1884-02-01 — Page 1

The China Mail.

VOL. XL, No. 6404.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA. MAIL.

LONDON ---F. Araan, 11 & 12, Clement's

·號一月二年四十八百八千一英

Intimations.

Lane, Lombard Street, E. O. GEGNOS DOATS will be at the DOCKYARD STEIS BTREET' &:00., 30, Cornhill. GORDON Bat five minutes la 4, on SATURDAY | &Goron, Landgate Circus, .C. BATES AFTERNOON, the 2nd February, to con Henry & Co., 37; Walbrook, E.0.voy GUESTS 60 ARMIRAL WILLES' ( SAMUEL DEACON & Co., 150 & 154, DANCE, on board H.M.S. Audacious. Lendenhall Street.

Hongkong, January 31, 1884 COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS. MR. J. AURANGER has been appointed.

PARIS AND EUROPE-GALLIEN

PRINOR, 36, Rue Lafayette, Paris. NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 21, Fark

Ri

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND :-Gonbox & Gożan, Me-} bourne and Sydney. SAN FRANCI800 and American Ports.

generally:-BEAN & BLACK, San Fran

co.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS, & SATLE & Co., Square, Singapore. 4. HERZEN

Co., Mania,

CHINA-Macao, Messra A. A. DE MELLO

& 00. Steaton, QUELCH & Co. Amoy, Waos, NUBILES Co. Focchine, zoos, & Co. Shanghai, LANE, OBAWFone & Co., and KELLY & WALA. Yakchuma, LANE, CRAW-| FCED & Co.

Bank.

187

MATfor this Benit, in Hongkong

E. G. VOUILLEMONT,

Manager. Shanghai, 23rd January, 1884. IG7

THE SINGAPORE TRAMWAY COM-

·PANY, LIMITED.

THE

CAPITAL

$500,000,

IN SHARES OF $100 Each; 85 ParaTLE ON APPLICATION: 320 on ALIUT- MEND THE REMAINEER AS

MAY BE REQUIRED.

Director.

Hon. JAMES GRAHAM, M.L.C., (Messrs. SYME & Co.)

Hor. W. G. GULLAND, M.L.C., (Mesars. Parkeson, Ermosa & Co.) Hon. ANDREW CURRIE, M.L.C.,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING (Messrs. THE BOENEO COMPANY, JANITED).

CORPORATION.

„Pain-un Clarerik

R50, Kúpa^.

INSTALMENT : received on i 926,765.62

NZ SHARES**

Renzive Fund,................... INSTALMENT of Pate

evived on NEW SHABEN,..

$5,920,765.62

32,500,000.

008,330.13

$3,198,336.43

COUNT.Or Diaseros.. Chairman--WM. Reiners, Esq. Deputy Chairman W. S. Youno, Esq.

DALRYMPLE, A. P. MOENEN, Esq.

A. Melven, Esq.

Esq.

W. H. FORDEA, Esq. | F. D. Sassoox, Esq. A. GUITzow, Esq. M. E. SASSOON, ES Hon. F. B. JOHNSON,

CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong,.....THOMAS JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER.

Shanghai,.........Ewen Cameron, Esq. 'LOYDON BANKERS ---London and Cinenty Dank

HONGKONG.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

JOHN R. CUTHBERTSON, Esq.,

(Mousty. Bateria de Poly

T. H. SUHST, Es, (Messrs. PUTTFARCKEN, Rugner & Co.)

JOHN BLATI, Esq. Munger,

(Tanjong Pagar DoER COMPANY, LIMITED). ONG KEU HO, Esq., (Moxara. Oso Kau He & Co.)

Engineer

JOHN STRAIN, Esp, C.E., Glasgow.

Brokers.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

Offer

14, COLLYEN Quar, Sisnavone, SYME & Co., General Agents.

Objech

To construct mal work Tramways, for the carriage of passengers and goods, in the important, populove and rapidly, in- creasing town of Singapore, under authority given by Ordinances of the Legislative | Conncil of the Straits Settlements.

Applications for SHARES may be sent in to any of the Agencies and Branches of the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CANA, from whota Copies of the

Current Deposit Account at the rate Prospectus can be ublained.

O dorpent Deposit Antorn und daily

balance.

For Fixed Deposits —

For 3 months, & per cent, per annum,

6

4 per cent. 1 "

m12 Vapor cent

...!

LOCAL BILLS DIScourerd,

-Credits granted on approved Securities, and every desoription of Banking and Exobange business transacted.

Drafts granted

Applications from China will be received · up-to the 20th of February, 1884.

Stugapore, 8th Dicembar, 1883. 183

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

London, and the | QUE DIVIDEND at the itato uf ü %, or chief Commercial places in Europe, Indis Australia, America, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road East.

Hongkong, August 25, 1883.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

46

$150 per SHARE, declared at the Ordinary Hall-Yearly Meeting of Share- holders held This Day, will be Payable" at the HosenOND & SHANumai Banking

Established

Februarỹ,

1840.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1884.

For Sale.

THE PATENT.

FILTRE RAPIDE

ORGANIC

REMOVES ALL

and INORGANIC IMPURITIES, COPPER, and POISONOUS GASES.

IT RATES THE WATER.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

ULES M UM M

CHAMPAGNE,

J

Quarts Pints..

1!

Co.'s

...$20 par 1 doz. Case, ...621 por 2 doz. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

LEAD, Hongkong, December 20, 1883.

It can be taken to pieces and cleaned in every part.

IT HAS BEEN AWARDED: Special Medal of Merit by the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain; Silver Medal National Water Supply Exhibition, London; Two Silver Medals International Food Exhibition, London; Two Certificates of Merit by Sanitary Instituto,. Exeter ; Certifiente of Merit International Medical and Sanitary Exhibition, Kensington; Silver Medal Health Congress and Scientific Exhibition, Brighton.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co

Hongkong, January 30, 1884.

SAYLE & Co's

GREAT CLEARANCE

CARPETS!

CARPETS!

- AND

SALE.

日五初月正年申

Auctions.

www.cdc.

PUBLIC AUCTION, HE Undersigned has received instruc- tions to Sell by Public Auction, on

SATURDAY,

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping.

Steamers.

DOUGLAS. STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

the 2nd February, 1884, at 2 p.m., at his FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW, 1177 Salon Rooms, Queen's Road,—

FOR SALE CHEAP.

TVE Hundred to Six Hundred Tona COKE and COAL TAE, in lots to Buit, from one ton upwards.

CHOY CHEW,

AN ALSORTMENT OF

JAPANESE WARE, BRONZES, &o,

'emprising

high. 230, Praya West.

Hongkong, June 18, 1883,

1270

NOW ON SALE,

CHINESE DICTIONARY

CANTONESE DIALECT,

IN THE

BY

Part I.

182

Part.17.

Da E. J. EITEL.

Osown Octavo, pr. 1018.

Hongkong, 1877-1883.

A-K, K-M

92.00 ...$2.50

Part II M-T,

Part IV. T-Y,

$8.00 ...89.00

BURNERS, TTA SETS, ECO-SITELL VASES, JAS, CARD DISHES, PLATES,

WAKE, BRONZES, Ürnaments, &e, ka

HAZEN VASES from of inchés to 66 inches

TERMS OF SALE.--Aa custodiary,

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer Hongkong, January 30, 1884.

Notices to Consignees.

186

STEAMSHIP "SACHALIEN,”

་ :' COMPAUNIE DES MESSAGERIES MAKITİMES.

NOTICE.

MONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamships Indies and Gaage, from London, in con- noction with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods-with the oxcop-

A Reduction of ten per cent, will bo allowed to purchasers of Tou or more copies.

The Stark Work un the Chinese Lantion of Opium, Treasure and Valuables guage, constructed the basis of Kanghi's are being landed and stored as their risk Imperial Dictionary, contains m

well. Chinese at the Company's Godowns, where delivery CARPETS! pharacters in practical use, and while of may be obtained immediately aftaling.

betically arranged according to the sounds Optional Charge will b

will be forsion.

GENERAL FURNISHING GOODS.

DRESSES.

HOSIERY.

CALICOES. REMNANTS,

7

MILINERY.

RIBBONS.

FLANNELS.

REMNANTS.

COMMENCING ON

MONDAY

Ro

JACKETS.

LACES.

SHOES. REMNANTS.

of the oldest difleet of China, the Can-unless intimation is recarred from the Con- tonose, it given also the Mandarin pronunigaste before 10 am. Toray, the 30th ciation of all characters explained in the Instaut, rujuosting it to be landed her. book, so that its nacviness is by no mea Bills of Lading will be counteralgued by confined to the Cantonese Dialect, but the the Undersigned. work is a practically complete Thesaurus of the whole Written-Language of Chim, au- cient and modern, as aged all over the Empire,

whilat

its introductory chapters serve the purposes of a philological guide to the student

suparately. NEXT,

the 4th February, and following days.

VICTORA EXCHANGE, Hongkong, February 1, 1884.

Intimations.

DOBT. SIM & Cog` PATENT ANTI-

FOULING COMPOSITION.

as supplica to

Her Majesty's Ships; The P.&O. 8. N. Co.; The Things Steamship Company: The Japanese Gavermauit, Sole Apond, China, Japon, and Manila,

EDWARD GEORGE. Hongkong, January 31, 1831

NOTICE.

188

CouronATION on and Liter TO-MORROW it into certain CHARGES. of THE COMMISSION appointed to en- (Wensestar), the 30th Instant.

SHAREHOLDERN Aro requested to apply at (CORRUPTION which have recently been the Orrior of the Company for WARRANTS. Publialy do ugust de Oress of the

By Order of the Board of Directora,

FUALIO WORKS DEPARTMENT has Commended! its Sittings, and all Persons who have any P. A. COSTA, inforamtion to give upon the subject matter,

Secretary of its Enquiries are invited to communicate Hongkong, January 29, 1884.

with the SECRETARY. All such Communi cations if desired will be considers NOTICE.

ential.

176

W BRANCH of our Firm in Tamu, CAMPBELL, fate of Foodnow, has

caration.

HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED A

Formosa. Mr. WILFRED CHRISTY is | authorised to Sign on our benlf per Pro-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1884,

Intimations.

IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPH

"ADMINISTRATION.

and after the 1st day of 1st Moon of the 10th Year of Kwong-st (January 28th, 1884), the TAXIFF RATE OF MESHADES carried by the Linga of this Company, both Cantor and Hongkong will be charged 10 CENTS OF A DOLLAR per vach word whether English or Chinese.

CHU CROW SHU, Manager,

Intimations.

192

THE CHINESE INSURANCE COM-

POA HOMPANY. LIJKTEN.« z

NOTICE,

AS the Post of SECRETARY to tho I Company is about to become vacant Applications for sanie will be Received at ti HEAD OFFICE up to 1st February uert, By Order of the Board of Directors,

WM., REINERS,

Chairman.

Hongkong, January 3, 1884, HONGKONG ICE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE Third Ordinary Annual MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be haki at the Orion of the Company, No. 7, ConfidQueen's Road Central, at 12 o'clock, Noon,

ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,

Servetery. COMENCIL CHAMBER, Hongkong, January 3, 1884. TO THE COMMUNITY

HONGKONG.

on WEDNESDAY, the ith day of February, 1884, to receive à Statement of the Ac counts of the Company to 31st December, 1889, and the Report of the General 20 Mangers.

OP will be CLOSED from the 26th January to The Transfer BOOKS of the Company 6th February, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managgre Hongkong, January 19, 1881.

La the honour to inform the Gentry and Public of Hongkong that he has OPENED A FIRST-CLASS HAIR- DRESSING SALOON at BANK BEADINGS,

the HONURONG BOTEL opposite

Mr. CAMPBELL'S Assistants, Mcssra Durres and Orro, are thoroughly experienced in their Business, the former being from one of the Leading

San Francisco Establishments, white the latter was for many years connected with Mr. W. P..Moore's Establishment in Hongkong. Mr. CASEPRELL hopes, by strict, the Instrument of present it use THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP attention to the wants of the Public, to being a far deteriorated by climatic canses

merit a share of their Patronage.

Hongkong, Jamury 24, 1884.

HE tres of ST. Jous's CATHEDRAL, find themselves compelled to agreed

ไป the liberality of Residents here for usi ance in providing the Cathedral with a New

as not to be worth the very extensive repairs. which alone eaukt make it surviconble. Its 247 stuto must have been evident to those who hare attended Divine Service for some time back, and it is doubtful whether it can be peed zuch for

SEE WOO, TAILOR, DRAPER » OUTFITTER, No, 65, Qczex's Road CENTRAL, Has just Received by French Me,

BLACK, AND

TWEED HATS, (uf all shapes).

Imperial Chinees durinistration, CHRISTAS PELAH BONN

Hongkong Station:

Hongkong, January 28, 1884.

170

IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION.

TT hereby

totifed that on and after

I the lot lay of the 1st Moon of the 10th Year of Kwong-si (January 28th, 1884), the TARIFF Bara charged for one BIEKAGE containing sever words or less, will be con-

SOAPS.

All Kinds of PERFUMES and TOILET

All Sarts of GENTLEMAN'S WINTER CLOTHING, so, &c.

DAWSON & SONS' GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS AND SHOES. WHITE AND COLOURED KID GLOVES.

Hongkong, December 3, 2883. msg

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

123

of SHAREHOLDERS in this Cm- HE First Ordinary Gonoval MEETING

The Organ was built in 1960 and paid for any will be held at the HEAD OFFICE,

A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itself, and containing a list of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of Surnames, will be published and cold

LANE, CRAWFORD & Cu. Hongkong, Juniary 15, 1883.

PUBLICATIONS or J. DYER BALL.

"JANTONESE. MÅDE EASY" A

115

Book of SIMPLZ SENTENCES in the CANTONESE Cortoqeras with Free and Literal Translations; and Directions for Rendering English Grammatical Forms into Chinese and vice verd.-Price, S2. Eat leaved Copies, $2.50

We most cordially recommend it. Chin Leview. Will be found to itpply want long fell by students of Cantonese." Classiders and Grannar will be found very "Mr. BALL'S Notes on -Daily Press.

valuable." -China Mod.

"EASY SENTENCES IN TOR HAKKA DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY."- Price, $1

iL

arranged."'king Mail,

The Sentences given appear to bo well **Contains a wide range of subjects."-Chinese Recorder, c. "An extensive Vocabulary."-Laily 'reas,

dam.m.com.m

FOR SALE at Messrs. KELLY & WALA's, W. Burwen's, and Lane, CRAWFORD &Co.'s, Hongkong; mad at Measra. TRUDNER & Co.'s, London. Hongkong, January 28, 1284.

To Let.

TO LET.

143

A GODOWN, in BLUE BUILDINGS.

Apply to

C. P. CHATER, Hongkong, January 5, 1884.

TO LET.

(With Immediate Possession.)

OFFICES.

41

by publle subscription. An Urgon ought. Praya Central, on THURSDAY, 7th NO. 25D, PRAYA CENTRAL, suitablo for doubtless, to has much longer than 23 February west, at 11 o'clock in the Fore- years

Apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January 6, 1884.

37

RUSSELL & Co,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 30, 1881.

184

N°

TO LET.

NO. 253, UBAYA CENTILAL,

No. 8, SEYMOUR TERRACE Apply to

in a god mlimate, but, besides the noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report fact that the mistake seems to have been of the General Managers, together with made in the first instance of selecting a Staloment of Accounts, and decting Con- cheap instrument, in 1860 makers Low sulting Committee and Auditors. oven less than they do now about guarding against the effect of tropical heat and damp. Koreover, by the unfortunate clicking up of a roof guttur daring a typhoon some years ago, the interior of the Organ (even then Beginning to break up) wis deluged with HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

water.

It is proposed to give the order to

Messrs. WALKER & Soxs, who have justDE FOURTH and FINAL CALL of successfully cricted a fine Organ at Shang-

C10 Storling for SHaxe on the 30,000

hai, and whose representative has himself

ailored and charged as seven words; PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM! the damige (incredible to the work,SHES, NEW ISSUE of this CoRATION, | | →→

more the Charge will be according to the TESIT RATE pur each word.

CHU MIEN, -Munager,

Canton Station.

Imperial Chinese Teleg. Administration,

1

Hongkong, January 23, 1831.

PARA LENTTED.

NOTICE.

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

QUARANTINE IN EUROPE.

man who has never been out of England) will fall due on the 81 DECEMBER CURREN

London, Caleutta, Bombay, Shanghai and which years of this climate are capable of

Hongkong. effecting.

The cost of sa Orgen suited to the NEW SHARES, are requested to Pay, at REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER entitled to ASSENGERS and SHIFTERS by the Cathedral, kad down in Hongkong, and the respective OFFICES, the above Caller its

including the expenses of a skilled work. abave Company's Stomers are in-

equivalent i

the Currency, cf-the above- Iman to come out and put it up, is estimatedl formed that QUARANTINE ESFORCEMENT****

PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES me being is have been reduced at MARSEILLES to 24 at £2,000, ser $12,000. Tios sum will not mentioned places.

ba regarded as extravagant if it is berne

sued in Exchange for the First Call Receipts,

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1884.

163

ODOWN STOLE T, PRAYA BAFT AND WANCHA ROAD. For Particulars, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, April 26, 1882,

707

TO LET

AHE

Goods remaining unclaimed after WEDNES PAY, the 6th February, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All Claims manat be sent in to me before the 8th February of they will not be ro- cognized.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

7. MARTIN,

Acting Agint. Hongkong, January 30, 1884.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

179

6. S. "KUMAMOTO MARU," FROM KUBE AND NAGASAKL

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above in their Bills of Lading for commutersignature, Vensel are bors by aquested to send and to take immediate delivery of theli Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the disthago or remain. Instant, will be landed and stored at Con- ing a board after MONDAY, the 28th signees risk and expense.

No Fire Insurace will be effected. 4. J. IT. TRIPP, Ayout,

Miten Bishi Mail S. 5. Co. Hongkong, January 26, 1864.

Shipping.

Steamers.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ-CANAL.

The Co.'s Stoarship

101

"Hector," Capt. BILLINun, will be despatched on er about

174

the 13th February.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, January 20, 1884.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking threagh Cergs to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALE- DONIA, TASMANIA and FIJI.)

The Eastern and Aus- tralian Steamship Co.'s Steatter

*Tamudico,"

Cupidin S. G. GREEN, will be despatched ns above on or about TUESDAY, the 12th February.

Parcels (all of whieli must be sent to our Ofice) will be received up to 4 p.. on the 11th February.

Contents and value of the Packages must be declared.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenta,

Hongkong, January 10, 1864.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

75

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND.)

The Steamship

"Woosung," Captain HUNT, will be despatched as above on

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, bars, performed on board the Steamer), in tuind that pipos which in England are which are to be surrender to the Bank. PREMISES now occupied by us, / THURSDAY, the 14th February, at 4 p.m. |

and at VENICE tor 3-days.

QUARANTINE will probably he rumovod/made of deaf, glued together, have, for the HorBERS of PROVISIONAL GERTZICATES, from all ports by the time Sleathers now East, to be munde of mahogany, secured leaving Cura will arrive in the MEDITER- with brass crews, everything else being when poying this Call, will please send came:

amilarly ugified. An Orgen so prepared this Office to be endorsed.

The Rate of Exchange for hongkong is PASSENGERS by the Company's Steamers should last, with proper care and occasione fixed at 3/. Bhd. or 803. 03 per Sharo have always the option of continuing the renewals of perishable, parts, Eity or sixty INTEREST at the Rate of 7 % per Annum Journey on to Londos, on payment of the years even this climate,

will be Charged on Calls paid on the diference of fare.

31ST DECEMBER,

Cand: after, the 1ST OCTOBER, the HANEAN, PRICE of ICE will be REDUCED ro Centa per potiud.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Manugura Hongkong, September 15, 1883. - ប៊ីចិន

WILLIAM DOLAN, SAILMAKER & SHIP-CHANDLER, 22; PRAYA CENTRAL

COTTON. DUCKS, HEMP. CANYAS,

MANILA ROPE, AMERICAN

OAKUM, LIFE BUOYS, CORK JACKETS,

Hongkong, May 1, 1882.

200

It is evident that such a such a sum o $12,000 camot be provided out of the cur sent reven of the Cathedral, which only weels, and evon that with difficulty, the 169 current extenditure. The Trastern fool assured, holover, that the Community will not feul diposed to see the puly considor- able Organ in the Colony disappear from our midit, ad they make this Appeal not doubting to meet with the remo success as their prodqessors & quarter of a century

A. MeIVER,

Superintendent Hongkong, January 26, 1881. E. J. DURNY PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

ESSONS given on the PIANO and

ORGAN

-

TEEM MODERATE.

Address,

Contributions may be forwarded to, the CATHEDRAL TREASURER, General Post Office.

Hongkong, December 31, 1883. 1157

1249

c/o THE CHINA MAIL: OFFIca, Hangkong, December 18, 1823.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

I. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Engkong, December 13, 1883.

Mr. Andrew Wind,

News ADENT, &c,

...

No. 11, QUEEN'S LOAD CENTRAL For further Particular apply to Messrs. RUSSELL & Co.

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, Agost 1; 1883.

HOP SHING & Co.,

220

ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS,

Thin Vessel has unusually good Cabin Accommodation, situsted amidships, upon the upper deck.

For Freight or l'assage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente Hongkong, January 15, 1854,

UNION LINE.

The Co.'s Steamship

Namoa,"

Captain FITMAN, will bo despatched for the above

Ports on SUNDAY, the 3rd February, at Daylight.

For Froiglit or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Mariagers. Hongkong, January 30, 1884,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

;

181

FOR SHANGHAI, | (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for CHEFOD, NEWCHWANG, THEN- TSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSEE)

Tho Co. Stenraship

"Antaior"

will be despatched on or "about tho áth February.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, January 29, 3884.

NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM

179

NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND

HOTID ARAVA, ETA SAIGON : AND PONTIANAK.

The Cor's Steamship

Compte,"

Capt. REUDLER, will bo despatched as above on

or about the 7th February.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agenta. Hongkong, January 29, 1884.

106

THE AUSTRALASIA, CHINA, JAPAN. AND STRAITS STEAMSHIP COM- PANY, LIMITED,

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Chiling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS. LAND PORTS, and taking through Caryu is ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND and TASMANIAN BORTS, NEW CALEDONIA and EIJL)

The Steamship

FRIDAY, the 8th February, at 4 pm. For Freight or Passage, apply to

Captain Pures, will be despatched sa above on

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, January 17, 1884.

Sailing Vessels.

117

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The 33 1.1. American Ship, "Leretto Fish,"

TYLER, Master, sivelly due, will losa keru for the above Port, and will have quick despatch

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January. 26, 1884.

Insurances.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FILE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

165

THE Undersigned are prepared to secept

Risks on First Class Godowns at per cent, not premium per annum.

NORTON & Co., Agente. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

938

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The Firsty

A. D. 1720,

་་་་་་་་་

THE Undoreigned having been appointed THE

Agente for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

Marine Department,

Policies at current rates; payable either ters, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China cnd Australia.

Fire Department.

Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates.

Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceeding 25,000 at reduced rates, tauta

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, Joly 20, 1872.

496

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAL,--TWO MILLIONĄ SIEKLING.

THE Undoraigned ato propre to Bu POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on 09 Buildings or on Goods stored therain, on Goods on board Tossals and on Halls of Vessels in Harbour, at the nsusi Terms and Conditions

COPPER SMITHS, BRASS & IRON FOR NEW YORK VA SUEZ CANAL

FOUNDERS, da,

WEST POINT IRON WORKS.

2121

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129, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receive Subscriptions

TAVING This Day commenced Bust

NESS, are ready to undertake. Work Port on or about FRIDAY, the 15th

of the above Descriptions sinder the Super February, vision of an EXPERIENCED ECROPEAN,

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

The Steamship

Nelembria,"

If required, protection will be grunted on Captain Bowie, will be first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single despatched for the above Life:

For Rates of Promiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERO & Co, Agents, Hongkong 4 Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

Orders executed with the utmost deansteh For Freight or Passage, apply to

Advertisements, &c, for the China Mailand at modcrate terms, Overland China Mail, and Caina Review

24th September, 1883,

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$100