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The two first numbers of Notes & Que A very useful book has just been issued reson China and Japan have been placed from the Press in Hongkong under the table. The magus is every way title of the Oxide Book and Vene-medium creditable to its editar and publishers, and to the Treaty Ports of Chine and Japan," cuss in their efforts to fill an important and we cannot but wish them the utmost auc compiled and edited by Mr N. B. Donnys. The Book is very conveniently got up ; is

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nnoccupied pluca in Eastern liter interspersed with maps of the various treature,

ports, and contains, besides much useful (Singapore Free Prese, Mar. 2, 1867.) luund information, historical sketches of We have received the first number of a mock interest. Our readers will feel na neat little pamphlet of eight pages entitled inrally interested in what is said concern Nots and Queries of Uhina mut Fapan," ing Shanghai; and a good idea of the hi-containing some able and interesting his tory of this place is conveyed in Bir tarical papers on China, together with Dennys' work. The other ports notes and numerous querica for future con- in China and also those in Japan are tributors to answer and states that the carefully described, and almost all par-number of its pages will depend upon the ticulars which can be required by the number and longth of its contributions. traveller or resident are to be found in The work will be received with eagerness this work, which may be justly regarded as by literary on, as throwing light upon the Murray" for China.

the ancient traditions of China, with re- spatches into the laws of the variona pro- vinces, and the custom of the people,

ty

i

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“Tho appendix of Sailing Directions has

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having purchased the remaining copies of [C. A. SAINT, (late A, Shortrede & Co.) the undermentioned work, has reduced the price at which it was originally published, from $8 to $5.1

THE TREATY PORTS

We insert this week, apropos of some pi- (Hankore Times, Mar, 1867-) sued for travellers, murchants, and rusi- of the inte in our columns, an extract from quant ecrrespondence which has appeared CHAPLETE SUIDE TO THE OPEN PORTS OF China and Japan, by Messra Shortrede& ionts in general," in the Treaty Poits of

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Price, $5, leather ball bound. The scope of this work includes detailed descriptione of important SITXS and MONU TOPOGRAPHY, FAUNA, FLORA, GROLOGY and METEOROLOGY of each Port and its neighbourhood, with HISTORICAL NOTICES and minute details respecting the rise and progress and social characteristice of the several foreign settlements. To these par- ticulars are added summaries and statistica of the TRADE of rach Open Port,

compiled from the most recent official returns, a

accum

The following is an Abstract of the Cup-panied by descriptivo details of the varied tents of this Book

CHAP. I SEG 1 TO 4. Four Treaties with China. 1-Treaty, with Great Britain,

Chinese Text of the same. 2.-Treaty with the United States. 5.-Treaty with Frotice. 4-Treaty with Russia.

branches into which foreign commerce is divitel, together with statements ing COINAGE, CURRENCY, and EXORANGE, respect Taxes of STEAM COMMUNICATION DISTANC and rates of PASSACE

recommendations Money. Hints, and to travellers, giving full particulars of OUTFIT and mode of proceed ing to the less frequented settisments, aro als included, combined with notes ou

Supplementary Treaty with Russia, DuaBSTIC MARKETS and MODE or living.

CHAP. SEC, 1 zo

Articles of Trade with China. I-Tariff on Articles of Inspirt. 2.Tariff on Articles of Export 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinese Text of the same.

4. Description of Articles of Import. 5.-Desiaiption of Articles of Export.

CHAP. SEU, 1 ro 14, Foreign Commerce with China

Port of Canton,

of Chauchau or Swatow, 3-Port of Kuugan in Hainan. 4-Port of Amoy

E-Port of Fonghow.

6.---Porty of Tanishui and Taiwania For

mosa.

7l'ort

of Ningpo. art of Shangimi.

8-Port of S

In

addition

to furnishing similar particu Jars, the Section devoter to Hongkong Contains

an historical sketch forming a tindus of the chief events which chronological

have occupied public attention between 1841 and 1865, Changes in the

POLITICAL AVENES,

ant OunINANCES, ARRIVAL, and DEPARTURE OF EMINENT the RESIDENTS, a record of the most notable, PIRATES, ROBBERIES, MURDERS, FRAUDS, FIRES Criminal TALAT, ADDRESSES and PRESENTATIONS,

to., &c The appendix contains full tables of the &O, and MESSAGERIES Companies lines. of the PACIFIC MAIL Company's and AtraED Hour's LINE of steamers: Polymetrical tables Droces between Europe and Chia and

Talso includes

P.

a CATALOGUE of over 440 works pabus

in the English language open China

id

-Porta on the Tangisa and Trade in Japan, while a copious INDEX at the qnit

the Interior. 10-Port of Tangchat or Chefoo. 11.-Port of Tientsin.

12.-Port of Newelwang or Yangtez'. 13. Colony of Hongkong, 14.-Colony of Macao:

CHAT. IVF-S1Q 105. Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1-Intereouse with Japan. 2.-Treaty between Great Britain ned

Japan.

3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki

Kanagawe od Fakodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-

aures.

5-American Compact with Lewehow.

CHAP. V. SO, 1 ro 7. Moneys, Weights, £c., in China, 1-Chinese Curacy. 2.-Chinese Numerals 3.-Obiness Cominercial Weights. 4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Measures of Tength. 6-Chinese Land Measures. 7-Chinco Divisions of Timo.

CHAP. VI-SEO. 1 To 11. Western Moneys, Weights, de. 1.maneze Moneys, &c. 2.--Port of Saigou.

3. Tranty with Siam, Tariff, &, Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. 4.-Netherlands Ludin. 6-Fhilippine Islands,

Sailing Directions for Panay I.

6. Malayan States Singapore, &o. 7-Burmese Moneye, Weight, &o. 3-Indinu Presidencies, Bengal, Ma-

dras, Bombay, 9-Ceylon

10.-English and French Weights, &c. 11.-United States of America,

CHAP VI

BEO. TO Tables on Prices, Exchanges, &c. 1.-Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges. 3.Kelating to Time, 4-Comparison of Weights. 5.-Measurement of Caigu. 6.-Bullion Operations.

for Balls and Parties

its history, the peculiarities of its inhabit of these countries has hitherto been se B DINNER TABLE FOUNTAIN, toonts, and the reputed mineral wealth of its senttered, ac fl-arranged, entombed as it Ace the flore Water Saiver, Fric, Silverspisted,hillasfford ample subject for restaruh; and, to were, in a series of works, in different lan *Sold by all Perfinery, Dealers in the world. **

s person of Mr Swinhoe's tastes, must have guages, and spreading in point of time, over RUZ, Perfunser to ... the Princesa of Notes on Fornose"

offered powerful attractions. From his the last two centuries, that some means Whe

are darived many of separating what is really new, from what 26., Strand ( 24, Cornhill; 128, Regent Street of the particulars given in the work under has possibly heon aver and over again des- Landsd; and 17, Boulevard dee Inliens, Paris

review. ** Interesting descriptions of the fauna and flors of the island are As a medium of intercommunication

tions cribed is muck to be desired *.* giveu, for details of which we refer our thene and

APPENDIX-Containing Bailing Direc readers to the book itself.

other subjoute of

interest tions for the Coast of China, and for the We have, we to those belleve, said enough to show the scope and must buil

with the far East, we Japan Islands also giving the meanings character of the work; and must take Queries."

the appearance of Notes and of Chinose Words occurring in Charts and tre of it for

the

We need only wh that Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po present, though with the the

periodical is af completing our sketch of the fully edited by Mr N. B. Donny, and is ness Conats.

convenient si, 18 care sitions of places on the Chinese and Japu- information it

gives regarding the various published at the low price of Si por anum; treaty ports, on a folure occasion. In the and having said this, we trust that Notes tables in Chap. VII, for estimating prices, The author in his Preface says: "The meantime, we can assure our renders that and Queries on China and Japan" will meet measurement of goods, exchanges, de have no one who takes the trouble to gain a with that muccess which so ereditable a pra- been selected frour those constantly in use more intimate knowledge of it, will regret daction deserves at the hands of those in among the foreign merchante in China:

terested in Aalatio researcia,

Those for calculating the prices of tes in

BY ROYAL COMMAND,

JOSEPH GILLOTT'S intention of

feare

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BOLD BY ALL DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, the Lim cemployed,

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several hitherto lowing Maps aul Plans, sever unpublished :— Hongkong (stand of), Hongkong (City of Victoria), Canton, Macio, Swatow, Amoy, Fouchow, Forest (Island of), Taiwan and Tamsuy, Takno, Fort Zelandia, Niugno, Yang-tze-kiang Shanghai (general map), British sottiestenb Tientsin to Tung. Chow, Tung Chow to Peking Takon forts (Chinese,) Japanese Islands, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, (harbour and neigh bourhood,) Yokohama, Yokohama and Kagawa, Yedo bay, Hakodadi, an engra ving of the Coins of Japan, and a chart ahewing the Ocean steam routes of the world.

December 27, 1867,

For Sale.

BY CHARLES A. SAINT.

THE HONGKONG SIGNALS, containing a plan of the Signals and flags used it the Signal Station, Marryatt's un marul code, and all the regulations in foroo respecting their use at Victoria Peak.

Also

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.

PRINTED IN COLORS,

Price

$1.

TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE

ASSOCIATION..

sale by CHARLES A. SAINT. Jiming Drill Cards.

PRICE

cents.

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Score BOOKS FOR RIFLE PRAUŢICZ,

(as used at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE MEETINGS.) CONTAINING

LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS, PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE, LIST OF AESBURS, RULES UF THE AB800SATION, BYE-LATS, INSTRUC 110N8 FOR REGISTER KEEPER, AND TAK GET REGISTERS.

PRICE, 50 cents ench Suitable for the waistvoat pocket. WASHING BOOKS

WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for (be use in English and Chinese.

roads at this Oflice-Price, $1 each,

of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now Chins Mail" Oftico.