THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL-
GUIDE.
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, & L. D.
Pablished at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,
638 PP. DRMY SVG, WITH APPENDIX. FIFTH EDITION, 1868. -
Price, S
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dottars.
THE GEINA MAIL.
Shipping in Harbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list.
Exclusive of To-day's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances..
The following is an Abstract of the Con on Pedder's Wharf.-WO, from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-W., Wostward of Gibb's Wharf.-C., on Feildur's Wharf tents of this Book:-
to the Military Hospital. E., Eastward of the Hospital, on Kowloong side.
OMAP, 1.-C. 1 TO 4.
Four Treaties with China. -Trendy with Great Britain,"
Chinese Text of the emne.
-Treaty with the United States.
3.Treaty with France.
-Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
CHAP IL-BEC. i rob Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import 2.--Tariff on Articles of Export.: 3.Ralos vepucting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. 5.Description of Article of Export.
CAR, szc.. 1 To 14. Foreign Commerce-with China.
1.Port of Caufon.
Vessel's Name and Where' Anchored
Captain.
Ping and Lig.
Tons,
Date of Arrival,
Consignees or Agenka,
Destination.
Intended Despatch,
STEAMERS. Aden
1868.
WO Androwa
WSlatt
Brit.
str.
C.-Chi, str.
812 May 200 May
Ellora.
WCMurray
Кан Ка Кес
Kebou
Elin
Мопа Reiver Savonada
Tigre Yeaso
WOYexton
W Dort
WC Morison EBolton Wayne WO Boilero
Brit. str. 1579 May
Anier str
313 March
May
642 May 777 May
Amar str. 1802 (May Feh str. 1760 April Brit str. 520 April
8P. & O. S. N. Co
B(Captain
P.&O. S. N. Co
24A, Toard & Co-
3 Captain
Douglas Lapraik & Co Jardine, Matheson & Co
8A. Heard & Co
29 Messageries Imperiales 22 Douglas Tapraik de Oo
Shanghai
in dock
SAILING VERBELS.
WFabius
Dut sti.
Brit. str. Brit, str.
VESSELS
No. 1589-May 11, 1868.
LOADING.
Destination.
Vessel's Name Big..
Flag &
Consignées,
Futended Despatch
UHINA & JAPAN PORTS
FUUCHOW
SHANGHAI
Do..
fiery Crues Windward ...Suwonada
Br. ah. Jardine, M..& Co
n, sh Olyphant & Co Am.str.Ang Heard & Co
Br. staP. & 0, s. X. Co
OTHER PORTS.
RONBAY, &c. Eng. Maila Blora. MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Dayspring Br. b. Russell & Co Do. Atrofi Be bk. Rozario & Co
J. Woodburn B. bk. Borneo Company Beanho Alige Fr. Order
-Da
NEW YORK PORTLAND PUGET SOUND... SAN FRANCISCO
Do.
Bombay, &c.
Joth, 7 a.m.
At Whampoa
Swatow, &o.
Linmediate
Saigon, Suez, &c.
Serah March ir su Russell & Co J. L. Dimmock Br. sh. Russell & Co Roynard Am shlussull & Co
At Canton.
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Captain.
15th Early
VOL. XXI
AGENTS FOR LONDON-F. A Lombard Stre Cornhill
Go
born Hill, E AUSTRALIA, T
ZEALAND bourne and Si SAN FRANCISC
generally
Francisco
·OMINA-Sweater
GILES & Co.
LAKAR
WO Ashton
Name.
Mag.
Rig
2-Port of Chanchan or Swatow
Amaranth
3-Port of Klungchau in-Hainan.
Amoy
Ariol
4-Port of Amoy,
B-Port of Fooɑhow.
Atrevida
N. Ger, bk.
400 May
Melchers & Co
EO Parkmau
WO Kesy
W Bisset
Brit. bk, Brit. ah. Brit
299 May
2 Thos. Hunt &.09
855 May
2 Bosman & Co
bk. 467 April
Rozario & Co.
Melbourne and Sydney
Th038.
7-Port of Niugno.
14.-Culouy of Macao.
Foreign Commerce with Japoni
1.Intercourse with Japan.
Japan,
Nagasaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodadi.
Ports of Tanshui and Taiwan in For Belviders
S-Port of Shanghai,
9.-Ports on the Yangtez and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Taugehan or Chefoo.
11.-Port of Tientsin.
12.-Port of Newchwang or Yanging,
13.Colony of Bonghong
CHAP. IV.SEC. 1 To 5.
Benefactress
Bertha
Bussio
Black: Prince
Bob Tuil Nay
WHower Eldred WWagner WSinnmous WC Fuglis WC Greban
imer, sh 1821 March
20 Captain
Amer. bk. 624 April
7 Smith, Archer & Co
!Pius. bg. Brit. bk. Brit. sb. Brit. poli
236 April
20 ra. Puatu Á Co
562 April
27 Chinese
Adventuro
Algerine,
Chong-sing
750 April
26 Turier & Co
170 May
7 George Hohuce
Flamer
British
Transport vessel British gun-vessel
Chinesa gun-boat
British
naval hospital
1798 Fras G. Sattie, Cour.
3
3 298 C. E. Domvile, Ident
Bessard
Carmarthenshire
WHeursworth
Brit. sh
812 May
Chillingkain
WDim
!Brit, b
452 May
Chiuaman
EDunn
Brit. al.
G67. May
1Holliday, Wiso & Co
Chinese
1 Holliday,
Wise
Forfait
Freuch
steamer
Manila
Co
British gun-boat
Cintra
W Favedbe
Port. bl.
352 May
5 Rozario & Co
Maunse
Cutty Sark
WMoran
Siam. sh.
475 april
26 Uhinese
Dayspring
2-Treaty between Great Britair and
3.Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
4-Japaucie Coins, Weights and Men-Estafette
sure.
5.-Americau Compact with Luwohew,
Deerfoot
BMiddleton WCarlin
Brit. bk. 383 Maroli
19 Russell & Co
Melbourne and S'ney Early
Melvilte
J. Status steamer
British
naval hospital
Brit, bk. 400 May
1Jardine, Matheson & Co
Eleanor
Eller Bood
WO Ronaldson
W Neill
Brit. bk.
4811 May
Energie
Ettrick
We Angles
W Vepkis
EjOleford
Amer, sh Fch, bk. Dat
Brit. b.
1012 May
Douglas Lapraik & Co BA. Henri &.0%
278 May
bl
424 May
300 May
2Wm. Pustau & Co
Bornoo Company. Jardins, Matheson & Co
Sterling
Watchful
Wenzel
Princess Charlotte British receiving slop
¡British
lyun-bost
British Igun-boat
British gun-boat
14
Attached to Melville
Le Saulied De la Cour
Jolinson, Lieut. Comm?
SOL Cushing, Lieut. Cour.
R. Bernard, D.M.1.9. de
Commodore Oliver Joues
3 236 Deut,
3riarbor Tender to Comm.
OFFICIAL
It is hereby uut orders, the China Mail will be this Notifications prya uio Majesty's Cons British Consulat
D. B. R
It is hereby no onders, the China Mail will be tho Notillations proce pio Majesty's Cons British Cousulat
R
235 Richards,
GIÂY, Y. SEO 1 Toi.
Fiery Cross
Money's, Weights, Be,, in China,
Flying Cloud
ELatwont EUrquhart
Brit. el
680 April
13 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Foochow
Early
Brit. bg.
233 May
1.-Chinese Currency
2.Chinese Numerals.
Geo. Crashaw
EC Alexander Bril. sl.
070 May
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON,
3.Chinese Commercial Weights.
Henri IV.
Isaac do Costa
Java
W Mouillet
Kallio
-
Fee-loong Hai-string
Chinese gun-boat: Chincho Custoina' cruiser
Edwards
iFolsom
May 13, Princi gits-boat, from M
May 11, Arrate 970, Smith, Calcu pore, April 26, M Opium, 9400 bales: STON & Co.
Portland
Eatly
4Measures of Capacity,
6-Mexsires of Length.
6-Chinese Land Mastres,
7. Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP. VI, BEU. 1ro 11. Western Moneys, Weights, E.
Anuamene Moneys, dc.
2.--Port of Saigon,
3-Treaty with Sism, Tarif, A.,
Siamese Moneys, Weights, do.
4.-Netherlande Imtia.:
- Philippine Islantia.
Sailing Directions for Panay L
6. Malayan States Singapore, &e.
--Burmese Moneys, Weights, &a
8Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-
dras, Bumbay
9-Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, &o. 11.- United Sinics of Amerien.
CHAP. XI-XEC 1 To 6, -
Tubles on Prices, Exchanges, Fe,
1-ompavicon of Prices.
2.-Relating to Bxchanges.
3.-Kelating to Time.
4.--Comparison of Weights.
5.-Measurement of Cargo, 6Bullion Operations,
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc
tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Lelands; also giving the meanings
་་
of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese sful Japa nese Chasts.
The enthur in his Profico eaysThe tables in Chap. Vil., for estiuating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, c. have been selected from those constantly in use.
Jeanno Alice John L. Dimmock
Lesiona
Madras
Kintilia
Midnight
WC Anderson WMoutier WWenchall
W3teinike
Fch.
ab.
750 May
Dut. bk. 600 May
Pros bk. 800 March |arch. sh. 1209 March Brit. al. 1047 March
Bren..
N. Ger, bl.
800 May
290 May Brit bg. 252 May Juter, sl. 838
Span. b. 277 Mp
Nor. ach.
239 Alay Amer. bk. 432 May Brom. bk. $50 May Rel. Bl: 716 Feb Span. by 200 May Bawa, sehi
100 May
Minerva
WWupper KRamsey WBrock WCarreras
Kajeden
Nellie Abboft
New Granada
Nevielle
Nuevo Constanto
Nami
WNeilsen EJordan
Bauer KJackson W Baron WC Magor
Orestes
Orpheus
W Conception
Crowell
Siam. bk. Aar, så
Paramaten Peibo
Pepita
Peruvian
Picciola-
Queen of the Ses
i
Rachael Reynard
San Lorenzo
Sarah March Sen Ripple. Stad Assun St. George,
among the foreign merchants in China. Taeping
Those for calculating the prices of tes in Tek Lee
dollars or pence have been copied from the The Colleen Bawn more extended tables, by the kind permis-
sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq The
Undine
Tast
section of the one chapter, ou "Move-
ments in Bullion," has been prepared and Vilin de Rivadavia furnished for the Guide by Patrick R.
WAndrews WHuldt Woolbaris WoThompson
WKrall
EReid
WFerth WEmery
W Lebesna EMorton WPringle WBer WPetterson
E Dowdy
381 May
1067 May
370 April
A Heard & Co
Borneo Company
2 Bourjau, Hubener & Co
31jarnhold Karberg & Co 11 Order 26 Russell & Co
San Francisco. Immediate
E. Schellass & Co
Stemssen & Co
Tientain
Immediate
Brun & Co 14Olyphant & Co
7Remedios & Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co
2 Olyphant & Co
Seethags & Co
1ferner & Co
Romedios & Co Molchers & Co
5 Chinese
Russell & Un
16 Russell & Co
Kiu Kiang
Lántiu
•Little Orphan Poyang
Dep
May 13, Teping,
HONGKONG, MACÃO AND CANTON
BIVER STEAMERS.
12, Fiery Cro
12, Black Pri
19, Benefuotr
··13; Chimamu
Vessel
Flag.
Tuna. Captain.
Owners or Agents.
Caledonia
British
227 Steward
Rinch & Co
Dragon
Do.
Faule, (110 h.power)
Do.
117 Stapleton
Fire Dart
Du.
350 Carrill
Kin Shan
Da.
406 Haskell
H.,
Biz-Benning
19
Acheong
D
Demping
Do.
379 Laid p
II., C. and M. Stoni-beni puny
Do.
Sir J. Jeajerblay
Du.
101 Godsill
Aner sh IN. Cur. bk.
263 May
Spark
Amer.
140 Wilson
Spee
Do.
Graves
Brit k 442-Mny
Brit. Bl. 289 May- Amer. sh. 102 april
2 Douglas Lapraik & Co
Russell & Co Russell & Co
White Cloud
British
230
San Francisco Early
Puget Soun
Early
30Jardine, Matheson & Co
P. & O'S. N. Co
& W. Dock Company's Tug-
H.,C. and 31. Steam-hoat C.pany,
O, & M. Steam-boat Co.
H., C. & 3. Steam-boat Co.
Union Dock Company Tug.
Aurong
Schepug
Thomas Hunt & Co
Thomas Turt & Co
H.C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
Pas
ABBITED. Per lunket, Mrs Parr Cuben, and 70 Chi
Shippi
Ethel and Agamchi down the Biver if siou off Fatta Poin middle of the chan tion in the channel
Under
For Shanghai- row, the 13th ins...
For further A tisements, &c.
The British sten ports fine weather
cotia arrived at C mail arrived at Si
Brit bk. N. Cer..bk. Span. bi
244 May 265 May 1076 pri
Span by. 220 april 624 May 183 p 444 April 319 May
Brit 1. Brit. b. Dut. bk. Siami, ແ
Brit. ali, 767 May Harab, bk. 800 April Brit. bk. 388 April
Brit. sh, 706 April Spau bg. 261 April
Arnhold Karberg & Co.
- Reniedios di Co
14Pacific Mail S. 8. Co
Síonisten & Co
Remedios & Cu
Russell & Co
28 Order
Chinese
1Gitman & Co 30Wm. Pastu & Co
4Ambold Karberg & Co 20Jardino, Matheson & Co 15 Remedios & Co
26 Bisley & Co. 30 Order
Iloilo
WOKor
WAllen
Scott
W Castilha
Harper, Esq., of t
WC Nicoll
William Chandler
K Brown WC Barrett
Shanghai
W Baives
Brit bl. 513 April.
27 John Burd & Co
of the Cunereal Bank of Wemyss Castle India at
Hongkong,
who has had minch ex- perience in the, exchanges and movements Windward of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,
The Appendix of Sailing Directions has been reprinted from the Ching Pilot," With short interruptions, the coaste from Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in iệp and for the Chinese coasta, the Divee- tions have been improved by the insertion 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 direct to
OHARLES A. SAINT,
China Mail Ofice, Jan. 6, 1868.
For Sale.
BY CHARLES A. SAINT
The Hongkong Signals,
Ziba
Bolted Will
Brith. Brit sh. Amer. eh.
700pril
700 April 900 May
Olyphant & Co.
WEAMPOA.
Vesrel's Name,
Captain.
Play & Hig Tone
Date of
Intended
Arrival..
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Despatch.
Droszig dazle
Lancku Rhviige Green
Prus. ech.
289 April
20Russell & Co
AN. Ger. bu
Glenrey
Warden.
Jane WoodLurtt Johanne Kwik
eDonald
Stegmann Lorango, ja
Meinhard
Voe
¡Potera
Natur
Howard
containing a plan of the Sigusts and flaga | Tama used at the Signal Station, Marryatt's nu-
Lizzie Allen meral code, and all the regulations in Patino force repenting their nae at Victoria Peak Providenza
Also
the Principal House Flags,
belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.
Price
PRINTED IN COLORS,
81
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Score BOOKS
FOR RIFLE PRAUTHE
Sultan
(as used at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE Argount
MEETINGS.)
CONTAINING
Spanish Count
New York
Early
Manila
Brit. sh 812 May
Brit k
198 My
367 May Prit.k. 209 tay
218 1
Ger. N.
Nor
bk 250 May Brit. Beh. 800 May Span. str. 1200 April Ital. sh. 504 April. Brit. blt309 May
11Douglas Lapraik & Co
Carlowits & Co
Bord & Co
Boruce Company 11. Schollleys & Cu
3iemssan & Cu
10Jardine, Mathram & Co
3Wm. Pustau & Co.
27 Remedies & Co
3unter
SHANGHAI,
Merchant Salling Vessels, from or for Baropean, Australian and American Porte, in Harbour on April 24
Captain. Flag & Rig Tons. Arrival: Where from
Bril
Ship's Name
Nicotren Molben
Beit.
Penell Hossack Harrison
Cathrin Dildosh Emily Flinn
LIST OF OFFICE RADZICY PRESENT AND Forward Ho
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PRICE, 50 conte each Suitable for the waistcoat popket,
White McMillan
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Date of
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N. Cor. bk 240 Ajaril Sydney 28 Loudai
.sh.
Apri 1009 March 30 Churdiff sh 942 April. Liverpool
Brit. Brit. bk. 508 April
Brit. bk. 973 April Brit, sli. 780- April Foh. Amer. bk.
bk. 748 April 596 Apri
Destination,
Consignees or Agents.
Jardine, Matheson & Co Glover & Co
Master
Nagasaki
Gibb, Livingston & Do
DNewcastle, N., W.
JA, Heard & Co
13 Newenetle, N.5. W.
Sydney
11 Sydney
10San Francisco Hongkong
Chapninn, King & Ca. Frazar & Co Frazic.& Co Olyphant & Co
Prince Albert
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