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The Hong Kong Telegraph.

No. 29.]

THE

Shipping

FOR MANILA.

Steam-ship

"ESMERALDA,” Captain Talbot, will be despatched for tho above Port TO-DAY, the 18th Instant, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hougkong, 14th July, 188kwong

THE

FOR NEW YORK.

American Barque

"MABEL," Snow, Mastor, will load here for the above Port and will have quick dos- patch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 8th July, 1881.

RECORD of AMERICAN and

Agents,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

G. FALCONER & Co., WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURERS

AND

JEWELLERS.

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS. No. 46, QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL. JOHN NOBLE.

·CHRONOMETER AND WATCHMAKER JEWELLER & SILVERSMITII. Meteorological and Nautical Instruments.

No. 8, QUEEN'S-ROAD,

Chs. J. GAUPP & Co. CITRONOMETER, WATCH, "AND CLOCK-MAKERS, Jewellers, Silver-smiths, and

Opticians.

Charts and Books. Nautical Instruments.

Sole Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches; awarded the highest Prizes at cvory Exihibition;

and for Voigtländer and Sohn's Celebrated OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES. No. 38, Queen's-road Central.

WANTED TO PURCHASE.

MPTY Spirit Bottles and Cases, also Empty Bottled Beer Casks.

Apply to HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 11th July, 1881..

·HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAI

REGON PINE SPARS

AND LUMBER always on hand.

L. MALLORY, Proprietor. Hongkong, 24th Juno. 1881. !

THE Undersigned have been ap- Tpointed AGEN IS to the NEW

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

7

HONGKONG," MONDAY, JULY 18m, 1881.

Tsale by Public Auction, on

THE Undersigned will offer for

MONDAY,

25th July, 1881, at 4 P3L, unless previously disposed of by private contract, the valuable property, com- prising Soven Chineso Shops and Dwelling. Houses, erected upon In- land Lot No. 77, opposite the Com- missariat Buildings, Queen's-road East.

The seven shops will be sold either soparately or together.

Terms of sale $2,000, or $300, por house, to be paid on the fall of the Hammer. For plans of the property, and further particulars and conditions of sale refer, to

SHARP & Co.,

Intimations.

R.

THEATRE ROYAL,

CITY HALL.

WEDNESDAY, 20тu JULY, 1881.

GRAND SUBSCRIPTION

ENTERTAINMENT,

AND

$

Positively the last appearance of the TAYLOR TROUPE.

[PRICE $16 PER ANNUM.

For Sale.

SAYLE & CO.'S SHOWROOMS.

Ex S. S. "Bothwell Castle”

Cheap Fancy Dress Materials. Cream Oatmeal Cloth for Dress. An assortment of New and Fashion

able Frillings.

Ribbons in every colour and width. The New "Ombro" Ribbons, shaded. Infauts White Silk Hats.

Prices of Admission $2, $1, and 50 cts. Children's "Granny "Sun Hats.

V.

R.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

Auctioneers and Valuutors of Lands, NOTICE TO BUILDERS

Houses, and Estates,

13, Queens-road Central, opposite the Chartered Bank of India,

Australia and China. Hongkong, 15th July, 1881.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ORDINARY, HALF-YEARLY MEET. THE OF SHAREHOLDERS WI

be hok at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, the 29th instant, at Four o'clock p.m.

ورمیه

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the

14th to the 29th Instant.

By Order of the Directors,

LOUIS HAUSCHILD,

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th July, 1881. CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

IF Fifteenth Ordinary Meeting of

Shareholders in the Company will ho held at the Hend-offico, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th Instant, at 2.30 o'clock pan., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Ac- count to 30th April last, and of declar- ing dividends.

The Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from 10th to 30th Inst., both days inclusive.

By Order,

W. II. RAY, Secretary.

Hongkong, Sth July, 1881.

LE CERCLETRANSPORTS

- SOCIETE ANONYME D'ASSURANCE

MARITIME MARSEILLE,

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....15,000.000 Tranes. CAPITAL PAID-UP, 3,750,000 Franes.

Tho Undersigned, having been ap- pointed AGENTS of the above Company, aro propared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

YORK BOARD of UNDER-ONGKONG AND WHAMPOA. WRITERS.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.

STAG HOTEL. QUEEN'S - ROAD-

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE..

-----

During my absence from Hongkong, Mr. ROBERT COOKE will act as CENTRAL Secretary.

By Order of the Board,

Good accommodation for Visitors, English & American Billiards. Tiffin at Ono o'clock. Dinner at 7:50.

This Ilotol is most contrally situated and within casy distanco of tho priu- cipal landing places.

J. Cook,

Proprietor.

D. GILLIES,

Secretary Hongkong, 15th June, 1881. William Schmidt & Co.

QUNMAKERS, &c. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

TENDERS are required for the ERECTION of a SANITARIUM at the Wanchai Valley, Hongkong.

Parties desiring to Tendor for the erection of these Works must leavo their namos at the Royal Engineer Of fico on or before the 1st August, 1881, at Two p.m.

Infants Cloaks and Robes. Eno's Fruit Salt. Perfumery and Toilet Soaps.

Es S. S. "Glenroy”

Ladies' Spun Silk Vests.. Ladies' White and Coloured Lislo Ladies' White Cotton Hose.

Thread Hoso..

Ladies' Balbriggan Hosc. Lace Collars.

Children's Fancy Collars. Specialities in Ladies' Umbrellas. Lime Cream and Hair Washes for

the Hair.

A splendid lino in Ladies' Embroid- orod Shoos. &c., &c., &c.

Victoria Exchange, Hongkong. Temporary Premises, Crosby's Store, SAYLE & Co.,

KELLY & WALSH

AVE just received

The Revised New Testament, Life of Lord Beaconsfield.

Bergen's Seamanship.

Bills of Quantities and Specifications will be supplied to each person on ap-Colonel Gordon's Africa. plication to the Government Surveyor on payment of Five Dollars.

The Bills of quantities and Specifica- tions will be printed in English only. No Tender will be received unless to the effect that he has deposited in the person tendering produces a receipt Hor Majesty's Troasury, Com uissariat Buildings, the sun of $100 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sun shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person refuses to carry out his Tender, should the Tender be accepted. The Secretary of State does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.

A. MEYER, A.C.G., District Commissary-General. Commissariat Office,

Hongkong, 18th July, 1881.

ECA DA SILVA & Co.

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS

AND AUCTIONEERS,

IMPORTERS OF PARISIAN GOODS, SPANISH WINES, AND GENUINE HAVANA CIGARS,

Special lines in Fancy and Plain SATIN, SILK, AND GAUZE DRESSES.

A variety of Richly TRIMMED COSTUMES, from the first houses in Paris.

Elegant Dressing & Morning GOWNS.

BATHING DRESSES in the latest Style.

MUSLIN SHAWLS, CRAVATS, and FICHUS.

An assortment of Fine FRENCH CORSETS.

Ex recent Mail Steamers.. Ladies' and Children's STRAW. IIATS. in great variety.

PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS. RIBBONS and SASHES of overy description.

Silk and Lisle Thread STOCKINGS. COLLARS and CUFFS in latest Fashions.

---SATIN and-KID SHOES.

White and Colored KID GLOVES. Gentlemen's SILK and SATIN SCARVES

French BOOTS and SHOES.

A large collection of Elegant Art- iclos suitable for presents, from the Grand Magasins du Louvre,

Piosso & Lubin's Celebrated PERFUMES.

The most varied collection of Fancy Goods in the Colony.

SHERRIES of the Finest Quality at extremely low prices,

Noto the address, 48, Quoon's-zond

Central.

Hongkong, 15th Juno, 1881.

Largo Stock, Now Pipes.

Sweet Caporal, Old Judge, Entre Nous and other popular Cigarettes. Empress of India Cigarettes. Now Birthday Cards.

Captain Hayes' Veterinary Notes for New Scrap Albums.

Horse Owners.

Hole's Book about Roses. Rigg's Treatise on Steam Engine. Boulgor's History of China,

Cigarette Machines. American Collections of Modern Music.

Clarke's Manual of Engineering. Knight's Engineering Dictionary. Lavater's Physiognomy.. King's War-ships of Europe. Sawyor's Electric Lighting. Wade's Tzu-Erh-Chi. Fyfe's History of Europe.

ALL THE NEW NOVELS OF THE DAY, Pinto's Through Africa, in Portuguese. Now Danco Music! Now Songs! New French Novels

All the Novelties from Vienna, Lon-

don, Paris and America.

Summer Games, Lawn Tenis, Croquet,

&c.

Now Fino Art Goods.

Now designs in Playing Cards. The Japanese Lacquer Playing Cards. Mathematical Instruments.

Colour Boxes and Artist's Sundries. New Menu and Name Cards. Now designs in Stationery,

A new stock of Tauchnitz Novels. A large stock of well finished European ACCOUNT BOOKS in fall and half binding, also Ladies' and Gon- tlemon's Chit Books. Hongkong, June 15th, 1881.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

YUMMER NECESSITIES.

Cooling Drinks and Tonics :-- Neurotone, A NEW TONIC.

Devonshire Cider. Rhapsodia and Cowslip Wine, Ginger Ale.

Lemonade and Soda Water. Sparkling Summer Ale. SUMMER UNDER CLOTHING:-

Light and Durable in Silk. Indian Gauze.

Lisle Thread. Balbriggan and Cotton.

Washing Tios and Gloves. Shirts and Collars.

* Sun Helmots and Straw Hats.

Umbrellas.

Lawn Tennis Sets Parlour Curling Pond. Lawn Bowls,

Auut Sally and Skittles.

Bath Spongos and Towels. Bathing Drawers.

FRESH GROCERIES and House-

hold Stores.

New Butter. New Milk.

PERFUMERY. Frait Salt, Quinine, Parish's Food, Prickly Heat and Carbolic Soaps.

Eau de Cologne. New Novels. Billiard Cues.

LAWN GRASS SEEDS.

ED. CHASTEL & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

Marine House, 15, Queen's-road.

AVE for salg ox recent arrivals, Light Breakfast CLARETS in quarts and

pints. After Diquer CLARETS in quarts and pints.

CHATEAU LAFITE, MARGAUX, LAROSE, LEOVILLE CLOS DE

MAURIN, &c. &c.

Do St, Marceaux & Co's CHAMPAGNE in quarts, pints and half-pints.

CLARET in WOOD.

CHARTREUSE, CURAÇOA, MARASCHINO.

Price list on application,

D

FRASER SMITH,

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT,

ALBITRATOR,

AND

COMMISSION AGENT.

CLUB CHAMBERS, Honukona,

T. N. DRISCOLL.

TAILOR, HOSIER, HATTER,

AND

GENERAL OUTFITTER, 45, and 47, QUEEN'S-ROAD,