INTIMATIONS,
INSURANCES.
THE COSMOPOLITAN DOCK COM ANSTSZE INSURANCE
PANY LIMITED.
REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES” ·
ORDINANUM 1805, KAM AND THE COMPANIES' ORDINANCE 1877.
- CAPITAL $500,000, DIVIDED INTO 5,00 BULARES OF $100 BACH (BULLY PAID
-UP)
GENERAL AGENDA.
Messrs. RUSSELL & Co.
DIRECTORS,
WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES, Esq.
JA, nos REMEDIOS, Esq.
KWOK ACREONG, Esq.
C. VINCENT SMITH, Esq.
HANKEES.
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (ESlly Pold up), Tls, 420,000 PERMANENT RESERVE DATUM 280,000 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND... TLs, 206,970 TOTAL CAPITALand)
ACCUMULATION, 25th April, 1879................
Tls 850,370
FB. Fonaxe, Esq, Chairman, M. W. Dorb, Esq. Wx. METEETNE, Esq, C. LUCAS, Eng.. 9. D. WEB, Esg
HEAD OFFICE—SHANGHAL SAND *Messrs. RUSSELL & Co., Sestatarios.
LONDON HRANCÚ
Mesars BARING BROTHERS & Co..
Bankara, s
·FULLARTON HENDERSON, By Agent.
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIT, 10xa, 1880.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
LONDON, a Suez CanÁK. LONDON, vie Buez CANAL:. LONDON, Tio 8UEZ CANAL LONDONER NEW YORK
NEW YORK:
NEW YORK
BAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO.
BOMBAY.
STRAITE
PORT DARWIN, ko SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &o..)... SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, & SENGAPORE, PENANG, &..........."" SINGAPORE, PENANG, & SINGAPOEL, BOMBAT, ke MANILA
YOKOHAMA, via Kous, Ro. YOKOHAMA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, St. Migasel's Alley, Cornhill, 110 YOKOHAMA
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
SOLICITORS.
IMUSSEL & CO.
·Agents.
POLICIES granted, on MARINE Braxe to all parts of the WorkTOREA NOR Subject to a charge of 12", for Interest on Shareholder Capital, at the Profits of the Monsen, BRERETON and MOTTON.
UNDERWRITING Business will be annually die- This Company has been formed for the par-tributed among all Contributors of Businese in pose of aquiring from the Proprietors of the proportion to the premium paid by them COSMOPOLITAN Dock, that book and tha Ground and: Premties belonging thereto, with ths Plant Magnety, and Back-in-Trade of She partina aforesaid, and this Business and Goodwill thereof, and of carrying on the Busi singe of Shipwrights and Engineers in the Co- lony of Hongkong. For this purpose an abse- Tuto Assignment dated the list day of January, 1830, has been entered into by Messrs. W
LIAM HOWELL FORBES, FRANK BLACKWELL FORRES, SAMUEL WILLYS POMEROY, Junior, Jony MURRAY FOLDES, Junior, FREDRICK DELANO ITO HANAT DE COULÚT FORBES, and CHARLSO VINOBNT SMPra, merchante,
trading a TON AND Thus, do of WILLIAM BOLTON SPRATE, ANDREW JOHN. BTON, and NELSON SPRATE, the owners of the said Cosmopolitan Dosk, with Meners. KWOK ACHEONG, WILLIAM. HOWELL, FORBES, CHARLES VINCENT SMITH, 'Bad Jósz' AN TONTO DOS REMEDIOS, Directors of the' asid
6. Wood and Iron ba net, valized by a competant valuater at a sum not less than $100,000, tha said sum of $500,000 shall abate accordingly,
its
Hongkan. 14th Maw; 1970. ~COTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE AND LIFE.
SHANGHAI
DE BHANGIAJ, via Amor. SHANGHAT via Amor.
SHANGHAT..
SHANGHAT.
KOIHOWome
VERBEL'S NAME.
CAPTAIN
Deucalion (str)... Agamemnon (atv.), Laartes (str.).. Porn
Sea King Centennial
Poletins
YOR YEYIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED
Butterfiell & Swirs. Busterfeld & Swire,
Butterfeld & Serika
Russell & Coco
Vogel & Co. sistemoj
·R+J. Brown' J. Wining RT Scale...
Hongkong
Smith
Hongkong
Vogel & Co.
Aima
Hongkong
Vogel & Co
Boards.
Vogel & Co.
Megard...
Пожковк
Vogel & Co.
W. H. Muroy
•Marvy
Flongkong
Sumatrs
Cluagh
Honghong
Hongkong
Crusader (str.)
Hongkong
Lormier
Somerset (str.)
Japan (str.) - ........i...1.5. Gardose... Moray str.) ..........As
Butcher
Lombardy (str).......... WE H Diar
Cullen
"Adria (66)
Amazone (str.).
Size Muro str.) | Huboust Tibre (su
Raynier
Malacon (str.)..
Casendis (4) Stentor). Dlowed (s Atsdyr (str.) Nizam Atr
P. & D. 8. N. Co
Gay. R Stevans & Co.. Messageries Maritimua Hongkong Cibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong Dari Sasrock, Sons & Co. Hongkong Jarline, Matheson & Co...
P. 408. N., Co............ Russell & Co
H. Longer.Hongkong Kirkpatrick Hongket M.H.F. Jickson) De R. Bardo ...
Hainan (tr)...
Connor Young
SWATOW, AMOT, & FCHOW Dunglas{str.)...
INSURANCES.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Undersigned are prepared to GEANT
Hongkong Hongkong
Mts Dishi Mail:B. Coll Massageries Martins............ P. & S. No.: Siemssan & Co.. Butterfeld & Swire Butterfeld & Brixə Messageries Maritime...... P.&O. B. N. Oo, jang Russell & Co. Douglas Lopraík & Co...
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS. !
G. FALCONER AND CO....
On or about 9th inst. "On er about 19th inak, On or about Elst inst.. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. Quici dospatah
Quick' despatsk
Quick deapatok:
On 13th inst., at Noon..
Quick despatch.
VESSELS ON THE BEETH.
MAILS EXPECTED.
· THE `ENGLISH MAIL. The P. and steamer Nizam, with the nest
FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE SYDNEY,
AND MELBOURNES (Calling off the nual COAST Fours and taking English, mail, laft Singapore at 6 r., on the through Csgo and Passenger for NEWgth, and may be expected to arrive here on the
HE Eastern and Australian Mail Steam morning of the 15th instant.
Company's Steamer
TH
"SOMERSET***
will be despatchod na above on WEDNESDAY,
| thổ 10£h April at 2 năm. .
For Fraight or Pasanga: apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CA.
CESA Hongkong, 31st March, 1880
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
On 15th inat, at 4 PME A1 American Ship
On 14th inst., at Noon
On 14th inst., at 3.2.ac On 15th inat, at SP On 15th inst, at SP.M. On 17th inst., sið En. ¡On 12th inst., a$42.3.
On 17th iust. Daylight. Quick dospatele Quick despatch.
| To-day, at Noon. Today, at 5 F.K.
On or about 14th inst
Quick despatch Qalak dospatch. Today at 8 ra On 13th inst., at Noon,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEÀM TO BOMBAY, VIA STRAITS.
IMAURANCEd against BIKE granted at Gur FOLICIES, AGAINST FIRE to ZATCH AND CHRONOMETER THE P. & 0.3. N. Co.'s Sieumskip
rent Rates. Considerabin Rauction in Premia for Lire Insuranon in China?
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1879,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
944
THE Undersigned, Agents for AT IN Company, are prepared to GRANT IN STRANCES at Current Rates.
MELGELERS & Co.
Agents, Royal Insuranos Compszy." Hongkong. 27th March, 1976, TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
FREE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
ELE
Company, for the prrobase of all the premises. mentioned, without farther, confirmation, for the peine or xam of 8500,000, subject: to" tha jondition that if the Stock-in-Trade consisting Undersigned, having been appointed Agente for the above Company, are pro pared to acept Risks against Fire at Current Rates, subject to a Bonus of 20 par cent,
SIRMSSEN & Co, Agenta. Lengkong, 16th November 1872. PHONEX FIBE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Laving been appointed
· Agenfu to the above Company at this
The Cosmopolitan Dook in of suficient dimon- nicos to dook the largest vessels afoot: it and the Pinot gad Kashinery belonging thereto ara now in perfast order. The business of building. docking, making, and repairing vessels is in full operation, so that the Company can af oscà 30-
extent of $5,000 Dollars on Buildings or on Goods stood therein, at Current Loont Rates, subject to a Discount of 20 on the premis
NORTON & Co
Agonte
Hongkong, Jartery, 1974, THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HOKGEONG.
AGENCIES » all the Treaty Porte-of China and Japan; and at Singapore, Saigon, Penang, and Madila.
Bike acceptol, and Polisies of Insuranco granted at the rates of Premium current at the sbave-mentioned places.
JAS 3. COUGETRIE Secretary.
·Hongkong Ist-Novamber 1871.
[606 OKIO MARINE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED. 4
CAPITAL XEN 600,000. Tas Undersigned, having been appointed paced to GRANT Insuraves-POLICIES &: Cur- cent Rates on Goods shipped per Mitsu Bishi. Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamers to all Perta of 15 Japan. Policies mado payable other here or at
Puris of Destination WWW DA MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
Agents. Hongkong, Zlut January, 1860.
-[184 BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANYik
MANUFACTURERS AND
JEWELLERS. 3 NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS. No. 46, QUEEF'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HI N .G, I DEALER IN SILKS. Canton Gouses.. Embroidered Crape Showls, Lacquered and Ivory Wares, Curiosities, Orna minta, Inlaid Chairs & Tables, Chins Ware, &c.; GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERS, ENGRAVES ON STAMPS, SALT, do, &, No. 48, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,
P00 K &C 0,
JLINE 82 SQUARE, LONDON.
Established 19)....
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Orders furited for Machinery and tranwork in all brunchos, facinding Steamers and Lawugbon for Bes and layer Service Plant for Railways, Minon, Tram ways, Dooks, Baw, Rice, and Sugse Wills, Coffee and
Tos Extaben, 60,jào;
Catalogues, Drawings, and Estimates furnished on receipt of partionista.
Orders should be nacpanied by a remittance or a rolerenes in London for payment against Shipping do
ecmenir.
tee upon active business, which it is expect Port, are prepared to grant. Polioion against | AGENTS for the above-named Corapany, are pre- J. P. & Co. are open to receivo- consigaments of
will be highly remunerative.
The Ensiness of the Company will be con- ducted by Masers. BUSSELL & Co, as General Agente, pasisted by a 'Board of Directors,
About Four.Thousand. Shares have been ab ready taken up, and it is intended that the “Capital will be called up as fallown :---
$75 per share on allotment."
325 per share on the 1st day of May, 18807 All unpaid Capital after that inte shall boar interest at 12 per cent. per sunum“
Application for Shares, which shall be in the
Fire to tho batoni of $40,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored therein.
SANS DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 9th November. 1388,
DAN SUN FIRE, OFFICE
| THE: Undersigned are propneed to Grant Policies : against Fire to the extent of $50,000 on First-class Riske.
A
A Discount of Twenty per cent. (20) upon the Current Local Ratst of Premis will be al-
up to the 18th May of April, al by the Agents, lowed upon Insurans fated with this Office
up to 1880.
THE COSMOPOLITAN DOCK COMPANY,
LIMITED.
To Messrs. RUSSELL & Co. Gariral Agents.
GENTLEMEN,-
hereby request that you will allot to Shares in the abors Company, and agres to accept soch Shares, or any less number you may allot to b , and agree to pag the first Call of $75 per share on allotment, and the penond Call of $25 per share on the 1st day of May, 1880, and to subscribe tha Articles of Association when required to do so.
Goatlersen,
Your obedient Servant.
N.B. Blank Form of Application for Shares may be had at the Office of the General Agents. JINGAPORE GRAVING DOCES,
NOTICE...
A CONSIDERABLE. REDUCTION 158 baon made since the 16th of February in the Katos for Dock Hire in the Graving books of
"LINSTEAD &°C»,
Agents Sun Fire Ofion, Hongkong, 1st June 1879 129 HE DUSSELDORF UNIVERSAL MAKING INSURANCE COMPANY,
LITEED.
HB Undomigned, having been appointed Agents for the abere Company, ars pra- pared to grant Insurancas ng fallowe
MARINE RISKS..
Policies at Current Rates, payable either here in Eaton, or at the principal ports of India, Astralia, and the Blast.
every kind of Eastern prednot, and to give every in-
£21 302 formation as to važne, dc. PIEFUMEBY
MARGY
⠀⠀ POST-OFFICE NOTICES,
• MAIK WILL CLOSE For Bangkok.-Pee Conrelation, to-day," "the 10th instant, at 9,50A.M.
For Shanghai-Per Carsandrá, ka-day, the 16th instant, at 11:30
For Amor and Shanghit-Per Slentor, to day, the 10th instant, at 4. PM.
For Haihow-Per Hain, to-day, tho 10th
For Maoils-Per Diamania, on Monday, the 12th instant, at 3.80 p.m.
Mercy, Master, will lead how for the above instant, at 5P.M. Part, and will have quick deepatob
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1880,
1408
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES BARITIME: PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA; POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ ISMACIA, PORT SAID, MAPLES, AND MARBEILLES;
BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
N WEDNESDAT, the 14th April, 01880, Noon, the Company
AMAZONE," Commandant LORMIER, with TUES-MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR-
60, will leave this Fort for the above places.
Cargo and Spools will be registered fox Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in 615 transit through Marsailles for the principal
"ADRIA" will leave for the above placo at Noon on DAY; the 18th instant.
A. MOIVER,
Buperintendent.
· Hongkong, Sih April, 1860. 90-
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship.
"DEUCALION,"
|
For Straits Settlements and Bombay-Per- Adria, on Tuesday, the 13th inst., at 11:30 AM. For Swatew Amoy and Foodbow. Tor Douglas, on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at 1180A.M. For Straits and Calcutta-Per Moray and Jayan, on Thursday, the 15th inst., at 2.30 r.M. For Port Darwin, Cooktown, Sydney, Mol bourne, &a-Per Criader, on Thursday, the 15th instant, at 3.30 2.1.
For Yokohama, vià Kobe--Por Sumida, Maru, on Friday, the 16th instant, at 5 P.M.
His Excellency, the Gavarnor is pleased to omer, under Section XII, of the Post Offto Ordinance, 1878, that the Late Fee charged ou Correspondence posted after oprtain hours for Europe, America, the Australian Colonies, Shanghai, ko, shall be 10 Cents, Instead of 18 at bluberto
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet" AMAZONE” will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 14th April, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europs via Naples: to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Bararis, Barmah, Coylon, Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, and Cargo will be received on board until 4 P... Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Szer, and Alexandris. Specie and Parials until 3· P.x. on the 13th
places of Europe.
"
of April, 1880. (Parcels are not to be sent HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT. on board they manet be left at the Aganoy's Captain B. J. Brown, will be despatched on or Ollos) Contents, and vales of Packages are about the 9th April.
·For Freight of Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, 30th March, 1880.
(398
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, JA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Bleamship
"AGAMEMNON," Captain J. Wilding, will be despatched on or about the 13th April-
For Freight or Possage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, 31st March, 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANT.
FOR SHANGHAI, Via AMOY.
1473
&E ATKINSON'S J. 2. THE ON-FRggie and Taking Cargo and Passoarers at though, sute Hold Medal Bouquet, Old Brown Windsor for CHEYOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENZIN, HANKOW, Soup. Violet Powder. Florida Wator Prizo Moxtalo-London, Paris, Vienna, Cordova. Lima, Philadelphis Paris, 1878, only Gold Medal for English Periwmory. Sold by all first-class ders throughout the World
BATKINSON,
24, Old Bond-stress, London. The genuine guaranteed by TRADE MARK " White Rhas on a Golden Lyre." [1718-2 INNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.
DINNI
INNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The boot Bomedy for Asidity of the Stomach.
D" A BROKERAGE of THIETY THREE and ONE-
The Undersigned, haring boon" "appointed | THISD FER CANT, will be allowed on all LOCAL AGENTS for the shore Company, ars prepared RISES.
GRANT POLICIES on HAKINE RISKS-
to all parts of the World A
AND SLEMSSEN L ̈Co.;.
Agenta
· FIRE BISKS.. -
·Policies granted on First-olaes Buildings to an extent of 820,000.
A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER ORNE. (20) Hongkong, 14th August, 1878 12 29apon the Current Local Rates will be allowed on kil premium charged-for însurance; "such die- ERMAN LLOYD MAGINE INSUB count being dedasted at the time of the ivans TANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
of Palioy. OF BERLIN.
The Untorsigued, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT FOLICIES or MARINE RISES to parte of the World. SIEMSSEN & Co.j
Hongkong, 6th February, 1879. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY
(LIMITED
NOTICE.
Aganta.
[275
fas undermentioned Companies in the ChargesOLICIES granted at entrent atas mu Ms. For Cleaning and Painting Iron Vazasis, and for rine Risks to all parts of the World. In Copporing Wooden Vessels.
socordance with the Company's Articles of As sociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri. batod annually to Contributora, whether Bhare- holders or not, in proportion to the not amount of Premià contributed by esch; the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fant
J. BRADLEZ SMITH, Secretary Hourkonr. 30th December, 1978. ..
Tariff Rates be had on Application et either of the Companies Offers in singapore, or at the Offices of their respective London Agents.
Messrs. PATERSON AND SIMONS,
~~39 Lime Street
For the Now Harbour Dook Company, Limited,
(Signed) CHARLES
WISHAET,
Manager
COMPANY OF
RUSSELL &
Hongkong, 184 January. 3874.
Agents.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INOORFORATED BY ROYAL OHABTER OF HIS MÄJESTY KING", CEORGE THE FIRST. A.D. 1720.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows'
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
Folicies at current rates, payable either here. Londos, or at the prhelyal Ports of adis Chita, aud-Anstralia.
FIRE DEPARTMENT, Polision isnued for long œ short periods current rates,
A discount of 20"), allowed.
LIFE DEPARTMENT,
DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA,
YOK HEARTETEN AND HEADACHLE, FOR
GOUT AND INDIGESTION.
DINNEFORD'S FLUID MÁGNESIA, The boat Mild Aperient for. Delicata Consti- tations, Ladies, Childcon, and Infanta, and for regalar une in Warm kimata DINNEFORD CO., Chemiste, London, and of Draggintaand Storekeepers throughout the world.
N.Ask for DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA. 521 581.) AgentaTMA. S.. Watson & Co., Hongkong-[8 Ay, IN CONFEQUENOS CE SPURLOCK. IMITATIONS OF
EA AKD PERRIN
L
LEA
BAUCE,
and i
which are alivalated to doosive the Public,
PERRINS haya adopted A NEW LABEL bearing their Signature, thus,
AND PERRIN 8, winch is placed on overy hottle of WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE,
and without which wors is genuine,. Ask for Taa and FERRINA SAUós, end Soo Name on Wrapper, Label, Bottle, and Stopper. Well not for Export by the Proprietors, War: Leacor; Crease and Blackwell, London, &o,.a. and
and PORTS on the TANGTASE. THE Company's Steamsing
ADIOMED,"
MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARTURE. SP.M., Money Order Om closes.
r... Registry of Letters gesso. Posting of all printed matter and patterns cəsədilə
required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com5.30 PM, Past Office closes till 8 г.x,, except the night box, which is always open out of pany's Office.
office hours. G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent.
8 P.M., Post Offios apena. Hongkong, 1st April 1880. MITSU RISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
· STEAM TOʻYOKOHAMA, VIA KOBE AND INLAND EA.
THE THE "SUMIDA. Mn or about the 12th "SUMIDA MARU," Captain instant, will be disapatobed as above on BATUR DAY, the 17th April, at Daylight.
Carge received on board and Parcels at the Offon up to 6 P.M. of the 36th April.
No Bill of Lading signed under 32 Freight. All Olaius for Damage must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
То Кови
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Cabin $60. Steerage $11.
'stid}
| 10 p.m., Mails closed, except for Late Lettere.
10.10 P. Lotters may be posted with, Late
Foe of 10 acute until
10.30 P.M., then the Port Ofles closes entirely. 10.40 P.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late For of 18 dentes until tims of departure.
THE FRENCH MAIL DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE. 5.M., Money Order: Ofes aluses. Part Office alows, except the night bar, which is always open out of olies hours. THURSDAY OF DEPARTURE. 7.M., Post Olhos opens
10 m., Hagistry of Luliar ceasse. Posting of
all printed matter and paltarus cepees, 11 A., Mali oloses, except for Late Letters, 11.10 AM Letters may be posted with Into Fes
of 10 cuate nutil 11.30, when the Post Oss closos entirely.
Captain MH. F. Jacka, will be despatched To YOKOHAMA and Cabin $75. Storage $20.11.30 AM., Late Letters may be posted on board
on or about the 14th instant.
For Froizhi or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agonta... Hongkong, 7th April, 1820.
[603
CALCUTTA.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
THE Steamship
"MORAT Captain Butchar, will be despatched for tho above Ports on THURSDAY, the 15th instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, Bik April, 1980.
1619
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
T
CALCUTTA,
HE Steamship
(611
"JAPAN." Captain. T. S. Gardner, will be dospataked for above Forts on THURSDAY, the 15th instant, at 3P.M
For Fraught or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON SONS & Ca
Agents. Hongkong, 8th April, 1880. NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS. THE Company's Steamship
-TIBLE.
YOKOHAMA
by Groom and Giluan throughout the World. Commandant Reynier, will be despatched for
NAGASAKI.........
A REDUCTION is made en 'RETURN CABIN PASSAGES. ··
Cargo and Pausentera for Nagasaki will ba transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer st Koba
For farther Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Offers, No. 50A. Queen's Road
Hongkong, 5th April. 1880.
STEAM FOR EINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, A DEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, AHOONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS," SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,
VIA BOMBAY ; ' ...
ALEO MADBAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship LOMBARDT Captain W. B. HALL, wil leave this on SATURDAY, the 17th April, at 5P.M.:
|
the packet with Late. Tes of 18 Conta until time of departure.
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET.
The Australian Contract Packet "SOMER SET will be despatched from Hongkong on WEDNESDAT, the 14th instant, with Malls for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cucktown, Cleveland Bay, Bueu, Koppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mol bourne.
Corresponde cannot be registered after 1.15 P.M
The Mails will be closed at 1.80 ea. Bop- plementary Mail un board with 10 cents late for all time of departare.
Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this reato if desired, Lut & general rule it is better to send it via Galle. ZEGULATIONS AS TO HOLDINAB" AND BAILORS"
LETTERS.
1.-Privatea in H.M..Army or Navy, Non-
Tea and Genoral Cargo for London will he commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmasters conveyed vid Bombay, and there transhipped (not Superintending or First Class) or School arriving one week -Inter-than- by direct route-mistresses may send half-onace letters to tha Silk and Valuables will be transferred to the United Kingdom via Brindisi or via Marseilles Calontta steamer at Gallə..
For further Partisulare, apply to
A. MOIVER, Superintendent,
Hongkong, 9th April. 1850.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
at the rate of four sents (twopanca) sack, which may be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hong.. kong Stamps.
--The same 'privileges apply to lettere ad- droseed to the Privates and Non-commissionoj Officers namod above.
3.All such letters prepaid st the former rate Neither the CAPTAINS, the Auzers, nor the of two oonts (ore penny) will be forwarded to or OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for any from the United Kingdom by private steamer DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cena and ret by the mail packets.
4-Private steamers leave Hongkong for
...to saven weeks on the voyaga,
Policies famed for sums not excooling £5,000. TEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF tail from insupe, val of the nest French of the following Vasola-during-their-stay in London about svarg ten days and as frame sty
124.
Messrs. MACTAGGART, BIDMAN & Co., MANGHENER FIRA ASSURANCE For the Tanjong Pagar Dork Company, Limited,
6394]
H E
Strent,
(Siguel) E. M. SMITH,
Manager,
AND LONDON
ESTABLISHED 1824,
T STAG HOTEL CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY, £1,000,000 Starling.
QUEEN'S ROAD HONGKONG. This Hotel is centrally situated, and within a for minutes walk of the principal Landing Stages.
Tiffin at ONE o'clock. Dinner at SEVEN. Good Accommodation for Visitory. New English and American Billard Tables. J. 000K PROPRIETOR.
ON SALE. NOW O
51
IMPERIAL QUARTO."
OF WHICH 18 PAID-UP.
O
£100,000 Sterling. RESERVE FUND UPWARDS) £120,000 Sterling.
3 ANNUAL INCOME £230,000 Starling TheUndersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at HorGZONG, CANTON, FOOCHOW, SHANGHAI, and HANXOW, and are propared to grant Insurances at Current Rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, 15th October, 1865,
18.
ENGLISHCTIONAR CHINESE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN ....
PRONUNCIATION.
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the Daily Press Offco, Hongkong,
For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stamin: unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese have to late years bsen compelled to coin to express the numerous ob jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy and is science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are
INSURANCE
ROM this date, until further notios, a dia.
ourrent local rate of Premis will be allowed -upon-Thatranger effected with this Compuny
FROM of Toronty per cent. (201) rpet the
1:0
at reduced rateės.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong With Taly. 1872 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
INCORPORATED, BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARTJAMENT.
ESTAHLISHED 1809.. CAPITAL-23,000,000.
THE Undersigned, Agente at Hongkong for
Policies seminst FIRE, to the oxtant of £10,030 the shovo Company, are prepared to graat on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the amal rates, eubject to a discount of Twenty per cent, (20 *,).
va DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.,
Agents.
T17:
Hongkong, 27th June, 1872.
NOTICE THE Endersigned have been appointed AGENTE to the NEW YORK BOARD
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hougkong, 4th September, 1879,
here given in extenes. Each and every word is of UNDERWRITERS BEY
fully Blustented and explained, forming exercises
for students of a most instructive usture. Both
the Court sad -Punti pronunciations are givan,
the sarents being carefully marked on the beatECORD principle, hitheris, attained. The typography R
display the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the sire of bedy, thereby affecting * vart economy of space, Gobfering a clearness not previously ned, and dispensing with those vast margins
and vacant spaces which have heretofore charAGA terized Chinese publications.
AMERICAN and FOREIGN
SHIPPING
MANO L'Agenta." ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 4th September, 1979, [11458
ASSURANCE COMPANY UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
-To illustrate the vast sooye of the work, the following faotsure submitted for consideration: Chalmers Vocabulary cons about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English and Obinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst tak this work contains more than 50,000 English
ESTABLISHED 1827.
SUBSCRIBER CAPITAL
£9,000,000, TOTAL FUNDS apwards of £2,956,000. TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME nearly £500,000.
Cob
The Undaraigued, having been appointed
AGEATS of the above Company SONGZONG,
GILMAN & Co., A Aprenta
RAT, Fort and cheapest Most favouring Stock fox Soups, made Dishes and Se Invaluable for fadia, on acount of its keeping good in the hottest climates and for any length of the LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MBAT “I sucose and a beon for which Tations about feel grateful."-fadical Pres. Lancet, British Medical Journal, CAUTION. Gensino only with the lacsimile of Baron Lishig's Signature in Rino Inle acresa the Label
*Consumption in England increased tsafold in
ten years
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 76 April, 1880. NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS: TIRE Company's Steamship-
"ANADYR":
Hongkong Harbour:
CABBANDRA, German steamer, Langer-Siems-i
sen & Co.
CLEVELAND, British steamer, Harvey-Jar
diue, Matheson & Co.
Yuen Fat Hong,
5.The letters must not exceed half an onnes. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &a,, can be sant, ATOD with the ends open.
6-If from a Boldier or Sailor his class and
CUBECLATION, British steamer, R. Young.description must be stated in fall on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Cont manding Offer, with name of regluent, abip, &c., in full
FORMUSA, Goru 3-a.sehooner, It. Burgwardt,
Carlowits & Co.
HIGHLANDER, American ship, Hutchinson-
Vogel & Co.
8. H. Us.
Commander, Ja Bolsteuil Baron, will be do HWAI-YUZH, Chinos steamer, Wilson C. M. MOBAY, British steamer, ButcherJardine, SHANGHAI
Matheson & Co.
LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF apatahed for
HEAT, invariably, adoptad when race fairly
tried. To be had of all Storksepera sad shortly after her arrival from Europe. Dalers throughout China,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong. th April, 1880.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. HEP. & G. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship
"MALACCA"
IEDIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT CO., LIMITED. 591] 43, Marx LAKE, LONDON, ENGLAND. [725
TORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are con. Edently recommended as a simply bat cortade REMEDY TOY-INDIGESTIÓN.
TOETON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are with
justice allot the "Natural Straigshasse of will leave for the shove place shortly after the the Human Stomach. Act as a powerful toaip sed arrival of the Steamship NIZAM” with the goutle aperients are raid in their operation-and-sofo next English Mail under any circumitsnows.
Bangkong. 7th July, 1974,
[20] (WISS LLOID DEANSPORT INSUR ANCE COMPANY, WINTERTHUR INSURANCES granted on MABINE Rss to all parts of the World.
MEYER & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1879. PHŒNIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
themocha from their no; na they have been a mover. ROM this date, nutil farther notice a dis-aling Family Frieral for upwards of the
count of Twenty per cent. (20 %) upon the Ourmet Local Rates of Premia will be allowed FORTY-FIVE YEARS.
on Insurances effected with this Company
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. même la pagonts, Hongkong, 27th June, 1872. STANDARD FIRE OFFICE, LONDON.
COETON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are borne
935 timony to by thousands who have daripada
N°
PAÇIVIO, German steamer, Sechre-Siemssen
Co
Panu, British bark, Sraith-Vogel & Co. SnA GULL, American steamer, Hayđən:—China
Traders' Insurance Company. SÜKAPRA. Am: ship. Clough-Vogal & Co. TARTAP, Ger, burk, Kaamera-Malchers & Co. TWILIGHT, American skip, Wadand-Captain.
FOR SALE.
Superintendent. DICTIONNAIRE OHINOIS-FRAN
A. NOIVER,"
Hongkong, Sih April, 1680. (^^.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI | P. & O, S, N. Co.'s Steamship
"NIZAM”.
THE
¡CAIS ET LATIN, By M. DE GUIGNYS,
1 vol, strongly bound, and in excellent condition Apply to LEONG AXIT, Daily Fren Office.
HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.
7.-If a Soldier or Sailor, his class and de enription, with name of regiment, ship, &o., st be stated in fall
8.Soldiers and Sailors are no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can theas be prepaid with Imperial Beams.
•But not Warrant Offers, viz..--Assistant Bo- ginsor, Ganser, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Posta! Union, the Ba hamas, and Bayti), for Morta Video, Paraguay, and Gragasy on no longer he sent við. San Francisco.
the
TEA MUSTERN.
Persons who, sand Masters of Ten through
roads flat or agora dastead of round, as it is in possible to pack round tins semurely in the mail bags. It is believed that the tes will travel more safely in fist tins, which was not so kabló as round base to be bulged in.
Post in Tins are requested, to have them
4 by 3 by 1 inches is anggasted as a good size. The bias should not have sharp oczners.
i.
SHIP.
FORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are sold will leare for the above place About 94 hours
Goode, ronived on STORAGE at Moderate. everywhere in bottle at 1/1.2/0, and if cook after her arrival with the next English Mail.
AMCIVER,
Bates, in First-als Godowns, under European LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING 16 Beau and ask for "NORTON'S PILLE," and do not
be persuaded to purchase an imitation. [321-1493
anpervision; sud Vessels DISCHARGED Along- |- M Superintendent,
When it is desired to forward' letters to this Hongkong, th April, 1880.
| side the Wharf on Favourable Tarzma, with quick | WAL BALDWIN.
FOR NEW 3
YORK
despatch. Also entire GODOWNƐ to be LET, United States by a tailing thig which is not no. tified as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to 9871
MEYNE & Co. THE AL Angrican Ship
post the letters in the ordinary way, marked CENTENNIAL.
The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS to the above Company at this Port, are prepared to GEANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings "ar on Goods stored therein.
Discount 20A
VOGEL & Co. Fongkong, Let March, 1878,725, NORTII GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURO,
Undersigned, AGENTS: for the ubor Company, are prepared to GRANT IN
CARA MELCHERS: $ (bo." Honghong, 27th Maron, 1976;
F13
E.
P&
* WILDEN WORKS,
Near-
STOURPORT, ENGLAND."
SHEETIE ON,
Branded
BALDWIN-WILDEN,”
and "BEVERN. TIN FLATE S Branded " EP & WB"
WEL "WILDEN, UNICON"
BUTTON IRON.
⠀ SHEET IEON FIÚKLED;
GOLD BOLLED,
And OLUSE ANNEALED.
THE
Bearga, Master, will load here for the xbuva Fort and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co.
MR (619
Hongkong, 9th April, 1880.
D-FOR NEW YORK.
THE Al British Bark
"PALESTINE,”
VOGEL & Osl
1610
T. AUGAR AND ATH ATV, rith the name of the ship, and prepaid: 8 conta
HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENTS,
KENTS COLLECTÄN; -BROWN, JONES &" CO., UNDERTAKERS,
MOURNING STATIONERY, 30, MONTMENTS ERECTED.
9. HOLLYWOOD BOAD..
EDUCATION IN ENGLAND
per half ounce as usual. This Offlos then under- takes the duty of obtaining notion of departara and deepatching the correspondence. It is rom quested that the letters be posted if possible at least one day before the date fixed for sailing
STAMP OFFICE
The above Offióe being now provided with a 9-cent dia, Books of Boccipts, Kent Colicstore*
GENTLEMEN at The Grove," Hoylake, mar forms can also be stamped if required. Liverpool,
The Rev. E. G. BOFEL B.A. (London Uni-Books, &e, cum be stamped beforehand in this Mayuard, Master, will loss here for the above versity), receives a limited number of YOUNG same manner as Cheque Books. Loose receipt words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chara
SURANDES to the extent of 385,000, 05 first. 9 T. A M PING SHEETS, Port, and will have quick despatch. tors. Again, despite all the grammars and CANTON, and FOOCHON, and prepared to issus olase rise at drrent rates.
For Freight, apply to other elementary works as yet published, the POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE student of this difficult language absolutely ro on the nenel Terms
Hongkong, th April. 1880. quires examples to display the various appli. }
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. cations and equivalente of different words which
THE A1 American Ship kave one general meaning. Of these trampləs this work contains more than five times se Hairy as any other Mictionary hitherto pab Lished. S
For prsetical purposes the arrangement of the work is se cumplate, that's zeference to its pages enables a person who understands English to downmadente afectively with antires who'
BIRLEY & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 18th March, 1880. [1m469
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY
S (LIMITED); CAPITAL TABLS 600,000; EQUAL TO SKIS, 353 31
·RYÐIRYA FUND
834,132.21.
DIRECTORE
understand nothing but Chinese. In this respot LES SING, of the Eai Hing Firm.
ND Underalgood have been appointed Sole Agents for the Sale of their. Gooda în Hongkong and China by Mesers, J. & R.TE. NENT, Glasgow, and Mosers, DaVID CORAR & Sova, Arbroath
ARNHOLD, KARBERO & Co.- Hangknog, Jamare. 1807 DENIA
NOTICE.
80
Export Agenta
BROOKER, DORE & Co.,
-2, BOOD LANE, LONDON,
DA ENGLAND.
· HIGHEST AWARD AND PRIZE MEDAL)
FHILADELPHIA Exizilirion, 1870S D AKEY and 8ON'S EMBRY. and VBLACK
LEAD MILLS FUNN Westminster Bunga Road, Lowdon, EnzLAND, ANDYS", W¤LLINGTON KNIFE POLISH.
SUMATRA,”
A Boand Education in outland with home IDEMNITY FOR THE LOSS OF A EROISTEAED comforta and domestic oara, Plowest House Band AAA LETTRE and Grounds, in a most healthy locality at the The Post Office is not legally responsible for sea side.
the mie delivery of Eegistered Correspondence,
Taras-60 GUINEAR THE ANNUM, exclusive but henceforth it will be prepared to maké grad ut extras. Special Arrangements for the Holi-the contents of such correspondencs last whila Captain Clough, will load here for the Fort, and dare. Referee kindly pormitted to B. C. parsing through the Posk, to the artant of $10. will bave quick despatch."
WILOOL B84,
Tt in certain cases, provided
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Coi Hongkong, 29th March, 1990.
FOR NEW YORK,
the work will be found indispensable to all WONG-Yix Por, of the Cham Cheong WOOKBINDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Packeta, 8d.exciting, ed., tn., 28. §. 4.ach. THE AI American Shiy
Europeans residing in Chins, and to the natives
Hong
themselves it explains subjects fally with which Loo YEE, the Yes On Firm, very low indeed of them are perfectly acquainted PONG BOET FUNO, of the Tang Song Wo Hoog
To parties, resident in England and interested WONG IAR URKONG, of the San Tye Lee Hong
in China it cannot but he, fevaluable op KWOK ACHONG, of the Fat Hing Fien
ally.
It comprises upwards of two thousand largo Lo Yox Moor, of the Kwong Man Cheong
quario págos, (
A Large REDUCTION in PRICE i mala
to Euroliganes of SLX or more Copies. "
LONDON:
TEVENHA & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW,
HONGKONGAMAN
* DAILY Pasta" Oyrics Windran Bei
Firm
MANAGER-HO AMEI. ?
*DAILI PRIJĘS" OFFICE"
Bookbinding in every Sigin by Competens
Wockmon of the Fremises, Music bound 10 Elegant Bindings. Cozmazal Binding of evory Size and Descrip tion, and Account Books auled to say Pattern:
MARINE RIDES on Goude,to,, taken at CURRENT RATER to Australia, California QUALITY OF MATERIAIS AND WORKMANSHIP
Manilla, Singapore, Enigon, Pensng, and to all
the Treaty Ports of China and Japan.
Head Ofoe, 8 and 9, FrameWork:
19 Hongkong, 14th Chetober, 1879,
GUARANTEE
DAILYAF÷KE89" OFFICE
HOWOKONA
AKEYS' INDIA HUBBER KNIFE BOAEDS,
KEYS BILVERSMITHS BUAP (NOW.
MERCURIAL), MAN For Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Mectro-plate, Flate Glass, Marble, &o. Tablets, Gd, dach
AKEYS' GENUINE EMERY, GRAIN AND
FLOUR
ARGYS EMERY AND GLASS CLOTH CAKEYS OLBINET GLABS PAPER WEL
·LINGTON BLOCK BLACKLEAD, 46, "AKRYN" OOODS SOLE EVERYWHân) by Tronmongers, Chroor. Ollinen, Brzahmokersj Droggiata, ko,
"SHA KING," : Ajlama, Master, will load bare for the above Part, and will have golok desputab
Ear Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1880,
FOR LONDON.
THE AX British Bark
[409
"PERU"
and will hare quick despatch.
For Breight, apply to a
ZVOGËL & Co. Honggong, 15th March, 1880,
Smith, Master, will load here for the shove Port
.. י,
1-That the sender daly observed all the cei ditions of Registration requiral,
2-That the letter was scourely anclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
That application was made to the Post- Dailymaster General of Hongkong immediately the [loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably
forwarded with such application unless it also is,
HENA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT,
the COMMERCIAL JOURNAL for CULVA, JAPAN, Published at the Oles of the Hongkong
Frees on the Morning of the Departure of the English Mail, contains the LATEST AND FULLEST TRADE INTELLIGENCE, REPORTS OF MEETINGS.or COMPANIES,
We did THE LATEST TELEGRAM Bễ together with the POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEW!
A of the Fortnight..
The Teade Raport has a large direnlation in Hongkong, the Forts af China and Japan, the Philippines, Straits Settlemente, &o, dc, 1480.
Hoogkang, 3rd Cafʊber, 1877,
|
That the Porfmuster Geumi je satisfied tant the loss occurred whilst the correspondenos was in the custody of the British Pontal inci ministration in China, that it was not naused by. any fault on the pars of the tender, by destrus. ton by fire, or shipwreck, mor by the dishonesty or nagiigence of any person hot in the employ ment of the Hongkong Post Once.
B--No-compensation can be paid for more datings to fragile articles such as portraits, watoken, haubomsly; Bonni books, do, which rmob their destination, withough in a broken by deteriorated condition,