1881-12-27 — Page 4

Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

Visitors Column.

We have instituted as an experiment a VISITORS' COLUMN, which we trust will prove successful, and be found use. (FIRE AND LIFE)

ful. To it will be relegated from time to-time auch items of information, lists, CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

tables and other intelligence as is con THE Undersigned aro prepared to grant sidered likely to prove valuable to per Police against the Roof FIRE on suas passing through the tity, and Buildings or on Goods stored therein, onu connection with. we have opened Goods on board Vesach and on Hulls of a SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS Vemels in Harbour, at the usual Terms DIRECTOny, applications for unrolment and Conditions.

into which we are now ready to receive.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- 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

Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any othor information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.;. Agests, Hongkong de Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1887. -

THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE,

BUILDINGS, LONDON.`.

THE Undersigned having hoan appointed AGENTS in HoNureNs and CHINA for the above Company are prepared to necept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow- big usual Discounts.

ADAMSON, DELL & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, May 3, 1881.

List of Public Buildings. Government House, Nurth of Public

Gardens.

City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and

Museum-Free.

Public Linssiens, a beautifully picture

retreat und of great interest,

4

The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Fea

tral, in-s' line with Pender's Wingf. General Post Office, Hongkong Club, German Chub, Supreme Court, &c,

within a stone's-throw,

insitune Club and Library, Shelley St. Government Offices, the Secretariat, o,

near the Public Gardens.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS: ·Dec. 27, 1881-

Working East Di-Closing | Chu- Account. vidend. Iations Cash.

Stocks.

¡Nos of Valtie.

Shares

[ Puid

·Rip.

·Reserve.

BANHE

HK. and S'hai

Bank...... 40,000:8- INSURANCE).

125 12581,300,000 8 373200 30 +118 % prem.

Nth China Ins. 1,000 TI. 2,000 TI, 600 TI, 238,600 T1.251,064.01 TI. 76 +T1. 1125 p. sh. Yangtezu Ins.... 1, 200 TI. 350 TI, 350 TI, 500, 488 T1. 18,447.50 19 % TL 805

5008 2,5008 5008 381,7878 437,688.58 $144, 2781600 Union Ins. Soe: China Tradera Insurance..... Chinese Ins. Co.

STEAM C'FANIER

Steamboat.... 8,000 8 –-1008 76 $ China Coast S

10,000 €

K. and China Gas Co5,000 £ H'kong Hutel...] 2,000 8 'kong loo Co 1,250 8 China Sugar Co. 6,090.8 H'kong Bakery

600,8

[No. 6757 DECEMBER 27, 1881.

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 sight Sections, commencing at Green Island Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marited h, nose the Kowloong shore k, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e, in conjunction with the figures denoting the nestions. Section

1. From Green Island to the Gas Works,

2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.

From Novelty from Works to the Harbour Master's Office.

4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.

Vesel's Name.

5hLightwood

Fickmoior

...

Rection.

5. From P. and 0. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.

6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard."

7. From Naval Yard to the Pler,

8. From Pior to East Point..

366 Dec. 23 Dongles Lapraik & Cn.

Amay, &c.

T'hanus & San Fco Ab'deen Dock

HK Fire In...

|

China Fire Ins.

60081866.60 600 1,5008 1,000 8 2008 2.0008 1,000 8 2008 4,000 8: 5008 1008

475,000 8 21,028.49 100,378 8 42,800.70 761,842 §. 220,847.81 433,9848 103,020.08

20% $1550

0% +8200 871 $8925 18% $8202Į

HK. C. and M

110,000

0% +$23 prein.

Captain.

Navigation... 5,000 TL. 100 TL 100% AXELLANEOUS HK., & Wh'po

Dock

Flag and

a Tois Rig.

Date of Arrival

Consignees or Agents,

Destination.

Remarks

78,032 Tİ. 31,4740 16% §

Stormora

125 $ 125 8

10 10

28,706,8

7,480

1,180.20

4% +34pm.

Albay Bellona

Brit.

- str.

Ger. air

789 Dec. 18 Sicmsson & Co.

1008 100

82 890 p. share

Cebu

8k Edgar

Amer. atr.

373 Nov. 29 Captain

$12 $8158

City of Rio de Janeiro... Cavarly

Amor. str.

3548 Dec, 21P. M. 5. S. Co..

$130 p. aharo

Conques

Fritatr

3,161

85 $250

Rates of Interest.

Payablan

Fame.

Brit str Frit

Feronia

21

*1

Chi. Imp., 187406,276 £ 1877,16,040 £

100 all 100 all

8 %

June30 Dec31

Fokien

¡Ger. Brit

str

1115

8%

Fob.38 Ag. 81

Glaucus

**

210 21

??

1878 5,890 TL. 1881 8,565 T1,

500 all

8%

April & Oct

Glencarn

500

all

June & Dec.

2% prsu.

Hailong

Hongkong

--8-%-

June & Das..

13.prem.

Twal Yuen

Jolcano

$ For year 1880;

EDWARD GEORGE,

Share Broker.

Maincen

Paladin

Local Delivery.

Sugar Doben-

008 100 1008 100 50% 60

tures, 1880..600'8'300,000___all_

For half-yone ended 30th June, 1881. To 80th April, 1881.

St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above Hongkong Rates of Postage:

the Parade Ground.

3my82

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington

Street.

Union Church, Elgin Street.

THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Revised July 1st, 1881.)

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, før

Fatterns, per fico ounces.

Penedo 1. All correspondence posted before 6 Rajanattianuhar p.m. on any week day for addressee in Sea Gull Victoria will be delivered the same day, Shun Tip and generally within two hours, unless the Vorworts delivery should be retarded by the Contract Yangtze. Mails,

Yottung Zambosi

OF NEW ZEALAND, St. Peter's Seamen's Church, West Point. Letters per half vince, for Books delivered-wißin, Victoris at tho-p

CAPITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling).

Unlimited Liability of Shareholders.

HHE-Undersigneil having boon-appointed.

As for the nboyo Company are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE BISKS at Current Rator, allowing usual

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.

Discdunts.

ہے ہیں جس سے

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ESTABLISHED 1880.

£2,000,000.

CAPITAL,

THE Undersigned, AGENTS st Hongkong THE greatly, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or in Merchandise in the same; at Current Rates. RISKS on First Class Godowns Reduced to % nott premium per sunum: from this date.

GILMAN & Co., Agenta.

Hongkong, May 10, 1881.

1ja82

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.

THE Undersigned having been appointed THE

Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- Marine Department.

}:

Policies at current rates, payable sitker here, in London or at the principal Ports

of India, China and Australia. -

Fire Department.

St. Joseph's (RC.) Church, Garden

Rond, near Kennedy Roa 1. Temperance Hall. specially adapted for sen-faring men, Queen's" Hond-East Sailors' Home, West Point.

E. E. A. and Chian Telegraph Co., and the Great Northern Telegraph Co. Marine House, Queen's Roiul," Masonic Hall, Zetland Street. Victoria Recreation Club-Bath-house and Bant-house, &c. Prays, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City

Fall,

The Barracks and Naval and Military

Store Deparuncate lie to the rest ward, and cover s large area.

Stores, Books, &c. American and English Stores, Books, and specially selected Cigars-MAC- EwES, FRICKEL É ('6.

Chair and Boat Hire.

·LEGALINED TABIFF OF FARES POR CHATRE, CHAIR BEARERS, AND DOAM,

IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG.

Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour,...,10 cts. Hour,20 cts. Three hours,50 cts. Six hours,...70 nts.

Day (from 6 to 6), One Dollar..--

o-private

| 2. Invitations, &c., can generally be

houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business.

3

Buxholders who desire to send Circu-

1409

Hoshow, & Bangkok

London, &

Ammo, &o.

London, co

Matheson de Co.

Lespraik & Co.

Kicon Dock

Tog Plying Klcon Dock To-morrow. 20th inst

4kHamlin

hstopani Nagel

hAhbott

7 Jackson

5 Duke

hAshton 21 Kennett

Marques.

is bYoung

2hLi Ton Tac....

Weghell......

318 Sept. 28 Shun Hang 764 Dec. 15 Yuen. Fat Hong

Atr 117

Deo

H.K. &W'pos Dock Co.

Lapraik & Co.

Bab Abr. 509 Siemason & Cọp

str. 1047 Dec. 26 Butterfield & Bwire

Deo.

Brit ate Brit str Brit

Ch CHEZ

Span

Latinam Brit.

att str.

24 Doc.

67 ¡Oct.

654 Dod

Acheong & Sons

19R Mourente

Rev. 23 Douglas Lapraik & Co.

str. 1000 July

str. 1026 De

&O. S. N. Co.

Weborg & Co

897 T

652

652 Dec.

as Nov.

Shing

750 Dec 25 Yuen Fat Hong

24 China Tradora Insurance Co. 7Captain

22 Wieler & Co.

Swatow, S.

Shanghai

Manila

¡Coast Ports

N'saki & Yokohama Tomorrow

atr.

43

nt daylight

30th inst.

Straits and Bombay 3rd proz

Brit ste

2 h

3 Kenderding ... Brit,

Hopkins........ Brit. str. Haydon Amar. atr Yuen Man FuAnnam.str.

str.

Saigon Suigon Bangkok

03 July

3 h Evers......

Ger.

18 Schultze

Brit.

etr.

611 Dec. 782 Sept.

30 Siemsson

& Co.

Hothow, &c. Shanghai

2 Goggin

2 Moulo

Brit. Brit.

str. 286 Dec. str. 1540 Dec.

24 Kwok Acheong & Sons

24 P. & O. 8, N. Co.

Sailing Vassols

Ja

Dávidson

17 Norton

Percival

kStehr

Hallett

c'Elliot

righton

.1

Anni Bella Morse

Blue Jacket Bonita.

Newspapers over four dinega in weight are charged as doable, treble, &c., as the case may be, bat such papers or packets or papers may be sent at Book Ratu. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must arthing whatever be inserted

ars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, except bona fide Supplementa. Printed matter may, however, he enclosed, if the fall of the same weight, to addresses in whole be paid at Book Rate, Princes Cur-China, may deliver them to the Post Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of rent may be paid either as Newspapers or

Exaneruda Ofice unstamped, the postage being then Books.

charged to the sender's account. Each Esperance

Gitanilla

batch must consist of at least ten.

Chistina Redman Ceylon

t

Elliotta

Elise

Commercial Papers signify auch papura

H. Printzenberg the character of an actual or personal correto the sane places in the same way. En Henrik Ibaen.

though Written Hand; do not Sear

by

4. Boxholders may alas send Patterns Hecht spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied velopes containing Patterns may be wholly Hern musie, &c. The charge on them is the same closed if the nature of the contents be first as for books, but, whatever the weight of exhibited or stated to the Postmaster a packet containing any partially written General, as he may consider nubessary, and paper, it will not be charged less than approved by him. Printed Circulare ray cents

be inserted in auch Pattern Packets.......

The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

The limit of waight for Books and Com- mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for each offices are limited to & ounces, and must not exceed these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches.

N.R. means No Registration.

Coundrica of the Pastal Union.

The Union may be taken to comprise Europo, most foreign possessions in Azia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. Apierica, Mexico, Salvador, Brasil, Peru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentine Republic, Jarunion, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies,

|

Hermine Hindoo Hindosta Hiram Enery Humboldt

J. H. Bowers.

J'ino

Malvi Malvina Marie Mathem

PARCELS. The public is reminded that there is no aneh thing as Farcel Post James Wilson to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap to send small valuable trities through the pointment are caused by persistent attempt Pist. Fans, Curios, Articles of Droos, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the senders having often apent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. No refund can be made on mich parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.

A

Local Parcel Pent

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post at Book rates between any of the Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pakhoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exced the following dimensions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than

Countries NOT in the Union. The chief Countries not in the Union are the Aus5lbs. tralasian Group, and S. Africa.

:

The parcels may be wholly closed they boar this special endorsement, "Parcel, containing no letter," but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General,

N. D. Auxiliatrice... Nicolas Thayer..... Occident.

Orient -Panny....

Раро Red Cross Ringleader. Schwan Spartan Spirit of the Age Бугад Twilight Wells Castle Waltikka Wilhelm

......Ger. byo. 350 Dec. 24 Wieler & Co. -

Amer. sh. 1307 Nov. 17 Captain Amer. sh. 1306 Nov. 21 Captain Ger, Sm.st Dea

Amor. bqe.

341 Nov, 26 Eduard Schellbass & Co.

7 Russell & Co.

Ame. bkte. 589 Dec 27 Master:

Brit. bg. 285 Nov. Gor. bae. 513 Dec..

513 Dec.. Gor. bgo. 788 Nov. Le Normant... Foh. be. 272 Dec.

Hant

Brit. b3 Dec 472: Deo. 13 k Schonemann... Ger. be. Dec.

553. Ger. 3m.sc. 358 Dec.

Ploeta

Dun

Grimm

Meyer Matthiessen

25 Adamson, Bell & Co.

& Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

7 Carlowitz & Co.

24 Carlowitz & Co.

3Order

8 Melchera & Cir.

& Co.

hearw, bqo. 274 Nov. 26 Siomasen & Co.

Ger. e. 1036. Eduard Schellhass & Co,

1038. Des. 12 Orde

Gor bo. 541 Deo.

Ger. bc. Sec.

350

Brit Belyos....

4 Wyman 4 cstall

Harknes

2 cflolmes.... Ehren

kBreckwoldt

Wioler & Co.

1547 Sept. 11 Russell & Co.

•Amor. 700 Nov.

Ger 110.

320 Nov 15 Russell & Co.

320 Nov. 20 Pustan & 06.

Brit. bge, 327 Dec 12 Order

704 000.

Amur. je 704

Brit. bhe.

326 Nov. 25

517 (Nov.

& Co..

Der je 382 Nov. 18 Eduard Schelhos & Co. Brit. ba

472 Nov. 24 Chinese

San Francisco

Portland (Oregon).. Singapore

Havre and London Havre and Hamburg.

Rajang

New York

Cos'tan Dock

Ab'deen Dook Ah'deen Dook

Loilo

San Francisco

Hamburg

Java

Hamborg Bangkok

'deen Dock Con'tan Dock

Manila

Bangkok

Quinbon

Ab'deen Dook

Saigon

New York.

4 Wieler & Co.

Takao

16 Eduard Schelihase & Co.

Arner. sh 1190

Deg.

BAdamson, Rell & Co.

Manila

3Stemssan & Oc.

Hamburg

San Francisco

Der. bo 479 Nov. 27 Wieler & Co.

_

... Dadfald

Kluge

8 Janssen

Se..

Sw8.3m. 80.

Jagoret

Crosby

468 Nov. 15 Siemssen & Co.

...Hundewandt. Ger.be. 428 Nov. 25 Wieler & Co.

...Howland....

Feh. bqo.

Anor, bqo.

586 No

Ger, be

bga. 247

Dec.

Gor, bqs. 461 Nov.

Ger, bq. 392 DISQ

(& Co.

Amer. h 1300 Nov. 18 Russell & Co.

Bray....... Amer. sh. 1163 Dec. g Schröder... Ger. bg

276 Nov.

...Vincent... Amer, sch 81 Nov.

Willis

Brown......

k Warland

4 e Brown.... '8 Hjolt

Wilmaon.

& Do.

H. Ray

14 W. H. Brit. bge. 347 Nov. 17 Vogel & Co. Amer. Bb. 876 Oct. Amor. al. 1303 Sept. Brit. bgo. 626 Deo. Itugs sh. 1000 Dao. Ger. sh. 1350 Dao.

Captain 27 Captain 11Captain Sonptain

23 Siemen & Co.

21 Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

TO VICTORIA PEAX.

Single Trip.

WELAMPOA

Four Coolies,

Three Coolies,

Two Coolies,

$1.00 0.85 0.70

Return (direct or by.

Four Cooties,

...$1.50.

Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route Letters,

Charitó Peuri

Lovry Howes

Fch. bge. 268 Deo. Ainer be. 536 Dec.

1 Carlowitz & Co..

10 centa per oz.

Post Cards,

-3 cents each.

The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected,

CANTON

Three Coolies,...

.....1.20

1.00

Registration, Метврареса,

10 cents.

per

or liable to be crashed faa bandboxes, Asia... &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Atlanta Matelien Indigo Dyestuff, Ice, deaty Fuochows Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegatables, or whatever Poking,

Djorup

Drowes

is dangerous to the Mads, or likely to be

Policies issued for long or short periods at Two Coalien,.....

, raw disc areas,

current raten.

Life Department.

Policies issued for sums not exceeding TO VICTORIA CAF (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA

£6,000 at reduced rates.

-HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

VANGTSZE INSURANCE

YANTSOCIATION

JAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Ts. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESIAVETls. 230,000.00 BFECIAL RESERVE FUND......Th. 288,950.17

· TOTAL CAPITAL`and Ac-}

80.80

0,50

-2 couts each. sandras

Books, Patterns 2 cents per 2 or.

Comm. Papers,

There is no charge-on redirected corro- spondance within the Postal Union.

Postage to Non-Union Countries. Hawaiian Kingdom -

HEAT.)

Single Trip.

Four Coolies,...

Three Coolies, Two Coolies,

0.40

Return (direct or by Pok-foo-lum),

Lottery,

....81.00

0.85

... 0.70

Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns,

Four Coolies, Three Coolic Two Coolies

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

For every hour or part of an hour abovo

CUMULATIONS, 2nd... Tis. 938,936.17 three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to April, 1881...........,

Directora

F. B. FORTE, Esq., Chairman.

W. M. Born, Esq. WH. MEYERINK, E4q.

J. H. PINCKVOS, F. D. HITCH, Esq.

Eng

i.

HEAD. OFFICE--SHANGHAI, Meases RUSSELL & Co., Secretarica.

LORDON BRANCH :

Mesara BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers, RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent,

68 and

Cornbill. 69, POLICIKE granted on Marino Risks to all parts of the World.

Bubject to a Charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFIS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS rear- nually distributed among all Contributors of Busing in proportion to the Premia paid by them.

RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.

Loc82

Hongkong, May 20, 1881.

MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANÜHESTER AND LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserve Fundupwards of £ 150,000 Annual Income - £250,000

"

THE Undersigned have been appointed

an additional payment of 5 cents. Day Trip Peak, ..... 80.75 each Coolie. (12 hours) Gap,

8060 each Coolie.

10

None.

24

come offensive or injurious in transit.

3. Parcels are as a general rula forwarded. by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet The Post Oflice reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trantission, 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 parcel, unless Regis

Costa Rita, Nicaragua.

West Indies (Non Union), Bolivia, tered

Letters, Registration, Newspapers,

4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Bacchante Europe, &o., which does not exist,

880 Dec. 27 Siemossen & Co. ¡Gor. str 785 Dec. 22 Siemssen & Co. [$}}£%£7000 Deus! 26 Datborfish Swim

Brit.

nhà Dea... 27 Bieren do Un

**************** ........................... Portland (Oregon) Portland (Oregon)

Ab'deenDock

K'loon Dook For Sala

Java

Saigon

Shanghai

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Fessel's Name

Anchori

Co

Flag.

Olass.

Tons. Guna H, P

Date of

Arrival

Albatross

Carysfort

Cleopatra

7h British 7e British Brikink British

screw sloop

Corvette

oorvette

Corvette

940 4 4130 ·14. 5420 2983 14 2400 2383 14

120 Det:

Dec. 20

6 h British 5k British

130

Deo.

360 6404 5780

310 120

16

7360

It is necessary that the following rules a he strictly observed.

7 h British

7¢ British British 7 h K.D. Spanish

British

30 None.

Books & Fatterns,

5 5

Day,

Licensed Bearers (each). Hour, Half day,

10 cents. 35 cents, ..60 conta.

Australia, Now Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, niu, Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Re- gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and 1: No Letter or Packet, whether to be Patterns, 2: Fia Galle, Lettera, 25; Ra-registered or unregistered, can be received De

Marquez del Duero gistration, 10; Newepapers, 2; Books and for Postage if it contains gold or silver Mecanes. Patterns, 2..

money, jewels, precione artiulos, or any Midge Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascan-thing that, ne a general rule, is liable to

Moorhen sion, via London, Letters, 25; Registration, Customs duties 107 Newspapers, 6; Hooks and Patterns, 5.

Inconstant

#

BOAT AND COOLE KIRE,

BOATS

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

picula, per Day,..... let Class Cargo Boat of 8 er 900

picule, per Load, 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

picule, per Day,

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600.

pienla, per Load,

A small extra charge is made où delivery. There in Registration to British W, India

Islands, 10 cents.

83.00

2.00

2.50

LOCAL POSTAGE,

1.75

1.50.

1.00

50

3rd Class Cargo Boat or fla-kau Boat of

300 picula, per Day,

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Hakan Boat of

300 piouls, per Lond, 3rd Clam Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 picals, Half Day

Sampana

or Pullaway Boats, per Day,

}

$1,00

20.

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

- STREET COOLIES,

Scale of Hire for Street Coolin

Three Hours, van

Agents for the above Company at One Dez Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghel, Half Day... sad Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at Burrent rates.

PARA HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,

Hongkong. October 10, 1868,

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANT

H Undersigned are prepared to accept Risks on Birst Class Godoras at per cent. next premium per innamkula

NORTON & Co, Agente, Hongkong, May 19, 18813

One Hour,

Half Hour,

Nothing in the above Beale private agreements. :

Mr. Andrew Wind,

NEWS AGENT &

cents.

affect

133, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK, authorized to rooive Subscriptions Advertisements, &c., for the China Mail, Doorland China Mail, oasis China Revisio,

pines,

and

the Philip

6).

China, Toursin, rest (d), Cockin Japan, Siam di-

Macao, China, 1

General Local, Ratos“

for Hongkong.

Letters Post Books,

fer to Cards,

cents

cerat

Par-Wepapers

and and Prices Regis

Patterňa

Via Singapore, 10 cents.

senta

jer 2 oz

each.

Current,tration.

Beach.

cerile

centa

This Regulation prohibits the sending

of Patterns of dutiable artides, unless the Peng-chon-hai quantity seat be so small se to make the Prince Pojarsky

Shen-chi, staple of no valeo.

3. The limits of weight allowed are as Sin Hong follows

Storch Tamoga, vag Books and Papers to British Offices, Themis

5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Tourmaline Patterns to British Offices, 5 The, if with Tweed.

ont intrinsic value, to the Continent, Victor Eman to., 8 oz.

Wivern

“At Canton

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. Alert

The Post Office is not legally responsible Vigilant for the mafe delivery of Registered correspon- Wolf dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Fost, to the, artent of 210, in certain cases, provided.

1. That the sender dily observed all the conditions of Registration required.

2. That the letter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.

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Commander,

Arnold J, Errington Rt Hon T. MD. Scott Henry Stephanson

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In Reserva

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Department

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despatch vessel

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gunboat

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FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT Dec. 17, 1881. SAILING VESSELAS

Beta

for Shanghai

for Shanghai

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885

MERCHANT STRAMENAJ Yoritomo Marzo 27 Japanese

MERCHANT: KATLING VERULES,

stish barone itish ship

Alex Newton Country of Bate

Edward Barrow-

Enterprise BizBesson

Gerd Hayd Gesine Bröns

for Manila

MEROMÁNY BURIMERS,

Has an

Chimesa

Haryanig Hing thing Hoihom

British

Chinese

Kiang-dog

British sohooner.

Lucia Mell

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR. - Dec. 21, 1881.-2 MYECHANI STRANEKĘ...

Trench for New York. Amoy British British

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Peshawar

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Hedi

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Blon

Tientsin

Tänghju

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Veron

Chinese

Wha-on

Chineso

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Chin St 3. That application was made to the Lee Tik Postmaster General of Hongkong ininedi Wille ately the Ines was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with puch appli- cation unless it also is lost,

That the Postmaster General is antis. fed that the luar occurred whilst the corres pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was Bothwell Castle not caused by any fault on the part of the El Dorado sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, Fat choy

Amazone Benlarig

nor by the dishonesty or negligeneo of any Tel-ynon person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office

Fungthum Tuyow

5. No compensation can be paid for mere Genkai Marti damage to fragils articles such se portraits, Glenartrey- watches, - handsomely bound books, day

(e) Between Hongkong, Carton, and. Maeso, which reach their destination, although

2 ponte.

a broken or deteriorated condition.

British

American

Printed and published by fizɔ”.

Rowland Hi