Extracts.
THE DEEP SEA FISHING,
Up with the flage, white, purple, and red,-- Flutter they out from the tait mat hond,
For wives and children minst be fed -Though wintry winds wait wearily.
Though the grout wares erash on the rooky:
shore, Though the ominous foam on the sand lies
DICKENS' EARLY INCLINATION FOR
THE STACD.
you
Are we to have that piny Have I spoken of it ever since I came home from Londor, as a wattled thing! I do not know I have ever told you seriously, but I have often Les the broad brown sail be hersely proud, thought that I should ertainly have been as as successful on the boards as I have baan be tween them. Lasers whey
I was on the Montreal, (not having played for stage t years). I was as urch astonished at the real
of ity and, case,
what I did so if I myself,
Sco baw oddly things had been another man. come about! When I was about twenty and know three or four successive years of Matthew's "At Homes," Troin sitting in tho pit to hear them, I wrote to Bartley, who was diago manager at Covent Garden, told him how young I was and exactly what
"and that'
I believed I thought I could do; anil
haar,
And ever the reef where the brokers run, The non-frat'a wreathing drearily,
The mother bija bee children pray
For him who nails for them far away; The wide shrinks from the light of day, And sliders aa cheecing words they say. For darkly tha stovai slunde gather." And for one bed by bus gone with tun ve Where the long lines toes on the billow sercat,
Insurances.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 10rn, 1879.
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after this date, and antil further! notice; & Discount of Twenty per cent. estaruud on Loeurances against Bre, effected (209) upon Arrent local rates of Frowia, will with this Offico.
NORTON, LYALL & Co.,
Agente tf 1174 25th June, 1872, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE
INSURANUS COMPANY. ⠀ TAROM this date, until further notice, a dis
count of Twenty percent. (20), apon the current loon rate of premia will be allowed and opon aarances affected with this Company.
· DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00,
Agente.
tf 1193 Tonchong, 27th Jane, 1872,
Insurances.
OCEAN MARINË INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. INCOSTOLATED 1859
St ourront rates;
Undersigned having been appointed A CAPITAL, £1,000,000, THE
Agents for the above Company, are pre pared to accept Marine Riskennd issue Folicies
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. +€ 1851 Hongkong, 74 June, 1907.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED..
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
Rinks accepted; and Polision of Insurance
above-mentioned Porta,
C'erthe pititius 203 whḍre* wandering" breast that. I had a strong perception of claraçANCHESTER PIRE ASSURANCE COM granted at the rates of Premiun curreat at the
Logy years since took his father.
"
Op with the flag while the soil to ent Labour and danger mnat nerds homef For fire and bread are hard to get. Better than hunger, or cold, or debty The squall o'er the wild waves sweeping, Up with the dag and away to the goal, Where for fathonis deep the blea all Where the dog-flab dart rond the herring
sboal,
And the skate and the cod are leaping, · Up with the dug, there is money to make, Where the sails in the fierce north-easter
-shake.
Look to gear and tackle, away, for the anke Of the couch at home, who will watch and
woke,
and oddity, and o ustaral power of repro- ducing in my own person what I obsarrod in others. There must have been something
PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
in the letter that struck the antiin, for Bartley wrote to me, almost immediately, to say that they were busy getting up the "Hunchback," (so they were), but that they would communicate wita rao again in a fort. night. Punctual to the time, another letter came, with an appointment to do anythingONDON AND ORIENTAL STRAM of Matthews I pleased, before him Charles Kamble, on a certain day at the theatre. My sister Fanny was in the secret,
THE Undersigned have been appointed Agent for the above Company of Hong- kong, Canton, Feoshow, Shanghai, and Han- kow, and ato prepared to grant Insurances at Jurrent Rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE &.0%, tf 1958 Hongkong, 15th October, 1889.
was to 50 with me to play the songs. I was laid up when the day came with a ter rible bad cold, and an infammation of the face
be leginuing, by the by, of that
min07- God apred the brave hearts on their toil afar,haco in one ear to which I am subject at the Till their bouts come here neath the oren-day. I wrote to say so, and added that I
ing attr,
would resume my application next season. I
In the town 'neath the tall elif lying.
Fill they leor their loads o'er the harbour
bar, Where the orimson flag is fring.
All the Fear Round.
£5
IRISH LOYALTY.
B
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. 137, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON. Established 1843,
THE Undersigned is authorized to accept risks on behalf of thin Office, by Firat lass Steamers and Sailing Ships.
̈A. MoÏVER, Agent.
t. Hongkong. 1st July, 1887,
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE '(JOMPANY,
|
No charge for Policy fees.
Insurances.
HONGHONG MARKETS.
49.00 $196.00 2127.00 12800
16.00 a 18.50
36.50 a 1810.
18.50 1800
19:20 4-39.50 pial 1.20 196
70-3.80 **25:3.31 SAB 2.5) 2:30 (2,25
PRODUCE
Cofron,Shangh
por pical 142041600
IMPERIAL FIRM INSURANCE CO.
UR Intring Houses and other Buildings'
Goode, Wares, Merchandian, Mannfretur. Curros TA, No. 1094.per picul $119.00 $120.00 ing and Farming Stook; Ships in Port, Ilard
and other Vessels on Navigable Rivers and, bours, or Dock, and the Cargode of suck Ship GREY S, Talle perpleet $2.16 a 1.20 Row, Bengal, aleo, Ships Ruilding and Repairing Barca. Canals, and Goods on board such Vessels, Water Bar:nes, 50 u Greet throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and in
68 479,
An Reportik by Chinar on the With April, 1973.
“COTTÓF GOODÍ, ZAZ
"J
1832.
36 @ 49...
BB ...
0 à 10 lbs
£85 9.50 $.07.48.00 2.75 a 2,49 156 a 2.70
"
Blax, whit
1.562 180
· 205 a 3.00 pleso 2.40,
Monila
2.36 2.40
100 2,10
8.85 ,9,50 - 9.86 9,70 a 3,8)
F
Singapore
1,000 1,00
1,50:146
"
2.10 a 2.16
10 à 4.80 1.75 @ 1.90 2.99
*
$36
9.30
DEED STOTEED SITIOS
·Deen Broca DE
Do Do.
8.00
par pieve 6.00 .625
1,80 1
FORZION COUNTRIES, FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE WHITE'S SPOTTED DO... LY FIRE.
1407
The Underand, Agents for the above Com-Amaxior Dutes, 30 parts. pany, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE to be extent of $60,000 on any one First GRI Z-CLOTY*, 24 yds 492 in. ? The Class Risk.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1867.
"NOTIDE,"
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Oran DaxaeM CUINTE HandguRouting, Blue.......
>>
VELVET, Black, të imp............. Gentina, 32 VELVETEETO, Black
SPANISH STEE
WOOLLEN
- Love ELLs, MAC Sonríet,..
Ananeted,.. Assorted...
THE andüal rates for Fire Insurance on the varions classes of Buildings and their con- tenta will retain as fallows until further no. JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Serdarytice, viz Hongkong, 1st November; 1871.
scini-detached) Ttf 325 Detached and
Dwelling Housen(removed from TORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
the town) and their contents; INSURANCE COMPANI
Other Dwelling Honzes (similarly REDUCTION IN THE LATES OF FREMIUM..
sitaated) and their contents Delseled & somi Istached Dwall- per cent. Offices and lodowns and their
ing Houses, removed from town, and their contents,.. Other dwelling Honaesusedstrict-į ly as aneh, and their contents. Codowas, Ofices, Shups, &c., andį
their contents...
perum.
On and after this date, a discount of 20 per cent, off the above rates will be allowed to In-
aurora,
GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British and Mercantils
Insurance Company.
If 1168 Hongkong, 24th Jone, 1872.
HB Cedersigned having been appointed Agentsof heabove Company at this Port, prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored thereon.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. tf Hongkong, 24th Augues, 1884. PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
PROM this date, until further notice, a dis- current local rates of premis will be allowed Count of Twenty per cent. (20") upon the pan insurances effected with this Company. DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co,
Agenta Kun Boubay
Graig forth Dank Wee Esmeralda
ti 1192 Hongkong, 27th Jane, 1872.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Altona A mazoze
Aug. Leffler
A TOCA
Flora Chaapracis
T. F. Bjork Andrews Davien
contents.
$1
108,90 13.05
2.75
Saigon... Arrasan,
Hauzoon,... BALTPETRE,! Chà15. ABSOLT,
Buglichsteetila sa masasa Amadison Anthracite,................. Bydneye pam
pur des. 9.75 0.80 WINDOW GELSS
0.86 0.79 STRAITS PRODUCE, E.,
Danis PREER White,
∙Black,
1,78 28
per yard 0.32 x 16.05
GOODS."'!
0.27 0.28
0.29 0.40
- „por jard10.87 2,098
*«per piece(8.23 880)
}
7.70 a 7.90
"
BETEL NUT
BANDAL WOOD Malabar.....
South Seas,
.per too.
Barṛx Woon, Manish,mokraa
· Niara ----
20
2.10 8.204 7.60
37.00 17.50
15.00 16.60
-11.00 a·34.60
portos. 478 · 50
per pet. 4.50 8.50
80
1
8.90 8.26 FLOUR, Califurais, per kafi 730 7.30 1 American, per barrel of 200 183.
41
2600 - 24.40.
13.50 14.00
8.25 43.50
+
4.2, 4.50 1950 a $1.00
230 240
1.60 1.70
7.30 a 7.50
18.00 1850
·
220 2.24
20.35 – 21.00
Suola, Canton white, 3. 'e 3 munk
8.75 a 8.25
· 24 09 « 14,50
"
Dh Brow
3.40 4. 3.60
*
16.00 a 16.50
8.03.30
8.50 a 3000
3.15 a 9.00
16.7 10.00 WIPAT, Fionta per pol. 1.93 -1.03
California.
METALS.
"West Coast, Dk. Brown, Manila, Dry Whito,
DK. Brovaşa,
per picul 4.00 a 123 CAMPHO, packed....
per cont.
#
percent. CaxLTE, ESś.
89.
#>
..
71
1 per cent.
a
D2...
CASTINGD....
Inox, Nail Rod No. 1a 6......
·
+
3.80 384
4.75 -4,50 Pras, Whith,:
+
Small Round Hod
14
· 8.80 × 9.00
st
Groen,
"
7.004 8.36
+
52
SEMEL, Jaglision's
Swedish,
HERE. T
Chat
Other Risks by Special arrangement; The following rates will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Policies
Not exceeding 10 days 4th per cont;
Not exoceding. I month per cent. Above 1 month, and not}
exceeding
|-bosa 3 months, and rant ? Bling¶
6
Above6 months the full annual rateof 1
ROBT. S. WALKER & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. 1763 Hengkoux. 13th September. 1869.
ELD
TA PLAT3yanyas SHELYRING METAL, .. QUORSTERNsentra i
SPELOMBA
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Destination.
"
Black Yellor
per tub, 6.00 4.50 SAW, Gr...
4.30 à 465
per pley! 2004 58.00 Mas, Dry Siam large,
...per box. 10,00. á 10.25 ·
porpicul c4.60 & 2800 VIGIL, T
VA
112.06 1130: Baza Wapatin.
7.00 7851
Fessel.
Captains,
Flag
Tone
& Hig
Ling-tong
·Hinkpv.
16.00 X 30 2.1016 1.85 a 1.0
1.604 1
1.45 1.86
28.60 35.00
9,00 5.70
45% 4.60
-21.00 a 14.00
.6.80 8.20.
60810
1000 = 16,50 69.00 £80
12. Heard & Co., Agents Lazio up
Vessela.
Captains.
Plag & Hig.
Loss.
Consignées.
Consigneer
Destination.
CANTON.
HONGKONG.
„STEAMERS.
Fee-loong Fei-ho
Wright
H.L.C.M
Clayson-
HL.COM.
g.b.
Brit. tr 1147 Fien, str 1800 Swed, str · 480 Brit. str 1008 Brit at 1820
San Francisco Feinsa
Grarea
Brit. str
Cocker
BIC.M
g-b.
Man-nien-tring.
Ching-jal
·ULO.M.
*Cor.
Shanghai
M. Lopez
P. & C. B. N. Co
Jose, Uriarta Lecouteur. Stewart
Span wila
210 Ronvedios & Co
Ros. ah
J. Hogg
Brit, atr
795 Siemen & Co.
Guest
Brit. bk
Scots
Birit. ste
Lord
Aug. Herd & Co
Pyar-chso-baí
Palmer
Sai-Teing
Stewort
11 615.
H. L. & V. D. Co
Tug Blying
Son-Chec
Clark
D. Laprak & Go
T-an-lan
Le Buch
P. & G. S. N. Co-
Bombay, &c.
Tien-Po
1550
Jardine, Matheson & Onl
Singapore, do
UNDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE Chinking
...
ado a great eplasa in the gallery sou after aard; the Chronicle opened to me; I had distinction in the little world of the nowe-are paper, which made me like it; began to write; didn't want money; bad never thought Amidst their wenkursses, their confident of the stage, but as a mors of getting it; boastings and imperfect performances, the gradually left off turning my thoughts that
"I way, and never resumed the idea. never Irish have shorn themselves at all times, toll you this, did I bee how near I ans and in all places, capable of the most legal have been to another sort of life. This was devotion to anyone who will lead and com-at the time when I was at. Doctors Commons mand thom. They have not been specially as a short-haul writer for the proctors. And chiefs of their own race. I recollect I wrote the letter from a little attached Wherever and in whomever they have office I had there, where the answer dame foundl
courage and
capacity, they have becu also. It wasn't a very good living, though with beart
And 24 ready
hand to their
give not a very bad one, and was wearily uncer- services; and whether at home sacrificing their lives for their chiefs, or as soldiers taiu, which made me think of the theatre in in quite a business -like way. I went to some The French or English arnica, or as we now hosts
Few axcup
1182 Endersigned having been appointed now thostro every night, with a vary kuow them in the form of the modern police, tions for at least three years; really studying Agents in Hongkong for the above Com thero is no duty, however dangerous and the bills first, and going to where there was pany, are prepared to grant Marine risks at difficult, from which they have been found the best acting, and always to see Matthews surrent rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. to flinch, no temptatim however cruel which when
Rayed. whenever he
I fracticed immensely.
+ 471 Hongkong. 6th March, 1868 tempts them into quithfulness. Loyalty of foren auch things as walking in and out, and this kind, though called contemptuously a sitting down in a chair;) often four, five, six
NOTICE. virtue of barbarian, is a virtue which, if hours a day, shat up in my own room, or civilisation attempts to dispense with it, may walking about is the fulls. cause in its alsenes the ruin of civilisation. myself, too, a sort of Hamiltonian systern for --From Froute's “ Euglish in Ireland." -
learning parts; and learnt a great number. I havn't even lust the habit now, for I knew Not exceeding 10 days, of the annual rate.
Capadian LIFE IN THE SUGAR BOWL. my
part immediately, though Not exceeling 1 moniu, As au crticle of food (saya Professor Cane- they were new to me. I must have done above 1 month and not exceding 3 month.. rou, of Dahlin, who published a pamphlet good dest; for, just as Macready found me
Joe do.. on the subject of the "Suga" Insect," in out, they used to orallenge mo at Braham's, Are 3 months and not ezeceding i won't ho...
NORTON, LYALL & Co., 1808), sugar unquestionably demands the and Yates, who was knowing enough in those
Agrate its Queen Insurance Company earcin. consideration of every one. In my things, wasn't to be parried at all. It was capacity of
f242 msorg, 22nd January, 1870. public analyst, I fara had occa-just the same that day at Keeley's when
YANGTZE INSTRANCE ASSOULA, sion to examine, vore or less minutely, near-they were getting up the Chudleid fast Jun.
TION OF SHANGHAI. ly one hundred and fifty speciucas of sugar-From the Life of Dickene by John Forster. in quality varying from the purest white vo
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 785,000 TAELS. the duckest brown. The greater number of these samples were perfectly genuine, some were of rather indifferent quality, and the rest, about 15, were so impure as to be quite
at for uso; they abounded 12 of
the
Insurances,
presaribed to
VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED:
THIS Company, with its Head-Office at Hongkong, and Agencies at the various Troaty Parts in China and Japan, is prepared to Late Policies of Insurance, at the current rates of Trenium at the respective places.
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.,
Secretaries. 587 Fourbone. 1st April, 1871.
IMPERIAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
gad contained great numbers of Tues. All the samples of inferior sugar were of the kind known as raw, and in no instanco did I detect in the refined article the slightest trace of any substance injurious to the health or repugnant to the ferlioze. Dr Hassall, who was the first to cotice
400 urradeo of azuri in the raw sugar general Hold in Londen, found them in
living state no fewer than 69 cut of 72 samples. The results of my examination of the sugar coin- TAROM this date until "færiker bafice, a i cilet pretty closely with Dr. Hassal's ex-Return of Twenty per cent. (BP will be perion. One of the samples which I exaude, on the Premium charged on all Insar amined contained a larger number of insects anees effented with this Office; such Retur than I believe had
being payable on the issue of the Policy.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Imperia! Fire Insurance Company, #115 Hongkong. 24th Juue. 1872
ju
previously been noticed,
or at least recorded, by any other observer.
In 10 grains waight I estimated no fewer
than 500, most of which were so large as tote quaEN, INSURANOR COMPANY. be distinctly visible to the naked
eye.
It is
CAPITAL-Two MILLION STERLING,
RF Indersigned baving been appointed. Agent for the above Company at this port, ne prepared to grant Policies against Fire, the stated begins on Buildings or on
Goods therein.
NORTON, LYALL & Co.
was proved by the of 241 Dongkong, 32nd January, 1870.
no exaggeration to affirm that there cannot ba less than 300,000 of theso insects in every pound of this sugar. The assertion (as re ported in the newspapers) that our pound of raw sugar contained 100,000 activa jusects must no doubt have appeared incredible to some peopia; but that I was not guilty exargemting the number results of other observers. A committers of microscopists, composed of Drs. Aldridge, Minchie,
ard Booth, and Mr. Symae, Reynolds, antisted themselves that my ac count of it was, in every respect, an accurate oue. It is inconceivable that thousands of these creatures can be introduced into the stowach of a human boing without serious, endangerment to liesith.-Food, Water, and
Air.
THE BIRTH OF AN ICEBERG.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANT. EDAL and after this date the following rates } will be charged on SHORT PERIOD fenac, vig
Not exoceling Ironshoftheannmirate. Vhove 3 month,) und nút sxcaol. 2 å
..............
th.
do. do.
thove Smonths) und not 'exceed $8
Abave feonthe the fall an unafrate,
On and after this date, a discount of 20 por
I would be impossible, with mare words, alone to convey any adequate ide of the notion of this new-born child of the Arctic rent. off the above rates will be allowed to in
frosts. Think of a solid lump of ice, a third
of
sutera.
GILMAN & Co., Ajente,
and more than half a mila in forth ritish & Mercantile Insurance Company
lateral diameter, Burles, like a more joy, away
into the water, and set to rolling to and fro
by the introtus of the act as if it were nature's merest football; now down cos sido, until
the
inge bulk was nearly capsized: then back
141 11/7 "Hongkong, 94% Jrine, 1973.
CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE -
INSURANCE COMPANY.
again; then down the other side ones more THE ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS is cell.
ot to the future distributing of the Pro
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY,
TIRE following rates will be charged in future
for SHORT PERIOD Insurances,
DOLICIES gratited on Marine Rieke to all
parts of the World, at chrrent rates. This Association will, until farther notice, provide ant of the earnings, first for an interest
Hourly Japna
Kinaban Kiu-Kiang1
White Cloud Yungtazo
•Tol-Seng-
Billabroo
Naples
Ngan-tun
Очень
HLLO.M.
926 Landstrís & Co g.b.
$52 Thos. Howard Co
F.J.C.M. g.h.
H.I.C.M. g.t.
Ann. wir Span.str Brit, abr Brit str
Wm. Pustou & Co Measagories Maritimes. F. Derenser m
P. & 0.8. N Co
962 Holliday, Wine & Co 250
267.R.J. Snge
Brit, atr 1012 Brit, atr
Brit. atr 1970 D. Smoby Sons & Co Messazuries Maritimes
Fren.atr 176
Amt.arr 4000) P. 1.5.8 Đ
A Heard & Co., Agents
A. Heard & Co., Agenta
Fokobuma
三
Charles Alber
San Francisco Emigrante
12 0 - Jardine, Matheson & Oo; Singapore, &o,¦
Корение
Fray Binta Hongkong Laisa Ulanerato
Mungo Onpao. San Jos Sarob. Watson
Spark
H.1.0.M g.b
FI.L.O.M. cur.
De Longueville H.L.Q.M. } g.b.
Glouyan Pedro Doett Guillour Angel Felle Irriberri Ventorive Lais Ologaibel Don Ortering
E. McDonald Wilson
MACAO.
Fren. st|-1278, Græni & Co Pér, sh 924 Wm. Pustan & Co Frun, bg 272 Russell & Co... Faro, sh 471 Order Peru. s 458 Peru, ali 1300 Wm. Postan & Co 009 Order Peri. sh Pern. ah 1500 | Olano
Brit, bk
W. Pietan & Co
454 Bussell & Co
Brit, str 140 A. Beard & Co., Agente
1 Running between Canton and Masao.
SWATOW.
In port on 4th April, 1878.
Brit. bk
247, Direka & Kroger 301 Frewin & Co
150 Bradley & Co
Dircks & Kroger
Dimke & Krager
Running bebroren Hongkong and Canton.
Burning between Matzo end Hongkong,
Fanis
lichardson
Forcan Geelung Glenly.co
Panchard
G. J. Babot Auld
indostan
Miller
Rapatel
J. Freeman CarF
Lord of the lates Luzon
Bonning James Blow
Brit. str 1030 Brit, atr 1001 Brit. atr
Manmee
Wiliams Bazin
Amr. et
[213 061
Ronsell & Co
D. Lapruit & Co
Xina, str
600
Landstein & Co
Parana
Wilkinson
Brit. ar
1027
Wm. Pustin & Co
30.
do,
Pataret
do.
do.
Payung S
3. V. Curing Noct
Amr, str
240
Ang, Heard & Co
Brit. at
831
A Heard & Co., Agents
Rosita y None
Alchmutra.
Sp. str
689
Order
Sen Onl!
Thatcher
Brit. str
3
Lone, Orhwford & Co
Sir J. Jeejecbboy Stutesain Tolga
Brit, utr
.101
Aobrung
Valiant Flarabedu
Brit. str
Tren, str
851 Messagorica Maritimes
Brit, atr
380 A. Heard & Co., Agents Laid up
Corner
Bri, atr
782 Siemen & Co
Brit, at 532 Acheong
Laid up
Argonaut, Eaglet
SAILING VESSELS,
Gaviota
Vorge Beare
Ger. bk
285 Arnhold, Karberg & Co
Mathilde Оссея
Apar, bl
812 Rozario & Qo
de Lauoirien
Pera..sh
1650 Captain
Astor ala SorfoseD Fabie Bademaker NoClemon
Peru, sb
83
Win. Purtau & Co
Brit. bk
465
Rozario & Uo
Melbourne
Talbot Thorese Behn Windward
Sanderson Nicol
DAW Horge Jackson Simmons
Brik bk
Brit, sch Ger. bk Gor. bk
Iaid up
230
Delfi
159
Brit. bk
423 E. Vincent & Co
Sjam, bk
393
Chineee
Shanghai Bangkok
Ste Fem Stannerd
Ger. bk
457
Amr.
bk
Span bg
277
Carlowitz & Co
Siam, bk Brit ab
417
695
Russell & Co
San Francisca
Langlois Koppelmann
Brit. bl
933 Order
Get. bk
285
Carlowitz & Co
A. F. Rons
Gerbk
758
Noyca
Amr, bk
670
Rozurio.& Co
Poriland
Fren, b
400
Order
Carl Wilbela
Leffavre Amundren
Brit. sh
631
Aug. Heard & Co
Ouden
Nor, b
155
Arabold, Karberg & Co
·E. V. Baulien
Tracey
Imp. bk
360
Chineie
G. T. Ruy
Burea
Pernt ab
904
Onder
H. C. Ursted
Vidaur tunga Sta. Coloma W. J. Whereat Fyne Volgaardsen Vidanunzege
Peru, sb Span, b
Brit: bk British
700
Order
Jons
384
Remedios & Co
Judo
Lorelei
Green
480
D. Laspruit & Co
Miss Killmanegg
Finlayson
Garduer
Ger. bg Fern, al Brit. E
202
Russell & Co
Tientsin
Oberon
May boll
80 3.19
Royal & Co
Paulista
Garosau
R&Ü3
Callao
Record
Simpson
Brit. bk
D. Smith
Brik ab
Rasul & Cla
Stanfielt
Cummings
Brit. bk
Irgend
Ned. bk
422Ed. Sobel huss & Co
Saigon
Titania
Temmermann Ger. bl
Brit. bk
Brit, sch
J. Will Mollen Chalmers
Siam, ab
500 Jurdine, Matheson & Co 205 Ardhold, Eurberg & Col 539 Obinene
Traviata
Kreakerdat
Velos
Lodberg
amr. eh 1072 Russell & Co Brit. b. 657 | Russell à Vo
San Francisco
America
dividend of 15% shareholders on Capital, Adelboid and thereafter distributo among Policy bolders Aldon Besse annually, to east, ALL the profits of the Underwriting Business pro rata to amount of Camila Cavour premium contributed,
Cap-sing-moon RUSSELL & Co., Constante
Agents. Daylight
Dragon
+ 1089 Hongkone, 9th July, 1872: IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Ellen Lewis
Eemalda REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF FREMIUM.“ YNTIL further notice the following Annual Rates will be charged for Fire Insurance
ri
Detaches & semi-detached Dwell-
Ferdinand Brymar
Garibaldi Hippocampe Jeas Sunda Kvik Kien-Wei Lula
1 per cent. Succ
Matildi Atheling
Maria Vicents
ing Houses removed from town, por cent.į and their contents. Otherdeling Housee, used strict-2
ly an such, and their contents. Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c., and 1 per cent
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents Imprial Fire Insurance Company
their contents.
tf. 864 Honkong. 7th March, 1865.
TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Mary Mildred Margot Necro Providencia
Felhan Portland
Presto Rose M
THE undersigned having been appointed Enbiaor
Agenta for the above Company, arò pre. Siumese Crown pared to accept riske aguinal Fire, subject to a Sumatra bove of 20 per cout,
Taunton
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents,
tf 39. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
THE GLOBE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.
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THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA.
THE SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSU. RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
THE Altention of Shippers is called to the low rate of Premiums charged by the endersigned Agents or above named Companies, for all steamer risks, subject to a brokerage of 15 per cent.
Butat
Skelton
Wath
Cbuse Fort William John Adams
Webster Purchase Stroud
Chinese
San Francisco Saincia
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co San Francisco
676 | Jardine, Matheson & Col
RECITING VESSELS & RULES.
Pow. Mag 283 | Harbor Master Hulk
Bulk
| 1000-) P. & D. O
318 Water Police.
H. M. S. SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Nuine.
Rig.
doub, an, gun ve.
after paying the Shareholders a dividend of 10 Adventure
The "Oosterling," as well as the "Globe," Avon
per cent, on their paid-up Capitel, distribute 25 d per cent, of the surplus of the profita pro rata Curlew amongst auch of the Insurers as have paid Dove Boring the year £509 and upwards in premium. Dwarf ·
Elk SIEMSSEN & Co.. Flumer
Agents, Horn f 40 Hongkong, 16th Oatober, 1872.
Tron Duke
Partionlars can be obtained at the Office of
COMPANY,
Myaree Melville
with the same unresisting force; and so on,fits of this Company, two-thirds (2/3rd) of up and down, and down and up, swashing to which, ofter payinent of interest will now be and fro for hours before it comes finally to livided amongst all. Contributors of hetainees BATAVIA SEA AND FIRM INSURANCE Leven
whather. Sbarcholders or not, rateably in pros Picture this, and you will have an rest image of power rot to be seen by the action on to the amount of Nett Premia contributed.
›WM. PUSTAU & Co.,
664. Hongkong. 9th April 1872
of any other force upon the carth. The dis turbutice of f the water was inconceivably fine.
Waves of enormous magnitude wo
were rollet
up
Agents.
with great viclence against the glacier, THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
ag: billows came tearing covering is with
spray; down the fiord, their progress marked by the
overy and crumbling ice,
was
which ywhere in a state of willest agitation for the space of
Over the smaller Beveral
miles. broke
completely, as if a tempest were piling up the seas, and bearing
icebergs the water
INCORPORATED BY BOYAL CHASTRE OF
HIе MAJESTY XING GEORGE THE FIRST"
A.D. 1730.
RE andersigned having teen appointe? Agents for the abova Corporation, are them fiercely against the shore. Then, to prepared to grant Insuranses us follows add still farther to the commotion thus occe-
MARINE DEPARTMENT sioned, the
great, wallowing iceberg, which Policies at carroat rates, payable either here in London. or at the principal Ports of India,
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
W28
the cause of it all, we dropping frag-Chips, and Australis. ments from its sides with each oscillation,
THE Undersigned are now prepared to grant, Midga
on behalf of the above Company, Policies Moogaita against Fire on First-class Buildings, to an ex. Opossum
Princess Charlotte tent of $10,000.
A discount of Twenty per cent (20) upon Rinaldo the exrrent local enter will be allowed or all Eingdove premium charged for insurance; euch diecount Sale being dedneted at the time of the issus of po-Teazer licy.
Thalia Thistle Agents. Zebra
RUSSELL & Co.,
ly 1 Hongkong,, 1st January, 1973
NOTICE
be-charged for SHORT PERIOD
FROM and after thisdate the following rates Insurances, vit:-
the reports of the ruptars reaching the ear Folice issued for long or short periode af Above 1 month, and not
above the general din and clamor. Other current rates. bergs were set in motion by the waves; and these also dropped pieces from ther
A discount of 20 ; allowed.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies lasued For as mot exceeding 25,000,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
sides; and at last, as if it were the grand on reasonable terms. finale of the piece-the clash uf cymbala, and the big bass drum of nature's grand orchestra, a monstrous berg near the middle of the ford in two;
sound of breasing waters and failing the this last disruption filled the air with a peal that rang among the bergs und crags, and, the void, on hill to bill died away only in
the void, beyond the mountain, tops while,
t 1323 Hongkong, 26)h July, 1872-
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
conformity with the Specist Resolutions
se. et. transport. Steam Corvetta doub, se gun fl. gon-bout
Where At.
Shanghai Hongkong
4 120 2 100 14400 Capt. Wm. H. Whyte Sbungbai"
Aoting Comdr. Digby Tienain
Brema
Augaste Rickmera Bonnie Darkold Ly-esimoon
Ger. bk.
Sabwatzen Butolsta Boysen
Schneider Fraser Gottlieb
Zubatboen Ivereou
Ger, bk Ger. bk
Dircka & Krager 782 Bradley & Ce
ΑΜΟΥ.
Ja post 10th March, 1879.
376 Paacdag & Oc 248 Petersen & On
Gar. bk. Ger. bl Brit. bk
Dane sir Ger b
Ger. bi Ger. bk Brit. be Ger. bE
Fren.. sb
Ger. bi
400 | Boyd & Clo 282 Pasedag & Co 256) Chinese 336 Ellen & Co
102 Petersen & Co 259 Pasedag & Co 300 Boyd & Co
Boyd & Co 359 Paseing & Co 607 Bord & Co
347 Boyd & Co 570 Boyd & Co 262.
L'etersen & Co
250 Pasedag & Co. 322 Pasedag Oo
FOOCHOW.
In port on 28th March, 1873.
902 | Jahn Silverlosk & Co 205: Order
Reimara Tous
Brit. bk Rasmussen
425 Olyphant & Co
SHANGHAL
In port on 28th March, 1873,
The names of the numerous sicamieri, luys, small craft, and receiving hike employed. on the Yang-isse are not included in this table
622 | Wm. Fustan & Co 411 | Morris, Lewis
Ger- sob Brit. sch
Captain
Coor. Patterson In Reservo
3160
Galvesta
3 60
loud se. Leg rl;
4.1 20
To be Sold Comdr. B. W. Bax
doais. se, gun vi
43.120
Comr. J. B. Barrett
Shanghai Foochow Amoy
G. Washington
Kim Kin-Kee
Kirkland
Hospital
4120
Hougkoug ordered to Hongkong
Lady Louise
50 Lieut. Whish
Nardo Sally
Briand Ratery Вратов Colledge Seott Paol
Amr. bk Brit. bk Brit, hu Brit, b
415 452
Master
Hourjan & Oc
Brit Li 512
Wherlock. & Co
Brit. b
Seamew
Bieban OUTLE
Military Hospital ---
Naval Hospital
- Dr. Loney
donh em gắn vớ
4190
Comdr. Gract`
A
16
00 Lieut. Cour, Fairlie
Commodore Shortt
7
200 Comr. Parsons
doul, ec, gun Ì.
douh se. iron ab 14 600 Capt. W. Arther
gun bant Kue-bout Receiving ship screw aloop "donk, so, gan vi
pad, des, veauel
dumb. as gun vs.
Steam Corvette
doub, se gun TO, screw sloop
مية
Amoy
Hankow
Hongkong
Hongkong
Labono
41 60 Lient. Comdr. Bond
on passage ont
Hongkong
Hongkong
Tozahuma
3160 Acting Cor. Dieken Hongkong
2250 Hou, A. C. Littleton
贵
120
Swatow
Com.Hon.Fitzmaurice! Kube
6400 Capt.H.B.Toolleva be on pasage to
Tienselo
4 120 Cainr. H, K. Leet 7200 Com. Hon. A. Denison Singapore
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR.
23
Nome.
Nation.
Tens
Belliqucase Bountyos Hartford Izouwroad
French corvette 3000 10 French corvette 1200
2000.000 [U.. frigate
BuBBIA COT. 1585 1300 U.S. corvette
despatch.b,' [037
Not exoeding Tan days of the uenual rates
do. Not exceeding 1 month i
do. ..do. ido exceeding three months. Above3 months, and not
do. arcoding six months..... Above a months the full abuual rate.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Ooj Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company. Lackawanna * £f. $78. Hongkong, 26th August. 1883- Mouocacy
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED).
NOTICE.
conformity with the Special Resolutions
adopted and conlroad at the Setor adopted and confirmed at the
to the noisy tune, the icebergs of the ford dinary Meetings of Shareholders held to the dinary Meetings of Shareholders hold on the thelat and lot instants, altering Clausee Nos. 130, 23rd March and 15th April, altering Clauses state
waters. It was hours belere
many
danced their will, ungainly danec upon (31,182, and 159 of the Articles of Aesseiation, Nos. 103; 104, 105, 107, and 161 of the Artioles] of wild unrest was succeeded by the calm (spth changes 10 take mfect from lat Novem. of Association, (suob obance to take effect
ber, 1871), the Noi Profite of the Company will, from Jat January, 1879), the Net Profits of the Lintia
Amy Trader
'kong Dilpyssnad
Carl Ludwig
Ellen Hood Enna
Emelie
Harrington James Paton
Kubl
Ack
Crabgez Dras Abbott Grace Gother MoKenzio Catter Duties
379 | Gibb, Livingston & Co
Brit. bk 296 | Drysdale, Ringer & Co Brit; hk. 455 i Morris, Lewis & Co
YOKOHAMA,
In port on 24th March, 1878.
Ger. bg
430 H. Grauert 230
Order Brit. bk 264 P. M. S. B. Qo
Store sh 1016 Walsh, Hall & Co 334 Neth. Trading Co
Ger. bk
Pr. Halk
Brit. tk.
Brit, bi Store sh
Pern. bk Brit.
400 M. B. N. Hegti
571 Strachan & Thomas 980
Walsh, Hall & Ob.
629 | Gimzu & Do
517 Walsh, Hall & Co
$63 H. Cook 370
1557 Wilkin & Robison
Brit, ach 198 Chiuere.
SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.
Brit, bk
Brit. bk
Leure!
Lord of the Isles
Petrie
Mapila
Captain.
Maria Loz
Parmenio
Shalimar
Tiptree
Trelovan Family-
Hereitra Cocorace Stapleton Howell Sutton
Captain
30 M. Verziey'
Balk
Store sh
1650 2. & 0.0%
Libiendiero Senex
B. C. McCauley
Michel Crumany Purl Shirley
O. F. Stanton
SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS.
Vessel,
Captain
Tom
Venels.
Captain.
Flag &
Tons.
Consigneer.
Consignees.
Destination.
Adolf Aurorita Á von
dor. be
207 T. Hermanní & Co
Span, bir
Britab
WHAMPOA,
STENERS Achcong Bril, str 180 Acheeng
BALLING VESSZIS. Ger. bk 227 Vogel, Hugadorn & Co
Brit. sér
R. Kentwell
follows, viz, Two-thirds (2/3rds) to all contributors, who Hongkong
ther shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by
An-lan exob. One-third (1ard)to be carried to the Reserve Chine-Stag
Ohen-jai Fund.
Chen.to OLYPHANT & O
General agente. Chuo-boi #716 Hongkong, 17th April, 1872.
Jooobrem
CANTON.
Godell
E. Oboy
#.1.0.M HLO.M.
gh g-u.
Poyntor
H.1.0.M.
g.b.
Robinson Deruće.
LOM
g.h.
1.1.0.M.
g.b.
Demerara
which had preceded the commencement of it; and when, at length, the i
from that date, le distributed as follows, viz. Company will, from that date; be distributed Frince Albert icebere
that had thirds (2/3rs), to all contributore, when been born caine quietly so rest, and
the other
ther shareholders or not, in propertion fo Seebergs had ceased their dance upon the the net amount of premis contributed by troubled
sea, and the woves had ceased their each. lashings, it seemed to me, that, in bebolding this birth of an iceberg; I had beheld one of the most sublime exhibitions of the great force of asture. It was, in truth, a convul sign-From Dr. Day'■ Lend of Desolation.
One-third (1/3rd) to Shareholders generally. according to the number of shares held by escb.
-AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co
Genral Agenta ||
tl 314 Hongkong, 16th February, 1874.
Bellona Enoch Train
Candelaria Faiza Alhab Flore
Ger. bk
539 Smith, Bell & Co
557 | Order
707 Order
Amr. b 1717 Russell & Sturgia
Span.bk
407 Order:
Brit. bk 36 Order
563 Russell & Sturgis 245-F. Munoz
548 T. Balbas y Castro
Iaid up
Fren, bå
Gravina
Spaa, bg
B. Friedrich
Ger bf
269 Order
I. y 6 HermanIDO
Span, bk
Marivelas
Span.str
203
Order
Mindoro
Span.ste
203 Ordar.
Brit, sh
3006) Order
Span. bk
402 M. Niete
Brit str
979
Order
Surprice"
Sta, & pa
Fristed & Published far the proprimor, by W; EL. Bau' Wynalham-iltinok, ikonagda siku ja
Saat
*Nagasaki
Chiton
Hongkong
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