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NOVEMBER 4, 1860,

Insurances.

SEM NOTICE.

INSURANCE COMPANY

niel Rates for FIRE IMBUNANUS), ou plasser of Buildings sad their v ill remain sa follows, until fur

semi-detachedly leading ed

House (removed

Town) and the 21 Pericent,

Ming-Houses (mm) found "đut ated), and their 1 pen, ounter Godowns and this tout mang

is by special strangerer Units wing taten will be charged 162) od Polimesali do villing. ling 10 days per cent

One

Month

Erheeding

onths

cent

Monthe gates

excelding

Months,

per oënkimas

The full Annual Rata

of 1

ROB. B. WALKE

3. penti

gents Royal Irmirance Company g, September 131809

BLE INSURANUS OFFICE dersigned having been appoi

for the above INSURAN

prepared to accept Afscina

VALOGITA; BORBAY OF LONGUNA BOB... WALKER & Con June 21-1894car bun, boning INSURANCE COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO.

lersigned, Agents for the knote any are prepared to grant Pol

FIRE on BUILDINGS I current rates. T

RUSSELL

Coim

BDA & FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY. fieber or

errigned having been appointed

Hongkong for the abong PANT are prepared to grant Po SEA RISKS, at currentrates, HAB RUSSELL & Com 2 April 1, 1865.

ZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA ION OF SHANGHAI ABDU

8 granted on Marine Fisks to

ata of the world at current ratesi' ou to the usual brokerage, tan

1 returns to the assured vasten its yearly profits divided, 274. bet premium contributed,“

HUSSELL CO

Storetárichtenst ng, June 4, 1869yayoigialuomi

CINSURANCE COMPANY' FSAN FRANCISCO PRIPA

tersigned having been appointed in China; for the shorby fraud ANY sin prepared to grant Pol

Marine Ruska at the qurant

EUSSELL & Co.

g, July 8, 1866.

MABANG SEA" AND NSURANCE COMPANY OF:

SAMARANO Brien

dersigned having been appointed te la Macau for the abové pal),d are prepared to grant Follan rine Rinks at the current Rates PLAYNAL & CO August 4, 1886.

DE OOSTERLING D FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY OF BATAVIA, UPOMIN

denigned having been appointed ts in Hongkong for, the abor mpany are prepared to grant gainst Sea Bank on bộ Th

SIEMSSEN & CO PR. August 1, 1886.20

Docks di MION DOCK COMPANY

NG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED mpany call the attention of Bhip hors; Consigness and Masters uf their Establishment at Hing Whampea, for the DOOKING IRING of Vessels of all clannen gkong the Company, haya the

in the harbour, Opanita

ly built and of dimensions

De of 360 feet in length

feet of water 76 30473mil

to it the Company have slected Hachinery, and are prepared #?

and

re and repair marine and slation.

Stealn

make and Pe

Machinery of repair Ballers of al schinery for angar

roshing hafting, graving, and every

Factory of Mill work

de

odious Jetty has been completed,

of which Vessels drawing 18 feet

n lie at any states of the tide Jetty are hears capable of

the

pany have also opened a Ship-

side of the Hongkong

Dock,

dy to contract for the constru

No 2000 November 4, 1800

NOTIOR

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES

IMPERIALES. PAQUEBUTS PUSTE FRANÇAIS, BATAVIA BAIGON, SINGAPOREL

POINT DE GALLADEN SUEZ,

MESSINK

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MÁDRAS“

AND CALCUTTA. THE Company's Steam-abip TIGRE, THEO

Corinthiant Bothes wilt leg Port for the shove places with MATIS PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGU TUESDAY, the di November, at

€1

Noon.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well u 18 Marseilles, and accepted in transit tirgub, Marseilles the principal places of

Cargo will be received on board unții

of the 8th

P.M.

ô.. of the tu) (Farcels are not i seat on board; they hust be left Agency's Office.

until

For Phekidulky Tegarding Freight and Fassage, apply at the Company

CONTENTS AND VALUE Hougkang OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED

C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, October 28, 1868,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP

COMPANYNaf) ERA

Post-Office Notifications.

IT in hereby notified for general informa

tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Fackets of Patterns ddressed to the United States of Amorios transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz

1

10 SOUTHAMPTON.jAHG Under 4onnee,

-12 senta Above 4 ounce and not ex-1200AR

spoding & ounce,

24 y

Above 8 ounce and not ex-

peeding

12 Lounge,

361

Aborg 14 ounce and not ex-

seeding 16 ounces,

485 For every additional 4 oz., 13. Pia ManSEILLES. 28. Under 4 ounce,

L

-16 cents. Ahoye quite and not ex-

sgoeding 8 ounce,

ceeding ounce

- Ahqep 8 ounce and not ex-

17

Above outce and not ex-

reeding 16 ounce,

E

49

For every additional 4.0%; 16: 4. Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory in each case,

F W. MITORELL,- Postmaster General, General Fost Office entered Hongkong, June 18, 186a." 1. It is hereby notified for

general formation

that the Contract between the Goverment of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails ance a Month between

and

-

THE CHINA MÁIL.

Post-Office Notifications,

Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum EZ or parchment (to the exclusion of letters whether scaled or open); and the Books, Maps, Papor, deny may be either printed, written or plain, or any mixture of the thraq.

9.-Should the Payee of a Money Order Resice to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was issued, at some other Offico than that in which the Order was ori-

drawn the transfer will be granted, provided a toma el ranking Postmaster of the Office in which it was drawn. la rock case a new Order will be issued, the Commission chargeable upon which will be deducted from the mount of the new Order,

All legitimate binding, mounting or covering of the same or of a portion there of, will be allowed, whether such binding be loose or attached jas also rollers in the case of printa, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the vase of Books, and, in ahort Whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter or usually appertains thereto.

Every Book packet must he either with out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends

sides.

10-In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Pay, (containing the necessary particulars, and sccompanied by an adal tional Commission) to the Office where the sealed, nor shy sende enclosure whatever; must not contain any letter, open or Original Order was payable.

the name and address of the sender is how- 11.-Un the receipt of a similar applica-Avet not only permitled but recommended, tion, ozders will be given to top payment so that if the cover come off, or for any of a Money Order, to view a lapeed other reason the packet cannot be forward. Order. The additional Commission in the edit may be returned. Jast case will be deducted from the amount No

packat must exceed two felt in length, of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be breadth or depth exceeding these dimen presented with the application, for a row ions it cannot be forwarded through the Order.

Pest

no9 Mauritius, and between Maurit and application must be accompanied by an Natal, having terminsted, the corresponference to a Lapsed Ofis in hish case the dance for Mauritius will be forwarded from Commission will be deducted from the this Office in the Mail for Aden, from amount of the New Order. whence it will be sent its destination by 13.--Repayment whether of an original the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each be made to the remitter until it has buzzi STEAMER of 432 No alteration has been made in thecelled at the Office on which the Order was ascertained that the advice has been can- rates of Postage on correspondenco ad-originally draws. dressed to Mauritius.

THROUGH U. 'S. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK, Via Panama or Overland Route,

China, Amprice

www.

this line will be despatch-

Nov. -19, Deo. 18, **** A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Yokohama with above usmed steamer,

Pasivangara ticketed through to Californis Mexicu, Central and

'América, and ad Rou & to principi, point in Canadas, and sun necting with the various Stekin lines, for New York, to Liverpool, Sulthangum, Bremen, Brest, and Havre.

Through Ticket add also to New Lork and Europe via Panama Route and Emtoto per steamers of the Royal Mail Beam Packet Company, the West India And Pacific Staxuship Lompany, Limited and The Compagnis Générale Transatlan

Connections bique from Aspinwal

made at Panama with Steam lines upon the Wat Chest of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through.

Through Bilis o

sof Lading given for Freight 1 Pacific Railroad and its con TA

odtional to the principal points in the United States and Canadas

for Freight Overland for England

and and the Continent.

L'eutr

and for

Through Bill of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Panaria route, and to Europe vis Aspinwall Lizes to

porta

of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of

Central America, and South America to as far as Valparaisofetulla

Favorable arrangements have been made for through passifs and fraight to dine-

rics, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore,

and, tron Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus ent off, the correspondence for those Oolousies, unlage marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, will, 'In future, be sent in the Mails for London at the following patos of Postigo, which must be paid in advance, vir:

pon Battere sent by way

Mena of Southampton,..... 46 cents each oz. When went by way of

Marseilles. 54

Newspaper vid Southam

Newspapers via Marseil-

les 4.qugformulim, 8 Book Packets vid South-

ampton10

und

az., 20 cents, above 4 oz. and not o ceeding 8 oz.; and 20 cents for every additional 8 oz.

additional 8 ounces,

Book Packets vii Marselles, 14 cents under 4 oz., 23 cents above for and not exceeding 8 oz.; and 28 cents for every FW. MITCHELL:*

Pastmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1868.

AS REGARDS PATTERNS.

For

Intimations.

Published weekly. Subscription (Exela- sive of postage) Tls, 12 per annum; payable

in advance.

AND

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN. THE Gazette is a General Weekly Newspa-

per, containing Officmily Revised Reporta of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy Original Articles; Notes and Chiaries on Legal points; Reports of Public Summary, &o., Meetings; Nows of the Week, Commercial

Advertisements will be charged Tis, 1 per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 cts. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser tion.

Shanghai, January, 1867.

NEW BOOK,

HE Speculations of

TH

The Old Philosopher

LAV-TEZE." Translated from the Chinese

BY,

JOHN CHALMERS, 4.M.”- Price $1.60.

AL80,

suthor: Pride $1.

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

Apply at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & CO or The London Mission House.

Hongkong, October 17, 1868.

FS:

FOR SALE.

12-But then it is desired that any error in the saing of the Remittor or Payee should be corrected or that the amount of. They must not be of intrinsic value; a Money Order should be repaid to the This ryle excludes all articles of a saleable Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should nature, and indeed whatever may have be renewed for payment in the Country, in a value of its own, spart from it's more use which the Order wi originally draw as a patton; and the quantity of any seney Order Pics of such Copntry. This not be so great, that it is fairly be con- spplication, met be made to the Chief material sent ostensibly as a pattern must

sidered as

having on t this. ground an intrin additional Commission, one it have re

sic value t "There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person whom the packet is intended aud that of the sender trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter. 'open' at the ende, so as to be easy of exam

The Patterns must be sent in covers nation. Simples; However, of seeds, druga, 14. Payment of an Order must hob and so forth, which cannot be sent in open ained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or Month after that in which it was draws; other material, tied at the neck; bags so 54 for instante, I drawn in faunary, payment ofised that they cannot readily be o must be obtamed before the end of July, even although they be, transparent,

4 opened, 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 s second Compliance with this rule will aleg 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 un

scenary.

The BALAN

or the contents thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealer or other- wise closed against inspection.

16. If an Order be not paid before the e end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was draws, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-ull claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless, under peculiar cireutustances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order was drayu think bron

proper to allow it

a

16.-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If wrong payalent, 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 gence occurs will, if he sea fit, require

Officer in fauls to make good the lathe 17. —No Money Order, will be paid unless the advice has been previously received.

18-Additional Rules for greater scou- It is hereby notified that, under the aurity against frand, and for the better thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the hating of the system, generally will be made May last, Superintending, or First Class as occasion may requiro,

st present

All Freight payable in adance in Mexl-Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future,

19. Should it appear that Money Orders can Dollars, or on deliver in American be entitled to the same privileges in regard are used by merunutile men, or others, Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad itional, at to Letters sent by or addressed to them on

either in the United Kingdom or at Hong their own shipper's option.

private Affairs as tetura Passage Tickets issued at a re-enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the Shangli or Yokohama,, for the transmission of large sums of money, the dustion, of upon the whole ammonit Army and all Army Schoolmistessen will British or Colonial Post Office, as the ease for the Hound yage...

be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all For further information as to Passage but the First-Class now are), to the nine may be will consider the propriety of in- and Freight, apply to the Agey of the privileges, in regard to their Lottom are the power of wholly supelding for a time creasing, the Commission, asid will exercise Company, Prays West

the issue of Money Orders. ...TA HARRIS,

adgent.

Hongkong, October 7, 1869.

Post-Office. Notifications.

длере

enjoyed by non-commissioned Ombors, and Private Soldiers, ARE

100%

"F. W. MITCHELL, "Portmaster Genere! General Peat Offca, Hongkong, July 31, 1868,

It is hereby notified for general informa

10s the 1st October next, and thence- tion that under the Provisions of a Tre forward Money Orders will be issued at sury Warrant, which will conia into open this Offico and at the Agencies thereof at tion on the 1st October nost, correspon-Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money dence addressed to Constantinople will be Order Offices in the United Kingdom of forwarded at the following reduced Rates Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not of Postage, which must be paid in advance, exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange via:-

Current for Bach Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, vie:-

Cents. ....12

£7.42 £10,40

For LETTERS:

20 cents each half-an-ounce weight, For NEWSPAPERS, FACETS OF PATTERNS,

AND BObxey

2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound, and 8 cents for every additional half-pound.

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Post Offer Hongkong, 23rd September, 1860.

For suis not exceeding £2. Above £2 and not exceeding

£7

24

2.--No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny.

3,--Orders drawn in the United King- dom' upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoke It is hereby notified for general informia haina will be paid at the rate of Exchange tion that henceforward closed nails for the at which Money Orders are being issued at United Kindom will be made up at this the time of their presentation.

kend forwarded to London by the U-4.Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 ited States Mail Packets via San Francisce. Money Order Offices in the United King Correspondence intended to be forwarded dom, shewing the Counties in which they by this route must be addressed via "Ban are situated, are hung up for public reter, ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama

Francisou.

Letters, Newspapers, Hooksand Patterns, will be liable to the same fates of Bostage those sent by the British Mail Packets vil Southampton via :-

For Lettura, 24 cents per half-ounce. For pack "Newspaper nos excooding 4

onnors, 4 cents.

For a packet of Books or Patterna, 8 cente par 4 ounces.

...

The Postage must in all cases be paid in Adrance; correspondence not fally prepaid

will be sent via Suez.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General

Conoral Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1860.

is heroby notified that, under the prer

NCEA

Applicants for Money Orders must farnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian nanie, bath of the Remitter and the Payee; if tho Bomit.

By Commandi

F. W. MITORELL Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND DOOR PACKET SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS

AND JAPAN.

In all other respects the general regalo tons of the Book Poste between Hongkong and the United Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Post, Under these regulations, in order to

prevent

any interruption to the regular transmission of letters & Packet of Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept back for the fellow ng Mail, by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. Tao decision of the Postmaster General as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern or sample contained therein, to be for-

AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE

in paper wrappers, at the rate of 28 cents THE following SETS of the CHINA FUNOH can be obtained, stitcheЛ per copy vix

No, Pride,

11 sets complete from 11.

**

$3.50 16,

$2.50 16.

$2.26. Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2

0. A. SAINT.

SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT. Brustees.

on. W. KebwICE, | → FORBEN, ESQ.

JOHN DENT

H. G. TROMSETT

Esq., R. N.

Directors

Hon. H. 8. GIBS) G. J. HELLAND, EBH. G. HEARD, Esq. Y. LEUINN, Laq

W. MAGAULAY, Eaq. D. SABROOK, Esq. Rev. W. R. BRACH, J. J. biURRAY, M. D.

Committee of Management. .- Hon. W. Keswick, Chairman,

warded under these regulations, will be W. MACAULAY, Esq. H. ft. TROMSETT, final and conclusive,

J. HELLAND, Esq. Esq., B.N.

NATIONS of Books, Feriodicals, News

papers, Clothes, o., will be weat hankfully received,

The rule which forbids the transmission. through the Post of any article; likely to injure tho coptents of the Mail Bags Boxes, or the perzon of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing ally- thing of the kind will be stopped, atid not the following base been occasionally posted gunt to its destination. Articles such as

as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, Fiz: Metal boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of sharp pointod instruments, samplos metals, samples of are, esmples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- kinds.

· of

A, OVERBURY, Superintendent.

Hongkong, October 29, 1868.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.

admitted

to be the most efficacious romedy

as this no and

BIS Medicine is universally a machinery

known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the climates of India and China 1 invigorating

ing medicine. It particularly adapted to t the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing in its effects in all diseases peculiar to fenialee, while those who are attenuated by the de bilitating offoute of the above climates will: tind in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta liamun whereby they may insure a restora- tion to robust health.

V. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Gesteval,

General Post Office, Hongkong, October 19, 1869,

F.

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE. The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair-Coolies, bear date Cole It is hereby notified for general informant Secretary's Office, Hongkong, ud tion, by order of His Excellency Sir:April, 1860. Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the systems of registration has been, from this date, extended to letters and other descrip-

All Street-Chairs may carry persons who tions of correspondence transmitted by the have engaged, them up to any hour, but Post, in the Mails by both the British Ordinary Chairs: may not play for hire after Contract Packets and by Private Ships, Brat gunfire (8 r.), nor Special Chairs between this Office and each. Agency thereafter midnight.

of in China and Japan, viz; Canton,

There are two Classes of Street Chairs, Ordinary and Special.

T

Swatow, Amoy, Fouche Ningpo, Sling Aa Special Chaira are secured fors higher but, Nagasaki, Biogo, and Yokohama, and suu (500) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it also hetween any two of thead Agencies. in for the interest of the Public to engage

The fee for registration is 8 cents each only the former after gunfire. letter, & No

Book, or Packet of Patterns Letter, can be registered unless the full postage, apon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stampe, received up to half an hour before the time Letters, for registration will be fixed for closing the Mail.

B. W. MITONEL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1860.

It is hereby notified for general informa-

Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and ita two Goolice a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Clinir.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, asit cures after all other moane ave failed, all grounds, noces, ulcers, and also the must inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli- mates of India and Ubiña. It is the true t friend of the Suidier and Civilian, asser tain old sores can be removed by it that cannot be conquered by any other treat,

ment.

Hongkong, February 1, 1867.

NOW READY,

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

THE

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE.

By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LLC.

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.

638 PP, DEMY 8vo..WITH APPENDIT,

FIFTH EDITION, 1863. Price, $5, Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.

The following is an Abstract of the Con tants of this Hook

CHARL-SEC. 1 to 4 Four Treaties with China.. 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinees Text of the same." 2.-Treaty with the United States. 3.Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia

Supplementary Treaty with Russia.

CRAP, 11-SEC 1 to 5. Articles of Traite with China. L-Tariff on Articles of Import 2-Tariff on Articles of Export. 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Clunese Text of the same.

ין -

-- &– Description of Articles of Import, 6-Description of Articles of Export

1 14

CHAP. 111-550 Foreign Commerce" with China. 1-Fort-of Caston 3-Port of Chauchan or Swatov.

Port of Kiungohau in Hainan. 4-Port of Amoy.

5-Port of Foochow

6.-Porte of Tamahui and Taiwan in For

MIDAD.

7-Part of

8. Portingpo

the Interion,

of Shanghai 9.-Ports on the Yangts and Trade in 10.-Port of Taugchau or Chefeo. 11-Port of Tientsin

12 Port of Newchwang or Yangtan". 18--Colony of

Hongkong.

14.-Colony of Macao,

CHAP IV. – NHO 1 B

Foreign Commares with Japan. 1-Intorcourse with Japas.

2-Trosty between Great Britain and

Japan

3.--Ports open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki,

Kanagawa and Bakodadi,"

4-Japanese Chies, Weights and Men-

Bures,

5-American Compact with Lewoherg.

CHAY. V.SEC. 1 zo 7,

Moneys, Weights, fc., in China. 1.-Chinese Currency,

Chinese Numerals. 3.Chinese Commercial Weights 4-Measures of Capacity, 5-Measures of Length. 6-Chinese Land Messurss. 7.- Chinese Division of Times.

URAP. VIFARO, 1 TO 11. Western Moneys, Weights, a 1.Annamese Moneya, & 2.Port of Saigon.

3.-Trosty with Siam, Tarif, &e, Siamess Moneys, Weights, dc. 4.-Netherlands India,

5.- Philippina lalands.

Sailing Directions for Panay I 6.Malayan States Singapore; do. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, de 8.-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Mar

dras, Bombay. -Ceylon.

J:

10-English and French Weights, &c. 11.-United States of America.

CRAP, VILBEC. 1 3o6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, c. 1.-Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges, 8-Relating to Time: 4-Comparison of Weights, 5.-Measurement of Cargo, Bullion Operations.

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

see Coaste

The author in bis Proface says The tables in Chap. Vil for estimating prices, mcaaurement of goods, exchanges, &c, have been selected from those constantly in use The Numbers and Coolles Badges of

among the foreign merchanta in China, Ordinary Chairs are fiue, (201 to 700)

These for calculating the prices of tes in When ground of Complait arises against A Handbook of reference for the deter dollars or pence have been copied from the ang Street Chair Conli, the person ag- period from 1880 to 1869; with comparative ion of the author, F. Loureiro, Eg

nination of Chinese Dates, during the more extended tables, by the kind grieved may either hand the offender over Tables of Annusland Mensual Designations, last section of the same chapter on

" has been prepared and

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

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL,

Мото-

to, the Police,, or send a memorandum ofa, o.Compiled by WILLIAM EBEDE-ments for the Guide by Patrick R.

the complaint and the Chair's Number to RIUK MAYKES, .M.C.N. the Registrar General.

ter or Payee be a Peet or a Bishop, his or- tiou, by order of His Excellenoy Sir Richard When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the Graves MacDonnell, that bouenforward of having retained missing property, the ustial designation of such fin, such as Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to

Baring Brothors

will suffice but, the

Samples of mers terni Mosers, bigla scars mitted through the Post by the Maila inade loss of tinie.

Merchandize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any vington, or the name of a Company trad: up to be forwartled both by this British ing under a title which does dos consist of Contract Packets and by Private Ships, its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con Bach Street-Chali carries on the back of the names of the persons composing it, each between this Office and each Agewey thereof densed from the following.

· ss ** Carron Oe." is inadmissible.

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

The Remitter on stating that the Or-

Amoy, Foochow Wingpo, Shanghai, Nag.

der is to be paid only through a Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the

azaki, Higgo, and Yokohama, and also f

have the option of giving for withdrawing following rates of postage, which must be the name of the Payes; in such case, the

I paid in advance, Fi

Smers of Bailing Yousif MY

спров Company

duced rafas

TOLITTLE ORPHAN"

tá, Tag

to tow / Veisels: 30 op or

at reasonable raft fim de de

iculars, 'apply

ROH, & WALKER,

the 7th May, the Postage on a Lettur not Cheques are commonly crossed hen, thug Not exoceding 4 of

zoeeding half-an-ounce, in weight posted are intended to be paid through Batt

Hongkong or at any of the Forts in

hing and Tapen addressed to Egypt, or When an Order is presented through Batik, receipt by sty person will be auf post in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or folent, provided the Order be crossed, with

ay of the Ports in China and Japan, and મહેલમાં

ouveyed in the Mails by British Packet is the name of the roooiving Bank, and be

the employ of such Bank.

cents.

Abova 4 oz, and, not exccding

12

Above 8 oz., and not exceeding

1

24

de Office, Queen's Road, Corner from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve presented by some Person known to be in Above 1-lb., and not exceeding

e Lage.

La témat November 118006 -

Leter exceeding half-an-ounce in Weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for

oh half once in chargeable. Prepayment of the P Postage is compulsory.

W. MITCHELL, Postmader General.”

Gonierul Post Offic ** Hongkong, July 16, 1868.

12

8. The signature of the Payos of a Mo. Every additional lb., ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the Special attention is directed to the fol- place, provided for the purpose. If the lowing rules and regulations which will be Payée be unable to write he must sign the strictly enforced : receipt

by making pia miark in the of a Witness, who must sign his name, with Kis addremâ thithe Firesafios of the Offer who pays the Order.

RARDA, ROORK,

A Book Packet may contain any number

of separate Books, Almanacks, Msps or

LesitaSED TABIES OF FARBA FOR CHAIRS

CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Fullaway Boats.

Chair Hire to Out Districts.

furnished

Harper, Exq, of the Commercial Bank of Indis at Hongkong, who has bad much at Author's Preface.

perience in the exchanges and movements Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Alfa, are counocted even remotely with Chinese "The Appendix of Sailing Directions ha subjects are want to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot. either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coaste, the Direc convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short in, the ocasts from pose of determining dates according to Singapore to

are all described in of computation and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of ly &

months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained."

desiderstars with translators and reader of Chinees literature:-

(Late 4. Shortrede d (v.). China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868,

piler of the following tables The com

has thought, Orders may be sent through any of the Half horiz,...12 eta. Three hours, 60 cts.sccordingly that their publication in "hina Hail Agents, or direct to

convenient forms Hom0cts. Six hours.....75 sts much yet remains to be done for the elabo

rm may prove useful, although!

CHARLES A. SAINT, Day (from 6 to the ...One Dollar.ration of Night Fares (after 8 F.M.)10 ota. extr should leave nothing to be desired. With comparative calendars, ete, that

the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man, of which were originally compiled by Dr. To Stanley and back,

Morrison, and afterwards republished with Victoria lien below the level of Robinson improvements in Willians Commercial Road, and includes all the town between duide, from which (with some alteration): the Mint and the Western Blaughter House, they are now copied, the whole of the mat with the Race-course.

tar assembled in the following pages in for the first time made accessible to genera? reforencă.

60

Licensed Bearers (each). HOBY, Half day, THAY Đ

15

8 canis, 20 centa,

88 conta.

Published by C. &. SAINT, China Mail Offre, Wongkong

For Sale.

The Hongkong Signals,

Alio

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong.

PRINTED IN COLORS. .Price,..