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U. 8. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TỎ NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANDIBOO,

Intimations.

NEWS FOR HOM-E.

The Oregland China Mail.

(The oldës) Overland Paper in Okiss.)

PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

THE CHINA NAIL.

Insurances.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

NOTICE.

Marino Risks to all parts of the World. DOLICIES _granted at current rates on

THE U. 8. Mall Steamship CITY OF Containing from T2 to 84 columns of closely are distributed annually to Contributores

TOKIO, will be despatched for San Francisco, vin Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 18th August, at 3 p.m., taking Pan- sengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading issued for tran- sportation to Yokohama and other Japan Forte, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Citles of the United States via Over land Railways, to Harana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamora.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

On Through PASSAGES to EUROPE,

• REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT 'from Regular Rates is granted to OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL AND CONSULAR SERVICES IN COMMIS- SION.

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m., the 17th August, Faroel Packager will be received at the offico until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; vains of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's

printed matter.

FH18- Mail Summary la compiled from the Daily China Mail, is published on the morning of the twice a month English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's curront history of events in China and Japan-002 tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries.

It contains Shipping news from Shangbai; Hongkong, Canton, &o, and a complete Commercial Summary.

Subscription, 60 cents per Copy (postage paid 56 cents.) 412 por anuum (postage paid $19.50.)

Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY

BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer.

Terms of Advertising, came as in Dally China Mail

Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW.”

Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the No W Ready.

Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Passage

and Freight, apply to the Agency of the

Company, No. 9, Prays Contral

RUSSELL & Oo, Agents.

au18 Hongkong, August 4, 1879,

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES;

AL60,

No. 6.-Vol. VII. OF THE

In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit,

whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premia contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund..

J. BRADLEE SMITH,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 9, 1878,

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Storling

of which is paid up £ 100,000 22 Reserve Fund upwardsof£ 120,000

£ 250,000 11 Annual Income

TUE

"

Undersigned bays been appoluted Agenta for the above Company st Hongkong, Cantor, Foocbow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.

[No. 5022.-August 12, 1879.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.`

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departurés reported to-day,

To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage la divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong sliörs are marked, near the Kowloong shore k., and thoss in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections,

Section

1. From Green Island to the Gas. Works, 2.From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Worka.-

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Barbour Master's Office, 4. From Harbour Master's to the F. and O. Co.'s Office,

Fessel's Name.

Bombay Oburruca Danube. City of Tokio...

Fame..... Kalear-1-Hind

Moray...... Namoa ....

Bection.

6. From P. and O. Co.'s Offico to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.

8. From Flor-to-East Point.

Captain.

and Rige

Tons.

Date of Arrival.

Consignees or Agents.·

Destination

Remarks.

...Clanohy

To-day To-morrow.

848 Aug. 11 Holliday, Wine & Co. 366 Aug. 10 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 1899 July 31 David Sassoon, Sons & Co. 12 Kwok Acheong

B.K. & Wpos Dock Co.

P. & O. 8. N. Co.

BDouglas Lapraik & Co.

Now York Amoy, &a

S'pore, Calcutta, de l'o-morrow

Manila

Y'hama & S. Fcisco 18th inst.

Bangkok

Europe, &c.

To-day

Spore, Calcutta, &e. To-morrow

Coast Ports

Shanghai

Brit. str. 2550 Aug. Brit.

24 China Traders' Insurance Co.

Landstein & Co.

Sands Slip

Tog Plying

15th inst

Saigon

Manila

15th Inst.

To-day

Steamers

Egean

[5 ofStewart

Brit. str.

Albay

5 F. Ashton

Arratoon Apear

...... Mɛotavish

12 b

5 h Abaroa

Brit. str. Brit.

at Brit. str Span. str.

5 Maury......

8 b8topani

749 Feb. 387 Ang. Amer, str. 5070 July Brit. str. 661 Aug. Brit, atr:

10 Remedios & Co.

29 P. M. 8. 8. Oo.

8 Yuen-Fat Hong

117

Methven

5 b Butcher

etc. 1427 July

31 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.

Ningos... Norma Olympia. Pacifio Salvadora Sea Gull Washi

kdWestaby.

Bilt

str.

862 Aug,

4 Casa

Brit

· str.

761 Aug.

12 Siemssen & Co.

3 k Love

Brit.

str.

606 May

31 Kwok Achoong

3 c Nagel

Ger str.

789 Aug.

8Ah You

.1 hfernbeim...... Ger. str.

69. July

29iemssen & Co.

5 Larrinaga ......Span. str.

316 Aug.

8 Remedios & Co.

8 k Haydon

Amer, str.

48 Mar.

.5 oHunter.................. Brit, str.

265 Aug.

4k Bever.......................... Brit. str....***

Russell & Co.

Sailing VessoÏA....

Adam H. Simpson ...1 ball, Jr. Advance...

1624 Aug.

4Order

336 Aug.

9 Chinese

719 Aug. 861 July 26 Meyer & Co.

11 Adamson, Bell & Co.

Wanchai Pier

601 July 11 Russell & Co..

Honolulu

404 June 26 Kwong Him Woo

646 Aug.

7L. Mallory

340 Aug.

7 Melchers & Co.

Chefoo

Oleared

341 Aug.

9 Eduard Schellhass & Co. -

Tientsin

838 Aug. 263 July

4 Chinese

¡Colonies

New York

Hamburg

New York

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extant of CHINA REVIEW $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Fremia,

NORTON & Co.,

Agents.

CONTAINS-

Jottings from the Book of Rites L Translations of Chinese School-books. The Ballads of the Shi-king. Floods in China.

The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Brief Sketches from the Life of [K*ung-

ming.

Ethnological Sketches from the Dawn of

Blatory.

Chinese Philosophy before Confucius.

A Chlp from Chinese History, or the last two Emperors of the Great Snug Dynasty, 1101-1126.

Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

K

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

UE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels, and on Euila of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA Shorts 24 New Books and LiteraryTFOLIoras against the Risk of FIRE on

ON

AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

'N TUESDAY, the 19th August, 1879, at Noon, the Company's S. S ANADYR, Commandant DE BOISSEULL BARON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above pincer.

Cargo and Speele will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 8 p.m., oùi the 18th August, 1879. (Parcels are not

to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:-

The Pekingese Syllables Smu, zu, dzo. Supposed Mention in Chinese History of the Nestorian Mission to China in the 7th and 8th Contarles. New Foochow Colloquial Words, The Kitchen-God. Examination of Licentiates. The Canton River. Cutting Crystals, ·· Door Slabs of Litorati. Coine of the Ming. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &a

China Mail Office, Hongkong, July 24, 1879.

SAILORS' HOME,

For further particulars, apply at the ANY CLOTHING BOOKS, OF

Company's Office.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent,

Hongkong, August 6, 1879.

au19

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED

IX

STATES AND LUROPE, CORRECTION WITH THI

CENTRAL

and

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING

· RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIOSTEAMERS,

THE S. 8. BELGIO will be despatch- ed for San Francisco via Yokohama,

on or about September 1st, 1879, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.

will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

To Let.

STORAGE,

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

Zephyr...

Amer. sh 2 cSpencer Biar bga Adelaide Norris ...... 8 Woodward.............. Amer. b. ...Lowe....... Brit. ah. Agnes Muir

Alice O. Dickerman... 4k Bryant. Am. 3m, so. Ann Adamson .... 4 Robertson...... Brit. bqe. Amer. bqe.

Anticok......

Besthoven nespera

Bonita.....

Bua Cano

Candace

Chanca

Chocola

Edward Barrow.. Emil Jukus Floral Star:

Fred. P. Litchfield Gylding

Hazel Holme.. Hermann

.7 e Weeks

Adaja

12k Stahr

1 Lange 8 k Oandler

་་་་་

Ger. bge. Gor.5m. O, Siam, bqe Brit.3m.ac.

41 Washburn ...... Amer. bye. .4 k Kennett......... Brit. bqe. 4. Rich........... Brit. boe. 5kJürgenson... Ger. bqs. 7h Davison ***** Brit.3m.80. 4k Spalding. Amer. bge. 3 kWhether Dan.

3 K Millican ..........................9 Schmidt Highlander ....... 4k Hutchinson Hopewell

J. A. Borland John A. Brigge...... Marquis of Argyll Monte Rosa

F. Fitzpatrick Prosperity Race Horse Rifleman Sumatra.....

Tal Leer

If required, protection will be granted on Erat class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Vigilant.

Life.

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

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

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1809;

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

Undersigued, AGENTS at Hongkong

7 b Langiola

8 cKent

.8 c Randall

..3 c McKoon

2 cHoff

5 Chinese 638 June 19 Russell & Co. 284 July 21 Rozario & Co. 968 June 26 Vogel & Co. 501 July 18 Melcher & Co. 244 July 30 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1083 July 13 Russell & Co.

5 Ohinese bg. 240 Aug. Brit. bge.

405 Aug. 7 Adamson, Bell & Co. Ger, bqe.

7 Wieler & Co. 444 ắng. ...Amer. b. 1862 June 19 Vogel & Co.

Brit. bqe. 579 July 10 Adamson, Bell & Co.

670 Jul 26 Malchers & Co.

Amar. bqe.

amer. sh. 2110 July 21 Messageries Maritimes Brit. bqe. 500 June 11 Rozario & Co.

Amer. h. 1313 June 15 Fegel & Co.

387 Aug. 7 Slemssen & Co. 740 June 19 Order

Amer. sh. 1090 Sept. 8 Russell & Co,

250 Aug. 10 Meyer & Co. Amer. sh. 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.

Nagasakd

Quinhon

New York

Tientsin

San Francisco

7 Carter.

3k Phelan

Amer. bqe.

682 July 31 Chinese

8tam. bqe

476 Aug. 12 Chinese

2kStehmeyer.............

Siam. bqe.

.3

Brit. bqs.

13k Clough

8 k Stebr

Ger. bqe.

4 c Ross

WHAMPOA

Iphigenia Victory

Porte Moyer Groen Whiting

Fch. bqe. 346 Ang. 12 Carlowitz & Co. Ger. bqo 350 Aug. 10 Eduard Schellhass & Co. Ger. bqe. June 30 Captain Brit, bg-255. Aug.

2Eduard Schallhass & Co

Honolulu

Tentain

CANTON

Fuyow.....

Croad

Cht

Shanghai

Courier Hermine

str. 920 Aug. 100, M. 8. N. Co.

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

7 b 6-k British

Date of

Fessel's Name.

Anchor

agt,

Flag,

Class.

Tons.

Guns. H. P.

Arrival

Annamese

man-of-war

2060

Juvé 10

Yuen

military hospital.

2591

gunboat

465

120

Juna

gunboat

455

60

July 18

gunboat

180

.60

June 29

man-of-war

Aug. 5

Commodore's flag-ship) 3087

20

LA Tal........... Mesanes.......ade Midge........... Sun-koe

OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in G GODOWNS IN PEDDAR'S WHARF for the above Company, are prepared Sheldrake........... BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms.

to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the esme, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cant.

GILMAN & Co., Agents,

Apply to

G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, August 9, 1879.

TO LET.

Praya

FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the

Apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, July 28, 1879.

Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE

TO LET,

Connection is made at Yokohama, with ON MARNE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS

Steamers from Shanghai,

Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 31st August. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address tu full; value of name is required.

A REDUCTION is made on Keturn Pas- NAGE-TICKETS.

Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms, Ban Francisco.

For further information as to Freight os-Pausage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.

H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting agent.

Hongkong, August 1, 1879.

W

For Sale..

WASHING BOOKS.

(In English and Chinese,)

GRANITE GODOWNS.

Apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879.

"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD, X7ITH Large TENNIS LAWN.

Apply to

W

SHARP & DANBY,

No. 6, Queen's Road Central, Late Messrs E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1879,

TO LET.

LOUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S ÄILL.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 29, 1879.*

H

Bel

of Tadles, and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Office.-Price, $1 each.

CHINA MAIL Office.

NOW READY.

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE

A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L

and IL, A to M, with Introduction. Royal Svo., pp. 404,--By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

Price: Five Dollars, or Two DOLLARS AND A HALF per Part..

To be had from Mesars LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghaljand Mesum KHLY & WALAH, Shanghai,

“Hongkong, March 1, 1878,

Insurances.

SWISS LLOYD

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ÜZLARYER

of

His Majesty King George The First, 4. D. 1720.

Q

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

Marine Department.

Policies at current rates payable either bere, in London or at the principal Porta of Indle, China and Australia.

Fire Department. current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Policies issued for long or short periods at

Life Department. Pollotes-issued for sums not exceeding £6,000 at reduced rates.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY AGENCIES at all the Trosty Ports of

OF WINTERTHUR.

INSURANOES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.

MEYER & Co., Agents.

Singe

Hongkong, June 3, 1879,

SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

FIRE AND LATE,

China and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon and Penang.

7 b British 5k British Jar.S1. Chinese Vencedera... K. D. Spanish Victor Emanuel.. 6 h British

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS

Owners.

Butterfield and Swire H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. H, O. & M. S-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong.

Commander.

H. Salmond

Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges

J. H. Wade

Francisco Alararo nga Commodore Emilth

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

WATERS, &c."

Name

Name.

Tons. Captain

An-lan

Tons.

321

| Guns. H. P.

7

Chen-jul

80

9

Ichang

700 Ogiton

Chen-to

221

Kin Shan

457 Cary

Kiu Klang Powan

Sir J. Joojeebboy Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotsal

Lefavour 314 Degen. 280

617 Benning, A. 1890 Boyland

184 140

Ching-on

120

2.

40

Ching-po

180

Chun-tung

150

H., . & M. S, boat Co.

Li-she

80

20

*****

0. M.-S. N. Co.

Kwok Acheong

Peng-chou-bat

600

120

Quang on

120

4:

180

6

Sul-taing

160

Tching-taing

180

Tsing-po

100

180 Browns

EL, O. & M. S.-boat Co. Shen-chi

POOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT,

Aug. 2, 1879,

Fah-yuen for London & H'burg Fang-shun

Johanna Kormer. Lady Louisa Lord of the lales Lulu Madcap Maid of Judah R. M. Hayward

San Francisco Undine

Wodan

for Newchwang- for London for Takso for Tientsin for Hongkong for Sydney for Tientsin for Dunedin for London for Cape Town MEN-OF-WAR..

Hankow

Barter Boctor

2829898898889

Commander.

Read

J. Godall

A. Walker

Stewark : Chinese Admiral

Chun Hi En

U. HL. Palmer Li Ping Tye J. H. Wade

J. B. Murray Bessard

Ching

American schooner

"MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,

Caprera

Chikaya Mara

Claverhouse

British barque

American barque

British abip American ship Japanese barque

British barque British barque British ahip

for Foochow

Halloween

MERCHANT STEAMERS.

Almatia

MERCHANT STEAMER

Fatchoy

British

Anglo Norman

Hesperia

Chinese

Benelutha

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

Civiale Cubs Hedvic Irazu

MBBOHANT SAILING VESSELA

for Tientain British barque for Tientsin British barque

*Fuyer

Chinese

Caller Ou

Genkel Maru

Japanese

Glenlyon

British

B. C. Orated

Danish

Hae-an

Chinese

Dilpussand

British

Endymion

British

Forward Ho

British

Frederich

Hideyoshi Maru

Japanese

Bo-obung

Chinese

Ingeburg

German barque for London German barque

*Kaiser-I-Hind

British

Magellan

Cerman barque

Klang-ching

Chinese

Martha Brockelmann

German barque

Kiang-kwan

Chinese

Mary

British schooner

Kiang-plan

Chinese

Mary S. Amen

Kiang-tung

Chinesa

Oscar Vidal

Kiang-wae

Ubinese

Pelham

H. M. gunboat for Shanghai

Kung Wo

British

Ta-leo

Lee-yuen

Chinese

Lydia

German

KO CHARGE FOR POLICY FERS,

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary.

British

Ang. 5, 1879.

Packeng

British

MEROHANT SESAMERS,

Pautah

Chtrene

Hongkong, November 1, 1871. .

Ansdyr

French

Pekin

+ British

Appin

British

Tabyer

Chinese

Benarty

British

Tunsin

British

Hornet Kua Hising

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Bokhara

British

W. C. de Vries

Britiali

British

Yeb-sin

Chinese

Company, are prepared to grant In- Claverhouse

British

Yuuguing

Chinese

Bobol

Electra

German

MELCHERS & Con Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874,

Europe

British

* Bince left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Woll

Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at Lapwing the above mentioned Ports.

Lily

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR, *Niogpo

compenfrent ralce, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Chefec

NSURANCES against Fidesable Beduc muran NSURANCES agalist FIRE granted at

tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in China.

MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 2, 1879, Dja80

Therese Behn Thomas Brown Windhover

Cyclop Egerla

American barque British barque British brig

German barque German barques British barque

British barque

MEN-OF-WAB,

German gunboat H. M. gunboat H. M. guabost Chinese cruiser U. & corvette Rusdan gunpost U. 8. gunboat Russian gunboat

German gunboat

Printed and published by Gro. MURRAY Bat; at the China Afall Office, No. 3, Wyndham Street, Blangkong.

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