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THE

CHINA

Establishod February, 1845,

MAIL.

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

With which is incorporated The Voz. XXXV.No. 4930.與六情月四年九十七百八千一英

CWAY

AUBNIS EVA THE

VJINA MAIL.

LONDON:-F. ALGAB, 8, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street. GioBox STREET & Co. 30, Cornhill. GORDON & GOTCH, Ludgate Oirous, R. O. BATES, HENDY & Co., Old Jeeory, B.C. SAKUEL

PARIS AND EUROPE:-LEON DE ROONY,

19, Rus Monasur, Paris. NEW YORK:-AKDEEW WIND, 183, Nas-

can Strast.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-GOUDON & Goren, Msi- bourne and Sydney. SAN FRANCISCO and American Porte

generally-Ban & Black, San Fran

ciato.

Entertainment.

BILLIARDS !! 1

-30;-

MR. BERBERT ROBERTS,

M

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1879.

EX LATE ARRIVALS.

SUN HATS and HELMETS in Now Shapes.

Champion Hand Stroke Flayer CALCUTTA, SUMMER STRAW and FELT HATS.

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SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-BAYLE & A Co, Square, Singapore. C. HEINÉZAN & Co., "atania.

CHINA: Macau, Messra A. A. DE MELLO

& Co.

Awakow, LAKEELL

Amy,

し

of the World,

---AND--

R. FRED. SHORTER,

1hird Best Billiard Player in the World,

GRAND

WILL GIVE

ENTERTAINMENT,

at the

STAG HOTEL, HONGKONG,

ON

WILBOR, NICHOLLS & MONDAY EVENING,

Fevenom, kogi & Co. - Shanghas. LAKE, ÜNEWFO & Co., and KELL

& WALER, Yokohama, LAKE, CRAW- FORD & Co.

DARÁS.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL,.....5,000,000 Dollars, KEESSVE FUND 1,800,000 Dollars.

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-W. H. FORBES, Esq. Deputy Chairman HOD. W. KESWICK, E. R. BELILIOS, Esq. WILHELM REINERS,

H. L. DALRYMPLE,

Fig.

the 28th April, 1879. Play to Commence at..

Admission...

..9 p.m.

.$2.

Programms see future Advertisement, Hongkong, April 25, 1879.

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Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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ELEGANT ENGLISH-MADE HOUSE. HOLD FURNITURE, ENGRAVINGS, OLEOGRAPHS, CHROMOS, GLASSWARE, PLATED WARE, PLANO,

F. D. SASSOON, Esq.

&c.,

H. BOPPIUS, Esq.

W. S. Young, Esq.

THE

A, MolVER, Maq,

CHIEF MANAGER,

Hogkong,... VONAS JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER.

Shangbal,...EWEN CAMZBON, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-London and County Bank

HONGKONG,

INTEREET ALLOWED.

N Curront Deposit Account at the rate

0 AN of 2 per cent, per annum on the daily

balance.

For Fixed Deposite:-

For 3 months, 3 per cent. per annum,

6

31

13

21

4 per cent. 11

6 per cent. 11

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LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED, Oralite granted on approved Securitles, 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 15, 1879.

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.

(Incorporated by Royal Charter.)

&c.,

&o.

HE Undersigned has received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

ON

WEDNESDAY,

ELLWOOD'S EXTRA LIGHT PATENT AIR CHAMBER HELMETS.

FRENCH LIGHT SUMMER BOOTS & SHOES, CANVAS SHOES. ELECT RO-FLATED ICE PAILS, ICE TONGS, ICH SHOVELS, ICE PITCHERS.

The New ELECTRO-1 LATED READING LAMPS for Kerosine, perfectly safe.

ELECTRO-PLATED CIG/R LAMPS, LAWN TENNIS BATS and BALLS.

POCKET SIPHONIAS and WATERPROOF COATS. AUTOMATON UMBRELLAS, PERFUMERY and TOILET SOAPS. INDIA RUBBER AIR BEDS, CUSHIONS and PILLOWS.

The New CHIT BOOKS. MAPS OF AFGHANISTAN,

CAFETIERES. COCOA-NUT MATTING & MATS.

New SCARVES, BRACES and COLLARS.

日大初月三閏年己

Tutinalous.

NOTICE,

BE HOD. C. MAY having been co- polied by serious illness to leave for ENGLAND, the Undersigned, his Attorales, will Pay and Receive all Accounts due by or to Him.

LINSTEAD & Co. Hongkong, April 24, 1870.

C.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

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PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM,

ɔhipping.

Steamers,

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamship

VOLGA,” Commandant ROLLAND, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA

POPPELBAUM shortly after the arrival of the next French

hega to announce to the Community Hongkong that, ha bas taken over the BUSINESS of Mr H. SCHUREN-Well- known in Hoogkong--and is prepared to tske PHOTUGHACHS daily from 8 a.m. 1p.m. Having previously been employed AMERICAN by MrEcHUBEN, and had long experience in Bome of the most-Celebrated Studios in Work in EUROPE, he will take any PHOTOGRAPHY, and is able to guarantee satisfaction to all who favour him with their Patronage Photographs en arged to life-a za and finished in Artistic Style. Any Pictures not meeting with the appruval | of Patrons will not be caarged for,

PHOTOGRAPHIU STUDIO,

The PATENT LIFE JACKETS and SWIMMING BELTS.

MEERSCHAUM and BRIAR PIPES. DE LA RUE'S and

PLAYING CARDS. The Celebrated HUNYADI JANOS. MINERAL WATER.

STRATT'S FIBRINE DOG BISCUITS. MAGNIFYING GLASSES. DOG COLLARS.

MAPS OF CHINA.

SCRAP BOOKS.

A Large COLLECTION OF WORKS ALBUMS.

OF REFERENCE. FAMILY SCALES. OVERLAND TRUNKS.

SHIPMAN'S OFFICE FILES. COPYING PRESSES.

CLARETS, SAUTERNES AND OTHER LIGHT SUMMER WINES, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, April 2, 1879.

BEG

ROSE & Co.,

31 88, QUBEN'S ROAD.

OEG to inform their numerous Patrons that they have received Ex French and

English Mails and other late Arrivale, their NEW GOODS for the Season.

CONSISTING OF:-

The New "ETONA" CLOTHS, YOSEMITES, MUSLINS, GALATEAS, &c., &c.,

for LADIES' Dresses,

Also, LADIES' and CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS, in all the Newest Shapes.

Boys' SAILOR HATS, in the New Styles.

LADIES' BOOTS AND SHOES.

the 30th of April, 1879, at 2 p.m., at A Good Selection of English and French FLOWERS and FEATHERS.

No. 24, Gage Street, Corner of Peel

Street, ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &o.,

comprising: English-made Mahogany Drawing- room Buite.

Engli b made Mahogany Centre Table, Arm Chairo, Easy Chairs, Whatnots, Chimney Glasses, Brussels Carpet, Rugs, Engravings, Oleographs, Statuettes, aud Ornaments.

"COSTUMES and Paris MILLINERY, SUNSHADES,

VALENCIENNES, BRUSSELS, TORCHON, and other LACES.

FICHUS, LACE SETS,

The "BRETONNE BOW," &c., &e.

COLLARS and SLEEVES, in the Newest Designs.

RIBBONS in all the New Shades, REVERSIBLES, &c.

LADIES' and CHILDREN'S HOSIERY, CORSETS.

SKIRTS, UNDER-CLOTHING &c., &o.

GENTLEMEN'S WHITE SHIRTS, with and without Collars attached. GENTLEMEN's India GAUZE VESTS, in great variety.

GENTLEMEN'S Christy's STRAW HATS, and TIES, COLLARS,

STUDS, FELT HATS, BRACES, &o, &e.

LINENS, SHEETINGS, C÷LICOES, DIAPERS,

English-uude Mahogany Bedstead, PERFUMERY, with Spring Mattress; Wardrobes, Chest of Drawers, Cheral Glass, Toilet Tables, Washing-stands, Writing Table.

Dinner, Dessert, and Breakfast Sets, Glassware, Plated Ware, &c., &c.

dc.

TABLE CLOTHS, MUSLIN and LACE CURTAINS,

LACE CURTAINS by the Yard, 2 yards Wide.

ROSE & Co., 31 AND 33, QUEEN'S ROAD." Hongkong, April 26, 1879.

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A Cottage Piano, by Junan, Labeck, almost new, and in splendid tune.

&c.,

&c., Catalogues will be issued, and the whole to be on view on Tuesday, the THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE 29th April,

TERMS OF SALE-48

customary. F. RAPP,

Auctionser.

Hongkong, April 25, 1879.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ATOTICE is hereby given that porshant ap30 to the provisions of the Articles of the Association of the Company, and of the Companies' Ordinance 1866, an EXTRA ORDIN-RY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Company's BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC Offico, situate at No. 7, Queen's Road, ITION, shortly, at 8 on hereafter pamed, unless previously dis. 6th day of May next, for the purpose of passing a special Resolution making certain Alterations in the Articles of Association of ATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON FIXED posed of by private contract,————

the Company to the following effect, viz

1. That the General Managers, with the sanation of the Consulting Committee, it any years that the accounts of the Com- pany shall render it desirable, may pay losses wholly or in part out of the oxcoss

$250,000, in order that contributing and other Shareholders may not unnecessarily be deprived of Bones and Dividend; such hangs to take effect from the Ist Jaunary,

RA

-DEPOSITS. *.

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At 3 months' notice 8% per Annum.

8

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21

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12

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4%. " 5%

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THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 Gallons daily. The Property is of a most

PIECES OF GROUND close to the water, viz:-Inland Lots Nos. 149, 781 and 782, with the Substantially Built DWELLING HOUSE and BUSINESS PAR MISES, erected specially for the purpose only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS VATS, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS- STOCH, and TRADE FUBNITURE and Fir

TRALIA, AND CHINA,

On Current Accounts at Rates which valuable nature, comprising THREE of the Reserve Fund over and above. can be ascertained at their Office.

D. A. J. CROMBIE, Acting Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

Hongkong, November 28, 1878,

.£800 000.

CAFETAL, CORONATHAN RESERVE FUND,.uni........................ü£150,000.

Bankers.

THE BANK OF, ENGLAND, THE CITY BANK,

TER NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.

THE BANK'S BRANCH in HONGKONG ranis Pratts on London and the Chief Commercial places in Europe and the Esat baya and reveives for collection Bille of Kachange, and conducts all kinds of Barking and Exchange Business,

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE

POSITS,

TINGS,

For further Particulară, apply to

JOHNSON, Solicitors, Supreme Court House,

Hongkong. Hongkong, March 8, 1879,

Mess SHARP, TOLLER, and

Tutimations.

THONGKONG

ARTILLERY

VOLUNTEERS,

Unbraty Room, 19th April, 1879.

It is notified that the Daitis at present

On OurRast Acocusts, 2 per cent, per in course will be altered until further

Bonem on the daily balance.

ON FRIED DEPOSITS,

For 3 months; 8 per tent, per anâtiäi,

& par cont

5 per cent.

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Orders to TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, and not, as heretofore, viz., TUSIDAYS and THUESDAYS.

A COXON, Captain Commandant B, E, A, V,

1878.

That the annual bonus payable to pontributing Shareholders and the sununi. contribution to the reserve fund be left to the discretion of the General Managers and Consulting Commitee, and that the sum to be annually appropriated to dividend b

sub-t to the approval of the Company in

Meoting.

NOTICE is heroby also given that a Second Extraordinary General MELTING of Shareholders will be held, at the samo hour and place, on TUESDAY, the 20th day of May next, for the purpose of con- firming such special Resolution as aforo-

Asid

Dated the 19th day of April, 1870.

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NOTICE.

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Have THIS DAY handed over charge of the Company's Station at this pluc>, to Mr Ą, SUENSON,

C. A. SCHULTZ, Secretary,

Acting Superintendent,

DEFERRING to the above, I beg to notify that I have THIS DAY again taken over charge of the Company's Office at this place.

A. SUENSON,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, April 28, 1879. aр30

YANGTSZ INSURANCE ASSO-

CIATION,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE Directors hava declared on EXTRA DIVIDEND of FIVE PER CENT. On shareholders capital, payable at the Office of the Secretarien, on the 28th Instant, to

Wyndham Street,

Hongkong, April 21, 1870.

NOTICE.

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OFFICE OF THE SHANGПNAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

IN LIQUIDATION,

N EIGHTH RETURN of CAPITAL At the Rate of TWO TALLS per SHARE, will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 3rd April, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on WED. NESDAY, the .h April.

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

The Transfor BOOKS of the Company will be ULUSED from the 3rd to the 9th April, inclusive,

By Order,

RUSSELL & 00.

Liquidators.

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Shanghai, April 1, 1879,

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

AND JEWELLERS.

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS.

46, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, April 21, 1879,

Notices of firms.

NOTICE.

Mall from Europe.

G. DE OHAMPEAUX, Avent, Hongkong, April 22, 1879.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROT POSTE FRANÇAIS

The Company's Steamship!

«İRAQUADDY,"

Commandant Gatvain, will be despatched for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe,

G. DE CHAMPEAUX Agent.

Hongkong, April 22, 1879.

Sailing Vessels.

FOR HONOLULU,

The 41 American Ship

REPUBLIC,"

Capt. Hours, will load kere for the above Port, and will

bavo quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, April 1, 1879.

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FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The 1 British Ship

"UILURNUM," BEADLE, Master, will load bere for the above Port, and will be despatched on or before the 6th of May.

For Froight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, April 26, 1879,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The A1 British Ship "ONEIDA, Captain CLYMA, will load here for the above Port, and

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THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr WILLIAM SA WAY in our Firm CEASED on the lat Instant. Mr W. WILSON will Sign the Firm in Liquida

WILSON & SALWAY, Architects, de

tion

ITH Reference to the above, I have

Mr SOTHEBY GOD.

FREY BIRD as a Partner; the Business will henceforward be continued under the Name of 'WILSON & BIRD,'

W. WILSON, Hongkong, April 7, 1679.

NOTICEN

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BE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY Of TME WALTER SCOTT FLIX, in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED on the 31st December last,

Mr CHARLES VINCENT SMITH in admitted a Partner from This Date,

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1879, jyl

NOTICE,

SHAR HOLDERS of Record on the 21st R. JAMES ANDERSON, formerly

iDatash

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co,

Secretaries.

Shanghai, 18th April, 1879.

DENTAL NOTICE,

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JARDINI, MATHESON &D during the Summer Months, leaving

General Managers,

NOTICE.

THE YEARLY GENERAL

of the Bettibers of the HONUIONG Czus will take place, on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Instant, at U o'clock at.

By Orders

EDWARD BEART,

Secretary, Hongkong, April 22, 1879.

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R, ROGERS will visit SHANGHAL

HONGKONG on the 1st of April sext, and returning about 1st November,

Hongkong, February 10, 1879.

F

NOTICE.

M

Manager of the Foochow Docks, has this Day been admitted a Partner in our Firm,

J. INGLIS & Co.,

Victoria Foundry, Wanchai.

Hongkong, April 1, 1870.

shipping.

Steamers,

FOR SİNGAPORE AND PENANG.

Per British Steamer

"ATHOLL,"

Captain TaoмSON, will load here for the shove Porta, and TROM the ler of Or025 will leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 80th

DE EASTLAOKE will receive his Instant, at 8 p.m. PATIENTS at bin new DENTAL ROOMS, No. BU, QUEEN's Road Cistrati, over the MEDICAL BAL

Hongkong, Sepamber 28, 1878,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BOP KER Mongkong, April 26, 1870. *p30

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, April 17, 1879,

FOR NEW YORK.

The A1 American Ship

"HAZE,"

EVANA, Master,

For Froight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. 1879.

Hongkong, April 16, 18

FOR MANILA.

The A1 Italian Bark "EMILIO V

MEURLLO, astor.

For Froight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Hongkong, April 16, 1879,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The 4 1 Amorian Ship

"DITA," Manson, Master..

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Hongkong, March 28, 1879.-

FOR LONDON,

The A 1 American Sulp

PRIMA DONNA," Lor, Master.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & U.. Hongkor, March 23, 1879.

FOR NEW YORK.

The AI American Ship

"GOLDEN RULE,” Lewis, Master,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Un

Aongkong, February 26, 1879,

FOR LONDON,

The 4 1 British Bark

STRACATHRO," Mzzta, Master,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co

Hongkong, February 18, 1578;