1880-03-01 — Page 1

The China Mail.

VOL. XXXVI. No. 5192.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAID,

號一月三年十八百八千一英

Banks.

LONDON-F. ALGAR, 11 & 13, Clement's CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS-

Lans, Lombard Street, E. O. GRODÓR

STREET & Co., 80, Cornhill. GORDON

& Goron, Ludgate Cireus, E.G, BATES,

HERDY & Co., 4, Old Jewry, E.G. CAPITAL

TRALIA, AND CHINA,

...£800,000. BEC

BAKUEL DEACON & Co., 150 & 154, RAYE FUND...£150,000, -Leadenhall Street

PARIS AND EUROPE:-LaoN DE ROSNY,

19, Rus Monsieur, Paris,

NEW YORK-AKDHEW WIND, 188, Nas

sant Street,

'AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

Bankers.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE CITY BANK.

TER

NATIONAL BANK OF 50OTLAND.

ZEALAND-GORDON & GOTCH, MHE BANK'S BRANOH in HONGKONG bourne and Sydney, SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports generally-BEAN & BLACK, San Fran

cisco. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS:-SATLE

Co., Square, Singapore. C. HENGZEY. & Co., Manila. CHINA:--Macas, Mesurs A. A. DE ME10 & Oo. Swatow, CAMPBELL & Co. Amoy Wrox, NICHOLLS & Co Foochew, HEDGE & Co. Shanghai, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., and KELLY

WAL. Yokohama, LANE, CRAW FORD & Co.

Banks.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING!

CORPORATION.

A

Paid-or Cariza,6,000,000 Dollar RESERVE FUND...1,500,000 Dollar

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Chairman-The Hon. W. Keswick, Deputy Chairman-A. McIvas, Esq. E.R. BELIXIOS, Esq. WILHELM REINERS, H, DALSYMPLE,

Esq.

HI. HOPPICE, Kaq.

Esq.

F. D. SASSOON, Esq. W. 8. Youka, Esq.

CHIET MANAGER. Bongkong......THOMAS JACKSON, Esq,

MANAGER.

Shanghai,EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LANDOS BANKEES-London and County

Bank

balance.

HONGKONG.

INTAREST ALLOWED,

Current Deposit Account at the rate

For Fixed Deposita:-

For 9 months, 3 per cent. per annum.

3

6

13

4 per cent,

5 per cent.

J

#

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

Drafts, granted on London, and the chist Commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, America, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road Bark, Hongkong, February 14, 1880.

COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DË PARIS.

(Incorporated 7th & 18th March, 1848. ).

DECOGNISED by the INTERNATIONAL I CONVENTION OF 20TH APRIL, 1862.

CAPITAL FULLY PAID UP£3,200,000,

grants Drafts on London and the Chief Commercial places in Europe and the zat; buys and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, and conducts all kinds of Banking and Exchange Business.

RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE-

POSITA

On CURRENT Accounts, 2 per cent. per annum on the daily balanos,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 3 months, 3 per cent, per annum.

6

4 por cent. 5 per cent.

2

,, 12

Established

February.

1 9.4 6.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1880;'

For Sale.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

EC to announce that they have added to their Business A PIANO TUNING and REPAIRING DEPARTMENT, under the Superintendence of Mr DOUGLAS Das, who has been sent to them by Mcers Jour BROADWOOD & Sons of London; they are now prepared to receive Orders which shall be carefully and efficiently ationded to.

Waterproof COATS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE FOR SALE, EX RECENT ARRIVALS. Dan SHELL HATS for the RACES. New Shapes in CuBISTY'S HATS. Latest NOVELTIES in SCARFS. SHIRTS with COLLARS attached. Cardigan JACKETS.

French KID GLOVE, 2 Buttons. Single and Double SOLE. BOOTS. GAN'S French SHOES. Waterproof SHEETING for Racing

Ponies.

.

Automaton EMBRELLAS, Turkish TOWELS. Bath BLANKETS.. New Meorachaam PIPES. Cork's Goldon Cloud TOBACCO.“ Persian Cigarette TOBACCO. BIRDS EYE and Gold Leaf TOBACCO. Jefferies Tennis BATS, BALLS and

PRESSES,

Playing OARDS; Whist MARKERS.

Electro-plated TELESCOPES. Maltese CIGARETTES.

Carrie LAMPS Billiard BALLS.

JOITS.

VALISES. Iron and Brass BEDSTEADS. The New Wire Spring MATTRESSES. Voir DOOR MATS.

“ATIONAL BANK OF INDIA, Spirit FLASKS. Hönscheld SCALES,

LIMITED.

Merino and Cashmere SOCKS, and UNDERSHIRTS.

Royal Irish Constabulary REVOLVERS,

FOSTEL's Celebrated Bottled ALE „ STOUT.

SACOONE'S SHERRIES.

Registered in London under the Companies'

Act of 1862, on 23rd March, 1866, Established in Calcutta 29th September, 1863.

Subscribed CarIZAT£039,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL£465,250. REXEEVE FUND........

mimangin £20,000.

HEAD OFFICE:-S9A, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON, EC.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF KNGLAND, LONDON BANKERS:-

NATIONAL BANK OF 200TLAND.

All descriptions of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

INTEREST allowed on CURRENT ACCOUNTS at the rate of 2 per cent, por sunum on the daily balances; and on FIXED DEPOSITS according to arrangement-the maximum rato being 5 per sant, per annum.

R. H. SANDEMAN,

Manager,

Hongkong, November 1, 1879.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

THE Business heretofors CoxDUCTED by the Undersigned as STOREKREPER, ator, will be Transferred 1st MARCH next to Mr H. FOURNIER & Co., who will CONDUCT the Same under the Old Style of BENDICHT, W. & Co.

The Undersigned, in retarding thanks to their numerons Customers for past favours, bag to solicit the same Patronage to bla Successor, who will be assisted by his Wife and his Sister.

BENDIGHT, W. & Co. Hongkong, February 24, 1880,

ma2

Hongkong, February 2, 1880.

For Sale.

FOR SALE

ULES MUMM & Co.'s

CHAMPAGNE, Quarte.............$16 per 1 doz, Case, Pota..................$17 per 2 doz.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 2, 1880,

FOR SALE.

THE FURNISHINGS, FIXTURES,

STOCK-IN-TRADE and GooD WILL of the well-known and prosperous Business at present Carried on by Mr ANDREW WOHLTERS at

THE BRITISH HOTEL

Entertainment.

THEATRE

TBR

ma2

ROYAL.

HE HONGKONG AMATEUR

DRAMATIC CLUB

will perform

THE SERIO-CONIC DRAMA, In Two Acts, by JOHN OXENFORD, E, entitled

"THE PORTER'S KNOT" And the 2ND ACT of SHIDAN'S FARCIL COMEDY, tiled "THE ORITI 0,"

AT THE

ON

OITY HALL THEAME,

Fall Particulars will be given on Appli. the EVENING of WEDNESDAY,

cation.

Hongkong, January 23, 1880.

WASHING BOOKS,

(In English and Chinese) WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

W of Ladies and Gentlemen, are zon ready at this Offica-Price, $1 each.

Ouma Manz Office.

Auctions.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. 110 BE SOLD∞ a

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE PUBLIC, AU&pring Concern, by

COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE.

the 3rd March.

Admission (by Tickets only) $%. Tickets may be obtained and places secured at Mesra LANE, ORAWFORD & C's, on and after WEDNESDAY, 25th Instant

Doors open at 8.30 p.; Performance to commence at 9 punctually.

Hongkong, Jebruary 21, 1830

Intimations.

mȧ3

HONGKONG AND WHAMPƐA DOCK

"COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

i

to be hereafter fixed in the Month of APRIL next, (unless previously disposedNTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS of by Private Contract, and subject to Business Contributed during the Half- are requested to send in an Account withdrawal by the Vendors for any other Year ended 8let December, 1879, on.or FROM THIS DATE, and during the ab reason of which dus Notice will be given), before MARO 31st, on which Date the

wenge of Mr W. H. RAY from the THE BUSINESS OF ENGINEERS Acounts will be Closed. • Colony, Mr B. GOLDSMITH has been AND SHIPWRIGHTS, lately Carried appointed AUNG SECRETARY to the Com-on by Mesars J. INGLIS & Co., known

By Order of the Board of Director, H. H. NELSON,

as the VICTORIA FOUNDRY, and

D. GILLIES, situate at SPRING GARDENS, Victoria

Secretary. Hongkong, February 21, 1880. ma31 Together with all the PLANT, MACHINERY,

Hongkong, February 21, 1880,

ap1 TRADE FIXTURES and FITTINGS, STEAM NOTICE.

LAUSCHES, and STOCK-IN-TRADE, and including the Goodwill, and all Existing TWO NEW BOWLING ALLEYS HAVE

рапу,

Chairman

REBEYE FUND............ 2200,000 WAVE THE DAY anthorized Mr Contracts and Engagementa,

CARL VON PUSTAU to SIGN OUT Firm by Procuration.

PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, February 25, 1880,

HEAD OFFICE-14, RUE BEEGKEE PARIS.

AGENCIES and BRANCHES at:

LONDON, BOVABON,

NOTICE.

ma25

SAN FRANCISCO,MEN to SIGN our Name by Provata tion at Amor, the Power held by Mr ELWELL OKASzya from this Date,

N. C. STEVENS is hereby autho-

MARSEILLES, BO@Bar, HONGKONG, LYONS CALCUTTA, BANKOW, KANTER SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW

LONDON BANKERS: THE BANK OF ENGLAND, THE UNION BANK OF LONDON,

The Hongkong Agonoy receives Fixed Deposits on Terms to be ascertained on application, granta Drafts and Crodita on all parts of the World, and transacts every description of Banking Exchange Business,

E. G. VOUILLEMONT, Manager, Shanghai, Hongkong, May 20, 1878

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, (Incorporated by Royal Charter.)

myil

RUSSELL & Co. China, February 9, 1880, NOTICE

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of LEONHARD STAEL in our Firm OxaSED on the 31st December last,

Mr F. O. DITTMER is authorized to Bien our Firm per Procuration.

BESSE & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1880.

NOTICE

THE Undersigned have been appointed AGENTS to the NEW YORK BOARD UNDERWRIZERS.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

ECORD OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN

BRIPPING.

PAID-UP CAPITAL... £1,600,000 RE

DATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE

-PORTS...

At 8. months' notice 3% per annum,

#2

22

12

21

"

Ourent Account kapt en Terms which

may be learnt on application.

GEO. 0, 800TT,

dating Manager,

Oriental Bank Corporation,

Hongkong, September 4, 1879.

CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA.

(Encorporated by Royal Charter)

THE following Rates of Interest' are Tallowed an FIXED DEPOSING 1-

For 13 months, & per cent per annum,

per cont 2 per cent

כל

**

10.

H. H. NELSON, Manager,

Hongkong, May 81, 1879,

Agente, ARNHOLD, BARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Sept. 8, 1879, Se80

For Sale.

THE FOLK-LORE OF CHINA; and its Affinities with

For further Particular, apply to

SHARP, TOLLER & JOHNSON, Solicitors for the Mortgages. Supreme Court House,

17th February, 1880.

To Let.

THE GROUND, Oaining about

BE LET, for BUILDING,

10,000 Fquare Feet, at SPRING GARDEN, on Inland Lot No. 199, commanding a good view of the harbour

Apply to

BRERETON & WOTTON,

Solicitors, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong, February 4, 1880.

TO LET

THOREIGN HOUSES, containing Bix Rooms and Our-HOUSES; Also,

ORIENTAL HOTEL.

BEEN LAID. ACCOMMODATION FOR BOARDERS AND FAMILIES.

FINES AND SPIRITS OF THE BEST QUALITY,

J. F. SHUSTER, Proprietor.

Hongkong, January 23, 1880.

COSMOPOLITAN DOCES,

Intimations.

HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.

OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE at

9一什月正年長庚

Intimations.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

GODOWNS, ander Europos supervision No. 63, FRAXA CENTRAL,. clon to the Good crate Rates, Lu FIRST-CLASS M MOVED to bie New PREMISES, TR. F. KLAMPERMEYER has RE-

and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Canton Wharf. Wharf, on favorable Terms, with quick The Patronage of the Community is most despatch. Also oztira Gonowns to be let. respectfully solicited, MEYER & Co.

F. KLAMPERMETER, Hongkong. Jautary 24, 1880,

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Hongkong, February 2, 1830. ·

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM- PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

E Ordinary Annual MERTING of TO SHAREHOLDERS in the above General Agents, on FRIDAY, the 5th day Company will be Held at the OFFier of tho of Match next, at 3 o'clock p.m., for the perpme of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1879,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Ages's Hoogkong, February 14, 1880, таб

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM- PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE Transfer BOOKS of the Company I will be CCUSED from the 20th February current to 6th March next, both daya inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents.

Hongkong, February 14, 1880.

G. FALCONER & Co., WATCH AND CHRONOMETER

MANUFACTURERS,

AND JEWELLERS

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS

48, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, February 20, 1830, mažo

DENTAL NOTICE.

R. ROGERS leaves HONGKONG on the DI

SHANGHAL, at which

port he will remain during the Summar.

Hongkong. February 17, 1880.

SAILORS' BOME

NY Cast-off CLOTHING, HOES, OF PAPERS will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West PointTM

Hongkong, July 25, 1878.

Shipping.

Steamers.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

“Kwangtung," Captain ABBOTT, will be despatched for the above

Ports on TUESDAY, the 2nd Prox, at Daylight,

For Freighter Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, February 27, 1880.

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

" Qlumia-Castle,"

m32

GREIG, Commander, ex-

peated here on or about

the 1st Prox, will have immediate de-

THE COSMOPOLITAN DOOKspatch for above Port.

COMPANY, LIMITED:

TE

REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES" ORDINANCE 18535,

AND THE COMPANIES' ORDINANCE 1877. CAPITAL $500,000, DIVIDED INTO 5,000 SHARES OF $100 EACH (FULLY PAID UP).

General Agents. Mesra RUSSELL & Co.

།

Directors:

WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES, Esq. J. A. DON REMED ‘OS, Esq. KWOK ACHEONG, Esq.

C. VINCENT SMITH, 1.

Bankers,

THE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,

Solicitore.

Mere BREBETON and WOTTON.

purpose of

This Company has been formed for the acquiring from the Proprietors

For Freight or Passago, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, February 27, 1880.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Carge and Passengers at through ratis for BANKOW and Forks on the YANGTSE.)

The Do'a Staamhip

Laertes," Capt. R. F. Sou will despatched on

labous tue did Praxito.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & STIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, February 24, 1880,

FOR PORT DARWIN, OOOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

Or

The Eastern and Age- tralian Mail Steam Co. Steamer

"Brisban,"

of the COSMOPOLITAN DOOK, their Dock and the Ground and Premises belonging thereto, with the Plant, Machinery, and Stock-in-Captain ExDDEL, will be despatched s Trade of the parties aforcesd, and Busines and Goodwill thereof, and of carve on THURSDAY, the 4th March, at

For Fraight or Passage, apply to ring on the Entinces of shipwrights and Engineers in the Colony: Hongkong. this purpose an absolute Assignment

car Noon,

dated the 31st day of January, 1880, bas HOWELL FORDES, FRANK BLACKWELL FOR. been entered into by Mesus WILLIAM

DES, JOHN

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, February 23, 1880,

ma4

SAMUEL

AMUEL WYLLYS POKEROT, Junior, FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND MURRAY

Junior, FREDERICK

DELINO HIDE CORICY FORDES, }

SMITH, Morohante, trading [ and CaaRiS ▼ ZNGENE. SMITH,

Trustees of Co., as: WILLIAM BOLTON SPRATT, ANDERW JOHN-

as RussZEL &

ЯLIOGO.

The Steamship

**Meath"

Tros. WALKSE, Com

mander, shortly das from

STON, and NELSON STRAFT, the owners of SINGAPORE, will load here for the above

the said Cosmopolitan Dock, with Mecere

KWOZACHRONG, WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES, Ports, and will have quick despatch

For Freight, apply to ORARIS VINCENT SMITE, and Joan AN-

REMEDIOS,

Director of the

TONIO DOS

the said Comparationed,

for the purebase of all the

without further

confirma

VOGEL & Co., Agents Hongkong, February 23, 1880,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Steamship

Priam

B. SPRATT & Co. bare lately mises Advantages of these Docks.

added an Extensive MACHINE tion, or the price or sum of $500,000, SHOP and other APPLIANCES to the former subject to the condition that if the Stock-

in-Trade

of Wood and Iron be -consisting of Feet, on the Blacks; 92 Fest Wide; Or-sum not less than $100,000, the said sum The DIMENSIONS of the Dock are:-460 not valued by a competent valuator at a dinary Tides, 21. Ft.; Spring Tides, 244 Ft. of $500,000 shall abate accordi

according sufficient Office, 20, PRAYA CENTRAL, HasOxONG. The Cosmopolitan Dook is Hongkong, October 4, 1879.

ensions to dock the largest Vessels it and the Plant and Machinery bolonging thereto are now in perfect order, The Business of

of Building, Looking, Mak- or about the 3rd Proximo.

For Freight or Pasinge, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenda, Hongkong, February 18, 1880,

40x80

Eighth Volume of the ing, and Repairing Vessels is is full opera-

"OHINA REVIEW,”

tion, ac that the Company si once enter upon active

which it is expected business, will be

be highly remunerative. The Business of the Company will be con- ducted by Mesara RUSSELL & Co., General

CHINESE SHOPS and HOUSES in the Now Ready. Agents, assisted by a Board of Directors.

HOLLYWOOD ROAD,

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO. Hongkong, January 26, 1880.

TO LET TOUR-STORIED HOUSES in Holly

rood Road,

A HOUSE in Lyndhurst Terrace.

Apply to

E. R. BELILIOS, Hongkong, Desember 27, 1870,

TO LET,

FIEST-CLASS STONE FLOORED GO

A DOWN, Situated upon MARINE Lor

ma18

10.

THAT OF THE ARTAN AND BENITO RACES. By N. B. Dexas, Ph.D., F.R.G.S. Fatca, HALF BOUND, $2.00. KELLY & WALSH, Hongkong, Hongkong, February 13, 1880,

NOW BEADY. PRICE, $1.50. "COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW,"

BY E IL PARKER.

Bhangal and Hongkong, at Luvs, Can be obtained from KELLY & WALON CRAWFORD & Co., Bongkong, and at the China Mail Office.

Hongkong, December 6, 1879:

No. 8.-Vol. VIII.

OF THE

"CHIDA REVIEWTM

CONTAINS —

F-Hsien and His English Translators. The Lowchew Lalands. The Ballads of the Shi-king, Translations of Chinese School-bricks. Notes on the Corn Language. Notes on Chimane Grammar.

Andent Geographical Names in Central

A Chip

from Chinese History, or the lat twa Emperors of the Great Bung Dramaty, 1101-1126

Also the Two BOUSES, No. 14 and Short Notises of New Books and Literary

16, Stanley Street, lately in the occupation

of the TEMPERANOS HALL

Apply to

*DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, February 7, 1850),

·TO LET.

Intelligence. Notes and

and Queries Curione Chinese

riage Customs. I of Way, da

Corcubationkinese Officials.

Forms of 1 • in China. Literary and Military Examinitioha. The Old Moral Teaching of Japan. The term K'ua lon te eng and The Habitat of the Hedgehog.

ON MARIT LOGODOWNS, ST-CLASS Nestorian in China.

GRANITE

Apply to MEYER &c. Hongkong, July 25, 1870.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. Hongkong, January 31, 1830.

About Four Thousand Shares have been already taken up, and it is intended that the Capital will be called up as follow! Jam

$75 per share on allotment. $25 per share on the lat day of 1880,

of May,

All unpaid Caplial after that date shall bear interest at: 12 per cent, per DRAM.

Application for Shares, which shall be in the ausszéd form, will be recedrad by the Agents, up to the 15th day of April, 1880,

THE JÖSMOPOLITAN DOJK COM. PANY, LIMITED.

To Mesra Rosasta & Co., General Agents,

GENTLEMEN,

to

Captain 8. A. BETLER, will be despatched on

FOR LONDON,

The Steamship

"Glengyla,"

Capt. QUARTLY, vill be despatched as abore on

or about the 11th Math.

For Freight or Fasiage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, February 25, 1880.

Sailing Vessels,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The 41 Amerigan Bark

Dirige,

J

STAPLES, Master, will lost here for the abore Port, and will quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

bereby requent that you will allot Shares in the above Company, and have agree to accept such Shares, or any leas number you

may allot to

agree to pay the first Call of 875 per share

ou allotment, and the second Call of $25 per share on the 1st day of May, 1880, and

Bubaibe the Articles of Amesíation when required to do so,

Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant,

N.B. Blank Form of Appliation for Hhares may be had as the Office of the 1 General Agenta.

VOGEL & 06. Hongkong, February 26, 1880.

FOR NEW YORK.

The A1 American Bark

Haydn Brown, HAVENER, Mister, will load here for the above Port, and

will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, February 7, 1880., ------

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM,

Shipping. Sailing Vessels.”

FOR LONDON.

The A1 Britisk Ship

"Duke of Abercorn," BINIE, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch."

'For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Oa

Hongkong, February 2, 1880,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

The 41 American Ship

"Hec'a,"

DAY, Master, will load hora for the above Port, and will have

quick despatch.

Fer Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 31, 1880.

FOR NEW YORK. The A1 Amarisca Bark

"Mabel,"

HALLETT, MEtär, will load bezo fir the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, January 31, 1880.

FOR NEW YORK. The A1 American Ship

*R. Robinson,"

SMITH, Master, will load bere for the above Port, and will

bova quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co.

Hongkong, January 1880.

FOR LONDON. The Al British Ship

Prince Frederică," Czacus, Muster, will load hera for the above Port, and will

Tre quick despatc

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, Decabor 1, 1879,

Notices to Consignees.

BRITISH BARK "ZUCIA" FROM

LONDON.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of lading to the Underss signed for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees' risk and expense.

WARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, February 7, 1880.

if

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undoraigned for counter- Iguature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has boen landed and stored as their risk and expense,

No Fire Insurangs has been erected.. Ex Yangtid.

MG No. 904,925, Mr A. d'Argence, 2 camas Tobacco, from Marseilles

G. 18 GRAMPEAUX, Agent,

Hongkong, February 12, 1880.

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated by Royal Charter andi: Special Acts of Parliament, ESTARLIZED 1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

THE Undisigued, Aeers at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE to the extent of £10,000 in any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the asol Bates, subject to a discount si 20 per cent.

GILMAN & Co, Agents,

Bongkong, July 4, 1875.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).)

NOTICE

POLICIES Franted at surrent rates on

Marine Risks to all parts of the World. In scordance with the Company's Articles of Ancciation, Two Thirds of the Proft, are distributed annually to Contributorta whether Shareholden or not, in proportion to the natt amount of Premis contributed by estb, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund,

J. BRADLER SMITH,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 9, 1878

QUEEN FIRE INSURANUE COMPANY.

I Undersigned are prepared to grint Polisies against Fire to the exteul to $45,000 on Building, or on Goode stored therein, at current loal rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia

NORTON & Ca

Agents,

Begkong, January 3, 1874..