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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 30TH, 1878.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

WEDNESDAY, 0th May."

No clauze in the rate of Patna to note, whilst tho yesterday a quoted rate of $562, jalen of Benares, The torais for Malwa remain ay fast D noted, 8705, with ullowupu of two

EXPORT CARGOES

INSURANCES:

TUB BQUITABLE LIR

URANCE

DESTINATION

SOCIETY OF THE UNITED

exTW, ALEXANDER, Vico Prozdint

H&NLY B. HYDE Faldont

SAMUEL BOBrown Socrotary:

1089 HATCH, Jr. General Manager for Chica

For German chip Wega, for New York bags Sagar 2770 rolls Matting, 2130 boros

TORRE

Farm 0.669 boxes, Fire Crackers 500 moale PRINCIPAL OSSION-120, BROADWAY, Naw Cassia 685, picula Cinnamon, 510 pkg. Freig sarves, 570 oases Cataphor, 459 packages Cains Ware 227 Lales Bmw Brald, 68 pickago Sundries.

ON LONDON

-EXOBANOE.

Bank Buts, on demand.

Bank Bilis, at 30 days sight 3/10%

Rank Billa, at 6 months' aigh

Credits, at 6 months' sight.

Documentary Bills, at 6 months

8/22 to 8/112

sight 31 to 3/114

ON BOMBAY-Bank, siglit

OR CALOUTTABank, sights.!

SHANDBAL

Bank sight

Private, 30 days sight

Hongkong and Shanghai Bard Shoras 66 par Union Insurance Society of Canton 11,525 ver

China Traders Insurance Company's Share

$1,300 per share.

ASSETS SURPLUS

$81.700.000 300 gad

LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL. LONDON

NEW YORK NAD

VESSELS ADVERTISED

LOADING

VESSELENAME

VAPTAIN

FOR FREIGHT: APPLY TOU

TO ZE DESPATCHED

Anchises (str.) DATANG

H.G. Johnson” City of Poking (str.)

| Gsellio (str.)

FJ. Carleton

SAN FRANCISCO, via TEMA SAN FRANCISCO, sia Y’HAMA

PAGLABAN FRANCISCO..........

SAN FRANCISCO: AGYDNEY

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNFL SINGAPORE BOMBAY & Lombardy (str.). SAIGON, JENGAPORE, &o..... CALLAO CALLAO

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS in Honakona, China, for the above. Company are prophrol to accept RISKS GREATLY REDUCED RATES and Tuga "Forms very favourable to ing. Assured. !

For full Information and Partianpts, apply to

OLYPHANT & Co

Hongkong, 21st January, 1878.

J: Ofmen Bruant

Hongking Hongkong

Hongkong

Dusterfeld & Swing Mayer & Co Vogel, Bagar & Co. P. M. 8. S. Co '0. &0. 8:05, an

Hongkong Vogel, Hagelen & Co... Hongkong

Russell & Comp Hongkong Carlowitz & Comed

Ged. R. Strods & Co PP. & 0.8. N. OS

Masangories Maritimes..... Olyphant & Co Caniowits & Counseling Band & Gown Adeasen, Bell & Ca Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Hongkong

Grest Admiral Belang Orman (tr

M

Sindh (str.);,

Perusta (str.)! Areola

McKidy

Whampoa

Penery

Hongkong

HONOLULU

Eldridge

Hongkong

ADELAIDE, VIL

BOOCHOWAbxander Newton..

Alex. Nawkum...

Hongkong

MANILA..

Sorsogon (sh) -

-YOKOHAM

Volga (str.)

Roland

YOKOHAMA

Malavon(str.)

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SHANGHAI,

Yangtse (str.)

SHANGHAI

Patroalus (str.)

SHANGHAI

Achilles (str.).

FOOCHOW

Weziah y

PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

HB Undersigned having bean appointed Agents to the store Company at the Port, are prepared to grant Policies oinet Tice to the extent of 240,000, on Baillings or on Goods stored therein. Robe

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK Z Hodgkong, th November 1863

COMPANY AT HAMBURG TULIA GERMAN TIRE INSURANCE

& Co.

Yangisis Insurance. Assoșlation -Tis: 640 por Company, ce propared to GRANT IN:

Chions Insurance Company-8270 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares

3700 por alaro,

China Fire Inatrance Company's Shares$182

per share,

A Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company's

Shares-10.por senti premie Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s:

Share $ per share discount, Shanghai Ste Navigation Company-Tia 21

per share.

Hongkong Gas Company's Bhares $75 pur

Hongkong Hetal Company's Shaws-355 For

share. China Sugar Reining Company, Limited-13 per

cant progánm.

Chinese Imperial Losa104-

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1877-102.

SALES ON MAY 29TH, AS REPORTED BY

Anidaed (ebar)20 bags, at $12.03, by. Kwong Fook Wo to travelling trader,

Mushrooms-20 onios, at $32.50, by Kwang Fook Wo, to travelling tides.

THE Untergiguet, AUENTS for the above SURANCES to the extent of 885,000, on firnt. olas risks at current rates an

RED MELORERS & Co. Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.120 PHENIX FIRE INJURANCE COMPANY.

ROM this date util farther notiés, s'dis

court of Twenty percent (20) upon the Curent Local Bates of Premis will be allowed upon Insurances sleutel with this Company,

DOUGLAS LAPRATT & Co.

Agents TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE

Hongkong, 27th, June, 1872.

26

COMPANY OF HAMBURG

En Undersigned, having honn appointed Agente for the above Company, are pra pared to soept Risks against Fire at Current Rates, subject to is Bonus of 20 per esnt.

Agents

Hongkong, 18th Novembar 1972.

F30

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, are prepsret to GRANT

Vermicelli --59 bags, at $7.29 by Kwong WePOLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the Choung to travelling trator.

Almonds--10 lags, at $23:50, by Kwong Wo extent of 45,000 Dollars on Raiklings or on Cheung to travolting trader,

Goods stored therein, at Carront Loval Rates; Fragns-30 bags, at $33.50, by Krong subject to a Discount of 20 on the prozis. Cheung to travelling trader

NORTON & Ca

Agents. Hongkong, Jannary, 1976, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

-TYROR MISTERS, PATOONER & CA EKOUTRE

MAY SILN

Rubrankos-masi

Themometer-Q'&·Μ··

Thermometer-

Thermock 10.12.

Thńczaneler. (Wet bally

Thane Wet tüli)

*Marlainin

Theemiater-Maer 1.

10.978 99.980, 99.874

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

YESTERDAYS TELGILMS.

May th..

Iowa.

.KONG.

BAROMETER,

THERMOMSTER,

JAI

Nana< BAKL

12

SWATOW, AMOI, & TAMSUI Hailong (str.).

FOR SALE

AYL I AND

now showing their AUTUMN AND WINTER STOCK

NEW GOODS, comprising CHRISTYS BLACK, BROWN, SAN ∙DEAR

FELT I ATS

in all the latest shapes,

TWEED HATS, PARIS SIEK HATS, and DRAB SHELLS. TWEED SHOOTING and SMOKING

SAMA CAPS.

A Very Choise Assortment of

Dake's "Royal," Four-in-Haan, West FANCY and BLACK WINDSOR SCARVES,

* also the End Bond Street," and "Club House" AVALORA VATS, SILK and CASHMERE MUFFLERS/ SciGATE'S PATENS OVERLAND TRUNKS. A New Stock of

JADIES' DRESS TRUNKS. SOLE LEATHER and BARII PORTMANTEAUS.

COAT CASES, GLADSTONE and COURIER the “Dreadnought" PORTMANTEAU Solid Leather. MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR and CIGARETTE HOLDERS. WHITE LONG CLOTE, OXFORD TWILL, and COLOURED REGATTA SHIRTS LAMBSWOOL, SAXÓNY, CASHMERE, and

MEEING UNDER-SHIRTS,

Messageries Maritimes. Hongkong P. CÓ 5N CÓ

Hongkong Hongkong

Hoogkour Hongkong

FOR SALE

POL SALE:

Massagorins. Maritimės, Butterbel & wire. Butterfold & wire. Wieler & Co... Douglas Lsprnik & Co.

ULLER PALMER'S

SUELSDRATED WINNS AND COGNAC Price List on appleation

5. BLACKHEAD & U Hongkong, 1st November 1877.

**COAL

46

EST QUALITY CARDIFF STEAM

COAL for Salg ex Lodown: Apply to

BATTLES & Ca Hongkong, 1st December, 1877,

* NOW ON SALE.

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BOUND TOLUBLES of the Chin Chorland

Trade Report for the Year 1877. PRICE TEN DOLLARS." Apply at the Delly Press Office, Hongkong, February. 1877.

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.-

NO

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, for the OWNERE, W RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contmated by the Offears or the Cros of the following Vessels during their stay in Hong kong Harbour

2

ALETY'S IDC, Brille bark Berges-Gas Co. AFCENTIS, British back TrailChinasy GENTLEMEN'A HALF HOSE in SILK LAMES-ALDEBARAN, British burk, Cale.Borneo Co WOOL, CASHMERE, MERINO, LISLE THREAD, ALBA NEWTON. British, bark, A. Newton

COTTON, and BALDEIGGAN

nomy Captain, LINEN COLLARS

AMERICA, British str Graham.Birley & Co ANGOSTURA, German bark, Boise-Carlowitz

in the following shapes Aretio Serapis

& Co.

On or about let pror. Quick desputou Quiele patut Quick despatch.. fan or about 1st July Quick despotoh**N On 6th prox. Quick despatch Quick despatch On 1st prox., at noon- On 8th prox, at noon. On or about disk inst Quick despatch. Quick despatoh Quick dispatch, Quick despatol Lo-morrow, at nou. Quick despatch To-morrow, at á þ On or about 30th mast On or abaxțith prox. Quick despistab. To-morrow, at noon.

VESSELS ON THE BERTH

· OQEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

TOR SHANGHAL;

Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates. for HANKOW and PORFs on the YANGTZE

HE Company's Steamship

PATRÓCI TS". will be despatahal on or ab the 30th instant.

For Freight or Passage ply to

BUTTERFIELD & WIEE. Agrote Henghoog, 2nd May, 1878. PERU AND CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR CALLAO;

THE Steamer

"PERUSIA,"

(915)

Captain MoKirdly, will be despatched from WRAMPOA for the Abore Port, tenching at HONOLULU, on or about FRIDAY, 31at instant.

For Freight.or Passage, apply to

OLYPHANT & Co., Canton,

ter Agents.

Canton, 24th May, 1878.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA BUEZ-CANAL. THE-Company's Steamship

xie,

will be despatched on, or about the 1st proxime, "ANCHISES **

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 24th May, 1878

Tazs

HE

FOR MANILA.

Sparsh Steamer

SORSOGON,"

VESSELS ON THE BERTE

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, ERINDISI, ANCONA,VENICE, MIDI. TERRANEAN PORTS- SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON: ALBO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA THE PENINSULAL, AND ORIENTAL STEAM DEVONAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stears rip “LOMBARDY,” Captain J. Onuár, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 1st June, at No. SADAM LIND, Buperintendiart Hongkong, th May, 1978:

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGENIUS MARITIMES.

- FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FORN SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE. ADON; BUMZ, ISMALIA, POFT SAID, NAPLES,

AND MARSEILLES;"

AINO, BOMBAY, MAHD, ST. DENIS, AND

PORT LOUISE V

N SATURDAY, the 8th June, 1878,

SINDE Commandant BRUNET; with MAILS. PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR G. will leave this Portfothenbora places. --Cagound Sporter will be registered for Ton- don as well as for Murseilles, and accepted in tangle through Marssiles for the peolpal places of Europe.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

DOMAS ATMAIL WILL CLOSE

For Swator-Today, the 30th instant, a 11:30 AMARY

Fer Halphong and Hanol-To-day, the 300 Instant; at 11,30 ALKOTTA

For Swatow and Ansoy Today, they Bótle=" | instant, at 5 PM.

For Hibow and Haiphong (with mails for Pakboi and Hanoi).-Today, the 30th instant, at. 3PAMVUTOS.

For Swatow, Amoy and Tamsui-Per Hai loony, to-morrow, the 31st Instant, ut 11,30 am. For Tokosama-Per Folga, to-morrow, the Ulst insfout, at 11.90 AM. NAME

For Shanghai. Por Yanglès, te-morrow, the B1st instant, af. 4 P... Late letters received from 4.10 to 480 P.M., with 18 certe lato fas

For Nagasaki and Niigata. On Saturday, the Lek Jute, st 11.50 £

** For Rizaits -Saltléments —On Thursday, the

8th Jans, at 3.30 P....

MAILS BY THE INGLISH PACKET.

The English Contrast Peakat"LOMBARDY” will be despatched with the Hails for Europe,

0.0 SATURDAY, the 1st Juno

Mails, &

The following, will be the hours of closing the

FRIDAY, 31st May, 51, Money Order Office losos.

...which remains open all night,

SATURDAY, 1st June..

clues as NET BOX,

7 A.M. Post 'Olivo opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all corre— spondence

10 A Post Office olsos except for Late Let-

tere. Registry of Letters ocases,

Cargo will be received on board util: 4.10.15 AM, Letters may be posted on payment of

Late Fes of 18 cents extra Portage, until. Bpoole and Fargola until 3 P. on the 7th June 1878. (Parcels are not to be sent 11 AM, when the Post Offon CLOSES entirely.

on board; they must be left at the Agenor's Office) Contents and value of Packages are. required.

For further particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office.

Agent.

B. au PQUEY,

Hongkong, 27th May, 1979. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL

11.30 a... Letters (but Lettore only) addressed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 48 coats uztre postage, until 11.50 Am., when the Mail is finally closed.

MAILS BY THE ERENCE PACKET. The French Contreat Panket." SINDH”

STEAM-DAY, the 8th Jone, with Malls to and

will be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR-

through the Unitel Kingdom Bid Barope. nie Marseilles to Saigon, Singapore. Datavia, Galle, Australia. Now Zadaad. Tesmania, Fiji, Aden, sychollos, éunion Manzitias, Srez, and Alexandria, Thia ja the best opportunity for forwarding Correspondence: to East Africa, St. Helena, and Ascension,

SHIP COMPANY, DA

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

THE

THE Steamship GAELIC” will be dos

patoled for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on or about MONDAY, the let July, at 3 P. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Enzopo.

Connection in rado at Tokohama 6tea more from Shanghai.

Freight will be toolved on board antilip.y. on the 30th Jane FARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Ofos until 5 Pit. gane day: All Parcel Packages should be marked to ziduss in fall; value of mmé is required.

A REDUCTION is made on RETURN

FROM this date, until further notice, a dis-Code," Laudum Lothair," Copa ANNA SIEBEN, florian bark, Paulsen.Ed.Lopez, Master, will have quick despatel for the PASSAGE TICKETS,

drunt of Treaty per cent. (20) upon the current local rato of Premia will be allowed

upon Insurances effeated with this Company.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Obi,

Agonts

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Housekong, 27th Jane, 1873. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY. (LIMITED).

NOTICE. POLICIES granted at surrent ratca on Ma accordance with the Compray's Articles of As #ocation. Two-thirds of the Proffits are that-

London Society Shakespeare," &o CARDIGAN JACKETS and BRAUES. SILK UMBRELLAS and WALKING

EN WE STICKS.GETW TURKISH, TOWELS and BATH BLANKETS. TINEN DAMASK, TABLE CLOTHS and NAPKINS, in all sixos. LINEN and COTTON, SHEETING an? PILLOW LINEN

WOOLLEN DEPARTMENT.

Deaving com the consenson, we invite an Having completed our arrangements in this Early Inspection of our LARGE and CHOICE STOLA CONSE GOOrg in all sisting of

Ebellhase & Co. - M ARGENTINO, British steamer, Earnett-Jar

„dino, Matheson & Co. ATALASTA, German steamer, Potamon.--Siems.

son & Co. JEN AUGUST FRIEDRICH, German bark, J. Brun

Siomesen & Co.

BELLE OF OREGON American bark, Merriaman

--Rozurio & Co.” Tha RENTHA, British etc., Langley-Meyer & Co. BONZA, German 3. Roticonor, Stehr. Eduard

above Port,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Honphong, 31st May, 1878, 198 [600

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE (DIRECT),

Taking Carge and Passengers for all Australian

and New Zealand Parte, FITTHE

Australasian Steam Navigation Com- pany's Steamship BORNEO, American ship, Shaw-Arahold, Kar: due here on the 28th instant, will load Now Tea

OCEAN,“ page & Co.,

Schellhars & Ca

Letters may also be forwarded to India by this Paokot.

The following will be the kears of CLOSING the Mails, &

FRIDAY, 7th June,

5. P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes accept the Niour Box, which remains open all night.

SATURDAY, 8th Jane,

A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Tettárs, and Posting of all corra- epondence.

10 A., Registry of Letters canges...

II AL, Pest Olue closes 'uxcept for Inte Lot-

ters.

11.10, Latters (but Letters only) may be posted on paymens of Late Fee of 18 vents extra postage, unbil

11.30, when the Post Office CLOSES en-

tirely.

SPECIAL REDUCTIONS granted to OF-MAILS EXCHANGED WITH MANILA ANT SAIGON FICERS of the ARMY and NAVY and to MEMBERS of the CIVIL nad CONSULAR into s General Postal Union, it follow that The Philippine Telands being how admitted SERVICES.

all paid correspondenes recivet from Manils For further information as to Freight or in the mails will be delivered free by this Office. Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, and that all paid correspondence sent to Manila No. 37, Queen's Food Coutral."

in the mails should be delivered free there. G. B. DMORY,

Hongkong, 30th May, 1978.

U. 8. MAIL LINE.

Agent

Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Borus provides that "Noither the orders or the ad.. dreseces of lotters and other postal packets aball be called upon to pay, sither in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or ¡daty other than” the recognised rates levis (in

bated nudaslly to Contellators, whether Share the newest and most fushíoriable wakes, con- BRISBANE, British bark, Hndlestonsself at Foochow as above and resaire' prompt de- PACIFIC MAIL, STEAMSHIP COMPANY tho cast of paid correspondence) by the degntoh-

holders or not, in proportion to the net mount of Promis contributed by each. the remaining third being carried to Boserve Fund.

OLYPHANT & Co.,

Pal General Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1873. THE LONDON ASSURANCE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST. AN

A.D. 1729.

29.75 20.01 29.50 25.23 20.76029.722.61 THE Undersigned having boon appointed Thermometer attached 17.5 870

Agents for the above Corporation, are Direction of Wind...

prepared to grant Insurans as follows

O

8

*

.4 44 ± 12 Dy booster 37067.6.0 65.000.000 0.40 t'Lhermometer... 020 830 810)87.0010|6.4.004

bb.co ww. ch

-

exe.

-

I

-0.es

SABIMETER, Teva or the senin uchner, tene, and hundred Inzuoren, in Fahrheit degrees and teet, kapt m te

· open, als in a alzdek utmation.

DIRETTION 62 Miss la regiadores y pont, N NN, NE, $6,

FORCE WIND Lila 8 Ught breer modarale." to fresh. 7 to 6 diren to 10 heary 12volent.

10t

STATE OF WEARTHS-lour blum skyr Cloudy. D. Crizaly F. Fog. Zoggs. H. Hail: F

Misty G. Orerest, P. Fanging why. Quly, 2 RADY & BROW.. Thander. . Sač, threaming F Virful Horn Cat Time: Jestem are, toprated

to indicate way intre orer, the areas of their...

·wig affluztioni:

Tha hontem for the Shouts (ouu)

arm zugintaro from 1 do 24; and the quantity of water falm indlessed in poeten tira and hundreds.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY

ESTABLISHED 18%,

WM CRUICKSHANK. DISPENSING CHEMIST & DRUGGIST, IMPUETEE of DRUGGISTS SUKDEZES, PAVENT MEDICINES, and TOILET REQUISITÉR

MANUFACTURER or ALL KINDS OF "AERATED WATERS.

PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY

PREPARED

MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current rates, payable either hare, in London, or at the prine al Purts of India, Chins, and Australia..

ין.

FIRE DEPARTMENT

NEW WOOL and WORSTED COATINGS FINE SAXONY COATINGS, PURE WOOL SCOTCH SUITINGS, NEW FANCY TROWSERINGS, for ULSTER UYDECOATS, &o, &c. VESTINGS, FRIEZES,

Great care has been bestowed in the saleation of 1-there Ghools both as regards style and substanon and having had one oxlare executed at a time we confidently sulloit your Onders. when the Chotsust Goods were in the Market

-TAILORING DEPARTMENT, This Department having undergone extensive alterations is now upon the Ground Floor of the Exchange, which will once mal to the convenience of our Customers. It is placed under New and Effective Management, sod al Policies tested for long or short periods at orders entrusted to us will receive prompt atten

tion and be executed in a first-class style,

SAYLE AND 00. VICTORIA EXCHANGE QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET HONGKONG

surrent rates.

A discount of 20), ullo wad."

LIFE DEPARTMENT.

Policies issued for sums not exceeding 25,050, ut reiluged rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong. 26th July, 187 BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY..

195

AND AT SILANGEAL

FOR SALE.

VIE Undersigned, having been appointed AMPAGNE

T

Agents for the abara, Company, are pre Fared to grant Insurances as follows

SAN MARINE RISKS, Policies at Current Eates, payablo sither bare, in London, or at the principal parts of India,

Ástralía, and the East.

A BROKERAGE OF THIRTY-THREE and ONE. THIRD PER CENT, Will be allowed da su LOCAL RISES.

GAS FIRE RISKS. Policies grunted on Firstclass Baildings to an extent of $20,000.

A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT. (20%) upon the Carrsnt Local Rated will be allowed on all premium charged for insurance: moh dis. count being deducted at the time of the issue of Policy

RUSSELL & Co.,

Hongkong, lat January, 1874,

Agents.

THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

în strict accordance with the Formals of the THE Undersigned, having been appointed.

British Pharmacopinia.

SHIP AND FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS

be supplied and roätted, PASSENGER SHIFS SUPPLIED

HEIDIEOK & Co.'s ΜΟΝΟΡΟΣ Α

DELIVEN Hongkong. 2nd July, 1877,

TAI FUNE

2

& Co. CASDELA, British stanger. Williams Jardine.

Matteson & Co

CARL RITTER, German back, Jager,--Semaksen

& Ou CARMELITA AND Iva, German bark, Katate-

Captain CHARLTON, Brite steamer, Johnson-Siems.

ken & Ca

A

CHSANG HOOK KIAN, Britisk steamer, Wabb.

4-Man Hing

Urry CF PREING, American sfoam Tanner

P.MS. B. Co

CONDCE, Gor, bark, Steffens.-Siemesen & Cu COUNTESS or Estor. British Sam, nohooner,

Taylorayer & Co.

spatch

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. Messrs. RUSKET & CLAND DAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT

Foochow; pr

YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO... GEO: R. STEVENS & ...

Agants.

THE U.S. Mail Steamer CITY OF PE- Hongkong, 10th May, 1878.

KING will be despateled for Ban Fran FOR FOOCHOW.

Joiseo, viû Tökohama, on THE AL British Sm.. Sehooner

"UZZIAH

the

at 3.P.M., tating Passengers and Freight for Japer, the United States, and Enope,

Threagh Bills of Lading issal for mans

kg oflike. It is hoped thotice) by the deaths brought to the notion of the proper anthorities, or apparently oxtra charge, will at oro bo

in silver Colony,

The above does not apply in any way to loose letters sent outside the mails. There will always he charged on arrival in Hongkong, and pro bably the Manila Odies will adopt the same course.

Complaints sometimes raid of extra charges on correspondence exobanged between

to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities would be found in all ouses that the latter...

of the United States. vis Ovotland Railways, too.. had been sent loose, Horans, Trinidad, and Demorar, and to porta

Handen, Blaster, will most with quick despatchportation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte, thia Colony and Saigon, art it is believed it for the above Port,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WIELER & Os Hongkong, 25th May, 1878 Falcos, British ark, Vie. Captain.

[923 FATOKA-BALAUGH, Garmon bark, D. RateTHE Al British Bark

- FOR ADELAIDE, VIA FOOCHOW. Carlowitz & Cö.[⠀

in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's sad connecting Stasmara.

REGISTRATION TO BANGKOK,

For Britannic Majesty's Consul for Siam hes

beau good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspondence can be Ragis-

cents.

Through Tassage Tickets grantexi to Engiant, France, and Germany by all trous-Atlantin litored to Bangkok, st the usual charge of S af Steamers.

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FOR CALLAO.

FITZPATRICE, Bettish steamer, Humphries.

Chinese.

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