1869-12-23 — Page 2

Shipping.

FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER

The British barque

***BSK

For Sale.

HE following GOODS have just been ilanded ex mail steamer, many of which will be found suitable for the coming Captain Hoses, of 404 tons Re-Christmas festivities, viz, ;-- gister (a voyage to Australis Magnetic MACHINES.

preferred.)

For particular, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, December 6, 1869.

Notices to Consignees.

O. 8. 8. Coy.'s STEAMER “NESTOR,” FROM SINGAPURE,” UNSIGNEES of Catgo' by the abuve "Stender, "dée hors about the 30th in staph are hereby informed that the same will be laoded and stored at their risk, according to the clause in the Bills of La ding, in the Godown situated under Messrs

Busa & Co.'s Offices.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, December 20, 1868.

THE MERSE FROM LONDON. ONSIGNEMS of Cargo per above- named vessel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Un- dersigned for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding discharge of ship will be landed and

at Consignees riak

and expense,

GILMAN & Co.

deal

Hongkong, December 17, 1889.

amulet NOTICE.

PHP following bases have been landed

and stored at the risk and expense of the Condtimes who are requested to take Immediate delivery.

Be**Logic 23rd Aujuse, 1980

1 Portmanteau.

Vte: A0

JUAN SHOQJ BERTRAND, And Principal Agent. Hongkong, December 13, 1860,

NOTICE

CONSIGNERS of Cargo per M. L. Co.

steamship Donne, are requested to send in their Bills of lading for counter signature, and to take delivery of their goods before the 18th Instant, at noon, or they will be landed and stored at their risk and expense.

CRAIG BERTRAND,

Principal Agent. Hongkong, December 13, 1869.

Chocolat MENIER. PERFUMERY.

Rose WATER ORACKERS.

do do FUUNTAINS Floral FOUNTAINB

Perfume 8ACHISES and various other GOODS, Buch a

Gold and diver RESPIRATORS.

N

F CHEST PROTECTORS for Weak Chest,

Syphon FEEDING BOTTLES, V Indis Kubber Nursing APRONE.

do do. SPONGES, Liebeg's EXT. MEAT (Tris.) Bragg's-Charcoal BISCUITS -- Reseats Powder for removing superfluous

THE CHINA MAIL.

Honses and Lands.

LIGHTERAGE AND STORAGE. THE Undersigned will undertake to land

Cotton, Rice, Coals, and other Mer- chandise, in theirown Boats, and to receive the same on STORAGE in First-class Gree nite godown on Moderate Terms

ROB. S. WALKER & Co Hongkong, March 4, 1866.

TO LET

From the Lat Desember nect THE Eligible Residence situated above. pation of M. BoaMAN, Esq. ́ ́-

Bonham Road, recently in the occu-

For Particular, apply to -* *-

BOB 8. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, October 9, 1869,

TO LET. and Offices, No. 4, Gough Street, WITH immediate possession, the House

Co. lately occupied by Messrs A. WILKINSON & VICTORIA DISPENSARY. GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Apply to Hongkong, December 6, 1869,

hair

Haldier's Dog POWDERS and SOAP TABLETS

På

|

FOR SPORTSMEN.

13

HE Undersigned hse received an

assortinent of

En

Breechloading FOWLING PIECES, AMMUNITION and REQUISITES for same;

CARTRIDGES, 16 and 12 gauge, and CARTRIDGE CLOSERN, of Metal and Wood

CANB for recapping same. CARTRIDGES, CARRIER, & GAME BAGS

POWDER-FLASKS and Shot Pouches. Double Strap Shot FOUCHES, SLINGS and Ponoh SLINGS............ A

Hongkong, October 14, 1868.

TO LET

With Immediate Fossession, THAT desirable BUNGALOW, known Bonham Boad, and till lately in the-oo. aa Greenmount situate on the pation of C. B, Monday, Esq. of his estig pr

For Particulars, apply to

GILMAN & CO. Hongkong, November 18, 1869

*** TO LET (With possession on let Fanuary next). THOSE two Houses and Offers, Nos, 18

and 20, Stanley Stroot, at preiant

New Advertisements.

NOTICE.

In the Estate of HENBY DAVIES MARGEESON, Deceased.

will annexed of the Katate of HENRY -ETTERS of Administration with the DAVELS Manarsson, late of Hongkong and Macao Merchant, deceased, having been granted by the Supreme Court of Hong- kong in its Probate Jurisdiction to the Undersigned as attorneys for the Exeon- tors, all persons indebted to the said Batatu are hereby required to pay the amount of their debts, tu thê - Undersigned without delay, and all persons having claims against. the said Estate are required to send in par ticulars of their clame with vouchers to the Undersigned (addressed to the care of T. day of June post, after which date no 0. LISA) on or before the Thirtieth

claims will be admitted.

Dated the third day of December, A., 1869.

W. KESWICK, T. G. INSTEAD, Administrators.

THE MACDONNELL PATENT SLIP.

...... WEST: POINT.

HIS SLIP is now available for Docking Vessels of 1500 Tons and under, and all work connected therawith..

for

There is also a first class Steam Saw Mill,

Planing, Moulding, and Joining Machins on

New Advertisements.

[No. 2042,DECEMBER 23, 1869.

The N.

SHIPPING REPORTS..

barque Corelis, Captain Inge mann, from Saigon, reports the first part of passage had bad weather, then fine weather until Coast of Lusou, thence had strong N.E. monsoon with heavy sea until aZTİVAL

HORSE SHOEING. THE Undersigned begs to intimate that TH

he has engaged the services of a first dlass European Farrier.

Gentlemen who may favour him within port. their Horses, or Ponce, fully shot o their patronage, may depend on having the latest improvements of Horse Shoeing.

T. E. HAWKINS, No. & Duddell St., Bongkong.

Hongkong, December 3, 1860.

NOTICE. CHIPS PROTESTS, Extended Proteats, ) and other Documents translated from French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese ór German.

Documents translated from or into CAL NESK

Address, Translation," are of China Mail Office.

· Hongkong, December, 1860. IN consequence of an announcement made by Mr Ksily on the night of the last Performance at the Garrison Theatre that the Amateurs 75th Regt. would appear again on Saturday Evening, I beg to state for the information of the Play-going Public that Mr Kelly had no authority to make the announcement, and that no further

performance will take place at the above Theatre until further notice.

W. GODFREY, Or. Sergt.,

Prendent. Hongkong, November 27, 1869.

MAILS WILL OLONE:

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW... Par "FORMOSA," at 7.50 .. on

Saturday, the 26th instant, For SAN FRANCISCO.—

Per JEWAN" on the 24th instant,

at 4.80 F..

For SHANGHAE

Par

VENUS," and for AMOY pee MARS" to-morrow, the 24th instant, at 8.30 P.X.

formation that, the Contract between the 1. It is hereby notified for general in Government of Mauritius and the Union Steam-ship Company, for the Conveyance of Baile once a Month between Caylon and Mauritius, and between Mauriums an Natal, having terminated, the correspon dence for Mauritius will this Office in the Mail for Aden, from be forwarded from whence it will be sent to its destination by

the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for eunion and Mauritius on the 3rd of each Month.

2. No alteration has been made in the rates of Postage on corresponded dressed to Mauritius

the premises which effect a great saving of THE CHINA & JAPAN MARINE correspondence for those Colonies, anke

time in the execution of work.

Spars, Timber, and all requisite materials

INSURANCE COMPANY,

4. As the communication with Natal and the Cape of Good Hops is thas eat off, the marked to be forwarded by Private Ship will, in future, be sent in the Mails for London at the following rates of Posiago,

Elley's Grean patat Wire: CARTRID.Occupied by Menirs Vöggt, HAGEDOEN &for the repair of Food and iron Ships con- CAPITAL, 1,500,000 TAELS SHANGHAI SYQEE, #hich must be paid in advazos, vie

GLS of most useful sizes.

Elley's superior Elastic Conssved. Felt: WADDING, etc., etc., of most useful Bizen

Also,

For Ladies and Gentlemen, --- Pleasure Saloon RIFLES & PISTOLS, AMMUNITION for same.

And offer the above ou reasonable terms. W. SCHMIDT & Co., Gunmakers

Queen's Road Central, 4, Hongkong, October 16, 1869,

SELLING OFF!

ぶ

LANCY DRESSES, Black and Colored

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. Hongkong, December 15, 1860.

TO LET

If

stantly on hand.

A. McDONALD & Co..

Proprietora. Hongkong, November 27, 1860, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

SECURITY

With possession on let Fanuary next).,

very desirable Business Promises, situated on the center of D'Aguilar Street and Wellington Street; at present bur nooupied by Menara A. BOYER and do.

Apply to

should be the First Consideration in

Insurance Transactions.

IN 3,000 SHARES OF 600 TAILS EAUK.

Paid up Capital, TLs. 300,00, 03 Tzs 100 Upon Lettere sent by way

PER SHARE.

COURT OF DIRECTORS, FA, GROOM, Esq., of Messra Glover, Don

:& Co..

W. JACKSON, Eaq., of Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China.

R. W. LITTLE, Esq., of Mesars Little & Co. T. PROBST, Esq., of Messra Wm. Pustan &

B. ROBERTSON, Esq., of Messrs Bull,

Porton & Co.

Co. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, December 15, 1869.

TO LET!

Pipe (With immediate possession).

Directors of the Royal Insurance Company have the pleasure of supply-J. ing the following information to the public, Advidence of the ample security they J. afford to thair Assurers

THE CAPITAL

F. TRAUTHANN, Esq., of Mears

Trautmann & Co.

•DUTOH BARQUE: MARIA LOUIS) |♣ SILKS, SHAWIS, MANTLES, FE commodious thrès storied Hourt of the Conipany, available for the purposeEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI,

ANTOINETTE, FROM HAMBURG,

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by above-nained Fessel are requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,-*

Cargo impeding the disbarge of the ves bet will be lauded and stored at consignees

expense.

UHUS, BONNETS, HATS, MUSLINS, RIBBONS, VELVETS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS LACES, Muslin and Wool WORK, WOULS, HOSIERY, French MERINUS, &c, &o.

The undersigned having determined upon

No. 1, Wyndham Street, lately in the occupation of Merma

Apply to & Co.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00, Hongkong, December 15, 1888 f FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET

closing their show Room, will sell their NO. 1 Fechili Terrace, ELOIS BERAZ, STUUR OF MILLINERY AND DRA-nestly furnished with good English PERY GOODS at a discount of 26 per cent. made FURNITURE, with possession from off all purchases of Ten dollars and up- Ist November the fourt ewards, from this date.

Apply to SW, BAKER & Co. Hongkong, December 1, 1800.

FOR SALE

BOURJAU, HOBENER & Co. Bongkahig, Angust 80, 1869,

BRITISH SHIP STAR OF THE NORTH; FROM LONDON STONY

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, Uctober 1, 1869.

TO BE LET.

of meeting any unusual calamity happening to the Assured, is

TWO MILIONA STERLING

The amount actually paid up is £288,495. This, with the Accumulated Funds in Haud, makes the invested resources of the

SECRETARIES, pro tem, Mors THAUT-

MANN & Co. COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY,

N. J. HANNEN, Esq., Barrister at Law.

LONDON.

Marseilles, 34. Newspaper via Southam-

of Southampton,... 46 cents each o When sent by way of

"J

11

4

19

10,

Newspapers via Marseil

Book Packota via South.

ampton,

under oz., A conts, above duz, and not ex- ceeding 8 oz; and 20 cents for every .....additional 8 on

under 4 oz.; 28 cents above for sad net Book Packets vis. Marseilles, 14 cent exceeding 8 oz; and 28 cauta, for TERY additional 8 ounces,

F. W.

MITCHELL, Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1868.

Company upwards of ONE MILLION SIX COMMITTEE OF HARB DRBUTUBS made up at this Office, to be forwarded by

HUNDEED THOUSAND POUNDS, which amount is invested as follows::

Invested Funds of the Royal Insuranc Company, 30th June, 1869. Real Property owned by

the Company Mortgages on Freehold

Property

i..

C Conad so heredby xoquented to send in LOGS ALL BUE WOOD, Ships WITH Fonsession from the 1st October 200,000 Reduces 3 pår

their Bills of Lading for countersignature

to the Undersigned and take immediate delivery of their doodi.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel

139

Wood

TIMBERS.

1 Ship's PLANKS, Hard and Camphor

50 double Ship's KNEES-- Camphor

apak and stored at Consignég 2 single by Wood,

BOURJAU, HUBENER & Co..

Hongkong, October 18, 1889,

THE

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE

THE Interest and Responsibility of WARE and TONG Mow CHEE in our Firm cesend this day

Apply to RM

RAYNAL & Co. Hongkong, December 2, 1869,

FOR SALE.

FRESH Californian HAY and OATS,

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, August 21, 1869.

WAHER SMITH & COMPANY,200

Bast Point Hongkong, December 21, 1869,

NOTICE

de24

R. R. H. WARDEN is admitted partner in our firm from this date.

MR

RUSSELL & Co..

"tf

Olins, December 1, 1869.

FOR SALE, EX SHIP..

350 Tons best English QUAL. Tons Cardiff Patout FUEL

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, September 11, 1860,

FOR SALE ULES ROBIN UOGNAC, in cases.

LE

Wa. PUSIAU & Co. Hongkong, Angust 26, 1889

FOR SALE

cf.

feb26

H. Paul Gebhard Hub, and (Under power contained in the Mortgage PALBERT GUIAZOw have been author

ized to nigh our firm hers and in Chitia from this date, bideetara

todo padeda s SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, November 1, 1869.

NOTICE,

Jan1

MR. THOMAS H. DE SILVER is admitted a partner in our fim from the lat of October 1860.

L. FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, October 21, 1869.

NOTICE HAVE this day established myself as a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AVERAGE AD JORTER and GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT.

U. LANGDON DAVIES. Hongkong, July 1, 1868,

NOTICE.

R. FRITZ RAFF, has been duly author-

Leed),

LL, those valuable fremises situate in

A Hongkong, abusting on Queen's Hond

next, the HOUSE AND OFFICE No. 3, Gough Street, at present occupied by Messrs KIRCHNER BOGER & Co.

Apply to

* GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, June 30, 1800,

OLUB CHAMBERS, D'AGUILAR STREET.

cent, Console India Government 6 per

cent. Dobertores

English Railway Debeu-

ture Bonds

if Firations English Rail-b

FEW Seta of these desirable CHAM

BERS are now vacant, and can be had on reasonable terms. Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O1⁄2 Hongkong, February 6, 1869.

TO LET. With Immediate Posterior BUNGALOW at Pokefolum,

Apply to

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 1, 1868,

TO LET. NE FLOOR of house in Queen'a

Road, well situated.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, March 23. 1869.

New Advertisements.

TENDERS.

in the south, aud partly on the Praya on the North, formerly occupied by Mesars Smith, Kennedy & Co., and now in the oc cupation of Messra Sobelihans & C6, : FOR the REPAIRS of the British barque "KELSO," will be received up to 101, and are held under Lease from the Two o'clock F.M., TO-MURXOW, the 24th

Instant,

The Promotes are built on Marine Lot No.

FOR

Crown for 999 years, subjeiz to a Crown Particulars can be obtained va board, rent of £80 per annum, The Premises are spacious and airy, and the ground compri-

Bongkong, December 23, 1889, Bas an area of 14,400 square feet.

dim

FOR SALE.

Ex Str.

Mars

de24

way Preferance and : Guaranteed Stocks 24 Loans to Local Authori ties of various towns in Great Britain, whokave obtained the sanction of the Secretary of State to borrow the

amounta

Bonds of the Memey Docks and Elarbour Board

Bonds of the British and

Bands of the Liverpool

119

00

28,085 1 3 100,000 O

69,090 19

830,476 11 11

Agents, Merre Boar, Benaon & Co.

AGENTS

In HONGKONG.. Messre WM. PUSTAU & Co.

HANKOFF. MAJOR, Esq. Fooнow Messrs JOHN Fosres & Co. YOKOHAMA... Mesars ASPINALL, CORNES

& Co.

SINGAPORE...Messrs HARRISON, SMITH &

'Co.

THE COMPATY next, or as out affies January as soon as the Directors shall have been enabled allot the Shares

Share

It is hereby notified for general informa- tion that, as an experiment, Mails will be each homeward British Contract Facket, ta the United Kingdom and to places beyond the United Kingdom via Brindisi.

All Letters and newspapers intended to be forwarded in shean Mails must be special ly directed via Brindisi, and they will be liahle to the following rates of Postage,

viz :

FOR

LETTER.

Addressed to the United Kingdom, noć exceeding half an ounce in weight, 33 cents; for every additional half an ounce, 38 cests.

Addressed to the United States of Ame rice, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 43 cents; for evary additional half in. vence,

ایندگان ستاده

YOR EVERY NEWSPAPERS Addressed to the United Kingdom, not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 3 cents; for every additional Newspaper not exceeding 4 ounces, & conts. paid up

The Company will be a permanent, sur.. The Net Profts will be divided every year as follows: 30 per cent will be reture- ed as Brinus to all "Contributors of business, rateably in proportion to the amount of Net Fremin contributed. Interest at the rats of 12 per cent per annum ou the Capital will be paid to the Shareholders, 148,560 12 6 and the Balance of the Net Profits carried

to the Reserve Fund.

Who the Reserve Fund shall have Tls. 300,000, the Net Profits will be divided as follows: 30 per cent to al Contributors of Business; 20 per cent to the Reserve Fund; and 50 per cent to the Shareholders.

When the Reserve Fund shall have reached Tls 500,000, the Eat Profits will then -be divided as follows: 30 per cent to 7.10

all Contributors of Business; and 70 per I cant to the Shareholders. 31,100-11 6

A

62,341 14 8

Irish Magnetic. Tele graph Co.

10,000 0 0

7,180 0 0

101,330

Corporation

United States Goveri-

ment Stocks Canada Bonds and Cann

da Dominion Stock”. Short Loses on first-class

English Dividend-pay ing Stocks with mar. gina, from 20 to 50 për cent, on-market values Loans on Security of Life

Policies

The above is a complete. list of the invesźnienite of

the Company at the date specified, in addition to which the funds are still further increased, by amounts constantly vary

AVITE CIGARS and CHE ing, at different periods,

Those valuable Fremises adjoining theRY above on its Weatera boundary, formerly in the occupation of the Asiatic Bank, and built on Inland Lot No: 514. These Pre- mises are likewise held under Crown Lease for 909 years, subject to a Crown rent of £24 10 per sanuza, and the Lot contains an ares at 6,700 square feet.

The above valuable Property will be sold

Med to sign our Firm por Procuration by Public Austion in Hongkong on some

from this date.

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.. Hongkong, June 15, 1864),

NOTICE THE Business of KENNBAR & Co., 300- chow will be carried on from snd after this date under the style and firm of

KINNEAR, LARKEN & Co. the partners therein being, Mr WILLIAM BALFOUR KINNEAR and MY THOMAS LAN- CASTER LABEER,

Y WILLIAM BALFOUR KINNEAR,

- Poochów, May 1, 1869 --

OR

BOOTS.

ZACHARIÆ & Co. Hongkong, Desember 23, 1869. ja23

NOTICE.

ANALYTICAL APPARATUS. THE Undersigned having received from Europe a complete Analytical Appa ratus, are now prepared to undertake. organic, inurgasie, volumetrio, qualitative or quantitative analysis, at reasonable

** Solicitor. I rates 體

early day (of which due notice will be given), unless previously disposed of by private contract.

For further particulare, apply to MEBER, TH, ARUHER & Co., HENRY C. CALDWELL, Esq., Hongkong, 3rd Angust, 1869, -

FOR SALE. Cases Manila SUPERIORES, in boxes of 200 each,

ZACHARLE & C Hongkong, December 11, 1860,

120

M

MR. ROBERT JOHNSTONE is autho-

Med to Agn por Firm per procura

Hon.

FINDLAY RICHARDSON & Co. - Yakobsus, November 18, 1889, de81

NOTIOR.

E have authorized Mr ORACE BUDDE

to sign our Firm from this date.

·DREYER & Oo. Hongkong, Jansiary 1; 1868.

For Sale.

CANTON

*10_BK_SOLD —A substantially built

HOUSE on Shameen.

Tot Takes, apply to the present occupiera, Mesars Mour & Co..

Detober #5, 1889,

Houses and Lands.

JAN TO LETNES

jall

(With immediate possession.), EVERAL Strong New GODOWNS, very conveniently situated on Marine Lot NO. 68, between Mesars Joan BURD & Co premises and Messrs Gras, Lavinokros & Co.'s Wharf.

For Particulars, apply to

A. MCLEOD,

At Mears Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s Hongkong, April 26, 1889.

TO LET

With Immediate Possession. 70. 4 Pechili Terrace, Elgin Street.

Apply to

tf

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, September 20, 1869,

Addrom TH. KUFFER or H. KOCK,

•Analytical Chemists, MEDICAL HALL. Hongkong, Nov. 18, 1869 3t.w. 18-70

in the hands of the Bauk- ers and Compy, agents, At 31st December, 1868, theas stood as...

477,195 0 0

69,933 B

$1,672,856 16 11

£168,050 2 0

ronolot

The Funds will be in the hands of the Directors, both at Shanghae and London, and also at such places where the business proves large enough to warrant a Committee of Directors,

Meania TRAUTMANN & Co. will affioint as Secretaries till 31at December, 1870, by which time the necessary arrangements wilt

Addressed to the United States of Ázie rica, not exceeding 4 ouncer in weight, 10. cants for evory additional Newspaper bet exceeding 4 ounces, 10 cents.

The Postage must by fully prepaid. Un paid or insufficiently paid Letters, &, will not be sent via Brindisi. Book Pickels and Packets of Fatterns will not be for- warded via Brindisi,

F. W. MITCHELL,

·Postmaster General General Post-Office, Hongkong, November 24, 1869,

11

UNDER DESPATCH. For Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow.-Pe Formosa, at 8 am, ou Saturday, the 25th instant.

For San Francisco-Per Jesse, on the 24th instant.

Amoy per Mars, to-morrow, the 24th inst, For Shangbae. Per Fents, and for

be completed for securing the services of a al 4 p... qualified Secretary from England.

For Forms of Application for Shares, and Copies of the Deed of Settlement, apply to the undersigned,

TRAUTMANN & Co., Secretaries, pro tern.

Shanghai, November 23, 1869.

LATEST SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS Dec. 23, Lola, Spanish barge, 280, Ur. rez, Manila, Dec. 13, General-REMÉDIOS

For the satisfaction of the Public, the & Co. whole of the Securities belonging to the Dec. 23, Omar Pasha, Brit. barque, 398, Company are annually submitted to the Hopper, Swatow, Dec. 21, Ballast-Chi careful scrutiny of two independent Audinese,

to, and the following is an Extract from Dec. 23, Maria Romario, Spanish barque, their Report to the last Annual Meeting 201, Liboric aurteneche, Manila, Dec. 15,

The whole of your Books have been General.-REMEDIOS & Co. Audited-every Document, every Account, Dec. 23, Kelso, Brit. barque, 556, Mi every Voucher, your Back-book, and every chael Vowell, Saigon, Nov. 81, 1360 picule Security-all have been most carefully Rice.-JARDISE, MATHON & Co. kept, and there is not one doubtfal Security in the whole "

THE ACCUMULATIONS OF THE LIFE DEPARTMENT, After payment of Losses, Annuities, and Expenses of every description, have been

follows-

in at the last

ESTATE OF LEEA-FONG. TOTICE is bereby given that the Seconds

will be payable, at the rate of Two per cent. Quinquennial Valua tion, 31st Dev, 1864 Added to Bist Dec., 1865,

14

»

1866, 11867, 1868

on all admitted claims, at the Office of Mr. LANGDON DATES, Public Accountant, until Friday, the 81at day of December Fedder's Wharf, from Wednesday, the int, next, inclusive after the last mentioned date no claims can be received.

J. FAIRBAIRN,

Total Accumulation of the Life Department on Trusted for the Creditore of

Bist December, 1868, Hongkong, November 13, 1869,

exclusive of Sharehold de31

SAIL MAKING! 17ILLIAM DOLAN having returned to W

Hongkong, hes resumest his business of SAID MAKING in all its branches, at his ald place in Duddell Street, and solicita the patronage of the Public.

Mannappi April 29, 1869,

QUOTATIONS

HONGKONG, 23rd December, 1880, OPIUM-Pataa, New,... 15301

Old; Bonares, Now, 622

Malwa, Persian,

COTTON.-BOMBAY,

650

560

18 α

CALCUTTA, NINGPO,

33 a 23

25

27

62 63

6a6

Exchange

QUICKSILVER, BALTPETRE,

Bank, 6 months' sight,

Credits, 6

11/01

On Caloutta, 3 days' right, Rs.)

273 Bombay, & days' sight, Rs. } Shanghae, 3 days' sight, Baak, Tla, Bar Silver, 17 dwts, B., 109] a 110 p, e p SHIPPING REPORTS. The British barque Kelso, from Saigon, Mexicans,

Syces, reports: 21st Nov., 5 a.m., weighed from Gold Leat, 999 touch, Cape St. James; 10 a.m., hard gale from Gold Bar,

"

417

74

阻

P

... 7.8 prem

P. prez.

... 28,40

... 29.05

., 4.60 ..4.58

... 8 a 10 g,

$45 P

E. by N, ander close-reefed topsails; fore- English Sovereigns, sail, inner jib and wisen lee deer and rails, Australian Sovereigns, under water compelled to carry or Discount,

to drag the ship out, alear of the les Gas Company Shares, lard on the flood tide; gale continuing with H, & W,pos Dock, Old,

share 2021,484 15 5 constant rain until 25th, during which tine. Fire In'ce Co's Share $166 a 170 p

i. 7 p.d cima 103,146 79 lost close-reefed fore topsail, split foressil, H. & 8, Bank Shares, Old,... 81 po pram 124,185 75 main and, fore topmast stay asils; 27th, 128,083 5 10 clear, found the ship had drifted with ear Union Dock

Do. do. 144,945 12 2 tent 910 miles to the B. W. by-St from Steamboat Co.'s Shares,

thenes until 11th Dec in reaching the me ridian of the Cape of St. James, In lat. 11s Kast, inet with strong monsoon until strival Off the Scarborough Shoal, stuvo in bow rails, bead knees, bulwarks, and started the quickworks in a tremendous heary bend sca.

er Capital,£1,122,270 8 1 The Directors also think it desirable to state the business of the Royal has never been amalgamated with that of any other The North German barque Albatros, Cap- Company, and that the Liability of Share-tain Lanson, from Bangkok, reports the holders is unlimited.

first part of passage Blue weather and light variabla winds and calms; from lat. 5,50 N. long, 110.40 E. had steady monsoon Str.) till arrival in port,

ROB, S. WALKER & Co., Agenta Hongkong, November 6, 1889.

Now,

17p. o pre

140

421 dia ...26 p.. pres

·Temperatura.

Boroxone, 23rd December, 1888. Taken at Mesere Falconer & Co.'s Preming

Queen's Road) THERMOMETER 9. A‚M., Dry; ·

Do,

Woty.

60

Do

$ 2.3 D Vo.

Wet, Self-registered Marituna, +

Do. Min, over night, BABOMETER,M

80.357

No. 2042-D

MORRIS'S DIR CHINA, JAPA PHILLIPO

PRIO

THIS Work no

second time before the Public ary next as possi tain the same inf First Edition.

by

Orders are res

Hongkong, Decem

MARF

At St. John's Cathe the 23rd December, b

Beach, M.A., GuFORI Balgon, youngest son James Parker, of Ci Autos, eldest daughter Esq., of Limerick, Eru

THE CHI

HONGKONG, THURSD

THE SUPPLEMI VENT

THANKS to the Shangi which sees no reasoni of which several copie

should not be given t

at length able to publi with unconscious iron >contemporaries desigu Treaty." It is offici "Supplementary Co Treaty of 1856; and,

brother the Treaty

United States, is chie the judicious manner the most important between China and G right of inland resid touched in one directi tionally restricted b granted in Rule VII, pertads hotels or pri they may store their g they are not to exhibi or the style of their fir case of inna or private from the Chinese, the fe not to interfare to p from the incidence of for which his house or able ! Just fancy had ever bean six regarding this as a boo trader The most gu pecting of human bein excepted) could scarce obvious result.

newly arrived “bi well" say the local must pay us so much rent must be fixed at this; and thus, thei knows that last week would have secured. Ühinese trader, he mas

A ma

or 50, without the pow trance. The navigatio again, a question ap hoped that Sir K. AÏ exercised some pressu over in a way which re -on the Chinese aide British merchants ar maitted to use their ow nas type propelled by s navigating inland we grand triumph for t section of foreign resi shail we hear the se statesmen that the

is being superseded by mer Washing tubs premium, while the der Cargo-boat Comp ever the title of that ciation may be, will

immediate and very ment in despatching its bomboo-fastened" craft gation" of inland wate The Great Eastern was i ed as a retorn to the not to the precise lines, Ark. The British fing By upon structures of the traditional" lines, average carrying capac venerable progenitor of tectura The only p Chinese "type" of ves loosely described. A re England, for instance, oiaft à la Willow-patter fear that this prean authority would misleadi either is made for the of Chinese-owned and craft, or of a type mo pative, being allowed t waters while the foreig

to the purely local Cl should recommend as olause, that "models of which it is lawful to fly be deposited at the var As for Hongkong, the Ci already has some model will afford ample infor enterprising merchants.

We do not propose in more than glancing ov conditions of this curio

We have alluded to the t points, but every parag utterly useless chargoter.

He is precisely the same