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No. 11,174
觀三十月二十年八十九百八十一英
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1898.
Business Noti068.
日一十月一十年戌戊
Business Notices.
CEMENTIGHT
IS a secrot you will never know, but from ONE TRIAL you may know that
CEMENTIGHT PAINTS AND COLOUR WASHES Are by far the best: Visit the Works at 91, Praya East. Write for Samples to
CEMENTIGHT BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY.
SMALL STEAMERS BUILT TO DETER
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,
HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.,
'BELL'S ABO£STOS:
BELL'S
ASBESTOS PACKINGS
-ARE-THE BEST,
PACKINGS & ASBESTOS GOODS. BELL'S BOILER COMPOSITION
STEAM FITTINGS AND PUMPS.
SHIP AND ENGINE ROOM STORES.
LAUNCHES FOR SALE.
TEAK STEAMER, nearly New, 115 ft. by 10 it beam by 6 ft. loaded draught. Condensing Engines. Speed, from 10 to TI knots,
STEAM LAUNCH OLYMPIA (Tenk), 44 ft. by 9' 9' beam. New Bora Non-Condensing ENGINE. On View, in perfect order, at Kownoox Docks,
STEAM AND HAND STEERING GEAR, equal to now; suitable for Vessel of from 500 to 1,200 tons....
1789
AS THE BEST.
BELE'S ENGINE OIL
IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST, IN THE MARKET.
KINGHORN & MACDONALD,
MANAGERS.
XMAS
PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH,
Business Notices.
DON'T MISS
THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST
PARISIAN BONBONNIERES
FILLED WITH THE OROICEST
PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES,
Large and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most Beautiful Novelties. Specialition is Round and So is Boxes, where the Contents is the chief object,
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AT
The Apothecaries Hall.
WATKINS & Co.
GOODS, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
JUST OPENED,
BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY, CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY,
FOST OFFICE NOTIFICATION...
DE Puble aro hereby informed that
Retrof FOSTAGE on LETTERS POSTED
the Ulony a the Places mentioned
bolow will be 4 CENTS per 62.
The full Behedule of New Postage Rates will be published in the Gagster of the Fith Inalant,
A. M. THOMSON,
Postmaster General,
December 22, 1898.
United Kingdom,
2461 1885-
17, PRATA CENTRAL.
9100
LHAMBRA FACTORY.
MANILA CIGARS.
THE DUO DE MONTEBELLO
COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE CONFECTIONERY, In Great Variety.
NUTS!
NUTS! BRAZIL, BARCELONA AND ALMONDS, ELVA'S PLUMS,
FIGS, FIGS, FIGS.
HUNTLEY AND PALMER'S
CHAMPAGNE. Christmas and Cambridge Cakes,
HARVEY'S ROYAL TAWNY PORT.
Hongkong Agent:
DAKIN'S
W. HUTTON POTTS,
OFFICE DAIRY FARM BUILDING,
Eslaw Glenealy.
SINGLE SEIDLITZ
Aden. Andansion, Bahamas, Barbados, A VOS AGREEABLE AND EFFECTIVE EFFERVESCING APERIENT.
Bermuda British Central Afrier, British East Africa, British Guiana, Britiah Flonduras, British India Canada, Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, F.ji. Federated Maley States, Gibral
1st, Gold Coast Colony, Johore, Lagos, Natal, Newtonndland, Sarawak, Ser. ments, St. Helena, Tan
Irlands, The Garabis, The Leeward
Telands (which compriss-Audigur, St
PURE VOLATILE
EUCALYPTUS OIL
SPECIALLY REFINED.
וּ,
2, 4 and 6 lbs.
LIMITED.
2010
CO
FIRECLAY WORKS, DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG,
ORMENT FACTORY, GREEN ISLAND, MAQAQ
PORTLAND CEMENT,
GLAZED STONEWARE DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS, GLAZED PAVINO, BRICKS AND TILES, FIRE BRICKS AND FIRE CLAT, -
GORGONZOLA, STILTON AND ROQUEFORT CAERSE. 2293
XMAS SELECTED BAMS.
TOM SMITH'S ORAOKERS,
TOYS!
For Prices and further particulars, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
NOTICE.
THE BONGKONG: COTTON SPIN-
TOYS! TOYS! NING, WEAVING AND DYEING
YOUTH'S BIOYOLES AND TRICYCLES ; ROCKING HORSES; MAGIO LANTERNS, MEUBANICAL TOYS, ANIMALS, &0., &c., &o.
of
COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTION is bereby given that the Tina!
THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE DONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LINKED,
GUL NINH AND IHON TONICXHAS PRESENTS XMAS PRESENTS (Due on the TEXTY-FIRST day of December QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Euriches the Blood, Strengthens the System, and imparts tone MEERSCHAUM AND BRIAR PIPES, CIGAR CABINETS, ALBUMS, do, &o.
Christopher and Nevis, Dominics, and energy to the Digestive Organs.
Monterrrat and the Virgin Lelande),
Tho Niger Coast Protectorate, The 954
Niger Company Territory, The Wind.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
ward Islanda, (Grenada, St. Luoia, St.PENINSULAR &
Vincent), Tob and Trinidad, Tarks Island, and Uganda.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. NOTICE is hereby given that MONDAY
Next, the 29th Inatant, and MON- DAY, the 2nd January, 1899, will be arved at HOLIDAYS at the EoWLOON QUSTONS' OFFICE
Work at the Uplum Examination OPPICE and Cosroms' ETATIONS will proceed as Danal,
H. M. BILLIER, Commissioner of Customs,
for Kouluan and District
2442
CURTOM HOUSE, Kowloon, 21st December, 1898. THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,
LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that under the
N°
250
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
ILL despatch VESSELS to WILL
门组
-
STRAMTHIN.
LONDON, B....Coromandel ",
N'8AKI, KORE, &
the Undermentlased PORTS on the Drs
QAFTALY.
DATE.
F. N. TILLARD.........Neon, 24th December.
YOKOHAMA.....Rohit'sS, DE B. LOCKTER, A... Noon, 20th December. SHANGHAL... CAUSE. STREET......... S'HAT, 'SAKL
About 20th December,
KOSE & YOKO, Malocca...R. T. L. Cook, R......About 27th December. LONDON........Sumatra T. WICKENDEN. Ab at 29th December,
• Soo Special Advertisement,
For Freight or Passage, and further Particulars, spply to
powers conftred by the Spesial P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Office,
Resolution passed and confirmed on the 5th
and Võib days of Jane, 1897, the Underigu.
ed General Managers did on the 20th day of November, 198, make a
CALL
FINAL
of 86.00 par SHARE en necount of the Price of the Nay SUARIS Langed in Parmance of Buch Resolution and a FINAL CALL of Sh.00 an acccent of the Premium for each auch SHARE, and that such CALLS are PAYABLE at the OFFICES of the General Managers, No. 9, PRAYA CENTRAL, Victoria, Hongkong, on the 1st January, 1893,
Upon Payment of such Galle and Pro- dustion of the Certificates for the Share in respect of which the esme are paid, fully paid up Certificates will be landed in ex- change for provisional seri, a.
Dated the lat Dezember, 1808.
2230
I
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
NOTICE.
HAVE This Day Established myself
a ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR,
Accounts kept and adjusted. Bilanco Shoots Drawn up, and all Accountant's work undertaken.
WM. H. GÅSKELL. Letters should be addressed care of HONGKOKO HOTEL.
2178
Hongkong, November 15, 1898.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
WING to the large and continued
increase of SunscaIDERS to tho
OBINA MAI·E,··
We are compelled to go to Press earlier.
Afterations and additions to Advertizo
ments on Pages 1 and 4, should be sont
"
Hongkong, December 21 K! 8,
́LEATHER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
II. A. KITOHIF, Superintendent.
2403
Telephone 75.
16. QUEEN's Boan,
H. PRICE & Co.,
WINE MERCHANTS,
18, Queen's Brad.
SAMPLES AND PRICE-LISTS
DN "ÅTERIGATION.
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
24:9
here not later than 103., NEW ADR. A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, TROROUGHLY EQUIPPED 18 AL DEPARTMENTS,
ARMENT should be sent befcro & p.m.
COBAIN & RENDS.
Hongkong, October 1, 1898.
AMERICAN SYSTEM
от
DENTISTRY. AT
39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
OHADWICK KAWW.
(Láts of Porn & Noam) Hongkong, July 19, 1897,
W. POWELL & Co.
NEW STOCK OF
2284
CHRISTMAS TOYS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. BROADWOOD PIANOS
NEW MODELS
MONTHLY PAYMENTS,
Lane, Crawford & Co.
‘AQUARIUS.
la gratifying in these days of typhoid to come across a really
Ipars and pelatable Table Water AQUARIUS is
and Coriously enough hails from the shiny, it's birth place being Shanghai AQUARIUS' is so popular in Chios that it is -proposed to opna an Agency in Landon. We have tried it purssives with Whisky and found it admirable. — SPORTING TIMES," Skd Atguist, 1895.
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants,
WINTER SEASON.
2903
OUR STOCK IS NOW REPLETE WITH THE LASTEST FASHIONS. IN HATS, SCARVES, SHIRTS, COLLARS, UNDERWEAR,
2071
4L80:
EVENING GLOVES, SHOES, TIES, Etc.
COTTAM & Co. HOTEL,
PEAK
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEFEL
NOTICE is hereby given that the SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of INSTALMENT of $30 per Enins the abova Company will be held at the on the Shares in ahora Company becomes Registered offfee of the Company, 7, THURSDAY. art, and Paris thereof must be made the 29th December, at Noor, for the purs to the Bankers of the Company, is the pose of reas.ving the Report of the Directors, HONGBONG AND SHANGHAI Banking Con-together with a statement of Acdaonik för FORATION, OM or before that date..
the year ending 30th June, 1898. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
LUTGENS, FINSTMANN & CO., General Managers.
General Agents, TN Hongkong, November 30, 1898, 2206 Hongkong. December 20, 1898 2188
POBRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
THE Undermentioned INSURANCE TH
OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Publio Brainer, a MON. DAY and TUESDAY, the 20th and 27th Instant resprorivey, and on MONDAY, the 2nd January, 1990,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. dineral Agents,
Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.;
General Managers, -Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Iad.
W. J. SAUNDERS, Acting Secretary,
Union Insurance society of Clanton, Ltd.
W. H. PERQIVAL, Agent, North-China Inarinco Co., ltd.
W. H. RAY,
Secretary, Okina Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd.:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents,
Yangtze Insurance Association, Ltd.
G. L. TOMLIN,
Acting Secretary, Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
W. H. T. DAVIS,
Manager
The Straits Insurance Co., Ltd. Bonghaug, December 19, 1898.
TN Accordance with Ordinance No. of 1805 the Undermentioned BANKS be CLOSED for the Transition of Public Business on MONDAY and TUES DAY, the 28th and 27th lussut respec Lively. For the Chartered Bank of India, Au-
tralia and China,"
T. B. BANSOM, Aeting Manager, Hongkong. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporalion,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager, For The National Bank of Obins, Limited,"
For
GEO. W. T. PLAYFAIR,
The
Limited,
Bank of India,
Arcantile Chief Manager,
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong. For the Banque de L'Tado-Chine, Hong.
kong Aganey,
B. AUGUSTIN,
Manager, For the 'Bank of China and Japan, Ltd.,'
Hongkong,
E. L. HUNTER,
Manager. For the Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd.,”
8. ONOH,
Agent
2421 For the Emporial Bank of China,
"E W. RUTTER. Acting Manager, Hongkong, Hongkong, December 20, 1898. 2440
TONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM-
HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,
TIME TABLE
T
REATEST BLESSING OF LIFE
PEOF H. WINTKE, 7.30 am to 10:30a.m....Every quarter of Warrants to cure bard and Soft Corns:
The Great American Indian Expert,
WELK DATA.
自码
boot.
half hour.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Adjoining the Tramway Termaluns, FI HIATRY/ 11.80 a.m. to Egerier of
LOCATION, Cocomanding Msgofleaus View of the City and Barbour, the Mainland 12.30 p.m. to
of China, and Delauda; cool mutborly, breezes in Suiomerc
Well appointed Rooms, skreative Service and excellent Cuisión,
J. Manoras, Chef de Tuinius,
GEO. J. CABANOVA, Manager,"
1754
* CRAIO1EBURN' is now. OPEN for Rooms apply to Manager, Peak-Butuh
City Offer. No.7, Duddull Street,
an koor. 3.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every
quarter of an hour Night oựa si 8,45 p.m. and 9 p.to. and from 0.45 p.m. ta 11.15 pt. every half hour, An additional car will ran at 2.40 p.m.
na il farther notic
BATURDAYA.
Bunions, In-growing Nails and Warts. Guaranteed to take them out without pain or drawing blood, and, further gour antees të performa perfect cure. ***
Mr. Winter's fame ka spoken of in highest ' terms by various well-known Gentlemen who have suffered for years with
Corns
"He has arrived at Hongkong and will vomain" till the 1st January, at THOMAR” GRILL ROOM, Room No. 4 Office hours
ASK FOR FERGUSON'S Night oss at 11.90 and 11.46 p.m. from 9am to 4 pm Compoliations free
P. & O.
SPECIAL LIQUEUR 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.
FERGUSON'S
SPECIAL CREAM
BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.
These are the fasst productions of Bootland; devoid absintily of all deloterlamní matter, THE CRÈME DE LA CREME OF WHISKIES.
PURE AND MILD:
W. POWELL & Co.
Sole Insporters,
25.88
Hongkong, December 1, 1898,
F. BLACKHRAD & Do
MAN BUKTAIS,
3.45 .ta.
to 10,16 6,.... Every half hour, 10.30 n; the angl 10,40 m; m:
Now to 3 p.m...Every quarter of an hour, | 3 p.m. tự ở p, m....... Every quarter of an hour..
Night cars a 9.45 pm and 9 p.us.j and from 9.45 p.m. to 12.16 p. Every half hour, SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, 88 and 40. Queen's Road Control.
JOHND BUMPHREYS & BON
General Managers Hongkong, November 22, 1899.
JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS
2082
charge,
Thong ho wish Mr. Winter to visit thoni will please send their address, and he will · call on MoRDAYA AND FRIDAYA between 9 and 3 p may
Charges: Moderate.
The Professur speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Portoroses.
Hongkong, December 16, 1603. 2900
JUST OPENED.
NOW
TOR SALE
Magrilsont and wall ar
aborted Ship A meg of BON BONE and CRACK ERS uf latest Designs and Deneriptions..
· 10 %. D'agrant for Onship ma Libers) reduction to Babsāls, Obaritable. Institullons, Dinter Pastion E
KUHN & KOMOR, Inspections carbonly soldie
11 #73, Queen's Road, Hongkong
205 valor Struck, Lukobama; and
EL BUTTONJER
#19 and 16, D'AROUSE