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No. 1495.-MARCH 19, 1868.J

Miscellaneous.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

BRITISH CONSULATE, CANTUR,

9th February, 1808. The undersigned has to notify that by instructions from His Excellency Sir Ra- therford Alcock, K.C.B., 14.3's Minister Plenipotentiary &c. &c., in Chim, the British Consular Agency at Macao. was closed on the 31st January, and will not for the present be re-opened. The Masters of British vessola will be required honesfor- ward to deposit their ships' papers with the Captain of the Port at Macho,

1. 1. ROBERTSON, H.B.M's Consul.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

BRITISH CONSULATE, CANTON, 22nd January, 1808. The undersigned has the honor to biake public, for the information of the British community at this port, the accompanying despatch from His Excellency bir Ruther ford Alcock, K.U.B., H.M.'s Minister in China, with its suclosure, urging on British subjects the necessity of great curion i the acceptance from the Clunese of written guarantes contumly called Security Chops,"

D. B. ROBERTSON, I. B. M's Const.

Copy, Circular No. 15. PREMA PEKING, October 27, 1801. SIR, I have to call attention to a noti festion issued by Mr Consul Medhurst, copy of which is herewith enclosed for your information. It conveys a useful warning. to British subjects as to the necessity great caution in the acceptured from tle" Chiness of ritten guarantere commonly called Security Cimps" The difference between the Chinese-law and customs and our own on this head readers them in a great denue, as experience has shewn, Valueless, and for

for any security they prac tically afford useless without there is other

and collateral security It would be well therofore to ensure publicity to the enclosed within your jurisdiction, as a fair exposi tion of the actual conditions which limit the value of such guarantees in any appeal to the Chinese authorities for execution.

Your obedient servant, (Signed) RUTHERFORD ALCOOK.

D. B. Roberts

H.R.M.'s Consul,

[ENCLOSURE.

The Undersigned desires to call the attention

of British objects in this port to the necessity

of exercising great caution in the acceptance.

Miscellaneous.

WP. MOORE DETURNS Liş sipcure thunks to the Pub he in general for their generous pa- tronage of late, and feels quite proud that his mugible forts are so highly appreciate

THE CHINA MAIL.

Miscellaneous.

Court and Consular Gazette, Blay 11, 1867. Shanghai Herder May 7, and Supreme

Miscellaneous.

(Foochow Advertiser, May 4, 1867.) We have received a copy of Notes and useful, it contains much matter relating to Queries this publication will be really China which otherwise would be lost, d

Miscellaneous,

For Sale.

BY CHARLES A. SAINT.

THE HONGKONG SIGNALS,

from the Press in Hongkong under the A very useful book has just been issued title of the "Oxide Book und Vode we wish it every success, Finologues, Chi- containing a plan of the Siguuls, ant's au

China ostel

He is ever to be fenid at the old Stand, to the Treaty Parts N. B. Beanya neec antiquaries and scientie ought need at the Signal Station, Marryatt's zu-

Corner of Feel Street and Queen's Road, where he will hold himself in readincas to serve any Gention she any feel the ue cessity of having any tonsorial operations performed.

Shaving,

25 cerita.

50 60

21

Uair Cutting, Shampoving, Nothing but pure Vegetable Shampoo

V

Also

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.

PRINTED IN COLOKS. Price:

.$1.

cooipiled and edited by The Book is very conveniently gut up; is especially to congratulate themselvesloral code, aunt all the regulations in interspersed with maps of the variose trea- appearance of Notes nul Quoties, as it force respecting their use at Victoria Penk. ty ports, and contains, besidus much useful will form their hum of communication local information, historical sketches of and bring into notice what otherwise might mach interest. Our readers will feel barclain unknown and buried in themselves. turally interested in what is said concern. Now that Law and Uficialisin

Lave Shanghai sunt a good idea of the bar their Gazette, Science and Philoh gy their

of this

*** The other ports Recorder, the various divisions of mental Work

E China carefully and also those in Japan are thought, and work in this and ought to b

described, and almost all par well taken care of; for our part we are glad lieplars which

CHUL he required by the to see these several issues; both on account traveller or resident are to be found in this work, which may be justly regarded as the Murray for China.

Lory

need in this Establishment, and it invigo Lennys place is coveyed in M. Notes and Queries, and Missionaries their

tates and beautifies the Hair.

Particular attention paid to setting

zura

Hongkong, February 4, 1868.

C. L. VOLKMANN,

Ra-

2

Private Boarding Establishment, 20, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, HONGKONG. Hongkong, January 7, 1868.

DE EUROPE.

Hongkong, May 1, 1867.

THE TREATY PORTS OF

Diaŭ and gapāa,

N. C. Daily News, May 10.)

A vory interesting book has lately been entitled The Treaty Ports of

"to which it forms

TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE

ASSOCIATION.

of the information and instruction they sale by CHARLES Å, B315T. afford, and the indes they supply to the zrental

vigour of the foreign community in this land.

P regarding the history Notes and Quasies on China and dapur,

China complete girdes of which it gives interesting paticulars, Maps of the various localitios described are juserted,

shows the exist appendix

and nu

(Singapore Free Prese, Mar. 2, 1867.) We have received the first number of a neat little pamphlet of eight pages entitled containing some able al interesting bis- torical pagers notes and numerous queries for future con

m China, together with number of its pages number and length of its contribution:

will depend The work will be by fiterary inen, as throwing light upou

received I with the ancient traditions of Chine, with 10- vinces, and the custom of the people. searches uite the laws of the various pro-

eagerness

RS, VINTON'S PRIVATE FAMILYing eans of transport between Eurotribirtees to answer, and states that the M BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, and Alorica and these two countries: A Hollywood Road, next door to the HOTEL work of the kind was much needed, to place within reach of the general pub ie information regarding the districts in which they reside that had hitherto been concealed under the mysterious Hiero- styphics of the Chinese hnguage, or at best open only to sinolognes. The modest hop expressed b

d by the authore, that much wi(Foochsto Missinjury Recorder, April, 1867.) be found in the present book that

The two first numbers of Notes & Que unknown to the general reader, is, we

Feron China and Jo have been placed think, fully justified. **

Hongkong

on onr table. The angazine is every way Cruton, for example, e

each occupy ne

to its editor and publishers, and creditable 100 pages, particular regarding theau, from their cess in their efforts to fill an important and comprising every conceiv-We cannot but wish them the utmost suc kistury native and foreign, to particulars of hitlerto uncooped place in Eastern-liter- toe geological formation full botanical wealth of the neighborhood. Not

A COMPIRES QUUE TO THE OPEN FORTS OF

THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE--and KING, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MAÇÃO. FORMING GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME

CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS, AND DESIDENTS IN GENERAL.- sve, pp. 61s. With 29 Pand PNS,

W. F. MAYERS, FR.5, H. M.

N. L. DENNYS, LATE H. M. C. S., AND CHAS. KING; Lisur. R. M. A.

HONGKONG

8,

a

of

the

*

が

is new

le

ature. Th

San Francista Meira Letter, Mar. 23, 1807. We have received the first number, which is full of curious, out-of-the-way, and inte resting matter.

PRICE REDUCED

the

least int

interesting feature in the book into the character of the popu by

under review, is the insight it affords he ferent parts of this is population in dif-

vast empire. of the most interesting chapte

chapters is

is derviest to a sketch features of Form and

The ipographical vicissitmics of CHARLES A. BAIST. (late Ats history, the peculiarities of its inhabit

ants, and the reputed n Shortrede & Co.)

mineral wealth of its hilleafford ample subject for research; and, to having purchase the remaing copies of [C.. A. SAINT (late A. Shortreda & Co.) a person of Mr Swinhoe's:

tastes, must have the undermentioned work, has reduced the offered

powerful att

attractions. From is price at which it was originally published, "Notes on Formosa" are derived any from $8 to $5.] of the particulars given

in the work under rutiow, *Interesting descriptions

LDSDÓS: N. TRUESER & CO.

Price, leather half bound.

front the Chinese of written nice, conious of the Press, and thora of the island ro

monly called "ecurity Chops." The experience.

of the past two years, during which namerue

sails have been instituted in this Consular Courts

given, for details of which we refer our (Singapore Free Fress, May 9.) : readers to the book itself. We have, we We referred briefly, several days ago, to believe, said en ugh to show the scope and with almost unvarying it success, against Chia new work pasted by Messrs A. Lort-oharacter of the work; and must take- pese sureties who have failed to fulfil their rede & Co., of Hongkong, entilateurs of it for the present, though with the written guarantees, suficiently proves that such raty Ports of China and Jap." But it intention of completing one sketch of the dornments, in this part of China at any wont be utterly impossibir, in a condensinformation it gives regarding the various are comperatively worthless for the purpose for which they are given and taken-namely, the additional protection of thec obligée from risk pr loss. This is to be aremunted for, hot from and taformality is the documents themselves, but

al notice of such a work, to give an ade quats idea of its contents. The story porta, on a future casion. In the cutie, we can assure our readers that one who takes the trouble to gain nere intiate suowledge of it, will regret the tim cumployeți.

events ut jucerest saus the foundation of

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the settlement of Hongkong, are perbas from the fact that the Chinese are in the habit too much condensed into it general soul of regarding a surety rather in the light of ary but the most important feature in the person who comes forward to recune his principal, ex to assist him towards the attais position of the society of the present

miony, is detailed

at greater length

pretensions lebis-

ment of some cherished object, such us a loan a When we coine to consider that do book place &c., than as an individual who bids:

butore up makes

GRIPA AND JAPAN COMMUNICATION

bluself to stand to all intents and purpoets in, but merely a gaile book, we cannot A MONTHLY - MEDIUM OF INTER- he sics of his principal and to fulfil all his besitate to pronotaur it at once the most obligatione with and for bin. So prevalent is this quatised ideá the position and dustes of a complete work of its kind ever issued. The guaranice, that is a common practice here for my be termed the Chim. Brad-

A surely to receive a consideration for the use shaw, and the text teems with interesting of his name, with the understanding that not, historical, botanical, and descrip individual responsibility follows upon the pensive. The maps and plans are useful illus ced. The Chiness autfiorities microvere lave batious of the geographical position of the been found to support this view, for they have treaty ports, ad a valuable assistance both always persistently avoided acting upon the to travellers and residents. principle that a surety is to be regarded as equally responsible with his principal fur all the obligations entered into by the latter, which the former undertakes allall be fulfilled; and they plead in excuse that Chinese uicial practice, whilst admitting the liability of a surety for the

Wrough

!

From the Banko Times, May 18. We feel it to be a public duty to take the statunity of calling attention to the Gunte Book and Fate Afecum” just 2ɛ

Fuk

Missionaries and Residents in the Professional and Literary Men, Last generally. EmTED BY S. B. DANNYS." -PRICE $ PER ANNEM

pizzi Chess,

From $8 to $5.

THE TREATY PORTS

OF

CHINA & JAPAN..

A COMPLÈTE - QUIDE TO THE OPEN PORTS OF THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE- KING, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MACAO.

FORMING A GUIDE BOOK & VADX ME-

OUM FOR TEATELLEES, MERCHANTY AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL

8vo. pp. 618. With 20 ALAPS and PLANS. W. F. MAYERS, FR.G., 11. M. C. S., by

N. B. DENNYS, LATE H. M. C. S., AND CHAS RING, BUT. R. M. A.

LOSHOX. N. TRUBNER & Co. HONGKONG: C. A, SAINT (late A. Shorgrede & Co.)

Price, 5, kathor batɛ bound. The scope of this work includes detailed descriptions of important Stres and Mont-

and METEOROLOG of each Port and ita MENTA, notes on the CLIMATE and general TOPOGRAPHY, FAUSA, FLORA, GEOLOGY neighbourhood; with BSTORICAL NOTICES and minute details respecting the rise and progress and social charsoteristice of the several formige settlements. To these par ticulars are added summaries and statistics from the most recent official returns, actevan- of the TRADE of each open Port, compiled panied by descriptive details of the variou branches into which foreign commerce

irided, together with statements respect- COINAGE, CURRENer, and Exelaxor, LINES OF STEAM COMMUNICATION DISTANCES, and rates of Passat Money: Hints, and particulars of Ourrit and mode of proceed recommendations to travellers, giving fall less intented settlements, are combined with notes on

farreling similar

ing

·Bunlar Times, Mar. 1867.) gets and defaults of his principal, is nevertheless ad for travellers, merchants, and resi e-insert flits Weth, pregos (4 some always careful to treat a surety when involved desta in general, is the Treaty Ports of queat correspondence what has appeared misconduct of his principal with China and Japan, by Messe Shertrude di of the late in our study an extinct from peculiar lenity, and will not allow of his being. Chr., of Hanghing,

he under of the new publimation, * Nüfer sani kueries proserated or pressed until the ability of the description of the various places follows fun Chin and Jaja," on the subject of in-t principal tomuks good alt defalcations for their positions on, se from the coast, as we fanticide, which we particnkaly recom- hief is despaired of, no matter how stringent orthward. In ach instatice the histomed to the auice of our contrilators as ar how positive the terms in which the guarantee, puition, means of access, accommoda-containing stable facts in ing to may be drawn up,

tann, foreign residences, Under these cicenusianers, it is clear that it

public buildinga,

noa, nection with the vexeri question.* mode and cost of living, di Such a work as the "Notes" is

is pecu- anusements, places of in-farly adapted for bringing to light valu

in the of solume guarantees, to

**

the

Donde

MARKETS and MODE variou

In addition to

lars, the Section devoted to Hongkong coutains an historical skete forming a

is not desirable to regard Chinese Security natin popestry, and its people, language, and in chronological index of the chief events which burstrued, us with curtive, to the every letter rerest, native instionina, pop local able information in respect to this coun-

government,

but that they should always be scepted with and statistics of tande are given, along with stitutions, whilst it is it as ware that reservation, both as 1egards construction and intention, which seems is-parable from a miscellaneous detail of facts and indvient,

-

ly at t રામ it deserves by the mume-1841 and 1865, including PolaricaL EVENTS,

thanks pncipally the philological la

Mily

Such Instruments according to Chinese habit of in connection with particular localities. So is alig and energetic men, who are now thought and Judicial practice. The Undersigned, for as we are able to practically test the would therefore recommend his countrymen, dividual description of the various places, when taking such documents, either to see dint they are given with a considerable degree they are protected by some collateral seedvity of fairness and fulness. on which to full back in case of need, or to avoid. Macau ore wisely included in the general sandfulness. Peking, Yedo, and placing that entire rehauen up them which they are secustained to acward to similar instruinents; gruntly increased by a rust copious imlex, The rainy tif the book is

W. H. MEDHURST, C

and the work closea with a set of useful ap pendices. The last of these is the geentext udvcity of the work. 1s consists of a Libii,

to the West,

BRITISH CONBUKATE

Hankow, 24th. ane, 1800,

BONGKONG HUTEL

Ebove Hotel is not op, where

Fairlies and Gentlersen en ond en- perior accommodation.

Private Rooms for Doner. partics.

Breakfast from U to 10A.M. to 2P.3. Dinner at

L

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of EMINENT

Jiming Drill Cards.

PRICE

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THE

50 cents.

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE.

By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LL.D. Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,

688 PP, DENY SYO WITH APPENDIX, FIFTH EOTION, 1803. Price, $3

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,

The following is nu Abstract of the Don- tents of this Book:-

CHAT. 1.-SEC. 1 To 4.

Four Treatica 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 Rusia,

CHAP. II-SEC. 1-Tо Articles of Trade with China, 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Artioles of Export. 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinesa text of the same 4-Description of Articles of Import, -Description of Articles of Export.

..:

Chap. II-SEO, 1ợp 14. Foreign Commerce with China. 1.-Port of Canton, 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow, 3.Port of Eingebau in Hainan. 4-Port of Amoy.

5-Fort of Forchow.

-Ports of Toushui and Taiwan in For

เบรน

7-Port of Ning

3.--Port of

8.

9-Ports on the Kanglax and Trade in

the Interior

10. -Port of Tangelau or Chefoo. 11-Port of Venisin.

12.-Port of Newchwang or Yangtaz':- 13.Colony of Hongkong, 14.Colony of Macão,

SCHAP, IV-tre, 1 ro 0.

Evreign Commerce with Japan. 1-intercourse with dapan.

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan.

S-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki

Kanagawa at Bakodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-

sures

5.-American Compact with Lewchew.

....

QUAP. V.-SEC. To 7... Moneys, Weights,dei, în China. -Chines

3

2.- Chines 3.---Chinese-Commercial Weights. 4.--Measures of Capacity.

Measures of Length 6-Chinese Land Measures. 7-Chinese Divisions of Time,

CHẤP, 72-SAU. I TUII, Bestern Moneys, Il eights, de, 1-Animess Moneys, de. 2.--Port of Saigon. 3-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &o, Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. 4.Netherlands India, Philippine Islands,

Directions for Pansy L fan States Singapore, &c.

7-Burmese Moness, Weights, de 8-ilat Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-

drus, Bombay..

9,--Ceylo

10.-English and French Weights, &c 11.-Baited States of Americs.

CHAP. VIL-SEC. 1 TO 6

have occupied public attention betwe Changes in thio QOVERNMENT SERVICE, the bears of Alt Seertsey Wade, making rapid passing of impurant ORDINANCES, the advance in the requirement of the languages

ARRIVAL KI nothing of the levated micronies

of the most notable who are already sent in the Fixes and Criminal TuLS, ADDRESSES PIRACIES, ROBBERIES, MURDERS, FRAUDS, deselves, vice to the cause to which they have given and PRESENTATIONS, &o.,

Report of North China Branch of

The appendix contus foll tables of the the Royal Asiatic Society.

&0. and MESSAGERFEs Companies lines of the PACIFIC-MAIL Company's and truen March 1897.

HOLT'S LINE of steamers; Polymetrical tales of DISTANCES between Europe and sheil from the earliest date in the English great service have also been combienced Iz*m[ 1344 0

on Chin and Japan Philologone is published at Foot how and is called China and the China poris. It also includes

GU: of over 440 werks alta are, for some reasons best known The Alissionary Becunder," and the other CATALOGUE of

in the to the compilers, cuirely excluded. cinates from Hongkong and is called

English Inaguage upon -Japan, while & We hope to see this omission

**Notes & Queries." It is intended to serve of the work affords a ready means of refer-

& copious INDEX the next edition with the exception of as amelium of intercommunication for per

APPENDIX.Containing. Sailing Direc ence to the the comparative thinness of the paper, the sons interested in Chinese 1-hilology, Glen-

the reader. The foregoing work contains the fol Japan Jehands i also giving the moanings tions for the Coast of Chira, and for the getting up of the work is very creditable tography or bistory. Base indicariutus of i-

graphical index of all formal works pub- Two periniticals which are likely to be of

repaired

in

ulished

and

as the end

Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1-giarison of Prices.

-Relating to

to Exchanges.

3.-Relating to Time,

4-Cumparison of Weights 5.-Meastrement of Cargo. 6-Ballion Operations,

alloncerned; and we drive sincere pleasure forary activity are perlajs We ONE importlowing Mens and Plus, several hitherto of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and

NB-The Public Bar will be open on congratulating the authors and publishers ant sign of the times" bas buen por Hongkon Hongkong (Island of), Sailing Directions; und also a Table of Po

Saturday, the 7th instant.

CHLAM, S. DUGGAN,

Manoyer Flugkong, Mareli 6, 1868.

"STAG SOTEL." SITUATE IN QUEEN'S ROAD. PERSONS at FAMILIES requiring Su

fu

the considerable merit of their numbrable enterprise and performance..

province to record, for they are all means

to facilitate but mutual standing one Toland of); Taiwan arusny, Takno,

of the other which seems so hand in estah-

lial between Europe and Chiva.

(Shanghai kerorder, Diny 17, 1867.)

Our

Chon

Por Tienfein to Tung! been selected from those constantly in ase.

mors extended rables, by the kind permis- dollars or penice have been copied from the

sion of the anther, P. Loureiro, Faq The

perior Lintel Accommodation will find residence in any of the prince coming with of these countries-bas hitherto been showing the Ocean steen routes of the ments in Bullion," has been prepared und

It at the above Establishment.

EDMUND R. HOLMES,

Proprietor.

December 27, 1867.

(City of Victoria), Canton,sitions of places of the Chinese anl.Japa Swator, Anuy, Foothow, Formosa nese Coasts. Zelandia,

The author in his Preface says:- The From the Englishman ( Valeuitu) of June 8-

Yang-tze-king tables in Ning The celebrated volumes of the French

Chap. Vil, for estimating prices, (general mup), British settlement measurement of gools, exchanges, de, have Abbé Hue on China, and Sir Rutherford

We are put in pussessit ui the fourth TABE.: Alcock's account of Japan aru,

number of "Notes, ati Queries on China Tekno forte (Chinese,) Japanese Islatis, Those for calculating the prices of tea in to Peking Pekings among the foreign merchants in China. doubt, works of far higher clues and Japan." and more extensive scope than the Que muter equals in interest and importante bourhood, Yokohama, Yokohama and In saying that the present Nagasaki; Nagasaki, (harbour and neigh now before us; but for practical utility its predecessors, we have already eaid a for all purposes of locomotion, trading and great deal in its favour.

Yeda bay, Hakodadi, dn engra knowledge Kanegara,

ving of the Coins of Japan, and a chart ib its compass, The Treary Parts of China

China scattered, so

so ill-arranged, entenbed

world. aud Japan, by Messrs Mayers, Dennys and were, in a series of works, in different lan. King Tar

far Butses them, it is debcult to guages, and spreading in point of time, over ti kuow under what class of books to place it, the last two centuries, that some means

for it contains *

mixture of history, topo of separating what is really now, from what giphy, hygiene, lurray's Hand-book and has possibly been over and over again der HARLES A. SAINT has on sale Bradshaw's Guide,-all a complete and cribed is much to be desired*** excellent in their own line as could be ex-As a

a medium of intercommunication on Score BOOKS pected; and though, perhaps, this book will these and many other subjects of interest LATE MANAGER OF THE ALDIOR CTRL) Fot prove attractive to students, it is cal

FOR RIFLE PRACTICE, to those connected with the far Bast, we (as used at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE BUS to inform his Friends and the Pub culated to give a mere intimate knowledge

be that he has opened the above Bar of the towus it deserites, aided by the ox- Queries."

*** We need only add that appearance of Notes and

MEETINGS.) Bo Howling Aleys, and trists by strict cellent maps which accompany it the the periodical is of conseaiunt size, is cars attention to

CONTAINING Business, and the comfort of work entirely of Chinese-than any at the

published at the low price of $4 peranium; *** We trust we have said enough and having said this, we trust that. Notes a show that for any one about to visit, oram Querier on China and Japan" will meet reside in eitlier of the coun frica described, with that success which so creditable a pro- this work toutains not only most valuable duction deserves at the hands of the in- information, but many useful hinta. . terested in Asiatic researches,

Hongkong, July 22, 1807.

ORIENTAL BOWLING ALLEYS, Entrance Wellington Street. DAVID BROWNE,

cat to

ingat il the

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isst section of the same chapter, on More- furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq

of the Commercial Bank of India at

at Hongkong, who has had much ex perience in the exchanges and movementa

the precious metals in Eastern Asia,

The Appendix of Sailing Directions beep reprinted from the China Pilet

it; ALU for the Chinesi consts, the Direc With short interruptions, the consts from Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in

tions have been improved by the insertion of the Chinese characters for the names of

Visitors, to nierit a share of their patronage. more elabmated works that have preceded edited by Mr N, Bi Dennys, and is List or OFFICE BEAERRE, PRESIDENT AND alt places that could be ascertained

Iced Fancy Drinus of every Description A.B-The above-nauzer will not be res

He for any DEETS contructed by the

late Proprietora

Hongkong, February 1, 1868,

COMMITTEE, LIST OF MEMBERS, RULEB OF THE AUSOCIATION, BY-LAWS, INSTRUC TONS FOR REGISTER KEEPER, AND TAR OFT REGISTERS,

PRICE, 50 cents each Suitable for the waistcoat pocket.

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Orders many bent through any of the China Afail Agents, or direct to

CHARLES A. SAINT, Lute A Shortrede & Co China Mall Ofoe, Jan, 6, 1868.