The flags of the International Code and of weather was so foggy that the lights could Marryat's Code are both used in this new not be discovered at a distance three miles service, which is to come into effect on and after the Ist of January next, and ship-'Ture is no doubt now that the steamer masters are advised to familiarize them-with a cargo of sugar sunk off the Loo-selves with it as soon as possible. choos is the Tancred. It appears that Mz. W. T. Parers, the Shanghai agent, 6,000 bags of sugar have been salved and has sent us two most effective calendars for sent to 1898 issued by the Sun Fire Office, London, which was founded in 1710, and whose risks Tue Heinchi, from Taku, reports that 120 miles north of Shaweishan she spoke the in 1896 amounted to the startling sum of £388,952,818. barque Collingwood, from New York for Gheloo, which desired tobe reported. all We have received a distinctly graceful calendar from Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Ca., Id., on which a serious young lady in sandals and a peignoir is Playing a very solid harp to a surprised-locking statue and two white pigeons. It is a really graceful composition, and the colouring is very quiet and attractive.
We have received from Messrs. Holliday, Wise and Ca. a very effective calendar issued by the Manchester Fire Assuraaco Company; from Mr. J. A. Ballard a large and a smaller calendar—the latter a bed handy one—issued by the North Britis and Merrcantile Insurance Company; and from Messrs. J. Llewellyn and Ca., Ld., some very tasteful calendars, with pretty process illustration We have received from Messrs. Tate Ca., the agents, a handsome calendar for 1898 issued by the Nippon Sea and Land Insurance Ca., Ld., of Osaka, Japan; from Messrs. Alfred fine took ced a very pretry blotting-book issu: the cevbie Uske Fire Insurance Socy. from Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill striking calendar issued by the Insurance Ca., Ld.; from Messrs. &Co., a large-print hanging tear-off calendar in blue; from Messrs. Moyer Lemke Ca. a pretty little calendar, in English, issued by the North German Fire Insurance Ca. of Hamburg; and from Mr. Aug. Chiers a still prettier little calendar, in German, issued 5G the Hanseatische Fouer-Versicherungs Gesellschaft, Hamburg.
We have received the Child's Pay for January, illustrated,' published the
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