DEE JOSSING GEFANTMENT TAVING boon REPLEN-
ISHED with a large na- sortment of the latest EUROPRAN and AMERIGAM NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute order for FANCY WORK Witii"
neatness and despatch, and at
moderate ražas,
CHIA MATE' OFFICE
No. 10,741
The China Mail.
·號十三月七年七十九百八千一英
Business Notices.
SCOTCH WHISKY
February
1845.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 80, 1897.
日二初月七年四丁
THE HONGKIMEN OFRESE MAIL-U
Hongkong Wa Tu Fat Poi)
IBBUED DAILY.
Go On WA Manager, and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTIONİ
922
The
Best
Sold by LANE, CLAWFORD & Co., O. GIBAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL Root, and all Retail Stores. HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE Sixty-Second Ordinary Half-yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS
Is the Company will be held at the Orion of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Control, SATURDAY. the 3el Laston, at 12 o'clock Noo, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together
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 Trado,
with a Statement of Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian; Colonial and
Accounts, dealerga D vidend, and elenting Directors and Auditera.
Tho TRANSFER BOOKS the Com-
Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan;:
MANUFACTURERS OF
pany will be CLOSED from the 18th to the best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Bighest $lat Instant inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary
Hongkong, July 13, 1897. 1380
Pressures. Chomper qualities for Low Pressures......
The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Adasiralty for use thronghent Her Majesty's Novy.
TheVIOTOR METALLIO JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam aud THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO3- Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhale Doors, &c., are also used on every Battle-
ship, Ceniser, Gunbost, Torpedo-beat and Transport in H. M Service,
SALAMANDER Non-conducting Composition for Beilers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.
PANY, LIMITED.
C
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FINAT GALI,
S
CHAREHOLDERS are hereby Notifed
D that the FINAL CALL of TWO 1281 DOLLARS ($2 (0) per SHARE has been made, and is PAYABLE at the Company's OFFICEM, No. 27, Queoa'a Road 9th August. 1897.
Central, on
SHAREHOLDERS BIG requated, when Paying the above-mentioned Call, to und to the Acting Secretary thoir Prorissos al SHARE CERTIFICATES, hese wil born ad, and Fully Paid-up Scrip will be issued
in lieu thereof in due course,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. F. HARTON.
deling Secretary.
Hongkong. July in 1897.
1329
IN THE MATTER OF THE COM
PANIES AOTS..
1803 1800,
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW
ORIENTAL BANK, CORPORATION,'--
LIMITED
TOTICE is hereby given that a FINAL
1997
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Suparintendent S
THOS. SKINNER
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
General Agents.
Aquarius
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
DICK'S (LATE HANNAYS)
PATENT COMPOSITION
Business Notices.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
BONGKONG HOTEL--PRAVA,
SOLE EASTERN-AGENTS FOR:
-BELL'É ASBESTOS,
ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LI, NIW WIKE WOVE ROUSING Oo.
STOWDON SON's & Co., 'SNOWDRIFT," " "GAPEL'S STEAM TRAF.
'BERORT & Sons' LTD,, PAINYS & VARNISH, TURTON Bros. & Martnews' STEEL GOODS.
W. Wilson TT, (BATUEN AND Scandinavia BelstXG), 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.
W. JACKSON, Manager.
STUTTGART PIANOS
BY DÖRNER.
The Leading German Piano of the Age.
SOLE AGENTS,
Monthly
Pymente
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
WIL
NAVIGATION COMPANY
¡IYILE despatch VESSEUS to the Undarmentioned PORTS on the DAT S
named
70%
LONDON..
SHANGHAI, N'KI
STEAMSHIP.
ULITAIN. .......N. P. POLL-UR.........
DATE. ‚About 5th August,
Aboot dib Algusk
..............About 6th August,
- KOBS & YOKO 3000ghais...E, S. BISEGT.........
SHANGRAL...
T. NET&ED*****
„E. B. DowALL, 8.x.B..............Noos, 12th August.
LONDON, 20, pen, Thames
LONDON..
*See Special Advertisement,
3. CHELLEW, EN... About 19th August,
For Fealght or Pastage, and further Partlouture, opply to r、& V, 4, N. Qu. x. Cute,
Hongkong, July 30, 1897.
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.
W. BREWER & Co.
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONE. Rala y Engiacorng, Mach-alal and Hure Now Ja Bak of doug-20
Bisc roil, by li stane
kong, CO Views 4819,00 | Obemisil A malyats, Qualitative," by Siam, by Maxwod Sommer sild 840 Fraseutils C Tarantula ( (Valai), by W. G. Bentley 0.5 Great Commandors of Molera Timea, A Story Tellur Pack, by E. RE
Il Gutter Guld, by arbitt
Bob Cuviograu, ty Gunter
4 Belsky Mawrop, by Party Inthe
Not a batafel, by Gual
O'Connor Mortos. by. 2,00€ox'a Marine Insurance 2,00 Pep and Pena Lis Parliament, 1.80
Farula 130 The Heart of a Quatinent, by O pt. 1,80
Younghrabad
DIVIDEND in the LIQUIDATION The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for L. MARTEL &
of the above-nemed Company is about to
be ́disclared, and that all Orgvirons who
have at almady Fa mished Particulare of their DEBTS or CLAIMS are required on or before the B1st day of October, 1847, LO send their names at address and the particulars of their DESTS OF CLAIMS and
the names and address of their SOLICITORE, 2542
if any, to THOMAS ABERCROMBIE
WELTON
of 19 Old Beod Streat in the City of Lou
quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with
this Composition.
Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.
don, the Laquideron of the said Company; ASK and if so required by notics in writing from
the said Liquidaton, aro by their SotICITOES
to come in and prove their said Debia or Claims aanch time and plode as shall be opsoif d
in such notice, or in default Thereci they will be excluded frm the Bobcßt niỀ diatributlen made before much. Dobis are proved,
BD
Dated 18 day of June, 1797. ·
HOLLANA SONS, COWARD & HAWHO) NY,
Solicitors for the abpoc manied
Liquidator.
3801
KELLY & WALSH, LTD,
NEW CUSTOMS PUBLICATIONS". Retorne of Trade and Trade Reports, 189 PartI Repor& Aceteset of statission $1,00- Part II Report and Statistics for each ---
Port
Trad
Fort
Reports and Retaris for Separate
Kowloon, Canton, Gwatow,
Pathol, Kongehow,
Lungobaw, Lappa" each 0.69
for Preventing Collins
at Sea-in English and Chiura
Theatrical World 1896, by
W.
Kab Stories of the Hast, by
W. Cartón Dayt
1000 Gymnase Exordiiet
The Story of a Bililerd Sall-A Tuis
Sea of Civifioms in and Barberies
HARRY WICKING & Co., Sole deents in Hongkong.
FOR
་
1:07
PRICE, $2.50 Per Month
Business Notices.
It is Startling-but True
FATIGUE
AND
WEAKNESS
-YIELD TO, THE PERHULSIVA POWERS OF
SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT,
The Best Tonic, And strength comes with the fires bottle. You can SLEEP tally after faking it, and bift the system.info a condition to rasist the enoresting ho i of namings, It gives mental power to those who use
SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT
1339
The BEST TONIC,
WATKINS
Green Island Cemento
FAVING
FBRICKS?
Limited.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Company,
BAVING
TILES
DRAIN-PIPES
FIRECLAY
UKEBRICKS
WORKS,
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO.
A
DEEP WATER BAY HONGKONG. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
EN Aspordigance with Ordinance No. 6 aze, the Vadermenilobed BANKS VACANOY ...xiste för an BUROPEAN | 7111 b5 OLOS&D for the Trenasction of STOREKEEPER under the Was Public Business, on MONDAY, the Zad DEPARTMENT. Commune.ng Balary $120 August a Muntb..
For the Chartered Bank of India, Auh- Applications, with satisfactory reference, dia and China, to be address ₫ to the UrricÈN COMMAND
T. H. WHITEHEAD, 136, ÁRST NERVios Coats, Hoogloog
Manager, Hongkong, Hongkong, Jaly 20 1897.
1498 For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | ing Corporation,
*BANKING CORPORATION,
1. JACKSON,
Chief Manage
NOTION is herb TING of C or The National Bank of China, Limited
dinary Half-Yoerly MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this CORPORATION will be held at the Ciry HALL, Hongkong in SATURDAY, the 14th day of Auguel Nux av Noạn, for the purpots of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1892.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
TJACKSON,
Chust Manager E HONGKUNG AND SHANGHAI Hongkong, July 24 1897.
20.00
THE
BANKING CORPORATION.
8.50
7.00:
N
2,50
8.00
19.00.
Co.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERUHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTE, 24, ODERN'S ROAD, OHABLI B.
POMMARD.
OHAMBERTIN.
FERGUSON'S and Attor DINNER Wists, Red and White,
P. & O.
SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD
HIGHLAND WHISKY A
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL CREAM
BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
These are the feest production of Setlaud david hentely of all deleterions (15102 THE ORÈME DE LACREME OF WHISKIES:
PURE AND MILD
1888
All öer. Wixes are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.
THE HONG KONG BUTCHERY FOR
VEAL
PAO
PUZZLEI
OUR SPECIALITY 1/ B & 15, CENT AL MARKET,
AND DRY GINS 36.50 PER DOZEN
D.
0. L.
OLD TOM
Sole Importers,
(28
F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
2.50
0.70
HONGKONG HOTEL
Hasets Inverdi-ury by ER Gabboth IT CE ANDERE
NAVE & ARMY ILZURI VOL. 111. 4700
KELLY & WALSH, LINNED S
AMERICAN KYATE
DANTISTRY
30. QUEENIA BÜLD OWNERAL
NOTHING, ERIZEE ON THE MAREKY.
Sate Agenter
E PRICE & Co.,
No 39 Cheena Rosa Cantrak
W. POWELL & Co.
QUEEN RESS HAIR CURLERS.
GEO. MUNRO
For
The Limited,
for Chief damager. Mercantile Bank of India,
JORN THURBURN
Manager; HongoKLY, For the Bangas de L'Inde Chine, Hong
king Agency,
· F. AUGUSTIN;
J484 For the Bank of China and Japan, Ltd.
Hongkong,
CHANTREY INQHKALD,
afanager
SOHOE
Hongkong, July 26, 1897,
· 1478
s hereby given that the For the Yokohama Specie Bank, Lad, OTICE is hereby given NREGISTERS SHARES of the CORPORATION Will be CLOSED from | SATURDAY, the 91st July Currant, to SATURDAY, the 14th day of August Nort (both days inclusive), during which perind no Transfer of Shares can be registered. By Uzder of the Court of Dreators,
... ↑ JACKSON
Chief Manager Bongkong, July 4, 1897 1483 TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY,
LIMITED BINGAPORE)
tols as invited for tha PPLICAȚIONS 5-s
sppointment of ASISTANT MANAGE. Applicaute should apply in Writing, and must state Age, Profesion, Prat Haporis eres, and Terms.cipated,
Address, with Copies of Testimonials, to i
W. M. ROBERTSON, Manager.
1417
PERSEVERAXOE LODGE OF
HONGKONG
No.1,165,
N Emergency MEETING of the above A Couch by had in the Futu MANOMA HALL, Zetland Street, on TUS DAY, Li and August at 6 for
INSURANOR HOLIDAY.
TIME Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOBED fir the Transaction of Public Bunnets, on MON- LAY, the Bud August, 1897,
| 5,50 p.m. prediasly. – Vitmisa BrETHER AS
sea cordially tapiero to alfand,
Hongkong, uny 28, 1857.
AN EFFECTUAL STOP:
THE NEW
490
RD CASE
'EQUITABLE.
This Folloy provides three, thingü
Prote
JARDINE, MATHESON & CG,
By Gineral Agmis
Canton Insurance (filios, tag
General Managers,
Hoogkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
WJ SAUNDERS
dukg Koersary, Union Insurance Baciesy of Canton, Lide
W. H. PERCIVALE
Agent, A North China Insurance Co., Labing WH RAY,
Starotary China Teaders Insurance Co., Ltd. BENWAN, HOMES & C.;
Xangtens Insurance associ
J. B. ÖGEGUTRIE:
Chine Fire Ima
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