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THE

CHINA

Established February 1840.

MAIL.

With which is incorporated The "Hongkong Evening Mail and Shipping List." Published every Evening.

Vor. XXX1V. No. 4615. 號八十月四年八十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON-F. ALA, B, Clement's Lands

For Sale.

Lombard Street GroRex STREET, 30, LAMMERT, ATKINSON & CO.

Lernhill, Gonnor & toron, Ludgate Circus, En G BATES, BENDY & UD., 14, Gia Jutory, E.U. SAMUEL DEACON &

Quiy 150 & 194, Leadenhall Street. PARIB AND EUROPE-LEGK DE ROSTY,

Je,ue Monsieur, Paris,

HAVE FOR SALE.

Ex M. M. S. 8. "AVA," AND D OTHER BECENT ARRIVALS.

NEW YORK-ANDREW WIRD, 185, N-RUP.

agu Siresi.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND :-GORDON & GOTCH, Mel- bourne and Sydney.

SAN FRANCISCO and American Porta generally:---Bay & BLACK, Ban Fran-

01400.

SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-SAYLE & Co., Squara, Singapore. O. HEINSSEN &Co., "Marala, OHINA-Macao, Messrs A. A. DE MELLO

& Co. Batow, CAMPBELL & Uo. Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Fooshow, Hazen & Oo, Shanghai, LANN, URAWFORD & Co., and KiLLY * WALSH, Yokohama, Lanz, ORAW- FORD & Co.

Bank.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL,.....5,000,0009 Dollars. REILHVE FUND,......................1,000,000 Dollars.

COUET OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-F. D. Sassoon, Esq. Deputy Chairman-W. H. FORBES, Esq. E.K. BELILIOR, Esq. Adam Lind, Esq. H. L. DALBYMPLE, WILHELM Kamzas,

Kng aga

H. HOPPIUS, Esq. W. 8. YouNo, Esq. Hon. W. KESWICK,

CHIEF::MANAGER,

Hongkong,.....THOMAS JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER.

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

ON

HONGKONG,

INTEREST ALLOWED.

Current Deposit Account at the rate "of 1 per cent, per annum on the daily

balance,

For Fixed Deposits :----

For 3 months, 2 per cent. per annum.

6

"

4 per cent.

7)

12.

19.

5 por cent.

LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED.

EYSSONNEAU'S STRAWBERRIES

TEYBSONNEAU'S, ASSORTED FRUITS!

NOYEAU,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1878.

For Sale.

A MIXTURE highly approved by Smokers.

YOPE'S "GOLDEN CLOUD,"

NEW SADDLES,

BRIDLES,

and HARNESS.

POOL BALLS, and PYRAMID POOL BALLS.

ICE CHESTS.

FRENCH COFFEE MACHINES. TEXSBONNEAU'S ASSORTED FRUITS THE NEW ELECTRO-PLATED READING LAMPS.

BRONZE KETTLES, with SPIRIT LAMPS,

CIGARETTES.

in BRANDY.

TEXSSONNEAU'S ASSORTED PATES, in Patent Tins.

TEYBBONNEAU'S PATE DE FOIE GRAS, in Patent Tins..

TEYSHONNEAU'S ASSORTED JAMS and JELLIES, in Glass Bottles.

PHILIPPE and · GANAUD'S · ASSORTED: PATES.

PHILIPPE and Canaud's LONG ASPA. RAGUS...

PHILIPPE and CANAUD's SARDINES,

FENARD & FILS' FINEST CHERBOURG BUTTER, in Bottles.

CIGARETTES, COMPAGNIE LAFERME.. O

RICHMOND SMOKING MIXTURE, BARCELONA NUTS, BRAZIL NUTS. PEA NUTS.

ALMONDS in SHELL.

SMYRNA FIGS.

MUSCATEL BLOOM RAISINS, in Cartoons.

EPPS' COCOA,

BORDEN'S CONDENSED MILK. GOLDEN GATE FLOUR, in Barrels.

PERAMBULATORS.

THE ROYAL NAVY LIST.

WALKING STICKS.

PITH HATS, in various Shapes.

SUPERIOR MANILA CIGARS.

SILBER TABLE LAMPS,

=22 to 25 CANDLE LIGHT,

LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S INVITATION NOTE PAPER and

ENVELOPES.

A BROADWOOD'S Semi-Grand PIANO, For Sale or Hire.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, April 12, 1878.

Entertainment.

LUSITANO THEATRE.

N AMATEUR PERFORMANCE will

be given at this Theatre,

GALETINE and ISINGLAS, in lb. IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF LE CITY HALL, Packote.

WAFFLE IRONS. AMERICAN BROILERS.

VERY FINE

"0. K" BOURBON WHISKY,

BILLIARD QUE TIPS. BILLIARD CUE CEMENT. BILLIARD CHALK,

BILLIARD TABLE CLOTHS. BAROLAY and PERKINS' PORTER, in Hogsheads.

Hory's Best Quality RUSSIAN ROPE, Hora's ASSORTED TARRED and WHITE LINES.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

20.

Hongkong, February 22, 1878, MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,

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H

Their

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

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

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road East. Hongkong, February 27, 1878.

For Sale.

THE ORIENTAL SUGAR REFINERY.

QUPERIOR WHITE CRYSTALS Manufactured by the ORIENTAL BUGAR REFINERY, CAN now be had in Tins of 10 or 14 fbs, or in larger. quan- titles to suit purchasers, on application to Messrs LANE, OBAWFORD & Co.

H. KLÆR,

General Agent.

Hongkong, March 80, 1878,

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

THIS REFINERY MANUFACTURES.

LLGATED) TOAF SUGAR, (in 6, 10, and 15 s

Cat and Powdered LOAF SUGAR OUBE SUGAR (Lyle's Patent), shortly. ORYSTALIZED SUGAR, mark O. S., (in diamond) a III*.

Fine WHITE SUGAR, mark C, 8. R.

(in diamond) a III*,

Medium WHITE SUGAR, mark C.S. R. (in diamond) ▲ 1+

Fine YELLOW SUGAR, mark C. 8. R. (in diamond) IL

COFFEE BUGAR, mark O. & R (in diamond) B L

GOLDEN SYRUP, SYRUP, And MOLASSES.

SPIRITS of WINE and LAMP SPIRIT, RUM; 45, 80, 0. P., and Naval ANIMAL CHARCOAL and DUST,... AMMONIACAL LIQUOR, from Banen BONE TAK (6 preventive of white ants.) ROUGH BONÉ TALLOW, Packed bi Quantities and Packages to suit Customers

Particulars and Prices on application to

TES MANAGEE,E

AVE JUST LANDED

Ex 8. 8. "OHINA,”

FROM SAN FRANCISCO,

Regular Shipment of Californian

ROLL FRESH BUTTER

in Cloth and Bottle,

AND

COOKING BUTTER in Kega.

-4180-

The usual Assortment of STORES, including:

Honey,

Fine Rich

ON

WEDNESDAY,

April 24th, at 8 pm.

THE ONE AOT COMEDY

"A OUP OF TEA."

followed by

SULLIVAN'S OPERETTA

Intimations.

DENTAL NOTICE,... ·

R. begs to intimate to biaj SHANGHAI, and will be absent from Hong- Long from April let to June 15th.

DROGER to is about to visit

Longkong, March 4, 1878.

STORAGE in GODOWNS, Praya

FOR Central

Apply to

RUSSELL & Co,

Hongkong, March 26, 1878,

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日六十月三年寅戊

intimations.

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COM- PANY, LIMITED.

URING the TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF

DANIEL COX PÄRKER is appointed Acting Manager,

DR Undersigned, Mr THOMAS

A. NEWTON, Manager.

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Hongkong, March 20, 1878,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE.—NG AKIU, of Victoria, in

PRICE, $24 PER. ANNUM,

Shipping

Steamers.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOODROW.:: The Steamship

*** DOUGLAS,"CON Captain G. D. PITMAN, Will be despatched for the above

Ports on SUNDAY, the 21st Instant, de 10.1

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O‰,-- Hongkong, April 17, 1878.

FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, (Calling of the usual Coast Ports, and

taking through Cargo and Paingera 2 2.

for New Zealand) a

The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer, BOWEN"

will be despatched as above

the Colony of Hongkong, a Widow, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for Adjudication of Bankruptcy) | Bied in the Supreme Court of Hongkong. in Bankruptcy, on the lat March, 1878, a Public Sisung for the said Bankrupt to pass her last examination, and make application": for her order of discharge, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 24th Instant, as before the Honourable FRANCIS SNOWDEN, Acting Chief Justice of Hongkong, at the Supreme Court House, Viatoria, aforesaid, on" WEDNESDAY, the 1st day of May, 1878, at Eleveu d'Clock in the forenoon precisely.

PREDK. SOWLEY Hurram, Erg., and CHUN AYAU are the Creditors' Assignees in the Bankraptoy.

Dated the 16th day of April, 1878. my1

ME

by

Notices of Firms.

Rution,

FR THEODOR JOHANNES EN- GELBRACHT VON PUSTAŬ has authorized to Sign our Firm per procuration.

WM. PUSTAU & 00. Hongkong, March 22, 1878.

NOTICE,

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TR HORATIO GAY JAMES was

M A admitted a Partner in our Firm on

"TRIAL BY JURY" THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE tu let January, 1878.

Admission by TICKET UNLY, which can be obtained (Price Two DoriaRS) On and after Thursday next, from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

W. WHEELER,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Choral Society. Hongkong, April 15, 1878,

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S

To Let.

TO BE LET.

From Lat May.

HOP and DWELLING ROOMS, at

SOCIETY OF TRE UNITED STATES.

HENEY B. HYDE, President.

J. W. ARXANDER, Vice-President, mart SAMVEL BORROWE, Secretary,

A. A. HAYES, JB., General Manager, for

Chins and Japan.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 120, BROADWAY, NEW YORK,

Assets. Surplus

$31,700,000' $5,500,000

La alá a voted and

present occupied by Mesars THOMES THE Undoraigned having been appointed

& HIND,

Apply to

J. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, April 13, 1878,

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TO LET. HE Dwelling House No. 6, Mosque Trace, Passensions from 15th April

Three Offices, in Club Chambers,

Apply to

next

Ood

New Milk Cheese, Cod Fish, Cod Sounds,

Flab Tongues, Puget Sound Red Herring, Soused Pigs' Feet,

Canvas Smoked

Beef, Largo and Small Hominy, Corn Meal, Hams, Bacon and Osnned Goods, Compressed Tongues & Corned Beef, Lunch Tongues,. Turtle.

And an Assorted Invoice of the

CALIFORNIA

ORACKER COMPANIES'

FANDY BISQUITS AND CRACKERS,

Hongkong, April 17, 1978

OOAL

B

DEST QUALITY CARDIFF STEAM

COAL for Bale, ex Godown. - Apply to

BATTLES & Co. Hongkong, December 3, 1877.

FOR SALE,

A SMALL SUPPLY OF BELL'S

TELEPHONES,

SHORTLY EXPECTED,

Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

NOW READY,

H. KLEE & Co.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00. Hongkong, March 4, 1878,-

TO LET.

GEO. B. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 5, 1878.

NOTICE.

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HAVE This Day established myself at this Port as a MERCHANT and COM- MISSION AGENT, under the Style or Firm of GEO. R. STEVENS & Co., who will henceforward conduct the Agency of the AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

G. R. STEVENS. Hongkong, December 20, 1877.

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NOTICE. mHE Interest and Responsibility of Mr

EDWARD OUNNINGHAM Lor

Agents in Hongkong, Ching for the above Company, are prepared to Accept Risks at greatly reduced rates and upon terms very favourable to the assured.

For full information and particulara, China, March 8, 1878. apply to

Firm in Hongkong and China, Craser on the 31st December last.

OLYPHANT & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, January 21, 1878.

AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

H. E SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF 'HoreKONG I and to

RUSSELL & Co.

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NOTICE. MHE Interest and Responsibility of the THE

Undersigned in the Chinese Mail, ( Tees Yat Po), CEASED from the 1st August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.

CHON AYIN. Hongkong, April 6, 1878,

NOTICE,

TOUSE No. 2, Queen's Road Central, H. J. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS TN Reference to the above, the Under-

Hwith Godowns attached.

House No. 2, Seymour Terraes.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, January 4, 1878.

Intimations.

OHINA FAMINE RELIEF FUND.

THE AMOUNT COLLECTED to Date Taggregates $12,250.50. Gentlemata to forward their Subscriptions to T. desirous of Contributing are requested

JACKSON, Honorary Treasurer, at the | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BARK,

Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

PIANOFORTE TUNING,

TRA. HAEN begs to announce to his Residence from Praya East to No, 18, BOLLYWOOD BOAD, where Orders may be left, or at Menare. LANE, ORAWFORD & Ço,

Hongkong, April 8, 1876,

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W. BALL CHINA-DISPENSARY,

CHINA SUGAR RAINING CO., LIMITED, A CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI

March 8, 1878.

East Point,

Hongkong

WASHING BOOKS,

(In English and Chinton

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SFV ABHREMAN'S BOOKS, for the tine **** Of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now 125dy #3 12ls Omon-Price, §1 sache

CANTONESE -Parts L and II. A to M, with Introducilon. · Royal 870., pp. 404.-By Hanzst Jour: Errety Ph.D. Tübingen.

Priest: FITE DULLasa, or Two Dollars AND A HALF per Part

To be had from Mesra LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghal; and Messrs KIETY & WALE, Shanghai

Hongkong, March 1, 1878,

CINES AND PERFUMES. Presstiptions Dispensed with Carefulness,

OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Street, formerly ATHLETIC CLUB, T48 on hand the Largest and Best Hollection of Views of Chins, Pho tographic Albums, Frames, Cases, &, of asorted atzen. Ex B. S. Tigre, Revolving Standard Albums, Armorial Monograms and Postage Stamp Albums, Russia Leather, Velvet and carved-wood Albums, Cases and Frames, nice Albums for Cabinet Portraits only, Portraits of the Generals of the pre- sent Russo-Turkish War, Eminent British okrus ambasador, Coloured Portraits of English Ladies in Cabinet and Carte de Visite sirens

Hongkong, August 24, 1877.

DEVOE'S BRILLIANT OIL. RELIABLE, SA

ECONOMICAL,

SAFE!!

IN

signed has LEASED the Chinese Mall from the let August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr Leoxo YooK CHUN, an Trazalator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new regimus will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- cellent medium for advertising, especially as the hanager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG PHIM Lesson of the Hongkong Chinese Mail. Hengkong, April 6, 1878,

NOTICE.

CHARLES VON BOSE has beeti Mauthorized to sign our Firm per procuration at Canton.

CARLOWITZ & Co. Canton, April 2, 1878.

Shipping.

Steamers.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

DESIRING to bared by the World FOR FORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,

to

wide reputation of our Oil, certain parties have attempted to imitats our pack. TMFORTER OF DRUGS, CHEMICALS ages. Bulls at law have been instituted against the MKRES AND PURCHASERS of these faltatious. Buyers should be careful

that the words “DEVOE'S BRIT 408 LIANT are stenciled on the cases, and the words "DEVOE MTG CO. PATENTS” are stamped on the top of the san THE DEVOR MANUFACTURING Co., 80 Bestar and 197 Pearl Stroola,

NEW YORK, U, 8. Ai

and Prompt Attention:

FRAYA WEST, HONGKONG,

Weak the Canton Steamer's Wharf, Hongkong, July 12, 1870,

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, taking Cargo and Passengers for all Aus. tralian and New Zealand Ports, TARMANIA, FIJI & NEW CALEDONIA..

The Australasian Steam Navigation Co.'s Chartered Steamship

*THASES," Pocock, Commander, will be despatched as

bloom above on TUESDAY, the 23rd Instant, st Noomi

For Freight or Fastaga, apply to

GEO. É STEVENS & Co, Agents Hongkong, April 18, 1876,

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Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co

Agenta. Hongkong, April 8, 1878,

Bailing Vessels,

FOR MANILA,

The A1 Spanish Bark

TEODORA,"

HORMAZA, Master, will load for the above Fort, and have qutuk⠀ despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL ♣ Ook Hongkong, April 10, 1878.

FOR VICTORIA (VANCOUVERS

ISLAND), viedi.

despatch:

The A1 American Bark "QUICKSTEP,"

BARNAEY, Master, will load for the above Port, and have qulak

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & ÜL

Hongkong, March 26, 1878,

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON).

The A1 American Shly

"WILDWOOD" HARRIMAN, Master, will lost for the above Port, and have

quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 26, 1878,

FOR YLOILO. The Spanish Brig

VILLA DE RIVADABIA," AHU, Master, will have imiseV KAT mediate despatch as above,in topad For Freight or Passage, apply to bu

REMEDIOS & 06 Hongkong, April 11, 1878.

FOR MANILA,

The Spanish Bark

"OONOHITA,

ARIAZ, Master, will have qulak despatch for the above Fort.

For Freight, do, apply to

REMEDIOS & O

Hongkong, April 3, 1878,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The A1 American Bark

"P. J. CARLETON," AMESBURY, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. -For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN ♣05 Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

FOR LONDON. The A1 American ship

"ELCANO," BARNABY, Master, will having quick despatol for the abors Fort.

For Freight, apply to

***VOGEL, HAGEDORN & ON Hongkong, April 1, 1878.

FOR NEW YORK,

The 41 Germans Ship

O WEGA, JACKEYS, Master, will here as above."

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 05 Hongkong, March 25, 1878

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON),

The 1 American Ship

"FREEMAN OLARLA Dwight, Master, will londike. the above Port, and wil

quick despatch.

For Freight or Passage, apply to. : PARA VOGEL, HAGEDORN Hongkong, March 25, 1878,