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Insurances,

NORTH BRITISH AND MERUANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DOMA, 1895, £12,433,131,

Authorised Capital Bubscribed Capital... Fald-up Capital

Fira Fundsachet

Intimations.

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME.

-The Overland China Mail, `·

T of each ENGLISH and FEANCH MAR

PUBLISHED to wait the Departure £3,000,000.9.0 £3,750,000.00 Steamer for Europe, It contains appcial £627,500.9.0 Commercial intelligence, special tables of The £2,601,016.2.3 Shipping, and other information.

various Reports of Darts and Meeting

all war in the Day fall as they appear in the Daily use.

HAVING boon appointed Azma of the

ahova Company we are prepared to Acept EUROPEAN and CHINESE LISKS Current Katey.

The Overland China Mail, by the con- venience of its form and the accuracy and fulness of its reports, hatlong been popular with residents who wish to send home & weekly budget of the mowa of Hongkong 1643 and the Far East. Circlating, as it da,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents, Hoogkong, July 23, 1896.

UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

(Instituted in the Reign of Chezen Aure A.D. 1714).

--

CAPITAL FULLY Suusur1820, £450,000, CAPITAL PAID U1, £180,000,

among nearly all the dd China 'hands at Homo and also sinong residents at the Treaty Ports and in this interior, it offers apanchal advantage to advertisore,"

The Overland China Mail will be regularly posted from the China Mast Ofice to aul scribers, or their address being forwarded to the Office,

SUBSCRIPTION!

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hongkong Rates of Postage.

In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters per half cunce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces,

one, nor must anything whatever be inserted

passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain caeus, provided:-

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

2. That the letter was scourely enclosed iu a reasonably strong envelope."

Newspapers over two ounces in weight

3. That application was made to the are char god as double, treble, &c, as the Postmaster General of Hengkong immedi ese may be, but such papers or paskets of ately the loss was discovered, and within papers may be sent ut Book Rats. Two your at the most from the date of Fosting. Newspapers must not be folded testher as 4. That the Postmaster General is satis- except bona fide Supplements of the same fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres paper and the same data. Printed nunt-pendence was in the custody of the British ter may, however, be enclosed, if the Postal administration in China, that it was whole bu paid at Bouk Rato. Press Cur-nt caused by any fault on the part of the nor by the dishonesty or negligenes of any ret may to paid either as Newmapers or eander, by destruction by fire, or shipwrook, person not in the employmont of the Hongkong Fest Offes.

Huuks.

Commercial Papers signify sud papers. as, though Written by Hand, do not bour

ahi character of an actual or personal corro- spundence, such as invoices, decla, copied music, . The charge on them is the same

for books.

5N No compensation can be paid for more damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, &c., which reach their destination, although in The Render of a Registered Arlicle for a broken or deteriorated condition. Nor on Union Douetry may obtain an acknowledge account of alleged losses of the Contents of out of delivery en paying an extra fou of Registered ervers which have reached their Nur on account of any 5 corita.

The limit of weight for Booleand Com-article for which the addressee has signed a

destinations.

TOTAL INVESIRD FONDS EXCEED £2,900,000. Pet Annum, $12,81, portage, - 83.50 | mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 1essigh

TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME, 1050,000.

Endralul, having been appointed AGENTE of the above Society in Bung kong, are prepared to issue Potion against FIRE on the usual terms.

1421

HARRY WICKING & Co.,

Praya Central

Intimations.

THE CHINESE MAIL

報日字華 ~

(Wah T's Yat Pe

MAIS paper is now issued every day.

Tription is fixed of Five

Dollars per annum delivered in Hong

a Quarter,...

01

Bingle Copy, 0.0).

#

China Mail Office, Hagkong.

NOW ON SALE. INDEX

-TO THE

Patterns for such offers are limited 0.50 4 lb.

to 8 ounces except to Austria, Belgium, Bolivia,

CHINA RE VIEW from VOLUMER I TO. XII,

1-LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, 2.-ARTICLES.

3. REVIEWS OF 1958, 4.IST OF ACTHOLS REVIEWED.

PRICE,.

50 CENTE

To be had at the Thing Mail Offee,

kong, or Elcoon Dollars Party Cents in-Messrs. KELLY & WA, Mossrs. LANE, cluding postage to Cuas forta.

Onawron Co., Hongkong and Menera

It the first Che Newspaper eter KLIT & WALSH, Shangaal: issued under purely alive direction.

The

chief support of the paper of course

the native

community.

PUBLICATIONS.

tc

'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

derived from amongst who also am to be found the guarantors and securities necoMATY place it on a business and legal footing,

The pr

projectors, basing their estimates apon the most reliable information from the various Ports in China and Japan,- from Australia, California, Singapore, Pe. Bang, Saigon, and other placos frequented be the Chinese, consider thoraxolves justified In guaranteeing a large and ever-increasing circulation. The advantages offered to ad- vertisers are therefore unusually great, and the foreign community generally will find it to their interest to avail themselves of them.

The field open to a paper of this descrip- tion-conducted by stive efforts, but progressive and anti-onstructive in tono- It on the one hand La most limitless.

commands Chinese belief and interest, while on the other it deseryos avery aid that can be given to it by foreignora Like English journals it contains Editorial with Local, Shipping, and Commercial Nowa and Advertisements.

Bubscription orders for the above may be

Bant to

GEO. MURRAY BAIN,

China Mail Ofis,

HINA REVIEW-published sunca i

Two Months.

CHINA

Missent or Delayed Correspondence.

Green Island.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAny 24, 1897.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,

Exclusius of late Arrivals and Pepartures reported tu-day.

To faciliate binding the position of any weasel in the Barbour, the Anchorago is divided into pisten Sections, commercing frem

Vesele near the Hongkong shore are marked A., dear the Kowloong shere k., and those to the kedy of the

Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e., in nonjunction with the Sgures denoting the section,

Section.

1. From Green Island to the Gas Works. 2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.

3. From Jardina's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. & O. Co.'s Offica 3. From P. & O. Co.'s Oeo to Peddar's Whart.

From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,

Vesela Name,

Bullmouth...

Section

7. From Navit Yard to Blue Butidloge. 8. From Bine Buildings to East Foist

9. From Kellett's Inland to North Point,

10. Kowloon Wharves,

11, Jardine's Whirl

Captain.

Flag and Tons Date of

Rig.

nett. „Arrival

Consignets or Agents.

Destination.

Femarks.

24 Gibb, Livingston & Co

390. M. S. N. Co. 280. & US

Co.

2bb, Livingston & Co.

21 Aruhold, Karberg & Co. 24 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Steamers.

Airío Auping Belgic

Ries, Bongaoongo Free State, Ocna

Mia Stewart citiader.....

Botillior.

8 Davies.....

Wilde.

Brit. am. 3400 Feb. Atr. 1168 Feb. Brit str. 2005 Jan. [Brit: THÈM 1935 Feb. Brit. Atr. 2307 Feb. Brit. str. 1110 Feb. Amer. str.3158 Jan. Gor

str. 675 Feb, Ger

Str. 4251 Feb str. 9th Feb, str. 6000 Feb. str. 2060 Feb

966 Teb. str. 1604 Feb.

23 focussed & Co.

thy of Rio de Janeiro 5 Ward

Dapano....

29 P. M. S. S. Co.

11 Jebsen & Co.

5 cpland...... 6 Samuelson.

Christouzen...Ger,

........... Brit. Taylor. Brit. str. Luct

Chi. Bendixen... Ger. Hallatrom Japan. ir. 2269 Feb. 28 Mitsui Basson Kaisha Fruzer........... Brit. str. 1158 Feb. 14 Butterfield & Swirs Brit. str. 1200 Feb. 2 Butterfield Swire Brit slr. 1912 Fabr

Fab. 10P, & O. S. N. Co. Norw. at 1086 Jau. 21 Melchers & Co, Japas, at 3143 Feb. 16Mitsui Bussan Kaishia

Woo

24 Steinson & Co.

230. P. R. Co.

34 Dodwell, Carliil & Oa

21 Shawan, Tomes & Co. 23C, M. 8. N. Co.. str. 17414 Feb. 27 Jebsen & Co.

Egypt, France Grecia, When, correspondence has bean.maisent Binmobr Guatemala, Uswal, Holland, Hungary, or delayed (both of which are liable to Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxemburg Mexica,happan occasionally; all that the addressee Canton........... Persia, Peru, Portugal, Roumania, Salva need do is to note on the cover, Bent dor, Servia, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, or Received at 7 p., or sa the case Clara............... Tunis, Fire Argentina Republic, Tia Domini may bu, and forward it, without any Decima can Republic, The Republic of Honduras, other writing whatever, to the Postmaster United States, to which places 22 oz. (360 General. This action shiculd be taken the Empresa of Japan...... 5 Pybus

Energia grammce) is the limit, and must not exceed first timo cause of complaint occure; it is a these dimensions: 1 inches by & inches blakd to let aach alters pass for fear of Esmeralda. by 4 inches.

giving trouble, a course which generally

Germania............ gives more trouble in the end

Hikoran Maru. Hunan 1. Circalars, Dividend Warrants, Invita. Eupehmus.mamı tions, Cards, Latterus, Bills, Almanacs, Hydaspes... dre.. for addresses in Longkong or the Ports Jacob Christenean... of China, in batches of not less than ten of Kachidate Maru bo sent to Kung nan... aniform size and weight may this Post Office anatamped, the postage, ni Kiang-pak...... the rate at one cont each, being paid in Kutasag..... Cash or charged to the sender's account. Lysamoon Special accounts may be opened with non. Menmuir bax-holders for the delivery of considerably Namo numbers of such articles.

Countries of the Postal Drien The Union may be taken to compriso all civilised costatrisa.

',

Portage to the United Kingdom, Lottare,

10 cents per oz.

4 cents emb. Post Cards, Registration,

10 cunts.

Books, Patterus and Comm. Paper,

2 cents per 2 oz.

Postage to Union Countries.

General Rates, by any route- Lottery,

Post Carde,

Reply Post Carda,

Registration,

Манарарета,

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL-for every Books, Patterns and

Weekly Mail.

CHINA MAU-Eray Day.

Orders for Printing and Book-binding promptly executed at SEATE CHARGES.

ORIRA MAIL OFFICE,

5. Wyndham Street (behind the Dlub.)

THE REVENUE OF CHINA,

A SERIES OF ARTICLES, Reprinted from The China Mul.*

WITH AN APPENDIX. THIS PAMPHLET Is NowTM Kondy,

and may be hand at the

OFFICE OF THIS PAPER,

Mesure. LANK, CRAWFORD & Ob.', Meatra KELLY & WALAH'E, And Mr. W. Bawk's Price,.

Comm. Papers,

10 cents per oz.

foro.

4 cents eh.

8 canta-each.

10 outs

2 cents per 2 oz. cents per 2 oz.

2

There is no charge on redirated corre- pondence within the Postal Union.

LOCAL POSTAGE,

The General Local Ratus for Bongkong, China and Treaty Parts (Contofoscepted)

are:-

Lotters pero, 5 cents (4) Post Cards, each, 1 cent,

Reply Pest Cords, 2 canta caet. Books and Patterns, per 2 oz., 2 tenta. Newspapers and Prices Carret, 2 cach

Der 2 02. Registration, & conts.

Nanchang

Queil

ir Baraham....

Hansen

"Maatki...

3 oflauerzann

Matheson & Co.

& Co.

22 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

23 Douglas Steam

7 Butterfold & Swire

20 Wieler & Co.

Co.

24 Lauts, Wegener & Co.

Sydney, Sc. Shanghai

27th inst. To-day

Manila

26th inst.

Pathol

To-morrow

Bankow

Quarry Bay

K'loon Dock K'loon Book To-morrow

Coast Ports

Bangkok

To-morrow Cos'tant Dock To-morrow

Btz, 1300 Feb.

Brissander Paybe

Chi.

str.

By Fob 24/Wong.Man Wo

Brit.

atr. 1495 Fab

Ger.

atr.: 1238 Feb

o MeArthur ..... Brit.

a. 1287 Feb.

... Finlayson...... Brit."

str. 863 Feb. at 1066 Deo.. str.

Paterson ......... Notw.

Brit

Bir. 778 Feb.

str. 1012 Feb.

24 Yuen Fat Hong

etz,

769 Feb.

atz. 1890 Dec.

24 Chinese

etr. 1116 Feb.

2

Brit.

sti.

2004 Feb.

23P.&O. S. N. Co.

Europe, &o

Messor...

Brit.

Str. 996 Feb.

29 Bradley & Co.

To-morrow

5

Strecker

Ger.

085 Feb,

23 Nippon Yusen Kaisha

is Jeesun......

782 Feb.

20 Wieler & Co.

5 Dodd

Brit.

904 Feb

23 Butterfield & Swire

Amoy & Manila

27th inst.

3 Joeperal... Ger.

2tr.

031 Feb 21 Siemssen & Co.

.3 Dukme

8

828 Feb. Cornelsen ...... Ger. etr. 1812 Feb.

Brit, 5 Tocque.........

str. 1950-Feb.

Ger.

29 Meyer & Co.

7Siemsson & Co.

22. &0. S. N. Co.

Nagasaki, do.

26th inst

2. Such covers, when addressed to placesele other than longkong or China, most be Phra Chula Chom Klao 2 Pigot...

Gogatada. Nor Prope propaid two conts each in stamps as heroio-Propontis Farrand Brit Quarta... 3 Jobaringen ...... Ger. 8. Circolare, de,, must not exceed Haven.......Denny.... cances each in weight. Patterne, Ahmanate, Siam............ &s., mast be toder 4 on pcos each in weight. Heavier articles will be charged ordinary

rates.

4. Envelopes containing Patterns, &c. woy be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, se ho may consider ne- cessary, and approved by him. Printed cir. calars may be enclosed in pattern packets.

5. Addresses must be completo. That ja to say, on such covers as are not ad- dressed to hands of houses the addresson's' residence or place of business must be added. Incompletely addressed covers will bo returned to the sender for address.

Money Orders.

[Offee Hours (Sundays and holidays ez-

Siegfried suliberg... Sungklang....... Swatow Taicheong ...... Tatartos Varona

Sailing Vescola.

Caloms

3 Noyes ...... Euryalce Knox Fills of Dee2Lock....... Fred, P. Litohiold...2 tardy.. John H. Kelley 2 Chapman.. Queen Victoria....................|2k|Logist.«** Rickmer Richter... ..kjahlars.. Santa Cruz... 'Koote Tam O'Ebanter... Torrisdale

(e) Between Hongkong, Contou, and Macao captad) 10 to 4, Saturdays 10 to 1, bat the office West Yock...

2 cents.

Conta

SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS-FEBRUARY, 1897.

Casing Crotaluma, Vabuse.

Cash

Stucks.

BANKS.

¿No. of Nhares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Back Corp. $0,000€ Eang of China & Japan, Laitod

Į

National Bank of China, Limited...

Pard

Local Delivery. 1. All correpondence posted before 5 p.m. co any wook day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, In Town (Ship Street to Bouban Strand West, up to level of Robinson Road) at 8 tam, 10 am, noon, 2 p.m.4 pm. 6 p.m. 126 all 175 % mem.,836, sellers. In the Suburbs, 9 a.m., noon, & p my unless the delivery should be retardadly the Con- 5inora.

60187, ales and gallora 23 $79, Jagers

proference shares 39,950 crdinary deforzad

L 1477,875

£ 2.10 000r

1,250£

1

-1 £6, buyers

10£

83266

MAKINE INSURANCES,

Canton Insurance Office Co, Ld......19,000 $ Caina Traders Insurance Oc., Ld... 24, 0809 83.38 North China Insurance Co., Ld. 6,000 £

200 G

100

25 Tle. 1, sellers

Stealta Insurance Co., L.

30, 0008

1003

20828, rules and selloro

Uuion Insurance Society, Ld.

10, 0905

250

508237, sollers

Yangtze Insatoros Association, Ld. 8,000$

100

50 $162, lea

Hongkong Fire Fusursion Co., Ld... 8,000

100$ 250'$

DOCK.

195

60

PIRE INSURANDES.

China Fire Insurance Co., Ld........20,000 $

Hong & Whampva Dnel Or, Ld. 13, 2007

STEAMBOATS, A

China and Manila 3. 3. Co., Ld..... 5,000$ Douglas Steatoship Co., Limited..... 20, OS FK, O. and M. Steamboat Co., La. 80,000 $ Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited 60,000 £ 20,000 £ China Hotal 8. N, Co.

Do.

(now iane),20,000 £ China Sugar Company, Limited......20, 000$ Lazon Sugar Company, Limited, 7,000

REFINERIES.

WHANTES.

RK. & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 20,000 $ Wanchai Warehouse and Storage 2, 600s.

Company, Limited............

LAND AND HEILDING,

Honghong Land Investment and

Agony Company, Limited....... Kowloon Land and Building Com-

pany, it contacts,

208108, er div., sales&buyers 508400, tales and sellers all 231 pro.. ex diy.

18417.50, buyere $69, ies Bil 50 all. 613, llera 15$ 168344, les end esilers 10 all 847, was and aòllers 10 10 £7, buyers

10 £6

10

5 £219, sollera

$140, ilers- 100 at 100 all $50, selera

50 a $58, x div., buyers 100 $ 371 $491

50,000

1006 60$763 alor and buyers.

.6,000 $

50

10 A

90 $15, пуств

60$

$2, div., buyers 40,820, allers

100) · ́all ($95, bayara

Humphraya' Estate & Finance Co... 25, 1009 Wart Paint Building Co., Limited.. 12,500 $

TRAMWAYS.

HK. High-Level Tramways Co., Ltd. 1, 250

MINING

Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld: 40,000 Panjom Mining Ov Id

Société Francaise dos Charbon-

age du Tonkin.

New Balmoral Gold Ming Co., Ld50,000 Baab Aust, Gold Mining Co., L... 209,000 £

5 al 1825, sales and bayara

$10, salvo and sellers

60, 900

12,00 Fes. 600

all

$76, allera

S

1 13/10 812, ellers

Olivors Freshold. Mimos, Ltd....}

PLANTING, ETC.

A 16,000 $ 33,008 2,000 $

5 Bo, Mies

24 $24 mies

61

100 $

65 nom

in

60

all $38, tollees

China-Borneo Oompany, Ld750

H. G. Brown & Co., Limited. in liq. 6,000800

HOTELS, ETC.

Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt...... 2,000

DISPENSARIES.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.....

....... 30, 000 $ Dakin, Cruickshank&Co., LA, in Lig.50,000

LIGHTING.

HK and Chins Gas Co., Limited... 7,000 £ Hongkong Electric Co., Limited. ...30,000 $

BRICK AND CEMENT.

Green Inland Cement Co., Id.....20,000 $

MIGUELLANEOUS. Bell's Anbotos Eastern

Ageasy,

£

10 all $1975, sales and sellers

all a liquidation

10 all 8110, buyera 10$

88.30, males and sellers

10$10 $24, seller

128

16 16/$8, buyers 10 all 87 luyera

26€ 86 88), allora

50 all 95

55, zom. 15 all 3108, sellers 60 all 8100, sales and buyers. 100 TL 100 Tk 85, sales and buyera 10,000 Tle, 100 Tis 100 Th 90

8,000 T 100 Tu 100|Th, BO ́ ́

25€ 2001 500 TL 500 TL 625

151 3,000 7,000 £ 2008 Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited.....

6,000 $ Geo. Fenwick & Co., Limited.

*CoolS Bakery Company, Lain cur Hongkong Hongkong Dairy Farm Co10,000 $

Limited 5,000 Hongkong Tea Company, H'kong Rope Mantiactory Co., Ld 5,000 Two Colton Spinning and Weay: 10,000 Ti,

International Uction Manufastur

ing Co., Limmat Laon-Kang-Mow Cotton Spinning and Wearing Co., Led Veg Carmteksel & Co. Edamamen 2,000$ Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld... 3,000 T

Tesinder's shares

FEROAMBA

Amound; »| Katus,

Intersil

Quotation

Chlomo Emperial 1886 T. 787,200 Tis. 950 V % y annuii! % prom,

tract Mail.

3. Forholders who desire to und Circu. lare, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &c, all-of-the-me weight, to sidranees.in the Ports of China, mag Hongkong, or deliver them to the Post Office aristamped the postage haing then charged to the Each batch must con. sondor's account. sist of at least ten,

3. Boxholders may also said Patterns to the same places in the same way. El velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be fires exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Coastal, as he may consider necessary, and upproved by him. Printed Clars may be inserted in auch Pattern Padeta.

is open from 10 to 5 on the working day next before any mail.for Europe, which leaves at

Money order cannot be issued or cashod on all morning, when closing mails for Europe,

until noon.

1.-Money Orders are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai at current rates of exchange on the following Cenutrios and places- Canada.

Zolus

Chirs Ports (Hollow, Cantor, Swatow, Aney, Areber

Alacrity Fuochow, Niagpo, Hanbow, and Shanghai). Conturion* Ceyloe,

Daphne Hawaii (Sandwich Islands), British India (including Burmah and the Agen. Esk

cles of the India Post Office in the Pareian Firebrand

Graftont "Goin. Japan Purts (Nagasaki, Drake, Hiogo, Kobe, Hondy

Kiato, Yokohama and Hakodate). New South WaÏDE.

+

New Zealand.

British North Borneo, Queersland.

Sin (Bangkok only). South Australia,

2 kismith

***

19/Wieler & Ca

jamr. bgo. 814 Jan. 17 Captain Brit. h. 1156 Feb. 40aptain .....Br. 4m. th. 1848 Feb, 168tandard Oil Co

Amer. bge 991 Nov. 20Order Amer,

Brit

b. 2265 Jan. 23 Standard Oil Co. sb. 1587. Feb.

Ger. Bb. 1914 Feb,

Amer. sh. 1486 Feb. 270rder.

Amer. ech, 120

Jan.

2 Buchanan......Br. 4. bk 2154 Feb. 6 Standard O Co.

53........................Bri. bye. Ces Oct. 18Order.

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

"Captain.

Where it

Captain Robert L. Groome Commander F. G. De Lizle Ccmd. O. E. Kingsmill Captain-Sperrer H. Login Commander Mae Arifor L-Com. B. P. Barton Lient,-Com. Varun Maed

Lieut. H. F. Ebakespear Commander F. W. Wyley

Captain

Bingapore Hongkong. Tokekats

Kloon Deck

Name.

Big.

Tons

Guna.1 7.H.P.

twin-screw cruiser 2nd of 3600 despatch-Perrel

craiser 3rd class.

16 770

twinacrew battle ship

*v;5(K)

41

21 9000 1700 12 B000 3600 13,000

aloop

1140

:: s

2000

Manila

g-bt. Brd class const defenc

363

200

Ichang

gunboat 2nd cla

455

0

360

twin-screw cruiser, 1st class

7350

36

19,000

Captain K. F. Jones--

Hongkong

Hoogkong

torpedo boat destroyer

260

Ե

៥.

·4000

Lent. A Gillespie

Hongkong

Hart

torpedo boat destroyer

260

a

4000

Hongkong

Humber Immortalité Linnet

storeekip

-16:0

800

Hongkong

armoured cruiser, 1st class

6600

8500

gun-vessel 2nd class

་ 766

870

Edward Chichester Comendor B, C. Sparkes

Hongkong

Vienti

Narcissus

aramoured cruiser, 1st clean

8600

8600

Commander McAlpine

Peacoch

gimbost at alasa

200

10

-1200

́Lieut. P. 8. St. John

gimboat Ist glaze.

760

10

1200

Lieut. Dormer

Negsenki

Nagasaki

Piquo Ploter

deutsar 2nd class

BOUG

· 21

9000

Singapore.

gunboat et pleas

10

· 1200

Parpainė

ortimer, 3rd class

1776

16

Shanghet

Hongkong

Ralubow

crainer End elāns:

· 9600

Singapore

Battler

gboat let elkee

2:36.

10

1200

Hupekeng

Redpole

goboat Ist olens

800

10%

1200

Spartan

twin-screw cruiser 2nd alasa

3600

21

9900

Hankow Hongkong

Swift

gun-resmal and close

955

870

Tamar

2047

Tweed Undaunted

g-bl, 3rd olsas aoset defenc

$63

200

Hongkong Hongkong

$600 $157

5500

Captain John B. Balilaz

Commodore 8. Holland ·

count defenceship, Armringe

$750

1000

Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang and Play

Mulacca). Tasmanis. United Kingdoms.

Victoria.

United States of Amerink.

DELYS TARJUAN LONDOR OPTICS. The Pust Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing. Bank Foreign Countrīca „---- Notes or Jawellery and, where Re Austria-Hungary, gistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE Belgium. Bulgaria, NO ENQUIRIES into alleged loses of auch

Chili, letters,

Denmark (including Iceland and Faroe Islands), Victor Emanuel It is forbidden to insert incrdinary or Danish West Indies

Wivern Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin Egyp (b) Articles Eable to Customs Inly.

----

i

France, with Algeria.

German Empire (including Helgelanά and the

Cameroons).

Parcel Post to the United ingdom. Holland.

Parcela not steeeding 11 b in weight Italy with Agencies at Tripoli, Astab and are received in Hongkong and at British Maszowahy

Post Offices in China, for transmission to | Norway.

the United Kingdom by P. & O. Packet Orange Fros States.

vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the Portugal (including Madeira and the Azoros), Overland Maria Brindisi, Parcels there Roumanie. foro arrive in London about eight days later Sweden. than the Mail. Parcels may bronied, but Switzsterd,

fe liable to Transvaal. any parcel, even though sealed, is

he

Parvela

for examination.

before 31

must be posted in Hongkong! 3p.m. on the day before the depar- Constantinople. ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the Syras. Coast, &o, atter this hour are kept for the Adrianoplo. following P. & O. Ma

Mail.

Beyrout

The Postage is 40 cents per lb., and 25 British Coloniesti___~~ vents each succeeding it or fraction of a ib.

which includes Registration for, and mcst | Falkland Islands,

bo propaid instaraps. No further charge is Gibraltar. mado in the United Kingdom except for Mala. Customs ducs. No parcel must be mers Newfoundland. than 3 foot 6 inches in length, or & feat in greatest length and girth combined. A to Brits Bednanaland,

Cape Colony. ceipt is given for each Parcel

AFRICAN

Balipuuza.

ex-transport

amoured center

roselving ship

RECO

210000

Capt. & C. Coy de Barney Locut, Spencer

Commander F. R. Feby (3 Capizin Wm. 0. 0, Yomyth

Lt Com, Hon. G, A, Harding Ideat.-Com- E. B. Grafton Ciptain Alfred I. Winkles Act.-Com Yönel

Bangkok

Torpedo Boste in Roterys Nos. 8, 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, Best ofsan; and 3 second class boats,

Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, E.0.B. Flagship of Rear Admiral Oxley.

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

Castills

Coměte

Cormoran

Detroit

Dimitri Donakol Don Antonio de Ulloa

Don Juan de Austria

Gaidamak

General Alava

Trene

Cineman craiser French gunboat French Bagchip Portuguese Russian sloop U. 6. azuiser Spanish cruiser Franch gunboat German cruisor U. S. cruiser

gunboat

475

Neganki

Hongkong

There a

Bengkong

Neguakt

Vilvostook

Shanghal

Feocho

Bangkok

Capt. Antonio Sergio de Song Macao

Courianter Fortin

Hongkong

Nagasaki

Name

Flag and Fig.

Tóna. Guns HP.

Captain

Admiral Korzioloff

Admiral Nakhtmeff

Africa

Innia.

Alcout

Foreign Cities and Towe

Alger

Russia cruiser Barsian cruiser Portuguese transport Bumin gunbost French arufser

1600. 77819 1998

:(CDG)

Captain Molas

38 9500

Captein Karbesin/noff

810

Captain ParenPROS

1000

100

8000

Japfala Boutely

Zalunica

Arcona

9900 18 2400

Captain Beokzark

Panama

Aspio

Commander Jourmet

Tangier,

Bayard

6010

Bengo

262

4400 400

Bobre

$930:

C91150

Captain Molag:

Boston

3000

Chemipe

YENT INDSE

22 3200

Antigua. *

495

1620

Barbadoes.

2200

B 16

U Cap Enrique Sonials 800C BimUDY 2800

Marla

Angy

6400

Capt Reiter

Bangkok

Bermen.

Britik Guiana.

Bussian cruiser.

6000

16

Captain Witthofft

Nagasaki

British Honduras.

Spaniak uruiser

1200

Manila

Dominics.

Spanish eruisor

136

1000

Com

*do Bonizure

Masita

Kamian gunbort

DOO

3800

Spanish gan-versal

1200

Russian günbost

1400

1380

German cruiser

4800!

28030

French raiso Gorman Blagship

Russian sloop

6030

7617

7800

Nederland arniser.

1200

Rusdan sloop

1990

French gunboat

1260

11. 6. isop

Spanish transport Russian sloop

1900

1570

5800

Anatzian srulesY:

100

1000

11,560

fue sonder oust fill up a form of Customs Gambia Declaration, which can be obtained free at Gold Coast Colony,

· Lagost each Peat Ofice. No parcel an be acceptantine. ed till this is completely and accurately. filled. The only articles adinarily sout St. Helena. from China which are liable to duty aro Seychelle Tea and Tobacco.

Sterre Lecce, Mombasa.

Dangerous or perishable likely to injure the Malla, Laquids (unless Louis securely packed) or parcela eadly crushed, such as band hores, are prohibited. No Par pol can be revived if its value exceeds $500 A Parcel may contain a letter to the same address as that of the Paral itaalf, or an- other Parcul to thú same address. No ather enoloaren are allowed.

With regard to inward Parela, addresses are requested to observe that the Paral

Grexada. Jamaica, Montserrat.

Navia BL. Kitta.

Gremisstehy

Клінет

Laly

St. Lucin.

St. Vincent.

Tobago.

Trinidad.

Turks' Islands,

Koningin Wilhelmina Korejete Kreiser

Orders on the Countries drawn through Lava

the London Pest Ofles are paid less the follow Machiaf ing disccent for which the remitter should allow Manila All such Orders must be expressed in British Mandshuv Currency:--

For was not exceeding 29, •

11 Basseding but not ex'ding £ 57. 8.

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Monocacy

Olymple

Amra

10:10 11

Father S--The ammisten charged by a follow Pluvier

Mail is not opened until the ordinary discording to the currency the Ordar la draw Prince Wilhelm

tribution of letters, de, la inished. The postage on Farcels at home is 10d. per .. the Regulations are generally similar to thu above, and the Parcels ari sent, ozi vid Gibraltar

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article, The Port Omus is not loudly responsible for the safe dull vary of Reglazed correspon..

Reina Orlalina

(a.) For some not exoeding 121, 13 l. Burtk *12, 24 cis.; 28,68 cta; £4, 48 ola; C, 50 Bes

24, 79 ds. 67, 68, 95 to 2017ootch $1.06 210, 120,

(b) Up to $10, az 10 rupees, 40 otaq as,

or 50 pages, 40 cùs; $55, or 70 rupees, 60.

Vandilak

ca. 150, av 160 mpass, 80 ota; 180 rupe, Torkwen

tooltalati mode @10 18 ફુ) સર્ક

dation, but it is prepared to make good the less den en India when 160 Reyna la tha

U, S. cruiser

V. S. degship

Russina gunbeat

Bundan t

Franck guar Gerzzan frülber

Ruslan Bagahip Bulkan gunboat Russian cruteur Fretrah gunboas Base gupboat U. B. etuier Frisian artisÁY

1700

Nagunakl

Yokohama

Saigon

Bangkok