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NA MAIL.

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No. 2046 DECEMBER 20, 1889.)

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS STEAM FOR

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

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES, Auberg

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA

Post-Offee Noilleations.

It is hereby notiĝed, by ordaz of Elle Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDon nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos tage chargeable on Packets of Printed FApera or Patterns of light weight sent From Hongkong to the United Kingdom when forwarded via Southampton, will be

follow

For Packel pot excecljuk vne * obraber ill weight,

Forpasted above ope and

⠀

coat

conta.

not exceeding two oúticée, Marolles and of double theso parte When forwarded

Fackets of greater weight than

THE CHIKA MAIN.

Post-Office ¡Notifications.

177

be 1500 or attaclied; as also rollers in the case of

prints, markers (whether of papor short whatever is necessary for the safe or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in transmission of literary or artistic matter or Usually appertains thereto.

ont a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with

or sides.

It must not contain any letter, open or the name and address of the sender in how- sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; fever not only permitted but recommended, flessen the packet cannot be forward so that if the cover come off, or for any

breadth or depth; exceeding these dinen- ed, it may be returard.

No packet must exceed two feet in length,

desire to receive payment in the Country in 9-Should the Fayes of a Money Order which the Order was issued, as some other Uttice than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Order be inclosed in the Postmaster of the Office in which it drawn a stich cans a now Order will which will be depicted from the amboniff of the Commission chargebly

the new Order miscarrying or being lot, & duptimate mill 10.-1 spat of Mopsy Order

two the Paribe, (colaining the necessary be granted to patten application from

and pompanied by an addi tional Original Order wis payable.

alma In the receipt of a similar applica ion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed art case will be deducted from the amount Order. The additional Commission in the of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new

Tatimations

sive of postage) Tis. 12 par ainum; payable Published weekly.Subscription (Exclu in advance.

Abb

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

LAW EFORTÈ FOR THE SUPREME AND

PROVINCIAL COUKAS OF UHINA “t.

AND JAPAN, THE Gazette General Weekly New of asbestdal the Supreme and Counter por,containing &lturaliş Rovina Keports

queries on Legat jomis; Reports of Fut Courts, Folive Cutes, and Proceedings bankruptcy; Original Articles; Notes suG

unkces will-retasin subject to the same rates, partion Monditon) to the Office where the one it cannot be forwarded through the Meetrugs; Rens ofthe Beta, Commercia

as are now ebargeable, viz. p

cents for every four ounces when for Awarded via bouthamptis, and 12 cents for every four quites when for Awarded via Marseilles.

ON TUESDAY the 4th Jant

Noon, the Company's S. S. DON- NAI," Commandant BouaZON, (...) with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

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

Oirculars, Frice Lists, Daiket Kepurts and This alteration will apply to Printed all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to books and Trafo patterne or

Bain plea

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Pest Ufice, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

It is hereby notified that, under the au- thunity of resury Warau atacat May Jast, Superintending, or First-Olas

Order.

Pout.

con-

bonmar, de, ka

Advertsenients will be charged Tla ctx. per ju inte, for each subsequent per 10 hos, for the first insettan, and tion.

Shanghai, January, 1867.

NEW BOOK,

20

RE Specuistions of

The Old Philosopher'

LAU-TSZEM Translated from the Chinese

Cargo will be received on board until 4. P.M. of the 3d Specie and Parcels until dr. of the 8th. (Parcela are not to be sent on board; they unst be left at the Agency's Office.)

Pare For Particulars regarding Freight and Novgolnigsters in the Army will, in additional Commission, apless it have open at the epide, so as to be easy of arms author: Price $1. Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

AS REGARDS PATTERNE SE This rule excludes all articles of a saleable They must not be of intrinsic value.

value of its own, apart from a more use nature, and indeed whatever may have a Fattern; and the quantity of any not be so great that it can fairly be material sent ostensibly as a pattern must 12-But when it is desired that any valu sidered

intrin as having on this ground an error in the name of the Remitter or Payec 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 tho Remitter, or chat & Lapsed Order should whom the jacket is intended and, that of be renewed for payment in the Cunit the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and which tüe Order was originally draw will be detained or forwarded charged sa prices of the o articles; otherwise the Pagkyt Money Order Office of such Country. The unpaid letter application must be made to the Chiefs application

The be quite to the same privileges in regard ferende to a Lefked Order, in which case the nation, Bamples, however, of seeds, drugs,

sccompanied by to Letters sent by or audreggod

to them on their own private affairs are amount of the New Order.

Commission will be deducted from

and so forth, which cannot be sent in open opjoyed by Commissioned Officers UL

oovere, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other Army and all Army Schoolniintresses wi

19. Hopayment whether of

material, tied at the neck; be entitled (es Army Schoolmaster of por ended uplicate til it has begs oven although they be transparent, must AT THE

clized that they cannot readily be us

be opened, but the Firat Class now are) to the same be made to the remitter until it has berot be used for this purpose. Non-com- Brivileges, in regard to their Letters, are amartated that the advice has been cappliance will this rule will also subjcut the enjoyed by non-dommissioned (picers and celled at the Office on which this Order Was Private Soldiers..

originally drawn.

packet to

the detamed of forwarded as nu F. W. MITCHELL,

unquid 1.stor. Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1869,

C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent, Hongkong, December 20, 1869,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAM-SUIP COMPANY.

jad

PHUONGK 3. A. MAIL LINK TÜ NEW YORK. Via Panamai or Overland Route.

TEAMERS of this lius will be despatch-

ed as follows

1870,

Japan,

China,

America,

Japan,

America,

China

America, Japan America

Jani. 12 Feb. Maroli 12, April 12.

May 12. June 11, July August 12. Sept 12. October 19, Nor 12. Dec.

A Steamer will leave Shanghs on er about same dates, connecting at Yol

at Yokohama with above-named steamerk

Passengera ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, and by Route to

points in the United States std Canadas, and con- secting with the various Steam lines for New York to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Breat, and Havre,

Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europe via Penumpa Route and to Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the West India And Pacifio Steamship Company, Limited,

It is hereby notified for general informa on that henceforward closed tuils for the United Kindom will be made up of this Office and forwarded to London by the tu ited States Mail Packet vid Sari Francisco, Correspondende intended to be forwarded by route must be addressed via".

Lettais, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be lible to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southampton vie

ounces,

be

en

grigttit,

Inust be sent in povera

Fackets or the contenta thereof must coutain any inclosure, sealed or other- ise closed against inspection.

14-Payment of an Order must be ob- tained before the end of the Bixth Calendar

Not Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment

wise miust bo obtained before the end of otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new, Order (for which a second Com mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.

BY

JOHN CHALMERS, A.M. Price $3.60. ALSO, "The Origin of the Chinese" by the same

or The London Blission House.

Apply at levers LANY, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, October 17, 1868.

CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.

FOR SALE

THE following Shi's of the "CHINA PUNG can be obtained, stitched

in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents for copy vis

No,

11 sets complète from 11.

·4

37

11

16.

Price

In all other respects the general regula-

31 $3.50. tions of the Buck Post between Hongkong

$2.50 Pattern-Post. Under these regulations, in 3, 7, 11, 12, 18, 16, 37, and from 19 to 24. and the United Kingdom will apply to the

11 $2.40. Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2, order to prevent any interruption to the

OA, SAINT regular transmission of letter, & Facket of Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kopt back for the follow.ng Mail by which, the ordinary course, it would be forwarded. The decision the Postmaster General

16. If an Ordor be not peld before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn,--for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern Hob. W, KESWICK, FORENE, Enq the end of the following January-all claimer sample contained therein, to be for

to the Money will be forfeited, les, warded under these regulations, will bo

SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT. Trustees:

JOHNDENT, H. G. THOMSET,

Directora

The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Hou, R. V. GIBE, Hoxes, or the person of any Officer of the G. HRANA, ANO,

the contents of the Mail Rags or 6. 7. Helland, Esq.

under peculiar circumstances, the Past Ollice of the Country in which the Orders and conclusive. was dramu think proper to allow.dt.

16After once paying a Money Order by thomsgever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further, claim. If Fost Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LANs, key. arong payment, however, bo made.owing Patteru Post; and a packet containing suy to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the Country or Colony in which the negli- the following have been occasionally portaid sout to its destination. Artioles such as Renge, pours will, if he seo fit, require the as Patterns, and have been detained as Officer in fault to make good the loss, F. W. MITCHELL,

unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce No Money Order wi be paid unless Isin and Obins, fruit, vegetables, bunches the sdyics has boon previously received.

of flowers, oustings of plants, spars, knives,

For Letters; 24 couts per balt-ounce, For dutn Newspaper not exceeding

4 cents. For a packet of Books or Patterna, 8 cepts por 4 oués.

The Postage inuat in all cases be paid in advance; correspondencs not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez

Postmaster General. General Post Office Hongkong February 1, 1869.

For LETTERS:

·Kag1, B.X."

D. SASSOON, Eeg, W. MACAULAY, Bay.

Rev. W. K. BEACH.

, J. MURRAY, M.1.

Committee of Management.

Blon. W. KESWICK, Chairman,

J. HELLAND, E Esq., R.X. W. MACAULAY, "Esy. | D. G. THSETT,

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, Newa- papers, Clothes, do, will be wa bankfully received,

18. Additional Rules for greater soca scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, D rity against fraud, and for the better work-sharp pointed instruments, samples of ing of the system generally will be made metals, samples of oro, samples in glass as occasion may require, play

bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various

are used by maltile men, or others, graving plates, and confectionery of all ** 10,- Should it appear that Money Orders Linda, curry combs, copper and steel eu- kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the. alther in the United Kingdom or at Hongkinda.

FW. MITCHELL, manémission of large stuns of

Portmaster General General Post Office;

of money, the

It is hereby notified for general informa and The Compagnie Générale Transatlantion that under the Peninions of Ties ligne from Anglowail

Opropion sury Warrant, which will algade at Panama with Stanin lines upon the tion on the 1st October next, verrespon will come lato opera- ALAN the Amandato addosser In Constantinopotes British or Colonial Post Office, as the case

gilt bé by which passengeplars ticketed through

forwarded at the following reduced Through Bill of Lading given for Freight of Postage, which must be paid in advance, may be, il consider the propriety of Hongkong, October 28, 1860. Pisutral Pacino Bailroad and its con- neotions to the principal points in the

ercasing the Commission, and will exercise

El }{ Uufted Staton and Canada and for Freight

the power of wholly suspending for a time Overland for England and the Continent.

the ique of Money Through Ella of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Pauzis ronte, and to Europe viajaspinwall Lines to ports If Mexico and ports on the West Coast of Central America, and South America to as

ras Valparaiso.

Favorable arrangements have been made or through passengers and Iraight to Ame- rica, fruin Calcutta, Penang, and Singapore, and, frans Swa‡ow, Amoy şuşi Rojuhow.

All Freight payable in adance in Mexi-

For NEWSPAPER, PACKETS OF PATTERNS, 20 coute each balfan-ounce weight. AND Books

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

F. W. MITCHELI Postmaster General General l'ost Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1889,

1-On the 1st October uest and thence

By

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office Hongkong, ad Angust, 1868, REQISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACK 2 SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE CUANT PORTR

AND JAPAN.

A. OVERBURY, Superintendent

Hongkong, October 29, 1868.

HOLLOWAY PILLS & OINTMENT HOLLOWAYS PILLS

HIS Medicine is un

is universally admitten

to be the most efficacious remedy known to the world. No preparation is CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE, The following Regulations for Streets this line and invigorating medicine. li suitable to the climates of India and Chine Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for

general information.

No Street-Obairs may ply for hire after midnight; they way, however, carry their fares as long as required.

is particularly adapted to the constitution. ita efecte in all diseases prouliar to female of European ladies, as it is never failing in. while those who are attenuated by the de Should articles of a higher value than this man whereby they may insure a restora bilitating oflots of the above climates wil: Each Chair is secured for a sum of $60.6 in this wonderful remedy ú kind of to be lost in any Ohair, there will be very tion to robust health. Pad little hope of their recovery through the

tiou, by order of His Excellency Sir

It is houby notified for general informaSecurity.

When loss of property in any Street

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

The science of Medicine has never befor

van Dollars, or on delivory American forward Money Ordera will be issued at Richard Graves MadDounell, that, the Chair is suspected, its number should be produced any remedy that can be compares: Gold Coin with 8 per cent au ions, at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at system of registration has been, from this forwarded to tas Registrar General at once to this wonderful Vintinent, an it oure shipper's option.

Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Monoy date, extended to letters and other descrip-wilbort any loss of time.. en Passage Tickets issued at a re-

Order Offices in the United Kingdom of tions of correspondence transmitted by the duction of

pon the whole amount Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts hot Post, in the Mails by both the British any Street Chair Cools, the person inveterate skin diseases peculiar to the cli When ground of Complaint arises against wounds, sores, alcore, and also the mes after all other means have failed, sh for the Round Vyage.

mount exneeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Contract Packets and by Private Ships, grieved may either band the offender over mates of India and Chilie. It is the true For further information as to Passage Current far, sob Mail, and charged with between this Office and each Agency there to the Police, or send a memorandum of friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as ver and Freight, apply to the Agency c

Pas the Commision according to the following, of in China and Japan, viz.: Canton, the complaint and the Chair's Number to taun eld saree can be removed by it that Campany, Praya West,

Sexle, vis. -

Cents, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow Ningpo, Shang the Registrar General. It must however cannot be conquered by any other treat T. A. HARRIS, For asins not exceeding £2, 12 hai, Nagasaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and be remembered, that the Registrar General

Agent,

Above £ and not exceeding £d,...24 alao between any two of these Agencies, Can inflict uply a reprimand, but neither Hongkong, February 1, 1867, Hongkong, October 7, 1869.

£7.42

The fee for registration is 8 cents each five nor imprisonpient, without the testimony 21048 letter, do

of an eye dituees on outh. This howovur insy be supplied by any Chinese who wit ncased the Uffeuce, if accredited by a pon firmatory note from his employer.

Pos&D ace Notifications.

1. It is hereby notified for general ins formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, to

for the Conveyance

of Mails once a Month between Chylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this. Office in the Mail for Aden, from whence it will be sent to its destination by

"E

£8

17

BT

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

2-Orders drawn in the United King doid upon longkang, Shanghai, and Yoko- hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being jasaed at the time of their presentation.

No Letter, Book, or Packet of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage upon it, as well as the registration fee, be paid in advance in postage Stamps. received up to ist an hour before the time Letters, &c., for registration will be fixed for closing the Mails.

F. W. MICORLE 4.-Alphabetical Lists of over $,700

Postmaster General Money Order Offices in the United King

General Post Office, dóm, shewing the Conaties in which they Hongkong, 13th October, 1809. ara situated, are bung up for public refere

Persons who are inconvenienced by the should notify the Registrar General, who congregating of Chairs near their premises will, it Stand Practicable, establish a "Chair "in the nearest convenient place, abd as far as possible uforce the Ordinance in regard to it.

An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Kule of the Road," along

ence at this Offee, and also at Shanghai tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Bichard ing. It is requested that all Person's riding It is hereby notified for general informaQueen's Road, more especially in the even- the French Mall Packets leaving Aden for and Yokohami, Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each

6-Applicants for Money Orders must Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or rate with the Police by observing the Rule Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope. Month.

No alteration has been made in the fruit in from Christians and, hot Samples of Merchandise, may be trans- of keeping the left side. rates of Postage en correspondence ad the initial of one Christian same, both ofmitted through the Poft by the Mails made the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit- dressed to Mauritius,

9. As the communication with Natal and ter or Payee bo à Peer or a Bishop, his or up to be forwarded both by the British Contract Packets and by Private Shipe, the Cape of Good Hope is thus out off, the aspal designation of such firm, such as in een this One and each Agency

dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the between Office sorrespondence for those Colonics, sales«Baring Brothers" will auffice; bat the marked to be forwarded by Private Ship mere term Messrs., such as "Mesara Rinoy, Fochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Nag will,

future, he sent in the Mails for vington" or the name of a Company tradhetween any two of these Agencies, at tle asaki, Hiogo, and Yokohama, and also London at the following rates of Postage, ing under a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must be which must be paid in advance, viz -

the names of the persons composing it, such paid in advanco, viz Upon Letters sent by way

as "Carron Co," is inadmissible.

Not exceeding 40 Above 4 os, and not exceding

6 cents. 80 Above 8 oz, and not exceeding

1 by Above 1 lb., and not exceeding

b

of Southampton,..... 40 cents each § uz, When sont by way of

Marseille Newspaper via Southam

ptan

Nawapapers via Mareil-

5419.

1

13

"

24

#

ተኝ

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 Fayee in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly pressed when they are intended to be paid through a Bapk.

Every additional lb., 12

Special attention is directed to the fol- 7-When an Order is presented through Rank, a receipt by any person will be auflowing rules and regulations which will be undersident, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced :- 08., 10 cente, above 4 oz and not ex- the name of the reoelving Bank, and be doeding 8 oz; and 20 vents for every presented by some Person known to be in Additional 8 os.

the employ of much Bank,

It

Book Packets via South

Ampton, 10.

Book Packets via Harseilles, 14.conte under 4 oz; 28 cents above for and not exceeding 8 oz.1 and 28 cents for every additional 8 ounces

F. W. KITOHELL, Postmaster General.

Dili September, 1868.

General Post Office, Hongkong,

AS REGARDS BOOKS,

Each Street-Chair carries on the its Number Board Tarif a back of donned from the following. LEGALISED TARIFE OF BARES FOR CHAIRS, CHATH BEANERS, AND Beats, IS THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

Half hour, 12 eta. Hour, 2 cls, Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Three hours, 50 ote. Six hours,....75 cts. Day (from 6 to 6),..

One Dollar. Night Fares (after 8 P.M.)... 10 cta extra

Chair Hire to Out Districts,

vent

NOW READF,

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

THE

ANGLO-OHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

period from 1860 to 1869; with comparative Handbook of reference for the deter mination of Chinees Dates, during the

to do: Cumpiled by WILLIAH FREDE Tables of Anittal and Mensual Designatione, RIUK MAYERS, H.M.C.N.

Author's Preface

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL -

GUIDE,

By S. WELLS WILLIAMS, LLÀ.

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong,

638 PF. DENY SYO, WITH APPENDIX.

FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.

|_ Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars,

The following is an Abetract of the Lone tents of this Book:-

.

CHAP... -85. 1 to 4. Four Treaties with “Chino. 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 Russia.

ECUAP. II.--SEC. 1 To 6, Articles of Trade with China, 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import. 2-Tarif on Articles of Export, 3.-Rulea respecting Trade and Dues,

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

- CHAP, IỤ.--8X0. 1 TO 14.

Foreign Commerce with China..

1. Part of Cauton.

2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow." 3-Port of Kiungelisu in Hainan,

4.-Port of amoy.

6.- Fost of Fovehow,

6.- Forts of Tanahui ang Taiwan in For

mosa.

7.-Port of Ningpo.

6.--Fort of Shanghai

B-Ports on the Yangisz and Trade in

the juterier.

10-Fort of Taugehan or Chefoo. 11.-Port of Tientsin,

12-Port of Nowchwang or Yangtse", 13-Colony of Hongkong, 14.—Colony of MacGO,

CHAT. 19.SEC. 1 To 5.

Foreign Commerce with Japan.. 1.-Intercourse with Japau

2-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan.

3.-forts upen to Foreign Commerce."

Nagasaki.

Kanagawa and Hakodadi. 4.--Japanese Cujus, Weights and Moa-

BUTES.

5.-American Compact with Lewchewg,

CUAF, Y.-SEC. 1 TO 7. Moneys, Weights, &c., in China. 1.--Chinese Currency,, 2-Chinese Numerals, 3.-Chinese Commercial Weights / 4.- Mensures of Capacity.

Measines of Length, 6.-Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Times,

Western Moneys, Weights, &c. Annamese Moneys, &c. 2.-Port of Saigon.

3.Treaty with Sim, Tariff, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weights, kr, 4.-Netherlands lodía. 5.-Philippine Islands.

Sailing Directions for Panay 1. 6.Malayeu States-Singapore, &e. 7.-Burmese Moneys, Weights, 8-Indian Presidencies,Bengal, Ma-

dras, Bombay.

9.-Caylon.

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

TCA, F.-EC, 1 To-G.

Tables on Prices, Exchanges, de, 1-Comparison of Prices, 2-Relating to Exchanges.. 3-Kelating to Time, 4.-Comparison of Weights. 5-Measurement of Cargo. 6.-Bullion Operations.

APPENDIX.--Containing Sailing Din tions for the Coast tf China, and for the Japan islands also giving the meanings of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Fo sitions of places on the Chinese and Jape- nes Coasta.

The

author in his Preface saya :—“The tables in Chap. VII., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, &c.have bech selected from these constantly in use among the foreign merchants in China.

aion of the author, F. Loureiro, Esq. The dollars or pence have been pupied from the Fliese for calculating the prices of train uere extended tables, by the kind permis

ants in Bullion," has been prepared and fast section of the same chapter on Move furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Comnitrcial Bank of india at Hongkong, who has had much ex- of the presious motele iu. Eastern Asia. perience in the tachanges and movements

Most persons whose avocations or studies are connected even remotely with Chinese" subjects are wont to confess the need of a been reputed from the China Filot,* "The Appuidix of bailing Directions Lan

either the Europeau or the Chinese metkou it; and for the Chiness ouasts, the Direc convenient manual of reference for the pur- With short interruptions, the coasts from pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Bakouad are all describes in of compntation; and a system of comparitions bave been improved by the insertions sun for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters tur the names f months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained, ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com

Orders may be sent through any of 13 #

Beyond Victoria and back, 60 ots, per man. pilar of the following tables has thoughina Mail Agents, or direct to

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To Stanley and back, 60

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

Licensed Bearers (each).

Hour, Half day, Day',...

8. cents. 20 Ceuta, ....36 Benin,

of separate Books, Almanacks, Mapa or A Book Packet may contain any number Friats, and any quantity of paper, vallum B.The signature of the Payes of a Mo- or parchment (to the exclusion of letters ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealed or open); and the Books, place provided for the purpose.

*Persons who make short excursions out of If the Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do the town should understand that they are quite Payes be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the so receipt by making his mark in the presence three.

and Chivere, or of these Regulations, can Copies of the above Tarif, in English be obtained on application at the Registrer General's Office.

of Witness, who must sign his name, with All gitimate binding, mounting or his address in the presence of the Officer covering of the same or of a portion there who pays the Order,

| of, will be allowed, whether such binding

in

accordingly, that their publication convenient form may prove useful, although ration of comparative calendar, etc. that much yet remains to be done for the elabo

should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Cyclical Table of Years, and the Table of Bolar Terms, both of which were originally compiled by Dr. Morrison, and afterwards republished with Improvements in Williams Commercial Guide, from which (with some alteration) i ter assembled in the following pages is for they are now copied, the whole of the nat the first time made secessible to general reference.

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