Page
OCTOBER 27. 1860,
isurances. MY
NOTICE
INSURANCE COMPANY, "
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URANCE COMPANY OF
FRANCISCO
hed, Agents for the above are prepared to graut Poli- RE, on BUILDINGS And
sont rates
RUSSELL & Co. ebruary 6, 18672mb din A & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
med having been appointed Hongkong for the above are prepared to grané Po- A Risk, at spirENTINTER pril 1, 1865, she jok INSURANCE A68001A. OF SHANGHALTE
anted on Marine Iisks to the world at Current rátes. the anal brokerage, this arps to the assured Fifteen yearly, profits divided pre premium contributed
RUSSELL Co
RUSSELL &Co. one 4, 1868, sett mijar
SURANCE COMPANY! ; N FRANCISCO,
med having been
Appointed
China for the above INDI are prepareil to grant Poli rine Risks, at the current
PUSSELL & CO aly 6, 18069
BANG SEA AND RANCE COMPANY DE AMARANG,
ned having been appointed Macao for the above named repared to grant. Policies Risks at the murrent Rates.
RAYNAL & Co. 1866,
st
OOSTERLING
de
HE INSURANCE COM-
OF BATAVIA
med having been appointed Hongkong for the above grant
y are prepared to
Sen Risks on the urula
SIEMSSEN & CO. Lugust 1, 1806
Docks, lette
DOCK COMPANY OF & WBAMPOA, LIMITED
by call the attention of Ship Cousigners and Masters of Establishment at Bong- impos, for the DOCKING 0 of Vessels of all classes, the Company Have the the harbour, Gránite uilt, and of dimensions to 360 fest in length, and of water.
it there are Shipwrights, biler-makers and Machinery
ything necessary
aryt
Vessels or Steame
the
have also opened a Ship of the Hongkong Dock,.
contract for the constree or Sailing Vessels of any
muany will take
the Company
d rates.
LITTLE ORPHAN"
to low Vessels to les, or
reasonable rates.
, apply toda
ROB, S. WALKER. Secretary
Hoe, Queen's Road, Corner
3 April 8, 1860,
DOCK COMPANY OF G AND WHAMPOA, LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
Company, having recently their Docking Establisb OT FIRST CLASS MA- prepared to furnish Tenders acture and Repairing of re and for the making of pam Machinery: (marine of Bugaz crushing and Refin Shafting Gearings and
of Factory, or Mill work
is in course of completion,
ch Vessels drawing 118 feet
at any states of the tidy
Jetty are Shears angable of
ROB S WALKER,
Becretarys 1
ane 24, 1860
No. 1998-October 27, 1869.]
DATENTAT
STEAM FOR
Singapore, Penang, Point de Galley Adez, Buss, Malta, Marseilles, and Southampton;
Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta, FIRE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
Prints, and any quantity of paper, vallum or parchment (to the exalis only an whether sealed or open); and the Book, Maps, Paper, &, may be either printed, written or plain, or any mixture of the three.
Intimations.
sive of postage) Tls. 12 per annum; payable Pablaned weekly-Subscription (Exolu-
in
advancewkurweer.c
Post Office Notinestions. Post-Office Notifications. MAILS BY THE SALSETTE"
3--Should the Fayer of a Money Order The Contract Packet "SALSETTE" will desire to receive payment in the Country in be dispatched, with the dual binils for which the Order was inatted) at some other Europe, & on TUESDAY the 2nd Office than that in which the Order was ori- November, as 9 A., and the Postiually drawn, the transfer will be granted,
All legitimate binding, mounting or Unde will be open for the recuption of provided the Order be inclosed to the covering of the same or of a portion there Ordinary Lotters; Letters for Registre Postmaster of the Office in which it was of will be allowed, whether such binding all 8 drawn in Auch case a new Orden ill he be loose or attached as also roliers in the
the new Urdu issued, the Commission chargeable, upon case of prints, markers (whother of paper short whatover is necessary the safe neatly sppertains thereto. IO SEGRIEFLY A Licorner,
out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends
Every
Book
packet must be either with
Newspapers Bood & which will be deducted froni the amount of or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and
on the 1st November We may be posted in the night box fell from 8PM on the Lat November nhu on the following morning, Jisu
10. In the event of a Money Order the ni Novembor will be chargal be granted on a written application from 411 Tetters posted between 7 and 8 miscarrying or being lost, a duphets fill
able to addited to the manal postage, the Page (containing the necessary or aides. latest time for posting letters at this tional Commission) to the Udice with a Late Tea of 18 venta,
partidalarind accompanied by addi- Office in 8. And for Newspapers Original Order was payablo. Books for Patterns 7'4.M. on the 2nd November.
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship SAINETTE, Captain P. S. Totin, with Her Majesty's Maile, Passengers, Specie, and Carge, will leave this for the above places, the
TUESDAY, the 2nd November, at 9A.M. FARURLS and CABO will be received en board until Noon, and SPECIE until 4P.M. on the 2nd November.
da
For particulars regarding Freight And fuge, apply at the P & 08 N Cor Otice, Hongkong.
CONTENER ABUŽYALUK OM PAURAGES
AKE REQUIRED.
¿ untien déclátation of the Contents and Vale of the Packages for the Overland Route relived by the Bryption Goirktent, and
be delivered by the Shippers to the Com
Agents with the Bills of Lating, or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold
The
!
11---Un the receipt of a similar applies Further, late letters (but Letters inly) ad- of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed tion, orders will be given to stop payment Brassed to the United Kingdom Under The Edditional Commission in the Marseller or to Singapore, may be last case will be deducted from the amount posted on board the Packet from 30. to 8.00 am on payment of alio foc de Led Orders must be of 48 centa cach, in addition to the Presented with the application for a new postage, after which no Letters can be requívod.
Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence
of Bux Holders will be received at the window set apart for the purpose, on the East Side of the building.
Order.
error in the name of the Remitter or Payen 12. But when it is desired that any should be corrected or that the amount of Aney Urder should be repaid to the Ramitter, or has phed Order
It must not contain any letter, open or sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever;
SUPREME COURT
AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
LAW R&PORTAR FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF GRIKA AND JAPAN,
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLQ
Published as the "CHINA MALL"Office, Hongkong
(razette isa General Weekly Newspa containing Officially Revised Reports 19
Bartkruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and of Oasen heard at the Supreme and Consular Courts, Police Ces and Proceedings in
Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Queries of Legal points; Reports of Public Buniary, &c., do
will be charged Tlx. 1
638 FT. JEMY 8Y0, WITH APPENDIX.
FIFTH EDITION, 1885. Price, $5,
even not only permitted but recommended, per 10 lines for the brat insertion, and St.Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollara, then the packet cannot be forward- tion. so that if the cover come off, or for any ots, par 70 lines, for each subsequent inser ed, it may be returned, and
No packet must exceed two feet in length, breadth or depth exceeding these dinen- sides it cannot be forwarded through the Posti
AS REGARDS PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinsic vales. als excludes al artiules of a saluable
•themselves responsible for any detention or All correspondence for places to which pre- be rented for payment üfikaduture, and indeed whatever may have
which may happen from, incorrect
prejudice to
nes on such declaration.
A falue of its own, apart from its more e Akhawu, as a fatters; and the quantity of way
mauit is jumpaisory migt bbrpaid whichthe Order was the Chi mstarial sent ostensibly as a pattern must
Postage Stamp
there are particularly requested to note stamped. Letters addressed toony Order Office of subh Chiftry. This not be so great that it can fairly be cons
conditions of the Company's
Back Bills of Lading.
SURURAWA MACAULAY, Superintendent.
-P.&O. 8. N0 Ofoe,
05
· Hongkong Oct 26, 1869122.
NOTICEA 444 AZ
no2
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES. MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES
IMPERIALES, RE
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
- STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES,
· ALBO,"
LOMBAY, FONDICHERY, MADRAS,
No
AND CALCUTTA,
Company's Steam-ship, “TÍGEN"
Fort for the shove places, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, TUESDAY, the 9th November, at Cargo sed, Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit, through Marseilles for the principal places or Europa.
Carge will be received on board watil 4 P. of the 8th Spacio end Paresla sutil P., of the 8th. (Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be of at the
left agency's Office
For Particulare regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong... CONTENTS AND VALUE DE FAOKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
O BERTRAND. Principal Agent Hongkong, October 23, 1869,
hot
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SEIP
teddon V, SMALL LINE TO NEW YORK Viz Panisha 'or Overkend Route
ад
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TSZE." Translated from the Chinese
BY
JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $1.00. ALBO
The Origin of the Chinese
thor Price $1.
by the same
having on this ground an intrin
APP
at Messrs Lara, OBAWFORD & Co. sic vala...
For the Loudon There must be
Mission Honge or marks other no whitting o than the address of the person for dougkong, Datuber 17, 1868. whom the packet intended and that off spee prices of the articles; otherwise, the Packet AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and
FOR SALE. will be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter.
spplication must be made. the United Kingdon will be sent on application must be secoupaified by sidered an charged with a fine of Ofie addition to the postage, Shilling in additional Commission, unless it have
ference to a Lapsed Order, in which use the Letters posted after 7 AM on the 2nd Commission will be deducted from the
November will not be forwarded unless amount of the New Order AWG the Late Fes as well as the postage is repayment whether of ad offans!, prepaid
or tenewed, or a duplicate Order, will not Letters insufficiently stamped or unsjamped' bo made to the remitter until it has been
addressed tó
places to which they can retained that the advice has been cat- not be forwarded unpaid, will be open-celled at the Olue on which he dider was ed and returned to the writer's early originally drawn as possible, but no guarantee can be given that such Letters, if posted after 8 PM on the 1st November will here turned until after the nail is closed.
14. Fayment you an Order must be ob- lained bafore the end of Se Sixth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn;
TAE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNUH ean be obtained, stitched
open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami-in paper wrappers, at the rate of 20 rente
The Patterns must be sent in covers nation. Samples, however, of seeds, druge, Fet copy viagra dar ka and so forth, which cannot be sent in open
4
$8:50,
-16.
- 10
> $2,50.
1 $2.25
Postage Stamps should be placed on the for instance, if drawn in Mary, payenant else that they cannot readily be opened, Also a few separate copies of Nos. 1, 2, upper right hand corner of the corrắng, minst be obtained before the end of July, even although purpose, Non-com- 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, und from 19 to 24.
All
used for this
cavere, may be enclosed in bags of linen of 11'acts complete from II, other material, tied at the neck; bags, 8054
be traustarent, must otherwing the Order will become lapsed, but he use pondence, exceptiin pases where they and saw Order (for which second Compliance with this rifle will als subject the may be used in payment of “Late Fees,"
the larwowalks CLA SAINT. wilet the Stamp or Bidmins represent mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detailed or forwarded as an eatral dda ing Late Feet For Registration of Grace, will be charged) will become unpaid letter: Fees" should be placed on the lower left-
necessary.
The Packets or the contents thereof must
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.
hand corner,
16-1 an Order be not paid before the
not contain any inefcaure sealed or other- wise closed against inspection.
Trustees.
JORN DENT,
H. G. TroMSETT,
Esq., R.N.
Directors
W. M&UAULAY, Esq.
transactions in fractional part of a Dol. end of the Twelfth Garudar Month after lar will be conducted in the Coms pre- that in which it was drawn, for instancetious of the Book Post between Hangkung
In all other respects the general regula. Hon. W. Keswick, |— Forbes, Esq. scribed by Ordinance 1 of 1864, and-drawn in January and not-paid before and the United Kingdom will apply to the the Proclamation of the 22nd January, the end of the following January-all claim Pattern Post, Under these regulations, in 1864, and no other Coins,, hus-those to the Money, will be forfeited, unless order to provent any interruption to the tirersin spécified will either be received under ped
peculiar circumstances, the Po or given in change as fractional parts: Office of the Country in which the Order gua transmission of letters, a Packet of Họn, H. B. G188,
was drawn think proper to allow it.
Pasterba may, when it is necessary, be kept J. HELLAND, Boy.D. SASSOON, Esq. the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. LEMANNY Esq. back for the follow ng Mail by which, in G. HEARD, Eby, Rev. W. K. BEACH. J. J. MURRAY, D. The decision of the Poatinaster General
of a Dollar...
Payment for Postage Stamps must be made in the current Dollars of the Colony or Bank Notes.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Ofices in the United Kingdom will be graniter until 6 P. on the 1st Nov. mari denda fieldF W. MITORELL
Postmaster General." General Fost Odico, Hongkong,
October 23, 1869.
300,
10.After ono, paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office a wrong payinent, however, be mado owing or sample contained therein, to be for will not be liable to any further staim. Its to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern to negligence ou the part of any Officer of wabled under these regulations, will be the Post Office, the Postmaster General of final and conclusive. the Country or Colony in which the negli gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the Officet in fanit to make good the less
17-No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received,
Committee of Management
MACAULAY, Esq. HO. THOMSENT,
Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairman,
G. J. HELLAND, Esq. Beq., B.N.
W.
The rule #hich forbids the transmission through the Poat of the article likely to injuce the contents of the Mail Bags or YONATIONS OF Books, Periodicals, News
Do Boxes, or the person any Officer of the papers, Clothes do, will be most
applicable to the bankfully received,
Poal Ullice
Pattern Patel containing any.
Articles such as
It is hereby notified that, under the a-rity agamet fraud, and for the botter work sent to ite destination.
18. Additional. Rules for greater eduthing of the kind will be stopped, and not thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the sting of the system generally will be the following have been occasionally posted May last, Superintending, or First Class
as occasion may require. Schoolmasters in the Army will, in fature,
be entitled to the same privileges in regard Should it appear that Money Orders COMPANY to Lettore sent by or addressed to them on are used by mercantile men, or others, their own private fairs as are at present wither in the United Kingdom or at long. enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the Army and all Army Schoolmistressed will transmission of large sums of money, the be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all British or Colonin? Post Office, as the cure EAMERS of this line will bo despatch but the First Chiss now are) to the same may be, will consider the propriety of in privileges, in regard to their Letters, are arenaing ble Commission, and will exercise Private Soldiers.
the issue of Money Orders.
1 ́ed na followé :-gara padary
as Patteine, and havo been detained a unit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, purce lain and China, fruit vegetables, Langhes
?
A. OVERBURY, ....... Superintendent. Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT,
HOLLOWAYS PILLS
constitution
of flowers, cuttings of plants, pans, livets Medicine is universally admitted scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, shaza. Pointed instruments, samples of known to the world. No preparation is s
to be the most efficacious remedy metals, samples of ore, samples in glass suitable to the climates of India and Chine botties, pieces of glass, soids of various as this fine and invigorating medicins. It kinds, qurry crnka, copper and steel is particularly adapted to the Linda
its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, while those who are attested by the do- bilitating offcots of the above cliinates wil find this wonderful remedy a kind of ta lisman whereby they may insure a restora. tion to robust health.
* Dec 18 enjoyed by non-commissioned Officer and tas power of wholly suspending for a time graving plates, and confectionery of all of European ladice, as it is never failing i
A Steadier will leave Shanghai on or 4501t gamë datë, uonnecting at Yokohama with above-named leder
Pasengers ticketed through to California,
Mito, Castral and South America, and
by Ororand Roi eto principa pointu
the United States and Canadas, and con-
MITCHELL, Postmaster Generút."
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1808
www.
1.-Un the 1st Vetoljer neat, and thence-
By Command,
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. :. General Post Office, Hongkong 22nd August, 1868.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET HYSTELIS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS ARA AND JAYAN
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.' General Poat Office, Hougkong, October 18, 1869.
sleit.
CITAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Street Chaira and Chair-Coolies, bear date Colo
2
necting with the various Steam lines for forward Money Orders will be ismed at New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Hayed this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Through Tickets instedt also to New Shanghai and Yokohan on all the Money Lord and Europe via Panama Route and Order Offices in the United Kingdom of to Europe per steambts of the Royal Mail Gate thitain and ratais, for amount not tion, by order of His Excellency Sir April, 1860.
It is barsby notified for general informatial Secretary's Office, Hongkong ud Steam Poket Company, the West India Currant for Each Mail, and, charged with system of registration has been, from, this Ordinery and Special
excending £10, at the rate of Exchange Richard Graves MacDonnell, that the and Pacific Steardship Company, Limited, Commission according to the following
Theresfb two Classes of Street Chairs, and The Compagnie Générale Transstian Scale, viz,- Hons from Aspinwall dirset Connections
Gents. extended to letters and other descrip de at Panama witli Steam West Coast of Central and South
by rich passengera
correspondenge transmitted
;
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
The science of Medicine has never before. produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it ours after all other means have failed, all wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli mates of Indis and China. It is the trac friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as eer- tain old sores can be removed by it that
All Street-Chairs may carry persons who Above £2 and Mot kengding £5,...24
Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after ment 0142 between the Office and each Agency thereafter midnight. £7
£10.48 of in China and Japau, viz: Cafton,
Fur sums bot exceeding nickets and by Private Shige, first gunfire (8 P.M.), nor special Chairs
in the Mail by both the DATE engaged them up to any hour, but cannot be conquered by any other treat-
are ticketed through RP £6 PM
Through Bills of Lading given for Freight
13
Ha Centr 1 Pacific Halfroad and its von
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Swatar, Amoy, Fuochow, Ningpo, Shang An Special Chairs are secured for a higher hertions to the principal points in the-No Money Order to include a frachai, Nagasaki Biogo, and Yokubaina and sum (350) than Ordinary Chaira ($25), it United States and Canadas and for Freight tional part of a Funny.
also between any two of those Agencies is for the interest of the Publio to engage 3.--Orders drawn in the United King. The deparation is 8 cents each only the formor after gunfire. Through Bill of Lading given also for dout upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-letter, Lett
and Europe via Pianist route, havia, will be paid at the rate of Exchange
Overland for England and the Continent
New
&c.
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and, same Number as the Chair.
and to Europe via Aspinwall Lanes to ports at which Money Orders are benig issued at her, Book, or Packet of Patterns its two Coolies a Badge each, boaring the
be registored unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee,. be paid in advance in poetage Stamps.
Letters, for registration will be received up to half an hour before the tine
fixed for coslug the Maila.
5; 73. ', F. W. MISCHE
...i3.
The Numbers and Coolies Badge of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and floolies Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700); 's
Hongkong, February 1, 1867.
NOW READY
(AT THE DĦINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
The following is an Abstract of the Cons tants of this Book:-
:
OBAP. I.SEC. 1 to 4. - Four Treaties with China. 1.Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same, 2.-Treaty with the United States,
Treaty with France, 4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Rumia.
CRAP, II.—BRO. 1 705 Articles of Trade with China. 1-Tariff on Articles of Import 2-Terit on articles of Expert 3.-Rutes respecting Trade and Diss,
Chinese Text of the same, 4.-Description of Artinies of Import, 8.-Description of Articles of Export.
બાપુ
ORAP, 1830. 120 14. Foreign Commerce with Chins
1.-Port of Canton."
2-Port of Ubauchan or Swatow
3Port of Kiungohan in Hainan,
4-Port of Amoy
6.Furt of Foochów.
6.--Ports of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
7.-Port of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai,
0.-Porte on the Yangtsz and Trade lu
the Interior
10-Port of Tangchau' er. Chetoo, 11,-Port of Tientsin,
12Port of Newchrany or, Yangtar.
13. Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Maoso,"
ORAP, IV.SEC. 1 To 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1.Intercourse with Japan,
2.-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodadi. 4-Japsuese Coins, Weights and Mea-
afres.
5.-American Compact with Lowcheng.
OHAP, 7.-98o. 1 TO 7.
Moneys, Weights, do,, in China, 1.-Chinese Currency.
2.-Chinese Numerals,
8.-Chinese Commercial Weighte 4.-Measures of Capacity. 5easures of Length.
Chinese Land Measures.
7.-Chinese Division of Times.
CHAP. VI.→ARG. 1 zo 11 Western Moneys, Weights, da 1.Apuanese Moneya, že. 2.-Hurt of Saigon.
3.--Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &ta, Sjantess Moneys, Weights, &c. 4-Netherlands India. 5.-Philippine lalands.
Sailing Directions for Panay L 6-Malayan States Singapore, &c.
7 Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8.-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma
dras, Bombay.
9.-Ceylon. 10-English and French Weights, de. 11-United States of America,
CHAP. VII.—989, 1 ro & Tabtos on Prices, Fachanges, da 1-Comparison of Pisos, 2--Relating to Kxchanges, 3-Relating to Time! 4.-Comparison of Weights,
Measurement of Cargo. 6-Bullion Operations,
APPENDIX.Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings of Chinese ords occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of plates on the Chinese and Japa Duso Ccaafa.!
The author in his Preface saysThe: tables in Chap. Vil., for estimating prices, measuremont of goods, szohanges, &c, have been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign marchants in Chink Those for calculating the more extended tables, by the kind permis dollars or repice have hop prices of tea in
sion of the author,
copied from the
last section of the same chapter on
F Loureiro, Hag. The FREDRments in Bullion," has been prepared and
furnished for the
the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Bungkong, who has had much er- of the precious metals in Eastern Asia, perience in the exchanges and movemnezia The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur With short interruptions, the coasts from been reprinted from the China Pilot'
Mexico and parts on the West Coast of the time of their presentation... Central America, and South America to as far as Valparaiso,
4.Alphabetical Lists of over 300 orable arrangements have been made Money Under Offices in the United King for through padsengers and freight to se dous, showing the Counties in which buy rics, from Unloutta, Panang and Singapore, ence, at this Offich, and also at Shanghai
are situated, are hung up for p
public refer- And, from Swalow, Amoy and Fooshow,
When ground of Complaint arises against nination of Chinese Dates, during the
Handbook of reference for the deter and Tokohama 75, All Freight payable in að ancó in
Postmaster General.any Street Chair Cooler the person a period from 1860 to 1869; with comparative Mexi-
General Post Office, can Dollars, or on delivery man varem un
Applicants for Money, Orders must Hongkong, 13th October, 1869.
grieved may either led the offender over Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, Gold shipper's pica per out of itiual, at the intial of ore Curian wane, bet ad g
to the Pulice, or send a memorandum of, to Compiled by WILLIAM option
Christian manis, both of
the complaint and the Chair's Number to RIOE MAYERS, U.M.0.8. etorn Passage Tickets issued at a re. the Remitter, and the Payso, if the Remit It is hereby aistifed for general intext.I the Rogistrar General duction of upon the whole amount ter or Payse be a Peer or a Bishop, histortion, by order of Elis Excelleney Sir Richar for the Round V rage..
When Street Chair-Coalies are suspected For further information as to Passage 118f designation of Buch firm, such as Book Packets, and Packeta of Pattetugor/Number of their Chair should be ssut toare connected; even remotely with Obinese
dinary title will be suficient, if a firm, the Grayga MacDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the
Baring Brothers" wil suffing bat the
through,tize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any subjects are wont to confess the need of a tera term Mesars,, such as "Mosers, Riles of
Bad Freight, apply to the Aganoy of the Company, Praya West. BRITTEN CIA A. HARRIS,
Qongkong, October 7, 1889.
Agent,
Post by the Mails made loss of time.
and
ing under a title which does not consist of Contract Plesets.
and eachs Ageney Carrun. Chuis inadmissible. in Chius and Janga, viz, Canton, Saadanged from the following.
Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag-
Author's Preface.
Most persons whose avocations or studies
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to both by are in the navics of the persons composing is, such b.tween this Office andvate pita Number Board a Tariff of Fares con-either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese-coasts the Direc
6-The Remitter on stating that the Oraki. Hiogo, and Yokobama, and EGALISED TARIFY OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained?
Amoy,
| Post 0 Bee Notifications/der is to be paid only through a Bank, to hetween any two of the Agencies, at the
IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG
CHAIR BEARERS AND BOATS,
It is hereby notified for general informa
fim that under the Provisions of a Tres
have the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage which meat be the name of the Pared in auchiqaae, the Order will be crossed in the same way that paldin avante, viz. 1 km
Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
My Warranty which will, one into oppra
Obeques are commonly grossed when they Not exceeding #02
Till 16 fits.
cding
forwards at the following reduced Rates
folent provided the Ordur be crossed with
tion on the 1st October next, correspon are intended to be bald through a Bank Above + Uk, and not bende wildrose to Constantinople will be. When an Order is presented through DE,
of Postage, which must be paid in advance, uk, a receipt by. Guy person will hegnf Above 8 or, and not
1
For LETTERS
20 cents each half-an-ounce weight.
b
the name of the receiving Bank, and heAbove 1b., and not exceeding presented by some Person known to be in
For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, the ply of sich Banki
AND BOOKS:
cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 9 cents for every additional half-pound.
F. W. MITCHELLų Postmaster General
General Post Office,
3rd September, 1869,
8. The signature of the Payee of a 110- ce provided for the purpose. If the nay Order to be hired to the Order in the Peyes be unable to write he must sign the
receipt by making his mark in the presence
Frere additional lbi,
lowing rules and regulations which will be
Special attention is surected to the strictly enforced
AB
of a Witness, who must sign his name, with RDS FOR
hip address The presence of the Offer who pays the Order,
A Book Packet may contains ny number
tra Booke,, Aliju
of computation and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertions son for the names attributed to
years, of the Chinese characters for the names of
Bention that their publication in.::
a
desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com piler of the following tables has though China Mail Agents, or direct to print
Orders may be sent through any of the
CHARLES A; SAIST, (Late A. Shortreda db 00,) China Mail Office, Jan. 2, 1868.
Night. Parte (after 8 d One Dollar ration of comparative landart, sta. that
10.ats,
Half bour,....12 cts. Three hours, 50 ota, Hour,........20 eta. Six hours,.....75 otouch yet remains to be done for the elabo form may prove useful, although Day (from to 6)
ould leave nothing
to be desired: With Chair Hire to Out Districts.
exception of the Cyclical Table of Year
and the Table of Solar Terme, both Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per tnan. of which were originally compiled by Dr. To Stanley and back,
Morrison and afterwards republished with Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Improvements in Williams Commercial Road, and includes all the town between Guide, from which (with some alteration) with the Race-cotine. the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accesible to gozerni reference.
60
! Licensed Bearers (each),
Hour,
jpg 8 cents. 20 cents. 156
Half days for
Maps or
Day
Published by D, A. SAINT, China Mail Office, Hongkong
For Sale. The Hongkong Signals,
Also
the Principal House Flagt, er belonging to and frequenting Dongkong PRINTED IN COLORS