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JULY 28, 1869'
nsurancese ASKOREAN DE
ONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION COME BAC
signed having bean appointed
of the above Corporation
ant Fire and Mariae fupr ial Terms pie Jo rus? QULIDAY WIBE & Cơ th Desibor 26: 18672 Gr
& INSURANCE OFFICE, AL signed having been appointed! for the above INSURANOR prepared to accept Marinel de Policies on any first ausg sor Steamers, on titel usual e-in case of loss in Catal LOUPEA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON, BOB. 8. WALKER & Co. ¿ June 21 1864
NOTICE,
SURANCE COMPANY
ng Rates will be charged in rhort period Insura
One
Month
t per cent a
per cer
Beding
1 per
ouths
bent.
B. SP
is Royal
April 7, 1868.
NOTICE
good having received extende from THE ROYAL INSUR
ANY, sro Bow autfibrlied to gainst Fizz as follows Vi first-class Building of
therein in Hougtong, acao 145,000
OB & WALKER & Co.,
Ineur. Company of Láserpe
June 17, 1864.
REDUCTION
LAZES OF PREMIUM FOR SHO
INSURANCE.
igned have (as already inti- their Cironlar dated 14th O ived authority from the Be ROYAL INSURANCE Reduce the rate of Premium circumstances, or PRIVATE 100 FURNITURE and Er contained,
3
DWELLING-HOUSES rem
the rate of Premium ters per Cent. In place of on- Annum as hitherto charged
Residences, so
BO sifusted, semi-detached, the rate will ced to Une-half per Cent Annual Rates for Fas
various classes of Buildings outs will therefore remain as
urther unties, viz. *---- senu-detached
res (rumored
wn) and their
ed), and their
ina House and
te,
pur cent
per
14 percent.
na per spectal arrangement,
DE 8 WALKER & Co.,
to Royal Insurance Company. November 9, 1868.
[
SURANCE COMPANY OF NFRANCISCO,
igned, gents for the above. sre prepared to grant Poli- IRE, on BUILDINGS and Trent rates..
RUSSELL & Co. February 6, 1867.
EA & FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
gned having been appointed Hongkong for the above NY are prepared to grant Po EA RISKS, at currentrates.
RUSSELL & Oo April 1, 3665.1%
INSURANCE ASSOCIA OF SHANGHAI ***
granted on Marine ! iska
to
of the world at current rates to the usual brokerage, this
eturns to the assured Fiffern s yearly profits divided pr
premium contributed,"
RUSSELL &
& Op Secretaries,
June 4, 1869,
NSURANCE COMPANY AN FRANCISCO
med having been appointed Chins for the above INSUF sre prepared to grant Poli arine Risks, at the curren
FUSSELL & Co
uly 5, 1886. BANG SEA AND RANCE COMPANY OF SAMAHANG.
oned having been appointed. Macao for the above named repared to grant Policies Risks at the vurrent Ratea,
RAYNAL & Co.
st. 1866 yra duy
OOSTERLING
RE INSURANOR COM-
LO
FOF BATAVIA,
SEA AND FIRE INSUR PANY OF SAMARANG,
goed having been appointed Hongkong for the shote ies are prepared to phant den Kiske on that usual AS SIEMSSENÍ & Co. ugust 3, 18867 on Jovċ
thed by CHARLER ABRAHIM Wyndham
jetor, at No. 2, f Hongkong
No. 1915-JULY 28, 1869.]/
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM YORMUSH SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, BUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES, Apo,
BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications. -|- Post-Office Notifications.
צן
[44,--Alphabetical. Laste of over 3,709 T is hereby notified for general informa- tion that henceforward the Postage. Money Order Offices in the United King dam, showing the Counties in which they chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns are situated, are hang up for public referaddressed to the United States of America ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai transmitted via the United Kingdom will and Yokohama
be as follows, Viz
Vía SOUTHAMPTON. Undor 4 ounce,
12 cents. Above 4 ounce and notesmoidosco
seeding 8 ounce,
Applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian rame, both of the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit- ter or Fayes be a Peer or a Bishop, his or dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the
such firm, petal designation of "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the
Mesar R mers term Messig., such as vington," or the usme of a Company trad ng under a title which does not consist of LIp names of the persons composing it, such sa" Carron Co." is inadmissible.
THE Company's Steam-ship "DON- The Remitter on stating that the Or NAI," Commandant MELIZAN, will der is to be paid only through a Bank, to leave this Port for the above places, have the option of giving or withdrawing with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE the name of the Payee in sach cake the and CARGO, on THURSDAY, the 12th Order will be arossed in the mme way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they August, at Noon.
are intended to be paid through a Bank:
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Landon 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 P., of the 11th, Spects and Parcels until 52.. of the 11th. (Parcela are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency & Office,
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pange, apply at the Company's office, Hougtong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
O. BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, July 26, 1869.
PACIFIC MAIL
COMPANY.
auls
THROUGH U. B. MAIL LIFE TO NEW YORK. TEAMERS of this line will be despatch
ed as follows
Great Republic,
America
Japan
China,
Great Republic,
August 10, Sept 18 October 19. Nov, 19. 18. Deo
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or abpas some date, competing at Yokohama with abota-nsmed steamer
Voyage.
|
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 Bank, and be presonted by some Person known to be in the employ of auch Bank
-The signature of the Payee of a Mo uey Order to be affixed to the Under in the place provided for the purpose. If the Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,
9.Should the Payee of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was issued, at some other Oition than that in which the Order was ori-
drawn, the transfer will be granted,
ginally the Order be inclosed to the.
Postmester of the Office in which it was drawn. In such case a new Order will be issned, the Commission chargeable upon Which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order.
10-In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from necessary the Payee, (containing the particulare, and accompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable,g)
11. Un the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of Money Order, or to renew lapsed
Urder. The additional Commission in the last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Urders must be presented with the application for a new
Urder.
12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Pages should be correctail or that the amount of Passengers ticked through to California,
Money Order should be repaid to the Mexico, Central and South America, the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should Atlantic States, and to England or France, he renewed for payment in the Country in both vis New York and by lines from Phich the Order was originally drawn, hama and Aspinwaí
Return tickets at a reduction of application must be made to the Chiet Money Order Office of such Country. This 10% upon the whole amount for the round application must be accompanied by an Connections are made at Panama with additional Commission, unless it have re Lines upon the West Coast of Conference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the tral and South America, at Aspinwall with Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order, e the "Royal West India Mail Lane, West
13.Repayment whether of an original, India and Paoilo Steam-ship
Company (Limited) and the. "French Transatlantio or renewed, or a duplicate. Urder, will not Company" And, at New York, with the be made to the remitter until it has been Farious lines to Europe Tickets feaned ascertained that the advice has been can- for the following Steam-ship Lines: Innau, ceiled at the Office on which the Order was National, General Transatlantic Co., Now originally drawn York and Havre Steamship Co., Now York and Bremen Steam-ship Co., and North German Lloyds,
Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to Ame rics, frums Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, and, from Swaton, Arary and Foochow --- Through Bills of Lading given for Ports of Mexico and on the West Coast of Gen tral and South America to as far as Valpa raisu, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton and St. Nazaire, France.
Freight to United States payable in ad- vance in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent wil ditional, at skipper's option,
*
For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya West,
GEU. E. LANE,
Agent.
Hongkong, February 10, 1869.
Post-Once Notifications.
It is hereby notified for general inform tion that henceforward closed mails for the
14-Payment of an Order must be ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Urder (for which a second Cow- mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become
ecosasty.
A
11f 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
to
the Money will be forfeited, anless, under prouliar circulastances, the Fost Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.
16After önce paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If a wrong payment, howgror, be made owing to negligenes on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of
Above 8.ounce and not ex-
48
ceeding 12 ounce, 36 Above 12 ounce and not ex- ceeding 10 ounces to For every additional 4 cz, 12
Via MARSEILLES. Untier 4 ounce, 3-16 cents. Above 4 onnoe and not ex-
ceeding 8 ounce,-*- 32 Above 8 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 12 anace, 48 Above 12 ounce and not ex
ceading 16 ounce, - - For every additional 4 oz., 16 Propayment of the Postage in compulsory in each case-
FW. MITCHELL Pustmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868.
It is hereby notified that, under the anf thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the 1st May last, Superintending, or First-Claps Schoolmasters in the Army will, in futuro, be entitled to the same privileged in regard to Letters sent by or addressed to them on their own private affairs as are at present enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will be entitled (se Army Schoolmasters of all but the First-Class now are) to the same privileges, in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned theers and Private Soldiers,
F. W. MITCHELL, ent Postmaster General. General Poet Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868,
1. It is hereby notified for general in- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ahip Company, for the Conveyance of Maile once a Month between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Nutal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Ubice in the Mail for Aden, from by whence it will be sent to its destination the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritins on the 23rd of each Month, alteration has buon made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritius.
2. No
Intimations.
NEW BOOK,
HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
Translated from the Chinese BY
JOHN CHALMERS, A.N. Price $1.50.
ANID JA WALSO,
"The Origin of the Chinese" by the game author: Frice $1.5
Apply at Mesars LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House. Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
PAYNE AND COMPANY, BELATEE BUNGALOW angkan Calcutta, eta akan
STABLISHED HALF A CENTURY, WHOLESALE AND ENTAIL DEPOT, S FOB THE SALE OF THEIR RENOWNED Chutnies and Indian Condiments. Namely,
Finest
17.
ty.
Bengal Club Chutney Lucknow Chutney Cashmere Chutney
Col. Skimer's Cney
Per bhd. €20.
intimations.
HINESE PILOTAGE
SERVICE.
GENERAL REGULATIONS WITH LOCAL RULES
FOR THE
anuimations.
Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory vu registered kilot Boats to convey from place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Costoms or Barbour Master's Departments, with such stores as may be wanted for either Light-houses or Light-lips.
Every Licensed Pilot Bost shall pay
a fee of Twenty Taels for renewal of Li-
PORT OF SWATOW. cake on the first of July each year.
GENERAL REGULATION I
or.
3.-In case of a Pilot going off in an un- registered Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Filot Boat Flag during the time he is ou board; bot no Pilot is authorised 1. Bye-Laws and Local Kules.
to oruize in an unregistered Boat, without Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for the better ordering of pilotage matters at special permission from the Basbour Mas the Porta are to be drawn up by the Har-
4-The owner or hirer of any uniegie- bour Master in consultation with the Con-tered Boat making use of a Pilot Flag, and sals and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having a Licensed Filet on board, ahall also it rests in the same way to fix the num
be prosecuted before the authorities to ber of Filots, tariff of charges, and define whom he is amenable, or whose Flag or the limits of tile Pilotage ground.
national Ensign he be the right to use. 2.--The number of Pilots for the Port of Swalow shall be six.
3.The Pilotage ground for the Fort of Swatny shall be of Bill Islet to the lower limit of the anchorage babchie Point
4.The rates of pilotage shall be as fol-
5- registered Filot Evat in tot per- mitted to fly the Pilot Flag, save when there is other a Licensed Filut or certificated Ap- prentice on board,
GENERAL "BaGULATION TX,
Flags to be exhibited on anical, When nearing the anchorage the Pilot
Per doz qts. Solows for all sized vessels between the limits Per divx pts. 21s of the Pilotage ground: steamers or shall cause to be exhibited
Feseals, $2.00 per foot knghabmeasurement..
To Harbour Pilot for Berthing or Unberth-vessel is from Hongkong, Japan, or any A Red and White Flag (No. 3), if the
20sing, 50 cents por foot English meuadre £25 ment Per libe
Findares Chutney
Major Gray's Cuer Pickled Mangoes, 100 in barrel, Mulligatawnee Paste Curry Faste
4
Perdos, pts, 208-
*Per lb.
43
20s
#quare.
bottle
78
4 Curry Powder
32
Tamarind Fish, 1000
slices in buitel, Tamarind Fish Rosegal.
,, Mangoe Fish Roses
Smoked Mangoe Fishi
100 in sina.MONG Chili Vinegar
Cayenne Pepper
2
GENERAL REGULATION II.
*. 17. Pilote-Individuals Eligible. The subjects, citizens or protégés of Treaty Powere shall, equally with Natives of
Chine, and without distinction of nation lity, be eligible for
Chinese Portu
A blue and White Flag (No. 2), if from
any Foreign Port
A Yellow and Blue (No. 10), if the vessel in'in baikat, **-
has guipuder or other combustibles on A ked Swallow Tail (No. 5), if the vesrol
vacandies appointment when occur, by the Board of ppointment, sub-hourd. ject to the General Regulations now issued, 118 and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced Per bottles at the several Ports [respectively. Per bottle. 26
JAMS AND JELLIES,
2-16: tins 1-15. tins.
Guava Jelly
*Tiprates Jam
Preserved Limes Parved Mangoes Pine Apple Jelly Prea're
*71
"Pickled Limes
31
Per dozen.
368;
GENERAL KEGULATION III, III. Board of Appointment, how to be constructed.
The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour Master as President, the
GENERAL REGULATION X. Barbour Fitots! Fessels in Harbour, Berthing, da
1-The duties of the Harbour Pilot, where such exists, will be to take chargo of vessels at the uuter limit of the anchorage, berth them in accordance with the orders received from the Barbour Master's De
or a) Senior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take change of vessels shifting
from whart or
24 names shall be drawn by lot, by the Harbert, going in and unt of deck, or to and
bour Master, from a list prepared and pub- lished by the Harbour haster in consulta tion with the Couanla and Chambers of Commerce!
Bael Preserve Bengal Humpa
Jato per lb. N. B.-Chutnies, Curry Powdora, and Pastes, shipped in bulk, to any quarter of the Globe.
Payne and Co., Have always on hand a large Stock of superior MANILA CIGARS, of all sizes.
Terme Remittance, or referenco in Cal
..
qutta; to accompany order.
For orders over £26, 20 per cent discount will be allowed, all Goods free on board in Calcutta.
3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus out off, the correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Frivate Ship, AT will, in future, be sent in the Bails for London at the following rates of Portage, which must be paid in advango, viz: Upon Letters sent by way
of Southampion, ................ 46 centa each } vż. When sent by way of
Marseilles......64 Newspaper via Southam Newspapers vià Marseil- Book Fackets via Sonth-
ampton,
J
10
under 4 oz, 20 centa, aboye 4 oz and not ex- ceeding 8 oz. and 20 cents for every.
additional 8 oz.
FOR SALE.
THE CHINA MALL OFFICE
THE
following SETS of the " IN A
·PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched in paper wrappers, as the rate of 23 cents Fer copy viz
No. Price.
31 sets complete from 11.
$9:50. 15.
$2.50. 5.95 16,
$2.25. Also a few seperate cupice of Nos. 1, 2, 9, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24.
CA. SAINT.
SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.
Book Packete vit Marseilles, 14 cents under 4 oz; 28 cents above for and not sxreeding 8 oz.; and 28 sente for every Hoo.
aunces additional 8.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generat General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1868.
Postage on Correspondence between Hou kong and the Straits und Jeudia
Tristeer.
...
GENERAL REGULATION IV. Vacancies: how to be filled up. Whenever there may be a vacancy amnog the Plots, it shall be duly notified in the local prints; and eight days afterwards the Bound of Appointment shall proceed to fill it up by a competitive examination,
3.The Board may refuse to admit to the examination any one who, baving oʊce been a Licensed Pilut, has had his License withdrawn, nid also any candidate who is unable to procuro Consular Certificates as to Character, &c.
3.The examination shall be public and gratuitous, and the vacancies shall be given to the most competent among the candi- dates without distinction of nationality, provided always the competency of the first
on the list be not relative but absolute.
4:-The Consal concerned way in person, ur by doputy, be present and take part in the examination of candidates.
out of the anchorage, and to assist and report to the Harbour Master's Office all matters concerning the shipping in Fort, and the conservancy of the river or barbour.
2. In berthing vessels the Harbour Mas tar will, as far as possible, meet the wishes of Commanding Lfficers and Consigness; and the entrance, working or clearance of caela taking berths not assigned to them, shall be stopped by the Customa until the Harbour Master's orders are complied with.
3.Vessels are to moor in accordance with orders received from the Harbour Master, and they are not to remove from the
anchorage without his permission, 4.-The Harbour Pilotage Fees payable to the Harbour Master are as follows:
Shifting a vessel's berth; taking a vessel $10, in full.
RETREATY PORTS OF CHINA JAPAN" AND "NOTES AND QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN."
to or from a heaving down Hulk
EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.
-The majority of the votes of the members of the Board shall decide the (From the "Stratti Times," July 27, 1868.) admission of carididates for Pilots Li
Some time ago we had occasion to remark censea, each member having one vote in the upon the progress that Literature se repre- Balut, but in the absence of the Comaul rented by the Press had made and was concerned the Harbour Master shall have a making in the East, and our attention has
sting vote.
GENERAL REGULATION F
:
again been called to the subject by the re-
ceipt of
&
and is size
Hongkong publication which Pilots Licenses; by whom to be issued. deserves some notice and which we bare 1.--Pilots' Ligures shall be issued by the monoh pleasure in introducing to the know Coumissioner of Customs in the name and ledge of our readers. We allude to
hina and Japan, published W. KERIE, FORTES, Teq. on behalf of the Chinese Government; Li and Queries
H. G. THOMSETT, Genses issued to Pilots not being natives monthly by Mr Saint, the proprietor of the JOHN. DENT,
of China shall subsequently be viséd and China Moit newspaper, This publication Esq., B..
is well printed registered at the Consulate concerned. Directors
on good pap name. Hon. B. B. GIRE, W. MAUAULAY, Esq. Every Licensed Pilot shall be given and shape is very like its
a printed copy of the General Regulations sake or prototype at home, and is equally a G. J. HEYLAND, Eng. D. BASSOON, Esq.
Rev. W. H. BEACH. and Local Rules and shall produce the same mine coutaiuing very earious and useful G. BAR, Est.
License as well as his
when required. W. LABANK, Fay. 3. J. MURRAY, M‚5.
litera information
rogarding the language, 1
of the 3.On the first of July each year every turs, history, manners and Committee of Management."
Pilot shall pay the sum of Ten Haikwan Chiness and in a less degree of the Japanese, Hou. W. KESWICK, Chairmans.
It Bay" v a good deal for the extent and MACAYLAY, Bag, H. G. THOSET, Taels for the renewal of his License.
alability of
of the footing of Europeans in China, that such a publication as this shotsid bo established and conducted with
I beg to remind the Public for their own and fisit Correspondents' information, that W.
the Postage to and from the above Places U. J. HELLAND), Es. Esg., N. by Private Ships is payable at the Place of arrival only
SAML BARFF, for the Boelmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, June 28, 1869
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Street- Chairs and Chair-Coolies, bear date Colo uial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, Zud April, 1869,
There are two Classes of Street Chairs," Ordinary and Special.
All Street-Obairy may carry persons who the Country or Colony in which the negli-have-en aged thein up to any boar, but Offles and forwarded to London by the UnOficer in fault to make good the loss.
Dpapers, Clothes, de., will be most of Books, Periodicals, News- hankfully received.
A. OVERBURY, Superintendent. Hongkong, October 29, 1868,
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,
BIS Medicine is universally admitted to be the me efficacious remedy, known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the climates of India and China
I
GENERAL REGULATION VI Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken. It shall be allowable for each-Licensed
pparently successful vigour
shall be responsible; on the application of Pilot to tako anise on the Application of Pilots, the Harbour Master will prentices with special certificatea.
2.When the circumstances of the Port appear to demand it, the Harbour Master may authorize apprentices to act tempora (From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.) rily and within certain limits, or Pilota
We soknowledge with thanks the receipt provided they have received certificates of of the numbers for the current year of competency from the Board of Appoint"Notes and Queries," a most deserving ment
publication is altogether a very in- apply Apteresting one, and wishing it every success, wo commend it to the attention and support of our readers,
GENERAL REGULATION. VII. Licensed Pilots; to whom subordinated, Unlicensed Fitotinia, de, 1-Licensed Pilots may carry on thoir
Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. E. Dennys, whose "Treaty Ports of China and Japan" are so well known. From the nomies attached to the "Notes" we can see that the contributors include some of the
United Kindom will be made up at higence ocoura will, if he ave fit, require the Ordinary Ohara way nut ply for hire after as this fine and invigorating medicinutusiness either singly or in Companies. beat Chinese scholars in the East. Its in-
ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco, Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via San Francisco."
Letters, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southampton viz. —
For Letters, 24 cents per balf-ounce. For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 otinces, 4 conte,
For a packet of Books or Patterns, 8 gents
per 4 ounces.
will be sent via Suez
The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid
FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Offles, Hongkong February 1, 1869,
17. No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received.
18.—Additional Rules for greater scou rity against fraud, and for the better work ing of the system generally will be made an occasion may require.
first gunfire (8
As Special
(P.M.), Ho Special Chairs after midnighchairs are secured for a bighuf sum ($50) then Urdinary Chairs ($25), it is for the interest of the Public to engage only the former after gunfire,
Each Street Chair carries a Numbor, and its two Coolies a Badge enob, bearing the same Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolies Budges.
White, (1 to 200).
of
is particularly adapted to the constitution
of European ladies, as it is never failing in They must pay dus respect to the wishes terest is not confined to China, and
it
its role in all diseases peonbar to females, and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who
while those who are attenuated by the de- under whose order and control they are bave directed their attention towards the bilitating effects of the above dimates will placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and find in this wonderful rerely a kind of ta- suspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori lisas whereby they may insure a restora- the Conal concerned; when the Pilot is aantal antiquities. It deserves to be better
Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within known in India. tion to robust health.
three days.
(From the #London Examiner,” May
...16, 1868.)
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
2-1f guilty of any misconduct for which Consular punishment has been inflicted, or
Loither in the United Kingdom or st Hang- Special Chairs are lies Badges of produced any remedy that can be compared if proved to have committed any offence
18-Should it appear that Money Orders are used by mercantile men, or others, kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case may be, will consider the propriety of in creasing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Orders.
By: Command,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868,
L-On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at
is hereby notified that, under the pro- this Office and at the Agopoies thereof at
visions of a Treasury Warrant dated Bhanghai and Tokohama on all the Money Order Offlows in the United Kingdom of the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not Great Britain, and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding half-an-once in weight posted in Hongkong or st any of the Ports in Exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mall and charged with China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or Commission according to the following posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or of the Ports in China and Japan, and -Scale, viz. :-
-Conts, any
conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Centa
.19
For sums not exceeding £2. Above 52 and not exceeding £....24.
25
£10,48 2-No Money Order, to include a frac3 tional part of a Penny, 251
3-Orders drawn in the United King don upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at pho time of their presentation,
For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for each half ounce in chargeable.
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory
F. W. MITCHELL, Puitmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1809,
The Numbers and Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700).
When ground of Complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coelie, the person ng grieved may either hand the offender over to the Fulion, or send a memorandum of
This really useful volums (“Treaty Ports
The science of Medicans has nover before to this wonderful Ointment, as it cares against Revenue Laws, the individual after all other manns have failed, all concerned may be suspended or dismissed of China and Japan" is intended sa a wounds, sores, uters, and aise the must by the Harbour Master, subject to an sguide for travellers and residents in China. marcantile men generally. It contains an be lodged days. inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the clipeal to his Consul. It a Foreigner, the and Japan, and as a book of reference for mates of India and Chiva. It is the true appeal to youo piloting without a licenze, account, bistorical and political, of all the the complaint and the Chair's Number to friend of the Soldier and Civilian, se oor- the Registrar General.
tain old sorea can be removed by it that shall be subject to prosecution before his open ports of these countries, together with When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected not be conquered by any other treat own authorities, who will deal with the Poking, Vedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It offender in accordance with the Laws of his has been carefully compiled and edited by of having retained missing property, the ment.
Country. Any Pilat landing bis License to Mr N. B. Dennys; and the elaborate maps Number of their Chair should be sent to Hongkong, February 1, 1887.
anether will be proceeded against and dealt and plans, with which the work abounds, the Registrar General at once without any
with in the same way, in addition to forfeit considerably enbance its value.* loss of time.
ing hia lienae.
Each Street Chair carries on the hack of its Number Board & Tariff of Furce con- donged from the following. LEGALISED TARIFF OF FAEES FOR CHAIRE, CHAIR, BEARERS, AND BOATS,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour, 12 pts, Three hours,..60 cis, Hour 20 ets, Six hours, 75 ofs, Day (from 8 to 6),........... Night Fares (after 8 P.M.) 10 ots extra
One Dullar.
Chair Hire to Out Districts.
60 j
Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man. To Stanley and back,
Victoriu lien below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course.
Licensed Bearers (each).
Hour, Half day, ***
Day...
.... 8 centa. 2 cents.
36 cente
if
Published weekly-Subscription (Exclu- sive of postage) Tls. 12 per annum payable
in advance.
SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINS
AND JAPAN
4-Any Commanding Officer employing an unlicensed person to pilot his veel will be liable to be fined in the sum of One Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose jurisdiction he is amenable.
We have thus given in outline some of the more prominent portions of the chapter devoted to Canton as a specimen of the whole volume. Other chapters treating of Macro, Formoss, Ningpo, Shanghae, and the remainder of the treaty ports, we can only enumerate. The pages describing Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and contain so
so much that is bew to European
GENERAL REGULATION VIÌI Pilot Boats: Regulations to be observed. 1-Pilot Boats shall be registered with readers s respecting its history, public buil their crews at the Harbour Master's Office, dings, and general chincteristics, that we A complete and intelligible plan of the Im HE Gazette isa General Weekly Newspa where each, brat will be given a certificate would fain transfer them to our cloMEL per, containing Officially Revised Reports and number. The words "Licensed Pilot A of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular Beat" sball, with the number, be legibly perial City and neighbourhood, gives us all Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in painted at the stern, and on the head of the accurate action of the relative positions of
Original Articles; Notes and Mainsail; and a flag, of which the upper ita divisions, streets, and places.
in the introductory chapter to the notices Bankruptcy Ori paints; Reports of Puble horizontal half aliall be yellow, and the Queries on Meetings; News of the Week, Connorcial lower green, shall be flown. Such register of the Treaty Forts of Japan will be found Summary, &u, &c.
ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their national a ancritict history of that Empire, together
with remarka on its government, geograpły,. Advertisements will be charged Tis. 1 papers with their Consul or the Customs;
per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found partienlarly
ote. per 10 lines, for each subsequent interwithin the limits of the Port and Pilotage interesting as throwing a considerable light
tion.
Shanghai, January, 1887,
ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, ser Juos Ou the requisition of the Harbourcill comparatively, unknown to Evropeans,
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