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1896.—JULY 6, 186s/
Insurances
TABLE INSURANUKOTTO Undersigned having been appomted gapia for the above USBULANCE E, are prepared to zoopt Marine and issue Policies on any first class Vessels of Steaders on the sun payable in case of low, its Chrña, ORE, CALOUTTA, BOMBAY OF LONDON,
ROB, B. WALKER - UJ. kang, June 21 1864
NOTICE DATING
AL LESURANCE COMPANY; bes
Estes will be charged in Following ure for short period Insurabook
veding One 1
One Month
at exceeding
Month,
hree Months
2
per cent.
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per cent,
of exceeding per cent,
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Six Months,
BOB B. WALKER
"Agents Royal Insurance
ong, April 7, 1868.
NOTICE
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oyal Insur Company of Livery!
ong, June 17, 1884,
61 GREDUCTION SENTEN
THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR Of
FIRE LABURANDE NH
Ano 1997ilob od led adersigned have (as already inti: d in the Circle dated 1th 68 I received authority from the Be the ROYAL INSURANCE
to Reduce the rate of Presser Kain ofretinstance, of PRIVATE NCES and on FURNITURE and H Atala Contaified: tobierton VT76
OLDWELLING HOUwe wymoted Town, the rate of Premium will PRETTY FOR QUA, in plus of 0% per Antium as hijberto charged)) of Residences, so situated, 6- Saorsend detained
redwood to Une half per.Genteji yal's Annual Bates for FIRE IN-
Contente will therefore Femalit sa atil further notice, vizesiciler and seros-detached.vd wit
Houses (removed Town) and their
Wing Houses usted) and there
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per cent. otentes fail, vigo ply per cont, isks as per special arrangement genta Royal Irimitance Company, og November 9, 1886/97 01
FRANCE COMPANY OF
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167signed, Agents for the above any are prepared to grant: Poli- FIRE, OR BUILDINGS and current rates
RUSSELL & CO
VSEL & FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY BR
ardigned having been appointed
in Bangkong for the above PANY are prepared in graz Po-. BEA RISKS, at ettirentrates. MEG RUSSELL & Co.
April 1, 1865,
1
No. 1896. -JULY 6, 1869.]
STEAM FOR
Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Buez, Malta, Marseilles, and Bouthampton;
A180,
Post-Offee Notifications.
Further, late letters (but Lettem only) ad- dressed to the United Kingdom vid Marseilles or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 8.30 to 8.60. on paymont of a late fee of 48 ocate each, in addition to the Bustage, after
after which no Letters can be
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
13-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, ar a duplicate Urder, will not be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been can celled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn.
14-Payment of an Order must be ob tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar
latimations,
NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher
LAU THE" Translated from the Chinese
BY
JOHN CHALMRES, A. M.
Las roomy in the correspondence Mouth after that in which it was drawn ; un 15 Price $11:60:-
Sealed Bores containing the c
of Box Holders will be received at the
the East Side of the building
Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta, the the purpose, on
HE PERINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam Ship BEHAR," Capt. A. M. LocKIE,With Her Majesty's Maile, Pausigers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, on THURSDAY, the 8th July,
At 9.A.M.
PARCELS and CARGO will be received board until Noon, and SPECIE qutil 4 P.M. on the 23rd June.
on
For particulara regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P. &0. 8. N. Co.' Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS" AND VALUE OF PADRAGER D
· ARE KEQUILED,
A written declaration of the Contente and Valus of the Packages for the Overland Houte is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Con pany's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect- Nese on much declaration,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading. The
W MACAULAY, Superintendent, P.U. B. N. Cu's Office, Bengkong, July 1, 1889.
julys
NOTICE, COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA
·RITIMES DES MESSAGĖRIES IMPERIALES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR WHAT HEN you SAIGON, SINGAFORE, -BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES "ALBO, BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA
THE Company's Steria-sbip "O4M-
BONGE," Commandant De L'Escalier will leave this Port for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, THURSDAY, the 15th
and CARGO, on THURSDAY July, at Noon,
Carge and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 F.M. of the 14th, Specie and Farcels until P.. of the 14th. (Parools are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,)
For Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the Company's office, CONTENTS AND VALUE Hongkong. OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, July 3, 1969. 15july
All
Letters
for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July and a new Order (for which a second Com otherwise the Order will become lapsed, mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.
15.-1 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 nut paid before the end of the following January-all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unlesa," under peculiar kircumstances, the Fost Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.
correspondence for places to which pre- payment is compulsory must be drepaid in Hongkong Postage Stamps, Insufficiently-stamped Lettere addressed to the United Kingdom will be sent on, charged with a fine of One Shilling in addition to the portage *** Letters posted after 7 AM. on the 8th Instant will not be forwarded unless Late Fee as well as the postage is the Late tets nonuficiently stamped or unstamped addressed to places to which they can trot be forwarded unpaid, will be open ed and returned to the writers as
early 16.-After one paying a Money Order 28 possible, but no guarantee can be by whomsoever presented, the paying Office given that such Letters, if posted after will not be liable to any further claim f FM on the 7th Instant will be re-a wrong payment, however, be made owing turned until after the mail is closed, to negligence on the part of any Officer of Postage Stamps should be placed on the the Fust Office, the Fostniaster General of upper right hand corner of the corres the Country or Colony in which the negli pondence, except in cases where they gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the may be used im paynient of "Late Fees, Officer in fault to make good the loss, when the Stamp or Stamps represent
ing "Late Fees, or
Registration
"ahould be placed on the lower left
hand corner.
17.No Money Order will be paid unless the advise has been previously received.
18-Additional Rules for greater seon
All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol-rity against fraud, and for the better work- lar will be conducted in the Coins pre-ing of the system generally will be made Boribed by Ordinance 1, of 1884, and ocession may require the Frouamation of the 22nd January, 19.-Should it
1864, and no other Coins, but those therein specified will either be received or given in change as fractional parts of a Dollar Payment for Postage Stamps must be made in the current Dollars of the Colony or Bauk Notes. Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P. M. on the 7th Instant.
SAML. BARFF.
For the Postmaster General. Gozeral Post Office, Hongkong,
July 1, 1869. "AM Mal jy8
1-Un the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £16, at the rate of Exchange Ourrent for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Cents, Scale, vizi
**For sums not exceeding £2,...........12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5.44 £7.42 £10,48
2-No Money Order to include & frac- tional part of a Penny.
3-Orders drawn in the United King- dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.
Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Onses in the United King, dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refor
are used by marcantile men, or others, sppear that Money Orders. either in the United Kingdom or at Hong kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the British or Colonial Post Office, sa the case transmission of large sums of money, the may be, will consider the propriety of in the power of wholly suspending for a tires greasing the Commission, and will exercise the issue of Money Orders.
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,"
General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
ALSO
author: Prico
"The Origin of the Chinese" by the same
Apply at Mesara LAKE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House, Hongkong, October 17, 1868,
SAYLE & Co.,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, ĐO NG KONG.
-HAVE RECEIVED EX MAIL STEAMER,
A
Large assortment of MILLINERY, BONNETS, and HATS, of the latest fashions.
A Choipe assortment of, SILK, MUS LIN, and GRENADINE, for Evening Wear.
Intimations.
intimations.
CHINESE PILOTAGE on registered Plot Bosta to convey them
GENERAL REGULATIONS WITH LOCAL RULES
FOR THE
PORT OF SWATOW.
GENERAL REGULATION 1.
I. Bye-Laws and Local Rules, 1.-Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for the better ordering of pilotage matters at the Ports are to be drawn up by the Har- bour Mssler in consultation with the Con
from
place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs or Harbour Master's Departments, with each stores as may be wanted for either Light-houses or Light-ships
2-Every Idoensed Pilot Boat shall pay a fee of Twenty Taels for renewal of Li on the fret of July each year.
cense
-In case of a Filot going off in an un- registered. Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time he is on board; bat no Pilot is authorised to cruise in an unregistered Boat, without special permission from the Harbour Mas 4.The eweer or hirer of any unregis
sola and Chamber of Commerce, with whom tored Boat making use of a Pilot Flag, and also it rests in the same way to fix the unmot having a Licensed Pilot on board, shall of Pilots, tariff of charges, and define be prosecuted before the authorities to limits of the Pilotage ground.
whom he is amenable, or whose Flag or the
2-The number of Pilots for the Port of national Ensign he has the right to use.
5. A registered Pilot Boat is not per Swatow shall be siI.
3.-The Piletage ground for the Fort of mitted to fly the Pilot Flag, save when there Swatow
shali
ba off Bill Islet to the lower in either a Licensed Filot or certificated Ap limit of the anchorage habchio Point.
prentice on board, ar 4.The rates of pilotage shall be as fol- of the Pilotage ground: steamers or sailing lows for all sized vessels between the limits
vessels, $2.00 per foot English measurement To Harbour Pilot for Berthing or Unberth ing, 50 cents per foot English measure ment
GENEBAL REGULATION II. II. Pilots Individuals Eligible The subjects, citizens or protegen of Treaty Powers shall, equally with Natives of China, and without distinction of nationality, be eligible for appointment when vacancies oscar, by the Board of Appointment, and A fine assortment of new French FLOW-ject to the General Regulations now issued, ERS, HEAD-DRESSES and FEATHERS. and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced
respectively. GENERAL REGULATION II. III. Board of Appointment, how to be Constructed.
A large assortment of new TRİM- MINGS and FRINGES in all oclory.
at the several Porte:
GENERAL REGULATION IX. Flays to be exhibited on arrival. When Dearing the anchorage the Pilot shall case to be exhibited
A Red and White Flag (No. 3), if the
vessel is from Hongkong, Japan, or any Chinese Port,
▲ Blue and White Flag (No. 2), if from any Foreign Porting
A Yellow and Blue (No. 10), if the vessel is in ballast
A Red Swallow Tail (No. 5), if the vessel has gunpowder or other combustibles on board.
GENERAL REGULATION X Harbour Pilots: Fessels in Harbour,.
Borthing, dc.
2
1-The duties of the Harbour Pilot, where such exists, will be to take charge of vessels at the outer limit of the anchorage, The Board of Appointment shall consist berth them in accordance will the orders of the Harbour Master as President, the received from the Harbour Master's De Sentor Pilot, and two persons whose partient, take charge of vessels shifting names shall be drawn by lot, by the Herbertb, going in and out of dock, or to and Ladies' and Gentlemen's Kid GLOVES, bour Master, from a list prepared and pub frem & wharf or out of the anchorage, and lished by the Barbour Bisater in consulta to sasist and report to the Barbour Master's in white and colors, all sizes,
tion with the Couauls, and. Chambers
Office all
matters concerning the shipping Commerce,
in Port, and the
Gentlemen's Drab Shell and Felt HATS,
Blue and Green GOSSAMERS, &c.
is hereby notified that, under the pro- the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not
visions of a ressury Warrant dated BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT, exceeding half-an-ounce in weight posted of the Ports in in Hongkong or at any China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or of the Ports in China and Japan, and any conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Cents.
20, Foochee load, Shanghai Honghong, February 3, 1860.
For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in
FOR SALE
or
GENERAL REDULATION. IV. Vacancies: how to be filled up.
1 Whenever there may be a vacancy amnog the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in the local prints and right days afterwards the Board of Appointment shall proceed to fill it up by a competitive oxamination. tho ozandination any one who, having once
The Bo
Board may rofuse to admit to
been a Licensed Pilot, has had his License withdrawn, and sto any candidate who is onable to procure Consular Certificates as to Character; &c.
The oxamination shall be public and AT THE “CHINA MAIL" OFFICE, | gratuitous, and the vacuumcies shall be given
to the
or harbour, conservancy of the river 2.In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas-
far
ter
as posible, meet the wishes
of Commanding Officers and Consignees j and the entrance, working or clearance of vennels taking berths not assigned to them, ahall be stopped by the Customs until the Harbour Master's orders are complied with.
3.Yeasels are to moor in accordance with orders received from the Harbour Master, and they are not to remove fron the anchorage without bis permission.
4.The Barbour Pilotage Fees payable
to the Harbour Master are as follows:-
Shifting a vessel's berth taking a vessel
weight & further rate of Twelve Cents for PBE following SETS of the CHINA date 0ost competent, along the candi- to or from a heaving down Halk; $10, in
each half ounce is chargeable,
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 18, 1868.
formation that the Contreal between th
1. It is hereby notified for general in-↑ government of Mauritius and the Union for the Conveyance
ance at this Office, and also at Shanghai Steam-ship Cometh between Ceylon aud
and Yokohama
without distinction of nationality, full. provided always the competency of the first
on the list be not relative but absolute.
"TREATY PORTS OF CHINA JAPAN," AND "NOTES AND
PUNGH" can be obtained, stitched in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents Fer copy viz-
price or by deputy, be present and take part in QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN,"
No.
Jeéta complete from 11
"
++
15
4
16.
.
$9.50.
$2.60
12.25
Also a low separate copies of Nos.1, 2,
4The Consul concerned may in peranti,
the examination of candidates.
EXTRACTS FROM BRYLEWS.
(From the "Straits Times," July 27, 1868.)
7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24, censes, each member having one Consul upon tus progress that literature as zemre
6.The majority of the votes of the members of the Board shall decide the admission of candidates for Pilots' Li
vote in the Some time ago we had occasion to remark Ballot, but
but in the absence of.
Viện A. SAINT
SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT
Trustees
Hon. W. Keswick,
JOAN DENT,
93
of Mails once Mauritius, and between Mauritius and 5-Applicants for Money Orders must Natal, having terminated, the corr
correspon- furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from the initial of one Christian name, both of this Office in the Mail for Aden, from the Remitter and the Payee if the Remit whe
whence it will be sent to its destination by ter or Payee be a Feer or a Bishop, his or the French Mail Pockets leaving Aden for dinary title, will be sufficient, if arm, the Reunion and Mauritius on the url of cael FHROUGH V. 5. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK, Usual designation of such firm, such as Month.
TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-Baring brothers" will suffice; but the No alteration has been made in the W. LEMANN, Esq. JJ
Messrs Pirates of Postage on correspondence ai- mere term Mesars, s'ich us vington," or the name of a Company trad- dressed to Mauritius,
PAOLFIO MALL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
ed as followa — China, Great Republic,
July August, 19.
19,
A Stoamer will leave Shanghai on or about saine date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamor.
Passengers ticketed through to California Mexico, Central and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, beldi ris Now York and by lines from Pe nama and Aspinwall, a
but
10
ZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA
ON OF SHANGHAL
granted on Marine Isaka to
ta of the world at current rates,
on to the pana! brokerage, this returns to the assured Fifteen Its yearly profits divided pre net premium contributed:
RUSSELL & Co.
Secretaries,
4 June 4, 1869,
INSURANCE COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO.
righed having been appointed
m China for the above INDOF.
WY Bre prepared to grant Poli- Marine Baska, at the curren
July 6, 1860 & Co.
ARANG SEA AND URANCE COMPANY OF
SAMARANG,
signed having been app
appointed Macao for the above Hamzed prepared to grant Policies me Risks at the current Hates." BRATNAL & Co.
art. 1866.
OOSTERLING I HİZ FIRE INSURANCE COM. SY OF BATAVIANTAR
REA AND FIRE INSUR. MPANY OF SAMARANG,
signed having been appointed Hongkong for the shore mes are prepared, to grant Bes Binks on the qual
At 11886
SIEMSSEN & Co. -
Foxes, Eaq. H. G. THOMSUIT,
Haq, IN, Directors Hou, H. B. GIDE, W. MACAULAY, Esq. G. 1 UELLAND, B., W. Bade, G. HEARD, ERG
J: MUKRAY, M.D. Committee of Management, but Hon. W. KRSWICK, Chairman,
Rev.
Esq.
ing under a title which does not consist of As the communication with Natal and W. MACAULAY, H 6. THOMSETT, the names of the persons composing it, such the Cape of Good Hope is thus out off, the G. J. HELLAND, Esq
as "Carron Co." is inadmissible, ES correspondence for those Colonies, unless
6. The Remitter on stating that the Ormarked to be forwarded by Private Ship, der is to be paid only through a. Bank, to will, in future, be sent in the Maile' for have the option of giving or withdrawing London at the following rates of Postage, the name of the Payee in such case, the which must be paid in advance, viz :- Urder will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they Upon Letters sont by way amethi are Intended to be paid through a Bank,
7--When an Order is presented through Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf- ficient, provided the Order be crossed with the name of the receiving Bark, and be ***West presented by some Person known to be in the Royal West India Mail Line the employ of auch Bank India and Facitle Steam-ship Company,"
Return tickets issued at a reduction of apon the whole amount for the round Connections are at Panama with made Stes Lines upon the West Coast of Cen- tal and South America, at Aspinwall with
If the
and the French Transatlantic 8-The signature of the Fayes of a Mo "And, at New York, with the ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the irien to Europe Tickets issued place provided for the purpose. for the following Steam ship Lines: Inmau, National, General Transatlantic Co., New
Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence
54.
JJ
of Southampton,..... 46 cents enchan When sent by way of Marsaillesan Newspaper vid Southair-
pton Newspapers vie Marseil-
6
1)
Book Packota vid South-
ampton 30 under-4 oz, 20 conts, above.4 oz, and not ex- ceeting 8 oz. and 20 coats for every additional 8 oz.
O
N
ONATIONS of Books, Feriodicals, News- papers, Clothes, do, will be most hankfully received.
A. OVERBURY Superintendent. Hongkong, October 29, 1868.
Published weekly. Subscription (Exolu sive of postage) Tls. 12 per sbuum; payable in advance.
SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
AND
LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA
AND JAPAN
the Flasbour Master shall have set by the 'ress bad made and was concerned the car jeg press making in the East, and our attention has GENERAL REGOLATION V. gain beon called to, the subject by the re Pilota Licenses; by anhom to be maual.
of a Hongkong publication which
be
聶
1.-Pilots' Licenses shall be fasted by the deserves some nolky slid which we Comuniesioner of Customs in the name and much pleasure in introducing to the know- on of the Chinese Government; Li-ledge of our readers. We allude to Noter
behalf Les issued to Filate not being natives and Queries on China and Japan, published of Chins shall subsequently be vised and monthly by Mr Saint, the proprietor of the
China. Mail
newspaper. This publication registered at the Consulate concerned.
Licensed Pilot shall Every
printed on giron is well a printed copy of the General Regulations and shape a very like its wall-known name- ted on good paper, and in size aud Local Rules and shall produce the same sake or prototype at home, and is equally
mine containing very curious and useful information
tion regarding the language, litera- Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese. ture. history, mannera and customs of the It says a good deal for the extent and GENERAL REGULATION VI Apprentice Pilots; how to be takes
stability of the footing of Europeans in 11 shall be allowable for each Licensed Chins, that such a publication as this
should Pilot to take an apprentice, for whom he shoul be catablished and conducted with
responsib
on the application of apparently successful vigour. Pilots, the Harbour Master will supply Ap The publication is altogether a very in-
83
well as
as his License when
3-On the first of
year every of July required. Pilot shall pay the arm of Ten Haiwan Tuels for the renewal of his License.
shall
| bỏ
prentices with special certificates.teresting que, and wishing it every succEAF, 2-When the circumstances of the Port we commend it to the attention and support appear to demand it, the Harbour Master of our readers, may suthorize apprentices to act tempora rily and within certain limits, as Pilota; provided they bave received certificates of
competency from the Board of Appoint
ment
(From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1889.)
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the numbers for the current year of Notes and Queries," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. B. Depuys, whose Treaty Ports of Chin's and Japan" are so well known. From the names attached to the Nutes" we can see that the con
contributors include
de some of the best Chinese scholars. the Eart. Its in- terest is not confined to China, and it will
-end Bromen Steani-ship Co., and North his address in the presence of the Uficer under 4 oz.: 28 cents above for and not of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular places, and who is invested with power to bave directed their attention towards the York And Havre Steam-ship Co., New York of a Witnese, who must sign his naine, with-Book Packets via Marseilles, 14 contever, containing Ufficially avized Reports/nder whose order and control they are be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who
Gerinan Lloyds
who pays the Order,
Favorable arrangements have been made 9. Should the Fayes of a Money Order
ounces.
exceeding 8 oz; and 29 conte for every additional
MF. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Generat General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1869.
for through passengers and freight to Ame-esire to receive payment in the Country in rice, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, which the Onter was issued, at some other and, from Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Office than that in which the Order was
Through Bills of Lading girea for Ports
ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen- provided the Order be inclosed to the tral and South America to as far as Valpa- Postmaster of the Office in which it was raiso, to New York, Lingpool, Southampton, drawn. In annh case a new Order will be and sit. Nazaire, Franc
isaned, the Commission chargeable upoT is hereby notified for general informa- which will be deducted from the singunt of tion that henceforward the. Postage the now Order.
chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns
Freight to United States payable in ad- vance in Mexican Dollara, or on delivery in American Gold Cwith 8 per cent ad
ditional, at shipper's option.
For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya West
GEO E LANE,
Agent
Hongkong, February 16, 1869.
Post-Oillee Notifications.
• WALLS BY THE "BERAR”— The Contract Packet "BEHAR" will be dispatched with the usual Mails for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the
10-r the event of a Money Order addressed to the United States of America miscarrying or being lost, & duplicate will transmitted via the United Kingdom will be granted on a written application from be as follows, viz
the Payee, (containing the necessary particulars, and accompanied by su addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Urder was payable.
11-Un the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be
Stl Instant, at A., and the Post prosented with the application for a new
Urder.
Office will be open for the reception of
12-But when it is desired that any Ordinary Letters, Letters for Registra tion, Newspapers, Books, &c, until 8 error in the name of the Remitter or Payes on the 7th Instant. Lettera, should be corrected or that the amount of de, may be posted in the right box a Money Order should be repaid to the from 8 F.K. on the 7th Instant until Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in 7.M. on the following inorning All Letters paated between 7 and 8 a, which the Urder was originally drawn, on the 8th Instant will be chargeable, application must be made to the Chief in addition to the usual postage, with Money Order Ofice of such Country, This
application must be accompanied by an in a Late Fee of 18 cent N The latest time for posting Letters at this additional Commission, unless it have re- Office is 8 and for Newspapers, ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the Books, or Patterns 7 A., on the 8th Commission will be deducted from the
Bout of the New Order, Intimit.
Fid SOUTHAMPTON, Under 4 ounce,
12 cents. Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 8 ounce,
24 Above 8 ounce and not ex-
creding 12 ounce Above. 12 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 16 ounces-
• 88
48
For every additional 4 oz, 19
Via MARSEILLES, Under 4 ounce,; ««.
15 cents. Above 4 dunce and not ex
ceeding 8 onnee, Above 8 ounce, and not ex-
coeding 12 ounce
.
82
48
51
Above 12 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 16 ounce,
04
For every additional 4 or, 18 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory sach case,
F. W. MITCHEL
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1809,
GENERAL REGOLATION VII, Licensed Pilota; to whom subordinated, Unlicensed Piloting, dol 1.-Licensed Filcts may carry on their business either singly or in Companies They must pay due respect to the wishes Gazette isa General Weekly Nawapa and instructions of the Harbour Master, Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in suspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and when the Pilot is a generally to all who are interested in ori- concerned Bankrupto Original Articles; Notus and Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within esial antiquities. It deserves to be better Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public
known in India. Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial three days, Summary, de, &c.
21f guilty of any misconduct for which (From the London Examiner," May Consular punishment has been inflicted, or Advertisements will be charged Tla. 1
16, 1868.) offence per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 sts. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser tion.j
Shanghai, January, 1867,
HOLLOWAYS PILLS & OINTMENT.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,
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the Covaul
if proved to have committed gividual
This really useful volume ("Treaty Ports against Revenue Laws, the concerned may be suspended or dismissed of China and Japan is intended as s by the Harbour Master, subject to guide for travellers and residents in China peal to bis Corant. If a Foreigner, the and Japan, and as a book of referenes for appeal to be lodged within three days.
mercantile men generally. It contains att 3.Any one piloting without a license, account, historical and
political, of
the shall be subject to prosecution before his open ports of these countries, together with awn authorities, who will deal with the Faking, Tedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It offender in accordance with the Laws of his has been carefully compiled and edited by Country. Any Pilot Lunding his License to Mr N. B. Dennys and the elaborate maps
another will
his License.
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abounds,
of
with which the work
enhance its value:*** We have thus given in outline some
TAIS Medicine is universally admitted 1 to be too most efficacious damedy known to the world. No preparation is no
to forfeit Co itable to the climates of India and this with in the same proceeded against and dealt and
De Way, in addition as this fine and invigorating medicine. It ing his is particularly adapted to the constitutionny Commanding Officer employing the more prominent portions of the chapter of European ladies, as it is never failing in an unlicensed person to pilot his vessel devoted to Canton, as a specimen of the its effect in all diseases peculiar to females, will be liable to be fined in the sum of One whole volume. Other chapters treating of while those who are attenuated by the de Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose bilitating effects of the above climates will jurisdiction he is Emenable, And in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta listan whereby they may insure a restora tion to robust health.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT,
Ningpo, Shanghae, and
Farm the
the remainder
traaty porta, we CATE only anumerate. The pages describing GENERAL REGULATION VIII.
Peking
the capital, are so interesting, and Pilot Boats: Regulations to be observvik. contain so much that is new to European 1-Pilot Boats shall be registered with readers respecting its history, public buil
and general characteristics, that wa
their crews at the Harbour Master's Office, fait transfer them to our column
where each boat will be given a certificate
The solange of Medicine has never before and number. The words "Licensed Pilot á complete and intelligible pian of the Ime produced any remedy that can be compared Boat" shall, with the number, be legibly perial City and
neighbourhood, gives us
to this wonderful. Dintment, as is caros painted at the stern, and on the head of the accurate notion of the relative praition of after all other means have falled, all Mainmail: and a flag, of which the upper its divisions, streets, and places. wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most horisontal half shall be yellow, and the In the introductory chapter to the notices inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli- lower green, shall be flown. Such register of the Treaty Forts of Japan will be found mates of India and China. It is the true ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their nationals succinct history of that Empire, together friend of the Soldier and Civilian, au vers
papers with their Conant or the Customs; with remarks on its government, geography, tain old sores can be removed by it that they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found particularly cannot be conquered by any other treat within the limits of the Port and Plonge interesting as thoowing a considerable light ment.
ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, and. Hongkong, February 1, 1807,
#dues. On the requisition of the Harbour still comparatively,unknown to Europeans,
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