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NOVEMBER 150 1880

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NOTICE,

INSURANCE COMPANY

al Rates for FIK INSURANUS classes of Buildings and their

remain as followsy until fur-

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Houses (removed Town) and their

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Month

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this,

Months ceeding

Tonthe,

per cent b

The fall Annual Rate

of 1, per cetita

OB. S. WALKER & Co.,

STEAM FOR

A180,

ETAPAR OM Noliktadel282Yost-Office Notifications.

ombay, Madras, and Calcutta,

George's Bound, Melbourne *Vand Sydney.

HE PENINSULAR AND URIN TRUST

MAILS BY THE “BANGOON,”----.

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steindship)

"Captain R. J. BAREE, with ANGOON"

TUESDAY, the 16th November, at 9 PARCELS and CARGO will be recatal

Bd until Notum Letters, be posted in

"night box from 8 F. on the loth November until 7 on the following morning.

All Letters posted between 7 and 8 A.

received.

Prints, r or paro

Post

Some Matters

å

in advance

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE.

By 8. WELLS WILLIAMS, LL

lastings Creativý (WA) Comprereka je 3 Summery, &c,

The Old Philosopher'

LAUTSZE,"

Joux CALMERE, A.M. à value of its own, sport From its adre used 18:35 Frien$1.50.00

ATRO,

Hongkong,

636 PP, DENT 870, WITH APPENDIX,

FIFTH EDITION, 1869, Price, $5,

32: Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars

The following is an Abstract of the Cone tents of this Bookj

CHAP. I.-8. 1-ro 4. Four Treaties with China, 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinese Text of the game. 2.-Treaty with the United States..

Treaty, with France. 4.-Treaty with Russia.

:

Supplementary Treaty with Rusia.

UHAY: TIBRO. 1 To 5.

9.—Should the Payee of a Money Order whether sealed or open); and the Books, Publianed weekly. Subscription (Exolu- The Contract Packet RANGOON" will to receive payment in the Country in Paper, &c, may be either printed, mix of postage) Tis. 12 por annum; payable

be dispatched with the usual. Mails for Ofice than that in which the Order was or All legitimate binding, mounting or which the Order was issued, at some other written or plain, or any mixture of the

three. Europe, &c., on TUESDAY, the 16th | Dilis

„SUPREME COURT November, st 9 A.M., and the Postgally drawn, the safer will be granted, Office will be open for the reception of provided/Order be inclosed to the covering of the same or of a portifs theresit- AND COLLULAR GAZETTE,

AND apore, Penang Point de Galle, Ormit Letter, Letter To Registra drawhit Ali such ass is now Order will be be loss or attached ; as also rollers in be Postmatter of the Office in which it was of, will be allowed, whether such binding

Fay:REPORTER FOR THE SE PRÉMÉ AND- dan, Saez, Maita, Marseilles,

PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CRIKA. issued, the Dommission chargeable upon case of printa, markers (whether of paper and Southampton [2013

ated in which will be deducted fraktlikid heterotrest you at Papp, of 16ocka, #TITO A Gazette ind General WeeHNAQ BERLUSION MUŽ “CHINA MAIL" Office,

ANDE JAPANI abbre wittäver is nOGERESTY the new Order. '.

transmission of literary artistic

containing Officially Revised Reporta 10.-in the event of & Money Order usually appertains the dio, 2018 44310), dan den WADE SE

Säfteme and Consular miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will Every Book packet must be either with Courts, Folios Cases, and Proceedings in fe, i ndanion to the total postage, shartiumlare, and scompanied by an add-in ob odam gay healers open or the 18th, November 29 target be granted on a written application fromont ceter, or in a cover open at the ende Bank Legal pointa; Reports of Public i

Original Articles; Notes and the Payse, (containing the nscssaKry gr Bidea,

Queries on the Ehte Fes of 18'dente de

ugates will be charged for Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Npecie, milk Omogor Patterns on the 16th

that time for posting efter at this ronal Commision to the Office where the sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever?

84% and for Newspapers, Original Order was payable 30 INA the same and address of the sender is how Advertemente will be charged Tis, 1 11. Og eipt of a similar applica aver not only permitted but recommend per 10 lite for the first importan, and to vill leave this for the above places fovebaber: 2 Kamely? 4 T

tion, orders will be given to stop payment that if the cover come off, or for any otac per 10 lines, for endi subsequent inkers pinteres hte letters (but Betta only) ad of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed other reason the packet cannot be forward- tion. card outil Noon; and SPECIE led to the United Kingdom vid Order. The additional Comission in theed, it may be returned.

Shanghai, January, 1867. on the 16th November

Marielles or to Bingapore may be last case will be deducted from the amount No packet mustexceed two feat in length e particulars regarding Freight såldated on board siis "Packet from 3.30

NEW BOOK, age, apply at the P. & 0.8: N. Goa B.tp A. on payment of a late for 99.900. Order Lapsed Orders must be breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen

Labelings of 48 cents each, in addition to the Order

presented with the application for a new mone it cannot be forwarded through the « THE Speculations of be, Hongkong.

AND VALUE OF FACELES

stage, after which to Lettere can be CONTENTS

AES REQUIRED.

Popoldal white 2012-But when it is desired that any AS REGARD PATERNE, written declaration of the Contents and Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence error in due tue of the Remitter or Payee They Dust not be of intrinsic duo.

od Translated from the Chinese of the Packages for the Overland houder Bok Holders will be retriver at the ould be tracted of that the yount of te vole cxcluddetallarticles of sale b.e fre

BY

&!! • uired by the Egyptian Government, budid

Money Order should be pride to this adre, and indeed whatever may have window set apart for the purpose, or be delivered by the Shippers to the Com the East Side of the building,

Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should Agents with the Bills of Lading, on All correspondence for places the be renewed for payment in the Country in Paresia

els; and the Company do not hold rainbat is bompulsory imis: be prepaid which, the Ofde was originally drawn, pattern; and the quantity of any ot responsible for any detentions

Hongkong Hostage Stamps

application vist be made to the Chief material sent ostensibly as a pattem must The Origin of the Chinese" ales which may happen from incorrect humciently-shaped Letters dressed to Money Order Glice of such Country. This not be so great that it ofa fairly be an autho Friow $1.ind

dered as haring his ground an iteinsforApply at Messrs Lane, CRAWFORD & Co 493, a United Kingdom will be sent on, additional Commission, unless it have re- declaration.

application must be accompanied by an valde.

or The London Mini House, thepers are particularly requested tomtésked with fios of Cho Shilling inference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the

There must be no writing or mankalitheron kang. O tras and conditions of the Company's nation to the postage tabudi ja

October 17, 1868.tia the address, of the person & fore than jack Bill of Lading.

Letters posted after 7 A. on the 16th Commission will be deducted from the whom the packet is intenlied suddha of FOR SALE.

November will not be forwarded unless

the sender, a trade mark and niimberkjend |pe, Ohi the Lute Fes as well the postage is 13. Repayment whether of an original, prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet AT THE CHINA MAIL" "OFFICE. prepaid.

or renewed, or a duplicats Urdar, will not will be detained or forwarded charged as Letters inaniciently stamped or unistamped be made to the remitter until it has been an unpaid letter.

addresses to places to which they canantained that the advice has been can-

εύτα The Patterns must be sent in HROUGH V. A MAIL-LINE-GO-NEW-YouBgt be forwarded unpaid, will be open-celled at the Office on which the Order was open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cenadors of Septon..

ed and returned to the writers se early originaly drawe Pia Panama or Overland Route.

nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, PARQUEE VIL FOR “aucs nam posible, but can guarantee.ca-Payment of an Order must hand so forth, which cantos bement in open up t TRAMERS of this line-will be despatak-

given that such Letters, if posted after raised before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in hegt of linen or if sota complete from 11. BF.. onthe 15th November will bere Month after that in which it was drawn other material, tied as, thanks to saku 16. ed as follows:

turned until after the mail is closed for instance if drawn in fantasy, payshantalosed that they cannot readily be opened

16. China,

Postage Stamps should be placed on

must be obtained before the and of July, even although they be transparent, musi

Also a few separate copies of Nos121 apper right hand corner of the corres otherwise the Order will become lapse, not be need for this purposent og 3, 1, 11, 12, 14, 16, 14, and from 12 tip 24

$24. C. A SAINT. padance, praept in onset, where she and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will also subject, the

Synk may be used in payment of Late Fees

mission, to be deducted from the amount packet to be detained or forwarded as an Stamp or My Late Fres" or

Packets or the contants thereof must SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.A not contain any inclosure, sealed brother hand comer.

In all other respects the generatoregula, tions of the Book Post hetgeen and the United Kingdd will sppy to the

Street order to prevent

Royal Instrukce

Company

September 13, 1869H

INSURANCE OFFICE

igned having been

for the above INSU

repared to socept Marine

us Policies on any prst class

Steamere,ORINA,

In case of loss, 19

ALCUTTA,

BOMBAY, LONDON. ROB. 8. WALKER & CO. Jund 21 1864.

SURANCE COMPANY OF N FRANCISCO,

signed, gunta for this abote

Are prepared to grant Relis IRE, A BUILDINGS Trent rated:112) ant 1

A RUSSELL Comm

EAC FIRE INSURANCI COMPANY

d

gned having been appowita Hongkong, for the boye We are prepared to greut Fo EARISKS diffentiated IL RUSSELL & Co. April 1, 1886.

INSURANCE) ASSOCIA

OF SHANGHAL

granted on Marine Lieka tó

of the world at current rates to the metal b

brokerage, this

tuite to the assured Fiftee yearly profits divided pro premium contributed?

RUSSELD & Co. -

Secretaries June, 1859 şu meşənad

NSURANCE COMPANY. AN FRANCISCO,

ged having been appointe Chink CUK for the above Insur are prepared to grant foll erine Riska, at the curr

FUSSELL & Co.

aly 6, 1880,

RANG SEA AND ZOR RANCE COMPANY OF AMARANG.

gned jog bren appointed Macse for the above named-

repared to grant Policies Risks ki the cúfront Rates

RAYNAL & Co, 186897

rest

OOSTERLING

RE INSURANCE COM-

OF BATAVIA S

Bu surgery ed having been appointed Hongkong for the above y are prepared to logist Ses Risks, on the usule

BIEMSBEN &00 ugust 1, 1866 sinn!

Dock,red seinate DOCK COMPANY OFİ WHAMPOA, LIMITED,

y call the attention of Ship Consignees and Masters of Establishment Hon opos, for the DOOKING

of Vessels of all classes,

the Company have the

the harbouz,man, Granite

ilt, and of dimensions to 360 foot in fenik, and

of water skin and digit

the Company have erected

ery, and are prepared to

repair warine and

station

Steam Machinery of al

ail repair Boilers of all

y for sugar, crushing and STATIUS, and every de Fylor Mill work? H Jetty has been completed, Vessels drawing 18 fest amy state of tile tide etty are Shears Se

capable

have also openéd a Skip of the Hongkong Dick, contract for the construe

Bailing Yewels of any

the Company will faks

rates.

"LITTLE ORPHAN

✅ to Vatnals to me or

sonable rates

apply to curb wil ROB SWALKER, Secretary,

e, Queen's Road, Corner

W

MACAULAY, Superintendent. 0.8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong Nov. 9, 1869.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP

COMPANY,

America,

Nov.

Dec 18

2016

4 Stasmer will Shanghai on or e date, connecting at. Yokoliais

ith above-named stemmer.

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amount of the New Order.

necessary.

Passengers ticketed through to California, when the Stephen of the Order, will.bejcharged) will become unpaid letter.

erland Boute to principoingin van should be placed over left-lf an Order be not paid before the wise alosed against Inspection, uspra

Lerioo

Central and South America, and

e United States and Us Steam find our sting with the various Steam lines for York, to Liverpool, Houthampton, Semen, Brest, and Havre.

Throsy Tickets ipened also to New ord Europe via Panama Bouteland Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail

the

Pcket Company;thin West India Pacifio Steamship Company, Limited, The Compagnia Générale Transatlan. ce from Aspinwall direct, Connections But Gosst of Central and South Ameries,

dest Panama with Steam lines upon by which passengers are ticketed through

Through Bills of Lading given for Freight Teatr 1 Pacific Railroad and its con- nections to the principal pointe in the United States and Canadias and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.

Through Hilla of Lading given, also for New York and Europe via Puuame rente,

and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to porte

of Herico and ports on the West Coast of Cetal America, and South Americs to as

Valparaiso

w

Favorable arrangements have been male

for through passengers and freight to Ame

on the

All topphections in fractional parts of a Del- The Wild be contacted In the Coins pro caribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864 and The Frvolamation of the 22nd January,

end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the fullwing January--all olsim

Hongkong

-in

by the same

t

THE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNGH" can be obtained, stitched

AR

Price

12.00.

225.

WION, FORBER JOAN DENT,

H. G. THOMSETT,

Egy B

to the 146 Directory Pachet of Hou, HB Gas,

1864, and no other Coins, but those to the Money will be forfeited, apie Pattern Post. Hy top 1

therein

specified will either be feceived or even in shange as fractional part of a Dollar

Payment for Postage Stamps must be reade

the current Dollars of the Colony Bank Note

in

W. MOVIME

transmission of Jordan ASSIGN; HELLAND, K. FD. SAASOON kg.:

when it my,

the following Mail by which Hano, Esh

the brilhary course, it would be forwarded LaMann, kaq,

The decision of the Postuister Veneralin 2

Rev. W. H BRIC.

J. J. Moknár, MD,

as to the eligibility of any Packs, attornCommittee of Management, esp

Hutt W. KESWICK, Chairman

pr sample contained therein, tobe for

warded under these regulations, will be W. MADAULAY EH. G. THOMAETT final and conclusive.

finder peculierenrastances, the Post

is drawn think proper to allow it. Office of the Country in which the Orders by Josem

back for 10-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If Money Orders on any of the Money Order a wrong payment, however, be made owing Offices in the United Kingdom will be to negligence on the part of any Officer of granted unlit 5 F.M. on the 16th Nov. the Post Office, and Postpastor General of JW MITCHELL,he Country or Colony in which the peglia Postmaster General. gence occurs will, if he see it, rapirs the

Officer to fault to make good the loss, : -

17.-No Money Order wi be paid unless the advice has been previously received.

18. Additional Railos for greater 30

General Post Offiod, Hongkong, stre

November 9, 1869,

16по.

It is hereby notified that under the arity against fraud And for the better work thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the let ing of the system goierally will be made May last, Superintending Fitnah occasion may require. Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future,

The rule which forbids the

fransmission through the Post of any article likely to injure

the contents of the Mail Bags of

Officer of Boxes or the person of any Offic Robi:affice Pattice is, of course, applicable to the

Post; and a packet containing any shing of the kind will be stopped, or sent to its destination. Articles ambli as aud; not- the fullwing have been occasionally posted

G.

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

ONATIONS Of Books, Periodicals, News- papers, Clothes, do, will be monet thankfully received,

A. OVERRÜRY :: Superintentient. Hongkong. Octobar 29, 1868.

as Patterns, and have been, disaineilm

be entitled to the same privileges in regam 10 Should it appear that Money Orders uufit for the Post, viz: Métal bores porce-HOLLOWAY'S FILLS & CINTMENT

riss, from Caloutta, Penang and Singapore, their own, private affaire as: are present her in the United Kingdom or at Hong-of flowers, cuts of plants, spure, to be the just ellescious remedy

ad, from Swatow, Ainoy and Fooshow. All Freight payable in advance in Mexi Dollars, or on delivery a American

Gold Coin with 8 per cent aditional, at shipper's option.

Return Passage Tickets ined at are dustion of % upon the whole amount for the Round Vyage.

For further information as to Passage ad Freight, apply to the Agsudy of the Company, Praya West.

T. A. HARRIS, De tuiligent Hougkong, October 73868,T)

Post-0.lice Notifications. MAILS BY THE UNITED PRATES, MAX PAC

LET CHINA

For YOKOHAMA, SANFRANCISCO,

THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.—

Per the United States Mail Packet "CHINA," on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at 2 P.X.

The Rates of Postage on Correspondeuse forwarded by this opportunity, which must in each case be paid in advance, are as fol- ba, viz,-

To Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States,

enjoyed Commissioned Officers in the

by

$

Toples

to Letters sent by or addressed to them on are used by motoahtilo men, or others,lain and China, fruit vegetables, huolice HOLLOWAY'S PILISAN

kdives, Tälä, Medicine is universally admitted Shanghai or Yokohamne, for the scissors needles, ping pieces of placllinery will fansmission of large sums of money, the sharp pointed instruidenta Army and all Army School Wall Bresh or Colonial Post Office, as the case metale, samples of ore samples in glaan anitable to the climates of India and Chine of known to the World. No preparation ja so be entitled (a Army Schoolmasters of all but the First Class now are) to the same may be, will consider the propriety of in- Battics, pieces of gas, adius or various at this fine afil invibrating millime privileges, in regard to their Lotters, are rossing the Commission, and will exercise kinds, guy comes, copper, and heels particularly adapted to the constitution enjoyed by non-commissioned Offer the same of Molly Orders.

the power of wholly ausponding for a time gig plates, and confectionery of all of Eurorean ladies hit is never falling in

kinda.16

its effets in aft disessa paculiar to females, Private Boldiers.

while those who are attenuated by the de Purganda de F. W. MITCHELL,eine

Hy Command, Postmaster General,

FW. MITCHELL,

bilitating effects of the above climates will and in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta Bushmaster General General Post Office,

man whereby they may insure a restora

to robust health, Hongkong, 2d August, 1868.

LEAFY HOLLOWAY'S GINTMENT.

General Post Office Hongkong, July 31, 1868.

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOUE PACEKT I-AYSTEMS EXTENDED, TO FEE COAST TOUTS

ANDPAPAN.

GUA FW MITOVELL,

Postmaster General General Post Office, a Hongkong, October 18, 1869 SKË

CHAIR AND BOAT HIREMENTS The following Regulations for Street, Chairs and Chair Coolies, bear date Colo

1:On the 1st October part, and thenge forward Money Orders will be issued a thist Office and at the Agencies, thereof Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Blone Great Britain and Ireland, for amgunta notion, by cider His Excellency Sir April, 1869. Order Ottices in the United Kingdom, at It is hereby notified for general informa-ulat Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd There are two Clision of Strest Chairs, coding $10, at the rate of Exchange Richard Graves- Current for Esch Mail, and charged with

has been him this Primary and Special COIN wording to the following date, extended latter and other descrip arstem of registration onnell, that, the

All Street Chairs may carry person who Cents. tions of correspondence transmitted by the have engaged them up to any hour, but Scale, viz.

kost, in the Mails by both the British Ordinary Chairs may not ply for Hefter Contract Packets and by Private Ships, Brat gunfire (8 r,ar), nor special Chairy between this Office and each Agency thereafter midnight. of in China and Japan, viz. Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shang-

› Før húmondvested diurnée,

Above £2 and not exceeding £....24 AVA 07742 £10.....48

H

Alan between

any

As Special Chairs are secured for higher

2-No Money Order to include prachai, Nagasski, Biogo, and Yokohama, and sum (560) than Ordinary Chairs (26) it

twu of these Agencies

is for the interest of the Biblio so engage tional part of a Penny,

The fea for registration is 8 conts eachouly the former after gunfire,

Each Street Chair Warrier's Number, and lotter, &c.

Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the can be registered unless the full postage same Number as the Chain upon it, as well sé the registration fee be paid in advance in postage Stamps,

3-Ordere drawn in the United King- For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce,dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko

For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange No Letter, 'Book, o

ounces, 2 cents fatich Money Order are being issued at

For a Packet of Books, By geata por, the time of their presentation

Maka, od-metal (12Alphabetical Lists of over 3700

ounder.

in

Book Packets must not exceed two feet Money Order Oficos in the United King length or one foot in with, er dom showing the Counties in which they depth.

Tradigi-cansare litated, are hung up for publio réfor To the United Kingdom.

ence at this Office, and alalat Shanghai For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce,

and Yokohama

For each Newspaper not exceeding À Apollsants for Money Orders mirst For a Packet of Books e Patterns, 3 furnish, fo, full, the warmbine and, at lekat

ounces, 4 penta,

be

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

FW. MITCHELL, Media Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 18th October, 1868.

The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200):32

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

When ground of Complaint arises against any Strent Chair Coolie, the person agy grieved may either hand the offender over

The science of Medicine has never before proded, any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it curas after all other means have failet, all wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most inveterate skin disedar peculiar to the cli mates of I India and, China. It is the tro Tropicof the Soldier and Civiling, as per esin old sores can be removed by it tha cannot be conquered by any other treat

Hongkong February 1, 1867.

NOW READY

(AT THE "CHIRA MAIL" OFFHRY PRICE $1.00"

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR MANUAL

Handbook of reference for the deter. A Dination of Chinese Daten, during the period from 1960 to 1869; with comparative Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, to the Police, or send a memorandum of 40, de: Compiled by WILLIAM FAME the complaint and the Chair's Number to ROK MAYERS, HM 0.5, the Registrar General.

When Street Chair-Coplies are suspected

Author's Preface,

Articles of Trade with China. 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2.-Tarition articles of Export. 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dus

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

BAP. 1-8α 1 to 14.

Foreign Commerce with Ching,

Port

Port of Chauchau or Swatow.

3.-Port of Kingebau in Hainan,

4Port Br Ampy.

B-Port of Fordhow.

6.—Parts of Jamshui and Taiwen in For

moss

7-Port of Nico. 8-Port of Shanghai.

on the Yangtzz and Trade in

10.-Part of Tangehau tr Chefoo. 11-Port of Tontin

12-Fort of Newchwang or Yangtar". 15.-Colony of Hongkong. 14Colony of Macao.

JEO 1 TO 5.

Foreign Commerce with Japan,

- 1. —Intercourse with Japaz.

2.-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan.

3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,

Nagasaki

Kanagawa and Hakedsdi.

-Japanese Coips, Weights and Mex

sures,

5.-American Compact with Lowchewg,

- KCHARVET-SEÓ, 1 TO 7.

Moneye, Weights, de., in China. 1.Chinese Currency. 2.-Chinese Numerals.

3.-Chinese Commercial Weights.

4.Measures of Capacity,

5Measures of Length.

6.-Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Times.

Mia ferro

CHAP.-VISED, Iro 11. Western Moneya, Weights, do. Annabrese Moneys, &c, 2-Port of Sasgou, 3.-Treaty, wide-diam, Tarif, &c,- Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. -Netherlande India, 5.-Philippive lands,

7)

Sailing

Directione for Panay

States-Singapore, de, Moneys, Weights, do 8.-Indian Presidencies,-Bengal, Ma

dras, Bagay..

9.-Ceylon.

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

OBAR: SEO. 1 TO 6. Tables on Price, Exchanges, de. 1.-Comparison of Frices. 2.-Kelating to Exchanges, 3.-Relating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weights, 5.-Measurement of

Cargo, 6.Bullion Operations.

APPENDIX.-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of Chins, and for the Јарап blade als giving the meaning of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions and aleo a Table of Po vitious

15 of places on the

on the Chinese and Japa

nese Coaste

The author in bi Preface says "The

tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do have been selected from those constantly in use among the forsign merchants in China, Those for calculating the prices of ten dollars or punce have been orpted from the more extended tables, by the kind permis-

sion of the author, P P. Loureiro, Eng

The

last section of the same chapter on love ments in Bullion," has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick B Harper, Esq

of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who bas had much perience in the exchanges and movements of the precious metals Enstern Ari

The Appendix of Failing Directions haa

ex.

of one Christian Dame, Bedf the initial centa per 4 ounces

It is bereby notified for general informa Correspondenco

addressed to Yokohama, the Remitter and the Payes; if the Remit-

Peer or a Bishop, his ortion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Sur Francisco and the United States for A Pare suflicient, if i firma, the Graves-MeeDermall that henceforward of having retailed "missing property, the Most persons whose avocations or studies test be amperscribed per

"China,"dinary and that addressed to the United Kingdon usual denikmation By " # as Book Packets, and Packets of Patterna or Number of their Chair should be sent to are connected, even remotely with Chinose

sub the Samples of Merchandize, may be trans the Registrar General at once without any subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted if But be superscribed via San Francisco.

convenient mannal of reference for the pur-With short odd the coasts from Correspondence addressed to the United more term Mesare, anch on Messrs, Ri-mitted through the Post by the Mails made loss of time,

to Singapore to

"Baring Brothers

17

the China Pilot."

are all described in

Kingdom not fully prepaid will be sant via vington, or the name of a Company trad- up to be forwarded both by the British Each Street-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates accorgit; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc- ing under a title which does.pk consist of Contract Packets and by Private Ships, its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con either the and a system of compari- tions have beez improved by the insertion

Brez,

Postmaster General.

י

"Carron Do." is inadmi

F. W. MITCHELL, the name the persons coming ibabah between this Office and each Agency thereof densed from the following.

in China and Jatian, viz. Canton, Swator, the Noualiter un sigling, that the Dr. Anty, Facchow, Kingpo, Shanghai, Nag. General Post-Office,

sanki, jogo, and Yokohama, and also Hongkong, November 1889. Kipp19-dez to be paid through a Bank, to bewegtr day two of these Agencies, at the shave the option of giving, or withdrawing following, rates of postage, which must be

It

is hereby notified £ö, general, informa the hame ofte Bares por such ase, the

flow that under the Provision of Trea. Order will be crossed in the cameraya paktin advaźbe, vid

and

Bearera, and Boats, ⠀⠀ ZEE COLONY OF HONGKONG, Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boatn Half bour,....12 cta. Three hour, dots.

Day (from 6 to 8 **One Dollar. Night Fares (after 8 R.M.)...10 eta, extra Chair Hire to Out Districts. Beyond Victoria and back, 60 cts, per tap. To Stanley and back,

BON.

&

My Warrant, which wilkcomes into opers Cheques are commonly crossed when they (Not exceeding s visininumband dente our 20 ts. | Siz heurs, ota, neb 1 comparativa calendars, eta that

Hot on the 1st Octoberineze, correspon are intended to be paid brough Bank Above

dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwards I at the following alused Estes

not exceding

When in Order in presented througho

* 13 Bank, a reotipt by any person will bent. Above oky and not exceeding clit, provided the Order be pressed with 18

of Postage, which must paid in fivace,

For LETTERS

the hatrie of the receiving Bank, and be presented by some Person known to be

20 cents each half-an-punta wright --

AND Bodge 8 B

For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS,

the employ of such Bank

24

hotelb.); and not exceeding

Every additiralo 12

Orders may be sent through way of the China Mail Agents, or direct to

ALOHARLES A, BAINT,

(Lats A. Shortrede & On) China Mall Office, Jan. 6, 1868.

esa or the Chinese method of computation;

to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of for the nanies

nabies, attributed LzGaztan TABEF OF FARES FOR CHARU, mepth, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained."

Fiderature. The com with translators and readers of Chinese:

of the following tables has thought, accordingly, that their publication: conveniant form may prove useful, although remains to be done for the elabo retion of should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both of which were originally

Dr. compiled by and afterwards republished with Victoria ties below the level of Robinson invosothonia in Williams Commercial Road, and includes all the town between Guide, from which (with some alteration)

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

60

+

2 cents asch two ounce up to pound of Dedar to be affixed to the Order if the Specist attention directed to the fol- the Mint and the Western Slatighter House, they are how copied, the whole of the mat-

The stature of the Paype of Mot place payvided for the purpone the

And 8 cents for every aditions had pojad. Payen be unable to write he must sign the

W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

Genatal Post Office,

Hongkong, Word September, 1869,

receipt by making his mark in the presence

of Witasz wie must sign his name with

his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,

lowing fles and regulations which will be with the Race-courses strictly enforced

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of separate Bocas, Almanacks, blaps or

!' Licensed Bearers (each).

Hour, Half day,

*

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20 centi, ...86 cents,

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