.
DEN JOBBING DEPARTMENT
|AVING boun “ REPLEN..
ISHED with a large as- sortment of the latest BURōPEAN and AKIBIDAS NOVELTIES,
we are prepared to execute
orders for FÁNOY WORK with
pratoses and despatah, and at--
very moderate rates,
CHINA, MAIL' OERIOR
No. 10,644
The China Mail.
AGENTS FOR THE UHINA MAIL
LONDON:-F, Axean, 11 & 12, Clemen
Lans, Lombard Street, E.O." GroNDE Street & Co., 30, Cornhill. Gennox Goror, Ludgate Circus, E.O. BATES HIT & Co., 37, Walbrook, C. SAMTAL DEACO & Co., 150 & 164, Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLS, 151, Cannon Street, E. Rouzer WAON, 150, Fleet Street.
號六月四年七十九百八千一英
Business Notices.
Detablishod
February 1845.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1897,
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.
NEW STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS.
PARIS AND EUROPE: MATENCE, NEW MODEL MANDOLINES, BY WASHBURN,
FATEN & Co., 18, Rus de la Grange Baldiore
At $50, $75, $100, $125,
Business Notices.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,
CÔNGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.
الرمل
SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:
BELL'S ASBESTOS,
OHRAP MANDOLINES FROM $10.
ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDDY fra, Lao., Naw Wine WovE ROOFING CO.
SNOWBON For's az Üɔ., 'SnowORIFT,'
GRIPEL'S STEAM TRAT.
NEW YORK:-Tas Umirese EVANGELINE VINACCIA MANDOLINES & $35 to $100.
Oprus, 62. West 2d Street.
SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports
generally:—Bean & BLACK, Ben Fran
eino."
AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW
MUSICAL BOXES,
by Nicolé Frères of Geneva,
ZEALAND GORDON & doos, M-Playing the latest popular Airs and Dances; from $25 Upwards.
manbourse and Bydningen
OKYLON W. M. SMITH & Co., Tur
APOTHECABINS Co.. Colombo.
TEMLETT'S NEW ZITHER BANJOS.
SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &-Kxx & FIVE
WALA, LTD., Singapore.
OLINA-Bacao, A. A. na ORUZ. Amoy,
N. MOALLE & CO., LIMITED. Fouchers, H. W. CHURCHILL, Shanghai, LANE, A OSWTORD & Co., and KmLT d WALSH, Yokohama, LANK, ChawrOBI & Co., and KELLY & Co.
Banks.
"HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the above Bank is con
SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORA- TION. Rules may be obtained on sp plication,
INTEREST ou deposita is allowed at 3 PER CENT. per annum. Depositers may transfer at their option balances of #100 or more to the KONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed an FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per
паци.
For the Hongkong and Shaughal
Banking. Corporation,
T. JACKSON,
Chie! Mariager.
Hongkong. August 1..1895.
1616
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
FAR-UP CAPITAL.....810,000,000, REVE FUND..............$ 6,500,00 RESERVE
LIABILITY Or
PROPRIETOR..-..
COURT OF DIRECTORS;
$10,000,000.
BT. C. MICH AKISEN, Esq.-Chairman.
Hon. J. J. Bar-Tavira,--Deputy Chairman,
C. Beurman, Esq.
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
G. D. Böning, Ekq.
R. L. Richardson,
1. B. Prise
F. Shawan, Esq.
David Gubbay, Eng N. A. Slobs, Esq.
A.-McConnotis, Esq.
ÜHIET MANAORE:
Hongkong-T. JAOKSON, Esq.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARD'NES, Fry. LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING Qo., L.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ÁIZOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, por ADDam on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS -
For 3 months 2 por cont. per anDUEL
க
St 11
25
IN
# 12 #
J}
T. JAOKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, April 1, 1887. -
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED DY ROYAL ÜĦARTER 1859. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.
CAFINAL PAID-UP... ....£800,000 RESERVA LIABILITY OF SHARE
...£800,000
HOLDERS...
RESERVE FUND
་་་
607
日五初月三年酉酎
THE HONGKONG CHINESE M2IL»'. 報日字華香。
(Hangkong Wa Tax Yut Pa.)
ISSUED DAILY.
Caur Un May
Manager and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION:
Five Dollaria pear, deisveradis in Izamg kong. Qutporta, $it koparanKUM, including postage.
PRICE, $2.50 Per Month
Business Notices.
JUST A MINUTE!
IT WILL MEAN POUNDS IN YOUR POCKET IN COURSE OF A YEAR.
IF
--:(=):~~~
Peptonized 'Pomolene' Bitters.
you have stomach trouble or indigestion try the Now Remedy for Dyspepsia. Manufactured by the American Drug & Chemical Ou, under the direction of the Poptonized Powoleas Bitters Co., from extract of Chinese Pumalo Fruit thoroughly
BREGER & SONS' LTD., PAINTS & VARNINA, Touros B2oz. & MATTHEWS STEEL GOOD. peptorized zad pancreated. It is unexcelled as an appetizer and digestant,
dage W. Wilson Chuasti, (Saturn and Scandinavia BeltinD),
Thong bits will be found especially useful in ali tropios countries where Indigestion, general woaluers and dobility are so prevalent; alan during the hot montba in mora tomperato climates, as well as in all casco and at all times where there is indi. French,gestion, loss of appetite, general debility and nervous prostration...
Bell's Packings and Joiutings are used by the British,
Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by
· Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.
CHOICE STOOK OF PIANO
AND SEVEN STRINGS.
PRICES PROM $25 to $80,
CHEAP BANJOS FROM $5.
CANDLE SHADES IN TASTEFUL COLOURS AND NOVEL DESIGNS,
24
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,
LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,
Pioneers of the Asbastos Trade.
W. JACKSON, Manager.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION OOMPANY
WILL dispatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE
-named-
FOR.
STEAMAXIF.
CAPTAIN.
DATE.
Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and LONDON, &c.......Rosetta *...F. N. TILLABO........Noon, Sth Aprill.
Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Bailoways of Japan.
MANUFACTURERS OF
JAPAN...................... Åncora....................................W. D. Moste.................................................Nouu, 9th April.
The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest LONDON............Candia ............G. E. Watour, &.N.N ...... About 16th April,
Proesuros. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.
Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy
The "VIOTOR” METALLIC PACKING Èss been adopted by the Lords of the
The "VIOTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steath and Hydraulio Jointe, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c., are also used on every Battle- ship, Cenisor, Gunboat, Torpedo-hoat and Transport in H. M. Service.
"BALAMANDER" Non-ennducting Composition for Boilors, Hat-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES,
1281
94%
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent:
ALL
144
Taos, SKINNER.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
HONGKONG
TRY OUR
General Agents.
HOTEL.
SPECIAL WHISKEY.
HONGKONG BUTCHERY,
PRIME
Nos. 11, 1B, and 15 Central Market.
BEEF AND MUTTON. VEAL SAUSAGES.
CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES. Hongkong, March 1, 1897,
LONDON.....................................T. Læe..............................................
* See Special Advertisement. + For Freight (only).
.About 29th April.
For Freight or Pewage, and further Particulars, apply to
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, April 3, 1847.
URKE'S OTTLINGS.
BOFF
II. A. RITOHLB, Superintendent.
BURKE
BASE & Co.'s FINEST PALE ALE, - GUINNESS' EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ...
627
URKE'S OTTLINGS.
Per cask of
& dos. qts. Bdes. pinta. $17:25 $22.50 17.50 22,70
CONDITION GUARANTEED, BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF 'THESE FAMOUS BEVERAGER.
553
HARVIE & Co, Agents.
W. POWELL & Co.
TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
NEW STOCK OF
FIRE GRATES.
FIFTY GRATES TO A-PATTERN.
W. POWELL & Co,
Hongkong. April 3 1807.
P.
D.
C.
689
A BLEND OF OLD Scorch WHISKY, fully.
matured, with soft delicate Bouquet.
424
W. BREWER & Co.
TRADE MARI
行洋和源
1893
$9.00
0.70
35.00
Marco Polo's Travels, by
Wright.....
Application of Electricity to Railway
Working, by Longdon
TELLPHONE
6.00
No. 135.
661
2.75 6 60
To Let.
...£350,000 NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Nanson's Life and Travels, 1801-
Year Book of Treatment... .8 100
INTEREST allowed on Current Account Canada, by Bourinot...
the rate of 2% por sunum on the Lawson's. Picturçague Scotland."" 2.75/Ki'napped to London, Sun Yat
Dally baladoes.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%
D+
#
6
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44
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T. H. WAITEHEAD,
Manager,
846
Hongkong, October 17, 1898
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
A LIMITED.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL£1,000,000, EVESCRIBED ÚLPITA.................€ 500,000.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
Court of Directors.
D. Gras, Esq. H.STOLTERFOHT, Esq, CHAM KIT BHAN, CHow TUSO SHANU,
Eag
KWAN HOI CHUKK, Hag.
Chief Alanager
GW. F. PLAYFAIR,
Interest for 12 months Fized 5%.
Hoogkong, October 99, 1894,
AN EFFECTUAL STÓP
IS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY
BT
uitrated with over 70 Chrono
School for Scandal, Sheridan's great
play, chcien colored illustrations 10.00 Beaton's Dictionary of Industry and. 018 Commerca.......
4.00
141
Navy and Amy, illustratra, Vol. 2.. Notes on the Tifs, by Freemantle... 2.50 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel.
L. MARTEL
Hong Nams
-YUEN WO.
& Co.,
D
WINE AND SPIRTI MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 24, QUEEN'S ROAD,
CHABLIS
POMMAR D.
OHAMBERTIN.
BREAKFAST and After DINNER WINES, Red and White.
1862
1711
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH
VALUE POLICY
OF THE AREAS
'EQUITABLE.'
This Policy provides three things | (1)|
Ears, 1861
Protection for the family ; (9) Provision for 15. Quinn's Boap.
the saxured's later poker; (3) A veitable
Investment AS
When three annual pretaluma have been pald the polloy acquiries rearly thereafter Shree distinct GUARANTEED (als
(1) päid-up samuranos | (2) Cảnh (0) Toke
15 per cent.
Tuls pollos is pronounded by krpertenen men of busiuena to be the bist my bok
Telephone 750
All our Wists are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.
'HORSE HEAD' BRAND.
BASS'S FALE ALE) Quaranteed to be the BEST QUALITY
Brewed. GUINNESS'S STOUT)
·BOTTLED IN LONDON,
The Bottler heat Base & Co.'s and Arth. Guizume, Bone & Co.'s
Labels, respectively,
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Oo., 2018 AGENTS.
DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)
085
PATENT COMPOSITION.
Hbatal dontract of life assuranda eric halo 45 2
ed ; and it is offered by na ande häving.
TO LET.
PRICE, $12.00 per dozen.
WELLING HOUSES-
HOUSES in RIPON TEXASUB
HARFORD, at Magazine Gap, THE KENNELS' at Magazina
GAT,
GODOWNS 10 BLUE RUIMINGA. FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY də,, Lan. Hongkong. February 18, 1807. 218$
TO LET,
NOS. and 3, STEWART TERRACE
-(THE PEX)
Apply to
J. W. NOBLE. Hongkong, August 23, 1890.
N
TO LET.
From Lei. April, 1807.
"O. 9, QUEEN'S GARDENS,
Apply to
1742
G. O. ANDERSON,,
13, Praya t'entral.
Hongkong, Februery, 95, 1807; **
TW
TO LET.
894
FROM IST MAY on fur Juna
TWO Excellent HOUSES in STEWART TERBAUE, the FK, Containing FIYA bark, handsomely Glazed in and in good repair
Will be at Bigly, on the Two as one House.
Aplendid PURPLUS of £8,500,000 og The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for Rooms each, with VERANDAs front and
support its GUARANTEE
to
Partienia
the GENERAY AGENTS,
BREWAN, TOMES & COA
quickest passages marces the Atlantio is coated with
this Composition.
Also in Use by the DMPRESS Line of Steamers.
LARRY WICKING & Dog Ba dant in Hongkong,
Apply tu
MACEWEN FRICKEL & ON Hoogkong, March 19, 1697.
du |
SOLE AGENTS,
門
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
American Drug & Chemical Co.,
SULE AGENTS FOR THE PEPTONIZED POMOLEVĖ BITTEI Co., 75 Pine Street, New York,
WATKINS Co., Apests, Quoru's Road.
GHA
Green Island Cement Company,
PAVING
BRICKS
Limited
MANUFACTURERS OF
TILES
PAVING
DRAIN-PIPES
FIRE
WORKS,
La
3 FIRECLAY GY
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY,
HONGKONG.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
Notices of Frus.
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
Intimations.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
N issue of B shares at par is offered to A the Registored Sbarebolder of the Pas his DUTERS & AGENT,hares for over fifty phares they hold. FROM this Date, Mr. W. H. PERCIVAL also Company in the proportion of Seven
of the Company at this Brauch.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
1 KENNARD DAVIS,
Aoling Agent,
Hongkong, April 5, 1897.
NOTICE
Every Shareholder on the Register on Wodassday, the 7th day of April mezt, will be entitled to an allotment of Seven B I shares for every Fifty shares whether A or B registered in his name. All ap 703 plications must be made on forms for the puepore, which may be obtained at the Office of the Company on and after the 7th day of April next, and must be filed up and lodged with the Company on or before WEDNESDAY, the day
HE Interest and RESPONSIBILITY of
in Our FIBM in Hongkong has CRABED from the 1st April, 1887.
We have admitteed Mr. DAVID GUB. BAY PARTNER in Our FIRM in Hongkong from the same Date.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1807.
Intimations.
JAPANESE
FINE ART CURIOS.
ext together with a sum of Two dollar and fifty csaiz for every chats applied for as a feat instalment, A receipt will be givan, which must be forwarded to the Company in exchange for Scrip.
The SHARE REGISTER will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the Tik 670 April, to WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, bath days incisive, during which period no transfer of shares can be res gistered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
88-40, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, March 25, 1897,
GANDE, PRICE & Co., KUHN & KOMOR, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
12, Queen's Road Central
Intimations.
21 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong; $5, Water Street, Yokohama ; and 36, Division Street, Kobe,
KELLY & WALSH, LTD. CEMENTIGHT.
LAWN TENNIS
1897-RACQUES-1887.
TATE'S SPECIALS,
SLAZENGER'S E-GM,
SLAZENGER'S DEMON,
AND
SALTER'S Famous BLACH GUT
RACQUETE
1807-VALLS-1897. AYRES' CHAMPIONSHIP
AND
ØYPRUS LAWN TENNIS BALLS,
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Hongkong, March 27, 1897. Kinghorn & Macdonald,
€96
Consulting Mechanival. Engineere and Surveyors, CONTBLUTURE · FOR THE BUYPLY OF ALL KADA OF MACHINENÝ AND
APPLIANCES
PAINT,non-conductor of Beat or A Cold, impervious to dampnese, and alg Fire Proot
Specially Suitable for the Covering of Building
A protection against hip and low tem- peratures.
A preserver of ail winds of Timber againaḥ iDuBois
An fødestructible Paint on Iron, Briska and every description of Plaxter, Lime or Cement,
For further particulars, apply to. BARRETTO &
Generci Agents. Hongkong, March 15, 1997. -
608
No. 8, Queen's Road, Ontral
HEAD OFFICE TOKIE. BRANCH OFFICE:-- LONDON, New York, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANDBai, They. THIN, NAWORWAND and all Porta in ЗАРАМ
AGENCIES →→
MHER COAL MONEY. DEMOURA COAL MINES, KANADA COAL MINER.
TORIO MARINE Insurance Co., Lan, Mais Fine YSURANCE C., LTD.. IMPERIAL GOTT. Paren MILL, Japan. COTTON ÜLEANING & Wan. Co.. S'hal OSODA CEMENT COMPANY, KANERAFUORI Cortos EP'ING SHE Mine Correr S'ING MILL, La TOLIO COTION BPINNING HE HAYANKI CLOOK FACIGES, Hongkong, December 31, Fadd
*י י
FOR SALE.
13.
534 J. & G. STODART'S
FINE, OLD
CHAS, J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clank Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. TAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
METEOROLOGICAL
INSTRUMENTS,
VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. Riscern's LaquiD AND 'orner ComPASSEN, ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. English Stoyan & Ezzorno-Plardo WARE. Christode & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED Viana, GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety DIAMONDS
NPECIFICATIONS, DENIGNS sad
DRAWINGS prepared for all C1849 of. STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.
Now Work and Hepairs supervised. A Barreys madertaken and Reports prepared.
Telegrama, 4 Kingmoan," Hongkong. - Telephone, No. 141,
Postal Address, 17 Praya Contral.
JOHN W. KINGHORN,
"DONALD MACDONALD, Hongkong, Notember 6, 1698-
$
CAND.
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS, its vary bioderite príms. 184.
10. Burgdon D5326-
No. 10, AnutiSA STRAKY. TERMS VERY MODERATE Demiditation Fres
WEST OF BOOTLAND
Whisky.
Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,
·Praya Central. Hongkong, March 29, 1997.
AMERICAN. SYSTEM
02
DENTISTRY,
AR
505
63, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. OHADWICK KEW. (LAIN OF POATE & Nonze.} Henghong. Depember 19. 1696.
́BAILOR'S KOME:
NT Cast of CLOTHING, BOOKA:
Parras wil be thankfully roolved
at the Seller's Home, West Palat,