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THE CHINA MAIL.

"InsuranceN.

[No. 6081-August 22, 1879.

Malls.

U. 3. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOVORING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCE,

TH

THE U. S. Mall Steamship CITY OF TOKIO, will be dospatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 23rd Instant, at 3 p.m., taking Pas- sengers, and Braight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading issued for tran- sportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Uitles of the United States via Over- land Hallways, to Havans, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to porta in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

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

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

OFFICERS of the ARMY AND NAVY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SER- VICE.

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m., the 22nd Instant. Parcel Fackages will be received at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of namo is required.

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

For further information as to Page and Freight, apply to the Agony of the Company, No. 9, Prays Central

RUSSELL & Co, Agents, Hongkong, August 22, 1879. Au23

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON;

ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,

THE AND OY's Steam-ship

HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

BOKHARA, Captain ANDERSON, will leave this on TUESDAY, the 28th August, at Noon,

For further Particulars, apply to

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

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NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ́ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

A180,

BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND

PORT LOUIS.

N TUESDAY, the 2nd September, 1879, at Noon, the Company's S. S. PEIHO, Commandant PASQUALINI, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac- copted in transft 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., Spects and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 1st September, 1879, (Parcela sro not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,)

Contents and value of Packages are ro- quired.

For further particulare, apply at the Company's Office.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, agent. Hongkong, August 20, 1879.

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Decidental & Oriental Stoam-

Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED

IK

STATES AND EUROPE, CONNECTION WITI THE

CENTRAL and

Intimations.

YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO-

CIATION.

NOTICE,

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LÍMITED.)

NOTICE.

TN accordance with the Articles of Agree-DOLICIES granted at current rates on T

ment, the Directors have declared a DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decem- bor 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT, ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, Layable at our OFFICE on and after the lõi Instast.

POLICYHOLDERS are requested to sond in particulars of their Contributions.

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 5, 1879.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX-

CHANGE.

THE EXCHANGE ROOM SM,

House, Queen's Road Central, are Open Daily for the use of MEMBERS from 0a.m. to 6 p.m.

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 Contributores whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premis contributed by enot, the remaining third being carried to Resorve Fund,

J. BRADLES SMITH,

Becretary. Hongkong, December 9, 1678.

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 Roservo Fund upwards of £120,000 Annual Income £ 260,000

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late 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 st Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong ahore are marked ., near the Kowloong shore k., and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked *,, in conjunction with the figures donoting tho 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,

Vessel's Name.

mas Undersigned bare been appointed | Emay.................. Special Daga-TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS,Agents for the above Company at

Fame..... from 12 to 12.30 and 4 to 4.30 p.m.

Kiungchow Hongkong, Cantor, Foocbow, Shanghai, Applications for admission as Members and Hankow, and are prepared to grant

Kwangtung to be addressed. to

Insurances at current rates,

Norue E. GEORGE,

Hongkong, June 18, 1879.

Secretary.

THE Undersigned have been appointed 1 SOLE AGENTS for Hongkong and China for the Sale of their LEAD by the MECHERNION MINING SOCIETY.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, June 27, 1879.

SAILORS' HOME.

ANY Cast-off

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PAPERS will be thankfully received at the Sallor's Homie, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

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For Sale.

WASHING BOOKS.

(In English and Chinese.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Office.-Price, $1 each,

CHINA MAIL Ofico.

A

NOW READY.

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts I. and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo., pp. 404.-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

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

To be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD Co., Hongkong and Shanghal; and Mesme KELLY & WALSH, Shanghal. Hongkong, March 1, 1878.

To Lat.

STORAGE.

OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms.

GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S WHARF

Apply to

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

Section

6. From P, and 0. Co.'s Office to Peddar'a Wharf. 6. From Paddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

7. From Naval Yard to tha Pier, 8. From Pior to East Point.

780 Aug. 18 P. & O. 8. N. Co. 782 Aug. 2. Mayer & Co. 1710 Aug. 140, &0. 8. 8. Co. 749 Feb. 12 Kwok Achoong 799 Aug. 21 Slemsson & Co. 6079 July 29P, M. 8, 8. Co. 690 Aug. 14 Yuen Fat Houg 514 Ang. 22 Russell & Co.. 222 Aug. 22 Remedios & Co. 117

H.K. &W'poa Dock Co.

366 May 27 Kwok Acheong

670 Aug. 20 Douglas Lapralk & Co.

48 Mar. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co. str. 2024 Aug, 20 Messageries Maritimen

820 Aug. 20 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Destination.

Bemarks.

Flag and Captain.

Rig.

Tons

Date of Arrival.

Consignees or Agents,

Steamers

Adria Atalanta

h Stewart

Brit. str.

3 h Peterson

Belgio......

Bombay

Chinklang

5 k Moyer.... .2 h. 性

"1

City of Toklo...

5. Maury...

22

13

Dalo.......

kdFhompson

Diamanto

6 h Thehaud.

6 h Blanco

6 b Stopani

2 h Gogg. A

Ger. str. Brit. str. Brit. atr. Brit. utr. Amer. str. Brit etc. Brit. etc. Span. atr. Brit RTE. Brit Air,

Bombay Hollow

24th Inst.

Y'hama &San Fcisco 1st prox.

Shanghaf

To-morrow

Y'hama & S. Felsco!To-morrow

Bangkok

26th inat:

Manila

To-morrow

Amoy and Manila-

............

Tag Plying

5 b Abbott

Brit str.

Coast Ports

24th Insti

3k Love...

Paladin tires

6 c Parker

Brit, atr. Brit. str

606 May 31 Kwok Acheong

807 Aug. 14 Captain

Saigon

24th inst.

Sea Gull

8 Haydou

Amer, str.

Sindh

.5 cMonge.....

Fob.

Shanghai

To-day

Thales...

7 c Peters.....

Brit str.

Yangtaze

4 Schultze

Brit. str.

Yottung..

2 b McDougall.

Brit. str.

286 Aug.

Zephyr

4 kHouer.......... Brit. BON

782 Aug. 20 Slemsson & Co. 20 Kwok Acheong

Russell & Co.

Swatow

To-morrow

Sailing Vessels

Adam H. Simpson...7b Call, Jr. Amer. sh. Advance........

Adelaide Norris

2 Spencer......Siam. bqe. ...... 8 Woodward..... Amer. bqo.

...Lowe

......... Brit.

1524 Aug.

4 Borneo Co., Limited

596 Aug.

9 Chinese

719 Aug.

11 Vogel & Co.

New York

851 July

25 Meyer & Co.

Wanchal Pier

4 Robertson...... Brit. bqe. ...7 Weeks...

464 June

26 Kwong Him Woo

Amer. bge. Brit, 3m.sc..

San Francisco Coloniea

Cleared

For Sale

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

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE- COMPANY.

J

град

Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Bulldings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia.

NORTON & Co... Agents.

Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING, THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Tooden gitare

trans

Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Bulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

If required, protection will be granted or first class Lives up to £1000 on a Singlə Life.

For Rates 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,

Agnes Muir

Ann Adamson Antioch Candace..... Chasca ... Chocola

B Candler.******

4 kWashburn...... Amer. bge. 4 k Konnett... Brit. bqe.

Edward Barrow Floral Star...... Frod. P. Litchfield ...4 k Spalding.... Amar, bge

13 kWinther....

......4 Rich ********... Brit. bye. 7 BDavison ......... Brit.8m.co.

Gylding

Hazel Holme...

Hermann

Highlander

J.. A. Borland

Jules Dufaure Kalaja.... Monte Ross

P. Fitzpatrick Prosperity Queen of India Race Horse Rifleman Sumatra Triton.... Vigilant

7. Carter..

Dan. bg,

Brit, bqe.

Ger. bqe,

Amer. bgo.

646 Ang. 7 Vogel & Co. 263 July 6 Chloeso 628 June 19 Russell & Co. 284 July 21 Adamson, Bell & Co. 958 June 26 Vogel & Co.

244 July 30 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1083 July 11 Russell & Co.

240 Aug.

Slemssen & Co. 405 Aug. 7 Vogel & Co. 444 Aug. Wieler & Co.

...Amor. b. 1852 June 10 Vogel & Co.

Brit. bqe.

Rus. bqe.

670 July 28 Vogel & Co. · 434 Ang. 20 Fan Kong Ho 690 Aug. 18 Vogel & Co. Amer. sh. 1813 June 15 Vogel & Co. Amer. bge 582 July 31 Russell & Co. (Slam, bqe) 476 Aug. 12 Chinese

Brit. bqe 390 Aug. 18 Wieler & Co.

387 Ang, 7 Slemsten & Co. 740 June 19 Order

New York

Hamburg

New York Cape Town

New York

London

New York

Allogo

Cleared

Olefoo

Cleared

4 o Millican

2 k Schmidt

4 batohineon

8 Kent.

4 kWilligen

4 Roos ...

2

3k Phelan

Hoff 4-oCary

2 Stehmoyer

Siam, bqe

8.

Brit. bqe.

3 Clough

4k Kalleen

4 cRoss

Courier Hermine

Porte Meyer......

Foh. bqe. 346 Aug. 12 Carlowitz & Co. Ger. bge

350 Ang. 10 Eduard Schellhass & Co.

Tientsin

+

CANTON

Hwai Yuen

Wilson

Chl str. 984 Aug. 200. M. 3. N. Co.

Shanghai

WHAMPOA

Chen-to.... Chop-chang

THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong Chop-sal Tfor the above Company, are prepared Egeris...

Amer. ah, 1090 Sept. 6 Russell & Co.

Ger. bqe.

558 Aug, 21 Wieler & Co. ................. Amer. sh. 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.

San Francisco

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

6 h Chinese

6 h Chinese

Vessel's Name.

Anchor-

age..

Flag.

Oldar.

Tons, Guns, H. P.

Date of

Commander.

Arrizal,

6 h Chinese

gunboat gunboat

221

7

70

Aug. 19

J. Stewart

300

gunboat

300

Aug. 20 Aug. 20

Leo Tack Ming

steam sloop

794

120

Aug. 14

man-of-war

2060

June 10

military hospital

2591

gunboat

400

60

July 18

gunboat

180

60

Jane 29

man-of-war

Aug. 5

Commodore's flag-ship 3087

Sun-kee..... Vencedora...ter Victor Emanuel.......

to grant Policies against FIRE, to the Li Tai extent of £10,000 on any Building, or Meeanes. on Merchandise in the same, at the Sheldrake

anal Rates, subject to a discount of 20

GILMAN & Co., Agents, Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

TO LET. FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the per cent.

Praya. Apply to

Hongkong, July 28, 1879,

VOGEL & Co.

TO LET.

N MARINE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS

GRANITE GODOWNS.

Apply to

MEYER & Co,

Hongkong, July 25, 1879,

"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD, 7ITH Large TENNIS LAWN.

W

Apply to

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

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING H

RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

THE S. 8. BELGIC will be despatch. Ied for San Francisco vla Tokohama, on THURSDAY, September 11th, 1879, at Sp.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai.

Freight will be received on Board util 4 p.m. of the 10th September. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5p.m. same day: all Parcel Phokages should be marked to address in fall; value of same in required.

A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAS- BAGE TICKETS,

Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexloan, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toma, San Francisco,

TO LET,

OUSE No. 7, PEUDAR'S HILL. DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 29, 1879.

Insurances.

SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR

INSURANCES granted on MARINE BISKS to all parts of the World.

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

Sjn80

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER

of

6 British 7 h Annameas

6 British 5k British Jar.$1 ChinesO: K. D. Spanteh 6 h British

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER

Chan Chong Fat

A. L. Douglas Yuen

Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges

J. H. Wade

Francisco Alararo

Commodore Smith

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON,

A. Walker

Stewart

Ühinese Admira

Chan Ti Ha Read C. EL. Palmer.

STEAMERS.

WATERS, &c.

Name.

Tons, Guna.

H. P.

Commander,

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

O

Name

Tons.

Captain.

Owners,

Ichang Kin Shan Kiu Klang Powan

700 Ogaton

457 Oary

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

An-lan Chen-jul Chen-to

221

7

J. Godall

79 80

3

20%

221

7

70

Ching-on Ching-po

120

2

40

180

8

Sir J. Jesjesbhoy Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotsal

Chun-tung

150

184

140 Lofavour 314 Degen

H., 0, & M. §.-beat Oo. 0. M. S. N. Co.

Id-the Peng-chon-hal

80

600

4.

120

280 180 Browse

H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong

Shen-chi Quang on Sul-teing

120

4

40.

Li Ping Tye

180

J. H. Wade

160

60

Tobing-teing Taing-po

180

B

60

J. B. Murray Besnard

100

40

Ching

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as followe :—- Marine Department. Polides at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australla.

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

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

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,

617 Benning, A. H., 0, & M. 8,-boat Co, 1890 Hoyland H., O. & M, S.-boat Co.

Kwok Acheong

FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.

MERCHANT #TBAMER.

Fae An *Kwangtang

Cells

Irazu

Aug. 16, 1879,

for Shanghai

tor Hongkong

MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS..

AGETYOLES at all the Treaty Ports of Lady Loud

China and Japan, and at Singapore, B. M. Bayward,

Maid of Judah Salgon and Penang,

Taiwan

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

for Melbourne British barque

Ho-chung

PAR9898898889

MERCHANT STEAMERS,

SAILING VESSELS.-

B. C, Orsted

·Dazich

Has-san

Chinesa

Christaln Claverhousa

German schooner

British barque

Hao-shin

Chinese

Dilpnasund

Hae-ting

Chionge

Endymion

Barter

for New York

Foodbow

Hiroshima Maru

Japanese

Frederich

Chizase

Halloween

Kiang-ching

Chinese

Flieronimus

for London

Klang-foo

Chineze

for Sydney

Klang-teen

Chinese

for Tientsin

Kiang-tung

Chinese

for Cape Town

Kiang-yung

Chinese t

*Lydia

for London, a

Ozissa

British

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR.

Aug, 19, 1879.

Paokong

British

Pelho

French

MERCHANT STEAMERE.

*Anadyr

French

Shanghai

British

Bokhara

British

Tahyew

Chinese

Tunsin

British

*Chinklang

British

Yoh-nin

Chinese

Claverhouse

British

Fali-yuen Fatchoy Glaucus

MERCHANT BAILING VESSELS.

British

Almatia

American schooner

for London, &a

Glenlyon

for New York

Amethyst Anglo Norman Benalutha

for New York

British barque.

A

METER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, Jung 2, 1879.

MELOHERS & Co Agents, Royal Insurance Company. 2ju80 | Hongkong, October 27, 1874

* Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong. I Caller On

American barqu British abip

Lily Modeste Monocacy Morge Palos Sobol

SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE

COMPANY.

FIRE AND LIVE.

KO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES,

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary,

Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above

For further information an to FreightTNSURANCES against FIRE granted at Company, are prepared to grant In-

or Passago, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.

H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting Agmt. Hongkong, August 22, 1679. ・・ #il

Current Rates. Considerable Reduo-surances at current rates, Hon in Premia for LIFE Insurance in China

Ta-lee

Ingeburg

Mary May S. Ames

Nimrod Oscar Vidal Pelham

Sine

Thomas Brown Windhover Zoroya

British barque British shipy Siamese barque German barque

for London British brig German barque

British schooner American barque

British barque British barque- British brig

German barque German barque British harque-

for London

British barque

MEN-OF-WÁN,E

H. M. gunboat H. M. corretta U, E. corvette Russian gunboat

U. B. gunboat Russian gunboat

Printed and published by GED. MURRAT Bain, at the China Mail Office, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,