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OUR JOHNING DEPARTMENT

HASSED with a large as-

ITAVING' bosa REPLEN-

sortment of the latest EUROFRAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to executo orders for PANGY WORK with

seatness and despatch, and at sery moderate rales.

·CHINA MAIL' OFFICE

No. 10,567.

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE, CHINA MAIL.

LONDON :-F. Atase, 11 & 13, Olement's

Lane, Lombard Street, E.U.

GHORSE STREET & Ch., 30, Cornhill GORDON & GOTCE, Ladgate Crous, E.O. BATE

HANDY & O-37, Walbrook, EC. SAMUEL DELOOK & Co., 160 & 16, Leadenhall Street. W. M. Wrong 151, Cannon Street, E.G. ROBERT WATSON, 150, Fleet Street.

PARIS AND EUROPE:- MAYENOS,

Established

February

五月正年七十九百八十一英

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1897.

Business Notices.

Business Notices.

RACING SEASON, BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY,

1897.

Fire & Co., 18, Rue de la. Gray Pigskin and Buckskin Saddles for Racing or

Bateliere

NEW YORK-Ter Conest EVANOKIINT

Orr. 52. West 321 Street."

SAN FRANCISCO and American Porta

gozerally --BEAN & BLAOK, San Fran οίκο.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

BRABAND-GORDON & Goren, Mil horne and Bydzy,

-OBYLON --W--M. Santa-& Co., THE

ÁYOTHECABLES Üɔ.. Oolombo.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS,

c.;-KELLY &

WAIAH, LED, Singapore. CHINA-Mac, A. A. DA CRUZ

Amoy,

N. MOALLE & Co., LIMITED. Foockowe, H. W. CHURCHILL Shanghai, IE, CRAWFORD & Co., and KELLY & WALCH. Fokohama, Laxe, OnKAWFORD & Co., KELLY it On.

Banks.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED ULPITAL £1,000,000, BUESCRIBED CAT 500,000.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

Quart of Directors.

D. Ginzien, Esq. E.STOLTEROIT, Esq. ORAN KIT SHAN, CHOW TUNG SHAN,

Esq.

Esc

· Kwan Hot Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager:

Gro. W. F. PLAYFAIR

Interest for 12 months Fixed %.

Bokong, October 23, 1894.

1711

ក

Hack Riding.

WEIGHT CLOTHS,

SADDLE CLOTHS,

RIDING WHIPS,

RACING SPURS,

LIMITED.

ALSO SOLE AGENTS FOR:

|ÁLUMINIUM AND GENERAL FOUNDRY SYNDICATE,

LIMITED.

NEW WIRE WOVE ROOFING Co. SNOWDON SON'S & Co., SNOWDRIFT.' GEIPEL'S PATENT STEAM TRAP. LEWIS BERGER & SONS' PAINTS, OILS & VARNISHES. TURTON BROS. & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOODS. FRASER & CHALMERS, L'., MINING MACHINERY. BELLS ASBESTOS Co. Lao. 'DAGGER' AND 'DEMON' PACKINGS,

ENGINE AND CYLINDER OILS.

ASBESTOS BOILER COVERING,

&c., &c., &c. W. JACKSON,

TIES IN RACING COLORS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

2617

日三初月二十年申丙

2603

Manager.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, THE EASTERN EXTENSION THE GREAT NORTHERN

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

FOR THE

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTS, UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd, LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal Anglish, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY TELEGRAPH COMPANY, OF COPENHAGEN. LIMITED.

FURTHER REDUCTION OF TELEGRAPH RATES.

ON and after the 1st of JANUARY YEXT, the following REDUCED RATES

The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest an

Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

The VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. Admiralty for us throughout Her Majesty's Navy,

THE

The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and THE businom of the above Bank is con.Hydroalie Joints, Manhole and Mudheld Doorn, ., are also used on every Battle-

ducted by the HONGKONG AND ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpedo-boat and Transport in E. M. Service.

**SALAMANDER" Non-onducting Composition for Bellers, Hot-water Tanka, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA | Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES, TION. Rulas may be obtained on ap- plication

INTEREST ou depcolta is alloweð ati

Į PER CENT. per anonm. Depositors 1231 may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, por

For the Hongkong and Shongħat

Banking Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, Argust 1, 1895.

Tu

***

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. - Superintendent:

THOS. SKINNER.

IF

***

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents.

1515

ESTD. 1864..

Telephone Tü.

15, QUEEN' ROAD,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND OHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ÜHARTER 1853.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

CAPITAL PARD-CF ...

Reserve Liarhaty of SHARE-

HOLDARE...

REMBEVE FUND

..: £800,000

...£800,000

BLA

...£350,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account

at the rate of 3 % per annum on the Dally balances,

On Fixed Depoalte for 12 months 4 %

HP

6 ti

#3

I! 3 #

Managor

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Hongkang, October 17, 1896.

BANKING ODRFORATION.

FREDERICKSBURG LAGER BEER.

SPECIAL BREW.

A bright Sparkling BEER with absolutely no sediment la

cheapest and best Lager BEER imported.

...$15.00.

Per sane of 8 dozen pints

F4

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. Wine and Spirit Merchants.

Sole Agents for FONOKONG AND CHINA.

· Samples on-application at the Office,

A USEFUL AND APPROPRIATE

will be charged for Feleciamą from the Cable Itations in China.

STRAITS BETTLEMENTS :-

Peaaeg***

Malacca and Native States Hingapore

NORTH BORNEO:-

Labaga

DUTCH INDIES:

Jaya

Other Islands

INDIA

the BURMAK

CEYLON INDO-CHINA

Tonkin

Tonkin via Baigen Auuam .... Annem via Saigon Cochin Chine

2689 STAM vis Saigon

NEW YEAR PRESENT

le à Case of Assorted WINES. Wo make up Casos

Containing:

| SIAM vis Maulmein

AUSTRALASIA :--- South Australin West Australia Victoria

New South Wales New Zealand

RATES PER WORD FROM HONGKONG,

888 8 1 mL THE TITU

80

THE "HONGKONG CHINESE-MAIL"

̈(Hangkong Wa Ya Kut Pu) ISSUED DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN,

Manager and Publisher

SUBJORIPTION:

Five Dellore, deliverablaki Hang hang, Osiporu, 111.10 per aAAVATĮ imaluding postaJA,

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

THE KEY-NOTE STRUCK

BY

WATKINS

TOP NOTE PRODUCERS.

(FOCAL LOZENGE.)

AND

BALSAMIC COUGH LINOTUS.

CURES COUGHS and 00LDS.

Co

WATKINS & APOTHECARIES HALL. 6, Queen's Road Central,

Green Island Cement Company

PAVING

NICKS |

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

DAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY

FIREBRICKS

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO.

DEEF WATER BAY, HONGKONG!

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE

day admitted MR. WABRAHAM JACOB RAYMOND PARTNER in Our FIRM in Hongkong and Shanghai.

E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1897.

Intimations.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Eighth

Ordinary Textly MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will beheld at the Company'&OFFICES, Vistoria 3 Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 2189 January, 1897, at 11.50 o'clock am,, for. the purpose of renewing the Report of the Board of Directors, together with the state. TR." CARL WILHELM LONGUET ment of Accounts for the year ending Blas

NOTICE

MR WEL, ART. December 1996.

NER in our Frax.

KRUSE & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January 1897.

Intimations.

REDUCED or let Junx, 1896.

Fuzzara REDUC.

TION-1 JARO.

ART, 1897.

Frota

To

To

WORKS,

1 80

1.20

1.15

1.60

1.05.

1.00

1.40.

1.00

90

0.80

0.75

70

1.80

1.26

1.25

2.05

1.60

1,50

1.80

1.15

1.30

1.15

1 85

(50

30

1.35

1.10

0.70

50

3.15

35

4.80

3.08

3.00

1.95

200

2.65

4.00

2.65

$90

2.70

2.05

2.75

3.10

2.85

4.10

3.40

4.46

3.40

760

2.36

4.45

3.50

4.80

3.40

FROM

Amor & FoocasW,

SHANDMAI,

BATES REDUCED OF

1st JANUARY 1887.

BATES REDUCED ON 1st January 1897.

From

To

From

Το

STRAITS SETILEMES

1,68 1.15

MALANGA AND NATIVE STATER

1,58

115

SINGAPORE...***

1.38

119. 1.15 1.84 1.15 1:15

Meat Central

NORTH BORNEO

113

1.10

1:24 1.10

Most Conveniunt.

DUTCH INDIES |—

JAYAN

1.68

1.85

1.25

Most Comfortable.

1.88

1,50

1.99

2,18

1.15

3.24

1.50 1.15

2.508

-1.10

2.84

1282

2,18

1.15

2 29

W. BULLARD,

Acting Manager in Ohina,

TRAUE MARK.

行洋和源

Bong Nams

TUEN Wo.

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

1 BRANDY, 1 LIQUEUR, and 1 BITTERS, from $10 to $20.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants,

No. 135.

TELEPHONE 26161

13, Queen's Road Central.

846

THE

Paper CAPITALand$10,000,000," BESSEY FOR 6,000,000. RASELVE

LIABLETTY PROFEIFIONSümenu Į

$10,000,000...

Cover of DIREITOPA [~~

A. MOCONACHIN, Esq.--Chairman.

AT. C. MIOHABLAEN, Reg.-Deputy Chairman

Ron.J.J.Bell-Irving, R. L. Richardson,

C. Bettment, Esqi

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

Exop

D. R. Sassoon, Haq,

R. Showan, Esq.

N. A. Sleta, Esg CHIET MANAGER I

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGES.

Shanghai-J. P. Wann Gard'nın, Esq.

· London · BasisES--LOSDON AND COUNTE

BARKING Co., L

Honorand-LL-BEST ALLOWED.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

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Zorzibar Mauritius

den

Natal

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OTHER ISLANDS INDIA BURMAH CEILIN

1893,

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THE WANGHAI WAREHOUSE AND STURAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY the 18th to THURSDAY the 2tet January 1897, (both days inclusive) daring which period to Transfer of Shares can bu registered.

By Order of the Board,

A. SHELTON BOOPER, Sicretary to the Hongkong Land In- cestment and Agency Co., Ld¡ General Agents for the West Point

Building Co., Ede Bongkong, Janday 4, 1897.

18

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixth Ordinary Annual MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Orrion of the General Manages No Queen's Road Usutral, cu FRIDAY, the 8th January, 1897, at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON, for the purpose of receiving the Repues of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts to the datOTION is hereby given that the Nloth December, 1890,

The Transier BOOKS of the Company HOLDERS is this Company will bold an Ordinary MEETING of BHARE- will be CLOSED from the ist to the 8th the Company's OFFICES, Victoria Build- January, 1897, (both daya inclusive)ings, on 1HURSDAY, the 21st January 1897, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, Hongkong, December 31, 1806, 2557 together with Statement of Accounis for

the year ending 81st, December, 1800,

The

REGISTER of SHAKES of the Company will be CLOSEU from WEDNES DAY, the 18th to THURSDAY, the 21st January, 1887 (both depa luoliaive), during whian Period no Testafer of Shares can be

MEYER & Co.

Geranes Mtngers.

NOTICE. THE Urd reigned has been appointed

Agen: of the CHINESE ENGINEER ING AND MINING COMPANY, formerly Down the KAIPING COAL COMPANY, and has Established an OFFICEat B8, Ranya

Registered. 1.15 1.15

“For Fraigh: azd Panage direct to fHang- KAL. Cuaron and Tianraer, or for Ordera. Hoc KAIFING COAL, Lumes and Dóst, 2636 Apply to

OHAN BU CHO, Spent

PATENT COMPOSITION.ENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM 6. 3

On Current Account at the rate of 3 The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for

per cent, per annum on the dally balance.

OF FIXED DEPOSITS —

For 3 months 20 per cent, par nanami.

in 19:

T. JAUKSON,

Chief: Manager

Rongkong, December 7, 1896.

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

18 FUT TO ALL ANXIETY

BY

2562

308.

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY

quickest passages across the Atlantic is conted with

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers..

HARRY WICKING & Co., Bola Agents in Hongkong.

W. BREWER & Co.

-NEW YEAR, 1897,

Collin's Blotting Pad Diary,

Lette' Diaries

Buah b's Diaries.

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Browne Nanizal Almanack.

This Policy provides three things i (1) / Donaldsonse Engineers". Aluanaski Protection for the family; (3) Proriston for The Nautiyal Aliano

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When thres annual pomnimus hava beaks *pald the poliny enquiries gently therealtor three chainot GUARANTEED VARI (1) paid-up sa 01: (2) Qub, (3) Loin-

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HAMILTON ENE

Taquinara, by Marion Uranford

NAVIGATION COMPANY

Hongkong, January 4, 1897.

THERS

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named

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