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ABGUST 20 1889
Insurances.
No. 1940 AUGUST 26, 1860.1
LOND
WINT
ny, December 26, 1887
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dermigned having
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are, prepared
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ROB KWA
22, Jund 21.1
NOTICE:
INSURANCE COMPANY owing Kates will be spark?
for short-period
One
The full
BOBS WALK
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1868
NOTICE!
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June 17,180ký dl Elkeni
REDUCTION
RAFZA OF PREMTON FOR 407 IRE INSURANCEITOUN, Cha
orsigned have
in their Circular
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the various classes of Buildings
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ted) and their titudes de 2 per cent, a Thing House and
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s as per special arrangement. ROB WALKER & Co., onfa Royal Insurance Company, November 9, 18603-977 NSURANCE COMPANY. OR AN FRANCISO00. An tomusują z lo di dal signed, Agents for the shove 7.are prepared to grant Fols FIRE on BUILDINGS and urrent rates, il ya Evolio RUSSELL February & 1964 59, 1
SEA & FIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY
iguad having been appointed in Hongkong for the abov ANY are prepared to grant Po SEA BINKS, at current rated
KRUSSELL & P
BINSURANCE ASSOOLAS NOF SHANGHAI SHA
granted ovn Marine Finally of the world at current rates to the usual brokerage sale returns to the assured 170long ats yearly profite divided pre et premium contributed/st
RUSSELL & CAR June 4, 1869 win den INSURANCE COMPANY JAN FRANCISCO, 1996 igned having been appointed China for the above Ingus
Becretarie
are prepared to hos Foll farine Risks, at the current
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PUSSELL
July 8, 1886 najbr) to sugy
BANG SEA AND FRANCE COMPANY OF/ BAMARANG, Sujetad
igned having been appointed
Macso for the above named- prepared to grant Policies! le Risks at the current Hatad-
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Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Suez, Baisa, Marseilles, and Southampton;
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Bombay, Madras, Calcutta HE FENINBULAK AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship COLUMBIAN," Captain Gro H
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Offee Notifications Post-Office Notifications.
of 48 cents each, in addition to the postage, after which no Letters can be received. 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 buildings
all corpulence for places to which pre- payment is compulsory must be prepaid
Hongkong Postage Stampa Insufficiently stamped Lotters addressed to
the United Kingdom will be sent on charged with a fine of One Shilling in addition to the postage dura para Letters posted after 7 AM on the 2nd be forwarded unless September will not the Late Fis de well as the postage is prepaid Letters unifliciently stamped or unutamped
addresspe to places to which they can hot be forwarded unpaid, will be open- el and returned to the writers sessiy as possible, but no guarantee can be Passage, apply at the P. & 0. §. N. 00.47ven that such Lettere, if posted after
Hongkong
Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers perit; and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, on THURSDAY, the 2nd September at 9 AM
PARCELS and CARGO will be received on hoard until Noon, and SPECIE until 4. on the 1st September.
For particulars regarding Freight and
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF-1 TAURAGER
ALS BEQUIRED,
8 F.M. on the 1st Septemne will be re turned until after the mail is closed. Postage Stamps should be placed on the
pontience, except in cases where
A written declaration of the Contents and appar right hand corner of the corner
or Begiduation
Intimations.
PAYNE AND COMPANY, BELATRE BUNGALOW,
Calcutta,
1-On the 1st October nert, 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 Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT,
ROTABLISHED HALF A CENTURY, execeding £10; at the rate of Exchange FOR THE SALE OF THEIR ABNOWNED Current, for Each Mail, and charged with Commishion according to the following Chutnies and Indian Condiments Scale, v
vizi—A
Namely,
Centa
For suma not exceeding £2,.............................12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 6.....24
£7, 42 €10,48 2-No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Fonday.
3.--Orders drawn in the United King- tem upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Toko- hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchango at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.
Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Urder Offices in the United King tom, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer
and Yokohama
Value of the Packages for the Overland Houte may be used in payment of "Lance at this Ofite, and also at Shanghai required by the Bruption Governo hen the Stamp of Stamps represent by Applicante, for Money Orders out wal be delivered by the Shippers to the page Late Fees
Agents with the Bills of Lading, or Parcels; and the Company do not hold
the initial one Christian meme, both of pejuice which may happen front incorrect
danielves responsible for any detention should be placed on the lower left. furnish, in full the surname, and, at least,
1 on such declaration,
hippers are particularly requested to rote the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
W. MACAULAY Superintendent. P&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office; Bongkong, Angust 26, 1860,
NOTICE
Sep2
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MAL RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.- PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, · BATAVIA,
POINT DE
ALLALLE,
ADEN, SUEZ, MESSINA,
MARSEILLES,
corner.
ter
4
Finest
Bengal Club Chutney Lucknow Chutney: Cashmere Chutney Pildared Chutney?
Per hid. 425, Por dos. qta. 30% Per dos. pla. 21a
Col. Skinner's Unsy
Major Gray's Cney
Pickled Mangoes, 100 in barrel,
18
C
Intinanons..
SERVICE.
imúmations.
HINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory
on registered Pilot Boata to convey from place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs or Harbour Master's Departmenta; with such atores as be wanted for either Light-houses or may {Light-abijis.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
WITH LOCAL RULES
FOR THE
PORT OF SWATOW.
GENERAL REGULATION L
3-Avery Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay a fee of -1wenty- Taels for renewal of "Lá- cansa on the first of July each year.
3.In case of a Pilot going off in an no registared Boat, he will be authorised to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time Is is on board; but no Filot is authorised to oruits in an unregistered Boat, without special permission them the Harbour la
I. Bys Laws and Local Rules L-Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for the botter ordering of pilotage matters at 20s the Forta are to be drawn up by the Her- Mulligatawnee Paste (Per hhd, £25 bour Master in consultasion with the Con- tered Boat making use of a Pilot Flag, and
auls and Chamber of Commerce, with whom also it rests in the same way to fix them ber. of Pilots, tariff of charges, and define the limits of the Pilotage ground.
» Curry Paste
Pardos. qts, 90s Fer dos pts. 20 Per lb.
43
Carry Powder
Tamarind Fish, 100
alicca in barrel,
20%
25
Tamarind Fish Rosegal square.
Mangoe Fish Roses
bottle
78
23
Smoked Mangoe Fish,
Chili Vinegar
.100 in tins.
11
Por bottle
2
24
Cayenne Pepper Per bottle.
2-The number of Pilots for the Port of Swatow shall be six.
3The Pilotage ground for the Fort of Swatow shall be of Bill Jalet to the lower limit of the anchorage hahchio Point.
*1 –The rates of pilotage shall be as fol- ows for all sized vessels between the limite of the Filotage ground: steamers or sailing JAMS AND JELLIES.
vessels, $2.00 per foot English measurement 2-16. tius 1-Ib. tins. To Harbour Pilot for Berthing or Unberth
Guara Jelly
Preserved Limes P'erved Mangoes
all transdictions in fractional parts of a Dol. the Remitter and the Peyee; if the Bemit"
or Payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his or lar will be conducted in the Coins pre-dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1854, and usual designation of such firm, such as the Proclamation of the 22nd January Baring brothers will suffice, but the Apple Jelly 1864 sud no. other Coins, but those mere term Messrs, such as "Messrs. Bl-
"Pickled' therein specified sill either be received vington," or the name of a Company trad or given in change as fractional parte ing under a title which does not consist of of a Dollar,
the names of the persons composing it, auch Payment for Postage Stamps must be made "Carron Co. is inadmissible.
in the current Dollars of the Colony or Bank Notes.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5p.m. on the 1st Sept.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Ufica, Hongkong, 27: August 26, 1868.4
86,
Proa've 1 Limon Bael Preserve Bengal Humps
Is 6d per lb, VB-Chutnies, Curry Powdum, and Pastos, shipped in balk, to any quarter of the Globe.
..
Have always on hand a large Stock of superior MANILA CIGARS, of zil sizes;
Terms: Remittance, or reference in Cal cutta, to accompany order.
6. The Remitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing Payne and Co., the name of the Payee; in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crussed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank. Sep27 When an Order is presented through
a Bank, a receipt by any person will be sut MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAO ficient, provided the Order be crossed with
BET " AMERICA.”
the name of the receiving Bank, and be MALLS WILL CLOSE — D
presented by some Pemon known to be in the employ of such Bank.
For YOKOHAMA SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM – For the United States Mail Packat AMERICA," on SATURDAY, the 18th September, at 2 PM, The Rates of Postage on Correspondence THE Company's Steam-ship HOOGLY," forwarded by this opportunity, which must Commandant DE BOBELLY, will leave each case be paid fu advative, are as ful this Port for the above places, with lows, viz.
SPROLE, and
BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA
MAILS, PAHURSDAY, the 9th Sep-
GARGO, on tember, at Noon.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and socepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 1.1. of the 8th page and Parcels until 5 V.M. of the (Parcels are not to be sont on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,)
For Particulare regarding Freight and Package, apply at the Company's office, Hongong CONTENTS AND VALUE UF FACKAGES ARE REQUIRED, V
C: BERTRAND, Principal Agent.
મ Hongkong, August 28, 1869,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAM-STO
COMPANY:
A
To Yokohama, Ban Francisco and the
United Statés pel Depar For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
ounces, 2 cents.
For a Facket of Books, 6 cents per
Book Packets
ocesust not exceed two feat in length or
or one foot in width or how thy depth
To the United Kingdom For Letters, 24 vents par half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
4 centa
or Patterns, For a Packet of Books
cents per 4 ounces, Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, San Francisco, and the United States must be superscribed par "America," and that addressed to the United Kingdom
3.
must be superscribed via San Francisco. Correspondence addressed to the United STEAMERS of this line will be despatch Kingdom not fully prepaid will be sunt tir
THROUGH U, S. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK,
ed as follows America,
Joan, China,
Great Republis
18. Sept
October 19.
Nov 19, Dec. 18.
A Stoamer will leave Shanghai on or abous sate date, connecting at Yokohains with above-named steamer,
Passengers ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, both via New York and by lines from Pa sama and Aspinwall
Return tickets issued at a reduction of 10% upon the whole amount for the round voyage.
Snes.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
General Post-Office, Hongkong, August 25, 1862.
IB
It is hereby notified by order of His Excellency Bir Richard Graves MacDon- nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pas- tage chargeable on Packets of Printed Papers or Patterns of light, weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southampton, will be as follows:
For a Facket not exceeding one
omoe in weight, Connections are made at Panama with For a Packet above one and Steam Lines upon the West Coast of Cannot exceeding two ounces,
32
2 conts, cepts.
Packets of greater weight that two ounces will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz
tral and South America at Aspinwall with and of double these rates when forwarded the Royal West India Mail Line," **** West vid Marseilles. India and Pacino Steam-ship Company," (Limitesi) and the French Transstiantic Company And, at New York, with the various lines to Europe Tickets issued for the following Steam-ship Lines: Inman, National, General Transatlantic Co.. New York and Havre Steam-ship Co New York and Bremen Stean-ship Co., and North German Lloyds.
Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to Ame rion, trom Calcutta, Penang and Bingspors, and, from Swatow, Amoy and Fouchow
Through Bills of Lading given for Ports of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen tral and South America to as far as Valpa Faiso, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton and Bt. Nazaire, Franes.
For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company Prayu West:
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent Hongkong, August 16, 1869...
Post-Olice Notifications.
"COLUMBIAN
MAILS BY
warded vid Marseilles
when for 8 centa for every four ounces
warded via Southampton, and 12 cents for overy four ounces when for- This alteration will apply to Printed Giroulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterns or samples,fanya k
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Offic Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.
For orders over £25, 30 per cent discount will be allowed, all Goods free on board in Calcutta
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.
Trustees, If the Hon. W. KESWICK, FORBES, Eng.
JOHN DENT, HG. THouser,
Esq., E.N.
8The signature of the Payes of a Mo-and ney Order to be afrod to the Order in the place provided for the purpose. Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the proseboo of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Ufficer who pays the Order. -
Hou. H. B. G18
Directors
G. J. HELLAND, ESQ. G. HEARD, Kan W. LEMANN, Esq.
W. MACAULAY, B. 9.Should the Payce of & Money Order
D. SAssoon, Eag- Rev. WR. BEACH. desire to receive payment in the Country in
J. J. MURKAY, H.D. which the Order was issued, at some other
Committee of Management, Office than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted,
Hon. W. Keswick, Chairman, provided, the Order be inclosed to tho Postmaster of the Office in which it was W. MACAULAY, Eng. [ H. G. THOMAETT, drawn. In such oned a new Order will be, J. HELLAND, Est. Esq., RN, issued, the Commission chargeable upon which will be deducted from the amount of tho now Order.
10-In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being kost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from che Payee, (containing the nceessary particulars, and acompanied by an addi- donal Commission) to the Office, where the Original Order was payable.
I
11-On this receipt of a similar applica
tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Mency Order, or to renew a lapsed last care will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders, spust be presented with the application for Order:
DOW
DON
ing, 50 cents per foot kuiglish measure- ment.
GENERAL REGULATION II II. Pilots Individuals Eligible: The subjecte, citizens or proteges of Treaty Powera aball, equally with Natives of China and without distinction of nationality, be eligible for appointment when Vacancies scary by the Board of Appointment, sub jest to the General Regulations now issued, and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforceu at the several Porta respectively.
GENERAL REGULATION III. III. Board of Appointment, how to be constructed.
4-The owner or hirer of any unregis of having a Licensed Filot on beard, shall be prosecuted before the authorities to whom he is amenable, or whose Flag or national Enaign he has the right to use.
5.-A registered Filot kont is not per. mitted to fly the Pilot Flag, save when there in either a Licensed lilot or certificated Ap prentice on board,
GENERAL REGULATION IN
"Flags to be exhibited on arrival, When nearing the anchorage, the Pilot shall cause to be exbibited
vessel is from Hongkong, Japan, or any A Red and White Flag (No. 3), if the
Chiness Port
A Blue and White Flag (No. 2), if from any Foreign Pertai
A Yellow and Blue (No. 10), if the vessel is in ballast.
A Red Swallow Tail (No. 6), if the vertol has gunpowder or other
combustibles on board.
GENERAL REGULATION X Harbour Pilote: Vessels in Harbour, Berthing, de 1.The duties of the Barbour Pilot, where such exists, will be to take charge of yesels at the outer bimit of the anchorage, barth them in accordance with the orders received from the Harbour Master's De- or a) Senior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take charge of teasels shitting dock, or to and ames shall be drawn by lot, by the Harberth, going in and out
a wharf or out of the anchorage, and bour Master, from a list prepared and pub-from lished by the Harbour Master in consulte to assist and report to the Harbour Master's tion with the Consuls and Chambers of in l'ort, and the conservancy of the river of Office all matters concerning the shipping Commerce.
or harbour.
The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour, blaster as President, the
GENERAL REGULATION 1V. Vacancies: how to be filled up, Whenever there may be a vacancy atonoy the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in the local printe; and, eight days afterwards the Boart of Appointment shall proceed to fill it up by a competitive examination
The Board may refuse to admit to the examination any one who, baving once bean a Licensed Pilot, has had his License withdrawn, and also any candidate who is unable to procure Consular Certificates as to Character, &c.
ter
2.In berthing vessels the Harbour Ma
will, så far sa possible, meet the wishes of Commanding Ufficers and Consignees; and the entrance, working or clearance of vessels taking bertha hot assigned to them, shall be stopped by the Customs until the Barbour Master's orders are complied with.
3.Vessels are tokmoor in accordance with orders received froin the Harbour Master, and they are not to remove from the anchorage without his permission.
4.The Harbour Pilotage Fees payable" to the Harbour Master are as follows
Shifting a vastel's berth; taking a vessel to or from a hearing down Hulk; $10, in
fall,
HE TREATY PORTS OF CHINA & JAPAN," AND "NOTES AND QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN."
EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWN.
3-The examination shall be public and gratuitous, and the vacancies shall be given 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 Consul concerned may in person, ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News-ur by deputy, be present and take
•part in papers, Clothes, &c., will be most the examination of I candidates. hankfully received,
5. The majority of the votes of the nusinbera of the Board shall decide the (From the "Straits Times," July 27, IBGA) admission of candidates for Pitois' Li-
Some time ago we had occasion to remark censes, each niomber having one rate in the upon the progress that Literature as zipre- Ballot, but in the absence of the Coursented by the Preus had made and was concerned the Harbour Master shall have making in the East, and our attention has casting vote.
again beon called to the by the re ceipt of a Hongkong
which deserven sório, notice and which ·we HATE much pleasure in introducing to the know- to Notes ledge of our readers. We alinde
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent, Hongkong, Oetobar 20, 1868...
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
B18 Medicine is universally admitted
to most
GENERAL REGULATION V
Pilots Licenas, by whom to be selec 1-Pilote Licenses shall be issued by the
paper,
known to the world. No propsiation is so to behalf of the Chinese Gluvchandute, and suitable to the climates of India and China DD Government; Li and Queries on thina and Japan, published as this fine and invigorating, medicine. It comes issued to bubois not big natural monthly by Mr Saint, the proprietor of the is particularly adapted to the constitution of China shall subsequently be visad end China Afail newspaper. This publication in registered at the Consulate concorried. is well printed on good ard in size of European ladies; as it is never nea
2-Every Licensed Pilot shall be given and shape is very like its well-known name- its effects in all diseases peculiar to while those who are attenuated by the de-a printed copy of this for tensions enke or prototype at home, and is equally a bilitating effects of the above ulimates will and Load Rules and still produce the same mino containing very curious and useful
as well as his License when required.
information regarding the language, litora und in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta-
ture, history, maoners and oustona of the lisman whereby they may insure a reatora-
Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese It
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payor should be corrected or that the ammunt of a Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in tion to robust health.
originally drawn, which the Order was application must be made to the Chief
The science of Medicine has never before Money Order Office of such Country. This application must be accompanied by an produced any remedy that can be compared additional Commission, unless it have ro. to this wonderful Ointment, as it cares ferons to a Lapsed Order, in which once the after all other moms have failed, all Commission will be deducted from the wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the eli- amount of the New Order.
mates of India and China. It is the true friend of the Boldier and Civilian, as cer- tain old sores can be removed by it that cannot be conquered by any other treat mont
13.Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not he made to the remitter until it has been assertsined that the advice has been con velled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn.
14.-Payment of an Order must be ob tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn is January, payment innst be obtained before the end of July, and a new Order (for which a second Com otherwise the Order will become lapsed, mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become
15-if an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after
Hongkong, February 1, 1887.
NOW READY
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $100.
THE
-ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL,
Author's Preface.
f
are connected oven remotely with Chinese
--On the first of July each year every Pilot shall pay the sum of Ten Haikwan Taels for the renewal of his License.
GRNERAL REGULATION VI
Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken,
1.It shall be allowable for each Licensed
saya a good deal for the extent and stability of the footing of Europeans in
China, to established and conducted with
that such, a A publication this. apparently successful vigour.
Pilot to take an apprentice, for whom he
The publication is altogether a very in- shall be responsible on thie application of Pilote, the Harbour Maatar will supply Aptoresting one, and wishing it every c
we commend it to the attention and support prentices with special certificates.
of our readers, 20%
2.When the circumstances of the Port appear to demand it, the Harbour Master may authorize apprentices to not tempora rily and within certain limite, as Pilots provided they have received certificates of competency from the Board of Appoint
ment.
(From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.)
si
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the numbers for the current year of Notes and Queries," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. B. Denays, whose Treaty Ports of China and Japan" are so well known From the
names attached to the "Notes" we ond see
GENERAL
VERAL REGULATION VIL Licensed Pilots; to ichom subordinated, Failicensed Piloting, de 1.-Incensed Pilota may carry on their that the contributors 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 wil and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who onder whose order and control they are have directed their attention towards the placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and suspend or disunies, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori- the Congal concerned; when the Filot is a
ontal antiquities, It deserves to be better Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within known in India.
misconduct for which
31f guilty of any mis oval in fisted, on
(From the "London Examiner," May 16, 1868.)
**
Handbook of reference for the deter-three days, It is hereby notified that, under the an- that in which it was drawn, for instance, Freight to One Stator payable in nd-thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the fat if drawn in January, and not paid before Amination of Chinese Dates, during the Vance in Mexican Dollars, or, on delivery May last, Superintending, or First-Class the end of the following January all claim period from 1860 to 1669; with comparative if proved to have committed any offence This really useful volume [Treaty Ports in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad-Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, to the Money will be forfeited, anless, Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, ditional, at shipper's option
be entitled to the same privileges in regard under peculiar cireuunintances; the Posé de de. Compiled by WILLIAM FERDE against Revenue Laws, the individual of Chins and Japan") is intended t concerned may be suspended or dismissed guide for travellera and residents in China to Latters sent by or addressed to them on Office of the Country in which the Order BIOR MAYERS, H.M.C.§.
by the Harbour Master, subject to an ap and Japan, and as a book of reference for peal to bis Consal. If a Foreigner, the mercantile meu generally. It contains an their own private affairs as are at present was drawn, think proper to allow it enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the 16-After one paying a Money Urder
appeal to be lodged within three days. Army and all Army Sokoninistresses will by whomsoever presented, the paying Office Most persona whose evocatione ur studies shall be subject to prosecution before his Faking, Yedo, Hengkong, and Macao. It 3.Any one piloting without a license, account, historical and political, of all the open ports of these countries, together with be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all will not be liable to any further claim I but the First-Class now are) to the same a wrong payment, however, be made ewing subjects are wont to confess the need of a own authorities, who will deal with the has been carefully compiled and edited by privileges, in regard to their. Letters, are to negligence on the part of any Officer of convenient, manual of reference for the pur-offender in accordance with the Laws of his Mr N. B. Dennys; and the elaborate maps sujoyed by non-commissioned Officers and the Post Office, the Postmaster General of Private Boldier
the Country or Colony in which the negli pose of determining dates according to Comery. Aby Pilot landing his License to and plaus, with which the work abounds
either the European or the Chinese
another will be proceeded against and dealt method F. W. MITCHELL,
gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the of computation; and a system of compari-with in the same way, in addition to forfeit/onsiderably enhance its value ** Postmaster General,
Officer in fault to make good the loss
his License. ing son for the names attributed to years, General Fost Office,
17- No Money Order will be paid unless months, and other period translators and an unlicensed person to pilot his vessel whole volume. Other chapters tresting of is also frequent- Any Commanding Officer employing devoted to Canton, as a specimen of the Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
the advice has been previously received, ly a desideratum
18, Additional Rules for greater seon- renders of Chinese literstars. The com-
Macao, Formosa, Ningpo, Shanghae, and Ordinary Letteral Letters for Registrar is hereby notified that, under the prority against fraud, and for the better work-piler of the following tables has thought,
the remainder of the treaty poris, we can only enumerate, The pages describing tion, Newspapers, Books, &c., until 8 visions of a Treasury Warrant dated ing of the system generally will be made accordingly, that their publication in a convenient form may prove useful, although
Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and F. N. on the lat September Letters, the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not as ocossion may require.
contain so much that is new to European da, may be posted in the night box excealing balf-an-ounce in weight posted
10.Should it appost that Money Orders much yet remains to be done for the elabo comparative calendars, eto that ration of
readers respecting its history, public from 8 FM. on the 1st September until in Hongkong or at any of the Ports in
are used by murenutile men, or other should leave nothing to be desired. With
dings, and general characteristion, that wa 7.M. on the following morning. China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or
either in the United Kingdom or All Letters, posted between 7 and 8 A.. posted in Egypt addressed to. Hongkong or our Shanghai o ugdom, or at rong the exception of the Cyclical Table of where each bost will be given a certificate would fain transfer them to our columns.
Years, and the Table of Solat any of the Ports in China and Japan, and
reduced from Twenty-four Centa, a
The Coutract Packet" COLUMBIAN" will be dispatched with the usual Mail for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the Post Sud September, st9 AM, sad the Vitios will be open for the reception of
by
will be liable to be fined in the sum of One Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose jurisdiction he is amenable.
GENERAL REGULATION VIIL Pilot Boats Regulations to be observed. 1Pilot Boats shall be registered with their arsws at the Harbour Master's Office,
We have thus given in outline some of the more prominent portions of
the chapter
transmission of large sums of money, the of which were originally compileuth and timber. The words "Ficensed Pilot A comandligible plan of the Im able, in addition to the usual postage, conveyed in the Mails byents to Twelve British or Colonial Post Office, as the case Morrison, and afterwards republisher Boat shall, with the numbers head of the accurate notion of the relative position of
on the 2nd September will be charge
with a Late Fee of 18 dents
The latest time for posting Letters at this
Office is 9 AM. and for Newspapers Booke, or Patterns 7 A.2. on the 2nd
September. Further, late letters (but Lettera only) ad. dressed to the United Kingdom vid· Marseilles or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 8.80 to 8.00 A.M. on payment of a late fee
by British
with
So may be, will consider the propriety of improvements in Williams Commercial painted at the stern, and on t
For Letters exceeding half an ounce in weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for each half punce in chargeable,
Prepayment of the Festage is compulsory.
FW, MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Rongkong, July 18, 1888,
resing the Commision, and will exerie the power of wholly suspending für a tine
the issue of Money Orders.
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808,
Guida, from which (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general reference.
will be found
be legibly perial City neighbourhood, given në ad
Mainsail and a
and a flag of which the upper its divisions, streets, and
In the introdtictory chapt
to the notices horizontal half shall be yellow, and lower green, shall be flown. Buch register od Pilot Boats shall deposit their national a succinct history of that Empire, together papers with their Consul of the Ousioms; with remarks on its government, geography, they shall be at liberty to more freely and limits, which will be found particularly within the limits of the Port and Pilotage interesting as throwing a considerable light Published by C. A. Saint, China Mail ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world sa long entirely, and Office, Hongkong,
new, On the regulation of the Harbor still comparatively, unknown to European
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