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NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,

STEAM FOR

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

ADEKANDRIA, MESSINA,

MARSEILLES,

Post-Office Notifications.

Intimations.

[No 2048.- DECEMBER 31, 1869.

Intimations.

be loose or attached; as also rollets in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper short whatever is necessary for the safe sive of postage) Ts. 1 per annum; payable or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in

Published weekly.-Subscription (Exclu- transmission of literary or artistic matter or in advance naually apportains thereto.

SUPREME COURT

THE CHINA MAIL. Post-Office Notifications. It is hereby notified, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonaire to receive payment in the Country in 9.--Should the Fayes of a Money Order nell, that honceforward, the rates of Pos-which the Order was issued, at some other tage chargeable on Packeta of Printed Oflice than that in which the Order was ori Papers or Patterns of light weight sent ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, from Hongkong to the United Kingdom provided the Order be inclosed to the when forwarded via Southamptom, will be Postmaster of the Office in which it was as follows:

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

vid Harsoilles.

10.-In the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will

Every Book packet must be either with- out a cover, or it a cover open at the ende

sides.

1

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 permitted but recommended,

For a Packet not exceeding ono

ounce in weights

2 cents, For a Packet above one and

not exceeding two ounces,.... 4 cents,

so that if the cover come off, or for say nad of double these rates when forwarded

other reason the packet cames be forward in Marrollon Foster weight that two

tres be granted on a written application from No paket must exceed two feet in length,

ed it may be returned. onnces will remain subject to the same rates particulars, and accompanied by an addigions it cannot be forwarded through the se are now chargeable, viz.

tional Commissioni) to the Office where the Postgr 8 cents for every four ounces when for- Original Order was payable.

warded via Southampton, and the receipt of a similar applica 12 cents. r every four ounces when for- tion, orders will be given to stop payment

warded viâ Marseilles.

of a Money Order, or to renew lapsed. Noon, the Company's 8, 8.DON: Circulars, Price Lists, Market Reports and last case will be deducted from the amount This alteration will apply to Printed Order. The additional Commission in the NAI, Commandant BOURDON,(H,LMB.) all printed papers other than Newspapers, of the nee Order. Lapsed Orders: must be a pattern; and the quantity of any with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE well to Books and Tratie patterns or prosented with the application. for a new material sent ostensibly as pattern must and CARGO, will leave this: Port for the samples.

BOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS,

AND CALOUTTA”,

TUESDAY, the 4th January, **

above places..

Cargo and Specie will be registered for,

as well as for Marseilles, and Tansit through Marseilles for

Aces of Europe.

EW MITCHELL, Postmaster General

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1869.

sired on board until 4 pose and Farcels until

(Parcels are not to be. It is hereby notified that, under the au y roust be left at the thurity of a Treasury Warrant dated the lat May last, Superintending, or First-Class garding Freight and Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future, he Company's offer be entitled to the came privileges in 16gard by or addressed to them on their own private 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 Ofcers, and Private Soldiers.

Under.

12.—But when it is desired that shy error in the name of the Remitter or Payee

should be corrected or that the amount of

AS REGARDS PATTERNS.

This rule excludes all articles of a saleable They must not be of intrinsic value. nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use

not be so great that it can fairly be con

. AND CONSULAR GAZETTE,

of

AND

Law REPORTER FOR THE STEREMS, IND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF CHINA AND JAPAN,

per, containing Oficially Revised Reports THE Gagetto is a General Weekly Newspa- Gases heard at the Supreme and Consular on Legal points; Reporta of Public Bankyuptcy Original Articles; Notes and Courts, Polioo Cases, and Proceedings in

Meetings; News of the Week, Commercial Summary, de, da

cts. per 10 lines, for each subsequent inter Advertisements will be charged Tla. 1 per 10 lines, for the first sertion, and st tion.

Shangbai, January, 1867,

NEW BOOK,

sidered as having on this ground an intrin-| ** | ic valus.

HE Speculations of

The Old Philosopher.

LAT-TSZE." Translated from the Chinese

JOHN CHALMERS, AH, Price $1.50.

ALSO

sather Price $1.

The Origin of the Chiness" by the saine

Apply at Messrs LAN, CRAWFORD & Co. of The London Mission Boase.

Thore must be no writing or marks other Money Order should be repaid to the than the aderies of the person for Bomitter, or that w: Lapsed Order should whom the packet is intended and that of be renewed for payment in the Country in the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and which the Order, was originalig drawn, prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet application must be made to the Chief will

will be detained or

charged as Money Order Office of suolu Country. Time after mit be sent by covare

ani unpaid letter. application ainst be accompanied by open at the ads, so as to be cay of car additional Commission, unless it have fereripe to s Lapsed Order, in which case the apples, however, of seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open

closed that they cannot readily be opened other material, tied at the neck; bags so even sithough they be transparent, must AT THE OHINA MAIL" OFFICE. pliance with this rule will alco abject the following SETS of the "CHINA not be used for this purpose. Non-com packet to bo detained or forwarded as a PUNOH" can be obtained, stitobed unpaid letter.

in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 cents The Packets or the contents thereof must per copy vik not contain any inclosure, sealed or other-A wise closed against inspection

INTS AND VALUE Oomenty debilsfans as are at present Commission will be deducted from the covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or Hongkong, October 17, 1808.

E REQUIRED.

KAND, Principal Agent,

December 20, 18807

PADITIO MAIL STEAM-SHIP

COMPANY.

jad

THROUGH U. MAIL LINE TO 'NEW YORK,

Pazia Panama or Overland Route.

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-

ed as follows

1870, Japan

America,

Japan,

Ching

America,

1.Japan,

China

America,

sus Wapan

China, America,

Jan Feb March

·12: 12% 12

April 12, May 212, June July 13 August 13, Bapt. 12 October 12, Nov. 19 Deo.

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same dates, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamers, R

Passengers ticketed through to California Mexico, Central and South America, and by Overland-Roste to principal points in

the United States and Canadas, and on Heating with the various Steam lines for New York, to Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Brest, and Havre,

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,”“”“ General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31-1869.

It is hereby notified for general informa tion that henceforward closed mails for the United Kindoin will be made up at this Ofies and forwarded to Laudon by the Un-

ital States Mail Fackets via San Francisco. Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via Sau Francisco.

JJ

Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Southampton viziter on wool.fi

For Letters, 24 sonte per half-ounce,

For sich Newspaper not exceeding 4

DUNIORS, Contis,

amount of the New Order.

18.Repayment whether of an original, or renewed or a duplicate her, will not be made to the remitter until it has been.! ascertained that the advice has been cap- celled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn.

14.Payment of an Order must be ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Caicoder Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, pay rent must be obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a now Order (for which a second Com mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.

15.-If an Order be not paid 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 the end of the following January all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unloes, under pertillar circumstances, the Post Office of the Country in which the Order Was drawh think proper to allow it.

15. After onse paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If pug payment, however, be made owing plans on the part of any Officer of pegligence

Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negl gence occurs will, it be see fit, require the Officer in fault to make good the loss,

Fora packet of Books or Patterns, 6 cents per 4 ounces.

The Postage must in all cases be paid into advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suce,

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,"

General Post Office, Hougtong February 1, 1889.

17. No Money Order i be paid apless the advies has been proviously received.

tions of the Book Peat between Hongkong In all other respects the general regula and the Unitest Kingdom will apply to the Pattern Post, Under there regulations, order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Packet af back for the follow og Mail by which, in Patterns may, when it is necessary, be kept the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.

FOR SALE......

No.

11 eats complete from 11.

Price.

ول

$3.50. 15.

$2.50, 16.

$2.28. Also a few separate copies of Nosi, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24.

O. A. SAINT.

SAILORS HOME, WEST POINT.

Trustees

as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern Hon. W. KESWICK, FORRES, Esq.

The decision of the Postmaster General or sample contained therein, to be for warded under these regulations, will he

JOHN DENT, final and conclusive,

H. THOMSETT,

EBY, AN,

Directors

W. MACAULAY, Eay,

don. H. “B. G185,

Rev. W, R. BEACH.

The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any artile likely to Boxe, the contents of the Mail Bags or G. J. HELLAND, Esq. D. SAshoor, Esq. Post Office is, of course, applicable to the W. LEMANN, Eng.

or the person of any Officer of the G. BEARD, Esq Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will he stopped, and not sent to its destination.

Artioles such as

the following have been occasionally posted

J, J. MURRAY, M.D. Committee of Management. Hon. W. KESWICK, Chairman.

Eng., .N.

as Patterns, and have been detained as W. MACAULAY, Erg HG. TROMSETT lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, banches unit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porer G. J. HELLAND, Esq.

of flowers, cuttings of plante, spurs, knives, 15. Additions Rules for greater secusoissors, needles, pits, pieces of machinery, rity against frand, and for the better work sharp pointed instruments, samples of of the system generally will be made metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of varions

ing

Generals Transatlantion that under the Provisions of a T 19,- Should it Bppear that months, surry combs, copper and steel un

It is hereby notified for general informas occasion may require

y Orders are used by mercantile "dem, either in the United Kingdom or ht Hong kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the ense may be, will consider the propriety of in creasing the Commission, and will exercise. the power of wholly, suspending for a time

Through Tickets issued also to New Yotk and Europe via Panamas Houte and ato Europe per steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Poket Company, the West India The Coma Company, Limited, and The Pa Siqua from Lenitivall, diroot, Coumpotions sury Warrant, which will come into opers mide at Fanaina With Stapan lines upon the ton on the 1st Delobet noth, corteggon West Coast of Central and South America, dence addressed to Constantinople will be by which passengers are ticketed through

forwarded at the following reduced Rates Through Bills of Lading given for Freight of Postage, which must be paid in advance, vis putrál Pacific Railroad and its con- neotions to the principal points in the United States and Canadies and for Freight Overland for England and the Continent.

Through Bille of Lading given also for New York and Europe via Panama route, and to Europe via Aspinwall Lines to porta of Mexico and ports on the West Coast of 1: Contegl Americo, and South America to oz

for as Valparaiso,

Favorable arrangements have been made or through passengers and freight to Ame rioa, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Amoy and Foochów.

All Freight payable in advance in Mexi Dan Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Quin with 8 per cent ad iitional, at shippers option,

Aturn Pssage Tickets issued at a re- duction of iú 2 Sipon the whole amount for the Bound Voyage.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

T. A. HARRIS,

Agent.

Hongkong, October 7, 1800.

Post-Oince Notifications.

iz

For LeTrena!

20 cents each half-an-ounce weight, For NEWSPAPERS PACKETS OF PATTERNS,

AND BOOKS:

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

K W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1869.

1.-On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts no exceeding 510, at, the rate of Exchange Uurrent for Esch Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, viz.

Cende

12

For sums not exceeding £2,............12. Above £2 sad not exceeding & 8,........24

£5

£7,....42 黜

£10,....48

11

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

the issue of Money Orders.

By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868,

SAWWW

of all

Bring plates, and confectiole....

F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, October 18, 1869.::

CHAIR AND BOAT HIRE,

DONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, Newa- papers, Clothes, do, will be most bankfully received.

A. OVERBURY,

Superintendent. Hongkong, October 20, 1868,

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT.

BIS

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.

Medicine universally admitter

to be the most ejcscious remedy known to the world. No preparation is a suitable to the climates of India and Chin

The following Regulatione for Streetan this fine and invigorating medicine. k Chairs and Chair-Coolies, are published for general information.

No Strest-Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as requirad.

is particularly adapted to the constitution of European ladies, as it is never failing i its effects in all diseases peculiar to females, while those who are attenuated by the de

HRGISTRATION OF LETTERS AND BOOK PACKET Should articles of a higher value than this and in this wonderful remedy a kind of ta Each Chair is secured for a sum of $60.bilitating effects of the above climates wil lisman whereby they may insure a restore be lost in any Chair, there will be very tion to robust health. little hope of their recovery through the Security,

SYSTEMS EXTENDED TO THE COAST PORTS AND JAPAN,

ROLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

It is hereby notified for general informa tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, that, the Chair is auspected, its number should be When Icea of property in any Street

The science of Medicine has never befon produced any remedy that cut be compared system of registratiti has been, from this forwarded to the Registrar General at once

to this wonderful Dintment, as it cures date, extended to letters and other descrip without any loss of time. tions of correspondence transmitted by the When ground of Complaint arises against wounds, sores, ulcers, and also the must after all other means have failed, al Post, in the Mails by both the British Contract Packets and by Private Shige, anys sony hair, oolic, the person sg inveterate skin diseases peculine to the oli between this Office and excli Agency there to the Police, or send a memorandum ofates of India and China. It is the tru

grieved may elther

band the offender over of in China and Japan, vix: Canton, the complaint and the Chair's Number to friend of the Boldier and Civilian, as cer Swator, Amer, Foggbow, Ninggo, Shang Ule Registrar General. It must however Jain, old gores can ho removed by it that

Nagaaski,

Yokohama, and he remensbered, that the Registrar General cannot be conquered by any other treat also between any two of these Agencies, can inflict only

The fee for registration is 8 cants each letter, &c.

No Letter, Book, or Packot of Patterns can be registered unless the full postage ul. It is hereby notified for general in- 3-Orders drawn in the United King-pon it, as well as the registration fee, be formation that, the Contrast between the dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko aid in advance in postage Stamps.

Letters, de, for registration will be Government of Mauritius and tho Union-bama, will he paid at the rate of Exchange received up to half an hour before the time Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance at which Money rders are being issued at fixed for closing the Mails, of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and the time of their presentation.

F. W. MITCHELL, Maurities, and between Mauritius and

4.Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700

Postmuster General, Bataly having terminated, the correspon Money Order Offices in the United King-

General Post Office, dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Aden, front dom, shewing the Counties in which the Hongkong, 13th October, 1869. whence it will be sent to its destination by are sitted, are hung up for pubilu refer- the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for and Yokohama

ence at this Office, and, also at Shanghai Reunion and Mauritius on the 28rd of each

Mooth.

2. No alteration has been made in the tos of Postage on correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritius.

!.

3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the correspondpace, for those Colonies, uses marked to be forwarded by Frivate Ship, will in future, be sent in the Mails for London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz Upod Letters sent by way

reprimand, but neither

fine nor imprisonment, without the testimony of an eye-witness on path. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who wit nessed the Offence, if accredited by a con- firmatory note from bis employer.

Persons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises abould notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand

in the nearest convenient place, nod as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it,

An attempt will he made to enforce the Ordinary Rule of the Road, along

It is hereby notified for general informaQueen's Road, more especially in the even-

went.

Hongkong, February 1, 1867.

NOW READY,

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

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

MANUAL

麒

Handbook of reference for the deter mination of Chinese Dates, during the

tion, by order of His Excellency Sir Richarding. It is requested that all Persons riding period from 1860 to 1860: with comparative 5.-Applicants for Money Orders must Graves MacDonnell, that henceforward Chairs or driving Velicles will co-ope- Tables of Annual and Mensual Designations, furnish, in full, the garname, and, at least, Book Packets, and Packets of Patterns or rats with the Police

observing the Rulero, o. Compiled by WILLIAM FREDY the initial of one Christian name, both of Samples of Merchandize, may be traps of keeping the left side.

Each Street-Chair carries on the back of

BIOK MAYERS, H.M.C.S; mitted through the Post by the Mails méde

its Number Board & Tariff of Fares con- densed from the following.

the Remitter and the Payes; if the Remit-up to be forwarded both by the British ter or Payes be a Peer or a Bishop, bis or Contract Packets and by Private Ships, dinary tille will be sufficient, if a firm the between this Office and each Agency thereof

anal designation, of such firm, such as

Daring Brothers" will suffice; but the in China and Japan, viz. Canton, Bwatow, Amoy, Focchoy, Ninggo, Shanghai, Nag mere term Mess, such as Measts. Rasaki, Ejogo, and Yokohama, and alan vington," or the athe of & Company trad between day two of these Agencies, at the ing under a title which does not sousist of following rates of postage, which must be the names of the parsons composing it, suah paid in advance, viz :--- as "Carron Co." is inadmissible,

Not

exceeding 4 jaman 6 cents. 6The Remitter on stating that the Or Above 4 oz, and not excoding der is ta he paid only through a Bank, to

12 have the option of giving or withdrawing Above 8 oz., and not exceeding the name of the Payee; in such case, the

1 lb.....

24 Order will be crossed in the same way that Above 11., and not exceeding Cheques are commonly crossed when they 14 lb.,des are intended to be paid through a Bank, Every additional ib,

7-When an Order is presented through Special attention is directed to the fol.

LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CH4315,

THE

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

GUIDE,

BY A WELLS WILLIAÚS, LLI

Published as the 'CHINA MAIL" Office, Hongkong.

638 PP. DENY 8TG, WITH APPENDLE. FIFTH EDITION, 1863, Price, $5.

Original Publishing Price, Zen Dollar

The following is an Abstract of the Cep tents of this Book:-

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CHAP, L.-SEC, 1 ro 4.

· Four Treaties with Ching......! 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.

CHAP. 17—830. 1,ro 6.) Articles of. Trade with "China," 1.-Tariff on Articles of Import 3.Tariff on Artiales of Export, 3.-Rules respecting Trade and Dres

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

1.-Part of Canton, 2-Port of Chauchau or Swatow 3-Port of Kinngohan in Hainka

HO

Hong

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Fr

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Hong!

Just

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THE Hongk

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strong elec *plete.T

Hongko

200

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20 Ca

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AWOR

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CHAP. II)-330. 1 To 14. Forsign Commerce with China

Hugation

Barrala Kilderki

BASSS

Guiness

Pale SHI

CHAMP

Sparkling

Work-

Anierican

4-Port of Amoy. 5.-Port of Foochun.

6.--Porta of Tamebui and Taiwan in For

Inova.

7-Port of Ningpo.

8-Port of Shanghai,

9.Ports on the Yangiez and Trade lin

the Interior.

10.-Port of Tangeban or Chefoo; 11.Port of Tientsin,

12. Port of Nowchwang or Yangtar 19.-Colony of Hongkong, 14-Colony of Macao,

OHAR LY.—AECI TOS.)

Foreign Commerce with Japps,

1.-Intercourse with Japan.

2.-Treaty between Great Britaiti and

Japan,

3-Ports open to Foreign Commerce,

Nagasaki.

Kanagawa and Hakedadi.

4-Japanese Coins, Weights and Ho

AUTOR.

5.-American Compset with Lewabong,

CHAP. V-BRC, 1 Tot. Moneys, Weights, dc,, in Ching, 1.- Chinese Currency- 3.Chinese Numerals, 3-Chinese Commercial Weight 4.Measures of Capacity.

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

CHAP. VI. 1 To 11. Western Moneys, Heights, dr. 1-Annamese Mousya, &o. 2.-Port of Saigon.

3.-Treaty with Siam, Tarif, &c.,

Siamese Moneys, Weights, &c. -Netherlands India,

5. Philippine Islande.

Sailing Directions for Panar 6.-Malayan States-Singapore, &c. -Burmese Moneya, Weights, ka

8. Indian Presidencies,Bengal, M

draz, Bombay. 3-Ceylon.

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

TUHAF, VII.-B8EU. 1 TO 8, Tables on Prices, Exchanges, da

1. Comparison of Prices, 2.Relating to Exchanges,

8.-Relating to Tims 4-Comparison of Weights,

5.Measurement of Cargo,

6 Ballion Operatione.

APPENDIX-Containing Sailing Direç tions for the Coast of Chips, and for the Japan Talauda; also giving the meat Ing! of Chinese Words occurring in Charts and Sailing Directions; and also a Table of Po- sitions of places on the Chinese and Japa nese Coaste

The author in bia Preince says" Tho tables in Chap. Vll., for estimating prices, measurement of goods, exchanges, de hate been selected from those constantly in use anong the foreign merchants in China. dollars or pence have been copied from the Those for caleniating the prices of tes in

sion of the author, P. Loureiro, Esq. The more extended tables, by the kind perme last soution of the same chapter on Move ments in Bullion, han besa prepacs and furnished for the Guide by Patrick R Harper, Esq., of the Commercial Bank of Author's Preface.

India at Hongkong, who has bad wash ex Most persons whose avouations or studies of the precious metals to Eastern Asi

perience in the exchanges and movements are connected even remotely with Chinese "The Appendix of Sailing Directions bar subjects are wont to confees the need of a been reprinted front the China Pilot. convenient manual of referees for the pur. With short interruptions, the coast from either the European or the Chinese method it and for the Chinese coasts, the Direc pose of determining dates according to Singapore to skodadi are all described in of computation and a system et comparitious have been improved by the insertion son for the naties attributed to years, of the Chinese characters for the names of months, and other periods is also frequent all places that could be ascertaitied," ly a desideratum with translators and readers Chinese literature. The com pile of the following tables. has thought, accordingly, that their publication in convenient form may prove useful, although. much yet remains to be done for the elabo ration of comparative calendars, sta. that a Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf-lowing rules and regulations which will be ampton,10

should leave nothing to be desired. With under 59 20 cents, shoye 4 oz. and not excient, provided the Order be crossed with strictly enforced 1

meetingje oz; and 20 cents for every presented by some Person known to be in of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or

the exception of the Cyclical Table of the name of the receiving Bank, and be

A Book Packet may contain any number

Years, and the Table of Solar Terms, both additions.8 oz.

8 dents,

pf which were originally compiled by Dr. the employ of such Bank Book Packet i Marseilles, 14 conta

in 20 cesta,

Morrison, and afterwards republished, with Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellam

50 cents, improvements in Willining Commercial auder 4 de 29 deute shove for and not ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the whether sealed or oper); and the Books, the town should understand that they are quite they are now copied, the whole of the mat 8.The signature of the Payee of a Mo- or parchment (to the exclusion of letters *Persons who make short exenrefona out of Guide, from which (with some alteration) exooding & us; and 28 cents for every place provided for the purpose. If the Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, at liberty to pay by the hope if they prefer to do ter assembled su the following pages is for

dditional 8 ounces

Payee be unable to write he must sign the written or plain, or any mixture of the e receipt by making his mark in the presence three,

the first time made accessible to genemi of a Witness, who most sign luis name, with

Copies of the above Tori, in English reference. All legitimate binding, mounting or and Chiness, or of these Regulations, can his address in the presence of the Officer covering of the same 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,

of Southampton,... 40 cents eachoz When sent by way of

Marseillesimo 54 Newspaper via Southam

Newspapers via Marmell

Book Packets via South

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

Genaral Post Office, Hongkong, Will September, 1868,

802

AS REGARDS BOUËL

86

12

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QBATE BEARERS, AND BOATH, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half lmr,...12 cts, Hoar, 20 ets. Three hours,..50 cta. Siz hours,.....75 ots Day (from 6 to 6),.....

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

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

.60

Licensed Bearers (each).

Hour, Half day, Day....

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

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CHABLES A. SAINT, (Zate A. Chorifide & (n) China Mail Office, Jan. 6, 1868.

For Sale. The Hongkong Signals,

Also

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