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burninh, Ceylon, greater part of Kiangsu; (5) Fulkien, be 500 yin of 7.62 piculs a Tis. 3.20 per the Australasian Colonies, Pondichsry, which supplies that province and parts piculis. 12,033. But the salt off- Bludras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, of the adjoining provinces; (6) Kwang vial through whom the sale is made is. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar
tung, which supplies the two Kwang authorized to collect the lekin, which is The neul hours will be observed in closing and parts of Koga and Yunnan; gudTs. 1.13 per picul, and which therefore
the Maila, &c.
(7), Szechuan, which supplies all the on the 500 yin would be Tis. 4348. rest of western Chins, The boundaries This be deducts from the account sales, of each of these circuite are carefully and then hands the balance, s. 7784 - defined, and salt produced in ous circuit to the merchant, who, after deducting* is ant allowed to be sold or transported his original cost of 'Tls. 0504 is thus left into another,net, at least, under ordi- with Tls. 2280 as the profils in the trag. aary circumstances. The rebellion suction, less, of course, bis outlay for caused considerable changes, notably freight, coolie hire, storage, &c. When the invasion of flacon and Hupei by trade is brisk and each warrant can be the Szechuan salt merchants when the used once in 12 months or less, the pro- supply from Hwai Nau was cut off by fits are exceedingly good, running up to the interruption of junk traffic in the from 20to 25 per cent, but of course when Yangtzeaz invasion which is still the saltlies long unsold, the profits shrink maintained and is the subject of much rapidly. This is an additional reason fighting between the rival authorities for the merchants opposing the issue of but as a rule the conveyance of salt into new warrants, The more warranti another circuit is deemed smuggling and there are adoat the longer will it take subjecte the article to confisention. each individual one to get worked off. posted The systern of administration is nearly The concluding remarks on the Salt en board the packet with Late the same in each of the circuits. The Tax must be held over for another. Fee of 10 caits until time of salt is produced in certain specified | article,
NIQUES OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL-
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, c, by the British Contract
do.
6.401.66 63; 57 Mich. '85
$100
$120
6,629.70 $104
#
nominal
nomiual
24,250 $ 6,000 $
cash
2
b1y013
3
nominal buyers
543.83 $145 656.32 $1JV 4,000,65 $60 $40 $20 $60
First year
do.
do.
Rates of Interest
Payable.
W. BETWEK'S, and LANE, CRAWFORD
1
·1877.
6,276£ 200 16,0402
200
all all
June 30 Dec 31
Fob. 18 Ag. 31
&Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Messrs.
1878..
899T), 500
April & October
TRENER & Co.'s, London,
1881
6,565, 600
145 Sugar Dobontw
JSRO
6008 5:00 Ril
Hongkong, January 23, 1884.
June16&Doc.16 1-% discount
June & Decem. 1% prem.
Packet:--
Day of Departure,
NOON.Money Order Office closes.
P.M.-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceasčā.
F.M.Mail closed, except for Late
· Letters,
310P.Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 centé until 3.30P.M. When the Post Office closes
entirely.
3,40 P.M...Late Letters may be
departure,
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