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Dockstub the

DOCK CUMPANY OF"! WHAMPOA, LIMITE

call the attention Jonsigners and Master

Establishment, opos, for, the DULK

Hi of Vessels of all class.

the Uompany have the harbour, Gran fit, and of dimensi 360 feet in

the Company have erected

ry and are plorared repair marine and station.

Steam Machinary &

and repair Bobera

for sugar crashing d graving, and every do ry or Mil work. Jetty has been compléteil, Vesteld drawing to feet tally states of the tide etty are Shears calpa

Dave also opened" of the Hongkong, ontract for the co Bailing Vessels

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"LITTLE ORPHAN

Low Vessels to ges), sonable rates. apply to

ROB 8 WALKER

•Secretary Queen's Road, Corner

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STEAM FOR

Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle Aden, Suez, Malta, Marseille,,

Post-Office Nolineations. MAILS BY THE RANGOON

THE CHINA MAIL.

three.

Post-Offee Notifications

Prints, and any quantity of paper, vallum or parchment (to the exclusion of letter 9.Should the Payee of a Money Oder whether sales or open); and the Books, The Contract Packot "RANGOON" will desire to receive payment in the Cpanty in apa, Paper, da, may be either printed, be dispatlled with the usual Mails for which, the Order was idaned, at some cher written or plain, or any mixture of the Europe, &c., on TUESDAY, the 16th Office than that in which the Order wasri- November, st

and the Post ghually drawn, the transfer will be graned,

All legitimate binding, mounting or Office will be open for the reception of provided; the Order be inclosed to the covering of the same or of a portion there tion, Newspapers, Books, de, until Ordinary Letters, Letters to Registra Postmater of the Office in which it was of, will be allowed, whether anch binding and Southampton; de Met de Mi on the 15th November. Letter which will be deducted from the amoun of or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in drawn. In such caso à new Order; will be be loose or attached ; as also roliers in the made, may be posted in the night box

issued, the Commission chargeable mon case of prints, markers (whether of paper. from 8 r. on the 15th November until the new Order.

short whatever is necessary for the safo 7 AM, on the following morning.

to arte namidelon of literary or artistic matter or 411 Letters posted between 7 and 8 A.M. miscarrying or being lost, s duplicate vill

10.-In the event of a Money Under usually appertains thereto, be granted ones written application front cover, or in a cover open at this onds the Payee, (bontaining the necessity or sides.

Every Book packet must be either with-

tional Commision) to the Office where to sales nor any sealed enclosure whatever: particular, and azóompanied by an sili. I must not contain any letter, open or Original Orier was payable.

ALBO,

nk, guadill be Bombay, Madras, and Caloutta. King George's Sound, Melbourne

and Sydney.

THE PERINSULAR AND UBIENTAL, STERN the 10th November will be charge NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stein-liable, in addition to the usual postage, RANGOON," Captain E. J. BAKER, with with a Late Wes of 18 venta, Her Majesty's Musis, Passengers, Specs, and he s time for posting Letters at this Gergo, will leave this for the above placed park mad for Nuwspaper TUESDAY, the 16th November, at 9AM Books, or Patterns 7 on the 16th PARCELS and CARGO will be received to Noveinber...

Further, Inte etters (but Letters only) ad dressed to the United Kingdom vid Marseilles orto Singapore, may be

Le board nutil Noon, and SPEOL ait 4P.M. on the 16th November.

For particulars regarding Freight and Paso, apply at the P. & ON C's Ofice, Hongkong.

CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGEY "

ARE REQUIRED.

dow

A written declaration of the Contents and Falue of the Packages for the Cherland Houts is required by the Egyptian Government, and mud be delivered by the Shippers to the Com pany's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or Parcels; and the Company do not hold emerives responsible for any detention or may happen from incorrect. prejudice which Ms on such declaration.

shippers are particularly requested to upfe

IL-On the receipt of a similar applip in, order will be given to stop payment a Money Order, or to renew a laped last case will be deducted from the amount Order. The additional Commission in the

the same and address of the sender is how. over not only permitted but recommended, so that if the cover come off, or for any other reason the packet cannot be forward- ed, it may be returned.

No

packet must exceed two feet in length,

posted on board the Falset from 8.80 of the dew Onter! Lapres Orders must breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen 1860 on payment of a late feet with the application for a piwsions it cannot be forwarded through the of 48 cents each, in

addition to the tempostage, after which to Letters can be

Order, received.

Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence of Box Holders will be received at the window at apart for the purpose, on the East Side of the building.

Post

AS REGARDS PATTRESS,

-12-But error in the name of the Remitter of Paye be it is desired that siy 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 saleable Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order shond nature, and indeed whatever may have All correspondence for places to which pro-be renewed for payment in the Country avaine of its own, apart from its more use payment je compulsory must be prepaid which the Order was originally draws, as a pattern; and the quantity of any in Hongkong Postage Stanipa application must be made to the Chid material sent ostensibly as a pattern must Insufficiently stamped. Letters addressed to Money Order Office of such Country! The not be so great that it can fairly be con-

the United Kingdom will be sent ou, application must be accompanied by

#idered as addition to the postage, Lettore posted after 7 AM on the 18th November will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee as well as the postage is prepaid Letters insufficiently stamped or unstamped addressed to planes to which they can

AF

the terms and conditions of the Company M2 Acharged Girls Ane of One Stalling In - additional Commission, unless it have re/aic valuing on this ground an intrin

Black Bill of Lading.

W. MACAULAY, Superintendent.

P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong Nov. 9, 1869,

PACIFIO MAIL. STEAM-SHIP

-COMPANY.

no16

FEROUGH U. B. HAIL LINE TO NEW YORK..

Via Panama or Orland Boule,

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch

ed as follows:-

China,

America,

Nov. 19,

Deg. 18

A Steamer will leave Shanghal on or

about same date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steal Jose

Passengers tickered through to California,

not be forwarded unpaid; will be open bed and returned to the writers as early

ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case there must be no writing or marks other Commission will be deducted from thy than the address of the person for 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 forwarded charged as an unpaid letter,

or

15.-Repayment whether of an origmal be made to the remitter util it has been renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not azertained that the advice has been can called at the Office on which the Order was originally drawi

4

opon at the ends, so as to be easy of exami- Bation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs,

The Patterns must be sent in covers

Intimations.

Published weekly.--Subscription (Exclu sive of postage) Tha, 12 per annure; payable in advance.

AND

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, LAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN.

THE Gazette isa General Weekly Nowaps- por,containing Officially Revised Reports Bankruptcy: Original Articles; Notes and of Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular Courte, Palice Cases, and Proceedings in

Summary, de, de Meetings; Nowe of the Week, Commercial Queries on Legal points: Reporte of Publis

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

Shanghal, January, 1887,-

NEW BOOK,

HR Spegulations of

TH

The Old Philosopher'

LAV-TRZE," Translated from the Chinese

BY

JOHN CHALMEES, AM. Price $1.50 AL80,

author: Price $1.

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

Apply at Mesare LANK, CRAWFORD & Op or The London Mission House, Hongkong, Cotober 17, 1868.

FOR SALE. AT THE URINA MAIL" OFFICE. THE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE.

BY S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LL

Published at the "CHINA MAI," Office, Hongkong.

638 PR DEMY 8TO, WITH APPENDIX, FIFTH EDITION, 1869. Price, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollar.

The following is an Abstract of the Con- tents of this Book:

OP. SEC. 1'ro 4 Four Treaties with China. 1.Treaty with Great Britain,

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

Supplementa

Treaty with Russia.

CHÁPAN, SEO, 1 to b Articles of Trade with China. L-Tarid on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export, 8-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

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

OHAP, II,--8EQ. 1 TO 14.

Foreign Commerce with China.

1,-Port of Canton.

in paper wrappers, at this rate of 25 center of Chanchan or Swatow, per copy viz :——

No. Price.

77

$8.60.

13

Also

16. 13

16.

-}}

$2,60,

$2.20.

as possible, but no guarantee can be 14-Payment of an Order must be band so forth, which cannot be sent in open given that such Letters, if posted after 8 P.2. on the 15th November will be retained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, way be enclosed in bags of linen or 11 sets complete from 11, turned until after the mail is closed Month after that in which it was drawn'; other material, tied at the neck; bags su 14 Postage Stamps should be placed on the for instance, if drawn in Jauuary, payment closed that they cannot readily be opened, opper right hand corner of the correst be obtained before the end of July, even although they be transparent, must pondence, except in cases where they otherwise the Order will become lapsed, not be

with this rule will also subject the when the Stamp or Stamps represent of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid letter.

iniasion, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded as an Hering, Central and South America, anding "Late Fees or

Registration Overland Route to principal poins in Fees" should be placed on the lower left necessary.

The Paokete or the contents thereof must the United States and Canadas, and coti

-tzu hand corner.

15-If an Order not paid before the notoutain any inclosure, sealed or other- with the various Steam lines for transactions in fractional parts of a Dol-end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after wise closed against inspection. York, to Liverpool Sonthampton,

I will be ecadacted in the Coins pre- that in which it was drawn, for instance, Brean, Brest, and Harre.

ribed by Ordinance 1 of 1864, and if drawn in January and not paid before, Through Tickets issued also to Newlle Proclamation of the 22nd January, the end of the following January-all cisim York and Europe via Panama Route and 1864, and no other Coins, but those to the Money will be forfeited, unless

therein bperified will either be received under peculiar circumstances, the Post or given in shange as fractional parts Office of the Country in which the Order

was drawn think proper to allow it.

may be used in payment of Late Fees and a new Order (for which a second Complianced for this purpose. Non-com- 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17; and from 1960 24.

to Europe per staamare of the Royal Mail the West India

All

Steam Packet Company (zimited, of a Déliat

and Pacific Steainship

by

Payment for Postage Stamps must be made

16. After once paying a Money Order

f the current. Dollars of the Colony orty whonisoever presented, the paying Office Bank Notes..

a wrong payment, however, be made owing will not be liable to any farther claim. If

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until & P.M. usi the 15th Nov.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,

Novosibor, 1860

16no,

ہے

H. G. THOMBETT,

Esq., B.N.

separate copies of Nos. 1,

0. A. SAINT,

SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.

Trustees. tions of the Hook Post between Hongkong

In all other respects the general regulator, W. KESWICE, FORBES, Esq. and the United Kingdom will apply to the

"JOHN DERE;. Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in order to prevent any interruption to the Patterns may, when it is necessary, be keps GJ. HELLAND, Esq. regular transmission of letters, a Paakot of Hop. H. B. GIS, back for the followig Mail by which in G. HEARD, Esq. the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. LEARN, Esq.

The decision of the Postmaster General as to the eligibility

ility of

any Packet, pattern sample contained" therein to be for

* Directors

D. Sassoon, Esq. W. MAUAULAY, Esq.

Rev. W. R. BEACH.

¡J. J. MURRAY, M.D. Committee of Management,

Hon. W. Keswick, Chairman.

to negligence on the part of any Officer of warded under these regulations, will be W. MACAULAY, Eng. | H. & THONGEIT, the Post Office, the Postmaster Genatal of fool and conclusive.

SONAT

Esq., N.

papers, alocks, Periodicals, News- hankfully received.

Clothes, do, will be most

and The Compagnie Générale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct, Connections made at Pangaa with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, which passengers are ticketed through. Through Bills of Lading given for Freight ria Centr Pacific Railroad and its con- nections to the principal points

in the

the Country or Colony in which the nagliT rule which forbids the transmissión. J. HELLAND, Esq, United States and Canadas and-for Freight

gouce occurs will, if lie see it, require the through the Post of any article likely to Overland for England and the Continent.

Officer in fault to make good the loss.

injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Through Bills of Lading given also for

die Money Order wil be paid unless Boxes, or the person of any Ofluer of the New York and Europe vis Panama route,

the advice has been previously receivedia Post Office is, of course, applicable to the and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to porta

It is boreby notified that, under the au-

18.-Additional Rules for greater secu- Patteru Post; and a packet containing any- flexico and prste on the West Coast of thority of a Treasury Wariant dated the larity against frend, and for the better work-thing of the kind will be stopped, and not Central America, and South America to 85 May last, Superintending, or First-Classing of the system generally will be made out to its destination, Articles such as far as Valparaiso,

the following have been occasionally posted Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, session may require. be entitled to the same privileges in regard 19. Should it appear that Money Orders unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce. as Patterns, and have been detained as

their own private affaire aa are at presont efther in the United Kingdom ex at Hang- of flowers,

fruit, vegetables, blanches enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the scissors, needles, pins, places of machinery, Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will transmission of large sums of money the sharp pointed justrumenta, samples of be entitled (as Army Schoolmastors of all British or Colonial Fost Office, as the oase metals, samples of rd, samples fu glass but the First Class now are) to the same may be, will consider the propriety of in-bottles, pieces of glass, acids of vanons privileges, in regard to their Letters, are crossing the Capulision, and will exerciso Rind curry combs, copper and stoel en enjoyed by non-commissioned cars and the power of wholly suspending for a times craving plates; and confectionery of all

the imes of Money Orders, Private Soldiers

kinds,

Favorable arrangements have been made

A. OVERBURY,

Superintendent, Hongkong, October 29, 1868,

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS

for through passengers and freight to ame to Letters sent by of addressed to them on are used by marcantile men, or othefs, Isin and angs of planta, spure, PHIS Medicine is universally admitted

rica, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore,

and, from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Ail

1 Freight payable in d'ince in Mexi-

can Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad itional, at shipper's option,

Beturn Passage Tickets issued at a re- daction of upon the whole at for the Round Voyage,

For further information as to Panago And Freight, apply to the Agenoy of the Company, Praya West.

"T: A. HARRIS,

Agent Hongkong, October 7, 1869.

Post-Olice Notifications.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATER MAIL PAO-

KAT "CHINA."

For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.—

Per the United States Mail Packet "CHINA," FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at 2 F. MANA The Rates of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must in ench case be paid in advance, are as fol- loys, viz. :-

To Yokohama, San Francisco and the

United States.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General

General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1968.

By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General,

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

BYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST FORTE AND JAPAN.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postinaster General Gorural Post Office, Hongkong, October 18, 1869.

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE.. The following Regulations for Street Chaire and Chair Coolies, bear date Cole Bacretary's Office, Hongkong, ud April, 1869,

It is hereby untified for gotiotal informata

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

1-On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOGE PACKET this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Officos in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding 10, at the rate of Exchange to, by order of His Excellener Sir Current for Each Mail, and charged with Richard Graven MacDonnell, that, the Commission according to the following system of registration has been, from this Sosle, viz. :-

date, extended Vents.

to letters and better descrip tions of correspondence transmitted by Post, in the Mail by both the British Contract Packets and hy Private Ships, between this Office and each Agency there- of in China and Japab vizi Canton hai, Nagasaki, Hlogy, and Yokohama, and sum ($50) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it Swatow, Amoy, Foochow Ningpo, Shang A Special Chairs are secured for a higher

between any two of these Agencies. In for the interest of the Publib to digago The fee

Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies & Badge ench, bearing the name Number as the Chair.

For sums not exceeding $2,..... 4.12 Above and not exceeding £ B..24-

£7.42 £10.48

2-No Money Order to includes frac tional part of a Ponny.

3-Orders drawn in the United King-

All Street-Chairs may carry parsons who engaged them up to any bour, but first gunfire (8 r..), nor Special Chairs Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after after midnight.

For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce domapon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- letter for registration is 8 cents exch only the former after gunfire.

For each Newspaper not exceeding

ounces, 2 cents

For & Packet of Books, 6 cents per

ounces,

hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange.

80.

No

Book, or Packet of: Patterns Letter, at whiel Money Orders are being isnted at can be registered unless the full postage the time of their presentation.

upon it, as well as the registration fee, bet Book Packets must not exceed two fest4Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 paid in advance in postage Stamps,

Letters, de, for registration will be fixed for closing the Mails.

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Honghong, 18th October, 1860,

in length or one foot in width or Dloney Order Officed in the United King received up to half an hour before the time

deptl

To the United Kingdom For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce.. For each Newspaper not exceeding 4

aunces, 4.centa,

dow, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama.

5.-Applicants for Money Orders must For a Packet of Books or Patterns, 8 furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, cents par 4 outonagment co the initial of one Christian name, both of Correspondeuce addressed to Yokohama, the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit

Ban Francisco and the United States

must be superscribed per "China,'

and that addressed to the United Kingdom

must be superscribed vir San Francisco. Correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom not fully propard will be sent via

Boaz,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

General Post-Ofice, Hongkong, Novetuber 8, 1869.

no10

It is hereby notified for gente informa- tion that under the Provision of a The Hry Warrant, which will come into opera tion on the fat Deber forty correspon dence addressed to Genstantinople will be forwarded at the followifly reduced-Rates Postage, which may be paid in advance,

For thr

Ti

12 cents each hajoljuce weight.

FOR NEWSPAPERS, NUKEYS OF PATANA,

conta cách two ounces ay to half-pound, and 8 cents for every diditional half-pound.

W. MITORELL, Postmaster General.

1860.

General Postc

Hongkong, 23rd September

It is hereby notified for general inforura

thr or Payée Le Peer or a Bishop, his or tion, by order of His Excellent Sir Richard. dinary title

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-Coulis, the person ag grieved may either hand the offender over to the Felice, or send's memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General.

When Street Chair Coolies are suspected will be sufficient, if a firm, the Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the usual designation of such firma, snoh se Books Packets, and Packets of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the Samples of Merchandize, may be transithe Registrar General at once without any mere term Messrs., such as Messrs. Ri-mitted through the Post by the Mails made loss of tim vington," by the name of a Company trad-up to be forwarded both by the British

Each Street Chair carries on the back of

ing under a title which does not ootmist of Contract Packets and by Private Ships, its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con the names of the persons composing it, such between this Office and each Agency thereof densed from the following. as "Carton Co." is inadmissible.

6.The Remiter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing the name of the Payee, in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheqties are commonly dressed when they are intended to be pală through a Hànk,

7.When an Orden is presented through ́a Bank, a receipt by aby person will be auf-

in China and Japan, viz. Canton, watow

Amoy, Fouchow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag:

between any two of these Agencies, at the asaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and alto following rates of postage, which must be

aid in advance, pís

LEGALISED TARIEF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS,

known in the world. No preparation is se to In the most efficacious remedy suitable to the climates of India and Chins

as this ine and invigorating medicine, It

is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, ลด it is. never failing in its effects in all diseases pemuliar to 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- laman whereby they may insure a restora- tion to robust health.

Ril

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. The science of 31edicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as is curce after all other means have failed, WORDda, sores, ulars, and also the most inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli mates of India and China, It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as car cannot be conquered by any other tain old sores can be removed by it that

.ment.

Hongkong, February 1, 1887.

NOW READY.

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

THE

3.-Port of Kiengahau in Hainan.

Port of Amby,

D.-Port of Fobchow.

6.-Ports of Temshui and Taiwan in For

7. Port of Ningpo.

8-Port of Shanghai,

Ports on the Yangts' and Trade in

the Interior,

16-Port of Tangahau or Chefco, 11.-Port of Tientsin,

12-Fort of exchwang or Yangtez'. 19. Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macao.

CHAP. I.KG. 1 zo 5.

Foreign Commerce with Jupan. I-Intercourse with Japan.

2.-Treaty between Great Britain and

Дарав. 2

8.Ports open to Foreign Commeren.

Nagasaki,

Kanagawa and Hakodadi. “

4.Japanese Cgina, Weights and Mea- 5.---American Compact with Lowchewy.

-CHAY, Y.-—-—SEC. ITO 7.

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

2. Chinese Numerals.

3.-Chinese Commercial Weight 4.-Measures of Capacity. 5-Measures of Length. 6-Chinese Land Measures.

7.-Chinese Division of Times.

CHAP. VIRO Iro 11, Western Moneys, I sights, de. 1.-Annamese Monsys, &c. 2.-Port of Saigon. 3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &o., Siamese Moneye, Weights, &c. -Netherlands India.

5.- Philippine Islands.

Sailing Directions for Panay L 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese

Moneys, Weights, &o.

8. Indian Presidencies,-Bengal, Ma-

dras, Bombay,

9.-Ceylon

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

OHAP, FIL-SEC. 1 To 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, dc. 1-Comparison of Prices, 2.-Relating to Exchanges. 3.-Relating to Tinie. 4.-Comparison of Weights, 5.-Meurement of Cargo,

treat6-Bullion Operations,

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

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Handbook of reference for the deter mination of Chinese Dates, during the period from 1860 to 1860; with comparative Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, oude Compiled by WILLIAM FABDE RIOK MAYERS, MCS,

APPENDIX. Containing Sailing Direo- Hons 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 Japs neze Coasts.

The author in his Preface says: The tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China Those for esloulating the dollars or pence have been copied from the prices of tea in more extolded tablas, sion of the author, F. Loureiro, Esq.

the kind permis last section of the same chapter on Move- The ments in Ballion, has been prepared and The

furnished for the Guide by Patrick R. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much ex- petituce in the of the precious metals 1 Eastern Asia.

exchanges and movements

Author's Preface. Most persons whose avocations or studies are connected even remotely with Chinese

The Appendix of Sailing Directions har subjects are wont to confess the need of a

been reprinted from the Chins Filet either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coaste, the Direc pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the ocasts from of computation; and a system of compari- tious have been improved by the insertion on for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the maurs of CHATE BEARERS, AND BOATS,

months, and other periods also frequent

all places that could be ascertained." IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

ly a dexideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com Chaire, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. piler of the following tables has thought, 6 cents. Half hour,...12 ets. Three hours,..60 cte, socordingly, that their publication in

convenient form may prove useful, although Hour 20 ets. Six hours, much yet remains to be done for the elabo Day (from 0 to 6).

One Dollar, ration of comparative calendars, sto. that Night Fares (after 8 M.)...10 cts extra should leave nothing to be desired. With Chair Hire to Out Districts. the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Term, both Beyond Victoris and bank, bleis, per mat of which were originally compiled by Dr. To Stanley and back,

Victoria Hes below the level of Robinson improvements in Williator Commercial Morrison, and afterwards republished with Road, and Includes all the town between Chide, from which (with some alteration) the Mint and the Westeru Slaughter House, they are now copied, the whole of the mat with the Race-cottree.

ter assembled in the following pages in for the first time made accessible to general reference.

Not exceeding &a...... Above 4 ok., and not exceding

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ficient, provided the Ordes be rosted with Above 8 oz., and not exceeding the name of the receiving Bank, and be presented by somp. Pamon known to be in Above 1 lb., and not exceeding the employ of such Bank.

8-The signature of the Payso of a Me- ney Order to be fixed to the Order in the Paree be unable to write he must sign the place provided for the purpose. If the

receipt by making his mark in the presetion of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pare the Order,

1 T38 Every additional y lb., ........: 12: „

Special attention is directed to the fut strictly enforced : lowing rules and regulations which will be

AS REGARDS BOOKS.

A Book Packet may contain any number separate Books. "Alwaysoka," "Mape or

60

Licensed Bearers (each). Hour Half day,

Day,

8 cents, 20 cents.

..50 cents.

Published by C. A. PAINT, China Mail. Office, Hongkong.

Ordets may be sent through any of the China Mail Agents, or direct to

CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Shorirede & Co.) China Mall Office, Jan. 6, 1888,

For Sale.

The Hongkong Signals,

Also

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Nongkong, PRINTED IN COLORK," Price...