;
i
INSURANCES?
THE DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1880.
FORWICH UNTON FIRE INSURANCE
MAND BOOIETY.
ESTABLIÄRED 1797.
FOR FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY:
han missch, was rejected with the utmost auror, « Information be- boso reseived to the offoot that the Russian lesion sent to Cores to nago. tisto, a fronty of friendship and courumonog be- woon, the two countride, has Evon unsuccessful, The letter 5 proposition went to the Corsan zuthorities kuring been rejented, an armed party was sent on shore to demaal an explanation or ressage for rejection, from the Governor, Õi the approach of the armed party the offers an
optries posted tear the idence of the Governor to towards the gates of the tors to olore them
The Undersigned, Agents of tho shove Com against the barbacions: The Cararnir, boweper, gay, are pregred to issue. FOLICIES of IN. had an interview with the officer in charge ofSURANCE against FIRE on the usual tormie, the expedition, the luteć making the pertinant
bulka, She lay thus antil the following morn- | should be sont to board the vessel and moorfolu ing, when the Hosedou got up steam, and not without peril to herself—for abo had in places: only a few inches of water; to space-manage to gat near enough to pass her a ling with tho help of which her beef was haulet of the mud and she was once more afloat. Now was her com. mander's opportmisy tę gai many fato a plano of sufaty.The Askilles and Pekin were both plear of the holks and the vessel's head was pointed aqrarely dwa stroan, Steam was up, and she had her pilot on board, and to all appear novo there would be re diffenity in directing her course through the channel branded by the long acray of steaines on the one hand and the Band on the other; and this had to be taken, în point of fact, when she did actually gat away. But inquiry bow-it was the Corteze were unwilling the captain was timid, and was afraid to move. to make a treaty with Russia while satisfied to the only anobor he had foft boing stugly stowed | do so with Japan, a nation as fotoign to Coces away ander the tea! Outsiders wure of upinion as is tussis. The reply of the Governor is that the heat thing for him to do was to steer akuwa and the Russing question is an yet boldly down river, and, mes clent of the shipping, wasswored. to turn, and keep hond np stream, under easy The correspondent of the Men Nichi Shimi an spare author from amongst the tea, or procure the loan of one from some other vessel He thought differently, however, aud at once coun- termanded the orina girea by the pilot to go aband. And so the ressol lay alongside Messrs. Butterfield & Swim's balk until the following day, whoo the Moskowa hore in sight again, and
INSURANCES.
ROYAL INSULANCE COMPANY, TUE, Dudersignat; Agents for the above.
Company are prepéred to GRANT IN- SURA NOŽE at Current Rates fr NAPADES MELCHERS & O
HEAD OFFICE SUREDY STREET NORWICH Agents, Boral Inducanon Compaay ⠀ Lisbon 'Orion=50, FmET BILDET. AMOUNT INBURED CLAIMS FAID
£135,000,000 23,611,000
BIRLEY & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 4th Junio, 1880 [Im050 BANSATLANTIC, FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF. HAMBURG. THE Untosaigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pra
unhjest to a Beran of Xi per cent.
Hongkong, 17th, Mardı. 1976, (^MEN PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Flo
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI.
THEP.&O.8. N. Co.'s Stormship
*MALACCA MARA will leave for the above place at Noon TOMOR EDW, the 15th June, 1890,--
A. MĢIVER,
Bayerintendent Honglong, Brd Jane, 1880
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
HE Sternship
**MORAY,"
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
CODETRAN TOUS "SINGAPORE, PENANG POINT DE
GALLE, A DEN, SUEZ, MALTA, M BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICH MEDI
TERRANEAN PORTS,
· SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,
BOMBAY, MADRAS CALCUTTA, AND
VA AUSTRALIANG
THE PENTUSULAN AND OFTENTAL STEAM LE NAVIGATION. COMPANY'S. Steamship “PESHAWUR," "Captain BRINGEDEON, will leavy this on MONDAY, Use 14th June, st.3 P.M. Captain M. J. Batctuer, will be despatobed asy. For further. Particulars, nyply to above TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, at 5 PENGAD A. MoIVER, Superintendent;
For Freight or Parange, apply to
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1880 JARDINE, MATHESON & b Hongkong, 8th Jane, 1880, 5
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND PRO CALCUTTA, USA. HE Steamship
(072 (93)
HE Hoorsigned haessig been posted CALCUTTA Port, are prepared to grant Polleine spainet Agents to the shove Company at this
Fire to the extent of 340,000, en Bullängs.or on Goods stored the in MAN DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co......)
Hongkong, 9th November. 1568. NORTII GEBMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY AT HAMBURGE THE Undersigned, Anuts for the above
STEANCES 20 the outgut of $85,000, în first
lase risks at ourront rates, JAPAN, Lad en kunstMELOHERS & Co. Captain, T. & Gardner, will be despatched for Hongkong, 27th March, 1876. [19 the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 15th inst., NCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE
- For Freight or Passage, apply to
Agouts.
steam until such time as he would feh up his describes the interconiso of Jopnuese residents Epared to acompt Risks against Fire at Current Company, are prepared to GRANT IN: Messung 28
:STEMBSEN & CO
Agent.
with the Corsa people in amusing torras. Large Rates, crowds of Curenas assembla ovory ine day in the foreigu sultisment to gaze in worder, and a s astonishment of the applicas of civilization. introduced by the Japaese settlers, and it is ongkong, 16th Nóvember. 7872- only on a rainy day that Pass is free, consequent upon the Gorerament prohibiting the use of
BUN FILE OFFICE.
12)
it was surmigad that she was about to give the umbroltas and shoes. The Corrans 820 a mild HE Undorsigued aro prepared to Granger, COMPANY NA UMANE DAVID SA8300N, SONS & Co.,
!
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$50,000 on First-clase Riske.
Policies against Fire to the extent of]
A Disecant of Twenty per gant. (20 ̈/.) upon the Currant Local Rates of Premis will be al lowed upor. Insurances affected with this Ofon
LINSTEAD & Co,
Agents Sun Fire Offlin Hongkong 1st June, 1878. NIE DUSSELDORF UNIVERSAL
1979
MAILS EXPECTED
THE AMERICAN ITALIA.
The O and O. sleamor Träslie, with the Ame loan mail of the 22nd ultimo, Left. Takol, maa on the 14th, and may be expected to arrive here on the 20th instant pas
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised List of Mails issued in conection with this paper is the one published twige each day in our Extra, which is always. porrected to a much later how they that giren
Math WILL CLE
For Swetu, Amoy and Foochow Par | Awinglung, to-day, the late inst, at 9,3). A‚M.
For Straits Bettiomente, Cayich, and London, —For Tibro, to-day, the 14th untent, at 5 p.ar.
For Japan, vid Nagstakt-Per. Malacsa, to. marrow, the 15th instant, at 11:30 KM. (20
For Straita Sotiimants and Caloutta-Per Jürg and Moray,, to-morrow, the 15th instant.
DRY NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES WINDO MANY MARITIMES JAUNMA ... PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR BALGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA POINT DE GALLEYADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSELLEST
En Excellency the Governor is pleased to Corder, auder, Sestión XII of; tås Post: Ofçə- PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, Ordivanos, 1876, that the Lote Fen charged on. AND ALL INDIAN PORTE Correspondence posted after certain hours, for
Europe, Amerion the Australian Colónian," Shanjrsi, de, shall be 10 Cents, instand of 13
tharto,RTED JANE TAW ANAL ASIAN MAILS BY THE TORRES SIKATTS PACKET
MONDAY the 21st day of Jane, 1850, at Noou, the Company's Steamship SINDH Commandant MoxGE, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and QARGO, Mill leave this Port for the above plácent
Cargo and Bpocis will bo registered for Lon. ilon as well as for Hamil, and scoupled in
places of Europe. “
FIRE AND LIFENE -INSURANCES Igainst Tres granted- at Our- rant Rates Considerable Reliction in Premla
Hongkong, 8th Jane, 1880.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, for LIFE INSURANCE in China.
MEYER & Co... Agents.
POR. LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. Hongkong, Sel June, 1879756
[918 THE Company's Steamship PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: PA
TEUCER," MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,ROM this data, til further notics, a dis-Captain R. T. Poor, will be damnotated on ce transit thingh Marseilles for the principal
LIMITED..
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ount of Twenty per cent (20/upon the on annances effector with this Company
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 2b Juris, 1872. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE. INSURANCE COMPANY,
Current Tegal Rates of Promis will be allowed
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the Abeys Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS
STEMSSEN & Ba Agents. Hongkong, 14th August, 1974.“ UTANDARD FIRE OFFICE, LONDON,ROM this date, until further notics, a dis-
nafortunate 'Petersburg another friendly tug.and industrious people, and excellent, serrate This hope, however, prived to be vain, it ap. cau ba obtained for from thres to seven yon par pearing that she had merely come upstream to month The Gorsses recognise no fores, but hast for en svehor which she also had dropped that of venroku (physioni strength) na they are the day before, owing to the shaïo haring bean ghita unable to understand season or axgationt allowed fa ruu outolosa desery slinokte The cffcials ure very corrupt, ofloors of the Poor Felersburg there she lay, till next day,if highest rank being frequently guilty of larceny, not "in the Bay of Biscay (Oh),” in almost as which is considered a vary venial offence. Wher bad a place. The C.-N. Co.'s stoner Hankow żaferior officials are detected in theft they sro had arrived in the interim, and as a last resource. simply beaten. which is not considered a dis- but with great releitanor, as may be imagined graceful punishment. the unlucky commander of the Petersburg signed: We Winslots the following portion of an in an agreement, binding himself to pay her owners teresting latter from the Korean correspondent. a sum of Tia. 10,000 in return for which Captain of the Nishi Nichi Shimbun The Tenjo-ken, Mokie undertook to hook on to the Petersburg imperial corvette, arrived here on the 3rd April —which, I ought to have mentioned, had in the sad the United States ship of war Ticonderoga to all parts of the World. meanwhile driftodia towards the Band, and was on the 19th. The object of the visit of the latter again aground astera-and after towing her is to makes a treaty with Cores, and Commodore aftoat, put her in the fairway, head down atroom. Shefeldt requested Mr. Conani Kondo to grant The necessary preparations having been combis good offers as a modian of communication pleted, the Kaplow got out into the river, and having anchored a little above the Petersburg, paised her a huge huweer, which was made fast to her quarter, the intention bing, first, to get her olear of the bank, and having allowed her to drop alongside the ON halk for awhile, to make sure that all was right, haal ber out into the stream, xiern foremost, and. her hand being fairly pointed down river, allow bar to drop down through the shipping, the tag hanging on the her in esse of accident. The critical moment arrived, the Hankow went ahead, and giving a mighty pall dragged the huge craft off the bank, neither reither vessel baing apparently any the worse, for the affair. It took about an hour to get the Peterburg alongside the . N. halk, who after a brief zeat, the Hanbow hitched on to her again, ord dragged her dut eid-channel wards. Matters seemed to be progressing in the most satiefactory, manner, when, the current proving too much for kor-lying areas-stoam as she was the Hanker began to drift, in the direction, too, of her tow, which at one moment
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The Undoraigned having been appointed AGENTS to the shore Company at this Port, bro propsrail to GUANT POLICIES against EIRE to the use of $10,000 on Bailliage or on Goods stored therein.
Discount *}
court of Twenty per scut (20) upon the current local rate of Fremis will be allowed upon Insurances offected with this Company.
DOUGLAS LAPAIK & Co.,
Hongkong, 27th June, 1975.
117
VOGEL & Co. QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Hrickong, 1st March, 1876.
£25
(N BRMAN LLOYD MARINE INSUR
between she Corona, Govorant and LimsolE; which My Kondo madily undertook to perform, and next morning the fatto precured as inter view with governor Hakufa and explained to him what the Americas Government desired. The intervior, in spite of the eloquence of Mr. Kondo, was far from istiafactory. The governor, among other questions prit lo Mr. Kondo, with gestures of the most respectful courtesy, asked,-- "Tathecountry known to us as Molikan'identical with America" Me. Kondo answered in the afirmative, whereupon the governor with an angry cotateranoe rejoined America is the enemy of Dore, and once threatened to bombard our aitisa in the bay of Kokwa.” Ho subse-
The Undersigned, having been appointe quently continued.It is quite Immaturial AGRES for the bare Company, are prepared to whether Jay counerus herself in this master GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to or not, we will ever accept any propositiuus all parts of the World. made to us for friendly intercourse with Ame
STEMSSEN & ̈ ̃ ̈Ca, rion." Me, Koudo, fading bis negotiations fruit-1
Agouts, less, returned and commasicated to Commodore
Hongkong, 6th Februry, 1878.
[275 Shufeldt the result of his interview, whereupon
NOTION the lastor anxcarced his determination to await
CANCE COMPANY, IN MITED
OF BERLIN.
about the 12th June.
For Frojght or Passage, apply to 's
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong. 27th May, 1890.;
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship-
ANCHISES.". Captain C. Jaskeun, will be despatched on er about the 190 instantane
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong. 10th June, 1860.
CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR SHANGHAL.
"FLEURS CASTLE,”
THE TIGANS FIRE to the
HE Undersigned are prepared to GRANT THE Steamship
sxtent of 15,000: Dollars on Buildinge or on Gouds stored thoroin, at Current Docal Hatos, aubject to a Discount of 20°, on the premia.
NORTON & Co":
• Agents.
Hongkong January i 1876 NHE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
'COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
841
The Austanlian Contract Packes “BOWEN" will be despatched from Hongkong on. MON. DAY, the lifh instant, with Male for Sings pora, Thursday Island Cooktown, Cleveland Eay, Bowen, Keppol bay, Erisauno, Sydney, Tamania New Zealand, Fiji, and Melbomeo.
Correspondence cannot be registered after 11.15 Among t
Tho Mails will be closed at 11.80 AM Sun. plementary Mai) on board with 10 coats late fee till time of departure danska k
* Shipping Ostow will be granted patil Neon, and Cargo will be received on board until 4 P. Specie and Parcola until 3-2, on the 20th “of Jroa, 1850. (Parcels am not to be sent on board they must be left at the agency's Office) Contents and valno of Packager are required
For further partioalary, apply at the Com Correspondence for Southern and Western pany's Office W
Australia can be sent by this foute if desired, but G. DE CHAMPEAUX, ⠀⠀ as a goueral rule it is butter to send fi við Gralle.
Agent: Hongkong, 9th June: 1850.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH FACKET,
• The British Contraer Floket “PESIA- OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. WUR" will be despatched on MONDAY, the
SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND
14th instant, with, Mails to; and throngk the United Kingdom and Europe, zíd Brindial; to PAS, India Adeh, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, the Straits Bottlements, Batavia, Burmah, Cer-
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND EUROPEAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONNECTING RAILROAT
COMPANIES
Kilar, Commander, will have immediate de CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO AND spatob for the above-Poct.
For Freight or Passare, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agenta Hongkong, 19th June, 1890.
FOR YOKOHAMA,
T
HE Steamship
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
1990 THE Steamship GAELIC will be dhe patched for San Francisco, and Yokohama on or about July 1st 1850 at 3 r. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Marion Central and South America and Europe
Connection is made at Yokohams with Ste mers from Shanghai.
Freight will be received on board until 4.F.M.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG
TORITOMO MARU," AGENCIES stall the Trasty Ports of China Captain W Cotter, Ins here on or about 15th
and fanila
Port.
she seemed in imminent danger of fouling, a special instructions, from his government before AGENTS to the NEW YORK BOARD nd Ispon, and at Singapore, Saigon, Penangisstaat, will have quick despatch for the above
loud report was heard, and it was known that
proceeding freßbar in the matter. Commodere
the hawwar had given way to the tremendous Shufeldt did not fail to express his thanks to strain pat upon it, and the connection between Mr. Kondo for his kind exertions--Japan Ga.
the two vessels was severed.". This was a moment zette.
of much roitement, for tho Petersburg was now
lett entirely to her own resources, and was
alowly drifting down stream, conzeated with
the hulk (but at a long distance) by a singlo): ~◄|
Jine, all the other rapes which had held her to
It
JAPAN.
NAGASAKI
the shore having necessarily bean erat off.
The Mitsu Bishi Co.'s steamship Akitsushima wee seen by those on shore-and there were aru arrived from Yuliohams on the lobk May.
THE Undersigned have been appointed
of UNDERWETTERS,
... ARNHOLD, KARBERG & C.. Hongkong, 4th September, 1879, ..
RECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN
Agents. ARNOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 4th September, 1879.
[Jy1458 [ANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
AND LONDON.
ESTADIJIND 1984,
Risks accepted, and Policies: of: Insuranga anted at the rates of Premium current at the above-mentioned places.
JAS B COUGHTBIE,
Seurotary. Hongkorg, 1st November, 1871. THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY LOYAL CHANTEN OP: KIS. MAJESTY KING GHOLGE THE FIRST.
A. 1720
[000
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agente for the above Corporation, aro and to grant Insursions as follows:
GRAMMARINT DEPARTMENT,
Policies at ourrent rates, payable aither here, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, Chius, and Australis.
-- FIRE DEPARTMENT. current rates. Folioios ised for long or short periods at
༔ ་ A discord of 20"), allowed.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. HOLLIDAY WISE & O Policles issand for suras not exceeding £4,000, Hongkong, 15th October, 185R
178 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
Hongkong, 26th July, 1979; INSURANCE COMPANY.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
some hundreds of spentators crowded together en route to Cores, whore another port is about COMPANY OF MANCHESTER on the bund. and on the hulks, most of them to be opened to Japanese tradeen. There wore Chinese, of course that the Petersburg's only quite a number of passengers on board, including salvation lay in hay lacing allowed to procedornmost officials, mezrobants, artisans, and under stenci down river. Doubt was expressed labourera. Her cargo consisted of prepared tim- whether har captain would samme.up rusolationer for constructing houses for the settlers,CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY, £1,000,000 Sterling OP WATION IN PATL-UP... £100,000 Sterling to do so, as he had declined to parane such a household otensils, and genem mershandies in ennrae on the occasion of his getting fear of fant everything necessary for the speely forum- RESERVE FUND UPWARDA 120.000 Storing. the mud previously; but he evidently recog. tit of a Japanese settlement. She left the same aised the necessity of the situation, for he was evening. beard to give the order to east off the headline.or the 15th May, and the first gan of the salute
ANNUAL INCOME £250,000 Sterling. The fagship Trax Dirke arrived from Chatoo the serow was good to revolve, and the huge to the port was fired as the anchor fall, some for the shove Company at HONGKONG, CANTON, TheUndersigned have been appointed Agents Vessel proceeded majestically past the long lins of steamers anebered in the middle of the delay occurred of the fort before the return FooCDCW, SHANGHAI, and HANKOW, and are stream, sed having safely passed the Mosquito, lule was fired, and even then the flag was not prepared to grant Jamones at Currant Rates. which brought up the rear, furaed her face changed, as is bosterary. The Russian ganbeat up river pace more, and came to an anchori Gernusiai, Captain Stark, arrived from winnt- in safety, The Hanten wont alongside of her vastuck on On th: The US corvette - early this morning, with a lot of ton, and at man sud H. despato-vosal Pigilant were present writing she is likely to get away tooted, the former from Shanghai and the night, or tomorrow morning. Her commander British, Fran Dus and Fly; Freuck, Kerguelen; Latter from Cheloo-Men-of-war ja barbour, Bwears he will never come near Hankuwaga Rasian, Gornostar and Nerys. but there is no reason why he should not repont bis visit; although there wen13 seen to be some
Proporatory rising operations ou à large scale reason why he should not attempt on another have boon asiduously prosecuted for some tiwa occasion, the experiment of putting a vessel such. past on the island of Nakanoshima, and maŁY as his akuside a hulk with burely enough water will no doubt be glad to hear that sacoess has so to float her light (with a falling river), with the faz attended the endeavours of this undertaking, intention of taking sono three or four thousand that a Blue sea of soal, sine foot in thlokness, tens of tea on board. Muck sympathy is expressed has been struct at a distance of 193 feet in the for hits in his troubles. He seams to think it, which, so far as at prosent can be judged, ja that the sun is has had to pay for extrication of the very best quality. Another seam, four from his diffonltioso very large one, and large foot thick, has also been discovered to oxist about it indeed is, but perhaps hardly too large to feet tower down. Some time must naturally the nature of the services performed by the lose bore any out-put can be looked for, as tag are taken into consideration. The Pettraburgensiderable work yet remains to be dons in the was on the horns of dilemma. Were the river matter of erecting molinery, eto. In dua conLUS. -to continus filling, she might have remained it is hoped the output will more than realid a ground alongside the halk for months, and her the highest expectations, and eventually peer ton would have had to have been transkipped, some of great profit to the enterprising pro have lost the murkot altogether. On the other prister, and of reh benefit to the general mor- hand, were a freshot to some dove--and as things cantile inteste of the port. The mine is owned are at the moment there is every appearance of by Mr. Miné, a native of this ten, and is under it nothing would have holt her where she was. Superintendance of an old resident and well-known LEE SING; of the Lat Hing Firm. and one broke loose, the damage she would mining engineor, E. H. M. Gower, FeRag have causal would have been incalculable..
But
YOKOHAMA.
Three krpado boats have been constructed at
ESTABLISHED 1909.... CAPITAL £2,000,000.
Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for the above Conany, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Billing, or on Merchandise in the same, Twenty per cent. (391). at the usual rates, subject to a discount wit
GILMAN & Co.. Agents.
..
Hongkour. 7th July, 1874, TUIE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY
DURA (LIMITED)
CAPITAL TARLS 600,000; EQUAL TO ES33.137.38 RESERVE FUTD
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, KATAN BON LAgonts Hongkong, 7th Junio, 18902
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE AT British Ship
168
This is the bost opportunity for forwarding Gör. respondence to Mauritius, E, Afrión, the Cape, St. Helous, and Ascension
NB. This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies.
"MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKRT.
The Finnch Contract Packēt," SINDI " will be despateled on MONDay, the 21st thainnt, with Mails to and through the United Kingtem and Europe, si Nanten te Saigon, the Australasian Colonies, Ponitehors, Miras, Straits Settlements. Batavia Bratanh, Ceylon, Calautta, Alfon, Egypt, Matta, and Gibraltar. HOURS TOE CLOSING THE CONTRACT
MATLS.. THE FRENCH MALL.
en the June 30th. PAROEL PACKAGES will SABURDATAN
be rescived at the Offies until 5 F.M., same day. All Pareal Packages should be marked to address in fall value of same is required,
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN | PASSAGE TICKETS,
5 PM, Money Order Office mosss Past Oen os axeapt the night box, which is always open cut of office hours...
MONDATEN AAN
7 An
Post Offics opena.
10 AM., Registry of Latters ceases Posting ef
al printed matter whil panterns bessra.
· “PIZARRO,”
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland, Jackson, Master, will-load bars for the abova Mexican, Central, and South American Cargo
should be gant to the Company's Offices, ad 11 AM Mail closes, except for Late Lattars. Port, and will have quick despatch. A
For Freight, apply to
dressed to the Collector of Customs, San Fran..10 m., Tattor may be posted with Late Fen
of 10 conte until a RERNAT Hongkong,
1st Juno, 1880
13.30 AM, wiry the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 AL, Late Leftors ar bu posted on board the pucket with Laste Fes of 19 Coats antil Lime of departace, 40ter HP TEE ENGLISH WALL-DAY OF DEFARTUBE,
Aloney Order Office closes,
--RUSSELL &i. Cor
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FOR NEW YORK.
THE Al Amation Ship
T
Mary, Master, will lead here for the above
W. H. MARCY,"
Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight,
Apply to
RUSSELL & Co Hongkong, 24th April, 1890,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE Al American Ship
TAMCNEAR
For further information as to Fright or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, To. 37, Quann's Roid Central,
G. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, 2nd Jane, 1860. ;
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
TENAGA
No 711
Nullber the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, 207 the OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
tain,
Taylor, Master will kad here for the above Port, ALEX. NINION, British bark, Newton-Cap and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to Hongkong, 1st Jan, 1980.
-VOGEL & Co.
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SATING'S INSECT POWDER
|
Buns, FLEAS, Morits, Frers, and all other Insects, and Destroyed by KEATING'S INEBOT Powder, which is quite harmloss, to Domestio Animals in exterminating Besties the mucose-SPIRIT OF THE AGE ”-
FOR HONOLULU. THE AI British Bark
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