Page
13, 1868.
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E,
perior Old FORT
adoman, Oporto.
COGNAC
arian WINES,
PURTAU & Ca.
1807.
E.
CHAMPAGNE. K&MOSELLE,
RY and PORE. ISKEY.
ANDY
Et and bottle..
STUDE
TER
ALKER & Co.
20, 1967:
LLING OFF!! FF!!!
FICES!!!
DAINS!!!
LAUSSEN
they are Selling
be undermentioned
37
, consisting of
UK and Walking
elking, Shooting
ATS
CHT JACKETS OATS,
10 CUATS.
OUBENS.
ola and Tweed-
TROUSERS.
1.
TROUSERS.
ESTS
ola VESTS.
Ea VESTS,
LAER VESTS.
VESTS.
GOODS, compris
dOLOTES and
NS.
NS, ANGOLAS, ANNELS, of
Patterns.
at of HOSIERY
Sof
en FRONTS, &c.: SHIRTS.
wool and Flannel
DER VESTS. Laubswool
N HOSE. ing GLOVES
TIES, Cholers NDKERCHIEFS.
d Felt HATS, Shapes,
and 'SHOES,
STICKS, Cloth USHES.
icy SOAPS, fother GOODS, LAUSSEN,
vad. 2,1868.
ND OTHERS.
HIVER," from Cat.
© GUAVA JELLY::
DISPENSARY,
ung.
58.
FOR THE OPEN APAN. FOICE COST.
g. Establicbent, ing one Cylinder swall hand.
of Fancy and run
ron chests, &c;
ct. Delivery may
price $2,000. ply to
SAINT, or to
SOUZA & Co.
268.
LE
ERTY on Queen's
upied by Mesars
apply to
RCHER & Co.
2, 1867.
LE
FEET MANILA
ER, arrive per
A MORTON.”
OTHERS & Co. 26, 1868,
in.l doz. casei.
2
BIRLEY & Co. ᎾᎴᎢ; .
LE.
nd NAILS, 18 to:
. PIRARE, 1852.
NE, G. PIFER
n Boxes of 1. doz,
RAYNAY, & Co.
1866,
GUBI's Fine As ?UMES.
18.
Reduced Prices, by:
S KUZIERE,
Room, Upstairs,
4, 1807.
LE.
Purchasers
HING and NAILS.
1S,
aglase, all of supe rior quality.
LOWITZ & Coi 1808.
CHARLES ABRAHAM
No. 2, Wyndham
kong
No. 1593-JULY 13, 1868)
For Sale.
AVITE CIGARS and CHE-
ROOTS of hest quality. Havana CIGARS in boxes of 50 and 100 each, from $5 to $30 per 100,
Hamburg and Bremen CIGARS
in great variety.
...
15 different kinds of Russian
CIGARETTOS,
Fresh Birdseye, Shag, Latakia, Turkey and Havana TOBACCO and Smoking Mixcure, Honey- dew, Goldbars, Harn's fine Out, Killikinik, &c.
For Sale by BIELFELD and ZACHARIAE, Hongkong, June 27, 1888.
FOR SALE.
Ez "ESTAFETTE and other Arrivals,
ENUINE AVH GIN in red cassa, 15:
squared.
GEN
Gentive VIGIN, in white boities. Palm-tree Brand IN, in 15 squares, Dutch GURADA, in stone ottles.
At LAMBERT, ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, May 22, 1868.
:.
Bocks.
THE UNION DUCK COMPANY OF
HONGKONG & WHAMPUA, LIMITED THE Company respectfully big to call the attention of Ship Owners, Conegues and Masters of Vessels to their establish- ments at Whampoa and Lengkong, which offer every facility for the docking and re- pairs of Vessels of all classes,
Tir Docks at Whampoa are in good working outer and are pumped out
by Steam, and the workshops comprise the different departments of Shipwright, Black suit, Boilermaker, and Machinery works, Materials supplied of the best kind and on the must reasonable terms. A jetty with a pric of powerful lifting aheave, alongside of which masts and boilers, can be taken out of Vessela.
Their Hongkong establishment (lately known as Messin THUS, HUNT & Co.'s Wanchi Shipyard) comprises also the dif ferent departments of Shipwright, Blacks amitly Boilermaker and Machinery works and possesses a pair of lifting shears.
Their Granite Dock at Kowloon most ad- vantageously situated, solidly built, and of full dimensions to adinit she docking of any Vessel coming to this harbour, will be com- ploted in a very short time.
The Steam Tug
LITTLE ORPHAN"
is always in readiness to tow Vesents to Dock, free of charge, and to be, or new berth, at reduced rates.
Il works carried on under the supetin tendence of ex purianced European foremen,
For particulars, apply to
A. D. MITCHELL, Manager of Works, At the Office of the Company N.B. Consignos Alasters of Vessels having curse to complain of the works done at the Ducts or at Hongkong, will please ad- dress their complaints to the Office of the Com- pany, which will receice the immutate allen- tion of the Directors.
·Hongkong, April,
123, 1808.
insur..ntes.
THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE QUAIPANY.
(Established 1st Jurinary, 1803.) CAPITAL, TLM. 1,000,000, EN 1,000
FOR TLS. 1,90 BAUH.-
Paid up capital, Taols 300,000,
or Tuels 200 per Share.
Provisional Committee.
W. J. BAYANS · Chainian,
(Mers CORNER & Co.)
F. H. BELL, Esq.
(Messi
A. MICHTE, Ken
R. ADAMON & Co.)
(Measa CHAPMAN, KENG & Co.) 1. LAVERS, Esq.
E. H.
(Messrs USA & Co.)
F. POLTER,, Esq.
|
(Mesura G, LIVINGsrán de Co.) Duverture of the Company, 1868-08 Ta Generit ecting heht on Tuesday, the 18th day of May, 1868, the in- lowing Resolutions were
-rélative to the extinuance of the Company for a fur.
of three. ther periud
from the
1st January, 1960; and Notics is hereby given that applications for Shares in the
in the annexed
1:f
will be received at the Ufices of the Forut 3izt October, 188,
Applications for Shares from Persons not rezident in Shangit must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney to their agents to Bign the Deed of Huttlement on their hy huf and pinerally to represent them in ali
conected with the Company, matters ca
In accordance with the Resolation passed at the inceting of 18th November, 1807, a separate Office of the Company will be oned in London, on 1st January, 1869.
By enter of the Court of Directors,
JOHN S. MAUKINTOSH,
Secretary.
"Shanghai, May 10, 1868.
No.
Form of Application for Sharis.
To the Provisional Committee of the NORTH
COINA INAURANCE COMPANY. GENTLEMAN,
hereby request that you will allot
In urances
NOTICE..
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. THE following rates will in future be REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,
Ratos will be charged for Short Period ROM and after this date the following
Not exceeding one
Insurances:
mouth, of the Annual Ento. Above one mont
anil notexceeding 3 months, Above 3 months
and not exceed ing 6 months,......... Above 6 months,... the
all amual rate. TURNER & Co.s Agents.
Hongkong, April 13, 1868.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE.
S, LOOMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL $2,000,000, IN 2,000 SHARES OF $1,000 EACH.
100 per Share to be paid on Allotment, and
$10 to month after
after Allotment.
-NOTICE.
TPH reference to the following Reso- WIations passed at a Meeting of the
Shareholders of the Hongkong Fire Insur ance Company held on the 8th instant, ap plications for Shares in the hongkong Fire surauco Company, Limited will bo re- veived by the General Managers, tho form of application to be as follows:
17 the General Managers and Consulting Committee of the HorozONG BE IN- SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, GENTLEMEN,
request you to allot mo Shares of Que Thousand Doltarn "caol in the above ained Company, and I agree to accept such Saree, or any less nuraber which way b allotted to the, and to pay a Call of One fondred Dollars per Sharks on allotment, and a further Cali of One Hundred Dollar per Share, six months after allotment, and I arthur undertake to subscribe to the Deed of Settlement when called on to do so..
I remain, Gisutlemen,
Your Ubedieut Servant,
RESOLUTIONS REXXZEEED TO ABOVE.
No 1.
That the Gomoral Managers and Coninit. ng Committee are hereby authorized to adopt measures for the reconstruction of the Company as the Hongkong Fire Insur- ance Company, Limited, on the basis propos- ed in the Memorandum of the 2nd April presented to this Algeting.
....
No. 2.
Insurances.
LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO- RATION.
charged for at Period Insurances:
Que month,
per cent,
Three months,
Six moutlis,
HOLLIDAY, WISE &
Ob
Hongkong, April 7, 1868,
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
CAPITAL-TWO MILLION STERLING
THE Vadersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this port
are prepared to grant Policies against Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored theriu.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co. Hongkong, May 20, 1808.
NOTICE
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. HE following Bates will be charged in future for the period Losartan,
Piz
Not exceeding 1 month, of the annual rate. Above 1 month, and not
do
Abuve 3 mouths and exceeding 3 months,
not exceeding 6, Above & months the full annual rate,
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co., Agents the Queen Insurance Company. Houghoug, Dlay 20, 1988.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. Detached and semi-detached -Dwelling-Houses removed from Town, and their Con- tents,
Other Dwelling-Bears used. strictly as such, and their Contents,
Codorms, Offices, Skopa, de.
and their Contents,
por cont par annum.
1 per centi por RUNNI,
1 per cent.
per annum,
GILMAN & Co.,
· Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 9, 1866:
• NOTICE:
NORTH BRITISH AND MERUANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged in Short Period Insurance, viz:-en
exceeding one month, Above 1 month, and not exceeding months, Above 3 months, and not exceeding months,
{ of the annual rate,
That the General Managers and Consult ang Committee are hereby requested to re- raive applications for Shares in the Hong-Not kong Fire Insurance Company, Limited, and un the receipt of such applications to the extent of Une Thousand Bhares to call Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Fire Jusurause Company for the purpose of authorizing its dissolution are the transfer of its assets and liabilities to the new Company.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Venerul Musingers. Dongkong Fire Insurance Company,
N.B.--Torms of application for Sharas may be bad at the Office of the Company, Queen's Road.
Hongkong, April 9, 1868.
BONGKONG FIKE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE
ROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period İnsurajiecz, viz:--
Not exceeding
ane motith,. { Above 1 month and hot ex- ceiling thre
Above
and not ex- ceeding six
of the Aquual Rate.
montas, Abova 6 m'the, The full Annual Rate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & U., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Hongkongpril 7, 1868.
ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE ODMPANY.
NOTICE:
ROM and after this date the following rator will be charged for Short Period une vis
Above
the full Annual rate, 2.6 monthoi
CILMAN & Co., Agouts, North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 7, 1868
NTIL further notice the following An- nual Rates will be charged for Fire Insurance, vis
Dotached and Semi-detached Dwelling Houses removed from the Town, and their Contente
Other Dwelling
Insurances.
NOTION
HE Undersigned having received extend-
ed limits from THE ROYAL INSUR- ANG COMPANY, are now authorised to issue Policies against FIRE as follows, viz.
Miscellaneous.
THE TREATY PORTS OF
China and Japan,
On any one first-class Building, or on A COMPLETE QUIDE TO THE OPEN FORTS OF Goods stored therein in Hongkong, $60,000; in Macao $45,000.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., per cont. Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool Hongkong, June 17, 1804.
ling Houses used. strictly as such, and their Contente,
par cant.
Godowns, Offices, Shope, do
and their Contents,
1 per cont, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company Hongkong, March 6, 1865,
BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY
AND
FORBES & CO.'S CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Companies ave prepared to accept Risks on the mopal termin
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 26, 1868.,
↑ the request of the Undersigned, A Mesare GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., bave taken temporary
of the follow iny Inausauce Commerce
Phoenix Assurance Company. Lavergnol arad London and Globe Ineur ange Company.
London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company. | Universal Marine Insurance Companyd
·Limited.
SMITH, KENNEDY & Co., Agenta. Hongkong, July 2, 1867.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
FIRS AND LIFE
CAPITAL, £2,000,000,
(LIFE DEPARTMENT.) percent, per Annum Bonus declared
during the last Fifteen Years o
all Profit participating Policies of Two Years' standing
The utmost liberality practised in the settlement of all Claims,
with the repre sentatives of deceased Assurera.
An Assurance for any sum not exceeding £1000 can be affected with the Undersigned without referring to Head-quarters.
Claing
By apocial authority of the Board, are settled at once by the Undersigned without reference to England.
Fees t
to Medical Referees paid by the Company
No forfeiture of Policy from uninten tiopal inis statement.
Premiums payable Half-yearly or An- nually at the option of the Assured.
Annual Prepinns for an Assurance of £100 for the whole term of Life, including £2 10s. per Cent. for Foreign Risk, which will be deducted during a visit to or a per-. mament resident in Europe --
Ade
20
WITHOUT
WITH PARTIUIPATION PARTICIPATION
£319
4
£
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
3 8
25
8 2
4 14
30
4 18 11
4 19
D
0
@
ติ 6
D .8
6 14
6 71
€ 18
7 11 1
8 0
8
16
Estarásized 1800,
CAPITAL £2,000,000
ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,283,927.
ANNUAL REVENUE £487,263.
0.37
THE
UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY OF CALUUTTA, ESTABLISHED 1834.
Subscribed Capital,.......... £600,000." Accumulated Fundle moned £808,000. HE Undersigned are empowered to accept Lars ASSURANOES in the above Society. Fall particulars given on appli-
cation:
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, February 21, 1868 21ag
AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the above INSURANCE OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine Reaks, and issue Policies on any first class bailing Vessels or Steamers, on the usual zaros, payable in case of loss, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BONDAY, OF LONDON.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 1864. YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF SHANGHAI,
DIVIDEND of
of (8 per cent.) Eight Promis contributed to the shore Association per cent has heon declared on the Net for the year ending 30th September, 1866.
Policy HOLDERS will please send in particulars of their contribution to that dato to the Undersigned..
RUSSELL & Co.,
Secretaries. Hongkong, September 7, 1867. -YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOVIA- TION OF SHANGHAI,
and agents.
of this Assoai-i
broderig med layong, or Pointed T
Secretaries and to, are prepared to issue. Policies upon Marine Risks at ourront rates of premium, Policies can be made payable in London, New
York, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hongkong
Foochow and Shanghai.
fifteen
In addition to the usual brokerage this Association returns to the assured of each year at the close of such current year, (16) por cent of the profits of the the amount of premium paid by each po Company for that year divideti pro rata to
licy-holder.
5
Ef.
THONK COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PR- KING, VEDO, HONOKONG AND MACAO, FORMING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME. CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS, AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL,
Svo. pp. 618. With 29 MAPS and PLANS. by
WM. F. MAYERS, F.B..., H. M. C. S. N. H. DENNYS, LATE B. M. O, S., AND OBAS. KING, LISUT. R. M. A.
HONGKONG
CHARLES A. SAINT. (lute A, Shortrede & Co.)
LONDON.N. TRUBNER & Co, Price, $5, leather half bound. Opinions of the Press. From the bhglishman (Calcutta) of Jiue 8:
The celebrated values of the French Abbé Kne on China, and Sir Rutherford Alcock's account of Japan are, ho donbt, works of a far and more extensive scope tiger clits now. Letere un; but for practical utility, for all purposes of locomotion, trading and rundence in any of the places coming with and Japan, by Messrs blayers, Dennys and in its compass, The Treaty Ports of China King, tur au passes them. It is difboult to know under what class of books to place it, for it contains a mixture of history, topo graphy, hygiene, Miray's Hand-book" And Brad's Guide-allas complete and excellent in their own line as could be ex- pected; and though, perhaps, the book will not preve attractive to students, it is cal culated to give a more intimate knowledge of the towns it desunies, aided by the ex- cellent maps which
work entirely of Chinese-than any of the of accompany it-the more elaborated worka that have preceded
We trust we have said enough a show that for any one about to visit, ot restao in either of the countries described, this work contains nos only most valuable inforiuation, but many useful bints,
(N: O. Daily News, Albý 16.}
A very interesting book has lately been published, suuled The Treaty Forts of complete guide, and regarding the history thing and Japan," to which it forms &
ut which gives interesting particulars. RUSSELL & Co. Maps of the various localities described are Blangkong, burch 2, 1867.
inserted, and an uppenty shows the stiat- ing means of transport betsoen Europe PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF and America and these two countries. A
SAN FRANCISCO.
work of the kind was much nesded, to Endersigned, gents for the above place willum reach of the gener dies against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and in which they reside that had hitherto
Company are prepared to graut Polific information regarding
Fazeral pub- districta GOODS, at current rates.
boon concealed under the mysterious biore-
of the Chinese language, or at glyphics of
tbeat: open only to sinolognes. The modest hope expressed by the authors, that much will be found in the present book that is new and unknown to the gouernd reader, is, we and Castou, for example, each occupy more →→Dongkong than 100 pages, comprising every sonceiv abla particular
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1887. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents in China for the above insir ANCE COMPANY are prepared to grant Polis cy covering Marine Risks, at the current
FUSSELL & Co.
nates.
acular regarding them, from their history nativo and foreign, to particulars of the geological formation and botanical Hongkong, July 6, 1806..
wealth of tho neighbourhood. *** Not the least interesting feature in the book BATAVIA SEA & FIREANSURANCEnder review, is the insight it affords us
COMPANY.
into the character of the population in dif THE Undersigned having besa appointed front parts of this vast empire, THE
**One Agents in Hongkong for the above N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor-named Courary are prepared to grant Pontieresting chapters is devoted.
licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates.
BUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1865.
tiguably.
For Forme, for effouting Life Assurances, and for any further information, apply to,
ROB. S. WALKER & Co, Agents, Hongkong, September 3, 1864.
THE Undersigned Ads at Hongking for the above Company are preparer to grunt Politics against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on
LIFE ASSURANCE. Merchandise in the same.
OILMAN & CHE Undersigned have received Autho Hongkong Jun 21, 1005.
rity by a recent Mail to issue-Lee POLICIES for mounts not exceeding £1000 without reference to the Hand Office, as was previously required by the Board..
BOB S. WALAK & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, January 6, 1805
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON, CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. HE DIRECTORS have the pleasure to announce the appointment of Messrs Holliday, Wine & Co. as agents for the Company at Hongkong, Shanghas, Cauten, Bankow, and Faischau, who are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates of whom all ovedful information may be obviz
"By Order of the Board,
Not exceeding of the annual Bate.tained,
one month... Alove month and not ex- three
Above 3 ni'ths and pot ex- ceeding six mustbe,
Above 0 'ths, The fall Annual Rate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & C
Alliance Fire Assurance Company,
Hongkong, April 7, 1868. ..
MERCHANTS' MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE-COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.
Pair Up Capital, 3000,000,
THE o sigued having been appointed Agon in Longkong and China for
to Shates in the above Company, and agree to accept auch Shares, or any lesa number you may allot to and the above Company, are prepared to grant
agree to pay the first call of T 200 per Share, and all eubsequent calls, and to subscribe to the Deed of Settlement when- ever required to do so.
the
Cintlemon,
l'our obedient Servant.
Resolutions referred to above,
Ras Lint & Company 10. he called
North China Insurance Company?
alull be formed for a further perind of thres years, from 1st January, 1869 to Blat Deo,
1871
Kas. That the Directors for the time
Policies af Current Rates:
HOLYPHANT & Co,
· Hongkong, Angust 9: 1867.
THE
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agetits of the above Corporation' are
JAS B. NORTHCOTT, Secretary.
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON
1809
C00,000.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre- pared to accopt. Marine risks and issue Policies at current rates.
→ AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co Hongkong. June 4, 1867.
-LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Chadersigned inving been appointed Agonts in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Marina Riske at current rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1868.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned having been appointed
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
per cent.
TALE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurancos,
Not exceeding One
Month, Above One Mouth and not exceeding Three Months, Above Three Months and not exceeding Six Months,
i per cent,
per cent.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.
CAPITAL
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
TWO MILLIONE STERLING.
to n sketch of the features of Formoss. The vicissitudes of
history audt
and topographical its history, the peculiarities of its inhabit- auts, and the reputed mineral wealth of its hisafford ample subject for research; and, to son of Mr Swinhoe's tasted, must have powerful attractione," From big
Notes on Formosa"
" are derived
erived many of the particulars given in the work
under Kuvio.
of the fauna and flora of the island are
Interesting descriptions
HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Potions against the Rask of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, ongre, for details of which we refer our
readers to the book itself. Conis in Matsheds, on Gocus on board believe, said enough to show the scope and We have, we Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Harchnactor of the work; si must take bour, at the gaual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re-intention of completlog our sketch of the present, though with the ceived, and transmitted to the Directora information it gives regarding the various
for their decision.
leave of it for the
If required, protection will be granted onesty ports, on a future occasion. In the
meantimno, we can assure first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single no one who takes the trouble to gath Life,
For Bater of Promiums, forns of pro-re intimate knowledge of it, will regret
the time employed, posals or any other information apply to.
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co., (Singapore Free Press, May 9)
Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
NOTICE.
of the
Annual Rate,
The full AnnuiRate Above Six Months,
FROM and after this date the following of 1 per cent. Rates will be charged on short period ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Tsurances, viz Agents Royal Insurance Company.
Not exceeding Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
one month,.. Above 1 month and not ex ceeding three months, Above 3 m'ths and not ex-
REDUCTION
IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR FIRE INSURANCE.
THE Undersigned have (as already inti mated in their Circular dated 14th Oc teber Inst) received authority from the Se- eretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premium under certain circumstances, on
PRIVATE RESIDENCES and ou FURNITURE BU EV-
nl FECTS, therein contained.
In cases of DWELLING-Houses removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will Agents for the shove Company at this be Three-quarters per Cent in place of One Post, are prepared to grant Policies against par Cent, per Annum as hitherto abarged;
ceeding six months......
We referred briefly, several days ago, th a new work published by Messrs. A. short- rede & Co., of Hongkong, entitled "The Treaty Ports of China and Japan. But it would be utterly impossible, in a condens ed notice of such a work, to give an ade- quale idea of its contents. The historical the settlement of Hongkong, are perhaps events of interest since the foundation of tomach condensed into a general sem 13; but the most important feature in the composition of the society of the present colony,
is detailed at greater th
When wo
summa-
before use to consider that the
us makes no pretensions to be a biz tory, but merely a guide book, we cannot hesitate to pronounce it at once the most complete work of its kind ever issued. The Appendix may be termed the China Bradi shaw, and the text teems with interesting Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rate.
papers-historical, hotanical, and descrip ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
tive. The mape and plans are soft illus Agente, Lancashire Insurance Company,trations of the geographical position of the Hongkong, April 14, 1868,
tresty ports, and a valuable assistance both to travellers and resistants.
Shanghat Recorder May 7, and Supreme, Court and Consular Gazette, May 11, 1867, A tery useful book has just beeti issued
DE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY OF BATAVIA,
prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur/Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Building, std in cases of Residences; so situated, be- SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSURfrom the Press in Hongkong under the
ance on the usual Terms,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, December 20, 1807.
NOTICE
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
or on Goods stored therein.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 06. Hongkong, August 24, 1864.
NOTICE,
IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE
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being of the present. Company be appointed following Hates will be charged in ROM and after this date the following
to act as a Provisional Committee to vrga uise the new immpany,
Rs. 1.That this uesting recommends that the Provisioun Committee should
adopt as the basis of the new
for short period Insuravess,
the capital should be 1,500,000 in 1,500 Above 3 mouths and
futtire
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Not exceeding 1 month, per cont.. Above 1 month and not
Company that
exceeding 3 months
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not eraeding &
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and to proceed with the allotment.
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HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Agents, Hongkong, April 8, 1968,
Shares of Tis. 1,000 each; Paid up Cupital,
Tis. 300,000 or Tls 200 par Share, and that Above & mouth, the full annual rate.
the Committee be authorized to use a
prospectus inviting applications for Shares
ing detached or semi-detached, the rate will
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be further reduced to One-half per Cent.
The Royal's Annual Rates for Fine In SURASCE on the various classes of Buildings and their contents will therefore remain as follows, until further notice, vis Datooned and semi-detached.
Dwelling-Houses
(remoted
the Town) and their
from Bates will be charged for Short Period
Not mennin Above 1
Conting-Houses (B)-
vize the t of the annual rate Othe
and Bouth not exceeding 3,... Above 3 months and
not exceeding e,... A
do,
do.
Above 6 months, the full annual rate.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.;
Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
Hongkong, April 7, 1969,
larly
per cent.
and their situated) Contents.
#per cont. First Class China House and
thair Contents,
14 per cent. Other Risks as per special arrangement.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, November 9, 1880,
ANCE COMPAY OF SAMARANG.
totina.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, August 1866.
title of the "Guide Book and Vade-mooun
to the Treaty Ports of Chines and Japan,
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents in Hongkong for the sbote piled and edited by Sir N, B. Dennys, named Companies are prepared to grant The Book is very conveniently got up Policies against Sea Riska on the usualty ports, and contains, besides much useful
interspersed with maps of the various trea Ideal information, historical sketches of much interest Our readers will feel na totally bitarea
interested in what is aaid concerti Hng Shanghai; and a good idea of the hlas tory of this place is conveyed in Mr. Denays' work. *** The other ports in China and also those in Japan are cefully described, and almost all par titolare which can be required by the traveller or resident are to be found in the work, which may be justly regarded as the" Murray" for Chins
SAMARAN SEA AND BINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
THE Undorsigned having been appointed Agents in Afacno for the above named Company are prepared to grant Policies covering Marine Risks at the current Rates,
RAYNAL & Co.
Bordo, August 4, 1800,
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