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GUIDE.

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638 PP. DEMY 8vo. WITH APPENDIX.

FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Price, 46

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THE TREATY PORTS

OF

CHINA & JAPAN,

!

of the PADIO MALL

HOLT' LINE of Ateamers; Polymetrical tables of DISTANCEs between Europe and China and the China porta. It also includes

a CATALOGUE of over 40 work

blished

English language upon China and A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE OPEN PORTe or Japan, while a nopious Inox at the end THE COUNTRIES, TOUETHER WITH PEof the work attarda a ready means of refer- KINU, VEDO, HONGKONG AND MACAO,

unce to the reader.

The following is an Abstract of the Con- | FOLMING & GUIDE BOOK & VADE MR- tents of this Book

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

Chinesa Text of the same. 2.Treaty with the United States. 3-Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia.

Supplementary Treaty with Russia

VAR. I SEC. 1 20 5... Articles of Trade with China. 1-Tariff on Articles of Impert. 2.-Tariff on Articles of Export. 3-Rutes respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinese Text of the same. 4-Description of Aruries of Import. 5.—Desomption of Articles of Export.

CHAP. III.—SEC, 1 TO 14.; Foreign Commerce with China. 1-Port of Canton.

2-Port of Chaucban or Swatow.

3--Port of Kinngchait in Hainan,

4.--Port of Amoy

Port of Foooliow,

CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS,

142

AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL. Svepp. 618. With 2 MAPS and PLANS. by W. F. MAYERS, P.R..., H. M. C. S.,

N. D. DENNYS, LATR H. M. O. 8., AND CITAS, KING, LIEUT. R. M. A.

LONDON N. TRURNER & Co. HONGKONG 0. A. SAINT Date-A-

Shortzela & Co.) Prive, $5, leatlier half bend, The scope of this work includes descriptions of important Serre in detailed MENTS, notes on the CLIMATE and general TOPOGRAPHY,

FAUNA, FLORA, GEOLOGY and METEOROLOGY of each Port and its neighbourhood, with HISTORICAL NOTICES minute details respecting the rise and progress and spcial characteristics of

of the ieveral foreign settledienta. To these atculars are added summaries and statistics of the Traps of each open Fort, compiled from the most recent official

returns, accom panied by descriptive details of the varied bratiohea

into which foreign commerce is

statewarts respect

السنة

B-Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For-divided, together with

7.--Port of Ningpo,

8-Port of Shanghai,

ing COINAGE, CURRENCY, and EXCHAN LINER OF S

The foregoing work contains the fol. lowing May and Plans; several hitherto Funpublished - Hongkong (Talond of), Hongkong (City of Victoria), Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Foodlow, Formosa Island of), Taiwan and Temany, Takao, Fort

Zelandia, Ningpiù, Shanghai (general mapang-ize-k

settlement to Tung

king,

Pekings

Shanghai, Kiukiang, Tientsin Chow, Tung Chow to Peking; Takoo focis (Chinese,). Japanese Nagasaki Nagasaki, (harbour and neigh bourhood,) Yokohama, Yokohama and Kanagawa, Yodo bay Hakortadi, an engra ring of the Coins of Japan, and a chart showing the Ocean- alsam route of the world.

December 27, 1887.

Chinese Advertisements.

HONGKONG,

Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of

errors in the following list.

Exclusive of To-day's Arrivals, Depurtures, and Clearances."

10. on Pedder's Wharf.- WC, from Peddler's Wharf to Gibb's Wharf.-W., Westward of Gibb's Wharf.-E., on Pédder's

Wharf to the Military Hospital, Z., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., on Kowloong side.

Vessel's Name and Where Anchored.

Captant.

Flay and Pg.

Tons.

Date of Arrival.

"Consignees or Agonte. '

Destination.

Interated Despatch.

STEAMERS.

Clan Alpine

Dacca

E Hutcheson WC Hutchenson Brit.

Donglea

WC Fitman

Lightning

WC Rodger

Orissa

WC Anderson

感險保糠布敬東亞 Show Chit

Tigre

WOBoileve

白告梳燕

OF PA COME CAMION DISTANCE,*******

and rates of PASSAGE Money. and 衮類新價壹保在者

proces).

Ports on the Yangis and Trade in recommendations to travellers, giving full

the Interior.

particulars of OUTFIT and modó of ing

10-Port of Tangchau or Chefoo.

11.-Port of Tientsin.

12-Part of Newchwang or Yangtz", 13. Colony of Hongkong, 14.Colony of Macao.

CFAX. 17.-8EC. 1 To §. Foreign Commerce with Japan. L-Intercourse with Japan

2. Treaty between Great Britain and

JAPAL

SParts

orts open to Foreign Commerce. Nagasaki

Kanagawe and Hakodadi,

4-Japanese Coiza, Weights and Man-

Bursą

5.---American Compact with Lewchew,

OHAP. V., 1 TO 7.

Moneys, Weights, dé, in China.

Chinese Currency.

Ohinese Numerals.

to the less frequented settlements, are

also included, combined with notes on DOMESTIC MARKETS and MODE or living

Is addition to furnishing similar partion. lars, the Section devoted to Hongkong contains an historical sketch forming s chronological index of the chief events which

have occupied public attention between 1841 and 1866, including POLIITOLL EVENT

Changes in the GOVERNMENT SERVICE, the passing of important ORDINANCES, the

A

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BAILING VESSELS.

|填風之辦或 agsthn Johans

###Albert Victor

W Gray

K Garcia

1868.

Brit. str. 049 Jimo

Jardins, Matheson & Co str. 1128 August 140. Sassoon Sous & Co Brit str. 615 August 2P. O. 8. N. C Brit. str. 316 August 26 Gibb, Livingston & Co Brit. str. 1946 August 242. &0. 8. N. Co Chi att. July 10 Chinese

ste 1700 August 26 Medisgories Imperiales

Feb.

Bombay

Calcutta, de Bombay, &

put back

K Beabl WMarshall KTilmer

N. Ger. bk.

650 August

Brit. bk.

E. Schellbass & Co 884 August 25 Carlowitz & Co

Hamburg

N. Ger. bk.

315 August 17 Wm. Fustay & Co

Foochow

亞 Allendale

Brit.

bk.

449 August 24 Arubold Karberg & Co

明望在船皐歌筆

買中照保布公 Caroline

6**

Autoru

Salv.

Bb.

493 August 27 Wm. Pustav & Co

Brilliant

WiSobroder KBeurhis

Siam by

699 August 11 Chineze

Fob

bk,

Chetak

WC Raid

Chom Vo Lang

K Bloom

Christina

Ointra

VESSELS LOADING.

Conqueror

Coren

Catty Sark

KChristensen

K Favacho WMinchew WCCarr

Wikioren

666 August Landstein & Co Brit. shi 768 August 14 John Burd & Ce JOhi sob. 175 August 20 Chinese

EN. Ger, Bol.

178 August 28 Wm, Pustan & Co

352 May

Rozario & Co

Chinese

081 August 25 Gibb, Livingston & Co

75 July 20 A. Heard & Co

Brit. b. 672 August 21 John Bard & Co

Port

Sinm ab

370 July

Brit sh,

Stam, sb.

415 August 11Chinese

Destination

Fessel's Name.

Flag & Rig.

Intended Dart

WC Robert

Brit seh

Consignces,

Despatch Dadbrook

EBruce

8.Ubinese Chrsmersial Weights."

CHINA & JAPAN PORTS-

Edward Marguard Ellen Morris

Siam, bk,

K Sellick

Brit bg

FOOCHOW

Athir

Do.

Allon Kicknyera Emile

WORehm

¡N. Ger. bk.

TIENTSIN

Esperanz

EPlessis KOnato

...Stag

OTHER PORTS

.... Neville**

Frances Banfield Friedrich

W Pender KTutein

4.- Measures of Capacity,

Measures of Length;

6.-Ohinese Latid Measures. 7.--Uhineas Divisions of Time..

CHAP. VI.—SEC. 1 TO 11,

Western Moneys, Weights, dc. Amamese Moneys, &c. 2-Port of Saigon...

3.-Treaty with Slam, Tariff, &c.,

Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. 4.Netherlands India:

5.- Philippies Islands.

Sailing Directions for Panay I. 6.Malayan Statca-Singapore, &c.

Burmese Moneys, Weighta, c. 8-Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma-

dras, Bombay. Caylou

10. English and French Weights, &

11. — United States of America.

CHAU VII-SEC. 1 to 6..

Tubles on Prices, Exchanges, dc. 1-Comparison of Fries.

Relating to Exchanges.

3-telating to Time

Comparison of Weights.

Moseurement of Cargo.

6.-Beftion 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 sal Sailing

Directions

and also a Table of Po-

nese Coasta.

sitions of places on Chinese and Japa

YOKOHAMA

LONDON

Du

NEW YORK HAMBURG

SAN FRANCISCO

Do. MELBOURNE BOMBAY

BANGKOK

ILOILO...

BUENOS AYRES

Do

HAVANA

*At Whimpou.

N.G. bk Wm. Pustan & Co

N. B. Falmer Am: ah. Smith, Archer & Co Friedrich

N.G. bg B., Hubener & Ou

Lazon *

N. Hastings

A. Joanna

Windward

Br. bk. Reyvann B. & Co

Br. sh. Deacon &. Co

Br. bk. Douglas Laprnik & Co

Am. bg. Olyphant Co

N.G. bk E, Schelhass & Co

Am. sb. Olyphant & Co Goodell Am. sh. A Hen

Heard

& Go

Br. bk. Rozario & Co

Bir. D. Sassoon Sons & Co

Mary

Onion

Dacds

Nota

N.G. bk Siemsson & Go

Poru

N.G. bk,Wai. Pustan & Co

Mary

Br., bk. Order

Peru+

B. 3k Carlowite &

Maria Mortau Fr. hk Raguvaan Bros. & Co

·†41 Canton.

MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.

Gaine Cock

Gazello

Geliah Gravina

Hoogly

Mary

WMoller

ESherburn

K Gran

Wiguva WCamejo

ECarlou WRavnkilde Kugermann

KWieppor WAurtanihe KKlencke

Fender

W Boaltou ESweetaur

Feb. -bi

801 August 10 Chinese

194 August 26 Bourjan, Hubener & Co 306 August 19Melcher & Co

363 August 23 Messageries Imperialen

Spau sh 1076 June 16 Order

Brit. bk. 356 August 13R. 8. Walker & Co

N. Ger. bg. 231 August 14 Bourjau, Hubener & Co-

Amer. sh. 1119 August 140lyplant & Co.

198 August 25 Carlowitz & Co

642 August 10 Chinese:

IN. Ger. b.

Sinm. bk.

Span, bg.

246 July

Siam. sh.

lich. bk.

12 Remedina & Co

626 August 26 Chinese

202 August. 224. Hoard & Co

Siam. bk. 664 Angust 19 Chinese

Folsch.

135 July 25|Order.

Tientsin

Havana

Hongkong

W Findenberg

Vaillat

Indian Warrior

WYoung

Jeanne & Joseph'

Katinka

Siam bg.

209 August 24 Chinese

Ioteloi

N. Ger. bk.

303 August 11 Bourgau, Hubonor & Co

Madras

N. Ger, bk

219 August 20Siemsson & Co

Maria Morton Maria Rozario

J'el bk.

401 July 12leypvan, Frations & Co

Span. bk.

249 August Remarlins & Co

Maria

Ger. b

460 August 20 Captain.

Brit.

bk.

447 Avgant 15 Order

Mary Goodell

jAmer. sh.

760 July 244. Heard & Co

Виенов Аугея

Immediate San Francisco Immediate

W Merlund

Sini sob.

224 August 12Chinese

Name.

Flug

Big,

Captain.

Mirage

KLeport WFinch

N. Gor, bk.

40 Angust 20 Wm. Pustau & Co

Brit st.

727 August 26 Acheong

N. B. Palmor

Cockchafer

Flatter

British

British

British

gun-boat

British naval hospital

British aval hospital,

jac, corvette.

receiving ship

230 Kerr,

Nile

Nina

......Attached to Melville

Norma

Onrust

R. Bernard, D.M.1.4. de

Pacific

21 1489 John Fras Ross, Captain

14. Commodore Oliver Jones

Pactolu Pori Fowlutte

U. Stutes gun-bont

5 180Hatfield, Lt. Commander

Resolute Rubicon

The author in his Preface says The Melvitte tables in Chap VIL, for estimating prices, messurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have

Pearl been selected from those constantly in use. among the foreign merchante in Chine Those for calculating the prices of tea in Princess Charlotte

dollars or pence have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis sion of the author, P, Loureiro, Esq. The last section of the same chapter, on More- ments in Balliu bas been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick K. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the exchanges and movements of the precious metals in Eastern Asia.

The Appendix of Sailing Directions has been reprinted from the China Pilot With short interruptions, the coasts from Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in t; and for the Chinese costs, the Divee- tions have been improved by the insertion of the Chinese characters, for the names of all places that could be ascertained."

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Destination

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Shipping Reports.

The British steamer Ijaz report Liverpool on 25th June; arrived în tius on 4th August, 30 days and '6 1 left on the 6th, arrived at Penang ou August, 50 days; left on 21st, arre Slugapore on 23ni, 69 days; luft Sing on 25th, arrived off Green Island night, 67 days and 10 hours from pool, including all stoppages, the bri fastest passage made by any of the Throughout the voyage encountered derate, weather. The S-S. -Achille Mauritius on the 22nd July, the $3 memnon on the 24th, and, S. Dive 4th August. The. S. S. Copernicr Singapore on 20th, and passed the 4 the straits. The Ajar will leav Shanghai about the 410 instant.

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Passed the steam

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The ateamer Titana reports: from. hai to the Brothers mulerate N.E. and dark cloudy weather with rain;

On part fine with variable winds.

of August passed the steamer Su bound North, about 20 miles No Turnabout. The mail stoomer Gau to leave Shanghai on the 29th, with

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TURE AT BOBIBAY.

In the matter of the

Companies det 1860 the mat or the Alt surance Company in ation. ARDASIE JAMSETJES BHA)

JKEWALLA HI

Petiti

JAMASEJEZ DADABUOY,

PON henring Me Peile Attorney Liquidators of the ALBERT INST COMPANY under liquidation and ou the Potition of Adasir Jamnetjee |

walls and Janisutjee Dadabhoy the ators of the said Company and the a of Jainsotjee Dadabfioy verifying do order and direct that all persons Claima upon

the ALBERT INSURANC

PANT in liquidation do saud in stat of such claims in writing accompanie proper, vouchers where necessary Liquidators at their office at By Horumsjeo Lane within the Fort At bay on or bature TUESDAY, the f November, one thyrosted right a and sitty right and after that date i Liquidators shall be at lilarly to dis

the

remaining assets if any of

ALBERT INSURANOS COMPANY, and

to close such quidation and to pa

fla

file their bual accounts withat

to any claims not sent in by that da du direct that this order shall le tised in London in the London Gue Times

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in

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Attornies to Liquidators Hongkong, September 1, 1868. 1.

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