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The Hong Kong Telegraph.

No. 67.]

Shipping.

FOR MANILA.

NEE Steamship

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"DIAMANTE.” -

Captain Cullen, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 3rd September, at 1 pm..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

Hongkong, August 31, 1881.

Auctions.

AUCTION OF MACHINERY.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1881.

Intimations.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Dividend of 4%, being $5 per share, for the six months ending 30th June last, declared at to- day's Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting, will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from TO.MORROW, the 30th instant, and Shareholders are requested to apply

for Dividend Warrants at the Com- ESSRS. GENATO & Co. have-pany's Offices, No. 11, Praya Contral,

Hongkong been instructed to sell by PUBLIC, AUCTION,

on the 15th proximo, unless previously disposed of by private agreement, all THE MACHINERY of the

SAN MIGUEL FOUNDRY, MANILA. Consisting of Turning Lathes of all descriptions, Planing Punching, and Shearing Machines, Drilling Machines, Tools, Sets of Stocks and Dies (Whit- worth's), Tubo Expanders, Root's Blowers, Cranes, and a large stock of Plate Iron and Bar Trou, Shafts of from 4 to 10 inches diameter round and square, &c., &c.

They will also offer for sale a com- pleto

SUGAR REFINERY PLANT, perfectly now, never having been used, built by Seans & Sons, London, com- prising Copper Vacuuro Pan, Double Bottom Pan, Engine and 2 Boilers, 4 Copper Bag Filters, Set of Tanks, 2 Treble Barrel Copper and Gun Metal Pumps, and other attachments.

Tho plans of the said Refining Ma. chinery will shortly be on view at the Office of this Paper.

Hongkong, August 23rd, 1881.

TUITION IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE,

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by Monsieur Louis PIRON, SEN.; SINGING (CELTURE OF THE VOICE) by Monsieur EcGENE PIRON, JUN., 44, Queen's Road. Hongkong, August 30th 1881.

NOTICE.

LA

AU TSUN SAM, MEDICAL PRACTITIONER AND

DENTIST, TEACHER OF CHEMISTRY, AND WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER.

All

Sewing Machines and every des- cription of Mechanical Appliance and Musical Instrument repaired. orders executed promptly, in the best possible style, and at moderate charges.

No. 107, WELLINGTON STREET

HONGKONG.

Afong, Photographer,

HAS A LARGER COLLECTION of

VIEWS than any other in

CHINA. Miniaturos Painted on Ivory from $7. Oil Paintings on Canvas from $5. Cartes de Visite, Cabinot, and all other Styles of Portraits at equally moderate prices execated under the supervision and management of

D. K. GRIFFITHS,

Studio 8. Queen's-road. A. MILLAR & Co., PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS, COPPERSMITHS, AND BRASS- FOUNDERS, OFFICE AND WAREROOM FLETCHER'S BUILDINGS, QUEEN'S-ROAD EAST. WORKS-SPRING GARDENS, WANCHAI

C. L. THEVENIN.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, AND COMMISSION AGENT, HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING, QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. COOKE, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 29th August, 1881.. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITEO.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

MONTRIBUTING SHARE

Intimations.

.R.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 219.

ALE OF THE OPIUM FARM,

Notice is hereby givon, that TEN- DERS for the PRIVILEGE of PRE- PARING an ! SELLING PREPARED OPIUM within the Colony for the torm of ONE, TWO, or THREE YEARS from the 1st of March, 1892, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1859, No. 1 of 1859, and No. 7 of 1879, will be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24th Octobor, 1881.

Each Tonder should specify the monthly payment offered for the period

above-mentioned.

The Government doos not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.

Should the highest Tonder he less

than the sum the Governor thinks a fair price for the Opium Farm, His Excellency in Council will grant Li- cences direct under Section 3 of the Ordinance, and take such further steps as may be necessary to realize a fair

HOLDERS are requested to send in a Statement of Business con- tributed during the half-year ended 30th Juno, 1881, on or before Sep-price. tembor 30th, on which date the Ac- counts will be closed.

By Order of the Board of Directors

R. COOKE, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 30th August, 1881.

"ONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

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

By Order of the Board,

D. GILLIES,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1881, HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

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SPECIAL NOTICE.

HE Public are informed that the Scrip in the above named Com- pany, for Shares numbered 5610, 5641, 5642, and 5613, has been stolen, and that application has been made that the same may be cancelled and New Scrip issued.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1881. HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Public are informed that the

Tutioned Scrip in the

above named Company has been stolen, and that application has been made that the same may be cancelled and

New Scrip issued.

Scrip No, 43, dated 14th January, 1881, for 5 shures Nos. 297/301.

Scrip No. 196, dated 23rd March, 1881, for 5 shares Nos. 756/760. Hongkong, 30th July, 1881.

D. K. GRIFFITH & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF THE LONDON AERATED

WATERS, AND GERAL AGENTS. 7, Beaconsfield Arcade,

William Schmidt & Co. GUNMAKERS, &c. 'BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

Arms, Ammunitions, and Requisites of every description."

Arms Repaired, Cleaned, or Convorted at moderate charges.

Sporting Guns and Ammunition always on hand,

By His Excellency's Cominand,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 20th August, 1881. T. N. DRISCOLL.

TAILOR, HOSIER, HATTER,

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AND

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

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

T, N. DRISCOLD, TAILOR, HOSIER, HATTER, and GENERAL OUTFITTER, begs to intimate that on September 1st he will romove to the New Premises No. 6, Queen's-road Central, next door to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Hongkong, 10th Angust, 1881.

ECORD of AMERICAN and

REFOREIGN SHIPPING.

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

HE Undersigned have been ap-

to

YORK BOARD of UNDER- WRITERS.

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

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E CERCLE-TRANSPORTS.

SOCIET ANONYME D'ASSURANCE MARITIME MARSEILLE,

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....15,000,000 Francs. CAPITAL PAID-UP. 3,750,000 Francs.

The Undersigued, having been ap- pointed AGENTS of the above Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.

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

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[PRIOE-$16 PER ANNUM.

For Sale.

KELLY & WALSH

TAVE just received

·H

Reed's Engineer's Handbook.

Actors and Actresses of British Home Book-A Domestic Cyclopodia. Stage.

The Peking Gazetto, 1880 (transla-

tion). Chesterfield's Letters. Cannon Farrar's "Mercy and Judg

Oars and Sculls (Woodgate), Badocker's Handbooks to Paris, Italy,

Germany, &c.

Badecker's Travellers' Manual of Con-

versation.

The Slang Dictionary.

The Times Agony Colamn 1800-1870. Stonehenge's British Sports. Mayhew's Dogs--their management. McCulloch's Dictionary of Commerce

and Commercial Navigation. Twain's Tramp Abroad. New Customs publication-Opium. Rawlinson's Ancient Egypt. The Talmud..

The Koran.

ment."

Dictionary of Poetical Quotations, Fern Paradise-Heath. Injurious Insects and methods of pre-

vention.

Dr. Wincholl's Science and Religion. Hübner's Ramble round the World. Plutarch's Lives-cheap edition. Donaldson's Rough Sketching. Confessions of an Opium Eater. The Opium Smoker--12 colored plates. Sketches in Shangbai. Oppen's Stamp Albums.

Supplement to Spon's Dictionary of Comic Operas“ Olivette.”

Engineering.

House Owner's Estimator. Modern Alphabets.

Beaconsfield Cartoons.

"Pirates of Penzance,"

Pianafore," &c.

"H.M.S.

Writing, Scrap, and Photographic

Albums.

Dr. Eitol's Cantoness Dictionary Vol. 3. Large assortment of New Toy Books,

Vol 4,

Do.

Do..

to complete work, shortly.

Chess, Draughts, and Go Bang. Hongkong, August 29th, 1881.

SAYLE & CO.'S SHOWROOMS.

Great Clearance Sale.

Commencing on MONDAY, the 29th AUGUST,

and continuing

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An

THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER.

Early Inspection is respectfully invited. All Goods marked in plain figures at

GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.

Terms-Cash.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, HONGKONG.

ED. CHASTEL & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

Marine House, 15, Queen's-road.

JAVE for sale ex recent arrivals, Light Breakfast CLARETS in quarts and

pints. After Dinner CLARETS in quarts and pints.

CHATEAU LAFITE, MARGAUX, LAROSE, LEOVILLE CLOS DE MAURIN, &c. &c.

De St. Marceaux & Co's CHAMPAGNE in quarts, pints and half-pints. CLARET in WOOD.

CHARTREUSE, CURAÇOA, MARASCHINO. Price list on application.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURERS

AND

JEWELLERS.

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS. No. 46, QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL. J. ULLMANN & Co.

42, QUEEN'S-ROAD, CENTRAL, 42.

Importers of WATCHES,

J AND R. TENREN'S ALE and CLOCKS, MUSICAL BOXES, MARINE

PORTER.

DAVID CORSAR & SONS'

Merchant Navy) Navy Boiled Jong Flax

Crown

;

CANVAS.

APAHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hoogkong, 15th June, 1881,

R.

and EYE GLASSES, in great varieties, and General Goods, N.B.-Watches carefully repaired at moderate rates.

HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAT.

FRASER-SMITH, OREGON PINE SPARS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT,

ARBITRATOR,

AND

COMMISSION AGENT.

CLUB CHAMBERS, HONGKONG.

AND LUMBER always on hand.

L. MALLORY, Proprietor. Hongkong, 24th June. 1881.

Chs. J. GAUPP & Co, CHRONOMETER, 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 every Exhibition;

and for Voigtlander and Sohn's' Celebrated OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES No. 38, Queen's-road Central, STAG HOTEL. 'QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Good accommodation for Visitors, English & American Billiards, Tiffin at One o'clock. Dinner at 7.30.

This Hotel is most centrally situated and within easy distance of the prin cipal landing placos.

J. COOK,

Proprietor.