Miscellaneous.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY 8 WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Offics, Hongkong.
638 YF, DENY BYO. WITH APPENDIX.
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CHAP. 1.EU. 1'TO 4,
Four Treaties with China. 1.Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the sanio..
2.-Treaty with the United States. 3.--Treaty with: France,
-Treaty with RussÍA.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia
CHAP. I.SEN. 1. ro 5. Articles of Trule with China, 1.Tariff on Articles of Import. 2. Tariff on articles of Export, 3-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same, 4.Dnscription of Articles of Import, 5.-Description of Articles of Export. CHAŤ. I.--BEC. 1 To 14,
Foreign Commerce with China.
1.-Port of Oputon,
Miscellaneous.
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[No 1716 DECEMBER 3, 1888.
SHIPPING IN HARBOUR
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of errors in the following list.
Exclusive of Today's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances. -
on Pedder's Wharf. C., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-W., Westward of Gibb's Wharf.-EC., on Pedder's
Wharf to the Military Hospital-E., Eastward of the Hospital,K., on Kowloong side.
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大此吉項
Merchant Steamers,
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聲打可輪保味刺 Fessel's Name and Where
明望
船單啟爹
Anchored.
Captain.
· Plug and Riy
Date of
Tons Arrival.
Consignees Agents.
Destination.
Intended Despatch,
買中照保布
幾早拉隻 雄
Ellora
Dupleix
WC Noel
Fch. str. 1900 October
WMurray
trit.
atr. 1579 Sept.
船名有 Kwung Tung
Ganges
WO Cater
Brit.
Bur. 1200 Nov.
28 P. & 0. S. N. Co
WC Pitanan
Brit.
str. 498 Nov.
WC Macaire
Tub,
at 1800 Nov.
WC Jayme
Span, str. 1200 Nov.
是新有
Sultan
WO Dundas
Brit. air.
880 Nov.
WCuming
Amer,str
Yang-hai-ku
WC Morison
29 Spanish Vonaul 27 P. & O, S. N. to 677 August 30. Heard & Cu jamer, str. 447 Octubor 18 Russell & Co
30 Mesageries Linpariales
East Coast
Manila
For Hale
蘭士頓公司謹啟
面議便是 英十一
1月十八號
Limperatrice
Patino-
英至客拿
Venus
Vessel's Name and Where Anchored.
VESSELS
LOADING.
Anne
Á BRETIN
Vessel's Name Flag &
August
Rig.
Consignees,
Intended Despatch Batavis
Bengali
1868,
26 Messageries Inperiales 28 P. & O. S. N. do
27 Douglas Lapraik & Co
Merchant Salling Vessels.
Captain
Flug & Rig. Tons.
Date of Arrival,
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Remarks
1808,
N.G. bg Siemisen & Co
IN. Cbk Bourjsu, Hubener & Co
Bertha
Callao
Carmelita and ita Cnatio
Chine and Havane.
Christine
City of Niagara
Oloris
Condor
Contest
E Petrie WJepsen
W Hookrenter
W Hartzar EEtienne WOWagner
ELavarelo WJonson
W Niated ERobert WCChristensen
WiMitchall
WReynolds ELsumeats WHausmann
Brit. .sch. 304 (Nov, Dan. ach. 252 Nov. Siam, bk. 470 Sept. IN. Ger: bk. 401 Nov.
Feh bk. 432 etuber N. Gor. bg. 224 Nov. Salv Bh. 1440 Nov. N. Ger, bk.
400 Nov. 274 Nov. 715 Nov.
Siam, bk. Fch. b. N. Ger.sch. Brit. sub
173 Nov
22 John Bard & Co
14 Captam
14 Chinese
20 Wm. Pustau & Co.
30 Lammert Atkinson & Co. 23Order
17 Jardine, Matheson & Co
20 P. & O. S. N. Co
2Port of Chauchau or Swatow,
8-Port of Kingchau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy.
Port of Fooshow.
mosa.
7-Port of
Destination.
6.-Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For CHINA & JAPAN PORTE-
of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai,
9. Ports on the Yangtez and Trade-in
tbe Interior,
10-Port of Tangehau or Chefoo.
11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangis',
13.Colony of Hongkong.
14. Colony of Macao.
CHAP. IV, SEO, 1 TO 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan..
1-Intercourse with Japan.
2. Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan.
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki:
Kanagawa and Hakodadi,
4-Japanese Cuine, Weights and Mes-
6.--American Compact with Lewchew.
CHAP. V. SEC. 1707.
Moneys, Weights, de, in China.
1.-Chinese Currency,
2-Chinesa Numerals.
3-Chinese Commercial Weights,
4-Measures of Capacity.
6-Measures of Length.
6Chinese Land Measures.
7.-Chintoe Divisions of Tiure,
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Joshtia Bates
SAN FRANCISCO
BOMBAY
SAIGON
Sohiller
Am. bk. Olyplant & Co
Br. sh. Ruzario & Co N.G.AA. Heard & Co
Mary Mildred Br, al Douglas Lapraik & Co
Fr. bk. L, Atkinson & Co.
N.G.bk Arnhold, Kurberg & Co
...Bengali
DD.
...Japan
SURINAM
Do.
Omba
Br. sh. John Burd & Co
Veritas
Br. ah. Turner & Co
HAVANA
Vistula
Ra. ab. Landstein & Co.
*At Whampoa.
+At Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
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· YOKOHAMA
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Do.
Shaftesbury ...Condor Marion
Ru. st. Landstein & Co
4Chinese
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Br. bk. Siemsson & Co
12 War. Pustan & Co
102 Nov.
37 Landstein & Co
OTHER PORTS-
We Laund
N. Ger. bk.
200 Nov.
20 Arnhold, Karberg & Co
LONDON
Do.
NEW YORK
...John Lidgett
Shunles ...Eferida
Br. sh. Thomas & Meroer Br. bk. Deacon & Co N.G.bkA, Hoard & Co
W Hausen
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979 Nor.
25 Bourjau, Bubenter & Co
Yokohama
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390 Nov.
26 Chinese
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6 rnhold, Karbery & Co.
Do
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Br. th. Russell & Co
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Siam, bk.
465 Uctober
30 Chinese
Dep
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Edgar Boss
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Enterprise
W Kross
Esmeraldo
Faithful
Finzel
Fortune Friendship
W Morrison
IN. Ger. bl. ¡Brit. ab.
N. Ger. bk.
300 Nov. 640 Nov. 975 October
28 Wo. Pastu & Co
Des. 4, China, for
26 Bosman & Co
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4. August, E
18 Siemsien & Co
4, Mary U
13. Schellhare & Co
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25 John Bard &
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Gipsy
ESiemseen
N. Ger, hg. ¡Beit
198. [Deo. :
bk.
200 Nov.
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Brit.
Gulinh
Handy
WSilva
Siam. bk.
642 |August
W Kappelmanu W Hanesch Hicks
W Dobrusen
W Klindt
Siam. bk.
488 Nov..
N. Gur. bk. 460 Nov.
Brit. bk. 270-Nov. Brit.
bk .487 Nov. iam. bk. 447 Nov. Siam. Uk. 480 (Nov.
Brit.
3šiemsen & Co
22 Bourjau, Hubener & Co
17 Siemen & Co.
Chinese
20 Chinese
W Hangon
EGcan W Hoyar W Lobeo
1Carlowitz & Co
29 Bourjan, Hubener & Co
ab. 1140 October 2011 Hogg & Co
Siam. sh.
543 Nov.
N. Ger. bg.. 214 Nov.
Dut. bg.
IN, Ger, bk. N. Gor, bk. Brit. sb.
998 Nov.
216 Nov.
600 Nov.
10Chines
22 Chinese
29/Arloid, Karberg & Co
SJardine, Matheson & Co.
Arnhold Karberg & Co
14 Steinssen & Co
Rozario & Co
30 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Saigon
Melbourne and Sydney
Ningpo Bangkok
CHAP. VI.—BEC. 1 To 11.
Name.
Flug.
Big.
Western Moneys, Heights, do,
Hesperus
WC Spring
Jan Van Galen
Captain.
Japan
Johanna Mathilde Joshua Bates
Devlin
560 Nov.
1,Annamese Moneys, &c.
Port of Saigon.
Bogucer.
3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &o,
Siamese Moneys, Weights, &
Drake
British
British
gun-boat
gun-boat
3230 Rodney M. Lloyd, Lt. C. Kelso
W FAWoll
Brit
bk.
536 Nov.
Kvik
3 23 in ordinary..
4-Netherlanda India,
Philippine Islands.
Flamer
British
Jaaval hospital
230 Attached to Melville
Loon Fr Lyeemoon
W Larange WO Collinson
Nor.
bg.
174uctober 31 Siemsson & Co
E Sorensen
Sailing Directions for Panay I.
Maceo
6-Malayan States-Singapore, &c.
Grasshopper
British
gun-boat
3230 In ordinary.
7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, &o.
a-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
- dres, Bombay,
9-Ceylon.
Handy
British
gun-boat
3230In ordinary,
Kieachan
Franch
10.English and French Weights, &c. 11-United States of America.
Le Brethon
French
-CHAT, VIL ——SEU, I rio 6.
Leven
Tubles on Prices, Exchanges, &c.
Comparison of Prices.
Mecance
British
British
gun-boat
gun-boat
gun-vessel Military Hospital
4400 Chanvin
Madura
Maggie
Магія
Marie
Malvina Vidal
E:Incalca KStaffous
Bowman Kassal
Brit bk Brit bk,
sh. Salv.
IN. Gor, bg
Marie
300 Barriere
Martha
3300xford 8. Cameron Lt. Cnir. Merida
Mary Mildred
Mexicans
2591 Hospital slip
Mikado
2.Relating to Exchanges.
Mikado
tables ini
3.Relating to Time.
4Comparison of Weights,
Measurement of Cargo, 6-Bullion Operatione.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of Chins, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japs Chen-to
Ari-Jun nere Cosste.
Ching-tsing The
Author in
bis Profice
The Chin-hai hap. VIL, for estimating prices, Fei-loong measurement of goods, exchanges, de, have
elected from those constantly in use P buen among the foreign merchants in China. Sui-tsing
na Tien-po Those for galoulating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have been copied from the mare extended tables, by the kind permis The
says
sion of the author, P. Loureiro, are
last section of the same chapter on ments Bullion," has been prepared and for the Guide by Patrick R. -furnished
of the Commercial Bank of Harper, Hed India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the exchanges and movements of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,
Melville
British
naval hospital
Geo. B. Hill, D.1.0.
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430 Nov.
213 Nov.
450 Nov.
221 Nov
27 Burrows & Co
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4815 October 8 Douglas Lapraik & Co
250 October 2 Heard & Co
bg. 276 October
sh.
Ger. h 340 Nov.
¡Brit. sh. 1214 Dec.
N. Ger, bk. 360 Nov.
Fol. ah. 1064 Nov.
Taartine, Matheson & Co 24Wm. Pustan & Co
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326 October 12 Landstein & Co
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5 Russell & Co Brit. 836 October 5John Burd & Co Amer. b. 640 October 50 Bosc & Co
N. Ger. bk. 410 Nov..
Fob. bk. 458 Nov.
Sium, bk. 454 Nov.
24 Wm. Pustau & Co
10 Eurowitz & Co 1uChinese
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Brit. sh. 982 Nov. Stan sh. 604 October 10 Chinese
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Siam, bk. Amer. bk. Amer. bk. Brit.
429 Nov.
419 Nov. 384 Nov.
B. 644 Nov.
Span, bk. 402 Nov N. Ger, sh, 1193 Sept iam, bk. 311 Nov. Brit. bk. 884 Nov. Amer sh 1005 No7.
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23 Chinese
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23. Heard & Oo 20 Douglas Laprsik & Co
20 Remedios & Co 11A Heard & Co 16 hiness
23 P. & O. S. N. Co-
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28 Russell & Co Gilman & Co 18 Chinese 23 Wm. Pustan & Co
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30 Wm. Pustan & Co
Turner & Co Landstein & Co
27 Siemsson & Co 22 Holliday, Wise & Co
WHAMPO À.
286. October J0Order
Nov.
Ningpo
21 Siemssen & Ou 13 Sionisan & Co
Yokohama
23 Wm. Pustau & Co
27 E. Schellbass &
20 Melchers Bo
Brit, Alt.
N. Gor. bls.
646 Nov.
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New York
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