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Insurances.

SUN FIRE OFFICE,

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Office, are pre- pared to grant Potions against FIRE, on the usual Terms and Conditions,

Risks wil giao be necepted at the follow ing Ports

Canton, by Messrs DEACON & DO, Macio, Langa, Erg. Amoy, Messi's Box & Co. Tuloha, Messrs KINNAR & CO

particulars of Rates, &o, may be

Full

obtained on application to Co., Agents.

ADAM SCOTT Hongkong, May 22, 1866.

GUARDIAN FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTIONS IN THE RATES OF PASMIUM,

ETACHED und Semi-de

Dtached Dwelling Hoizos

removed from the Town, and their Contents,

Insurances.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE. COMPANY,

CAPITAL--TWO MILLION STERLING.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances

AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICES THE Undersigned laving been appointed

Agents for this abere INSURANCE OFFICE, we prepared to accept Marine Risks, and leue Policies on my frat class Sailing Vasaels or Steamers, on the usual tarma, payable in case of loes, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BORAY OF LONDON,

ROB.-S. WALKER & Co. Rongkong, June 17, 1864.

Docks.

UNION DOOK COMPANY OF HONG- KONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED, HE Company respectfully beg to call the attention of ship Owners, Agents and Mstore to their Establishments at HONG- KONG and WHANROA, which allor every facility for the DOCKING and REPAIR of Vesely of all close

now in

THE TREATY PORTS OF

China and Japan,

[No. 1473. FEBRUARY 22, 1868,

We hope to see this mission repaired in the next edition. With the exception of the comparative thinnces of the paper, the

of the work is getting-up

very creditable to all concerned; and we have sincere pleasete

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE OPEN FORES OF nongratulating the authors and publishe

on the considerable merit of their admirable THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE enterprise and performance.

KING, VEDO, HONGKONG AND MACAO,

FORNING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME 30lfs and Queries;

CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, HEROUANTS,

AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL

Their Docks in Whampon, which com- prise Four, have been in successful oper

the last Twelve Yents, and aro Fate good Working Cyndition 580. pp. 618, With 29 MARS and FLANS. *NOTICE. ***

1 good HE Undersigned having received extend Puase in five hours, end capable of taking W. F. MAYERS, F.R.G.S., H. M. O. S.,

The Docks are pumped out by a Steam by tied limits from THE ROYAL INSUR Tano 16glect Affining lines, N. B. DENNYS, μॣ H. M. (). §.,

ANDE COMPANY, are now authorised to in issue Policies against Free as follows, viz.

AND CHAS, KING, LIRUT. R. M. A.

Agents for the above named Company are prepared to grant Policies against Fire, either st this Port, or at Maono, Canton or Whampoa, to the extent of £15,000, in any one Riek upon Buildings or Merchandize, on the usual terma

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, June 8, 1984.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING,

THE DIRECTORS Fave the pleasure to

announce the appointment of Messr

per cent. Holiday, Wise & Co, as agents for the Company al Hongkong, Shanghae, Canton, Hankow, and Fuhohuu, who are prepared to grant Insurances at current ratca and of whom all needful information may be ob- tained.

Other Dwelling Housen, used

strictly sa such and thei Contents,

per cent Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c.

&o, and their Contents, 1 per cent ALFRED WILKINSON & Co. Agents,

Hongkong, October 19 1805.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE,

COMPANY

(FIRE AND LIFE,} CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING, Aiili Undersigned-are prépared to grant

Poncurs against the risk of FILER o Buildings or wa Goods stored therein, on Coals in Matsheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vesarla in Har- hour, at the naal Terms and Conditions. ---- Proposals for Life Assurances will be 10- colved, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will bo granted on das Lives up to £1000 on a Sligle

first

For Rates of Premiuma, forms of pro- posals or any other information apply to,

ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Agents Hongking & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SANA SAMARANG.

IIE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Macao for the above named Company are prepared to grant Policies covering Marine Risks at the current Rates.

RAYNAL & Co.

Darau, Aug. 4, 1806.

MERCHANTS' MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

UAB SAN FRANCISCO.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hougkong and Chins for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies at Current Rales.

-

By Order of the Board.

JAR B. NORTHCOTT, Secretary.

··"REDÚCTION OF RATES.

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept 1 Short period Risks at the following Reduced Senle, vis ----

Not sxceeding 1 month, i of the annual rate No mouth, tid

not execeding 3, Above 3 months and

not exceeding &

Above 6 months and

.:

do

do.

not "exceeding 12, the annual rate

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company

Hongkong, August 7, 1866.

REDUCTION OF RATES. [HE Undersigned, are prepared to accept Bhort period Hisks at the followibig. Reduced Scale, viz. Not exceeding 1 month, of the annual rate Above 1 month, and

not exceeding 3.......... Above 3 months and

not oxcuuding 6, Above

U honths and

&

do..

not exoceding 12, the annual rate GIBR, LIVINGSTON & Co.) Agmits, China Fire Insurance Company, Hongkong, Angust 7, 1860.

CHINA FIRE INSURANOR COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $30,000 on Buildings or on Goodle stored therein.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, August 24, 1864.

OLYPHANT & COMP

Hongkong, August 9 1867.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE A

COMPANY.

tf

REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,

On any one first-cluse Building, or on Goods stored therain in Hongkong, $60,000; in Mocso $46,000,

ROB. R. WALKER & Co., Agents Rogat ber. Compung of Liverpool.

Hongkong, June 17, 1864.

IN

REDUCTION

The WORK SHOP comprise the different Departments of the Shipwright, Blacks withs, Boiler Maker, and d Foundry-posses-

all the necessary appliances for the HONOXON:

Stear Repaira; of Ships, Steamera, and Ston

The

STORES in the different Departments

consist of the beat Materials, which can be supplied to Fescela ou the most reasonable

THE RATES OF PHENOM FOR

FIRE INSURANCEL

A Jerry, with a powerful Lifting Shears, THE Undersigned have received Instruc-alongside of which Vessels van lie and

Lion to Rust Rates for FIRE INSU take out Masta, Boilers, die I KAVUE for short periods sa follows : —

A STEAM TOG always in readiness to

On Polites not exceeding

1 month from ¿ per cent to per cent

6

HOBS. WALKER & Co Agents, loyal trunirance Company, Hongkong, August 1, 1866,

REDUCTION

Tom Veneels to the Docks, free of charge, and will tow then back to anchorage, or to

RESA SAINT, (late A. Shertrede & Co.)

LONDON N. TRUDNER & CO.

Price, $6, leather half bound, Opinions of the Fress. Shanghat Recorder May 7, and Supreme.

Court and Consular Gazette, May 11,17.

A very useful book has just been issued from the Press in Hongkong under the title of the Guide Book und Fade-menim

मरुभ

CHINA AND JAPAN

A MONTHLY MEDIUM OF INTER

COMMUNICATION

FOR

Professional and Literary Men,

Missionaries and Residents in the East generally. EDITED BY N. B. DESKYS,

PRICE 80 PER ANNUM.

Opinions of the Fress

(flankowe Times, Mar, 1867.)

asa at Beduced Rate the super to the Treaty Ports of China and Japan" que correspondence which has appeared

All Work carted on Intendance of experienced Europeans.

For further ticulars, apply at the Company's Office, Fedder's Wharf, Prays, Hongkong.

J. B. ENDICOTT, Secretary IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR

NB. The Consignees or Masters of FIRE INSURANCE,"

Work done tabing Tosen to ourplan of the HE Undursigned have (stready inti Work done in the Dock, or in any way re

mated in their Circular dated 14th - speating the Dock Arrangements, should taber lint) received authority frini the Se-address the Secretary on the subject when crutary of the ROYAL INSURANCE their complaints will receive the immediate COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premium attention of the Directors of the Company, under certain circumstances, on PRIVATE Hongkong, March 18, 1865, RESIDENCES and JU FORNITURE nud Er- Fors, therein dontained.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

I CASES of DWELLING HOUSES, removed from the Town, the rate of Promium will be Three-quarters per Cent, in place of Oxe per Gent per Auhum as hitherto charged and hit cases of Residences, so situated, be-

The

ing dotached neemt detached, tho rats will further reduced to One-half ver Cent

Royal's Annual Rates for FIRE IN SURANCE on the various classes of Buildings and their contents will therefore remain as follows, until further notice, viz. Detached and semi-detached. Dwelling Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents

:

Other Dwelling-Houses (simi-

COMPANY LIMITED,

CAPITAL $750,000, IN 1,500 SHARES OF $600 RAOH THE COMPANY'S DOCKS at ABER DEEN and WHAMPOA are in full

working order, and the attention of Ship- Owners is respectfully solicited to the advan- tages which these Establishments offer for the Docking and Repair of Vessels.

The following description of the Premises is submitted for the information of the Public,

ABERDEEN DOCK. DOCK No. 1,

per cent. Built of GRANITE.

Length,

lary situated) and their Contents, First Class China House and

per cent. their Contents

13 por cont. Other Risks as pex special arrangement.

BOB. S. WALKER & Co, Agents Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, November 9, 1866.

LIFE ASSURANCE.

330 foot

80

Branto, Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 18

do... Neap Tides, 18"

NEW DOOK, No. 2, Built of GRANITE,

Length,

Breadth,

22

400 feet:

00 Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 24

Neap Tides, 1,, This book is now under course of con-

WHAMPOA DOOKS,

A. DOOK A.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILENTIL further notics. the following AHE Undersigned have received Autho-struction.

INSURANCE COMPANY,

REDUCTION IN THE Tes or PREMIUM

Detached and semi-detached Dwelling Houses reinoved from Town, and their Con

per cont per annum,

nual Bates will be charged for Tire Insurance, vik-

Detached and Semi-detached

Dwelling Houros removed from the own, and their Coutonts,

per cent.

rity by a recent Mail to ieme Lire POLICIES for amounts not exceeding £1000 without reference to the Head Oilice, as Built of GRANITE. was previously required by the Board.

Length, BOB, S. WALKER & Co., Broadtr Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, January 6

1865

par cent. PACIFIO INSURANCE COMPANY OF

SAN FRANCISCO

Dwelling Houses used strictly as Buch, and their Contents

Offices, GIER, LIVINGSTON & Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company

Other Duvelling Houses used strictly as such, and their Contents,

a por cent per annum,

Godowns,

and their Contents,

Shops,

1

per vent, per annum.

GILMAN & Ox,

Godomis, Offices, Shops, de.

and their Contest,

Agents North British and Bercantile

Insurance Company,

Hongkong, Barch 1800.

9,

SHORT PERIOD RATES.

NOT exceeding oun

montll,

Above 1

not

1 month, and

exceeding 31

Above 2 months, and not exceeding 6 months,

Above 6 months, and

of the annual rate,

not exceeding 12 the annual rate.

iontira,

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents, Nurth British and Mercantile Insurance Company.

Hongkong, August 8, -1966.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY, *** Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ESTABLISHED 1809, CAPITAL £2,000,000 ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,233,927. ANNUAL REVENUE £497,263

HE Undersigned AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company are prepared

to grant Policies against FIRE to thy extent of £10,000, on any Building, or on Merchandius in

In the same.

GILMAN & Co

con, June 21, 1864,

Hungkong,

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1838..

CAPITAL, £500,000. :

Managing Agents to China, Means.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., Hongkong, Medical Referee, J. IVOR MURRAY

Es, M, D.

THE Undersigned having been

Hongkong, March 6, 1865.

per

o'r

cent. 1

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

REDDOTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.

FTACHED and Semi-de-

DE

tached Dwelling Houses - removed from: Town, and

THE Undersigned, gents for the above Company ore prepared to grunt Poli- cies against FIRE, BUILDINGS and GOODS, at current raton

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867.

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY

OF SAN FRANCISCO.

550 feet.

80

1

We insert this week, apropos of some pl

of the late in our columus, an extract from

subject of in

Mr N: B. Dennys. And edited by comory conveniently got up; 200 Tho interspersed with maps of the various renon-China and Japan," on

on the

the new publication," Not

"Nutes and Queries

13

ty ports, and contains, besides much useful fanticide, which we particularly recons local information, historical sketches of mend to the notice of our contributors as nucli interest. Our roadots will fuel na containing some reliable facts in con turally interested in what is said concern. Section, with the vered in sstion,

Notes" is pacu. the his- Such a work as the Shanghai; and a good idea of tory of this place is conveyed in Miliarly adapted for bringing to light valy. Lounge work. The other ports ablu information in respect to. this tout- in China and also those in Japan

d its people, language, and m Ar= carefully described, and almost all par stitutions; and wo trust it will be as warm ticulars which can be required by the ly supported as it deserves by the nume traveller or resident are to be found in rous rising and energetic men, who are now, the work, which may be justly regarded as

thanks

principally to the philological a the "Murray" for China.

bours of Mr. Secretary Wade, making rapid advance in the acquirement of the languages who have already grown grey in their ser to any nothing of the devoted missionaries vice to the onuse to which they have given themselves.

We referred briefly, several days age, to

(Singapore Free Preda, May. 9.). a new work published by Blagars. A hort rede & Co, of

Japan." But it

Zventy Ports of Chind and made would be utterly impossible, in a condens ed notice of such a work, to give an ade quate idea of its contents. The historical

events of interest since the foundation of

Report of North Chris Branch of ***

the Royal Asiatic Society. March 1867.

great service have also been compienced

Two periodicals which are likely to be of the settlement of Hongkong, are perhaps one is published at Foochow and is called too much condensed into a general summa-The Missionary Recorder," and the other

bat the most important feature in the

called

composition of the society of the present enuates from Hongkong and 16 Whoy detailed at greater length. we come to consider that the book before us makes no pretensions to be a his tory, but nierely a guide book, we cannot Lesitate to

pronounce it at once the most complete work of its land over issued. The Appendix nay, be termed the China Brad shaw, and the text tooms with interesting papers, historical, botanical, and descrip tive. The maps and plans are useful illus- trations of the geographical position of the treaty ports, and a valuable assistance both to traveller and residents.

Notes Queries." It in intended to serve as a medium of intercommunication for per sons interested in Obiness Philology, Geor graphy or Ristory. There indications of li teary sctivity are perhaps the most import

has been our ant sign of the tinies province to record, for they are all means of the other, which seams so bad to catsb to facilitate that mutual understanding ozs. listi Letween Europe and Chias:

Depth of Water at8pring Tides, J017 ft. of which it gives juding the history:

Reap is This can be used either one or two Docks.

DOCK B.

קי!

(Foochune Missionary Recorder, April, 1867.) The two first numbers of Notes & Que ries on China and Jupar liave been placed on our table. The magazine is every way (N G. Daily News, May 16.) A very interesting book has fately been creditable to its editor and publisters,

we cannot but wish then the utmost auc published, untitled The Treaty Forts of China and Japan," to which it forms vegs in their efforts to fill an important and hitherto tinoccupied place in Eastern Liter complete guida,

ature." Map of

particulars of the various inserted, and an appendix shews the exist

localities

(Shanghai Recorder, May 17, 1807.) described are

Wo are put in possession of the fourth ing means of transport between Europe number of Notes and Queries on Obins and America, and these two

and Japan bountrige

In saying that the present number equals in i

in interest and importanco place within reach of the

general pub. lic information

in its favour Our knowledge. in which theygarding the districts great deal

that had hitherto of these countries has hitherto been a been opuconled

arattered, so the mysterious

so ill-arranged, entombed as it in a series of works, in

different

te

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340 feet, work of the kind was much needed, its predecessors, we bays already said a

60

Built of GRANITE

Length, Breadth

Depth o

Water at Spring Tides, 18 do.

Neap Tides, 15, The above are the largest Docks in Chiria

JJ

ander

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and they are fitted with every appliance is plucs of the Chinese language, or at best werend spreading in paint of time, oPEN -

the way of Caissons, powerful team F'umps, HE Undersigned having been appointed, to ensure safety and despatch in work. THE

Agents in China for the above "INBUR INDE COMPANY are prepared to grant Poli- per cent, cy Lovering Marine Risks, at the current

FÚSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 6, 1800. ****

BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY... --

their Contentsen, used. Other Dwelling

strictly as such, and their Contenta,

per cent Godowns, Offices,

Shops, and

T

*I per cent,

their Contents LIVINGSTON & Co,

GIBB,

rates.

Agents China Wire Insurance Company.TLB Undersigned having been appointed

Hongkong, March 7. 1866. ----

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this Port, tre prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, For on Goods stored therein.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, Angust 24, 1804.

ROYAL-INSURANCE COMPANY.

FINE AND LIFE CAPITAL, £2,000,000.

(LIFE DEPARTMENT.)

t

Agentes Hongkong for the above Bazed COMPANY are prepared to grant Po- licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates.

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1860, YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SHANGHAI, DIVIDEND of (8 per cent.) Eight

A per cent has been declared on the Nat

open only to sinolegics. The modest hapt gnages, expressed be found in the presunt book that is new of separating what is really new, from what and known to the peneral reader, is, we cribed is much to be desired

webas posibly been over and over des- *** Hongkong think fully and Canton, vecapy mor

by the authors, that much will the last two centuries, that some means

DOCK 0:

Built of Wood..

Length, Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 14

2

ablo

· do

}}

Fitted with Caissons and Steam Puntius.

Length,

ido.

aghit

As a medium of intercommunication.

200 feet, comprising these and many other subjects of interest potionlar regarding them, from then to those connected with the far East, wo Neap Tides, 11

the geological formation and botanical Quetios," We need only add that history native and foreign, to particulars of must, hail the appearance of Notes and

wealth

the periodical is of convenient size, is care of the neighbourhood.** * Not

and is Dennys, 164 feet. the least interesting fanture in the back fully edited by Mr N. B.

under review, is the insight it afbrda, us published at the low price of $4 prauon; into the character of the population in dif- and having said this, we trust that "Notes Ono and Queries on China and Japan" will mest

DOOK "D...?

42.0

9,0

21

Depth of Water at Spring Tides,

Neap Tider, роск в Lengthy

130 foot. Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 11 do Neap Tides, 8

D. and E. are Mad Docks available for small vessels, at very low rates,

WORKSHOPS..

£6,

forent puts of this vast

reputed

onipire.

for details.

of which we refer our Wo

of the most interesting chapters is devoted with that success which so creditable a pres to a sketch of the

History iestures of Formosa and topographical duction donorves at the hands of those in

softerested in Asiatic researches. vicissitudes of He Tistory, the pauliteral wealth of its

of

its inhabit Fouchost Advertiser, May 4, 1987.)

We have received a copy will be really ants, and tlie

uf Notes and hillsford ample aubject for research; and, to Queries:" this

publication a person of Mr. Swinhoe's tastes, must have useful, it coutaina much matter rolating offered Premia contributed to the above at nsociation

powerful attractions. From his China which otherwise would-be lost, and "Notes on Formosa The Workshops on the Premier, both at of the particulars given in the work under nese antiquaries and scientific enough for the year ending 30th September, 1966,

saare derived may we wish it

Chi it every success, inologues, Polioy HOLDERS will please sond in Aberdeen and Whampoa, powers, every review,*** Intereating descriptions especially to congratuiste themselves on the particulars of their contribution to that appliance necessary for the Repairs of Ships of the founs and tlora of the island are appearance of "Notes and Queries, it date to the Undersigned..

or Steam Machinery. The Engineer's Shops are supplied with Lathes, Planing, Screw-readors to the book itself.

will form the RUSSELL & Co.,

of cotianunication Cutting, Secretaries.

Fauching Machines, dec.,

bring into uni of i We have, we and

what otherwise nicht pable

executing work on the largest believe, said enough to show the scopa and havinin unknown and buried in thepisure, Hongkong, September 7, 1807.

character of the work; scale, and Blacksmith's Shops

ani mast take Now that Law and Officialism have are equally

got YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- well supplied with plant, and the work is wave of it for the prosent, though with the their lusette, Science and l'hilology thaiz TION OF SHANGHAI entirely carried on under the Supervision of information it gives regarding the varions Recorder, the various divisions of entsi

completing

our sketch of this Notes and Queries, and Missionaries their HE Undersigned having been appointed experienced Europeans,

Secretaries and Agents of this AssociPowerful Lofting Shears stand on a Jetty treaty ports, on a futuro occasion. In the thought and work in this innd ought to An Assurance for any sum hot exceeding are prepared to issuo Policies upon elougstle where vessels can lie In 24'eauture, we can assure our readers that well taken care of; for our part we are glad no one who takes the trouble to gain a to see these several issuea, buth on account £1000 can be effected with the Undersigned Policies can be made payable in utt. water and take in or cat boilers, masts, more innate knowledge of it, will ́regret of the information and iretruetion they

tha ti esmployed. DEPARTMENT BOILERMAKERS U

tford, and the index they supply to tha mental vigour of the foreign community in San Francisco News Letter, Mar. 23, 186 We feel it to be a public duty to take the

this land.

Guide Book and Vade Mecuni" just Wo have received the first number, which sued for "tenvellets, merchants, and resi is full of curious, out-of-the-way, and inte dente in general," in the Treaty Ports of resting matter.

£2

Profit YOMB

participating

percent. per Aman Bonus doolared

during the last Fifteen Years

Policies of Two standing The utmost liberality practised in the Bettioment of all Claims, with the repre sentatives of decensed Assurers.

without

f referring to load-quarters:

London,

New York show and Shanghai.

Maritic Risks at current rates of

Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore,

The company in

in addition to

for supply

intention of

are settled at once by the Undersignet. In action returns to the assured of each ing new Boilers to Steam-ships for con- first opportunity of calling attention to the without reference to

Foes to Medical Refere

By special authority of the Bontd, Claims Hongkong, the usual brokerago this Ropairs are prepared to te outing From the Himikow Times, May 18..

paid by the year at the eloso of each current year, struct Breat facilities.

fifteen (15)pos cent of the profits of the

i appointed Compare of Tolicy from uninten-Company for that year divided pro rata to

Managing Agents for the above Cam pany are prepared to accept risks and faste Policies ou Life Assurucos

For further particulars, forms of prope tals, &c, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. Managing Agents in China,

June, 1887.

Hongkong,

DOEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

LONDON,

Incorporated 1859.

CAPITA£1,000,000.

Undersigned baving been appointed

Agents for the above Company are pre-

pared to accept Marine riska and issue

Poli

at courent rates,

AUGUSTINE HARD & Co

Hongkout, June 6. 1867.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE, CORPORATION

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Corpuration aro prepared to grant Tiro and Marine Ineur 20ce on the usual Terms

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 29, 1867.

tional misstatement.

Autoal Premiums for an Assurance of £100 for the whole term of Life, including 22. 108. per Cent. for Foreign Risk, which will be deducted during a visit to or a per- mament resident in Europe →→

WITHOUT

WITH PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION

Hongkong, March 2, 1867.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE · COMPANY. THE

HE following Reduced Rates will be

charged in future for Short period In

·Burences, VIE |ma

which they

have FOUNDRY

or general purposes, artexecuted with the Co., of Hongkong places follows Abbé. Huc on China, and Sir Rutherford

utmost despatch.” -----

STORES.

STEAM TUG

עב

is and of trady Japan, by

by Messrs Mayers, Deonya Rud

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance will take them back er to Sea; at reduced fat as we arabicular localities. So for it contains a mixture of history, to

No forte

the amount of premium paid. by each poron and Brass Castings, either for Ships China and Japan, by Micesra Sigtrede & From the Englishman (Calcutta) of June 85- Premiumas payable Half-yearly or An-licy-holder:

**The order of The cuiobrated volumes of the French nually at the option of the Assured.

RUSSELL & Co.

description of the various": their position on, or from the cost, as we Aleack's account of Japan ar The Company's Stores will (when rege northward. In erol instance the histo- doubt, works of a far higher cines quired) supply at moderate rates all the ry, position, means of access, necontoh before ut; but fur practical utilly recessuries for Shipwork, such as Palut, tion, foreign realences, public

and more extensive scope than the ope Copper, Canvas, do, de,

community, mods and cost of living, oli

plis, oll for all purposes of locumction, and

trading mate, associations, Bussments, places of in residence in any

any of the places

wils serest, nativo institutions, population, loval in its coupsse, The Treaty Ports of

of Labe The Company's powerful Steam Tug government, natural history, productions, an Bare

It le difficult to King, far passes them. In readiness to Tow Sulling Vessels from a miscellaneous detail of facts and incident, know under what class of books in 1

to place it, Hongkong to the Dock free of charge, and in connection with

test the practically in grap Rates,

dividual descriptions of the

graphy, hygions, Murray's Hand-bouk and Fot further e

particulars, apply at the they are given with the various places, Bradahan's Caide,all se complete and

degrtic Office of the Company, d'Aguillar Stivet. of fairness and fulness. Feling, Velos excellent in their own line as corlu be

and Hongkong

ported; and though, perhaps, the book will Alavao are wisely included in the general not prove atractive to students, it is e JOHN S. LAPRAIK, survey. The value of the book is culated to give a more intinste

knowledge Secretary

greatly increased by a most copious iudex, of the towns it deseries, nidjed by the e SAMARAING SEA AND÷FIRE INSUR-

The Consignees or Master of an and the work closes with a sut of useful ANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG. Vessel spring recsen to complain of Lee workpeutices, The list of these is the greatest work entirely of Chinese-than any of the apcellent maps which accompany the THE Undersigned having been appointed done in the Docte, or in any way respecting novelty of the work. It consists of a bibli- mory claborated works that have preceded Aronia in Hongkong for the above the Dock arrangements, elinde address aggraphical index of all formal works pub-*** We trust we have said enough hamed Companies are prepared to grint Secretary on the subject then their con Ushed from the earliest date in the English a alow that for any one about to visit, of Policies against Sea Risks on the usualplaints will resize thaimmediate attention of suguage on China and Japan. Philbing rosice in either of the countries described terms,

SLEMSSEN & Co. the Directors of the Company. Hongkong, August 1860.

4.18 11

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One mont

per cent,

Three months,

16

48. 10

8

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Bix months,

$

20

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20

30

414. B 15.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Company

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Hongkong, August 6, 1856,

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$183. 804-

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N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor tionably.

For Forus, for effecting Life Assurances, and for any further information, apply to.

ROB, S. WALKER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 3, 1804,

· DE OOSTERLING

SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM

PANY OF BATAVIA. ⠀⠀⠀

Hongkong, October 13, 1600,

silerable

sal boca are, for some ronsuis best known his work contains not only most valuable to the compilers entirely excluded, information, but many useful binte, '-

No. 1473. FEBRU

Post-Office Notific MAILS WILL CLOSE. For YOKOHAMA, SAN FR

the United States generally.

Per the Pacific Mail Steau ny's Steamer CHIN on Tuesday, the 20th i All Correspondence intend this opport

The

warded

Fer

postage must be propi

FOR A LETTER

Under ounce,

Above ounce and not es

ceeting 1

4 ounce,

Abovy 1 ounce and not ex

ceeding 14 ounce Above 1 ounce and not ex

cending 2 ounces, For every additional

Newspaper or Prices Curren

Under the Convention recen Correspondenco forwar will be delivered free of its destination.

F. W. M

Postmast General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb, 15, 1868

For MANILA.

Por "SANTA ANNA,” next, the 24th justint, MAILS BY THE MALACO The Contract Packet ALA

dispatched with the usu Europe, &a, on WEDN 26th inst., at 7A. M,, und ti will be opan for the recep nary Letters, Lotters for Newspapers, Books, &c., on the 25th inst.: Letters posted in the

I in the night box fr the 25th inst, until 5 a. lowing

morning.

All Letters posted between 5

the 26th inst. will be c addition to the usual, pol Late Fee of 18 cents.. The latest time for posting Le *****Office

A.M. aud fo Books, or Patterns á jí

ja 6

Further, late latters (but Let

dressed to the United Tags: Muracilles (or to Singapo

posted on board the Psal to 0.50 .. on paymen

of 443 scents each, in al

after which no I

Bealed Boxes containing the

Box Holders will be re window set apart for the the East Side of this buik All correspondence for places

payment is compulsory in in Hongkong Postage Sta Jusuficiently-stamped Lette

the United Kingdom wi charged with a fine of 1) addition to the postage. Lettera

posted after a.a. on will not be forwarded u Fee na wall as the postage

ne Letters insufficiently stamped

androssed to places to

wh not be forwarded unpaid, ed and returned to the wi as possible, but no gua given that such Letters, i P.M. on the 25th inst. ed until after the msil Puetage

Stamps should be g right hand corner upper pendence, except in case may be used in payment of whom the Stamp or

Stan ing the late fee should be lower left hand comer. All transactions in frictional p lac will be conducted in i Boribal by Ordinance 1, the Proclamation of the 3 1864, and no other Coi therein specified will sta or given in chango ná fr of a Dollar. Payment for Postage Stamps r

in the current Dollars of Bank Notes.

F. W. M

Postmaste General Post-Office, Hongkong, February 12, 180

THE subjoined. Tauscript

from the General Pest don, which was received by tì e this day, is published for gene tion.

FW. A

Postmest General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb. 3, 1868..

Frum London Post-master

:

[COPY

To P

Advise Australian Post-mast "pany'Agents that a more favora

ment of datos, for. Australian A

hown

by time table has heen n

(outward) Mails for China a

leave seven days latter dates in time table; homewar Mails will leave on (une) day

tline table f

n-First outward Mai

lis on the new plan will leave S twenty first of March; 1st bon from Australi muder new pa Sydney twenty-eighth of Mag Vessels at Ceylou will be avoide

for replies in Australia and Lo much shortened. Advise also eutta and China. Particulars Mail

10. 1 P.M. 13. 1.55 (Signed) THOS

Tel. Office,

In

Galle, 13th January, 1803

Trus Copy (Signed)

F

CLUB LUSITANO DE HON

LIMITED.

THE Third ORDINARY 24 Shareholders, under Gian Articles of Association, will t the Premises of this Society. (

MONDAY, the 2nd Mar

R.M.

The two annual Directors, "

81 of the Articles of Assoc elected on that occasion,

L. J. La Seerd

Club Lusitano, Hongkong, February 17, 160