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THE

CHINA

With which is Incorporated The

VOL. XXXIV. No. 4654.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL

Established February, 1845.

MAIL.

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

就四月六年八十七百八千一英

For Sale.

LONDON :—F. ALGan, 8, Clement's Lane, LAMMERT, ATKINSON & 00.

Lombard Street. ORORGE STREET, 30,

Cornhill GORDON & GOTCH, Ludgate

Circus, E, C. BATES, HENDY & Co.

Old Jeory, B.C. SAMUEL DELCO & 00, 150 & 164, Leadenhall Strest,

PARIS AND EUROPE LEON DE BOSNY,

19, Rue Monsieur Paris.

HAVE FOR SALE.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1878.

For Sale.

FOR

SALE.

TOE CHESTS, THE LATEST AMERICAN IMPROVEMENT.

ICE. PAILS, Plates and Tongs.

AMERICAN PORCELAIN-LINED ICE PITCHERS. POCKET SIPHONIAS, WEIGH ONLY 12 OURCES. AUTOMATON UMBRELLAS.

VEYRONS FRENCH OFFICE The New FROWN A BLACK FELT HATS,

MACHINES, Assorted Sizes, New

NEW YORK:-ANDRAW WIRD, 138, Not-System, with Automatic Lamp.

sas direct.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND GORDON & GOTUR, Mais -46 bourne and Sydney, Bangal SAN FRANCIS00 'und- American Forte

generally :-Buam & BLLOK, San Fran

SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-BAYTE &

ALTS: Co Square, Singapore. O. HEINEZE -&Co, Atanila,. ORINA:- Macco, Messrs A. A, DE MELLO

Amoy, WILSOE, NICROLLS & Oo. ***Foodhow, HEDER & Co. Shanghai, SLAM, UNAWFORD & Co and KELLY WALSH, Yokohama, Lazz, CHAW- FORD & Co.

Bank.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL. 6,000,000 Dollars.

· RESERVE" FUND1,000,000 Dollars.

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-F. D. SABOON, Eng. Deputy Chairman W. H. FORBES, Esq, ER. BELILIOS, Esq. ADAH LIND, Esq. HL. DALRYMPLE, WILHELM KEINERS, Joe Bagel bea H. Harries, Esq. Bom, W. KESWICK,

W. 8. YOUNG, Eig.

CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong.......THOMAS Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER Shanghai......... EWEN CAMERON, Etq. LONDON BARE Lordon and County.

0

Bank

HONGKONG,

ÎNTEREST ALLOWED.

N Current Deposit Account at the rata of 1 per cent. per annum on the dally balance.

For Fixed Deposits;---

-For-3 months, 2 per cent, per annum.

4 per cent,

6

136 per cent...

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

Drafts, granted on London, and the chlet Commercial places in Europe, India, Australis, Amerion, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road Bast. Melengkong, February 27, 1878.

For for Company, Na

To Let

TO LET.

ALOW No. 24, Gage Street, Hongkong-ELLING HOUSE No. 6,

14

IES, in Club Chambers,

GLAS LAPRAIK & 06.–

Oune 4, 1878,

TO LET.

DRUGOR of No. 2, Queen's

from lat Proximo. WILSON & SALWAT, Architects,

Hongkong, June 1, 1878.

TO BE LET.

With Foussion from 81st Inatand.

Je8

THAT Portion of No. 87, QUEEN's Road CENTRAL, known in HE MEDICAL

For parilenlars, apply to

Det tage TURNER &00, Hongkong, May 17, 1878. jel?

TO LET,

TOUSE No. 8, Queen's Road Central

Hith Godowns attached,

* Houses No, 7, and 9, Seymour Terra

KAS DAVID BASSOON, BOMB » Co

Blonskotis, January 4, 1878,

DENTAL NOTICE

DROCURE to intent to vials R. ROGERS begs to intimate to his SHANGHAI, and will be absent from Hong Song from Aysil In to June 1815,

Diwata manis

COFFEE ROASTERS, and COFFEE MILLS.

SETS of GARDENING UTENSILS. GENTS' TOOL CHESTS. MARSEY'S PATENT LOGS.. METALLIC MEASURING TAPES, in strong Leather Cases.

SPIRIT LEVELB. HAMMERS. DOG COLLARS and CHAINS. SAILORS SEWING and ROPING PALMS,

Summer STRAW HATS.

FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS, COLLANE ATTACHED, REMINGTON MATCH RIFLES.

SHORT SNIDERS, with SWORD BAYONETS. NEW STYLES in FRENCH BRACES. Very Fine MANILA CIGARS, $9.50 per Box of 500. AIR CUSHIONS and BEDS. SWIMMING BELTS:

THIN SILK SCARVES for Summer. Light French Summer BOOTS and SHOES. A Large Collection of OLEOGRAPHS. COIR DOOR MATS, in all Sizes. HAND VALIBES.

COPPER SIGNAL LAMPS, & MAST-BARON LIEBIG'S FOOD for ADULTS, a completa substitute for COD LIVER OIL HEAD LAMPS, fitted with Dioptric BARON LIEBIG'S FOOD for INFANTS-out of 1,000 Children fed on this Food, the mortality in one year amounted to only Four Deaths, and Lenses according to the latest Admiralty

these were hopeless, or nearly so, beforo being put on this regulations.

Food diot.

DIOPTRIC LENSES for Signal Lamps.

日四初月五年寅戊

intimations.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.

T

ΝΟΤΙΟΕ,

THE Undersigned has resumed his duties

as Socretary of the Society. By order of the Board,

Hongkong, May 30, 1878.

N. J. EDE, Secretary.

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IMPORTANT SALE

OF

LAND, BUILDINGS, ENGINEERS' · PLANT, SAW MILL MACHIN- ERY, ENGISEERS' STORES, TOOLS, TIMBER &c.

The property of Messrs. Howarth, Lyon and Brekina,

Engineers and Iron Founders, Biver Valley Road.

TESSES. HOWARTE, LYON & KESKINE,

PORTHOLE GLASSES, assorted sizes. The New Food Warmer, THE MOTHER'S FRIEND, keeps Food Warm for 12 hours. M with a view to the dissolution of their

BOOKS.

TRAVELLER'S GUIDE BOOKS. LETTS'S DIARIES, for 1878. NOVELS. SCHOOL BOOKS: WORKS OF REFERENCE and · GIFT

BOOKS.

SHEET MUSIC and SONGS,

IMPERIAL TRACING PAPER RODGERS' CELEBRATED CUTLERY. MAPPIN BRO.'s. SUISSORS. MANIFOLD WRITERS. LETTER SCALES. STATIONERY OF ALL KINDS. BROWN WRAPPING PAPER. OARD-BOARD, Assorted Colours. DATE RACKS. INVOICE FILES. QUILL PEN-MAKING MACHINES. UNDERWOOD'S BLACK WRITING

INK. MAUVE INK. MAYNARD & NOYES WRITING and

COPYING INK. MUOILAGE, &o., do, do,

KELLY & WALSH'S CELEBRATED SMOKING MIXTURE,

and

...ILADDY THOUGHT PODATUD., Very Fine MANILA CIGAES, CIGA. "RETTES, &o, &e.

BARCLAY & PERKINS' PORTER, in Hhds. and Kilderkine...

Finest CHERBOURG BUTTER, in Bottles.

Hongkong, May 6, 1878.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

THIS REFINERY MANUFACTURES

L'

French COFFEE MACHINES. MAPLE SYRUP..

FRUIT and LIME-JUICE SYRUPS.

Hongkong, May 9, 1878.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

T

HAVE This Day HANDED OVER CHARGE

Mr A.

Reinumation8.

HIS IMPERIAL RUSSIAN MAJESTY'S CONSULATE, HONGKONG,

NOTICE

partnership, have instructed the under- Bigned to sell by Public Auction, at their Works, River Valley Road, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 24th, 28th, and 26th June next, the LAND AND BUILDINGS, together with the whole of the extensive and valuable ENGINEERS' PLANT AND SAW MILL MACHINERY, as follows.

FIRST DAY.

C. A SUBULTZ, mice at this Place TBR Shipping is hereby noted the north by Fave by

CARL NIELSEN,

Superintendent.

Monday, 24th June, commencing at 2 p.m. In one Lot. The LAND comprised in Go- vernment Lease No. 481 for 90 years, dat ed 1st August, 1878, subject to a rental of $200 per annum, containing an area of about 123,740 square feet, bounded on the Torpedoes have been placed at the Land reserved for Public Qasy, east by entrance of the port of Wladivostock (in Creek, west by A. B. C. Road, with a the Littoral province of Eastern ciberis), frontage of 803 feet on iver Valley Road and that Vessela, previous to entering said and 207 feet on Singapore River, toge port must apply on board the Guardship, ther with the BUILDINGS, comprising En- Rnotify that I have This Day tempo which is stationed outside, for an officer, singers Shop and Stores, Foundry, Black- who whil pilot them through the dangers.smith's Shop, Saw Mill Shed, Timber Slip,

WM REINERS,

Temporary Sheds, Coolie Houses, and Wharf, Consul Hongkong, May 8, 1878,

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

EFERRING to the above I beg to Turly TAKEN OVER CHARGE of the Com- pany's Office at this Place.

C. A. SCHULTZ, Secretary,

GREAT NORTHERN. TELEGRAPH

COMPANY.

Hongkong, June 1, is 8,

NOTICE.

jed

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDWARD OUNNINGHAM, in our Firm in Hongkong and China, Ceased on the 31st December last.

RUSSELL & Co.

i #e8

Uhina, March 8, 1878,

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility THOMAS MERCER in our CEASED on 31st December last,

The covenants of the Lease will be pro-

je8duced, for perusal and examination, at the sale, and may be seen previously at the Office of the Auctioneers.

DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE.

XHEREAS it having become known to

W the Prop lessons insunto

HOSPHODYNE this a Medicine, emanating from an unscrupulous London firm, is ex- ported to India and Chins, and falsted on purchasers as equal in efficacy to Dz Briguta Phosphodyne, they feel it due to the public to specially caution them against this cám of Mr pound and request their most careful atten- Firmtion to the following distinctive charac-

toristics of De Bright Phosphodyne.

let.That Dr Bright's Phosphodyne is

sold only in cases

THOMAS & MERCER Canton, May 28, 1878.

NOTICE

je25

OAF SUGAR, (ln 5, 10, and 16 ta

Loaves.) Out and Powdered LOAF SUGAR

THE PARTNERSHIP existing between Mr CUBE SUGAR (Lyle's Patent), shortly.OHN G. PURDON and Mr HENRY CRYSTALIZED SUGAB, mark 0. 8. W. DAVIS in HorGrone and CANTON, (in diamond) d 11I1*.

under the Style of PURDON & Co., is This Fine WHITE SUGAR, mark 0. §. RDay DISSOLVED by mutual consent; either (in diamond) d }{[[*,

Medium WHITE SUGAR, mark C. S. R. (in diamond) *.

Fine YELLOW SUGAB, mark C. 8. R. (in diamond) 4 II,

COFFEE BUGAR, mark 0.8. R (in diamond) BL

GOLDEN SYRUP, SYRUP, and MOLASSES.

Partner will Sign la liquidation, and the Basinges will be carried on by Mr H, W. Davis under the Style of DAVIS & Co.

Chins, April 30, 1878.

PURDON & Co.

MB HENRY W. DAVIS retires from, Mand his Interest and Responsibility SPIRITS OF WINE and LAMP SPIRIT.EASED in our Firm at Foodnow from the RUM, 46, 30, O. P., and Naval ANIMAL ORÁRCOAL and DUST. AMMONIACAL LIQUOR, from Bones BONE TAR(preventive of white ants) ROUGH BONE TALLOW.

Packed in Quantities and Packaju to quit Customers.

50th Ultimo; and Mesars JOHN ANDREW MAITLAND and EDWARD PYE BAQUE are admitted PARTNERS therein from

Thia Date.

China, May 1, 1878,

PURDON & Co.

JOHN GRAEME PURDON is

Particulars sad Prices on application to M This Day admitted a PARTNER in

THE MANAGER,

ORINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,

East Point,

March 6, 1878.

Bengkong.

405

NOW READY.

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN TELY

A CANTONESE DIALECT. ParWL

and II, a to M, with Introduction, Royal Bro, pp. 404-By ERNEST JOHY Erran Ph.D. Tübingen.

Frost FIVE DULLARE, Or Two Dollars

AND A HALY per Part,

To be had from Menara LATE, CRAWFORD Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Messrs KELLY & WALI, Shanghal

Hongkong, March 1, 1878,

GOAL

B COA for Sale, ex Godown,

EST QUALITY CARDIFF STEAM

Apply to

BATTLES & Co. Hongkong, December 3, 1877.

WASHING BOOKS,

(In Engish and Chiners,) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the u

of Ladies and Gentlemen, ses now dy as this Offcom-PrNORE ORIRA MAID OU

MAITLAND & 00.

our Firm.

Shanghai, May 1, 1878.

M

TR. CHARLES COLE is authorised to Sign our Firm per procuration at BOUCHOW.

PURDON & Co, Fooshow, May 1, 1878,-

ja13

NOTICE. THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinas Mall, # (Wah Tum Yai Po), BASED from the 1st August, 1677, but Debts prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.

CHON AYIN.

Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

NOTICE

2nd. The words "Dr Bright's Phospho- dyne" are clearly blown in each bottle. 3rd, The Registered Trade Mark and Signature of Patentee are printed on the label of every case. 4th.-Directions for use in all the follow- ing languages are enclosed in each case, without which none can POS- BIBLY be genuine. Engiau, brench, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Turkish, Persian, Hindostani, Madrasse, Bengalee, Chinese and Japanese, DR. BRIGHT'S PROSPRODYNE In the Unly beliable Kemedy tor Nervous and Liver Complaints

AND ALL

Functional Derangements. DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPODYNE is patronised by the aristoorsey and the elite, extensively naad in the army and navy, and strongly recommended by the leading Medical Practitioner.

DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE Is sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the Globe. --N.B.Ask for DR. BRIGHT'S PHOS. PHODYNE, and do not be persuaded to take any useless AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BUBSTITUTE.

DEVOE'S BRILLIANT

MOIL.

RELIABLE,

ECONOMICAL,

SAFE!!

DEBIRING to benade by the world-

wide reputation of our Oil, certain parties have attempted to imitate our pack. ages, Buits at law have been instituted against the

AND

TMN Reference to the above, the Under these Imitations. Buyers should be careful

IN

xigned has LED the Chinese Mall

SECOND DAY.

Tuesday, 25th June, commencing at 11am.

The following Lota- Horizontal Engine 14 II. P. with boller.

do. 12. P. do. do.

6 H P.

Pair Launch Engines 4 B. P.

do,

do.

Donkey Bugine Vertical Boiler

De luch cylinder.

16 E. P.

do.

6. H, P.

Screw Cutting Gap Lather. 18" centres, 27 foet bed.

g" do. 26 do.

8"

do, 8 do. 7 do 10 do.

do.

Vertical Drilling Machine, 24 in. spindle.

do.

14 'do. Herewing Machine to 11 inch. Panubing and Shearing Machine. Boot's Rotary Blower, 20 firos.

da

10 do. ...do..

Shafting Pulleys da, da China Feed Saw Benchi 42" Baw. do. Rope Feed

42" do,

Endless Feed do.

8" do.

Rabbetting

do. do.

24" do.

24'' do.

Plain

Moulding and Flooring Machine. Saw Bharpening Machine.

Hand Mortising Machine,

Two Crab Winches.

Fire Engine and Hore. White Rice Winnower. New Steam Launch, 95 feet long.

THIRD DAY. -

Wednesday, 28th June, commencing at 11

a. m.

ID suitable Lots. TOOLS and STORES, comprising

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping

Steamers.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

FOR COOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,

(Calling at PORT DARWIN if sufficient

inducement offers), v

taking Cargo and Passengers for all Aus tralian and New Zealand Port TASMANIA, NEW CALEDONIA & FLƑL, The Australasian. Stemm Navigation Co.'s Steamship

OCEAN AN

R. EDMONDSON, Commander, will be despatobed as above from Trus in stead of as previously notified, on SATUR. DAY, the 16th June, at Noon.n For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & ON,

Armte.

Hongkong, May 31, 1878.

4e18

PERU AND CHINA MAIL STRAM. SHIP COMPANY,

The Steamer

"PERUSIA,"

Captain MoKry, will be despatched from WHAMPOA for CALLAO, touching At HONOLULU, on or about 7th Instant, instead of as pre viously advertised DAY For Freight or Passage, apply to

OLYPHANT & Co,

Agents.

Canton, June 1, 1878.000

FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO.

The Steamship

MIKADO" o shortly expacted from BINGA PORE, will have quick de

spasuti tur sue above Parts.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, June 3, 1878,

Sailing Vessels,

FOR ADELAIDE VIA FOOCHOW

The A1 British Bark "ALEXANDER NEWTON", ALEXANDER NEWTON, Mastor, will have immediate despatol

for the above Port.

For Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Bongkong, May 27, 1878.

FOR SYDNEY (DIRECT.)

The 41 British Bark "HELENS," INKSTER, Master, having the greater part of her Cargo ougagell, will have quick despatch. For Freight or Fassage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.

Hongkong, May 17, 1878.12

FOR LONDON.

The A1 British Bark

**DEVANA,"

je17

W. HAY, Mastor, will load, here and have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co.

Hongkong, May 1, 1878..

FOR HONOLULU,

The A1 American Bark

"FRANK MARION," ELDRIDGE, Master, will load for the above Port, and have

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, May 15; 1878.

Angle, Bar, and Sheet Iron, Boiler qas uespatch. Tubes, Boiler Plate, Shafting Bara, Gaz Tubes and Fittings, Tool Steel, Brass Roda and Sheets, Copper Sheets and Pipes, Lead Pipes, Bolts, Nute, Washers and Brass Engine Fittings, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, Turning Tools, Screwing Tackle, Engine Packing, India Rubber Sheet & Insertion Cloth, Wire Cloth, an vass Hose, Machine Belting, Circular Bans, Weston's Blocks, Screw Jacka, Perts able Forges, Fampe, Babbitt's Metal, Portable Ice Machine, Gauge Glasses. Crucibles &o, &e.

Catalogues with full particulars are bes ing prepared and will be duly insted, to gether with Conditions of Bale.

Intending purchasers may inspect the property during the week preceding the

sale.

For plans & further particulars, apply to

POWELL & 00.,

Auctioneers.

Biogapore, 18th May, 1878 je30

THE SOOTTISH IMPERIAL INSUR

---SANCE COMPANY,

from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged to see that the words “DEVOES BELLA MAGENT in Hongkong for the above-

the services of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, LIANT" are stencilled on the cases, and the

as Translator and General Manager of the words #DEVOE MFG 00, PATENTS" newspaper, which under ite new régime

will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex-are stamped on the top of the can.

oellent medium for advertising, especially

sa the Manager is able to devote his whole

attention to the conduct of the Newspaper. THE DEVOE MANUFACTURING 0,

A. LONG GEU

Lesson of the Hongkong Chinese Motli

Hongkong, April 6, 1878,

80 Beaver and 197 Fesel Streeta,

NEW YORK, W18, A

HE Undersigned having been appofated named Company, is prepared to Grant POLICIES against FIRE on Buildings and

on

Goods to the extent of $10,000, at the usaal Ratna, subject to an immediate Digi count of 20 per denta

Attention is invited to a considerable reduction in Premia for Life Insurance in China

SEAW,

J. Y. VERNON SMA Hongkong, Juan 1, 1870.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, The 41 American Ship

GREAT ADMIRAL” BaxJ. THOMPSON, Master, having the greater portion of her: Cargo engaged, will be despatched to the above port on June 6th.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, May 15, 1978.

FOR NEW YORK. The A1 American Bark **H. G. JOHNSON," COLBY, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will havÉ

quick despatch

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Oni Rongkong, May 20, 1878

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, -- The 1 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 4 96, Rongkens, April 8, 1876,