THE CHINA MAIL.
[No. 4370-Julr 4, 1877.
*
Halls.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
SAIGON,
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,
AND MARSEILLES ; ·
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, JAND
PORT LOUIS.
SATURDAY, the 7th July,
1847, Noon, the Company's S. & HO.OGLY, Commandant REYNIES, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPHOIE and CAEGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Speale will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and no- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Catgo wil be received on board until 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the Bah July, 1877. (Farcela are not to be sent on board; they munt to left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,
EL DU POUEY,
Agent, Hongkong, June 20, 1877.
iri
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
WITH FIR
** ****NOTION
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
lusurances.
THE OHINA FIRE INSURANOW COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
insurances.
NOTICE.
LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE Co.
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of | THE BUSINESS of this COMPANY hás
China and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon and Panang.
Risks accepted, and Follcles of Insurance graated at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Ports
KO CHANGE YOR POLICY FREE.
JAS, B. COUGHTRIE, Becretary
Hongkong, November 1, 1871,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
1
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE)
DAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLINS.
Pourers against the Rink of FIRE on THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goals in Matsheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Has bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions,
Proposals for Life Assuranone will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Director for their dealalon.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Liven up to £1000 on a Single Lile.
For Rates of Promlains, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co,
Agents Hongkong & Caxton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Tamadoraigned, Agenta for the shore
prepared to grant In
MELCHERS & Co., Agente, Royal Insuranes Company. QHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, [(LIMITED.)
surances at surrent rates
NOTION,
THE §. 8. "GAELIO" will be de DOLICIES granted at current rates on
Batobed for San Francisco viz Toko Coat Hama, on FRIDAY, the 18th July, at In accordance with the Company's Artioles p.m., taking Cargo and Passenger for of Association, Two Thirds of the Profita are distributed annually to Contulbutors, Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premia contributed Steamers from Shanghai.
by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
Freight will be received on Board ant 4 pm. of the 12th Proximo. PAROEL PACKAGES will be received at the Offies patil 6 p.m. same day: all Parcel Paskager Ahould be marked to address in full; valuo of name lo required,
Return Passage Tickets available months are issued at a reduction of 20 por sent, on regular rates.
For further information as to Freight
·OLYPHANT & Co.. General Agents,
Hongkong, Aprl. 17, 1873,
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
o Passage, apply to the Agony of the Undersigned are prepared to grant dompany, No. 37, Queen's Road Centraleles asust fire to the extent
6. B. EMORY, Agent.
$45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored Hongkong, June 20, 1877. iy18 therein, at current local rates, dabject to a
Discount of 20% on the Promim. «
NORTON & Co.,
deents, Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
STEAM FOR Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Suez, Malts, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediterranean Ports, Southampton, and London, ALBO, Bombay, Madras, and Oalentta
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIYA BERAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship DATHAY, Captain DUNDAS, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 14th July, at
Noon.
For further Particulars, apply to
A. LIND, Superintendent. Hongkong, July 2, 1877.
To Let.
TO LET.
iy 14
THE Dwelling House and Offices No. 1,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
This Day been Transferred to THE MARINE INSURANCE Co., of 20, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON
By Order of the Proprietors,
*** WILLHAM HUNT,
Secretary.
137, Leadenhall Street,
LONDON, N
1st January, 1877.
Tue. Marine Insurance Co.
20, Uld Broad Street,
LONDON,
1st January, 1877.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
CAPITAL,...........£1,000,000 STERLING. RESERVE FUND,.... 340,000
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported, to-day,
To facilitate finding the position of any vennel in the Harbour, the Anchorago is divided into eight Sections, commending at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked by near the Kowloong shore A, and those lu the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., tu conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.
Section,
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works,
8. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office.
4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.
Golden Horn Glenfalloch Lotus.!.
] 1X7ITH Reference to the foregoing Adver-
thement THE MARINE INSUR Moogregor ANCE Co. has This Day taken over the Mikado Business of the LONDON & ORIENTAL Norma STEAM TRANSIT Co., and has Appoint. Spartan ed Mr A. MoÏven as Its AGENT in HONG- KONG,
|
HR Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ROBERT J. LODGE, Manager..
THE Undersigned is prepared to Accept
Tansia Thales Thingvalla Venice
48, Davis
Batavla Beethoven Belted Will Benelutha
BbFord 4kHaesloop
8 cHaje
Section
6. Brom P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wheet. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Fier.
8. From Pler to East Point.
660 July
8 David Sassoon, Sons & Co. 2Yuon Fat Hong 864 June 29 Douglas Lapralk & Co. 232 June 3 Remedios & Co. str. 1023 June 27 Wm. Pustati & Co.
str. 1992 June 29 Wm, Fustan & Co. str. 600 July 8 Kwok Acheong
987 June 22 Jardine, Matheson & Co. str. 1735 July SMessageries Maritimes atr, 820 May 29 Douglas Lapralk & Co. str. 1677 June 27 Landstein & Co.
Vessel's Name.
Captain,
Flag and Rig.
Tons,
Date of Arrival
Contigness or Agents.
Destination,
Remarks,
7. Steamers
Arratoon Apear
5. MacTavish
Dannbe Douglan
9.1 Clanchy
BHI, str. BHL str,
1393 July
S'pore, Calcutta, &c.
Bangkok
9th Inst
5 b Pitman
Coast Porta
Brit sir.
To-day
Emuy
... Blanco
Span, sir,
MaD.'s Slip
4 h Alton
Brit,
Singapore
To-day
**
5 hTaylor
Brit.
str. 1886 July
1Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Shang bal
2 h McNulty
Brit,
str. 1407 July
3 Newell
Brit
str. 1406 July
3David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
Gilman & Co.
4 e Barclay
Brit
Shanghai
To-day
2 h Walker
5 c Cooper
6 Reynter
...Coles
Brit Brit, str. Fch. Brit
Bratow
Manila Yokohama
To-day
Malla
K'loong Dook
4 Molson
Dan,
Salgon
To-day
5 Rhode
Brit
str. 1871 July 3 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
S'pore, Calcutta, do. Wanchal Pier
W. Cores de Vries Yangtze
2 b Weiner
Brit
sir,
384 June 4 Hok Moh Leong
3 Schultze
Brit.
sin.
783 June. 28 Slemeson & Co."
Sailing Vessela
Amer, sh 1399 June 19 P. & Q. S, N, Co.
Gor. bqa.
B68 June 23 Slemmen & Co.
Gor. bge.
540 June 25 Melchers & Co.
7 h Branthwaite Higgins
Brit, bqe
812 June 24 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co..
Keolute Shangha!
Wanchal Pier
Brit. bqe.
970 July 2 Meyer & Co.
4k Tancredl
Ital. bge.
686 Jans 22 Landstein & Co.
Ger. 31,50.
340 June 27 Eduard Schellhasa & Co, Amer, sh, 1403 June 9F. &0. §. N. Co.
|Manila
F. & O. Wharf
12 Knudsen
Siam.
sh.
779 June 22 Chinese
8k Thomsen
Ger.
bg.
8 Place
215 July 1 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Brit. bge. 868 July 1 Rozario & Co.
2 h Cheng Sang
Siam, Boh.
200 April 30 Chinese
7.b McKenzie
Brit. bqe.
690 May 21 Russell & Co.
London
Robertson
Brit. bgs.
395 June 24 Wieler & Co.
8 Renoup 7h Arendrup
Leilonnale Asburn eGuest
Wanchal Plor
cffyland
ofSpalding
Walter Farrell
Brit 31.
2 Hastings
Brit. bge
4 Roberts
Bannah Low
8 Greig
2e28
Highlander Jacobing
18 Hutchinson
4 h Hohlmann
2 Moberg
8 oHauff
8 k Zeeth
Risks and fasue Follales on behalf of the STRINE INSURANOH Co, by any First Class Steamer.
A. MOIVER, Agent of the Marine Insurance Co. of London Hongkong, February 16, 1877. HAMBURG-MAGDEBURG FIRE IN-
an17
SURANCE Co. OF HAMBURG.
Tate Pollales against LOSS or THIS Company is now Prepared to DAMAGE by FIRE at Current Rates. Every Risk taken by this Company is participated in by Three of the largest German Fire Insurance Companies, re- presenting an aggregate Capital and Surplus of over SIXTY MILLION MARKS, equal to FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS, tlius enabling this Company to accept large lines.
SANDER & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, June 26, 1877; THE ON TAI INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL TAELS 400,000, rqval to
$556,665 ***
Directors.
LEE SING, of the Lai Hing Firm. CHAN BHUNG LAI, of the Lai Yuon Firm. WONG YIK PUN, of the Chun Cheong Wing
Hong.
Loo Yes, of the Yes On Firm,
FONG SONY FONG, of the Tung Sang Wo
Hong.
WONG PAK CHzore, of the San Tye Les
Hong,
PUN PONG, of the Wy Sing Firm,
Manager-HO AMEI,”
Blanca Pertica Bonita Brown Brothers Canton Carl
Charlotte Andrews Cheng Soon Chinaman Created Wave Corinne Daphne Dauphine Evening Star Fleetwing Formosa Fred. P. Litchfield Friedrich Perthes Golden Spur
Grasmere Gryfe
Jalo Jotun
Kandanghauer II. Loading Wind Loitorer Lord Macaulay Louiga Marie Louise Matchlear Morro Castle Nuevo Constante
Osaka
Panola Peiho
Penrith
Ploslola
Polynesia
Robt. Henderson Rosina Stamere Crown St. Anne,....
Viscount Macduff Wealthy Pendleton
MARINE RISKS on Goons, etc., taken Stanfield
at CURRENT RATES to AUSTRALIA, CALIFORNIA, MANILA, SINGAPORE, Saigon, PENANG, and to all the TREATY PORTS of China and Japan,
M
HEAD OFFICE, 48, Bonham Strand.
Hongkong, Juns 1, 1877.
Lo grant Policles against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or O Biet the same, at the anual Bates, subject to a discount of 20 "THE per cent,
GILMAN & Co.,
dgents. Hongkong, July 6, 1876.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
Incorporated BY ROYAL CHARTER of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720,
D'Aguilar Street, lately in the occupaHE Undersigned having been appointed tlon of Messrs DOUGLAS LAFBAIK & Co.
Agents for the above Corporation are The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Terrace, Possession from the 1st June prepared to grant Insurances as follows
Marine Department, Folleles at ourront entes payable ofther bare, in London or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia.
next.
The Dwelling House No. 6, Gough Street, Possession from the 1st July next.
The Dwelling House No. 10, Gough Street. Possession from 1st August next.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & 00. Hongkong, May 16, 1877.
TO LET, TTOUSE Nos. 8 and 9, Seymour Terrace, House No. 10, Albany Road, lately occupied by the Rev. R. H. KIDD,
**Disnes Villa," Pok-foo-lum, Furnished.
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, February 16, 1877.
TO BE LET.
E Protect No. 33, Queen's Road, late in the occupation of THE BORNEO UDMBÁKY, LIMITED. - Apply to
TURNER & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1877,
NOW READY,
FENG SHUI OF, THE RUDIMAKIG OF
NATURAL SCIERGE IN CHINA. By Dr. EJ. Erat One Volumi, tre, Price, $1.60.
**BUDDHISM, Ira Histour, Tudok? AND
By Dr. B. J. Erval. Eccond Edition, One Volume 670, Přiso, $1,50.
Order will be received by Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co.
Hongkong, July 31, 1878,
Fire Department, Policies lasued for long or short periods at current rator. A discount of 30 % allowed. Life Department, Follolen issued for sums not exceeding £4,000 at reduced rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & O., Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
:
Intimations.
Now Ready.
OHINA REVIEW,"
No. 5, VOL. V.
Annual Subscription, Six Dollars and..
a Half.
CONTENTE.
Chinese Natural Theology,
Notes on Chiness Grammar, Deer Stalking in Obins (Consluded from
page 224)
Chinese Etymology, with a List of Primi-
tives and Key to Shwo-Wăn. Brief Sketches from the Life of K. 'ung-ming. Short Nothes of New Books and Literary On the Twenty-eight Constellations.
Intelligence,
Collectanea Bibliographica.
Notes and Queries
WHAMPOA
Bombay Heironimus Hieronimus
8 katehr
12 h Goodell
7 h Hinckley 8 bl
8 Monkman
Sahlerloh
4k Guibour 18 Dawes
Brit. bqe. Brit.
Fch. bg. Brit. bge. Amer, sh. Brit, bqo.
345 July 1Order
964 June 18 Meyer & Co. 927 May 28 Biemmen & Co. 871 June 20 Wieler & Co. 829 May 7 Olyphant & Co. 015 May 29 Russell & Co.
10rder
Amer. bge. 1082 July Ger, bqe.
480 June 4Sierassen & Co. 666 June 30 Meyer & Co.
608 July 1Borneo Co., Limited Brith 1068 May 24 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Brit.
sh. 1290 April 28 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Amer. b. 1852 May 13 Yogel, Hagedorn & Co, (Cer. bgo. 417 June 24 8lemssen & Co.
Russ
ah, 1865 July 2Order Norw, p. 885 July 1delobern & Co. Dut ah. 1114 June 18 Melchers & Co. Amer. sh. 1208 June 30 Meyer de Co. Amer, soli
45 Ang. 18 Insurance Con
246 July 1 Eduard Schellhans & Oo,
Brit. bge.
847 July 1Captain
Ger. Sm..
Feh. bqe.
425 June 22 Carlowitz & Co.
Amer, ab. 1108 June 22 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Amer, bye. 404 July 1 Captain
Span, sch. 203 July 8 Remedios & Co.
1Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Melchers & Co.
18temsson & Co.
985 Juno 16 Siomasen & Co.
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
408 Feb. 28 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Ellogo Labuan
New York
San Francisco
Nicolajefak
Wanchal Pier
San Franciaco
New York
New York
New York
Wanobal Pier
New York
London
wwwțikomania For Sale
12 kJewett
4 Uriarte
7 Lowe
Belt. bge. 527 June
18 Meyer & Co.
8 bLunt
3 Christiansen
4 Rimington
¡Am. 3m. 60. Ger. bqo. Brit. bqe. 521 July
597 June 250 July
Rasoll & Co.
14 k Grafe
¡Gler, bqe.
239 July
17 Schwauer
Ger. sh.
18 h Gunn
Brit. bge.
558 June
4k Henson
Am. Sm. eo.
2 h Sazstoph
Slam. ah.
4kJan
Fch, bg.
Dudley
4k Wright
Brit, bge. Brit. 3m.co.
8 Blanchard
Smith
Biebl Koch
Brit str. 740 May 9P, &0. §. N. Co. Ger. bqe. 425 June 21 Wieler & Co. Brit, bg. 232 June 22 Landstein & Co.
Chefoo
Tientsin
Amer, bgo.
640 June 25 Chinese
287 June 28 Carlowitz & Co.
576 June 16 Borneo Company, Limited 208 June 28 Borneo Company, Limited 800 July 2Douglas Lapraik & Co.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
* h British
Vessel Name.
Anchor.
age.
Flag.
Class
Tons. Guns, H. P.
Date of
Arrival
Commander.
EX
Curlew Hart
5 k British
gun vessel
774
3
100 May 4
E. J. Church
gun Vessel
465
4
120
May 6
gunboat
1200
4
H. N. Hood M. Loulvre
military hospital
3591
Moorben Patino Victor Emanuel
gunboat
420
60
May 28
K. D. Spanish
transport
1200
Feb. 28
John Hope Rapallo
6 0 British
Commodore's flag-ship' 3087
14
Lal Tua
Mecanee
2 €
6k
Annamite British
0 h British
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.
June 0
......
Commodore Watson
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, LU.
Nama
Tous,
Gans
K. P.
Commander.
3. Godell
Name.
Tons. Captain
Owners.
Fame
117 Stopani
The King Klao" or Nestorian Religion. The Shan of the King of Ch'u, Tonio Solfa Notation in China.
Fei Wau Ichang Kin Shan
H. & W'pos Dock Co.. Capt. Sanda
431
Ohen-jul
28
700
457
Kiu Klang
Idatin
09
Martin Carg 617 Benning, T.
Butterfield and Swiro EL, C. &M, S.-boat Co.
Chen-to
431
150
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
280
Bats & Delicacy.
Powan
1860
600
Domesilo Torture.
Baads
87
MA
Esop's Fables in Sanskrit and Chinese. Books Wanted, Exchanges, des.
Sir J. Joejsebhoy
301
Spark
White Cloud Yoteal
140 Hoyland 280 Benning, A, 180 Browne
B, C & M. S.-bost Co.
H., C. & M. R-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Quảng 00 Shen-ohi Sul-tsing Tebing-tsing Ten-po
180
160
150
180
Wing po
600
Do. Do.
Okins Mall Ofes, Hongkong, May 12, 1877.
NOTICE
THE Underalgned Agents are in rocalpt1 Directorn authorfeing them to lane Polleles was
AEP DRINKAN MAIL.
as heretofore. No change, how- Penguin
to the extent of 810,000 on any one first ever, will be made in the prios of subscrip olars risk, or to the oxtont of £15,000 on tion, which will remain at $5 per annum. adjoining risks at current raton
The charges for advertisements aIS HOW assimilated to those of the China Mall. The ntheusi success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable medium for advertizers, and
A Discount of 20% allowed.
HOLLIDAY, WIE O. Hongkong, January 8, 1875.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANOF COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON,
10 Undersigned have been appointed Hongkong, Canton, Feochow, Shanghal and Hankow, and are prepared to grani Insurances at ourzend raise.
- HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1800,
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. P.&O. S, N, Oo.
Kwok Achoong
Ching-po Ching-Bing Chun-hal Peng-chou-hal
Gamai merai? E samma
400
60
Copy
60
180
E. F. Collins
Stewart
Wan Lum Wan E Choy
A Fry
TA Ping Tye
H. Wado
J. Calder
Board
C. De Longueville
Lam Man Wo..
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. } MERONTAKT SAILING VESSELE.
British barque
FOODHOW SHIPPING IN PONT. June 23, 1877. HZRUHANT BREAKERS.
June 28, 1877.
Albert Victor
MERCHANT STEAMELA.
Alfred Hawley
Appin
British
Alma
TIROM and after the Chinese New Tesfa Dalia
day (February 17, 1874) the Chinese Fleurs Oastla
British
Cathay
British
Almatia
for London
*China
German
Avona
British
Obinna
Chinese
Eaglet
fot London
Folyama
Chinese
Scindia
for London
Giengyle
fox London
Fitaray
Viking
for London
Flae-an
Chinese
Antoa
Bashara Taylor Carl Ludwig Catharine
· MERCHANT GAILING VESSELS,
for Melbourno for Sydney
Han-kwang Honan Hoogly *Howing
Chineno
Obinero
H. Bremer
French
Chincre
for Dunedin
for Colònian
Klang-chang
Chinete
for Malbourn
Klang-ching
Chinese
for Taiwanfoo
Kiang-kwan
Chinese
for Melbourne -
Klang.piati
Chiness
for Colonies:
Kiang-wae
Chinesu
Nanking
for Melbourne
for Bydney
Paukong
American British
American
for Australia for Shanghai.
Ta-yue-fung
American
John Milton John Nicholson Lauderdale Moses B. Tower Oceania Stratheden Thermopyle Windhover
*Teheran
Brittan
KEN-OF-WAR.
Kestrel
British gunboat
* Since left post, or arrived at Hongkong.
Sobol
The Conductors guarantes an eventual | Gaston Anger efroulation of öne thousand copies, It to Endda already the most influential native fourhal Ita published, and enjoys considerable prestige Loutea at the Port of China end Japan, and at Lydia on and Australla Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, San Frands Rhode
Wm. Massot Woollahre
Mosquito
For tarma, do., address
Ms OHUN AYIN, Manager.
China Mail Difios,
27th February, 1874,
Boontow
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