En 15, 1860.
ces
CE.
OE COMPANY,
T. FIRE INSURAND
Buildings and their
N. 2035 -DECEMBER 15, 1800)
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY. THROUGH W. S.. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK, Vii Panama er Overland Route.
ed as follows
Post-Ofee NotiЯeations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
Intinuations.
AND
SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, TAW REFUBTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN.
be loose or attached; us also rollers in the it is hereby notified for general informa
case of prints, markers (whether of paper tion that, as an experiment, Mails will be desire to receive payment in the Country in short whatever is necessary for the safe sive of postage) Tls, 12 per annum ; payable 9.Should the Fayee of a Money Order or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in TEAMERS of this line will be despatch each homeward British Contract Packet, to Once than that in which the Order was eri-vally appertains thereto.
made up at this Office, to be forwarded by which the Order was issued, at some other transmission of literary or artistic matter or in advance.
Publisted weekly. Subscription (Exclu- the United Kingdom and to places beyond ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends the United Kingdom via Brindisi,
Every Book packet must be either with- All Letters and newspapers intended to Postmaster of the Oflice in which it was or sides.
the Order be inclosed to the Bo firwarded in these Mails must be special-drawn. It stich caso a new Order ly directed the Brisis, and they will be issued; the Commission chargeable pou the marae and address of the sender is how- It must not contain any letter, open oz will be liable the following ratts
sealed,
nor any sealed enclosure whatever; ratts of Postage which will be deducted from the amount of
the new Order!
ever riot only permitted but recommended, so that if the cover come off, or for any other reason the packet cannot be forward- breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen- No packet must exceed two feet in length, one it cannot be forwarded through the Post.
follows, until fur
Aries,
Dee.
18.
ched
Japan,
oved
China,
thair
per cent,
America,
1870,-
Jan. Feb. Maroli
12.
12.
12%
Japun,
April
12.
China,
May
12.
their
America,
Jone
11.
per cent.
Јарци,
Joly
12,
ётые,
Augnat
•America,
Sept
their per cent. rrangement. will be charge for
per cent,
per cent,
per cent.-
per cent
he full Annual Rate
of 1 per cent,
ALKER & Co., nsurance Companyj.
18, 1869,
NUE OFFICE
ing been appointed
ve INSURANCE
to accept Marine on any first clasi
her, on the usual
of loss, in CHINA OMBAY, OF LONDON ALKER & Co, 384
2. COMPANY OF VISCO.
ats for the above ed to grant Poli BUILDINGS and
USSELL & Co.
1867.
}
E INSURANCE
Y.
g boen appointed
g for the above
ared to grant Po
S, at currentrates
USSELL & Co.
55.
NCE ASSOCIA NGHAL
Marine Bills to
at current rates,
1 brokerage, this easured Fifteen rofite divided pro contributed,
SHELL & Co. Secretaries...
E COMPANY ¡CISCO.
gbean appointed! the above LAUR- red to grant Foli
ay at the dürrent
USSELL & Co.
5.
A AND
G.
OMPANY OF
been appointed the 'above named grant Policies
he current Rates. AYNAL & Co.
LING RANCE COM ΑΥΤΑ.
g been appointed for the above pared to grant on the usulė
ISSEN & Co.
MPANY OF OA, LIMITED.
ttention of Ship and Masters of ment at Bong the DOCKING ls of all cleases, pany have the ur,& Granite
f dimensions to in length, and
no have erected
ny
re prepared to ine and station achinery of all Boilers of all orushing and
work
and every
been completed, rawing 18 fest tan of the tide sears capable of opened & Ship ongkong Dock, r the construp- Vessels of SPY
any will take ORPHAN
sols to sexy
WALKER retary,
Road, Corner
389.
BLES ABRAKAN
No. 3, Wyld
kong
Jaya, China, America,
POR A CEPTÉE,
Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 38 cents; for every additional half at Juice, 38 cant
ed, it may be returned. 12.
12.
October 12, Nov. 12. .Dec. 12.
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same dates, connecting at Yokohama' with abuve-named atoamers.
Pasaungera ticketed through to California,
Addressed to the United States of Amd-
ries, not exceeding half an ounes in weight, 48 conta; for overy additional half an obuce, 18 centä. *·
FOR EVERY NEWSPAPER,
Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding 4 onuces in weight, 8 cents; for every additional Newspaper not exceeding
& conte
In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Puyer (containing the nec lional Commission) to the Office where the particulars, and acompanied by an addi Original Order was payable.
-Un the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to ranes a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the last case will be deducted from the amount
Order. of the new Order. Lapsed Onters must be
Mexico, Central and South America, and vessed to the United States of Ame- prezented with the application for a new
by Uyerland Ronte to principal points in the United States and Canadas, and con necting with the various Steam lines for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Havre,
rica, not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 10 cuts for every aditional Newspaper not excceding 4 ounces, tu cents.
and Pacific Company, the West India warded via Brindisi
by
and The Compagnis Gendrale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections made at Panama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, which passengers are ticketed through. Through Bills of Lading given for Freight ria Coutr 1 Pacific Railroad and its con nections the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.
Through Bills of Lading given alzo for New York sud Europe gía Panama route, Bad to Earope via Aspinwall Lines to ports of hiexico and parts on the West Coast of Central America, and South America to as far as Vulparaiso,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post-Office Hongkong, November 24, 1869.
....
AS HECARDS PATTERNS. his rule excludes all articles of a saleable They must not be of intrinsic value.
value of its own, apart from its mera are nature, and indeed whatever may have
material sent ostensibly as a pattern must a pattern; and the quantity of any
sic vindute. nut be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered 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; otherwise the Parket an unpaid lettor
THE tazette is a General Weekly Newspa of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular pes, containing Officially Revised Reports
Queries on Legal prints; Reports of Public Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and in
Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Summary, &c., de.
Advertisements will he charged Tia: 1 cts. per 30 lines, for each subsequent inser- per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and öf
Shanghai, January, 1867. tion.
NEW BOOK,
C+
1
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAT-TOZE." Translated from the Chinese
BY
Jons CHALMERS, A. M. Price $1.50 ALSO, "The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author: Price $1.
Apply se Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. or The London Mission House. Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE.
32-But what it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payce Through Tickets issued also to Now paid or insufficiently paid Lettera, &c., willa Money Order should be ropaid to the The Portage must by fully prepaid. Un- should be corrected or that this amount of York and Europe via: Panama Route and not be sent via Brindisi. Book Packets Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should to Eurogo per steamers of the Royal Mail and Packets of Patterns will not be for Beats P. cket
be renewed for payment in the Country in Company Limited,
which the Order, was originally draw application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of sncl Country. This application must be accompanied by an
The Patterna must be sent in covers arlditional Commission, unless it have reopen at the ends, so as to be easy
of exami.
fount of the New Order. Commission will be deducted from the and so forth, which cannot be sent in open ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the antion. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or
even although they be transparent, must AT THE "CHINA MALL" OFFICE. other material, tied at the neck; bags HO closed that they cannot readily be opened
pliance with this rule will also subject the not be used for this purpose. Non-com-
not contain any indiosure, sealed or other packet to bo detained or forwarded as an
1 letter. unpaid
The Packets or the contents thereof must wiso
closed against inspection.
and the United Kingdom will apply to the tions of the Book Post between Hongkong
In all other respects the
Pattern Post. Under these regulatious, in 8, 7, 11, 12, 18, 18, 17, and from 19 tu 24.
general regnia-
>> $3.50. $2.50. $2,25. Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 3, orde regular transmission of letters, & Packet of prevent any interruption to the f
O. A. SAINT, end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.
Patterns may, when it is,
be kept that in which it was drawn, for instance,
necessary, Mail by which, in if drawn in January and not
The decision of the Postmaster General befora
Favarable arrangements have been made or through passengers and freight to Ame rice; iruna Caloutta, Penang and Singapore, And, from Swatow, Amoy and Fooglow.
All Freight payable in advance in Mexi-
formation that, the Contract between the 1. It is hereby notified for general in Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not of Mails once a Manth between Ceylon and be made to the zenitter until it has been 13-Repayment whether of an original,
Mauritius, and between Mauritius and ascertained that the advice has been can- Natal, baving terminated, the correspon-celled at the Ofice on which the Order was dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from originally drawn. this Office in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Mouth.
2. No altoration has been made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dreseed to Mauritius,
tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar 14.Payment of an Order must be ob Month after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment otherwise the Order will become lapped, inust be obtained before the end of July, and A now Ordet (fur which a second Com mission, to be deducted from tho amount of the Order, will be charged) will become
order to
can Dollars, or on delivery American the Cape of Good Hope in thua cut off, the If an Ordor be not paid before the hack for the follow r
Gold Ovin with 8 per cent ad itional, at shipper's option.
Return Passage Tickets issued at a re- duction of spon the whole amount for the Round Vyage."
3. As the coinmunication with Natal and correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, will, in future, he sent in the Mails for London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz
H
following SETS of the "CHINA PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched
For copy viz in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents
No.
Price.
11 rata complete from 11.
4 4
31
"
15. 18.
SAILORS' BOME, WEST POINT.
Trustees,
For further information as to Passage Upon Letters sent by way a cents each oz. puder peotiliar circumstances, the Postwarded under these regulations, will be
the sua of the following January all claim at to the oligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon. W. KESWICK, FORRES, ENG. to the Money will be forfeited, antess, or staple contained therein, to be for-
and Freight, apply to the Agency of the
Company, Praya West.
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent,
Hongkong, October 7, 1869.
Post-Office Notifications.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES Man 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, at 2 P
The Ratca of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must in each case be paid in advance, are as ful- lows, viz.
To Yokohama, Sun Francisca unui the
United States For Lotters, & conta half-ounce. For each Nowspaper not exceeding 4
ounces, 2 cents.
per
For a Packet of Books, 6 cents per 4
Qunçus.
Book Packets must not exceed two fast in length or one foot in width or deptin
To the United Kingdom.
For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce. For cach Newspaper not exceeding
opncas, 4 canta.
For
Packet of Booke or Patterns, 8 cents per 4 ounces. Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, San Francisco and the United Stater
must be superwribed per marica," and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed six San Francisco. Correspondence addreased to the United Kingdom not fully prepaid will be sent via Quez
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
Geroral Post Office. Hongkong, December 9, 1869.
de18
It is hereby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos- are chargeable on Packets of Printed Papers or Patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southamptom, will be as follows:
For a Packet not exceeding one
ounce in weight,
2 conts, For a Packot above one and.
not exceeding two ounces, 4 centa: and of double these rates when forwarded vid Marseilles..
Packets of greator weight than two ounces will remain subject to the mmo rates & are now chargeable, viz.
8 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Southampton, and
warded via Maraelles.
12 canta for every four ounces when for
This alteration will apply to Printed Circalars, Price Lists, Market Reports and All pristei, papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterns or xamples,
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.
It's heroby notified that, under the at- thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the 1st May last, Superintending, or First-Class
of Southampton,..... When sent by way of
Marseilles
Newspaper via Sontliam-
via Marveil
37
it.
Order
Office of the Country in which the was drawn think proper to allow
16-After once paping a Money Order Newspapers
by
whomsoever presented, the paying Office les, 6
will not be liable to any further claim. If Book Packets vis
South-
a wrong payment, however, be mado owing stpton... 10
to negligence on the p
Officer part of any of under the Post Office, the Postmaster General 02, 20 conte, above 4 oz and not ex- the Country or Colony in which ceeding 8 oz.; and 20 cents for every gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the the negli Oficer in fault to make good the loss.
additional 8 oz.
2).
Book Packets via Marseilles, 14 cents under 4oz.; 28 cents above for and not exceeding 8 oz and 28 cents for every additional 8 ounces.
2.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postníaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1808
of
final and conclusive.
The rale which forbids the transmission
through the Poet of any article likely tu Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattura Post; and a packet containing thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. the following have been occasionally posted Articles such as
ally-
•
JOHN DENT,
R. G. THOMSETI,
Esq., B.N.
Directors
on. H. B. Gran,
Hesus, Esq. G. J. HELLAND, Esq. W. LEMAAN, Esq.
W. MACAULAY, Esq, D. SASSOON, Esq.. Rev. W, R. BRAON. |J. J. MURRAY, M. D.
Committee of Management, Hon. W. KESWHOK, Chairman
as Falteras, sud have been detained as W. MACAULAY, Eaq: H. G. THOMSETT, unft for the Post, viz:
17.-No Money Order wi ho paid unless in, and China, Metal boxes, porce G, J. HELLAND, Esq. Eng., B.N.
as occasion may require.
19. Should it
vegetables, bunches
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
the advice has been previously received.
18-Additional Rules for greater secu-uissors, cedes, pins, pieces of
of flowers, cuttings of plants, saurs, knives, rity against fraud, and for the better work sharp painted fustruments, samples of
ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals; Newa machinery D
papers, Clothes, dc., will be most ing of the system generally will be made metals, samples of are samples in glass hankfully received,
bottles, pieces of glass, noids of various appear that Money Orderskinds, curry combe, copper and steel un- aro used by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all- kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the either in the United Kingdom or at Hong Hinds transmisaton of
Large sums of
money, the may be, will consider the propriety of in- crossing the Commission, and will exorcias the power of wholly saepending for a time the issue of Money Orders,
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELJ, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 23ud August, 1808,
tion on the 1st October into opera British or Colonia? Post Office, as the case
It is hereby notified for general informa- tion that under the Provision of a Tres sury Wairant, which will
next, correspon- dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwardal at the following reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance,
For LETTERS:
IZ-
20 cents each half-an-ouco weight. For NEWSPAPER, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BODEN:
SYSTEMS.EXTENDED TO THE COAST PURTS'
T. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Bougkong, October 13, 1869,
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE. The following Regulations for Street Chaira and Chair Coolies, are published for general information.
No Street-Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK FACE ET Should articles of a higher value than this Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50 be lost in any Chair, there will be very Security, little hope of their recovery through the
AND JAPAN.
als Medicine is universally admitted to be the most efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the alimates of India and China as this fine and invigorating medicine. It is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing in while those who are attenuated by the de- its effects in all diseases peculiar to females,
lisman whereby they may insure a restora find in this wonderful remedy a kind of te- bilitating effects of the above climates will
tion to.robust health.
2 cents each two ounces ap tu half-pound, and 8 cents for every additional half-pound.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office,
It is bereby notified for general informs Hongkong, 3rd September, 1869,
tion, by older of Dia Excellency Sir
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. L-Ou the 1st October next, and thence Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is suspected, its number should be When loss of property ju any Street forward binney Orders will be issued at vetem of registration has been, from this forwarded to the Registrar General at once produced any remedy that can be compared The science of Medione has never before this Office and at the Agencies thereof at
date, extended letters and other descrip-without any loss of time,
to this wonderful Ointment, as it oures Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money is of correspondance transmitted by the Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Post, in the Mails by both the British any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ag wounds, sores, alcars, and also the most When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all Great Britain and Treland, for amounts not
Contract Packets, sad by Private Ships, grisved may either hand the offender over inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the chi exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange between this Office and each Agency there to the Police, or send a memorandum of males of India and Chins. It is the true Catront, for Bach Mail, and charged with of in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, the complaint and the Chair's Number to friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as o07- Commission sobording to the following Swatow, Amoy, Forchow, Ningpo, Bhang the Registrar General. It must however tain old sores can be removed by it that Cents, hat, Nagasaki, Biogo, and Yokolama, and be renuerobered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat For suna not exceeding £2,.
also between any two of these Agenoten. .12 Above £2 and not exceeding £6,....24
The fee for registration is 8 cents each fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony
can inflint only a reprimand, but neither ent
Hongkong, February 1, 1867. £ö
letter, &c. £7,....42
may be supplied by any Chinese who wit of an eye-witness on oath. This however £7
£10,....48
neased the Offence, if accredited by a con firmatory note from his employer.
Scale, vi
.
-FJ
2.No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny
3-Orders drawn in the United King-
No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, br paid in advance in postage Stamps.
Letters, &, for registration will be
den upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-received up to half an hour before the time bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange fixed for closing the Mails. at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their pretentation.
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 ones at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama,
F. W. MICHELI Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 18th October, 1869.
It is hereby notified for general informa-
Persons who are inconvenienced by the should notify the Registrar General, who congregating of Chairs near their premises will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand "in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.
An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Rule of the Road, Blong
NOW READY,
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICR) PRICE $1.00,
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL.
Queen's Road, more especially its the even- A Handcok of reference for the deter- tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Rieberding. It is requested that all Person's riding period from 1860 to 1860; with comparative mination of Chinese Dates, during the Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs.or driving Vehicles will co-ope Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, 5-Applicants for Money Orders must Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by observing the Rule., &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE- furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Merchandize, 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 Fayee; if the Remit up to be forwarded both by the British its Number Board a Tarif of Fares - Each Street-Chair carries on the back of
RICK MAYERS, B.M.C., ter or Payee he a Peer or a Bishop, his or Contract Fackets and by Private Ships, donsed from the following
Author's Preface.
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD
Published at the "UMINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PY. DEMY SVO, WITH APPENPLÍ. FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Tan Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Can- tenta of this Book:-
CRAP. 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 France. 4.-Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
CHAP. I.-SEC. 1 10 b. Articles of Trade with China. 1.--Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Expert. 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import 5. Description of Articles of Export,
CHAP. 1.-SEC. 170 14.. Foreign Commerce with China, 1.-Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow. S.-Pert of Kitigebau in Hainan,
4-Port of anoy..
6.--Port of Focchow.
6.-Poris of Tamabui and Taiwan in For
B1058
7.-Port of Ningpo. 8-Port of Shanghai,
Ports on the Yangtz' and Trade in
the Interior.
16-Port of Tangchau or Chefoo.. 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtaz. 15.-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macão.
CHLAP. IV. BEC. 1 to 5..
Foreign Commerce with Japan. - 1.-Intercourse with Japan.
2.-Treaty between Great Britain apd
Japan.
3-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodati.
4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea
Битва,
5.--American Compact with Lercheng.
CHAP, V.—SEC, 1 Tot Moneys, Weights, de, in China, 1.-Chinese Currency. 2.-Chinese Numorals, S.-Chinese Commercial Weight 4.-Measures of Capacity. K-feasures of Longth, &-Chinese Land Measures. 7-Chinese Division of Times.
CHALA VIANO. 1 TO 11- Western Moneys, Il eights, de.. 1.-Annamese Monoys, &r, 2.-Port of Saigon. 3-Treaty with Sinn, Tariff, &e., Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. 4-Netherlands India. 5-Philippine Islande,
Sailing Directions for Panay 1. 6.-Malayan States Singapore, &c. 7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal,
dras, Fombay, 9.-Ceylon. 10-English and French Weights, de 11.-United States of America,
CHAP. VIL-So. 1 to 0. Tables un Prices, Exchanges, &c. 1-Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges, 9.-Itelating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weights. 6.Measurement of Cargui 6.Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX.-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po- aitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nere Conste.
The author in his Praiaco says "The tables in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, de, kavs been selected from those constantly in u an ong the foreign merchants in China. dollars or pence have been copied from the Those for calculating the, prices of ten in
sion of the anther, P. Loureiro, Esq. The more extended tables, by the kind permis last section of the same chapter on Move- ments in Bullion," has been prepared and furished for the Guide by Patrick K Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who bas bad much ex-
dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and each Agency thereof LEGALIAED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS connected even remotely with Chings of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,
usual designation of such firm, such as in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow, Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the Amoy, Facchow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag- mere torm Mesars, such as Mesera. Risaali, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also vington," or 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 persons composing it, auch paid in advance, viz, as "Carron Co." is inadurissible,
6 cents.
Not exceeding 408.j...........................ya. 6-The Remitter on stating that the Or Above 4 oz, anit not exccding der is to be paid only through a Bank, to
have the option of giving or withdrawing Above 8 oz, and pot exceeding the name of the Payes ; in auch case, the
Order will be crossed in the same way that Above 1 lb., and not exceeding Cheques are commonly crossed when they
Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, are intended to be paid through a Bank,
entitled to the same privileges in regard
7-When an Order is presented through
1
.....
"
24
21.
30
JS
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Every additional
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