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OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
Miscellaneous,
W. P. MOORE DETURNS bis insere thanks to the Pub he it general for their generous pa truings of late, and feels quite proud that BRITISH CONSULATE, CANTON, his humble efforts are so highly appreciated.
8th February, 1868.
He is ever to be found at the old Stand, The undersigned has to notity that by Curier of Peel Street and Queen's Road, instractions from Bis Excellency Bir-Ru where he will hold himself in readiness to therford Alcock, K.U.B., H.M. B. Minister ve ung Gentlemen who may feel the ne Plenipotentiary &c., du, in China, thu British Consular Agency at Maceo was elosed on the 31st January, and will not for the present be re-opened. The Masters of British vessels will be required hencefor- ward to deposit their ships' papers with the Captain of the Port at Macao.
D. B. ROBERTSON, R.B.M.'s Concal
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
DUITISH CONSULATE, Castus, 22nd January, 1808. The undersigned has the honor to make public, for the information of the Britiel. community at this port, the accompanying despatch from His Excellency Sir Ruther font Alcock, K.0.B., H.M's Minister in China, with its suclosure, urging on British subject the necessity of great cantion in.
the acceptance from the Chuese of writton guarantees commonly called Chops,"
Security
D B. ROBERTSON, H. B. MI's Constil,
Copy, Ursular. No, 15.
PEKING, October 27, 1887. Sa-I hate to call attention to a neti.. fication issued by Mr Consal Mednist, дору of which is lierewith enclosed, ter your information. It conveys a useful warning to British subjects as to the necessity of great cuition in the acceptance from the Chinese of written gnanteca cotumunty called Security Chopa The difference between the Chinese law and customs and our own on this head reuters them iñ a great derec, as experience bas shown,
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25 cents.
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ZOJE.
Particular attention paid to setting Hongkong, February 4, 1808.
Ra
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C. L. VOLEMANN, Private Boarding Establishment.
29, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, HONGKONG. Hongkong, January 7, 1868.
MRS. VINTON'S PRIVATE FAMILY. BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, Rollywoovit Head, next door to the lior
'DE HEROPE.
Hongkong, May 1, 1867.
THE TREATY FORTS OF
China and Japan,
A COMPLETE GUIDE
THE OPEN FORTS OF THOME COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE-
SINO, YEIU, HONUKOKO AND MACAO,
FORATING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME
valueless, and for any security they pracy tically afford useless without there is other and collateral security. I would be well therefore to susure publicity to the enclosed within your jurisdiction, as a fair exposi- tion of the conditions whisk mit
actual
the value of such guarantees in any appen!
Chinese- authorities.
to the
Your obedient
(Signed). RUTHxrbation,
D. B. Robertson, Esq., CBD ALCOOK
C.B.,
⠀⠀ H. B. M. Conen), Cantou.
TENCLOSURE
The Undersigned desires to call the attention
of British Subjects in this port to the necessity
of exercising great caution in the acceptance
AND KESIDENTS IN GENERAL
TZE CHINAMAIL.
Miscellaneous,
Miscellaneous:
(Foochow Advertiser, May 4, 1807.) We have received a copy of Notes aml Queries: the publication will be really useful, it contains much matter relating to China which otherwise would be lost, s
we wish
Shanghai Bevorder Mag-7, and Supreme. Court and Consular Gazette, May 13, 1867, A very useful book has just been issued from the Press in Hongkong under the title of the Guide Book and Vade-mecum to the Treaty Ports of China and Japan,"
every success. sinologues, Chi- compiled and edited by Mr N. B. Dennys nese antiquarios and scientific men ought The Book is very conveniently got up is especially to congratulate themselves he interspersed with maps of the various tren- appearance of Notes and Queries as it by ports, anti contains, besides lunch useful will form their
medium of local information, Historical sketches of and bring into sotice what otherwise miglit of communication much interest. Our readers will feel na havelain unknown and buried in themselves turally interested in what is said concern. Now that Law and Oficialiani hav ing Shanghai; and a good idea of the lus- their Gazette, Science and
and Philology their Lonnys work. tory of this place is conveyed in Mr Notes and Queries, and Dissionaries their The other parts Recorder, the various divisions of mental
America and these two countries.
I
thest
(Singapore Free Press, Mar. 2, 3867.) We have received the first number of Notes and Queries bu China and Jupun," neut little pamplet of eight pages entitled containing some able and interesting - torical papers on China, together with
notes and numerous queries for future con-
apon the
Miscellaneous.
For Sale.
BY CHARLES A SAINT.
THE LONGKONG SIGNALS,
Also
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lit and work in this land ought to be carefully described, and almost all par-well taken care of; for our part we are glad ticulars which can be required by the to see these several
toth on account
·issues, traveller or resident am to be found in of the information and instruction they this work, whit
may be justly regarded as afford, and the index they supply to the The Murray for China.
mental viger of the foreign runinuunity in. (N
this land. . Daily News, May 1) A very interesting book has lately been pablished, entitled "The Treaty Forts of to which it forms & Chine and did regarding the history complete guide, of which it gives interesting particulars Maps of the various localities described are inserted, and an
an appendix shews tho o exist- og mosus of transport between Earopo tributors to querer, and states that the work of the kind was much neetle, to number and length of its contributions. BY S. WELLS WILLIAMS, L.L. D.
A number of itapagon will depend place within reach of the general pub-The work will be received with eagerness lio information regarding the distrista by literary men, xa throwing light in which beeney reside that led hitherto
esto the ancient traditions of China, with re- under the mysterions here scorches into the laws of the vations pro- glyphics of the Chinese language, or at beet espressed by the authors, that much will (Foochow Missionary Hecorder, April, 1867.) open only to sinologues. The modest hope iuces, and the custom of the people.
The two first numbers of Notes & Que be found in the present book that is new and unknown to the general reader, is, woric on China and Japan have been placed think, fully justified.*** Hongkong on or table. Ce magazine is every way and Cautou; for example, each occupy more re canned but wish then the utmost suc creditable to its editor and publishers, and than 100 pages, comprising every conceiv
be particular regarding them, from their ceas in their efforts to fill an important and to particulars of hitherto unoccupied place in Eastern litor- history native and
(San Francisco News Letter, Mar. 28, 1867,
CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MEROHANTO, the geological and botanical ature.
PP. 18. With 29 MAPS and PLANS of the eighthood. *** Not the least interesting feature in the book ander review, is the insight it affords is to the character of the population in dif- *** One
by
W, F. MAYERS, F.2.0.8., H. M. C. S., N. H. DENNYS, arc H. M. U S., AND CHAS, KING, LIEUT. R. M. A.
furent parts of this vast of the most interesting chapters is devoted to a sketch of the
history and topographical features of Formosa. The vicissitudes of HONGKONG: CHARLES A, BAINT. (luto A. history, the peculiarities of its inhabit-
Shortreda & Co.).
LONDON N. TUTANER & Co.
Price, go, leather half bound.
from the Chinese of written guarantees; cun-inions of the Press
monly called "Security Chups," The expertenec
of the pint two years, during which yumerous
cite have been instituted in this Consular Courts
with almost pavarying it success, against Chi-
(Singapore Free Press, May 9.)
Wo referred briefly, several days ago, to new work published by Messrs. A lor
прод
We have received the first number, which is full of enricus, out-of-the-way, and inte- resting matter.
PRICE REDUCED
From $8 to $5.
ants, and the reputed mineral wealth of ite
C. A. SAINT, (late A. Shortreda & Co.). bills affordample subject for research; and, to a person of Mr Swinhoe's tastes, must have having purchased the remaining copies of the undermientioned work, has reduced the offered powerful attractions. From his "Notes ou Formosa" are derived many
price at which it was originally published, of the particulare given in the work under from $8 to $5.] review:
Interesting descriptions
*
given, for detaile of which we refer our readers to the book itself.
We have, we believe, said enough to show the scope and character of the work; and must take Alattugle with the intention of completing our i information it gives regarding the various
of the fatina and flora of the island ne
THE TREATY PORTS
OF
CHINA & JAPAN. LEE, GUIDE TO THE GYEN FORTH OF
THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE- KING, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MACAO,
neže Buretien who love failed to Juriede és Co.; of Bungsung, entitled "The Fleave of it for the presbytes of the FORMING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME!
condens-
In the
written gaarantees, sufficiently proves that such Treuty Ports of China and Japan." Dut documents, in this part of China at any rate, wenld be ntterly impossible, in a sze comparatively worthless for the purpose for notice of such a work, to give an adefty ports, on a future rasion. which they are given and take-amely, the additional protection of the obliges frous risk ute idea of its contents. The historical euntime, we can assure our readers that loss. This is to be accousted fur, nos trom and outs or intervet since the foundation of oue, li takes the troalde to gain a
the tim complored.
COM FOR TRAVELLRES, MERCHANTA AND RESIDENT 13 GENERAL,
8vo. pp. 618. With 29 MAPS and PLANS. Ing
informality in the documents themselves, but the settlement of Hongkong, perhaps ore intimate knowledge of is, will regre WM. F. MAYERS, B, G.S.. IL M. C. SI
from the fact that the Chinese are in the babit too much condensed into a general samma- of regarding a zucely rather in the light of ary; but the most important featuro in the perain who consée forward to recommend his composition of the society of the present principal, or to asslat him towards the attain olony, is detailed at greater tongth. mait of roue oberished object, such as a loan & When we come to conder that the book
place. &c. tlian as an individual who binds before us makes no pretensions to be his- A
himself to stand to all intents and purposes in
ny, but merely a guide book, we camot
to steal of ho guinvipni and to fulfil hienate to pronouner it at once she must obligations with and for him. So prevalent is complute werk of its kind ever issued. The this qualified idea of the position and duties of am guarantee, that it is a vontuen practies here for may be termed the China Brad- A Bursty to receive a consideration for the use shaw, and the text teems with interesting of his nanic, with the understanding that no pas historical, botanical, and descrip- individual responsibility follows upon the protiv Thomaps and plous are useful illus cess. The Chinese authorities morcovere haventions of the geographical position of the been fund to support this view, for they have treaty ports, and a valuable nesisules both always persistently avoided acting upon the to travellers and residents. principle that a surety in to be regarded as eally responsible with his principal for all ike obligations entered into by the latter, which the former undertakes shall be fulfilled; and they plead is excuse that Chinese uical practice, whilst admitting the liability of a surety for the
From the Hando Timce, May 18
We feel it to be a public at the
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The following is an Abstract of the Con- touts of this Book:
BIETEOROLOGY of each Port and its neighbourhood, with HISTORICAL NOTICES and minute details respecting the rise and progress and social ofracteristics of
of the several foreign settlements. To three ticulars are added summaries and statistics
Port, of the TRADE of euch quer from the most recent official returns, accou compiled
(con Times, Mar, 1967)
panied by descriptive details of the vane- We insert this week, apus of some pi- branches into which foreign commerce is together with statements respect- divident,
Bad EXCHANGE of the inte in our claps, an extract from ing CGE, CURRENCY, and
subject of in-
fast opportunity of tailing attention to the
Chad Book and Vade Meeun" sued for travellers, merchants, and resi just is Bets and defaults of his principal, is nevertheles tents in general," in the Treaty Ports of aut correspondence which has appeared in Cak
description of the various places
follows
Yu
and vates of PassiNE
Assane Money. Histe, and recommendations to travellers, giving full
always careful to treala aurely when involved in and Jajau, by desars Shortreue the new Jutesand Queries LINES OF STEAM CUMMUNICATION DISTANCES, Hhhough the misconduct of his princips? w136 poculiar lenity, and with not allow of his boing. Cu,, of Hongkong *** The onder of ou Ching and prosecuted or pressed until the ability of the priucipal to make good all defaleatious for their position on, or flum the coast, as we beide, which we particularly recommendature of One and made of proceed.] hief is despaired of, sie matter bow stringent quaorthward. In each instance the histo-end to the notice of cur contributors as or how positive the terms in which the guarantee, position, means of access accidining are reliable facts in cong to the less frequctiked, settlements, are
ucation with the vexed question. Such a work as the "Notes" is pecu- Harly adapted for bringing to
to light vali
may be drawn up.
Under these circumstances, it in tear dat ft
residences, public
modo and cost of Living elj-
***
also included, carbine with notes on DOMESTIC MARKETS and More er living.
la addition to
furnishing simi
similer particu JATH the Section devoted to Hongkong
is not desirable to regard Chinese "Security unity one, amusements, places of in-able infamation in respect to this coun coutains as historical sketch forming a
construed, with ourselve, to the every letter
Chops" in the light of solerin guaranters, to by terval, native institutions, population, foculty, and its people, language, and in chronological index of the but that they should always be accepted with government, uatural history, productions, stitutious; and we trust it will lo as warm
along with a miscellanes detai. of facts and incident, supported as it deserves by sucli justruments gewording to Chinese hobu of
that reservation, both es regirde construction and statistics trade are given,
tak
to
principally
tho
have occupied 1841
eronts which attention between and intention, which seems ine:parable. from contrction with particular localities Sons rising and suérgotic men, who are now, and 1865, 1NMENT E
POLITICAL EVENTS
SERVIOR} thought and Judicial practice. The Undersigned for as we are able to practically test the bourat Mr Secretary Wade, making rapid ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE of EMINENT
to the philological lo-Changes in the
the passing of important ORSINANCES, the would therefore recommend his countryment dividund itscriptions of the various or advanes in the requirement of the languages RESIDENTS, a reosal of the must notable When taking such documents, either to see that
they are given with a considerable degree | they are protected by kopie collateral statiiity of fairness anal firuse, Peking, Yedi, any nothing of the devoted mesiaties PIRACIES, ROBERIES, MURDERS, FRAUNS, " on which to full back in case of red, or to avold Macao are wisely included in the gener who have already grown jrey in their ser! FIRES and Criminal TRIALS ADDRESSES placing that entire reliance on them which they survey. The value of the Tek is themselves.
vice to the cause to which they have given are hiccustomed to. accord tu similar instruments greatly incrat by a most copious index, and the work closes with a set of useful ap
Report of North China Branch
the loyal Ariurir Soriety, pendices. The last of them is the greatest
March 1807. novelty
of the work. It consists of a bibli- graphical index of all formal works pat Two periodicale which are likely to be of lighed from the earliest date in the English great service have also been commenced Janguage on China and Japan. Philologne is publicat Fochow and is called .onl bocs are,
The missionary career," and the other for some reasons beat.knawn-
to the West.
BRITISA CONSULATE,
W. IL MEDHURST,
Danbow, 24thane, 1866, --
HONGKONG BOTËL
THE shove Hotel is now open, where
perine ecomodation
Private Rous for Dinines parting
Breakfast frein 9 to 10 3351
27
bo 2 P.31.
Tifin Dinner at 7 F.M.
The Public Bir will be open on Setony, the thinalist.
CHAS. S. DUGGAN,
Manajer,
Hongkong, March 6, 1908.
STAG HOTEL."
of
and
PRESENTATIONS, do, de
The
appendix contains full tables of the P. & O. and MSSAGERIES Companies' lines. of the PACIFIC MAIL Company's and ALFRE HOLT'S LINE of steamers, Polymetrical tables of DISTANCEs between Europe and. China and the China ports. It also includes CATALOOUR of over 440 works published
in the English language upon China and
CHAP. 1-8EC. 1 TO 4, Four Treaties with China. 1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same, 2-Treaty with the United States, 5.-Treaty with France, 4-Treaty with Rutasia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
(CHAP, YT,--SEC. 1 TO 5,
Articles of Trude with China, 1-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2.-Tariff on Articles of Export. 3--Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import: 5.-Description of Articles of sport.
- CHAP, ITI,-sea Iro 14. Foreign Connerie with China. 1.-Port of Canton.
2-Fort of Chauchan or Swatow. 3-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan. 4-Port of Amoy. 6-Port of Foodlow,
6.-Parls of Tanshui and Taiwan in For
mosa
7-Port of 8.-Fort of Sham
-Ports on the Yangisz' and Trade in
the Interior,
10.-Port of Tangolian or Chofue. 11-Port of Keutsin.
12-Port of Norchwang or Yangtsa'.
13. Colony of Hongkong.
14.
Colony of Alaeno,
UHAP. 19-SEc. 1 zu 5.
Foreign Commerce with dupan, 1-Intercourse with Japan.
2.-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japau
3. Parts open to Foreign Comision,
Nagasaki
Kainagawa and Hakodat
--Japaneso Coins, Weights and Mea-
5.-American Compact with Lewohow.
Aures.
SITAF VSEC. 1 TO 7.
Monego, sights, de, bu China, 1.-Chinese Carrey..
3. Chiusse Numorals.
3.--Chinese Commercial Weights. 4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Mehsures of Length,
Chinese Land Measures. -Chinese Divisions of Time,"
GBAP. V3.--97, 1 to 11. - Western Moneys, cights, dr.
Annaucso 2.-Fort of
1
ya, Co.
Siamese Min
Siam, Turin, &n.
3.-Treaty with
Weights, &0.
4.-Netherlanda
Philippine Islands. Seiling Directions for Panay I 6-Malayan Statca-Singapore, &e Burmese Mencys, Weights, do, 8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Mi
dris, Bombay.
9.-Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, &c. 11.- United States of America. CRAP, VIL -8kg. 1 5o.0. Tables Pries, Exchanges, de 1. Comparison of Prices. 2.Relating to Exclnuges." 3-Relating to Time. 4.-Comparison of Weights.
Measurement of Cargo. 6.-Búllion Operations:
APPENDIX-Contriving Sailing Direc
to facilitate that mutual masiefstanding one (Island of), Taiwan and Taking tables in Chap. VAL; for eafiooting pricca,
SITUATE IN QUEEN'S ROAD, and more extensive scope than the one mumber equals in interest, and importance bourhood,) Yokoodadi, an engra more extended tables, by the kind permis-
PERSONS and FAMILLES requiring Su perior Hotel Accommodation will fuld
to the compilers, antbely excluded. emanates from Hongkong and is called Japan, while a copious INDEX at the end Families i Gentlemen can find u We to see this omission repaired in Notus. Queries," It is intended to serve of the work affords a rendy means of refer
hope to see the next edition. With the exception of as a melium intereamiication for perence to the reader. the comparative thinness of the paer, the sons interested in Chinese Filology, Geo- **The foregoing work contains the foltions for the Coast of China, mud for the getting-up of the work is very creditable to grphy or listiny. Thete indliestions of li-lowing Maps and Plate, several bitherto Japan. Islands; also giving the meanings all concerned ; and we hart sincere pleasure teary activity are perhaps the most import unpublished Hongkong (Island of), of Chess Words occurring in Charts and in congratulating the authors and publishers aussign of the times has been one Hongkong (City of Victoria, Canton, Sailing Digestions; and also a Table of Po- on the considerable merit of their admirable province to record, for they are all moans Mano, Swatow, Amoy, Facchow, Formosa sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa enterprise and performance.
Takao,
nese Cousts.. of the other, which are so hard to estabFort Zelandia, Ningpa,
Tho author in his Preface says: The From the Englishman (Calcutta) of 7 me 8: lish betarren Burope and China.
Shanghai (general map), British settlement The celebrated volumes of the Fronch (Phanghai Beconder, May 17, 1867.)
Shangbai, Kiukiang, Tientsia to ung been selected from those constantly in use measurement of goods, exchanges, de have Abbé Lúc on China, and Sir Rutherford We are put in possession of the fobins Labo Zora (Chitarra,) Japanese Lelands, among the foreign merebants in China. Alcock's aucunt of Japan are, mumber of "Notes and Queries on Chine Takoo forta (Chitcas,) Japanese doubly wurks of a far higher class and Jayen In saying that the present Nagasaki Nagasaki, harbour and neigh-base for
calculating the prices of tea fu Yokohama and dollars or pence have been copied from the now before us; but for practical utility, its puedreaurs, we have already said & Kanagawa, Yedo bay for all purposes of locomotion, trading and great deal in its favon.
Our knowledge
Es The residence in any of the places coming with of these countries has hitherto been going of the Coins of Japan, and a chart sion of the author, P. Loureiro, in its compas. The Treaty Ports of China scattered, so ill-arranged, entombed as it sing the Ocean steam routes of the last section of the same obapter, on "Move
world.
mente in Bullion, has been prepared and and Japan, by Messa bayern, Dennys and were, in
in a series of works, in diferent lan-
Deosimber 27, 1867.
furnished
for the Guide by Patrick R. King, for airpasses them. It is difficult to guages, and spreading in point of time, over know under what class of books to
to placé it, the last two centuries, that some means.
Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex for is contains a mixture of history, topo of separating what is really new, from what
perience in the exchanges and movements. graphy, hygiens, Murray's Hand-book and has possibly been over and over again des-
of the f reciona-metals in Eastern Asia. Bradshaw's Guide, all as complete and cribed is much to be desired
x of Sailing Directions has The Appendix of China Filot, heen reprinted With short interruptions, the coasts from Singapore to Hakedadi are all descrioeil is it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc tions have becu improved by the ir sertion of the Chinese characters for the names of all places that could be ascertained,"
Orders may be sent through any of the China Mail Agents, or dirvet to
CHARLES A SAINT, Late A. Morirele & Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1808,
: It at the above Establishment.
KDMUND R. HOLMES,
Proprietor.
Hongkong, July 22, 1907.
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