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THE

CHINA

Establ

lishedỉ

February, 1848,

MAIL.

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

VOL. XXXV. No. 4867.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINĄ MAD,

LONDON :-F. Azaan 8, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, Groner BTREET & Co., 80, Cornhill, GOBBON & GOTCH, Ludgate Oirou,. E, C, BATES, HENDY & Co., 4, Old Jewry, B.C. SAMUEL DRAGON & Co., 100 & 164, Leadenhall. Street.

PARIS AND EUROPE:-LEON DE ROSNY,

18, lius Afonsour, Paris, NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 138, Nat

au Strest.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND :-Gorpor & Gorex, Mel bourne and Sydney.

SAN FRANCIS800 and American Porte

generally:-BEAN & BLACK, San Fran

cisco.

SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-SATLE & Co., Square, Singapore. C. HEINEZEN & Co., Manila.

CHINA:Macao, Messrs A, A, DE MELLO & Co. Natow, CAMPBELL & Co.. Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Fuochow, HZDSt & Co. Shanghai, LAWS, CRAWFORD & Co., and Kr

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一英

For sale.

FOR SALE.

TINE NEW FIGS, direct from Smyrua. Brazil and Barcelona NUTS. LETTS'S DIARIES for 1879. Central and Fin Fire CARTRIDGE CASES.

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

COAL SCUTTLES, now designs. FENDERS and FIRE IRONS. COCOA MATTING.

TAPESTRY GARPET. DOOR MATS.

California LAMBSWOOL BLANKETS. WHITNEY BLANKETS.

REP and other TABLE COVERS, Fancy Patterns.

TABLE LINEN. TOWELS.

Fine TURKISH

PILLOW

LINEN SHEETING,

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

Banks.

BONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

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

COURT OF DIRECTORA, Chairman-F. D. SA8BOON, Esq. Deputy Chairman-W. H. FORBES, Esq. E. R. BELILIOS, Esq. A. McIves, Esq. ILL DALRYMPLE, WILHELM REINERS,

Esq.

Esq. H. HUPFIUS, Esq. W. S. "Youne, Esq. Hon. W. KESWL05:

CHIEF MANAOBE. Hongkong, Thomas Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER,

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

HONGKONG.

INTEREST ALLOWED,

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N. Current Deposit Account at the rato of 2 per cout. per annum on the daily

ON

balance.

For Fixed Deposits :—

For 3 months, per cent. per annum.

6

13

#1

4 per cent.

93

12

23

17.

5 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, Chins and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Offces of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong, November 26, 1878.

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION,

(Incorporated by Royal Charter.)

GREEN and MARONE REP. FLANNEL SHIPTINGS.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1879.

LATD

For Sale.

ARRIVALS.

TOOLLEN SOCKS, DRAWERS and UNDERSHIRTS.

LETTS'S DIARIES. LETTS'S DIARIES.

RIDING WHIPS, BRIDLES and PONY HARNESS.

RUG STRAPS, YORK HAMS, CHIT BOOKS.

HOKSE CLIPPERS, FILTERS, SILBER LAMPS,

French and English BOOTS and SHOES,

The New Patent LIFE VESTS.

PONY HARNESS, CHUBE'S FIREPROOF SAFES.

SALAMANDERS for Heating Baths.

WORKS OF REFERENCE, California APPLES,

HAIR BRUSHES, BILLIARD CLOTES.

COPYING PRESSES, CHRISTY'S HATS.

SCARFS, COLLARS, IFD GLOVES.

"FOOD WARMERS, UIGARETTES,

CRICKET BATS, BALLS, GLOVES, &c.

PARTAGA'S HAVANA CIGARS.

BATH TOWELS, PAINT BOXES,

DAMASK for Table Cloths, STATIONERY.

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.

BABB'S ALE,

GULYNESS'S STOUT, Bottled by FosTze,

Bass in Huds., SACCONE'S SHERRIES, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

FANCY FLANNEL for Gents'. Saits. NAVY BLUE SERGE.

Hongkong, January €, 1879.

CLOTH TROWSER LENGTHS, Assorted Patterns.

Intimations.

Entertainment.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING ROYAL SYCOON JAPANESE

CORPORATION.

TROUPE.

successful tour through India where

they have had the honor of appearing before

日一十月正年外己

Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL,

HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG CHORAL SOCIETY will perform

ON

THURSDAY EVENING, February 13th, 1870..

THE ENTIRELY ORIGINAL NAUTICAL COMIC OPERA,

In Two Acts, by

W. 9. GILBERT and ARTHUR SULLIVAN, Entitled:

OR

H. M. S. "PINAFORE,"

THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR.

DRAMATIS PERSONË,

The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph) Porter, .cs, First Lord of the Admi- ralty, a Captain Corcoran, Com- manding 'H. M. s.. Pinafore,.....! Ralph Rackstraw, Able

Seaman,....

Dick Deadeye, Able

Seaman, Bill Bobstay, Boatswain Tom Tucker, Midship

mite,....... Sergeant of Marines.....

Daughter,

Hebe, Sir Joseph's First

Coreia...................

į

Signor TRAEBINI, from La Scala, Milan,

Mr WM. PRBUS.

Mr Tom BOWLING.

Mr E.EWING, Mons. MAURICE. Master Jok

SPRATT. MR. SWIVELLER.

Miss FRASER,

Little Buttercup, a Bum-Mad, CHERVAu,

boat Womany?

ALBUMS, in great variety. CRUMB BRUSHES and TRAYS. CRUBE'S CASH and DEED BOXES. VEYRON'S AUTOMATIC COFFEE

FOTICE is hereby given, that the OF THIS Company has just completed a very Josephine, the Captain's Miss KBB. MACHINES.

Nearly MEETING of the COFFEE ROASTERS. TREMBLING SHAREHOLDERS in this CORPORATION CALL BELLS.

will be Held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, IMPERIAL TRACING CLOTH, on SATURDAY, the 15th day of February DESSERT, DINNER and BREAK-next, at THREE O'CLOCK p.m., for the pur FAST SERVICES,

pose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of TABLE GLASSWARE, of every De Accounts to 81st December, 1878. asription.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

fe 18 Hongkong, January 30, 1879.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

FOLDING CHAIRS.

CIGARS, CIGARETTES. KELLY'S FAMOUS OUT, TOBACCOS. HOUSEHOLD STORES, of every De- scription.

CLARET in Caaks. MALT. HOPS. CAUSTIC SODA, CANADIAN POTASH,

سجد

hereby given, that the

HIS EXCELLENOY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD LYTTON, 0.M.8.1. Viceroy and Governor-Generăi of India. And all the principal Parrass and EAJANS.

They have also travailed with great

success through ENGLAND

~ AUSTRALIA ll and

NEW ZEALAND |||| THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL,

ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY, the 15th and 17th February, 1879.

CARBOLIC ACID. CHLORYDE OF NREGISTERS of SHARES of the The Company is now Returning home to

LIME. &c., 0., &c.

LAMMERT, ATKINSON & CO.

Hongkong, November 16, 1878.

S

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甘 I N

G

STULTZ,

HAS JUST RECEIVED PER "OYPHSENES,"

AND

HAS FOR SALE-

NEW PATTERNS in CARPETS. WINDOW CURTAINS of all kinds. TABLE CLOTHS & TABLE NAPKINS, BATS IN EVERY STYLE. DRESS BOOTS, and SHOES.

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

Intimations.

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OURPORATION will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 3rd, to SATURDAY, the

15th February next (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors, T. JAOKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, January 30, 1879.

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THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Touth Ordinary Annual MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the abova Company will be Bold at the Office of the Company, No. 7, Queen's Road, on WED- NESDAY, the 26th February next, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, to receive a Statement of Accounts for the Year 1878,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM. the Report of the General Managers, and

TE

PANT, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In the Oom-

RATES OF INTERNS ALLOWED ON FLEED pany will be Held, Victoria, & HALP-TAST

At 3 months' notice 8% per Annum.

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39, Queen's Road, Victoria, at HALF-PAST Two O'CLOCK in the Afternoon of MON- DAY, the 24th February next, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of so- counts and the Report of the Directors for

On Current Accounts at Rates which the year ending 31st December, 1878.

can be ascertained at their Office.

D. A. J. CROMBIE,

Acting Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

Hongkong, November 28, 1878.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS-

TRALIA, AND CHINA.

CAPITAL...m £800 000.

RESERVE FUND,.....760,000. Bankers:

THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE CITY BANK,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.

HE BANK'S BRANCH IN HONGKONG grants: Draf's on London and the Chief Commercial places in Europe and the East; buys and receives for collection Büle of Exchange, and conducte all kinds of Banking and Exchange Business,

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE

POSITS,

On CURRENT Accounts, 2 per cent, per hanum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED Deposita,

For 8 months, 8 per cent, per annuit

4 per cent 5 per cent.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 4th February, both days inclusive.........

By Order,

1

JAS, B, COUGËTRIE, Beerstary Hongkong, January 24, 1879. ~fo24

TAKEN.

TAROM Central Police Station on the

Night of 25th December, or a.m. of 20th, One TRUNK, with Lady's Evening Apparel, de Aleo, One New Red Rep SOFs, and New Blue Salio BED QUILT, A suitable Reward will be given for t eir return, or any information leading to their Recovery, by applying to

MISS GORDON, No, 18, 4, Peel Street. Hongkong, February 8, 1879. fe19

SPANISH STEAMER LEYFE, TENDERS are desired for the REPAIRS

of the above Steamber, now in the Port of MANILA and Damaged from collision and strand ng

Such Repairs to include everything nedos. sary to replace the Zeyle in her cigss on Lloyds Register, and to be made under the supervision and to the entire fatisfae tion of Lloyds' Inspector...

to alect a Consulting Committee ani Anditors.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Hongkong, January 30, 1879. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

£+26

THE Transfer BOOKS of the Company Twill be OLUSED from the 12th to the 26th day of February neat, both days Included."

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers, Hongkong Bire Insurance Co., Limited. Hongkong, January 30, 1979,

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OBINA SUGAR REFINING COM. PANY, LIMITED,

THE

Japan, and beg to inform the Public

that they will give: TWO GRAND PERFORMANCES,

INTRODUCING

ALL THE STARTLING WONDERS for which

THIS TROUPE IS FAMED And which have caused a great sensation wherever they have appeared.

READ THE PROGRAMME. THE JAPANESE INVISIBLE SLACK WIRE,

BY TOBA KITCHIE, The Greatest Wonder In Balancing over

* witnessed.

First Lord's Sisters, his Cousins, bis Aunta, Sailors, Marines, &a,

by

MEMBERS OF THE H. K. CHORAL SOCIETY.

Conductor,..........Mr C. F. A. SANGSTER, Accompanyist,.......Mr F. PANIZZA.

By kind permission of Colonel Jaco, and Officers of the 74th Regiment, the Band will Perform selections during the Evening.

Doors Open at 8.30 p.m., Performance to Commence at 9.

P

TICKETS may be secured and Seats re served at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s,

G. B. EMORY,

Hon. Secretary." Hongkong, February 6, 1879. . fel4

THE CHINESE INSURANCE CO.,

N

LIMITED.

|

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM?

Shipping. Steamers.

FOR LONDON FIA THE SUEZ CANAL (Calling at SINGAPORE and COLOMBO,}

The Steamship

"GLENGYLE,”

Oapt. QUARTLY, will be des spatched as above on FRI- DAY, the 14th Instant, at Noon. t ba

For Freight or Passage, spply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, February 4, 1879.. fo14

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

The Steamship

**MORAY,”

>Captain BUTCHER, will leave for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 15th Instant,at:3 o'Clock Alternoon. -

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.-- Hongkong, February 8, 1870.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALOUTTA.

The Steamship

18

"ARRATOON APOAR” Captain A. B. MAUTAVISH, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 16th Inaraut, at 3 o'clock p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents

Hongkong, February 8, 1879.

FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO. The Steamship

"RADNÓRSHIRE,”: shortly duo from Singapore, will have immediate despatch as above.trad

For Freight of Passage, apply tongda

GIBE, LIVINGSTON &Üa. Hongkong, February 3, 1870.

Sailing Vessels. *FOR HAMBURG,

The 3/3.L. 11 German Schooner "HOLSTEIN,”

●KULPER, Master, will load here se for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, February 5, 1879.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.!!

The A1 American Ship

**BLACK HAWK," HOWLAND, Master, will load here for the above Port, and

VOGEL & Co. Hougkbby, January 30, 1879,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The A1 American Bark

"ROSETTA MONEIL" Baon, Master, will load bere for the above Port, and will

OTICE is hereby given, that an will have quick despatch.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of For Freight, apply to the above-named Company, will be Hold at the Company's Office, No. 39, Queon's Road, in the city of Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 10th day of March next, at 3 p.m., for the purpose of passing cer LADDER,tain Special Resolutions providing for the following alterations in the Constitution and Articles of Association of the Com- pany; viz. :— 1.That the Business of the Company be in future managed by a Board of Directors and a Secretary instead of the former and General Agents as horetofore.

THE JAPANESE MAGIO

by the Little Marvel--EVA KITCHIE, This Astounding Feat performed by a mere child astonishes and delights all beholders.

BENDING AND CONTORTION, BY MAY KITCHIE. Who has been pronounced by the Press to be a Living Wonder.

SLACK ROPE PERFORMANCE, BY LITTLE Japanese Tommy,

THE SWINGING BAMBOO, BY EVA KIFOHIE.

JAPANESE

A GIO INTRODUCING THE WONDERFUL

BIRD CAGE TRICK.

JAPANESE TOP SPINNING and

MAGIO DAGGER

BY MEMBERS OF THE TROUPE,

JAPANESE TUMBLING in which doh, Tosa Kreate will leap through "A HOOP OF FIRE!!!

SINGLE TRAPFZE AND BALANCING, By Eva KitoNIE,

DOUBLE SWINGING TRAPEZE,

2.

That if In the opinion of the Directors the Business of the Company in any year be such as not to Warrant the Payment of Interest at $12 per cent. per annum on the Paid-up Capital,

have immediate despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Ca Hongkong, January 30, 1879,

FOR LONDON: The 3/3 L.II. Norwegian Ship

UMARLIDE"

TOBIASER, Master, will loud here for the above Port, and

they may during such year reduce will have quick despatch.

such Rate to auch lower amount as

they may consider desirable for the Interests of the Company.

B-To enable the Directors if a necessity ahall arise to pay such Interent or any part thereof out of the Reserve Fand.

4-To provide that when there shall be -profits applicable for dividend the name shall be divisible as the Share holders in Meating shall determine. 8.--That Fourteen Days instead of Thirty Days notice may be given of sil Meetings of the Company, 6.-That Clause 147 of the Articles of the Company be expunged, learing future changes in the Regulations of the Company to be made as provided. for by Ordinanca No. 1 of 1865,

By the Japanese Sisters MAY and EVANOTICE is hereby also given, that a

ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET. ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be Held at the THE Office of the General Agente, on THURS. DAY, the 20th Instant, at 11 s.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Ge teral Agents, with a Statement of Accounte to Blat 'ecember, 1878..

JARDINE, MATHESON& Co., General Agents. Hongkong, February 4, 1879.

THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE

10TH CENTURY "LA PEROHE,” . GREAT AMERICAN ROPE

TYING TRICK,

The whole forming a Plessing, and Astonising Entertainment.

The Company est positively only Perform TWO NIGHTS.

fe20 So embrace the opportunity and Come Early,

Doors, Open at 8.80, to Commence at gp.

́CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

PRICES OF ADMISSION Í

Copy of Burs on the Leyte is in the THE Transfer BOOKS of the Company Upstairs, Downstairs, 81

hands of Mens 8. RUSSELL & Co.

For further Particulare, apply to

PEELS HUBBELL & Co, Manils, Agents for the Leyte, Hongkong, February 10, 1878.

£18

will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 20th Instant, both days Inclusive.

`JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents Hongkong, February 4, 1878. fe30

Children, Half Prico..

Tickets to be bad at Mesire Land; CRAW- FORD & Co., and at the Doors of the Theatre.

Hongkong, February 8, 1876,

fel

For Freight, apply to

*

VOGEL & Co. Bongkong, January 30, 1879,

FOR HONOLULU,

The A1 American Berkentine "MIGNON,"

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

have quier despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, January 80, 1879,

FOR NEW YORK..

The A 1 British Bark

** HAZELBURST". Govuky, Master, will land here for the abure Port, and will

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, January 30, 1870.

Second EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL have quick despatch. MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company, will be Held at the same Hour and Place on MONDAY, the Confirming such Special Resolutions as 24th day of March next, for the purpose of

may be passed at the First mentionad Meeting

Dated this Third day of February, 1879,

By Order,

J. BRADLEE SMITH, General Avent."

shipping.

Steamers.

FOR BOIROW AND HAIPHONG, -

The Steamship

"ATALANTA,"

Captain G. PERSEN, will be despatched for the above

FOR NEW YORK.

The d 1 American Bark

AGATE,

PIKE, Master, will lead here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1879,

FOR NEW YORK.

The American Ship -

FLEETWING,"~

GUEST, Master, will load here for the above Fort, and will

Ports on THURSDAY Next, the 18th have quick despatch. Inst, at 7 am,

For Freight or Fessage, apply to,

MEYER & Co.

Hongkong, February 10, 1879,

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For Freight, apply to t

JOGEL & C Hongkong, December 3, 1878,