STEAM FOR
Bingapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Suez, Malta, Marseilles, and Southampton;
· AESO......
Bombay Madras, and Jaloutta. MUU - PrimUSAR AND OBIENTAL-STRAM
placed, on TUESDAY, the 30th November,
at 9 AM.
PARCELS and CARGO will be received
on board until Noon, and SPECIE until | 4 PM on the 29th November. -,
For particulars regarding Fraight and Passage, apply at the P. & 0.8, N. Con
Hongkong
Post-Office Notifications.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Post-Office Notifications.
case of prints, markers (whether of paper or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in short whatever is necessary for the saže franamusion of literary or artistic matter or ungally apportains thereto.
Avery Book be with
25 det nor contain a lette or men
any open or sealed, por gay scaled closure whatever;
ever not only permitted but recommended, to that if the cover-come off, or for any other reason the packet cannot be forward- ed, it may be returned.
out your is in copar opon at the entie
PM on the 29th November. Latter which will be deducted from, the the hame and address of the sender is how-
go, may be posted in the night box from By.. on the 29th November until 7 AM, on the following morning.
November.
No packet iust exceed two feet in length, siona it, cantot be forwarded through the breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen
-AB REGARDS PATTERNS.
Intimations.
[No. 2020-NOVEMBER 27, 1880.
Published weekly, ---Subscription (Exclu- sive of postage) Tis, 12 per annum į payable în advance.
SÚPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,
IAW REPORTER FOR THE SUPREME PROVINCIAL COURTH OF CHINA
HE Claseste sa General Weekly Newspa per, containing Officially Revised Reports of Cissér heard at the Supreme and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in fineries on Legs plibes Weed, Commersial Bankruptcy Original Articles: Notes and
Meetings News of tha
Advertsotants will be charged Tla. 1 Summary, &o, & per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 50 tion ots par 10 lines, for each subsequent inser
Shanghai, January, 1867.
NEW BOOK, ***THE Speculations of
The Old Philosopher'
LAU-TSZE" Translated from the Chinese
MAILS BY THE “ORISSA.”
Should the Payes of a Motoy Orlor Zesire to receive The Contract Packet "ORISSA will the Order payment in the Country in
be dispatched with the usual Mails for Office than that in which the Order
was inued, at some other on TUESDAY 20th November, ist J, and the posh giftally drawn, the transfer will be granted Oos will be open for the option of Postmaster of the Office in which it was provided the Order be indosed to lie Ordinary Letters, Letters for Begistra
In such case a new Order will be fion, Newspapers, Books, &c., until 8
issued,
the Commission chargeable
in the amount of the new Order.
10-In the event of a Monoy Order All Letters posted between 7 and 8 A.X.ying or boing lost, a duplicats will on the 90th November will be charge grad on a written spplication from able, in addition to the usual postages, particulars, and accompanied by an adif- the Pareo (containing the necessary with a Late Fee of 18 vent the latest time for posting Letters at this riginal Order was payable,
sional Combision to the Office where the Port ALUATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship ORISSA Captain W.D. ANDERSON,Office is 8.A, and for Newspapers, 11. U the receipt of a similar applies They must not be of intr mic value. With Her Majesty & Mails, Passengers, Specie,
Books, or Patterns AM, on the 30th tion, orders will be given to stop payment This rois excindes all articles of a saleab.e
· *nd Cargo, "will leave this for the above
Further, late letters (but Letters only) ad Order. The additional Commission in the a value of its own, part from its mere, use of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed nature, and indeed whatever may have dressed to the United
Kingdom vid Marseiles or to Singapore, may be et sae will be deducted from the amount as a pattern; and the quantity of any Foated on, board the Packet from 8.30 prosented with the application for a new noted of having on this ground
of the new Order Lapend Orders must be material sent ostensibly, se a pattern must
that it var fairly be cop to 8.50A.M. on payment of jain fee. Order of 48 cents each, in addition to the
sidered as
an intri it is desired that any sic 12-But when it postage, after which no Lesters can be error in the pawe of the Iemitter received.
OF Payee There must be no writing or marks other should be corrected of that the amount of than the address of the person for Bealed Bozos containing the correspondences. Mobey Order should be repaid to the whom the packet is intended and that of of Box Holders will be received at the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and window set apart for the purpose, on be renewed for payment in the County prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet the East Side of the building
which the Order was originally drawn, will be detained or forwarded charged as
Order Office of such Country.
The Fatterns must be sent in covera in Hongkong Postage Stamps application must be accompanied by an open at the ends, no sa to be ensy of expir
additional Commission, un
unless it have re ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the and so forth, which can be sent in opet renation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs Conmission will be deducted from the covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen, or amount of the New Order.
other austerial, tied at the neck; baga po 13. Rapayment whether of an original, olused that they cannot readily be opened, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not even although they be transparent, myst be made to the remitter until it has been not be used for this purpose, Non-com AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFION ascertained that the advice has been caupliance with this rule will also subject the celled at the Office on which the Order was packat to be detained or forwarded as an THE following SETS of the "CHINA Letters insufficiently stamped or unstamped
originally drawn.
RUNOE n be obtained, stitched unpaid letter and a dead spa
The Packets or the pentonts thereof must in paper winpport, at the rate of 25 cente addressed to plaser to which they can-ayinent of an Order must be ok not be forwardoa unpaid, will be open for the end of the Sixth Calender not contain any inclasuro, a seated or other per copy vis ed and returned to the writers as early for intance, if drawn in January, payent
Manth after that in which it was drawn wise closed against inspection.
In - as possible, but no guarantee can be
given thist auch Letters, if posted after muat to obtained before the end of July, thom all other respects the general regule 11 sets complete from 11.
between Hongkong 8 r. 2. on the 20th November will be re otherwise the Order will become lupad and the United Kingdom will apply to the
and a new Order (for which a second Com-Pattern Post. Under theas regulations, in Abo s few separate copies of Nos.1, 2,
.24.. 18. should be placed en
mission, the
¿to be deducted from the amount order to
be upper right hand orner of the sorrer
Orders will
部门 Order be zot pald -before
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF FACKAGES "AKE-EEQUÍEND;-
I written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Uverland Hoste required by the Hipptian Unterniment, and
must be delivered by the Shippers to the Com-
any's Apents with the Bill of Lading, or
with Parcels and the Company do not hold theghelves reponsible for any detention, or prejudice which may happen from incorrect- nes on such declaration,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
W. MACAULAY, Superintendent. Q. §. X. Oc.ln Office, Hongkong, Nov 23, 1869,
no30
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA. RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.Į
703
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, ---POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA... MARSEILLES,
Á 180
BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALUUTTA.
THE Campany's Steain-ship THOL
CAM-
BODGE," Conimadant de l'EsOAILLE, Will leave this Port for the above places. WHY MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECTE Bad CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 7th of December, at Noon, home mad
Ostgo and Specie will be registered for London db well as for Marseilles and scoopted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Hurope..
Qargu will be received on board until 4 F.. of the 6th Specie and Parsels autil of the 6th. (Parcels are not to be sont onboard; they must be left at the Agonyamars
Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the Company's office Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
O' BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, November 24, 1869,
def
PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIF
COMPANY.
THROUGH U, BMAIL LINE TO NEW YORK, Via Panama or Overland Route.
ifti
all correspondence for places to which pre
payment is compulsory must be prepaid Mon must be made to the Chau unpaid-letter-
to
antoiently stamped Letters addressed
the United Kingdom will be sent on, charged with a fine of, One Shilling in addition to the postage,
Letters posted aftor 7 AM on the 80th November will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee as well as the postage is prepaid.
turned
Postage Stam after the mail is closed.
the
EY
JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price: $150.
ALSO, The Origin of the Chinese" by the sable suthor: Pace shines! or The London Mission Hanse
Apply at Meters LANE, CRAWNED & Co.
4
Hongkong, October 17, 1868.
FOR SALE.
Price:
13
$9.50.
15.
$2.60.
.25
$2.26.
pondence,, except in cases where they ecessary, darged) will become regular vent any interruption to the 3, 7, 11:12, 18, 18, 17, and from 19 to 24,
hand corner
may be used in payment of Late Fee when the Stamp or Stamps represent ing Late Feen or Registration Tees' should be placed on the lower left All transactions in fractional parts of a Dal lar will be conducted in the Coins Pff scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and the Proclamation of the 22nd January, 1864, at no other Colu, but these therein specified will either be received change se fractional parts or given in of a Doller,
54
Payment for Postage Stamps must be made in the corrent Dollars of the Colony of Bank Notes. Money Orders on any of the Money Order
Uffices in the United Kingdom' will be *** granted until 6 P. ou the 29th Nov.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong,
November 33, 1860.
15+ If
of
Aransmission.of. letters, a Packet Patterys may, when it is
necessary, be kept
the back for the follow ng Mall by which, in
end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.
that which it was drawn, for tostance,
Q. A. SAINT.
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT. Trisless.
as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern The decision of thy Fustmaster General or sample contained therein, to be for acu.. KESWICK, warded under these regulations, will be
if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-all claim to the polar oircumstances, the Post final and gonelusive.
Money will be forfeited, unless, Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.
18.After ouce paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Ofice will not be liable to any further claim. I wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Offoer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the ziegli- gence becurn will, if he ese fit, require the
make good the loss.
Officer in fault
17. No Money Order wi, be paid unless the advice has been previously received.
18.-+Additional Toules for greater secu-
or
ji JOHN DEAT,
www
FORBES, Esq. H.G. THOMAETT,
Kaq., R..
Directors
W. MADAULAT, Es D. SABADON, Eq.
Rev. W. R. BEACH. J. J. MURRAY, M.E. Committee of Management, Hon, W. Kewlos, Chairman, MACAULAY, Esq. H. G. TEOKSETT,
HELLAND, Esq.
Esq., B.N.
Dapore, Clothes, do, will be minst OMATIONS of Books, Periodicals, Newa hankfully received.
The rule which forbids the transmission the Post of any article likely to through injure the sostents of the Mail Dage
Hon, H. R. GIBB, Boxes, or the person of any Ufler of the G. J. HELLARD, Reg. Post Ofice is, of course, applicable to the G. HEALE, Esq. Patteru Post) and a packet
and not thing of tho kind will be containing shy W. LEMANN, Kaŋ, reut to ita destination.
stopped, the following have been occasionally posted Articles suck as as Patterns, and have been detained sa W. unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce. J.
in and China, freit, vegetables, banches: of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needle, pins, pieces of machinery, rify against fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed fustruments, amples of ing of the system generally will be made metals, samples of ore, samples, in glass 25 000 FAX require
bottles, picuop of gine, acide of various 10 Should it appear that Money Orders kinds, curry combs, copper and steel eu- It is hereby notified that, under the au- are used by murcantile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the int either in the United Kingdom or at Hong--| kinda. May last, Superintending, or First-Claas kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the
F. W. MITCHELL, Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, transmission of large sums of money, the
Postmaster General, be entitled to the same privileges in regard British or Colonial Post Office, as the case
General Post Office, to Letters sent by ar addressed to them say be, will consider the propriety of in- Hongkong, October 18, 1880. their own private finirs as are at pressat oressing the Commission, and will exercise enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the the power of wholly suspending for a time Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will the issue of Money Orders. be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all but the First-Class now are) to the same privileges, in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Offcera Private Soldiers.
3010,
and
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generat General Post Ofßes, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shangbai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland, for amounts not TEAMERS of this line will be despatch exceeding flu, at the rate of Exchange Duted as follows
Current for Euch Mail, and charged with America, Deo.
Commission according to the following 1870,---
Cents Great Republic, Jan. 19,
· Chindy
-Feb. 19.
18
A Steamer will love Shanghai on or about age date, connecting at Yokohama, with above-named steamer,"
Passengers tickered througli to California, Mexico, Central and South America, and
to
Scale, vix d
For sums not exceeding £2 Above £2 and not exceeding & .....24 £7.42 £10,...,48 57 2.No Money Order to include a frac- tional part of a Penny.
3.Orders drawn in the United King
by Overlaid tag and Canadian, Pond, dom upon Hongkong, Shangdal, and Koko: the United States com- necting with the various Stean lines for bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at New Yorks to Liverpool zouthampton, this time of their presentation Bremen, Braat, and Hayre,
Through Tickets issued a'so to New York dud Europe via Puama Route and 18 Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Stein Foket Company, the West In in and Pacific Steaialip Company, Limited, Bud The Compagnie Générale
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King. dom, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer once at this Offer, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama,
By Command,
F. W. MITCHELL "Postmaster Generál General Post Offico, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868. REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET
BYSTEMS EXTENDED TO TRE COAST PORTA AND JAPAN.
the
CHAIR' AND BOAT HIRE,
A. OVERBURY, Superintendent: Hongkong, October 29, 1868,
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,
BIS Medicine is universally admitted to be the most efficacious, remedy known to the worid. No preparation is se
The following Regulations for Street-quitable to the climates of India and China Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for as this one and invigorating medicine... It general information.
midnightreet Chairs may ply for hire after
midnight they may, however, carry their fares as long as required,
ia particularly
of
ladies,
as it is never failing in
European and to the constitution
its effects in all diseases peculiar to females,
while thoas who are attenuated by the de Should articles of a higher value than this, find in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta Each Chair is secured for n sum of $50.bilitating effects of the above clinistce will
ber look. in any Chair, there will be very. lisman whereby they may insure a rustora- little Lope of
of their recovery through the tion to robust health, Security
When loas of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be. forwarded to the Registrar General af owe without any, loss of time.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. The science of Medicine has never before produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it cures after all other mears have failed, all wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most inviterste skin diseases peculiar to the oh- uates of India and Cline. It is the trie friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as cer the Registrar General. It must however an old sores van be removed by it that
It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDomnull, that, the systein of registration has been, from this date, extended to letters and other descrip tion of correspondence transmitted by Post, in the Mails by both the British. When grennd of Complaint, arises against Contract Packets and hy. Frivate Shipa, ay, Street Chair-Coolie, the person ng between this Office and cach Agency there grieved may either band the offender over of in China and Japan, viz: Danton, to ther Police, or send a memorandum of Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shang the complaint and the Chair's Number to hai, Naggaaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also between any two of these Agencies,
The fee for registration is 8 cents esch lutter, wo
No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it as well as the registration fee, ba paid in advance in postage Stamps.
Letters, &c. for registration will be received up to half an hour before the site fixed for closing the Maifa.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Genera!. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1869. -
It is hereby notified for general informa
th
be remembered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by sny other treat- can inflict only a reprimand, but neither ment. fite nor imprisonment, without the testimony Hongkong, February 1, 1867. of an eye-witness on oath. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who wit- pessed the Uffence, if accredited by a con- firmatory note from his employer.
Persons who are inconvenienced by the ongregating of Chairs near their, premises
the Registrar General, will, if
if practicable, establish a Chuir Stand" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to the p
An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Rule of the Road," slong
or
NOW READY,
(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE,) PRICE $1.00.
THE
ANGLO-CHINESE (CALENDAR MANUAL
Handbook of reference for the dater
don, by order of His Excellency Bir Richard Queens Road, more thecity in the femination of Chinese Dates, during the Graves MacDonnell, that henceforwarding. It is requested all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1860: with outparative
in Book Packets, and Packets of Pattern Or Chairs 6-Applicants for Money Orders must Famples of Merchandise, maailmade of keeping, the left side.
driving Vehicles will co-ope
Each Street-Chair carries on the back of Frivate by
its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con-
Intimations.
THE
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
BY & WELLS WILLIAMS, LL
Published at the CHINA MAIL" Office,
Hongkong,
688 PP. MY SY, WITH APPENDIX FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.
Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars
The following is an Abstract of the Con tonta of this Book:
ORAP. 1,930. 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.
Supplementary Treaty with Russia.
UHA, 13-830. 1 TO 5. Articles of Trade with China, 1.Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tariff on Articles of Export, 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dusa,
Chinese Text of the same. Description of Articles of Import 5.-Description of Articles of Hapert
QHAP. 11),--880.
Foreign Commerce with China, 1-Port of Cantoit 2.-Pert of Chanchad or Baton. 3.-Part of Kiungebau in Hainan. 4.Port of Amoy.. 6-Part of Foochow
6.-Poris of Tampabuti and Taiwan in Fér
moss.
7.-Fart of Ninggo. B-Port of Shanghai,
Porta on, the Yangtas' and Trade in
the interior,
10.--Port of Tangchau or Chefoo, 11.-Port of Tientsin.
12-Port of Newchwang or Yangiar. 18--Colony of Hongkong, 14.—Colony of Macać,
CHAP, I7-80. 1 to 5.
Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1-Intercourse with Japan.
2.-Treaty between Great Britain and
Japan..
3-Porte open to Foreigh Commerce.
Nagasaki.
Kanagawa and Hakodadi 4-Japanero Coins, Weights and Mek-
kures,
5.-American Compact with Lawshawg.
CHAP. V-BEC. 1ro 7. Moneys, Weights, dêt., in Okina.` 1-Chinese Currency, 2-Chinese Numerals. 3-Chinese Conim srcial Weig 4-Measures of Capscity. 5-Measures of Length, 6.-Chinese Land Moasures.. 7.-Chinese Division of Times,
CHAT, YT.BEC. 1 TO 11. Western Moneys, Weights, én L-Anamese Moneys, de, 2-Port of Saigon, 3-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &,
Siamese Moneys, Weights, & 4.-Netherlanda India. 5.--Philippine Islands,
Sailing Directions for Panay L 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &o 7.-Burmese Moneya, Weights, do 8.-Indian Presidencies--Bengal, Ma-
dras, Eombay. 9.-Ceylon. 10.-English and French Weights, e 11.-United States of America.
CHAP. VILSBO, 1 p 0. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, do.. 1-Comparison of Prices 2-Relating to Exchanges,
Kelating to Time. 4Comparison of Weighte B.-Measurement of Cargo. 6.-Bullion Operations,
APPENDIX-Containing Bailing Dire tions for the Coast of Chius, and. for the Japan Islands; also giving the meaning of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Fo sitions of places on the Chinese and Jaga- nese Coasts.
ade at Panama with ten lines upon the furnish; in full, the surname, and, at least, mitted through the Post by de transrate with the Police by observing the Rate Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations; last section of the same chapter ch
teque from Aspinwall direct. Connections
West Coast of Central and South America,
by which passengers are ticketed through.
the initial of one Christian nazne, hoth of up to be. forwarded both by the British the Remitter and the Payee; if the Roniit- Contract, Packets and ter or Payee be a Pear or a Bishop bie or-
Through, Bills of Lading given for Freight dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and each Ageno debsed from the following.
astral designation of such firm, such as in and Japan, viz: Canton, Swatow, LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES VOR CHAIRS,
Amoy "Baring frothers" will suffice; but the seaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also
Fonchow, Ningpe, Shanghai, Nag mere term Mass., auch as "Messrs. Ribetween any two of these Agencies, at the vington," or the name of a Company trad following rates of postage, which must be ing under a title which does nut consist of the names of the persons composing it euch in advance, vis
exceeding 4.0........ cents.
via Caută I Pacific Railroad and ita cun
estions to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent. 1. Through Bille, of Lading given also for New York and Kurops via Pausmia route, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to porté of Mexico sed, ports on the West Coast of Caltral Amerion, and South Ameries to a
Valparaigo, and
sa "Carron Co." is inadmissible.
-The Remitter on stating that the Or.
Above 4 uz, and not exceding
der is to be paid only through a Bank, to Above 8 oz., and Dot exceeding have the option of giving or withdrawing
Nazoriule arrangements have been made
• fox through passengers and freight to Ame-Order will be crossed in the same way that ridaj frum Oniquita, Penang and Singapore, Cheques are commonly crossed when they Every additional b,.....12. Dind, from Burator, Amoy and Foocks. are intended to be paid through a Bank, Special attention is directed to the fol
1 Freight payable in advance in Mexi 7-When an Order is presented through lowing rules and regulations which will be can Dollars, or on delivery in Amertina Bank, a receipt by any person will be abf strictly enforced ¦-- *Cold Cuff with 3 per cent ad litional, at ficient, provided the Order be crossed with the name of the receiving Bank, and be Return Passage Tickets issued at a represented by some Person known to be in duction of upon the whole amount the employ of anck Bank. ---- for the Bound Voyage;
the name of the Payset in such case, the Above 1 lb., and not exceeding
For further information 88, to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Wert,
T. A. HARRIE, Agent
Hongkong, October 7, 1669,
8.The signature of the Payee of a Mo
AB BRÓARDS, BOOKS, A Book Packet may contain any number of separate Books, Aheanacks, Maps or Prints, and any quantity of papar, vellum
or parchment (to the exclusion of letters whether sealed, or open); and the Books,
ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, place provided for the purpose.
CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGEUNG. Half hour,...,12 cte. 1 Hour,... 20 cts. Chairs or Ordinary Pullaway Boats.
Three bours,50 cts. Six hours....76 ets Day (from 6 to 6),....... One Dollar Night Fares (after 8 r..). 10 ots. extra
Chair Hire to Out Districts,**
Beyond Victoris and back, 50 eta, per man,
60
"
11
To Stanley and back
Viatoria liss below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter Hours, with the Rase-pouété,
Licensed Bearers (each).
*
Hoar,
... 8 centa. Half day,
.... 20 cents. Day,
...36 cente Fersons who make short excursions out of the town should understand that they are quite
If the written or plain, or any mixture of the at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do Payes be unable to write he must sign the three. receipt by making his mark in the presence
Copies of the above Tariff, in English All legitimate hinding, mounting or Witness, who must sign bis name, with covering of the same or of a portion there and Chinees, or of these Regulation, can his address in the presence of the Officer of, will be allowed, whether such binding be obtained on application at the Registrar who pays the Order.
be loss or attacked a as also rollers in the | General's Office,
of
&c., do. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE RICK MAYERS, H.M.0.3.
The thor in his Preface xaya :——-" The in Chap. VIL, for estimating price, measurement of goods, exchanges, do have been selected from those constantly in tise anong the foreign merchants in China, Those for calculating the prices of tea in dollars or porce have been copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis afon of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The "Морь mania in Bullion," has been prepared and farnished for the Guide by Fatrick B Harper, Esq., of the Comterial Bank of India at hongkong, who has had mugh 4- Author's Preface
perience in the exchanges, and movements Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asia. are connected even remotely with Chinese Bubjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the Chins Pilot." The Appendix of Sailing Directions bas
either the European or the Chinese method is; and for the Chinese coasts, the Dif convenient manual of reference for the
pur With short interruptions, the coast from pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakoladi are all 'described in of computation and a system of compari- tions have been improved by the insertion son for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the pan of vonths, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained.” ys desideratum with to
translators and readers Chinese literature. The com-
OBABLES A. SAINT, (Late . Bhortride & Co.) China Mail Offer, Jaz, 6, 1858.
of the following tables has thought, Orders may be sent through any of the accordingly, that their publication in China Mail Agents, or direct to convenient form may prove useful, although much yet remains to be done for the slabos ration of comparative calendars, sto. that should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of
the Crolics! Teble of Years, and the Table of Solat Terms, both by Dr. of which were originally compiled by Morrison, and afterwards republished with improvements in Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with song alteration) they are now copied, the whole of the mat ter assembled in the following pages le "for the first time made accessible to general reference.
Published by C. A. Sainz, China Mai
Office, Hongkong.
For Sale.
The Hongkong Signals,
Also
the Frincipal House Maga, belonging to and frequenting Hongkopp PRINTED IN COLors,
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ed its fullest exemp course between En cans in China; and better than that ti the two; peoples or wherever St. Geg Stars and Stripes xi bours, will over be factory as is the cas foreign communities We subjoin her which we have refe Kiernan will apprec rebake it conveys :-
Shanghai,
To the Editor of the Sir,As a letter newspapers of ADIUM Jas. Kirnar, fo at Chinking Consul the Chinese question. experience, we think circumstances of his best means of rebut viatements he has ma He came to this his way to Uhinkiang. country wine mouths, at that place, partly board the steaners two.
is
The distanca to Chi hai is 166 miles, wit tween. All of Obius Kiernan Baw Was Shai and the river banka be population of Chinkin House people, but i seven. The trade of the Chinese, and t little intercourse very ers and the native bably in Mr Kiernan's All that he can hav are the crews of the hold servants, and pro of Chinking on one of Of the foreign reside very few. We no English merchants
It was bis misfortune try in debt, a sum o still due to several of advanced by them to draw from it.
think
This c bitter his recollections, We do not think t capable of giving auy any matter connected charges against the E scarcely worth even ti that we consider ther
landerous,
Your obedient serv RUSSEL
AUGUST
OLYPHAN
BULL, P
LOOA
THE N. & Herald of th
A telegram by Grout Shanghai, in 17 days' announces the death of
We learn that the start Cup will take place at day. The steamer Drag the yachts for the accu Jadge and gentlemen de the race; and those ge pose going in her are rec their names to the Sec forenoon...
In another column will resting account from a of the wreck of the Br the East, and the treatm the Corean authorities, necessary it will be for t to adopt some, strong country.
THE Regatta Ball, of last the annual festivities of City Hall Ball-room wa the occasion and a ha provided, all the arr the most
striking of which
four bars," we, whicä Hall and on the landings. 'cessful effect-reflecting y Secretary and
anibers
ting them up. The Bund in attendance and played by the way why will such play gallopa in such ab nearly every one in the ro and altogether ever factorily, though for present than was anticipa Governor was absent fr but Lady MacDonnell, Acting Chief Justice, w
short time.
This year's meeting has cessful, and aimilar meetin
be repeated for many years ing as much pleasure to the sent. i
THE EXTORTION The Chinese so-called tai Awing was brought up on
Mr May at the Magistra before with having carried forced black-mail upon the nity, under pretence of pol squeezing A new featu however, has now to be no
as two European copatables dook
on the same obarge, engaged in this levy of ter upon the street-hawkers. T Sidney Bateman (P. C. 2 Murrell (P. C. 89), and thei aspervision of the various
Mr. Hayllar, inst appeared for the cons The evidence in whieli the Implicated is as follows - licensed banker, said he b bawkers
tere pay money to Ch Chinese prisoner. He knew] and painted out Leong Apu hanker who stood beside him Road, and who had very ofter prisoner. Two European co themselves. conspicuous in the bawkern; and he could id men, though he did not know ber-one had a long blank b was the more violent of the t baskets and
and striking the hawk basket of phins being once plme damaged.
This was the o preceded the money-collectio
til
the money-collection had been gurated, the interference of th tables, was entirely stopped, passed the same places as be jola witapa pointed out the in
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