Miscellaneous.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S, WELLS WILLIAMS, LL D
Pablished at the "CHINA MAIL" Office,
Hongkong,
638 Fr, DENT 8vo, WITH APPENDIX. FIFTH EDITION, 1863;
Price, $5
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstract of the Con-
tents of this Book:-
OHA.NEW. Ito 4.
Four Treaties with China,
1. Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the same.
2-Treaty with the Cuited States.
-Treaty with France,
Treaty with RussiL
Aupplementary Treaty with Ruasin.
GILAP, IL-BEC. 1 TO 5 Articles of Trusle with China. 1;—Tariff on Articles of Import, 2-Tarit on Articles of Export.
Rutes rospecting Trade and Duce, Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import. -Description of Articles of Export.
CHAP. II-SEC. 1 To 14. Forsign Comineres with China.
1.-Port of Canton.
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow.
3.-Port of Kiuugehau in Hainan.
4-Port of Amoy.
5.-Port of Foochow
THE CHINA MAIL.
Shipping in Marbour.
HONGKONG.
Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
STEAMERS.
Arzatoon Apcar Clan Alpine Colurabian Copernicus Formosa
errors in the following list.
"Exclusive of To-day's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances..
1808.
WOSmidt
Hutcheson
WC Curling
Brit str, 935 July Brit.
949 June str. Brit. str. 1482 July
14. C. B. N. Ca
WC Well
Brit.
WCBockin
Brit.
-
EC Hildreth
WO Bovia
K Yenton
E Balton
WC Morison
str. 1400 July str. 700 Ju
July Amer. str. 740 July Feh str 1767 June Amer. str. 313 Jube Brit.
atz. 777 July Amer. str. 1447 July
Gibb, Livingsten & Co Jardino, Matheson & Co
14 Birley & Co
O. S. N. Co
15 Olyphant & Co
[No. 1597-Joy 17, 1868.
VESSELS LOADING..
Destination.
Fessela Nume
Flag & Itig.
Consignees.
Intended Despatch
CHINA & JAPAN PORTS
CHEFOO
FOOCHOW
Do.
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
OTHER PORTS---
BANGKOK
Do
...Flying Clond Br. bg. Gran & Ca
Eliza Blancho Br. bg. Birley & Co Lodore
Savonida
... & Joseph
Bera
Br. sb. Birley & Co
Am.str. A. Heard & Co
Fr. bg.Thomas. Howard
Br. Br.Order
W. Australian Br. sh. Nowrojes & Co
Br. str.&U.S. N. Co
BOMBAY, &-Eng. Mails Columbian BUENOS AIRES
Do
CALOUTTA, &c. ....
Amadina Parajero
....Reiver
...arra. Apear
H. & Eina Caroline
P. Rickmers
E. Haviland
Fusiyang
24th
Br. bk. Moul & Co
Br. bk. Gifford & Co
Br. str. Jardine, M. & Co
21st
Ger. sh. Wm. Pustau & Co
Br. str. Gibb, Lavingaton & Co 21st
N.G. bk Mestorn & Hulse
Ger. bk Malchers & Co
Du bk. Order
Br. bg. Gibb, Livingston & Co |
Br. bk. Olyphant & Co
Br. sh. Thomas & Meroer
Br. bk. Gibb, Livingston & Co Isle of Wight Br. sh. Borneo Company
Br. b. Russell & Co Ph. Rozaric &
MANILA MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Sunshine
Wm. Fruing Br. sh. Roz
Co
Capsingmoon Br. bk. Olyphant & Co
0. & Antonie N.G.sh. P. & 0. Co Pukin
Am. bk. Olyphant & Co
Am. sh. Olyphant & Co
Ám, sh, Bosman & Co
Fr. str. Messagerice Imperiales 231d
tat Canton
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
Do.
CALLAO
FALMOUTH
TAMBURG
Do. LIVERPOOL
...M. L. Ant.
C. on Pedder's Wharf, WC., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf, W., Westward of Sibb's Wharf.-EC., on Fedder's Wharf to the Military Hospital.-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., un Kowloong side.
LONDON
N. Bryason
Do.
Duumail
Di
Vessel's Name and Where Anchored.
Captain.
Flag and Big.
Tons
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Intended Despatch.
Do.
·Do
Do.
Do.
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
Do.
Windward
Do.
SUEZ, e-Fcb. Mails
R. S. Ely Hooghly
Dalcutta, ke
Bombay, &c.
21at, daylight
24th, 9 a.m.
*At Whampoa.
Shanghai
Shanghai
26 Messageries Imperiales.
A. Heard & Co Jardine, Matheson & Co. 8Russell & Co.
Saigon, Suez, do 23rd, 2 p.m. Calcutta, &e 21st, daylight
Name.
Blog
Fig.
Captain.
Algarina,
Cookchafer
British gun-boat British gun-boat
3 2990. E. Domville, Lieut.
930 Kerr,
Comoens
Portuguese-gun-boat
Drake
British
3
C Crowdy, Lieut.
Flamor
British
naval hospital
Melvika
British
naval hospital
Pearl
British
jsc. corvette
Melbourne and Sydney
Princess Charlotte British
receiving ship
14
Serpent
Unadilla
British
gun Tassel
J. States gun-boat
Fang Shuey Hoogly
6. Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For Kan Ka Koo
masa
7-Port of Ningpo.
8-Port of Shanghai.
9-Ports on the Yangtez and Trado in
the -Interior.
10.-Port of Tangohsu or Chefoo.
11-Port of Tientsin,
12.-Port of Newchwang or Yangtaz'.
13-Colony of Hongkong.
14.-Colony of Macao
CHAP 1V.Seu trob
Foreign Commerce with Japan
1.-Intercourse with Japan.
2. Treaty between Great Britain and
3. Parts open to Foreign Commerce.
Japan,
Nagasaki
Kanagawa and Bakodadi,
4-Japanese Cuine, Weights and Mes-
5-American Compact with Lewchew.
CHAP. Y.-SEC. 1 TO 7.
Moneys, Weights, e, in China, 1.-Chinese Currency.
3.-China Numerals.
9.-Chinese Commercial Weights.
4Measures of Capacity,
Measures of Length.
6. Chiness Land Measures.
-Chinese Divisions of Time.
11.
OKAY. VI.Ed. 1
Western Moneys, Weights, ba
Annamiese Moneys, dc.
2-Port of Saigon,
3-Treaty with Suami, Tariff, Sco.,
Siamese Moneye, Weights, fc.
4. Netherlands ludia
5.-Philippine Islands.
Bailing Directions for Panay L 6.Malayau States Singapore, &c. 7. Burmese Moneys, Weights, &c. 8.-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Mia
dras, Bombay 9.-Ceylon: 10-English and French Weights, &c. 11.-United States of America,
OHAP. VILEC. 1. To
Tables on Prices, Bizchanges, do
1 Comparison of Prices
2-Relating to Exchanges,--
3.Relating to Time.
4-Comparison of Weights. 5.Measurement 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 Womts vecurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa
Reivoë
Yung-hai-an
SAILING VESSELS,
A. W. Stovenia
Alert.
Annetta
Avonvale
Berwickshire
Candelaria
12 Order
EIngraham
W Abbott W Flaherty WOgilvie
W Rewin
Алдег, к €26-July
Brit sch. 136 July
bk. 386 June Brit Brit. bk. 308 July Brits. 11 July
14 John Bard & Oo 22 Chinese
12 Borneo Cumpauy
465 June
886 July
950 May
800 June
Remedios & Co
Rozario & Co
ChinEBO
18 Chinese
2Order
12 Chinese
27 Jardine, Matheson & Co
7 Gilman & Co
W Lara
Span. bk. 207 June
Cap-sing-inoon-
EU WatersonTM
Brit.
bk,
466 June
30 Olyphant & Co
Chow Sye
Werow
Blom.
sh.
468 Jube
29 Chinese
Cintra
K Favacho
Port.
bk.
362. May
Conqueror
W Minchaw
Biam,
570 July
2
Cruiser
WHousmann
Oyclutie
WRing
Biom bk, Amer. sh.
Daylight
Dolares Ugarte
W Smith K Saul
Englehart
Esperanza
Wowston +K Balther Konate
Funny Nicholson Ваттова
Geologist
Gravina
Handy
Hoary Darling
Henry Melville
Eliza Klapabe
Hera
Bermann & Emmaa.
Isle of Wight Johanne Marie John & Mary Kim-Soon-Hout Krou Prênseu
Lodore Leon Leonia
Maria Malton.
Meteor Milton
Mindará Mystic Belle Niagara Nuevo Constante Nusant
Otto & Antonie Paragon Pekin
Pater Rickmore nese Conate. Preface_anya :-
Aay:The Princes Serafin The author in his tabios in Chap. Vil, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do, have Resolution been selected from those constantly in use Richard S. Ely Among the foreign merchants in China.
Those for calculating the pines of tea
San Lorenzo.
dollars or ponoc have been copied from the Busta Aria more extended tables, by
tho
kind
permis
The
prepared and
Seaford Bunaking
sion of the author, P. Louira, BioTe-Taywut -
lant rection of the same hauter, on
has been
Tylong
menta in Bullion" furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of Walter India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the exchanges and movements
the precious metals in Eastern.
of
Asin
Water Lily- Waverley.
West Australian e Appendix of Sailing Directions has William Fraing The best reprinted from the China Pilot Windward With short interruptions, the coats From Witch of the Wave
all described in Singapore to Hakodadi t; and for the Chingan coasts, the Direc tions have been improved by the insertion of the Chinese characters for the names of
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280 July 210 July
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15 Chineso
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Chinese
* Repairing
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Bangkok Callao
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Manila
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12 Chinese
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British.
227 Stewanl
Birley & Co
Foothon
Dragon
260 June
12 Reyuvaan, Brothers & Co
For Sale,
Fame, (110 h.power)
Do.
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Fire Dart
Du.
380
WFescher
12Reynvaan, Brothers & Co
Kin Shati
Do.
456
W Verney W Smith WAllen W Burnbar
Brit Brit
bk. 279 July
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Do.
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13
Little Orphan
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140 Wilson
Spod
Saigon
White Cloud
Do. British
Graves
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Ger, ah. 1337 June
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21 Chiuese
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At
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B. bk..
341 Green
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B. bk.
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For Sale,
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ontaining a plan of the Signals and flags
used at the Signal Station, Marryatt's nu- mural code, and all the regulations in forea respecting they use at-Victoria Peak Alea the Principal House Flags,
belonging to and frequenting Hongkong
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Third Class,.
Children half-price.
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1.00 50
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Hongkong, July 18, 1868.
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of
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FOR SALE
THE following WINES, &c, of superior.
quality in lots to suit purchasers
Eugene Clicquot dry CHAMPAGNE in
Pints and Quarts.
Sillery Mousseux, CHAMPAGNE.
Carta
Noire,
A. de Luze & Fils CLA RETS, Pints and
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CHABLIS
BURGUNDY
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Superior O PORT in I dozen cases. Kuperior dry Palo SHERRY in 1 and 3
dozou 8688,
Has ALE, Quarts and Pints
Barclay's STOUT, Quarts and Pints Hennessy HBANDY in 1 dozen cases,
A. de Laze & Fila Braidy in 1 dozen
Apply to
BARLOWITZ & Co.
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FOR SALE.
UNTER YELLOW METAL 20 to 28
08: and Nails, Apply to
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Hongkong, July 17, 1868.
NOTICE.
00:17
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