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Page

JUST 25, 1868,

Sale.

PICE.

SELLING OFFI

being about to leave- to notify that the stock of

KS, JEWELLERY,

ND

GOODS,

Continental inakere,

bu this date at

DUCED PRICES.

HUCKSTETTER.

1868,

SALE,

Superior Old PORT

Sandeman, Oports,

RA.

E, COGNAC dungarian WINES.

M. PUSIAU!

16, 1987

SALE.

Co.'s CHAMPAGNE JOCK & MOSLELE

ERRY and FORT

WHISKEY BRANDY.

aught and bottle.

LESS STOUT.

FURTER

WALKER ber 20, 1867.

SELLING OFF!! GOFFLI

CRIFICES !!!

BARGAINS!!!

CLAUSSEN. ibat they are. Selling of the undermentioned rices, consisting of—–— ROOK and Walking ATS,

Walking, Shooting COATS

YACHT JACKETS

R COATS.

Lering COATS,

TROUSERS.

Angola and Tweed

SERS

ine TROUSERS.

Linen TROUSERS.

95 VESTS.

Angola VESTS.

para VESTS

d Linen VESTS.

men VESTS.

CE GOODS, compris

Broad CLOTHS and KINS.

SKINS, ANGOLÁS;

FLANNELS, of Is Patterns.

Dent of BOSIERY

Jeds of

Liver FRONTS, &c.

ol SHIRTS

abswool mud Flannel

UNDER

al

VESTS

Lambewool

BUSE.

TTON HOSE. Driving GLOVES.

FS, TIES, Cholera HANDKERCHIEFS:

Il and Felt HATS,

at Shapes.

TS and SHOES

iking STICKS, Cloth

BRUSHES.

Fancy SOAPS,

of olier GOODB CLAUSSEN,

Road.

ry 5, 1868.

AND OTHERS. [REIVER,” from Cal- ine GUAVA JELLY

A DISPENSARY, sigkang.

1868.

HALE.

OPERTY on Quest occupied by Mesars

50,

Jars, apply to

ARCHER & Co.

bx 2. 1867 A

SALE.

BIC FEET MANILA

ABER, to arrivo per EN FAY

BROTTERS & Co

ry 26, 1868,

DY in 1 doz, casu

ני

RY

ET

1867.

2

BIRLEY & CO

SALE.

and NAILS, 18 to

ST. PIERRE, 185.

AGNE, H. PIPER &

E, in Boxes of 1 dos. RAYNAL & Co.

1, 1866.

& LUBIN'S Fine A

RFUMES.

BOOTS.

Reduced Prices, by LES BUZIERE ssing Hoom, Up-stairs, per 4, 1867.

SALE.

by 18 to 23 oz. Munit

HN BURD & Co.

1867

JALE.

APPARATUS, com

ER & CLAUSSEN.

13, 1868,

by BARZES ABRAHIN

at No. 2, Wyndhani

bngkong

No. 1690-AUGUST 25, 1868.j

For Sale

FOR SALE, AT THE CHINA SUGAR

REFINERY, EAST POINT. - - ⠀

Insurances.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE

-COMPANY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances.

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO- RATION.

SUGAR of the to the English Loaf, vang

not superior to the the An-

nual Rates will bo ing frous Nos. 1 a. 6..

IINITL further notice Use following an charged for store Period Lusturaucos

Also GOLDEN SYRUP, double refined, in quantities to suit purolita

WABEE & CHINA SUGAR REFINERY,

1868. East Point, 5th August,

FOR SALE. UFF GORDON & Co.'s PALE SHERRY, of Superior quality, in 1 dozen cares,

RAY & Hongkong, Angual 5, 1968,

FOR SALE.

soph

A Public Houso called the CITY OF ROTTERDAM, No. 190, with Stock- in-Trade, Furniture, and everything be- longing to it.

For full particulars, apply on the pre misex.

Hongkong, August 3, 1868.

insurances

3sep

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Agents at funging, MOSI AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.

Insurance, vin

obarged for Fire

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

Other Dwelling Houses wed

strictly as

auch, and their Coutente, Godowns, Office, Shope, &c.

and their Contents,

per cent.

por gent

1 per cent. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.; Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company.

Hongkong, March 6, 1860.

BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY

HAND. FORBES & CO:"8 CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY

Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the abova: Companies are prepared to accept Risks on the usual terms.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Hongkong, February 26, 1868.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, KEDUUTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,"

Dwelling-Houses- removed from Town, and their on- tenta,

NOTICE is hereby given that this half- Derbond semi-detached

yearly interest at the rate of 10 per cat per annum will be payable to the Shareholders at the London and County Fank, Lombard Street, London, on and after the 8th July 1868.

JAS. LE GEYT DANIELL,

Secretary. 17, 1868. London, June

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JCKAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY LONDON,

Incorporated 1859. CAPITAL,£1,000,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed agents for she above Company are pre-

pared to accept Marine, risks and issue Policies at current rates.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co Hongkong, June 6, 1887.

Other Dielling-Houses need strictly as such, and their Contentz, Godowns, Offices Shops, de..

and their Contents,

Que month,,

1 per cent.

53

Three months, Six months,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, April 7, 1869.

BALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY:

NOTICE FROM sud after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, vis

Not exceeding of the Annual Rate.

one matb... Above 1 mouth and not ex- three

Above 3 m'the ***** and ̈ int' ax:

oseding six months,...

Above 6 m'the, The full Annual Rate.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Alliance Fire

Assurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANOK COMPANY.

Falablisheit 1 January, 1863) CAPITAL, TL 1,500,000, IN 1,500 SHARES, FOX TLS. 1,009 BACH,

Tacle 300,000,

Paid up capital,

or Tuels 200 per Share.

per cent. per annum,

per cent.

per annum.

1 per cent.

-personu,

Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 9, 1866.

NOTICE,

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

VINSURANCE COMPANY,

Provisional Committee. W. J. BRTANS, EQ, Chairman

(Messrs TURNER & Co.)

F. H. BELLANOR, & Co,)

(Messre

A MICHE, Esq.

(Mesars C

CHAPMAN, KING & Co.)

F. H. LAYKES, E

(Messes DiLKAN & Co.)

F. POSTER, ESH.

(Meshes Gin LAVINGSTON & Co.).

Ta

a course of the Company, 1866-65.

Mooting held on Tuesday, A the 12th day of May, 1868; the fol- lowing Resolutions were

relative to the continuance of the Company for a fur- of three years from the 1st

January

Insurances.

ww

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Tina AND LIFE.

CAPITAL, £2,000,000.

(Len Derartment}

mum Bonus declared pur Cant, per

the last Fifteen Years ou during Trofit participating Poli

Policies of Two Fears' standing,

The utmost liberality practised in the seilernent of all Ulaims, with the repre sentatives of deceased Assurers

An Assurance for any sum not exceeding £1000 can be effected with the Undersigned without referring to Head-quarters.

Company

No forfeiture of

insurances.

Miscellaneous.

YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION | From the Englishman (Calcutta) of June 8:-

"The celebrated volumes of the Franch Abbé Hua on Chins, and Sir Rutherford Alcock's account of Japan are, ho doubt, works of a far higher class and more extensive scope than the one Bow before us; but for practical for all purposes of locomotion, trading and utility residence in any of the places coming with compuse, The Treaty Ports of China and Jain, by Mesars Mayers, Dennys and

Tar surpasses-

sses them. It is difficult to te place it,

OF SHANGHAI

DIVIDEND of (8 per cent) Eight A

per cent has been declared on the Not Press contributed to the above Association for the year ending 30th Septeniber, 1800,

Policy HOLDERS will please send in particulars of their contribution to that date to the Undersigned.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Secretaries. Hongkong, September 7, 1967.

TION OF SHANGHAI.

in

its

King

know

auder what class of booka

for it contains a mixture of history, topo-

YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA-graphy, bygiene, Murray's Hand-book and Bradshaw's Guide,-all as completo and excellent in

in their own line as could

could be ex-

not prove attractive to students, it is cal

By special authority of the Board, Claims HE Undersigned having been appointed peoted; and though, perhaps, the boys will are settled at once by the Undersigned Secretaries and Agents of this Assool-enlated to give a more intimate knowledge without reference to England.

Fons to Medical Referees notation, are prepared to issue Policies upon of the towns it describes, aided by the

the Marine Risks at current rates of premium collent maps which accompany it-the by the Policies can be maile

payable in London, work entirely of Chinese-than any of the From

winter-Now

Bombay, Cale

Calcutta, Singapore, more elaborated works that have prenetied Ow York, tional mis-statement.

Hongkong Foochow and Shanghai. *** We trust we have said enough Preminns

Half-yearly or An-

In addition to the usual brokerage this a payable. nually st

at the option of the Assured. Annual Fremiums for an Assurance of L100 for the whole term of Life, including £2, 104. per Cent, for Foreign Risk, which will be deducted during a visit to or a par mament resident in Europe

WITHOOT

WITH PARTIOLPATION PARTICIPATION

AGE.

15

43 198

£4.5

6

4

3

8

4 9

4

2

4 14

R

4 13 13

4 19

12

-0 0

614

1

6 4

6 -18.

3

4

B 7

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N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor tionably

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

ROB, S. WALKER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 3, 1984.

NOTICE.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

ether 1809; and Notice is hereby given THE following Rates will be charged in

Association rettans to the assured of each a show that for any una about to visit, or year at the close of each current year, this work contains not only most valuable resiae in either of the countries described, fifteen (15) por cent of the profits of the information, but many useful hints. Company for that year divided pro rata to the amount of paid

premium by each pos licy-holder. RUSSELL & CO.

-Hongkong, March 2, 1867.-

(N, O. Daily News, May 16.)

A very interesting book has lately been published, entitled "The Treaty Forts of China and Japan, to which it forms & complete guide, and regarding the history of which it gives interesting particulars. Mapa of the various localities described are Ibeerted, and an appendix shews the exist

A

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE Undersigned, having been appointed

Agents in Chins for the above Ingering means of transport between Europe ANUX COMPANY are prepared to grant Foli and Aneries and these two countries. A work of the kind was much needed, to oy covering, Marine Risks, at the current w

place within reach of the general pub- rates,

ho information regarding the districte - FUSSELL & Co.

in which they reside that had hitherto Hongkong, July 6, 1866.

been concealed under the mysterious blero- of the Chinese language, or at best glyphics of the open only to sinologues. The modest hope expressed by the authors, that much will be found in the present book that is new and unknown to the gen

SAMARAN SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG,

NER Underrignied having besh appointed Agents in Macau for this above named Company ore prepared to grant Policies covering Marine Risks at the current Rates.

RAYNAL & Co.'

Muono, August 4, 1666.

DE OOSTERLING

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE ROM and after this date the following that applications for Shares in the annexed future for short poriod Insurances, SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM

INSURANCE COMPANY,

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

AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co Hongkong, March 6, 1868...

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1838. CAPITAL, £500,000.

-Messrs.

Managing Agents in China,

AUDUSTINE LEAD & Co., Hongkong, Medical Reforce, J. IVOR, MURRAY.

Lay, ..

THE Undersigned having been appointed Managing Agenta for the above Com- pany are prepared to accept risks and issue Policies on Life Assurance.

For further particulars, forms of propo sals, &c, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Ço. Managing Agents in China.

Hongkong, Joue, 1867.

JAVA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents at Hongkong and Canton for the above Company are prepared to grant Pobrics against-Sea Risks at current rates.

ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongking, July 27, 1838. 27jau-69

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPIRAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

HE Vadersigned are prepared to grant Potiores against the Rask of FIRE on

Rates will be charged in Short Period Insurance, Via

Not, uxodeling unei of the canuel rate.

month, Above 1 month, and

."

not exceeding S}} months,i

Above 3 months, and

not exceeding months,

Above 6 months,

6

the full annual rato GILMAN & C., Agente, North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

2

Lacorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTAVLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £3,000,000 ACCUMULATED FUNDS £3,283,927.

ANNUAL REVENUE £197,263.

HE Undersigned Aunts at Hongkong. for the above Company are propared to grant Policies agatust FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on

in the same. Merchandise

GILMAN & Oo Hongkong, June 21, 1864

THE LONDON: ASSURANCE CORPORATION

E Undersigned having been appointed

"Agents of the above Corporation are prepared to grant Fire situ Marine Anaur-

on the tatal Terms.

Buildings or un Goods stored therein, on Coals in Malsheds, on Cunts on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Harance bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

I required, protection will be granted on

Erst class Laves up to £1000 on a Single

Life:

For Bates of Promiumis, forme of pro- possis or any other information apply to.

ARNHOLD KABBERG & Co. Agents fongkong Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

NOTICE.

PROM and after this date the following Hates will be charged on short period Insurancea viz

Not exceeding of the Annual Rate.

one month... Above I montit

and not ex ceading three months....... Above & 'the and not ex-

cooling sit

Above 6 a'ths, The full Annual Rate.

ARNHOLD, KÄRBERG & Co., Agenta, Lancashire Zistance Company Bongkong, April 14, 1368,

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

appointed

THE Undersigned having best

Agents for the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, Or Doods stored therein, vena at man GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, August 24, 1864."

NOTICE

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.

POM and after this date the following

Rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, viz

Not exceeding 1 month,₫ of the annual fate

-Above 1 mouth and

Abere a nths and

ut exceeding

!!

do..

Ido.

not exceeding 6....

Above 6 months, the full annual rate.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

gents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company,

Hongkong, AApril 7.1889,

**HOLLIDAY, WISE ^& Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1867.-

NOTICE. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY...

A

HE tollowing Hates will be obalyed in future for short period Insurance, Notexceeding 1 month, I por cout. Above I montirand not

exceeding 3 mouths, Above 3 months and

do,

do.

not exceeding GI Above 6 mouths, the full anonal rate,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Agents. Hongkong, April 8, 1868. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING,

'HE DIRECTORS have the pleasure to announce the appointment of Messrs Holiday,

Wise & Co. us agents for the Company at Hongkong, Shanghae, Capton, Hankow, and Fulchau, who are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates and of all noedful information may be ob- whom tained.

By Order of the Board

JAS B. NORTHCOTT, Secretary,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE. FROM and after this date the following: rates will be charged for, Bhort Paricd Insuranides, visi

Not exceeding

ens mouth,. Above 1 month -and not ox- ceeding three months,

Above 3 m'the

and not

ex

ceeding six

monthia,

of tho Ausual Rate.

Above m'the, The full Annual Rato. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company.. Hongkong, April 7, 1808,

4

Оне

per cent;

Form, will be received Fat the

the Offices of the Company until 31 October, 1869

applications for 101 Not ex

exoceding One.} } per vnt. Month, resident in Shanghai, must be acce

accompanied Power of Atterrey to their Agents to Aboro One Mouth by a sign the Deed of Settlement on

on their be

and not exceeding Three Moutlis, half and

them in all and generally to represent. matters connected with the Company and not exceeding Above Three Months with the Resolution passod accordance

Six Months, at the meeting of 18th November, 1867, & separate Office of the Company will be Above Six Months, of 1 per cent. opened in London, on 1st January, 1889. By order of the Court of Directors,

JOINS. MACKINTOSH, Secretary

In

Shanghai, May 16, 1868.

- No.

Form of Application for Shares,

To the Provisional Committee of the Norri

CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY. GENTLEMEN,

to

Gentlemen,

Your Ober

obedient Servant

ba

per cent.

§ The full Annual Rate

ROB. S: WALKER & Co.,. Agents Royal Inerrance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

REDUCTION

IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR

FIRE INSURANCE, ***

PANY OF BATAVIA,

SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPA. 'Y OF SAMARANG. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agouts in Hongkong for the above namda Conpanies are prepared to graat Policies against Sus Risks on the meal

STEMSSEN & Co. forma.

Hongkong, August 1866.

the request of the Undersigned, A Messrs GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Lave taken temporary charge of the follow ing Insurance Companies

Phoenix Asearance Company.

think, inlly justified. *** Hongkong and Cautos, for example, each vocupy mone

every

conceiv them, from their

than 100 able particular ze torsign, to particulars of

pasca, history native and the geological formation and botanical wealth of the neighbourhood. * Not the legat the interesting feature in the book under review, is the

rele insight

it affords us

to

the

*.*

One

character of the population in dif ferent parts of this vaat empire. *** of the most interesting chapters is devoted to a sketch of estures of of the history and topographical J'be vicissitudon of its history, the peculiarities of its inhabit- ants, and the reputed mineral wealth of its his afford ample subject for reseazuh; and, to à person of

Swinhoe's tastes, must have offered

powerful attractions. From his Notes on Formoss" are derived many of the particulars given in the work under of the fauna and flors of the island

Interesting descriptions Pot

IV, for details of which we refer our readers to

to the book itself. We have, we believe, said enough to show the scope and character of the

roview,

Liverpool and London and Globe Insur-Leave of it for work; and must take

ance Company,

London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company

Universal Marine Insurance Companyd

SMITH, KENNEDY & Co., Ayents. Hongkong, July 2, 1867.

NOTICE.

intention

prosent, though with the of

our sketch of the information it gives regarding the various

completing our

treaty ports, on ature ccasion. In the mentine, we can assure our renders that no ono who takes the trouble to gain a niore intimate knowledge of it, will røgret. the time employed, ".

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(Singapore Free Press, May 0.) We referred briefly, several days ago, to a new work published by Alosera. A. Short- rede & Co. of Hongkong, entitled "The NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. Treaty Ports of China und Japan. But it ROM and after this date the following would be utterly impossible, in i gandene.

Rates will be charged for Short Ferioded notice of such a work, to

ve Au ade quate idea of its contents. The historical events of interest since the foundation of

horoby request that you will flot THE Undersigned huve (as already inti- mated in their Circular dated 14th Oc Shares in the above Company, and tober last) recgived authority from the Be-Limited agree to accept mch Shares, or any losscretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE number you may allot to and.

COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premium agree to pay the first call of Tls. 200 per under certain circinataricos, on PRIVATE Share, and all subsequent calls and to RESIDENCES and on FURNITUES And Ex- subscribe to the Deed of Settlement when-

therein contained. TECTS, over required to do so,

In cases of DWELLING HOUSES removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will tro Three-quarters per Centierto charged Cent, in place of One per Cent. Ter Auuum es and in cases öf Residences situated, be

or semi-detaobed, the rate will Insurances ing detached

Cent be further refluest to One-half

The Koyal's Annual Rates for FE IN- SJEANCE on the various classes of Buildings and their contents will therefore remain sa follows, until further notice, viz. Detached and setas-desuched. Theelling Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents, Other Diselling-Houses (simi- larly situated) and their Contents,

o Resolutions referred to above.1.el RES: That a Coupany to be called te the North China Insurance Company"

shall be formed for a further period of three yearn, from 1st January, 1869 to 31st Tab., 1871,

Ree. If That the Directors for the time being of the present Company be appointed to act as a Privisional Committee to orgá nize the new Company.

RES III-That this meeting reachumends that the Irovisional Committee should adopt as the basis of the new Company that the capital should be. 1,500,000 in 1,500 Shares of Tls. 1,000 cach; aid up Capital, Tis 800,000 or The 200 por Share, and that the Committee to authorized to issue a

Prospectus inviting applications for Shares And to proceed with the allotment.

THE QUEEN INSURANOR. COMPANY.

Slöo

CAMTAL-Two hÜLLION STEALING pum Undersigned having been appointed

per

Above 3 moatlis

and not exceed ing: withs,...

-

Not exceeding one

month,.....of the Annual Rate, the settlement of Hongkong, are perhaps Above one month

too much coudensed into a general summa andmotexceeding

туз

but the most important feature in the Suonths,

composition of the society of the present colony, is detailed at greater longth. When we come to consider that the book before na makes no pretensions to be a bie- tory, but merely a guide book, we cannot licuitate to pronounce it at vuce the most complete work of its kind ever issued. The Appendix may be termed the China Brad- shaw, and the text teems with intereating papers, historical, botanical, and descrip- tive. The maps and plans are useful flus- trations of the geographical position of the eaty porte, and a valuable resistance both to travellers and residents..

per cent. Above 6 months,... the full anudal rate. TUKNER & CO.,

Agents.

#per cent.

First Class Chinu flouse and

their Contents,

1 per cent. Other Risks as per apecial arrangement.

ROB. & WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company, Hongkang, November 9, 1888,

NOTICE.

Agents for the above Com muy at thisHE Undersigned having received extend- port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings For on Gods stored therein.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co. Hongkong, May 20, 1808,

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

viz:-

exceeding 3 montha, }; da. Above 3 months and

not excaeling

I do Above 6 months the full annual rate,

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Ch. Agents the Queen Insuraned Company, Hongkong, May 20, 1868.99

MEROILANT'S MUTUAL · · MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000.

HE Undersigned, baving been appointed THE

Agents in Hongkong and China for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies at Current Rates.

OLYPHANT & Co. · Hongkong, August 1867.

NOTICE

GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1821

CAPITAL £2,000,000, THE Undersigned having been appointed Agauts of the above Company for Hongkong and Canton are frepared to grant Policies at current rates."

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, July 17, 1868.

ed litaits from THE ROYA INSURA ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to isand Policies against Fiss a follows, víz,

On any one first-class Building, or on Goods stored therein in Hongkong, $60,000; in Macau $45,000.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool.

Hongkong, June 17, 1804.

Hongkong, April 13, 1868. ·

Miscellaneous.

THE TREATY FORTS OF

China and Japan.

COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE OPEN PORTS OF

From the Bankow Times, May 18. We feel it to be a public duty to take the firat opportunity of culling attention to tho Guide Book and Vade Meni" just us sued for travellers, merchants, and resi- douts in general,” in the Treaty Ports of 腦

THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH PE-China and Japan, by Messrs Sturtrede KING, VEDÚ, HONGKONG AND MACAO,

Co., of Hongkong.

FORMING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS,

AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL,

8vo. pp. 618. With 20 MAFS and PLANS.

by

AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE,

HE Undersigned having been appointed

Agents for the above INSURANCE W. F. MAYERS, F.,.., . M. C, S. OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine N. B. DENNYS, LATH H. M. O, S., Risks, and issue Policies on any first class AND CHAS. KING, Lieur. R. M. A, Sailing Vessela or Steamers, on the usual terms, payable in case of loss, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON.

ROB. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 1864. -

The order of

their position on, or from the coast, as we description of the various places follows

go northward. In each instance the histo position, means of access, accommoda- pasition.

residences, public community

mods and cost of lig mate, Rasociatione, amusements, places of in population, local

oli

terest, bative insitatory, productions.

government, untural

and statistics of trade are given, along with a miscellaneous detail of facts and incident,

connection with particular localities.

So. far as we are able to practically test the in- HONGKONG ; · CHARUKS A, SAINT. (late .ividual descriptions of the various

they are 1 Shortrede & Co.)

of fairness il fulness.

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novelty of the work. It consists of a bibli without reference to the Head Office, as

ographical index of all formal works pab- Eshed from the earliest date in the English was previously required by the Board.

Shanghai Recorder May 7, and Supreme ROB. S. WALKER & Co.,

Court, and Consular Gazette, May 11, 1887, language on China and Japan, Philologi. Agents Royal Insurance Company A very useful book has just been issued cal bors are, for some reasons best frown Hongkong, January 6, 1865.

from the Preas in Hongkong under the to the compilers, entirely excluded.

of the Guide Book and Vade-menthe next edition. With the exception of We hope to see this omission repaired in PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF to the Treaty Ports of China and Japan,"

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compiled and edited by Mr N. B. Deinya. the comparative thinness of the paper, the. The Book is very conveniently got up is getting up of the work is very créditable to interspersed with maps of the various tras all concerned; and we have sincore pleasure ty ports, aut contains besides much useful in congratulating the authors and publibhers local information, historical sketches of onthe considerable merit of their admirable mach interest. Dar renders will feel no enterprise unit performance, turally interested in what is said concern- ing Shanghai; and a good I idea the his tory of this

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