U. S. MAIL LINK.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Pl
THROUGH to NEW YORK, via OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCKING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
Intimations.
NEWS FOR HOME.
The Overland China Mail.
(The oldest Overland Paper in Okina.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
No. 6028-August 18, 1879.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE Mine Risks to all parts of the World. OLICIES granted at current rates on
IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL
THE U. S. Mall Steamship CITY OF Containing from 12. to 84 columns of closely are distributed annually to Contributorss
TOKIO, will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY,
printed matter.
the 18th August, et 3.p.., taking Pa-THIS-Mail Summary in compiled from sengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United
the Daily China Mail, is publishod States, and Europe.
twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's departure, and le a ra cord of each fortnight's current history of events in China and Japan, oon- tributad in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries.
Through Bill of Lading fasted for tran: sportation to Yokohama and other Japan Forts, to San Franciscs, to Atlantle and Inland Cities of the Unlied States via Over land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Domeraxa, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and Donnecting Steamors,
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
On Through PASSAGES to KUROPE, a REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT from Regular Rates is granted to OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, ARD MEMBERS OF THE DIVIL AND CONSULAR SERVICES IN COMMIS- SION.
Freight will be received on board unti 4 p.m., the 17th August. Parcel Packages will be received at the offles until 5 p. same day; all Parcol Packages should be marked to address in full; value of name la required.
Sh
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, eddressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Prays Central
It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, &c., and a complete Commercial Summary,
Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage pald of cents.) $12 per annum (postage Paid $13.50)
Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY BAIE, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mall Steamor.
Terms of Advertising, came as in Dally China Mail
Volume Seventh of the
"CHINA REVIEW."
Now
Ready.
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.
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore k, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between caob 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 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.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Starling City of Tokio..
Danube
Bection
5. From F. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.
8. From Pier to East Point.
at daylight Amoy, ro. S'pore, Caloutis, &c. To-day
Y'bama & S. Folnoo 18th fust
To-morrow
Vessel's Name.
Captain.
Flag and--Date of
Rig,
Arrival.
"Consignors or algen
Steamers
Albay Arratoon Apear
5 bF. Ashton .....6 Mactavisb......
Bombay Churruca
12 h
5 h Abaros
Brit. atr. Brit.
str. Brit. str. ....Span. str.
366 Aug, 10 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 1392 July 31 David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
749 Feb. 387 Aug.
12 Kwok Achoong
10 Remedios & Co.
Manila
5 c Meory....
a's Clanchy
-28
Fame Tuyew... Moray Namoa Ningpo... Norma Olympia Pacific
66 Stopaui........
Amer. str. 6079. July ¡Brit. str. 681 Aug.
Brit. str. 117
29 P. M. 8. 8. Co.
8 Yuen Fat Hong
Bangkok
16th inst.
A.K. & Wpos Dook Co.
Tug Plying
4 h Croad se
Chl st.
920 Aug.
130. M. S. N. Co..
Shanghai
5 b Batcher
Brit.
atr. 1437 July
S'pore, Calcutta, &a To-day
5hWestoby..
Brit
4oCass
str. Brit. str.
862 Aug.
Coast Ports
5th inst
Shanghai
To-day
S&Love
Brit.
str.
3 Nogel ......................... Gen.
str.
Saigon
.1 h Hornsheim...... Ger.
str.
8 k Haydon ..............Amer. ntc.
69 July. 29 Blessen & Co. 48 Mar.
5 Hunter ....... Brit.
str.
265 Aug.
4 Beuer................... Brit. BET.
of which is paid up £ 100,000.
£. 250,000 - Reserve Fund upwards of £ 120,000 Annual Income
THE Undersigned have been appointed. Agents for the above Company st Hongkong, Canton, Forchow, Shanghal, and Hankow, and are propared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 16, 1868.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANUE COMPANY.
Sea Gull Washi..... Zephyr
Sailing. Vessele
31 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 8 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 761 Aug. 12 Stemssen & Co. 606 May 31 Ewok Acheong 783 Aug. 8Ah Yon
Adam B. Simpson........7 b Call, Jr. ......... Amer. sh 1524 Aug. Advance.....
....2 cSpencer ......... Slam. bqe Adelaide Norris 8 ́o Woodward Amer, bqe Endersigned are prepared to grant Agnes Mul
Love... Brit. Policies against Fire to the extent of | Alice O. Diokerman ... 4 kBryant
àm.8m.so.
angren
24 China Traders' Insurance Co.
9 Landstein & Co. Russell de Co.
4Order 9 Chinese
416th Inst.
336 Aug.
719 Aug. 11 Adamson, Bell & Co.
sh.
851 July 26 Meyer & Co.
Wanchai Pier
501 July 11 Russell & Co.
Honolula
CHINA REVIEW $46,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored Ann Adamson 4 Robertson..... Brit, bqe.
No. 6.-Vol. VIL,
OF THE
RUSSELL & Co, Agents. Hongkong, August 4, 1879,
**
au18
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
4
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE,
ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES 1
A 136,
CONTAINS-
Jottings from the Book of Rites 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
Bistory.
Chinese Philosophy before Confucius.
therein, at current local rates, subject to s | Antioch .................................. Discount of 20% on the Premia,
Bonita...... Bus Caso *** NORTON & Co.,
Candace Agents,
A Chip from Chinese History, or the last
two Emperors of the Great Sung-|-- Dynasty, 1101-1126.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE)
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA Short Notices of New Books and Literary T FOLLOugs against the Risk of FIRE on
ON
AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
N TUESDAY, the 19th August, 1879, at Noon, the Company's 5. S. ANADYR, Commandant DE BOISSEUIL BARON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marsoilies, and so copted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Skipping Orders will be granted until Noon.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specle and l'arcels until 3 p.m. on the 18th August, 1879. (Parcols are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, August 6, 1879.
su19
Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Chip Company.
Intelligence.
Notes and Quarles:-
The Pekingese Syllables Ssu, tzu, što. Supposed Mention in Chinese History of the Nestorian Mission to China in the 7th and 8th Conturles, New Foochow Colloquial Words, The Kitchen-God, Examination of Licentiates. The Canton River. Cutting Crystals. Door Slabs of Literatl. Coins of the Ming. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office, Hongkong, July 24, 1879.
SAILORS HOME,
APArsus will be thankfully received NY Coat-off CLOTHING, Books, or
at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
To Let.
STORAGE,
on STORAGE in
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING, 1HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessola and on Hails of Vossela in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- cetred, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Rates of Promiums, 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.
| J
CAPITAL £2,000,000,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND G GODOWNS HE PROBARE AGE THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong
PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED
IN
KOIIDIKROD
the above Company, are to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in, the same, at the asual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms,
STATES AND EUROPE,
WIZE TEX
CENTRAL
and
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT, Hongkong, August 9, 1879.
TO LET.
A
Proya.
VOGEL & Co.
Hongkong, July 6, 1875,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING „RAILROAD.COMPANIES.
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
THE S. 8, BELGIO will be despatch- Led for Ban Francisco vis Yokohama, on or about September 1st, 1879, at 3 pm, taking Cargo and Passengers to Japan, the United Stater, Mexico, Central and America, and Europe.
Consuetion is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghal.
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 31st August. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office antil 5 p.m. same day: all Parel Packages should be marked to address in fall; value of same is required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAS- | SAGE 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 or Passage, Apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central
FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the
Apply to
Hongkong, July 28, 1879.
TO LET.
N MARINE Lor No. 65, FIRST-CLASS
GRANITE GODOWNS.
MEYER & Co.
Apply to Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
"ROSE VILLAS” FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, BONHAM BOAD, WITH Largs TENNIS LAWN.
Apply to
WIT
SHARP & DANBY, No, 6, Queen's Road Central, late Mesers E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1879.
H. M. BLANCHARD,H
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, August 1, 1879.
For Sale.
201
WASHING BOOKS. (In English and Chinese.) Wof Ladies and Gentlemen, are now JASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use
ready at this Office,-Price, $1 each.
ORINA MAIL Office.
NOW READY,
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE
and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo., pp. 404-By ERNEST JO EITEL Ph.D. Tübingen.
A CANTONESE DIALECT. Paris L
•
Price: Biva DOLLARS, or TWO DOLLARS AND A HALÝ per Part.
To be had from MOSES LAKE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghaland Mesars Kaur & Warza, Shanghai.“ Hongkong, March 1, 1978,
TO LET.
OUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S du.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Bongkong, April 29, 1879.
Insurances.
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR.
TNSURANCES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World,
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879.
3jn50
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE AND LIFE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720,
V
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THE Underalgued baving been appointed T
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 Ports of India, China and Australia,
Fire Department,
Poilcles faaned for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed, Life Department Policies issued for sums not exceeding £6,000 at reduced rates.
Chasca ....
Chocola
7 Weeksomn Amer. bis. 2 Stehr Ger.8m. B. 1 Lange........Siam. bga. 8 Candler Brit. 8m.c.
464 June 26 Kwong Him Woo 646 Aug.7L Mallory
341 Aug. 9 Eduard Schellhaas & Co. Tientsin
4 Chinese 888 Aug.
263 July 6 Chinese
628 June 19 Bussell & Co. 284 Jaly 21 Rozario & Co. 958 June 26 Vogel & Co.
601 July 18 Melchers & Co. 244 July 30 Adamson, Bell & Co.. 1088 July 11 Russell & Co.
240 Aug. 6 Chheas
405 Aug. 7 Adamson, Bell & Co. 444 Aug. Wieler & Co. 1852 June 19 Vogel & Co..
4 kWashburn |Amer. bqe.' 4k Kennett..... Brik. bqs Edward BarrOW-
......4 Bich Brit. bqs. Ball Julius
5kJürgensen ............
Ger. be. Brit.3m.sc. Floral Star............... 7 b Davison .................... Fred. P. Litchfield ...4 k Spalding. Amer. bge. Gylding......
S kWinther........ Dan. bg. Hazel Holme....... 3 kMillican... Brit. bge. 2k Schmidturne Ger boe 4 Hutchinson ... Amer. sh. 7hLanglois.
578 July 10 Adamson, Bell & Co. Brit. bqe. 8-cKeat
Amer, bge. 610 July 28 Melobers & Co. John A. Brigge...8 Randall ...mer. sh. 2110 July 21 Messagerien Maritimes Marquis of Argyll McKeon... Brit. bqe..
500 June 11 Rozario & Co, 47 Carter................
Amer. h. 1818 June 151Vogel & Co. ..3 kPhelan .........Amer, bge.
.2 eHoff
Stam, bqe. ......Sism. bqe.
Hermann Highlander Hopewell
J. A. Borland"
Monte Rosa P. Fitzpatrick Prosperity ..... Race Horse Rideman Sumatra........ Tai Leon Vigllant
WHAMPOA
Brit. bge.
582 July 31 Chinese
476 Aug. 12 Chinese
887 Aug. 7 Siemossen & Co. 740 June 19 Order
Amor. sh. 1090 Sept 6 Russell & Co, Ger, bga 256 Aug. 10 Meyer & Co.. Amer. h. 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.
Colonies
New York
Hamburg
New York
Nagasaki
Quinhon New York
Ohefoo
Cleared
San Francisco
.2 k Stohmeyer .3 1.
9 k Clough
3 Stehr
Roas
Courier Hermins Iphigenia S Victory
Porte
Meyer
Green
Ger. bqa
Whiting
Brli.
bg.
Fch. be. 346 Aug. 12 Carlowitz & Co. Ger. bge. 350 Aug. 10 Eduard Schellkass & Co. June 30 Captain 255 Ang. 2 Eduard Schellhase & Co.
Honolulu Montain
CANTON
Drewes ......... Brit. str.
814 Aug. 188lemsson & Co.
Shanghai
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Vessels Name
Anchor-
Age,
Flag
LI Tat
Mogance Sheldrake Sun-kee Vencedora..... Victor Emanuel.....
7 Annamese 6k British 5 k British Jar. S1 Chinese K. D. Spanish
Bittish 6 h
Dai
Tons
Guns. H. P.
Date of Arrival.
Commander.
man-of-war
2060
June 10
Tuen
military hospital
2591
gunboat
400
gunboat
180
July 18 June 25
man-of-war
Aug.
Commodore's flag-zhip|| 3087
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS,
617 Bennlag, A. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Ching-po
BUGABE
778811
5
Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges J. E. Wade Francisco Alararo Commodore Smith
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN "CANTON
WATERS, &
Tons. Guns. H. P.
Name
Name.
Tons Captain
Owners.
Ichang
700 Ogaton
Kin Shan
457 Cary
Butterfield and Swire H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co,
An-lan Chen-jul Chen-to
7
80
221
Ching-on
120
Kiu Klang Powan
180
1890 Hoyland
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy Spark Tang Ting White Cloud Yotsal
184
H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong.
140 Lefavour 314 Degen 280 180 Browne
H., O. & M. 8.-boat Co. Oil B. H. C
Ohun-fung Id-she Peng-chou-bal Onngon
150
80
600
120
ARATON
Shen-chi Sul-taing
180
B
160
Tching-teing Talug-po
180
100
FOOCHOW-88IPPING IN PORT.
Hesperia
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
Olviale Cuba Hedvic
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of A China and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon and Penang.
Irazu
MERCHANT STEAMER.
H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Aug. 2, 1879.
Fab-yuen Fatchoy for London & H'borg Fang-shun
MERCHANT KAILING VESSELS.
for Tientsin British barque for Tientsin British barque for Newchwang for Lendon. for Takto for Tientsin for Hongkong for Sydney for Tientsin for Dunedin for London
Johanna Karmer Lady Loulea
Lord of the Isles Lula Madcap Maid of Judah R. M. Hayward San Francisco Undine
Wodan
granted at the rates of Premium current at Lapalog
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance
the above mentioned Porta.
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
Lilly
2889898898889
Commander.
J. Godall
770
A. Walker
Stewart
Chinese Admiral
Chun Ti Hu Bead C. H. Palmer
Il Ping Tyo
J. H Wade
J. B. Murray Bessard
Ching
American schooner.
MEBJHANT SAILING VESSELS,
Almatia Anglo Norman
Caprera Chihaya Maru Claverhouse
Dilpussund Endymion
British barque
American barque British ship. BRANE American ship Japanese barque British barque British barque British ship
for Foochow
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
British
"Obineso
Bonclutha
*Fuyew
Chinese
Caller Ou
Genkai Maru
Japanese-
Glenly on
British
H. O. Orated
Danish
Hae-san
Chinesa
Hankow
British
Harter
British
Forward Bo
Bestor
British
Fredericl
Hideyoabi Maru
Japanese
Ho-chung
Chinese
Halloween Ingeborg
German barque for London German barque
*Kaiser-i-Bind.
British
Magellan
German barque
Kiang-ching
Chinese
Martha Brockelmann
German barque
Kiang-kwan
Chinese
Mary.
British sohooner
Kiang-piau
Chinese
Mary S. Amer
American barque”
for Cape Town
Kiang-tung
Chinese
Oscar Vidal
MEN-OF-WAR,
Kiang was
Obinese
Pelkam
HL. M. gunboat
Kung Wo
British
for Shanghai
Lee-yuen
Chinese
Lydia
German
British
Aug. 6, 1879.
Paokong
British
MERCHANT STRAMERS,
French
Pentak Pekin
Chicese
Cyclop
British
Egeris
British
Tabyew
Chinese
British
Tunsin
British
British
W. C. de Vrien
British
Hornet Kus Hding Menocacy
“British-
Yeh-ain
Chloese
Morge
British
Yungning
Chihere
Palon
Sobol
German
British
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. *Ningpo
Anadyr Appin Benarty ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Bokhara THE NSURANCES against FIRE granted at Undersigned, Agents for the above Chefoo
Current Rates. Considerable Redne-surances at current rates,
Company, are prepared to grant In Claverhousa tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance In
Europe China.
-280.
MELCHERS & Co Agents, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, October 27, 1874,
MEYER & Co., égents. Hongkong, June 9, 1870,
Electra
Ta-less Theresa Behn Thomas Brown
Windhover
*Binos left port, or arrived at Hongkong, Wolf
British barque British brig
German barque
German barque British barque
British barque
MIN-OF-WAR
German ganbout H. M. gunbo H. gunboar Chinese orvisor U. B. corrette Russian ganbost U. 8. gunboat Russian gunboat
German gunboat
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