DOR JOBBING SEPARTMENT
HEPLEX- YTAVINO besa
HISHED with a large as
sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES,
We are prepared to execute orders for VANDY WORK with
neatosis and deputeh, and at
very moderate*raise,
CHINA MAIL' OFFICE
The China Mail.
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-' 韩日字華港香
(Hongkong Wa Ti Yel Pu
ISSUED DAILY.
Chữa Us Mang
Manager and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION;
Five Dollars a year, deliverable in Long kong. Pulporte, JEAN por annum, including postage,
922.
No. 10,697.
號八月六年七十九百八千一英
Business Notices.
scorcy
WHISKY
"Gentlemen
The Very Best?
Established
February
1840.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1897.
Sold by LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., G. GruAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL Room, and all Retail Stores.
CHUN QUAN KEE,
DEALER IN SILK?,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
I'
VORY, SANDALWOOD, CASTON BLACK- WOOD, LACQUERED WARR and all kinds
of Cuntos, &o, &c.
Gold and Silver Medals recrisad Fram Foreign Exhibitions.
SAI HING STREET, CANTON. 961
CEMENTIGHT.
PAINT,-on-conductor of Heat or
11 Ould, impervious to dampness, and also Fire Penat.
Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings.
A
protection against high and low tem- peratures
A preserver of all kinds of Timiver against Insects.
An indestructible Pains ou Iron, Bricks and every description of Phater, Limo or Cement.
For further particulars, apply to
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,
LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
BONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., "LONDON,
Pioneers of the Asbestos Trado, Contractors in E. M. Government, and the Principal inglish, Indian, Colonial and Foreign. Rathways, including the Ipiperial Railways of Japan. MANUFACTURERS OF
The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Pressures. Clieaper qualities for Low Pressures.
Tha "VICTOR" METALLIO PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for nas throughout Her Majesty's Navy.
The "VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhals Doors, de., are also used on every Battle- ahip, Cruiser, Ganhost, Turpedo-beat and Transport in H. M. Serviço.
"SALAMANDER" Nan-conducting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN IWO QUALITIES.
BARBEITO & Co., General Agenta
1281
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Hongkong, March 16, 1897.
AN EFFECTUAL STOP
15 PUT 30 ALL ANXIETY
BY
THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH
-VALUE POLICY
OF THE
'EQUITABLE.'
This Policy provides three things (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for,
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent:
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Tnos. SKINNER.
General Agents.
L. MARTEL & Co.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS. 24, QUEEN'S ROAD, CHABLIS.
POMMARD.
CHAMBERTIN.
| Bataryası and Alter Dissen Wings, Red and White.
the assured's later yenre; (3) a valuable 1882 investment.
When three sunual premiums have been, paid the pohoy acquines yearly thereafter three distinct GUARANTEED valors in
(1) paid-up assurance; (2) Cash; (3) Yoan!
per cent.
at &
This policy is pronounced by experienced
men of business to be the best and most
All our Wines are guaranteed pore and unadulterated. Price List on Application,
DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)
PATENT COMPOSITION.
liberal contract of life assurance ever issu. The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA,' which holds the record for
ed; and it is offered by an office having the
splendid SURPLUS of £8,500,000 sterling
to support its GUARANTEES,
Fall Perticalars and Illustrations from
the GENERAL AGENTS,
SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,
Or
J. T. HAMILTON,
Manager for the East.
Hongkong, Cetober 27, 1896.
JAPANESE
FINE ART CURIOS.
2167
2562
quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with
this Composition.
Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.
HARRY WICKING & Co., Bole Agents in Hongkong.
W. BREWER & Co.
NOW READY
1897,
FIGARO-SALON PANTI (To be com.
pleted in Pris)...
87.00
0.60 NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.
LE PANORAMA-SALON PART I (To be
completed in 10 Parts.)
KUHN & KOMOR, Ender 10's Rule. by time Bedot: $0.00
21 & 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong;
36, Water Street, Yokohama ; and 36, Division Street, Kobe.
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
No. 8, Queen's Road, Central.
HEAD OFFICE
TOKIO.
BRANCH OFFICE-LONDON, NEW YORK, BONDAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIRN 28IN, NSWORWANG and all Ports in JAPAN.
AGENCIES:
MIKE COAL MIN
OENGUBA COAL MINES,
KANADA JOAL MINES
Japan.
TOXIC MARINE Insurance Co., Ind. ML FIRE SURANCE CO., LAD. IMFERIAL GOVT. PAPES MILL, Japan. COTTON CLEANING & Wre. Co., Shal OнODA CEMENT. COMPANY, KANEGAYGORI COTTON SPING MEMIL Milka COPTON SP'no MILL, LID, TOLIO COTTON SPINNING MILIA BAYASH Choc FACTORY Hoputong, December 11, 1891-
AMERICAN SYSTEM'
DENTISTRY.
AX
---
The Masarause, by Ogida... Son astrated Postage Stamp
Album, entirely revised, perma ment Edition Queen's Regulations and Adquiralty
Istructions The Soldier's Pocket Book, by Lord
W leadey
$1.25
10.00
3,25
2.76
Every day Life in China, by Walter 3.00 Ray Reed's Engineers' Hand Book 4.00 The Opera by Sirsatki-ki.......
Business Notices.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAFÀ.
SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:
BELL'S ASGESTOS,
ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYM, LTD., NEW WIRE Wave Rooring Co.
SNOWDON SON' & Co., SNOWDRIFT,"
GEIPAL'S STEAM TRAP.
BELOER & SONS' LTD., PAINTS & VARNISH, TORTOY Bros. & MATTHEWS STEEL GOODS.
W, WHICOM OBDETT, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIA BENING).
Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by
34
Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.
W. JACKSON, Manager,
LANE CRAWFORD & C
SEASONABLE DELICACIES.
●ROOK TROUT, MACKEREL IN TOMATOES, DEVILLED CRAPS, CURRIED
RABBITS, FOWL, MUTTON. CHICKEN, &c.-PATE A LA DIABLE SAVOURY PATES-PILOHARDS is OIL, PRESERVED LAX, ROAST GROUSE, ROAST TURKEY, TUNNY FISH, SPICED SARDINES, SARDINE PASTE, FILLETTED HERRINGS, &c., &c.
́OROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S LUNCH PATTIES.
COMB HONEY IN 1 AND 4 lb Glass Jars,
AMERICAN COCOA-NUT TAFFY CAKES,
日九初月五年四丁
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.
Business Notices.
Booming Ahead.
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A LEAP INTO FAME!
SCHLIE
SCHLY
A BUMPING SUCCESS!!
WATKINS & Co.,
Green Island Cement
1
RAVING
BRICKS
KATH OLIVER BISCUITS,
HUVIS FOOD BISCUITS.
TENNIS, GOLF AND DIGESTIVE BISCUITS, GATCAKES (TRICE AND TOIN).
WHEATEN AND ALBERT BISCUITS,
1061
724
ASK
CLARET
ZINFANDEL
RI SLING MOOK
FOR
-
MAULAREN'S CANADIAN CHEESES,
SMALL AND LArge Jars,
FERGUSON'S
P. & O
SPECIAL LIQUEUR 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY,
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL CREAM
BREADALSNE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
Those are the finest prodaetions of Scotland; devoid absolutely of all deleterious matter.
THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.
PURE AND MILD.
Sale Importers,
5
Special Liguri
PRO SCOTEN WNIEKOL
F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
CALIFORNIA WINES.
I doc quarts. 3 doz. pints.
84.00.
34 50.
4.60.
6.00,
5.00. 6.00.
6.00,
6,00.
These are Genuine GRAPE WINES, full bodied, with little acidity.
4 doc. pints. $6.50, 7.00.
An allowance of Fifty Conte par Buzsa is made for the empty Piats when retura. to Our Godown.
GANDE, PRICE & Co.,
1089
Sole Agents.
t Company,
Limited MANUFACTURERS OF
TILSO
PAVING
HERE
DRAIN-PIPES
FIR ECLAY GOE
WORKS,
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, CENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTIETH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN
OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY - THE QUEEN.
THE Undersigned will be very glad to
WOOD'S
NOTIV they'
FOR SALE.
CELEBRATED
BRAND,
VIO
in 1 lb.. 2 lb., & lb., and 10 lb. Tinr,
Treceive CUBSCRIPTIONS lathe in QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN
above FUND,
T. JACKSON,
Hon. Tramurer. Hongkong, May 26, 1897.
A. S. WATSON & 09., LIMITED.
་་
1067
FINAL DIVIDEND for the Year
ONE CASE. Smaller Quantition may be obtained at the TY SINU, KWAN-TAI, NAM HING.. LOONG and all the principal Ship's Qom- pradores, Market, and Provision Shops.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Bolt Agent for Hongkong, the Coast of China and the Philippines. Hongkong, June 1, 1897.
1116
11806, at the R-te of FIFTY DENTS . F. CARMICHAEL,
per SALE (or FIVE Per Cont, on the Capital of the Company, making TEN Per Caut, for the Year) PAYABLE at the BURGEONS & SHANDZAY BANE, Hongkong, on and after this Date, the 26th May, 1897, WARRANTS to be obtained from the
On
Consulting Engineer and Surveyor, 18, PRATA CENTRAL,
intends to carry on Business at the DEGS to announes that from this date above address, and that he is prepared to
Underagued. LocaL SHAREHOLDERS ST supply DESIGNS SPECIFICATIONS for all classes of ENGINEERING WORK, Ropaži Supartised and Surveys Undertaken.
requested to apply at the Company's Offee for their WARRANTS
The DIVIDEND is alan Payable at the Hongkong, April 26, 1897, HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI HAVE, Shanghai,
840
en presentation of Warrants there, on and THE NAGASAKI PRESS.
Wine and Spirit Merzhants.
after the samo Date,
12, Queen's Road
Central.
A. H. MANUELL,
Secretary.
Hongkong, May 25, 1897. `
THE HONG KONG
&C.
PRIME BEEF
% MUTTON
BEEF AND
CORNED
SAUSAGES.
TONGUES
Laka
CENTRAL
MARKET
GO
TO
| IL, 13. 15.
BUTCHERY
3.60 The Jaugle Back, by Rudyard Kipling 5:25 THE HONGKONG HOTEL,
The Soul of Lilith, by Marie Onrelli 195 | Quau's Road, Under Rongiang Helal 1037
W. POWELL & Co.
NEWEST MATERIALS
IN
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
UNDER-WEAR.
W: POWELL. & Co.
Bengkong, June 187.
BOTTLINGS. BURK
BASS & C.' FINEST PALE ALE, 1873 GUINNESS' EXTRA FORLIGN STOUT....
69. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL CHADWICK KEW..
(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE.) Hongkong, December 19. 1898
TING
Burgeon Destšit,-
9786
No, 19, D'Aquilan Byassy TERMS VERY MODERATE
Ganruilation Taver
1143
URKE'S DOTTLINGS.
Per cask of
4 dos. gis. 8 dos. pints.
$17.20 $22.50 -17.50 92,75
W CONDITION GUARANTEED. BUREES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE. BOFTLINGS OF THESE
·FAMOUS- BEVERLOKS,
558
HARVID & 00., Agents.
AQUARIUS.
TUE TABLE WATER OF THE FAB ́ BAST SECOND TO NONE.
Being Made of TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY
has a PORITY that patural Mineral Walera osnoot hopa to attain.
Oaldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Bergberg June 1, 1897.
831
REDUCED RATES FOR
CERTAIN ROOMS.
EXQUIRE AT THE
OFFICE,
HONGKONG HOTEL.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
HILL dospaton VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATKE WILL
pamed :-
FOR.
ITBANKHIR.
DAPTAIN,
DATE.
STRAITS & B'BAY Hydasper 8. D B. LOCETZE...About-11th June. SHANGHAI, N'KI
KOBE & YOKO Dankonumunesinundi G. CÇEIT, B.N/RAAbout 11th June. LONDON...........Sanda 8. G.D. ANDELW........... Naos, 19:h June, STRAITS & BDAY Bombay G. B. O. West ix, 2.2 K.... About 17th Junsi SHANGHAL.....Revenni...0. T. Dessy, 2...About 12th Jona ... Kutzer & Bindt...8 BARODAM Noon, 19th June, Veront£, H. B. “T04001, A.....Woon, 17th. Jaes. Bornes »...........F. U. A Læox, 8.8°5 about flod Jane, Calling at Casomo, it sufloient juducimen) offer.
LONDON, JAPANES
LONDON
Sos Special Advertisement,"
Fyr, Freight or Passage, and further Particulum, spply to
P. & 9.8. 5. De '% Of«/
Hoogkeng, June 189.
1966 A New PRISTING OFFica, to be know
THE NAGASAKI PRESS,' will
Kinghorn & Macdonald, be Open in Nagasaki, at Estent on JULY 137.
Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF
KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES,
ALS
|PECIFICATIONS, DEBIONS and DRAWINGS prepared for all Classes of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY d BOILERS.
Naw Work and Repaira supervisad Sarveys undertaken and Reports prepared.
Telegrams, "KINGHORN," Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141. Postal Addrosa, 17 Praya Central.
JOHN W., KINGHORN, M.I.M.E., M. I. Mesh.-E., London, DONALD MACDONALD. Hongkong, Novamber 6, 1896,
3389
A scmplate now Plant for Machine Printing, with a Petroleum Engine, bea besu.ordered from England. Printing of all kinds, in English, Russian, and Japa name, will be executed on the most reason= able Term
Office and Fancy Stationery in Stock and to Order.
Books of all kinds in Blook and to Orden Banking and other Account Books In Stock and to Order.
A Daily Newspaper, The Nagasaki Dally. Press, will be Published on and after July Ist. The Nugacki Press has made arrange- ments for a Daily Service of Telegrams from
KELLY & WALSH, LTD, Tokyo, supplying the most Important Home
and Local News.
Prior to July 1st, Communications for
the Nagasaki Press may be addressed care
BOOKS OF REFERENCE. WEBSTER'S INTERNATIONAL DICTION- ARY of English Language, being AUTHENTIC Edition of Web- ster's Unabridged Dio-lory...$25.00 of Messra Hozice RINGER & Co., Nagasaklı OGILVIE'S THE STUDENT & ENGLISH
4,00 Subacquent to that Date they should be DICTIONARY.
5.00 WLESTES'S A BRIDGED DICTIONARY...
addressed to The Vagasaki Press, Nageoski, NUTTALL'S DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH
1116 2.00 Japan LANGDAGE LOMOMAN & GARETTESE of the WORLD 2259 HE'S A Guide to Correct of Social and Hunt-
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Well
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$41 $11
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Enpostoha
10:00
4.00
FOR SALE.
ENUYOLOPAEDIA J. & G. STODART'S
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE
EVERY MAN'S OWN LAWYER14 handy
Both of the Printʻpkı of Lax
Baton's
FINE OLD
1:50 WEST OF BOOTLAND
BERT MAN'S HANDBOOK TEN TROVIARD Workseres: Taixos Comprising whatever 10 Mari yallons and Bare th all Ages and
RELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
1141
Whisky.
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