Insurances.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undarsigned, Aars of the above Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co.'
Hongkong, January 1, 1882.
YANGTZE INSURANCE
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)Tla. 420,000.00 PERMANENT EENERY T. 230,000.00 SPECIAL RESHAVE FUND......T. 290,558.95
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac.)
COMULATIONS, th...Th. 040,553.05 April, 1882.
Direcinyh
H. DE C. FORuss, Esq., Chairman. J. H. PINCKYONS, WM. MEYERISK, A. J. M. INVERITY, G. J. WHEELER,
Egy.
Kan.
Head Office-H & SURAT. Menara RUSSELL, & Co., Secretazione
LONDON BHANGD MUSSTE BARING BROTHERS & Cy, Hunterva RICHARD BLACK WELL, Ego, Marat,"
68 and G, Coornbill. PoLines gratod of Marine Risks to all prata of the World.
Subject to a Charge of 12 7 for Internal
on Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFITS of the UNDERWRITING Business at
nually distribntal amang all Contributers of Business (whether Shareholders or not) in proportion to the Premia paid by Chen.
RUSSELL & QC, Agris.
Jac82
Hongkong, May 8, 1882. MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTARLASHED 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000%
of which is paid £ 100, Reserva Fund upward set £120,000 Annual Income
£250,000
Visitors' Column.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
MAY 19, 1882, Working Last, Di-Closing · Chep- Account
vidend..tations, Cash,
Stocks,
No. of Value. Whares
Paid-
'Hestave.
BANKA,
K. and Shai
Brak 40,000 S INSURANCES,
125 $ 125$ 2,100,000§ - 03,030,415) 407 116%8203) [Pak 1,000 T, 2,000 TI. GOO II. 252,000 T1.063,7900071. 75 $71.1225 ex diy 18 TL 670 p. ah. 1,200 TT 350T, 350T, 300, 428T). 18,447.66
500,$ 2,000S 000S 417,2188 407,098.588152.00+ $1075
We have justitated as an, experirogut in ViseTORS' COLUMN," which we trust: will prove successful, and be found uso- fuel it will be relegated from time to time such items of information, lists, tables and ether intelligence às is con- Nth, Chisla 38 sidered likely to prove valuable to perion The. Sec. Yangtzo In... sons passing through the City, und j
China Triters in connection with we have opened Insuratice.....
SELKET HOTEL ARD BUSINESS Con Ins: Office 10,000 Diksereas, applications for euton.ant Chinage Tan C. 1,000 $ into which we are how rendly tą receive, HK. Fire Ins... 2,000 China Firo Ins. 4,000
STEAM U'PANIES. HK. C. and M
Steambat... 8,000
:
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public
Hardens!
Cy Hub, Library (8,100 volumes), and 1
Shopein, Free
Pudic Chamens, a beautifully picturesque
reinuat and of great interest,
Te Clock Tower, Queen's Roar Cen-!
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General Post Offier, Hongkong Club, chi. Imp., 1874 6,276 2
Get near Chili, Supreme Court, Asy within a stone'setion, Luisitar Club and Dilawry, Shelley St.
nd tiffons, the Secretariat, &e., Governard
poarte ubilc Gardens,
St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above
the Parle Creams,
en Catholic Catlingmad, Wollington
Strung.
Kinion Turch, Elgisi Street.
St. Peter's Spatarey's Church, West Point. 1994: Joseph's (10) Clonch, Garden
Houd, near Kramedy-Ria t. Temporines Hall, specially adapted" for sin-faring men, Fueru's Bond East. Sailors Hone, West Point,
187716,040€
1008 100
[No. 5877-May 19, 1882.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exdusive 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 Sections, commencing at Grew Island. Vemole near the Hongkong shore are marked, near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e., in conjunction with the figuren denoting the sections.. Section.
1 Front Green Islant the Gas Works'
From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works,
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office, 4. From Harbour Mastor's to the P. and 0. Co.'s Office.
of Tokyo.
Crusader...
Devonshire... Bemante
autoraida.
Fleura Castle Glenlyan
Sectio
From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddie's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to tho Pior.
8. From Pior to East Point.
Captait
Flag and Tons.
Rig.
Dute of Arritel.
Consignees or Agents."
Destination.
Remarks
Shanghai
To-morrow
4Siomsson & Co. 923 May 15 Bun Hin Chan str. 1241 May 18 Adamaon, Boli & Co.
str.
Brit. str.
648 May 18 Kwok Acheong & Sons May 19Slemesen & Co.. 7906P. M. S.
str. 5070 May
Qu.
Amor. str. 12, Matheson & Co.
Brit.
818 Sept
Reit. atr. 646 May
R. Stovena & Co.
Brit. str. 15,17 May. 17 Russell & Co.
117
HAN
May
19 Busoll & Co.
H.K. & Wpos. Dock Co...
atr. 1376 May 1son, Bell & Co.
Matheson & Co.
str. 1738 May 16 Jardino, Matheson & Co.
227 May 18 Adamenn, Bell & Co.
Kloon Dock Swataw and Antoy To-day
Swatow
Shanghai
'hama&Sancisco 24th inst.
Manila
Sydney, &c. Portland
122ud just.
Tomorrow To-day Tug Flying
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100'$
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5% *8700
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1258 1258147,503748
10% 10. 7,439
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100. all 500
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June & Dec.
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str.
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07 April 14Krok Acheong & Sons
Marquez.
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str.
954 Dec. 19 R. Mourente
Manila
Cos'tan Dook
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Juan..
Span. atr
499 May 15 Ramedica & Co.
Manila
ONeil
Brit.
str.
1060 May 16 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Foochow
ne
Kwangtung Lido Li Tai Lorne
5.b Young
Lowis
Brit. str.
Brit.
str. 620 May
Coast Poris Bangkok
Ja Nish o CNB 1. Sorense
2h McKechnie ... Brit.
......Now. str.
Brit.
4 Kenderdine Brit.
atr.
& Co. 652 May 11Melchers & Co.
5hMcCaslin ... Brit.
4 Bromon
'Ger.
str str.
074 May 14Russoll & Co.
881 May 15 Siemer & Co.
... Laurir
.........pan. str.
8 Haydon 9h North
Amor. str.
Brit. Hr.
1271 Play
03 July
For air-jeur ended 31si Bey., 1841 Raport issue iu Uctober, above le interita Bonas
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
and Dividend for 1841. Tooth Apál, (881). For ya 1881 For your 1840).
Hongkong Rate's of Postage.
(tů osod Summary Jul, 1882)
in the following Statements und Tables the Rates are given in cents, al are, for Bettors por badly owner, for Beks. mul Patterns, per tre mesi.com,
, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hagkong Bangkok, the Ports of China, ay deliver them to the Post Offco ustiga, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each batch must consist of at least teh."
E-
pi
Nestor. Odin Ponudo Ping.on Prinz Wilhelm Remon Son Gulf, Scrapin Shun Tip Sorsogon... Sumalta. Tania. Thales. Vorligem PARCELA --Tho
public is reminded that Yattung there is no such
trouble and disap to Europe, &e. Much & us Parcel Font
4. Botholders may also send Patterns to the same plagen in the same way: velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postanstor General, as he mug consider necessary, and proyed by him. Printed Circulars may
inserted in such Pattern Packots.
Salling Vessels
Newspapers over four outers in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., is the case may be, but each papers or pickets of pers ay be sent at Book Rate. Two ling £}, A. and China Telegraph Co., and Newspapers must not be folded together as rit, nor wust anything whatever be insertal the Get Northern Telegraph Co.
except hom fide Supplements. Printed Marine House, Qnieu's Roal."
matter may, however, be enclosed, if ile, whole he paid at Book Rate. Prices Carpoitituent are caused by persistent attempts Masonic Hill, Zeland Street. "
rent may paid. cither as Newspapers or to send small valuable trilles through the Ants
Post Fans, Curios, Articles of Dross, Victoria, Becreation Club-Bath-house und. Bost-house, An-Proya, beyond
Commercial Papers, signify such papers Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- Brambletye
untly being refused, the senders having Bylgja..... the Crisker Geest, beside the City, though Written by Hand, durften spent more it Postage this would Card Gerhard...
this character of an actual or personal corre spoloner, such as invoices, deeds, copied
The charge on them is the same. music, fe The Barrarks and Navol and Mary
Store Departments lie to the ensis for booka, int, whatever the weight of a packet containing nay jurtally written ward, and cover a large oranj
paper, it will not be charged less than 5
THE Undersignot have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Fouchow, Shanghai, and Hanków, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IS. SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
CAPITAL, £2,000,000; |Patp-up, '£260, COE), PAID-UP REATIVE FUNT, £50,000. THE Undersigned having been nopointed Anests for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKE. gainst FIRE at Curput Bates.``
GEO. R. STEVENS & Cup Hongkong, Jaunay 1, 1882,
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
"OF NEW ZEALAND." »
CAPITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling).
Unlimited Listality of Shirchilders.
THE Undersigned having hechrypportu Tonyrs for the alone: Company are preparo do accept FIRE and MAŘINE RISKS at Current Rates, allowing Discounts
GEO. IL STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.
BaB.
.
Books
ECTION.
The sender of any Registered Article ay acwmpany at with a Return Receipt Stores, Books, &c.
on paying au extra fou of 5 cents. American bugt English Stores, Books,
The limit of weight for Books and Com- and spremite secret Cagars-Mamoreial Papers to Foreign Post Ofices in EWEN, ERICKELA CO
4 Ths. Pasturas for sinek offices are limited to 8 ounces, and minst not exceed the dimensions: inches by inches by 2 inches.
Chair and Boat Hire.
LEGALISED TARY OF PARES FOR CHAIRS,
TO CHAIR PHARRIS, AND BOATS,
Chetim cwl Orlivery Puhmway Boots, Hali hu...10. Han, et Three hours,..00 8, Six lars....70 eks
Day (fon & to (i), One Dollir. -
TÓ VITORIA PEAK. Pagle Trip.
und
Four Bredies, Three Colic,
Twr: Cuolius,
Four Coolica,
Ahren Coobus,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
ENCORPORATED my Hoyau ChaKTER 'OF His Majesty King George. The first, A. D. 1720.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Tetris for the above Corporatica are prepared to graut Insuranceà as follows:- Marine Dejuarinents
Policies ut current mites, payable either here, in London or at the principal Parts
of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
Policies ac for long or short periods at current rates.
Life Department.
$1,00
070
...$1.50
1.20
fictura (direct or by Pok-foo-bien),
Two Coolies,...
Bonita
refit can be made on such paracle of the Centurion hare paid the freight by steamer. No Charles Stowart Vale of Stamps obliterated before the Courtier nature of the contents was discovered.
tu
Load and Italian Parcel Perat
Eruina...... Friederich
Jus A. Borland
1. Small Purecis may bo seat by Post Hecl........ Hermann at Bosi: Tates between Hongkong and of the British Post Offices in Chinn, as well Hormi
Bormann Japan, Macau, Pakhoi, the Straits Hermine Settlements, Ceylon and India. They annet Hotspur not exceui the following dimensions, 2 feet Hydra hung, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more J
nor be staller than 3. by 2 Johan
Johann Henrich than cols may be wholly closed Kate Davenport in. Such parcels
Reik if they bear this special endorsement,
Martha PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any
Minerva parcel may be opened by direction of tho Printmaster General. In the Case of Parcels Minerva. for India, a declaration of contents and bar Panerais.
kad farm for which Schwan Registration of Spartan
Tartar Parcels for India and Ceylon is compulsory.
Xonia 2. The following cannot be transmitted: Pareets insufliciently packed or protected,
Coventries of this Postal Union. The Union may be taken to compras Jipan W Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chili. Yonexurels, The Argentine Repsiblie, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Hundurus, Berinuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with All Danish, French, Notherlants, Portur liable to be crashed (as bandboxes,
4.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosive sub-San Francione gurse and Spanish Colonies.
alances, Matches Indigo, Dycatuffs,
Ice, Meat, Fish, Gamo, Fruit, Vegetables, or wanterer is dangerous to the Mails or likely to nine offensive or injurious in Hongkong transit.
Countries or in the Union. The chief countrion as in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group, and & Africa.
10 centa par i cz.
3 cents each,
Listage to Duica Cantries. Arneral Rates, by any route Lettera, Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers, 1.00 Banks, Patterns nud
2 cents per 2 Comm. Papers, There is no charge m redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
TO VITTORIA BAR (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA ;
HEAT.
The Codies, Two Coolies,
Four Cadies,
Bugle Triji
Return (etired or by Pedi-fun-luna), Four Coolies, Three Coulies,...7...
Two Coolies,...
$0.00
0.50
0.40
1 conta.
Z coats each.
Postoje tv Now- Union Contries, - Australia, New Zealant Tasinaida, and Fiji, si Tarrea Stioils, letters, 10 Ke- gistration, 10; Newspapers, 4; Books and Patterns, 2 Vi thili, Letters, 2; Re $1.00 gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books
Patterns, 2.
0.85 ... 0.70
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Ascen The Return Faro ombricus a trip of nation, Belizia, Costa Rica, Letters, 25;
gistration, 10; Nowspapers, 6; Books and Patterns, G.
more than three hours.
For every hour or part of an hour above tiree hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of a cuts.
Policies issued for sums not exceeding Day Trip Peak,...$0.75 onch Coolie. £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
NOTICE.
| (12 hours) / Gap.........................$0.60 each Coolic.
Licensed Bearers (each),
Hour, Half day, Day,...
10 cunts.
3 cents.
...50 cents.
LOCAL POSTAGE.
pinte
and the
General Local Rates
Chata; Touquin, reet (d), Cochin-i Japan, Sim di
for Hongkong, Macau, China;
Philip
per each.
cents.
.cent.
(2)
3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mait Packet. To India they are forwarded by The P. & 0, and Indian Mait Packets only, Guylon by P. & O. only. No respon- sibility is accepted with regard to any -parcel, unless. Registered, and then only to The amount of $10.
་:་་
4. The public are cautioned not to fund those facilities with a Parrel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
074 May 17 Douglas Lapinik & Co.
7 Captain Li Ton Ta......Annam.str. 1000 July Amold, Karbory & Co.
str. 1034 May 18Bun Hin Chan str. 1458 May 18 Bisterfield & Swire
950 May 11 Siomase M
Ainay Shanghai Shanghai
2Yuen
Man Fu
is Lopez...
Fairthough 5 e Drijon- SjPacock
19 Brown 42 h Kannett
3kJessen ...Sichr
4 Pickard
5 kAnderson
4438ubr
Powers
Schmiegelow kMichelsen
13 Spiesen
Thomson
3 Ploetz
Annan.str Span. str.
Brit.
FOL
272 May 13Malcher & Co.
48 Nox. 24 China Traders' Insurance Co.
May 14 Siersson
240 May
7 Captain 6 Remedios
& Co.
& Co.
str. 1406 May 10P. &0. B. N. Co. str. 1760 May 13 Messageries Maritimes 820 May 13 Déuglas Laprnik & Co. 876 May 4 Geo. B. Stevens & Co. 286 april 14Kwok Acheong & Sons
Brit. str. Brit str. Frit. str.
bqc. 417 May 15 Wieler & Co. 3m.ac. 341 May 2Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
sh. 1497 Mar. 31 Russoll & Cu SIL 1997 Gerbne. 333 April 28 Captain,
Ger.
Ger
Brit.
Ger.
bo. 531 May
Eduard Schelhaes & Co. Amer. bqe. 630 Mar. 20 Rossell & Co. Brit. bqe 165 April 17 Arnhold, Karborg & Co.. isism.
Tyo Loong
bao.
362 May 12 Kienschellhaus & Co.
Ger. Ja.st. 320 May
Gor. bqe Bri. Int. sc.
Ger. hae.
695 May Siemssen & Co.
283 April 18 Wieler & Co.
358 May
403 April 20 Chinese)
1 Eduard Schelihass & Co.
Gur. 3.so.
Slemsson & Co.
5 k Pens
4k Traulsen.
leyer Bunjo Binge 11: Meyer
Gor.
c.
444 April 30 Wielor & Co.
350. May
Brit
Ger. bye.
786
Kent
Maljett
2 kiLarson.....
eMcPharaon...
3 cUgarte
3 kDahme
Daria
13 k Schroder. hVincent
...Bunje
Reynolds
exo 623 May 184. G. Morris
4 Melchura & Co.
Amor, bro. 670 F. 26jArnhold, Karberg & Co.
411 May
A1260
DBiemesen & Co April 16 Rosario •
& Co.
Ger, 3m.ac. Aner. sh. Norw. bqe 416 Brit. bqo. 858 April Span. bqa
Ger. Lg.
213 May
S18 May 240 TL.
6 Siemssen & Co. 2Razario & Co. 5 Chinese
6 Melchers & Co. aptain
Siemsson & Co.
29 W. H. Ray
Saigon
Hoihow, &
Nagasaki, &c. Manila
Manila Bombay, &c. Yokohama.
Coast Ports Australian Ports Swatow
New York
San Francisco
Kloon' Dock
21st, daylight
To-morrow 21at, daylight Kloon Dook
21st, daylight
21st, daylight To-morrow Cos'tan Dock
To-day
Maile
Ta-morrow
Ab'deen Dook
Port Elizabeth
Bangkok
New York
London
Switow
hafoo
Hoilo
Fuyin
Manila
New York
Taiwanfoo
Portland (Oregon)
Wanglam
Victoria (V: 1.)
Tiantain
Marila
Ab'deen Dock
4m hgtino.
I Amor, ach ~ 85 April Ger. bg
250 Mar. Amor. be. 1174 May
by! 276 May
7 Mejoliers & Co.
Kloon. Dook
12 Russell & Co.
New York
WHAMPOA
Oltmanns
Ger.
ich 201 May 16 Siemsson & Ca
Tiontain
CANTON
Fryer
Shanghai
Brit str. 958 May 18 Sierassen & Co.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Bk
British
5 k British
C, D. Britial
British
Chineso
5k British
gun Vessel
military hospital
gunboat
gunboat
gunboat
5 k
on eng
Vessel's Name.
Anchor-
A30,
Flag.
Class.
Ton. Guna HP.
Date of
Arrival
Commander.
- Ching-tsing
4 h
Chinese
Eak
gualvat gunboat
180
0
380
30 940
May 18
F: Bernard
June 19
In Reserve
Lily
720
-95 May 7
2001
465
120
July 1
562
128
300
340
May 12 June 19
6. British 0 k
British
Commodore's flag-ship 3037
turret-ship
950
Feb. 11
Chinese British
gunboat
gunboat
It is necessary that the following rules Midgo be strictly observed.
1. No. Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received fer Postage f it contains gold or silver monoy, jewels, precious articles, or any thing that, as a general rais, is liable to Customs duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so amall na to make the
uple of no value. 3. The limits of weight allowed are as
fellows
-Books and Papers-to British Offices,
Mecance..
Peng-chou-hai Twood...... Victor Emanuel.. Wivern
At Canton
Wan-nin-ching
ophyr
B
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.
5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 51ba. if with-.
out butrinių value; to the Continent, &c., 8 oz.:
Namo
Tons Captain.
Indemnity for the Town of a Registered Artícle,
Ichang
Owners.
700
$
Richard Evans
War Department.
In Reserve
Chồng Sung
In Reserve Commodoro Cuming
In Feserte
60
May 14 May 18
Chang Chak-kin Pollard
ig
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS,&c.
Name
Tons.
Guins.
H..P.
An-lan
221
70
700 Ogston
Butterfield and Swire.
Chee-hing Chen-to Chien-jui
30
221
70
J. Stewart
17
Commander.
Chinese
Chinese
Lin Kuo-chang
617 Benning, T., O. & M. 8.-baxi Co.
Ching
taing
F. Bessard
Chun-tung
150
40
300. Holmes
C. M. S. N. Co.
Chấp nhưng
Chop-ssi
Li Tack-ming Chang
Wan? Trong những
169 Goggin
Spark
White Cloud
· 140 | Boyland.
230 Cary 180 McDougall
Kwok Acheong & Sons
1890 Benning, A. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.
H., C. & M., B.-boat Co..
H., O. & M. S.-bond Co.
Kwok Acheong & Sons.
**Hai-ch'ang-ching
20
129
HM-
130
Hua-ahan Từ nhà
Wu Jui-chang Chên Liang-ahleh Liang Yubing
Fourch
· 20
Pection-hai
Chinese
125
Cheng
40
Shen-chi Sai-tsing
200
50
180
60
Sat Teung-t'ai J. B. Murray
Tching-on
40
Tching po
40
Chinese Admiral
Win Lan-an
Tring-po
Yi-ko
Tü-min
60
A Garcest
A
Chmase
J, Tests
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY.
I SALAMA
WOAT AND COOLIE HIRE.
BOATS.
THE Indorsigned are prepared to accept 1st Class Cargo Beat of 8 or 900
per cent. nett premium per annum.
NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 10, 1881'
THE TOKIO MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED, ・・
THE MITSUBISHI MAIL 5. S. CO.
having been apponited Aurvis for the above Company, the Undersigned is prepared to accept MARINE RIŠKS at Current Rates and usual Discounts..
H. J. I. TRIPP, Agent, M. B. M. S. 8. Co, Hongkong, April 30, 1882.
0c27
CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE IN- SURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED 1305.
MEE Undersigned having been appointed August for the above Company, they are prepared to issue POLICIES of Insurances against FIRE on the usual Terms.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co Hongkong, January 1882.
FOR SALE.
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·BOUT 2,000 IDE MILLER & RICHARD' A Extra-hard Metal BOURGEOIS TYPE, No. 18, (somewhat worn but in fairly good condition), Apply to
Hongkong, July 22, 1881.
picuis, per Day,....
1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 ur 900
picule, per Loud,... 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
picus, per Day," 2nd Class Carge Boat of 600
picula, per Toad,
$3.00
2.00
2.50
.... 1.76
3ril Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
piculs, per Day,
300
3rd Class Cargo Beat or Ha-kan Boat of
300 picule, per Lord, 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
200 picul, Hall Day,
Sampans.
or Pullaway Bonita, per Day,
1.60
1.00
60
$1.00 20
One Hour, Half-an-Hour,... 10 After 6 r. M...
..10 cents.extI Nothing in this Scale provents private
agreements.
STREET COOLIES.
Scale of Hirs for Street Coolies."
Que Day,....
Half Day,....
Three Hours,
88 cents.
2
(d) Via Singaporo, 10 couts.
!Póst
Books,
Par
Letters Cards cels and and Prices Regie-
Nerspapers
Patterns,
Current,
tration.
conta.
per 2 oz.
each.
cante.
cents.
The Post Office is not legally responsible | Riu Kiong for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- dence, but it is prepared to make good the King-ping contents of such correspondence lost while. passing through the Post, to the extent of Kiungchow, 310, in certain cases, provided :-
1. That the sonder daly observed all the Powen
conditions of Registration requiredl.
3. That the letter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Fostmaster General of Hongkong, immedi Yulsai ately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such appli..
cation unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis-
fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal ministration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the
(e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Masso, Hongkong Post Office.
2 cauta.
Local Delivery.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, do
Gleneagles *Namoo Waverley
Amoy
for London for Hongkong for Shanghai
BAILING VESKILA.
for Tiéntein
· MEBURANT STEAMERS,
FOODHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.
MEROHANT STRAMEBSI
May 9, 1882.
MEBOKANT STEAMERS.
Hee-u Hae-aas Hao-shin
Chinese
Tung-ting
Chinese
Verona
Chinese
Hideyoshi Mari
Japanese
Wulu Yung-ning
Hungarian
British
Jason
Britab
Kiang-teen
Klang-plau
hinese
Alez Newton Batavia
Kate Harding
Chines
for Tientsin
Kiang yung Miramar
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAT HARBOUR. May 12, 1882
Buri Maru
Sin Nanzing No. 2
Store Nordiske
MERIHANT STRANEER.
Tatwo
Brithh.
Ansdyr *Chinkiang Fat choy Feiyuen
Franch
Tokio Maru
British
Japanese
Tonghin
German
1. All correspondence posted before 5 which reach their destination, although in Catharine Marden for Newchwang pm on any week day for addresses in a broken or deteriorated condition, Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contrat
One Hour, Half Hour,
Nothing in the above Scale to affect | Mails. private agreements.
WASHING BOOKS. (In English art Chinest.) WATASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the W of Ladies and Gentlem,
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1,00.
2. Invitations, &c. can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressess rather than at COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW places of business, if a wish to that effect By E. H. PARKER. be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
Can be obtained from. KLX &
WALSH use correspondence is invariably delivered at at Shanghai, and Hongkong, at LAKE, Fuyew
CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Office.
the nearest place of busca OFFICE OF THIN PAPER,
be had at this OfPrice, $1 each.
Canca MAIL Office.
3. Boxholders who desire to send Ciren Lan, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards,
Hongkong, December 6, 1879,
British
American
Chiness
Chinese
British
Dritish
Chinese
British bargze
CARA MERCHANT BAILING VESAKIA.
Margrethe
Nylghau Solidor
Kersaint La Victorieuse
Moorhen
British barryde American berque German barque
for London
British barque
KER-OF-WAX,
French corvette
Morge Sobol
* Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong. Stoich
French frigate French gunboat
HM gunboat
Basian gunboat
Russian gunbost
German Irigate
Printed and published by Gzo, MURRAY BAIE, at the China Mail Qfice, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,"
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