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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. No,-63, Qin's Roof East,- (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIATÍ,

ARE

N-O W

LANDING

FROM AMERICA.

ALIMENTA

CRAC

RACKER

JOMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 1

tius, and luoic.

Soda BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS.

Small HODINY.

Cracked WBEAT.

OATMEAL

TOPOJAN BUTTER. Apple BUTTER.

!

CORNMEAL

Eastern and Californian CHEESE.

CODFISH, Boneless,

Prime HAMS and BACON, Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.

Family BEEF in 25 it Regs.

Beau Ideal SALMON in 5 th cans. Catting's Dessert. FRUITS in 23 b cats.

Assorted Cained VEGETABLES, Potted SAUSAGE and Bouange

17

25

FI

MEAT.

Stuffed PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted MEATS..

Lunch HAMI.

Labs' TONGUES.

Clam CROWDER.

Frosh OREGON SALMON.

Dried APPLES.

TOMATOES.

SUOCOTASH.

Maple SYRUP

Golden SYRUP.

LOBSTERS.

*. OYSTERS.

HONEY.

Assorted JELLIES.

Groom 002N

FAIRBANKS" SCALES.

400 tb. Capacity. 600 11.

900 18. 1,200 fb.

CORN BROOMS.

1

OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.

AXES and HATCHETS..

AGATE IRON WARE.

WAFFLE IRONS.

SMOUTHING IRONS.

PAINTS and VILS.

TALLOW and TAR, VARNISHES.

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,

150° test.

Ex inte Arrivals from

ENGSORTMENT UN

STORES,

including:

CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS. MINUEMEAT,

ALMONDS and RAISINS,

Crystalizo FRUITS.

TRYSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

Pudding RAISINS.

Lante CURRANTS.

Fine YORK HAMS.

PICNIC TONGUES. PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES,

Fresca PLUMS.

BRAWN.

INFANTA FOOD. CORN FLOUR.

SPARTAN

COOKING STOVES.

HITCHOOOK HOUSE LAMI,

PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP.

CLARETS

CHATEAU MANGAÚX.

Mails.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, AND LONDON:

ALKO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

N.B. - Ciergo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for. BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

THE MENINGAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM HYDAMPES, Captain G. SomvESER, with

Mails.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES..

: PAQUEHOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; Also PONDICHERRY, BIADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS,

•

TUESDAY, the 29th January, 1884, at Noon, the Company's B DJEMNÁI, Commandant DE BOISSHOLL BASON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places..

Cargo and Specio will be registered for

As well as for Marseilla, copied in transit through Marseilles for the

Shipping Orders

Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched principal places of be granted until

from this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, the 22nd January, at 4 p.40.

Cargo will be received on beard until 10a.m. on the day of sailing.

Pareuls And Specie (Gold) at the Office until 10 a.19, n the day of willing.

Silk and Valuables for Europe will ho teamshipped at Celeb Tea and Gen- eral Cargo for London will be convoyed vid Bombay without trar:shipment, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct route ef2 Colombo.

For further Particulate, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STRASI NAVIGA TRY COMPANY'S Olice, Hongkong,

The Contents and Value of Fechayes are required to be decturei prior to shipment.

Shippers uro particularly requested, to note the torns and conditions of the Com- pany's Black. Bills of Lading.

N.Z-This Stanmor takes Cargo and Pas-

gongers for 31ARSEILLES,

A. MOIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, Jamey 10, 1881.

74

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

—

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND KUROPE,

-VIA

AND

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

THE S. S. OCEANIC will be despatch ed for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 26th January, ai 9p. w.

Connection boing mado at Yokohams, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan porta.

All Parqi Packages should be marked to aildress in full; and same will he received

at the Company's Office, until p.m. the day previous to sailing,

who

RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for Ching or Japan (or vice versa) | within six nuonths, will be allowed a discount

of 20% from Return Ware; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % be made from Reinen Faro, Pre-Pail Ro turn Pusage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 36% from 37 vanzare from anna and Japan to Burope.

Jonanlar voicer to accompany Over- land, Mexicau, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Otious addiesmal to the Collector of Cus toms, Ban Frapicisco.

For further information

to Freight

or Passage, apply to the Agency of The Company, No. 50, Queen's Road Central

F. E. FOSTER,

A gout, Hongkong, January 12, 1884.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIRS MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. CONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of

Lding to the Unsigned for count! signature, and to take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expenso."

Nu Fire Insurance has beon ofleeted.

Ex Djemnoh BM, No. 913-1 cash Wine, from Mar

Beilles.

J. MARTIN,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, January 9, 1884..

70

:-

Noon of 28th January, 1884.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE.

ROYAL,

S. 8. TAKACHIHO MARU," FROM KOBE AND NAGASAKI,

CITY HALL

Lesser

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above DAVIS & D'ANGE,............

Yossel are hereby requested to Boud

in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immealista delivery of their Goods from alongside

Cargo impeding the discharge or remain- ing on beard after TURSDAY, the 16th Instant, will be landed and stored at Con signees risk and oxponse.

No Fire Insurance will be affected. H. J. H. TRIPP, Agent,

Mitau Bishi Mail . S. Co. Hongkong, January 12, 1824.

STEAMSHIP "OXUS"

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

88

Cargo will be received on board until 4 pm, Specio and Parcels until 9 pm. on (ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship Lubourdonnais, from London, in con- the 28th January, 1884. (Parools are not to be sent on board; they must be left at nection with the above Steamer, are horoby informed that their code with the excep the Agency's Office.)"

Contents and value of Packages ard ration of Opium, Transuro and Valuables quired.

are being landed and stored at their rink For further particulars, apply at the at the Company's Godowna, wkonca delivery may be obtained iramediately after landing. Company's Office,

1. MARTIN,

"Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con- Acting Agent.

signacs before 3

To-DAY raquésting it P.m Hongkong, January 16, 1884. 107 to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned

Insurances.

THE STRAITS, INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

HE Undersigned having been appointed the shore Company are prepared to GEAST POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at current

rates.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Us, Hongkong, Norenber b, 1883. 855

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED DY ROYAL CHARTBE OF His Majesty King George The First,

A. D. 1720.

HE, Undersigned having been appointed TAgents for the above Corporation are propared to grant Insurances as follows: Marine Department.

Goods remaining unclaimed after TOES DAT, the 22nd Instant, at Noon, will be subject to ront and landing charges.

All Claims must be sent in to me before the 20th Instant or they will not be re- cognised.

No Fire Insurance has been affected:

1. MARTIN,

Acting Agent.

103 Hongkong, January 15, 1884.

Intimations.

NEWS FOR HOME. The Overland hina Mail.

(The oldest Overknet Paper in China.} PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MALL" OFFIOS

IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MA

Policies at current rates, payable either hore, in London, or at the principal Ports Containing from 7 to 84 columni of closely of India, China and Australi

Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates.

Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceading £5,000 at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Roogkong, July 20, 1872.

496

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

THE Undersigned aro prepared to accept

Riaks on First Class Godowns at por cont. ast premium per annum

NORTON & Co., Agents.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above Company, are authorized to Insurg against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

14

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CAPTIAL-Two MILLIONS STEELING,

printed matter.

THIS Mail Summary is cataplied from

TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, 18th January, 1884

RAND COMPLIMENTARY

BENEFIT.;

MISS FLORENCE CONLIFFE.

THE LOFTUS TLOUPE,

·ASSÆTED BY GENTLEMEN AMATEURS.

Last Performance in Hongkong

"LA MASCOTTE.”

CİLANGE OF GAST

FRITELLINI Crown

Prince of Pisa... Musa.Florence Coaliffe. LAURENT XVII-

Duke Piombino Mr Jeff. D'Angelis. PFOA Shepherd F. W. Oakland, Recco-A Farmer CJ. Barber. MATHBO-An Inn

keeper. Contiran Amateur, PARAFANTE-A Sor

geant Tro-A Bohemian Manoo Ditto GIUSEFTE-A Feast FAMMETA-LA

rent's Daughter.Miss BETIINA Country

Girl, La Mascotta... CARLO Page

PAOLA-A Peasant...

Mionie Nordt.

Victoria Loftus. Dolly Loftus, Myra Syddons,

CHORUS OF PRASANTS, SOLDIERS, HUNTEMER,

AND VILLAGERS,

Act Ist.

ROCCO'S FARM.--(SPRING).

Act. 2nd LAURENTS PALACE,- (SUMBER).

Act 3r | THE CAMP OF PRINCE FRITELLINI.

(M-WINZER).

AT THE FOOT OF THE ATENSANES,

NEW SCENERY, by Me. C. J. BARBER.

ELEGANT COSTUMES

Instrumental Music under the direction of PROF. WILLIAM BLAKENDY.

TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 22,

COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT OF MISS VICTORIA LOFTUS,. When will be presented The Celebrated Comic Opera,

CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE,"

the Daily China Mud, is published twice a zooath on the morning of the English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's current history1FS of 'events in China and Japan, con tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published as the various purts in those Countries.

It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Canton, &c., and a complote Commercial Summary

Subscription,

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cents per Copy (postage paid 62 cents.) $12 per annum (postage paid $13.60.3

Orders should be sant to Gro MURRAY Bars, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Streat, not later than noon of the day the English Mail Stranzay lggres China Mad.

THE OHINESE MAIL. THIS paper is now issued every day.

Tho subscription is fixed at Four Dollars per autumn delivered in Hong kong, or Seven Dollars Fifty Conta in- cluding postage to Const ports.

BY

DISTINGUISHED AMATEURS,

AND

THE LOFTUS TROUPE. THURSDAY, 24th Jan,

BENEFIT OF

MISS MINNTE NORDT, The Great Henry Irving Buccess "THE TWO ROSES."

Box Plas at Messrs, KELLY & Wars',

J. CHAS, DAVIS, Manager. BARTLEY O'BRIEN, ágeni.

Hongkong, January 18, 1884.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DEPARTURES,

January 18:

L'eling, for Bangkok Actis, for Haiphong. Ruches, for Whampos. Chindung, for Shanghai. Jacobine, for Panania Elizabeth, for Rangoon, Anchises, for London, &

Pakachiho Moru, for Nagasaki, &c.

CLEARED.

Amoy, for Swiłow. Centaur, for Macazenr. „Fruhlich, for Iloilo.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED., :".

No. 8808-JANUARY 18, 1884.

Per Euxina, from Melbourne, &x, Mm Peters and child, Mr G. M. Smith, and 90 Chinese,

Per Three Brothers, Izom Quinhou, ▼ Chi-

*5931

Per Gordon Castle, from Shanghni vín Amoy, Rev. G. H. Cabb, 1 European deck, and 117 Chinme

DIPANZED.

Per Actie, for Haiphong, 1 European, Land & Chinese,

Per Chin-tung, for Shanghai, 12 Chinesa. Per Jacobine, for Panama, 2 Europeans. Por Auchiste, for Singapore, &,, 1 Euro-, pan, and 130 Chinese.

Per Takuchibo, Marn, for Nagasaki, koj 3 Europeans, and 'Chinese.

TO DEPART

Per Centaur, for Macassar, 10 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Escrine reports: Left Melbourne Dec. 10th, Newcastle on 15th, Sydney on 18th, Brisbane on 22nd, Keppel Bay on 24th, Townsville on 26th, Cooktown on 27th, Thursday Island, Port Darwin Jan. 6th, and Bansilon Channel on 12th. For 20th Deo,, experienced a

damage heavy N. gale, doing considerable da Very and washing some live stock overboard. Throughout the passage have had a succES- sion of head winda From Port Darwin strong North and N.N.E, winds and boney ses till arrival in port

The British barque Three Brothers reports: Moderate N.E. wind and fan weather throughout.

The British steamer Gordon Castle ro porta: Strong N.. winds throughout. Spako S. 8. Lemington of Turnabout bound Soath

CARGOES.

Fer British barque Alice Mary, Hong- kong to Victoria, B.C., sailed Jan. 10th :--- 10,200 bags Rice, 760 bags Sugar, 210 bagn Beans, 300 bbls. Sugar, 250 bozes Oil, 249 boxes Sarnahoo, 100 boxes Soy, 914 pkga. Tea (unknown), and 1,963 pkga. Merchan- dico.

Per American ship Oneida, Hongkong to New York, sailed January 15th-7,060 rolls Matting, 5,215 pkga Fire Crackers, 3,280 boxes Cassia, 1,400 boxes Palm Leaves Fans, 579 boxca Cannon Crackom, 200 boxes Cassia Buds, 100 boxes Essential Ou, 110 csaku Soy, 47 boxos Canes, 40 bozor Joss Sticks, and 242 pkgs. Merchandise.

PUST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For STRAITS AND BOMBAY —

For Geelong, at 230 p.m., on Saturday,

the 19th insi. Per Benlerig talaar of na pres on Saturday. viously notiled. For SWATOW AND SHANGHAI

Por Koushing, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 19th inst.

120 For QUANGAL

HE Undersigned has received instruc ious to sell by Public Auction, on

It is the firs! Chinese Newspaper ever issued under purely nutive direction. The chief support of the paper is of course derived from the native community,

mongst whom also us to be found the the 21st January, 1884, at 2 gim., at his guarantors and securities notesamry to Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,

from

place it

on a business and legal fuoting. The projector, basing their estimates THE Uanteigned aro prevared to grant this most linformation from

POLITES against the Risk of FIRE one various Ports in China and Japan,

Australia, California, Singapore, Pe- Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on nang, Saigon, and other pinces frequented by Goods on board Vessels and on Hults of the Chinese, cage and erez-inaressing Vessels in Harbour, at ila usual Terms

themselves

justified in guarantosing a large Proposals for Life Assurances will be re-

Conditions.

circulation. The advantages offorod to ad: vertisers are therefore unusually great, and ceived, and transmitted to the Directors the foreign community generally will find for their decision.

and

· If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single, Lifo.

to their interest to avail themselves of

them.

The field open to a paper of this descrip tion-conducted by native efforts, but progressive and anti-chstructive in tono- ia almost limitless. It on the one hand commande Chiuose, belief and interest; while on the other it deserves every aid that can be given to it by foreigners. Like English journals it contains Editorials, with Local, Shipping, and Commercial Nowe and Advertisements.

Subscription orders for the above may be

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkang & Canton.

300 Hongkong, January 4, 1867..

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS. JAN. 18, 1885

Working Lust Die Clusing Goo- Account.

sent to vidend. tations, Crak

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. ¡RES. GRAVES.

BREAKFAST CLARET,

Stocke.

BANKS.

Malus.

Pani

Keserte.

Shares

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON. HK. and Shai

1.43

Task 60,000,$

INSURANCES,

1288 12593,198,3362 52,500.62 £2

SHERRIES & PORT-

TILLADO.

BACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT

(1848).

HURT'S PORT.

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.

1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY, RISQUIT DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY.

Ross's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NRY THAT C Do's TEEMOUTH CHARBIE'S GINGER BRANDY. ́EASTERN CILER.

CHARTREUSE

CURACAO.

Yangtese Ins.... 1,200

Union Tais. Socl 2,000 China Tendors'j

Inara 24,000 Con Ins. Ole10,000,$ Chinese Ins. Co. 1,500$ HK. Fire Jus... 8,000. China Fire Ina20,000

176%=$3433

Nth China Is. 1,000 TL. 2,000 T. 600TI. 400,000 T1.230,464.77 T. 75 1.1350 p. al.

350T, 35011. 358,235 T. 3,059.7618 TL 1000 1,2508 125$ 500,000 $570,391.008 18.29-8620 83.9 258 600,000 107,411.66 99% 1$78

2508 50

$ 506,127.77 10% 10 Debit Balan 1,000$ 2005 100,378 $3307.18

3% $200 230s sole 801.000 2 230,732.66 820 385 100$ 20$ 500,000 106,306.49 $3.00and 674

bonun proporti.

onate

STEAM TANIES

HK. C. and 31.j

Steamboat... 8,000,$ Judo-Chin S

Nav. Co.....126000

ANGOSTURA, BOKER'S and ORANGE China & Mauila

MARASCHINO.

BITTERS.

du.,

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMBROS and

CUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by

SAUNDERS, pints and quarts.

J. BURKE, piuts and quarts.

8. S. Cuy.,Lt. 3,500

MISGELLANEDUS,

100$ 758 200,000 8 41,320.95

Debit

670123

30% dia..

par.

10

$100 all

&

K. & Wh'po UK, and China

Dock10, 6003

tong late... 2,000

Gas Co. 5,0005

125 125 816,000

Ikong Too Cop 1,250

100% 100% 15,2508

DUS GOS

4,000 S

2,083.01

57% prat, 81961 10 107,768,148£ 1,144.180 834 share 100$ 1008 30,500

$3 $8150 100.8 1001

5,895,50 $8 3126 687.06 812 % for $155

1882. 253.45 85 4,090.65

4%

#4

890

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the China Sugar Ca C90

Gallon.

ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

$'000

Phong Battery!

Lezougar Ca 7,000 $ 100$ 100 Perak Tin Mio-

Fins New Season's OUMSHAW TEA, in Chi. Imp., 1874 6,9762

5 catty Boxes.

BREAKFAST CONGOU 5 centa p. th.

MINER'S PATENT FIREPROOF

SPECIALLY SELECTED

CIGAR S.

ing & Smolting

Company 3,000's

50 all

LOANS.

Rates of Interest.

"

1877 15,040

ii 1578 3,890 TL

100 all 100 al Bo all

12

Sugar Deban

*, 1991; 3, 565 Tl.: 500|| all

tures, 1830...!

8

·8%

GAFES, CASH and PAPER EOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices. Hongkong, December 1, 1883. 1043

1883.

$1000

600

First year

Payable. June30 Decal Feb. 28 Ag. 31 April & Oct. Jnel&De 10

Jure & Dec.

% preti.

*For 6 mouths to 30th June Dividend for 1889 and Bonus of 25 por çok-To 30th April

For year 1881,]] For half year ended 80th June 1888,

EDWARD GEORGE, Bågre Broker.

GEO. MURRAY BAIN,

China Masl Offico.

CAPORAL CIGARETTES.

SUPPLY of the above in GooD ORDER

A has just been Received.

A. S. WATSON & Co,

Hongkong Dispensary. Hongkong, January 2, 1884.

5

MONDAY,

AN ASSORTMENT OF

CHINESE AND JAPANESE CURIOS, EMBROIDERIES, &o.,

comprising

ke

Per Yangte, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday,

-the 19th inst. Ne

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

For Numon, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

19:h inst.

For SAIGON.— :

Per Olympia, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,

the Fist inst.

For AMOY AND MANILA,

Per Esmeralda, at 4.50 p, on Monday,

the 21st inst

For NAGASAKI, BIOGO, AND YOKO-

HAMA.-

Pur Khive, at 11.30 am, on Thursday,

the 24th inst.

BURNERS, PLATES, ENAMELLED WARD, For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS

OLD VARS, JAR, CARD DISHES, INCENSE BRONZES and ORNAMENTH

EMBROIDERIES and AHRQUE,

&C., Teays OF SIZE-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 18, 1884,

Not Responsible for Debts.

103

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nay

Owners will be Responsible for. any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:

ALDEN FEE, American bargne, Capt. A. Noyes-Mulchers & Con

AVERLEY, British steamer, Capt. F. G. Strachan-Douglas Lapralk & Co.

ANNETTIN, Italian barque, Captain F. Repetto.-Musso & Co.

ANTIOCH, American barques Capt. J. D. Wymart.--Order.

BONNIE LASIR, Britial barque, Capt. Clarke-Giken & Co.

CAMBANDEA, Gorman steamer, Captain II.

To-day's Advertisements. Lindemann. Sieussen & Cu.

MEDICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY

IN CHINA.

TO SOCIETY will be held in

THE FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING

CANTON, at the House of Messrs. RUSSELL & Co., on THURSDAY, 24th January, at Two o'clock. p.m.

JG KERR, Secretary,

Canton, 17th January, 1884.

TO LER.

124

FFICES and COMPRADORE'S

QUARTERS in MARINE BOUSE TWO BUNGALOWS, Nos. 33 and 35, POKFOLUM ROAD and THIRD STREET.

Apply to

BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, January 18, 1884

100

FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.

The 3/3 7.1.1 Russian. Barque

"Jupiter,

MOUST LEBANON, Brit. barquetins, Capt. Nelson, Rozaria & Co.

NELLIE MAY, American barque, Captain Aitell Austin. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Sonall-P. 60. 6. N. Ce plan

SACHESE, American ahip, Captain J. W.

Fowler, Russell & Co.

SELEBRA, British steamer, Captain

ST. IDEUO, Frenchs barque, Captain J. Duren.-Carlowitz & Co.

WILHELM, German barque, Captain W. Spugelborg-Siemssen & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS. January 18, 1884

Eurine, British steamer, 978, J. B. Peters, Melbourne Dec. 10, Nowcastle 16, Sydney 18, Brisbane 22, Keppel Bay 24, Townsville 20, Cocktown 21, Thursday Island, Port Darwin Jan 5, and Basilan Channel 12, Coal and General. RUSSELL & Co.

C. JOHANNE, Master, will load Kableke, Quinon Dec. 30, Salt-E TAY Three Brothers, British barque, 368, H. here for the abere Porto, and HONG, will have quick dispatch For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January 18, 1884

121

Gordon Castle, British steamer, 1,320, W. Waring, Shanghai via Amoy las 17, Tea and General--ALAMSON, EKLE & Co. Tourole, Trench frigate, from a cruiso.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.

7.30 am,--Auction of Griffing at Raco.

Enclosure, Happy Valley

Shipping

3 para.Geelong leaves for Bombay.

p.m.-Koushing leavor for Shanghai.

Amusements. 9p.m.-Performance at the City Hall.

General Memoranda. SUNDAY, January 20

Daylight-Namen leaves for Coast Porta MONDAY, Janitry 21

2 p.m.Anction of Chinese and Japanes

Curios, &o, at Mr J, M. Armstrong& 5pm.Emeralde leares for Manila. TUESDAY, January 22

Goods per: Ozus undelivered after. Noor subject to rent and landing charges.

4 p.m.-English Mail loves for Parts

of Call and Europe.

FZiAY, January 25

7 p.m.Banquet of Burns Anniversary

at City Hal.

SATURDAY, January 23 :-----

Sposidontal & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer Occanso leaves for Yokohama Bid San Francisco.

TUESDAY, January 29

Noon. French Mail leaves for Parts of

Call and Europe,

3pm.-Mecting of Shareholders of the HK, C&M Steamboat, Co., tel., at No. 58, Queen's Rood. Tatrapar, January 81

Tenders for Salving tho Steamer Hwai [quen's "Tresande received at the office

of Chine Merchants 8. N. Ch

FRIDAY, Felruary 8

4p.m.-Dune leaves for Australian

Ports.

4pw.-Kooning leaves for Australias

Porta

TSDAY, February 14

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established AD. 1841

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS; IMPORTERS

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SITES,

DRUGORTS SUNDBILES, NURSEar Requi

TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMSHICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT

MEDIOLNESSY MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonie Water, Gingerade, Totass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters:

The Manufactory is under direct and continious European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876

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PASSENGERS ATIving in Hongkong, or any

athar posodah mny desire to con cult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at the "CHINA MIL" Office, where over sixty nowempars, dailies and weeklica, from this countries, are now filed for reference.

The publication of this issue commencal at 7,25 p.

The China til.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1884.

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, January 17th LAND, * COOKTOWN, TOWNS- VILLE BRISBANE, SYDNEY,

Latest adrices from Egypt state thas

· AND MELBOURNE.—

Baker Pacha meditates transferring the Ter Euxine, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the base of his military operations against the 8th February, instead of as previous Mahdi to Miassowah, the Abyssinians in ly notified.

that neighbourhood having assumed friendly atutoda

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.--- The British Contract Packet Hydrapes will be despatoled on TUESDAY, the 22nd January, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond, md Brindisi, to the StritaSettle monts, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malte, and Gibraltar. N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the

Ausbidusian Colonies, - ¿».

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, will bo despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th inst., with Mails for Japan, San Francizco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will bé. closed as follows

2.16 .. Registry ceases.

2.50 P.M. Fost-Office closes, but Corres. pendence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Pee of 10 cents intra Postage until the time of departuro

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKEL →→ The

LOCAL AND GENERAL

PABEED CANALectur, Dec. 20, Antenor, Deo Glenfalloch and Diomed, Deo. 31 Peleniachsts and Mendaus, Jan. 3. The next Esaras Ma per the P &O. steamer desum, left Singapore on Sun day, the 13th ines, at 10 pm, and may be oxpected to arrive here on or about Saturday, the 19th instant. The next AMERICAN MALL, per the O&

stesse Oceanie, luft Yokohama on Tuesday, the 15th instant, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 21st instant.

The

steamer, Compta left Balavis for this Tort on the 1st istant, and Saigon on The 14th instsat

The Austro-Hungarinn Lloyd's steamship Titania leit Eingapore on the 13th instant. E

French Contract Packet Diemnak The S. 3. Benalder Left Singapore for this will be despatched ou TUESDAY,

port on the 13th instant,

the 29th January, with Mails for the The steamer Glenroy left Singapore for this United Kingdom, Europe, and place

port on the 14th instant,

poro for this port on the 16th instant.

beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits The D. D I steuner Feroit left Bings Settlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madrus, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The unial hours will be observed in closing

the Mall, &c.

... HOURS OF CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL The following lunra are observed in closing Mails, o, by the British Contract Packet Day of Departure,

Noor.

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ORDER OF SERVICE AT UNION CHURCH.

HUBUNDAY, JAN, 20. V

Hymas: 3, 201, 40, S87; Psalm, 105

Tunes: paga 3, 136, 117, 109, 178,

386.

Ws bave received a copy of the Grammatica radica da Lingua Portugues, by Mr. J. L Hart Mixer, of the Comriercial School at Mach

Money Order Office closes. P.M.-Registry of Letters coases. SETSEAL of the vessels in harbour ware flying- of all printed matter and their Bags half must to-day in consequenon patterns peases. SP.-Mail closed, except for Lats the death of the beatswain of the German

barque Francina, Martin Bungurta. 3.10 Letters may be posted with Late Fee of 10 pents until 3.30 2.-When the Post Office closes

entirely, 3.40 .N.-Late Letters may be posted

on board the packet with Late, Feu of 10 cente until time of departure.

We learn that the actual work of blocking up the Whampoa Kouch of the Canton River has been stopped in consequence of presentations, rade to the Chineng authorities by the British

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