Malls.
STE
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON; VIA BOMBAY.
ALHO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship KHIVA, Captain G. Ler, will leave thiß on SATURDAY, the 11th October, at Noon...
Noo 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 Calcutta stoamer at Gallo.
For further Particalars, apply to
A. MolVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, September 24, 1879,
0011
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED,
1
STATES AND EUROPE,
CONNECTION
WITH TH
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIO STEAMERS,
MUR S. 8. GAELIC will be despatch. 18 8. 8. GAELIC will be despatch.
on WEDNESDAY, October 22nd, 1879, 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers fo- Japon, the Ualted Stater, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 21st October. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same la required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAB- SAGE TICKETS.
Consular Invoices to accompany Ovar. land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toma, San Francisco.
For further information s to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central
H. M. BLANCHARD,
Acting Agent. Hongtonz, September 27, 1879.
Intimations,
YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO.
CIATION.
NOTICE.
De22
FN accordance with the Articles of Agree-
Directors
a
to POLICYHOLDERS for
|
Intimations.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
*
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1879.
THE CRINA MAIL.
Insurances.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
DOLICIES_granted at current rates on
SHAREHOLDERS in the above Co. Parine Rinks to alb parts of the World.
to Furnish the
Undersigned with a LIST of their CONTBI BUTIONS from the 1st January, 1878, to the 30th June, 1879, in Order that the Portion of the NET PROFITS to be Re- served for CONTRIBUTORS may be ar- ranged. Returns not rendered prior to the 31st OCTOBER NEXT will be adjusted by the Company, and no Claims or Alteratione will be subsequently admitted.
nol
JAS.. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary., Hongkong, August 2, 1879.....
NOTICE
THE Undersigned
Toned has been appointed or UNDERWRITERS,
WILLIAM NOTT. Hongkong, September 4, 1879. oc4
Volume Eighth of the "CHINA REVIEW."
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit, are distributed annually to Contributores whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premis contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary.
Hongkong, December 9, 1878.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and
·Special Acts of Parliament.
[No. 5068. -OCTOBER 1, 1879.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of làte Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilitate finding the position of any vossel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island, Vessel near the Hongkong shore are marked ., near the Kowloong shote k., and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.
Sestion,
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works,
2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.
Section
5. From P. and 0. Oo,'« Office to Poddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.
8. From Pier to East Point.
Captain
Flag and Rig.
Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents,
City of Peking5kBerry
Brit atr. 922 Sept. 103eo, R. Stevens & Co. Brit. str. 749 Feb. 12 Kwok Acheong Amer. str. 5079 Sept. 2P, M. 8, S. Co. Brit
str. 318 Oct. 1 E-Shum Bril atr. 1680 Sept. Brit. str. 117
29 Butterfield & Swire
Vessel's Name.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Steamers
Atholl
Bombay
kd Thomson 2 b
Conquest..
Deucalion
5
Fame.
4 hElphick Brown.. 8bStopani
Gaelic
15 Kidley
Brit
str. 1712 Sept.
Kwangtung Menmuir
5 b Abbott
Brit
str. 874 Oct.
15 c Darke
Brit.
Norma...
... Love
Brit. str.
606 May 91Kwok Acheong
Olympia Patterdale
6 Nagel
Ger. str.
5 Bentley
Brit, str.
Sea Gull Sunda
8 Haydon
Amor. str.
12 h Reeves
Brit
5
Marcelle.
Woh.
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the Ready.extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,
Now
No. 16-Vol, VIII,
~OF THE-
GC
'CHINA REVIEW"
CONTAINS—
Translations from the L-ll, or General
Code of Lawa,
Now Cantonese Worda. Translations of Chinese School-books. The Ballads of the Shi-king. Nestorians at Canton.
Korean Pronunciation of Obinesc.
The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. | Brief Sketches from the Lifo, of K'ung".
ming,
Short Notices of New Books and Literary
. Intelligence.
Notes and Queries :—
Worship of the Emperor's Tablet. Snake Bites.
A Terra-cotta Vase with supposed Chi- nese Inscription discovered by Dr. Schliemann, at Hissarlik (with illu- strations)
Opium Consumption in China. Official Usurers,
Heraldic and other Designations. Coins of the Ming.
A Porcelain "Cofn" (with woodcut); Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
Hongkong, Septemter 26, 1879.
NOW READY,
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts I and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo., pp. 404.-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.
Price: FIVE DOLLARS, or Two DOLLARS AND A HALF per Part.
To be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghai;and Mosars KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai,
Hongkong, March 1, 1878.
To bet.
STORAGE.
Tanais.... Washi Yang-tee Zamboanga
5 b Hunter ... Brit. ocPellegrin med Fch.
Aranguren ..... Span,
Woodward
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
Salling Vessels Adelaide Norris ...... Adolph
4 cHora
Agues Muir
4 Lowe
Alexander Yeata......3 Alva
Dunham.
Hongkong, July 6, 1875, -
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to treat lee
surances at current rates.
MELOHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company.
Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
TH
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Bulldings, or on Goods stored therein, at current lonal rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia,
NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Forts of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
granted at the rates of Premium current at Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance the above mentioned Ports.
NO. OHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
Qu
DIVIDEN MONTs ending Slet DecemG GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S WHARF THE Undersigned having been appointed
ber 1978, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, payable at our OFFICE on and after the 15th Instant..
POLICYHOLDERS are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions.
By Order of the Directors,
OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in
BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms.
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, August 9, 1879.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, May 6, 1879,
TO LET. FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the
Prays. Apply to
Bongkong, Jaly 28, 18:9.
NOTICE.
TO LET.
HE Undersigned have been appointed THE have
or UNDERWRITERS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
RECORD. OF ANSRICAN AND FOREIGN
SHIPPING.
Agents,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Hongkong, Sept. 3, 1879,
NEWS FOR HOME,
35080
The Overland China Mail,
(The oldest Overland Paper in Okina.)
PUBLISHED AT THE “CHINA MAIL” OFFIOS IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely
printed matter.
18 Mail Summary is compiled from the Daily China Mall, Is pubished twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's departure, and las re- cord of each fortnight's current History of events in China and Japan, oon- tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries.
Itoontalus Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, &c., and a complete Commercial Summary,
Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid 56 centa.) $12 per annum (postage paid $13.60.):
Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wndhism Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer.
Terms of Advertising, ume in Daily
VOGEL & Co.
ON MAKINE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS
GRANITE GODOWNS.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD, WITH Large TENNIS LAWN.
W
Apply to
SHARP & DANBY,
No. 6, Queen's Road Central, late Mossra E, D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1879.
H
TO LET.
T
Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances sa follows :--- Marine Department,
Policles at current rates payable either bere, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia. Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department, Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Antioch
8k Souza
A.K. &W'poa Dock Co.
240. & 0. 8. S. Co.
1 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
atr. 2000 Sept. 27 bb, Livingston & Co.
783 Sept. 26 Landstein & Co.
885 Sept. 27 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
48 Mar. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co. str. 1029 Sopt. 24 P. & 0. S. N. Co. str. 1000 Sept. 27 Messageries Maritimes str. 266 001Landstein & Co. str. 2400 Sept. 30 Messageries Maritimes str. 651 Sept. 25 Remedios & Co.
Amer. bqo. Ger, bqo. Brit. Canad. sh. Port. sh.
3 Weeks ....................... Amor, hqe.
B. von Heodelburg . £ Makon Dutch bqe.
Bua Pan
Chateaubriand
Chocola
Ebenzer
Edward BarTOW
Excelsfor Fabius.,
Fatisch
Fred, P. Litchfield Glamorganshire
Gustav Gylding
Aans .... Hormann Hermine Highlander Homewood.. J. A. Borland Jacobine
Johann Smidt John Potts..... Jules Dufaure Kalaja....... Kirkland Lota Mangerton Monte Rosa Pasig.. Star of China... Princess Saraphi Sumatra
Ta Hongkong Toowoomba Triton...... Twilight
Muller Leroy ..... 1kKennett....
.4 Miller
Rich
8 Eddy 2 Reeves
Bolp ..4k Spalding.
.7 Augear
Slam. sh. Foh. bge. Brit, bqe.
Brit. 3m.30. Brit. bqs. ..... Amer, bqe. ......Siam. 8
719 Aug. 11 Vogel & Co. 807 Sept. 18 Wieler & Co. 851 July 25 Meyer & Co. 1598 Sept. 8 Russell & Co,
032 Aug. 31 Brandse & Co. 646 Ang. 7 Vogel & Co. 602 Sept. 30 Slemssen & Co. 575 Aug. 31 Yuen Fat Hong 337 Sept. 21 Carlowliz & Co. 284 July 21 Adamson, Bell & Co. 319 Aug. 24 Melchers & Co.
958 Jane 26 Vogel & Co.
003 Aug. 24 Russell & Co. 650 Sept. 26 Kiu Tye Loong. 447 Sept. 26 Eduard Schellhass & Co.
457 Sept: 21 Vogel & Co,
6856 Sept. 22 Siomasen & Co. 240 Sept. 12 Stemasen & Co.
Ger. bq8. Amer. bgs. Brit. bae.
1083 July 11 Russell & Co.
4 kRaben
Ger. bqs.
5 kWinther.
Dat. bg.
3 k Moult.....
"..... Ger. bqe.
4kSchmidt... Ger. bqe.
310 Sept. 11 Vogel & Co. 444 Aug.
7 Wieler & Co.
8
4
Loangren ......Swed. bqe. 289 Sept. 22 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hutchinson ...Amer. b. 1352 June 19 Vogel & Co. Dingle Brit bqe. 1124 Sept. 252. & O. S. N. Co. ......4 Kent ... Amer. bqe. 670 July 20 Vogel & Co.
Bang
Ger. bqa 417 Sept. 11 Siemssen & Co. Bösche .........Ger. bqe 483 Sept. 24 Melchors & Co. 7 MacPherson ... Brit. bqe. 374 Aug. 26 Butterfield & Swire 4kWilligen... Brit. bqe 434 Aug. 20 fan Keng Ho
Roos
Russ, bqe. 690 Aug. 18 Vogel & Un. Colledge... Brit. bqe. 3 Dudfield. .3k Thompson
Destination
Remarks.
Y'hama & San Felsco To-day Hollow
Amoy & Shanghai To-day
Tug Flying
Y'hama & S..F'eisco 22nd lust. ¡Coast Ports
Australian Ports
Saigon
Yokohama
[Shanghai
6th, daylight
19th inst. Cos'tan Dock
To-day
To-morron
Sapore and Panauglo-morrow
New York
Hamburg San Francisco
San Francisco
Clentzia Hamburg
New York
New York
New York
Cape Town
Bamburg
Foochow and Cape
For Sale
P.&O. Whart
Now York
Sydney
London
453 Sept. 21 Wieler & Co.
Brit. bqe.
472 Sept. 12 Arnhold, Karberg & Co,
London
Brit. bge
330 Sept. 26 Chinese
Amer. sh.
1813 June 15 Vogel, & Co,
Now, York
Cleared
Span, sch
216 Sept. 16 Dunn, Melbye & Co.
Siam bqe.
...... Brit gh.
464 Sept. 22 Carlowitz & Co.
794 Aug. 28 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
London
3 Clough
2 Butmann
Amer, sh 1090 Sept. 6 Russell & Co. Siam.sh, 635 Sept. 21 Chinese
London Hamburg
4 Carter...
4 Trimage
......3k Munchan
7 Blaker
7cKirkpatrick. Brit. bqe.
4 Kallsen
685 Aug. 25 Vogel & Co.
Ger. bqe. 558 Aug. 21 Vogel & Co.
Amer. ch. 1303 Sept. 14 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
932 Aug. 31 Meloliers & Co.
487 Sept. 21 Chong Woo
701 Sept. 6 Order
8 kWatland.
Werra.... Wm. H. Deitz Young Sism
5 Dinkelberg
2 kEndicott.
8
der. bqe Am,bktine. Benedicttin...Siam. sh.
WHAMPOA.
Collie... Brit. 3m.so.
340 Sept. 26 Choong Woo
CANTON
Ningpo.....
10an
Rosebud.
............ Brit. str. 761 Oct. 1Stemasen & Co.
London
Shanghai
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Fessel's Name.
Anchor.
Flag,
Class,
Tons,
Guns. E. P.
Date of
Arrival.
K. D. British
gua vessel
692
4
100
Sept. 23
C. D. Annamese
man-of-war
2000
June 10
military hospitai
2591
......
guubost
460
120
Sept. 30
gunbeat
455
60
Sept, b
gunboat
180
60
June 23
man-of-war
Aug. 5
Commodore's flag shij
3087
6 British
Frolic Li Tal
Midge.........
7 b British Sheldrake.....
6. b British Sun-kee
Jar.81) Chinese Vencedora.....E.D. | Spanish Victor Emanuel........6k British
¿HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.
Commander.
Stuart H. Rickman Yuen
H. Salmond
Lt. Com, M. L. Bridges
J. H. Wade
Francisco Alararo
Commodore Smith
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS, &c.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
Name.
Tons, Captain.
Name,
Tons. Guns.
H. P.
Commander.
Owners.
An-lan
221
7
J. Godall
12
13
"2
Ichang Kin Shan Kin Klang Powan Sir J. Jeejeebhoy Spark White Cloud Tung Ting Totaal
700 Ogaton
457 Cary
617 Hoyland
1890
184
MANDA
Butterfield and Swire H., G. & M. S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Ching-on Benning, A, H., 0, & M. S.-boat Oo,
Kwok Acheong
Chen-jul
20
3.
Chen-to
221
120
Ching-po
180
Chun-tung:
150
Id-she
80
140 314 Degon
Lefavour 180 Browne
600
120
C. M. S. N. Co..
H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Quang on
→ 120
Shen-ahi
1.80
Suf-tsing
160
Tobing tsing
180
Taing-po
100
Capital of the Company £1,000,000Sterling
of which is paid up 100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of£ 120,000 Annual Income
€250,000
T
THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant
OUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S BILL, Insurances at current rates.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 29, 1879,
Insurances.
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR.
NSURANCES granted on MARINE
RISKS to all parts of the World,
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879. Sjn60
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
LANCASHIRE - INSURANCE COMPANY,
S
(FIRE AND LIFE)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STRULING,
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant
280
FOUCHOW SHIPPING IN FORT, Sept. 20, 1879,
Еигоре - *Sarpedon
Caller Ou
Celia
advis
Korsor
MERCHANT STEAMER.
for Shanghai for London, &a
MEKURANT SALLING VESSELS,
1 POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Kerehalon- Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of
for London for Melbourne for Tientsin for Dunedin for Amoy
II., C. & H. B. boat Co.
Peng-chou-bal
MERCHANT STEAMEES,
Chineso
Hao-san Hae-ting .B. C. Orsted
Hochung *Iracnaddy Khiva Klang-ching Klang-foo Kjang-plan Kiang-tung Nagoya Maru Nestor Ningpo Paokong Ping-on Shanghai Tabyew
2829898898889
A. Walker
Stewart
Chinese Admiral
Chan Ti Ha Read
O. EL. Palmer
Li Ping Tye
J. H. Wade
J. B.. Murray Bessard Ching
MEROHANT SAILING VESSELS,
American barqus German schooner British barque German schooner Siamese barqueap German barque German barque
Benolutha Blankenere Ceres Christian Foochow Friederich I. Printzenberg Halloween Tris-
200
Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms Lapwing and Conditions."
· MEN-OF-WAR.
H. M. guabost
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR,
ceived, and transmisted to the Directors
for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on Chin-tug
first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Diomed Life.
Da
FIRE AND Lars.
Current Rates. Considerable Reduc posals or any other information, apply to NSURANCES against FIRE granted at
on in Premia for LIFE Insurance in China
MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, June 2, 1879,
Dragon
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro Fooshow
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong di Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1967,
Fayer
He-an
Sept. 23, 1873. MERCHANT BZJAMUHE,
Oris
Chinese
for London, &c. Wladivostick, de.
Britisk
Yuoguing
Chinese
Chinese
Chinese Danish Chinese Franch Britiah Chinese Chinese Chinese Chinese Japanese for London, &c. British British British British British Chinese British
Chiuera
Johann Heinrich John R. Worcester Julia A. Brown Kinsoonhoat Leander
Mikado Pelham
Serapis Walk Castle
Lily
*&inco let's park, or arrived at Hongkong. Moorhen
for London British zohooner German Bobooner British ship American rehooner Stamens brig British ship Britiab schooner British ship British brig British ahlp British barque
IL M. gunboat
H. M gunboat
Frinted and published by Geo. Murray Bats, se the Ching Mall Office, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.