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Y 16, 1868.

le.

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perior Old PORT

audeman, Oporto,

COGNAC

garian WINES,

PUSTAU & Co.

1867.

LE,

CHAMPAGNE,

CK & MOSELLE

RRY and PORT.

ISKEY, ANDY.

ght and bottle.

STOUT. TER.

ALKER & Co.

20, 1867,

LLING OFF!! OFF!!!

IFICES!!!

GAINS!!!

LAUSSEN

they are Selling

he undermentioned

consisting of OK and Walking

alking, Shooting DATS

ACHT JACKETS

COATS,

no COATS. COUSERS

gola and Tweed

Rs.

TROUSERS.

en TROUSERS.

FESTS,

gula VESTS,

Lea VESTS

Linen VESTS.

VESTS.

GOODS, compris

ad CLOTHS and NS.

INS, ANGOLAS, ANNELS, of Patterns

int of HOSIERY

8 of

en FRONTS, &c. SHIRTS.

swool and Flannel

DER VESTS. Lambswool

SE

ON HOSE.

ing GLOVES.

TIES, Cholere NDKERCHIEFS and Felt HATS, Shapes

STICKS, Cloth USBES

and SBOES.

ancy SOAPS,

other GOODS, LAUSSEN,

vad.

1868.

ND OTHERS

BIVER" from Cal

GUAVA JELLY

DISPENSARY,

ong.

68.

FOR THE OPEN

APAN

VOICE COST,

ng:

Establishment,

ting one Cylinder ga amall hand

of Fancy and run-

rou chests, &c.; Delivery may prico $2,000. ply to

SAINT, or to SOUZA & Co.

368

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CRTY on Quest'u upiert by MesarR

apply to RCHER & Co.:

2, 1867,

LE

FEET MANILA

ER, to arrive per

4 MORTON."

PTHERS & Co. 6. 1868.

in i doz, cases.“ 1.3

"

BIRLEY & Co.

307.

JE.

d NAILS, 18 in

. PIERRE, 1852.

NE, I. PIPER &

u Boxes of t dók.. AYNAL & Co. 1866.

tf

LUDS's Fine AB UMES.

rs.

Reduced Prices, by

EUZIERE,

Hoom, Upstairs,

'#

1867.

urchasers

ING and NAILS,

S

glass, all of supe stor quality.

LOWITZ & Co.

868.

TABLES AĦRAHAR

3, Wyndham

No. 1606 —July 16, 1868.)

CA

-For-Salc

AVITE CIGARS and CHE-

ROOTS of best quality. Havana OIGARS in boxes of 50 and 100 each, from $5 to $30. per 100

Hamburg and Bremen CIGARS

in great variety.

16 different kinds of Russian

CIGARETTOS. B

Fresh Birdseye, Shag, Latakia, Turkey and Havana TOBACCO and Smoking Mixture, Honey dew, Goldbars, Harn's fine Cut, Killikinik, &c.

For Sale by BIELFELD and ZACHARIAE. Hongkong, June 27, 1868.

FOR SALE. E." ESTAFETTE" and other drivule

ENUINE AVH GIN in red case, la

syuarts.

Geunive V CIN, in white bottles. Paim-tree Brand GIN, in 16 squares. Dutch CURACOA, in stone bottles.

At LAMMERT; ATKINSON & Co. Hongkong, May 22, 1868.

bocks

THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED THE Company respectfully beg to call the

pairs

of

Insurances

NOTICE.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances. Not exceeding one

month, .................. of the Annual Rate. Above one month

and notexceeding

છુ.

months,

Above 3 month

and not exceed- ing G-mouths,....

Above 6 months,... the full annual rate,

TURNER & Co.,

*Agents.

Hongkong, April 13, 1868.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL $2,000,000, IN 2,000 SHARES OF $1,000 BACK.

$100 per Share to be paid on Allotment, and $100 months after Allotment. NOTICE. 1TH reference to the following Reso W

litiou,.

passed Merting of the Shareholders of the Hongkong Tire Insur- ance Cotopany bell on the 8th instant, ap- plications for Shares in the Hongkong Fire Limited will be re- Lusurance Company, ceived by the General Managers, the form of application to be as follows

To the General Managers and Consulting Committee of the HONGKONG FILE IN- BURANCE COMPANY, LIMITRU,

GENTLEMEN, Quo

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances.

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO

RATION.

THE following rates will in future be

charged for Short Period Lustranees: One month, Three months, Six months,

.}}

Insurances.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Insurances.

NOTICE.

HE Undersigned having received extend- This THE ROYAL INSUR-

REDUOTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUS.

[NTIL further uotica the following An-ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to UNTI per cent.

nual Rates will be charged for Fire iste Policies against Frum as follows, viz. Insurance, viz:-

Un any one first clase Building, or on Gooda stored therein

in Hongkong, $60,000; in Macao $45,000.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co., per cent. Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool, Hongkong, June 17, 1864.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE- COMPANY.

CAPITAL, TWO MILLION STERLING.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

Agente for the above Company at this port, are prepared to grant Policies ginnt Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored therein.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co.. Hongkong, May 20, 1868.

NOTICE

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. THE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances, Not exceeding 1 month, of the annual rate. Above 1 month and not

do.

Viz:

exceeding 3 months, Above 3 months and

not exceeding 6...

#

du.

Above 6 months the full annual rate.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Oo, Agents the Queen Insurance Company. Hongkong, May 20, 1808.

Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Houses removed from the Town, and their Contents,

ther Dwelling Houses ned striotly as such, and their Contents, Godowns, Office, Shops, de

and their Contents,

per cent.

1 per cent. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 6, 1865.

BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORBES & Co.'s CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undaraigued baving been appointed Agente for the above Companies are prepared to accept Risks on the usual form.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 20, 1868.

T the request of the Undoraigned, A Mcasa GIBB, LIVINGSTONE

have taken tomporary charge of the follow- ing Insurance Companies:

Phoenix Assurance Company, Liverpool and Loudon and Globe Insur ince Company.

London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company.

Universal Marine Insurance Companyd

Limited.

SMITH, KENNEDY & Co., Agents, Hongkong, July 2, 1607. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE

BOBOCIETY OF CALCUTTA,

ESTABLISHED 1834,

Slug

Miscellaneous,

THE TREATY FORTS OF

China and Japan,

A COMPLETE QUIUR TO THE OPEN PORTS OF THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGERNER WITH FE- KING, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MACAO,

ForniNG A GUIDE HOOK & VADE ME CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS, AND KESIDENTS IN GENERAL,

Svo. pp. 618. With 29 MAPS and PLANS. by

WM. F. MAYERS, P.B: G.S., H, M. C. S. N. B. DENNYS, LATE H. M. 0.8, AND CHAS. KING, LIEUT, R. M. A.

HONGKONU: CHARLES A. SAINT. (late A. Blurtrede & Co.)

Subscribed Copitaly,... £500,000, Accumulated Funds exccid £808,000. HE Undoreigned are empowered to

accept Live AssURANCES in the above. Society Full particulare given on appli- cation.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, February 21, 1868. AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE. THE Undersigned having been appointed OFFICE, aro prepared to suscept Marine Kisks, and issue Policies on any first class Opinions of the Press. From the Baglishman(Calcutta) of June &-:

Agents for the above INSURANCE

Sailing Vessels or Steamers, on the usual cerme, payable in case of loss, in. CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALIUTRA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON,

A

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

for all

LONDON N. TRUBNER & Co. Price, $5, Leather half bound.

tope

"The celebrated volumes of the French Abbé Rue ou China, and Siz Rutherford Hongkong,

Alcock's account of Japan are, no doubt, works of far higher class YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION and more extensive scope that the one

OF SHANGHAI,

how before us; but for practical utility,

purposes of locomotion; DIVIDEND of (8 per cent.) Eight residence in any of the places coming

with Premia contributed to the above Association and Japan, by Messa Mayers, Dennys and

per cent has been declared on the Net

in its compass, The Treaty Ports of China for the year ending 30th September, 1866,

King, fax sarpasses them. It is difficult to Policy HOLDERS will please send in know under what class of books to place it, particulars of their contribution to that for it contains a mixture of history, date to tho Undersigned.

graphy, hygiene, Murray's Band-book and RUSSELL & Co.,

Bradshaw's Guide,-all Secrcturies.

complete and excellent in

in their own lineas could be ex- Hougkong, September 7, 1867.

pected; and though, perlinpe, the book will not prove attractive to students, is cal- YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCLA culated to give a more intimate knowledge of the towns it describes, aided by the ex- cellent maps which accompany it-the 1 per caut. 2 percent per Annum Bonus declared Undersigned buying boga appointed work entirely of Cibings-tha

than any of the Secretaries Agents of this Ameri- during the last Fifteen Years on

more elaborated works that have preceded ation, are prepared to issue Policies upon** We trust we have said enongh all Profit participating Policies of Two Marino Risks at current rates of premiuma show that for any one about to visit, or Yours' standing.

in London, raids in either of the countries described, settlement of all Claims, with the repre- sentatives of docensed Assurers.

attention of Ship Owner, Consignece Lad Masters of Vessels to their establish-

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE ments at Whampoa and Hongkong, which

you to allot me Shares of

INSURANCE COMPANY. offer every facility for the rocking and re-

Dollars each in the above HEDUCTION IN MIS RATES OF PREMIUM."' Vessels of all classes.

named Company, and I agree to accept auch Detached and semi-detached Their Docks at Whampoa are in good Shares, or any less number which may be Dwelling-Houses removed working order and aro pumped out by allotted is nie, and to pay a Call of One from Town, and their Con-

tente, Staros, and the workshops comprise the flandred Dollars per Share on allotment, different departments of Shipwright, Black-and a further Call of One Hundred Dollars smith, Boilermaker, and Machine works. per Share, six months after allotment, and 1 Materials supplied of the best kind and ou further undertake to subscribe to the Deed the most reasonable terms. A jetty with u of Settlement when called an to do so. pair of powerful lifting shears, alongside of which masts, and boilers can bo taken out of Vessels,

Their Hongkong establishment comprises also the different departments of Ship-|' wright, Blacksmith, Boilermaker and Ma- shine works and possesses a pair of lifting shears,

!!!

Their Granite Dock at Kowloon most ad- vantageously situated, solidly built, and of full dimensions to admit the docking of any Vessel coming to this harbour, will be com pleted in a very short time-

Is

The Steam TyLITTLE ORPHAN" always in

in readiness to tow Vessels to Dock, free of charge, and to sea, or new beril, at reduced rates

works carried on under the superin tondence of experienced European foremen

For particulars, apply at the office of the Company, Queen's Stoad.

JOHN INGLIS, Acting Secretary. M.B.-Consigners or Masters of Vessels haring canse to complain of the works done at the Docks or at Houghong, will please wh dress their complaints to the Office of the Con pany, which will recite the immelsalé plien tion of the Directors.

Hongkong, July 14, 1868.

Insurances.

idd

THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE-

COMPANY.

(Established 1st January, 1863.).

CAPITAL, TLS. 1,500,000, IN 1,500 SHARES, Fix Tos. 1,80 BACH. Paid

up Capital, Taela 300,000,

or Taula

200

per Share.

Provisional Committee.

W. J. BRZANA, Esq., Chairman,

(Mesara ToREE & Co.)

F. H. BELL, Esq.

(Mesara W. R. ADAMson 2 Co.) A.MICHIR,.

Esq.

(Messrs CHAPMAN, KING & Co.)

E. H. LAVERS, Esq.

(Msers GiLMAN & CO)

F. PORTER, Esq

:

romain, Goutleinen,

Your Obedient Servant,

REBUCUTIONS

REFERRED TO ABOVE, No. 1..

That the General Managers and Consult- jug Committee are hereby authorized to adopt mossures for the reconstruction of the Company as the Hongkong Fire Insur- ance Company, Limited, on the basis prophs- ed in the Memorandum of the 2nd April presented to this Meeting,

· No. 2,

That the Central Managers and Consult ing Committee are hereby requested to ro ceive applications for Shares in the Ling

Insurance kong Fire-

Сотаралу

Limited, and on the receipt of such applications to the extent of Une Thousand Shares to call an Extraordinary General Meiting of the Hongkong

Fire Iurance Company for the purpose of muthorizing ita dissolution and the transfer of its assets and liabilities to the new Company.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong Fire Durance Company.

N.B.--Forms of application for Shoren may bo had at the Office of the Company, Queen's Road.

Hunghong, April 9, 1868, .

BONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTION. PRUM and after this date the following |

rates will be charged for Short Period Anorances, vix:

Not exceeding one month,

Above' Enionth

and nat X- oceding three Ahore 3 the and not s crcding six mmiths,

PX-

of the Aunual Rate.

Abero 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rase.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Manuyers, Honglang Fire Insurance Company, Hongkong, april 7, 1889.

ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY

Other Dwolling Houses need strictly as such, and their Contents,

Godorms, Offices, Shops, de.

and their Contents,

per cent. per sunume.

? per coal.

P.

GILMAN & Co., Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Conspigny, Hongkong, March 9, 1868,

NOTICE.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged in Short Feried Insurance, viz:-

Not exceeding one of the annual rate,

month, Above 1 month, and

not exceeding 3 months,

Above mouths, and

:

11

31

?

not exceeding 0}# months, Above 6 months, the full Annual rate.

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents, North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 7, 1868..

FIRE AND LIFE,

CAPITAL, £2,000,000.

(LIFE DEPARTMENT,)

TION OF SHANGHAI,

The utmost liberality practised in the Policias can be made outta, Singapore, this work contains not only most valuable

An Assurance for sury sum not exceeding £1000 can be efcoted with the Undersigned without referring to Dead-quarters.

By special authority of the Board, Claims are settled at once by the Undersigned without reference to England.

Fees to Medioni Referees paid by the Company

No forfeiture of Folicy from uninten tional mis-statement.

New York, Hongkong

Foochow and Shanghai, In addition to the usual brokerago this Ausociation returns to the assured of cach year at the close of each current year, fteen (15) per cent of the profits of the the amount of premium paid by vach po- Company for that year divided pro rata to

lisy-holder.

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, March 2, 1867.

..

information, but many useful hints.

Premiums payable Half-yearly or An PACIFIC ISSURANCE COMPANY OF and America, and these two countries. A

nually at the option of the Assed.

Annual Premiums for au Assurance of £100 for the whole term of Life, including £2. 10s, per Cent. for Foreign Rink, which will be deducted during a visit to or a per- mament resident in Europe

WITHOUT

WITH PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION

AGR.

15

£1.9 "2

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Arts of Parliament.

£450

4

3

8

4

9

$

25

4

2

4 14

30

4.138

11

4 19

35

5

0

6

40

5:

14

5 17 11

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6 18

3

71

0

4

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8

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ESTABLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000

·ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,233,027.

ANNUAL REVENUM £497,283.

HB Undersigned AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same.

GILMAN & Ou Hoogkong, June 27, 1884,

N.B. Intermediate ages charged proper

tionably.

For Forma, for effecting Life Assuralices, and for any further information, apply to

ROB. 8. WALKER & Co., Agents.. Hongkong, September 3. 1864.

SAN FRANCISCO.

N. C. Daily News, May 10.) A very interesting book has lately been published, entitled The Treaty Forts of complete guide, and regarding the history China and Japan," to which it forms of which it gives interesting particulars. Maps of the various localities described are f.serted, and an appendix shews the exist

ing means of transport hetween Europe work of the kind was much needed, to Undersigned, agents for the above place within reach of the guner

guneral pub Company are prepared to grant Folie information oes against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and in which they reside that had hitherto the districts regarding GOODS, at current rates.

been conccaled under the mysterions hiero- glyphics of the Chinese language, or at beat. open only to sinologues. The mindset hope expressed by the authors, that much will be Wound in the present book that is new OF SAN FRANCISCO,

will unknown to the general reader, is, we HE Undersigned having been appointed think,

justified.*** Hongkong Agents in China for the above INADE-and.

fully

for o

roxample, each occupy mons Custou, ANCE COMPANY are prepareil to grant Foli-thun 400 pages,

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867.

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY

uy covering Marina Risks, at the current able partie every conceiv-

rates.

FUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 6, 1860, BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

history native and

them, from their

to particulare of

the geological formation and botanies wealth of

the least interesthood. ***

under review,

book

Not feature in the is the insight it afforda into the character of the population in dif- f.rent

L'empire. One

parts of this vast e

to a sketch of the 1

orda us

THE Undersigned baving been appointed Agunts in longkong for the above named COMPANY are prepared to grant of the wost interesting chapters is devoted licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates,

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 1, J866.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.

COMPANY...

LIFT ASSURANCE.

(FIRE AND LIFE.) THE Undersigned have received Autho-

CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. vity by a recent Mail to issue Lis POULES for amounts not exceeding $1000IORS against the Risk of FIRE on Undersigned are prepared to grant without reference to the Head Office, as was previously required by the beard,

ROB, WALKER & CO Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, January 6, 1866.

(Messrs GB, LIVINGSTON & Co.) Dvectors

the Company, 1866-09. store festim hold on Tuesday, Ta General A the 12th day of May, 1858, the fol- lowing Resolutions were passed, relative to. the continuance of the Company for a fur ther period of three years from the lat January, 1869; and Noties is hereby given

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. the sunosed that applications for Shares Furm,

will be received at

at the Offices of the Company until 31st October, 1868,

Applications for Shares from Parsons resident in Shanghai, must be accompanied

in

hot

their Agents to by a Power of Attorney to the Bign the Deed of Settlernest, on their he half and

and generally to represent them in all

matters

connected with the *Company,

In accordance with the Resolution pased.

at the mecting of 18th November, 1867, a separate Office of the Company will be opened in London, on 1st January, 1869,

By order of the Court of Directors,

JOHN S. MACKINTOSH, Secretary: Shanghai, May 15, 1868,

No.

Form of Application for Sharce.

To the Provisional Committee of the NORTH

CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY. GENTLEMEN,

to

hereby request that you will allot Shares in the above Company, and agree to accept auch Shares, or any leas mber you may allot to anet“... agree to pay the first, Gill of Tls. 200 per Share, and all subsequent calls, and to sutacribe to the Deed of Settlement when- ever required to do so.

Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant

lesulations referred to above. REL L-That a Company to be mailed theNoth China Insurance Company" -shall be formed for a further period of threa Penis, front lat Fatuary, 1809 to 31st Tea, 1871

Re That the Directors for the time

orga

day of the prescut Company be appointed

o act as a Provisional Committee. hize the new Company.

Res. 111. That this meeting recommends that the Provisional Committed should adopt as the basis of the new Company that the capital should be 1,500,000 in 1,500 Shares of The 1,000 each; Paid up Capital, Thu, 200,000 or Tis 200 per Share, and that the Committee be authorized to issue a Prospects inviting applications for Stars $loc proceed with the allotment

NOTICE.

of the Annual Rate.

ROM and after this date the following will be charged fur, Short Period

Not exceeding Insurances, viz

one indith,.. Above I mouth and not ex- eceding throe nonthe, ******

Above 3 m'the

Air

not ex-

ceeding mottles, Abere & n'tbs, The fall Aninual Rate.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Altiu ce Fire Asurance Company,

Tungkong, April 7, 1838.

the

MERCHANTS: MUTUAL; MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong and Chins for above Computy; are prepared to grant Policies at Current Rates."

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, August 9 1867.

THE LONDON ASSURANCK

CORPORATION.

HE Undersigned having been apported Agente of the above Corporation are ance on the usual TETIME.

|

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING, HE DIRECTORS have the pleasure to! agnounce the appointment of Messrs Holinky, Wise & Co. as agents for the Company at Hongkong. Shaughing, Canton, Hankow, and Fulchau, who are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates and of whom all poedful information may be obvia tained.

By Order of the Bari,

JAR NORTHCOTT, Secretary, OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

- LONDON;" Incorporated 1859. CAPITAL£1,000,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre- pared to accept Marine risks and issue Policies at current rates.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co *** Hongkong, June 6 1867

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Marine Risks at current rates.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1808.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against

NOTICE.

THB following Rates will be charged in Future for short period Insurance,

Not exceeding Ono per cont

Month

Above One Month'

and not exceeding 4 per cent. Three Monthe,

Above Three Months

and not exceeding Six Months,

Aborg Six Months,

per cent.

The full Amual Bato

of 1 per cent. ROB, S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

REDUCTION

IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FÖR FIRE INSURANCE,

UE Undersigned hare (as already juti

muted in their Circular dated 14th Oo- tober last) received authority from the Se aretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premium under certain circumstances, on PRIVATE RESIDENCES and on For

on FURNITURE and Er- therein contained, FROM,

In cases of

of DWELLINO-1

-Houses renovad from the Town, the rate of Premium will be Three-quarters per Cent. in place of One per Cent. Far Annum as hitherto charged; ing detached or semi-detached, the rate will be further reduced to One-half per Cent.

The Royal

Annual Rates for Free Is

Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on

catures of 28 of i

its history, the

auta,

and topographical The vicissitudes of

ita inhabit

and the reputed mineral wealth of its hillsallendample subject for research; and, to a person of Mr Swinhoe's tastes, must have offered powerful

"Notes Factions.

Lis

are derived migny Interestin

of the particulars given in the review.

From

MRRY

under

island

Bre

given, for details of which we refer our of the fauna and flora of the дітеп,

We

Coals in Matabeds, on Goods on board readers to the book itself. have, we Vesents and on Hulls of Vessels in Har believe, said enongleto show the scope and character of the work; and must take benr, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

• con prosent,

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re-leave of it for the

intention of ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first class Liver up to £1000 on a Single Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posale or any other information apply to

ARŃHOLD KARBERG & Co. Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1907.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

NOTICE.

RO and after this date the following Hater will be charged on short period

vis Instratives,

Not exceeding | one mouth,.. Above 1 month

8x-

veeding three mouths,...... Above 3 m'tha

Aud nab ex-

seeding

aix

BLA

of the Annual Rate.

**

months, Above 'ths, The full Annual Rate,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Lancashire Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 14, 1868,

DE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY OF BATAVIA.

information it

though with the our sketch of the gives

regarding the various treaty porta, on a futur occasion. In the mentine, we can assure our readers that no one who takes the trouble to gain more intimate knowledge of it, will regres the time employed,

30

(Singapore Free Press, May 9.)

We referred briefly, soveral days ago, to new work published by Messrs. A. Flort- Fede & Co., of Hongkong, entitled "The

Treaty

Ports of China and Japan." But it be utterly impossible, in a condeus- ed notice of such a

quate

The historica!

of

idea of its content to give an ade events of interest since the foundation ble settlement of Hongkong, are perhaps too much condensed

a general summa- ry; but the most important feature in the society of the present present in detailed at greater length, come to consider, that the book

composition

we come

tho

before us makes no pretensious to be a bis-

bat tory merely a guide book, we cannot besitate to pronounce it at once the most complete work of its kind ever issued. The Appendix may be termed the China Brad- show, and the text tecs with interesting. apore, historical, botanical, and slescrip-

maps ahit plans are useful illus trations of the geographical position of the treaty poria, and a valuable assistance both to travellers and residents.

prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur. Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, and in cases of Residences, so situated, SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSUR from the Press in Hongkong under the

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1807.

NOTICE

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

HE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances,

viz :-- Not exceeding 1 month, por cent Above-1 bonts and ot

exceeding & months, 1 do. Above 3 months and

do

not sending Above 6 months the full annual rate.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Cn. Agents. Hongkong, April 8, 1808,

or ou Goods stored therein,

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

NOTICE

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Period Ingunes, vize

Not

exceeding 1 niouth, of the annual rate Above 1 mooth and

not exceeding 8,...

Above a month wid

not exceeding fl...

do,

do,

Above & inoutbs the fill annual rate. G193, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company,

·Hongkong, AApril 7, 1868,

and

Other

ANOR COMPAY OF SAMARANG..

Shanghai Recorder May 7, and Supreme Court and Conestar Guzette, May 11, 1867. A very useful book has just been issued title of the Guide Book and Vade-mecun Agents in Hongkong for the abate The Book is very conveniently got no is Undersigned having been appointed to the Treaty Ports of China and Japan,"

compiled and edited by Mr

N. B. Dennys. aed dotapanies are prepared to grant interspersed with maps of the various trea- Folloles against Sea Risks on the unity parts, and contains, besides much useful

SIEMSSON & Co.,

local information, historical sketches of uch interest. Our readers will feel na- turally interested in what is said concern ing Shanghai; and a good idea of the his tory of this place is conveyed in r Dennys work,

The other ports in China and also these in Japan ate carefully described, and almost all par ticulars which can be required by the traveller or resident are to be found in the work, which may be justly regarded a the "Murray" for Olins,

Hongkong, August 1866.

terms.

4.per cent.

AURA NOZ on the vacinis classes of Buildings their contents will therefore remett as follows, until further notice, vik. Detached and semi-detached, Dwelling-Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents, that Dwelling Houses (six). larly situated) and thelt Contents,

per cent. First Class China House and.

their Contents,...

14 per cent. Other Risks as per special arrangement.

ROB WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company: Hongkong, November 9, 1800, 1

SAMARANA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG..

HE 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. Masao, August 4, 1866,