THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LL, D.
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,
638 PENEMY 8vo. WITH APPENDIX. FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con.
touts of this Book
CHAP. -850, 1 TO 4. Four Treaties with Chind,
1.Treaty with Great Britain,,
Chinese Text of the same.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping in Harbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list.
Excolusive of "To-day's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances.
Con Peddar's Wharf.-C., from Polder's Wharf to Obbb's Wharf. W., Westward of Gibb's Wharf.-C., on Pedder's Wharf to the Military Hospital.-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., on Kowlnong side.
Suppliusutary Treaty with Russis Kan Ka Kee
CRAP. IIEC. 1 TO 5.
Articles of Trade with. China.
1.Paris on Articles of Import. 2.-Tariff on Articles of Export.
-Rolos espcoting Trade and Dies,
Chineze Text of the sama. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. 5.-Description of Articles of Export. CHAT. JU. SEC. 1 TO 14.
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Foreign Commerce with Chris
Port of Cauton..
Albert
2.--Port of Chauchau or Swatow.
-Port of Kiuugebau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy.
6.Port of Fodchow.
Amadine
Amazone
.Anne
Brober
1968.!
darling, Matheson & Co 16Gibb, Livingston & Co 98 Messageries. Imperialva 101. G Ở AN V
Jardins, Matheson & Co. A. Heard & Co 16P. & O. S. N. Co 17A. Heard & Co
18 Douglas Lapraik & Do
13 Siemssen & Co
Bojau, Hubener & Co. 144Siemsson & Co
14@lemsson & Co
150rder
14Arnhold Karberg & Co
4John Burd & O
VESSELS
·Destination.
CHINA & JAPAN PORTS-
NAGASAKI
SHANGHAI
YOKOHAMA OTHER PORES
CALCUTTA, &e
Do
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
CALLAO Do
LONDON
NEW YORK
[No. 1571- JUNE 17, 1868.
LOADING.
Flag &
Consigners.
Estee est Despatch
Vessel's Name Hig
Bib Tail Nag Br, er.. Homes Chimat ...Lyeemoon
*N. G.str Siemssen & Co
Glengyle
Lighting*
H.& nima
Br. bkaudstein & Un
Br. atr. Judine, M. &'Co
20th
Br. atr. Gibb, Livingston & Co 20th
Ger. sh. Wm. Pustad & Co.
Charlotte Ger. bk E. Sohellhass & Co
...Golden Spurt Br. sh. Gilman & Co
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Sunshine Br. bk. Alfred Hogg
Carobel* Br. bk. Olyphant & Co ...Win. Chandir Hr. sh. Bosman & Co
Midnight
SAN FRANCISCO
Du,
Do..
Saigon,Suez, de.
Calcutta, &...
UNITED KINGDOM.
20th, 2 p..
Swatow, &
At Whampoa.
Am. sh. Olyphant & Co
...J. Barteaux Br. bk. Captain ...Apenrade
Ger.bk. Wm. Pustau & Co
+At Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Nume.
Flag.
Biy
Vessel's Name and Where
Captain.
Anchored.
Plug and Lig
Tons.
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents.
STEAMERS.
Clan Alpine
Hotelieson Brit.
str: 949 Jino
Cuila
WO Grange
2.-Treaty with the United States.
Dennai
WC Bourdon
!Brit. Fel.
str. 535 June
air 1900 May
3-Treaty with France.
| Ganges
WCCates
Brit.
str. 1190 June
4.Treaty with Russia.
Gangybe
WC Hooper
¡Brit. str. 1265 June
WC Yeaton
Aer. str. 313 June
Orissa-
WC Hall
Titaua Уевно
KClark
WAshton
Brit.
str. 1046 June Fch. 805 May Brit. str. 580 June
SAILING VESSELS.
Admiraal do Ruyter Adriana Petronella Alardus.
KWentling KBrenk
¡Dit. bk.
305 June
Dut. bk.
750 June
N. Ger. sh.
719 Jane
N. Ger. sch.
850 June
Brit. bk.
545 e
Ger. bg.
218 June
¡Brit. sch. 304 Juno
Amer. sh.
908 May
134. Heard & Co
Brit. bk. 308 Juzo
-14 Order
7 Georgo Holmes
Nagueaki
Immediatel
Basilisk
Flamer
British steamer
Brittelt
1031
Remedios & Co.
Flarome
French
naval hospital
-gun-boat
Co
Foochow
Manila
British gun-boat
Melville
British
maval hospital
Maumas
States
steamer
Pearl
British
sc, correktu
Princees Charlotte British
receiving ship
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON.
Cheng-teing
Chinese gun-boat
8
Chuti. Boi
Chineso igun-boat
Fee-loong
Chinese
gun-boat
Beasard Marcy Edwards
Bai-ching
Khiness
Sui-tsing
Customs oruiser. Chinese gun-boat
... Folsom
Stewart
San Francisco
Early
mosa!!
6.--Ports of Tawshui and Taiwan in For-
7.-Port of Ningpo.
8.-Fort of Shanghai,
9.Ports on the Yangtz and Trade in
the Interior.
10-Fort of Tangchau or Chefov,
11-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newelwang or Yaugiaz'
13.-Colony of Hongkong.
CHAP TV-SEC. Tro 5.
14.-Colony of Macao.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1.—Intercourse with Japan, -
Japan,
Nagasaki.
Avouzeila
Bob Tail Nag
Candelaria:
Castle
Cintra
Clara Sayers
Daylight
Dr. Petermann
Duumail
Esperanza
Everhard
Frances Banfield
Ferosopere
Gipsey
Gorge
Herniana & Emnia
Hongkong
Áladagascar
Maria Luiss
W Protti FC Roy
WAroste
N. Ger, bk.
355 June
12 Chinese
GWn Fusta & Co
Calloo
Yokohama
2.Treaty between Creat Britain and
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce
Kanagawa and Hakodadi,
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea
Bures.
6-American Compact with Lewchew,
CHAP. V.SEC. 1 TO 7.
Monoya, Weights, c., in China."
1.-Chinese Carrebes
2.-Chinese Numerals.
3-Chinese Commercial Weights.
4-Measures of Capacity:
Measures of Leigth.
6.-Chinese Land Measures. 7-Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP, VISEG I TU 11
Western Moneys, Weights, de. -Anamnese Moneys, &o, 2-Port of Saigon.
3-Treaty with Siam, Tarifl, &c.,
Sianiore Moneys,
Weights, &c. 4-Netherlanıla. India.
3.--Philippine Islands,
Sailing Directions for Panay I 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, de. 8-Indian Presidencies, Hengal, Ma
drus, Bombay.
1.Ceylon.
10.English and French Weights, do. 11.-United States of Americi,
CHAP, VII,SEC. 1 ro 6.
Tubles où Prices, Bechanger, de...
Comparison of Prices."
APPENDIX.Containing Sailing Dirao
Henry Darling
Isle of Wight
Jané
Jeannie Bertaux Jeanne & Joseph John Banfield
Katinka
Landdrost Braun
Leon Leonie Lyeenoon Lucky
Minidon Queen
WPoder
WOjMariow
K Ballstedt WO Patrie WPower WOgilvie
WO Grebam
WLACE W Niated WFavacho
K Brennar
W Smith KFrederichs WO Thompson
Könnte
W Klenke W Ponder WWooltorton KFullerton K Schierloh
W Wibel
K Leerens
Brit. seb. 170 May
Span, bk 407 June Siam: bk. 374 May Port. bk. 352 May Brit bk. 204 Jane
Siam. bk. 350 May N. Ger, bk: 510 Jane Brit. sh. 771 Jane
Span, sh. 1010 June 660 Jing
Brit.
bk. !Brit. bk.
656 June
Brit. bk. 250 June
IN. Cor. sol.
Brit. bk. IN. Gersh
118 Juno
412 fune 702 June
WFreudenbergiam. a. 635 Jaue
W Hapoth
W Richardson Harisori
W Cnetro
Bastian
W Ravenkilde WBarten WRiponnonti WiMoneet E Serien Loop
Mary Lisa Antoinette K Mayesin
Mary Mildred
Mindoro
Minerva
Montrose
Peter Benny Peter Rickmers Richard S. Ely Raby
tious for the Court of China, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings Stihar of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and
Sunabiie Sailing Directions; and alzo a Tuble-of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa Thereas nese Coasts,
The author in his Preface says: The Uncowali
Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, Vauge tables.in measurement of gooils, nxchanger, &c. have
Yanguard heon selected from those constantly in use
Yonezuela among the foreign merchants in Chips. Those for calculating the
prices of tea in Water Lily dollars or pence have been copied from the Waverley more extended tables, by the kind permis Wilhelmina sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The William Chandler last section of the same chapter, on Move
ments in Bullion," has been prepared and Yokohama
furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the exchanges and movements
the precious metals in Eastern Asin,
Appendix of Sailing Directions bus The been reprinted from the China Pilot." With short interruptions, the coaste from Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in
of
it and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc- tions have been improved by the Lovettion Carobal
WC Fine WGBrock
Allen W Carreras
Anderson WJorgenson
W Steward WMounich
ECrowell
W Battie WC Olibaris WAdana
W Moyer W Lombard WOSchwalky
WiGavito
Brit ab. 1253 Junu
Brit. bk. 307 June Brit. bl. 598 ay Wel, bg. 386 June 'Brit. bk. 538 Juno Siam. by 250 June IN. Ger. sc. 14 June jech. bk. 324 June Feb. bk. 289 June Brit bk. 425 May Stam. bk. 300 June
Anst. bk. 433
Brit sh: 814 Juac Span. bk 961 June: Dut, bk. 620 June Brit.
sh. 466 June amor. ali, 838 May
896 June Amor. sh. Span. bk.
978 May Brit. 1800 June Siam, nh] 647- Juve
Brit
sh. 1104 Alay Brit bk. 530 June
Amer. ab. 1067 May
Brit. bk. #29. June pun. bk. 260 May Brit, alt. 007 May N. Ger. bk. 700 June Amer. s. 1200 June Brit bk: 532 June Span, bl 402 Vine
WThompson Brit. ab. 827 June Brit. k. 460 June Brit. bk. 393 Fune Brit. bk. 226 May Brit. sh. 708 June
Salv. ૪. 006 June
N, Ger. bg. 245 June Brit sh. 626 June N. Ger. bk. 202 June
KGonnier KHantor Holtorf
EWirkman WC Forsyth WToujes K Brown W Paul
Brit. sch, 140 May Brit. bg 213 June Dut, b. 461 June Brit
700 April Amer. bk. 431 Juric.
22 Chinese Kozario
Carlowitz & Co
ORS. Walker & Co.
*Cilmen & Co
15 Boyuvian Brothers & Co
15 Meleliers & Co
14 Order
14 Borneo Company
Bourjau, Hubauer & Co
E. Schellhaus & Co
150kinase
14 Chinees
14 Borneo Company
14 Sisasson & Co 18:Captain
14 Thomas Howard
Gibb, Livingston & Og 7Chinese
16 Bourjan. Habener & Co
Carlowitz & Co
12 Reynyaan, Brothers & Co
Landstein & Co
14 Chinese
15 Melchers & Co
15 Gilman & Cu
Uaptain
9:Order
14 Douglas Lapraik & Co
21 Olyphant & Co
18 Messageries Imperiales 15 Chinese
13P, &.0, 8. N. Co. 14. Schellbass & Co
A. Beard & Co.
3Order
7Remedios & Co
20 Jardine, Matheson & Co JaMelchers & Co
15 Captain 10 Carlowitz & Co
14 Remedies & Oò 14 Birley & Co
5Thomas Boward 12A. G. Hogg & Co 18 Russell & Co
10Birley & Co
14 Captain
C Siometen & Co
WHAMPOĀ.
Foochow
3-Relating to Exchanges.
Relating to Time.
4.--Comparison of Weights,
5.-Measurement of Cargo. 6-Bullion Operations.
Midnight
Moonlight
Natura
New York
Orpheus
Panuco
L'epita
Eunts Ana Scarfell Seamew
W Taylor
WOman
AV Martin
BC Cooper
KPruciano
14 A. Heard & Co
7 Remedies & Cu
Captain,
Hewett, . . Capt.. Attached to Melville
Crowence
.....Johnson, Idout. Cowr,
...... R. Bernard; D.M.J., &c.
800 Cushing, Lient. Čour.
21 1469 John Fras Ross, Captain
14. Commodore Oliver Jones
HONGKONG, MACAQ, AND CANTON
ISKVER 6THAMERÉ.
Vessel
Flag.
Tous. Captain.
Caledonia
British
227 Steward
Dragon
Do.
Faune, (110 h.pewor}
Do.
117 Stephenson
Fire Dart*
Do.
360.¡Cerrit
San Francisco Immediate
Kin Shan
Da
456 Muskell
Kin
Kiang.
:617
61 Bening
Lintin
ა..
69
Little
Orphan
Do.
46 Bening
Foysng
DD.
379. Laid up
Prince Albert
Do.
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy.
Do.
101 Godsill
Spark
Auer.
White Cloud
Do British
140. Wilson
280
Graves
* At Whampoa
Spec
Owners or Agents.
Riach & Co
P. & U.S. N. Co
H. & W. Dock Company's Tug-
H., C. and M. Steau-boat C.pany
0,&
1. Steam-boat Co.
C, & AL Steau-boat Co.
Acheong
Union Book Company's Tug.
I, C., and M. Steam-boat C.pany
¡Q. Acheong
Q. Acheung
Thomas Hunt & Co
Thomas Hunt & Co
H., C. and M, Steam-boat .pany
RECEIVING SHIPS.
Fessel.
At
Flag & Rig.
Tons. Captain.
Melbourne and Sydney
Fort William Suípe
Hongkong Ningpo
B. sh.
1000 Townsend
B. bk.
$41 Green
Water Witch
B. sh.
497 Lewes
Lady Hayes
B. bg.
384 Partridge
Wellington
B. bk.
Pathfinder
Ta-keu, Formers
B. sb.
472 Bennett
262
B. bk.
7 Siemsson & Co
13Jardine, Matheson & Co
20;Chinese
6Gibb, Livingston & Co
30 Borman & Co
San Francisco Early
8 Smith, Archer & Co
18Sienissen & Do
Vessel's Name.
Captain.
Flag & Rig. Tons.
Dute of Arrival.
Intended
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Despatch
Apn
ade Berthia
U. Kingdom
New York Callao
Early
Davidson Wagner Mackenzie telugrats Moller Puhriend
N. Gerbk. 'rus. bg Brit bk.
304 June 235 June 487 June 315 June
N. Ger, Buil N.Ger, sty $48 Jone IN. Ger. bk.)-225 June Brem. bk 826 Jane Sal sh. 800 May Brit. hk. 345 Jane
11Wm. Postau & Co 3Wm. Pustaa & Co
'Carlowitz & Co 75. bags & Co 16 Siomasen & Co 17 Wm. Pustnu & Co- 15 Siemen & Co
27 Jardins, Matheson & Co
8 Chinese
Shanghai
Nowchwang
of the Chinese characters for the nanies of Charlotto
all places that could be ascertained."
China*
Colima
Dolores Ugarte Eagle Falcon Golden Spar Lightning Nevielle Owari
(*As Canton)
Stinzol Saul Kramer
Gunn
Brit
Ronald Rodger
!Brit.
sh. sh: 957 June
793 May
Gibb, Livingston & Co 1Gilman & Co
London
London
#immediato Bmmediate
Brit,
str. 678 June
8Gibb, Livingston & Co
Calcutta, &e.
20th, 2 p.m.
sk o
¡Brit. sh. 715 June
14 Turner & Co.
Wright
Japan. sh. 360 June
John Burd & Co
Orders may be sent through any of the Confucius
China Mail Agents, or direct to
CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Shortrede & Co.)
China Mail Olico, Jan. 6, 1868.
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London
23 Liverpool
Loudon
25 New York
20 Auroatle:.5. w. London
May
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London
11 London
London
30 Newcastle, N. 5. W.
SHANGHAI,
Merchant Sailing Vessels, from or for European, Australian and American Ports, in Harbour on June. 5.
Mikkelse
Consignees or Agents,
Frazar & 06 Jardins, Matheson & Co Russell & Co
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Brit bk. 298. May Brit. sh. 1072 April Brit sh. 700 May
Herrington Brit. bk. 250 Blay
Brit bk.
619 May
Brit ali. 785 May Brit. sh. 942 April Aner ab.: 440. May
889
Ab SIL 844
sh 609 May
846 May
24 Sunderland 12 London
21 Sydney
20.Cardiff 14 Foochow
Brit al 708 May Brit. k. 287 May Brit, bk. 410 June
Shields Brit. seb. 204 June
Sydney Brit. nb. 1050 May 39 Newport Brit. sh. 872 lay 22 London Brit. sh. 884 May 14 Cardif
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AGENTS FOR THE LONDON:-F. ALÓA,
Lombard Street, Cornhill GaRDON born Hill, E.C. B 4 Old Jewry, E.C.. AUSTRALIA, TASMA ZEALAND-Go! bourne and Sydney.· SAN FRANCISCO and generally: Wars
CHINA --Sucator, Dad GILES & Co. Fund Co. Shanghai, H. nila. U. KARUTH
Arriy
June 17, Lightning, fr June 17, Frike, North Gottsche, Bangkok, Ju Rice. SISSEY & Co.
June 17, Handy,” Si Hansen, Bangkok, Bay
X:860.
Juno 18, Achilles, E T. Bussell, Shanghai a 5 and 15, 2,600 tons BILLET Z CO.
June 18, Meteor, Sia Petterson, Bangkok, J
Chiness.
June 18, Prosperity Vorrath, Bangkok, Chinese.
June 18, Utto and A 1,337, 4. O. Siracusen 1,700 tons Loal.-P.
Depart
June 18, Gipsey, for Sa 18, Yesse, for Swa 18, Avonrate, for
Passen
Per Achills-For la
Per Prosperity,-29
Per Meteor,-29 Chi
Shipping
The British ship
Cardiff reports fing
刮
winds crossed the En
of
in long. 24
passed
Cape Good Hope a S.; made Java head-on
Anjer on 21st
24th May,, from thist light wind as far as lat had strong breeze fron
equalls and heavy rain o kong on 17th June, 144 May, in China seo, spu Aksen, from Bangkok b 30 days out.
The North German Bangkok, reports in lit wind and calm, from noa bad light Southerls weather until arrival.
The Hamburg shp from Shields, reporta on 22nd Feb., in long the meridina of the Cag S1st March, in luk, ví terdaus Island on 20th 8th May; arrived at.
left on 17th; came 20th May, up to Ohir
ther
ent calms, then rain, winds from the rain,
vat in Hongkong cu out. On J1th May, spoke the British banqı cutta bound to Batay 15th May, nil Anjor, aj Alas
fiomi
Trooper,
Singapare
12 days 111
Java Sea, spoke the Bi from Swan River bos days out; on 31st May, the British ship dum
P The Siamese ship kok, reports variable 13 days
Gulf of Siat thence bad steady S. · weather and squalls no kong.
The Siamese barque kok, reports thence to weather, then strong squally weather till art
The Siamese ship II reports fine weather a Southerly as far as Pulo light E. W. monsoon, until arrival in Hong
The British steamer hal via Foochow repor hai had foggy weather, from thence fine westh The steam-ship Uri 14th instant for Awuy Amoy, passed the Bri from Manila to Amo Everest leit Foochow Liverpool, with Tea.
Under B
Pen
For Singapore,
atant, at 2 P.M.
Per Lighting, ou Sa
For San Francisco, Friday, the 19th insia
For further Arti tisements, do, do