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CHINA MAIL' OFFLOR
No. 10,789
The China Mail.
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Business Notices..
SCOTCH
WHISKY
Establisboð
February
1846.
THE 'HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-"
泰日子雄鄰香。
{Hongkong Wa Ta: Fat Po,)
ISSURD DAILY.
CHUN UN MAN,
Manager and Publisher.
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SUBSCRIPTION:
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"Gentlemen
The Very Best.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1897.
Sold by LANE, Crawford & Co., G. GIAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL Rooy, and all Retail Stores.
W RUBOFAN APPEARTICES to PLANO
MARINO, Repairing and Tara;
also ONE to Moxic and Swizz Goone TRADE and OFFICE WORK.
1801
ROBINSON & Ca
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
TCRAMES CAUT, for the purpose of THE Annual General MEETING of the
receiving the Committee's Report for the Past Sonson, and electing the COMMITTEE and OFFICERS for the coming Sazon, will be Held in the CRICKET PAVILION, OD THUKSDAY, 301h September, at 6 o'clock.
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING.
TMMMEDIATELY after the
General Meating an Extraordinary General MEETING will be Held for the purpose of taking into consideration a propomal that RULE 12 shall in the future read as folkway-
12. The Annual Subscription for MIM-
advance on the Hat Octobor in such Year. Any MEMBER. Absent from bo Colony for 12 consecutiva Months, shall he exempted from One Year's Subscription.
EDWARD A. RAM,
▾ Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 22, 1897.
BONGKONG JOOKEY OLUS,
NOTICE.
ASK
FOR
FERGUSON'S
P.&O.
SPECIAL LIQUEUE, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL CREAM
BRBADALBANK HIGHLAND WHISKY.
These are the finest productions of Scotland; devoid absolutely of all deleterious matter.
THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.
PURE AND MILD.
GSPECIAL CREAK
Sole Importers,
Special Liqueur
¿COTCH WHISKY
P. BLACKHEAD & Co.
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL.
A FIRST CLASS BOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT
Business Notices.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.
BOLE EASTERN. AGENTS FOR:
BELL'S ASBESTOS,
NEW WIRE WOVE ROOFING Co.
GRICEL'S STEAM THAT.
ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD.,
SHOW ON SON'S & Co., 'SNOWDRIFT,"
Bino & Sons LTD., PAINTA & VARNIH, TURTON BROS. & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOODS,
W. WILSON COUBETY, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIA BELTINO),
Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by
24
Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.
日八廿月八年AU
The
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH,
Business Notices.
Salt of Life
IS BUSINESS; WE WANT MORE OF IT.
WE'LL GET IT, IF OUT AND OUT VALUE WILL FETCH IT.
W. JACKSON, Manager.
1750
BOILER FLUID.
PREVENTS COROSION, RUST AND SCALE
FIXES ALL GREASE AND OIL
THAT MAY GET INTO THE DOILER.
ZYNKAR A.
SIVES FUEL.
OLEANS THE WHOLE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE BOILER
FROM SCALE ALREADY
FORMED
AND PREVENTS
FORMATION OF A FRESH COATING,
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
SOLE GENTS.
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE
SEA LEVEL.
HOW IS THIS
ONE HUNDRED
HAVANA CIGARS
(SUMATRA LEAF)
FOR $5.00.
WATKINS & Co, APOTHECARIES' HALL.
Green Island Cement Company,
PAVING
BRICKS
MANUFACTURERS OF
TILES
PAVING
DRAIN-PIPES
FIRECLAY G
WORKS,
1408
A part, Ouding M-gullent View of the City and Harbour, the Masiniond of Chins, and Islands; cool southsely breezes in Summer, with perfect protection against the North-East winds in Water.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terasians, Fave HEALTHY
A Covered Way is being sung eusted from the Station to the Hotel,
The Hubel is now under Europeaa Management.
GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.
CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Dadioil Street
1807 GREAT IMPROVEMENTS:
NEW APPOINTMENTS,
REFRIGERATOR,
TRADE MARK.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HEA
of MEMBERS of the above Ülun will be Held in the Ürry Hazz on SATUR- DAY, the 2nd October Preximo, at 2.20
p.m
Bg Order of the Stewards,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clark of the Course
1887
Hongkong, Septeraber 24, 1897.
NOTICE.
TMPORTANT information for Enginews, regarding NoHINAZ and INDICATED HORAR POWER: Full Particulars of which is given in a Pamphlot, entitled, "In Memoriam, JAMES WATT 1
Engiasir."
To be had from W. BEEWEB & Co., Hongkong. Prios §2.—Fulmen Brutim,
Hongkong, August 28, 1897.
NOTICE.
NEWLY FURNISHED
MUSIC ROOM,
READING & WRITING ROOM
BMOKING ROOM,
MATRON IN ATTENDANCE FOR Ladies.
Aquarius
1724
1820
GREATEST BLESSING OF LIFE.
TMPORTANT Information for Purchasaza
Underwriters'; full Particulars given in s
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
of Steam Engines, Brokers, and PROF. H. WINTER, Pamphlet entitled, "NOMINAL Hoatz THE GREAT AMERICAN INDIAN EXPERT Power and CommeRUTAS POWER Toba Warrauts to Cure Hard and Note Ouros,
Bunions, Chilblaint, Ingrowing Nails
bed from W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong.
Price $1,
Bougkong, September 20, 1997.
JAPANESE
TINE ART. CURIOS
ISTS
KUHN & KOMOR.
21 & 23, Queen's. Road, Hongkong; 35, Water, Street, Yokohama ; and
~ 36, Division Street, Koba.
and War, Guarantees to take them out without pain er drawing blood, and farther guarantees
perform a perfect cura Has Arrived in HONGKONG, and will
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remain bere natii October 1 ty at the
HONGKONG HOTEL, BOOM 28. 89 04, and at his URGE No. 29, Queau's Road Central, ander the HONGKONG HOTEL OFFICE HOURS from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Consultation Free of Charge. The who wish Mr. WANTSE to vials them will please send their address, and be wil Ca 3 on Mondays and Fardana
CEMENTIGHT between 2 and 3 p.m.
PAINT, non-conductor of Hest or Cold, impervious to dampness, and also Fire Prools
Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buidloga.
A
protection against high and low tem
preserver of all kinds of Timber sgalant
Insets.
An Industructible Paint on Iron, Brick and every description of Plastery Lime or Cament.
For further partioular, apply to
BARBETTO & Cop Chneral Agent, Hongkong, March 15, 1897: BLE
CHUN QUAN KEE DEALER IN SILES, WHOLESALE AND BETAIL
VORY, SANDALWOOD, Cannon Brang,
WOOD, ELOQUIED Wars and all kno
CHARGES MODERATE.
French, Spanish and Portuguese.
The Professor spaske English, German,
Hongkong, September 23, 1877. -1004
Mitsui Bussen Kaisha, No. 6, Joe House Street, Praya Central
HEAD OFFICE :—TORIO,
BRANCH OFFIOR-Lospor, Maw YOBE. BOMBAY, BEGAPORE, SEANGELI, TIN-
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
NOTIOR
1403
beg respectfully to give Netien to the
THE BEADS of the COAL COOLIES
Pusio that in consequence of the enhanced cost of living they have applied for an INCREASE of WAGES to take effect from the 1st October Next.
1902
Hongkong, September 93, 1897. Kinghorn & Macdonald,
Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE BUPPLY OF ALG Kurds of MiCHINERY AND AFFILLEGES.
and
[PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS
DRAWINGS prepared-for all Olasses of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY sad BOILERS.
New Work and Repairs anpervised Surveys undertaken and Report prepared.
www
Telegrama, "KXNGEGEN,” Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141. Postal Addres, 17 Prays Central,
JOHN W. KINGHORN," NIME, MI.Mach.-B., London. DONALD MAODONALD. Hongkong, November 5, 1898.
2738
CHAS. 7, GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Walch de Clock Makerz, -
Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. AUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC
mar, Mawgawan and all Port in N METEOROLOGICAL
JAPAN
AGENCIES
Mirka COAL MEE Ongouna Coat Matus.".
TORTO MAREER INSUzanos Co., Las. Maft FIEK LEJURANUS Co, LayD, IPIZAL Gay Pics Mak Japan. Oleguera de Wes. Co., Shal Draw Ormon GoMeart, Japan.
BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES, BITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPASKEL ADMIRALTY & INRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS,
Chrische & Co.' FLEUTEO-PASTAD WAME Foglish Bilyen &
& ELECTRO-PLATED WANK,
GOLD & BILVER JEWELLERY
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Wplendid Oolation of the Latest Dares
Long Nama YUEN WO TELEPHONE No. 138.
BRANDIES.
V. PEB DozeN 0. V
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L
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OUR OWN BOTTLING
1-$7
VICTORIA
་་་
+44
+21
$13.00
15 00
20,00
EXCELLENT VALUE.
H. PRICE & Co.,
3704
(LATE GANDE, PRICE & Co.,)
No. 12, Queen's Road, Central..
DISPENSARY.
PRICKLY HEAT LOTION,
THE ONLY EFFECTCAL REM-DY BUG ALLAYING
THE IKKITATION,
DAKIN'S SINGLE SIEDLITZ.
A MOST AGRECIḥty and BṛtauIIVE ÚSNAYANCING APERIESİ,
LAMBERT AND BULLIE'S
WILL'S CAISTAN NAVY COY,
1787
MAY BLOSSOM TOBACCO, 18 † ib. Tiss
· MILD, MEDIUM `AND FULL,
WILL'S THREE CASTLE CIGARETTES.
W. POWELL & Co.
JOHORE ART MUSLINS.
AN EFFECTIVE AND NEW SPECIALITY FOR CURTAINS AD.
AHT DRAPERIES,
W. POWELL, & Co.
18
· Hongkong, Sept. 18, 1897, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY TILL despatob VESSELS to the Understand 'PORTS U Wed
To
CAPTAIN
Dats.
the DAT #
SEBAKRHIE. N'SAKL KOBE &
YOKOHAMA ... Spectra7, PINE. EN.B Daylight, 25th Gert STRAITS&E'BAY Beindică * .......................C, H, WATKINE, NE.....Noon, 25th September. LONDON ............panT. LEIGH. About 28th Septembar, SHANGHAI, N'KI
KOBE & TOKU Janda G. D. ANDgewy. 5. N.#*Abo 2016 Reptember. $H: NGHAL.......TE. B. DOWELL, & ...... About 3rd October. LONDON, po... Mirz (pure +T. WIDEENDAH... Noon, 7th detobor, SIDNEY AND
MELBOURNE...Czadin
• For Freight (only).
..G. K. Wear, NE........Early in October.
+ See Apecial Advertisement.
For Fregat ve Pago, and farther Perttudiere, apply to
. . . . .'s Ollies,
Hongkong, Bo,tember 24-1997.
BL.A. RITCHIE, Juperintendent
MARKET FOR BEEF MUTTON-VEAL
£600
BUTCHERY
GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., CENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.
OHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO, I
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE Thirty-Fir Ordinary MEETING THE SHREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the HEAD OFFICE Vierozis, Hongkong, TO-MORROW, the
tho
The Old Blend
Whisky
of the
WHITE HORSE
CELLAR
KAYANO THE SAME, PURE NELĪNIS
Agents
MATUREN, MEDINAMAKAN
2nd October, Prime, at Twelve o'clock, Edinburghw Noun, for the purpose of presenting Report of the Directura and Statement of Accounts to 30th April last, and of Declar Messrs. W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co. ing Dividends.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company
will be CLOSED from the 19th Insat to
oluníva
Quecu's Road Central
the 2ad October, Proximo, both days in- DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. H. RAY,
Sear etary. Hongkong. September 24, 1897. 1828 UNION INSURANCE 8001ETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
LIMITED.
NDE” Ordinary Queral MEETING. of SHAREBÓLUERS in the above Compay will be held at the Company'■ OFFICES on SATURDAY, 20th September, at Naa, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accurata to 30th Jane, 1807.
The TRANSTER BOOKS of the Com
OTICE is hereby given that they will be CLOSED from the 10 h to the MEETING of the SOCIETY will be at
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
N Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Yearly 25th Septeraber, both daya inclusive,,
ita HRAD
CFFICE, No. 4,
General Manager do. The Praya, Haukkuus, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th Hongkong, September 3, 1807. October
1807. as Noca, for the purpose
GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
1764
of receiving the Report of the Directors THE CHINA MUTUAL STHAM NAVI- together with Statements of Accounts for the Year 196 and for the Hsi-year ending the 30th June, 1897, and of Declaring, DIVIDENDS.
CEAREHOLDERS are baroby inflamed that at a General Meeting held in The Transfer BOOKS of the Society wil Loudon recently an I INTERIM DIVIDEND CLOSED from the 3rd to the 13th of 3% was Daclated on the Company Dotabar, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board;
N. J. EDE,
Secretary. Hongkong, September 20, 1807.
THE
1881
EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES. JANUARY 181, 1897,
Assots
Reserve Fund %Standard) and all other Liabilities
| Surplus, 4 %..... ..
Ontstanding
Assurance
New Assurance
*
144
BY+
£45,161,239
PREFERENCE SHARES for the Sie Monthe ending 30th June, thin being at the Rate of 6 PER CENT per annum.
The DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be
on the let October. Ready
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pag wil be CLOSED from the 27th to the 30ch Iortant inclusive.
HOLLIDAY, WISE CON Agents. Hongkong, Sept. 3, 1897,
1808
F. CARMICHARL, Conneting Engineer and Simulyor, 18, PRAYA CENTRAL
EGS to annouce that from this diaba Dhe intends to carry on Basinuss pt tha 36,145,160 shore address, and that he is prepared so sapply DESIGNS and SPECIFICATIONS £9,016,078 for all bases of ENGINEERING WORK. | Repairs Supervised and Surveys Undertakes, 840 ... £190,646,204 Hongkong, April 28, 1897,
written, 1899 ... ... £25,602, KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
ASSURANCE cow within every
LARA NO GOther FRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL reault, if no Claim Aríarn, is either nominal. FUND COMMEMURATION: or, according to the class of policy, inlds STAMPS 70 cm, & 21,75 return equal to the best of safe investments, ; TIMES ATLAS coutsining 117 Pager
For full explanation and illustrations send date of birth, to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Agents,
Hergkong.
Hongkony. Augantð. 1897.
WANTED.
BPERING COMPANY
comprising 173 den Alphabetical Lodaż
I ain, ad
of
Samener No
30,000 Names
30 21.00 of Gesplic
0,70 Navy and Army Illustrated, Vol. 11 1548 Glimpses of Australis, jo in hd 10.00
Kogland's History, is Pictured
Famous Painters
Y PORTUGUESE, Situation in a BOOK. KEEPER and GENERAL ASSISTANT, in Colocy or Outports Good Reference
Apply to
Xof this Orrida, Hongkong. September 19, 1897.
AMERICAN STITEM
03
DENTISTRY
1897
3.CUTERS ROAD OENTRAL CHADWICK XIW.
The
Guren's Reigu 1837-1887, and koommemoration, by Sir Walter Besant...
Phil. May's Sketul Buckad vien ajat Phil. May'e tuttar-Snipos Pendleton's Our Hailways, 3 Volad Mishan's Life of Nelson The Em
bodiment of the Sea Power For
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