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NOTICE
INSURANCE COMPANY
ag Bates will be charged in d or short period Insurance
10 days; of the annual rate, i
month, do
and not abli det months, donwlaban
all the full amidal rates a AN, LAMBERT & Co
Quem Inhurance Company Lay 20, 1888.40 red (sa
URANCE COMPANY OF-
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ghed, Agents for the above re prepared to grant Pol RETOU BUILDINGS ind rant rates, see in 4
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ed having been appointed Hongkong for the abou are prepared to grant Pou A BIBES, st currentrates. RUSSELL & 08, *** pril 1, 1865, anti to mallart
INSURANCE ASSUOIA.
OF SHANGHAI..i tutino,
anted on Marine, krisja to the world at current rates. the usual brokerage, this urns to the assured' Fiftien yearly profite divided pro premium-contrib
ributed, BATA RUSSELL & Co.
Secretarierpulsembe
une 4, 1869,
SURANCE COMPANY“
N FRANCISCO.
Appoint
med having been Chins for the above, agg are prepared to grant Po rine Risks, at the currer
FUSSELL &
ily 6, 1866,
RANG SEA AND RANCE COMPANY OFST AMARANG,"
ned baving been appointed Madao for the above med repared to grant Policies Risks at the current Rates
RAYNAL & Coị |- 141868, 70s por
POSTERLING, FRA RE INSURANCE.COM-
OR BATAVIA:
ed having been appointer Hongkong for the above
are prepared to grant Bea Risks the umle
SIEMSSEN &
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Docks.
DOOK COMPANY OF
WHAMPOA, LIMITED
od nd na
y call the attention of Ship Consignees, and Masters of Establishment at Hong- pos, for the DOCKING G of Vessels of sil alaskan. the Company have, the
the harbour Granite
silt and of dimensions ta
850 fest in lengthy and
of water balst it there are Shipwrigh iler-makers and Machinery rything necessary for the
g Yesaals or Steamers, you have also opened a Ships of the Hongkong Dosky contract for the construe or Bailing Vessels of any
the Company will take
3 LITTLE ORPHAN”
to tow. Vessels to, senyor easonable rated wit apply to add take
ROB. §. WALKER Scoretary.
ice, Quest'a Road, Gorner April 8, 1869; oriedad
DOOK COMPANY OF AND WHAMFOA, IMITED.)
NOTICE.
ompany, having redst their Docking Establish on FIRST CLASS MA prepared to farmal Tenders acture and Repairing
se, and for the making or am Machinery (maring, Sugar crushing and Refo- Geariffs and
Shafting
of
of Factory, or Mill work
z in course of completion, h-Vessels drawing 18 foot at any states of the tide Jetty are Shears capable'uf
ROD, A WALKER, Becretary 1889,
ised by CH tor, as No. Hongkon
No. 1988-Octoumi 21, 1869]
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP
COMPANY.
Post-Office Notifications.
THE CHINA MAI!
Post-Office Notifications.
Fiat, and any qunnahy or paper, vellum
Intimations. or parchment (to the exclusion of latters | whather sealed or open); and Folke Kubaned woskly.--Subscription (Ezalu Mape, Paper, &c., may be sither printed, sive of postage) Tls. 13 par anuum; payable
three,
T is hereby notified for general informa THROUGH U. 2. MAIL LINE TO NEW Oargeable on Book and Packeta of Patterns" which the Oitler was issued at some other written or plain, or any mixture of the in advan
tion that henceforward the Postage
addressed to the United States of Americs transmitted via the United Kingdom will had foll Arsy viz_dors
Via Panama or Overland Route.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-
ed as follows
China,
America
Now ? 19.
Dec. 18 .
-
A Steamer will leave lrghat on or
bonama date, connecting at Yokohama
with above-named steamer unt
html SOUTHAMPTON
ergeeding Bouncegah
124 by
geeding 12 pupes,
26 Algunos and not si
SUPREME COURT- AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
Law, RavonzaFOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN, THE Guzette in a General Weekly Newaps
Use heard at the Supreme and Consular per, containing Utianity Revised Reports Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy Original Articles: Noten and Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Summary, de, da
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE,
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS,'Laks
Published at the "CHINA MAIL? Office, Hongkong.
9.--Shonid the Fayes of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in
Office than that in which the Order was (ri- ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, covering of the same or of a portion there
All legitimate binding, mounting or provided the Order be inclosed tof, will be allowed, whether such binding Fostmaster of the Office in whicts it, we be loose or attached ; as also rollers in the magdrawn. In such case a new Order will be Piden 4cnope12 centaued, the Commission chargeable upon
Case of prints, markers (whether of paper 24 and,
which will be stucted from the amount of or otherwise) in the case of Booke, and in whatever is necessary for the safe the new Ordqey}}
elo transmission of literary or artistic matter or 10.-1 the event of a Money Order salaryktoberken watbhof miscarrying being lost, a duplicate will
Every Book packet in
finust be either with be granted on written application front out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends the Paye (containing the necessary or sides. particulare and accompanied by an all It must not contain any letter, open or tional Comdisen) to the Cliolibressoled, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; Original Orders payable.
the name and address of the sender is how- Advertisements will be charged Tle. 1 11.On the receipt of a simili "Eppioa ever not only permitted but recommended, per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 60 tinn, ordere zu be given to of ement so that if the cover odmu ok, bi de bay uta per 18 lines, for each rubesquent inserted to non una of a Money Order, or to renew dapat other reason the packet camiot be forward- tion. Order. The additious Conmission in tiled, it wax, be retururdury patte Shanghai January, 1867, laat case will be deducted from the amount No packet must exceed two feet in length,
NEW BOOK, of the new Order * Lapsed Unders minat he breath or depth; exceeding these dimer presented with the application for a new sione it cannot be forwarded through the
Passengers ticketed through to California,eding 16 ounces is its 48 Mexico, Central and South America, and Boz were additional 45 120
Under 4 ounces redealut)
by Uverland Rone to principa peina in the United States and Canada and con- boxing with the various Steam lines for New York, to Laverpaghergthamptong Brew Bret and Bav
unde Above office, and not i
Through Tickets issued also to Newgance, York and Europe via Panama Route and to Barope per steamers of the Royal Mail Ben Luke Company, the Wash fro 1 Pacific Steamship Company, Limited,
And
tigne hour op
nade at Panaitwith team lines opon the
› Coast of Ceutral and South, sunerics, bos pasongwe are ficketed through
vis fentent Engines furuaq; qug; ite, can- pectious the Beansipal point
Orezistil for Englatié' and the 'Confisent.
A Dice, and not pa
Above 12 ounce and not ex-
ovding 16 panca For every additional 1 Prepayment of the Puntasa.
in each case.
16
cerita.
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868.
Order
stal
AS REGARDS PATTERNS,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TEZE."
Translated from the Chinese
BY
JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $1.60. jálsq.
The Origin of the Chinese" by the same
Apply at Mesere LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House, i
But #desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee should be
They must not be of intrinsic valua corrected or that the amount of Money Order should be repaid to the This rule excludes all articles of a saleable Remitter, or that a Lapsed. Order should patre, and indeed whatever may have bo renewed for gagneuf in the Country in & value of its own, apart from its mere use is hereby notified that, under the pre. which the Orda Was ohginally draws & pattern; and the quantity of any United States and Canadas atd for Freight visiong, Warrant dated application must be made to the Chief material sent catenaibly as a pattern must
Through Birk of Lading given alle for the 7th May, slip Follage ou a Leder; het Money Order Office of auch Condti This not be so great that it can fairly be co-author Price 41 New York and Europe vis Panems route, in Hongkong, or any of the. Postinference to a Lapsed Order, in which case tha
exceeding beli sa ounce in weight pasted application must be accompanied by an der geving on this ground an intrin
Air valu. additial Commission, unfelé it have re- And to Europe vis "Aspinwall Lanes to porta China and dapan addressed; in: gyEh, Forthission will bo deducted from the than the address of the person of Medice ad ports on the West Coast of
posted in Egypt addremad to Hongkong or Centmi, Americe, and South Americs to any of the Ports in China and Japan, and fiftoranis hrangements have been made conveyed in the Maus by British Packet, is for few parengers and freight reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve, Parola Calcutta, Fohalig and Singapore, and from Swator Amoy and Fooehow.
Cents.
amount of the New Order.
45 Repayment wisether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the remitter until it is been ascertained, that the advice has been ca
originally drawn.
Thare must be no writing or Is Hongkong, October 17, 1868,"
and
whom the packet is intended and that, of the sender, a trade mark and numbers, price of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded: charged as an unpaid Intter.
FOR SALE.
AT THE "UHINA "MAIL" OFFICE. THE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNCH can be obtained, stitched
fer copy Ti
For Letters exceeding half an ounce in * Freight payable in så turbén Mori. weight a further rate of Twelve Centa for selled at the Office on which the Order was open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami- in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 centa can/Dollarne portont delivery American each half ounce is chargeable,
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory. Gold Coin with 8
per cent ad Litional, at
TW. MITCHELL. shipper's option,
Postmaster General. Authry: Paisage Tickets iniuedat a res
General Post Office duction of term the whole amount
Hongkong, July 15, 1868. for the Bound V
Jage,
For further inforamtión es to Passage
and Freighth apply to the Aganay of the Company Far West.
T. A. HARRIS, argent. Hongkong October 7, 1869,
Fost-Dulce Notifications
MALEN DIGIKAVRAM IN BİNALAR
fife is hereby notified for geners in Feraction that the Contract between the Government of Blauritius and the China Ship Company, for the Odivyabe of Hells once 'Month bet
between Ceylon a
Famil Mauritius, between Mauritian FELHaving terminated, the correspira doubt for Mauritius will be forwarded from Some the Mail for "Adangi from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets lesvingu Aden for Heurilor and Mauritius on the 23rd of eñali
No alteration has been made in the saster of Postage on, correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritiu
No.
Price.
1 sets complete from 11.
1}
$3.00.
4
15.
17
$2.50
11
23.
16.
$2.26
Also a few separate sopies of Nos.1, 2,
Q. A SAINT.
SAILORS BOME, WEST POINT.
Trustees,
The Patterns must be sent in covera
vation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, 14. Payment of an Order must, be ob- and so forth, which cannot be sent in open tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or Mouthi uttar, that in which it was drawn ; other material, tied at the neck; bags BO for instance, if drawn in January, payment clceed that they cannot readily be opened, must be obtained before the end of July, even although they be transparent, must otherwise the Order will become fapest,not be used for this purpose. Non-com 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24. - It in bereby matified for general inforrás.and new Order (for which a ascend Compliance with this rule will also subject the tion that henceforward closed mails for the mission to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded ag an United Kindom will be made up at this of the Onder, will be charged) will become unpaid letter. Office and forwarded to London by the Un-nosargoda. ited States Möil Perkets við Han Francisde, Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route nuust bo hddressed via ab Francisco's
Letters, Newspapers, Books and Patterze, will be liable to the same rates of postage as those sout by the British all Packet vid Southampton video da
For Letters, 24 cents per hálfiounce For sach Newspaper not exceeding 4 ounces, & cents..
For a packet of Books or Patterns, & pants
4 ounces :
peri
The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sunt via Suez
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1869
151f an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month aftor chas to which it was drawn for hitauce; drawn Januhund paid before the end of the following January all claim to the Money will be forfeited; Anlais, under peculiar circumstances the der Office of the Country: in which the Order wu draw think proper to allow itzia
16.-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further alain. If wrong payment, however be made owing to negligence on the part of any Oftier of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the, negli-
The Packets or the contents thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealed or other wisa closed against inspection,
JOHN DENT,
FORRES, HAQ H. G. THONNETT,
Kaq., B.N.
Directors
Hon. H. B. Gin,
W. MACAULAY, Esq. CHALLAND, ESD BASSOON, 30- G. HEARD, Esq. Rov, WR. BEACH.
In all nospected t In all per rospects: the general regula. W, Kaw, and the United Kingdom will apply to the between Hongkong Pattern Post, Under these regulations, in oider to pravost any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Packet of Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept back for the follow ug Mail by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded
The decision of the Postmaster General as to the cligibility of any Packet, pattern or sample contained therein, to be for- warded under thead regulations, will bo W. MADAULA, Esq. I. G. THOMSETİ, Enal and conclusivo.
The rule which forbids the transmission
gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the the Pont of any article likely to |
Officer in fault to make good the loss.
17. No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received. 18. Additional Rules for greater se hereby nouited that, under the murity egotist fraud, and for the better, wo thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the listing of the system generally will be made May hot, Superintending, or First-Clars as occasion may require Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future,
3 As the communication with Natal and the Cape it Good Hope in thon than correspondence for these Colonies, I nnlegy marked, to be forwarded by Private Ships
19 Should it appear that Money Orders will, in futuro, be sent in the Mails for be entitled to the same privileges ir regnt are dead by meresatile men, or others, London at the following rates of Postage, to Lettora sent by or addressed to them on either in the United Kingdom or at Hong which must be paid in advance, viss their own private affaire as are at preacut kong, Shangliai or Yokohama, for the Upon Letters serie by 'way' enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the franquicaign of large sums of money, the of Bouth saptodj40 cents each oz Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will British or Uglonial Post Office, as the case When sent by way of
29be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all may be, will consider the propriety of in-
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but the First-Class" now! are) theme cressing the Commission, and will exercise privileges, in regard to their Lotters, are the power of wholly suspending for a time Newspaper via Southam
enjoyed by non-commissioned for a the issue of Mauoy Orera. Private Soldiers,
F. W-MITCHELL; Postmaster General. Genoral Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
Newspapers via Marseil
168
Book Packets viá South-
amptonj... 10 under 4 Foz, 20 genta, above 4 oz. and not ex
cesting 8 on; and 20 tonta for every additional 8 oz. cremad to o Book Packets viå Marseilles, 14 cente under 4,02; 28 centa sbove for and not exceeding 802 and 28 cents for every Mutignal ounce
F. W. MITCHELL
Si sisteme sto Postingsten General
1---On the 1st October next, and thence- forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai und Yokohama on all the Order Offices in the United Kingdom of
Money
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Generali::
General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK FACKET SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST TURIS
AND JAPAN.
Hent to ita
as Patterns, and have
the contents of the Mail Baga Boxes, or the person of my Officer of the Post Ufice is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Pust and a packet
et containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not
destination. the following have been occasionally posted Articles such as
unit for the Post, viz. Metal boxes, porce- lain and Ohio, fruit, vegetables, bunches of Bowers, onttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieses of machinery sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel ou graving platen, and confectionery of all
kinda
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, October 13, 1969.
W. LANN, Esq. JJ. MURRAY M.D. Committee of Management. Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairman,
3. J. BELLAND, boy, Esq., H.N..
onarions of Books, Periodicals, News- papers, Clothes, C., will be lost bankfally received,
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, October 29, 1868,
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
to be the most efficacious remedy E18 Medicine is universally admitted known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the climates of India and Chins as this fine and invigorating medicine. It of Prodan panjapted to be constitution
ladies, it is never failing
ita effects in all disse peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de- bilitating effects of the above climates will find in this wonderful ramady a kind of ta- lisman whereby they may insure a restora tion to robust health,
HOLLOWAYS OINTMENT. CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE.
The science of Medicina has never before The following Regulations for Street produced any remedy that can he compared Chairs and Chair-Coolies, beur date Onlo-to this wonderful Dintment, as it cures It is hereby notified for general informisal Secretary's Office, Hongkong, ud after all other moans hayo failed," all Grunt Britain and Ireland, for amounts not tien, by order of His Excellency Sir April, 1869.
wounds, sures, alears, and also the most exceeding €10, at the rate of Exabange Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the There are two Classes of Street Chairs, inveterate skin diseases pepuliar to the cit Current for Each Mail, and charged with system of registration has been, from this Ordinary and Speciala
mates of India and China. It is the true General Post Ofton, Hongkong Commission according to the following date, extended to letters and other descrip-
friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as oor Scale, viz.:
All Street Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that Cente.
of tions correspondence transmitted by the
have engaged them up to any hour, but cannot he conquered by any other treat- For sums not exceeding £24.12 Rost, in the Mails by both the British Ordinary Chairs any not ply for hire after ment, da ga sh Abovo £2 and not exceeding £ 5,...24: Contract Packets and by Private Ships first gunfire (8 P.), nor Special Chairs Hongkong, February 1, 1887, hereby notified by order of Histog da ganget £7.42
between this Office ant each Agency there
after midnight. Excellents Sie Richard Graves MacDon
of in China and Japan, viz.: Cantau, Swatow, Amoy Foodbow,
As Special Obairs are secured for a higher Wingpo, Shang hai,, Nagasaki, Diogo, and Yokohama, and sum ($60) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it also between any two of these Agoncies.is for the interest of the Public to engage
The fee for registration is 8 conts cash only the former after gunfire. letter, &c.
I
9th September, 1858.
.:T
nell that henceforward, the rates of Pos- Lagu chargeable lön, Packets of Printed Paperis orgEatterns of lightweight cent
Hongkong to the United Kingdom whem furroded vid Soathampton will be afoloradonor mindre red
For Packet not exceeding one
ounds in weight,
1048: 2.-No Money Order to include a frau sional part of a Penug
3.Orders drawn in the United King don upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko dampgewill be paid as the rate of Exchange at which Mousy Orders are being issued ai 2 cents the time of their presentation one and
- de
caufa
For a Packet above one
not exceeding two ounces and of double these rates when forwarded Til Marseilles.
Packets of greater weight than two ving will remalo subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz.:
8 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Southampton, and 12 cents for every four ounces when for
warded via Marseilles,
This alteration will apply to Printed Circulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and
all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well se to Books and Trade patterus ur Aamples kon 10
F. W. MIT HELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Honkong, 12th August, 1889. TAPLESS AURO
It is hereby notified for genern? informs
tion that under the Provisions of a Tree
sury Warral, which will come into opera
4-Alphabetical data of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are bung up for public refer ence at the Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama,
5.--Applicants for Money Orders mist furnish, in, full, the surname, and, at least Iris of one, Christian named both of the Remitter and the Payge the Remit. ter or Payes be a Peer or a Bishop, his or
No. Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps.
Letters, do, for registration will he received up to half an hour before the time fixed for olusing the Mails.
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Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolios a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair,
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of} Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and Coolies' Badges of Ordinary Chain are Blue, (201 to 700).
When ground of Complaint arises against Buy Street Chair Coolie, the person ng may hand over
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(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE,) PRICE. 81.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR.
MANUAL
688 PP. JEMY 870, WITH APPENDIX,
FIFTH EDITION, 1869. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price; Ten Dollars.
1
The following is an Abstract of the Con- tents of this Book
CHAT, L.---SEC. 1 to 4 Four Treaties with China; 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese-Text of the same,
2. Treaty with the United States. 3-Treaty with France, 4-Treaty with Russia..
Supplementary Treaty with Rumaja.
CHAP. II. ́BEC, 170 5. Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues, Chinese Text of the same.. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. 6.- Description of Articles of Export.
CAP. II-BEC. 1 TO 14. Foreign Commerce with China.
1.--Port of Cantonses. 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow, 3.-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy,
6.-Port of Foochow
6.- Ports of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
рода 17
7.-l'ort of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai,
9-Porta on the Yangtar and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangelian or Chatoo, 11.-Port of Toutain.
12-Port of Newolwang or Yangtas. 18.-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macao,
CHAP. 17-SEC. 1.1o5..
Foreign Commerce with Japan, 3.-Intercourse with Japan.
2.-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan
3.--Porta open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki
Kanagawa and Hakoondi 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mes,
'sures,***
5. American Compact with Lowchewg.
CHAP. V.SEO, 3 TO.7.
Moneys, Weights, des., in China. 1.--Chinese Currency. 2.-Chinese Numerals, 3.-Chinese Commercial Weight 4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Measures of Length,
Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Tines.
CHAP. VI.—880. 1 ró 11. Western Moneys, Weights, dc. 1.-Anusarces Moneys, Lo 2-Port of Saigon.
3.Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weights, &o 4.-Netherlands India. Islands
5.-
- Philippizo
Directions for Panay L Sailing 6.Malayan States Singapore, &o, 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, &è. 8.-Indias Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
dras, Bombay.
9-Ceylon.
10.-English and French Weights, &c. 11.-United States of America:
CHAP. VII.2d 1 to 6. Tables on, Prices, Exchanges, do, 1.-Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges.
-Relating to Time.
4. Comparison of Weights. 5.-Measurement of Cargo, 6.--Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Bailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Lelauds also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coasts.
The author in bis Preface says:“The tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, &c. baye been selected from those constantly in usb among the foreign merchants in Oking Those for calculating the
in Prices of tes dollars or pense have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. not sextion of saune Move- e. Compiled by WILLIAM FRED ments in Bullion," has been prepared MAYERS, H.M.O.§.
Handbook of reference for the deter mination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1880 to 1869; with comparative
of Anuusi and Mensual
to the Police, or send a memorandum of de, the complaint and the Chair's Number to ! RICK the Registrar General.
vington, ins under a title, which does not consist of Contract Packets and by Private Ships or the name of a Company trad up to be forwarded both by the British the names of the persons composing it such between this Office and each Agency thereof in China and Fepan, ris,: Canton, Swatow
F. WMITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1869. part ang van partaide
It is hereby notified for general inform
When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected tlou, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard dinary title will be sufficient, if firm the Grey Packets, and Packets of Patterns of Number of their Chair should be sout to Grave MacDoinell, that handsforward of having retained missing property, the usual designation of such first Samples of Merchandize, miny be trans the Registrar General at once without any
Baring Brothers suffice; but the mere term Messrs., such as Messrs. Ri-mitted through the Post by the Mails de loss of time.
its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con
Faab Strent-Chair carries on the back of densed from the following.
Optron Co.”-u inadmissible,··
furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Barper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex Author's Preface. conected even rupotely with Chinese
perience in the exchanges and meremants Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asia. subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot.
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions ham Convenient al of reference for the pur With short interruptions, the coasts from either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese courts, the Direa- pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion son for the ruines attributed to years,
Amoy Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag- LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, montbe, and other periods is also frequent of the Chinese characters for the names of
The Remitter on stating that the Or-asaki, Hiogo, and Yokobama, and also der is to be paid only through & Bank, to between any two of these guries, at the have the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage, which must be the name of the Payee; in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that paid in advance, vil, ~
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tion on this 1st October next, correspon- are intended to be paid through ther Not exceeding cents,
deuce addressed to Constantinople will be
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20 cents each half my punco weight. For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS:
2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 8 cents for every additional half-pound.
B. W: MITCHELL Postmaster Generál, General Post Office Hongkong, 23rd September, 1839.
Ulture of the Payen of a Mo Every additional ib
y Order to be afted to the Order in the plecs provided for the purpose. If the Payet be able to write heast sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence afa itness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.........
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ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com- pilor of the following tables has thought, socordingly, that their publication in convenient form may prove useful, although mnoh yet remains to be done for the elabo ration of comparative calendars, etc. that should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cynical Table of Yesss, and the Table of Solar Terme, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with improvements in Williams' Commercial thuide, from which (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages in for the first time made accessible to general reference.
Published by C. A. S4187, China Mail Office, Hongkong
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