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MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALT.

POPULAR

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AND B00K 9.

EDUCATIONAL

HISTORICAL

WORKS OF REFERENCE,

FICTION, and

GENERAL LITERATURN,

"English Circumnavigators." Macan's "Great Triumph of Great Men." Rorbert's "Great Historical Mutinies." Moncrieff's Famous Historical Scenes."

English Explorers."

Mason's "Book for Every Day,"

Bruce's "Book of Notable Womob."

Small's "100 Wonders of the World:”--

Croal's "Book about Travellers."

Barns's "Pootical Works."

Pope's "Postion? Works."

Byron's "Poetical Works."

"Roses and Dolly."

"Pen and Ponoll Pictures from Poets,"

"Gems of Literatura."

"Book of Elegant Extracts."

"Golden Gift Book."

"Treasury of Literature."

Progress and Holy

Garland of Poetry and Prose."

"Cabinet of Gems."

"Three Hundred Bible Storica,"

Wat."

Stormouth's "Handy English Word:

"Fifty Celebrated Mou."

Robinson Crusoe."

"Household Stories."

Book."

Intimations.

TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT BY THE. DIRECTORS

OF THE

TATIONAL BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED.

The Directors beg to submit the General Balance Sheet and Proft and Loss Account of the Bank for the year ended 31st Decem. ber last, duly audited.

The Net Profit for the year,

after making provision for bad and doubtful debla, amounts to... £35,906 15 which, with the amount brought forward from last year..

4,289 5

Makes a total of £40,27549

Au ad interim Dividend, at

the rate of 5 per cant por annum, free of income...... tax, was paid for the half- yoar ended 30th Jane last, amounting to

is now proposed to make further distribution at the same rate, free of in- come-tax, absorbing....... To carry to Reserve Fund.. And to next Account.........

£11,631 5 0

11,081 60 15,00 0 0 2,012 14 9

£40,275 4 9

The Directors believe that the Share- holders will approro of the policy of fa- creasing the Reserve Fund, even should that involve temporarily a moderato rate of dividend.

The addition above proposed will raine the Reserve Fund to £35,000.

It gives the Directors plosaurs to repent the assurance that the business of the Bank

Noyce's "Boys' Book of Industrial Informa continues satisfactory at all points.

tion.

Famous Boys."

"Merchant's Clark,"

Pue's Talon of Mystery."

Boston's Dictionary of Information.” Beaton's "Dictionary of Natural History," Beeton's "Dictionary of Biography." Beeton's Law Book." Beaton's "

Household Management." Beeton's "All about Cookery."

Beaton's All about Hard Words," Beaton's " "Ali about Everything." Beston's "All about Gardening."

Amazement."

Bentous

"Houshold and Insurance,"

Leo's "Law of

Walah on the Horse."

"The Dog, by Stoneber

Stoneberge."

Grabara's

"Household Medicine.”

Gardner's "Household Medicine."

"Nailore Horn Book."

Piddington's Nailore

Goodfellow's "Morchant's Calculator."

"Girls' Own Treasury,"

Peper's

"Boge Play Book Ecience.

Foden's Boiler Maker, &a.”

Banyan's Law of Fire Insuranca."

Byrne's Essential Elements of Practical

Mechanica.

"Corner Cupboard.""

Croll's "Ulimate and Time."

Dawson's "Origin of the World.”

Church Services,"

Whittaker's" Almansok for 1880.**

Duncan's "Transformation of Insects."

Jones' "Book-Keeping."

JonesBook-Keeping for Schools, with

Key."

Cassell's

l'a Suls of Anied Books for Book -Kreping Lessons."

Cassell's "French and English Correspond-

ance.

Cornwell's Geography."

Cornwell's "Arithmetic."

Cerowell's "Gramm."

Murray's

*Grammer,

MauCullock's "Course of Reading."

Practical Arithmetic," Senior.

Smith's "Smaller History of Greece."

Emith's

Smaller History of Rome."

The following Directors retire on this

but

offer being eligible, cocasion, themselves for re election - RICHARD PRYCE HARRISON, E., C.S.I., HEEST KNOWLES, Esq., and SATE A. ATCAR, Esq. It will be necessary to oleet Auditor- Measra. C. N. Cours and FANCIS COOPER, the retiring Auditors, effor themselves for re-nfection.

By order of the Board,

R. O. BAWERS ...Joint General ROBT. CAMPBELL,} Managers. National Bank of India, Limited,

London, 30th March, 1880.

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET

OF THE

NATIONAL BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, For the Year ended 31st December, 1879. DE.

LIABILITIES,

To Capital,

consisting g of

$7,320 shares

of £25 each,

with £12.10%

£ 8. d.

L

B. d.

paid up......466,500 » » Lens 300 Sharos of

26 each, originally subscribed

for, but not

taken up.... 1,250 0 0

To Reserve Fund..

To Amount duo on Current

Notices to Consignees.

STEAMSHIP "TRAQUADDY.” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGÈRIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

THE CHINA MAIL.

Buhrate, from London, in connec tim with the above Steamer, are hereby. informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com- pany's Godowns, whanco delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before To-DAY, the 10th Instant, at am. requesting it to be landed here, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

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Goods remaining unclaimed after SATCH- DAY, the 15th Inst., at Noon, will be sub- jest to rent and landing chargos,

No Hire Inanrance has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX--

agent.

Hongkong, May 10, 1880.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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8. S. "SUMIDA MARU," FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading lot Countersignature, and take immediato delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or re- maining on board after Tuesday, the 11th Instant, will be landed and stored at Consignees' expense and risk.

No Fite Insurance will be affected.

MITSUBISHI MAIL S. S. Co.,

CO, Queen's Road Central. Bongkong, May 8, 1880,

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FROM LONDON & PORTS OF CALL.

BE Steamship Barter having arrivod, Consigneer of Daryo ng hereby informed that their Goods are being land- ed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, situated on Marine Lot No. 10,

whance and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivers

may be obtained,

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 14th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents.

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STE MSHIP COMPANY.

FOR AMOY AND SHANGHAL (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for OHEROO, NEWCHWANG, TIEN. TSIN, HANKOW and "Ports on the YANOTSZE}

Hongkong, May 7, 1880.

mylt

STEAMSHIP "ARRATOON APOAR," FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above se requested to mond in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersiganture, and to take imme- diate delivery of their Cargo from along.

Lida.

Cargo impeding her discharge or remain 465,250 00ing on board after the 12th Instant, will be 20,000 0 Olanded and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.

and Fixed Deposit and other Accounts.2,072,217 15 5 To Bills Payable... ...1,0:9,652 9 11 To Profit and Loss Accuunt,

un under.........

28,643 19 9

£3,696,764 & 1

To Liability on Bills receivable re-dia- counted £2.079.388 In. äd., of which, up to

Ch

Motley's "Rise and Fall Dutch Kopublic." | this date, £1,809,812 11a, have run off.

Motley's "United Netherlands." Barneveld's Life and Death."

**Enquira

4

Ingoldsby

Humer**

"L

Kasaya."

Smith's Wealth of Nations."

**Boys' Own

*Comic History."

of England."

Corato History of Rome." "Carpenter's Synonyms,"

Roget's Thesaurus"

Grabb's English Synonyme."

Audarson's "Mercantile Correspondance." Blakeley's Commercial Dictionary."

Slang Dictionary.",

Nuttalla "Standard Dictionary." Ogilvies'

ivica Students Dictionary."

Ogilvica" "Smaller Dictionary.

Smith'

"

"Synonyms."

Dictionary of Quotations,"

Chambera's Arithmetis and Koy."

"Manual of Arithmetla."

Manual of Medwater.»

**Manual of Steam Engine."

**Manual of Tidea and Tidal Currents." "Manual of Mathematical Tables. Dickens's "Ohild's History of England." Haud Book Travel Talk,” Bancroft's "History of United States."

Child's Guide to Knowledge," "Child's Fable.

Maunder's *

સ

Maunder'slowledge."

Maunder's Biographical Treasury,"

Maunder

Maunder

Apres

"Selentific and Historical Trea-

"National History."

Bible History." Pawiner's "Comprehensive Specifier." Froude's "Short Studios." Bourne's Recent Improvements." Humes" History of England." White's "

"Latin and English Dictionary." Buckle's "History of Civilization in Eng

land." Amos' "Primer English Constitution." Swinburne's Picture Logia." Smith's Wit and Wisdom."

Jatalogue of Fantage Stainpe,” "Sell Ald Cyclopedia.”

5ytem.of Book-Keeping."

* Manners Modern Bosiety."

Routledge's Boys' Annual"

Bocial Statics,"

Spencer's Study of Sociology."

Spepper's** First Principles

Spencer Principles of Bodology.

Spencer's "Ceremonial Government.” Epencer's

Haydn's Dictionary of Science.”

Pyramida

Smyth Our Inbuitans in the Great Haswell's "Engineer's and Mechando's

Pocket Book.?:

"Voyage of

1.M.B. Challenger," Uompendium of Universal Elatory," Wessly. Walcome. Macaulay's Elators of

Macaulay

of Buziandi

Critical & Horical Fan!

and Speeches,

Sheppard's Ball of Rom

ASSETS.

£

A

By Cath on

hand and at

Bankers.....477,723 13 4

By Bullion...288,739 0 10

By Govera

ment Necu-

rlties.........431,356 17 -8 --

a. d.

The Co.'s Steamship Oxptain J. K. WERTES will be despatched TO. MORROW, the 13th Inst., at 5 p.m. For Freight or Passigo, apply to

Consignees are hereby laformed that any Claims must be mado immediately, ar none will be entertained after the 14th Instant.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenis, Hongkong, May 12, 1880.

ARKITED.

Per Nanoa, from Coast Porta, Mr C. C. Williams, Mr Moran, and 160 Chiness.

Per Jeddah, from Singapore, 150 Chinen & For Creates, for Singapore, 121 Chineze.

DEPARTED.

Per Amoy, for Shanghai, Mr E, Behrs. Per Glenfalloch, for Yokohama, 1.Euro peso.

Pac Cassandra, for Saigon, 215 Chines Per Glory, for Bangkok, & Chiness, For Amoy, for Touran, 60 Chinese,

TO DEPART...

Fer Oreste, for Amoy, &c., 130 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS The Brillth barqua Cingake reports: myla Light variable winds and calms throughout

with fine weather.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

**Glenroy,"

Capt. DONALDSON, will ha despatobed for the above Parts on FRIDAY, the 14th Inst., at Noon.

For Freight or Fausage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

myld Hongkong, May 12, 1880.

FOR SAIGON (DIRECT)...

The British Steamer

"Tunis,"

Captain Iavine will be despatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY Next, the 19th Instant, at 5 p.m.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

KUNG ONN, No. 58, Praya Central, flongkong, May 12, 1880

The British sloamer Orestes reporta: Light Easterly sad South-easterly winda and fine weather. On 9th May, spoke the Martha from Shanghai, in lat 10, long. 40.10 E.

nd

The British steamor Namoa reports: Loft Foochow May 7th, experienced light Hesterly winds and cloudy weather, arriving in Amoy on the 8th, jeft ama evening for Swatow. Left Swatow 11th fast, ex- perienced light Southerly winds and fine weather to port. Pamed Gorman barque Anton Blunther on the 7th inst. bound up River Min. In Foochow; B. M. S. Maor hen, S. 8. Oleneagles, Glenlyon, Burope, and Haa San. Ia Amoy: R. C. Ling Fong. In Swatow: 8 8. Hesperia, Lydia, Olympia, Diomed, Ticatsin, Ühefoe, Oarisbrooke, and Albay.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.. MAILS Will close :—- MAILS UT TIK TOKEES STRAITS PACERT The Australian Contract Packet Brisbane, will be desps ohed from Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 15th Instant, with Maila for Singapore. Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas- manis New Zealand, Fiji, and Mol.

bourne.

Correspondence cannot be Registered after

3.15 p.

The Mails will be closed at 3.30 p.m. Sup- plementary mail on board with 10 cente late fee till time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western Australis can be sent by this route if do ired, but as a general rule it is belter to send it via Galle.

May 7, 1880. Hongkong,

(No. 5258-MAY 12, 1880

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping

Noon-Graf on Bylandt leave for

Manila, Macassar, dro, 4pm-Java leaves for Cooktown, Syd-

Boy, dro.

5 p.m.-Orestes leaves for Amoy, da..

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, May 14

Daylight Albay leaves for Amor, &c. Noon Glenroy leaves for Gott Porta Goods par Harter utdelivered after this

date subject to rent.

Goods per Hindostan undelivered aftor

this date subject to rent. Baturday, May 15 - ---

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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.- The British Contract Packet Nizam

Daylight-Mitha Bisbi bail Inves for

Yokohama,

8

pm and Arratoon pour love for Singapore, &c.

Bingapore,

Brisbane loaves for

Brisbane do

4pm.-Diamanta leaves for Manila. Goods per

Iraosaddy undelivered after

-Nuwn, subject, to rans and landing

obarges

will be despatched on MONDAY the 17th May, with Balls to and through the United Kingdom and Burope cia Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavis, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and GIS | SUNDAY, May 16,- raltar. This is the best opportunity. 9 a.m.-Namoa leaves for Cost Port for forwardin z Correspondence to Man~ | Monday, May 17 - ritine, E. Afrios, the Cape, St. Selasa, and Ascension N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the

Australian Colonies.

MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet Begic, will

The British steamer Brisbane reporta: Loft the Co.'s whf, Sydney, on 17th April at 330 p.m., and cleared the Beads at 4 p.m.,rived at Moreton Bay at 4 50 p.m. on 19th, sailed again at 1.20 p.m. on 20th; arrived at Keppel's Bay at 11 p.m.2.15

be despatched on FRIDAY, the 21st Font, with Mails for Japan, Essi Francisco, the United States, Canada, do which will be Bonolala. closed s follow

r.st. Register coast.

P.M.

P.M. Post-Ofies closes, but Letters

local Banks closs.

5pm-English Mail leaves for Parts of

Call and Europo

9 p.m.-Meeting of Pormareranoe Lodge. WEDNESDAY, May 10-

5. p.m.-Tunis leave for Saigon, Famay, May 21, 2

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer Beltic leaves for Yokohama and San Fransispo.

MONDAY, May 24

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.

Iny19 on 21st, sailed at 0.60 m. on 22nd; at-2.50 for Non-Union Countries) MAY TOESDAY, May 25;-

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

** Patrociue," Captain M. R. Warra, We will be despatched on or about the 22nd Instant

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, May 12, 1880,

WHIT MONDAY.

FN

N ACCORDANCE with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, the Undermentloned BANKS will be CLOSED on MONDAY, the 17th Instant. For the "Oriental Bank Corporation,"

GEO. O, 800TT, Manager. For the "Chartered Mercantile Bank of

India, London and China,"

H. H. NELSON, Manager. For the Chartered Bank of India, Aus

tralia and China,"

WILLIAM FORREST, Manager. For the "Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris,

E. SCHWEBLIN, Acting Agent. For the "Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

ing Corporation,"

T. JACKSON, Chief Manager. For the National Bank of India, Laod.," R. HORNE BOYD, Act. Manager, Hongkong, May 12, 1880.

NOTICE.

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riving at

Bowen at 2.80 a.m.

same day ai 1 20

23rd, left

at 3.56 a., and arrived at Townsville sailed again at 2.30 Cooktown p.m. She arrived at

p.m. at 1.35 at 10 p.m., stopped and de on 24th, sailed at 10 Hvered mails at Channel Rock Lightship at 7.50

a.m.

on 26th, Claremont Lightship at 2 p., and Piper Island at 8.55 p.m. Arrived Thursday Island ab 11 am, on 26tb, sailed at 5.50 p.m., Bosby Island kbeam at

6 p.m. Stopped and communi- cated with 8. 8. Somerset at 9 s.m. ou 80th, Capt, Dark reports all woll. Sighted Be ween Island at 10a.m. on 3rd May. An. cbored in

in Bingapore roadstond at 9 am. on 6th last, and moored alongside the wharf at 11 am., left again at 6 pm. Ancherod off Aishaw at 11.90 p.m. on 11th, and

From weighed again at da.m. Atriving at Bong- Sydney kong auctorage at 6.30 am

North- to North Solitary experienced light east winds with fine weather, from thence to Cooktowa strong Easterly winda and thick dirty weather. From Cooktown arrival at Singapore light and rarlabie winds with passing showers. From Sings- pore to 15 N. light variable winds and fine weather, from thence to port light South. west.

The British steamer Albay reports Left Taiwanfoo at noon on 10th inst, ar riving in Swatow on 11th, and left same day for Hongkong. Had moderate S.W. wiode and hazy weather to Mendors. Thence to port moderate 8.S.W, wfods and fing weather, Passed 8, 8. Amoy off Single Taisnd. In Swatow: S. 8. Hesperia, Lydia, Olympia, Carisbrooke, Diomed, Tientsin, and Chefoo

The British steamer. Hanko raports: After baring undergone very extensive re- pairs and alterations, while in London, having also a new propeller this voyage, which perhaps accounts in some way for quick out to part, she left wish 1,891 tons of bunker and

DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co., Madmitted a PARTNER in our Flew bordo Wednesday, March 31st at noon

Agents.

Hongkong, May 7, 1880... my14

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL 8. S. COMPANY.

R. C. STIEBEL has To-DAY been In Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama

LEISS & Co. Llangkong, May 1, 1880.

But

MURRAY & LANMAN'S

WATER. FLORIDA

CAUTION.

NOTICE,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship BELGIO, from San Francisco, &c., are hereby requested to send in their Bille HAVING Learned that Large Quantities of IMITATIONS of our FLORIDA of Lading for countersignature, sad to WATER Lavo recently been imported to take immediate delivery of their Goods, Hoogkeng, we caution the Public against Cargo Impeding the discharge of the purchasing any that does not bear the name By Housu Property, Fur-

Vessel will be landed and stored at Con-"MURRAY & LANMAN" on the label. niture, and Stamps.... 49,530 9 3 signees' rink and expense. By Bills of Exchange.......2,004,073 11 0

G. B. EMORY, By Losus on Government

Agent. Hongkong, May 10, 1880.

-1,167,824 0 10

and other Securities...... 403,746 3 3

£3,685,764 5 1

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

For the Year ended 31st December, 1879.

APRIL 24TH, 1879,

To Dividend at the rate of 4

per cent per annum for the ball-year ended 81st December, 1878..

SETTEMBER 24TH.

£

B. d.

19,200

To ad interim Dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annuts, for the half-year ended 30th June, 1879..... 11,631 50 To Balance..***..

28,048 10 9

£49,580.4 9

a. d.

Dxo. 31st, 1878. By Balance.

Dro. 31st, 1879. By Not Profits for the Year ended 31st December, 1879, after defraying all Current Charges, Rebates, and Iu torest paid and due to Con- stituents on Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts, making provision for all

18,E8395

Bad and Doubtful Debts.. 35,098 15 4

£49,500 4 9

R. O. SAWERS. Joint General ROBT. CAMPBELL Managers, R. HL BANNISTER Sub-Manager o

Accountant.

3. O. CAMPHELL.... JOHN BORRADAILES Directors.

// J. R. BOYSON L

We have compared the above Balanos Shoot with the Books and Vozobera kept. in London, and the Certified Returns from the Branches, and find the same in accord ance therewith.

C. N. COOKE FRANCIS, QUOPER Auditors

(Cooper Brothers dr Co.) ) Landon, 90th March, 1880;

NOTION.

LL persons having OLAIMS against

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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HE Undersigned are prepared to grans. $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local ratea, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia,

NORTON & Co,

Agents.

Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1834

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of which is paid up £ 100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of£ 120,000 Annual Income $200,000

HE Undersigned have been appointed 1 Agents for the above Company of Hongkong, Canton, Foochow Shanghal, and Hankow, and are prepared to grans Insurances at current rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Gongkong, October 15, 1868, Y

Not Responsible for Debts.

Newther the Captain, the Agents, nov

Owners will be Responsible for

any Debt contruoted by the Officers or Crem of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

Dr Ahn's Bindled in French & Gestaan A the Retats of the late B. R. WIOT Ollendorff's "Method" In the sludg of HAM, in Unice, and all persons INDEBTED -der-Slamssen & Co.

Each Boltle of the Genuine is wrapped with a pamphlet printed on paper which has the words "LANMAN KEMP, NEW YORK" in Water Mark.

Mesars MELCHERS & Co. are our only AGENTS for Sale of the Genuine Florida Water at Hongkonge

2,860 tona

of cario coals for Hongkong, with fresh

(except for on board the Packet with be posted on

Lato Fes of 10 gen

sents extra Postage until the time of departure Correspondence for Non-Unlon West Jadies

(except the Babaman and Heyti),

2 p.m.-Auction of Plant; Machinery,

ko, at "The Victoria Foundry,"

THE

Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay HONGKONG DISPENSARY, cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, May 11, 1880.

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MAILS 1 H Farca PAGE- The French Contract Jacket Feiko will

he deepatahed on MONDAY, the 24th May, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europo, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Bataria, Burmah, Grelon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails,

HOCES OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The following hours are observed in closing Malle, do, by the British Contract

Packet:-

Day of Departure,

1

ទ

$

P.M.-Money Order Offles closes. P.M.-Registry of Letters essen, Posting of all printed matter ......and pattern can P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late

I atlets. 4.10 P.M.Letters may be posted with

Iate Fee of 10 cents until 4.30 P.M.-when the Post Cfice closes

entirely.

4.40 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted

on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 conta vatil time of departure.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAILS.

gale blowing from W.3. W. and very heary The following hours are observed in closing

10

anm

Mails, do, by the French Contract Packet- Saturday,-

5

Monday,

7

10

1t

P.-Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.

-Post Office opens, A.M-Registry of Letters cease

Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesses,

AM.—Mails closed, except for Ists

Letter

Bstäblished AD, 18417

香港大藥房 A. S, WATSON & Co,"

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND Kitais Didgoura,⠀⠀

IMPORTERS A

or

DRUGOUTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRSKOR PATINY MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS DOWN

DF

Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Amated Waters,

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Hupervision. Hongkong; Joue 14-1876 mm táj

PASSENGERS Elving la. Hongkong, or any

other persons who may desire to con sule the files of losa), China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra• lian newspapers, are invited to call at. the "Cara Mart" Offics, where oVOTİ sixty newspapers, dallion and weeklies, from these countries, ars now flod for reference.

BIRTH.

At Eau Francisco, April 6, the Wife of Capt. L. MEYER, of a Son.

The publication of this issue commerood: at 8.00 p.p.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1880.-

11.10 A.Lettere may be posted with The case of A, F. Smith v. J. II. Jarınan

Late Fae of 10 cents until

somewhat aptly illustrates the paying

11.30 A.M.—when the Post Ofles closes that Law is, from the necessity of thinga, !

entirely.

11.40 ..Late Letters may be

Bez wbleb continued up April Brd, from then until

passing Gibraltar on the 5th 6.18 p.m., moderate breeze from W. and fine weather. From there until 9th at 7.46 a.m.

mpassed Malta-light variable winds and fine weather. Arrived at Port Sald at midnight on the 12th, and

Bidy mended ocaling. At 8.45 on April 18th, Buished scaling, fresh breeze from W.,

buoya having very little drift between the her stern hawner carried away and the swung round on 8. S. Bokhara doing some damage to her stern. At 12.26 pm, on- tered the Uann!

with A fresh gale blowing from westward whlah continued during her passe through. At 11 s. m. 15th April anchored in Buez Bay and left there 1.28 p.m. and proceeded towards Hong kong On Sunday, April 18th, in the Red loft Bea, W. Tazaar, one of the trimmer, the stake-hole while on watch to ko : about an hour LANMAN & KEMP. ou dock for some purpose ; abou

au12 afterwards the Bri Engineer made en New York, July 9, 1878,

quiries concerning him, but he could not be found, came to the copalusion that be had stowód himself away; and that he would be found at daylight; at 0am. made general asaroh for him but could not find any trace whatever, came to the conda-London alon ho must have fallen overboard. Passed. Forim Talanil Light on April Orom at 2:37 am with light breeze ward and fine wasther; from there to de Galle, light winds and fine weather, which was passed on April 29th at 9.8 at... from there to Singapore, light breeze and fine weather; on May 5th let go anchor in the Old Harbour, Singapore, at 7.55 .m. At 11.11. a.. left Singapore, thence to Hongkong, light sirs and very fine wes-- ther with smooth sea. Arrived at Hong. kong May 11th; 40 days from Cardiff.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

May 11, Hankow, British steamer, 2332, Symington, Cardiff March 31, Port Baid, Suez, and Bingapore May 4, Coal-Sis SBM & Co.

May 11, Cingalee British barque, 380, John Pringle, Fremantle, via Batavia March 13, Sandalwood-Jarving, Ma THESON & CO.

May 11, Jeddah, British steamer, 933, 3. L Clark, Bingapore May 6, General

BON DIN CLAN,

.

Day 13, Orestes, British steamer, 1523 Webster, Singapore May 7, General- BUTTERVIULO & SWIRE,

May 12, Brisbane, British steamer, 1700, J. A. Reddell, Bydney April 17, Moreton Bay 21, Kappel Bay 23, Bowen 28, Towns villa 23, Cooktown 24, Thursday Island 26, and Singapore May 6, General.-Gira, LIVINGSTON & Co.

May 13, Namoa, British steamer, 882, Westoby, Focthow May 7, Amoy 8, and Stow 11, General Douglas Lapback & Co

May 12, Albay, British steamer, 366 F. Ashton, Taiwanfoo May 10, Atid Sva to 11, General--DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co.

:-DEPARTURES.

May 11, Gionfallosh, for Yokohama,

13. Ping ou, for Holbow, o 12, Cassandra, for Saigon. 12, Glory, for Bangkok, 12, Amoy (str.), for Bhanghai. 18 Amoy (8m. 10h), for Tourop.

ULBAREDE

Orestas, fue Amor and Sharghat..

PASSENGERS:

Arnis 5. Hattı. Ameriuan barkentine, my17 | Capt. Chas. H. Nelson.—Walor de Co. -

Courron, British steamer, Captalo. 3, Cowlo. —Slemmasu & Co,

Java, British steamer, Capt. J. de Rid

Per Brisbane, from Sydney, &c., Mr and Language adapted to the Frenols, thereto, no requested to forward their

Mra Musgrovs, Messen & D. Smith Whey Bralniah wad Geziaka.

CATALINA, Bolivien bark, Captain Mi A. Brown, Bakato, 8, Wanabe, Y, Murakan, claims, and to make payment of their in- Austin-Siemason & Co.

Akaba, Y. Kondo, Kobayaskl, Z. Nisro, debtednew to the nuderigued, on or before

Hong Mob, wife, infant and nurie git -KILLARNEY, British steamer, Capt, H. Chong Him, Ng Ming and 6 others, and the 80th proximo.a

J. C. WARDLAW,

O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

160 Chinese (druk)

Per Albay, from Talwanfoo, dra, 5 Chi Brecutor & Liquidator of the above Estate.

nese deck. Amoy, April 21, 1880,

my24

NOVELS!

NOVELS!! MESA

NOVELS

SCHOOL BOOKS, MAPS, de, da Hongkong, March 34, 1880,

CINGALEN, British barque, Captain J, PringleJardine, Matheson & Co.

20:b,

East- to Polak

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For MANILA, MACASSAR, SAMARANG, SOURABAYA, AND BATAVIA, MACAO MA

Per Graaf von Bylandt, at 11.30 D., 02

Thursday, the 13th inst

posted not always Justice. Of course it may

on board the packet with Late be also laid down that no spit was over Fee of 10 coats until time of yet deaded in which Justice was no- knowledged by all sides to have been departure,

fairly apportioned; and in drawing at tention to the game so amicably arranged in the Bupreme Court yesterday, be it

Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest understood that we have no akiack" to

and Colonial Papers, &c. :-- VESSELS TO ARRIVE

GMAT HONGKONG,

Nams.

9, Ells. Rickmer 17, Coldstream,

Left, Aug.

G. Broughton,

Uct

11, Prm,

24, West Glen, 50, Maris Luise,

Νου

22, Fleders,

13, Cleaveland,

18, William Ritson, 20, G. F. Muntz, 27, 'Nour,

For AMOY AND SHANGDAL******

Per Orcates, at 4.80 p.m. Tomorrow, the10,

18th tastat

AMOY For SWATOW AND AM

Per Jeddah, at 4.80 p.m. Tomorrow, the

19th inat. A

For AMOY AND TAIWANFOO,--

Per Albay, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the

For O OKTOWN, BYDNEY, MEL

BOURNE, &

Par Jack at 6 pm on Friday, the 14th fast, instead of ar previously notified,

engine

For JAPAN via KOBE →

Per Sunida Afaru, at 6 p.m.; on Friday,

For BTB4118 SETTLEMENTS AND AN CALOUTTA

Por Sue and Arratson dear, at 2.80 pm, on Saturday, the löta Inst. For MANILA URBAN

For Plantante, at 3.30 pm, on Satur

day, the 18th inst. ****

For SAIGON

Per America, at 480 pm on Saturday,

the 15th Inst.

For BWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW

Per Namoa, at 8,30 m, on Sunday,

the 16th fnat.

Niagara,

10, Annie W. Weaton,

11, 31 Ospitan,

29, James Bhepherd,

10, Hope,

31, Melbreky

12, Gilurnar,

18, J. A. Thomson 14, General Fairchild

1. Humber,

B. Coontana,

8 Marie Louise

9. Prinos Ariki?

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