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EMER 30, 1869.

rances.

OTICE.

RANCE COMPANY,

ea for FIS INSURANCE os of Buildings and their as follows, until fur detached

(Taboved

and their

ses (aigal

per cont

!!!

nd their per conti

sand their

per cent,

at arrangement

tea will be charge for

syat per cent.

per cent

pereden A

per cont

The full Annual Bate

of 1 per centoin WALKER & Co., al Inesance Company aber 13, 1868 B 16 པ པ ང 1:: 1:|2 TRANCE OFFION

having been appointed above INSURANOG red to accept Marine cies on any fret, clown testers, on the usual

se of loss, in OHLTA,

A BOMBAY OF LONDON,

3. WALKER & Co.

1-180

NOE COMPANY OF- ANCISCO.

Agents for the above. epared to grant Poli- on BUILDINGS and

ates.o

RUSSELL

ry By 1867. celso FIRE INSURANCH PANY THAT:

aving been appolated akong for the abega prepared to grant Fo SKB, at currentrates RUSSELL & Co.. J860.

HANCE ASSOCIA BANGHAL

You Marine Risks to orld et current rates.

anal brokerage, this

o the assured Fifteen

y profits divided s

um contributed.

RUSSELL & Co.

Secretaries,

*1869.

ANCE COMPANY HANCISCO,

aving been appointed for the above INSUR repared to grant Poll Risks, at the current

FUSSELL & Co. 1866.

BEA AND

E COMPANY OF RANG,

aving been appointed

for the above named.

d to grant Policies

at the current Rates.

RAYNAL & Co. 866.

ERLING

SURANCE COM-

BATAVIAAT 191

aving been appointed cong for the allove

prepared to grant

Risks on the uzale

IEMSSEN & po

1865

COMPANY OF MPOA, LIMITED.

she attention of Ship nees and Masters of blishment at Bong for the DOOKING. Vesele of all claden. Company have, the arbour,& Granite ad of dimensions to And feet in length, &

mpany have erected

nd are prepared to marine and station- m Machinery of all Boilers of all epair sugar crushing and zing, and every de Millwork has been completed, els drawing 18 feet Y states of the side;

re Shears capable of

also opened Ship

Hongkong

Dock,

ot for the construe- ling Vessels of any Company will take TTLE ORPHAN

Vessels to sea, and

B WALKER

Bierstary, ret icen's Road, Corner

r1, 1869.0

CHARLES ABRE

—December 20, 1809.)

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.

PAQUEBOTS FUSTE FRANCAIS STEAM FOR

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

ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,

MARSEILLES, ALSO

JOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,

*sey Dal-Ulüce Actifications.

THE CUIMAM Post-titlice Notifications.

It is hereby nobiled, by order of Tia Excelleney Sir Richard Graves MacDon-desire to receive payment in the County in -Should the Payee of a Money Order nell, that henceforward, the rates of Pos- which the Order was issued, at conse other tage chargeable on Packets of. Printed Office than that in which the Order was ori Papers or Fatterns of light weight sunt ginally drawn, the fruster will be granted, from Hongkong to the United Kingdom provided the Ordes Le inclosed to the when, forwarded via Southampton, will be Fostmaster of the Offer in which it was as follows:

drawn. In such case a new Order will be sened, the Commission chargeable upon which will be stecitiated from the amount of the new. Order

#..

For a Packet not exceeding one qunce in weight,......... Kor, a Packet abuse one and

2 conts, not exceeding two ojos, 4 cents, and; of double these rates when forwarded via Marseilles

Packets of greater weight that two ounces will remain subject to the same rates as are now chargeable, viz.:

miscarrying or being fost, a duplicate will 10.—In the event of a Money Order

the Payee, (containing the necessary be granted on a written application from particulars, and acompanied by an addi- Original Order was payable. tional Commission) to the Uffice where the

tion, ordow will be given to stop payment T--On the receipt of a similar applien. Order: The additional Commission in the of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed

be loose or attacheilas also rollera in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper. short whatever is necessary for the safe or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in transmission of literary or artistic matter or in adva

sually appertains thereto.

out a cover, or in a cover open at the ends Every Book packet must be either with- or siden.

sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever; It must not contain any letter, open or the name and address of the sender is how ever not only peiniitted but recommended, other reason the packet cannot be forward so that the der stof, or for any

breadth or depth; exceeding these dinien ed, it may be returned.

No packet must excultae feet in length, sons it cannot be forwarded through the Post

This rule excludes all articles of a saleable AS BEGARDS PATTERNS,

nature and indeed whatever may have They must not to be intrinsic valde.

Noon, the Company's S. 8. "DON Circulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and last case will be deducted from the amount a value of its own, apart from ita meje usef

TUESDAY, the 4th January, At NAI," Commandant BOURDON, (B...N.) with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

will be ragistered for

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

Cargo

will be received on board until 4 E.. of the 3d Specie and Parools until P.H. of the 6th. (Parcels are not to be went on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

For Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the Company's office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

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

ja4

TACIPIO: MAIL STEAM-SHIP "COMPANY,

TUROUGH U. . MAIL.LINE TO NEW YORK. Via Panama or Overlasid Route.

TEAMERS of this line will be despatchi-

1870,-

12 12. 12.

ed as follows

Japan,

China

America,

Japan,

China,

America,

May 12, Биле

Japan, China

July 12,

America, Зарат China, America

August 12, Supt. 12 October 12, Nov. 12, Deo, 12.

8 cents for every four ounces when for warded via Southampton, sud 12 cents for every four ounces when for- This alteration will apply to Frinted warded via Atareeilles.

All pluted fupers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade patterns os samples,

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

thiority of a reasury Warrant dated the 1st It is hereby notifed that, under the au-

Behdolmasters in the Army will, in future, May last, Superintending, or First Olas be entitled to the same privileges in regard to Letters sent by or addressed to them ou their own private affairs as are at present enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the Army; and all Army Schoolmistresses will 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 31, 1868.

Frammisco,"

Intimations.

sive of postage) Tis. 12 per annum ; payable Published weekly.---Subscription (Exolu-

SUPREME COURT AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

ANDRE LAW KEFORTER FOR THE SUPREME AND PROVINCIAN COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN,

of Uases heard at the Supreme and Consular HE Gazette isa General Weekly Newspa per, containing Officially avisel Reporte

Queries ou Legal points; Reports of Public Bankruptcy Original Articles; Notes and Courts, Police Caser, and Proceedings it

Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Summary, da, &c.

cte, per 10 hues, for each subsequent inser tion, por 10 lines, for the first insertion, and u

Advertisements will be charged: Tis. 1

Shanghai, January, 1867.

NEW BOOK, HE Speculations of

of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be a ratten; and the quaten nude presented with the application for a new Order.

material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- « 12. But when it is desired that say

sidered as having on this ground an intrîu- "T error in the name of the Remitter or Payen

sic value, 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

to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and whom the packet is intended aud that of be renewed for payment in the Country application must be made to the Chief will be debiined or forwarded charged sa which the Order was originally drawn prices of the articies; otherwise the Packet

application must Money Order Office of such Country. This an unpaid letter widitional Commisston, unless it have reopen at the enda, eo as to be cary

be accompanied by an

The Patterne must be sent in covers ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the nation. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, of examii- Commission will be deducted from the and so forth, which cannot be sent in opeu sount of the New Order.

covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or closed that they cannot readily be opened, other material, tied at the neck; bags an en although they be transparent, mast be used for this purpose, Non-cum- packet to this rule will also subject the to be detained or forwarded as an ungaid letter.

13.-

3.-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the reinilter until it has heen

acertained that the advice has been cannot celled at the Offics on which the Order was originally drawn.

The Packets or the contents thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealed or other wire closed against inspection.

tions of the Book Post between Hongkong In all other respects the general regula and the United Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Foet. Under these regulatione, hi regular transmission of letters, a Packet of order to prevent any interruption to the

back for the follow the ordinary course, it would be forwarded Patterns may when it is nece which, in i be kept Dg Mail of the Postmaster General

The decision

The Old Philosopher"

LAU-TSZE" Translated from the Chinese

HV

JOHN CHALMERS, 4.34,

Price $1.50..

ALBO,

author: Price $1.

"The Origin of the Chinese" by the same.

or The London Mission House.

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

CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.

FOR SALE

THE following SETS of the "CHINA PUNCH" can be obtained, stitched

AT THE

rex copy riz in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 coils

No.

Price.

J sets complete from 11.

$3.50.

4

15,

#

$2.50.

4

-22

27

16,

8, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24, $2.25 Also a few ssparate copies of Nos.1, 2

C. A. SAINT.

SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT.

Trustees.

- FORBES, E. Jons DLAT, H. G. THOMRETI,

Esq., R.N..

17

14-Payment of an Order must be ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Month after that which it was drawn; for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Ordex will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com It is hereby notified for general informa-mission, to be deducted from the amount Jan Feb.

tion that benceforward closed mails for the of the Order, will be oliatged) will become March

United Kindem will be made op at this necessary. April 12 Office and forwarded to London by the U

15.If an Order be not paid before the ited States Minil Packots vid San Francisco. end of the Twelfth Calendar Mouth after Correspondence intended to be forwarded that in which it was drawn, for instance, by this route must be addressed via Sarif drawn in January, and not paid before as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern How. W. Biswas,

the end of the following January all Letters, Newspaperry Booksand Patterns,to the Manuy, will be forfeited, unless or sample contained therein, to he for- will be able to the same rates of postage under peculiar circumstances, the Postwarded under these regulations, will be as those sent by the British Mail Packets Office of the Country in which the Order

final and conclusive. via Southampton Ti

was draws think proper to allow it.

The rule which forbids the by whomsoever presented, the paying Office are the contents of the Mail Bags or G. J. HELLAND, Eq. D. SASSOON, É24.

16.After once paying a Money Ordes through the Post of any article likely to Boni. H. D. G will not be liable to any further claim. If Post Office in, of course, applicable to the W. LEMANN, Esq.

Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the G. REALD, F wrong payment, however, be made Pattern Post; and a packet containing any to negligence on the part of the Post (Mice, the Postmaster General thing of the kind will be stopped; and net

of any Officer of the Country or Colony in which the negli the fullowing have been occasionally posted

gent to its destination, gence occurs will, if he see it, require the as Patterns, and have been detained as Offcer in fault to make good the loss.

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

unfit for the Post, viz: Metal bozes, porce. J. EELLAND, EBY the advice has been previously received,

18.-Additional Rules for greater accu- scissors, suedles, pins, pieces of machinery; of flowers, cuttings of plante, spurs, knives, rity against fraud, and for the better ing of the system generally will bo made metals, samples of me, aztoples in glass

sharp pointed instruments, samples an occasion may requira

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or Bbont same dates, mourecting at YokohamÁ with above-named apuamera

Passagers riokoted through to California, Mexico, Contral and South America, and by Overland Route to principa points.is.

the Unite! States and Canadas, and cou- necting with the varions Steadi lipes for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremon, Breat, und Havre.

Through Tickets issued also to New York and Europe via Panama Route and to Europe per Steamers of the Royal Mail Stein Poker Company, the West Indic aud Pacific Steamalip Company, Limited, and The Compagnie Générale Transatisu- tique trás Aspinwall direct Connections rado at Panama with Steam lines upon the West Coast of Central and South America, by which passengers are ticketed through

via

Through Bilis of Lading given for Freight

entr.1 Pacific Hailroad ausi its con- to the points in the nections United States and 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 Europe via Aspinwall Lines to ports of Mexico and porte on the West Coast of Central America, and South Aturica to as far as Valparaisu

Favorable arrangements have been made we through passengers and freight to Ame- rics, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, sad, from Swalew, Amoy and Foochow

For Letters, 24 cents per half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeling

ouanes, 4 cents;

For a packet of Books or Patterns, & cants per ounces,

The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondavos not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez,

F. W. MITCHELL, ... Formaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong February 1, 1889.

sury Warrant, which will come tuto para tion on the fat October next, correspon dence addressed to Constantinople will be forwarded at the following reduced Rates of Fontage, which must be paid in advance,

a

of

work-

transmission

Articles auch BS

It is hereby notified for general informs

that under the Provisions of a Treshold it appear that Money Orders bottles, pieces of glass, soids of various are used by morcantile mon, or others, kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on-

United Kingdom or at Hongkinds.

ere,graying plates, and confectionery of all kong Shanghai or Yokohama, for the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case any be, will consider the propriety of in Hongkong, October, 13, 1869. transmission of large sums of money, the

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, creasing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly suspending for a time

e asue of Money Orders. By Command

viz.:-

For LETTERS:

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

and 8 cents for every additional half-pound 2 cents each two uances up to half-pound,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869. General Post Oflice,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868. KRŠIŅTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PAURET

SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS

AND JAPAN.

Directors.

W. MACAULAY, Es

Bev. W: B. BEACH.

J. J. MERKAN, HC|

Committee of Management,

Hor. W. KESWICK, Chairman,

W. MACAULAY, Eng. H, G. THOMSETS..

Esq., R.K.

DON

ONATIONS of Books, Periodicale, New- papers, Clothes, do, will be minst hankfully received..

A. OVERBURY, Superintendent,

Hongkong, October 29, 1868,

HOLLOWAYS PILLS & OINTMENT. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. PAIS Medicine in universally sunittes to be the most efficacious. remedz known to the world. No preparation te s The following Regulations for Struct-as this tie and invigorating medicine. 1 anitable to the ulimates of ludia and Chin. Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for general information.

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,

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

It is hereby notified for general informaSecurity. 1-On the 1st October next, and thinction, by order of His Excelleney Sir

Į

is particularly adapted to the constitution its effects in all discusse pecahar to females. of Kuropean ladies, as it is never failing ir while those who are attenuated by the de

man whereby they may insure a reator find in this wonderful zanedy a kind of to bilitating effects of the above climates wil

tion to robust health.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

al

Should articles of a higher value than this Each Chair is peetired for a sum of $50. be lost in any Chair, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the All right payable in adance in lexi- dan Dollars, or on deliveryn American forward Money Orders will be issuer at Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is suspected, ite number ehould be produced any remedy, that can be compareo Gold Coin With 8 per cent ad ilieis, at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at syatath of registration has heen, from this forwarded to the Registrer General at once to this wonderful Unitment, as it care

When loss of property in any Street

The science of Medicine has never befor shipper's option.

Shanghu and Yokohama on all the Money date, extended to letters and other descrip without any loss of stotitrti Passage Tickets issued at a re-Order Offices in the United Kingdom of tinus of correspondence transmitted by the dustion of on the whole amount Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not Post, in the Mails by both the British any reet Chair-Coolie, the person ag- inveterats skin diseasen peculine to the ol

time, for the Rund V. page.

exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Contract Packets and by Private Ships; grieved may either had the offender over

When ground of Complaint arises against wounds, gores, ulcers, and also the mus

after all other means have failed,

and Freight, «ppily to the Agency of the Commission avvording to the following of in China and Japan, viz: Capton, the complaint and the Chair's Number to tais old sores can be removed by it that For farther information as to Passage Current for Bash Mail, and charged with between this Offics and eagle Agoncy there the Pelics, or send a memorandum of males of India and China. It is the tru Company, Praya West

Scale, viz,

Gents Swatow, Amoy, Foochon, Ningpo, Shang the Registrar General. It must however cannot be conquered by any other treat friend of the Soldier and Civilian, as ver bai, Nagasaki, Hioge, and Yokohama, and be remembered, that the Registrar General Hongkong, October 7, 1809.

also between any two of these Agencies,

The fee for registration is 8 cents each fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony

inflict

ment. only a reprimand, but neither,

Hongkong, February 1, 1807, can be registered unless the full postage acased the Offence, if accredited by a con No Lotter, Book, or Packet of Patterns may be supplied by any Chinese who wit- of an eye-witness on oath. This however

NOW READY, 3-Orders drawn in the United King-paid in advance in postage Stamps,

upon it. as well as the: registration fee, be firmatory note from his employer. dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- bana, will be paid at the rate of Exchange at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.

T. A, HARRIS,

Agent

Post-ce Notifications,

I. It is hereby notified for general ins fumation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a month between Ceylan and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the corrapon dence for fauritius will be forwarded from thin Utive in the Mail for Aden, from

whence it will be sont to its destination by

the Frenah Mail Packets leaving Aden for Renton and Mauritius on the 23rd of each 4 Mouth.

For auma not exceeding $2,12

13

Above 22 and not exceeding £5,....24

与 £7

"

↑1

£7.42.

£10,48

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

4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Office in the United King dow, shewing the Counties in which they are situated, are bang up for public refe and Tokohan.

latter, &

received up to balf an hour before the time Lettere, &c. for registration will be fixed for closing the Muila..

F. W. MITCHEL Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1969.

CAV

Perans who are inconvenienced by the should notify the Registrar General, who congregating of Chairs wear their premises will, if practicable, catablish a "Chair Stand "in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enfores the Ordluance

regard to it."

ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richardg. It is requested that el! Ferners riding An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary Rule of the Road," along It is hereby notified for general informa Queen's Road, wore especially in the even 5.—Applicants for Money Ordera must Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or with the Folies by observing the Rule Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-ope 2. No alteration has been made in the furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, sates of Postage on corespundence ad the initial of one Christian hanie, both of Samples of Merchandise, may be trans- of keeping the other dressed to Mauritius,

the Reuitter and the Payee; if the Rewil

mitted through the Post by the Mails made Each Street-Chair carries on the back of Contract Packets and by Private densed from the following.

LEGALIBED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAINS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND POATS,

Half hour,....12 cts. Hoar,20 cts. IN THE COLONY OF HoseKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Three hours,.. 50-ofs. Six hours,....75 cts Day (from 6 to 6),.. ...One Dollar. Night Fares (after 8 P.M.)...

10 ets, extra Chai Bire to Out Districts.* Beyond Victoria and back, 50 cts, por man.

3. As the commusicalion with Nateland i ter or Payee he a Peer of a blahop, bi on p to be forwarded both by the British its Number Board & Tariff of Fares DON the Cape of Good Hope is thus ent off, they title will be cußcient, if a firm, the tween this Office and each Agency 2

Correspondence for those Colin, unless nyukod to go forwarded by Private Ship will, in future, bo sent in the Mails for London at the following rates of Postage, whigh most be path in advance, vis Upon Letters sent by way

of Spathamnt

46 cents each oz. When sent by way of

Marseilles,

Newspaper vid Southam

ptou..... Newspapers via Marseil

10.

Book Packets via South

b

ampion,.....10 -H

designation of such firm, such as in China and Japart, vie.: Canton, Swatow, Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the mere term Messrs., wach us. "Messra. Hinoy, Fuchow, Ningpa, Shanghai, Neg ing nurter a title which does not consist of following rates of postage, which must be vington, or the use of a Company trad-

Bicgo, and Yokoharia, and also between any two of these Agencies, at the the names of the persone cringi, sul raid in advance, vig

Carron Co." is inadmissible.

6 cents.

11.

Not exceeding 4 oz...... The Rumitter on stating that the Or Above 4 oz., and hot exceding der is to be paid only through a Bank, to Boz

12 bave the option of giving or withdrawing Above B on, and not exceeding the rare of the Payes; in such case, the 1lb..

24 Order will be crossed in the same way that Above 1 lb., and not exceeding Cheques are commonly orowed when they

14 B

....... 36 are intended to be paid through a Bank. Every additional 1b., ... 12.

7.When an Order is presented through. Spesial attention le directed to the fol. Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf-lowing rules and regulations which will be under ficient, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced :-

oz, 20 cents, above 4 uz. and not at the name of the receiving Bank, and be coeding 8.0%; and 20 couts for every additional 8 oz.

additional 8 ounces,

Book Packets vid Marseilles, 14 conte under 4 oz.; 28 cents nhove for and not exceeding 8.; and 28 cents for every

T. W. MITCHELL, Pastmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September. 1868.

AS HEBARDA BOOKS,

וזי

60

53

H

To Stanley and back,

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

Licensed Bearers (each).

8.cents.. 116 20 centa. ...36 ocnie,

Hour Half day, Day,...

• Persons who make short excursiona sat of

presented by some-Fazon known to be in of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or A Book Packet may contain any number the employ of such Bank..

Prints, ard. ney Order to be affixed to the Order 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 any quantity of paper, vellum: place provided for the purpose. If the Maps, Paper, &o., may be either printed, at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do

be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the so Payee receipt by making his mark in the presence three. of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.

Copies of the above Tarif, in English

All gitimate binding, mounting or and Chinere, or of these Begulations, can covering of the age or of a portion there hebtained on application at the Registrar of, will be allowed, whether auch binding General's Office,

(AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.)

PRICE $1.00. .

THE

ANGLO-ORINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

$

period from 1860 to 1809; with comparative Handbook of reference for the deter

&c., &a. Compiled by WILLIAM FREE Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, mination of Chinese Dates, during the

RICK MAYERS, H.M.OS.

Intimations.

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE

J

BY & WELLS WILLIAMS, LL

Published at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong..

638 FP, DEMY 8YO. WITH APFENDLY,

FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Ten Dollars

The following is an Abstsset of the Con tonts of this Book:

ORAP. IXO. 1 ro 4. Four Treaties with China, 1.-Treaty with Great Britain,

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

Supplementary Treaty with Rusia.

CHAP, II, 930. 1 xe a Articles of Trade with Ching, 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import,

Tariff on Articles of Export. 3-Rules respecting Trade and Dues,

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

CHAP. 71).-C. 1 to 14,

Foreign Cominerer with China, 1.-Port of Canton,

2-Port of Chauchau er Swatów, # 3-Port of Kiungebau in Hainan,

4-Port of Amoy,

d.-Port of Foochow.

6.--Ports of Tamahui and Taiwan in For

muse,

7.--Port of Ningpo.

g-Port of Shanghai.

-Porte on the Yangtz and Trade in

the Interior.

10.-Port of Tangohau or Chefor, 11.-Port of Tientsin,

12-Port of Newakwang ne Yangtaz'. 15.-Colony of Hongkong. 14-Colony of Macan,

CHAP.

IV-a. 7 To 5.

· Foreign Commerce with Japan, 1-Intercone with Japan,

2.-Treaty between Great Britain and

Japan,

3.--Forts open to Foreign Commerec.

Nagasaki

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

sures.

5.--American Compact with Lowchewg.

CHAT, F.SEC. 1 TO 7. Moneys, Weights, de, in China, 1.-Chineng Currency.

2.-Chiacee Numerals.

3.-Chinese Commercial. Weight,

4-Measures of Capacity. 5-Heasures of Length. 6.-Chinese Land Measures. 7.-Chinese Division of Times.

CHAP, TI-SEC. 170 11,

Western Moneys, Weights, do, 1.-Annamese Moneys, de.. 2-Port of Saigon,

3-Treaty with Siam, Tarif, &c., Siamese Moneys, Weights, dc. 4-Netherlands Indio, 5.-Philippine Islantis,

Sailing Directions for Pansy 1. 6.Malayan States-Singapore, &. 7-Burmeau Moneys, Weights, &c. 8.-Indian Presidencies,-Bengal, Ma-

dras, Kombay,

9-Ceylon.

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

CHAP. VII.SEU, I TO 6.

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

-Bullion Operations.

APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direc tions for the Coast of Chins, and for the Japan Talauds also giving the meaning of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and sisa a Table of Po sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coals.

The author in bia Preface anys:-"The tables in Chap. Vil., for estimating prices, ineasurement of goods, exchanges, &c. have boon selected from these constantly in use

son of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The among the foreign merchants in Chins, dollate or pence have been copied from the Those for calculating the prices of tea in

wents in Bullion," has been prepared and last section of the same chapter on have more extended tables, by the kind permis

furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of India at Hongkong, who has had much og Author's Preface. Most persons whose avocations or studies of the precious metals in Eastern Asia,

perience in the exchanges and moveisente are connected even remotely with Chinese

either the European or the Chinese method it; and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc subjects are wont to confess the used of been reprinted from the

"The Appendix of Sailing Directions has convenient manual of reference for the pur-With short interruptions, the coasts from China Pilot. pose of determining dates according to Singapore to Hukodadi are all described in of computation; and a system of compari-tirna have been improved by the insertion Bu for the names attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertained." ly a desideratum with translators and readers of Chinese literature. The com-

A

CHARLES A, BAINT, 5- (Late A. Shortredo' & Co.), China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868.

piler of the following tables has thought, China Mail Agents, or direct to

Orders may be sent through any of t accordingly, that their publication in convenient form may prove useful, although much yet retains to be done for the elabor ration of comparative calendars, etc. thut should leave nothing to be desired. With the exception of the Ordical Table of Years, and the Tabla of Bolar Tarion, 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) tar assembled in the following pages is for the first time made accessible to general reference,

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

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