1877-02-17 — Page 3

THE BURNING OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT TOKIO.

A large beam palog through a newly con aired ontmoes, fire kept in the grate Banath for a few days, the fruition and an« obsed mouldering of the wood until it buret inta aures in position bere fire was preuable, was, in a few words, the orign of the most deplorable purge of destino tion which-bas happened for many a day, creo in This, that oily of fires, where the conflagre. tion which true lot what were hom the fos and commodious buildings of the Foreign Ofijā n lord pot, abarrel and blackshed, was but i of die which happened on the ume day.

Per American barf Ceylon, for Now York 5,840 ron Mating, 150 boxea Prowérvos, 200 boxes Oasis Bude, 50 pkgs. Hiro Crackow, 9,120 half-cheats and 359 boxes Tea, and 217 .pkge, Sutdries

OLDÖN

BIKANGY

Bent Bills, on demandin

Bark Bills, ut 30 daya' sight. 1/34 Bank Bilis, at 6 montur"night33

2- Oredita, at- 6 months' sight451 Dominentary Billa,atő months) sighissinis ON BORRALBeak right. N CALOUTTA Bauk, sight, ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, zuten

228) 2284

Fritaté, 90 days' sights, 15.

HHARES

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Charén

per sent, premiu.

lé

Union fisurance Soviety of Canton-615 por

share.. China Taders Insurance Compare Share

81825 per shure

Osly a few wage ago, alterations were made in the South west corner of the Guninho, whore sliding doira had been taken away, and fracia adjusted so as to throm large sulty of aprtments into two epadlané rooms," used ng curfiuce izabere, where the Diplomatio Representatives and other.visitors were recaired by the Japanese Ministers for Foreign Affairs when they had Siate business to trinakaf or measures to disscss. These to chambers had behan sumoly tarnished in foreign style, and two modern grates and chimneyswero among thờ additions to their appliances for comfort sad convenienne. At p.m. on the 1st inat, in whet appearodiștraordinary volume, wäi soRA inuing from the top of one of these chimneye by jirikisha drawer, who called attention to the circumstance, too late, bdwever, for any purpose of practical utility towarda: saying the building, which, within an hour and a half, was harring-Hongkong, Damon, tad Macao Stiam bost Co's and seething, abigeunahapely bonfire, covering the area which so short a time before bad barna, Bangbei Steam Navigation Company-Ta

In all its delloasyo, muitline and beauty of deuil, one of the most perfect mounts of Japanese Brublecture and the sculptor wind the painfore arts Scarcely lind the labourer time to mall attention to the smoke before it became strošked- kod glashok with dome. It an indesorbly ahor: apron of tips-the-rooms were filled with murty clouda and within five minuter of the Grot alarm, it begamo painfully evident to cherrero that al, endokrɔura to arcést the propres of the fire would be tekka. The roof was high, the corridor were broad, sad through the spréis coexizged the drafta of air, i wbo kà-fanned-tur Thoves-that-now leapt from pand to past, from painted-door to wall, frodi wall-fs roof, and in-a-few fnacentz transformed. the usually truquit and majolic spot into a lorid, prackling, wearing mass of fire and smoke.” Na confusion proviileḍ, birerer, and she effors of all the officials and the "vonulatly inmusing crowd of willing salvors were direded to the bak of saving the pricious. dronments of the offes. And if ihme probably not ong ban ban destroyed. Any oné vho kas visited the Caimasho must have observed

Chinest Insurance Company-8200 per share. Hongkong Fire Insuance Company's Sheres-

676 per share,

China Fire Insuranci Outpaay's Sharea-8159.

persbare,

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's

Bhore-474 per cent discount,

Blares 14 per seat, discount

Hongkong Gas-Compraye Shore-$75 per

share.

Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharea-5474 per Chines Imperial

£99., 10.

**HONGKONG TEMPERATURÉ, (PM. FALCONED COT Begietan.)

*.eury 18th..

· Baronker--94.M..... Butler...

Theronalar...... Themonster P.M...

U karmenetai–GAN (RA Thermometer-2.x. (596) halk),,

Thengiwok--Murr

Thementer Minimum (over zgh

Insurances.

30.400

743

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 17ro, 1877. Vessels Advertised as Loading.

DESTINATION

VESSEL 'N NAME

UKPTAIN

Ar For FREIGHT APPLY TO

TO BE DISPATCHED

LONDON, SUEZ CANAISten

انه

Do.

NEW YORK

HAMBURG.

Star of China, Outwater MoNearest

Blator Oreeman

MELBOURNE AND BYDNEY...Spirit of the Ago............ SAN FRANDISCO víïIHAMA Chy of Peking (ati

Do

SINGAPORE, PENANG, & Bindcatan (at) BAIGON, SINGAPORE &c. Anzone (str.).

Don and Do, d}":[ƒgy-31 (atm).

TOEGHANA AND HIOGO Cairnamix (ate). BANGKOK,

SHANGHALTAN

Ulyawa (atro) SWATOW, AMOY, & TAIWANailong (str.).

Dœ ̈ ̈ ̈& F'ⱭHOWYasso (str.)...

For Sale.

FOR SALE,

olisson,

Garlier.

On or about 25th inst.

(Quick despatok.

Quick despatob

Quick despitab,

.. Quick despatch

quick despatch.

arterfeld & Swire........ Hongkong Meyer & Commun Hongkong Meyer & Commun Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. „Hongkong Yugel, Hagedorn & Con

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Hongkong Wm. Puatan & 00,minen Quick despscob. Hongkong Rezario & Don yui senden duyo. Chalck despatch........ Hongkong P. M. 8. Com On 19th init., að 3 P.M.

OOS Commóniðu let pros, at 3 PAL Hongkong Bavid Sassoon, Sone & Comp..... To-day, at 3 Par. Ta Hongkong Jardine, Matheon & Ca......................... To-day, at 3 P.M.

¿Hasnagérien Maritimessa0a22ad fast, at noon Hongkong Yeo Fat kiơng - targar

Holliday, Wise & Co. „Butterfield & Swine Toggkung Douglas Lapraik & Co...

kong Douglas Laprajk & Co.

Business Announcements.

AMMERT, ATKINSON AKU O. P.

NEW BOOKS NOVELA WORKS OF REFERENČE, SCHOOL BOOKS, PRESENTATION BOOKS, ko to, DELTA BHEET MUSIC÷ INSTRUCTION BOOKS tur PIANO, ELUTE, HAZKONTUM, GOEFET, VIOLIN/and" BAXIO.

STATIONERY, in GBEAT VARIETY.

A Largo Aestment of g ELECTRO-PLATED WABE. COLOURED and UNCOLOURED

·PHOTOGRAPHIS, PUE

COPIES of ABT PIOTURES, A- copay Gourn & Chee TABLE GLASSWARE, în many Designs.

FINE ENGLISH EARTHENWARE."-- DINNER and DESSERT SETS, &&

how will it is applied with bitential - THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND SOLID LEATHER and other TRAVELLING

"down.” Baab offoial, no matter what his rent,

FIRE INSURANGB ÖOMPANY OF

BATAVIA,

has his box in which ara kept his papers, and out of which be only takes the gooumente fina liq requires for his immediate work, But, with abonder pole tratariing it and servants withiHE Undersigned, boxing been appointed

call to carry it any at a moment's notice an be eally brie out of the reach of danger, and on this occasion of supreme dister, the papers Werecarefully placed in their roeptacles, whiab werely their turotruspected into tregodovas, the form whereof, before the fire mult real thep were plastered up with mad-,"**

Of course the alarm was rapidly rivou, baita

AN TRUNES,

GENTLEMAN' TOOL CHESTS.

· PERAMBUĻATORS, Double and Singlo.

INDIA RUBBEE SHEET PACKING. Agents in Hongkong for the above Oom. TuÏKS PATENT FACE pay all SPECIAL ATTENTION OF FAIRBANKS PLATFORM SCALES nfl Sizes: HIPPERS to the low rates of premium AMERICAN COOKING and PABLOUR charged for all steamer risks, besides which Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE. THIRD PER CENT (34) wil be allowed

risks to ports in china, Japan, the Philip pines, and the Straits. On risk to all other porta the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PEK

were instantly rung, and firemen, polios, andENT (15) only apcoltura hurriedín growds from all pays off- the dty, one of the chief orgasamt qṛ which pas being rapidly reduced to dinders. From Ni-|

honmahi, Shinbarbi, the Kobeto, the Knigin-

STEMSSEN & Co.,

1023 Hongkalis, lat July, 1874.

hohe Kaitakusts, and from Akceska, from THE SCOTTISH DIPERIAL INSURANCE

every radius of Uo wida oírole serounding the doned ballsing, they came to troops, to the aft

|

-COMPANTA

Agent in Hongkong for the above-named Company, is prepared to GRANT POLICFES gains; FIRE on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of £10,000, at the naual rates, enbiest to an immediate discount of 20

of the office boys did - miteaku, who, under the↑ THE Undersigned, having ben appointed firelon' of the leials, were alrøždy budily' oddapiéñ in the work of salvage,tikvichin half an hour, twenty-freire companies, qumsisting of some 2,000 men, nid dieht darure wore the apok,and a forta of 800 police was stationed in and around the buildings to goord agaiost. Alendon in invited to a caperderable, redue pilferng, and to keep order in its growd. Nertion in premia for Life Insurance in China was it Audy" alous and people like them ho Life Policies effected during the year 1816 assembled there. Thonsında il noxious apps. Share in the Bonus to be declred on 316 tututa, drawn by the mammotsblage from every-December-lot the quing soonid ponod ther part of the city, catives and foriguers, pobles, anding, gentlemon, minizera, ambaamdora, trademon

A. MARG, HEATON.

1465 Hongkong, 27th September 1575. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

been appointed andoraigned having Agente for the above Company, are pre to accept rish against Fre at current

jent to a homa of 20 per cent.

ale

VASE LAMPS, Tory Handsoge. S-MABAD and SIDE LIGHT LAMPS.

A Well Aunorind Block of Cnosss.ond DLAGTWEEK'S STORES.

CALIFORNIA STORES. GERMAN VEGETABLES, SAUSAGES,

MEATS, SOUPS, · NUJED KHAN & Cola INDIAN CONDIMENTE: Assorted CHUTNIES, PICKLED

A CARD

FDA SILVA

On 20th instų duÿlight, Quick dompntoh. On or about 23rd inst Ab-day, at ár,M. On 21at lost., daylight.

Vessels one Berth.

FOR EINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

PUU CALOUTTA. Stovaiahip

GENEBAL COMMISSION AGENT, TER Bration

TARAO and TAIWANTDOW 3ru 1856 · „Takan, November, 1976..

DUN-LUNA S

PHOTOGRAPHER, QUREN'S ROAD, No. 56, UPSTAIRS, Opposite the Oriental Bank, Hongkong.":

SCALE OF PE

Curte de Viale,Single Perso, 1 doz., $1.50 Cabinet Piotores duz, 81.00: 3m 23 Hongkong, 2nd Jamsey, 1877.

KEY and SONS EMERY A BLACK WASTINSTER,HIDE ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND

(

'LEAD: MIMS

AKLYS WELLINGTON KNIFE "· PONSE.

Packets, 3d.chting, 64, 16, 26. & VAKDYS INDIA RUBBER KNIFE BOARDS,

from 14. 6d. each.

AREYS SILVERSMITHS SOAP (NON.

MERCURIAL), **

"HINDOSTAN," SE Capteur 4 8. Gadner, will leave this for the abice Parts TODAY, the 17:5 last, at 3 FM.

Despitòbes will dose at 2:30 PM, For Freight or Passage, apply lo`

DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Co%

Agents. 250 Hongkong, 12th February, 1877.

"FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND THE

TEE Stan wakip

GALOUTTA.

"ARGYLL.”

D. Sott, Commander, will leave for the above

toties Waldose at 2.50 P.M. Porta TO-DAY, the 17th inat, AH HM.....

For Freight or Foasaze, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & 29 Hongkong 10th February, 1377

For Classing and Polishing Silver, Electro-plate, FOR SWATOW, AHOY, AND FAIWAN

Plate-Gloss, Murbte, da. Tublets, Od. onch.

AREYS GENUINE EMERY, GRAIN ANDEN Steamship

FLOUR VAKEYS' EMERY AND GLASS CLOTE. -

“AKEYS"

· CABINET GLASS PAPER, WEL LINGTON BLOCK BLACK LEAD, 40.- YAKEYS GOODS SOLD EVERYWHERE Y Ironmonger, Grocers, Gillen, BruSAMAVIYE Driggists, do

F521 £89 TO THE FOLLOWING IS AN TIXTRACT FROM A LETTER date 15th May, 1872,: from an old inhabitant of Homingahan, near Warminster, Wilts -

-ip

**HAILÓONG, Y [Captain Abbott, will be despatbed for the bore Ports TODAY, the 17th ist, asFit, instead of sa previously notified.

Bor Freight or Faamge, apply to

DOUSLAS LAPRATK & 62. 277 · Hongkong, 15th Februíry, 1877.

FOR BANGKOK. HE Steamship

DANUBE”

"I beg to say that your Tills are an excllme A. Claneby, Commander, will be despatched for „Malinsu for me, and I certainly do enjoy good health, the above Port on TUESDAY, the 20th just,”

yeur File. I am 28. yours uld.t LINES, and a good appetite this is owing taking at Daylight. Romaning, Grutlemen, yours very respectfully, 15. To the Proprietors of Neaton's CARININ PIELE London"

fA26i 1808 Aug, 24

NAME PICKLED MONGOES,~

"PICKLED CAULIFLOWERS," TAMARIND FISH, JAMS, JELLIES

978

„20th January, 1877.

** FOR SALE. PA” DRIME DUTOH CHLESE SOUR PRIME DITOREJABBAR FOUR Small KegiSALT PUNE and BEEF OOD. FISH SALT KEERINGST

BREBOELOADING GUNS, RIFLES, CEN- TRAI. FIRE REVOLVERS, & CARTRIDGES - J. SUREFERR, 04 PRATA CENTRAT FOR SALE

'PAR POMERAL,

E. ATKINSON'S J: "White" Boss and other Saebet Pondera, Bose Toilet Powder, Transparant Soap Tailet Visegar. Prize Mdals Lordon, Paria, Vienus, Dopa, Lima; Pauleċeplin, 1871, Sabt by all Erst-class deniers throuINSON,

J. & E.

World

For Freight or Pasenge, apply to

TUEN FAT HONG” Agents. 269 “Hongkong, 13th February, 1877,

· QUEAN STEAMSHIP_COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passengere at through rates for HANEOW, NINGTO, and Ponre in

JAPAN

--23,-Old Phynil-greek London... The genuine gun-extoed by TRADE WAK—" $ White Rosa Gelden Lyro," printed in seven

609 $771—3—will

VERTICAL BOLUE, with ENGINE BEST INVESTMENT OF THE DAY

required; le a Lasuenade, Ginger Beer, Bad Bods Water Michine, as the public taste is so much on the lorreaso for Artix drinks. The buok of 90 g of illuskenkštono |anil informationi, forwarded inco: ·

FOR A SMALL OUTLAY, NE attached, 5 Hors-Power, Fitted mit Abl where there is a previous knowledge of the business Governor, and complete in all its parts.

Apply to

-A MILLAN & Co.. *1708 Hongkong, 26th October, 18/6, * .

----- FOR SALE-GASH.

BARNETT, 30N & FOSTER, EXOTÄREIS,

- 181 1861) - 296, Persiun Bin Hasion, Iortion, Biglanā

THE Company's Steamship

ULYSSES? badespatched on or about the 23rd instant. For Freight or Pasange, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents 37%. Hongkong, lätb February, 1877.

UOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

--POR-LONDON," U ŠUEZ VANAL," FHB Company's Steamship

*STENTOR”

Vessels on the Berth.

U. S. MAIL LINK

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH 10 NEW TORE, TIL OTEL LAND RAILWAYS, AND KUCHING AT

YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,

Steamer OF PERING

Post-Office Notifications.

For Bingapore, Penang, and Calcutta-P Hindoston and Argyl today, the 17th instaul,

Far Seatox, Amoy, end Minnales.-- Haloons, to day, the 17th inet, at 3.30-F.M.

For Bangkok Pet Danube, on Monday, the 38th Initine, nt & P.M

For Swatow, Amoy, and Fooster-Por Yes,

TURUS. Mail boomer CIT On Pen faclay, the 20th inshine, at i r.sc.

Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 19th Febrasty,

| 1877, st B ́v.m., taking Passengers and Froight

for Japan, the United States, and Barope.

a

MAUS BY THE UNITED STATES"

PAOKETEAN

The United States Mail Packet CFX QF Through Passenger Tickets and Billa of PEKING will be dopatahod on MONDAY, Lading are issued for transportation to Toko-the 19th instant, with Maile for Japon, Sau hame and olber Jajan Porta, to San Francis, Francisco, the United States, and Landol, bo porta in Mering, Central and Sonbh Amerim,

A Beamer of the Mitsu Bisti SS. Compuy will are Sbangi, via the Inland Sea Porta, about same date, and make olume cozineatios at Yokohama, LAT

and to New York and Earope, la Overland which will be CLOSED as follows

2 P.M. Registry of Littera opises. Bailey

2,50 M. Post Offer ́alognAZEM. 2,30 PM Correspondence for Japan or the United States only may be postal an bourd the Fucket with Lato Pot- Central 12 cople extra Portago, antil.. 2,50 PM, when the Mail is fipally closed. Correspondence must be specially dieocted for this route, and if not falls propald will be east by Brin Teater----

At Now York, Passengers have selection of warious lines of stumsra to England, France, and derma on board until 4.. Bright be received on board until 4.. com.the 17th instant. Parcel Package will be received at the Ofice until 5 2. same day; all Farnel Packages should be warted, to adient American stamps amadded to prepar dreas in full value of game i regnired.

them from San Francisco to destination. Ame

Lektor, So. ona bi ported for Canada, the West Indies, and other places named below,

For further information to Passage andrian Stumps are sold at this Offs. Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 10, Praya Central,

Agosti

RUSSELL & Co., î

Hongkong. February 5th, 1877.'-

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS PUSTE FRANÇAIS,

STEAM FOR SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA POET SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO,

koug. Stamps, and 10 carta in 18. Stamps to The large for Registry is Arts in Hoxy- thore plines only the names of which are print- ad in Italien. To all the other places nowC sorrespondenda sangat be Registered through, but only to Bag Framingo (8 centa).

The following are thu charges on correspon | dence tias sent you

LETI

Por Half Ounce Hongkong US.

Stampa. Stamr. Caits. Cents.

Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Princs Edward's Island; Vancouver's (8). Jeland, Bahamas, Nitzar, Newi Providence

Aspinwall, Bermada, Cube, F, Greenland, Jamaica, Panama

MAHE, BOMBAY, ST. DENK AND FORT Hawail, New Founding

LOUIS.

Guatemala, Marquaat Z., Mexi

eo, Salvador, Taktili

N THURSDAY, the 22nd February 1B, Carthagena, Costa

Nove Dumplay & Steamany AMAZONE," Commendant MORTEMAET. with HAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, und CARGO, will leave this Port for the store place

Cargo und Specié will be registered for Lo don se wall as for Maraeilloo, and acceptolin transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe

Bioa, Curaçao, Gretown, Out- ana, Honduras, Martinique, (8 New Granada, Nicwagiso, Barr- to Marthe, Thurk's Island, Bonia, Chile, Ecuador, Port...

Yonesuela, Wost Lüdios a care)

Argentine Confederation, Ba

Brazil

io

13

enos Ayres, Paragney, Uru- 8 guay.

BOOKS & PAPER.

Circulers &o, for Oagada, porļa

Shipping Occler will be granted till noon, Cargo will be recaivat on board until 4 F.K., Specs and Parcals until P. on the 1st February, 1677. (Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left at the A-getor's Office) Contents and valued Packages are Newspapers for all other places (corer 4.9.) Rob Paper......... required

For farther particulare, apply at the Com-Books, do, for all other place pany's Office,

....H, DU POURY.

„Agent,

Hongkong, 9th February, 1877.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STRIM

...SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS- SENGERS FOR THE UNFED STATES

AND EUROPE, .⠀

G

IN CONNECTION WIM. THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND

·CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS. THE 3.8. OCEANIC will be despatobed for

Sub Francion, vi Yokohuua, on THURS }DAY, «be-lab Maob at 3 PE, taking Cargo: and Passingera for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Umnection is made at Yokohama -with Steamers from Shufghai,

Fright will be received on board until 4 pm. of the. 28th instant, Pureël Packages will be i refered at the Office until 5 P.3. same day.

2:10

por 4 02 ̈....omosmanmiyor. Benders of correspondence by the above conte are requested tones that it is tally prepaid in both kinda of Stamps, otherwise it cannot lot forwarded.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET The French Contrast Packet AMAZONE. will, be despatched on THURSDAY, the 22nd. February, with. Mail to RN thughta United Kingdon sud Europe, Marseille; to Saigon, Singapore; Batavia, Galls, Austra Ira, New Zealand, Thamania, Fiji, Aden, Ser. obelles, Réunion, Maaritine, Sück, and Aleran- aria...

Lette may also be forwarded to India ly this Puket, but can be paid only as far as Cega lon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepail Such letters should be maked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Gallas unpaid,

The following will be the hom of clusing the Mailen, đơ, m

WEDNESDAY, 1st instant, v

5P.M., Money Order Offes olosen Post Office alondi except the NIGHT-Boz, which remains open all sights THUENDAT, 22nd instant,

TAM, Post Ofoi opane for sale, st Stampa, Registry of Lettere, and Post ing of all correspondenos.

10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases.

hema-of 20 per cent. GOOD AMERICAN HAMS, at 25 Cents EDEN WOLLE, D, WIN, will lo despatched on or about the 25th insient. All Parvel Package should be parked to modrces 114m, Pom Ullus cloans piept for Late

agents,

tf.39 Hongkon. 18th November.1872. PHONY TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

- profworu, all wire there, griving at the in- avilable destruction of a place which to Japanese and strangers alike, was austufe of extra. ordiary interest. Mr. Iwaltro sad hịq jon, Masure. Tarabin arid Tamagnóbi, General Oynan, and all the stacks of the Foreign Offic were there. So were among olbere," Hewa de Sitare,Von Baendechst, and pared You Belieber Euro-Rosen, Mr. Mooney, the brothers Vou Stebold, and the officer of the Fresh Military Mission Bol es relief souki -be sfforded by them. Mafiskte, the Vísust esrat efforts warunade to a cut- pazijas possible, andhawana work two forexguera, Men. Kniffa J, Byner Jones, were Undersigned having ban appointed conspicuous, nestles the prolives and deco- meals, mouraiince was oarried to place of safety, and some of the hoodfully carved and painted iding doors word alse rescued. That so mug was anatabed from, destruction' pay. well;fe wondyed at when it is considered that, thin twenty minutes of the ontbreak; the-mm real bid Fällenin; and that the whole man of mildings, corering an area af 1,800 trabá, is constructed of white pine from Okazen, vhiah, with the paint and paper- and the delicktoly, carved work which entel-

Agents to the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies agaíral Fire to the extent of g40,000, on Buildinge or on Gocce stored therein.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Go! Hongkong, 9th November, 1863.: DINESK-INSURANCE COMPANY-

(LIMITED).

NOTICE.

OLYPHANT & Co.,

Ciral Agents f93 Hongkong, 17th April, 1878 BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANTA

liabel th inferior structure, was the very bestOLICIES granted at current races on Ma material to bare, when once tariy ignited, that the Risks to all parts of the World. In could be meziord. The leat from the fire was socorlizon with the Company's Articles of As of course mener, boing plainly perceptible in wistina, Two-third of the Profits are distri the louses gupied by ide, Peyton Janden, on luted scoually to Contributors, whather Shate the bill the north-west corner of the amoldear not, in proportion to the net amount. pound," he day was enti—perfectly calm of Prema contributed by each, the remaining ofanwise be Banten and Iraian Legations on | tard being carried to Reserve Fund, d one side, the yog's of Frioos Arisugawasio Miya in the tear, must have shared in the destruction. Name and smoke-mounted pergudia Jarly. A gentleman, lying at the Kay yasi said that the column of bixokas, agence, appeared quite a mile high. The on building "cf" the Grimusko prepar Saved set of the translating bordku, which Undersignal baving been appoint. cowe lie merrtion to Al Jandon who lo Agents for theshore Company, ATE: DIG lated it from the othora of the Atracture by rared to grant Inauratzen as followe breating down soutamid wooden ctaridor, klošt twenty-five fear long, win connected in rith Palien at current rates, payable either hem, then. Beyond not very górk buitsuahined in Tutan, or at the principal pirts of India -by two labourers who fell with aortion of the Australia, and the East. -falling roof, nó personal inquiry is morted. It : A Browsease of TRIETY-THREE and Osr "SIEDZES CHAT. Will be allowed on all LGOAB ja aluost unnecesary to`kay than the longsart by be destructia of the Químusho is a 18KT VA gether ireparabis The actual, money due

FIN RISKS anvitilated by the discateris probably not short Fohanted pi First-class Buildings to ---6£ $%0,000.—Pokio mea

Fan ortect of Of SAMAL DRCOUNT OF TWENTY PER CENT, (201) spon the current lock raten will be allowed on

MARINE RISKS.

Mindez, the Jew post, as to Hayman, the all pranium charged or inanrame; ench dia painter-for-his potqre, but requested he wouki

1b

SPARKLING MOSELLE, -per-Case of 1 Dozen Quarte, $5.00, 100)

CLARE per Case.ci. Dozen Quarte, $2.50.

J. F. SCHEFFER, 64, Praya Central. Im 220 Hongkong, Sed February, 1877.

FOR SALE. YUT LEE, PALMER. & Do'a Celebrated. Brands of WINES and SPIRITS. Apply to

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to London 12 satu Sitk. Goods

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