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THE CHINA MAIL.
Miscellaneous.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
Miscellaneous..
Chinese Advertisements.
Notes and Queries:
白告梳燕
BY SWELLS WILLIAMS, L.L.D
Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.
638 PP. DEMY 8vo. WITH APPENDIX.
FIFTH EDITION, 1863,
Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
ON
CHINA AND JAPAN.
A MONTHLY MEDIUM OF INTER COMMUNICATION
POR
Professional and Literary Men,
Missionaries and Residents in the *****
ast generally.
感
公簿保
或炎倫華黨第籐可茲 深
頓新谓萱保在者
[No. 1895) --NOVEMBER 9, 1868,
SHIPPING IN HARBOUR
HONGKONG.
* Consignees of Vessels will greatly oblige by forwarding corrections of
terrors in the following list.
Exclusive of To-day's Arrivals, Departures, and Clearances,
26 Messageries Imperiales
Swatow, de
可能保味
EDITED BY N. B. Dennya.
C. on Pedderie Whorf.-W.C., from Pedder's Wharf to Gibb's Whari.-W., Westward of Gibb's Wharf-EC", on Pedders Wharf to the Military Hospital.-E., Eastward of the Hospital.-K., on Kowloong side.
The following is an Abstract of the Con
tents of this Book
CHAP. I.-SEC. 1 TO 4,
Bour Treaties with China,
1. Treaty with Great Britain,
Chinese Text of the savie:
2.-Treaty with the United States.
3.--Treaty with France.
4-Treaty with Russia,
Supplomsutary Treaty with RussiaN sale by CHABLES A. SAINT.
GULAP. 11.820. 1 TO 5...
Articles of Trade with China.
1.--Tariff on Articles of Import.
2. Tariff on Articles of Export,
3. Rules respecting Trade and Dues,
Chinese. Text of the same. 4.-Description of Artinles of Import. --Description of Articles of Export.
CHAT. J.--EO, 1 TO 14.
Foreign Commerce with China.
1--Port of Canton.
Merchant Steamers,
PRICE $6 PER ANNUM.
TO MEMBERS' OF THE RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
Aiming
Drill Cards.
KHR247
未英管數自寳英德 目是與八臣
Feasel'e Name and Where Anchored.
Cuptaink
Mlag and Rig.
Ton.
Date of Arrival.
· Consignees or "Agents.
"Destination.
Intended
Despote
均日未月公命 中特區所士十
1868.
Class Alpine 米
EHutcheson
Douglas
We Toppin
Brit. ptr. 1246 Nov. Brit, str. 615 Nov.
Jardine, Matheson & Ca Douglas Laprak & Co
Dupleix
WONdel
Font:
atr. 1900 trotober
號週
(GULORED.)
PRICE
50 cents.
士先地
Ellora
WMurray
Brit
str. 1679 Sept.
先
承已意地
受經於列
Great Hepablic
KanEn 500
Hoogly
Ociani
Eri King
WoPine!
Brit.
str. 1044 Nov.
JA
A. Hourd & Co
Doane
Amer. str. 3900 Nov
WC Bovis
Fob
W Yeaton
We Audenvil
Vents
We Cuming
West Indian
WC Miller
Yung-bai-an
Wahorison
2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow.
3.-Port of Kiungebay in Hainati,
4-Port of Amoy
6-Port of Fuochow.
Padido Mall S. S. Co
str 1767 October 27Messagories Imperiales Amer. str. 318 October 19 Aug, Heard & Co
Brit. str. 1040 Nuv. - ofe, & 0, £; FOU ¡Amor, str. 677 August 304. Heard & Co
Brit str. 1804 October 18 Jardine, Matheson & Co [Auter, str. 447 October 19 Russell & Co.
VESSELS
LOADING
Destination.
Vessel's Name Flag &
Big,
Consignees,
Intended
Despatch Fewel's Name and Where
Anchored.
Captain
Flag & Rig. Tons.
Merchant Balling Vessels.
Date of
Shanghai
Y'ma & S. Fcisco
S'apore & B'bay
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Remarka
Arrizal.
1868,
Alardus
Alert
Aun Adamson
KPopp We Abbott
Hutton WHookrenter Etienne
¡N. Gan, ah.
813 October 2 Siemen & Co
Bangkok
Brit. 93),
186 Uctober 3 John Burd & Co
Brit b.
498 October 10 Douglas Lapraik & Co
Foochow
Siam. bk.
470 Sept. 14 Uhinese
Feb. bk.
432 October 30 Order
Brit bg.
131 October 24 John Burd & Co
Brit. Bil
920 October 26 A. Hogg & Co
Siam. bk.
274. Nov. 4Chinese
Brit, ab.
729 October 20Order
Chi sch.
W Minohaw
GPorts of Tarashi and Taiwan in For GRINA JAPAN PORTS-
mʊða.
7-Port of
of Ningpo.
B-Port
of Shanghai,
9. Parts on the Yangtez' and Trade in
the Interior.
10.-Port of Tangchau or Chatoo.
11,--Port of Tientsip.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtaz, 13.-Colony of Hongkong.
14.-Colony of Macao.
CHAP. IV. SEO. 1 TO 6.
Foreign Commerce with Japan.
1.--Intercourse with Japan.
4. Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan.
3-forts open to Foreign Commerce.
Nagasaki
Kanagawa and Hakodadi.
4.Japanese Caine, Weights and Mes-
NINGPO
FOOCHOW
SHANGHAI
Do.
OTHER PORTSEL
LONDON
NEW YORK
Do
Do.
...!Faithful*
Br. b. Siomassen & Co
.. Aun Adamson Br. bk. Douglas Lapraik & Co
China +
N.G.str Siemesen & Co
...John Lidgett Br. sh. Gilman & Co
Shuole Br. b. John Burd & Co ...Merkla N.G.A. Heard & Co P. of Wales Br. bk. A: Heard & Co ...Sterling
Am. bk. Olyphant & De UNITED KINGDOM Savoir Faire Br. h. R. 8. Walker & Co MELBOURNE & SYDNEY Maud Helen Am. bk. A. Heard & Co SAN FRANCI[800 ...Schiller
N.G.A. Heard &r Co Y.BAMA & 6, FOISCO ...G.. Repablio Am, sir, Pacific Mail S. & Co SINGAPORE & BOMBAY, West Indian Br. str. Jardine, M. & Co SAIGON
Ocean Bride Br. bk. Melchers & Co BANGKOK
Indian Warriorsi. bk. Chinese. Do.
Alordus ING.sh Sienissen & Co
Br. sh. John Burd & Co Br. sb.Turner & Co
SURINAM
Do.
Omba
Veritas
.
August Bengali: Bessie Searight
Borealis
Castle Chanticleer Chom Vo Lang Conqueror Coureur des Mors Croix Cruiser
WO Cheetham WOHenderson
WNisted
WO Jenkins W Bloom
Laumears W Robert W Hausmann
VOL. XXIV
AGENTS FOR T LONDON-F. AU Lombard Stree Cornhill Go born Hill, E.U 4 Old Jewry, E AUSTRALIA, TA ZEALAND
Bourne and Syd SAN FRANCISCO
generally: - Francisco CHINA Straton,
GILES & Co. Co Shanghai,
Ar
Nov. 10 Aguici, 852, J. Fereira das General.-REMEDIO
Dop
Nov. 10, Borealis, fo
10, Excelsior, 10, Gesiena, fo 10, Graving, 10, Tamaris, 10, Atardus, fo
Under
f
For Swatow, Am Douglas, at 8 11th instant..::
New Advi
American Compact with Lowchew.
QUAP. V.Sec. 1 ró 7.
Moneys, Weights, do, in Okina.
2.-Chinese Numerals.
1.Chinese Currency.
3-Chinese Cominercial Weights.
4-Measures of Capacity.
5-Measures of Length,
6.-Chineed Land Measures,
*At Whampoa
+44 Canton.
MEN-OF-WAR IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,
7. Chinese Divisions of Time.
CHAP, VI.—BEO, 17o 11
Western Moneys, Weights, o
1.---Anuamese Moneys, ko.
3-Treaty with Siam, Tarif,
2-Port of Saigon.
Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c.
4.-Netherlands India.
- Philippine Island.
Sailing Directions for Panay I
6-Malayan States Singapore, &e.
Name.
Flag.
Big.
Captain,
Houncer-
Drake
Flamer
7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, o
Grasshopper
Leven
British gun-boat
British gun-boat
British naval hospital
British gun-boat
Britisk gun-bost
3230 Rodney M. Lloyd, Lt. (.
3. Crowdy, Liant. Commr.
Attached to Melville
230 in ordinary.
300 Cameron
8. —Indian Presidencies, Bengal, Ma-
dras, Bombay.
Mecanos
British
ship
2219 Hospital ship
9-Ceylon
10 English and French Weights, &c. 11-United States of America.
Melville
British
sval hospital
CHAP. VII. SEO. 1 TO 6,
Perseus
British
steam-sloop
Tables on Prices, Exchanges, iba.
1.-Comparison of I'rices.
2.--Relating to Exchanges.
Princess Charlotte British
Shenandoah
racciving ship
U. States steam-sloop
3.Kelating to Time.
4-Comparison of Weights.
5-Measurement of Cargo. 6-Bullion Operatibuín,
Unadilla
Vencedora
U. States gun-boat
Spanish Jateamer
Sinth, sh
178 August 20 Chinese
670 July 418 Nov.
2 Chinese Order
24 Captain
485 October 30 Chinese
Fch. bl fch. gh;
750 Sept.
Sism. bk.
N. Ger, bk.
Siam. bk.
488 Nov.
Brit.
sl.
275 October 10 Siemssen & Co
3Sistassen & Co
1078 June 16 Chinese
Brit bk. 441 Nov.
Brit.
4R. S. Walker & Co
N. Ger. bg.
Aner. sh. 939 October 31 Russell & Co Russ. gh. 635 Nov. Landstein & Co
sh. 1140 October 29j0rder. Siam. bk. 542 August 19 Chinese Span bg. 246 October 15 Remedios & Co Brit. bk. 332 Nov. 2 Borneo Company
365 October 28 Bourjau, Hubenur & Co
Brit.
bk. 369 October 19 Chinese Siam. bk. 564 August 18 Chinese
Edgar Ross
E Bonder
Enterprise
W Kross
Esperanza
Evangeline
E Adam
Frohlich
W Steinforth
Galatea
Glenlee
Golden Horn
Golish
E Cook WBurkitt Rice WSilva
Gravina
W Barcelos
Hopeful
W Buttrey
Indian
Indian Warrior
Гарав
Jozefits Almira Jusopli flambro
Kylk
La Plata
Leen Fx
Louisa
Luisito
W Moller
WLarange
WC Tuber WC Collinson WC Leanshown WC Cucullu
N.Ger.soh 276 October 26 Sicmesen & Co Portab. 1400 October 28 Landstein & Co. Dan,
Nor
¡Feli
Luiza Canevaro
EDėmoro
EMcKosn
Brit. Brit.
BIL.
Amer. bk.
W Struckman WYumig. WiKejerstein KReina
w
Kuss. sh.
Rossell & Co
Bangkok
Timmédiate
put back
Saigon
John Burd & Ou
Surinam
Geo. B. Hill, D.LG.
14955. Stevens
Marquis of Argyle
Mary Mildred Matador Maud Helen
Meride
Bexicans
14 2443 Commodore Oliver J. Jones Moonlight
......Bessurd
.....Damier Francis
6❘ 180 Stewart
W Flory
W Thomes WiValbortto
EJeffries
W Jurgensen
KFormian
WC Paddou
K Mesquita
EHager
ENurynes W Milton WC Thomson
EWoolinoott WoThomson
W Tuonie W Hogg W Nyborg
bk. 285 Nov. 2Bourjau, Hubener & Co bg. 174 October 3:Siemssen & Co
sh: 444 Nov. 1 Frederic Degenaer Brit. bk. 286 October 30Order Brit.
sh. 003 October 18 Borace Company Spau. bg. 236 October 27 Remedios & Co Salv, sh 1100 October 7Win. Pastan & Co
515 October 29 Arnhold Karborg & Co- sh: 466 October 8Douglas Lapraik & Co
October 26 Wm, Pustan &.CG -659 Sept
IN. Cer, bl.
44. Heard & ̈C6
250 October 26 A. Heard & Co
Brit. bg. 270 October 38 Hogg & Co Siam. Bh. 647 October 10 Chiness
626 October 12 Landstein & Co Brit. b 408. Now 6Landstem & Cu Port
ch. 1009 August 25 Birley & Co Hawa. ach. 150 October 31 Melchers & Cu
Foh, bk. 528 Nov.
Brit. bk. 269 October 19 Molakers & Co-
785 October 26 Chinese
840 Oatober 80 Bvamaa & Co
604 October 18 Chinese
413 Nov. 2Arnhold, Karberg & Co
204 October 31 Arnhold, Karborg & Co
Non bk. 601 Nov. 4 Order
sh. 1895 August: 20 R. S. Walker & Ub --
N, Ger. sh. 1103 Sept. 114. Heard & Co Brit. bk. 187 October 17 Jardine, Mathoson & Co Brit. sch 192 October 25 Wm. Postau & Co Amer. bk 468 October 16 Olyphant & Co Amer. sh. 1005 Nov.
BSmith, Aroher & Co
Brit. bk. 437 October 30 Arnhold Karberg & Co. N Gor. bk. 342 October 16 Wm. Pustan & Co. bk. 471otober 5 Frederic Begonaer:
Brit sh, 687 Nov.
3Gilman & Co
A. Newton
Melbourne and Sydney New York
WCBoule WPuske W Varrath
WC Rae
Brit.
1Order
U. Kingdom
mediate
San Francisco Early
New York
J. C. Fobijer, Commander 180latfield, Lt. Commander 2. Guerra
Nadesda Navarino Nina Nuuanu
Ocean
Ocean Bride
Fessel
Leon
Dragon
APPENDER-Contaising Sailing Diras
tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands also giving the meanings An-lau of Chinese Words occurring in Charta and Chan-to Seiling Directions; and also a Table of Fo-Uhing-taing sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa Chin-hai nese Cosats.
Fei-Joong The author in bis Preface says "The
Spy in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, Sni-tsing tables in measurement of goods, exchanges, dc, have
Tien-po been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China: Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or pence have been copied from the mere extended tables, by the kind permis sion of the anthor, P
The Loureiro, Esq last section of the same chapter pu Move- ments in Bullion," has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much
in the exchanges and movemente perience in of the precious metals in Eastern Asia.
The Appendix of Sailing Directions has
interruptions,
the short
from coaste Singapore to Hakodudi are all described
EX
Withted from the China Pilot,' ;
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS.
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON
it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc-aine, (110 h. power) tions have been improved by the insertion Fire Dart
Oraba
Brit, ab: 836 October
Chinese
gon-yosse
Chinese
gun-verbel
Chinese
gun-boat
Chinese
gun-boat.
Okinese
gun-boat
Chinese Customs' Lorche
Chines
Chinese guin-boat gun-boat
7291 Godeli
Рагадочн
W Wichers
Siam. ab.
221 Edwards
Parsee
Amor, bk.
Princess Somowaty - Prosperity
Bjit sh.
982 Nov.
Siam, sb.
Rebecca Goddard
Rubicon
EManson W/Wait
Amer. bk.
Brit. sch.
..............do Longueville
Saga
Savoir Faire Schiller
EFarboard
WHerbera
Sea Ripple
WPringle
Soon Hong
WWilder
Sterling
WHarding
Surprise
Ranlett
Talen
Talce..
RIVER STEAMERS,
Tamaris
Taunton
Trineule
Brit. bk. 310 Nov.
Flag. Tom. Captain.
Owners or Agents..
British
of the Chinese characters for the names of Kin Shan
all places that could be ascertained,"
Kii Kiang Lintia
Do.
Do.
117 Stephenson Do 280 Du. 466 Benning
617 A
Do.
69
P: 4.0. S. N. Co U. & W. Dock Company's Tug H... and M. Steam-boat Opany H., O. & M. Steam-bont Co. H., C. & M. Steam-boat Co. Achoong
Unkel Brassig Verona Veritas Vigíl
W Schiebner
N. Gar, bk.
73 October 18 Melchera & Co
W Edtsfaen
Sing
સ.
505 August 20Order
WIngram
Brit.
all 632 October 7Turner & Oo
Surinári
W Gilpcu
Brit.
540 October S1Order
Villa de Rivadavia Walter
W Castilho
Orders may be sent through any of the Little Orphan
Do..
46
China Mail Agents, or direct to
Poyang
Do.
378 Cary
CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Shiortreds & Co.
Prince Albert
Do.. 180
Sir J. Jeejeebhos
Do..
101
Q. Acheong
China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1888.
Spark
Spey
White Oloud
Amer, Do
Graves British 280 Carroll
*Hopairing at Hongkong.
140 Wilson
Union Dock Company s Tug,
H., C. and M. Steam-boat O.pany
Acheong
Thomas Hunt & Co
Thomas Hunt &ö
H., O, and M. Steam-boat C,pany
RECEIVING SHIPS & HULKS,
CHABLES A, SAINT has on sale
Score 3OOKS FOR RIFLE PRACTICE,
(ared at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE
JARJEVEMEETINGS,)
CONTAINING-
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS, PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE, LIST OF MEMBERS, Rules
OF THE AS200TATION, BY-LAWS, INSTRUC-Chase TIONS FOR REGISTER KEEPER, AND TAX- BET REGISTERS,
Nome.
Play Rig.
Thus, Captan
F. M.
PRICE, 50 cents each. Buitable for the waistcoat pocket,
Fort William Gosthe John Adam Kim Joo Hong!
British ship
British barque
11
J
283 Mason 1000 Townsend
850 FF. West 818 Dennis Daly 285 O'Ryan
Harbour Mastor (Gunpowder) P. &.0.S; N, Co A: MacDoruell Water Police McDonald & Co
Owners.
Fob
Spab. bg. 261 October 25 Remedios & Co
W Wotherspoon Siam. bk. 237 October 17 Chinese
WHAMPOA;
Versi's Nama
Captain.
Flag & Rig. Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents,
Destination.
Intended Despatch
China
Moller
N. Ger. atr.
Faithful
Japan
John Lidgets
Flansisch Норат Palsoni
Brit bk.)
648 Nov. 270 Nov.
Gemsaen & Co 2Siemsaen & Co
Shanghai Ningpo
N. Gor. bk.
Brit.
London
Early
Kowloon
MB Kong
Shannon
Princess of Walsr
Shield
New York
Immediate
Shaftesbury
Aitken
Shunjee
Milbank
London
Early
At Canton
216 Nov. 4Arnhold Karberg & Co
770 October 27 Thomas & Mercer
October 23
Foh, str. 45 Sept. 18Wm. Pustan & Co Brit. bk. 858 October 6A, Heard & Co Russ, str. 524 October 24Landstein & Co Brit. bb. 700 October 29 Deapon & Co
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