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NOVEMBER 16, 1880, Insurances.
NOTICE
INSURANUE COMPANY!TO
Lal Rates for Fin INSURANCE us classes of Buildings and their.
I remain as follows, until fur
nd semi-detached
Houses (removed
Town) and their
Mg-Houses (simi
per cent,
ated) and their per cen
rodowns and their
by special arrangement ing rates will be charged for it Policies;t the had blad og 10 days per centyl). aug. One
* per contam
Month xceeding uths,
Mouths ceeding
Montha,
4 percent into a
per cent,
offer cent. The full Annual Bate
OB. S. WALKER nta Royal Insurance Company,
September 13, 1889.
E INSURANCE OFFICEST signed having been appointed for the above INSURANCE prepared to accapt Marine ne Polimer ch any way clas
Is or Steamers, on the usual le in case of loss in Cat ALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON. ROB. 8. WALKER & Co June 21-1864.
SURANCE COMPANY OF EN FRANCISCO, MAZKI signed, Agents for the above 7 are prepared to graúl Polí. FIRE, on BUILDINGS ind rrent rates.
RUSSELIƑ& CO February 6, 1887......
EA & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
igned having been appointed Hongkong for the above
wy are prepared to grant Porc SEA RISKS, st currentrates, RUSSELL&C630 April 1, 3866.
INSURANCE ARBUOTAJÍ OF SHANGĦAL MU granted on Marme Itiks to!
uf the work at current rates. to the usual brokerage, this turne to the assured Fifisin ts yearly profits divided pro
premium contributed.
HUSBELD & 08.
Secretaries
June 4, 1863.
NSURANCE COMPANY • AN FRANCISCO. a fanta igned having been appointed China for the above Ingine are prepared to grant Pol arine Hicks, at the current
FUSSELL & July 6, 1866, "bad" RANG SEA AND LA RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG,
Is
igned having been appointed Macao for the above named prepared to grant Policies. akisks at the current Rates,
RAYNAL & Co, bat 4 1886,2%. Sr. (m)
OOSTERLING
IRE INSURANCE COM Y OF BATAVIA, B
med having been appointed Hongkong for the above y are prepared to grant Sea. Risks on the rule
SIEMSSEN & Go
ugust 1, 1866.
Docks;
DOCK COMPANY OF WHAMPOA, LIMITED.
of ship
call the attention Consignees and Masters of Establishment at Hong open for the DOOKING
of Vessels of all
the Company have the
the harbour Granite
rété
ilt, and of dimensions to 360 feet in length, and
water,
Je pa the Company have ary, and are prepared to repair marine and station- · Steam Machinery of all
and repair Boilers of ill
ry for sugar crushing and
graving, and every de-
ry or
Mill
morb
Jetty has been completed,
h Vessels drawing 18 feet
at Buy states of the tides
etty are hears capable of
apply to
ROB, & WALKEK" Becretary Queen's Road, Corbet
jember 1, 1869, - - 7 da
ed by Ohanics ARESTLEM prietor, në No. 2 Wybild Boria, Hongkong
N. 2010.---NOVEMBER 16, 1869.]
PACIFIO MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH U. B. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK, Via Panama or Overland Route, TEAMERS of this line will be despatch
ed as follow→→
Nov China,
Ameries,
19,
Dec 18.
A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named gleamer,
l'assengers tickered through to California, and South America, and Central
by Overland Konte to principai poins in the United States and Canadas, and con-
Post-Office Notifications...
Tis hereby notified for general informa
tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Fattorus addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as followa, viz
*** 19 SOUTHAMPTON. Onder 4 ounce,
12
THE GMINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
three.
in advance.
Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellem or parchment (to the excinnon of letters
Intimations. whether seated or open); alie Books, Pabhated weekly. Subscription (Exclu Maps, Paper, &c, may be either printed, written or plain, or any mixture of theive of postage) Tla 12. per anuum ; payable
SUPREME COURT Z AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
Law REFOSTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA
GERMAND JAPAN:-
-Should the Payee of & Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was issued, at some other Oflice than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted,
All legitimate binding, mounting or provided the Order be inclosed to the catering of the same or of a portion there- Postmaster of the Office in which it was of will be allowed, whether such binding drawn. In such caso a new Ordor will be 0919 attached, an also rollers in the
be
LOGS OF cante.issued, the Commission chargeable upon
markers (whether of paper which will be deducted from the amount of or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in the new Orderi
than thatever is neccesary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter or usually appertains thereto.
Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 8 ounce, ----- 24, Above 8 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 19 ounce, -2.36. Above 1 ounce and not ex-
For every additional 4 oz.,
necting with the various Steam liues forceeding 16 ounces.- 49 New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Breat, and Bavre,
Through Tickets issued also to New Fork and Europs via Panamas Route and to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail P cket Company, the West India Steam and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, and The Curopagnie Générale Transatlan tique frota Aspinwall direct Connections ade at l'anama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through
Through Bills of Lading given for Freight
via Ceat Pacific Railroad and its com nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.
Through Bill of Lading given also for New York and Europe: v15 Pansus Toute, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and Bouth America to as *** **** *8 far as Valparaiso,
Favorable arrangements have been made
in
Via MASSILLES,
12.
39
Under 4. quuce,
16 centa. Above 4 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 8 conce, - Above 8 onuce and not ex-
coading 12 once,-- -48 Above 12 ounce and not ex-
ceeding 16,nunc,
6 For every additional 4 oz., 16 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory each case.
. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868,
It is hereby notified for general infurma tion that henceforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made dp at this Office and forwarded to London by the Un- ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco, Correspondence intended to be forwarded
must be
of
AND
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
By S. WELLS WILLIAMS LL
Hongkong,
658 PT. DEMT 870, WITH AFFENDIT, FIFTH EDITION, 1865." Price, $5.
'HE Cuzette is a Goueral Weekly Newepa Fublished at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, 10.—ln the Brexit of a Money Order
per, containing Officially Revised Reports miscarrying br being lost, a duplicate will
Cases heard at the Supreme and Consular be granted on a written application from out a cover, or in a cover spen, at the Omenes on Legal points Reports of Public Every Book packet and be either with Courta, Palice Cases and Proceedings in the Payes, (containing the necessary or sides.
at the ends Bankruptcy: Original Articles; Notes and particular, and accompanied by an addi- it must not contain any Jetter pen or Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial, tional Commission) to the Office where the sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; Summary, &c., do Original Order was payable and yo
the name and address of the sender is how- 11.- Un the receipt of a similar applicaver not only permitted but recommended, tion, orders will be given to stop payment so that if the cover come off, or for any of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed other reason the packet cannot be forward- Order. The additional Commission in the ed, it may be returned.
gat case will be dednoted from the amount the ordered Orders must be presented with the application for a new Order,
:
12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payer should be corrected or that the amount of a Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for
payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of such Country. This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to Lapsed Order, in which case the
amount of the Now Order.
Nu packet must aspeed two-fest in leigti, breadth or depth; execeding these dimen sions it cannot be forwarded through the Post
AS REGARDS PATTERNS,
They it not be of intrinsip valua This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a'value of its own, apart from its mare use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sout ostensibly as a pattern muss not be so great that it can fairly be con- aidered as having dn this ground an intrin Kio value.
There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for
for through passengers and freight to Ame by this dressed vis" San Commission will be deducted from the whom the packet is intended and that of
fics, from Caloutta, Penang Franciaco, and, from Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
All Freight payable in advance in a can Dollars, or on delivery in America Gold Cont with 8 per cent ad litional, at
Ahipper's option.Taksts izaned at a re-
Keturn Passage duction of 1% upon the whole amount. for the Round you.
For further information as to PassagC and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Weste
AT A. HARRIS,
Agent. Hongkong, October 7, 1888:
Post-Olie Notifications.
will be liable to the same rates of postage Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, as those sent by the British Mail Fackets via Southampton viz
For Letters, 24 conta per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding ounces, 4 ocrite.
For a jacket of Books or Patterns, & conte per 4 ounces.
The Postage must in all cases be paid in advanco"; "correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General:
General Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1869,
or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not 13. Repayment whether of an original, be made to the remitter until it has been ascertain that the advice has been cau originally drawn celled at the Office on which the Order was
the
per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 Advertisements will be charged T. 1 ots, per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser- tion.
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK,
'HE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TSZE."
Translated from the Chinose
NY
JOHN CHALMERS, AM.
Price $150,00
A180,
The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author Price fl.
Apply at Mesare LANE, CRAWFORD & Cé. or The London Mission House
Hongkong, October 17, 1868,
FOR SALE.
sender, a trade mark and numbers, and will be detained or forwarded charged as prions of the articles; otherwise the Packet AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.; an unpaid letter.
TAE following SETS of the "CHINA T
FUNOH" can be obtained, stitched
4
SAILORS'
No. Price,
31
$9,60
$2.60:
. 15. 16.
The Faiterna must be sent in covers. open at the ends, so as to be easy of examit paper wrappers, at the rate of 20 cente Bation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, per copy viz--- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or 11 sata complete from 11,
14Payment of an Order must be ob and so forth, which cannot be sent in open Mouth, unter that, in which it was drawn other material, tied at the neck; baga ao $4 must be obtained before the end of July, even although they for instance,
if drawn in January, payment closed that they cannot readily be
opened,
$2.25. be
Also a few separate copies of Nos. 1, 2, transparent, must otherwise the Order will becplue lapsed, not be used for this purpose. Non-com 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24. and a new Order (for which a second Compliance with this rule will also subject the
U. À SAINT. mission, to be deducted from the ampent packet to be detained or forwarded as an of the Order, will be charged) will become unpaid letter. necessary.
The Packets or the contents thereof must
HOME, WEST POINT. not contain
against inspection.
Trustees. in all other respects, the general
regula tions of the Book Post between Hongkong Pattern Post. Under these regulations, ju and the United Kingdom will apply to the order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Facket of Hos. H. B. GIBE, Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept G. J.HELLAND, Esq. back for the follow ng Mail by which, in G. HEARD, Esq.
The decision of the Postmaster General the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. W. LEMANN, Esq,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAC IT is hereby notified that, under the pro end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after wise closed inclosure, sealed or other
BET "CHINA."
For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,
Per the United States Mail Packet CHINA," on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at 2PM
The Rates of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must in each case be paid in advance, are as fol Tows, viz.
Ta Yokohama, San Francisco and the United States
For Letters, 8 cents per half-ounce For each Newspaper not acceeding 4
ounoas, cents.
Гог а
a Packet of Books, 6 cents per d
Book Packets must not exceed two feet in length or one foot in width or depth,
To the United Kingdom
For Latters, 24 gente par half-ounce. For each Newspaper not exceeding 4
ounces, 4 cents. For a
Packet of Books or Patterns, 8 cents per 4 ounces Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, Francisco and the United States must be superscribed
visions of a Treasury Warrant dated the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not exceeding half-an-outs in weight posted in Hongkong or at any of the Forts in China and Japan addteased to Egypt, or posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or any of the Ports in China and Japau, and couveyed in the Maila by British Facket, is reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Cents.
For Letters exceeding half-an-punce in weight a further rate of Twelvo Cents for each half ounce is chargeable:
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1808.
16,If an Order be not paid before the that in which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January, and not paid before the end of the following January-all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless under peculiar circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it..
by whomscevor presented, the paying Office 16. After ouce paying a Money Order will not be liable to any further clair. If
as to the eligibility of any Packel, pattern
to negligence on the part of any Officer of warded under these, regulations, will be a wrong payment, however, be made owing er sample contained therein, to be for the Post Office, the Postmaster General of final aud, quolunubias this the Country or Colony in which the negli-
The rule which
the transmission genom ocenes will, if he see fit, require the through the Post of any urticle likely to Offcar in fault to make good the loss, injure the contents of the Mail Bags or 17,-No Money Order wi be paid unlces Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the the advies has been previously roocived.
Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post and a packet containing any 18. Additional Rules for greater secu-thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination! Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted
It is hereby notified that, under the an-rity againat fraud, and for the better work thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the Ist May last, Superintending, or First-Chassing of the generally will be made Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, as occasion may require.
be entitled to the satno privileges in regard 19. Should it appear that Money Orders to Letters sont by or addressed to them ou are used by mercantile, men, or others, their own private affairs a3 ars at prosent either in the United Kingdom or at Hong enjoyed by Commissioned Offcors in the kong, Shanghal or Yokohama for the Army and all Army Shoulmistresses will British oz Celonial Post Office, as the case transmission of large sums of money, the perChina," be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all and that addressed to the United Kingdom but the First-Class now are) to the same may be, will consider the propriety of in must be superscribed via San Franciero, privileges, in regard to their Lotters, are pressing the Commission, and will exercise Correspondence pridressed to the United enjoyed by aun-commisioned Officers and she power of wholly suspending for a time
Kinglom not fully prepaid will hu sent ma Private Soldiers..
Suez
FW. MITCHELL, Foetmaster General.
General Post-Office, Hongkong, November 3, 1809,
no19
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
Goneral Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
1-Uu the let October next, and thenos- It is hereby notified for general informs forward Money Orders will be issued at tion that under the Frovisions of a Tres this Office and at the Agencies thereof at. sury Warrant, which will come into opern-Shanghai and Yokohams on all the Money tion on the 1st October next, correspon- dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwardel at the following reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance,
For LRITERS
*
20 cents each hálf-an-oned weight. For NewsAPERS, PACERTS OF PATTERNS,
AND BOOKS
Order Qfices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amotuta not exceeding £10, at the rite of Exchange Current for Eools Mail, and charged with Commission, according to the following Scale, víz,
Oents.
of Money
By Command,
T. W. MITCHELL, Lostmaster General Gonoral Post Ollies, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868
www.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE QUAST PORTH
AND JAVAN
knives
as Fatterns, and have been detained. unfit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, porce- lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, a
apura, scissors, needles, pink, piccon of machinery metals, samples of ore, samples in glass sharp pointed instruments, samples of bottles, picces of glass, acids of various kinde, curry combs, copper and steel si graving plates, and confectionery of all
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmuster Gentral.'
General Port Office, Hongkong, October 13, 1889.
April, 1869,
Hon.
W. Kasw10,, FORESS, Esq. JOHN DENT, H. G: TROMSETT,
Eacje, B.N
Directora
D. SASSOON, Eeg. W. MACAULAY, Esq.
Rov. W, K. BEACH: J. J. MURRAY, H.D. Committee of Management,
MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. THOMSETT,
Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairman,
G. J. HELLAND, Bay. Eaq., R.,
W,
Nations of Books, Periodicals, News- papers, Clothes, do, will ba mest bankfully received.
A. OVERBURY,
Superintendent,
Hongkong. October 29, 1868.-.
HOLLOWAY SPILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S FILLS.
Τι
BIS Medicine is universally admitted known to the world. No preparation is so to be the most efficacions remedy suitable to the climates of India and China as this fine and invigorating. medicine, of European ladies, as it is never failing in is particularly adapted to the constitution
its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de- bilitating effects of the above climates wil} find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta lisman whereby they may insure a restora tion to robust health.
CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT, The sciénes of Medicine has never before The following Regulations for Street produced any remely that can be compared Chaire and Chair-Coolies, boar date Colo-to this wonderful Ointment, as it ourer after all other means have failed, all wanda, antes, ulcers, and also the most. inveterate, skin diseases peculiar to the ali mates of India and Chins. It is the true friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as cer- All Street-Chairs may carry persons who tain old sores can be removed by it that have engaged them up to any hour, but cannot be conquered by any other treat Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire aftur ment, first gunfire (8 F.M.), nor Special Chaire
Hongkong, February 1, 1887, after midnight.
Ordinary and Special
There are two Classes of Street Chairs,
1
It is hereby notified for general informauial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, ud on, by order of His Excellency Sir system of registration has been, from this Richard Grave MacDonnell, that the date; extended to letters and other debrip- tions of correspondence transmitted by the Post, in the Mails by both the British Contract Packets and by Private Ships, between the Office and each
there of in China and Japan,
Canton, Shang 3-No Money Order to include a frachai, Nagasaki, Hinge, and Yokohama, and tional part of a Pontig
alen between any two of these Agencies..
2 cents each two ounces up to half pound,
EW. MITCHELL,
and & cents for every additional half-pound...
܃
Iostmaster General
Gunbrál Post Office,
Hooghuegy
23rd September, 1869.
1. It is hersby notified for general in formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union for the Conveyance Steam-abip Company,
For mums not exceeding £2,.....12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5.24
25
*£42 £10,....48
"
£77
A
Swatow, Ainoy, Foodnow 7 2
3.-Orders drawn in the United King- The fes for registration is 8 cents each dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-letter, &e.
Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700
hawa, will be paid at the rate of Exchange No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns at which Money Orders are being issued at can be registered unless the full postage the time of their presentation.
apon it, as well as the registration fee, ba paid in advance in postage Stamps.
Letters, do, for registration will be of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and Money Order Offices in the United King received up to half an hour before the time Mauritius, and between Mauritius and 'dom, abowing the Counties in which the axed for closing the Maila.
are situated, are hung up for public refer Natal, having terminated, the correspon- dence for Mauritius will be forwarded fromance at this Office, and also at Shanghai this Office in the Mail for Adon, from and Yokohama.
Mouth.
1:
As Special Chairs are secured for a higher sum (360) than Ordinary Chairs (525), it is for the interest of the Public to ongago only the former after gunfire.
Each Street Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Special Chairs are White, (1 to 200).
The Numbers and Coolies Badges of Ordinary Chairs aru Blus, (201 to 700),
NOW READY,
AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE,) PRICE $1.00. THE
ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR
MANUAL
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars.
The following is an Abstract,
of the Cop tents of this Book:-
OHAP.IBEC 1 To 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..
Supplementary Treaty with Rusia
CHAP. I.SEC. 1 20 5. Articles of Trade with China: 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export: 8.-Rulea respecting Trade and Duet
Chinese Text of the me 4.Description of Articles of Import 6.-Description of Milea of Export
CHAP. 111.---BRO, -7ro 14%d Horeign Commerce with China, 1.-Port of Canton.
2.-Port of Chauchau or Swatow..
3-Port of Kiungchau in Hainan...
4-Port of Amoy.
6-Port of Foochow
6.-Poris of Tanshui and Taiwan ib For
noaa.
7-Port of
Ningpo. 8-Port of Shanghai.,
9-Ports un the Yangiaz and Trade Ju
the Interior,
10.-Port of Tangelau or Chafoo.
11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtak 18-Colony of Hongkong. 14.-Colony of Macso,
CHAP.-IV-SEC, 1 To 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan," 1.Intercourse with Japan, 2.-Treaty between Great Britain, and
Japan,
3.-Pezta open to Foreign Commeret
Nagasaki,
Kanagawa and Hakodadi 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-
sures
5.-American Compact with Lowcheng.
BAP.VSBC, 1 ro 7: Moneys, Weights, &c., in Okina, 1.--Chinese Currency. 2.-Chinese Numerals. 8.-Chinese Commercial Weighte 4-Measures of Capacity. 5 Measures of Length. 6.-Chinese Land Measures, 7.-Chinese Division of Times...
uale vi sec l2011 Western Moneys, Weights, doc -Annameão Moneys, &c. 2.-Port of Saigon.
3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &c.
Siamese Moneys,
Weights, --Netherlands India., 5-Philippine Islands.
Sailing
Directions for Panay I 6-Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7-Burmese Moneys, Weights, &c. 8-Indian Presidencies-Bengal, Ma-
dras, Fombay.
9.- Ceylon, 10-English and French Weights, de 11.-United States of America
CHAP. VI. SEO. 1T06 Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1-Comparison of Prices. 2-Relating to Exchanges.. 3.-Relating to Time. 4.-Comparison of Weights. 5-Measurement of Cargo. 6.--Bullion Operations.
APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Dirac tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Bailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa. nese Consta.
The anthor in his Preface says
The tables in Chops VII., for extimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, du havo been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China. for calculating the prices of tea in more extended dollars or pence have been copied from the
tables, the kind
by sion of the anthor, P. Loureiro, Esq. The
permis lest section of the same chapter on Move menta in Bullion," has been prepared and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of india at Hongkong, who has had much ex- perience in the
the exchanges and movements Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious m metals in Eastern Asia. are connected even remotely with Chinese TBB Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coasta from Each Street-Chair carries on the back of pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in ereofdensed from the following.
F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1969.
When ground of Complaint arises against Amination of Chinese Dates, during the Handbook of reference for the deter any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ag- period from 1860 to 1868; with comparative grieved may either baud the offender over Tables of Annual und Mensual Designations, to the Folice, or send a memorandura of to, de Compiled by WILLIAM FEEDE the complaint and the Chair'e Number to RIOR MAYERS, H.M.O.Š.
Author's Preface.
whence it will be sant to its destination by Applicants for Money Orders must the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for formist, in fall, the surname, asd, at least, Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each the initial of one Christian name, both of
the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit. It is hereby notified for general informa.the Registrar General, No alteration has been made in the tor or Payee te a Pear or a Bishop, hia or- tion, by order of His Exepilarey Sir Richard When Street Chair Coolies are suspected rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, Book Packets, and Facfite of Patterns or Number of their Chair should be sent to the Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward of having retained missing property, the ustal
of such firm, anch as designation 3 as the cointatuication with Natal and Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the Samples of Merchandise, may be. frane the Registrar General at once without any subjects are wont to confess, the need of a been reprinted from the Chine Pilot
mere term Messrs., such as "Messrs. Ri-mitted through the Post by the Maila made loss of tins. vington," or the name of a Company trad up to be forwarded both by the British
dressed to Mauritius.
Correspondence for those Colonies, unless Marked to be forwarded by Private Ship,
Will in future, be sent in the bists for the naines of the persons composing it, suol between this Office and each Agendy ther its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con- either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc
the Cape of Good Hope is thus dus off, the
ing under a title which does not consist of Contract Packets and-by Private Ships,
as "Curron Co." in inadmissible.
in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swetow,
sanki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also
London at the following rates of Postage, thicb must be paid in advance, vil Upon Lattar sent by way
of computation; and a a system of compari- tions have been improved by the insertion
son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of
8: The Remitter en stating that the Or. Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag-LEGALISED TARIFY OF FABES FOR CHAIES,months, and other periods is also frequent- all places that could be ascertained,
der la to be paid only through a Bank, to between any two of these Agencies, at the
of Southampton,... 48 cents each to have the option of giving or withdrawing following rates of postage, which must be
the name of the Payee in such case, he paid in advance, vi Order will be crossed in the same way that
13
Chequee are commonly crossed when they Not exceeding 4 oz............. cente.
When sent by way.
Marseilles, Newspaper via Southam-
of
.$3
31
are intended to be paid through a Banks
Above 4o; and not exeeding
Newspapers vid Marseil
7--When an Order is presented through
Book Packets via South-
8 oz.... Above 8 oz, and not exceeding
12.
1)
ampton............... 10
1 b...
24
*
77
a Bank, a receipt by any person will be suf- under 4ficient, provided the Order be arossed with b. 20 cents, above 4 oz, and not ex- the name of the revalving Bank, and be reading Box and 20 cents for every presented by some Person known to be in Above 1 1, and not exceeding
14 lb. the employ of such Bank. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
8.The signature of the Payce of Movery additional 1b., ...
additional 8 va·
Book Packeta vil Maresillon, 14 cente Under 4 oz. 38 cents above for ani net exceeding 8 oz.; and 28 cents for every Additional 8 ounces.
TW. MITCHELL, Postinaeter General." General Post Office, Hongkong, Pih September, 1888.
ney Order to he affixed to the Order in the Special attention is directed to the fol- place provided for the purpose. If the lowing rules and regulations which will be Payoo be unable to write he must sign the strictly enforced i— receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order
45 REGARDA BOOKN
A Book Faoket may contain any number
of separate Books, Almanacks, Mapa or
CHATE BEARERS, AND BOATE,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
ly a desideratum with translators, and readers of Chinese literature. The com- Chairs, or Ordinary Fullaway Boats,
piler of the following tables has thenght,
Orders may be sent through hy of the Half hour,... 12 ote. Three hours, 50 ots, accordingly, that their publication in a China Mail Agents, or direct to Hour,20 cts. Six hours,.73 ets.much yet remains to be done for the elabo convenient form may prove useful, although
OHARLES A SAINT, Day (from 6 to 8)..
One Dollar, ch
ration of comparative calendars, etc that
· (Lato A. Shortvedo & Co.) Night Fares (after 8).10 cts extra should leave nothing to be desired. With
Chine Mail Office, Jan, 6, 1868, the
exception of the Colical Table of Chair Hire to Out Districts,
Years, and the Tahle of Bolar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr.. Morrison, and afterwards republished with | improvements in Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the wat ter Assambled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general reference,
BO
Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cis, per man. To Stanley and back,
Tietoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Sistighter House, with the Race-course.
Licensed Bearers (each).
Ност Half day,
Day...
.. 8 conta. 20 cents.
36 septe
Pubhahed by O. A. Baur, China Mail Offoe Thongkong.
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Also⋅
the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong. PRINTED IN COLORS,
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