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Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

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

i

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation ace prepared to grant Insurances as follows:

Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia. Fire Department. Policias issued for long or short perioda at current rates.

·

Life Department Policios issued for suns not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

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

THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

CAPITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling). Unlimited krability of Shareholders.

TH

HE Undersigned having boon appointal L AGENTS for the above Company ato prepared to accopt FIRE and MARINE SKS at Current Ratos, allowing usual Discounta

GEO. R. STEVENS & C Hongkong, July 1, 1881 THE TOKIO MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE MITSUBISHI MAIL S. 8. Co.

having bon appointed Ass for the above Company, the Undersigned is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates and, naual Discounts.

H. J. H. TRIPF, Agent, M. B. Mr. S. s. Cu Hongkong, April 26, 1863.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE:)

CAPITAL,Two MILLION STERLING.

THE Undoraigned are prepared to grant Fources guinst the link of FIRE on Buildings o-on-Goods stored therein, on Goole on board Vesels and on fulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- caived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first cinas Lives up to £1000 on a Single Lafo.

-

For Rates of Premiums, forma of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

· Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1807.

ANGTSZE INSURANCE

YANGSOCIATION,

Visitors' Column.

We have instituted as an experiment A VISITORS' Coluиs, which we trust will prove successful, and be found use. ful. To it will be relegated from time to time such items of information, lista, tables and other intelligence as is con sidered likely to prove valuable te per. son passing through the City, and in connection with we have opened A SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment into which we are now ready to receiva.

List of Public Buildings, Government House; North' of Public

Gardens;

..

| City Hall, Lábrary (8,000 volumes) and

Blusenu,Free.

.

Public Gardens, à beautifully picturesque

retreat and of great interest: The Clock Tower, Queen's Rond en trul, in line with Pedior's Wharf.

General Post Office, Hongkong Club, German Club, Supreme Court, &c,. within stone's throw.

Stocks:

¿Nos. of Shares

BANKS.

INSURANCEL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS. JUNE 21, 1882

Workmg, (Last. Di- Closing" "Quia- Account. vidend. lations, Casli,

Paid *p,

Besiree.

HK, and S'hai

Bank 40,0008 1258 125 $2,100,000 $ 63,039.46|| 40/" | *[122 %=8277)

(p, sli Nth China Ins. 1,000 T1, 2,000 TI, 600 TI. 252,600 TL 601,796.00 TL 76 TL-1225ox div Yangtze Ins... 1,200 T. 380T, 350 TL. 500,488 r. 18.447.60 18 % TL. 50 p. ab.

800$ 2,5008 5003 384,5978 437,098.56 $152.00||$1625 H Union Ins. Soc. China Traders

600 81666.66 $ 500 475,000 8 01,028.40 20% 191650

2008 60

677.42!

Insurance..... Cten Ins. Office 10,000 Chinese-Ins. Co. 1,600 HK. Fire Ins... 2,000 8

Chins Fire Ins. 4,000

STEAM OʻPANIES, HK. C. and M.j

Steamboat... 8,000 8

MISCELLANEOUS.; HK. & Wh'poa

Dock 10,000 8

nd Ohing HK, and

Ga Co......... 5,000 € China Sugar Co. 6,000 8

'kong Hotel.

.... 2,000$

H'kong leu Co. 1,250 $ Lazon Sugar Co. 7,000 8 F'kong Bakery 6008

Chi. Imp., 1874 0,276 €

1880 1,000 2008 100,8788

828230 1,0008 2008 324,8428 263,409.72 876 48060 5008 1008 493,632|3 1,44,595.01 18% 8310

120 125 $147,56308

10% 10€ 7,489 1008, 100 100% 100 100% 1008

**

He

No. 5905-June 21, 1880.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals asid Departures reported to-day.

To facilitato finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commencing st Green Jaland. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked he, near the Kowloong ahore, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked, in conjunction with the figures donoting the sections.

Section

Section.

1. From Green Island to the Gas Works.

2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbor Mcator's Office.

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

Fessel's Nume.

Steamers

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

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

7. From Naval Yard to the Pior.

8. From Pier to East Point,

Captain.

Flag and

Bige

Tons

Date of Arrival

Consignees or Agents.

cMcDonald Duncan

Brit,

atri

2 huskall

4 Campbell Brit. atr.

Brit

str. 2142 T

...Jaques

Brit

2 Schöer.

Ger. · str.

..

Berry

Brit. air.

Beit Brit. ∙str.

764 June

100%

758 185,000 $ 18,908.06||

5% 8304

3,190.53

6,250 8

BO

2281023 I 6,924.71 810 $170 1,880.51 210 $8131 159.31 85 $860

100% 100

8120

Kates of

Interest.

Payable,

100

Al

转器

June30 Dec33

100) all

8 %

Feb.28 Ag. 31

500 Al

8 %

April & Oct.

Dale..... Ealing Fame Pintshire

(500) all

8%

Jne10&Dc.10

2% prom.

8-

June & Dec

3%

Greyhound Himalaya Hongkong

Brit atr.

For hall-year ended 31st Dec., 1981.—† Report issued in Cetober, abova Ist interim Bonas and Dividend for 1881.--- To 30th April, 1881,- For year 1881. For year 1880.

EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.

Joloano

Marquez......

Span. fr.

6 cScale

Brit.

2hLi Tom Tac..

Annamatr. 1000 July

3 Jabuson.

Brit.

15

Garegau... Feh.

8-k Coas

3 Wagner

2 h Hamlin

#

Ward

3h Haydon

7h Blumenberg

3 Rowell

5. Moule

187716,040, 1878 3,899 Ti. 1881 8,560 TI

tures, 1880... 600€ 500 all

ΕΙ

Lustano Club and Library, Shelley St. Sugar Duben- Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c.,

near the Public Gardens.

St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above

the Parade Ground.

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)...........Tip: 430,000,00 PERMANENT RESERVE............. Tls. 230,000.00 BPEJIAL ROCKYz Fusi................Tls. 260,553,95||

TOTAL CAPITAL and Au-

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington Hongkong Rates of Postage. the

Street.

Union Church, Elgin Street.

St. Peter's Seamour's Church, West Point. St. Joseph's R.C.) Clutch, Garden

Hond, near Kennedy Ran. Temperance Hall, specially adapted for sea-foring men, Queen's Road East. Sailors' Home, West Point

(Revised January 1st, 1882.). -

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half once, for Books and Fatterns, per two gunden."

Destination

Remarks.

Bangkok

To-day

Europe, &c.

23rd, daylight

K'loon Dock

Swatow

Manila

Bangkok

Bangkok Sydney, &c.

Saigon

Manila

Ashington Atholl Bangalore ($187) p.sh. Bonlarig

4% 51 % prom.

Brindisi

Canton China ....

of Peking

Consolation

809 June 10 Siomaren & Co.

Brit. str. 023 Juno 20'Bua Hin Chan

Brit str. 1309 June 17 P. & O. 3. N. Co.

3 Petter...... Belt. str. 1482 June 17 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Long

.5 h Salmon 6 h Stopani 3 Courtney Scott Boedie..

831 June 15 Bati Hock Song 4

str. 1098 20. 40. S. N Co.

148

24 Chiness

May 16 Yuen Fat

148 June

Fat Hong

Amer. str. 5070 June 13P. M. S. 8. Co.

318 Sept. 28 Jardins, Matheson & Co.

Brit atr

644 June Hong.

str. 1344 June

Brit. str

Brit.

Brit

117

June

Fat Bong Livingston & Co.

&W'poa Dock Co

Bell & Co.

May 24 Adamaou, Bell & Co...

614 June 15 Chinese

67 April 14 Kwok Acheong & Sous

654 Dec 19 R. Mourente

etr. 1391 Jung wire

str. 1357 June

Japan. str.

str.

435 June 20shing Loong

783 June 15 Stomasen & Co.

634 June 13 Melchers & Co. 1501 Juno Bottorfield-& Swive Amer, sir.

48 Nov. 24 Chums Tradata, Insurance Co. Annam.sir. 196 funa 7Shum Wo Yuan- Brit. Brit.

str. 1883 June 21 Russell & Co. str. 1540 Junis. 192. &0. §. Nr Co.

Swatow and Amoy To-morrow

Nagasaki & Y'hama 24th fast.

San Francisco

To-mor

Yhama & San Faisco 27th insta

To-day

Con tan Dock

23rd int

Tug Flying

Leartes Li Tai Meath Nam-vian

Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of po

Maru...

China, may deliver them to the Post Olympia..... Office unstamped, the pustage being then Pernambuco charged to the sender's account, Each Sarpedon batch must consist of at least ten.

Sea Gull Shun-on

Zambesí

Salling. Vassels

to the same places in the same way. En-

4 Boxhulders may also send Patterns- Strathmore. volopes coutaining Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated" to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may

Pattern Packets. be inserted in such

1.

Newspaper over four omnees in weight are charged as double, trable, &e., as the

Albatros case may be, but such papers or pinkets of

Alva papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two

Belted Will E. E. A, and China Telegraph Co, and one, nor must anything thaterer be inserted Newspapera must not be folded together as

PARCELS The public is reminded that

Brambletye tho Great Northern Telegraph Co. except bona fide Supplements. Printed there is no such thing as Parcel Post Carl Ritter...... Marine Holise, Queen's Road mattor may, however, bo enclosed, if the to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap. Corca...

Ert König whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur-pointucat are caused by persistent attempts Masonic Hall, Zetlanil Street

rent may be paid either as Newspapers or to send small valuable trifles through the perce Victorin Recreation Club Bath-hous"

Books,

Post Fans, Carios, Articles of Dress, Frie Reed

Florence Facey Work, and similar presents are con- Commercial Papers signify such papers tinually being and Boat-house, &c..-Praya, beyond

refused,

Fortune senders having the Cricket Ground, beside the City, though Written by Hand, do not bear

the character of an actual or personal corre often spent more in Postage that would Grecian Ha

H. A. Litchfield steamer.NoHomine spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied have paid the freight_by_ music, &c. The chargo on them is the ame refund can be made on such parcels of the

Hinderiks as for books, bit, whatever the weight of value of Stamps obliterated before the a packet containing any partially written nature of the contents was discovered. Jen paper, it will not be charged less than 5

The Burracks and Naval and Military Store Departments lie to the sush Ward, and cover a large area.

conta.

the

Local and Indian Parcel Post.

Hotspang

Irazu

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post Jupiter The sender of any Registered Article et Book Kutes between Hongkong and Kaizow Stores, Books, &c. - may accompany it with a Returu Receipt of the British Post Offices in China, as well Melrose any Malvina on paying an extra fee of 5 cents. Antienn and English Stores, Books,

na to Japar, Macooy Pakboi, the Straits Dlustes The limit of weight for Books and Com-Settlements, Ceylon and Lidis. They must and specially selected Cigars-MAC-mercial Papers to Foreign Post Officce is not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet Pei-E EWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited long, 1-foot broad, I foot deep, weigh more Pelham to. 8 ounces, and must not exceed these than dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 in. incles.

Chair and Boat Hire.

LEGALISED TARIFF OF PARES FOR CHAIR

CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOLTS, LN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats. CUMULATIONS, (th. Th. 940,553.35 Half hour,....10 eta. Hour,.....20 eta

Three hours...50 cta. April, 1882.

Six hours....70 cts. Day (from 6 to 8), One Dollar.

Directors.

H. De C. FORBES, Esq., Chairman

J. H. PINORVoss, | WM. MEYERİNK,

Bag

Countries of the Postal Union

The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, all foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador Brazil, Peru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentina Republic, Jamaica, Trinidadi, Guians, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portu guese and Spanish Colonies,

Countries vor in the Union. The chief countries not in the Uren are the Aus tralasian Group, and S. Africa

A. J. M. INVERARITY, G. WHEELER,

Esil

Esy.

TO VICTORIA PEAK, "Single Trip.

Four Coolies; ...

Three Cholies,

$1.00 0.85

Two Coolies,

0.70

Letters,

Beturn (dirent or by Pok-foo-lum).

Post Cards,

-Four Cooliea,

..$1.50

Registration,

Three Coolies, ***

1.20

Кемерарога,

Two Coolies, ..

... 1.00

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI Mesa RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.

LONDON BRANCH:

Mcara BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers.

RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, 69 and 60, Cornhill." POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.

Subject to a Charge of 12 % for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the From of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS 'are- an- qually distributed autong ill Contributors

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

10 cents per + oz. couts each.. 10 cents.

2 cents each.

ez,

Booka, Patterns and

2 cents per Comm. Papers, There is no charge on redirected corre

TO VICTORIA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA spondence within the Poetal Union

Postage to Non-Union Countries $0.60.

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and ... 0.50 Fiji, via Torres Straits, Luttem, 10: Re: 0.40 gistration, 30; Newspapers, 2; Books and

Patterns, 2: Via Galle, Letters, 25 R giattation, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2.

HEAT.) Single Trip

Four Coolies, The Colica,a Two Coolies,

not)

RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 8, 1882.

• Return (direct or by Pok-foo-lum) Four Coalies, Tfiree Coolies, ..

Two Coolies, ...

...$1.00 0.85 ... 0:70

10082

of Business (whether Shareholders

in proportion to the Fresia paid by them.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-' PANY.

THE

HE Undersigned are prepared to accept.

Riska on First Class Godowns at h

per cont. nett premium per unnuLOL.

NORTON & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IN. SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAFITAL, £2,000,000. | Paw-ur; £200,000. BAD-UX RESERVE FUND, £50,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed THE

ACANTY for the shove Company are prepared to AQCEPT RISKS* against FIRE at Current Rates.

GEO. ESTEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1883. *

MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

· ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000Sterling

of which is paid up | £ 100,000. Reserve Fund upwards of £.. 120,000 Amual Income

£250,000

Insurancen, at current rates in

་་

The Return Fare embraces a trip of not

more than three honra,

For every hour or part an hour above throo hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of 6 cents. ∙Day Trip, } Peak, ..80.76 each Coolia. (12 hours) Gap.... ....80.60 each Coolio.

Hour.

. Licensed Bearers (each).

274

Half day,... ・Day,...

10 cents.

35 cents. ..,50 centa

BOAT AND COOLIE HIRE. BOATS

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 1st Class Cargo Boat of & or 900

piouls, per Day, ...

piculs, par Load,_.... 2nd Class Cargo Bost of 600

picula, per Day,

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

23,00

2.00

2.50

picula, par Load,

1.75

3rd

Class Cargo Boat or Ha-ken Boat of

300 picule, por Day,

1:50

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

.300 picula, por" Load,

1.00

50

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, Half Day,

Sampan

or Pullaway Boats, per Day,

13

... $1.00

#20 10

One Hour Half-an-Hour,.. After & P.M.........10 conta oxir. Nothing in this Scale previnta private agreements.

STILKET COOLTER,

..

Such

2

7hBrimnes 4kSouza

14 Farrell ...4 Pickard......

Tiger

ach. Portu, boo

Brit. boe

201

09

701 MA

Amoy and Shanghai

Wanchal Pier. K'loon Dock

Cos'tan Dock

R. Stevens & Co.

Australian Ports To-morrow

& Co.

Nagasaki and Kobe Cos'tan Book Canton

Saigon

124th inst

Saigon

Amoy and Shanghai Kloon Dook

Bombay, &c. 27th inet.

216 Jamo 19 Siemssori & Co. 632 May 20 Brandao & Co. 779 May 41 Russell & Od. Brit. gh. 1497 Mar. 31 Russell & Co. Ger. Ms.

596. Jame 5 Siomsson & Co. 581

May

bae.

*.*........ Brit. Nausch Ger bos. Normant... Fch boc

457 Ja 13nhold, Kerberg & Uo.

13 Siemisen & Co. 272 May 31 Carlowila & Co.

Rairden........ Amara boa 714 June 11 Melchers & Co.

kMcArthur

Nightingale

4

eSoderstrom

2 Paul

Pei-Ho our be waller than 3 in. by R. T. Clayton parcels may be wholly closed Roderick Hay if they bear this special endorsement, Siamese Crown PARORI CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any Spartan marvel may be opened by direction of the Starlight for inclina a declaration of contents sad starlight..... Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcals Starlight,... value is required, a printed form for which Susanne

Stillwater is, supplied gratis. The Registration of Valparaiso Parcels for India and Ceylon is compulsory. Vivid |

2. The following cannot be traistaittod Walls Castle"

Wrecker Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (az bandboxes, Xenia &c.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosivo aub,, stances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or Ferdinand likely to become offivo er 'injuribus ing traneit,

WHAMPOA

Ja Dunbar

Brit bre.}

484 Jun 20

Siam bog. 447 June

.........Amer th. 1677.Jugeries Maritimes

Langher ........Amer boa. 638 June

3 Bunje

7 e Loungren

15 kken

Pearce.

3 k

Ulrich.

8 Bartlett

Gadd

Fronch

k Nickerson Klisfoth kLambeken Agnen.....

4 c Davis 9k Nicolson

Martin 81 Vincent

Delap

Peterson k/Brown

Bendero..

o Reynolds

& Co.

Swed, be 260 June 14 Eduard Schellhass & Co. Gor. sch

165 June 18 Turner & Co.. 523 May 134. G. Morris 1193 June 20 Holliday, Wise

Brit. bqe.

Amer, sh

Briti

Gor

Brit

b. Brit bye. Gor. bye As a Amer. Amer bee

Ger. be Ger. be.

227 MAY

Wise & Co.

24 Wieler & Cu

680 Juno 5 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 795 June 17 Adamson, Bell & Co. 479 June 9 Wieler & Co. 993 June pagnonico Co., Limited

470 MAY

20

· 7 Carlowitz & Co.

744 June 12 Arnhold, Herberg & Co.

433 June

45 12 Wieler & Co. 920 June 12 Wieler

240 Feb. 1 Captain

290 June 12 Turner & Co.

Dit bee

Brit bqe.

Am bgtine.

Siam. th.

Amer, sch.

Sium ge

85 April 25. H

H. Ray

502 LES Chinese

571 June Yuen Fat Hong

Sin. g. 239 June 9Yuen Fat

1438 June

Brit, bee. 1090

Melchers & Co. 25 Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Ger. Gar bre. 486 June 13 Malchem & Co. Brit. be

233 Jute Siemssen & Co.

Brit, bqe. 625 June 16 Captain 60 June 19Captain' Amor. bqe 1174. May 12 Russell & Co.

Amer; · Ior,

San Francisco Philippines

Cleared

Choloo

Philippines

Philippines

Port Natal

Foochow

Havre and London

Now York

Hamburg

Honolulu

Manila

Bangkok

Hollo

New York

Chefoo&Nchwang

Westergaard

Ger be 416, June 10 Wieler & Co.

CANTON

Orr Croad

Brit. er, 709 June 19 Signssen & Co.

str. 1261 June 19/C. M. 8. N. Co.

Shanghai Shang

3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded

Chiakiang by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. To India they are forwarded by Tou-Nan the P. & O. and Indian Mail Packets only, to Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon- sibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, anlose Registered, and then only to the arcunt of $10.

4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilitics with a Parce!" Lost to Europe, &c, which does not exist,

It is necessary that the following rules fecance.. be strictly observed.

•Midge..

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Commenter.

In Heserve War Department

In Reserve

Ivi Reserve

Commodore Cirming

Vel's Name.

Änchor-

ape.

Flag.

Class.

Toms.

Grina H. P.

Date of Arrival

bk British Go British

gunboat

860

S

340

June 19

military hospital

2501

gunboat

465

July 1.

bkBritish

gunboat

360

3

840

June 19

British British

Commodore's flagship) 3057

20.

turret-ship

350

Feb. 11

In Reserve

British

gun veisel

720

3

+95

June 19

Richard Evdba

1. No Latter of Packet, whether to bo | Tweed. registered or unregistered, can be received Victor Emanuel.. Natal, the Cape, St. Holena, Ascent for Postage if it contains gold or silver Wiver sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters, 26; Rething that, as a general rule is liable to Lily.

money, jewels, precione articles, or any 6 At Canton gistration, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Patterns, T

5.

LOCAL POSTAGE

Town

met, (d) Cochin China, Tonquin,

Macao, China, Siam di- |

Hongkong,

and the

Philip-

pines.................

Genera: Local Rates)

Bocks, Far

1

Post

Letters Garda, Patterns,

cels and

and Prices

"Current,

each, per 2 v

cents.

cent.

cents.

cents.

centa

Customs duties.

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutinble articles, Unless the quantity sent be so small na to make the sample of no value.

3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows:- 1.

5 British

HONGKONG, MAÇÃO AND CANTON RIVER- STEAMERS.

Name

Tank

Captain

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

out intrinsic value; to the Continent, fio, 8 oz,

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Offer is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- dence, but it is prepared to make good the Kingshow contents of auch correspondence lost while passing through the Peat, to the extent of 810, in certain cases, provided

1. That the sonder duly observed all the

conditions of Registration required.

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

3. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong immodi-

ately the loss was discovered, the envelope

being invariably forwarded with such appů. cation unless it also ja lost.

(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.

Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, Hongkong Post Office,Bukit

à centa,

THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foodhow, Shanghai, One Day,...

Scale of Hire for Street Coolies and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Half Day

33 cemia. Three Hours, One Hour, Jav HAF Honr

Nothing in the above Scale to affect Mails. private agreements.

KA HOLLIDAY, WIFE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY:

THE Undersigned, Aars of the above Company, are authorised to Inire against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hangkong, January 1, 1882.

.......................................12

WASHING BOOKS.

(In English and Chinese.)

Local Delivery.

1. All correspondence poited before 5 p.m. chang>week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, S and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contrat

„2 Invitations, de can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private

houses of the addressees, rather than at pizoen of business, it a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all

TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use correspondence is invariably delivered at

WA

of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Office.Price, $t sch

CHIFA MAN Office

the nearest place of business

3 Boxholders who desire to send Circa lars, Dividend Warranta, Invitations, Carday

700 Ogston

Owners.

Butterfield and Swire

617 Benning, T. H., à & II. S.-boat Co.

360 Holmes

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS, &c.

Tors. Guia P..

Commander.

Lin Kuo-ch sug Chines

Nume

An-Inn Chee-hing

221

·30

Ichang

Chen to

221

Chien-jui

20

Kie Kisug Kiang-ping

0. M. 8. N. Co.

Ching-taing Chun-tung Chop-shung Chop a

150 900

12:

40

L

Powan

Spark

White Cloud

Yolai

159 Goggin

Kwok Acheong & Sons

1890 | Benning, A] H., C. & M. §, -bost Co

140 Hoyland H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co

280 Cary

H., C. & M. 6.-boat Co

180-McDougall | Kwok Acheong & Bors

Hai-ch'ang-ching.

300

Peng kang on Sher-chi

Lahon-hai

Bai-king-ching Hal-tung-hung Hashan

129

568

120 200

Sui-taig

180

Tching-on

Tching po

Tong-po

Ti-hy

180 20

A Garped

Chinese

Yli-min

. FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT.

Juno 10, 1882 MERCHANT STRAMEER.

4. That the Postmaster General is satis- fied that the loan occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire; or shipwreck, Appin- nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any Benarty person not in the employment of the Bowen

El Dorado 5. No compensation can be paid for mer Hungarian-

Glenfinlas damage to fragile artic.cs such as portraite, Tannadios watches, handsomely bound books, da? which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.

NOW BEADY,

-PRICE $100.

COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW,

By E B. PARKER

for Bhunghat

982-89 | 881938998~~

J. Stewart

Chinese

Bessart

Wu Jui-ch

Ch'an Ling-chish

Liang Ying

Chuese

Cheb Song

Ping the

Chinese Admiral

Fei-yuen Fuyow

STKAMEES, Americas Chinese

MEKUBÄST BESARK

Hse-san

Tung hing Wahu Tortomo MET

Brition

for

London

Hao-shin

for Colonies

Hankow

for Tientsin

for Colonies

Iraonaddy Kattar-1-Hind King-ching Kiang-piau

for London

for Colonies SAILING VESSELLATION

British barque for Tientain

Chateaubriand Hugo & Otto Johann Carlige

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAT HARBOUR.“ June 17, 1882.

MBROHANTY STEAMIES.

Achille

Afghan Can be obtained from KELLY & WATAH Brindisi at Shanghal and Hongkong, at Lass, Fat-loy CHAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Ma Omon

Hongkong, December 6, 1879,

Araguds

Channel Queen Olara Earl of Elgin

Friedrick

Jane Woodburn

On Moorja

Ser Swallow

-Rari-Maru -

Fins Naming No. 2 Store Nardize Strathleven Takamgo Maru Taku

Amoy Fyn

for London . Fohow TamaULĀ

[British

British

British

Tanzkin

* Ninos left port, or seri

Gravina Moorhen

cong Sopel

Printed and published by Gza. Muzzax Barn, at the China Mati Offol, No. 2.