THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY B, WELLS WILLIAMS, L, L. D.
Published at the "OXINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PP. DRAY SYO. WITH APPENDIX 17TH EDITION, 1863,
Price, $5
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstruct of the Con-
tenta of this Book
QUAP. L-SEG. 1 TO 4.
Four Treaties saith Chins. -Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping in Marbour.
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.
C. on Podder's Wharf. --WFC, from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf. IF., Westward of Gibb's Wharf.-EU., on Pedder's Wharf
4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russis. STEAMERS.
CAP. I. 1 To 5
Articles of Trade with China.......... 1.Tariff on Articles of Import. 2.-Tariff on Articles of Expert. 3.--Rules respecting Trade and Ducs,
Chinese Text of the ante 4.-Description of Articles of Import. -Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP SEC, 1014.
Foreign Commejce with Chil
1. Port of Canton.
3-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan.
11- Port of Tientsin.
14. Colony of Mauao.
King
to the Military Hospital.-E.; Eastward of the Hospital,--K., ou Kowloong side,
Farrow
WRowin WLara
WBurow
KFavacho WMinobaw
BET
VESSELS
Destination
QHINA & JAPAN PORTS-
CHEFOO
[No. 1501 JULY 10, 1868,
LOADING.
Vessels Name
Flag
Big.
Consignees.
Intended Despatch
Flying Cloud Br. bg. Grun & Co Bi Blonde Br. bg. Birley & Co Jubilee Br. sh. Borneo Company Lodoro Br. sb. Birley & Co
Red R. Hood Br. sh. Jardine, M. & Co
N.G. bk Wm. Pustau & Co
FOOCHOW
Do.
De
Do,
Sampan
Tycoon
SHANGHAI
Titanat
TIENTSIN
Do.
Do.
OTHER PORTS
BANGKOK Do. ΒΟΜΒΑΥ
BUENOS AYRES CALLAO HAMBURG Do.
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
Swator, de 13th, noon
ILOILO LIVERPOOL LONDON
Y'a & S. Feisco 15th instant Shanghai
Do.
Do.
MANILA Do.
717 July
Jnue 700 July
710 July
542 Jane
Gibb, Livingston & Co. 8P.&O. 8. N, Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Pacific Mail S. S. Ce 30 Aug Heard & Co. 5P.&O. S. N. Co
Douglas Lapraik & Co SP. O. S. N. Co 25 Mosengarice up
Imperiales
A. Beard & Co 28a, Haard & Co
6Jardine, Matheson & Co
22 Landstein & Co.
3 Russell & Co
Bombay
25 Borneo Company
18 Chinese
2 Order
JAmazone*
& Joseph
Picciola
Hors
Br. bk. Gibb, Livingston & Co
Fr.. str. A. Heard & Co
N.G.bk. Arnhold Karberg & Co Fr. Thomas Howard Ger.bb: Siomasen & Ou
Br. sr Order
W. Australian Br. sh. Nowrojes & Co
Br. str. D. Lapraik & Co
...nsiyama
Br. bk. Borneo Company
II. & Euma Ger, sh. Wni. Pustau & Co
P. Rickmers Ger.bk Meichers & Co
M. L. Ant.* Du. bk. Urder
Jehi Banfield Dr. bk. Gibb, Livingston & Co
E. Haviland Br.
IN.
Gibb, Livingston & Co
Dunmail.b. Olyphant & Co
...Buziyama
Br. sh. Gilman & Br. b
Wight P
Co
Gibb, Livingston & Co
Br. al. Bernen Company.
bk. Remedies & Co
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Sunshine Dr. br. Russell & Do
Do..
Saigon, Suos, &c. Shanghai
Do
SAIGON
Do.
Do.
SAN FRANCISCO
Do.
Do
EUROPE
Wm. Frning Br. al. B. S. Walker & Co
13th
13th
Do
Do.
Madingascar
Capsingnicon Br. bk.S. B.
Au, k
bk Brow & Sons
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Pantalon
Pekin
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RS. Ely
Caroline
Antonie N.Gal.&O..
YHAMA & SAN FOI500 Colorado
*At Whampoa.
Du. bk. E. Schellhass & Co
bk.E.
Am. bk. Olyphant & Co.
Am. Bl. Olyphant & Co
Am sh. Captain
N.G. bk Bourjau Hnbener & Co
Am. str. Pacific Mail 8. 9. Co
1At Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
2.-Treaty with the United States.
3. Treaty with Franet
Feszele Name and Where Anchored.
Cuptcin
Flag and Rig
Fonts.
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents.
1868.
Arraioon Apcar
WO Smidt
Brit.
str.
930 July
Azoff.
WC Johnson
Brit.
str.
700 July
Clan Alpine Colorado Cri
EHutcheson
Brit
str..
040 June
W Sunithi
Awer str.
WPinel
Brit.
at
1044
WO Hockiu
Reit
WO Callaghan
Brit
Att
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WC Cates
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WO Bovis
дед
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WO Yeaton
Amer.
str. 1190 July str. 1767 Jnno str: 313 June
Мопа
CW Morison
Brit.
str,
Reiver
E Bolton
Brit.
str.
777 July
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow
Shaftesbury
EAitken
stre
524 June
Yung-bai-an
WC Morison
Amer, st, 1447 July
4-Port of Amoy
5.-Port of Foochow
6.--Ports of Tamshoi and Taiwan in For-
SAILING VESSELS.
това
8-Port of Shanghai...
Amadine
Brit
bk.
545 June
Amurone
W Bellstedt
IN. Gor. bg.
218 July
7arhold Karborg & Co
上
Annotta
Archer
W Flaherty WiPower
Brit. bk. Auen ah.
336 Juue
22 Chinese
Buenos Ayres Tioutsin Tourin
908 May
18 A. Heard & Co
Australia
W Macartner
Brit. bk. 282 June
26 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Berwickshire
Brit gli. 1111 July
7 Gilman & Co
Candelaria
Cap-sing-moon
EC Waterson
Span. bk. Paitbk. Siam. Bb.
4017 June
7 Remedios & Co
466 June
90. E. Burrows & Sons
Melbourne and Sydney
468 June
22 Chinese
Port, bk, 352 May
Rozario & Co
Name.
Flag.
Rig.
Captain,
Sina. sh.
870 July
2 Uhinese
WBouamann
Sian. bk.
465 June
WKing
Amier. sh.
836 July
Algerine,
12 Chinese
Cockchafer
Foochow
Drake
British
gun-boat
British gun-boat
British gun-boat
3 290 C. E. Domville, Liout.
230 Korr,
15 Roynyaan Brothers & Co 18 Chinese
Foe-loong
Chineso gun-boat
27 Carlowitz & Co
Bourjau, Bubener & Co 21Chinese
Flamer
Melville
(British British
naval hospital
naval hospital
606 бива
18 Gibb, Livingston & Co-
Loudon
sh.) 853 July
Order
Patino
Spanish
steamor
Biam Bh. 039 June
37 Chinese
Pearl
British
412 June
18 Chinese
268 June
25 Chinese
Princess Charlotte British
Brit. seb. 676 July
Brit. sh. 1253 June
Daní bk. Brit blr. Brit ali
14 Borneo Company
Bangkok Manila
Serpent
332 July.
Bourjau, Hubener & Co.
Starling
538 June 704 June
6 Gibb, Livingston & Co
Iloilo
28 Borneo Company
Fooohow
Pien Po
Guadilla
iso. corvette
receiving ally
British
gua-tesset.
British
gun-boat
Chinese igun-boat
U. States gun-buat
GA, Newton
Birley & Co
Foochow
12 Royayaau, Brothers & Co
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON,
14 Chinese
16 Melchers & Co
Saigon
tur li Hai-ching
Chineso
Chinese-
Captain
18 Chiness
14 Dongle Lapraik &›Co
gun-bont Customas' cruiser gun-boat
birey
rulsom
180 Stewart
$-
Japan.
Nagasaki
Conqueror
Cruiser
Cyclone
Daylight
Dolores Ugarte
K Savi
Eliza Blanche
Esperanza
Formosa
Felix Bernabo
KİPaulson
Friendship
WiKlondt
Fusiyani
W Borup
Geologist
John Baufield
Jubiles
Katinka
Kren Prenson
Lodore
W Howat
Lagi Loonie Lucky
W Monset WLoop
5 Order
7-Port of Ningpo,
-Ports on the Yangtar and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangchau or Chefoo
12-Port of Newchwang or Yongtsz.
13.-Colony of Hongkong.
CHAP 1780. 1 To 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1. Intercourse with Japan,
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
3.--Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Kanngaws and Hakodadi,
4Japanese Coine, Weights and Mea-
BUIÉR,
5.--American Compact with Lawshew.
CHAP: VEC, 1 TO 7.
Money, Weights, &c., in China.
1-Chinese Currency.
2.Chinese Numerals.
8.-Chineso Commercial Weights
4-Measures of Capacity.
Measures of Length.
6-Chinese Land Measures.
7.Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP. VI SEO, 1 To 1.
Western Moneys, Weights, &c. 1-Anunues Moneys, c.
2-Port of Saigon 3.-Treaty with Sisin,
Tari, &c.,
Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c.
4.-Netherlands India.
Philippine Islands,
Directions for Panay L.
Oates Singapore, &c.
7-Burdess Moneys, Weights, dre 8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma
dras, Bombay.
-Ceyloni.
10-English and French Weights, drė, 11.-United States of America.
CHAP. VI.SEC. J. TO 6.
Tebles on Prices, Fachanges, &c.
1-Comparison of Prices.
Chow Sys Dintra
Evening Star
Handy Henry Darling Henry Melville Hera
Isis of Wight Johanne Marie
Madagascar Manley Maria Luisa Mary Mildred Meteor
Meteor Milton
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing DirecNiagara
tious for the Coast of China, and for the Nuero Constante Japan Islands; also giving the meanings Nuuanu
of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Bailing Directions and also a Table of Po-Deean Bride sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa Orphicus
The
in
nese Consis, his Preface says:-"The
author In iables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, Paragon
c. have Pakin
Papita
Measurement of goods, exchange in una
been selected from those
among the foreign merchants in Chint Peter Rickmers Those for calculating the prices of tee in
Ficciola
dollars or pence have been copied from the Princes Serafin more extended tables, hy the kind permis
ion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The Prosperity
last section of the sanic chapter, on "Move Red Riding Hood ments in Bullion," has been prepared and Resolation
for the Guide furnished
Patrick R. by
Richard S. Bly of Harper, Esq. of the Jommercial Bank India at Flenging, who ins had much examp
in the exchanges and movements San Lorenz
precious metals in Eastern Asis
x of Sailing Directions has deaford
The Appendix of
been reprinted from the China Pilot. Seaman's Bride With short interruptions, the coasts from Ranshinwe Singapore to-Hakodaði árs all desertheil: in
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Wowston Konate WYoung
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WC Clarke
WHansen W Wibe! WPatridge W Buchholdt W Hapeth
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W Frotti
Wichenve WAreste WC Fine
WPetterson W Varney W Smith WjAllen W-Torgertasc
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W Seymour Wololibaris
W Meyer W Kroll WKofoed WForreth
W Henderson Wharnier
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Foh. bk. 422 Juad N. (tar, bk. 210 July Siam. bk. 480 Trine ¡Brit bk,
Brit
Brit. b. Britbk
dian bg. 259 June Swed. ab. 710 July
Brit.
sh. 859 July Feb. b. 205 June Siam bk 300 Juns
Aust bk. 433 June Siam lug. 250 June Span. bk. 361 June Brit sh. 406 June
bk. Siam, b
895 June
Brit. b. 279 July
Bb. 1233 July
996 June
647 June 764 July bk. 726 June 18an. b. 209 June Hawa. sch 150 July
rik. 261 June Amer, sh 1007 May Mier, sh, 1387 June
Dut bl. 209 Fac Siana. 797 June 595 Luty
Spau. bl. 266. May
N. Ger. bk.
Siam. bk.
Sian, ah. mer al IN, Ger. bk. Span bg. Span bk. Siam. bk.
700 June
340 June
868 June 1200 Jane
297 July 220 July
403 June
Wudreason Siam. bk. 314 June.
Brit, bk. 295 day
27Jardins, Matheson & Co
4 Birley & Co
7 Chinese
18 Chinese
3 Russell & Co
3P.&O. S. N. Co
144. Heard & Co
15 Chinese
5 Russell & Co
20 Chinese
21 Remedios & Co Belchers & Co,
27 Melulers & Co
5A. Heard &.0. 1P. & O. S. N. Co
18 E. Schellhaes & Do Si Chivese
20lyplant & Co
18 Bussell & Co
2 Chincao .352 June 18 Gibb, Livingston & Co
Melbourne and Sydney 13th
Fonghow
2-Relating to Exchanges.
3-Kelating to Time,
4-Comparison of Weights.
Measurement of Cargo,
6. Bullion Operations.
of the
Mindoro Doonlight
Mystic Belle
WV Burnham
Brit Amer sh Siam 35, Awer. ab.
KMeria
Feb.
WiFabio
Kilager
KMilto
Crowell Eshmonsen
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Amor.
bk
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San Francisco
7 Remedios & Co
Manila
limmadiate- 113th instant
:15 Melchers & Co
Hamburg
N. Ger. ht
21 Sicmeson & Co
Ticutain
454 Junio
15 Chineso
Siam. sh -801 Junie
18 Chinese
Brit gh. 730 Jime
18urdine, Matheson & Co,
Foochow
23 Chiu-
15 Captain
San Francisco
1Wm. Pustan & Co
Forchow
· 14 Remedios & Co
19 Chinese
ALLOU
W Martin
all places that could be ascertained,"
it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc- tions have been improved by the inertion of the Chinese characters for the names of
Tayrat
W Meyer
Siam. bk.
654 July
Tyengil
W Mutfor
Brit. bk.
Tylovg
W Wiese
Sia. bk.
472 July
Uncopal
KPruciano
Salv. sh.
996 June
Walter
140 May
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215 Sund
رای
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18:Chinese
7Chinese
14'aptain
18 Chinese
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TR. S. Walker & Co
WHAMPÓA.
Orders may be sent through say of the Water Lily
China Mail Agents, or direct to
CHARLES A, SAINT, (Late A, Shortrede & Co.)
China Mail Odics, Jan. 8, 1868.
TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
ON sale by CHARLES A. SAINT.
Ziming Bell Cards.
PRICE
(COLORED.)
For Sale.
60 cente
BY CHARLES. A. SAINT.
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West Australian Willian Fring | Windward
Witch of the Wave
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Smith, Archer & Co
The Hongkong Signals,
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Melbourne and Sydney
San Francisco
Yerest's Name.
Captain, Flag & Rig. Tons.
Date of Arrival
Consignces or Agents.
Intended
Destination.
Despatch.
Avonvalo Caroline
Dunmail
Engle
Blith Daviland
Ogilvic Bogsen Phompsoli Carpenter
Urquhart
Castro
Joseph Hambro
Mary Louis Autoinette
Nancy Urysson Neville
Parejero
Watson Listene
¡Moller Muyason Thorne Jackson King
Tr
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Clark
(Al Onions)
Shuey
Brit, bk. 308 June 1,Boruso Company
N. Ger, bk. 427 fly Bourja, Hubener & Co
Brit. sh. 771 Jui 20ihu & C'o
Brit. b. 345 June
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Brit. bg. 263 Jaly Bri bg. 285 Ja Amet. str. 740 July: N. Gor, eh. 70% Jaly 150 July bk. 620 Fuly
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Gem & Co Olyphant & Co Win. Postan & Co Thoning Howard
Company lyphant & Co 14 Turner & On 10 Gifford & Co 27 A. Beard & Co
b. 285 July
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Liverpool Chefoo Sherghat Callao Tientsi
Immediate
Hamburg
London
Early Immediate
Shanghai, de..
Sui-tsing
Chinese
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Edwards
Attaohed to Malville
R. Bernard, D.M.1.G. &c.
1200 Putera
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117 Stephenson
380 Carroll
450
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