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PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SHIP. COMPANY.

THROUGH L, M, MAIL SE TỦ HEY YOBE. Via Panama or Overland Kouts.

· Post-Vince_NotNeations.

It is hereby notified for general informa tion that, as an experiment, mails will be TEAMERS of this line will be despatot-each houteward Brush Contract Packet, to made up at this Life, to be forwarded by ed as follows:-

the United Kingdom and to places beyond 1870,-

the United Kingdom via Brindisi.

All Letters and newspapers intended to be forwarded in these Mails must be special ly directed via Brindisi, and they will be hable to the following rates of Portago,

SALLALL

Гарать China

Jan, Feb.

Americu,

Japan,

12: 12, March 12. April

12

China

May

12.

-America,

June

11

Japan

July

12.

China,

August 12

2 america,

Sept. 12.

Japan, China, America,

October 12

Nor. 12. Dec. 12

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or uliant same dated, confecting at Yokohama with abové numed steamers.

Passengers Lickesed through to California, Muzico, Central and South America, and by Overland Bone to princips. points in The United States and Canadas, and con:

pecting with the various Stain lines for New York, to Liverpool, routhampton, Breinen, Brost, and tiavre.

Through Tickets issued a so to Now York a d Europe via l'auama Route and to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the Weat Ludis and Pacific Steamship Company Limited, and The Compagnie Générale Transatlan tique from Aspinwall direct. Connections add at fonams with Steam lines upon the Pet Coast of Central and South America,

by which passengers are ticketer Freightį

Through Bills of Lading given for via Ceutr I Padito Hailroad and its con- nections to the principal points in the United States and Canadas and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.

Through Bills of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Panama route, and to Enrops vis Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and Month America to as far he Valparaiso,

Favorable arrangements have been made or through passengers and freight to Ame rios, frum Daloutta, Penang and Singapore, and, from Swatow, Amoy and Fouchow.

All Freight payable in aduse in Mexi can Dollars, or on delivery Americau Gold Coin with 8 per cont aditional, at shipper's option.

Piz!

-

FOR A LETTEX,

Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 38 cents; for every additional kulf an cuise, 38 couts, Addressed to the United States of Ame rics, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 48 couts; for every additional half an

unce, 48 cents.

FOR EVERY NEWSPAPER,

Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 8 cents; for very additional Newspaper not expecting 4 ounces, & cauts,

Addressed to the United States of Ame

ris, not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 10 cuts; for every additional Newspaper uut exceeding 4 ounces, tv cente

or

must by fully prepaid. Un The scently paid Letters, do, will paid not be sent via Braidwi, Book Packets and tackers of Fatters will not be for warded sia Brindisi. A

F. W. MIRELL, Pitmaster General. Guitrul Post-Office, Hongkong, November 24, 1860.

1. It is hereby notified for general in formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mail ouve a bionth between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correpou dece for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Ulice in the Mail for Adon, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Kention and Mauritius on the Lord of each alouth.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Post-office Notifications.

be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper -Should the Payee of a Money Order of otherwise,) in the case of Booke, and in desire to receive payment in the Country in short whatever is necessary for the safe vilice than that in which the Order was ori-ally appertains thereto. which the Order was sued, at some other transmission of literary or artistic matter or ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted,

Every book packet minat be either with-

Postmaster of the Office in which it was provided the Order be inclosed to the out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends

or sides. drawn. In such case a new Urder will, bo issued, the Commission chargeable upon which will be deducted from the amount of

the new Order, rad

the name and address of the bender is how- It must not contain any letter, open or sealeil, vor pay sealed enclosure whatever; aver not only permitted but recommanded, 10-In the event of a Money Order so that if the cou come on, or for any miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will other reason the packet cannot be forward be granted on a Fritten application from ed, it may be returned. Fae Payu (contaming the necessary

particulars, and accompanied by an addi-breadth or depth; exceeding these dimun tional Comanission) to the Ufice where the ions it cannot be forwarded through the Original Order was payable.

IL-On the receipt of a similar applice- tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Ordu or to renew a lapsed Urder. The additional Commission in the art case will be deducted from the snout of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be rented with the application for a new

Intimations.

[No 2033 -DECEMBER 18, 1889.

Intimations.

THE

tubushed rockly.-Subscription (Exclu arve of postage) Tis. 12 per shum; payable in advance,

AND.

SUPREME COURT AND CURDULAR GAZETTE,

LAW REPORTER POE THE SUPREME AND PROVAL COPRINOF URINÁ AND JAPAN,

HE Gazeste sa tieneral Weekly Newspa of Laacs beard at the supreme sud Consular - per, certianing Vyficially Bevised šteports

Courts, Police Cases, 3d Proceedings in No paskot must exceed two feet in longib,thu teygual Artions; Actes and Queties of Legal points; Reports of Public "Meetings; News or the Week, Commercial

Summary, de, dei

AS REGARDS PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinsic value. This ruis excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have as a pattern; and the quantity of ally a value of its own, apart from its muere une material sexit ostensibly as a pattern rust not be so great that it can fairly on. sidered as having Bic value.

this ground an 'intrin

Advertisements will be charged Tis. 1 per 10 lines, for the first sertion, and 50- ots, per 10 uute, for each subsequent inser

on.

Shanghai, January, 1867,

NEW BOOK,

RE Speculations of

The Old Philosopher'

LAU-TSZE," Translated from the Chinese

BY

JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $1.00. ALSO, The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author Price $1.

32-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee should be corrected or that the amount of than the address of the person for There must be no writing or marks other & Money Order should be repaid to the whom the packet is intended and that of he renewed for payment in the Country in prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet Remitter, that Lapse Order should the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and which the under was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief will be detered or forwarded charged as Money Order Office of such Country This popaid letter.

The Patterns usust be sent in covers application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re-open at the ends, so as to be easy of sxomi- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the nation, Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, Commission will be deducted from the and so forth, which cannot be amount of the New Order.

sent in open Covers, may be enelond in bags of linen oc or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not even although they be transparent, must 18.-Repayment whether of an original, closed that they cannot readily be opened, other material, tied at the neck; bags so

be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been cau

not be used for this purpose. Non-com- elled at the Office on which the Order was packet to be detained or forwarded as an PUNUH can be obtained, stitched pliance with this rule will also subject the

THE following SETS of this "CHINA originally drawn.

in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents per copy-viz

No.

tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar 14.-Payment of an Order must be ob- Mouth after that in which it was draw for instance, it drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July,

unpaid letter.

The Packets or the contents thereof must wise closed against inspection. not contain

tain any inclcsere, sealed or other. In all other respects the general regula

2 No alteration has been made in the otherwise the Order will become nonations of the Book Post between Hongkong? fatos of Postage on correspondenes ad- and a new Order (for which a second Com dressed to Mauritius,

mission, to be deducted from the amount

Apply at Merare LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. or The London Mission House, Hongkong, October 17, 1868;

AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. FOR SALE.

Price

4

33

4

31

11

11 sets complete from 11.

$8.50. 15...

$2,50. 16. +

$2.25. Also & lew separats copies of Nos.1, 2,

C. A. SAINT.

23

3. As the communication with Natal and of the Order, will be charged) will become order to prevent any interruption to the 3.7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24.

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

the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the eturn Passage Tickets issued at a remarked to be forwarded by Private Ship,

Vorrespondence for those Colonies; unlousecessary. duation of 7 upon the whole amount will, in future, be sent in the Mails for for the Round Voyage

London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz Upon Letters sent by way

Fox further information as to Passage and Freight apply to the Agency of the Company, Fraya West.

PAMENT A. HARRIS,

Agent,

Hugkong, Outober 7, 1869

Post-Office Notifications.

It is hereby notified for general inforing

tion that beneforward closed mails for the United Kindom will be made up at this Office and forwarded to London by the Un- ited States Mail Packeta via San Francisco. Correspondence intended to be forwürded by this route must be addressed via San

Francisco.

Lettere, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, will be liable to the saine rates of postage. as those sent by the British Mail Packets. via Bouthampton vi

For Letters, 25 cents per half-ounce For each Newspaper not exceeding di For a packet of Books or Patterns, & cents

per ounces.

The Postage mast in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent vit Sucz

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1869.

Tis hereby notified that, under the pro- visions of & Treasury Warrant dated tile 7th May, the Postage on a Letter not exceeding batfaz-ounce in weight pasted in Hongkong or at any of the Porta in China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or puited in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or any of the Ports in China and Japan, and conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is reduced from Twenty-four Canta to Twelve

Cents.

of Southampton,..... 46 cents each When sent by way of

Marseilles Newspaper via Southam-

Newspapers vià Marseil Book Jackets via Southe

ปี

4

13

10.

under 4 20 cm, above i ue. and not ex- vecting 8 oz.;. and 20 cents for every additional 8 oz.. -

Pattern Post. Under these regnitations, and the United Kingdom will apply to the

regular transmission of letters, a Packet of

the ordinary course, it would he forwarded. back for the follow ug Mail by whish, in Patterns may When it is necessary, be kept

The decision of the Postmaster General

The rule which forbids the transmission

the

sent to its destination," Articles ench as

SAILORS BOME, WEST POINT.

Trustsea.

>>

Jou DENT,

H. G. THOMSETT,

Esq., R.N.

Directori

W. MACAULAY, Esq.

Rev. W. R. BEACH. J.Menssy, M. D. Committer of Management. Hon, W. KEWIDE, Chairmas.

the end of the following January -all claim as to the eligibility of any Prokel, pattern Hon. W. KESWLON, FORBES, ESQ. to the Money will be forfeited, anless,warded under these regulations, will be or sample contained therein, to be for ozunder peculiar circumstances, the Post final and conclusive.

Office of the Country in which the Order was drawu think proper to allow it.

16.After une paying & Money Order through the Post of any article likely to Hon. H. R. Ginn, by whomsoever presented, the paying Office jure the contenta of the Mail Bugs, or G. J. HELLANA, Esq. D. SASSOON, Esq. will not be liable to any further claim. If Post Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LaN, .

Boxes, or

of any Officer of the G. Hesus, Esq. person & wrong payment, however, be made owing Pattern Post; and a packet containing any- to negligence on the part of the Post Office, this Postranste Gener of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the Country or Colony in which the negli- the following have been occasionally posted gence vacurs will, if he see fit, require the as Patterns, and have beon detained Da W. MACAULAY, E. B. G. THOWENIT. Officer in fault, to make good the loss.

17.No Money Order i be paid unless sin and Uhius, fruit, vegetables, banches

undt for the Post, vis: Metal boses, porce.J. HELLAND, Esq. 1 Esq., B. N. the advice has been previously received.

15-Additional Rules for greater secusoissere, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, papers, Clothes, dec., will be mos of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives,

DONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News- rity against fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed instruments, samples of ing of the

system generally will be

made as occasion may require

metals, samples of ore, samples in glass

tankfully received. 19.Should it appear that Money Orders, kinds, curry sombs, copper and steel e- bottles, pieces of glass, acide of various ara by mercantile men, of others, graving plates, and confectionery of all: sither in the United Kingdom or at Houg- kinda. song, bhalghai or Yokohama, for the transmisalon of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case may be, will consider the propriety of in- creasing the Commission, and the power of wholly suspending for a time will exercise the ame of Money Ordars.

Book Packets via Marseilles, 14 conte under 402; 23 cents above for and not esccoding; and 8 cents for every additional 8 ounces,

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, Stix September, 1800,.

It is horsby notifiud for genoval inlove tion that under the Provisions of a Trea sary Warrant, which will come into opeta tiou on the 1st October next, correspon dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwards at the following reduced Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance,

`yiz. ---

For LETTRES:

20 cents cash half-an-ounce weight. For NEWSPAPERS, PACKWES OF PATTERNS,; AND BOOKS:

and

cunts for avery additional half-pound. 2 cents each two ounces up to half-pound,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmuster General Hongkong, 23rd September, 1800, General L'ost Ofice,

L-Ou the 1st October next, and thenes kurward Money Orders will be issued at

and at the Agencies thereof at

By Command,

FW, MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office,

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK FACE

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1808.

SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS AND JAPAN.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General."

Hougkong, October 13, 1859.

General Post Office,

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Street Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for general-information,

No Street-Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry thoir That Chole of a higher value than siris

faves as long as required.

Each Chair is secured for a sum of $60 be lost in any Chinir, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the Security.

4. OVERBURY, Superintendent. Hongkong, October 20, 1868.

-HOLLOWSTE FILLS & DINYMENT

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. BIS Medicine is universally admitte

to be the moat efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is s suitable to the climates of ludia and Chin this line and invigorating medicine. I is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing is its effects in all diseases peculiar to femalee. while those who are attenuated by the de find in rowwhy they assy indure a reatura- and this wonderful remedy a kind of ta bilitating aflects of the above climates wil

tion to robust health.

На

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

When load of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be The agience of Medicine has never befor forwarded to the Registrar General at once produced any remedy that can be compared to this wonderful Ointment, as it care without any loss of line.

Tor, Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in Shanghai and Yokohama un all the Money Post, in the Maila by both the Britial any Street Chair-Coolie, the person ag- Wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the mos

this Office, au weight a further rata Twelve Cente for Order Offices in the United Kingdom of each half ounce is chargeable,

Great Britain and ireland, for amounts not Prepayment of the Fustage is compulsory, exceeding £10, at the rate of Exclatire Current for Euch Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, viz.:-

Cents

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,"

General Post Office, Hongkong, July 16, 1808.

It is horoby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDoa- nell, that huuceforward, the rates of Poa- tage chargeable ou Packets of Pristod Papers or Patterns of light weight sant from Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southampton, will be BA follows:

For a Packet pot exceeding dne

ounce in weight,

For a

2

cents, Packet above one and not exceeding two ounces..... 4 cents. and of double these rates when forwarded vid Marseilles

Puskets of greater weight than two ounges will romal subject to the sažno ratos. Bare now chargeable, viz.

8 cents for every four ounces when for

warded via Southampton, and 12 uputs for every four ounces when fur warded via Marseilles.

This alteration will apply to Pristed! Circulara, Price Lists, Market Reports and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterne or

F. W. MITOHELL Postmaster General General Post Of Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

sample.

It is hereby notified that, under the au. thority of a Transury Warrant dated the 1st May last, Superintending, or First-Class Bahocimasters in the Acay will, in future, be entitled to the same privileges in regard to latters sent by or aldressed to them ou their own private affairs are at present Enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the and all Army Schoohuistresses will Arly be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all but the First-Class now are) to the same privileges, in regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers.

F. W. MITCHELL,

·Postmaster General

General Post Office, Hongkong, July 81, 1863,

H

For mums not exceeding £2,.....12 Above £2'and not exceeding £5....34

Zo

£7,....42 £10,48 2.No Money Order to include a frac sional part of a Peuny.

It

*

3-Orders draw in the United King-

It is hereby notified for general informa, tion, by order of His Excellency Sh Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the system of registration has been, from this date, extended to letters and other descrip tions of correspondence transmitted by the Contract Punkets and by Private Ships, between this Office and ench Agency there of in China and Japan, viz: Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shang hai, Nagasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also between any two of these Agencies.

The fee for registration is 8 cents each Ietter, So.

No Letter, Book, or Packet of Tatterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the rugistration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps.

Letters, &c., for registration will be

When ground of Complaint arises against after all other means have failed, al griered may either hand the offender over te dienos peculiar to the cli to the Police, or send a memorandum of titles of ladie, and Chins. It is the tru the complaint and the Chair's Number to tain old acres can be removed by it that frisail of the Soldier and Civilian, as cor the Registrar General. It must however be remembered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat can inflict only a reprimand, but neither the nor imprisonment, without the testimony

Hongkong, February 1, 1867. of an eye witness on outh. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who wit- nested the Offence, if accredited by a con- firmatory nets from his employer,

Fersons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs wear their premises

dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko-received up to half an hour before the time should notify the Registrar General, who bana, will be paid at the rate of Exobange fixed for closing the Mail. at which Money Orders are being issued at ibo time of their presentation.

4.-Alphabetical Lists of over $700 Money Order Offices in the United King dom, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer sco at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokoham

F. W. MITCHELÍ, Fostmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1869,

will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regua to it.

nient,

NOW READY (AT THE "OHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1.00.

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL.

H

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE.

BY 8 WELLS WILLIAMS, LLD

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong

638 PP. KEY 840, WITH APEKNDIX. FIFTH EDITION, 1865, ̈ Price, $6.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars

The following it. Abstract of the Col tents of this Book:-

CHAP. I.-20. 1 20 4. Four Treaties with China. 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinesa Text of the same. 2.-Treaty with the United States. 3.--Treaty with France. 4.Treaty with Russia

Supplementary Treaty with Ramis,"

CHAP IT-SEC, 1 xo §; Articles of rare with China, 1.Tariff on Articles of Jumpert. 2.-Tarif on Articles of Export 3-Rulea respecting Trade and Dnes,

Chinese Text 4-Description of Articles of Import. 5.-Description of Articles of Export,

the same.

CHAP, III.—880, 1ro 14,

Foreign Commerce with China, 1-Port of Cauten,

2-Port of Chanchan or Swatow, S-Port of Kiungchau in Fainen.

4.-Port of Amey,

-Fort of Foochow

6.--Porte of Tamshui and Taiwan in For

7.-Port of Nigpo. 8.--Port of Shanghai,

9.-Ports on the Yangtas' and Trade in

the laterior,

10.-Port of Tangchau or Chetco, 11-Port of Tientsin,

12-Port of Nowelwang or Yangias's 13.-Colouy of Hongkong. 14.- Colony of Macso

CHAP. IV. SEG. 1 To 6. Foreign Commerce with Japar, 1-Intercourse with Japan.

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan

3-Ports open to Foreign Conmsres

Nagasaki

Kanagawa and Bakodadi,

4.-Japanese Cuius, Weights and Ma

gures.

5.-American Compact with Lercheng,

CHAY, Y.-SEC. 3 TO 7.. Honeys, Weights, de, in China, 1.-Chinese Curren¤y. 2.-Chinese Numerals. 3.-Chinese Commercial Weighir, 4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Measures of Length, B-Chinese Land Measures,

Chinos Division of TADIED

CHAP. VIEG, TO 11,

Western Moneys, Weights, dc. t-Anuanese Moveys, &e. 2.-Port of Saigon, S.-Treaty with Siam, Turi, &e., Siamese Soneya, Weights, &e 4,-Netherlsuds India, 5.-Philippine Taluule.

Sailing Directions for Panay I.. 6.-Malayan States-Singapore, &c. -Burmese Moneys, Weights, da 8.-Indian Frezidencies, Bengal, Ma

dras, Fombay. 3.--Ceylos.

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

*CHAP. VII.SEC. 1 TO 6.

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

4. Comparison of Weights,

Meartirement of Cargo, 6-Bullion Operations.

APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tique for the Coast of Chins, and for the Japan Islands; also giving the meaning of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Fo sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa He Coast.

The author in his Preface eass"The tables in Chap. VIL, for estinating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, &c, have been selected from those constantly among the foreign merchants in China Those for calculating the

copied from the more extended tables, by the kind permis

Eg

Handbook of referonce for the deter dollars or pénce have beance of tea in

An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Rula of the Road," along tou, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard ing. It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1860; with comparative aion of the author, P. Loureire,

It is hereby notified for general informa Queen's Krad, more especially in the even- mination of Chinese Dates, during the 5.-Applicants for Money Orders must Book Packete, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by observing the Rule &c. &c. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-opeTables of Annual and Mensual Designations, furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, Samples of Marchandizo, may be trans- of kecoing the left side.

the initial of one Christian name, both of mitted through the lost by the Mails made Each Street-Chair carries on the back of: the Remitter and the Payce; if tho Remit

and

LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHANÉ, doused from the following,

CHAT BEAREES, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF Honakona.

Half hour, 12 cts. Hour 20 cts. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats..

Threo hours, 50 ets. Six hours,.....75 cla Day (from 8 to 6),......

One Dollar. Night Fares (after 8 ..)... 10 cts. extra

fur or Payas he s Peer or a Bishop, bis or-tro forwarded both by the Britial its Number Heard a Tariff of Fares ous-

by Private imary tyle will be sufficient, i afin, the between this Office and eacl: Agency thereof Ships, designation of such firm, en China and Japan, viz.: Canton, Swatow, Baring Brothers" will auflice bot the acre town: Measts, such as Messrs. Bis way, Foghow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nng- rington," or the name of a Company trad between any two of these Agencies, at the Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also ing under a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must be the names of the persons composing it, eucli paid in advance, VÍZ →

Carron Go," is inadmissible.

6 centa. 6.The Remitter on stating that the Or- der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing the name of the Payor in such case, tho Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank,

Not exceeding 4 oz........ Above 4 uz, and not execding Above 8 oz., and not exceeding

11 1. by o Above 1 lb., and not exceeding

12

24

21.

Every additionally 13

Special attention is directed to the fol- 7-Whon an Order is presented through Bank, a receipt by buy porzon will be suflowing rules and regulations which will be hoient, provided the Order he crossed with strictly enforced the naute of the receiving Bank, and be presented by some l'eraan known to be in the employ of ash Bank.

. . : :

48 REGARDS BOOKS.

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Chair Hire to Out Districts.* Beyond Victoria and back, 50ets. per man. To Stanley and back, 60

Flotorin Hen below the level of Robinson Read, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course,

Licensed Bearers (each).

Hour, Half day, "Das...

***

... 8 cents. 20 cents. .......90 crute,

* Persons who make short excursions out of

of separate Berks, Aluanačke, Maps or A Book Facket may contain any number: Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellam -The signature of the Payes of a Moor parchment (to the exclusion of letters hey firder to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealed or spews; and the Books, the town should understand that they are quite place provided for the purpose.. If the Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, at liberty la pay by the bour if they prefer to do Payee be unable to write he unst sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the so.. receipt by making his mark in the presence three.

of a Witness, whiu must sign his name, withi

hts address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,

Copies of the above Tariff, in English All lgitimate binding, mounting or and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can covering of the me or of a portion there be obtained on application at the Registrer of, will be allowed, whether such binding General's Office,

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RICK MAYERS, MCS.

Author's Preface...

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ments in Bullion," has been prepared and last section of the same obapter on Horr furnished for the Guide by Patrie R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had made Most persons whose avocations or studier of the precious metals in Eastern Asia

perience in the exchanges and are connected even remotely with Chinese subjects are wool to confess the need of a

"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coasts from been reprinted from the China Pilk.' pose of determining dates according t either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc Singapore to Hakodudi are all described in of computation; and a system of compari- tious have been improved by the insert an for the nsies attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other periode is also frequent all places that could be ascertained." ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com- piler of the following tables has thought, Orders may be sent through any of the Accordingly, that their publication in a China Moil Agents, er direct to convenient form may prove useful, although much yet remains to be done for the elabo ration of comparative calendars, etc. that should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Orclical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terma, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with

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

Published by C. A. SAINT, China Mail Office, Hongkong.

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For Sale, The Hongkong Signals,

Also

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