Page
UST 26, 1868,
Sale.
TICE.
SELLING OFF!
being about to leave
a to notify that the
A N
stock
KS, JEWELLERY,
ND
GOODS,
Continental makers,
u this date at
DUCED PRICES,ISA
ROCHSTETTER:
1,1808,
SALE
Superior Old PORT
Sandeman, Oporto
BA.
E, COGNAC,
Hungarian WINES,
M. PUSTAU & Cal
t-6, 1867,
SALE.
ON
Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, HOCK & MOSLELE,
BERRY and PORT.
WHISKEY.
BRANDY
raught and bottle.
JESS STOUT.
PORTER
WALKER & Co.
ther 20, 1867. SELLING OFF!! GOFFILI
CRIFICES |!!
PARGAINS!
CLAUSSEN
that they are Selling of the undermentioned rices, consisting of— ROCK and Walking, ATS.
Walking, Shooting COATS,
YACHT JACKETS It COATS
dering COATS
TROUSERS.
Angola and Tweed: USERS.
o TROUSERS.
ΠΟ
Linen TROUSERS.
248
VESTS.
Angola VESTS,
paca VESTS.
nd Linen VESTS.
nen VESTS,
Or GOODS, compris
Broad CLOTHS and
KINS
SKINS, ANGOLAS, FLANNELS, of
Fatterns,
cut of
BTS of
HOSIERY
Linen FRONTS,
Fol.SHIRTS.
abswool and Flannel
UNDER VESTS
and Lambswool
BOSE
Tea DUDE
Driving GLOVES.
FS, TIES, Cholera HANDKERCHIEFS. and Felt BATO
at Shapes,
TS and SHOES iking STICKS, Cloth
BRUSHES
SOAPS,
of other GOODS.
Fancy
7:
n
CLAUSSEN,
Road,
ry 5, 1868.
AND OTHERS.
REIVER," from Cal-
fins GUAVA JELLY
A DISPENSARY;; nykowy. 1868.
BALI.
OPERTY en Queen's
occupied by Mesure
Fo.
lars, apply to
1, ARCHÉR & Co.
ber 2, 1867.
SALE
BIC FEET MANILA
IBER to arrive per EN FA”
BROTHFES & Co.
ry 26, 1868.
DY in 'doz, CABER-
RY 3
"
12
31
21
ET
13
BIRLEY & Co.
2.1867.
SALE
and NAILS, 18, fo
ST. TIERRE, 1863,
AGNE, H. PIE &
E, iu Boxes of 1 doz. PAYNAL & Co.
1, 1866.
& Lumis's Fine AS- RFUMES.
300rs.
y Reduced Prices, by LES BUZIERE, AN wing Room, Upstairs, For 4, 1867.
HALE
, 18 to 28 oa, Munts
HN BURD & Cor
1807.
SALE.
APPARATUS, cond
ER & CLAUSSEN.
y 13, 1808.
by CHARLES ABRAHAN
at No. 3, Wyndhat
ongkeng
No. 1631-August 26, 1868. ]
For Sale
FOR SALE, AT THE CHINA SUGAR
REFINERY, EAST POINT.
GOLDEN SYRUP, double retard, purchascia
WAHEE & Co. CHINA SCCAR REFINERY, East Point, 5th Augnat, 1808.
Insurances.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO.
RATION.
following rates will in future be charged for Short Period Jusurancss per cent.
DE
One month, Three months,
Six mouths,
per cent.
UGAE of the Finest Crystal y al of BEDUCTION BY THE IT ON PREMIUM. not superior to the Buglish Loaf, rang-NTIL Further notice the following An- ing from Nos. I a
Dual Raten will be charged for Fire Insurance, viz Detached and Sumi-thefuched in quantities to suit
Dwelling Houses renoved from the Town, and their
Other Dwelling Houses goed Birictly as such, and their Contents, Cadowns, Offices, Shops, de
FOR SALE. UFF GORDON. & Co.'s PALE SHERRY, of Superior quality, in 1 dozen casca.
RAY & Co.
Hougkong, August 5, 18687
FOR SALE.
seps
HE 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 Hougkong, August 3, 1868.
mises.
Insurances
Ssep
LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NO
Agents at Hongkong, Messió. AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.
OTICE is hereby given that the half- interest at the rate of 10 per yearly cept per annum will be payable to the Sharepolders at the London and County Bank, Lombard Street, London, ou and after the 8th July 1868, JAS. LE G
¡ London, June 19,
T
GEYT DANIELL, Secretary....
aug30
JCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
LONDON
Incorporated 1859.
CAPITAL $1,000,000.
HE Undersigned Javing been appointed Aganta for the abure Company are pre- pared to accept Marine risks and issue. Policies at current rates..
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co Hongkong, June 6, 186
LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to great Marins Risks at current r rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.
March
67, 1868-
Hongkong,
ALBERT LITE ASSURANCE
COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1838.
CAPITAL, £500,000.
Managing agents in China,
Messrs.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co, Bongkong, Medical Referee, J. Ivo MURRAY
EBg-
M. 1),
THE Underaignet having been appointed Managing Agents for the above Com- pany are prepared to accept risks and isan Policies on Life Assurances.
--
For further particular, forms of prope- sals, &c., apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co, Managing Agents in China. Hongkong, June, 1887,
JAVA. SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents at Hongkong and Canton fur the above Company are prepared to grant Policies against Sea Risks at current rates.
ARNHOLD KARBERO & Oa. Hongkong, July 27, 1868. 27jan-69
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.
COMPANY.
per cent.
and their Concents,
1 per cent. GIBB, LIVINGSTON&Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 8, 1865,
BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORBES & 00S CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY.
LE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for tho aboro Companies are prepared to accept Risks on the usual terms,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 26, 1868.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.. REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM Detached and semi-detached
Dwelling-Houses removed from Town, and their Con- tenta,
31
"HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong, April 7, 1868,
ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE.
FROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Jusurances, viz
Not exceeding of the Annual Rate.
one month,
Above I mouth
and not ex- yeading threa months, Above 3 m'the and not ex- carding six months,...........
Above 'ths, The full Amual Rale JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Alliance Firs Assurance Company.
Hongkong, April 7, 1868,
THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY.
(Established 1st January, 1863.) CAPITAL, TLS. 1,600,000, in 1,500 SHABEN, FOR Tls. 1,00) BACH.
Pair up Capital, Taols 300,000,
200 or Tacle
per
Share.
Insurances,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
FIRE AND LIFE,
CAPITAL, £2,000,000.
(LAPE DEPARTMENT}
Insurances.
YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA TION OF SHANGHAI,
in.
Miscellaneous.
£2 per cent per annum Bonus declared How York, Boutry, Calute, Singapore, romfidence in say of the places coquing th
during the last Fifteen Years on All-Profit participating Policise of Two Years' standing,
The utmost liberality practised in the settieraent of all Claims, with tho ropre soutatives of decensed Assurers,
An Assurance for any am not exceeding £1000 can be effected with the Undersigned without referring to Bead-quarters,
By special authority of the Beard, Claims are settled at onca by the Undersigned without referenco to England.
Fess to Medical Referees paid by the Company
for all
in its
From the Englishman (Calcutta) of June 8
"The celebrated volumics of the French Abbé us on China, and Sir Rutherford THE Undersigned having been appointed Alcook'a account of Japan are, no Secretarias and Agents of this. Associ- doubt, works of a far higher class ation, are prepared to issue Policies upon and more extensive scope than the one Marine Risks at current rates of premium, now before us; but for practical utility Policies can be made
payable
purposes of locomotion, trading and Hongkong, Foochow and Shanghai.
In addition to the usual brukersgo this and Japan by Messrs Mayers, Dennys and compass, The Treaty Ports of China Association returns to the assured of each King, at our passes thomt. It is dificult year, at the close of each current year, lifteen (15) per cent of the profits of the for it contains a mixture of history, topo- ander what class of books to place it, Company for that year divided pro rata tography, bygiene, Murray's Hand-book and the amount of premium paid by each po- Bradshaw's Guide,-all as complete and licy-holder.
excellent in their own line as could be ex- RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, March 2, 1867.
tl
Fected
and though, perhaps, the book will not prove attractive to students, it is cal culated to give a more intimate knowledge of the towns it describes, aided by the ex- cellent mapa which accompany it-the
of Chinese than any of
the
No forfeiture of Policy from uninten-E Undersigned baving been appointed work Brated works that have preceded
tional-1
Premiums payable Half-yearly or An- qually at the option of the Assured.
Axual Preidiums for an Assurance of £100 for the whole terus of Lite, including £2 10s. per Cont. for Foreign Risk, which will be deducted during a visit to or a per-. manent resident in Europe
Warsour WITH PARTICIPATION (PARTICIPATION
PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Agents in China for the above Isa**Wo trust we have said enough INGE COMPANY are prepared to grant Folia show that for any one about to visit, or
rates,
cy covering Marine Risks, at the carrent
FUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 6, 1866, -
... · SAMARAN & SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG,
THE Undersigned having besu appointed Agents in Macao for the above named Company are prepared to grant Policies Covering Marine Risks at the current Rates.
RAYNAL & Co.
AGE.
16
£3. 19
8
5 6
20
4:
38
9
4
20
4 8 2
4 14
2
por cont.
4. 13 11
4 19
-9
per annum.
6
5
2
40
5 8
14
† per cent.
(Mosers TURFER & Co.)
40
5 17 11
64
F. H. BELS, Esq.
61
7
678
DE OUSTERLING
per annum.
(M0s679 W. R. ADAMON, & Co.). A. MIOMIE, Beq.
7 11
}
4
60
8-16
0
7
SHA AND FIRE INSURANCE.COM- PANY OF BATAVIA.
Other Dwelling-Douses used strictly as such, and their Contents,
Godouma, Offices, Shops, dc.
and their Contents, .1 per cent.
GILMAN & Co., i... Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Company Hongkong, March 9, 1866,
NOTICE
per annum.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after this date the following Bates will be charged in Short Perice Insurance, viz:- Not exceeding one
of the annual rate month, Above 1 month, and.
not exceeding | montita,
Above 3 months, and
not exceeding 6 months,
Above 6 months,
1
the full Annual rate GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British and Mercantile
Durawe Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
STACLISHED 1809,
CAPITAL £2,000,900 ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,233,937, ANNUAL REVENUE £407,263
HE Undersigned AGENTs at Hongkong for the above Company are prepared to graut Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same.
Hongkong, June 21, 1804
GILMAN & Co
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above. Corporation are prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur
on the usual Torma
(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. HE Undersigned, are prepared to grant Patacas against the Risk of FIRE Buildings or Goods stored therein, on Cuals in Matsheda, un Goods on board Vassels and on Hulls of Vessels in Harance
at the usual Terms and Conditions. bour;
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors For tháir decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000
1000 on a Single
Life.
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information apply tu.
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
ว NOTICE.
FROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged on short period Insurances, vix:
Not exceeding
Que month,..
Above 1 month
and not ex-
ceeding three mouth,
Abova 3
ru'tha
and not ex-
ceading six
of the Antal Rato,
Above 6
The full Annual Kate. ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Lancashire Insurance Company Hongkong, April 14, £ÁBS.
IMPERUAL FIRE INSURANCE,
COMPANY.
THE Gndersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this Part, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $90,000 on Building,
on Goods stored therein.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, August 24, 1864.
NOTICE.
IMPURIAL FIRE OFFICE,
tf.
PROM and after this date the following Ratea will be charged for Short Period
Not exceeding I month, of the annual rute
Above 1 month au
not exceeding 34. Abuse 3 months and
nid exceeding B....:
do.
do.
Above 6 months the full annual rate.
G18B, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company
Hongkong, April 7, 1808,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1807.
NOTICE ་་ MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE-
COMPANY...
following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances,
Not exceeding month, & per cont Above 1 month and not
exceeding Smonths,
do.
Abovo & mestha and not receding 6...... Above 6 months the full annual rats.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Agents Hongkong, April 8; 1808.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON...
CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING.
HE DIRECTORS have the pleasure to announce the appointment of Messrs Holliday, Wise & Ce
ao agente for the Company at Hongkong, Shanglue, Cauton, Hanhow, and Fabuhau, who are picpared to grant Insurances at current rates and of whom all needful information may be no- tained.
By Urder of the Board.
JAN B. NORTHCOTT, Secretary,
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE
FROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, viz
Not exceeding eno month, Above I month
and not DI
ceeding three
months,
Abore 3 a'ths
and not es ceeding mix
months,/..
of the Annual Rate,
+
Above 6 m'this, The full Annual Hate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
A General Mowiger", Hongkong Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1808.
Provisional Committes.
W. J. BRYANS, Esq., Chairman.
(Mezarz
E. H. LATERS, KING & Co.)
Esq
(Blessrs GOLMAN & Co.) F. Posret, Esq.
(Mesers GIER, LIVINGSTON & Co,}] Directors of the Company, 1880-08. Ta General outing held on Tuesday, A the 12th day of May, 1868, the fol- lowing Resolutions were passed, relative to the continuance of the Company for a fur- ther period of three years from the 1st January, 1869; and Notice is hereby given that applications for Shares in the annexed Form, will be received at the Offices of the Company until Stat October, 1868.
Applications for Shares from Persons not resident in Slangbal, must be accompanied by a Power of Altorney to their
agents to sign the Deed of Settlement on their be- half and generally to reprosont them in all mintters connected with the Company
In accordance with the Resolution passed at the meeting of separate Office of the Company will os 18th Novembar, 1867, a opened in London, on 1st January, 1860, By order of the Court of Directors,
JOHN S. MACKINTOSH, Secretary.
Shanghai, May 15, 1968.
No.
Form of Application for Shares
To the Provisional Committee of the Nont CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY." GENTLEMEN,
to
und
888899889
N.B. Intermediate agoa charged propor- tionably.
For Forma, for effecting Life Assurances, and for any further information, apply to." ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, September 9, 1964.
NOTICE,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
in
THE following Rutus will be charged
future for short period Insurances, viz:-- Not execeding One
per ent. Month, Abovo One Month
and not exceeding per cent. Three Months,
Above Three Months
and not exceeding Six Months,
Above Six Months,
percut
The full Annual Rate
of 1 per vent.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.
REDUCTION
26 4:50 g 50
IN THE HATS OF PREMIUM FOR FIRE INSURANCE,
hereby request that you will allot THE Undersigned have (as already inti- mated in their Circular dated 14th Oe Shares in the above Company, and teber last) received authority from the Se- agter to accept such Shares, or any lessretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE number you may allot in agree to pay the first call of Tis. 200 per under certain circumstances, on
COMPANY to Roduce the rate of Premium OR PRIVATE Share, and all subsequent calls, and to RESIDENCES and an FURNITURE and EP- subscribe to the Deed of Settlement when
FEOTS, therein contained. eyor required to do 40.
Gentlenion,
In cases of DWELLING-HOURLs removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will Your obedient Servant Three-quarters, per
be
in place of One hitherto charged; per Cont. per Annum að Resolutions referred to above. R. That a Campany to be called and in cases of Residences, so situated, be- the rate will
the North-China, Insurance Companying detached or semi-detal ver Cont.
Manao, August 4, 1866,
more
reside in eitbor of the countries described, this work contains not only most valuable information, but many useful brints.
N. U. Daily News, May 16.)
A very interesting book has lately been published, entitled "The Treaty Ports of China and Japan," to which it forms a completo guide, and regarding the history of which it gives interesting particulars. Maps of the various localities described aro inserted, and an appendix showe the exist- iug manns of transport between Eur
Europe and America and those two countries. work of the kind was much
needed, to place within reach of the general pub fic information regarding the districte in which they reside that had hitherto been concealed under the mysterious hiero slyphics of the Chinese language, or at best
only to sinologues. The modest hops
SAMARANG SEA, AND FIRE INSUR-pressed by the authore, that much will
ANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
THE Undersigned having been appointed - Agents in Hongkong for the above named Companies are prepared to
and grant Policies against Sea Risks on the usual
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 1886.
tornis.
A Messze GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., the request of the Undersigned, have taken temporary charge of the follow ing Insurance Companies:
Phoenix Assurance Company. Liverpool and London and Globe
Coinperty,
alice
He found in the present book that is new and unknown to the general reader, is, we think, fully justified.
*** Hongkong Canton, for example, each occupy more than 100 pages, comprising every conceiy- able particular regarding them, from their history native and the geological form, to particulars of "and botanical wealth of the roighbourhood, *
*Not under review, is the insight it affords us the least interesting feature in tho book into the character of the
population in dif ferent parts of this vast onpire. ** One the most interesting chapters is devoted Insure a sketch of the
e history and topographical catures of Formosa. The vicissitudes of its bistory, the
the peculiarities of its inhabit- ants, and the reputed mineral wealth of:
leaford ample subject for research; and, to a person of Mr Swinhce's tastes, must have offered powerful attractions. From his "Notes on Formosa" are derived many of the particulare given in the work under Interesting descriptions of the fauna and flora of the island are giveu, for details of which we refer our NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
readers to the book itself. We have, wo ROM and after this date the following believo, said enough to show the scope and
Rates
and will be charged for Short Period character of the work;
must take leave of it for the Insurances
present, though with the intention of completing our sketch of the Not exceeding one
mouth,............
and Provincial Marine Insurance Company.
Universal Marine Insurance Companyd Limited.
SMITH, KENNEDY & 06., Agents, Hongkong, July 2, 1867.
NOTICE.
Above one month
and not exceeding
3 months, Above 3 months
and not exwed-
tf
review.
its
of the Annual Rate information it gives regarding the various treaty ports, on a future occasion. In the meantime, wo can assure our renders that no one who takes the trouble to gain a more intimate knowledge of it, will regret the time employed.
ing 6 months,.... Above 6 months,...the full sunal rate, TORNER & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, April 13, 1868.
Miscellaneous.
MENT,
at Messrs T. HANT & Co.,
shall be formed for a further period of three bo further reduced to
The
Rates for FIRE IN-DRIVATE BOARDING ESTABLISH Royale Annual from lat January, 1860 to 91st Theo., years, 1871
STRANUR on the various classes of Buildings and their contents will therefore remain as follows, Detached and semi-detached. Dwelling-Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents
Res. ItThat the Directors for the time being of the present Company be appolite act as a Provisional Committee to orga uize the new Company.
until further notice, vis —
Other Dwelling Houses (simi-
larly situated) and their Contents,
per cout
No. 3, Queen's Road, East; close to the Parade Ground. Chargo cery moderato.
(Singapore Free Prasa, May 0.)'
Wo fofured briefly, several days ago, to
a new work published by Messia. A. Short- rade &
Co-, of
of Hongkong, entitled "The Treaty Ports of thing and Japan." But it would be utterly impossible, in
& con
e notice of such a work, to give an quate idea of its contents. The historical events of interest since the foundation of too much condensed into a general samma- the settlement of Hongkong,- are perhaps ry but the most important featuro in the
Positione the society of the
is detailed at greater ng When we come to consider that the book брок before us makes no pretensions to be a bis-
, but
a guide book, we cannot merely hesitate to pronounce it at once the most complete work of its kind ever issued. The Appendix may be termed the China Brad aba, and LEAD and METALLIC COFFINS, on papere, histerical, botanical, and descrip- text teens with incetesting the Shortest Notice.
fire. The maps and plans are useful illus Apply at
trations of the geographical position of the treaty porta; and a valuable assistance both ́to travellers and residents.
BROWN,
JONES & Co., UNDERTAKERS,
por cent. MERECTED, in the Best Style:
MONUMENTS and HEAD-STONES
First Class China House and ather Risk as per special arrangement."
their Contents,
1 per cent
ROD. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, November 8, 1868, 9,
Ras. III.That this meeting recommends that the Provisional Committes sheald adopt as the basis of the new Company that the capital should be 1,500,000 in 1,600 Shares of Tia. 1,000 each: L'aid up Capital, Tia. 300,000 or Tla 200 per Share, and that the Committee be authorized to issus prospectus Inviting applications for Shares and to proceed with the allotment. 8100 THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-Two MILLION STERLING, HE'Undersigned having been appoiited Agents for this strave Company at this port, aru propated to grant Policies against Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored therein.
MORGAN, LAMBERT & CO. Hongkong, May 20, 1668,
NOTICE THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY, THE following Rutea will be clierged in future for short period Insurances,
VÍZ:
NOTICE.
THC Undersigned having received extend-
ed limits from THE ROYA INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to Issue Policies against Frus as follows, viz.
On any one first-clase Building, or on Goods stored therein in Hungkong, $80,000; in Macao $45,000.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agends Roya four. Company of Liverpool,
Hongkong, June 17, 1864.
AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE. THE
Hollywood Read, Corner of Aberdeen Bi
THE TREATY PORTS OF
China and Japan,
the
From the Hankow Times, May 18. - We feel it to be a public duty to take the frat opportunity of exiling attention to the
Guido Book and Vade
lor travellers, merchants Justis-
*
Band for 4
and-resi- COLETE OCIDE TO THE OPEN PORTS OF dents in general," in the Treaty Ports of
THOSE COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH FE Co., of
China and Japan, by Mesars Shortrade.
***. The order of Hongkong. KINU, YEDO, HONGKONG AND MĄCAO. description of the various places follows BURNING A GUIDE BOOK & VADE ME their position on, or from the coast, sa we
go northward. In each instanco the histo CUM FOR TRAVELLERS, MERCHANTS,
ry position, means of access, scomoda- AND RESIDENTA IN GENERAL,
tion, foreign residences, public community, mode and cost of mate, associations, amusements,
8vo. pp. 618. With 20 MAPS and FLANS
by
Not exceeding 1 month, of the annual rate. Undersigned having been appointed W. F. MAYERS, F.3.5.8., H. M. O.IS,
Above 1 month and not
do,
exceeding 3 months; Above 3 mouths and
not exceeding 6...... do Above 6 months the full annual rate,
MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co., Agents the Queen Insurance Company. Hongkong, May 20, 1868,
MERCHANT'S MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO,
PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000,
Agents for the above INSURANCE OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine Biska, and issue Policies on any first class Sailing Versals or Steamers, ou the saual urine, payable in case of loss, in CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON
ROB. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 1864,
LIFE ASSURANCE.
THE Undersigned have received Autho
tity by a recent Mail to issue Lurr
N. B. DENNYS, "LATE H. M; U, S., AND ULAS, KING, LIEUT R. M. A.
HONGKONG
tereat, native institutics, 2
fin- local
government, natural history, productions, and statistics of trade are given, along with miscellaneous detail of facts and incident,
is connection with particular localities, So
A
far as we are able to the test the in- CHARLES A. SAINT. (late A.dividual descriptions of
Farique places they are given with Shortrede & Co.)
considerable degroo of fairness sind fulness. Peking, Tedo, and Macao are wisely included in the general Burvey.
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to the compilers, entirely excluded,
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