THE
CHINA
Established February, 1845.
16
MAIL.
With which is incorporated The Hongkong Evening Mail and Shipping List.”
XXXIII, No. 4863號九十月七年七十七百八千一英
FOR THE CHINA MAIL
F. ALGAN, 8, Clement's Lacey bard Street. GEORGE STREET, 30, hill, GORDON & Goron, Ludgate B. C. BATES, HERDY & Co. d Jewry, B.C. BAMUEL DELCOM 150 & 16, Leadenhall Street. ORKANDREW WIRD, 188, Nas-posed Street,
ALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ALAND-GORDON & Goron, Mel ine and Sydney,
FRANCISCO and American Porta 20rally:-Bxax & BLACK, San Fran
3 ¿miSicator, · QUELUH & CAMFJELL,
WILSON, NICHOLLS & O mon
Shanghai. oochow HEDON & Co. ANN, CRAWFORD & Co., and Kar WALAR. Manila, C. Ha&Co. Macao, L. A, DA. ÕBagà,
Banks,
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK. ING CORPORATION,..... SAID-UP CAPITAL,...5,000,000 Dollars, SESERVE FUND, 500,000 Dollars.
Cours of DIBENTONA. JU Chairman-H. HOPFIUS, Esq,`
Deputy Chairman-F. D. SASBOOK, Esq.
B. BELILIOS, EN, 7. E. FOBAXS, Esq. ion. W. KESWICK, MoÏVER, Eng.
Hongkong,
WILHELM REINERS,
Esq.
ED. TOBIN, E14,
OHIEF MANAGNE.
THOMAS JACKSON, Est." Manager.
EWAN CAMERON, Eng. Shanghel,, LONDON BANERES-London and County Bank
HONGKONG.
INTEREST ALLOWED Current Deposit Accounts at the rate of 1 per cent, per annum on the daily balanes..
0
On Fixed Deposits:-
For 3 months, 2 per cent. per annum.
6
12
é per cent,
n
5 per cent,
19
32
LodAL BILLS DISCOUNTED. Credits granted on approved Securities, and every description of Bausing and Exchange business transacted.
Drafts, granted on London, and the chief Commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, Amerien, China and Japan.
T. JACKSON,
Ohlef Manager,
Offices of the Corporation,
No, 1, Queen's Road Bast.
Hongkong, March 29, 1876,
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
CAPITAL
RESERVE FEND,.......
BANKERS.
.£800,000. £110,000.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
THE CITY BANE.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
BANK'S BRANCH in HONG-
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ceived instruations to sell by ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have re- Publia Auction, (if not previously die SATURDAY, of by Private Sale), on
the 21st July, 1877, at Noon,- THE WOOD PADDLE STEAMER
"MINNA,"
as she now lies at East Point, opposite Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON & Cols.
Built 1873, Length 63 feet, Beam 19. feet, Maan Draft of Water 2 feet, Fitted with Two High Pressure Geared Engines of 8 H. P. Nominal, Cylinders 6 inches diameter, Stroke 10 inches, and Cross-Tubed Boiler, adapted to Burn Coal or Wood; Boiler, Engines, and Hull, in good order,
TERMS OF SALF-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot with all faults and errors of description to be at purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer.
For further Particulars, apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 16, 1877,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TUESDAY,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1877.
Insurances. THE
NORTH-OHINA INSURANCE CO. in 1,000 shares of Tuels 2,000 each. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL-Taels Troo Million, PAID UP CAPITAL-Tacle Six Hundred Thousand, or Tasks 800 per share
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
F. H. B., Bay. Masses Adumzon, Bell & Co.) M. S. GUDDAY, Esq., (Messrs David Sassoon,
Sons & Co.)
JAMES HART, Esq., (Messrs Turner & Co.) HUGH SUTHERLAND, Esq., (Masers John Forster
& Co.). B, H. LAVERS, Esq.. (Mears Gilman & Co.)
& Co.) A. G. Woon, E., (Mossrs Gibb, Livingston
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI BANKERS BRANCHES. Secretary-HERBERT S. Mons, Esq.
LONDON (85, Cornhill, E.C.), Hosoxone, BONGKONG & SHANGRAY BANKING CORPORATION.
YOKOHAMA, AGENCIES.
At the principal ports in the East and Australian
Colonies.
January, 1878, as a per THE Company will be constituted on manent Marine Insurance Company, to carry on the business (established in 1865) of the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, 1875-1877.
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE
TR, FC, DITTMER is authorized to
SANDER & Co. Hongkong, June 23, 1877.
Maign our Firm per. Procuration.
NOTICE.
R. EDWARD BURNIE will Conduct the
M BUNWAGs of my OFFICE, during ing
R. B. CAIRNS, Temporary Absence from the Colony.
Surveyor to Local Officer, and Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, March 17, 1877. NOTICE. BAVE: This Day Established myself
88 SHIPBROKER
ROBERT DROSS. Hongkong, June 25, 1877.
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NOTICE,
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Published every Evening. 日九初月六年丁
Intimations.
DEVOE'S BRILLIANT OIL.
RELIABLE,
ECONOMICAL,
DES
SAFE!!
ESIRING to tenest by the world- wide reputation of our Oil, certain parties have attempted to imitate our pack- agen, Suite at law have been instituted against the MAKERS AND PURUHABERS OF these imitations. Buyers should be careful
PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.
Intimations.
NOTICE
THE Undoraigned regret to inform their VEBY GREAT ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF FLOUR, they will be compelled TO RAISE the Price of their First Quality BREAD One Gent per Pound, Commereing from the 1st July, 1877.
HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKEBY Co.,
LIMITED.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., General Managers. DORABJEE NOWROJEL
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Hongkong, June 21, 1877.
OF COMMERCE. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
to see that the words "DEVOE'S BRIL-THE
jy21 LIANT" are stencilled on the cases, and the words "DEVOE M'F'G CO. PATENTS" are stamped on the top of the can.
Mutual Consent, the Firm of
B FREEEES, RODAL has been THE DEVOE MANUFACTURING U..,
R. FREERKS. G. 0. F. RODATZ Hongkong, June 30, 1877.
DISSOLVED on This Day.
au2
THE Undersigned, Establishing them- 870 Reserve Fund will be formed of Teels Eyes This Day as SHIPOHAND LEBS and GENERAL STOREKEEPERS 400,000, by setting salde a portion of the profits at such times and in such sums under the Style and Firm of Rovary & Co., the Shareholders shall decide.
G. C. F. RODATZ. The net profits of the Company for each have taken over the Business of the late
O. KOCH. HE Undersigned has received instruc-year will be divided amongst the Share Firm of FEEEEES, RODATE & Co.
Lions to Mr J. MCDONALD, to folders, in the following manner Shar
One-third over the Shares, a portion
Hongkong, July 2, 1877. thereof being set aside for the forma soll by Public Auction, on
tion of a Reserve Fund as above stated. Two-thirds as a return to Contributors (being Shareholders), la proportion to the Premis paid or influenced by them. A revision of the Share List will take for this purpose power will be given to the place at the end of every three years, and Directori by the Deed of Settlement to all or any of the Shares held by Share- holders who have not contributed Premia withdraw at the before-mentioned periods In three years have not been in proportion or whose contributions during the preced.
the 24th day of July, 1877, at 11 o'clock a.m., at the West Point Patent Slip,--
The whole of the STOCK-IN-TRADE, comprising -
1 Large Self-acting Circular Saw, with Planing Machine attached; Macdonall & Co, makers.
1 General Joiner, with Tools; Mac douall & Co., makere.
1 Saw Sharpener.
1 Shafting and Pulleys,
1 Treenail Turning Machine. Hydraulic Pumps. Jack Screws, 1 Diving Dress,
Rubber and Rubber Belting. Felt. Bellows Drills.
Assorted Iron (Govan Best), Steel, Copper Platen Yellow Metal
vikk Rods Tubes Taps and Dies. An- Blacksmiths' Tools.
Assorted Chains. Moulding Sand.
3 Crab Winches
$o.,
&c.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7. 1. 7. All Lots, with all faulte and errors of description, at purchaser's rink on the fall of the hammer,
J, M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, July 11, 1877.
.
to the number of Shares held.
Shareholders retiring from the Company in pursuance of the above regulation, will be notified at least three months prior to the date fixed for any such revision of the Share List, and will have the option of dis- posing of their Shares in either of the following ways
They will be at Uberty at any time after
receipt of notice of withdrawal, and prior to the date of revision, to sell their Shares to any person approved by the Company and accepted as the transferes;
от
Upon surrendering their sarip certificate for cancellation at the time of such reviston, and pursuant to notice, will. recalve & return of the Capital paid up thereon; and so soon after an the financial position of the Company up to the date of the revision can be sacer tained and the accounts adjusted, they shall also receive a pro-rata share of the Reserve Fund, if any accumulated, together with such proportion of the unappropriated profits as may be found due to thera. NOTICE IS HTRELY GIVEN, that Applica: tions for Shares in the undermentioned China and HE Undersigned has received instruc-form will be received at the offices of the tions from W. H. Mossor, Faq, Campaniif the 30th September; from Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty Court of London and distant porte until 31st Octo- Hongkong, to sell by Public Auction, on ber next.
THURSDAY,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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TEONG grants Drafis on London the 20th day of July, 1877, at 11 o'clock the Chief Commercial places in Europe and a.m., at the Sales Rooms of the Under
the East; buye and receives for collection signed,
Bills of Exchange; and conducts all kinds
of Banking and Exchange Business.
Local Bills discounted, and Interest
allowed on Current Accounts and on De-
The American Barkentine
...
"ROSINA
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
NORTH-UHINA INSURANCE COMPANY. - Gentlement
hereby request that you Shares in the To the Provisional Committee of the
will allot to..... above Company, and...agree to
Of 406 Tons Register or thereabouts, accept auch Shares, or any less number posits for fixed periods on terms which may as she now lies in the Harbour of Hong. you may allot to an
kong, with Two Saits of Working agree to pay the first call of Tla, 600 pər be ascertained on application.
Suit NEW SAILS, Share, and all subsequent calls, and to SAILS, Una
Gentlemen, 1,500 superficial fet LUMBER, PRO subscribe the Deed of Settlement when VISIONS, CHAINS, ANCHORS, required to do so. BOATS, and all her Appurtenance.
The Vessel was Remetalled and Re-
Auctions.
GENERAL WEEKLY SALE,
ANE, ORAWFORD
LOR FORD & Co. will sall paired in NEW YORK, in December, 1874,
Room, Prays Central, on
FRIDAY,
the 20th July, 1877, at Noon,-
Your obedient servant,
Forms of application for Sharos can be obtained at the Head-office, or by applica
Shanghal, June 18, 1877, tion to the Agents of the Company,
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
ool
and there classert “A1, for Four Years in American Lloyd. She tras again Re metalled and Repaired at MELBOURNE, in November, 1878, at a Cost of about 41,000 and supplied with the New Sult ELECTRO-PLATED TEA SETS, of Baily referred to at a Cost of over £200,
ROM. This Date Mr EDWARD SHEFFARD Sardine Boxes, Butter Dishes, Salvers, and was then cartified by the Barveyor Umbrella Frames, Silk Umbrellas, to the Merchant Shipping and Under Leather Furces, Fooket Books, Velvet writers Association Limited, da being it and Me M. W. GREIS, are autho Covered Photograph Stands, Linen to Carry Dry and Perishable Cargo tored to sign the name of our Firm per Handkerchiefs, Cotton Stockings, Toys, any part of the World She Carries Frocuration At Foochow, and Air F. F 680 tons of Coals or 800 tons Light Sailor's Knives, &o, ko., &c.
Cargo of 40 cubic feet, 1,000 piculs of Balling Vessel, and is in Complete Order Rice on 14 feet Draft. She is a fast for Sen on the shortest notice.
Also,
2 Handsome 6-LIGHT CRYSTAL
GABALLERS,
2 Handsome 5.LIGHT CRYSTAL
GASALIERS.
Deane's Revolvers in Case
Lemat & Girand's 10-Shot Revolvers
3 bales Cotton Waste,
1 Lawn Mowing Machine,
15 Legs Dried Apples,
Hame, Cheese, and Sardines
TERMS OF SALL-Cash before delivery
in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7.
ELWELL at Amoy.
RUSSELL & Co.
del
For sale. AERATED WATERS,
IN
FERED BOTTLES. CODD'S PATENT GLASS STOP-
ROM the 1st July, the Price of all
will be only
Finds of AERATED WATERS
FORTY CENTS Per Dozen - BARSAPARILLA WATER, 75 Cents per Dozen.
ED. CHASTEL, 2, Wyndham Street, opposite
BORGRONG CLUB, Hongkong, June 30, 1877.
FOR SALE.
the
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TO CONTRACTORS, HOUSE- BUILDERS, SHIP-BUILDERS, AND
CARPENTERS.
80 Beaver and 127 Pearl Streets,
NEW YORK, U. 3. A. fy11]
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE
LIMITED. COMPANY, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
NOTICE.
come Vacant on let August next.
POST of SECRETARY will be- Applications, addressed to the OHAIRMAN, will be Received up to Noon of the 31st July, prox. Salary, 31,500 per Annum.
Hongkong, June 25, 1877.
AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,
by appointment, to H. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG;' and to
B. LH. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, SHAREHOLDERS in the above Wyndham Strest, formerly ATHLETIC ULUS, TTAS on hand the Largest and Best Company will be Held at the Head Office, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the collection of Views of China, Pho Ex S. S. Radnorshire a THE Eleventh Ordinary MEETING of 31st Instant, at 3 o'clock p.m., for the pur-tographie Albums, Frames, Cases, &o, of pose of presenting the Report of the Direc assorted sizes.
Russia and Velvet Covers, assorted sizes. tors and Statement of Accounts to 30th supply of very handsome Easel Albums of April last, and of declaring Dividenda.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company Illuminated Albums for Portraits. Tobacco will be ULOBED from the 17th to 31st Pouches, in Shape of Skulls, Rats, &c., and a nice oholos of Quit Mountings for Frames, do Instant, both days inclusive,
By Order,
W. B. BAY,
Secretary.
jy31 Hongkong, July 9, 1877. CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AN Extraordinary MEETING of the A SHAREHOLDERS In the above Company will be Held at the Bead Office, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 31st Instant, at 3.30 p.m., in order to take late consideration a Special Resolution to add a Regulation to the exleting Articles of Association of the Company, authorizing the Company so far to modify the conditions contained in its Memorandum of Associa tion, as by subdivision of its existing Shares to divide its Capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by its Memorandum of Association, in accordance with the pro- Companies Ordinance 1877."
By Order,
Hongkong, March 28, 1877.
Shipping. Sailing Vessels.
FOR LONDON.
The A1 British Bark
STANFIELD"
having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have
-For Freight, apply to quick despatch.
RUSSELL &Co. Hongkong, June 29, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK. The 4 1 American Schooner
PANOLA,"
jp29
LUNT, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have Revisions of Sections XX and XXI of "The early despatch.
ceived a Shipment of FIRST-CLASS MANILA HARDWOOD, of Different Kinds, sad of the Very Best Quality, Suitable for HOUSE BUILDING, gHIP BUILDING, and for all kinds of Work requiring Timber of the most durable nature.
ALSO
A Good Assortment of Logs and Planks
W. H. RAY,
Secretary.
jy31 Hongkong, July 9, 1877.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY, HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
of TEAK WOOD of the most Superior THE Twenty-second Ordinary Half- Quality,
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
an18 Hongkong, July 18, 1877.
FOR SALE OTLER PALMER & Co
Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPIRITS. Apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, June 22, 1876.
NOW READY. CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Part I., A to K, with Introduction. Royal Svo pp. 202-By EaNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.
Price: Two DoLLARE AND A HALF. To be had from Mesars LANE, CRAWFORs &Co., Bongkong and Shanghal; and Masarn KELLY & WALSE, Shanghai.
Hongkong, February 8, 1877.
Intimations. VICTORIA
-SODA WATER MANUFACTORY.
NOTICE
HAVE the honor to laform the Public
I of Hongicons, that I have BOUGHT
Yearly MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be Held at the Office of the Company, No. 00 A, Queen's Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th Jaly instant, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of Receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaringa Dividend, and electing Directors and Auditore.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary.
Hongkong, July 8, 1877.
1928
HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MAQAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED. NOTICE,
MHE Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to
included. the 25th day of July Instant, both days By Order of the Board of Directors,
P. À. 34 COSTA,
Secretary.
1920 Hongkong, July 3, 1877.
· HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COM. PANY, LIMITED.
THE Transfer BOOKS of this Company THE
will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 28th Instant, both days inclusive.
GAUNA. NEWTON,
Manager.
Hongkong, July 2) 1877.
DENTAL NOTICE.
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China, June 1, 1877.
NOTICE.
the Business of the above MANUFAO have This Day been ADMITTED Carried on under the Firm and Style of She has Four BOW TIMBER R D. MOSS and Mr H JOHNSTON TURY, and from This Date it will be PORTS, two in the Lower Hold 82 x 32 EXSINESS in the Firm of THOS. BOWARD PEREIRA & Co. The Establishment will inohen, and two in the Tween Decks & Co, Merchants, London and Hergkong. be nnder the Management and Superin and after the 28th of May, Dr. 10x 28 inches.
For further Particulars and Inventory, apply to the Undersigned.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the fall of the hammer in Mexian Dolists weighed at 7.1.7.
The Vessel to be at purchaser's risk
The Lotor Lots, with all faulte and errors on the fall of the hammer,
of description, at purchaser's risk on the
fall of the hammer.
Hongkong, July 18, 1877.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Government Auctioneer.
1720 Hongkong, July 16, 1877.
M2
THOS. HOWARD & Co.
jy23 Hongkong, July 9, 1877.
NOTICE.
tendence of Mr J. A. PERKIEA as hereto fore. The support of Old Customers and the Publie generally is kindly solicited.
All Order to be Addressed to PEREIRA & Co, and directed to the Manufactory at
Photographie Studio, No. 3, Wyndham No 20, Starley Street, or to AFONG'S
AGENT so this Port for TH1 Foss LIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ABUR, Street, Undersigned has been Appoluted ANOR COMPANY (LIMITED).
W. H. NOTLEY, Bengkong, June 8, 1977,
Bengkong, July 10, 1877,
"AFONG, Photographer.
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STOUT'S Consulting and Operating ROOMS will be on the Ground Floor of the HOTEL DE L'UNIVERS.
Hongkong, May 26, 1877.
DENTAL NOTICE.
R ROGERS has Returned to Hong. Patients on MONDAY, June 25th.
Office, No. 7, Arbuthnot Bead, Hongkong, June 30, 1877,
D, and will be ready to Receive
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Oo. Flongkong, June 23, 1877,
spatch.
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FOR NEW YORK.
The 41 American Ship
"HIGHLANDER” DE HUTCHINSON, Master, will load here and will have quick de-
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, May 24, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK,
The 41 British Ship
HANNAH LAW" ROBERT GREIG, Master, will load here, and will have quick
For Freight, apply to despatch.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co,
· Hongkong, June 2, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK.
The 41 American Ship
MATCHLESS,"
J. C. DAWEN, Master, will load for the above Port, and will
have quick despalok,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co Bongkong, June 23, 1877.
FOR LONDON, The 4.1 British Bark
ROBERT HENDERSON, " GURF, Master, will load for the above Port, and will have
quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & U.. Hongkong, June 11, 1877.
FOR HAN FRANCI300.
The 41 British Clipper Ship "GRYFE
T. ROBERTS, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & U5; Hongkong, June 2, 1877,
FOR LONDON, The 100 4.1 German Shly
POLYNESIA, Squate, Master, will lead here and have quick despätab,
MEYER & Co
For Freight, apply to Hongkong, July 11, 1877.