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THE

CHINA

With which is incorporated The

VoL.XXXIII. No.4236. 號六什月正年七十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON:-E. AL018, 8, Clement's Lane,

THE

Lombard Street. GEORGE STREET, 30, Cornhill, GORDON & Goren, Ludgate Circus, H. C. BATES, HENDY & Co., | L 4, Old Jewry, E.C. SAKUEZ DEACON & Co., 180 & 164, Leadenhall Street,

NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 188, Nas-

sau Street,

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-GORDON & GOTCH, Mel bourne and Sydney, BAN FRANCISCO and American Ports

generally:-BAN & BLACK, San Fran

Сисо

CHINA:-Bwatow, GURLOH & CAMPBELL, Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Fooches, Hzneź & Co. Shanghai, LANE, OBAWYond & Co., and Kitty & Wax, Manila, O. EMINSTEN & Co. Macao, L. A. da Örågå,

Banks,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK. ING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL,...5,000,000 Dollars. REIERVE FUND, 200,000 Dollars.

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Chairman, R. BELILIOS, Esq. Deputy Chairman-AD. ANDER, Esq,

-J.-F. CORDEN, Eng,

|8. W. POMEROX,liisq,

E. HOPFIVE, Kaq. |F, D. SASSOON, Haj. A. Moives, Eng.

ACT, CHIEF Manager, Hongkong,.. THOMAS JACKSON, Esq. Manager, Shanghai,

EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LONDON BANKERS.-London and County Bank

HONGKONG,

INTEREST ALLOWED

N Current Deposit Accounts at the rate 0

of 1 per cent. per annum on the dally

balance.

On Fixed Deposita :-

For 8 months, 2 per cent, per annum.

per cent. ** 5 per cent.

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LOCAL BILLS DILOGUETEE. Credits granted on approved Becurities, and every description of Banking and. Exchange business transacted,

Drafts, granted on London, and the shlat Commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, America, Chins and Japan,

T. JACKSON, Acting Chief Manager.

No, 1, Queen's Road East.

Offices of the Corporation,

Hongkong, November 2, 1876.

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Notices of Firms.

NOTION.

TR. FERDINAND NISSEN has been com- pelled to retire from our Firm in consequence of failing health, and his in- terest and responsibility ceased on the 31st December last.

MB. NICOLAUS AUGUST SIEBS has been authorised to sign for as by Procuration.

We have this day reopened a branch of our Firm, at Canton.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1877.

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NOTICE.

spå

TR. LUDWIG SIEGMUND LUTKENS is authorized to sigu our Firm per Procuration.

W. PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE.

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Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

BUSINESS of the Undersigned beneeforth be carried or under the Name or Style of H. KIAR & Co.

H. KLÆR

Hongkong, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE,

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THE Partnership hitherto existing be- tween the Endoreigned under the Firm of

G. RAYNAL &.00. at this Port, has this day been dissolved by mutual consenter: Skala slied

·OUSTAV RAYNAL CARL MILISCH. Maono, January 2, 1877.

NOTICE

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THE Interest and Responsibility of our Firm ceased from the 1st April 176.

A. A. DE MELLO & Oo,

feb Macao, January 1, 1877.

HAVE thle day Established myself at this Fort under my bin name as GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT.

O, KEES.

Canton, January 9, 1877.

NOTICE,

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YEE Interest and Responsibility of the Late ME, ALFRED HUTCHISON in our Firm Ceased on the 20th February 1876. DEACON & Co. Canton, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE

HE Partnership hitherto existing bek Tween the Undersigned under the

name of MESTERN & HUISE' has this day been dissolved by lapse of time, and the signature of the Firm will henceforth be used for the Léquidation only,

Q. J. MESTERN, W. HULSE. Canton, December 81, 1870.

NOTICE.

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HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr CHARLES BEWICK QUELOH in our Firm Ocased on the 30th September, 1870, The Business will be Continued under the Style of CAMFEELL & CO. --

QUELCH & CAMPBELL. Swatow, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE.

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HE Firm of J. D. MAYER & FEES will from this Date be carried on as heretofore under the Style of

J. D. MEYER & Co. Swatow, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE.

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Established February,

1848.

MAIL.

"Hongkong Evening Mail and Shipping List."

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1877.

Intimations.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

ARE NOW LANDING AN INVOICE OF ROUYER GUILLET

This

do

CELEBRATED BRANDY.

BRANDY is well known in England, the Colonics, and India.

The Firm possess Six Vineyards and Six Distilleries, and are amongst the largest shippers from Charente.

Qualities One * Two **, Three ***, and Four ***

in Cases of One Dozen Quarts.

Also,

POMMERY & GRENO'S

Dxtra Sec.!! OHAMPAGN

in Quarts and Pints,

As supplied to the principal London Clubs. Hongkong, January 5, 1877.

HONGKONG.

|Ohs. J. GAUPP & 0....,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLEES,

Queen's Road,

NAUTICAL" INSTRUMENTS,

CHRONOMETE

50.

670.1

Carefully Repaired, Cleaned and accurately

rated under guarantee, mizuese

All Repairs in the above line dózie nt reasonable rates and with despatch... Hongkong, May 1, 1876.

W. BALL

CHINA DISPENSARY.

MPORTER of DRUGS, CHEMICALS, 1 DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES "TOILET REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI CINES AND PERFUMES.

Prescriptions Dispensed with Carefuluess, and Prompt Attention.

· PRAYA, WEST, HONGKỞNG,

Near the Canton Steamer's Wharf. Hongkong, July 13, 1876.

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AH YON,

SHIPS

TR. H. EBELL has This Day been ad-

Mmitted a FARTNER in my Firm át

Dwarow and Hoinow, which in future will be carried on under the Name or Style of "HERTON, EBELL & Co,” J

EDWARD HERTON, Swatow-Hoihow, January 1, 1877.

intimations.

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THE MEDICAL HALL, $7, Quem's Road, Hongkong. ESTABLISHED 1863.

TH. KOFFER, Proprietor, Hongkong, April 28, 1876.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

R. WHELM CARL ENGELBRECHT VON Prezas, Juni, is authorized to sign our firm.

W. PUSTAU & Co.

fol THE Eighth Ordinary MEETING of Hongkong, December 23, 1876.

HALBHOLDERS in the Company AE in be at the Company's Office,

Interest and Responsibility our Queen's Road, Victoria, l'Olock in the ceased with his death at Yokohama on the Afternoon of FRIDAY, the 16th February 27th of Angust last, and the Business will next, for the purpose of receiving & State- be carried on as heretofore and under the ment of Accounts and the Report of the same Style and Firm by our Mr H. KUHL Directors for the Year ending alet De-

cember, 1878.1.

MANN....

Mr RICHARD ECHONBERGER has been authorised to sign the Firm..

KRUSE & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1877.

NOTICE.

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MR. H. C. ERDALANN has been admitted

Partner in our Firm, and Mr. LIKED HEEZZ bas been authorized to sign for us par Krocuration.

DAKLOWITZ &.00, Hongkong, January 1, 1877,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

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N and after the 16th day of November, Nay, and until latter notice, the BUSINESS of the above-named DISPEN BABY will be carried on by the Under- Myned.

WM. CRUICESELANK, Manager. Rongkong, November 31, 1876,

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Brd to the 16th February, both days inclusive.

By Order,

JAB, B, COUGHTRIE, Secretary Hongkong, January 19, 1877,

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MACAO RUTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE, MADAO,

HE

AFONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

[арб

-by

appointment, to BIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG;

and to

H. L. H. THE GRÁND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Street, formerly ATHLETIO CLUB, TAS on hand the Largest and Best

H collection of Views of China Pho tographio Albums, Frames, Cases, &c.," of assorted sizes, Photographs enlarged from C. D. V. ime to life size and coloured in oll A new apparatus for Photography has been received rom England he repared to take Photos of Buildings, and interiors at the shortest distance

Hongkong, July 17, 1876.

NOTICE

N and after the 15th of January, my Charge for Brokerage on all SHARES

wal be RALF PER CENT on the Full Amount, to be Paid by the Bellor only

W. M-MORGAN, Broker Hongkong, January 13, 1877,

EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE

Da 1878.

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THE CONSUL for FRANCE has the Honour to inform those Persons who

COMPRADOBE AND wish to take part in the intended Exbibl STEVEDORE,

tion, that they will find at the "CONSULATE all Information and Particular they may require."

No, 57, Praya Wen, SHITPING BUPPLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF COAL, WATER, BALLAST, FRESH PROVISIONS & OILMÁNS STORES

of the beat quality and at the shortest notice.

Hongkong, May 1, 1870.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE Eighth Ordinary Annual MENTING of SHAREHOLDERS in the aboys

For the Congul,

Q. BOULOUZE, Vice-Consul Hongkong, December 18, 1876.

Shipping.

Steamers.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

Captain PUNCHARD, will be despatched for the above

Company will be held, at the Office of the Ports on SUNDAY, the 28th Instant) at Company, No. 7, Queen's Road, on TUES-Daylight, weights DAY, the 20th February next at Three o'Clock in the afternoon, to receive a State- ment of Accounts for the Year 1876, the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

• General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited. 1920 Hongkong, January 20, 1877. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

cluded.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE Transfer BOOKS of the Com will be CLOSED trim the 8th to the 20th February neat both days in-

JARDINE, MATHESON & Os,

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited, Hongkong, January 20, 1877.

NEARLY READY

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CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE

A CANTONESE DIALEOT. Pait L, A to B with Introduction. Royal Bro,

N the 20th Instant a First Class pp. 202-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D.

HOTEL will be OPENED, under Ribingen.

Price Two DOLLARS AND A Hatya

the above title, in Spacious, Commodious, and well-furnished Premises on the Praya To be had from Meiste LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghailand Messrs Grande.

KELLT & WALSH, Shanghai.

Hongkong, January 12, 1877.

Every attention will be paid to the com2. fort of Visitors.

Wines, Spirits and Estables of the boat quality only supplied; Terms moderate, J. P. DE CAMPOS,

Proprietor.

Manoj January 8, 1977,

P, F. DA SILVA,

( BNERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Tabao and Taiwanj007 · [1627

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 24, 1877.

FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO,

The British Steamer BRENCH BENARTY,”

shortly expected from Singa pöte, will have immediate

despatch as above.

For Freight or Pomings, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, January 24, 1677.

FOR SAIGON,

The French Steamer BEBANCOIS Captain LECACHEUE, will, be despatched for the abore Port

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on or about the 80th Instant, at 4 p.zi For Freight or Passage, apply to

AH YON,

Fraya, No. 67. Hongkong, Jahtiary 33, 1077.

FOR COOKTOWN, BRISBANE BYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

The Eastern and Australian Mail Bream Co.'s Steamer

"AGMERSET" will be despatched is above, rom BINGAPORE, on ur about the 4th February next.

For Freight or Passage, apply to the Undersigned, who are prepared to grant through Bills of Ladings on yhdy

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 10, 1877.

Published every Evening.

日三十月二十年子丙

Shipping.

Steamers.

FOR LONDON.

The Steamahip

"GLENROY,"

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

P. & O. S. N. Co.'s S, S. LOMBARDY,

YONSIGNEES

A. TAYLOR, Cider, will CONAMEN FEH of Gorge by the above-

bé despatched as above on or termediate Ports, and in connection with the BOKHARA and ZAMBESI, from Lon- about the 10th Proximo.

don, are hereby notified that their Goods are bur Freight or Passage, apply to

being landed and stored at their risk, in “JAKDINH, MATHESON & Co.,

the Company's Godowns, at West Point, Agents

whence delivery can be obtained from this Hongkong, January 19, 1877.

dato.

dailing Vessels. FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The A1 American Barque

"ANTIQUE,"

THOMAS MERHILL, Master,

will load bere for the above Port, and will have early

despatch

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & 00, Hongkong, January 8, 1677.

FOR NEW YORK.

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The A1 British Clipper Barque

UNANIMA,

CAIN, Master, will load here and at Whampoa for the above Port, and meet with early despatch.)

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Oo.

Hongkong, January 5, 1877.

FOR NEW YORK.

The 4 1 American Bark

"OBYLON,"

led

KELLY, Master, will load here and at Whampoa for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch,

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 18, 1877.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The American Ship

"SUMATRA,”

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Captain Chouch, will load bare for the above Port, and will

have quick des atch,

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 19, 1877. -fe10

FOR LONDON. (If sufficient Inducement offers.)..

The 3/3 L. 1. 1. Russian Ship

GRANADIO" WERLAND, Master, will load here and have quick despatch For Freight, Sugar or Measurement, apply to

VOGEL, BLAGEDORN & 00. Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

sa above.

FOR NEW YORK,

The 4 1 American Ship

"LUTWATER,” CaREMAN, Master, will load here and will have quick des

patch as above,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, January 2, 1877.

FOR LONDON, The 4 1 British Ship

ENGLAND'S GLORY," KNIGHT, Master, will load here and have quick despatch For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, January 2, 1877.

Goods not delivered by the 27th Instant will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded by the following Steamer, unless noties to the contrary be given before Noon To-morrow.

A, MOIVER,

Superintendent

Hongkong, January 20, 1877.

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FROM BUSHIRE, BANDER, ABBAS AND SINGAPORE,

DE S. 8. Gunga, Captain A.. GARCEAU, THE

having arrived from the above Porte Consigneen of Cargo are hereby requested

to

send in their Bils of Lading for counter signature to the Undersigned, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods......

H. A. ASGAR & H. ESMAIL. Hongkong, January 24, 1877,-

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION. SUBSTANTIAL ENGLISH & CANTON- MADE HOUSKBOLD FURNITURE, ENGRAVINGS, GLASS-WARE,

$201,

PLATED.WARE,

BU

And,

ONE BILLIARD TABLE, WITH BALLS, OUES, &, COMPLETE

HE Undersigned has received instruc

Ttions from Mesars HEARD & Co, to

sell by Public Auction, on

TUESDAY,

the 30th day of January, 1877, at 2 p.m., at their Residence, Caine Road,

The whole of their Substantial House hold FURNITURE, Etc., comprising Drawing, Dining and Bed Room Suites, Marble-top Tables, Sofas, Easy Chairs, Chairs, Pier Glasses, Carpets Hearth Ruga, Side Board, Whatnots; Marble- mounted Clocks, Davenport, Gazaliers and Gas Brackets, Iron Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Chest of Drawers, Marble- top Toilet Tables and Washstands, Glass- ware, Plated-ware, Crockery, etc, etc.

Catalogues will be isoned, and the whole to be on view on and after Mon- day, the 29th Instant.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the fall of the hammer in Mexican Dollars at 7.1.7. All Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchasers' risk, on the fall of the hammer.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, Jan, 19, 1877.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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HE Undersigned has received it. Tstructions from H. M. Naval Store- keeper, to cell by Public Auction, on WEDNESDAY,

the 81st January, 1877, at 11 o'clock am, at H. M. NAVAL YARD, ——)

SUNDRY NAVAL and VICTÚAL- LING STORES, comprising: Old Iron, Lignum-vitro, Woollen Bags, Old Carpet, Offal Wood, Old Casks and Cases, Bis FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

cuit and Bisonit Dust, Chocolate, Flour, The Spanish Schooner

Biscuit Bags, Blue Cloth, Blue, Berge, "NUEVO CONSTANTE" URLARTE, Master, having the Stockings, Shirts, Handkerchiefs, Imple greater portion of her argoments, o., &c., ka, sugayeu, will have quick despatch an above,

bor Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co.,

Again.

Hongkong, January 25, 1877.

fotices to Consignees

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

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8. 8. AMAZONE.

TERMS OF SALE-Cask before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All Loss, with all faults and errors of description, at purchasers' risk on the fall.

of the hammier,

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Government Auctioneer, Hongkong, January 18, 1877. Ja31

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Ttions to sell by Public Auction, on THE Undersigned has received instrto

SATURDAY

NOTICE.

the 3rd February, 1877, at 2 o'clock ONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8. p.m., at No. 34, Hollywood Road,

Indus," from London, in con-

SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNI.- nection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being TURE, comprising: English Rosewood landed and stored at their zink at the Red Rep Covered Drawing-room Suit, Company's Godowns, whence delivery may Dining and Bed-room Suits, Pier Glasses, be obtained immediately after landing. Brussels Carpets, Curtains, Chandeliers Optional Uarge will be forwarded Hearth-rugs, Engravings, Dinner, Dessert unless Intimation le received from the Con- and Breakfast Sets, lass and Plated signees, before To-MORNOW, the 28th Insti, were, Vases, Olooke, and One Piano, at Noot, requesting it to be landed here.

Catalogues will be issued. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by the Undetrigued.

Good remaining naclaimed after Web NESDAY, the Blat Instant, st Nook, will be subject to rene and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

“H, DV FOUEY,

Agent. Bougkong, January 28, 1677,

TERMS OF SALL-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7. 1, 71 All Lots, with all faults and errore of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, January 29, 1877,