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(Singapore Frie Prose, Mur. 2, 1867.) We have received the first number of A very useful book as just been issued eat little pamphlet of eight pages entitled from the Iress in Hongkong under the "Notes and Queries on China and Japan," title of the is guide book, tied Wedle-ncient containing size able and interesting with to Treaty Ports of China und torical papers of China, together with compiled and milited by Mr N. 15. Dennys, notes and humerous queries for futurs con- k is very conveniently got up is tributors to auswe, and states that the intersperse ty ports, and contains, besics uel useful number and length of its contributions. with maps at the various trea- umber of its pages will depend upon the local information, historical sketches of The work will be received with eagerneSS much interest. Our roaders will feel naby literary rien, as throwing light upon turally interested in what is said concern the ancient traditions of Chum, with re- ng Shanghai; and a good idea of the lus-sarches into the laws of the various pro- ory of this place is conveyed in Birvinces, and the custom of the people.
work. *** The other ports benny
(Hankowo Times, Mar. 1867.)
recom-
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Notes and Queries uny be justly regarded as werk, which
un China and Japan," the Murray for Chin
which
wo particular fanticide, (N. U. Daily News, May 16.)
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of the fauna and flora of the island pinions of the Press, van, for details of which we sees re of the past two years, during which numerono.
readers to the book itself. (Singapore Free Press, May 9.)
We have, we saits have been instituted in this Consular Courts.
We referred briefly, several days ago, to believe, said enough to show the soupe and with almost unvarying il success, against Chi- † resa nureties who have failed to fulfil daira new work publiano by Messrs. Art character of the work; and must take written guarantees, mitciently over De schede & Co., of Hongkong, entitled "The have of it for the present, though with the dornments, In this part of Clifun at any date,reaty Purts of China and Japon," But intention of completing our sketch of the ste comparatively worthless for the purpoac for all bis utterly impossible, in a condos miormation it gives regarding the various which they are given al taken-unniely, theed notice of auch a work, to give au mis treaty ports, on a fature ouension. i the sdditional protection of the obliged from risk or pale idea of its contents. The historiarting, we can assure our readers that loss, This is to be accounted for, not fred events of interest since the formation on who takes the trouble to gain a informality in the documents thesiselves, but the settlement of Hongkong,
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will their medium of communication DOMESTIC MARKETS and More Or is not desirable to regard Chinese Security of in- and bring into notice what otherwise Chops" in the fight of selenin guarantees, to by teret, native institutions, pupulation, lou Now that Law and Officialism have gur chemological index of the chief events which In addithm to furnishing similar particu.. might have lain unknown and buried in themselves, construed, as with paraclye; to the every lettor
contains an historical swatch forming a devoted to Hongkong but that they should always be accepted with government, until history, Just reservation, both as regards construction and statistics of trade are given, along their Guzette, Science and Philology their ve occupied publin attontion between
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and intention, which seems sus perable frous a miscellaneous detail of facts and incident,
Notes and 1 Quexion, and Missionaries their such instruments according to Chinese hit of in connection with reticular localities. So Recorder, the various divisions of menti 1841 and 1860, including POLITICAL EVENTS, liought and sudicial practice. The Undersigned far as we are able to practically test the in-thought and work in this land ought to be Charges in the GOVERNMENT SERVICE, the would therefore recommend his countrymentvidual descriptions of the various
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CHAP. SEO, 1 TO 4.
Four Treaties with China, -Treaty with Great Britain,
Chiness Text of the same. 2.-Treaty with the United States. 3.Treaty with Francs
4. Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
CHAP. 1.-SEC. 1 To b Articles of Trails 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.--Desorption of Articles of Import. -
Description of Articles of Export.
- CHAP. I.—SEU. 1 TO 14.
Foreign Commerce with China.
1.- Port of Ganton:
3-Port of Chauchau of Swatow.
3. Port of Kiungebau in Hainan, 4--Port of Amoy
5.-Port of Fuochow.
6.-Porta of Fanshui and Taiwan is For-
110a.
7.-Port of Ningpo. 8-Port of Shanghai,
9.-Ports on the Yangtz' and Trade in
the Interior,
10.-Port of Tangchen or Cheios, 11-Port of Tiontain
12.-Port of Newuliwang or Yangtaz'. 13-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macho.
CHAP. (V-SKO. 1 To 5. Foreign Cominerte with Japan, 1.--Intercourse with Japan,
-Trenty between Great Britain and
Гаран
S.-Ports open to Foreign Comunicrée.
Nagasaki.
Kagawa and Hakodudi. 4.--Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea
Kures:
5.--American Compact with Lowchew.
CHAT, VEC, 1 TO 7. Honeys, Weights, de, în China. 1-Chinese Currency.
2. Chinese, Nunerals.
3.-Chinese Commercial Woights, 4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Measures of Length. 6--Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP, VI-SEC. 1TO L
Western Aloneys, I sights, dc. 1-Anuamese Monoys, &c. 2-Port of Saigou."
3-Treaty with Siam, Tarith, &c.,
Siamese Moneys,
Weights, o 4.Netherlands ludia.
5.-
Philippine Islands.
Sailing Directions for Panay .
6.- Malayan States Singapore, &e 7. Burmese Moneys, Woights, do 8-Indian Presidencies,Hengal, Ma-
dras, Bombay.
9.-Ceylon.
10. English and Bench Weights, e 11.-United States of America.
CHAP, VIL--SEQ. 1 TO 6.
Tables un Prices, Rechanges, de. 1.--Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges. S-Relating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weights, 5.-Menatenent of Cargo.
when taking such documents, either to see that they are given with a considerable ces, well taken care of; for our part we are glad passing of important. ORDINANCES, en which to full back in case of need, or to'ayold Macao are wisely included in the general afford, and the inflex they supply to the RAVEN BURDERS, FRAUS, they are protected by some lateral security of fairness and fulness. Peking, Yedo, and the tin and instruction thuy RESDENTS, a of the most uclatale ***The value of the book is metal vigour of the foreign community in FIRES and Geminal TRIALS, ADDRESSES
this laaul.. by a most copine
and PRESENTATIONS, de, do. index, greatly increased by a and the work doses with a set of useful ap péndices. The last of these is the greatcat novelty of the work. It consists of a bibli ograplient intex of all format works Two periodicals which are likely to he of tables of DISTANCES between Europe and Ished from the carliest date in the English great service have also bean comenced; Chius aut the Ching ports. It also includes language on China and Japan. Piilologne is published at Foochow and is called a CATALOGUE of over 440 wenks published E above Hotel is how open, where val bots are, for some reasons best known The Missionary Recorder," and the other in the English language upon China nad
grompilars, ntirely exchided.
emabetes from Gongkong and is called Japan, while a 'copious INDEX at the end
6. Bullion Operations. We hope
to see this omission repaired in Notes & Queries," It is intended to serve of the work affords a really moans of refer- the next edition. With the exception of as a nudity of intercomunication for p
ence to the
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc compantive paper, the interested in Chinese Geo- The con punt vtwares of the rousie to greply or distory. These indications of i-lowing Biage and Litis, sovaral, hit:etic Japan lalands; also giring the juvarings
Fender." The
foroging work contains the fol- tions for the Coast of Chian, and for the unpublished
Hongkong (leland of), Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po-
Canton, Swakow, Anoj,
nese Coasts: - of the other, which areins so lard to estab- Fort Zelandia, Ningpo, Yag-t-king,ables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, From the Englishman (Clerk Brosch (Shangard Liccrrder, Blay
author in his Profaco Gays --"The (general map), British settlement neamusment of goods, exchanges, &c. have 1807.) 17 Abbé Luc on Obina, and Sir Rutherford We are put in possession of the fourth
Kiuking, Tientsin to Tung boun selooted from those constantly in use Alenek's account of Japan are, no number of "Notes and Queries on Obina Takuo forte (Chinese,) Japanese Lalonde, among the foreign merchants to China,
Tung Chow to Peking Peking, doubt, works of fur higher class and Japan.' and more extensive scope than the one number equals in interest and importance bourhood, Yokohama, Yokohama ard
In saying that the present Nagasski; Nagasaki, (harbour and neigh dollars or pence have been copied from the for calculating the prices of tee in now before us; but for practical utility, its predecessors, we have already said a Kanagawa, Yedo bay, Hakodadi, an engra.sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The residences in any of the places costing with of these countries big hitherto ben de slicing the Oecon. siçant-router of the mouts in Bullion," bus been prompted and
extended tables, by of locomotion, trading and great deal in its favour.
kind pernia- Our knowledgeving of the Chius of Japan, and a chart
last Beotion of the in its compus, The Treaty Purts China
sang chapter, on "More and Japan, by Messis Mayers, Dentys and were, in a series of works, in dillerest
souttered, so ill-arranged, entombed as it world."
furuished for the Guide by Patrick King, far surpasses thout It is difficult to guages, and spreading in point of time, over
Harper, Esy. know under what class of books to place it, the last two centuries, that some means
of the Commercial Bank of for it
India at Hongkong, who las had much ox- contains a mixtute of history, top of separating what is really new, from what
lygione, Murray's Handbook and has
perlance in the exchanges and movements bly beca
of the prooicus metals in Eastern Asia, over and over again des- sher's Guidel
as complete and cribed is much to he desired
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has excellent in their own line could be ex-As a melima of intercommunication en
beeu arted; and though, perhapa, the book will
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