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EMBER 30, 18697

nsurances.

ONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION:

signed having been appointed

the above Corporañon are rant Fice and Maine Tr

Tarmaa Helmint HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co

December 28, 188721.6. 397 bre

E INSURANCE OFFICE, signed having been appolated For the above INSURANCE & prepared to accept Mar me Policies on any firítəbl La or Steamers, on, the, um

e in case of los EEO ALCUTTA

BOMBAY, OF LONDON ROB. 8. WALKER & C8, in June 21 1864 TETRIC AND

SURANCE COMPANY OP

N FRANCISCO

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signed, Agents for the above are prepared to grant, Foli IEE, on BUILDINGS and rrent ratin

RUSSELL & Co. February 6, 1867, 19 azı EA & FIRE INSURANCE!! COMPANY razsó, dum

igned having been appointed. a Hongkong for the above UK are prepared to grant Poz SEA RISKE, at currentzaten,

RUSSELL &0

1. lomásat INSURANCE ASSOCIA

April 1, 1866.

N OF SHANGHALA AJIT

granted on Marine Flake to of the world at current rate to the usual brokerage, this eturns to the secured Fifteen te yearly profite divided pre

premium contributed, O RUSSELL & C

Secretarie June 4, 1869, INSURANCE COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO D

limit

igned laying bed appointed

a Chins for the above! ngurk yare prepared to grant Poli Marine Biska, at the durfent

PUSSELL & Com July 6, 1866,

ARANG SEA AND URANCE COMPANY OF

SAMARANO

999-

signed having been sppointed

Масво for the shоте дзянкі prepared to grant, Policies no links at the arrent lates Crna 05: ¡RAVNAL & OR 1 qust 4, 1888 inchin

NOOSTERLING IRWANS

TIRE INSURANCE COM. SY OF BATAVIA

signed having been appointed n Hongkong for the shove any are prepared to grant at Ses Hisks on the s

SIEMSSEN & Co.. August 1, 1866.

1866, burg

- Docks,

ON; DOCK COMPANY OF

WHAMPOA, LIMITED

any call the attention of Ship Consignees and Masters

eir Establishment at Hong hampos, for the DOOK. ING of excels

ang, the

in the

built, and of diment

350 feet in Jen

et of water

o. if there are: thi

Boiler makers and Maditiery

necessary for ding

Vassels or Steamers,

my have also opened a Ship. ide of the Hongkong Dock,

to contract for the construc

ars or Sailing Vesseli

on the Company bu

ood rates.

Tug "LITTLE ORPHA

apy

ed to tow Vessels to ses, or

t reasonable rates.

are,

to:

S. WALKER

Bepretary

Offce, Queen's Road, Corner Lane. Png, April 8, 1869,

N DOOK COMPANY OF

ONG AND WHAMPOA.

(LIMITED)

NOTICE

Company, having recently

st their Docking Establish

loon, FIRST CLASS

re prepared to furmah

ufacture and Repairing o

rize, and for tus making or team Machinery marins

of Sugar crushing and Refin

Shafting

Ion of Factory, or Mill, work

7-ia,in co

hich Ves

ay at any

Jeffy are

Jane 24%

Wished by CHAINS

rietor, at No.

No. 1570.

MBER 30 1800.1

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.

STEAL FOR

PAQUEBOTS PUSTE FRANCAIS SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, FOINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,

ALEXANDRIA MESSINA, MARSEILLES,

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY,

MADRAS

AND CALQUITA THE Company's Stean-sipTMPERA TRIOL Commandant LACATRE, will leava Lkia Port for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 12th October, at Neon.

Cargo and Spente will be registered for London well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 .. of the 11th; Specie and Parcels until P. of the 11th. (Parcels are not to be sent on hoard; they must be left at the Agency's

Office regarding Freight and For Particulars Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hougtong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

U BERTRAND, Principit Agent. Hongkong, September 21, 1869,

PACIFIO MAIL STEAM-SHIF COMPANY.

0912

THROUGH V. MAIL CINE TO NEW YORK. TEAMERS of this line will be despatch

ed as follows:-

October 19, NOT.

18. Great Republic Dear 18 A steamer will leave Shanghai on or abone sanie date, connecting at Yokohama with above famed steamer,

Passengers ticketed through to California, Motipo, Central and South America, the Adaufe Biales, and to England or France, both Fia Now

Now York and by lives from Pa Baina and Anginval

Post Office Notifications:

THE CHINA MAIT

Post-Office Notifications.

is hereby notified that, under the pro- Visions of a Treasury Warrant dated desire to receive payment in the Country in -Should the Payee of a Money Order the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not which the Order was issued, at some other exceeding ball-an-ence in weight posted Office than that in which the Chdar was OPİ- in Hongkong or at any of the Ports in ginally tirawn, the

and Japan addressed to Egypt, or provided the Onder, be inglosed to the

transfer will be

granted, Posted

in Egypt addressed Hongkong or Postmaster of lie-Offee in which it was shy of

of the Ports in Chine and Japan, and drawn. In such case, a new Order will be reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve which will be deducted from the amount of conveyed in the Mails by Britial Packet, issued, the Commission chargeable upo

For Letters

exceeding half-an-ounce in 10-In the rest of a Money Order

the new Order 77 rate of Twelve Cents for carrying of bear lest, a Aluplicate will cach half purice is chargenbijbe granted on a written application from Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory.he Farver (contaming the necesse

MITCHELL, Postmaster General. partionlars, and hoofmpanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order Wis payable. 1.

"1L-On the receipt of a similar

Dents

General Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1868

Intimations.

sive of postage) Tis. 12 per annum; payable in advance.

Pablished weekly.-Subscription (Exclu

AND

Intimations.

SERVICE.

Intimations.

HINESE PILOTAGE Master or his deputies, it will be obligatory on registered Filot boats to convey from place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs or Harbour Master's Departments, with auch atores as may be wanted for either Light-houses or

GENERAL REGULATIONS WITH LOCAL RULES

SA FOR THE LONG PORT OF SWATOW.

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND

PROVINCIAL COURTON GREAD TS VIOLA

AND JAPAN.

Cases heard at the Supremo and Conanlar THE Gazette is a General Weekly Newspa- Courie, Polios Cases, and Bankraptoy; Origilla

per, containing Officially Revised Reports

Queries on Legal poide

Notor Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Bummary; d., done?

Report and Advertisements will be ebarged Tis. 1 per 10 lines, for the first insertion; and 60

of

vy Licensed Kilos Boat shall pay

a fee of Twenty Taels for renewal of Li canse on the first of July each year.

S-In case of a Pilot going off in an un- registered Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time he is on board; but no lot is authorised special permission hom the Harbour Mas to cruise i

e-in an unregistered Beaty without

GENERAL REGULATION L

the better ordering of pilotage matters at

1. Bye-Laws and Local bules. ~

the Ports are to be drawn up by the Har- By-Laws and Rules necessary for bour Master in consultation with the Con-tered Best baking use of a Pilot blog, and sula and Chamber of Commerce, with whom net having a Licensed Filet on board, shall 4-The owner or of any umegle bor of l'ilots, tariff of charges, and define whom he is amenable, or whose Flag or ako limits of the Pilotage ground.

2.-The number of Pilots for the Port of

national Ensign he has the right to use. Swatow shall be sir.

is hereby notified for general information, orders will be given to boats per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser also it rests in the same way to fix the nube prosecuted before the authorities to

tion that henceforward the Postage addressed to the United States of America chargeable on Book and Pablets of Patterns transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz jamesraan

Via BOUTHAMPTON, Under 4 ounce,

12 cents. Above & once and not ex-

ceeding 8 ounce, Above Seance and

ceeding 12

Above 12 ounce

ceeding 16 ounces

23

ex

not ex

For every additional 4 oz.

V4 MALBEILLES Under 4 ounce,

Above 4 ounce and not ex.

feeding 8 ounce,

Above 8 cince, and not ok

ceeding 12 ounce, Above 12 ounce and not ex-

ceeding 16 ounce,

For every additional 4 os., 10 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory in each case.

F. W. MITCHELL, Portmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868.

lapsed

tión.

Shanghai, January, 1867. §. NEW BOOK,

of a Money Order, or to renew s laat case will be deducted from the amount Order.. The additional Commission in the of the new Order. Lapsed (rders must be presented with the application for a new* HE Speculations of

Order.

12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee hould be corrected or that the amount of Money Order ahonld be repaid to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order shouts be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chier Sloney Order Ullica of such Country. This Application at be accompanied by an aattional, unless it have re ference to s

Urder, in which case the Commissions FF be deducted from tho amount of the New Order,

The Old Philosopher*

Lav-TSZR," Translated from the Chinese

BY

JORN CHALMERS, 1 H. Price $1.50 ALSO,

"The Origin of the Chinese by the same author: Price $1.

Apply at Messrs LANE, UBAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House Hongkong, October 17, 1868.

FOR SALE

AT THE "CHINA MAIL"

13.-Repayment whether of an original; be made to the remitter until it has been of renewed, or a duplicate Urder, will not adcertained that the advice has been can-in celled at the Office on which the Order was Ter copy viz >--- vaginally drawn.

following SETS of the "CHINA PUNCH" can be obtained, stitched paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 centa No.

11 sots complete from 11.

J

72

15. 10.

14 Payment of an

an Order must be ob-4 tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar 4 Mouth after that in which it was drawn.;

-A registered kilos Luat is hot jer 3.-The Pilotage ground for the Port ofis either a Licensed Filet or certificated Ap mitted to by the Filot Flag, save when there Swatow shall be uff Bill Inlet to the lower prentice on board. limit of the anchorage kahchio Point.

+

-The rates of pilotaga ahall be as fol- lows for all sized vessels between the limits of the Pilotage ground: steamers or sailing vessels, $2.50 per foot English measurement To Harbour Pilot for Berthing or Unberth ing, 50

tuntut per foot Kinghsh measure

GENERAL REGULATION II.

GENERAL REGULATION IX. Flaga to be exhibited on arrival, When nearing the anchorage the Pilot shall cause to be exhibited

A Red and White Flag (No. 3), if the vessel is frour Hongkong, Japail, or any

Obinene Port

A Blue and White Flag (No. 3), it frem Any Foreign Fort

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

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

GENERAL, REGULATION X, Harbour Pilots Vessels in Barbour Bertking, de.

II. Pilots-Individuals Eligible. The subjects, citizens or protege of Treaty Powers bull, equaly with Natives of China, and without distinction of nationality, be eligible for appointment when vacancies OFFICE.ject to the General Regulations now issued,

occur, by the Board of

Appointment, sub-

at the several Porte and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced

respectively. GENERAL REGULATION III

1.The duties of the Harbour Pilot, III. Board of Appointment, hots to be

where such exists, will be to take charge of constructed.

vessels at the outer limit of the anchorage, The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour Master an President, the received from the Harbour Master's De- harth them in accordance with the orders

lished by the Harbour &aster in consults to assist and report to the Harbour Master's or a) Souior Pilot, and two persons whose partment, take charge of vessels shifting bour Master, from a list prepared and pub from a wliart or out of the anchorage, and names shall be drawn by lot, by the Harberth, going in and out of dock, or to and tion with the Consula and Chambers of

Office all matters concerning the shipping Commerce.

in Port, and the conservancy of the river or harbour.

Price.

$3.50. $2.50, Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 3, $2.25.

ابرو

must be obtained before the end of July, for instance, if drawn in Jaunary, payment 37, 11, 12, 13, 16, 15, and from 18 to 24. otherwise the Order will become Lapard

thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the let It is hereby notified that, under the att- May last, Superintending, or First-Class Betum heketsinned at a reduction of Schoolmasters in the Arny will, in fact and a new Crist (for which a second Com

be entitled to the same in to Letters sent by or addressed to them on of the Order, will be charged) will are made at Panama wil, their own private affairs as are at present aspessary, Beam Lines upon the West Coast of Cen-joyed by Commissioned Officers in the irat azid douth America, at Aspinwall with Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all

Toyage

India and Pacific

the Royal West Indla Mail Inner West but the, First Class, now are) to the same (Lbaited) And the

Company And, at Binderges, in regard to their Lettere, are it d

F

with the unjoyed by non commissioned fiffiers and various lines to Europe

Private Soldiers, Tickets issued for the following Stonul ship Lines: Inman,

W. MITCHELL National General Transatlantic Co., New York and Havre Steamship Co., New York and Bremen Slasm-ship Co., and North German Lloyds,

ents have been made

Favorable arrangements

Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868..

U. A. SAINT,

SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT. Trusices,

Gon. W. KESWICK,

JOHN DENT,

Foaves, Esq. ECTRONSEIT,

Leg., it.N.

Directore

GENERAL KEOVLATION IV. I become

Vacancies; how to be filled up. Whenever there may be a Tacancy that in which it was drawn, for instance, 16-If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Mouth aftor

amnog the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in the Best of Appointment shall procent to the local prints; end eight days afterwards

the end of the following January--all claim Hon H. B. Gras,

drawn in January and not paid before

fill it up by & competitive exabunation.

2-The Board may refuse to admit to to the Money will be forfeited, anles, 6. J. HELLARD, ER. D. SASSOON, Keq.

the eraniustion any one who, having once W. MACAULAY, Esq. beu a Licensed Filot, has hat his License under peculiar circumstances, the Post G. EARL, Kay, Office of the Country in which the Order W. LEMANN, Esq.

Rev. W. H. Beach. acable to procure Consular Certificates as withdrawn, and also any candidate who is was drawn think proper to allow it.

J. 3. MURRAY, D.

to Character, 16.-After ouoc

Committee of Management. Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairman, MACAULAY, Esq. G. J. HELLAND, Esq. En 1..

H. G. TROMSETT,

paying a Money Order

of

for through passengers and freight to Ame-Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon rios, from Calotta, Pasang auid Singapore, nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pastong payment, however, be made owing and, from Bwatow, Amoy and Woodhow,

Through Bills of Lading given for Ports of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen- Iral and South America to as far as Valps raino, to Now York, Liverpool, Southampton and St. Nazaire, France,

It is hereby notified, by order of His by whomsoever presented, the paging Office

not be able to any further claim. If W.

the Country or Colony in which the negli the Post Office, the Postinanter General of to negligence on the part of any Officer

gave occurs will, if he see fit, require the Officer in fault to make good the loss.

Freight to United States payable in ad- Mexican Dellata, or on delivery

- in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad saditional at shipper's option,

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

TA HARRIS,

gent, August 16, 1869.

Los-Offee Notifications.

Papers or Patterns of light weight sent tage chargeable on Packets of Printed from Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded vid Southampton, will be as follows:

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

cents.

For a Packet not exceeding one mince in weight,.riii........... For a Packet above one and unt excceding two ounces,

Additional Rules for greater decu- and of double these rates when forwarded against fraud, and for the better work- via Marseilles.

lug the system generally will be made Packets of greater weight than twosion may require. ounces will remate subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, vis;

warded via funthalupton, and warded via Marseilles.

Should it appear that Money Orders anteed by mercantile men, or others,

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News papers, Clothes, e, will he most Luukfully received.

A. OVERBURY, Superintendent.

Hongkong, October 29, 1869.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT.

1

HOLLOWAY'S FILLS.

2-In barthing vessels the Harbour Mas of Commanding Officers and Consigness ter will, as far as possible, meet the wishe vessels taking bertha-hot assigned to them, and the entrance, working or clearance of shall be stopped Harbour

by the Customs

with orders received from the Harbour withi. 3-Vessels are to moor in accordance Master, and they are not to remove from the anchorage without his permission. 4.-The Harbour Pilotage Fees

Master's orders are complied the

payable

The examination shall be public and to the Harbour Master are as follows gratuitons, and the vacancies shall be given

Shifting a veasol'a berth; taking a vessel

to the most competent among the candito or from a heaving down Holk; $10, in dates without distinction of nationality,

full

provided always the computeboy of the first on the list be not relative but absolute. 4.The Consul concerned may in

THE "TREATY PURTS OF CHINA

& JAPAN," AND "NOTES AND

or by deputy, be prosent sud take part in QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN,” the asumination of candidates.

-The majority of the votes of the members of the Board shall decide the admission of candidates for Pilots" Li cenges, each member having one vote in the Ballot, but in the absence of the Consul concerned the Harbour Master shall have a casting yote.

GENERAL REGULATION V, 18 Medicine is universally admitted

Pilate Licenses; by soham to be issued. anitable to the climates of India and China on behalf of the Chinese Government; Li

to be the most efficacious romedy known to the world. No preparation is ao Commissioner of Customs in the name and 1.--Pilots Licenses shall be issued by the

EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.

(From the "Straits Times,” July 27, 1868.}.

upon the progress that Literature as ropre- Some time ago we had occasion to remark sented by the Preas had made and was making in the East, and our attention has again been called to the subject by the re-

and Queries on China and Japan, published ledge of our readers. We allude to Notes

ript much

of a Hongkong publication which deserves some notien and which we have pleasure in introducing to the know-

8 cents for every four ounces when for either in the United Kingdom or at Hong: 12 cents for every four ounces when for Shanghai or Yokohama, for those this fine and invigorating medicine. It censes issued to Pilota not being natires mouthly by Bir Saint, the proprietor of the krabemission of large sums of money, the is particularly adapted to the constitution of China shall subsequently be vised and China Arati newspaper. This publication

f European ladies, it ia never failing in registered at the Consulate concerned.

This alteration will apply to Printed or Colonial Post Office, as the case effects in all diseases peculiar to females,

Cireniars, Price Lists, Market Reports and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Buuks and Trade patterns of

It is hereby notified for general-in loration that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Sham-ship Company for the Conveyance samples, of Haile onso a Month betweak Ceylan and Mauritius, kind between Mauritius and

terminated, the correspon

Jos

Asitius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, from ares it will be sent to its destination by The French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Beinion and Mauritius on the 23rd

8:41

of each

No alteration has been male in the Pics of Portege on correspondence ad- red to Mauritius.

the communication with Natal and Ospe of Good Hope is thus cut off, the sponderos for those Colonies, unlear wint to be forwarded by Private Ship, in future, be sent in the Mails for don at the following rates of Postage,

ach must be paid in advance, viz

Son Letters sent hy way.

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

forward Money Orders will be immed at 1-On the 1st Uctober next, and thience- thia Office and at the Agenoies thereof at

using the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly anspending for a time he, will consider the propriety of in-

the issus of Money Orders.

By Command,

FW. MITORELL, Postmaster Gentral General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868..

Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Chairs and Chair-Coolies, bear date. Colo- Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money The following Regulations for Street

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE. Great Britalis and Ireland, for amounts not fint Secretary's Office, Hongkong, ud exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Abril, 1869; Commission according to the following Ordinary and Special Current for Each Mail, and charged with Scale, viz,

There are two Olasses of Street Chairs, Cente

For sums not exceeding £3,19 Above £2 and not exceeding

17

of Southampton,..... 46 cents each totional part of a Penny

en sent by way of

paper via Southam

papers via Marseil

10

砖等

£

By 24

£10,1.48

2.No Money Order to include a frac- 3.-Orders drawn in

United King

dem upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko hua, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued of the time of their presentation

4-Alphabetical Liste of over 5,700 Money Order Offices in the United King under 4 don, shewing

the Counties in winch they

All Street-Chairs may carry persona who have engaged them up to any hour, but Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after fret gunfire (8

midnight, nor Special Chairs after

is for the interest of the Public to engage As Special Chairs are secured for a higher sum ($60) thau Ordinary Chairs (320), it only the former after gunfire.

its

white those who are attenuated by the de-a bilitating effects of the above climates will fnd in this wonderful remedy & kind of ta- lienau whereby they may insure a rostora: tion to robust health.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. The science of Medicine has never before

panduced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it cares after all other means have failed, all

friend of the Soldier and Civilinn, ás cer- mates of India and China. It is the true wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most

tain old sores can be removed by it that inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the ali

cannot be conquered by any other treat

Hongkong, February 1, 1867.

ment.

*NOW READY..

(AT TRE “CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00.

THE

MANUAL,

Bach Street Chau carries a Number, and ANGLO- CHINESE CALENDAR its two is Badge.each, bearing tho same Number

As the Chair, Special Chairs are White; (1

The Numbers and Coolies Badges of

to Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700).

The Nunthers and Coolles Badges of

200),"3

When ground of Complaint shees ogsjust any Street Chair-Coolfe, the --Applicants for Money Orders must grieved

Paskata via Bouth- mpton,..........

20 cents, abaye 4 un, and not ex are situated, are hung up for public refer eding 8 oz.; and 30 cents for every ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai

and Yokohama

additional 8 oz,

tf

Handbook of reference for the deter- ination of Chinese Dates, during the price from 1560 to 1860; with cumparative l'ad of Angual and Meusual Deaignatione DBICE MAYERS, H.M.C.S.

i8

printed copy of the Goueral Regulations sake or prototype at home, and is and Local Roles and shall produce the same

Every Licensed Filot shall be given and shape is very like its well-known vanie is well printed on good paper, and in size as well as his License when required.

mine containing very curious equally a 8-On the first of July each year everyture, history, manners and customs of the

information Pilot shall pay the sum of Ten Baikwan Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese, regarding the language, litera Thels for the renewal of his License.

GENERAL REGULATION VI

It says good deal for the extent and 1.It shall be allowable for each Licensed should be established and conducted with

Apprentice Pilots; how to be taken.

stability of the footing of Europeans in Pilot to take an apprentice, for whom he

China

that such a publication as this shall be responsible; on the application of

appear to demand it, the Harbour Master Pilots, the Harbour Master will supply Apteresting one, and wishing it every success,

apparently successful vigour.

may authorize apprentices to act iempora prentices with special certificates.

3.When the circumstances of the Port

rily and within cottain limits, as Pilots; provided they have received sertificates of competency from the Board of Appoint

ment.

The publication is altogether a very in- of ouraders. we commend it to the attention and support

Book Packets vid Marseille) 14 cont! furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, to the either hand the offender ta, da Compiled by WALIAM FREDE against Revenue Laws, the individual of China and Japan") is intended as a

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

Helles, or send a memorandum of

Author's Preface.

AL

dinary tillo will be sufficient, if firm, the of having retained missing property, the are connectes even remotely with Chinese hally one piloting, withoat & License account, historical and political, of all the

der on 28 cents above for and not the initial of one Christian batne, both of the complaint and the Chair's Number to toeding-8 Pctional 8 ounces.

na; and 28: cants for every the Remitter and the Feyes; if the Benit the Registrar General.

ter or Payse be a Puer or a Bishop, his or When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected usual designation of auch firm, such as Number of their hair should be sent to Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the the Rogistrar General at once without any mere torm Messrs., sich ne Messrs. Bi- Ik hereby notified for genetál informe ng under a title which does not cousist of its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con

vington," that lienceforward closed mails for the the names of the porsuus composing it, juch densed from the following,

name of a Company traine

Each Street-Chair carries on the back of

mard Fost Office, Hongkong,

8th September, 1868.

Fed Kindoro will be made up at this

*** And forwarded to London by the Un-

or the

Carron Co. is inadmissible. 6-The-Remitter

through Bank to

00

be

(From the "Friend of India," June 4,[1868.) of the numbers for the current year of We acknowledge with thanks the receipt Note and Queries, a most deserving GENERAL BR

REGULATION VII.

Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N Licensed Pilots; to whom subordinated,

whose "Treaty Ports of China Unlicensed Piloting, &o.

and

are so well known. From the 1.--Licensed Pilots may carry on their

names attached to the "Notes" business either singly or in Companies, best Chinese scholars in the East. Its in-

that

we can see the They must pay due respect to the wishes tores not confined to China, and it will contributors include 80316 of the and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who placed, and who is invested with power to have directed their attention towards the ander whose order and control they are Buspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori- subject of Buddhism and its literature, and the Consul suncerued; when the Pilot is a Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within ental antiquities. It deserves to be better three daye.

known in India, 2.If guilty of any misconduct for which Consular punishment has been inflicted, or

(From the "London Examiner," May if proved to have committed any offence

16, 1868.) This really useful volume ["Treaty Ports concerned may be suspended or dismissed guide for travellers and residente in China by the Harbour Master, subject to 22) peal to bis Consul If a

subjects grew out to confess the seed, of a own authorities, who will deal with the Peking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It

Moat persons whose avocations or studies

Foreigner, the and Japan, and as appeal Le lodged within

book of referenca for three

days mercantile men generally. It contains an convenient manual of referouce for the pur-offender in accordance with the Laws

subject to prosecution before his open purts of these conniries, together with

of computation; and a systeni of compari- with in the same way, in addition to forfeit considerably enhance its value. *** either the Europeas or the Chiness method another will be proceeded against and dealt and plans, pose of determining dates according to Country, Any Pilot lending his License

of his lias been

Mr N.

compiled and edited by and the elaborate top with which the work abconds, sun for the names attributed to years, months, and other periods is also frequent-

License. ing his

We have then given in ontline some of 4-8ny Commanding

accordingly, that their publication in a jurisdiction he is amenable,

Officer readers of Chinees literaturs. The com- will be liable to be fined in the sum of One Macso, Formon Ningpe, Shanghae, and employing devoted to Canton, at a specimen of the more prominent portions of the chapter

much yet remains to be done for the slabs- convenient form may prove useful, although pller of the following tables has thought, Hundred Taels by the authorities to whose

the remainder of the treaty ports, we can ration of

GENREAL REGULATION VIIL

only enumerate. The pagce describing. f comparative calendars, etc. that

Pilot Boats: Begulations to be observed.

Peking, the capital, are so hould leave nothing to be desired. With their crews at the Harbour Master's Offee, 1-Pilot Boats abail be registered with

contain

interesting,

of which were origtually compiled by Dr. Bost" shall, with the number, be legibly a complete and intelligible plan of the 1st much that is new to European and the exception of the Cyclical Table of where esalt boat will be given a certificate would fait transfer them to our ctlumes.

readers

respecting ite history, Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both

and general characteristics, that wa bail. public and number. The words Licensed Pilot Morse, and after republished with painted at the stezu, and on the head of the accurate notion of the rulated, gives bis aff Guide, from which (with some alteration) bonisantai and Bag of which the upper its divisions, surrets, and flaces, Morrison, and afterwards

they are bow copied, the whole of the mat lower green, shall be flown. Such register of the Treaty Forts of Jajan will be found

shall be yellow, and the ter assembled in the following pages is for ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their nationala strecinct history of that En.pire, together

In the introductory chapter the Brut lite made accessible to general papers with their Consul or the Customs; with remarks on its government, geograp

to the notices reference.

they shall be at liberty to move freely and limits, which will be found particularly Fablished by C. A. SAIST, China Mail ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, sua! within the limits of the Port and Potage interesting sa throwing a considerable light Office, Hongkong.

dues. On the requisition of the Harbour I still comparatively, Erkuan te Europeans,

to

the

B.

Dennys

tes Mail Packets via San Francisco, der is to be paid onling that the Or- LegaliBen TARIFF OF FARES FOR COLLEý a desideratum with translators and an unlicensed person to pilot his vessel whole volume. Other chapters

espondenes intended to be forwarded have the option of giving or withdrawing I LES COLONY OF HONGKONG. CRAIR BEARERS, ARD-BOATS, - route must be addressed via Bab the name of the Payee; in snob out, the Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats ; Nowspapera, Hooksand Patterns, Cheques are commonly crossed when they Hotar, 20 ets. Six hours 75 sts. Order will be orised in the same way that Half hour, 12 cts. Three hours, 50 ote, able to the same rites of postage are intended to be paid through a Bank ose out by the British Mail Fackets Southampton vix,

7 When an Order, is presented through Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar Lettere, 34 couts per half-ounce

a Bank, & receipt by any person will beauf Night Fares (after 8 p.)

10 uts extra ficient, provided the Order be crossed with Newspaper not exceeding the name of the receiving Bank, and be Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cta, per inan:

Choir Hire to Out Districte. El packet of Books or Fatterns, 8 cents the employ of suck Bank. ***

Person known to be in To Stanley and back, presented by

Victoria lijes below the level of Robin 8.The signature of the Payee of 4-Mo Road, and thunder all the town between corresponderos not fully prepaid place provided for the purpose. If the with the Race course.

ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the the Mint and the Westars Slaughter House, Payee be unable to write he receipt by making his mark in the presence Bust sign the of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.

conta

ounces,

The Postage must in all cases be paid in ney

Dent

ent via Suez

W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General.

Oneral Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1869.

60

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Hour, Half day, ∙Day,....

Licensed Bearers (each),

... 8 cerita, *20 cents. 30 cents.