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Maths.

U. 8. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY,

IN

Intimations.

YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION,

NOTICE.

THROUGH 70 NEW YORK, VIA TN accordance with the Articles of Agree- ment, the Directors have declared a OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHUNG

DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for At Yokohama, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decent. -ber-1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. [THE U. 8. Mall Steamalip 01TY OF ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, TOKIO, will be despatched for Banayable at our OFFICE on and after the Franciaco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY, 15th Instant. the 18th August, at 3 p.m., taking Pan- POLICYHOLDERS &To requested to send in Bongers, and belght, for Japan, the United particulars of their Contributions. States, and Europa.

By Order of the Directors,

Through Bills of Lading issued for tran- sportation to Yokohamad ather Top Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad; and Demerara, and to porta in Mexico, Contral and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamers,

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Franco, and Germany by all trans-Atlantio nos of Stedmers.

On Through PASSAGES to EUROPE, a REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT from Regular Rates is granted to

OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, AND MEMBERS OF THE QIVIL AND CONSULAR SERVICES IN COMMIS SION,

Freight will be recélved on board until 4 p.m., the 17th August, Parcel Packages will be resolved at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be -marked to address in full-;-value-of-name-

la required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Bealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Passage

RUSSELLA Cap Agents. Hongkong, May 5, 1879.

HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.

♫OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE Lt T Moderate Rates, in FIRST-CLASS GODOWNS, under European supervision; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Wharf, on favorable Terms, with quick despatch. Also entire GoDowns to be let.

MEYER & Co.

Hongkong, August 1, 1879,

Kel

Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."

Ready. Now

No. 6-Vol. VII.

-OF THE

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

NOTICE

POLICIES granted at current rates on

Marine Risks to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds "of the Profit, are distributed annually to Contributors whether Shareholders or not, in proportion

to the nett amount of Premis contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

J. BRADLER SMITH,

Secretary Hongkong, December 9, 1878.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF

MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of£ 120,000 Annual Income

[No. 5025-August 15, 1879.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of laté Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

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

Section,

1. From Green Taland to the Gaa Works,

2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Worka.

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

Section

5. From P. 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.

& From Pier to East Point,

Captain.

Flag and Rig.

Date of

Tons. Arrival.

Consignees or Agentes

Destination:

Bemarks,

2bThompson 3bClanchy

5 h Falbot.

Brit str. 780 Aug. 18 P. & 0, 5. N. Co. Brit str. 1716 Aug. 140. & 0, 8, 8. Co. Brit. str. 749 Feb. 12 Kwok Acheong Amer. str. 5079 July 29 P. M. 8. B. Co. Brit. ats. 690 Aug. 14 Yuen Fat Hong ¡Brit atr 661 Aug. 8 Yuen Fat Hoog

Y'hama & San F'oisco 1st prox.

|Y'hama & S. Felsen 18th Insti

Tag Flying

Fessel's Name.

Steamord

Adria Belgic Bombay

h Stewart Meyer. 12 h

}}

City of Toklo.. Dale...... Dannhe Esmeralda

6 Maury...

Bangkok

Bangkok

13

Fame. Hector Me-H Namos

6 bStopani

5 dButler...

4 Marsdon.

Brit atr. 395 Aug. 14 Russell & Co. Brit. str. 117

B.K. &W'pos Dock Co. Brit str. 1589 Aug. 15 Butterfield & Swire Chl str. 181 Aug. 130. M. 8. N, Co.

Manila

To-morrow To-day w

|London; dra.

17th, daylight

Hoihow & Haiphong

mu

5hWestoby

Brit.

str.

862 Aug. 8 Douglas Lapraík & Co..

Coast Ports

To-day

Norno

.3 k Gore............

Brit

str.

606 May 31 Kwok Acheong

Olympis

3 dNagel ......

Ger

str.

783 Aug.

8Ah Yon

Saigon

Paeltio Paladin

5 kHornshotma......tter.

str.

69 July 29 Slemesen & Co.

Duke of York Island Closred

5 Parker

Brit. `str.

897 Aug. 14 Captain

Saigon

Sea Gull

8k Haydon

Amor

6 cHunter ......... Brit. str. 2b MoDougall. Brit. str. 4k Elever........... Brit.

265 Aug. 9 Landstein & Co.

286 Aug.

13 Kwok Acheong

Swator

Bussell & Co.

1524 Aug.

£250,000

THE Undoraigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochon, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.

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

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Washi.... Yottung.. Zephyr

Sailing Vessols

str.48 Mar. 24 Ubina Traders' Insurance Co.

and Freight, apply to the Agency of the CHINA REVIEW THE Undersigned are prepared to grant advance................ Spencer......Siam, bqe. 936 Aug.

Company, No. 9, Prays Central,

RUSSELL & Co, Agents, Hongkong, August 4, 1879.

au18

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT BAID, NAPLES, · AND MARSEILLES:

ALSO. PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

ON Noon, the Company's S. S.

N TUESDAY, the 19th August, 1879,

ANADYR, Commandant DR BOISSEUIL BARON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

Cargo and Specle will be reglatered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so- 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., Speols and Parcels until 3 p.fn. on 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.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, August 6, 1879.

STEAM FOR

su19

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

· GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON;

$180, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-abip BOKHARA, Captain ANDERSON, will leave this on TUESDAY, the 26th August, at Noon,

For further Particulars, apply to

A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, August 14, 1879,

su26

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company,

TAKING THROUGH VARGO AND

PASSENGERS

FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH THI

CENTRAL and

CONTAINS

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

The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Chung- Brief Sketches from the Life of K'ung.

ming.

Ethnological Skotolies from the Dawn of

Bistory.

Chinese Philosophy before Confucius.

A Chip from Chinese History, or the Inst two Emperors of the Great Bung Dynasty, 1101-1126.

*

Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:-

The Pekingese Syllables Sau, tzu, &c. Supposed Mention in Chinese History of the Nestorian Masion to China in the 7th and 8th Couturies, Now Foochow Colloquial Words. The Kitchen-God. Examination of Licentiater, The Canton River. Cutting Crystals.

Door Slabs of Literati. Coins of the Ming.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.

China Mail Office,

Hongkong, July 24, 1879.

ANY

SAILORS' HOME,

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

Hongkong, July 25, 1876.

To Let.

STORAGE,

STORAGE in

GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S Wharf BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terma,

Apply to

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

TO LET.

Praga,

VOGEL & Co.

FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the

Apply to

Hongkong, July 28, 1879,

TO LET.

ON MRANFLOUND ON FIRST-CLASS

GRANITE GODOWNS.

Apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879.

"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED OR

UNFURNISHED,

BONHAM ROAD,

WITH Large TENNIS LAWN.

W

Apply to

SHARP & DANBY,

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

TO LET.

UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING | ȚT OUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S HILL,

RAILROAD COMPANIES H

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMER 8.

-THE S. 8. BELGIO # be despatch- Ted for Ban Francisco via Yokohama.

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

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

Insurances.

SWISS LLOYD

Connection is made at Yokohama, with TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY

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 in full; value of same is required.

A REDUCTION is made on RITUEK PA8+ BAGE TICKETS.

Consular Involves 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, San Francisco.

For further information sa to Freight or Pamage, apply to the Ageney of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central,

H.-M. BLANCHARD, Acting Agent. Hongkong, August 14, 1879,

*#01

OF WINTERTHUR.

INSURANCES granted on MARINE

BISKS to all parts of the World.

MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, June 3, 1879.

3jn80

SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

FIRE AND LIFE, NSURANCES against FIRE granted at Current Rates. Considerable Redue tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in China

MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 2, 1879, 9jn80

I Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Bulldings, or on Goods stored therain, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premla;

NORTON & Cos Agenti.

Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Poorer against the Risk of FIRE or Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goode on board Vessels and on Halls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions,

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- cafved, and transmitted to the Diractors for their decision.

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

sh.

Adam H. Simpson ........7 hCall, Jr.......... Amer. sh Adelaide Norris 8 Woodward ...... Amer. bqe

Brit Agnes Muir Alice C. Dickerman...4 Bryantam.3m, 80. Ann Adamson ......... 4k Robertson...... Brit. bqe. Antioch

..7 Weeks

............ Amer. bge. Bonita.....

2 k Stehr

Ger.3m. 1o. Candace

3k Candler Brit. 3m.so. #k Washburn ...... Amer, bge. 4 F Kennett....... Brit. 19. 40 Rich...... Brit bqe. 5kJürgensen ...... Ger. be. 7 h Davison 4kSpalding.. 3 kWinther.

Chasca

"Chocola

Edward BarroW Emil Juline

Floral Star. Fred. P. Litchfield Gylding...... Hazel Holme.. Hermann Highlander

J. A. Borland John A. Briggs..... Marquis of argyll

Monte Rosa P. Fitzpatrick Prosperity.....

Race Horse Rifleman.... Sumatra Victory ..... Vigilant

3 kMillican

2

Schmidt

4k Hutchinson

& Kent 8 Randall McKeos

7 Carter

3 kPhelan

Brit. Sm.so. Amer. bge. Dan.bg. Brit. boe.

Ger. bge.

4 Borneo Co., Limited' 9 Chinese 719 Aug. 11 Adamson, Bell & Co. 851 July 25 Meyer & Co. 501 July 11 Russell & Co. 464 June 26 Kwong Him Woo 846 Aug. 7. Mallory. 341 Aug.

9Eduard Schellhass & Co. 263 July. 6 Chinese

628 June 19 Russell & Co. 284 July 21 Rozario & Co. 958 Tone 28 Vogel & Co. 501 July 18 Melchers & Co. 244 July 30 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1083 (July 11 Russell & Co.

240 Aug. 5 Chiness

405 |Ang, 7 Adamson, Bell & Co. 444 Aug 7 Wieler & Co.

Amer. h. 1352 June 19 Vogel & Co.

Amer, bqa.

670 July 20Melchern dr Co.

Amer. sh. 2110 July 21 Messagerlos Maritimes Balt, oge: 500 June 21 & Jo

Amer. sh. 1813 June 15 Vogel & Co. -

Amer, bqe.

2 Hoff ............Siam, bge.

2 kStehmeyer Siam. bqo. 13 k...

582 July 31 Chinese

476 Aug. 12 Chinese

387 Aug. 7Siemseen & Co.

Brit. bqe. 740 June 19Order

3 Clough. Amer. ch. 1090 Sept. 5 Russell & Co.

Brit. bg. 255 Aug. 14 Eduard Schellt ass & Co. Amer. sh.) 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.

nis Honolulu

Wadchal Piór

Tientsin

Colorites

New York

Hamburg Touron

Now York Amoy

San Francisco

Cleared

Quinhon

New York

Tientsin

San Francisco

2 kWhiting

cRoss

WHAMPOA

Hermine

Porte Meyer

Foh. bqe. 946 Aug. 12 Carlowitz & Co. Ger. bye

360 Aug. 10 Eduard Schelhase & Co.

Tientela

CANTON

Amoy

Drawes

Brit. str. 814 Aug. 198lemsson & Co.

Shanghai

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

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 02.,

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

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILÈ INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED.1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against "FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the ususi Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.

GILMAN &Co., Agents,

Hongkong, July 6, 1876.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

His Majesty King George' The First, A. D. 1720.

Ta

-Q

Undersigned having been appointed 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.

Polisten issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department. Policies Issued for eums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Commander.

Vessel's Name.

Anchor

syd.

Flag.

Olass.

Tona.

Guns E. P.

Date of Arrival.

ở h

7 h

British Annamese

steam sloop

man-of-war

military hospital

794 4 2060 2501

120

Aug, 14 June 10

gunboat gunboat

4054

120

455

60

gunboat

180

.60

man-of-war

Aug. 13 July 18 June 23 Aug. 5

J. H. Wade

Commodore's flag-ship' 3087

Egeria.... LI Tal Mesanee Midge...... Sheldrake Sun-kee ........... Vencedora ......................... Victor Emanuel.......

6 k British 7h British 5 k British Jar.S1. Chinese K. D. Spanish

6 h British

HONGKONG, MACAO-AND CANTON RIVER

$888

A. L. Douglas Yuan

masamapávankunigaiÁTÉ

H. Salmond

Lt.-Com, M. La Bridges

Francisco Alararo

Commodore Smith

„CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

STEAMERS.

WATERS, &c.

Nama.

Tons.

Guns, E. P.

Commander,

Name.

Tons. Captain.

Owners.

An-lan

~221

70%

Chen-jul

80

20

A. Walker

Ichang

Kin Shan

700 Ogston 457 Cary

Butterfield and Swire E., O. & M. S.-bost Co.

Chen-to

221

70

Stewart

Kiu Kisng

Ching-on

120

40

Chinese Admiral

Powan

Sir J. Jeejeebboy Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotani

184 140 Lefavour 314 Degen 280 180 Browne

******

H., C. & M, S.-boat Co, Kwok Acheong ́H, C. & M., &-boat Co.. C. M. 8. N. Co.

Ching-po Ohat-Enng Lf-she Peng-choa-hal

180

60

150

40

Chun Ti Hu

80

20

Read

600

120

0. H. Palmer

H., 0, & M. 8.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong

Quảng on Shen-chi Sui-tzing

120

LA Ping Tye

180

1,60

J. H. Wade

160

60

J. B. Murray

Tching-taing Tsing-po

18

60

Bomard

40

Ching

617 Beaning, A. H.; C. & M. S.-boat Co. 1890 Hoyland

FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT,

Aug. 3, 1870,

Fab-yuen MERCHANT STEAMER.

Fatchoy for London & H'barg Fung-shun

*Fuyew Genkat Marn

Irazu

Johanna Kermer. - Lady Louisa

Lord of the Isles Lalu

Madcap

Maid of Judah R. M. Hayward

Wodan

i

for Newchwang for London for Takao for Tientsin for Hongkong for Bydney for Tientsin for Dunedin for London for Cape Town MEN-OF-WAR.

440

American schooner

MERCHANT MAILLIG VINKKS"

British barque

American barque British ship American ship Japanese barque British barque British barque British ship

for Foochow German barque for London German barque

MERCHANT STEAMERS,

Almatia

Hesperia

British Chinese

Anglo Norman

Benclutha

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

Civiale Caba Hedvic

MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,

for Tientain British barque for Tientsin British barqué

Chinese

Caller Ou

Japansse

Caprera

Glenlyon

British

B. O. Orated

Danish

Chihaya Maru Claverhouse

Hae-san

Chinose

Dilpnusund

Hankoir

British

Endymion

Harter

British

Forward Ho

Hector

British.

Fredarich

Hideyoshi Mara

Japanese

Hallowee

Ho-obung

Chinese

Ingeburg

*Kaibar-i-Hind

British

Magellan

German barqua

Klang.ching

Chinese

Martha Brockelmann

German barque

Kiang-kwan

Chinese

Mary

Kiang-plas

Chinese

Mary S. Ames

Kiang-tang

Chinese

Oscar Vidal

Kiang-wan

Obinese

Pelham

British sohooner American barque British barque British brig

H. M. gruboat for Shanghal

Kung Wo-

British

Ta-lee

German barque

Lee-yuen

Chinese

German barque

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FELIS

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Scoretary.

Lydia

Germa

British barque

British

Ang. 6, 1879.

Paokong

British

МИВОНАЯТ ОТДАМКЕР.

Fantah

Chinese

Anadyr

French

Pekin

British

Appin

British

Tabyow

Chinese

BeDarty

British

Tunsin

British

Bokhara

British

W. O. de Vries

British

MELOHERS & Cogn Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.

Chefoo Claverhousa Electra Europe

British

Teh-sin

Chinesa

Morge

British

Yungaing

Chinese

Palos

German

Bobol

British

* Since left pork, or arrived at Hongkong, Wolf

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of San Francisco A China and Japan, and at Singapore, Undine Salgon and Penang.

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

Lilly

Hongkong, November 1, 1871,

· ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- murances at current rates,

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. *Ningpo

Therese Behn. Thomas BroWA

Windhover

Cyclop Egerla Hornet Kas Hsing Monoosay

British barque

MEN«OF-WAH.

German ganbost H. M. gunboat H. M. genbost Chinese cruiser U. B. corvette ” Russian gunboat U. 8. ganbout Resitan gunboat

German gunbind

Printed and published by Guo, Munnar Bats, at the China Mail Offos, No. 3. Wradham Sizes). Honekone li