GOT JOBBING DEPARTMENT TTAVING been REPLEN.
sortment of the intest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execats orders for FANCY WORK with
HIBHED with a large as
netne and despatch," and af very moderate rates.
922
ORINA MAIL' OFFICE
No. 10,668
CHLORMAR BRUNAÐ
The China Mail.
February
1848.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1897.
Established
·號五月五年七十九百八千一英 Business Notices.
"NB"
SPECIAL SCOTCH
WHISKY
Noman Burin
WHISKY
Ten Years Old
Proprietors, N.P. BROWN BROTHERS, 27, Lombard Street, London, and Glasgow.
AN EFFECTUAL STOP
IS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY
BY
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH VALUE POLICY
of TEX
'EQUITABLE'
This Policy provides three thlugs; (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's Intor years; (3) A valuable
investment
When three annual promioms have be paid the policy acquiries yearly thereafter three distinct GUARANTEED values in (1) prid -op BENUTABOO ;
(9) Cash; (3) Loan at 5 per cent.
This policy is pronounced by experienced ine of business to be the best and most liberal contract of life maurango over iegu.
edi and it is offered by ad office having the plendid SURPLUS of £8,500,000 sterling
to support 1 GUARANTEES,..
Full Particulare and Dustrations from
the GERKRAZ AGENTS, -
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
or
J. T. HAMILTON,
Manager for the Ext.
Hongkong. October 27, 1824.
Sold by LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., and all Retail Stores.
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 Asbestos Trade.
Contractors to H. M. Goresument, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan
MANUFACTURERS OF
The best qualitien of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Higbast. Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures,
The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has boog adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Bar Majesty's Nav
The "VICTOR METALLIC TOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhele and Mudhole Doors, Co., are also used on every Battle- ship, Cruiser. Gunboat, Torpedo-boat and Transport in H. M. Bervice.
**SALAMANDER" Noo-conducting Composition for Boilers, Hot water Tanks, Pipes, & IN TWO QUALITIES.
9167 1281
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent:
Thos. SKINNER
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
General Agents,
KELLY & WALSH, LTD. THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
Sole Agents for the East..
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN. WATER
COLOUR
ART UNION 1897.
Each subterior is entitled to a print of either of two presentation plates and a ehance in the Ballot.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSES
MAY 25r.
831
Epecimens of the plates now on view.
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
Hongkong, May 1, 1897.;
686
FOR SALE.
J. & G. STODART'S FINE, OLD
WEST OF SCOTLAND
Whisky.
ESTD. 1884.
15. QUEEN'S BOLD, Telephone 75.
Business Notices.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.
SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:
1
DELL'S ASBESTOS,
ALUMINIUM & GENERAL Foundry Sys. Lad, New Wine Wove Rooping Co.
SNOWDON SONE & Co., “SnowdRU'T,"
GEIFEL'S STEAM TEAP.
BEBOER & SONS' Ltd., Paints & VARNISH, TORON DROS, & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOODS.
W. WILSON CORET, (SATURN LED SCANDINAVIA BELTING),
Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.
24
W. JACKSON, Manager.
LANE CRAWFORD & C
NEW GOODS.
日期初月四年西丁
- GOLD MEDALS, PARÍS 1878: 18SS
JOSEPH
GILLOTRIVA
PENS,
Gif Hight Quality, & Having Gratar Durability, are Therefore ORLATEST
The only Award, Chicago, 1888. NUMBERS FOR USE BY BANKERS, Barrel Pens, 228, 178, 264.
Slip ons, 382, 0, 7, 154, 404, 7,803
In Pine, Medium, and Broad l'ainte, The New Furned-up Point, 1082.
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.
Business Notices.
Booming Ahead.
A LEAP INTO FAME!
TRADE!
MARK
SCHLER
TRADE!
SCHLI
A BUMPING SUCCESS!!.
WATKINS & Co.,
Green Island Cement
Sole Agents.
Island Cement Company
Limited: MANUFACTURERS OF
-822
GENTS STRAW HATS,
GENTS' TENNIS SHOES,
GENTS' TENNIS SHIRTS, (A SPECIALITY).
PAVING
BRICKS
ICE CREAM FREEZERS,
ICE PAILS (ELECTRO PLATE),
916
REDUCED RATES FOR
CERTAIN ROOMS,
724
ENQUIRE AT THE
OFFICE,
HONGKONG HOTEL
ACKERMAN-LAURANCE
SAUMUR
DRY-ROYAL, BRUT-ROYAL, AND ROYAL
•Wo can bear testimony to the eroallent quality of Mesars. Aokermiso-Lavanco's Dry Royal" It is an pure, whaletome and exhilarating as the most expensiva Champagner."
--London Medical Record.
ASK
ICE SHAVERS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
FOR FERGUSON'S
P. & O.
SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD BIGHLAND WHISKY,
FERGUSON'Si
SPECIAL CREAM
"BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
There are the finest productions of Scotland ; devaid absolutely of all deleterious matter.
THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF
WHISKIES. PURE AND MILD.
Sole Importers,
TILES
PAVING
DRAIN-PIPES
WORKS,
→→ FIRECLAY GRE
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG,
ASHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
URKE'S
BURF
URKENGS.
BASS & C's FINEST PALE ALE,
URKE'S
BURK
OTTLINGS,
J'er cisk of
A daz, qis. 8 doz, pinta.
GUINNESS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ...
$17.95 17.50
$29.50 22.76
Ligurat
SCOTCH WHIC
558
T. BLACKHEAD & Co.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY
TILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATES
WILits
Band
JOB.
BERAMBĶIE,
CAPEADS.
DATE.
LONDON, &pr... F. Jason Noon, dih May. JAPAN.. 450035....................... W. D. MustÈ....................................Noon, 7th May. SHANGHAI.........Kaisar-i-Hind.....0, L. DANIE...About 14th May. LONDON, HAVRE AGENTS for CHINA and HONGKONG. | ad HAMBURG....dden........ Hongkong. 28th April, 1897,
* Seo Special Advertisement.
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
W. BREWER & Co.
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. The Navy and the Nation, by Olarke.... Paroan, Anthony Hopo
---
What is Electricity --Trowbridge
Dodwell, Carlill&C., The British Mercantile Marine, by
Praya Central.
Hongkong, March 29, 1897-
JAPANESE.
FINE ART JURIOS,
860
and Huratield
Medical Annual... .......
......8 8.00 4.60
Joseph Thomson Thomson_...
Bindern Sciencana Modern Thought,
Narison's Fazikent Noth. 2 Vol....$ 250
by Laing
2.00
Hein Origin, by Ling
2.00
Blackmore
2.75
Nooron's Lilo,"1661-1899...
8.00
691 The Easincur a Year Bel, 1897, by
Kempe.....
British India, by Frazer..." o
2.75
4.95
Riding on the Flat and Across Coun-
Munes and seron's Pockat Buor 830 Electrical Rules and Tables...
try, by Hayes ****
€.00
75 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel.
KUHN & KOMOR, W. POWELL & Co.
21 & 23, Quem's Road, Hongkong;
25, Water Street, Yokohams; and 86, Division Atreet, Koba.
CEMENTIGHT.
PAINT,-non-conductor of Heas or Cold, impervious to dampoera, and
also Fire Froof.
Specially Buitable for the Covering of
Builtinge.
A protection against high and low tem
peratures, wat di
A
preserver of all kinds of Timber agilast
Insects.
An indestructible Palat on Iron, Bricka
and every description of Plaster, Lime ur
Cement. We
For further particulars, opply fo
BARESTTO & Coy Generul Agente
Hongkong, March 15, 1897.
JUST LANDED:
Fresh Consignment of PINE APPLE BRAND HAMS and BAGONG
▲ Spall Shipment of the well, konen:
Ex. 1000TRA,
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF NEW MILLINERY
HATS FLOWERS FEATHERS-LAUES-RIBBONS
A SHIRTS SKIRTS-COLLARS-CUFFS-&o Wosball make a special show of Jubilee specialities for decorations etc., about May 17.
W. POWELL & Co. Hongkong, May 1, 1897.
Vinolia
ILIA' 18 A REFINED SOAP.
ens the complexion trenk
6 cher Hosp has rechived
BUTTERFLY BRAND KOREADERY sondaich awards as "VINOLIA"
BUTTER
Quality will spenic for itself
H. RUTTONIER
883
R. & L. HILL, ...bout 18:1 May.
For Freight or Passage, and further Particulers, apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superinten lent.
017
P. & 0, 8: N, Oo,'a Office,
Hengkong, May 5, 1897,
HONG TRONG
BUTCHERY
L. MARTEL & Co.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND GOMMISSION AGENTS
44, QUEEN'S BOAD... OHABLIS
Don't use Boiled Soap
for the
Toilet.
1802
Soap
~ ECONOMIZE AT TER BIPENAK OF YOUR COMPÍSKON.
REPUL VINOLLA KHAYINGS
POMMARD.
OHAMBERTIN.
All our Ways are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.
Basixrast and After Disses Wire, Red and White.
MONOPOL.
bright sparkling BEER in Hock BOTTLES,
Per case of 6 doz. pinta,
free from sediment.
$12.60
GANDE, PRICE & Ony
CONDITION GUARANTEED.
BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THESE FAMOUS BEVERAGES,
,
HARVIE & Co, Agents.
DICK'S (LATE `HANNAY'S)
PATENT COMPOSITION.
The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA,' which holds the record for quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with this Composition..
2562
Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.
HARRY WICKING & Co., Sola Agmir in Hong'ema.
To Let.
TO LET.
N06, 4 and 3, QUEEN'S GARDENS,
Apply to
0. ANDERSON, 13, Praya Central. Hongkong. Apill 30, 1897.
TO LET.
398
FROM 1ST JUNE.
\XCELLENT HOUSES LO STEWART ETRUNAOE, the PRAE, Containing FIVE Hoous each, with VERANDAE frons and back, handsomely Glazed in and in good repair.
Will be LET Singly, or the Two as one House,
Apply to
MADEWEN, FRICKEL & O Hongkong, April 24, 1897..
TO LET
143
TOS. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE
-(THE PEAK). Apply to
J. W. NOBLE. Hongkong, August 28, 1898.
द
TO LET.
WELLING HOUSES-
DHOUSES IN RIPON TREBACE.
Intimations.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
CHADWICK KEY has RE-
MMOVED HIS DENTAL ROOMS to No.
59, Queen's Road Central, oppr site his lato premises and above Atack's Furniture Store.
OHAD...KEY.
Hongkong, May 3, 1897,
LOST.
888
N SATURDAY AFTZINGON, an IRISH SETTER DOG, with Now COLZAR (Supposed to be at Kowloon). Answers to name of 'REX' Finder will be Liberally rewarded on returning to
R. J. HASTINGS,
or to
· 14, Kmelaford Terrace,
D. M. WERT & Co.,
Fraya Central. Hongkong, May 3, 1897,
91D
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
NOTION TO CONTRIBUTORS,
A BONUS DE TWENTE PER CREE CONTRIBUTIONS for sho
1898, has this Day been declared. WAR- 1748 | BANTS will be issued on the 10th Prezime).
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agenta
·HARFORD,” at Madarika Gap. ✨TRE KENNELS,' at MaGames
GODOWNS in BLUR BUILDINGS.
No. 1, UPPER ALBANY.' Furnished,
frm lat May. MYRTLE-BANK, The Peak
Apply to
THE RONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY 06., Lai,
2189 Hongkong, April 8, 1897,
TO LET
Urish Morque Tarkada
MACOMER near the LRC, and WESTBOURNE Vizia," Nun: BONKAN BOADI
Apply to
Meira sted Spirit Murahanks,
LMSTRAD & DAVIS. 18 Queen's Bend Central. Houghour, May 1, 1997;
· Canton Inzukanos Orzich, Lo.
$95 Hongkong, April 24, 1897. UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. -
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
N Toterim BONUS of TWENTY PER AOENT. apon Contributions for the Fear 1998 has been dealated...
WARRANTS ll be fasad on the 80th Instant.
By Order of the Bard,
N. J. EDU,
Hongkong, Apill 15, 1897.
WANTED.
778
FIRM in Hosszozo to, lake CHACUN of the Buža. ADENCY OF A COAL MIXER Apply, Hunting terms ka
ABC, care of this Qặton, $101, Hongkong May 3, 1907,