JULY 1, 1868.
Sale.
SALE.
Superior Old PORT Sandeman, Oporto. RA.
E, COGNAC.
fungarian WINES.
PUSTAU & Co.
6,1267-
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SALE.
o.'s CHAMPAGNE.
UCK & MOSELLE,
ERRY and PORT, *
WHISKEY. BRANDY.
aught and bottle.
SS STOUT.
PORTER
ber 20, 1807.
WALKER & Co.
BELLING OFF!;
OFF!!
RIFICES!!!
BARGAINS!!!
CLAUSSEN
hat they are Selling Ethe widermentioned rices, aisting of--
ROCK and Walking
Walking, Shooting COATS.
YACHT JACKETS
COATS,
urino COATS ROUSERS.
gola and Twred HERS.
ino TROUSERS.
Linen TROUSERS.
VESTS.
Angola VESTS.
& VESTS.
Ed
Linen VESTS.
ben VESTS.
CE GOODS, compria
road CLOTES and KINS
KINS, ANGOLAS, PLANNELS, of
Patterna,
cnt of HOSIERY
ETS of
Line FRONTS, &c..
J SHIRTS.
betool and Flannel
INDER VESTS.
and Lambswool HOSE.
TON HOSE. ziving ULOVES.
TIES, Cholera HANDKERCHIEFS.
and Felt HATS,
st Shapen.
15 and "SHOES.
king STICKS, Cloth
BRUSHES.
Fancy SOAPS,
of other GOODS
CLAUSSEN, Rood
vo, 1808.
AND OTHERS. HEIVER," from Cal- Ene GUAVA JELLY
DISPENSARY,
gkong. 1868.
T FOR THE OPEN
JAPAN, ENVOICE COST. hting Eatablishment, ning one Cylinder burg & wall band
of Fancy and run- iron chosis, &; ocet, Delivery may
ee price $2,000. apply to
ASAINT, or to
IN SOUZA & Co.
1868.
ALE.
PERTY on Queer's
becupled by Masera
[..
28, apply to
ARCHER & Co.
ber 2, 1867,
ALE
C FEET MANILA
HER, to arrive por
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ROTHERS & Co. v 20, 1868.
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BIRLEY & CO.
1867.
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and NAILS, 18 to
ST. PILARE, 1852.
GNE,, H. PIPER &
Ein Boxes of 1 duz. RAYNAL & Co.
4, 1800.
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LUBIS's Fine As RFUMES.
HOTS.
Reduced Prices, by
EKS EUZIERE,
ng Room, Up-stairs.
er 4, 1867.
ALE,
Purchasers. THING and NAILS.
ILS
La glass, all of supe rior quality.
RLOWITZ & Đời
1868
CHARLES ABRAHAM No. 2, Wyndham gkong
No. 1583JULY 1, 1868.j
Docks,
THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED,
Insurance's
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL $2,000,000, IN 3,000 SHARES OF
$1,000 BACH,
$100 per Share to be paid on Allotment, and $100 six months after Allotment.
NOTICE
BE Company respectfully beg to call the attention of Ship Owners, Consignços aud Masters of Vessels to their establish- ments at Whampoa and Hongkong, which
facility
for the docking and re uler avery pairs of Vessels of all classes.
Their Docks at Whampoa are in good working order and are pinped out by Steam, and the workshops comprise the different departinents of Shipwright, Black smith, Boilermaker, and Machinery works, Materials supplied of the best kind and onplications for Shares in the Hongkong Bire most reasonable terms. A jetty with insurance Company, Limited will be re-
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pair of powerful lifting shears, alongside of which masts and boilera can be taken out of Vessels.
Their Hongkong establishment (lately knowit as Messrs Tues. HONY & Co.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY: Detached and semi-detached
REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMION.
Dwelling-Houses rýmoved from Town, and their Con teuts,
Insurances.
AND
BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY
FORBES & COS CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY,
...
Insurances.
NOTICE. HE Undersigned having received extend- ed limita from THE ROYAL INSUR ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to issue Policies against fixs as follows, viz.
On any one first-class Building, or un $60,000; in Macao 148,060.
...per cent. Undersigned having been appointed Goods stored therein in Hongkong,
Other Dwelling Houser used strictly es euch, and their Contexte,
per daum.
Offices, Shops, fe, and their Contents,
7 per cent. per annum.
references to the following Rese lutions passed at a Mesting of the Shareholders of the Longkong Fire Insuredowns, anco Company held on the 8th instant, ap-
ceived by the General Managers, the form of applaatiosi to be as follows:-
To the General Managers and Consulting Committee of the HONGKONG FIRE IN- BURANCE COMPANY, LOMITED;
Wanchi Skipyard) comprises also the difGENTLEMEN, ferent departments of Shipwright, Black- mith, Boilermaker and Machinery works and possesses a pair of lifting abeats.
Their Granite Dock at Kowloon most ad
1 per cent. per annum,
GILMAN & Co., zigents North British and Mercantile, Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 9, 1808.
NOTICE. I request you to allot me One Thonnan Dollars eacls in the above
Shares of NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY. gained Company, and I agree to accept such ROM and after this date the following
Agents for the above Companies are prepared to accept Riska on the usual terms.
GIDE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 26, 1888.
CEAN MARINE INSURANCE JOEAN:
COMPANY,
4 X
LONDON
Incorporated 1889: CAPITAL 1,0
1,000,000.
Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre- pared to accopt Marine risks and issue Policies at current rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Hongkong, June 6, 1867,
LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE CÓMPANY.
vantageously situated; solidly built, and of y less number which may be Rates will be charged in Short Period | THE Cndersigned baving brou appointed
full dimensions to admit the docking of any Vessel coming to this harbour, will be com pleted in a very short fine.
iz
The Steam Tug LITTLE ORPHAN always in readiness to tow Vessels to Dock, free of charge, and to uca, or new berib, at reduced
urale All works carried on under the superin tendence of experienced European foremen.
For partionlara, apply to
AD. MITCHELL,
Manager of Worke,
Not ' Call
to tue, and to pay Bundred Dollars per Share on allotment, of One and a further Call of One Hundred Dollars Per Share, six months after allotment, and I lurther undertake to subscribe to the Dead of Bettlement when called on to do so.
I remain, Goutlemen,
Your Obedient Servant,
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE, No. 1.
That the General Managers and Consult At the Office of the Companying Committee are hereby authorized to MB-Consignes er fasters of Vesela udupt measures for the reconstruction of koring cause to complain of the works done the Company as the iongong Fire Instr at the Docks or of Hongkong, will please adance Company, Limited, on the basis propos dress their complaints to the Uffice of the Comed in the Menioranduse of the 2nd April pany, which will receive the immediate atten presented to this Meeting,
of the Directors. Hongkong, April 28, 1868.
insurances.
NOTICE.
FORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. TROL and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Period
Juaurances--
Not exceeding one
month of the Annual Rate.
Above one month
and not exceeding
3 months,
Above 8 months.
and not exceed
ing G mouths. 1. 9.
Above 6 months,... the fall annual rate. TURNER & Co..
Hongkong, April 13, 1868.
Agents.
-THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(Established Int Junnary, 1805.)
Capital, Tes, 1,500,000, IN 1,500 SALES,
FOR TIS. 1,00) BACK.
Paid
up Capital, Tasis 500,000,
or Tuels 200 per Share.
Provisional Committee.
V. J. BRYANA, Esq., Chairman.
(Blesara TORNER & Co.)
F
Mesars
W.RADAUSON & Co.)
A. MICHIE, FAY
(Messrs CHAPMAN, KING & Co.) E. H.
LAVERS
Esq.
(Mears GILMAN & Cỏ)
F. POLTER, Ear
(Mesars GIBB, Levinaston & Co.)" Directors of the Company; 1866-68.
General Meeting held on Tuesday, the 12th day of May, 1868, the fol lowing Resolutions were passed, relative to ' the contiunance of the Company for a fuis ther per, and Norice is
of three years from the lat is hereby given that applications for Shares in the anexord Forn, will be received at the Offices of Company until 31st October, 1808.
applications for
JADDARY,
tire
jous for Shares from Persons not resident in Shanghai, must be accompanied to their Agents to aign the Deed of half and
by a
a Power of
of Aliment on their be-f
to represent them in all
matter with the Company
In accontance with the Resolution passed at the meeting of 18th November, 1867, a separate Office of the Company will be opened in London, ou 1st January, 1869.
By order of the Cuart of Directors,
JOHN R. MACKINTOSH, Secretary.
Shanghai, May 10, 1868.
Na
Form of Applicatim for Share.
To the Procisual Committee of the Nonra
CHINA INSURANCE.COMPANY,,- GRSTLANES,
hereby request that you will allot Shares in the aldre Company, and agree to accept such Shares, or any less
and number you may allot to
agree to pay the first call of Tis. 200 per Baro, and all subsequent calis, ami to abcribe to the lead of Settlement when- ever required to do so,
Gentlemen
Your obedient Servant
Resolutions referred to ubote RES, L-That a Company to be called
the "North China Insurance Company" aball be formed for a further period of three years, from lat January, 1863 to 31st Deo., 1871.
Res. That the Directors for the tite
No.
That the General Managers and Commit- ing Committee are hereby requested to re- ceive applications for Shares to the kong Fire lusurance Company Limited, and on the receipt of such applications to the extent of Une Thousand Sharce to call
an Extraordinary General Mecting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company for the purpose of authorizing ile dissolution and
the new Company.
Insurance, vi
exceeding one month, Above 1 month, and not exceeding mouths,
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Above 8 months, and
not exceeding months,
Agoats in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Marine of the annual rate. Riska at current rates.
AUGUSTINE BEARD & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1969.
Tthe request of the Undersigned, A Mere BB, LIVINGSTON & Co., have taken temporary charge of the follow-
Above 6 months, the full Annual rate,ing Insurance Companies
GILMAN & Cov
Agents, North British und Mercantile
Insurance Company.
Hongkong, April 7, 1868.'
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLION STERLING.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the above Company at this Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings port, are prepared to grant Policies against die on Clonda stored therein.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co. Hongkong, May 20, 1868.
NOTICE.
вдсе
Pheonix Assurance Company. Tavorpool and Loudon anil Globe Insur Loud any
and Provincial Marine Insurance Company.
Universal Marino Jnsurance Companyd Limited.
-SMITH, KENNEDY & CO.,
Agents, Hongkong, July 2, 1867.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY..
FIRS AND LAV
CAPITAL, £2,000,000,
tf
£42 percent. per Anam teen Years, on
ROE. 8. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Turur. Company of Liverpool.
Hongkong, Junie 17, 1864,
THE UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF CALOUTTA. ESTABIJSHED 1834
Subscribed Cupital, £500,000. Accumulated funds acceed £808,000. HE Undorsigned are empowered to accept Lara AssuRANCES in the above Society. Full partienhus given on appli-
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, February 21, 1868.
AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE.”
HF Undersigned having been appointed
catibu.
ag
OFFICE, are prepared to accept Afarine Agents for the above INSURANCE Risks, and issue Policies on any first class Sailing Vessela or Steamers, ou the usual torma, payable in case of use, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, or LONDON,
ROB. 8. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 3864. YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SHANGHAI..
Insurances.
ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1838, CAPITAL, £500,000.
in China, Messrs.. Managing Agents
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., Hongkong, felical Referee, J. Ivon MURRAY,
Esq., MD.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Alanaging Agents for the above Com any are prepared to accept risks and issue
Life Assurances. Policies on
For further particulars, forms of propo-
apply to
KIS,
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Managing Agcuta in China, Hongkong, June, 1867.
otts and Currics:
ON
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. DENNYS,
-PRICE 86 PER ANNUM.
A per cent has been declared on the Net Opinions of the Fress.
DIVIDEND of (8 per cent) Eight
for the year ending 30th September, 1866. Premia contributed to the above Association
Pulicy HOLDERS will please send in particulars of their contribution to that date to the Undersigned.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Secretaries, Hongkong, Soptember 7, 1867.
(Foochant Advertiser, May 4, 1867.)
Queries" this publication will be really We have received a copy of Notes and csotul, it contains much matter volating to Chine which otherwise would be lost, and wo wish it every success, kinologues, Chi- use aadiquarics and scientific men ought
appearance
YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSUOIA-pecially to congratulate themselves on the
TION OF SHANGHAI,
of Notes and will form their media terice, as it and bring into wozu
what otherwi notice what Now that Law and Officialism have got Notes atl their Gazette, Scienes and
Philology their Querics, and Missionaries their Recorder, the various divisions of mental
the transfer of its assets and liabilities to THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. all Profit participating. Policies: of Two Policius cau to made pay Singapors, thought and work in this land ought to be
JARDINE, MATHËSON & Co... General Managers Hongkong Fire Insurance Company. N.B.Forms of application for Shares may be had at the Office of the Compey, Queen's Road...
Hongkong, April 9, 1808.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COBIPANY.
· NOTICE.
E following Bator will be charged in fature for short period lusuranc
Not exceeding 1 month, of the aual rate, Aboro 1 month and not
do.
do.
Above 3 mouths and exceeding months,
not exceeding
Above 6 months, the full annual rite
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co., Agents the Queen Furance Company, Hongkong, May 20, 1868,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
HE Undersigned having teen appointed (LIFE DEPARTMENT.)
Secretaries and gents of this Anoci ation, azo prepared to lasta l'oficina po during the last Fifteen Years on Marine Risks of ourrent rates of premium. in London, Yenis standing
New York, Bumbay, Calcutta, The utmoet liberality pactised in the settlement of all Claims, with the repre-
Foochow Hongkong
Shanghai, sentatives of deceased devarers,
In addition to the usual brokerage this well taken care of; for our part we are glad. Association returns to the seamed of sack to see these several issues, both on accou An Assurance for any sum not exceeding year at the close of each current year afford, and the iodes they supply to the ofile information and instruction they £100 can be effected with the Undersigned fifteen (15) per cent of the profits of the without referring to lead-quarters.
Company for that year divided pro rata to intal vigour of the foreign community in
this land the amount of premium paid by each po(Foochure Missionary Recorder, April, 1887.) ficy-holder.
By special authority of the Board, Cisine are settled at once by the Undersigned without reference to England.
Fees to Medical Referees paid by the Company
No forfeiture of Policy from inten- tional inia-statement.
Promiqua
ti.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 2, 1867. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF
FROM and after this date the following E Undersigned having been appointed ally payable Half yearly or An Vadaraigned, goats for the above cess in their efforts to fill an important and
rates will be charged for Short Period Inavranees, viz
Not exceeding
Que month,. Above 1 month and not ex- three
......
Above 3 m'the
and not ex- seeding Bix
months,
of the Annual Rate.
13
Above this The full Annual Rate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
ALLIANCE. FIRE ASSURANCE *COMPANY,
NOTICE.
ROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Maurances, víz:
Not exceeding
one mouth,... Above 1 month and not ex- ceeding three months, Abore 3 the and notes- Cheding Bix months,......
of the Annual Rate.
او
Above 6 m'lls, The full Annual Rate JARDINE, MATHESON &. Co., Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company,
Hongkong, April 7, 1868,
SUN FIRE OFFICE,
THE Undersigned having been appointed As for above Office, are pre- pared to grant POLICIES against FIRE, on ibe usual Terms and Conditions.
E.
+
Risks will also be accepted at the follow- ing Ports
Canton, by Moss DEACON & Co. Blaco, La LANÇA, Esq.
Mesars BOYD & Co. Amoy Falchau, Messrs KINNEAR & Co. Full particulars of Rates, Sc, may be obtained on application to,
ADAM SCOTT & On. Agenta, Hongkong, May 22. 1866.
MERCHANTS' MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.
PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000, THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong and Chris for
Agents of the above Corporation are prepared to grant Fire and Marine Inaue
ange on the usual Terms.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hougtong, December 26, 1867,
LONDON ASSURANCE CONFO- KATION,
the option of the red Anuaal Premiums for an Assurance of £100 for the whole-term of Life, including £2. 108. por Cent, for Foreign Risk, which will be dedustel during a visit to or a per- nament resident in Europe
البال
WITHOUT
WITB PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION
AGR...
THE following rates will in future bej
charged for Most Period Insurances: One month,
Lā
£8 19
8
20
4
4
por cent.
20
Three months,
4 8
2
4 14
10
Six months,
4. 13 11
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
50
0
B
Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
40
D
3 14
45
ō 17 11
4
NOTICE.
50
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7 31
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30.
8 10
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8 7
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE -
COMPANY.
THE following Rates will be charged in futaire for short period Insurances,
viz:-
Not exceeding I month, I percent. Above 1 month and not
exceeding months, 1 do. Abuvo 3 months and
nol occdling 6,† do, Above 6 months, the full anal
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co
The two first numbers of Notes & Que- rie: on China and Japan have been placed on our table. The magazine is every way creditable to its editor and pathshers, and wo cannut but wish them the utmost suc SAN FRANCISCO,
dies against FIRE, en BUILDINGS and atte
Company are prepared to grant Foli hitherto noceupied place in astern litor GOODS, at current rates.
(Singapore Free Press, Mar. 2, 1867.). RUSSELL & Co. We have received the first number of a Hongkong, February 6, 1867.
neat little pamphlot of eight pages entitled "Notes and Queries on China and Japan,” PACIFIC INSURANCE. COMPANY
containing avme able and intereating his- OF SAN FRANCISCO.
torical papers ou China, together with HE Undersigned having been appointed notes and numerous querien for future con- Agouts in China for the above INCE-tributors to answer, and states that the ANCE COMPANY are prepared to grant Poli- number of its pages will depend upon the cy covering Marine Riske, at the current number and length of its contributions. The work will be received with ongerness FUSSELL & Co.
by literary men, as throwing light upon the ancient traditions of China, with re- searelies into the laws of the various pro- vinces, and the custom of the people.
rates.
Hongkong, July 6, 1868.
BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor-named COMPANY are prepared to grant Fo. tionably.
licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates,
RUSSELL & Co, Hongkong, April 1, 1865.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.
For Forms, for effecting Life Assurances, and for any further information, apply to.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 3. 1864.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
rate.y recent Mail to issue LIFE FE Undersigned have received Autho-
Porres for amounts not exceeding £1000 without reference to the Dead Office, as was previously required by the Board.
ROB. S. WALK&H & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, January 6, 1865.
Hongkong, April 8, 1808, MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING, THE DIRECTORS are the pleasure to
announce the appointment of Messrs
Holliday, Wine & Co, as agents for the Company at Hougtong. Shanghae, Canton, Hankow, and Falchau, who are prepared to grunt Insurances at current rates and of whom all needful information may be ob tained.
By Order of the Board,
JAS B. NORTHCOTT, Sceretary.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agente for the above Company at this Part, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, August 24, 1864.
· NOTICE...
IMPERIAL FIRE OFFJORT
viz
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
& following Rutes will be charged in future for short period Insurances,
Not exceeding One per cent.
Month, Above One Month
and not exceeding{à per cent, Three, Months, Above Three Montha and not exceeding Six Months; Above Six Months,"
per cent.
The full Anunal Rate
of 1 per cent. ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Tusurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868. -
REDUCTION
IN THE RATES OF PROMION FOR FIRE INSURANCE.
FROM and after this date the following THE Undersigned have (as already inti-
Bates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, riz:-
Not exceeding I month, of the annual rate 4bove 1 month and
dor
not exceeding 3,... Į
being of the present Coinpany be appointed the above Company, are prepared to grant Above 3 months and.
to zet as a Provisional Committee to orga nize the new Company,
Res, III That this niceting recommende that the Provisional Committee should adopt as the basis of the new Company that the capital should be 1,500,000 in 1,000 Shares of The. 1,000 each; laid up Capital, Tl. 300,000 or 1s 200 per Share, and that the Committee be authorized to issue a prospectus inviting applications for Shares And to proceed with the allotment. Blac
NORTH CHINA "INSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Agency
of this Company has been opened in Macao, under the care of Messta Margasson &Co., and that Captain Carroll has been Appointed Surveyor for the Company at ・that Port.
By order of the Court of Directors,
JOHN S. MACKINTOSH,
Secretary.
Bhanghai, September 28, 1807,
Policies at Curront Rates.
OLYPBANT & Co. Hongkong, August 9 1867.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament, ESTABLISHED 1809,
CAPITAL £2,000,000
ACCUMULATED FUNDE £2,233,997.
ANNUAL REVENUE £497,263.
Undoraigned Acesta at Hongkong for the above Company are prepared ta grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or en Blerchandise in the same.
GILMAN & Co Hongkong, June 21, 1864,
not exceeding 6, Above 6 months the full annual rate.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
Hongkong, AApril 7, 1863.
IMPERIAL GIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,
INTIL further notice the following An- Untal Rates will be charged for Fire
Insurance, viz
per cent.
Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Hanes removed from the Town, and their Contente. Other Dwelling Houses
used strictly as such, and their Coutants,
per cent. Godowns, Offic
and their Contents,
1 per cent. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents, Imperial Fire', Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 4, 1866,
*shop,
mated in their Circular dated 14th Oc- tober last) received authority from the Se- cretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Preming ander certain circumstances, on PRIVATE RESIDENCES and on FURNITURE and Er- FROZS, therein contained.
In oases of DwZLING Houses removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will be Three-quarters per Cent, in place of One per Cent, per Aunum as hitherto charged; atid in caso of Residences, so situated,
ba ing detached or semi-detaclied, the rate will be further reduced to One-half per Cent.
The Royal's Annual Rater for FIRE IN SUBANCE on the various classes of Buildings and disir contents will therefore remain as
follows, until further notice, viz. Detached and semi-detached. Dwelling Houses (removed from the Town) and their Coutants Houses (sir.i
1 per cent. Other Divehip-Houses
larly situated) and their Chustants,
per cent. First Class China House and
their Contents,
14 per cetit. Other Risks ne per special arrangentent.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agente Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, November 9, 1860,
COMPANY.
San Francisco News Letter, Mar. 23, 1867. We have received the first number, which is full of curious, out-of-the-way, and late- resting matter.
Bone means
(hunghat Recorder, May 15, 1867.). We are put in possession of the fourth number of Notes and Queries on China u Japan." lu saying that the present umber cau
in interest and importance equals (FIRE AND LIFE,)
its predecessors, we have already said, CAPITAL,TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
great deal in its favour. Our knowledge if thee couriries has hitherto beon so. HE Undersigned are prepared to grant senttered, so ill-arranged, entombed
POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on were
it Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on wore, in a serice of works, in different lan
guages, aid spreading in point of time; over Coals in Matsheds, on Goods on board the last two centuries, that some Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Her-of separating what is really now, from what bour, at
has possibly been over and over again dea Proposals for Life Assurances will be recribed is much to be desired * ceiver, and transmitted to the Directors As a medium of interceramunication on for their decision.
these and many other subjects of interest tis th
those connected with the far East, we zanat bail tuo apurarance of "Notes and Queries ****
We need only add that the periodical is of convenient size, is care- fully edited by My N. B. Dennys, and is published at the low price of sp
the usual Terms and Conditions.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to 1000 on a Single Láfo.
For Rates of Premium forms of pro- posals or any other information apply to.
ARNHOLD KAREERO & Co. Agents Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
NOTICK,
of the Annual Ratu,
PROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged on short period
viz Insurances,
Not exceeding one month, Above 1 month and not ex- eneding three monthe....... Above 3 m'this and not ex. ceeding six
three
Above 6 m'ths, Tho in Annual Rate.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cu,
· Agents, Lancashire Insurance Company, Fongkong, April 14, 1868
DE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY OF BATAVIA.
SAMARANO SEA AND FIRE INSUR
ANCE COMPA'Y OF SAMARANG.
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and having said this, we trust that and Queries on China cal Japan" will meet with that success which so creditable a pro Guction deserves at the bands of those in- terested in Asiatic researches,
Report of North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. March 1867.
Two periodicals which are likely to be of grout service have also been comienced one is published at Foochow and is called The Missionary Recorder," and the other omanates
from
Hongkon
and is called "Notes & Queries, "
s intended to serve as a mediuin of intercommunication for per
per- sons interested in Chinese Philology, Geo- graday or Distory. These indications of li- terary activity are perhaps the most import. ant sign of the times" province to record, for they are all means to facilitate that mutual understanding one of the other, which seems so hard to estab lish between Europe and China,
bus teen our
(Bankow Times, Mar.1867.) We insert this week, apropos of some pi- quant correspolence which has appeared of the late in our columne, an extract from the new publication, Notes and Queries China and Japan," on the subject of in- fanticide, which we particularly recom- THE Undersigned having been appointed mend to the notice of our contributore an
Agente in Hongkong for the above containing some reliable
facts in named Companies prepared to shove nection with the vexed question Policies against Ses Risks on the usual harly adapted for bringing to light valu
Such a work as thei
дв "Notes" is pecu. SIEMSSEN & Co.
information in respect to this coun aud its people, language, and in etitutione; and we trust it will be a warm
tarma.
Hongkong, August 1866.
SAMARAN SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Macao for the above named Company are proposed to grant Poticies covering Marine Risks of the surrent Rates,
RAYNAL & Co,
Macao, Atignat 4, 1800,
ablo
rous
con.
ly supported as it deserves by the nume rising and energetic men, who are now thanks principally to the philological la cera of Mr Secretary Wade, making rapid advance in the acquirenent of the languages to say nothing of the devoted missionaries who have already grown grey in their ser vice to the cause to which they have given themselves,
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