THE CHIHA MAIL.
[No 1722-DECEMBER
1868.
Miscellaneous.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LD
Published at the "CHINA MALL" Office, Hongkong,
638 r. ngay B70, WITH APPENDIX.
FIFTH EDITION, 1868,
Price, $5,
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,
The following is an Abstract of the Con
tenta of this Book:-
CITAP. I.---SEG. 1 ro 4. ·
Four Treaties with China.
1-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of ile sau
2-Treaty with the United States.
3-Treaty with France
4-Treaty with Koasia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia
CHAP. II.SEC. 1 To 5
Articles of Trade with China..
Tarif on Articles of: Import.
2Tariff on Articles of. Export.
3.--Rules respecting. Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same."
4Description of Articles of Import,. 5.--Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP 11.Sec. 1 ro 14.
Foreign Commerce with China.
1-Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow,
3.--Port of Kiungchau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy,
5.--Port of Fooohow.
6-Ports of Tamishui and Taiwan in Fori
mosa
7-Part of
路
號:未士包刺公司謹
買者之事:英十二月九 七見此船有壞漏弊端係
國一 百緞現銀交易鷹銀七 在本港海面約載一千一 +11E8EØYERE
月初三日有多那治西洋 一隻名煙拿在船上
KHORGE SE+! 司 或架刺爹公司啟
五號
連准於英十二月十 名牙且屢船主名旣 有今二枝桅一隻
蘭士頓公司
加路滑公司謹啟
Chinese Advertisements.
冷夜投
買七
在十
險 倫頓等支交持此聲明
中必癸亥年八月十六日
白告梳燕
司公險保爐布啟味亞 倫華第爐司兹 新價壹保在
填風之辦或 補
SHIPPING IN HARBOUR
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of errors in the following list.
Exclusive of Te-day's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances.
C. on Pedder's Wharf.-J., 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...on Kowloong side.
Veasel's Name and Where Anchored,
可輪 味刺 望在船單啟爹 STEAMERS 買中照保布公 Douglas
Captain.
Flag and
Tone.
Date of Arrival.
1868.
Consigneca or "Agents.
Intented
Destination.
Despatch.
Cadik
Ellora
WOEdmoind WC Toppin
WMurray
Formosa
WC Barratt
Glengyle
者客揚
是新欲帆
̇請附往 英至
安
十本物南三圭
二行或月 月面搭如:
月十八號
一
·者如揚主時英
就是新
論貴
往
·英至 十本
早日揚州往拿加砂 拉船主名滅者路必
幾早拉 Jopan 識物 船名有 Sultan Venus Yung-hai-an
Malts
WC Hydo
WC Dundas
We Cuming
WC Morison
SAILING VESSELS
Adelina
WC Schutt
Alida
W Torm
Ange
EPetrio
N. Ger. sch Dan. Brit. ech.
by.
孖拿
Bakavia
W Hartzar:
N. Ger. bk.
Candace
WO Meinachien
N. Ger, soh.
Canton
Callso
Carmelita and la
Catharina Maria Castle
E Brendta
EGott
Lavarelo WiJvuson
W Niated
N. Gor. bk.
235 Dec.
Salv
sh.
N.
Ger
VESSELS LOADING.
City of Niagara
Destination.
Vessel's Nume.
Flag Kig
Consignees.
Chine and Havane
Christine
Cioria
Condor Contest
E Robert
Feb.
bk. bk.
274 Nov.
ELIcoper W Laue
isrit. str. 816 Des. Brit. str. 615 Deo. Brit. str. 1579 Supt Brit, str. 700 Dec. Brit str. 1205 Dec. mer air. 4000 Dec. Brit. atr
940. Deo. Brit str. 880 Nov.. Amor. str. mer. str.
Dut
Siam.
4P. &.0. S. N. to
Douglas Lapraiz & Co 28 P.&O. S. N. 136 5 P. & U.-S. N. Co 4Jardine, Math
9 Pacific Mail S. S. Co 5P. & Q. S. N. G .27P. & O, S. N. ïu 677 August 30A. Heard & C 447 October 15 Russell & Ou
185 Dec. 260 Dec. 304 Nov.
488 Nov.
233 Dec.
1440 Nov. bk. 400 Nov.
bk. 350 Dec.
715 Nov.
4Wm. Pustau & Co 4Melchors & Co
22 Jolo Bard & Co
29 Wm. Pustau & Co
3m. Pustau & Co
8 Siemagen & Co
17 Jardine, Matheson & Co
20P.&O. S. N. Co
4. Borneo
neo Company
4 Chinese
14 Order
Y'a & S. F'cisco Bombay, do
For Sale.
Swatow, &c.
& Co
15th, 9 a.m.
PU
VOL. XXI
AGENTS FOR LONDON FA Lombard Stre Cornhill.. Gu
burn Hill, E.0 4 Old Jewry, AUSTRALIA, “T
ZEALAND bourne and Sy SAN FRANCISC generally: Francisca CHINA-Satou
GILES & CO. Co. Shangha “nila, €. KARU
Dep
WC Christenson
N. Ger. sc. Brit.
173 Nov.
22 Wm. Pustau & Co
102 Nov.
WC Leand
N. Ger. bk.
300 Nov.
ལ་ Ger. bk. 879 Nov.
Conreur dos Mors
-Fort uff
Shanghai
Cruiser
9.-Poris on the
Yangtz and Trade p
CHINA & JAPAN PORTS-
УОКОПАМА
Do
Outwater
OTHER POINTS.
LONDON
Do,
NEW YORK.
Do.
Do,
Nagasaki.
Do MADRAS
SURINAM
Do,
HAVANA
At Whampoa.
the Interior,
10.Port of Tangchau or Chefoo.
11. Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtaz',
13-Colony of Hongkong.
14.-Colony of Mação,
TINGKAP. IV:—B80, 1 70 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
L-Intercourse with Japan.
-Treaty between Great Britain and
Таран.
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,
Kanagawa and Hakodadi,
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-
sures.
5.-American Compact with Lowchew.
CHAP V-BEC, 1 ro 7.
· Moneys, Weights, ds., in China.
1-Chinese Chirrency.
2-Chinese Numerals..
3.Chinese Commercial Weights.
4-Measures of Capacity,
5-Measures of Length.
6. Chinese Land Measuroa, 7.-Chinese Divisions of Time,
CHAR. VL-820. 1 to 11.
Western Moneys, Meigitte, do.
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Joshua Bates
SAN FRANCISCO
N.G.bkA. Heard & Co Am. bk.lyphant & Co Br. sb.Russell & Co Br. ab. Rozario & Co
h. Russell & Co
Jardine, M. & Co
Br. sh. John Burd & Co
Br. ab. Turnor & Co- Ru. sh. Landstein & Co
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
Name.
Flag.
Rig.
Guns.
Gazella
Jau Van Galen
Johanna Mathilde
John & Mary
Joshua Bates
Kutar
Captain.
Kelao
Fatons
Leen Fa
Shaftesbury Ru, gr. Landatein & Co Condor N.G.bk Bourjau, Habener & Co
Despatoli
Dougless
W Morrison
John Lidgett
Br. h. Thomas & Mercer
Edith Banfield
EMitchell
Shunles
Br. bk, Deacon & Co
Ellen Morris
Wsilliok
...Merida
Esmeralda
...Sterling
Evening Star
WKappelmann
Young
...Louisa
Faithful
Marie
Finzel
W Haneach Hicks
Amer, bk. 18 Dec. ¡Brit.
sh. 540 Nov. Brit. bk 380 Dec. ¡Brit. bg. 194 Deo. N. Ger. bk. 400 Nov. Siam. bk. 414 Deo. Brit bk ¡Brit.
270 Nov.
bk. 457 Nov.
W Mitchell
WHansen W Reynolds EjLaumears WHausmann WY Crulmar E Jones
Siam. bk. 590 Nov. Fel bk. 419 Nov.
Siam. bk. 465ctober Amer. sh. 985 Dec.
Bongau, Hubener & Co
26 Chinese
3 Olyphant & Co
4John Burd & Co
& Arnhold Karborg & Co
3 Bourjau, Habeer & Co-
. Chinese
17 Siewssen & Co
18 E. Schelhasa & Co
Nagasaki
Yokohama
San Francisco put back
27 Laudstein & Cu
Dec. 11, Condor, fi
11, Seaforth,
11, Taunton, 11, Finzel, fo
New Ad
20 Ambold, Karberg & Co
Arnhold, Karberg & Co- S Chriusso
27 Bosmen & Co
FOR
The f
"JOB
Captain
despatul
For Freight
Hongkong, Dec SAIL
N.G.bk Russell & Co
Fortuno
W Dobroson
Siam.. bk.
447 Nor.
23 Chinese
Golden Hom
N. Castle
Br. Br.
Friendship
W. Klindt
...Omba
Goribaldi
El Boauf
Siam Urit.
.
480 Nov.
28 Chinese
sh.
20John Burd & Ca
Veritas
198 Dec.
1Carlowitz & Co
Vistula
Gosene Broue
N. Ger. bk.
400 Dec.
4 Heard & C
Gipsy
255 Nov.
Golden Horn
Brit.
+At Canton.
Goliah
Handy
Hesperus
Siara. sh. N, Ger. bg.
22 Chinese
Iris
1.-Annamese Moneys, &c.
2.-Port of Saigon,
3.-Treaty with Siano, Tariff, &in,
Siamese Mounys, Weights, dv.
Drake
4-Netherlurale India.
Philippine Islands.
Flamer
Sailing Directions for Panay 1.
6.-
-Mainyan
States-
-Singapore, &c.
Grasshopper
D-Ceylon.
Tables on Prices, Berhunges, dc.
7-Hurmese Moneys, Weights, &e.
8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma
dras, Bombay.
10.--English and French Weights,
11.-United States of America
CHAP, VIL - Sc. 1.40 6.
1-Comparison of Prices.
Hardy
Leven
British
gun-boat
British naval hospital
British gun-boat
British gun-boat
British
8230 in ordinary.
230jAttached to Molville-
Macao
Nov.
Macedoni
490 Dec.
3 230 ordinary.
Maggie
E Bowraan
222 Nov.
Malvina Vidal
Ekassal
3 230 In ordinary.
Marie
W Benzien
N. Ger, g
218 Nov.
2. Pratau & Co
Alarie
K Klicke
N. Ger. h
gun-vessel
3 300 Orford S. Cameron Lt. Cmr, tha
Martha
N. Gor. h
450 Nov,
27 Ressell & Co
Sau Francisco
221
Nuv.
23Melchors & Cb ·
Metrozo
John Burd & Civ
Mecance
Melville
British
British
2.-Relating to Exchanges,
Military Hospitalį.
naval hospital Princess Charlotte British receiving ship
2591 Hospital ship.
Morida Mexicana
New York
Immediate
Geo. B. Hill, D.LA,
Mikado Milion
14 3443 Comundore Oliver J. Jones
Mong:l
3.-Relating to Time. -
Nadeeda
4Comparison of Weights..
Unadilla
U. Stater gun-boat
6580 C, Hatheld, Lient. Camr.
5-Measurement of Cargo,
6. Bullion Operations..
APPENDIX.-Containing, Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the also giving the meanings Japan Islands of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Bailing Directions; and also a Table of Fo f places on the Chinese and Japa itions of Desa Coaste
The author in his Preface says:
"The in Chap. VII, for estimating prices, tables in measurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have
In beca selected from those constantly xmong the foreign rucrchants in China Those for calculating the prices of tas in the dollars or pence have been copied from more extended tables, by the kin
permis
sion of the author,
Inst section
P. Loureiro,
Esq. The the same chapter on "Move-
3 hag Bullion,
•ments in
has been prepared and farwished for the Guida by Patrick R.
Esq., of the Commercial Bank of at Hongkong, who bas bad much
nex
periance in the
the exchanges and movements
of the precious metals in Kastorn Asia,
The Appendix of Sailing Directions has
Nuiaden Naworth Castle Navarino
237 Dec.
348 Nov.
Neva
Nins
An-lan
Chin-hai
Spy
Chon-to Ching-tsing
-Fei-loong
Sui-taing Tien-po
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS.
Chinese
gon-vessel Chines gun-vessel
Chineso gun-boat-
Chinese
Chinese
gun-boat gun-boat
Nabasa
WO Paddon
Onato XMesquita Hager
Brit bk:
408 Nov
Ra
sb. 1400 October
28
Landstein & Co
Port
sh.
Itawa, sob.
100 Nov.
20 Melchers & Co
7 221 Godsil
Oconn
Nurynes
291 Edwards
Omba
Foh. bk. Brit.
4
Parsee
Deine
5. Francia
Patria
Chinese Chinese Chinese
Customs' Lorcha
3. Painter
Paul Riquet Pekin
gun-boet gun.bout
5 180 Stewart
le Longueville.
RECEIVING SHIPS & HULKS,
Nome,
Flug. Blg.. Tous.
Captain.
Сълне
Fort William. John Adam Kim Joo Hong
P. M. British British
barque
skip 1000 Townsend
318 Dunnis Daly
283 Mason Barbour Master (Gunpowder)
P.&O. 9, N, Co. Water Police
288
11.
Dumers,
082 Nov.
W Kruse
387 Nor.
W Carlos
Rebecca Goddard Ked Deer, Roslin Castle
bk. Amer. Bk.
429 Nov.
413 Nov.
Brit. វ៉ង,
694 Dec.
K: Alexander Brit gli.
044 Nov.
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
RIVER STRAWERS.
Vastaroțio
W Lederma W Guvite W Hanson WC Daughty We Recher
Vessel
Flag. Tons.
Captain.
Oumera or Ayente.
Taunton
W Hogg
Tekli
been reprinted from the
Chine Pilot,?
Three BrotherS
E Keer W Gale
24 Yung Chap Foru
With short interruptions, the coasts from
Bingapore to Hakedadi are all described in Dragon
British
P. & U. S. N. Co
of the Chinese characters for the names of Kin Shan
all places that could be ascertained.
Orders may be scut through any of the
China Mail Agents, or direct to
China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868.
CHARLES A, SAINT has on sale
CHARLES
Score BOOKS
FOR BIFLE PRAUTIOE,
as 188d af the WIMBLEDON RIFLE
MEETINGSJ
CONTAINÏNG:-
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS, PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE, LIST OF Maxons, RULES OF THE AB800LATION, BYE-LAWS, INSTRUC TIONS FOR REGISTER KEEPER, AND TAR GET REGISTEES,
PRICE, 50 cents ench Suitable for the waistcoat pocket,
it and for the Chinese coasts, the Direo Faine, (110 h. power) tions have been improved by the insertion Fire Dart
Da,
117 Stephenson
H. & W. Dock Company's Tug
Cranus
W Schoof
N, Ger, bk.
Do.
880.
II.,
C. and M. Steam-beat C.pany Veritas
Do..
466 Beniuing
H., C. & M. Steam-boat Co.
Vistula
WIngram WBurkitt
263 Nov. Brit gh. 632 Octobor Russ. sh. 035 Nov,
30, Wm. Pustan & Co.
Turner & Co
Surina
Early
Landstein & Co
Havana
Kiu Kiang*
Do.
617
H., C. & M. Steam-bont Co.
Lintin
Do.
69
Acheong
CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Nortrede & Co.)
Lättle Orphan Poyang Prince Albert Sir J. Jeajeebhoy Spark
Do.
46 Beuning
Union Deck Companys Tug
Wanja
Whitehall
Spoo
White Cloud
Do. Do #150 Do. 101 Amer,
140 Wilson Do,
Graves British 280 Carroll
Repairing at Hongkong,
379 Oary
H., C. and M. Steam-boat pany
Acheong.
Zephyr
EGonnir WC Mars!
EUcstrum
N. Ger. bg.
Brit. ali.
240 Nov. 936 Nov.
27 Siemsson & Co
22Holliday, Wiso & Co
Dut.
-bk.
400 Dec..
4 Russell & Co
Q. Achooug
Thomas Hunt & Co
Thomas Hunt & Ou
HI, O, and M. Steam-boat U. pany.
WHAMPOA.
Vessel's Nams,
Captain
Flag & Rig. Tons.
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents,
Destination
Intended Despatch
Colina
Dupleix
Glouisle
Buhrfiend Noel Hall
Louisa
Loanshown
Lyttleton Mobil
Book Barg
Ma Kong Phase Shaftesbury
Shannon
Hinsten
Fah,
Aitken.
Sterling
Harding
Suwonada
Jayue
N. Gar. bk.: 225 Nov. Foh #tr. 1900. Dez Brit. bk. 372 Nov. Bris al 903 Nov. Brit Bh 685 Nov. N. Ger. bk. 860 Deo.
Feh. atr.!
45 Sept str. 780 Dec. Russ. str. 524 October Amer. bk. 468 Nov. Amer. str. 1802 Deo.
30Wm. Pustan & Co
8 Messagories Imperiales 28 Chinese
6A. Heard & Co
15 Wm. Pustan & Ce
20 Olyphant & Co
27 Russo & Co
28 Olyphant & Co
New York
Repairing
Early
8 Messagories Imperiales 24 Landstein & Co
Repairing
Yokohama
New York
Early
-8 A. Hesed & Co
Shanghai
direct
* At Conton
Lucky Lyeemome
Princess Seraphi Princess Somowaty Race Horse Kapid
San Lorenzo Santa Anua Sen Forth Starley
KiGreen EGroenwold ESiomssen ERice W Silva Wanson
WC Spring WC Horn
EGoan W Lohse WC Guly
Devlin WCCowio
Wawell
E Williams WC Collinson
W Loop
ESorensou EMarates W Sunmerfield
N. Ger. bg
Brit bk.
825 Nov.
Bourjao, Hubener & flo sh. 1140 Uctober 29 Russell & Co Siam. bk. 542 August 19 Chinese
545 Nor 214 Nov.
N. Ger.sch! 101 Doc.
Dut.bg. 338 Nov. N. Gor. bk. 500 Nov. Brit. bk. 190 Dec. Brit.
sh. 500 Nov. hk. 552 Per
29 Arnhold, Karberg & Co
4 Order
30 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 14 Siemessen & Co
S'Douglas Laprail & Co 9 Rosario & Co
Brit.
Irit
bk. 530 Nov.
Donglus Laprait, & Co 30Jardin, Marcón & Co
frit. bk. 28 Dee.
rit. Lk.
ism. bk
Brit. bk.
Saly. Bh
¡Brit. bk. Beit. ach.!
280 October
426 Dec.
425 Nov.
N. Ger. sh.j 650 Nov.
Arnhold Karberg & Co 100rder
4Chinese
27 Burrows & Co
27Jardine, Matheson & Co
Borzico Compariy
28 Order
21 Siemssen & Co
Haje Kindred WValbortte Jeffries WC Lempert
WiSmith WC Coeribe
KFornan ENielson
lirit. bk.
281 Dec.
N. Ger. bk. 260 October 2ja. Heard & C
Brit. DA 276 October 2ilogg & Co
Norw, sch. ELinklatter Brit. bk
24Wm. Pusta & Co
WC Thomson
WC Soule
WiChristiansETI KGeneviere WC Seymour WKofoed W Poske
Elauant WCSpenco
. Ger. bk.
$40 Nov.
Brit.
sh.
1264 Dec.
Fou
ab. 1004 Nov.
Russ sh
Brdar
14Order
520 October 12 Landstein & Co
4ibb, Livingston & Co
Jardin, Batheson & Co
Laudatein & Co
1000 August 23 Birley & Co
628 Nov. sh.836 October
Amer. bk, N. Ger. bk.. Full. bk. Amer. bk.
040 October 410 Nov. 438 Nov. 595 Dec.
Bian. bk.: 464 Nov. Brik Siam, eh. Siam.
Span, bg Span, bk Islam, bk. Brit. bk.
Feb. bk. Lorit gh. N. Ger. bk. firit.
20 Dec. 402 Nov. 311 Nov.
384 Nov.
990 Nov. 187 (Nov. 250 Nov. bk. 388 Nov.
5 Russell & Co-
John Bural & Co
30 Bosman & Co. 24 Wm. Puste & Co 15 Carlowitz & Co
Olyphant & Co 16 Chinese
Burneo Compavy
23 Chiness
23 Chinese
Arnhold, Karbery & Co Gilman & Co
20 Douglas Lapraik & Oo
3 Remedios & Co
20 Remedios & Co 10 hinese 23 P. &O, S. N. Co
28 Russoll & Co 3 Gilman & Co
2 W. Pustau & Do
San Francisco
Melbourne and Sydney
¡Madras
Yokobama
put back
Surinam
Immediate
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