Page
348, May-11 1869
Insurances. DEVIMIO
LE INSURANCE OFFICE, erighed having beed appoint
for the above 1NSURANOLA ra prepared to accept Marine Baue Policies on any first cland sela dr. Steamers, on the tran ble in case of CALCUTTA, BOMER, ONE
OF LONDON WHO
ROB... WALKER?& OUT June 21 1804
NOTICE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
wing Bates will be charged for short period Insuring
ing One
Month
per cent
xceeding per nths,
Monthe
xceeding
por cent,
The full Annual Rele Months;
of 1 per cen ROB. S. WALKER & COM
ents Hoyal Insurance Company: Aftil, 1, 1869. FAIL: 307
NOTION RUBA AUT
raigned having received exter
From THE
ne hirst-class Build
ea therein in FANDO Madao 340,000 SEMINT ROB. SWALKER & CO st Inait Company of Liverpool,
June 174
REDUCTION
PATES OF FEMIUM Jo IRE INSURANCE 19
raigned liave ( az already huil.
in their Circular dated 14th De socived authority from the Be
he
ROYAL
So Reduce the rate of preminja.
ES And on FUR
PRIVATE
drcumstances, on Patry.
FURNITURE
iz contained, no kodi kot of DWELLING-Hoggs removed own, the rate of Premium will
driers per: Cent, in play offer
Ar Annum as hitherto charge
of Residences, so situated be
or remi-detached
zed,
educed to
the late wil
to One-half per Cant Annual Rates for Fine iz.. Pe Ann
the various classes of Buildings ontents will therefore remain B
further notice, vİLTRE ad semi-detached: De Houtes (removed, 1, 7, 135 Town) and their
tated)
Houses
and their rul
China House and stirna tenta,
14 per cont.
sks as per special arrangement. BOB. S. WALKER £700, gents Royal Insurance Company, 8, November 9, 1806,
INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CADRES
arsigned, Agents for the above egy are prepared to gmnt Poli- FIRE, on BUILDINGS. And current rated
g February 6,2887
ASEA & FIRE IESUBANCE
34 COMPANY+ral statu
craigned having been appointed in Hongkong, for the above IPANY are prepared to grant Po- RA RISES, at onzentrates.
RUSSELL & Co, April 1, 1866. vi
AZE INSURANCE ASSUCIA- ION OF SHANGHAI,
lernigned having been appointed azies and Agents of this Alcool- prepared to issue Policies, pou ksat.oprrent rates of premium.
be made
London,
Dombure,"
Fodchow and
to the usual brokerage this clone on the assured of tach
returns to
ton
te
10
esch qurrent year,
per cent of the prolly of the
or that year divided pro rata to
of premium paid by sadh po-
RUSSELL & Co.
g. March 2, 1867.-) JA
#
O INSURANCE COMPANY.
F SAN FRANCISCO.
lersigned having been appointed
in China for the above TRAUE-
ANY are propared to grand Pelle
Marine Blake, at the entrent
pg, July 6, 1866,
MARAN SEA ANDY- NBURANCE COMPANY OF
SAMARANG.
dersigned having been appointed in Macão for the above named Te prepared to grant Policies arins Risks at the mirent Rates,
BAYNAL & Co. August 41866.
DE OOSTERING DOMA
D FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY OF BATAVIA S
NG BEA AND FIRE INSUR JOMPANY OF RAMARANG.
dersigned having been apponted la in Hongkong for the shave panies are prepared to gr gainat Fon Risks on to wi
SIEMSEEN & Cor ng August 11860.
blished by
oprietor at No? Victoria, Hongkong
No. 1848 --MAY FEJ 1860] K←ebol 96]
Post-Office Notifications.
MAILS BY THE "TRAVANCORE" The Contract Packet TRAVANCORP will be dispatched with the fisual Mails for Ensopo, de, on THURSDAY, the Toth Instant, af 9, and the Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettera, Letters for Bagistra Singapore, Penang, Point de Galletion, Nerepshers, Books, patil 8 301792 1.1, 66, tre 12th Instant v Letters, Aden, Suez, Malta, Marseilles, de may be posted in the night box from 8, on the 12th Instant until
A. on the following morning.. All Letters posted between 7 and 8 am
STEAM FOR
and Southampton 2
Late Fe of 18 cente
Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta, on the 19th Instant will be chargeable PENINSULAM and OsibhTAL STEAM On, to the penal postagpy with THE
NAVIGATION: COMPANY'' Steam-kilpa "TRAVANCORE," Capt, O. H. Esitys With Her Majesty's Mail, Passengers Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the Above places, on THURSDAY, the 18 Moy, st. 9.A.M.
7)
PARCELS and CARGO will be received
latest time for posting Letters at this Office is 8.1K and for Newspapers, ook, or Patterns 7 4,M. on the 18th Instant.
Further, late lattery (but Letters only) ad- dressed to the United Kingdom vid Marcles on to Singapore, maybe
on board until Noon, and SPECIE uutosted on board the Facket from 8.30 47.M. on the 12th May,
to 8.00 4.a. on payment of a late fee of 48 cents exch, in addition to the postage, after which no Letters can be received.
For particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ALE REQUIRED.
A written declaration of the Contents and
Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence of Box Holders will be received at the window set apart for the purpose, on *****the East Side of the building,⠀⠀⠀
THE GMINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
-1—On the lát October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of exceeding 1210 at the rate of Exchange By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, L Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Current for Kach Mail, and charged with Commission 'docorting to the following Scale; izl
Cents.
For suma not exceeding 12,12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5... 24
E
2 No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny
3-Orders drawn in the United King dum upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- bawa, will be paid at the rate of Exchange
at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.
GUIDE.
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PP. DEMY SVO, WITH APPENDIL-
FIFTE EDITION, 1869.1| #cliri
Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con-
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King- do, ahewray the Counties in which they tents of this Book are situated, are hung up for public refer- ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama, p
CHAP. I.—BEÚ. 1 TO 4.
Four Treaties with China, 1.Treaty with Great Britain, ald Cone Text of the same.
2-Treaty with the United States. 3.Treaty with Franco,
Value of the Packages for the Overland Konte All correspondence for places to which pre-dinary title will be sufficientiem, the Treaty with Russis
is required by the Agyalian Government, and mud be descered by the Shippers to the Com pang's Agents with the Bill of Lading, or
Parcels; and the Company do not hold themacions responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect news on much declaration
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading, un gold ivory
W, MACAULAY, Superintendent, P.&O. B. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, May 8, 1880,
NOTICE
- == 6. —Applicants for Money Orders mest furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of ons Christian name, bath of the Remitter and the Payes; if the Remit- ter or Payer be a Peer or a Bishop, his usund designation of such tra, auch sa *Baring Brothers” will-suffice, but the mere form. Meurs,, such as Mesure. -Ri- vingtan," or the name of a Company trad the United Kingdom will be sent thing under a title which does not consist of charged with a fine of One Shilling in the names of the persons composing it, such addition to the postage
as Carron Co, la insamissible,
payment xmphory fust be drepala
Hongkong Postage Stamps. Insufficiently stamped Letters added to
Letters posted after 7 M. on the 13th Instant will not be forwarded unless cache Late Fes as well as the postage is
prepaid. Letters injuficiently stamped or unstamped may13 addressed to places to which they can.
*40* not be forwarded unpaid, will be open
ed and returned to the writers an oarly Send te posible, but po guarantee cam bo given that soch Letters, if posted after 108 PM on the 12th Instant will be ·Te turned until after the mail is closed.
placed on the Postage Stamps should
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANUAIS. STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, S
MARSEILLES.
-The Remitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to hate the option of giving or withdrawing the name of the Payee in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank,
7.When an Order is presented through Bank, s receipt by any person will be saf fcient, provided the Older be crossed with the name of the receiving Bank, and be presented by some Person known to be in the employ of such Bank
apper right hand corner of the corr8The agunture of the Payee of a Mo pondence, except in cases where they may be need in payment of "Lata Feeney Order to be sized to the Order in the When the Stamy or Stamps represent place provided for the purpose. If the ying the late for should he placed on the Payen be table to write the inust sign the
lower left-hand corner, All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol- far will be conducted in the Coins pro scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and ⠀⠀ the Proclamation of the 23rd January, 1984, and no other Coins, but those horst specified will atlier be received or given in charge as fractional parts air of μ Doilar,
receipt by making fnd mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.
-Should the Payee of a Money Order
desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was issued, at some other office than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the will
transfer
bo granted, the Onter he inclosed to the Payment for Postage Stampst be made Postmaster of the Office in which it w BOMBAY PONDICHERY, MADRAS, the current Dollars of the Colony or drawn. In such case a new Order will be digued, the Louridou chargeable upon AND CALCUTTA THE Company's Stent-ship "IMPERA Mons Orders on any of the Money Order which will be deducted from the afbount TTRICE, Commandant MASAIRE, willfjes in the United Kingdon will be the new. Order
Á£80
teave this Pert for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, on THURSDAY, the 20th May, af Noon,
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and sesepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europa,
Cargo will be received on board until 4 M. of the 19th, Specie and Parcels until
Boy
*** granted until 5 r.μ on the 1201 Instant
F. W. MITORELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong,
May 8, 1869.
IT is hereby notified for general informa Ition that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns addressed to the United States of Americs
of
10-In the event of a Money Order miarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Payee, (containing the necessary partionlara, and accompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable
11.On the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a Inpeed
Supplementary Treaty with Rusais.
CHAP, UI.---HEC, 1 To 5.
Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Impert.
Tariff on Artiglca of Export, 3. Rules respecting Tracie and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same 4-Description of Articles of Import. 5-Description af Articles of Export.
CHAPIRO. 1 TO 14.
Foreign Commerce with China.
1-Port of Canton.
Port of Chauchan 'or Swatow. 3-Port of Kiungobau in Hainan.. 4--Fort of Amey. 5.-Port of
6. Pori
end
and Taiwan in For-
and more. By and dire
port of Shaugas, e d -Ports on the Yangter, and Trade in
the Interior.
10 Fort of Tangchau or Chefoo: ⠀⠀ 11.-Port of Tientsin,
12-Port of Nowowing or Yangish”, 15 Colony of Hongkong
Macao.
CHAP. 19.—SEO. 1 FO 5, Foreign Commerce
Intimations.
SERVICE.
intimatione.
HINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory- an registered Pilot Boats to convey from place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs Harbour Master's Departme ts, with such stores ar may be wanted for either Light-houses ar Light-ships.
GENERAL REGULATIONS WITH LOCAL RULES
FOR THE
PORT OF SWATOW.
GENERAL REGULATION I
2.Every Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay sfee of Twenty Taels for renewal of Li- cense on the first of July each year.
S.-In case of a Pilot going of in an un- registered Bost, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time the is on board but no Pilot is authorised to craize in an unregistered Boat, without special permission from the Harbour Mas ter
Bye Law and Fädet Ruites, 1.-Bye-Laws and Rules neemary for the bertan prderingo palotage matters at the Perls are to be drawn up by the Har- 4-The owner or hirer of any unregis hout Master in consultation with the Con-tared Boat making use of a Pilot Flag, and auls and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having a Licensed Pilot on board, aball also it rests in the same way to fix the nam be prosecuted before the authorities to ber of Pilots, tariff of charges, and define who he is amenable, or whose Flag or the limits of the Pilotage ground..
national Ensign ho has the right to use.
2.The number of Filota for the Port of Bwatow shall be
-A registered Pilot Boat is not per mitted to fy the Pilot Flag, save when there
- - 3. –The Pilotagé ground for the Port ofis either a Licensed Filot or certificated Ap Swatow shall be off Bill Inlet to the lower limit of the unoborage Kabchio Point.
The rates of pilotage shall be as fol lows for all sized vessels between the limits
of the Pilotage ground: steamers or sailing vessels, $2.00 per foot Englishrieasurement. To Barbour Filot for Berthing or Unberth ing nta per foot English mer ment,
50 conta
mensure
GENERAL REGULATION II. II. Pilots Individuals. Eligible The subjects, citizens or proteges of Treaty Lowers shall, equally with Natives of China, and without dietinotion of nationality, be eligible for appointmant when vacanties occur, by the Board of appointment, sub jest to the General Regulations now insped and the Bye-Laws to be under them onforced at the several Porta respectively.
GENERAL REGULATION III. TIL Board of Appointment, how to be
The Board of
comment a
eball
prentice on board.
GENERAL REGULATION EX 1. Flags to be exhibited on arrival, shall cause to be exhibited
When nearing the anchorage the Pilot
A Red and White Flag (No. 9), if the
vessel, is from
Chinese om Hongkong, Japan, or any Blue and White Flag (No. 2), if from any Foreign Port
is in ballast
A Yellow and Blue (No. 10), if the vessel
A
Red Swallow Tail (No. 5), if the veazal has gunpowder or other combustibles on board with autho
"GeneraḤ RemulatiON X. Harbour Pilots Vessels in Harbour, Barthing, de.
1. The duties of the Barbour Pilot, where such exists, will be to take charge of vessols at the outer limit of the anchorage, berth them in accordance with the orders of the Harbour Master as President, the received from the Harbour Master's De- or a Senior Pilot, and two persons whose berths, going in and out of deck, or to and
of partment
take charge vessela skifting namies shall be drawn by lot, by the Hat from wharf or out of the bour Mastor, from a list prepared and pub-faband tusotto the i srbour Mast
i lished by the Harbour Master in consulta tion with the Couauls and Okombura of Commerce. CORNERAL REGULATION
Facancies: how to be filled up, Whenever there be a
may amnog the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in the local prints, and eigin days after wards the Board of Appointment shall proceed to All it up by a competitive examinations.
2.The Foard miky refuse to admit to
having the examination any one who, I been a Licensed Pilot has had withdrawn, and also sus candidats, who i
Consular Certificates na to procure
to Charanier, og
examination shall be
onca
Office
all
in
and
Master's 7 Office a matters
concerning the shipping and the Port the donservancy of the river or harbour,
In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas-
·ter will, sa far as possible, most the wishes and the entrance, working or clearance of ef Commanding Uficers and Consignees
ste is taking barths pot asigned to them, Harbour Master's orders are complied with. Fby the Customs until the
Vessels are to meor in accordance the Harbour Master, and they are not to remere from the anchorage, without his permission.
4.The Harbour Pilotage Fees parable to the Harbour Master are as follows:-
Shifting a vessel's berth; taking a vessel
with orders received License
be public and
Tara and the vacancies shall be giv to or from a heaving down Hulk; $10, in
Intercourse with Japan. 3.--Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan,
3.-L'orts open to Foreign Commerce,
Nagasaki..
to the most competent among the candi dates Without distinction of nationality, provided always the competency of the first on the list be not relative but absolute
4.The Consal concerned ruay in person, or by deputy, be present and take part the examination of ourdidates,
Kanagawa and Hakodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Moo. 5-The majority of the votes of the
негел
full.
THE TREATY PORTS OF CHINA JAPAN," AND "NOTES AND QUERIES ON UHINA AND JAPAN," EXTRASTS FROM BEVIL WA
5.American Compact with Lawohenberuf the Board shall decide the (From the traits Times," July 27, 1868.)
V. BEC. 1 TO 7. Moneys, Weights, do, in China. 1-Chinese Currency..
Chinese Numerals,
of the 19th (Parcels are not to be transmitted via the United Kingdom will der. The additional Commission in Chinees Commercial Weight,
sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Arakas For Particulars regarding Freight and Page, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED
C. BERTRAND, Principel Agent, Hongkong, April 29, 1869,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY:
ma20
THROUGH U, S, MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-
ed as follows
Great Republic,
барат
China
Great Republic,
Voyage,
Connections are made af Panama
bone followe, viz
Via SOUTHAMPTON,
Under 1ounde,A
12 odată!! Above 4 ounce, and not ex-
ceeding 8 ounce, 124 Above 8 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 12 ounce, 38 Above 12 once and not or ceeding 18 onaces?* For every additional 4 oz., 12
Viu MARSEILLES.
48
32
Under 4 ounce, d
10 conte
Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 8 ounce,
Above 8 ounce and not ex
oceding 12 ounce
Above 12 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 16 ounce,
64
For every additional 4 oz. 16 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory
in each case:
FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1863,
2. No alteration has been made in the Beam Lines upon the West Chest of Cen- rates of Postage on correspondence ad teal and South America, at Aspinwall with dressed to Mauritius,
last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a now Order.
12.—But when it
It is desired that any error in the lane of the Remitter or Payee should be corrected or that the amount of a Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should bo renewed for payment in the Country.in. which the Order was originally drawn,
plication fee of
must be made to the Chief nch Country This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- Lapsed Order, in which case the ference to Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.
18.Repayment whether of an originale or renewed, or a duplicate Urder, will not be made to the remitter until it has been
ascertained that the advige has been cau-
velled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn,
to negligence on the part of any Officer of
Measures of Capacity. b-Measures of Length 6-Chinese Land Measures, 7-Obinoeq Dixisions of Tius,
CHAP. VI.—SEG. 1 TO 11; Western Moneys, Weights, do
Aunamese Moneys, Ac 2-Port of Saigon
3-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, e, Elamase Moneys, Weighta, &o, 4-Netherlands India.
5.-- Philippine Islands
`of candidates for Pilot LA
censes each member having que vote in the Some time ego wa had cousion to remark Sallot, but in the absence of the Consul upon the progress that Literature as repre the Barbour Master shall live making in the Fast, and our attention has concerned
livesented by the fress bad made and was castingvote PARA GENERAL REGULATION V again been called in the subject by the re
Filats Tacenses; by whom to be issued.
ceipt of a Bungkong publication which Pilots Licenses shall be issued by the deserves some notice and which we have Qommissioner of Customs in the game and uch pleasure in introducing to the know- on behair of the Chinese Goverment Lodge of our readers. We allude to Notes natives and Queries on thina and Japan, published
of Chits shall subsequently bevised
mate issued to Flats not being onthly by Mr Saint; the proprietor of the registered at the Consulate concerned th Moit newspaper. This publication
Every Licensed. Pilot aball begin and shape is
is well printed on good paper, and in size
well-known name-
a printed copy ofville fianeral Regulation sake or protote, and is equally a
Local Rules and shall produce the same
and
да
AB
13:06
As his License when required.
mine containing curious
On this first of July each year every information regarding the language,
Pilot, shall
tire,
useful
litara bistory, pranvers and customs of the
Panla ay the sum of Tau Haikwan Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese,
for the renewal of his License.
GENERAL REGULATION VI
Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken.
It lays a good deal. for the extent and footing of Europeans in
that such a publication as this
Chy of
for whom he
It shall be allowable for oach Licensed should be established and conducted with Pilot to take an apprentice, shall be respousible; on the
Sailing Directions for Panay I. 6.—Balayan States Singapore, &c.
Pilots, the Harbour Master application of apparently successful vigour. 7.--Burmese Moneys, Weights, &c. 8.-Indian de dras,
diab Presidencies, Bengal, Ma-prentices with
Who Cecial óertificates.gtā Bombay. 9.-Ceylon. 10.—English and French Weights, dze, 11.--United States of Ambrig
The publication is altogether a very in wil supply pteresting one, and withing it every succes
CHAP, VIL BEC, 1 to 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, da.
1. Comparison of Prices,
Relating to Exchanges. Relating to Time. Measurement of Cargo Comparison of Weights, 6.-Bullion Operation
nese Coasts,
ment.
of our readers.
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the number for the current year of "Notes and Qussies," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. B. Denny, are so well known.
whose Treaty Ports of China and Japan ате во
From the
the circumstances of the Porte med it to the attention and support appear to demand it, the Harbour Master may authorize apprentices to not tempora (From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.) zily and within certain limits, as Flots provided they have received certificates of competency from the Board of Appoint
GENERAL REGULATION, VIL....... Licensed Pilote to volum subordinated, Unlicensed Piloting, de Laotuseil Pilata may carry on their names attached to the "Notes" we can see business uitker singly or in Coronaties that the contributors include some of the ក្នុងម They must pay duti respect to the wishes arest is not confined to Chins, and it will best Chinese scholars in the East. Its in-
uuder (whoso order and control they are va diverted the all scholars, who and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of
valuable plscoil, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism, and its literature, and
to
any, offence
attention towards the
14.-Payment of an Order must be ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar May 19.
Month after that in which it was dawn; 19,
for instance, if drawn in January, payment July
must be obtained before the oud of July 19.7 August, 19. It is hereby notified for general in otherwise the Order will become lapsed, A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or Government of Mauritius and the Union mission, to be deducted from the amount
formation that, the Contract between the and a new Order (for which a second Com shons same date, connooting at Yokohama Steam-slip Company, for the Conveyanes of the Order will be charged) will become with above-named steam of Maile once a month between Ceylon and nebesar
Passengers ticketed through to California, Mauritius, and between Mauritius and
15.-If an Order be not paid before the APENDIX.--Containing Sailing Direc-pound of dienis, subject to an appeal, so enrolo to Mexico, Central and South America, the Natal, having terreinated, the corresponend of the Twelfth Calendar Month after tions for the Court of China, und for the Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within ental antiquities. It deserves to be better Atlantic States, and to England or France, dence for Mauritius, will be forwarded from that in which it was drawn, for instance, Japan Islands; also giving the assnings three days
known in lodia both via New York and by lines from Pa thin Office in the Mail for Aden, from drawn in January and not paid before of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and If guilty of any misconduct for which naks and Aspinwall
(From the London Examiner," May whence it will be sent to its destination by the end of the following January-all plain Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po. Consular punishment has been inflicted, or
18, 1868.3 Betara tiaketa issued at a reduction of the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for
17 10 pon the whole amount for the round Rounion and Mauritius on the 25rd of each to the Money will be forfeited, unless,itions of places on the Chinese and Japa-loved to have opmmitted
under peculiar circumstances, the Post
This really useful volume ["Treaty Ports Revenge Laws, the individual Month
Office of the Country in which the Order
concerned may be mepended or dismissed of China and Japan" is intended as a way draws think proper to allow it." The author in his Preface says The by the Harbour Master, subject to antap guide for traveliers and residents in China
16-After once paging a Money Order tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, read to his Consul. If a
and Japan, and as a book of referencs for a Foreigner, the
wercantile men generally. It contains an within three days. by whomsoever presented, the paying Offas measurement of goods, exchanges, de have appeal to be lodged
been selected from those constantly, in use will not be liable to any further claim: If
Any one piloting without a license, account, historical and political, of all the Those for calculating the prices of tea in own, suthorities, who will deal with the Poking, Yeda, Hongkong, and Macao. It dollars or ponce have been copied from the
offender in the Post Office, the Postmaster Genera of
accordance with the Laws of his has been carefully complied and edited by the Country of Colony in which the migli- more extended tables, by the kind permis Country Any Pilot lending his License to Mr N. B. Denbya; and the elaborate mapa gence occurs will, if he ses fit require the last section of the same chapter on More with in the same way, in addition to furfeit considerably enhance its value. ****
son of the author, P
Loureiro, Ead The another will be proceeded against and lealtad
d plans, with which the
work abounds, Officer in fault to make good the lows. ments in Bullion, has been prepared and ing his License.
We have thus given in patling some of for the Guide by Patrick B furnished 17.-No Money Order will be paid unless Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of an unlicensed person to pilot his vessa devoted to Canton, as a specimen of the 4-Any Commanding Officer employing the more prominent portions of the chapter India at Fongkong, who has had much or will be liable to be the authorities to whose Macao,, Formoss, & Ningpo, Shanghas, and whole volume. Other chapters treating of Hundred Teals by the authorities to whose the remainder of jurisdiction he is amenable
treaty poris, we can only enumerate. The pages describing GENERAL REGULATION VIII.
Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and Pilot Boats Regulations to be observed. 1-Pilat Basta shall be registered with readers respecting history, public buil contain so much that is new to European their crews at the Harbour Master's Office, dings, and where each boat will be given a certificate would fain transfer them to our columns. that wo characteristion, general and number. The words Licensed Pilot A complete and intelligible plan of the Im Bont" sball, with the number, be legibly perial City and neighbourhood, gives us an painted at the stern, and on the head of the accurate notion of the relative position of Mainsail and à fag, of which the apperite divisions, streets, and places. horisontal half shall be yellow, and tho In the introductory chapter to the notices lower green, shall be flown, Buch register of the Treaty Ports of Japan will be found ed Pilot Bonts shall deposit their national a succinot bistory of that Empite, together papers with their Consul or the Customs with remarks on its government, geography, CHARLES A, SAINT,
they shall be at liberty to more freely and limits, which will be found particularly (Laws & Shortrede & Co.) within the limits of the Port and Pilotage interesting as throwing a considerable light. ground, and aball be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, and China Mail Odles, Jan. 5, 1968, dues. Qu the requisition of the Harbour I still comparatively, unknown to Europesas
ri West 3 As the communication with Natal and the Royal West India Mdl Joneshe Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the wrong payment, however, be made oving among the foreign merchants in Chine, shall be subject to prosecution before his open ports of these countries, together with India and Pacific Steam ship. Company (Limited) and the French franskantie correspondence for thosa Colonies, unless Company" And, at New York, with the marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, various lines to Europe Tickets inftied will, in future, ha beut, in the Mails for For the following Steam allip Lanedi Inman, London at the following rates of Postage, National, General Transatlantic Co., Now which n must be
be paid in advance, viz :—- York and Havre Steam-ship Co, New York Upon Letters sent by way
and Bremen Steam-ship: Col, and North os Southampton..... 46 vents each othe advice has been previously received Gorman Lloyda.
Favorsele arrangements have been made. for through passengers auit freight to Ame- ries, from Caloutta, Penang and Singapore,
ad, from Swatów, Amoy and Foochow
Through Bills of Lading given for Parts of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen tral and South America to as far as Valpe
o, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton and B Nazaire, France.
Freight to United States payable in ad- Yano in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery
In American Gold Coin with 8 par ceut ad-
When
sent by way Marseilles, Newspaper vid Sontham-
plon,... Newspapers við Marsell-
Book Packets vid Southe
18. Additional Rules for greator Mic-perience in the exchanges, and movements rity against fraud, and for the better werk of the precious metals in Eastern Asia, ing of the system generally will be made as ocosalon may require.
"The Appendix of Salling Directions bas been reprinted from the China Pilot 19.-Should it appear that Money Orders With short interruptions, the costs from are used by mercantile men, or others, Singapore to Hakodadi are all dibcribed in either in the United Kingdom or at Hang it and for the Chinese coasts, the Dire Underkong
Shanghai or Yokohama, for the tions have been improved by the insertion of 20 cents, above 4 ox. and not ex-transmission of large sums of money, the of the Chinese characters for the hates of ceeding 8 os.; and 20 cents for every British or Colonial Post Office, the cast all places that could be ascertained." additional 8 oz
may be, will consider the propriety of in-
ampton, 20
Book Packets vis Marwallles, 14 cents treasing the Commission, and will dierdie ditional, at shipper's option, it at the
under 4 ok; 28 conts above for and not the power of wholly suspending for a time. Orders may be sent through any of the For further information, apply at the brooding 8 as; and 23 cents for every the one of Money Orders.
China Mail Agents, ar dirset to defeats additional 8 ounces.
By Command,
Agency of the Company, Praya West.
GEO. E LANE
Hongkong, February 16, 1860 11
- F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong 9th September, 1868.
FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868,