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Miscellaneous.
THE
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MOZNATAK
HOME KGH DIDE,
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CHAP, I.SEC. ITO 4.
Four Treaties with: Chúsia,
1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chines Text of the same.
2.Trasty with the United States.
3Treaty with France,
4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia
CHAP. II-SEO. 1 ro 5.
Articles of Trans with China. Tarif on Articles of Import Tariff on articles of Export.“ ME 3-Rules respecting Trade and Dues
Chinese Text of the same, a jedankt Description of Articles of Import. ö.—Pezoription of Artioles of Export, OHA, BEO. 1-ro 14,
Foreign Commerce with China..
Port of Oautón.
Miscellaneous.
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VOL. XXIV
AGENTS FOR 78 LONDONF. ALG
Lombard Street Comhill. Goan boru Hill, E.C.
4 Old Jewry, E.
AUSTRALIA, TAS ZEALAND :-( bourns and Sytn SAN FRANCISCO generally: 15
Merchant Steamers.
Dute of Arvival.
"Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Intended Despatch
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WMurray
Yeaton
WC Rodger
Fot. str. 1900 October 26 Mosseries Imperiales Belt: str. 1679 Sept. 28. &O, S N, Co Fob Bir 1767 October 27 Bessageries Imperiales Amer. #tr 313 October 18 Aug. Heard & Co Brit
316 August 20h, Lavingston & Co Amer Str. 1021 Sept. 2014; Board & Co Brit. str. 1414 Nov. Birley & Co Brit, str. 980 October 18 P. & 0. 8. N. Co Amer. str. 677 August 80A, Hoard & Co Brit. str. 1804 October 18jJardine, Matheson & Co After, str. 447 October 19 Russell & Co
Calcutta, Shanghai, do Loudon
S'apore & B'bay
Vessel's Name and Where Anchored
Captain,
知先支承已意地 Dupleix
地收受鼦於列 Bllora
WC Nool
Hoogly
Kan Ka Koo
Lightning
Mare
WO Green
Nestor
WO Drenning
Norus
Wo Bernard
Venus
WC Cuming
West Indias
WC Miller
Yung-hai-an
WCMorison
Vessel's Name. Hig
Flag &
Consignees.
Intended Despatch
terchant Bailing Vessels.
....Faithful*
...Ann Adamson
Br. bk. Siemsson & Co Br. bk. Douglas Depraik & Có N.G.etr Siomatón'& Co Am.str. A. Heard & Co IN, O. Uk Melchars & Co
Vessel's Name and Where Anchored.
Captain
[Flag & Rig. Tons.
Date of
Arripal.
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Remarks
1688,
VESSELS LOADING.
· 2.—Port of Chauchan or Swatow,
3-Port of Kidugchau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy,
6.Port of Fonchow.
Destination.
5.-Porta of Tamahui and Taiwan in For- CHINA & JAPAN PORTS-
лдова.
-Port of Ningpo,
Port of Shanghai
9.-Ports on the Yangtey and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangohan or Chefoo.
-11;-Port of Tientsin.
18-Port of Newchwang or Yangter,
13.-Colony of Hongkong,
14. Colony of Macão.
CUAL, IV-B80, 120 5,
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1-Intercourse with Japan.
Treaty between Great Britain and
Гараа.
3-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,
Kanagawa and Hakodadi
1. Chinese Currency.
2.-Chinese Nanderals.
3-Chinese Commercial Weights.
1-Mesures of Capacity
5-Measures of Length:
8.Chinese Land Measures.
7.-Chinese Divisions of Time,
CHAP. VI-80. 1r 11.
Western Moneys, Weights, da.
Siantess Moneys,
· 4-Netherlanda India. ⠀ -
- Philippino Islands,
Directions for Pabay I.
6 States-Singapore, &o.
Burmese Moneys, Weights, dc. Indian Pridences,Bengal, Ma-
Ceylon.
10 English and French Woights, &c. 11United States of America,
dra
Bombay,
NINGPO
FOOCHOW
SHANGHAI
Du.
YOKOHAMA
UTHER PORTS—
LONDON
Do.
NEW YORK
Do..
... China + Maxs Martha
...John Lidgett
Shulee Merida P. of Wales ...Sterling
UNITED KINGDOM. MELBOURNE & SYDNEY SAN FRANCISCO CALCUTTA, &c... BINGAPORE & BOMBAY, BINGAPORE
Savoir Faire Maud Holen Schiller Lightning
West Indian
Br. sk. Gilman & Co. Br. bk John Burd & Co N.G. b A. Heard & Co Br. bk. A. Heard & Co Am. hk. Olyphant & Co Br. sh. R. S. Walker & Co Am bk. A. Heard & Co N.G; LA. Heard & Co
Livingston & Co
Br.ardina, M. & Co
Br. str.
...Ascendant. Br. bk, R. S. Walker & Co
...Indian Warrior Si. bk. Chinese
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
3300 Cameron
2219 Hospital ship.
Advance Alardus Alert
Ann Adamson
Ascendant
August
Bengall Beanie Searight Borealis
Castlo Chanticloor Chom Vo Lang Conqueror
Crois ; Cruiser
Clanlee
WTama KPopp
WC Abbott E Hutton W Garden WHookrenter
EEtienne
WC Cheetham Wo Henderson
W Nisted WC Jenkins W Bloom
W Minchew WRobert
WHausmann.
WiBurkitt ERice WSilve
W Barcelos
W Buttrey
W Struckman
W Young
W Keforstein KRéina WiMelter
WC Tuber WO Collinson WOIeanshowN WOCneulin
836 October 15 Chinese-
813 October 20Stenissen & Co
Siam. bk.
IN. Ger, sh,
Brit
Bangkok
185 October 3 John Burd & Co
Brit bk.
Brit. bk. Siam, bk
517 Sept.
470 Sept.
400 October 19 Douglas Laprak & Co
28R. 8. Walker & Co
Chinese
Foochow
Bingapore
Feb. bk. 432 October 30,Order
Brit. bg. 181 October 24 John Burd & Co Brit. sh. 920 October 264. Hogg & Co-
Siam. br. 274 Nov. 4 Chinese Brit ab. 730 October 29 Order
ht ech. 176 August 20 Chinese Siam. zh. 570 July
2 Chinese
Feh sh. 750 Sept. 24 Captain Siam. bk. 466 Oetober 30 Chinese
N. Ger, bl. 275 October 15 Siomsson & Co Siam. bk. 488 Nov, 3Simazon & Co-
Brit.
sh. 1076 June
16 Chinuse
Brit ht
14 Nov.
AR. S. Walker & Co
[N. Garbg. 365 October 28|Bourjau, Hubenur & Co
Amer. ah. 999 October 31 Russell & Co
Rual. al. 635 Nov. 2 Landstein & Co- Brit. sh, 1140 Outóber 20Order
Siam k 642 August 10Chinese
Span, bg, 240 October 16 Remedios & Co
832 Nov. 2.Bomeo Company
Brit. bk.
Brit. bk. 369 October 19 Chinese Siam. b. 604 August 19Chiness
N.Gor, sch. 276 October 20Siemssen & Co Port
sh, 1400 October 28 Landstein & Ce DRU bk. 280 Nov. Bourgan, Hubener & Co
Nur. bg. 174 October 318iemssen & Co
sh Brit, bk.
Brit. sh.
*
444 Nov. 1 Frederic Degener .286 October 10[Order
009 October 18 Bornne Company 236 October 27 Remedion & Co
Nagasaki
SAIGON
Ocean Bride
Br, bt. Melcheri & Co
4Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-
BANGKOK
Do,
Alardas
Mesures.
6-American Compact with Lewohew?
SURINAM
Do,
Jomba
Veritas
Moneys, Weights, &c., in China,
At Whampoa.
N.G.sh Stensson & Co Br. sh. John Burd & Co Br. th. Turner dz:Űo that
tat Canton.
Elgar Ross
header
Enterprise
Esperanza
W Kross WC
Evangoline
EAdam
Frohlich
W Steinforth
Galaten
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Golden Horn
Golish
Nama.
Flag.
Rig..
Captain.
Gravina
1-Annamoso Monoys, dic.
Hopeful
2.Part of Saigon.
Bouncer
3-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c.,
Weights, &o.
Drako
Flatner
Grasshopper
Leyen
British gun-boat
British gun-boat
British naval hospital
British gun-boat
Britisk
gon-boat
9230 Rodney M. Lloyd, Lt, C.
Indiati
Indian Warrior
3
C. Crowdy, Lieut. Commr.
Тарац
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Joseph Hambro
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La Plata
Foh.
Leen Fa
Mogance
British ship
Louisa
Luisito
Melville
British
naval hospital
......Geo. B. Hill, D. LG.
CHAP. VII. BEC. 1 TO 6.
Tables on Prices, Ecchanges, đc.
Perseus
British
Luiza Canevaro
Martha
E Demoro
1-Comparison of Prices.
Princess Charlotte British
Marquis of Argyle Mary Mildred
Wage EMcKean WFlory
2-Relating to Exelanges,
Matador
9-Relating to Time.
4.Comparison of Weights.
5-Measurement of Cargo. 6-Ballion Operations,
Shenandoah
Uuadilis
Vencedora
U. States steam-sloop
Maud Holen Merida
U. States gun-boxt
Mexicana *Moonlight
Spanish steamer
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS.
Nadeads Nia Nuuanu
Chinese
gun-vessel Chinese gatvessel.
221 Godaill
Oberlen
21 Edwards
Ocean
Chinese
gun-boat
4 Besserd
Ocean Bride
Chinese gun-bost
Chinese Chuiucso Chinese gun-boat,
gun-boat-
...... Demier ......Francis
Omba
Customs Lorcha
Paragon
W Wichers
Parzee
WC Soale
Chinese gun-bost
Princess Somowały Prosperity
W Posko
Brit. b. 982 Nov.
W Varrath
Rebuera Goldarıl Rubicon
EManson
Savoir Fairo Schiller
APPENDIX Containing Sailing Direc tlons for the Coast of China, and for the- Japan Inlande also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and
Directions; and also a Table of Po At-lau Bailing sitions of places on the Chinese and Japo Chen-to
Ching-taing nese Coasts.
The author in his Preface says The Chin-hai tables in Chap
VIL
for estimating prices,
Fei-loong I gonda, exchanges, mesatirement of
we have Spy boon selected from those constantly in ues Suisteing among the foreign merchants in China. Tien-po These for calculating the prices of tes in dollars or pence have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis sion of the satbor, P. Loureiro Kog The
Jant
aection
of the same chapter on "Move- ments in Bullion," has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Bod of the Commercial Bank of Hongkong, who bas hád mgoh ex-
bean 17
At
in the exchanges and movements
previous metals in Eastern | Asia.
Pendix of Sailing Directions has
"The
from the China Pilot. With short interruptions, the coasts from Bingapore to Hakudadi are all described in it, and for the Chinese coasts, the Diren- tions have been improved by the insertion of the Chinese characters for the namos of all places that could be ascertained."
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14 2443 Comunedore Oliver J.Jones
J. G. Tubijer, Commander
6180 flatfield, Lt. Commander
2 Guerra
180 Stewart
Longueville
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
· RIVER STEAMERS.
Saga
Sea Kipple Soon Hong Sterling
Talez
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Flag:
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Do. 617
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Little Orphan
Do.
46
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(Late A. Shortrede de Co.)
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Prince Albert
Ching Mail Office, Jan. 6, 18eg,
Spark Spec
Do. Amer,
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Q. Acheong
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sh. 526 October 12 Landstein & Co Port, ah. 1090 August 25 Birley & Co Hawn, sch: 180. (October 31 Melchers & Cu-
4Turner & Co Brit. bg. 268 Nov. Foh. bk.
528 Nov.
Russell & Co Brit. bk.239. [October. 19/Melchers & Co Brit. sh. 836 otober 5John Burd & Co
Siam, sh 785 October 26 Chinese Amer. bk. 540 October 30 Rosman & Co
1Urder
Sinni sh. 604 October 19 Chinese
Amer. bk. 418 Nuv Abold, Karberg & Co Brit. Bch. 204 October 31 Arnhold, Karberg & Co
Nor
b. 601 Nov. 4Order
Brit,
sh. 1896 August 2018. S. Walker & Co N. Ger. sh. 1103 Sept. 11A. Heard & Co Brit. bk. 187 October 17Jardine, Matheson & Co Brit. eoh 102 October 25 Wm. Pustan & Co Amer. bk 468 October 18 Olyphant & Cò.
Brit. b. 437 October 30 Arnhold Karogrg & Co N. Ger. bk. 342 October 15 W. Pustan & Co Feb. bk. 471 October 6 Frederic Degenser Brit sh, 487 Nov. 30ilman & Co
N. Cor. bk. 278 October 16 Molchers & Co
Siam eh. 665 August 20Order Brit. sh. 632 October 7 Turner & Co
W Gilpon Brit ah. 549 October 31 Order
Span, bg 261 October 25 Remedios & Co WWotherspoon Sinn. bk. 237 October, 17 Chinese
Bangkok
¡Yokohama
Melbourne and Sydney New York Immediate
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U. Kingdom
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Vessel's Name,
Captain.
Flag& Big. Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
China*
Faithful
Japan
John Lidgett
Moller Huveach Hoyar Palson
N.Ger. str.
648 Nov.
Siemsson & Co.
Brit. bk. N. Ger. bk. Brit. *b.
279 Nov.
2 Siemssen & Co
Shanghai Ningpo
210 Nov.
4Arnhold Karberg & Co
1
770 October 27 Gilman & Co
London
Early
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October 23
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Shannon Shield
Foh, str.
Brit. bk
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Milbank
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New York
London
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