THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA FOR 1880.
Mr E. B. Drow, Statistical Secretary, makes the following general remarka on the foreign trade of Chinu for 1836, in thu just published Returns of Trade,' Statistical Series, Nos. 3 and 4-
If wo look mirely at the statistical totals, the impression we form will certainly be that groat prosperity has prevailed. The velumo of trade has baon na a whole the greatest sines our general statistics first bogan to be lept,now 22 rears ago There have been certain years in which the Imports of theuelves have attained a big or total, and in other years the Ex- ports have renobad'a greaters, but there has never beon a your when both sinal taneously have amounted to so much. The total value of Foreign goods imported its Native produro exported abroad is HK Tk. 164,600,003, The highest mark hitherto roached was Hk. Th. 103,300,000, in 1881. The value for 1986-the year preceding the period now specially midar review was H. Tis: 163,200,000. Aliko impression of continuing developmoutiscon- vayed by the Shipping statistics. The year 1886 marks a large and sudden increase in the number of vessels whichharuantored and 16 China's porte and in the tonnagu thus ra presented. In 1886 the number of vussala was 23,800 (in round nutabera), and tho figures have been almost exactly the same Bat for 1880 this for many years back. number has suddenly ingressed by mure And how has than 20 per cont., 65 28,020, it fared with the tonnage? The increze has been from 18,900,00 to manrly 22,000, 000 tons. The total ionnage in 1877 was 12,000,000; it rosa steadily year by your until in 1884 and 1885 is stood between 18,600,000 and 19,000,000; and now wo behold a sudden leap of 20 per cout, above the preceding year. And again, an ex mination of tho tables which show the Ro venue collected conarms the indication of prospority afforded by the trade and the stirring totale. The Revenue for 1880 is the largest as rot collected under the wis- pices of the Foreign Inspectorate, having for the first time passed the goal of 15 mil lions of tools. The sum collected in Ak Ts. 15,144,078, being nearly half a million taels greater than the collection of 1891, which hitherto has been the maximum year. All this has a very gratifying sound, but if we look deeper we shall find that while ponce and some other conditions have on- couraged a large valame husiness, this business has not been in all departinants advantageous to the producer or to the mer obant.
reinarkable and the mast gratifying feature of the year's trade, whether from the point. of view of the Native producer and the Foreign merchant, who may well be bolies- ed to have respet good results, or from the standpoint of the official, whose sense of joy in the contemplation of an increased alone. The exceptionally great sum total of A revenue is chiefly due to thia commodity i
To Let
TO BE LET.
THE CHINA MAIL
(FROM 18 MAY NEXT) COMFORTABLR HOUSE with Conveni
ent OUT OFFICES, pleasantly the trade for 1896 is made up by the Ex-situated at RIOBMOND TERLAGE Cool in ports; and that the value of the Exports, Summer. which usually roaches from 5 to 70 millions of taels, has risen for 1886 to 77 millions is owing almost entirely to Silk. The estimat ed total value of the export of it in ali focus is Hk. Tls. 28,800,000.
RICHMOND TERRACE ESTATE AND BUILDING C., D., 36, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, April 6, 1887.
TO LET.
(With Early Possession.
TO LET.
648
DOOMS in COLLEGE CHANGERS.
Nos. 2 and 16, Horrywood Road: Apply to
The large oxport of Baw and Thrown Silk is due to the low rates of exchango an to the high prices for Silk which prevailed in Europe. But the great increase in the export of Rofuae in the most prominent
HE DESIRADES RESIDENCE feature in the China Silk trade; it is to buGREEN MOUNT ascribed to the high prices which the in-
Situated on the BoxиAM BOAD creased demands of the European mane- facturers of cheap Silk in its various forms
Apply to
GILMAN & Co. allowed to be paid to the Chinese pro dacers. It is worthy of remark that the
188 Hongkong, March 17, 1887. large quantities of Silk of every kind, which these tempting prices drew forth from the Silk districts at comparatively short notice OR to indicate that, contrary to what has uznally boon supposed to be the case, thera must have been stocks ap country' held over from the previous season. Certain it is that the quantities brought out' daring. 1888 cousidembly exceed the estimates of probable supply formed on the eve of the opening of the season; and furthermore, is if not litely that much cheap Silk material which in ordinary times would have guno to make clothing for the Chinnurau han bon bought away from him for the and European market? The Report from Nowchwung will be found to contain sonic seful and interesting remarks on the development of the Wild Silk industry at ticulure respecting the increased oxport of that port; from Ichang we get a fow par- the Yollow Silk of Szechwan; in Chinkiang Report the revival of attention to Refuse is alluded to; and the Shanghai Report comments on the year's Silk trudo from the commercial standpoint.
tho
The condition of the Sugar trade should not be passed by without mention. The quantity of Sugar (White, Brown, and Uandy) exported from China to Hongkong and to more remate Foreign countries has greatly fallen off since 1834. The export of White in 1884 was 465,000 picula, and it has now declined to 129,000 peuls; that of Brown has declined from 1,020,000 picule to 458,000 piculs; and that of candy in like proportion. The Reports from fakew Swatow, and Kinngehow, in which tois trade is discussed, ascribe de decline to the following causes, viz, the imposition of new taxation in Formosa; the competition of other Sugars, capecially Javas; the infu- ence of protection given to Sugar cultivation in other counttice, even Queensland per- haps; and the drought prevalent in the Southern Sugar-producing provinces. · And both the Kiunghow and Takow Commis sioners point out the need of ting batter machinery and of improving the commu nication with local markesa
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Nongkring, March 23, 1887,
OFFICES-TO BE LET,
1
AT No. 38, QOREN'S ROAD URSTRAL; With COMPRADORE'S ROOMS, Entrance in STANLEY STREET Apply to
Mails.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISOD THE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF NEW YORK will be despatched for San Francisco, vin Zokohama, on THURSDAY, the 5th May, at 3 p.m., taking Passengers and Froight for Japa the United States, and Europe.
Through Billa of Lading issued for trans Yokohama and other Japar Portation Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United States, viù Over? land Railways, to Havana Trinidad, Bud Damarare, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and condiooting Steamers.ANG
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lings of Steamera,
[No. 7888-APRIL 20, 1887.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,
Exclusive of lats Arrivals and Departures reported to day,
To facilitate anding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Sections, commencing at Graan Talani Vessels nor the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the
Shipping or midway between oncit shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the soutions.
Section.
1. From Green Island to the Ges Worka..
2. From Gas Works to Jardino's Wharf
3. From Jardins's What to the Harby Minator'e Gibco,
4. From Harbor Master's to the P. in D. Co.'s Offico.
5. From P. and 0. Oo.'s Offics to Peddar's Whart
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yant
Pessa's Name.
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7. Brom Naval Yard to Blue Buildings
B. From Blue Buildings to East Point..
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10. Kowloon Wharves."
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609 April 17 Douglas Steamship Co.. str 4029 April 100; & ̈0. B. S, 0%.
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Bantam will % within one year, an allowance of 10
Cathay be made froin Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re-
Orusader. turn Passage Ordoca, available for one ye Durist Monarch will be issued at a Discount of 20
%% from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Burope.
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TO BE LET.
469
With Early Posstation.). ISSEE VILLA-PORFULUM.
SHARP & Co" Estate Agents.
559
Hongkong, April 9, 1887.
TO LET, With Possession from 1st April,
THE OFFICES on the 1st Finon of No. 143. Queen's Rond Contrd, at present in the occupation of the U designed.
Apply to
DENNYS & MOSSOP, 43, Queen's Road Central."
546 Hongkong, March 25, 1887
Mails.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID,
But before proceeding to details concern ing any special articles of commerce, it is neccesary to devote a paragraph to the subject of oxchange,-an cleinent which has affected many departments of Foreign trade during the year to an extent only less grave thin war itself would have done, In this short Raport I may, however, do litile more than mention it but the com- marcial reader, with the figures before him which I shall give, will have no difficulty in realising its influence. The course of ex change during 1996 was lower even thun in 1885. Its effect upon the Silk market is
Before concluding my comments upon referred to below and it is also several Exports I invite notice to the statistics of times alluded to in the port Heperta which Brick Tea. Straw Braid, and Wool The follow my own, wpecially in connexion first name has increased from 220,000 with Tea. I have before me an exhibit of pienia in 1853 to 280,003 picula in 1885, the closing rates at Shangbai for bills end for 1886 we behold a farther increase London at four months' aight on European of 25 per cent, in, an export of $61,000 mail day of each week thuvaghout the piculs. The export of Straw Braid has years 1885 and 1880. From these quota risen from 20,000 picals in 1881 to 82,000 tions I give the following abbreviated table, picula, representing avre than two million taking the first quotation of such month-taols; and that of Wool has risen more
M. Jer.than 100 per cunt since 1987
few words may he devoted to Im- Only a ports. The quantity of Opium imported. through the Foreign Customs is about the al yearly average, though 1,000 pivuls more than in 1885. The Native Opium crop was not so good as usual. It is several years since the import of Gray Shirtings PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Ima consed to show an nonnal gain. At the
NAVIGATION COMPANT's Steam-ship Captais ASHDOWN. with Northern and Mid-China porta the import GATRAY,
JAN. e. M.
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(The Hures represent the value of the Shanghai tael) Comments upon this show- ing is not necessary; it is enough if we bear in mind the gradual fail in exchange from 4s. 114d. at the beginning of 1985 to du. 333, in August, 1886, from which level it rose again to 48, 8. Lowards the end of the year. The highest of my 50 quotations for 1866 was 4. 9d, on the 30th November, and the lowest was 489d, on the 19th August of the year under review.
MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE,
PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON ; ...
A180,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTILALIA. NB.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN MARSEILLES, PORTS, GULE TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,
ut Cotton Yarn has gained considerably, Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched while at Canion and Sustow there has from this for LOL DON, vid BOMBAY been a marked falling off. This inexplained and SUEZ CANAL, on FRIDAY, the in a measure in the Swatar teport Un- 2nd April, at 1 p.. fortunately, we are left in the dark as to
Carge will be received on board until the quantity imported into the Canton pru-am. on the day of sailing. vince by junka Eugland in 1885 and India in the year 1985-86 (1st April to lat April) together sent to Chine some 666,000 piouls
Parcels and Specia (Gold) at the Office antil Noon on the day of sailing.
Tea, Silk and Valuable for Europe will he transhipped at Colombo; Gen.
The large volume of the trads in Rice, of Cotton Yarn; and our statistics Soral Cargo for London will be convoyad
us the import in 1886, 383,000 picule.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading,
Passengers desirous of insuring their bag. gags on do eo on application at the Com. pauy's OfMes.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO PASSENGERS. A Commissionaire is now employed by the Company
Brindisi who bears their livery, in a linguist and will afford Passongars very information respecting Railway Trains, Charges for Omnibuses, Porters, Luggage, &c.
E. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong. April 13, 1887- Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,
the export of Tea, and the special circum-
The import of Kerosene Oil in 1855 was rid Bombay without transhipment, arriving stances of the year's trade in these two ar ticles, are promont subjects to which a double that of 1884, viz, 14,000,000 gallons one wook later than by the ordinary direct For farther Particulars regarding tention should be called. The Rice crop in and 7,00,000 gallons respectively. This route via Colombo, the Yangtze valley was especially bountiful, iucress was very great at nearly all the and this circumstance, in connexion with ports excepting those in the South, from FREIGHT and PASSAGE; apply to the an exceptionally great demand for bread-Swator to Pakhoi; and grobably had we PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA
The Contents and Value of Packages are starts in Kwangtung and Kwangai is due to the statistics of the import from Longkong TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong. the failure of the local crops on account, by juuks, we should find a gain there also. first, on rain in 1885, and, subsequently, of At Tientsin the increas in 1885 was 250 required to be declared prior to shipment. drought in 1886, has given a remarkable per cent, over 1884; at the four principal impulse to business at Wuhu and to somu Zangtao ports together it was G4 per cent. extent at Chinking, from which ports The gain at Shanghai was 500 per cent, enormous quaalilies of Rice have been but the import was 1 million gallons in. transported to the South; employing a great excess of consumption. At Foochow, the deal of steamer tonnage. These operations Formusa ports, and Amoy together the were overdono, however, and the merchants gain was $3 per cent. So much by way of engaged in them are reported to have been comparing 1881 and 1885. But for 1886 losers from over-eagerness and over-com. we do not find so great an increase. The petition. The export of Black Toa is the consumption at the Northern ports is less greatest in quantity for at least six years, and than it was in 1885. The four chist a a like remark is true as to the estimated the parts have received but 81 cout. of what value of it. Bat if we turn to the Reports they took in 1885. This falling off in the from Hanko, Kiukiang, Shanghai, and Foo beat market should not surprise us, for it is chow, we are speedily convinced that while probable that the consumption of 1885 was the quantity of the export has indeed been abnormally swelled owing to the destruc great, the result of the year's transactions tion of the local crops of Vegetable Oil by has been extremely disastrous to the Chinese the Yangtze floods which prevailed in that tea-brukers sad to the Foreigners whose year. The import at nearly every Southern capital has bean engaged in them. Frem port, beginning with Ningpo, has increased this statement the business done for Russia, greatly, excepting only Takow, where local which has much increased, should probably taxation, interfered with trade, and Canton, be excepted, Bat it is not needful that I which receives most of its Kerosene by ros TO JAPAN, THE UNITED should dwell on the details of the Ten trade, sels outside our coguizance. The gain at inasmuch as partiulars concerning it Wenchow and Foochow is 200 per cent, may be found in the Reports above cited, and that at Tamsuits nearly 100 per cent. It is enough to say here that probably the In brief, the increase in 1886 for all the growers of Tea and the ocean carriers are Southern ports together from Ningpo to the only ones who have Leun bonefited by Pakhoi is from 1,800,00 gallons to 2,000,000 the exceptionally large operations of the gallons. The total of the two years for all year, unless we include, also the Govern the ports together is, for 1880, 14,700,000 ment, which gola a revenue proportional to gallons, and for 1880, 22,800,000 gallon
But this gain does not represent fùeteased the amount of the expork
Unlike the Rice and Tea trades, the Silk consumption, the stocks at Shanghai at the trade of 1836, while it has been on a greater end of 1998 being 104 million gallons. (I scale than former years as regards the die tales from 20 to 26 million gallons of quantity exported, has none the less reaal-Karosene in a year.)
ted in profit to both producer and merch The extension of the talegraph, to the far ant. The export of Ray Silk amounted to West and the extrenie South of China, and 64,500 picula, whereas the annual export is the connexion of the Formosan nes with usually 60,000 piouls, while that of 1885
701
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STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
TIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.in the day proviotas to asiting. Parsel Packagon will be received at the office until 5 p.. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to addros in fall; value of same is required.
Consular invoices to sesampany Cargo destined to porta boyund San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Odices in Sealed Euvolepas, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Pussago. and Fraight, apply to the Agency of the Compy, No. SUA, Quami's Road Central.
U. D. HARMAN,
Agent
Hongkong, April 16, 1887.
NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
Dacaan Decima Electra Tero...... Fokien Gaolio General Werdor Jane Wart Kwang Loo Lumbardy Melita Moreddio Nampa Nemisis Ningchow Drosten Pilut Fish
Port Augusta.
Port Victor
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str.1-20 April 13 Melchors & Co. str. 1024 April 20 Russell & Co. str. 1608 April 170. M. S. N. Co.
str. 1726 April 18 P. & 0. S. N. Co.
-330 April 20 Tung Kee
917 April 19Order.
203 April 10
Brit str. 1735 April 16 Arnhold, Karbarg & Co.
atr. 1323 April 20 Butterfield & Swire
blotopani ........... Brit.
lug. 161 June HK & W. Dock Co.
Blogg... B str. 1053 April 16 Adamson, Bell & Co.. Williams...... Brit.. sta 1878 April 19 Sienasca & Co.
c. Lesbirel,.....Amer. atz .43 ......China Traders Insurance Co. ...Bruhn....... Ger.
str. 2349 April 14 Butterfield & Swire ste. 3600 April LIP. & 0.8. N. Ce.. str. 1587 April 18 Takasima Colliery
str
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732 Signal
str. 386 Apr 18 Siomasen & Co.
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ PORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PONTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIO PORTS;
ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
TÚY COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS And Luggage.
N.B.Cargo un be taken on through Billa of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.
N FRIDAY, the 13 day of May 1987, 16 Noon the Company & Steamship ODER Captain PENIFFER with MATER, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GENOA.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Care will be received on board until & p., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.in. on the 12th May.
(Parcels are not to bo sest on board; they must be loft ai tat Aganay's Office). Contenta and The Stentaur has splendid Accommodation Value of Packages are required, and curries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 18, 1887.
Insurances.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INJORTORATED BY ROYAL GEARTRE P His Majesty King George The First,
A. D. 1720
3
Annio Johnson............. Anton Gunther....... Charon Wattaus Clan Robertaun, Emo
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441 Feb 11 Ger bgo. Siam, go. 656 Mar. 30 Order.
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778 Fb 18 Melchers & Co. Ger. age 623 Mar. 29 Order
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Araer, bue. 607 Jan. 29 Goussives & Co. Amer, ab. 1182 Dee
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HAW bo. 340 April 7 Chinese Amur, sh, 1919 Mar. 21 Russell & Ca Brit, bcè. 1143 Mar 19 Pusta & Co. Brit.bge. 484 Mar 31 Master Amor. . 1150 Mar Brit bce.
13 Eduard Schellbase & Co..
1 Lane, Crawford & Jo 21 Pustau & Co.:
26onsiver & Co. Amor. s. 1467 Oct. 29 Russell & Co. Amor. g. 270 Mar. 31Backhand & Co.
494 April 9 Chinose 266 April 14 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 294 April 20 Siemesen & Co.
729 Feb.
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28th inst
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San Francisco
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Manila
London, &c.
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Singapore.
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1400
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6010
4990
Captain R. Blair Maconochie Capt. Robert Hastings Harris
corvette
2380
2340
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14
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granboar
468
470
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corvette
238€
2590
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sloop
910
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Lieut. Commander Lesh
giziboat
360
·310
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gurboat
465
470
Laout -Com, H. R. Adams
gunboat
455
((460
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corvette
1420
1470
Captain Chas. J. Balfour
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$760
5000
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766
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439
430
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603
On a crime On a cruire Hoogkong
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· 890.
600
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1420
1400
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Swatow
Singapore
torpedo mining launch
150
Hongkong
gun-vessel.
766
1010
Commander
AC. B. Bromley
Hongkong
guabunt
960
340
In reserve
receiving ship
5157
Commodore Morant
Hongkong
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929
760
Catain Orford Churchill
Jolore
turrel-ship
gunboat.
2750 438
1450
Hongkong
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Johore
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Albatross despatched for San Francisco, vis for their decision,
If required, protection will be granted or Aragon Yokohams, on TUESDAY, the 26th April,
Giratinas Lives up to £1000 on a Single spic at 3 pm.
Brooklyn Connection being ruda at Yokohama, Life, de Vil
Comète with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan
Decres ports...
ROBOT "All Parcel Fackages should be tarked to
Jaguar address in full; and same will be received
Latin the mainland, are tonehed upon in the R at the Company's Office, until 5 pm the
Marion was even so low as 50,000 piculs Again, ports from Islang, Pakhoi, Kiangchow, day previous to sailing.
Monocavy the export of Refuse or Waste Silk, which, and Tamani. The development of formúsa
Mordj Bs a rule, annually reaches, say, 20,000 appears to be at last, in truth, entered have paid full fare, re-embarking i San
Nautilus picals, and in 1884 was even so exception upon, by China, and we read of the exten. Francisco for Oline or Japan for vies ovrza)
Nayozdink ally great 30,000 picula, has risen i sion of Tes cultivation, of a projected rail within six months, will be allowed a discount
Omans 1830 to 45,500 piola Cosrao and Wildway, of Coal-mining, and of a revival of of 20% from Rebarz Jare; if re-embarking
Palce Bilk, like Raw and liko Wate, shows Camphor production The Transit pass within one year, an allowance of 10 % will
Parseval great gain. Since 1881, when the ex-system is at laugh in operation in the two be made from Return Fare Pre-Paid Re-
Plavier port was 6,000 plenta slinated to be worth Kwang providtas, and in other places, turn Passage Orders available for one year,"
Prima uguet halt à millón face the increase has been notably fakow and any, we observe will be issued at a Discount of 25% from
Retura Fare, Then a
Rapido a allowances do not apply mitigating the severity.
Rio Linda, to through fares from China and Japan to Shanghai, 9th April, 1887.
constant. In 1885 the export had resobed benign influence
nearly 8,000 piculs, and now for the year of Likin under review we find a further increase of
50 per sent, the quantity being 12,800 ploals, valued, at nearly Hi Tha 1,300, 000. The export of Cocoons, too, is much greater than has been hitherto known, and that of Silk Plade Goods has she dily increased from 0,600pical for 1882, worth loss than 4 million taels, to some 12,500 picais, worth more than 61 million tauk. Obrioialy the grast develop ment and the prosperity of the Suk busi ness in its various branches in the most
TO BE LET FURNISHED:
RETURN PAMA-Passengers, who
For Rater of Premiums, forma of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Janton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
100
NOTICE
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.
AAAFOO! (50) maõonpoon bathöl
Flagship of Vico-AdmiralVesey Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief
Captain MJ, Dunlop Commander V. Bemeck Lient-Com. W. M. Maturin
Commander W. U. Moore
Amoy
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horen power are given according to H. M. Navy lin
Forelga Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Where at
Manila
Hangtong
Licut-Commander Foust
Commander Aferrill Miller
Yokolisms
- On a cruise
Narse.
Flag and Big.
Austrian ganboat) Spanish cruiser French gunboat
Ton
Guns
H.P
Captain.c
B60
-560
1908
Captain D. E. Zulnaga
478
460
Commander Rupé
US frigato
3900
#1300
Flagship of Admiral Chandler.
en route Hongkong
French gunboat! French cruiser
·US; corvette French gandoak French gunboat U. 9. porrette U. 8, sloop Russian guubost
480-
Lient-Commander Noirot
Haiphong
41680
10
1480
1076
900
Captain de Montesquon Commander Jewel
445
210
Haiphong
425
Captain Duval
Haiphong
1900
2170.
Tokohama
1370
1470
Commander H. Glass
Yokohama
455
1 60
Commander Moltsoff
Corea
German gan-resul
785.
600
Captain von Hoven
Abody"
Ruanen cruiser
-1980.
250
Captain Zarias
Singapore
U. B. corvette
2400
1250
Capt Courtis
Nagmaasi
420
600
Liens Com Thomas Nelson
Magwaki
Saigon
540
420
Lient-Commanders nidloge
Haiphong
2200
9070
Captain Veron
Yokoham
Italian cruiser
∙1468:
Captain F. Grevalt
Stonkin:/of
Portuguess gunboat
540
Captain Raphael d'Andrade
Hongkong
French gan-russel
Captain Krantz
Bingapore
Russian cruiser
800
1000
Cominatider Suoriafi
Rassian gunboat
455
60
Commander Boyle
Japan
Portugueso ganbout
300
Commander PI Gouveia
French frigabe
260
Captain Dupuis
Haiphong
Ramián corvette.
$1830
Optain Lang
Whampoa
French gunbost
Capt de Maroller
Hongtong
Pumian ironolak
7000
Captain Gildebrandt
Vladivostocke
ARMAN
Wolf
Crosman gun bost
98%
188 1 - Fongkour, April 5, 1887,-
690
GEEMAX & Do Hongkong, January 1, 1888.
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10. 3 MORRISON HILL for 4 Months
from the 1st Jane Apply to
ARTHUR K TRAVERS, Post Office Hongxong, April 1887.
Consular Invoices to socompany Cargo destined to parts beyond San Felicizoo. should be sent to the Company's Orices, addremned to the Collector of Customs, San Francisco, O
THE Undoraigned are prepared to accept Blake on First Class Godowns at percent net premium per annum.
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938 Bivotah
NORTH BRITISH & MERDANTILE ESSURANCE COMPANY.
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IT. B. ganbas Frenoli gumbont: French gunbost French cruiser
Coptoender Malghansky,
Windham Street, Hongkong.