OUR JOBBING DEPARTMENT FAVING beso REPLEN ISHED with a largo su wrtment of the latent EUROPEAN Bad AMERICAN NOVELTIES,
we are prepared to execute
orders for FANCY WORK with
nestness and despatch, and gi
very moderate valg).
CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.
The China Mail.
GOLD MEDALS, PARIS 1978:1894
JOSEPHA
GILLOTTS
PENS. Highest Quality, & Having Gressað, rality,sro Therufuru
CHEAPEST
The only Awel, Chittago, 1402. NUMBERSFOR USE BY BANKES.
Pep, 225, 229, 201. 6Hp Year, 7, 8, 97, 101, 7,50. In Fin, Meta, un Bred Pointe.
The New Turned-up Point, 1989.
No. 10,621.
AGENTS FOR RUE CHINA MAJE
LONDON:-F. Awas, 11 & 12, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, C. GOEDE STRIE & Co., 30, Cornhill. GOITION Gorou, Ludgate Circus, E.0, BATES
HANDT & Co 37, Walbrook, E.G. SAMUKE DEACOs & Co., 140 & 154,
Established.
號十月三年七十九百八千一英
February 1845.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1897,
Business Notices,
Business Notices. COMO INVI
Leadenhall Street, W. M. Witzs, 161 GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Cannon Street, R.O. ROBERT WATSON, 150-Fizet Start
PARIS AND EUROPE: MAYENCE, FAVES & Co., 18, Rue de la Grunge NEW YORK: THE UTNESS EFANORLIST
Orrox. 58. Wet 224 Street
Bateliere.
BAN FRANCIS00 and American Ports
generally Bar & BRACE, & Fran
$300
AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW
ZEALAND GORDON & Gors, bourne and Sydney.
SMITH &.
CEYLON
APOTHEDARIES Cu.. Oolombo.
SINGAPORE, STRATTS, &.KELLY
WATAH, LTD, Singapore. CUINA:--Macao, A. A. Ra Chuż Amey,
N. Moze & C., Linen, Poachert, H. W. CHURCHILL, Mangkat, LANE,. ORAWFORD
00., KI KELLY - E W Tokatlama, Lanx, Onawroal & On., and KELLY & Cor
Banks.
HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, TOURNER BANK OF IN
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1953. HEAD OFFKE, LONDON,
....£800,000
...£800,000
CAPITAL PAID-OF BRSERVE LIABILITY OF SHAKS-,
HOLORES ... BEARY BUND
4
Fresh supplies received fortnightly from Crosst and BLACK- WILL, Jonk Mora and Soys, BLANCHFLOWER-lso from Corrine PACKING CO., and other first-class Anteric Packers,
M.B. All Goods of the VERY BEST quality only.
SPECIALITIES.-ROGATE'S STREAKY BACON, Your HAS, Lane, Crawford & Co.'s French BUTTER (Blue Tos), Australian BUTTER (Rosebud Creamery Indian CHUTNJES, Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Ground Corn, Ceylon Tax, Cumshaw TEA, Phillippe and Card's VEGETABLES, Dutch Aspanaqus, dre
- WINES, $PIRITS, BEERS, LIQUEURS, BITTERS
Of best Brands only, and at MoDBRATE Puices. Sole Agents for Ayala's CHAMPAGNE, Napior Jolinston's WHISKY, N.B. WHEY, Teacher's Whisky, Adet Seward's Charets,
218
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,
LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
- HONGEÒNG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTË,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,
Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.
$350,000 Contractors to II, M, Goernment, and the Principal Buglish, Indian, Colomiti and
Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Ballitoys of Jepan.
INTEREST silowed on Cueroat Acoment
at the rate of 2% per annum on the Dalle belauces,
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 %
" 8
you to. 21-24
TH. WOTTESEAD, Manager,
Hongkong, October 17, 1896
THE
846
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
CIMITED.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.£1,000, Avesonisku CAPITA... 00,0
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
Court of Directora
D. GILLIES, Esq. H.STOLgzurou, Esq. CHAN KIT-BRAN, HOW TEND SHAO,
Esq.
KWAY ROT ODEs, Exy
Chief Manager,
Gro. W. F PLAYFAIE
Sandultake Les 210 DIKA
Hongkong, October 23, 1894,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
171
THE business of the-tboye Bank s cvr-
Tducted by the HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Bulan may be obtained su spe plication.
MANUFACTURERS OF
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
HONGKONG HOTEL-PHAYA,
SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:
MINION & GENERAL POUNDRY SYS, LID, SNOWDON SUP & Co., “Sxowomer,'.
BELL'S ASUESIDS,
NEW WIRE WOVE ROOFING CO. GRIPEL'S SIGAM TRAP
BERU & Sons' L., Papes & VauNISH, TURTON BROS, & Matthews Stem Boom, W. WILS: UnBett, (Sareas and dûandiyavia Delrino),
Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by Principal English, Colonial and South American
Railway Companies. -
1
W. JACKSON, Manager.
VIN SAINT-LEHO.N.
GRANVILLE B. SHARPE, F. CS., Etc, elyst, Lyte Pascipal of the Liverpool Colege of Chemistry; --1 bergby martuy that I hare gubained to very careful cheta sig, a age of Saint-Lehen Wine, and I find it to be a perfectly pare and natural ine of grot expence, plesessing very choice aroma and bague and containing vainable distetic, rucnperative and invigorating properties.
I stimates the appetite; prometue digaetion, and I consider that its disa, will be attended by the best results in ali esses pure a wholerone and reliable simulant is required.
$42.
$19.00
per doz.
SULE AGENTS, GANDE, PRICE & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchante, 12, Qumn'a Hond.
The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAM
Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures,
The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING bas heon adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for was throughout Her Majesty's Navy.
WY
NAVIGATION COMPANY
The VICTOR METALLIO JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and WILL despatch is to the formationed PORTS on the DATI S Hydraulic Joints, 3nbols and Mudhale Dours, &c., are a'an used on every Battle- ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpedo-boat and Transport in H. M. Serviss..
SALAMANDER NOT deducting Compration for Boilera, Hot-water Parks, Pipea, & IN TWO QUALITIES.
1281
INTEREST on deposits is allowed, at 045 3 PER CENT.
Dopositora
may transfer at their option balances of 100 or more to the HONGKONO AND BHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at PER CENF. per
BOATM,
For the Hongkong and Shanghad
Banking Ocrporation,”
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, August 1. 1895.
1517
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent: qu
... Tros. SKINNER.
DODWELL, CARLILL & C
Generai gents.
+-
CAPTAIN
FOR.
STEAMSHIP.
DATK
LONDON, &z, Rohilla "...
JAPAN ÁNC 2G,
LONDON.
F. COLE..
W. D. Muse......
..Noon. th March.
Noon, 13 March
J. CHELITE, R.N.
About 18th March.
SHANGHAI, SKI
.T. Lewy
LONDON... Cesiun
...E. LENTON, R.NIN.
Abōnt 20th March.. About 3rd April,
HONGKONG HOTEL ORE & YOKO.Jopm
PECIAL
TRY OUR
WHISKEY.
W. BREWER & Co.
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. | The Horas, by Procter Naval Focket Book, 1590 Kridtjof Nansen, 1891-98 The Ferry of Sport, Badminton
Library
12
163
Fia
Other Worlds than Dura, by Proctor
*** ** 2.00
... 2.50 Tom Baryor Detective, by Mark Twain 2.00 6.60 Ferns British and Foreige, by Smith 3.00
Ardath. by Marie Corel...
1.20% 5.25 Sentimental Tommy, by J. M. Barrie 1.20 2.00 Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
by Burneti Smith 7.50
Motive Power and Gearing for Blec trical Machinery, by Carler 1.20
... 7,50 Lloyd's Seaman's Almanack, 1997. 160 Queen's Road, Under Ilonykong Hotel.
Wild Bain of India, by Saade son A Marrige in Chins, by Min Arch-
• bald Little ... *** The Gud and its Development, by
Greener M
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 67
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAIN UP CAPITAU$10,000,000. RESENTE FOND... 6,100,00 RESESTE LIABILITY or
-$10,000,000.`
PROPRIETORS TABLOLAR
COURT OF DIRECTORS --
Dr. C. MICHAELSER, Raj-Chairman,
Hon.J.J. BIL-IRVING, Deputy Chairman.
.C. Bourgmann, Esq.
JR L. Richardson,
G. D. Faing, Esq. Esq
G. Bell, Esq. D. R. Sassoon, Erg.
R. Shewan, B.
R. M. GR. A. Biebs, E-
A. McConachis,
A.J. Raymond, Ea
CHEY MANAGKE :
Hongkong.-T. JACKSON, Esq,
MANAGER
Shanghai-J. P. WADE Gago'nun, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING CO., ED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of 2
*
5,25
L. MARTEL & Co.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS,
OHABLIS
24, QUEEN'S ROAD,
BREAKFAST and After Dix Wista, Red and White.
1862
CHAMBERTIN
All our "Wires are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.
DICK'S (LAR HANNAYS)
PATENT COMPOSITION
per cont, per annum on the daily balage. The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for
quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with
On Fin DEFOÁTTA --
For a montha 25 per cent, per anuvio,
B
11 12
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manage
868 2562
Hamokong. February 27, 1897.
AN EFFECTUAL STOP
FUT TO ALL ANXIETY
BY.
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASE VALUE POLIOT
VF TAS
'EQUITABLE
Pangand
This Policy provides three things y Protection for the family; Provision for the assured's later year) (8) A valuable investment
-When three suncel premiums have bero fald the policy acquiries yearly thereal for Ihree dialinor QUARANITED VIRG
(1) paid-up sastramos i (8) Jana (3) Los
at 2 per cent.
This polley is pronounced by experiesand- Kist of Business to be the batt and
libers contract of life amate
wd and it in odered by
plendid SURPLUS
to support it GUARA
ESTD
this Composition.
Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers."
HARRY WICKING & Co., 4o Agente in Hongkong.
'HORSE HEAD' BRAND.
BASS'S PALE ALE, GUINNESS'S EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT.. Both Guaranteed to be the BEST quality brewed. Bottled in London. Oaldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants,
* Hongkong, Februszy 87, 1897,
W. POWELL & Co..
AGENTS BEST HAND SEWN BOUTE,
GENTS BICYCLING SHOES,
GENES BICYCLING ROSE,
$11
GENTS RENTING SHOES,
OSITE TENNIS BROES, FUNSING SPIKES-FOOT BALL SPIKES, 25,, du
W. POWELL & Co.
* Sas Spodisi Advertisert.
For Freiga or Passage, and further Particulars, apply to P.&O. 4. 5. O's Ofân
Hongkong. March, # KRÁT.
H. A. KITCHIE, Superintendent.
HONGKONG BUTCHERY.
PRIME
Nos. 11, 13, and 16 Central Market.
479
BEEF AND MUTTON. VEAL SAUSAGES.
CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES. Hongkong, March 1, 1899,
Vinolia
"VINOLIA" IS A REFINED SOAP.
It keeps the complexion fresh and clear.
No other Boop has ruceived
such high awards as "VINONA"
SOAP.
424
Don't use
Boiled Soap
for the
Toilet.
Soap
DON'T ECONOMIZE AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR COMPLEXION. VINOLTA, SOM-All Pires. VINOLIA KILAVING STIJEN and CAKEM
INGLIA CREAM [For Itching, Fax Bota, &o.), and VIFOLIA POWIE (For the Eomplixion).
Insurances
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DROMEs, 1895, $12,433,151
Authorised Capttat.... Subscribed Capital.
£3,000,000,0,0 £2,770,000.0.0
Paid up Capital.............................. £687,500.0.0 Fire Funda...Nub
---£2,001,016.2.3
Intimations.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY: LIMI (ED."
日八初月二年西丁
PRIDE, $2.50 PER MONTH.
Business Notices.
No Land is so Remote that it is not
reached by
SCHLITZ BEER,
Knowledge is Power.
TO KNOW THAT
SCHLITZ,
The Berk that made Milwaukee Famous, is ABSOLUTELY PURE
AND MADE OF THE BEST PARTS ONLY OF CHOICE MALT & HOPS.
FOR
ASK
Schlitz
Schlitz ravived the highest
Award na Worki's "Fair
PURIT
Sule Agents for Hewsong:
WATKINS & Co.
46, QUEEN'S, ROAD CENTRAL, JWGKONG,
苏藥大建鲶
WALKIN TAI YEUK FONG,
Green Island Cement a
PAVING
Limited.
MANUFACTURERS OF
472
Compan
TILES
PAVING
DRAINEPIPES.
I
WORKS,
FIRECLAY GY
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., CENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
Q5100 of
FOTIVE.
MAVE this da Admitted Mr E H. JOSEPH'ah Partner in my business
of Share and General Brolcar, which will; in fature be conducted under the Namo and Style of JORDAN & JOSEPH.
PAUL JORDAN,
Oleen Fresnosed και
8, Duáðull Streat, Hongkong. Much 8, 1897.
intimations..
Intimations.
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE Foureento Ordinary General MERTING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Com pany's OFFICE No. 9, Frays Central, Victoris, on MONDAY, the 22nd Marchs nt 12 o'clock Noun, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ataunte and the 474 Report of the General Managers for the year ending dist December, 1800, declaring a Dividend, and electing a bonzulting Com mitteo and Anditors.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the CALL 19 por aus B aberea Dubered
The Transfer BOOKS of the Compaty will be OLUSED from the 7th to the 29 Instant, baidare iuclusive
SHEWAN, TONES & Co.,
General Managers, Elongkong, March 4, 1897.
432
28001;25856, 23494/20143, 26194/96343 CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, 26394/26193, 04/26783,
20804/26943,
|26994/27043, 97861732560 32042/33818,
3.009/34103, 88104/38209,
2104/36209, 30350/55559,
38606/36720, 30854/56303,
7946/37994, 380453861900437
LIMITED. NOTICE
98830/38013, 39005,3808), 50243/30240, THE Niastenih Ordinary Annual 43483/4 34, 40858/41065, 41000/11750,
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS 40034/12283 4384 42483, 42684/127-S, of the Company will be held at the 41464/44033, 44984/44089, 47872/47421, OFFICES of the General Agente, at Nont, must be FAID to the Undersigned at the pose of recaping their Report with * on SATURDAY, 27th March, for the pur- Offee of the Compos, 39 and 40 Queen Statement of Acounts to Blu December Bead Central, Victoria. Hongkong, ou or 1800. before the 16th day of March 1897; and: also gives that in the event of nonpayment of such call at the office of the Company aforesaid on or before, the said Ch day of March 1897 the above men lined shares will be liable to be forfeited,
Hongkong, March 4, 1807.
434
Notice
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HE Thirteenth Ordinary Annual THE
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS
will be CLOSED from the 18 to the 27111 The Transier BOOKS of the Company March, both days inclusive.
480
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Agents. Hongkong, March 6, 1897. LUZON SUGARREFINING COMRANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
in the Company will be held at the Com-Fifteenth Ordinary Annual MEET- pany's OFFICE, No. 9, Prays Central, ING of the SBAREHOLDERS OF Twelve o'clock Noon, for the purpose of of the General Agents, Pedda Streat, a Victorie, on MONDAY, the 15th March, the Company will be held at the OFFICES receiving a Statement of Accounts and the 12.30.p.m., on STURDAY, 17th March, Report of General Manager for the year for the urpose of raosiving their Reports exting 31st December, 1896, declaring and a Statement of Accounts to Slat Dec NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Dividend and sleping a Conatiting Com-1896. YONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS
mitte and Auditors.
The Tracefer BOOKS of the Company are requested to send in a STATEMENT will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 27th March, 1897, both days Inclusive.
The Traustr BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to tho of Business Contributed during the Halfth Instant, both days inclusive, Your ended 31st December, 1898, on or ACCOUNTS will be CLOSED.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. I. ROSE,"
Secretary Hongkong, February 96, 1897.
Hove bompany dra grepared to before the 16th Marab, of which date the
AVING been appointed Abasta of the Accept EUROPEAN and CHINS RISKS at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMEN &-US.,
Agenta. Hongkong, July 23, 1896.
3647 UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
in the Reign of Quen Anns
2.0.-1914) CARTIAL FULLY SUBORIARD, 2480,000, CAPITAL PAID UP. £180,000 TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £9,000,000. TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME, £850,000.
Underkaned, heving besh appointed thophore Soutely in Hong kong, are prepared to laun Pozzi against FIRE on the rinj terms,
HARRY WIOKING & Co., Progn Central
AMERICAN SYSTEM
DUR TISTRY. QUEENS ROAD CUNTIAL, CHADWICK KIW (AT or Porn is Nests. Romakung, Povember 10, 1000,
1401
895
Kinghorn & Macdonald, Consulting Methanical Enginara and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY Or aut KINDS OF MARINERY AND ATTHANDES
PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS and DRAWINGS prepared for all Olsaces of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOLLERS.
New Work and Repaire supervised: Surveys undertaken and Reports prepared
Telegrams, “Kiserose," Hongkong, Telephone, No. 11. Posted Address, Prays Central,
JUHN KING BOIN, MIMI MUA, E Lentic
DONALD MAUDONAL..
SHUWAN, TOMES & C
General Manager, Hongkong. Margh 1, 1807. "-
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,
433
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1898,
JARDINE, MATHESON & O..
General Agents. Hongkong, March 6, 1897,
468
KELLY & WALSH, LTD,
JUST ABRIVED
ONTRIBUTORS to the above UFFICE TENNIS RACQUETS-1897 TENNIA
RACQUETS.
are requested to Farnish the Under signed with a Lasr of their Contributions for the year ending 31st December, 1888, in order that the Distribution of BONUS may & few TATE'S Special's be granted. Reims not rendered prior to the Blox day of Merch Instast, will be adjusted by the OFF, and be CLAIME ex ALTERATIONS will be subsequently Admitted.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca
General Agents. Canton Iksirande ÖSYIS, IN, Songkong, March 1, 1891,
Burizon DiMA
No 10, D'AGUILAR Bizze TERMS TERY MODERATE,
SLAKENDIN'S CL
SHAFENGER'S DAHON,
เอ Bazzan's fallous BLACK GUT RACQUETIK All wriouza and NEWEST shapes, 1887 Balzs--1807, AYRES CHAMPIONSEMP
and
QUEROR VASEN BAZE KELLY & WALAH, RY