Extracts.
`HER HEAUMFUL EYES,
Le It in depth, in color, or size, The charm which is in the Lovely oyes,
Blue ne the summer sky F
A buhe's, a ohild's, a woman's in one, My bort, is drunk up as the dew by the sun,
By the glance of bar bautiful oye
Softly, timidly glancing ay, Uaoloning its lid like a violet-cup..
Looks wondrously aweet and aby r Gazing into ita dypībá, I know The charm which sets my beart in a glow.
Is the zout in her bountiful eye Pere Egerton, in appleton's Journal
VANITY OF VANITIES..
In tho overlooking the Mer de Glace, ut Chamourais. a visitor had written in Latin and Greek the text, "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Another visitor added this postscript ---
register of guests on be Flagere,
Lord how disgusting tia to me, Some oad from college just get free, Airing the little bit of Grosk
Or Tatin he Haardarned to speak yang The truth of whas be quotes in olent, Flis vanity ie patrüt bein.
The create of everlasting hilla, Thounow-capped paths the marmuringrils, The pipe clad ateapa, the emerlä, vele, Tell to his heat is wandleads tiles. The only impress of this sens,
Upon his vanity serenoj/
· Prompte him to love the Mer de Gluce The malediction of an ass. August 15, 1873;
MOURNING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
protection of birds. Not, however, that all | bicus are to lie welcomed. the sparrow, does
more harm than good, by fading au
of gres, crops, and the wood pigeon does mach mischief. But, on the whole, Mr. Napier certain birds do a great deal wor good than harm.
PROPHETIC DAYS Candlemas prognostications go, as those of dreams are said to do, by contraries; fine wasther on Candlemas Day haing prophetical of a long succession of unreasonably cold days, end necessarily a failure of the crope; while foul wasther on that day is a sure promise of
bright spring,
pring, with a summer to match
1 Odenise Day be dry and fair flobulo vistres to cope and mir If Candlesmas Day be wet and fool, The bellowister zone of Ynlo Or, as a southern versica pute it :
NORTH BRES
Usurances:
THE DALE
ABLLAMENT
Lalablished 1809
CAPITAL 22,000,000,
pfis
NHE Undersigned, Agents at Hotgkong for Ezen boyo Company, are prepared to grant Policies against PTHA, to the extent of £10,000 on my Building, or on Meridandice in the anal at the following ratos, subject to a discount of
Detached and semi-do. nobod Dwelling Honke removed from Town,sid S7, 2 their Content
OtherDwelli
used strictly aratah,ana.
their Contento kurbada
Shops ko, and their Cou teate
If Candleman Day by fair and bright, Aktor will inve another følt Pen
But if it be dark with oldude god rau, Wieter is gope, and will not come again. This idea is common throughout Europe Ind Germany, they aver that the badger paeps out of his hole apon Candlemas morning, and if the ground be white, with snow, tekee tria walks a broad but should. the sunshine greet
he will not vesture bie eyes,
Brug abiding-plase ng of one mind, with the who would rather see a wolf enter shepherd his fold than the wah, upon Candlemas Day. So in Norfolk, the proverb goes that a elep herd would piefor seeing his wife on the bar, chau the sun shining clear upon Candlemas.
Day; and they firmly belive in the wisdom
of the rhymes
Chudles Day, if the thorns hung a drop. Then you are sure of a good pew crop,
*** "As far as fuaengshines in on Candlemas Day,
According to a recent authority, mourning in the South Pacific is carried on in i was nor which to us would seem very curious A widow will lay astile ber bonnet and wear the hat of her late husband; sometimes a
3. Bồ fr will the know blow in afərə 014 May.” widower
will go about in a loose gown of bis In 1860, & corespondent of Notes auil Querica departod wife worn over his own proper announced that the Callemos prognostica drees
Instead of a shawl, a mother will tion has been verified to Norfolk, if nowhere place on her back a pair of trousers belong. else, wher
nsurances.
16r 1874
the following rates Use will not charred for SHORT PERIOD Insuranoca,VE
Not exceeding Ten days 1 of the unnual ratea. Non exheading Emouth #s Abor month, and not 1 execoding thred months. The do Abor43 months, and not ) exceeding air mogiba vir Abova six month the full tonual rate
JARDINE MATHESON & CO.:
Agents, Alliance Fire dartroncs Companys 975 Terezkanie, 26th August 1880
THE UFERN INSURANCH COMPANY.
Insurances.
ORIENTAL STEAM
SIT INSURANCE OFFICE:
LONDON ZAN
1975
TREET, LORDON VS LISHED 1843 MONTAN
HONGKONG MAGKUTS.
28.90 14.00
215th January, 1674"
74.60 a 15,00
450 z 15.00
WALK BUIRTINGO
TAHU Uniori ts: anthorised to caccept. UAET BETAZTAGE,"
rlaka on behalf of this Offces, by First Claws Storriers and Sailing Ships, Lice
A MOVER, drerit,” 14. Ponukang. Jag July, 18679,920 THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANT
CAPTRAL TWO MILLION STERLING,
UITKOPOTZ
WRIEN BROOKE AMssica Barta
DYED BROCADE
( *HD Undersigned, having heen appointed
Agent for the above Company at this Przy Szarrso port, are prepared to grant Foliotes against Fire BD DAMASK to the extend of £10,000, on Buildingg orm Crisre Gooda stored Iberontak s
WHEEDKERCHIEFS,
per cent. per ongum, following rates will be charged in futureDWARD NORTON & Os.
* for SHORT PERIOD Inigranöen, viz1—14 241 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1870 Not rounding 10 days of the annual rate. TRE LOBE MARINE INSURANCE Not exceeding 1 month, 1 dos do Above 1 month and.
BEORT PERIOD INSURANGES, Not exceeding ten days, of the annual rate. Not exceeding one
Abovelmont,andmot exceding & mouthe
Ábove 3 wonthe, ned↑ not exceeding 6 months Above 6 montba.....
the full sunnal rate. GILMAN & CON Headgente,
if 1903 · Hongkong, Zlat Novambur, 1879. :
exocoding 3 MARZON
Ahore 3 monthsonil not exceeding 6 month...
SERANGEM dodo.
EDWARD NORTON & 00, Agents the Queen (umerence Company if (942 Hongkong. Phd January 1870. IMPERIAL FIRB INSURANCE COMPANY REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUS INTIL further notice the following Amual Hates will be merged for Fire Chaurance Detached semi-detanted Dwell-
COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON.
$120,00 25.00 86.00 #186.00.
3480 15.00 11.50 18.00
3.C$: 8,80 2.154 2,59
per plasa $129,00
5602.75
210 a 1.55
BaB.60 at 6,60
$9.30 2.25
0
8.80 3.05
3.70 a 3.85
Sp1:00 1.98 cansuis per dos. Or a 0.40
Brown.
Fareers, Black, 99 ins. Gentian
Vozyarsans; Blackj
SPANISH STAITAI Loro Ezz
GAKLEAR
THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIER IN SURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA. THE SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSU RANCE COMPANY OF SAHABANG.
AN ANCONA
is called to the THE Attention of Skippers is a
low rates of Priminats charged by the undersigned Agents of ahova nánied Companies, - LuerINSI, for all steamer risks, subjevt on a bezkorugs of 15 per cent.
The Oosterling,” da woll as the “ Globo,"
ing Hununca roumoved from town, i per cont, after paying too Shareholdera a dividend of 10 and their contents, Otherdwelling Horses, taedstricts),
PHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ly as such, and their intents
per cons of the surplus of the pronta pro rata Smar
Bur
per cent, on their paid-up Capital, distribute, 25 Amongst sob of the Insurers as have paid per cont Gotowns, Offices, Shops, Co., and ),
anzing the year 2000 and upwards in prominus, - Fir, Mala - their contents 125th
per con Particulars can be obtained at the Office of
TIN PLATRE ROM this date, until further notice, adin
count of Twenty per cent. (30%), upon the
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Conta
SIEMSSEN & Co
QUICKSILVM: current local rates of premis will be allowed) Agents Imparial Fire Inevance Coniyang,
Notes, Agente, -ef to-Hongkong 16th October, 1872, cate inapranga afected with this Company of MB4 angkin 7th March, 1865.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agents.
Ju
apo
tf 1199 Hongkong, 27th-Jane; 1872. PHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
3755 to a little boy just-laid in his gravendFell of rough winter was brought EIE Undersigned having been" appointed
altirugh the apps,
Tuto an i by a fair and sunny Candleinse Day. Agents to the abovo Company at this those hard times quite an economical revoluOn the following evening, about ten o'clock, Fert, ars prepared to grant Policice against tion might be effected in this way, and, in thaw suddenly commenced; bar on the event. Fire to the extent of £40,000, on Buildingg..or.
raf & portly.
portly widower
frost agim sat in with increas on Gonds atores therein. fing of the continued uninterruptedly!
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Øö.. Boated beside ed intensity, whi in one of the
if 717 Hongkong, ita November, 1863. a lady over whose shoulders dangled the to February 24th, the ios in the broads rang-- lega of her lost, during's writing fringere, ing from night iretos to a fact in thickness, JAVA, SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE might at first have n funny effeat, we should But he had forgotten to take the
COMPANY change of scon get used to it, and there would be the style into account so the striking verifica- consolation of reflecting that Christmas would. bring no odious bill far dress-coab, or lace, or Cashmore shawl, and thus the wind would in the most practical manner be tempered to the shorn lamp
THE VORACITY OF INSECT LIFE.
Some interesting information relating to the ravages of insects was given, says the London Times, by C.0. Groom Napier, to the House of Commons. Comtat
ittee of Inst apssion, on, the protection of wild birds. In 1782 the caterpillars of the brown-tail noth were no
umorous as to defoliate the trees of
very
we
large part of the south of England. The alrer was se great that public prayers were offered in the churches that the caluunly might be stayed. The poor were paid one alulling per bushel for collecting
ting caterpillars webs, to be burnt under the inspection of the overseers of the parish and fourscore bushels were selected daily, in some parishes: The brown-tail moth sa beautiful little white in scat, about an inob in expanse of wirge. Mr. Napler noticed that in 1853 i defolated about 20 fort of hedge near Parkstono, Puole; and in 1856 the caterpillera riddled and deprived of their leaves two plum trese in his garden
nruth is one of the
Famo Frenos
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
299 | Gitby Livingston & Co
7250 || Aug: ITerm & Co“?
Destination,
| Singaporo
Varsel
Cautains..
Flay & Rig
Toro
Consignees.
BONGKONG.
STRANELS.
Androre, Buchanan
Brit str Brit, ett
1008 P. & 0.5. N. Co
Mann, str.
Vicary
Brit. str.
1164 FÍ, K. & W.Dk. Co
Moralea
pant
360
Bemedios & Co
Floward
ADIF: atr. 4000
Abbott
Brit, air
77
Cary m
Brit, atr 1050
A.Herd & Co., Agents
e
Britti 1061 Britate 1795 Fran, str 1008
Bombay, &c.
Brit str
Brit 1119
Briz str
"Brit. ath
Argen Benedi a | Dung Wed
7[HB Undersigned baving been appointed tion of the ancient superstition was on veri-Agents for the above Company at the Great Repablio Acation at all. The Hebrideans observe, or port, are prepared to grant Folioias gainst a did observe, an odd custom Ou Candlemas Fire at current rates, anbject to a bonus of Sinsin ‡ Day, in
erery house, a sheafofx was dress per a VPN CAN A
wiśla a bite!
ed in feroxine attire and a BARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
club by its side, in a basket,
te 1801 Hongkong, 31st Octibes, 1878.7
Kiu-King
Lombardygu Menzale Nano
bed. Before turning in for the might, the LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE NU miestess and her maida cried in aberua: INSURANCE COMPANY, "Brüb is cowel Brüb is welcome! INDE
its
Oriess Pamp
Beuninge
E. M. Gillson
Mourrat
G. Westaby
Koch
WH. Poorley Burning Carroll
P. M. S. S. Co
D. Lapraîk & Co -*
A-Reird & Co. Agents P. &US NOS Menagerie Maritimes
fiti str⋅ 665 D. Lapraîk z Co-
Brit, att
600. Kwok AabeungE
P&O Col
1990 A. Beard & Co., Agents
#821
A. Heuril & Co., Agent-
Acheong
180"| Acbeungeut
Barlion
Atarstr 230
A: Heard & Co, Agente
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy. Tangtasc Yol-tang
Brit. sot-101
Britate
Staregon
Co
Rasmussen
Brit str. 992 Achaying
next morning, an impression of the club was Undersigned having been appointed Poyang visible it the ashes on the hearth, it was held Agonts in Hongkong for thoabove Com Prince Albert asara presage of an abundant harvest and any, are prepared to grant Marine risku atantuzet
mrrent rates. prosperous year if the club had not left
M MAUGUSTINE HEARD & war, it was an omen of co
omen of coming bad times,
471 Hongkong, 6th Marola: 1868, Down Winchester way it is commonly believ- ed that from whichevor quarter the wind ANCHESTER FINS ASSURANCE DUR“
PANY OF MÁNCHESTER AND blews chiefly upon F'alm-Sunday, it will blow
LONDON during the best part of the summier. In Hertfordshire they hold that
A good deal of rain upon Easter Day
THE Undors/gned have been appointed Agents for the abors Company at Hong-
if 1958 Hongkong, 15th October, 1863. 1lebiial AT2E INAL lai với
Altagracia
Arinityc Baltic Bronz
Gires a good crop of grass, but little good hayow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at | kong, Canton, Toochów, Shanghai, and Han- If tho eaa shines clearly on Easter Day, good art Rates HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Au weather and good times are in store, and one may make sure of seeing the sun upon Whit sunday. The slightest showers falling upon Ascensiou Day is an omen dire, sickness along cattle, and great scarcity of Goods Wares, Merchandise, Manufactur cap-sing-moon-
foretelling UK Tanning House and other Ruildings Cashmera food for man. A revistas result follows a drying and Farming Stock, Ships in Port Har
Chunkenykyriend but, or Look, and the Cargos of such Shipsi Colamho
Cutty Sark and other Vessois on Navigable, Rivers and, Junals, and Goods on board such Vessels, Endeavour
FORRIGE COUNTRIES, FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and vening Star
Fyen ur FIRE
Fortune Gloucester Golish
baarpected almost up.TROLERA Shipa Building and Repairing; Barges night and, concraling itself by day, superhitsunday means)
harvest,
of Lance, one of which died. The caterpillar Holy Thursday, and pleasant weather may of the gaina motit pri due to garden plants; it principally foede at fine
if any. rain falls then, bunder and
and light ceived. The gamma molle overran France ning, bringing blight and mildew with it, may about a century ago, and desocred a very he expected. Almost an ill-omoned is a wet
of the crops; but, fortunate. Milsummer large proportion
mer Day:
for although apples, pears, ly the corn was low strucked. The antler and plums, will not be affected thereby, nut-pany, are prepared to grant Policies against moth is sometimes extremely destructive to bushos will prove
"grass crops." Mr. Nanier once. saw millions be suitten with, and the cornfields FLER to the extent of $60,000 on any one First
It
was a proverb inj that if the deer rose dry lay
very destructive to the leaves of fruit that a shower
I should be too fiquor, it seems
of those on the Wrotin, and in the following Scotiary on Bullion's Day, there would be
of that mountain was in a down dry The summer gruas of tant e miserable state. The itckey moth is very dean early barvest. Considering the soldier structive to filbert plantations. The buf tip, saint was the chosen patron of publicans the cabbage meth, and the small ermices are and dispensers of
apon St. Martin's Day front trees that a
to indicate a twenty days from the labour of some insects the dired pening of heaven's sluices. Martim, how ever when he went in for wat, was more be overlooked some species feed only on moderate than his uncaunogized brother noxious weeds, and others prey on stål more Swithun, commerly called St. Smithing novious insects. One of the greatest friends ho, as every one nowe, is content with no- of the agriculturist is the family of
ily of ichreituon flies, which lay their eggs in the bodies of listing ander forty days-Charente Journal.
and garden shrubs.
But on the other hand, the benefits
ing caterpillars, in which thing are hatched,
thus destroying them although the caterpil
lar, after being "ichneumon," has stili a voru-
cious appetite. The caterpillars which feed
on
day
the cabbage eat twice their weight in a
fustances
NOTICE,
the Jarre of some of the fleck fies eat a THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, much larger portion than this. The produc
* LIMITED.
Live powers of inabots vary very much. Some FTER. this date the Brokerage allowed by lay only two eggs, others, such as the white A this Company on the Frenla on Ri&K aut, 40,000,000, Laying them at the of to ports west of Singapore, will bè Ten per cent. 60 a rainute. The queen of the hive bee is (10%) only on ALL OTHER INBURANCES cramble of laying 50,000 in a season, The Brokerage of Thirty-thran and One-third per inagurity of
of insects, however, lay
bat, about cent (834 7.) on the Fremia will be allowed, as 100: in generects have two gerte..
the larger the insect the fewer beretofore, it laya. ratious in the year, ednan have 20; others take
emys
seven years from the time the egg is laid un-
OLYPHANT & O
General Agents, 254. Hongkong, 5th Jumpary, 18744 tip their usural death in a perfect state. BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE But brobably ! above live per of the
egys become perfect insects!
COMPANY.
Chriss Rick EMAS
|---- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, Jat January, 1867.
NUTILE
IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.
Sorensen
Efferve
↑ Running bistideen Hongkong and Canton
5 Bunning between Macaa and Hongkong.
260|| Order;
Garnk 1380 Athe Heard &. Go
Attnéh
937 | Olyphant & (to
Brị bk-46 | 8. E. Burtons & Some
Fren, k
H. Hener
Brischk
Vorratli
Sam, bk
Marinod
Bepile- Сакретвед
4 mr.: 63
Siam, bk
Dan bk
Siau, bls
Brivalr
387 Carbwils & Co.
$81 And Hoлrd & Va
474 | Chinese N
000 Pardon & Co?
14 Chines
611
bunsen
Co
427 || | Clinican 2 25
857 Ang. Heard & Co
Pug Flying Ámoy, gdy
kohuma, &
East Coast
Yokohama Singapore
Fennels,
3.04.20
$9.50 at 3.36
1.76
10
1.08 1.60
9.05
·9.10
9.40 4.9.10 -1.70 a 1.75
∙1.60€
9.30
-6.00 6.50
15,50
COAIN, ANGÓAN,
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Sydney,
INTOW GLADO ANALY
Paançon, k.,
Banjazy
Perus Thiton
BAL NE
1430
136 1 por boat 4:04.05
por pet. 6.00
6.20 6.108.20
22. 28.00 16.30.18.00 -3.26 g): 4.00 630 14.40
17,30 18.30
Fra
per yard 0.53 a 0.25 0.10 0,90 024 17,536
per yard 081 0.52
porpioen 9.00 a 9,05
J
YAMPAL WOOD Malabar
1705,00
8.20 2,65
Saran Woor, Manils, are pi
8.30 € 8.00 Brasa; California, por sack of th.........ES 102 8558,80 overbean par barre, at v00 876 020 16.60 a 17.00 War, Tonta por peli 150 a 1.99 -19.00.419.50
20,00 ₫ 20.30. väl a, Danton white, I = Busin
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per pinul 4:30 ticked
24.50 -4.05 Peas, White.ui.
30 9.50 -10.50 8.80 8.00
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5.00 5.25 SEAWEED,
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491 450
8.75 3:0
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56.00 $8.00
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18.20 & 8.70
14.50 38.87, 07,008,00
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Consignees,
Destination.
CANTON
Man-nien-Laing.
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·ecir:
Clark Lia Brah
-HALO.MA
Young
Ngan-tan Sai-Taing Sin Obre Ti-an-lan
Thales. Tien-Po
Agustina Caling
Francisco Calderon
HIQL g-b.
H.I..M
ent,
Brit. Ats 775 Olypbnat & Co ALL.Clos
MACAO.
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Barrier
Per al
Callad
Fray Bentos
Shanghai
Lohu
Luisa Caueraro
+
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Peru. 15-2 Penres:
Calbo
Peraat
Para sh
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Colino
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Callao
Calico
Tatim
Callao
A. Heard & Co., Agenta
Pera, 131 Garcia y Garci
Callan
Nil Despertadum Nuevo Providencia
Oracle
Pora
Providencia.
Spark
Teubel
Ileheod
Perq, su 947 Tuton
Astorguin
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↑ Bunning between Canton and Macz).
SWATOW,
-In pori sa 9th January, 1874.
Ger. bl 227 | Direks & Kruger Fren. bk 844 Diroky & Kruger Geras 1974 Vuoka & Kruger Frea..s 71 Frewia & Un
Brik, bà 501 Frein 06
360 Dircks & Kroger
271 Dircke & Krager 856 Prasar & Co
Diedriebeen
Hized, by ider bk
San Franci
Singapore
SAILING VESSUÍÑ
B. de Opajuli
Apa k
420 Radios & Op
Ger, bk
440 Wm Fostan & Co
WHORE
Gen.bl
Hamburg
Anderson
Ger. bk
18 Ordor
At .Islatid
Schweitzer
New York
Nortoa
Ayba Anguste. Ouroline
Eisenman
Pantren
Diouia
Made
Thiglet
Nicol
Hellourno
Frolich
Kelm
Ger. bk
Furat Bismarck
Kine
Gerbe
Bangkok
G. T. Ray
Frazer
-Brit bk
Heléna
MORNARED
225-1. Dicks & Krnger
Amoy
Pyrmont
43)
Dircka & Kruger
Melbourne
Sally Triviata
Schopper Long Breakwold
Ger. bk Brit, b Gort ble
250
Direks & Kroger
206
Vincent & Co
Chefoo
270
Direle & Kroger
New York
ΑΜΟΥ.
San Francisco
N
In port 7th January, 1874.
Alerta
Vogt
Ger be
210 Paeedag & Co
Britain's Prida
Barry
Brit. bg
178 Order
Takno
Port Lonis
Borra Nortal Chian
Worgitzky
Siam. bk
360 Boyd & Co
Rose
Ger, Bab
178 Pandag & Co
Cleopatra
New York
Foodtow
lin Fearle Friendship
Iris Italy
Schaltz Jacobsen Onnsland Abernathy Klindt So buechtel
Bric Bol
163 Pasedure Do
·Ned. hy
Hongkong
Batavia
Brit. Bolt
Giun bi
450 | Chinesa
Ger, sah
Bagly
Bribk
Takao Taiwonloo
Juno
Jobinasen. Ger. Be
262
Picciois
Grafa
Gec h
263
Gerbk 1355, SIGURANT & COV Biäm: bb 054 ChiDead P
Shifter
Dinklage
Ger, be
264 Tait & Qui
Trelevan Family
Sutton
Brit. Bebr
Briz, bk F1075 | Bosiris & Go dur bl
Dadedin
Forulaw
Brin bk81
Tal & Co
Ger by 200 Wm. Postin &00 Span. be261 Brandae & Lo
Channel fo
Manila-
Brit bk
788Arnhota, Barborg & Co
433 Chinese
676 Jardine, Matheson & Ca
318
Ressedion & to
· The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com-
Solgla Vincent
520
Rozario & Co
5. F. Andersen
Stam, bk-
447 Chinose banqu
HiBa
Hork Hohenzollern Icumuw
Choe, StewarĖ Dickinson
•Haebaren
Brit. Lab Brit, toh
478 Chinese
Ger. bk
2270 Auga Heard & Cu
Kelk Liner
J. Margtoia Amundsen Colberg
Amr bk
659 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
Nor, bg
Bium. Uk
utilda Atheling. Mary Anun Molly Naworth Castle
Wherast
Minister Renier
Ger, bl
Eren bk.
395 | Signissen & Luz
M. Linklater
Brit, bk
248 Bourjan & Co
Baner
Narsoniant Peibo
Hansen
·Gerbl Siam
-Holdt:
dop do,
Sarah Nicholson
•Scottimat Selim Siamese Crown Sparrowhawh Súmatrà
JG Salkirk Holcomb
Brit, sh
ROM and after this date the following rates
will be charged SHORT PERIOD 3-Net Gruzada:
serates,
Not exceeding Ten days of the sunum rale Not exceeding 1 month of the annual rate Above 1 month,
den
and not exceed-.
Above 3 months:
and not exceed 6.
Above 6 months the full annusirale,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agents Imperial Hire Insurance Company
ti. 675 Hongkong, 15th August, 1869.
·YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAL
UAPITAL AND SURPLUS 765,000 TAELS:
DOLICIES granted on Marine Bisks to all
Tuluessay
Tay-Wart
Tokatea Tuck-sing Vesta
James Dick
·J. J. Witt
Calhoun 'JaMullin'
Hofmann
Sana 59 McKinnon Manlili Hocat Villa de Rivadavia: Chstillo
340 E. Scholfbags & Co.
711. Cuiuose
99 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
933 Olyphant à Co
78 H Coben Money Babka 34 John Burd & Co Siam, ab €39 Obines Pol
VÁ 17, Bub
Bri lik 415 Rozario & Co. Amr. sh 1072 Russell & Ob
EMS. SRIPS IN THE ORINA SQUADRON,
her poss
feeds on:
on the roots of
La parod to grant Insurances as followe -— Napier of grass, and Mr in 1859 noticed
MARINE RISKS. lowe in La Manche de meadows vastated by it. The starling is a bird inost Policies at current rates, payable elther hers, useful in destroying these Jurva, and those of in London, or at the prinsipal porta Indiä, the horse
a) Australia, înd the Brat, fles. The orthopterous cattle
A BROLENAGE of THIRTY THREE Ind ONE- r'and cockchafer are examples, ure very
parts of the World, at current rates. This Association will, antil further notice, provide out of the earnings, first for an interest cividend of 15', for shareholders on Capital; and thereafter distributs smong Policy holders. annually, in cash. ALL the profits of the Faderwriting Business pro rata to amount of Carlow Prim contributed
Dwait: RUSSELL & Co,
Elk Flamer 1099 Hongkong, 91b Jaly, 1872. CORINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
#(LIMITED);
NOTICE
Name
AYOFF
Coub. so gun ve."
Cadmus
Steatu Corvettu:
doub, so, gan el, doub, so gou vl. doub, se gun vi Hospital
of
BISKS.
Of bis kind the daddy-long logs in qus of THE Undersigned baving been appointed
the most destructive, espaorally in France, i
Captain.
Where Al
SingapuroTM
Disna
A-Dovoals Condor
Endymion Kien Wei
Wack
Carrique Brabo
Richardson Tradey
Yokobung Tentsin Hongkong
Bangkok Ainoy Bungkuk
| Kinop
Hongkong
Adele Alhambra Araby Maid
Porter
120 Comdr. Grant
Singapor
4 360 Lient. Cour. Fartis
Götur. Fr E. Parisli
60 Trent, Cour, Atinson
Hankow
De con
Liongkong
Bengali
Doune Castle.
Herrs
Hongkang
Ger, be
199 Boyd & Co
159 | Bord & Co. 197 Hoya & Go
213 Priedag & Co 286 Ellie & Oo
Puseday & Co Phaedag & Co.
Singapore
Тамцо
4.
Lapham
··Nelson".
Read McDiarmid Lorenzen Noyes Linrel Kadrlok Imanprest Рауше
FOOCHOW.
In port on 2nd January, 1874,
Fren, bk774 Master
Ger bg 285 Butterfield & Swire Bric, Fab. £2-750° Adamson, Bell & O Imp. 3551-1366 | Arueñal
SHANGHAI
In port on 9th Jmuary, 1874,
The names of the numerous steamers, tuga, mall craft, and receiving hulke employed. -on the Yang-tone are not included in this
tubla
Amy, sela 384 | Fruzar & Co Brita-1242 | Frozar & Do"
Brit. Bb 825 G4Lb; Livingston & Co
Fren. bk
Aur bg
Britsk Ger. bk Amy, bà
"Aur. oli Amr. sh
Gork Brit."bt
Ger. Boh
492 J. S. Barou
49 Olyphant & Do
857 Adamson, Bell & Do
472 Russell & 06.
67 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
79 Erasar & Co
833) Order N
340 Jardine, Matheson & Co
268
katar
291 Gibby Livingston & Co.
Brit, he 427 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Mistletoe
Orto
Aarsex
Palentine
Grigg
Pride ofthe Thame Burdin guluctu
Brit, bk 87
Brit: bk 428
Sen Delle
Guggin 8t. Androws Onstlo] Gillies
Rallsen
Captain
James S Stoue
Fiery Cross
Fiora M
Vanguard
Phinney Hates Curr Walker Lnders
Ed Schelluses & Co furcie, Lewis & Co Brit. bà 307 Jardine, Atatheon & Co Brit, sb: 339. Adumson, Boil & Co * Gor, bg | 13,| Fražar & 05
YOKOHAMA."
In port on 80tk December, 1879.
Brit
710| Order
Brita 694 Order 10 me
Brit, bàn lại 1 2 & 0 Do Brit, b
Order
Brit. Uki 015 | Jardine, Matheson & Cul
SHIPPING IN MANITA HARBOUR.
Frolic
Hornet Iron Duke: Kentral Lennan Midge
4.120 Cop: Patterson 17400 Capt. Wm. El. Whyte Shanghai 3:160 Condy. E. J. Church | Shanghai 420 Comdr. B: W. Bax
120 Comdr. B. Barnett
duoble so, gun vl, 4 100 capble an, gun w4 120 comb, so, tron b 14800 conble sc, gun yl, 4 100 Military Hospital - coub, so, gun y) gua bont guz-boat
Coudr. 0.3. Buckle Comdr. Catherin Cape W. Arthur Contr. Bonitou
TOLIOLES granted at current rates on Me- palosjmito + rme Risks to all parts of the World: In Opossum.
olation, Two-thirds of the Fronts are distri Bibaldo tuted annually to Contributora, whether Share... | Kingdovə The numerous spocies of grasshoppers Jessen
FIRE RISKS,
PROVArboldem or not, it proportion to the net amount": Salamia, the amount of our gress crops. Locusts are Raldom tonne in England now in suficienta atent of 520,000.
Felicice graated on First-class Buildinge to of Premia, contributed by oseb, the remaining Teaser third being carried to Reserve Fund. Thalia bumberato do any dainage, but they have done. A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER GENT (20)
OLYPHANT & Co, Thetis considerable damage here in former gener-upon the surront focal rates will be allowed on
C General agente. Thistle tions. Their greatest snemies are his folle count.bojug deduned at the tire of the TRE LONDON ASSURANCE.
all premium gharged for inatirance; such dís ! 051 Hongkong, 17th April, 1973. ad the tion in coloured pantor, which
in Hoeks and decapitate them by hun-of policy. A drada,
The beetles are itamensely unmereus,
RUSSELL & Co.'s as regards species. In 1874 0
the cookeliafere gathered in such numbers on the banks of the
rent the parking Severn, as to prevent
of watermills. On another occasion, in Galway, they formed a black cloud that darkened the sky for the distance of a league, and destroy al the vegetation so completely that summer
·lusenta, of which the font from district THIRD PER CENT, will be kidwet, ou all LQUAT ordance with the Company's Articles of A- Princess Charlotte Receiving 7200 Comp. Parsons Hongkong-
Lud
1r 1 Hongkong, 1st January, 1875,
YANGISZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SHANGHAT,
NOTION
<INCORPORATAN BY ROYAL OHARTER
MIS MAJESTY:KIYGGEORGE THE FIRST,
AD.1720.
surew sloop danb, so, gun vi pad, dez, vešnels doub. a. gun ve Steam Correlle Steam Corretto doub, se ve
3160, Coinr, Pinus 9251 Juent. A. D. Littleton
Shanghai. Bangkok --
4 320.Com, Hon. Fitzmaurice Fochow
#6 | 400 | Càpt.H.B.Wogllcombet Bangkok:
18 250 Capt. Lê Huuto Ward. Eu route to Aden
4 120, H. K. Leot Yokohama
FOREIGN MENOR WAR IN HARBOUR.
Naiad.
Nation
Toner
2600 12
Tuto
Margose de la Victoria
Spar, Deut -Alder, out,
12000 14545.
HA Adams Fou
THE undersigned "having been appointed Assold
Agents for the abure Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows a Tre-quois VRAAG MARINE DEPARTMENTA
seemed turned into winter. They made a prise rambling the airing of wood. and after SATERDAY, the dot Novem-Poles at current rules, payable either hers, Menueticy
The people, threatened with famino, obliged to deveer
There
wers
in London, or at the principal Ports of Indis,M
ber, a Biukerage of Thirty-three and one. China, and Australia,SUTATA
I 180 they third por cent, (331 %3, while allowed or a were alarmingly numerous in Switzerland. The female lays about 80 eggs instances granted by this Association,
Bix
weeks they are batched. They live
from three to four years is the larva state.
The first year they do not do a great amount
of damage but in the second year they attack the roots of all plants within
the
reach. They often rain the crops of oura, Juterne, strawberries, and
and various plante on which mau depads for food. Our
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents
f1800 Hongkong, 30th October, 1873., IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY:
ROM this lace until further notive, Our Ingectiva eiurn of Twenty per cent. (20%) will be rous birds are diligent in destroying the undo, so the Premium charged on all Insur
+hatanece effested with this Ofice; auch Boturn
it required; hand labor is also needed. Mr. refourlon it at the extensive diffu-
Napier
lares of insects, but they will not do all that being payable on the issue of the Policy
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Tostarial Firs Insurance Company 16-1159. Hanukone, 24th June, 1872-
THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
sion of information on the hints and menta of destroying mir more noxions insects would be the means
ezns of saving millions of pounds
worth of valueable food every
year." He says
thrt in the United States the importanon of
thra
TEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
FILS DEPARTMENT.
Policies issued for long or short periods at current ratosAAAAAA
La discount of 20"), allowed;ANS
R LIFE DEPARTMENT
Policies issued for sums not exceeding 25,000, on resale terme
WAPANGHOLLIDAY WISE & Co.
if 1863 Hongkong, 96th July, 1872 702
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE:
conformity with the Specs Resolutiona
6. | Lient, Comdr. J. W. Phillips
SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS.
Peasel
Captain
Brag
Contaiguses.
Destination.
WHAMTOA
STEAMERS. Acheong
Brit str Britestr
626 D. Lapril & Co
NAMASCAILING, VESUELAN
Brit bc456 Horse & Co Oec. b 966 Vogel, Hagələn & Co. 235 Gibb, Livingston & Co. ∙Brit br
Brit, bk 424 | Carlowitz & Co
Listin Icred
Auton
JAS, B. COUGHTKIE,/ Hongkong, Jat Noveber, 1871
Cat 885
I adopted and confirard at the ExtreỘT dinary Micetings of Shareholders hold on the Glamorgsvelize tel and 15th instante, altering Clauses Nok 130, 131, 112 od 183 of the Articles of Association, ench changes to take not from 1st Novem ber, 1671), the Net Profile of the Company mill from that dafe, be distributed ne follows, viz.
Two-thirds (2/3rday to all contributore, wha
thar bareholders or not, in proportion to Quen guí the net amount of protein contributed by Chen-to
Chinkiang One third (1/8ry to Bharoholdere generally,Chiog Sing according to the number of slinres held by Demerara Fee-long MEMAR AUGUSTINE HUARD &
Feito" Sasha General Agante, Foiwaa ub Ling-feng 814 Hongkong, 16th February, 1872,
udies
Prospector atga
Papp: Dunoon Furrón
CANTON
Poynter Rubineon! -Hogy
Oboy
TLOAL
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Brit str
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aLbject is felt and almost every State GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of bas a government entomologist, whose busi-Ohing and up, and at Singapore,
as it is to rasko inspections and reports of Saigon and Penang
the
· of
Reka necapted, and Polletes of Insurance
governmonk returns were publishove-mentioned Ports.
appeared, that the damage
Ba charge for Policy feen.
The monile La ecle, and abow the remedy granted at the rates of Premium current at the
ed, from which it
done in Normandy by the cockchafer Mone amonated to 25,000,000 francs. A law was passed in France a few years since for the
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Ferdinand Garibaldi
Gentoo Midnight
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Consigners.
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Silver Stream
Sonors
Samira
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1058 Smith, Deil & Co
400 ||Order
528 | Ker & Co-
Spad, uli⠀ 10225 Aguirre & Com
8pan, ba
409F Reyes bo
Fran. be 337 Ker & Co. Fron; bk | 280 Becle, Hubbell & So Span, bk
492 | Kar & Q 222 Peole, Hubbell & Co Spen. str Span.b248) F. Reyen,STATI Amish 1308 Smith, Ball & Co Span, er 202 Reyes Spam blej 881 F.Munoz Span. bk 270 | M. Coaling Span, be 203 | L. Calvo, Brit B 383 | Kör & Og Amir 1929 Russell & Sturgis
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