THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Uffioc, Hongkong.
-638 PP: DEMY 8vo, with arFENDIK,
FIFTH BUITION, 1863.
Price: $6.
Original Publishing Price, fen Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Cou-
tents of this Book:-
CHAP SEC. 1 ro 4.
Four Treaties citis China!
1. Treaty with Great Britaing
Chinese Text of the same.
2.Treaty with the United States.
3. Treaty with France.
4-Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia,
CHAP, IL-SEU. 1 zo š.
Articles of Trade with China.
1-Tariff on Articles of Import
2-Tariff on Articles of Export,
3-Rules respecting Trade and Dites,
Chinese Text of the same.
4Description of Articles of Import.
5-Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP. I. 850 To 14
Foreign Commures with China.
1.Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow.
3.-Port of Kiungėlau in Hainan.
4-Port of
amoy.
5.-Port of Foodious
+
6.-Ports of Tashui and Taiwan in For
7-Port of Ningpo,
8.-Port of Shanghai.
9.---Ports on
s on the Yangtez and Trade in the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangchan or Chefoo,
11.-Port of Tientsin.
13.-Port of Neweb wang or Yangtes',
13,Colony of Hongkong,
14.-Culony of Macao.
CRAP. IV.SEC. 1 To 5,
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1.--fntercome with Japan.
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan.
a-Porta open to Foreign Commerso.
Nagaanki
Kanagawa and Halodadi,
4.--Japanese Coins, Weights and Man-
Butes
5-American Compact with Lewchow,
CHAP. V. ARC, 1 ro 7.
Moneye, Weights, &c., in China.
-Chinese Currency.
2,--Chipiese Numerals
3.-Chinese Cosmercial Weights,
4-Measures
of Capacity.
5-Measures of Longth.
6-Chineso Land Measures, 7.--Chinese Divisions of Time,
CRAP. VL-SEC. ITO 11.
Western Moneys, Weights, de.
Anuancee Moneys, c.
2-Port of Saigon
3.-Treaty with Sian, Tariff, &c.,
nevs, Weights, de,
Siamese Moneys,
4-Netherlands Indis,
hilippine
Islands,
Sailing Dircetions for Panay L..
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WC Pitman
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WC Hooper
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6Jardine, Matheson & Co 28 Mossageries Imperiales
10P. & 0.8 N. Co (Chartered)
Aug. Heard & Uo
15P. & 0. S., N. Co
6Jardino, Matheson & Co-
A. Heard & Co.
17A. Heard & Co
13 Donglas Laprail & Co
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
VOL. XXI
Saigon, Suez, &c.
Shanghai
Calcuttu, &c.
Swatow, de
20th, 2 p.w.
TRE CHINA MAIL.
Chinese Advertisements.
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[No. 1570-JUNE 16, 1868.
Shipping in Marbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list.
Exxlusive of Té-iluy's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances.
C. on Pedder's WharE -WC., from Padder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf, Westward of Gibb's Wharf, EC, on Pedder's What to the Military Hospital, Eastward of the flospital.-K., on Kowloong side.
Fessel's Name and Where
Anchored.
Chupinis.
Plug and
-Hig
Tuna,
Duta of Arrival
Consignees Agents.
ESTEAMERS.
1068.
Clan Alpine
Butcheson
Donnut
Donging
Erl King-
Ganges
Hengyle
未土先地謹啟
字十唐項 字 欲一個人刷篩未英管數自賣英德廠- Levan
Kan Ka Kee Titana
WC Yeaten
WAshton
自是请所有各支收 賣與未士先地承受
¡Brit. str.
八臣者 Admiral de Ruyter
SAILING VESSELS. Adriana Petronella Alardus
KJWantling
Dut. bk.
305 June
13 Siemssen & Co
X Breuk
Dut. bk.
760 Fune
W Popp
N. Ger. sh.
719 Janu
14 Siemissen. & Co
特所士十司未 Albert
Amuxone 未有先五之士 號週
生命Archer- 意列
E-Schroder
N.Gar, sch.
350 mio
14 Sisussen & Co
K Bellstedt
N. Gor. bg.
218 June
WC Petrie
Brik so.
304 June
W Power
Avozzeils
W Ogilvie
Aaror. sh. Brit. bk.
908 May
808 June
Bob Tail Nag
WC Grebam
Brit. ach.
170 May
Candelaria
WLara
Spau
Castle
Cintra
W Nister WFavacho
VESSELS LOADING.
Clara Sayers Colima
K Breinar
Brit. bk,:
K Puhrfiend
N. Ger. bk.
Siam. bk.
350 May
Destination.
Vessel Nan
L'ing &
lig.
Cosignees.
Despatch Duumail
CHINA & JAPAN PORTS-
· NAGASAKI
Boh Tail Nag ..Frl King
YOKOHAMA
OTHER PORTS-
CALLAO
Do.
LONDON
Do.
Golden Spur
...Carobel*
Br. bk. Olyplant & Co
...Wm. Chandler Br. sh. Bosman & Co
Midnight Am. sh. Olyplant & Co
N. Ger, bk.
740 Juta
Brit.
ab
771 June
Brit.
bk. 355 June
Brit.
bb. bu8 June.
新館半月
SHANGHAI
Br. ar, G. Homes
Br. str. A. Heard & Co Lyeemoon Br. bk. Laudatein & Co
... Hạ & Eura - Our, Bl Wii Pustard Co
...Charlotte
...Falcon
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Suneline NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
Do
Do.
UNITED KINGDOM
* At Whampoa.
Ger.bk E. Schullass & Co
Br. sh. Gibb, Livingston & Co
Br. al. Gilmau & Co-
Br. bk. Alfred Hugg
...J. Berteaux Br. ok. Captain
Aparade*:
Ber.bk, Wii, Pustau & Co
At Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Daylight
Intended Dr. Peterman
Frances Banfield Ferozepare
Gipsey
Gorgs
Henry Darling
Hermann & En Hongkong
WSmith
KFrederichs WoThompson
W Ponder W:Wooltorton
K Fullerton
KiSchierloh
W Wihel
K Lasrors
bk 407 June Stam. bk374 May Port. bk. 362 May 204 June 225 June
Brie bk. 250 June
N.Gec. sch. 113 June
Brit. b. N. Ger, sh.
412 June 702 June 085 June
8Bourjati, Hubener & Co
14 Arnhold Karberg & Co
4Join Bard & OT
134. Heard & Co
14 Order
7Georgo Bolmes
Remedios & Co 22 Chiness
Rozaric & Co
5 Carlowitz & Co 15 Wo. Pustau & Co
12 Chinese
98. S. Walker & Co
Gilman & Co
14 Ordor
14 Borneo Company
5 Bourjau, Hubenter & Co.
6 E. Schellhasso
15 Obinese
GWm. Pustau & Co- 14 Chinese
W Freudenberg
Siam. ah.
Isle of Wight
Wapathi
Brit
al 1253 Jone
14 Borneo Company
Jane
W. Richardson
Brit
bk.! 307 June
14 Siomssen & Co
Jnanuie Berteaux Jeanne & Joseph John Banfield
Harison
Brit.
bk.
598 May
18 Captai
W Castro
bg 155 June
14 Thomas Howard
EBastian
Brit b.
323 Junio
Katinka
Siam..
250 June
7 Chincse
Leou
Aust. b. 433 Juno.
bk, ah.
7 Captain
Oriler
Nagasaki
Immedisie
Foochow
Callao
San Francisco
Early
Yokohama
San Francisco
Immediate
AGENTS FOR T LONDON-F. Ji
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GILES & Co. Co. Shangha
uilu, C. KARUT
June 13, Ages 3 J. Bastian, Bombay S. WALKER & Ov.
Depi
June 13, Mataur
17, Sarah, for 1,alima, fo 17, 1. A, S 17, Duglas, f 17, Eri King,
Under
For Singapore, Per Lightning, ou stant, at 2 F.M.
For Swatow, 30 Yesso, on Thursday Noon.
For further Ar
tisements, &c.,
Landdrost Braun
Leon Leonie Lyeemuor
W Ravankilde
WHarten WRipomonti WMunset
E Sorosen W Loop
W Protei WAresio
Kafuyssou. We Fine WC Brock
Wallen WCarreria
Anderson
W Jorgensen
W Steward WMooniel
Crowell
་
N.Ger. ach. Feb. bk. Fel bk. Brit. bk. Siam. bk.
146 (June 324 June 260 June 425-May -300 June
Span. k. 301 Juno Dut. Brit.
ARGE. Sh. jAmer. sh. Span. bl. Urit. Biam.
620 June
165 June
888 Aay 996 June
273 May
sh. 800 Jane
sb.
647 June
..
Brit sh. 1194 May Brit bk.
520 June
Amer. sh. 1007 May
Brit. bk. 322 Mane
Span. bk. ¡Brit.
465 June
226 May
Gibb, Livingston & Co
15 Bourjau, Hubener & Co
Carlowitz & Co
12 Reynvanu, Brothers & Co
28 Landstein & Oc
14 Chinese
15 Melchers & Ca
14 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
21 Olyphant & Co
144. Heard & Co
Remedios & Co
18 Mesengerics Imperiales
15 Chinese
13 P. &.0.8. N. Co
14 E. Scholiass & Co
5A. Beard & Co
3Owier
Remedios & Co
20 Jardine, Matheson & Co
14 Birley & Co
Thomas Howard 19. G. Hogg &'Uo. 18 Russell & Co
Lucky
Madagascar
Maria Luiza *
Nore.
Flag.
Rig
Captain.
Mary Louisa Antoinette Mary Mildred
Midnight
8.-Malayan States-Singapore, &c.
Mindoro
-Burmese kings, Weights, do.
-algerine,
British g-boat
8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-
dras, Beanbay.
Basilisk
British
atenner
3 200C. E. Domvile, Lieut.
Hewett, W. C. Capt.
Minerva
Montrose
Moonlight
9.-Ceylon
10. English and French Weights, &c. - Drake
British gun-boat
3... Crowdy, Lieut.
Natur
11.-United States of America.
New York
CHAP. VIL-EL 1 To 6.
Flaner
Tables an Prices, Bechanges, "6c.
1-Comparison of Prices.
Пашае
British
French
nuval lospital
goo-boat-
Attached to Melville
Comence
Orpheus
2.-Relating to Exchanges.
3-Keleting to Time:
Manila
5.-Measureroont of
6.—Bullion Operations.
4-Comparison of Weights,
of Cargo.
Melville
British gun-boat
British naval-hospital
Johnson, Lieut. Comr
Panno Pepita
Peter Danny
W Battio WC Olibaria
WAdam
266 May
ab.
907 May.
....... Bernal, D.M.1.G..
Saradı
W Brown
Maumee
APPENDIX.-Containing Sailing Dirce-
tious for the Cast of China, and for the Paline
U. States steamer Spanish
steamer
of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Pearl
Jagan Islands; also giving the meanings
Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po-
sitions of places on the Chinese and Japu. Princess Charlotte British nese COURTE
The author in his Preface anya :—" The tables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, gaurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have been selected frour those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China, Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have been copied from the torn extended tables, by the kirt pervla sion of the author, F. Loureiro, Es last soction of the same chapter, ou love Chong-sing ments in Bullion, has hour prepared and re-log furnished for the Guide by Patrick
Harper, Faiq, of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkung, who has had much ex-
parience in the exchanges and movements of the precious inebils in Eastern Asia.
The appendix of Sailing Directions has been
from the Chine Pilot.' With short interruptions, the coasta from
reprinted Singapore to Haladadi are all described in it; and for the Chinese cintats, the Direc tions have been proved by the insertion
of the Chiness chaincters for the names of all places that could be ascertained."
Orders may be sunt through any of the China Mail Agents, or direct to
CHARLES-A. SAINT, (Late A. Sharirede di (n.)
British
so. curvalle
receiving ship
800 Cushing, Lieut. Comr.
$1200 Patero
21. 1400 Jobi Fras Rosa, Captain
14 Comunedore Oliver Jones
Scawfall
Seaniow
Wrayler
Stinehar
Woman
Brit WThompson Brit eh. Brit bk. Brit. bk. 998 Jung
hg.
186 June
• 2 Clauces
827 June
Sunshine
WMartin
Brit. bk.
Thercan
Oncowab
EC Cooper
Brit.
ab.
708 June
101 Birley & Co
KPruciano
salv
sli.
096 Five
14 Captain
Vanga
KGonnor
Vanguard
Venezuela
KHanter E Boltorf
245 June 626 Juno 292 June
Water Lily
Waverley
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON.
The
Bi-chit
Chinese gun-boat CleanseTM -gun-boat Chinese Custurs' cruiser
...Benzard
Wilhelmina William Chandler
Yokohama
Edwards
Falount
E Wirkman WO Forsyth W Tonjes K Brown
W!Paul
IN. Ger. bg. Brit sh JN, Ger. bk.
Brit. scli. Brit. bg.
140 May 215 June
Siemssen & Co
13 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Samssen & Co
20 Chinese
Gibb, Livingston & Co 13 Siamsaen & Co. 20 Bespan & Co
8 Smith, Archer & Co
Dut. luk, 461 June Brit. sh.j 700 April
Amer. bk 431. June
WHAMFOA.
Date of Apricat.
N. Ger. k. 304 June Prus, bg. 235. Jung Brit. bk. 467 June N. Ger. sch 319 June N. Ger, str.
048 Juue bk. 920 June
Brom
Sal Brit.
657 June
Consignces or Agents,
11. Wm. Pustan & Co SWm. Pustan & Co
Carlowitz & Co
E. Schellbass & Co -18 Sienissen & Co 13 Siemseen & Co
Jardino, Matheson & Co
Foochow
Melbourne and Sydney
San Francisco
Destination.
V. Kingdom
New York ¡Callao Shanghai Newchwang
Intended Deepatch.
Early
Vessel's Name.
Captain Ping & Rig. Tons.
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
Aponrado
RIVE STRAUEKS.
Bertha Chrobel
Obaclutte
China*
Vestel
Flag. ). Tons. Captain.
theners or Agents..
Confucius
Davidson Wagner Mackensie Stingrafe Muller
Stinzel
Dolores Ugarte Erigle
Saul
800 ar
27
Kramer
Chinose
Caledonia
|
Dragon
British Do.
227 Steward
Itinch & Co
China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868. *
Fano, 110 h. pawer)
Do.
117 Stephorison
-Fulcou
Caidon Spur Lightning
Gam
,Drit.
793 May
Gibb, Livingston & Co-
Landon
Romuald
Brit.
1 Cinen & 00
London
Immediate Immediate
Rodger
Brit
str..
673 Juze
8 Gibb, Livingston & Co
Jacksan
Prik
sh 715 June
14 Turner & Co
Pow Bars
Do.
380 Carroll
Wright
Bapun,, sh 350
Kin Shan
Do.
450 Muskell
(*At Cantan)
12
Kio. Kiang
Do
617 Benning
Chiense Advertisements..
Listin
Dui
09
Little Orphan
Do.
26 Benning
Poyang
Da.
379 Laid
冷夜设
Prince Abert
Du.
Q. Acheong
Sir J. Joejcebhoy
Do. 101 Godzill
Q. Acheong
Spark
Spec
及校
White Cloud
Auer. 140 Wilson
Do.
Graves British 280.
Thomas Hunt & Co
鍍
H, & W. Dock Company's Tag- 1. C. and M. Steam-bout C.pany H&M. Steain-hint Co.
H., C. & M. Steamboat Co. Achsong
Union Back Company's Tug.
H., C. and M. Stean-bont, O.pany
Thomas Hunt & Co
H., C. and M. Steam-boat Upany
Nevielle Owari
RECEIVING SHIPE
Pessel.
At
Flag & Kig.
Tons Captain:
Fort William
Hongkong B. sh.
Towhrend
Snipe
Ringpo-
B. bl.
$41reon
氯Water Witcht
Bk.
427. Lowes
Luly. Huyes
Wellington
B. g.
22
B. bb
474 Bennett
謹
Pathfinder
Ternate
Ta-kau,
Furmosz
B. sh.
262
B. bk.
John Burd & Co.
SHANGHAI.
Morchant Sailing Vessals. froin or for European, Australian and American Porta, in Harbour on Juné 6.
Ship's Name,
Captain
Mag & Hig: Tons. Date of
Arrival
i
Where from.
Destination.
Aloxandler Argonaut
Dempster
Nicolson
Gatreyn
Paterson
Clara Babuyan
Herrington
Elizabeth A. Oliver
McQueen
Flying Spur
24 Sunderland Newchwang 12 Loudon
London 24 Nowcastis, 8.5, W.
2 Twan-foo Loudon 4 Londou 21 Sydney
Qwners.
28lavorpool
London
25 New York
20 Newcastle,s.sw London 24 Foochow
London
Forward Ho Horatio
Atkinson Hossack
Brit. bk. 296 May Brit ah. 1072 April Brit, sh. 700 May Brit. bk 300 May Brit. bk. 610 May Brit. b. 795 May Brit. sh, 942 April Amer.ch. 440 May Brit s.
844 May Brit.
eb. 882 May Brit ala. 695 May
ab.
846 May sh.i 706 May
17:Loadou
20 Cardif 14 Foochaw 30.Newcastle, N...
London
Pabier
John R. Worcester Leander Lennux Chatle Lord Macaulay Maitland Neptane
Fawn Petherick Mechen Care
Brit.
Coulson
Heari Howesson
Bri
Brit.
bk. 2
287 May
Bri
bk. 410 June
Fowler
Доав
Joues
Brit. ch. 204 June Brit ¡Brit.
872 lay Brit sh. 834 May
4 Sydney
sh. 1050 lay
19, Newport
22 Lundon
14 Cardif
Loudon
384 Partridge
P. &. O. F. N. Co dardine, Malleson & Co Captain Lewes Jurdine, Matheson & Co David Sassoon Sons & Co Jardinc, Matheson & Co Dent & Co
Ophir Rubicon Tewkesbury
Titania Winfell
25biolds
Consignees or Agents.
Frazar & Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co" Russell & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co Gilman & Co
Jardine, Mathason 2 06 Gibb, Livingston & Co Bull, Purdon & Co Jardine, Matheson & Co Jarline, Matheson & Co W. R. Adamson & Co Cabb, Livingston & Co. Jarding, Matheson & Co Russell & Co ¡Order
Frazar & Co
Senior Naval Officer W, R. Adamson & Co Birley, Worthington à Ce
port.
New Adv
FUR F
The I
Cap'ai
quick
For Freight, at ch
Hongkong, June 3
“EVERHARD E above-maine from Cardiff,
requested to comÚNÍ the Undersigned.
Hongkong, June *MADAGASTAA HE above-namet ion Cardiff, U requested to commGE the Undersigned.
Hongkong, Jane i
CONSIGNEES of
Slip "ESPER via Rio de Janeiro, in their Bills of la tore to
REYNVAAN Agents of
Hongkong, done
“JEANNE !
YOKU ONSIGNEES of ramed Vessel ei their Bills of Ladin for countersignature diate delivery of thei Cargo impeding th sel will be lanted au risk and expense by.
ARNHOLE
Hongkong, Jane
8.S. LIGHTNIN4 YONSIGNEES et
forted list (
CONSIG
and stored in the Go! & Co., and will be and after the 9th- stored at Vessel's Hi risk, All Opini natt 14th inetant, will le at the rate of
per
Consignees of othe to take immediate dei LI
GIBR Hongkong, Jete
"SCARTELL ONSIGNERS of Vessel are her whole of the Cargo wi
ed in Messy DEST ship's expense, but at
Hongkong, June li
"ONSIGNEES of
packages per " advised that the same stored at their risk an
il & Co., FY & Co., OP & Co..
R & Co., (in dia.)
D G
HULLU
Hongkong, June 12
"MAIDEN QUBES CONSIGNDEN of
named Vessel ar their Bills of Lading The Cargo will te Messrs DENT & Co.'s expense but at Cou will be ready for 20th instant. All Ca of batore Saturday, t sharged Godown Rest Hongkong, June 14