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THE

CHINA

Bstablished February, 1845

MAIL.

With which is incorporated The "Hongkong Evening Mail and Shipping List." Published every Evening. VOL. XXXV. No. 4844. 號四十月正年九十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL,

LONDON:-, Angan, 8, Clamenta Lane,

Lombard Street. GEORGE STREET &

For Sale.

FOR

SALE.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1879.

For Sale.

LATE

ARRIVA

9.

Co., 30, Cornhill, GORDON & GOTOH, INE NEW FIGS, direct from Smyran TOOLLEN SOCKS, DRAWERS and UNDERSHIRTS.

Ludgate Oirous, E. C. BATES, HENDY

& Co., 4, Old Jewry, E.C. SAMUEL DEACON & Co., 180 & 154, Zeadenhall Direct.

PARIS AND EUROPE:-LEON DE ROSNY,

19, Rus Mansseur, Paris. NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 139, Nas-

sau Strooi.

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

SAN FRANCISCO and American Porte generally-BAX & BLACK, Son Fran-

Cisco.

SINGAPORE AND STRAITS :—SAYER & Co, Square, Singapore. C. HaнSZEN & Co, Mamila.

CHINA:-Macao, Mess A. A. DE MELLO

Brazil and Barcelona NUTS,

LETTS'S DIARIES for 1879. Central and Pin Firo CARTRIDGE

CASES.

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CLOTH and FELT GUN-WADS. American PARLOUR and COOKING STOVES.

COAL SCUTTLES, now designs. FENDERS and FIRE IRONS,

COCOA MATTING.

TAPESTRY CARPET.

DOOR MATS.

California LAMBSWOOL BLANKETS. WHITNEY BLANKETS.

Fancy Patterna.

TABLE LINEN. Fins TURKISH

& Co. Bwatow, CAMPBELL & Vo. Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & CTOWELS. Foothow, HEDER & Co. Shanghai. LAME, CRAWFORD & Co., and Kelly

LETTS'S DIARIES. LETTS'S DIARIES.

RIDING WHIPS, BRIDLES and PONY HARNESS.

RUG STRAPS, YORK HAMS, CHIT BOOKS.

HORSE CLIPPERS, FILTERS, SILBER LAMPS.

French and English BOOTS and SHOES.

The New Patent LIFE VESTS.

FONY HARNESS, CHUBA'S FIREPROOF SAFES.

SALAMANDERS for Heating Baths.

WORKS OF REFERENCE, California APPLES.

HAIR BRUSHES, BILLIARD CLOTHS.

COPYING PRESSES, CHRISTY'S HATS. - ".

SCARFS, COLLARS, KID GLOVES,

FOOD WARMERS, CIGARETTES.

CRICKET RATS, BALLS, GLOVES, &o.

PARTAGA'S HAVANA CIGARS.

BATH TOWELS, PAINT BOXES.

DAMASK for Table Cloths, STATIONERY.

REP and other TABLE COVERS, PATENT WATER CLOSETS, POCKET BOOKS.

DOG COLLARS and CHAINS, TENNIS BALLS,

CHILDREN'S BOOKS, VALISES.

Ladies' and Gentlemen's DRESSING BAGS, Fitted.

AIR CUSHIONS, BILLIARD BALLS.

SHORT SNIDERS with SWORD BAYONETS.

Bass's ALE,

GUINNESS's STOUT, Bottled by FOSTER.

Pass in Hhds., SACCONE'S SHERRIES. LANE, ORAWFORD & Co.

LINEN SHE ETING.

WALSE. Yokohama, LANE, CRAWLINEN, FORD & Co.

Banks.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL, 5,000,000 Dollars. RESERVE FUND 1,200,000 Dollars,

p

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Chairman-F. D. Sassoon, Esq. Deputy Chairman-W. H. FORDER, Esq. E.B. BEZIL205, Eq. | A. MoIVER, Esq, H. L. DALRYMPLE, WILHELM REINEES,

Esq. Esq.

H. HOPPTUS, Bag. W. 8. Young, Esq. Hon. W. KESWICK

CHIEF MANAOSE. Hongkong,.....THOMAS JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER.

Shanghai......EWEN CAMERON, Hag. LONDON BANKERS. ---London and County Bunk

HONGKONG,

INTEREST ALLOWED,

GREEN and MARONE REP, FLANNEL SHIRTINGS.

PILLOW

FANCY FLANNEL for Gente', Suits, NAVY BLUE SERGE.

CLOTH TROWSER LENGTHS, Assorted Patterns.

ALBUMS, in great variety. CRUMB BRUSHES and TRAYS. CHUBE'S CASH and DEED BOXES.

VETBON'S AUTOMATIC COFFEE MACHINES.

COFFEE ROASTERS. TREMBLING CALL BELLS,

IMPERIAL TRACING CLOTH..

CLOTH DESSERT, DINNER and BREAK. FAST SERVICES,

TABLE. GLASSWARE, of every De scription

FOLDING CHAIRS,

CIGARS, CIGARETTES.

Hongkong, January 9, 1870.

Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co., WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURERS,

AND JEWELLERS.

T

Intimations.

MOORE & 05., VARIETY STORE” NEWS AGENTS AND TOBACCONISTS, No. 42, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, September 10, 1878,

日二十月二十年寅戊

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received instruc

Tuous to sell by Public Auction,

ON

SATURDAY,

the 18th January, 1879, at 2 p.m., a No. 1, Albany, the Residence of MCHSTA OLYPHANT & CO.,

the whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.,

comprising

English-made Walnut Drawing-Room Suito,

Black Walnut Bookcase, Marble-top Tables, Pier Glasses, Engravings, Bronzes, &c..

Blackwood Dining Table and Carved Marble-top Sideboard.

Morocco-covered Chairs, Whatnote, Dinner and Breakfast Sets, Hand Paint- ed Dessert Sets, Glams and Plated Ware,

I Set Silver Ware.

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping. Steamers.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALOUTTA.

The Steamer

"JAPAN,"

Captain T. S, Gardner, Will leave this for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & lj..

Agents, Hongkong, January 10, 1879. ja18

FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, (Calling of the usual Coast Ports, and __taking_through_ Cargo and Pausengera for New Zealand)

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

will be despatched as aboya

English-made Mahogany Wardrobe with Plate Glass Door, Bedsteads, Chest of Drawers, Writing Table, Marble-top on MONDAY, the 27th Instant, at 2 p.m. Washstand and Dressing Table, and Books

Ons PIANO, by CHIKERING.

&o,,

do.

&o., Catalogues will be issued, and the whole to be on view on and after Fri- day, the 17th Instant

TERMS OF SALE-As customary,

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 10, 1879,

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HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS STORAGE.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS, 40, Queen's Road Central. · Hongkong, December 20, 1878,

KELLY'S FAMOUS CUT TOBACCOS. G.

NOTICE.

FALCONER & Co. beg to se. nounce that, during DECEMBER and -HOUSEHOLD STORES, of every Ds JANUARY Next, they will offer their Large scription.

CLARET in Casks, MALT.

and Magnificent Stock of JEWELLERY, HOPS. CAUSTIO SODA,

CANADIAN WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVER and PUTASH.

ELECTRO-PLATE, &c, &g, Considerably CARBOLIC ACID, CHLORYDE OF under the Usual Prices. LIME. &c., &c., &c.

LAMMERT, ATKINSON & CO, of 2 per cent. per annum on the dally Hongkong, November 16, 1878.

ON Current Deposit Account at the rate

balance.

For Fixed Deposits:

For 9 months, 3 per cent. per annom, .

6

33

"

4 per cent.

12

17

6 per cent.

*

LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED.

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

Drafts, grauted on London, and the chief Commercial places in Europe, India, Australis, America, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

No. 1, Queen's Road East,

Ofoes of the Corporation,

Hongkong, November 26, 1878,

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION,

(Incorporated by Royal Charter.)

S

M

H I N STULTZ,

Q

HAS JUST RECEIVED PER "CYFÜBENES,"

AND

HAS von SALE-

NEW PATTERNS CARPETS. WINDOW CURTAINS of all kindo,

Just Arrived from England, an Elegant ASSORTMENT of SILVER CUPS, suitable for Radarra or RacH MEETINGS,

Hongkong, November 26, 1878.

HR Undersigned have received in- LOODS RECEIVED on STORAGE &tstructions from Messrs BIRLEY Moderate Rates, in FIRST-CLASS & Co. to sell by Public Auction, by GODOWNS, under European supervision;

and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Order of the Mortgagees, on or about WRARE, on favorable Terms, with quick the 207 JANUARY, 1879, the 1st Class despatch.

IRON SCREW STEAMSHIP MEYER & Co.,

"AMERICA," Proprietors,

my 29

Hongkong, November 29, 1878.

NOTTOE.

TSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, is This Day REMOVED to No. 39, QUEEN's fel ROAD CENTRAL

J. BRADLER SMITH, General Agent,

pro tem Hongkong, December 30, 1878.

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

BONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAU STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO`SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

SOCIETY,

of 563 Tone Net Register, Built in 1873 by Mesars. J. and R. SWAN, of Dumbar ton, and Engined by Messrs. Top and MCGREGOR, of Glasgow, with Compound Vertical Direct-Acting Surface-Condens. ing

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, January 11, 1979.

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Sailing Vessels.

FOR MANILA. The Spanish Sohooner

ANUEVO CONSTANTE,” URIARTE, Master, will be de- spatched as above on SATUR. DAY, the 18th Instant, at 5 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, January 18, 1879. ja18

FOR LONDON. The 3/3 L. 1. 1. Swedish Bark "ALMA,"

"Captain 0. Onisson, will be

despatched as above ou

bezore the 10th January, 1879.

For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, December 12, 1878.

FOR NEW YORK,

The A1 American Bark

20

"J. H. INGERSOLL," Captain Dow, will load here for the above Port, and will quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, December 30, 1878,

Engines of 90 Horse-Power (nominal), working up to 450 H.-P. effectual; Con. sumption of Coal (Cardiff), about 8 Tons; Speed, about 8 Knote; Capacity of Bunkers, 180 Tons; Diametor of Cylin- ders, 25 and 48 inches; Boiler Multitu ja30 bular; Length 210 feet 3 in.; Breadth, have extreme, 26 feet 7 in.; Depth of Hold, Tonnage Deck to Ceiling, 20 feet 9 in.; Spar Deck, Deck to Deck, 6 feet 7 in.; Draft, light, 9 foot.; loaded, 17 foat.; D. W. Capacity, including Bunkers, 1,100 kers; Claes. Lloyds 90 A1; Water Ballast; 'Tween Decks laid; 9 Steam Winches, and HARFIELD'S Patent Wind. lass; Saloon amidships for 10 Cabin Passengers and Cabin aft, for 3. Boilers retubed in Hongkong in June, and the Hull and Machinery now in first-class order.

TABLE CLOTHS & TABLE NAPKINS, THE Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Half-yearly ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the Tens, or 16,500 Piculs exclusive of Buri-

HATS IN EVERY STYLE,

DRESS BOOTS, and SHOES,

88 and 90, Queen's Road Central. Longkong, December 11, 1878.

NOW READY.

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CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Parte I. and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo, pp. 404-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

THE Terty Fifth OrdAREHOLDERS

in the Company will be Held at the Office of the Company, No. 50 A, Queen's Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th Instant, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of Receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Direc- tor and Auditora.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Becretary.

Rongkong, January-10, 1870.

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SOCIETY will take place about the middle of FEBRUARY next.

The Days of Exhibition will be advertized at an early date.

W. M. B, ARTHUR, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, December 13, 1879.

TENDERS for the REPAIRS of British Barque "ORESSWELL,"G. WHITE, Master, will be Recolved at the Office of the Undersigned up to 3 p.m., THURS DAY, the 16th Instant

Separate Tenders are requested for

1. Carpenter's Work

2. Blacksmith do.

Spare Engine Gear and Coal to be SOLD SEPARATELY.

For further Particulars, apply to MORBIS, BIRLEY & Co., or the AUCTION. EERS, where Inventory and Plan of the Vessel can be seen.

TERMS OF SALE-Half Cash on fall of

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FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The 1 British Ship

**MIN-Y-DON," Captain LESLIE, will load here. for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to 19

RUSSELL & Oo. Hongkong, November 26, 1878..

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FOR HAMBURG.

The 3/3 L 1. 1. German Bark

"CONDOR,

here for the above Port, and will STEFFENS, Master, will load

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON FIXED Price: FIVE DOLLARS, OF TWO DOLLARS HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO 8. Docklog for Inspection and eventually the harimer, pens of which amp to be have quick despatch.

AND A HALF por Part.

At 3 months' notice 8% per Annum,

6

4%

#

12

11

"

53

JJ

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&Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Mesura KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai.

To be had from Menara LANE, CEATFORD

On Current Accounts at Hates which

can be ascertained at their Office.

D. A. J. CROMBIE,

Acting Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

Hongkong, November 23, 1878.

Hongkong, March 1, 1878.

NOTICE,†

TO CAPTAINS REQUIRING SEA STOOK,

BEEF BEEF!

Ship Commissary."

Tierces PRIME INDIA MESS

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS-24 BEEF, FOR SALE by private bar-

TRALIA, AND CHINA.

CAPITAL)...............T, BANORītai

£800 000,

RESERVE FUNDjuretierani „£160,000,

Banke s

THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE CITY BANK,

THE

NATIONAL BANK: OF SCOTLAND.

منه

HE BANK'S BRANOH in Hosanang

7 grants Drafis on London and the

Chlef Commercial places in Europe and the East bays and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, and conducta all kinds of Banking and Exchange Business.

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE POSITS.

On CURRENT ACCOUNTS, 2 per cent, per knap on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPÕSTIS.

For 3 months, 8 per cent, per anst

4 per cont. 195 per cent,

gain on the above Ship Prices Moderate,

Hobetonu. December 24, 1878.

WASHING BOOKS, ***

(In English and Chiness.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use W

of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Office Price, $1 each.

CHINA MAIL Offee.

Intimations.

NOTICE

I LOONG bas REMOVED to No. 6, TN Consequence of the Fire, NAM RING STANLEY STREET, where Business will be Conducted as usual.

Hongrong. December 28, 1878.

BAILOR'S HOME.

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or

A PAPER will be thankfully received NY Cast-off Clothing, Books, at the Sailor's Home, West Folut

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE Transfer BOOKS of the Company

will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 29th Instant, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A, DA COSTA, Secretary. Bongkong, January 10, 1879.

DENTAL NOTIQE,

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R. ROGERS has Returned and le

at No. 7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD,

Hongkong, November 28, 1878.

DORRY RECEIVE PATIENTS

།

PLEASE NOTICE,

TR. H. SCHÜREN begs to advertide M that he will leave this Colony for

Remetalling.

4. Yellow Metal (Munte) and Nails, if

required. For Particulars, apply on Board, The Undersigned do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender.

WIELER & 00

Aginta Hongkong, January 13, 1879.

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NOTICE. TIROM the 187 or OCTOBER, Da EASTLACKE will receive his PATIENTS at bin new DENTAL ROOMS, 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, over the

MEDICAL HAZL

Hongkong, September 28, 1878,

NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAI STEAM NAVIGATION - COMPANY, IN LIQUIDATION.

SEVENTH RETURN of CAPITAL. st the Rate of TWO TABLS per SHARE will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 8th January, Payable st the Office of the Liquidators, ou WED: te18 NESDAY, the 18th January,

EUROPE on or about the 8th of March next, and that therefore no Photos, can be taken by him after the 28th of February, Hongkong, January 13, 1879,

F.

:.

8

HU TO HING begs to announce to the Community of Hongkong that he will be able to supply

BEEF MUTTON, &

from lat October, and trusts that they may grant him their support.

SHOP-WELLINGTON - STREET, Oppalto the Cathedral.

Hongkong, Beptember 20, 1878.

Warrants will then be delivered by the Undersigned to Shareholders, or their lawful representatives, on presentation of Share Certificates for Endorsement.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Bih to the 18th January, inclusive.

By Order,

RUSSELL & Coy... Liquidators.

Shanghal, January 4, 1875,

are to

of Transfer, expenses borne by the Purchaser. The Ship and Inventory, with all faults and errors of description, to be at the Farobaser's risk, at fall of the hammer.

HUGHES & LEGGE,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, November 18, 1878. ja20

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned has recolved in-

ructions from E. DE LACHENE Esq., French Consul of Canton, to vali by Public Auction, on

TUESDAY,

the 28th day of January, 1879, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,

Sundry EFFECTS, belonging to the Estate of the late Captain LONGUEVILLE, comprising

A large collection of BOOKS, A collection of Chinese, Japaniess, Co Anerold, Sextant, Microscopes, Tele- rean, and Annămite COINS, scopes, Binoculare, Medicine Chest, Breech-loading and Needle Rifles and Fowling Pieces, Spencer Repeating Ri fee, Pistole, and Cartridges,

Vases, Bronces, Ornamenta,

&D,

Catalogues will be issued. TREME OF SALEAB customary

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Aushionser. Hongkong, January 10, 1879. ja28

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, December 13, 1878,

FOR NEW YORK,

The American Ship

"FLEETWING," GUEST, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Hongkong, December 3, 1878.

FOR LONDON. The A 1 British Bark

MERCURY

D. THOMAS, Master, Will load here for the above Port, and

will have quick despatobu

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, December 3, 1878.

NOW READY.

ENG SHUI OF THE Repusers of NATURAL SCIENUS IN CHINA. By Dr. E, J. Era One Folume, Bro, Price, $1.50.

BUDDHISM, Ira HISTORY, THEORY ANES Popular BELIGION, In thres Lectures. By Dr. E. J. Eirst. Second Editions (Oni Folume. Bro. Paico, $1.50.

Orders will be received by Meurs Lanej

| Crawford & Co.:

Hongkong, July 31, 18Y8,