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BOR BUYING DEPARTMENT TAVING been REPLEN

18HXD) with a large, as- sortent of the Iztact EUROFRAM

and MEXICAN NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to execute

orders for FANCY WORK with

Beatness and despatch, and at

very moderate rates.

CHINA IZ GRYICK,

No. 10,842

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL

LONDON-F ALZAR, 11 & 13, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, B.C. ⭑roxat Siker & Co., 30, Corall. GORDON Gorca, Ludgate Creus, E.C. Bater HARD & Co., 37, Walbrook, EC. BAMURL DRAGON & Co., 150 & 154, Leadenials Street, W. M. WILLS, 151, Cannon Street, EC. HOBET WATSON, 150, Fleet Streel.

就三月四年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

stablished

FoËruary 1240.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 3. 1897.

Business NotICES.

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

NEW STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS.

PARIS AND BOROPE: MAYENDE, NEW MODEL MANDOLINES, BY WASHBURN,

i

FAVRE & Co., 18, Bue de la Grange Bateliere.

211 $50, STO, $100, $120,

NEW YORK-THE ÜHINESE EVANGELIST VINACCIA MANDOLINES & $35 to $100.

OFFIS, 52, West 2d Street.

SAN FRANCISUO and American Ports generally-Bear & BLACK, Ban Ban-

çizto

AUSTRÁLIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

ZEALAND: CORDON & Goro, M.

hourna and Hydr.14, CEYLON W. M. BATH & U., Tax

CHEAP MANDOLINES FROM $10. MUSICAL BOXES, by Nicole Frères of Geneva,

Playing the latest popular Airs and Dances; from $25 Upwards. TEMLET'S NEW ZITHER BANJOS.

Avothecames Co., Colombo, SINGAPORE, STRATES, &o.:-KELLY FIVE

WALE, LTD., Singapore. UHINA-Macao, A. A DA CRUZ, Amoy,

N. MOLLE & Co., LIMITED. Poochure,

AND SEVEN STRINGS.

PRICES PROM $25 TO $80,

Ꭼ . OHOICE STOOK

CHEAP BANJOS FROM $5. PIANO CANDLE SHADES IN TASTEFUL COLOURS AND NOVEL DESIGNS.

657

II. W. CHURCHILL,- Shanghai, Lane, | A ORAWFORD & Co., and KELLY & -Warsa, Yakhkoma, Lant, Oxiroan

4. KELLY & O

Banks,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED SI ROYAL OHARTIE 1863.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

CAPITAL PAM-UP...

ResZEVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS.

RESERVE FUNE

...£800,000

1PA

...£800,000 ...£350,000

INTEREST allowed on Jurrent Account

at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balancea

On Fixed Depualta for 12 months 4%

H

Ir

6

21

BJ

บ

3

2,

T. H, WHITEHEAD,

Manager.

846

Hongkong, October 17, 1896.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

THE

LIMITED

AUTHORIZED CAPITA1

AURICKIRED CAP

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

སྙ

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

Contractors to II. M. Goverianent, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

The best qualition of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest Pressures. Cheaper qualition for Low Preasm'es

TheVICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has buen adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for nae throughour Her Majesty's Navy

The VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Doure, &c., are also used on every Battle. ship, Craiser, Gurboat, Torpede-boat and Transport in H. M. Service.

"BALAMANDER" Nononducting Composition for Beilers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, & IN TWO QUALITIES.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES.

?

£1,000,000,

600,000.

Superinteulent

1981

Head Ofrios-HONGKONG.

Court of Directors,

D. GILL, Esq. H.STOLIERPORT, Esq. CHAN KF Shan, Om TUNG SHANG,

Esq.

Ex

KWAN HOT OADs, Esq.

Chief Manager.

Geo. W. F. PLATYAIR

Interest for 12 month

of

Hongkong, October 23, 1894. 171

T

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

AE boriness of the above Bank is non- dected by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION.

Rales may be obtained on ap plication.

INTEREST on depoatia is allowed at 3 PER CENT. per annura. Dopositors May transfer at their option balances of 100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to "be placed on

FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. por

房门您组m。

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Rengtzong, Anguri 1. 1895

1516

AND SHANGHAI

HBANKING CORPORATION.

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

· KESERVE FOND.....

RESERVE LABILITY OF

PROFHISTOES.inas)

$ 6,600,000.

$10,000,000,

Cocar or DIREITONE —

Bs. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.-Chairman.

945

Toя. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

HONGKONG

SPECIAL

EST. 1864.

15, QUEEN's HOAD Telephone 75.

TRY OUR

General Agents.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.

SULE EASTERN AGENTS-FOR:

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

Naw.WIRE WOVE ROOFING

Geera's Sraan Tear.

Tuarox BROS. & MATTHEWS' STREL Goods.

W. WILSON COBARTT, (SATURN AND HOANDINAVIL Belting).

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD.,

SNOWDON SON'S &Co., 'SNOWDRIFT,"

Bergen & Sons Ltd., Paints & VARNISH,

Bell's Packings and Fointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by

24

Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

W. JACKSON, Manager,

日二初月三年酉丁

GOLD MEDALS, PARIS 187811080

JOSEPH

GILLOTTS

PENS.

Of Hight Quality, & Hatia:/ Ceruntert

o Therefore

Horalality. T

The only Amud, Elisuppe, 1800). SUMBERS FOR USE BY BANKEES, Barrel Punk, 225, TVR, MET, Slip Per 4, 19, 2247, 845, 404, 7,900, In Fiuc, Mediuen, and Broad Holub, The New Turned-up Point, 1839.

PRICE, $2.60 fer Month.

Business Notices.

JUST A MINUTE!

IT WILL MEAN POUNDS IN YOUR POCKET IN COURSE OF A YEAR.

I

Peptonized 'Pomolene' Bitters.

'you have stomach trouble or indigention tap the Now Rmady for Dyspepsia, Manuftetared by the American Drug & Chemical Co., under the direction of the Peptonized Pumolone Bitters Co., from oxirast of Chincao Pomelo Fruit thoroughly peptonized and pancreated. It is unexpelled as an appetizer and digestant,

Thes" bitters will be found especially useful in all tropical countties where Indigestion, general weakness and debility are so prevalent; also during the hat months iu moro temperate climates, as wall as in all cases and at all times where there is indi- gestion, loss of appalitu, general debility and nervous" prostration,

W. POWELL & Co. F

TO BUILDERS AND

NEW STOCK OF

CONTRACTORS.

FIRE GRATES.

FIFTY GRATES TO A PATTERN. “

Hongkong April 3 7

IBADE MAKE,

行洋和海

Along Namr

YUER WO

TELEPHONE No. 135,

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

American Drug & Chemical Co.,

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PEYTONZ POMOLENE BITTERS CO., 75 Pine Street, New York.

WATKINS & Co, Agents, Quera's Road,

Green Island Cement

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF"

W. POWELL & Co.

PAVING

689

PARICKS IN KUL

Company

TILES

PAVING

P. D. C. DRAIN-PIPES

A BLEND of OLD SCOTCH WHISKY, fully

matured, with soft delicate Bouquet.

661

Parce, $12.00 per dozen.

SOLE AGENTS,

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants, 12, Queen's Road Central.

-WORKS,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM } -----

HOTEL.

WILL

WHISKEY,

'HORSE HEAD' BRAND.

BASS'S PALE ALE

GUINNESS'S STOUT,

Guaranteed to be the BEST QUALITY

Brunada

BOTTLED IN LONDON.

The Rottles bear Bus & Co.'s and Arth. Guinness, Sous, & Co.'

Labels, respectively.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

SOLE AGENTS.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT

688

COMPOSITION.

Hun.J.J.BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chairman. The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA,' which holds the record for

C. Baurmann, Esq. | A.J. Raymond, Esq.

G. D. Boning, Esq. R. L. Richardson,

G. B. Dodwell, Eng. Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq. R. Shewan, Eq.

David Gubby, a. N. A. Slobs, Esq.

A. McConaobic, Bag.

ORIEN MANAGER :

Hoogkong-T. JACKHON, Esq.

MANAGAR 1

Shanghal-J. P. WADE GARD'RER, Esq. Lordon Bänkes-IGADON AND COUNTY

BANKING Co., L.

HOSOKONG-INTREEFT ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 8

2502

quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Solé Agents in Hongkong.

HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

per cent. per annum on the daily balance. PRIME

ON: FIXED DSPCACIB (=-=-

For 3 months 2 per cent, per annum.

ar €

11

11'

11

T. JACKSON,

-Chief Manager.

203

Hongkong, April 1, 1897.

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

19 PUT TO ALL ANXIETY

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY --

OF THE

'EQUITABLE'

This Falisy provides three thingst Protection for the family; (2) Provision for

the neured's later years. (3) A valuable

When three knnual promioms have been paid

the poles Requiries yearly thereafter three distingt ODARANTEED Talne la

(2) Onab

(1) paid-up asurance1 (2)

(8) Losa

experiendra

6 For sales pronounced by exp This policy

men ul business to be the beat and most.

liberal antrees of life astanos over

Vad fand it is offered by an offos having the pleada SDEPLOS of £8,000,000 Kerling

bu nupport It GUARANTEES.

Falk Particular All Ilotestions

fram.

Nos. 11, 13, and 15 Central Market.

NAVIGATION COMPANY

ILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE

моды

STCAMBRIF.

DATE.

CAPTAIN.

SHANGHAI......... Mirzapore.................J. F. JEPESON........... About 4th April.

LONDON............. Ceylon ........J. R. LENDON, EN.E.........9 1.1., &th April.

LONDON, &c.................Itosetta * ............P, N. TILLAED......................................... Noon, 8th April.

JAPAN.......................................Ance..W. D. MUDIE...........Noon, Oth Apríl

| LONDON.............Candia †....................0. E. WRIGHT, RAR...............,About 18th April..

Japan......................................T, LEIGH...........................About 20th April.

LONDON..

* See Special Advertmoment. For Freight (only).

For Freight or Passage, and farther Particulara, apply to

EL A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

"

P. & O. 8, N, Oo.'s Office,

Hongkong, April 3, 1897.

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

BUT

BASS & Co.' FINEST PALE ALE,

BUFF

627

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

l'er cask of

4 doz, qta. 8 doz. pinta, 817.25 $22.50

17,00

| GUINNESS' EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT,

You

CONDITION GUARANTEED.

22.75

BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE OKLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THESE FAMOUS BEVERAGES,

553

HARVIE & Co., Agents.

Vinolia

BEEF AND MUTTON. "VINOLIA" IS A REFINED SOAP,

YEAL SAUSAGES,

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

W. BREWER & Co.

*

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Tag Book of Treatment

..:8 4:00 Canada, by Busiriööb

**** Lion's Pictor sque Scotland-

illustrated with over 70 Chrome Lithographe School, for Scandal, Sheridan's great

15,00

play choico colored illustrations 10.00 Beston's Diotionary of Industry and 615 Commerco

4.00

424

Nansen's Life and Travels, 1861-

1603

$9.00

Ritnapped in London, Sun Yat Sen 0.70 Application of Electricity to Pailway

Working, by Longdon

6.00 Marco Polo's Travels, by T.

Wright...

276 Navy and Army, astrated, Vul. 2.. 650 Notes on the Rifle, by Freemantle... 2.60 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel, `

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 14, QUEEN'S ROAD,

HABLIS

POMMARD.

OHAMBERTIN

Ensitrist and klier Dingen Wines Red And Whi

All our Warns are, guardsteed pure and uandültersted.

Price List on Applentiom

It keeps the complexion fraab

and clear.

No other Soap kas revolved

such high awards as "VINOLIA"

BOAP.

Don't use

Boiled Soap

for the

Toilet.

Soap

DON'T ECONOMIZE AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR COMPLEXION.

VINOLLA BOATS-All Prices VINOLIA BHAVING STICKS Aid OAKES,

NOLLA CREAM (For Itching, Fast Boats, Mo.); kud VINOLIA POWDER (For the Compicsion).

SERRAVALLO'S Ferruginous Quinine,

THE GREAT AUSTRIAN TONIC

05

Kinghorn & Macdonald;

Consulting Mechanical Engineers.

and Surveyora,

FIRECLAY

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

Somos of Firms.

NOTICE.

Interest and ResroseIMLITY OF

Intimations.

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

Niese of B shares at par is offered to

TM DAVID REUBEN SASSOON A the Registered Sasraboldaza of the in Our FIRM in Hongkong-han LEASED from the 1st April, 1887,

We have samitteed Mr. DAVID GUB- BAY & PARTNER in Our FIRM in Bongkong from the same Date.

DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1897.

NOTICE.

870

ahova Company in the proportion of Soven

area for every lity shares they hold. Every Shareholder on the Register on Wedoesday, the 7th day of April Dext, will be sacitled to an allotment of Soven Bahares for every Fifty shares whother A or B registered in his name. All sp. plications must be made on forms for the purpose, which may be obtained si the Office of the Company on and after the 7th day of April next, and must be filed up

ផត :

DURING My Temporary ABSENCE WEDNESDALL, I Company on or befor

from the COLONY Mr. D. MAG WEDNESDAY, the 34th day of April DONALD has been appointed ACING Dext, together with a sum of Two dollars ENGINEER SURYAxos for the 'BUREAU and fifty cents for

sbare every applied for VEBLIA,'

JOHN W. KINGHORN, Hongkong, March 29, 1897.

NOTICE.

047

as a Brat instalment, A recript will be which must be forwarded to the girep,

DORF in exchange for Sarip.

BHARE REGISTER will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 7th April, to WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, both days inclusive, during which parind no transfer of aharan dan bo rem

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.gistered. THEWONG CHAN

Aliar WONG OHAN CHEE in Our FIRM bas Qcated from the Jet Fabrsary, 1887,

MA WONG FOOK and Mr. WỘNG LAN, were Admitted PARTNERS, from same Data.

BOP HING HUNG. Hongkong, March 28, 1807.

602

Intimations.

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT-on-conduntor of Kent or

A Cold, impervious to dempers, and

also Fire Proni,

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Building

A protection against high and low tem peratures.

A preserver of all kinds of Timber against insecta.

An indestructible Paint on Iron, Dricks and every description of Plaster, Lime or Coment.

For further particulars, apply to

BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong, March 15, 1897.

CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clock Makora, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. “AUTICAL, SOIENTIFIC AND,

METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS.

VOIOTLANDER'S CELEBRATAD BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES.

AND OTHER Compasses. RITCHIE'S LIQUID

ADMIRALTY & IMRAY OHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARM, CONTRACZOEB JUB THE SUPPLY OF A Christalic & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED WARE,

GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY In great variety. DIAMONDS.

KINDS OF MACHINERY AND AFPLIANCES.

VALCPECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS and

DRAWINGS prepared for all Class STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.

PERUVIAN BARR AND IRON,

OVER 300 MEDICAL CERTITUATES Notifying its great strength-giving prof parties and at the same time being of an

EXQUISITE TABTE

Bolt Agents for Hongkong). 8. Warton & Co., Hongkong,

4.8

New Work and Repaira supervised. Surreye undertaken and Reports prepared.

Telegrams. Kirazone," Hongkong. — Telephone, No. 141 Postal Address, 17 Prays Central,

JUBN W. KINGHORN. MIAN MIMA E, To-don.

DONALD MACDONALD,

ON AND W

DIAMOND JEWELLERY,

A Splendid Collection of the Latent LONDON

PATIKENE, AŤ Very moderata príob

JAPANESE

FINE ART CURIOS

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers 18-40, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, March 25, 1897,

808

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, No. 8, Quein's Road, Central. HEAD OFFICE:-TOKIO. BRANCH OFFICE:-LONDON, New York,

BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SBANOKAI, TIEN WIN, NEWORWAND. And all Ports in JAPAN.

AGENCIES:-

MAKE COAL MINES. Onzona COAL MINES. KANADA COAL MINES,

TOXIC MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD. MELT FILE INSURANOS U, LAD, IMPERIAL GOTT. PAPER MILL. Japan COTTON CLEANING & WIO. Co.. S'hal. ORODA CEMBET COMPANY, Japan. KANESATVORI COTTON SP'IN MI, Mike COTTON SPING MIL, LTD. TOXIC COTTON SPINNING MIL, HATASHI CLOCK FLUIDRY, Hongkong, Desember 11, 1896.

FOR SALE.

1973

J. & G. STODART'S FINE, OLD WEST OF SCOTLAND

Whisky.

Dodwell, Carill & Co.,

Praya Contrah Hongkong, March 23, 1897:

AMERICAN SYSTEM

or DENTISTRY,"

693

$580

89, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KBW (Laty or Posta & Nozza) Hnazkong, December 19, 1886.

11, ING Burgaon Dantias.

No 10, D'Agullan Semust: TERMS VERY MODERAT

KUHN & KOMOR, S

21 & 12, Queen's Band, Hongkong) NO, Water Hurent, Tokobates | and