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CHINA

MAIL.

FUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, AN WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE "HONGKONG EVENING MAIL AND SHIPPING LIST” VOL. XXV, No. 1841. 號三月五年九十六百八千一类

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL.- LONDON ALGAB, 11, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street. GEORGE STREET, 30, Carhill GORDON & Gorem, 121, Hel- bert Hill, LO. BATEN HENDE & Co., -4 Old Jewry, E. C AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND - GORDON, & Gowai, Mel- bourne and Sydney,

BAN FRANCISCO and Ainerican Ports generally — WHITE & BAUER, San

Arrivals, So

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New Advertisements.

THE Business of KINABAB & Co., Boost after this date under the style and firm of chow, will be carried on from and

KINNEAR, TARKEN & Do the partners therein being, Mr William BALFOUE KINKBAR god METROMAS LA CARTER LARREN!, walang mga WILLIAM BALFOUR KINNEAR Fochow, May 1, 1869–1911

PRE FOR YOKOHAMA,

HONGKONG, MONDAY, 3RD MAY, 1969,

New Advertisements.

BELLE VUE, PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE.......

Hollywood Road, No.644 Board and Lodging 960 per Month Board only,IZLI $40

CHABLES SEABURG

Proprietor. Hongkong April 13, 1869–

..i

Thodi Brish brighampje.

NIL DESPERANUUMA

For Freight, apply for

CHAS U COR

Je Hongkong, May 8, 1889.

CARRIAGE MANUJFAOTORY.

Kolohoms, Staniese steamer, 176, Baby, Amoy, April 80 General-Chi-

2, Japan, British steater, 050, Lo Bombay vis. Singapore, April 8 and General Gian LAVINOSTON & CO. May 2, Jeanne Alice, French ship, 1100, Montier, Uteplady,(Puget Sound), Fall,

| Timber. ---FOSHAN &

oro, American ship, 1528, Hutchinsony San Francisco via Honoluin, Harch 14, Generali

Brolin, Hembira Dec. 32 Ramsgate

JB. BUTCHER espally to

230ct

PORTRAITS, ASUVAS

frared, they will be close traits from drig date to lay

COMMERCIAL BANK Buit Bongkong, April 22, 1869

NOTICE.

qi Lili i parties indeltet to, al baring

inform the Inhabitants of Hongkong- tilat he has just received a larger congn-analhus against the Estate of the late JOHN PATERSON, Plumber, and Coppert britb, Queen's Road West, are requested to lodge tha ama withithe Undersigned, on or before the 15th May, 1869.

CARRIAGE MATERIALS, PAINTS,

VARNISH,Y&o, fansin)

than bas over, been introduvod iuto, Hong- kang. He is now prepared build to order, or repair Carriages of any description, on very low terms, having received cloth, lesturs, paints, varnish and every other requisite, especially-

WILLIAM SWAN, brExecutor. Hongkong, April 21, 1869. ****7, *'myl5

HOTEL, VANS Shanghai BEER on Draught at

VARRIAGE TRIMMINGS, LAORTA

Amongst other things, he has also receiv. 20. Southampton, 80, Pertmouth Jan. 5, ed a complete set of Saddler's Tools, so Amorth 9. Madeira 16 Ascension Feb! that any repairs to Saddles, Hergass, do, Cape of Good Hope March 3, Hout Bay can be executed hero equal to what they Anly April 0) and Singapore 23 could de se hom grant and General-G. HEARD Eq..

babe Departures,

May 2, Old Dominion, for San Francisco.

9. Now Granada, før Whampoa.

Whampoa

in: 13 Candace, Inrul

2, Jane, for Yokohama

Passengers.

→+ For HIRM transport Vas kotke, from Hamburg, 40, Mr. Behr, Mra Krops, and by Europeans in steerage for the

HORSE SHOEING work done by a first class. ing-Smith,

BASS'S Inst GOTOBER BREW on Draught at STAG HOTEL! Hongkong, April 21, 1869, -5, (1

New-Advertisements.

NOTICE

LL Persons Indebted to the Estate of the late ROBERT HENRY GRANT, later clerk in the Naval Yard, Hongkong are requested to wake payment; she all- Periouslaving Claims against the Estate are notified to send in their claims

Undersigned without delay *} L เ

JNOJ FRANCIST

Solicitor for is ve W JOHN D. MACDONALD THOMPSON, Masks

Executor it avoi

THE LONDON 4 CHINA EXPRESS. S published in London for the P&O J. Colgate French Mails, and containb

Summary of Rome, Parliamentary, and

Foreign News, in de pytan Special Correspondents' Letters from

* Germany, rlolland, do. Leading Articles on the principal inte

rests of Chins.

Digest of Home Opinions on China Sub-

jeota

List of Passengers by the current and

succeeding Maile Naval and Military News, Birils, Mairiages, and Deaths, Commercial, Banking, Shure Lists, do Market Reports, Shipping News, Freights,

Exchanges, &o, from London and the Continent, New York, do Statistics of Imports and Exporte,

Supplement Agen Statement of each Ship's Cargo for Chins and Japan, and by the P. and O. Mails. MA CORREA A VIZ

SURSURIPTION~$12 per Annum/ Wuj OMMISSION MERCHANT ANDpport Supplement, $14.00). Single Copics,

GENERAL AGENT CE

GL The pean Shoe

April 1869.

BUTCHER'S LIVERY STABLES, AND

CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY.

Rear of Murray Baracka, Hongkong Bigat, de ghar ki Brightens to

All orders promptly executed, under the personáli superintendence of J. B. - Bur- CHEB He will be happy to call at the residenes of any one requiring bis services. Hongkong, May 1, 1800, ... jul

NOTICE OF REMOVAL HEUndersigned begs to inform the

Community of Hongkong, that he l

Comunisaloner to the Seychelles Issa REMOVED his Horse Shoeing Forge, Lands, Mis Franklin, Miss Frasklin, and fendi's European Servant, and 9 Chinese:

* Shipping Reports

The Siamese steamer Kalahome, from Amoy, reports the first part strong N. E wind and heavy sep, the latter part, light wind and calme passed the steam ship Douglar off Single Island at & pim. on 30th

The French ship Jeanne Alice, from Pu- get Sound, reports had bad weather on having port: then moderate weather nearly all die passage until arrival in port.

The American ship Sonora, from San Francisco, reports Fine weather and light trades, had strong No

Northerly wind when Going Formosa Chanuel sud henry se Which lasted for 20 hours; then moderate alid light winds uistil arrival in port on 2nd May

40 days onf. Passed the Bashes

from rear of MURRAY BARRACKs to his New Promises in Duddell Street.

Gentlemen who may favour their Patronage, may rely on their, Horsse being shed under his strict surveillanna. GAIAH THOMAS E. HAWKINS, Late Farrier Major, Bengal Mures Artillery.... Hongkong May 1, 1869.

FESEFELD & Co., AUCTIONEERS,

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

AND

GENERAL AGENTS, Noer to "HONGKONG DISPENSARY. QUEEN'S ROAD,

Hongkong, May 1, 1869,

angi

SAIL MAKING !! ILLIAM DOLAN having returned to Hongkong, has resumed his business

of SAIL MAKING in all its branches, at his old place in Dudzell Street, and solicite the patronage of the Public.

- Llanda on the night of 80th April. He has on hand a fue assortment of 8 and 10 ounas RAVEN'S DUCK suitable

Hongkong, April 29, 1869.

FOR SALE.

The LRMt

download is anotka, from for lost Sails or Awnings, Hamburg,

Стовива the Equa for on 1st Feb. in lat. 14.17 W.j arrived at Cape of Good Hope on 24tis Feb., left ou 3rd March and arrived at Anjer on 16th April; left on same day arrived at Singa pore on 21st April; in Chine sea, had fine weather antil Paracels, then strong N.B. wind, which lasted for 24 hours and then moderated; arrived in Hongkong on 2nd

141 days out,

***Entertainments.

LAST PERFORMANCE BUT ONE, UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED

PATRONAGE

COMMODORE O. J. JONES,

HAND

COLONEL GORE, Commandant.

THURSDAY NEXT, May 6th, 1869.

LUSITANO THEATRE,

ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

GRACE

EG ER TON (MBS, GEORGE CASE) MR GEORGE CASE, Respectfully annoutice their Lut Per- formance but Oue, under the above distin guished Patronage, on which occasion they will present another

ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

Admission

Private Boxes to hold niz,

$2.

&

CANTONA

MORRIS & Co.,

AUCTIONEERS

my19

50 cents.

MORRIS & Co, Agents, Queen's Road. Hongkong, March 13, 3860..

NOTICE.

THE SHANGHAI NEWSLETTER

NEWS AND COMMISSION ACENTENLARGED to double its former size,

QUEEN'S ROAD,"

Номановы, (Lato J B. Morris, News Agent:)

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.

ING CORPORATIOMUZ NOTIOR TO SUALRHOLDERS,

ICE is hereby given that the Unpaid Share on the 20,000 New Shares of the , Capital of One Hundred Dollars per

Corporation's Stock will fall due on the dates following, vi

On las July, 1869,

$25. 25

1st July, 1870, Jat Jau., 1872, 1st Jan, 1878, 25

$100 Shareholders electing to pay the whole or any portion of the above Calls by antioi- 'pation will receive interest at the rate of Butil the respective datos at which the per cent. per annum, syable half yearly,

Calls shall fall due, and receipts for such payments will be issued at the Head Office

By Orien

and Brauchen,

By Order of the Court of Directors,

VICTOR KRESSER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, March 2, 1869.

HONOKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE DIVIDEND declared for the year ending on $1st December last, at the

PENCER & SHARP'S CARTRIDGES

for Breech Loading Carbines, SrHate of Twelve per cent per annum, say Wesso's large and small PISTOLS and $7.50 per paid-up Share of $125, and $1.0 CARTRIDGES, RAVEN'S DUCK for Per Share on which, $25, have been paid, 25 payable on and after MONDAY, the 22nd Boat Sails and Awnings, 8 a 100%

ASH CARS of all sizes.

instant, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply Also, An Invoice of Superior BOILER PLATE for Warrants. DE SILVER & Co. Hongkong, April 27, 1868. my 11

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

VANTON

NOTICE.

£15

By order of the Court of Directors,

VICTOR KRESSER, Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 16, 1809.

MESSRS. KOSS & Co.

El to inform the public of Hongkong that they had established themselves

now allords a hatter medium of intel ligence from this quarter of the work. It is published for the transmission of all the urrent Mercantile, Political, and Gerem! Newa of China and Japan, by the Pacific Múil Steamers to America and Europe.

The

RD Pcription to the. Neis-Letter is

lar

日二十月三年已已治同

Sew Advertisements

STAG HOTEL.”

Queen's Road, Hongkong,

EDMUND R. HOLMES,

FEBICKEL & 0.0 SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS,

GENERAL STOREKEEPE

AND CODISION A9ENTS

URŠKIA

À«N«DE°EWARMONISIA EN HOURS HIP & STEAM BOAT

PLUMBER, DA JE KAN COPPERSMITH & BEASSFOUNDER

"Queen's Bond East and Nullah Lane. Hongkong. October 28, 1868.!

yell

**

Tuctions.

k

PUBLIC LAND AUCTION:

Undersigned have received in-

PRICE, $24 PER ANNU

Shipping

STEAM TO

SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW." HEP.&O. & N. Co. & S

*FORMOSA,

will leave for the above places, st Noon on TUESDAY, the 4th inst

W. MACAULAY. Superintendent

Hongkong, May 1, 1869.

instaut

FOR SH

NIGRA

will leave for the shore. port at Daylight on 1740; DAY MORNING

For Freight or Fassage, apply to T

THE BORNEO CO. LIMITED. Hongkong, May 1, 1867.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steam-ahip

"YESSO,"

Tstructions, to sell, by Public Auc- shove gorts,

tion, on Ja

SATURDAY,

the 8th May, 1869, at 4 o'clock P., on

the Ground,

Those valuable Lote of LAND, regis tered in the Land Office as Inland Lots No. 458 and 459, and situated near the Sookunpoe Markét, East Point.

And, AT 5 PM

Those Lots of LAND registered in the Land Office as Inland Lots No. 779 and 780rand situated at Wanchi near Hos pital Hill,

For plans and particulars, apply to the Auctioneers, e pakt ju

the lawmer in Mexican dollars, at 7.1.7.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash upon fall of { All expenses of transfer to be paid by the purchaser.

MORRIS & Co., Auctioneers,

Hongkong, April 29, 1869.

PUBLIC AUCTION. A

mayd

e and a half per annum, br|? (HE Property at Fuochow, known as Jo Shanghai, Lee Tusco Dul Base & Co.'s, will be offered for when mailed.

sale by Public Auction, in June next,

vertiaments and. Subscriptions Str

The authorized Agents for receiving &d-nutess previously disposed of by private San Francisco,

MrJ. W

W. SULLIVAN, 609, Sansome Street,

London & China Express, 2, Cowper's Court, Cornhill, London.

Messrs Wx. H. Food & Co., 32, Burling Blip, New York. -

MORRIS & Co., Bougkong, Measts H. Fone & Co., Baud, Shangli Shanghai, March 20, 1869, may 29

HONGKONG. GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE.

contract

The Property consists of DWELLING HOUSE, containing 8 Rooms and Bath Rooms, with Servants' Offices and Stables detach ed; the whole surrounded by a Garden. This House is let on a short esse at $150 per month.

OFFICES AND GODOWNS.

A House containing 4 Offices and Spacious Tea Room, with fire-proof Go downs, large Treasury, and Compradore's Rooms below, Servants Office &c, at;

Three large Godowns, A, B, and C, adjoining the above.

HE Fortnightly Market Circulars pub-tached.

Lished by the CHAMBER, will in future be deliverable from the Uffice of the Under- Rigned from 10 A.3. of the morning preced lug the stehner's departure. The Circulars are at the diapeaal of Members, ou ap plication to the Secretary, who will furnish particulars of cost, c.

J.. W. WOOD,

Secretary.

Club Chambers, Hongkong, March, 1860.

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED. OTICEO and after the first day of Mart next, the offico. of this Com- pay, situated over the Huxuko a Dis- PENSARY will be closed. Letters can how- ever be left as heretofore in a box placed for the purpose within the same building.

The Company's Stouk of Chandeliera and other Fittings will, after the above date, be CHAWFORD & Co, Queen's Road. on view at the premises of Mesara LANE,

A. NEWTON,

Manager. Hongkong, February 18, 1869. my18

NOTICE, OCUMENTS Translated, at reasonable rates, from English, French, Spanish,

HARES Nos, 71, 72, 73, (The Premis contributed on each share being $3443) have been placed in the hands of TAILORS & GENERAL OUTFITTERS. Italian, Portuguese or German into Chi on the premises hitherto occupied by Mears, or from Chinese into English. Ad- Labaur, OBLRE & Co.

Having secured the services of an expe- rieuced huropean Cutter, and also having received per late arrivals a very superior stock of NEW

to meet all the re-

the Directors FOR HALE. Sealed tenders for purchase of same, marked "Tender for Share No." will be received until the 10th May, 1869.

Hy order of the Board,

ROBERT WATMORE,

Secretary Hongkong, April 26, 1859. my 11 quirements of the present sosson.

A large stock of Baudy-made CLOTH- WANTED to BUY, 4 SHARES in the ING, of the intest Fashions, always on

band.

HONGKONG FINE INSURANCE COX-| PANT. State price and all particulars.

Address A," care of China Mail Office, Hongkong, April 26, 1869,

· JOAO DA ROZA.

BARBER & RAZOR SETTER.

80, WELLINGTON STREET.

inforin, the Public that he is

$12 Bready to set Razors, knives and Scis-

Tickets may be obtained of Mesere Lass, CRAWFORD & CO. (where a plan of the Theatre may the sous), and of Messrs MoRKIN &Co.

som at the following prices

Bazors,

20 a 23 cents.

Pen Knives,

10 canta

Large Scissors, Smal

15

30

Aloi

Doors open at 8.30. Performance to Hair Cutting, Shampooing and Sharing,

Botinence at 9 o'clock.

Hongkong, May 1, 180.

myT

50 conta

Hongkong, April 22, 1869,

maye

turus, they arHOODS, of the latest pat-

KOSS&Co., Queen's Road Central Hongkong, February 3, 1969.

000IDENTAL HOTEL

1

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HE Occidental Hotel having been res cently improved and refurnished, is

ments.

drea

The "China Mail" Office,

2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

FAWCETT & Co., CHIP CHANDLERS, GENERAL

STOREKEKPEKA, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, SAIL MAKERS, AND,

COMMISSION AGENTS, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, April 1, 1889.

NOTICE.

THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG & WHAMPON LIMITED

ROERT S. WALKER has this day been appointed Secretary to the Com- now in complete order in all its appoint-pany, and Mr Jon TNGLIS, the present Acting Secretary, resumes his functions as Managing Engineer for the Company. By order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN INGLIS Acting Secretary,

Travellers will find the Accommodations of this well known Hotel equal to those of the best Hotels of the Eastern States and Europe

Hongkong, April 13, 1869.

0019

Hougkong, March 3, 1869,

This property has water frontage, is situated in tlie most eligible portion of the business quarter of Foochow, and is let on a Repairing Lease for 5 years, cammencing from the 1st May next, at the annual rental of $4,500.

For further particulars, apply at the Office of the Trustees, No. 7 Pedder's Hill,

Hongkong, February 1, 1869-

Banks.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

SUBBORIBED CAPITAL, FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLABS,

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-Geo. F. HEARD, Esq. Daputy Chairmon-Juties MyNER. EKĮ, GEORGE J. HELLAND, Hon. J. B. TAYLOR.

Eag

A. Joost, Erg WILLIAM LEMANN, J. P. DUNCANSON,

Esq. S. D. SASSOON, Esq. Esq. W. H. FORBES, Esq. RICHARD ROWEIT

And,

E. R. BELILTON, Esq.

Managers.

Hongkong,..

Chief Manager. DAVID MAULBAN, Esq. Shanghae,

LONDON BANKExa.—London and County Bank.

VICTOR KRESSRS, EST.

HONGKONG.

INTRAZAT ALLOWED Current Deposit Accounts at the rate of 1 per sent, per annum on the dally

balance.

In Fixed Deposits

For 3 months 2 per cent, per sunum.

4 per cent.

31

12

#

"

19: ""

5 per cent. LOUAL BULLS DISCOUNTED Credits granted on approved Securition, and every description of Banking and

Exchange business transacted.

Drafts, granted on London, and the chief Commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, Amerlo, China and Japan.

VICTOR KRESSER, Chief Manager, "Offices of the Corporation,

No, L, Queen's Boad Fast. Hongkong, January 1, 1889,

Captain AsaTON, will bare An immediata despatch for the

For Freight er Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Co. Hongkong, May 1, 1869.

FOR SHANGHAI, CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN,

(Loading at Canton and Hongkong)

The steam-ship

BERTHA

ports,

Capt. Mooxer, will have immerg diste despatch for the above

For Freight er Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. Hongkong, April 13, 186934 på na

FOR NAGASAKİ & YOKOHAMARSHA The steam-ship is take inte *FUSIYAMA,"

purts

Capt. A. D. DUNDI will have immediate despatch for the above

For Freight ur Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CA Hongkong, April 12, 1869.790,

FOR LONDON. The British barque

CHILLINGNIN

que

expected from Shanghe, in about 360 tons measurement Goods and be about ten days, has room for will meet with quick despatch,

Apply to

*BOURJAU, HUBENER & Co. Hongkong, April 20, 1869.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The American barque

PARSLEY

540 tour Register, Soul Mas ser, having the greater part of her cargo engaged, will have quick despatch.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BOSMAN & Co. Hongkong, April 19, 1860.

port

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The British ship

td

JOHN DIMMOCK." Captain WINCHELL, will have quick despatch for the above

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 19, 1869.

patb

For

FOR NEW YORK.·· The American barque.

A. W. STEVENS," will load here and Whampoa for New York and have des

Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, april 10, 1869.

Notices to Consignees. NOTICE. ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Company's Steam-ship Imperatrice," are request-

ed to send in their Bills of Lading, for countersignature, and to take. delivery of their Goods before the lot of May, or they will be landed and stored at their risk and строиве.

O. BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, April 29, 1869.

NOTICE.

THE following cases have been lauded and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take immediate delivery.

ExCambodge," d February, 1868. GFC 15985

1 case Chemicals,

Ease"

Donnai," 30th March, 1869.

2 Cases (contenta unknown). BaImperatrice," 1st May,

Avr. Brossement.... 1 and Preserves. VD 11212 cases Drugs Foo. Abella

I caso Merchandise, J. da Silva JD.8 M OH G853 JJB306

243...

1 case Hardware.

cases Clockward

C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent,

Hongkong, May 1, 1869.

NOTICE

HAVE established myrelf at Kobe, and Osaka, as CommISSION MERCHANT and GENERAL AGENT.

HENRY LUCAS Hongkong, April 15, 1800,