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Insurandes.

UNION. ASSURANCE SOULETY. (Instituted in the Reign of Queen Anns A.D. 1714).

CAPITAL FULLY SURSUMIDED, £150,000, CAPITAL PAID Ur, £180,000, TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXOXED £2,200,000, TOTAL ANNUAL Inox, £850,000,

Intimations.

PEAK HOTEL.

OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

THIS Commodious and, Well-appointed HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,260 feet above sea-level, has just been thorough iy ra-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, HE Undersigned, having been appointed and a NEW WING has been built, which Under of the above Society in Hongpommands magnificent Views of the Har- kong, aro prepared to lase Polis against FIRE on tho asual terms,

1421

HARRY WICKING & Co.,

Praya Ocntrol.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILË INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL KUNUS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1895, £12,433, 13).

Authorised Capital £3,000,000.0.0 £2,750,000.0.0 Subscribad Capitul.

£687,500,0.0 Paid-up Capital..................................................

£2,001,016.2, Fire Fund....

[AVING been appointed Agents of the

Habove upang we are prepared to Accept EUIOPRAH and CHINESE RISKS at Current Raten.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agente

Hongkong, July 23, 1396.

Intimations.

AMERICAN SYSTEM

Q F

DENTISTRY.

AT

52, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

1547

CHADWICK KEW.

(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE.) Hongkong, December 19, 1896.

2680

PUBLICATIONS.

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

bour and mainland of China.

For further Particulars, apply to

THE MANAGER,

New Victoria Hotel,

726 Hongkong, November 24, 1895.

WINDSOR HOTEL,

HONGKONG,

THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated to the elegan: Building known as CON- NAUGHT HOUSE,' offers First-Clan Ao- commodation to Residents and Travellers.

Pasongor Elevator, from Eatrance Hull such Flour, in targo ef experienced

Attendant.

Favourable Arrangementz wado for Families and for Monthly or Extended Periods.

P. BOHM, Proprietor and Aanager.

1907 Hongkang. November 34, 1894. NEW VICTORIA HOTEL.

p.m.

ROTISSERIE,

Areal: la Carle.

HOPS, STEAKS, etc., etc., at Buy ; between 7.30 am. ad 11.30

1786

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hongkong. Rates of Postage.png through the Post, to the extent of

In the following Statements and Tablos the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Lattara per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per tuo inuices.

810, in certain casos, provided

1. That the sonder duly observed all the conditions of Registration required.

3. That the latter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.

3. That application was made to the Newspaper over two ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., the Postuaater deal of Hongkong immedi ace may be, but such papers or packets of ately the loss was discovered, and within a papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two year at the most from the date of Posting. Newspapers must not be folded together as 4. That the Postmaster General is satis one, or out anything whatever be inserted except hont fide Supplentents of the same fod that the loss occurred whilst the corres paper and the same date. Frinted mat.pendence was in the custody of the British tor may, however, he enclosed, if this Postal administration in China, that it was whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur- not caused by any fault on the part of the sendo:, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, ront may be paid either as Newspapers or nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Booka

person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.

Commercial Papers signify such paper , though Written by Hand, do not beer the character of an actual or personal corre spondence, such as invoices, deads, copied music, dec. The charge on them is the same as for books.

The sender of a Registered Article for a Crion Country may obtain an acknowledge went of delivery on paying an extra fee of 3 cents.

The limit of weight for Books and Com- wrcial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such ofices are limited

6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, which reach their destination, although in watches, handsomely bound books, d

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broken or deteriorated condition. Nor on account of alleged losses of the Content of Nor on account of any destinations. Registered covers which have reached their article for which the addresses has signed a receipt.

THURSDAY, MArch 25, 1897.

Merchant-Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals and I«partures reported to-day.

To facilitats finding the position of any resnel in the Harbour, (be Anchorage le divided into eleven fection, com mersing from Green Laland. Vestele nor the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowiceng ehere k., snd there in the kudy of the

Shipping or midway between cach shore are marked .,,in conjunction with the figuren denoting the sections.

Section.

1. From Greea Island to the Gas Works. 2. From Gan Works to Jardine's Wharf

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Barhour Master's Office. 4. From Barbour Master's to the P. & O. Co.'s Office. 5. Frem P. & 0. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Pedder's Wheel to the Naval Yard.

Section

7. From Nava! Yard to Blue Building.

8. From Blue Fuildings to Fast Peirt

5. Frem Bellett's Ithad to North Feint.

10. Kowloon Wharver,

11. Jardíne's Wharf,

Vessel's Name.

-Captain.

Flag and Big.

Tons Date of nett. Arrizub.

Consignees Agents. -

Destination

Remarka

Steamers.

to 8 ouius except to Austria, Belgium,

Missent or Delayed Correspondence. Bolivia, Bulgaria, Congo Frea Stale, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Hau, Bungary,

France, GreatO, When correspondence has been missent Guatemala, Hawaii, Holland,

or delayed (both of which are liable to Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Mexico, happen occasionally) all that the addressce for. Servia, Slut Persia, Peru,

Portugal, Roumanis, Salvanced do is to noto on the cover, Sent to dor,

Siam, Spain, Switzerland, or Received at 7p.m., or as the case Tunis, The Argentino Republic, The Domini may be, and forward it, without any can Republic, The Republic of Honduras, other writing whatever, to the Tostmaster

Belgic...... United States, to which places 12 or (350 Genaral. This action should be taken the

Boynton..... grammes) is the limit, and must not exceed first time cause of complaint occurs; it is a

Chelydra...... theae dimensions: 19 inchos by 8. mches mistake to let such matters pass for foar of

giving trouble, a course which generally Chuncang by 1 inches

gives more trouble in the vul.

Countries of the Portal Union, The Union may be taken to compriso all civilized countries.

Monthly Boarders at Moderate Rates.

Madar & Farmer,

Proprietors. Hongkong, September 3, 1896

Letters, THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM.Pt Cards,

Registration,

L'orlage to the United Kingdain.

10 cents poroz

4 cents cach

lf conte.

15 Etablichment has undergone Books, Patturns and Textensive alterations. Thus DINING

Comni. Papers,

ROOM being now apstairs, and a Larga

UINA REVIEW-published creo in BILLIARD ROOM (hating Two Nz

No Mouths.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL-for every

Wookly Mail

CHINA MAIL-Every Day.

Orders for Printing and Book-binding promptly executed st MODERATE CHARGES,

UHINA MATE' OFFICE,

5. Wyndham Street (behind the lab.)

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RAMBLE THROGGA SOUTHERN

FORMOSA:

By Mr. G. TAYLOR

With WooncUIS.

[Reprinted from the China Review, One of the Best Sketches of Formosa Life

For written,

May be bad-Price, $1 at Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, nad Mauer. KELLY WAIHI, LAITRE, Hongkong; also, Mr. N. Moran, Amoy.

BURROUGH and WATTS TABLES) being added to the Hotel.

A French Chef having been engaged the Cuzine will be second to none.

ROOMS FOL PRIVATE DINNERS. “Ü

Entrances :- Heus Laus, Queen's Road, and Daddell Street,

1068

FREDERICK FISHOP,

Manager. THOMAS GRILL ROOM.

JUST PUBLISHED-Price, 50 Cents.

ISSION ETRANGERES

MHistory of the Churches of India,

Burmah, Siam, China, Japan,

&c.,

TRANSLATED BY

Ka.

E. . PARKER, EAQ.. H.B.M.'s Oоneular Service.

To be had of Mosaza. LANE, CRAWFORU & Co.; Mosers, KELLY & WALSH (L.D.); and Mr. W. BREW; and at the China Mail Ottica.

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.-Maucu 25, 1897.

Stocks,

BANKH.

No. of

Shark!

Potd

Falue.

17.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 8 Bank of China & Japan, Limited 39,959 £

preference shares)

MARINE INSURANCES.

دو

Cual

2 couts per 2 os.

•

Postage to Union Countries.

10 cents per oz.

h

8 centa sach.

General Rates, by any route :-- Lotters,

Post Cards,

Reply Prat Cards,

4 cunts each.

10 certs.

2 cents per 212.

Registration, Newspapers,

Patterns and Books,

2 cents per 2 Sh Cosim. Papers, There is no charge on relirected corre- spondence within the Postal Union.

LOUAL POSTAGE. The General Local Rates for Hongkong, Chiiri and Treaty Ports (Canton excepced)

are **

Letters per oz., 5 conta (). Poal Cards, coch, 1 cont

Reply Post Card,it cens nach. Books and Patterns, per 2 oz, 2 cents. lowspapers and Prices Caront, 2 cach

per 2 oz.

Rógistration, 5 cents.

Astoun

Duria

1. Ciroslars, Dividend Warrants, Invita-Empress of China...... 6 h Archibald fione, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almogacs, Esmeralda.

Gotomania &c.. fur addreeaca in Hongkong or the Porta

Baitan of China, in battles of not less than teu

Hangchow... uniform sizo and weight may be eest to

at flsimun..... the Post Office unstamped, the postage, at

อ Hauui the rate of one cent oach, being paid cash or charged to the sender's account. Hunan Spacial accounts may be opened with non. Ingrabau boz-holders for the delivery of considerable Irene numbers of sach articles.

2. Such covers, when addressed to places other than Hongkong or China, must be prepaid two cants each in stamps as horeto

fore

Kechidata Mata KAOBU...... Blachow.....uti

Maria Rickmers Menmuir

Namoa An

638 Mar, 28 Douglas Stupmenip Co. 29 Mar, GA. R 73+ Mur.

5 drazor..... {Brit.

Brit. str. 1158 Feb.

To-morrow (27th inst

Kloon Dock

....Rioder 5 Leving. ok Caes....

8 Buler

Smith

6 c Lorsusen

c'Tayler

Jirit. Brit. Bendixen GUT.

bRosch

b Bathurst...

Gerard

alz, dBsanet...|Bri BIT. Brit. HEP. Fch. BLC.

Brit.

B99 Mar.

Brit. str. 2280 Mat. 20hewan, Temen & Co. Brit. str. 2695 Jan. 28. &0. B. Co. Brit. str. 1497 Mar. 23 Dodwell, Carlill & Co. Brit str. 1674 Mar. 25 Jardine. Matheson & Co. Brit, ste. 1118 Mar. 25 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit.

4875 Mar. 230. &0. 8. S. Co. Ger. str. 700 Mar. 12 Jebgen & Co.

str. 3000 Mar. 230. P. R. Co.

968 Mar. 25 Shewan, Tomes & Co. str. 22 Jebsen & Co.

Mar. atr. 171 24 Douglas Steamship Co.

13 Mar.

Butterfield & Swice

Shanghai

To-morrow Cos'tan Dock

Vancoruer, B.C.

Tth prox.

rant Porte Shangbai

afr.

P. Marty

Diedrichsen... Ger.

str.

Co

5 Bahüder

forpaki.... Somerville

Brit.

str. 1168

2 srove...

Brit.

str.

8 Berg.......

eMcarthur

Brit

obHall.

5

Christensen

anders

...Ger. .....Ger

Tecque

cutt

......Brit. Gellar... Brit. Ger.

s. Circulars, &c., must not exceed 2 Rio............ onaeos oach in weight. Patterns, Alsace, Sabine Rickmera..... &c., must be under ontnes euch in weight. Tokio Maru Heavier articles will be charged ordinary Triumph.............. ratee.

Wingung Wuotan

4. Envelopes containing Patterns, &c. may bo wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider na- cessary, and approved by him. Printed ciz. culars may to enclosed in pattern packets.

Bailing Vossels

Bylgia..

6. Addresses must be complete. That' is to any, on such covers as are not ad Coloma dressed to beats of houses the addressed's Eurydice...... residence or place of business oust be Falls of Des added. Incompletely addressed covers will Henry Failing be returned to the sender for address,

Money Orders.

(Office Hours (Sundays and holidays ex-

(6) Between Hongkong, Conton, and Macaopted) 10 to 4, Saturday 10 to 1, but the offe

2 conta.

Local Delivery.

is open from 10 to 5 on the working day next bofare muy mall for Europe, which leaves at BOVA.]

[Money orders crunet be issued or cashed on mail morning, when closing mails for Europe, nati noem.]

Kambiro.....re Tam O'Shantor... Torrisdale in West York,...

1.Money Ordera are issued at Hongkong and Shangbai at current rates of exchange of Alnority the following Cotatries and places

Archer

Naine

1. All correspondence posted befors p.m. en any vook day for addresses in Victoria will he delivered the same day; In Town (Ship Street to Bonham Strand

Centurion 123 all 100% prem. - $332,50. West, up to level of Robinson Road) at 8

[cellers 1.1 10 a., woon, 2 p.r. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Chins Forte (Hoinew, Canton, Swatow, Amu Daphite

Facchov, Ningyo, Hankow, and Shanghai. Esk noon, 5 p.m., anlow In the Suburbs, 9 a.m., the delivery should be retarded by the Con Ceytou, tre Maila

China Fire Insurance Co., Ld...20,000 $160$

5 nom.

?

urdinary

193,675

ε £210nem.

deforrad National Bank of China, Limited... Canton Insurance Office Co., Lt...... 10,0008 China Traders Insurance Co., Ld... 94,000 8 North-Chins Insurance Co., Ld..... 6,000 Straits Insurance Cu.. L... Union Insurance Society, L10, decis Yangtaze Insurance Association, La. B. COS

PINE INSURANCES

1,250€

1 £

1;£6, buyers

53

10 £

8825. asilora

2015

6081871, sellora

83.339

20$79, sellors

100

25. 105, sellers

30,000's

100'S

20910

2503

50 $235, nules and sollers

608105, sollers

208109, etters

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8,000

250 $

598360, buyurs

DOUR:

$

120

all 245 % pru.

50

all $71, ex div.

20

10

10 x

10 £

£

all, er div., sollore

15634, als aad-aullers

846, Bates and sellers

£7, buyere 10 106 102 6 £2.10

100 all $142, soltera

STEAMBOATS,

'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., La. 12,500 China and Manila S. S. Co., Ld..... 6,000 $ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20, 0039 UK. O. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. 80,000 $ Indo China S. N, Company, Limited 60,000 £ China Matual S, N, O... 20,000 £

(new imus), 20,000

Do.

REFINERIES.

China Sugar Company, Limited......20,000 $ Lusen Sugar Company, Limited.... 7,000g

WEARTES,

HK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co, 20,000$ Waacha! Warehouse and Storage

Company, Limited....}

LAND AND BUILDING,

100 all $40, zollers

Canada.

Hawali (Sandwich Islands).

Grafinat Borbolders who desire to send Diron-British India including Bumab and the Agen-Graftr

pics of the Indian Post Office in the Porsian Handy ing. Dividend Warra's, Invitations, Cards,

Galf), &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, or the Ports of China, mug deirver then to the Post Office unstapped

matage the

being then charged to the

Each batch must con acconut. Annder's aist of at least ten.

3. Boxholdars may also send Patterns

to the same places in the same way. Eu- volopes containing Patterns iray be wholly closed, if the anature of the curata be first 43120, exhibited or stated to the Postmaster [aullera Ganeral, as he may consider nocomary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may boinzerted in such Tattern Packets.

2,00

100

by all $61, sales and buyers

3718431, culiere

1008

50$

50577, sales and buyere

30816, salos

10 all $81, salon

50$ 40 $10, selfors

Hongkong Land Investment and 150,000

Agency Company, Limited..... Kowloon Land and Railding Com- || 6,030 €

раву, котор

Humphraje Estate & Finance Co.25,400$ West Point Building Co., Limited., 12, 0003

TRAMWAYS.

HK. High-Level Tramwaya Co., Ld. 1,250 $

KINING.

Jeisha Mining & Trading Co., Ld... 40,000 $

Panjom Mining Co., L........

..60,000's

100 a $30, buyers

Société Francaise dos Charbon-12,000 Fon. 500 at 875 !

nages du Toakm, .......................................

Now Balmoral Gold Ming Co., L., 50,000

l'reference shares... 75,000's

China-Borneo Company, Ld.

H. G. Brown & Co., Limited, in liq: 6,000

5 all $2.25; sales

4

all $4k, sales

82.15, buyers.

$2.60, sollers

All

1 18/10 6132, ex dir., sales

13

13

Raub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ld....200,000 £

Olivers Fronhold Mines, Ltd....

¡A 10,000

58

5 $18, baye

B 20,0018

5-$

287, bales and mellora

PLANTING, EIC.

25,000 $ 7,500 8

5:3

100 $

55 nom.

60 alla lig

13,000 $

60 all $35, salsa and buyors

10 all $12.50, sales and sellers

.5

all in liquidation

10 all $110, bhayera 10$

687), sales and buyers

HOTELS, ETC.

DISPENSARIES.

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited...60,000$ Dakin, Cruickshank & Co., Ld. ia Liq. 50,000 $

LIGHTING.

HK and China Gas Co., Limaltad... 7,000 £ Hongkong Electric Co Limited.....20,000 $

·RKICK AND CEMENT.

Green Island Cement Co., I. 23,000 $

MISCELLANEOUX,

La

6,000 8

#009

10,000

Bell's Asbestos. Eastern Agency, 18,000

7,000€ Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited... 1, 200 Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. Hongkong Dairy Farm 0. Hongkong Ise Vompetty, Linaled... 6,000 hong Rope Manuisctory Co., Ed. 6,000

Weat Cotton Spinning and ing Co, Longatasi cha Interuational Cotton Manufactur

Inou-Kung-Mow Cotton Spinning

and Weaving Oo., Tad, stereo Carmichael Uo.

Boy

Chas Cotton Spinning 06, d. Founder's shares

ZOAN. --

Amasini.

10 10$50; ex div., sales & buyers

$, sellers

141

1

16/$8, sellers

10 all 89, ex dir., buyers

256 25 850, ex div., sales EG all 890

635, nom.

-Ball $100, bayam

50 11 8154, nelers

10,000 T. 100 Tis 100 Els, 00 10,000 Tls. 100 TL 100}}%..$2}

8,000 Tia 100 Tiz 100 fla. 92, ellers 253 2018 2,000$- 5,000 FIA. BROTL: 600] Tha, 525

Palus.

Interes.

Quotation.

Chinens Imperial (888 xĪTI, 767,800(Tia, 850 (7 % 3. annum 10 % prein; -

A; §. 81953), Marekroče

Japan Porte (Nagasaki, Osaka, Hiogo, Kobs, Humber

Kioto, Tokuhama and Hakodate). New South Wales,

New Zestaui.

Britlah North Borneo. Queensland.

Siam (Bangkok only). Souta Australia.

Gur

1904 Mar,

str. 3000 Mar. 24 Sie wason & Co,

Japan, str. 2143 Feb. 16 Matevi Baresy Kaienia

20 Batterfield & Swire ¡Mar. Mar.

905 22 Yuen Fat Bong"

air. 3164 Mar. 21 Arnhold, Katberg & Co. atr. 1:87 Mar. 22 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

862 Mar. 16Douglas Steamship Co. str. Brit.

atr. 1109 Mar. 24 Jebsen & Co.

BLE.

Unhold, Karberg & Co.

38 Mar. Japan. sir. 1:60 Mar. 23 Nippon Yusen Kaisba Muller.......... ats. 676 Mar. 24 Febian & Co.

Barstow

vir 1950 Mar. 21 F. & O. 8. N. Co. Ar. 1517 Mar. 20fardine. Matheson & Co. str. 1200 Mar. 21inute, Wegener & Co.

Mangeladora...Gar. bye. 353 Mar. 188ander & Co.

17 Captain

.....

3 Noyesar. be. E14 Jan. Brit. ch.1 1166 Feb. Br. 4m. h. 1846 Feb. Amer. a. 1899 Feb. Rrit eb. 1885 Mar,

SciLock

Sc Brownell,.

Merriman..000

2 kmith

4Captain,

16 Standard Oil Co. 28 Order

Abster

Amer. sh. 1485 Feb. 21Order

8 eBuchanan.......Br.tw. bk. 2184 Fab.

....

Standard Oil Co.

Bri. bqe. 688 Oct. 18Order

dingapure

Foochow

*To-pantrow G lon Trinh. To-morrow

Bangjok

To-day

Saigon

To-day

Sydney, &e.

Tomorrow

SBLOW

Tomorrow

Sydney, &c.

To-morrow

Hoihow

|fo-Burrow

Yokobamn

Tomorrow

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

Captai

Where at..

Mazda

Hongkong

Hongkong

6 360

3000

Commander F. G. De Lisle Cand. C.J. Kingsmill

H. Lcgli Carotin Spencer H.

Commander MacArthur Lt.Com. 8. P. Barton

Lieut.-Com. Vernon Orptain E. P. Jonca Lisut, A. Gillespie

Lieut

and

H. F. Shakespear

Comazder F. W. Wyley Usptain Edward Chichester- H. T. Dudding i

Capt

Commander B. O raskes

Hongkong Manila

Hongkong

Ich.ag

Amey

Singapore tientha

Okefoa

Rig,

Tuna,

Guns, LA.P.

despotch-vessel

craiser 3rd class

twinscrew battle ship

12 3000 1700 1770 10 2500 41 10,600

είσαι

1140

19,000 18 2000

g-bt. Srd class coast defence.

963

ཟ

200

Firebrand

gunboat 2nd class

355

twin-screw cruiser, 1st class

7360

36 12,060

torpedo buat destroyer

260

Bart

torpedo boat destroyar

260

4000

16.0

Framortalité Iphigenia

cruiser, 1st class 5600

34

$500

vruzze

oruiser.Id class

#Gem

$1

900

Liner

gan-voase! 2nd alsas

670

Narcissus

armoured cruiser, 1st class

600

34. 8500

Caple Wm. O. C. Forsyth

guabeat let olara

10

1900

Lieut. P. E. St. John

Nagasaki

Pigmy Piquo

zunboat Jet class

THO

Lieut.

Dotmer

Beugkok

aruleor 2nd class

$600

9000

Capt.

A. D. Cony

gur host lst elaan

766

1200

Rainbow Baltier

Croiset 2nd class

3600

3600

2000

Lacut. Spencer V. Y. de Horsey

Бідароге

Shanghai,

Singapore

Lt. Com Hon. G. A. Hardinge

Hongkong

Popula

1200

Liest. Cev. H. Grufton

Hankow

870

Capt. B. K

K. McAlpine

Reugkung

Tamar

el-transport

2047

Hongkong

Tweed

ht, úra bisne coset detener | H.LL,

369

200

Hongkong

Undaunted

armoured cruber

1200

8600

Captain John B. B

„Naginskiy-

Victor Emanuel

reediving ship

5157

Commodore 8. Holland

Hongkong

Wivern

coast defenceship,armonice

2750

1%

1000

Hongkong

.

Straits Settlements (Singapors, Penang and Ploves

Malaces). TasmREES, Duited Kingdom. Victoria.

United States of America.

DRAWN TABOOGA, LONDON QIYKİL, Pertiga Countries -- Austria-Hungary.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Lettore containing Bank Notes or Jewellery and, where Ee- Belgium. Bulgaria gistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE Chili. NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of auch | letters.

It is forbidden to insect in ordinary or Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin (b) Articles liable to Customs Duty.

Denmark fincluding Island and Kaxo Irtaude), Danish West Indies, Egypt.

France, with Algeria.

Gran Empire (including Heligoland and the

Cameroone).

Holland.

Parul Post to the United Kingdom. Pamela not exceeding 11 tbs. in weight Italy (with Agencies at Tripoli, Assub anti- are received in Hongkong and at British Norway.

Massewabi,

Post Odicus in China, for transmission to Orange Free State,

the United Kingdom by P. & 0. Packet Portugal (including Madeira and the Azorca), vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the Roumania.

Overland Mail via Brindisi. Parcels there. Soden,

Switserland,

Tonis.

fors arrive in London about eight days later than the Mail. Parcels may be souled, but Tranveal any pareol, even though led, is liable be opened for

examination.

Foreign Cities and Downa :— Parcels must be posted in Hongkong Constantinople. before 3 p.a. on the day before the depar- Smyrua. turn of the Mail. Those arriving from the Adrianople. Coast, &c., after this hour are kept for the Beyrout following F. & met

&Q, Mail,

The Postage is 40 cents per tb, and 26

canta each succeeding

or fraction of a Ib. | Cyprus.

which includes Registration fee, and must Falkland Iskade.

bo prepaid in stamps. No further charge in Gibraltar, made in the United Costoms dues, Ningdom except for Malta.

Ne parcel must be more Nowioundland. or € foot in

Barbadoes. Beranda, British ChinaR.

than 3 fost 6 inches in lang A re. Britin Bechuanaland. British Honduras,

greatest length and girth

'is given for each Parcel.

areica,

Cape Colony. Gambia

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