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QUR JOBBIKO DEPARTMENT

HAVING REPLEN 19EED with a large - sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to execute

ondars for FANCY WORK with

Beatzems and doopatob, sad of

sery moderate rates

CHINA MAN OFFICA,"

The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL*

報日字華農香·

(Hongkong Fa Tri Fat Po.)

ISSUED DAILY.

*OHON UN MAN,

Manager and Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION:

Ava Dollars a year, deliverabia in Horg kong. Butnorte, $11.40 per annum. (alukay postag!,

PRICE, $2.50 per M›gga.

Business Notices.

Established

Pobruary

1845.

No. 10,551.

號五十月二十年六十九百八千一英

AUENIS FOR THE UNINA MAIL.

Business Notices.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1806.

Business Notices.

日一十月一十年申丙

LANE CRAWFORD & C

ASK

FOR

Schlitz

LONDON --F. ALear, 11 & 12, Oleserit's Lane, Lombard Street, EC. Grokar STREET & Co., 30, Cornhill. Gonboy & Gozoa, Indjate Circus, E. MATES HANDY & O6., 137, Fulbrook, B.0. SAMUEL DEACON & Co., 150 & 154, Leadenhall Street, W, M. WILL, 151, Cannon Street, EO. ROBERT WATSON, 150, Flect Strert.

PARIS AND EUROPE:- MAYENCE, FATE & Co., 18, he de la Grange Bateliere.

NEW YORK THE UNITESE EVANGELIST

Orroz, 59, IFest 22 Street,

SAN FRANCISCO and American Poris generally-Brix & BLACK, But Fran-

ckco.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND (onsor & Goron; Md. bourne and Byde.y. DEYLON W. M. Sam & Co., THE

APOTHEOS NIEs Qu.. Octombo. BINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c.:-KELLY &

WALSH, LTD., Singapore. QUINA:Macho, A. A DA CRUZ, Ay,

N, MOALLE&O, LIATED. Moochost, E. W. CHURCHILL Shanghai, LANE, OnaWFOLD & U., and Kar WALSH, Yokohama, LANE, CRAWFORD

Co., and KM & Co.

Banks.

ITINE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND GRINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTER 1859. HEAD UNICE, LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-OF

HOLDEES...

***£800,000.

RENEEVE LABILITY OF SHAKE-

RERERVE FUND

་་་

...£800,000

WEDDING PRESENTS.

XMAS PRESENTS.

NEW AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF

ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS

SUNT-ART-VED

Including:-CRUET STAND, Coaner Juan, Tas and Corren Pors, Sugar and ORTAM STANDS, Biscofe Boxes, TANTALUR SPIRIT STANDS, PARSteve Disura, Buster. Diskas, DET KNIVES and Fours in Cases, FISH EATERS in CASES, ENTREE DISHES, ICs Pails and numerous other Articles.

ALBO am

FANCY LEATHER GOODS, Comprising -ALBUME, LADIES DRESSING BAGS, SCISSON CASKS, WOLK-BARKEY, PHOTO FRAMES, PURSES, CALE CASES, CIGAR Bud CIGARETTE CARES, &., &0., &c.

Our entirely Now STOCK of MEERSCHAUM PIFE, CE and CIGARETTE HOLDERS (CARVED and PLAIN), BRIAR PIPES, should be inspected.

2412

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS ÍN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

......£350,000 Contractors to H. M. Government, end the Principal Magish, Indina, Colonial and

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account

at the rate of 2% per sumam un the Daily balangaS.

On Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4 %

24

6

3

B%%

24 %

T. H. WHITEHEAD, Manager.

Hongkong, Gotober 17, 1996.

346

AND SHANGHAI

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

The best qualities of ASBESTOS Led RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Tressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

The "VICTOR" METALLIO PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use inroughout Her Majesty's Navy,

The "VIDTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Stein and Bydraulic Jointe, Mauhols and Mudhale Doors, &c., are also nead on every Battle. ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpado-beat and Transport in H. M. Service.

'BALAMANDER" Non-condrating Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks,

HBANKING CORPORATION. Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

PAID-UP CAPITAL.... RESERYE FUND,.... RESERVE

$10,009,000.

LABILITY OF

.$ 6,000,000. +$10,000,000.

1281

PESPRIETORSriers

COURT OF DIRECTOR -

A. MOCCAORIE, Esq,-Chairman.

Br. C. MIOKAELEZN, EM.-Deputy Chairman

Hon. J.J. Ball-Jrving, R. L. Richardson,

C. Berman, Een.

G. 8. Dodwell, Esq.

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq.

R.

Esq.

D. R. Sassoon. Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

Gray, Esq. N. A. Siebs, Fag.

CHIEF MAFAGTE:

· Hongkong-T, Jackson, Hag,

MANAGER:

SPECIAL QUOTATIONE FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent:

Taos. SKINNER

HT

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agenta, SAINT RAPHAEL WINE.

A STRENGTHENING,

Bell's Special,

HEAVY ENGINE OIL.

10 to 15 per cent. cheaper than CASTOR OIL.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

RONGKONG HOTEL-PRAVA.

W. BREWER & Co.

JUST LANDED.

Hongkong Tide Table

Boy's Own Annual, 1596........ ..- Girl's Own Acnual, 1890... Young Eugland, Now Volume... Raphael Tuck'aNey CHRISTMAS CARDS Raphael Tuck's Now CALENDAR

81,00 4.00 4.00 3.00

Abo:

2385

New Annuals, Children's Friend. Nester's amunt, Chatterbox, Sunday, Child's Own Magazine, Prize, Our Darlings, DIARIES, 1897. Large Variety, Under HoxGKONG HOTEL Hongkong. Narember 21, 1896, 2253

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

W

NAVIGATION COMPANY

TILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATIS

named:-

FUR.

S'HAL N'SA KL

BTZAMBHIF,

CAPTAIN.

KORE & Y'AMABE. P. Bistor...............

LONDON, &c...............Rohilla *....... F. N. QULE....

JAPAN...........

W. D. Mute;.......

Åncona...........

DATE..

Abant 16th Doo.

Noon, 17th Dec,

4.30 p... 17th Deo.

About 19th De

About 24th Dec.

.........About 27th Dec.

STRAITS & B'BAY. Lydosses...S. BARCHAM......................... LONDON....... Palm.C. E. BLEES

SHANGHAI RosettaF. N. TILLARD

LONDON..........E. H. GORDON......Abont 12th Jan, 1897.

* Soo Speelal Advertisontent,'

+ Calling at Cocoso, if sufficient inducement offers.

For Freight or Passage, and furtirer Particulars, apply to P. & O. S. N. Ou. Oico,

H, A, RITCHIE, Superintendent. Hongkong, December 16, 11896.

Prescribed for

DIGESTIVE · TONIC WINE,

Bronchitis, Malaria, and during

convalescence.

Esto. 1864, Felephone 75.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Sote Agents,

24 THE

Shanghai-J, P. Wade Gard'sea, Esq., Queen's Road,

LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY

BANKING Co., LD.

HONGRONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,

On Current Account at the rate of 2 por cont. per annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS ---

For 3 months 2 per cent. per m

H 6

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12 "!

DICK'S (LATE HANNAYS)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

UNSURPASSED as an ANTI-FOULING & ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOSITION

for Ship's Bottoma

In one year-The Ocean 5. S. Co., Liverpool, coator 38,157 tons; The Cunard S. S. Co. coated 90,293 tone; McGregor, Gow & Co. coated 21,130 tone.

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1

TJACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, December 7, 1696.

368 1610

HE NATIONAL BANK OF ORINA,

LIMITED,

THE

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL,...21,000,000, SUSSORIDES CAITTAL 500,000

HEAD Orno-HONGKONG.

Court of Directors.

D. GYLLIK, Esq. H.STOLTERFOIT, ORAN KIT SHAN, Unow Tera Shand,

Rag

Hisq.

EWAN HOI CAUDEN, E.

Chief Manager.

Geo, W. F, PLATTAI

Interest for 12 months Fixed $ %. "Hongkong, October 23, 1894.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

In use also by THE EMPRESS LINE.

HARRY WICKING, Sole Agent in Hongkong.

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTE AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 24, QUEENS ROAD,

CHABLIS.

POMMAR D.

BREAKFAST and Atter DINNER WINES, Red and White.

1862

171

HE business of the above Bank is con

Quoted by the HONGKONG AND

BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION. Bules may be obisinad on ap plication.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at SPER CENT. per annua Depoaltor may transfor at their option balances of $100 or mors to the HONGKONG AND BEANGHAI BANK, to be placed ou FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per

For the Hongkong and Shanghal

Banking Corporation,

TJACKSON,

Chief Manager.

1815

Hongkong, August 1, 1895.

"AN EFFECTUAL STOP

IS POT TO ALL ANXIETY

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY

OF THE. *

'EQUITABLE.

This Policy provides three things; ( Protection for the family; (3) Provision for the assured's later years; (3) A valuable Lavestment

When three annual premiuma have bosa. paid, the polloy unquiefe yearly thoresfier three distimat GUARANTEED valusa in

(1) prid-up sseurause i

at 6 per cent

This poligy is pronounced, by exporlansed

TRADE MARK

行洋和溪

Bond Name

YUEN WO.

TALACHONE

No. 186

You

HONGKONG

Most Central,

Most Convenient.

2598

HOTEL.

Moat Cumfortable.

SHERRY FINO VALDESPINO.

1382

A LIGHT DAY SHERRY OF FINE FLAVOUR. Prios, per duzen battles, ... BID.

PRIZE MEDAL at the following International Exhihitona — SEVILLE, 1874. PARIS, 1389. DUBLIN, 1892. CHICAGO, 1892. ANTWERP, 1894.

CHAMBERTIN

All our WINES are guaranteed pars and unadulterated.

2482

Price List on Application.

A USEFUL AND APPROPRIATE

CHRISTMAS PRESENT

ie a Cuse of Assorted WINES. We make up Cases Ouatsiping :--

z bots. SHERRY, 2 PORT, 3 WHISKY, 2 GIN,

1 BRANDY, 1 LIQUEUR, and 1 BITTERS,

2510]

from $10 to $20.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants,"

13, Queen's Road Central.

Apollinaris

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.

"First in Purity.".

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

"Has a charm which makers

of artificial aerated waters do not

man of burless to be the best and most even dream of"

her contrast of life absurança avez lesu.

ed jentkit 10 odred by an office having the

plendid SEAFLUS of £8,500,000 starling

be support fa GUARANTEES,HA

** Fall, Fartanks and Ellustrations from

the Gasanit derra

SHEWAN TOMES & 00...

MORNING ADVERTISER.

SOLE ACENTE CARLOWIIZ & CO.

HONG KONG, SHANGHAL SANTON, TIENTRIN, AND HANKOW,

BARRETTO & Co,

No. 8, Daddell Street and Ice Bouse Strest.

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY.

RIME FRESH BEEF AND SHANGHAI MUTTON.

CORNED BEEF

PRI

CALIFORNIA OREAMERY BUTTER, 81.40 Per Roll.

OUR CELEBRATED OLUB HOUSE SAUSAGES,

Twenty-five Cente Per Pound.

2954]

19th November, 1896.

J. TATAM.

W. POWELL & Co.

NEW TOYS

AND

XMAS PRESENTS.

Hongkong, December 12, 1898.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

OHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

W. POWELL & Co.

PERSEVERANCE LODAN OF HONGKONG, No. 1,165.

THE WORLD

THE BEER THAT MADE ! MILWAUKEE FAMOUS: UNEQUALLED FOR TABLE USE,

I

No Land is so Remote that it is

not reached by

SCHLITZ BEER.

TO KNOW THAT

Knowledge is Power, SCHLITZ,

The Ben that made Milwaukee Famans, ia

ABSOLUTELY

PURE

AND MADE OF THE BEST PARTS ONLY OF CHOICE MALT & HOPS.

ASK

FOR

Schlitz

f Schlitz renoved the bighest

award at the World's Fair

for

PURIT

Sole Agents for Hongkong:

WATKINS & Co.

66, QUEEN' ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONG,

舒樂大建威

2401

Green Island Cement Company

PAVING

BRICKS

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

PAVING

TILES

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO.

DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG."" SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, CENERAL" MANAGERS, HONGKONG. Notices of Firms.

NOTICE,

18 BUSINESS hitherto Carried on under the Nama of HARKY WICKING will in future be Candinoted under the Style of HARRY WICKING

& Co,

MR. GEORGE HARRY DANN L authorised to Sign the Fram from this date,

HARRY WICKING, Hongkong, 28th November, 1886. 2395

Intimations.

HONGKONG LADIES' BENEVOLENT

· SOCIETY,

NOTICE.

SOCIETY will be held at the MHE Annual General MEETING of the

Car HALL, Et Nood, on THURSDAY, December 17th

All those who are Interested in the work carried on by the Society are invited to attend.

By Order,

F. H. MASTER, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, December 7, 1896;50 DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COM. PANY, LIMITED

2400

TOTION is bereby given that the PART, NNERSEIF hitherto existing and entered into ou the 20th October, 1895, between the Undersigned LI PO and Li YING, under the style of LEE YEE WO; at 22. New West Street, Victoria, to con struos a Catch water to the West of Ta. Tam Reservoir for the Government f Hongkong,OTICE is hereby given that an Extra This Day boon DISSOLVED by AN Ordinary General MEETING of Mutual Consent, and that the Work will be BAKIN. ORTICESHARE & COMPANY, undertaken and completed by LI YING LIMITED, will be held at the HosGRONG Alone, to whom all communications must Horet, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURS- to addreaed and by whom all DRBTS of DAY, the 18th day of December, 1808, the PARTNERSHIP will be PAID. at Noon, for the purpose of considering Notice is further given that the said L) and if thought it, ND UP volun

hu

Ying will NOT bo RESPONSIBLE for any Personal DEBT9 contragted by LIPO.

Notified by LI PO) and LI TING) of the LEE TEE WO | Shop (李羲和號全

Dated 12th December, 1896.

intimations.

2530

REPORTER WANTED,

SHORTHAND REPORTER and A PARAGRAPHIST required at the end of the current morth on the 'JAPAN DAILY HERALD. Salary will begiven in proportion to ability to fulfil the knotione required.

December 14, 1896,

1896

2583

XMAS SPECIALITTES, 5898

At the best kinds of A scurted BWERTS A fromfamous ENGLISH and FRENCH MAKERS.

TOM SMITH's and BAFORD' ORACKERS it novel designs of the greatest ingenuity

RAPBAEL TUOK and other famed

that the Company be tally.

a Resolution

Should the Resolation be pissed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Spacial Resolution to a socond Extraordinary General Meeting to be aubenondly on voned.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

WM. HAY,

Manager Hongkong, December 9, 1800, 2488 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

be. OLOSED from the 1812 le THE Transfer BOOKS of the Company the 81st Instant, both days inclosive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Oc

General Agents, CANTON INZURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, Hongkong, December 10, 1868.2405 HONGKONG SMOKING CONCERT

CLUB

THE at CONCERT of the Benson will be held at the THEATER, ON SATUR DAY, 23th December, at 8 pm. The

makera XMAS and NEW YEAR JARDS Chair will be taken by Hon: FH

in new and beautiful designs, perfect work.M.G.

of art.

The Bubscription for the Current Besson has been fixed at 22, and Membem may obtain Tickets on application to the Bon, super, Mr E T. Wan, Hongkong and Shanghal Bank

Best brands of PORTS, SHERRIES, CHAMPAGNES WHISKIES, DRAN 2618 DIES, BEERS, STOUTS and LIQUEURS,

spesially selected for the Kwis SEASON..

The well-known 'PINH-A/PLE’HAMS

GENTLEMEN desirous of joining will plimao. and BACON, INDIAN CONDIMENTS in forward their Names with thoes of Proposer Tant varloky, XMAS CAKES and PLUJA and Betonder to the Honorary Secretary, PUDDINGS, MINGEMBAT

WILLIAM & FROWD, RN, FRUITS and NUTA, &0., 20

HM NAVAL YARDS Hongkong, Deosmber 11, 1896,

UR Show: of Goods suitable for the Gasco, la now on Visy and Oom.

A Regular MEETING DI prisco Zami

the shore A Small but wall selected parant ofA LODGE will be laid in the Faze. JEWELLERY consigued by Ms J. W. Hatore HALL, Zetland Etreet on WKD- BENSON of Ludgate Hill and Hood NESDAY, the 16th December, at 5.00 for 5.30 p.m. precisely, Viario BurZE BEN TE COLLECTION OF BAGBAV are cordially DIVEERD to attend. INGS by datinguished Artiste,

Hongkong, Desember 7, 1896. CHILDREN'S BOOKS in zat variety HANDSOMELY BOUND GIFT

BOOKS

DEVOTIONAL BOOKS in elegant bind

O YOSE TYPE WRITER. SWAN FOUNTAIN PERS.

CHILDRENS BOXES OF WATER

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF HONGKONG, No. 1,165,-

N Emorganay MERTING of the abUTS

COLOURS MATHEMATICAL IN LODO Sell be held in the Fam

BOXES ALL

STRUMENTSE

PHOTOGRAPH BUMB STAMP ALBUMS HORAP BUCKS,

ZRONGB RAMES Petland – Strast, on WEDNEEDAT,L. I'M LEDs, në 8150 for 5 {pimi précisely, Tauung Kaaranax are

DRIED

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

IL RUTTONJEE

18, D'Aguilar Strast, Hongkong, December 14, 1895, 258

SUITABLE

::

XMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTER

JUST ARRIVED Imments AssURTMENT of the Best

BNGLISH AND FRENCE OSMERAY JEWELLERY

WATCHES 18

FANOY GOODS..

PRIVES MODERATE,

LAY HERMANDS.

2510

Kinghorn & Macdonald Consulting Mechanical Engindus CONTRACTORS FOR THE Burza OF ALL KIMES OF MACHINSKY AND APESSANCES

PECIFICATIONE DESIGNB und”

DRAWINGS prepared fur all O

of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS

Surveys andartakus suu Raporta paspaene

Hongkong, Decumber 11, 12 Esq, Merember 4, 1800,