1884-05-06 — Page 4

Mails.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON;

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Tading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN

MARSEILLES, GULF PORTS, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

[HE PENINSULAR and Oriental STRAH NEPAUL, Captam H. WYATT, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON, 4 BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, on THURSDAY, the 8th May, at p..

PANNLAMP OK Steam-hip

Cargo will be received on board until 10 am on the day of sailing,

Parcela and Specie (Gold) at the Olieu until 10 am. on the day of sailing,

For

further

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Toa and Gen- eral Cargo for London will be convoyed vid Bombay without transhipment, arriving one work later than by the ordinary direct routo vit Colombo,

Particulars, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & URIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.

The Contents and Fate of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers are particularly requested, to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading.

N..This Steamer takas Cargo and Pas-

sengers for MARSEILLES.

A. MeTVER, Superintendent.

Hongkong, April 28, 1884.

SHIMAIL STEAM

720

MITSU RISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP

THE CHINA MAIL

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour. Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departurcort reped to-day."

Hongkong Rates of Postage. Pavel insufficiently packed or protected,

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and ate, for Lellors per half musice, for Books and Patterns, per trou ounces,

Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, trable, da., as tho case may be, but such papers or packets of papore may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers

must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatezer be inserted croupt bonis fids Supplements. Fristed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole bo paid at Book Rato. Prices Cur- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booka.

Commercial Papers signify auch paparo en, though Written by Hand, do not bear the charactor of an actual or porsonal errre. spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, de Tho charge on them is the same!

for books, hat, whatever the weight of packet containing any partially written puper, it will set is charged less than 5 cents.

The zondor of any Registered Article Ray accompany it with a Return Heceipt on paying an extra fee of a cents.

2. The tollowing cannot be transmitted:

or liable to be crashed (as Landboxes, &c.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosivo aub stances, Matches, Indigo, Dycatufa, Ies, Meat, Fish, Cams, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever ja dangerous to the Mails, or

likely to become offensive or injurious in

trankit

3. Parcels are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Fackat. To India they are forwarded by the P. & O. and Indian Mail Pickets only, to Ceylon by P. & G. only. No respon sibility is accopted with regard to any parcel, unless Registered, and then only to

he acount of 810.

4. The public ars cautioned not to con- found those facilities with a Parcel Post to Burope, &c., which does not exist.

It is necessary that the following rules be strictly observedì,

To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Scolious, commencing at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong ahore aro marked, near the Kowloong shore k., and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sectiona

Sectio

1. From Gruan Island to the Gas Works.

2. From Gas Works to the P. and O. Cu's Factory.

3. From P. and O. Co.'s Factory to the larbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Mastor's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.

Vessel's Name.

Steamers Alvino Autonio Munoz. Arataon Apeaг.... Aacalon... Cairnsmair Chaogchow.

1. No Lotter or Packet, whether to be Don Juan registered or registered, can be received Douglas fur Postage if it contains gold or silver Emuy

honey, jewels, precious articles,

aay- Fate thing that, as general rulo, is liable to Customs duties.

Elencoe Flainan Harter

Killarney Kremlin

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending Iolani of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the The Hull of weight for Books and Computity, sent be so small as to make the mercial Papere to Furgign Post Offices is ample of no value. 4 lbs. Patterns for such of son are banited 1 8 ounces, and must r exceed these dimensions: 8 inchon by

inches by inchor.

Catres of Dr Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Borup, all forega possessicans úr Ásia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, ali N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chili Venezuela, The Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, Hawaii, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portu guce and Spanish Colonies.

Countries NOT in the Unien.-The chỉof countries not in the Union are tho Aus- tralasian Group, and S. Africa.

Postage to Ursion Constries, Geural Rates, by any route: Letlers;

10 cents per 1 oz.

3 conto bact 10-cente

Post Credia, -Registration,

Nowspapers,

Booka, Pattarna und Į

Comm. Papers,

2 conte sach.

:

2 cents per 2 02,

There is no charge on redirected corro ependence within the Pontai Union.

Tustage to Non-Union Countries. Australia, New Zealand, Tuercatis, and Fiji, vex Torres Straits, Letters, 10, Re- gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and I'items, 2: Pla Ceylon, Letters, 20; Re. STEAM TO NAUASAKI AND KOBE, gistration, to; Newspapers, 2; Looks and

Patters, 2. VIA INLAND SEA.

COMPANY.

(Taking Cargo and Passengers for YOKO- HAMA and COREA.;

THE S.S. FAKACHIHO MARU, Capt. NYE, due hero on or ahuiat Che 5th May, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 9th May, at 4 pm.

Cargo received on board and Parece act

the Dlice up to 1 p.m. of thy of sailing.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2

Freight,

All Claras must bo settle on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not bo roengnized.

GARGO and PASSENGERS for Yokohama will be travshipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobu, atud for Cerea at Nagasaki,

For further Particulars, apply at the i

Company's Orters, Praya Central, Ground Floor of Messre Ruisali & Co.

A. J. H. TRIFT,

Agurt,

Hongkong, April 28, 1884.

NOTICE.

724

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

Books and Papers-to British Offices, Is to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with, out intrinsic value; to the Continent te, & or

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article.

The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Itegistared correspon- donce, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Port, to the extent of $10, iù cortain cases, provided:--

-w

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

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

8. Tant application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong immedi- ately the loan was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such appli- cation unless it also is lost.

Lord of the Isles Mongkut Nam-vian Nepaul Ningehow....... Pombrokeshire .... Picciola Fing-ou

Prinz Alexander Sea Gull Sumatra.....

Takachiho Mars Tannadice

Thibet Triumph. Woosung Yorkshire Zatiro

Al

Bating Vessels

Carondelat Catalina Ceylon Charloy Concordia...... Don Enrique. Esmeralda.....

F. P. Litchfield.

5 Mactavish ...... Brit.

Peters......

.4 € Castle

4 Whittle

!... Lacagall

S. Asliton blomontoris

Stopani ...Park

3 kWoone

Grantin ..Wallace ...O'Neill

David Sason, Bone & Co. Straits and Caloutta Siemson củ

Steamship Op.

H.K. & Wpos Dock Co.

str. 11MK) April 23 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

281 Nov 28H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. str. 1106 May Rumoll & Co.

་

981 Mar. 13 Captain

str. 1000 April 28Douglas Steamship Co.

No. 6484-Mar 6, 1884

[No.

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN,

PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM-

Podle Nam Shui-UTL

WATERS.

WHAMPOA,

Flag Ris. Annam.str.

Destination,

str. Canton

Co'an Dock Assona

AMOY.

In port on May 1, 1884 Dan. bra.

Choteaubriand Brit bo.

8t ist. Faugh Balaugh Ger, 3m. 80,

Ab'doon Dock Ino

Lotio

Ger. bo. Taiwanfoo

Gur, ach.

Br. 3.aol.

Section

6. From P. and O. Ön.'s Offien to Feddar's Wharf. 6. From Feddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.,

7. From Naval Yard to the Pier,

8. From Pior to East Point,

Captain.

Flag and Kig.

Tons.

Date of Arrival

CANTON.

Consignces or Agents.

Destination

Bemarks.

Crusader Ningpo

Brit. str.

Swatow

Brit. Brit.

str. Shanghai etr,

2k Moon.. !... Ozore ....... Sran

Klur,

str.

400 May

Wiclor & Co.

str. 27 April

21 Remedios & Co.

Kloon Dock

str. 1392 May

Brit.

str. 1528 Aly

Brit

Bris. ...Span.

Brit. str. 1123 April

20 Arubald, Karberg & On.

Hankow

To-day

Kiong-ping

MACAO. Chi.

Span.

atr.

str. 1100 May 654

Butterfield & Swice

Sydney, c.

To-day

str. 982 M Brando & Co.

Cos'ton Duck

Coast Ports

To-morrow

str. 412 May

& Co.

Amoy and Manila

To-day

Brit

str. 117

Tug Flying

Brit.

Brit.

str.

Brit

Salgun

Brit

str:

Cos'tan Dock Hous

Brit.

¡Coast Ports

3 Andrew

Brit.

760

Arnhold, Karberg & Ch.

..3 Folgato

Brit.

str. 1668 April

20 Russell & Co.

Saigon

Kolga

9b Lof.......

Brit. str. 850 May Fol

3 Yuen Fat Bong

Svator & Bangkok 8th inst.

Willio

str. 435 Jan.

A

Hollow, &.

5 Wyalt

Brit.

str. 1987 May

Europe, &e.

To-morrow 8th in

8 Wallaco

Brit.

str. 2700-May

2 Davies

Brit.

str. 1717 April

2 Nissen.

5 McClin

Gor. str. 875 May 575 May

Amoy

Hoihow, &c.

a c'Eckert.....

2 Fairthough...... Brit.

Japan. atr 1407 May Brit.

str. 1440 May

Brit.

str. 1671 May str.

674 May

8 c'Hant

Brit.

str. 1109 May

8

Arnold

Brit. str. 1425 May

3 h Talbut..

Brit. str.)

678 May

Schildt Stelao

Garceau

7 h Haydon

4 Nyo

7 Groon

Mutlic

Schruidt

c. Williamme k Barstow.... 3kBrown.....

7 Claassen

McAllister

$

4 c.Jaeger,..

eSpalding.. Chapman

8k Bagley

8 Popro......

str. ...... Brit.

Ger.

str. 2280 April

Amer. str. 48

Ger.

str. 1400 April

Gec al 1256 April Autor, sh 1076 April Brit, bqa 484 April Amer, Exjo. 647 April Brit, bqe 360 May Ger. boe, April

661 A Brit.

1313 Apr Ger. bge 788 Arc Amer. bge. 1041 Mar.

Brit. sh 1489 April

Amer. sh. 1452 April

Ger

B. Marty

5P. & O. 5. N. Co.

4Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

20 Adamson, Bell & Co.

Bun Hin Chan

Russell & Co.

arahuld, Karberg & Co.

China Tradora' Insurance Co.!

28 P. & O. S. N. Co.

M. D. M. S. S. Co. CGibb, Livingston & Co

P.&O. 8. N. Co. Wielor & Co.

3Butterfield & Swire

3 Russell & Co.

Russell & Co.

3 Russell & Co.

Russell & Co.

20 Jardine, Mathieson & Co.

Russell & Co.

Chinose

2Arnhold, Kurbery & Co.

2Morris & Ray

Carlowitz & Co.

20 Russell & Co.

Runsell & Co. Captain

sh. 1228 Feb. 17 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Kingston (Jaranica) To-day

Bombay, Le

8th inst.

Taku

13th itist.

Nagasaki and Kobe 9th inst. Sydney, &c.

Nsaki & Yokolasa 10th inst.

Now York

San Francisco

London

San Francisco

Philippines

New York

Cler. bqo.

Brit. bqe.

FOOOHOW.

In port on April 26, 1884. KRECHANT STLANEES,

British

SHANGHAI

-Shanghai

Tientsin Hongkong

In port on May 2, 1884.

MERCHANT SYBAMEED, "

Agamemnon Albany

British

London, &e,

British

Ancona

British

Hongkour,&o.

Ava

French

H'kong, o

Castello

British

Fooksang

British

Hongkong

Fung-shun

Chin coo

Fuyew

Chinese

Kloon Dock Gleneagles

Glenalg

Claeso

-British-

British

British

Victoria, B.C.

Ab'doen Dock Glongle

Glenfrnin

British

British

Hideyoshi Marudopanese

Ichang

British

Inga-

Mcl'herson

Smith

Aner. boe. 022 Mar. 29 Adamson, Beli & Co.

Victoria, B.0. Callao

Kang-foo

German Olineso

Hankow, &o.

Abdeen Dock

Bates

Amer. B.

043 April 10 Russell & Co.

Kiang-piou Chineso

Kinng-yung

Chinese

Weeks

Amer. bgo.

725 Mar. 20 Russell & Co.

Portland (Oregon)

Kung-wo

British

Hankow, &c.

Foster

Brit be.

304 May Arnhold, Karbarg & Go.

Nepaul

British

Hongkang,&c.

Rubarth

Ger. soli.

200 April 19 Simmsson & Co.

K'loon Dock

Ngankiu

British

Hankow,

A Boch

Brit. bye.

262 April 29 Chincus

Ningpo.

British

Hongkong

7 King

Amer. bye 1116 Feb. 2H. J. H. Tripp

Philippines

Copack

Ranier

3 Slavery

Feh

g.

280 April 10 Carlowitz & Co.

Cebu

Cleared

Pokin

British

British

Roderick Hay

Brit. bqo.

Polyhymnia

Spartan

Amer. bgc

740 Mar. 31 Russell & Co.

San Pablo

Tartar

Three Brothers

..

Wxila Cantle Youwath

4 Molát

Kalikke Warland. Kennett

Gur

by,

Sin Nanzing

German American British

Newchwang

Chofoo, &o.

Brit. bqe

Store Nordiske Danish

Buick...

Brit be. 620 April 18Lane, Crawford & Co. „Brit. bíjal 461. April Birley, Dalrymple & Go.

K'loon Dock

Sual Taiwo

Britial

Hankow, &c.

British

Hankow, &c.

Callao

4. That the Postmaster General is satis-Frank Carvill fied that the loss occurred whilst the corros- Levi C. Wade pondence was in the custody of the Britial Margarethe Portal administration in China, that it was Marie Louise.. net unused by any fault on the part of the Marlin sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwrock, or by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.

6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, Nate, the Cape, St. Helena, Asconatches, handsomely bound books, &c., sion, Bolivia, Letters, 25; Registration, which resch their destination, although in 10: Newspapers, 6; Books and Fatterus. 5.

a broken or deteriorated condition.

LOCAL POSTAGE.

General

pines......

and the Philip China, Pongt rect (d), Cochin

Maczo, China, Japan, Siam di-

Local Rates for Hougkong,

dents.

(e)

1

entit:

Letters cels and Post Docks, Far-

per 2 uz

Patterns,

Newspapers

and Prices, Elogis

cuts,

rach,

Current.

tration

Martha P. Tucker Melrose Navesink Nicoya Niederhof Ruchel Rambler

Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Twilight.

Hire.

LEGALISED TARIFY OF FARES FOR CHAINS,

CHALE BEARERS, AND 304TS,

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

Chaire and Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Half hour,....10 cts. Hour,... 20 cla.

Three hours,..50 cls. Six hours,...70 ctx. Day (from 6 to 6), Uns Dollar."

TO VICTORIA PEAK,

Four Coles,

Erichson

Crossly

Ger. o. 14 April 28 Chinese

...Brit. bgal 853 (April 19 Rushell & Co.

290 May 1 Turner & Co.

206 April 20] Lane, Crawford & Co..

366 April 8E Tye Hong

Amer, eh. 1268 June 8Order

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

Bak (Tender to Flying double-screw gunboat

Canton

Name

Rig.

Jona Displl,

Guno. I.E.P.

Captain.

Where at

Albatross

compozite screw alop

040

Audacious

double-screw iron frigate

Champion

corvette

G010 2380

Sugle Trip.

Cleopatra

corvetto

2300 14

4 840 14 1330 2340 2910

Commander Chaa Hicke

Captain B. E. Tracey

Captain A. T. Powlsit

$1.00 (nckehafer

Three Coulica,

gunboat

460 ·4

470

Captain H. N. Hippisley Lieut.Com. Robt. L. Groome

Yangtze en route Shanghai Hongkong Corca

0.85 Curaçao

corvette

2383 14

2540

Captain Anstruther

Two Coolica,

0.70 Daring

compozite sloop

.940

4

920

Commander Lawrence Ching

Clefoo Woosung

Return (direct or by Pul-fs Tam).

.960

3

340

Lieut. Cox Henry E. Roper

Hongkong

...$1.60 Espoir

17.

Cuolien,

1.20 Flying Finl 1.00 Fly

[Fish) gunboat

430

4

155

Commander E. H. Gunbla

Chinkiang

sloop

040

4

940

Captain J. 1. Maclear

Foochow

double-acrow gun-vessel

610

4

400

Commander John Hope

Foxhound Linnet

gunboat

150

1

470

Lieut.-Commander McQukao

Focchow

Shanghai

double screw gun-vessel

767

5

1050

Commander Geo, W, Hill

On a cruise

gunboat.

430

Commander R. B. C. Brenton

Hongkong

SKAT.) Single Trip,

Three Coolies,

... 0.50 Twood

$0.60 Swit

Midge Pegasus Sapphire

double-screw gun-vessel

465

470

-composite screw sloop

970

Commander Bickford

Commander E. Tiedalo

corvette

1370

2360

Captain

Fullerton

Tientsin Singapore Yokohama

double-screw gun-vessel

1010

Commander Wm. Colling

Amoy

double-screw gunboat

360

340

In foserve

Hongkong

0.40 Victor Kmanuel

receiving ship

2087

Commodore Cuming

Dongkong

Return (direct or by Pokfu Lem),

Vigilant

paddle despatch-vozsel

835

1280

Lieut.-Com. Maxwell

Foochow

Four Coolies,

Wivorn

Thren Coolies,

Two Coolies,...

..$1.00 0.80 0.70

furcat-chip

1800

1450

In reserve

Hongkong

Zephyr

gunboat

130

690

Singapore

Four Coolies,

Two Coolies, ...

TO VICTORIA DAY (TO LEVEL OF REELLA Morlin

Four Coolios,

Two Coulion,

}

Chingtah

Tiontain

Tokio Mariu Japanca

Nagasaki, &c. Fankow

W. C. de Vries British Tehsi

Qhiness MERCHANT BAJLINO YZBBELA,

Doretta

Flodden

Chi; bqe.

Siara. bye..

Kunnusako Maru Japan, bqc.

Mary Stewart Brit, bqe. Chofoo

N. Pendleton Amor, Ego.

North. Empire Brit. bqe. New York Queen of India Brit. bqe.

B

Laout.-Com. Chas. K. Hope

For IV. H. BI, Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective borso powers are given according to H. M. Navy list.

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

French frigato

في الاران

Vladivostook Tonquin

Commander P. F. Herrington Cores

Gitanilla

NAGASAKI.

In port on April 20, 1864,

Brit. bqe. Blingai

Amor. th. Hongkong

KanagawaMeruJapan, bqe.

Reporter

Sea Swallow Brit. bge. Sophia Rusa. bg.

Saianura Maru Japan, bqe.

HIOGO.

In port on April 29, 1884.

Annapolis

El Capitan

Occident Peter

Queen Emma

Brit. be. New York Amer, sh

Ger. byo.

Ger. 3m.Bc.

Brit. bee.

YOKOHAMA.

In port on April 26, 1864. B. F. Watson Amer, byo. Black Diamond Ger. be. Latcia

Brit. bye.

Brit. nch,

Mary C. Bohm Ger, sch. Penelope Rue

Russ, sch..

MANILA.

In port on April 21, 1884,

Amer. sh. Boston Amer, sh.

Alert Bon Seawall Enigina

Brit, bqa, United States

Great Admiral Amer. Dr. Herbert Black Amer. boo. Hudson Bay Brit

Loden

Norw, bye.

Span. bqe

Brit. bgo.

Pepita Stouny Patrol Brit. bgor Wylo

New York

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERTES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SKGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILTA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; ALSO

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN FORTS.

ON

THURSDAY, the 15th May, 1884, at Noon, the Company's S. S. AVA, Commandant BRETEL, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIR, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above placas.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.

cents.

(e) Between Howągkung, Contiga, and Marat

1 cants.

Local Delivery.

1. All correspondence posted before E many week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivory should be retarded by the Contract Mails.

The Return Faru embraces a trip of not more than three hours.

For every hour or part of an hour above throo hours, cach Obolie will be entitled to an additional

1 payment of & conts. Day Trip Feak,$0.75 each Coolie. (12hours) Gap, ....$0.00 each Coolie.

Jinricksha,

Quarter of an hour or lose,... 2. Invitations, can generally bo Half an hour, delivered within Victoria at the private One hour,... houses of the addresnees rather than at Three hours, places of business, if a wish to that effect Six hours.

Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon of 1th May, 1884.

Cargo will be received on lourd until 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels til 3 p.m. on the 14th May, 1884, (Parcels are not be azpressed by the sender, otherwise all One day (12 hours). ...

correspondance is invariably delivered at Fer trip to Shaukiwan or Pokfulam,

from the contra of the Town, ... the nearest place of business.

Return,

to be sent on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of l'ackages are re- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

Nat

Abrock Alert

Cristoforo Colombo

eto. D'Estaing

3 Boxholders who desire to send Circu-Per lara, Dividend Warrants, Invitations. Garda, &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in the Porta of Hongkong, Bangkok, or Chim, may deliver them to the Post If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will Office unstareped, the postage being then be an addition of half the above scale to zieting Agent.

Each pay. Nothing in this scale prevents private charged to the sender's account. 752 batch must consist of at least ten.

agreements.

I. MARTIN,

Hongkong, May 2, 1884.

Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND TAFE.) CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Pousse against the Ruels of FIItE on

4 Boxholders may also send Patteras to the same places in the same way. En- velopea containing Patterna may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be fost exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as ho may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulara may be inserted in such Pattern Puckats.

Licensed Bearers (cachi). Hour, Half day, Days***

...10 centa 35 cents.

...50 cents.

*BOAT AND COOLIE NIKE,

BOATS

--

TFT

1st Class Cargo Bout of 8 or 900

piculs, per Day, 1st Class Uargo Boat of & or 900

picula, per Load,

2

Class Cargo Beat of 600 piculs, per Day,

2nd Class Cargo Tent of 640.

piculs, per Load,...

Exxex

Chornostai

Hamelin

Morge Nayezdnik Nautilus Nerpa Opritchuck Palos Razboingh Skobelell

Sobol

Stoach

Tamega

Trenton

$3.00 Triomphante

Velasco 2.00 Villars

FARVELS.The public is reminded that there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap pointraent are caused by persistent attempts to send small valuablo trifles through the Hildings or on Goods stored therein, on

Post Fans, Curios, Artiolos of Dreas, Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Fancy Work, and similar presents ar) con- Vessels in Harbour, at the smal Terms finally being refused, the sorders having and Conditions.

often spent more Propcase for die Aurences will be re-have paid the freight by steamer No Postage than would ceived, and transmitted to the Directors fund can be made on such parcels of the for their decision.

value of Stamps obliterated before the 3rd Class Cargo Roster Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, Hall Itay, nature of the contents was discovered.

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

For Kaics of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

NOTICE

at Book Rates between Hongkong and

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Bont of

900 picule, per Day,

Letal and Indian Purcel Post

Sampers.

1. Small Parcals may be sent by Post or Pallaway Boats, por Day,

of the British Post Offices in China, as well

say

100

as to Japan, Macas, Pakhai, the Straits

Settlements, Ceylon and India. They must

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.

HE Undersigned are prepared to accept Rides on First Class Godowns at per cent, not premium per annum.

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

938

***

One Hour, Exif-an-Hour, After 6 ......10 cents extra.

Volts

2.00 Voetock

Nothing in this Scale prevents private Chop-

not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet agreements."

long, 1 foot bread, I foot deep, waigh more

than Elbs., nor be smaller than 3 in. by 2

in.

Such parcela may be wholly closed

Y they bear this special endorsement, Das Day... PARCEL, CONTAISING XO LETTER, but aay Half Day,*** parcal may be opened by direction of the Three flour, Postmaster General In the Cass of Farcels One Hour for India declaration of contents and valus is required, a printed form for which

BIMET COOLI23.

Half Bour, is supplied gratis. The Registration of Nothing in the above ficals to affect Tehan-tung Parcels for India and Ceylon is compulsory, private agreements,

C. 8. gunboat Russiau cruiser

Russian corvatto

Russian gankont German corvette Portuguese gunboat C. S. irigate

Flag and Rig.

Tona.Guna

II.P.

Captain.

Where at,

Russian aviso

U. S. corvette

1684 541

300

Captain Schanz

Nagasaki

800

Commander C. J. Barclay

Shanghai

...10

2

15

Enterprise

Bugnay Trouin

Italian corvette French cruiser

9000

Captain Accinni

Shanghai

2234

Captain Columbasud

Amoy

Frone cruiser

3700

3000

Captain Muret do Pagnac

Shanghai

U. S. corvette

1370

300

Commander A. 8. Backer

37

25

Ermak

21

Kussian transport

1000

80

Captain Koltchan

Blongkong Japan

17. 8. corvette

1376

1200

Commander A. H. McCormack

Ou a cruise

...50..

Russian gunbat

430

80

Commander Stark

French cruiser

Commander Roustan

1

20

П

German gunboat

540

Leat Ceramander Rötger

Flongkong

Juniata

U. S. corvette

823

000

trip to Aberdesa, from the cen tre of the Town....

Keturn,

20,1

La Galissonière Legaspi

6700

4500

Captain Fleuriain

Woosung

Spanish transport

1200

D. Raton Valentin Brenaplata

Hongkong.

...40,,

Lutin

Fromsh

gunbest

437

100

Captain Debar

Canton

Marques del Duero Minia

Spanish despatel-veszek

458

250

Captain Jose Calderon

r

Russian frigato

GOOJ

Captain Grenquist

Monocacy

U.

1. S. gunboat

1970

750

Commander

F

J.

Higginson

Nagasaki Canton

Hongkong

Rusalan gunboat

400

80

Commander Meitsoff

Vladivostock

Russian corvette

1330

Captain Kalageras

German gua-vessel

710

GM

Lígut-Commander Aschenborn

Shanghai Canton

Bussian gunboat

400

80

Commander Valrundt

Rusaian corvette

1400

Captain B. Trashintzoff

Vladivostock Nagasaki

903

600

Commander G, D. B. Gilden

Shanghai

2103

Captain Pojarsky

Yokolours

2100

400

2030

410

2300

French ironclad

4170

Spanish corvette

1150

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Captain Blainodaroff

Nagasaki

Adolphi Frohlich Gloatar

ILOILO. Gor. Ger.

sh. Halifax

Gor: bgo, United States

bee. Hongkong

BO

Commander Boylo

Гарод

2500

Captain von Nostitz

Captain F. da Costa Cabral

3400

Captain Banx

Captain R. N. Phythian

Shanghai Macao Hongkong Woosang

Captain Emilio Butron

Hongkong

French corvette

2400

675

Captain Dewatro

Shanghai

French corvette

1300

800

Captain Fournier

Shanghai

Kussian gunboat

Commander Molchonsky

Wolf

Germun gunboat

180

$40

Captain von Raven

Vladivostock Swatow

1.75

་

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

1.80

3rd Clans Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Bost of

WATERS, &.

900 picals, per Lond,

100

H. P.

Tons

Name.

Guns

Indi-

150

Displt.

Commander.

STEAMERS.

Name

Tons.

Captain.

Doners.

cated.

An-lan

450

250

Lim Kwok-ehung

... $1.00 Oliee-hing

80

20

Chinese

20 Chen-jui

80

17

Chineso

10 Chen-to

450

200

J. Stewart

China

Hankow

F. Blackchicad & Co

Butterfield and Swire

Chop-chang

300

300

Chinese

320

200

Chiness

Honem

Hai-chong-ching

320

200

Hai-king-ching

450

310

Chinese Chinese

Bai-tung-hang

550

200 Chinese

Lien-chi

220

180 Chiueto

Scale of Hire for Street Coolies,

Pang-chao-bat

800

500

Chinese

33 conte.

Qrang-on

150

100 Chinese

J San-hing

150

700

Chinese

12

Sai-teing

950

180

Caldor

13

Tching-on

150

100 Chinese

Tohing-po

150

100 Chinese

Kiu Klang

Kiang-ping

Kiungshow

Powan

White Cloud

170

170

Chinese

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER

648 Sachse

1382 Ogston

1877 Benning, T. H, C. & M. B.-boat Co.

617 Clarks IL, O. & -boat Co.

360 Holmes Q.M. S, N. Oo,

159 Goggin

1890 Lefavour H., C. & M. S.-bast Co.

280 Benning, A. H., O. & M. S.-boat Co.

CERO.

Amer. bqe: United States

Amer. be.

BANGKOK

In port on April 12, 1884 China

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