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OUR JOBBING DEPARTMENT ITAVING been REPLEN

ISHED with a large na sortment of the latest EUROPRAK god. AMERICAN - NOVELTIES, We are prepared to execute

ordare for PANDY WORK with

neufness and despatch, and u

very moderate raise.

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,

No. 10,593

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE QUINA MAIL

LONDON :---F. Ataun, 11 & 13, Clement's Lans, Lombard Street, Hall, GROKGE STREET & O., 30, Cornhill, GOLDON & Goron, Ludgate Circus, EO. BATER HANDY & O., $7, Walbrook, E.C. SAMUEL DEADON & Co., 150 & 154, Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLS, 151, Cannon Street; EO. BONEET WARBON, 150. Mert Bircet.

PARIS AND EUROPE: MAYENOS,

FAVRE & Co., 18, lue de la Grange) Bateliere.

NEW YORK:-The Curse EVANGELIST

Orris, 12, West 2nd Street. SAN FRANⱭ1500 and American forts.

generally-BAN & BLADE, San 'Praye

cisco.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-Gordon & Gorou, Mais beras and Hyrir.. OEYLON-W. M. SITA & do., Tae

ÁPOTUKSARIES O., Octombe.

BINGAPORE, STRAITS,

.--KELLY &

WALRU, LTD., Singapore. QUINA:—Msean, A. A. DA ÚRUZ.

Amoy, N. Moler & Co., Limited. Feochow, H. W. CHURCHILL, Shanghai, LANE, Daawvour, and KELLY & Wilm. Yolenema, LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., and KELLY & On.

Banks.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE business of the above Bank is cou-

by the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORĄ- TION, los may be obtained on ap- plication.

INTEREST on deposits is alliwed at 34 PEE CENT. per annan. Depoltore may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANE, to be placmi on FIXED DEPOSIT 24 PER CENT. pár

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banting Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, August 1, 1895.

1515

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

THE ULTRALIA, AND CHINA.

ÎNCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTEK 1963, HELD OFFICE, LONDON,

就五月二年七十九百八十一英

Business Notices.

HONGKONG

et altslod Fuary

1840.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1897.

Business Notices.

RACES, 1897.

www.

LANE CRAWFORD & C'

Beg to draw attention to their

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-FRAYA,

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

ALUMINIT & GENERAL FOUNDAY SYS. LTD., SKOWDON SON's & Co., SnoWDEITI,"

GELL'S ASBESTOS,

New WIRE Wove ROOFING Co. GHITEL'S STRAM TRAF

SPECIAL SHOW OF SADDLES & LO, PAINTS & VARNISH, TITLCON 100M, & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOOsis,

BRIDLES, SPURS, WHIPS,

SADDLE CLOTHS, WEIGHT CLOTIS JUST RECEIVED.

COLOURS. SILK TIES in all RACE

STABLE REQUISITES always kept in Stock.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,

206

QUEEN'E ROAD & TRAYA.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED:

SOLE AGENTS IN

DONGKONG, CDINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FON TUE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Bailways, including the Emperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS. OF

The host qualities of ASBESTOS and BUBBER GOODS for the Vary Highest Pressures. Cacaper qualities for Low Pressures.

The VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has boon adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Eur Majesty's Navy.

The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudholu Doors, &c., are also used on every Battle. ship, Cruiser. Gunboat, Torpede-bont and Transport in R. M. Servico.

"SALAMANDER" Nam-conducting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

1281

CAPITAL PAIN-UT ...

...£800,000

EOLDERS a

£600,000

RESERVE FORD-

..£350,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

INTEREST allowed on Current Ariouat

at the rate of por annum 4/11

Daily balances,

On Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4

* 11

Manager.

T: E. WHITEHEAD,

Hongkong October 17, 1896.

the

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent:....

Too. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agenta.

ACKERMAN-LAURANCE'S

SAUMUR CHAMPAGNE

DRY ROYALT

Is as pare, wholesome and exhilarating as the mart expansire Champagnes, whilst it can be obtained at about half the cost of the lattor. London Medical Record.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Earo. 1864.

846

Telephone 75,

ADENTS FOR HONGKONG AND ÜHIXA, Hongkong, February 6, 1897.

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID.OF GAYTTAL $10,000,000, REZERVE FUND.....$6,000, OG RESERVE LIABILITY OF $10,000,000.

PROPRIETORS ******

CCTORE. OF DIRECTORS -

A. Moraes, Esq.--ChairmAD.

ST. C. MICHALISEN, Beg.-Deputy Chairman

W. BREWER & Co.

SOME SPECIAL NEW BOOKS. Stories of Everyday Life in Modern

BAZELL'S ANNUAL, 1887. WHITAKER'S ALMANACK, 1897.

The Grey Man, by Crockett..... The Brvou Seas, by Kiding Taquicara, by Marior Crawford Rodney Stone, by Conan Doyle

Boothby

Hon,J.J.Bell-Irving. | R. L. Richardson, Doutor Nikola, drewood ....

0. Baumann, Esq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq.

B. M. Gray, Eng.

Esq.

D. R. Sassoon, Eaq,

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Sieba, Esq. Care MANAGER :

Kongkeng-T. Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER 1

Shanghai-J, F. WADE GARDNER, Esq.

LONDON BANK-LONDON AND Uowzery

BARKING CO., Ln.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,

On Carrent Account at the rate of 2

per cent, por sunum on the daily balance,

Ox FIXED Daroafts /→→ ·

For 3 months 24 per cent, per annum.

喽

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, December 7, 1898. 968

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

£1,000,000 JUBBORISED QAPETAI......£ 500,000.

HEAD OFFICE-Hongzone,

Cours of Directors.

H.STOLTERFORT, E

D. CLLING, Esq.

ORAN KIT BREAN, CHOW TUNG SHANG,

Kwan Hoi Unven, Eaq.

Chist Manager.

GEOL. WAT. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 13 months Fixed &

Hongkong, October 28, 1894,

AN EFFECTUAL STOP INPUT TO ALL ANKIETY

1711

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH VALUE POLICY OF THE

EQUITABLE.

Sealskin Cloak, by

In and beyond the Himalayan, by S. 20% J, Stone...

TRADE MARK.

行泽和溪 Hong Name

YUEN WD.

TELEPHONE

No. 135.

$1.20 Each

.....$ 9.00

249

Life of Brian Boughton Hodgien, by 195 Bir W. W. Hunter..

China, by Watters .....$ 2.00 Filly years' Reminiscences India,

by Pullock...

8,50

8.00

+21

With the Jungle Folk, by E. D.

-Coraing

6.00 2.00

A Book of Sauces, by Pownall..

W. BREWER & Co., Queen's Road, Under Hongkang Hotel.

IND. COOPE & Co's.

PALE ALE.

Is the product of a high clase English Brow. Battled in Shanghai without pres-rentices of any kind, it retains all

the characteristics of a light drangat Bitter Ald.

187

Per cisk of 4 drɛ, quarta. us $13.00; por doz. 34.26

Pur casks of 8 doz. pints... $14.00; per diz. $1.80 FULL ALLOWANCE GIVEN FOR EMPTIES,

Sale Agents. GANDE, PRICE & Co., Wine and Spirit Merchants, 12, Queen's Road Central.

W. POWELL & Co.

FIRST DELIVERIES OF

CHILDREN'S SUN HATS

AND

BONNETS.

Hongkong, Janasry 30, 1857.

W. POWELL & Co.

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 2A, QUEEN'S ROAD

OHABLIS,

POMMAR D.

CHAMBERTIN.

BREAKFAST and After DINNER WINES, Red and White

This Policy provides three things: (1) Protcstion for the family; (2) Provision for the cured's later years; (3) A valuable" 1969- investment

When thros sondal premiums have been gald the poop sorgirim yearly thereafter taron distinos GUARANTEED aluse in

(2) Osak

This policy is pronounced by experiene d

mor, vi business in bờ tha baat and most

liberal contract of life, avauksina over igen,

od and

214

all our Wines are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

if 14) fered be an after having the The Cunard Steamer LUCANTA' which holds the record for

quickest passages across the Atlantic is confed with

piendid SURPLUS of gå 000,1:00 terling

to support stacked-instations from

BEEWAN TOMES & OU,

1. ↑ HAMILTON,

this_Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co. Sats djali in Gordhang

W. Withos COUBETT, (SAZURN AND SCANDINAVLA Beltzso), Bell's Asbestos Metallic Dagger Packing has been in constant use for 10 Months without Renewal, by S. Empress of Japan,

Bell's Packings and Jointings are usul by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by

THE

Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Mos Central.

Moat Convoalent,

Most Comfortable.

1382

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY.

THIS WELL KNOWN ESTABLISHMENT. RE-OPENED!

RE-OPENED!

ON FRIDAY, the 15th JANUARY, for the Transaction of Business as heretofore under

ENTIRELY

NEW

MANAGEMENT.

Fo making this announcem at the Undorai,ned respectfully INVITES INSPED- TION of his Premises, wild, while expressing gratitudo far pat favours, reapestfully solicits the sentiunance of Patronage.

For THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY Co.,.

Per C. CAMPBELL. Hongkong, January 15, 1897,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

[XTILE despatul VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATES

Damed :-~

FOR..

STEAMHIP.

..Rohilla....

CAPTAIN.

DATE:

CHELLEW, 2.N.T.

.Noon, eth Fot.

About 7th Feb.

Nooo, 11th Feb.

...Nonn, 12th Feb.

SHANGHAI, NKI

KOBE & YOKO.Java..

SHANGHAI

..F. COLE... LONDON, &s,Miranpore *.............J. F. Jerngon.....

JAPAN..........dacona. W. D. MumE.......

LONDON... Canton.....................ATIGT ÚUBIKE, BINE........About 6th March.

*Sao Special Advertlasmont,

| P. & Q. 3, N; Un,'s Offiae,.

For Freight or Passage, and further Particulars, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Hongkong, February 6, 1897.

HỒNGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

JURY LIST, 1892.

200

NOTICE is hereby given that the Or- dinary Hall-yearly MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Car HALL, Hougkong,TOTIDE is hereby given that pursuant on SATURDAY, the 13th day of February

Nto the provisions of Section of Tax Nex, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving JURY CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE No. 18 the Report of the Court of Directors to of 1887, I have this day caused to be past gether with a Statement of Account to 31sted, at the chief entrance to the Court December, 1896.

By order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, January 27, 1897. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

189.

House, & hub of all Porcons sacerisined by me to be liable to serve as Jurors. The raines of Special Juenre: ste shown therate in italice,

The said list will remain so posted uctil the 15th Instant, in order that any person asy apply by notice in writing to me res quiring that bis mmo ar the name of some NOTICE is bereby, given that the RE. other person may be respectively eithar IN GISTERS DI SHARES of the added to or struck off from the said list Corporation will be CLOSED from SATU upon cause to bo daly assigned in acob DAY, the 30th January Current, to retics... SATURDAY, the 18th day of February Next, (both daya inolusive) during which Period no: Transfer of Shangs can be RECIATED.

of Directors, By order of the Court

T JACKSON,

Hongkong, January 27, 1897.

NOTICE

103-

DEDAL ORGAN FOR SALE, 16 Stops,

hand and foot blowers, &c.; Cheap..

W. ROBINSON & Co.,

J. W. NORTON KYSHE,

Registrar,

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st February, 1897.

.223

NEW NOVELS IN THE COLONIAL LIBRARY SERIES.

PRICE $120 PER YOU

W. Hornung-Rogue's March, W. Clark Ramsell-What Chser 1 Max Pemberton--Puritan's Wife.

日四初月正年酉丁

THE 'HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-"

日字華港香

(Hongkong Wa Taz Put Pr

ISSURD DAILY. CHUN UN MAN

Manager aml Publisher

BUBSCRIPTION :-

Five Dollars a year, deliverable in ring Lang Gurpurta, $11.40 per annus ML) including pealags,

PRICE $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

CHANGEABLE WEATHER

throws the ham machinery out of gear. It rolexes the petam and rezauro it mere susceptible to attacks of Diphtheria, Influenza, Colds, and other prevalcoi cilments,

If YOU COUGH

TAKE

WATKINS' BALSAMIC LINCTUS

130

Which not, by Inhalation and Absorption, directly upon the Respiratory Organs, the Laryx, Brancaia, Lunga, do.

Invaluable as a Remely for Coaghs, Onids, Bronchitia, Laryngitis, Hoarseness, Catarrh, Aelta, o.

THE EFFECT IS INSTANTANEOUS

Mour EFFICACIOUS AND CHEAPER

than other Medicines for Throat and Chest Affections.

WATKINS & Co.,

ATOTURČANIES HALL. 65. Quin's Boril-flential.

Green Island Cement Company,

PAYING

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

WORKS,

FIRECLAY

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG,

LE SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

Notices of Firms.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

NOTICE is hereby, CRUICK Interest of DAKIN, CRUICK SHANK & Co., LIMITED, in the Busts heretofore carried on by then at The VICTORIA DISPENSARY Cosed and determined on the TK INSTANT

Outstanding Accounts of DARIN, CODICE SEANT & CO., LIMITED, before the 14th Instant will be Paid by the Underaizaed, who will also Collect and Receive all Accounts due to the said FIRM.

The Brasses will be Carried on in the fatura under the Style of LEE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.".

For THE VICTORIA DISPENARY,'

J. R. CAPELL,

Manager.

215

Bongkang, January 3), 1897, THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

URING my ABSENCE and antil

STAFFORD NORTHCOTE has been appointed Acting Secretary.

By Order of the Beard of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOFER,

Secretary, Hongkong, January 26, 1897. Intimations,

184

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACKO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED,

NOTICE TO`SBAREHOLDERS, THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 8 FER CENT, of 81.20 per SHARE, declared at the Ordinary Half-pearly Meeting of Shareholdere held TuS DAY, will be PAYABLE at the HONGBONG AND HARGAS BANKING CORPORATION, on and after MONDAY, Jet February, 1897.

Shareholders are requested to apply to the Orrs of the Company for WAR RANTS.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, January 30, 1897.

THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,

of the

Intimations.

HONGKUNG TUE OOMPANÍ, LIMITED.

THE

Sixteenth Ordinary Anomal MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE of the Company Pedder's Street, at Noon on SATURDAY, 6th February, to receive a Statement of the Company's Acconca to the S1st December, 1906, and the Ropect of the Gover Manugera

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 27th Instaut to the 6th Proximo, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 22, 1997. 168 THE CHINA FIBE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE Twenty-Eighth

ORDINARY

MEETING of 804REHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Com pany's Orris, No. 3. Queen's Road Con tral Victoria, on MONDAY, the 15th February, at Twelve o'clock Noon, for.

Statement of the purpose of receiving Accounts and the Report of the Directors

Tas TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the let to 1516 Idem, both days inclusive,

By Order,

GEO, L. TOMLIN, dosing Seardary. Hongting January 26, 1837. 170 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE Ordinary Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company, No. 14. Prays Central, on MONDAY, the 22nd February, 1807, at 12 o'clock. Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora and the Statement of Accounts to the Sist Desember, 1835, and of approving by rasolation of the proposed purchase of HUNG HIM Inland Lots Nos. 171 and 172 and of the proposed extensions to Kowloon Marine Lot No. 27 and to Hang-hom Marine Lot No. 1 on torms to be stated.

The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the Com pany will ba CLOSED from the 8th to the

2nd February, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directora,

THOS, I. ROBE, Secretary, Hongkong, February 1, 1897.

POSTPONEMENT.

THE DEVONIAN SOCIETY..

227

NOTICE is hereby given that the Eighth N Ordinary General MEETING of DINNER of the aburo Sudety will İⱭHE... ANNUAL · MEETING · and SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

the Company Orvices, Victoria Buildings, oG be held at the BoxazoNG ÜZUB, ON Chief Afenager, KELLY & WALSH, LTD. CURDAY, the JIE February, 1897, at 12 TUESDAY, the 53rd Februars

o'clock (Nooni), for the parpose of repairing Members of the Boeisty desirous of the Report of the Board of Directors attending the Dinner are requested to or before together with a Statement of Accounts for notify the undersigned on the Twelve Months ending the Slet Den, SATURDAY, the 13th February 1898.

R. K. LEIGH, Hon. Sporetary! The Transfer

Company

Hongkong, February 8, 1897, 144 will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 29th HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM, January to TUESDAY, the 9th Feb., 1807;

PANY LIMITED. (both days inclusive), during which Period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. By Order of the Board of Directors.

A, SHELTON HOOPER, THE Twenty-eighth-

Ordinary

Dory Annual Secratury to the Rosgkong Land In MEETING BEARRHOLDERS yeatment and Agency Oo, Lady in the above Company will be held at the Agents for the Koelson Land and Orricks of the Company, Fedder'e Sirent

Building Co., Da.

FRIDAY the 20th day of February. 133 1897, at 13.30 of the look in the after- noon, to receive a Riat; .of Avenante 10

· Plant and. Organ Builders, Tuners, do. Mra Hongkong, January 80, 1887.

OLD

FOR SALE..

··218 H. de

J. M..

LD HIGHLAND WHISKY

IN SQUARE BOTTLES, (Berg) fine quality). JOHN WALKER & SONS, KILMARNOCK.

HIGHEST EXHIBITION AWARDS. Bydnos, 1880, Melbourne, 1881. Parto 1882.Adel 140, 1887; Dunedin, 1800,- Jamaica, 1891 Kimberley, 1695

812 pre osa of 1 dosen battles.

Apply to

GO. ANDERSON.

Gel: Agent, 13, Praya Contest

Hungkusa, January 23, Jour

Stomand Parson the Black Watch

Anmental Tammy.

C. Black Prices Desirée. A Hope Heart of Fricos Osta

Dopla-Captain of A. Conan Trank Stocking-r

Rudyard

• Babe B, de Harold Frederick-Illumination Thomas Hardyude the Obsaure

L T, Mende nad O. Dulifes-Stories from

the Dinty

of a Doctor Lucis Malet-The Oat some, Marie CorelliMurder of Delicia

Sir Walter Bagent-Dity of Refuge." 夢で

Haring Gould-Fairy Tales Retold,

Bake

The Mi

KELIT & WALN

Bonylons, January 20, 1997-

MİTED

Hongkong, January 13, 1897.

JAPANESE

PINE ART CURIOS,

KUHN & KOMOR,

Queen's Road, Hongkong)

96; Water Street, Taubeink I and 36 Dithion Sivan Koke,

ment.

814 December, 1890, and the Report of -the C

General Managers, and to elpot a ting Committee and Auditora, ***

The TRANSFER BOOks of the Come pany will be GLOSB from the 18th to the 20th February, bath days inclusive, va

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