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OCTOBER 28. 1569/
ISULTANCES.
NOTICE
INSURANCE COMPANY'
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10 days, of the sandalyal fe
month, dolu b and mot mai nați months
do with
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A & FIRE INSURANCE? COMPANY 2016, div
bod having been appointed Hongkong for the sburg are prepared to grant Po A EISKS, at currentrater
RUSSELL &Co, te fil 1, 18654), and mai INSURANCE ASSUOLA OF SHANGHALY 100 1
anted on Marine,
the world at currenÉ KALOR the usual brokerage, hi rns to the assured
yearly, profis, dizided pro remium contril pledojni
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BURANCE COMPANY! N FRANCISCO out ai
ed having been appointed hina for the above Isidr re prepared to grant Poli ine Risks, at the current **FUSSELL L3Ø5, by 6; 1866, mudiyumay ope
ANG SEA ANDA ANCE COMPANY OF MABANO-
ed having been appoint Taceo for the above named spared to grant Policis inks at the engren Hal BAYNAL &00
JOSTERLING
BE INSURANCE COM!
OF BATAVIA,
hed having been appointed Hongkong for the rahove Bro prepared toggrant Ses Risks on the mule
SIEMSSEN & Co. gnet 1, 1884, VA
Docks.
DOCK COMPANY OF
WHAMPOA, LIMITED
call the attention of Ship Consigneer and Masters of Establishment at Hong- opony for the DOCKING U of Vessels of all zismer. the Company have the the harbourGrafite ilt, and of dimensioni to 850 feet in lengthy land of water
t there are Shipwrights, ler-makers and Machinery ything necessary for the Vesels or Steamer! have also openéd s
Bhip.
of the Hongkong Dock,
contract for the contino
or Sailing Vessels of any
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the Company will take
LITTLE ORPHAN” to tow Vessels to ses, or asonable rates happly,tor't seem
ROB. 8. WALERI
Secretary po Queen's Road, Corner
April 8, 1869,
DOCK COMPANY OF
AND WHAMPOA, IMITED panel
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Becretary,
No. 1989-OCTOBER 22, 1869.]
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHI
COMPANY,
THROUGH V. S. HALL LINE TO NEW YORK Fia Panama or Overland Route.
tobymarks
70% wat
TEAMERS of this
ed as follows:
China, Widmerica
Nov. 19. Depay 18.-
Post Ofte Noli fleat off.
Post-Office Notifications.
Intimations.
AND
Prints, and any quantity of paparellun or parchment (to the exclus Tis hereby notified for general informaÀ-
fro that hericaforward in Fortage desire to receive payment in the Country in Maps, Paper, de, may be either printed, sive of postage) Tis, 12 per suna; payable 9.--Should the Payes of a Money Order whether sealed or oper); and the Bookd,
Fubhaned waskly. Subscription (Exclu chargeable on Book and Packets of Fatterus which the Order was issued, at some other three.
written or plain, or any mixture of the in advance. addressed
seed to the United States of Amerion Office than that in which the Urder was ill legitimate birling, mounting or ladostitled the United Kingdom willinally draw the transfer will be granted, be as follows erz
SUPREME COFET line will be despatel-307831
Lotuit Tolli ale provided the der be inclosed to, the covering of the same or of a portion there AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, dpude
Postmaster of the Office in which it was of, will be allowed, whether such binding SOUTHAMPION, A
Arawn. In such case a new Order will be be loose or attachod; as also rollers in the Auden Houndé,
12 center) desner, the Continission chargeable or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in
LAW REPORTKR FOR THE SUPERME AND Aovequate and not exota jötte
case. of prints, markers (whether of
paper
PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA Which will be devoted from the amounkofort whatever is necessary for the safe oceeding Britanice, j 124 the new Order.'
AND JAPAN Abbie & trubber and mat.ex
unarvodell d
THE Gazette ixa General Weekly Nowspa 101vent of a Money Urder mission of literary or artistic matter or per, containing Ufficially Kevised Reporta
pasally appertains thereto. miscarrying of being lost, a duplicate will
of Use heard at the Supreme and Consular geeding 16fice 20
be granted a written application from but unj6ivos gulbis Cafe on Legal points: Reporter of Public Every Book packet must be either with Courts, Polles Cases, and Proceedings in Ban every additional 402, 113
Payeentaining the necessary or side
at the ends Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and I'particulare and accompanied by an addi 233tional Commision) to the Officewore the sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever;dinary, de, o Gizakik ma
It must not contain any letter, open or Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial 10 centa
Original Order was payable.
the name and address of the sender is how- 11.On the peceipt of a similar applies ever not only permitted but recommended, per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 Advertisements will be charged The 1 tion, orders will be given to stop gf a Money Order, or to renew on so that if the cover come off, or for any ots par 10 lines, for each subsequent inser-
a lager other reason the packet camiot be forward- tion, Order. The additional Cougierig in thed, it may be returnedb-ot batzogers Shanghai, January-186ktrayal tant cone still be deducted from the amount
No packet must exceed two feet in Tongth,
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting sit. Yokohama
with above-named stemmer.
tirolding 181436 03h 256 bowel 18 bunice and hot dr
Passengern ticketed through to Califormis, Mexico, Central and South America, and by Overland Route to principat points in the United States and Canadas, and con necting with the various team lines for New York, "th Liverpoolį
Bremen Brest, and Havrampton
Under 4 gauge
York and Europe, via · Panama. Route and
Вигоре
e per steamiera of the Royal Mail the West India
Through Tiokota isalcd also to Nource and not gett
Transstan-
Blaam and
Tho and Compagnie tique from Aspinwall areol Connections aade at Fanama with Stest lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengerkare ticketnd through
kung and not,
ceeding 12 Qunce,
bere li ousevanknote
ceeding 16 ounce,
'៩
$21.5
64
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F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1968.
sub
Pust
gina gradaod an
AS REGARDS PATTERNS. They mat not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use
Through Bill of Lading given ide Freight via Ceutr Panific Railroad [abit car nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for roight visions of a Treasury Warrant dated applic/ Order was origiflatly drawn, pe a pattern; and the quantity of any
Overland for England and the Continent.
Hi
NEW BOOK
a of Speculations o
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TOZE." Translated from the Chinese
JOHN CHALMERS, Á‚M. Price $1.60. AL80,
of the now Order. Lapsed Orders must be breadth or depth;, receding these dimon- For every additional dozor 16 ya ponted with the appliation for a new sions it cannot be forwarded throngu thép u Prepayment of Pu
condor | Order in each case,
12,-But when it is desired that sny error in the name of the Bomitter or Payee should be corrected or that the amount of Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that &, Tapape Order should which be renewed, for payment in the Counts
must be monde, to Lid Chief material sent ostensibly as a pattern must be Origin of the Chinese by the same Money Orler Ottice of such County is not be great that it can fairly bo con-authar: Price $14 auditions Commission, unless it have resie vain forense Lapsed Order, in which case the Comarich will be deducted from the amount of the New Order, al15-Retkyment whether of an griginal, or renewed) or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been eau- celled at the Office on which the Ordan was
Through Bills of La Loute, exceeding),half-antoliçela, eight posted | application, must be accompanied by an adefed ut having on this ground an intrin- Apply at Messrs LANE, ORXWFORD & Co.:
given New Yorud Europe Fin and to Lattele bis Abphbrdu Lines to port of Mexico and porta jon; die West Coast of Dental america, and South Amerion to as
IT is hereby notified that nder the pro- also for the 7th May, the Postage on a Lettor not
in Hongkong or at Jasny of the Ports, to Chins and apan addressed to Egypt, or posted in Egypavaddressed to Hongkong or any of the Mortain China and Japan, and conveyed in diic Mails by British Picket reduced from Twenty four Contato Twelve Center fimul de del
far worse aczanejants have been made for through passengers and Freight to Suid-
riss, fruim Calchunang and Bingapore, Aught payable in ad land in Mexi can Dollars, or on delivery American Gold Coin with shipper's option of additional, at
And from Swator Amoy and Foochow
8
cerit.
Komen Polbage Ticketid Tsided it I Xe- duction of upch the whale ampynt for the Round Y yage.
For further information do to Tamage and Freight, upplý lỏ the Agency of the Company, Praya, WebRT
Jul Had railde Agent
A HARRIS,
1. Hongkong, October 7, 1809 sizin odt.
-Pour-Odled Notifications
It is hereby notified formation that the Contract
Government of Mauritiu
WIZIOT
and the Thi
Steamsahip Company, for the Conyoyen
Joylon and
of sails once a Month betweg
::
originally drawn.
Koazot
kniclb -- If an Ingler he not paid before the cled gang of the /TWorth" Calendar Mohin after that in which it was drawn, for stance, if draw in January and not bad before the end of the following January
gor The London Mission House, Hongkong, October 17, 1869. Hongkon
it
The dust be no writing or marks other than this address of the person for whom the packet is intended and that prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and will be detained or forwarded charged an unpaid lettor
and the
organië
jul angs FOR SALE
2
AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFIOR. in follering SEXD of the “CK IN A PUNO can be obtained, stitched
4
No. Price.
FORBES, Esq. BG. THONGSTT,
Esq.) 2.1,
For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for
open at the ends, ag as to be easy of exami in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents
The Patterns must be sent in covers sach half boots slangeblo ile
Prepayment of the Postages compulsory.
uation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, per copy viz Payment of an Order must be ob- and so forth, which cannot be FWFTORUL before the end of the Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or 11 sets complete from 11:
sent in open Postmaster General
biother that in which it was drawn; other material, tied at dbmck; bagian chaton data, burundām va» A$2.50 $9.50. General Fost Office,
felistance, if drawn in January daynent closed that they cannot readily be opened, Rongkong, Julki 1868, Atlas e optained before the end of July, even although they be transparent, must
16. $3.25. Artist!
otherwise the OrderOpal become lapsed,
Also a few separate copies of Nos. 1, It is boroby notined for general info and an Order (for which a son deed, not be need for this purpose. Nou-com-9:11, 12, 13, 16, 17. And from 10 to
this rule will also subject the tion that henceforward, closed mails for the irissibri te he deducted from amount packet to be detained or forwarded as a rullinen ka
Q. A SAINT, United Kindom will he made up at this ofre Order, Will be charged) kalbine unpaid litter.
THU LADYE The Packets or the contents thereof must Office and forwarded to London, by the in- posstry
**SALLORS"-HOME, WEST POINT... ited States Mall Fickets Vapan Francikgo,
zot contain any inclosure, sealed or other,
d Correspondence intended to i
elhibe Trustes, wit was closed against inappro by this ropte praf be largased
tions of the Book Post betwein Hongkong Joux Dest
In all other respects the general regule.
Homi:W, Krew, Francisco.
Kingdum will apply to the hip Age the Money will be forfelted order to prevent any interruption to the
Pattern Post Undert
theso
régulations, in under peculiar cireutustances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order regular transmission of letters, a Packet of Hon H. B. GIRE,
Paterns may, when it is neccaunty, be ko A, E was drawn think proper to allow it,
G. J. HELLAND, ED. SABSON, Eag 10 After one paying a Money Order the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W LEANN, "Esq hack for the follow
by which
Rev. W B. BEACH. J. J. MURRAY, by whomsoever presented, the paying Office. The decision of tus Postmester General Singingt be liable to further claim. If as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern
to negligence on the part of any Othcer of warded under these regulations, will be W. a wrong payment, however, he made owing or sample contained therein, to be for the Post Office, the Postmaster General of float,mid conclusive. the Country or Colony in which the negli
G, gonce occurs will, if he seo fit, require the Officer in fault to make good the loss,
17 No Money 'Order will be paid unless the advice has beop gregiously received.
18. Additional Rules for greater aecu
Letters
will be liable the same rate of as those sent by the British Mil- via Southampton viz.:--
For Letters, 24 cents per half-onder For dach Newspaper not exceeding
Martins, and between, Mauritius, andonuces, 4 cente. Batas basing terminated,
For a packet of Books or Patterus, & cerita per 4 ounce
The Fortage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez.
F. W. MITCHELJK Postmaster General General Post Oflion,!! DAT 1 Mụ Hongkong February 1, 1868.
ng
W. MACAULAY, Eng.
Committee of Management. -. MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. TROMSHITT,
Hor. W. KESWICK, Chairman
mendatan J. HELLAND, Esq. Esq., N,
ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News hankfully received,
papers, Clothes, do, will be most
in á
A. OVERBURY,
Je jave boda Superintendent,
dence for Mauritius, will be forwarded from thin Ofen in Alte Milfor whence it will be sent to its destination b the French Mail Packets leaving Aden, for Reunion and Mauritius on, the 23rd of
The rule which forbids the transmission Honths ucih props I'm eitt bo
through the Post of any artialo likely to No alteration has been made in the
injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Hle" of Postage foni "dorrespondeticandy
Past Once is, of course, applicable to the Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the diesel to Maung dk on you
the communication with Natal and
Patterquot; and packet containing any
and. 78415698 Oblaze) bless thority of a Treamy Warraut dated the dating of the system generally will be made the following have been desibually posted
sent to its destination. Atticles ba, forwarded by Private Ship! May last, Superintending, pr- First-Class an occasion, mar require will in futurg, he sett in the Mote for be entitled to the same privileges in regard are used by merisatile men, or hers, lain and China, fenit, vegetables, bunches
eight Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future,
as Patterna, 19.-Should it appear that Money Orders unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- and laserbean detained as the following rates of Pratage,
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. sont by or addressed to them on other in the United Kingdom or at Hong of flowers, cuttings of plants, spora, - paid advance, "--
Letters to insyans tint their own privato affaint as are at present kong Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissore, usedles, pins, pieces of macbiyers to be the most efficacious remedy
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, Upon Letters sent by way oil in aqui) enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the transmission of large sums of money, the sharp pointed atraments, samples of known to the world. No preparation is an
knives,
This Medicine is universally altmitted 4 of Santhiasentor 46 cents each of Army; and all Army Schoolmistressen will Britishror Belonial Post Office, aphs case mistals, surples of org samples in glasaritable to the climates of India and Chins When Kent by way of que alms be entitled (as Army Sohoolmasters, of
may be, will consider the propriety of in- bottles, pieces of glass, side of various
this fine and invigorating medicine. It
marke
god Hope th this out of It is hereby, hotified that, under the a-rity against fraud, and for the better working of the kind will be stopped, as Hongkong, Optober 20, 1868
No 950'
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kinds.
EPER in doped but the First Class now: are) to the same, orgasing the Commission, and will sexercise kinds, curry combs, copper and steel eu-
privileges, in regard to their Letters, are the power of wholly suspending for à tausgraving plates, and confectionary of, alle particularly, adapted, in the constitution enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers, and the issue of Money Ordbes, The Private Soldiers.
dummy eut FW MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Footbal longkong, July 31, 1968.
Newspapers, via Marsoil-
Book Packets, vis Bouther it to
iraptor 10 under fozy Scentsy above Low, and not ex
oding ozand 30 cents for every additional 6 sjø.97, 5 a Book Packets Marseilles 14 ente under ox. 23 cents above for and not Dxceeding 8 z, and 28 ofte for every additional 8 ounces. Tadibresital 6 Mit
FW MITCHELL, Postmaster General, Geters) Post Office, Hongkong, lob
9th September, 1966,
is hereby notified, by order of His
Exobllendy Sir Richard Graves MacDo
nell; that henceforway, the rates
de etthon By Command,
Fastmaster General General Post Offico, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808 Bata.
ladies, as it is never failing in its offects in all diseases peculiar to females, TEST BLOW MITCHELE,While those who are attenuated by the de Postranster Generali bilitating effects of the above climates will General Post Office,
find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta Hongkong, October 13, 1869..
lintaan whereby they may insure a restora tion to robust health
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND LOOK PACKET
CHAIR AND BOAT AIRE, AVSTEMS EXTENDED 20 THE COAST PORT Chairs and Chair @gplies, bour date Colo The following Regulations for Strest
AND JAPAN.
1.On the 1st October next, and thence forward' Money Orders will be add a this Offee and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokolino on Bil the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amondta notion, by order of His Excellency Sir April, 1869,
It is hereby notified for general informaal Secretary's Office, Hongkong, Bud exceeding £10, at the rate of Badge Richard Airaves MacDonnell, that, the Current for Each Mail, and charged with stem of registration has been, from this Ordinary and Special,
There are two Clands of Street Chairs, Beale, vizet Commission according to the
following Joints,
extended to letters and other descrip Jord
sant it buto pop de transmitted to have engaged them upitering bout, itt All Street-Chaim may arry persons who Malk by both Ordinary Chairs may ply for hire after Contract Fackels and by Private Shirst gunfire (8 x..), nor Special Chairs between this Office on each Agerdy thereafter midnight.
China and Jap viz.
2. Cahton, Sato, Amoy,
: For sums not exceeding $2,112 Above £2 and not exceeting £8....24
£5
草堂
d
£7
tonal part of a Fenny
£10.48
As Special Chairs are secured for a bigber and sura ($50) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it alan belivebn two of these Agentle is for the interest of the Public to engage
tage chargeable on Packets of Printed Money Order, to include a frac hai, Nagasaki,
Papers or Patterns of light, weight sent
from Hongkong to the United Kingdom
3.Orders drawn in the United King-
any
when forwarded via Southampton, will he dóm apor Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokos letter, sgistration is 8 cents eachouly the former after gunfire.
followed
For a Packet not exceeding odet
ounce in weight,
For a Packet above bae and
2 cents.
ti
#
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the esme Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolice Badges of The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700).
...
The ectence of Medicine has never before HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
to this wonderful Ointment, as in cures produced any remedy that can be compared after all other means have failed, all wounds, sores, alonra, and, also the most inveterate skin diseasée peculiar to the cli mates of India and China. It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as cer csinot to conquered by any other treat tain old sores can be removed by it that months are
Hongkong, February 1, 1867.
NOW READY.
(AT THE QUINA MAIL" OFFICE *PRICE $1.00,
ANNE THE ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
The fee for
bams, will be paid at the rate of Exchange
No Latter, Book, or Packet of Patterns at which Money Orders are being tiedat songheggiaterless the full postage the time of their presentation.
azon it as well as the registration fee, be 4.-Alphabetical Laste of over 3,700 paid in advance in pustage Stanips. not exceeding two ounces, 4 cents. Money Order Offices in the United King received up to half an hour before the time! Letters, de, for registration will be and of double these rates when forwarded dom, showing the Counties in which they fixed for closing the Mails, (vine bførgpilien no estatal 1M arance at this Ofice, and so at Shangbai are situated, are hung up for public refer
F. W. MITCHELL Packets of
When groned of Complent arises against A wination of Chinese Dates, during the Handbook of referents for the detor- ofices will remain subject to the same rates and Yokohains, A. 2
Postmaster Generalavy Street Chair Coule, the person rag-period from 1860 to 1809; with camperative 13 are now chargeable, viz
Guneral Poe Alicants for Money Orders must Hingkong, 13th October, and had may either had the offender over Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, 8. cents for every foue onnees whon for furthel, in fall, the surname, and, at least,
to the Police, or send a memorandum of, &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE warded via Southampton, and the inital of one. Christian hame, both of
the complaint and the Chair's Number to RICE MAYERS, H.M.C.S. Harded in Morlif
for every four pinber when for the Remitter and the Payee; if the Rohilt. It te hereby notified for general inform the Registrar General,
fer or Faves be a Foor or Bishop, his ortion, by order of £lis Excellency Sir Rügbard
When' Street Chair-Coolies are suspected 14 usual designation of such
12
greater weight
..
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLC,
Published at the "Cursa Mazz" Office, Hongkong.
588 PP. JEMY YVO, WITH APPENDIX,
FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Price, $0.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,
The following is an Abstract of the Con- tenta of this Book
OHAP. SEU 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 Russia.
CHAP. IL-BRO. 1 To 6. 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-Dosription of Articles of Impart. 5.-Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP. IN-SEC. 1 TO 14. Foreign Commerce with China, 1-Port of Canton,
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow. 3-Port of Kingchan in Hainsz.
4.-Port of Amby."
6.-Port of Foochow
6.--Forts of Tamahni and Taiwan in For
7.-Port of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai,
9.-Ports on the. Tangtar and Trade in.
the Interior,
16-Port of Tangchau or Chefoo, 11-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtar, 13-Colony of Hongkong? 14.-Colony of Macao,
OSAF, 1820. 1 To
Foreign Commerce with Japans-
1.-Intercourse with Japan,
2-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan.
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki.
Kanagars and Hakodsdi. 4.-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mes
Bures;
B-American Compact with Lewcheng.
CHAP,S80, 1707
Moneys, Weights, de, in China. 1.-Chinese Currency 2.Chinese Numerals
S.-Chinese Commercial Weight 4.-Measures of Capacity, 5-Messures of Length.
6-Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Titoes.
CHAP. VI.SEC. 1 ro-11.- Western Moneys, Weights, dai 1.-Anusmess Moneys, &e.· ́ 2.-Port of Saigon. 3-Treaty with Sianr, Tariff, &, Siamese Moneys, Weights, do 4.-Netherlands India. 5.-Philippine Islands.
Sailing Directions for Panay L 6.Malayau States Singapore, a 7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights & 8.-Indian Presidencies,-Bengal
dras, Bombay, 9-Ceylong
10-English and French Weights, &c. 11,-United States of America,
CRAP, VII-8KU. I TO 6. Tables ou Prices, Exchanges, de. 1.-Comparison of Prices,
Relating to Exchanges, 3.-Kalating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weights,
Measurement of Cargo, 6Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Dire tions for the Cost of Chins, and for the Japan Islauds also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Fo sitions of places on the Chinese, and Japa nese Coasts,
The author in his Preface says The tables in Chap. VI., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do have been selected from those constantly in uke among the foreign merchants in China. Those for calculating the prices of tan inn more extended tables, by the kindj doliars or panoe have been copied from the sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Eag: The permis last section of the same chapter on Move- ments in Bullion, has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq, of the Commercial Bank of firm, the Graves MacDonnell, that hériskfort of haber of their Chair should be to Most persone whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asis.
India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- Circulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and
Book Packets, And Packets of Puttitis or Number of their sent to are connected even remotely with Chinese
perience in the exchanges and movemente Baring Brothers" will splice; mere term Messrs, mich as Messrs. Bi-mitted through the Post by the Malle tubide loss of time.
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has vington, or the panel of A Cotopang trad-up to be forwarded both by the Fit Esch Strent-Chair carries on the back of hose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in convenient manual of referenes for the pur- With short interruptions; the coasts from ing under a tille child does, pot consist of Contract Packets and by Privato Shing, ita Number Board a Tariff of Fares con- either the European or the Chinese method is; and for the Chinese coste, the. Diriss- themamas of the poisons Composing it, sudah this Offee und each Agency thereof densed from the following
"Carron Co," is inadmissible.
in China and Japan,
viz.: Canton, Sustow,
of computation, and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insorkion The Remitter on stating that the Ox-ey; Fooobe-Ningpo Shanghai, Nay LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIR, Bon for the names stirbuted to years, of the Chinese alaracters for the names of
asaki, Hiego, and Yokohame, and also
months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be aspartained.” readers of Chinese literature. The com
desideratum with translators and
anch 68
Author's Preface,
This alteration i will apply to Printed dinaty title will be sufflment but the Samples of Merchandizo, may be train the Registrar General at once without any subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted: from the Chins Pilot'
all printed papers other than Newspapers, s well as to Books and Trade patterns or Japonies
Postmaster Generat". General Post Offer: Hongkong, 12th August 2 KARATZO
It is hereby hotined thral informs
tion that under the Provisions of a Trea.
der in to be paid only through a Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the have the option of giving or ithdrawing following rates of postage which must be the name the Payop in a base, the Order wil be crossed the said way that paid indvangur
Warrant, which will come into opera Cheques are commonly crossed when they Not exceeding 4 oz...
tion on the 1st October 1621 Baridapen an filendid be paid through Bank Above 4 oz, And hot exceding dence addressed in Constantinople will the When an Omler is presented through forwarde the following reduced Rates Bank, receipt by way person will begit
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of Postags, which must be paid in advance, futon provided the Order be crossed with
Above 8 oz, AA
the name of the receiving Bank, and, be FOF LETTER 20 pente each half-an-ounce weight,
resented by some Person known to be in aboys 1 lb., NEWSPAFRES, PAUKET OF PATTERNS the pic of such Bank,
Yor
AND BOOKS:
18h signatura of the Payes of a Mo-Every additional 1,
cents.
cents each to half-pound, hey Office to fated to the Order in the Special attention in directed to the fet and 8 cents for every additional half-pound place provided for the purpose. If the lowing rules and regulations which will
Payoq¡bu unable to write ho must sign the strictly enforced : +
recelor by making his mark in the presence
CHAIR BRARRES, AND BOATS,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
ين
Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
piler of the following tables has thought, Orders may be, sent through sny of the Half hour,... 12 cts. Three hours, 50 cia, dingy that their publication in China Mail Agents, or direct to
accordingly, that Hour 20-cis. six hours......75 ct much yet remains to be done for the elbo orm may prove naéful, although Day (from 6 to 6). One Dollaration of comparative calendars, eto, that Night Fares (after 8 P.M.)...10 ots: extra
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should leave nothing to be desired. With Chair Bire to Out Districts. the exception of the Cyclical Table of Year, and the Tahle of Solar Terms, both Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per mar, of which were originally compiled by Dt. To Stanley and back,
Victoria lies below the level of Robinson improvements in Williams Commercial Morrisen, and afterwards republished with Road, and includes all the town between Guide, from which (with some alteration) the Mint and the Western-Slaughter Hotts, they are how copied, the whole of the mat with the Race.comING.
yster assembled in the following pages is for
be
Licensed Bearers (each).
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
Fofa Witdess, who must sign bis zimo, with
A Book Packet thay
stain any bumber
General Post Office, Hongkong, 21 September, 1869.
of separate Books}}
Biage or
Hour, Half day Day!!!
8
cents.
20 centa.
his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,
the Arst time made accessible to general reference,
Published by C. A, RAINT, Uhing Mail Ofoe, Hongkong,
QHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A Shortrede ́d Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868,
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Alw
the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong,
PRINTED IN COLOMA,
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