Notices of Firms..
NOTICE.
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY OF
LIAM DOLAN in our Firm CEASED ON the 31st day of December, 1878.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Dated this 31st day of December, 1878. £4
ΝΟΤΙΟΕ.
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
Undersigned being about to CLOSE This Fire at Sentov, hereby notifies BE at Swatow, hereby notifies by him, he will Collest and Pay.
The interest and Good will of his Business bas been transferred to Messrs DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Notices to Consignees.
FROM LONDON AND
SINGAPORE.
THE S. 8. Glenorchy having arrived from
the above Porte, Consigness of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium-are being landed at their risk into the Gudowne of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Whacres or Buata delivery may be obtained.
...
ONGFanAKA.
BERLIN COLOGNE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, BERLIN.
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Intimations.
THE FOLKLORE OF CHINA;
N. B. DENNYS, PH.D.
No. 4853.--JANUARY 25 1879.
ntimations.
A NEW STOCK OF NEXT JOBBING TYPES HAVING BEEN RECEIVED FROM ENGLAND,
Guarantee Funds of the
Company's Reinsurers,.. M, 100,000,000 THE following are selected from nume- THIS OFFICE IS PREPARED TO
rons notices which have appeared in 0,000,000 Shareholders' Capital......
the London, Continental and Eastern 6,167,643 papers :- 1,666,122
Premiums and interests E. VINCENT.
Hongkong, November 30, 1878.
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of
N --Mr WALTER SCOTT FITZ, in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CzABED ON
he 31st December last,
Mr CHARLES VINOENT SMITH is admitted a Partner from This Date,
RUSSELL & Cs. Hongkong, January 1, 1879,
NOTICE.
PACIFIC MAIL. STEAMSHIP Co.
jz1
R. J. J. HOWARD is hereby autho- rized to SIGN BILLS OF LADING by
ME
the Company's Steamers,
RUSSELL & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, January 2, 1879.
NOTICE
NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given, that Meere DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. bave This Day Established a BRANCH of their Firm at Swatow, and have authorized, Mr G. D. PITMAN to Sign per Procuration.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 30, 1878.
NOTICE.
TR. EZEKIEL ABRAHAM SOLO.
MMUZ has been admitted a Partner our Firm at this Port and in China, from 1st January, 1879.
E. D. SASSOON & Co.
fo24 Hongkong, January 24, 1879.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 2 P., To-day..
Cargo romaining undelivered after the 27th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bulls of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1879,
·
for 1877,... Reserves, ......................
Makes a Grand Total of... M. 112,828,763. Capital Insured end of 1877, M. 1,024,507,683
THE Undersigned having been Appoint- above Company, are prepared to grant ja27
Insurance to the extent of $50,000 on First-class Risks at Current Rates!
GROSSMANN & Co., Agents General. Hongkong, January, 1879.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
8. 8. YANGTSE.
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THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LONDON.
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NOTICE. CONSIGNEES of Cargo per. 8. S. Euphrate, from London, in conned tion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com-THE AGENCY of the above Company pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, foa Wably under the Firm of DENEKE aniere intimation is received from the Con- siguess, before To-DAY, the 24th Instant, at 3 p., requesting it to be landed here,
Bills of Lading will be countersigued by the Undersigned.
NOTICE
have To-day entered into Partner
& GEORG as SHARE and GENERAL BROKERS.
CARL DENEKE, - ERICH GEORG,
HAVE THEIR MERCHANT, &c., Peddar's Hill, No. 2,
a COMM188ION
at No. 2, Queen's Road, under the Style of
"J, O. SMITH & Co,
J. GRANT SMITH
Hongkong, January 1, 1879.
NOTICE.
THE BUSINESS bitherto Conducted TE, at this Port, CANTON, and
SHANGHAI will be CONTINUED from This Date under the Style and Title of VOGEL & Co.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1879.
NOTICE.
fal
E bare Established a BRANCH of
WE
our Firm at SHANGHAI.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, December 81, 1878.
NOTICE.
I de
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at this Port and at CANTON 3 MER- CHANT and COMMISSION AGENT, under the Firm or Style of FUSTAU & Co.
T. I E. VON PUSTAU, Hongkong, January 1, 1879,
INESS
this Port.
NOTICE
fol
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Hongkong, January 15, 1870.
NOTICE.
Goods remaining unclaimed after Far- DAY, the B1st Instant, at Noon, will be fel aubject to rent and landing charges,
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
"L ̈HENNEQUIN,
Ac'g.Agent..
HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED myself as a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT and AUDITOR.
THOS. ARNOLD,
16, Bank Buildings,
--Hongkong: January 1, 1879.
Balls.
STEAM FOR
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SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH. AMPTON, AND LONDON; VIA BOMBAY,
ALBO
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.
THE STEAM
MARINE SURVEYOR at
R. H. CAIRNS, Surveyor to Local Insurance Offices and Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
Olub Chambers,
Hongkong, December 21, 1878,"
ان
NOTICE.
fel
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of TMF OTTO BENECKE in our Firm CEASED on 31st December, 1878.
CARLOWITZ & Oo.
Canton, Hongkong
and Shaughat, January 1, 1879.
fol
NOTICE.
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of
The late JOHN FALCONER ROSE
In our Firm CEASED on the 21st January, 1879.
ROSE & Co. Hongkong, January 22, 1879,
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NOTICE. HAVE This Day established myself as GENERAL and SHARE BROKER,
CARL DENEKE.
Offfee, Bank Bulldings,
Hongkong, December 8, 1878,
M
NOTICE.
B. ROBERT BERNHARD has This A Day CEASED to be a Partner in our Business,
HEINEMANN & Co., Ship Brokers. Hongkong, January 17, 1879. fel7
of
NOTICE Entstent and
Undersigned in the Chinest Mail, ## (Wah Toto Fat Po), CEASED from the lat August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Date will be received And paid by blm.
CHON AYIN Hongkong, April 6; 1878,
NOTICE. TN Reference to the abero, the Under- 1 land has Lab but in a trafi from the 1st August, 3877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG TOOK CHUN, as Translator, and General Manager of the Bevarapen which under fte new régime wil he found to be, as hitherto, an ex- bellent medinm for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to darote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.
LONG CHIA
NAVIGATION LAND ORIENTAL BAN PEKIN, Captain W. WOOLCOTT, will leave
At Noon.
Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay without tranship- ment, arriving one week later than by the direct route. Silk and Valuables will be transferred to the Caloutta steamer at Galle.
For further Particulars, apply to
A. MolVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, January 20, 1879.
fel
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR
THE UNITED „STATES AND EUROPE,
WITH THE
IX GOMOTION
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING
- RAILROAD COMPANIES
A
ATLANTIO STEAMERS.
THE
(HE S. 8. OCEANIC will be despatch
ad for San Francisco via Yokshame,
on TUESDAY, the 4th February, 1879, 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers to Jausn, the United States and Europa.
Connection is made at Yokohama, wit). Steamers from Shanghal
Hongkong, January 24, 1879.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
JONSIGNEES of the following Cargo |
Are requested to sond In their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- algnature, and take Immediate dellvory. This Cargo has been landed and stored ai their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
LAENNEQUIN, Acty. Agent.
Ex Iraouaddy."
G (in diamond) No. 1/3, Mens78 Gilman
& Co., 3 cases Granite, from London. Hongkong, January 8, 1879.
HONG LISTS.
Circular, large sheet,
at this Port and at Foodnow has This Day been Transferred to the Under sigrad, who are prepared to accept Risks and grant Policies at Current Rates.
BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, January 11, 1879.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
fell
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chios and Japan, and at Singapore,
Saigon and Penang.
Kisks accepted, and Policles of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Ports.
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES,
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King Georgs The First, A. D. 1720.
{)
BE Undersigned having been appointed Agenta for the above Corporation are propared to grant Insurances as follows:- Marine Department. Policies at current rates payable either
of nuo
THE AMENDED HONG 1152 berdin, 8ndon or at the principal Ports
in English and Chinese, con- GRning the Names of all the most important Campasión, Immtitutions and Mercantile Houses in the Oolony.
Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 per dozen.
At the "China Mail" Office.
Lasurances.
THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
RE Undersigned having been appointed Andersdong been appolated named Company, are prepared to Graut POLIOLES against FIRE of Buildings and on Goods to the extent of $50,000, at the usuni Rates, subject to an immediato Dis- count of 20 per cent.
Attention is invited to a considerable rodization in Premia for Life Insurance in
Ontoa.
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, August 13, 1878
LANCASHIRE INBURANCE
COMPANY,
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
18E Undersigned are prepared to grant Freight will he received on Board nailToLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board. Vessels and on Hulls of
1 pm. of the 3rd February, PARCEL PACKAGES wil be received at the Offer
antil 5 p.m. sate day: all Pureel Package Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms should be marked to address la tull; valusad Conditions. of same is required.
A REDUCTION is made on Return PAG- BAGE TICKETS,
For further information as to Freizhi or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Rond Central
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision
If required, protection will be granted on firat olies Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Life, G. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, January 3, 1879.
fod
TROM
NOTICE,
THE CHINESE MAIL,
TROM and after the Chinese New Year's day (February 17, 1874) the Chinese Mail will be leaved DAILY instead of Ta WEEKLY na heretofore. No change, how ever, will be made in the price of subaorip tion, which will remain at $4 per sanum.
The charges for advertisements are now assimilated to those of the China Mail. The unusual success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable medium for advertisers
It
The Conductors guarentes an eventual direniation of one thousand coples. already the most influential native journal published, and enjoys considerable prestige at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Slogapore, Penang, Calcutta, San Fran
· Løsesò at the Hongkong Chineas Mail, | class and Australia,
Bengkungi Aprü 0, 1870.
Ching Mail Odos,
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNBOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
Petite
NOTICE.
Marine Rides to all parts of the World. POLICIES granted at obzrent rates ob In accordance with the Company's Artifies of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit, are distributed annually to Contributors whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premis contributed by eacb, the remaining third being oarried to Reserve Fund.
Í, BRADLEE SMITH, General Agent,
Hongkong, Disember 8, 1978,
current rates.
Fire Department, Policies issued for long or short periods at A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department. Policies fasued for sans not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which is paid up £160,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £ 120,000 Annual income £250,000
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THE Undersigned have been appointed T
tongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, Agents for the above Company at and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
LOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
THE Undersigned,
for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the usual Rates, cubject to a discount of 20 per cent.
GILMAN & C
Agento,
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ; [HE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant in
·surances at ourrent rates,
MELOHERS & Co. Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
QUIEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Dr. Dennya bie done good service In bringing together and presenting in read. able form the hitherto scattered contribu tions to Chinese Folklore-Times.
A very important addition to Folklore literature-Athenæum.
The look is entertaining and adds a good deal to the facts of comparative mythology
to fantast
A worthy pendant to Archdeacon Gray's valuable volumes-Graphic,
A very amusing and very instructive book- Spectator.
Adde hacful testimony to curious inform. ation-l. London News.
Full of curious interest to the general reader and of valuable material for the ethnological philosopher-British Quarterly Review.
We are indebted to Dr. Dennys for a welcome addition to all exfating stores of popular superstitions-John Bull.
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Deserving of careful reading. Throws PASSENGER LISTS, much light on the study of comparative BILLS OF SALE, mythology-(Shanghai) Celestial Empire.
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Abounding with entertaining and inter- osting matter-Japan Mail.
Pleasantly written and instructive- Straits Tim 8.
We trust the anthor will continue his He has produced interesting researches avory interesting and valuable volume even if he has not established his theory
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Representative of the interest and im portance of the study of folklore-London Tatler,
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Indispensable to the student of the very inatruotive subject of Folklore-Dublin University Magasine.
For Sale by Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD
&Co.
Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1879. [111ap79
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL
&0.
China Mail Othoo, 2, Wyndham Street, (Back of Club).
Chair and Boat Hire. LEGALIZED TARIFF OF FARES SOR Ühaine, CHAIR BEAREES,” And Boată, IN THE COLONY or HoxaKONG.
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour,....10 ota. Hour,20 ct. Three hours...50 ets. Six hours,....70sta Day (from 6 to 6),
One Dollar. Licensed Bearers (each),
Beur, Half day, Day,
100
***
*** ***
་་་
DEP
WE S
....10 senta.
35 cents.
*
...50 cents.
BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE,
BOATS.
NOT
1st Class Cargo Bont of 8 or 900
picais, per Day, 1st Class Cargo Bost of 8 or 900
Oargo Boat of 600 piculs, por Day,
2nd
Load,...
2nd Class Cargo Bost of 600
picals, per Load,
441
48.00
1,00
9,50
3rd
Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Bani of 200 piculo, per Day, Brd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bost of 600
picals, per Load, ...
1.76
411
1.50
1,00
Brd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bost of 800
picals, Halt Day,
...
83
Sampana.
+9
$1.00
Опа Hour, ... Half-an-Hour,
20
+
10
THE Olculation of, THIS PAPER hanoz Pallaway Boats, per Day, Toon rely much extended.
The fol. lowing are some of Its Agents:---- Mação.-Man Chuer Shop,
Canton --Sing Chusn Native Post Office, Luen Hing Street; Chut Heung Low Hotal, Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Teal Street; Mr Sit. Chuen Fan, Tung Wer Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Kwan; Yuon Fong Shop, la front of the
Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam; Kwa Shop, Small Market Street, New City Yee Heung Shop, Sin Chooug, Bunam
Swato.Sai Cheong flong; Woh Sher Loong Hong.
Amoy, Chun Cheong Hong, Mook Kek Street.
Foochote. Mr Yu Ching Cheong, Foo chow Artenal; Mr Lam Kwok Ching, Mari- time Customs.
Thanghai-Mir Ng Obing Shun, Mari time Customs; Mr Ho Tue Chuen, Mari time Customs; Mr Chun Sing Hol, Mesero Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr Kwong Obuen Fook, Educational Mission Sahool; and Mow Sing fang Kee shop.
Nigpo.- Mr Bang Min Ches, Maritime Customs.
Bankoto,Yes Hing Hong.
Chefoo.-Yes Shuu Bong,
Japan-Mr Leong Chon Ting, Munic pal Office, Yokohama
Saigon.-Wobang Hoty. Singapore-Ting Koo Hong; Kwong Foox Sang HoDE
Penang-You Wing Fong; Argus Ofcs. Calcutte.-Mow Bing Company,
San Francisco,--Kwong Foung Tal Hong The above are some of the Agencies, others will be published, when they are arranged for. Negociations are in progress with the express couriers who ore, the official despatches who Peking Gazettes, vo circulate the Chinese Mail la the interior of Chira
Hongkong, Mažon 1, 1874
NOW READY,
After 6 ...........10 conta extra. Nothing in this Scala prevents private agréo, *: ments.
That for the Street Coolles la as fol- lows:--
STREET COOLIES.
One Day,....
Scale of Hire for Street Joplice.
Half Day,... Three Hour,..... One Hourtice Half Hour
.88 cents.
.80
29
18
5
B # Nothing in the above Boale is to affect private “agreements,
Shipping Intelligence, t'he following to corrected from the Intest London and Colonial Papers, &c.:-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
AT HONGKONG,
When left.
Name,
Mar.
28, Oracle,
80, Bristulang. June
13, cxcelsior,
From
Liverpool
Antwerp
17, James shepherd, London 17, Ciluraum, Oct.
20, Underwriter, July
Fortress Monroo
28, Abbey Cooper,
Antwerp
dug.
0, Crania
Ponarth
Sept.
Hamburg
Liverpool [via dif
Liverpool
Bremen
9, Jan Fetor,
Massluis
21, Fulda,
Hamburg
20, Rosaire,
Qardif
Déo
1, Nestor (4),
7, Gordon Castle,
Liverpool London
Antwerp Liverpool
18, Jag bine, 19, Hermann, Nov.
10, Blenheim,
Glaucus (8.),
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE-11, A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal E Undersigned are prepared to grant evo., pp. 404.-By ERNEST JOHN BITEL, $45,000 on Bulldogs, or on Goods stored Price: FIVE DOLLARS, OF TWO Dollars Sootland.
Policiós against Fire to the extent of Ph.D. Tübingen. therein, st current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premis.
NORTON & CO.,
Agents
Hongkong, January 1, 1876,
ANDA ILALY per Part.
To be had from Efesere LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghaljand Metary KELLY & WALSU, Shenghal
Hongkong, Harch 1, 1878
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOKTU.
At London.-Bleamers sia. Sua Tan L Radnorebira, Teviot.
Bt Mark
Bailing
Carricks,
Devans
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