1888-03-09 — Page 4

AHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT

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montar fieniral, your Committed oxpresaod | General Meeting ofthe Cuamber, waarheld regret at not being nelʊ to find fabannable) oa the 17th September, when the. Vico+ grenade for preferring the rogueat of the Chairman, Mr Lost Dboo Degorioit, capunally as it proviously represvited the appeared to them that the real causo of grlov-- Acting Mombór, vás kegin, u

xs their permanent nominas. ce aroso from the absence of the necessarbad Gary facilition on the part of the Post Offiac) (Appendix M.)

loiter

HINA MAIL

Mails.

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN CANADA THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA

The following is the Hoport of the Cow milted of the Hongkong. General Chamber of Commerce, for this year ending 31st December 1887. which was presented to to most the erigencies of tau public acrileged Contempled Comantion between the niombers at the annual meeting hole ich. (Appendix U.)

the Foreign Telegraph Comminics and the Megulations for the Licensing Management Chamber of Commeme forwarded copy

Chinese Government - The Shanghai General to-lay

ofa and Control of Beats and Boo:men.—The The Committee berta Aubmit to the draft regulations, under the us act, for raildressed bythet Chamber, to the THE CANADIAN PACIFIO BAILWAY Members of the Chamber, the following Re-the licensing, management and control of post of their proceedings during the period neats and Ecatmon, wns, received from Co. under notice

vernment, who requested an expression of Optum Bill (Hongkong) 1887. In pur the views of the Chamber on its provisions. Bunce with the provisions of the Additional In their reply to the reference mato to Article to the Chefor Agreement, a special

them, your Committos recommended certion Commission met in Hongkong in fane, tait additions and rodications in the 1866, for the purpose of arriving at a hasie details of working, as regards Cargo Boats of Agramunt a réguling the Ageco-scored donirablo, (Appendix 2)

this

on

in Raw Opium; and E.)

the Commissioners ouder of the Japanese Government to Coin the 11th September of that year. Silver Yen.The Local Government desired

mont vigtied by

Dogen of the Diplomatic Body in Peking pratenting against the alleged contemplateri convention betweck the

European Texlating Telegraphs Compacts and the Chinese Go- vernsient, and invited the cooperation of aimber to support their communica- The reply of four Committee to the reprosolation was in this offet, that they concurred with the views hold by the

the Cha

Shanghai Chamber, thie, overy effort should

AND THEL CONNECTINGS RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

HI British Steamship PARTHIA, 3,167 Tons Register, WALLACE, Com- mander will be despatched for VAN COUVER 8.0 and SAN FRANCISCO, vid NAGASAKI KOBE and YOKO THURSDAY, the 10th March, ABYSSINIA, by 6.3.

be made to opponɑbby stempt, direol of indirect, to increas, the burdens on in

The attention of the Chamber was dian Depression of the views of the Clamber and the attention of Her Britannia 31 de, o be l

of

Pan will be made at Yokotonat Representative at Poking to a with Resolution expressing the views of your Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Coinmitted and u

and urging that His Excellency

by: regular Steamers of the

Additional Clauso under the Chefou Agreement to coin Silver Yon for this Celony. ment would come into force on the 1st Your

Your Committee, after a full discussion February,

and your Committes were re-the question, objected to the Funtion of would" vse his influence to check the con-1 pond, CA STRAMSHIP COMPANY And ted to obtain reliable information (1) the seaeme to recognize the Yon as the nation of a scrums, which, if carried wilgard to the cnty on Opium imported previous to and after that date, and (9)ther Opium imported before fire

into On

3st Fabrum could be re-exported, "nftar that date, from one port in China to an other, without additional duty. A telegram was for to a B M

legal currenty of the Colony, bousane hul coin is not ourront in the Canton Province which absorbs large amitalices from this,

into onects would prove decimation Interests of the Mecautile the Fas, East (Appendix Natios in and very great inconvenience would reali

British Trade Delar, letter, dated from the recognition of the Yot na a legal 20th December, 1887, was received from of Commeres, coin as it would not be available for cirea The

Paid before the Intion

forwardiore Chimbar in that listrict. (Appendir

a Papor Logislative

of the Straits Settle- Duration eg voyages of Stravins

Council of Passengers between Honghong and the 4sments, containing alongtay correspondenco tralian Colonies.-Tho Shedulo for the

anying

embracing the Tho

viata of Lords of the

ot

ther Steamers other

Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng- iad, Frince, quil Gorusany by all trans- Atlantic lines of Steamers.

To Vancouver & Victoria, Mox. $160.00 To San Francisco 170 176,00- To all common paints in Can-

200,00 ada and the United States

900,000 05.00

First-clas Faros granted as follows :——

Το

Mo

No 7069,

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

-MARCH 9, 1989.

To facilitate Ending the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Archorago in die cod into clever bestitze, jaz noong st

red the m la roy of the

Green land. Yessola near the Hongkong shore are marked, near the Btwiceap thore 3

Ebipping or midway between esch shore are marked *,, in conjunction with the figuren dinoting the bastione

Nection

1. From Gremi Jaland to the Gas Worke 2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Masters Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the Pand 0. Co.'s Office, 5. From P. and 0. Cols Office to Peddar's Wharf, '?:"

From Feddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

Fessel's Name

Steamars

Amoy......... Alwine Bisagno

spa Cheang Hock Kian Chi-Yuer

Dou

Minister at Poking, through flis Excelloney the Officer Administering the Governatont to the above effect, and a reply was hly reccived stating

that

all Oplumduration of pages between Hongkong, the State for the To others European points at proportions | Devawangie: exported after the 1st February nuet phy and the Australian Colonies fired by the together with a the Convention. Lakin of 80 Taels per. 100 | Colonial Government, which was fest ques-

and the Meater

Let far from the Bank of India,

Mint the

ate rate. Special reduced rsten granted to Electra

Cattles orer sad abore the 30-Taels duty toned by the Chamber in 1683, when the the opinions adversi to this and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Glucksburg...

Committee obtained soms niall conces China,

in

Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, Chelio

Customis, to be cotriced on application.

Eaiphon Cosular

gkut

Norden

already paid Tuele 110, otherwise it would be subject to's penalty of Tada 300, with signs, was again monted by the Chamber in project. The ditbulties which have at-

Invoices to nocompany Carge Funts out privileges of Convention. Early in June last. On this occasion the Commit-tended the attorns to introduce a now destined to points in the Vribed Sintos, Jacob

Local Government, forwarded to quercas his should be sent to the Difficos to the Chamber communications from II. efforts, for the same antiquated scale that the Best have ben so great, and the addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District B. M.'s Censul at Caulon, announcing the obtained before the grint improvement in opinions of partins insulted so divergent, Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.ONingpu

the Singapore

Chamber announces its intention of tho Chinese Authorities to the speed of the steam vessels no intention lo abandon all further atouts reight will be received an hoard until

O Parthin aifultaneously colect, on and after 1st between this Fort and Australnsin, was intention

4 p.m. a 14th Marching February, the Lekin (provinsial duet) and considered by the Colonial Government to obtain legislation on the subject. All Patcols must be sent to our

be sent to our Ole Pempton be levied as be applicable to the present time. We thras (Appendix 0.) the export duty on Opium, to

ked to address in full and should

marked to be Proposed Light & the Gap Rock-This and tire aaron will be received by us until Polyhymnin arranged at the Stations outside of Hong- have the anomaly of x voyage which is as Chairman, in his marks on this subject 5p.m. the day previons tu mailing kong,

Port Phillip I regularly in tou complished The Memorandum of Agreement arrived

Giassified as

a appeared in the Report for last year, For information as to Passage or Freight, Protos. involving

jeg all the

expressed the confident taliof that, connapply to

Sarthe. exponse and

representations offered by the ber, the difficulties!

which had hitherto hood in the way of the undertaking world.

the

aparago,

being

OD

all

aunoy

the trade of the Colony in Raw Opium was Innce to

at by the Commission for the regulation of community that the quent on the

Chambor,

BBC tipon is torus.

On the Government, in Legislativa Council, anopin be reniosed and that the requisite authority)

who

B

of by the Imperial Government, Emigration lawa which govern the nehodule introduction of Draft require. It is to be regastiel that the

of a Co

in

it was have vetoed the appontment of

proposed by the

of this Draft Ordinibited sign to inquire into the subject, which was harte puti lear antites than ge chest, a measure Chamber, The 24tive of the have not been roalind, but your Conmittoo

the

that Sections III and IV export

and import of Raw Oplem in which not only inflicted a blow upon the principal business of the wholesale mor- of the Colony, but at the same time chante of the struck at thin root of the retail trade which Large portion of the drug landed

absorbe

views would have then been sleurly secartained instead u thas unentisfactory state in which the question is now luft. Any objections that might inve hour raised by the muthorities, it is felt, woull have either been dissipated,

in Hangkang. Subserjovat to the diste provisions made of a loss stringent reading of the Bill in Council, on the 18th

charactor which would have amply safe

to comtheticu troy would be shortly Banctioned. These expectations, ao far,

aro aware that the matter is now engaging the active attention of the Governmzout, and trust that no further delay will take pluco.

Wish

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agenta

Taiseng

Taiwan

318

Totaztos Thyra.**** Tritos"

Hongkong, February 27. 1888.

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS Partial Blockade of the Western Entrance to

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED the fiarbour. The ubject of the construe-

STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND, tion of a Breakwater on Kollett a Hank, os

protective measure in caso of War, po us. SOUTH AMERICA, AND BULLOP, the Harbour, lins Arain been tu partially block : Le Western Eulemon of brought before

VIA the Chamber by to Lecal Gorerament,

March, politiqua were pryscuted on behalf guardol the intervastion as who, in view of the present position of the

of the Importers and wholesale Merchants and of the Chinese Opium Merchants and traders, nonstrating against the restric tions rought to be imposed by the Bill ae at published, and which, if retained, world seriously interfere with rade, us the established custom of

examining testing, and packing Malsta. Peraian and Turkish drug would not be allowed.

The matter received the immediate con-

sideration of your Dommittee, who forward

ed a

The Committee leave this. legacy to their saccessors (Appendix (..)

connectedwith this matter should,

Miscellu meums, Cao Arbitation case was

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

STEAM 8:10 8.

Salling Vessela

Allie Rowo... Aron B. P Cheney Centennial

Coloma Dorothea

Eme

F. P. Leitchfeld

A MAANA

After full consideratica of this subject your for the present, be rated confidentially...

Pristration of Imparts and Beportspondeug it desirable tant all, corres-ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING Great Admiral Committee, in June last, brought to the for the

of the Attention Local Government the da sirability

of providing scice for a of Logis larini to ensure the Registration of the Imports and Exports of the Colony, and sagested that the Draft of a Bill and the

Rn.cn dadar it might be prepared and rub

Aubinitted for the decision of tas Commitee, under the rules of the Charbor, framed for that purpose

On the ist Fehrary the Local Govern hasure front the Aching Coneul for France, ment communicated copy of letter and en

a resolution to His Excellency the Gomitted to the Chain ber, with a view of afford vernor, expressing the opinion that no Billing the members an opportunity of offering ca-calling, attention to the intrasity for ad which limited tha krada in Opium- -to baie commendations on poule of dead. Tuthor with Biling to Saigon, to bosupplied chests would prove satisfactory, and urging reply, the Government forwarded a minute with Billa of

The Local Government forve the postponement of the second reading for by the Acting Attorney General, on this

forwarded, for one calendar month, to afford the public subject, enumerating certain restrictionspectus of the Addaile Jubiles Interna the information of the Chamber, the pro- tima to understand and discuss the whole which would be necessary to make the formal Babibition, and way of a notice re- question preparatory to submitting a new posed Ordinace effervus and asked for Bill free from tire objectional testures of the as expression of the vise of the Chamber pecting the propond Paris Universal Ex- first draft. The grounds taken up by your thereon. As will be acen on referenca to hibition; 1899. Committee in opposing hasty legislation in the corrandones, your Conte di this actor bad been ondomed by all those discover no objection such as would, in interested in the question reports were sleit opitiuu, sverride the benefits likely to subsequently forwarded to His Excellency result the fluversar, by the Chamber, on behalf hard from the projected-measure which

reasons to believe is receiving.

of the Opium Merchants, anggeating certain favorable attention of the Gevarniment.

H.)

Hamilton, K.G.B, tatalistics were fur At the request of Admiral Sir R. Vesey and Trade Routes between China and the

Australasian Coloni

Hattie E. Tapley Mabel Taylor Manuel Rialto Yokohama and Honolulu,.on: WEDNES

Shute Filomena...d DAY, the 14th March, at 3 pr. with Steamora from Shanghai and Ja

Connection being made at Tokolas, the

Siam and Japan Theodor Ruger All Farol Packages should be marked to alter Siegfried

Titan address is full; and are will be received Xenis

Office

nil 5

the p.m. at the Company's

provious to sailing. First-class Fares granted is follows To Sen Francisco

$200.00 - TaSau Franence and returu, 350.00 Sadovailable for 6 montha 4, f

20 355.00) To London

2338.00 To other European points at proportion- ate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service

THE Stop AELIU will be despatched for San Francisco, Vin

day

Name

seived from the Lval doverament copy of obtained

On the 10th March, the Chamber read the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be

Algority application Passengers,

who have full fare, re- Audacious"

paid embarking at San Francisco for China or Dockchafer

(or vica tersa) within year will he : Constance

modifications, In the aianded Draft of Appen appeal bias henni lettor from Re Britannic Majesty's

the Bill which came up for a scend

on the 23rd May the prohibition of

reading

dealing to

ا جب را

Your Minister at Peking, giving cover to trails with this

ia quantities leea tasa Ond Obest, insondoder during the past year, Your Memoria published in the Peking

transactions, and power of examination wag drawn to the publication of

was be found Febr P00

on the

the subject moval of the probibition that has

statement .H

export of Iron from and Kwangsi Provinces.

allowed a wise read linen painovacie Cordelia

does not apply to through fares from China

Japan to Europe,

and

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Firebrand

being provided by the Ordinance for such pondence it will be seen that attantion was of the rusted nos EUR EUR destined to pointa bevond San Francisco, Heroide transferred from the Opium Farmer to the attributed to Sir Joseph Favrer, bearing Kittee bave had submitted to in the United States, should be sent to the Leander Superintendent of Imports and Exports. on the question t

The Ordinance was passed into law, with tion with the Indian these amendments, on the 27th May. (4p- your Committee have taken pendix A.]

Status and Privileges of Mew-of-War

[Appendix

of

in

in conneo- which

steps to

WAN

Company's Offices, addressed to the Collee Linnet tor of Customas, San Francisco Martin

Dulling cörena hPort

7. From Raval Yard to Blue Buildings

8. From Blue Bulidings té East Point,

9. From Kellett's Laland to North Point, 10. Kowloon Wharves

11 Jardines Wharf

・Flag and

Late of Arrival,

Longneca or Agents

815 Mar

GSiemen Co.

Wieler & Co.

str. 1409 Mar, 0 Carlowitz & Co.

str

atr 400 Mar.

str. 950 Feb.

st, 1121 Mar

Bu 674 Mar.

20 Bun Hin Chan

7 Stemmen Co

str 905 Mar. 9 Sierassen & Le

air], 1057-|Mar:

Men Fat Bong

str. 1185 Mar.

ale 1205 Mar.

1093 Mar.

str. 1132 Mar.

Btr.

1464 Mar 1100 MAY

1807 Mar

Ar 2036 Mar

6 Siemmen & Co. 3-

10. 20. 9. S.Co.

9 Melchors & Co.

3 Douglas Stonniahip Co.

4 David Bassoon, Sons & Co.

Mtoni Basson Kaisha 1P.&O. S. N Gen Fat Hong

Co.

7 Mitsui Bussen Kaisha Bell & Co.

BiT 253 Str. 1093

3673 Mat

str 1150 MG. -47013112.

str. 15,5 Feb Brits atr 1109 Mar.

Peterson

acobsen. Bleicken

Lier.

str 1587 Mar str: 604 Mar

Atr 1142 Mar

o kithillips

Hughe Bearse

KA, Llaw.

3 k Christenson".

Brit, "boo

mors

cRowell

MeConnac

. Laird: Darki Estival

JkMondiguren 5 Tiemann LhLarge

AllSH ........

3 Lawrence

8b Reynolds

BUG. B&W. Dook Co. Siomssen & & 7 Adeprapú, Bell

Ball & Co

Eduard Schellbass & Co. Rduard.Schellbs. BAB Marty

21 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

4 Butterfield & Swire.

6 Tolasinin Colliery

Siamser & Co.

QEd. Rohelilians & Co.

Wieler & Co.

3 Chinee

no7: gh, 1250 Ván – 25 Douglas, Laprnik & Co. 1822 Jan. 27 Russell & Co.

nur, boe, 802 Dục, 27 Melchers & Lo.

820 Jan. 20 Arnhold, harberg & Co. 3nhold, Karborg & Co mer, bqe,1042 (Feb. 7. 0 Chinese'

Amer. sh. 1497 Feb. 17 Bussell.

bge. 907 Feb, 23 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

803 Aug 20 Order Brit ch; 1295 Jan. 23 Carlowitz & Co. Spao.

Wati: Remedios & Co. Brit bos. 1182 Jan. Puatu & Co. Span. sch. 443 Jan. 12 Chile Ger bqp. 1037 Jan. 26 Melcher Siam bqu

70 394 Jan. 290 more.

1076 D31 Arnhold, Karborg & Co Amer, sh 1270 Jan. 28 Russell & Co. Brit bge. 594 Dan. 17 Chibers Amor. be. 1135

Feb. 27 Captain

Systow, da Saigon

Remark

To-morr

To-day

13th inst

Swatow & Bangkok 'o-morrow Yokoluma & Kote: TomorTOW San FrancisGO? 14th inat

Singapore

Singapore

Swatów & Fangkok:

Ketchinetzu

Hamburg

To-taarrow

loon Dook

Tomorrow

Yokohama & Hiogo Tomorrow Saigon Sta

Calcutta, o

Nagasaki Newchwang Bangkok

Laid up

London

Havre and London

11th inst

Klovn Dock

Tomorrow $12th inst

Kloon Dock

London, &c.

London Hailo

London, &

London, da

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

cruiser 3rd class

Brainer

2nd class 800-vesso 2nd class gunboat 2nd class aloop battleship 3 ol

Hongkong

Liest. Com

R. Adon

Lout Coan, Denison Captain Chas,, Balfour Captain M. J. Dunlop Commander Wi Marrack Then &Co W. M. Maturin Lient Com

Commander. I. Martin

Commander W. U

D. Moore

Kobe

·Rig

dospatch-vəmal twin-screw battle-ship runboat 2nd clas

oraliner Bed clamo

2380

Toms, Guns, T...P

1400)

3180 6010 30 4820 #465

470 *2350 14 2500-

10 1420

Captain

3. Whers of

Sed class coast defence

360

Com. R. Blair Maconocie Cant. Robert Hastings Harris Lioat Com H. H. Boteler

10 Koppel Captain Honry H. Boya

Singapore

Cantot

Hongkong Shanghai *n rezerva

gunboat 2nd clas

gunboal | 2nd

Manda

ardiner 3rd class

1420

3750 10

Hongkong

*130

1050 $450

Bengkong

1200 10 1120-

3 class arménred

4870

4040

EL Bayse

Q. D. HARMAN,

Ayout.

attrvering vessel gunboat ist cles

830

*. 690

670

1200

orainer Sri cinas

1970

Thin W. C. Kanslake

Captain

Lieut.-Udth W Maith. Dougall

Hongkong,

longkong, March 3, 1888.

U.S. MAIL LINES

PACIFIC, MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY

Satellite

craizor 3rd olass

1420

1400

Captain Arthur L. Alington

300 Jolen

Shangha

torpedo mining launch

160

Hongkong

Swift

gun-78880 2 d'olsas

750

1010

Commander 4 C. B. Bromley

Hongkong

Victor Emanue! Wanderer Wivern

receiving ship

5157

Commodore Maxwell, A.D.O

Rongkong

sloop

760

Commander Géo. Giffard

Hongkong

coast defcureship, armoured 2760

1450

Hongkong

♥ Flaganip of Admiral Sir R. Vesey Hamilton, K.0.B. Commander-in-Chiet,

For E. B. M, Ships tonnage, disglasements and effective horse powers are given sccording le 11-30. Kayy lat

Orion

granted to Subsidised Foreign Mial Steamers bungeon Bite TR Tw journey in South Western China, from For further information sa to Freight Muuse

hitherto exist and w

Your to verify them by the Local Government Mr Bourne's interesting report-Pacts I and IIn his to the notice of your Committee which it appears that he travelled through or Prange, apply to the Agency of the at British Colonial Ports. This important that an innovation was established in July, a portion of the country visited by Mr Company, No. 60a, Queen's Road Central. subject was taken up by the Committes 1886, whereby the Banks of the Colony Moss in 1869 under the suspices of this

Chamber early in the

dis throw upon the mercantile community the After Tully dias throw

boing. year.

A letter of the 5th September was recei Council, it was cussed by the Legislative

whicle axpense of providing stamps on all decided to seek the cooperation of the Bills of Exchange, whether bought or sold. vod fro the Consul for Franco, forwarding Chamber of Commerce of the principal After representation to the various Bank chart of the Lower Month of the River it is the pleasing duty of your proaches to the Port of St Nazaire, with

Loire Colonies and Dependencies through Managers, it

giving details, in emer, of the op Committen out the world. This course has necessita!-

that a schoute was statistics salativo to the Docks and Shin ad considerablo delay,

drawn s only recent ra and it is

"R ugreud to,

to, very much Building Yards established at that place. ly that a suficient abur of replies have the lines of those that previously pre boeu recorved to warran. this Chamber railadi, whereby the tax of providing shin-Chile Francuss has been received

Jernal of the Oficial ig to Co- taking

notion

The opinions received are stamps is equitably apportioned botwoon

containing the practically unaninacas in condemning the buyers and sellers. (Appendix J.)

Tari Datanier de L'Indo- Chine systems of

Mail Service, vid Cunudun and Pacific. Man-of-War Etatus to grauting

Audited by

British

and

report

A

Fine haise.

acounts linya i

Foreign. Mit Staners. The Committee Routes. A special mesting of the Coramit Rutter.

uve placed the documents with their tea was hold on the 7th June last, to cou

buve

sider

THROUGH 10 NEW YORK, VIA” OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

Counsel to draw a petition for simultaneous Facific Railway with regard to s574.65, exċinaive of $5,00) on deposit for San Francisco Via Yekohama," on " The balenes at redit of the Chamber THE U. S. Mul Steamship J/TY OF a letter from the Agouts of the Cana presentation to He Britanic Majesty's

the on 31st December 1887, mounted to NEW YORK will be despatched Government, which will receive the desirability vf

Mail service, unanimous support of those Chausbers that betwee Hongkong and ncouver, to al with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking SATURDAY, the 24th Toutant, at 5 p.m., bave given their adhesion to the opinion fronte with the existing P. & O survice Corporation at 5 percent interest.

taking Passengers and Freight for Jupan, expressed by the

y the Columiste (Appendix 4

the United States, and Europe.

"Returning of Unstamped Corresponder ce

The new regulations of the Post Offices bearing on this question received the exten tion of your Connoiltee, and the lordship was at once reotified by the Local Govern ment, on the Chamber's representations (Appendix )

Communication with II. D. .'s Minister at Feking —It will be in the recollection of the members of the Chamber that, at the Last Annual General Meeting, attention was called to the request of Her Majesty's Chargé d'Altairos at Peking that, when the

Suel

come up

catablish incouver, once

and requesting that the Home Governingst of the Chainght be placed in possessio

's views before the 39th daj»' of June, on which date the subfoot was £p: one ep for discussion in Parliament. The members are aware that when the subject of the now contract for the Eastern Mind service was referred to the Chauiber in Jube 1880, it was then decided that the proposed Canadian route as practically neeless no far as Hongkong was concerned. On re- consideration of the question, one year later, your Committes considered that a subsidiary special artice vis Fatife and Canadian routos, would be advantageous

Insurances.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHARE

His Majesty King George The Piraty del 1720

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

Marine Jepartment, Chamber had occasion to address fl.)

H.B.M. to the mercantile public and wes especially

Pelicios at currez rater, payabla aither. Colony was not calls, guns, provided tits of India, China pod at the principal Forts

to contribute to

and Australia. proposed undertaking A Resolutiont

Fire Department.

Representative in Peking, communicatious should be forwarded through the

no reason was designed for the pro

Local

to

diverse the Icng-established practice this effect was Į

comasacation. Your nadiau Pacific the Agents of the Ca

of

Committee

Throggs Bills of Lading issued for trans portation to Yokohama other Japan Ports, to San Fransín, to Athalic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over-

land Railways, to

to Havana, Trinidad, and Alcout and South America, by the

Contral Aragua

connecting Steamers,

Demerara and to ports Aspio

-

and

Aurora

חדיו

2360

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

trans-Atlantic lines of Steainars.

First-class Fares granted as follows -

San Francis To San Francisco and return,

available for 6 months

Through Passage Tickets granted. $0 Bismarck England, France, and Germany by all Btholomeu Dias

Bobre Brooklyn Carola Cometa Dmitry Donskoy

..$200.00

950.00

To

To Liverpool.

333.00 338.00

Toother

rates.

Policies inned for long or short periods at Officers of the Armatos

Railway

were duly alvised and therefore addressed a reason the contenta were telegraphed to Mourent rates, strauce.to the. Home Government, and the Chancellor of the Foxchequer (Appendix K.)

tary uf

State

for

Principal Secreantime

by

Rates Custions for pemul

reply, from Host for it cleara

doubt

ly terminates a

Allairs, will po

humor by

whict, the Cham-

under for

Opiom

tuber hos labourer der which thei

of

Chinese

Life Department.

for the storage of

Policies insued for was not of Opium £5,000 at reduced rates to the Cham terested in the largely i

HOLIDAY, WISE & 06 sugautos wore, charging the high rates

Hongkong, July 25, 1878

406

NOTICE.

Bapido

German cruiser

Captain Kühr:

Captain Mentalicoff

Magahip

hip of Admiral Chandler Captain Aschimdim

Kasut Commander Martel Captama N, Beryllon

Commander Jewell

Captain Kickstedt

Hongkong Shanchas

và phong

Kobe

Name.

Spanish cruiser

Flag and Rig,

Russian gunboat

Tunke Gans, HE

Captain

Where is,

800

Capta Farenoga

Nagsaki

1903.

French gunboat

470

450

Captair: D; E. Zuinage Commander Rupe.

Mania

Haiphong

Austro-Hungarian cruiser

1430

Captain Frans Muller

Whampoa

2800

Portuguese corrotte Easian a cruiser U. Brigete Geridan cruiser French gumibout Russian frigato UA. worvette German gun bost

(400

Capt

Auf ds Costa Cabrel

$100

Nagasaki

3000

14

1200

2100

475

400

6000 21376

000

489 446

Holbow

Foue!

425

Nepy

51900

1170

Condo Moreli Miller

1470

Haiphong

Chelmulpo Yokohams

60

1600

aruiser

250

$400

12 1160

**** 420

420

open points at proportionate

Jaguar reduced rates ranted to Latin

Civil Service Marion and tho Imperial. Chinese

to he Manooney obtained on application. Matka Mórdi

Nautilus nooding Passengers, who have paid full

embarking at San Francisco

for Chinat

or Nayezdíuk Japan

(or vice versa) within one year wila Omsba allowed discount of 10%. This allowance Pa iloes

apply to

Parseval through fars China and J BuTop Rivier

Freight will be received, Oz Be day previous to mailing. Parcel Peimangeet

will be received at the office until nie ·∙Lauza" 5 pm same day all Partel Packages Rynda should be marked to Tin fallit Valse Sivotok

Bobol Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo

Sophie destined to points beyond San Francisco, Tatzega Octo take any action supporting the comet MARINERISKS at Current Company's Offices in Bealed Bavelo. Turenné

THE shove Company is prepared to no- iu thủ United States, should be sent to the Janive rounication bbat had been adaryseed to the fuconvenience, arising fre 10 din. thein, (Appendix £)_________port Kater on Goous, ce Policies granted to sddressed to the Collector of Customs at San Vestnik

all particof the Worli, payable at any of its Francisco,

For further te

nformation is to Passage Vi and Freight suply in the Agency of the Voslook Dompany, Lo BOM Queen's Head Central Woll

CD HARMAN,

Mail Step for the storage of Opie in their bonded mers of the Pacific Mail Steam-ship Com warehouses at Tonchov and Atgy, and this

and of the Osoitenbal nou pany

oralisit Chamber

to intueseus in this THE MAN ON INSTRANCE COMPANY Steam-ship Company May last, the matter with a view to secure wame rebate Government addressed a l

́s letter to the Olum. from the tax from information which

(LIMITED) bes furwarding copy ufummunication Tour Camini too received on the subject conroying a request from the Fustmaster they were all but unaninions in deciding CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED... $1,000,000. Deveral that the Chamber would represent that it was inexpedient for the Chamber to the Agent of the Fugião Mat cidental and Oriental Steamkisi

mile

patch of the steam of these Companies Legislative Council The Toral Govern Agencita WOOLY TURN,

on the days fried for the departur

Enbadised European

whether der Arrangemen

could

-to avoid those ocincida

pondence wan daly -considering the poŁNIĄ

ment notified the Chamber, in Septembar last, that Mr T. Jackson had resigned he seat as the Chamber Representaliye, uppm orrense Tourlative Cornell, and requested the Chamber to nominate another Mamber to

of name is required in?

LIN

HEAD OFFICE,

No. 8, QUEENS ROAD WEEZ Hongkong, Decemur 2, 1887.

2340

Flongrang, March 3, 1

French gunboat French gunboat U. 3. corvette U. Baloo Russian Gennan Ruselan

U. 8. cozyotte

gunbow French gunboat

French gunboat French cruiser

1370 -6 1455477

755

19200 151270 1458

cruzar

unboat

Ruasion

3000

1000

German

unboat

455

60

3100

Portuguese gunboat.

810:

Portuguese gunboat

French frigate

5880

4200

1830

$100

El Gla

Commander Moltabi

Captain von Hoven Captain Zarine

Thomas Nelson eut Cor, Thoms Captain M Foret Heur Commander

mmander Poldilons Captain Bagn Captain F. Cravosla

Captain Raphael d'Andrade Captain The Avelian Commander Suoirier (

MACED Manila

Koba

Gouraia

Caminha

Hongkong Lisban

okohama Hongkong