INTIMATIONS.
INSURANCES
HINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT PHOENIX PIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
EIGHT PER CENT. LOAN or 1977,
Authorised by Imperial Ediot, dated the Bed day of the Du Hoom, of the TI Year of Kwon-Su (8th October, 1977), £1,604,276, 4. 10 STOCË, I BONDS OF
Bouring Lutost from 31st December, 1877, the First Coupon of 1,66 being payable on 28th Telemary, 1878, and Cons of being parable thereafter on 31st August and 811 Fehrty in each year, anH 14th Jung, 1894, when the last Coupons of
2. 6. B will be payabl
The Box AS REDEEMABLE AT FAR - WITHIN SEVEN YEARS (1854) BY HALF-YEARLY DLAWINGS PRINSIPAL AND INTEREST FATAZLK IN LONDON, HONGKONG, AND BILANG HAN
PRICE OF ISSUE 98 PER CENT. The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI-BANKING CORPORATION, 31, Lombard Street, London, as Agents for the Chineso Govermentureby invite Subscriptions for £1,604,276. . 10 of 8 per cent. Bonis at the issue price of £6 por cent payable as follows
C10 PER GÁNY, ON APPLICATION.
OPEL CENT. OK ALLOTMENT.
TAROM this dato, netil farther notice, a dis.
mount of Twenty per cent. (20") zpon the Current Tosal. Bates of Premis will be allowed upou Insurance affected with this Company.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agenta Hongkong, 27th June, 1872. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANUS COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
[07:
E Undersigned, Aeux for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN SURANCES to the extent of $65,000; un rat
ass risks at current rutes.
WE MDLOFERS & Co. Hongkong, 27th March, 1876,
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
T POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the
THE Vndoraigned are prepared to GRANT.
vxtent; of 45,030 Dollars on Buildings or on Gooda stored therein, at Current Loond Rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the premia,
NORTON & Tou," "
Agents
Hongkong, Jinary, 1876. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).
NOTICE.
LIS FELL CENT. 15.Dars AFTER ALLOTMENT POLICIES 'granted at auront rates on MA
ring Risks to all parts of the Work In acorians with the Company's Artioles of Ag sociation, Two thirds of the Prefla ore distri- The Bonds will bear interest at the rate of £8buted vially to Contributors, whether Share- per cent pur Lunum, payable hall-yearly on the holders or not, in proportion to the net amount 23th February and 31st August at blea Ofices of of Promia contributet by each, the romaining. the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corponthied being carried to Reserve Fund. tion in Evidon. Hongkong, and Shanghas. The fiest Coupon for 2188 for interet from 31st Thanmiber, 1877, to 23th February, 1878 will be, payable on the latter late, and Coupons of will be payable thereafter on 816 August and 28th February in each yet, until 14th June, 1834, when the find Coupon of £2.6.8 will be
·Triyable.
Luc Bonds will be redeemed at par within. Seven Years (1884) by Thirteen Half-yearly Drawings of C114,500 sack, the balneo of the Lan, £114,4760.10, being paid all on 14th June, 1984;
The Drawings, take place in London in
December und June in each year, and the Bouds sn fraw will be paid off at par on the ancceed ing 28th February and 31st August at the offices of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration in London, Hongkong, ind Shanghai, after which datos interest on the Bonds se drawn will couse.
OLYFILANT & Co.,
General Agouts,
[20 Hongkong, 17th April 1873. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL (HARTE AVP SPECIAL ACTy or ParzianENT,
HE
ESTABLISHED 19,
CAPITAL—£2,000,000.
.+
Undersigned, Agents at Hongking for the above Compaly, are prepared to` grant Policies Bainst FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Morokantise in the same, at the usual rates, aŭbject to a discount of Tweaty per cont (20%).
GILMAN & Co., Agents.
176
Hongkong, 7th July, 1874, PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Toan has been authorised by an Imperial Ediot, dated Elh of October, 1877, which has boon, communicato tatie Britik Tegation at Pekin, accoring to a dispatch from the British Updoraigned having been appointed Consul at Shanghai dated 20th October, 1877..
Agants to the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40,000, on Building.or on Goods stored herein...
DOUGLAS LATRAIE & Co Hongkong, 9th November, 1953.
Loan principal and intercut, is specially secured by the hypothecation of the Imperial Maritimo Customs Hororee of the Ports of Shanghai: Cantoti, Ningpo, nnd Hankow-thu from Ports hiok have the Largeau Customs Revenue of the Empire-to the extent necessary THE BECUND COLONIAL SEA AND
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF. BATAVIA
for the dus myment of interest and repayment of principal of the said Loan.-
The total Customs' Fuceipts at the Ports named for the past three years have averaged $2,005,500 par annum, and the total. Custome Bevenue for the suo period at all the Ports in China has averaged £3,500,000 per annum,
The indebtedness of the Imperial Government
[86.
Undersigned, having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above Cora gay call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS 6o the low rates of Prontium
charged for all shounen rists, besides high only amounts to about £700,000, of which about Brokerage of THIRTY-THREH and ONE.
za, ule mature next year. The amounts of the THIRD PER CENT (33) will be all outstanding Louis and the proposed Loan are on risks to parts in China, Japan, the Filip therefore, together, only £2,200,000, or about pices, and the Straits. On risks to all other two-thirds, a one year's Customs Revenue porta the Brokerugo will be FIFTEEN PER The payments both of interest and principal on CENT. (15 %) only.
SIEMSSEN & Co, acomat of matatanding Loans have been duls
Agents and punctually met by the Chinese Government, The special hypothecation of Customs Revenue to meet the charge of the present Loan is con- stitated by the deposit with the Hongkong and Shanghai Hauking. Corporation of Customs' Bonds, signed by the Chinese authorities of the rospective Pruvinors in which the Ports roferred
178
Hanghong, 1st July, 1874. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Agents for the aboty: Company, and pre THE Undersigned, having boon" appointed
to ure sitamed, and by the European Commie-pared to accept Risks against Fire at Current sioners at the same Ports, which Bonds will be ! Reten, subject to a Bonus eft.par.com held by the Bank in trust for therholdern of thi Lo The Customs' Bonds will be received in case of nood, in gaymont of Chinese Customs, Dutive.
The Customs Rorenzo available to mast these obligations, and for which they ma specially charged, in £2,100,000 per annum, :
Certiful lastations of the ofial documents surfionising the Losa may be inspected at the Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Parking Corporation, London.
Applications in thaan opri form, accompanied by a deposit of £10 por sout, will be received by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion, l, Tabard Street, London.
· [77
SLEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 16th Novembar, 1872. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
FROM this date, nntil further notice, a
- DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 1877.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
VEKSILO NANB
“LONDON, vis QUEL CANAL Earpodes ANTITE
LONDONT
LONDON
HAMBURG AND LONDON
HAMBURG.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK.....
NEW YORK...
NEW YORKMA
SAN FRANCISCO,
SAN FRANCISCO,
Kate Camien Sydenne
Goidon Bassett
Isles of the South...
Colorado
T. A Goddard...
Alorno Castle
CAPTAIN
AT
James Wilson, A. Miller B. Clym Rickarlson. Donnottom Engraham
A. F. Sinih Jévreté......
Shrewsbury Empresa. Skinner
FOR FRONT APTLY TO
Butterfold & Brico......... Hongkong Meyer & Co Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Vogol, Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Wm. Pustau & Co. Hongkong Vogel, Espadoru & Co...... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Russell & Or... Hongkong Olyphant & Co... Hongkong
Hongkong F. M 8, 9. Cà
Carloviti & Co.
TO BE OASPATOGRO
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR HAMBURG AND LONDON, THE A1-Dripishi Ship.
On or about 12th inst. T
Quick despatel, Quick despatch. On or about 31st inst. Quick desmiuk Quick despatol.
Quick despatch.
niok: despatch.
Quiak doratoă.
*** ONEIDA,"
8. Clymn, Mastor, having three-fourths of her Cargo engaged, will loal Lero as above, and will be despatched on or about the 31st Deccanber.
For Freight, apply to:
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co
(1754 Hongkong, 28th November, 1877.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO, A British Clipper Ship
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Bangkok-Filing ship, today, bus 10th instant, at 10A.M.
For Bhanghai-Per Rajonatliannhar, to-day. the 10th instant, at 230 r...
For Swatow, Ames, Tasai, and Tian- Por Hailong, to-day, the 10th Jnstant; at ŏ P.M. For Straits Settlements and Caleria-Por Argyll and Japan, to-morrow, the 11th instant, 86.2.30 PM.
For Hondialu-Per sailing ship, tomorrow. the 11th instant, a5-230 p.m.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES ** CLLURNUM,"
PACKET. Bhrewsbury, Mastor, will look here for the The United States Mail Facket BILGIC -
Port, and will have quick deepatch.
Tor Freight, apply to
Quick dospate.
Quick dognatsh.
Quick spitab:
THAMA THAMA
Belgia (stitu
Today, at 3 v.m.
City of Tokio (str.)
On 19th iest,, as zoon.
THE-
Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn &Co
Quick despatch.
Hongkong
Thazario & Co.....
Angela Barbesron......... Sen Rally
"Hongkong
Fan
Hongkong
Hop Kos, & Co.;
Ocean (r.)digar Marism Charter Col Gustav& Marie.....
J. C. Jaqnice
Hongkong
„Runwell & Co.
On or about 28th inst
Burmoietər. Staples
Hongkong
Quick despatch:
Hongkong
Hongkong Vogel, Engelora & Co.
Breaded & Co.
Formanby (str.)
..
Japan (str.)
Argyll (str.
He de Saidu D. Scott..... Lecointre
SAN FRANCISCO Charmantapai MELBOURNE AND MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY.... DUNEDIN (N. 2) HONOLULU ............... BATAVIA AND SAMARANG BINGAPORE, BRISBANE, &o. SINGAPORE, VENANG, SINGAPORE, PENANG, SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &o, SAIGON....., ABI
ILOILO.
MANILA...
YOKOHAMA
SHANGHAT
·SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI:
SWATOW:AMOT, 20,
A
N.D
Poi ho (tr.) Marcia (str.).... Hieronimas Jaione Volga (sbr.)... Hajamatianuhar(s Hanaigns (str.) Irsonaliy ista
Hanlong (str.)
0.
FOR SALE.
YLE se
Having completed sirangements for AUTUMN AND WINTER TRADE, weber to inform our Customces and the Fable that we are showing an ENTIRELY NEW and
MOST EXTENSIVE STOCK,
We have recently nadod to oar Premises 6 NEW MILLINERY SHOW ROOM, in which is dis played every leading NOVELTY.
Owing to the serious depression in the Hone Markot have bought for Cash, an imments Stock of Silks on most advantageous terms; are now offering SILES at much Low PRICES than usust,
BLACK BILKS
Wour Guaranteed, from 65 Canti per Yard. COLOURED SILKS,
overy Now Elado. FANCY S'IL·KS, DrKIFES and Cnzcke
JAPANESE POPLINS from 20 Cents per Yard. TRIMMING SILKS AND SATINS
HUIDAL SILKS. BRIDAL SATINS.. BLACE & COLOURED SILK VELVETS, unusually Cheap BLACK AND COLOURED VELVETEENS. A very large Sbook of various WINTER DRESS GOODS. certainly the Best and Cheapest Goods ever introduced.
Al the Now and Useful Colours in ALL WOOL SERGES. BLACK AND COLOURED FRENCH CASHMERES AND MERINOS: ALL WOOL 300TCH PLAIDS, Single and Double Widtli.
Our Dress Department is bottor, assorted, and
Prices are lower them at any time in the past.
LADIES and CHILDREN'S CLOTH and
ment.
∙Kank
Hongkong
Bontio & Co.
Gibb, Livingston & Co. David Yusion, Sons & Co. Hongkong Jardins, Mathesnu & Co.
MARġeries Maritinos... Soey Blung-gu Remedies & Co. Remedios & Co. Mossageries Maritimes...
Hongkong Hongkong Mericnechavaris Hongkong Rolland Hopkins
Ganrain Abbott
Hongkong
Hongkong
FOR SALE
Siemsson & Co...
Butterfild & Swire: Messagcties Maritimes Dongle Laprak & Co.
· FOR SALE. OTTAGE PIAN OS.
Apply to
Hongkong, 31st May, 1877
SIEMSSEN & Co..
[1854
1824
Quick despatch, Quick despatak On or ebend. Žlat înst. To-mprrow, at 3-P.. Tomorrow, at 3.M.: On 18th inst., at,anon. On 15th inst.
On 11th inst, at 3... Quick despatch.
Calck despatch To-day, st 3-r m
Or orkout 11th Inat Quick despateb. To-morrow, at daylight.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
CALCUTTA.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, "AND THE Steamship
"JAPAN,"
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CA- Hongkong, 19th Novanber, 1877.
FOR HONOLULU. THE A1 American Ship
THE
F1599
CHARTER OAK,”. Stapite, Master, will bood here for the stove Port and will have quick dospatoli. For Froight or Pasage, apply.to.
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 6th Normber, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK.
[TRIE A1 American Ship
"COLORADO.”
will be despatobed an MONDAY, de 10th Decomber, with Mails for Jain, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be CLOSED as follows --
2.M. Registry of Lottis consen
290 F.M. Post Oils closer,
9.90 r. Correspondence for Tapas, the United States, or Union Countries only may be posted on board the Packet will Into Feo.of 13 coats extra Postage, until
·
2.50 P.M. when the Mail is 6ually closed:
The following rates of Pestage must be pre- 1642 paid in Hongkong Shup. Propayragitis com.
pulsory in the cases marked
Bobre
Lizz Name *FAT
Ingmham, Master, will losd here for the above United States, Canada, Van- Fort, and will have.uk Jespatch,
For Freight apply to
.:“
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co.
....1643 Hongkong, 5th November, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE Al British Slip
· « ISLES OF 'ITE SOUTH,"
couver and Pr. Edward's In... New Brunswick, Nora Sec tia, Romada, Brail, Gaba, Caracoa, French, Spanish,and Datch West Indies, Guiaur, Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad (Registration 8 Cente) Aspinwall, Panama
Captain II. de Smidt, will leave for the abova Ports TOMORROW, the 11th inst., at 3.munett, Master, will load here for the above Hahamas, Danish West Indie
For Freight of Pandago, upply tố:
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co..
Agents
"Hongkong, Sth December, 1577.
1708
FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE, HEINSIEK & Cos ̧. MONOPOL É
DEETJEN & Co,
FOR SINGAPORE, PELAND, AND [1034s Steamship
Hongkong, id July, 1877.
0
FOR SALE.
TH
CALCUTTA.
** ARGYLL”. UTLER. PALMERSD Scott, Commander, will be despatched de above TO-MORROW, the 11th inst, of 3 r.x.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
CELEBRATED, - WINDS AND COGNAC. Price List on application.
TBLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, 1st November, 1877.
HAS. CHAS
$19 318, CHATEAU
$18.
87
FOR SALE:
-10037
HEIDSTECKS CHAMPAGNE,
1374 WRISAGE"
per vase of 2 dozen pints.
per oase of 1 dosen quarts. LEOVILLE POYFERLE, 1909.
VIN DES PRINCES."
per pass of 1 dozon quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
Aper vase of 1 dozen quzrts. ..per case of 2 dozen plats. CHATEAU BELAIR
por case of 1 deren quarta, LORMONT,
per case of 1' dozon quarts. $par case of 2 dosen pinta.
SLEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1876
52
THE TOURIST'S GUIDE.
T REDUOD PRICE, SL..
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 4th December, 1977.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAL,
Part, and will have quick despatch. -For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, BAGEDOEN & D Hongkong 11th Datober, 1877.
OG WIKA, TEKAO,
Cents. Cal Cente
12.
18
1526
16 Mexico 20. Newfoundland (Registration 12
Cants)............
Hayti.......... to quit..*.14 Hawaiian Kingdom...
16-
4-
Peru. Bolins Chill, Emoder
(Registration 1a Conta).... 30
6
14
FOR LONDON. THE A1, 100 years Splendid British-Clip TH
per Ship
SYDENHAM,"
A. Millar, Commander, will lead here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. ·
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & C.,
agents.
Hongkong, 26th September, 1877.
FOR HAMBURG.
[1791
THRE
Cargo and Passagers st through rates
for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTE in JAPAN
HE Company's Steamship.
THEO
“MENELAUS"
will be despatched on or about the 11th instant
For Freight or Passage apply to
BETTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong; 5th December, 1877,
OGEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
[1295
FOR LONDON, VIA BUEZ CANALE THE
THE Company's Steamship:
"SARFEDON”
will be despatched cu or about the 18th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to`
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 3rd Bncember, 1877.
TH
FOR SAIGON.
THE AAI Clipper Barque
GOLDEN RUSSETT”
[1461
West Indies (except as named
aboro), Costa Rica, Honduras,
New Cards, Nicaragua,
Turk's Island. Venezuela(Re-
gistration 12 Centa9€
Any articles, fond enolceed in-Newspaper Dr Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, ko.) will be soniscated.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contrast Pookat "PEI-HO will be despatched from Hongkong on THURS
Richardeau, Master, will have quick despatch as DAY, the 18th Desember, with Misis to and
above.
For Freight, opply
Wu. PUSTAU & ̈Èa,”
Agents
[1730 Hongkong, 23rd Novembar, 1877.
FOR DUNEDIN (N. ZA, AI German Barque
*MARIE,"
Captain. Kurmaistor, will lond here for the above Port and have a quick despatch.
For Freight or Pasense apply to
ROZARIO & Cà. Hongkong, 15th November, 1877.
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.. THE Al British Barque
T
(1676
Containing the names of all the Articles of other Seasonable JACKETS and MANTLEB Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, GREAT NOVELTIES are shown in this Depart. ith the Funti and Mandarin PromunHF Steamship
MARCIA" SEALSKIN JACKETS, MUFFS, & BOAS. elation.
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR OF THE will be despatched for the above Fort on CHINESE LANGUAGE, i tyre Parts.
| SATURDAY, the 13th instaut. The Daily Press Office.
Various FASHIONABLE FUR TRIMMINGS. SWANSDOWN MUFFS, CAPES, AND BOAST
WOOL SHAWLS: The Excelsior," of Superior Quality and Great Warmth, at $350 each. KNITTED WOOL SHAWLS, CAPES SCARVES, AND CLOUDS WINTER SKIRTS,
Better and Cheaper than ever. Specialities in LADIES' HOSÊ. - CHILDREN'S SOCKS.... Elegant Designs in COLLARS and CUFFS NEW RIBBONS, FEATHERS. FLOWERS, LACES.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DENTS Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the. Crew of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbor
ALEXANDRA, British bark, Elliot Douglas
& Co. ASSEN, Danish bark, Fordele Ed Schellbang
& Ca
ATALANTA, German ateazier, Petersen, Sims,
on & Co. REXTROVEN, Gorman ark, Haje-Mellers
& Co.
- For Freight or Passage, apply to
"SOBY SHING,
Bonluan Strand. Hongkong, 8th December, 1877.
MONTHLY LINE
[1806
THE AUSTRALIAN STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, For CooKTOWN and SYDNEY, taking Cargo and Pasager for ALL AUSTRALIAN and
NEW ZEALAND PORTS.
HE Company Chartered Stonor
OCEAN,"
"EMPREZA,"
(1688
Captain Skinner, willisad here and have a quick desatch as above.
for Freight, urply to
ROZARIO & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1877.
S
.F1634
through the United Kingdom, and Europa, na Marsailles; to Saigon, Singapor, Batoria, Calle, Pondicherzy, Madre, Caloutta, Femboy, Aden, Saez, and Alxandria.
The following will be the hours of CLOSING the Mails, ka
WEDNESDAY. December 12th,
5 PM Mones Order Office closes: Post Office claves except Lao Nisr Box, which remains opun all night.
THURSDAY, December 131,
7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of ail correr spondance.
10 A.M., Registry of Letters, nABROK.
11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Esta Leb-
tors,
10 A. Letters (but Letters oily) may be posted on payment of a Late Foo of 18 centis extra postage, nutil- -- '
.- .:
11.30 a.. when the Post Office CLOSES an
tiroly.
MAIN EXOÁNGAD WITH MANILA AIT SAIGON. The Philippine Islands being nor admitted
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM into the General Postal Union, it follows that
SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS. SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILEDAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIO STEAMERS. THE Stenship "BELGIC" will be dis- patobed for Ban Francisco, vid Yokohama, John C. Jaques, Comitanders will fad for theen MONDAY; the 10th December, at & P..,
cumber 26th, 1877.
Fontet Twenty per cont. (20° sunca the current local rate of Tremis will be allowed TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED STRAW D. WABON, American bark, Hawkins above Ports me be despatched on or about Do-taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the
AND FELT HATS AND BONNETS:
[F8
1, AND 4 BUTTONED KID GLOVES,
Tall Beds and Colours. DRESS MAKING1
Captain. BLANKENESE, German bark, Spies,--Eduard
Schollbags & Op. BRELLA, German bark, Timpe-Wieler & Co.
apon Insurances offerted with this Company.
·DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
Agents. Hongkong, 27th June, 1870
NOTICE.
THE Undersigned has been appointed
MILLINERY DY SUPERIOR HARDE.
CARMELITÀ, AND IDA, Gamon bark, Katels
Ed. Schelihasg & Co.
For Freight or Fausage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, 5th December, 1877, [1704
LI
all paid correspondence received from Mantia in the mails will be delivered from hy this Office and that all paid correspondence sent to Muails in the mails should be delivered free there.
Article IX, of the Postal Treaty of Berno provides that Neither the seriders or the act dros soos of letters and other postal pokets shall he called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origio, or in that of Destination, any tax or Anty other than the recognised rate levied (in bhe case of paid correspondence) by the despatch- ing office. It is hoped that ony extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at onco be. bronght to the notion of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
cotarie.
The above low not apply in any way to loose letters satt cutside the maile. These will always United States, and Eirope.
be charged an arrival in Hongkong, and pro- Connection is made at Yokohama with Stubably the Maxils Office will adore the same mers from Shanghai.
Complaints are sometimes received of extr Freight will be received on board'antil 4 P.M.
sbarges on correspondence exchanged between
be received at the Ofice until 5 r.m. surge day, would be found in all cases that the letters. All Parcel Packages should be asked to address &c. And bean sait fades. Mails nad Passengers), THE Eastern and Australian Mail Stein full value of same is required.
A REDUCTION is rando on RETURN Company's Steamer
PASSAGE TICKETS. NORMANDY"
-AND MELBOURNE,
(Calling off the asual Coast Ports to land
Special attention is given to this Department, BROOMHALL, British ship, Bate-Fussell & Co. FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, on the 9th December. PARCEL PACKADES. Will this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it will be recoised and forwarded by the Hongkong
Applications from Chius, Japan, and Manila AGENT at Tuts PORT for "THE PORT Charges are moderate, and fit Excellent and Shangtal Oftless of the longkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Those from the Straits Settlements and India to be sent to London..
TIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED)
رسی
WWW.H NOTLEY
Hongkong, 6th June, 1877 1984
SAYLE AND CO VICTORIA EXOHANGE,
CLARITY, British skip, Shrewsbury-Wialer
& Co...
CLAZA, British ship, Chalmers.Order.
For further information as to Freight or
There will be communication with Australis, via Batavia and Pert Darwin, as folks.
LEAVE KONUKONG BY KRENCH JACKET
Default in payment of any instalment at the THN LONDON ASSURANCE QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET COLORADO, American ship, Ingraham-Vogel, ill be despatched as above on or about the 31st | Pesssge saply to the Agenvy of the Company, July 7th.
den date will render all previous payinants liable
to forfeiture
Eno allotment is rande the deposit will be returned in full; and if only a portion of the amount applied for is alloted the balance of the
INCORFORATED DY ROYAL CHARTER ‘OF 18
MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE, VESZ.:
A.D. 1720.
iciHE "Undersigned having been appointed
HONGKONGT
AND AT SHANGHAT.
FOR SALE.
Hagedorn & Co
CONQUEST, British ateamer, Hamlin Kwong
Lee Xuen.
Coqrrere, Garinan bark, Sauridsen-Ednard
Schallbase & Co. OUBLE-BARREL GUNS, CENTRALORESSWELL British bark, G. White-Wm."
Pastan & Co
DPI-FIRA, with Cartrigos, Cartridge
deposit will be applied towards the payment of a pants for the bore Corporation, are Cases Wadding, hot, &o. Also RIFLES and ECHO, British bark, Toser Arnhold Karberg the amonut quieroji silolament.
Sarip Certificates to Bearer will be issued prepare to grant Insurances as follows: ugunas Allotment Letters and Bonkers Recepta,
MARINE DEPARTMENT
aud. Bonde to Bearer, when maly, will be oz | Polisies at current ratee, payable either here, changed for fully paid-up Boxin
in Tandon, or at the principal Forts of India China, and Anstralia.
Forms of Application can be obtained of the HONGKONGAND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPO. KATION, at their Offices in London, Hongkong. and Shanghai 199
Hongkong, 24th November, 1877,
TO BE RETAINED BY TILE KANKERS.
CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT EIGHT PER GENT. LOAN OF 1877, FOR £1,604,976. 9. 10 STERLING,
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
Policies issued for long or short periods at ourrent rates.
A discount of 20 allowed.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for sums not exceeding 25,000, at reduced ratos.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1972 a
[73 IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE "COM-
FANY.
[1419
CO,
REVOLVERS.
"Apply to J. F. SCHEFFER,
54, Praya Central. Hongkong, 18th September, 1877.
NOTICE.
A'N D MILLA E PLUMBERS AND GAD FITTERS, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST,A
HONGKONG, NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.,
260 & Co.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
S GIRL, LIVINGSTON & 6.
Arents.
(1869 Hongkong December, 1877.
THE AL Fronch Barque
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.
"ANGELE,"
Captain Barbeyron, will take. Freight at mo derate rates and have quick despatch." For Frnight or Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co,
Agents Hongkong, h Dancher, 1877.
FOR IZVILO.
EMIREZA, Britleh bark, Skinner--Eirley & Co. EVENING STAR, British bark, Ashburn,Bor FERDINAND BRUMS, Garman bark, Voss
Melthers. GLAMORGANAHIRE, British back, McEachern
- Klær & Co. GLENIBLA, Brit, bark, Watts.Landstein & Co GLORY, Siam, bark, Thompson--Tack Mee & Co. HE British Brig [1409 GOLDEN SPUR, British ship, Farrell-Captain.
GOLIAN, Siamese lark, Dantzan.-Chinese. GORDON CASTLE, British stenger, R. Kid
Gibb, Livingston & Calt
GREAT ADMIRAL, American ship, Thompson--
Caplain
TO THE HUNGRÒNG AND SHANGHAI BANKING HE Undersigned, agenta for the phoneNGLISH AND SHINES HANN; German- bark, W. Pens-Wm,
CORPORATION
-Insanest that you will allotme. £......
Company, are prepared to grant Policias
DICTIONARY,
HTERONIMUS,”
No, 97, Queen's Load Central
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, Sth Desember, 1877,
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON SINGAPORE. BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY.
ON
July 20th.
July 31st.
September 15th. November 29th.
“TEAVU BANAVIZ.
October let. December 18th. DIZAT FUFT DARWIN.
October 12th. Dember 24th.. DUÈ AV SYDNEY,
August 1942. Ochar Sist. Jamary 12th
DITE AT MELBOURNE. August 25th. November 6th, January 18th.
A DUE AT ADELAIDS.
Angast 31st November 12th. January 4th
For, the present the correspondenen an only be paid to Batavia, from which placeit may pus sibly be forwarded without further charge..
To provide mass of remitting all s of money to or from this. Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in intere he al- N THURSDAY, the 13th December, 1877, wed (but not required) to purcham Hengkong. Kook, Master, will be despatched at above an PEL-HO, Comandant LECOINTAE, with keng and Yokohama, however is aither direction,
at Noon. Company's Steamship Poulage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shangha, &r Hang FRIDAY, the 14th instard, at 8-a'clock P.MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE," and
For Freight or Passage, spply, to
CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above Money Orders must be mani. A REKĚDIOS & C6.
The Stampe tendered for sale ist not sx. place Hongkong, 3rd Deogmbor, 3877.
11781
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Len-es 825 in value, mast be perfectly clean, in Pustan & Co.
FOR MANILA-
don as well as for Marseilles, and aonerted in condition, and in strips of at last for a transit through Marseilles for the principal o separate Stamps will be purchased. They HIERONIMUS, British Wig Kook-LandstonEE Spanish Schooner
must be presented personally or becampanted places of Europe. & Com An Anglo Chinese Dictionary, pablished at the H. N. CARLETON, Arian hark, Harkness—
Cargo will be received on board until 4 P., by a nota,
Letters containing Stamps should be regis Daily Prom Office, Hongkong.
→Captain.
Mericnoglavarią, Inster, will have quick de Spade and Farcels mil 3 P.M. on the 12th tered, and the Stamps should be secured, from Tegember, 1877, (Tarvels are not to be sent IRENE, ferman schooner, susun.-W. Tuseth us above.
on board: they must be left at the Agenor's observation. tsu & Co.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
The Portmantor or Agent may postpone pan. JACOBINE, German bark, Hoblmann-Siemagan
EFVEDIOS & Co. Olies.) Contents and value of Fackages obseing if the public funds in hand are not
$1789 required. & Co.
For further particlars, apply at the Cortos which appears doubtinl or snapicious. He suficient, and Lê will refuse to parbune in upy pany's Olloe..
DU FOUEY,
is allowed to charge a Commission of 'one pe cent on all Stamps purchased. Houg kong, 30th Nayembor, 1877.
WITH THE PREI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATIÓN;"
of against Bire to the extent of 360,000 on way Bonds of the above Loan in recordance with the one
FIRST-CLASS RISK, Frospecta isaned by you duced upon which I have paid the Deposit of at Current Rates. pounds, being at the rats of C30 per cent, and 1 A RETURN OF TWENTY PIE CENT. (207;) For comprehensiveness and practical certice engage to accept the bail Bonds or any less rum will be made on the premium charged on all this Work stands unrivalled. All the nov bey you may allot me, and to take the remaining Insurances, such RETURN being payable on the words which the Chinese have to lato years een payments thereon in accordance with the Preissue of the Policy. "spectus.
Name at full length..
Addreas
Occupation...
Data.
MANKERS' RECRIPT, FO'BE' KETAINED BY THE
APPLIVAKT,
compelled to coin to express the numerous ob
and in science gonornlly, which the rapid advise
bass & Un.
at foreign relations has imposed upon them are Kara Cazin, British bark, Wilson-Mayer
"UNION,"
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, jeste in manlunsty, photography, telegraphy, LLAND, Danish bark Laub.-Edward Sihat? Hoarkong, 3rd December, 1877.
Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company Thongkong, 1st March, 1874. BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MARINE RISKS.
FOR NEW YORK.
HD Al American Bay
*MORRO CASTLER
here given va extentio. Each and every word is 1 & 2 British bark, Glissa-Rozaria Jowatt, Haster, having the greater portion of
fully illustrated and orglained, forming exarelses KATE
for students of a mest fastructive nature. Beth": & Co.
'son Bell & Co
the Court and Punti pronunciations aro given, LOMBARDIAN, Brit. bark Chapman-Borneo Caher Cargo geged, will loud at this Port as
For Freight, apply to HE Undersigned, having been appointed the pecosts being carefully marked on the best Lucky, Siamese bark, Saderhorn-Tack Moore and have quick despatch.
OLYPHANT & Co. CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT Agents for the above Company, are pre-principle hitherto attained. The typography MALTA, German bark, Kluge. Wieler & Co. displays the anaense of an attempt to make a GEZTON, Britsi bark, Thompson-Adaar EIGHT PER CENT, LOAN OF 1877,
Tm1766 pared to graat Insurare as follow
Hongkong, 3rd December, 1877. Chinese and English type oorrespond in the size For £1,604,276, 0. 10 STERLING
FOR BATAVIA AND SAMARANG. Policies at Current Rates, payable either here, Reosired this day of
1877 Australia, and the East.
in London, or at the principal ports of India, from the sum of
A BROKERAGE of THIRTY-THREE and ONE pounds, being a Depot made on application for THIRD PER CENT will be allowed on all LOCAL
of Bonda of the above Loan
BISKS.
·For THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING"
¿
CORPORATION
Ne
of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of
pace, achieving a loanons nat previouly MARGRETRIE, German bark, Thieson,--Caŋtain. attained, and dispensing with those vest margits Mane, German bark, Burmeister-Wm. Pus. and vacant spaces which hare heretofom oharse- terized Chinese publications.
MARIVELES, Spanish steamer, J. Munoz-Raving
THE
German Ship
GUSTAV & MARIE,"
Agent.
U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC NAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO:
Most countries te which Hongkong forwards- Correspondono baving joined, the General Postal Union or being probably about to da'no," it is necessay that the following rules bo strictly observed..
I No Letto or Packet, whether to be regis- tored or unregistered, can be roosiseifer Fustage if it contains gold or siver money, jewels, pres cious articles, or anything that as a general
2-This Regulation prohibits the sending of
FIRE RISKS the work is so complete, that a reference Lite MAY QUEEN, British Mrk Prior-Arnhota will have immediste despatch for the ubere 19th Doosmber. at Noon, taking Passenger value."
For practical purposes the arrangement of Policler granted, on First-las Buildings to pagos enables a person who understands English an ertent of 820,000.
to communicate effectively with natives who A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT. (20) andersand nothing but Chinese. In this respot upon the Current Lal Rates will be allowed on the work will be found indispensable to all With rolarends to the foregoing Prospectus, all remizm charged for Insurance such dis. Europeans residing in China, and to the native APPLICATIONS will be RECEIVER by the count being dedacted at the time of the issue themselves it explains subjects fully with which
modios & Co.
Karberg & Co.
MIGNON, American Lark Soule-Captain MIXADO, Goran bark, Hinsek.-Melchers & Co. Mosno CASTLE, America hark, Jewett-Diy.
phant & Co. NEWESTS, British steamer, McKinty-Olyphant very few indeed of them are parfendy sequinted & Go, **** BUSSE & Co... To parties resident-in-England-and-intersted Oczax, British-steamer, Jaques Jardine, Ma
in Ching it cannot but be invaluable occasion thuson & Co. Hongkong, 1st Jarruary, 174
69 ally.. TILE ON TAI TNSURANCE COMPANY following facts are subraitted for obasiceration
(LIMITED) S CAPITAL TAELS 100,000; Equal to $555.555.55, DIRECTORS...
undersigned until the 15th DECEMBER of Policy NEXT, or what-Date to bolments will bo made, and the final-instalment of $8 per cent will be PATABLE-on, the 31st of Decomber, 1877 Exchange Applications received in Hongkong. will be makalated at the rate of 4 per Dollar:
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
1311. Agarla Issing the Los
THE CHUNG NG01 SAN PO
(Chinese Daily Prás), PUBLISHED DAILY N
Is the best medium for Advertising among the Native Community
It has been established upwards of TWENTI FEARE, wl enjoys the largest bond fido ciron- lation of any Chinese paper in the South of Chita. It carefully ten by an experienced Chinese Silolur, boating FULL and RE- LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the Office, Windham Street, Hongkong; or from the different. Agente
Hongkong, 16th January, 1877.
Agents.
Forte
sent be so small as to make the ample of ne
3.The limits of weight allowodne, as fol- Iowa.
THE U.S. Mail Bleaner CITY OF Tule, is liable to Customs duties. the groter portion of her Cargo engaged, KIO" will ho dospatched for San Fran- Patterns af dutiable articles, unless the quality
disco, vil Yokohama, `· WEDNESDAY, the and Freight for Japan, the United States, and For Fraight, apply to
Europe, BRANDÃO & Củ. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1877. 4177 Through Bills
Is of Lading issued for trasse portation-to-Yokohama and other Japar Ports, FOE LONDON (DIRECT, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Qities
of the United States via Overland Railways, tomb. British Chipper Bark
Havana, Trinidad, mid Demerara, and to ports in Merion, Central mel South America by the pur2- Company's and connecting Strawers.
BOOK AND PAPERS.-To British Offices, Bib. PATTERN 5b, if without intzineis vulne BOXE AND PAPERS To the Continent, &c.,
PATTERNS.-8.08.
To illustrate the vast stops of the work NEIDA, British whip, Clyria,--Mesageries on of her Cargo engaged, will have imediats Through Passage Tickets granted to Fagland Matchee, Candles, Sup Indigo. Dustulle. or.
the
Maritimes.
Russell & Conv
ORANG GROVE, British bark, Longmuir,
T1758
KATË QARNIE.” Janies Wilson, Master, having the greater
despatol as above.
For Freight apply to
MEYER & Co Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 18,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English PETEE, German brig, Holm--W. Fustaa & CyHongkong, th November, 1877 and Chinese Diptionary about 100,000, whilst RaUDILAND CASTLE, British bark, Richards,
FOR NEW YORK. this work contains more than 50,000 English --Wo Fristen & ContHE A1 Audran, Bark words, and upwards of 600,000 China BAR, American 3m sahooner, Bryant—Kug- CHAN SONG LAT, of the Li Yuen Firm, fomentary, works as yet published, the Sua Bert British Bulconer, Ross-Vogal Sora Apatay durpite at this granmanes and WOTG YIR PUN, of the Chan Choong Wingident of this dealt langunge absolately re Hagedorn & Co.
aires examples to display the variety appli- Soy. Corman Vazg, Binge Wieler & Co. have one grece meaning. Of those emplos SYDENHAM, British ship, Miller-Messagurim estions and equivalents of different word which BUMATKA, Amarican ship, Clough, Order. this work contains more than five times as Maritimes many es any other Dictionary Litherly pik T. A. GODDARD, American bark, Bulik-Eazy- Kshed.
Hong Loo TEE, of the Yoo On Firm.
Ford Sour Fure, of the Tung Sang Wo Hong WONG PAK CUBONG, of the San Tyo Loc Hong. PUN FONO, of the Wy Sing Firm.
- MANAGER-HO AMEI over -MARINK FISKG--on Givels, de taken at CURRENT RATES to Australia, California, Manila, Singapore, Baigon, Penang, and to all the Trosty Forts of China sad Japan, Head Ofoe, 48, Bonham Strand,
Hongkong, 1st Jane, 1872,
[1331
14 comprised upwards of two thousand large quarto pages. —
SALONDON:
TEDENEE&Co. 60, PATERNOFTER BOT HONGKONG DAILY PREMA" Ozzzez WYNDHAM 81.
1.
Vieront, Britist, brig, Whiting, -Chincau, VILLA DE RIVADARIA, spasilah krig, Camya.
Brandio & Co
manhooner
VISCOUNT MODUFF, British
Wright.-Hing slagdysi WEALEHT PENDLETON, Amarfon bark, Blar- PAY charl-Ordori
4- The following articles cannot be sout bes Post at all-Glass, Lignide, Granpowder, France, and Germany hy wil trans-Atlantic lines whatever is dangerous to the Mails or offersvo at Steamara, TN A
or injuricus to persons dealing with thera. EDUCTION TWENTY PERPARC that, in Chins and CENT. on REGULAR RATES GRANTED The rublo L OFFICERS of the ARMY and NAVY and Japan, then is un much thing as Tareel Tost. MEMBERS of the CIVIL and CONSULAR Much trouble and disappointment, la caused by SERVICES in commission
persistent attempts to sazd small valanble trifes
AF. Sraith, Master, will load here for the on the 18th December Farnel Packages will be Dress Fancy Work, and simile eta ge Freight will be received on board until 4. through the Fost. Fans, Curice, Arliss of roctved at the Offen until 5: PM. same day: continually being refned, the seniors baring all. Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- often spent more in Postage than would hav
paid the freight by stemmer. No fand can be dross in full value of same is required;
made on such parcels of the value of Stamps Conanlar Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sunt to the Company's Offices obliterated before the nature of the contenta
are discoverodua da, in Bexed Envelopa sudrossed to the Collector DNA PATTERNS.
T. A GODDARD;
above Port and have early dospatel
For Freight, apply to
RUSSULL & C Hongkong, Elst November, 1877 [Im1775
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY THE British 8-m. Schoentr
PORNO SEA BELLE,"
of Customs of San Francisco. somma feulty is experienced in obtaining a
For further information is to Posage and general understanding of what is a Patters. It Captain Ross, will load here for the shore Foziz, Fright, apply to the Agency of the Company, is a bona fide sample of goods which tho sendo
and will have quick deepatob
No. 3. Pear Central -
For Freight of Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 37th November 1877370 (1751
** RUSSELL & Co.,
Agenta Hongkong. 28th Novsier, 18772
has for sile, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smalkat possiblo quantity compatible with showing what tho. roods are, and must have no intrinsižvalue.