1884-01-17 — Page 1

VOL. XL. No. 6302,

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL,

LONDONE. ALDAR, 11 & 12, Clement's

號七十月正年四十八百八千一英

Intimations.

Lane, Lombard Street, E. C. GEORGE HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEELT & Co., 30, Cornhill. GoRBON

& Charcu, Ludgate Circus, E.C. BATES Honor & Oh, 37, Walbrook, 1.0. SANUAL DEACON, & Co., 150 & 154, Leadenhall Street.

PARIS AND EUROPE GALLIEN & PRINCE, 36, Rue Infayette, Paris, NEW YORK-ANDREW WIND, 41, Park

Row.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Half-Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

in the Company will be held at the OFFIC of the Company, No. 52, Queen's Road, on TUESDAY, the 20th January instant, at

ZEALAND GORDON & GOTOR, Afel-Tiras a'Clock in the Afternoon, for the bourne and Sydney, BAN FRANCISCO and American Parts generally-Brew & BLADE, San Fran-

cisco.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c.—SAYZE &

PERFUMER

Established

February,

1840.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1884.

For Sale.

ERFUMERY:

ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.

CHOICE MANILA CIGARS,

CRYSTAL TABLE WARE.

purpose of receiving Report of the TABLE DECORATIONS. Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, dechring a Dividend, and elect- ing a Director and Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Tho Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to 20th Do, Square, Singapore. C. NaInstant, inclusive. & Co., Manila CHINA-Macao, Mosse A. A. DE MELLO

& Co.

Swator, QUELCH & Co. Amby, WILSON, NICHOLS & O Fovkou, HEDOR & Co. Shanghai, LANK, CRAWFORn & Co., and KELLY & WALAH. Yokohama, Lass, ORAW- FORD & CO.

Bank.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary.

Hongkong, January 8, 1884.

NOTICE.

$1

RE

Undersigned will NOT TSPONSIBLE for any DEBTS con- tracted by a Young Man who goes by the Name of JOHN DREWES.

NEW DINNER SERVICES.

NEW DUPLEX LAMPS.

SLOW COMBUSTION GRATES,

FENDERS and TILE HEARTHS.

LOCKS, BOLTS and HINGES.

LAWN MOWERS.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

ULES MU M.M.

CHAMPAGNE,

Quarts Pints..

Co.'s

..$20 per 1 dez. Onzo.

$21 per 2 dez,

·GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Bongkong, December 20, 1883,

. RODERICK DHU WHISKY.

1177

A Pure Fine-Flavoured Bland, Equal in

Bouquet and Style to the Finest FRENCH BRANDY.

Solo Agent, Hongkong.

C. L. THEVENIN. Hongkong, October 10, 1883.

FOR SALE CHEAP.

746

IVE Hundred to Six Hundred Tons

日十二月二十年未癸

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

5. &. “ADBA Y,”

THE Undersigned lave received instruc-

Tour to Soll by Public Auction, (for

the benefit of whom it may concern) at THELE STORE, SWATOW, on

MONDAY,

the 21st Instant, at (2) Two o'clock p.m., THE WRECK OF THE BRITISH

3. S. "ALBAY,"

as ahe thon lies stranded off Tower Point between Sugar Loaf and Bolt Island, A cutside the harbour of Swatow,

AND ALL THE GEAR AND APPURTENANCES saved from the above-named Wreck,

comprising

FOONE and COAL TAB, in lola to ANCHOR, ORAIN, GUNA, YARDS, HARNESS

auit, from one ton upwards. A

.CHOY CHEW,

SAYLE & Co.'s

SHOW-ROOMS.

A

NOW ON SALE,

CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN. THE

UANTONESE DIALECT,

BY

DR., E. J. EITEL.

CROWN OCTAVO, PP. 1018.

HONGKONG, 1877-1883.

230, Praya West.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, June 18, 1883.

1270

PAID-UP CAPITAL,....... INSTALMENT roosived

NEW SHARES,..

от

.$5,000,000.

026,765.63

GEORGE HERMANN DREWES, Jute Master of 5.8.- Peking." Hongkong, January 9, 1984.

Hongkong, January 9, 1884. -

60

85,924,705,62

.82,500,000.

cited on NEW SHARES..

RESERVE FUND........ INSTALMENT OF PREMIUM TE-

608,336,43

83,198,336:49

COURT OF DIECTORS, Chairman Wu. Reyzna, Esq.

Depity Chairman W. S. YOUNG, ENT,

A. P. MOEWES, Esq.

H. L. DALETHPLE,

Eay,"

W. II. FORSE, Esq. A. Ghizzow, Eng Hon. F. B. JonMSON.

A. McIvsi, Baq

F. D. Sassoon, Esq. M. E. SAMOON, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong,.....THOMAS JAURSON, Esq.

MANAGER

Shanghai...........EWEN CAMERON, Esq. London BasreRS.-London and County Bank

HONGKONG.

IFTEREST ALLOWED.

VICTORIA HOTEL.

Proprietors

DORABJEE & HING KEE,

late Lessees of the HoxɑKona HoTH.

THIS HOTEL is situated on the Praya THIS

Control in the contro of the principal Business localities and commands a magni-

Part I

A-K,

杯啊

Part II.

K-M,***

We are now Showing es

"Recent Arrivals."

Part-1

M-T

ficient view of the Harbour and surround- BLACK BILKS, including the following reliable makes.

ing scenery From its detassed position, pericet vontilation has been secured, and the whole of the ROOMS being Cominodi- ous and Furnished with avery Requisito and Comfort, afford most desirable Acuum- inudation.

The BAR, BILLIARD ROOM, and DINING ROOMS, are fitted D Superice manner, and are all under Eu ropean Supervision and Management.

CASHMERE CLASSIQUE.

DRAP D'ITALIE.

JASEBERT'S PERSIANS.

BONNET DRAP DE NATIONEL

SATIN DE LYON.

A Special Line in FANCY BROCHE SILKS at 85 Cents per yard.

Part TV, T-Y,

$2.50

...$2,50

$3.00 ...$8.00

A Reduction of te per cent. will be allowed to purchasers of Ten or more copies.

CASES, LADDER, &C., &C. TERME UF SALE-As customary, and for further Particulars, apply to

Messrs. DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.,

Hongkong

Mesra, RUSSELL & Co.,

Amy;

R. CRAIG, Esq., ' Agent for

Mesars. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Breature

or to

QUELCH & Co., Auctioneers.

Swatow, 15th January, 1884.

Shipping.

Steamers.

“,་

108

STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS. The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s

Steamship

** Geelong "* will leave for the above SATURDAY, the 19th Just, at

This Standard Work on the Chincas Lan- guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghie Imperial Dictionary, contains all Ohineso characters in practical use, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sounds af the oldest dialect of China, the Cau- places in tonete, it gives also the Mandarin pronua

Jau 3 p.m. ciation of all charactere explained in the

A. MOIVER, book, so that its usefulness is by no means P. & 0. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Superintendent. confined to the Cantonese Dialect, bat the work is a practically completo Thesaurus

Hongkong, January 16, 1884. the whole Written Language of China, an- cient nou

nou modern, as used all over the

serve the

of

The TABLE D'HOTE is supplied with every delicacy of the Season, and most

WINES Batisfactory attendance.

and BLACK and COLOURED DAMASSES, LIQUORS of the best Qualities and

Spacially Selected from the Best Erezis FENCE and Empire, whilst its introductory chaptare Brands only are

supplie

Arrangementa for BALLS, BANQUETS, DINNERS and PICNICS made on the raost Reason- ablo Terms. The long and almost exclu sive experience of the Proprietors, and

ON Current Accum, the mide Reputation

of 2 per cent, por annum on the daily afficient guarantee that satisfaction will

balarice.

For Fixed Deposita

For 3 months, 3 per cent, per annum.

ו

8 3) 4 per cent.

» 12:

5 per aizture

LOVAZ BILIN DISCOUNTED. Credits granted ou approved Securities, and every description of Banking and

Exchange business transacted,

Draft granted on London, and tho abief Commercial places in Europe, Indie, Australia, America, China and Japan.

T. JACKSON,

Ohief Manager.

Offices of the Corporation,

No. 1, Queen's Road Bast. Hongkong, August 25, 1883.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE

bb given in this Branch.

With

overy facility for

making ovitable Arrangements at Bassonable Prices, either for permanent or weekly Boarders, the Proprietors confidantly appeal t

the Com niuity of Hongkong for a pentinuanes of the gonerens Fatronage Bustowed on them during the past cluven years.

Hongkong, November 20, 1893.

NOTIO E.

904

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, Hongkong, January 17, 1884.

Intimations.

Estate of JAMES HERTZ ZADICK JUST, Dececard.

GERMAN MARKETS.

Intimations.

SEE

to

the purposes of a philological guide

student.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

05

patch.

PRICE, $24 PER ANNUM.

Shipping.

Bailing Vessels.

FOR LONDON, The 33 L.1.1. German Bark

**Friedrich,"

Captain ULDEBUT, will fond hore, and meet with quick den

For Freight, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, January 7, 1884.

Mails.

SHINAIL STEAM

GO

MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP. COMPANY.

STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE, VIA INLAND SEA. (Taking Cargo and Passengers for YOKO-

HAMA:) :

THE B.S. TAKACHTHO MARU, Capt. Nyx, dae here on or about the 14th Instant, will be despatched as above. or FRIDAY, the 18th January, at 4 p.m.

Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Office up to 1 p.m. of day of sailing

No Bill of Lading signed under $3 Froight

All Caims must be settled on beard before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.

CARGO and PASSENDERS for Yokohama will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobo.

For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, Praya Contral, Ground Floor of Messrs RUSSELL & Co.

H. J. H. TRIPP,

Agent. Hongkong, January 8, 1884. Occidental & Oriental Steam Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, ΓΙΑ THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING. STEAMERS.

A Supplement, arranged for being bound FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. ||od for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama,

316 and used by itself, and containing a List of the Radicals, an Index, and a List of Surnames, will bo published and sold separately

TATLOR, DRAPER & OUTFITTER, No. 55, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Has just Peciced by French Mail, CHED

HEISTY'S BLACK, BROWN AND

TWEED HATS,

(of all shapes).

ALL Persone INDRETED to the Inte A Mr. J. B. Z. Just, of Kiungehow," are requested to make Payment and Holders of Property which belonged to him All Kinds of FERFUMES and TOILET to deliver the same, to the Undersiguest.

Creditors of the Estats are required to Furnish the Undersigned with Statutory Declarations in support of their CLAIMS on or before the 31st Instant

THE COMMISSION appointed to on- quiro into vertaia CHARGES of CORRUPTION which have recontly been Publicly made against the OFFICERS of the PURO WORKS DEPARTMENT has commenced 43ita Sittings, and all Persons who have any information to give upon the subject matter

J. N, JORDAN, ofita Enquiries are invited to communicate-

H. B. M. Acting Lowel with tho BecuETIKT. All such Communi.

BRITISH CONSULATE, cations if desired will be considered Confid- Kiungchow, 10th January, 1884.

THE LETRA and RESPONSIBILITY in our Firma of Mr. WILHELM HEINERS, CR220 on the 31st Decembor,

1883

Br. "MAX GROTE, Mr. CARL JANT- ZEN and Mr. STEPHAN C. MICHAEL SEN, who have been Signing the Firm, are admitted PARTNERS from this date.

Mr. J. GOOSMANN is authorized to Sign our Firm per Procuration.

MELCHERS & Cội

Hongkong, January 1; 1884.

Bnitial

ARTHUR K, TRAVERS,

Secretary COUNCIL CHAMBER, Hongkong, January 3, 1981.

TO THE COMMUNITY OF

HONGKONG.

THE PATENT.

93

RAPIDE"

REMOVES ALJ

29 FILTRE

Organie and Inorganic Iepurities, Lead, Copper, and Poisonous Rases,

THE TRUSTEES of ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Tand hopestres compelled to appeal to the liberality of Residents here for assist- sance in providing the Cathedral with a New ORGAN, the Instrument at present in use being as far deteriorated by climatic causes as not to be worth the very extensive repairs which alone could mako it serviceable," Ita TIVE HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED state must have been evident to those who W BRANCH of our Firm in Taisui, ate attended Living Service for some ta Formosa. Mr. WILFRED OHNISTY is authorised to Sign on our behalf per Proak, and it is doubtful whether it can be

used much longer,

curation.

NOTICE

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK: & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1894.

"NOTICE

The Organ was built in 1860 and paid for by public subscription. An Urgan ought, 8 doubtless, to last much longer than 23 years in a good climate, but, besides the fact that the mistake seems to have been made in the first instance of selecting a shoap instrament, in 1860 makers know even quanding against the effect of tropical heat and damp. Moreover, by the unfortunata choking up

roof gaiter during a typhoon some years ago, the interior of the Organ (even thou

HAVE This Day admitted Mr. J. B. ELLAS & PARINEE in my business. It will hereafter he conducted under the Style of "BELILIOS & Co."

E. K. BELILIOS, Hongkong, January 2, 1884.

NOTICE

OILMAN & Co.

7

13

NOTICE.

THE INTERES and RESPONSIBILITY of ME, HERMANN FRIEDRICH MEYERINK in our Firm OBAREN on the 1st Janaixy, 1893.

of

Vagituning t break, up) was deluged with

water,

It rates the Water:

It can be taken to pieces and cleaned in every part.

IT HAS DEEN AWARDED Spedal Medal of Merit by the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain; Medal National Water Supply Ex-

hibition, London.

Silver

Twe Silver Medala International Food Exhibition, London;

Two Certificates of Merit by Sanitary Institute, Exeter;"

Certificate of Merit International Medical and Sanitary Exhibitions, Henaington; Silver Medal Health Congress and Scientific

Exhibition, Brighton.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 5, 1884.

NORTH BORNEO. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

SOAPS.

All Sorts of GENTLEMEN'S WINTER CLOTHING, &c., &a

DAWSON & SONS' GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS AND SHOES, WHITE AND COZovan KID GLOVES.

Hongkong, December 3, 1883. 1052

THE CHINESE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

8 the Post of SECRETARY. to the A Company is about to became vacant Applications for same will he Regaired at the HEAD OFFICE up to 1st February nech

By Order of the Board of Directors,

WM. REINERS, Chairman. Hongkong, January 3, 1886,

WILLIAM DOLAN, SAIL-MAKER & SHIP-CHANDLER, 22, PRAYA CENTRAL

OTTON DECKS, HEMP CANVAS, MANILA ROPE, AMERICAN

BAKUM, LIFE BUOYS, CORK JACKETS, &a, &., &. Hongkong, May 1, 1852

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 10, 1883.

To Let.

TO LET.

TO. 25, PRAYA CENTRAL

N

No. 8, SayxonA TERRAVE. Apply to

LU

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, January 2, 1884.

G

O DOWN STO

20

LET.

PHATA EAST AND WAYOHAL ROLD. For Particulars, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, April 26, 1892.

767

TO LET. DOOMS at No. 55, Queen's Reap BANT,

Apply to

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co, Hongkong, January 10, 1884.

TO LET.

76

THE PREMISES now occupied by 4 NO. LI, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL For further Fartioplars apply to Mussta BUSSELT & Co,

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, August 1, 1883,

놀라요

A GODOWN, in BLUE BUILDINGS.

TO LET.

265

Apply to

C. P. CHATER, Hongkong, January 5, 1844

41

TO LET.

$8 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

THE FOURTH and FINAL CALL of

(With Immaliate Possession.)

T810 Storting, per Surenz on the 20,000 NO. 256, PRAVA CENTRAL, auftable for

SHARES, NEW ISSUE of this CORPORATION, will fall due on the 31ST DECEMBER CURRENT

It is proposed to give the order to of AND will take place at in London, Galentia, Bombay, Shanghai and

Мената. Улінек

Rizza-

9.

Size

Nos. tinn.

sued in Exchange for the First Call Recopts, which are to be surrendered to the Bank.

HOLDERS of PROTISTORAL CERTIFICATER· when paying this Call, will

to this Ulich to be ondoreng E

The Bate of Exchange

Hongkong is

Free.

Fr. by Biper Stoo

66 ft Le per Latared at 3/81. or $59.93 por Share

INTEREST BE the Rate of 7% per Annum. will be Charged on Calle unpaid on the 31ST DROBADER.

tag

Apply to

OFFICES.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1884. 37

TO LET FURNISHED.

For Particulars, apply to

304

HUGHES & LEGGE, Hongkong, January 15, 1884. HONGKONG 10E COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE

SANDAKAN, NORTH BOLEO, on an Hongkong. & Sons, who have just early date in 1884, date of such Salp to TR. GERALD SLADE and Mr. ALEX-sucessfully erected a fiue Organ at Shang be announced on the arrival of the FIRST NEW SHARES, Bre requested to Pay, at M

ANDER MCCONAOBIE we autho-hai, and whose repitsentative has himself Driver STEAMER from North Borneo in the roepective Offices, the abure (all or its REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS entitled to

rized to Sign our Fina from this data:

seen the damage (incredible to the work: January 1881 Conditions of Sale and equivalent in the Currency of the above- wian who har, hever been out of Bugland) Agreement with Furchasers can be seen it mentioned places ACES THE BUNGALOW en ROBINSON ROAD, which years of this climate ara capable of the BRITISH NORTH BORNEO, COMPANY Hougkong and Facchow,

effecting,

PROVINICSAL CRETIFICATES 1st January, 1884

The cost of an Organ suited to the

Arapey, Hongkong.

Beginning of Marca next.

known as "MARLINGFOLD.". Kry Cathedral, laid down in Hongkong, and

PARTICULARS OF TH including the expenses of a skilled work- man to come out and put it up, is estimated at £2,000 $2,000, this sun will not be regarded as extravagant if it is boras LOPTA ONIC

mind that pipes which in England are mada Ideal, glued together, havo, for the M. JOHANN HINRICH GARRELS East, to be made of inslagany, repured ia admitted a PARTNER from this date.

with bmer screws, everything else belig METER & Co.

similarly modified. An Organ so prepared should last, with proper care and occasional Hongkong, January 1, 1884. 12 renewal of perishable parts, fifty ot

sixty rents even in this climate,

It is evident that such such a sam as $13,000 cannot be provided out of the cur rent vorenus of the Calbedral, which only meta, "ind even that with difficulty, the expenditure. The Trusters, fool current asound, Lewever, that the Community will not feel disposed to see the only cut

HOP SELING & Co., ENGINEERS, LOILER MAKERS, COPPER SMITHS, BRASS & FRON FOUNDERS, da

POINT IRON WORKS, ⠀ ⠀

WEST TTAVING

We

H

This Day commenced Best- are ready to undertake Work of the above Descriptions under the Super vizion of an ExPERIENCED EUROPEAN.

Orders executed with the utmost despatch and at moderate terms, Clapton

24th September, 1889.

อ

ablo Organ in the Colony disappear from our midt, and they make this Appeal not doubting to meet with the same encesas their predecessors a

quarter

ago.

a century

k

Towk Lots 114/320

Jed 33 ft by per 550 Block 66 ft."umper Let

HENRY WALKER, Acting Commissioner of Lands. LAND OFFICE, Elspurs North Bornso,

27th Degeraber, 1869;

H.

NOTICE

t

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, December 18, 1888. 1101

1221

T

CAMPBELL, Iste of Forchow, has

the honour to inform the Gentry. and Publio of Hongkong that he intenda OPENING, un or about the 20th Instant,

A FIRST-CLARE HAIRDRESSING

DE SALOON,

at BANK BUILDINGS, opposite the Hong- Contributions may be forwarded to the KONG HOTEL, where he hopes to merit s CATHEDRAL TREASURES, General Post Office, Share of Pablo Petronage.

Hongkong, December 31, 1883. 1242

Hongkong, January 1, 1884.

21

HE MEDICAL HALL,

ESTABLIRNED A‚D, 1953..

E. NIEDHARDT, Proprietor. ANALYTICAL CHEMIST IMPORTED OF DENGE & CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, TOLET REQUIRITS,

ရနိုင်ပြ..

Manufacturer of rated Waters. MEDICINE-CHATS SUFFLED AND

Hongkong, December 31, 1833.

the

Nand after 1

PRICE of ICE will be REDUCED To 1 Cents per pound.

653

JARDINE, MATHESON & C

General Managers... Hongkong, September 15, 1683.

EJ DURNY, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC,

given on the PIANO aud

ORGAN.

L

ESSONS

TEENS MODERATE.

Address

1230

AND REFITED.

The Co.'s Steamship

"Nanou," Captain PrMAN, will be despatched for the above Porta on SUNDAY, the 20th Instant, at Daylight.

Fer Fraight or Passage, apply to m

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, January 10, 1884. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI

106

(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, NEWOHWANG, TIEN TSIN, HANKOW aul Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

The Ca,' Staumship

14 Hestar " will be despatched on or about the 24th Instant.

-

97

For Freight ar Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, January 13, 1884.

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, .BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT

SAID, AND TRIESTE · (Taking Cargo at through rates to CAL OUTTA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, ODESSA, and the MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, }

The Ca Steamship

"Titumia,"

Capt. G. Masang, wil be despatched as above on or about SATURDAY, the 20th Instant.

For further Particulars, appir to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 14, 1884.

POR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE,

THE S. S. OCEANIC will be despatch. O SATURDAY, the 26th January, at 3 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ports..

All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fuit, and same will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous to sailing.

BETURK PASSAGES, Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-ambarking at San- Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Retura Face; if ro-embarking within one your, an allowance of 10 % will turn Passage Oriora, available for ons year, Le made from Return Faro. Pre-Paid Re- will be issued at a Discount of 25 % from Return Fire. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe

Es

laud, Mexican, Central and South American Consular Invoices to accompany. Over. Cargo, should he sent to the Company's Office addressed to the Collector of Cita- toms, San Francisca.

For further information ns to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 604, Queen's Road Central.

F. E. FOSTER,

Agent. Hongkong, January 12, 1884.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

88

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;

ALSO

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

utilil

N TUESDAY, the 29th January, 1881, at Noon, the Company's S. DRMNAH, Commandant De BoISHBUIL 1 BARON, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, aud CARGO, will leave this Port for the above pisces,

Cargo and Specia will bu Linden as well as for Marseilles, and ac registered for Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENS-cepted it transit through Marseilles for the

LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALE DONIA, TASMANIA and FIJI)

The Insters and Aus bralian Steamship Co's Steamer

**Tunnadice, Captain S. G. GREEN, will be despatched as above on or about TUESDAY, the 13th'

Office) will be received up to 4 pm: on the February

gatze

11th February

Captents ami value of the Packages must be declared,

For Freight er Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, January 10, 1884. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

principal places of

Europe, Shipping Orders will be granted Noon of 28th January, 1884. 2005

Cargo will be received on board until s Pocio, and Parcela until 3 pm, on the 28th January, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left sh... the Agency's Office.)

Parcels (all of which must be sent to our

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (OING I PORT DARWIN & QUEENS .., LAND PORTS, and taking through

Carge to NEW ZEALAND)

75

Contents and valua of Packages are re-

Company's Office.

For further particulars, apply at the

I. MARTIN, * Acting Agent. Hongkong, January 16, 1884. PENINSULAR & QRIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

QUARANTINE AT EGYPTIAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS.

A

at

BRANGEMENTS have bean mado for passing the Company's Steamors through the Suzz Canal in QUARANIZNE, The Honbward Nails are now being landed thne avoiding detention

VENUE, but the QUARANTINE which is still imposed at this and all other CarTEN ENTAL PORTE prevents the landing of Pas sengers, those travelling by the Com pany's Reamers are advised to 15main na Captain HUNT, will be board the Vessel which talls at MARAKILLE despatched as above.onen route-stopping & fow hours only to dis THURSDAY, the 14th February, at 4 p.m. charge Cargo and proceed in her direct to This Vessal has nuushally good Cabin LONDON, thus avoiding all QuatarTINE Accommodation, situated amidships, upon delays and inconveniences. the upper deck.

The Steamship

Wouang,"

For Freight or Panga, apply to

1157

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, January 16, 1884.

The Pasangan of the Steamers sccelerated, and they will not call at Mrs or GIBRALTAR

A. McIVER,

Superintendent, Hongkong, September 6, 1883.

will

be

0/0. THE "CHINA MAIL" OSPICE. Hongkong, December 18, 1893,