TTAVINU MIK: BAZLER. 1419250 with a larga as artment of the latest EUROPEAN ANG AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute orders for FANCY WORK with nextress and despatohy and ar bury moderats valet,
CHINA MATE DEVICE.
China Mail.
The China
No. 11,174.
̇魏十二月二十年八十九百八十一英
• Business Notices.
ablished
February 1848.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1898,
Business NOTICES.
CEMENTIGHT
18 A Borst you will never know, but from ONE TRIAL you may know that CEMENTIGHT PAINTS AND COLOUR WASHES
Are by far the best. Visit the Werks at 91, Praya East... Write for Samples to
CEMENTIGHT BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY.
SMALL STEAMERS BUILT TO ORDER.
PACKINGS & ASBESTOS GOODS.
STEAM FITTINGS AND PUMPS,
SHIP AND ENGINE-ROOM STORES..
LAUNCHES FOR SALE.
►
TEAK STEAMER, nearly New, 118 ft. by 19 ft beam by 6 ft loaded draught. Condensing Eugines. Speed, from 10 to 11 knots.
日八初月一十年戌戊
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
BELL'S
BELL'S
1780
HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.
ASBESTOS
ARE THE BEST,-
DELL'S ASBESTOS
PACKINGS
BOILER COMPOSITION
18 THE BEST.
BELL'S ENGINE OIL
IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE MARKET.
TEKUED DAILY. OKEN UN MAY, Managar and Publisher.
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.
Business NosicOS.
DONT MISS
TÈE OPPORTUNITY OF SMBING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST
PARISIAN BONBONNIERES
·FILLED-XIII THE CHOICEST
PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES,
Large and Vailed Collection of the Latest and Most Beautiful Novelties Specialities In Round and Syu re Boxes, where the Contents in the cbt f object.
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AT
KINGHORN & MACDONALD,
MANAORES
The Apothecaries Hall.
&.00
WATKINS &
STEAM LAUNCH OLYMPIA (Tank), 41 ft by 9' 0" brum. Nair Bontzan. Non-Condensing XMAS GOODS, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,
44 9" beuni,
ENGINE. On View, in perfect order, at How Loox Docks.
STEAM AND HAND STEERING GEAR, equal to new; suitable for Vessel of from 500|
to 1,200 tons.
NOTICE.
BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY,
I
Have This DAY Etablished Mynsiti MERCHANT and COMMISSION |
AGENT
A. JUSTER.
Canton, December 10, 1898.
I
NOTICE.
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HAVE This Day ́Established myself. ST ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR. Accounts kupt and adjusted, Balance Shoots Drawn up, and all Accountant's work undertaken.
Wa. H. GASKELL.
Letters should be addressed care of HONGKONG HOTEL.
Hooghang, November 18, 1838.
NOTICE
9178
THE DISTRICT BRAND LODGE of Hongkong and South China will Mair at the MARONIC HALL, on WEDNES.. DAY, the 21st Iustaal, at 8 for 8.30p.m.
VISITORA, and Master Mason of all Looms are cordially invited to atrand.
A. OD. GOURDIN,-
D, G. Scaretary. Hongkong, December 17, 1898.
WANTED.
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-N EXPERIENCED YOUNG PORTU. -GUESE CLERK for General Office
Work, Good Salary,
Apply, with refereticos, to
'K.*.
Care of Tas Farge.
Hongkong, December 19, 1898..
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17, PRAYA CENTRAL,
H. PRICE & Co.,
WINE MERCHANTS,
12, Queen's Raad.
SAMPLES AND PRICE-LISTS
ON APPLICATION.
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
2100
2429
A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
2284
PERSEVERANCE LODGE
TASTER MASONS of this LODGE'
M
are requested to attend at EMER.
GENCY MEETING of DISTRICT GRAND LODGE, on WEDNESDAY, 21st. Instant, al 8 p.m. for 8 30 g..
By Command of W, M. Hongkong, December 17, 1898.
ZETLAND
No. 625. E.C.
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LL Master MASONS are invited to attend the DISTRICT GRAND 1000E MEETING, to be held at the Freemasons' Hall, on WEDNESDAY, the glat instant, at 3 for 8.90 p.m., to meet He Kxcellency, Werthipial Brother H. A. BLAKE, 9.0.M G., Past District Grand Master of Jamaica,
W. POWELL & Co.
NEW STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS TOYS.
LODGE,
By Command of the W. M. Hongkong, Dec. 19, 1898.
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VICTORIA. PRECEPTORY.
1885
A
REGULAR MEETING of the
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY will be held at
W. POWELL & Co.
Hongkong, December 1, 1999.
2276
JUST OPENED,
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY, COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE CONFECTIONERY, In Great Variety,
NUTS!
BRAZIL, BARCELONA AND ALMONDS.
ELVA'S PLUMS.
NUTS!
FIOS.
FIGS, FIGS.
HUNTLEY AND PALMER'S
Christmas and Cambridge Cakes,
2, 4 and 6 lbs.
GORGONZOLA, STILTON AND ROQUEFORT CHEESE
KMAB
SELECTED
HAMS.
TOM SMITH'S ORAOKERS,
TOYS!
TOYS! TOYS!
YOUTH'S BIOFCLES AND TRICYCLES; ROOKING HORSES; MAGIO LANTERNS, MECHANICAL TOYS, ANIMALS, da, &c., doi
XMAS PRESENTS. XMAS PRESENTS. MEERSCHAUM AND BRIAR PIPES, CIGAR CABINETS, ALBUMS, &o, do LEATHER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
2350
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
BROADWOOD PIANOS
NEW MODELS
MONTHLY PAYMENTS,
Lane, Crawford & Co.
PEAK HOTEL,
1350 FEET ABOVE SEÀ LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjolalag the Tramway Terminus, FINE HEALTHY Location, Commanding Magnificent View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, and Talande; cool southerly breezes in Summer.
Well appofuted Rooms, attentive Service and excellent Cuisine.
J. Mancze, Chef de Cuisine. GEO. J. QARANOVA, Manager, CRAIGIEBURN la Now OPEN; for Rooms apply to Manager, Peak Botol. silty » No 7. Daddell Strat
LHAMBRA FACTORY Anheuser-Busch:-
MANILA CIGARS,
THE DOC DE MONTEBELLO
CHAMPAGNE.
HARVEY'S ROYAL TAWNY PORT. Hongkong Agent
W. HUTTON POTTS,
OFFICE: DAIRY FARM BUILDING,
Below Glencaty.
WINTER SEASON.
The Freemasons HILL on FRIDAY, OUR STOCK IS NOW REPLETE WITH THE LASTEST FASHIONS IN
the 23rd December Inst, at 5 for 5.30 p.m..
precisely. VISURED 815 KNIGHTS AT HATS, SCARVES, SHIRTS, COLLARS, UNDERWEAR
Cordially INVITED to attend.
Hongkong, December 19; 1898.
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THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL
TRAMWAYS CO, LIMITED.
(OTION is hereby given that the FOUR- 2071
TEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of
Registered Offices of the Company, 99 and 40, QUEEN'S ROAD ÜKSTRAL, OR FRIDAY,
ALSO:
EVENING GLOVES, SHOES, TIES, Etc.
COTTAM &
Co.
the above Company will be held at the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAN
the 23rd-day-of-D.cumber, at Noon, for
the purpose of receiving the Raport of the General Managers, together with a State- ment of Adornata fur the year ending th November, 1898.
pany will be QLOSED from the 13th to
33rd Instant, both days inclusive,
NAVIGATION COMPANY
VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATIS
named
ron.
*
DAPTAIN,
The TRANSFER-BOOKS of the Oom- | g'HAT, KSAKI ----
KOBE & YOKO,Malacca... T. L Coox, .:About 22nd December LONDON, ....Corginasdel *... F. N. TILLARD. N'BAKI, KORE, &
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,
Veneral Managers. Hongkong, Desember 9, 1898.
JAPANESE
FINE ART CURIOS.
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KUHN & KOMOR,
11- $ 25, Queen's Rosd, Hongkong 1
55, Water Strash, Yokohama 1 - and 8. Division Street, Kaba,
YOKOHAMA... Rohilla..
Noov, 24th December.
.S. DE B. Look, E.X.X. About 34th December.
„Sumatra...T. WICKENDER,
SHANGHAI...... ChuE, STBET LONDON
Soe Special Adrartisement,
About 24th Duonk be
„Abɛat 29th Dzcamber.
For Freight or Passage, and further Particular, apply to me
P&O, EN, G,'s Of£də,
Hengkung Diember 17, 1859)
H. A. RITUHIE, Buperinfandent,
1755
St. Louis Lager Beer
Has many imitators but no equals,
SOLD BY
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
ASK
FOR
2098
SOLE AGENTS. FERGUSON'S
P. & O
SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL CREAM
BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
Thego are the finest productions of Bookland doroid absolutely of all deleterious matter. THE CREME DE LA CREME OF WHISKIES. PURE AND MILD.
Sole Importers,
F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
'AQUARIUS.
--in gratifying in the days of typhoid to come rake's Folly "put and palatable Table With AQUARIUS ampli Oariously enough his from the ablay, le birth plac baldg chal AQUÍRTURE Loads Web 1 opond to open an Agency In Londos, We have tried
LIMITED.
FIRE-OLAY WORKS, DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, ORMENT FACTORY, GREEN ISLAND, MACAO,
PORTLAND CEMENT,
GLAZED STONEWARE DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS, GLAZED PAYING, BEIOKI AND TILES, FIRE BRICKS AND FIRE CLAY, &o.,. &o,
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For Prices and further particulars, apply to
'SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers
DAKIN'S SINGLE
SEIDLITZ:
A MOST AGREEABLE AND EFFECTIVE EFFERVÉSCING APERIENT,
PURE POLATILE
BUCALYPTUS QIL SPECIALLY REFINED.
AROMATIC
QUININD AND IRON TONIO Enriches the Blood, Strengthens the System, and imparta tone and energy to the Digestive Organs.*****
952
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
W. BREWER & Co.
NEW BOOKS & NEW EDITIONS. Through Unknown Thibet, by Capt.
Welby
Through Asia, by Swen Hedin,
2 Vol.
Haydu's Dictionary of Dalma...
The Globe Song Folio
NEW GOONS.
TOILET BOTTLES, DRESSING CASES,
WRITING CARES, ・・・ TOBACCO POUCHES, PURSES, WALLETTS, LETTER CASES,
OARD QASES.. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
10 CO
20.00:
... 13.00
The Century Song Folio..
***
... 1.50
2,60
Spanish Dictionary...
***
1.28
A Bride of Japan, by Dawe
1.50
The Bed Axe, by Crockett
1.00
டிடர்
The Day's Work, by Kipling...
C
150
Dopartoiental. Ditties, by Kipling 150 1:50 Canvas Torn, by Boldrawood... Nanan's Farthest North, 2 Vals, ..4 1.50 Westward Ho by Kingsley
SAFETY INKS,
IN
160
CLOTH EDITION.
$1:50 The Dragon Slayer Hops the Hermit, by Edna Lyall...· 1,50 LETTS' & SMITH'S
DIARIES.
$405
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
THE Undermentioned INSURANCE TOFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on MON DAY and TUK DAY, the 26th and 27th Instant respectively, and on MONDAY the 2nd January, 1899.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents,
Canton Insuratice Office, Ltd.}
General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
W. J. SAUNDERS, Acting Secretary,
Union Insurance Bociety of Canton, Ltd.
W. H. PERCIVAL,
Agent, North-China Insurance Co., Ltd.
W. H. BAT
Becretary, China Tradors Insurance Co., Ltd.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO
Agents,
association, Ltd. GLA TOMLIN
"Acting Secretary, China Fire Insurance Co., Lide
Tangtare Insurance
GET. DAVIS,
The Straits Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, December 10, 1898.
NOTICE.
THE - HONGKONG COTTON SPIN NING, WEAVING AND DYEING COMPANY, LIMITED.
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES,
PAPER WEIGHTS, -
CHRISTMAS CARDS,
DRESS SHOES,
GETTLEMEN'S WALKING BOOTS AND SHOES, LADIES WALKING SHOES, ACCOUNT BOOKË,
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Queen'e Road, (Under Hongkong Hokak.)
"ONGKONG HIGH-LEVÉL TRAM-
HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
TIME TABLE. WERK DAYE. 7.50 a.mo, to 10.50 a...Every quarter of an hour..
11.60 s.m. to 12.30 p.m. Every hall bow. 13.50 p.. to 2.30pm. Every quarter of
3.30 p.m.
an hour. to 8.00 p.m... Ivery quarter of
an boar. Night cars at 8.5 p.m. and 9 p.m. and frem 9.45 p.m. to 11.16 p.m, every ball hour. An additional car will ton at 2:40 p.
until farther notice. BATONDAY:
Extes Night is at 11.30 and 11.55 pm. BUNDATA 8.45 to 10.16 a.m... Every half hous, 10.30 .. and 10.40.3.20. Noon to 2 p... Every gasrter of su hout. 3 p.m. to 8p.m...Every quarter of an hour. Night cars at 8.46 p.m. and 0 p.m., and from 3.46 p.m. to 11.15 p.m. Every half hour.
SPECIAL OARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, 38 and 40. Queen's Bond Central
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, By General Manager, Hongkong. November 23, 1898,- 90% THE GREEN JALAND CEMERT 00.,
SELKTOTIDE is hereby given that under khá
Talk dispower retsferred by the Boucla
Resolution passed and on Ermed on the St. and 20th days of 3 ans, 1897, be Undang- od General Managers did on the 30E of November 1895, minkan F18AL CATE of 85.00 PHY SHARE on acuant of the Prin of the Naw UNAZER Bened in Parsakira. Tuch Resolution, and FINAL CALL M 30.00 on socount of the Fremians for OTTOR is hereby given that the Final S, and test men Cahra INSTALMENT of $30 per Bgans PAYABLE of the Orrigs of the 19
9. PRATADENTS LIS Managers, No on the Sasros lo above Company becomes Dne on the THIRTY Fiser day of December Hongkong, or she at lindsey, Laby
Payment of moth Dyb next, and ParMars theroot mast, be mada
du The Baskets of the Ocinpalig, The Corada, Horenone and Heatonal Banking Com.
sire-with.Whisky and found it adintésben – SPORTING TOMATIN LARGE MATHESON: Co
E92 3rd August, 1805;!
Caldback, Macgregor & Co.,
SE JARDINE,
Hongkongy Noyember
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