Lis Worl now in the SEVENTH year of its exis"
tence, will he published as early as practicable after the close of the yea It will be compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, from the best and most authentic sources, and no pains will be spared to make the work complete in all respects.
In order to aroid mistakes and disappointment, the Publisher begs to inform intending Subscribers, that although another Directory, witha very similar title, and for which his work has evidently been taken as the ground work, is also about to be printed, it is in no identified with the Chronicle and Directory puplished at the Daily Press Office.
He also requests that those persons who have not yet returned the printed forms which have been sent to them to fill up, will be good enough to do so without delay. Any persons who have recently arrived. and to whom printed forms have not been sent, are respectfully requested to forward their names and addresses as carly as possible for insertion Agents in Shanghai, Messrs Lanz, Crawrorp & Ca, Daily Prexs Office, Hongkong, 19th November, 1868.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.