ESTABLISHED IN 1863.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST. GP STRATMAN
508
GENERAL NEWS AGENT. Washington Street,
500,
OPPOSITE WASHINGTON MARKET,
I would call the attention of the Pub lic of the Pacific Coast to the following Last of American and Foreign PERIODICALS, which I am now in regular receipt of, and which they may depend upon reccióng by the earliest conveyance
Atlantic Periodicals.
Richmond (Va) Times,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- 10,00
CUTION OF SHANGHAR 10,00
DIVIDEND of (8 per cent) Eight per 3.50 cent Has been declared on the stat 20.00
Premfe contributed to the above Asavola 8.00
tion for the year ending 30th September, 6:00 6:00
4.00 $2.00 Edinburgh Medical Journal,........ $5,00 Examiner, 4.00 Lynchburg Virginia 4.00 Montgomery (Al Mail,............. 4:00 Mobile (Alu) Advertizer,..... 5.00 Charleston (§. 0).) News,..... 5.00 Columbus (Mias.) Index,...
4.00 | Land We Love (N. C.) M'zine 9.50 New Orleana Pionyuue, ...... 6:00 Orescent M'ly,.. 000 Houston
(Texas) Journal,... 4.00 California Periodicals.
Bulletin.
Sacramento Weekly Union,....5.00
Weekly Examiner,
2.00 Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine - 6.00 2.00 Family Friend,....
4.00
2.00 Frazer's Maguzine,,
2.00 Gentleman's Magazine, 2.50 London and Paris Fashious,..... 2,50 Land 2.00 Law Journal Reports,. 175 Le Follet,see her be 3,00 MoMillau's Magazine..... 3.00 Medical Mirror,... 2.00 Nor
1865.
Magazine,
18.00
10.00
... -6.00
6.00
600
porting:
St. James's Sporting Review,
8.00 United Service Magazine,... ... 13,00 3.00 World of Fashion,
Ohristian Remeinbrancer,
3.00 Dublin Journal of Medical Science,..
Dublin Review
Policy holders will please send in parti- oulara of their contributions to that date to the Undecsigood.
RUSSELL, & Co., Secretaries.
Hongkong, September 10, 1866. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF HUSAN FRANCISCO, OHI HE Urutereigned, gents for the above T
Company are prepared to grant. Poli 8.00 vies against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and 7,0000DS, at current rates.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867.''
For Ances
SAN FRANCISCO.
EXTRAORDINARY. ÍNDUCEMENT
BOL.
TO SUBSCŘÍBÉES TO ATLANTIC PAPERS AND 8. F. Weekly Alta California, £0.00
MAGAZINES,
3.00 Temple Bar,
6.00
·}}_
6.00
9.00
5.00
3.00-
Californiau,, 0:00 8.00 Golden Ees,
Quarterly,
5.00
9.50 British Quarterly Reviews
Th
Mercury
4,00 2.50
Polius Gazette, 6.00
77
Spirit of
D.
of the
P-yea
∙Bbas..
Times, 5:00
3.00 Edinburgh Review, ... ... ...
8:00 8,00
"
4:00 2.00 4.00
.11
11.
Monitor, 00 Cfornia Farner 500
5.00:
3:00 Hart's Army Last,
13.00
·2.00
11
3.00 London Review, in a mo
3:00 Magazine and Review,
-9.00
8.00
1.60
8.00
2.60
1.60
6.00
Natural
Review,
8.00
"
4.50
23.4.00
2,00
8.00
4.60
fates.
8.00
5,00
Harper's Monthly Magasine,...$4.00 $2.00 Godey's Lady's Book,...
Our Young Folk's Magazine, ..... 2,50
Atlantin
Monthly,
Spare
Hours Magazine,
Vorest's
4.00
Lerror of Fashion, 4.00 Hours at Home Fototaalia Ladies' Magazine,.. 2.50 Arthur's Home Magazine, «r
... 2.30 Ladies' Friend Magazie,..... 2.00
Ladies Repository
New
York Uld
Old Guard,
4.00
400
وو
8.00 N British Review, ... *** Popelar Science Review,.... Quarterly Review,
6.00 3.00 Mazeppa, Mining & Scientific Press 5.60
3.00 National Nueva Munda,
nea, (Span:)..10.00 Esha do Pacifique, cu
(ch)10.00 Silence Dailies, at Publishers' Provi received for all the 2.00 Francisco 1.50 Any Nawapapura, Magazines, or Reviews, 1.60 not mentioned in the above List, will be for 1,60 warded to order. Orders for Books, Sta- 200 timery, Music, Fancy Articles, &o, fille 2.10 promptly. No COMMISSION, Subscriptions 150 payably invariably in advance. Kabib- 2.00 tances required to bo preprið, j
Monthly Novelette,... ...
3.2.50
American
Miscellanypri
Eclectic Magazine,
3.00 6.00
3.00
Banker'
Hent's Merchant's Magazine, 6.00 3.00
The undersigned having been appointed
Quarterly Journal of Agricu Quarterly Journal of Gen
Society, Westminster Review,
Insurances.
SUN FIRE OFFICE:
6,00
PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO. ПBE. Undersigned having hear appointed
Agents in China for the above "Isaur NOT COMPANY, are prepared to
grant Puli. covering Marine Risks, at the current
FUSSELL & Co. Hoogkong, July 6, 1866.
BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE
800 COMPANY
Le Bon Ton 0.00 3.00 Special Agent for Hongkong, and the Coast THE Undersigued having been appointed
8.00 6.00
400 Ports of Okina, is prepared to receive Bub- 3.1k|scriptions for any of the above Newspapers 3.00 and Periodioals, at an advance on the above 4.00 prices of one dollar ($1) per annum for 1.80 4 postage.
De Bow's Review,
Catholic World Magaziño..... 6.00 The Northern Lights, ........ Braithwaite's Retrospect... Hall's Journal of Health,.. Balou's
800
3.00
2.00
2.00 1.25 vanco,
Journal,.........
:150 2.50
2.00 1.00
Le Notions Comis No Comic, 2.00
Merryman's Monthly
-1:25. * Bubscriptions invariably payable in ad-
1.00
4.09
2.00 1:00
100
Comic Mouthly 2.00 1.00 Phonny Phellow-Comic, 2.00 1.00 The Nursery Mother's Maga
zine,
3.90 1.60 American Agriculturisty. 3.00 1.60 Monthly parts All the Year
Address-
J. B. MORRIS, Care of Messra Burra & Co.,
Hongkong
SUBSCRIPTION LIST,
B. MORRIS begs to solicit Subscrip tions for the following ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS at the prices given below, which include Fostage, and delivery in
Round, 7.00 3.80 Hongkong, Once a Work, ... 7.00 - 3.60 ⠀ ⠀ * Subscriptions invariably payable in ad Every Saturday, 7.00 8.50 unge. Chimney Corner 7.00 3:00
Polics Gazette,
Address
Buys and Girls'
4.00 200
NY, Herald for California,
2.00 1.60
J. B MORRIS. Care of Messrs Bowra & Co. Hongkong
5.00 2,00
Clipper, mesin ang i
5.00 2.00
Honis Journal
4.00 2,00
Daily,
4.00 2.00 Daily News,****
4.00
2.00 Evening Maily ........ 4.00 3.00 Globe,
رو
Tribunēj
NAYA Times, 5.00:
Sunday Atlas,
Sunday Times...
8:00 Daily Telegraph, dem jarak je
4.00 2.00 Morning Herald,
...$41.00 ...27.00
21 00
47.00
$1.00
41.00
27.00
64.00
39.00
TENTS for the above Office, are pre- pared to grant Pots against FIRE, on the usual Terms and Conditions.
Risks will also be compted at the follow- ing Porta
Canton, by Messrs DEACON & Oo, Macao, EL, Lang, Esq. Amey,
Messrs BoxD & Co. Fubchau, Mess KINNEAR & CO. Full particulars of Rates, de, may be obtained on application to,
ADAM SCOTT & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 22, 1886.
GUARDIAN FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTIONS IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.
ETACHED and Semi-de-
Dtachod Dwelling Houses
•
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agente in Hongkong for the above named COMPANY are prepared to grant Po- lojës against SEA RISKS, at currentrates.
RUSSELL I Go
Hongkong, April 1, 1865.
YANGIZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
... DE SHANGHAI
A.
DIVIDEND of (8 per cent.) Eight per cent has been despied on the Net Premia contributed to the above Association for the your ending 30th September, 1866-
Policy HOLDERS will please send in particulars of their contribution to that date in the Undersigned,
RUSSELL & Co.,
Secretaries, Hongkong, September 7, 1867. YANG TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA
TION OF SHANGHAI.
HE Unuersigued having been appointed Seerotarios and Agents of this "Associ- ation, are prepared I to issue Policies spon Marine Risks at current rates of premium per cent. Policies cats be made payable in Lo
London, New York, Bombay, Caloutta, Singapore, Hongkong, Foochew and Shanghai.
ED addition to the usual brokerage this Association returns to the assured of each year, at the close of each current year, lifteen (15) per cent of the profits of the Conipany for that year divided pro rata to the amount of premium paid by each po- licy-holder,
removed from the Town, and their Contenta, Other Dwelling Houses, used strictly as such, and their Contente,
per cont, Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c.
&o, and their Contents, 1 per cent. ALFRED WILKINSON & Co. Agents.
Hongkong, October 19 1865.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY
(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAS, TWO MILLIONS S STERLING HK Undersigned are prepared to grant
POLICIES
the Risk of FIRE on against Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Mataheda, un Goods on board 21.00 Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels iii Har
Sunday Despatch....
Sunday Mercury,...
4.00
12:00
Post,..
Weekly Times,
· 4.00
42.60
Star,.
World
4.00
2,00 Pall Mall Gazelto,
Independent, ......
4.00
2,00 Public Ledger
* Leader, **.**.
5.00
2.60 Record, and
Ledger...
200 Sun,
Talie's Pictorial,
Chimney Corner, Day Book,
Il'... 6.00
2.50 Times,...
44.00 3.00 ...:0.00 2.60 Standard, are jus su
47.00 27,00 41.00
400 2.00
News Democratic......
4.00 2.00
Weekly
Freeman's Journal, 4.00 2,00 Metropolitan Record, Harper's Weekly,
4.00 2.00
5.00 100
All the Year Hund,... 20 Atheneum,...... ....... ... ..... ...* Aciny and Navy Gazette,.. Bell's Life in London,
1
*** Irish People, F. B. Or
Leslie's Zeitung, (Ger
Stants Zeitung, (Oman), 4.00 Demokrat, (German), Oriminal Zeitung, (Ger-
...man);
Chine
2.30 Builder,em prist
Building) 2010 Cassell's Family Paper,
Chambers
Journal, 4.00
250 Chemical News,
Exproes, published 10th, 2.50 5.00
and 20th of each month 4.00 2.00
and Stale Review, zá Clerical Journal, 4.00: 72.00
Comic News, ... ... ... ... ... 4.00 2.00 American Journal of Mini Court Journal,..
4.00 2.00 Economist,......... National Freemason,... 3.50 1 Enginger,..
***** Irish Americio, ..
Scientiflo American, II-
lustrated,
Ártisant,...
Wilkes Spirit of the
Times,
6,002,00
Examinuty. **
00 2.00 Fantily-Herald, Tart, Field and Farm, 6.00 3.00 Bound Table... 6.00 8.00 The Nation,
---` Army and
Weekly,
· Le:
8,00 Naval J'nal, 6:00
4:00 2.00 Guardian,
Home News, Albnin, 11'd ... 5,00
4.002.00
211
.00 2.50strated London News molud-
g supplements, 2,0lustrated Times,..
Pry Apu.
bout, at the usual Terms and Conditions,
Proposals for Life: Aastrances will be re- ceived, and
and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on & Single ... $5.00
7.00 Life, 11.00 10,00
8.00
4:00
4.50
・8.00
...
12.00
For Rates of Preraiunta, forms of pro- posals or any other information apply to,
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Agents Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1987:
SAMARANG SBA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMAKANG.
8.00HE Undersigned having been appointed 11:00
Agents in Macao for the above named 5.CO Company are prepared to grant Policies! 10.00 covering Marine Risks at the current Rates. 13.00
RAYNAL & Co. Macao,
4,1866.
MERCHANTS MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO..
*****... 10.00
JUR
PAID US CAPITAL, $500,000, a
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
RUSSELL & Col Hongkong, Marah 2, 1867..
ť
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
REDDOTION IN THE RATES OF PREMION,
ÉTACHED and. Semi-de
thebod Dwelling Hours
removed from Town, and
their Contents,
per cent,
Other Dwelling Houses, used
strictly as such, and their Content,
per cent Godowns, Offices, Shops, and their Contents,
1 per cent. GIER, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents China Firk Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 7. 1868.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY
rpm Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this Porty are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therem.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong. August 24, 1864.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
HE Uudersigned having been appointed Agents of toe above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings or on Goods stored therein.
Hongkong,
tf
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
August 24, 1864.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE MEN COMPANY::: REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF PREMIUM. |NTIL_further notice the following An- inal Rates will be charged for Fire Insurance, viz
Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Boss removed from the Town; and their Contenta,
Insurances.
[No. 1461-FEBRUARY 8, 1868,
Docks,
DE OUSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY OF BATAVÍA. SAMARAING SEA AND FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above named Companies are prepared to grant Policies agamat Sea Risks on the usual
SIEDISSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 1866.
HE
NOTICE.
Undersigned having recurved exield- ud units from THE HO1A, INSUR ANCE COMPANY, I now authorised to issue Policies against Fine as follows, viz.
Un any one niet-class Building, or un Goods stored therein jo Hougkong, $60,000; in Macao $43,000
ROB. 8. WALKER & Co.,
Agents Royal lusur. Company of Liverpool
Hongkong, June 17,-1854.
REDUCTION
IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. FOR
FIRE
INSURANCE.
THE Undersigned have received Instruo tion to ItaUCE Rates for FIRE INSU- KANGR for short periods as follows:--
Chi Puincies not exceeding
1 montù from † per cent to per cent.
·3
21.
B
Agents, Rojul Insurare Company Bungkus, August 11, 1860,
REDUCTION
IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR
FIRE INSURANCE,
HE Undersigned have (as already inti
gated in their Circular dated 14th Oc- tober last) ryosiyed authority from the Se- crutary of the ROVAL INSURANCE COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premi under certain circumstances, on PRIVATE RESIDENCES and on FURNITURE and Er
therein contained. FRUIT,
Canes
of DWELLING HOUSE removed from the Town, the rate of Premiumi will
be Three-quarters per Cent in place of One par Cent. per Ampuni as hitherto charged; and in uses of Residences, so situated, he lag detached or semi detached, the rate will be further reduced to One-half yer Cent
Annual Rates for FIRE IN- The Royal's Ant SURANCE ou the various classes of Buildings and their contents will therefore remain a follows, until further nation, viz. Detached and semi-detached.
Dwelling -Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents,
UNION DOOK COMPANY OF HONG- KONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED, HE Computty respectially beg to call the
attention of Ship Owners, Agents and Masters to their Establishments at Hose KONG und WHAMPC, which oiler facility for the DOCKING and REPAI of Vessels of all classes.
Their Dooxe in Whangos, which com prise Four, have been in auccessful oper ation for the last Twelve Years, and ar now in good Working Condition."
Tus Docks are pumped out by a Stea Pump in Five hours, and capable of taking in Vessels drawing 15 feet at Spring Tides
The WORK SHOTS comprise the different Departments of the Shipwright, Black miths, Boiler baker, and Foundry-posses
the Bing Becessary appliances for the Repairs of Ships, Steamers, and Stean. Machinery.
The STORES in the different Departments consist of the best Materials, which can be supplied to Vessels on the most reasonable
Terms
A Jerry, with a powerful Lafting Shears, alongside of which Vessels can lie and take out Muate, Boilers, &e. PONU
A STEAM Tue always in readiness to Tow Vessels to the Docks, free of charge, and will tow them back to anchorage or to sea at Reduced Rates.
All Work carried on under the supers intendence of experienced Europeans.
For further particulare, apply at the Company's Office, L'edder's Wharf, Praya, Hongkong.
J. R. ENDICOTT, Secretary
N. B.-The Consignees or Masters of kay Vessels seeing reason to complain of the Work done in the Duck, or in any way re specting the Dock Arrangements, should address the Secretary on the subject--when their complaints will receive the insmediate attention of the Directors of the Company.
Hongkong, March 18, 1855.
LONGKONG AND WUAMPOA DOOK
COMPANY, LIMITED. ·
CAPITAL.-$750,000.
TN 1,500 SHARES, OF $500 EACH.
HEOMPANY'S DOCKS at ABER: DEEN and WHAMPOA are in fill working order, and the attention of Ship owners is respectfully solicited to the advau tages which these. Establishments offer for
the Decking and Repair of Vessels.
The following description of the Premise is submitted for the information of the Fablie.
ABERDEEN DOCK, DOCK No. 1.
Built of GRANITE.
Length,
Breath,
880 feet:
.80
Depth of Waser at Spring Tides, 184
Other Drvelling-itouse (simper on Big GRANITE
larty situated) and their
Contents,
do,
Neap Tidus, 18° NEW DOOK, No. 2
i
do,
Length, Breadth, Depth of Water, at Spring Tides, 24
Neap Tides, 217 This Duck is now under course of con.. struction.
400 feet,
90
21
WHAMPOA DOCKS. DOCK A.
Built of GRANITE,
Longth
Breadin,
per cent. First Class China House and
their Contents,
1 per cent. Other Risks as per spoelal arrangement,
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, November 9, 1866.
AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE. |'RE Undersigned Laving been appointed Agents for the abova INSURANCE OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine Brake, said ise Policies on any firat alase Docks. Bailing Vessels or Steamore, on the usual terms, payable in case of loss, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON,
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, June 17. 1864.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND LATE CAPITAL, £2,000,000. (LIFE DEPARTMENT) perCont per pium Bonus declared during the list Fifteen Years on all Profit participating Policies of Two liberality practised in the estilsment of al: Clains, with the repre of deceased Assurers. sentatives of
An Assurance for any sur not exceeding £1000 cau bo offested with the Undersigned without referring to flend-quarters.
The
By special authority of the Board, Clains suttied at once by the Undersignice without reference to England.
Fees to Medical Referees paid by the Company.
No forfeiture of Policy froin inten tional mis-statement.
350 feet
80 Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 1617 it. do. Neap Titles, 13 15,, This can be used either as one or two.
DOCK.
OK, B.
Built of GRANITS.
Jength,
340 feet 60 J
}}
Breadth, Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 18 do. Neap Tides, 15 The above are the largest Dooks in China and they are fitted with every appliance in. the way of Caissona, powerful Steam Pums, ku, to ensure safety and despatch in work,
DOCK C
200 Fest,
Built of Woon,
Length, Depil of Water at Spring Tides, 14, do. Noap Tides, 11.,, Fitted with Caissons and Steniu Pumps
Length,
DOCK D.
164 feet
Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 2.6,
do.
Neap Tides, 9.6
DOOK B. Length,
120 fest. Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 11
31 do. Neap Tides, D. and Bars Mud Docks available for. amall vessels, at very low rates.
WORKSHOPS.
Pramiqua payable Hall-yearly or An- nually at the option of the Assured.
Aunual Premiums for an Assurance of
The Workshops on the Premises, both at £100 for the whole term of Life, including Abardoor and Wampos, possess crity per cont. £2. 10s. per Cent, for Foreign Risk, which appliance necessary for the Repairs of Ships will be deducted during a visit to or a peror Steam Machinery. The Engineer's Shopa masient resident in European
21.00
$1.00
10:00
4.00
4:00
·1.1.00
15.00
3.00 Gardoner's Chroniclė,
9:00
8.00
11.00
Scottish American J'nal 4.00 Eulo d'Italia, (Italian), 8.00 Catirizer dos Bate 00 Unis, (Fressu), 800 Leslie's Boys and Girls,
Illustrated,
5 Uudersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong and China for 10,011 the above Company, are prepared to graut
Policies at Curfout. Rates, 11.00
8,00
6.00
500 John Bull, die a
Jurists and Supplements, 20.00 Ladies' Newspaper
and Supplements, 11.00 12.00
OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, August 9 1867.
3.00
1.50
Demorest's Young A'ca, 2.00
150
Tore Hour,
Lloyd's Weekly,
5.00
INSURANCE COMPANY, REVOTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM, Detached and semi-detached
+
Գ. ԱՄ
400
Diceiling-Honace removed
Sabhach at Home,
3.50
The Galaxy Somi-Month-
Riverakde Magazine for
Young Folks,...
London Journal, ** ** * di vê si
· 4.00
4.00
from
4.00 2.00
London Review,
London Scotsman,........
10.00
London and
Oliver Optic
.00 3.60 4,50
China Express,
Medical Times, Ti
Laslfe Iliustracion Amo
Country Gentleman,...
16.00 4.00.
*
Meolanics Magazineja Mitchel's Maritime Register, in bu 11:00 Mining Journal
Musical World, dharau de bytu
6,00
..por cent. 20 10.00
per annum. | Other" Dwelling-Boisses- used 11.08 11.00 strictly as such, and their
8.00
Contents,
-per cont 6:00
per annu 9.00 Godowns, Offices, Shops, de. and their Contents,
GLBR, LIVINGSTON
per cent
1 per cent.
Co
AGB.
LG
20
3
8
4 ५.
4
Company.
per cout
25.
8
Hougkeng,
2
4. 14
2
per annum.
30
413 11
419
Every Saturday,
REDUCTION OF RATES:
0
5. .8
3
HE Undersigned are prepared to accept Short period Risks at the following Reduced Scale
5
0
6. 14
1
6. 18
Boston Weekly dritual,..... 4.00 2.00 Nows of the World, * 4.00
10.00
turn, and their Con-
2,00
8.00 300
GILMAN & Note and
Queries, you Wide World
3:00
Agenda Noland Mercantile 2,00 American Cuion...... 4.00
200 Une & Week
Observer, the mean he 10.00
Insurance Company. Our Union,... 6.00 2.30 Ursiland Mail ***** 10.00
.... 10.00 Hongkong, March 9, 1866. 4.00 2.00 Magazine,... 6.00
Press, in my ma m Waverly
300
SVORT PERIOD RATES Banner of Light, 4.00 2.00 Puno,gingen in my li
6.00 Outding une Photographic News, wit
of the annual rate." Trus Flag 4.00 2:00 Public Opinion,
.... 6:00
Bouth Literacy Companion,
4.00 Above 1 month, and 4.00 Reynold's Miscellany, Mustrated,
0.00 not Investigator,
asontheding
4,00
Weekly New Ator, (Liberal) 8.60 1.70 Racing Times, Transkript, men de
... 3.60 1.76 Saturday Review,... American News, I'd h.002.50 Solicitor's Journal, I'trateit Police News, 4.00 2.00
Sunday t
Bome
8.00
7:00
......... 11.00 Above 3 mouths and
... 10.00
and Report,...
Philadelphia Forney War 200 Sunday Times,çar 31, to
4.00
2.00
16,00
ot exceeding 0 monthe
400
Above 6 months; and
6.00
Saturday Evening
Spectator de la mom as me an 11,00 10.00 Sunday Deepatol 4.00 2.00 Sporting Life, à me in me dhe me
4.00 Now,
Cincinnati Weekly Conmeron ! 4.00
2,00
Bt. Louis Weekly Republican, 4,002.00
on an in de 0,00)]
New Bedford Mercury, ........
4.0042.60
4.00 2.60 United Service Anketlej
Indiana State Journal,........... ..... 4.00
Ohio Statesman, v 4.00
10.00
10,00
10.00
5.00
8.00
2.60 Weekly Dispatchy.. nem is azan 10,00 2.60
Detrant Mens det 4.002.00 Wockly Times....
Free Press... 4.00
4.00 2.60 Weekly Rugister,...
hicago Tribuna, 200 2.60
Chicago
se Dominorat, (Wilcon- Is Crosse
Portland Transcript, Providence Journal,
Hartford Times,
4.00/2.50-Art Journal,
gumi un mo 2:50. Artizanale de bain be
not exceeding 17 ¦ the sunual rate. mouths,
GILMAN & Co.,
Isirance Company.
Other Dwelling Houses, need strictly as such, and their Contents Godowns, Offices, Shopa, &c.
and their Contents,
Agente Imperial Fire Insurance
March 6, 1805.
Not exceeding I mouth, of the manual rate Aliovo: 1
Boxed and
Above 3 months wil
not exceeding ..
Above: 6 months and
do
o uxceeding 12, the annual rate
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company,
Hongkong, August 7, 1860.
REDUCTION OF RATES.
WITHOUT
Warn
PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION
N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor- tionably.
For Forms, for effecting Life Assurances, and for any further information, apply to.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 3, 1864.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
are supplied with batliss, Pinning, Seren ing, Cutting, Pauching Machines, de, 4. capable of executing work on the largest ecals, and Blacksmith's Shups are equally. well supplied with plant, and the work is entirely carried on nader the Supervision of experienced Europeans.
Powerful Lifting Shears stand on a Jetty alongside where vessels can lie in 24 feel wator and take in or ant boilers, masts, &v
BOILERMAKERS DEPARTMENT. The company in addition to execating Repairs are prepared to tender for supply- ing new Boilera to Steam-ships for con structing which they have great facilities.
FOUNDRY.
Iron sud Brass Castings, either for Shipē or general purposes, arcexcented with us. utmost despatch.
STORES.
The Company's Stores will (when ré quired) supply at moderate rates all the HE Undersigned have received Autho- necessaries for Shipwork, snot as Paint,
Copper, Canvas, do dzo,
THE Undersigned are prepared to accepterity by a recent Mail to issue Life Short period Risks at the following Pozicss for amounts not exceeding £1000 Excluced Hoslo,
without reference to the Bead Office, as
Agents, North British and Mercantile Nat extending i mouth, of the annual rate
Hongkong, August 8, 1880.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
-INSURANCE COMPANY, fron,porated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament, ETA ISHRD 1809, CAPITAL £2,000,000 ACCUMULATED FUNDS LÅ,934,927, ANNUAL REVENUE PA07 368 HE Undersigned ABT at Hongkong for the abaye Company are prepared
Above 1 month and
not exceeding 8.
Above
-8
months and
not exceeding ...
Abote 0 months unde
do.
dor
hot exceeding 12 the annual rate
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agats, China Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong. August 7, 1800.
was
STEAM TUG, The Company's powerful teams Tug Fame (100 Horse-power nominal) is always In readiness to Tow Boiling Vessels fo Hongkong to the Dock free of charge, and will take them back or to Sea at reduced Rates
For further particulars, apply at the Office of the Company, d'Aguilar Svet, Hongkong.
the
previously required by the Boarch.
ROB. 8. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, January 6, 1885 MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. HE DIRECTORS have the pleasure to announce the sppointment of Mesara Holliday, Wise & Co. as agcuta for the N. B.--The Consignees or Master of any Company at Hongkong, Shanghe, Canton, Vessel seeing reason to complain of the work Hankow, andt Falchau, who are prepared dosie is the Docks, or in any way respecting 7.00 to grant Policies against FIRE, to the ted General Agents for China of the to grant Insurances at current rates and of the Dock arrangements, should address o
ortent of Bihu on any building, or nabore iunied Company, are prepared to whom all needful information may be obsecretary on the subject--when their com
grant Policies against Sea Risks on the tained. 1000 Merchandise in the pAINS.
nedal terms. SIEMSSEN & Un
Hongkong, January 1, 1807,
Monthly
Pur Axonta
4.00 2:00 Argosy
in my
$13.00
4.00 4:00
2.00 Army List
7.00
12.00
4.60
Atlantic Monthly.... ... ....
Bentley's Miscellany,
7.00
Blackwood's Magazine, Civil Engineer, que no me m
10.00
GILMAN & O
8:00 Hongkong Jane 21, 1864,
Southern Papers and Magazines Baily's Magasine
'P. l'our
2.00 Louisville Weekly Journal, 14.00 Baltimore Weekly Su400 2,00
THE SWISS LLOYD. Transport Insurance Company of Winterthur
THE Undersigned having been appoint-
JOHN & LAPRAIK,
Secretary.
tf
Fly Order of the Board,
TAK NORTHCOTT, Secretary.
plaints will receive theisemediate Wention
the Directors of the Ceejanji.
Hongkong, Outoler 15, 1800,
No. 1461 FEBRUAR
Post-Oflee Xotlicat
MAILS WILL CLOSE - For BAIGUN,-
Per "OCEAN SPRAY," of next, the 10th instant, at MAILS BY THE "CHINA" The Contract Packet A
dispatched with the usual Europe, re, on WEDNES 12th inst., at 7A M., and the will be openi
for the receptio tary Letters, Lotters for Re Newspapers, Books, &c., u ou the 11th inst.: Letters, posted in the night box frou the lith inst, until 6 M. lowing morning.
All Letters postel between 5 and
the 12th ins will be cha audition to the usual poste Late Fee of 18 venta.
The latest time for posting Lette Oon a 6. A.M. and for N Books, or Patterns 5 AM 0 Further late letters (bus Letter
inst
dreased to the United Kin Muratilles orto Singapore,
posted on board the Packet to 0.60 A.. on payment of
of 43 cents each, fù additi postage, after which no Latt received Sealed Boxes containing the corre
of Box Holders will be race! window set apart for the p the East Side of the building
Alle for places to ̈
is compulsory must!
in Hongkong Postage Stam Insuficiently-stampel Letters a
the United Kingdom will be
Uns charged with a fue addition to the postage.
A
Letters posted after 52 will n warded unless the Late Fee the postage is prepaid." Letters insufficiently stauiped or u addresssect to places to which! not be forwarded unpaid, will ed and returned to the writer as possible, but no guarant
it. givon that such Letters,
P.M. on the Lith iust. will ed until after the unsil in clus Postage Stamps should be place
po
upper right hand corner of t pondeuce, except in cases w Upay be used when the Payment of
Stamp or Stamps : ing the late fee should be plac lower left-hand corner. All transactions in fractional parts
lar will be conducted in the ( scribed by Ordinance i, of the Proclamation of the 22nd
other Coins, до 1864, and
thorein specited will either b or given in change as fraction of a Dollar, Payment for Postage Stamps wat
in the current Dollars of the
Bank Notes
F. W. MITC) Postmaster (
General Post-Office, Hongkong, February 3, 1868.
་་
E subjoined Transcript of a from the General Post Office don, which was received by the Une this day, is published for general, tion:
F. W. MITCH
Postmaster
-General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb. 3, 1868.
From London Post-master
To Paint Buy
Advise Australian Post-masters
pany Agents that a more favorable ment of datos for Australian Mail. shown by time table has been made.
Mails for China and (outward) will leave suven days latter dates in time table; homeward 4
will leave ou (one) Mails
day
ear
in the table First outward Maila to
la on the new plan will leave Sout twenty first
homew of March; 1st hor from Australia under now plan w Sydney twenty-eighth of March. yesaola at Ceylon will be avoided. for replies in Australia and Londo much shortened. Advise also Bonit cutta and China. Particulars by Mail.
10.1 P.M.
13, 1.55.
(Signed) THOS AU
In Chai
Tel, Office, Galle, 18th January, 1868.
True Copy (Signed)
F. BAY Aye
Intimations,
NOTICE.
OUR Shipohandlery Business
been Removed to Praya, No. 31, the Promises Formerly acopied by PETERSEN BROTHERS & Co., Succ Mesars Joux Sruse & Co.
FREERKS, BODATZ √ Hongkong, February 3, 1868.
NOTICE
THE OFFICES of Messia Au HEARD & Oo, havo this di removed to their old Premizes. 34 the Cathedral.
Hongkong, December 98,-1367.
REMOVAL
PHE Undersiguel hay this day E Bottheir STORE from Prays the PREMISES No. 13, QUEB Central, formerly oconpied by the BANK OF WESTERN INDIA
MADEWEN
1
Hongkung, 6th December, 1867.
THE OFFICE of the Undersi REMOVED to GAGE STREET,
of yadhurst Terrace.
REYNVAAN BROTHERS & Hongkong, January 2, 1868.
VIEW OF HONGKONG: MR. RAPTISTA begs to inform
sidents
of Hongkong that he prepared to receive orders for COLO the Lithographic View of Hongkous With the Overund China Mail of 15t at the following rates:— Full Coloured,...... Washed i
Shared in Penoil,melampagn
Specimen of the Full Coloured
ph can be seen at this Office, Hongkong, Nurember 7, 1847.