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THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD
Pablished at the "CHINA MAIL? Oflice, Hongkong
638 PP, DEMY 8vo. WITH APPENDIX, FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.
Original Puldisking Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is a Alatract of the Con-
tente of this Book:-
CHAP, SEO. 1 TO 4
Four Treaties with China.
1-Deaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the sune.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Svipping in Marbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list.
Exclusive of Today's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances.
C. on Pedder's Wharf.-10., from Pal·ler's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf., Westward of Gibb's Wharfi -BC, on Fedder's Wharf Lo the Military Hospital-, Eastward of the Hospital. —K,, on Kowlong side,
(No. 1540.-Mar 12, 1868,
VESSELS LOADING.
Destination.
Vesset'e Name.
Flag
Kig.
Consignets.
Intended Despatch
UHINA & JAPAN PÕRTS-
SHANGHAI
Do.
Windward Sowonads
m. al. Olyphant & Co
Am.str. Aug. Heard & Co
OTHER FORTS
Br. str. 40. S: K. Co
15th Early
BOMBAY, &-Eng. Mats Ellora
Do
Dio.
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Dayspring Br. bk. Russali &, Co Atrevida. Br bk. Rozario & Co ...J. Woodburn Br. bk. Borneo Company ...Jeanne Alien Fr. sh. Order
NEW YORK PORTLAND PUGET SOUND. SAN FRANCISCO Do.
Du.
Sarah March B ab. Russell & Co J. £. Vimanel Br.. sh. Russell & Co Reynard Am sh. Russell & Co W. Chandler Br. sk. Baoman & Co
1-Comparison of Prices.
2.-Relating to Exchanges.
3-Itelating to Tims.
4-Comparison of Weights.
5-Measurement of Cargo.
6 Arnhold Karberg & Co
ERoid
W Ferth WEmery
of the precious metals in Eastern Asis.
"The appendix of Sailing Directions har been reprinted from the China Pitet.' With alort interruptions, the donats from Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in it; and for the Chinese costs, the Direc tions have been improved by the insertion of the Chinese characters for the names of all places that could be ascertained," "
Orders way be sent through any of the China Mail Agents, or direct to⠀⠀
CHARLES A SAINT, Boltou Will (Late A. Suurbreda de Co.) Dunnig Onzolle Glenroy Jane Woodburn
China Mail Ottico, Jau. 6, 1868.
For Sale.
BY CHARLES A. SAINT
The Hongkong Signals,
containing a plan of the signals and Bage used at the Signal Station, Marryatt's nu Patines meral code, and all the regulations in Providonza force respecting their use at Victoria Peak Sultan.
Also
the Principal House Flags,
belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.
FRINYED IN CoLogs.
Prices
HARLES A. SAINT has on anle
Boore BOOKS
FOR BIPLE PRACTICE,
(as ased at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE Argonant
MEETINGS.) CONTAINING:-
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS, PRESIDENT AND
COMMITTEE, LIST OF ATEMBEns, Rurus
OF THE ABROCIATION, BY-LAWA, Isaraur Marcellus TIONS FOR REGISTER KEEPER, AND TAR- Napoleon II
6. Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing. Direc tions for the Cost of China, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings af Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa
аска
Queen of the Sea
Rachael Reynard
Sta Laurenzo
Coasts.
Sarah March The author in his Preface says: The Sea Ripple. tables in
in Chap. VII, for estimating prices, Stud Assent measurement of goods, exchanges, de, have St. George. been selected froin those constantly in use
among the foreign merchants in China, Tek Lee
Those for calculating the prices of tea in The Colicon Bann dollars or pence have been copied from the
W LebeamA
EMorton WPringle
Brit bk. 238 May Amer. sh 1020 April
Span by 220 April Brit. sl. 624 May. Brit. bk. 180 April Dut bk. 444 April Siam, bk.
310. May
Hamb, bk 350 April Brit. bk. 386 April
Britsh. 796 April Spau, bg 261 April
17 Russell & Go
7 Bemedios & Cu
3 Russell & Co
28/Order
3Chinese
30 Wm. Pustau & Ca
4 Arnhold Karborg & Co
20 Jardine, Matheson & Co 18Remondios & Co
W Buor
W Petterson
WC Kerr WAllen
moza extended tables, by the kind permis-
Undine
Scott
sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The
last section f the same chapter, on "More- Vila de Rivadavia ments in Bullion," has been prepareil and · furnished - for
Casillha
Guide by Patrick R. Weinyss Castle
WONicoll
Harper, Esq, of the Commercial Babk of Wilitam Chandler India at Hongkong, who has bad much ex-, Windward perience in the exchanges and movements
KBRI
W&Barrett
Zax
W Bawes
Brit ah 700 april 700 (Apell -Brit
000 (May Amersh
Brit bl. 13 April
San Francisco
Shanghai
27 John Burd & Co
20 Birley & Co. 30 Bosut & Co
Olyphant & Co
May
1 Siomasen & Ou
WC Ashton
SAILING VESSELS.
2. Treaty with the United States. 8.Treaty with Franco, 4-Treaty with Russia,
Fessel's Name and Where Anchored.
Captain
Flag and Kly.
Tures.
Date of Arrival:
Consignees or Agents,
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
STEAMERS.
Abent
WC Andrews
WShait
Supplementary Treaty with Russia,
CHAP 1.SEC. 1 To 5 Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export.
-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
-*-- (Chinese Tuxt of the same. 4-Description of Articles of Lapork
5. Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP. 10-20 1 20 1
Foreign Commerce with China.
1-Port of Canton.
En
Ellora
Kan Ku Kee Kobou
Mon. Reiver Suwonada Tigre Yusso
WC Murray WC Yonton WOort WC Morison E Bolton WJayne
WC Boileve
2. May
Brit. str. 777 May Amer. str. 1802 May Folt. str. 1700 April Brit. atr 690 April
6 Captain
6P.&O..S. N. Co-
24 A. Heard & Co
Captain
Douglas Lapraik & Co
6 Jardine, Matheson & Co
6A. Heard & Co...
20 Messageries Imperiales 22 Douglas Lapraik & Co
Swatow, &e.
Shanghai:
Swatow, &c.
Saigon, Suez, &e.j
1868.
Brit. str. 10.-Chi. str.
812 May
200 Moy
Brit. str. 1570 May
At Whampoa
Bombay, &c.
15th, 7am.
Amer. str. Dub sta: Brit str.
913 March 80 May
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Immediate
Name
Flag.
Rig.
Captain.
2-Port of Glauchau or Swalow,
3.-Port of Kingchau in Hainan,
4.--Port of Amoy.
6-Port of Foochow,
Amaranth
W Faboins
Amoy
BO Parkmaa
N. Ger. bk. Brit
400 May
8 Melchers & Co
bk.
299 May
Thos. Hunt Co
Arici
WeKeny
mosa,
7-Port of Ningpo.
8.-Port of Shanghai
the Luterior,
10.-Port of Tangobati or Chefoe,
B.Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For Atrevida
9-Ports on the Yangtz and Trade in Bessie
Willisact
Brit. Bli jurit.. bk.
856 May 457 April
2 Bosman & Co
6 Rozário & Co
Melbourne and Sydney
Adventure
Algarine,
¡British
¡British
Transport vessel
gun-vessel
1793 Fras Q. Suttie, Come,
3 299 C. E. Dovile, Lieut,
Belvidere
Bartha
WHower
WWagner
WSimmons
Bob Tail Nag
WC Grebant
Auter. Prus. Lg. Brit, bir Brit sch:
1321 March
20 Captain
236 April 562 April
20W Pustau di Co
Bouncer.
British gun-boat
27 Chinese
170. May
George Holmes
Cheng-tsing
Chineso gun-boat
11-Port of Tientsin.
12. Tort of Newchwang or Yangtaz.
13-Coley of Hongkong.
Carmarthenshire Chillingbam
WHeuinworth
Brit. ali.
WDuon
Cintra
W Favacho
14-Colony of Macau.
Catty Sark
WMoran
Brit. bk. Port. bk.
Sian, ab.
812 May 452 May
352 May 475 April
Chinese Rozario & Co 280hineso
Bolliday, Wiss & Cu
Flamer
British
Forfait
French
naval hospital
jsteamur.
Manila
Britishi gun-boat
onax. IV. —800. 1 to b.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
Dayspring
1.--Intercoazza with Japau.
Deerfoot
EMiddleton W Curlin
Brit. bk. Brit.
393 March
10 Russell & Co
bk
499 May
Jardino, Matheson & Co.
Melbourne and Snay Early Maumeo
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
Eleanor
Japan,
Ellen Hood
WC Ronaldson
Weill
Hrit, bk.
480 May
Dongles Lapraik & Cu
Melville
Amer. s
1012 May
8A. Heard & Co
3. Forts open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki
Energie
We Angles
Seh. bik
278 May
2m. I'ustau & Co
Kanagawa and Hakodadi 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-
BILEJA.
American Compact with Lewchew.
Estaffetto
Ettrick
WVepkis
Olefferd
Dut. bk,
424 May
Borneo Company
Brit. bk.
309 May
Jardine, Matheson & Co
Princess Charlotte Britishi
Starling
British
U. Stutes steamor British eval hospital receiving ship gun-bout
14
Everest
WC Clarke
Brit, al.
571 May
11 Gilman & (o
Watchful
CHAP, V.-SEU. 1 TO.7.:
Flying Cloud Frisch
EUrquhart
Brit. bg.
230 May
A. Heard & Co
K Tatein
G. Ger, seb.
207. May
9Bcurjau, Hubener & Co
Weazel
Moneys, Weights, do,, in China,
1. Chinese Currency.
Geo, Crashaw
EC Alexander
2-Chinese Numerals.
3.--Chinese Commercial Weights,
Henri IV.
4-Measures of Capacity,
Measures of Length,
6-Chinese Land Measures. 7-Chinese Divisions of Tine;
CHAP, VI-SEC. 1To L Western Moneys, Heights, Cel 1.-Annamese Moneys, o. 2-Port of Saigon.
Isaac da Costa
WMouillot
Kallio
Java
WC Anderson
Jeune Alice
Joku L Dinimook
W Moutier W Wenchell
Leamons
3.Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c.,
Sismes Moneys, Weights, &c.
Madras
4-Netherlands India.
Matilda
3-Philippine Islands.
Midnight
Minerva
Sailing Directions for Panry L. 6-Malayan States-Singapore, &c.
-Burmese Moneys, Weights, de... 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma-
dras, Bombay.
0.--Ceylon.
10.–English and French Weights, &c. 11. United States of America.
CHEAP. VI. REC. 1 TO 6.
Tables on Price, Bachanges, d'e.
Najaden
Nellie Abbott
Neu Granada Nevielle
Nuevo Constante
Nouano
Orestes
Orpheus
W Steiniko
WWupper KRamsey
W Brook W Carreras
WNeilsen EJordan WIBauor KJackson
W Bayon WOHager
Crowell
WAndrews Witoldt
WC Thompson
Paramatta
Peiló
Popita
Peruvian
Picciola
We Olibaris
WKrall
Bk. .000 May
Prue. bb 309 March Froh. eh. 1209 March Brit. al. 1047 March
Brem. bk. 300 May N. Ger. bk 299 May Brik bg. 252 May
mer. sh. 838 lapfil Span. bk 273 Map
Nor. sol. 230 May Aer. bk. 432 May Brew. b. 350 May Brit. sh. 716 Feb. Span, bg. 20 May Buwa. sch 160 Blay
Siam, ok. 381 May Amer. sh. 1067 May
Brit. bk. 370 April N. Ger. bk. 244 May Span. bk. 268 May Amer. sh. 1078
4 Borned Company
7rder
Bourjan, Hubener & Co
31 Amhoki Karberg & Co 11 Order
20 Huasch & Co
2E. Schellass & Co
7 Siemesin & Oo 8rup & Co 14 Olyphant & Co
7 Remedion & Co
Jardine, Matheson.& Co 20lyphunt & Co
TE. Sebellhass & Co
16 Turner & Co
Remedios & Co 58 2Melchers & Co
Chinese
Russell & Co
16 Russell & Co
7 Remedios & Co
N. Gür, bk. 208 14 Pacific Mail S. 8. Co
Portland San Francisco
Brit. ab.
670 May
British
gun-boat. British jguu-boat
230 Harding, Lieut.
Bessard
Attached to Malville
...Le Saulnied De la Cour
Johrison, Lieut. Comc.
000 Cushing, Lisut Comr
R. Bernard, D.M.L., &c.
Commodore Oliver Jones
3290 Dent,
Harbor Tendor to Comm.
230 Richards,
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON.
OFFICIAL It is hereby no orders, the China Mail will be the Notifications proc nic Majesty's Udas British Consulat D. B. H
It is hereby ug orders, the Chin Mail will be the Notifications proc nic Majesty's Cond British Consuls
May 12, Who 334, Marry, Shig WM PUSTA &
Feb.
sh. 700 May
Dat
Fee-Joong Hatching
Chinese gun-boat Chinese Customs cruiser
Edwards
4.Folsom
Early Immediate
HONGKONG, MAÇAS AND CANTON
Tientsin
Immediate
MY Canton.
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Phig. Tons.
Captain.
Oimers or Agents.
Caledonia
Dragon
British Do..
227 Steward
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Do.
117 Stephenson
Fire Dart
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Kin Shan
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101 Godsill
Spark
Amer.
140 Wilson
Spuc
Brit. bk. 442 May
2 Douglas Lapraik & Co
White Cloud
Do. British
Graves
280
5 Russell, & Co
San Francisco Early
Puget Sound
Early
30 Jardine, Mathesuu & Co
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Vessel's Nume
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Dale of Arina!
Intended
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Destination
Despatch.
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Warden McDonald Stegman Lorange Meinhard ted.
Brit
N. Ger, by Brit.
bk. Brit. Ik. N. Cor Norby
198 day
131 May
b 256 May
Lizzie
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ah 812 May Prus.sch. Eldridge
250 April
Brit sl
Span,
Jay jblay
209 day
218 May
str. 1200 April 54 April
1. Deal
Brit. bk. 300 Aley
11Douglas Lapraik & Co
BAng Heard its Co.
7 Borneo Company
11. Schelthass & Co
3 Sianissen & Co
16 Jardine, Matheson & Co
3W, Pustiu & Co
27 Remedios & Co
3 order
SHANGHAI,
Merchant Sailing Vessels, from or for European, Australian and American Ports, in Harbour on April 24
20 Russell & Co
8 Carlowity & Co
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Destination
Consigners or Agents.
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Bri. b. 508 April Brit. bk. 273 April sh780 April
McMillan Brit.
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7 Sydney 25 London 80Cardia 23 Liverpool.
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