SEE OUR JUSKING DEPARTMENT
AVING en REPLEN-
ISHED with a large sa sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute
arders for FANCY WORK with
beatnow and despatch, and at
wry moderate ratsa.
CHINA MAIL' OPRICE.
The China Mail.
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL- 親日字華覆香
(Humpton, Wa Tanz Vat F6.)
ISSUED DAILY,
Car Ur Man,
Manayer and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION:
Five Dollars a year, de werable in Flang Kong, Outporis, $11. Aligine anaum, sacluding patay.
Established
Foruary 1840.
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$22
No. 10,085
號五十月五年七十九百八千一英
Business Notices.
SCOTCH:
ISKY
Centlemen
The Very Best.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1897.
Sold by LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., G. GIRAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM, and all Retail Stores.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The haid in the OLED GYMNASIUM,
on FRIDAY, 28th Instan', at 5.15 p.m.
BUSINESS :-
(1) Adoption of Reports and Passing of
Accounta
li 42). Alteration of Club Rule No. 12.
R. F. LAMMERT,
Acting How Secretary.
Hongkong, May 21, 1998.
39
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COM
PANY, LIMITED.
HAVIN Cumpally was are prepared to accept Marine RISKS at
TAVING been appointed AGENTS
Current Rates.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agaits.
Hongkong. May 6, 1897.
M
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
TR CHADWICK KEW bai
010
EE.
KTYVIIN, his Dayraz. Roguy to No,
39, Queen's Road Central, opposite bis in é
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 Asbertos Trade.
Contractors to H. . Government, and the Principal Hnglish, Indian, Colonial and Forriya Hailways, including the Imperial failways of Jepun.
MANUFACTURERS OF
The best qualiting of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.
The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy
The VICTOR" METALLIU JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Juinta, Manhole and Madhols Doors, Soc., are also used on ovory Battle- ship, Oraiser. Guzba, Torpedo-boat and Transport i B. M. Service.
"SALAMANDER" Non-educting Compositio for Bilara, Hot-water Tanks, Pipce, & IN TWO QUALITIES.
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUÂNTITIES. Superintendent:
mises and above Alack's Furniture 1381
-CHAD. T. KEW.
Hongkong, May 3, 1997,
888
Kinghorn & Macdonadi,
Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors,
ÉONTRACTORS FOR THE SUFFLY OF
KINDS OF MACHINERY, AND APPLIANCES.
..
مانی تور
1-
Tros. SKINNER. DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
General Agents.
Business Notices,
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,
BONGKÒNG HOTEL-PRAYA.
SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:
BELL'S ASBESTOS.
ALUNDIUM & GegerAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD., New Wine Wave Rocytwo Ca,
SNOWDON Sax's & Ca, 'Snowpart,'
GRIFE'S STEAM TRAF
BERGER & BON' Leo., PAINTS & VARNISH, TORCON BROS. & Marrazжs' STEEL Goods.
W. WILSON CORBETT, (Sargan AND ŠVANDINAVIA Beggino),
Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French,
24.
Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by
Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.
W. JACKSON, Manuger.
LANE CRAWFORD & C
NEW GOODS.
GENTS STRAW HATS,
日四十月四菜丁
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTA.
Business Notices.
Booming Ahead.
SIRO
A LEAP INTO FAME!
SCHLIT
CILIT
A BUMPING SUCCESS!!
WATKINS & Co.,
Sale Spouts.
Green Island Cement Company,
GENTS' TENNIS SHOES,
GENTS TENNIS SHIRTS,
(A SPECIALITY},
PAVING
BRICKS
ICE CREAM FREEZERS,
ICE PAILS (ELECTRO PLATE),
916
ICE SHAVERS:
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
B31
REDUCED RATES FOR
CERTAIN ROOMS.
ENQUIRE AT THE
OFFICE,
HONGKONG HOTEL.
L. MARTEL & CO., PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, ZA, QUEEN'S ROAD, OHABLIS.
POMMAR D.
CHAMBERTIN.
and Breakfast and After Dipsea Wises, Red and White.
PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS
DRAWINGS prepared for al: Clakees
of STEAMSHIPS, MAUUINERY and BOILERS.
Bow-Work and Repaira: supervised. Burveys andertaken and Reports prepared.
Telegrams, " KINGHORx," Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141.
Pastal Address, 17 Prays Central,
JOHN W. KINGBORN,
MI.M.D., M.I.Mech.-B., London, !!
DONALD MACDONALD,
Hongkong, November 6, 1898.
77238
CEMENTIGHT.
PAINT, no conductor of Heat or
18R9
All our WINE are guaranteed purs and unadulterated, Price List on Application, DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)
PATENT COMPOSITION.
NAVIGATION COMPANY
Limited.
MANUFACTURERS OF
TILES
PAVING
DRAIN-PIPES
WORKS,
FIRECLAY ÖRE
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, CENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
ENGLISH CYCLES. NOTIOR TO MARINERS,
THE DRAGON.
LARGE CONSIGNMENT just arrived. Latest DESIGNS & PATENTS, OYCLE ACCESSORIES of every description.
Evary Machine tested to carry BUO 158.
72 (SFLUITAL).
CHINA SEA.
SHANGHAI DISTRICT,
WOOSUNG INNER BAR.
TYREA TYBES. TYRES.Intended change in position of Kange
LOX'S PUSCICLE Prvor Tyres,
For whion we are the SOLA, AGENTS fur China and Japan. Absolutely Safo. No Deooption.
Marks and Lightboat.
TOTICE is hereby given that on TUES-
NDAY Next, then Instant, the
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS D the DATI No Glue, No Lesers. No Scrawa, or other Inner Har, which stand on the less of
named-
FOB.
STEAMSHIP.
CAPTAIN,
DATE.
LONDON..............Socotea *.........J, PAINE, B.N.R.............. About 27th May, S'HAI, N'SAKI,
KOBE & TAMA Formons...............B. A. Pazers................ About 27th May,
STRAZTS& B'BAY· Peshawar †F. W, VIBERT, L.N....... About 20: May. SHANGHAI..... Rosetta........F. N. Tiltar¤............................................ About 29th May, LONDON, &c....... Rohilla . ..COLE....
Nooa, 3rd June.
JAPAN....
„Ancona......
Noon, 4th Joue..
W. D. Nusit........
"■ { LONDON..........................Sunda............................ G. D. ANDREW.........About 10th June.
*For Freight (only), ‡ Sea Special Advertisement,
The Cunard Steamer * LUCANIA,' which holds the record for quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with
Cold, impervious to dampness, and 2562. Also Fire Proo
Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings.
A protection against high and low-ten- of all kinda of Timber against
Beratures.
A
prezerver forecta.
in indestructible Paint on Iron, Bricks nd every description of Plaster, Lima or Cemaat,
For further particulare, apply to
BK
this Composition.
Also in Uas by the EMPRESS Line of Steamera.
HARRY WICKING & Co., Sala Agenta in Hongkong.
W. BREWER & Co.
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Benf's Hiustrated Posings Bromp
Album entirely revised, perms- ment Elition Queen's Regulations sud Adoniralty
Lestructions
$10.00
***
The Beren Seas, by Rudyard Kipling $1.25 Achievements of Cavalry, by General
Evelyn Wood
4.50 The Cachman's Club, by George Size] 2.00 The S kha and Sikh Wars, by Gana,
8.50 Dough had Jones Red Windham #75 D fuc of the Empire, by Oar.
3 25
The Soldier's Pocket Bock, by Loid
Walesley Key to Reed's Engineers' Hard-Book 400
2,00
2.75 2.76
4. Cueen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel 1637
Joh
BARHETTY & CO., General Agente
Too Jangle Book, y Rudyard Kipling 325 The Sopy Revolt, by General Inues Wangkong, March 15, 1897. 534 Man and Beank its Indie, by
FOR SALE
BT
UBLIC TENDER.
accordance with a Resolution of the Hyogo Municipal Council, passed 20th February, 1897.
BARE IOT OF LAND, Nn 39 Foreign
Concession. Kobe, monauring 9708 ↑
wube more or less, Perpe und Lease as per 15. Q' tile-dead, with the BUILDINGS therur,
~
1-TE MUNICIPAL HALL, occupy.
ing about 15 tevbo. Two-storied.
THE JAIL, Bý trulea One-storied.
PULICE QUARTERS, 30′ kubo,
well fwo storied.
ENGINE HOUSE, 42tado, Two-
stóried,
WATER-CART HOUSE, 16 tube.
One-storied,
Esto, 1904.
Telephone 75.
CHAMPAGNES.
POMMERY-LOUIS RODERER-BULLING R—KRUG, LANSON PIPER HEITSTICK — IRKOY, PAUL DUMM‹ER~P » REET DE LUZY.
SAUMUR.
BRUT ROYAL
ACKERMAN-LAURANCE-DAY ROTAL
Asupplied to the House of Commons."
ROYAL
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Hongkong, 2nd Map. 1897.
Wine Mercha da.
URKE'S
BOTTLINGS. BOTTLE'S
BASS & O' FINEST PADE ALE,
Jail is built entirely of Brisk; all the QUINNESS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ether Buildings sra of the usual framework naastrection, m
CONDITIONS OF TENDER,
2046
+ Calling at Cotoso, if ancient inducement offers.
For Freight or Passago, and turner Parumniare, apply to
| P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Üláum,
Hongkong May 26, 1857. ASK
SPENAL CREAMP
724
FOR
H. A. RITCHIE, Supernaumieni.
1035
FERGUSON'S
P. & O
SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY:
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL GREAM
BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
These are the finest productioau of Scotland ; derail absolutely ni all deleterious mattor,
THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHICH
WHISKIES.
PURE AND MILD.
F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
Sole Importers,
ENGLISH DRY GIN.
A
OTTLINGS. WE have jst landed a shipmost of the D. C. L. DRY GIN. The D. O, L. OLD
Per cask of 4das. t. 8 duz pirls. $17.26 802.50
17.60
CONDITION GUARANTEED.
22.76
BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THEIR
The inid Boldloga and Lot of Land will658 be'auto subject to the following sindicibor, vin. That they be Rented to the Courell. for such time as they may require në s Yourly Bontol, ki dartist of n-dartain bera -unotage to be computed on the burgbats
Wed in
FAMOUS BRYERAGES,
HARVIE A
Oo, agents.
W. POWELL & Co.
perdantago la so be DIAMOND JUBILEE DECORATIONS.
AR TWOMB Tent in as the Maufeld
LARGE STOOK OF
Suparist indent, not inter than is day! PLANS, PICTURES, FAIRY LAMPS, LANTERNS, FLORAL DECORATIONS,
May gezu'ensuing
By order of the
R1000 MONTOLFAZ GEUMITI,
→ SHIELDS MEDALA, BROOCHES, 44. ALL NEW GOODL
Repage, My 16, 17
W. POWELL & Co.
TOM has become very popular bare, and we feel sure the DBY will be no less Audounaful ouve it becomes kara.It is a spirit of the very finest quality and on soconst of importing it direst from the Batillers under a Sale Agency agreement we are able to place it on the market at the low price af
064
$6.00 PER DOZEN.
GANDE, PRICE & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Aferskants,
12, Queen's Road Central.
THE HONG KONG மா
TL 13. 15.
CENTRAL
GO TO
BUTCHERY
Couplications. Can be fixed ca say Rim, Wued or Brett, IN ONE MINUTE, and is punatura proof. REPAIRS of every description executed wi h DISPATCH INSPECTION SOLICITED.
WILLIAMS & GIBSON,
Cycle Manufacturers, WOLVERHAMPTEN AND BONOKONG, Dero-11, D'ágular Streat, Hongkong. Hongkong, May 22, 1887.
1048
OHUN QUAN KEE, DEALER IN SILKS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
I
VORY, SANDALWOOD, CANTON BLAUK
wood, LacquerrU WAKE and all kinds or Curios, &c., dr.
Gold and Silver Medals received from Foreign
Exhibitions.
SAI HING STREET, CANTON, 061
CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
BE Undersigned will be glad to receive
|
left or Warung tank of the river, will be moved to the Sunth-Westward of the positions they now occupy, where they will fadicate the best channel sommes the har under szin. ting cozditions, and that thò Lightboat will be shifted so as to coupe the same relative position to the fairway line as at present.
A. M.. EISDEE,
Coast Inspector, Imperial Maritime Custema, Coast Inspecter's Office, Bhangbai, 19th May, 1607.
1001
H. F. CARMICHAEL,
Consulting Engiacar, and Surreyor, 18, PRAYA QENTRAL, DEGS to announce that from his dato bedoende to carry on Business at the above address, and this he is prepared to supply DESIGNS SPECIFICAT.UNS.
for all classes of ENGINEERING WORK. Repairs Supervised and Surveys Undertaker
Hongkong, April 26, 1997.
AMERICAN SYSTEM ·
DENTISTRY.
AT
62, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
840
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the above fund. CHADWICK KEW.
LISTS will be found at the various CLUES, alan at Mesars. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s and at Aessrs. KELLY & WAISK'S,
T. JACKSON,
Hun. Traurer.
Hongkong, May 18, 1897.
1013
(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE.] Hongkong, December 19, 1896 2688
AN EFFECTUAL STOP
IN YUT TO ALL ANXIETY
DF
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASHJ
VALUE POLICY
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.'EQUITABLE.
SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA,
YOST TYPE. WRITER.
ΤΟΣ
Prempaatus on Application KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, May 29, 1807.
1049
NIEG Burgaon Dantut.
Ke, 10, D'ASTILAN Start
TERMS TARY MODERATE,
This Policy provides three things; (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's later posm; (3) A valuable investment
When
three annual premiums have been paid the policy scquiries yearly thereaftag three distinct QUARANTEED values in (1) paid-up sssurance1 (9) Onah; (9) Exca st 5 per cent.
b
Tala policy is pronpanded by experisvesd, neu el
to be, the beet and most contract of life acuerdos svor i2004, ed; and it is offered by an office having the plendid SURPLUS of £9,500,000 sworling to support its GUARANTEES,
Fall Particulers and Ilustrations, frous, -be Genzual auKITE,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
DE
J. T. HAMILTON,
Manager for the East. Hongkong, October 27, 1829,
9262
ANTED for MERCHANT'S OFFICE in BANGKOK, a mustworthy and thoroughly experiented Boor Kauras, (Eurasiab or Chinese).
Must thoroughly doveriant with Boogi Keevino (Beable Nutry Bgatem), and General Clerical Work. A good salary to
ally competent man. Addres, by letter only, annicaing Test
timonials