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GO DEINTMENT

HIVIL boon REPLEN. foxRD with a inɛge das mos ment of the in test KUBOFBAN KRĀ BULKKIGAM NOVELTIES, we are prepared to sacoste orders for FANCY WORK with

mestuess and despatch, and af miy moderatè rules.

CHINA MAICA OFFICE,"

The China Mail.

THE 'RONIKONA CHIVERE, MAIL" 泰日字華港香

(Hongkong Wa Te Tas Pu

· 189UKO DALINE

·Manager and Publisher,

SUBSCRIPTION:

Piss Dollarna 'yaur, deliverablela Song kong. Origorie, $11.60 per annum, Excluding peragh,

No. 10.254.

́AGENTS FOR THE OBINA MAIL

LONDON, Aiaan, 11 & 12, Clemens

Lant; Lombard Street, E.0.

GKORNE Bruzer & Co., 30, Cornhill, GOLDON & Guren, Ludgate Circus, E.U. BATES HAND & Co., 37, Walbrook, E.C. SAMUEL DRAGON & Co., 150 & 154, Leadenhall Street. W, M. Witas, 151, main Street, E,C. Roster WATSON, 1. Meet Street.

PARIS

AND EUROPE; -- MAYENOS, FAYLE & Co., 18, Ane de la Grange Bateliere

NEW YORK:-J. STEWART HAPPER, THE UHODNESE EVANGELIST Orvice, 52, West 2d Street

SAN FRANCIS300 and American Ports

generally-Bar & BLLOK, San Fran

isco

XUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZKALAND GORDON L Geron, S- Болить

and Syday. OBYLON: W. M. SMITH & Co., THE

BINGAPORE, STRAITS, &:-KELLY &

WALA OBINAM, pore

‚A. A. DA CRUZ.

KLAN

Amoy, N. MOALLE & Co., LIMITED; Foodci, Heers & Co. Shanghai, Lann, Cu roso & Co., and Kelly & WaiSH. Yokohama, Lasa, Chawroad & Co., and Kelly & Da.

Banks.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

TUE LIMITED.

i

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, £1,000,000. Bergeritas CAPITAL...£ 500,000,

HEAD OPTION—BonGroxe.

Court of Directors.

D. Gratis, Esq. H.STOLTEEFOHT,Req. BIN, Tran Tung Snard,

Baq.

OMAN KI

Bagi

KWAN BOI CHUEN, Esq.

Chief Manageri

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIL.

Interest for 12 months Fixed 5-7%3

Hongkong. October 23, 1894.

THE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

1711

"AUTHORISED QAPITAL,£1,500,000.

SUBSCRIBED, PAID-DF...*£1,125,000.

42

Bankers

£ 662,500,

OF

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, L’TD.

號一卅月二十年五十九百八千一號

Business Notices.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

MUSICAL DEPT.

PIANOS

FOR SALE, HIRE,

OR ON THE

Established

February

1848.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER $1, 1895.

Business Notices.

日六十月一十年未乙

Auctions.

SİBELLAKI &'DINLARIS.

MONTHLY PAYMENT SYSTEM.

COTTAGES. YACHT MODELS.

PIANETTES.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Bolo Eastern Agents for:

Snowdon, Nous & Co. "Enowdrift". Minefactures. | The New Wire Wow Roofing Co. Sphinctor Grip Armoured Hom

The Aluminium & General Foundry Co,

SBESTOS PACKINGS to suit all Steam

Power.

Jointings for

work, however great the pressure and temperature. LUBRICANTS both liquid and solid.

SEMI-GRANDS.

DAGGER

CONCERT GRANDS.

MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS of every description.

TUNING and REPAIRING.

Caldbeck, Macgregor

2278

2436

PACKING

BELL'S ABBEST OS.

ESTIMATES given for COVER ENG BOILERS and STEAM PIPES, with our Patent ASBESTOS COMPOSI TION.

W. JACKSON, Manuyer.

1794

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

IMPERIAL ENGLISH & CHINESE DIARY 1896.

& Co., IMPERIAL DATE BLOCK

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

TELEPHONE" "No. 15.

HONGKONG, 15, Queen's Rois.

SHANGHAI, 4, Foodnow Roso.

W. POWELL & Co.

EW STOCK OF

NEW

FOUR-YARD WIDE

FLOOR OIL CLOTHS AND LINOLEUMS,

(200 Sq. Yards to a Pattern).

Hongkong, December 30, 1835,

W. POWELL & Co.

LETTS: DIARIES & DATE BLOCKS.

ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFERS.

1896.

1896.

COMMERCIAL STATIONERY of every description.

ESTIMATES ON APPLICATION.

PRICE $2.50 PER MONTH."

Intimations

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.

FN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, the Underimentioned BANKS Will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, TO-MORROW, 119X*V Juanry, 1896,

I

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 544.

THE following Particulars and Condi.For the Chartered Bank of Tedia, Aus.

lots of SALE of CROWN LAND by

tralia and China," PORTO AUCTION, to be held on the Spot, on TUESDAY, the 7th day of January 1896, at 4 p.m., are published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOOKBÁRT,

Colonial Secretarij

Hongkong, 214 December, 1895, 2470

Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on TUESDAY, the 7th day of January, 1808, at ip.n., by Order of His Excel. Jency the Governor, of Five Lots of Orown Land, in the Colony of Hong- kong, for a term of 990 years.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE

No. of Ba

Particulars of the Lot..

Registry Locality.

No.

Boundary

Blasan

*exi6.

算。

W.

Inland West of [ft. | 15." It h

Boad) 55;

Int Morrisan

No. 1,09

1 1,560

2476

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

Annual Bent. 1

+

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banks

ing Corporation,'

T. JACKSON,

Chief Managers For The National Bank of Chius, Limited,"

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Chief Manager. Mercantile Bank of India,

J. W. R. TAYLOR,

Manager, Hongkong.

For the

Limited,

For the Banque de L'Indo-Chine, Hong

kong Agency,"

L SIMON,

- Manager. For the Bank of China and Japan, Lades

Hoogkong,

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager Hongkong, December 31, 1885.

-INSURANCE_HOLIDAY.

180576E Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the 011 Transaction of Public Business, TO 70402360 1,008 MORROW, the 1st January, 1895,

JARDINE, MATHESON & OG...

General Agents, E

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATES MY Brother, Mr EDMUND HUMPHRBYE,

xmod:-

STEAMSHIP.

DATE.

AKMARKS

LONDON (Direct).. Ceylon Daylight 1st Ja......Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c....... Rosetta....... Noorý Jañ.........Bee Special Advertisment. JAPAN.Verona......Noon, 3rd Jan.........Freight or Famage. SHANGHAI..........Pekin......................About 12th Jan.........Freight or Passage.

Freight or Passage (calling at 2463 STRAITS & B'BAY Brindisi...... About 13th Ju....... COLOMBO, it suficiant indaco-

ment offere). Mazagon...... About 23th Jan....Freight or Passage, About 24th Jan....Freight or Passage.

Interest allowed on Durrant Accounts si REPORT OF THE ACADÉMIE DE MÉDECINE LONDON...

the Rate of 2 % per Annum on the Daily

Balance.

»OW NEW FLIED `DEPOSITS 24-

For 12 Months,...

For 6 Months,.............§

For 8 Months21

DEPOSITS KREWED ON OLD TERMS,

J W. R. TAYLOR,

Murajer, Hongkong.

Bangkong. December 18,-1896.

226

THE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, }^14

AUSTRALIA, AND ORINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1953,

Head Office, LoxDON,

...£800,000

..£800,000 .....$325,000

CARITAL PAIN-UP ... RESERVE - LIABILITY OF SHARE-

-HOLUESS RESERVA FUND

(14

●

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally balances.

On Baat Dapdelta for 29 month 4%

Œ

2

TE WHITEHEAD, Manager.

Hoogkong, September 10, 1895,

BANKING CORPORATION.

846

PAD UP CATTTAT $10,000,000, „LIVE KURUNG 5,000,000.

L810,000,000.

PHORETETORS).

J. LEANSER Chairman, JAVADHIM, BAR-Doputy Chairman, 1.Dell-Irving S.C. Michaelson, Bay, 61 Didwell, D. G: Sasson, Ey: Faskiel, Kan Ra Sherau, Esq. 21. Gray, DNA, Bieb, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong JACKSON, E.

WADE GARNEz, Es

BANLIKE Co., Lb.

Los BANKERSON AND COUNTY

HONGKONG PICKEST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2

per con per and the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITY' *-—-

Shanther cent, por sýnum,

OF FRANCE,

Apollinaris

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS."

The results of the recent investigations in Paris and the report of the Académie de Médecine of France have placed Apollinaris Water at the head of all the waters examined for purity and freedom from Disease Germs."

SOLE AGENTS: CARŁOWITZ &

HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CANTON, TIENTSIN, AND HANKOW,

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

No 11, 18 and 15, Central Market

PRIME BEEF and MUTTON.

CORNED BEEF and TONGUES.

AUSTRALIAN. PICKLED HOG'S TONGUES.

AMERICAN BUTTER in Rolls and Pain,

GAME, &o., 80, 80, SHIPPING AND COAST Roar Orders WILL HAVE FROMET ATTENTIÓN. "

J. TATAM.

Hongkong December 3, 1105

LONDON.......Japan.

further Partiou'ara, apply to

P. & 0.8. N. Q. OŒus,

ALF: WOOLLEY, Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, December-20, 1805.

2479

WALTER W. BREWER.

A SQUIATION FOOTBALLS.

MEN'S ALL CANH CRICKET BATS. LEG GUARDS.

OBIOKETING GLOVES,

SETS OF YOUTĖS CRICKET HANDSOME NEW YEAR CARDS.

WALTER W. BREWER

Under Hongkong Hotel.

Hongkong, Docsmber 28, 1805,

The Public

are invited to witness the

2157

Billiard Handicap

now in progress in the

HONGKONG HOTEL.

2402

THRIFTS ENAMEL COMPOSITION,

FOR IRON-WORK, SHIP'S HOLDS, BEAMS, BUNKERS, &c.

2244

H4 godd civeting powere

DUITS ADVANTAGES ARE

Dae coat is sufficient.

CLAUSEN'S HOTEL

66 MAIN STREET, YOKOHAMA.

CENTRALLY SITUATED NEAR THE BUND, AND CONVENIENT FOR THE RAILWAY STATION, WHARVES, BLUYE, AND POST OFFICE. EXCELLENT TABLE AND ACCOMMODATION. Épecial arrangements can be made for Families vistling Japan;

C. CLAUSEN, Proprietor.

JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

343

2254

Br

ROTATE WARRANT

Carzong, December 22, 1813.

HONGKONG LIVINGS BANK. THE business of the above Bank is con - danied by the HONURONG AND BEINGRAY BANKING CORPORA TION, Kulas may be abtam

REBRAST on deposita la allowed at *WER CANT, þor anhim, «Depositöre may Haunter at their obtiön talantes of 0100, di juara 35 the HONGKONG AND HANGHAI BANE, to be placed on PIXED DEPOSIT A FER CENT.per

For the Hongkong and Bhanghai

Banking Corporation,

TJAUSSON,

We Chief Manager

Hongkang, Mughat 18981518

Ke 10, D'acquÁR, SIKERT ERSTE VERE MODERATE,

To HER MAJESTY

THE QUEEN.

Awarded 31 Gold and Prize Medals, HIGHEST AWARD OVER ALL COMPETITORS, EDGE, 1800.

DEWAR'S

PERTH

Applied as ordinary paint and dries in a few minutes.

my Son, Mr HENLY BUMPHREYS Mr. HART BOOK, and my Nephew, Me JOHN AMOROSE Jürr, have this day been ADMITTED into PARTNERSHIP in my Firm of Joan D, Humphreys & Bos.

JNO. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong. December 2, 1806.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ZZAT

FROM this date, daring the Absence of JAS B. COUGHTRIE from the Colony, Mr. GEO, L. TOMLIN has been appointed Acting SECESTART to the Com- pany.

A. MOCONACHIE

Chairman Hongkong, December 9, 1895. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

Canton Insurance Office, Ide

General Managan,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ida.

N. J. EDEN ABU Seprehityst Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.

BCT. GRAY, Acting Agent,

North China Insurance Co., Ltd.

W. D. RAY, Secretary

China Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd.

SHEWAN, & Co., Agente

Yangtare Insurance Association, Ltd.

GEORGE L TOMLIN, fcling Secretary,

China Fire Insurancs Co., Li

1PM. MAOBEAN, Manager

The Straits Insurance Co., Ltd. *Hongkong, Desene bar 31, 1895 9447

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

3300 No. 67.

FROM this date Mr. O. TOURNAIRE TAXIN CHARSE of the AGEMUY OF the above Company in Bangkong,

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent Hongkong, December 24, 18957 8434

intimations.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TN Bocordanos with Section 120 of the Articles of Association, the General Agents, with Approval of the Consulting Committee, will on the: 2AD JANUARY 1908, IE INTEREST WARRANTS DI 86 per SHARE PAYABLE at the Bosg KONG & SHANGHáz-Banking-CORFORATION, the same being at the Rats of 10 PER CENT. per Anun the Paid-up Capital of the Offies for the year 1895.00

Tho Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be. CLOSED trom the 18th to the 81- Instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE Orfics, Laminzu. Hongkong, December 17, 1805.

2370

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 645

1

MORROW, the lat January, 1806, KTORICE L-horoby given this-10~ will be observed as HOLIDAY, at the.

KOWLOON COR ONE OFFICE

Work at the Opium Examination Offes. and Customs Stadions will protéed as usuals

H. HILLIER,

Acting Commissioner of Crestoms for Kowloos and District,

CONTON HOUSE,

Kowloon, 31st Dember, 1680

2408

NOTION is bent debezal

EXTRAORDINARY General MEETING of the HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT COMPANY, will be hold at the Orica of the No. 9, Fraya Cealmi, on SATURDAY, the Noon, for she purpose of considering and if 11th day of January, 1896, at 19 o'cock, thought Et paaring the following Resolution, that is to day

That the HORKONG BRIOK AND ÚEMENT DOMPANY, EnITED, be would-ap voluntarily, under the Provisions al the Companies Ordinances 1895 16 1890, and that Use East, ol Victoring in the Colony of Hongkong bo, and he is bereby appointed Liquidator, for the purpose of each winding up.'*

Dated the 23rd day of December, 1885,

By Order of the Bosed,

W. A, DUFE,

Hea clary.

NOTICE

WITH referenes to the above Notice the

W

Burness of the Company will not be interrupted and Orders will be received as heretofore by the Undersigned

INFORMATION has been Received from

MILITARY AUTHORITIES that 2493 ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take place: from the 1st to 31ST JANUARY, 1800,

8 am, and 6 p.m. DAILY, as follows --

From Belohors Upper and Lower Bat-

terea in Northerly and, North | Westerly directions,

Preserves stool or iron from corrosion and withstanda gaseous and atmospherio (SUNDAYS excepted), between the hours of Influences

Invaluable for lower holds and bunkeru. Presents a highly polliked surface of a bright red colour.

1677

FESTIVE

Sole Agents For China and Japan, WATTS & Co

SEASON.

TABLE LINEN.

LAIN DAMASK CLOTHE. :

PLAIN

2209

FANOY TEA CLOTHS NAPKINS to MATCH

TABLE RUNNERS, TRAY CLOTHS, Erc, Exc

HONGKONG

TRADING COMPANY.

Now, 13 and 6, D'AQUILAR STREET. VICTORIA HOTEL, MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL

CANTON,

IFTHE MANATRMur has decided upon (Late BHM Hores, Carton)

extending the Hotel Accommodation TESSES, MADARS AND

to Umbrella Best The Naw Rooms FARMER

overlook the Eerbout on one ads and have the pleasure to inform their Patrons, Friends and General Pablis that Ladrona falands on the other, and each will. having LEASED the SHAMEEN HOTEL ve ith own Bath Boting as a Tán they havo Re weRNISHED, vesly improved love A NEW WINGV litlu every departmens and. have. Bb. will also be built on the Esatorn. Ent to the

OPENED

it dad at the more popular Bayle orth of the Band Room, and of the VICTORIA HOTEL

A BALL ROOM

WHISKY M

Contractors to most of the British Parliaments. Under Competition, the only SCOTCH WHISKY drawn at the Bars of Messrs. SPIERS & FOND, LIMITED, LONDON,

BOLS AGENTS for South Olina and Philippines,

WATTS & CO.,

In House Biroth, Hongkong,

For further Fantiquiar, apply to

THE MANAGER, NEW VICTORIA HOTEL, HYDRONG. Hongkong, Porumber 10, 1900, 8920

In to be erected on the site of the frene

Fresent Qhunac Tennis Court, to be approsthed by

All Batrs, Jusks and other VESSELS are CAUTIONED to keep clear of the Ranges.

The inhabitants of the Houses near Belchere are warned to keep their glam windows open during the practice, and all people working in the vicinity of Belcher's Batteries are also warned to keep clear of that part of the abare line which will be" indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose.

By Command, -J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Hongkong, Flat December 1895., 2401

PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT.

H

A NEWSPAPER will be publiked very 400, to be called TT UM PEREYS CLOOR.

JOHND HUMPHREYS & BON. Hongkong, November 27, 1898, 2006 STAINFIELD'S PRIVATE HOTEL, DUDDELL KERRI

OMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS,

with every conveniende, Accommodation for Tile Boarders, Particulars, Audroku.

HES. STAINFIELD,

opristrest

a covered way from the Hotel out the the and by the Peak Road on the othak JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Kongkang, December 4, 1998, B218 Kruphone, January 0, 100s

・W, A, DUFF...

Secretary,

NOW ON VIEW."

TINE DISPLAY OF JEWELLERY

DELTABLE FOR DEC CHRISTMAS 429 NEW YEAST PRESENTS, BRACELETS,

Comprising BINGS, EAR-RINGS. PINS, NECKLACES, LOCKETS,

BROOCHES SCARF. of avery Dosoription, with or without PRECIOUS STONES,

WATCH CHAINE of the la

Latent and Fashionable Designs. WATORES, in Great Variety,

most

LADIES GO

GOLD WATODES from $20

GENTLEMEN'S GOLD WATUBES from $30.

Also always on hand a SELECTED AMORE+ BIENT OF UNMOUNTED BRILLIANTS,

PRICES MODERATE

LEVI BERMANOS. Hongkong, December 10, 1815.

NEW ZEAR

Waterbury Watches.

BEBINA *L' or Lady'a Sisa @ $4.80 mots

Do J of Gent's do 384.80 der

da do 2000 là

only to

TEN MITBUI BUSKAN KAISHA,

8. Chiren's Road Central

Hengkyng, December 10, 1898,