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LOCK COMPANY DEMI WHAMHOA, LIMITED

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PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP.

COMPANY.

THROUGH U. 8.MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK.

Fia Panama or Overland Route, !

Post-Oflec Notifications.

TT is hereby notified for general informa

tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Fackets of Patterns addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-k

ed as follows.

Noy.

Sara (SOUTHAMPTON.

--| ! Under 40tince, va 12 cotta.

Above 4 ounce and not e1-

Sceeding Bounce,

2440 Abote 8 ounce and not er

ceeding 12 once, Puabove 13 ounce and not ex-

Beeding 16 ounces

19,

•sics America, · Dec 18.

Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Tokuhama 21 22 with above-named steaner.

Passengers ticketed through to California,

Central and South America, and Por every additional 4 oz., Mexico,

Overland Bonte to princips poins is") feng s by

Via MARSEILLES. the United States and Canadas, and con-

Under 4 ounce, me necting with the various Steam lines for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Above 4-ounce and not ex-),

ceeding 8 ounce,

32 Bramen, Brest, and Havre.

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Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europos Panama Route an to Europe par steamers of the Royal Mail. Step 1 pket Company, the West India and Pacific

Company, Limited,

Above 6 ounce and not ex-

16 cente

Above 12 ounce and not ex-

Abote 8-15ounce,**** 48******

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General

THE CHINA MATE

Post-Office Notifications.

Printa, and any quantity of paper; vellum or parchment to the exclugangof letters

or open); and the Book Should the Payse of a Money Order whether sealed desire to receive payment in the Country in Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, which the Order was issued, at some other written or plain, or any mixture of the

three. Office than that in which the Order wea ori- ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, covering of the same or of a portion there- All legitimate binding, mounting or provided the Order bs inclosed to the

Postulate of the Office in which it was of, wobbs allowed, whether such binding drawn. In wich case a new Order, will be be loose or attached ; as also rollers in the issued, the Commission chargeable upon case of prints, markars (whether of paper which will be deducted from the amount of or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in the new Order. -

Ngoi pecessary, for the safe of literary of artiste water or trapaniisama usually appertains thereto,

Every packet must be either with out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides.

10. In the event of a Money Order misarrying or being lost, a duplicate will he granted on a written application from the Payee, (containing the necessary partionlars, and accompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payabla

It must not contain any latter, opon, or sealed, nor any sealed oppose

enclosure whatever;

the name and address of ever not only permitted but recommended, so flist if the cover come off, or for any other reason the packet cannot be forward ed, it may be returned.

11.-On the receipt of a similar applios tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order.The additional Commission in the last case will be deduated from the amount No jacket mast exuued two fout in length, of the new Order speed Orders must be breadth or depth; exoreding those dimen Presented with the application for a new sions it cannot be forwarded through the

- Post

ceeding 16 TE MODE For every ddaltibhal 4 oz. 16- and The Consta Transatlan- Prepayment of the Postage is compulsoryOrder. (tique from Aspinwall direct Cummections in each

nade at Panama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through

Through Bills of Lading given for Freight Coutral Pacific Railroad and its con- nextions to that principal points in the

General Post Office, Hongkong, Jime 18, 1868.

intimations.

- Puhinnad weekly.bulscription: (kaciu sive of postage) Tla, 12 per annuin; payable

advan

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA

·AND JAPAN, HE Gazette isaGeneral Weekly Newapa por, containing Ufficially Hevised Reporta of Cason heard at the Supreme and Consular Conte, Police Ossos, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Meetings; News of the Week,

Commercial Advertisements will be obarged. Tis 1. Summary, o, de per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and its ots. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser- tion.

Shanghai, January, 1867.

NEW BOOK,

HE Speculations of

"The Old Philosopher'

LAV-TSZE," Translated from the Chinese

BY

JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $1.50. ALSO,

12-But when it is desired that any

AS BEGARDS PATTERNS. error in the name of the Remitter or Fayee

Tonyi müst not be of intrinsic value. should be corrected or that the amount of his rule excludes ailartioles of a saleable a Money Order abould be repaid to the Reutter; or that a Lapsed Order should nature and indeed whatever may have brenewed for payment in the Country in value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any T is hereby notified that, under the pro- which the Order was originally material sent ostensibly as a pattera zonat United States and Canada's and for Freight visions of a Treasury Warrant dated Money Order Office of such Country, Tik pot-be so great that it can fairly be con author: Frice $1.

I

application must be made to the Tags of Lading piyan also for exoceding half-an-ounce in weight posted application must be accompanied by snsidered as having on this ground an intrin-

vis

Overland for England and the Continent

New York and Europe via Panama route, a to Europe vis Aspinwall Lanes to porte of Mexico and parts on the West Coast of Central America and South America bo as

additional Commission, unless it bave re- omission will be deducted from the or ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the

amount of the New Order.

the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not in Hongkong or at any of the Ports in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or posted Egypt addressed to Hongkong or any of the Ports in China and Japan, and conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Cents:

13 Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order will not be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been can

originally drawn.. .. ̈ ̈

bic value.

anding

whom the packet is intended and that of There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for

the sender, & trade mark and numbers, and price of the articles; otherwise the Facket will be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter.

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

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

FOR SALE,

AT THE “CHINA MALL” OFFICE.

NAE following SETS of the "CHIN A PUNGE can be obtained, stitched

fer copy vis

Valparaispano 2013 15 per Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to Ame riss, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore,

For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in

The Patterns must be sent in covers and frezi Swalow, Amoy and Foochow

All Freight payable in advance in Mexi. weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for cellod at the Office on which the Order was open at the ende, so as to be vagy of exami- in paper wrappers, at the rate of 23 cente

nation, Samples, hombrer, of seeds, rugs, can Dollars, or on deliveryn American wash half ounce in chargeabla.

Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory. 14. Payment of an Order must be ob- sud so forth, which cannot be sent in open Gold Coin' with 8 per cont ad lítional, at

F. W. MITCHELL,tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen

11 sels complete from 11. shipper's option. (EZZO 2

Portmaster General

Month after that in which it was drawn other material, tied at the heck; bags ao la General Post Office,

4 for instanco, if drawn in January, payment clusad that they cannot readily be opened, Hongkong, July 18, 1808;

must be obtained before the end of July, even altingh they be transparent, must otherwise the Order will become lapsed, not be used for this purpose. Non-com 8, 7, 11, 12, 18, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24. and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will also subject the mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded as an of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid 1 trer.

The Packets of the contents thereof must not edutain any inclosure, sealed or other wise closed against inspection.

eturn Passage Tickets issued at a re- duction of upon the whole amount for the Bound Fago,

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply 10 the Agency of the Company, Prays West.

TA HARRIS,

Agent Hongkong, October 7, 1869.

· Post-Offee Notifications.

1. It is hereby notified for genera in formation that, the Contract between the Government of Maurition and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a month between Ceylon and Mearibus, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon- dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, from hence it will be sent to its destination by the Branch Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 22rd of each

No alteration has been made in thei rates of Postage on correspondence, ad- dressed to Mauritius

3de the communication with Natal and

the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, Will In future, be sent in the Malls for Lindon at the following rates of Postage, whub mast be paul in advance, viz —

Upon Letters sont by way

of Benthampton,

When out by way of

A Marseilles. Newspaper via Southar

ptog.. Newspapers via Marsoli

Book Packets via South-

It is hereby notified for general informe tion that henceforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made up at this Office and forwarded to London by the Un-ecostaly, ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco. 15.If an Order be not paid, before the Correspondence intended to be forwarded end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after must be addressed via San that in which it was drawn, for instance, by this

Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, the end of the following January will be liable to the same rate of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southampton viz

For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper tot exceeding 4 ounces, 4 cont

For a packet of Books or Patterns, & conte per 4 ounces.

The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez.

if drawn in January and not paid before

No. Price.

$3.50.

15.

27

· 16.

17

Also a

$2.50. $2,25. few separate copies of Nos:1, 2,

C. A SAINT.

·SAILORS" HOME, WEST POINT:

Trustees,

H. G. THOMSETT,

Esq,, R.N.

Directors

tons of the Book Post between Hongkong

In all other respects the general regala flor. W. Keswick, FORBES, Esq.

JOAN DENT, and the United Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Post Under these regulations, order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Facket of Hon. H. B. Grue, Patterns may when it is necessary, be kept G. J. HELLAND, is). back for the follow ng Mail by which, in G. Hranu, Esq. the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. LENANN, E.

The decision of the Postmaster Gosera? as to the eligibility of auy Fucket, pattern or sample contained therein, to be for warded under these regulations, will be final and conclusive.

to the Money will be forfeitedy unless under peculiar circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.

16-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Offico will not be liable to any further glaim.

If a wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli- The role which forbide the transmission geace occurs will, if he see ût, require the through the Post of any article likely to Officer in fanit to make good the loss,injure the contents of the Mail Bags or 17,No Money Order will be paid unless Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the the advice has been previously received!

Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and & paukat containing any- 18-Additional Rules for greater sepa-thing of the kind will be stopped, and not It is hereby notified that, under the surity against fraud, and for the better work- sent to ite destination, Artiolus thority of a Treasury Warrant duted the let ing of the system generally will be made May last, Superintending, or First-Class na occasion may require, Schoolmasters in the Army will, in fature,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Port Office, Hongkong February 1, 1869,

such as

the following have been occasionally posted

as Patterns, and have been detained as - 19. — Should it appear that Money Ordera nuft for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- be entitled to the same privileges in regard are need by mercantile men, or others, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches to Letters seat by or addressed to them on either in the United Kingdom erat Hong of flowers, cuttinge of plants,

lives, spurs, their own private allaire as are at presont kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissors, Deadles, pins, pieces of machinery enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the transmission of large sums of money, the sharp pointed instrumenta, samples of 46 cents each oz Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will British or Colonial Post Office, as the case metals, samples of ore, samples in glass be entitled (as Army Schoolmastere of all many be, will consider the propriety of in- bottles, pieces of glass, noids of various but the First-Class now are) to the same creasing the Commission, and will exercise kinds, curry comba, copper and steel eu privileges, in regard to their Letters, are the power of wholly suspending for a time graving plates, and, confectionery: of all anjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and the issue of Money Orders.

kinds. Private Soldiers.

under 4 ampton, 10. 02120 centa, above 4 oz., and not ex- - peeding 8.02; and 20 cents for every additional 8 oz - fAYM Book Fankets via Mareilles, 14 cents ufider 4 oz. ; 28 cents above for and not exceeding 8 uz.; and 28 cents for every Additional 8 ounces,

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

By Commands M

A. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generali General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET

STETEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST FORTE AND JAPAN,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Ofice, Hongkong, October 13, 1869,

¿CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Street. Obairs and Chair-Coolies, bear dato Colo. Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2ud April, 1869.

There are two: Classcq. of Street Chairs, Ordinary and Special

W. MACAULAY, Esq. D. SABSOON, bieg, Rov. W. K. BEACH. J. J. McKay, M.D. Committee of Management.

Hon. W. Kwok, Chairman.

W. MADAULAY, Esq., Q. THOMSETT, G. J. HYLLAND, Eey. Esq., B..

D ONATIONS of Books, Portodicals, Newa- papers, Clothes, &c., will be moal hankfully received,

A. OVERBURY,

· Superintendent.. Hongkong, October 29, 1868.

BOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT; HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,

AIS Medicine is universally admitted to be the most efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is no suitable to the climates of India and China as this fine and invigorating uindicine. It particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladice, as it

never failing

ip

its offects in all diseases peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de

of the above climates will bilitating effects lind in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta lisman whereby they may inmire & restora. tion to robust health.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

The science of Medicine has never before

1.On the 1st October next, and thence y forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at

produced any remedy that can be compared Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money

to this wonderful Ointment, as is cares Order Offices in the United Kingdom of

It is hereby notified for general informauial

after all other means have failed, all Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts notion, by order of His Excellency Sir

sounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most mates of India and China. It is the true inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the oli exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange W MITCHELL

Current for Each Mail, and charged with Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the enja Postmaster General.

friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as our Commission according to the following system of registration has been, from this dafe, extended to letters and other descrip General Post Office, Hongkong,

Centations of correspondance transmitted by the have engaged thems ap to any hour, but cannot be conquered by any other treat All Street-Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that Scale, vi 9th September, 1868,

Post, in the Mails by both the British Ordinary Chairs may not, ply for hire after ment Contract Packets and by Private. Ships; first gunfire (8 p.) her Special Chairs Hongkong, February 1, 1867. between this Office and each Agency thereafter midnight. of in Chima and Japan, vizi Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Fouchow, Ningpo, Shang hai, Nagienki, Hiego, and Yokohama and

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£7

For sumus not exceeding £2,12 It is hereby

£7.42 notised, by order of BAbove £2 and not exceeding £ 6,-24 Expellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon

£10,....48 hell, that hongoforward, the rates of Fes tage chargeable on Packets of Printed Papers or Fatterns of light weight sont fron Hongkong, to the United Kingdom han forwarded via Southampton, will be

follows

For a Packet iiot exceeding one

onnce in weight,

2 cents,

For a Packet above one and

not exceeding two ounces, & cents. dad, of double, these rates when forwarded

vià Marseilles, NY 1

Packeta 30 greater weight than two unboes will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, vig

8 cents for every four ounces when for awarded in Southampton, and 12 cents for every four budes when for

warded vis Marseilles,

This alteration will apply to Printed Circolares, Price Liste, Market Reports and

-No Money Order to include a frac tignal part of a Penny,

Ondors drawn in the United King dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchango st which Money Orders are being isanod st the time of their presentation

4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,70 Money Order Offices in the United King- dom, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama

Applicants for Money Orders must thrish, in full, the surusme, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, both of the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit

auch

also between any two of these Agencies,

The Jes for registration is 87 cente nach letter, &n.

No Lester, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage pon it; as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps.

Letters, &c., for registration will be received up to half an hour before the time fired for closing the Mails,

F. W. MITCHELL, Pastmaster General General Post Offies, Hongkong, 18th October, 1868, {

As Special Chairs are secured for a higher suo ($50) than Ordinary Chairs (326), it ia for the interest of the Public to engage. only the former after gunfire

Each Strect-Chair carries & Number, and i its two Coolies a Badge cach, bearing the same Number as the Chair.

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 person ng grieved may either hand the offender over to the Pulles, or send a memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General,

It is hereby notified for general inforina.

When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected ser or Payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his ortion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard dinary title will be sufficient, if a meBook Packete, and Packets of: Fitterns or Number of their hair should be sent to Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the the Peparing Brothers will suffed ; but the samples of herchandise, insysh ne tod of timer Goreral at once without any printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterns or mere term Messrs,, sich as Messrs. Ri mitt through Post by the Malls made Bamples.

vington," or the name of a Company tradun to be forwarded both by the British

Esch Street Chair barries on the back of ing under a title shioli does not consist of Contract. Paukts and by. Private Ships, its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con DIE MITCHELL,

the names of the persons composing it, such etween this Oflice and each Agency thereof densed from the following.

Carron Öó" is inadmissible

in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow,

Portmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

It is hereby notified for general informa

tion that under the Provisions of a Tres

Bury Warrant, which will come into open

making

Hou on the 1st October next, correspon

The tide

NOW READY,

(AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE,) PRICE $1,00.

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL.

معرض

Jutimatio s.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE,

Br S, WELLS WILLIAMS, ELU.

S

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.

638 PP; DKNY SVO, WITH APPENDIL FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollara.

The following is an Abstract of the Con- tonts of this Hook:

CHAP, L¡---BEC, ‘1 TO 4 Four Treaties with China, I-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chines Text of the same. 2-Treaty with the United States. 3.-Treaty with France, 4.Treaty with Russia,

Supplementary Treaty with Rusia.

UHAP. II,880. 1 ro 5, Articles of Trade with China, L-Tariff on Articles of Import, 2-Tariff ci Articles of Export. 3.--Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinese Toxt or the same. 4.--Description of Articles of Import, 5.-Description of Articles of Export.

GRAF. 11-XEC. 1 to 14, Foreign Commerce with China. 1-Port of Caston, 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow. 3.Port of Kinngoliau, in Häinai. 4-Port of Amoy

6-Port of Fouchow.

6.-Ports of Tanishui and Taiwan in For

7.--Port of Ningpo.

8.--Port of Shanghai

B-Porta va te Yangtaz' and Trade in

the Luterior.

10.-Port of Taugebau or Chefoo. 11.-Port of Tientsin

18-Port of Newchwang or Yangtax', 13.Colony of ongkong, 14-Uolvay of Matso.

:

!!

CHAP: IV. SEG I To 5.

Foreign Commerce with Japan,

1-Intercourse with Japan,

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japai

3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,

Nagasaki

Kanagawa and Bakodadi.

4.Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea

"sures.

5-American Compact with Lawshawg.

CHAP. F.SEC. 1 ro 7. Moneys, Weights, &c., in China. 1.-Chinelo Currency. 2.-Chinese Numerals. 3.-Chinese Commercial Weighte

4-Measures of Capacity, 5-Messee of Lougth,. 6.-Chinese Land Measures 7.-Chinese Division of Times.

CHAP, VI, SEO, 1ro 11, Western Honeys, Weights, &c. 1-Anuanese Moneys, do 2-Port of Enigan,

3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &o.,

Siamese Moneys, Weights, d 4----Netherlands India. 5.--Philippine Teland.

-Sailing Directions for Panay L 6-Malayan States-Singapore, &o. 7.--Burmeze Moneys, Weights, Co. 8.-Indian Presidencies,-Bengal, Ma.

dras, flombay.

9.-Ceylon,

10-Euglish and French Weiglia, &c. 11. United States of America.

CHAP. VI-850. 1.ro 6.

Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1-Comparison of Prices. 2. Relating to Exchanges. SRelating to Time. 4.Comparison of Weights, 6. Measurement of Cargo. 6.—Bullion Operations,

APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc- tions for the Cost of China, and for the Japan Islands also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po- sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa

nese Coasts.

measurement

The author.in bis Preface BaysThe tables in Chap. VIL, for ostinating prices, of goods, exubauges, de have been selected from those constantly in use the foreign merchants in China. Among Those for caloniating the priepsi of tea în

beer

Esq.

The

Amination of Chinese Dates, during the more extended tables, by the kind permis- Handbook of reference for the deter: dollars or penes have been copied from the period from 1860 to 1809; with comparative son of the author, P. Loureiro, Tables of Annual and Metaual Designations, last section of the satue chapter on Move

e, &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDEts in Bullion," bas prepareil and

MAYERS, H.M.0.8.

Furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- Author's Preface.

in the exchanges and movements perience are connected even remotely with Chinese

Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asia. subjects are wont to confess the wed of a been reprintat from the China Plok

The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur. With short interruptions, the coasts from posu of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in either the European of the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese couste, the Dires- of o computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion" son for the navies attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of

ly a dealderstum" with translators and readers of Chinese literature.

The Remitter on stating that the Or. Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag-LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained."

́asaki, Hiogo, and Yokohams," and "also

der is to be paid only through Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the have the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage, which must be the name of the Payee; in such case, the Order will be cressed in the same way that paid in advanca, viz. -—-—-***

Cheques are commonly crossed when they Not exceeding fox,...... are intended to be paid through a Bank,

dence addressed to Constantinople will be 723-When an Order le presented through

cents,

Above 4 oz, and, ust excoding f

forwarde at the following feduced Rates Bank, receipt by any person will be put Above 8 oz., and not exceeding of Postage, which must be paid in advance,Rcinut, provided the Order be crossed with

For LETTERS

20 cents each half-a-mance weight. For Newspapers, PADRETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS! 2 cents each two ounces up to half-potud, and 3 cents for every gdditional half-pound.

HD) BTW: MITCHELS,

Postmaster General General Post Oition hgkong, 28ed, September, 1808.

the name of the receiving Bank, and be

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presented by some Person known to be in Above 1 15., and not exceeding the employ of such Bank.

The signature of the Payee of a Mo. ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the place provided for the purpose. If the Fayet 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 m the presence of the Officer

who pay the pr

Every additional lb.,.................

Special attention is directed to the fut lowing roles and regulations which will be strictly enforved |→

AS REGARDS. Dooks";

A Book Pagkat may contain any number Books, Almanacks Mane pr

вер

CRAIR BEARERS, and Boats,

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

The cou-

of the following tables has thought; China Mail Agents, or direct to accordingly, that

hat their publication in a

Orders may be sent through any of the

Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boati Half hour,...18 ots. Three hours,.. cts, convenient form may prove useful, although Hour......... 20 cts. dix hours, ots minch yet remisins to be done for the alabo. Day (from 6 to 6)... Une Dollar.ration of comparative calendara, ate that Night Fares (after 8 P.A....10 ots extra chould leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Forms, both of which wore

by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards

.ín improvements

Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat- ter assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general reference,

Chair Hire to Out Districts, Beyond Victoria and back, 60 cts. per man, To Stanley and back,

60

Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Read, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course

Licensed Bearers (tach)."

Hour, Half day,

Day

... 8 conta. 20 canta,

36 pouts.

Published by: Q. A. RAINT, Chua Mail Office, Hongkong.

CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Shortride de Co.) China Mall Ollie, Jan. 6, 1858.

For Sale, The Hongkong Signals,

Alao

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Bongkong..

PRINTED IN COLORA

Price,