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SEPTEMBER 15 1869.
Insurances. bkoff
CONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATIONgay
raigned having been appointed of the above Corporation are grant Fire and Marine Insure imal Terms
HOLLIDAY WISE & Coal
December 28, 1867, IT
E INSURANCE OFFICEA raigned þaving been appointed for the above INSURANCE
prepared to accept ölfar laku
e Policies on any fork slana
ls of Steamers on the usual te in case of losa, in CHINA, ALCUTTA, BOMKAY, UPLANDOK) J BOB B. WALKER & Op*** June 21 1864
SURANCE COMPANY OF I IN FRANCISCO (1) Bán
sighed, Agents for the above are prepared to grant Pol IRE on BUILDINGS. and rrent rates.
DEUBULA đòn và February 6, 180%brny ebam EA & FIRE INKUBANUE
COMPANY kap Ent
gned having been appointed!
Hongkong for the abov
ww are prepared to grant Poe SEA BISKS, A currentrates e
BUSBELL & CO April 1, 1865.
INSURANCE 288001A-0. OF SHANGHAI
granted on Marine Fisks to of the world at current ratene to the usual brokerage, this turns to the assured. Fifteen, * fearly profts divided, KTP:
premium contributed,
RUSSELL & Co
Secretarit
June 4, 1869i vbilinia
NSURANCE COMĚKKÝG AN FRANCISCO
gned having been appointed China for the above. INSUF
rant Poli
are prepared to ative REFP
at the current
EUSSELL & Co
July 8, 1866,jer bus
RANG SEA AND R RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG, monthl
igned having been appointed Madao for the shove named prepared to grant Policies Laska at the pprrent Kates. PRAYNAL & CO at 1866, lon
OOSTERLING
TRE INSURANCE COM-- YOF BATAVIA,
gued having been ab
Hongkong for the Above
y are prepared to grant Boa Risks on the tuna? SIEMSSEN & C August 1, 1866.gul
Docks.
DOCK COMPANY OF & WHAMPOA, LIMITED
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by call the attention of Ship Consignees and Masters of ir Establishment at Bong umpoa, for the DOCKING NG of Vessels of all olasses. g the Company HAVE the the harbour, Granite built, and of dimensions to 1 260 feet in length,' and
of water. it there are Shipwrights, oiler-makers and Machinery erything necessary for the Hug Yessels or Steamers
y have also opened & Ship-
le of the Hongkong Block,
1
o contract for the construc
or Sailing Vessels of any
the Company will fake
ed rates,
LITTLE ORPHAN”
to tow Vessels to ade, or reasonable rates to may apply to Tart
ROB. 8. WALKER. Secretary Queen's Road, Corner
8 April 8, 1868,tat
DOCK COMPANY OF GAND WHAMPOA; LIMITED.) freed
NOTICE
Company, having recently their Booking Establish on FIRST CLASS, MA- prepared to furnish Tenders Botore and Repairing of sey and for the making or
am Machinery (mazine or
Bogar crushing and Refine
Shafting, Gearing, and of Factory, or Mil. work
Lof:
in course of completion,
ch Vessels drawing 18 foot
́at any state of the tide
Jetty are Shears capable of ROB. & WALKER, Secretary,E
the 21, 1860,
bed by URABLES ARRAHAM
for, at No 2, Wyndhast
Hongkong
No. 1957 SEPTEMBER 15, 1860]
STEAM FOR
Singapore, Penang Point de Galle, Aden, Sues, Maita, Marseilles,
and Southampton;
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Post-Office Notifications.
therein specified will either be received or given in change as fractional parts of a Dollar. Paymeul for Postage Stamps must be made in the current Dollars of the Colony or Bank Notes,
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Uffices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5.P. on the 10th Sept.
31094 FW, MITCHELL Postmaster GeaTAL.
Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Kingebord Port Uffice Hongkong,
George's Bound, Melbourne and
September 9, 1889. Sydney
Fang,
HE PREINHOLAR AND ORIENTAL TRAM MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MA
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-shipGIE AMERICA BEHAR Captain AM LOOKIE, MAILS WILL CLOSE ---
Her Majesty's Mails, Paumgers, specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the bore places, on THURSDAY, the 16th September at 9
PARCELS and CARGO will be received u board until Neon, and SPECIE until
r. on the 15th September.
For particulars regarding Freight and Pagh apply at the P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Ulice, Hongkong, de
DUSTENTA AND VAL
УЛЬОН ОТ РАСКА 078 REQUIRED.
of the Contents and written declaration of the Falei of the Packages for the Uverland Bouti idtuguiréd
by the Egyptian Government, and be delivered by the Shippers to the Com say's dooste suite the Bills of Lading, or sik, Parita; and the Company do not hold Tanase responsible for any detention or prejudice which tay happen from incorrect
declaration NCIS OF mich
hypes are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's
Hast Bills of Lading.
W. MACAULAY, Superintendent,
P. & 0.8, N. Co.'s Office
Hongkong, September 9, 1889,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
Sep16
THROUGH U. 5. HALL LINE TO NEW YORK.
TEAMERS of this live will be despatch
ed as follows America,
Sept 18, October 19,
Japan Dring, Great Republic,
Nov. 19. Dea 18.
од ог
Steamer will leave Shanghai abons same date, connecting at Yokohama
ith above-named stester.
Hosted Central and South America, the * Passengers tjoketed through to California, Atlantic States, and to England or France, both via New York and by lines from Pa mama and Aspinwal
Return tickets issued at a reduction of 10 % apon the whole amunt for the round voyage
Connections are mado at Panama with Hem Lines upon the West Cosat of Cen- tial and Bonth America, at Aspinwall with the "Bopal West India Mail Line" "West ladis and Pacific Steam-ship Company," (Limited) and, the “French Transatlantic. Company And, at New York, with the Various lines to Resorship Lánce: Inman, Tickets issued for the following Steam ship National General Transatlantic Co., New Xerk and Hayre Btesin-ship Co.,
New York and Bremen Stoan-ship Uo, and North Merman Lloyds,
Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to Ame- rics, from Caloutis Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Amoy and Foootor.
Through Hills of Lading given for Porta of Mexico and on the West. Coast of Con- tral and South America to se far sa Valps- raio, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton sad 66. Nazaire, Fratice.
Freight to United States payable in ad- vinos in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in d'merican Gold Coin with 8 per cant -ditional, at shippers option.
For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company, Prays Weat
STA HARRIS,
Arant
Hongkong, August 16, 1869,
Post Office Notifications.
MAIN BY THE BEHAR
The Contract Packet" BEHAE” will
be dispatches with the usual Mail,
for Europe, be, on THURSDAY, the 16th September, at, and the Post Office will be open for the reception of 1 Ordinary Letters, Letters for Registra
tiou, Newspapers, Books, &c., until 8 P on the 15th September Letters, do, may be ported in the night box from 8 P. on the 15th September until
A on the following morning
All Letters posted between and 8.M. on the 16th September will be charge able, in addition to the vanal postage, with
a Lake. Fes of 18 cente.
the latest time for posting Letters at this Office iz 8 .. and for Newspapers, Books, or, Patterns 7 4.M. on the lith September
Further, Inta letters (but Letters only) ad-
Sep16
THE CHINA MAIL-
Post-Offee Notifications.
place provided for the purpose.If the Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign hispanio, with his address in the presses of the Officer who pays the Order.
9. Should the Fayee 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 or ginally draw the transfer will be granted. provided th Order be inclosed to the
Postmaster of
of the Office in which if
PA In such case a new Order will be isated, the Commission chargeable, upoz which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order.
FOF YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, "THE UNITED STATES AND THÉ
UNITED KINGDOM,— . || Per the United States Mail Packet * AMERICA," on SATURDAY,
the 18th Feptember, at
10-In the event of a Moury Order
miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Payee, (containing the necessary ional Commission) to the Office where the particulars, and accompanied by an addi- Original Order was payable. Para
The Rates of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must in each case be paid in advance, are as fol-31 the recoint of a similar applica laws, viz. t
To Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States.
klon, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or renew lapsed Order. The additional Commisalon in the For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce, last case will be deducted from the amount For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be ounces, & cents, Cypresented with the application for a new For a Packet of Books, 6 penta per 4 Order
ounces.
Book Packets must not exceed two feet in length or one foot in width or depth,
To the United Kingdom
o
For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce. For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
outices.4.contacte For a Facket of Books or Patterns; 8
i cents per 4 ounces Correspondence
addressed to. Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States must be superscribed per America," and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed vip, San Francisco, Correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom not fully prepsia will be sent via Suez
12 But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payce should be corrected or that the amount of Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that & Lapaed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drew, must be made to the Chief application 3loney Order Office of sack Country. This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the Commission will be deducted from the amount of the Now Ordez
18-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate (irder, will not bo made to the remitter until it has been inertained that the advice has been can- belled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn. C
F. W. MITCHELL, Portmaster General,
General Post-Office, Hongkong, August 28, 1860, *18
TT is hereby notified for general informa- tion that henceforward the Postage addressed to the United States of America chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, VÍZ —
Fit SOUTHAMPTON Under 4ounce, le Azi ..12 conta. Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 8 dunce,-. Above 8 ounce and not ex
ceeding 12 ounce
Above 12 ounce and not ext se
ceeding 16 ounces,- For every additional 4.
Via MAUSBITIES, Under 4 ouncey and 16,cants. Above 4 ounce and not ex-
32 Sunce, prepar Above 8 ounce sud not ex-RE
ceeding 8
ceeding 12 ounce
64
Above 12 ounce and not ox
ceeding 18 ounce For every additional don, 16 Prepayment of the Postago is compulsory in each case.
FW. MITOSELL, Postauster General General Post Office, Hongkong, June 16, 1868.
is hereby notified that, under the pro- visions of a Treasury Warrant dated Postage on a Letter not the 7th May, the
half-an-onnce in weight posted
Intimations. PAYNE AND COMPANY, BELATEE BUNGALOW,
Calcutta
ESTABLISHED HALF A CENTER Ty WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT, FOR THE SALE OF THEIR RENOWNED Chutnies, and Indian Condiments. "Namely, Finest
"
1
Bengal Club Chutney* Lucknow Chutney Cashmere Chutney Pindaree Chutney Col. Skinner's Oney ,,Major Gray's-One
Fokled Mangoen, 100 Mulligatawnee Faste Curry Faste
Curry Powder
Tamarind Fish, 100
alices in. barrel,
Per bbd. £25. Per des ata. 30. Per dos pla. 21s
Intimations.
SERVICE
intimations.
HINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory on registered Filot Boats to convey from place to place within the linaits, employés belonging to either Customs or Harbour Master's Departments, with auch stores as may be wanted for either light-houses or Light-slips.
GENERAL REGULATIONS: WITH LOCAL RULES
FOR THE
PORT OF SWATOW
GENERAL REGULATION L
I. Bye Law and Local Bules: 1-Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for the better ordering of pilotage matters at 20s the Porta are to be drawn up by the Har-
2Every Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay a fecus Twenty Taula for renewal of Li senso on the first of July, stali year.
in case of a Palos going off in an un registered Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time he is qu board; but ng Pilot is authorised. special permission on the Harbour Bar to cruise in an unregistered Boat, without tar.
in berrel,
4-The owner or birer of any suregio Per bbd26bour Master in consultation with the Centered Leat subking use of a Pilot fler and Perdoz, qts. 30s suls and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having a Licensed Pilot on board, shall Fer dos pta, 20s also it rests in the same way to fix the nube prosecuted before the authorities to ber of Pilots, tariff of charges, and defiut whout he is amenable or who Fing or the limits of the Pilotage ground.
2.-The number of Pilots for the Port of Swatow shall be six.
Per lb.
48
20%
Tamarind Fish Rosegal. square. Mangoe Fish Roses:
13 Cayonne Feppar
Per bottle Per bottle,
bottle
Smoked Mangoe Fish,
100 in tins..
Chili Vinegar
JAMS AND JELLIES,
17.
Guava Jelly
Tippuree Jam
Preserved Limes
27
P'erved Mangoes
ני
Fine Apple Jelly Pres've "Pickled Limes
Bael Preserve
" Bengal Humps
ment
8.-The Pilotage ground for the Port of Swatow shall be off Bill Lalat to the lower 11s limit of the anchorage Bahchie Point,
34.The rates of pilotage shall be as fol 2lows for all sized vessels between the limits of the Pilotage ground steamers or sailing vessels, $2.50 ur foot English manurement. 2-1b, tins 1-lb. tina To Harbour Filot for Berthing or Unberth ing, 50 cents per foot English measure GENERAL BEGULATION. II. 11. Pilot-Individuals Eligible. The subjecta, citizens or proteges of Treaty Fowerssball, equally with Natives of Chins, and without distinction of nationality, be eligible for appointment when vacancies occur, by the Board of Appointment, sub and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced ject to the General Regulations now issues, at the several Ports respectively,
S6a
2in.
la fd per Tb. Pastes, shipped in bulk, to any quarter of N. B. Chuties, Curry Powders, and the Globe.
Payne and Co.,
Have always on band a large Stock of superior MANILA CIGARS, of all aires.
Terms: Bemittance, or reference in Cal entta, to accompany order.
For orders over £26, 20 per cent discount will be allowed, all foods free on board in Calcutta
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.
14-Payoient of an Curder must be ob tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Month after that in, which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment otherwise the Order will become inpeod, Hon. W. Keswick, must be obtained before the end of July, and a new Order (for which a second Com
» JOHN DENT, mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be pharged) will become
Recessary.
Trustees.
FORBES, Bay. HG THOMEHT,
Eng., B.
Directors Hon. H. B. GIBB, G. J. HELLAND, Esq. SASSOON, Eng.
W. MACAULAY, Esq. G. HEARD, Bay. W. LEMANN, ESQ.
15.If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for stance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-all claim to the Money will be forfeited, anlors, under peculiar circumstances, the Fost Office of the Country in which the Order W. 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 clain. It a wrong payment, however, be mado owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli gence occurs will, if he see fit require the Officer in fault to make good the loss. *~
A
17 No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received
18-Additional Wales for greater secu- rity against fraud, and for the better work.
ing of the systom generally will be made
as occasion may require.
18. Should it appear that Money Ordere are used by mercantile meu, or others,
national Ensign he has the right to uae
5.A registered Filot Lat is 101 F either a Licensed list or certificated Ap mitted to By the Pilot Hing, save when thers. prentice on board.
is
-GENERAL REGULATION IX. Fings to be exhibited on a rival. shall cause to be exhibited-
When nearing the anchorage the Flot
A Red and White Flag (No. S), if the Vensel is from Bengkong, Japan, or any Chinese Port:
A Blue and White Flag (No.-2), if frem. Any Foreign Port.
Feestl Yollow and Blue (No. 30), if the is in ballast,
A
.
A Red Swallow Tail (No. 6), if the vessel as gunpowder or other combustibles on board..
GENERAL REGULATION X Harbour Pilots : Vessels in Harbour, Berthing, de.
1The duties of the Harbour Pilot, where auch exists, will be to take charge of Tessels at the outer limit of the anchorage,
GENERAL REGULATION 11. LIL Board of Appointment, hot to de constructed. The Board of Appointment shall consist berth them in accordance with the orders of the Harbour Master as Fresident, the received from the "Harbour Master's De or a) Senior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take charge of vessels slilting Bames shall be drawn by lot, by the Hat berib, going in and out of deck, or to and bour Master, from a list prepared and pub-from a whart or out of the anchorage, and lished by the Harbour barter in consults tion with, the Consule and Chambers of Commerce.ed
7
to assist and report to the Harbour Master's Office all matters concerning the shipping Fort, and the conservancy of the river or harbour.
GENERAL REGULATION IV. Vacancies: how to be filled up.
2.In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas 1.Whenever there may be a Facancy ter will, as far as possible, meet the wishes among the Pilots, it shall bo duly notified in of Commanding Officers and Consignees ; the local prints and eight days afterwards and the entrance, working os clearance of the Board of Appointment shall proceed to vessels taking berths not assigned to them, fill it up by a competitive examination shall be stopped by the Customs until the
--The Board may refuse to admit to
Harbour Master's orders are complied with. 3.--Vessels are to moor, in accordance the exaudination any one who, having onos been a Licensed Pilot, has had his License with orders received from thờ, Harbour withdrawn, and also any candidate who is Master, and they are not to remove' from
Ker. W. BRACHnable to procure Consular Certificates 6- the anchorage without his pormission.
J. J. MURRAY, M.D. Committee of Management. Hon. W. KEBW7CE, Chairmas.
MAHALAY, Esq. | H. G. TRONSETT, G. J. HELAND, Esq. Esq., E..
ONATIONS of Booka, Periodicals, News DONA
papers, Clothes, do, will be most bankfully received.
OVERBURY, Sheperintendent,
Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
HIB Medicine is universally admitted
to be the most efficacious
remedy known to the world. No preparation is ao suitable to the climates of India and China as this fine and invigorating medicine. It is
ladies, as it is never failing in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or kong, Shanghai or Yokoliams, for the its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or transmission of large sums of money, the while those who are attenuated by the de- and British or Colonial Post Office, the case bilitating effects of ibe above-climates will conveyed in the Mails by British
F
Character, &c.
4.The Harbour Pilotage Fees payable
The examination shall be public and to the Harbour Master are as follows
Shifting a vessel's berth; taking a vessel gratuitous, spd the vacancies shall be given
to
the most competent among the candi- to or from a heaving down Hulk, 10, în dates without distinction of nationality, fall. provided always the competency of the first on the list be not relative but absolute.
4The Consul concerned may in person, or by deputy, he present and take part in the exambiation of candidates,
5-The majority of the votes of the members of the Board shall decide the edmission of candidates for Pilots Li censes, each meraber having ono vote in the Ballot, but in the absence of the Consul concerned the Harbour Master shall have
HE TREATY PORTS OF CHINA QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN.” & JAPAN," AND NUTES AND
EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS
(From the Strasts Times," July 27, 1809.).
Some time ago we had occasion to remark "pon the progress that Literature as ropie- sented by tile Press had made and was making in the East, and our attention has
exceed or at any of the Porte in either in the United Kingdom or åt Hong of European ladies to the constitution of Ching shall subsequently be vised and China Mail newspaper,
in
any of the Porta in China and may be, will consider the propriety of in- find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta-
reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve
Cents.
in
For Letters exceeding half-an-oun weight & further rate of Twelve Conte for esch half ounce is chargeable f
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Bongkong, July 15, 1868.
1.On the 1st October next, and theace-
cressing the Connoission, and will exercissisman whereby they may insure a restora the power of wholly suspending for a time tion to robust healthy. the issue of Money Orders.
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
oasting GRYKA REGULATION VA again bean called to the subject by the re-
Pilot Licenses, by whom to be issued.
cript of a
of a Hongkong publication which deserves some notice and which wo 1-Pilota' Licenses shall be issued by the much pleasure in introducing to the know Commissioner of Custons in the one and ledge of our readers. We allude to on behalf of the Chinese Government; Li and Queries on China and Japan, published censes. Isaned to Pilots not being natives monthly by Mr Saint, the proprietor of the publication registered at the Consulate concerned.
in well printed on good 2-Every Licensed Pilot shall be given and shape in very like its well-known name- paper, and in side a printed copy of the General Regulations saké or prototype at home, and is equally a and Local Rules and shall produce the same mine containing very edrious and useful as well as his License when required. information regarding the language; liters- 3. On the Bret Fnly each year every ture, history, xossners and customs of the Pilot shall pay
the sun of Ten Huikwan Chinese and in a less degree of th
the Japanese Taels for the renewal of his License."
It says a good deal o
the extent and GENERAL REGULATION VI
stability of the footing of Europeans Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken.
China, that such a publication as this 1.It shall be allowable for each Licensed ahould be established and conducted with
gour
The science of Mcdioino has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it cures Pilot to take
Apprentice, for whom he apparently stressful i
application of
of our
publication is altogether a very in
after all other means have failed, all shall be responsible on the wounda, sores, ulcers, and also the frost Pilots, the Harbour Master will supply Aptereating one and wishing it every success. inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli prentices with special certificates, mates of India and China. It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as der sain old abres can be removed by it that cannot be conquered by any other treat
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE. The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair Cooler, bear, date Colt
Secretary's Office, Hongkong and
ment, April, 1869,
There are two Classes of Street Chairs,Hongkong, February 1, 1867. Ordinary and Special
forward Money Orders wih besed at this, Office sud at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Moneyal Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following
Centr Scale, vizi
ور
All Street-Chairs may carry persons who have engaged them up to any hour, but Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after first gunfire (FM), nor Special Chairs after midnight,
For sums not exceeding £212 Above £2 and not exceeding £5.24 **A Special Closits are secured for higher
£7,....42 £5
samp ($60) than Ordinsey Chains ($25), it £10,....48. is for the interest of the Public to engage 2No Money Order to include a frac-only the further after gunfire Marseilles or to Singapore, may be tional part of a Penny.
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, anu 3-Orders drawn in the United King-ite two Coolies a Badge each bearing the
saine Number as the Chair,
dresses to the United Kingdom vid
ad posted on board the Facket from 8,30 6.bla.. on payment of a late fee
tacente each, in addition to the down upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- postage, after which no Letters can be bane, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being leaned at Bealed Boxes containing the correspondence the time of their presentation
4.-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700
reced
The Numbers and Coolies Redges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200)
The Numbers and Coulies Badges of of Box Holders will be received at the Money Order Ofices in the United King:
Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700.
When ground of Complaist ATIBOS againat window set apart for the purpose, on showing the Counties in which they any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ng
dom, the East Side of the building. All correspondence for places to which pre- are situated, are hung up for publie refer grieved may either band the offender over payment is compulsory must be prepaidence at this Office, and also at Shangbal to the Policej or send a memorandum of
in Hongkong Postage Stamps.
and Yokohama viliwa non ?!
#
.
the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General,
loss of time. 1
to
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FAEES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR BEAREES, AND BOATO,
NOW READY.
(AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00 THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
A
MANUAL.
Handbook of reference for the deter-
mination of Chinese Dates, during the peried from 1860 to 1869; with cumparative Tabies of Annund and Mensual Designations, ke, de Compiled by WILLIAM FRED Ron Mayers, H.M.C.S.
Author's Preface
ment.
2. When the circumstances of the Port we commend it to the siteption and support appear to demand it, the Harbour Master
readers. may authorize apprentices to act tempore (From the "Friend of India,” June 4, 1868.) rily and within certain limite, as Filots;
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt provided they have received certificates of of the numbers for the current year of competency from the Board of Appoint-Notes and Queries," most deserving Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr M GENERAL REGULATION VIL
B. Denny Licensed Pilots; to whom subordinated,
whoce "Treaty Ports of China. and Japan" are so well known. From the Unlicensed Piloting, &c.
ched to the Notes" we cali names attached to 1.-Licensed Pilots may carry on their that the contributors include aoine of the An ee 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 tlio Harbour Master, be af valuable assistance to all scholars, whic under whoso order and control they are have directed their attention towards this placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literaturs, and suspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori the Consul concerned; when the Pilot is a ental antiquities. It deserves to be bitter Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within known in India. three
days,
(From the "London Examiner,” May 16, 1868.)
Consular punishment has been inflicted, or 2.-If guilty of any misconduct for which. if proved to have committed any offence against Revenue Laws, the individual concerned may be suspended or dismissed of China and Japan is intended as a by the Harbour Master, subject to an
guide for travellers and residente in China
1-duy Commanding Officer employing an unlicensed person to pilot his vessel will be liable to be fined in the aim of One Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose jurisdiction he is amenable.
This really useful volume Treaty Perfs
peal to his Consul. If a Foreigner; the and Japan, and as a book of reference for
three to be lodged within
mercantile men generally. It contains on days. Most persons whoso avocations or studies
Any one piloting without a license secount, bistorical and political, of all the Insuficiently stamped Letters addressed to 5-Applicants for Money Orders must
When Street Chair-Coalies are suspected are connected even remotely with Ubiness shall be subject to prosecution before his open ports of these countries, together with the United Kingdom will be sent on furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, charged with a fine of Que Shiffing in the initial of one Christian name, both of Nunther of their Chair should be sent convenient mannal of reference for the pur-offender in accordance with the Laws of his Mr N. B. Dennya; and the elaborate nepe having retained missing property, the subjects are wont to confess the need of a RE anthorities, who will deal with the has been carefully compiled and edited by Foking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It
addition to the postage.
the Remitter-and-the Payes; if the Remit.. Letters posted after 7 at on the 16th ter or Payes be a Peer or a Bishop, Lin or Registrar General at us without any pose of determining dates according to Country. Auy Pilot lending bis License to
September will not be forwarded unless dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm the Each Street-Chair carries on the back of of computation; and a system of compart with in the asthe way, in addition to forfeit considerably enhance its value.
either the European or the Chiness method another will be proceeded against and dealt and plans, with which the work abcanda the Late Fee as well as the postage is nsual designation of such firm, such as its Number Bostd & Tariff of Fares con- son for the names attributed to years, ing his License.
We have thus given in outline some of prepaid
will auffice; but the "Baring Brothers
the more prominent portions of the chapter months, and other periods is also frequent- Letters insuficiently stamped or unstamped mere term Mesars, such as "Mesars Ridensed from the following.
ly a desideratum with fransistors and
devoted to Canton, as specimen of the addressed to places to which they can-vington," or the name of a Company trad.
renders of Chiness literature. The oom
whole voluie. Other chapters treating of not be forwarded unpaid, will be opening under a title which does not consist of
piter of the following tables had thought,
the remainder of the treaty poris, we can Macao, Formosa, Ningpp Shanghae, and accordingly, that their publication in
The pages describing convenient form may prove useful, although GENERAL REGULATION VIII: much yet remains to be done for the elabo
Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and Pilot Boats: Regulations to be observed, tation of comparative calendars, etc. that
contain so much that is new to European 1-Pilot Boats shall be registered with readers respecting its bistory, public should leave nothing to be desired. With their crews at the Harbour Master's Office, dings,
buil the exception of of rich Table of where ash boat will be given a certificate would fain transfer ten to our columns.
and general characteristics,
that Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both and outuber, The words "Licensed Pilot A complete and intelligible pan of the In Morrison, and afterwards republished with painted at the stern, and on the head of the accurate notion of the of which were originally compiled by Dr. Host" shall, with the number, be legibly perial City and reighbourhood, gives na ah improvements in Williams Commercial Mainsail; and a flag, of which the upper ta divisions; streets, and
position of relative Guide, from which (with some alteration) horizantal half shall be yellow, and the In the introductory
ed and returned to the writers as early the name of the persons composing is, such
possible, but no guarantee, can be as Catron Co.Inadmissible.
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, Chairs, of Ordinary Pullaway Boats. given that such Lotters, if posted after The Remitter on stating that the Ox | Half hour, 12 cte | Three hours, 60 ols, 82.1, on the 15th September will be re-der is to be paid only through Dank, to Hour 20 eu. dix hours 76 ots, turned until after the mail is closed, have the option of giving or withdrawing Day (from 6 to 5
One Dollar. Postage Stamps should be placed on the the name of the Pages in such use the Night Fares (after 8 r.p.)... 10.0f, extra
opper right hand corner of the corres Order will be crossed in the same way that Chair Hire to Out Distrids pondence, except in cases where they Cheques are commonly crossed when they Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man. may be used in payment of "Late Feesy Are intended to be pald through a Bank-To Stabler and back, when the Stamp or Stamps represent-When an Order is presented through Victoria lies below the level of Robinson
Registration
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only enumerate.
to the bodices
placed on the lower left Bank, a receipt by any person will bozuff Road, and includes all the town between they are now copied, the whole of the met- lower green, shall be flown. Such register of the Treaty Ports of Jan will be found
ing Late Fees" or
Fere should
by]
hand corner.
hot provided the Order be crossed with the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, ter assembled in the following pages is for ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their national a succinct bistory of that Farize, together All transactions in fractional parts of a Dai- the name of the receiving Bank, and be with the Rees-course,
lar bill be conducted in the Coffis pre-prosented by some Person known to be in
wribed by Ordinance 1, of 1884, and the employ of mah Bank,
the Proclamation of the 22nd January, 8-The signature of the Payee of a Mo 1664, and no other Coin, but those ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the
Incensed Bearers (each),
Hour, Half day, ∙Day,...
... 8 cente. 20 centa. 30 cents.
the first sine made accessible to general reference.
Published by C. A. SAINT, China Mall Office, Hongkong.
papers with their Consul or the Customs; with remarks on its government, geography, they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found particularly within the limits of the Port and Pilotage interesting as throwing a considerable light ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, and Auer. On the requisition" of the Harbour | still comparatively.cnbhong to propeans
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