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THE

CHINA

With which is incorporated The

Voc. XXXIV. No. 4555. 號七月二年八十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL

LONDON -F, Altan, 8, Ülementa, Laino?

For Sale.

Lombard Street. GEORGE STREET, 30 LAMMERT, ATKINSON & 00.

Cornhill, GORDON & Goren, Ludgate Cirous, B. C. BATES, HEEDY & Voy

4 Old Jotory, E.C. SAMUEL DEACON &

* Co., 150 & 154. Leadenhall Street. :

HAVE FOR SALE.

A LABUE ASSOBTÉENT OF

STOVES, UN.

TENDERS and FIRE IRONS.

Superior California LAMBSWOOL BLANKETS.

PARIS AND EUROPE: LEON DE ROBNY AMERICAN COOKING & PARLOUR

19, Rue Monsieur, Paris. NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 138, Nar-

sau Strest. AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND-GORDON & Goron, Mel bourne and Sydney, and wada SAN FRANCISCO and - American Porte

generally :---BuAN & BLACK, San Fran- citer. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-SATLE & Co, Square, Singapore, O. HEINZEN & Co., Manila,

¤ HINA :-öwsontoso, · CAMPBELL & Co. Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Fooshow, Hanes & Co, Shanghai, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., and KELLY Witam, Yokohama, Lane, UraW- FORD & Co.

Bank HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

PA-UP CAPITAL,....5,000,000 Dollars. RESERVE FUND, 850,000 Dollars.

CQUET OF DIRECTORS." An Chairman-H; HOPPIES, Esq,

Deputy Chairman-F. D. Sassoon, Esq. E.R.BELILIOS, Esq, WILHELM. REINERS, W. H. Fozas, Esq. Keq. Hon. W. KESWICE." ED. TOBI, Esq.

A. McIVER, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER.

Hongkong,....Thomas Jackson, Eng.

MANAGER.

Shanghai EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LONDON BANKERS,-London and” County

balance.

Bank

HONGKONG.

INTZERET ALLOWED.

Current Deposit Account at the rate

For Fixed Deposits.

For 3 months, 2 por cent per annum.

12

B

12

per cent.

"

*

5

per cent,

19

LOUAL BILLS DISCOUNTED. Credits granted on approved Securities, and every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

Drafts, granted on London, and the eblet Commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, America, China and Japan,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1; Queen's Road Bast. Hongkong, August 10, 1877.

Entertainments.

FUN WITHOUT VULGARITY.

THEY HAVE COME! FROM ST. JAMES' HALL, PICADILLY, LONDON,

THE FAMOUS MERRY MAKERS.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency the GOVERNOR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Q.M.G., &0.

Will give their First Performance at the > THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL, THIS

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FAIRBANK'S SCALES, from 400 lb. to 2,500 lb.

BRUSSELS and TAPESTRY OAR- PETS, various patterns.

VELVET and TAPESTRY SOFA CARPETS and RUGS.

DOOR MATS.

HORSE BLANKETS.

Central and Pin-fire CARTRIDGE CASES, -

Can-WADS, PERCUSSION OAPS. STATIONERY, of every description. BOOKS. WORKS OF REFERENCE.

NOVELS. SCHOOL BOOKS.

* SHEET MUSIC and SONGS.

French APPLES, and LEMONS. SALMON BELLIES, in Kits. MACKEREL, TONGUES & SOUNDS. Family PIG PORK, and Prime Mess BEEF, in Kegs 25 1b. each.

CAVIARE, SARDELLES, and Spiced ANCHOVIES, THE ART Pape

Prime American BACON and HAMS, Cutting's JAMS and JELLIES Assorted. GRAHAM FLOUR, CORN MEAL, RYE MEAL, do, do

Canned Dessert FRUITS. Compressed CORNED BEEF, and BEEF TONGUES.N

PICKLED SALMON, in Quantities to

suit Purchasersin

CROSSE BLACKWELL'S OIL MANS STORES, of every kind; Fresh Supplies received by overy Steamer.

CLARET in Cash (BANDO), Superior GARET in

BARCLAY FERKIN's PORTER, in Hogs heads and Kilderking.

S

GUINNESS'S STOUT, Bottled by E. & J. BURKE, in Pints and Quarts.

Established Føbruary, 1848.

MAIL.

Hongkong Evening Mail and Shipping List." Published every Evening.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1878.

RUS

Intimations.

EX LATE

USSIAN CIGARETTES. PERAMBULATORS.

ICE PITCHERS,

SADDLES, BRIDLES, WHIPS, SPURS.

HORSE-BRUSHES,

ARRIVALS.

SADDLE CLOTHS, GIRTHS.

LETTS'S DIARIES (with Anglo-Chinese Calendar) for 1878. COIR MATS.

SCARVES,

SHIRTS,

COLLARS,

in the Newest Styles.

IRON and BRASS BEDSTEADS. HAVANA CIGARS. TAUCHNITZ NOVELS.

Hongkong, January 25, 1878.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING

COMPANY, LIMITED. REGISTERED UNDER THE COM

PANIES ORDINANCE 1865,

CAPITÁL $600,000, 6,000 SHARES OF $100 EACK (FULLT PAID UP),

Consulting Committee

W. B. FORBES, ESQ. W. Bernza, Feq. F. D. SASSOON, Esq LAT Yux Box (of the E. R. BULLION, Esq. Yow-LOONG HONG).

Manager.

H. DIOKIE, Esq. General Agents.

Mesara JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

Bankers,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

by such an experience of the working of the the Concern, as has been gained durlög the last three years, its future success should be assured, gedaang demand The present Proprietors are prepared to hand over, the Property and Business to the Company in a state of complete efficlegøy on the First of March text, and arrange- ments are being made to commence foll work on that datě,

The Business of the Company will be conducted by MessrS JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., as General Agente, assisted by a Consulting Committee

It is intended that the whole of the Capital shall be called up as follows:-

$25 per Share on allotment, or within

10 days thereafter 876 per Share on 1st day of March, 1878, or within 10 days thereafter. All Calls unpaid after these dates shall

BASS PALE ALE, Bottled by CAMERON THE HONGEONG and Shanghai BaNKING bear interest at 13 per cent, per annum,

and SAUNDERS, in Pints and Quarts.

Hongkong, January 3, 1878.

&o.

Intimations.

BONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

CORPORATION.

Solicitor

WM. H. BESRETON, Esq.

Company has been formed purpose of acquiring food for the Proprietors the PROPERTY, INTEREST, and GOODWILL of the CHINA SUGAR REFINERY at East Point, which for the past five years has been managed NOTICE is hereby given, that the Or-under the direction of Mesars JARDINE, Yearly MEETING of the MATTESON and COMPANY, comprising the SHAREHOLDERS in this CoDFOBATION LAND and BUILDINGS occupied by the Refi- will be Held at the Crry HALL, Hong-nery, and the PLANT, MACHINERY, and kong, on THURSDAY, the Fourteenth STOCK-IN-TRADE therein, and of carrying all day of February next, at Three o'clock on the Business of a Sugar Refinery p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re-Its branches, for which complete facilities port of the Court of Directors, together are now afforded not only in the Ground with a Statement of Accounts to 31st and Premises, Plant and Machinery referred December, 1877.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

THOMAS JACKSON, Chief Manager. Hongkong, January 91, 1878. f14 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

日六初月正年寅戊

Intimations.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE NINTH ORDINARY MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS In the Com pany will be held at the Company's Office, 39, Queen's Road, Victoria, at Half-paat 2 o'clock in the Afternoon of FRIDAY, the 15th February next, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending Stat December, 1877.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company wil ba ULUST from the 2nd to the 15th February, both days inclusive.

By Order,

fe15

JAS, B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, January 18, 1878. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK

A COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

[THE 'Ordináry Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be Held in the Offices of the Company, Club Chambers, on MONDAY, the 18th February, 1878, Af 2 p.m., (instead of as previously adver- tised), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1877 and for the election of Directors and Auditors. :

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the 18th Instant, both days included. By Order of the Board,

D, GILLIES,

Secretary, Hongkong, February 1, 1876.

fe17

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE Niuth Ordinary Annual MEETING TH

of SHAREHOLDERS In the above Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 7, Queen's Road, on MON. DAY, the 18th February next, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, to receive a State- ment of Accounts for the Year 1877, the

Report of the General Managers, and to a Consulting Committee and Auditors. JARDINE, MATHESON, &C. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANOR Co.,

LIMITED, Hongkong, January 26, 1879.

f618 HE HONGKONG. FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The surplus Capital after payment of the Purchase Money of the Property as above-elect

antimator datin bo available working the Bariness of the Company.

balf of bato subscribed the Shares bera, already been the public. Appiloations for Shares, which should be in the annexed Form, will be resolved by the General Agents, up to the 20th day of February, 1878,46

Hongkong, 1st February, 1878

Form of APPLICATION FOR SHARES ABOVE

EEFERRED TO.

1878. Hongkong day of CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM-

PANY, LIMITED, **

To Mesara. JARDINE, MATHESON & U

GENTLEMEN,

and

hereby request Shares in

NOTICE.

THE Transfer BOOKB of the Company' Twill be OLOSED from the 4th to the 18th February next, both days la aluded.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers, - HONGKONG FIRE Insurance Co., LIMITED. Bongkong, January 20, 1878.

fe18

DODD & Co.'s ESTATE, FIRST DIVIDEND ́of TWENTY

that you will allot to the above Company, and agree to A Per Cent, will be paid at Amoy op accept such Shares or any less number you the 20th Instant, at the Office of the Agents may allot to

agree to pay the first Call of Dollars Twenty-five of the CHARTERED BANK OF India, Aus- per Share, within ten days after allotment, TRALIA & CHINA. and also the subsequent Call of $75, and

DEBTS not Proved before the 15th

whenever required to do so,

to subscribe the Articles of Association Instant will be excluded from the Divid-

Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant,

to, bat in the valuable Eurinom snd Con- nection possessed by the present Ownere.

The above-mentioned Premises comprise, firstly, that PIROR OF PARCEL of GROUND, in Hongkong, registered in the Land Office as Marine Lot No. 231, with the Mrs BUAGES and BUILDINGS thereon, known as the Mint Promises; and those adjoining PIECES of GROUND, registered in the Land Office as Inland Lots Nos. 470, 471, 615, NREGISTERS OF SHARES of the 644, 668, and 748, with the MESSTAGES and of the BUILDINGS thereon, adjoining the said CORPORATION will be CLOSED from the Marine Lot, portions of the premises oc Fourth to the Fourteenth February next capled by the China Sugar Rednery or (both days inclusive), during which period belonging thereto, and the FLAST, MA- | no transfer of Shares can be registered.

CHINERY, ENGINES, BOILEES, VACUUM By Order of the Court of Directors, PANS, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, and APPLI Blank Forms of Application for Shares

THOMAS JACKSON,

ANGES therein, now used by the China may be had at the Lilos of the General Chief Manager.

Sugar Refinery; secondly, that PIKOE or Agents.

[Fe21 Hongkong, January 81, 1878,

PARCEL of GROUND in Hongkong aforesaid, with the MERUAGES and BuitDINGS HONGKONG CANTON, AND MACAO Section A of Marine Lot No. 52, with the thereon, registered in the Land Office is MESSUAGES and Bynotes thereon, being the remainder of the Premises comprising the said Rofinery; and, thirdly, the STOCK-IN-TRADE, "EXTBA PLANT, MACHI- THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 3% or HERT, GOODE, and CHATTELA, which are Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting of Share and belonging to the Owners on the 28th

RETURNED, and is now ready to holders held This Day, will be Payable at day of February next. All the described DR ROGERS begs to say that he has the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- FORATION OF and after MONDAY, the 28th Instant

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

fe14

EVENING JU82.25 per SHARE, declared at the or will be in and about the sald Premises

the 7th February.

J

ADMISSION TWO DOLLARS. Tickets to be had of Mesa LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, February 7, 1878.

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.

PRIVATE AMATEUR THEATRICALS, 1 AID OF TES

CITY HALL.

MONDAY,

February 11th, wollbe Repeated by special request the Comedy of “STILL WATERS RUN DEEP" TICKETS may be bad from any of the Committee, at Two Dottat each,

No Tickets will be sold at the Doors, Committee Commander Sir Wizitat WISEMAN, Bark, B.; Captain Moore Lawx, 28th Regt. Jon M. Fosses, Jr., Teq. ATWELL Coxor, Esq.; Chai. D. Comer, Esq.

Hongkong, February 9, 1878,

Shareholders are requested to apply at the Office of the Company for Warrante, By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Becretary. Hongkong, January 28, 1878.

NOTIFICATION.

A COPY of the JURY LIST for 1878, is posted at the BUPREME COURT Huvas for inspettion

Notice of any Inaccuracies, Omissions, Objections, do, must be given to the

Premises have been agreed to be sold to the Company by contract in writing dated the 22nd day of January, 1878, made be BARKING CORP BATION of the first part, tween the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

Marsrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., of the second part, and the above-named Com MITTEE for and on behalf of the Company of the third party whereby it was agreed

A CARD,

ROMASTIA KE DEVILS, No. 1, Alexandra Terrace, dally from o be Consulted at his Rooms, 10 AM to 4 PM.

Hongkong, February 5, 1878.

DATA DENTAL, NOTIOR,

receive Patients.

Hongkong, November 27, 1877.

1620

ord.

FRANCIS CHOMLEY,

Trustes. Amoy, 5th Feb., 1876.

Auctions. PUBLIC AUCTION,

AMMERT, ATKINSON & Co.

Lave received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

On a Dais hareafter is be named,

mos The British Barque

DEVOE'S BRILLIANT

OIL.

that without any further sanation or con- RELIABLE, frmation of or by the Company or the Shareholders, the Premises firstly and secondly mentioned should be absolutely

mid sonette, 000, pande up as to hoss

gate sum

$425,000,

follows I

For the Fremises, firstly mentioned, the

ECONOMICAL,

SAFE!!

sum of $800,000 to be paid to the first.SIRING to benelli by the worlda mentioned party for the Premises second wide reputation of our Oil, certain

Registrar of the Supreme Court on or ly mentioned, the sum of $125,000 to be parties have attempted to imitate our pack. Sults at law have been instituted before FRIDAY, the 18th day of February, paid to the second-mentioned party. And

AD. 1878, In accordance with the pro- as to the thirdly named Premises, the price ages.

PURCHASERS DI

visions of Section 3 of Ordinance. No. 11 payable for the same to the first-named against the MAKERS AND PURCHAS of 1864.

party, to be ascertained by a valuation to

It is further notified, that no person whose name is on the List as a Juror will be excused from Service on the ground of any exemption to which he may be entitled, or on the ground of any want of qualifies tion, unless such exemption ahall have been claimed and established, or such want of qualification shall have been duly proved, at or before the time above specified

U. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

Hongkong, February 6, 1870.

be made on the 28th day of February at these fultations. Buyers should be careful the value thereof being now roughly es to see that the words "DEVOT'S BRİL

ghly es LAN art stencilled on the cases, and the timated at $100,000,

Mr. Drekik, nader whose able manage- thent the Works have been placed in their words "DEVOE MFG CO, PATENTS" present efficient state, has offered his ser are stamped on the top of the can

loos to the Company as Manager, which

have been accepted. Although it has been THE DEVOR MANUFACTURING Co., in contemplation for some years past to transfer the Property and Business of the present Proprietors to a Publie Company, It was not thought prudent to do so voli. jp11}

60 Beaver and 127 Pasti Stresia,

# ALPHINGTON,"

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM,

Shipping

Steamers.

FOR SHANGHAI, BIOGO AND 0000YOKOHAMA. 000 003 & The Steamshipped"

"CALDERA,"

Capt. WILLIAMS, will be do

DAY, the 9th Instant, at Daylight ode spatched as above on SATUR

For Freight or Passage, apply to rein.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Oost Hongkong, February 4, 1878, let me FOR PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.

The Eastern and Australian

Steam Co.'s Steamer SA NORMANBY": will be despatched as above

on or about the 20th Instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agente. Hongkong, February 5, 1878,

MONTHLY SERVICE, AU PA

J

TO PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, Taking Cargo and Passengers for all Atistras lian and New Zealand Ports, TAS- MANIA, FIJI and NEW CALEDONIA.

The Australasian Steam Navigation Company's Char- tered Steamship CAMBERTHA "MAN

E. G. LANGLEY, Commander, will be de spatched as above on SATURDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Noon

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.

Agent. Hongkong, February 1, 1878. fe28

FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG VIA

· SUEZ CANAL, The German Steamship

GALATEA"

BÖRME, Master, will be despatch- Fed as above towards the end of

FEBRUARY, 1878.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WM. FUSTAU & Co.,

Tate Agents. Hongkong, January 20, 1878, --

FOR MANILA,

The Spanish Steamship

“BUTUAN, MASSA

i have immediate deanatah For Freight or Passage, apply to

J. Y. V. SHAW,

Agent.

Hongkong, February 4, 1878.

Sailing Vessels.

FOR SINGAPORE (DIRECT).

The 33 L. 11 Rusilaa Ship

“JALO?

0. F. MOBEEG, Commander, will sail about SATURDAY

Next, 9th Instant.

For Freight or Pazaage, apply to

LANDSTEIN Hongkong, February 5, 1878,

FOR LONDON,

The 100 4 I British Ship

“BROOMHALL,

H. BATE, Master, will load bere and have quick despatch, For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Ca "Hongkong, January 7, 1878.

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON),

The 41 British Ship

"OITY OF HALIFAX Evans, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, January 30, 1878.!

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. The 41-American Bark

B. F. WATSON" HAWKINS, Master, will load hers for the above Port, and will have

picule Carrying Capacity, with all her of 826 Tons Register, or of about 8,000 Immediate despatch. TACKLE, APPAREL and INVENTORY.

The Vessel was Built under Lloyds special survey at Berwick-on-Tweed in 1856, Classed 12 years A 1. at Lloyds and continued in 1868 A 1. for 8 years. She was Rometalled over Folt in Lon don in July, 1876,

TausOne-third of the purchase money to be paid on fall of the hammer, the remainder upon Transfer being effected. The Vessel is at Purchaser's risk immediately after fall of hammer,

Hongkong, January 28, 1877

Shipping.

Steamers.

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIN.

The Company's Steninship

HAYA," Comdt. HERNANDRE, elit bo despatched for SHANGHAI FRIDAY, the 8th Instant, at 11 am. H. POUEY. Agent

NEW YORK, DIRA.

Hongkong, February 6, 1875."

For Freight, apply to ELVOGEL, HAGEDORN ♣ 05.

Hongkong January 30, 1878,

FOR NEW YORK,

The A 1 German Bark

"NIAGARA," WISHIBEN, Master, will load. for the above Port, and will

have fomediate despatch, For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, January 80, 1878,

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON),

The d 1 British Bark

"LADY BOWEN," Fox, Master, will load for the above Port, and will kare

quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.

Hongkong, January 80, 1878.

FOR HAMBURG, The 41 British Barque ANNAMANTIPODES,"

Captain Wys, will load have as above. -

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Cə, Hongkong, January 29, 1875,