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orders for FANCY WORK with

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CHINA MATE' OFFICE.

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THE RONGKONG CHINESE MAILAS

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AGENTS FOR THE URINA MALL

DON-B. AL, 11 & 1, Gement's

Lane, Lombard Street, E.C. GEDATE) STHALT &, 30, Oerah2 BONDON & Gorom, Lalgate Cross, E.Q. BAN HANDY & Co. 31, Walbres, 10. BAMUEL DEACON &C., 10-154.

號一月三年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1897.

LANE CRAWFORD & C

Leadenhall Street, W.-31. Wus GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

Cannon Hired, B.O. ROBERT WATSON, 150, Fleet Street,

PARIS AND EUROPE: - MAYENCE,

FAVRE & Co. 18, Ras de la Grangs

Butelier.

NEW YORK --THE CRINESE EVADETT

QFriUK, 52, West and Storet. SAN FRANCL300 and Americar Porta

gonorally-BAN & BLACK,

CASES.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-Gonor & Gore, Al- Loren and Spiney, JEYLON-W, H. SATER &, Tu

UN ŠPUTNEGA EIES Co., Columbo.

BINUAPORE, STRAITS

KELLY

WALSH, LTD.gapore. CHINA-Macao, AA, DA CETL. Amoy

&

N. MOALLE & Co., Laurso. Fechow;

II W. CNCTONIGL. bhanghai, LANE, Unawrond & O and KBLY & WALAR, Yokohama, LANE, CRAWFORE

& Co., vu Ketty & Co,

Banker

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHIYA

INCORPORATED 27 ROYAL CHARTER 1453.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

REARYS LABILITY OF SHARE

CAPITAL PAID-UF...

...£90,000

HOLDERS 9

...£8,000

RESERVE FUND

Fresh supplies received fortnightly from Crosse and BLACK- WELL, JORN Mom and Soxs, BLASFLOWER-als from Cursu PACKING CO., and other first-class American Poekers,

N.B. All Goods of the VERY BEST quality only.

SPECIALITIES.REDATE'S STREAKY BarON, YORK HAMS, Lano, Cmsford & Co.'s Prendi BurTER (Be Tins), Australian BUTTER (Rosebud Creamery) Indian Curses, Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Ground Corre, Ceylon Tas, Chushuw Tes Phillippe and Canaud's VEGETABLES, Dutch Asparagus, &c.

WINES, SPIRITS, BEERS, LIQUEURS, BITTERS Of best Brands only, and at MopeRATE Press: Sole Agents for Ayala's CaMPAGNE, Napier Jilmstone's. WHISKY, N,D. Whisky, Teacher's Whisky, Adot Seward's CLARETS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY.

$48

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR Y

་ ; 4་

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, L, LONDON, Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

...£30,0(X) Contractors to 1. M. Government and the Principat English, Ludin, Colonial, and-

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% per aunam

Daily balancos,

On Fixed Deposits for 12 month

14

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T. I. WHITEHEAD, Mainger

846

Hongkong, October 17, 1896.

HE NATIONAL BANK OF, CHINA;

LIMITED.

- 33

AUTHORIZED CAIMAL....................... £1,000,000,0 BuBwurted Car

HEAD OPPIDE BONDRONG.

Court of Directors.

D. LIES, Esq. H.37OLTELLFOR, Esq.

SHax, Orow Tusa bu Haq.

CHAR KI

E

KWAN HI CHUEN, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GRO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Pized 5

← Hongkong, Ustubor 27, 1804,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

171

1H business of the above Bank con. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION. Ras may be obtained or "ap plication. --

INTEREST on deposits in allowed 3 FER CENT, jer annam. Depuitors may transfer at their option bulasies of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be Educă es

→ FIXED DEPOSIT

- PER-CENI. per

Burdign.Italways; including the Imperial Bullways of Jigris.

'MANUFACTURERS OF

The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Pressures. Chinper qualities for Low Pressures.

The "VICTOE" VETALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for us throngions Her Majesty's Navy.

The VICTOR METALLID JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Uydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Dem, &c., are also used on every Battle: slip, Craiser, Gembust, Torpado-boat and Transport in . M. Servico.

SALAMANDER" Non-nducting Compeition for Boilers, Hest-water Tanks, Piper, c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

1281

345

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent:

Tuos, SKINNIE

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Geral Agents

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TRY OUR'.

SPECIAL WHISKEY,

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

For the Hongkong and Shabal: The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for

Tanking Corporation,

quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

1515

Flongkong, August 1, 1895.

Y AND SHANGHAT

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-OF CAPITA$10,000,000. RESERVE FUND 6,000, REALDE LAMITY

PROPRIETORIC,

$10,00,000.

COURT OF DIRECTORS—–—–

Sr. C. MICHARIZES, Esq. —Chairwin,

Ho.J.J. BELLING,Doputy Chatman.

d. Berimann, E. R. L. Richardegu,

G. D. Boning, Ee

Eaq.

G. D. Dodwell, Eg. D. R. Sassou, Eeq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

TR. Showan, Nag.

A. McConachie, H. NA. Sleba, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

--- CHINT MANAGER; Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER : Shanghal J. P. WADE CARD's, Enry, "LONDON BANKEES LONDON AND BOUNTY

BENKING. Co., LD.

HONGKONGINTARIST ÁLLOT DE

On Current Account at the rals of per cout. per annun on the daily barce.

-On FireD DEPOSITS ——:

For 3 months 21 per cent. per anmu.

17

T. JACKSON.

Chief Maneger,

988

Hongkong. February 27, 1847

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

IS FUT TO ALL ANXIETY

THE NEW GUARANTEED (ASH

VALUE POLICY

OF THE

‘EQUITABLE.

2562

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Sola Agents in Hongkong,

Earp.. 1884.

'HORSE HEAD' BRAND.

--BASS'S PALE ALE... GUINNESS'S EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT. Both Guaranteed to be the BEST quality brewed.

Bettled in London.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

15, Queen's ROAD.

Telephone 75.

Bongkor, Ferry 27, 1897.

W. BREWER & Co.

65

411

The Horses by Proster... 2.00 Ton Sawyer Detective, by Mars 200 Feros British and Foreige, by Smith 3.00 ah. by Marie Corelli..." ... 1.20 5.25 Serimental 2-moy, by J M.Barete: 1.20 2.40 Life of 11 r Majesty Queen Victoria,

by Burnett Smuk

2.50 7-divo Faster and Gearing for Etea-

7.50 scical Machinery, by Carter .... 1.20

∙Lord's Souman's Almanack, 1897 1.00 $.25 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Fintel.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Navel Packet B.k, 1806- ...$2 Fridtjof Margon, 18 1-99 - ... . The Pootry of Sport, · Badodecan-

Other

her Worlds than Gure, by Proots Wild Beast of India. by Sande son A Marriage to China, by Mr Archl.

bald Lattio The Gun and its Development, by

Greener

387

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION. AGENTS,

24, QUEEN'S ROAD, A

CHABLIS

FOMMAR D.

(HAMBERTIN.

This Policy provides three thing (1) BABARFAST and After DINNER WINES, Bed sad.White,

Protection for the family; (2) Provison for the Essured's later year; (3) A ladle investment

When three spinal proclume hate been 1802

pald the polloy enquiries yearly the after distinot. GUARANTEED valios In

Three

) paid-up saanraado :'(2) Cash : © Loun

at é per vent

This policy is pronounced by exprience! man of businces to be the best and most Liberal contract of life sasarapos ant jezu. ed and it is offered by su sade hang the spleedid SURPLUS df £5,500,000 terling to support ita GUARANTEES,

Full-Fardoulas, and Illustration, from ANA GERAKAN AĢENTE -

THEWAN, TOMES & CO.

All Our WINER me guaranteed puro and unadulterated, Price List on Application.

W. POWELL & Co.

A NICE SELECTION OF

FANCY WORK.

Business. Notice,

日八十月正年西丁

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH." Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, L Don't Worry,

རྗ *

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

SELE'S MASESrgs

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR;

ALUMINIUM & CHENÉLAI FOUNDRY ST. LTD., New Was Ware RoriG SNOWDON SON'S & Ca., BrownRIYE' --GRIPEL'S SINAM TERNA BERGER & SONS" La., Party & Varxis, TERTON BR. & M vrrušas"5

W. Wissos Cometri, (SATCUN AND SOLNURANTA BULLING),"

Bell's Packings gud Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Ttalian, Swedish and Spanish Nuvics, also by Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

24

W. JACKSON, Manager:

HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

PRIME

Nos. 11, 13, and 15 Central Market.

BEEF AND MUTTON.

VEAL SAUSAGES,

CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES. Hongkong, March 1, 1897.

PENINSULAR &

307

But Read this Advertisement!

ANGEL BRAND CONDENSED

SWISS

Milk.

THE RICHEST IN GREAH,

AN AVERAGE OF

13-13 per Cent. of BUTTER FAT.

WATKINS & Co.:

SOLE AGENTS.

Green Island Cement Company

PAVING

424

FBRICKS

ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

deal situs to the Undermentioned PORTS on the Dares

JILL

namel

VOR.

SUAL, N'SAKI &

KORE

STEAMATEU

CAPTAIN. KA

DATE.

thylid. It. LYNDON, RN,...About Sih March, LONDON..... .....A. G. CUBITT, 13.3.dbank ish March. REF. F. FLARE................ About 7th March.

SHANGHAL... Lusci

LONDON, ... ubi

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

„F. J. Case

Ancona............................W. D. Mone

LONDON...

ito ngempoli CHELLOW, R&B |

*See Spol Advorecient.

Limited:

MANUFACTURERS OF

PAVING

TILES

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY

GREEN ISLAND, MACÃO.

DEEP WATER BAY,

HONGKONG.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

WORKS,

Naon, 11h March.

Noou, 12th Marck.

„About 18th March.

P. & 0, 9.5, 42, Ulivo, -esage, and farther Portinara, apply to

!suplenam. Fatomary 15, 1882)

TRADE MASE

CANADIAN RYE

Whisky.

DISTILLED IN 1887

行洋和麵 PER DOZEN;

Hong Name

YUEN WO.

TELEPHON

No. H

*To Let.

TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES-

DHOUSES in RIPON TERRACE.

HARFORD,' at Magazine Car. THE KENNELS, at MacaZING

Gar.

GODOWNS in BLUE BUILDINGA, FLOORS in BLUE BUILDING

|

$12.00.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants, -

12, Queen's Road Contral.

Intimations.

Kinghorn & Macdonald, Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-of

MENT & AGENCY 05., LTD. Hongkong, Februaş 12, 18 7. 2185

-TO. LET.

TOS. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE N°

--(THE PEAK).

Apply to

J. V. NOELE, Hongkong. August 28. 1800.

TO LET

1742

Thom at Apr, 1897. '0. 9, Quies', Garbene.

Apply to

G. O. ANDERSON, 13, Pray Cebat. Hongkong February 23, 1897.

Insurances.

396

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

... INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDE AT 3lor DECEMBER, 1895,

£12,433,731) Authorised Capital£3,100,300.0.0 Subscribed Capital...700,100,0,0 Paid-up Capital £687,600.0.0 Firo Funds

......................£2,601,(16.3.9

ITAVING been appointed AGENTS of the Habove Company, we are prepared to

Accept Evoras and CHINESE RISKS at Current Raton,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, July 23, 1896.

UNION ASSURANCE SQOIETY.

1847

[Instituted in the Reign of Queen Anna A. D. 1714). "CAPITAL FULLY Suasumineo, $450,000, GAPITAL FAI UP, £180,000 TOTAL LEYESTED FENDS EXCEED £2,000,000. TOTAL AUNGAL Income, £850,000,

THE Undersigned, having been appoluted SILK-Marie of the above Bodoly Hote

konu, are prepared to laste Portcias against FIRE on the usual terms

HARRY WIOKING Fräys Central

EMBROIDERIES NEEDLEWORKS, WOOL WORK, ARROSINES,

EMBROIDERY WOOLS, A., &o.

W. POWELL & Co.

APPLIANCES,

{PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS and

DRAWINGS prepared for all Classes STEAMSHIPS; MACHINERY sad

BOLLERS.

Now. Work and Repairs supervised. Surveys undertaken and Reports prepared.

Telegram" KINGHORN," Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141. Pustil Address,-17 Propa Central,

JOHN W. KINGHORN, M.I.M. B., M.I. Mech. E., Louden.

DONALD MACDONALD. Hongkong, Kórember 5, 1890.

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, No. 8, Queen's Boud, Centrul

HEAD OFFICE:-Toxic. BRANCH OFFICE:---LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIE- ININ, NewsWANG and all Porta in JAPAN. AGENCIES:-

THE

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUGMON.

1 Undersigned has received instruc

tions from Mr. II. J. WATSON, to Sell. world aruvi your

Boxidence In Floor Corner House of No. 17, Canc Road and Pool Strect,

THE WHOLE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 0.

Comprising:-

Intimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD."

NOTICE

will heave for BORUTE NATIO the 2nd March, at 6. p., instead of 0 a.m.

MELCHERS & Co., Agenta. Hongkong, February 27, 1867.

413

DINING ROOM and Ben ROOM FURNI TORE, CHOCKPRY, Glass and PLATEDWARE, | HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK OVERMANTEL, PICTURES, &C.,

So TAMMS OF SALE-As Customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, February 20, 1897..

409

Intimations.

ZETLAND

LODGE,

No. 125 M. 0.

Regular MEETING of the above A LODGE will be hell in the Ener-

MASONS' HAIZ, Zotland Street, THIS EVENING, the 1st March, at 8.30 for 5.00 p.m. precisely. VIS-TING BRETHREN are cordially virus to at end.

Hongkong, March 1, 1897.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SELLREHOLDERS.

T

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE DIVIDEND of 8 % per Share and BONUS of por Bhare for the Six Mostrending dist December, 1886, declared at Monday's Ordinary Yearly Meeting, will be PAYABLE at the premisen of the BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, on and after TUESDAY, the 23rd February, and SHALEHOLDERS STO requested to apply for Dividend WAR RANTSat the Company'a Oprices, No. 14, Praya Central

By Order of the Board of Dirpstore,

THOS. L ROBE, Bearslary,

Honging, February 28, 1897.

$85

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

BOOKS OF REFERENCE. Roget's Thesaurus of English Word: 5.00 Crabbe's Synonyms...

2,00

- Longman's Gardeer of the World... 23:50.

Black's General Atlas

* 30.00 Dollar and Sterling Exchange Tables 2.50

JAL

CONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS Dullar and Rupes Exchange Tablus 3.50

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I ROSE,

Hongkong, February 25, 1807.

Secretary,

**

2299

are requested to send in a STATEMENT | Decimal Intorost Tables ....... OF BUSINESS On:ributed during the Half Wood's Dictionary of Quotations: Year ended 31st December, 1896, on or Bartlett's Familiar Quotation before the 15th March, on which date the King's Classical and Foreigu Quota». ACCOUNTS will be CLOSED.

3,10

ཏ

4.00

2.00

2.00

Cruden's Concordatice

2.00

Every Man's Ogu Lawyer

3.50

Men and Women of the Timeo. Tan

6:00

305

5.50

200

2.00 4.00

1.50

9.80

60

2.00

MER COAL MINE, OKROVKA GOAL MINEJ. KARADA COAL MINES. TOKIO MARINE. INSURANCE CO., LTD. MELT FIRE INCUBANCE Co., LTD. IMPERIAL GOVT. PAPPE MILz, Japan, CONTON CLEANING & Wro. Uo., B'hel. ONODA CEMANT-COMPANT,

Japan. KANZGAFUORI COTTON SPING MIL MIKE COTTON SF'ING MIZE. LTD., TORIO COTTON SPINNING MILL, HATASHI OLOOK FACTORY, Hongkong, December 11, 1898.

Not Responsible for, Debts.

THE HONGKONG ORICKET OLUB.

RACQUET TOURNAMENT,

BE Apneal CONTEST for the OHAM

TIONSHIP and DOUBLE BANDI- DAP will take place during March. ENTRIES CLOSE on Sel blarch, Liels have been placed for Signature at the RACQUET COURT end at the Hovenero OLUB. J1

__

1870

the Captain, the Agents, nor Neither the CapaResponsible for any

Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of

Hongkong, February 24, 1897.

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS

390

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrie and

Fable... Brewer's Dictionary of Miralles... Walker Rhyming Dictionary... Payne's Business Educator... Buny Man's Handbook Mercantile Speller... Writing Dosk Book Payne's Legal Adviser Warren's Household Physician

A. 15.00 Moore's Family Medicine for India 6.80 The Fauly Doctor ...

2.00 Thomson's Dictionary of Domestic

Medicine and Surgery

1360 KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, February 9, 1897.

UT

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COLOMA, Amarisan barque, Captain . M. | 21 & 29,- Queen's Road, Hongkong Noyes-Captain..

35, Water Street, Fofohams; and 80, Division Street, Kobe,

AMERICAN SYSTEM,

Eugynion, British slip. Captain Jas. W Knox, Captainu

FALLE OF DEE, British d-masbad shi Captain J. H. Look-Standard Oll Ca

Fran. P. LarchField, American barque, Captain W. W. Hardy--Order

D. SuchMaster Tax O'SHANTER, American ship, Captain

Buchanan Standard Oil Ce TorrisDam Dritish-masted barguo,

DENTISTRY.

62, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, CHADWICK KEY (LATE OF PRATE & NOBLE, ) Hongkong, December 19, 1800,

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