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NOVEMBER 1869

Insurances./

NOTICE:

INSU

tal Rates for Free fragra inus classes of Bolidega kald tirele

l remain as follow

untilfe

and semi-detached) mugmaal.

Houses (removed, Town) and their

Trip-Houses (simi

mated) and their

Godowns and their

per tentu)

1 per cent,

a by special arrangement

wing rates will be

od Policies

ing 10 days per

ling One

Month

per cont

exceeding per cent,

onth

e Months

Months of eventi Tia.

The full Annual Ra ROB. 3. WALKER & Co., ents Royal Insurance Company. September 13, 18 p LE INSURANCE OFFICEIUNG raigned having been appointe

for the above INSURAFORA re prepared to accepts Marina me Policies on any Arst clasic ela or Steamers, ou ble in case of loss, in CHINA CALCUTTA, BOMBAY,

OF LONDON ROB. 8. WALKER & CU June 21. 1864.apados NSURANCE COMPANY OF AN FRANCISCO.

signed, Agents for the above y are prepared to grant Pol FIRE, on BUILDINGS urrent raten onze cannewed

RUSSELL & On?!! February 6, 1887ANG SEA & FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

signed baving been appointed in Hongkong for the hors

AY are prepared torgrant Fooz · SEA RISKS at currentrated

RUSSELL & Com April 1, 1865.

INSURANCE ASSOCIA."

N OF SHANGHAL PR

granted on Marine Iíska tó

of the world at current rates, to the usual brokerage, bie. etaths to the assured Fifteen; is yearly profits divided pro

premini contrit uted.

RUSSELL & Co,

Secretaries:

June 4, 1968.

INSURANCE COMPANY:0. BAN FRANCISCO.

igned baving been appointed

Ching for the above. INADE are prepared to grant Poli farine Risks, at the current FUSSELL

July 6, 1866.

BANG SEA AND” URANCE COMPANY' SAMARANG,

igned havtur been appointed Macao for the above named prepared to grant Policies e Risks at the murrent Rates

RAYNAL&Co.

unt. 1860,

OOSTERLING IRE INSURANCE COM- YOF BATAVIA,-

igned having been appointed Hongkong for the allove by' are prepared tö»'graf-

Sex Risks on "the “nnulé

STEMSSEN & Co,

Ingust 1, 1866.

Docks.

I DOCK COMPANY OF

WHAMPOA, LIMITED.

y call the attention of Bhip Consignees and Masters of Establishment at Bong- mpoa, for the DOOKING Ity of Vensela of all glasses, the Company have the the harbour, Gránite uilt, and of dimensions to 350 feet in length, and of water.

the Company have erected.

ery, and are prepared to repair marine and station

Steam Machinery of all. And repair Boilers of ry for sugar crushing" aud 3. graving,

every de ory or Mill work,

Jetty has been completed,, h Vessels drawing 18 feet

and

at any states of the tides.

Jetty are Shears capable of

have also opened & Ships of the Hongkong Dook, contract for the construto- or Sailing Tessela uf any,

the Company will take raten

LITTLE ORPHANË.

to tow Vessels to zen, of aonable rates. ME apply to w

:

ROB. 8. WALKER

Secretary,

e, Queen's Road, Corner

3.

vember 1. 1860,

ed by CAREER ABRAHA

or at. No. 2,, Wỷ

Bangkong

Ny. 2004 —NOVEMBER 9, 1880-1902 62

THE CHINA MAIL.

**£ 4' safoxt=Alice=Noil@caßonz -|- Fost-Office Notifications.

PACIFIC MAIL. STEAM-SHIP COMPANY. THROUGH V. 8. MAIL-LINK TO NEW YORK Via Punina or Overland Route.

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch

od as follows

Chinu

America,

Nov. Dee.

19. 18..

Tis hereby notified for general informa. tion that henceforward the Postage addressed to the United States of America chargeable pg Hook and Packets of Fattorus transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as follows, viz:-

Af nad mia, SOUTHAMPTON,

Under founce; -

ounce and not ex-

12 cents. u

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or shout same date, connecting at Yokolatan with above-named steamer.

we Above ontide and not Passengera ticked through to Californiaeg 8 chce, Mexico, Central and South America, and Above 9 ounce and not c by Overland Rente to principal poin's in

ceeding 12 ounce, the United States and Canadas, and con- secting with the various Steala lites for feeding 18 cubes, hell. 48 New York, to Liverpool, Southamptonjer Vor every aditional 4 oz, 72 Bremen, Brest, and Havre,

Fit MARSEILLER. Under Bounce,

10 cents. hove ounce and not ex-f goveding 8 ounce, il 32 Above 8 ounce and not ex-

48,

Intimations.

9.Should the Payes of a Money Order/whothes of dpen) £ and the Books, li biste whaklý, Rubicontion (Exclu- ·

desire to receive payment in the Country in Omos flan that in which the Order was czi- winch the Order was issued, at some other

ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Orderi be inclosed to the Postmaster of the Office in which it was drawn. In shah case a new Order will be inued the mission chargeable upon which will be deducted from the amount the new Order.

Abby 2- 10.1n the event of a Money Order mingarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted, on written application from the Fayee, contating the necessary particulars and scompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Uffice where the Original Order was payable.

Prints, and any quantity of paper, veliam or parchirer the exclusion of letters Maps, Faber, &e, may be either printed. written or plain, or any mixture of thO three.

All legitimate binding, mounting 9 Fi

ff for some phof » portion ther f

"whether such bhiding, ease of prints, markers (whether of papar be loose or attached Yaa alao rollers in the

roof postage) Tis. 12 per annum ; payable

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, V116913 111 KKƊolenphy To EAT HEFONAE TON THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COUNTS OF CHINA

thiyypp) in the case of Books and interT AND JAPAN. short, whatever is necessary for the sale trausmission of literary or artistic matter or

hally appertains thereto.d radio Every Book packet must be either with out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides.

Intintations. .

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE,

ikonkies

BY SWELLS WILLIAMS, LLC.

Hongkong,

THE (ikkette is a General Webfly Wewapa Published at the "CHINA MAN” Obes,

per, containing hally Revised Reporta of Cases heard at the Supreme and Conbilar Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Bankruptcy: Original Articles; Notes and Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Summary, de, &o. Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial

sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever

It must not contain any latter, open or

me and address of the sender is how- Advertisements will be charged Tle, 1 11. Un the receipt of a similar applica,eyer not only permitted but recomnicuded, par 10, nes for the first insertion, and 50 tion, orders will be given to stop payment so that if the cover come off, or for any sta per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser

Money Order, or to renew a lapsed other reason the packet canot be forward- tion. Order. The additional Commission in the fed, it may be returned. Abood2 ounce and not exact case will be deducted from the amount

Shanghai, January, 1867. Pauli k No packet must exped two feet in length, seeding 16 ounce, 64, Forlovery additional dozy/16 predated with the application for a new sions it cannot be forwarded through the of the new Order Lapsed, Vrders niust be breadth or depth; ascending these dimen-

NEW BOOK, patient of the Postago is compulsory. Order" |

Speculations of

Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europe via Panama Route to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Steato

Packet Company,

the West India and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, and The Compagnie Générale Transatlanceeding 12 cunungram) tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections made at Panama with Steam lineupon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed thehigh

Through Bills of Lading given for Freight

bach case, J

Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1968,

via Central Pacific Railroad and ita conjunt sed de A WAMEICHELL, nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.

Through Bills of Lading given also fór New York and Europe vin Panama route, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central Americs, and bouth America to as far as Valparaiso,

Favorable arrangements have been mede for through passengers and freight to Ame rice, from Oalentta, Penang and Singapore, and, from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

All Freight payable in advance in Mexi- Can Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent additional at shipper's option,

1. It is hereby notified for general in- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-slip Company, for the Conveyance of Maila once a Month between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon denes for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Dice in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Rennion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each

Month.

2. No alteration has been made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad dressed to Mauritias,

Punt

LANGABEN Flur te AS REGARDS PATTERNS

THE

2019

The Old Philosopher"

LAD-TSZE."

ABY

Translated from the Chinese

JOHN CHARMERE, A.M. ***Price $1.50.

ALHO,

"The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

12.But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter 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 rule excludes all articles of a, salçable Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should nature, and indeed, whatever may bave be renewed for payment in the Country in a value of its own, spart from its mere ese usi, v application must be made to the Chief material saut epterably as a pattern muat which the Order was originally drawn, Apattern and the quantity of any Money Order Office of such Country. This not be so great that it can fairly be con-auther Price $1. application must be accompanied by an sidered as having on this ground an intrin-Apply at Mesare LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the additional Commission, unicas it. bave re-

sic value. Commision pund or deleted for the than the address of the person for Hongkong, Gotober 17, 1868...

There must be no writing or marka other or The London Mission House, amount of the New Order.

whom the packet is intended and that of the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or an unpaid letter.

18.-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-i celled at the Office do which the Order was priginally draws;

FOR SALE.

AT THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE.

or forwarded charged as fa

THE following SETS of the "CHINA in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched

per copy viz ---

No, Price,

complete from 11

ور:

15. 16.

$3.50.

$8.50.

$2.25.

Also a few separate copies of Noul, 2,

CA, SAINT.

The Patterns must be sent in covers Return Passage Tickets Issued at a re-

open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami duction of upon the whole amount

ation, Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, for the Round Vyage,

For further information as to Papagen, the communication with Natal and pained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or 11

14.Payment of an Order must be che and su forth, which cannot be sent in open and Freight, apply to the Agency of the the Cape of Good Hope is thus ent off, the Month after that in which it was drawn other material, tied at the neck, bágn so 54 Company, Praya West.

correspondence for those Colonies, unless for instance, if drawn in January, payment olceed that they cannot readily be opened, 4 T. A. HARRIS, marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, must be obtained before the end of July, even although that be transparent, must

Agent. wiil in future, be sent in the Malls for otherwise the Order will become lapsed, not be used for this purpose. Non-com 8, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17; and from 10 to 24. Hongkong, October 7, 1809.

Loudon at the following rates of Postage, and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will also subject the res which must be paid in advance, izmission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded as an Upon Lettere sent by way

of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid lester. %4) he Southampton, 46 centreach focery in! When sent by way of

Marsailles,...bat" Newspaper via Southam

pton,... Newspapers i Marseild qu

Post-Office Notifications.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL, PA

KET "CHINA,"

For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ban

Par the United States Mail Packet. "CHINA," on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at 2 r...

Book Packets Via South."

The Bates of Postage on Oorrespondence... forwarded by this opportunity, which must

in each case, be paid in advance, are as fol- Jowa, via-

To Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States,

8

4

10

22 39

16. If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance,

ditif drawn in January and hot paid before the end of the following January-all claim

under 4 ez, 20 cents, above 4 oz, and not ex geeting Bos; and 20 for

every hitditional 8 oz Book Packets vid Marseilles, 14 cents under 4 oz. cuts above for and not neding. 8 oz.; and 28 cents for every additional 8 ounces,

FW. MITCHELL, "Postmaster General." miqneral Post Office, Hongkong

For Letters, 3 ppt pet,half-ounce For each Newspaper not exceeding 4

ounces, 2 centa,

For a Packet of Books, 6 cents per 4

· ounces.

Jay

The Packets or the contenta thereof must SAILORS' ROME, WEST POINT not contain any inclogurt, sealed or other 428 PA wise closed against inspections of ion

Trustees. W

In all other respects the goiera regulon W KRWICK - Fonass, Esq. tigua of the Book Post between Hongkong JOAN DEN, H. G. THOMSETT, Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in and the United Kingdom will apply to the

Esq.,B.N

917

to the Money Will be forfeited, ancas, ordef to prevent any interruption to the bot Directors

under peculiar circumstances, the Fost Office of the Cotnicy in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.

16.After once paying a Money Order by whonegever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country of Colony in which the nagli- gence occurs will, if he soo fit, require the Ofteor 'faultd make good the loss.

17.No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously received:

18-Additional Rules for greater secu It is hereby notified that, under the au-rity agonist frand, and for the better work

Book Packets must not exceed two feet 9th September, 1868"

in length or one foot in width or o depth To the United Kingdom.

For Letters, 24 conta per half-orce.

Charity

:

W. MACAULAY, Esq.

regular transarision of letters, Packet of Hon. B. B. GISE, Patterns may, when it in necessary, be kept. J. HELLAND, Ed.D. SABOON, Esq, back for the following Mail by which, in BEARD, CRO the ordinary nurse, it would be forwarded. W. LEMAN,

The decision of thy Fastmastur General as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern ur sample contained therein to be for warded under those regulations will be W final and conclusive and

Rev. W, R. BEAU, J. J. MURRAY, H.D. Committee of Management.

MACAULAZ, E. H. G. THOMSETT,

Hon, W. Keswick, Chairman, HETLAND, Eg. Eg, B.!!

DUE SLIPS

The role which

ich forbids the transmission through the Post of Buy article likely to injure the contente of the Bail Bagat orYONATIONs of Books, Periodicals, News- Boxes, or the parade of any Offer of the papers, Clothes, &c., will be most- Post Office is of the applicable to the handfully received. Pattern Post; and a a packet containing any

stopped, thing of the kind will be and not

woul out to its destination. Artis such a Hongkong, October 29, 18634 the following have been occasionally posted. as Patterns, and liave

A. OVERBURY,

Superintendent.

is universally admitted

80

of a Treasury What Hated the 16ting of the apstein generally will be made For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 May last, Superintending, or first-Olass as occasion may require.

ounces, 4 conta,

Marchoolmasters in the Army will, in future, 19-Should it appear that Money Orders unfit for the Post been detained ̈så

viz: Metal boxes, poros HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. For a Facket of Books or Pattorna, 8 be entitled to the same privileges in regard are used by mercautile men, or others, lain and China, fruit, vegetables,

bunches to Lettere sent by or addressed to them another in the uited Kingdom or at Hong of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs,

HOLLOWAY'S FILIA cents per 4 butledge a

kitivos, Correspondence Addressed to Yokohama,eir own grate affairs as are at presut kong, Shanglu or Yokohama, for the scissors, needles, pips nincss of machinery to be the frost officufiots Hemedy

THIS Medicine presen San Francisco and the United States" enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the transmission of large suisis of money, the sharp pointed instrumagats, amples of must be superscribed per "China, "ny and all Army Sahovinistresses will British or Cnlanial Post Office, as the oare metals, samples of ore, samples in glass khown to the world. No preparation is so and that addressed to the United Kingdous bientitled (as Army Sahdolmasters of all may be will consider the propriety of in-bottles, parcos of glass, suide of various suitable to the climates of India and Chine must be superscribed via San Francisco, but the First-Class, no:88) iu the same creasing the Commission, and will exercise kinds, curry combs, copper and steel, pu

this fine and d invigorating medicine. It Correspondenca auttressed to the United privilege, in regard to their Lottery, are the power of wholly suspending for a time graving plates, and contestimary of all particularly adapted to this constitution Kingdom not fully paid will be sent i enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and the issue of Money Orders.

of European ladies, as it is viever fading in Private Soldiers.

its offects in all diseases peculiar tu females, while those who are attenuated by the de- bilitating effects of the above climates will find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta hemen whereby they may insure a restora- tion to robust health.

Buoz

* W. MITCHELL Podmuster General,

7. W. MITCHELL, ---Postmaster General." General Post Office, Hongkong, November 8, 1669 1gkang, July 31, 1868.

General Post-Office,

It is hereby notified for general informa tion that under the Provisions of a Trea, sury Warrant, which will come into opera tion on the lat Uclubur next; correspon! donde addreased to Constantinople, will be forwarded at the following reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance,

For LRTERES

|

1. Un tie lat Dôtober next, and thence forward. Money Ordera 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 dosading £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each, Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Cleste

2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound," say

20 cents each half-an ounce weight je puštalė, viz, teni For NEWSPAPERS, FACKETS OF WATTERNS,For bums not exceeding £2, 12

AND BOOKS

Above £2 and not exceeding £5,....24 2,42 £10,....48

and 8 conts for every additional half-pound

£6 £

By Command,

F.. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, and August, 1868.

REGISTRATION OF LEATERS AND BOOK PACKET SYSTEMS KATENDED TO YÙS COÀST PORTS

AND SAPAN

It is hereby notified for general informa. tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Grates MacDonnell, that, the system of registration has been, from this date, estended to letters and other descrip- tions of correspondente transmitted by the the Mails by both the British Contract Packets and by Privato Ships, between this Office and eaclr Agency there- of in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swator Amoy, Foochów, Ningpo, Shang

and Yokohama, and

. W. MITORELL, No Money Order to include a fraohal Nagasaki, Hoge, and game

·Postmaster General! Mional part of a Penny,

also hotween any two of General Post Office,

The fee for registration is 8 cents each Hongkong, 23rd September, 1889.

Ordets drawn in the United King * dom hipon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-letter, It is hereby notified for general informahama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange

tion that henceforward closed mails for the at which Money Orders are being issued at can be registered unless the full postage

United Kindom will be made up at this Office and forwarded to London by the Gn- ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco. Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via" San Francisco."

:

Letters, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage, as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southamptou viz: h

For Letters, 24 cuts per half-onco For each Nowspaper not exceeding 4

(the time of their presentations-

No Better, Book, or Packet of Patterns

upon it, as well as the registration fee, be 4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 paid in advance in postage Stamps. Monry: Order. Offices in the United King received up to half an hour before the time Lettors, & for registration will be dom, showing the Counties in which they fixed for closing the Maile are situated, are hung up for public refer

F. W. MITCHELL sace at this Office, and also at Shanghai

Postmaster General and Yokohama.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October,

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kinde

W. BITCHELL Postmaster General, General Post Offical zorului. Hongkong, Uctober 13, 1809 1

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE

The following Regolations, for Strest Chairs And Chair-Coolies, bear date Colo uial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2ud April, 1869.--`

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

is

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

· The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointmont, as it cures after all other means have failed, all wounds, sores, ulcera, and also the most Inveterate skin disesses peculiar to the cli- Best mates of India and China. It is the true

friend of the Soldier and Civilian, sa cer have engaged them up to any hour, but annot be conquered by any other treat All Street Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after first gunfire: (8 2.M.), nor spécial Chairs

February 1, 1807, after midnight.

SNOW READY,

As Special Chairs are secured for a bigher is for the interest of the Public to engage. sum ($60) than Ordinary. Chairs ($25), it

only the former after gunfire...

Each Street Chair carries a Number, and, its two Coolies a Dadge usel, bearing the same Number as the Chair

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

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

When ground of Complaint arises agaiust Buy Street Chair, Coolfe, the person Ag grieved may elther hand the offender over to the Police, or send a memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General.

6pplicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, both of the Remitter and the Payen; if the Remit tar or Payee be a Peer or a labog, bis, or dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the usual designation of such Bifch

Scalpler of Merchandize, may be trans- the Registrar General at once without any Baring Brotherk" vill 'sufice; bat' tib were term Mesaret sich a Messi thrifted through the Post by the Mails made lose of time,

To forwarded both by the British

It is heroby notified for general informs Graves MaqDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard When Street Clair Coolies are suspected

ment.

Flongkong,

(AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.)

PRICE $1.00

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL·

#

Handbook of reference for the dater mination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1860 to 1868; with comparative Tables of Annual and Mansual Designations, e, de. Compiled by WILLLAN FREDE RICE MAYER, H.M.C.S.

638,7V, DENY &YO. WITH APPENDI FIFTH EDITION, 1869.

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Price $0.

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Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.

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

CHAP. I.—SEC. 1 ro 4,

o Treaties with China, 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinese Text of the game. 2.Treaty, with the United States; 3-Treaty with France 4.-Treaty with Russia,

Supplementary Treaty with Russis.

CHAP. NEU. I To 5. Articles of Trade with China, Tariff of Articles of Iroport. 2-Tari on Articles of Export. 9Rules respecting Trade and Dues

Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import.. 5.-Description of Articles of Export.

CHAR-SEC. 1 TO 14.

Foreign Commerce with China. 1.-Port of Canton, 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow. 3Port of Khungsbau in Hainan.

4-Port of Amoy.

6-Port of Foochow:

-Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For

това.

7.-Port of Nrugpo.

-Port of Shanghai,

8.-Ports on the Yangtas' and Trade in

the Interior,"

10.Port of Tongchau or Chufoo. 11.-Port of Tiantain,

12.-Port of Newolwang or Yangtaz,

Colony of Hongkong. 14-Colony of Macso...

CHAP. IV, SEO, 1 TO 5. Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1.--Intercorre with Japan,

Truety between. Great Britain and

Japan.

S-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki

Kanagawa and Hakodadi, 4-Japanese Cofus, Weights and Mes- 6.--American, Compact with Lewcheng.

CHAP. F.SEC. 1 to 7. Moneys, Weights, do., in China, 1.--Chinese Currency. 2-Clues Numerals, 3-Obinese Commercial Weight 4-Measures of Capacity.

Medanes of Length,

6. Chinese Land Hoazuros.

7. Chinese Division of Times,

GHAFI FL-~30. 1 To 11. Western Moneys, Weights, dc. L-Anuamete Movers, e 12-Port of Saigon,

3. Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weights, da Netherlands India.

5.-Philippine Islanda.

Sailing Directions for Panay I 6.-Malayan States--Singapore, &c. 7-Burmeze Moneys, Weights, do. 8-Indina Presidencies, Bengal, Ma

dra, Fombay, 9.-Ceylon, 10-Englial and Franch Weights, &c. 11. United States of America,

GHAP, VILBED. I TO 6, Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1Comparison of Prices. 2-Relating to Exchanges. 3.-Kelating to Time. 4.-Comparison of Weights, Measurement of Cargo, 6-Bullion Operationa

APPENDIX Containing Sailing Direc Hions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Jalaudas 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.

The author in his Preface aaye" The- tables in

Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, dc, have been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China. Твове for calculating the prices of tes in dollars or pence have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind

permis aion of the author, F. Loureiro, Esq. The last section of the same chapter on Move- ments in Bullion," has been prepared 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

perience in the exchanges and movements bor a packet of Books Patterns, 8 cents

Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asia, subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot, are connected even remotely with Chinene "The Appendix of Sailing Directions bai per 4 quaces.

The Postage must

in all chees ■ be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid

convenient manual of reference for the pur- With ahart interruptions, the coasts from. or the named a Couplan and tract Packets and by Private Ships, the Number Bosni o Tariff of Fares con- wither the European or the Chinese method is arid for the Oljince, engria, the Dizon Each Street-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in will be aunt via Suez.

ing under a title which doc ut cousist

this Office and Agency thereof the népies of the persona compofing it keht

of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion as Carron Co." ja inadmisible, Apoy Fourbow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nng LEGALISED TABIFY OF FARBS FOR CHARA, OD for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of

in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swat, densed from the following g The Remitter on stating that the Oraali, Hinge, and Yokohama, and also

months, and other periods is also frequent all place that could be ascertained," der is to be paid only through Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the

ly a desideratom with translators and Biye the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage, which mbat bo

random of Chinge literature. The com piler of the following tables has thought,

Orders may be sent through any of the

CHARLES A. SAINT, Late A. Shortreds & Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1858,

ounoes, 4 capita,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

General Post Of,

Hongkong February 1, 1860,

der will be crossed in the same way that

Book Hachete, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be out to

Thereby notified that, under the protlle spe of the Peyo lush case, the gaid in advance, viz, ----

visions of a Treasury Werant dated The 7th May, the Postage or a Letter not exceeding half-an-euce in weight posted

in Hongkong or at any of the Porta in

China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or Posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or Buy of the Port in China and Japan, we conveyed in the Mailly British Packet, reduced from Twenty-four/Cons to Twelve

Cents

For Lattere cealing

eating Fall-ounce Welglit a further fate of Thelyp Celits for

sch halt oanes is chargeable.

Prepayment of the Posted in Pumpellsor

FW. MITCHELL

muster entra

General Post Office Hongkong, July 141666

Cheques are commonly eroded when thay Not exceeding $ 0

are intended to be paid through's Bank. Above, and sot excoding

7.When an Order is presented through

cents,

12

19

the off the reciting Bank And Be

Dank, a receipt by any porton will be stile ‘Above 6 oz, and not exceeding hojent, provided the Order be crossed with

Th...

presented by some Fanon known to be in Above 1 b, and hot exceeding the employ of such Babk, H.,

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30

13

31

Erhe signature of the Paybe of Myery additional 4 lb., ........... say Opder seibe affixed to the Order in the Blaes provided for the pdfbold. If the Hayeibe unable white he met sin the ceit by asking his mark in the preser

Witness, who must-sigs his hard, with his address in the presence

peak action is directed to the for towing roles and regulations which will be

rictly enforced-

who pays the Onfer,

JAS REGARDS HOOMS.

A Book Packet may contain any number sapers Books, Almanacks, Mape o5.

CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS,

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG

Chairs, or Ordinary Plaggy Baccordingly, that their publication In China Mail Agoute, or direct to Hale hotir,...12 cta. Three hours,..50 ots, convenient form may prove useful, although Hour 20 cts, Six houre,.76 cts. much yet remains to done for the elabo Day (fram-6 to 6),..... One Dollar.

ration of comparativa calendars, etc. that Night Fares (after 8 F..)... 10 ct extra should leave nothing to be desired. With "Chair Hire to Out Districta, : the exception of the Cyolical Table of Years, and the Table of Boler Terma, both Beyond Victoria and back, 60 cts, per mar, of which were originally compiled by Dr. To Stanley and back, 60

Morrison,

and afterwards republished with Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Improvements in William Commercial Rond, and inclyder, at the town between Guide, from which (with nine alteration) the Mint and the Western Slatybter House, they are now topled, the whole of the mat- with the Race corter saambled in the following pages is for m the first time, made accessible, to general 402 ERA! Quito preference.

Licensed Bearers Lebens

Half day, Day,

120 penta

1:

Published by C. A. SAINT, Chism Mail:

For Sale,

The Hongkong Signals, *Also

the Principal House Flags,

to and frequenting Hongkớng

NEW PRINTED IN COLORS,