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OUR JOBBIND DEPARTMENT TAVING boon REFLEN.

sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES,

HISHED with a large sa-

We are prepared to execute

order for FANCY WORK with

nesteem and despatch, and ot

sery moderată rates.

China Mail' OFFICE,

The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG-CHINESE

報日字華巷香

(Hengkong Ina Tua Yot Po.)

ISSUED DAILY.

Chor Un Mas,

Alamayer and Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION;

we Dollars a year, deliverable in Ilang

kony, Outport, 111.60 per annum, tachuteng postage.

;

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No. 10,629

AGENTS BUR TRE CHINA MAIL,

LONDON :—E ALGAS, 11-& 18, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, O. GRoNAK 8Tax & Co., 30, Comirill. GoRDON

& Gorg, Ludgate Circus, E.. BATES HANDY & Co., 37, Halbrook, E.C. SAMUEL DEATON & Co., 150 & 154,

Established

號九十月三年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

NEW GOODS.

EX 8. S. OKYLON

February 1840.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1807.

Business Notices.

Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLS, 167, WATERPROOFS (INFANTRY AND ADMIRALTY REGULATION).

Cannon Street, E. 0.

150, Fleet Striat.

ROBERT WATSON,

PARIS AND EUROPE: - MAYENCE,

FAYRE & Co., 18, les de la Grange. Baleliori,

NEW YORK: Taë Uwinde EvanGELIST TENNIS SHOES,

-077108, 62, West 32d Street.

SAN FRANCisco and American Porte:

generally--BAN & BLADE, San Fra

clag

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND TOLDOW & Utizost, Mul- hourne and Sydney.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

OVERLAND TRUNKS,

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

KIT BAGS, GLADSTONE BAGS,.

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

SOILED LANEN BAGS.

TENNIS RACQUETS (SLAZENGERS). "E.Q.M."

POOTBALLS,

DOG COLLARS, DOG CHAINS,

POCKET FLASKS, HAIR BRUSHES,

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY BYx. Lan, New Witt Wave Rooring Co.

BROWDON Sox's & Ua, ! Snowdrift,

GELPER'S STEAM TELF.

BERGER & Sons Lan, Paints & VARNIHU, TORMON BROS, & MATTHEWS' STEEL Goous.

W. Wilsea Conexrr, (S1TURY AND SCANDinavia Beltivo),

SHAVING BRUSHES.

BEST PATTERNS AND SHAPES. A SPECIALITY,

EYLON-W. M. STE & Co.. THE TJE, SCARVES AND BOWS OF VERY LATEST AND

APOTREDARIES Co.. Columby,

BINGAPORE, STRAITS, A.-Kelly &

WAL, LAB., Singapore,

QUINA:-Macao, A. A. DAC

ACRUZ. Amoy,

N. MOALLE & Co., LIMITED. Foochow CARPENTERS' TOOLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

H. W. CAVROHILL, Shanghai, Lane, OBAWFORD & Co., and Krit &

WASI. Tekahama, Lake, ChaW FONI & Co., and KELLY & C

Banks.

[THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853. BEAD OFFICE, London.

***

.....£800,000

CAPITAL PAID-UT *** REER LIABILITY OF KHARK-

HOLI

RESERVE AD

,,,,

...£800,000

404

OF BEST SHEFFIELD MAKE ONLY.

-LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS;

FOL. THR

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

...£350,000 Contractors to H, M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

INTEREST allowed on Carront Account

at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balancen.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%

6 13

D

BA

ог 20

845

T. H. WHITEHEAD, Manager,

Hongkong, October 17, 1896.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

•THE

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL £1,000,000. SUBSCRIBED CAPITA..£500,000.

HEAD OFFICE-Boraxoxa,

Court of Directors.

D. GILLIES, Eag.

H. STOLIEZPONT, Esqi

UAN KIT SHAR, CHOW TURD SHANG,

Esq.

Esth

Kwan Bos CHULA, Fay,

Chief Manager.

Gro. W. F. PLAYFAIR

Interest for 12 months Fixed 6 %. Hongkong, October 23, 1894,

HANAKOND

*

SAVINGS BANK.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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

Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Svedisli and Spanish Navies, also by Principal English, Colonial und South Amerigaḥ Railway Companies.

D.

SOLE AGENTS,

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

C.

W. JACKSON, Manager,

OLD TOM GIN,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD,

$6.00 per doz.

L.

554

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

-The "VICTOR” METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for noe throughout Her Majesty's Navy.

The "VICTOR METALLJO JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and WILL duspitch V238KS to the Budermentioned POLTS

Hydraulic Juinte, Munbols and Mudhol Hoors, &

are also used on every Battle.

ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpedo bat and Transport in I. M. Streic

"SALAMANDER" Non conducting Composition for Builers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, & IN TWO QUALITIES,

1231

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent: • ...

Tuos, SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

HONGKONG

TRY QUE

171

SPECIAL

BE business of the above Back in con. ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION. Euler may be obtained on ap plication.

INTEREST on depoelts is allowed at PER CENT pač aunům.. Depealtors may transfor at their option, balziston of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BEANGĦAL BANK, to be placed on

316

General Agents.

prod

FOR.

NIEAMSH-P

CAPTAIN.

РАТЕ.

日七十月二年之

PRICE, $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 BEER that made Milwaukee Famous, is ABSOLUTELY PURE

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

FOR

ASK

(Schlitz received the highest award at the World's Fair for

Schlitz{

PURIT

- Aparte fue Hongkong? WATKINS * Co

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, WAL KIN TAI YEUR FONG..

DUR.

472

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

BRICKS

"the DAT S

About 29th March.

About Zis' March.

Noon, 25 h Murci

SHANGHAL N'KU

KODE & YOKO, Japan...T. Læst...

SHANGHAT....................... Thami..

W. J. NANTES

..... Kaiori. Hind ...G. 1. DANIEL.

.Perouz ..... C. H. S. TocqUE, R. N......Noon, 28th March

LONDON....... Ce..J. R. LENDON, R. N. a....... About 3rd April.

* Sau Spioid Adrozlisumagt.

`LONDON, &c.

JAPAN.

HOTEL.

WHISKEY.

W. BREWER & Co.

NEW BOOKS: NEW EDITIONS,

Life and Travels, 1861-1893 89.00)- Nansen's L

FIXED DEPOSIT et 4 PER CENT. p The Complete Works of Shakespere 2 59 Chemical Analysis of "

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation,”

T. JACKSON,

$10.50

Steam-Eq.ine design, by J. M.

Whitham

f Iron, by Blair 7.50

Banff (Canada) & back (illustrated) 1.00 Summer trip from Shanthal 10 T8 for East, by Henry Norman... 11.00 Practical Navigation, by Wiles. ཏང'།

Barker.

The best and cheapest Edition yet issued) Navy and Army, illustrat d, Vol. 2. 2650 Strand Musical Magazine, 1896

2 Vola...

One Next War

--

4.0

-Chief _Manager. Ranglong. August 1, 1895. 1516 Notes on the Bifle, hy Freemaatio... 159 Eomontary Seamanship, by Wilon

Naval Warfare of the Future, by

HBANKING CORPORATION, LE UNGRONG AND SHANGHAI 500

PAID-UP CARITAL... $10,000,000,

RESERVE

ERABILITY PHOPHIFTORS.-santosaktları

COURT OF DIRECTDEN

$6,500,000. $10,000,000,

8. C. M10HARLEEN, Eat-Chairman,

Hon. J. J. BRIX-IRVING,Deputy Chairiann,-

C. Bearmana, Esq.

G. D. Böning, Esq.

R. L. Richardson,

·Esq.

G. B. Dodiral, Esq.

D. R. Sasanon, Erg,

I. M. Gray, Esq.

A. McConachie,

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

R. Shewan, Keq.

N. A. Sisba, K.

CHIEF MANAGKEI

Hongkong T, Jackson, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shangha.. WAVE GARDNER, Ex

LONDON BARZZIE--LONDON, AND COUNTY

Banking Coş- Lim

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 **per cent, per annum on the daily balance,

OM BARD DEPOSITS Z-----

For 3 months 24 per cent, per anÍSYUL" "

"

餌

T. JACKSON,

Chief Idanager.

Hongkong, February 27, 1847,

Waraker...

For Freight of Fusage, and further Particuara, apply to

P. & Q. & X. Q's Oak St

Hongkong Mareli 19, 1997.

II. A. KITOHIE, Superintendent.

W. POWELL & Co.

GREAT SALE.

ō 9

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILED

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY G

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MAÇÃO.

DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG.

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

intunations.

ST. GEORGES BALL, 1897,

MEETING of SUBSCRIBERS to

A BE GEORGE'S BALL, 1697, will be

held in the CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, 23rd

Intimations.

-HONGKONG ORIOKET CLUB.

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

ME

EMBERS wishing to enter for the March, at 6 p.m., to resolve std pass the | LVL obova, will find LISTS on which to Accounts and to determine what shall be enter thele namra in the BoSOKONG ÜLYE done with the Balance.

and in the CRICKET. PAVILION.

T. SERCOMSE SMITH,

Hon. Becretary,

For one Week only. Hongkong, March 17, 1897.

IMMENSE BARGAINS.

Hongkong. March-13 1897 -

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

BURKI

W. POWELL & Co.

BURKE

2.50

2.56)

Baikor... Qusan's Road, Under Hongkang Hotel.

2 50

BASS & Co.'s FINEST PALE ALE, GUINNESS' EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ....

་་་

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 44, QUEEN'S ROAD,

CHABLIS.

POMMARD.

CHAMBERTIN.

| Bakaxrast and After. Disses Wixes, Red and White.

1682

All our Wines are gusiontood pure and unadulterated, Price List on Application.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

The Cunard Steamer 'LUCANIA,' which holds the record

quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with

$68

2662

AN EFFECTUAL STOP. 18 PUT TO ALL ANXIETY THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH VALUE FOLIOY

'EQUITABLE,

This Policy provides three things 1 (4).. Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the amared's later yeares (9) A valuable Investment,

this Composition.

547

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

JANT,” an ENGLISH OLERK with 519 Wowiedge and Experience of

DURKE'S

OTTLINGS.

Per cock of

á doz, gis, 8 dos, pinto, --

$22.50 937:25

17.50 09.76

CONDITION GUARANTEED, BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BUTTLINGS or THERE FAMOUS BEVERAGES.

intimations.

NOTICE

cojol SESSION of 1ạn MAJESTY'A JUSTICES ofthe PEACE will be held in the JUSTUER ROOM, as the Magistracy 12 16 o'clock in the Afteranen of TUES- DAY, the 23d day of March, A D. 1897, for the purpose of considering an apples tion from one SOPAY ABRAMOVirs, for a

for Publican's Licence to sed and retail intoxi

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers."

HARRY WICKING & Co, Sole' Agents in Hongkong,

Ertp. 1864.

Telephone 75.

16, QUEEN'S BOAD. When three sanusi premiums-have bean. paid the philoy acquiries early thereafter Taree duanet GUARANTEED VARS

(1) paid-up medbrancei

er cent

AQUARIUS.

A PERFECT TABLE

Per 1 doz. Quarts,

་་ ་་

Per 1 doz. Pinta,

$1.75 3.00

Allowance for ́emptias, 0,50 .0.26

WATER.

Net price. 1.25. 0.75,

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Do.,

Hongkong, March 11, 1807.

(2)(3) HONGKONG

ato per

This poliog

pronounted by experienced men of business to be the best and mos liberal contrast of life, asendande ever (293 ed; and it is offered by st off having the splendid SURPLUB of £8,500,000 Morog

RANTEESS

to Jappoit la QUARANT

Juk Parsoulne

BREWARN TO

SOLE-AGENTS,

BUTCHERY,

No. 11, 13, and 10 Central Market.

esting Liquors on the premises situate ai Nos. 43 and 97, Quest'a Road Fas", under the Sign of Tuz PAIRED ALBEar Hore!

WM. C. E. HASTINGS,

Acting Police Magistrain,

MAGISTRATY,

Hongkong, 13th March, 1497,

HARVIE & Co, zgents.

Intimations.

NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 307.

CHINA SKA

AMOY D. STRICT.

Amoy Inner Harbour.

HE ubjoined information has been received itum Rear Admiral F. V. MONA12, Commanding U.8. Naval Forco on Asiatic Station

"ASIATIC STATION.

Marine Ired ICE.

Butrice will CLOSE 00 the 40th MARCH.

Boogkong, March 11, 1897,

TO CYCLISTA

.800

VENTLEMEN „Interested in forming.

A Cretiro Ozon, are requested to and their famos to

CYCLIST,

c/o The Office of this paper. 205 Hongkong, March 28, 1897.

INDIAN FAMING RELIEF FUND.

A Good Samry will be given to, a thoroughly competent Man.

Apply by Letter to the Undersigned.

N. J. EDE,

Beretary the Fating Rewer Forn will be THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST is Ald Hongkong, March 13, 1897.

CLOSED on the SLT ISETANT. NOTICE,

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COM- PANY, LIMITED.

TN Accordings with the Provision of Ne. 10, of the Articles of Association, the Genoral Managers, with the approval of the Co

aulting maittee, have THIS DAT Do- clured an INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate of 4 per Cent. Tos the Half-year end ing 91st Dcomber, 1E06, on the Paid-up Capital of the Company.

Those who have not get STESCRIBED are invited to do a before thst Date

J. E. STEWART LOCKH RT,

Hon, Secretary, Hongkong, March 18, 1897.

558

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY LIMITED.

Fourteenth Ordinary General MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Cons pany's OFFICE No. 9, Prays Central, MONDAY, the 22nd March, Victoria,

DIVIDEND WARRANTS PAYABLE TUESDAY, 23rd Instant, will be fed à to com Ereholders

4

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 18th to ino 23rd Instant, both da a teclusivo.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, March 12, 1897.

509

TOE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM- PANY, LIMITED.

"Squadron

THE Eight Ordinary Annual MEETING THEE

of SHAREHOLDERS in the Com @U.. Flagship OLYMPIA, Notice to Marinors, 28, 186.

Nagasaki, Japan, Dacamberpany will be held at the Company's OFVICE, No. 1, Praya Central, Victoria, OR MON- DAY, the 22nd March, at Twelve-thirty

No. 4.

The following hydrographic informatių pa

at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose ot receiving a Statement of Ace-ul and the Report of the General Managers fe the yeur erding S1 December, 1896, declaring a Dividend, and slesting a Quorubing Com mittes and Auditors,

Tas Tranater BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 22nd Lautant, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Cɔ,

General Managers. Hongkong, March 4, 1887.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

THE Nineteenth Ordinary Annual

is pablished for the guidance of Commend P-W., for the purpose of receiving a State- MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS

ing Officers 1-

630

"AMOY HARBOR

mens of Account and the Report of the

General Managers for the Year ending atat of the Company will be held at the Oppians of the General Agente, at Noon, dember, 1895, declaring a Dividend and

D

torn.

1.- A rook with a depth on it of 10 fest, electing a Consulting Commits and Audi The Transfer BOOKS of the Company following position:

will be CLOSED from the 17th to 22nd Instant, both daya inalustre.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD, er, at mean low water, lies in the

NEW BOOKS IN THE COLONIAL Ltorary SERIES. Parde $1.26 EACH. DR. NIKOLAA TALE OF OBINA-by

Guy Boothby,

Beautiful White Devil, by Guy Boothby. ̈ ̈ The Carissiena, by Laos Malet. Beren Boss, by Rudyard Kipling.

Rodney Stone, by A. Conan Doyle, The Red Scaur, by P. A. Graham. 408 Tunalastion, by Herold Frederick.

The Lilac Sunbohmat, by 9. R. Crocketts Uroy Man, by 8. R. Crockett

In the Day of Adremity, by J. Bladadelle

Barton Atories the Diary of a Dostor, by La

ories from

T. Meade and C. lifex, Murder of Delicia, by Marie Corelli.. Heart of Prinones Data, by Anthony Hope

PRIME BEEF AND MUTTON.pials of the Polestar, by Conan Doyl

VEAL SAUSAGES,

CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES,

Rosakung, Máisa A. LEMF "

Stark More Letters, 19 Prisas Desiren, by Ulumenits Blacks PoHana Wife, by Max Pay- Home Bam Lids by D. Uglan Wigan, Stutira for Ninou, be žmile & Ite

KELLY & WALA, LIMITED

5.E. Corner British Consul's residence

to Thumb Rock, SB* 00";) Thumb Rock to southernmost perch

op Amoy side, 44" 90".

-A rock reported as oxisting to the westward of the above las book awopt for, but not found.~

skirt.

8.—The pagoda en Bau Beu (Munkey Island), marked upon the chart, does not

*(Squid. Note to Mar. 4, 1808). (Report of Navigator of U.L.S. Atudine, foresarded by Commandin, Oftor.)

...

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Genral Managersj

$28 Hongkong, March 13, 1897,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

LIMITED,-

ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1898,

-

on SATURDAY, 27th March, for the pur- pose of reco.ving their Report, with a Statement of Accounts to Slat Desember, 1896.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 18th to the 27th March, buth days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents. Hongkong, Mirob 6, 1897. - 405- LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE

ONTRIBUTORS to the above Office Fifteenth Ordlasty Annual MEET. are requested to Furnish the UnderING the SHAREHOLDERS of algoed with a Lær of their Contribution for

the Company will be held at the OrriVES she year ending 31 December 598, in the General Agents, Peddar Stroot, at (Bigued) F. V. MUNAIR

sse Admiral Uis. Navy, erder that the Distribution of BONUS may 30 p.m., on SATURDAY, 37th March, **Commanding V.8, Naval Force on Asinin be arranged Esturos not rende 83 prior

to the 31er day of Marsh Instant, will be for the arpone of receiving their Reporty Station."

'stu Flat Depr adfected by the OFFIC, and D OLAIS and a Statement By Order of the Ionpector General of Por ALBRATIONS be subsequently

3508

The Tranfer BUCKS of the Company Custowy

wil be CLOSED from the 19th 10 the 27th March, 18 7 both daga inolusive,

JARDINE, MATRESON & COE General Agents, Hongkong, March 6, ASUT,

A. M. HISUES,

Cost Inspector, IMPERI+k_ MADETINE COSTUME,

COAST INFECTOR'S OFFICE," 924 | Shangbaij Cah March, 1887,

Admitted.

• JARDINE, MATHESON &'C.,

"General-d genta. CANTON JASDANos Orrios, La.

606 Hongkong M=rch 1, 180;

451.