1869-12-03 — Page 5

--- DECEMBER

Page

Insurances

NOTICE

L INSURANCE nnual Bates,f

Arious classes of Building

will remain as follows, ice, viz

d, and semi-detached

ng-Houses (removed

the Town) and their

Horses (Bing);

situated) and their dadi pes, contra

Godowns and their

lust hay

(

aks by special sugebauter two Howing rates, will be charged for

ripd Policies in nigus of eding 10 dayet por cont Beding. One rags Dent

One Month

exceeding

Monthey no ree Montba texceeding

ix Months,

ROB

per cent, atideng

to my

per

The full Ann

WALKER & O

Agents Royal Indice Compa ng, September 13, 1õeturns to all

BLE, INSURANCE

adersigned having bee

ute for the aboys INS

are prepared to accept.

Знате,

asple or Steamers, on the

rable in case of Lokasin, Chirant CALCUTTA BOMBAY, OF LONDON, ROB: S: WALKER & 06. June

21, 1864

INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCOSITAVALTA dersigned, Agents for the above any are prepared to grant Poke t FIRE, on BUILDINGS LIA & current rates; iz truk) 5 // = 301

TEKEILANDRUSSELIP Á ÚJT ng, February 6, 1867.

A BEA & FIRE INSURANU COMPANY CRITERIA

drained having

• in "Hongkong

PAY are prepared to grant.

SEA RISKS, at

g, April 1, 1985,

ZE INSURANCE ASSUOLA.

ON OF SHANGHAI

8 granted on Marike Ride to

ts of the world is current nike

on to the usué, brokerage bax returns to the bured Pers

its gearly pots divided" pro

net premium conf

June 4, 1869.

INSURANCE CO

SAN FRANCISCO,

ersigned having been appointed in Chins for the above. Instr NY Bru prépared to gruit Poll- Marine Rinks; at the current

RUSSELL & 06. July 6, 1866. d

MARANG SEA AND SURANCE COMPANY OF

SAMARANG. A testede orsigned having been appointed in Macao for the above named 9 prepared to stant Policies Tine Risks at the current Rates.

RAYNAL& Co.

DE OOSTERLING

FIRE INSURANCE COM ANY OF BATAVIAJOM CR

raigned

been appainted having in Hongkong for the above pany are prepared to grant nat. Sea Rinks on the peale

BLEME

DOCKS

ON DOCK COMPANY OF

& WHAMPOA, LIMITED.

any call the attention of Chip Consignees and! Masterd of eir Establishment ing Aropos for the DOOKING ING of Vestals of all diasden.- ng the Company have the the harbour, krav Granite

built and of dimediots to

of, 880 feet in length, länd

et of watertoes to h

it the Company have

hinery, and are prepared to

nd repair marine and'rtalion-

nd Steam Machinery tall

for and repair Boilers of all nery for sugar orWhitgand ing, graving and every de ctory or Mill Werksstis is Jetty has been completed,

ich Vessels drawing 18 feet

e at any states of the thiej

Jetty are Shears capable of

by have sino opened a hip- fe of the Hongkong look, so contract for the basifuo

or Bailing Fodskis of kay

the Company will take

to tow your reasonable rate

apply to dba, tret BOB, B. WATERK

fioe, Queen's Road, Cother

been

ovember 1, 1889

2025 DECE

ECEMBER 3, 1880.]

NOTICE.

Post-Ofice Nočnežilons.

case of prints, markers (wh® Inumailones - sais transmission of literary or artistic matter or or otherwise,) in the case of Book ADT short whatever is necessary for the safe usually appertains thereto.

open

sive of postage) Tis, 12 par knuum ; payable Published workly Sabreption (Exclu

advanoela aj vá orga

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

1. It is hereby cnulífied for general In formation that, the Contract betwish the Government of Manritina and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and Miritiba de boteast furitius ad Natal Having berasinated, ille ederem YUELA Dham dunós fur Mauritius #7l be forwarded from}|| drawn,ai? 3lich case i

| whêndo it will be sent to its destitition which femministion chargeable flgún the name and address of themander is MLNEJ VENTAJAR DEUSI MADHIA 10 EVRUNCK this Uffice in the dikil förð Aden, from

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA KITIMES DES MEWIGERIES IMPERIALES. PAQUEBOTS«POSTE FRANCAIS.

pas!! STEAM TOE

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,

MARSEILLES, Ausop

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,

AND CAKJUTTA

A

Post-Office Notifications.

desire to receive payment in the Country in -Should the Fayce of a Money Order which the Order was inued, at some other Ofice than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided, the Order be indosed wit: „14316155ef78egn at the gude Every Book packet must be either with

softhe Office in which it was It must not contain any latter, open

now denialli be sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; the Bretid Mask Packets Lebring Alien-fer

deducted from, the mos the

of ever not only perneriler But reco Raadion and Mauritius oh the Lord of eith Month,

ohail the cower cokas 165, co for any De pas healscarrying or being lost, a hiphesto-willed, it may be returned

10. In the event of a Homes Under other reason the packet canot be forward. 2. No alteration has Keon kaal in the be granted on a written application from rated Postage on correspondence Muthe

file packet must exceed two feet in length, dressed to Mauritius, vé và phí 1957 particular and accompanied by an addique it cannot he forwarded through the Pype (containing the footy broadth or depth; breeding those dimen- 1. Be the communication with Nital ab

THE Company's 3. 8. CAMBODGE," Commandant DE 1 SCAILLE, M...N., will leave this Port for the above places, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 7th of December, at Noor - men Cargo and Specie will be registered for Loudon as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in trankil through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

3 will Cargo

bu received on board antil 4 the 6th Specie and Parcels until of the 6th. (Parcels are not to be sont on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

gherigas

For Particulars regarding Kreight and Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hodgkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

O. BERTRAND, Pampal Agent. Hongkong, November 24, 1869.

PACIFIO, MAIL, STEAM-SHIP: COMPANY.

10.

de?

THIRUGH OPE MAIDLINEGO WINS YOUR Fia Panama pr. Overland Boute, TEAMERS of this line will be despatah-

ed as follows.m

Americ

Deo, 18, 1870, Great Republic, Jan. China,

Feb. 19, A Skamer will leave Shanghai on or abst same date, connecting at Tekolama with above-named steamer than Panseligera ticketedthrough took

ito Canlornia, Merive, Central and South Amerida, and by Overland Rome to principa poins in the United States and Canada, and on- necting with the virions, Steam lines for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Breet and Havrs, Bo

Through Tickets Isered also to Nor Tors Sud Europe Vi Panama Route and ato Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail

Steam Proket

Company the West India and Paulic Steamship

Láwited, ind The Compagnie Trandatlan tique from Aspinwall direct Confections made at Panama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which panastigons are tlaketed through.

Through Bills of Lading given for Freight Pacific Railroad and its con- via Centr nections to the principal points in the

5

United States and Canadue and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.

Through, Bill of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Patama rdute, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lanes tq porta of Mexico and parts on the West Coast of Contral America and South America to as far as Valparaiso,

the Cage of Good Hope is this cute and Correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, will, in future, be sent in the Mails for London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, vis Upon Letters sent by way

When sent by Tay of haza

of Southampton, 153,46 dents gach uz

Marseilles, 54 Newspaper vis Southam- Newspapers via Mareil-

logi

Book Packets vis, South-

ampton

pz., 20 perte, above.

ceeding 8'05; and 20 cents for every additional 8 og HDEN K

Book Packet is Mar

under 4oz 28 cents above for and not Brooding gz and 28 cents for every wdditional Bouncer

General Post Once, Hongkong 9th September, 1868.

and

As

new Orler

reli Commision) to the Office where the Post

11-On the receipt

tal drug was payable.

tion, order will be given to stop payment

SUPREME COURT AND CONFULAR GAZETTE LAW REPORTER FOR ER SUPREME AND Provincial Courts or Carra

GUIDE.

BY S. WELLS WILLIAMS, ..

Hongkong

Garett isntral Wrekly News Published at the sina Mall" Office, 1 por sumtaining (riboially Revised Reports of Often heard at the Supreme and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Bankruptcy; Original Artiales; Notes and Meetings; Nows

of the

per 10 Eines for the first insertion and 50 dal Work, Commieralal drede monks will be charged T-7

Shankbai, Janszy, "1804, of per 10 lines, for och arbrequent inad

pad ng NEW BOOK, HE Spoolations of THE

The Old Philosopher LAU-TEEL Translated from the Chinese

Thirat vicludes all articles of a saleable ABREGARDS PATTERNS, applica They must not be of intraie value lant ouse will be deducted from the amount as 3 pattern: and the quantity of shy of a Money Order, or do, MERON N lapsed nature, and indeed whatever may have Order. The additional Commission in the value of its own, apart from its merelise toward pl of the new Order. Lapsed Uriers want be material sent ostensibly as a pattern must presented with the application for a new note to eat that it uk fairly be bokep

sidered as having on this ground an intti 12-But when it is desired that any sin value, error in the name of the Remitter or Payee ahould be corrected or that the amount of s Money Order should be reptid to the Remitter, or that s Lapaed Order abould be renewed for payment in the Country in which the

Order was

originally drawn, apancap rast be made to the Chief Jones Under Office of wich pany This

There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended and that of the sender, trade mark and numbers, and prioca of the articles otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded an unpaid letter,

charged as bre

#

BY

JOAN CYALMERS, AM. Price $1.50. Origin of the Chinese” by the same

AZBO

or The London Mission Home.

Apply at Meers LANE CRAWFORD & Co.

To Hongkong, October 17, 1868.

The Fatterns must be sent in codvaror must be accompanied an open at the ends, so as to be easy of exami-author: Price $1. Commission,

renation Bamples, however, of seeds, drugs, Kop Lapsed Order, in which the and so forth; which cannot be sent in open amqun of Common will be deducted from the covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or

p the New Order,

other material, tied at the neck; bags 80 sole Repayment whether of an original, olised that they cannot readily be opened or renewed, or duplicate Urder will not even although they be trandparent, muistin FOR EALE be made to the remitter until has been not heed for thisure. Non-com AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE, ascertained that the advice has been can pliance with this tale will also subject the right anisuude t celled at the Office on which the

unpaid i-tter.

originely drawn. 14, the Bader, he

PUNOH" can be obtained; atitebed

packet to be detained or forwarded as an THE following SETS of the "OHIN A The Packets or the contents thereof must in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents not contain any inclosure, sealed or other per copy vi wise closed against inspection,

638 FF. DENY SVO, WITH APPENDIX.

*NDITION, 1889, Price, $5. Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollarki.

The following an Abstract of the Con- tente of this Book:-

CHAP.

ARSEL 1 TO 4.

Four Treaties with China, 1.-Treaty with Great Britain;

Chinees Text of the same: 2-Treaty with the United States. 3.-Treaty with France. 4-Treaty with Russia,

Supplementary Treaty with Russia.

AU-820. 1 70 8, 20 Articles of Trade with China. 1.---Tarif on Articles of Impart, 2-Tariff on Articles of Expertemat S.-Rules respecting Trade and Dus

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

iro

Foreign Commerce with China.:: 1-Port of Canton.

2-Port of Chanohau or Swator

tious of the Book Post between Hongkong

In all other respects the general regule-11 sets complete from 11.

Price

$8.50.

4

16.

$2,50.

S-Port of Kiungohau in Hamko. 4-Port of Amoy,

24 $2.25

and the United Kingdom will apply, to the

Tis hereby notified for general informatyment of an Order must be obe tion that hengeforward the Postage before the end of the Sixth Calendar shargeable on Book and Barkets of Patterns after that in which it drawn addressed to the United States of America or ingjanes, if drawti in Janup parent transmitted via the United Kingdom will be obtained before the end of July, be as follows, viza Logga jam apuckle

athering the Order will become lapsed,

an Order (for which a Land Com and V SOUTHAMPTON.

itseign to be deducted from the amount Under 4'misega

of the Order, will

I charge) will become Abové 4 ounce and not

151 an Order be not paź bifore the ceeding 8 ounce

"Twelfth Calendar Moith after that hich it was draw for hatanoe

in January and hot before

the following January all claim or plecontained, theren, to be for unless warded under these regulations, will be

Aboye Sonnes and Tot eve

Ceeding 12.6ahead

Above 12 mined and

coeding 16 ounces.

For every additional' o

Under, 4 sau

1

Above &'oupoemil:not exi

ceeding & apply now. 32 199 Above 8 quzon and not wi-ly

cending 12 dance,

Above 12 ounce and not er

ceeding 16 ounce,

For every additional 4 02: 181

ta

Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory

in each case.

F. W. MITCHELL, Portmaster General,

dr

܂܂

Pattern Post. Under there regulations, in Also a few separate copies of Not, 3, 2 order to prevent any interruption to the 8, 7, 11, 12, 18, 16, 17, and from 10 +9, 24. reguleringsmission of lettern, a Facket of Patterns

Q. A. SAINT, may, when it is necessary, be kept back for the follow ng Mail by which, in the

the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. decision of the Rostoaster General

The

as to the eligibility of Ang Packet, pattern

Money will be for test find and conclusive..

underculiar circumstances, Oce of the County in which wha dan think proper to allow tak

ImAfist once paying a Monis Order bigmsoever presented, the paying Office wilang be liable to any further m. If * WORE Payment, however, he made oring to negligence on part of

BB occasion

The rule which forbids the transmission

SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.

2. Joga DENT,

Lad FORBES, Faq HG THONGETZ,

Esq., B.K.

Directors

injough the Post of any article likely to

the contenta of the Mail Bagh or Ho HD Gibs, Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the GJ HELLA, Esq. Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Haeng High* Pattern Past; and s paskatintaining any. W. LRMANN, Haq. thing of the kind will be stopped, not seitt to its destination. Articles auch na

the Post Office, the Fostmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the uegli- the following have beat becisionally posted genue occurs will, if he see fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detained as Offieur in fault to make good the loss, unfit for tho; Post, vix: Metal boxed, porte 17.-No Money Order wi be paid unleza fain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches the advice has been previously received. of flowers, cuttinge of plante, spurs, knives, 18-Additional Rules for greater secu-cissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery General Post Office,

rity against fraud, and for the better work sharp pointed instrumente, samples, Hongkong, June 18, 1869, 4ing of Abe syntebb gausally will be made metais, samples of fire, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glaas, acids of various Favorable arrangements have been made It is hereby notified that, under the quare used by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and Contechorory of a

19 Jhonk

it appear that Money Order kinds, curry combs, copper And stoel anthronghip engure and freight to 41thority of a Treaty Warrant dated the lat

either in the

in the United Kingdom or at zica, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, May last, Suparmtending, of First Claes kung, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the

kinds.. Hong- and, from Swakow, "Amoy and Foochow Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future," transmission of l

FW. MITCHELL Large be entitled to the same privileges in regard British or Colonial Port Office, as the case

nf guma money, the

taboli Postmaster General. to Letters sent by or addressed to them on may be, will consider the propriety of

General Post Office, final ins their own private a fair as late at présent creasing the Commilision, and will exercise Hougkang, Uptober 13, 1864 Return Passage Tickets issued at a re Army and all Army Schoolmistresses will the issue of Moneys

suspending for a time enotion of upon the whole amo be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of

By Command, for the Ronnd Y yagu quote

W MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868. guda mosle 2MLU

REGISTRATION OF LETTZES AND BOOK PACKET

·SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS AND JAPAN,

All Freight payable in ad aneb in Mexi can Dollars, or

or on delivery in American Gold Coin

per cent ad

shippo

at

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Wester

T. A. HARRIS,

Agul

Hongkong, October 7, 1860,

Post-Oliçe Notifications.

enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the the power of watera-1

but the First-Dias now are to the same privileges, in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers, and Private Soldiers.

FW-MITCHELL, Postmaster Generul. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.

D

W. ManULAY, ESQ. D. SIOON, Esq Rer. W. R. BEACH, J. J. MURRAY, M.. Committee of Managementi Hon. W. Krawide, Chairman

MACAULAY, Esq. THONSETT, J. BLLAND, E, F, AN

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicale, Newe- bankfully received, all

papers, Clothes, Ea, will be most

Home

OVERBURY,

5.--Port of Foochow to sham) 6.Ports of Tamshui and Taiwas it For

8-Fort of Shanghai.

}

J

9-Forte on, the Yangtes and Trade in

the Interior. 10.-Port of Tangchau or Chefoo, 11.-Port of Tientsin.

12.-Port of Newchwang "or Yangtas, 18-Colony of Bongkongyan 14.-Colony of Macas,

CHAP, 17. —BEC, 1 to 5o

Foreign Commerce with Japan.

1.--Intercourse with Japan.

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japane

3.Perts open to Foreign

Nagugak?://

Commerce.

Kanagawand Hakodsdi 4.-Japanese Goins, Weights and Mas

mgäuter a

vegelighet İ

5-American Compact with Lowchewg.

OHLF, Y.-SRO, 1 zi

Moneys, Weights, dr., in China. 1.-Chinese

2.-Chinese

3.Cline Commercial Weights

• čuperintendent «), 424 de Monturen of Capacity:

BMeasure of Length, th

Hongkong; October, 49, 1868.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S FILLS

BIS Medicine is universally admitted to be lost outs known to the world. No preparation in

to the climates of India and China th

and invigorating

kdopted to the 4

A 50

adies, an

CHAIR AND BOAT RIFE The following Regulations for Street Chairsani Chair-Coolies are published for general information,

Frugic No Strout Chairs,

of aply for hire after ite etteqts in all diseases, peopline to fezos os, midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required;

while those who are attenuated by the de Each Chair is secured for a sum of in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta-

!

effects of the above climates wil Should articles of a higher value than this

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

be lost in any Chair, there will be very laman whereby they may insure a restora It is hereby notified for generaliaforma little bope of their recovery through the

tion to robust health. L-On the 1st October noxt, and thence- Richard Graved: MacDonnell, that the

tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Security, forward Money Orders will be issued at system of registration lias been, from this Chair is suspected, its unmber should be the sulence of Medicine has never befaze

When loss of

property in any Street this, Office and at the Agencies thereof at drie, extended to letters and other descrip forwarded to the Registrar General it once produced any remedy that can be compared Shangliai and Yokohama on all the Money tions of correspondence transmitted by the without any loss of time, Orter Offices in the United Kingdom of Fost in the Mails by both the British

to this wonderful Gintment, It pares Wh ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have led, ell Street Chair-Ocolie, the person wounds, seres, sulcory and also the meet

It is hereby uotified for general informa tion that benceforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made up di this Office and forwarded to Lendor by the Un fited States Mail Fadkota vis den Franjo Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed "San Current for Rach Mail, and charged with of in China and Japan, viz: Canton, to the Police, or send a memorandum of mates of India and China. It is the truc

Letters, Newspapers, Booke

Bookeand Patterns,

I be liable to the same rates of postage

in those went by the British Mail Packets

A Senthampton vi

For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce. For each Newspaper not omrades, cents.

exceeding 4

Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Contract notes, and each. Agong, there: grieved may either hand the offender over inveteratdiskin diseases pemiline to the oli exceeding £ift at the rate of Exchange between this Offles Agency

Comma 2000rying to the following: Swator, Amoy, Bonshow, obema and the paint and the Chair's Number to friend ofthe Soldier and Civilian, au ver- i

Scale,

Cents. bai, Nagasaki, Biogo, and

Shang the

£742

be

also hetween any tye of these Agencies! The fee for registration is 8 conte

each letter, & LEH

Book, or Packet of Patterns

be

upon

For suis not exceeding £2,1.12 Above 3 and not exceeding £24

£10,48

13

"

#

2. No Money Order to include a frac For a packet of Bocks or Patterns, 8 centational part of a Penuy.

per ounces...

The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be dent rid Suez.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General-

General Post Offics, Hongkong February 1, 1889,

is hereby notified that, under, the pro- visions of a Treasury Warrant dated

No Lured unless the full postage sy

(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00:

THE

Registrar General

however tai, old sorer can be removed by it that remembered, that the Registrar.

General cannot be conquered by any other treat ean inflict only a reprimand, but neither ment Eine nor imprisonment, without the testimony "Hongkong, February 1, 1867. of an eye-witness an oath. This however be supplied by any Chinese who wit

NOW READY, 15, as well as the registration fee, benessed the Uffence, if accredited by a con- si i paid in advance in postage Stamp 3.-Orders drawn in the United King

firmatory note from his employer. dom apon Hongkong, Shanghai, arl Toko-reived up to half an hour before the tone Letters, de.. for registration will be hamia, will be paid at the rate of Exchange fixed for closing the Mails. at which Money Orders are being inmyed at ***

AFW. MITCHELL, the time of their presentation.

Postmaster General. Alphabetical Lists of over $1,700 Qeral Post Office, Money Order Offices in the United King- Hongkong, 13th October, 1889. dons, shewing the Counties in which they, are situated, are hung up for publle refer. on this Office, and also at Shanghal

and Yokohama.

congregating of Chairs near their premises Persons who are inconvenienced by the should notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance

regard to it.

in

An

sttempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Rule of the Road, along

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

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

CHAP. VI-80 10 11

Western Moneys, Weights, dia 1.-Annemiese Moneys, de Zer Fort af Baigon.

3-Treaty with Siam, Tarif, de, Siamese Moneys, Wrights, do 4Netherlands Indis 5.-Bhilippine Islands.

dg

Sailing Directions for Panay I

6. Malayan States Singapore, de 7-Burmess Moneys, Weights, de 8.Indian Frasidonoies,Bengal, Ma

dra, Bombay.

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

*** DELAY_V1.—530. 1 zo 6..

Tables on Prices, Exchanges, &c,

Comparison of Pelves, Relating to Exchanges, 5.-Relating to Time. 4-Comparison of Weight 6.Measurement of Cargo, 6-Bullion Operations.

AFERNDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also & Table of Fe- sitions of glaces on the Chinese and Japa mese Coasts,

MOT

The author in his Preface says 44 The table in Chap. VIL, for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, de bave been selected from those constantly initise among the foreign merchants in Chins, Those for calculating the

te in dollars or pepco have been priced of ta sion of the anthor, F. Loureiro, die The more extended tables,

the

at meetion of the same chapter on M

the kind

ments in Bullion," has been I MAYE¤},"ÍL.M.C.§.

prepared furnished for the Guide by Patrick

and Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Back of Most persons whose avocations or sttidics of the precious metals in Eastern Ask, i

Author's Preface

India at Hongkong, who has had mygh ex+ perience in the exchangea and Movements are connected even remotely with Chinese subjects are wont to confess the need of a bean reprinted, from the Ching Pilg' "The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur With short interruptions, the casts from computation) and a system of compari-is and for 456-Chinese coasts, the Dirje either the European or the Chinese method pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in

It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Queen' Roid, more especially in the even Audio of Ceference for the defar diven MacDonnell, that hercaismard ing. It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1560; with comparative mination of Chinesa Dales, during the the 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not

Book Packeta, and Packets of Fatura or in Chair or driving Vehicles will co-operables of Anusual and Menenel Designations, 5-Applicants for Money Orders nst Samples of Merchandize, may be trans ratu with the Puliou by observing the Rule to, da Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE exceeding half-an-ojines in weight posted th Hongkong or at any of the Ports in farmish, in fall, the surname, and, at last,mitted through thei fost by the Malls made of kepping the left side China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or the initial of one Christian name, both of

up.tabo forwarded both by the British Posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or the Remitter and the Payed if the Romit any of the Parts in China and Japan, and tur or Payse be a Pear or a Bishop his or between this Office ati eseb Agency thereof Packets and by Private Slupe, conveyed in the Mails by Cents to Twelve usual designation of suoli firm, such

British Packet is dinary title will be sufficient, if si hrm, the in China and Japan,iviz.: Canton, Bray,

Foochow, Ningpe, Shanghai, "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the

Nag- Hiego, and Yokohama, and also mare term Mesara., such as Moara, Ribetween any two of these. Agencies, at the vington," or the pains of a Company trad- following rates of postage, which must be the names of the persons composing it, stch Not exceeding & of............cents. ing under a which does courist of paid advance,

reduced from Twenty-four

Centa

For Letters exceeding half-an-gunge, in weight a further cata of Twelve Cents for

of Falf once is chargeable compulsory,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 15, 1806.

It is hereby notified for general informa

tion that under the Provisions of a Tika sory Warrant, which will come into opera on on the 1st October next, dorrespóns deuse addressed to Constantinople will be forwarildi at the following reduced Rates Postage, which must be paid in advance,

vis 1-**

For LETTERS:

20 cents each half-an-ounce weight. For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, AND BOOKS!*

vents bach two ounces up to half-pound,

FW MORELL,

And 8'vents for every additional half-pound.

Postmaster General,

General Post Offion, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1860,

28 "Carroti Oo, is inadmisible, Above 4 os honor exceding

6-The Remitter on stating that the Or

der is to be paid only through al Bank,tó | Above 8 oz., and not exceeding have the option of giving or withdrawing

ib...

the name of the Fayes; In such case, the Above 1 ib, and nut exceeding Order will be aroused in the same way that

Each Street-Chair carries on the back of densed from the following its Number Board a-Tariff of Fares con- LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR UBARERS, AND BOLTS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, There hour. 60 eta. Sis hour... 5 ct. Half hour,12 ets. Hour 20 et,

Day (from 6 to 6), 1 One Dollar,

of

son for the manies attributed to years of the Chinese characters for the named of ,,Night Fares (after 8 F.M.)... 10 cts, extre months, snd other perioda is also frequent places that could be ascertained

19

J

Chair Hire to Out Districts,****" 19" desideratum with translators and Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man, piler of the following tables has thought,

readers of Chinese literatury. The co 35 To Stanley and back, 60 Cheques are commonly, brossed when they Every additional 1b., 19

12 accordingly, that their publication in are intended to be pafil through a Bank

Victoria Hes below the leval of Robinson convenient form may prove useful, although Special attention is directed to the fol Road, and includes all the town between mnch yet remains to be done for the elabo

|A| 7.When an Order is presented through lowing rules and regulations which will be the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, ration, of

entorped

with the Race course,

comparative calendar, etc. that Bank, & receipt by any person will be auf strictly

thoofd leave nothing to be desired meny, provided the Order be grossed with the name of the moelving Bank, and be presented by moins Person known to be. in the employ of such Hank y

+

ABLESCARES BOOKS, | || DOLL A Book Packet may contain any number of separate Books, Almanacks Bispe or Printa, and any quantity of paper, valam

or parchment to the exclusion of, letters

8The signature of the Paype of a whether sealed or opar); and the Books,

Payes be unable to file in the sign the third kittente binding on

0

K

Acanand Bearers (each),

Kotit Half day,

... 8 cente

20 cents.

·Day

..36 čebel,

both

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

OBARCES À BAITT, Clate & Shortrede & C China Hall Office, Jan. 6, 1868,

With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Team, and the Table of BOJAR Terme,

were originally compiled by Dr.

Afterwards republished with | ute in Williams Commercial. Improvements

nuy Under to be affixed to the Order in the Maps Paper, de, may be eltbar, printed, the town should understand that they are quite they are now copied, the whole of the mat

• Persons who make short excursions out of Guide, from which (with some alteration) place provided for the parpone, If the written or plain, or any mixture of the at Hberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do ter asambled in the following pages is for Payee be unable to write by must sign the throo

the first, tine made accesible to general mobuting Copies of the above Tarif, in English reference, of a Witzen, who wille van his name, with povering of the same or of a portion there and Chinese, or of these Regulations, cani kin address by the peenthon the Offipar of, will be allowed, whether anth binding be obtained on appliostibn at the Registrar Who pays the Onder

be loose or attached; na slap rollers in the General's Office:

Published by O A, Saint, Chiko Mon Office, Hongkong.

For Sale.

The Hongkong Signals,

Abo

the Principal House Flagt, belonging to and frequenting Hongkong PRINTED IN COLORS.