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DOCK COMPANY OPT WHAMPOA, LIMITED'

call the attention of Ship nsignees and Masters of Establishment af Boug o, for the DOCKING

of Vessels of all-off the Company have the e harbour, Granite and of dimensions to 60 feet in length, and

there

ATO r'maketi atd dunhithery thing necessary for the Vessels of Stameron i are also opened a Shipė: - f the Hongkong Duck, ntract for the construc Sailing Vemar of any

eCompany

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will take

LIFTLE ORPHAN "-

tów Vessels toʻses, or onable ratea. Bert apply to

ROB, 8, WALKERE

Queen's Road, Corner

April 8, 1860,

CK COMPANY OF AND WHAMPOAL

ITED)

TICE mun

having recently,

FIRST CLASS pared to furnia Tenders Ord And Repairing of and for the mating or Mashinary (rime (or gar crashing and Befin

afting Gearing and). Factory, or Mill work

Locking Establish

course of completion Vessels drawing 18 feet, any state of the tide yze Sheari capable of

BOB. S. WALKER,

Secretary and 1800

1 by ORARISH ARRAIAN! Boy Wyndlista Hongkong

1976-Ocroner 7, 1889.1

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES SERVIORS MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES NORTON IMPERIALES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, BUEZ,

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES, Also,

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,

AND CALCUTTA

THE Company's Stean-ship "IMPERA. TRICE Commandant MACATER, will leave this Port for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and the 12th October,

at Noon

CARGO of ADNAN HANWE

Cargo and Specie. will be registered for Landon as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Borops,

Garge will be received on board until 4 F.v. of the 11th; Sposis and Parcels until

P. of the 11th (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the

Particulars

regarding Freight and Paisage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong CONTENTS, AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

BERTRAND, Principil Agent. Hongkong, September 21, 1668;12

PACIFIC MAIL STEAM SHIP. COMPANY

2910UGH U. 8. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK,

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-

ed as follows

Japan,

Great Republi

Oétober, 19.

Nov. 10. Deo, 18. A Steamer will leave Shangbai on or alons pame late ecnnecting at Yokohama with above bamed steamer

P

Post-Offee Notifications-

FT is hereby notified that, under the pro- Ivisions of & Treasury Warrant dated the 7th May, the Postage on & Letter not halfan-ounce in weight posted in Hongkong, or any of the Ports in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or sept addresssa to Hongkong of orts in China and Japan, and in the Mails by British Packet, if wenty-four Denta to Twelys

Pynce, in Twelve Cants for

the

Coliveyed reduced

weight a further rate each half ounpo is chargeable. Prepayment of the Postage!

F. W.

Pistmas

eneral Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1868,

T is hereby notified for g

HELL, General

for general informa tion that henceforward the Postage addressed to the United States of America chargeable on Boland Barkels of Palms ananitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz.

F SOUTHAMPTON. Under 4ounoe,

-12 cents. Above 4 ounce and not ex- cecding & ou not ex Above 8 ounce and not ex-

ceeding 12 minco, Above 12 ounce and not ex-

ceeding 16 ounces For every additional 4 o

Under 4 ounc

"Above 4 ounce and nos ex-

Quading 8 ounce, Above 8 puuce aud not ex

beeding 12 ounce Above 12 ounce and not ex-

eseding 16 ounce,

For overy additional 4 oz., Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory in each case.

EW MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

Goneral Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Post-Office Notifications.

latimations

SUPREME COURT

AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

9.Should the Payee of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in aive of postage) The 12 per annum; payable Pubished weekly.-Subscription (Exclu which the Order was issued, of some other in advance. Office than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Order be inclosed to the Postmaster of the Office in which it whe drawn to wich case a new Order will be eaued, the Commission charge bleupon which will be deducted from the amount of

ΣΙΟΥ Order.

the

10.-In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Payes (containing the necessary particulars, and accompanied by an addi! tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable,

11-Un the receipt of a similar applies- ordere will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order The Edition Fromission in the

сале will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a now Urder.

12-Bat when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payes should be corrected or that the amount of abloner, Order should be repaid to the Bemitter or that a Lapsod Order abould be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drAWN, application must be made to the Chief loney Order Office of such County, This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.

IW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN.

Intimations.

intimations.

CHINESE PILOTAGE ou registered lilot boats to convey from

SERVICE.

GENERAL REGULATIONS WITH LOCAL KULAS YOR THE

PORT OF SWATOW.

GENERAL REGULATION I

place to place within the limits, employés belonging to either Customs or Harbour Master's Departments, with such stores as may be wanted for either Light-houses or Lights Licensed Pilot Boat shall pay

H

feu of

ot nenly acla for renewal of Li censa the first of July each year.

un

3.- In case of a Fijos going off in an un- registered Boat, he will be authorized to carry the Pilot Boat Flag during the time he is ou board; but no Futes in authorised special permission 110m the Harbour Mar to cruize, in an unregistered Boat, without

Gazette isa General Weekly Newspa- per, containing Onally Revised BoportsWRIT of Cases begra et the bupreme and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings Bankrupter; Original Articles; Notes and

L Bye-Laws and Local hules. Queries on Legal points; Keperta of Public-1.-Bye-Laws and Rules necessary for Meetings; News of the Week, Cominerois the better ordering of pilotage matters at Burmary, c., &c.

bour Master in consultation with the Con- tered boat making as of a Pilot blag, and the Forts are to be drawn up by the Har- 4.-The owner or hirer of any unregis cts. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inter also it reats in the same way to fix the numbe prosecuted before the authorities to per 10 bines, for the tirat insertion, and 50snls and Chamber of Commerce, with whom not having a Licensed I ilot on board, shall tion,

ber of Pilots, tariff charges, and define whom he is amenable, or whose Flag or the limits of the Pilotage ground.

national Eusign he has the right to use.

Advertisements will be charged Tla. 1

Shanghai, January, 1867‍-·-- NEW BOOK,

HE Speculations of

The Old Philosopher'

LAU-THE Translated from the Chinese

BY

JOHN CHALERS, AM, Price $150. Also, "The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author: Price $1,

Apply at Masers LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Blission House. Hongkong, October 17, 1888.

FOR SALE

AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE

THE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNO can be obtained, stitobed

13-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Urder, will not be made to the remitter until it has been 4scertained that the savica has been canin paper wrappers, at the rate of 26 cents delled at the Office on which the Order was fer copy viz: originally drawn

No.

Price,

纱

23

12

1 sets complete from 11.

10 "

15

}

$3.50 $3.50, $2.25.

Also a few separate copies of No.1, 3,

14-Payment of an Order must be ob-54 tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar: 4 Month after that in which it was drawn must be obtained before the end of July, for instance, if drawn in January, payment 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, J, and from 10 to 24. otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com mission; to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become

Passengers ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, thority of a Iraqsury Warrant dafed the 1st It is hereby notified that, under the su- both ris, New-York and by lines from Pa- May last, Superintending, or First-Claas bemos and Aspinwall

Kesura tickets isened at a reduction of Schoolmasters in the Arnly will in future, upon the whole amount for the round be entitled to the same privilegin in regard to Letters sent by or addressed to them on Connectiquaza made at Panama. wit, their own private affairs as are at present necessary. Steam Lines upon the West Coast of Cen-enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the tral and South America, at hepinwall with Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will the Royal West India Mail Lane," West be entitled (as Army skoolmsaters of all India and Pacific. Steam-ship.

but the First Class now are) to the same (Limited) and the Freqbl rahatlantic privileges, in regard to their Letters, are Company And, at New York, with the enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and

voyage

arious lines to Europe Tickets issued for the following Steam-ship János: Inman, National Gougral Transatlantic Co., New York and Havre Steamship Co., New York and Bremen Steam-ship Co., North Germán Lloyds.

and

Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers, and freight to Ame from Calcutta, Panang and Singapore, rice, and, from Swatew, Amoy and Foochow

Private Soldiers,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Gineral. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.

15. If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn,--for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January All claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless, under peculier circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.

O, A. SAINT.

SAILORS ROME, WEST POINT.

Trustees,

Hon. W. KesWIOR,

JOHN DENT,

-*

-FORBES, Esq. H. G. TROMSETT,

K6, RN,

Directors

Hon, H. B. GIER, G.J HELLAND, Esq. O, HEARD, Esq. W. LEBANN, Esq.

16. After once paying a Money Order by whosoever presented, the paying Office It is hereby notified, by order of His will not be able to any further claim. If W. Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDona wrong payinent, however, be made owing G. neil, that henceforward, the rates of Pus- to negligence on the part of any Officer of tage chargeable on Packete, pf Printed the Post Offics, the Postmaster General of Papers or Patterns of light weight sent the Country or Colony in which the tingli-Do

to the United Kingdom gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the via Southampton, will be Officer in fault to make good the loss.

Through Bill of Lading given for Parts of Mexico and on the West Coast of Con- from ded

tral and South America to as far as Valpe zaio, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton sid St. Nazaire, France.

United Freight to. Slates payable in ad- vance in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad- ditional, at shipper's option.

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

KOT, L. HARRIS;,

Agent. Hongkong, August 16, 1869.

Fost-Offee: Notifications.

1. It is hereby notified for general in- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and Manrifida, and between Mauritiția and Natal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination, by the French Mall Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each 2. No alteration has been made in the ates of Postage dressed to blauritius,espondence ad-

#lon as follows:

For a Packet not exceeding one

ource in weight,

17 No Money Order will be paid unless 2 penta,

the advice has been previously received.

18-Additional. Rules for greater secu- cantarily against fraud, and for the better work- and of double these rates when forwarded ing of the system generally will be made vit Marsailles

For a Packet abovo odc and not exceeding two ounces

Packets of greater weight than two punces will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz.

8 cents for every four ounces when for fwarded in Southamptod, and 12 cents for

every

four ounces when for rewarded via Marseilles,

This alteration will apply to Printed Circulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and all printed papers other than Negepapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterns or samples.

F. W. MIT HELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

-1-On the lat 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 Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission socording to the following Cente Basle, viz.

For suma not exceeding £2.12 Above £2 and not exceeding £6,....24

£5

£7.42. £1048.

occasion may require.

W. MACAULAY, Esq. D. SASSOON, Esq. Rev. W. BEACH, J. J. MURRAY, M.D. Committee of Management. Hon. W. KESWICs, Chairmas. MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. TROMBETT,

HELAND, Esq. Eng., ..

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News papers, Clothes, do, will be most bankfully received.

A. OVERBURY, Superintendent.

Hongkong, October 29, 1868,

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT:

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.

PHIS Medicine is universally admitted to be the most efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is so auitable to the climates of fodia and Ching

The number of Pilots for the Port of Swatow aball be aix.

SThe Pilotage ground for the Port of Swatow shall be of Bill Inlet to the lower limit of the anchorage Kabobo Point.

4.The rates of pilotage shall 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 cents per foot English measure ment

GEBERAL REGULATION II. II. Pilots Bidviduals Eligible. The subjects, citizens or protegés ut Treaty Powers Ball, equally with Natives of China, and without distinotion of nationality, be eligible for appointment when vacancies ject to the General Regulations now issued, occur, by the Board of ppointment, sub

and the Bye-Laws to be under them enforced at the several Ports respectively,

GENERAL REGULATION, III. III. Board of Appointment, how to be constructed,

The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour Binster as President, the or a) Senior Filot, and two persons whose names shall be drawn by lot, by the Bar-

Ler.

6.A registered kilot Eust is not per either a Licensed Filut or certificated Ap- mitted to fly the Hilot lag, save when there prentice on board.

is

GENERAL REGULATION IX. Flags to be habitea on arrival.. shall cause to be exhibited

When nearing the anchurage the Pilot.

A Red and White Flag (No. 8), if the Chinese Pat vessel is from Hongkong, Japan, or any

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

is

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

A Rid Swallow Tail (No. 5), if the versl has gunpowder or other combustibles on board.

GENERAL REGULATION X Harbour Pilois: Fessela in Harbour Berthing, Le 1.-The duties of the Barbour Pilot, where such exists, will be to take charge of vessels at the outer luit of the anchorage, berth them in accordance with the order received from the barbour Master's De berib, going in and out of deck, or to and partment, lake charge of vessels ahifting

lished by the harbour actor in consulta Office sil matters concerning the shipping bone Muster; from a list prepared and pub-fron a last or out of the sucherage, and to assist and report to the Harbour Master's tion with the Consuls sud Chambers of Commerce,

in Fort

and the conservancy of the river or harbour,

-In berthing vessels the Harbour Max- ter will,, as far as possible, meet the mislea of Commanding fficers and Consignees and the entrance, working or clearance of vessels taking berths not assigned to them, Harbour Med by the Customs until the Master's orders are complied with, 3-Vessels are to meer in accordance Master, and they are not to remove from with orders received from the Harbour the anchorage without his permission....

4-The Harbour Pilotage Fees payable to the Barbour Master are as follows to or frou a heaving down Hulk; $10, in Shifting a vessel's berth; taking a vessel

GENERAL REGULATION 17, Vacancies: how to be flied up. L-Whenever there may be a vacancy empoy the Pilots, it shall be duly notified in the local prints; and eight days afterwards the Board of Appointment slidl proceed to fill it up by a competitive examination. shali be

2-The Board may refuse admit to the examination anyone been a Licensed Pilot, has bad bis License having once withdrawn, and also any candidate who is unable to procure Consular Cortificates as to Character, &o.

who

8.The examination shall be public and gratuitous, and the vacancies shall be given dates without distinction of nationality, to the most competent among the candi- full. provided always the

of the first e competency

QD

& JAPAN," AND "NOTES AND

the fiet to no concerne may in person,QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN," but absolute. THE TREATY FORTS OF CHINA

4-The Con

Consui

or by the expty be present and take part in

examination of candidates.

5.The majority of the votes of the suembers of the Board shall decide the

admission of candidates for Pilots' Li censes, each member having one vote in the Ballat, but in the absence of the Coneal concerned the Harbour Master shall have a casting vote.

EXTRACTS FROM BETIZWS.

(From the Straits Times," July 27, 1868.)

Some time ago we had occasion in remark upon the progress. Chat Literature as repte» ented by the Treas had made; and, was making in the Fast and our attention has again buen called to the subject by the re Pilots Licenses; by chom to be issued.

ceipt of a Bongbong publication which deserves some notice and which we bare 1-Pilots Licenses shall be issued by the much pleasure in introducing to the know- Commissioner of Customs in the name and ledge of our readers. We allude to Notes

GENERIT REGULATION V.

on behalf of the Chinese Government; Li-and Queries en thina and Japan, published

publication

13. Should it appear that Money Orders are used by mercantile men, or others, either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- kong, Shinghai of Yokohama," for the as thit me and invigorating meditation of be fed and monthly by Mr Saint, the proprietor of the transmission of large sums of money, the is particularly adapted to the constitution of China shall subsequently be vised and Chinus Mail newspaper. British or Colonial Post Office, as the case of European ladies, as it is never failing in registered at the Cingulate concerned. may be, will consider, the propriety of in- its effects in all diseases peculiar to females,

2Every Licensed Pilot shall be given crossing the Commission, and will exercise while those who are attenuated by the deprinted copy of the fondral Regulations the power of wholly suspending for a timebilitating effects of the above climates will and Local Rules and stall produce the same the issue of Money Orders.

find in this wonderful remedy a kind of taas well as his License when required. laman whereby they may insure a rostora-

On the first of July each year every tion to robust health.

Pilot pay the sum of Ten Haikwan

By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1888.

المسلحة بالمال

As the communication with Natal and exceeduig £10, at the rate of Exchange April, 1869 Claases of Street Chairs, ment.

to

the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the Sorrespondence for those Colorice, unless marked be forwarded by Private Ship will, in future, be sent in the Mails for Londen at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz. ****

vizi Upen Letters sent by way

of Southampton,..... 40 cents each ho%. When sent by way of Marseilles,...... Newspaper via Southam

pton... Newspapers via Marseil

33

25

Book Packets via South-

under 4 ampton,........... 10 35. 02, 20 conta, aboye 4 oz and not ox. ceading 8.az.; and 20 rents for every additional 8 oz.

Book Packets via Marssilles, 14 cents under 4 oz. 28 conta oloye for and not exceeding 8 oz, and 28 tente for every additional 8 ounces,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Odice, Hongkong, 9th Septeinber, 1808.

It is hereby notified for general informa. sion that henceforward closed mails for the Vnited Kindom will be made up at this Ooo and forwarded to London by the Un- ited States Mail Packets vid Ban Francisco, Correspondence intended to be forwarded this route must be addressed vit" Sau Francisco

Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage those saut by the British Mall Packets vis Bouthampton víz:-

For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce,

2. No Money Order to include a fre tional part of a Pesny.

There are

NOW READY.

Taels for the rabewal of his License.

and shape is very like its well-known pane- is well printed on good paper, and in size sake or prototype at home, and is equally a mine containing very curious, and, veeful information ture, bistory, maoners and customs of the

regarding the language, litera Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese, It says a good deal for the extent and stability of the fopting of Europeans in China, that such a publication as this should be established and conducted with apparently successful vigour.

B.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

GENERAL REGULATION VI The science of Medicine has never before. Apprentice Pilote; how to be takın. produced any remedy that can be cumpared

1,It shall be allowable for each Licensed to this wonderful Ointment, as it ouras Pilot to take an apprentice, for whom he after all other means have failed, all shall be responsible on the application of The publication is altogether a very in- CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE.

wounds, sorca, ulcers, and also the must Pilots, the Harbour Bfaster will supply Apteresting one, and wishing it every success, inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli-prentices with special certificates. The following Regulations for Street-mates of India and Chine. It is the true

we commend it to the attention and support 2. When the circumstances of the Port of our readers. Chairs and Chair-Coolies, bear date Colo friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as car appear to demand it, the Harbour Master mal Secretary's Office, Hongkong 2nd tan old sores can be removed by it that may authorize apprentices to set tempora- (From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1865.) cannot be conquered by any other treat rily and within certain limits, as Pilots' ;

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt Provided

have received certificates of Ordinary and Special.

they

of the numbers for the current year of Hongkong, February 1, 1867.

competency from the Board of Appoint-"Notes and Queries," a most deserving All Street-Chairs may carry persons who

ment. have enged them up to any hour, but

Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. GENERAL REGULATION VII. Ordinary Chairs

miny, not ply for hire after

Licensed Pilots to whom subordinated,

Dennys, whose

Treaty Forts of China first gonfira (8 r..), or Special Chairs

and Japan" are so well known, From, the Unlicensed Piloting, &c. after midnight,

names attached to the "Notes" we can sea 1.-Licensed Pilots may carry on their that the contributors include some of the business either singly or in Companies. best Chinese scholar in the East. Its in- They must pay due respect to the wishes terest is not confined to China, and it will and instructions of the Harbour Master, be of valuable assistance to all scholars, bo under whose order and control they are have directed their attention towards the placed, and who is invested with power to subject of Buddhism and its literature, and suspend or dismiss, subject to an appeal to generally to all who are interested in ori the Cooral concerned; when the Pilot is s ontal antiquities. It deserves to be better Foreigner, the appeal to be lodged within known in lodia. three Handbook of reference for the dotar-

daye

(From the "London Examiner," May mination of Chinese Dates, during the Consular punishment has been inflicted, or 2-If guilty of any misconduct for which period from 1560 to 1869; with comparative if proved to have commited any offence Tabies of Annual And Meusnal Designations,

*16, 1868.)

BIOK MAVERS, H.M.CN

As Special Chairs are secured for a higher aum ($50) then Ordinary Chairs ($25), it for the interest of the Public to engage only the former after a

r gunfire. Rach Street Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair.

3.Orders drawn in the United King-is dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko hame,

will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being isened at the time of thoir presentation,

4.-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700. Money Order Offices in the United King dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are bung up for public refer once at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama,

The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).

The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Ordinary Chairs are Blue, (201 to 700).

When ground of Complaint arises against any. Street Chair Coolie, the

(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.} PRICE $1.00.

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

This really useful volume ("Treaty Poris

5.-Applicants for Money Orders must grieved may either hand then ag- &c., &e Compiled by WILLIAN FREDE-gainst Revenue Law, tho individual of China and Japan"] in intended as

usual designation

offender over:

to the Police, or send a memorandum of the Registrar General. the complaint and the Chair's Number to

Author's Preface.

frisk, in full, the surname, and, at least, the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit the initial of one Christian uame, both of ter or Payse be a Peer or a Bishop his

Wheu Street Chair-Coolies are suspected dinary title will be sufficient, if a hem, the of having retained missing property, the

ots of such firan, suvla the Number of their hair should be estit to subjects are woul to confess the need of Baring Brothers" will suffice

but the the Registrar General at once without any mere term Memra,, anch as Messrs. Ri- loss of ma vington or the name of a Company trad- Ing under a title which does not ocusist of ite. Number Board & Tarif of Fares don

Each Street-Chair carries on the back of the names of the persons composing it, such densed from the following. as "Carron Co." is inadmissible.

ส

LSGALUED TARIFE OF FARES FOR CHAIR,

6. The Homitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to

CHAIE BEAREES, AND BOATS have the option of giving or withdrawing IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. the name of the Payee; in such case, the Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Order will be crossed in the same way that Half hour,...13 cts. Three hours, 50 cts, Cheques are commonly orassed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank. Hour,20 cts.

7-When an Order is presented through Day (from 8 to 6),.....

readers of Chinese literature. The oom-

concerned may be suspended or dismissed by the Harbour Master, subject to an au and Japan, and as a book of reference for guide for travellers and residents in China peal to his Consul. If a Foreigner, the

appeal to be lodged within three days.antile pen generally. It contains an -Any one piloting witliont a license, account, bistorical and political, of all the shall be subject to prosecution before his ports of these countries, together with offender in accordance with the Laws of his Mr N. B. Denzys; and the elaborate mara own authorities, who will deal with the has been carefully compiled and edited by Peking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It

considerably enhance its value.

plans, with which the work abounds,

and

..: Most persons whose avocations or studies are connected even remotely with Chinese convenient manual of reference for the pur- pose of determining dates according to Country Any Pilot landing his License to of computation; and a system of compari- with in the same way, in addition to forfeit either the European or the Chinose method another will be proceeded against sud dealt

son for the names attributed to year,

his License. ing ins

We have thus given in outline soms of a desideratum with translators and slicensed person to pilot on whole calume. Other chapters tresting of 4-any Commanding Officer employing devoted to Canton, as a specimen of the months, and other periods is also frequent

the more prominent portions of the chapter will be liable to be fined in the sum of One Macan, Formosa, Ningpo, Shanghas, and piler of the following tables has thought, Hundred Taals by the authorities to whoss the remainder of the treaty porte, we can convenient forth may prove useful, although accordingly, that their publication in a

jurisdiction he is amenable.

only enumerate. The pages describing GENERAL REGULATION VIII. mnch hours...oration of comparative calendars, etc. that

Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and yet remains to be done for the slabo- Pilot Boats: Regulations to be observed. contain so much that is Dew to European One Dollar.

1-Pilat Boats shall be registered with readers respecting its history, publiabnil» ...10 cts, extra should leave nothing to be desired. With their crews at the Harbour Master's Office, dings, and general characteristics, that we the exception of the Cyclical Table of where each boat will be given's certificate would fait transfer them to our columns. Chair Hire to Out Districts.

Tears, and the Table of Solar Terms, both and number. The words Licenced Pilot A complete and intelligible plan of the In originally compiled by Dr. Boat" shall, with the number, be legibly perial City and neighbourhood, gives us ab Morrison, And improvements in Williams Commercial Mainsail and a flag, of which the upper its divisions, streets and places, Guide, from which (with some alteration) horizontal half shall be yellow, and the they are now copied, the whole of the mat lower green, shall be flown. Such register of the Treaty Forts of Japan will be forhu In the introductory chapter to the notices ter assembled in the following pages is for ed Pilot Boats shall deposit their national succinct bistory of that Empira, trgether the first time made accessible to general papers with their Consul or the Customa reference.

with remarks on its govery rent, gengias they shall be at liberty to move freely and dimits, which will be found partleblarly within the limits of the Port and Pilotage interesting na thawing a considerable light Published by C. A. SAINT, China Mail ground, and shall be exempt from Tonnage on a part of the world so long entirely, and Ofice, Hongkong.

duse On the requisition of the Harbour I still comparatively, trkresu te Europeans,

Six

a Bauk, a receipt by any person will be suf. Night Fares (after 8 r..) ficient, provided the Order be crossed with

For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 the name of the receiving Bank, and be Beyoni. Victoria and back, 50 cts, per mati, of which afterwards repablished with painted at the stern, and on the head of the accurate notion of the relative position of

presented by sotne

ounces, 4 venta.

For a packet of Books or Patterns, 8 cents the employ of auch Bank. per 4 ounces.

known to be in To Stanley and back, 50

Victoris lies below the level of Robinson 8.The signature of the Payee if a Mo Road, and includes all the town between The Postage ranst in all cases te paid inney Order to be affixed to the Order in the the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, advance; correspondense not fully prepaid place provided for the purpose. If the with the Race-course, will be sent via Suez-

Payes be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his just in the presence of & Witnu, who must sign his name, with kia address in the presence of the Officer whe pays the Order.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

General Pont Office, Hongkong February 1, 1880.

Licensed Bearers (each) Hout, Half day: Day-

20 canta. 36.cents!