Malls.
V, S, MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
uk U.S...Mall teamship CITY OF TTORIO will be destoned for Stan Franelxon, pla Yokohams, on WEDNES. DAY, the 12th November, at 3 p.., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading fasued for trans- portation to Yokolica and other Japan- Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Railways, 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, Franco, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic llues of Steamera.
Folght will be recalved on board nutil 4 p.m., the 11th November. Parool Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany 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 Pssango and Freight, sply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Contral
RUSSELL & Co, Agents. Hongkong, October 27, 1879.
NOTICE.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STRAM FOR
}
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE,
ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
A150,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
AN SATURDAY, the 15th November,
Halle.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT.DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH-
AMPTON, AND LONDON; VIA BOMBAY,
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. COMPANY'S Steam-ship GWALIOR, Capt. J. C. Banor, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 8th November, at Noon.
Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay without tranship ment, arriving one week later than by the
direct route. Silk and Valuables will be transferred to the Calcutta stoomer at
Gaile.
For further Partloalars, apply to
A. MoIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, October 27, 1879,
To Let.
TO LET.
1108
THE Lower Portion of the East Wing of ΤΗ
"BAXTER HOUSE;" Four Rooms with Out-house and Baths. $20 per men-
Apply on the PREMISES. Hongkong, November 3, 1879.
Bom,
TO LET.
FIRST-CLASS STONE FLOORED GO-
A. DOWN, Situated upon MABINE. LOT
10.
Possession from 1st December next. Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1879.
TO LET:
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
[No. 5094-NOVEMBER 4, 1879.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King George The First,
D.-1720.
THE 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 Porta of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
Policies issued for long or short periode at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceeding 45,000 at reduced rates..
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1624.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling of which is paid up £ 100,000 H Reserve Fund upwards of£ 120,000 **
£ 250,000 Annual Income
11
HE Undersigned have been appointed Agoats for the above Company at Hongkong, Cantor, Focchow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are propared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
POLIC
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
OLICIES 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 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 shoro are marked h., near the Kowloong ahore 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 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.
Fessel's Name.
Bonbay City of Peking Fame...... Fleurs Castle.. Gwalior
Hainan
Norna...
Olympia Pernambuco
Sea Gull. Suez
No Hyde
Section.
6. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Whori. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Pior. 8. From Pier to East Point.
GP. 1. . . Co
A.K. &W'poa Dock Co.
4P. & O. S. N. Co.
25 Landstein & Co.
31 Melchers & Co.
24 China Traders' Insurance Co. 1 David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
Y'hama & San F'olsco Mails, 12th
Shanghai Europe, &c. Bothow
Tag Plying
7th, daylight
Mails, 8th
K'loon Dock
Cos'tan Dock
8th inst.
S'apore and Penang To-morrow Saigon
S'pore, Caloutta, &o Haiphong
Captain
Flag and Toner arrival.
Big.
Date of
Consignees or Agents.
Destination,
Remarks.
Steamers
2 b .......leary
to bistopani
Brit.
str.
749 Feb.
12 Kwok Acheong
str.
Amer.str. 5076 Nov. Brit.
117
7 Kidder ...
Brit.
str. 1622 Nov.
4 Adamson, Bell & Co.
bBabot...... ...Conner
Brit.
str. 1719 Nov.
...............
Amer. str. 281 Oct.
27 Russell & Co.
... Love
Brit. str.
606 May
31 Kwok Acheong
eNagal....
Ger. Brit.
str.
789 Oct.
str.
643 Oct.
8k Haydon
Amer, str.
48 Mar.
Eaton
6
5
Brit, Aunter......... Brit. Brit Rhodo..... Schultze........ Brit. bjMcDougall..... Brit.
str. 2141 Nov. str. 265 Oct. str. 1271, Nov. Btr. 782 Oct. atr. 386 Nov.
3 Dunham.
Canad. sh. 1698 Sept. Ger.
..4
Souza .....
Annie S. Hall Besthoven
..4 Nelson
23 Wieler & Co.
2 kBaja
Ger. bqe. 340 Nov.
2 Melohers & Co.
Belle of Oregon................ Bonita.....
Ger. Sm.so
341. Oct.
Brennero .....
3 Buggolino ......Ital. bga.
768 Nov.
2 Carlowitz & Co,
2 e Knudson
Siam, ah
160bineso
4 kGautier
Leroy....
1 Carlowitz & Co.
21 Carlowitz & Co.
Washi..... Venice.....
Yangtaza...... Yottung.....
Sailing Vessels Alexander Yeats
Alida Alva
Canton C Charitó Chateaubriand Chocola Emerald Isle Ernest..... Ernst. Floral Star. Gesino Brons Glamorganshire Gustav Hans ...... Hazel Holme.
Jessie McDonald
ON 1879, at Noon, the Company's 8. S. AVA, Commandant ROLLAND, with Commodious HOUSES Situated to the nett amount of Premila contributed Highlander
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and OARGO, will leave this Poet for the above places,
Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ao- cepted in translt through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.
Cargo will be received on beard until 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 14th November, 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 particulara, apply at the Company's Office,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, November 8, 1879.
in PEEL STREET, Nos. 13A and 138, with Gas and WATER laid on.
For further Particulars and Conditions, apply to the Undersigned here.
YEUNG MAW, No. 83, Gage Street. Hongkong, October 31, 1879.
STORAGE.
del
OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in
GODOWNS in PEDDAR'S WHARF BUILDINGS, at Moderato Terms.
Apply to
G. R. LAMMERT, Hongkong, August 9, 1879.
TO LMT.
by each, the remaining third being earried to Reserve Fund.
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary.
Hongkong, December 9, 1878. .
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong
N MAKINA LOT NO. 65, FIRST-CLASS TH for the abova Company, are prepared
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ON
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE.
THE 8. S. 2 due more of or about the S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Captain 10th Instaut, will be despatched sa above on SATURDAY, the 15th November.
Cargo received on board until Parcels at the Office up to
of sailing,
and of day
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.
All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
To KOBE............Cabin $60. Steorage $15.
YOKOHAMA
13 NAGASAKI... £
Do. $75 Do.
$20.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CABIN PASSAGES.
CARGO. and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobe,
For further Particulars, apply at the. Company's OFFICES, No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, November 1, 1879,
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GRANITE GODOWNS.
Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1879,
"ROSE VILLAS"-FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, BONHAM ROAD,
-
ITH Large TENNIS LAWN.
Apply to
SHARP & DANBY,
No. 6, Queen's Road Central, late Mesars E. D. SABBOUN & CO. Hongkong, May 10, 1879.
Insurances.
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE AND LIFE,
1
NSURANCES against FIRE granted at Current Rates. Considerable Reduc- tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in
China.
MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, June 2, 1879,
2jn80
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR.
INSURANCES granted on MARINE
Occidental & Oriental Steam I RISKS to all parts of the World,
Ship Company,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND
PASSENGERS.
耳式
FOR
THE UNITED
STATES AND EUROPE,
OOK MOTION
CENTRAL and
WITH
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIO STEAMERS.
THE B. S. BELGIC will be despatch- Ban Francisco via Yokohama,
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879.
Sja80
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 per cent.
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- surancos at current rates,
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
G
HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goode stored. therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia,
NORTON & Co.,
Agents,
Bongkong, January 1, 1874,
THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of TANGTSZE INSURANCE A China and Japan, and at Singapore, Y
Saigon and Penang.
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Ports.
ASSOCIATION, CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).........Tls. 420,000 Tle. 230,000 PERMANENT RESERVE...... SPECIAL RESERVE FUND.......Tla 206,370 TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac. COMULATION, 25th April, 1879...........
.....Tl5, 856,370
Directors.
F. B. FORBES, Esq., Chairman,
on WEDNESDAY, December 3rd, 1879, at M. W. BOYD, Esq. | WM. MEYERINA, Esq.
3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers fo- O. Lucas, Esq. Japan, the United Staley, Mexico, Central
and South America, and Europe.
Connection is raads at Yokohams, with Steamers from Shanghal
Freight will be received on Board unt!! 4 pm, of the 2nd December. PAROEL 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 REDUOTION is made on RETURN PAR BAGE TICKETS
Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Difices addressed to the Collector of Cus toms, San Francisco..
For further Information as to Freight on Pamage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Central
H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting Agent Hongkong, October 24, 1878,
8. D. WEBB, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SBANGHAL Menara RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCH,
Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co.,
Bankers. FULLARTON HENDERSON, Esq,, Agent,
8, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, E.0.
POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.
Subject to a charge of 12 % for Interest
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY JEES.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
ПHE Undersigned are prepared to grant FOTOles against the Risk of FIRE on
Jules Dufaure .... Kirkland Magellan Mangerton Norreman Pabl Marle Queen of India Raco Horse Rapid
Southern Cross
Spartan Sumatra
Tai Lee Toowoomba Twilight Victory
. k Biet
bg. 850 Oct. Port
632 Aug. eb. Am.bktine. 455 Oct.
4 Merriman ...... Amer. bqe. 1168 Oct. 4 k Stebr
14 k Kennett
14 cStaples
14k Hervé.....
3 e Hildebrand
4 k Davison ener
779 Oct.
387 Sept. 284 July
Fch, bqe 255 Nov. Foh. bqe. Brit. bige. Amer, sb. 1696 Oat. Fch bgs. 890 Oct Ger.Sm.uc.] 356 Nov.
244 Oct. [Brit.3m.so.]
402 Oct. 457 Sept.
4 kv. Trimbach... Ger. bqe. Angear. Brit. bqe Ger. bqe.
.4 kRaben...
24 Landstein & Co.
1 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 16 Slemasen & Co. 1Kwok Acheong
8Russell & Co.
22 Vogel & Co.
31 Brandao & Co.
6 Captain
20 Eduard Schellbasa & Co.
21 Adamson, Bell & Co. 20 Vogel & Co.
13 Landsteln & Co.
1Wieler & Co.
12 Adamson, Bell & Co.
3 Wieler & Co.
21 Vogel & Co. 666 Sept. 22 Siemssen & Co.. 310 Sept.
11 Vogel & Co. Brit. bqe 405 Oct. 20 Vogel & Co.
S'pore, Calentta, dze
Swatow"
San Francisco Hamburg Bombay Hamburg
Portland
Chefoo Shanghai
New York Hatphong
K'loon Dook To-morrow
Cos'tan Dock For Sale:
Singapore New York
Cos'tan Dook
Iloilo
3 kLe Moult......Ger. bqe. 3kMillican
Bamburg
4 kHutchinson
5 kStott ....
...Amer. sh 1852 June Bri.bktine. 275 Nov.
19 Vogel & Co.
2Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
4k Willigen.
Brit. bqe. 494 Aug. 20 Tan Keng Ho
1 Colledge
Brit, bqe.
453 Nov. 2 Wieler & Co.
Bamburg
S k Sternberg ......Ger. bge.
435 Oct.
30 Fogel & Co.
Bamburg
3 kThompson
Brit. be.
330 Sept.
26 Carlowitz & Co.
Hamburg
1 hPetterson ......Siam. sh.
711 Oct.
12 Tuen Fat Hong
4 Gaillard... Feb. bge. 14 Cary
324 Oct.
30 Carlowitz & Co.
Belt. bqe. Stam. bqe,
300 Oct.
31 Wieler & Co.
887 Oct.
193lemssen & Co.
2Chinese
2k Tebmeyor........... 2 h Steinburg 7bGibbs ......
8 kVincent
.3 Clough
4k Stehr
7 Kirkpatrick 3k Watland ...Whiting....
Slam, bge. 429 Nov. Amer. ab. 1129 Oct. Amer. sob. 81 Aug. Amer. sh. 1090 Sept,
266 Oct. Cier. bge. Brit. bqe. 585 Aug. Amer. ab. 1303 Sept. Brit. bg. 255 Oct.
18 Captain
27 W. B. Ray
Russell & Co.
2 Eduard Schellhass & Co.
London
25 Fogel & Co.
London
14 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 18 Eduard Bohellhass & Co.
Bangkok
Cos'tan Dock
Scott
Belt. bge.
425 Oct. 27 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
London
CANTON
Cass
Brit.. str.
761 Nov. 8Slemesen & Co.
'Shanghai
WHAMPOA Davine .....
Ningpo......
Egeria... Foxhound LA Tai Maesuse....
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Commander,
A. L. Douglas Ws. H. G. Nowell Yuen
Lt. Com. M. L. Bridges
Francisco Alararo
Vessel's Name. -
[Anchor=
agd.
Flag.
Class.
Toths.
Guns. H. P.
Date of
Arrival
71
British British gunboat
steam aloop
794 4
120
455
Oct. M Oct. 12
7 h
Ansamese man-of-war
2060
June 10
6 British
military hospital
2591
6 h
British
gunboat
455
60
Nov. 3
gunboat
180
60
June 23.
J. H. Wade
corvette
500
Nov. 2
Palander
man-of-war
Aug.
5
Commodore's flag-ship
3087
Commodore Smith.
despatch vessel
635
Oct. 22
William M. Annesley.
Sheldrake
Sun-koe
Voga
Vencedora.n
K. D. Chinese
Swedish 6 0 K. D. Spaulsh Victor Emanuel........ 5k British 6 h Britta Vigilant...
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
STEAMERS.
Name
Tone.
Ouplain.
Ichang
700 Ogaton
Kin Shan
457 Cary
Kiu Kiang Powan
Sir J. Jerjeebhoy 184
617 Hoyland 1890 Benning, A.
Spark Tung Ting White Cloud Yotsal
Owners.
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, &c.
Name,
Tons, Guns,
HP.
Commander,
An-lan Chen-jul Chen-to Ching-on Ching-po
221
J. Godall
80
221
-7
120
180
6
Chan inng
160
Li-ahe Peng-chou-bal Quang-on
80
600
120
180
Sui-teing
160
Tebing-Laing
180
Taing-po
100
140 314 Degen 280 180
Lefavour Browne
Butterfield and Swire H., O. & M. S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co. B., O. &M, 8-boat Co. Kwok Acheong-
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. C. M. S. N. Co.,
H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Shen-chi
Kwok Acheong
FOÓCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT,
Oct. 25, 1879.
MERCHANT STEAMER,
Europe *Kwangtung
Tris
for Bhanghai for Hongkong
MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS.
for Fremantle for London
White Adder
MERCHANT STEAMRES,
Grand Doc Constantin for Wladivostock Hoe-zan
Hakon Adelaten Hiroshima Maru H. O: Orated Kashgar Klang-ching Kiang-kwan Kiang-tung
Wo Kung
Obinere
Norwegian Тарашева Dadiah British Chinese Chinese Chinese British for New York British Beltish British Chinese
6888558688222.
20
120.
A. Walker Stewart
Chinese Admiral
Chun Ti Hu Read
O. E. Palmert
Li Ping Tye
J. B. Murray Bessard Ching
J. H. Wade
-SAILING VESSELS.
British barque,
British barque for Tientsin
Joyce Phillips Lord of the Isles British barque Lydia
Lulu
Martha Brookelmann German barque Pelham Batauma Serapis Siam Starlight Wille
British brig British barque for New York Blamene barque Slamene brig British schooner
300
Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. Goods on board. Vessels and on Hulls of Vesels in Harbour, at the usual Terms. and Conditions.
Ava
Nov. 1, 1879, MEKOHANT STEAMERS,
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re | Benledi ceived, and transmitted to the Directors Braemar Castle
Chin-tung for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on Cyphrenes
on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFITS first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Europe
of the UNDERWETTING BUSINESS will be annually distributed among all Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premium paid by them.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agente,
10:80
dea
Hongkong, October 1, 1879,
Life.
Gorma
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- *Gwalior posals or any other information, apply tol
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Agente, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
French British
for New York
Chinese
British
British
Danish
British
Loudoun Castle Orissa
Paokong
Pekin
Tahyer
Wuha
British
MERCHANT BAILING VESSELS,
American barque German barque Biamese barque
Benefitha Conrad Henrich
Focobow
Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Helcheong
Britlah barque
Ashuelot
Oyolop Kerguelou Luise Modeste Monocoy Paloma Richmond
Wolf
MEK-OF-WAR, A
U. §; corretto German gunboat
· French corvette German corvette ELM corretto U. 8. porrétte U. 8, gun
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