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Page

10, 1868.

duction of

desirous of offer to the

Sand French ing ordinary, Clarets, White they will sell

20

1.76 por doa. 1.00 160 5.00

Clarets.

No. 1678-OCTOBER 20, 1868.J

Post-Office Notifications.

Tis hereby notified for general informa- tion that henceforward the Postage chargeable on Book and Packets of Patterns addressed to the United States of America transmitted via the United Kingdom will be as inllows, viz :--

Via SOUTHAMPTON. Under 4 ounce,

- 12 centa, Above 4 ounce and not ex-

ceeding 8 ounce,

24

Above 3 ounce and not ex-j

aceding 12 ounce,

96

Above 12 ounce and not ex-

creding 10 otinuos

48

For every additional 4 oz.,

12

ViO MARSEILLES,

Under 4 ounce,

10 cents.

Above 4 ounce and not ea

seeding 8 ounce,

32

1.00 per doz.

Above 8 ounce and not ex-

1.50

cending 12 ounce –

48

3.00

Above 12 ounce and not ex-.

1.00

ceeding 16 ounce,

0.00

2.00

2,00

3.50

100

3.00

10.00

5.50

200 per dox.

3.00

2,50

0.00

3:00

19.

8.50

8.50

biteed of sound

upwards will

ASON & Co..

or Sale at very

ion Assortment

NES, as:

SBERGEE

ET. BINET,

harts und pints

urts and pints:** MPAGNE, in AGNH, in qts

ONE.

OSSEUX.

BINET.

DON, in quart

pinta. NSON & Co

other Arrivals,

red cases, 15

raite bottles.

16 squares. na bottle.

NSON & Co.

inte Arribats

Prime Mess?

Le Mcss FOBK

Hoth's Prime TROPE, Seiz MARLINE EDS, SPUN

SSON & Co.

CHUSAN,"

sud kilderkins, gaheads.

its and pinta the, quarts and

NDY..

$8 upwards. BILARDY and

OILMAN'S

"

SSON & Co.

ED

"Etc

allon Jara.

i pints and

gsheads and

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ter Denny." Togsheads and Hogsheads.

for Old PORT sman, Oporto,

GNAC,

an WINES. STAU & Ob

7.

20/28 oz. d

WISE & Co

28

BLÉS ÁBRAHÁID).

2. Wyndhamm

Bak 16

For every additional 4 az.. Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory

FW. MITCHELL,

in each case.

Postmaster General..

General Post Office, Hongkong, June 18, 1868. 1-On the 1st October next, and thence forward Money Orders will be issued at this Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on sil the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission Sonle, vis

gence occurs will, if basso fit, require the Ofer to fault to make good the loss

17. No Money Order will be paid unless the advise has been previously received.

18-Additional Rules for greater nocu- rity agamat fraud, and for the better work- ing of the system generally will be made

require.

occasion may aa

19. Should it appear that Money Orders are used by mercantile men, or others, either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission large sums of money, the

British or Colonial Post Office, as the case

may he; will consider the propriety of in- cressing the Cominiasion, and will exercise the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Orlari. By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.

Docks.

THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED. THE Company. respectfully call the at-

tention of Ship Owners; Cousig nees and Mastera of Vessels, to their Esta blishment at Hongkong and Whampoa, for the DOCKING and REPAIRING of Yes- euls of all classes.

At Hongkong the Company have the only Dock in the harbour, a Grauite Dock, solidly built, and of dimensions to Shipe of 860 feet in length, ant admit

fpet of water. rawing

Attached to it there are Shipwrights,

Boiler makers and Machinery and everything necessary for the

according to the following Sailing Vesels or Steamers.

Cente 12 13

49

Company have also opened a Ship yard by the side of the Hongkong Dock, and

A

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances...

TONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

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

AUGUSTINE BEARD & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1868:

JAVA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undersigned having been appointed agents ut Hongkong and Canton for Policies against Sea Risks at outrent rates. the above Company are prepared to grant

ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, July 27, 186

1868.

27jan-69 LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

NOTICE.

FROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged on short period Insurances, viz

Not exceeding of the Annual Rate.

ove month... Above 1 month: and not ex- eceding three months,... Above 3 m'the

and not

ceeding six mouths,......

Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Hata.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTIL“

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,

ESTABLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £3,000,000

ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,239,927,

ANNUAL REVENUE 2497,205,

THE Undersigned Acerra at Hongkong for the above Company are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Maroliandise in the sale.

GILMAN & Ob Hnedogkong,Ju 21, 1864.

NOTICE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY...

TIE following Rates will be charged in fature for short period Insurances,

vix :-

Not exceeding 1 month, pcr cent. Above 1 month and not exceeding 3 months,

do.

Above 3 months and

not exceeding 6, { Above 6 months, the full annual rate.

HOLLIDAY,

WISE & O

Agents, Lancashire Insurance Company Hongkong, April senta

Hongkong, April 14, 1869.

PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE

·COMPANY.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Company at this are ready to contract for the construcPert, are prepared to grant Policies against tion of Steamers or Sailing Vessels of any Fire to the extent of $40,000) on Buildings, size.

or on Gonda Stored therein.

Al Whainpua the Company have four Docks, in which they will take Ships at

For sums not exceeding £2, Above 42 and not exceeding £ 6.....24

£7.4 £6 £7

£10,....48 2-No Money Order to include a frac tional part of a Penny.

3-Orders drawn in the United King-reduced rate dom upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko. will be paid at the rate of Exchange bams, at whichi Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation.

4-Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Officca in the United King- dow, showing the Counties in which they

situated, are hung up for publle refer ence at his Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama.

5.Applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Cliristian name, both of the Remitter and the Payee; it the Remit fer or l'ayee be a Peer or a Bishop, his or dinary will be sufficient, if a firm, the usual designation of such firma, such as Baring brothers will suffice; but the mere terin Messrs., such as "Messra. Ri vington," or the name of a Company trad ing under a title which does not cousist of Damen of the persons composing it, such the

"Carron Coa inadmissible. 6-The Remittor on stating that the Or der is to be paid only through a Bank, to have the option of giving or withdrawing the

the Pay of Fayce; in

Buch ease, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they are intended to be paid through a Bank.

name

7. When an Order is presented through

•ficiers & receiut by any person will be suf-

provided the Order be crossed with

the name of the receiving Bank, and be presented by some Person known to be in the employ of such Bank

key

8.The signature of the Payes of a Mo

Order

he athised to to

to tho Order in the place provided for the purpose, If the Payer unable to write he must sign ti receipt by

making his mark in the presence

withi

The Steam Tug "LITTLE ORPHAN” can be engaged to tow Vessels to sea, or berth them, at reasonable rates.

For particular, apply to

Of to

"JOHN INGLIS, Acting Secretary,

A. D. MITCHELL, Manager of Warla. Company's Office, H.kong Hotel Building, Hongkong, October 10, 1888.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. HAKEHOLDERS are requested to take

-

notice that the seventh call of Fifty Dullais on the new Stuck of the above uained Company is due on the 1st Decem her uest and will be payable at the office of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFOere receipts for the pay- racht will be granted by the MA

nager..

Interest at the rate of Twelve per cantah per annum will be changed after the above date. N

By order of the Board of Directors,

GEORGE N. MINTO,

* Secretary, Rongkong, September 2, 1868.

FOOCHOW GRANITE FLOORED DOCK.

del

ابه

ITE above Dock has been in full working.

order for the last four years. Length 300 feet, width at bottom 40 feet, depth water on the sill, springs, average 17 feet, neaps 14 feet. The Duck in ordinary Tiles runs dry to the Blocks and is pumped out

For

1

DOUGLAS LAPRAII & 90/ Hongkong September 28, 1668,

1868, ने

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO-

RATION,

following rates will in future he harged for Short Period Insurances One month

per cent,

Three months, bes

Six months,

"

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

THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE

COMPANYAG N

NORTH CHINA INSURANCE Co. HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abuse Company, ab the Ports of TANGU and KLUNG, are pre- pared to Grant Policisa of MARINE INSURA ANOR at current rates.

DODO & Co.

Temeni, 10th August, 1868.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Agents for the above Company at this Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, August 24, 1864

NOTICE

tf

Not exceeding 1 mamid, of the annual rate

Above 1 month and not exceeding 3,... Above 9 months and

#

do.

not exceeding 6,... 2 Above 6 months, the full annual rate. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperialibre Insurance Company

Hongkong, April 7, 1868

Established 1st January, 1863.) CAPITAL, TIs. 1,500,000, IN 1,500 SHARES,

FOR TIs. 1,00 BACH, Paid up Capital, Teals 300,000,

Taela 200 per Share.

Provisional Committed.

W. J. BRYANS, Esq., Chairman, (Diesura TUENER & Co.) A

F. H. BELL, Esr.

(Messrs W. H. ADAMBON & CO.} А. Місняк, Евц.

(Mesure CHAPMAN, KING & Co.)

H. LAYERS, ER,

(Messrs GILLIAN & Co.) F. PORTER, Eq.

of

Insurances.

ALMANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE:

Insurances.

NOTICE:

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

future for short period Insurances,

FROM and after this date the following THE following Rates will be charged in

rates will be charged for Short Period via Insurances, VIZ

Rot exceeding dne month Above 1 month

and not ex- oeeding three months, ****** Above m'the and not ex ceeding 6X months,......

of the Annual Rate.

Above 6 m'tha, The full Aunual Rate.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company.

Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

-NOTICE.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY

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

viz

Not exoseeding 1 month; à of the annual rate. Above 1 month and not exceeding 3 months,

do. Above 3 months and

not exceeding 6.

do

Above & ingathe....... the full annual rate.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Cory: Agents the Queen Insurance Company Hongkong, May 20, 1868.

MERCHANT'S MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000. Undersigned having been a

appointed Agents in Hongkong and China for the above Company, are prepared to grant

OLYPBANT & Co. Hongkong, August 9 1867.

NOTICE.

Policies at Curtout Rates.

GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1891.

CAPITAL

42,000,000,

BE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Company for Hongkong and Canton are prepared to grant Policies at current rates.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, July 17, 1808.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

FIRE AND LIFE.

CAPITAL, £2,000,000.

(LIFE DEPARTMENT.) £2uring the last Fifteen Kones on percent. per Asuum Bonus declared all Profit participating Policies of Two Yours standing

The utmost liberality practived in the

Not exceeding One

Mouth,

Above One Month

per cent.

and not exceeding per cent, Three Months,

Above Three Months

and not exceeding

Six Montha,

Above Six Months,

4 per cent,

The full Annual Rate

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

LIFE ASSURANCE. HE Undersigned have received Antho- rity by a recent Mail to issue Lire POLICIES for amounts not exceeding £1000 without reference to the Head Office; as was previously required by the Board.

RUB, S, WALKER & Co Agents Royal Insurance

Company Hongkong, January 6, 1866.

NOTICE.

Undersigned having received extend-

ed limits from THE ROYAL INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to ismo Policies against Fine as follows, viz.

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

KOB. 8. WALKER & Co., Agente Royal Insur. Company of f Liverpool.

Hongkong, June 17, 1804. YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

UF SHANGHALAN has been declared on the nee DIVIDEND of (8 per cent.) Hight par

Premia vitributed to the above Associa- tion for the Year ending 30th September, 1857.

Policy holders will please send in parti» culars of their contribution to that date to the Undersigned..

RUSSELL & Co, Hongkong, September 8, 1868.

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above ciss against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and Company are prepared to grant Foli» GOODS, at current r

rates.

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867.

BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above usmed COMPANY are prepared to grant Po- lipies against NLA RISKS, at currentrates.

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, April 1, 1865.

YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAE TELE Undersigned having been appointed ation, are prepared to issue Policies upon Socretaries and Agents of this Associ-

(Moser G, LuviNORTON & Co.) Directors of the Company, 1866-68.; Ta General Meeting held on Tuesday, IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE. ROM and after this date the following the 12th day of May, 1868, the fol

Rates will be charged for Short Periollowing Resolutions were passed, relative to

the continuabce the Insurances, viz

Company for a fur ther period of three years from the 1st. January

1809; and Notice is hereby given that applications for Shares in the annexed Form

will bo

bo received at the Offices of the settlement of all Claims, with the repre Mariva Risks at current rates of premium.

sentatives of deceased Assurera. Company until 31st October, 1869.

Policies can be made payablo in London, Ázsurance

nce for any sum uot exceeding New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, for Shares from Persona not Applications for

£1000 CBD

be effected with the Undersigned Hongkong, resident in Shanghai,

ong, Foochow and Shanghai. inust bo

Recompanied sign the Deed of Settlement on their be by a a Power of Attorney to their Agents to without referring to Head-quarters.

In addition to the usual brokerage this authority of too By spocial

Board, Claims Association returns to the assured of each them represent

at pace by generally to

are settled at in all

Undersigned

year at the close of each surrent year, mattera connected with the Company. without reference to England.

fifteen (16) per cent of the profits of the to Modical Referees paid by the Company for that year divided pro rata to

the amount of premium paid by sach, po Company

No forfeiture of Pulioy from uninten-licy-holder. tional 'mis-statement

RUSSELL & Co. Prentuna

payable Half-yearly or Au-

tf. Hongkong, March 2, 1867. sually at the option of the Assured.

Aunual Premiuma for an Assurance of £100 for the whole term of Life, including £2. 108. per Cont. for Foreign Risk, which will be deducted during a visit to or a per mhment resident in Europe -

IMPERIAL FIRK INSURANCE.

COMPANY,

REDUCTION, IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.

INTIL further notice the following An- nual Rates will be charged for Fire Lusurafice, viz-

uf a Witness, who must sign his care, by Stcationlars as to the price of Detached and Semi-detached:

hie address in

in the presence of the Officer who pays the

coppering, de, de, He, apply to

Order, Should the Payes ofla Money Order T. D. TILLINGNAST, Esq., Mesors De Sil- desire to receive payment in the Country inver & Co, Hongkong, Messrs BOYD & Co., which the Order was issued, at some other Shanghai or to the Undersigned. Office than that in which the Order was ori- ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Orter be inclosed to the Pontraster of the Office, in which it was iravit. In such case, a new Order will be issued, the Commission chargeable upon be deducted from the amount of ich will

10. In the

the new Order.vent of Money Order vincarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be on a written application from the

"the necessary Payco, (containing particulars, and accompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Office where the Original Order was payable,

11.-On the receipt of a similar applica tion, orders will be given to stop payment of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the Just case will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new Order.

12-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payee should be corrected or that the amount of Money Order should be repaid to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed. Order should he renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drawn, must be made to

to the Chief application ice of such Country. This Money Order application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which cass the will be deducted from the Commission amount of the New Order.

15.-Repayment

celled

a

whether of an original,

an-

In connection with the above is the powerful Twin Screw Tug ↳ WOOSUNG." services of this Tug Vessels requiring the either from Matson (where a splendid ahorage will be found during the S. W. monsoon) or from the White Dogs, can ob tain them at moderate rate, on application to us

JOHN C. SKEY, Manager. Pagoda Anchorage, River Min.

Insurances

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON,

Incorporated 1859.

CAPITAL £1,000,000. Undersigned having been appointed Agouts for the above Company are pre. pared to accept Marine risks and insto Policies at current rates.

DEN AF AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co

Hongkong, June 6. 1887.

ALBERT LIFE: ASSURANCE COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1838. CAPITÁL, £500,000.- Managing Agents in China,

Меката. AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., Rongkong, JITOR MUREAT Medical Beferes,

Eaq, MIDA

be renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not THE Undersigned having been appointed be made to the remitter until it has been Managing Agents for the above Com- ascertained that the advice has been cau-pany are prepared to accept risks and issue

I at the Office on which the Order was Policies on Late Assurances. originally drawu.

For further particulare, forms of propo- of an Order must be obsals, o, apply to Payment I before the end of the Sixth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn ; for instanco, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of

otherwise the Order will become

and

now Order (for which a second Com mission, to ha deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Managing Agents in China. Hongkong, June, 1867.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE.

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.} CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Poor against the Rick of FIRE ou Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Matebeds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

becessary.

15-If an Order be not paid before the tld of the Twelfth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn,for instance, If drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January all claim to the Money will be forfeited, unless, Buder

circunstances, the Poat Dice

Country in which the Order of ar Was drawu think proper to allow it.

16After once paying a Motley Ordor by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be able to any further claim. If

wrong payment, however, be made wingposals to negligence on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of

the Country or Colony in which the nagli

If required, protection will be gratited on first class Lives up to £1000 on u Singla Life:

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro-

of any other information apply to *** ARKHOLD KARBERG & Co.

Aperts Hongkong & Canton:

Hongkong, January 4, 1967.

Dwelling Houses removed from the Town, and their Contents,

half and

In 1 accordance with the Resolution passed at the meeting of 18th Novembor, 1867, a separate Office of the Company will be opened in London, on 1st January, 1869.

By order of the Court of Dircotors,

JOHN S. MACKINTOSH, Secretary-

Shanghai, May 15, 1868,

a per cont

No.

ther Dwelling Homos strictly, as such, and their Coateins,

per cent. Godown Office, Shops, &c.

and their Contents, It per cent.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., "Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 6, 1866.

BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORBES & CO.'S CONSTITUENTS

INSURANCE COMPANY."

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Companies are prepared to accept Risks on tho naual terate.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 28, 1888.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PARIUM. Detached and souri-detached

Dwelling: Houses removed from Town, and their Con- tents,

per cent.

Form of Application for Shaves..

To the Provisional Committee of the Nor

CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, GENTLEMEN,

to

number

and

hereby request that you will allot Shares in the above Company, and agree to accept such Shares, or any loss

you may alint to agree to pay the first call of Ts. 200 par Share, and all subsequent cells, and to Bubscribe to the Deed of Settlement when- aver required to do.

Gentlemen,

80,

Your obedient Servant

Resolutions referred to above, R. I-That a Company to be called the North Chins Insurance Company" shall be forniod for a further period of three years, from 1st January, 1800 to 31st Deo.,.

1871.

FOR

WITHOUT

WITE PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION

AGE.

£3 19

४

£4 6

20

* 3 8

A

9 $

26

4 8

2

4 14

2

4 13

11

4 19

5:0

A

5 14

617 11

8.4

$ 11 7

18 8

7.13

1

8

60

8 16 0

B 7 N.B. Intermediate ages charged propor- tionably.

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

ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agente Hongkong, September 3, 1864. --

Rss. That the Directors for the time AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE, being of the

appointed | THE Undersigned been appointed to act as a Provisional Committes de artende signed, having INSURANCE Dize the new Company.

Res: 11That this meeting recommends per annum that the Provisional Committee should adopt as the basia the new Company that the capital should be 1,500,000 in 1,500 Shares of Tla. 1,000 each; Paid up Capitat, Tls. 300,000 or Iis. 200 per Share, and that the Compuittee be authorized to issue a prospectus inviting applicatione for Shares and to proceed with the allotment,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Other Dwelling-Dowses need strictly as such, and their Content",

par neat. per sunum. Godorons, Offices, Shops, do

and their Contests, 1 per cent. per annum, GILMAN & Co., Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, March 9, 1866.

NOTICE.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

FROM and after this, date the following Rater will be cliarged in Short Period Insurance, via:- Not exceeding one.

*month,

Above 1 month, and not exceeding 8 months, Above $ mionths, and

not exceeding 64 months, Above 6 months,

of the annual rate.

the full Annual rate. GILMAN & Co., Agenta, North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868,

THE LONDON ASSURANCE

CORPORATION.

THE Undersigned having becit appolated

Agents of the above Corporation are prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur ance on the usual Termos

HOLLIDAY, WIRE & CA Hongkong: Desember 26, 1867.

NOTICE,

3100

OFFICE, are prepared to secept Marine Risks, and isane Polietes en any first class Sailing Vessels or Steamers, on the usual carmis, payable in case of losa, in- CHINA, SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON.

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

REDUCTION

IN THE RATES OF PREMION Fok FIRE INSURANCE,

THE Undersigned have fun niready inti. mated in their Circular dated 14th Oc tober last) received authority from the Se- ROM and after this date the following cretary of the ROYAL INSURANCE rates will be charged for Short Period COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Preminis Insurances, viz

under virvumstances, on PRIVATE

certain RESIDENCES and go FURNITURE and Er. FECTS, therein contained.

Not exceeding of the Aupual Rato.

one month, Above 1 month

and not ex- Beeding

three monthe,.... Above 3 m'the and not ex coeding six months, ....

Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rata.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL, TWO MILLION STERLING.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this poźt, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, “

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co. Hongkong, May 20, 1888

be-

In cases of DWELLING HOUSES removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will be Three-quarters per Cent, in

place of One per Cent. per Annum as hitherto charged and in cases of Res

Residences, so eitusted, ing detached or semi-detached, the rate will be further reduced to One-half per Gent,

The Royal's Annual Rates for FIRE IN AURANGE on the various classes of Buildinge and their contents will therefore remain as follows, until further notice, viz.: Detached and semi-detached,

Dwelling-Houses (removed. from the Town) and their Contents, Other Dwelling-Horses (nimi- situated) and their

·larly Contents, First Class China House and

their Contente,

1 per cent. Other Rieke as per special arrangement,

ROB. & WALKER & Co., Agents Royal Insurance Compuni. Hongkong, November 1, 1885.

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY

Undersigned having been appointed

OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Agents in China for the above "INEUF- ANCE COMPANY Bre prepared to grant Poli gyggering Marine Risks, at the current rates. IM

FUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, July 6, 1888.

SAMARAN SEA AND BIRR INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.

THE 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. Magao, August 4, 1866,

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

SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPAY OF SAMARANG. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above named Companies are prepared to grant Policies against Sea Risks on the usual

SIEMESEN & Đ terms.

Hongkong. August 1866.

NOTICE,

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. ROM and after this date the following Kates will be charged for Short Ferica Thrace

Not exceeding one month,.........

Above one month and notexceedlug 3 months, Above 3 months

and not exceed- ing 6 months,.... Above 6 months,

of the Annual rate.

the full annual rate. TURNER & Co.,

Agents

Hongkong, April 18, 1868.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

INSURANCE

OF PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE AND

FFFECTS.

the Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society (Bead Offee, 14 Lende hall Street, London) to afford facilities to Passengers by the Faninsular and Oriskisl per cent. Company, to insure their Baggage and

Effecta.

RRANGEMENTS have been made with

por cent,

The Table of Rates is for the whole of the journey from Hongkong to England, including transit through Egypt.

Any further information may be obtained this Office,

W. MACAULAY, Sriperintendent, Hougkong, October 17, 1868,

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