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- DİN JÓBANO DEPARTMENT. GPAYING PAN EXPLEN.

ISHED with a large at: sortment of the intent Euporka and AMERICAS NOVELTIES,

·we are prepared to execute

arders for WANDY WORK with

Beatcom and dospatch, and at

very moderate raise.

BACHY MAIL" OFFICE

No. 10,628

The China Mail.

我六十月三年七十九百八千一英

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MALI.

LONDON :-F, &10, 11 & 12, Clement'.

Lane, Lombard Street, EC.

Goraz

Brit & Co., 30, Cornhill, GORDON

Gorom, Ladgate Circus, .O. BATE

HENDY & Co., 37, Walbrook, EC.

BAMORE DRADOx & Co., 150 & 15,

Business Notices,

Established: Pobruary

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897.

Business Notices.

NEW GOODS..

EX 8. S. CEYLON.

Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLA, 161, WATERPROOFS (INFANTRY AND ADMIRALTY REGULATION),

Cannon Street, E.D. ROBERT WATSON,

150, Ple! Street.

PARIS AND EUROPE:- Marson,

FAVRE & Co., 18, Rue de la Grunge

- Batsilers.

NEW YORK: THE CHINESE EVANGELA TENNIS SHOES

Ormas, 52, Wert 22d Street.

SAN FRANO1800 and American Porte generally ----BAN & BLADE, Son Fran

க,

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND-Conor & Gorui, Mel- bourne and Byuda.eu.

OVERLAND TRUNKS,

KIT BAGS, GLADSTONE BAGS,

FOOTBALLS,

BOILED LINEN BAGS.

TENNIS RACQUETS (SLAZENGERS) 'E.G.M.*

DOG COLLARS, DOG CHAINE

POCKET FLASKS, HAIR FRUSHES;

SHAVING BRUSHES.

BEST PATTERNS AND SHAPES.

OBYLON-W. M. BETTA & Oo,, TH TIES, SCARVES, AND BOWS OF VELY LATEST AND

APOTHECARIES Oc., Oslombo.. BINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c.:-KELLY &

Wass, L., Singapore. CHINA-Muzo, A. A. DA CRUZ. Amoy,

N. MOALLE & Co., LAND, Foochow II, W. CHURUMILL. Shanghas, LANE, ORAWFORD & Co., and Kelly & WALAH. Yokohama, Lans, CRAWFOBI

Banks.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

THE

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL,............£1,000,000, BURORIBED (LFT£500,000,

Head Office-HonakoNq,

Court of Directors.--

D. GILLzzy, Hwy. |H.STOLTEUTOUT, Esq. OBAR KIT SHAN, CHOW TONG Brand,

Esq.

Esq.

KWAN HOT CAUZn, Haq,

Chief Manager.

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 13 months Fixed 6 %. Hongkong, October 23, 1894.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

buelñoss

171

A SPECIALITY.

CARPENTERS' TOOLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

434

OF BEST SHEFFIELD MAKE ONLY.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

I!ONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

SOLE EASTERN agents FOR:

HELL'S ASBESTOS.

ÁLUMÍNIUM & GENERAL FOUNTRY SYN. LTD., New WIKI WOVE RUDING Co.

Geirer's Steam Tear SNOWDON SON'S & Co., “SxottonIFK," Bruges & Sons Ltd., Paints & VARNA, TULION B203, & Matthews' Segel Giossa. w-Wilson donneer, (Saturn and SoasDINAVIS BELTING).

Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italiau, Swedish and. Spanish Navies, also by Principal English, Celonial and South American Railway Companies.

24

W. JACKSON, Manager. ORIENTAL -ŚTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, PENINSULAR &

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTÍ,

701 THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANÝ, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperiat Railwaye of Japan. MANUFACTURERS OF '

;

The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Pressures Cheaper quaittios for Low Preganres

The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for nas throughout Bor Majesty's Navy.

Trichos of the above Bank (a com ship, Orinors, Ganbaat, Torpedo-host all

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION Rules may be obtained or sp plication.

The VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Eydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhale Doors, &o, are also used on every Battle. SALAMANDER" Non-cucdacting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks, Fiper, &o. IN TWO QUALITIES,

INTEREST on deposite is allowed st 31 PER CENT, per annum. Doponitors | 1281 way travelor at their optton balances of $100 or more so the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANE, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER UENT. per

For the Hongkong and Shangliai

Banking Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Munagar.

Hongkong, August 1, 1896.

1610

FONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITÁZKA ....$10,000,000, HAVE FUN...$6,500,000, RESERVE LIABILITY

PROPRIETORS

· $10,000,000, : | 845

COUNT OF DIRECTORS—

Sr. O. Mignaniams, Esq.-Chairman,

Hon.J.J. HELLJEVING-Deputy Chairman.

C. Bearman, Esq.

G. D. Boning, Esq.

Q. B. Dodwell, Esq.

A. MoConschte, Bag,

E. L Kichardson,

Faq.

D. R. Sassoon, Eaj,

R. M. Gny, Esq. R. Shawan, Je8q..

A. J. Baymond, Esq.

N. A. Slobs, Esq,

OHIEF MANAGER

Hongkong T. Jackson, Escj.

MANAGER:

Shanghal--J, P. WADE GARD'NER, Esq. LONDON BANKEES-LONDON, AND COUNTY

BANKING Co., L

Horurora-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of £ per cent, per annum on the dally balanca.

ÖN FIXED DErosirs :—

For 3 months 34 per cent, per ausBE.

-n 6 Et

# 18

11

FI

TE

T. JACKSON,

Chist Manager.

368

Hongkong, February 97, 1847.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.--

INCORPORATED ST KÖYAL OHARTER 1863. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-ÚT....

****** £800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHAVE-

HOLDAES...

RESERVE FORD

***

...£800,000 ...£360,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account

at the mis of X por annum on the Daily bolanens

On Fixed Deposits for 18 months 4-%

B

8

T. H, WAITRHEAD,

Manager.

Hongkong, October 17, 1898.

816

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

IS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY

Superintendent:

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES.

Tros. SKINNER, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents.

VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS the DATI 8

named:-

W

F02.

STRĂ MAHIY.

CAPTAIN.

DATE.

| LONDON...............JavJ. COKELLSW, ... Noon, 19 & March. KOBE (Direct)......Badisi ....................T. WICKENDEN................ About 1916 March, SHANGHAI, N'KI

KOBE & YOKO.Japın yor SHANGHAL............. Trame.........

T. LIGH

W. J. NASTIS

„About 20th March..

About 21st March. Noon, 25th March.

LONDON, ..........., Kainari Hind *...C. L. Dantes..... JAPAN... Farons.Ø. H. S. Tooque, R. N.L....Noon, 26th Marul.

....J. B. LENDOR, R.N...........Abetiť 3rd April.

LONDON...........Ceylon

* Søg Sposisi Advertisement,

EL A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

For Freight, or Passage, and farther Partiou*ars, apply to

P. & O.S..N, Qu,'s Office,

Hongkong, March 15, 18-7.

VIN SAINT-LEHON.

8.9

GRANVILLE H. SHARPE, F. O. 8, Etc., Analyst, Late Frincipal of the Liverpool College of Chemistry: --I hereby certify that I have submitted to very carofal

HONGKONG HOTEL chemical analysts, a sample of Saint-Lebors Wine, and I find it to be a perfectly pure

TRY OUR

SPECIAL WHISKEY.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S).

PATENT COMPOSITION.

The Cunard Steamer LUCANTA,' which holds the record for quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with

2509 20

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Boli Agris is Hongkong,

W. BREWER & Co.

Whitham

$10.50

and natural Wine of grot excellence, possussing a very choice aroma and bouquet, and ountaining valuable distctis, recuperative and invigorating properties.

It stimulates the appetite, promoter digestion, and I consider that ita uss will be attended by the best results in all oss where a wholesome and reliable simulant is required,

443

$18.00

c+

per doz. SOLE AGENTS,

GANDE, PRICE & Co., -Wine and Spirit Merchants, 13, Queen's Road.

HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

Nos. 11, 13, and 15 Central Market. --

PRIME BEEF AND MUTTON. VEAL SAUSAGES.

CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES.. Hongkong, March 1, 1807,

To Let.

TO LET.

From 1st April, 1907,

|D. B, Queen's Gardens, v

Apply to

Q. C. ANDERSON, 13, Braya Central Hongkong February 25, 1697.

TO LET

WELLING HOUSES—

NEW BOOKS: NEW EDITIONS. Steam-Engine design, by J. M The Complete Works of Shakespere $1.60 (The best and cheapest Edition yat inged) Chemical Analysis of Tran, by Blair 7.50 Navy end Army, ustrated, Vol. 2. 8850 Summer trip from Staumbai to Bast (Canada) & back (illustrated) Strand Musical Magasine, 1896--

787 Vol. Pearson's Magazine, 1896, 2. Vo'. 700 Our Next War bonus

Freemantle... Notes on the Rifle, by Naval Warfare of the Future, by

Warakori..

The Fur Bast, by Hetiry Norman. 1100DHOUSES in RATOR TERRAGE.

500

2

396

• HARFORD, at MAGITIVE får, THE KENNELS,' st MaeaZINE

GMP.

1.00

40. 9.50

2,60

2.60 Barker... Practical Navigation, by Wilson- ship, by Wilton. Kementary Seamanship, by

2 80 Barker Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel

Apply to

AQUARIUS.

PERFECT TABLE WATER,

For 1 dos Quaris,

Par 1 dos Pinta,

W

Allowance for emplies, 81.75 0.60 0.95 1.00

Net price. 1:25. 0.75,

15, QUEEN'S BOAD. Telephone 75.

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, March 11, 1897.

EST. 1854

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

W. POWELL & Co.

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH GREAT SALE.

VALUR POLICY--

'EQUITABLE,

This Pellor provider three things; (L) Protection for the family; (9) Provision for the assured's later yakın; (8) A valúmble Investment rete

When three sonnal premtuma have been pakk via polkay mammaleios yöstly, Wermutter Arms dutinot GUARANTEED YARALİB.

| pald-up amatiraton | 19

((8) Okaly (3) Loup

ts

le pronotiooed by daperienced

This of hustness to be the best and most

Ribera contrees of life wastraube over a

od and it id vered by an offten having

BUENA SURPLUS of EA 600,000

10 ruppoes Itu GUARANTEES:

pa Partitman and Dustrations from

490

For one Week only.

IMMENSE BARGAINS,

Hongkong, March 15, 1897.

1.

W. POWELL & Co.

GODOWNS in BLUZ BUINGS. FLOORS, in BLUE BUILDINGS.

Latimations.

NOTICE

日四十月二年西丁

Lehl

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL- 【報日華膠卷 (HongKong Ha Thu Hot Pen). ISSUED DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN, Manager and Publisher

BUBSCRIPTION:

Five Dollars a year, deisvarablé in Hurg

hang. Outporis, $11.40 per an

instading portaga.

PRIDE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

No Land is so Remote that it is not

reached by

SCHLITZ BEER.

Knowledge is Power:

TO KNOW THAT

SCHLITZ.

The Brun that made Milwaukee Famous, is ABSOLUTELY PURE

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

FOR.... ASK

Schlitz

Schlitz receivel the highest award at the World's Fair, for

PURITY

Sule Agents for, Hongkong !.

WATKINS & Co

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, WAI KANTAI YEUK. FONG.

芳樂大建或

472

Green Island Cement Company

PAVINÇ

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS ́OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

✔Ə FIRECLAY GYNE

FIREBRICKS

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

intimations.

GEO. FENWICK AND COMPANY, LIMITED.

HE Eighth Ordinary General MEETING

OF

Intimations.

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF HONGKONG, No. 1,185.

in the HONGKONG HOTEL, ON FRIDAY, the 19th March, at Noon, for the purpose receiving the Report of the Director, Rozular MEETING of the above declaring a Dividend, and electing Diren A ZODGR will be held in the Farms tora and Auditors.

MASONE BALL, Zotland Street, THIS The Transfer BOOKS of the Company EVENING, the 16th Instant, at 8,80 for will be CLOSED from the 18th to 19h9p.m. precisely. Vixa BRETHREN GFO D March, both days inclusive.

cordially in to attenām.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. WINTERBURN,

General Manager:

Hongkong, March 11, 1897.

505

Hongkong, March 18, 1897.

NOTICE.

607

424 | THE OHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COM."

COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE Fourteenth Ordinary General MEETINGS SHAREHOLDERS

PANY, LIMITED..

Accordance with the Provision of No

General Managers, with the approval of th 19, of the Articles of Association the in the Company will ba buld as thes Com- Consalting Committee, have THIS DAY DƏ- pany's Ormos, No. 0, Praya Central,clared an INTERIM DIVIDEND A the Victoria, on MONDAY, the Mind March, Rats of 4 par Cent, for the Half-year ender at 19 o'clock Neet, for the purtices of Ing Stat Degantber, 1808. on the Faid-up

Statement of Accounia and the Capital of the Company,

of the General Managers for the DIVIDEND WARBAN18 PAYABES DI TUESDAY, 29ed Instant, will be issued to Shareholdern

Special SESSION of HER MAJESTY's year ending 81st December, 1898, declaring JUSTICES of the PEACE will bebekta Dividend, and electing Consuliing Com

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com®

in the JUSTIORS' Room, at the Magistracy mittes and Auditors.

2. 15 o'clock in the Afternoon of FUB- The Transfer BOOKS of the Compasypany will be CLOSED from the 18 h to

will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 22nd the 23rd Lestant, both das's Inclusive. Instant, both days inclusive,

DAY, the 23rd day of March, D. 1897, for the purpose of considering an applies tion from one SOPHY ARDANOVITZ, for a Fablican's Licence to sell and retail intoxi- eating Liquers on the premises altuato al Nos. 45 and 47, Queen's Road East, under the Sign of THE PRINCE ALBERT Hoza'

WM. C. H. HASTINGS,

Acting Police Magistrate. Hongkong, 13th March, 1897.

MAGISTRACE,

689

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O^;-:

General Managers, Hongkong, March 12, 1897.

609

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM. CHINA SUGAR REFININGCOMPANY,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

General Managero, Hongkong, March 4, 1897,

152

PANY, LIMITED.

HE Bighi Urdinary Annual MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Com.

IKIMITED.

NOTICE.

سلم

pany will be held at the Company's OFFICE. THE Ninotosnih Ordinary Annual No. Praya Central, Victoris, on Mof the Company will be held at the MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST KELLY & WALSH, LTD. DAY, the 22nd March, of Twelve-thirty of fog of the General Agentr, at Nour,

MENT & AGENCY Ch., Lm. Hongkong, February 18, 1887

TO LET

2185

THE SPACIOUS GODOWN, YARD Tund DWELLING of the Hongking Bleam Laundry Co., L., Sinte at Bowrington

Apply to

A. O'D. GOURDIN,

Buretary Hongkong, March 2, 18978

TO LET

New Books I ruz COLONIAL LIBRARY

SERIA PRIOR $1.25 Each.

Da. NIKOLA A TALE OF CHINA-by

Gay Boothby. Beautiful White Devil, by Goy Boothby The Cariesima, by Laoss Malet. Beyen Seas, by Rudyard Kipling. Rodney stons, by A. Conan Doyle, The Rad Scaur, by P. A. Graham Ulamination, by Batold Frederick. The Lilac Sunbonnet, by B. R. Crockelt..

MAD, Grey by B. £. Orookett. 438 In the Day of Adversity, by J. Blondelle

Barton

p... for the purpose of receiving a State-

tors

ment of Accounis and the Report of the on SATURDAY, 27th March, for the pur General Managers for the Year anding 31st pose of receiving their Report, with a Dember, 1886, declaring Dividend and Sistemant of Accounts to let December, elenting a Consulting Commuliteo and Audi- 1896.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company The Transfer BOOKS of the Company I will be OLOSED from the 15th to the 27th will be CLOSED from the 13th to 22nd March, both days inclusiva.. Instant, both daya inolusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & C

Gesural Agents. Hongkong, March 6, 1897. LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

SHEWAN, TONES & Co.,

General Managera Hongkong, March 13, 1857,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

529

Blorios from the Diary of a Duster, by LADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE

T. Mendo and G. Halifax.

Murder of Delica by Marie Oore] TOS. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE Hart of Princess Osts, by Anthony Hope.

-(THE PEAK),

N

Apply to

J. W. NOBLE.

1749 Hongkong, August 29, 1895.

CEMENTIGHT.

FAINT-nos-madictor of Hat or

Co., impervious to dampoo, and

MARTEL & Co.,

WIRE AND EPIRIT HEBUKANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 34, QUEEN'S ROAD,

HABLIS

FOMMARD.

CHAMBERTIN,

de Ale Diurna Wien, Red and Wine,

Duty and anadultersjack

alid Fire Proof.

Specially-Soltable for the Oorwing of Buildings

A promotion against high and low lam- peratures.

4 preservat of all kinds of Timber against

An ladestructible Paint on Iran, Br and every damsiption of Fissler, Lime or

Dement

For further partieniars, apply

PARRETTO & Ca,

Captain of the Polestar, by Conan Doyle. Stark Moore Lottery, by Conan Doyle Princess Desires, by Clementis Black. Paritan's Wife, by Max Pemberton Marm Lem, by K. Douglas Wingin. Stories for Ninon, by Emile Bla

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, March 18, 1897,

Not Responsible for Debia,

NA YEAR 1896.

to Furnish the Under

489

TIAE Fifteenth Ordinary Annual MEET- JONTRIBUTORS to the above OrionING of the SHAREHOLDERS of Company will be held at the OPTIĢIS gned with a List of their Contributions for of the General Agents, Peddar Street, * the year ending 81st December, 1896, In 19.30 pm, on SATURDAY, 974k Blares, order that the Distribution of BONUS may for the purpose of receiving their Report, be arranged, Returns not rendered prior and Statement of Accounts to Blat Deo, to the 81st day of March Instant, will be 1896 deadjusted by the OFFICE, and be CLAIMS The Transfer BOOKS of the Company ALTERATIONS will be subsequently will be CLOSED from the 18th to the Admitted.

77th March, 18917, both days lauludve.! JARDINE MATHESON & Obj Central Agents Hongkong, March 9, 1887.

Nether the Captain the dents, ner Quaters und be Roepenrice for any Debt watrested by the Offer or Crew-of- the following Vamsia, during their day an Hongkong Harbour ne

Catones, American barqda, Captain C. B. Noyes-Captain

Lurroica, British ship, Capiala Rex Captain.

FALLS OF DEN; British semestad shi Captain J. Lock. -Standard OD

VAKO SHANTINI, Amtstion: (17)

L

·

JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca,

General agents. CARTON INSURANCE OFFICE, Lo Hongkong, March 1, 1867.

431

TONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

More will and L1S18 on which so 1 †EMBERS wiibing to enter for the

UNION: INSURANOS ROOINTY OF CANTON, LIMITED. UITARTED 46 ENGLISH CLERK

wote Knowledge and Experienso ut Manara Insurance.

A Gind Hilary will be given to enter their names in the Hosuzons Club thegoughly emmpetent Man and in the ChidingS PAVILION.

Hoagkoko, March 11, 1OOK

Apply by Later to the Undiesīgasd,

1. 1. EDT.

50 Eltagkong, Maroh 11, 2037,