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ARCHER & Co.

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COALS.

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are Marthyr

3. WALKER & Co.

16, 1886.

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13, 1868.a

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CHAMPAGNE.

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ARMSTRONG,

General Commission

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are prepared to Goal de host reasonable Eriglish Steam Coals arbour, or from fresh Coals in Store..

WALKER & Co.

ber 22, 1868.

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ceived,

TLAND CEMENT.

LIC DEGENAER,

Aguilar Street.

er 12, 1868,

ALE.

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cha COFFEE, & $7

DUBOST & Co.

31, 1868-

COALS.

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Welsh LOALS, from sel now in Harbour.

WALKER & Co.

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23, 1869.

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Jansehold purposes.

VALKER & Co.

1808.

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KRY and PORT. HISKEY

RANDY.

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House

7, 1868.

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18 to 28 oz. Munts

N BURD & Co.

807.

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TAL, 20/38 oz. and

Low METAL Keet

Blb, with NAILS.

f Wish & Côn

NOTICEK

COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES MA- RITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,, *** ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA,

· MARSEILLES,

DOMBAY,

NO

MARY MADRAS PONDICHERY,

Post-Office Aotiücations;;

THE CHINA MAIL.

Ducks

Insurances.

JOEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Should the Payes of a Money Order HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was tested, at some other

COMPANY, LIMITED. Office than that in which the Order was ortHAREHOLDERS are requested to take ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, notice that the Eight call of Fifty provided the Order be inclosed to the Dollars on the new Stock of the above staunter of the Oflice in which it was named Company is due on the fat. March rawn In Euch can dew Order, will be next and will be payable at the office of issued, the Loumission chargeable upon the BozoxONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING which will be denoted from the amount of CORPORATION, where receipts for the pay-pared the new Ordur.

ment thereof will be granted by the Ma-

10-ly the event of a Money Order miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Payes, (containing the necessary particulars, and accompanied by an addi tional Commission) to the Office where the TEE Company Stans ship CAM-1 Un the woopable of p

Commandant DesPAUDAIS,

11. On the receipt of a similar applica will leave this Port for the above places on, orders will be given to stop payment with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Order. The additional Commission in the

AND CALCUTTA,

and CARGO, on THURSDAY, the 25th last case will be deducted from the amount tanty at 2.

argo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Blarseilles, and socepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal, places of Europe,

of cho tear order. Lapsed Orders must be. presented with the application for a new Order.

nager, per annum will be changed after the above. Interest at the rate of Twolve per cent date.

By order of the Board of Directors,

GEORGE N. MINTO,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 1, 1868, FOOCHOW GRANITE FLOORED DOOK

диаг

HE above Dock has been in full working order for the last four years. Length water on the sill, springs, average 17 fust, 300 feet, width at bottom 40 feet, depth of neaps 14 feet. The Dook in ordinary Tides runs dry to the Blocks and is pumped out by Steat

LONDON,

Incorporated 1869.

HE Undersigned Laving been appointed

CAPITAL,£1,000,000.

to accept Marine risks and isnte Agents for the above Company are pre Policies at current rates.

AUGUSTINE HEARD &00 Hongkong, June 6, 1867,

PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

LIVERPOOL, AND LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

THE Undersigned having been appointed THE Firo to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings, Agents of the above Companies at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against

or on Goods Stored therein.

DOT GLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 28, 1868.

Insurances.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER

AND LONDON.""

THE Undersigned have been appointed

Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochów, thaughai Insurances at current rates. and Bunkow, and are prepared to grant

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.

NOTICE

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MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. HE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances,

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Not execeding 1 month, & per cent. Above 1 month and not exceeding & months,

do.

do,

Aboyo 3 months and.

1.

Above 6 months, the full annual rate.

not exceding b. 1.

HOLLIDAY, WISE, & Co.

Agents. Hongkong, April 8, 1808.

LONDON

ASSURANCE CORPORATION.

LIFE ASSURANCE.

12-But whon it is desired that any Cargo will be received on board until 4 error become of the Remitter or Payer Of the 24th Instant, Specie and be acted on that the amount of Parcals until 5.M. of the 24th lastant, Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should Money Order should be repaid to the. accels are not to be sent on board; they be renewed for payment in the County in must be left at the Agency's Office.)

For Particulars regarding Freight and application must be made to the Chief which the Order was originally drawn, Passage, apply at the Company's office, Money Order Office of such Country. The ver & Co., Hongkong, Mears Bord & the Ports of Tambu1 and KaLUNG, are pre- HE Dudesigned are authorised to issue Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,

C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent.

PACIFIC MALL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,

TUROUŠĖ V. SMAIL LINE TO NEW YORK,

TRAMERS of this line will be despatch

ed as followe Japan,

Clana

Great Republic, Japan,

China,

Great Republic,

March 19. April 19. May 19. Javo 19. July 19. August, 19.

A Bleaner will leave Shanghai on or abons same date, connecting at Yokohama

with above-named steamer.

Passenger ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central, and South America, the Atlantic States, and to England or France, both in New York and by lines from Pa- Hraun and Aspinwall.

application must be accompanied by an alditional Commission, wuless it have re ference to a Lapsed Order, in which caso the Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.

13-Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not bo made to the remittar until it has been ascertained that the advice has been cau- celled at the Office on which the Order was originally draw.

14. Payment of an Order must be ob tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Mouth after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July, and a new Crdor (for which a second Com- otherwise tho Order will beconte lapsed, Inission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.

15.--Lan Order be not paid before the end 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-al claire to the Money will be forfeited, unless, under peculier siccumstances, the Post Offics of the Country in which the Order was drawn think proper allow it.

16.-After once paying a Money Order by whomsoever presented, the paying Office will not be liable to any further claim. If Return tickets, issued at a reduction of a wrong payment, however, be made owing 10% upon tau whole amount for the round to negligence on the part of any Officer of voyage.

Connections are mal at Panama with the Country or Colony in which the negli

the Post Office, the Postmaster General of Steam Lanes upon the West Coast of Cen-genes occurs will, if he see fit, require the Haland South America, at Aspinwall with

Oficer in fault to make good the loss, the "Royal West India Mail Line," '' West India and Pasito Steam-ship. Company" (Limited) and the "French Transatlantic Company" And, at New York, with the various lines to Egrope Tickets, issued for the following Steam-ship Lanes:

Ca-

nard, Inman, National, General Transat- lantic Co., New York and Havre Steam- ship Co., Hamburg and American Packet Co., New York and Bremen Steami-ship Cols and North German Lloyds,

Favorable arrangements have been made for through passengers and freight to Ame from Calcutta Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Amoy and Fouchow,

Through Bills of Lading given for Ports of Mexico and on the West Coast of Cen- tral and South America to as far an Valpa raiso, to New York, Liverpool, Southampton and St. Nazaire, France.

Freight to United States payable in ad- vanes in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8

per cent ad ditional, at shipper's 'option.

For further formation, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya Weet.

tf 090 E. BOWMAN, Agent.

Post-Office Notificatious.

17.--No Money Order will be paid unlea the advice has been previously received.

18-Additional Rules for greater seen- rity against fraud, and for the better work- ing of the system generally will be made as occasion may require.

19-Should it appant that Money Orders are used by mercantile men, or others, either in the United Kingdom or at Hong kong, Shanghai or Yokoheum, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, us the case may be,-will-consider the propriety of in- creasing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Ordera. By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL Postmaster Gesierat.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1868.

1. It is hereby notified for general in formation that, the Contract between the Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Blueritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will be forwarded from L-On the Ist October next, and thenice- forward Money Orders will be issued at whence it will be sent to its destination by this Office in the Mail for Aden, from this Office and at the Agencies thereof at the French Mail Packets loving Aden for Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Order Officer in the United Kingdom' of Mulitbulleyan ve Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10 at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Beate, viz,

Cents

For sums not exceeding £2,...12 Above £2 and not exceeding £ 5,... 24

and a £10,481 2-No Money Order to include a frac- tional part of a Penny.

3-Orders drawn in the United King don upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange. at which Money Orders are being issued at the time of their presentation;

Alphabetical Lists of over 3,700 Money Order Offices in the United King- dona, shewing the Counties in which they are stated, are bung up for public refer- singe at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama K

Applicante for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, sud, at least, the initial of one Christian home, both of the Remittor and the Payce; if the Regift

2. No alteration has been male in the rates of Postage ou correspondence ad- dressed to Mauritius...

3. As the communication with Natal end the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off the correspondence for those Colonies, unless marked to he forwarded by Private Ship, will, in fature, bo sent in the Mails for London at the following rater of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz Upon Lettere sent by way

of Southampton,..... 46 cents esch 3 oz. When sent by way

Marseilles, 54 Newspaper via Southam- Newspapers vid Marseil

lea;

71

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Book Packets via South-

ampton,

10 under 4 oz, 20 cents, abored oa, and not ex- ceeding 8 oz.; and 20 cents for every additional 8 oz. Z

Book Packets via Marsuilles, 14 cents under 4oz 28 canta soove for aut not exceeding ns; and 28 centa for every

FW. MITCHELL, Postmaster General,

ter or Payee be & Pear or a Bishop, his or additional 8 ounces, dinary title will be auficient, if a brm, the anal designation of such firm, such as

Baring Brothers will suffice'; but the General Postiofich; Huugkong,

were term Mesers, such as Mesars R Ygto or the name of a Company tradi indoder a title which does not consist of the unmes of the persone composing it, such

9th September, 1868.

It is horeby notified for general informa tion that henceforward caged mails for the Carron On "is inadmissible, United Kindom will be made up at this 6The Remitter on stating that the Or Office and foutarded to London by the Un-

der is to be paid only through a Bank, to ited States Blail Packets via San Francized. Correspondence intended to be forwarded

hare the option of giving or withdrawing

the name of the Fiyor. In such cree, the by this routs, must be addressed via San Order will be crossed in the same way that Francisco" Cheque are commonly crossed when they

Letters, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns,

NORTH CHINA INSURANCE Co.. HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company at

pared to Graut Policies of BARINE INSUR- ANCE at current rates

DODD

coppering, &c., ds. dc., apply to

For further particulars as to the price of

T T. D. TILLINGHAST, Beq., Mesars De Sil-

In connection with the above is the Shanghai; or to the Undersigned. powerful Twin Scrow Tug" WOOSUNG." Vessels requiring the services of this. Tug either from Matscu (where a splendid an- monsoon) or from the White Dogs, can ob chorage will be found during the S. W. tain them at moderate rates; on application

to

JOHN C. SKEY, Manager.

Pagoda Auchorage, River Min.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED. THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF

necs and Masters of Vessels, to their Esta TE Company respectfully call the at- tention of Ship Owners, Cansig- blishment at Hongkong and Whampoa, for the DOCKING and REPAIRING of Ve sale of all classUK.

only Dock in the harbour,& Granite At Hongkong the Company have the Dock; solidly built, and of dimensions to admit Ships of 360 feet in langth, and drawing 22 foet of water.

Blacksmiths, Boiler makers and Machinery Attached to it there are Shipwrights, works, and everything necessary for the Rosita of Sailing Vessels or Stormera.

yard by the side of the Hongkong Doek, The Company have also opened & Ship and are ready to contract for the construc tion of Steamers or Sailing Vessels of any size,

Docks, in which they will take Ships at At Whampoa the Company have four reduced rates.

seduced a Tag "LITTLE ORPHAN can be engaged to tow Vessels to sea, or berth thein, at reasonable rates.

For particulars, apply to

Or to

JOHN INGLIS, Acting. Bscretary,

AD. MITCHELL, Manager of Works.

Company's Office, Il.kong Hotel Building, Hongkong, October 10, 1868,

Insurances

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE,

COMPANY..

(FIRE AND LIFE,)-

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLING. HL Undersigned are propared to grant Pourers against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Matsheds, on Goods in board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har bour, at the usual Terms and Conditiona

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ocived, and trausnitted to the Directors for their decision

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

For Rales of Premiums, forma of pro- posals or any other information apply to,

ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co Agents Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

NOTICE.

ROM and after this date the following

Rates will be charged on short period Insurances, viz:~

Not exceeding of the Annual Ráte,

one moutly Above 1 month

and not ex- ceeding three mouthay...... Above 3m the

and not ex ceeding six mouth,......

Above 8ths, The full Annual Rate

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

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

ESTABLISHED 1838,

1.

CAPITAL, £600,000. Managing Agents in China, Mesare ACOUSTINE HEARD &Co., Hongkong, Medical Referee,JITOR MURRAT

Esq., A.D.

Managing agents for the store Coed HE Undersigned having been appointed pany are prepared to accept risks and issue Pollsies on Life Assurances.

afe intended to be paid through a Bant. will be able to the same rates of postage

When an Odor is presented through as the sent by the British Mail Packetsals, bank, a receipt by any person will beouf via Southampton vis Bent, provided the Order be crossed with For Letters, 24 cents per half-cuneo.

of the receiving Bank; and be For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 prevented by some Perast klown to be in ounera, 4 cents.

the

name

1867.

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the

HEGRE & Co. 1868, 17:

OBARLES ÅRKAHAM-

Wyndham

No

Biblich Bank, UM MA

For a packet of Books or Patterus, & cents

signature of the Payeo of a Mo-per 4 ounces.

hay Order to be affixed to the Order in the The Postage mist in all cases be paid in

placa vided for the purpose,

For further particulars, forms of propo

&c., apply to

AUGUSTINE BRARD & CO. Manging Agents in China, Hongkong, June, 1867.

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Tamsul 10th August, 1808.1

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.- Hongkong, August 24, 1864.

NOTICE

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.

'If

ROM and after this date the following Insurances, viz

Rates will be charged for Short Period

Not execeding 1 month, of the annual rate Above 1 month and

not exceeding 3... above 3 months and

do.

do.

Above 6 months. The full annual rate,

not exceeding 6,...

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company,

Hongkong, April 7, 1863,

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

1

REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM, NTIL further notice the following An

Les will be charged for Fire Insurance, viz:-

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

Other Dwelling Horus tscd strictly as such, and their Contents,

Godowns, Úfficer, Shopa, do.

and their Contents,

-

per cent.

por 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.

E Undersigned having been appointed prepared to accept Risks ou the usual terins,

Agents for the above Companies aro)

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

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIÓW. Detached and semi-detached Dwelling-Houses removed from Town, and their Con- texte,

Other Dwelling-Houses used strictly as such, and their Contents, .

Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c.

and their Contents,

per cent, per annus,

per cent. per annum. .7 per cent. per annum. GULMAN & Co., Agents North British and Mercantile Insurance Composty. Hongkong, March 9, 1866.

Alan NOTICE.

KORTE BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged in Short Period Insurance, víz:- Not exceeding one

*montti, Above 1 month; and

not exceeding 3 months,

Above 3 months, and

pot exceeding 8 months,

of the annual rate.

Above 6 months, the full Annual rate.

GILMAN. &Co., Agents, North British and Mercantile France Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868,

NORTE- BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,

ERZARLISHED 1800,

CAPITAL £2,000,000 ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,233,027. ANNUAL REVENUE £497,303.

£5,000,

Life Policies for auins not exceeding

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE

CORPORATION.

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HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Corporation aro prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur- ance on the usual. Terms.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1867.

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO-

RATION.

Insurances.

NOTICE.

GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1821, CAPITAL 42,000,000.

HE

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, 1868,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE.

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

viz.-

Not exceeding Que

Mouth,

Above One Month

per cent.

and not exceeding per cept. Three Months,

Above Three Bortha

and not exceeding Six Months,

Above Six Months,

per cent.

The full Antal Rate

of 1 per cent

ROE. S. WALKER & Co., Agents Ningal Insurance Company, Hongkong, April 7, 1868

NOTICE, N

HE Undersigned having received extends ed limits from THE ROYAL INSUR ANCE COMPANY, are now authorised to Lane Policies against FIRE as follows, viz

On any one first-class Building, cr on Goods stored theroin in Hongkong, $60,000; in Macao $40,000.

Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool,

ROB. S. WALKER &00,,

Hongkong, June 17, 1864.

REDUCTION

IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR FIRE INSURANCE,

THE Dudersigned lave (as already inti Tanted in their Cireniar, dated 14th Ves tobor Jass) received authority from the So.

THE following mates will in fature bearatary of the ROYAL INSURANCE

charged for Short Perica Insurances One month,

Three months,

Six months,

per cent.

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

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

• OOMPANY.

NOTICE.

ROM and after this date the following Insurances, viz

rates will be charged for Short Period

Not exceeding

one mouth, of the Annual Rate: Above 1 month

and not ex- Deexling three months,...... Above 3 m'the and not ex. coeding mix

inonthe,

Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rate.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers,

Hongkong Five Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1808.

ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE.

FROM and after this date the following

rates will be charged for Short Feriod Insurances, vig.

Not exogeding of the Annual Rate.

one month,.. Above: mouth

and net as- ceeding three montha,... Above 3 mths and not ex-

ceeding, Rix months,.....

Above G's, The full Annual Rata.

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

Hongkong, April 7. 1868.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY

CAPITAL TWO MILLION STERLING. BE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above' Company at this port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire, to the extent of £10,000, on Builtinge or on Goods stored therein.

...

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

NOTICE

BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Premium. ander certain circumstances, on PRIVATE RESIDENCES and on FURNITURE and EF. FEOTS, therein contained,

In cases of DWELLING HOUSES removed from the Town, the rate of Premium will be Three-quarters per Cent, in place of Ond per Cent. Far Annum as hitherto charged and in cases of Residencea, so situated, be ing detached or semi-detached, the rate will be further reduced to One-half per Gent, !!! STRANCE on the various classes of Buildings The Royal's Annual Ratea for FIRE IN-

sad their contents will therefore romain an follows, until further notice, viz. Detached and semi-detached. Dwelling-Houses (removed from the Town) and their Contents,

Other Livelling-Houses (simi- larly situated) and their Contents,

First Class China House and

their Contents,

2 per cent

per cent.

1 per cent. Other Risks as per special-arrangement.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co., Agente Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, November 9, 1866.

·PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE Undersigned, gents for the above Company are prepared to grant Poli- cies against FIRE, ún BUILDINGS and ROODS, at sunrent rates

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1867. BATAVIA SEA & FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.!!

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agouts in Hongkong for the above named COMPANY are prepared to grant Fo- licies against SEA RISKS, at currentrates.

... RUSSELL & Co...!! Hongkong, April 1, 1865.

YANG-TRZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA TION OF SHANGHAL

TE Undersigned having been appointed

Seastaries and Agents of this Associ ation, are prepared to issue Policies upon Marine Risks at current rates of premium... Policies can be made payable in London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore Hongkong, Foochow and Shanghai.

In addition to the usual brokerago this Association returns to the assured of each year at the close of each current year, fifteen (15) per cent of the prefts of the Company for that year divided pro rats to the amount o premium paid by each po licy-holder.

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 2, 1867.

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY'»

OF SAN FRANCISCO,

autés.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

Agents for the above insuranco Com-ANCE pany are prepared to grant Policies co- vering Marine risks at the current Rates. Policies can be made payable at all the principal ports throughout the World.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co.,

Agents.. Hongkong, November 7, 1867.

NOTICE. THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. THE following. Bates will be charged in THE

future for short period Insurances,

4

Not exceeding 1 month, of the annual rate, Above I nemth and not

do, exceeding a months, Above 9 moutha and

not exceeding

6,4

do Above 6 months, the full annual rate.

MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co., Agents the Queen Instance Company. Hongkong, May 20, 1868.

MERCHANT'S MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000, THE Undersigned having been appointed Ageuta in Hongkong and China for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies at Current Rates A

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, Augant 9 1967. AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE,

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above INSURANCE

T

Undersigned having been appointed

Agents in China for the above INSUY COMPANY are prepared to grant Poli- by covering Marine Kiaks, at the current

FUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 8, 1866:

SAMARAN SEA AND JURE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG,

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Macao for the above named covering Marine Hiske at the current Rates Company are prepared to grant Policies

RAYNAL & Co. Macao, August 4, 1866.

DE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COM."" SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSUR PANY OF BATAVIA.

ANCE COMPANY 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 mal

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 1866.

tama.

NOTICE. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY, ROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Perică Insurances:- Not exceeding one

month,

Above one month

And not exceeding

9 months,......

If the advanco;, correspondencn not fully prepaid E Undersigned having been appointed K Undersigned AGENTS at Hongkong OFFICE, are proparod to accept Marine Above 3 months

Payes be able to write he must sign the will be sent via Suez.

receipt by making his mark in the presence

of Witness, who must sign his manie, with

his addross in the presence of the Officer

pays the Order.

FW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Generad General Post Offiés, Hongkong February 1, 1809.

for the above Company are prepared Risks, and issue Policies on any first claar Agents in Hongkong for the above to grant Policies against FIRE, to the Sailing Vessela or Staanors, on the usual Company, are prepared to grant Marine extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on erins, payable in case of loss, in OSINA, Hiska at ourrent rates.

Merchandise in the same. AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.

SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON.. GILMAN & CO

ROB. S. WALKER & 06. Hongkong, March 6, 1868,

Hougkong, June 21, 1864,

Hongkong, June 17, 1864,

and not exceed-

1

of the Annual rate.

Above 6 months,... the full annual rate

ing & month...

TURNER&Co. A genti. Hongkong, April 18, 1868,