The treaty ports of China and Japan, a guide book & vade mecum, by W.F. Mayers, N.B. Dennys and C. King, ed. by N.B. Dennys |
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Amoy anchorage appearance arrived bank Berth boats British buildings built called canal Canton Canton River Chin-kiang Chinese Chinese Government coast Colony Company's Consul Consular coolies distance district East Emperor erected established European export extensive feet Foochow foreign Formosa French Fu-kien gate granite ground Hakkas Hankow harbour height hills Historical sketch Honam Hongkong houses Imperial important interior island Japan junks Kwang-tung land large number London Macao Marseilles miles missionaries month Nagasaki native neighbourhood Ningpo North northern obtained occupied officers Opium Pagoda Passengers passing Peking piculs pirates population port portion Portuguese present principal Province rebels residents river road rock settlement Shanghai ships shops shore side situated South steamers streets suburbs Swatow Taels Tamsui Tartar temple Tientsing tion town trade traveller Treaty troops vessels village visitor vols voyage wall West whilst Yang-tz Yedo Yokohama
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Page 355 - ... to devise means of raising the requisite funds for these purposes ; and at such meeting it shall be competent to the said renters to declare an Assessment in the form of a rate to be made on the said land or buildings, and in the form of wharfage dues on all goods landed at any place within the said limits ; and to appoint a Committee of three...
Page 539 - Kioto excepted, which city shall not be approached nearer than ten ri. The crews of vessels resorting to Hiogo shall not cross the river Enagawa, which empties into the bay between Hiogo and Osaca. The distance shall be measured by land from the goyoso, or town hall, of each of the foregoing ports, the ri being equal to four thousand two hundred and seventy-five yards English measure.
Page 668 - Freight, 4J cwt. ; and a married couple, paying for reserved accommodation, will be entitled to t*ike 9 cwt. The charge for conveyance of extra Baggage, should there be room in the Vessel, will be at the rate of 10s. per cwt. between Southampton, Gibraltar, Marseilles, Malta, or Alexandria ; £1 per cwt. between Suez, India, China, the Mauritius, and Australia, with 10s. per cwt, for Transit expenses through Egypt. . Passengers passing through Egypt will be charged by the Transit Administration 10s.
Page 343 - ... can form any idea of the gorgeous and striking beauty of these azalea-clad mountains, where, on every side, as far as our vision extends, the eye rests on masses of flowers of dazzling brightness and surpassing beauty. Nor is it the azalea alone which claims our admiration ; clematises, wild roses, honeysuckles, the Glycine, noticed above, and a hundred others, mingle their flowers with them, and make us confess that China is indeed the
Page 357 - Hereafter, should any corrections be requisite in these regulations, or should it be necessary to determine on further rules, or should doubts arise as to the construction of, or powers conferred thereby, the same must be consulted upon and settled by the Foreign Consuls and...
Page 163 - Chinese philosophers to an accidental resemblance between the word signifying " ram " or " sheep " and the ancient designation of the province of Kwang tung. This is a striking corroboration of Professor Muller's dictum that all myths are merely amplifications of some forgotten sound. Immediately in front of the building in which these mystic stones were preserved stands a remarkable pile of masonry traversed by an archway some 20 feet in height and open at the crown in the centre, above which, from...
Page 248 - HBM ship Blonde, in 1840,) the coast trends rather more to the northward for 0'28 of a mile, where there is a creek dry at low water ; along this space was a similar line of fortification, (stone faced with earth,) mounting thirty-eight guns. At the back of the creek is an extensive suburb, and an isolated hill, the summit of which is a large mass of granite.
Page 51 - Kowloong peninsula were situated two batteries, which might have commanded the anchorage, but which appeared to be but thinly manned ; these received due notice to withdraw their men and guns as agreed by the late treaty.
Page 355 - Roads and Jetties, Assessment on Land and Wharfage. It being expedient and necessary that some provision should be made for the making of roads, building public jetties and bridges and keeping them in repair, cleansing, lighting, and draining the Settlement generally, and establishing a watch or police force...
Page 350 - Article 12 recognized the duty of foreign land renters to "build and repair the bridges, maintain and cleanse the streets, put up and light the street lamps, establish fire engines, plant trees to protect the roads, open ditches to drain off the water, and hire watchmen.