THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY S. WELLS WILLIAMS, L. L.D
Published at this "CHINA MALL” Office,.
Hongkong.
639 IT. DEMY ÖVO, WITH APPENDIX. VIFTH KRITION, 1803. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Coti-
tents of this Book:-
CHAP. I-SEC 1 ro 4.
Four Treaties with China,
1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same.
2.Treaty with the United States.
3-Treaty with Franer,
4-Treaty with Ruasia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
CHAP. 1-EC. 1 ro.5. Articles of Trule with China,. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import, 2-Tariff on Articles of Export
Rules respecting Trade and Duen, Chinese Text of the sanje; 4.Description of Articles of Import. 5.-Description of Articles of Export.
OBAR. I.SEC." I TO £1. Foreign Cummered with China. 1-Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow.
THE CHINA 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.
& ou Pedder's Wharf.-V., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-P., Westward of Gibb's Whart.-EC., on Pudder's Wharf to the Military Hospital.-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., on Kowloong side.
Donnai Elin
Tilava
1888.
¡Feh. str. 1000 May -Chi.str. 200. May Amer. str. 319 March Amar, str. 1802 June F'ch. str. 805 May Brit. str. 380 Гана
28 Messageries Imperiales
Captain
24. Heard & Co
3 Douglas Lapráik & Uo
24. Heard & Co.
17A. Heard & Co.
Shanghai
Swalow, &o
VESSELS
No. 1560-June 4, 1808.
LOADING.
Destination.
CHINA & JAPAN PORTS...
OHEFOO
NAGASAKI
NINGPO SHANGHAI Do
YOKOHAMA 'OTHER PORTS–
CALLAO
HAMBURG
Do. LONDON PUGET SOUND
SAN FRANCISCO
Feisel'e Nume.
Flag &
Lig
Consigners.
Intended Despatch
Bm, bk.Belohors & Do
N.G. bkiemsscu & Co
...Martha
...Bob Tail Nag Br. sr. G. Homes
Madras *
U. Servicot
Tona* ..Lyeemoon
...Amaranth ...Amoy
... Sultan + ..Faicon
Br. atr.W. Pustan & Co
Br. str.A, Heard & Co.
Br.
bb. Landstein & Co
N.G. bk Melchers & Co
Br. bk Borneo Company.
Br. bk. Order
Br. s. Gibb, Javingston & Co
Sarah March Br. ab. Russell & Co ..J. L. Dimtook Br. b. Russell & Co Paramatta Br., b. Russell & Co Wm. Chandler Br. st., Bosnian & Co Midnight Am. sh. Olyphant & Co
Br. bk. Captain
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Name.
Play.
Rig.
Captain.
VOL. XXI
Early
1798 Fras. G. Suttie, Comr.
1031 Hewalt, ... Capf.
3230 Harding, Lieut.
Attached to Melvills
Johnson, Leat, Comr.
6. Bernard, D.M.1.9. dc.
21 1469 John Fris Rose, Captain
3500 Daniel Ammin
Commodore Oliver Jones
AGENTS FOR
LONDON:-F. A Lombard Stre Cornhill. Go bern Hill, E. 4 Old Jeury,
AUSTRALIA, T
ZEALAND bourne and Sy SAN FRANCISC
generally- Francisco
CHINA SusCou
chaigha
nila, O. KARD
A
June.4, Flying 145, John Bra Shanghai, May 5,
June 5,
Clara Bremnar, Newchy CARLOWITZ & Co June 4, drue, 304, J. Fetrie, May 20, Itice doo JOEN HURD & ©».
Dep
June 4, Adem, for
5, Shun Che
d, Ada, for
B, Amoy, for
5. Villa da
5, Bartha, fo
Do.
Do.
Da,
Do.
... Berteanx
Viesel's Name and Wherr Anchored.
Captain.
Flug and Riy
Tiny.
Date ul Arrival
Intended
Consignees or Agents."
Destination.
Despatch.
* At Whampoa..
STEAMERS
WO Bourdon
WSbait
Kan Ka Kee
WU Yeaton
Suwonada
W Jayne
BC Clark
Undinė
Wo Toppin
3.-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan,
4-Port of Amoy.
SAILING VESSELS.
mosa.
-Port of
8.-Port of
5.-Port of Foochow
6.-Ports of Tamshui nnd Taiwan in For-Auto
9.--Ports on the Yangtaz1 and Trade in
the Interior.
10-Port of Tangebau or Chefco.
11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwing or Yangter.
13-Colony of Hongkong.
14-Colony of Macao.
CHAR. IV.—SEC. 1 TO 6.
WJonea
Brit.
sh.
686 June
Order
Adventure
British
Transport vessel.
Amaranth
W Fabeius
N, Gor, bk.
400 May
8 Meichers & Co
Amgy
A penrade
Archer
W Parkman WDavidson W Power
Brit, bk
239. June
2 Borned Company
Cullag Hamburg
Early
Immediate
Basilisk
British
isteamer
N. Ger. bk. Amer. sh.
304 May
28 Win. Fuitau & Co
Bouncer
British
908 Day
15A. Heard & Co
gun-boat
Bob Tail Nag
WC Grebain
Brit. sal
170 May
7 George Holmes
Nagasaki
Immediate
Flamer
British
naval hospital
Cauton
Carmarthenshiro
Castle
Obarlotte
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
China
1-Intercourse with Japan,
Chason
2.Treaty between'. Great Britain and Ciatra
Таран.
Costa Rica
3-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki
Daylight
W Godt WHemsworth W Nisted WSteingrafo
K Schmidt WO Roy
W Fasacho WMoullin.
WSmith
N. Gar. bk.
Brit. eh.
Siani. bk. N, Gur, sch. N. Qar. sch.
Brit sh. Port. bk, Brit.. bk.
234 May
812 May 374 May 319 May
May
817 May 352 May
30 Chinese
20 Holliday, Wise & Co
Rozario de Co
26Siemssen & Co
Manila
¡British igun-boat
Tolliday, Wise & ̈Co
22 Chinese
Melville
British
naval hospital
26E, Solallbass & Co
Pearl
British sc..corvette
Piscataqua
299 May
25 Alfred Hogg
Siam. bk.
350, May
12 Chinosa
Gazelle
George Croshaw
K Green EQ Alexander
N. Ger. bg. Brit.
188 May
$1 Carlowitz & Co
sh
670 May
4 Borneo Company
Princess Charlotte British
Vencedora
Watchful
U. States steam-frig.de
receiving ship
1
14.
Spanish
steamer
!E. Guerra
British
gun-boat
Harbor Tender to Comm.
Harison
Brit.
bx. 598 May
18 Captain
San Francisco
Weazel
Britiali
gun-boat
235 Kishards.
W Wenchell ELagarde
Brit. sk 1047 March
20 Russell & Co
San Francisco Immediate
Feb. -sch 145 May
24 Derade Freres
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON.
Dut, bk.
340 May
21 Borneo Company
Fouchow
bk.
425 May
28 Landstein & Co
Yokohama
bk.
256 May
25 Jardirin, Matheson & Co
Saigon
Cheng-tsing Fee-loong Hai-ching
Chinese gun-boat
3
Beasard
Chinese gun-boat
Edwards
Chineso Customs cruiser 4
Folsom
Chefoo
5, Guzelte, fa , Adventure
and
Shipp
The Britial 3-m
Saigon, had light
Kanagawa and. Hakudadi.
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and bles
qures
6-American Compact with Lowchew.
CHAP, Y.-SEC. 1207.
Monoys, Weights, Cc., in Chinuc
1.- Chinese Currency,
Chinese Numerale.
3-Chinese Commercial Weights.
d-Measures of Capacity.
5-Measures of Length.
6-Chinese Land Measures.
7.-Chinese Divisions of Time.
Jeannie Berteaux John L. Dimmock. Josephine Amedes
Katarina Maria
Lyeemoon
W Brandth
E Sornsen W Mainhard
K Benzion KHeya
W Zetterlund WC Brock
W Carreras W Moller
WiSteward K Jackson
EjOrowell W Wright
W Battie WAndrews Woolbaris WC Thompson
WAdani
¡Brit, jital
N: der. bg 216 May Brem, bk. 300 June Sium, ach. 350 May Amer. a 838 May Span. bk. 93 May N. Ger, bl. 250 May
Brit. sh.-1194 May Brit B. 715 Bob.
Amer. sh 1067 May Japuu. sh. 350 May
Lina
Maria
CHAP. VIC. Iro 11,
Martha
Western Moneys, Weights, de
Meridian
Annamere Money", &o.
Midnight
2-Port of Saigon,
Minerva
8.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, o,
Miranda
Siamese Moneys, Weights, o
4.Netherlands India.
Natura
5- Philippine Islands.
Nevielle
Sailing Directions for Panay T
G-Malayan States Singapore, de
Orpheus
7.
Burmese Moneys, Weights, &c.
Owari
8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-
dras, Bombay
Prauco
A9-Ceylon.
Paramatta Popita
Peruvian
Peter Denny
Rachael
W Ferth
Sarah
WBrown
Brit..
Brit.
bk. 238 June
Sarali March Stord
Sunshine
10 English and French Weights, te, 11-United States of America.
CHAP. VIINKU. 1 TO 0,
Tubles on Prices, Exchanges, dv.
omparison of Prices.
2-Relating to Exchanges.
3. Relating to Tune.
4-Comparison of Weights
5-Measurement of Cargo.
6-Bullion Operations.
Water Lily What Chrer William Chandler
APPENDIX.--Containing Bading DirecVilla de Rivadavia tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands: also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and alan a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Crusts.
author in his Proface mays The tables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, & have been selected from those constantly in among the foreign merchants in China. Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have been
copied from the
inare extended tables, by the kind
P. Loureiro, Es
sion of the author, P
last section of the
gate charter ON COMOTE
ments in Bullion, has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. of the Cuninoreial Bank of Harper, Ban,
at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the exchanges and movements of the precious metals in Eastern Asia.
The Appendix of Sailing Directions has been reprinted from the Chins Pilot. With short, the consts from Singapore to
are all described in
it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc tions have bcon improved by the insertion of tho Chinese characters for the names u
all places that could be ascertained."
Ordets may be sent through any of the China Muil Aguate, cu dirsel to
CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Burtrede & Co.
China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1888.
HARLES A SAINT has on sale
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FOR RIFLE PRACTICE,
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ON
PRICE, 50 conte ench Suitable for the waistcoat pocket.
Bertha Delores Ugarte Faléon
E Morton KjKarmer WiMartin
-WCastilha
Wirkman W Merry KBrown
Brit Lk. 322 June Brit. bk. 370 April Bao. bk. 266 May Amer. s. 1078 April Brit. Bh. 997 May
by. 186 June Brit. elt. 524 May Nor. by 16 May Brit, bk. 220 Bay
pang-261 April
Brit. sch. 140 May Anier. 884- Biny lirit Alı 700 April
31 Siemsson & Co 1Molchers & Co 15 Chinese
21 Olyphant & Ca
7 Remedios & Co 20. Schellbass & Co
13P-5.0. 8. N. Co 16 Turner & Co
DjA, Heard & Co 27 Jolm Burd & Co
3Order
16 Rosell & Co.
Remedios & Co
J4 Pacific Mail S. S.. 06
29 Jarline, Matheson & Co
2 Russell & Co
2Chneso
3 Russell & Co 27 Foton Burd & Co 18A. G. Hogg & Co
13 Remedios & Lo
20 Chinese 12Wm. Pustan & Co 30 Boeman & Co
San Francisco Early
Nicolajolak
AONGKONG, MALAG AND CANTON
BUTER STEAMERS.
FlugTous. Captain.
Owners or Agents.
Riachi & Co
JP. & G. 8. N, Co
H, & W. Dock Company's Tug
H., C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany.
H., C. & M. Steam-boat Co.
C. & M. Steam-boat Co.
thương
Union Dock Company Ing.
H., C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
Q. Acheong
¡Q. Acheong
Thomas Hunt & Co-
C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
aira mostly from instant, when hal very heavy Seu rn light East winds to
The British actu Singapore, reports wind and calms.n Hongkong
Tha British, bar Newchwang, report variable winds De Hongkong.
Under
For Swatow, Am Undine, on Sundaj For San Francisc shock, Tomorrow, t
For San Francis Monday, the 8th in
For Nagasaki,-- morrow, the 6th in
For further A
tisements, &c.,
New Adr
·Vessel
San Francisco
Immabdiate
Caledonia"
Dragon
British Do.
227 Steward
Faule, (110 h. power)
Do.
117 Stophonson
Fire Dart
Do.
380 Carroll
Kin Shan
Do.
456 Haskell
Kiu Kiang
Do.
617 Benning
Lintin
Du
159
Little Orphan
Do.
Beuning
Puget Sound
Immediate
Poyang
Do:
879 Laid up
Prince Albert
Do
Sir J. Jesjeebhoy
-Do.
101 Godsill
Spark
Speo
White Cloud
Amer.
Do. British 280
140 Wilson Graves
Thomas Hunt & Co
H.,
San Francisco
Early
RECEIVING SHIPS.
Vessel.
At
Fort William Mulinotie Spipe
Flag & Big
Hongkong H, eh. Fanchau
B. bk. B. bk. Ningpo
Water Witch
Lady Hayes
Wellington
B. sh. -B. bg, B bk,
Pathfinder
Ta-kan,!!
D. ab.
Formosa
Tornate
B. bk.
Intended
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Despatch.
員伯五跟紅花賞
WHAMPOA.
·Date of Asrical.
Prus, bg 236 June Ral. Bl 800 May Brit. sl 193 May Brit. s 607 June IN. Ger. bk. 299 May Brit. str. 542 May Brit. bk. 890 May Writ Str. 050 June ¡Dut. bk. 461 **May
SWm. Pustan & Co
Vessel's Name;
Captain, Flug & Rig. Tons.
Wagner
Goldon Spar Madras
Saul Gunn Ronald Wupper
Mona
Morison
Sultan
Howard
United Service
Stocks
Wilhelmina
Toujea
(*Al Canton)
TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE Forward do
27 Junding, Matheson & Co
Bib, Livingston & Co. 1Gilman & Co.
London
Early
23 Siomsen & Co
Ningp
31A, Heard & Co
30rder
Shanghai Hamburg
Early
Wm. Pustau & Co
Shanghai
298innseen & O
SHANGHAL.
Merchant Salling Vessels, from or for European, Australian and American Ports, in Harbour on May 25
Consignees or Agents.
Jarding, Matheson & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co Gilnian & Co
Jardino, Matheson & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co
ibh, Livingston & Co Jardine, Matlioson & Co W. R. Adamsos & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co Senior Naval Officer W. R. Adamson & Co. Birley, Worthington & Co.
bk 350 May
Brit. bk. B10 May Brit.
ah. 706 May
Ship's Name
Captain
Flag Ry. Tons.
Date of Arrival
Where from
Destination
Argonaut Clurn Babuyan Elizabeth A. Oliver Spur
Nicolson
Brit. ah 1072 April
12 London
Herrington McQueen Atkin Новваск
Prtb
Taiwan-foo 4London 21Sydney
London
Brits 042 April
23 Liverpool
George Avery
(QULORED).)
John E. Worcester Lennox Castle Lord Macaulay Tewkesbury Titania -Wintell
Weck
Waw MyMeslien Care
Fowler Деля Josea
Brit
Brit
Brit. Brit
bk.
Brit. al. 844 Ming
457
April
25 Cardi
London Manila
20 Newcastle, NS, W.
al, 898 May
20 Cardif
19 Nowport
22 London
Brit
894 May
14 Cardif
London
50-cents,
ASSOCIATION,
hole by CHARLES A. SAINT..
Aiming Drill Cards.
PRICE
Brital 846 May
ab, 1950 May ah872 May
火
Tons Captain.
1000 Townsend
2920liver 341 Green
427 Lowes
384 Partridge 472 Bennett
262
Chinese Advertisements.
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今有大英國枝漿
Dioners.
P. O. S. N. Steam Co Jardine, Matheson & Co Jardine, Matheson a Co Captain Lewes
Jardine, Matheson & Co David Sassoon Sons & Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co
Dant & Co
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船 英五月七
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到先船會
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Rupesa 10,000.
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