1869-12-28 — Page 3

EMBER 28, 1869.

ATIONS.

8th December, 1869, Now, $5881

Old,...

Nos 12045. ---DeceTNÉ» 28, 1989.)

Now, Old,

-520

645 560 18 a 23

TTÄ,

22

25. & 27

62 a 63

change. Ight,

4/5

sight, B. 'night, Rs. ve'aight Bark, Ticháy

prem.

$46 p. share, 8:p cidind

res, Old,30031 prem Now, 17 a 18 p, c, prem, ***** *. £21 a 45 dis. perature, a

3th December 1869 ---- alconer & Co.'s Premises,

WF Road.) 27.7115-

9.H., Dry,

10

PM, Dry, 3 72

Wet,

Jaximum,

ins over night, A.2.

68

ва

30.263

VALVE,30,202

IRECTORY FOR

PAN AND THE

PINES, Eto.

ICE $3/

now issued for the ime, will be placed de as early in Janu ssible, and will con-

as the

espectfully solicited

NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MAL RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERARES/

PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANÇAIS, STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIAY POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES,

Cargo and Specic will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,

TRE CIUK MALE.

Post-Office Notifications.

Intimations.

sive of postage) TIX 17 per annum; payable in advance.

Published weekly. Subscription (Exclu

It is hereby notified, by order of His

be loose or attached; as also, roller in the Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon acrire, to receive payment in the Country in short whatever is necessary for the ale 9.-Should the Payea of a Money Order or otherwise,) in the case of Bhoke, anft in case of prints, markers (whether of paper nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos which the Order was issued, at some other transmission of literary or artistic matter or no chargeable, asa: Fackets of Printed Ofice than thist in which the Order was uzi-ly Book packet must be either with Papers or Patterns of light weight sent ginally drawn, the transfer will be out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends

appertains thereto. Bar to the United Kingdq, provided, the Other be inclosed to, the

Every via Southamptom, will be.

, will bo Postmaster of the Office in which it was durationes sulaw "Tora Packet not exceeding ons

drawn. In such case a new Order, will be

It minat not contain any letter, open or issued, the Conimission chargeabianpenscaled, nor any sealed enclosure whatever!,. which will be gurted from the amquaver not only permitted but recommended, For Packet auovo,

the name and address of the sender is how- the new, Order ∙10-In the

de Are

for

Post

Bio value.

SUPREME COURT

AND CONSULAR GAZETTE, LAW REFORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND KRUVINOLAK VOERTS OF UMIKA, AND JAPAN.

of Case Leard at the Supreme and Consular BE Gazette isā Lioneral Weekly News per, ochtausing Uligallyfievina Reports

Queries on Legal points; Reports of Fublic Meetings; News of the Week, Commercia Baukkoptéya Uzigual Artides; Notes alu Coutts, Police Use, and Proceedings in

Summary, de, dü

eta per 10 lines, for each subsequela Ibi per 10 lines, for the first insertion; and Lo Advertisements will be charged T. 1

tion.

Shanghai, Junpary, 1867.

G

T

NEW BOOK,

HE Speculations of ¿

"The Old Philosopher

LAU-Tax" -Tranalstei from the Chinese

two ounces.... 4 cents. these rates when forwarded miscarrying, or being lost, a duplicate other reason the psexet cannot be forward In the event of Money Order so that if the cover come off or for any greater weight than two the Faye containing the breadth or depth; exceeding these dimen-

be granted on a written application trato edit may be returned i dah subject to the same rates particular, and companied by an, salons it caupt be forwarded through the No packet must exceed two fest in length, argdable, vide Scents for every four ounces when for Original Order was payable.

tional Commission) to the Office BOMBAY, PONDICHERY MADRAS 12ents for every four ounces when forsion, orders will be given to stop payment This rule esqludes all articles of a saleshie

where the warded via Southampton, and AND CALCUTTA,

11.On the receipt of a similar applica modo empel dawarded vis Marseilles. N TUESDAY, the 4th January, af

AS REGARDS PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinsic value; Noon, the Company's-S, SONORA, IL, lefarker Reports and land use wat te denoted from the amount a value of its own, spart from its mere. use This alteration will apply to Printed Order. The additional Commission in there, and indeed whatever may have of a Money Order, or to renew & lapsed NAI" Comniandant BoVEDON, (LL.M.,), all printed papers other than Newspapers, of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be as a pattern; and the quantity of any with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, as well to Books and Trade patterns or presented with the application for a new and CARGO, will leave this Port for the samples. above places.

material sent ostensibly as a pattern muat Order F. W. MITCHELL,

not be so great that it can fairly be Postmaster General error in the name of the Remitter or Payee

13-But when it is desired that any sidered as baying on this ground an intain FOR General Post Off

should be corrected or that the amount of Hongkong, 13th August, 1869.

There must be no writing or marks other a Money Order should be repaid to the than the address of the person for Remittor or that a Lapsed Order should whore the packet is intended and that of which the Order was originally drawn prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet ba renewed faz

the sender, a trade mark and pubere, and pagnent in the Country in applicationtist bo made to the Obier will be detained or forwarded charged as Money Order Office of such Cotinity This application; moist be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have reopen at the ends, so as to be easy of exami The Patterns must be sent in corace to Letters sent, by or addrebell to them onference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the and so forth, which cannot be sent in open Commission will be deducted from the covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or Nation. Samples, however, of heede, drugs, amount of the New Order. or renewed, or duplicate Order will not closed that they cannot readily be opened, 13.4-Repayment whether of an original, other muatorial, tied at the neck; baga se be made to the remitter until it has been even although they be transparent, muat AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE ascertained that the advice has been crot be used for this purpose. Non-com celled at the Office on which the Order was pliance with this rule will alad subject the originally drawn,

packet to boy detaiucduor forwarded as an 14-Payment-of-an-Order must be ob

unpaid letter. tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after the in which it was drawn; for instance, if drawn in January, payment Dicet be obtained before the end of July,

In all other respects the general regula- otherwise the Order will become lapsed,ons of the Book Post between Hongkong and new Order (for which a second Comand the United Kingdom will apply to the

Pattern Post. Under these regulations,

Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.. of the 3d Specie unit Parcels, until 5.1. of the 6th. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must boj left

an unpaid letter- Office.)

bobo left at

Agency Partioiars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the Coulpany's office Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

C. BERTRAND, Fincipal Agent. Hongkong, December 20, 1809.

PACIFIC MAIL

COMPANY.

SHIP

Je

THROUGH'U, S; MIIT LINK TO NEW YORK:””

Via Panama or Ozerland Route,

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-

ed as follows

Jall

.12.

12

Japithy: China, America,

Japatk

China

America,

Japan,

MORRIS & Co., Publishers Wellington Street.

China,

America,

Japan

ember 6, 1869.

INA MAIL:

SDAY, DEG, 28,-1869,

RACY.

drawn attention to the

on the Coast of Eastern

ina consequent, as we

bressive orders ined to aboats and other vessel The Customs Gazette for arter contains certain atter which should be

erned, the more so s erally prevailing state account of

piratical specific cases of attack missioner of Customs ticing the loss of the que, some four months- the Captain of the ves- wreck to the fact that, the flag flying, he was a pilot and the Com

at, "No blame, how.

hed to the pilot body, as render it unsafe for oruize in the vicinity Channels" Although he Ningpo neighbour

t of mind, been the here is not, we fancy, acy is the rule rather

in those waters; and asing remark, evident Bensational intention, ect of drawing naval atter.

hat nearer to long- Mr Taintor's remarke ubject. That gentle ing Commissioner at gives he a very expli piratical doings in his The paragraph is worth "Piracy be my revalent during much and the northern end. e pirate junks prin:

inka oruite off the

tance, and attack besta

of port, Keelung is these pirates, who go njoy the fruits of their their stocks of provia yarmament and the of their orews render olestation from either unless indeed, as HOMO- mall party from their on shore by a larger tlook de revenge for seit hands at sea. The

is greatly interrupted

and boate contains

ye hot escaped ther ing in of the parti

the signal for their season,

With

the state hannel between

we can scarcely

China? American

It is hereby notified that, under the au thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the 1st Metal Stiperintendithe of First Class Siliconastero ang the art will, ir futures be 'entitled to the some privileges in regard their own private aflauis so are et present Army and firmy Schoolmistresses will enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all But the First Chiss now are) to the same privileges" regard to their Letters, are enjoyed by non-commissioned Offers and Private Soldiers.

FW: MITCHELL, L'ostmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.

The Packets or the contenta thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealed or other- wise closed against inspection.

in

JOEN CHALMERS, A‚N, Price $1.50. ALZO

author: Price $1.

The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

Hongkong, October 17, 1888. or The London Mission House,

Apply at Messia LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

FOR SALE

"HE'Hóllowing 'SETS of the "CHINA

for copy viz

PUNO can be obtained, stitched in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 centa

Intimations. THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE,

BY SWELLS WILLIAMS LLU

Published at the "Cama Man" Office, Hongkong.

USB FF, DKNY Sve, with ArtkNDIA, FIFTH- EDITION, 1863, Price, $8,

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,

The following is no Abstract of the Con tents of this Book-

ONAF. SEC. 1 ro Four Treaties with China. 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

Chinese Text of the same." 2.-Treaty with the United States. 3-Treaty with Finaco, 4.-Treaty with Russia.

Supplementary Treaty with Rissin

[CHAP. 11--SEC. 1 10 51 Articles of Trends with Chima. L-Tariff on Articles of Import 2.-Tarifi on Articles of Export,, S.-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

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

CHAP, IÚ.—850. I ro 34 Foreign Commerce with Ching 1-Port of Cauton. 2-Port of Chauchan or Switow, Az 3.-Port of Kiungchau in Bainan 4.-Fort of Amoy.

6-Ports of Tomskui and Taiwan in For

No.

Price.

4

4

11 aots complete from, 11.

16. JT

10.

33

231 $3.50. $2.0t

5.-Port of Foochów,

$2.26.

Aloe te separato copies of Nos.1, U. A. SAINT.

It is hereby notified for general informa-mission, to be deduoted from the amount order to prevent any interruption to the 12, 18, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24.

Feb.

tion that henceforward closed mail for the March 12.

United Kindom will be made up at this April 12.

Obles and forwarded to London by the Un- May 12718ited States Mail Packets vid San Francisco.

· June

Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed it. Sau Francisco,

July

11. 12.

Augnet / 12. Sept. 12, Octuber 12,

Dec 12

Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be liable to the jeany, rates of postajo as those sant by the British Mail Packets via Southampton via:-

4

For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper, not exceeding ounces, 4 cents,

For a packet of Books or Patterns, Scents The Postage must in all cases be paid in

Steamer will leave Shangbai on or about same dates, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamers wi

Passengers ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, and per 4 ounces by Overland Routs to principa porta in

of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.

regular transmission of Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept letters, a l'aukset of back for the following Mail by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded:

The decision of

of the Rostetter General

SAILORS HUME, WEST POINT, Trustees

FORBES, ESQ... H. THOMSETS,

Esq., R.N

16. If an Order be not paid before the end of file: Twelfth Ogleidar Month after that ju. which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid; befors the end of the following January all claim to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern do. to the Money will be forfeited,i mless, under peculiar sircumstances, the Postwarded under these regulations, will be or sample contained therein, to be for Office of the Country in which the Order

final

and conclusive. The rule which forbids the transmission.

+

W. Keswick, JOBS DENT,

Director

D. SASSGON, Leg. W. MACAULAY, Esq;-

Rev. Wi H. BEACH.

J. J. MULAN, M.D.

Committee of Manngénient. Hon. W: Kzewrok, Chairman.

the United States and Canarias, and con-advance.; correspondance: not fully prepaid the Country or Colony in which the negh-the followind have been detained as, J. SLLAND, Egy, Esq., F.

necting with the various Steam lines for will be sent via Suez

New York, to Liverpool,

Breion, Brest, and Havre-

Southampton,

Through Tickets issued alio to New York and Europe via Panama Route and per steamers of the Royal Mail Company, the West India

to

Kurupp kut

Steam

and Pacific Steamship Company Limited

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generuk.

General Post Offices, Hongkong February 1, 1869.

It is hereby notified for general informa

W. MACAULAY, Eay. H. G. ThQMBÆTI ¦

was drawn think proper to allow it through the Post of my article likely to Hon. H. BGLS,

18 After once paying a Money Order injure the contents of the Mail Bags or GJ. BRAND, Erg. by whomsoever presented, the paying Office

wrong payment, however, be made owing Patters Post; and a packet containing any will not be liable to any further claim. If or the person of any Offer of the G. HEARD, Esq.

Post Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LEMANN, the Post Office, the Postmaster. General of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not ta pegligenes on the part of any Off

Offcer of

seat to its destination, Articles such as gence opants will, if he seo fit, require the

have been occasionally posted Officer to to make good the loss.

as Patterns, fault to: 17.-No Money Order mi ho paid unless lain and China, fruit, vegetabilen, bunches unfit for the fast, viz: Metal boxes, porca has been previously received. 18, Additional Rules for greater. Begu scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery,DATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, rity against fraud, and for the better work- ing of by pystem goterally will be made a pointed instruments, samples of hankiully received.

papers, Clothes, &c, will watale, samples of

be masi pre, supples in glass kinds, curry, combs, cupper and steel uu- bottles, pieces of glass,acide

of various

4. OVERBURY,;.

Superintendent.” Hongkong, October 24, 1865, kinds.

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

a

and The Compagute Générale Transatlantion that under the Provisions of a TremoldShould

West Coast of C

Central

it appear that Money Orders

others,

FW. MITCHELL,

Hongkong, October 13, 1869.

Postmaster General, Geveral Post Office,

-1

tique from Aspnwall diroot, Connections Mary Warrant, which will come into pers either in the Uoited Kingeon or at Hougang "platen, and tonery of all mile at Panama with Stegnes upon the tion on the 1st October next, corresponkong, Shanghai or Yokobarua, for the

are used by mercantile men, or mi South America, dence addressed to Constantinople will be transmission of large sums of money, the by whigh passengers are ticketed through forwarded at the following reduced. Rates British or Colonial Pust Office, as the cass

Laging given for Freight of Postage, w Fis Cober 1

which must be paid in advance, may be, will consider the propriety of in band its sup- viz. nesting to the prikupal pointy u the

creasing the Commission, and will exercise United States and Canadas and for Freight

For LETTERS: Overland for England and the Continent

20 cents each half-an-onnce weight

the power of wholly suspending for a time Through Bill of Lading given alan for

For NEWSPAPERS, PACKETS OF PATTERNS,

Orders, New York and Europe vis Panania route,

AND BOOKS

By snd to Europe-vis Aspinwall Lines to porta of Mexico and 1ports on the West Coast of Oehtral America and South Americs to as Paras Valparaiso,

and 3 cents for every additional half-pound: ? eente cach two ounces up to half-pound,.

F. W. MITURBLE, Postmaster General, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1809, General Post Office,

the issue of Moneyard,

F. W. MITCHELI Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKS ́SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST FORTS AND JAYAN.

Favorable arrangements have been made or through hpabadgers and freight to Ame- rios, from Caloutta, Penang and Singapore, acq, from Stratos, Amoy and Foodiow.

All Praght payable induceji Meri-

Lin the lat Uctober next, and thence tion, by order of His Excellency Bir It is bereby notified for general inferma can Dollater or on delivery America forward Money Orders will be issued at Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Gold Coin With B per cent dd litignal, at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at system of registration has been, from this shloper's option

Skungan aid Yokohama on all the Money date, extended to lotters and other descrip- curn Passage Tickets issued at a re-Order Offices in the United Kingdon of tions of correspondenes transmitted by the duction-of-pon the whole amount Great Britain and Iralatid, for amounts not Post, in the Mails by both the British exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Contract Packets and by Private Ships, For further information as to Fassage Current for Each Mail, and charged with between this Office and each Agency there and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Commission according to the following of in China and Japan, vis: Cauton Company Prays West. ***

Scale, viz T. A HARRIS

Cents. Swator, Amor, Foochow, Ninggo, Shang- For sums not exceeding £3 12 7. Aģent

bai, Nagasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and Above $2 and not exceeding £5,....24 Hongkong, Dctober 7, 1800.

also between any two of these Agencies,

The fee for registration is 8 cents each 越

£10.48 letter, lec,

for the Hound Vage.

Post-Ofice Notifications.

It is hereby notlled for general jo- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Unicu Steam-ship Company for the Conveyance of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and

ritive and between-Mauritius and having terminated, the correspon tence for Mauricius Will be forwarded from this Oloe in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the Fronch Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Mouth

rates of Postage au

11

2.-No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny,

3.-Orders drawn in the United King; loan upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko haura, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.

4.-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King dom, shewing the Counties in which they ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai are situated, are hung up for public refer

and Yokohama

CHAIR AND BOATHIRE, The following Regulation for Street Chairs and Chair-Coglies, are published for general information

No Strest Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long sa required

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

ills Medicine is univerbally admitted to be the most efficacious, remed known to the world. No preparation is t suitable to the climates of fuqia and China as this fine and invigorating italicine. is particularly adapted to tire constitution. its enacts in all diseases pocnar to females, of Etiopatice, as it is never failing is while those who are attenuated by the di

limau whereby they may insure a restora: bilitating effects of the above climates wil ind in this wonderin! remedy a kind of ti tion és robust health.

Chair is suspected, its bumber should be produced any remedy that eau to forwarded to the Registrar General at ence to tilia wonderful Ointment, no in care

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. When loss of property in any Street The science of Medicine has never beign without any loss of time. any Street Chair-Coolfe, the person ag-inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the ali coniparer.

grieved may either haud the offender over mates of India and China Itits the truc When ground of Complaint orises against wounds, sores utcers, and also the mes after other means have failed, al to the Police, or send a memorandum of friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as car the complaint and the Chair's Number to tan old sores can be repoved by it that the Registrar General. It must however cannot be conquered by any other treat be remembered, that the Registrar General inent fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony can inflict only a reptiniand, but neither Hongkong, February 1, 1867. No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns may be supplied by any Chinese who wit an eye-witness on oath. This however can be registered nuless the full postage nessed the Offence, if accredited by a con- paid in advance in postage Stamps, upon it, as well as the registration fee, Dermatory note from his employer. received up to half an hour before the time should notify the Registrar (ieneral, whe Letters de, for registration will be congregating of Chairs near their premises Persons who are inconvenience by the fixed for closing the Maijs

will, if practicable, establish a Chair Stand

in the nearest couvenient place, and as far as possible euforce the Ordinance in regard to it.

FW. MITCHELL Postmaster General, Hongkong, 18th October, 1889.

General Post Office,

An attempt will be made to enforce the

NOW READY,

(AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.) PRICE $1,00.

THE

ANGLO-UBINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL.

7.-Port of Nugpo. 8-Port of Shanglia,

s-Porta on the Yangfez and Trads in

the Interior.

10.-Port of Tangchau or Chefeo,

11-Port of Tientsin.

12-Port of Newchwang or Yangtas,

18.-Colony of Hongkong.

14.--Colouy of Blacao,

TO-5.

Foreign Commerce with Japan 1.-Intercourse with Japan,

2.-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan

3.Ports open to Foreign Commerce..

Nagusiki

Kanagawa and Bakedadi. 4.-Japanese Chins, Weights and Me

enres.

5.-Ameriena Compact with Lewchew

cheng, CHAP. V.-BEL. 1707. Moneys, Weights, de,, in China¿ ̈-- L-Chinese Currency.

2.-Chipeas Numerals.

3.-Ulinese Commercial Weight

4-Measures of Capacity.

-Messes of Langth...

G-Chinese Land Meanu 7.-Chinese Division of Times.

CHAP. VI.-BRO. ITO 11.

Western Moneys, Weights, de. Anuwesa Moneys, drejt 2.-Pest of Saigon. 3-Trosty with Sinna, Turiff, &e, Siamese Mowers, Weights,ide. 4.--Netherlands India. 5.-Philippine Islands.

Sailing Directions for Panay I 0.-Malayan States-Singapore, &c 7.-Burniese Aloneys, Woights, dagin 8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Mas

dras, Embery.

9.-Ceylon.

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

Tosar, VIL---850. 1 zo 6. Tables on Prices, Exchanges, &i, 1.-Comparison of Prices. 2.-Relating to Exchanges. 3.-Relating to Time, 4.--Comparison of Weights. b.-Heartement of Cargo. 6.-Bullion Operations,

APPENDIX-Containing Buling Direc tions for the Odaat of China; Kind for the Japan latauda also giving the meaningg of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Pos aitions of places on the Chinese and Jape nese Cuasta.

The author in his Preface says The tables in Ulp. VII., for estimating price nieasurement of goods, exchanges, &c. bre been selected from those constantly in us among the foreign merchants in China, Those for calculating the prices of tea in

of reference for the doter dullars or pence have been copied from the

ordinary Rule of the Road," along A Handbook of Chinese Dates, during the

tion, by order of His Excellenes Sir Richard. ing. It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1869; with comparative

It is hereby notified for general informaQueen's Road, more especially in the even- 5.-Applicante for Money Ordera mat Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Pulics by observing the Kule &c., Compiled by WILLIAM FREDE Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope- Tables of August and Manual Designations, farmish, in full, the surname, Aud, at least Hamples of Merchandise, may be true of keeping the left side. dressed to Mauriting dens ad the initial of une Christian name, both ofmitted through the Post by the Mails made

the Remitter and the layer; if the Remit up to be forwarded, both by the British its Number Board a Tariff of Fares con- Kath Strent-Chair entries on the back of ter or Payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his or- Contract Packets and by Private Ships, dansed from the following

BIOK MAYERS, H.M.C.S

2. No alteration has been made in the

the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, thenary title will be sufficiont, if a firm the between this Office and each Agency thereof EGALIBED. TARITY OF FABES FOR CHATE are connected even remotely with Chinese:

3. As the communication with Natal and sorespondence for those Colonies, unless

designation of huck fran, such as in China and Japan, vis: Cantun, Swatowi ked to be forwarded by Private Ship were term Mears, such as "Mesars,

R Baring

Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag Ri

bit tas

will, in future, be sont in the Mails Lovington," or the name of a Company trad-saki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also

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

34.

+3

of Southampton,.....26 dents epoho When sent by way of

Marseille Hospaper via Southam

ptou Newspapers via Marsell-

fellowing rates of postage, which must be between any two of theso: Agencies, at the paid in advance, VIE, Not exceeding 4 segres Above 402, and not exceding

6 cents.

Above 8 on, and not exceeding

12

ing under a title which does not consist of the names of the persous composing it, such

Carrots Co." is inadmissible. 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 use of the Payee; in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Above 1 lb., and not exceeding Cheques are commonly erosted when the Every additional lb.,... 22 are intended to be paid through a Bank.

7.—When an Order is presented through Special attention is directed to the fol- Bank, & receipt by shy person will be suflowing rules and regulations which will be ampton 10 under Gaient, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced-

Book Packste vid South,

oz, 20 cents above 4 oz. and not sz deyding 8 e; and, 20 cents for every additional 8.c. --

Book Packeta via Marcellies, 14 canta Ander 402; 28 cents above for and not excending 8 oz and 28 celta for every

itional Boutices

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

9th September, 18

the name of the receiving Bank, and be

14. lb.,

י י . -

AB ERHARDS BOOKA.

};

24

17

3811

CHATE BSAREES, AND BOATS,

44

Half hour,...12 ets. Hour, 20 ct IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pulluway Boats, Three hours,..50 cts. Six hours....75 cts. Day (from 6 to 6),..

One Dollar. Night Fares (after 8 F.M.)... 10 ots, extra Chair Hire to Out Districts,* Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts. per man, To Stanley and back,

Victoris lies below the level of Robinson the Blint and the Western Slaughter House, Road, and includes all the town between with the Race-course."

60

•Licensed Bearers (each), Hour, Half day, Das,****

77

22.

-8

8 cents, 20 cents, 4,36 canis,

presented by some Person known to be in of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or A Book Packet may contain any manber the employ of auch Bank, ney Order to be affixed to the Ordar in the whether sealed or open); and the Books, the town should understand that they are quite

8.-The signature of the Payee of a Moor parchment (to the exclusion of letters: Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum place provided for the purpose. If the Maps, Paper, &c, may be either printed, Parce be numble to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the receipt by making his mark in the presence three

of a Witness, who most sign his name, with

*Persons who make sbort excursions out of at liberty to pay by the tote if they prefer to do Copies of the above Tariff, in English

All F-gitimate binding, mounting or and Chiness, or of thess-Regulations, can

is address in the presence of the Officer covering of the ass or of a portion there be obtained on application at the Registrar who pays the Order.

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

son of the Author, P. Loureiro; Eag more extended fables, by the kind perime Dents in Bullion," has been prepared, and Inst section of the same chapter on

More furnished for the Guide by Patrick Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of Author's Preface.

India at

Hongkong, who has had much eng Most persons whose avocations or studier of the precious metals in Eastern

petence, in the exchanges and RE

either the European or the Chutesa method it; and for the Chinese consta, the Direc subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reprinted from the China Plot

"The Appendix of Sailing Directions hai convenient toanual of reference for the pur with short interruptions, the coasts frouri pose of determining dates acording to Singapore to Hakenadi are all described in of computation; and a system of comparitions have been improved by the insertio sun for the nabies sttributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other periode is also frequent all places that could be ascertained. 15 a

a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com piler of the following tables has

thought, accordingly that their publication in a convenient form may prove useful, although ration of comparative calendar, sta that much yet remains to be done for the elabo should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyalical Table of Years, and the Table of Solar Terme, both of which were originally compiled by Dr.

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

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

Orders may be at through any of the Chind Mail Agents, or direct to

CHARLES A. SAINT (Late A. Shertrede China Mail Oflice, Jan, 6, 1868,

For Sale,

The Hongkong Signals,

Also

the Principal House Flags, belonging to and frequenting Hongkob PRINTED IN COLOBE, Price...