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OH COMPANY
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per cent,
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of 1 per cent
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1867
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ING
AVIA,
No. 2041 DECEMBER 22, 1869,]
STEAM FOR
Singapore, Penang, Point de Calle Aden, Suez, Malta, Marseilles, and Southamtd;
Bombay, Madras, Calcutta.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM |
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship BMB Captain Ja
BABOT, with
Der Majesty's Mails,
and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, on TUESDAY, the 28th Instant,
at 9.x.
PARCELS and CARGO will be resolved on board until Noon, and SPECIE until 4F.M. on the 27th furtant,
For particulars regarding Freight and Pausage, apply at the P. &O, S. N. Co.'s Ofice, Hongkong.
CONTENTS
OF PACKAGES
MARE, SANG REQUIRED.
written declaration of the Contente and
Fate of the Packages for the Orland Finite
note
W. MACAULAY, Superintendent.
P. & 0.8. N. Cos Office,
Rongkong, Dec, 20, 1809.
de28
Post Office Notifications. MAILS BY THE "EMEU."-- The Contract Packet "EMBU" will be dispatotied with the usual Mas for Europe, &, on TUESDAY, the 28th Instant, at ud, the Post Ulice will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Letters for Registra, sign, Newspapers Book c, until Br, on the 27th, Instant Letters c., paay be posted in the night box from 8 Fk ou the 27th instant until on the following morning. 411 Letters posted between and
son Ingth Instent will be charges
Jidation to the
all
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper desire to receive payment in the Country in short whatever is necessary for the safe 9—Should the Payse of a Money Order or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in which the Order was issued, at some other transmission of literary or artistic matter or Ulice than that in which the Order was urlaually appertains thereto. ginally drawn, the transfer will be grante out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with provided the Orier be inclosed to Postmaster of the Office in which it was
sides. drawn. In such case a new Order will be aued, the Commission chargeable up which will be deducted from the amount of the Use Orde
It must not contain any letter, open or the name kid dabar of the sender is how- sealed, nor any sealed endlosure whatever;
intiniations...
aive of postags) T 12 per sun; payable Published weekly.—Subscription (Ezolu-
in advance.
SUPREME COURT M AND CONSULAK GAZETTE,
_AND_._.
-JAW KEYUKTER FOR THE SUPLAME AND PROVINCIAL CALIB. OF CHINA
AND JAPANI AREA HE Gazette isa General Weekly Newspa of Casea licard at the Supreme and Consular por, containing daily kevised Reports Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy Original Artigian & Now, and Summary, de, do
of Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial
aver not only permitted but recommended, 10-1 the event of a Money Order so that if the cover come off, or for any miscarrying or being lost, usate W other reason the packet cannot be forward- be grafited on a written pifcatiof red, it may be returned. the Payee, containing the nodes breadth or depth; ding Albid dimeb- Queries on Legal usual postage,
No Jacket must exceed twp test in length. tional Commission) to the Ollive where the Post of the particulars, dhit scoompanied by an
cannot be forwarded through the Original Order was payable.
lice
Lank
sions
it
AN REGARDS PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinsic value,
his role excludes all articles of a saleablo and indeed whatever may have pattem; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pallern must a value of its own, apart from ita mere use
not be so great that it can fairly be con aidered as having on this
ground an intrin Bic value.
The Patterns
nation. Samples, howevor, of seeds, drage, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open Den at the ends, so as to be easy of exany covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other material, tied at the Book; bags so clceed that they cannot readily be
opened,
will
cts, per 10 linea, for each subsequent inser per 10.lines, for the first insertion, and 50 Advertisements will be charged The. 1
tion.
EK
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK, HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher
LAU-TSZE Translated from the Chinese
FY
JOHN CHALMERS, AM. Price $1:50,
The Origin of the Chiness" by the same Apply at Megane LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. author Price$1
Hongkong, October 17, 1868, or The Loudon Mission House,
FOR SALE.
J
per copy viz in paper wrappera, at the rate of 26 cente
No: Price 11/sets complete from 11
4.
15. 36,
"
$9.50. $2.50.
Intimatious.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE,
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLO
Published at the CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,
638 FP. DENY 870. WITH APPENDIX.
TIFTH EDITION, 1869, Price, $5
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
-----
The following is an Abstract of the Co- tents of this Book:-
CHAP, 1.-SEC. 1 To 4. Four Treaties with China, 1.Treaty witly Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same -2-Treaty with the United States.
3.Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia.
Supplementary
Treaty with Russis
RAF (1.6801 ro 6.- Articles of Trade with Chinatown L--Tariff on Articles of Import 2.-Tarif og Articles of Export. S.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Tent of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. b.-Description of Articles of Export
CHAP. in-8PC. 1 тe 14, Foreign Commerce with Chingl 1.-Port of Canton, 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow." 9-Port of Kiungchau in Hainan, 4-Port of Amey.
Foochow
$2.26. For of t
he latest time for posting Letters at this Office 1884. and for Newspapers Ihr Patterns 7 .. on the 28th 11-On the receipt of a similar Further, late letters (but Letters only) ad- of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed tion, orders will be given to stop payment dressed to the United Kingdom vid Order. The additional Commission in the -Mureilles or to Kingapore, may best case will be deducted from the amount posted on board the Packet from 8.30 of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be to 8.x A., en payment of a late for presented with the application for a new of 48 cents each, in addition to the Order. postage, after which no Letters can be 12-But when it is desired that any received.
error in the name of the Remitter or Payee. There must be no writing or marks other Bealed Boxes containing the correspondence should be corrected or that the amount of than the address of the person for of Box Holders will be received at the abloney Order should be repaid to the whom the packet is intended and that of window set apart for the purpose, on Bemitter, or that a Lapsed Order should the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and the East Side of the building be renewed for payment in the County in prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet pormulenge for plecse to which pre- whith the Order was utigingly drawn will be detained or forwarded charged as uired by the Egyptian flovernment, and payment is comvu gozy must be prepaid application, must be made to the an be delivered by the Shippers to the Comin Hongking Postage Stamps
Money Order Office of such Country. The an unpaid les must be sent in covera pany's Agents with the Bill of Lading, or Insufficiently nemrod, Letters addressed to application must be accompanied by an the United Kingdoms, will be sent on, additional Commission, unless it baggire with Parecle; and the Company do not hold
charged with a fue of One Shilling inference to a Lapsed Order, which case the themselves responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happens from incorrect Letters.posted after 7 or the 28th anquet of the Now Order,
addition to the postage
Commission will be deducted from the sale on such
ch declaration.
Instant will not be forwarded unless Suppers are particularly requested" to nae
18-Repayment whether of an original, the terms and conditions of the Company's
the Late Fes as well as the postage is
or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not Black Pills of Lading,
proprid
be made to the remitter until it has beeu en although they be transparent, must AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. Letters insuficiently stamped or unstaraned ascertained that the advice has been, can-pliance with this rule pipe, Non-com- addressed to plages to which they cancelled at the Office on which the Order was packet to be detained or forwarded se an not be forwarded nupaid, will be open.originally drawn,
Bubject the following SETS of the "CHINA ed and returned to the writers as early 14-Payment of an Order must be ob- as possible, but no guarantee can be tained before the end of the Sixth Calder not contain any inclosure, sealed or other
BUNCH can be obtained, stitobed unpaid letter.
The Packets or the contents thereof must given that such Letters, if posted after Mouth after that in which was draw; 8 P.M. on the 27th, luastant will be re for instance, if drawn in January, payment all other respects the
wise closed against inspection.; turned until after the mail is closed. wust be obtained before the end of July, tions of the Ecok Post between Hongkong Postage Starops should, he placed on the otherwise the Order will became lapsed, and the United Kingdom will apply to the Also a few separato copies of Nds. 1, 2,
general regula spper right hand corner of the corres and a new Order (for which a second Com: Pattern Post Under these regulations, in 3, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, and from 18 to 24. pondence, except in cases where they mission, to ho deducted from the amount order to prevent any interruption to the may be used in payment of “Late Feed," of the Order, will be charged) will become when the Stamp or Stamps represent necesara yak
regular transmission of letters, a Packet of ing
"Late Fees" or Registration If an Order be not paid before the back for the follow og Mail by which, in Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept Fees" should be placed on the lower left end of the Twelfth Calendar Month for the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.
that in, which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January, and not paid before za to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon, W. KESWICK, FURBER, Esq.
The decision of the Postmaster General the end of the following January.all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless warded under these regulations, will be
or sample contained therein, to under peculiar circumstances, the Post final and conclusive, Al
JOHN DENT, Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper
The rule which forbids the transmission to allow it. 16. After once paying a Money
through tha. Post of any article likely to Hou, H. Order
injure the opatents of the Mail Bage or G. J. HELAND, Weg. by whomsoever presented, the paying Office Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the G. HEAH, Esq.
Hon, H. B. GIBB, will not be liable to any further claim Post Ofice is, of course, applicable to the W. LANK, Key.
wrong payment, however, be made owing Pattern Post and a packet containing any to negligence on the part of any Officer of thing of the kind will be the Past Office, the Postmaater General of sent to its destination prete Bucleot the Country of Colony in which the negl the following have been occasionally posted Articles such as genoe occurs will, if he es fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detained on W. MaUbav, Esq. | H. G. Tronszzz, Officer in fault to make good the loss.
17 No Money Order vi
unfit for the fost, viz Matal boxes, porce. J. BELLAND, Esq. Esq., E.N. be paid unless lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bouches the advice has been previously received.
18. Additional Kules for greater secu General Post Office, Hongkong,rity against fraud) and for the better work
December 20, 1869, de28. ing of the
the system generally will be made as occasion may require. agy
19-Should it appeat that Money Orders are, used by mercantile men, or others, either in the United Kingdom or at Hong, kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the British or Colonial Post Office, se the case transmission of large apte of money, the
creasing the Commission, and will, exercise the power of wholly sospending for a time the Ise of Money Orders,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.
"PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS:
STEAM FOR
BAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES, ALBO
ROMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,
AND CALCUTTA
TUESDAY, the 4th January, at
0 Noom, the Company's ON
NAI," Commandant BOURDON, (8.1,MN with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECI and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseiler for The principal places of Europe,
Cargo will be received on board until 4 ... of the 3d; Specie and Parcele nutil 5 r. of the 6th, (Parcels are not to be rent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Pastage, apply
at the Company's toffee, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
hand corner,
All transactions in fractional parts of a Dul- lar will be conducted in the Coins, pre- Ordinanca 1, of 1864, and scribed by the Proclamation of the 22nd January, 1864, and no other Coins, but those therein specified will either be received or given in change as fractional parts of a Doller. Payment for Postage Stamps must be made in the current Dollars of the Colony or Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will he granted until 5 FM on the 27th In-
stanti
Bank Notui,
FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General:
It is hereby notified for general informa- tion that under the Provisions of a Trea, sury Warrant, which will come into opera- dence addressed to Constantinople will be tion on the fat October nezt, correspon-
of Postage, which must be paid in advance, For LETTERS
a
for-
C. A. SAINT.
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.
Trustees,
22
В. С. Тномнете,
Esq., B..
Directors
D. SAMBOON, ES W. MADAUZAY, Esq.
Rev. W. K. BEACH.
J. J. MUKHAY, MD
Committee of Management.
Hon. W. Keswick, Chairman.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spars, knives,ONATIONE of Books, Periodicals, News scissors, needles, pins, nieces of machinery, sharp printed instrument samples
papers, Clothes, do,, will be mest metals, samples of pre pamples in
Hankfully received. bottles, pieces
glass Linds, curry combs, copper and steep ou
glass, serds of various graving plates; and confectionery of all
ude,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generat
General Post Off,
Particulars regarding Freight and forwardel at the following reduced Rates may be, will consider the propriety of in Hongkong, October 13, 1869
C. BERTRAND,‹Principal Agent, Hongkong, December 20, 1869.
PACIFIC MAÏL STEAM-SEIT COMPANY
jat
THEDAH U. 8. MAIL LISE TO NEW YORK, Via Panama of Overland Tonite,
(TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-
1870,
BANCE COM
STEI MERS of this lin
3.
been appointed
Japan,
for the above
Chino
pared to grant
America,
on the awule
ISSEN & Co. 166.**
OMPANY OF OA, LIMITED, attention of Ship and Masters of ment at Hong the DOCKING sla of all classes. Granite
pay here the
in
dimensions to length, and
Dy baye erected
are prepared to
Fine and station
achinery of all Bollers of all Ar crushing and and every de Work, de been completed drawing 18 feet ten of the tides hears espable of opened & Ship ongkong Dock, or the construO-
Vessels of say
take
RPHLAN"
ates.
WALKER
retary
Road,
1860.
No. 2: Wri
Jart 12:2 Feb. 12. March 13, Japak,
April 72, China, May 13: Amerlos, June
July 12. August 12, 12
Japan,
China, America,
China
Japan,
Sept
October 12, Ναν. 12, Dies..
12
America, A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or shout same dates, connecting at Yokohama
with above-mained stuamera.
20 cents each half-an-ounce weight, -For NEWEFAKES, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS!
3 cents each two onoces up to half-pound,
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and y cats for every additional balt-pound..
W. MITOBBLE Postmaster General fieneral Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869.
By Command,
FW. MITCHELI, Postmaster General. General Post Office Hongkong, 22nd August, 1908, *All in REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACK KT BYSTKME EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS AND JAPAN.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair-Coolles, are published for general information,
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OVERBURY Superintendent Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
HOLLOWAY'S PHLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. HIS Medicine ja universally admitted to be the most effuacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the climates of India and China
this fine and invigorating medicine. 1 is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing in its effects in all disuses peculiar to females,
No Street-Chairs may ply for hire after widnight; they me however, carry their while those who are attenuated by the de- fares a
long as required Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50.find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta bilitating affeots of the above clinistes will Should articles of a higher value than this
be lost in any Chair, there will he very man whereby they may insure a restora- Security. little tops of their recovery through the tion to robust health.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir When loss of property in any Street, On the let October next, and thence Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is suspected, its number should be
The sojence of Mediane has never before forward Money Orders will be issued at system of registration bas been, from this forwarded to the Registrar General once produced any remedy that can be compared this Office and at the Agencies, thoroofer date of correspondence as mitte trip with you fore
to this: wonderful Ointment, dait, cures. Shanghai and Yokohams on all the Boney tions of correspondence transmitted by the Order Offices in the United Kingdom, of Post, in the Maila by both the British any Street Chair-Coolie, the person guns, sores, alcers, and also the most ground of Complaint arises against after all other masts have failed, all Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Contract Packets and by Private Slupa, grieved may either hand the offender over invoterate ekin diseases peuliar to the gli exoeading £10, at the rate of Exchange between this Ofos and each agency there to the Police, or send a memorandum of mates of India and China. It is the tree Current 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 cer Commission according to the following. Sratow, Amoy, Fobohow, Ningpo, Shang- the Registrar General. It must however tan old sores can be removed by it that Scale, viz.
Cente ha Nagasaki, Biogo, and Yokohama, and be remembered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat
also hotween any two of these Agencies, can inflict only a reprimand, but neither
The fes for registration is 8 canta
enta ench fiue nor imprisonment, without the testimony
Hongkong, February 1, 1867.- letter, &c.
an eye-witness on oath. This however of Book, or Packet of Patterns may be supplied by any Chinese be
wlio wit- firmiatory note from -bir
31
For Bums not exceeding £2,...:12 Above £3 and not exconding £6,....24 £17,....42 £7
£10.48 2-No Money Order to include a frau- tional of a Penny
Orders drawn in the United King- Pasicugem ticketed through to California, dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoka- Mexico, Central and South America, and hams, will be paid at the rate of Exchange by Overland Route to princips points in at which Money Orders are being issued at the United States and. Canadas, "and con- the time of their presentation, necting with the various Steam lines for 4.Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Money Order Offices in the United King- dom, showing the Counties in which they Through Tickets issued also to New are situated, are hung up for public refer
Bremen Brest, and Havre
Nostered unless the full postage fnessed the Offence, if accredited by a con-
upon it, as well as the registration fee, be firm paid in advance in postage Stampe. received up to half an hour before the bine Letters, &u, for registration will be fixed for closing the Mails.
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 13th October, 1889.
employer. Persons who are inconvenienced by the should notify the Registrar Guneral, 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 Urdinanec in regard to it.
mont,
NOW READY
(AT THE CHINA MAIL: OFFHIE,). PRICE $1.00
ANGLO-OHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
JAUNA
f Tamehui and Taiwan in For musa!
7-Port of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai, 9-Forts
on the Yangier and Trade in
...the Interior,
10-Port of Tangchau or Chefonnu 11.-Port of Tientsin.
13.--Port of Newchwang or Yangter 18-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macao.
Foreign Commerce with dapár, 1-Intercourse with Japan.
2-Treaty between Great Britain, and
Japan,
3.-Forty open to Foreign Commerce,
Nagasaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodadi
4Japanese Coine, Woights and Mea-
jured.
5.-American Compact with Lewchowg
CHAR, V.—SEO, 1 10 7. Moneys, Weights, de., in China, 1.—Chineze Chirrenos,
2-Chinese Numierale,
Uhinese Commercial Weight, Mewatires of Capacity Measures of Length,
6-Chinese Land Bleasures 7.-Chinage Division of Times
CHAP. VI.-880. 1 TO 11- Western Moneys, Weights, de. 1-Annanese Moneys, &c. 2.-Port of Saigon. S.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. 4-Netherlands ludia,
5. Philippine Islands,
Sailing Directions for Panay 6.-Malayan States-Singapore, 7.--Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8-Indian Fremdencies,- Bengal,
dras, Fombay,
9.Ceylon.
10-English and French Weights, & 11-United States of America,
JOHÁP. VII.—-SEC. 1 TO 6, Tables on Prices, Exchanges, dr. 1.-Comparison of Prices, 3-Belating to Exchanges. 15 3-Relating to Time. 4--Comparison of Weights, 6.Heazurenient of Cargo. 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 alto a Table of Fo aitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Conats.
The author in his Preface says The tables in Chiap. Vll., for catimating prices, measurement of, gcoda, exchanges, &c. have been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China. Those for calculating the prices of tes in
ion of the author, P. Loureiro, Eg dollars or pance have been copied from the more extended tables, by last section of the satue chapter og More by the kind permis
An attempt will be made to enfores the ordinary Rule of the Read," long) tien, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard ing. It is requested that all Pereors riding It is hereby notified for general informa Queen's Road, more capocially in the even GIATES MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by observing the Rule, &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDS- ments in Bullion," has boot, prepared and Steam Pcket Company, the West Ingia 6-Applicants for Money Orders miss Book Packete,
Merchandize, may be trans- of keeping the left side.
Ford Europe via Panama Route and ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail and Yokohama.
and
TPO
8 cente,
and The Compagnie Générale Transatlan the initial of one Christian name, both of mitted througli the Post by the Mails made fique from Aspinwall direct Connections the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit up to be forwarded both by the British
at with Steam the
the ter or Payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his Wade of Panama mial and Boule Apseries, tinary Lille will be sufficient, if a firm, the betwiser this Office and each Agency therpoi
Contract Packets by Private by which passengers are ticketed through hal desiguation of such fem, such as in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow,
Through Bills of Lading given for Freight "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the
Fooehow, ΑΔΙΟΥ, via Deutr 1 Pacific Railroad and its con- mere term Messrs., auch as
Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag- "Messrs. Ri
gaski, Biogo, and Yokohama, and also Reptions to the principal points in the rington, or the name of a Company tradhetgeen any two of these Agencies, at the United States and Canadas and fur Freight ing under a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must bo Overland for England and the Continent. the names of the persons composing it, auch paid in advance, viz
Through Bills of Lading given also for | ja “Carron Co." is inadmissible,
Not exceeding 4 oz., New York and Europe via Paunma route,
6.—The Remitter on stating that the Or- Above 4 oz, and not exscaling to Europe via Aspinwall Lises to ports der is to be paid only through a Bank, to of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of have the option of giving or withdrawing Central America, and South America to as the name of the Payes in such case, the fers Valparaiso.
Above
I' ib., and not exceeding Favorable arrangements have been made Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they or through passengers and freight to Ame are intended to be paid through a Bank,
Every additional lb, néven m rica, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore,
Special attention is directed to the fok 7.When an Order is presented through And, from Bwatow, Amoy and Fooshow.
All Freight payable in advance in Mexia Bank, a receipt by any person will be suflowing rules and regulations which will be
Dollars, or on delivery on America foient, provided the Order be arosaed with stristly enforced Hold Cain with 8 por oant aditional, at the name of the receiving Hen and be A Book Packet may contair any number: hipper's option.
what by some Person known to be in of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or Return Passage Tickets issued at a re- the employ of such Bank,
Prints, and any quantity of paper, vollni 8--The signature of the Payee of a Moor parchment (to the exclusion of letters
duction of upon the whole amount for the Round V Fago.
For further information us to Passage ud Freight, apply to the Agonoy of the Company, Fraya
West.
Mongkong, October 7, 1800,
T. A. HARRIS,
Agent.
ام
80
:
Above 8 oz.. and not exceeding
AS BEBOARDS BOOKS,
$6
its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con- Fach Street-Chair carries on the back of densed from the following.
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FAKES FOR CHASHA,
·CRATE BEAKERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
Half hour,...12 ets. Dour 20 ets. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Three hours,... 50 cta. Six hours,475 cts. Day (from 6 to 6),... One Dollar, Night Fares (after 8.P.M.) 10 ets. extra Chair Hire to Out Districts* Beyond Victoria and back, 50 ats. per man, To Stanley and back,
60
Victoria lles below the level of Robinson the Mint and the Western Slaughter House Rond, and includes all the town between with the Race-course
Licensed Bearers (each). Hour,
$ cent... Half day,
20 cents, Day',...
......36 cent Persons who make short excursions out of
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period from 1860 to 1869; with comparative Handbook of referenco for the deter Amination of Chinese Dates, during the Tables of Annual and 3fensual Designatione, RICK MAYERS, H.M.0.8,
The
furnished for the Guide by Patrick Harper, Esq., of the Commercial tank of Author's Preface
India at Hongkong, who has had much ex Moat persons whose avocations or studies of the precious suetals in Eastern Asia,
perience in the exchange and movements are connected; øven remotely with Chinese subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Pijet.' The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coasts from pose of determining dates according to either the European or the Chinese method Singaporer to Hakodadi are all described in of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the inserdon it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of montbe, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained. ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com
the
of the
piler of the following tables has thought, Orders may be sent through a socordingly, that their publication in a China Mail Agents, or direct to convenient form may prove useful, although should leave nothing to be desired. With manah yet remains to be done for the elabo ration of comparative calendars, eta that exception of the Cyeliesl Table of Years and the Table of Solar Terms, both of which were originally complied. by. Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with improvements in Williams' Commercial they are now copied, the whole of the meat- Guide, from which (with some alteration)
CHARLES A. SAINT (Late A. Shortredi à Co.: Chino Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868.
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