Balls.
U. B. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
THROUGH To NEW YORK, via OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ZOUGHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISOD,
THE U. S. Mall Steamship CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on WEDNES. DAY, the 1st October, at 3 p.m., taking Prasengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Rallways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic llusa of Steamers.
Intimations,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND TO THR 80TH JUNE, 1879.
THE CHINA MAIL.
InsuraBors.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
SHAREHOLDERS in the abova Com- POLICIES granted ut current rates on Marine Risks to all parts of the World. PANY are requested to Furnish the In accordance with the Company's Articles Undersigned with a LIST of their CONTAI of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit, BUTIONS from the 1st January, 1878, to
are distributed annually to Contributoras the 30th June, 1879, in Order that the
to the nett amount of Promis contributed Portion of the NET PROFITS to be Re-whether Shareholders or not, in proportion served for CONTRIBUTORS may be ar- ranged. Returns not rendered prior to the beach, the remaining third being carried 31st OCTOBER NEXT will be adjusted by the to Reserve Fund.
J. BRADLEE SMITH, Company, and no Claims or Alterations will be subsequently admitted.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
Hongkong, August 2, 1879.
Volume Eighth of the "CHINA REVIEW."
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN NO W PASSAGE TICKETS.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m., the 30th September. Parool Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.m.
No. L-Vol. VIII,
No. 5064-SEPTEMBER 30, 1879.
Merchant Vessèls 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 sight Sectlons, commencing st Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shere are marked ., near the Kowloong shore. E 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 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.
Craiglands Deucalion Douglas. Fame..
Section.
5. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Tard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Pior. 8. From Pier to East Point,
Captain.
Flag and Rig.
Tons.
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.
Destination
Remarks,
922 Sept. 10 Geo. R. Stevens & Co. atr. 749 Feb. 12 Kwok Ackeong 2P. M. 8. 8. Co.
29 Butterfield & Swire
nol
Secretary. Hoogkong, December 9, 1878.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Vessel's Namo.
Steamers
Atholl Bombay
.k d Thomson
2 b......
Brit str. Brit
City of Peking
5 kBerry...
Amer, str. 5079 Sept.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
6 Smith
Brit
etr.
709 Sept. 15 Bussell & Co.
Y'hama & San F'cisco To-morroW Salgon
at daylight
5 cBrown.
Brit
str. 1639 Sopt.
Shanghal
Jo Young,
Brit.
Read y.
5 bistopani
Brit,
ESTABLISHED 1809.
Cigetlo Glenearn
5 c Kidley
Brit.
Atr. 861 Sept. 26 Douglas Lapralk & Co. str. 117 Uni
B.K. & W'poa Dook Co. str. 1712 Sept. 240. &0. S. 8. Oo.
Coast Ports
at daylight
Tag Plying
Y'hama & S. Felsco 22nd prox
5 Gasson
Brit
Iraouaddy
15 Macé
Fob.
Menmuir
5 dDarke...
Brit.
Nestor Ningpo.. Norna......... Olympia. Patterdals Sea Gull Sanda Tanais.. Thales... Yang-tee
5 cFreeman.
Brit
5 0ass
Brit
str. 1450 Sept. 29 Jardine, Matheson & Co. str. 2568 Sept. 26 Mesageries Maritimes str. 2000 Sept. 27/Gibb, Livingston & Co. str. 1435 Sept. 29 Butterfield & Swire ..., str. 761 Sept. 308lemsson & Co.
Shanghal
To-morrow
Marseilles, do.
To-day
Australian Ports
London, &c.
...Love
Brit
etc.
5 oNagel
Ger,
str.
606 May 31 Kwok Acheong 783 Sept. 26 Landstein & Co.
ĮBrit. str
8k Hayden
2 Reeves....
.5 oMarcelle
5 b Peters.....
6 Pellegrin
Zamboanga
e Aranguren
Sailing Vessols Adelaide Norris
-OF THE
same day; all Paroal Packagon abould be GCHINA REVIEW""|
marked to address in full; value of unme is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Ovorland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, undressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For farther Information as to Parage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Umpany, No. 9, Praya Contral,
RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 8, 1879.
STEAM FOR
ool
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON; .
FIA BOMBAY,
ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,
TRE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship
KHIVA, Captain G. LEE, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 11th October, at
Noon.
Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay without tranship- ment, arriving one woek later than by the direct route. Silk and Valuables will be transferred to the Caloutta steamer at Gallo.
For further Particulars, apply to
A. MoIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, September 24, 1879.
oc11
CONTAINS--
Translations from the Lu-ll, or General
Code of Laws.
New Cantonese Words,
Translations of Chinese School-booke, The Ballads of the Shi-king. Nestorians at Canton.
Korean Pronunciation of Chinese. The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Chung, Brief Skotchca from the Life of Kung-
ming,
Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Queries:-
Worship of the Emperor's Tablet. Snake Bites.
A Terra-cotta Vase with stipposed Obi- nese Inscription discovered by Dr. Schliemant, at Hissarlik (with illu- strations).
Opium Consumption in China. Official Usurers.
Heraldis and other Designations. Coins of the Ming.
A Porcelain Coin" (with woodent). Books Wanted, Exchanges, &o.
Hongkong, Seplomter 26, 1879.
NOW
READY.
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE
A CANTONESE DIALECT. Paris I. and II, A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo, pp. 404-By ERNEST JOHN ETTEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.
Price: FIVE DOLLARS, or Two DOLLARS
AND A HALF per Part.
To be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Mossra KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai
Hongkong, March 1, 1878.
SAILORS HOME.
Occidental & Oriental Steam- ANY Cast of CLOTHING, Boone of
Ship Company.
K
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED
[*
STATES AND EUROPE,
CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL
and.
- UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING
RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIO STEAMERS,
ITIHE 8, S. GAELIO will be despatch. Led for San Francisco via Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, October 22ad, 1879, at $ p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europa.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on Board until 4 pm. of the 21st October. PABOEL PACKAGES ́will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day; ell Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; valua of same is required.
A REDUOTION 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, San Francisco.
PAPEES will be thankfully received
at the Sailor's Home, West Point,
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
G
To bet.
STORAGE,
WOODS REORIVED on STORAGE in GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S WHARF BUILDINGS, at Moderate Terms.
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, August 9, 1879,
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong TH
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 naual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,
GILMAN & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, July 6, 1876.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In
Burances at current ratea.
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to graut Policies gainst fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored theroin, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia.
NORTON & Co,
Agents.
Dongkong, January 1, 1874.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HRAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Poris.
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. E. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of
His Majesty King George. The First, A. D. 1720.
O
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- Marine Department. Policies at current rates payable either TO LET.
here, in London or at the principal Ports FIRST-CLASS GODOWN on the of India, China and Australia
Apply to
Bongkong, July 28, 18:9,
Praya.
VOCEL & Co.
TO LET... MARINE LOT No. 65, FIRST-CLASS GRANITE GODOWNS.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
***ROSE VILLAS”—FURNISHED of UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD, Large TENNIS LAWN.
Apply to
For further information as to Freight/ITH or Pamage, apply to the Agency of the W Coupang, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting agent.
Hongkong, September 27, 1879.
Intimations,
YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO-
TN
CIATION.
NOTICE.
In accordance
0022
ment, the Directors have declared a
SHARP & DANBY, No. 6, Queen's Road Central, late Masars E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1879.
H
TO LET. OUSE No. 7, PEDDAR'S BILL.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 29, 1879.
Insurances.
SWISS LLOYD
DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for | TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY
the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decem- ber 1878, of TaIKTY-THREE PER CENT, ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, payable at our OFFICE on and after the *16th Instant.
POLIUTHOLDERS are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions,
By Order of the Directors,
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, May 5, 1879.
NOTICE.
THE Undersigned, has been appointed AGENT for the SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF UNDERWEITZEŻ, »
-WILLIAM NOTT, Hongkong, September 4, 1870,
OF WINTERTHUR.
INSURANCES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879. Sju80
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
Adolph..... Agnes Muir
Alexander Yeats Alva
Antioch
Bua Pan
Chateaubriand
Chocola
Ebenzer Edward BarrOW.
.5 o Bentley
886 Sept. 27 Jardine, Matheson & Co..
Amer. str. 48 Mar. 24 China Tradors' Insurance Co.)- Brit. str. 1029 Sept. 24 P. & D. S. N. Co. Fch. str. 1000 Sept. 27 Messageries Maritimes Brit. str. 820 Sept. 19 Geo. E. Stovens & Co. Feb str. 2400 Sept 30 Mensageries Maritimes Span. atr 661 Sept. 25 Remedios & Co,
......4 Woodward Amer, bqe.
Excelsior Fabius.... Fetisch*** Fred. P. Litchfield Glamorganshire Gustav Gylding Hans Hermana Hermine Highlander Homewood..
J. A. Borland Jacobine Johann Smidt John Potte..... Jules Dufaure Kalaja.... Kirkland Lota Mangerton Monte Rosa Pasig Princess Saraphi Star of China. Sumatra
la Hongkong Toowoomba Triton..... Twilight
Werra Wm. E. Deitz Young Slam
WHAMPOA Rosebud..............
4 c Boro
......Ger. bge.
4 kLove........ Brit. nh. 3 Dunham.............. Canad, sh. 3 k Souza
Port. sh. 3 c Weeka
Amer, bqe, 2 Malleriam, eh. 2 k Leroy ...... Foh. bge, 11 Kennett... Brit. bqe. 4 c Miler
Brit.3m.sc. 4 cRich
Brit, bqe. Amer. bga.
41 Spalding.
Stam, sh. Ger. bqa.
719 Aug. 11 Vogel & Co. 867 Sept. 18 Wieler & Co. 861 July 25 Meyer & Co. 1598 Sept. 8 Russell & Co.
632 Aug. 31 Brandao & Co. 646 Aug. 7 Vogel & Co. 575 Aug. 31 Yuen Fat Hong 387 Sept. 21 Carlowitz & Co. 284 July 21 Adamson, Bell & Co.
$19 Ang. 24 Melchers & Co. 958 June 26 Vogel & Co.
693 Aug. 24 Russell & Co. 650 Sept. 26 Kin Tye Loong 447 Sept. 26 Eduard Schellhasa & Co. Amer, bga. 1089 July 11 Russell & Co. Brit. bqa. 457 Sept. 21 Vogel & Co. ter. bqa.
8 Eddy
2 cReeves
4k Bolp
7 dangear..**:
41 Raben
5 kWinther
Dan. bg.
13 b Moult
Ger. bqs.
656 8ept 22 Siemasen & Co. 240 Sept. 12 lemesen & Co. 310 Sept. 11 Vogel & Co.
4 k Schmidt
Gor. bge.
Lonngren ....Swed, bqe,
Dingle
Brit. bge.
4 e Kent
444 Aug. 7 Wieler & Co..
289 Sept. 23 Jardins, Matheson & Co.
4 Hutchinson ... Amer. ob 1852 June 19 Vogel & Co.
4kBang
................ Amer. bqe. Gor, bqe Ger. bqe. 7 MacPherson ... Brit. bqe.!
5 k Bösche
4 Willigen......... Brit. bqe. It cBoos .....
Russ. bye.
4 Colledge.ENT Brit, bqe. 3k Dudfield. Brit. bqe.
3k Thompson ...... Brit. bge. 4k Carter..... Amer. Bb. 4 k Erimage
3 Munchan ......Siam, bqo.
1124 Sept. 28 P. & O. 8. N. Co.
670 July 26 Vogel & Co. 417 Sept. 11 Siemseen & Co, 483 Sept. 24 Melchers & Co. 374 Aug. 26 Butterfield & Swire 484 Aug. 20 Tan Kong Hɔ 690 Aug. 18 Vogel & Uo.
Canton
Saigon
Yokohama
Australian Ports Shanghai
9th prox. To-day To-day
Cos'tan Dook
Mails
To-day
Matts
Sapore and Penang 2nd prox.
New York
Hamburg San Francisco-
Jan Francisco
Tlontain Hamburg
For Sale
New York
New York
New York
Cape Town
Hamburg
Foochow and Caps
New York
P.&O. Wharf
Sydney
London
453 Sept. 21 Wieler & Co, 472 Sept. 12 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 380 Sept. 26 Chtness
London
1313 June 15 Vogel & Co.
New York
Cleared
Span. ch.
216 Sept. 16 Dunn, Melbye & Co.
454 Sept. 22 Carlowitz & Co.
Brit, Amer. sh
sh.
794 Aug. 28 Douglas Lapralk & Co. 1090 Sept. 6 Russell & Co.
London
Siam, និង,
635 Sept. 21 blness
7 Kirkpatrick
Brit, bqe. 586 Aug. 25 Vogel & Co.
London
Ger. bqa
558 Aug. 21 Vogel & Co.
Hamburg
Kier. bqa {am.bktine.
932 Aug. 31 Melcher & Co.
487 Sept. 21 Chong Woo
7 o Blaker
3k Clough
2 c Butmann
4 Kellen
3 kWatland..
5k Dinkelberg
2 kEndicott......
Amer, sh. 1303 Sept. 14 Douglas Lapraik & Co.
8 cBenedisttin ...Siam, sh.)
Collie....
701 Sept. 6 Order
Brit.3m.so. 340 Sept. 26|Choong Woo
London
Man-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
13
Varsel's Name.
Anchor
agt,
Flag,
Olass,
Toni.
Guns. E. P.
Date of
• Commander.
Arrival.
6 0 -British
steam aloop
704
4
120
Sept. 30
A. L. Douglas
K. D. British
gua vessel
592
4
100
Sept. 23
C.D. Annamore] man-of-war
2060
June 10
6 British
military hospital
2591
& British
gunboat
455
GO
Sept
5
gunboat
180
60
June 23
K. D. Spanish
man-of-war
Aug.
5
Egeria... Frolic Fire Department,
Li Tal... Policies issued for long or short periode at Mesanes................ current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Sheldrake
Sun-kes Life Department.
Vencedora................... Policies issued for sums not exceeding Victor Emanuel.. £5,000 at reduced rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Jar.S1. Chinese
5 Britlab Commodore's flag-ship|| 8087
HONGKONG, MAÇAO AND CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS.
Name.
Tons. Captain.
Ichang Kin Shan Kin Klang
700 Ogaton
457 Cary
Powan
"
Sir J. Jesjeebhoy
184
Spark
140
Tang Ting
314
Degen.
at
White Clond
280
Yotsal
180
Lefavour Browne
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Storling
of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserve Fundupwardsof£ 120,000 Annual Income
£ 250,000
THE Undersigned have be
Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghal, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868,
LANCASHIRE. INSURANCE-
COMPANY,
(FIRE AND LIFE)
CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
Owners,
617 Hoyland
1890 Benning, A.
BAZIJA
.....
Butterfield and Bwire H., C. & M. S-boat Co, H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. H,, U. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong
H., C. & M., S.-boat Co. C. M. B. N. Co.
HL, 0, & M 8-boat Oo, Kwok Acheong
FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN FORT.
Sept. 20, 1879. MERCHANT STEAMEE,
for Shanghai for London, &c. MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,
for London
for Melbourne
for Tientsin
for Dunedin
H. C. Orsted
Europe *Sarpedon
Caller On Cella
UE Undersigned are prepared to grant Hedvig
POLICIES against the Riak of FIRE on Kerchalon Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Korsor Goods on board Vessels and on Bulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms Lapwing and Conditions.
Stuart H. Rickman Yoon-
Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges
J. E, Wade
Francisco Alararo
Commodore Smith
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &o.
Name.
Tort.
Guns,
EL. P.
Commander.
An-lan
221 7
J. Godail
Chen-jut Chen-to Ching-on Ching-po !!: Chun-tung Li-she Feng-chou-bal· Omang-on
80
$
20
221
7
70
A. Walker Stewart
120
2
160
6
60
-160
40
80
20
600
120
Shen-chi
180
60
J. H. Wade
Suf-tsing
160
60
Tahing-tsing
180
Txing-po
100
40
Ching
2823838898883
40 Chinese Admiral
Chan It Hn
Read
a. H. Palmer
Li Plug Tye
J. B. Marrsy Bessard
MERCHANT KAIKING VESSELS,
Christian
American barqus.
German schooner"
British barque-
German schooner
Siamese barque
German barque
German barque...
Iris
Johann Heinrich John R. Worcester
| Julia A. Brown -
Kimsoonhost
British schooner German schooner British ship American schooner
Siamese baig
British ship
HEBOHANT STEAMERS,
Hae-an Hae-ting
Chinese
Benclatha
Chinese
Blankenese
Danish
Ceres
Flochung
Chinesa
*Irsousddy
French
Foodbow
Khiva Kiang-ching
British
Friederich
Chinese
H. Printsenberg
Klang-foo
Chinese
Halloween
for London Stad
Kiang-plan
Chinese
for Amoy
Kieng-Hube.
Chinese
MEN-OF-WAH,
Nagoya Mara
Japanese
H. M. gunboat
Nestor
for London, de
Ningpo
British
Orlasa
British
Sept. 23, 1879.
Prokong
British
MERCHANT STRAZENED/
Ping on
-British
FIRE AND LIFE.?
If required, protection will be granted on Chin-tung first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Diomed Life,
Dragon TNSURANCES against FIRE granted at For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro-Foochow
Current Rates Considerable Reduc-posals or any other information, apply to Fayer Hon in Premia for LIFE Insurance in
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., China
Agents, Hongkong & Canton, #jn80||| Hongkong, January 4, 1867
Chinese
Shanghai
British
for London, de..
Tahyow
Chinese
Wladivostick, do
Wahu
British
Brithh
Yongoing
Chinese
Chiayse
Alse-an
Chinese
MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, Jane 2, 1879,
V
Proposals for Life Assurances will be ze SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision,
Leander
Lucy
British sahooner
Mikado
British ship
Pelham
British brig
Serapis
British ship
Walls Castle
British barque
Lily
H. M. gunboat HM..gunbost
* Sinos left part, or arrived at Hongkong, Moorhan
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