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of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserve upwardsof£ 120,000
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13
2
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THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of
T
heroin, at current local rates, subject to
Discount of 20% on the Promis.
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Agents.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Sedatio
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
[No. 5041.-SEPTEMBER 3, 1879,
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 at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong sbore are marked h., near the Kowloong nhora k., and those 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 Greon Island to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works,
3. From Novelty Iron. Works to the Harbour Maitor's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.
City of Peking
Conquest
Douglas...... Fame.. Iraonaddy
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.
8. From Pier to East Point,
Captain.
Flag and Rig.
Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.
str.
Destination:
Remarks,
Miller
Brit str. 1716. Aug. 140. & 0.8. S. Co. .... Brit.
749 Feb. 12 Kwok Acheong: Brit air. 1500 Sept. Amer. str. 5079 Sept. Brit. str.
8 Gibb, Livingston & Co. 2P. M. 8, 8. Co. 1E-Shun
864 Aug. 30 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
B.K&W'pos Dock Co.
str. 2529 Sept. 3 Messageries Maritimes
606 May 31Kwok Acheong
Thams & Sat Fcisco 11th funt
Australian Porta 6th inat, v Y'hama & San Folso0]=i+1\ Hothow & Haiphong
Coast Ports
To-morrow Tug Plying To-day...
Vessel's Name.
Steamers
Belglo Bombay
Meyer.
b
Bowen....
5 kBerry
A d'Elphick
317 Sept.
6bYoung..
6 hstopani
Brit. Brit.
str.
str. 117
5 <Mapé ............r
Foh,
Love
Brit
atr
16 Nagel
...... Ger.
Brit,
str. str.
783 Aug. 31 Landstein & Co.
998 Sept. 1 Russell & Co.
5 Hyde
Brit str.
663 Sept. 2 Malebers & Co,
Brit. str.
933 Aug. 28 Tuon Fat Hong
8kHaydon me
Amer, str.
str.
876 Sept.
str,
1600 Sept.
2 Butterfield & Swire
Foh.
sir,
091 Aug.
29 Messageries Maritimes
4
4 Wallace ......... Obi
Heger... Brit.
str str.
748 Sept.
20. M. 8. N. Co.
TIÊN
Noma..... Olympia
Oxfordshire .****** 5 eJones
Pernambuco
Rajanattianubar ...... 2 Hopkins Sea Galleria Sherard Osborn......... McKenzie...... Brit. Ulysses
5 Guard.................. Brit Volga...... Yungching..........
5 Gairaud Zephyr
Sailing Vessela
Adam H. Simpson ...7 Adelaide Norris
Agnes Mulr
Alva
Anna Bertha... Antioch Bus Pan
Candace
Chocola
a Courier
Ebenzer Echo
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Follo1gs against the Risks of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Barbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
colved, and transmitted to the Directors Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single 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,
Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong T 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 usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
per cent.
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of
His Majesty King George The First,
A. D. 1720.
RE Undersigned having been appointed TE
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 Australla...
Fire Department. Policies Isated for long or short periodnat current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department. Policies issued 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.
Edward Barrow Elizabeth Childs
Excelsior
Faugh Balaugh, Flensborg
Fred. P. Litchfield ...
Gylding
Barmonie
Hermann
Highlander Hongkong
J. A. Borland Jane
4
Call, Jr.......... Amer. sh Woodward...... Amer. bge, 4 Lowe........ Brit sh. 8 kScuza ............ Port.
sh. 4 Krausa Ger. bqe.
...Weeks
Amer, bqe, Siam. sh, Brit. 3m.so.
2 Maller
48 Mar. 24 China Traders Insurance Co.
1E. E. A. & China Tel. Co.
1524 Aug.
Russell & Co. :".
4 Borneo Co., Limited
719 Aug. 11 Vogel & Co. 851 July 25 Meyer & Co, 632 Aug. 31 Brandao & Co. 468 Aug. 26 Stemssen & Co. 646 Aug. 7 Vogel & Co.: 575-Aug. 31 Yuen Fat Hong
268 July 6 Chiuers
284 July 31 Adamson, Bell & Co.
369 Aug. 27 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
8 kCandler
4kKennett.
Brit. bqe,
2. Porte .....................
Feh, bqo.
346 Aug. 31 Carlowitz & Co.
.7 Miller............ Brit. 3m.ec.
319 Aug. 24 Melchers & Co.
15 Tozer
Brit, bge.
4 cRioh
Brit. bge.
968 June 26 Vogel & Co.
5 Lindbergh ...... Brit. bqe
391 Aug. 30 Wieler & Co.
8 Eddy
Amer, bqe..
593 Aug. 24 Russell & Co.
4 Rüte
Ger. bge.
240 Aug. 24 Carlowite & Co.
4 kJacobsen....
[Amer, bge.| 1083 July Dan, bg. 240 Aug.
341 Aug.
Spalding..
3 Winther
Dan. bqe.
4 Schiphorst Ger.
14 Schmidt......... Gor. bge,
4 Hutchinson
4kUom
4 o Kont
2 Chabot
Stott...
365 Aug. 29 Eduard Schellbase & Co.
11 Russell & Co.
Blemsson & Co.
10 Captain
444 Aug. 7 Wieler dr.Co..
... Amer. sh. 1352 June 19 Vogel & Co.
Shanghai
Saigon
8th frist.
Yokohama & Hiogo To-day
Bangkok
6th Inst
Ab'deen Dook
London, &c.
To-day
Yokohama
To-day
Cantón
To-day
New York Hamburg
San Francisco
Canton
Tientsin Tientsin
Newchwang Hamburg
Tientsin
New York
Cape Town
Foochow and Cape
Ger.3m.sc.
210 Aug
Amer, bqe. Fch. Brit. Sm.so.
670 July
26 Arnhold, Karborg & Co. 26 Vogel & Co.
New York
bao.
283. Aug.
29 Carlowitz & Co.
Sydney
London
7 MaoPherson Brit. bge.
4k Willigen.... Brit. bgs, 4 Roos
2 kDihrsson
Siam, bqe.
5 k Larsen
Norw. bqe
4 kMiller
Brit. 3m.c.
7 cCarter.
.7 c Dunn
2 cHoff
Jessie McDonald.....7 Jennie McDona Jules Dufaure Kalaja... Krung Thep Kvik Monte Rosa Madcap
Norman Court Prosperity. Rifleman Sir Lancelot Sourabaya Packet Spartan Spica
Star of China.. Sumatra.... Toowoomba Triton.....
Vesta ...... Vigilant
Werra...
7 cBrokenskar
276 Aug. 24 Amhold, Karberg & Co. 374 Ang. 26 Butterfield & Swire 434 Ang. 20 Tan Keng Ho
690 Aug. 18 Vogel & Co,
488 Aug. 31 Stemssen & Co. 417 Aug. 24 Slemssen & Co. 199 Aug. 27 Turner & Co.: Amer. ab. 1313 June 15 Vogel & Co. Brit. bqe. 834 Sept. 20. & O. §. §. Co.
476 Aug. 120hineso
Siam, bqe.
Brit. bqo. Bzit. bqe.
2 kVerduln ....... Dutch bqe. 8 Vincent. Amer. sch.
8 Hollmann...... Ger. bqe. 7 o Blaker
sh. ......... Brit. 3 kClough
Amer, al 7 Kirkpatrick Brit, bqe. Kallsen. Ger. bqe.. 3kRuige. Datch bge.
740 June 19 Order
880 Aug. 24 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 462 Aug. 29 Eduard Schellhass & Co.
61 Aug. 27 W. B. Bay
915 Aug. 29 Melabers & Co.
794 Aug. 28 Douglas Lapralk & Co. 1090 Sept. 5 Russell de Co.
686 Aug. 26 Borneo Co., Idmited 658 Aug. 31 Wieler & Co. 417 Aug. 26 Slemssen & Co...
4 Boss.... Amer. sh. 1800 June 11 Russell & Co.
5 kDiakelberg Ger. bge.
932 Aug. 31 Melcher & Co.
Brit. bge. 464 Aug. 30 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Ger. bgo. 446 Sept. 9 Siemssen & Co.
WHAMPOA Florence Nightingale Friedrich Perthes......
McIntyre Walter
CANTON
Amoy
Drewes
Brit
str. 814 Aug. 31 Slamseen & Co.
Newchwang Cape
New York
Cos'tan Dook
¡Cleared...
For Sale
San Francisco.
Cleared
Newchwang Tlentain
Shanghai
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Lanchor-t
Vessel's Name.
Flag.
வரா
K. D. British
7 h Annamese
Egerla LI Tai..
Meeanee
Sheldrake... Sun-kee.... VencedoraABANA Victor Emanuel.
6 British 5 k British Jar,SL) Chinese K.D. Spanish 6 h Britah
steam sloop
Olass.
Tons. duns. B. P.
Date of
Commander.
Arrival.
4
120
Aug. 14
A. L. Douglas
man-of-war
June 10
military hospital
G
60 July 18
6
man-of-war
60 June 23 Aug. 5
J. E. Wade aral
Commodore's flag-shly 8087
20
gunboat gunboat
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
Tuon
Lt. Com, M. L. Bridges -
Francisco Alararo
Commodore Smith
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
Tons. Guns, H. P.
WATERS, &
Commander,
J. Godall
A. Walker
·
STEAMERS.
Name,
Name:
Tons. Captain,
Owners.
Kin Shan Ichang
Kiu Kiang Pewan Sir J. Jeejeebhoy Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotsal
700 Ogston 457 Cary
Butterfield and Swire
An-lan Chen-jui
221-
7
80
Chen-to
221
EL, C. & M. 8.-bost Co.
1890 Hoyland
184
617 Benning, A. H., & M. S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Ching-on
120
Ching-po
180
Chun-tung
150
140 Lefavour
280 180
314 Degen.
Browne
H., 0, & M. 8.-bont Co. O, M. S. N. Co.
Li-abe
80
H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
Peng-chon-hal Quang on
600
120
120
Sben-chi
180
Sul-tsing
-160
Tabing taing
180
Taing-Fo
100
MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS.
for Melbourne
A China and Japan, and at Singapore, Wandering Minstrel for Tientsin AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Maid of Judah
R. M. Hayward Saigon and Penang.
Kisks accepted, and Policies of Inguranos-
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FOOOHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
Aug. 23, 1879.
Kiang-ching
Chinese
MERCHANT STEAMER,
Kiang-kwan
Chinese
Benelatha Christain
Europe *Killarney
for Shanghal
Kiang-plan
Chinese
Endymion
for London
Kiang-tung
Chinese
Foochow
Kiang-yuen
Chinese
H. Printzenberg
Orizza
British
Halloween
Calla Irazu
Paokong,
British
Hedvig
Bridah barque for Sydney for Tientatu
French
Hermann
British
Hieronimus
Ping-on
British
Kimsoonhost
Priam
for London, &e. Lydia
Shanghai
British
Omba
Sindh
French
Aug. 26, 1879.
Tahyow
Chinese
Oscar Vidal, Pelham
Taku.
British
Presto
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary. - Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
MRBOKANT STEAKEER
Tokio Maru
Japanese
Sine
*Amoy Appla
British
Ulysses
for London, &c.1
Bnowdon
Britth
W. C. de Vrien
British
Cathay
British
Teb-ain
Chinese
Chin-taug Fatchoy
Chinese
British
Yungning
Chinese
Fung-sbun
Chinese
MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS.
Galley of Lorne Hse-an Hse-Kan Hee-shin
for New York
Almatia
American schooner
Chinese
Amathyst
Anglo Norman
for New York British barque
Kus Hlaing Lily
Modesto
Marge
Barter
for New York.
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MEYER & Co., Agents,
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3jn80
Hongkong, July 31, 1879,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
HE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In
MELCHERS & Con Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October £7, 1874.
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American barque.. German schooner British ship
Biamene barques. Garman, bargne
for London
Britlab bargua German barqueB British brigh Slamer brig British barque
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