4
Insurances.
ANCTSZE INSURANCE
YAN ASSOCIATION,
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)
PERMANENT RESERVE
SPECIAL RESERVE FUND
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac⋅ )
OUYULATIONS, 8th
April, 1880.......
Directors.
Tla 20,000 Tl. 263,208
.Tls. 230,000
Visitors' Column.
We have instituted as an experiment; a VISITORS' COLOMN. which we trust will prove successful, and be found use. ful. To it will be relegated from time
tirne such items of information, lists, tables and other intelligence as is con- sidered likely to prove "valuable to per- ... T. 913,268 sus passing through the City, and in counection with we have opened
HOTEL
AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment into which we are now ready to receive.
F. B. FORBES, Feq., Chairman. W. M. Hovo, Esq. WM. MEYELINK, Eag J. H. PINCKVOSS, F. D. Hire, Esq.
Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SPARGUAL. Mosara RUSSELL & Co., Sterckavics,
LONDON BRANCH
Morar BARING BIOTHERS & Co., Bunkers. RICHARD ELACKWELL, Esq., Agent, į
68 and 69, Cornbill
POLICIES granted on Marine Ricks to all parts of the World.
Subject to a charge of 12 % for interest on Shareholdere Capital, all the Purrs of th UNDERWRITING Business are su nual distributed among all Contributors of 1 Dosa in proportion to the f'remia pakius them.
RUSSELL & Qu.. Agents.
!
A SELECT
THE CHINA MAIL.
Rongkong Rates of l'ostage,
(Revised June 23, 1880)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterna, per tand ounces."
Newspapers over four nonces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but auch papers or packets or papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona lide Supplements, maiter way, however, he enclosed, if the Prices Car- whole be paid at Book Rate,
ent may be paid either as Newspapers or Commercial Papers signify each papere though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre music, dro. The charge on them is the same Public Gardens, a beautifully picturesque a for books, but, whatorer the weight of
retreat and of great interest.
a packet containing any partially written The Clock Tower. Query's Road Cen-paper, it will not be charged lore than
tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf.
List of Public Buildings. Government Hope, North of Public
Gardens,
Books
25,
Local Partel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the Pust Uffices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- 103, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- slona, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor wei.h more than 5lbs. The postage will he 20 conta par lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse ment, PARCAL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) (izas, Liquids, Explosive anbatai ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be-
City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and spondance, such as invoices, deeds, copied me offensive or injurious in transit.
Museum,-Free
General Post Olier, Hongkong Club, Kieroun Club, Supreme Court, e, within a stone's throw.
Lusitano Club and Labray, Shelley St.
centa.
The sruder of any Registered Article way accompany it with, a Retura Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 416 Patterns ive such attices are limited Goverment Office, the Serretarat, &,to e oances, and must not exe ed theas
near the Pubite Gardens. St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), abovemensions: 8 inches by 4 trobes by
i ueueuu.
the Parade Grositud. Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington,
Street
Tuion Church, Eigan Street.
Hongkong, May 11, 1889, 1080 St. Peter's Scams Chinch, West Point,
NORTH RITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of t'arliament.
ESTABLISHED 1800.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
HE Undorsigued, AGENTS at Dongkong TE
for the above Company, are propated to grant Policies aguinat FRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, o on Merchandios in the same, at the amal Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cont
GILMAN & Co., Agentr.
Hongkong, July 6, 1875,
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
168 Undersigned are prepared to grant finde agost FP to the usters to $45,000 on Bulldings, or on Goods stored therola, at current local raten, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premta.
NORTON & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, January 1, 1974.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
of
His Majesty King Gurge The First, A. D, 1720.
------
[HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation ars prepared to grant Insuranone as follows:- Marine Department.
Policies at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports
of India, Chius and Australia.
Fire Department.
Policies lasued for long or short periods at current rates. A disconut of 20 % allowed. Life Department,
Pollcies issued for suns not exceeding £6,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Rongkong, July 25, 1872.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
П Undersigned, Agents for the above
surances at current rates,
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company.
Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
LANCASHIRE INSURANOE
COMPANY,
P
(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STEALING.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Pourers against the Risk of FIRE on Balldings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vestele and on Bulls of Vessels in Barbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be co- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Elfo.
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1887.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
COMPANY OF
MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
נו
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which le paid up £100,000 Reserve Fund upwardnot£ 120,000 19 Annual Income
£260,000
#7
St. Joseph's RC Church, Garden
Road, near Kennedy Road. Temperance Hall, spécialis wapted for Se-faring men. Quren's Houl East. Sailors Home, West Point.
THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canten, Fonchow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, October 15, 1808,
THE CHINA FIRM INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
1.. B. A. al 'n Telegraph C., and the Great Notlaru Telegraph Co. Marine Hause, Queen's Rouel. Masonic Hall. Zettand Street, Vatera Reevention Gul Bath-house mud Boat-house, &e.,--Pruyn, beyond the Cricket Ground; beside the City Talt
The Barracks al Naval and Military Store Departments to the cost- wird, und cover a large area.
Stores, Books, &c. General Outcter, Homer, Tailor, &-T. N. Danscott, 40 and 47, Queen's Road, by speciid appointment to H.E. the Governor.
Chronometers, Watches, Jewellers, Maps nl, Charts,--G. Faccos en & Co., Queens Road Centrul.
N.. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, arust foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Mauritius, ail
mission,
[No. 5338.-Avqust 19, 1880.
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 Bactions, comma ancing nà Green Inland. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong There k., and thows in the body of the
Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures deuoting the sections.
Section
1. From Groen Island to the Gas Works,
2 From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.
S. From Novelty Iron Works to the Barbour Master's Offico. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.
Vessel's Name.
Steamura
Bittion
5. From F. 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 fier to East Point.
Captain
Flag and Tona. Date of
Rig.
Consignees or Agentr.
Arrival.
3. Parcels will as a general rulo be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Uffice reserves the right nf selecting the opportunity for trans
and of delaging delivery in case Alice
Amy the number of parcels is such as to retard
No responsibility Belgic... Davison....... other correspondence- is accepted with regard to any parcel, bal Cheang Hock Kian ... 2 h Webb the oys.om of Registration will score the China
Dengalion andere against any but a very remote pro- Conquest. Diamante baby of loss.
Eluano.... El Dorado
4. The public are cautioned not to con found these faciative with a l'arcel Port to Emope, &c, which does not exist.
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence haring joined the General Foss Unis or being probable about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly oba:rved.
Fo
Hmuy...
Fam
Flintshire Bae-abin..
Khire
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be Niigata Maru America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, The Argentine registered or a registered, can be received Olympia Repablic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guians for Postageit itcontains gold or silver money, Porode Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all jewels, precious articles, or anything that, Rajanattianabar
duties. Danish, French, Netherlands, Fortugnose as a general rule, is liable to Custom's and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief countries net in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group.
Postage to Union Countries. General Hates, by any route Lettera,
Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers,
10 cents per oz.
$ cents Bach.
10 cents.
2 cents oach.
Books, Patterns and 2 cents per 2 oz
Comm. Papers, There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Hawaiian Kingdom: Lettore, Registration, Newspapers,
|
Books & P’alterns,
į
10
Nono.
5* **
Weat ladies (Non Union)t, Bolivie, Costa Rica, Guatemala, New Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay". Letters, Registration, Newspapoza,
30
Novo.
5
10
2. This Regulation prohibits to sending of Patterns of dulable articles, unless the quantity seat be so small as to make the Bample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed aro as follong
Books and Pupore to British Offo, tba.; to the Continent, &d., 4 lbs. Pattorna to British Olions 5 lbs. If with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, ke., 8 oz.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondance, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Past, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :-
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed
in a resasuably strong onvelope,
American and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigars-Mac- Ewan, Funckel à Cuc
3. That application was made to the American Newspapers und cheap Re-Books & Patterns,
Postmaster oneral of Hongkong im prints, de, chence Tobacco and Cigars. Australia, New Zealand, Taamania, and
MOORE'S VARIETY STORK, 42, Fiji, via Terres Strails, Letters, 12; Remediately the loss was discovered, the Queen's Road.
gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and envelope-being invariably forwarded with Patterns, 1 Fia Gulle, Letters, 20 Re- such application unless It also ta lost. Watches, Jewellery, Churts, inoegistratus, 10, Newspapers, 2 Backs and las, Optical usiraments, Mordan's Patterns, 4. Pruni-cases, &c.—Jons Nouin, agent for Negretti & Zumbra.
Gnos, Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition, und Sportsman's Requisites of all descrip- tions-Wa. Sexyjarr & Co., Gab- makers, Eastern House of Beaconsfield
Artú.....
Chair and boat Hire.
Legaliszu Taming of Fakes for Cuain“, Cham BEARJES, and Boats,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONU.
Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats,
20 cis.
half bour,....10 cts. | How, Three hours,..60 ota, Six houra,....70cts, Day (from ü to 6), One Dollar.
1 VICTORIA PEAK. Single Trip,
Four Lukes,
$1.00
Three Coolios.
u. Bb
Two Coulice,
0.70
Four Coolice,
Three Coolies,...
...$1.50 1.20
100
Heturn (arzot ar by Pob-foo-lum)
Two Coolies, ...
TO VICTORIA CAP (TO LEVEL OF ÜMBRELLA SEAT.) Single Trip.
Four Cooller, Three Coolies, Two Coollen,
Th
F++
$0.60
0,50
0.40
...$1.00
0.85
111 *** 0.50
Return (direct or by Pok-foo-lum). Four Coolies, Three Coulise,... Two Coolies,...
more than three hours.
The Relura Fare embraces a trip of not
For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of 5 cents,
Day Trip Peak..$0 75 each Coolie. (12hours) Gap....$0.60 uach Coolis.
Licensed Bearers (each),
Hour, Half day, Day....
PAY
...10 cents. 35 cents. ...50 cents.
BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE,
ROAX8,
1st Class Cargo Boak of 8 or 900
picule, per Day,
Lst Class Cargo Boat of or 900
pleals, por Lond, ...
and Class Cargo Boat of 800
piculs, per Day,
2nd Class Cargo Buat of 600
picals, per Load,...
|
Bea Galt........... Washi Yattung...... Zamboanga
itigan
Sailing Vessele
Alva
Anrie S. Hall Blackadder.........
atr. 1097 Aug. 17. &0. & N. Co.
Wishmann Drewes
......Gur,
Brit.
str.
31 July 30 Siessen & Co.
Brit.
str.
814 Aug. 18 Slemsson & Co.
str.
Atkinson
Brit. ...... Brit.
str.
056 Aug. 19 Bun Hia Chan
1716 Aug. 160. & 0, & 8. Co.
5 hamlin
Brit.
str.
$18 Ang. 16 has Bang
5 Purdy,
Brit alz.
6 Cullen
514 Aug.
5 e Orriola
Span, BST
493 Aug. 17 Remedios & Co.
Brit
Span str.
Brit.
Str. 117
5e Young
Blatoo Stopani ... Mogan #bbon
2 Alderton
5 h Young..
.3 Vain
Brit str brit.
130
1699 17 Russello
Aug. 17 Butterfield & Swire
900 Aug. 19 Jardine, Matheson & Co, 223 Aug. 12 Remedios & Co.
Brit. str. 1296 Ang. Ohi.
¡Brit
Brit
B.K. &W'pca Dook Co.
Bell & Do. 11 Adamson,
atr. 709 g. 19. M. 8. N. Co.
& Đ & N. 674 Aug
str. 1608 Aag, 18. Laprak & Co.
Bir.
Span, str.
18
623 Log 7 Remedios & Co.
Japan. str. 1098 Aug. 17 Mitsa Bisbl ML. 8, 8. Co.
Destination.
Remarks.
Shanghai
Kloon Dock TO-MOITO T'hama'&San Flaco Abdeen Dook S'apore and Penang To-morrow Bombay, fro.
Helhor, dre.
24th inst.
at daylight
• & Shanghai. Įst daylight Co-morrow To-moczow
Manila
Manila
Swatow & Shanghai To-day
Amoy and Manila Cortan Dok
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Coast Parts
TUR
Plying
at daylight
Ab'dien Dosk
at daylight To-morrow
Dostan Dock
Yokohama vis Kobe 21st, daylight
Canton
...i Munoz
4 c Walker
14 Napol
Ger. str.
783 Aag. 14 Siemasen & Co.
Brit str.
3 h Hopkins
Brit.
str.
.6 e Raison
Brit.
Bir.
920 Aug. 13 Yuen Fat Bong
933 Aug. 12 Yuen Fat Hong
653 Aug. 18 Geo. R. Stevens & Co.
Bangkok
12101, daylight
8 Haydon Hunter
Amer.
atr.
48 Mar. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co.
Beli atc.
265 June 2 Landstein & Co.
¡Cos'tan Dock
286 July 17 Ewok Acheong & Sons
Bwator
651 aug. 11 Remedios & Ob.
2 McDougall. Brit. str. ....j áranguren...... Span. str
3 Lauger 4k Thomson
2k Nelson
Port Bh. Am.bkine.
7 clan
Brit.
sh.
Rua Caso.... Carl Carricks Chorger Cilurium
Siam, bga
bg.
нов
Clydesdale Corqueror Elise
Emina T. Crowell...... Fabius............. Faugh-a-Balaugh ............. Fortune
General Fairchild. Halloween...... Bermine Jerfaloon
Jamaica James Shepherd Janet...... Johanna
Jubi M. Clark
Kepler Lucky Magents. Myvanwy Niagara
Osaka
4. That the Postmaster General is satis fied that the loss ogurred whilst the corres Natal, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ascou-pondence was in the custody of the British
Postal sion, it Aden, Letters, 25: Rogistration not caused by any fault on the part of the administration in China, that it was
Pringo Amadeo. 10; Rewspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 5.
sandar, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the disbo raty or negligence of any Raphael
Rosie Welt person nt in the employment of the
Sou fonquio Hongkong Post Office.
South America Spartan Telograph Woga
* A gradi xtra charge is matie ou delivery.
Thure is Registration to iritish W. Ludin lunds, 10 cunts. To the Balazas and Hayti, The San Francisco zvuta in
Registraben via San Francisco, 10 cents. Cannot be sent vis Ban Trancisco.
biles
(d)
LOCAL POSTAGE,
direction,....
Between Hongkong, Canton, and lacan, in eithor
i), and the Philip China (d), Touqnia
Utes) viz.: Buag kong, Macao, Chins, (through a British Japan, Siam, Cochin |
of the following
Between any other two)
10
2
2
20
2
(d) No Parcel Post.
pero tration, Cards,ppers. Patt ma including Leiters Regis Post News and par ib.
each.
cerita.
cents.
cent.
Cents.
conts.
per 2 oz. Begistry.
crate.
Books
Parcels,
Local Delivery. 1. All correspondence posted before 6 P. on any week day for addreasen in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.
2. Invitations, e, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the wonder, otherwise all $5.00 correspondence is invariably delivered at
the nearest place of business,
Brd Claas Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of 800
pionis, par Day,
I
2,00
8. Boxiulders who desire to send Cirou lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Carde, 3.50 &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China 1.75 and Japan, may deliver them to the Fest Office unstamped, the postage being then Each charged to the sender's secours, bato
of at least ten. mast consist 4. Boxholders
also send Fatterns may the same places in the same way. En Felopes containing Patterns may be wholly alosed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or
stated to the Postmaster $1.00 General, as he may consider necemary, and 20approved by him. Printed Circulars may 10 be inserted in such Pattern Packers..
3rd Class Uargo Bost or Un-kan Boat of 800
1.50 picule, per Load, Brd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of 800
picule, Half Day,
Sampans.
or Pallaway Boats, per Day,
11
--- 1:00
50
to
+
+44
P11
One Hour,... Half-an-Hour After 6p....................10 scris extra. Nothing in this Scale preventa private agret
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENOLES at all the Treaty Ports of ments.
J
China and Japan, and at Singapore,
Saigon and Penang.
Elake accepted, and Polletes of Insurance
granted at the rates of Premium current at Ons Day
The above mentioned Porta,
NO CHARGE FOR POLLUT HERE.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary.
Hangkong, November 1, 1671.
TREET COOLIES,
5. No compensation can bo paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, &, which reach their destination, although in 2 bruken or datariorated condition.
Honey Order Begulations.
Siblas
WHAMPOA
1. Mousy Urdore are exchanged with Hertaine
Jones ..... Heilett
7 c Beadle..
..ja Davies......
4 catteld
5 koulder
i8 e Winters .....
Perry
3 e Davidson
5 kRute
Gor,
652 July 28 Brandão & Co. 455 July 30 Wieler & Co. 9017 July 10 Carlowits & Co.
Ohinese 189 Aug. 225
fienlain
London
Aug.
6 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
23 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
[Manila
2onsgeries Maritimes
Brit al 1895 June
2 Vogel & Co,
Jan Francisco
Dunedin (N. Z) London
Brli bqe 916 July
mar, sh 1444 Aug.
Brit. bqe. 880 Jana 6 Rozuelo & Co.
Beth
b. 1833 June 28
Oo,
mer. sb 1021 July 24 Borneo Co., Limited
984 July 25 dieussen & Co.
1186 lang. 1186 jang.
4 Order
635 July 20 Tack Me Hop
636 July 20 #b
| Sodorstrom..............Slam. bge
210 Aug. 17 Carlowita & Co. 240 Aug. 30
447 Aug. 19 Chinese
1427 June 26 Bussell & Co.
Ger.
ab.
Amer, bqe
Sinu
der bqe.
3 Kelley
Fowler
......... Amer. bye.
Brit
Bentley
& Loungron .......
3wsd.
Brit. Sm.so.
ci
With
Brit
bge
HV
Madden
kHeufry
Brit. bqe. Bett. Sm.80.
221 Aug
#pendeling......Get. bqe.
Touron
put back
||New York
Schellhaas & Co.
Manila
London Foochow
Cleared
Wanchal Pier
920 ug. 12 Russell & Co.
સ 289 Aug. 18 Ed 286 Aug. 16 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 409 July 26 Arabold, Karberg & Co.
Rassell
& Co. 4 Co. Bizler & Co.
&
840 June 14
$45 Aug.
8 Conant ....... Amer, bye. 710 Aug.
Meyer praik & Co.
778 0.3zmen & Co.
224 Aug
11 Chinese
827 June-14 Adamson, Bell & Os. 102 July 28 Turner & Co.
ellaronburg Ger, bqe.
bVoch
diam. bye.
37
Folker ..6k Braybrooke
Brit. ct.
Bri.bktipe,
182
3 Kuhlmann
Ger, bqe
Brik by
ah.
Bazell & Co.
Amer.
1878 July 24 Bussoll Co
Linckill
berman
k Welt
1 Drinkwater
Bluet
7 Knowles
8 Vincent
1bCampos
Brit,
Amer. sh.
още
920 July 27 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 527 Aug. 10 Douglas Impraik & Co. 1602 July 25 Hust
1497 June 25 Vogel & Oa.
mer. sh. 1697 Aug.
8 Arabold, Karberg & Co.
·bqe. 311 Aug 8 Captain
Amer, b. 1762 July 28 Russell & Co.
Amer sch, 1 Aug. 27 W. 8. Bay
5 Chlusss Siam, bqe 327 Aug.
...... 7 c/Leopold ......... Ger. ah. 1115 Aug. 16 Arnhold, Karberg, & Co.
the Enited Kingdom, New South Wales, | John R. Stanhope.................
Queensland, South Australia and Port Laaker Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Westeru Ta Laa Australia, and (except at Shanghai) with Tek Li......... the Japanese Empire. Hongkong also
issues orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
2-Small sums inay be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps, sulject to a charge of one per | cent. for cashing them.
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Perts in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issning affion. The application sust be accompanied with the full amount
Bothor
postage equivalent of osch, margin should be left for variations
including commission) in cheque, pod a
stampa, or little of exchange. The Postmaster issues the order, aende it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor with a receipt for the letter, if it tunity, were to be registered, as it always should be. Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the mails.
4. No order must exceed £10, or $50, or include any fraction of a penny, nor will more than two such orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payer, by the same mail. Orders will be drawn
at the current rate of the dayf and pald at
the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is na follows >——
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2........ 18 cents.
£......
36
........... 54
£10...... 72
Local and Interculonia! Orders.
Up to $25 or £5......25 cents.
350 or $10....00
"
Tzło.
CANTON
Ballona. Hwat Yasa Yangtaze.... Yungching
Meyer.
Gor.
Pilisbury Kaemeba
Order
bqa. 860 Aug. 16 Eduard Schelihaas & Co. Amer. bge. 407 Aug. Ger. bqe 700 Aug. 18Siemssen & Co. Stolze........ Ger. bgo. 342 Aug. 10Siomasan & Co. Foteraen.........Gor. bge. 850 Aug. 7 Stemsson & Co. Bakker
........ Datou boe. 283 Aug. 19 Siemssen & Co.
Valparalac Foodbow
Manila
San Francisco
New York
New York
Newchwang
iflentsla
Tientsin
Fiontain
Floutaln
str.
780 Aug. 18 Siemgaon & Co.
Foochow
984 Aug. 150. M. 8. N. Co.
Shanghai
Schultze........ Brit.
atz. str.
782 Aug. 18 Slemesen & Co. 661 lang, 1910. M. 8. N. Oo.
Shanghai
Shanghal
Ahrens ......... Ger. Wilson
......... Ohi
Wallace .........Chl.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Vessel's Name.
anchor
Agt,
Flag.
Cluse
Tons, Guns. H. P..
Date of
Commander
Arrizal
iron-slail gunboat
6043
14
800
Aug. 18 June 21
Henry F. Cleveland Yuen Wan Tong
military hospital
2591
gunboat gunboat aloop. Commodore's Bag-ship 8067 turret-chip
465
120
141411
420
60
Aug.
D
(1124)
900
Aug,
860 June 2
Iron Duke......na
British 7 C Lai Yak........
Annam, u, D.
British Mocanie... 6 k Midge.................................... K. D. British Moorhen.......... K. D. British
" h Pegasus
British Victor Emanuel....... 60
Bettfal Wivera
British
7
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER. STEAMERS,
Name.
Tons
Captain
Ichang
700- Ogston
Kin Shan
457 Hoyland
Kin Klang
-
Powan
1890 Cary
Sir J. Jesjesbhoy Spark
184
140 Lefavour
814 Degen
6.-lists of Money Oruer Offices in tho Tang Ting United Kingdom may be consulted at White Cloud
Totest Hongkong and Shanghai.
0.-Namos must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian pame) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
:
Oroners,
Butterfield and Swire
H., & M. 8.-bout Co
817 Beuning, T. HL, O&M boat Co.
Lieut.com, W. Careg Hon. B. N. B. Hood Commodore Bmith John G. Jone
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
Chinese Admiral
A. Garoman
Name.
WATERS, 30%
Tons, Guna EL P
Commander
An-lan
321
70.
Jis Godall
Chen-jul
19 20
A. Walker
Chen-to
70
Stewart
Ching-ou
40
H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co.
Uhing-po
60
Chun-tung
150
Feng-choushal Bungon
Sul-taing Tebing-taing
1600
Thing pa
K. Achsang & Songley, Pe
H., 0, & M. B-bost CoLi-she C. M. 8. N. Do.
230 Bending, A. B., 0, & M. 8-bost Oo. Shen-ahl 180 Brown
K. & cheong & Sons
FOOCHOW_SHIPPING IN PORT.
Aug. 13,-1880, MERCHANT SIBAMKRS.
No order can be paid till the Payes has signed it in the proper place. An order oan be transferred to another offlca Feronia on payment of an additional commission.*Kwangtung
of In case of loss an order, neo axity for stopping payment, or the like, application Irazu should be made to the nearest Money Luog
Rio Lege Order Office for instructions.
8.If the order bo not presented within
for London for Bongkong
KEROHANT SAILING VESSELS.
fos Melbourne British sohboner for New Zealand MEN-OF-WAL
six months an additional commission wiil | Moorhen be charged; if not within twelve months,
Chun, It Hu
MERUHÁNT STRAMETRI
OHANT BALLERO PRIPIZA,
Grand Dus Coariantine Bussian
H. O. Orsted Kiang-plog
Danish
Chinese
Assalon Banalatha
British bergun
Batale
Kiang-jung Kung
Chinese
Wo
Brillah
for New York French
Norfolk
Paladia Packong
Blistichal
Tokio Maru
Waverley
Wha-on
Yoritoma Mara *Yang-shing
there is no such thing an Parcel Post order is once paid no further claim dan be
public is reminded that, the money will be forfeited. When the HIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. T PARGELS. The public
to Europe, ko. Mash trouble and dimp-entertained, pointment are caused by persistent attempla
to Bond small valuable trifles through the relative to it has boon received.
F. M. gunboat
9.-No order pati be paid until the advice
Ang. 14, 1880, MERCHANT SZNAMENA,
Post.
Work, and similar pressats are con
Fare, Curios Articles of Dress,
Chefob Oraiglanda Europo
British
Brittob
British
90
ut
19
#1
H
ofton spent mere in Postage than would. Lare paid the freight by steamor refund can be made, on anch parcels of the
Foochow
American Britlab
.88 cent.y being refused, the aonders baving Mede,out on a printed form which in nupplied Fei Yuen
Seale of Hire for Birect Coolies.
Half Day..
Three Hours,..
One Hour
Half Hour...
(gratis.
Not Local Orders on Shaughat are drawn at 3 por
Nothing in the above Ecalo to affect private value of Stamps obliterated, before the agreements.
nature of the contents was discovered.
cont, premium tn all cases. A fixed sol-
lar rato for drawing on the United King- dom is in force at Bhanglin
Brown Brothers Finally Foochow
India
Leander
Morna Paul Jodes
German günhoaf HM corretto
Oyelop Encounter Gornostay!
* Alnoo left pork, or arelvad at Hongkong, Wolf
Russian gunboat
Cernian gunbost
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