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19 August 25, 1869.
Insurances
LONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATION:
dersigned having been appointed te of the above Corporation t
grant Fire and Marine Itars e usual Terme.ne HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. g, December 28, 18679470
BLE INSURANCE OFFION. deraigned having been appointed ta for the above INSURANO are prepared to accept issus Policies on any fint c sels or
or Steamers, on the nasal able in case of loss, in Carva CALCUTTA, BOMBAY OF LOBOR ROB S. WALKER & COHE ng, June 21, 1864
NOTICE
INSURANCE COMPANY
lowing Bates will be cha
for short period, Injurances,
Month exceeding
e Mouths exceeding
ding Ons
per cant.
per cent,
per ceat,
y
The full Anunal Rata
Month,
ROB. 8. WALKER & flor!
gents Royal Insurance Company.
April 7, 1868
NOTICE
22
arsigned having received extend- ta from THE ROYAL INSUR MPANY, are Bow authorised to de against Fizz M follows, riz one first-class Building,, or on red therein in Hongkong,
Macao $45,000.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co.,
at Insur. Company of Liberpool,
June 17, 1864,
REDUCTION livi
BATES OF PREMIUM, FOR › 7, FIRE INSURANCE,
T
arsigned have (as already inti. in their Circular dated 14th Oc eceived authority from the Be he ROYAL INSURANCE to Reduce the rate of Premiu
in eredmstances, on PRIVATE DES and on FUETU sa and Er- in contained.
of DWELLING HOUSES
own, the rate of Premund will arters per Cent, in place of Ons
er Annum es hitherto charged
of Residences, so situated, be
or semi-detached the rate will reduced to One-half per Tortug
Al's Antipal Rates for Fix** the various classed of Buildings sutents will therefore retail a
further notice, viz
id seini-detached.
Houses (removedut bag's Town) and their
ing Houses (simil-
ated) and their
per cout China House Rud Malena Pa tante,
17 per cent.
ke as per special arrangement. ROH WALKER & O
ente Royal Insurance Company. 5 November 9, 1866, – juoko NSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO
raigned, Agents for the above ny are prepared to grab FoN- FIRE, on BUILDINGS and ourrent rates.
RUSSELL & CO
3, February 6, 1867,
SEA & FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
raigned having been appointed in Hongkong for the above
PANY are prepared to grant Po- SEA TASKS, at currentrates,
AORUSBELL & Co. April 1, 1865,
ZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA ON OF SHANGHAL, 5!
granted on Marine Riskaita of the world at current rates. in to the usual brokerage, this returns to the assured Fifteen. its yearly, profite divided pe et premium contributed.
BUSSELL & CO Secretaries: 4 June 4, 1800s to th INSURANCE COMPANY BAN FRANCISCO
migued having bean appointed Chins for the above Insu
are prepared to grant Poli- Marine Bisks, at
the
GUITON"
FUSSELL & 06.
July 6, 1866.
ABANG BEA AND URANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG, M
signed having been appointed in Macao for the above named prepared to grant, Folicies ne Bisks at the current Rates.
RAYNAL & Da
gust 4, 1866, ha dado
OOSTERLING
FIRE INSURANCE COM- NY OF BATAVIA,
SEA, AND FIRE, INSUR IPANY OF BAMARANG,
nigned having been sppointed. a Hongkong for the shotë nies are prepared to grant At Bow Risks on the usua
August 1, 1866, 2
lished by CRABEES ASKAR lator, at No. 3, Wyndham ris, Hongkong.
No. 1939-AvoUST 25
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES
IMPERIALES.
PAQUEBOTS. POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE BATAVIA POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, BURZU
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA MARSEILLES, ALSO,
Cup
BOMBAY, PONDICHERT, MADRAS
AND CALCUTTA,
*Post Dice Notifications,"
1On the 1st 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 Offer
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland, for outs not extuerit: £10, de the rate for change Curret for Earl Mail, and charged with Vendimibn according to the following
Cents
...12
For sums not Beding Above £2 and not, exces
£10.48
No Money Order to include a frac part of our du Ï............. Orders drawn in the United King
Post-Oflice Notifications.
INA MAIL.
Themation).
PAYNE AND COMPANY, BELATRE BUNGALOW,
Me Calcutta.
1. It is hereby notified for general in formation that, the Contract between the Government of -Mauritius and the Union Steamship Company for the Conveyance of Mails once a monts between Ceylon and Mauritius, aid Darween Mauritius and Natal, baring wrinated, the 997091 S DE TERCE BROW dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Officed to Ne Mail for Aden, from whence itill de sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Maurioms on the 23rd of each Month, PAYPAINT
2. No alterafia has been made in the rates of Fortage, on dressed to Mplans
Dorrespondchbead-
8. As the coffrenication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut-off, the those Colonies, unless correspondence for marked to be forwarded by Private Ship,
London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, vir --- Upon Letters hent by way
»
of Southampton,..... 46 cents each i oz. When sent by way of
Marsellies Newspaper via Southam
Newspapers via Mareil- Book Packets via Southe
THE Company's Bteain ship"HOOLY" domn upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-will, in future be sent in the Mailsi for
Commandant DE BORELLY, will leave lishe will be paid at the rate of rhhange this Pork for the above places, with a high Money Orders are beling issued at MAILS, PASSENGERS SPECT, and the time of their presentation, anggot CARGO, on THURSDAY, the 9th Sephabetical Lists of over 3,700 Moder Urder Offices in the United King. amber, at Noon,
Cargo and Specie will be registered for domhowing the Counties in which they Londos ne well as for Marseilles, and are situated, are hung up for publio refer espied in transit through Marseille for once this Office, and also at Shangha the prificipal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4okohama. ATA
of the 8th, Specie and Parcels until Applicants for Money Orders must 57.M. of the
8th (Pereals are not to be furnish, in full, the surname, end, at least, both of wat on board; they must be left at the the initial of one Christian name,
2 the Bemitter and the Payeo; if the Remit Agency Office.)
For Particulars regarding Freight and ter or you Be & Peer or a Bishop, his orderededing & on; and 20 cents for every Pusage, apply at the Company's office, dinary alle will be suficient, its arm the additional 8 og Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE usual designation of such firm, such as OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED, "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the
mereterm Merrick as MR BERTRAND, Principal Agent:
vington," or the name of a Company trad LeB Hongkong, August 28, 1869.
ing under a titin which does not consist of the names of the persons composing it, such PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP
as “ Carron Co,” is inadmissible. COMPANY.
THROUGH U. 8. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK. TEAMERS of this line will be despatch
de follows
Amervas
Гарая China,
Great Bepublic,
Sept 18 October 19.
Now
19,
18.
બાર
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or bens same date, connecting at Tokohama with shove-named steamer.
Passengere tickered through to California, Hetico, Central and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, both ris New York and by hues from P
ama and Aspinwall
Betura tickets issued at reduction of -10% upon the whole amount for the round
-voyage.
6. - The Remitter on stating that the Or- der is to be paid only through (Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing
the name of the Payed; in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Choques are commonly crossed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank.
When an Order is presented through
/ampton,........................... 10 under 4
ተኝ . oz, 20 centa, above 4 oz. and not ex-
ounces.
ESTABLISHED HALF AGENTURY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT,
Chutales and Indian Condiments.
Namycin DAD Finest
Bengal Club Chutney) 1. FLucknow Huby
37
Cashmere Chutney
Bindras Chutbey
Perdos qu
Per dos, pf: 21
Col Skinner's Open Major Gray'a 'néy
Intimations.
SERVICE.
intimations.
THINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory on registered Pilot Boats to convey from place to place within the limits, employés bolonging to either Customs of Harbour Master's Departments, with such stores az may be wanted for either Light-housea or | Isight-ships-(pyta 4za
GENERAL REGULATIONS
FOR THE
WITH LOCAL BULKS PORT OF SWATOW.
GENERAL, REGULATION 1.7 I. Bye Laws and Local Kules
2-Every Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay a fee of Twenty Taels for rauewal of "Lá- cense in the first of July each year.
3.--In case of a Pilot going off in an un- registered Boat, he will be anthorized to cary the Filot Boat Flag during the time traine in an nuregistered Boat, withont he is on board; but no Filot is authorised the baller ordering of pilotage matters at
1. Bye-Laws and Bules necessary for special permission tion the Harbour Mas 20% the Forts are to be drawn up by the Har-
The on
owner or birer of any unregis Mitilligstawnee Paste Per doz, gis, 90e sals and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having's Licensed Filot en bosid, shall (Per bhd. £28 bour Master in consultation with the Con-tered Bost making use of a Pilot Flag, and Per dos pia. 20s also it rests in the same way to fix the nube prosecuted before the authorities te Per lb.
ber of Pilots, tariff of charges, and define whow he is amenable, or whose Flag er the limits of the Pilotage ground.
Pickled Bangoes, 100 in barrel,
Curry Prate :
Smoked Mangoe Fish,
شیطان
is
J
Curry Powder
Tamarind Fish, 100
slices in barrel,
To: <20% Tamarind Fith Rosegal square.
Mangoe Fish: Roses bottle
100 in tinsels
lla
Chin Vinegar Pan bottle. Cayenne Pepper Fer bottle.
2
Guava Jelly
Tipparen Jam
Book Packets VIA Marseilles, 14 cents under oz ; 23 cents above forcend not exceeding 8 s.; and 28 cant for every additional
8
FW MITCHELL, deneral Post Office, Hongkong,
Postmaster General von
9th September, 1868.--
is bereby notified for general informa tion that henceforward the Postage chargeabls on Book and Packets of Patterns addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz
a Bank, a receipt by any person will be suf Goient, provided the Order be crossed with the name of the receiving Bank, and be presented by stane Person known to be inseding 8 ourtes the empley of auch Bank...
SOUTHAMPTON. Under &ounce nij 12 cents. Above 4 ounce and not ex-
24
8.The signature of the Fayee of a Mo sey Order to be affixed to the Order in the If tho place provided for the purpose. Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making nie 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, alle verde
Connections are made at Panams with 9. Should the Payer of a Money Order. Beam Lines upon the West Crest of Cox- Zesire to receive payment in the Country in k and South America, at Aspinwall with which the Order was issued, at some other the Royal West India Mail Line," "Woat Office than that in which the Under was ori India and Pacific Steam-ship Company "ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted,. (Limited) and the French Transatlantis provided the Order be inclosed to the Postmaster of the Office, in which it was
Company. And, at New York, with the drawn. In such case & now Order will be Farious lines to Europe Tickets issued | drawn. for the following Steam-ship Lines: Inman, issued, the Commission chargeable upon National, General Translatio Co New which will be deducted from the amount of York and Havre Steam-skip-Coly New York the new Order, aul Bremen Steam-ship Co., and North German Lloyds
Above 8 ounce and not ex
coding. 12 ounce
36
Above 12 ounce and not ex #ceeding 16 onnessy |--
For every additional 4 oz, 12
Via MARSEILLES. Under 4olince, ī
16 conta. Aliova 4 ounce and not ex- on ceasing sounen
Above 8 ounce and not.ox.
ceeding 12-ounce, Above 12 ounce and not ex-
coding 10 ounoo
64 For every additional 4 oz., 16
in each case.
ier.
The number of Pilots for the Port of national Ensign he has the right to use. Swatow shall be gi
-A registered Filot boat is not per mitted to fly the Filot Flag, save when there Fia either a Licensed Fibt or certificated Ap-
GENKRAT REGULATION IX: Flags to be ezhibited on arrival. When nearing the anchorage the Pilot alall cause to be exhibited
The Pilotage ground for the Port of Swatow shall be off Bill Islet to the lower limit of the anchorage bahchio Poiss,prentice on board
The rates of pilotage shall be na fol- lows for all eised vessels between the limita of the Pilotage ground steamers or sailing vessula, $3.50 por foot English measurement. 2-ib, tiys 1-lb. tina. To Harbour Pilot for Berthing or Unberth ing, fi0 cents per foot English measure ment.
JAMS AND JELLI
Preserved Limes Perved Mangous Pine Apple Jelly Frevo
Pickled Limes) Bael Preserve
Sue.
Bengal Humps super lh NB.Chutanes, Curry Powders, and Pastes, shipped in bulky to any quarter of the Globe. DORA
Payne and Coi joul
GENERAL REGULATION IL
II. Pilote Individuals Eligible. The subjects, citizens or protegen of Treaty
A Red and White Flag (No. 3), if the reszel is from Hongkong, Japan, or any Chinese Port
Any
and White Flag (No. 3), if from A Yallow and Blue (No, 10), if the vessel A Red Swallow Tail (No. 5), if the vestel
Power stall, equally, with Natives of Chinesis in ballast. and without distinction of nationality, be eligible for appointment when vacareles has gunpowder or other combustibles on occur, by the Board of Appointment, suby board. ject to the General Regulations now issued, and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforded at the several Porta respectively,
A GITRERAL REGULATION
̈··· III, Board of Appointment, how to be
constructed.
kuid
GENERAL KROULATION X Barbour Pilota Kesesis in Harbour, Berthing, dc.
1.-The duties of the Harbour Pilot," where such exista, will be to take abarge of vessels at the outst limit of the anchorage,
Have always on hand at large Stock of: The Board of appointment shall commit berth them in accordance with the orders
superior MAÑILA CIGARS of all sizes.
Terms: Remittance, or reference in Cal sutta, to abootopany order
For orders over £5, 20 per cent discount will be allowed, all Goods frie ob board In Calentta.
SAILORS' HOME WEST POINT,
Trustees.
HomWKSSWIOR, FORMA, Esq.
ץ כו
of the Harbour Master as President, the received from the Harbour Master's De
or a Senior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take charge of vesenis shitting names slill be drawit by lot, by the Harberth, going in and out of dock, or to and bour Master, from a list prepared and pub to assist and report to the Harbour Master's from a whart or out of the anchorage, and lished by the Harbour Pastor in consulte Office all mattera concerning the shipping tion with the Consul and Chambers of Commerte..
in Fort, and the conservancy of the river GENERAL
or harbour REGULATION IV
Vucundies: hole to be filled up. 1.Whenever there may be a vacancy aunagi this Pilote, it shall be duly notified in JOUX DENT, H. G. THOMSEN the local prints and eight days afterwards the Board of Appointment shall proceed to fill it up by a competitive examination Directors and twigh
Board may refuse to admit to the
any one who, having once Hon. B. B. GW MACAULAY, Erg been a Licensed Pilot, has had his Tacanze 9. J. HELLAND, Esq. D. SASSOON, Leg.withdrawn, and also any candidate who is G. HEARD Esq. Box, W. R. BEACH, unable to procure Consular Certificates as W. LEMANN, Esq.
J. J. MURRAY, .D. to Character, & Committee of Management." Hon. W. KRWIOR, Chairman, MACAULAY, Esq. B. G.Thoseer, G. J. ARLLAND, Esq. Eaq, B. N.
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory,
F. W. MITCHELL Fostmaster General.
General Post Office,
CHAIR" AND BOAT HIRE.
101 the event of a Money Orderongkong, June 18, 1868. mcarrying or being lost, a duplicate will 1 orane a rangements have been made bé granted on a writton application from for through passengers and freight to Ame the Payee, (containing the necessary How, from Calostle, Penang and Singapore, partiellare, and accompanied by an addi and from Swatow, Amoy and Foodhowalltional Communion) to the Office where the
Through Bille of Lading given for Ports Original Order was payable.
of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen-11-Un the receipt of a similar applica
tral and South America to as far as Valpa- tion, orders will be given to stop payment
The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair-Copies, bear date Colo- Dial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1869.
Phere are "two Classes of Street Chairs, Ordinary and Special.
ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News D'Papers, Clothes, da, will be most hankfully received..
OVERBURY, Superintendent:
Hongkong, October 29, 1868."
R)/ S HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLA
The examination shall be public and gratuitous, and the vacancies shall be. given
2.In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas- ter will, as far as possible, meat the withes of Commanding Uficers and Consigneen; and the entrance working or clearance of vasols taking berthe not saigned to them, shall be stopped by the Customs until the Harbour Master's orders are complied with.
3.Vosols are to moor in accordance with orders received; from the Harbour Master, and they are not to remove from anchorage without his permission. 4-The Harbour, Pilosage-Fees payable
Followe
the
to the Harbour Master are as
Shifting a vessel's berth; taking a vostel
ful
to the most competent among the candi, to or from a heaving down Hulk; $10, in dates without distinction of nationality, provided always the competency of the first on the list be not relative but absolute,
4-The Consul concerned may in person or by deputy, be present and take part in the sxinuations of candidaton-
The majority of the votes of the members of the Board shall decide the
admission of candidates for Pilots” “Li- cente, ech member having one vote in the Ballot but in the absence of the Consul sonderned the Harbour Master shall have a casting vote.
HE
TREATY PORTS OF CHINA QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN." &JAPAN" AND "NOTES AND
EXTRACTS FROM HEVIEWS.
From the Straits Times," Juły 27, 1968.)
Some time ago we had occasion to remark. sented by the Fresa had made and was upan the progress at Literature as repre emaking in the East, and our attention bas again been called to the subject by the re- ceipt of a Hongkong publication which deserves some nolite and which we have
GENERAL REGULATION V. Pilots Incenses; by whom to be laued 1Pilots' Licenses shall be issued by the much
raiso, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton of a Money Order, or, to renew ai Ispred All Street-Chairs may carry persons who be the most efficacious Commissioner of Custome in the name and led sure, infiptroducing to the know-
and St, Nazaire, France.
Freight to United States payable in ad- Fauce in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad ditional shipper's option.
:
Order. The additional Commission in the last dans will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new Order.
of our readers. We aliuds to Notes.
thita Japan, published
патараре
12-But when, it is desired that Bay is for the interest of the Public to engage while those who are attenuated by the dé a printedocensed Pilot shall be given and shape is very like its well-known NAME-
bilitating
AIS Medicine is universally admitted have engaged them up to any hour, but known to the world. No preparation is ao Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after suitable to the climates of India and China on babalf of the Chinese Government: La and Queries on first gunfire (8 P.M.), nor Special Chairs within file and invigorating aedicine. It connen issued to Pilate not being natives monthly by Mr Saint, the after midnight.
is particularly adapted to the constitution of China shail subsequently be vised sud
China Mil
pronewtor of the AB Special Chairs are secured for a higher of European ladies, as it is never failing in registered at the Consulate oustered is well printed on
publication sum ($50) than Ordinary Chaire ($26), it is effebis in all diseases peculiar to females,
paper, and in size 2 Exery orror, in the name of the Remitter or Payee
the ODDY of
Guneral Regulations make or prototype at home, and is equally a should be corrected or that the amount of only the former after gunbre.
effects of the above climates will and Loont Rules and shall produce the same mine containing very curious and useful Money
Each Street Chair carries a Number, and find in this wonderful rambly a kind of tas well as bis License when required a Order should be repaid to the
information
the lang
language, litera Remitter, or that a. Lapsed Order should it to Coulies & Bags each, bearing the laman witereby they may insure a reabhra S On the first of July each your ovory turn, history, manners and customs of us
budzame Number the Clair.
Pilot shall pay the mum of Tan Haikwan, Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese. be renewed for payment in the Country in
tion to robust health. The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Grdor WAS
06 the Niels for the renewal of his License. It says a good deal for the extent and which the
originally drawn,
HOLLOWAY'S DINTMENT. application must be made to the Chin Special Chads are White, (1 to 200),
GENERAL REGULATION VIJMAZ
stability of the fonting of Europesus in The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Tho Netence of Medicine has never before Money Order Ofoe of such Conitry, This
Apprentice Pilote) how to be taken. China, that such a publication as this Ordinary Ard Blue, (201 to 700).
Obaits
1.—itshall be allowable for each Licensed should be established and conducted with application must be accompanied by ad When ground of Complaint arises against produced any remedy that can be compared
to this wonderful Ointment, as it gures Pilot to take an apprentice, for whom he apparently successful vigour, well, that henceforward, the rates of Pos ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the Bay Street Thair Coolie, the person ag after all other means laye; failed; all shall be responsible on the application of grieved may either baud the offender over
The publication is altogether a very in- age changeable, an Facksta af Printed Commission will be deducted from the to the Police, or kind a quemurandum of wounds, abres, ulcers, and also the most Pilots, the Harbour Master will supply Ap- teresting one, and wishing it every success,
and the amount of the New Ordere
inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cliprotices with special certificates, we commend it to the attention and support
For further information, apply" at the Agency of the Company, Praya West....
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent Hongkong, August 16, 1669;
Post-Oflice Notifications.
It is hereby notified, by order of His
Excellency Sir Richard Graven MacDon-
additional Commission, unless it have re
+
from Hongkong to the United Kingdom 13 Repayment whether of an original Géle hair'e Number tomates of India and China. Z the ruling: When the eiremanstanges of the Fort of our readers.
Papers or Patterns of light weight sent
whan forwarded via Southampton, will be
s followi
be made to the remitter until 16 has been ascertained that the advice has been cau. 2 centa. celled at the Offrey which the Order was
originally drawn
For a Packet not exceeding one gance in weight... For a Packet above ons and
not exceeding two ounces,.... 4 cente. and of double these rates when forwarded TIA Marseilles,
Packets of greater weight than two ounces will remain subject to the same rates
are now chargeable, viz. :
8. cants for every four ounces when for
warded via Southampton, and
12 cents for every four ounces when for-
Awarded vid Marseilles
This alteration will apply to Printed Circulare, Price Liste, Market Heports and ́all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade batterna or
plea
F. W. MIT HELI Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August 1869.97,
loss of time.
NOW READY::
(From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.) We acknowlodge with thanks the receipt
tf competencyve received certificates of of the numbers for the current year of
or renewed, or a duplicate. Order, will not When Street Chair Coolies are suspected friend of the Soldier and Civilian, a oerppear to demand it, the Harbour Master of having retained missing property; the tain old sores can be removed by it that way authorize apprentices to not tempora Number of their Chair should be sent to anot Be conquered by any other rest-rily and within certain limits, na Plots' the Registrar General at once without any Hongkong, February 1, 1867
provided
from the Board of Appoint-Notes and Quere," a most deserving mant.
Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. GENERAL REGULATION VII.
B. Donnys how Treaty Ports of China Licensed Pilots to whom subordinated,
and Japan are so well known. From the Unlicensed Piloting, dv.
names attached to the "Notes" we can sev Licensed Filets may carry on't
'thoir
that tha gontributors include some of the business either singly or in Companies, best Chinese scholars in the East. Its in They must pay due respect to the wishes terest is not confined to China, and it will and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who under, whose order and control they are have directed their attention towards e placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and suspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori- the Consal concerned when the Pilet is aantal antiquities It deserves to be beiter Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within known in India... three days g
14. Payment of an Order must be ob tained before the end of the Sixth CAlozidar, Month after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must, be obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Order will become lapsed and a new Order (for which a ascoad Com mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary pe
15.If an Order be not paid before, the end of the Twoifth Cafondar Blonth after that in which it was drawn--for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January—all claim to the Money will be forfeited, woless, unded poonhar circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.
| 16. After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If
a wrong payment, however, be made owing
It is hereby notified for general informato negligence on the part of any Officer of
the Post Office, the Postmaster General of
tion that henceforward closed mails for the the Country or Colony in which the negli United Kindom will be made up at this Ole and forwarded to London be the Un-gence cecurs will, if he see fit, require the
Ufféer in fault to minks' goad the los
ted States Mail Packots A San Francisco. No Money Order will be paid unleas Correspondence intended to be forwarded the advice has been previously received, by this route must be addressed Ban Francisco."
16Additional Rule for greater seon tity against fraud, and for the better work- ing of the system generally, will be made as occasion may require.
Batter
Letters, Newspapers, Boke will be liable to the same rates of postage those sent by the Brith Mail Packet vis Southampton vis,AND A
For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce For each Newspaper not exceeding
Sheen, 4 conte
For a packet of Books or Patterns, & conte
per 4 ounces..
The Postage must in all cases be paid in Advance; corsspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez,
F. W. MITCHELL, Pustmaster General.
General Post Office Hongkong February 1, 1889.
19-Should it appear that Money Orders
are used by mercantile men, or others, either inthe United Kingdom or at Hong
Each Street-Chair carries on the back of ite Number, Board & Tariff of Fares con- densed from the following. Legalised TARIFF OF TAPES FOR CHAINS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN A COLONY OF HONGKONG, Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway. Boats, Half bonz,....12 sts Three hours, 50 cts. Hour 20 eter Six hours,.....75 ota Day (from 6 to 6),....... One Dollar. Night Fares (aftor 8 F..)...10 cts, extra Chair Bire to Out Districts.
Beyond Victoria and back, 60 als per man. To Stanley and back,
60
(AT THE "UBIN MASL,” OFFICE.) -PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
Handbook of reference for the deter- Amination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1860 to 1869; with comparative Victor in lies below the level of Robinson Panies of annual and Mexianal Designations, Road, and Holudes all the town between te, &e Compiled by WILLIAM FAEDR the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, RICE MAYERS, HMO.S with the Race-courge,
Licensed Bearers (each),
J.
L
8 centa. 20 cutits.
Hour, Half day, Dey,...
fatimations.
Published weekly. Subscription (Exclu. sire of postage) Tle. 12 per annum payable
In advance.
Author's Preface. Most persons whose avocations or studien
2lf guilty of any misconduct for which Consular punishment bas been inflicted, or if proved to have committed any offende Concerted may be suspended or distnisced
Revenue individual
of
(From the "London Examiner,” May
16, 1868.)
This really useful volume [Treaty Porta
China, and Japan") is intended as
guide for travellers and residents in China by the Harbour Master, subject to a and Japan; and was book of reference for peal to his Consul. If a Foreigner, the mercantile men generally. It contains an appeal to be lodged within three days.
account, historical and Any one piloting without a Ticonar, open ports of these countries, together with political, of all the
to
Wol
* Wr30.cabar connected even remotely with Chinese, shall be subject..to prosecution before bie Paking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao, It
will deal with the Convenient manual of reference for the par- offender in accordance with the Laws of his Mr N. B. Dennys; and the elaborate mapa pose of determining dates according to Country. Any Pilot Ipnding his License either the European or the Chinese method another will be proceeded against sud dealt and plans, with which the work abounds, of computation; and a system of compari with in the same way, in addition to forfeit considerably enhance its value. **
Kave thus given in outline some of months, and other periods is also frequent-Any Commending Officer oppleging devoted to Canton, us a specimen of the son for the names sttributed to years, ing his License.
the more prominent portions of the chapter a desideratum with translators and an unlicensed person to pilot bis vessel
whole volume. Other
chapters treating of readers of Chinese Literature. The com will be liable to be fined in the sum of One piler of the following tables has thought, Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose the remainder of the treaty ports, we can Macao, Formoss Ninggo, Shangbae, and Recordingly thet thef
eir publication in a Jurisdiction he is amenable.
only enumerateThe pages describing Convenient form may prove useful, although
GENERAL REGULATION VIILE Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and thobl yet remains to be done for the elabo Pilot Boats Regulations to be observed. contain so much that is new to European ration of comparative calendars, eto, that
1.Pilot Boats shall be registered with readers respecting its
history, public boll general characteristice, that
BUÆREME COURT AND CONBULAR GAZETTE,
AND
Bitirdi.. LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN,
should leave nothing to be desired. With their crema at ie Harbour Master's Office,id fain transfer them, to our columns. kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for theper, containing Officially Revised Reports Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, buth and number. The words Licensed Filot A complete and intelligible plan of the Itu
**HE (lazette ins General Weekly Nowaps the exception of the Cytical Table of where each boat will be given a certificate transmission of large sums of money, the of Cases heard at the Supreme and Constiler of which were originally compiled by Dr. Bont alial, with the number, be legibly perial City and neighbourhood, gives us an British of Colonial Post Office as the case Confts, Police Care and Proceedings in Morrison, and afterwards republished with painted at the stern, and on the head of the recurate notion of the relative position of may be will consider the propriety of in Bankruptcy Original Articles Notes and improvements in William Commercial Malisail and a flag of which the upper its divisions, streets, and places," creasing the Commission, and will exercice Quaries on Legal points; Report Publio Ghite from which (with some alteration) horizontal the power of wholly suspending for a time Meeting Now of the Week, Commercial they are how copied, the whole of the mat lower green, shall be down. Such register of the Treaty Forts of Japan will be found shall be yellow, and the in the introductory chapter to the notices the issue of Money Orders.
Summary, de, don
ter wombled in the following pages for en Filot Boats shall, deposit their national a succinct history of that Empire, together By Command,
Advertisements will be charged Tis, 1 the first time made accessible to general papers with their Consul or the Customs with remarks units government, geograph, Prada PFW, MITCHELL, per 10 lines for the first inuection, and 50 reference.
they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found particularly Fortmaster General,
ets, per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser-geral
within the limits of the Port and Potage interesting as throwing a considerable light nit General Post Offbe
Published by O, A SAINT, China Moil ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, and Hongkong, 22nd August, 1869,
Office, Hongkong
dues. On the requisition of the Herbpur still comparatively, unknown to Europeans,
tion
Shanghai, January, 1887,