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- DECEMBER 6, 1860.

insurances.

NOTICE

INSURANCE

COMPANY

Rates for FIEK IN ORANG classes of Buildings and their regain as follows, until fur-

Tiz

tomi-detached

ouses, (removed own) Lid their

bg-Houses (aimi-

red) and their

aduwns and their

per cout

1 per cent.

per cent.

special arrangement,

ang ates will be charg Policies

10 days per cent.

URU

Month

per centini

ceeding por cent

this

onthe

eding

per con

onths,

The foll

Annual Bale

of 1 per centH'I

DE. 8. WALKER & Con ts Royal Insurance Company. September 13, 1869.

INSURANCE OFFICE igned having been appointed of the above, INSURANCE prepared to accept alarme he Policies on any first class

or Steamers, on the usual in case of lose, 10 CHINA, LOUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON, ROB. 8. WALKER & Og June 21 1864

BURANCE COMPANY OF NFRANCISCO,

gned, Agents for the above are prepared to grant Lolli RE, on BUILDINGS and rent rates,

RUSSELL & Co. Jebruáry 8, 18671-3

A & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

goed having been appointed Hongkong for the above y are prepared to grant Po EA BÍSKS, at curzentrates

RUSSELL &,06. pril 1, 1866.

INSURANCE ASSOCIA

OF SHANGHAL. ranted on Marine Fiska to the world at current rates. the usual brokerage, this urus to the assured Fifteen yearly profits divided pro premum contributed.

RUSSELL & Co,

Secretaries. june 4, 1869, vaate

SURANCE COMPANY AN FRANCISCO.

gned having been appointed

China for the above Insur are prepared to grant Poli

urine Risks, at, the current

FUSSELL & Che

sipedi

uly 6, 1868, RANG SEA AND RANCE COMPANY OF AMARANG.

ned having been appointed Macso for the above named repared to grant Policies Biaks at the current Rates..

RATNAL & Co."

st 4, 1866. mit kuidas

OOSTERLING

RE INSURANCE COM-

OF BATAVIA

med having been appointed Hongkong for the above

are prepared to grant |Sea Rinks on the usule

SIEMSSEN & Co gúst 1, 1866,

Docks.

DOCK COMPANY OF.... WBAMPOA, LIMITED.

call the attention of Ship Jonsignees and Masters of Establishment at Hon. pos, for the DOCKING of Vessels of all elassen.

the Company have the

he harbour, Granite

it, and of dimetalons to 350 feet in length, "and

the Company have

erected

ry, and are prepared to repair, marine and station Bream Machinery of all and repals Boilers of

of all

for sugar

sugar cruthing and graving, and every do. ry or Mill work

Jetty has been completed,

i Vessels drawing,

$18 fest

at any states of the tide

etty are hears capable o

have also opened a Ship of the Hongkong: Dook, contract for the construto- Balling Vessels (of any

he Company

"LITTLE ORPHAN otor Vessels to poly of sonable rates,

ROB, 8, WALKER Secretary. Bat Queen's Road, Cornes

ember 1, 1869,

STEAM

Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Buez, Malta, Marseilles, and Southampton;

Bombay, Madras, Valentta, King George's Sound, Melbourne and

byaney,

THE PENINSULAK AND ORIENTAL ÖTZÁM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship TRAVANCORE," Captain C. H. EAST-

Post-Office Notifications.

THE CHINA MAI

Intimations

AND

“Post-Omer"" "Kotifications:*~ore printa, wiarkers (whether of paper- The latest time for posting Letters at this

9.Should the Payes of a Money Order short whatever is necessary café Pabusted weekly. Subscription (Exclu or otherwise,) in the case of Books and in Office is & M. and for Newspapers, desire to receive payment in the Country in transmission of literary or artistic matter of five of postage) Tis, 12 per annum ; payable Books, ur Patterns 7 AM, on the 14th which the Order was issued, at some other usually appertains thereto. December. Ak

Office than that in which the Order Further, late letters (but Letters only) ad-giuaily drawn, the transfer will be granted, out a cover, or in a cover open at the enda

was ori-

Every Book packet must be either with- in advance. Marseilles ar to bingelyes be drawn. In such case a now Order will be sealed, por apealed enclosure, whatever LAW REPORTER FUK THE SUPREME AND dressed to the United Kingdom is provided the Order be inclosed to the or sides.

- SUPREME COURT Postmaster of the Office in which it was

AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, It must not contain any letter, open or Posted on board the Fockut from 8.30

8.60 4. on payment of a late feesaned, the Commission chargeable upon the name and address of the sundar le how PROVINCIAL COURTS OF ORIGA

can be the new Onleri

so that if the cover come off, or for any 10In the event of a Money Order other reason the packet onnot be forward- Beiled lozes containing the correspondeños miscarrying on being lost, a duplicate willed, it may be returned. De 10

of mox colors for purgat, ha the Payee, (containing, the necessary infiland of döpth; eacceding (aten din:

Box Holders will be received at the

on a written application froin packet must two feet in length, the East Side of the building.

particulars, and accompanied by an addi-sions it cannot be forwarded through the

h), AB REGARDS PATTERNS.

JAPAN

of 48 Banta each, u addition to the which will be deducted from the amount of ever not only permitted but recommande Gazette a General Weekly Newspa

after whish, no

hay, with der alujesty's Mills, Passengers, Joe for place to which pretional Commission) to the Office where the Post

Spicis, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, un TUESDAY, the 14th December, at 9AM-

PARVELS and CARGO will be received

en board until Noon, and SPECIE antii 4. on the 13th December.

For particulars regarding Freight and Prosage, apply at the P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Ooo, Hongkong

CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES

ARE REQUIRED.

•nd written declaration of the Contents and Falue of the Packages for the Overland Houte required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the shippers to the Com pony's Agents Hosch's the Buds of Lading, or with Parcels and the Company do not hold aucises Wesponsible for any fastenéton los prejudice which may happen from

from incorrect

nas on subli deilaáratión)

Shippers are particularly requested to natë the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading Tempora

W. MACAULAY, Superintendent,

"P) & 0.8 N, Co's Office, 78 201verze.

Hongkong, Deo, 6, 1809.7 de14

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSÁGERIES IMPERIALES. [PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOB SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES,

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, START AND CALCUTTA

THE Company's, B. 5. CAMBODGE,

Commandant DE L'HOAILLE, H.I.M.N., will leave this Port for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 7th of December, at Noon,

Cargo and Specto will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and socepted in transit through Marseilles for *the principal places of Burope.

Cargo will be received on board mutil 4 F.. of the 8th; Specie and Paroels until 6.P.M. of the 6th. (Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left, at the Agency & Office)

Original Order was payable.

·19....

JAPAN OF PAYPA

"The Old Philosopher'

LAV-TSER." Translated from the Chinese

BY

JOEN CHALMERS, A. M. Price $1.60,

per containing Officially Revised Reporta of Que heard the Supreme and Consular Bantraply; Original Articles, protos and Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in Queries an Legal points; Reports of Public in Hongkong Postage Stamps

Compulsory must be prepaid

Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial intently stamped Letters addressed to tion, orders will be given to stop payment This rule-excludes all articles of a galcab e per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and 60

11. Un the receipt of a similar applica They must not be of intrinsic valdy, do, dia

Advertisements will be charged Tla, 1 the United Kingdom will be sent on,

of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed nature, and indeed whatever may have ca, per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser Order charged with a fiue of One Shilling in

The additional Commission in the a value of its own, apart from its mere usa tion, addition to the

last case will be deducted from the amount as a pattern; and the quantity of anj pontage December will not be forwarded t Letters posted after 74. on the 14th of the new Order. Lapsod Orders must be material rant ostensibly as a pattern must

Shanghai, January, 1867: presented with the.. the Late Fee as well as the postage za

1. the application for a new not be a 40 Order.

great that is tan fairly bee sidered as having on this ground an intrin

NEW BOOK, prepaid.AI SATER3 But whop

that any sig value,

HE Speculations of Letters tusufficiently

stainped or unstampede

There addressed to places to which they can should be corrected or that the amount of the must be no writing or marks other the address of be person for not be forwarded unpaid, will be open Money Order should be repaid to the whom the packet is intended and that of ed and returned to the writers as early Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and as possible, but no guarantee can be

be renewed for payment in the given that such Letters, if posted after which the Order was originally drawing pit of the articoles otherwise the Packet BR.M. On the 13th December will be reapplication mast be made to fill be detained or forwarded

of cloned. turned until after the mail u

Money Order Office of snch Country. This

* Postage Stamps should be placed of the application must be accompanied by an upper right hand corner of the preference to Lapsed Order, in which case the additional Commission, aviess it have re pondence, exceps in commission will be deducted from the may be used in payment of "Late Fees, when the stamp of Stamps repent-awount of the New Order is Fri

Registration 18-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not the losfor left-

be made to the remitter until it has been All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol-ertained that the advice has been can lar will be conducted in the Coins pre-celled at the Office on which the Order was scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and originally drawn. the Proclamation of the 22nd January, 1864, and notller Coins, but thope therein specified wall either be retrive or given in change as fractional parts of a Dollar. Payment for Postage Stamps must be inade in the current Dollars of the Colony or

hand corner.

Hauk Notan

be placed on

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Udices in the United Kingdom will be granted untal 5.2 M. on the 13th. Deo.

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

December 6, 1869,

dolk

tion that nuder tué Provisions of a Tres sury Watrint, which will come into opera tion on the fat Uctober next, correspon dence address to Constantinople will be forwards the following feiluve Kates of 'ostage, which must be paid advance,

viz.com

an unpaid

as

The PatteHG2, N2

open at the end, so as to be easy of examis aatst be vent in covers be sent in covers

and so forth, which cannot be sent in open nation. Samples, however, of seeds, orugi, covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other material, tied at the neck bags s0

ak sed that they cannot readily he opened, even although they be transparent, must

Author Prof.

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

ALSO

or The London Mission House.

Apply at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, October 17, 1868.

FOR SALE

not be used for this purpose. Non-com- AT THE "CHINA 'MAIL" OFFICE." pliance with this rule will also subject the packet to be detained or forwarded as an E following SETS of the “CHINA unpaid letterONE

The Fackets or the contents thereof must, in paper wrappers, at the rate of 20 centa PUNOH can be obtained, stitched

No.

not contain any inclosure, seated or other wise closed against inspection.

fer copy viz Price

tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar 14.-Payment of an Order must be ob Mouth after that, in which it was drawn; for instance, if drawn in Jabusty, aynent must be obtained before the end of July,tions of the Book Post between Hongkong In all other respects the general regula otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and the United Kingdom will apply to the mission, to be deducted from the amount order to prevent any interruption to the 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24. and a.now Order (for which a second Com. Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in

the Ordor

will be charged) will become regular transmission of letters, a Packet-of necessary....

Patterns may, when it in necessaryy be kept and of the Twelfth Calendar Month after the ordinary cour

35.-If an Order be not paid before the back for the follow ig all by which, in

course, it would that in which it was drawn, for instance,

be forwarded. The decision of the Postmaster General drawn in January and not paid before as to the eligibility of any Packet; pattern the end of the following January-all claim or sample contained therein, to be for Hon W KESWICK, FORRES, ESQ. to the

conclusive

A

fe which forbids the transmission

11 sets complete from 11.

$3.50.

""

11

$2.50% $2.26 Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2,

QA, SAINT,

SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT..

Trustees,

10.

16.

JOHN DENE,

B. G. TROMERIT,

Esq, B. N.

Directors

D.SASSOON BO W. MACAULAY, Esq.

It is hereby notified for general informa underey will be forfeited, unless,warded under these regulations, will be

pecullar circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order

16. rok proper to allow it through the Post of any article likely to

After unce paying a Money Order injure the gntents of the Mail Bags or Hon, H. B. GIBH, whosoever presented, the paying Office boxes, or the person of any Officer of the G. J. HELLAND, Esq. will not be liable to any further claim. If Post Office is, of course, applicable to the G. Beard, Esq. to negligence on the

wrong payment, however, be made owing Pattern Post; and a packet containing any W. ANN, Epq.

Rey, W, I BEACH. J. J. MURRAY, ‚D. of any

of the the Post

kind Office, the Postmaster General of sent to its destruation be stopped, and not

Articles such gence occurs will, if he see fit, roquire the as Patterns, and have been detained as W. MACAULAY, Esq. | H. G. TROMSETT,

Committee of Management. the Country or Colony in which the negli- the following have been occasionally posted

Hon. W. KaaWICK, Chairman, Officer in fault to make good the loss.

nant for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porn, J, HELLAND, Esq. the advice has been previously received.

17.-No Money Order wi be paid unless lain and China, fruit, vegetables,

bunches of flowers, cuttings of piante, spurs, knives, 18.-Additional Rules for greater secuenissors, needles, pina, pinces of machinery, rity against fraud, and for the better work sharp pointed instruments, samples of ing of the system generally will be made metale, samples of ore, samples in glass as occasion may require.

bottles, pieces of glass, ácide of various

For LETTERS:

For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS,

20 cents each half-an-uuuce weight.

AND BOOKS

2 coats each two ounces up to half pound, and 8 centa for every additional half-pound,

F. W. MITOFBLE, Postmaster General.

General Post Office,

F. W MITCHELL,

Hongkong, October 13, 1800.

Postmaster General, General Post Office,

For Particulars regarding: Freight and Hongkong, 23rd September, 1860, 2018. Should spray that Money Orders kinds, curry combs, copper and steel an- Fassage, apply at the Company's offices It is hereby notified that, under the au either in the United Kingdom or at Hongkinde. Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the iss kong Shanghai or Yokohama, for the

are need by mercantile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED I

O BERTRAND, Principal Agent.

May last, Superintending, of first-Casss transmission of large sums of money, the || Hongkong, November 24, 1887,

Schoolmasters in the dey

Army will, in future, British or Colonial Post Office, na the case be entitled to, the same privileges in regard may be; will consider the propriety of in to Letters sent by or addressed to them on their own private affairs are at present crossing the Commission, and will gaprcise enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in this the power of wholly suspending for a time Ariny and all Army Schoolmistresses will be issue of Money Ordera be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters sof but the First Class Low are) to the same 18 Ji privileges in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers.

PACIFIC MATT STEAM SHI COMPANY. AT

WAIT LINE TO NEW YORK, 14 Pra Panama or Overland Bouts.

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch

od as follows

Amerios,

1870,

Dec

Great Republic, Fab

Chrisa,

Зна 19.

19, 13...

* 4 Steamer will leave Shanghai on or

frase date, connecting at Yokohama

with-amet steamer.

Passengerationored through to California,

W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. Canoral Post Ombe, Hongkong, July 31, 1868,

་་

!

By Command,

W. MITCHELL, "Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK FACKET BYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST, PORIS AND JAPAN.

Esq., EN,

D

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News- hankfully, received.

papers, Clothes, de, will be mosĖ

A. OVERBURY, Superintendent.

*

Hongkong, October 29, 1868.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS,

ها

'AIS Medicine is univerzally admisted to be the most etficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is so suitable to the climates of India and China this fine and invigorating medicine. It is particularly adapted to the constitution

ladies; it is never failing while those who are attenuated by the de its effects in

in all

lisman whereby they may insure a restora- ad in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta bilitating effects of the above climates will

tion to robust health.

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE.. The following Regulations for Street. Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for general information. midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required." Should articles of a higher value than this Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50 be lost

in any Chair, there will be very little Lone of their reppery through the Security,

No Street-Chairs may ply for hire after of European biseases peculiar to females,

Chair is suspected, its number should the When loss of property in any Street forwarded to the Registrar Geberal at one without any loss of time.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT,

It is hereby natified for general informa- tion, by order of His Excolletes. Sir Mexico, Central and South Americs, and forward Money Orders will be issued at system of registration has been, from this On the lat October next, and thence Richard Graves MacDonnell, that the by artan tuote Principe Pins in this Offios and at the Agencies thereof at dato, extended to letters and other descrip-

produced any remedy that can be compared Overland

The science of Medicine has never before Canadas, and on- neuting

with the various Steam lines for Shanghai and Yokohamis on all the Money ions of correspondence transmitted by the

to this wonderful Ointment, as it dures New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Contract Packets and by Private Ships, aby Street Chair Coolie the person ag wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most Order Offices in the United Kingdom, of Post, in the Mails by both the British When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all Britten, Brest, and Havre,

Through Tickets issued also to New arcselling £10, at the rate of Exchange between this Office, and each Agency there grieved may either hand the offender over inveterate akiu diseases poculise to the ali aid Europe via Panama Houte and Current for Kash Mail, and charged with of in Chius and Japan, viz.: Canton, to the Police, or send a memorandum of mates of India and Chips. It is the true e to Buroje pet corners of the Royal Commission according to the following Swatew, Amoy, Hoochos, Ningpo, Basag the complaint and the Chair's Nurbes of trend of the Soldier Tiia the true

Steam Poket Company, the West India Scale, via-

Cents, hal, Nagasaki, Hingo, and Yokobams, and the

It must however tain old sores can be removed by it that General and Pasifio Steamship Company, Lintited, For aume not exceeding £2, 12, between any two of these Agencies.

Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat and The Coinpagaís Générale Transatlan-

Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5,....24

The fee for registration is 8 ponts each can inflict only a reprimand, but neither. fique from Aspinwall direct. Opnnections

letter, &o.

fiue nor imprisonment, without the testimony

Rongkong, February 1, 1887. mads at Panama, with Steam Hus apdr

10.48

No Latter, Book 1

or Packet of Patterns of an eye-witness on oath. This however West Coast of Central and South Ameries, 2-No Money Order to include a frac upon it, as well as the registration fee, benessed the Uffence, if accredited by a con oan be rogistered unless the full postage may be supplied by any Chinese who wit by ~hich passengera áré ticketed through tional part of a Popsy.one paid in advance in postage Stamps.

Through Bill of Lading given for Freight

firmatory noto from his employer. 3-Orders drawn in the United King-

the

£7.

Avis Coute Facile Railroad and it cou-dom upon Honghong, Shanghai, and Yoko-

pections to the prinsipal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight hama, will be paid at the rate of Esabange Overland for England and the

at which Money Orders are being issued at Continent. Purough Bill of Lading given also for the time of their presentation.

made and Yokohama.

for through passengers and freight to Axe- rics, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, sud, from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

All Freight payable in advance in Mexi- Jon Dollars, or on delivery American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad litioial, at aliper's option. duction of it upon the whole amount Return Passage Tickets issued at a re for the Round Vyage,

እነ

For further information as to Passage and Freight apply to the Agency of the Company, Prays West.

received up to half an hour before: fixed for closing the Mails.

Letters, &c., for registration will be time the

jur daru EW. Mircas

Fastmaster General. General Port Office,

Hongkong, 13th October, 1869.

Persons who are inconfeulenced by the congregating of Chairs near their premiass abould notify the Registrar General, who will, it practicable, establish a "Chair Stand

in the nearest convenient place, and as far na possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.

LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES POR CHAIRS,

CHATE BEARERS, AND BOATS,

the Remitter and the Bayes; if the Remit Contract Packets and by Private Ships, its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con- ter or Payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his of between this Office and each Agapoy thereof densed from the following. dinery title will be sufficient, if a firm, the in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow, nanal designation of much firm, euch as more term Messrs, such as Blasers, hetween any two of these Agencies, at the Baring Brothorn" will suffice; but the orchow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag

asaki, Hiogo and Yokohama and also vington," or the pants of a Company trad: following rates of postage, which must be ing under a title which does not consist of paid in advance, vin the names of the persons composing it, auch Not exceeding 4 oz.................... 38" Carron Co. is inadmissible.

Abore #102.7and not exceding

8'

ment

NOW READY.

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

MANUAL

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

-

Intimations

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE,

By B. WELLS WillAME, 1.2.

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, then 30 tanlară

Hongkong.

L

FIFTH EDITION, 1863, 638 FP. DENT 870. WITH AFFENDLY,

Price, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollarz

The following is an Abstract of the Can tents of this Book-

CHAP SEC. 1104. Four Treaties with China. 1-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinose Toxt of the same 2-Treaty with the United States S.Treaty with France. 4.-Treaty with Russia

Supplementary Treaty with Ruedig.

CHAP. IT-9EG, 1 To 5.. Articles of Trade with China, 1.-Tariff on Articles of linport. 2.-Tariff on articles of Export, 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

Chinese Text of the same ite 4.-Description of Artinies of Import. 5.-Description of Articles of Expert.

CHAP. II, 8BC. 170 14,

Foreign Commerce with China

1+Port of Canton,

2.-Port of Chauchan or Swatow,

-Port of Kiungchau in Hainan

4-Port of amoy.

5.-Port of Foachow,

6.--Ports of lamshui and Taiwan in 1

7-Port of Ningpo.

8-Port of Shanghai.

3-Pure on the Yangtar and Trade in

the Interior de a vegetar 16-Port of Lungchan or Chefoo. 11.-Port of Trentain

12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtas. 15.-Colony of bougkong. 14-Colony of Macao,

ONAF 17-830. 1 TO 5

Foreign Commerce with Japan 1.Intercourse with Japan

2.Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan,

S.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,

Nagraki

Kanagawa and Bakodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mes-

kures,

5.-Avierican Compact with Lewaheng.

CHAP. V.HEC. 1 TO 7.

Moneys, Weights, do, in China, 1.-Chinese Currency. 2-Chinese Numerala,

3.-Chinese Commercial Weightr

4-Measures of Capacity,

5-Measures of Length.

Chinesa Land Messtres"

7Chinese Division of Times,

i:

CHAP, VI, BEU. 1 To 11 Western Moneys, Weights, de 1.Annamese Moueys, &c. 2-Port of Saigon. 3.-Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &,, Siamese Moneya, Weights, &c. 4-Netherlands Indin

alands,

Directions for Panay I 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &c. 7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, do, 8-Indian, Presidencies, Bangal,

dras, Fombay. 9-Ceylon.

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

DRAP. VIL830. 1 to 6.

·Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de. 1.Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges., 3-Relating to Time: 4-Comparison of Weights. 6-Measurement of Cargo. 6-Bullion Operations, «>»

ArrespIL--Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of China, and for the Japan Talatida also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coasts,

R

The author in his Preface says "The tables in Nur York and Europe vis Paunon roote, Alphabetical Lists of over 8,700

Chap. VIL, for messtrement of goods, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to ports Money Orderous in the United King

been selected from those constantly in ne срате Mexico and ports on the West Coast of dom, showing the Counties in which they

An attempt will be made to enforce the entral America, and South America to as are situated, are hung up for public refer- tion, by order of His Excellency Six Bishard Queen's Road, mera especially in the oven It is hereby notified for general informa-ordinary Kule of the Road," along

among the foreign merchants in China, fra Valparaiso...

Those for calculating, the prices of tes in Handbook of reference for the deter-dollars or pence have been copied from the ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai Graves MacDonnell that henceforwarding. It is requested that all Persone riding period from 1860 to 1800, with comparative sign of the author, P. Favorable arrangements have

Amination of Chinese Dates, during the more extended tables, by the kind perzia- baen

5.-Applicants for Money Orders must Samples of Merchandize, may be transate with the Police by observing the Rule &c., &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE ments in Bullion," has been prepared and Book: Packets, and Packets of Patterns or in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-operables of Annual and Mensual Designations, Isal section of the same chapter on More

P. Loureiro, furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, mitted through the Post by the Malla made of

The the left side the initial of one Christian name, both of up to be forwarded both by the British "Street-Chair carries on the back of BICK MAYERS, H.MOS

furnished for the Guide, by Patrick

Moat person whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Enstern Asis,

Harper Bag of the Commercial Author's Preface.

At Hongkong, who has had much ex- Bank of perience in the exchanges and movements are connected even remotely with Chinese IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

subjects are wont to confers the need of a been reprinted from the China Pilot. The Appendix of Sailing Directions has Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats

convenient manual of reference for the pur With short interruptions, the coasts from poss of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in Half hour,....12 ots. Hour,... 20 ca. either the European or the Chinese method it and for the Chinese courte, the Direc Three hours, 50 ots, Six hour,...75 cta of computation; and a system of compari- tions have been improved by the insertion Day (frein 6 to 0),

One Dollar, sut for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese charactors for the names of Night Fares (after 8...)... 10 ots, extra months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained.

Chair Hire to Out Districts, lyderideratum with translators and Beyond Victoria and back, 50ots per man, piler of the following tables

readers of Chinese literature. The com To Biatly and back 60

has thought, much yet remains to be done for the elabo

Orders may be sent through any of the Rpondingly, that their publication in China Hall Agents, or direct to Victoria lies below the level of Robinson convenient form may prove useful, although the flint and the Western Slaughter House, ration of comparative calendars, etc. that

CHARLES A SAINT, should leave nothing to be desired. With

"(Late A. Shorttede & Co.) Chinn. Mail Officw, Jan. 6, 1868.” Licensed Bearers (each),) a

the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms both .8 benta, Hur day,

of which were originally compiled by Dr. 20 cents. Davine

Morrison, and afterwards republished with 36 centa,

improvements in Williams Commercial 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) at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to deter assembled in the following pages is for the first time mado accessible to general and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can

"Copies of the above Tarif, in English reference be obtained on application at the Registrar General's Office.

HARRIS, Agent

Hongkong, October 7, 1869.

Pasi 0:ee Notifications. MAIN BY THE TRAVANCOREL The Contract Packet TRAVANCORE

will be disps ched with the usual Maila

cents.

802.

13

11

Dz., and not exceeding

24

36

--The Remitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to Above

bave the option of giving or withdrawing |EP Y. and not exceeding

the name of the Payes; in such case, the Above -Order will be crossed in the same way that 11

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Chegues are commonly crossed when they very additional bed to the fol-Road, and includes all the town between

Special attention is are intended to be paid through a Bánk

7.--When an Order is presented through long rules and regulations which will be a Bank, a receipt by any person will be suf-strictly enforced :-

ASBEGARDS RODEN

for Europe, &o, on TUESDAY, the 14th December, nt 9 x.M.; and the Post pet provided the Order he crossed with A Book Packet may contain: say, pamber Office will be open for the reception of name of the receiving Bank, and be of separate! Books, Alinanacks: Mana or

presente en known to be in tion, Nowspapers, Books, &c., unli 8 the puppy of sủali, Dank, *** PM on the 13th December. Letters, es may be posted in the night box from 8PM, on the 13th December until 7AM. on the following morning,

All Letters posted botires 7 and.. on the 14th December will be charge able, in addition to the usual postage, pish y Zints. Fos of 18 pentų.

with the Race-course,

For parchment (to the exclusion of letters 8.The signature of the Payee of a fo whether sealed or open); and the Booky ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the Maps, Faper, de, may be either printed, placoprovided for the purpose. If the written or plain, or any mixture of the Payee be unable to write be must sign the three. receipt by making his mark in the presence All legitimate binding, mounting or 20 of a Witness, who must sign his name, with overing of the same or of a portion there his address in the presence of the Officer of, will be allowed, whether such binding gho-poyasha Order, re

aberloo or attached as also sollers in the

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