Page
ECEMBER 27, 1860,
surances.
NOTICE
SURANCE
COMPANY
Bates for Fras Insuranc lasses of Buildings and the main as follows, usbil fad
mi-detached
des (removed
TOME
wn) and their por enk
Houses (simi-
1) and thgiro per bent. Owns and their
per cent
special arrangement,
rates will be charge Hicies
0 days à par cent
Une
onth.
1 per cent.
ding per cent,
the
ding
per cent.
the,
The full Annual Rile
of 1 per cent in
S. WALKER & Co., Royal Insurance Company ptember 18, 1869;d) bus
INSURANCE OFFICE. aed having been appointed the above INSURANTS repared to accept Marie Policies on any Bret H Steamers, on the stal case of loss, in UBIRA OTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON. BES. WALKER & Coat On 21 1804.
RANCE COMPANY OF FRANCISCO, aeroda
ed, Agents for the abova.
prepared to grant Polis on BUILDINGS And
at rates.
RUSSELL & Co uary 6, 1867,
& FIRE INSURANCE
MPANY
d having been appointed
Longkong for the shore re prepared to grant Po- RISKS, at currentrates RUSSELL & CO.. 11, 1865, B
SURANCE ASSOCIA F.SHANGHAI.
ted on Marine Risks to
he world at current rates.
e usual brokerage, this as to the assured Pen arly profite divided pr mium contributed, aft
RUSSELL & Com
Secretaries
d; 1800
RANCE COMPANY FRANCISCO,
having been appointed ms for the above INAUE prepared to grant Polk-
Riske, at the current
RUSSELL & Co.
16, 1860.tu NG SEA AND NCE COMPANY OF ARANG.
Having been appointed ao for the above:named red to grant Polleles ska at the current Rate
RAYNAL & CR- 1866
STERLING praša INSURANCE COMA
BATAVIA
having been appointed igkong for the above
e prepared to grant Risks on the rule
No. 2044-DECEMBER 27, 1860]
STEAM JOR
Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, aden, Suez, Malta, Marseilles, and Southampton:
Bombay, Madras, Calcutta,
[THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY' Stenm-ship EMBU," Captain. J. C. BABOT, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pussigers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, on TUESDAY, the 28th Instant,
at 9 A.H.
PARCELS and CARGO will be received nu board until Noon, and SPECIE until 4 F.M. on the 27th Instant
For particulars regarding Freight and Page, apply at the P. &0. 3. N. Co.'s Ulice, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A written declaration of the Contents and Fatue of the Packages for the Overland Konte is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Com pany's Agents with the Bill of Lading, or with Purcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect- Ta on such declaration.
thippora sere particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading
W. MACAULAY, Superintendent,
o
P.&O. B. N. 06. 00,
Hongkong, Dec, 20, 1889,
de28
NOTICE COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MAL/
RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS, БУРАМ РОД
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,"
MARSEILLES,
ALSO,
HOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,
ON
N TUESDAY, the 4th January, nt Boon, the Company's 8. 8. "DON- NAL" Commandant BOURDON, (H.I.BL.N.), with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abor places
Cargo and Specie will be registered for as well as for Marseilles, and rescepted in transit through: Marseilles for
the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 ? Poduk of the 3d; Specie and Parcela until br. of the 8th. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office)
For Particulars regarding Freight and Fassage, apply at the Company's office, Hougkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent ***Bangkong, December 20, 1809.
jas
PACIFIO MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY.
FTHRONGH U. S. MAIL LINE TO NEW TOBL
-Via Panama or Overland Rozle.
STEAME
THE CHINA MAIL
Post-Offee Notifications.
be looss or attached; as alse rollers in the caro of prints, markers (whether of paper
Intimations.
or otherwise,) in the case of Books and in Published weekly.-Sabieription (Exclu-. short whatever is necessary for. We safesive of postage) Tis. 12 par anuuin; payable transmission of literary or artistic matter or in advance. usually appertains thereto,
out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with r
sides,
Post-Office Notifications. MAILS BY THE “ENEU.”--
9.---Should the Payee of a Money Order The Contract Packet EMEU will desire to receive payment in the Country in be dispatched with the uapal Mails which the Order was issued, at some other for Europe, da on TUESDAY, the Unice than that in which the Order wan ori- 28th Tistant, at B A.M., and the Post ginally draws, the tranaler will be grate Villos will be open for the raception of provided the Order be inclosed to the Ordinary Letters, Lettors for Registra Postmaster of the Ofice in which it was tion, Newspaper, Bocks, de, until 8 drawn. In such case a new Order will be sealda, et any seated anclosure whatever; RM on the 27th Instant Letters, stared, the Comadssion chargeable, upon the name and address of the sender is how- It must not contain any letter open or de, may be posted in the night box which will be deducted from the amount of
the 7th Instant until the new Urder.
ever not only permitted but recommended, TM on the following morning in the event of a Money Orders that if the cover come off, or for All Letters pastett between 7 and 8 A..miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate, will other reason the packet, cannot be forward on the 28th Instant will be charge be granted on a written application from ed, it may be returned. Of 110 Able, in addition to the usual postage, etage (containing the
breadth or depth; exceeding thers dimen with a Late Fee of 18 cents.
No packet must exceed two feet in length, he latest fune
particulars, and accompanied by an addi- for posting Letters at this ticual Commission) to the Ulice where then it cannot be forwarded through the ** Office is 8 M. and for Newspapers,
Original Order was payable.
Post Books, or Patterns 7 A.. on the 28th Instant.
MSRS of this lips will be despatch- ed as follows →→
Japan China,
Americu,
Japan
April
SIEMSSEN & Co
Chino,
t1, 1866 podjet
America,
Japan,
CK COMPANY OF
JAMPOA, LIMITED,
I the attention of Ship gnees and Masters of ablishment af Hongs for the DOCKING Vessels of all classes. Company have the barbour - Granite and of dimensidul to
fest
Jompany have erooted and are prepared to marine and station
Machinery
repair Boilers of
zugar crushingosod ving and
મનને શાં
- has been completo,
sala drawing 18 feet
y states of the tider
are Shears capable of
also opened Ship
set for the consta
Comp
BA WALKERY Secretaryhur
ren's Road, Corner
China, America,
Japaik
1870,-
Jan. ·12. Fob -125- March 12.
12: May 12. June 12. July 13. August 12 Seph 13.
Nov.
October 12.
Dac,
12. 12.
China America, A Steanor will leave Shanghai on or abont sante dafea, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamers.
framed Pi
Further, late letters (but Letters only) ad- dressed to the United Kingdoin ei Marseilles us to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 8.30 to 8.00 A.M. on payment of a late fee of 48 cents each, in addition to the postage, after which no Lattern can be received,
L-Un the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to reuer a lapset Order. The auditional Commission in the last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new Urdar,
12.--But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee
any
AK REGARDS FATTERNS. his rule excludes all articles of a saleable They must not be of intrinsic value nature, and indeed whatever may have value of its own, spart from its mere soo a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern aust not be great that it can fairly be con sic value, sidered ashaving on this ground an intrin
60
Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence akould be corrected or that the amount of than the address of the person for
All
There must be no writing or marks other whom the packet is intended and that of the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet wil be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter...
AND
SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, Law HNFORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA THE Giazette is a General Weekly Newspa AND JAPAN.
of Vases beard at the Supreme and Consular -por, coating Otially horised Reports Courts Police Vases, and Proceedings in Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and Meetings; News of the Week, Comniereisi Summary, de, de.
cta. par 10 lines, to each subsequent it per 10 lines, for the first ingerizon, and be Advertisements will be charged Tls. 1
tion.
· Shanghai, January, 1867.
¿NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher
LAU-TSZE," Translated from the Chinese
BY
JOHN CHALMERS, &;H.. Price $1.BU. AN ALSO, author: Price $1.
"The Origin of the Chinese" by the same
Apply at Mesare LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House. Hongkang, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE.
of Box Holders will be received at the Money Order should be repaid to the window set apart for the purpose, on Remitter, or that a Lapeed Order should the East Side of the building
be renewed for payment in the Country in correspondence for places to which pre- which the Order was originaly draw, payment is compulsory must be prepaid application must be made to the Chief in Hongkong Postage Stampa Money Order Office of such Country: This Insufficiently-stamped Letters addressed to application must be accompanied by an
The Patterns must be sent is covers the United Kingdom will be sent on, additional Commission, unless it have reopen at the enda, so as to be easy of oxami fine of One Shilling inference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the and so forth, which cannot be sent in opan charged with
pation. Samples, however, of seeds, cruga, addition to the postage,
Commission will be deducted from the Letters posted after 7 AM on the 28th amount of the New Order, and
Instant will not be forwarded unless 15, Ropayment whether of an original alcaed that they cannot readily be opened, covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other nuaterial, tied at the neck; baga ao the Late Fee, as well as the postage is or renewed, or a duplicate Urder, will not even although they be transparent, must AT THE “CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. prepaid.
be made to the remitter until it has been Letters insufficiently stamped or unstamped ascertained that the advice lise been cau-ot be used for this purpose. Non-com- addressed to places to which they cancelled at the Office on which the Order was pliance with this rule will also subject the not be forwarded unpaid, will be 14 Payment of an Order must bo oblio Packets or the contests thereof must
originally drawn.
packet to be detained or forwarded as an ed and returned to the writers as early
unpaid letter. se possible, but no guarantee can be given that such Letters, if posted after 8. on the 27th Instant will be re- turned until after the mail is closed.
Postage Stangs should be placed on the upper right hand corner of the corres- pondence, except in cases where they may be used in payment of "Late Feen,' when the Stamp or Stamps represent ing "Late Fecs" or "Registration Tees" sauld be placed on the lower left hand corner, -
tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com- mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.
net contain any inclosure, sealed or other- wise closed against inspection.
tions of the Book Post between Hongkong In all other respects the general regnin and the United Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Post. Under those regulatione, iu order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Págket of the ordinary course, it would be forwarded; back for the follow ug Mail by which, Patterns may, when it is n
is necessary, be kept
The decision of the Postmastor General
RE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNOR can be obtained, stitched
for copy viz in paper wrappers,, at the rate of 25 cents
No.
1 seta complete from 11,
4
"
"
15. 16,
Price
$3.50
ور
3, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, and from 15 to 24.
$2.50 *$2.25. Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2,
C. A. SAINT,
*1
SALLORS' HOME, WEST POINT,
Trustees.
JOHN DANT,
H. G. THOSEтt,
Key, K.
Directors
end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after 15.-11 an Order be not paid before the that in which it was drawn,--for instance, All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol-if drawn in January and not paid before
lar will be conducted in the Coiris pre- the end of the following January all claim as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon, W. KESWICK, FORUES, 184. scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and to the Money will be forfeited, unless, warded under these regulations; will bo or sample contained therein, to be for the Proclamation of the 22nd January, under peculiar cireuinstances, the Postinal and conclusive. 1864, and no other Coins, but those Office of the Country in which the Order therein specified will either be received was draws think proper to allow it.
The rule which forbids the transmission or given in change as fractional parts 16-After once paying a Money Order injure the contents of the Mail Bags or through the Post of any article likely to of a Dollar.
by whomecover presented, the paying Office Bozes, or the person of any Officer of the Payment for Postage Stampa must be made will not be liable to any furtlar olsin. If Post Office is, of course, applicable to the in the current Dollars of the Colony or a wrong payment, however, he made owing Pattern Fost; and a packet containing my
to negligence on the part of Money Orders on any of the Money Order the Post Office, the Postmaster General of sent to its destination..
1 any of
Ollicer Ofices in the United Kingdom will be the Country or Colony in which the negl the following have been occasionally posted W.
thing of the kind will be stopped, and not Articles suoli 88 granted until 5... on the 27th In- geace occurs will, if he ses fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detained as (4. J.
stant
Bank Notco.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General! General Post Office, Hongkon
December 20, 1800.
de 28.
-
GJ.HELLAND, Esq. on, H. B. Gige,
HALL, En
W. LEMANN,
D. SASSCON, Esq. W. HACAULAY, Esq. Rev. W. R. BEACH. J. J. MOKBAY, M.,
MACAULAY, Esq. H. O. THOMSETT,
Committee of Management. -
HELLAND, ER. Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairmas.
Etig., R.X.
CORATIONE of Books, Periodicals, Newa papers, Clothes, &o, will be most hankfully received."
Officer in fault to make good the loss.
17.-No Money Order wi be paid unless Jain and Chios, fit, vegetables, hunches unft for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- the advice has been previously received.
18.--Additions? Rules for greater accione, quies, play, pieces of machinery, D
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spars, losives, rity against. fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed instruments, samples of ing of the system generally will be made retale, samples of ore, samples in glass na decasion may require.
Should it appear that Money Orders kinds, curry comba, copper and steel, dis bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various
finds
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Fost Office,"
A. OVERBURY,
Pruperintendent
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
Als Medicine in universally admitted to be the most efficacions remedy known to the world. No preparation
is suitable to the elimates of India and China
It ja hereby notified for general informs are used by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and stonery for pugkong, Getober 20, 1868. tion that under the revisions of a Trez-sither in the United Kingdom or at Hong Bury Warrant, which will come into opera- kong, Shanghai or Yokohamn, for the tion on the 1st October next, correspon- transmission of large sums of money, the dence addressed to Constantinople will be British or Colonial Post Office, as the use forwarded at the following, reduced Rates may be, will consider the propriety of in- Hongkong, October 13, 1868. of Postage, which must be paid in advance, cressing the Commission, and will exeraiso the power of wholly suspending for a time For LETTERS:
the issue of Money Orlers. Dy Command,
FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
VIZ
20 cents each half-on-ounce weight. For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS: 2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 8 cents for every additional half-pound.
W. W. MITOEBLI, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1860.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST FORTS AND JAPAN.
It is hereby notified for general informa- tion, by order of His Excellency Sir On the 1st October uext, and thence Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the forward Money Orders will be issued at system of registration has been, from this thie Off and at the Agencies thereof at datu, extended to letters and other descrip- 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 Ordat Britain hud Ireland, for amounts not Contrast Packet, and may frency there exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange between this Office and saol Current for Each Mail, and charged with of in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Commission according to the following Swatew, Amoy, Toochow, Ningpo, Shang Scale, viz.
Cents, hui, Nagasaki, Biogo, and Yokohama, and
also between any two of these Agencies, For sums not exceeding £2,19
The fee for registration is 8 cents, each Above £2 and not exceeding £5,....34-
letter, o. £T....42 £10,48
"
£0
17.
£7
7)
2.--No Money Order to include a free tional part of a Penny,
No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns ean bo registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps. 3-Orders drawn in the United King-
Letters, de, for registration will be down upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-received up to half an hour befors that be hamna, will be paid at the rate of Exchange fixed for losing the Mails. at which Money Orders are being ined at
the time of their presentation.
Paggerstickoted through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, and by Overland Route to principa points in the United States and Canadas, and con- rooting with the various Steam lines for 4.Alphabetical Lista of over 8,700 New York, to Liverpool, Sonthampton, Money Order Offices in the United King Bremen,
Brest, and Havre.
dom, showing the Counties in which they Through Tickets jasad. also to New are situated, are hung up for publio refer York sud Europe via Panama Route and once at this Office, and also at Shanghai
Europe
per ateamers of the Royal Mail and Yokolama. Steam Packet Company,
the West India
F. W. MICHEL ---Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1860.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,
The following Regulations for Streets the fine and invigorating medicine. În Chairs 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.
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 little hope of
their recovery through tlie
Security. Chair is suspected, its inniher should be loss of property in ang Street forwarded to the Registrar General af once without any loss of time.
is particularly adapted to the constitutira. European ladies, as it is never failing i
its effects in all dienases peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de
Lisman whereby they may insure a restora find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta hilitating effects of the above climates wil
tion to robust health.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT, The scienco of Medicine has usver before
produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, sa it curc any Street Chair-Coolie, the person as inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli
after all other means have failed, all When ground of Complaint arises against wounds, soros, ulcers, and also the most to the Folies, or send a meracrandum of friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as cer grieved may either had the offender over mates of India and Chips. It is the truc the complaint and the Chair's Numbar totain old sores can be removed by it that the Registrar General. It must however cannot be tonguered by any other treat. he remembered, that the Registrar General mout. en inflict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony
Hongkong, February 1, 1867. of an eye-witness on outh. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who wit need the Offence, if accredited by a con- firmatory note from his aniployer,
in
NOW READY,
THE DINA MAN” OFFICE)
PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
tf
Persons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises notify the Registrar General, who will, if
practicable, establish. & Chair Sind in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance
regard to it. An attempt will be made to enforca.t the ordinary ** It is hereby notificut for genoval informa. Queen's Road, more especially in the oven- Amination of Chinese Dates, daring the
Rale of the Road," laug tion, by order of fijs Excellency Sir Richard ing. It is requested that all Pereens riding period from 1800 to 386); with comparative Handbook of reference for the deter Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ops Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, 5. Applicants for Money Ordera must Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by obrerring the Role de de. Compiled by WILLIAN FEDE and Pacifo Steamship Company, Limited, furnish, ie full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Merchandise, may be trans- of keeping the left and The Compagnie Générate Transition the initial of one Christian name, both of itted through the Post by the Mails inače Each Street-Chair carries on the back of tique from Aspinwall direot. Connectious the Reinitter and the Payee; if the Renit up to be forwarded both by the British its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con-
BICK MAYERS, H.M.C...
toede at Panama West Coast of Central and Bonth Americs,dinary title will he mufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and each Ageney thereof LEGALESE TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIR are connected even remotely with Chinese
Steam
lines upon the ter or Payee he a Peer or a Bishop, bia or Contract Packets and by Private Ships, deused from the folowing by which passengers are ticketed through.
usual designation of such firm, anch as in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swator, Through Bills of Luling given for Freight Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the via Contr. 1 Pacific Railroad and its con- mere term Measts, mich us "Mesera Hi Duy, Forchow, Nungpo, Shanghai, Nag
with
neations 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 Fuuama route,
and to Europe vis Aspinwall Lines to porte
Hiog, 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, such paid in advance, viz.
as "Carton Co." is inadmissible.
Not exceeding 4 os jur
6 cents. der is to be paid only through a Bank, to
6.The Remitter on stating that the Or Above 4 oz, and not exocding
....... 12
11...miah 24
of Mexico and parts on the West Coast of have the option of giving or withdrawing Above 8 oz, and not exceeding Central Americs, and South America to the name of the Payse; In sich case, the far as Valparaiso,
Favorable arrangements have been made Cheques are commonly crossed when they
Order will be crossed in the same way that Abots 1 lb., and not exceeding
肆
Th12
ct through passengers and freight to Amare intended to be paid through a Bsak. Every additive 33
rien, from Caloutto, Penang and Singapore,
side.
CHAIR BRAKERS, AND BOATS,
114
13
92
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLE,
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
698 PP. MENY SYG. WITH APPEN VII, FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Frico, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,
The following is au Alstract of the Con touts of this Hook:--
CHAP 1--SEC. 1 ro 4 Four Treaties with China, 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same. 2-Treaty with the United States, S.-Treaty with; France. 4. Treaty with Russia
Supplementary Treaty with Russi
ECHAP. 11--SKG. 1 ro 5." Articles of Trade with China. L-Tarif on Articles of Import. 2.-Tariff on Articles of Export. 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. 6.-Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP, III.-C. 1-To 14
Foreign Commerce with China," 1.--Port of Canton.
2.--Port of Chauchau or Swatow,? 3-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan, 4-Port of Amoy
5.--Port of-Fuochow.
6.-Ports of Tamahui and Taiwan in For
7.-Port of Ninggo. 8.-Port of Shanghai,
9-Porta on the Yangtar and Trade in
the lnterior.
30.--Post of Taugehan or Chafoe, 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newelwang or Yangiar', 18.-Colony of Hongkong. 14.--Colony of Macao,
QHAP. IV.SEC. 1 70 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1.Intercourse with Japan.
品
2. Treaty between Great Britain apd
Japan.
3-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagaiaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodadi, 4.Japanese Come, Weights and Mea-
sures.
--American Compact with Lowchewg.
CHAP. V-SEC. 1 ro7.
Metoys, Weights, de, in China. 1-Chinese Currency. 2-Chinese Numerals. 3.-Chinese Commercial Weights
Measures of Capacity 5-Measures of Length, - 8-Chiness and Measures. 7.-Chiness Division of Times,
CHAP.YI-EG 1.50 11. Western Aloneys, Weights, de, t.-Annanese Moneys, &c. 2.--Port of Saigon
3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &o, Siamese Honeys, Weights, de. 4.-Netherlands India.
5.- Philippine Islands,
Sailing Directions for Panay I 6.-Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7.-Burinese Moneys, Weights, dra &-Indian Presidentes,Bengal, Mr.
dras, Bombay.
9-Cuylon.
10.-English and Fronch Weights, de 11.-United States of America,
TDHAR, VII.—SEU, 1 TO 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, 1.-Comparison of Prices, 2.-Relating to Exchanges. 3. Relating to Time. 4.-Comparison of Weights. 5.-Measurement of Carge. 6-Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan lelaude; also giving the meanings of Chinose Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Tablu of Fo sitions of places on the Chineeo and Japa- nese Coasts.
The author in his Preface says "The tables in Chap. Vll., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, ixchanges, do, have been selected froin those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China. more extepect have been copied from the
fer Those
aton, of the author; F. Lourire, Reg. The dollars or penc
calculating the prices of tes in
last section of the Bents in Bullien,"
tables, by the kind
permis saine chapter on Move- furnished for the Guide by Patrick, R. en," has been propared and Dorper,
Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- of the precious metals in Eastern Asia, perience in the exchanges and woven ents
ན ཀ "The Appendix of
Author's 'reface. Most persons whose avocatione er studies subjects are wont to confess the need of beet reprinted ing Directions has
to
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