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NOTICE.
-COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA... BETIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
STEAM FOR
„HAT IPHONE Notification2
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN BURL ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,
MARSEILLES, AĽBO,
BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,
LÂND CALCUTTA.
en
THE Company's Stenin-ship "TIGRE,"
THE
Commandant Bonave, will leave this
T2 is hereby notified for general informa
tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns addressed to the United States of America Franmmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz :— brengt be the SOUTHAMPTON,
Above 4 ounce and not
ceeding 8 ounce,
Above Bounce and not ex-
coding 12 ounce,
Above 12 ounce and not ex
goeding 16 orices...
or yery addiftedal,
de ViaMARBE
Under 4 ounce 16 dents, Above 4 cuts and ho
Port for the above places, with MAILSeeding 8 ounce, - PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO
en TUESDAY, the 9th November, at Noon
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Mazzeilles, and accepted in transit through Martiles for the principal places of Europe's dazi Cargo will be received on board until
P.M.
the 8th Spècie and Parcels until 6 r., of the 8th (Parcels are not tobe sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
For Particulars regarding Freight and Famage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong, ARE REQUILALUE OF PACKAGES ARE
Above Benace and not exa
ceeding 12 ounce."
Above 12 ounce and not exe (99.
ceeding 18 ounce,
For every additional 4 oz.
16
Postage is compnisory
Prepayment of the
in
each case; usin
th
FW. MITOBELL,
l Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1888.
1. It is hereby notified for general in formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union of Mails ones a Month between Ceylon and Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, baving terminated, the ulempe for Mancing grill be forwarded from
BERTRAND, Principal Agent Hongkong, October 28, 1869.
no9
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP,
COMPANY. THROUGH U. 8, MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK; Fla Panama or Overland Route.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch
ed as followe
China, Amerios,
Nov, 19. Deo. 18
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Yokohama
with above-named steamer,
this Office in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination. by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Month.
2. No alteration has been made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritiua,
3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Private Ship will, in future, be sent in the Malls for London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, vis Upon Letters sent by, way qued loyal,
of Southampton,..... 46 cents each When sent by way of
Marseille de Messe Newspaper via Southam,
plong
Passengers ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, and by Overland Route to principal points in the United States and Canadas, and con- necting with the various Steam lines for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Hagi! dah
Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europe via Panama Route and to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Poret Company, the West Indis and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, and The Compagnie Générale, Transatlan- tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections made at Pausina with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which
Passangers are ticketed through Through Bills of Lading given for Freight ris Contr. 1 Pacific Railroad and its con-
pointe
United
notion states and Canadas, and for, Freight Overland for England and the Continent.
Through Bills of Lading given also for
New York and Europe via Panama route, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to porte of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and South America to as far as Valparaiso
Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to me rics, from Jalcutta, Penang and Singapore, and, from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Newspapers via Marseil-
Book Packets via South
ampton,.....10
w
12
under
or
20 conte, above 4.92, and not ex ceeding 8 oz.; and 20 cents for every Additional & gz.
9.
CELTA MULA
Post-Office Notifications.
desire to receive payment in the Country in -Should the Payss of a Money Order which the Order was issued, at some other Office than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Order be closed the
Intimations.
Printa, apdang-quantity of paper, vallum. or parchaght (to, the exclusion of letters Maps, Paper, do, may be either printedyre of postage) 17a, 12 per annum 3 payable whether sealed or open), and the Books,
Published weekly-Subscription (Exclu written or plain, or any mixture of the three.
All legitimate hinding in Panting covering of the same or of a portion there
SUPREME COURT
AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
Postmaster of the Office in WIL GAJ W will be allowétia whether such binding VDAGER FOR THE SUPREME AND
drawn. In ang case a new Order will he isened, tommission chargeable apon which will begleducted from the amount of the new Orden
Tat
be loose or attached an also rollers if the or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in case of
prints, markers (whether of paper. PhoyINCIAN COURTS OF CHINA Njych w Basowas in, Reoperary for the reafe
por
AND JAPAN.
10.—in the event of Money Order mission of Tarary of our N Wareheiss General Weekly Newera, containing Offendly Revabil Reports usually appériami thereto miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will
- of Caso heard at the Supreme and Consular Every Book packet must be milker with Courts, Felice Cases, and Proceedings ip be granted on as witten application froment a dover, or in a cover open at the ends Bankruptcy; Orignal Articles; Noter and the Payééntaining the pecessary or mides. particulars, and Incermpanied by an addi-embat not contain any lottery open or Meetings News of the Week, Camarel i
Queries
on Legal points Reports of Public tional Commision) to the Office where the sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; Summary, &d., de. Original Ordastiwas payable.
the name and address of the sender is how- 11- the receipt of a similar applica-ever not only permitted but recommended, tion, erders will be given to stop payment do this if the cover come off or for any of a Money Under, or to renew a lapsed Father reason the packet cannot be forward- Order The additional Commission in the ed, it may be returnedod where the fast case will be deducted from the amount No packet must exceed two feet in length, of the new Order, Lapsed Orders must be breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen presented with the application for a now sions it cannot be forwarded through the Orderd. 16150z
Pont
12. But, when it is desired that any AS REGARDS PATTKESH, error in the name of the Remitter or Payes should be corrected or that the amount of Money Order should be grad to, the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drawn, Money Order Office of such Country. This application must be made to the Chief
additional Commission, unless it have re- suplication must be accompanied by an ference to a Lapsed Grder, in which case the Commission will be deducted from, tire
They must not be of intrinis value, This rule cxcludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere tiše, as a pattern; and the quantity of any hot to so great that it can fully be an material sent ostensibly a pastorm must sidered as having on this ground an intrin Bio value.
amount of the New Order.
19,Nepayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been can velled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn,
There must be no writing or marks other whom this packet is intended and that.of than
the address of the perion for
Advertisements will be charged Tis, 1 por 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 60 ots per 10 hoes for each subsequent inser tionis
Shanghiti, January, 1867,
NEW BOOK,
W
"THE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LA-TSAR.” Translated from the Chinese
JON QUALIZES, A.M. Price $1.50,
author: Fri J
"The Origin of the Chinese" by the same
Apply at Moses LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House, Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE
the render, a trade mathand timbers, and
idea of the articles; otherwise the Packet AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE will be detained or forwarded charged sa an unpaid lester Lot, G
following SETS of the ORINA
11
opéial the ends, so as to be easy of axami in paper wrappere, at the rate of 25 cents The Fatterns must be sent covers PUNO.H" oan be obtained, stitched nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, per copy viz tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of liven-off sets complete from 11.
14-Payment of an Order must be ob and so forth, which cannot be sent in open
No.
Pricelist Mouth after that in which it was drawn; other material, tied at the neck bage so 54'
$9.50. for instance, if drawn in January, payment closed that they cannot readily be opened,
21 $2,80, must be obtained before the end of July, even although they be
»-16. otherwise the Order will become lapsed, not be sued for this purpose. Noa-com: 3,7, 11, 12, 18, 16, 17, and from 19:40 24. 39.25. De transparent, must
Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2, add a new Order (fer which second Compliance with this rule will also subject, the mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forward as an
0. A. SAINT. Pofthe Order, will be charged) will become popaid letter.
necessary.
SAILORS HOME WEST POINT.
Tristecs,
The Packets or the contente thereof must uut contain any inelegur, scaled or offer- Wise closed against inspection.
H. G. THOMAETT,
Esq., S.X.
is 16. —If an Order te mot paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before flid end of the following January-all claims to the Money will be forfeited, antens under peculiar circunstances the Post fondo to prevent any interruption to the Office of the Country in which the Order regular transmission of letters, a Packet of
Patterns was drawn think proper to allow it.
may, when it is necessary, be kept the ordinaryrooms, it would be forwarded. back for the follow.ng Mail by which,
The decision of the Postmaster General as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern or sample adfitand therein, to be for waried under these regulations, will be final and conclusive
in all other respects the In
general regala. Hon. W. KESWICK, FORBES, Esq. tions of the Book Peat between Hongkong JOHN DENT, and the United Kingdom will; apply to the Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in
16.-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further clafin. If Book Packete vid Marseilles, 14 cents's wrong payment, however, be made owing under, 4 oz.; 28 centa above, for at not to negliginos, ga the part of any Officer of exceeding 804 and 20 cents for every the Post Office, the Postmaster General of additional 8 ounces W. MITCHELL 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,
17.-No Money Ordes will be paid unless the advice has been previously received.
18-Additional Bulen for greater secu-.
F.
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong,
9th September, 1868, jo a
It is hereby notified that, under the a-rity agamat fraud, and for the better work. thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the lating of the system generally will be made
Last, Superintending, or First-Class as ocassion may require.
Directors
W. BACAULAY, Esq. D. SASSOON, Fag-
Rev. W. K BEACH. J. J. MURRAY, H.D.
Hou, H. B. GIS, G, J. HELLAND, Esq. W. LANK, KEQ. G. HEARD, Esq.
W.
Committee of Management.... MAJAVAY, Reg, II. G. TROMSETT,
Hon. W. Kaswick, Chairman::
. J. HELLAND, Esq. Eaq., 1.5.
payers, Clothes, 80., will be myst ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News hankfully received.
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, October 29, 1868,
–
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely, to injure the contents at the Mail Bage or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and i a packet containing any- Eent to its destination; thing of
the kind will
be, stopied, and not
Articles such as the following have boon occasionally posted na Patterns, and have been detained as All freight payable in advance in Mexi- Schoolmasters in the day will, iis future 19-Should it appear that Money Orders unfit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, porce HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. can Dollars, or on delivery in American be entitled to the same privileges in regard are used by mercantile men, or others, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Gold Coin with 8 per toolit Editional, at their own private affaize pace at present, Long, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissore needles, pins, pieces of
to Letters sent by or addressed to them on either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- of flowers, cuttings pl pla hin
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS knives Medicine is aniversally admitted shipper's option,
turn Passage Tickets izmed at a re-enjoyed by Commissioned Offers in the transmissionsbl large suins of money, the sharp pointed instruments, samples of knowit to the world. No preparation is no to be the most efficacious remedy duction of 10% upon the whole amount Army; and all Army Sokonaiateases will British or Colomial Post Office, as the case metals, samples of re, samples in glass suitable to the climates of India and China for the Round Voyago.
be entitled (ss Army Schoolmasters of all may be, will consider the propriety of bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various For further information as to Passage at the First-Class now, aral to the same dressing the Commision, and will exercise kinds, curry corale; coppet and steel bu
tais fine and invigorating medicine, It Company, Praya. Weating the enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and the issue of Money Orders.
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent.
F. W. MITCHELL,
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL, Hongkong, October 7, 1809
Postmaster General.
and Freight, apply to the Agency of the privileges, in regard to their errors, are the power of wholly suspending for a time graving, plates, and confectionery of a Herly Hdapted to the constitution
Post-Office Notifications.
Private Soldiers,
-- -- Postmaster Generati General Post Office,
General Post Office,
thed
Hongkong, July 31, 1889, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
It is hereby notified for general informa- L-On the lat Odober next, and thence tion that under the Provisions of a Trea- forward Money Orders will be issued at Bary Warrant, which will come into opera-thin Office and at the Agencies theroof at tion on the 1st October next, porrespon dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, and Migrating a fi For LETTERS velegne 20 conta each half-sn-ounes weight For NEWSPAPERS, PADRETS OF PATTERNE ÁND BOOKS:
viz.-
2 cents sach two ounces up to half pound, and B cents for every additional half-hound.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts, not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current fur Hach Mail, and charged with Commission secording to the following Scale, riz |--
Cents. For sums not exceeding £212 Above and not exceeding £ ...
gjor£6
£7,262 £108
委
Postmaster Generátional part of a Pay
No Money Order to includo a frac
-Orders drawn in the United King- 1867.
dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko
General Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd September,
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACK ST SESTEN EXTENDED TO THE COAST POETS AND JAPAN.
there-
It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, thit, the system of registration has been, from this date, extended to letters and other descrip- tions of correspondence transmitted by the Post, in the Maile by both the
the British Contract Packets, and by Private Ships, between this Office and each Agency of in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow, Amby, opohow, Ningpo, Shang- hai, Nagesh, Bingo, and Yokohama, and also between any two of these Agencies,
The fee for registration is 3 conts each No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns upon itau well tho registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps. received up to half an hour before the time Letters &o, for registration will be fixed for dioning the
Manila,
FW. MICKELI, Postmaster General, Gouer Post Office, Hongkong, 18th October, 1869.
letter,
5 W MITCHELL Pustmaster Generalk General Post Office on. Hongkong, Volober 13, 1809.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,
The following Regulations for Strest Chaire and Chair-Coolies, bear date Dolo pial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1859.
There are two Classes of Street Chair, Ordinary and Special
have engaged them up to any hour, but All Street Chairs may carry persons who
first gunfire (8 P.M.), nor Special Chairs Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after after midnight.
As Special Chairs are secured for a higher sum (560) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it is for the interest of the Fublic to engago only the former after gunära ti
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge cach, bearing the
It is hereby notified for general informabama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange can be registered unless the full postage same Number as the Chai
tion that benceforward closed mails for the at which Money Orders are being isaned at United Kindom will be made up at this the time of their presentation
Office and forwarded to London by the Un- ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco. Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via "San Francisco.
Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns,
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Moneytirdar Officer in the United King dom, showing the Colinties in which they are situated; are hung up for public refer- ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohejn
will be liable to the same rates of postage-Applicants for Money Ordera, ut
se those sant by the British in Packete furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, via Southamptou via
For Letters, 24 cent der Half-bince,
the initial of one Christian names both of thereby alified for general informs the Remitter and the Payee if the Kemit-
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200),
ladies, as it nover,
failing
in itą in all disonses peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the do bilitating effects of the above climates will And in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta Lisa whereby they may insure a restora tion to robust health,
24
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Dintment, anirates after all other means have failed, all
Wounds, sorte, ulcora, and also the mbRÍ inveterate skin disease peculiar to the cli. mater of India and China. It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civilian, às der- cannot be conquered by any other treat- in old sores can be removed by it. that menta
Hongkong, February 1, 1887...
NOW READY,
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blus, (201 to 700).
When ground of Complaint arises against ook of reference for the deter
Amination of Chinese Dates, during the any Street Chair Cond the onion we period from 1880 to 1 Ma, with comparate, grieved may either hand the offender over Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, to the Polico, or send a memorandum of a, e. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE the complaint and the Chair's Number to BIOE MAYER, H.M.C.N the Registrar General
When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected
of having ratsibod missing, property, the
For each Newspaper not exqueding:ter or Fayer be a Peer or a Bishop, his ortion, by older of His Excellency Sir Richard Ounces, & conts,
dinary title will be suffident, if e fru, the Griven MacDonnell, that henceforward For a packet of Books for Fatterns, &cuteurdal designati of auch firm, such as Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to por 4 ounces.
**Baring
will suffice, but the Samples of Merchandize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any The Fostage must iniples be paid in nice term Messia, such as Messi Remitted through the lost by the Mails made loss of time,
bo forwarded both by the British.
Eucli Street-Chair carries on the back of by Private, Sipat Number Beard a Tariff of Fares con- Piz: Canton, Bwatow,
advance correspondence put inlly prepaid vington," or,
the name of a
Company each
Agency thereof deneed from the following.
will be sent via Suez. A H
in
Parmaner General
-- ing under a title which does not const FY. TORELL the names of the person composing General Post OR AT 3 Carron Co" is inadimissible Hongkong February 1963. 17- der is to be paid only through Bank, fot
The Remitter on stating
that the these
Agencies, at the
*
Wingpo, Shanghai, Nag-LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIR, and Yokohama, and, alia feiname. CHAIR-BRARIES, AND-BOATS,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
hare the option of giving Chithrawing lowes apostage, which must be the pro the name of the Payee (inshan Tease Paid in advance, Fi
for be orossed in the same waythat. 92 Pal
IT is hereby notified Ullah under the
visions of a Trending Warrant dated the 7th May, the Police au satte noi Cheque are commonly crossed the they. Not exceeding docents exceeding balf-an-one Inveght Epsted are intended to be paid through Bank Love 4 oz, and notekooding
Hongkong or at ALY of the Parts in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, Hank, & receipt by any person will be suf Above &
7.—When an Order is pretented through dużą Londonottieri 12 posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or fident, provided the Order bo onded with
and not exceeding any of the Ports in China and Japan, and conveyed in the Mails be British Packet, is the name of the resolving Bank, and he above, 1 lb., and not exceeding reduced from Twenty-four Cantadu Twelva presented by some Person khown to be in
the employ of mish Bank,
j
or
Centa
For Lettern exceeding half-a-ource in
--The signature of the Payee of a Mo Weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for ney Order. to be affixed to the Order in the Bach half punca is chargeable.
place provided for the purpose. If the Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory. Payes be unable to write he must sign the F. MITCHELL, receipt by making his mark in the presence Fostmaster General, of a Witness who must sign his skinn (with General Post Office S
his address in the presence of the Offer Hongkong, July 1531868,
Who pays the Order.
22
hi 24
19
36
15
12
20
Chair Hire to Out Districte.
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
B78 WELLS WILLIAMS, LLC.
Published at the "GRINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PE. DENY BVO, WITH APPENDIX.
· BIRTH · KUITION, 1863. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,
The following in Abstract of the Con. tents of this Book:-.
CHAP, SO. 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 Ruszis
Supplementary Treaty with Rusis
**CHAP. 11.—880. 1.10 5. Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import 2-Tariff:ohlásicles of Export S-Rules respecting Trade and Duc
Chinese Text of the same 4-Description of Articles of Import, 5.-Description df Articles of Export.
CHAP. 180. I'ro 14.
Foreign Commerce with China, 1-Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow. 9.-Port of Kiungokau in Hainan,
4-Purt of amoy.
6. Port of Foochow
6.-Ports of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
7-Port of Ningpo:
&-Port of Shanghai,
S-Ports on the Yangtas' and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangdhau
11-Port of Tientsin.
or Chefoo,
12-Port of Netrawang or Yangtar', 18.-Colony of Hongkong.
14. Colony of
OHAN IT BEC. 1 TO 6.
Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1.-Intercourse with Japan.
-2--Treaty between Great Britain and
Japab
3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,
Nagasaki
Kanagawa and Hatodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Woights and Mes-
aures,
5.----American Compact with Lawthewg.
CHAN, F.--BEQ, 1707. Moneys, Weights, de, in China. 1.-Chinese Carrency. 2.-Chinese Numerals. 3-Chinese Commercial Weights 4-Measures of Capacity. 6-Measures of Length. 6-Chinese Ltd Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Times.
BAX 580. 1 TO 11
Western Moneys; Weights, dc. 1.--Annamiese Monoys, &e. 2-Port of Baigon
3.Treaty with Biam, Tarill, de,
Siamese Moneya, Weights, o 4-Netherlands India.
5.-
Philippine Islands.
Sailing Directions for Panay L 6.Dialyan States Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
Girl Bombay,
9.-Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, &c. 11-United States of America,
CHAR: VIL820. 1 To 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1.Comparison of Prices. 2-Relating to Exchanges. S-Relating to Time. 4.-Compartion of Weights, 5.-Measurement of Cargo. 6.-Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX.Donjaining Sailing Direc tions for the Cost of China, and for the Japan Inlauds 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- Base Coasta hack
same chapter on
The author in his Preface says "The measurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have tables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, been selected from those constantly in nee among the foreign merchants in China Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pehoe have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis section of die, B. Loureiro, Es. The last section ments in Bullion has been prepared and furnished for
the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- Author's Preface
perience in the exchanges and movement Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precime metals in Eastern Arle. subjects are wont to confers the need of a been are connected even remotely with Chinese The Appendix of Sailing Directions has
reprinted from the convenient mannal of reference for the par- With short interruptions, the coasts from
Chine Pilot, pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc of computation; and a system of compari- tions have been improved by the insertion son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of
and other perioda is also frequent 13 places that could be ascertained," onderabusy with frahala.com - And reader of Chinese literature. The com
of the
following tables has thought, Orders may be sent through any of the Ogly, that their publication in China Mail Agents, or direct to
af hour,... 18 eta: Three hours, 50 cts, convenient form may prove useful, although Hour 20 ets. dix hours,...75 sta. much yet remains to be dous for the slabo- Day (from 6 to 6),... One Dollar.ration of comparative calendars, elo that Night Fares (after BF.M.)...10 ota, extra should leave nothing to be desired, With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terma, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with improvements in Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general reference.
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