Page
ER 15, 1869.
ICOs.
CE COMPANY;
or FIRE INSURANCE Buildings and their follows, until fuze
ched
N. 2035 DECEMBER 15, 1809.}
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHOP
COMPANY..
THROUGH I, 5. MAIL LINE TO NEW TOBE. Via Panama or Overland Route.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch
ed as follows
America, * Dea
18.
£870,
Japan,
10ved:
China,
their per cent.
America,
Jan. Feb, March 12.
12.
12.
Japan,
April 12:
aimi.
China,
May
their
per cent
Americ
Зарат
Joly
12,
their
China,
per cent,
America,
arrangement."
will be charge foź
per cent.
per cent.
per cent,
1 per cent.
he full Annual Rate
of 1 per cent.
ALKER & Co., nourance Company.
18, 1869.
ANCE OFFICE, ing been appointed ove INSURANCE to accept Marine on any first class nere, on the visual- of loss, in China OMBAY, OF LONDON, VALKER & Co, 804.
E COMPANY OF DISCO.
ents for the above red to grant Pali- BUILDINGS and USHELL & Co.
1867
E INSURANCE
Y.
ng been appointed
g for the above
pared to grant Fo•
5, at currentratéx
USSELL & Co.
65,
NCE ASSOCIA NGHAL
Marine Fisks to
lat current rates.
1 brokerage, this
d assured. Fifteen
rofita divided pro Contributed.
USSELL
Secretaries
39.
& Co.
JE COMPANY. JOISCO
g been appointed
the above INSUR
red to grant Poli
ks, at the current
USSELL & Co.
3.
A AND
COMPANY OF
IG.
gbosn appointed the above named grant Policies he current Rates, AYNAI, & Co.
LING
RANCE COM- AVIA.
怄
been appointed
for the xbhóve
pared to grant
KA
on the..ümle
ISSEN & Co. 386.
OMPANY OF OA, LIMITED,
Attention of Ship and Masters of ment at Hong the DOOKING els of all classes. pany have the
Granite
f dimensions to
in length, and
have erected
uy prepared
are
to and station.
ine and
Bchinery of all Boilers of all
and
r crushing aud every de work. been completed, drawing 18 fest tes of the tide bears capable
opened a ongkong Dock,
Ship
r the constru
Vesela of ADY pany will take
ORPHAN
sels to de
Lex.
WALKER,
retary.
Boad, Corner
889.
BLES ÁBRABAN
No. 2, Wide gkong.
japon,
Chine
Americu,
August 12. Sept 12. October 12. Nov 12 Dec. 12:
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same dates, connecting at Yokohama with above-nemad steamers,
Steam P. eket
Post-Office Notifications.
It is hereby notified for general informa tion that, as an experiment, Mails will be each homeward British Contract Packet, to made up at this Office, to be forwarded by the United Kingdom and to places beyond the United Kingdom qia Brindisi,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post Office Notifications.
be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper short whatever is necessary for the safe or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in
usually appertains thereto. transmission of literary or artistic matter or
desire to receive payment in the Country in 9.-Should the Payee of a Money Order
Offics than that in which the Order tras ori- which the Order was issued, at some other ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, All Letters and newspapers intended to Postioaster of the Office in which it was provided the Orier be inclosed to the be forwarded in these Malle must be special-drawn. In'sch caso a new Order will be ly dirented wiu Brindit, and they well be issued, the Commission chargeable por sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; It must not contain any letter, open or liable to the following rates of Pentage, which will be deducted from the amianne fever not only permitted but recommended
the
A A LETTER ́....
Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 38 cente; for every additional half an ounce, 38 cents, Addreased to blie United States of Ame rica, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 48 cents; for every additional half an ohuce, 48 centa
ZOE EVERY NEWSPAPER.
Addressed to the United Kingdom, not every additional Newspaper not exceeding exoceding 4 ounces in weight, 8 cents; for
ounces, 8 cents.
4
the new Orfer,
10 the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will he granted on a written application from the 'ayee, (containing the necessary particulars and accompanied by an dad tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable.
uf.
ent a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with- or sides,
name and address of the sender is how
so that if the cover come off, or for any other reason the packet cannot be forward- ed, it may be foturned.
No packet nuust exceed two feet in length, breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen- sions it cannot be forwarded through the
Post
AS REGARDS PATTERNS. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable They must not be of intrinsic value. nature, and indeed whatever may bare value of its own, apart from its more use material sest ostensibly as a pattern must a pattern; and the quantity of any
sio value. not be
so great that it can fairly be oon- sidered as has
as having on this ground an intrin
than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended and that of There must be no writing or marks other
the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and will be detained or forwarded charged as prices of the articles j otherwise the Packet zu unpaid letter: 1
Intimations.
sive of postage) Tis, 12 per annum ; payable Published weekly.—Subscription (Exolu- in advance.
AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, SUPREME COURT
TAW REFUKTAR FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN. HE Gazette ins General Weekly Newspa- of Cases beard at the Supreme and Conanlar per, containing Officially Revised Reports Courta, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Summary, &o., &c.
Advertisements will be charged Tls. 1 eta, per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 tion.
$6
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher
LAU-TSZE,"
Translated from the Chinese
BY
JORN CHAŻERS, A, M, Price $1.50. ALSO,
In the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Passengers ticketed through to California,
fast case will be deducted from the amount Order. The additional Commission in the Mexico, Central and South America, and by Overland Ronte to principal points in Addressed to the United States of Ame-presented with the application for a new the United States and Canadas, and con-rica, not exceeding 4 ounces iu weight, 10 Under
the new Order Lapsed Ordera must be necting with the various Steam lines for cents for every additional Newspaper not 32-But when it is desired that any New York, to Laverpool, Southampton, exceeding 4 ounces, cents. Bremen, Brest, and Havre.
error in the name of the Remitter or Payce Through Tickets issued also to New paid or insufficiently paid Letters, &c., will Money Order should be repaid to the
The Postage must by fully prepaid. Un- should be corrected or that the amount York and Europe via Panama Route and not be sent via Brindisi, Book Packets Bemitter, or that a Lapsed Order should of to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail and lackets of Patterns will not be for- be renewed for payment in the Counay in and Pacific Steamship the West India warded via Brindisi Company Limited,
which the Ordar was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of such Country. application must be accompanied by an
The Patterns must be sent in covers additional Commission, unless it have re-open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami formation that, the Contract between the amount of the New Order."
1. It is hereby notified for general in- Commission will be deducted from the and so forth, which cannot be sent in open forence to a Lapzed Order, in which case the nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, Government of Mauritius and the Union
covers, may te enclosed in bags of linen or Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance or renetred, oz a duplicate Order, will not closed that they cannot readily be opened,
13. Repayment whether of an original,
other material, tied at the neck; bags no of Mails once a Month between Caylor and be made to the remitter until it has been ever although they be transparent, must AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. Natal, having terminated, the correspon-celled at the Office on which the Ozier was pliance with this rule will also subject the Mauritius, and between Manritius and certained that the advice has bean cannot be used for this purpose. Non-com- dence for Maurisins will be forwarded from originally drawn. this Office in the Mail for Aden, from
packet to be detained or forwarded as an whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for
wise closed against inspection.
Packets or the contents thereof must Keuniau and Mauritius
not contain any inclusure, sealed or other the 25rd of each Month.
mus on the
and The Compagnie Générale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections made at Panama with Steam lines pou the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through.
Through Bill of Lading given for Freight Tia Centr? Pacific 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 Europe via Panama route, wand to Europe vis Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and South America to as far as Valparaiso.
favorable arrangements have been made or through passsagers and freight to Ame- ras; from Calcutta, Ponang and Singapore, and, from Swatow, Amoy ami Focchow.
All Freight payable in advance in Mexi can Dollara, or on delivery in Amerisan Gold Chin with 8 per cent ad itional, at thipper's option.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gehei General Post Office, Hongkong, November 24, 1869,
rates of Postage on correspondence ad- 2. No alteration lias been made in the
dressed to Mauritius.
3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the correspondendo for thoss Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, Return Passage Tickete iased at a re-will, lo future, he sent in the Mails for dustion ofpon the whole amount London at the following rates of Postage, for the Round Vyage.
which must be paid in advance, viz Upon Letters sont by way
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agancy of the Company, Praya West,
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent. Elongkong, October 7, 1860
Post-Office Notifications.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAC-
KET AMERICA.”.
For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,→
Per the United States Mail Packet AMERICA," on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, af 2 F
The Rules of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which indst in each case be paid in advance, are as ful- Jows, viz,
To Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States.
For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce.. For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
Packet of Books, & cents per
Fur &
onnees, 2 cents,
ources.
4
Book Packets must not exceed two feot in length or one foot in width or depth.
To the United Kingdom.
For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce,
For each Newspaper bot exceeding 4
ouncer, Avents.
For a Packet of Books or Patterns, 8
cents per ounces. Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States
must be superscribed per "America" and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed via San Francisco. Correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom not fully prepaid will be sent via
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office.
Buez
Hongkong, December 9, 1869.
de18
It is hereby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Gravos MacDon pell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos- tage chargeable on Fackets of Printed Papers or Patterns of light weight sent From Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southamptom, will be
de follows:
For a Packet not exceeding one
ounce in weight,...
2 cents, For a Packet above one and
not exceeding two dances,.... 4 cents, and of double these rates when forwarded vià Marseillea
Packets of greatur weight than two ounesa will remain subject to the sawr rates as are now chargeable, viz.
8 cents for
every four ounces when for warded vis Santhampton, and 12 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Marseilles.
of Southampton,..... 46 cents each
When sent by way of
Marseille 54
Newspaper via Sonthani-
pton.
Newspapers via Marseil
Tea
6
#
oz.
Book Packets via South-
ampton, 10 under oz, 20 cents, above 4 oz. and not ex- ceeding 8 oz.; and W conts for every
additional 8 oz.
Book Packets via Marasilien, 14 cente under 4 oz.; 28 crots above for and not exceeding 8 oz.; and 28 denta for every additional 8 ounces.
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1808
tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar not Month after that in which it was drawn:
14. Payment of an Order must be ob-paid latter.
for instance, if drawn in Javeacy, payeneut and a new Order (for which a second Com- otherwise the Order will become lapsed, must be obtained before the end of July;
of the Order, will be charged) will become mission, to be deducted from the amount nocessary.
15.If an Order be not paid before the and of the Twelfth Calendar Dicath after that in which it was drawn,-for-instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-all claiu to the Money will be forfeited, unless, under peotiliar ciredmstances, the Post Ofice of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.
10. After once paying & Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If a wrong payment, however, be made owing
author Price $1.
The Origin of the Chiness" by the same
Apply at Mowers LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The Loudon Mission House.
Horgkong, October 17, 1868. :
FOR SALE.
E following SETS of the "CHINA PUNCH" CAD be obtained, stitched
rer copy vie in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents
No.
11 sets complete from 11.
Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in 3, and the United Kingdom will apply to the tions of the Book Post between Hongkong In all other respects the general regula-
regular transmission of letters, z Farket of order to prevent any interruption to the Patterns may,
when it is necessary, be kept
bank for the follow ng Mail by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded,
4
11
"
>
4 "1
15, 18.
१५
Price.
$3.60.
7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24. $2.5L $2,25. Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2,
-Q. A. SAINT,
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT. Trustecz,
as to the eligibility, of any Packet, pattern Hon. W. KESWICK, FORBES, Eg.
The decision of the Postmaster General
or sample contained therein, to be for Warded under these regulations, will be final and conclusive.
I. G. TROMSETY,
Esq, BF,
JOHN DEST,
"
Directors
The rule which forbids the transmission injure the contents of the Mail Bage or J. HELLAND, Esq. through the Post of any article likely to Hon. H. B, GTB, Boxes, or the person of any Officer of Post Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LRMANN, Esq.
the
6. HEARD, E Pattern Post; and a packet containing any-
to augligence on the part of any Officer of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the Post Offco, the Postamaster General of seat to its destination.
Articles such as
D. Sansoor, Esq. W. MACAULAY, Esq.
Rey, W. R. BEAOB.
d. J. MUREAY, M. D.
Committee of Management.
HOE. W. KESWICK, Chaismas.
Ery, BN.
ONATIONS of Booke, Periodicals, News papers, Clothes, &c., will be most hankfully received,
A. OVERBURY, Superintendent,
the Country or Colony in which the negli the following huve been occasionally posted gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detained as W. MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. TROMSELT, Officer in fault to make good the loss. the advice has been previously received,
-No Money Order wi be paid unleast for the Post, vis: Metal
boxes, pors
G. J. HELLAND, Esq. I Jain and China, fruit, vegetables, banches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, 18.-Additional Rules for greater seon- rity against fraud, and for the better work sharp pointed instruments, samples
scissors, noedles, pins, pieces of machinery," ing of the system generally will he made metals, samples of
of as ceuasion may require.
ret samples In glass 19.Should it
bottles, pinges of glass, acids of various 1 it appear that Money Orders kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on- are geed by mercantilo men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all- It is hereby notified for general informs-kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the
either in the United Kingdom er at Hongkinds. tion that muler the Provisions of a Trea transmission of large sums of money, the sary Warrant, which will come into opera British or Colonial Post Office, as the case tion on the 1st October next, correspon- may be, will consider the propriety of in- dence addressed to Constantinople will be creasing the Commission, and will exercise forwarded at the following reduced Rates the power of wholly suspending for a time of Postage, which must be paid in advance, the issue of Money Orders,
vis.
For LEITERS:
20 cents each half-an-ounce weight, For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1888.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Hongkong, October 13, 1869...
Postraunter General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,
*HIS Medicine is universally admitted THI
to be the most efficacious remedy CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,
known to the world. No preparation is so The following Regulations for Street suitable to the climates of India and Chins Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for this fine and invigorating medicine. It general information,
is particularly adapted to the constitution No Street Chairs may ply for hire aftesita effects in all diseases peculiar to females, of European ladies, as it is never failing in midnight; they may, however, carry their while those who are attenuated by the de- REGISTRATION OF LETTRES AND FOOK PAGE ET Should articles of a higher value than this lisman whereby they may insure a restora-
fares as long as required.
Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50 find in this wonderful remedy a kind of
bilitating effects of the above climates will ta- be lost in any Chair, there will be very tion to robust health. Security. little hope of their recovery through the
SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS
AND JAPAN.
2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and & cents for every additional half-pound.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General L'ost Office,
It is hereby notified for general informa Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869.
tion, by order of His Excellency Sir
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT: 1-On the 1st October next, and thenen Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is suspected, its nomber should be When loss of property in any Street forward Money Orders will he issued at system of registration bas been, from this forwarded to the Registrar General at once produced any remedy that can be compared The science of Medicine has never before this Office and at the Agencies thereof at date, extended to letters and other descrip.without any loss of time,
this wonderful Optanent, as it cures Shanghai aud Yokohama on all the Money tions of correspondence transmitted by the Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Posts in the Mails by Both the British any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ngonads, sores, ulcom, sud also the most When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts it between this Office and enols Agency there to the Police, or send a memorandum of friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as ner Contract Packets and by Private Ships, grieved may either hand the offender overmates of India and China. It is the true inveterate skin diseases paculiar to the oli exceeding £10, at the rate of Exoliange Current, for Esich Mail, and charged with of in China and Japan, via: Cautou, the complaint and the Chair's Number to tatu, old sorez can be removed by it that Commission according to the following Swatow; Amoy, Foodhow, Ningpo, Shang: the Registrar General. It must however cannot be conquered by any other treat
Jen's hai, Nagasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and he remembered, that the Registrar General
also hetween any two of these Agencies, car inflict only
The fea for registration is 8 cents each tine nor imprisonment, without the testimony a reprimand, but neither; letter, &c.
an eye-witness north. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who wit nessed the Offence, if accredited by a con- firmatory note from his employer.
Persons who ate inconvenienced by tho shear stify the Rng inter con pat, whe
notify the Registrar General, who: will, if practicable, establish a
Chair Stand in the nearest convenient place, and ne far as possible enforce the Ordinance
regard to it. An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary
Rule of the Road," along
Scale, viz
+
£5 ST
For aume not expeeding £2,12 Above £2 and not exceeding £5,....24. £7.42
你
17
£10,....48 2.-No Money Order to include. a frac tional part of a Penny.
No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stampa. S-Orders draw in the United King dom apon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-received up to half an hour before the time eceived up to half an hour before this time buma, will be paid
the rate of Exchange axed for closing the Mails. at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation,
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama.
F. W. MITCHEL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Rongkong, 18th October, 1869,
62
ment.
Flongkong, February 1, 1867.
NOW-READY,
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00,
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
of
Handbook of reference for the deter
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LL
www
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,
638 PP. DEMY SFO, WITH APPENDIX, FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Frice, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Fon Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con- tents of this Book-
CHAP. 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. 3-Treaty with Fiance. 4.-Treaty with Russia
Supplementary Treaty with Rusais.
CHAP,' II,-SEC." 1 ro 5, Articles of Trade with China. 1.--Tariff op Articles of Import. 2.-Tarift on Articles of Export. 3-Rules resposting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import, 6.-Description of articles of Export.
CHAP. I.SEC. 114. Foreign Commerce with China. 1.-Port of Canton. 2.-Port of Chauchau: or Swalow. 3.-Port of Kinngchau in Bainan,
4-Port of amoy.
6-Port of Foockow.
6.-Ports of Tamsbei and Taiwan in For
7-Port of Ningpo.
6.-Port of Shanghai,
9-Ports on the Yangtez' sud Trade In-
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangchau or Chefvv... 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtag. 18.-Colony of hongkong, 14.-Colony of Blacão.
CHAP, Y.-SEC 1 ro 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 Hakodat. 4.-Japanese Coins, Weights and Men-
Aurea,
6.---American Compact with Lowcheng,
CHAP. V. SEC. 1 ro.
Moneys, Weights, &c., in Chiya, 1.--Chinese Currauch.
2. Clünese Numerals.
3-Chinese Commercial Weightt. 4.-Measures of Capacity, 5-Measures of Length. 6.-Chinese Land leasures, 7-Chinese Division of Times.
CHAP. VI.BEO. 1 To 11, Western Moneys, 11 eights, de, 1.-Ankaшese Moueys, c. 2.-Port of Saigos.
3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weighin, &c. 4.Netherlands India.
5.-- Philippine Islands,
Sailing Directions for Panay 1. 6.--Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, do. 8.-Indian Presidencies,-Bengal, Ma-
drus, Fombay.
9.--Coylon,
10-English and French Weights, zu 11.-United States of America.
CHAP. VILS. 1 to 6.
1-Comparison of Prices.
Tables on Prices, Exchanges, &c.
2.-Relating to Exchanges.
3. Relating to Time,
4.-Comparison of Weights 5.-Measurement of Carge.. 6.-Ballion Operations,
APPENDIX.-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japeu Islands; also giving the moanings of Chinose Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coasts.
It is hereby notified for general informa- Queen's Road, more especially in the even-Amination of Chinese Dates, during the tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richarding. It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1809; with comparative 6-Applicants for Money Orders must Book Paokote, and Packets of Patterns rate with the Police by oharrving the Ruiero., &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE Graves MacDonnell, that henceforwardin Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope Tables of Annual and Measual Designations, furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Morchandizo, may be trans-of keeping the left side. the initial of one Christian name, both of mitted through the Post by the Mails made the Remitter and the Payee if the Remit up to be forwarded both by the British its Number Board a Tariff of Fares com
Each Street-Chair oarries on the back of
RICE MAYER, Î.M.C.§. ter or Payep be a Peat or a Biskup, his or Contract Packets and by Private Ships, denged from the following This alteration will apply to Printed usual designation of such firm, such as in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, SwatOW LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR GRATES, are connected even remiately with Chines of the precious metals in Eastern Asia.
dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and each Agency thereof "Baring Brothers" will auflice but the Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag- mere terna Mesars, such as Messrs. Rasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and alac vington,"er the name of a Company tradhetween any two of these Agencies, at the ing under a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must be the names of the perious composing it, auch paid in advance, viz:- | AB "OBETON Co,?' is inadmissible.
6 cents.
Giroulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and all printed papers other thab Newspapers, he wall as to Books and Trade patterns or samples.
F. W. MIT. HELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1865,
1 lb.,
12
21
24.
36 12
Not exceeding 4 oz. j................................................. 6.The Remitter on stating that the Or Above 4 oz, and not excoding der is to be paid only through a Bank, to 8 oz. have the option of giving or withdrawing Above 8 and not exceeding It is hereby notified that, under the au
the name of the Payee; in such case, the thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the 1st Order will be grossed in the same way thai Above 1 lb., and not exceeding
11....... May last, Superintending, or First-Class Cheques are commonly crossed when they
Every additional 10, partenai in " Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, are intended to be paid through a Pank
Special attention is directed to the fol- 7.-When an Order is presented through to Letters sent by or audiressed to them on a Bank, a rocatpt by suy pareon will be auf-soning rules and regulations which will be their own private affairs as are at present fciant, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced- Spjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the the name of the receiving Bank, and be Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will presented by some Person known to he i be entitled (as Army Schoolmastors of all the employ of set. Dank.
be entitled to the same privileges in regard
but the First Clase now are), to the same
CHATB BEARERS, AND BO175,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
Half bear,...12 eta. Hour, 20 ets. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
Three Loure...50 cis: Six hours,.....75 cte.. Day (from 6 to 6),..
One Dollar, Night Fares (after 8 P.M.)... 10 cts. extra Chair Hire to Out Districts.* Beyond Victoris and back, 50 cts. per men. To Stanley and back, :60.
Victoria Hes below the level of Robinson the Mine and the Western Slaughter House, Road, and includes all the town between with the face of Wes
Licensed Bearera (such),
Four, Half day,
DAY
"2
J
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... 8 cents. 20 cents. ...36 cents.
Persons who make short excortions out of
AS REGARDS BOOKS. Ä Bal
Prucket may contain any number of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or Printe, and any quantity of paper, velluw privilegee, in regard to their Letters, areney Order to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealet or open); and the Booke, the town alcald understand that they are quite 8--The signature of the Payee of & Moor parchment (to the exclusion of letters Bujoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers.
place provided for the purpose. If the Maps, Paper, &c, may be either printed, at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to de Payeo be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the so, receipt by making bis mark in the presence
Copies of the above Tariff, in English All-gitimate binding mounting or and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can covering of the same or of a portion there-be obtained on application at the Registrar of, will be allowed, whether anch binding General's Office.
F... MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1809,
of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his addreas in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.
three..
The author in bis Preface says:-"The tables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, nieasurement of goods, exchanges, dro. bave been selected from these constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China, more extended tables, by the kind permais. sion of the author, Lonreiro, Esq. The Those for calculating the prices of tes in dollars or pence have been copied from the
ments in Bullion," has been prepared and last sections of the a
same chapter on More- furbished for the Guide Harptry
by Patrick Tr Eeg., of the Commercial Bank of Author's Preface.
India
at Hongkong, who has had puck ex Most persons whose avocations or studies
perience in the exchanges and movements subjects are wont to confess the need of been reprinted from the Chis Pilot," "The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur-With short interruptions, the coasts front pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Bakodadi are all described in either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese consta, the Direc of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion, sun for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other
periods is also frequent places that could be ascertained.". ly a desideratum with translators and renders of Chinese literature. The com piler of the following tables has thought,
that their publication in accordingly convenient form may prove useful, although ration of comparative calendars, etc. that much yet remains to be done for the slabo-
should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyclical. Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with
they are now copied, the whole of the mat improvements in Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with ama alteration). ter sasembled in the following pages in for the first time made accessible to generaj reference.
Published by C. A. SANF, China Mail Ofhos, Blongkong.
Orders may be sent through any of the China Mail Agents, or direct to
OHARLES A. SAINT, (Lats A. Shortreds & Co.) China Mail On Jan. 6, 1868.
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Alou
the Principal House Flags, belonging to Pre frequenting Hongkoby PRINTED IN COLORS,
Prise