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Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY:

(FIRE AND LIFE'), CAPITAL, TWO MILLION STEMLING. THE Undersigned are prepared in grant Pousuler agunt the Risk of FIRE on

Visitors' Column.

We have instituted as an experiment VISITORS COLUMN, which we trust will prove successful, and be found usc ful. To it will bo relegated from time to time such items of information, lists abks and other intelligener as is een sidered likely to prove valuable to per- sous passing through the City, and

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS. Dec 6, 1881.

Sucipe.

BANKS.

No. of Value.. Mares.

Paid-

Reserve.

HK. and Sl***

Bunk40,000 8 INSURANCES. Nth China las: 1,000l. Yangtze Iner 1,300 Union Ina. Soc. Chinn Truders Insuranes....

5008

Working Last Di-Closing Cher Account. videmtilations, Cash

1268. 125 $1,800,000$ 3,734.00 30/112 % prom. 2,000 TI, 600/T1, 238,600 TL. 251,064.91 TL 75 4 TL 1125 p.sh.

12 %§. 850 250 250 500, 488 TL 18,447.56 2,5008 500$ 281,7578: 437 638.588TAL 27 SS1625. 60081666.66 $-300$475,000's 70,278.48 20% 181825 a. Cv. 1,500 1,000 200% 100,3788 42,869.70 6008 1008 433,9848 103,020.08

Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on in connection with we have opencliness.2,000,8 1,000)S ́· 2008 ·761,842 §. 226,847.81

Goods on board Vessels and on Rulls of a

SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS

HK.

Vesnals in Harbour, at the usual Terms DECTORY, applications for enrouent China Fire Ins 4,0008

into which we are now ready to receive. | STEAM C'PANIES.

and Conditions.

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

If required, protection will be granted on first ciusa Liven up to £1000 on a Single

Life.

For Hates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 09, Agents, Hongkung „l Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1887. MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1824.

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13

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

£100,000 of which is paid up Reserve Fundpwards of £ 120,000 £ 250,000 Annual Jucurae

THE Undersigned hhre beon appointel Agoats for the alive Company at Hongkong, Canton, Poocho, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.. Hongking, October 14, 19CB.

Insurances at current tes

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED MY ROYAL CHARTER OR

• His Majesty King Grange The Fics,

A. JL 1720.

HE.Undersigned having been appointed! Agents for the above Corporation, the prepared to grait Instances as follows t

Marine Departament. Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports! of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department

Policies issued for long or short periods af curront rate.

Life Department. Policina isane for suras not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hengkong, July 20, 1872. YANGTSZE

INSURANCE-

ASSOCIATION.

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-u). Pla 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE 250,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND....1). 288,036, 17

TOTAL CAPITAL 2Nd AC- CUMULATIONS, 2nd April, 1881...

Directors,

..Tle. 938,936.17

F. B. FORBES, Esq., Chairman. W. M. Borb, Esq. W. MEYER, Esq. J. B. Pisekvoss, F. D. Here, Esq.

Esq.

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGBAL MONSTA RUSSELL & Co., Secretarica,

LONDON BRANCH: Messrs BARING BROTHERS & CO., Bankers. RICHARD BLACKWELL, Em, dzent, 68 and 69, Cornhill, POLICIE

on Marie Risks to all granted parts of the World.

Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the PHITS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an nually distributed among all Contributers of Buainess in proportion to the Prezzi paid by them.

RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.

Hongkong, May 20, 1881.

List of Public Buildings. Government Hase, North of Public

Garden

City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and

Musdum,-Free.

Public Carleus, a beautifully picturesque

retreat and of great interest. The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Con- tral, in a line with Poddor's Wharf. General Post Offie, Dongkong Club, Guring, 4lub, supreme Court, &c, within a stone's throw,

Lusitano Club and Library, Shelley St. Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c,

ne the Public Gardens.

HK. C. M.

Steamboat...8,000S China Cest S

Navigation 5,000T MISCELLANEOUR HK. & Wh'pea

Dock 10,000$ HK, and China

Gas Co.5,000 £ H'kong Hotel. 2,000 8 China Sugar Co. 6,000 $ H'king for C. 1,250,8 H'kong Bahery · · 600 §

19

LOANS.

100s 110,000

6% 18290

100 TL 100878,932 T. 31,474.04 16%

10£ 10£ 7,489 100 8 100 1008 106 100's 100

5759-December 5, 180%

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Ecclusive 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 Scotions, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in njuniotion with the figures donating the sectionis.

Rection

1. From Groon Island to the Gas Works.

2. From Gas Worke to the Novelty Iron Works,

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Mastor's Office.. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co,'a Office.

5. From P. and Co.'s Ollico to Peddar

6. From. Peddar's Wharf to the Naval TAM, 77-From Naval Yard to the Fier:

8. From Pier to East Point.

Captain

Flag and Rig

ToTH.

Date of Arrical.

Consignees or Agents.

Destination

Remarks.

Kee & Co.

Tuon Fat Hong

¡Manila Shang Chinking

Swatow

Hoihow, &a

Kloon Dock

Bangkok Amoy and Ma Manle

Tug Plying Tomorrow

871 $8920

18% 8300

Vessel's Name.

6% +24 prom.

Steamers

Activ

125$ 1208 28,706 8

1,189.20

+33 pm,

834

Amazone Atalanta Cebi 8100 p. share China...

Cleveland. $12 8100

8128 p. sharo Conquest

Revoback Marcelle cPlat

Dan, Fob.

Edgar

¡Amor, str.j 373

Schopr...

Ger.

atz.

648 Deo,

Harvey- kamli

Brit.

ALM

Brit

60

Rules of Interest

#10 Payable.

$5800

Crusader.

..Rowin..

Brit.

atr

Danube

3 h Clanshy

Brit.

Ber.

661. Dec.

Pan

Բ

220 Dec.

100_all.

Jung10 Bec31

Zayala......

Str. Spani

:100

all

Peh. 8 Ag. 31

41 Stopani

Brit

Str.

800;

all

8 X

April & Oct.

Nagel

Dea.

500

:8

June & Dea.

prin

Wobber

Brit.

str. 1

1139 Doc..

Kennett

Brit. Str.

Oct

Goo/g00,000

June & Dec.

3. pren

h Scott

str. 1397 Dec.

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Straits and Caloutta

Chptain

For Sale

ti June, 1881. § For year 1890.

heThorn

Brit

894

Nov

28 Geo.

Singapore & Poying

Nestor...

..Brit.

Penedo

Niigata Mar.

4 cWynn nud

3

Cendordine

Phoenix

Behrens

Gor. sir.

6-789

Gull

Prinz Heinrich Sca Shun Tip Tanzis

769 Dod

Hofmann Ger.

872 Bir.

Nov.

Kobe and Yokohama. Saigon Bangkok

To-doy

4 Ynen Man Fu Anna.ax.

Drugon

Fab

13 July

7 Captain

1500

Dec.

2 Messageries

Maritimes

Yokebama

5 hPocock

Brit

820 Dea,

Douglas Lapraîk & Co.

Coast Ports.

3 dEres

Go str.

$11 Dec.

2 Wieler & Ca

Brit Str.

782 Sept.

30 Siemsson & Co.

Heibow, &c. Shanghai

aylight TOW

Dook

Brit... str.

286 Dac

Kwok

Acheong & Sons Swatow

Chi Inp., 1874 6,270

1877 16,04010 1878 38T. 1881 8, 605 T

+1

Sugar Debon- tares, 1880...

For bull-y-end

To 304h April 1881.

St John's Caffiodrál (Anglican), above Hongkong-Rates of Postage.

the Parade Ground.

Homan Catholic Catliestral, Wellington

- Street.

Guion Church, Elgin Street.

“St. Peter's Hamber's Clinich, West Põlar, St. Joseph's (RC)Curdy Garden

Rou, rear Kennedy Rol Temerance Hall, specially adapted for sex-faring men, Opeen's Benul Enst. Saibes' Hogue, West Point.

E. E. A. and China Telegraph Co., and the Great Northern Telegraph Co, Marine House, Queen's Road.

(Revised July 1st, 1881.)

In the following Smancats and Cables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letter per Jelface, for Books and Patterna, per two ances

EDWARD GEORGE, Skare Broker,

Lveal Delivery.

1. All correspondence posted before p... on any week day for addresses in Viatorit wil be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mail.

: ཟླ་

Emuy España

Fains

Feronia

Geelong Hongkong

Lunte Li Vai Nul

Vorwasrts..... Invisions, de, can generally to Yangtzo.**** delivered within Victoria at the private Yotting. houses of the addresses rather than at

Sailing Vessels places of business, if a wish to that effect Adele be expressed by the sender, otherwise all Agnes Muir

Anna Annic correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business.

Arab Artemisia Bello Morso Blue Jacket Bonita.. Caroline Edmund Phinney. Elliotts

Nowspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the cato ritay he, but such papers or packets or papers may be sent at Book Rale. Two

3. Bogholders who desire to setid Cires- Newspapers must not be folded together as ara, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, ne, or must anything whatner be inserted

de, all of the same weight, to addresses in except bona fide Supplements Printed Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Forts of matter may, however, be unclosed, if the Chivas my deliver them to the Pest whole be paid at Book Rate Princes Cut Off unstamped, the postage being then rent any bu paid either as Newspapers. orcharged to the sender's account.Back Books.

Commercial Papers signify such paper Victorin Recreation Club-Bath-houseas, though Written by and, de not boar and Bout-house, &.-Praya, beyond the character of an actual or personal corra The Cricket Ground, beside the City eponderer, such as invoices, deeds, copied usic, &o. The charge on them in the same Inll

ns for books, but, whatever the weight of a packet containing any partially written paper, it will not be charged less than

Masonic Hall, Zotland Street.

The Barracks and Naval and Military Store Departments lie to the east ward, and cover a large uren,

cents.

*

The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with Return-Recaipt on paying an extra fee of li cents.

Stores, Books, &c. Amorim and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigars-MAC-4 ESEN. PRICKEL & CO.

Chair and Boat Hire.

.....

LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES PGR CHAIRS, CHAIR DEARENS, AND BOATS,

HONGKONU. IS THE COLONY ÓP

Chairs and Onliniry. Pulkaway Boatí, Half hour,10 cts. Hour 20 eta. Three hours i ets Six hours,...70 eta Day (front & to C), (ne Dollar.

TO VICTORIA PEAK

Batch must consist of at least le

Dovale

4. Boxholders may also und Fatteris cralda. to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first, exhibited or stated to the Pustmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and proved by hint Printed Circulars may

be inserted in such Pattern Packets."

Fluollin Gitanilla Glenury. Hecht Golden Stato Henrik Iber..

Hermes Bindoc Hindostar Hiram Emery... Humboldt

l'Anvers --The-public in regarded that there is no mich, thing as Parcel Post The limit of weight for Books and Com-to Europe, &c. Mach trouble and disap- inercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is pointment are caused by persistunt attempts Ireberg....

lbs: Patterns for such offices are limited to send small valuable trifics through the 3. H. Bovers.. to 8 ounces, and must not exceed then Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, James Wilson

and similar presents are con Jerful.con Work dimensieris:& inchos by 4 inches by 2 finually buitis, refused, the sonders having Jahn, Potis inches.

often spent more Fin Postage this would Juno have paid the freight by stemor. No Laun Laura refund can be made on such parcels of the Leonore value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.

N. R. means No-Registration.

Conentrion of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chili, Venesues, The Argenting Republic, Jamaies, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies..

Contrics Nor is the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are the. Aus ftralasian Group, and S. Africa

Single Trip

Four Coolics. Three Coulies, Two Coolies,

21:00

0.85

0.70

Return (direct or by Pok-for-hum).

Postage to Union Countries.

General Rates, by any route 81.50 Lettors,

10 cents por à cz.

1.20 Post Cards,

3 conta sach..

..., 1.00

10 cents..

2 cents each.

Four Coolics, Three Coulies, Two Coolies, ...

TO VICTORIA GAY (TO LEVEL OF UNBRELLA HEAT.)

Loc82

Single Trip.

Four Coolles, Three Coolies,

50,00

Two Coolies,

... 0.50 0.40

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.

(LIMITED.)

NOTICE

TOLICIES GRANTED at current rates ONE RISKS to all part of the World. In accordance with the Com- pany's Articles of Association, Two-thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether-Shareholders or not, in proportion to the net aanvunt of Promin contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

J. BRADLER SMITH,

Secretary.

Gapa

Hongkong, April ő, 1881.

·THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE. BUILDINGA, LONDON.

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS in HONGKONG and Cursa for- the above Company aro prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow ing upal Discounts.

Registration, Newspapers,

Books, Patterns and Conim, Papers,

-

cents per 2 oz. There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union,

Postage to Non-Unium Countries

Hawaiian Kingdom :- Letters, ...$1.00 Registration, 0.85 Newspapers,

Return (director by Pol-foo-lum). Four Coclics, Tares Coolies, ... Two Coolios,........

A

The Return Fare embraces a trip of "not more thas three hours,

-10

None.

2* 5*

to

Local Pure Pust.

Lochiel Lots

Louis Eugene Maivina Manhem

Mlaryrothe

1. Sniali Parcels may be sent by Post Marie at Book rates between any of the Post Marie Offices in China or Japan, as well as N. D. Auxiliatrice. Macao, Pakhol, Singapors, Penang, Nicolas Thayer and Malacca. They must not exceed the Decident.

dimension, feet long, 1 foot following

Orient foot deep, nor weigh more than Papa broad,

Fym blbs. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorsement, Red Cross "Paroel, containing no letter," but any Ribston parcel may be opened by direction of the Richard Pazone

Postmaster General.

595 Duc

tr. 11-15

str. 269 Dow 30. M. 8. N. Co. str. 3815 Deo. 4 Mossageries Maritimos

Gerstr.! 787 Nov 20 Biemsson & Co.

Nov. 29 Captain

760 Dec. 2 Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

319 Sept. 288hpa Hang

647 Nov. 23 Ges. R. Stevens & Co.

hLi Ton Tao.....Annm.str. 1000 July

A Remodias & Bế

Remedios & Co.

Wpoa

Fransson & Co.

Dock Co

&O. 8. N. Ca...

Aphoong & Sons.

R. Stevans & Co.

Amoy and Shanghe Btr. 1458 Dec.

Japan. str. 1146 Dec.

Brit. str. 652 Nov.

NOV.

4Butterfold & Swire

5M B. M. 8. 8. Co. Shing

24 Sony.

4 Butterfield & Swire 27Yuen Thornearance Co.

24 China

Fat Hong

hHaydonda Amor, (str.

Schnitza

2 Guggin

Lagaand

Love

3 kJessen....

...... Gerbis. 1132 Oct. 18 Russell & Co.

sh 901 Oct 31 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Brits Ger. bqo. 447 Nov. 18 Wieler & Co Kier St.se. 345 Nov. 26 Melchers & Co.

10.41 Nov. 11 Wieler & Co. Get.

252 Nov 25 Wieler & Co. Brit bae. 32 Nov 17 Captain

3 Mollor

•40MUDA

eMacfarlane..

Amer. sh. 1307 Nov.

Anier. sh. 1390-

Shanghai

San Francisco

Hayra and London

Bangkok Mamla

Norton

¿Percival

390 NOV.

Portland (Oregon)

kStehr

341 Nov

Michelson

273 Nov 24 Eduard Schalltags & Co.

Bangkok

3kF

D. Taylor... Amer. bge.

751 Sept. 14 Carlowits & Co.

Calbo

Brit. bg

Hawai sh

285 Nov. 25 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1303 Sept.

Captain

2 Carlowitz & Co.

Hayre

eBrock... Scarlett Hunt 3kThoron 8 c Delane

Ger 3m.ac.

...Ger, 3m.ac)

Ger.

788 Nov. bqa.

Brit b

Schellhass & Ca 26 Eduard Schelihase & Co.

408 Nov. 21 Order

Brit. bqe. 472 Dec. 233 Nov

123m. 80.

Bri

Amer. Blu

3 Order

17 Chinese

& Co.

944 Nov. Oo

Gur. Sm so 358 Dec.

Norw. hele. 274 Nov. 26 Siomsser & Co.

3k Ploetz

Das

kGrobe 4cMatthiessen

Ger.

Brit.

King

4 cHarkness,

2 cHolmes

2 Bentley

3k Brown

Brockwokit

Ger, bee 480 Nov. 16 Melchers & Co.

bre. *EAL Dec.

baler & Co.

DR. GAL DOC 4Wieler

sh 1547 Sept. 11 Captain

Amor. gs. 799 Nov. 15 Russell & Co.

500 Nov 30 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Brit bqe 522 Nov.

Ger. bqo. 329 Nov. 20 Pistau

Co.

.....4mer. sh. 1177 Sept. 24 Russell & Co.

2Chinese bge.

Amer.

Brit. bqo.

Bri. bktine.

Brit. bge

704 Dac.)

328 Nov. 25 Adamson, Bell & Cor 987 Way 18 Eduard Schellhass & Co, 287 Nov,

378 No. 14Edward Schellhose & Co.

Gar beo 517 Nov. 288iemsien b

992 Nov. 18 Eduard Schelham & Co. Ger bqa. Bond Amer. ah 1440 Nov. 18 Order

210 Nov. 13 Siemazan & Co. 472 Nov. 24 Chinese 439 Nov

R

Bri. 3m. sc.

2 Dudfield. Brit. bas.

14

10

Ehren 7&Petersen.

Eward

2k Menard

Feh. bq.

-- Ger

..2 Jessen

Telugoret

4 kJanssen. 3

............ Gex.

Nov 22 Catlowitz & Co. bas. 470 Nov 27 Wieler & Co.

468 Nuv. 16 Siemssen & Co.

Wieler & Co. Co.

bge.

357

Nov.

405 Nov. 17 Wieler

indt... Ger. bas. 428 Nov 257

7 Crosby

Fch boo

Wieler & Co.

585 Nov. 30 Captain

БЕК

Amer. bqe 586 Nov. 28 Gibb, Livingston & Co. Ger boo. 247 Des

Reator....... Lemmermann Ger.

Bloss

Nov. bqe 481 Gerbe 993. Dos, Stapleton ... Brit. be. 558 Nov. Howland.... Amer, sh, 1300 Nov.

Brit bge

996 NOT. Amez. bqe. 1360 Nov. Amer th 1188 Dec. Brit. be. 200 Arner. sh. 1659 Sept.

Ringleader. Roderick Hay

Bray

Parkard.

Nicolson

kSmith Miller Schröder

1 Skovmand

kBinge

2: The following cannot be transmitted:

R. Robinson Parcela insufficiently packed or protected,

Samar or liable to be crashed (as bandboxes,

Schwan &e.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indiga, Dycatus, Ico, Mout, Beenymphe Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever Sophie... is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- Souvenir cano offensive or injurious in transit.

Spartan

3. Parcels are as a gestural rule forwarded Spirit of the Age by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Syren

Twilight Packet. The Post Office reserves the right Valiant

of selecting the opportunity for transmission, William Turner and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other corres pondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parool, unless Regis

... 0.70 Books & Pulterns,

West Indies (Non Union)t, Bolivia, tered. Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Letters, Registration, Newspapers, |Books & PasterTLİ,

For every hour or part of an hour above three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of 5 conts.

Day Trip Peak, 80:75 each Coolie (12 hours) Gap, 80.60 each Coolie.

Licensed Bearers" (cach),, Hour,

... 10 cents. Half day,

35 cents: Day,

...50 cents.

BOAT AND COOLIE WIRE.

BOATS,

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

picule, per Day, 1st Class Dargo Bont of 8 or 000

racula, per Load,.... 2ud Clusa Cargo Boat of 600

pients, per Day,

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

piculs, per Load,

30 None.

Wieler & Co.

16 Eduard Schelthaar & Co.

Bieman & Co.

Manila

San Francisco

Kloon Dock

Not Work

Sale

Hamburg

New York

Cebu

188. H. Masuda 18Arnhold, Karberg & Co, 29 Melohers & Co 17 Captain

2Order

Gram

Bangkok

New York: Manila

14 Turner & Co. 14 Vogel & Co. Amer, sh. 1110 Nov. 15 Vogel & Co.

376

Dr. 299. Dec. bg.

Ger.

& Co. Ger

&Co. Ger.

230 Nov, 20 Wielor & Co. Brit. bq9 489 Oct. 16 Captain Williams. Vincent Amer. ch. 81 Nov. 14 W. H. Hay

Brit bge 347 Nov. 17 Chinese Brown... Amer. 875 Oct. Captain

Williama

3k Warland..... Amer. sh. 1303 Sept. 27 Captain

Daly Amer. sh. 1572 Nov. 25 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Vanderward. Brit, bye. 491 Nov, 15 Rozario & Co.

WHAMPOA

Charité Elisc 4. The public are cautioned not to, cou- Hammonia, found these facilities with a Parool Post to Mary Tatham Jurope, &c., which does not exist.

Bruin

Veller

Garley

CANTON

It is necessary that the following rules Asia be strictly observed,

Hwei Yuen

Djorup Wilson

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, via Torres Straita, Letters, 10; Re-

1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns; 2 Vis. Galic, Letters, 25; Re-registered or unregistered, can be received , 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and for Postage if it contains gold or silver gistration, 1

money, jewels, precious articles, or any. Patterns, 2.

Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen-thing-that, na agerieral rule, in hable,to

Customs duties. sion, via Londen, Letters, 20; Registration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Patterns, 5.

* A small extra charge is made on delivery. + Tliore is Registration to British W. India

Islands, 10 cents.

$3.00

2:00

LOCAL POSTAGE"

2.50

-

1.75

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Haka: Boat of

300 piculs, per Day,

1,50

3my22

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 picula, per Load,

1.00

50

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 3, 1881

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

TRE Undersigned are prepared to accept

Biaks on First Class Godowns at per cent nett premiu per annum,

NORTON & Co, Agents.

Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

KOWE EADY.

PRICE, $100.

3rd Clasa Cargo Boat or Hakan Bost of

300 plouls, Half Day, 2, ...

Barapana.

$100

20

10

or Pullaway Boats, per Day,

Dae Hour: Half-an-Hour, After & P.M.... 10 cents extra Nothing in this Scale prevents private agreements.

33 cents.

STERET COOLLES. Scale of Hirs for Street Coolisa One Day, Half Day,....

One Hour, Half Hour,

Nothing in the above Beale to affect private agreements.

*COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW," Three Hours,

BY BY E. E PARKER.

-Can be obtained from KELLY & WASH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at Lane, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Office.

Hongkong, December 6, 1879.

SAILOR'S FOME

NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or PAFRES will be thankfully received Bote Sailor's Home, West Point

Hongkong, July 26, 1878.

WASHING BOOKS.

(In Engluh ord. Chinese.) WASHERMANS BOOKS, for the usa Wof Ladies and Gentlemen, can now

be had at this Office. Price, 31 moh.

SHTRA MAIL Office.

rest (d),,

· China, Tonga

Japanton Macau, die for Hongkong.

General Local Rates

pines....

and the

(?).

(d) Via Singapore, 19 cents.

per 2 on each

pero

Letters Darda, Puttering,

cels and

and

Prices

Regis

tration

• Post Books, Par,

Newpapery

(e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and, Mamaj

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sant be so small as to make the sample of no value.

Versal's Name.

Oleopatra Fak

3. The limits of weight allowed are a Iron Dake follows:-

Mecante

Books and Papers-to British Offices, 5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 4 Iba, Patterns to British Offices, 5 Iba. if with

out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c., 8 oz

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office is not legally responsible

Fah. bgo. 266 Dec.

Carlowitz & Co.

Ger. bye. 518 Nov, 22 Wieler & Co. Ger. bgo, 408 Nov. 168Siemesan & Co.: [Brit str. 1184 Nov. 20 Jardine, Matheron & Co.

880 Dec.

38iamssen & Co,

984 Doc.

Chefox

Kloon Dock

Portland (Oregon

Portland (Oregon)

Buigon

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

U. D. British 5k Britias British

Flog

Class

Tina Grene P.

Date of

drrima

corveita gunboat iron-eled

2383

Deo.

360

$40

3797

800

Nov 29

Midge. Pales Sheldrake Themis Tweed, Victor Emanuel. Wivera

5k-Britidi

6 British

6 h

military hospital

201

gunboat

405

120

July 1

surveying vessel

300

Nov-11

6 h A.D. Fronch bk British 6 British 5 British

455

Nov. 20

Bridger

3840" 18

175

Nov 25

860

340

Com

$50

As Canion

for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- Walf F'dence, but it is prepared to make good tha contents of such correspondenco lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of 810, in certain cases, provided:---

That the ander daly observed all the conditions of Registration required:

British gunboat

corvatta gunboat

Commodore's Hag ship! 808720 turret-skip

German

gunbost

FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.

Nov. 26, 1881. NEBUHANT STÁLMEES.

2. That the letter was securely enclosed

*Cyclops *GlenavoB

for London

Siang niag

for London

in a reasonably strong envelope.

`SAILING PERSELA.

Mali

3. That application was made to the Beta Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi

Britisa sottooner

Peking

Saubalen

being invariably forwarded with such spali.

cation unless it also is lost, KAY

That the Postmaster General, is eatin

"Nov. 29, 1881.

MERCHANT, BENZAMARA

French British

Tung-ing

Tunsin

Wahren

ately the loss was discovered the envelope SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. Fonghin

Djemnih fied that the lusa occurred whilst the corres- pondienos was in the custody of the British Batchoy Feisypen Postal administration in China, that it was

Fayew

not caused by any fault on the part of the Gervasa

the

ender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck,

person not in the employment

nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Hongkong Post Office

Grator

EROVAT

Hiroshima Marz

en Jemon

for London FAROS

B. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles ench as portraits, watches handsomely bound books which reach their dest

a broken or daleciorated conditio

Black Kader.

480

Biratch