THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY & WELLS WILLIAMS, LD
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office,
Hongkong.
638 PP. DEMY 8vo. WITH APPENDIX. FIFTH EDITION, 1868. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars ·
The following is an Abstract of the Con-
tents of this Book:-
DRAP: I-SEC. 1 To 4. Four Frealies with China. 1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same.
2-Treaty with the United States. 3.Treaty with Francs. 4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplemsutary Treaty with Russia
CHAP. IISED. 1 TO 6. Articles of Trans with "Ching 1.--Tariff on Articles of Import, 2-Tariff or Articles of Export. 3.Rutes respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. Description of Attirles of Imports Description of Artioles of Export,
CHAP-880. 1 To 14.
Foreign Commerce with China. 1.-Port of Cantopopia 2-Port of Cliquchau or Swatow. 8-Port of Kingchau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy
Port of Fooohew.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping in Harbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list.
Boclusive of To-day's Arrivals, Departures, and. Clearancez.
Con Peddar's Wharf-WO., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-W., Westward of Gibb's Whart.-C., on Pedder's Wharf. to the Military Hospital-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., on Kowloong side.
STEAMERS.
Clan Alpine
Admiraal de Ruyter Adriana Petronella Agues Banfield
Alurdus
Albert
6.-Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For Amadine-
Part of
8-Port of S
9-Poris on the Yangtaz and Trade in
the Interior.
1868
Tarline, Matheson & Co 26 Basiagorios imperinles 15 P. & Ŏ. 5. N. Ú
17 A. Heard & Co
Dat.
bk. Dat bk. Brit, bk N. Ger. sh N.Ger.sel Britbk.
Amor. sh.
481 June
13iamssen & C
Bourjan, Hübener & Go
17 R. S. Walker & Co
148iemszen & Co
George Holmes
[No. 1575-June 2, 1848.
LOADIMU.
VESSELS
Destination.
Vessel's Name.!.
Flag
Rig
Consignees,
Intended Despatch
CHINA JAPAN PORTS—
NAGASAKI
SHANGHAI
YOKOHAMA
OTHER PORTS
Bob Tail Nag Br. ar. G. Homes ...Vbinat
IN.G. atrienssen & Co Lysemoos
BOMBAY, & Eog. Mails Orissa CALLAO
Do.
LONDON
1. & Enna Charlotte*
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Bryson
NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
Do.
¡Sunshine ..Carobel*
bk. Lundstein & Co
Br. str.
P. v. 8. N..Co Gor, sb.Wm. Fasthu & Co Ger. bk Nobelllass & Co
Br. bk Olyphant & Co Br. bk, Alfred Hogg Br. bk. Olyphant & Co Win. Chandler Br. sh.Bcamas & Co ..Midnight Am. sh. Ulyphant & Co ...J. Bertonix Br. bk. Captain
Fr. atr. Messageries Imperiates
+At Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
Kun-boat
Captain.
26th
32990. E. Demvilo, Lieut. ....
Hewett, V. C., Capt,
-$...... Bessard
SUEZ, &a-Fel, Afaila Domusi
Vessel's Naine and Where Anchorel..
·Captain
Flag and Hig.
Foun
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
At Whampore.
Donnisi
Gauges
Kan Ka Keo.
Orissa
Titana
EHutcheson WCBourdon WC Cates WOYeaton WC Hall
KClark
Dodine
WO Toppin
Brit.str.949 June Fch. 'str. 1900 May Brit, str. 1190. Junio Amer, str. 313 Jüve Brit. str. 1646 Junio Fol. str. 806 May Brit sti. 386 June
Saigon, Suse, &c.
A. Heard & Co
16 P. & O. S. N. C
18 Douglas Lapraik & Co
Bombay, &c. 26th, 7 a.m.
Swatow, da
Name
Flay.
Bay.
SAILING VESSELS:
KWantling K Breuk
305 June
Algerine,
Basilisk
British
gun-boat
750 Jutie
WO Bastion
WPopp
BBchroder WC Farrow
719 June
350 June
14 Siemen & Co
345 Juine
15 Order
N. Ger. bg.
218 Juue
14 Arnhold Karberg & Co
Cheng-taing Chun Hal
Drake
British iateamier
Chinese gun-boat Chinese gun-boat
British
908 Alay
13A. Heard & Uo
Brit. Ach.
170 May
Nagasaki
Immediate
Flamer
British
maval hospital
Span, bk.
407 June
7 Remedios &'Uo
Flamme
French
gon-boat
N. Ger. bk. Stan bk. Port. bk.
427 June
374 May
Melville
British
naval hospital
¡Brit. bk. Siara, bk.
352 May 294: June 465 Jus
Rozario & Cu
5Carlowitz & Co
Foochor
Maumee
U. Statse stormer
Minervo
French
steamer
Siam. bk.
360 May
12 Chinese
N. Gor, bk.
Brit sh.
740 Jnue 771 June
9R. S. Walker & Co
Pearl-
British
7Gilman & Co
Span. sh.
1010 June
Lo Rayavaan Brothers & Co
Princess Charlotte British
Sium. bk 412 June IN. Gér. bk. 650 June
15 Melchera & Co
Starling
Bc. corrette
reviving ship Britialsgon-bost
14
N. Ger. bg. Brit. bk. Brit. bk.
260 June
17 diemssen & On
658 June
14 Borneo Company
306 June
14 Order
Fee-loong
Chinese gun-boat
18 Gibb, Livingston & Co
WGansen
¡Siam.
Brit.. bk.
sh.
683 June
-17 Chinese
Hai-ching Sui-tsing
Chinese
¡Ohinese Igun-boat
412 June
15 Oliness
[N. Ger.sh
Siam.
702 June
6Wm, Pustau. & Co"
Callao
Early
sh.
635 Jura
14Chinese
14 Borneo Company
Üruiser
Ampzone:
Araker
Bob Tail Nag
Candelaria
10.-Port of Tangebau or Chefoo.
Caroline
11.-Part of Tientsin.
Cantle
12.-Port of Noncliwang or Yangtz
Cintra
Clara Sayers
14. Colony of Macau.
Daylight
Dr. Petermanu
Danmail
Esperanza
Evening Star
Everhard
Ferozepare
Frances Bandeld
Fasiyas
1.Intercourse with Japan,
Japan
3-Parts
Nagasaki,
K Bellstedt
W Powor
WOGreliam
WlLark WBogsen W Nised WiFavacho KBrennar WHousmann
W Smith
KiFredericha WO Thompson
Konate
W Young W Klenke
WGottschre W Wooltorton W Ponder WBorup
HAITHOU WOastro
EBastian
¡Brit. bk. 558 Jung
18 Bourjan, Hubener & Co.
22Lineso
18 Chinese
18 Chinese
Brit. sh. 1259 June
14 Sinussen & Co
།ལྷམ
Marcy
Crowdy, Lient.
Attached to Melville
Cromence.
R. Bernard, D.M,LG, &o.
800 Cushing, Lieut. Cour,
21 1489 John Fras Russ, Captain
Commodore Oliver Jones
9 290 Dent.
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON,
¡Customs? cruiser
...... Edwarda
... Folsom
5 ..... Stewart
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
BIYBB SBAVELS.
Owners or agents.
P. & V. S. N, Co
& W. Dock Company's Tug
.
Wapeth
W Richardson
Brit. b Brit. bk
307 June
Foh. bg. Brii, bk
598 Mar 165 June
16 Captaiu
San Francisco Early
14 Thomas Howard
628 June
Cibb, Livingston & Co
Peopl
Flay Tons. Captain.
WiRavenkilde
Stam. bg.
359 Juno
7 Chinose
Landdrost Braun Lenin
Lou Leodie
Lucky
Lyeandon
Wllarten Wtspoonti WMonnet WLoop
E Sornaen
N. Ger. sch.
346 Jano
16 Bourjan, Hubener & Co
Onledonia
British
227 Steward
¡Riach & Co
Peh.
bk.
324 Inae
Dragon
Do.
Fch. Siam. bl. Brit.
bk
269 Fune
Faio, (110 h,power)
Do.
UT Stephenson
300 June
Fire Darts
Do.
880 Carroll
bk.
Yokohama
Early
Kin Shan
450 Haskell
Kiu Kiang*
617 Beuning..
Madagascar
Lintin
Do.
60
Maiden Queen
Little Orphan
Do
46 Benning
Manleu
Peyang
Do.
379 Las up
Prince Albert
Do,
Mary
Maria Luiza
Louisa Antoinette Mildred
Sir J. Jeejeebboy
Do.
101 Godsill
Spark
Anter.
140 Wilson
Spee
San Francisco
Lmmediate
White Cloud
Do. British
Graves
280
* At Whampoa
Natura
Now York, Orphens
WAdam
UK.
Order
14. Heard & Co
H., O. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
CAM. Steam-boat Co.
M. Steam-boat Co.
Union Dock Company's Tag
H., C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
Q. Achcoug
Q. A cheong
Thomas Hant & Co
¡Thomas Hunt & Co
,, C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
RECEIVING SHIPS.
Flay Tons. Captain.
Rig.
Vorel.
At
18P &.0, 8. N. Co
WColibaris
Dut, bik 299 June
pan. b Brit. alı
18 E. Schollhase & Co
206 May
7 Remedios & Co
997 May
20 Jamline, Matheson & Co
Fort William Euipe Watar Witch
Hongkong B. .sh. B. bk ..Niugpo
B. sh
1000 Townsend
341 reen 427 Lawes
WMayer
WKofoil
W/Vorrath
IN. Ger. bk Slam bk. Biam. sh.
700 June 452 Tone
15 Melchers & Co
B. bg.
15 Chinese
604 June
18 Chinese
Wellington
B. bk.
18 Jardine, Matheson & Co 16 Captain
Ty-kan, Formosa
B. ab.
B. bk,
13-Colony of Hongkong.
GHAT. IV.SEC. 1 TO 5.
Foreign Commerce with Jupan.
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
open to Foreign Commerca
Kanagawa and Hakodadi,
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-Falke
- Bures,
5-American Compact with Lowchew
OHAP 820, 120-7.
Moneya, Weights, tec., in China,
Chineas Carrency.
2.--Chinese Numerals.
3-Obinese Commercial Weights.
4-Measures of Capacity.
5-Measures of Length;
6.-Chinese Land Bleasures. 7.--Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP. VI-82 176.11.
Western Moneys, Weights, dr. 1.-Anuaress Moneys, c. 2.--Port of Saigon.
-Trunty with Siam, Turiff, &,
Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c.
4.Netherlands India.
卦。
7.
Tslands.
Directions for Paray T.:
States-Singapore, &c
ey, Weights, &c.
3-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma.
dras, Bombay.
g-Ceylon.
10.-English and French Weights,
11-United States of America.
CHAP. YO.SEC. 1 to 0-
Tables as Prices, Exchanges, &c.
1.Comparison of Frices.
2.Relating to Exchanges.
3-Kelating to Time.
of Wo
Weights.
4cement ›
of Cargo:
Handy
Henry Darling
Hermann & Emtok. Hongkong.
Isle of Wight
·datio
Jeannie Borteaux Jean & Joseph John Banfield -Katitika
Meteur:
Midnight
Mindoro
Minerva Montroso Moonlight
APPENDIX-Containing, Sailing Direc lions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands also giving the messings Otto & Antonie
of Chindas, Words occurring in Charts and Pantalon Saiting Directions; and also a Table of Po-Pepita aitions of places or
ces on the Chinese and Jupa Peter Denny nese Coasta
Peter Rickmers
The anthor in his Preface says The Princes Serafin
in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, Prosperity. tables in
mesurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have
Deen
been telected from those constantly in use Red Riding Hood among the foreign merchants in China. Richard B. Ely Those for calculating the prices of tea in Ruby
ponce have been copied from the
more extended
dollars or tables, by the kind permis. Santa Ana slon of the author, P. Loureiro, Rag The Scafell last asation of the santo whapter, où
on Move Seaford ments in Bullion," has been prepared and Seaman's Bride furnished for the Guile by Patrick R. Stinebar
India at
Esq., of the Commercial Bank of Suueline
who has had much ex- perience is the oxonangea and movements
of the precious metals in Eastern Asia.
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has Uncowah been reprinted from the China Pilot. With short interruptions, the coasts from Vanguard Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in
it and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc tions have been improved by the insertion
of the Chinese characters for the names of
all places that could be ascertained."
Venezuela
Wailer
Waverley Wilhelmina
Orders may be sent through any of the William Chaudler
China Mail Agents, or direct to
CHARLES A SAINT, (Jute A, Shortrade da Co.)
China Mail Ollice, Jan. 6, 1868,
TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE
'ASSOCIATION.
ON sale by CHARLES A SAINT.
Aiming Drill Cards,
PRICE
(CULORED,)
For Sale.
50 cents.
BY CHARLES A. SAINT
The Hongkong Signals,
containing & plan
Williani Friting
the Signals and flags China,
Quila+
need at the Signal Station, Marryatt's - Colima teral code, and all the regulations in force respecting their use at Victoria Peak
the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.
PAINTED IN COLORĖ,
WWibe
K Lusrens
W Freudenberg
W Frotti EC Roy
WChenwa WAreste WC0
Fina WPetterson WC Brock Wallen WCnrreras
Andereon WJorgensent
W Steward
W Moenich
ECrowell WSimonsen
KFas
gh.
Aust. bk. Brit Siam hug.
425 May
433
June
814 J
280 June 361 June
Span, bkne Dut hk, 620-June Rrit si. .465 Siam. kune
395 June Amor..
838 May Kinier, el. 996 Jane
23 May Span, bk. Brit. Bh. 800 Tune Siami. ah, 647 Juno
Brit. sh1194 May Brit bk, 680 June
Amer. ah 1067 May Hamb. sh. 1337. Juna
wHenderson Brit. sh. 720 June
WiLombard WOSchwalky
Amer. sh 10 June Brit. bk 632 June W Cavito. Span, bk 402 June. WThompson Brit. 827 June W Hatson
Siam. br. 311 June W Andreason Him. bk. 814 June Wa
Brit. bk, 303 Jupe Brit. bk. 226 May Brit al 708 June Brit. bk. 852 June Halv. sh. 996 June
Brit sh. 626 June N. Ger. bk.292 (June
EWirkman
Wotherspoon Siam. b. 237 June Brit. sch. 140: May Brit. bg. 215 June Dat. b 461 June Brit su. 700 April
WC Forsyth WITonjes K Brown
Chevalier Arit. WPaul
Carlowitz dr Co
12Reynivasu, Brothers & Co-
1.Obiu esa
28 Landstein & Co
Lands
15 Melchers & Co
15 Gilman & Co 18 Chineso
7 Captain
145 Lapraik & Co
21Olyphant & Co
Romedion & Co
13 Menageries Imperiales 15 Chinese
13P. & O. S. N. Ca. 14 E. Schellbass & Co
6A. Heard & Go
10 Carlowitz & Co
14 Remedios & Co- 14 Birloy & Co 18 Olig 18 Chinese
13A. G. Hogg & Co 18 Russell & Co
10 Bidley & Co
18 Reyuvaan, Brothers & Co
14 Captain
13 Jardine, Matheson & Co
6 Stemssen & Ca
18 Chinese 20 Chinese.
Gibb, Livingston & Co 13 Siemason & Co. 80 Bosman & Co. 17R. S. Walker & Co
Smith, Archer & Co
Harp OBE
Prise,
Theresa Tycoon
Water Lily
Yokohama
W Martin EC Cooper
W Mutter
KPrudiano
KHautor EHoltorf
Amer. bk. 481 June
Melbourne and Sydney
San Francisco Immediate
WHAMPO A.
Vessel's Name,
Captain Flag Rig Tone,
Date of Arrival
Intended
Consignece or Agents.
Destination,
Dispatch
Avouzila Carobel Charlottu
19Order
*5Curlowitz & Co
TE. Soholihans & Co 168iemssen & Ou
Brit
19 Gibb, Livingston & Co
New York Callao Shanghai Shanghai
Early
Early
N.
Brom. ht
•
15 Siemsson & Co
17 Wm. Fustan & Co
Nuwchwang
27 Jarding, Matheson & Co
8 Chinese
Brit
bk.
June
Olyphant & Co
London..
Brit.
B.
715 June
14 Turnor & Oo
Ogilvie Mackenzie Steingrate Moller
Grand
Stinzel
Saul
Kramer Thorns
Jackson Wright
Brit. bk. 808 June Brit. bk.! 467 June IN. Gut sell 819 Jima 648 June ¡N. Ger..
ELT. 536 June
Ger, b
225 June
326 June Sal. .sh. 840 Marse
Brit, bk. 348 Jane
Confucius Dolores Ugarte Eagle Nancy Bryson Névielle Owari Vange
Gonner
As Canton)
Japan. 8. 950 June
N. Gur, bg. 348 June
John Burd & Co
21 Siemssen & Co
Lady Hayes
Pathfinder
Ternate
;་ ོ
384 Partridge 472 Bennett
262
Chinese Advertisements.
員伯五銀紅花賞
爺高如
爺順便是 英六月一號示
英六月十二號 包公司謹啟
如有人知程報信者祈請至
高路雱狀或祿衣頭大老
冷 椼投到有壞漏之事係買者自理
賞樓欲禮理
五 拿獲必賞花紅銀五伯大員 銀 岢寫字樓如海人知此匪徒 紅 有匪徒欲用火藥傾倒本公 花一號卽禮拜日在香港客店 賞安船澳理事人,英五月卅
港|剌
埔公
Owners.
P. &. O. S. N. Co Jardine, Matheson & Co Captain Lowes
Jardins, Matheson & Co David Sassoon Sons & Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co
Dent & Co
白告梳燕
蝶亞
當第爐
出賞帖者係香港黄埔夭尔
或梨巴刺爹公司啟
2 癸亥年八月十六日
俭頻等支交特此明 學術麺波加利吉打望買
* ESXKEPYHE
夜 柭至六枝頭煤氣燈又有大廳燈 投十一點鐘在本夜冷館有各樣大 小鍍金及別樣色煤氣燈出一 投現銀交易鹰銀七一七兒各貨
·今有各樣大小煤氣燈出投 及刖攡燈燈遮燈焯等物寄屋出
宋士包剌公司於英六月三十號
冷夜
夜投
及枝小十
加路滑士公司謹啟
七號
·亞 益者未士成架巴斕爹公
今有大英國二枝槐
爐保公司之學出率 味司在本港版患亞味剧布 第壹等裂風船火雞船照
往 也士船主名未廉拿 船一隻名腓拉拉些
必早日往福州如有
甚至貴
宜行
英譏
大墩
位者
請有
PUR
VOL. XXIV. A
AGENTS FOR THE LONDON-F. ÅLAR,
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AUSTRALIA, TÄSMA ZEALAND GORD bourne and Sydney. SAN FRANCISCO and generally WHITE
Francisco CHINA-Swatow, Dro Thouk & Co. J
Co. Shanghai, H blo, C. KABUT
Arriv
June 22, Carabel, Es Mackenzie, Whampoa, J CARLOWITZ & Co.
June 2, Annetta, 1 Flabarty, Singaporė, li Chinese
June 22, Fertine, St Duhrsson, Bangkor, Chinese.
June 23, Shaftesbury, Aithun, Bombay, Catlo 30, June and 13, 180 oheats Opium.-LANDST
Depart
June 23, Clara Sayers. 23, Amazone, for
29, Leon, for Saig
28, #thelmina,
29, New York, for
23, Danmall, for
Passens
Por Shaftesbury, Meas Kowalk, and 30 natives. Per Annetta, 6 Chic
Shipping R
The British banquo d pore, reports fine weath inonsoon tili Ladrone iš had light wind and cal
Hongkong.
The Russiau stenmes Bombay, Galle and Si Tearing Gallo had heavy rated, and fine weather pore; thence to Hong and steady B. W. moneve British arque Jahn & bay for this port ou ? M. Str. Adventure arrive 12th June from Bengke
Under Des
For Muuila, Por M day, the 24th instant.
For further Arriva tisements, &o, &C
Now Advert
PUBLIC AU AMMERT, ATKIN received instructio
lio Auction, on
WEDNES
the 24th June, 1868,, PCETAG & Co.'s godown For account of th Ex "Pater i R&Co. 26, 39 and 38/42 COTTON YAR -(All more or less dama
TERMS OF SALE-URI in Mexican Dollus wei Hongkong, June 25,
GREAT RED! OPPOSITION 18, THE I
and after. July 1 for CARTES DE Reduced to $3 per dozo Small profits and quick article is not necessarily Hongkong, June 22, 1
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Prepared in J. LLEW Cheni:s
And sold at the Hongkong; the Dispe Inghs & Co., Nagasak Singapore; and J. Clew dical Hall, Hiego,
Hongkong June 9, Là
WANTED
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Hundred to Threw Dead Weight to Swatowa Tons to
Amor
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