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No. 2031.—DECEMBER 10, 1809.]

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desire to receive payment in the Country in Should the Payee of Money Order which the Order war issued, at some other Office than, that in which the Order was gri- ginally drap, the transfer will be granted, Postmaster of the Office in which it was drawn. In such case a na Arder will be issued, the Commission chargeable upon which will bo dodusted, from the amount of the new Order.

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Intimations.

transmission of literary or artistic matter or in advance. or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in Published weekly. Subscription (Exclu- short whatever is necessary for the safe sivo of postage)Tia 12 per annumz payable usually appertains thereto,

he grind

Every Book packet must be either with-

or aidea,

sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever;

It must not contain any letter, open daki the game and address of the sonder is how- ever not only permitled but rekommende 1010 the event of a Money Order so that if the cover come off, or for any miscarrying, or being lost, a duplicate will other reason the packet cannot be forward the be granted a written application from

ed, it may be returned

No packet muat exceed two teel in length, Payce (containing the necessary breas particulars, and accompanied by an addi-th or depth; exceeding these dimen. Original Order was payable, tional Commission) to lie flee where the fannot be forwarded through the

sione it

AF REGARDS PATTERNS,

2.

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, $1500?

SUPREME COURT

AND

Law Fort FR THE SOPREME ANDBY & WEL18 WIIIJAMA, kad

PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA

AND JAPAN,

Gerelt in General Weekly Newsph Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, per, containing Officially Revised Reports

of Couce heard at the Supresie and Consular Courts, Police Cases, and Proceedings in pro Bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes and Queries on Legal points; Reports of Public Meetings; News of the Wook, Commercial Summary, do., &

Post Office Notifications. Letters insufficiently stamped or nnstamped addressed to places to which they can not be forwarded unpaid, will be open- od and returned to the writers as early possible, but no guarantee can be 6)-84 on the 18th December wil bere turned until after the mail is closed, Costage Stamps should be placed on the upper right hand corner of the corres pondence, except in cases where they may be used in payment of "Late Fees! when the Stamp or Stainps represent! ing Late Fees or Registration ORIENTAL TEAM Fees should be placed the AIHE PENINSULAR AND

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-scend Color Brace one lower left TRAVANCORE," Captain C. H. EAST LT, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol- Specie, and Largo, will leave this for the

lar will be conducted in the Coins pre- 11-Un the receipt of a similar applica bore places, on TUESDAY, the 14th

acribed by Ordinance-1 of 1864, and tion, orders will be given to stop payment December, at 9 A..

the Proclamation of the 22nd January, of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed ∙1864, and other quan byte those + Uno bedeuten from the amount valetite own; apart froth its mere use│Shanghai, January, 1867.-

The additional Commission in the therein specified will either be bored fast or given in change as fractional parts of this new Order. Lapsed Orders must be of a Dollar Payment for Postage Stamps must be made

the application for a Do in the entrent Dollars of the Colony or error in the name of the Remitter or Payer 12-But when it is desired that any Bank Notes.

should be corrected or that the amount of a Money Order should be repaid the Remittari or that a Lapse Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in FW MITCHELL, which the Order was originally drawn, Postmaster General, 1application must be made to the Chief General Pokt Office, Hongkong,

Money Order Office of such Country. This December 6, 1968,

jelé.

application must bo

accompanied by an open at the ends, so as to be easy of exams. author: Price $1. · sdditional Commission, unless it have re-nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, or The London Mission House, ***

Apply at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Commission will be deducted from the covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or Hongkong, October 17, 1868. Feretive b toa Lapsed Order, in which

and so forth, which cannot be sent in IS Ropayment whether of an original, closed that they cannot readily bo oponed; FOR SALE.

PARCELS and CARGO will be received

in board until Nood and SPECIE until

P. on the 13th December,

For particulars regarding Freight and Fassage, apply at the P. & 80 ・Office, Honghong.

ECONTENTÉ AND. VALUE OF PICKLES

ARE REQUIRED.

A written declaration of the Contents and id of the Packages for the therlands Kate is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Com pany's Agents rosth the thils of Lading, or Parcela; and the Company do not hold fendues responsible for any detention of prajúdice which may happen from incorrect

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 p.. on the 13th Dec.

mis on such declaration to SST MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL Pao.

Shippers are particularly requested to note

42 letins shil conditions of the Company Black Bills of Lading.

W. MACAULAY, Superintendent. P.&0. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, Dec. 6, 1800, 2 del

PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP

COMPANY.

TEBOUCK 'UÍ §. MAID LINK TO NEW YORK. Pia Panama or Overland Route.

red

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-

as follows 248 America

Deo. 18

1370,-

Jan;

China,

Feb.

America, Japan

Marol

April 12,

China,

Bay

Juno

July 12

August 12

America, Japan,

America

Sept 17.

Nov-12

Des 12

A Beamer will leave Shanghaj on or

For YOKOHAMA SAN FRANCISCO,

KRT " AMERICA?AMO AB

THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,

presented with

Order.

amount of the New Order. O

dane the

be made to the remitter until it has beep.

This rule excludes all articles of a zaleable eta, per 10 lines, for each subsequent inser

Advertisements will be charged Tle, They must not be of intrinsic value, per 10 lines, for the first insertion, and bl patoze, and indeed whatever may have tion

Jul

material sent ostensibly as a pattern must a pattem; and the quantity of any

not be so great that it can fairly be consHE Bic value. sidered as having on this ground an

an intrin

до

than the addreea of the person, for There must be no writing for marks other whom the packet is intended and that of the scuder, a trade mask and numbers, and Prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded charged as an anpaid letter Jan 200

The Patterns must be sent in covers

open

other material, tied at the neck pbags so

not be

ti

NEW BOOK, Speculations of

The Old Philosopher'

LAU-TSZE." Translated from the Chinese

HY

JOHN CHALMERS, A, M. Price $150. ALSO

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

Per the United States Mail Packet ascertained that the advice iz been caupliance with this rule will also subject the PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched

4 AMERICA ON SATURDAY, the 18th Instaut, at 2 P.M. The Rates of Postags on Dorrespondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must lows, vis

To Yokohama na Francisco and the

THE following SETS of the "CHINA

In

at

or renewed, or a duplicate Order will not even, although they be transparent, must AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE

used for this purpose. Nonicom-ay dan 4 celled at the Office on which the Order was packet to be detained or forwarded as an originally drawn. tainted before the end of the Sixth Calendar not contain any inclosnze, sealed or other

14-Payment

of an Order must be obupaid letter,

paper wrappers, the rate of 35 centa The Packets on the contents thereof must per copy viz Month after that in which it was drawn wise closed against inspection.

No. Price. payment

In all other respecta, the general regula must be obtained before otherwise Alle Order will become lapsed, and the United Kingdom will apply to the

in nach case be paid in advance, ato sa tofor instance, if drawn in the end of July, tions of the Book Peat between Hongkong 4-

United States

half-ounce.

11 sets complete from 11.

$3.00.

4

$4.25. Also a few separate copies of Nes.1, 2,

Q. A. SAINT.

15 16,

$2.00.

For Letters, 8 cents per hand is new Order (for which a vecond Com-Pattern Post. Under, these regulations, in 8, 7, 11, 12, 18, 16, 17, and from 18 to 24. For each Newspaper, not esceeding

Junees, 2 cents.

For a Packet of Books, cents per

of the Order, will be chargedy will become regular transmission of lettere, a Packet of mission, to be deducted from the amount order to prevent any interruption to the

Decessary

15-If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, of drawn in January, and not poll before

Book Packets must not exceed to test in length or one foot in width depth

Pa

To the United Kingdom, zegt, For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4

ources, 4 cents.

For a Packet of Books or Patterns, 8

cents per 4 ou

Correspondence addressed to Yokohama,

SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.

Trustees. JOHN DENT,

back for the follow ng Mail by which, in Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. as to the cligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon, W. Keswick,

The decision of the Postmaster General the end of the following Janaryall disimor sample contained therein, to be for- to the Money will be forfeited, inpost and and conclusive: unders peculiar circumstances,

warded under these regulations, will began Office of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it.

16.After once paying a Money Order

Fox, Eq. HG. THOMSETT,

Esq, R.F.

Web Directors

The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Hon. B. B. Gien, injure the contents of the Mail Bage or G. J. HELLAND, Esq. by whomsoever presented, the paying Office Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the G. HEARD, ES

W. MACAULAT Eq. D. SASON, ES,

Rev, W. R BEACH.

3. J. MURRAY, M.D.

dates, connecting at Yokohama San Francisco and the United States & wrong payment, however, be made owing Patternd will be atopped, and, not Committee of Management. i -

sbont same

th above-named steameta.

assengers sickoba through to California, Wesjes, Ceritral and South America, and Overland Ronto to princips points is in various Steam lines for States and Canadas, and in Being with: New York, to Liverpool,

1 Eputhampton, Brest, and latro Throghi Tickets issued also to Now

погодод,

York Bud Europe via Panama Bouto d

must bo súperneribed per "America," and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed via San Francisco Correspondence addressed to the United Suen. Kingdom not fully prepaid will be sent via

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Dor: "@m Hongkong, December 9, 1869.

fo Europa per steamers of the Royal Maili

es Packet Company the West Idoia

Pacific Steamship

de18

RB

Ho, W. KESWICK, Chairman

DONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, Newa- papers, Clothes, o., will be mant bankfully received.

AAN OVERBURY,

Superintendent. Hongkong, Octuber 29, 1868, d

HOLLOWAYS PILLS & OINTMENT.

will not be liable to any further claim. If Post Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LEWANK, Esq. to negligence on the part of

and's packet containing any- the Post Office, the Postmaster General of sent

any Officer of thing of the Country or Colony in which the negli- the following have been occasionally posted sont to ita destination. Articles auch Ra genes occurs will, if he see fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detailed es. MACAULAY, Esq. . G. THOMSETT, Officer in fault to make good the loss. anat fue the past, via bee detailed: U.). HELLAND), Esq. 14, 110

17 No. Order wi be paid unless fain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches

Money the advies has been previously received.

of flowers, outtings of plants, spars, knives, 18.--Additional Rules for greater sequacissors, needles, pins, pieces of thachiuery, rity against fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed instruments, samples of ing of the system generally will be made metals, samples of ore, samples in glase B8 cccasion may require

bottles, pieces of glass, acids of variolis 19,--Should it it appear that Money Orders kinds, curry combs, copper and steel bu Company Limited, It is hereby notified for goueral informa- set Ad The Compagnibf Coporals Transatlantion that under the Provisions on fina are creed by mantle men, brothers, graving plates, and confectioners el call

Kingdom or at Hong- kinds. Anadrom Aspinwall direct Connections Bury Warrant, which will come into opéra- kong, Shanghai or Yokobama, for the made at Priama with Steaul fines upon the tion on the 1st October next, correspon- transmission of large sums of money, the West Onast of Central and South America, dence addressed to Constantinople will be British or Colonial Post Office, as the case, by which passengers are ticketed through forwardel at the following reduced Rates may be, will consider the propriety of in-

Through Bills of Lading given for Freight Cente Pacific Railroad and its gen nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and für Freight Overland for England and the Continent,

Through Bills of Lading given also for New York aud Europe is Palama route, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to parts of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and South, América ép, as fr as Valparaiso,

Tickets issued at re

the Round Vage,

of Postage, which must be paid in advance,creasing the Commission, and will arercise

vis

For-LETTERS:

20 cents each half-an-ounce weight. For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNE AND BOOKS:

2 conts each two onnees up to half-pound, and 8 cants for every additional half-pound.

E WAJTOHELL,

·Postmaster General. General Fost Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869.

the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Orders. By Command,

HW MITCHELL Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808. REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PAGENT SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COARE PORTH

AND JAPAN.

F. W. MITCHELL,”

·Postnaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, October 15, 1869.

CHAIR AND BOAT BIRE. The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair-Coplice, to published for general information."

No Street Chairs may play for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.

Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50 Should articles of a higher value than this bu lost in any Chair, there will be very little, bope of their recordry through the Security.

HOLLOWAY'S RILLS,AINER THIS Medicine fa universally admitted:

to be the most efficacious remedy. known to the world. No preparation is zo. suitable to the climates of India and China- as this fine and invigorating in

inodicine. It is particularly adapted to the constitution its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, of European ladies, as it is never failing is while those who are attenuated by the de bilitating effects of the above climates wil find in, this wonderful remedy a kind of ta tion to zobust health. lisman.whereby they may insure a restora.

When loss of property in any Street. Chair is suspected, ita nyumber should be forwarded to the Registrar General de ones without any loss of time, th

Fargrable arrangements have been made he though passengers and freight to Ame

It is hereby notified for general informa stroza-Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow, 1. 1.—On the 1st Octyher next and thence tim by order of His Excellency Sir

The science of Medicine has Bover before HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT, All Freight payable in adanco in Mexi- forward Money Orders will be issued at Rioliard Graves MacDonnell, that, the can Dollars, of an delivery in American this Office and at the Agencies thereof at system at registration, has been, from this

produced any remedy that can be compared Gold Chin withi 3 per cent aditional, at Shanghai aud Yokohama on all the Money date, extended to letters and other descrip

to this wonderful Ointment, as it cures Order Offices in the United Kingdom oftions of correspondence transmitted, by the Shipper's option

When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, all Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Post, "in the Milk by both the British any Street Chair Coolie, the person ag wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the most. Lucern Passage: duation of 1 apon the whole amount exceeding 210, at the rate of Exchange botween this Office and sach Agency there to the Foljce, me send a namorandum of mates of India; pud. Obina. It in the true Contract Packets and by Private Ships, grieved may either haud the offender over inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli Current for Each Mail, and charged with For further information so to Page Commission according to the following of in Ohins and Japan, viz. Canton, the complaint sud the Chaira Number to friend of the Boldier and Civilian, as cer nd Freight, apply to the Agonoy of the Scale, viz.

Dents. Swatow, Amoy, Focohow, Ningpo, Shang the Registrar General It must however tain old sores can be removed by it that ompany, Praya West.

For sums not exceeding £2,........................12

hai, Nagasaki, Hioga and Yokobama, and be remembered, that the Registrar Candra cannot be conquered by any other treat also between any two of these Agencies T. A. HARRIS, Above £2 and not exceeding £6,24

can inflict only a reprimand, but neither The fee for registration is 8 cents each fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony Agent,

£5.

£7.42

Hongkong, February 1, 1867, letter, do 你

of dm

of oath This however cye-witness No Lettor, Book, or Packet of Patterns may be supplied by any Chinese who wit 2.-No Money Order to include a frac- can be registered unless the full postage rossed the Offenes, if accredited by a cou- Post-0.lice Notifications.

tional part of a Penny

upon it, as well as the registration fee, be firmatory note from his employer, 3-Orders drawn in the United King-paid in advance in powage Stemps. TAILS RI THE “TRAVANCORE" dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- Letters, dc, for registration will be Fus Contract Packet “TRAKAM'OK" bama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange received up to balf an hour before the time

will be dispatched with the usual Mails at which Money Order are being issued at fixed for closing the Mails.

Europe, ; and the Post

TUESDAY, the the time of their presentation. Ith December at

4.-Alphabetical Lista of over 3,700 Office will be open for the reception of Money Order Offices in the United King Ordinary Letters Letters for Registradom, shewing the Counties in which they tion, Newspapers, Book, Bettery, once at this Offct, and also at Shanghai & are situated, are hung up for pubild refer e may be posted in the night box and Yokohama

Hongkong, October 7, 1869

P.M. on the 13th December

5.

£10,,...48

MITCHELL,

Postmaster General,

General Post Office,

Persons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their preqises should notify the Registrat General, who will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinanco in regard to it.

Hongkong, 18th October, 1869,

An attempt will be made to enforce the tips, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Lag. It is requested that all Persons riding

it is hereby a

ordinary Rule of the Road," alopg hereby notified for general informa Queen's Road, more especially in the even Oraves MacDonnell, that. henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope Book Packets, and Packets of Patteras or rate with the Folice by observing the Eale AK. on the futlowing morning furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Merchandizo, may be trane of keeping the left side. All Letters posted between 7 and 8 the initial of one Christian name, both of mitted through the Post by the Mails made

from 87. M. on the Décetaber until

13th

6.Applicants for Money Orders must

at the 14th Deconiber will to charge able, in addition to the usual postage, with a Late Fee of 18 cents.

or

{

the Remitter and the Fayer; if the Remit up to be forwarded both by the British its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con- ter or Payes be a Peor or a Bishop, his Contract Packets and by Private Ships, densed from the following. dinary

deriguation of auch firm, such as “Baring Brothers” will auflice; but the

Back

Street-Chair carries on the back of

The latest time for posting Letters at this use will be sufficient, if a firm, the between this Office and sack Agency thereof LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS,

Office is 3 Mundifor, Newspapers,ere term are, such as "Mezars. R. Amoy, Foodbow, Ningpo, Shanghai,

་་

in China and Japan, viz. Canton, Swatow, asaki, Hlogo, and Yokohama, and also between any two of these Agencies, at the following rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, viz. -- Not exceeding 4 o...... Above 4 oz, and not exceding!

6 cente,

12 Above 8 ozy and not exceeding

Books, or Patterns 7.M, on the 14th December, and

vingting" or the name of a Company trad ing under a title which does not consist of Farther, lata letters (unt Letters only) at the names of the persons composing it, such it dressed to the United Kingdom vi

Mursilies or to Singapore, may be "Catron Coin inadmissible, posted on board the Packet from 8.30 The Remitter on stating that the Or to 8.60 A.. on payment of a late feeder is to be paid only through 6 Bank, to of 43 cents esoh, in addition to the have the option of giving or withdrawing postage, after which no Letters can be the name of the Payee in such case, the received.

Order will be grossed in the same way that Above 1 lb., and not exceeding Cheques are commonly grossed when they Bealed Boxes containing the correspondence

ib, Every additional + lb., of Box Holders will be received of the are intended to be paid through a Bank.

lby 12 When an Order is window set apart for the purpose, on -When

Special attention is directed to the fol is presented through. the East Side of the building

a Bank, a receipt by any parton will be anflowing rules and regulations which will be ficient, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced

1

A BEGARDS BOOKS.

A

7)

number

CHAIR. BEARERS, AND BOATE, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Half hour, 12 ots. Hour 20 cts. Three hours,.. ele. Six hours,.....75 sts. Day (from 6 to 6},.....

One Dollar Night Fares (after 8 P.M.) ... 10 uta, extra Chair Hire to Out Districia,*

H

Beyond Vistoria and back, ficis. per man. To Stanley and back, 70 80.

Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course

Hour

Licensed Bearers (each).

All correspondence for places to which pre- the name of the receiving Bank, and be A Book Packet way contain any

payment is compulsory intiat be prepaid presented by some Person known to be in of separate Books, Almanacke, Mape or

Hongkong Postage Stampa.

...B cente the employ of such Bank,

Half day,*** Isufficiently stamped Letters addressed to

20 cents. Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum

Day',... 8.-The signature of the Payee of a Moor parchment (to the exolusion of letters

....36 conte the United Kingdom will be sent on, ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealed or open); and the Books, the town should understand that they are quits charged with a line of Oue Shilling in place provided for the purpose.

Persons who make short excotalons out of dition to the postage.

If the Maps, Papur, &c., may be either. printed, 2 liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do Payee be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the December will not be forwarded unless of a Witnesa, who must sign his name, with

Copies of the above Tariff, in English the Late Fee as well as the postage is his address in the presence of the Officer covering of the mme or of a portion there be obtained on application at the Registrar Prepaid.

who pays the Order,

of, will be allowed, whether woh binding General's Office.

Letion posted after 7 M. on the 14th receipt by making his mark in the presence threeding, mounting or and Chinese, or of these Regulaifone, can

All legitimate

NOW READY,

(AT THE

CHINA MAN, OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00.

BON THE IN ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

7

one has

period from 1880 to 1869, with comparative Amination of Chinese Dates, during the Handbook of reference for the deter

Tables of Annual and Mensual Designatious, to, do Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE-

H.M.O.S LICK MAYERS,

Author's Preface. Most persons whose avocations or studies

Hongkong.

636 fr. cemy SYO, WITH AFTENDIX,

FIFTH EDITION, 1869. Frice, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Tin Dollarri

The following is an Abstract of the Con- tents of this Book:—.

OBAP, L-SEC, Irod 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 Buzz.

-SURAP; II.—SEO. 1 20 5.

Articles of Trade with China, 1-Tariff on Articles of Importi : 2 2-Tarif on Artisles of Export.. 3-Rules respecting Trade and Due

Chinese Text of the same. 4.-Description of Articles of Import 6.-Description of Articles of Expert.

CHAP, IIRC. 1 to 14.

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

2.---Port of Chauchau or Swatow. S-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan.

4-Port of Aшoy. b-Port of Foochew,

6.-Ports of Tamshui and Taiwan in For

MOBA.

7.-Port of Niugpe,

8-Port of Shanghai

9-Porte on the Yangtea and Trade in

the Interior,

10.-Port of Tangchan.or Chefoo 11-Port of Tientain. 12-Port of Nowchwang or Yangur 13.-Colony of Hongkong. 14,--Colony of Macho,

[CHAP. 19,—880, I no 5. Foreign Commerce with Japan. 1.Intercourse with Japan.

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan.

3.-Ports open to Foreign Commerce.

Nagasaki.

Kanagawa and Hakodadi, 4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Mea-

5.-American Compact with Lowcheng.

CHAP, Y.-SEC. 1 TO 7.

Moneys, Weights, de, in China, 1.-Chinese Currenes.

2. Chinese Numerals.

3-Chinese Commercial Weighte 4-Measures of Capacity. 6-Measures of Longth 6-Chinese Land Messures. 7.-Chinese Division of Times.

CHAP. VI-SEC. 1 ro-11, Western Moneys, Weights, de. 1.-Aunamese Moneys, &rc. 2-Port of Saigon,

3.Treaty with Siam, Tariff, &, Siamese Moneys, Wrighta, &c. 4-Netherlands India.

5.- Philippine Islands.

Sailing Directions for Panay L 6.Malayan States Singapore, die 7.-Burmese Moneya, Weights, &c. 8.-Indian Fresidencies, Bengal, Ma

dras, Fombay.

9.-Cayion.

10.-English and French Weights, &1. 11.-United States of America.

7.-870, 120 6,

Tables on Prices, Exchanges, dc. 1-Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges. 3-Relating to Time.

Comparison of Weights.

5. Measurement of Cargo. 6.-Bullion Operations.

APPENDIX.--Containing Sailing Direc tions for lie Coast of China, and for the Japan Islands; 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

acse Consta

The anthor in bis Preface says: "The tables in Chap. VII., for eatimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, do, baye been selected from those constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China,

sion of the author, P.' Loureiro, Esq. The Those for calculating the prices of tes in more extended tables, by the kind permis. dollars or ponce have been copied from the

last section of the same chupter on More ments in Bullion," has been prepared and furafahed for the Guide by Patrick. R. Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India

at Hongkong, who has had much ex- of the precious metals in Eastern Asia. perience in the exchanges and mover.ente are opnected even remotely with Chinese The Appendix of Sailing Directione has subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the Chins Pilot. convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coaste from either the European or the Chiness method it; and for the Chinese coaste, the Direc pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hakodadi are all described in of computation and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertion on for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained." ly a desideratum with transistors and readers of Chinese literature. The com piler of the following tables has thought, accordingly, that their publicstian in convenient form may prove useful, although much yat remains to be done for the elabo ration of comparative calandars, etc that should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyalleal Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrisony and afterwards republished with

they are now copied, the whole of the mat improvements in Williata Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration). ter assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general | reference.

Pabluted by O. A. SAINT, China Meil Odor, Hongkong.

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

CHARLES A. SAINT, (Late A. Shortreds & Co.) China Mail Office, Jan. 8, 1868.

For Sale.. The Hongkong Signals,

Also

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Bongith PRINTED IN COLORS. Frice,..

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