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TRE

CHINA

With which is incorporated The

VOL. XXXV. No. 4990. 就五月七年九十七百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA RAIL,

LONDON -F. ALGAB, 8, Clement's Lane,

·Zombard Street. GEORGE STREET & Co., 80, Cornhill. Gounor & GоTCH, Ludgate Circus, E. C. BATES, HENDY & Co., t, Old Jewry, E., BAMUEL DEACON & Co., 180 & 15k, Leadenhall Street.

Banks.

CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA,

(Incorporated by Royal Charter.)......

following Rates of Interest are

PARIS AND EUROPE:-LEON DE ROSSY, Tallowed on Fixar De208216st

19, lue Boriseur, Paris.

NEW YORK:-ANDREW WIND, 133, Nas-

iau Street,

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND --GORDON & GOTOR, Mei-- bourne and Sydney.

SAN FRANCISCO and

American-Porta- generally :--BaN&BIAUX, San Fran-

$18co.

SINGAPORE AND STRAITS;—SAYLE & Coy Square, Singapore, U, HKINEZEN & Co., Alumila. CLINA:-diacao, Messrs A. A. DE MELLO & Co. Bwatow, CAMPBELL & Amoy, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Shanghas, v, BEDeź & Co. LANA, DRAWYOBU & Co., and KELLY Waze, Yokohama, Lane, CRAFT- FORD & Co.

banks.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID UP CAPITAL.......5,000,000 Dollars, KENDAVE FUND,...1,300,000 Dollars.

COVET OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-W, H. FORBES, Esq. Deputy Chairman-Hon, W, KESWICK, E. E. BELILIOS, Esq. WILHELM REINERS, H. L. DALRYMPLE,

Esq.

A. HOPPIUS, E14.

A, MCIVER, Esq.

Bing.

F. D. SABBOON, Esq.- W. B. YOUNG, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER,

Dougkong,...Thomas Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER.

Shanghai,EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LONDON BANKE28-London and County

Bank.

BONGKONG,

INTEREST ÁLLOWED.

ON Currant Deposit Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the daily

balance.

For Fixed Deposits :-

For 3 months, 3 per cent. per annum.

"

6

12.

4 per cent.

5 per cent.

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11

LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED.

Credits granted on approved Securities, and overy, 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.

NOTICE.

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.

Hongkong, May 81, 1879.

Established February, 1845,

MAIL.

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

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1879.

Intimations..:

EX LATE ARRIVALS.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS, Latest Editions.

CAVENDISH ON WHIST.

POLE'S THEORY OF WHIST.

WALKER'S CORRECT CARD.

BALBRIGGAN UNDERSHIRTS (A Novolty).

WIRE RAT TRAPS.

BULL'S EYE LANTERNS. BATH SPONGES. WHITE BRO'S PORTLAND CEMENT.

3

For 12 months, & per cent. per annum,

4 per cont. 2 per cent,

H. H. NELSON, Manager.

"

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS- TRALIA, AND CHINA,

£800,000. £150,000.

CHRISTY'S BLACK and DRAB HATS.

"YOU DIRTY BOY."

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

Bankers. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE CITY BANK,

THE

NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.

HE BANK'S BRANCH in HONGKONG grants Drafis on London and the

| Chief Commercial places in Europe and the East; buys and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, and conducts all kinds of Banking and Exchange Business,

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON Da-

POSITS.

On CURRENT ACCOUNTS, 3 per cent. per annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEFONIS. For 3 months, 3 per cent, per annum.

4 per cent.

"12

11.

Ď per cent.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

HE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. CHAN HING WO in our Firm ÕEASED on the 21st day of January, 1879.

MAN FOOK SING HONG,

60 and 62, Bonham Strand. Hongkong, June 6, 1879,

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NOTICE.

MR. NGAN FOOK HOP was admitted

& PARTNER in our Firma-on the 22nd

day of January, 1879.

MAN FOOK SING HONG,

60 and 62, Bonham Strand. Hongkong, June 6, 1879.

NOTICE.

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TR JAMES ANDERSON, formerly 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, 1879,

NOTICE.

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LAWN TENNIS BATS, BALLS and NETS,

LAWN BOWLS, QUOITS and OTHER GAMES:-

Scotch Home-mado JAMS and JELLIES, PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS.

ICE PITCHERS and PAILS,

AUTOMATON UMBRELLAS A

French BOOTS and SHOES.

English BOOTS and SHOES.

-COPE'S GOLDEN CLOUD TOBACCO.

American GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO.

Well-Seasoned CIGARS.

MEERSCHAUM PIPES and CIGAR TUBES.

POCKET-KNIVES.

QUININE.

CONSTABULARY REVOLVERS.

SPIRIT LEVELS.

Now Style CHIT BOOKS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

"Hongkong, June 19, 1870.-

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

18E Transfer BOOKS of this Company 10th Proximo, both days inclusive,

A. NEWTON,-.-

Manager.

Hongkong, June 19, 1879.

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KELLY & WALSH, PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS,

STATIONERS, TOBACCONISTS & NEWS AGENTS,

EG to intimate that they will Open a

B BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT is MARINE HOLSE, Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong (next door to the Exchange).

Mr. WALTER BREWER will SIGN per Procuration.

Shanghai, June 1879.

1710

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

AND

JEWELLERS.

NOTICE

T A MEETING of the CONSULTING COMMITTEN of the HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and the Di

INSURANON COMPANY Held on the 20th Instant, the following Resolution was carried unanim- ously:

日六十月五年己

Animations.

CEALED TENDERS will be Recolved Trained until Noor on TUESDAY, the 8th July, for LAYING about 2,400 feet of CAST IRON WATER PIPES (the Fipes to be provided by Ad- miralty) from the RESERVOIR on the Hill behind Naval Hospital, Mount Shadwell, to the HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, and for FIX-| ING FIRECOCKS, HYDRANTS, &c., in connection with the Some, according to Plans and Particulars which may be seen on Application at this OFFICE

JOHN-BREMNER,

Naval Storekeeper.

H. M. Naval Storekeeper's

Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1879,

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NOTICE.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

UB Cudorsigned begs to inform his Friends and the Public generally that he has engaged the Eervices of a THOROUGHLY QUALIFIED EUROPEAN ASSISTANT, who will attend solely to the DISPENSING DEPARTMENT, hoping thereby to merit in a greater degree their Confidence and Patronage.

WM, CRUCKSHANK. Bougkong, June 26, 18: 9.

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THE ONTS for Hongkong and HE Undersigned have been appointed China for the Sale of their LEAD by the- MECHERNICH MINING SOCIETY.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, June 27, 1879.

It is agroed between the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company and the Übins Fire Insurance Company, that on and after the 1ST JULY Proximo, a CAS DIR FOR COUNT OF 20 PER CENT be allowed upon all Fremia, whether Contributed by SHARE- HOLDERS OF NOT, in lieu of the ANNUAL BONUB hitherto declared after the Clos- ing of each Year's Accounts.”

By Order, For the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,

Limited, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers,

For the China Fire Insurance Co.,

Limited,

JAMES B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary,

Hongkong, June 26, 1879.

HONGKONG HUMANE SOCIETY. TOLUNTEERS are earnestly requested |

to ENROLL themselves on the LIST of the above named Society, as the TYPHOON SEASON is at hand, and more Working Members are necessary.

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS V

AND BOOKS,

46, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, June 20, 1879.

NOT FICATION.

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NOTICE is hereby given that a Section,

Nabout 64 miles, of the Company's

GUTZLAFF NAGASAKI CABLE has been RE. LAID from the South to the North of the PARKER, SADDLES and BARREN ISLANDS in

FROM the CONDUCTED & curve from GUTZLAFF to the NURTH SAD-

ROM the 1sT JULY, 1879, our Business under the Firm or Style of NORONHA & Cu, ard at Shanghai under that of NO. RONEA & SONS.

DLE, running along ELLIOT, CHESNEY and SIDE SADDLE, about 2 mile distant, and from the NORTH SADDLES LIGHT, bearing South, 1 mile distant, in an E. by S. direc

MR. A. J. NORONHA is authorised to Sign our Firm in-Hongkong per Procuration stout Si_miles, passing the BARREN

THE AGENCY of this RANK at Footion.

How will be OLUSED and WITH- DRAWN from Jet July next.

CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS and FIXED DEPOSIT REUKIFTS will be PAID there AT ONCE with INTEREST to Date, or trans- ferred to this Branch at the Exchange of the Day at the option of Constituents.

GEO, O. SCOTT, p. Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

Hongkong, May 28, 1879,

COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS,

NORONHA & SONS.

Hongkong, July 4, 1879.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

ISLANDS until these bear W. N. distance

Kindly send Name and Address to the HONORARY SECRETARY.

Blue Serge Shirt, Helmet, and Life Belt supplied Free of Charge.

P. H. EMANUEL, Hon. Secretary, Daily Press Office. Hongkong, July 2, 1879.

M

TAKASIMA MINE.

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NOTICE

R. NAKABARA KUNINOZUKE

has been appointed my Sole AGENT

shipplex.

Steamers.

Be 27

SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW.

The Steamship

"DOUGLAS,”.."

Capt. Youre, will be de- spatched for the above Porta

on SUNDAY, the 6th Inst., at 10 am.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, July 3, 1879,

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping. Sailing Vessels.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The A1 American Ship

"SOUTH AMERIUAN,” Captain KNOWLES, will load here for the above Port, and

will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, Jano 19, 1879.

FOR NEW YORK. The A1 American Schooner

IRENE"

Captain YATES, will lead here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, May 21, 1879.

FOR NEW YORK.

The 3/3 LII. American Ship *MONTE ROSA,”

0. 0. CARTRI, Master.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Bongkong, July 3, 1879.

FOR HAMBURG, The 3/3 L.II. German Bark" "HELENE," VOLGUARDSEN, Master."

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Hougkong, June 25, 1979,

FOR LONDON. The d 1 British Bark

"GAUNTLET,"

LUCAS, Master.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co..

Hongkong, June 6, 1879.

Anctions.

PUBLIC

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AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY,

FOR PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, Taking Cargo and Passengers for all Aus- tralasian and New Zealand Ports, TASMANIA, NEW CALEDONIA & FIJI,

The Company's Steamship

OCEAN,"

due here in a few days, will receive prompt despatch aa above.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 2, 1879.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMUS. PAQUEBOT FOSTE FRANÇAIS.

The Company's Steamship

**TANAIS,"

Command. DE LA MARCELLE, will

AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received in- structions from J. G. SMITH, Esq., to sell by Public Auction, on

FRIDAY,

the 11th July, 1879, at 2 p.m., at his Residence, No. 3, Blue Building,

Praya East,

The whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., (Mostly English-nuke), Comprising:-English-made Walnut Drawing-room Suite covered in Crimson Damask,

English-made Walnut Centre Table and Canterbury,

Crimson Velvet covered Ottoman, Teak Card Tables and Side Tables, Oleographs, Ormolu Drawing-room Clock, Chimney Glasses, and Ornaments.

English-made Mahogany Telescope, Dining Table and Sideboard.

English-made Mahogany Dining-room Suite covered in Maroon Morocco.

Dinner, Dessort and Breakfast Bets, Glass and Plated Ware.

Double Brugs Bodstead and Iron Bed- steads,

English-made Polished Ash Bed-room be despatobed for YOKOHAMA Furniture, Mahogany Cheval Glass,"

6 miles, when the Cable in again spliced for the sale of all CUAL produced from shortly after the arrival of the next French Child's Brass Cot and Swinging Cot. 1718 into the old Line running in a straight the TAKASIMA MINIS, and all Purchase of Mail from Europe.

Line about E. N. E. till midway between Buch Coal must be made through him and Pazzas Kock and Meacsina (Asses Eare) his representatives on and after the 16th on the const of Japan.

UR OFFICE has To-DAY been RE

MOVED to B, Praya Central.

Hongkong, July 1, 1870.

REISS & Co.

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(Incorporated, 7th & 18th Afurch, 1848.) WANTED for the SAILORS! HOME, A

RECOGNISED by the INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION OF 30TH APRIL, 1862, CAPITAL FULLY PAID-UP£8,200,000, RESERVE FUND.....

algued,

GEORGE J. HELLAND,

· General Agent, GREAT NORTHERN TELEOBAPH L'OMFANT,

HEAD OFFICE,

Shanghai, June 20, 1879.

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NOTIO E.

instant.

GOTO BHOJIRO,

Nagasaki, June 18, 1879.

N and After the 16th, Instant, my Re- presentatives for the SALE of all jy80 al produced from the Takasima Mines

will be

At Nagasaki, ME RYLE BOLME.

THE Undersigned has established him- self at the Fremias formerly occupied by LAHMERE, ATEInsos &. Co.," a eddar's Wiarf, a

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND

COMMISSION" AGENT.

STEWARD. Apply to the Under-

H. G. THOMSFTT,

Bon, Secretary. Hongkong, July 4, 1879,

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£800,000.

NOTICE

S

Opposite the HABIBBED BARK,

Hongkong, July 1, 18:0

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DENTAL NOTICE

HEAD OFFICE-14, Ruz BEBOMBE,

PARIS.

AGENCIES and BBANCHES at

LONDON, BOURBON, MARSEILLES, BONDAY,

BAN FRANC1800, HONGKONG,

LYONS, CALCUTTA, HANKOW, NANTES, BHANGBAI, Foocnow,

LONDON BANKERS: THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE INION BANK OF LONDON. The Hongkong Agency receives Fixed Deposits on Terms to be ascertainad on application, grants Drafts and Credits on All parts of the World, and transacts every description of Banking Exchange Business,

E, G, VOUILLEMONT, Manager, Shanghai.

Hongkong, May 20, 1870,

Al GOODS intrusted for SALE will be UN GHING has REMOVED tally covered by FixE INSURANCE.

G. R. LAMMERT.

10 No. 62, QUErn's Road,

Hongtong, June 24, 1879,

NOTICE,

BANGS.

Hongkong, February 10, 1879,

At China Purts,

Hongkong and Elsewhere,

-MESS15 JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.' Or their Agents. NAKAHARA KUNINOZUKE, Nagasaki, June 13, 1879.

TN

YANGTIZE INSURANCE ASSO. OLATION.

NOTICE,

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EXDROGERS will visit SHANGHAIN Bodardance with the Articles of Agree- ment, the Directors have declared a during the Summer Months, leaving HONGKONG on the las of April next, and | DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for returning about let November.

the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending Size Decem- ber 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. ON THE NEF PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, ayable at our OFFICE on and after the 15th Instant.

POLICYHOLDERS are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions.

By Order of the Directors,

THE EXCHANGE ROOMS in MARINE Houss, Queen's Road Central, are pen Daily for the use of MEMBERS from am, top.

Special Days TUESDAYS and FRIDAYE, trom 18 to 12.80 and 4 to 4.30 pm,

Applications for adminton as Members to be addressed, so

Becretary.

B. GEORGE, Hongkong, June 18, 1870,

NOTICE,

TROM the 18T OF OCTOBER, DE EASTLACKE will receive his LATIENTS at bis non DENTAL ROOMS, No. 50, QUEEN's Boad CENTRAL, ‘over the MEDICAL HAIG

Hongkong, September 28, 1878.

- RUSSELL & Co.,

· Agents. Hongkong, May 5, 1870.

-

G. DE ORAMPEAUX,

Hongkong, July 1, 189.

NOTICE.

4 pct.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERJES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

The Company's Steamship

AMAZONE,” Commandant LOBBIES, will he despatched for 8BANGBAI shortly after her arrival from Europa.

G DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, July 1, 1879.

Bailing Vessels.

Oze Cottage Piano by Lainan, Lubeck. A Cooking Range.

&c.,

&C.,

Catalogues will be issued, and the whole to be on view on and after Thursday, the 10th Instant.

TERMS OF SALE-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, July 2, 1879.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUG.

hereafter named, unless previously dis posed of by private contract,

ITION, shortly, on a day to be

THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap- FOR NEW YORK,

able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 The A1 American Bark Gallons daily. The Property is of a most “CHASCA,” valuable nature, comprising THREE Captain WASHBURN, will load PIECES OF GROUND close to the here, and will have quick de water, viz--Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and 782, with the Substantially Bullt DWELLING House and BUSINESS PRE- MISES, erected specially for the purposs only a few years sincs, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, Vazu, STOOн, and TRADE FURNITURE and FT. TIYGS,

RUSSELL & Co.

spatch for the above Port. For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, July 4, 1879.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, The 4 1 British Bark

"COLWYN,” BULMAN, Master, will load, here for the above Port, and will be despatched on the 15th July,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, June 21, 1870,

For further Particulars, apply to

Messrs SHARP, TOLLER, and

JOHNSON,

Bolicitors, Supreme Court Housty

Hongkong.

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