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MARCH 10, 1840.

for Sale.

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LIVINGSTON & Cop! teinber 16, 1868.

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from 1 in, to 3 in Cal HANKS, 2 into 35 in. ALE and Guinness LEATHER.

FAWCETT

& Co.

Gary 4, 1860,

RISALE.

quarts and pints,

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CIGARS. RTCHAMPAGNE,

Paint UILCANVAS

le PUMP, with HORE

M. ARMSTRONG,

and General Commision

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Buildings,

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OALS

ed are prepared to Coal

the most reasonable of English Steam Coals -Harbour or from fresh

an Coals in Store.

S. WALKER & CO.

ember 22, 1868.

R SALE.

Received,

ORTLAND CEMENT:

to

ERIC DEGENAER,

Aguilar Street.

nber 12, 1868.-

R BALE.

TIGRE."

Mocha COFFEE, @

lb.

*G, DUBOST, & Co, hat 31, 1868.

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tif

at Welsh COALS, from

Vessel now in Harbour.

SWALKER & Co.. ury 23, 1860,

R SALE

for Bousehold purposes.

S. WALKER & Co

per 8, 1808,

SALE.

Co's CHAMPAGNE. HOOK & MOSLELE,

BERRY and PORT.;

WHISKEY, BRANDY, Iraught and battle.

NESS' STOUT. PORTER.

3. WALKER & Co.

mber 20, 1867.

BOOK,

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BY

İHERS, A.M.

$1.50.

Chlocsa" by the raine

ANE, CRAWFORD & CO

ton House.

17, 1868,

SALE

18 to 28 oz. Munté

UN BURD: & Coping

1807.

SALE

ETAL, 20/28 . and

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ellow METAL Keel 13b with NAILS:A

DAY, WISE & Co 14, 1867.

No 1796-MARCH 10, 1869.]

EAST NOTICE, "· ·

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

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, "POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ALEXANDRIA, MESSINA, MARSEILLES, ALSO,

- HOMBAY, PONDICHERY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,

THE Company's Steam-chip "DON- NA Commandant TousDON, will leave this. Purt for the above places, with MAILS, PASSENGERS SPECIE, and CARGO, on TUESDAY, the 30th, Instant, at Noon

Cargo and Specie will be registered for

Post-Office Notifications. >

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

8.-The signature of the Payee of a Mo- ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the place provided for the purpose, If the Payee be unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark in the presence of a Witness, who must sign his name, with his address in the presence of the Officer who pays the Order.

9. Should the Payee of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in which the Order was insued, at some other Office than that in which the Order was ori ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, provided the Order he inclosed to the Postmaster of the Ottice in which it was drawn In such case a ucw. Ordar: will be issued, the Commission chargeablo upon which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order.

10-In 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 add

THE CHINA MAIL.

Docks.

UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONG- KONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED.

HE Shareholders are requested to take

notice that the FIFTH CALL is pay- ablo in two instalments of $100 each may on 31st March and 30th Juno next, at the Office of the Hongkong suit Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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Insurances.

DUPAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON,

Incorporated 1850

CAPITAL,~£1,000,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre Interest at the Rate of 12 per cent perpared to nocapt Marine risks and issue annum will be charged after the above Policies at current rates. dates,

By order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN INGLIS, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, February 16, 1860,

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THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG & WHAMPOA, LIMITED.

HE Company respectfully call the at-

tention of Ship Owners, Consig nees and Masters of Vessels, to their Eats blishment at Hongkong and Whampoa, for the DOCKING and REPAIRING of Ves- sels of all classes.

At Hongkong the Company have the only Dock in the harbour, Granite Dock, soidly built, and of dimensions to

drawing 22 feet of Water.

London as well as for Marseilles, and fional Commission) to the Office where the admit Ships of $50 feet in length, and

Original Order was payable,

accepted in transit through Marviles for the principal places of Europe.

11.On the receipt of a similar applica Cargo will be received on board until 4tion, orders will be given to stop payment EM. of the 29th Iustant, Specie and of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsed Parcels until Ŏ F.M. of the 28th Instant. Order. The additional Commission in the [Parcela are not to be sout on board; they of the now Order. Lapsed Orders must be last case will be deducted from the amount must be left at the Agency's Office.)

For Particulars regarding Freight and presented with the application for a new Passage, apply at the Company's office, Urder. Hougtong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

"

0. BERTRAND, Principal Agent, Hongkong, March 6, 1869,

PACIFIO MAIL STEAM-SRIP COMPANY.

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 a Money Order should be repaid to the

Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country in which the Order was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of auch Country. This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, anless it have re- forence to a Lapsed Order, in which case 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 be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been can-

THROUGH U. 8. MAIL LINE TO NEW YORK.

TEAMERS of this line will be despatch-celled at the Office on which the Order was

ed as follows

Japan,

China,

Great Republic,

Japan,

China,

Great Republic,

March April

19. 19.

May 19. Jung 19, July 19. August, 19.

A Steamer will leave Shanghai on or about same date, connecting at Yokohama with above-named steamor.

Passengers ticketed through to California, Mexico, Central and South America, the Atlantic States; and to England or France, both via New York and by lines from Pa- nania and Aspinwall.

Return tickets issued at a reluction of upon the whole amount for the round

originally drawn.

14.Payment of an Order nurst ba ob- tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn; for instance, if drawn in January, payment inust obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a now Crder (for which a Recond Cola- mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary.

16.-If an Order be not paid before the end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn, for instance, if drawn in January and not paid before the end of the following January-all clain

Attached to it there are Shipwrights, Blacksmiths, Boiler-makers and Machinery works, and everything necessary for the Repairs of Sailing Vessels or Steamers,

yard by the side of the Hongkong Dook, The Company have also opened & Ship- and are ready to contract for the construo tion of Steamers or Sailing Vossels of any size,

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

The Stoom Tug "LITTLE ORPHAN" can be engaged to tow Vossols to sea, or berth them, al reasonable rates.

For particulars, apply to

Or to

JOHN: INGLIS, Acting Secretary,

A. D. MITCHELL, Company's Office, H.kong Hotel Building,

Manager of Works.

Hongkong, October 10, 1868;

FOOCHOW GRANITE FLOORED BOOK.

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

For further particulars as to the price of coppering &o, do, &c, apply to

D. TILLINGHANT, B., Messrs De Sil- ver & Co., Hongkong: Messra Born & Co., Shanghai or to the Undersigned.

In connection with the above is the powerful Twin Screw Tug WOOSUNG." Vessels requiring the services of this Tug, either from Mation (where & splendid an- shorage will be found during the S. W. monsoon) or from the White Dogs, can ob- to the Money will be forfeited, unless, tain them at moderate rates, on application Connections made at Panama with andor peculiar circumstances, the Post to

Are Storm Lines upon the West Coast of Cen-Office of the Country in which the Order tral and South America, at Aspinwall with was drawn think, proper to allow it. the Royal West India Blail Line," "West

10%

16.-After ouce paying a Money Order India and Pacific Steam-ship. Company," (Limited) and the "French Tranaatlantic by whomsoever presented, the paying Office Company And, at New York, with the will not be liable to any further claim. If various lines to Europe Tickets issued wrong payment, however, be made owing for the following Stewa-ship Lines: Cato negligence on the part of any Officer of nard, Inman, National, General Trapeat the Fust Office, the Postmaster General of Tantic Co., New York atul Havre Steam the Country or Colony in which the neglí- skip Co., Hamburg and American Packet gence occurs will, if he see fit, require the Co., New York and Bremen Steam-ship Officer in fault to make good the loss. Co., and North German Lloyds.

Favorable arrangements bave been made for through passengers and freight to Ame

rica

From Osteutta, Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Amoy and Fouchow.

Through Bills of Lading given for Ports of Mexico and on thie Went. Const of Cen- tral and South America to as far as Valpa raiso, to Now York, Liverpool, Southampton sad St, Nazaire, France.

Freight to United States payable in ad- vance in Mexican Dollars, or on delivery in American Gold Coin with 8 per cent ad ditional, at shipper's option.

For further information, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya Weat.

# GEO, F. BOWMAN, Agent.

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

18. Additional Bales for greater scon-

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

Insurances

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE,

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.}

CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. HE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Ríak of FIRE on

rity against fraud, and for the better work-Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on ing of the system generally will be made as occasion may require..

19. Should it appear that Money Orders are used by mercantile men, or others, either in the United Kingdoma or at Bong Long, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case. may be, will consider the propriety of in- creasing the Commission, and will exercise the power of wholly auspending for a time the issue of Money Orders.

By Command,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Generali'

Getieral Post Office, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1868.

Post-Olice Notifications.

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 Yokoliana on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange 1. It is hereby notifel for general in Current for Each Mail, and charged with formation that, the Contract between, the Commission according to the following Government of Mauritius and the thion Scale, viz. --

Cents,

For auing not exceeding £2,.......12. Above £2 and not exceeding 4-6,....34 £7,42 } £5

£10,....48

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2-No Money Order to include a frac ticaal part of a Penny..

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

4--Alphabetical Lists of over: 3,700 Money Order Offlove in the United King- dom, showing the Counties in which they

Ston-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Mails once a Month between Ceylon and Mauritius, and between Mauritius and Natal, having terminated, the correspon- dence for Mauritias will be forwarded from this Office in the Mail for Adon, from whence it will be sent to its destination by the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for Reunion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each Mouth.

2. No alteration has been male in the rates of Postage on correspondence : ad-·| dressed to Mauritius,

3. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the

are situated, are hung up for pablle refer corespondence for those Colonies, unless

ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai marked to be forwarded by Private Ship, aud Yokohama.

will, in future, be sent in the Mails for 5-Applicants for Money Orders must London at the following rates of Postage, farnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, which must be paid in advanco, viz:- the initial of one Christian name, both of

the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remiton Letters aent by way

of Southampton,..... 40 cents each ý oz,

Marseilles,...

04

25

22

fer or Payes be a Fear or a Bishop, his or- When sent by way of dinary tile will be sufficient, if a firm, the

usual designation of such firm, such as Newspaper via Southam

Baring Brothers" will suffice; but the

ptonit

Tington

g under a title which does not consist of

27

mero term Messrs., such as Blesara. Ri-Newspapers vis Marseil-

or the name of a Company trad-

Book Packets via South-

under à ...........10 Ampton,......... oz, 20 venta, above 4 oz. and not ex- ceeding 8 oz and. 2 cents for everý additional 8 oz.

names of the persous composing it, such

Carron Co is inadmissible,

The Remitter on stating that the Or

der is to be paid only through a Bank, to

have the option of giving or withdrawing

$1

Book Packeta, viá Marseilles, 14 cents

the name of the Payee; in such case, the thier on 28 cents above for and not. Order will be crossed in the same way that exceeding nz and 28 cents for every Choques are commonly crossed when they additional 8 ounces,

SALE

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HESSE & Co.m

1868.

Are intended to be paid through a Bank.

by CHARLES A BRAILAMU

gkong.

Y-When an Order is presented through

at No. 2, Wyndham

8

F. W. MITCHELL,

Pastmaster General.

A Bank, a receipt by any person will be auf- General Post Office, Hongkong,

Hoient, provided the Order be crossed with

9th September, 1808.

Vessels rud on Hulls of Vessels in Har- Opals in Matabeda, on Goods on board bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

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

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

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

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

NOTICE.

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

Not exceeding

one month...

Above 1 mouth

and not ex-

ceeding threa

months, ...... Above 3 m the and not ex- ceeding eix months,.......

季

of the Annual Rate.

Above & Bitha, The foll Annual Rate.

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

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1898,

CAPITAL $500,000, Managing Agents in China, Messis, AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., Hongkong, Medical Referee,J. IvOR MURRAY,

Esq., DL.B.

HE Undersigned having been appointed THE

Managing Agouts for the above Com- pany are prepared to accept risks and issue Policies on Life Assurances...

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

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

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co Hongkong, Jane 6. 1867, 2015

PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

LIVERPOOL, AND LONDON & GLOBE

. INSURANCE COMPANIES,

Agente dove been appointed THE Undersigned having been appointed Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. or on Goods Stored thereis.

Hongkong, September 28, 1888.

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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NORTH CHINA' INSURANCE CO,

Insurances.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND-LONDON,

THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the abovo Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai and Hankow, and are prepared to graut Insurances at current rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1968.

NOTICE

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

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HLE following Rates will be charged in future for short period Insurances, víz Not exceeding 1 aionth, † por cent. Above 1'month and not

3 moutha,do.

exceeding 3 mouth,

not exceeding 6, do Abors 6 months the full annual rate.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Agents.

Hongkong, April 8, 1868.

LONDON

ASSURANCE CORPORATION,

LIFE ASSURANCE.

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HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTA for the above Company at the Ports of TAMSUI and KELUNG, are pre-designed aro authorised to issue Life Policies for sums not exceeding pared to Grant Policies of MARINE INSUR

ANDE at current ratos,

Tamani, 10th August, 1868.

DODD & Ca

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

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HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company at this Fire to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, Fort, are prepared to grant Folicies against!

or on Goods stored therein,

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

NOTICE.

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.

£5,000.

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

THE LONDON ASSURANCE A CORPORATION.

Lf.

HE Undersigned having been appointed T

Agents of the above Corporation are prepared to grant Fire and Marine Insur anos on the usual Terns.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, December 20, 1867.

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPO-

RATION,

Insurances.

NOTICE.

GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1821. CAPITAL £2,000,000.

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

OLYPHANT & Co. Hougkong, July 17, 1868.

NOTICE

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE following Rate will be charged in future for short period Insurances,

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Not exceeding One

Month,

Above One Month

Three Months,

per cent.

and not exceeding or cont

Above Three Months and not exceeding

Six Months,

Above Six Months,

per cent.

The full Annual Rate

of 1 per cent.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co.,

Agents Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

NOTICE.

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

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

ROB, S. WALKER & Co.,

Agents Royal Insur. Company of Liverpool,

Hongkong, June 17, 1864.

REDUCTION

IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM FOR FIRE INSURANCE, Undersigned have (as already inti Tmated in their Circular dated 14th Oc tober last) received authority from the Se

MBE following rates will in future bearetary of the ROYAL INSURANCE

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THE

One month,

LAROM and after this date, the following Rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, viz:-

Not exceeding 1 wooth, of the annual rate Above 1 month and

not exceeding 8... Above 3 months and

do.

do.

not exceeding 6,... £ ̈' Above 6 months, the full annual rate.

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

Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. will be charged for Fire TNTIL farther notice the following An-

Lusurun, vis

per cent.

Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Houses' removed from the Town, and their Contents, Other Dwelling Honaes used strictly as such, and their Contents,

.. per cent. Godowne, Offices, Shops, do.

aud their Contents,

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

AND

BOMBAY INSURANCE COMPANY

FORBES & CO'S CONSTITUENTS INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agants for the above Companies are prepared to accept Riske on the waual terms.

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

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,

Detached and acmi-detached

·Dreelling Houses removed from Town, and their Con- tents,

Other Divelling-Housca used

strictly as anch, and their. Contents,

Goderne, Ufices, Shops, dc.

and their Contents,

per cent. per annan.

per cent, per annum.

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

NOTICE.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

FROM

INSURANCE COMPANY.

*

PROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged in Short Period Insurance, vizi

Not exceeding one of the annual rate.

month,

Above 1 month, and

not exceeding 331 monttia,

Above 3 months, and not exceeding 6 months,.. Above 6 months

the full Annual rate, GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British and Mercantile

•Insurance Company: Hongkong, April 7, 1868.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

·ESTAVLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000

ACCUMULATED FUNDS £2,238,027;

ANNUAL REVENUE £497,205.

charged for Short Period Insurances;

Three months, •

Six months,

† par cent.

HOLLIDAY, Wise & Co.

Hongkong, April 7, 1868,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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NOTICE,

ROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, viz

Not exceeding

one month, Above 1 month mud not ex- cueding three months,...... Abóvo 3 m'ths

and not, ex-{ ceeding aix

months, ...

} } of the Annual Rate.

Above 6 m'ths, The full Annual Rate, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,"

General Managers,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, April 7, 1608.

ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE. FROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for Short Period Insurances, viz

Not exceeding of the Annual Rate

one month,

Above I mouth

and not ex- weeding three

}}

months, ...***

Above 8 m'ths

B

not ex-

coeding six

months,......

Above 6 m'ths, The full Anual Rate.

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

Hongkong, April 7. 1868.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL TWO MILLION STERLING. HE Undersigned having been appointed T

Agents for the above Company at this.. port, 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, 1868.

NOTICE

BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE Undersigned

COMPANY to Reduce the rate of Fremiom under certain ciranostances, on PRIVATE RESIDENCES and on FORNITURs and Ex- FROTS, therein contained.

In cases of DWELLING HOUSES Femoved 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 Residences, so situated, be- ing detached or semi detached, the rate will be further reduced to One-half per Cent.

BURANCE on the various classes of Buildings The Royal's Annual Rates for FIRE IN- 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 Druelling-Housca (nimi-

per cent.

per cent.

larly situated) and their Contents,

First Class China House and

thoir Contenta,

•

1 per cent. Other Risks as per apccial arrangement,

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

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company are prepared to grant Poli cies against FIRE, on BUILDINGS and (0008, at current rates.

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

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

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, April 1, 1865. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAI Secretaries and Agants of this Associ THE Undersigned having been appointed ation, are prepared to issue Policies upon Marine Risks at current rate of premium. Policies can be made payable in London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hongkong, Foochow and Shanghai."

In addition to the usual brokerage this Association returns to the assured of exch Fear at the close of each current year, ifteen (16) per cent of the profits of the Company for that year divided pro rats to the amount o premium paid by cack po licy-bolder,

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 2, 1967. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO. HE Undersigned having been appointed

Agents for the aheen appointed Agents in China for the above INSUI.

Insurance Com-ANCE COMPANY are prepared to grant Poli covering Marine Rieks, at the current

TUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 6, 1866,

pany are prepared to grant Policies co- vering Marine risks at the enrrent 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 Rates will be charged in Future for short period Insurances,

Piz

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

do.

exceeding 8 months, I do. Above 9 months and

not exceeding f Above 6 months... the full annual rate.

MORGAN. LAMBERT & Co.,. Agents the Queen Insurance Company. Hongkong, May 20, 1869,

MERCHANTS MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO,

PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000. RE Undersigned having been appointad Agents in Hongkong and China for the above: Company, are prepared to gant

Policies at Current Rates.

T

OLYPHANT & Co. Hangkong, Angust 9 1867, 'AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE,

BR Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above INSURANCE THE Undersigned Acesty at Hongkong OFFICE, are prepared to accept Marine Ht Undersigned having Peen appointed for the above Company ato prupared Biske, and issue Policies on any first class Agents in Hongkong for the above to grant Policies against FIRE, to the Sailing Venela or Steamers, on the naval Company, are prepared to grant Marine extent of £100 on any Building, or on terms, payable in case of loss, in CHINA,

Morchandise in the same.

SINGAPORE, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, OF LONDON, GILMAN & Co

ROE. S. WALKER & Co, Hongkong, June 21, 1864.

Hongkong, June 17, 1864,

Risks at current zatea.

AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1866.

rates.

SAMARAN SEA AND. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG,

Agents in Moao for the above bamed THE Undersigned baving been appointed Company are prepared to grant Policies Covering alerie Risks at the current Rates.

RAYNAL & Co.

Blacao, 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 shore named Companies are prepared to grant Policies against Sea Risks on the usual terms,

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 1866,

NOTICE. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. FROM and after this date the following Rates will be charged for Short Perică Insurance Not

exceeding one

month, I of the Annual rate, ALove one month androtexceeding

3 months, In

Above 3 montbr

and not exceed

ing 6 months... 4

Above 6 months... the fall annual rate..

TURNER & Co. Agente, Hongkong, April 18, 1888,