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Intimations.

AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER, by appointment, to

H, L. BIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG; and to

H. L. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Stresi, formerly ATHLETIC OLUB, TAB on hand the Largest and Best

of tographie Albums, Frames, Cases, de, of assorted sizes. Ex 8. 8. Radnorshire a supply of very handsome Easel Albums of Russia and Velvet Covers, assorted alres. Illuminated Albums for Portraita. Tobacco Poucher in Shape of Skulls Fata, & and a nice chelco of Gilt Mountings for Frames, &c.

Hongkong, March 28, 1877.

Now Ready.

1

Insurances.

TRE

NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL-Taels Two Million, in 1,000 shares of Tails 2,000 each. PAID UP CAPITAL-Tacle Six Hundred Thousand, or Taels 600 per share,

www.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

F. H. BELL, Esq. (Mears Adamson, Bell & Co.) M. S. GUDBAT, Esq., (Messrs David Sassoon,

Sous & Co.)

JAMES HALT, Esq., (Desma Turner & Co.)

Gilons

HUGH SUTHERLAND, Esq., (Messrs John Forster

& Co.)

A. G. WOOD, Esq., (Mesure Gibb, Livingston

& Co.)

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI. Secretary HERBERT S. MORRIS, Esq.

BANKERS.

HONGKONG & SHANGRAI BANKING ConronATION, BRANCHES.

LONDON (25, Comhill, E.C.), HONGKONG,

YORGHANA. AGENCIES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances.

THE

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,

· HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,

GENCIES at all, the Treaty Ports

A China and legal, and

Balgon, and Penang zwy

Singapore,

Risks sooepted, and Policles of Insuranos granted at the rates of Premium current the above mentioned Portals Pl

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FERS,

JAB B. COUGHTRIN, Press Beeròtary, Hongkong, Movember 1, 1871.

LANCASHIRE, INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE, AND LIFE) CAFIRAL--TWO MILLIONS BERRLING,

[No. 4394,JULY 31, 1877.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour. Reclusion of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

To facilitate finding the position of any vessol in the Harbour, the Aucherage in divided into eight Sections, commencing st Green Island. - Vessela near the Hongkong shore are marked. k., near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shote are marked o., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.

Section med shingg

1. From Green Island to the Gas:Works...

2. From Glas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.....

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office.

4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office..

Vessel's Name

Section,

6. From P. and 0. Co.'s Office to Peddag's Wharf,

6. From Peddar's Wharft o the Naval Yard.

7. From Naval Yard to the Pter."

6. From Pler to East Point.

Captain

•Flag and Big.

Tons.

Date of Arrival

Consigneer or Agents.

- Jatosipere Adria Atholl..... Charlton

SK Breeze!

15 hThomson

12 h Johnson

City of Peking

14k Berry:

Dale

3 h Thompson

Douglas Kamiyam Esmeralda

"THE CHINA BEVIEW," At the principal ports in the East and Anstralian T Fotos gals the Rink of Fun Flintshire

No, 6, VOL. V." Annual Subscription, Six Dollars and

Half.

CONTENTS,

Review of a Chinese Manuscript. New

Testament.

A Legend of the Tang Dynasty. Ethnological Sketches from the Dawn of

History.

Brief Skotches from the Life of K 'ung-ming,

(Continued from page 310.) The Tang Hon Obt, A Modern Chinese

Novel.

Ancient Peking.

Notes on Chinese Grammar (Continued from

page 286.)

Short-Notloos of New Books and Idterary

Intelligence,

Collectanea Bibliographica

Notes and Queries :---

Colonies.

THE Company will be constituted on ay, 1978, is a per manent Marine Insurance Company, to carry on the business (established in 1883) of the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, 1875-1877.

A Reserve Fund will be formed of Taals 400,000, by setting asido a portion of the profits at such times and in such sums tho Shareholders shall decide.

The net profits of the Company for each year will be divided amongst the Share- holders, in the following manner;

One-third over the Shares, a portion

thereof being set aside for the forma tion of a Reserve Fund as above stated. Two-thirds as a return to Contributors (baing Shareholders), in proportion to the Premin paid or influenced by them. A revision of the Share List will take | place at the end of every three years, and for this purpose power will be given to the

Inheritance and "Patria Potestas" in Directors by the Deed of Settlement to

China,

Tonic Sol-fs Notation in China

Chinese Novels.

A Difficult Character.

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel.

Russian Binologista

The Eight Geri

The Flesh of Hare.

Beads of Sorghum

Aniseed Oil and Sandalwood, Errata.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, do-

Ching Mall Office,

Hongkong, July 7, 1877.

To Let.

TO LET.

T08. 4, and 5, PECHILI TERRAUE, ELGIN

STREET.

NOB

Apply to

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, July 30, 1877.

TO LET. MEE Dolling House and Offices No. 1, D'Aguilar Strast, lately in the occupa tion of Messr DoUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co.

The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Terraco...

The Dwelling House No. 6, Gough Street, The Dwelling House No. 10, Gough Street. Possession from 1st September next. The Bangalow No. 5, Old Balley Street, Possession from 1st August next.

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1877.

TO: LET

OUSE No. 10, Albany Road, lately

Hvecupied by the Rev. R. H. K159.

"Binnen. Villa," Pok-foo-lum, Furnishod.

DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Oo, Hongkong, July 21, 1877.

TO LET.

With Immediate Possession, HE Upper Part of No. 62, PRAYA,

sther for OFFICES or Gooows.

Apply to

ROBERT MORE, Hongkong, July 5, 1877.

Insurances..

ani

HAMBURG-MAGDEBURG FIRE IN. SURANCE Co. OF HAMBURG.

THIS Company is now Prepared to

Issue Policies against 1088 or DAMAGE by FIRE at Current Rates. Every Risk taken by this Company in participated in_by: Three of the largest German Fire Insurance Companies, re- presenting an aggregate Capital and Surplus of over. BIXTY MILLION MARKS, equal to FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS, thus enabling this Company to secept large lines,

SANDER & Caj Agents. Mongkong, June 20, 1877.

B0226

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED,

CAPITAL TAELS 400,000, EQUAL TO

9585,555

Directora

Les Bisa, of the Lai Hing Fin CHAN SHENG LAt, of the Lat Yuen Firm WONG YIR FUN, of the Chun Cheong Wing

Hong

Loo YEE, of the Yes On Firm, Foxe Sory Fune, of the Tung Bang Wo

Hong Woso Paź Onsors, of the San Tye Lee

Flong, Fux Pone, of the Wy Bing Firm.

Manager HO AMEI,

†ARINE RISKS on Goons, eto, takon

MARINE

et DURRENT RATES to AUSTRALIA,

PERAND, and to all the Tezart Ports of Uhfas and Japati.

withdraw at the before-mentioned periods

Underalgond are prepared to Bulidings or on: Goods stored therein, on Goals in Matalade on Goods on board Vessels and on Halls of Veroin in HA bowls the usual Terms and Conditiona

Proposals for Life Assurances will be ro- selved, and transmitted to the Director for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first class lives up to £1000 on a Single Tdfe, homes alt for sus

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro-

ARNHOLD, KARBERG 0%,

Agents Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

goals or any other information, apply fo

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above. Company, are prepared to grant Le surances at current ratos

«MELCHERS ♣ Coj Agents, Royal Insurance Company.

all or any of the Shares held by Share CHINESE holders who have not contributed 'Premis or whose contributions during the preced. ing three years have not been in proportion to the number of Shares held.

Shareholdern retiring from the Company In pursuance of the above regulation, whi be notified at least three months prior to the date fixed for any such revision of theIn Share List, and will have the option of dis posing of their Sharan in either of the following ways i-

They will be at liberty at any time after roceipt of notice of withdrawal, and prior to the date of revision, to sell their Shares to any person approved by the Company and accepted as the transforest

or

Upon surrendering their worip certificate for cannellation at the time of such revision, and pursuant to notice, will receive a return of the Capital paid up thereon; and so soon after as the inancial position of the Company up to the date of the revision can be asoor. tained and the accounts adjusted, they shall also receive a pro-rata share of the Reserve Fund, if any accumulated, together with such proportion of the unappropriated profits as may be found due to them.

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Applies tions for Shares in the undermentioned form will be received at the offices of the Company, from residents in Chins and Japan, until the 30th September; from London and distant porte until 31st Octo- ber next,

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To the Provisional Committee of the

NORTH-CHINA Insurance COMPANY. Gentlemen,

horsby request that you

Shares in the will allot to ...................... above Company, and................... agree to accept auch Shares, or any less number you may allot to

and............ agree to pay the first call of Tls. 600 per Share, and all subsequent calls, and to subscribe the Deed of Settlement when required to do so,

Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant,

Forms of application for Shares can be obtained at the, Head-office, or by applica tion to the Agents of the Company.

Shanghai, June 18, 1877.

NOTICE.

LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM

TRANSIT INSURANCE Co.

ocl

THE BUSINESS of this COMPANY has

This Day been Transferred to THE MARINE INSURANCE Co., of 20, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON,

By Order of the Proprietore,

WILLIAM HUNT, Secretary,

137, Leadenhall Street, LONDON,

1st January, 1977.

THE MARINE INSURANCE CO,

20, Old Broad Street,

LONDON,

1st January, 1877. ESTABLISHED 1836.

CAPITALĄ KAIN £1,000,000 STERLING. RESERVE FUND,... 340,000

WITH

*ITH Reference to the foregoing Adver.

tament THE MARINE INSUR ANCE Co. has This Day taken over the Business of the LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAN TRANSIT Co., and has appoint- ed Mr A. MEIVER as its AGENT in HONG- LONG,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ROBERT J. LODGE, Manager,

CALIFORNIA, Marika, BINGAPORE, SALON, Undersigned is prepared to Accept b. Risks and issue Pollutes on behalf of the MARINE INSURANCE C5, by any First Class Bteaiter.

A. MOIVER, Agent of the Marine Insurance De, of

London. Hongkong, February 10, 1877, 4017

HEAD OFFICE, 48, Bonham Strand, Hongkong, June 3, 1877.

pol

INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

NOTICE

DOLICIES granted at current rates on Marion Risks to all parts of the World. sccordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nott amount of Premis contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Roserve Fund,

OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents.

Hongkong, Apris 17, 1878.

THE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Undexgned are prepared to grant Polloles against Fire to the extent of 45,000 on Bulidings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local raten, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Promla.

NORTON & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, January 1, 1876,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

Estanlabury 1809.

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

THE Underelgued, Acer at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of $10,000 on any Building, or on Marabandies in the same, "at the mual Rates, sabfent to a discount of 20

GILMAN # Oo,

Agents.

per cent,

Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,"

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER

Enyew. Golden Horn Nelson Norna Pernambuco Epartan Stentor

W. Coros de Vries Washi Tottang

Salling VomeÏn A. S. Davis: Alphington Annie Lorway Antwerp

Alignate Benclutha Benefactor Bertha Blanca Perties Bon Accord Brisbane

¡C. W. Cochran

Caldew

Canton

Canton

Cheng Boon

CHIL

Chocala Christiana A, P Commissary Doris Brodersen Edinburgh Castle Edith Rose Enla y Escort FH, Drown F. Starac Foochow Formosa

Fred. P. Litchfield Friederich Galatea George. Geo, Crosbaw

Glamorganshire Gollah

Gold Hunter Grasmere Gryfe Hannah Law Harbinger Highlander Humboldt Liles of the South: Jacstra

6 h Pitman Blanco

14,4.homas

5 Thebaud

4 Croad 4.0 Alton 6 b Staples 2h Walker 3. Blyde 4hCooper

White

str.

Brit. i. 781 July 15P & 0.8, N. Co. Brit atr: 922 July 27 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit. str. 786 July 10 Hop Kee Amer, str. 6079 July 19 P. M. 8. 8. Oo, Brit, 646 July 21 Yuen Fat Hong Brit

864 July 27 Douglas Lapralk & Co. Span, str. 222 June $Remedios & Vo. Brit, str. 895 July 30 A. McG. Heaton Brit. str. 1243 July 294. Mo, Heaton Ohlst. 020 July 50C, M. S. N, Co. Brit, str. 1028 July 28 Wo. Pustan & Co. Brit, str. 804 July 80 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit, str. 606 July 26 Kwok Achoong Brit str.

643 July 26 Slemmen & Co. Brit. str. Brit, str. Brit str

Hunter

4 b Flawkins

Brit sir. Brit. str.

4 Ford

13 ¿Cunningham

17 Gales

4 Atkfos

3. Bernard

4k fligging 1oHayden

2 Ringe 3& Tancredl 6k Soott

4 Hadleston

92 Gilvan

Peterson Knudsen 2:0 Crantz

26 Chang Sang

8 Kennet 9 Capra

Hunter

8. Nielsen 4 Seward 7.dBiefken

4k Braithwaite

...Waterbouine

8 Vorsat

4k Gargdalo

887 July 29Jardine, Matheson & Co. 1804 July 30 Butterfeld & Suire

384 June 4 Hok Moh Leong

265 July 22 Landstein' & Co. 286 July 80 Kwong Lee Yuen & Co.

Amer. a 1899 June Brit bqs. 826 July Brit, bqe, 752 July Brit, bqe. 1031 July Fab, bqe 880 July Brit bqe Amer. Boe. Ger bqe Italbgo,

970 July 596 July

19 Russell & Oc. 8Wieler & Co.

Order

13 Melchers & Co.

6 Carlowitz & Co.

2 Meyer & Co.

28 Russell & Co. 442 July 26 Wieler ds Co. 666 June 23 Landstein & Co.

Brit, bge 398 July 18 Chinese Brit bgo 894 July 25 Rusell & Co. Amer, bqe. 1106 July 122. & D. E. N. Co. Brit be. 482 July 6 Bozario & Co. Siam, eh. 770 June 22 Chinese t

Ger, bqe, 873 July 30 Stemssen & Co.

200 April 80 Chinese

Slam. sch.

Brit. bqe. Brit. bqe.

445 July 80 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

284 July 18 Rogario de Co.

800 July 29 Remedios & Co.

Destination.

Remarks.

Sapore & Bombay

'hams, Hlogo, do To-morrow

Cooktown

To-day

Y'hama & S. F'deco 4th prox.

Bangkok

Today

Coast Porta

2nd.prox.

MOD.'s Slip

Swatow

To-day

Canton

To-day

Swałow

Cleared

Bapors and Penang Tomorrow Shanghal

Hollow & Haiphong K'loong Dook

San Francisco Haiphong

Melbourne & Sydney Bands' Blip

Nio.8.m.ac. Brit. ah Dan.sh. Brit, bqe,

898 July

18 Melcher & Co.

647 July 627 July

21 Melchers & Co.

8 Adamson, Bell & Co.

Dut. hge, 670 July Brit. bye 408 July

6 Landstein & Co.

Baugkok

7 Arahold, Karberg & Co

Amor, bqe, Ger. bqe Ital. bge Slam, bg,

686 July

7 Wm. Pustan & Co,

Cos'tan Dock

823 July

17 Order...

404 July

26 Carlowitz & Co.

300 July 11 Chinese.

Shanghai

Cleared

Cam Francisco

Amer. bge.

Ger. boe.

2k Jaeger

8 ⚫ Steffens

8 olving

8 McEachun

2 b Dentran

2b Hochrenter 4oHyland

8 Spalding

4k Wulff

7. oFreeman

8b Hastings- 4.0 Roberts 8. Greig 8bJohnston

8 Autchinson

Erit, bqe 916 May 20Russell & Co.

1082 July 1 Meyer & Co.

594 July 19Wm. Pustan & Co. Date 1996 July 30 Order

Ger. bge 789 July 25Malobers & Co. Brit, bqe. 658 July 21 Adamson, Bell & Co. Brit be. 458 July 17 Chinese Blam, bqe, 530 July

4Chinese

Amer. th. 1200 July Meyer & Co. Brit bqe, 688 July 1Borneo Co., Limited Brit, sh 1008 May 24 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Brit. sh. 1209 April 28 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Brit

ab. 1606 July 27 Jardina, Matheson & Co. Amer. h. 1852 May 13 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. dor, bge

880 July 18 Eduard Sobellbase & Co. Brit, ab. 820 July Amhold, Karberg & Co. Dut, bg 810 July Amer, bye. 10 July

80 Russell & Co.

7: Lagulmatod

8:c Donnett

2 Dirksen

Ján, S. Stone Jalo

8.0 Weston

Order

8. Moberg

Jobanne

7 Bunjs

Rusa. sh. 1865 July Ger. sh. 758 July

2Order

8c Harrin

4 Gadd

2.h Roos

Jubilee Kalsow

Kalaja

Krung Theo Loading Wind Leiterer

Lord Macaulay Louisa Maid Marian -Malpu

Maria Matchless Merse Mignon Nimbus Nimrod Norseman

Northern Star

2. Duhrssen 8-k Hinckley

7.h Monkman 2k Schierloh 2 a Forest

Brit. sh.

6Deetjen & Co.

765 July 11 Order

Brit. bge 790 July 28 Douglas Lapraik & Co..

Russ. be.

Siam. be,

690 July 24 Captain 488 July 30 Stomasen & Co. Amer. a. 1208 Juns 30 Meyer & Co. [Amer. sol. 45 Aug 13 Insurance Cos.

Brit. boe.

847 July 1 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. 245 July

1Eduard Schellham & Co.

Bab, bqe. 379 July 27 Carlwitz & Co. Amer. sb, 1198. June 22 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Brit. bqe 629 July 17Gibb, Livingston & Co.

San Francisco New York

New York

Nagasakt

Hamburg Haiphong

Ger, 8m. 80.

Brit bg.

298 July 31 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

8 Andrews

Brit, bqe.

674 July 12 Landetalu & Co.

4-k Tonford

14 Dawes

New York

14 & Robertson

3 cSoule

8 Leonard

9 Clark

2 harik

Wortley Notre D. de la Garde 4 Legier

Am. 3m. 10. 484 July 18 Order

Amor ab. 1800 July & Messageries Maritimes Brit. bge. 695 July 80 Captain [Slam. - sh 711 July 16 Chinese

486 July 12 Carlowitz & Co. 464 July 12 Adamson, Bell & Co. Ger.bqe 950 July 27 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

388 July 30 Meyer & Co.

Tientaln

London

Wanchal Fler

Wanchai Pier

Brits bqe 827 July 21 Order

Fch. bqe:

Parraca Fello

7 Phillips

Brit. Ege.

4 Christiansen

Penshaw

IbAtrey

Brit. bgo.

729 July 24 Meyer & Co.

Pilgrim Polynesia

2 % Fowle

Amery hi

656 July 30 Order

17h Sohwater

Ger. sh.

965 June 16 Meyer & Co.

Presto

8 Laldman

Pym

8 Stapleton

Brit. bge Brit bye

608 July 29 Mayer & Co.

Quickstep Rapid

8c Barnaby

Amer. bqe

826 July 27 Bussell & Co.

bHubte

Slam. bqs

429 July 25 Tack Mee Hop

Robt. Henderson

Brit, bqe

568 June 9 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

London

Am. Sm. 8o.

406 Feb. 28 Armbold, Karborg & Co.

For Sale

Am. 3m. so

398 July 17 Russell &r Clo

Brit ah

874 July 17 Russell & Co,

Dut, boe.

Bam.com Solndia Bourabaya Pasket Spinaway Bpringfield Stanfold

His Majesty King George. The First, Bonins

A 1720. THE Undersigned having been sppelated Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

Marine Department. Policies, at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Port of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department. Pollotesland for long or short periods at giffent vater A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department, Polletes farmed for soms not exceeding 85,000 at redueid rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

A

Star of the North | Starlight.

Bully Sydenham Talising svega Thoon Kranom Therkild Tullochgorum Twilight Victoria

Walls Castle William Cobb Young Slam Zambra

3 Gunn 41 Bansen Bryant 4.6Lightbody

1 Verdain 3 Pringle

2hPear

4 Dudley

3. Hawken

462 July 30 Eduard Schallhase & Co. - Brit. bye. 325 July 288ienissen & Co. - Amer. sb. 1049 July 17 P. & 0. 8. N. Oo, Brit, bge. 676 June 16 Bumell & Co. Brit.ab. 602 July 7Chin Chon Wing 12h Wachtelbrenner Siam, bg. 889 July 16Chinese

3 Bara,"

Feb. boe, 887 July 18 Carlowitz & Co. Miller

Brit sh 1068 July 11Messageries Maritimes Johnston Brit, sh,815 July 17 Ordez

31 Beads 4 Masien

43 Dalargy

8 Trimble

7 Brown

8

Brady

12 e Benedictsen

474 July 1stemssen & Co.

680 July 28 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit, bqe 678 July 172, G. Linstead

Brit. boe. 625 July 30 Chinese

424. July 30 Meyez & Co.

{P.&O. Wharf

London

Vorreth

Blam, bqe

Cos'tan Dock

Ger bg 180 July 6 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Tien tain

Brit.Sm.so

176 July 18 Wieler & Co.

Brith

San Francisco

(Am. Im. io

Siam ah 701 July 18 Kin-tye-loong

Brit. oh 1130 July 20 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Smith

Cari

St. Joseph

Thomson Diamont Westerveld

Brit. str. 749. May P. & O. 8. N. Co. Ger. bg. 218 July 18 Arnhold, Harborg & Co.- Fan. bye. 408 Tuly 28 Carlowitz & Co, Dat, boe. 200 July 248lemssen & Co.

Tiantain

Thontains

CANTON

Cata

Brit

Shanghai

WHAMTOA

Bombay

ITTHE Undersigned Agents are in receipt Ario of Instructions from the Board of Directors authorizing them to Isane Folicies Ningpo to the extent of 810,000 on any one first class risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on adjoining risks at current rates. A Discount of 20% allowed.

HOLLIDAY, WIRE & Co.

• Hongkong,Jánuary 8, 1878.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE. COMPANY OF MANCHESTER

AND LONDON.

8 Bladen

str. 704 July 2llemsen & Co.

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Chiness Annamite

Vents Name,

Flag

Tons. Guns, H.2

Dels of

Arrisal

Commander.

Alert

h

American

gunboat

641

July 28

A. §. Barker S

Chun Tung Lal Ins Magpie

0

revenue artiEST

180.

40.

July 28

gunboat

1200

June 9

M. Louvre

6 h

Britst

gun vesel

174

160

July 17

@k British 60 British

military hospital

2601

Father

gunboat

150

60.

July 25

John M. Stokes'

transport

1200

Feb. 23

Rapallo

Britt h

Commodore's fag-ahip 3087

Understand have been sppointed Mecanee Agunta, for the above Company at Moorhen Hongkong, Cantony Fooshor, Shanghal Patino and Hankow, and are prepared to grant | Victor Emanuel Lazurnaces et current exten, -

* HOLLIDAY, WINE & Co. Hongkong, Ontober 14; 1998,

K. D. Spanish

Herbt. J. G. Garbolt

Commodore Watson

Printed and published by Ono, Myrxar Ban, at the Ching Mail Oßeo; No. 2, Wrodkam Street, Hongkong