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Insurances

LE INSURANCE OF ersigned having been a-for the above 18)

are prepared to scoupez

Issus Policies on Aug, frjá

sola or Steamere), of

ble in case of loss =

UILOUTTA, BOR

BOB: 8 WALK

2. June 21 1864.

NOTI

INSURANCE COMPART

hort period ma

ling Ons

Months

per con

per cent

receding per

Months,

ROB 8 WA

vents Royal Insurance Com

April 7, 1868.

NOTICE,

red therein in Hong

Macao:$40,000, widt EROUS WALKER 5.00),

al busur Company of Liverpool,

17, 1864

REDUCTION,g to conti BATES OF PREMIUM FOR FIRE. INSURANCE

ersighted have fun already

if their Circular dated 14th

received authority from

ROYAL INS

to Reduce the rate of Pretá

in circumstances, onh

CES And on FURNITURE É

in contained parsl

of DWELLING

Town, the Tato

after's

otste remo

pet Cent. Li

er Annum as hittetszőt

of Residences,

| or semi-detached,"

reduced to One-ha

al's Annual Bate tha vannes classes

ontents will therefore rema

further

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...

Houses (removed Town) and their honor

ated) and their

Per China House and

3k8 46 per special

ROB. S. WALTE

per esht 2107

gents Royal Insurance Compshi Nuvianber 9, 1988150

INSURANCE

COMPANY OF

SAN FRANCISCO, ersigned, and

intele

Agents for he ADOTS: sby are prepared to grant Pol

FIRE, on BUILDINGS AC current rates. didzianefull BAR MUSSELL & OLM gy February 6, 1807, F-funm) TRES & FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY

orsigned having been appointed in Hongkong for the Abtre PANY are prepared to grant Pe

at SEA RISKS, at currentrales

RUSBELI, 10

ig. April 1, 1865,

ZE INSURANCE ASRUOTA,

ON OF SHANGHAI LAIK Terigued having been appointed arzes and agents of this Assoc- prepared to issue. Policies“ tipon ka a current rates of prendum, be made payable in Londüz, Bombay, Caluutta, Singapore Foochow and Shangha on to the usual brokerage

returns to the assured of cib s close of each current year,

per cent of the prottis of the

or that year divided pro ratato

of premium paid by, each po

RUSSELL & March 2, 1867, INSURANCE COMPANY BAN FRANCISCO ALL

orsigned having been appointed in China for the above IFedE NY are prepared to grant Poli Marine Rinke, at the curren

BONAL CHURSTEL & Co

By July 6, 1886

MARAN SEA AND

SURANCE COMPANY-OF- BAMARANGON

esigned having been appointe

s fa Macao for the above tanës,

prepared to gra

rine Kinks at the current Haten

BAYNAL

August 1868,

DE OOSTERLINGU

FIRE INSURANCE COM. ANY OF BATAVIA..

10 SEA AND FIRE INEL OMPANY OF SAMARAL

lefsigned having been

adu Hongkong for the 1

Tľanies are propered;

subst: Ses - Riske on?

Zetor, af No 2W! Esterie, Fonkongr

No. 1845. MAY 7, 1869.)

NOTICE:

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES:

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

Post-Ofice Notilentious.

On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at

THE CHINA MAIL.

luumations.

Intimations.

THE

this: Oflice and at the Agencies thereof at CHINESE COMMERCIAL Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for smounts not

GUIDE,

exceething 210, at the rate of Exchange By, 8, WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD Current for Bach Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Vonta

STRAM FÖR 2 For sumus not exceeding £2,.......... 12.

Above £ and not exceeding £ 5...24 SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,£50 £42

POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,

MARSHILLES,

ALBO,

A2 No Money Order to include a frao

tional part of & Penny

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,

AND CALCUTTA

HE Company's Stean-ship “IMPERA

TRICE" Commandant MACAIRE, will leave this Fort for the above pisces, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and on THURSDAY, the CARGO, on at Noon

3-Orders drawn in the United King dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.

4 Alphabetical Lists of over 8,700 Money Order Offices in the United King- dom, showing the Counties in which they

Pe Chadha Sare situated, are bung up for public refer-

Cargo and Specie will be registered for on00 at this Office, and also at Shanghai London

and and Yokohama Opted

in transit through

-for

as well as forelles 05-Applicants for Money Orders must

the principal places of Europe.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 furnish, in full, the surrome, and, at least, F.x. of the 19th, Spesis and Parcels until the initial of one Christian naine, both of Pthe 5 P.M. of the 19th. (Parcels are nut in be the Remitter and the Payse; if the Remit- tér úr Pavon Feer or a Bishop, his or-

sant on board, they must be left stdinary-Hue willbe aufivientisor the

Agency's Office

a designation of michi firu,,

Mesara Ri

For Particulara regarding Freight Baring Erothers will suffice, but the Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE mere term Mesara, shoh as OF PACKAGES ASSE

ARE REQUIRED.

"yington,” or the name of a Company trad- ing under a title which does not consist of the names of the persons composing it, such maCarron Co," is inadmissible,

O BERTRAND Brincipal Agent Hongkong April 29, 1860.

PACIFIO MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH U, S. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK.-

The Remitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giring or withdrawing the name of the Payee in such one, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when

Published at the “CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.

638 PP. DENY BYO, WITH APPENDIX.

FIFTH RUITION, 1863.

14 Price, 45.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.

SERVICE

fuumations.

HINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory on registered Pilot Boats to convey from place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs or Barbour Master's Departments, with such stores as may be wanted for either

er Light-houses or Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay a fee of Twenty Taele for renewal of 14- cense on the first of July each year.

GENERAL REGULATIONS. WITH LOCAL RULES

POF. THE

PORT OF SWATOW.

GENERAL REGULATION MO

The following in an Abstract of the Co-Swatyw shall

tents of this Book ----

FUHAF: I. ———680. 1 TO 4.

Four Treaties with Ukina,

1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinese Text of the same. 2----- Treaty, with the United States, 3.--Treaty with Trance vi

Supplementary Treaty with Russia.

- CHAP, II.—-880.- 1 ro 5.

Articles of Trade with China, 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export 5-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinese Tart of the same. ⠀⠀ 4Description of Articles of Import. 5.Description of Articles of Export.

are intended to be paid through a BS

When an Order is presented through *Babk, A receipt by any person will be euf- ficient, provided the Urdar be crossed with the name of the receiving Bank, and ba presented by some Person known to be în the employ of such Bank.

A

8. The signature of the Peyes of a Mo

STEAMERS of this line will be despatch ney Order to be afited to the Order in the

ed as follows ---- Great Répúblic, Japany

Chia

Great Republic,

May 19. June- 19

July 10 August 19

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or sbouc same date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamer.

Passengers ticketed through to California, Merloo, Central and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, both via New York and by lines from P nams and Aspinwall,

Return tickets issued of a reduction of 10% upon the whole amount for the round

place provided for the purpose. If the Pajus be unable to write lis must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name; with als address in the prosence of the Offlcer. who pays the Order o

9. Should the Payes of a Money Order esire to receive payment in the Country #lch the Order was issued, as some other Omos than that in which the Order was cri

drawn, ginally the transfer will be

be granted provided the “Ortar be inclosed "to" Postmaster of the Office in which it was flrawn. In such case & new Order will be

semed, the Commission "obargeable upon which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order

10 In the event of a Money Order. Connections are made at Panama with miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will Steam Lines upon the West Coast of Cen-be granted on a written application from tral and Sonth America at Aspinwall with the "Royal West Lodia Mall Lane, *****

India and Pacific Steam-ship Comps the Payer, (containing the necessary

Various

she

Frenan Transatlantic And, New York, with the

Bartpë. Ticketa issued

for the following Steam-ship Lines; Inmau, National, General Transatlantic Co., New York and Havre Steam-ship Co, New York and Bremen Steam-ship Uo., and North German Lloyds,

particulars, and Boompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable,

11—On the receipt of a similar applica tim, urders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Coramission in the. last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new Order, *i

Favorable arrangements lays basn made for through passengers and freight to Ama Flos, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, 12-But who it is desired that any and, from Swatow, Amoy sa Fohow error in the name of the Remitter or Payce Through Bills of Lading given for Ports should be corrected or that the amount of of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen- 2 Money Order should be repaid to the tral and South America to as far as Valpe Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should raiso to New York, Laverpool, Southampton be runewed for payment in the

Country in sud Bt. Nazaire, France

which the Under was originally drawn, to the Chief Freight to United States payable in ad-application must be made vance in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery Muney Order Office of such Country. This in American Gold Chin with 8 por cost su application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ditional, at shipper's, option.

For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

GEO E LANE,

Agent. Hongkong, Felinary 16, 1869.

Post-Office Notifications.

IT is hereby notified for general informa

tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns addressed to the United States of America" hansmitted via the United Kingdon will be as follows, viz

Via SOUTHAMPTON, -Under 4 ounce,

12 cents.

fence to a Lapsed Order, in which case the

Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.

13-Ropayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will. Bot be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been cau velled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawi

14-Payment of an Order mast ba ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn i for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtamed before the end of July- otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become провзанку.

OKÁP, II).—BRC, 1914. Foreign Commeres with China. L-Port of Cauton. 2-Port of Clauchau or Swatow. 3.Port of Kiingehau in Hainan. 4-Port of Amoy,

5.Port of Foochow

6. Parts of Tamahui and Taiwan in For- 7-Port of 8-Port 9Ports

the Interior. 10-Part of Tangahau or Chefoo, 11.-Port of Tieptainon

3-In case of a Pilot going off in an un- registered Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Bost Fing during the time

he is on board; but no Files in spthorised

intimations. PRICE REDUCED

From $8 to $5.

(O. A. SAINT, (late A. Shortrede & Co.) having purchase the remaining copies of the undermeyaoned work, has reduced the price at which it was originally published, from $8 to $5]

THE TREATY PORTS

OF

hinta and Japan, COMPLETS GUIDE TO THE OPEN PORTS OF

THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PI• KING, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MAÇÃO, FORMING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME

CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS, AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL.

I. Bye-Lmas and Local Kules, 1.--Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for special permission, from the Harbour Ma

to cruise in an unregistered Boat, without the better ordering of pilotage matters at ter the Porte are to be drawn up by the Har 4-Tho owner or hirer of bour Master in consultation with the Con- tered Boat making use of a Pilot Flag, and

any unregis snls and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having a Licensed Plot on board, shall also it reste in the same way to fix the numbe prosecuted before the authorities to ber of Pilots, tarill of charges, and defius who he is amenable, or whee Flag or the limits of the

s of the Pilotage ground.

national Ensign he has the right to uso. 2-The number of Filets for the Port of

-6.—å registered Filot Buat is not per- 8vo. pp. 618. With 29 AÅPS asid PLANS, yeball be six, vida

Wrong mitted to By the Pilot Flag, dave when there 3-The

Pilotage

by ground

Islet to the lower prentice en board. limit of the anchorage Kahebio Paint.

GENERAL

REGULATION IX. The rates of, pilotage shall be as fol- Flags to be exhibited on arrival. lown for all sized vessels between the limits of the Pilotage ground: steamors or sailing shall cause to

When nearing the anchorage the Pilot Vessels, $ot for

foot English

to be heesurement,

exhibited A Red and White Flag (No. 9), if the To Harbour for Berthing or

or Unbarth-

vensol is from Hongkong, Japan, or any ing 50 cents per foot English measure-Chinese Port

POULATION GENERAL

Swabow shall be off Bilt for the Port of is either a Licensed Pilot or certificated AP WM. F. MAYERS, F.B. 0.8, H. M. O, S,

II

II Pilots Individuale

uals Eligible.

The subjects, citizens or protegés of Treaty Powers shall, equally with Natives of Chiss, and without distinction of nationality, be

eligible for appointment when vacancies pour, by the Board of appointment, sub- ject to the General Regulations now issued, and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced at the several Perts respectively.

GENERAL REGULATION II].

III. Board of Appointment, how to be constructed.

The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour Master as President, the

A'Blue and White Flag (No. 2), if from any Foreign Port

is

in ballast. A Yellow and Blue (No. 10), if the vessel

A Red Swallow Tail (No. 6), if the venei has gunpowder or other combustibles on board.

GENVBAL REGULATION XUY Harbour Pilots! Vessels in Barbour, Berthing, &c.

of

|

N. B. DENNYS, LATE H. M. C. S, AND CHAS, KING, LIEUT. R. M. A.

LONDON: N. TRUBNER & Co. HONGKONG: C. A. SAINT (late A..

Shortreds & Co.)

Price, 45, leather half bound.

The scope of this work includes detailed descriptions of important SITES and MONT- MENTS, Lotes on the ÜLIMATE and.

general Turuunathy, Fauna, FLORA, GEOLOGT and MERRUEOLOGY of each Port and its neighbourhood; with HISTORICAL NOTICES and minute details respecting the rise azid progress and social characteristics of the several foreign settlements. To these par tiou ticulars are added summaries and statistics of this TRADE

compiled

1-The duties of the Harbour Pilot, where such exists, will be vesels at the outer limit of the anchogger from the most recent ofhoual returno, acum- berth thton in accordance with the orders paled by descriptive details of the varied received from the Harbour Master's De branchise into which foreign commerce is

with statements

and Fo

or a) Senior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take charge of vessels abiiting divided, names shall be drawn by lot, by the Harber, going in and out of dock, or to and ing COINAGE, boar Muster, from a list prepared and pub-to assist and report to the Harbour Master's aud lished by the Harbour Ainator in consults Offer all matters concerning: the shipping recommendations to any more lying dod tien with the Consuls and Chambers of Commerce,

from a wharf or out of the anchorage, and

LINE ON DISTANCR

the

in

29

rates of PARNAGE

Hints,

and

falt

particulars of OUTFIT and mode of ing to the less frequented settlements are also included, combined with noter, on

1.-Whenever thoro may be a vacunoy of Command possible, meet the wishes | DOMESTIC Markets and Mong of living.

д

wint

to

Port, and the conservancy of the river or harbour GENERAL REGULATION IV.

3-In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas Vacancies: how to be filled up..

ter will, as far að

Ufficers and Cousignees ; amnog the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in and the entrance, working or olearance of the local prints and sight days afterwards anges and Trade in the Board of Aupointment will produd to shall be stopped by the Customs tatili tue examination. it up by

Harbour Master's ordura are complied with. 2-The Board may refuse to admit to 8-Vessels are to moor in accordance eXtination any nine who, having ones with received from the Harbour

orders been a Licensed Pilot, has had his License withdrawn, and also say candidate who is that, and they are not to remove unable to procure Consular Certificates as The Harbour Filotage Fess payable

the anchorage without his permission. Character, &o.

The examination shall be public and Shifting a vessel's borth taking a vessel

to the Harbour Master are sa follows gratuitons, and the vacanvies shall be g given

tour from a heaving down Halk; $10, in the most

competent among the candi full dates without distinction of nationality, provided always the competency of the first

the list be not relative but absolute.

12-Port of Newchwang or Yangter, 13.-Colony of Hongkong. 14.- Colony of Macao.

to

1. το δι

to

Foreign Commerce with Japan.

1.—Intercourse with Japan. 2.-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan.

3Porta-open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki,

Kanagawa and. Hakodadi. 4.-Japanese Opins, Weights and Mea

Sucer.

6. —American Compset with Lewchow.

CHAP, Y.-SEC, 1207.

Montys, Weights, do, in China.

1. Chinese Currency, 2.-Chinese Numerals. S.—Chinese Cornercial Weights,

4-Measures of Capacity... 5Measues uf Length, 6.-Chineso Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Divisions of Tius.

PHAE. FI,BBC 1 Toil

• Western Moneys, Weights, da Aaniese Moneys, &c. 2.—Port of Saigon. 3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c., fishness Moneys, Weights, do. Netherlands India.

5. Philippine Islands.

shing Directions for Panay 1. 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7.Burmese Moneys, Weights, do.” 8.-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-

drus, Bombay.

9.--Ceylon.

11-United States of America.

4. The Cocaul concerned may in persoa, or by demo

by deputy, the examination of

THE

from

TREATY PORT OF CHINA

JAPAN, AND NOTES AND and take part in QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN." bo presetes."

EXTRIOTS FROM REVIEWS.

6. The majority

7 of the votes of the.

admission of candidates for Pilots' Li-

members of the Board shall decide the (From the "Straus Times," July 27, 1868

Some time ago we had contain to remark censes, each member having one vote in the upon the progress that Literature as repre- Ballot, hat in the absence of the Consul sented by the Tresa had pady and was

concerned the Harbour Master shall have a casting vote.

-REGULATION gain the East, and our attention has

GENERAL

Pilots' Licenses; by whom to be iscued.

--Pilots' Licer sex ahali issued by the

ล

lare, the Section devoted to Hongkong In addition, to furnishing similar partion contains and historical skatei forming a chronological index of the chief have booupie public attention between 1841 and 1506, including POLITICAL EVENTS, Changes in the GOVERNMENT SERVICE, the passing of important URBINANDES, the RESIDENTS, a record of the most notable ARRIVAL Aud DEPARTURE OF EMINENT

Fiss and Criminal TRIALS, ADDRESSES PIRACIES, ROBERIES, MURDERS, FRAUDS,

and PRESENTATIONS, do, de.

The appendix contains full tables of the P.&O. and MESSAUERIES Companies' lines, of the Pam Mart. Company's and Ar HOLT'S LINE of steamera; Polymetrical tables of DISTANCES between Europe and Chius and the China ports. It also includes a CATALOGUE of Over 440 works published

in the English language ipon China and Japse, while

copious INDEX at the end

ence to the reader.

of the work affords a ready means of rofer

Commissioner of Customs in the game and lado of our troducing to Notes (Esland of), Taiwan and lakso

on behalf of the Chinese Government; Ei- Conses issued to Filota not being stives and Queries

***The foregoing work contains the fol been called to the subject by the re-lowing Maps and Plans, several hitherto of Hongkong publication which unpublished Hongkong (Island of), deserves suno podge, and which we bare Hongkong (City of Victoria), Canton, much pleasure

cing to the know- Macau, Swatow, Amoy, Focchow, Formosa hina and Japun, publisher

Fort Zelandia

Ningpo, Ir Saint, the proprietor of For

of the Shanghai (goneral map), British

settlement China Mail new

publication Shanghai Kiukiang, Tientsin to 2-Every Licensed Pilot shall be given and shape is very like its well-known name. Takoo forts (Chinese,) Japanese Islande,

is well printed on good paper, an

mine containing very curious and useful

Nagasaki, (harbour and neigh information regarding the language, ture, history, matters and customs of the ving of the Coins of Japan, and a chart Tedo bay, Hakodadi, an engre Chinese and in a less degree of the Japaneseshewing the Dean ateam route of the

a good deal for the extent aui world. stability of the footing of Europeana in

December 27,

1867.

of China Bhall subsequently be viuéd sudy by spaper in size Chow, Tung Chew to Peking: Fr

registered at the Consulate concerned.

a printed copy of the General Regulationssaku ur prototype at home, and is equally a Nosaki Yokohama, Yokohama and

and Local Rules and shall produce the game as well as his License when

required:

3. On the first of July each year every Pilot shall pay the sum of Ten Haikwan Taols for the renewal of his License

BRYS

litera Kanagawa

3-oils and queries:

ON

CHINA AND JAPAN.

COMMUNICATION

GENERAL REGULATION: VI. "Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken. 1.It shall be alloy able for each Licensedia that such publication as this

should be established Pilot to take an

and conducted, with an apprentice, for whom he

auccessful vigour, shall be responsible: en the application of The pobl

publication the Harbour Master will supply Apteresting one, and wishing it every suxess,

is altogether a very i Pilots, the preatices with *pecial certificates.

wo commend it to the attention and support 2.When the circumstances of the Port of our readers. appear to demand it, the Harbour Master 10.—English and French Weights, de may authorize apprentices to act tempora (From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.) | A MONTHLY MEDIUM OF INTER-

rily and within certain limite, as Pilots; provided they have received certificates of competency from the

Board of Appoint

GENERAL REGULATION VII. Licensed Pilots; to whom subordinated, Unlicensed Piloting, de 1.Licensed Pilots may carry on their business either

singly or in Companies They omst

pay

die respect to the wishes and instructions of the Barbour Master, be of valuable sagistence to all scholars, who PRICE $6 PER ANNUM. ander whose order and control they are have directed their attention towards the placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and Suspend or

or distulis, subject to an appeal to

2

CHAP. VIL. —SEO, 1 ro 6. Tables on Prices, Bachanges, do

1. Comparison of Frices.

Relating to Exchanges. 3Relating to Time,

4. Comparison of Weights, 5.-blessurement of Cargo, Ballion Operations..

one for the Coast of China, and for the Japan isla de; slso giving the messings

ment.

of the numbers for the current year of We acknowledge with thanks the receipt Notes and Queries," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese

nese monthly, edited by Mr H. B. Dennys,

whose

Ports of Tresty

China

names attached to the "Notes" we can see

FOR

Professional and Literary Men,

o East generally.

and Japan" are so well known: From the Missionaries and Residents in the that the contributors facinde some of the best Chinese scholars in the East. Its in- terest is not confined to China, and it will

APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Directhe Consul concerned; when the Pilot is a generally to all who are interested in ori- ental antiquities. It deserves to be better known in India.g

(From the London Examiner, Afay 16, 1868.)

of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and

15. If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January--all claim Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Pe- to the Money will be forfeited, unless,. under peculiar circumstances, the Postshions of places on the Chinese and Japs Ofice of the Country in which the Order

Above 4 ounce and dot ex

texting 8 ounce,

24

Above 8 ounce and not ex-

ceeding-12 ounce,

36

Above 12 ounce and not ex

oeding 16 onnous,

For every additional

ox, 19

Uniler

10 centa.

32

** 10—After_once prying a Mosey Order

8 ounce and not ex

by whomsoever presented, the paying Office

ceeding 12 ounce,

*

48

Above 12

ounce and not exek

& wrong payment, however, be made

Owing

ceeding 16 dance,

64

to negligence on the part of a

Via MAUREILLES. ounce, Above 4 ounce and not ex- Above 8 ounce

For every additional 4 oz. 16

Prepayment of the Portage is compulsory

in evol case.

TAW MITCHELL

Postmaster General.

General Post Office,

Hongkong, June 18, 1888,

was drawu think proper to allow it,

Consider

Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within three days.

2.-If guilty of a

Misconduct.

for which Consular punishment has been inflicted, or if proved to have committed any offenss

Any

against Revenue Lawa, the individual of China and Japan " is intended as s This really useful volume "Trenty Ports The author in bis Preface says: The concorned may be suspended or dismissed guide for travelier and residents in Chine

the Harbour Master, subject to an spand Japan, and as by tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, peal to his Consul mesurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have

book of reference for

W

EDITED BY N. B. DENNYS.

→WASHING, BOOKS

in English and Chinese

ASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Office Price, $1 each.

"China Mail" Office:

will not be liable to any further claim. If been selected from those constantly in use peal to be lodged within higher, the mercantile men generally, It contain au TO MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE

shall

-

three days

3-Any one piloting without & license, account, historical and political, of all the among the foreign merchants in China.

countries, together with Those for calculating the

I be subject to prosecution before his pen ports of these prices of tes in

Paking

Yedo, Hongkong and Masso. It fany Officer of

own anthuritics, who will deal with the has been carefully compiled and edited by the Post Office, the Postmaster General of doll or pence have been copied from the offender in accordance with the Laws of his Mr N. B. Douaya; and the elaborate map

by the kind

permis the Country or Colony in which the negli- more extended tables, hy gente ocoura will, if he see ht require the ion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The Country.Any Pilat lending his License to and plans, with which the work aboards,

Just section to the same chapter on "Move another will be proceeded against and dealt considerably enhance its value,

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Offer in fault to make good the loss, **

17. No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received.

|- * 18,–Additional Rules for greater soon-

*

with in the same

aridition to forfeit- and

way, in ments in Bullion," has been prepared

We have thus given in outline some of his License. the Guide by Patrick R. furnished for

ing his

the more prominent portions of the shapter ur

-Any Commanding Officer employing devoted to Cantor, as a specimen of the Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of an unlicensed person to pilot bus vesaal whole volume. Other chapters treating of India at Hongkong, who has had much will be liable to be fined in the sun of Ones

jurisdiction he is amenable.

is hereby notifakini uider the pro-rity against frand, and for the better work parience in the exchanges and movements Hundred Teels by the authorities to whom the FOBOS Ningpo, Shanghie, and

visions of a Treasury Warrant dated log of the system generally will be made

the 7th May, the Postage on Letter hot an occasion may require

in Hongkong or at any of the Ports in

any

of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,

The Appendix of Bailing Dirsations has- been reprinted from the China Pilot, With short interruptions, the conate from

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Neale by CHARLES A. SAINT.

Jiming Drill Cards.

(COLORED.)

Price,

60 cents.

CHARLES

YHARLES A. SAINT has on sale

remainder the treaty ports, we can only enumerate

describing The pages GENERAL REGULATION VIII. Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and Score BOOKS their crews at the Harbour Master's Office

Plios Boats Regulations to be observed. contain so much that in new

Enropean 1-Pilot Boats shall be registered with readers

FOR RIFLE PRACTICE, its history, public buil- dinge

pharacteristics, that we F 1sed at the WIMBLEDON RIFLE

to

of

xopeding half-an-ounce in weight po 19-Should it appear that Money Orders singapore to Hikodadi are all described in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or are used by mercantile men, or others, posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong of either in the United Kingdom or at Hong-fi and for the Chinese courts, the Dire where each boat will be given a certifleste would fain transfer then to our colntons of the Ports in Chins and Japan, and kong, Shanghal of Yakobums, for the dons have been improved by the insertion and number. The worde Licensed Pilot A complete and intelligible plan of the Im- conveyed in the Mails by British Facket, is transmission of large snink of money, the of the Chinese characters for the name of Bont stall, with the inhiber be legibly portal City and neighbourhood, gives us as reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve British or Colonial Post Offics, as the case all places that could be snoertained"

painted at the s atera,

and on the head of the accurate notion of the relative position Centa,

may be, will consider the propriety of in-

Mainsail; and a

a flag, of which the upper its divisions, streets, and places. For Letters excom

exceeding, half-an-ounce in pressing the Commission, and will exercise

horizontal half shall be yellow, and the In the introductory chapter to the notices weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for the power of wholly suspending for a time Orders may be sent through any of the lower green, shall be flown. Sch register of the Treaty Forts of Japan will be found sach haif ounce is chargeable,

the issue of Money Orders.

China Mail Agents, or direct to

ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their national a sucact history of that Knj

bat Empire, Logothes Prepayment of the Postage is comphisory,

By Command,

papers with their Coneal or the Customs; with remarks on ita government, geography, FWMITCHELL

W. MITCHELLA

CHARLES A. SAINT, they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found particularly Portmaster General,

Postmaster General,

(Late A. Shortrede & Co within the limits of the Port, and Pilotage interesting as throwing a considerable light General Post Office,

ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage en a part of the world so long entirely, and Hongkong, 22nd August, 1888,

China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868. dess. On the requisition of the Harbour still pomparatively, unknown to Europeans

General Post Office, Hongkong, July 16, 1968,

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