ER 23, 1868.
Sale.
ALIC.
APPARATUS,
R & CLAUSSEN. 13, 1868.
ALE.
18 to 28 iz. Munta
IN BURD & Co., 1867.
ALE.
AMPAGNE BERR.
STOUT.
Y.
id MUSTARD.
OIL, RED LEAD.
...
ALMSTRONG,
General Commission
Agent, ID DESH,
91, 188.
ALE
ETAL, 20/28 oz, and
low METAL Keel 31b, with NAILS,
DAY, WISE & Co.
180T.
ALE.
ter for Sale at very
a choice Assortiment
in WINES, 28:
NESHERGER
ABINET.
R CABINET.
GER,
LOA
in quarts and plate,
ERG
in quarts and pints.
CHAMPAGNE, in
inta
AMPAGNE, in qts.
MPAGNE
܂
W MOUSSEUX, CABINET.
CORDON, in quart
ET, in pints.
TKINSON & Co. 1868.
LALE.
and other Arrivals.
IN in red cases, 15
in white bottles.
S, in 15 squares. in stone bottles. ATKINSON & Co.
1868
ALE
other late Arrivals. amburg Prime Mess
Prime Mess PORK. ce of Hoth's Prime. BOTROPE, Seiz- LINE, MARLINE, ALYARDS, SPUN
TKINSON & Co. 1868.
--
ALE,
L”. “CHUSAN,"
10.
ends and kildarking.
in bogsheads.
quarts and pints.
2 bottle, quarts and -
BRANDY.
from 46 upwards,
ger BRANDY and and; OILMAN'S
TEINSON & Un. 1868.
EIVED,
AIL," Eto
15 Gallon Jars. OUT in pints and
hogsheads and
DUCK, OWRA & 06. 1, 1868,
ALE.
Peter Desing"
in Hogsheads and
alt Hogsheads.
AMBERT & Co
368,
LE
uperior Old PORT Endeman, Oporto.
COGNAC, garian WINES. PUSTAU & Co,
1867.
LE
FDSTEIN & Coi 1868. f
CHABLES ABRAHAM No. 2, Wyndham
kong
No 1707 NOVEMBER 23, 1868 |
Post-Office Notifications. MAILS BY THE "CHINA."—
The Contract Packet "CHINA" will be dispatched with the usual Maile for Europe, &c., on TUESDAY, the 1st Dacelabor, ata, and the Fost Office will be open for the reception of Ordi- sary Lattura, Letters for Registration. Newspapers, Books, &c., until 8 2.1. ou the 30th Nov. Letters, &a, may bo posted in the night box from 8 F.3. on the 30th Nov., until 7 A.M. ou the
following morning.
All Letters posted between 7 and 8AM. on the let Dec., will be chargeable, in addition to the usual postago, with a Late Fes of 18 cente.
The latest time for posting Tetiers at this Omice is 8 A.M. and for Newspapers, Books, or Fatterns 74. M. on the 1st Dee. Further, late letters (bul Letters only) ad- dressed to the United Kingdom vid Marseilles or to Singapore, may be pusted on board the Packet from 8.30 to 8.60 4.3. o gaymout of a late fee of 18 cents each, in addition to the postage, after which no Letters can be received,
Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence of Box Holders will be received at the window set apart for the purpose, on the East Side of the building. All correspondence for places to which pre- payment is compulsory must be prepaid in Hongkong Postage Stamps. Insufficiently staped Letters addressed to the United Kingdom will be sent on, charged with a fine of One Shilling in addition to the postage Letters posted after on the 1st Dec, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee as well as the bust
postage is prepaid.
Letters insufficiently stamped or unstamped addressed to places to which they can- forwarded nupaid, will be open. ed and returned to the writers as early can be as possible, but as guar posted after given that such Letters, if
F.M. on the 30th Nov., will be returu ed until after the mail is closed. Postage Stamps should be placed on the right hand corner of the corres- pondenca, except in cases where they may be used in payment of "Late Fees," when the Stamp or Stamps represent- ing the late fee should be placed on the
wer left-hand
upper
lower
corner.
All transactions in fractional parts of a Dol-
fost-Ulice Xoliüestions."
of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the last case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a per Urder.
a
12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the tomitter or Payes should be corrected or that the amount of
Money Order should be repaid to Remittet, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country-in which the Order was originally drawn, W application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of such Country. This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which one the Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.
13-Repayment whether of an original, or renowed, or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the remitter until has been ascertained that the advice has been cau celled at the Office on which the Order was originally drawn.
14. Payment of an Order must te ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtain before the end of Jnty, otherwire the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Dom- mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become
necessary
if
15.-If sa Order be not paid before the and of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, drawn in anuary, and not paid before the end of the following January-all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unlese, user poculiar circumstances, the Post one of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper to allow it,
10. After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If a wrong payment, however, be made owing to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli- gence ours will, if he so fit, require the Officer in fault to make good the loss..
17,--No Money Order will be paid unleas the advice has been previously received;
18.Additional Rules for gronter accu-
lar will be conducted in the Coins pre-rity agamat fraud, and for the better work- scribed by Ordinance 1, of 1864, and ing of the systein generally will be made the Proclamation of the 22nd January, as occasion may require. 1864, and no other Coins, but those
19. Should it appear that Money Orders therein specified will either be received are used by mercantile wen, or others, or given in change as fractional parts either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- of a Doltar. Payment for Fustage Stamps must be prideg, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the
in the current Dollars of the Colony or Bauk Notes
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingiom will be granted untde, on the 30th inst.
P. W. MITCHELL Postmaster General General Post-Oflice, Hougkat, November 20, 1888.
del
i-Un tie ist October next, and thence- forward Money Orders will be issued at fuis Uffice and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Carrent for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, víz, 1 1NA
Cents, For surns not exceeding £2,....12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5.24 £7,...42 £1048
JJ
21
£5 57
13
33
2.-No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny.
transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case may be, will consider the propriety of in- creasing the Commission, and will exerciso the power of wholly suspending for 2 time the issue of Money Orders.
By Carasud,
F. W. MITCHELL,
· Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.
1. It is hereby notified for general. in- formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the
the Conveyanco of Mails once a Month between Coylou and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Adon, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Month.
2. No altorution has been made in the rates of Postage on correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritina,
3. As the col
communication with Natal and 3-Orders drawn in the United King- dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the bana, will be paid at the rate of Exchange correspondetice for those Colonies, unless at which Money Orders are being issued at marked to be forwarded by Privato Ship, will, in future, he sent in the Mals for the time of their presentation,
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700) London at the following rates of Postage, Money Order Offices in the United Kingwhich must be paid in advance, viz dom, shewing the Counties in which they Upon Letters sent by way are situated, are bung up for publio refer- ence at this Office, and aleo at Shanghai and Yokohama,
ant,
5.-Applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at leant, the initial of one Christian, name, both of the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit ter or Payee be a Feer or a Bishop, bis or dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the usual designation of euch firm, such as "Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the mare turin Mosta, such as
Messra. Ri. vingtou," or the name of a Company trad ing under a title which does not cousist of the names of the persons composing it, such as "Carron Co," is inadmissible.
6.The Remitter on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing the name of the Payes; in, such care, the Order will be crossed in tlie same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank:
of
54
11
of Southampton,..... 46 cents cách } oz When sent by way
Marsellies,
via Southam- Newspaper
pton, Newspapere y
via Marseil Book Fackets via South-
21
"
arpton, 20
+4
"
under 4 20 cents, above 4 oz. and not ex-
· Osky.
additional 8 oz.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON,
Incorporated 1850.
CAPITAL£1,000,000. Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre-
Policies at ourront ratea.
to accept Marine risks and issue
Polad
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co Hongkong, June 6, 1867.
ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED 1838,
CAPITAL, 2500,000. Managing Agents in Chip, Messrs. AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., Eongkong. Medical Referee, J. IYOR MURRAY,
Esq., MT.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Managing Agents for the above Com Pany are prepared to acropt risks and jerue Policies on Life Assurances,
For further particulars, forms of prope-
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. gals, &o., apply to
Managing Agents in China.. Hongkong, June, 1887. LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agonte in Hongkong for the above pay, are prepared to grant Marine Hinks at current rates.
T
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1868
.....
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,--TWO MILLIÓNA STERLING,
Undersigned aro prepared to grant Porzores agains
of FIRE on the Risk Buildings or on Cloods stored therein, un Coals in Matsbede, on Goods on board Vessels and on. Hulla of Vessels in Har bour, at
the usual Terms and Conditions. Proposals
for Life Assurances will be ro ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Life.
For Rates of Premiume, forms of pro- posals or any other information apply to.
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
JAVA SUA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
T
HE Underagued having been appointed Agents at Hongkong and Canton for the above Company are prepared to grant Policies against Sea disks at [ourront rates.
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, July 27, 1868.
27jan-69
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY
NOTICE. ROM and after this date the following Hates will be charged on short period Insurances, vizim
Not exceeding
one month of the Annual Rate. Above 1 month
and not ex
و"
ceeding three month....... Aboyo a m'the and not ex- ceeding siz mouths,... Abovo 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rata,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Lancashire Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 14, 1868.
PHⱭENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
LIVERPOOL, AND LONDON & GLOBE
TH
INSURANCE COMPANIES. HE Undersigned baving been appointed.
Agents of the above Companies at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against
Insurances.
AND
BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY
FORBES & CO.'S CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Companies are prepared to accept Risks on the usual terms.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 26, 1868.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM, Detached and semi-detached Duelling-Houses removed
from Town, and their Con tents,
Other Dwelling-Houses used atriotly as such, and their Contents, Godours, Uffices, Shops, do.
and their Contents,
per cent. per annum,
por esat. par annum,
1 per cent. per minum. GILMAN & Co, Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 9, 1896.
NOTICE.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged in Short Period Insurance, viz:- Not exceeding one
month, Above month, and
not exceeding months,
Aboro 3 months, and
not exceeding G}4 months...
Insurances.
ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE. ROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Insurancea, viz
Not exocoding
one nimuth,{ Above I furth and not ex-
eeeding tree
Above 3 mths and not ex coeding - sir months,......
of the Annual Rate.
27
Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rate. JARDINE, MATHESON & 06, Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
NOTIOD.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARINE- INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
Insurances.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
MAE Undersigned have received Autho- rity by a recent Mail to issue Larx Fuzios for amounts not execoding £1000 without reference to the Head Office, as was previously required by the Board,
ROB S. WALKER & Co.," Agents Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, Jaunary 6, 1885.
NOTICE.
Ted limits from THE ROYAL INSUR HE Undersigned having received extend
ANCE COMPANY, are new authorised to issus Policies against Fine as follows, viz.
On any one first-class Building, or on Goods atored therein in Hongkong, $60,000; iu Macao $45,000.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool.
Hongkong, June 17, 1864.
REDUCTION
IN THE RATES OF PRENION FOR FIRE INSURANCE
THE Undersigned bare (as already inti- Dircular dated lach Oc THE Undersigned having been appointed tober last) received authority from the Se- Agents for the above Insurance Comcretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE pany are prepared to grant Policies co- COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premiuni vering Marine risks at the current. Rates. under certain circumstances, on PRIVATE Policies can be made payable at all the RESIDENCES and on FURRITERE and Er- principal ports throughout the World.
FECTS, therein contained.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co.,
Agente. Hongkong, November 7, 1887.
NOTICE.
of the annual rate. THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. HE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances,
Above 6 months, the full Annual rate.
GILMAN & Co.,
Agents, North British and Mercantils Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1809, CAPITAL £2,000,000
ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,233,027. ANNUAL REVENUE £497,263.
HE Undersigned AGENTS at Hongkong For the above Company are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,900 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same.
GILMAN & Co Hongkong, June 21, 1864.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER -
AND LONDON.
THE Undersigned have heen appointed Agents for the above Company at Honghong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai and Haukow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1888.
NOTICE
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
ti.
THE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances,
viz:--
Not axeaeding 1 month, 1 per cent." Above 1 month and not
exceeding 3 months,do.. Above 3 months and
not exceeding 6,.............. ... do, Above & mouths,........ the full annual rato,
·HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,
Agents Hongkong, April 8, 189
LONDON
ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
LIFE ASSURANCE.
·HE Undersigned are authorised to issue
viz:-
Not exceeding month, of the annual rate Above 1 month and not exceeding 3 months, Abovo 3 months and
do.
do.
not exceeding 6.....n Above 6 months,.. ...the full annual rate.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co., Agents the Queen Insurance Company. Hongkong, May 20, 1808.
MERCHANT'S MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.
THE
PAID OF CAPITAL, $500,000.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong and China for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies at Current Rates.
OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, August 9 1867.
NOTICE.
GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1821.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
THE Undersigned baving been appointed Agents of the sbore Company for Hongkong and Canton are prepared to grant Policies at current rates,
OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, July 17, 1868.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE AND LIvz,
CAPITAL, £2,000,000. (LIFE DEPARTMENT.)
£2 percent. per Annum Bonus declared all Trofit participating Policies of Two
during Years' standing.
the last Fifteen Years on
The utmost liberality practised in the settlement of all Claime, with the repre
sentatives
of deceased Assurers. An Assurance for any sum not exceeding £1000 can be effected with the Undersigned without referring to Head-quarters.
By special authority of the Board, Claims aro Bottled at once by the Undersigned without reforemon to England.
Fees tu Medical Reforoca paid by the Company.
In cases of DWELLING-Houses removed from the Town, the ran in place of One the rate of Premium will bo Three quarters per
per Cent. For Aunum as hitherto charged; and in onses of Residences, se situated, be ing detached or semi-detached, the rate will
further reduced to One-half
per Cent, The Royal's Annual Batea for FIRE IN SURANCE OF the various classes of Building and their contents will therefore remain s
follows, until further notice, viz. -- Detached and semi-detached, Duelling-Houses (removed from the Town) and their
Contentting-Ilouses (simi
Other
larly
situated) and their Contents
First Class China House and
their Contente,
per cent,
? per-cent
1 per cent. Other Risks as per special arrangement.
ROB. 3. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Compang Hongkong, November 9, 1866,
YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SHANGHAI. DIVIDEND of (8 per cent.) Eight per cent. has been declared on the net Premia. contributed to the above Associa tion for the Year ending 30th September, 1867.
culars of their contribution to that date to Polioy holders will please send in parti.
the Undersigned.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, September 8, 1868.
PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above
Company are 'prepared to grant Poli cdes against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and GOODS, at current rates.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867.
BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, baving been.appointed
Agents in Hongkong for the above. nomed COMPANY are prepared to grant Po- licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates,
RUSSELL & Co, Hongkong, April 1, 1865.
YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAL THE Undersigned having beetha Asoci- appointed Secretarics and gents
ation, are prepared to fasue Policies upon Marize Hisky at current rates of premium. Policies can be made payable in London, New York, Bombay, Caloulta, Singapore, Hongkong, Foochow and Shanghai.
In addition to the usual brokerage this Association returns to the assured of each
No forfeiture of Policy from uninten-year at the close of each current year, tional mis-statement.
Fire to tho extent of $40,000 on Buildings Life Policies for sums not exceeding Daily at the option of the Assured,"
or on Goods Stored therein.
DOCGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 28, 1868.
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE Co. HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company at the Ports of TaMSU and KELUNG, are pre-
ANOS at current rates."
£5,000,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
fifteen (15) per cent of the profits of the Premiums payable Half-yearly or An- Company for that year divided pro rata to the amount of premium paid by each po Annual Premiums for an Assurance oflicy-holder. £100 for the whule term of Life, including
RUSSELL & Co. £2, 108, per Cent. for Foreign Risk, which Hongkong, March 2, 1867.
ti. tf.will be deducted during a visit to of a per-
manent resident in Europe
ecoding 8 oz. and 20 cents for every pared to Grant Policies of BARINE INSURL Undersigned having been appointed
Book Packela vià Marseilles, 14 cents under 4 oz.; 28 cents above for and not exceeding 6 z; and 28 cessis for every
additional 8 ounces.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,
9th September, 1868
In ja hereby notified that, under the an- thority of a Treasury Warrant dated the let May last, Superiutending, or First-Class Schoolmasters in the Army will, in future,
privileges in
Tegard a Bank, a receipt by any person will be euf-be entitled to the same ficient, provided the Order by crossed with to Letters sent by or addressdd to them on
7-When an Order is presented through
the name of the receiving Bank, and be their own private affairs as are at present
the employ of such Bank.
DOUD & Co
tf
Taranti, 10th August, 1808.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY!
·HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above loupany at that Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extant of $80,000 on Buildings, or on floods stored therein.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, August 24, 1864,
NOTICE. IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.
WITHOUT
WITH
PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION Undersigned having been appointed
4. IB. 9
Аак.
Agents of the above Corporation arë prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur- auce on the usual Terns.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1867.
20
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20
£3 18 8 3 8 48 2
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$ 9 4 1 14
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charged for Short Period Insurances: HE following rates will in future, be
One month,
per cont.
Three months,
17
Six months,
#
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
presented by some Person known to be in enjoyed by Commissioned Officers in the ROM and after this date the following | Army and all Army Schoolmintresses will Batex will be charged for Short Period be entitled (as Army Schoolmasters of all
Ingrances, viz 8.The signature of the of Mo- but the First-Class now are) to the same ney unhe ng ng ullised to the under in the privileges, in rogard to their Letters, are Not exceeding 1 month, & of the annual rate place provided for the purpose. If the enjoyed by non-commissioned Officers and Above 1 mouth and Payee be unable to write he anat sigu the Private Soldiers. receipt by making bis mark in the pressuce of a Witness, who must sign his name, with bis address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order,
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General."
General Post Office, Hongkong, July 31, 1868.
is hereby notified that, under the pro visions of a Treasury Warrant dated the 7th May, the Postage ou a Letter not
ini
3 months and
not exceeding 3,... }
Above
not exceeding 6,...
do.
do.
Above 6 months... the full annual rate. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
9.--Should the Fayes of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE which the Order was issued, at some other
COMPANY Once than that in which the Order was or ginaly drawn, the transfer will be granted,
REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PARNIUM, provided the Orler be inclosed to the exceeding half-an-onnes in weight posted NTIL further notice the following An
nual Rates will be charged for Fire Postmaster of the Office in which it was in Hongkong or at any of the Porta drawn. In such case a new Order will be China and Japan addressed to Egypt, er Insurance, viz lagued, the Commission chargeable upon posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or Detached and Semi-detached
Dwelling
Houses removed which will be deducted from the amount of any of the Ports in Chins and Japan, and
conveyed in the tails by British Facket, is from the Town, and their the new Order,
Contents, 19-in the event of a Money Order reduced from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Iniscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will Cente be grastel on a written application from the Payee, (containing the necessary particulars, and necompanied by au sud- tional Commission) to the Uffice where the Original Urder was payable.
11-On the receipt of a similar applic tion, orders will ha given to stop payment
For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for each half ounce is chargeable.
Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Genera!. General Post Office; Hongkong, July 15, 1858.
1
per cent,
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANOE
COMPANY.
NOTICE,
$
2
PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
Agents in Chins for the above Isur- INDT COMPANY are prepared to grant Poli- cy covering Marine Risks, at the surrent
JUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 6, 1866.
rates.
SAMARAN SEA AND
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
TAE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Macao for the above named
N.B. Intermediate ages charged proper-Company are prepared to grant Polioles tionably.
For Forms, for effecting Life Assumicus,
and for any further information, apply to.
KOB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Hongkong, September 5, 1884,
covering Marino Risks at the current Rates,
RAYNAL & Co.. Macao, Angust 4, 1866.
DE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COIL-
PANY OF BATAVIA. <-
AXICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE. ROM after this date the following Undersigned been appointed rates will be targed for Start Poriodonts for ed laving her upper Insurances, viz
OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG. Risks, and issue Policies on any first elasn Sailing Vessels or Steamers, on the usualTHE Undersigned having been appointed terms, payable in case of loss, in CHINA, Agents in Hongkong for the above SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON, named Companies are prepared to grant ROB. 8 WALKER & Co. Policlos against Sea Rieks on the usual Hongkong, June 17, 1864,
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 1868.
Not exceeding of the Annual Rate,
one month, S Above 1 month and not ex- coeding three months,...... Above 3 m'ths and not ex Deeding six months, ...) Above 6 m'tha, The full Annual Rate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
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THE QUEEN INSURANCE Other Dwelling Houses usedl
COMPANY. strictly as such, and their
CAPITAL, TWO MILLION STERLING, Contents,
per cent.THE Undersigned having been appointed Godowns, Othices, Shops, &c.
Agents for the above Company at the and their Contente, -1 per cent. port, are preputed to grant Policies against GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings Agate, Imperial Fire Insurance ar ou Goods stored therein.
Company. Hongkong, March 4, 1866.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co, Hongkong, May 20, 1868.
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances, viz: Not exceeding One)
Month, Above One Month
per cent.
and not exceeding per cent, Three Monthe, Above Three Months and not exceeding Six Monthe, Above Six Months,
per cent, ̧ ̈
of 1 per cent. ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Compu Hongkong, April 7, -1869,
Thefall Annual Rate
terms.
NOTICE,
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Peric Insuran.ces:-
Not exceeding one
month............ Above one month and notexceeding 3 months, Above
8 months and not exceed.
ing 6 months,... (
of the Annual tät:
Abore 6 months,... the full annual rate,
TURNER & Co.,
Hongkong, April 13, 1868,
Agents