Balis.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORN, BATAVIĄ,
POINT OS GALLE, ADEN, SUAZ, 18MAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES :
ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
ON
N SATURDAY, the 15th November, 1879, at Noon, the Company's 8. S. 44, Commandant, ROLLAND, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marzellles, and aç- 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., Speola and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 14th November, 1879. (Parcels aro ol to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offico.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
For Sale.
NOW READY.
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L 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 Mesara LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Meares KELLY & WALOu, Shanghai,
L
Hongkong, March 1, 1978,
HONG LISTS.
Circular, large sheet.
HE AMENDED HONG LIST
in English and Chinese, con- taming the Names of all the most important Companies, Institutions and Morcantile Housos in the Colony,
Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 per dozen.
At the "China. Mail
Offico,
WASHING BOOKS, (In English and Chinese.) ȚASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now
For further particulars, apply at the ready at this Office.--Price, $1 each. Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, of gent. Hongkong, November 3, 1879.
no15
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
CHINA MAIL Office.
To Let.
"ROSE VILLAS"—-EAST.
IN ROOMS, upon BONHAM and ROBINSON ROADS GAS, WATER, FLOWER and VEGETABLE GARDEN, STALLE
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA PIA KOBE. and TENNIS Laws.
S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Captain WALKER, will be despatched as above
on SATURDAY, the 15th Inst., at 8 p.m.
Cargo received on board until Noon, and Parcels at the Office up to 1 p.m. of day of sailing.
Apply to
SHARP & DANBY, No. 6, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, November 1, 1879.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.
reglaims must be, setled on board A. before delivery is taken, otherwise they 10. will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
To KOBE............Cabin $60, Steerage $15.
YOKOHAMA &
Do. $70. Do.
$20,
NAGASAKI...
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CALIN PASSAGES.
CARGO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobé.
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD
ÜENTRAL.
Hongkong, November 11, 1879.
STEAM FOR
no16
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON; VIA BOMBAY.
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
TNAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship KASHGAR, Captain E. J. BAKER, will leave this ou SATURDAY, the 22nd November, at Noon.
-TO LET.
STONE FLOORED GO- DOWN, Situated upon MARINE LOT Possession from 1st December next. Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1879.
TO LET.
PRE STREET, Nos. 13A and 138, Two Commodious HOUSES 'Situated
with Gas and WATEs laid on.
For further Particulars and Conditions, apply to the Undersigned here,
YEUNG MAW, No. 83, Gage Street. Hongkong, October 31, 1879,
del
G
STORAGE,
OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S WHARF BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT, Hongkong, August §, 1678.
TO LET.
MARINE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS GRANITE GODOWNS.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Dongkong, July 26, 1879.
lasurances.
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
FIRE AND LIFE,
INSURANCES against FIRE granted at Current Rates. Considerablo Reduc- tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in
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 china. transferred to the Calcutta steamer at Galle.
For further Partleniars, apply to
A. MoLVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, November 10, 1879,
D022
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH VARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
OXYBUTION
**
WITH THI
CENTRAL and UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIO STEAMERS,
T
THE S. 8. BELGIC will be despatch-
Tod for San Fenudisse via Yokohama,
MEYER & Co., Agents. Longkong, June 2, 1879,
2jn80
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR.
INSURANCES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World..
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879.
Y
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
J
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720,
=་
Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows :— Marine Department. Policles at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia,
Fire Department, -
Policies issued for long or short porlodsat current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceeding 46,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
[No. 6101. NOVEMBER 12, 1879.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilliate ânding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked ., near the Kowloong shore 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.
Section,
1, From Groon Island to the Gas Worke.
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.
Vessel's Name,
Fame......
Glenfalloch Gorna..... Kiungohow Mo-li
Niigata Maru Normanby Norna.....
Section,
5. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Poddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Fler.
8. From Pior to East Point.
16 danderson ..... Brit. str. 1528 Nov. 10 Butterfield & Swiro
Brit. atr. 780 (Nov. 11]P. & 0.-8. N. Co. Fcb. str. 2183 Nov. 11 Messageries Maritimes Brlt.
str. 749 Gob. 12 Kwok Acheong Amer. str. 5075 Nov. Brit. str.
...Mareden.
Destination.
Remarks
Hofhow
Bolbow
Captain.
flag and Rig.
Tons.
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents.
Steamers
Achilles Adria ATO
2 Seaton..
5 cRolland
Amoy & Shanghai To-day Marseilles, &o,
Maile, 15th
Bombay is
4 k
City of Toklo..... Douglas
6 Maury Young
Esmeralda
5 b Talbot.
Stopani
5 Taylor
Brit. Brit. Brit
2P. M. S. 8..Co. 861 Nov. 8 Douglas Lapraik & Co. atr. 395 |Nov. 12 Russell & Co.
Y'hama & San F'cisco To-day
Coast Ports
14th, daylight
Amoy
To-day
Tug Flying
To-morrow
5 cMöller
Dan. atr.
2 h Love
Brit, ᎾᏂᎥ Atr.
str.
169 Nov. 11Kwok Achoong 181 Nov. 6C. M.. 8. N. 06.
Sande' Slip
14 cl Walker
4 Green
Brit, str.
...Love
Brit. str.
27
Rajanattianuhar Scindia Sea Gull Sacz Sunda Washi Venice.
2
Hopking...
Brit. str.
8
Windham ...... Brit.
933 Nov. 10 Yuen Fat Hong str. 1424 Nov, 1031emasen & Co,
18 k Haydon
Amer.
6 h Eaton
Brit.
...Кеотев
Brit
str. 1029 Nov.
6b Hunter ......... Brit.
str. 265 Oct.
5 b Rhode........... Brit.
str. 1271 (Nov.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
Sailing Vessels Alexander Yeats
3 c Dunham
Alida
Alva
Canad. sh. e Biot ............Ger. bg. 4 cSouza
.....!Port.
1598 Sept.
8]Russell & Co. *
850 Oct.
22 Vogel & Co.
632 Aug.
31 Brandao & Co.
August
4 Rüs......... Ger. bg.
296 Nov.
11 Eduard Sohelihass & Co.
Belle of Oregon.
6 Captain
Portland
Bonita...
341 Oct.
Brennero
2Carlowitz & Co.
18 Obfnese
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserva Fund upwards of £ 120,000 Annual Incomo
£250,000
UE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
Canton Chateaubriand
POLICIES granted at current rates on Chocola
Marine Risks to all parts of the World. |
Coa'tan Dock
18th,daylight
น
str. 117 ...K. & W'pos Dock Co, str. 1848 Nov, 11)Jardine, Matheson & Co.
750 Nov. 11 Siemsson & Co.
Japan. str. 1006 Nov. 9 Mitsu Bishi M. A. S. Co.
664 Nov. 10 Gibb, Livingston & Co, 606 May 31 Kwok Acheong
str. 48 Mar. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co. str. 2141 Nov, David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
5P. & Q, S. N. Co. 24 Landstelu & Co.
1Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Shanghat
Yokohama via Kobe 15th, 3 p.m
Australian Porta
Bangkok
S'pore, Calcutta, &c. 15th, 3 p.m. Yokohama
Abdeen Dool Halphong
S'pore, Calcutta, &c. 15th, 3 p.m.
San Francisco Hamburg
Bombay
4 c Merriman ...... Amer. bge. 1168 Oct. 4 Stobr
¡Cor. 3m, 8o.
20)Eduard Schellbass & Co.
Ital. bqe.766 Nov. ......Siam. sh. 779 Oct.
Fch. bqe. 397 Sept. 21 Carlowitz & Co. ........ Brit. bqs. 284 July 21 Adamson, Bell & Co. cLindbergh...... Brit. bqu. 391 Nov. 9 Wieler & Co.
3 c Buggolino
eKnudson
Leroy
Kennett
3
14 Staples
Richardson. 4. Hervé...... ........Jacobson..
4k Davisou
Elizabeth Obilds In accordance with the Company's Articles Emerald Isle ............ of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit, Endymion ...... are distributed annually to Contributoras Ernest.............. whether Shareholders or not, in proportion | Flensborg ........ to the nett amount of Premla contributed Eloral Star..... by each, the remaining third being carried Florence Nightingale to Reserve Fund.
Glamorganabire Haus Hazel Holme Highlander
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary.
Hongkong, December 9, 1978.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE-
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 3809,
CAPITAL £2,000,000,
EE Undersigued, AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policios against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at tho usual Rates, enbject to a discount of 20 per cent,
GILMAN & Co., Agents.
Tiongkong, July 6, 1875,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- aurances at current rates.
}
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.,
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
BE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia,
NORTON & Co.,
Agents.
ilongkong, January 1, 1874,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG.
3jn80
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of ANG TSZE İNSURANCE A China and Japan, and at Singapore,
Saigon and Penang.
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).........TIs. 420,000 PERMANENT RESERVE.......Tls. 230.000 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND.........Tls. 200,370
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-
CUMULATION, 25th ......Tia. 856,370 April, 1879........
Director3.
F. E. FORBES, Esq., Chairman.
on WEDNESDAY, December 3rd, 1879, at M. W. BOYD, Esq. | WM, MEYERINE, Esq.
3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for C. LUCAS, Esq.
Japan, the United Stater, Mexico, Central
and South America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shangha!,
Freight will be received on Board until 4 pm. of the 2nd December. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office unil pm same day: all Parcel Packages ahould be marked to address in full; valne | of same is required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAS- SAGE TICKETS.
C
S. D. WEBB, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, - Mesars RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCH." Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers, FULLARTON HENDERSON, Esq., Agent,
Logeburg Iphigenia
Jules Dufaure Kvik
Magellan
Norseman
Oberon
Paul Marie
Queen-of-India
Race Horse Rapid
Southern Cross
¡Spartan
Sumatra¬ Tai Lee Ta Leo Twilight
WHAMPOA
Davina Ebenezer Jessie McDonald Malvina Mangertoo
CANTON Amoy..........**
20 Vogel & Co..
amer. sh. 1696 Oct. Brit.
sh. 759 Nov. 12 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Fch. bqe. 800 Oct. 13 Landstein & Co. - . Dan, bqa
306 Nov. 9Vogel & Co. Brit.3m.80. 244 Oct. 12 Adamson, Bell & Co.
464 Nov. 10 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 457 Sept. 21 Vogel & Co. 910 Sept. 11 Vogel & Co. 405 Oct. 20 Vogel & Co.
4 McIntyre ...... Brit, bgs.
•... Angear......... Brit. bqo. 3 Le Moult....Gor. bq8. 3k Millican....... Brit. bĝo.
4k Hutchinson ... Amer. sb. 1352 Juus. 19 Vogel & Co. 4kHansen .........Ger. bqo.] 2 Green.............. Ger. bqo. 4k Willigen.
Brit. bqe.
3 c Schmidt
386 Nov. 7duard Schellhain & Co, 464-Nov. 11 Wieler & Co. 434 Aug. 20 Tan Kong Ho 4 clarsen. ......Norw. bqe.] 417 Nov. 8Chinese 3k Sternberg ..... Ger. bqa. 435 Oct. 30 Vogel & Oor
h'ettorson Siam. ab. 711 Oct. 12 Yuen Fat Hong
Ger, bqe. 379 Nov. Barnhold, Karberg & Co. Fch. bqe, 324 Oct. 90 Carlowitz & Co. Brit, bqe. 990 Oct. 31 Vogel & Co. Siam. bqe. 387 (Oct. 19 Siewesen, & Co. Siam. bqe. 429 Nov. 2Chinese Amer. ab. 1129 Oct. Amer. ach. 81 Aug. Amer. sh, 1090 Sept. Ger. bge. 250 Oct. 2k Baffanan ...... Ger. bgo. 342 Nov. 3 kWatland. Amer. sh. 1303 Sept.
4k Gaillard 4 Cary- 2k Tebmeyer 2 b Steinburg 7 b Gibbe
Bk Vincent
klough.................. 4k Stehr
15 Captain 27 W. H. Bay
5 Russell & Co.
Clearod
Cos'tan Doc For Sale
Shanghai
New York
Haiphong London
New York Bamburg
Cos'tan Doc
Hamburg
Quinhon
London
2 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
London
8 Stemsson & Co.
14 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
425 Oct. 27 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 317 Nov. 11 Melchers & Co.
London
275 Nov. 6amhold, Karberg & Co. 480 Nov. 12 Wister & Co.
London
330 Nov. 12 Carlowitz & Co.
Hamburg
Drewes... Brit. str.
814 Nov. 11 Siemssen & Co.
Shanghal
Scott... Brit. bqe. Milne
Bri. bktine. Stott
Bri.bktine. Kluge......
Ger, bqe. Thompson Brit. bqe.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Vessel Name,
Anchor= Flag.
Class,
Tans
Guns. H. P.
·age.
Date of Arrival.
6 0 British 7 h British 7h Annamese 6k British K. D. Chinese 6b British
steam sloop
794 4
120
gunboat
455
Oct. 27 Oot. 12
man-of-war
2060
June 10
military hospital
2591
Tevenue cruiser
600
120
Nov. 8
450
60
Nov. .3
180
60.
June 23
man-of-war
Aug. 5
Vietor Emanuel.. Vigilant....
5 k British
Commodore's flag-nhiz
3087
K, D, British
despatch vessel
835
250 Oct. 22
Egeria.. Foxhound Li Tai. Mosanee........ Peug-chou-hai Sheldrake Sun-kee..... Vencedora...........
K: D. Chinese
K. D. Spanish
gunboat gunboat
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS,
Kisks accopted, and Polloles of Insurance Ichang granted at the rates of Premium current at Kin Shan the above mentioned Ports.
Kin Klang
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
B
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
Commander,
A. L. Douglas
Wm, H. G. Nowell Yuen
O. H. Palmer
Lt.-Com. M. L. Bridges
J. E. Wade
Francisco Alararo
Commodore Smith
William M. Annesley
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &c.
Name.
Tons.
Captain.
Owners,
Nase,
Tons,
Gune. E. P.
An-lan
221
7.
700 Ogston
Butterfield and Swire
Chan.jul
80
457 Cary 617 Boyland'
Powan
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy Spark
1890
140
Benning, A.
184
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.' H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Ohen-to
221
Ching-on
120
Ching po
160
Tung Ting
Chun-tang Li-sho Peng-chou-hai
100
80
600
White Cloud
280 Lefavour
Yotaal
180 Browne
Quang on Shen-chi Sul-taing
120
.180
160
Tabing-taing
Teing-po
180 100
*RESTA
314 Degen
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. C. M. S, N. Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR
THE Amoy
POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Ava Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Chin-tung Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Cyphrenes Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terras Eldorado and Conditions,
*Gorms
MEBUHANT 6TRAMBES,
Nov. 6, 1879,
Kiang-ching Kiang-plan
Chinese
Chinese
· Pelham Satsuma
. MERCHANT STEAMERE,
Kiang-tung
Chinese
Serapis
Orissa
British
British
French
Paokong
British
Chinese
Ping-on
British
Siam Starlight Willfe
British
Shanghal
British
Stentor
for London, &e.
British
Danish
Tahyew
Chinese
for Wladivostook
Wuhu
British
Ashuelot Cyclop Kerguelen
Chinese
MEROBANT SAILING VESSELS,
Lily
Зерапеве
Benelutha
American barque
Luise
Japanese
Eme
for London
Danish British
Hetoheong
British barque
Joyen Phillips
British barque
Lord of the Isles
British bargne
Martha Brockelmann
for Nagasaki
Britdan barque
8, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, EC. Consular Invoices to accompany Over- POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all land, Mexican, Central and South American parts of the World. Carge, should be sent to the Company's Oftless addressed to the Collector of Cus on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFITS
Subject to a charge of 12 % for Interest for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on toms, San Francisco,
of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS will be first class Lives up to £1000-ons Single For further Information as to Freight annually distributed among all Contributors
Idie. of Passage, apply to the Agency of the of Business in proportion to the Premtam
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
pald by them,
ppsala or any other Information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
Proposals for Idle Assurances will be re Grand Dus Constantin colved, and transmitted to the Directors Hae-san
Hideyoshi Maru fliroshims Maru H. C. Orsted Kashgar
RUSSELL & Co., Agents,
Loc80
H, M. BLANCHARD, Acting Agent, Hongkong, October 24, 1870, des Hongkong, October 1, 1879,
*Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Oscar Vidal
Magpie Modeste Monocacy Palos Richmond Woll
2829898898889
Commander,
·J. Godafl
A. Walker
Stewart
Chinese Admiral
Chun TI H Rent
0. H. Palmer
LA Ping Tye
J. H. Wade
J. B. Murray
Berard
Ching
SAILING VEAKERS,
British brig Britlah barque
for New York Siamese barque
Bismene brig British schooner
U. E. corvette German gunboat French corvette
•H. M. gunboat German corvette EL M. gunboat HM corvette U. B. porrette
U. B. gunboni
U, 8, frigate German gunboas
Printed and published by Guo, Murray Bate, at the China Mall Oftes, No. 2, Wyndham Birect, Hongkong.