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BRITISH & FOREIGN MARINE 
INSURANCE COMPANY, Ltd. 
of LIVERPOOL, LONDON and NEW YORK 
THIS COMPANY INSURES RISKS UPON SECURITIES, BANKNOTES, 
BONDS, SPECIE, MERCHANDISE, AUTOMOBILES, FREIGHTS, HULLS, 
AND INLAND TRANSPORTATION AND MARINE RISKS 
Losses Made Payable in the Chief Cities of the IVorld 
LONDON BRANCH MELBOURNE BRANCH SYDNEY BRANCH 
1 Old Broad Street, London 57 Queen Street Melbourne 56 Pitt Street, Sydney 
UNITED STATES BRANCH 
COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING, NEW YORK 
W. L. H. SIMPSON W. A. W. BURNETT J. H. WALTERS 
Underwriter Sub-Underwriter Secretary 
INSURANCE NOTES 
Consolidation 
The Mira Insurance Company of Christiania, 
organized in 1915 with a capital of 1,000,000 kroner, 
which later was increased to 5,000,000 kroner, 50 
per cent paid up, will take over the business of the 
Norwegian Neptune Insurance Company, founded, 
in Christiania in 1916 with a capital of 2,000,000 
kroner, 25 per cent of which is paid in. 
Ernst W. Wallden 
Director and attorney at law, Ernst W. Wallden, 
of Suomi Finnish Life Insurance Company, died in 
Helsingfors at the age of fifty years. He was an 
able and highly respected public man, and in his 
death the countries of the North, and especially 
Finland, suffer a great loss. 
Drifting Mines 
According to information from the Norwegian 
Department of Defenses, the following number of 
foreign mines were found along the coast of Nor¬ 
way this year. In May, four mines; in June, two; 
in July, one; in August, three; and in September, 
two. 
New Concern 
The United Insurance Societies of the Kingdom 
of Denmark has been organized in Glostrup. It is 
a mutual insurance union and will assure against 
damage to crops and real estate caused by frost, 
storm, and hail. H. P. H. Due of Glostrup is chair¬ 
man. 
MARINE INSURANCE 
Hulls, Cargoes, Merchandise, Specie, Bonds 
Issue Policies on All Classes of Marine Risks, 
Including Yachts , Registered Mail and Parcel P st 
Losses Made Payable in All Parts of the World 
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Ltd., 
of Liverpool, England (Marine Department] 
QUEEN INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA 
of New York | Marine Department] 
; STAR INSURANCE CO., of New York 
[Marine Department] 
1 NEWARK FIRE INSURANCE CO. 
of Newark, N. J. [Marine Department] 
MARITIME INSURANCE CO.. Ltd. 
of Liverpool (U. S. Branch) 
: 84 William St., New York City 
John E. Hoffman...Marine Manager 
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