1875-01-27 — Page 4

Extracts.

ALL ABSENT FRIENDS.

All obeant friends! Stand up! Upright)

Let honner to the torat be paik

L'en router little fairy mail --

Shell let our loving-oup to-night!

These hamoward bound with favouring gales;

Ebove 'reath Gibraltar's frowning height,

Or cupped in India's sultry night,

And these in our eveset Kentish vaka.

"Neath stony sky by tempest driven.

"Midst howling wind and wishy way, Battling shipwreck ́d men to save, Or leading dying souls to heaven! Dear shent frienda). Alis! that they

Show'd be now about from our board,

And touch a saddeață, quivering stand To berrir stimmel ta deținimas Day !

427 olazed friends?—Aye, if our thought fro ferth to those long lor'd so well, How passed mary! De Qey rust felt "Twas all in tendiest merey wronght?

So bauith sulness from our sido,

lid Dark Care ride hie mee alova. Hark! now the ringers' joyous tone

Proclos morky Christmas-thle All obvval friendå? Is cok, ar höll,

At her abroad; where'er they he

Fill an, Gll up. with three times threa Dear absent fricuda! God bless them all →London Society.

HENKY PRITI

THE LORD MAYOR'S DUTIES.. In the good old days the government of

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TMm, 1875.

off

Insurances.

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HIS HAIRSTY KINGONORGE THE FIRST

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THE ISLANDS OF THE WORLD. all persons who die under eighty years The islands of the globe lavo been esti-age, many who die ander ninety, some who mated to contain about one-twenty-third of die under one hundred, or even one hundred THE LONDON ASSURANCE, the area of all the continents. They aro and five, dio prematurely." And that more divided into two groups, the continental and persone live to the nge of one madred than pelagic. The former are those which are wore dreaunt of in the philosophy of the late closely connected with continents, like the Sir Georgo Cornewall Lewis, is conclusively in proved, contmaty, ons would say, to the very adjoining mainland in physical aspect; in their fanna and flora; the latter, those dot- candid author's own bias and expectations, in ting the surface of the ocean far away from that most, laborious, sagacious, instructive,

Taking their triation of one Lengerity,

froin an axial and entertaining work, called mud.

fone Longerity, ita Facts and its Fistione," by to, or 13

Thoms, the

and Lenoused Inta learned pon the mi generally much extended in one particular editor of direction while pelagic isles are either with

or ja

undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

·MARINE DEPARTMENT.

Insurances.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.. (LIMITED).

NOTICE

DOLIOEKS granted ad eürrent rates

Ma

HONGKONG MARKETA.

di Revorted by Chineas an 1816 25th January, 1876., Shanghai perplexi 13.00-13.30

COTTON GOODE, Jozzon Yauw, No. 18 a 24per 400b, 183 40 118.50

111.00 119.60 AU 12000183,60, while,

18.344

1640 16.00

14.50 16,00

11,60 - 14.00

185 1.05

460 - 4,0)

PRODUCE.

Ningra... Ticutria. Tungehow, Bengal,

J

17-

per piece 21.70, 3,7

107 200

3.16385 2.45 3.50

Black, cs,Bengal, Cargo No.

Blam, white...

cleaned,

3:20 3.50

-240-2.50

KI

* 246

3.8$ 5.50

2.06.19.70

4,609,85

86 :400

#28 a $2... 89 a 12..... ANY SOATIVOS. 7

Walindurarspen, 64 a Borced.

88'60'

2,204.27

rine Risks to all party of the World. In acordance with the Company's Articles of As- areiation, Two-thirds of the Profita are diatri buted annually to Contributors, whether Share holders or not, in proportion to the neEamount WHITE BROCADE 15 of Premia coatributed by each, the remaining AMERICAN DRILLS, 80 yards...

40 924 | GREY ROLOTER, 34 ydı £ 32in.71b4, OLYPHANT & 004-

94, & lè,, 8, iba, * Genordi Agents. DYED BROTTED BRIGITTE

BEND BROCADE -- Do),, DYED DARK D

WHITE DOTTED Dopo pieco 2.46

•haite peinland, continental islands are W. J-1 states and Quorica, a work which Policies at current rates,. payable either hero, third being carriad;to Reserva Fand,

overykody

aut mountaion, or receive their form BULL AU Day bes not read it should road. Ohina, and Australia

الس.

The

If 951 Honickomis. 17th April, 1973. THE SWISS LLOYDS TRANSPURT INSURANCE COMPANY,

Resto Friend

WINTERTHUR,

mail..." Singapore........... Saigon, Arraca...

Bangoon

1.80 a 9,06 SALIFIORE,

3.15 a 9.20 COALS AFCAT, meani

" - 8.69 8.06

11 -3.50 -8.95

Ingliskatsak 2011 j

por pines 5.85 a 0.00 WOW GRAD

1.60 4 1.86 STRAITE PAGDUON, RO

BATYANA, Strašin...

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Bro

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$1,000,000, Black, 32 in. per yard 0216 0.99

Gentian, 115,000 Back 1,400,000

And Coinsures with Mench day,

Paris Capital And with Fraich Company, Paris, do. 1,000,000 ParaNSTRIPNS,

$3,515,000 Aggregato Capital.....

in London or at the principal, Ports of Indis, advisable to remark in passing, for

for FIRE DEPARTMENT. autline from a central pouk or group. Pelagio the benefit of those who are not familiar Polina Ioned for long or short periode, at

to above, of in countiese maltitudes over the with the views alluded to

M. islog ecur te qentral and western Facific, Flour, the group Mammalia,

current rates.. surface

talang his observa- of

A discount of 20° allowed. the

tions from

of the clea and there

LIFE:EBPARTMENT. are a few in the Atlantic. India, tebrata na baring the closest resemblance Policiesissted for same not exceeding £5,000, | Subioribed Capital..............

With a very few o and Sorthern Oceans.

their natural life in reasonable terme. { Found that volcanic or coptions, these are

either of

to man,.

exactly or hurel

to Bre coralline formation,

timos the p e been produced by exter

period of

HOLLIDAY, WISE, & Co. * 1563 Hongkong. 26th July, 1972. the joint action of vulcanis forces and the their growth and, "applying the role thus

and

taking twenty coral-building polypt. The fow exceptions to obtained to human life,

LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE the rule are the Seroballes in the North when the body is fully matured to

INSURANCE COMPANY. Indian Ocean, which consist chiefly of granite years, he concludes the natural duration of and quartz rock, Kerguelen's Land in the the life of man to be one hundred years." It iontborn part of the mne nom, having an does not

MUJE any in the north, and New Caledonia, 1,000 miles worry, kingging, and aggravation from north of New Zealand, which has a central which all mals, except mau, appear to

which ridge of old rooke, and fringing reafs of cont. tas tolerably exempt,

Geograph

iba be

that

axis of primary racks, with a volcanic group Flourensar, Hye fuse, current local rate of premia will be allowed Karine Rats to all Ports of the World.

For

Louder wae of Spartan severity. To repriss --Selecha Alles of Political and Physical bain bas to endure, more or ery buman)

crine and poverty and rascality was the aim of all good citizens. Each ward bad its alderal and common council, and its ward

FACIAL ANOMALIES,

I was once sitting in a cool underground saloon at Feipzig, while without people were ready to die from heat, when a now guest on tered and took a seat opposite to me. The sweat rolled in great drops down his face, and he was kept busy with his handkerchief, till at last he found relief in the exclamation,

and which, as fatal to sensitive natures as disease or privation, lead to materially shorten existence. Chambers's Jouriast

Insurances.

LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

clerk and

and cadlos, for that vary purpose. As we go higher we come to the court of aldormen and common council, and the com- mod ball, and of them all the Lord Mayor is the head. At once, then, we see that his duties, if he be what he should be, are any- thing but light. He has to proside at the

*ULE Undersigned having been appointed sittinge of the court of alderman, at those of "Foarfully hot!" I watched him attentively 1. Agents in Hongkong for the above Conn the court of common council, and at the is he called for a cool drink, fall from higomrent rates.

for I expected pay, are prepared to grant Marine risks at

common hall. At all these, malters per-every momont that he would

taining to the

the rights, the interests, the trade, chair in a fit of apoplexy. The man must

"T

and the bealth of the City are discussed, and have noticed that I was cheersing hita, for sometimes it is no easy mattor to keep order he turned towards me suddenly, saying, between diamutants so tenccions of their rights, and so heedless of those-of-otbare-gus sort of person, aus I not ?" Tasked. “Because I perspire only Within the City the Lord Mayor toes preu the right side." And so it was; bis cedence after the Sovereign, and on the right ebeek and the right half of his forehead occasion of the death of the latter he is sun-were as hot as fire, while the left side of Tuned to the Privy Council, where he signe his face bore auto tence of

of perspiration. first the declaration of the title of the new had never seen the like, and, in my

~ How Judge of the Court of ment, vas about to enter into conversation

-

ay.astonish Chit Commissioner of the Central with him regarding this physiological curio

he visits twice during sity, Jourt, which he

when his neighbour on the left bioke cach session, and presides over the London in with the

rezark, and Southwark

Then we are the op unterparts of each other, for I and counterparts of such perspire

AUGUSTINE HEARD &'Oo,

tf 44) Hongkong. Ist: March. 1874.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

Tudorsigned having been sppointed

ROM this date, until further notion, a dis- count of Twenty per cent (20) upon the apon insurances effected with this Company.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

Agents. 1193 Hongkong. 27th June, 1872. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BAMBURG.

THE

THE undersigned basing been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre. pared to astept risks against Fire at current rates, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent,

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agenta, tf 39 Hongkonit. Ifth November, 1872,

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & O AOSNTA-HONGKONG AND CHINA, XXYILI: grant Policiesnt Current Bates or

allowing a Brokerage of

43 par cent, on Hiske Bait of Singapors. Aad£0 per cent, on Lisks to Bumpe and America.

1043 Hongkong, 14th January, 1873.

ROYAL INSURANDS COMPANY.

pro-

HE Underated having been appointed THE

Agents for the above Company, paned to GRANT INSURANCES at Current Rataa

MELCHERS & Co.. Agents, Boral Insurance Company. tf 1780 Hongkong, 28th October, 1874.

Bamar..

PAPPER White,..

fr

1.95.1:80

1.20 € 1.75

35.240 3.10a. 2.15. 1.00 1.05

2.30 9.15

9.84' 2.40

8.76

«per son...

13.00 a 14.00 .10.00 a

عيدي

par box. 8.00 $ 8.70

we Dar pal, 6PDA 8.00

Blackstone

BETEL NUT

$150 4.8

180022 78.60

*19.70 a 13 BU

2.80 a 376

4.00 4.35

South Seas***

17.50 10.00

1.80 9.20

2.50 275

· Sandal Woos Malabarp.........

BAYAN WOOD Manila

FLouz, American-per barrel of 300 ... 1925 6.60

0.17 0.18 01,220.8

WOOLLEN GOODS,

>

27

Teryart 448 boaw firms, MA Bourist... per piscato.

Avorted, Sarlat

0.70

& 1020

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0.40 0.45

CAMLETY, 890

18,50 # 1700

AA

18.60 18.80

16.00 a 19,20

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· 20,60 @ 2050

"

15.50 800

¿

LEETINGS, DD,

Isos, Nail Red..

GRAD,

Ecop

BrEEL, English...

Swedish,..

Fir, Maho,

METALS.

The of 100 th 2016 276 Califórnia, pise such 0160 Brno-

1.30 1:95 WHEAT, Tientem, por pol. 180 1.86

Onitfornimedrannoma ré 1*

BUGAR, Canton whats, I 8

Dk. Brownwett

Wast Coast, D. Brown, .... Manda, Dry White, bu

DE. Brown,

Cake, packed,...

per'pical 9.0 8.75 Pale, White,

.paz

4,60

2.70

3.5

8.69

I

8,95 a 6.60

7160 à 7.70

480 4.00

£2,80

8.70 4 7.15

8,00 a 3.70

+

1.20 8.30

4.5 4.60

3.76 3.30

15,00 15,25

18392 10

2.75 a 2.00

1.7K

1.30

Yellow,amateun sazmunan

1,86 1,2

F

6000 4 65.00.

950

8.70 * 2.80

9.50 a 11,60

7.75 8.20

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-$.20 156

1.20 7.80

19.00 19.50

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parkuðu 170 12 5. #ARSED-Greetter,

picul2400 a 95.90 METRICS, Dry Bisnisrg.

par box" 780-17 -820 »

80.00 $12.00 ATOLL, Trentep

213.00 a 14.00 Base Wax, Japan, White.

1.25 +1,60

TIX PLATER... ЭКВАТЕТНИ Матка, Qorozovna, English,

per pioul24.50 $9,00

American

SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.

Veusete,

Captain,

Flag & Rig.

Tene.

Consignees,

HONGKONG."

STEAMERS.

289

D. Lapruik & Oc

P. M. S. 8. Ob

Siemian & Co

sessions held at the Guildhall. He is Es-vositely in the left side" This, too, of £10,000 on any auo First-oluce Rick, or to Kinsian

cheator-Geceral of London and Sou when there is

the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Riska at Kin-Tiang Current Rains.

K Distenat of 20 allowed.

Spin. atr

ADIT. str00

Ger. tr 64

H. & W. Dk. Co

Destination.

·Brit. str 220

Bric-air-232

Vogel, Hagedorn & Cabila

Butterfield & Swire -

Master

A. Heard & Co., Agents

Vessels.

Captains.

Ping-&

Big.

Tona

Consigneer.

Destination.

WHAMPOA

SAMLING VESSELS,

826 Olyphant & Co.

Russell & Co

Sienasen & Co *Gue Oc

Chattanooga

of

T

- AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- red to GEANT INSURANCES to the extent Albay 368,000, ou first-class risks at current rates.. Obins

if 674 Hongkong, lat May. 1874.

·MANCHESTEN FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Philip

MELCHERS & Ça

Obius

Fame

Hernings Vienry

Yokobama,&c. Shangbai

John Miltou: Margo Polo... Marge:ton

Freeman Murphy Jager Forman

Amp. bk Brit." Bb Ger, .bk Brit. bk

358

Brit. Br

116

Tag Flying

Foiwan

Brit. etr

A. Hard & Co., Agente

FOYDAL

C. E. Stowart

Brit. Kir

651

Ah Yon

CANTON

Formues

Morales

Span.clr

355

8E Undersigned Agents are in receipt of

instructions from the Board of Directors. Hanyang authorizing them to issue Policies to the extent. Hankow

lengyle

Martiu

Brit, atr 1295

Beil Symington Cury

Siemen.&.Co

An-Inn..

·Goctail.

A.I.O.M

Brit, 'Bir

1050

Wade

H:1.0. M.

r-b. T

Legaspi

Legislator

Broning Qunteque Urai

Ikit. atr

1031

A. Heard & Co., Agents†

Qhing Bing

E. Uboy.

H.1.0.M

Кpun, sla

252

Remedios & Co

Demerara

Customs Cliop

Brit, ar7374

Gibb Livingston & Co

Maria y Visonte

Span, bk

184

Looner

Spup, str

393

D. Lapraic & Co

Repairing

Nganstan

Stewart

H.1.C.M.

k-b.

Agents

Little Orphan

Brit. tr

h

11. K. &W'pon Dock Co

Sat-Tring

James Stowar

B.I.O.M,

b.

Bernard

Brit. BLE 1033

P.&O. S. N. Oc

Tokobama

M. Bruco

Brit. str

1830

Siemesen & fi

Bbaughai

Tien-Po

Westeby

Brit. ty

BS8

D. Imprak & Ge

Yantic

Scott Longuevillo McDougal

.I.O.M

-g-b

H.I.C.M.

g-b

U.S. Dot.

400

Iamont

Edmond

Pawturel Powan Poyang $ Agents. Province

Quarta INSU. Soodland

Sir J. Jesjeobhoy. Fansfe Tot-mi

-E. Breich

Briz. Ar Brit, etr Brit str Amir, str Brit. str

417

Jardine, Matheson & Co

606

Kwok Ackrong

1100

P. & O. 3. N. Co

280

Ang, Heard & Ou

1380

A. Heard & Co., Aguuls

Carroll

Bric str BEL

Frev, str 1640

Ger str 738

J. James

Brit, str

170

Tienir đi lửa

Brit, Br

101

Kwok Achen

Keynior

Fren, str

Brit. Br

BX.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

48 Hongkong, 9th Jancary, 1875.

PHENIX FIRS INSURANOR COMPANY

e is anything eschealable watter was the fact. So the pair took seats opposite of very rare carronce. He

He has to sigu daily to each other, and shock hands like men who proofs of affidavità to notarial documents had just found each his other half: “Well, which may be required here or for transinis- this makes an end of natural history," - sion to the colonies; to attend, when nece-daimed another guest, who hitherto bad

Mavalia committees the taunicipal bodies,

Nankin and the meeting of the sewers cutimissiouers. Ting a varen this strange perforatas

Namua of which he is of officio chief Besides, he had overheard what was said cams t to look

Nursing sits regularly in his own justice-room in the at this novel wonder. "This makes an end

FROM this date, until further notice, a dis. Noria Mansion-house three hours or more daily, to of antural history! This expression excited

count of Twenty per cent. (20%) upon hoss administer the law. Many of the

to laughter, and involuntarily I exclaim-urrent local rates of premis will be allowed muget, before himin the latter capacity will "No. sir this is just the beginning of upon inearances efeqted with this Company.

rill

де

.one that

much of his lordship's time and natural history; for Nature has many strange attention. Many will be casos in which vist saprices oven as rogarda her aymmetry." I commercial interests are concerned, to under- ther

der- then mentioned the ease of a man I had stand which a good deal of commercial know-mo

who, Janus-like, mown in my boyhood, who,

had ledge is

is required, on

on which decisions may not we totally different faces on one sido bogiven lightly or on the spur of the moment. laughing, on the other crying. Naturally, I Often, also, his lordship 1 be required to dreaded this shange

doable face, with its sit privately to adjust differances as an arbi-one side smooth, plump, sad conely, like a trator. His clerks may be clever and learned, girl's check, while the other side was he was have good advisers, but, be

he will

I have sorred by the smallpox. This side of the to master caches for himself, to gira cachaco denoted charlishness and, while the big undivided attention, and to spare no other side wore a smile, this boded mischief. labour to tint and Shrewd sense ina Lord. In this instance disease had been unsymmo- Mayor should be marked to shrewd worde.trical.--Popular Science Monthly. It is requisite that he have a clear head and.

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a clever tongue. The new Lord Mayor will have on his

good deal of work that

hands a good

LOVE IN A WRECK.

a prae-

What the captain was doing I don't know unless trying to get it into bis head that he'd rated linsalf a cent or twe too high.

MRS. JOSE

ol

if 119

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Con

Hongkong, 27th June, 1872 HINA AND JAPAN MARINE

RANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE

FTER tois date, a brokerage of Thirty-three allowed by this Agency on risks to ports in CHINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and

ETRAITS.

"A. Ban

A

Du risks to all other poris, the brokerage will ålva be ten per cent, (10) only

WM. PUSTAU, & 'Coy' Amiral' Daronik:

Agenta Atlantia

if 131 Hongkong, 21st January, 1874," MORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ÜBARTER, AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIASIENT.

Batubbed 1809.

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

THE Undersigned, Agents at Eunglong for E. Young the above Company, are prepared to grant Fort one.

There was only one house that vented to is considered as merely nominal, but which, style itself an inu. This was the Lame Duck, it is to be trusted, he will ponéider in tical I

1 light.

Few people outside the Mansion by Mrs. Jess, or, as she was generally alled, Mother Jose, in whose hände lay Lou have any conception of the vast amount virtually the whole of the inland trade of of routing business that has to be transacted Barsands. Let a widow with five sons thirty within its walls, and the amount is increasing with each succeeding unyora ty-Oil Fiches ago, she had made a good fight ju ner was now enjoying her reward, day, and she if not in ease of living, yet in world

tin

after and local power. She was a potentato:

kind in the little

She kept the Lame well and she horsed, araan was thicker than bees in a hive. a, and personally conducted the omnibus But the first mate, who hadn't much soul for that was twice a week in summer to the market town. This was Paurose, fifteen the poetry of nature, was minding his humiles of; and the way lay over a wild, whisht Land ahead was the word country with a rond that was simply a dry The two Jacim looked up at Mr. Curcy in a watercourse in summer and a wet one

in to bay

"Docs that arcoirse way, as much as mean we're saved?" He didn't look at winter. It was not much of a market when used strictly as such, and was the best to be had their Coulents....... Didn't you got there; me, in a at them, though--he looked

to be worth untold

to

doubt, if he managed it, though, for his Duck, and she was reputed Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 Forward

Boss; and "

quick

B

ibat

Eve lead

Life!

there wasn't general sabe paying

all along the line, 'twas just because most of be

ones.

but it I tell you su? sort of style. But the idea of sud the Barsands people thought it could not those poor young women fancying Land be bettered. The five seas who had been left ahead" "sved".

weights on the woman's hands when you're a sea

sorrowful days of thirty years ago, with your eaglue smashed and a steady wind in those

al arts of the clever mechanism

party blowing on a lee shere! That was our were

D

of her and sher Flight; and if

took care that they should. Not one of them was his own nusler yet, uut one married or in hie we hadn't been a lot

#RD of blockheads shoulla't have been there. I suppose there got journeyman's wages do more; one was nothing to be done-any way nobody did helped in the house, brewed, kept the recounts and the peace when needed; one drove the anything that I con

I could make out, except get the boats ready and rigged with whatever in omnibus, and leaked after the horses on the

પ્રાણી the shape of victuale : other useful things off days; and the last was a kind of general

at

any Building, or on erotundis in the saute, the following rates, subject to a discount of Detached and semi-de-

Game Cock

A. H. Benning

Mannarino

P. Haya

Angelusuk £onza

Rogter

HeMicuen Shultze

Strachu

Stoddard

41. M. Noyes Jorgenaen

Betarico Kirty

A. Heard & Co., Agents!

Messgerica Maritimes Saiyon, &.

W; Pagiau & Oo

1200 Messugeries Maritimes

130 Kwok Acteong

I Running between Hongkong and Canton.

5 Burning belipean Mašno and Hongkong;

SAILING VESSELS,

Fer, sh

Wm. Puatan & Cu

Gilman & Co

San-Chee

MACAO.

In port on 18th January, 1975.

New York

New York

Trieste

wutow

Shangbai, &o. Yokohama

Obarlette Andrews Place Deliv

Brit, ble E.de Basezibal Span, k

Sants Sunoha

M. Nupia, Jun. Port, k

-356 386 911

Order:

Batavia

Order

A, A. de Mello & Co

Spack

Brit 86x

A, Heard & Co. Agents;

White Cloud

Brit..ser

980

A Heard & Co., Agent:

↑ Ruanday holiesen Canton and Martia.

354 Order 200

Order

227 Order

Order

Belle Bauvage- Dronning Louise

Faworth Catto Froblich

Hieropiane

Holatels Lady Clarendon

Louulilo

Nardon

SWATOW.

la pori on 18th January, 1875.

Brit.. ob 880 Order Dan, bk 269 Order

Brit. bk

Ger. biz Ger. b

Ger, soh

Brit, sh 3307 Order 473 Order TAW. lik Brit. bk 379 Order Ger. bk 457 Order Ger. bk 397 | Order

AMOT.

In port on 18th January, 1873.

Ger. Da

7 Harms

Port, sh Ger. Bot

Varigas

Fren. Ek

Q... Mellin

Balbaa Batavia

Candida

Miranda

Brit. ab Spa, bk

Ordo:

329: Stemssch zu BAL 190 774 1709

Brindas & Co

Dunedin, &c.

Wm. Pustau & Co

Carluritz & Co

501 ·Bemedios & Co-

Bwed, bk

390

Order

Manila

Bus Co

Tams

Bino, bk

SIR

Chise

J. do Orieta

Span. Lik

$95

Remedios & Co

Decilju

Port, bl

+33

Charkte

Hervi

Fren. bk

330

Carlowitz & Co

Com missy

Huster

Brit,

900

Ang. Heard & Ca

Now York

Daviva

Clark

Brit. bk.

425

Arnhold. Karberg & Col

Dismunt

Ackemana

Ger. k 23

W. Fnetan & Co

Edmood Grensier

Ellon Castle Emigrants

Fanquet Rassey

Fren, b

Ohiredd

20%

tached Dwelling Houses removed from Town, and their Contents

Other Uwelling konses,

per ceus per annum. Lan Faiz

Garibaldi Glory H. ZL. Joyas Phillipa Juno

Brit. k 330 .900 Brit, k 3-6 Siam Uk +17 -Brit. bk 745 Amr. eb 1120 Amr. bk Siam, bk

Arabold, Karberg & Co

Ocean

Peter

Tientsin

Tack-mce & Co

Buzariu & Co

Vogel, Hujedőru & Co

San Francisco

871

Rosario- Üo

Tack-mes & Co

Fren. bk

250

Gurlowitz & Co

Cheloo

Adeline

Michelsca

Brit, bk

51

Bemedios & Co

Sydney

Alerta

Vogt

Ger. ech Ger.. bg 209 Pusedags Co

134 / Fanedag Á. Khá

2. bk

850

Order

Ubufor

Carl Ladwig

Colleen

235

Land Macaulay Lotte

Madeguscur

Mulveni

Magnient Monkman Hilderbrand Buckhoft Fehrmann Kinge

Fren. bi

150

Leniletëin 2 05

Engles

Nicol

Brit, bl

B46

Vogel, Engeduira & Go

Friendship

Pasering & Co.

Ger. bk

40

Bouijau & Op

Siam. Uk

49

Tack-mes

Ger. str.

B$4.

Simasen & O

Meloor Mikado

Siam, bg

295 Brown & so

Ger, bk

340

Ger. bk

490 | Bourjau & Do

Peter

Gor, bg

Marquis of Argyle

Wm. Mokson

Brit, b

450

Rozario & Co

Rebrota

Murtidae

Gar, puli

Punadag & Co

Morning Star

Edlefeun

Slam. bk

670

Chase

Kubicza

Ramesy

Nhami

Aucam

From bic

364

Orlowita & Co

Brit, sà

605

Bozio & Co

Valós Velux

Lodberg Malder

Brit, achi Ger.. bk Dal, sch

204

Boyd &

322

Pumeday.& Co

187

Otto

Ger. by 231

Turner & Co

Palios Portland

Ger. W

493

Wm. Pasta & Ôo

Brit. Bl

342

Bozario 360.

Damelin

Rance

Grichend

Frez. bk

559

Frazar & 00

Rapid Biamese Crown

Stum, bl

429

ChinaRO

T: Weth

Siam, sh

599

Tack-mea & Oó

TM Utton

Siam..bk

300

Tack-mea & Co

Siam, bk

034 Chiese

Brit, bl

Terca Titania Vidal Weymouth

Barredo

ぐ

Spao,, bi

281 Siessen & Co

England

Bondeur

F. J. Hout

Brit. b 90 Russell & Co

Mather

Joba Alam

U. Burspool

*Pr. Mag.

Holk

shops, &c., and their on- tents

Godowns, Officer,

SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES.

Lucky

Not onceding ten days, i of this annual rato. Dnward

Not exceeding one)

Aborsi montis, and not Į

us were in the blissful lap of Ignorance-if hane. To worked or the farm and exceeding 3 montha......

we

Game hands. We were well of for bats, but when I looked at Mr. Carey !

gent for the honse in Perrose, where he sold the surplus produce of the fart and hocked

Regime the zollers and membundise by the Barendsi

Bare above me that I

man,

Coach-ag they

called the shaky old Yah,

and had none rearer than a old aunt to cry ouaibu-rigged. It was a powerful com over me if

if I never saw dear old Jonesville biration; and Mother Jose, a mighty woman "What are they doing again. (boats P** asked Miss Carey of me, with a voice of

with

the

five feet eight "in fest, and aa free with her fists

as steady aerock, and as west and coolof sixtythree, stauding:

as

Above 3 months, and t not sxdesding 6 months

Above 6 months........... the fall annual rate. 3. Panl

GILMAN & Cary Tai Watt

Sgcato TameBH

it 1903 Hongkong, 8th May, 1674; LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. 137, LEADENHALE STREET, LONDON, ESTABLISHED-1843.

risks on behalf on this Office, by First Chas Oles Steamers and Sailing Ships.

18 Indoreigned is authorised to, accept

A. MoÏVER, Agent. ~+F-Hongkong,let July, 1967. ---

Anicaczenm. "Do you think there is dangers she was close with her pocket, was more THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND

*Wall, mim," I said, 'tis cruel to keep a

regarded in

in the dark and if All

I was to calculate our chances again, I'd take were no a

brave beurt like yours

off seventy-ons per cent. for

that bit of

13

odling.

that looks so innocent in the oflin

I'm

BOTTY

who were 10

was

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA

אין

HE Undersigned, having been appointed Aguate in Hongkong for the above Com pany, oll SPECIAL ATTENTION OF

IPFERS to the low rates of premium dvosture charged for all steamer risks, besides, which a Challenger rokerage of THIETY THREE and ONE- Charybdis THIRD PER CENT, (28) 9,) will be allowed | Curlew. un riske to parts in China, Japan, the Philip Dwar pies, and the Straits. Un risk to all other Frolio parts the Binkerage will be FIFTEEN PER Growler DENT. (15%) only.

furt SIEMSSEN & O¤.] · Hornet

Agents. Iron Duke 1028 Hongkong, lat July, 1874.

Kestrel Meante THE CHINA, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT, LIMITED.

stiusoa

Adameon

M.Lenders

Smith

F. Hunte

F. Suas

Greca

713 W. Fustan & Ob

Brit, 94 979 | Vogel, Bugedorn & Co

Fren. b409 Meters & Co

ROVING VESSELS & HOLKL

283 Harbour' Mastur

818' Wuter Poljed

H. . S. SHIPS IN THE ORINA SQUADRON,

Lcvpore

Sim, bi

Klindt

Friedho Petersen Lempfere Mues

Ger, Lig

H.A. Petersen & Co Brit. bk-392 ( -Boyd & Qu·----

480, Brown & Co

Ger. hg 212

Adele

Lapha

Atur. bk

Memila“ London

Condor

Ora Progrisa

Punedag &.Co

246 RA. Petersen & Co

H. A. Petersen & Co

FOOCHOW.

Robertson

In port on 10th Jansery, 1875,

387 Obineae

SHANGHAI

"In porton "ETth January," "1878.

The names of the numerous steamers, tago, small craft, and reciting hulks employed on the Yong-term are not included in this talls.

Gerbk 235 Brit, a

Order

109 | Urder.

Adamson, Bell & Co

Morris, Legis & Vo

340

Singapore

Chefoo

Taiwanfoo

Taiwanfoo

Blagspora

Shanghai

Chefoo

Saigon

Taiwanfoo

Obetuj

Bangkok

Shangbai

7-5, Jardins, Matheon & On New York

Thorne, hice & Ca

·Brak

Ceroni

Dougatin

Geo, Washington

Barlar Askina

Brib, bic

Brit. b

447 414

Georgiou

Mitchell

Brit, b

222

Morris, Lewin & Co

Каты,

Big,

=

Captain.

Where AL

Golden State T

Delano

Avír,

h

944

inase & Co

Hamburg

Krage

Gerbk

E3. Sebellbury & Cu

Lavernese

Petro

Bris. bk

Jazbin

Garvier

400 double sa gun va 2 doudle so gun vi atcman porvatte 17,100 doub, so. gun vl. 3, 160 donb. ac gnn vi. 4 20 äsüble ac. gun -vl.

100 doab, se gun vi 4120 double to, gan va 4 120 double so, gan vid 4 120

John d'Aroy

«Bez route: to 'hama Oupt. M. J. Thomson Maaila: Capt T. E. Borith Singapore Odmdr. E. J. Church | Shanghai. Goude. Hon. Dawson Hongkong "Comdr, 0. 3. Buokle |: On a Croise

Comdr. W. Stewart Амат

Kronprindiessen

Moss Hen Monor

Hansen Nichole

Frea: bic Dat by Brit. bk 642

201

J. 5 Bara

$44

Wa Patau & Cu

Denont

Brit. k

338

Lune, Grunford & Go

Northampton..

Barclay Thomson

Molkenburgh

Singapore

Sally

Long

Hongkong

Serpent

Aliel

Fran. b

259 Master

Star of the West

Taylor

En renta to England

$. Francois

Simon

Amr. al From: k

Fouchuir

Velocity

Martin

military bospital-

Hongkong

Wo. Turner

Widge

loub, gan vi.

47entala

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Mudento Mosquito

alram coryckte 14 380 gan-bout

440 Lient, Comir. Paal,

100 Coizdr. Singleton,

Shanghai

Japan

Nagasaki

A China and Japan and at Singapore, Swinger

Herkow

Sylvis

Kolé

All at

Bl

with the cold-we heard a spring usturo decay. Thon "the phrase fast limg

Thalie Thistle Fiator Emmanuel

Tokoboma

Glamorganstre

Bangkok

Hokaido

Hongkong

Myrtle

Riphics Sohalze Poloy

Brit sh

Brit, sob

Amrach

Pride of the Thames Brown Sudan

Brit. bk

379 | P. M. 8. 2. Ou

· Qanta

Gerbk

I in the place than queen or clergy. debt (and they peat were in debt to her: and the mixture of foar and respect,

gratitude, batred, added to the heavy in- eavy which Stand bail a letter in her band. Thank you for toreat she claimed, on account," was almost

tue," said sho.

Patricia Kem- telling me,"

Do a strong as a superstition. thero's post-office-here," he said, with a bit of a ball. By Mrs. Lyan niton trembling

And then I blossed the sinile.

HUMAN LONGEVITY, stare again, Great Bear, Little Bear, Cassia- peia and all, that I wasn't in love, and well When may we he said to have made or to high went over head and eara in love with be making old bones?" On this point Dr. Ber. Isn't there, though? I said,

Gardner is most exhilarating informat joning Just because I would'nt let myself be beat by Hd allows, indeed, that the period cinnot giri. Though it's not very regular, and is be strictly deined by years". Soun human hept by the clerk of the weather. However beings, like some racehorses which aro "run we'll try

the ocean mail." I scribbled a few off their legs" at two years of age, are too words an ber envelope, squeezed it into my early exposed to the effects of wear and tear, big tin liquor flask, fastened it up, and shied and necessarily, instead of being strengthened t overboard pretty far. It might get someo by what might otherwise have been a suvere, here or it mightn't it wouldn't help us,perhits, but an invigorating and a harden. À ENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Ringdove anyhow. at once--I can't be particular ing discipline, break down, and fall into pre. Saigon and Penang

watob

Hiske accepted, and. Policise of Insuranoo bad to time, for ing

broken its

is full of meaning. It implies a crowding of granted at the rates of Premium current at the

above-iaestioned Ports. and felt it too. It was as if old David Yompiónsures or suferings into a shorter compass Nanarge for Polloy fees: - had drawn-a-jaggol saw right through our than

* and, if we burn a candle at from the keel. Then there was both ends, we cannot take the time in which thabers up Cited is a the shore wanting powers of candles in general, reas all above the sta, and we'd run on its spurt treated. Lot is, however, put our human quicker than we'd bargained for. There madle in a candlo-stick, and bura it moder- wasn't a moment to lose. Our caplain was ately und aufne that, chat canaluly, and solong that, as Dr. Garduor says, a clover mao. He kept his place lies and it will convinced me that sixty-parod to grant Insurguder as follows

lix orders

his ders through observation "image, roaring out

the planks

tanks three is an agent which the majority of per-, trumpetstraigul and clear, though were creaking.

king and starting and crunching tons may be termed old and, as a rule, wo Policies at current rates, payable sithar here, Fried int

in, London, or at the principal ports of India, of the commenc under his toes.

adopt foundingself in. bost may Gozen others, when with a lurching decline of with

of life." And a real and a crush the Stadt Bremes cheer the spirits of those who have been sold went to siivors as if she'd been made of that a man is eld at fortyfiva" but it will, biecuit chins, and Captain Schneider in the on the other hand, prove a "damper" to middia of her. No good to turn about and these who are constiered seventy the nor

relt! The foe was. eutting our keel with it is consurned us a fair criterion of the Inst

ROLE

·

reasonably

JAS, B.-COUGHTRIE,

"Sesretary," Hinzkong, 1st Novelaber, 1871 ( 365

BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

THE Unudurigued baring horn appointed

Aguate for the above Company, are pre- Ariadne

Asoold MARINE RISKS,

Dung-wee

this as the opis oculata Australia, and the East.

-to

RISKS.

A BROKERAGs of THIRTY-THREE AND ONE PER CENT, will be allowed of all 100AL

FIRE RISKS.

Posios granted on First-class Buildings to

Apink up the But our boat was in a however, be undul the latter, an extent of 320,000.

the human pieces Somebody told us mal standard."

and we

diecouraged

for the

A DISCOUNT of TWENTI PER DENT. (201) to try,

hall premim olurged for insuranos; euch die- alance channel; jage and spikes and blades, Doctor, adopting, with certain modifestions, upon the current local rates will be allowed on here, there, and everywhere, forced us to look the views of M. Flourens, "would bring the count being deducted at the time of the issue on and curse our own luck that made us ses valutal life of a man to be Gom ninety to one

of policy. acores and scores of men and women perish hundred and five, years," and would, there- before our eyee." Like a Bonball," Chris fore, draw the satisfactory, or, from another u Number of the Gentleman's Magazine. point of view, satisfactory, inference," that

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents. Listin

1 Hongkong, lat January, 1874,

Comer. T. H. Kayse

· Comdr, Cameron doub, as. iron ab 14 500 Capt. W. Arthur danble so. guu v 4100 Comdr. Theobald

4129 Comdr. Grunt

doub. se gun vL

douh. sc. Tau vi. double ec, gan vi f

steam oprvétte doub, se gun va. receiving ship

290 Lieut. Cour, Bulliho

160 | Cup: St. Joha

6 400 Cap H.B.Woolloombe

4 120 Cour. F. Stirling

2600 Coinnt. J. E. Parish

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ÎN HARBOUR.

SHIPPING IN THE CENA WATERS.

Outwater

New York

Now York

Vandevord

Brit, a 1161

Brit, ub Ger. bk

Brit. b

Adoniser, Bell & Co

856...| Faŕdine, Mathéním & Cof“ London 238

Wm. Pasta & Co

796 Drysdale, Ringer & Co London

192

Frazur &'Co

258 Little & Co

Brit. bk 420

Brit. bb 431

W, Pasta & Cu Fraser & Ửo

YOKOHAMA,

In porten 10th January, 1874.

805 Wilkin &'bison

100 Chins & Japan T'ding Co

89 Ceptuin

Nama.

Nation

plain.

German cor.

1706

Bue, corvette 2205

Kubo Tirtof

Benjamin Agour Carricks

Ann. gun-boat 250 Aust, frigate 1540

O'Sullivan Datetreicher

Colima Gamot

Bray

Gravin

Hamillan

Joseph Huyan

Limite

Flag

Peace!;

Captain.

Toas

Consignees

Dealfaglion

Lord Macentsy

·Marinin

Nuevo Lopdato

•Pepita

WHAMPOA.

Perla del Oceano

TH

STELKERS.

alla de Ruyadario Oguna Wiaaliover

Findlay

Brit. alr

60 Kwok Acheong

804- Order.

MANILA

In port on 12 January, 1875,

Ator. bk

818/ Order

Brit. Bh 916 Ontar

Dut, bk

360 G. V. P. Fatal & Co Amr 137 Ordor

Amr, sh 930 Peele, Hubbell & Co. Span, big

240 F. Munor

Aur. 1962 Order

Aur. bk 800 Smith, Bell & Co

Span. bk

"377 Order

Brit, sh 86 Order

Brit, sh

7683 | Order.

Span, bg

(203) Chino & Jugan

Span, eb

587 F. Reyes

Span, bg

Ohno & Conlin

Span, k

837 Order

Span: by

207 Bassell & Sturgis

Britan

846 Order

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