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THE

CHINA

Established February, 1840.

MAIL.

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

Vol. XXXIV. No. 4666. 號六月六年八十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL ·Į

For Sale.

LONDON —E, ALGAE, 6, Clement's Lane, LAMMERT, ATKINSON & GO.

Lombard Street, GEORGE STEBET, 30, Cornhill, · GORDON & GOTOR, Judgate Cireur, E, 0.- "BATES, HENDY & Coy 4 Old Jewry, B.G. SAMUEL DHADON & Co., 150 & 164, Leadenhall Street, PARIS AND EUROPE:LEON BE BOSNY,

19, Bus Monsieur, Paris, NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 183, Nas-

say Street. AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND --Goznom & GOTCH, Mel- bourne and Sydney...

SAN FRANCISCO and American - Porta generally-Brax & BLACK, Bon Fran-

citco. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:---SAYLN & Co Square, Singapore. C. HEINZEN &Co., Hamla. CHINA:—Masão, Mesas A. A. DE MELLO.

& Co, Biatow, CAMPBELL & U2. Amoý, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Froehow, Haner & Co. Shanghai, LANE, CRAWFOno & Co., and Kar WALSH, Yokohama, Lars, CRAW- FORD & Co.

Banks.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION, ::

PAINOP CAPITAL....5,000,000 Dollars. RESERVE FUND.......................1,000,000 Dollars.

GOWER OF DIRECTORE. Chairman-F. D. Sassoon, Esq. Deputy Chairman--W. H. FORSES, Esq. F.B. BELILIOS, Esq. | ADAM LINH, Esq. H. L. DALBYMPLE, WILHELM RAINERS,

Esq.

Eq H. HOFFIUS, Beq. W. 8. YourG, Esq. Hon. W. KISWICK,

CHIEF MANAGER... Hongkong,...THOMAS JACKSON, Esq,

MANAGER.

Shanghal.........EWEN CAMERON, Eau... LONDON BANKERE-London and Qounty Bank.

HONGKONG.

INTEREST ALLOWED,`

N Current Deposit Account at the rate

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HAVE FOR SALE.

TEYRONS' FRENCH COFFEE System, with Automatic Lamp.

MACHINES, Assorted Sizes, New

COFFEE ROASTERS, and COFFEE MILLS.

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

SPIRIT LEVELS. HAMMERS. DOG COLLARS and CHAINS. SAILORS SEWING and ROPING PALMS.

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COPPER SIGNAL LAMPS, & MAST HEAD LAMPS, fitted with Dioptrie Lenses according to the latest ádmiralty regulations.

DIOPTRIO LENSES for Signal Lamps. PORTHOLE GLASSES, assorted sizes.

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. MAFFIN BRO.'s SCISSORS. MANIFOLD WRITERS. LETTER SCALES. STATIONERY OF ALL KINDS. BROWN WRAPPING PAPER. CARD-BOARD, Assorted Colours. DATE RACKS, INVOICE FILES, QUILL PEN-MAKING MACHINES. UNDERWOOD'S BLACK WRITING

INE. MAUVE INK. MAYNARD & Noves". WRITING and

COPYING INK. MUCILAGE, ze, de, do.

KELLY & WALSH'S

CELEBRATED SMOKING MI¿TURE,

„And,

HAPPY THOUGHT TOBACCO. Very Fine MANILA CIGARS, GIGA. RETTES, &c., ko.

BARCLAY & PERRINS' PORTER, in Hhds. and Kilderking.

Finest CHERBOURG BUTTER, in

0 of 1 per cent, per annum on the dally Bottles.

balance.

For Fixed Deposits :-

For 3 months, 2 per cent, per annum,

6

"

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4 per cent.

12

12

6 per cent.

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

Drafts, granted on London, 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.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS- TRALIA, AND OHINA.

APITAL.

RESERVE FUND,................................................

Bankers.

£800,000, $150,000.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND/*.

THE CITY BANK.

THE

NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.

THE

BANK'S BRANCH in HONGKONG grants Drafts on London and the

Hongkong, May 6, 1878.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

THIS REFINERY MANUFACTURES

QAF SUGAR, (in 5, 10, and 15 iba.

Loaves)

Cut and Powdered LOAF SUGAR.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1878.

For Sale:

FOR

SALE,

TOE CHESTS, THE LATEST AMERICAN IMPROVEMENT.

ICE PAILS.. Platos and Tongs.

AMERICAN PORCELAIN-LINED ICE PITCHERS. POCKET SIPHONIAS, WEIGH ONLY 12 OUNCES. AUTOMATON UMBRELLAS. ||The New BROWN and BLACK FELT HATS.

Summer STRAW HATS.

FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS, COTTARS ATTAONIGD. REMINGTON MATCH RIFLES.

(SHORT SNIDERS, with SWORD BAYONETS. ||NEW STYLES in FRENCH BRACES.

Very Fine MANILA QIGARS, $9.60 per Box of 500, AIR CUSHIONS and BEDS. SWIMMING BELTS.

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

BARON LIEBIG's FOOD for ADULTS, a complete substitute for COD LIVER OIL, BARON LIEBIG'S FOOD for INFANTS-out of 1,000 Children fed on this Ford, the mortality in one year amounted to only Four Deaths, and these were hopeless, or nearly so, before being put on this Food diet. The New Food Warmer, THE MOTHER'S FRIEND, keeps Food Warm for 12 hours.

French COFFEE MACHINES. MAPLE SYRUP.

FRUFT and LIME-JUICE SYRUPS.

Hongkong, May 0, 1879.

LANE, ORAWFORD & Cổ

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE,

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

HAVE This Day HANDED OVER CHARGE of the Company's Offee at this Place to Mr C. A. SUAULTZ.

CARL NIELSEN,

Superintendent.

Rnotify that I have This Day tempo- PAFERRING to the above I beg to

Intimations.

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

THE Transfer BOOKS of this Company Tilbe CLOSED from the 19th to 28th Instant, both days inclusive.

THOS. D, U. PARKER, Acting Manager.

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Hongkong, June 4, 1878, ELIS IMPERIAL RUSSIAN MAJESTY's CONSULATE, HONGKONG,

NOTICE,

rarily TAKEN Ores Change of the Com pany's Office at this Place.

C. A. SCHULTZ, Secretary, GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH BE Shipping is hereby notified that Hongkong, June 1, 1878,

"yes" "Butzi dide of his port of Windingstecke fin the Littoral province of Eastern Siberia), and that Vessels, previous to entering said port must apply on board the Guardship, which is stañoned outside, for, an officer, who wil pilot them through the dangers. WM. REINERS,

Consul

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsiblity of Mr EDWARD CUNNINGHAM in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED on the 31st December last,

China, March 8, 1878.

RUSSELL & Co.

ses

NOTICE. THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr THOMAS MERCER in our Firm CEASED on 31st December lastu

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THOMAS & MERCER Canton, May 23, 1878,

NOTICE,

OUBE SUGAR (Lyle's Patent), shortly.HE PARTNERSHIP Oxiating between Mr CRYSTALIZED SUGAR, mark U.S.R (in diamond) d *

12

Fine WHITE SUGAR, mark C. 8. R. (in diamond) A I£*.

Medium WHITE SUGAR, mark C. S. 8. (in diamond) A II.

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

COFFEE SUGAR, "mark C. S. R. (in diamond) BL

GOLDEN SYRUP, SYRUP, and MOLASSES,

SPIRITS or WINE and LAMP SPIRIT. RUM, 45, 30, 0, P., and Naval ANIMAL OHARCOAL and DUST. AMMONIACAL LIQUOR, from Bones. BONE TAR (a preventive of white ants)

ROUGH BONE TALLOW.

Packed in Quantities and Packages to stiff Customers.

Hongkong, May 8, 1873,

DENTAL NOTICE.

日六初月五年寅戊

Intimations.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

· 4TH JUNE, 1878. ENTLEMEN are informed that Uni-

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping.

Steamers.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

FOR COOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,

(Calling at PORT DARWIN if amficient inducement offers),

Gform will not be, wora on Parade taking Cargo and Passengers for all Aus

nntil further orders.

T. 0. DEMPSTER,

Cuptain 28th Regt.,

Commandant.

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC!

DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE, THEREAS it having become known to We Proprietors of DE BRIGEr's PROSERODYNE that a Medicine, emanating from an unscrupulous London firm, is ex- ported to Indis and China, and foisted on purchasers as equal in efficacy to Dr Bright's Phosphodyne, they feel it due to the publlo to specially caution them against this com pound and request their most careful atten- tion to the following distinctive charac- teristics of Dr Bright's Phosphodyne.

1st.That Dr Bright's Phosphodyne is

sold only in cases,

tralian and New Zealand Ports, TASMANIA, NEW CALEDONIA & FIJL-

The Australialan Steam Navigation Co.'s Steamship

SOUEAN

R. EDMONDSON, Commander, will be despatched as above from This ins stead of as previously notified, on SATURI DAY, the 15th June, at Noon,

For Fraight or Pasiage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.,

Agents.

jelö

Hongkong, May 31, 1878,

FOR YOKOHAMA & BIOGO,

The Steamship

"MIKADO"

Pshortly expected from Sci. PORE, will have quick de

2nd. The words "Dr Bright's Phospho-spatch for the above Ports.

dyne" are clearly blown in each bottle, 3rd.The Registered Trade Mark and Sigastare 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- SIBLY be genuine.. English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Turkish, Persian, Hindostant, Madrasse, Bengalee, Chinese and Japanese.

For Freight or Pascago, apply to

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

DR. BRIGHT'S PROSPHODYNE Is the Only Kellablo Remedy for Nervous and Liver Complaints

AND AEL

Functional Derangements.

C

DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPODYNE is patronised by the aristocracy and the elite, extensively used in the army and bay Medical Practitionera

payy,

DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE

Is sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the Globe.

N.B.—Atk for DE, BRIGHT'S PHOS. PHODYNE, and do not be persuaded to take any useless AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS j68 UBSTITUTE,

ROGERS

begs, to intimate to his Friends that he is about to visit SMAGHAL, and will be absent from Hong kongfrom April 1st to June 15tin,

Hngkong, March 4, 1878.

AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

J. SIE ARTHUR KENNEDY, HEADMIRAL ALFRED P. BYDER,

JOHN G. PURDON and Mr HENRY W. DAVIS in HONGKONG and CANTON, under the Style of PUEDON & Co., is This Day DISSOLVED by mutual consent; either Partner will Sign in liquidation, and the Business will be carried on by Mr H. W.. DAVIS under the Style of DAVIS & Co. LL THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS

OF RUSSIA.

China, April 30, 1878.

PURDON & Co.

HENRY W. DAVIS retires from,

Mand his Interest and Responsibility

ORASED in our Firm at Foodnow from the 30th Ultimo; and Messrs JOHN ANDREW MAITLAND and EDWARD PYE HAGUE Ars admitted PARTNERS therein from

This Date.

China, May 1, 1878,

PURDON & Co.

und to

TTA on hand the Largest and Best

H pllcotion of Views of Okins, Pho tograph of the Ruins and destructions

Cantor caused by the Tornado of the Englis Ladies, Bussis Leather, Velvet, 11th Stant. Coloured Photographs of Morrad and Carved wood Photographle Albumstrap Books, Armorial Monograme

and Page Stamp Albume; Frames and Ouses, it Moulding for Frames, all of assortedizes, tastes and prices,

OTIOS OF REMOVAL.

To Let.

TO LET

THE BUNGALOW: No. 24, Cage Street. The DWELLING HOUSE No. 6,

Mosque Terrace.

TAREE OFFICES, in Club Chambers. The DWELLING HOUSE, No. 4 Alexandra Terrace,

The BUNGALOW, No. 1, Old Bally -Street,

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, June 6, 1878.

TO LET, JAE UPPER-FLOOR of No. 2, Queen's

WILSON & SALWAY, Architects.

TRoad Central, from 1st Proximo

Hongkong, June 1, 1878,

TO BE LET.

With Possession from 31st Instant,

THAT

ortion of No. 87, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, known as "IHE MEDICAL FLATL."

For particulars, apply to

TURNER & Co..

jol7

Chief Commercial places in Europe and the Particulars and Prices on application to] * This Day admitted » PARTNER in { número Customers and the Public of Hongkong, May 17, 1878.

East; buys and receives for collection Bills

of Exchange and conducts all kinds of Banking and Exchange Business.

Local Bills discounted, and interest allowed on Current Accounts and on De- posits for fixed periods on terms which may be ascertained on application.

THE MAY GEE

UHINA SUGAR RESINING CO., LIMITED,

Best Point,

Hongkong,

March 8, 1878.

MR JOHN GRAEME PURDON L

Our Firm.

MAFFLAND & Do. Shanghai, May 1, 1878.

065

JFOR SALE, FREIGHT OR CHARTER.R. CHARLES COLE is authorised to Sign our Firm per procuration aË TOOCHOW.

PURDON & Co. Foochor, May 1, 1878.

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE THE 90 BRTING STEAMBEIN

SOULETY OF TAÐ

UNITED STATES

HAREY B. HYDE, President,

J. W. ALEXANDER, Fice-President,

SANDEL BOBBOWE, Beoretary.

„A.,A, HATES, JB, Geers!" Manager, far

China and Japan,

PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 120, BROADWAY, New Yozz.

•Assets wa Surplus

.881,700,000

·5,600,000

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hongkong, China, for the Labore Company, are prepared to Accept Rinky at greatly reduced rates and upon terms very favourable to the assured, it

For full Information and particulars, apply to in

OLIFFANT & Ba Agonia,

Hongkong, January 31, 1878.

ARGENTINO,"

915 Tons Register (1426 Tons Gross), For Particulars, apply to the Captain on Board

Hongkong, June 4, 1878.

0.0 AL

DEST QUALITY CARDIFF STEAM BCOAL for Sale, ex Godow

Apply to

DA BATTLES & On. Hongkong, December 3, 1.77.

NOW READY.

j013

NOTICE THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinese Mall, # B (ah Tam Yat Po), ORAED from the 1st August, 1877, but Debts pelor to that Date will be received and paid by him, but

ORUN AYIK, Hongkong, April 8, 1878,

The eve has the pleasure to inform bis je

Hing, that his Photographic Establish mhi #KEMOVED to the Nowiy.created Goedus Building in Queen's Bosil

TO- LET. TOUSE No. 9, Queen's Road Central,

Housse No. 2, and Q, Seymour Terrace.

Oltre next to Meaera SANDEE & Cod. H with Godowns attached.

bugtong, April 99, 1878.

** DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Shipping.

EVOE'S BRILLIANT Hongkong January 4, 1878.

OIL. ELIABLE,

ECONOMICAL,

SAFE!!

Steamers.

FOR NEWOHWANG VIA SWATOW.

The Steamship...

KATALANTA,"

G. PETERSEN, Bfaster, will be despatched as above on

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Cep

Agents

Hongkong, June 6, 1878. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG. AND

CALOUTTA

BIRING to benefit by the world-SATURDAY, the 8th Lastant, at 8 pm. wide reputation of our Oll, cerisin hare attempted to imitate our paak- NOTICE

Suits at law have bean institutad Referenss to the above, the Under-at the MARXES AND PURCHASEES of gned has Insent the Chinese Mamitations. Buyoss should be careful CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged

CANTONESE DIALECT Parts L the services of Mr LEONG Yook Oaux, that the words "DEVOES BRIL- and I. & to M, with Introduction. Royal as Translator and General Manager of the are stenciled on the cases, and the DEVOE MTG 00. PATENTS/ BYU PP. 404-By Esse JOB Eitaty newspaper, which under its new régline FED. Tübingen.

will be found to be as hitherto, an ext cellent medium for advertising, especially amped on the top of the can. as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

| DEVOR MANUFACTURING CM, LONG DEN Lousse of the Hongkong Chinees Mail: 0 Beaver and 177 Fossi Birosta,

NEW YORK, V.64 Roughman, April 6, 1078,

Fries! FIVE DOLLARS, or Two Doxa

AND A HALF por Part,

To be had from Mosses Lanz, OzawTURD Co., Hongkong and Shanghal; and Mesare KELLY & WALE, Shanghai,

Hongkong, March 1, 1878,

*

The Steamship

MORAY,”/

ML BUTONER, Commander, will be despatched for the

abore Porte on SATURDAY, the 15th Instant, at 8 o'clock afternoon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATERSON & 02. Hongkong, June 5, 1678.

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PERU AND CHINA MAIL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY,

The Steamer

PERUSLA,"

Captain McKDY, will be despatched from WHAMPOA

for VállaQ, thoning at HONOLULU, on or about 7th Instant, instead of as pres viously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

OLYPHANT & Co., Canton, Agents.

Canton, June 1, 1878.

Sailing Vessels,

FOR HONOLULU,

The A1 American Bark

FRANK MARION,” ELDEIDGE, Master, will load for the above Port, and have

quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, May 15, 1878.

FOR ADELAIDE, VIA FOOCHOW.

The A1 British Barkat ALEXANDER NEWTON) ALEXANDER NEWTON, Master, will have immediate despatch

for the above Porti

Fox 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 engaged, will have quick despatok.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ANCARLOWITZ & Co.

Hongkong, May 17, 1878,

FOR LONDON, The 41 British Bark

"DEVANA,"

W, MAY, Master, will load here sud have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

METER & Co

Hongkong, May 1, 1878,

FOR LONDON, The 41 British Ship

"NYASSE

Gabrous, Master, will load here for the above Puri, and

will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & UK.

Hongkong, June 4, 1878.

FOR NEW-YORK. The ₫ 1 American Bark

“E, G. JOHNSON”

Cossy, lisster, will lond bare i÷ for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch,

Fur Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN àj Co. Hongkong, May 20, 1878.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The 41 American Barz

"P. J. CARLETON, AMERBUET, Master, will lond here for the abors Park, and

will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORM & Co, Hongkong, April 3, 1878,