1887-04-20 — Page 4

THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA FOR 1880.

Mr E. B. Drow, Statistical Secretary, makes the following general remarka on the foreign trade of Chinu for 1836, in thu just published Returns of Trade,' Statistical Series, Nos. 3 and 4-

If wo look mirely at the statistical totals, the impression we form will certainly be that groat prosperity has prevailed. The velumo of trade has baon na a whole the greatest sines our general statistics first bogan to be lept,now 22 rears ago There have been certain years in which the Imports of theuelves have attained a big or total, and in other years the Ex- ports have renobad'a greaters, but there has never beon a your when both sinal taneously have amounted to so much. The total value of Foreign goods imported its Native produro exported abroad is HK Tk. 164,600,003, The highest mark hitherto roached was Hk. Th. 103,300,000, in 1881. The value for 1986-the year preceding the period now specially midar review was H. Tis: 163,200,000. Aliko impression of continuing developmoutiscon- vayed by the Shipping statistics. The year 1886 marks a large and sudden increase in the number of vessels whichharuantored and 16 China's porte and in the tonnagu thus ra presented. In 1886 the number of vussala was 23,800 (in round nutabera), and tho figures have been almost exactly the same Bat for 1880 this for many years back. number has suddenly ingressed by mure And how has than 20 per cont., 65 28,020, it fared with the tonnage? The increze has been from 18,900,00 to manrly 22,000, 000 tons. The total ionnage in 1877 was 12,000,000; it rosa steadily year by your until in 1884 and 1885 is stood between 18,600,000 and 19,000,000; and now wo behold a sudden leap of 20 per cout, above the preceding year. And again, an ex mination of tho tables which show the Ro venue collected conarms the indication of prospority afforded by the trade and the stirring totale. The Revenue for 1880 is the largest as rot collected under the wis- pices of the Foreign Inspectorate, having for the first time passed the goal of 15 mil lions of tools. The sum collected in Ak Ts. 15,144,078, being nearly half a million taels greater than the collection of 1891, which hitherto has been the maximum year. All this has a very gratifying sound, but if we look deeper we shall find that while ponce and some other conditions have on- couraged a large valame husiness, this business has not been in all departinants advantageous to the producer or to the mer obant.

reinarkable and the mast gratifying feature of the year's trade, whether from the point. of view of the Native producer and the Foreign merchant, who may well be bolies- ed to have respet good results, or from the standpoint of the official, whose sense of joy in the contemplation of an increased alone. The exceptionally great sum total of A revenue is chiefly due to thia commodity i

To Let

TO BE LET.

THE CHINA MAIL

(FROM 18 MAY NEXT) COMFORTABLR HOUSE with Conveni

ent OUT OFFICES, pleasantly the trade for 1896 is made up by the Ex-situated at RIOBMOND TERLAGE Cool in ports; and that the value of the Exports, Summer. which usually roaches from 5 to 70 millions of taels, has risen for 1886 to 77 millions is owing almost entirely to Silk. The estimat ed total value of the export of it in ali focus is Hk. Tls. 28,800,000.

RICHMOND TERRACE ESTATE AND BUILDING C., D., 36, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, April 6, 1887.

TO LET.

(With Early Possession.

TO LET.

648

DOOMS in COLLEGE CHANGERS.

Nos. 2 and 16, Horrywood Road: Apply to

The large oxport of Baw and Thrown Silk is due to the low rates of exchango an to the high prices for Silk which prevailed in Europe. But the great increase in the export of Rofuae in the most prominent

HE DESIRADES RESIDENCE feature in the China Silk trade; it is to buGREEN MOUNT ascribed to the high prices which the in-

Situated on the BoxиAM BOAD creased demands of the European mane- facturers of cheap Silk in its various forms

Apply to

GILMAN & Co. allowed to be paid to the Chinese pro dacers. It is worthy of remark that the

188 Hongkong, March 17, 1887. large quantities of Silk of every kind, which these tempting prices drew forth from the Silk districts at comparatively short notice OR to indicate that, contrary to what has uznally boon supposed to be the case, thera must have been stocks ap country' held over from the previous season. Certain it is that the quantities brought out' daring. 1888 cousidembly exceed the estimates of probable supply formed on the eve of the opening of the season; and furthermore, is if not litely that much cheap Silk material which in ordinary times would have guno to make clothing for the Chinnurau han bon bought away from him for the and European market? The Report from Nowchwung will be found to contain sonic seful and interesting remarks on the development of the Wild Silk industry at ticulure respecting the increased oxport of that port; from Ichang we get a fow par- the Yollow Silk of Szechwan; in Chinkiang Report the revival of attention to Refuse is alluded to; and the Shanghai Report comments on the year's Silk trudo from the commercial standpoint.

tho

The condition of the Sugar trade should not be passed by without mention. The quantity of Sugar (White, Brown, and Uandy) exported from China to Hongkong and to more remate Foreign countries has greatly fallen off since 1834. The export of White in 1884 was 465,000 picula, and it has now declined to 129,000 peuls; that of Brown has declined from 1,020,000 picule to 458,000 piculs; and that of candy in like proportion. The Reports from fakew Swatow, and Kinngehow, in which tois trade is discussed, ascribe de decline to the following causes, viz, the imposition of new taxation in Formosa; the competition of other Sugars, capecially Javas; the infu- ence of protection given to Sugar cultivation in other counttice, even Queensland per- haps; and the drought prevalent in the Southern Sugar-producing provinces. · And both the Kiunghow and Takow Commis sioners point out the need of ting batter machinery and of improving the commu nication with local markesa

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Nongkring, March 23, 1887,

OFFICES-TO BE LET,

1

AT No. 38, QOREN'S ROAD URSTRAL; With COMPRADORE'S ROOMS, Entrance in STANLEY STREET Apply to

Mails.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING

AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISOD THE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF NEW YORK will be despatched for San Francisco, vin Zokohama, on THURSDAY, the 5th May, at 3 p.m., taking Passengers and Froight for Japa the United States, and Europe.

Through Billa of Lading issued for trans Yokohama and other Japar Portation Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United States, viù Over? land Railways, to Havana Trinidad, Bud Damarare, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and condiooting Steamers.ANG

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lings of Steamera,

[No. 7888-APRIL 20, 1887.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,

Exclusive of lats Arrivals and Departures reported to day,

To facilitate anding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Sections, commencing at Graan Talani Vessels nor the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore, and those in the body of the

Shipping or midway between oncit shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the soutions.

Section.

1. From Green Island to the Ges Worka..

2. From Gas Works to Jardino's Wharf

3. From Jardins's What to the Harby Minator'e Gibco,

4. From Harbor Master's to the P. in D. Co.'s Offico.

5. From P. and 0. Oo.'s Offics to Peddar's Whart

6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yant

Pessa's Name.

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Diction

7. Brom Naval Yard to Blue Buildings

B. From Blue Buildings to East Point..

-0. From Kellett's Island to North Point.

10. Kowloon Wharves."

11. Jardine's Whart

"Captain

Flag and Fig.

Ton

Date of Arrival

Consignees or Agents.

"Destination."

Remarks

str. 814 April 20 Sicmasen & Co.

r396 April 14 Winter & Co. Datch tr 1431 April 15 Jardine, Matheson & Ca

Er 1884 April 19 P. & 0 S. N. 06.

648 Nov. 18 Sionsson & Co.

866 Feb 23 Adamson, Bell &00 atr. 2022 April 20 P. &0. S. N. Uo. Str. 905 April 18 Siemssen & Co. sta 1163 April 16 Siemianen & Co. cbr. 704 April 6Ed. Schellhaas & Co.

609 April 17 Douglas Steamship Co.. str 4029 April 100; & ̈0. B. S, 0%.

Shanghai Hothow, &c.

Amoy

Europe, &o,

Shhazgei

Bangkok

lo-morrow. Ab'deen Dook Tomorrow

2nd inst anchai Patent alip To-morrow

23rd inst

Yokohama & Kobe To-morrow.

Singapore

Fo-mortow

304

RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, have paid full faro, re-ombarking at Sab Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Return Taro; if re-embarking Anton

Bantam will % within one year, an allowance of 10

Cathay be made froin Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re-

Orusader. turn Passage Ordoca, available for one ye Durist Monarch will be issued at a Discount of 20

%% from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Burope.

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, March 14, 1887.

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TO BE LET.

469

With Early Posstation.). ISSEE VILLA-PORFULUM.

SHARP & Co" Estate Agents.

559

Hongkong, April 9, 1887.

TO LET, With Possession from 1st April,

THE OFFICES on the 1st Finon of No. 143. Queen's Rond Contrd, at present in the occupation of the U designed.

Apply to

DENNYS & MOSSOP, 43, Queen's Road Central."

546 Hongkong, March 25, 1887

Mails.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID,

But before proceeding to details concern ing any special articles of commerce, it is neccesary to devote a paragraph to the subject of oxchange,-an cleinent which has affected many departments of Foreign trade during the year to an extent only less grave thin war itself would have done, In this short Raport I may, however, do litile more than mention it but the com- marcial reader, with the figures before him which I shall give, will have no difficulty in realising its influence. The course of ex change during 1996 was lower even thun in 1885. Its effect upon the Silk market is

Before concluding my comments upon referred to below and it is also several Exports I invite notice to the statistics of times alluded to in the port Heperta which Brick Tea. Straw Braid, and Wool The follow my own, wpecially in connexion first name has increased from 220,000 with Tea. I have before me an exhibit of pienia in 1853 to 280,003 picula in 1885, the closing rates at Shangbai for bills end for 1886 we behold a farther increase London at four months' aight on European of 25 per cent, in, an export of $61,000 mail day of each week thuvaghout the piculs. The export of Straw Braid has years 1885 and 1880. From these quota risen from 20,000 picals in 1881 to 82,000 tions I give the following abbreviated table, picula, representing avre than two million taking the first quotation of such month-taols; and that of Wool has risen more

M. Jer.than 100 per cunt since 1987

few words may he devoted to Im- Only a ports. The quantity of Opium imported. through the Foreign Customs is about the al yearly average, though 1,000 pivuls more than in 1885. The Native Opium crop was not so good as usual. It is several years since the import of Gray Shirtings PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Ima consed to show an nonnal gain. At the

NAVIGATION COMPANT's Steam-ship Captais ASHDOWN. with Northern and Mid-China porta the import GATRAY,

JAN. e. M.

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1885

411 4

4 6 4

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(The Hures represent the value of the Shanghai tael) Comments upon this show- ing is not necessary; it is enough if we bear in mind the gradual fail in exchange from 4s. 114d. at the beginning of 1985 to du. 333, in August, 1886, from which level it rose again to 48, 8. Lowards the end of the year. The highest of my 50 quotations for 1866 was 4. 9d, on the 30th November, and the lowest was 489d, on the 19th August of the year under review.

MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE,

PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON ; ...

A180,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND

AUSTILALIA. NB.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN MARSEILLES, PORTS, GULE TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,

ut Cotton Yarn has gained considerably, Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched while at Canion and Sustow there has from this for LOL DON, vid BOMBAY been a marked falling off. This inexplained and SUEZ CANAL, on FRIDAY, the in a measure in the Swatar teport Un- 2nd April, at 1 p.. fortunately, we are left in the dark as to

Carge will be received on board until the quantity imported into the Canton pru-am. on the day of sailing. vince by junka Eugland in 1885 and India in the year 1985-86 (1st April to lat April) together sent to Chine some 666,000 piouls

Parcels and Specia (Gold) at the Office antil Noon on the day of sailing.

Tea, Silk and Valuable for Europe will he transhipped at Colombo; Gen.

The large volume of the trads in Rice, of Cotton Yarn; and our statistics Soral Cargo for London will be convoyad

us the import in 1886, 383,000 picule.

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

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag. gags on do eo on application at the Com. pauy's OfMes.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO PASSENGERS. A Commissionaire is now employed by the Company

Brindisi who bears their livery, in a linguist and will afford Passongars very information respecting Railway Trains, Charges for Omnibuses, Porters, Luggage, &c.

E. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong. April 13, 1887- Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,

the export of Tea, and the special circum-

The import of Kerosene Oil in 1855 was rid Bombay without transhipment, arriving stances of the year's trade in these two ar ticles, are promont subjects to which a double that of 1884, viz, 14,000,000 gallons one wook later than by the ordinary direct For farther Particulars regarding tention should be called. The Rice crop in and 7,00,000 gallons respectively. This route via Colombo, the Yangtze valley was especially bountiful, iucress was very great at nearly all the and this circumstance, in connexion with ports excepting those in the South, from FREIGHT and PASSAGE; apply to the an exceptionally great demand for bread-Swator to Pakhoi; and grobably had we PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA

The Contents and Value of Packages are starts in Kwangtung and Kwangai is due to the statistics of the import from Longkong TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong. the failure of the local crops on account, by juuks, we should find a gain there also. first, on rain in 1885, and, subsequently, of At Tientsin the increas in 1885 was 250 required to be declared prior to shipment. drought in 1886, has given a remarkable per cent, over 1884; at the four principal impulse to business at Wuhu and to somu Zangtao ports together it was G4 per cent. extent at Chinking, from which ports The gain at Shanghai was 500 per cent, enormous quaalilies of Rice have been but the import was 1 million gallons in. transported to the South; employing a great excess of consumption. At Foochow, the deal of steamer tonnage. These operations Formusa ports, and Amoy together the were overdono, however, and the merchants gain was $3 per cent. So much by way of engaged in them are reported to have been comparing 1881 and 1885. But for 1886 losers from over-eagerness and over-com. we do not find so great an increase. The petition. The export of Black Toa is the consumption at the Northern ports is less greatest in quantity for at least six years, and than it was in 1885. The four chist a a like remark is true as to the estimated the parts have received but 81 cout. of what value of it. Bat if we turn to the Reports they took in 1885. This falling off in the from Hanko, Kiukiang, Shanghai, and Foo beat market should not surprise us, for it is chow, we are speedily convinced that while probable that the consumption of 1885 was the quantity of the export has indeed been abnormally swelled owing to the destruc great, the result of the year's transactions tion of the local crops of Vegetable Oil by has been extremely disastrous to the Chinese the Yangtze floods which prevailed in that tea-brukers sad to the Foreigners whose year. The import at nearly every Southern capital has bean engaged in them. Frem port, beginning with Ningpo, has increased this statement the business done for Russia, greatly, excepting only Takow, where local which has much increased, should probably taxation, interfered with trade, and Canton, be excepted, Bat it is not needful that I which receives most of its Kerosene by ros TO JAPAN, THE UNITED should dwell on the details of the Ten trade, sels outside our coguizance. The gain at inasmuch as partiulars concerning it Wenchow and Foochow is 200 per cent, may be found in the Reports above cited, and that at Tamsuits nearly 100 per cent. It is enough to say here that probably the In brief, the increase in 1886 for all the growers of Tea and the ocean carriers are Southern ports together from Ningpo to the only ones who have Leun bonefited by Pakhoi is from 1,800,00 gallons to 2,000,000 the exceptionally large operations of the gallons. The total of the two years for all year, unless we include, also the Govern the ports together is, for 1880, 14,700,000 ment, which gola a revenue proportional to gallons, and for 1880, 22,800,000 gallon

But this gain does not represent fùeteased the amount of the expork

Unlike the Rice and Tea trades, the Silk consumption, the stocks at Shanghai at the trade of 1836, while it has been on a greater end of 1998 being 104 million gallons. (I scale than former years as regards the die tales from 20 to 26 million gallons of quantity exported, has none the less reaal-Karosene in a year.)

ted in profit to both producer and merch The extension of the talegraph, to the far ant. The export of Ray Silk amounted to West and the extrenie South of China, and 64,500 picula, whereas the annual export is the connexion of the Formosan nes with usually 60,000 piouls, while that of 1885

701

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

TIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.in the day proviotas to asiting. Parsel Packagon will be received at the office until 5 p.. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to addros in fall; value of same is required.

Consular invoices to sesampany Cargo destined to porta boyund San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Odices in Sealed Euvolepas, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Pussago. and Fraight, apply to the Agency of the Compy, No. SUA, Quami's Road Central.

U. D. HARMAN,

Agent

Hongkong, April 16, 1887.

NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

Dacaan Decima Electra Tero...... Fokien Gaolio General Werdor Jane Wart Kwang Loo Lumbardy Melita Moreddio Nampa Nemisis Ningchow Drosten Pilut Fish

Port Augusta.

Port Victor

Sea Gull

str.1-20 April 13 Melchors & Co. str. 1024 April 20 Russell & Co. str. 1608 April 170. M. S. N. Co.

str. 1726 April 18 P. & 0. S. N. Co.

-330 April 20 Tung Kee

917 April 19Order.

203 April 10

Brit str. 1735 April 16 Arnhold, Karbarg & Co.

atr. 1323 April 20 Butterfield & Swire

blotopani ........... Brit.

lug. 161 June HK & W. Dock Co.

Blogg... B str. 1053 April 16 Adamson, Bell & Co.. Williams...... Brit.. sta 1878 April 19 Sienasca & Co.

c. Lesbirel,.....Amer. atz .43 ......China Traders Insurance Co. ...Bruhn....... Ger.

str. 2349 April 14 Butterfield & Swire ste. 3600 April LIP. & 0.8. N. Ce.. str. 1587 April 18 Takasima Colliery

str

810 April 2 Douglas Stcamaliip Co. 636 April 10 Eduard Schellhass & Co. 878 April 13 Arnhold, Karberg & Cộn 728 April 15 Order

732 Signal

str. 386 Apr 18 Siomasen & Co.

Stattio.

3eWarnkes..

Ger.

str. 1878 Apr 10Mclchem & Co.

Taigitan

5 Dodd

Brit

Tellerau

...Seymour.

Tetarton... Tanies....

5cPetersen.

5 & Goddard

Brit Ger. Brit,

Velox Vorhern Wellingderi

13 e'Kalisen.

3 eBrewn

5 Schlook

Ger. Btr. Brit, str. Ger. str.

Sailing Vessels Amphitrite

6 kAnderson

Brit

4 oHs'l

dUlrich

Wilson

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ PORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PONTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIO PORTS;

ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.

TÚY COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS And Luggage.

N.B.Cargo un be taken on through Billa of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

N FRIDAY, the 13 day of May 1987, 16 Noon the Company & Steamship ODER Captain PENIFFER with MATER, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GENOA.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Care will be received on board until & p., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.in. on the 12th May.

(Parcels are not to bo sest on board; they must be loft ai tat Aganay's Office). Contenta and The Stentaur has splendid Accommodation Value of Packages are required, and curries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 18, 1887.

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INJORTORATED BY ROYAL GEARTRE P His Majesty King George The First,

A. D. 1720

3

Annio Johnson............. Anton Gunther....... Charon Wattaus Clan Robertaun, Emo

F. H.Draws

Hattie E. Tapley Heinrich,

JH. Bowers.... John C. Putter Lilian Luzon Manhegan Mary Stewart Mercury Pensbaw.

Spartan Professor Mohn, State of Maine Swan Tarapacs... Wandering Minstrel... Walheim Weyer

5 Summer

b Rothbart

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6. Puoi....

5 Ourtis

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9 hPark

Paulsen. La Thompson

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Fairus

s. 1707 Feb. 23 Carlowitz.&.Co. Amer. g. 947 Feb. 16 Melobers & Co.

441 Feb 11 Ger bgo. Siam, go. 656 Mar. 30 Order.

Brit Brit bgo

ab. 1026 Mar 19 P. & O: S. N. Co.

778 Fb 18 Melchers & Co. Ger. age 623 Mar. 29 Order

Brit, bce 907 Mar 31 Japtam

Ger. oge 923 Mar 27 Carlowitz & Col

Araer, bue. 607 Jan. 29 Goussives & Co. Amer, ab. 1182 Dee

Order

HAW bo. 340 April 7 Chinese Amur, sh, 1919 Mar. 21 Russell & Ca Brit, bcè. 1143 Mar 19 Pusta & Co. Brit.bge. 484 Mar 31 Master Amor. . 1150 Mar Brit bce.

13 Eduard Schellbase & Co..

1 Lane, Crawford & Jo 21 Pustau & Co.:

26onsiver & Co. Amor. s. 1467 Oct. 29 Russell & Co. Amor. g. 270 Mar. 31Backhand & Co.

494 April 9 Chinose 266 April 14 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 294 April 20 Siemesen & Co.

729 Feb.

Nor, bce. 956 Jan

Amer. bça. 749 Mar.

3 Nickole

KO'Koole

cMcarthur... Brit. bqu. Brit. batin. k...

Mudbrodt Ger, batin.

Amoy and Tamsui "K'lóun Dooky

San Francisco-

Yokohama

Hoihow, &c.

Sydney Yokohama

Const Porta

Haiphong

28th inst

Kloon Dock

(26th inst. Cos'tan Dock

To-day

Havre & London

San Francisco

Skld

Manila

London, &c.

London & Hamburg.

New York

Now York

Honekin

Naw Yock Calso

San Francisco, C

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

Captain.

Captain A T. Powlett

L. O. Koppel

For Bale

Where at

Hongkong Hongkong

Joboro Canton Shanghai

Yokohama

Singapore.

Shangbai Johore

Hougkong

Nome,

Big.

Ton

Guna. LH;P;'

Maority Audacious* Champion Cleopatra

despatch-vessel.

1400

double-aorey iron frigate

6010

4990

Captain R. Blair Maconochie Capt. Robert Hastings Harris

corvette

2380

2340

Jobora

correcte

2380.

14

· 2610;

Captain

Dockchafer Constanco Daring Bak Espoir

granboar

468

470

Lieut.Com. H...Boteler

corvette

238€

2590

Capt Seymour Dacres:

sloop

910

920-

Lieut. Commander Lesh

giziboat

360

·310

In reservo

gurboat

465

470

Laout -Com, H. R. Adams

gunboat

455

((460

Lieut Cura Denison

corvette

1420

1470

Captain Chas. J. Balfour

orniner

$760

5000

gun-véssel

766

gunboat

439

430

hulk

603

On a crime On a cruire Hoogkong

sloop

· 890.

600

Corvette

∙1970

2560

cruiser

1420

1400

Captain R. G. Kinaban Captain Arthur H, Alington

Swatow

Singapore

torpedo mining launch

150

Hongkong

gun-vessel.

766

1010

Commander

AC. B. Bromley

Hongkong

guabunt

960

340

In reserve

receiving ship

5157

Commodore Morant

Hongkong

gunboat

929

760

Catain Orford Churchill

Jolore

turrel-ship

gunboat.

2750 438

1450

Hongkong

·530

Liaut-Com Chas. K. Hope

Johore

THE Undersigned having been appointed

Agonis for the above Corporation are Firebrand

Leander prepared to grant Insurances as follows: Herome

Marine Department.

Linnet Policies at current rates, parable either Merlin bere, in Loudon, or at the principal Porta Világo of India, China and Australia.

Rambler Fire Department.

Sapphire Policice tagged for long or short periods at Satellite

Solent surront rates

Swift Life Department. Policies issued for suns act exceeding Tweed

Victor Emanuel £5,000 at reduced rates.

Wanderer HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co..

Wivern 496 Zephyr Hongkong, July 25, 1872,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFEY

CAPITAL TWO MANONS STELLING. THE Undersigned are prepared to prani

Focissust the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on floods stored therein, op Gloods en baszd Teels and on Hulla of Vectols in Harbon, at the anal vers and Conditions. F

Frupceals for Life Assurances will be re HE Steamship GARLIC will be ceived, and transmitted to the Direstor THE

Albatross despatched for San Francisco, vis for their decision,

If required, protection will be granted or Aragon Yokohams, on TUESDAY, the 26th April,

Giratinas Lives up to £1000 on a Single spic at 3 pm.

Brooklyn Connection being ruda at Yokohama, Life, de Vil

Comète with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan

Decres ports...

ROBOT "All Parcel Fackages should be tarked to

Jaguar address in full; and same will be received

Latin the mainland, are tonehed upon in the R at the Company's Office, until 5 pm the

Marion was even so low as 50,000 piculs Again, ports from Islang, Pakhoi, Kiangchow, day previous to sailing.

Monocavy the export of Refuse or Waste Silk, which, and Tamani. The development of formúsa

Mordj Bs a rule, annually reaches, say, 20,000 appears to be at last, in truth, entered have paid full fare, re-embarking i San

Nautilus picals, and in 1884 was even so exception upon, by China, and we read of the exten. Francisco for Oline or Japan for vies ovrza)

Nayozdink ally great 30,000 picula, has risen i sion of Tes cultivation, of a projected rail within six months, will be allowed a discount

Omans 1830 to 45,500 piola Cosrao and Wildway, of Coal-mining, and of a revival of of 20% from Rebarz Jare; if re-embarking

Palce Bilk, like Raw and liko Wate, shows Camphor production The Transit pass within one year, an allowance of 10 % will

Parseval great gain. Since 1881, when the ex-system is at laugh in operation in the two be made from Return Fare Pre-Paid Re-

Plavier port was 6,000 plenta slinated to be worth Kwang providtas, and in other places, turn Passage Orders available for one year,"

Prima uguet halt à millón face the increase has been notably fakow and any, we observe will be issued at a Discount of 25% from

Retura Fare, Then a

Rapido a allowances do not apply mitigating the severity.

Rio Linda, to through fares from China and Japan to Shanghai, 9th April, 1887.

constant. In 1885 the export had resobed benign influence

nearly 8,000 piculs, and now for the year of Likin under review we find a further increase of

50 per sent, the quantity being 12,800 ploals, valued, at nearly Hi Tha 1,300, 000. The export of Cocoons, too, is much greater than has been hitherto known, and that of Silk Plade Goods has she dily increased from 0,600pical for 1882, worth loss than 4 million taels, to some 12,500 picais, worth more than 61 million tauk. Obrioialy the grast develop ment and the prosperity of the Suk busi ness in its various branches in the most

TO BE LET FURNISHED:

RETURN PAMA-Passengers, who

For Rater of Premiums, forma of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Janton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

100

NOTICE

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

AAAFOO! (50) maõonpoon bathöl

Flagship of Vico-AdmiralVesey Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief

Captain MJ, Dunlop Commander V. Bemeck Lient-Com. W. M. Maturin

Commander W. U. Moore

Amoy

For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horen power are given according to H. M. Navy lin

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

Where at

Manila

Hangtong

Licut-Commander Foust

Commander Aferrill Miller

Yokolisms

- On a cruise

Narse.

Flag and Big.

Austrian ganboat) Spanish cruiser French gunboat

Ton

Guns

H.P

Captain.c

B60

-560

1908

Captain D. E. Zulnaga

478

460

Commander Rupé

US frigato

3900

#1300

Flagship of Admiral Chandler.

en route Hongkong

French gunboat! French cruiser

·US; corvette French gandoak French gunboat U. 9. porrette U. 8, sloop Russian guubost

480-

Lient-Commander Noirot

Haiphong

41680

10

1480

1076

900

Captain de Montesquon Commander Jewel

445

210

Haiphong

425

Captain Duval

Haiphong

1900

2170.

Tokohama

1370

1470

Commander H. Glass

Yokohama

455

1 60

Commander Moltsoff

Corea

German gan-resul

785.

600

Captain von Hoven

Abody"

Ruanen cruiser

-1980.

250

Captain Zarias

Singapore

U. B. corvette

2400

1250

Capt Courtis

Nagmaasi

420

600

Liens Com Thomas Nelson

Magwaki

Saigon

540

420

Lient-Commanders nidloge

Haiphong

2200

9070

Captain Veron

Yokoham

Italian cruiser

∙1468:

Captain F. Grevalt

Stonkin:/of

Portuguess gunboat

540

Captain Raphael d'Andrade

Hongkong

French gan-russel

Captain Krantz

Bingapore

Russian cruiser

800

1000

Cominatider Suoriafi

Rassian gunboat

455

60

Commander Boyle

Japan

Portugueso ganbout

300

Commander PI Gouveia

French frigabe

260

Captain Dupuis

Haiphong

Ramián corvette.

$1830

Optain Lang

Whampoa

French gunbost

Capt de Maroller

Hongtong

Pumian ironolak

7000

Captain Gildebrandt

Vladivostocke

ARMAN

Wolf

Crosman gun bost

98%

188 1 - Fongkour, April 5, 1887,-

690

GEEMAX & Do Hongkong, January 1, 1888.

Printed and published by Gro. MURRAY BAD

10. 3 MORRISON HILL for 4 Months

from the 1st Jane Apply to

ARTHUR K TRAVERS, Post Office Hongxong, April 1887.

Consular Invoices to socompany Cargo destined to parts beyond San Felicizoo. should be sent to the Company's Orices, addremned to the Collector of Customs, San Francisco, O

THE Undoraigned are prepared to accept Blake on First Class Godowns at percent net premium per annum.

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* NORTON & Co.; djente. Hongkong, May 19, 1881

938 Bivotah

NORTH BRITISH & MERDANTILE ESSURANCE COMPANY.

Turedbe Vertnik

Vipere For further info as to Treigat or Passage, apply to the Agency of the 71188 Undersigned, Aumers of the above Vladimir Mooomsch Company No. 001, Queen - Content Touran, assherited to Lasse V

senfurt FIRE at Current Reten

IT. B. ganbas Frenoli gumbont: French gunbost French cruiser

Coptoender Malghansky,

Windham Street, Hongkong.