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SIR & NORTHCOTE ON OUR COLONIES.

from. 13 to 24, the 13 coming under the 1, the 14 under the 2, and an on all round. This avoids the neussity of alter- ing. the d wheels. This hands still make the same number of revolutions. The only difference will to that in Inoking at the watch bottro ruon the time will be taken from the outer sirole, in the afternoon and til ruidnight from the inner circle. One grent advantage lies in the fact that the prenent watches may to altered in this man- In her with little or no additional coal fast, any person can anke lo new set of figures, if neussary, with a pus and inc. A leading watchmaking firm in this city informed reporter yesterday that they hed already altered several watches in this manner, and that the idea was perfectly practicablo and was subject to none of the disadvantages which way be so plainly seen by looking at the twenty-four-lurar did on the corner of Sutter and Montgot

In a paper in a contemporary on our colonial possessions, Sir Staford Northecite discusses the projected clectoral reforms, and says We are now making slanges of considerable magnitude and impurtance in our electoral system. What preciso eflect those changes may have upon the for- tunes of political parties is a question upon which it is not necessary now to enter. Much will depend upon the wisdom and the onergy of those parties themselves. But what is of roal consequence to us all is that the great body of the new electorato should be brought to take a jat view of the general position of the empire, and of the interest which each part luis in the wol farm of the whole. If this is not done, and if the constituencies of Englant allow thom selves to degenomen inti reza bodies of restrymen and poor-law guardians, we shall acon feel the effect in a very ery structs. manner; and the narrow-rindad" politician

ian will discovor, too late, that the alienation and Ipas of flourishing colunica A SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION. moaus not only the reduction of the import

The Anwerinan Ambasader at Vienna, anco Britaia

af among the nationa of the Mr Kasson, has lately. forwarded to his world, but the contraction and the limit

Guvernment an interesting account of a stion of profits within his own doors remarkable surgiat quraZina

lately per This at least accrus clear that in any formed by Professor Billroth, of Vichen, scheme

to tell, existed in the of legislation or of action wa ny

wonderful to adopt, the colonial factor must be regarded removal of a portion of the human stomach,

and involving 45 of the very highest importanco, and

nearly one-third of the organ- that it is, therefore, of primary necessity; and, strange in sny, the patient recovered that we should put a tras and acount the ly accessful operation of the kind value the maintenanco

ul for. upon

uver performed. The disease for which lis ment of our grent imperial system,

was performed weancer of the operation the sake of a high-sounding aid or of

stanal, nttended with the following striking disebut berance the strungth

The appetita is quimper. There and prosperity of each part of that system le essential to the strength and prosperity of the whole ; and because we must fail to secure that great object unless we um able to convince our colonists at

goodwill, of mir power, and of our resolte tion. It is in the relation between Eg

and hor colonies that we find one of the

will

is a penting desarial distress in the tool, a feeling that ins Leen described a fewitheeff guation; a stuky slime collects about the teeth, especially i the morning, accmpanied by pleasant taste. For fails to satisfy this peculiar faint sewentien; m, o the contrary, it par to aggravate the feeling. The eyes reket, tinged with yellow; the hals and feet began and and sticky-a coll The sufferers feel tired all perspiration,

marks by which we are to judge of our country's destiny. That they at least have a great fature before thou no one is likely to doubt; but will it be a futura in which

the time, and sleep duce not 'seum to give 'the mother country shars, and over rust. After a time the patient mannes

rcise & beneficent in which she will exercise

nervous and irritable, glory, his anul is worn cat, or has become filled with evil forebodings. When cising fluence? If she in enfeebled by Inxury, or distracted by far- tions, her empire will be short-lived and sty from recumbent position there is dizziness, a whistling sensation, and o wore decadence once to set in who would

is obliged to

grup something firar to keep become a proy to internal calamition, from from falling, the bowels zoalive, thus skin the very

taught of which our patriotismy and hot at times; Blood'

the bucoming revoila. But if, as I firmly believe, her thicke and stagnant, and does not circalaté spirit is to her position, she has no properly. After a time the patient spile up the one of

consolidating

food soon after ending sometimes in a sour the rapidly growing forces and fermented condiction, sometimes

Etrengthening t of the English race, and of preparing Tweetieh to the taste. Oftentimes there is herself a record which will grow brighter

palpitation of the hemrt, and the

as time goes on; and as the Reed shy as far ho ay have heart disemNE T BOWN throughout the warbl ripens to Ai glorious harvest."

THE JAPANESE VILLAGE IN LONDON.

the last the patient is unable to retain any food whatever, as the opening in the intes tinos becomes closu, or nearly so. Al- though: this disease is indeed atraging sulfbiers with the above-tuned symptoms

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mizely-nine cuses ont of a thousand which we recently described, in rapidly

bal siraply dyspepsia, approaching completion, and will be opened have no cancer, on the 7th inst. The actual work of con-

disease easily remoted if reted in a proper struction is alast finished, and the shops the disa is Segal's Curative Syrup, a Banner. The safest and best remedy for to the number of about Roventy, are stand- ing in exactly the name relative positions labo reparation sold by ad chromate and medicine vouders throughout the

very

at do those forming a village in Jaworld, and by the pestors, A. J. White What will probably be the most interesting (Limited), 17, Farringdon road, London, features are the Japanoge private house &C. This Syrup strikes at the and the Buddhist Templa, which are com-

Coulait of the disease, and drives it, plate in every detail, von including root and branch, out of the system- bronze gods. The private house is curious, showing sa it does for the first time in this country an actual Japanese resilence perfect within and without.

The structure is one story high, ant of neat and aomo what artistic external appearance. Tho walls are panelled in tambos, while the thatch is straw. A narrow balcony runs round the upper etery. Entrance is gained through a shiding panel, nit the doors and cupboardy being of this form. The for of the interior is covered with well padded matting, on which the cutafany are an posed to din

to it. The Japanese table is somewhat diminutive pen of furnituro, consisting of a tray twelve inches ajuate, supported on two legs ench eix inches in height, This is supposed supply ample

S. Mary-atreet,

eet, Peterborough, November 2011, 1881.

Sir, gives me great pleasure to informe you of the benefit 1 have received from Soigel's Symp. T have been troubled for years with dyspepsia; but after a few doses of the Hyrup, I found relief, and after taking two battles of it I feel suite cured.

a. Sir yours truly,

M: A. J. White.

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Intimations.

4964

Thirteenth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW!

William Brent. September 8th, 1853. Dear Sir, and the sale of Seigel's | 370 Syrup steady increasing. All who have tried it speak very highly of its medicinal virtues; ona cusbaner describes it as i Godsend to dyspeptic people.' I always recommend it with comidance.

Faithfully yours, accommodation from which to cat a meal while squatting on fia

Vingent A. Wills, Honor out In

(Signed) Chemist-dentist, Merthyr Tydvil, the centre of the back wall is the family

To Mr A. . White god, onahrined within handsomely carved doors, and surrounded with all those in farily physic that has ever been discover- Saige's Operating Ps are the best podimonta without whil Do Buddhistic deity is supposed to be happy Additional ed. They cleanso the bowels from support is given to the apper door by two irritating substances, and leave then in bamboo pillars which pass through the healthy adition. They can custivess lower room, and give an air of solidity and space to the apartment. The coiling

Among

possible.

Preston Sept. 2lat, 1993.

still very popular with my customers, many My Dear Sir,-Your, Syrup and Pills are is covered with Japanese paper of a saying they are the best family medicines and by no means, ugly pattern. the shops which are actually ready is the 'clogmakers' emporium, and in the centre are the hairpin makere' factory and the tes-lmes. A visit to the relage at the

The other day a enstonur enme for twa bottles of Syrup and said Mother Seigel" had saved the life of his wife, and ho adul

present time enables one, besides seeing one of these bottles & am sanding fit-

the preparations in operation, to watch

tea railes away to a friend who is very ill.

the Japanese carpenters at work finishing The Ale keeps up

I have much faith in it."

The

and fitting the various buildings. entire village is being erectail by Japanese wore beginning to breakfast, dine, and an workmen, who use their own Leuls ad

on Mother Seigel's Syrup, the demand is

waderfully, in fact, me route Emney clone that the people-

employ materials specially brought over from Japan. The peculiar methods. by a constant and the satisfaction so great.

I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully,

(Signed)

To A. 1. White, Faq.,

Read y.

No. 3.-Vol. XII, -OF THE-

'CHINA REVIEW'

CONTAINS-

The Six Great Chancellora of Ta'in, & Skatef of Forraga. The Niug Dialec The Life of Koxinga Notices of Now Books. Nutes and Queries:---

The First King of Corca. Zino Mines in Yunnan. Ortein Barbarities. Consumption of Salt.

Silk for the Imperial Household, Tangusian Tribos.

The Classic of Filial Ploty.

The Lady of China.

Procedence. Kashgaria.

Designation of Buddhist Temples. Kwangtong Canter.

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A Chinesa rendering for 'Fathom." Replies to some Queries and Sugges-

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Hongkong, February 5, 1885,

which the swarthy little artificure get through their work, doing ovarything tha

W. Bowker. reverse way to what an Engkelanau would

Spanish Towi, Jamaica, West Indies, adopt, is entertaining and instructiro,

Oct. 24, 1882. Japanese awe and planes are used towards

Dear Sir-I write to inform you that I instead of away from tho

operator, -and are constracted with the teeth and knives have derived great benefit from Suigel's To Contributors. inclined towards the workman. Besides Syrup. For some years I have suffered. carpenters, native artists may also be seen from complaint, with its rany and varied life was a at work painting paper windows or concomitant evils, so that my decorating. The Enor work is done with perpetual misery. Twelve months ago

was induced to try Suital's Syrup, and although rather sceptical waving trist so

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Tim68. N.B.Cargo can be taken on Hough Bill delivery should be retarded by the Contract

Mails

The Return Fares embraces a trip of hot Times of Natal; of Lading for BATAVIA, PEÄSIAN ! 2 Invitatione, &c. can generally be more than three hours except returning by Union, GULF FORTS, HAMBURG, NEW delivered within Victoria at the private Aberdeen when three hours and a half wil Wert Briton & Cornwell Advertiser.

be allowed honnes of tho addroseems rather than at

For every hour or part of an hour above three or three and a half, each Coobs will be entitled to an additional payment of five Nothing in above scale prevents private agreements,

Licensed Bearers (each). One Hour,

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAY place of business, if a wish to that effect NAVIGATION COMPANY'N Steam-shipped by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at BOKILARA, Captain EL WEIGHELL, with the nearest place of business, Her Majesty's Muls, will be denpatched

3. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou- from this for LONDON, 14 BOMBAY las, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, the d, all of the same weight, to addresses in 3rd March, at 4 p.m.

Hongkong

cng, Bangkok, or the Ports of China, many deliver them to the Post Ofice unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Fach batch must consist of at least ten.

Cargo will be received on board until 10 a., on the day of sailing.

Farcels and Specie (Gold) at the Offer until 10 am on the day of sailing,

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be 4. Boxholdata may also send Pattern transhipped at Colombo; Tea and Gen-so the same places in the same way. eral Cargo for London will be couroyed slopes containing Patterns zay be wholly vid Bombay without transhipment, arriving closed, if the nature of the contents be arst one week later than by the ordinary direct hibited or stated to the Pastminster ronte vid Columbo.

General, as he rap consider necessary, and For further Particulars, regarding approved by his Printed Circulars may

be inserted in such Pattern Packets. PENINSULAL & ORIENTAL STEM Navida

Hongher

PAROZIS.--The public is reminded that The Confere and Falue of Packages are thore is no such thing as Parcel Pont This change, which will be permanent required to be declared prior to shipment. lu Europe, So. has been made staply to keep pace with

Much trouble and disap Suppors zu particularly roquested to pointment sro epused by persistent attemptu boon sad a blessing to men' and I have no the times. During the existing troubles innate ce terms and conditions of the Com- reason to doubt the truthfulness of the the Far East it is also of special inportance pany's Black Bills of Inding

to send smell valuable trifles through the statement I can truly say, however, that that a weekly budget of China news should

Post Fans, Carios, Articles of Dress, Work, and similar presents are con-

Mail will be glad to learn that arrange

similar to that which is common amon builders, of crowning the newly-laid rock or three days I felt considerably better, ente have been undu for publishing that FREIGHT a PASSAGE, apply to the with green, obtains among the visitors, and now at the end of twelve months (hav-journal secky in futura instead of fort- TOK COMPANY's Office,

ing continued taking it) 1 am glad to say nightly as at present.

who tie on exceedingly thin wood shaving

on every piece of work when it is finishes There are at present eighty Japanese men. women, and children in the village, and some twenty more are expected.

A KIMPLE AND PRACTICABLE DESIGN FOR

A DIAL.

་

that I ma a different being altogether.

It

is said of eertrin pens that they come as a

conte.

Half day,... Day,

Ju conta ...35 cents. ... 50 cents. Finricksha

NAMES OF VILLAGES &c., IN OR NEAR HONGKONĚ, (Corrected Spelling,)

A-kang Ngam. Apli Chau. Cheung-ahan Hom. Chung Hom. Chung Wan.

Half Hour, ...10ets. Two Hours,...26eta Ha-wan Quarter Bour, 05 eta. Que Hour,...16ats. Fo-pang. For every hour or fart of an hour) 10 cents. Houng-kong Trai

arer two honra,****** To Fok-fu-Lau of Quarry Bay, ...20

Return,

...35 ...36

BO 19 ...35

(Abordeon). Hok-taui.. Hok-taui Wan. Bok-ün.

To Shaukiwar

Return, To Aberdeen,... Raturn, If an extra Coolio is employed, the fare Hang-hauog L). will be double.

agreements.

IDAR AND COOLIE HIZZ.

BOAFE

Paseongers desirous of fasuring their bagly being refased, the serders having 1st Claes Cargo Boat of 8 of 900

227

Soigel's Syrup has come as a hoon and a to prepared. Under the present arrange- THE TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR WATCH several fellow-sufferers from this distressing back for a fortnight. The change will not

blessing' to me. I have recommended it to ments political and commerical nawa, per cage can do so on application at the Com

baps of the greatest interest, may

pany's Office. be kopt

4. McIVER, Superintendent. laint, and their testimony is quite in comp! accordance with my own. Gratitued for duly be welcomed by subscribers at home, Hongkong, February 18, 1885. The report of the International Con- the banotit I have derived from the excellent at also by theso at the oust Ports and in ference, which sat in Washington last De-preparation prompts me to furnish you with the interior, who had the feral a more cember and recommended the adoption of a this molited testimonial.

convenient form of newspaper for their universal standard of time, dividing the day

perusal than the daily journals. Practically into twenty-four-hours, numbered from 1 to

the Overland will be in fature a weekly newspaper far the Far East, with commercial news, and special tables of ship- ping and other information, complete for watcher to correspond with the Mr. A. J. Whito. Dear Sir, I was for a week. The various reports and o har

34, has again attracted attention to the pos

ibility that at no very distant time it may

I am, dear Sir,

Yours ever gratefully (Signed) Carey B. Berry, A. J. White, Esq.

Baptist Missionary,

be found necessary to alter the dials on all Hansinghau, Whitehaven, Oct. 10, 1882.

clocke and

Special

WINTER TIME TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

STEAM-LAUNUM

often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer No refund can be mado on each parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.

Lecal and Indian Parcel Post,

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Peat at Book Rates between Hongkong and any of the British Post Offices in China, as well to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straita Settlements, Ceylon and India

piculs,

Hok-üin Kok;

Nothing in this ocoto prevents private Hung-hom.

Kai-lung Wan. Kasz Wan. Kau-lung. Kau-pai Shok. $3,00

Kung Chung, 2.00 Kung Kok.

Lap-sap Wan. 2.50

Liau Mun. 1.76 Ma-tau Chung.

1.50

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 Jar Day,... picula, por Load, ...

picola

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 000

per

Bost of 600

2nd Class Cam

picula, per Load, 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha Lan Boat

300 piculs, por Day,

of

3rd Clasa Cargo Bont of Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, pur Load,

new.system. Daring the past year some of some time afflicted with piles and was ad- news will be given fully as they appear in Paddar's Wharf and Tson-Isa-Tsui at the not exceed the following dimensi must 3rd Class Cargo Beat or Hakan Boat of

the leading watch factories have turned nut vised to give Mother Seigel's Syrup a trial, the China Mail.

fow watches showing the figures from 1 to which I did. I am now happy to state that

As the subscription will remain the same

24 on the dial, but they are inconvenient it has stored me to compiele health. I as hitherto (33 per quarter), the change for many reasons. The spaces between the repair, yours respectfully." ligums are so small as to confuse the eye,

and it is difficult in computing minutes to

forget the babit of reckoning the space ba

tween two figures as

the equivalent of five Instead of two and a half min

minutes. Perhaps

the most simple device that has yet been

contrived

and

which, if the new standard

(Signed)

John H. Lighticot

NOW READY.

PRICE, $1.00.

avor comes into general use, will be uni-MPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW versally adopted is the following: The din?

is supplied with an outer and an inner cir-

19

Br E. H. PARKEN.

vill be made without additional expense to subscribers. Single copies will be sold for thirty cents, a reduction of 20 cents on the present

· MORNING STAR Rune DAILY & FERRY BOAT between following hours This Tire Table will take effect from the 1st November, 1984,

WEEK DAY.

- SUNDAYS.

12

Leaves loon. Leter H.A. Lever Fines. Les

6,00 AM 7:00 AM, 6.00 1.м, 7.00 AM. 8.00 9.30 7.80 8.00 8.64... 9.00

9.00 10.15 Tho attention of advertisers is directed 9.20 30.15 11.00. NOON. to a weekly newspaper, which is circulated 10.45 12.90 P.M. 12.30 P.M. 1,00 F.M.

}

among old China 'hands' and others, both 12.45. P. 1.00

home and in the Far East, who do not

它

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JY

130

take the daily journals.

1.30

11

2.00,

2.30 "

2.00

3.00

posted as hitherto from the China. Mai

The Overland Ching Mail will be regularly 3.20

2.20

-3.00

72

3.20

4.00"

1: 8.50

+

4.20

4.35"

23

Can be obtained from KELLY & WALOlice to subscribers, an their addresses

4.10

4.90

"

4.60

5.10

31

4.50**

0.10

6.30

3.50

23

13

0.25

5.40

6.10

the same manter as

on the present CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the lials; on the inner circle the figures China Mail Omo

12

0,30,

Oldine Mail Office, Kongkong, October 17, 1884,

6,05 19

6,30

7.00

J

13

6.60-18

7,05

ole of figures. On the outer circle the

figures from 1 to 12 are engraved in at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, being forwarded to mi

2 feet

long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more thxn 5ths, nor be smaller than 8 in. by 2

300 picats, Half Day,

25.

Sampars

Ma-tau Kak. Ma-tau Tsün.

1.00 Matan Wai,

60

Marti Mong-kok,

Ngan Ping

$1.00

20

Ngong-shin Chai..

in, Such parcels may be wholly closed or Pullaway Bosta, per Day,

they bear this special andorsement, FARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels for India a declaration of contents and value is required, a printed form for which is supplied gratis. The Registration of Parcels for Tudis and Ceylon is comprisers.

One Hour, Half-an-Hour,...

10 After 6 F.

10 cents extrąj Nothing in this Scale prevents private

2. The following cannot be transmisted Parcels insufficiently packed or protected;

or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Opium, Glaas, Liquids, Explosiva eh

Agreements.

STREET COOLIER,

Sari Tefin, Shai-way. Shai-teal Po Sham-sbui Po. Shati-ki Wan. Shek-o.

Shele Tong.

Shok-tong Tauž. Sheung Wan

Shui-taing Wart. So-kon Po.

Tai-kok Trai

Tai-long Ba

Tai-lung Kung.

Tai-pang ML,

Tai-ping Shan

Tai-shek Kok. Tri-tam.

Tai-tam Tuk

Tai-wab, Tai-wong Kung

Tang-lung Chau.

Test Tax-mul. Trim-sha Toul Tao-pal Taat To-Ewa Wan.

Toti Wan. Kung-wa (Hospital) Tung-lo Wan,

Un Chau

Wan-tant

Fak-ahui Wan.Wong-kok Tsin Pak.fu Lam,

Sai-wan Tani.

Sai Ying-pun.

Wong-ma Kok

Wong-nai Chung Tax-ma

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NB.-Documents should not be dated Year of Kwong, which is the style of, .93 cante. M. the Emperor of China, and in of

Seals of Hire for Street Cholics. One Day,** Half Day,...... Three Hours, One Hour,

stauoea, Matohos, Indige, Drostus, Ice, Hull Koor,

11

5

Most, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or Nothing in the above Scale to affect whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or private agreement.

curso inapplicable in a British Colony.

Printed and published by Gio. MURRAY

BAI, at the Ching Mail Office, Now Wyndham Street, Hongkong,