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Insurances
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granted on Maria61
of the world REQUÁINDÍT oki brokerages this i
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·June 4, 1809.7.
INSURANCE COMFANYI BAN FRANCISCOPI* 500
China fort
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PUSSELIA Co
July 8,1866.
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the harbour Grahne! built, and of deession to
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di Steam Machinery of all
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as Jetty has been dot plated, va
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at any states of the tide;
detty are Shears capable of
have also opened a Ships
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a or Sailing Vessel
the Company will makes
ELITTLE
to tow Vessels to ten, or ot reasonable rates and 7 mapply to remini Jadi, 4% ROB, 8 WALKER
Storsturgie wh tice,: Cheen's Road, Cornet
velober 1, 1860 ved all
No. 2, Yama Hongkong,
STEAM FOR
ämä Telißcatod
MAILS BY THE “BANGOON;" The Contract
THE CHINA MAIL.
PEPost-Ofice. Notifications.
Intimations.
Prints, and any grantity of paper, vellum or parchment the exclusion of letters Maps, Paper, &a, may be either printed, aive of postage) Tls. 12 par antium; payable whether sealed or open); and the Book Published weekly.Subscription (Exclu
ten or plain, or any mixture of the inspi
9.--Should the Payep of a Money Order Packet RANGOON" will desire to receive payment in the Country in be dispatched with the usual Mails for which the Order was lamed, at some other
three. Europe, do, on TUESDAY, the 16th Office than that in which the Order was ori- November, at 94, and the Postginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, a
le binding mounting or 0011be open for the reception of provided The Onier be taclosed to the of, will be allowed, whalide auch binding of a portion there Ohing Letter, Letters for Registra Postmaster of the Ufice in which it was be loose or attached, as also rollers in the drawn. In such case a new Order will be ease of prints markers, (whether of paper tion, Newspapers, Books, &e, until
on the lich November Fetters, god, the Commission chargeable upon therwise) if these of Books, and in
ingapore, Penang, Foint de Galle, Aden, Suez, Malta, Marseilles and Southampton; Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. Ling George's Bound, Melbourne
and Sydney.
-$180,
THE FININGULAR AND URIENTAL SP2",
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S BANGOON," Captain E. J. BAKER, with jesty' Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Carys, will leave this for the aboys
URSDAY, the 16th November, PAROKIS and UARGO will be received PARO Noon, and SPECIE until P. on the 16th November,
46., may be posted in the
SUPREME COURT AND JONSULAR GAZETTE,
AND
IW REFOKTEM FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA
- “AND JAPAN.
from BP.M. on the loth Night box which will be deducted from the amount of A Mork whatever necessary for the 6850 NHE Gazette ina General Weekly Newspa
the new Order. until
on the following morning. All Letters posted between 7-dud: 8. on the 16th November will be charge with Date Fee of 18 cents kölej in addition to the umal postage,
he Tibes time for posting Lotters at this P⠀⠀ Offoe '268_£; and for Newspapers,
Books, or Patterns 7 M on the 10th November.
transmission of literary or artistic matter ar
amally appertains thereto.
Book packet must be either with out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides. ----
Is most not contain
any letter, open or sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever;
10,- the event of a Molley Order miscarrying or boug lost, a duphosts will be granted on written application from particulare, and companied by an addi- the Payee, containing the necessary
final Conzalti), id the Office where the Original Order was paysblé,
the Bane and address of the Bender is hów- 11-Un the receipt of a similar applica-ever not only permitted but recommended, tion, orders will be given to stop payment so that if the cover come off, or for any Further late letters (but Letters only) ad- of Money Order, or to renew speed other reason the jacket cannot be forward-
ressed to the United Kingdon dOrder. The additional Common theed, it may be returned. Aarieller or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Paket from 8.80 the new Order Lapsed Orders must be breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen last case will be deducted from the amount No packet must exceed two feet in length,
it in lengt 9-1860 ls on payment of a late fee presented with the Application for a new slons it cannot be forwarded through the
6 of 48) Delta esch, in addition to the CONTERES AND VALUE OF FAR After which no Letters can be
received. A written declaration of the Contents and Talue of the Packages for the Ozerland Route aregaired by the Egyptian Government, and t be delivered by the Shippers to the Com
DEL
For particulars regarding Freight Pasage, apply at the P.&O. Office, Hongkong.
AKE REQUIRED,
Portells the Bills of Lading, or |
and the Company do not hold
les responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect non auch declaration
Slippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company
Bio Bills of Lading.
W. HAUAULAY, Superintendent. P. 40. 8, N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong Nev, 9, 1869,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
no16
THROUGH U. 8. MAIL LINN TO NEW YORK. Via Panama or Overlami Route
of this line will be despatch-
TEAMERS
China
bed as follow Nove
by
America, as
····Deo,
19. 18.
All
Order.
Post
12-But when it is desired that koy
AB REGARDE FATTEÉNS, ́· Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence error in the name of the Remitter or Payes
of Box Holders will be received at the should be corrected or that the amount of this rule ezeludes all articles of a saleable They most not be of intrinato value. window set apart for the purpose, on a Money Order should be repaid to the the East Side of the building,
Remitter, or that a Lapsed. Order should nature, and indeed whatever way have correspondence for places to which pre- be renewed for payment in the Country in value of its own, apart from its mere use payment is compulsory must be prepaid which the Order was originally drawn, pattern; and the quantity of way in Hongkong Fostaga. Ellain pay
must be
be made to the Chief material sont ostensibly as a pattern must Insufficiently stamped Letters addressed to Money Order Office of ancli-Country This not be so great that it can fairly be con- the United Kingdom will be sent on, application must be accompanied by an sidered as having on this ground an intris shared with a sip of One Shilling in additional Commission, unloes it have re-ust be no writing or marks other addition to the portage,
Forends to a Lapsed Order, in which use the Letters posted after 7 LM, on the 16th Commission will be deducted from the than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended and that of November will not be forwarded unless amount of the New Order,
the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and the Late Fee as well as the postage in 18.Repayment whether of an original, prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet prepaid
or renewed, or a duplicate Urder, will not will be detained or forwarded charged as Letters insuficiently stamped or unstamped be made to the remitter until it has been
an unpaid letter." beaddressed, tạo pinges to which, they can- aspertained that the advice has been can- not be forwarded unpaid, will be open-celled, at the Office on which the Order was
and returned to the writers as early originally drawn... a possible, but no guarantee on be given that arch Letters, if posted after
14Payment of an Order must be cb tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar
The Patterns must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be enay of exami pation. Samples, however, of seeds, druge, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers,
material, tied at the neck; baga ad
por, containing Officially Revised Reports of Cases heard at the Suprenie and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy Original Articles; Notes and Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Meetings; News of the Wook, Commercial Bummary, &o, &c.
Advertisements will be charged Tis. 1 per 10 lines, for the first insertion; and 30 ohs per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser- tion.
Shanghai, January, 1857.
NEW BOOK,
45
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TRZE,"
Translated from the Chinese
BY
JOHN CHALMERS, AY. Price $1.50. A180,
The Origin of the Chinese" by the same anthor: Price $1.
or
Apply st Messrs Liang, Chawford & Co.
The London Mission House. Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE.
AT THE "CHINA "MAIL" OFFICE TH
THE following SETS of the "CHIN A PUNOH" can be obtained; atitabed in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents per copy viz
No.
Price,
12
$8.50.
J
27
*
15.
JJ
$2.50.
4 ú
16.
F.M, on the 15th November will be re Month after that in which it was drawn ; othe may be enclosed in bags of linen or 1 sete 'complete from 11.
turned until after the mail in pined for instance, if drawn in January, payment closed that they cannos readily be opened,
$2.25 Stamps should be placed on the must be obtained before the end of July, even although they be transparent, must Postage
Also few separate copies of No. 1, 4 upper right hand corner of the pores otherwise the Order Will become lapsed, not be used for this purpose. Nat-com- 8, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24. pendence, except in cases where they and a new Order (for which a second Compliate with this rule will also subject the
O. A. SAINT. fusy, be used inpayment of Fate Fission, to be deducted from the amount cket to be detained or forwarded at an when the Stamp or Stamps represent of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid ing Late
Of Registration
fees ahquid on the lower leffacebary.airenai.
packet
ale Packet or the contenta thereof ma
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT,
Trusters.
FORBES, Esq. H. G. TROMETİ,
Esq., B. N.
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamedgaudaibi in da Passengers ticketed through to California Central and South America, and Haxion,
Overland Route to principsi points in
15-1f an Order be not paid before the not contain any inclosure, sealed or other Canedas, and con-hand go
corner) the United States and
a fractional parts of Dal
end of the Treifth Calendar Month after wire old against inspection.
In all other respecta nesting. Ith the various Steam lines for All transation in
general regula Hon, W. Brewis, Fan Hongkong
JOAN DENT, York, to Liverpool, Southampton, will be pendnoted in the Coins pre- that in which it was drawn,-for histence, Bremen, Brest, and Barre,
scribed
1 by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and if drawn in Janayad not paid before Hons of the Book Post between the Froclamation of the 22nd January, the end of the following January all claim and the United Kingdom will apply to the 1864, and no other Coins, but those to the Money will be forfeited, unless, Pattern Post. Under these regulations, fuv
order to prevent
the any interruption therein specified will either be reptived under Poke Coming in which the Ordes regulaz trahanjesion of letters, Paoket of Hon. H. B. Gier,
peculiar the Post or given in change as fractional parts
Patterns may, when it is was drawn think proper to allow it.
back for the following Mave kept G, J. HELLAND, Esq. D. SASSOON, Esq.
by which, in G. HEARD, Esq. of Dollar and
made Payment for Postage Stamps must
16After once paying a Money Order
the ordinary course, it would be forwardedt, W. LEMANN, Esq.
of the Postmaster General
Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europe via Panama Route and
Steam
to Europe per steamers of She, Royal Mail Packet Company, the West India and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, and The Cotopagnie Générale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections made at Panama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed throug
Through Bill of Lading given for ris Centr Facile Railroad and its con- nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent
Through Bills of Lading given also for New York and Kurosawall kind to parte vin Pariama monte και το μαύρο για of Mexico and parts on the West Coast of
the current Dollars of the Colony or
Bank Notes.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted, until 5 P. L. on the 15th Nov,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong,, 1
November 9, 1869,
will
a
If
The decision of
as to ttre eligibility of any Packet, pattern
13
Directors
W. MACAULAY, Esq.
Rev. W, R. BELOH.
J. J. MURRAY, H.D. Committee of Management.
or sample contained therein, to be for Hon W. KFKWIOR, Chairmat warded under these regulations, will be w. Madaulat, Esq. | H, G. THOMSETT, final and conclusive,
Esq., B.;
by Thomacever presented, the paying Ofice
be liable to any further claim. not wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Fostmaster Eleneral of the Country or Colony in which the negli
The rule which forbids the transmission G. J. HAND, Esq. gence occurs will, if Officer in fault to see it, require the through the Post of any article likely to
good the loss
injure the contents of the Mail Bags or NATO, Clothes, de, will be mat of Books, Periodicals, News- 18no.:17-No Money Order wi be paid unless Bozes, or the person of any Officer of the
papers, the advice has been previously received. Post Office is, of course, applicable to the bankfully received. *** 18—Additional Rules for greater scou-Pattern Post and a packet containing any- Bent to its destination, Articles such sa thority of a foury Warrant dated the lat: rity against fraud, full for the better working of the kind will be stopped, and hot
Superintending, or First-Classing of the system gefferally will be made the following have been occasionally poste Central America, and South America to as MAY: The Army will, in futur 19: Should it appear that Money Orders must for the Post, viz: Metal Bone HOLLOWAYS PILIS & OINTMENT.
as occasion may require
Patterns
ma, and have been detained as Valparaiso,ants have been made be entitled to the Käthe purvileges in regard Favorable arrangements
frait, vegetables, banches
for through passengers and freight to Ame ties, from Caloutta, Penkugland Blogapore, And, from Swatow, Amond ooohow.
It is iureby notified that under the ad-
A. OVERBURY, Superintendenti Hongkong, Detobar 29, 1868.
to be the most efficacious ramiedy
Beljoolmasters in
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, or addressed to them on are used by mercantile men, of others, lain and China, fruit, to Letters sent their on Affairs af are as present ofther in the United Kingdom or at Hong of flowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives,
privasioned enjoyed by
Offers in the long, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, TAIS Medicine is universally admitted Arly and all Army Schoolmistreen will transmission of large sums of money, the sharp pointed instruments, samples of be entitled (28 Army Schoolmasters of all British or Colonial Post Office, as the case metals, samples of ore, samples in glaas known to the world. No preparation is 30 but the First Clase now are) to the same may be, will consider the propriety of in-bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various privileges, in regard to their Letters, are creasing the Commision, and will exercise kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- Return Passage Tickets lasted as a enjoyed by non-dommissioned flours and the power of wholly adspending for a time graving plates, and confectionery of all
the issue of Money Orders, duction of au % upon the rybole amount | Private Soldiers. for the Round Voyage,
All Freight payable in advanos in Moxie Can Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Cuin with 8 per cent ad iftional, at
shipper's option.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the-agency-of-the Company, Prays West.
T. A HARRIS,
Agent,
Hongkong, October 7, 1869.
Post-Oilice Notifications.
MAILS BE THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAO:
F. W. MITCHELL,
· Postmaster General, General Post Office, ̈ ̈ Hougkong, July 31, 1868.
L-On the 1st October next, and thence- forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies theroof at Shanghai and Yokohams on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for ameunts not For YOKOKIES SAN FRANCISCO excoming och 3 this, safe of Exchange
Currant for Each Mail, and Commission socording to the following Scale, viz.
KETUHINA."
THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOMI Per the United States Mal Panket "URINA," on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at 2 P..
The Rates of Postage on Correspondence forwarded this opportunity, which must
by in each case be paid in advanto, are as fol- low, viz
To Vokehamu, San Francisco and the United States,
Tor same not exceeding £2,12 Above and not exceeding £ 5,24 7:42 £10,,...48
By Command,
FW. MITORELL, Pastmaster General. General Post Office, ... Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK FACKET varems EITENDED TO ZNE COAST PORTS AND JAPAN.
Hinds.
F. W. MITCHELL
· Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, October 18, 1860.
It is hereby notified for general informa-nial Richard Grbror MacDo not lepsy. Ste
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE.
April, 1669.
suitable to the climates of India and Chiris
as this fine and invigorating medicine.
It
is particularly adapted to the constitution
of Furopean ladies, as it is
or females,
de
its effects in all diseases peculiar to while those who are attenuated by
by the bilitating effects of the above climates will find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ts-
insure a realiza lisman whereby they may tion to robust health, ・・・
· HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT, The science of Medicine has never before The following Regulations for Sirest-produced any remedy that can be compared Chairs and. Chair-Coolies, bear date Colo-to this wonderful Ointment, as in ocres Secretary's Office, Hongkong, Zud after all other means have failed, all wounds, sores, aloers, and also the most There are two Classes of Street Chairs, inveturate skin diseases peculiar to the pli- mates of India and China. It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civillan, as oor- Ordinary and Special
All Street-Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that have engaged them up to any hour, but cannot be conquered by any other treat- Ordinary Obairs may not ply for hire after rst gunfire (8 P.M.), nor Special Chairs after midnight
As Special Chairs are secured for a higher
Graves MacDonnell, that, the system of registration haer been, from this adte, extended to letters and other descrip Centation of
correspondence transmitted by the Fost, in the Mails by both the British Contract Pakete sia by Private Ships, between this Office and excl Agency there- of in China and Japan, T.: Canton, Swator, Amby, Foochow, Ningpp, Shang- No Money Order to include a fran hai, Nagasali, Hlogo, and Yokohama, antena (50) than Ordinary Chairs ($20), it is for the interest of the Public to augage lobal fart of a Penny. Aslan hetween any two of these Agericies.~
Orders drawn in the United King The fee for registration is & cents each only the former after gunfire. dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko letter, &o bima, will be paid at the rate of Exchange No Latter, Book, or Packet of Patterns at which Money Orders are being issued at can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, he 4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 paid in advance in postage Stamps,
Letters, do for registration will be Moury Under Offiops in the pita King-revelyad up to half an hour before the time dou, shewing the Counties in which they fixed for closing the Mails. are situated, are bang up for pabila refer ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama
For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper nof vroceding 4
curices, 2 cents. Stan se For a Packet of Books-6 cents per 4 the time of their presentation.——
VANDES,
Book Packets must not exceed two feet length or one foot in width or
in
depth. To the United Kingdom. For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
OUROON, 4 cents.
For Packet of Books or Patterns, 8
cents per 4 ounces.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama,
བ་
F. W. MIRBELL Postmaster General General Post Office,
1869, Hongkong, 19th October,
6.—Applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least the initial of one Christian nama, both of the Remitter and the Payee; If the Ramit It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard
Each Street Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coalies' Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and Coolies' Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blus, (201 to 700)
When ground of Complaint arises against any Street Chair Coolie, the person sg griered may either hand the offender over
Hou
Hongkong, February 1, 1887,
NOW READY
(AT THE "ORINA MAIL" OFFICE) PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
-MANUAL.
#
Handbook of reference for the deter. Amination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1800 to 1868; with comparative Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, to the Folice, or send a memorandum of u., & Compited by WILLIAM FRADE the complaint and the Chair's Number to RIOK MAYZRE, H.M.U.§. the Registrar General.
When Street Chair Cookies are suspected
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE
By S. WELLS L
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PP, DEMY ŠVO, WITH APPENDIX. TIPTH EDITION, 1869, - Price, 35.
Original Publishing Price, Tan Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con tants of this Books
CHAR 4-880. 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.
THÁP II 8 10 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.
QAPIDO. 1 to 14.
Foreign Commerce with China. 1.-Port of Canton,
2.-Port of Chanchau or Swatow. 3.-Port of Kiungohan in Bainan.. 4-Port of Amoy
5.-Port of Foochow
6.-Porta of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
-Port of
of Ningpol
-Port of Shanghai.
9.-Porta on the Yingtas, and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangchin or Chefco, 11.-Port of Tientsir.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtas'. 13.-Colony of Hongkong. 14,--Colony of Matge.
CHAP. IVE 1 to 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1-Intercourse with Japan. 2-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan.
3.-Ports open to Foreigu Commerce.
Nagasaki,
Kanagawa and Hakodadi, 4.--Japanese Coins, Weights and Mes-
Burea
5.-Aigeria Compact with Lewchang,
OHAP. V.SEC. 1 TO 7..
Moneys, Weights de,, in China,
1.--Chinese Currency.
2. Chinese Numierala. 3-Chinese Commercial Weights 4Measures-et Capacity, 5-Measures of Length. 6.-Chinese Land Measures, 7-Chinese Division of Times.
OBAP. VI.—8R0, 1 0 11. Western Moneys, Weights, do 1.-Annamese Mopays, de 3.Port of Saigon,
3-Treaty with Sinn, Tariff, &c., Siamese Monbys, Weights, &c. 4.-Netherlands India.
5. Philippine Islands.
Sailing Directions for Panay I. 6.-Malayan States Singapore, &c. 7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, do. 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma
dras, Bombay, 9.--Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, &c. 11.-United States of America,
CHAR, VIL-SEC, 1 10 6. Tables in Prices, Exchanges, "de
1. Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges. 8-Relating to Time. 4.-Comparison of Weights 5.---Measurement of Cargo, 6.--Bullion Operationa.
APPENDIX. Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan lelands; 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 Couste.
The author in his Preface saya The tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, hacasurement of goods, exchanges, dc, have been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchante in China. Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pance have been copied from the more extended, tables, by the kind permla sion of the author, P, Loureiro, Esq. The 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 India at Hongkong, who has had much ex Author's Preface,
perience in the exchanges and movements Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asis.
"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot. *Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the Samples of Merchandize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any are connected even remotely with Chinese
convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coasta from Correspondence addressed to tine United mere teen Mensch as Messi mitted through the Host by the late made loss of time.
Each Street-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in Kingdom not fully propaid will be sent via vington," or the name of a Company trad-up to be forwarded both by the British
ing under a title which does not consist of Contract Packets and by Private Ship Number Board & Tariff of Fares con- either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc the name of the persons composing it, suah between this Office and each Agency thereof densed from the following...
of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion Swatow, 38 Carron Co." is inadmissible.
of the Chinese charactors for the names of son for the
names attributed to years, ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com piler of the following tables has
Orders may be sent through any of the thought, socordingly, that their publication in a China Mail Agents, or direes to convenient form may prove useful, although much yet remains to be done for the slabo-
San Francisco and the United States ter or Fayne be a Feer or a Bishop, his or, Grayer MaDonnell, that hemopforward of having retained missing property, the must be superscribed per Chind,
and that addressed to the United Kingdom tle will be sufficient, if a firm eBook Packets, and Pankets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to
must be superscribed via San Franciscu,
Huez
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F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
General Post-Office, ? Hongkong, November 8, 1899.
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It is hereby notified for general informs
tion that under the Provisions of a Tres sury Warrant, which will come into open fing on the 1st October set, correton dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following treddood Rates
of Postage, which mutite paid in advance,
For Le
vis.
Fur
20 cents each half-an-ottie wight
AND Books A
NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERN,
I cents each two cand utte half-pound,
And 8 cents for every additional half-pound.
General Post Offiboj”.
Hongkong, 3rd September, 18998
designation of such firm, such as
in China and Japan, vizhanghai, Nag- | Legatised TABIFF OF FARES FOR CHAI months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained."
Hoochow, Ningpo, Amoy,
6.—The Remitter on stating that the Crasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also Chain Harren, and BOATS, dar in to be paid only through a Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. have the option of giving or withdrawing. the name of the Fayee; in sus case the following rates of postage, which must be Order will be crossed in the tame way that paid in advance, viz. -
Cheques are commonly aroused when they Not exceeding 40
are intended to be paid through a Bank Above 4 of, and not expcding
7-When an Order in presented through chigerien
▲ Bank, a receipt by sny parton will be auf. Above 8 oz, and not sroceding
fout, provided the Order be crossed with 1 1bi,
the name of the receiving Bank, and be
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presented by some Person known to be in Abors 1 it, and hot exceeding
employ of such Bank
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8The signature of the Payon of a Mo- Every additional 4 1b., inatus. 12 agy Order to be affixed to the Order in the Special attention is directed to the fol- phase provided for the purpose,
If the lowing rules and regulations which will be Payes be unable to write he must sign the strictly enforced receipt by making his mark th the presence af Withey whe must sighz bir name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Ordas,
AS REGARDS BOOKS, -
A Book Panket may contain any number of separate Books Almanacks, Pimps or
Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour, 12 ct. Three hours,.. 30 eta Hons 20 cts. Six hour....75 cts: Day (from 6 to 6)..... One Dollar, Night Farbe (after 8 r..)...10.cts. extra
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of comparative calendare, ata that should leave nothing to be desired. With exception of the Cyalical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with Improvements in Williame Commercta? Quids, from whish (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages is fọr the first time made accessible to general reference.
"Chair Hire to Out Districts.. the Beyond Victoria and back, al cis. per man. To Stanley and back,
Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course,
Licensed Bearers (each),
Hour, Half day,
•DAY!
8
cents.
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86 cente
Published by . A. SAINT, China Mail Offce, Hongkong,
OHARLES A SAINT, (Late A. Shortreda & Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868,
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Also
the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong, PRINTED IN COLORS. Price