U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TỎ NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANDIBOO,
Intimations.
NEWS FOR HOM-E.
The Oregland China Mail.
(The oldës) Overland Paper in Okiss.)
PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
THE CHINA NAIL.
Insurances.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
Marino Risks to all parts of the World. DOLICIES _granted at current rates on
THE U. 8. Mall Steamship CITY OF Containing from T2 to 84 columns of closely are distributed annually to Contributores
TOKIO, will be despatched for San Francisco, vin Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 18th August, at 3 p.m., taking Pan- sengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for tran- sportation to Yokohama and other Japan Forte, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Citles of the United States via Over land Railways, to Harana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamora.
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
On Through PASSAGES to EUROPE,
• REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT 'from Regular Rates is granted to OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL AND CONSULAR SERVICES IN COMMIS- SION.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m., the 17th August, Faroel Packager will be received at the offico until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; vains of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's
printed matter.
FH18- Mail Summary la compiled from the Daily China Mail, is published on the morning of the twice a month English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's curront history of events in China and Japan-002 tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries.
It contains Shipping news from Shangbai; Hongkong, Canton, &o, and a complete Commercial Summary.
Subscription, 60 cents per Copy (postage paid 56 cents.) 412 por anuum (postage paid $19.50.)
Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY
BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer.
Terms of Advertising, came as in Dally China Mail
Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW.”
Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the No W Ready.
Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage
and Freight, apply to the Agency of the
Company, No. 9, Prays Contral
RUSSELL & Oo, Agents.
au18 Hongkong, August 4, 1879,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES;
AL60,
No. 6.-Vol. VII. OF THE
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit,
whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premia contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund..
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary. Hongkong, December 9, 1878,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Storling
of which is paid up £ 100,000 22 Reserve Fund upwardsof£ 120,000
£ 250,000 11 Annual Income
TUE
"
Undersigned bays been appoluted Agenta for the above Company st Hongkong, Cantor, Foocbow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
[No. 5022.-August 12, 1879.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.`
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departurés reported to-day,
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage la divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong sliörs are marked, near the Kowloong shore k., and thoss in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections,
Section
1. From Green Island to the Gas. Works, 2.From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Worka.-
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Barbour Master's Office, 4. From Harbour Master's to the F. and O. Co.'s Office,
Fessel's Name.
Bombay Oburruca Danube. City of Tokio...
Fame..... Kalear-1-Hind
Moray...... Namoa ....
Bection.
6. From P. and O. Co.'s Offico to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.
8. From Flor-to-East Point.
Captain.
and Rige
Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.·
Destination
Remarks.
...Clanohy
To-day To-morrow.
848 Aug. 11 Holliday, Wine & Co. 366 Aug. 10 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 1899 July 31 David Sassoon, Sons & Co. 12 Kwok Acheong
B.K. & Wpos Dock Co.
P. & O. 8. N. Co.
BDouglas Lapraik & Co.
Now York Amoy, &a
S'pore, Calcutta, de l'o-morrow
Manila
Y'hama & S. Fcisco 18th inst.
Bangkok
Europe, &c.
To-day
Spore, Calcutta, &e. To-morrow
Coast Ports
Shanghai
Brit. str. 2550 Aug. Brit.
24 China Traders' Insurance Co.
Landstein & Co.
Sands Slip
Tog Plying
15th inst
Saigon
Manila
15th Inst.
To-day
Steamers
Egean
[5 ofStewart
Brit. str.
Albay
5 F. Ashton
Arratoon Apear
...... Mɛotavish
12 b
5 h Abaroa
Brit. str. Brit.
at Brit. str Span. str.
5 Maury......
8 b8topani
749 Feb. 387 Ang. Amer, str. 5070 July Brit. str. 661 Aug. Brit, atr:
10 Remedios & Co.
29 P. M. 8. 8. Oo.
8 Yuen-Fat Hong
117
Methven
5 b Butcher
etc. 1427 July
31 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
Ningos... Norma Olympia. Pacifio Salvadora Sea Gull Washi
kdWestaby.
Bilt
str.
862 Aug,
4 Casa
Brit
· str.
761 Aug.
12 Siemssen & Co.
3 k Love
Brit.
str.
606 May
31 Kwok Achoong
3 c Nagel
Ger str.
789 Aug.
8Ah You
.1 hfernbeim...... Ger. str.
69. July
29iemssen & Co.
5 Larrinaga ......Span. str.
316 Aug.
8 Remedios & Co.
8 k Haydon
Amer, str.
48 Mar.
.5 oHunter.................. Brit, str.
265 Aug.
4k Bever.......................... Brit. str....***
Russell & Co.
Sailing VessoÏA....
Adam H. Simpson ...1 ball, Jr. Advance...
1624 Aug.
4Order
336 Aug.
9 Chinese
719 Aug. 861 July 26 Meyer & Co.
11 Adamson, Bell & Co.
Wanchai Pier
601 July 11 Russell & Co..
Honolulu
404 June 26 Kwong Him Woo
646 Aug.
7L. Mallory
340 Aug.
7 Melchers & Co.
Chefoo
Oleared
341 Aug.
9 Eduard Schellhass & Co. -
Tientsin
838 Aug. 263 July
4 Chinese
¡Colonies
New York
Hamburg
New York
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extant of CHINA REVIEW $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Fremia,
NORTON & Co.,
Agents.
CONTAINS-
Jottings from the Book of Rites L Translations of Chinese School-books. The Ballads of the Shi-king. Floods in China.
The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Brief Sketches from the Life of [K*ung-
ming.
Ethnological Sketches from the Dawn of
Blatory.
Chinese Philosophy before Confucius.
A Chlp from Chinese History, or the last two Emperors of the Great Snug Dynasty, 1101-1126.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
K
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
UE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels, and on Euila of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA Shorts 24 New Books and LiteraryTFOLIoras against the Risk of FIRE on
ON
AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
'N TUESDAY, the 19th August, 1879, at Noon, the Company's S. S ANADYR, Commandant DE BOISSEULL BARON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above pincer.
Cargo and Speele will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 8 p.m., oùi the 18th August, 1879. (Parcels are not
to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
Intelligence.
Notes and Queries:-
The Pekingese Syllables Smu, zu, dzo. Supposed Mention in Chinese History of the Nestorian Mission to China in the 7th and 8th Contarles. New Foochow Colloquial Words, The Kitchen-God. Examination of Licentiates. The Canton River. Cutting Crystals, ·· Door Slabs of Litorati. Coine of the Ming. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &a
China Mail Office, Hongkong, July 24, 1879.
SAILORS' HOME,
For further particulars, apply at the ANY CLOTHING BOOKS, OF
Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent,
Hongkong, August 6, 1879.
au19
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED
IX
STATES AND LUROPE, CORRECTION WITH THI
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING
· RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIOSTEAMERS,
THE S. 8. BELGIO will be despatch- ed for San Francisco via Yokohama,
on or about September 1st, 1879, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hongkong, July 25, 1878,
To Let.
STORAGE,
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re aeived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
Zephyr...
Amer. sh 2 cSpencer Biar bga Adelaide Norris ...... 8 Woodward.............. Amer. b. ...Lowe....... Brit. ah. Agnes Muir
Alice O. Dickerman... 4k Bryant. Am. 3m, so. Ann Adamson .... 4 Robertson...... Brit. bqe. Amer. bqe.
Anticok......
Besthoven nespera
Bonita.....
Bua Cano
Candace
Chanca
Chocola
Edward Barrow.. Emil Jukus Floral Star:
Fred. P. Litchfield Gylding
Hazel Holme.. Hermann
.7 e Weeks
Adaja
12k Stahr
1 Lange 8 k Oandler
་་་་་
Ger. bge. Gor.5m. O, Siam, bqe Brit.3m.ac.
41 Washburn ...... Amer. bye. .4 k Kennett......... Brit. bqe. 4. Rich........... Brit. boe. 5kJürgenson... Ger. bqs. 7h Davison ***** Brit.3m.80. 4k Spalding. Amer. bge. 3 kWhether Dan.
3 K Millican ..........................9 Schmidt Highlander ....... 4k Hutchinson Hopewell
J. A. Borland John A. Brigge...... Marquis of Argyll Monte Rosa
F. Fitzpatrick Prosperity Race Horse Rifleman Sumatra.....
Tal Leer
If required, protection will be granted on Erat class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Vigilant.
Life.
For Bates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1809;
CAPITAL £2,000,000,
Undersigued, AGENTS at Hongkong
7 b Langiola
8 cKent
.8 c Randall
..3 c McKoon
2 cHoff
5 Chinese 638 June 19 Russell & Co. 284 July 21 Rozario & Co. 968 June 26 Vogel & Co. 501 July 18 Melcher & Co. 244 July 30 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1083 July 13 Russell & Co.
5 Ohinese bg. 240 Aug. Brit. bge.
405 Aug. 7 Adamson, Bell & Co. Ger, bqe.
7 Wieler & Co. 444 ắng. ...Amer. b. 1862 June 19 Vogel & Co.
Brit. bqe. 579 July 10 Adamson, Bell & Co.
670 Jul 26 Malchers & Co.
Amar. bqe.
amer. sh. 2110 July 21 Messageries Maritimes Brit. bqe. 500 June 11 Rozario & Co.
Amer. h. 1313 June 15 Fegel & Co.
387 Aug. 7 Slemssen & Co. 740 June 19 Order
Amer. sh. 1090 Sept. 8 Russell & Co,
250 Aug. 10 Meyer & Co. Amer. sh. 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.
Nagasakd
Quinhon
New York
Tientsin
San Francisco
7 Carter.
3k Phelan
Amer. bqe.
682 July 31 Chinese
8tam. bqe
476 Aug. 12 Chinese
2kStehmeyer.............
Siam. bqe.
.3
Brit. bqs.
13k Clough
8 k Stebr
Ger. bqe.
4 c Ross
WHAMPOA
Iphigenia Victory
Porte Moyer Groen Whiting
Fch. bqe. 346 Ang. 12 Carlowitz & Co. Ger. bqo 350 Aug. 10 Eduard Schellhass & Co. Ger. bqe. June 30 Captain Brit, bg-255. Aug.
2Eduard Schallhass & Co
Honolulu
Tentain
CANTON
Fuyow.....
Croad
Cht
Shanghai
Courier Hermine
str. 920 Aug. 100, M. 8. N. Co.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
7 b 6-k British
Date of
Fessel's Name.
Anchor
agt,
Flag,
Class.
Tons.
Guns. H. P.
Arrival
Annamese
man-of-war
2060
Juvé 10
Yuen
military hospital.
2591
gunboat
465
120
Juna
gunboat
455
60
July 18
gunboat
180
.60
June 29
man-of-war
Aug. 5
Commodore's flag-ship) 3087
20
LA Tal........... Mesanes.......ade Midge........... Sun-koe
OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in G GODOWNS IN PEDDAR'S WHARF for the above Company, are prepared Sheldrake........... BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms.
to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the esme, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cant.
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, August 9, 1879.
TO LET.
Praya
FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the
Apply to
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, July 28, 1879.
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
TO LET,
Connection is made at Yokohama, with ON MARNE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS
Steamers from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 31st August. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address tu full; value of name is required.
A REDUCTION is made on Keturn Pas- NAGE-TICKETS.
Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms, Ban Francisco.
For further information as to Freight os-Pausage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting agent.
Hongkong, August 1, 1879.
W
For Sale..
WASHING BOOKS.
(In English and Chinese,)
GRANITE GODOWNS.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD, X7ITH Large TENNIS LAWN.
Apply to
W
SHARP & DANBY,
No. 6, Queen's Road Central, Late Messrs E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1879,
TO LET.
LOUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S ÄILL.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 29, 1879.*
H
Bel
of Tadles, and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Office.-Price, $1 each.
CHINA MAIL Office.
NOW READY.
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE
A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L
and IL, A to M, with Introduction. Royal Svo., pp. 404,--By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.
Price: Five Dollars, or Two DOLLARS AND A HALF per Part..
To be had from Mesars LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghaljand Mesum KHLY & WALAH, Shanghai,
“Hongkong, March 1, 1878,
Insurances.
SWISS LLOYD
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ÜZLARYER
of
His Majesty King George The First, 4. D. 1720.
Q
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-
Marine Department.
Policies at current rates payable either bere, in London or at the principal Porta of Indle, China and Australia.
Fire Department. current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Policies issued for long or short periods at
Life Department. Pollotes-issued for sums not exceeding £6,000 at reduced rates.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY AGENCIES at all the Trosty Ports of
OF WINTERTHUR.
INSURANOES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.
MEYER & Co., Agents.
Singe
Hongkong, June 3, 1879,
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
FIRE AND LATE,
China and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon and Penang.
7 b British 5k British Jar.S1. Chinese Vencedera... K. D. Spanish Victor Emanuel.. 6 h British
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS
Owners.
Butterfield and Swire H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. H, O. & M. S-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong.
Commander.
H. Salmond
Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges
J. H. Wade
Francisco Alararo nga Commodore Emilth
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &c."
Name
Name.
Tons. Captain
An-lan
Tons.
321
| Guns. H. P.
7
Chen-jul
80
9
Ichang
700 Ogiton
Chen-to
221
Kin Shan
457 Cary
Kiu Klang Powan
Sir J. Joojeebboy Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotsal
Lefavour 314 Degen. 280
617 Benning, A. 1890 Boyland
184 140
Ching-on
120
2.
40
Ching-po
180
Chun-tung
150
H., . & M. S, boat Co.
Li-she
80
20
*****
0. M.-S. N. Co.
Kwok Acheong
Peng-chou-bat
600
120
Quang on
120
4:
180
6
Sul-taing
160
Tching-taing
180
Tsing-po
100
180 Browns
EL, O. & M. S.-boat Co. Shen-chi
POOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT,
Aug. 2, 1879,
Fah-yuen for London & H'burg Fang-shun
Johanna Kormer. Lady Louisa Lord of the lales Lulu Madcap Maid of Judah R. M. Hayward
San Francisco Undine
Wodan
for Newchwang- for London for Takso for Tientsin for Hongkong for Sydney for Tientsin for Dunedin for London for Cape Town MEN-OF-WAR..
Hankow
Barter Boctor
2829898898889
Commander.
Read
J. Godall
A. Walker
Stewark : Chinese Admiral
Chun Hi En
U. HL. Palmer Li Ping Tye J. H. Wade
J. B. Murray Bessard
Ching
American schooner
"MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,
Caprera
Chikaya Mara
Claverhouse
British barque
American barque
British abip American ship Japanese barque
British barque British barque British ahip
for Foochow
Halloween
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
Almatia
MERCHANT STEAMER
Fatchoy
British
Anglo Norman
Hesperia
Chinese
Benelutha
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
Civiale Cubs Hedvic Irazu
MBBOHANT SAILING VESSELA
for Tientain British barque for Tientsin British barque
*Fuyer
Chinese
Caller Ou
Genkel Maru
Japanese
Glenlyon
British
B. C. Orated
Danish
Hae-an
Chinese
Dilpussand
British
Endymion
British
Forward Ho
British
Frederich
Hideyoshi Maru
Japanese
Bo-obung
Chinese
Ingeburg
German barque for London German barque
*Kaiser-I-Hind
British
Magellan
Cerman barque
Klang-ching
Chinese
Martha Brockelmann
German barque
Kiang-kwan
Chinese
Mary
British schooner
Kiang-plan
Chinese
Mary S. Amen
Kiang-tung
Chinesa
Oscar Vidal
Kiang-wae
Ubinese
Pelham
H. M. gunboat for Shanghai
Kung Wo
British
Ta-leo
Lee-yuen
Chinese
Lydia
German
KO CHARGE FOR POLICY FERS,
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary.
British
Ang. 5, 1879.
Packeng
British
MEROHANT SESAMERS,
Pautah
Chtrene
Hongkong, November 1, 1871. .
Ansdyr
French
Pekin
+ British
Appin
British
Tabyer
Chinese
Benarty
British
Tunsin
British
Hornet Kua Hising
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Bokhara
British
W. C. de Vries
Britiali
British
Yeb-sin
Chinese
Company, are prepared to grant In- Claverhouse
British
Yuuguing
Chinese
Bobol
Electra
German
MELCHERS & Con Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874,
Europe
British
* Bince left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Woll
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at Lapwing the above mentioned Ports.
Lily
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR, *Niogpo
compenfrent ralce, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Chefec
NSURANCES against Fidesable Beduc muran NSURANCES agalist FIRE granted at
tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in China.
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 2, 1879, Dja80
Therese Behn Thomas Brown Windhover
Cyclop Egerla
American barque British barque British brig
German barque German barques British barque
British barque
MEN-OF-WAB,
German gunboat H. M. gunboat H. M. guabost Chinese cruiser U. & corvette Rusdan gunpost U. 8. gunboat Russian gunboat
German gunboat
Printed and published by Gro. MURRAY Bat; at the China Afall Office, No. 3, Wyndham Street, Blangkong.
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