Miscellaneous.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LL
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office,
Hongkong.
638 rr. My 8vo, WITH APPENDIX. IRTH EDITION, 1800,
Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dellars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con
tents of This Book:-
CHAP, SHU 1 TO 4.
Four Treaties with Ching, -Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same.
2.-Treaty with the United States,
B-Treaty with France,
4-Treaty with Russia,
Supplementary Treaty with Ruasia
CHAP, I.—SEU, 1 to 5. Articles of Trade with Chine, Tariff on Articles of Import. 2Tariff on Articles of Export. 3.--Rules respecting Trade and Ducs,
Chinese Text of the same,
4-Description of Articles of Import. 5-Description of Articles of Export.
Foreign Commerce with China. 1.Port of Canton.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping in Warbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
errors in the following list..
Bastusive of To-day's Arrivals, Departures, und Csurances.
O. on Padder's Wharf.—WC., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-W., Westward of Chibb's Wharf.-EC., on Pedder's Whuf to the Military Hospital.-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K. on Kowloong side.
VESSELS
Destination.
UHINA & JAPAN PORTS—
FOOCHOW
Do.
SHANGHAI
[No. 1602-JULY 23, 1868.
LOADING.
Fessel's Name. Flag &!
Big,
Consignres.
Intended Despatch
Eliza Blanche Br. bg. Birley & Co.
Esperanza Sp. sh. Reynvaan Bres. & Co Suwonadat
China r
Am.str. A. Heard & Ca
N.G.at Siomaren & Co.
TIENTSIN
J & Joseph
Fr. bg. Thomas Howard
OTHER PORTS-
BANGKOK
Geologist
Do.
.. Lodore
BOMBAY
Br. ah. Order...
Br. ah. Birley & Co
Yung-bai-an Am,str. Russell & Co ...Amadine
BOMBAY, &o-Eng. Mails Columbia
atilton
Caroline
Br.
str./P
+0. S. N. Co
Br. bk. Moul & Co
Br. bk. Gifford & Co
Ah
BUENOS
AYRES
Do.
Parejero
CAPE ST. JAMES
Br. sh. P. & O. Co
FALMOUTH
N.G. bk Mestern & Hulse
HAMBURG
IMA
L Ant.
Th. bk Order
LIVERPOOL`·.
Haviland Br.
LONDON
N.
Bryson Er.
Livingston & Co
Co
Do,
Do.
... Fusiyama*
Win. Frning
Vessel's Naine and Where Anchored
Captain,
Flag and Big
Tuna.
Date of Arrival
Consignees ir Agents.
Destination.
Intended Despatche
Do.
Do.
SAN FRANCISCO
Do.
Do..
...R. S. Ely
...Annetta
22 P. & O. S. No
MANILA Do. MELBOURNE & SYDNEY
Do. SAIGON
Br sh.Thomas & Mercer
Br. bk. Gibb, Livingston & Co Late of Wight Br, ak. Borneo Company Mystic Bello Am. sh. Russell & Co Br. sb. Rozario & Co Capringmoon Br. bk. Olyphant & Co O& Antonie N.G.sh. P. & U. Co
Johanne Marie Dan. bk Bourjaa Hubener & Co Pokiu
Am. bir Olyphant & Co Windward
SUEZ, a--Fol. Mails...Hooghly TOURON
*At Whampoa.
Aut. al. Olyphant & Co
Am. sh. Bosnian & Co
24th
Fratr. Masageries Imperiales 23rd Br. bk. Carlowitz & Co
†At Cantois
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
C. Crowdy, Lieut.
Attached to Melville
4500 Boudrez Riviere, Comr.
R. Bernard, D.M.1.0, 20 21 1468 John Fras Ross, Captain
14
Commodore Oliver Jones
#6980, J. Bulluck. Comr
CI
PUBLISHED I
VOL. XXIV, No. 1605.
AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MJIL LONDON: F. ALGAR, 11, Clement's Lo
Lombard Street. GEORGE STEET, Combill. GORDON & Gorch, 121, ♬ bory Hill, EO. BATES HENDY & 4 Old Jewry
E.O AUSTRALIA,
TASMANIA, AND NE ZEALAND :-GORDON & Ģoton, A Dotsrite and Sydney
SAN FRANCISCU and American Pa
WHITE BAUER, generally:
Franciato CHINA-Suta, DROWN & Co.
GILE & Co. Ponchon, THOMPSON Co. Shaughai, H. Fogo & Co. nilo, C. KAPUTH & Co
Arrivals,
July 23, Johann Mathilde, N. G. barq 414, Lohse, Newchwang, June 12, 10,0 piculs Beans-IENSSES & Co.
July 24, Nile, Brit. steamer, 1881, son, London, Plymouth and Singapu May 8, 11, and June 30, Genoral-R NEO Co.
July 24, Mary Goodall, Amer, ship, 7 Swoekser, Yokohama, June 20, Ballast Order.
Departures.
July 24, Columbian, for Spore & Bomos
24, Suuremada, for Shangbai.
24, United Service, for Cantón.
24, Waverley, for Auskland.
24 Mystic Dile, for Mauila.
24. Ying-hai-on, for Singapore
Bombay.
- Passenger.
ARRIVED. Por Nile, Capt. and Mrs D ger, 10th Regs Mr Parte, Mr Obah, Roust, and 17 Chinese.
shipping Re orts.
The Br tish steamer Nile, from Londe Plymouth and Singapore, reporta; cross the Fanator on May in long. 12.6 W.; P odian of the Cape of Good Ho
scrived
STEAMERS.
1868.
Azoft
WC Johnson
Clan Alpine Columbian
2.-Port of Chachan or Swatow.
3-Port of Kiungehau in Hainan.
Duplex
EHutcheson Brit. WoCarling WCNoel
Drit Fob
Brit str. 700 July ste. 949 Juze atr 1482 July BET.
Swatow, &c
Jardine, Mathison & Co
14P, G 08. N. CÓ
Bombay, do
124th, 9 20.
Ellora
4-Port of Amoy,
6. Purt of Foushow,
7-Port of Ningpo.
d.-Port of Shanghai.
6.---Ports of Tamshuí and Taiwan in For Kan Ka Ken
9.-Ports on the Yangtez and Trade in
the Interior
10-Port of Tangchan or Chetoo.
11-Part of Tientsin,
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtez'.
18.Colony of Hougteng.
14Colony of Macão.
CHAP. IV. 1 20 5.
Formosa Boogly
WO Murray WOHockin WC Bovin
KYeaton
000 July Bait. atr. 1579 July
23P. &Ő. §. N. Co
22 Messagorius Imperiales.
S'hai & Yhama
Brit str Foh.
700 MET.
July
BP: &.0, 8. N.C.
str 1707 Funo
25 Messageries Imporiales
Saigon, Suoz, de 23rd, 2 p.m.
Amer. str.
873 Juno
A. Heard & Co
Nama.
Shut Chit
[Chi str.
July
19.
Suwonada
Fung-hai-an
W Jayne WCMorison
Amer, str. 1802 July ámer, str. 1447 July
22 A. Heard & O
$ Russell & Co
Shanghai Bombay
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1-Intercourse with Japan.
Japan.
Nagasaki
Banker Hill
Candelaria
Condor Conqueror
Frederick Wilhelmi
Geologist
Cravina
Henry Darling
Hopseg
Isle of Wight
2-Treaty between Great Britain and Berwickshire
B-Porta open to Foreign Commerce,
Kanagawa and Halodadi.
4-Japanese Cuius, Weights and Mea
sticée.
5-American Compact with Lowcher.
CHAP VEC, 1 to 7:
*Moneys, Weights, do, in China.
1.Chiness Currency.
2-Chinese Numerals.~*
8. Chinese Commercial Weights.
4-Measures of Capacity,
6-Measures of Length
6.-Chinese Laud Measures,
Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP, VC. BRC, 1 To 11, Western Moneys, Weights, &'c..
Aquamere Moneys, &c.
2. —-Port of Baigon.
3-Treaty with Siam, Turi, &,
Біктрав Мовсув, 4Netherlands India,
ppine Islands.
Weights, do
Directions for Pauxy I 6.—Malayan States Singapore, &c. 7.—Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8.--Indian Presidencias, Bengal, Ma-
dras, Bombay.
9.-Ceylon.
10.---English and French Weights, &e. 11-United States of America.
CAP. VII,-8, 120 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanger, &c.
1.-Comparison of Prices,
Cap-sing-moon
Uhow Sye Cintra
Cruiser Cyclone
Dart
Daylight
Dolores Ugarte
Eliza Blanche Esperanza Europa Fanny Nicholson
Formosa
Ironside
Johanne Marie
John & Mary
Josephine Amedio
Kron Prenson
Lodore
Leon Leonis Lucie
WLAIB
EC Wateron
WBurow
Brit. Amor. 8h,
Span. bk.
bk,
Brit. Siam. b.
138 July 388 June 1111 July 999 July
407 June
406 June
468 June
Port. bk. 352 Mey
244 July
22Order
7Remedios & Co
30 Olyphant & Co
22 Chinese
Rosario & Co
22Siemesso & Co.
BAILING VESSELS.
A. W. Stevens
Eingraham
Alert:
WAbbott
Amor. bk, Brit Boli
$26 July
12 Order
14 John Burd & Co
Annotta
WFlaherty
Brit, bk.
22 Carlowitz & Ữo
Touron
WRowin
7 Gilman & Co
WDavia
Algorite,
Bouncer
Cockchafer
Drake
Flag Rig.
¡British
Captain.
British
British gun-boat
Igun-boat igun-boat
guu-boat
3 240C. E. Domville, Lieut.
230 Hardling, Lieut.
320 Kerr,
Flamer
British
naval hospital
Goeland
French
Futenmer
Melville
British
naval hospital
Melbourne and Sydney
Pearl
British
80. corvette
K Favacho WiSchmidt WMiuchaw WHousmann
Princess Charlotte British
N. Ger, bg.
receiving ship
Siam sb.
670 July
Chinoso
Serpent
British
gun-ressel
Siam. bk.
465 June
18 Chineso
W King
Amer. Bl
886 July
20rder
Sui-tsing
Chinese gun-boat
5 180 Stewart
WO Robert
Brit. soh
75 July
23A, Heard & Co
W Smith
Siam. bk.
360 May
10Chinese
MEN-OF-WAR AT CANTON,
KЯaul
WOwaton Konate
Prit.
Spansk
Sal.
b.
800. Juno
27 Jardine, Matheson & Co
bg.
170 July
4Birley & Co
Foochow
Thim-po
Chinese
gun-boat
$
..Longueville
1010 June
15 Reyavaan Brothers & Co
Foochon
Ching-hoi
Chinoso
gun-boat
Folsom
| Chnu-hoi
Chinees
gna-boat
Maroy
W Hansen
N. Ger. bk.
858 July:
22 Siemesen & C's
Fee-loong
Chinese gun-boat
Б
Edwards
ECarphin
Brite bk.
286 July
18John Burd & Co
Spy
Chineso
Customs' Lorcha
K PABIOL
N. Ger. bk.
210 July
Bourja, 1nbenor, & Co-
* Repairing
K Moller
N. Our. bg.
108 July
10R. S. Wilker & Od
WClarke
Brit. Bi
858 July:
W Camejo
Spau. by,
Brit. bk. Stam. bk.
Brit al. Brit.
-600. July ah. 1253 June
248 July
412 June 342 July
6.Order
12Romedios & Co
15 Chinese
22 Chinese
29 Turner & Co
Bangkok
14 Borneo Company
Dan
bk. 332: July Brit. bk. 190 July Foh. sch 145 Jnly
Manila
Saigon
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
110.
RIVER ST JAMEKS.
Owners or AgentS.
Riach & Co
P. & O. 8. N. 0
H. & W. Dook Company's Tug
C. and M. Steam-boat C.paay E., C. & M. Steam-boat Co.
H., C. & M. Staani-bout Co.
Book Company's Tug.
H., C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany Q. Acheong
Q. Acheong
Thomas Hunt & Gr
Thomas Hunt & Co
E., C. and M. Steam-boat C.pany
Flug Runs
Captain.
Caledonia
British
Dragon
Do
Fame, (110 h.power)
Do.
227 Steward.
117 Stephenson
Fire Dart
Do.
380
Kin Shan
Da
456
For Sale..
Linti
Kiu Kiang*
Do.
617 Banning
Do.
69
Little Orphan
Dn.
46 Bonning
Poyang
Do.
370 Laid up
Prince Albert
Do.
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy
Do.
101 Godsill
Spark
Spec
White Cloud
Amer,
Do British
140 Wileon Graves
280 Carroll
Repairing at Whatipos.
RECEIVING SHIPS,
Feszel.
Flag & Rig.
Tons. Captain:
San Francisco Early:
Fort William Buipe
Hongkong Ningpe
B. sh.
D. bk,
341 Green
Water Witch Lady Hayes Wellington
B. shi
427 Lowes
23
B. bg.
B. bk..
472 Bennett
Ta-kau,
Pathfinder
13. al.
282
B. bk.
Dent & Co
2-Relating to Exchangen,
3.Relating to Time.
4Comparison of Weights.
F-Measurement of Cargo: 6-Bullion Operations.
Maria Malton Milton Mindoro Mystic Helle Nellie Hastinge Niagara Nuevo Constante Otto. & Antonie
Pekin Princes Seratin
Resolution Richard S. Ely Robert Rieknierz Roska.
APPENDIX:Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings of Chinese Words recurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po on the Chinese and Japa sitions of places on the ncão Cosals, his Proface say
The author in:
The tables in Chap. VII, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have been selected from those constantly in usa among the, foreign merchanta in China, Those for calculating the prices of tow in dollars or pence have been copied from the mors extended tables, by the kind permla- sion of the Author P. Loureiro, Esq. The San Lorenzy
Seaford last section of the same chapter, mi ments in Bellion," has been prepared and Shooting Star
Souloo by Patrick R. furnished far the Harper, Esq of the Commercial Bank of Sophia India at Hongkong, who has had much ex-
Taywat parience in the exchanges and movements Tyläng of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,
Guide
MOT
Samuel Rossell
**The Appendix of Sailing Directions has Walter been reprinted from the China Pilot Water Jaly With short interruptions, the coats froi || Waverley Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in William Fruing
and for the Chinese coasts, the DirecWindward tions have Useu improved by the insertion Witch of the Ware of the Chinese characters for the names of
all places that could be ascertained.”
Orders may
may be sent through any of the
Chind Mail Agents, or direos to
CHARLES A SAINT, (Lute, A. Sartrede é Co.) China Mail Olice, Jau. 6, 1858-
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WWihel WStebr
WoVanux
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Schutt W Geary WC Lagardo W Bothen
WHowat W Monset WCDidier
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W Burnham
850 July
Swed, a. 719 July
Brit. Bl. Fel. bk. Fah
209. June
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401 July ¡Brit. sh. 1233 July Amer. sh. 996. June Amer. ah. 764 July
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Amer. Rel. 406 July Feb: bk. 726 June Span by 203 June
N.Ger. sl. 1837 Wune
695 July bk. 454 June
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750-July
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Bourjan, Hubener & Co Douglas Lapreik & Co 17P&P. Derods & Co
GA. Newton
5Birley & Log
12Reynvaan, Brothers & Co
22 Landstein & Co
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· 14já. Heard & Co
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2 Chinese
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EWirkman Brit. Bel 140 May Brit. bg 215 Hone [13, it sh
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WC Barrett
W Basholder
June
Amer. sh. 784 June Amer. s. 1020 Fuly
7Obinese
18Chinese
20Chinese
6Gibb, Livingston & Co
17 Rosario & Co
20Olyphant & Co.
4aptain
WHAMPOA.
Captain. Flag Rig. Tons.
florup Keforstoln Castro Moller
Date of Arrival
Farrow
Brit. bk, 047 July Воцвет
N. Ger, bk 303 July Mollor
N.Ger. str. 648 July Thompson Brit nh: 772 June. Carpenter ¡Brit hg 204 July Brit. bk. 556 Juty N. Gar. auh. 300 July Feb bg 166 July Dalt bk. 286- July (Dat
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Mestern & Hulse 17Momsson & Cb
7 Borneo Company 2Order
Olyphant & Co
14 Turner & Co 14 Melchers & Co 148iamson & 06
.10 Gifford & Co
Caps St. James
Manila
Macau
Saigon
San Francisco Immediate
For Sale. Melbourne and Sydney San Francisco Early
Teruste
Formosa
1000 Townsend
384 Partridge
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Owners.
P. &. 9. S. N. Co Jardine, Mathesond Co Captam Lewes
Jardine, Matheson & Cu David Sassoon Bonis & Co
Jardins, Matheson & Co
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日後唐字刷印者多將舭幅
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Destination.
Despatch,
Buanos Apres Early
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Shanghai
或榮倫華常第 架亥頓新價登
24 Thontas & Mercur
London
Immediate
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Liverpool
18 Gibb, Livingston & Co
London
16 Sieinsson & Cu
Thomas Howard
Tientsin
Immediate
爹月夜加填風之辦或先月故均
Discharging
利補船
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Eurly
London
Immediate
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劇飯號
Buenos Aires
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New Advertisements.
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA RITIMES DES MESSAGEKIES IMPERIALES.
The Company's steatter
"DUPLEIX,"
Captaiu
Nos, will be d
patched for Shanghai a
Yokohama, shortly after the arrival of ́i
next Freuch Mail,'
C. BERTRAND),
Principal Agent.
Hongkong, Jnly 24, 1868.
GREAT WORLD GIROUS.
LAST NIGHTS.
Friday, 24th July, 1868.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION. All this Mammoth. Troupe of Art:s will appear in new Equestrian, Acrobat Aud Gymnastic Aots.
And for the first time here THE GRAND Hippodramatic Spectacle
Fלו
(Founded on Fucts) Turpin's Ride to York,
AND
Death of Black Bess.
Embracing the entire strength of
Company, the Highly Trained Stud Horses, also introduced for the first time
The Equine Wonder,
BLACK BE-S.
DICK TURPIN.Mr. R. TAVLOR TOM KING... ...Mr H. WITTER Characters by the rest of the Company All the new great Star Troupe in Bcettes in the Circle,
LADIES unaccompanied by Gentlem
are not admitted to the First lasy.
PRICES OF AUMISSION,
First Class,
Second Class Seats,
Third Class,.
precisely.
Children half-price.
$2.00
1.00
30
Perlorines to comen we t ic Hongkong, July 28, 1869.
LONDON MISSIONARY SUCIETY
CHINESE CHAPEL,
QUEEN'S ROAD & JERVOIS STREET, HIS place of worship, after being cles for more than a year, has now be almost entirely re-built. It is propozel 18-open the edifice, by an English surTÍ on Saturday afternoon, 25th instant, or inencing at 4 o'clock.
Al friends of the missionary work a
lucited to assemble to join in prayer for t bleaning
of God on the preaching of th
guspel to the feather of this Colony.
Hongkong, July 23, 1808,