Insurances.
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY.
THE Undoraigned are prepared to accept
Risks on First Class Godowns, at por cont. nott premiam por annum,
NORTON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, May 10, 1881.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Aarts of the_above
Company, are authorized to Insuro: against FIRE at Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882, THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, CAPITAL, £2,000,000. | Paid-ur, 2200,000.
PALL-UP RESERVE FUND, £50,000. ** THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTH for the above Company are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current itutes.
GEO. 1. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1892.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE) CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant, Buildings or Coots stared therein, or Goods on kard Vessels on Hulls of Vessula in Harbour, at the tal Terms and Conditions.
Potry against the Risk of FIRE oF
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived,
and transmitted, to the Directors for their decision.
"If required; protection will be graisted on
frst class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Lifo.
pro-
For Rates of Premiuma, forma of posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongking & Cardon.
Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,
1720:
A
·
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agants for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-
Muvine Department."
Policies at current cales, payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
Fire Departnicat.
Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates..
Life Department. Policies insued for sums not exceedling £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, July 25, 1872. Y
ANG TSZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Tis. 420;020.00 PRANENT RESERYE T-230,090,00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND......Tla. 288,930. 1.7
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-1
CUMULATIONS, 2nd...Tls, 938,936.17 April, 1891..
Directora
F. B. FORRES, Esq., Charmin.
W. M. Boyd, Esq. W. MayaRINK, Esq.
J. H. PINCkross, F. D. Hiren, Esq.
Esq.
HEAD OFFICE SUANORAL Mosare RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries,
· Losvoy BLANCU :
Messrs BARING BROTHERS
Buylaya.
Co.,
Visitors' Column.
We have instituted as an experiment
A VISITORS' COLUMS, which we trust HK and S'hai' will prove successful, and be found use ful. To it will be relegated from time.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHARE LIST, QUOTATIONS. ·FEB. 2, 1882.
Worlang Las Di-Closing Chu- Account vidend. tations, Cush
[No. 5788. FEBRUARY 2, 1882.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Erelusive of tate Arrivals and Departures reported to-day,
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage in divided into eight Soctions, commencing at Green Islam Vessus nusy the Hongkong shore are marked h., Doar tho Kowloong shore, and those in the holy of the Shipping or midway between each shord aro marked & in ponjunction with the figures denoting the sections. Section.
Scation.
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works,
5. From P. and O. Cu.'s Offics to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Poddar's What to the Naval Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to the Piac. 313
to time such items of information, lister, Nth-China Jns. tables and other intelligence as is can-Yangtze Ins... sidered likely to prave valuable to per- Union Ina, Soe sons passing through the City, and Chin Traders
Insurance in connection with wo have opened Oton Ins, Ofice 10,0003 A SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS. Chinese Ins. Co. 1,500 DIRECTORY, applications for carolment HK. Fire Ins... 2,000
Ching Fire Ins..4,000's. BAN
Finto-whieir-wo-Are-Bow-roudy to receiveVANTES.
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public.
Gurdens,
City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and
Alusenin-Free.
Publie Gardens, a beautifully picturesque
retreat and of great interest.
8,000,8
str. 1299 Jan. 28 Douglas Laprak & Co
atr. 1408 Jan, 25 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
373 Nov 29 Captain Matheson & Co.
Tuon Fat Hong
561 Jan 31 Yuon Fat Hong
Blocks.
Nos. of Shares
Paid-
Falue.
Reserve
K
BANKS.
INSURANCES.
Bank...40,000 $
1,000 TI 1,200 TL
125 $ 1258 1,000,000 33,734.00:30 +118 % pret. 2,000 TL, 600 TI, 238,000 T1.231,004.01 T.: 75 +1. 1176 p. el, 12%§[17. 6800x div. 350 TI, 350 TI 600,488 TL 18,447.56 5008 2,5008 5008 381,7873 437,598.58 $141.2791000
500$ $475,000 $ 60081060, GS
475,000,8 91,928.49 20% 81400
800 per share 2008 · 50 1,000 2005 100,3788 12,860.79; 62 +8280 ex div. 1,000 3 2008 761,8428 226,847.81 $71 $ $950 5008 1008 433,084 103,020.08 18% §$290
2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Worka..
Vessel's Name.
From Nevalty Iron: Warks to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Offos,
Flag and
3. From Pier to East Point.
Captain
Biz.
Tons.
Date of Arrival,
Consignees or Agents
Destination.
Remarks
Steamére
Anjer Head
Roper
Brit.
Ashington
Brit. ele
900 Jan. 91Siemson & Co.
San Francisco Bangiko-
[div.
Asia
300875$ 135,000 1008 10011. 100$
6% *$23 prem, ex
Catharina II..
Djurap Golfert
Dan.
str
Crosstr.]
' 813 Jan. 29 Bun Hin Chan
880 Dec. 81 Siamsson & Co
Baigon
78,932 T1 31,474.04 16% §....
Cattorthun Cebu Conquest
Miller
Brit
Sydney, &o,
Kikoon Book Abddon Dock 4th, daylight
8 Elgor
Amer. str.
14 H
Brit. atr.
Brit. str. 764 Dec.
318 Supt. 28 Jarums,
Bangkok
K'loon Dook
126 1258
10£ 10 £ 1008 109
80,000 $
7,489
1,489.20.4% +47* pro.
Brit str.
646 Jun. 27 FOO
Уисп
Saigon
Danubo Decima
Brit.
Bangkok
Putersen.
Ger.
str. 1151 Tau.
24 Siemaden & Co.
Saigon
$90,95 p. al.
Diomed
Jackson
Brit
atr. 1240 Feb.
Butterfield & Swito
Yokohama
To-morrow
100% 100
100% 100
50
3,181
812 $81024
18130 p. abure $850
Elise
2 Braha.
Ger.
613 Jan.
31 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Simy
"
ເອກໄດ້
Ortuaar Stopani
Spna.
str.
414
Havre and London. Manila
Brit
Tog Plying
Butes of Interest
Glenely
Hongkong
100 AB
Nicholson Brit.
Sturli
str.
Brit
187716, 040€
100
kurrquez.
•Space. Satr.
654 Dec.
18783, 800T,
вой
8%
April & Oct.
Jobi
Triaste, dc.
Haibow, &
6th inst.
-29 14
1881 8,5051 500
all
6%
June & Das..
Coast Ports
6th daylight
Sugar Deben
tures, 1880...
600$300,000
all'
8%
June & Dec.
Cosat Ports
Cos'tan Dock
half-your cuded Bist Deo., 1881.
7 To 30th April, 18AL-
For year 18.
HK. C. DI. Stenabout... China Coast S.
Navigation 6,000 MISCELLANEOUS. HK. & Wh'poa
Dock HK and China
Gas Co....... 5,000ig H'kong Hotel... 2,0008 Chin Sugar Co. 6,0008 Long Tee Co. 1, 2509
6008008
The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen-'kong Bakery!
tral, in line with Pedder's What
11
LOANS.
10,000 8
General Post Ofice, Hongkong Club, Chi. Imp., 1874 370
German Club, Supreme Court, &c. within a stone's throw, Lusitano Club and Library, Shelley 81. Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c.,
near the Public Gardens.
St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above
the Parudu Ground.
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington
Street.
on Church, Elgin Street.
St. Peter's Season's Church, West Point, St. Joseph's (R.C.) Church, Garden
Road, near Kennedy Rop 1. Temperance Hall, specially adapted for sea-faring mon, Queen's Road East.
Sailors' Home, West Point,
+ For half-your exded 30th Jans, 1891
اله
Payable. June30Dec31 Feb.28 Ag. 311
3%, pim.
/ preu.
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
Consolation Crusier..
Hungeria Joldalo Kang-chi Kwangtang
Li Tisi Nomes
Mu..
Oceanic Olympia Pernambuco
Hongkong Rates of Postage., nil of the stane reright, to addresses in Prinz Heinrich
-*/ (fleviset Juurary 1, 1882.)
In the following Statements and Cables the Rates are given in centa, i ate, for Letters per half move, for Books, and Buttons, por two ounces.
Newspots over four ounces in weight are darged as doable, treble, &c., as the east may be, but such papers or packets of papera ray be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers tunat of be, fulded together as one, nor must anything whatever he inserted Printed loma' fide Suppleniente.
R. A. and China Telegraph-Go,,-and-watter may, however, be encloud, if the the Great Northern Telegraph Co. whole be paid at Bock Rate. Prices Cnr Marine House, Queen's Rand,"
rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books. Musonic Hall, Zotinad Street.
Commercial Papers signify such pupers Victoria Recreation Club-Bath-horses, though Written by Hani, de tot, bear
and Bual-reuse, & du chustler efter the Cricket Ground, bosial, the City police, such as invoices, deeds, copiei
music, The charge the as for leaks, but, whatever the weight of acket containing my partially written paper, it will not be charged less than
Hall.
The Barracks and Naval and Military
Store Departments lie to the east-cents. (ward, and cover a large arén, v
Stores, Books, &c. Amerions and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigars-MAC EWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Chair and Boat Hire.
IN
CHAIR BSAREES, AND DOATS,
THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
the same
6
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Retan Roccipt on paying an exins fue of & cents,
The limit of weight for Books and Com-: mprcial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is lus. Patterna for such affices are limited to 8 one, and must not exceed the dimensions: inches by inches By
incites.
tha Ports of Hongkong, Bangkok, or Chiu, may deliver them to the Post Shut Tip........ Office ustanned, the postage being thon Solway.......
Each Sumatra charge to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten
Vorworts Wanderer
Gall
Andr
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En Yungtase......
Salling Vosseis velopes containing Patterns may be wholly Adolph closed, if the nature of the contents be first cxhibited or suited to the Postmaster Alten Besse
Altai General, as he may consider necessary, and
Andromeda. Augusto approved by hit. Printed Cireniara inny
Blue Jacket be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Bodili..... Carl Gerhard Coloran Dorsther Elwis Reed Friederich Fritz
.
PARCELS. The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Pareal Post to Europe, c. Much trouble and disp pointuent are caused by persistent attempte to sond small valuable trifles through the Post Fans, Curice, Articles of Dress,
Hannah W. Dadley... and similar presents
arc Hindostan ing refund, the sendors having | linually have paid the froiglit by steamer. No Java Packet. aftur pent more in Postage than would Importer. refund can be made en such parcels of the
Minerva value of Stamps obliterated before the Mary Whitidgo
Morning Star mature of the contents was discovered,
Nester.... Oneida
Pearl Primus well. Rajah Raven. can artar spirit of Spirit of the Age Sumatra Suns Syren ..... fecumseh
Loral and Indian Parcel Post...
1. Small Pareola may be sent by Post Panay at Bont fiets between Hongkong and any of the British Post Offices in China, að
to Japan, Matan, Pakhol, the Straits Settlements, Ceylon and India. They must not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet long, 2 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more than alls, nor be smaller than 3 in by 2 Sush mireuls may be wholly closed if they bear this special ender
endorsement, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel inay be
opened by direction of the Twilight Postmaster General. In the Case of, Parcels Valparaiso for India a declaration of contents and W. J. Rotch value is required, a printed form for which Wakefield is supplied gratis. The Registration of ! Benedicta
Fin.
...Young eRowin
Clanchy
Marsden. Young
Li Ton Tao.: Westoby. Wynu...... citatcalfe 2 hW.
clyde
la guer
12 Hofmann
8 h Haydon
Yüen
3 h Jarvis
2hFairthough
2 Evers.... «Gordon dSchultzu
[Brit.
14 Fob.
414
117 str.
900 Jan. 67. Oct.
str. 1400 Jan,
BET.
str.
688 Feb.
074 Feb.
Annara str. 1000
Brit.
str.
July
802 Jan.
1Remedios & Co.
Dock Co.
E.K. & W pos Doc 2Ordar
20 Kwok Acheong & Sons
28 Melcher & Co.
19. Mourento
10 M
2 S. N. Co..
2 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
7 Captain
14 Douglas Laprak & Co,
B. M. S. S. Co.
1046 Fab. 1M. B. M
Japan. str. 1046 Fab..
Brit str. 3709. Jan. 21C. & 0. 8. S. Co.
783 Jan. 28 Sieman & Co. 43 Jan 31 Melchora & Co.
atr.
Brit atr.
872 Jan. 20 Yuen Fat Hong
54 China Traders Insurance Ca
Uaptain
840 Jan. 15Cap &c.
668 Jan. 14 Arnhold, Karborg & Co. 842 Fan
Rozarie & Co.
ah. 1024 Jan. 14 Order.
વધુ.
Goz. str.
Amer. str.
48 Nov.
Man Fu Annam.sér.
93 July
Brit.
str.
510 Jan.
1 Vogel & Co
Brit,
str. 2500 Feb.
LP. &0. 8. N. Ca
Gor
str.
611 Jan.
30 Wieler & Co,
Pei. st. yet.
it str
784 Feb.
dhahr kNoyor
Ger. bye,
Amer. be
Ninka Schifffor
Kuse.
Ger..
sh. 1979 Jan. 21 Order
Bernard Berna
Feh.
bye.
Percival
Hacko
Ger. btc. 564 Feb. 331 Dec. Ger. bge.
Noyes
3 Mehlhous
7 Gilmour.
Spiosen Lankenar Dudley Belyea...
4 cHanson
4 Gresso
Fremari
4k Dulums
...
869 Jan.
Amer. sh 1396 Nov 21 Martinies
Auner, be953 Jan.
sh 1016 Jan. 1178 Jan.
Amer. be
bge 595 Jan. sh. 1490 Jun. 1128 Jan. a1547 Jan.
Ger. Ger. Amer, bea Brit.
Amer. sh 1270 Jan Brit liye 674 Jan.
Brit. Amer. sh.
Brit. bau
Cer.
bire.
Star. Di
698 Jan
& Co. 1Siemssen & Co.
27 Eduard Schelihaas & Co.
1 Rozario & Co.
21 Siemen & Co. 26 Order
25 Siemssen & Co. 28 Malchers & Co. 16 Order- 16 Russell & Co.
2 Messageries Maritimes
Kobe and Yokohama 6th, daylight
Y'homa & SanFcisco 6th inst.
Saigon
Saigon
Bangkok
Touron
Shanghai
Fortland (Oregon). Akyab
Philippines
Victoria (V. I)
Bangkok
To-morrow
To-day
Portland (Oregon)
Rangoon
Singapore
San Francisco
Cos'tati Dock
21 Russell &
Co.
Singapore
4 Siomsren
Hamburg
850 Jan.
26 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
318
Jan. 27 Molchers & Co.
570 Dec 27 Chinese
Bangkok
Kloon Dock
Manila
New York
Philippines
Rangoon
-Gar sh 1967 Jan. 11 Order
sh. 1130 Jan, 20 Captain
Anter.. sh. 1150
Anier sh 1100 Doc, Alamson, Bell & Co. Apner, be 590 Jan.
14 Russell & Co.
Russ. sh. 1167 Jan 21 Order
240 Fab.
Am.bgtine 1258 Jan. 130rder
$112206 81.
Brit. bge. 343 Jan,
1H.K&W'pos Dook Co. Eduard Schellhass & Co.
81 Nov. 14W. A. Ray
Brit, bqe. 347 Nov. 17 Vogel & Co.
Amar. sh. 1072 Jan. 20H.K. & Wipes Doc': Co
8
1 Bray, Jr.
3 Bowes
8 Cederquist
·Clayton'
8 kDavie
8 Albrecht
4k Whiting
Ger. Gar
amer, sch.
'Williams
Kuck Brows.. Lincolas
3 kWarland.
Meyer Bray Crowell
Jensen: Ollmana Schröder.
CANTON
Orr
WHAMPOA
San Francisco
Centries of the Pustal Union.
be taken to comprise The Union nity LEGALISED TAKIPP OF PARES FOR CHAIRS, Europe, all foreign posscasions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chili, Venceucla, The Argentine Republic, Jamaic, Trinidad, Guinn, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Sehran all, Danish, French, Netherlands, Portu-Parrs-is insuficiently packed or protected, guess and Spanish Colonies.
liable to be crushed (as landboxes, Chenkiang Countries sur in the Union.The chints. Opinn, Glaas, Liquids, Explosive sub- comtries not in the Union are the Ausstance Matches, Indigo, Dycatuis, Ice, tralasian Group, and S. Africa
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Half hour,........ 10 eta. Hour 20 cts, Six hours...70 cta. Three hours,..50 cts.
Day Froza 6 to 6), (ne Bollar.
TO VICTORIA PEAK. Single Trip.
Postage to Union Countries.
General Rates, by any routa :—
10 cents per on.
Four Coulies,
.....
Three Coolics,
$1.00 ...'0.85
Two Coolies,
0.70 Latters,
Beturn (director by Puk-foo-lunt).
Four Coolies,
Fare: Coolies,
TooCholies,
Post Cards, Registration,
...$1.50 Newspapers,
1.30 Books, Patterns and 1.00 Comm. Papers,
L
3 cents encl.
10 cents.
2 cents each.
2 cents per 2-wa
Thore is no charge on redirected corre
TO VICTORIA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UNBELL Speilence within the lostal Union.
Single Peip
Fuar Cooliea,...
RICHARD BLACK WELL, Esq., Agent, | Thren.Colios,
68 and 69, Cornhill. POLICIES granted on Marino Riaks to all parts of the World.
Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFITS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS an- nually distributed among all Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premia -paid by them.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.'
Hongkong, May 20, 1881. 1 10c82
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which is paid up $ €4,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £ 126,000 Annual Income
£ 250,000
THE 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.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, October 15, 1838.
NEWS FOR HOME.
The Overland China Mail. (The oldest Overland Paper in China) PUBLISHED AT THE "CHWA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL..
Cintaining from 72 to 84 columns of closely- printed matter.
THIS Mail Summary is compiled" from the Daily Chino Mail, is published twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's current history of events in Chins and Japan, con- tributert in original reports, and collated from the journals publ
published perts in thess Countries.
Two Coolies,
Retroratdirret or by Pol-foo-lùm). Four Colies, Three Grolics,... 'Two Coolies,
Fusterge to Non-Union Countries,
Parcel for India and Coylor is compulsory.
Jent, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or kely to become offensive or injurious in transit
3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Afrien Packet To India they are forwarded by Carystort the P. & and Indian Mail Packets only, Chien-to Au Ceylon by P. & U. only. No respon- Daring sibility is accepted with regard to any Esk parcel, unless Kogiatered, and then only the nount of $10.
4. The public are cautioned not to con-
und these facilities with a Parcel Fest to
•
T
Oct 5 Rume & Co.
25 Order
50. 875 Oct Amer. 1309 Jan. Amer. sh. 1303 Sept. Ger. bq. 486 Jan. ..Amer. sh. 1717 Jan. Amer. bqo. 887 Jan. Gosch. 247 Jan. Ger.
251 Jan. sch. Ger.
bg, 276 Jan.
27 Russell & Co. 31 Melchers & Co. 9Russell & Co. 12Order
29 Wieler & Co. 24 Siemssen & Co.
Victoria (V. I.)
New York
Vistoria (VI.) Portland (Oregon)
Ticntain
Tientsin
Brit. str. 790 Feb.
24 Sicmssen & Co.
28iemsson & Co.
Tientsin
Shanghai
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour,
Anchor-
Vessel's Name.
Tiag
Class
dye.
6 € Portug
8.c
British
transport corvetto
Obinese
gunboat
h Bailinh
gun vead!
British
gunboat
Fly
**** Inconstant
1
British
.vessel
Rrilish
70
British
frigate
Iron Duke
British
iron-clad
Kersaint. Magpie
French corvette
7 h British
Mecaned. Midge
British
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, androge, &c., which does not exist. $0.60 Fiji, via Torres Strails, Letters, 19; e-
0.0 gietrations, 10; Newspapers, 2; Bocks and It is no cry that the following rules Moorhen 0-40 Patterns, 2: Pia Gulle, Letters, 25 Rebe strictly observed.
gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.
...81.00 0.85
0.70
The Retare Face ombraces a trip of not oro than three hours.
For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolie will be, artitied to an additional payment of 5 cents. Day Trip Pesk,$0.75 each Coolio. |(12 hours) / Gap,------ 80, 60 each Coolio.
Hour,
Licensed Bearers (ench).
Half day, Day, ...
10 centa.
Já cents.
..50 centa.
- BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE.
BOATS.
1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
picule, per Day,
at Class Cargo Bost of 8 or 900
picais, per Load, .... 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
picule, por Day,
2nd Class Cargo Boat of 000
pienis, per Load,...
$3.00
$2.00
2.60
1.75
3rd Class Cargo Boat er Ha-kau Boat of
300 picule, per Day:
..::1,50
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 picula, per Load,
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bour of
300 picule, Half Day,
Sumpara.
or Pullaway Boats, por Day,
"
1.00
БО
One Bout,20
Half-an-Hour,...
Palos
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be Pegasus registered or unregistered, can he received Tinie for Postage if it contains gold or silver Tourmaline Remes, jewels, precious articles, or any. Tweed!
thing that, as a general rule, is liable to Victor Emanuel.
Vigilant
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascen- sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters, 25 gistration, 10; Newspapers, ; Books and Patterne, 5.
LOCAL POSTAGE
Genera: Local Rates rect ja), Cochin China, Tonquin,
Japso, Siam di Manoo, China,
and the
Philip
pines,.........
for Hongkong,
...... $1.00
10.
(d) Via Singapore, 19 date:
After G... 10 cents extra. Nothing in this Scale proventa private agreements.
STREET COOLIES:
Scale of Hire for Street. Cholies. One Day..... Half Day,....
at the various Three Hours,
ODD' Hour, .... It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Half Hour,
Canton, &c., and a complete
mmary. Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage pald 52 cents.) 812 2 per annum (postage paid 12.50.)
Orders alivald be sent to GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Offee, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than noon of the day the Baylieb Mail Steamier leaves.
China Dail.
Terins of Advertising, same as in Daily
..83 centa.
11.
33
Nothing in the above Stale to affect private agreements.
SALLOIS HOME.
each.
per oxards Patterns,
per 2 oz
cents.
cent.
cents.
centa,
Lettery Pace Books, Par
Newspapers
each. Current|tration
cels and and Prices Regis
cents
Customs duties.
2. This Regalation prohibite the sending of Patterns of dutinable articles, unless the quantity wont be a small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows:
Books and Papers--to Eritish Offices, a. to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with
-out intrinsic value; to tho-Continent;-
dc., 8 on
gun vee
S.
Britian
6 € French
British
surreying vessel military hospital gunboat
gunboat
6.0
g vessel
Corvette
:7 e
K. D. British
corvette gunbost
6 British 71 British
Tons.. Guns.
·H‚· F.
Date of Arrival
HORGANE
K'loon Duck For Sale
Jan. 20
Commander.
Antonio Duarte Pedroso Henry F. Stephenson J. Stewart
F. J. J. Elliott
In Reacres
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120
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340
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120
Dec 10
7060
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800
Nov. 29
Feb. 1
160
Jan. 20
120
July 1
300
Dec. 11
300
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900
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340
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Commodore Cuming
250 ∙Dec. 29:
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Commodore's flag-ship 3087 despatch vessel
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
HONGKONG,
MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS.
Name.
Tone Captain,
Owners.
Commander.
Lin Kuo-ch'ang.
WATERS, O.
"Name
Tons. Gun
H. F.
Ari-lan
221
7
70
Chen-to
221
J. Stewart
chang
Kiu Kiang
700 Ogston 617 Benning, T.
360 Holmei
159 Goggin
Butterfield and Swire- H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.
Chion-jui
80
3
Chinese
Ching-tsing Chun-fung
180
6
60
1100
40
300
C. M. S, N. Co.
p
300
Kwok Acheong & Sons
1890 Benning, A. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. H., & M. S.-boat Co 140 Hoyland
II., O. & M. S.-boat Co. 280 Cary 180 McDougall Kwok Acheong & Sons
129
120
24
80
Peng-chou-ha
562
120-
200
160
Tching on
Tching-po
Tsing-po
180
Yi-hu Yu-min
Julemnity for the Loss of a Rejistered Article. | King-ping The Post Office is not legally, responsible Kiungchow for the safe delivery of Itegistered correspon- dence, but it is prepared to make good the Powan. contents of such correspondence lest while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain anses, provided-
Spark
1. That the sender duly observed all the White Cload
conditions of Registration required.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed Yotsai
in a reasonably strong envelope.
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3. That application was made to the
Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi
ately the loss was discoverid, the envelope
being invariably forwarded with such appli cation unless it also is lost.
fed that the fuss ocurred whilst the corres pondence was in the custody of the British Postal adininistration in Chins, that it was Appin
not carised by any fault on the part of the Jise Sun
sender, by destruction by fire, of shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligenco of any Hide person not in the employment of the Our Vidal
(el Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, Hongkong Post Office. + cents.
Local Delivery
1. All correspondenca posted before p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Meüle
2. Invitations, & can generally be delivered within Victoria at the privato
for Shanghai for Shanghai
Hai chang-ching
Hai-king-ching Hai-tong-hung
Hus shan Lí-she
20
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40
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Liu Pao-ch'un
Ch'an Yung-fei
Ok'on
Hui che
Leung Yu-ting H. J. Faunch
Chinese
Cheng Sung Li Ping-ty
Sau Trung thu
J. B. Murray
40 Chineze Admiral
Ching
A Gardenu Chinese
60
24
MENGGEMERIHANT BAKLING VESSELS,
Charley
Brush barque
for Foochow
Edward BarroW
for Manila
J. Texts
4. That the Postmaster General is asti.
FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT
Jan. 28, 1882.5 MERCHANT STEAMERS.“
· MERCHANT STEAMERS,
MERAMANT HYRAMERS.
Hasting
Chinese
Hankow
British
Waverley Whon
British
British
Fardwick
British
Wuhu
British
› SAILING VESSELS.
British barque: for Shanghai
Hing-shing Hoihow Kaisar-i-Hind Kiang-ching Kang-pian Kung-wo Invertes SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. Meli
Pautah MMJan 28, 1882,
Chinco
British
Wycliffe Yung-obin
Britiab
British
Chinese
Chinese
British
Chingtak
Chinse
for London
Chiness
Chinese
Empres
Patho
Talo of Buite
French
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
British
Peking
Ruri Mara
Britisk -British
John
German
Bin Nenzing
British
British
Sin Nazing No. 2
British
for London
Store Nordiske
Perle
Danich
British
British
Tokio Mari Tonghin
Japanese
Gerinan
Світова
Tang ting
Chinese
for Landon
Chincas
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraita, watches, bandaofcely bound books, &c., which reach their destination, although in a.boken or deteriorated condition.
NOW
READY
PRICE $1.00,
Ardantiene
Brutus *Chinkiang Doucalion:
El Dorado Еигоре Fei-Fuer
Fuyer Can be obtamed from KELLY & WALSH Glenroy
MPARATIVE CHIKESE FAMILY LAW, Fungsion
BY LE PARKER
British British American Chinese
houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all or the nearest pines of business..
correspondence is invariably delivered at at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Grad Duc Constantine RussiKAI
PAPERY will be thankfully received NY Cast-of CLOTHING, BOOKS, at the Bailor's Home, West Point,
Hongkong, July 25, 1878,
3. Boxholders who desire to send Ciron. lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards,
Hue-n
CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the e Chua Mull Ofice
Hongkong, December 6, 1879,
Taku
Thibet
John Nicholson
Leevil
Maria Nattabohm American ship
Batzume
Solidor
Walter Biegfried
Fexhound Bobol Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Swift
Russian guaboat H&M gau-
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