Page
DECEMBER Lad Be
Insurances.
NOTION
INSURANCE
COMPANY
buong mat viufirme Busd b sal Rate for Find Eroma Sous classes of Buildingi saq
*ill remain asstólloway, wytil bag.
O, VIE la la! 190, 009) -
and semi-detached
Houses; (removed
p
o Town) and
Ting-Houses (pinal
unted) and their
sai er log
per cent,
Godowna and their
1 per cont
ka by special arrangement, zint gering rates will be charged for od Policies vi demigod ing 10 days per cento
ding: Une (DOE C
Month exceeding
be Month
3 toly net per dept. 20
exceeding > per cent, europla
tha: Hot
dogs of 340 26
Monti,ofil per venti ROBE. WALKER FOUN renta Royal dhrurance Company Beptember 381 28697 enten LE INSURANCE OFFICE «
ilgoed having Bder appenda for the shore INSURANCE re prepared to zoobpt) Marine sute Polipies on any Hiret sikku sols on Steamers, for the tarea!
The full Annual Kata
CALCUTTA, BOMBAT, OF LONDON. ROB-WALKER & Co. „June 21:1:1864200) at sapt NSURANOR COMPANY OF AN FRANCISCO
I had
signed, Agaite for the above y are prepared toagrant Peli- FIRE on BUILDINGS LA mrrent, malas, (ie 216 ** Your
RUSSELLE&O February 6, 1867ud et sp
SEA & FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY es qu
signed having been sipofited m Hongkolly for the above INY are prepared to
JEA RISKS, AT Guirates PES, RUSSELL YOU April 1, 1885, MULIG
Z INSURANCE ASSUOTĂ. N OF SHANGHAT
granted on Marine Fils to
of the world at Gurrent Zaten. to the meal brokerage, thi
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eturns to the sisuba Fifteen yearly profite divided pro t-premium contributed.
RUSSELL & Co.
June 4, 1869, burada yu NSURANCE COMPANY JAN FRANCISCOUN
gned having been appointed Obins for the abové LENUE-
· are prepared to grant Poli-
Jarine Riska, at the
current
RUSSELt & Co.
July 6, 1866;5
BANG SEA AND RANCE COMPANY OF FAMARANG,
gned having been appointed Macao for the abova pamed repared to grant Policles Risks at the surrent Bates.
BAYNAL & Co.
st 4, 1866.
BEVLEN
ME
OOSTERLING RE INSURANCE COM OF BATAVIANTA
med having peen sprointe Hongkong for the Appre
are prepared to put Bea Binks on the mis
STEMESEN
2gust 1, 1866.
19
Dacks. DOCK COMPANY OF WHAMPOA, LIMITED.
call the attention of Ship onsignees and– Missors of Establishment at Hong. pony for the DOOKING Eof Vessels of all dansen.“ the Company have, she
he harbour, a Granite
it, and of-dimension
to
500,, fest In
langabe, and
water
he Company have crested
ry, and are prepared to
jepair marine and station Steam Machinery t of all
and repair o 7 for sugar/érüading, and graving, and every de Mor Milkworkho fetty has been completed, Vessels drawing infess trany states of the tide city are Visers mpable of
Boilers of all
aye also opened a Ship of the Hongkong Docky ontract, for the constatio
Balling Vemels, thay
10. Company take
FLAMELE ORPHAN” tow. Vesale to nešk De onablerstens nich ROB WALKER
Queen's Road, Gorkar
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Post Office Notifications.
1. It is hereby notified for general in- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance ot Maila ofice a Month between. Ceylon and COMPAGNIE DES GERVICES MA-unting and between Chauritius, and RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES:029inatalyihaving terminated, the respon-
IMPERIALES.
NOTICE
PÂQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAK HOL
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, OINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SURZ;
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,
MARSEILLES,
AND CALCUTTA,
STRE CHIKA WELL.
Post Office Notifications.
of the Office in
Luence for Mauritius will be forwarded from drawf such case a
Month
this is in the Mail for Aden, from ohamadiwill be sent to its destination, by Ermah Mail Packeta leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 3rd of each No Alteration has been made in the fabber of Postage "on/correspondence is BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,eed to Mauriting: 002210 150 2
632 As the communistion with Natel and HE Company's §. 6. “CAMBODGE,3, the lapatos Good Hope is thus cut off the Commandant DE L'ESCAILLE, H.I.M.espondence for those Colonies, unless will leave this Port for the above places, marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE will in fature, be sent in the Mails for and CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 7th of London at the following rates of Postage, December, at our
—which must be paid in advance, Cargo and Specie will be registered for Upon Letters sent by way Loudon as well as for Marseilles, and apted in transitheoilgh Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be revolved on board until 4 of the th: Specie and Parcels until of the 6th (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
For. Parkeblars
regala
Freight and Passare apply at the Company's, office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALDE
--
OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, November 24, 1800.
PACIFIC MAIL: STEAM SHIP COMPANY
ease of prints, markers (whether of paper short whatever is necessarĮ or otherwise,) in the case of Poland-In- transmission of literary or artistic matter or the "safe usually appertains thereto.
9. Should the Payed of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was Issued, at some other Office than that in which the Order was cri- ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with provided the Order be inclined to the 19 offerton guiDISTYS It must not contain any letter, open or which will be deducted frol the amount of over not only plated baborimanded) be sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever issued the Commission chargable upon the name and
address
of the sender is how
miscarrying or beligion, a Huplicate will ed, it may be returned. the now. Order.
bargone some other if the gorer come off, or for any be granted on a written spaligation from he packet must exceed two feet in length, particules, and 2006mpanied by a stop it cannot be forwarded through the Payee," (containing "theekaary bread or deptli parceeding these dimen tional Commission) te the Office Word the Post, Origin Order was payable
Intimations.
size of postage) Tit. 12 per annum, payable Published weekly. Subscription (Kidt- in advance.OKOA
Intimations.
THE
AND CONSULAR GAZEITE, SIGƐES? ЯUIDE
SUPREME COURT
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
STEVU, SIRAND JAYqeti aisviTIARY CHINA MAI" Office, FOR THE SUPREME BY S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LL PROVINCIAL COURTS OF URINA THE Gazette isa General
Weekly Newspa
10, the event of a Money Under other reason the Page 10 rutally Revised Repo meri Hongk905bal no 5
the
When Bons by way of
of Southpripomoregole on DedeRRIV
Marseille
Newspaper via Southam
Nowspapera via Marsoil-
pto
Book Packets via South-
10 under 4 ᎾᎿ ébito, abore 4 oz, and ex- ceeding 002 and 20 rents for every
tion, orders will be given to Stop payment 11. On the receipt of Thinner Applica of a Money Order, prospera lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the inst case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order Explod Order must be presented with the
application for a new 12 2-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee should be corrected
od or that the amount of & Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that a-Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Underaging Money Order Office of Application must be made Chief application must be scopropane by an spel Count This
Commission, les 1
Jasca h
Supreme and Count
Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Bankruptcy: Original Articles; Note had Meetings; News of the Wook, Commercial Summary, o.,
per 10 lines for the first insertion, and 50 Advertisements will be charged Tik, 1 ole par 10 lines, for each subsequent inser tion, and g
Shanghai, January, 1867.
soda NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
LAV-TSE? – E The Old Philosopher ná Translated from the Chines Pansfe
st
This rule excludes altarticles of a saleable 18 REGARDS PATTERNS, They best not be of intrinsic value. nature, and indced whatever may have value of its own, part from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent tennings a pattern must not be so great that skica fairly bacon- sidered as having on this ground anlat Lio value.
There
must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for whom the packet incintested and that of the sender, a tande mark and numbers, and prices of the articles otherwise the Packet JO CHALMERS, AMEN will be deleted or forwarded charged salg Prios $1.50. an unpaid letter.! open at the ende, so as to be easy of scami author: Price $1.
The Patterns must che sent ins covers The Origin of the Chinese" by the same
ALBO,
Book Pankite vik Maryville 14 cents for Tapsed Onila, Paveire nation. Samples, however, of Beeds, drug
additional 8 bundes...
FW MITCHELL,
covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or
Apply at Mesars LANE; CRAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong October 17, 1868.
5
de ander 4 oz., 29, dents above for and not Commission will be dedach case the and so forth, which cannot be sent in open for The London Missión House,i
Reading 8 or tid 23 tents for every amount of the New Order, fed from the 13-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not be zaade to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been can- belled at the Office on which is Order was originally drawn,
STAM RET Payment of an Order, must be eb-
DE TUMORI USB, MNIE LINE TO NEW YORK.
Via Panama or Overland Boute,
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch.
ed as follows.
drica Deo,18
1870, A
Great Republic Jan. 19.. Chino,
Feb. 19.
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about sans date, connecting at Yokoljama with above-named steamer
Passengersticksted through to California, Mexico Central and South America, and by Overland Rants to princips: points lu the United States and Catuab, and bun- heating with the varions Steam lines for New York; to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Havre,”.
Through Tickets issued Also to New Yors and Europe via Panama Route and to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Bisam Packet Company, the West India and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, and The Compagnie Generals Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct Connections made at Panama witleSpam Dnes the West Coast of Central and South Amerion, by which passengers are tiekoted through
Through Bills of Lading given for
upon
Freight via Contr 1 Paville Railroad and its cum- nestions to the principat points in the United States and Canadas
and for Freight Uverland for England and the Continent.
Through Bills of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Fananis route," and to Europe vis Aspinwall Linea to ports of Marico and ports on the West Oosat of Central America, and South America to as far as Valparaiso.
Favorable arrangements have been made **for through passagers and freight to Amo
General Poster Postmaster General,
Hongkongk
9th September, 1888,
BOUTHAMPTON,
other mifiterial, tied at the neck baga se4_ otused that they cannot readily he opened, even although they be transparent, must not be used for this purpose. Non-com AT THE pliance with this rule will also subject the packet to be detained or forwarded as an unpaid letter.
not contain any inclosure, scaled of other
The Packets or the contents thereof muet wise closed against inspection.
FOR BALT. ** CHINA MAIL" OFFICE THE following SETS of t
of the CHINA
per copy visko d
RONOR can be obtained, sitahed in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cente
11 at complete from 11
Price
$860,
4
$2.60.
T is hereby modified for general informatura, before the end of the Birth Calendar tion that henceforward the Bostage forth after that in which it was drawn chargeable on Book and Packets of Pattern addressed to the United States of America for matance, if drawn in January, transmitted via the United Kingdom will must be obtained before the end of July, tions of the Hook Post between Hongkong In all other respects the general regula payment be as follows, vized
otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and the United Kingdom will apply to the and a new Order (for which a second Com- Pattern Post. Under these regulations, Also & few separate copies of Nes:1, 2, mission; to be deducted from the amount order to prevent any interruption to the 3, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24. $2.26.
0. A SAINT.
SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.
Hop. W. KENWICH, |— FORERS, Esq.
Trustees ·
JOHN DERT, H. G. THOMAETT,
Esq.;..
Under A Above 4 ounce, and not ex
ceoding & ounce,
12 cents.
Above 8 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 12 ounce Above 12 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 18 ounce For every additional 10, 12
*''. Pid MARSEILLES. Under 4 ounds
песенталу.
An
of the Order, will be charged) will become regular trausletters; a Packet of
Patterns may, back for the follow ng Mail by which,
15 necessary, be kerti the crafuary course, it would be forwarded. The decision of the Postmaster General as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern or sample contund, therein, to be for warded, under final and conclusive,
Hese regalations, will be
Order brot laid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after 16th which it was drawn for instance, drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following Jantiary all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless, under peculiar dircumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order The rate which forbide the transmission
16 cente Above 4 ounce and not ex
deeting 8 ounce,
324,
Above 8 ounder and not ex
ceeding 12 ounce,
480
Above 1 ounce anil not ex-
04 20 39
13
ceeding 16 ounce, For every additional 4-oz., 16 Prepayment of the
Postage is compulsory in each case.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
through the Post of any article likely to
Directora
was drawn think proper tonder injure the contents of the Mail Bag or Hon. H,B. GIBB, W. MagarLay, Hoq. -
16After onde paying a
whomsoever presented, the paying Office Boxes, or the person of any officer of the G, J, HELLAND, Esq. DSBsor, Eng. will not be liable to any further claim. If Post Office is, of course, applicable to the U. HEARD, Leg, Rov. W. R. BEACH. Wing payment, however, be made.owing Pattern Post; and a packet containing any W.-IMANN, EJ, J. MUKKAY, H.D.
Committee of Management.
Hon W. KRWICK, Chairman MACAULAY, EMH. G. THOMSKYT, J. KELLAND, Esq.
Esq., B.N.
DONATIONS of Booka, Periodicals, Newa hankfully received.
papers, Clothes, do, will be most
to negligence or the part of any Officer of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the Post Ofice, the Postmaster General of sent to its destination: Articles such a the Ucuntry or Colony in which the negli- the following have been
Quasionally gonce occurs will, if he see fit, require the as Fatteins, and have been detained as Posted Officer in fault to make good the loss.
unit for the Post, viz Metal bozes, porce 17.-No Money Order wi be paid unless lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches. the advice has been
previously received. of Dowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, 18,--Additional Rules for greater seen-scissors, needles, pins, pieces af machinery General Post Office,
rity against fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed lustfuments, samples of Hoogkong, June 18, 1865.
ing of the systent generally will be made metals, samples of ore, samplos in glass Ba occasion may require. JUORAAN OMD80104 road it appear that Money Orders kinds, curry combs, copper and steel er- bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various It is hereby notified that, under the au- are used by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of afl thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the 1st either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- kinds. May last, Superintending, or First-Class kong, Shangbai or Yokokawa, for the British or Colonial Post Office, as the esse my he, will consider the propriety of in- creasing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly auspending for a time the issue of Money
rios, from Calcutta Penang and Singapore poolmasters in the Army-way in future, transmission of large sums of money, the
and, from Swatow, Amey and Foochow
All Freight payable in adunud in Mexi- can Bollats, or on delivery American Gold Coin with 85 per cent
entitional, at upper's option.”
strn Passage Trokets issued at a re- duction of pon the whole amount for the 'Round V.yago. T
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West
Hongkong, October 7, 1869,
HARRIS "Avent
Post-Once Notifications.
It is hereby notified for general informa- tion that bencoforward closed mails for the United Kindoni will be undo up at this Office and forwarded to London by the Uns ited States Mail Packets vid San Francisco, Cerrespondenge intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via San Francisco
1800,
be entitled to the same privileges in regard to Letters sent by or afdressed to them on their
own private allaims as are at present enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the Army and al Arnly Sekodimistresses will be entitled (as Army Schoolinusters of all But the First Class now are) to the same privileges, in regard to their Lecters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers.
? l T. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Genoa Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
By Command, AF. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET SYSTÈMB EXTENURI TO THE COAST PURTS AND JAPAN.
It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir 1. On the 1st October next, and thence Hichsed Graves MacDonnell, of, the forward Money Orders will be issued at system of registration has been, from this this Office and at the Agencies thereof state, extended to letters and other desurip Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money tions of correspondence transmitted by the Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Post, in the Mails by both the British Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts uot Contract Packets and by Private Ships, exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange between this Oflige and caoh Agency there Current for Each Mail; and charged with of in China and Japan, viz. Canton, 19 Commision coording to the following Swator, Amoy, Fouchow, Ningpp, Shang Letters, Newspapers, Epoksand Patterns, Scale, viz. :- will be liable to the Lane rates of postage
Cents hai, Nagasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and se those sent by the British Mail Fackets
alen, between any two of these Agencies. VIA Southampton viz
The fee for registration is 8 cents each letter, 44,
For Lattéra, 24 cents per half-ounge. For each Newspaper not exceeding & ources, 4 cents:
For a packet of Books or Fatteras 8 cents per 4 ounces.
The Postage must in all cases he paid in Advanco; porrespondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suéž.
F. W. MITCHELL
Portmaster General.
Geral Post Office,
Hongkong February 1, 1869,
For same not exceeding £2,..... 12 Above £2 sad not exceeding £ 5.24 £7.43 £10,...48
23
No Letter, Book; or Paoket of Patterns
W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
Hongkong, Uptober 13, 1809.
General Post O
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE
OVERBURY, Superintendent
Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT.
His Medicine is universally admitted
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
to be the most efficacious remedy table to the climates of India and Uking known to the world. No preparation is a The following Regulatious for Brush this life and invigorating medicine. It Oband, Chair, Coftes, are published for general
aj my ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their farca as long as required.
Each Chair is secured for a sum of 450
$50. Should articles of a higher value than be lost in auy Chair, there will be very little Eope of their recovery through the Security.
No Street Ch
Chair is suspected, its number should be When loss of property in any Street forwarded to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time,
is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing is its alot it all discesos pecahar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de bilitating effects of the above climates will find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta whereby they may insure a restra to robust health...
is
tion
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.”
produced any remedy that can be compared
The splence of Medicine has never h
never before to this wonderful Ointment, as it care suy Street Chair Coolie the person
When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all grieved may either hand the offender over invetorate skin diseases peculiar to the oli
wounds
sores, ulcers, and also the most to the Police, or send a memorandum of mates of India and Chipa. It is the truc the complaint and the Chair's Number to friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as cer the Registrar General. It must howaves tain old sores can be removed by it that be remembered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat can inflict only a rept
reprimand, but neither pent
Hongkong, February 1, 1887.
fine
nor imprisonment, without the testimony
of an eye-witness on onth. This however
NOW READY, (AT-THE “UBINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00
THE
2. No Money Order to include a frac-Can be registered unless the full postage way he supplied by any Chinees who wit- tional part of a Penny,
upon it, as well as the registantion fee, benessed the Offence; if suuredited by a c- paid in advance in postage Stamps. Brmatory note frem bis 3-Orders drawn in the United King
smployer. dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-received up to half an hour before the time congregating of Chairs near their premises
Letters, de, for registration will be
Persons who are inconvenienced by the baina, will be paid at the rate of Exchange Sxed for closing the Maila at which Money Orders are being issued at
should notify the Registrar General, who will, if
if practicablo, establish a "Chair the time of their presentation..
Stand" in the nearest convenient place, ANGLO CHINESE CALENDAR and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it,
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General.
Rule
ordin attempt will be made to enforce the
of the Road, along
MANUAL
...!
tre.;
20. Compiled by Wiratan sing
WILLIAM FREDE
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 General Post Office, Money Order Offices in the United King-Hongkong, 18th October, 1809. dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, Are hung up for public refer Tis hereby notified that, under the prende at this Office, and also at Shanghai tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Queen's Road, more especially in the even-
It is hereby notififti for general informa-
Handbook of reference for the deter visions of a Tressury Warrant dated
Grave MacDonnell, that henceforward and Yokohama the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not
mination of Chinese Dates, during the ing
It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1869 with comparative Book Packets, and Packets of Fatterns or in hairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope exceeding half-an-onude in-reight posted urnish, in full, the surname, and, at least Samples of Marchandise, may be transate with the Police by observing the Rule in Hongkong or at any of the Forts in furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, mitted through the Post by the fails made- keeping the left side, Ohima and Japan addressed to Egypt, or the initial of one Christian name, both of posted in
addreaged to Flongsong or the Remitter and the Fayeos if the Remit-up.to be forwarded, both by the British Back Strect-Chair Carries on the back of RICK MAYEES, H.M.C.. in Egypt
Contract Packets) and by Private Ships, its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con of the Ports in China and Japan, and ter or Payoo be a Peer or & Bishop, his or between this Office and each Aganos thereof densed from the following. conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is dinary tile will be eufolent, if a firm, the China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow, LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, reled from Twenty-four Cents to T Twelve usual designation of such firm, such as Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag. Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the asaki, Hiogo, and Yokohams, and also For Letters exceeding half-an-onose in mere term Messin, such as Moss Ribotween any two of these Agencies, at the weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for vington, or the name of a Company trad: following rates of postage, which manet ba each half gunge is chargeable,
ing under a title which do not consist of paid in advance, vis. of the Postage is compulsory. the names of the persons composing it, such Not exceeding 4 ....... Prepayment of
F. W. MITURELL,
aa Jarron Co", is inadmisible,
ed
any
Cente
Portmaster General,
General Post Ofoe, Rongkong, July 15, 1888.
It is hereby potißed for general informs Hon that ander the Provisions of Trea sury Warrant, which will come info opers
tion on the fit October next, cortespon dance addressed to: Constantinople will be forwards at the following-reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid invade
For LETERS
2 cents each half-an-ounce weight
AND BOOKS
For NEWSPAPERS, PAUESTS OF PATTERNS,
cents each two ounces up to half pound, And 8 cents for every additional half-pound.
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 3rd Boptember, 1869,
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CRAIR BEARERS, AND BOATE)
IN THE COLONY G2 HONGKONG.
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638 PF. DET SVO, WITH APFERDIK.
FIFTH ADITION, 1865.
Price, raMASTI :
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
dvidła
The following is su Abafraoh of the Com tenta of this Book-
boboutmob
CHARI-SEC, 1 ro Four Treaties withe Chal
Treaty with Great Britding
Chinese Text of the 1 2.-Treaty with the United States
3. Treaty with France fald 4.Treaty with Russia suome
Supplementary Treaty with Robaia.
CHAR-KRANIH IMELDAR
Articles of Trade with
Tarifton Articles of Import 2-Tarion Articles of p
Rules respecting Trade and DeBy Chinuie Text of the same A 4-Description of Artiales of Import. 5.-Desmption of Articles of Expert,
A
CHAP. III-689-Jun 1867 / Foreign Commerce with China 1.-Port of Canton,
12-Port of Chauchan or Salow, 3-Fort, of kungchau in Hainan 4-l'ort of amoy..
5. Fort of Foochow "nooguthingt 6-Parts of Tsashni and Taiwan in For
alebo in 7-Port/bi Ningpo, grab bare grə,
6)
Port of Shanghaiju i onitulted Ports on the Yangtar and Trade in gadethe luterior.
10-Port of Tungchiau or Chefoo 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12 Port of Newchwang or Yangtar', 18.Onlony of Hongkong)
14-Calony of Macao
1:
OHÁP, IV. --BEG 1 TORJUUL lauki k
Foreign Commerce with Jagarh A 1.Intercourte with Japan. mirja 2.Treaty between Great Britain and
Japali,
-Port open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagavali
Kanagawa and Hakodadi.
4--Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea
sires.
6.Aerican Compnot with Lowcheng.
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Montye, Weights, dr. Jin China.l 1Chinese Currency 2Chinese Numerals, Vidahuvitt 3.-Chinese Commercial Weight, 4.Measures of Capacity, let) 5Masnies of Length.
Chinese Land Measures Chinese Division of Tu
CHAP. VI-SEO. 1 To 11 Westeri. Moneys, Weight
Annamese Moneya, dæuyani). 2-Port of Suigen.
3-Treaty with Siaub, TRUE &
Siamese Moneys, Whitht, &c. 4-Netherlands India. Philippine Island,
geli
Sailing Directions for Passy 5.Malayan States-Singapore. 7.Burinese Moneya, Weights, a 8.Indian residencies, Bengal, Ma-
dras, Fombay.
9.-Ceylon.
10.-English and French Weight, đo 11-United States of Americ
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HAP. VIL-820. 10.
Tables on Frices, Exchanges, de, d.
1. Comparison of Prices, 2-Raising to Exchanges, 3.Kelating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weight 255-Measurement of Cargovi
6.-Bullion Operations.
MomsBekl Aww.l
Dires
APPENDIX.-Containing 681or the
tion for the Coast of China, Japan Island; also giving the meaning Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po of Chinese Words occurring ideCharts and aitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coasta
The author in bis Preface says The tables in Chip. VII., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do have beer selected from those constantly in use among
the foreign merchants in Chips. Thons for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have heen copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis ion of the author,
P oor te in built the same chapter in love- Loureiro, Le The mente Bullion," been
prepared furnished, for the Guide
Patrick R. Harper, Beq., of the Commers Hank of India
who has had much ex Hongkong of the pescions metals in Eastern Arts. perience in the exchanges and moviments
at
Author's Preface Most persons whose avocations or studies are coupceted even remotely with Chinese Subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China
The Appendix of Sailing Disccticias kas
· Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Bouts
convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short/interoptions, decerta from Pilot' pose of determining dates socording to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in Half hours,...12 cts. Hotur,20 ct. of computation and a of compar! it) tid for the Chitone constate Dire 6 cents. Three hours,..50 eta. Six hours....75 ets of computation, and a system of comparitions have been improved by the infertion
Day(from 6 to 6)
One Dollarson for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of Night Fares (after 8.)... 18 ct extra months, and other periods is also frequent all place that could be asecrtained.
der is to be paid only through, a Binky to Above 8 oz, and not exceeding have the option of giving or withdrawing
Above and not exceding 6.-The Remitter on stating that the Or
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the name of the Payee; in-augh case, the Above 1 lb., and not exoveding Order will be crossed in the same way that 1 lb.. Cheques are commonly orossed when they Every additional ||
lb., ... 12 Special attention is directed to the fol-
The
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Chair Bed Out Districts. * Beyond Victoria and back, 50cts. par man. To Stanley and back, 60
the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between with the Race Course,
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∙Licensed Bearers (such), )) Hour
Scent Half days
** 20 cents, ******* $
130 dente, *Persons who mak
“short excursions out of
'bam-
ly a desideratums with transistors and piler of the following tables has thought, readers of Chinese literature The Accordingly, that their publication in
rition of comparative calendars, etc. that convenient form may prove useful, although much yut remains to be done for the elabo should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Tears, and the Table of Boisr Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with improvements in Williams' Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration)
are intended to be paid, through a Bank.lowing rules and regulations which will be
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Bank, a receipt by any patson will be suf-
EBOARDS BOOKS. the name of the receiving Bank, and be of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or presented by some Person known to be in Prints, and any quandty of paper, vellum the employ of such Bank..
For parchment (to the exclusion of
of letters 8.The signature of the Payee of a Mo whether sealed or open), and the Books, hey Order to be affixed to the Order in the Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, the town should understand that they are quite they are now copied, the whole of the mat. place provided for the purpose. If the written or plain, or any, mixture of the at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer a do ter sasembled in the following pages is for Payee be unable to write he must sign the three.
the first time made accessible to general
receipt by making his mask in the presence All legitimate binding mounting or of a Witness, who must sign his name, with covoring of the same or of a portion there this address in the presence of the Officer
who pays the Order.
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Copies of the above Tariff, in English
and Obinase, or of these Regulations, can
of, will be allowed, whether doch binding be obtained on application at the Registrar be loose or attached; as also rollers in the General's Office, Pragmat
reference.
Published by O. &. Bains, China Mail Odee, Hongkong.
Order may be sent through any of the China Mail Agents, or direct topm
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For Sale
Hongkong Signals,
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