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DEN JOBBING DEPARTMENT

|AVING boun “ REPLEN..

ISHED with a large as- sortment of the latest BURōPEAN and AKIBIDAS NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to execute

orders for FÁNOY WORK with

pratoses and despatah, and at--

very moderate rates,

CHINA, MAIL' OERIOR

No. 10,644

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE UHINA MAIL

LONDON:-F, Axean, 11 & 12, Clemen

Lans, Lombard Street, E.O." GroNDE Street & Co., 30, Cornhill. Gennox Goror, Ludgate Circus, E.O. BATES HIT & Co., 37, Walbrook, C. SAMTAL DEACO & Co., 150 & 164, Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLS, 151, Cannon Street, E. Rouzer WAON, 150, Fleet Street.

號六月四年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

Detablishod

February 1845.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1897,

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

NEW STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS.

PARIS AND EUROPE: MATENCE, NEW MODEL MANDOLINES, BY WASHBURN,

FATEN & Co., 18, Rus de la Grange Baldiore

At $50, $75, $100, $125,

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

CÔNGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.

الرمل

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

OHRAP MANDOLINES FROM $10.

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDDY fra, Lao., Naw Wine WovE ROOFING CO.

SNOWBON For's az Üɔ., 'SnowORIFT,'

GRIPEL'S STEAM TRAT.

NEW YORK:-Tas Umirese EVANGELINE VINACCIA MANDOLINES & $35 to $100.

Oprus, 62. West 2d Street.

SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports

generally:—Bean & BLACK, Ben Fran

eino."

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

MUSICAL BOXES,

by Nicolé Frères of Geneva,

ZEALAND GORDON & doos, M-Playing the latest popular Airs and Dances; from $25 Upwards.

manbourse and Bydningen

OKYLON W. M. SMITH & Co., Tur

APOTHECABINS Co.. Colombo.

TEMLETT'S NEW ZITHER BANJOS.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &-Kxx & FIVE

WALA, LTD., Singapore.

OLINA-Bacao, A. A. na ORUZ. Amoy,

N. MOALLE & CO., LIMITED. Fouchers, H. W. CHURCHILL, Shanghai, LANE, A OSWTORD & Co., and KmLT d WALSH, Yokohama, LANK, ChawrOBI & Co., and KELLY & Co.

Banks.

"HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Bank is con

SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORA- TION. Rules may be obtained on sp plication,

INTEREST ou deposita is allowed at 3 PER CENT. per annum. Depositers may transfer at their option balances of #100 or more to the KONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed an FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per

паци.

For the Hongkong and Shaughal

Banking. Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chie! Mariager.

Hongkong. August 1..1895.

1616

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

FAR-UP CAPITAL.....810,000,000, REVE FUND..............$ 6,500,00 RESERVE

LIABILITY Or

PROPRIETOR..-..

COURT OF DIRECTORS;

$10,000,000.

BT. C. MICH AKISEN, Esq.-Chairman.

Hon. J. J. Bar-Tavira,--Deputy Chairman,

C. Beurman, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

G. D. Böning, Ekq.

R. L. Richardson,

1. B. Prise

F. Shawan, Esq.

David Gubbay, Eng N. A. Slobs, Esq.

A.-McConnotis, Esq.

ÜHIET MANAORE:

Hongkong-T. JAOKSON, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARD'NES, Fry. LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING Qo., L.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ÁIZOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, por ADDam on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS -

For 3 months 2 por cont. per anDUEL

க

St 11

25

IN

# 12 #

J}

T. JAOKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, April 1, 1887. -

.368

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED DY ROYAL ÜĦARTER 1859. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

CAFINAL PAID-UP... ....£800,000 RESERVA LIABILITY OF SHARE

...£800,000

HOLDERS...

RESERVE FUND

་་་

607

日五初月三年酉酎

THE HONGKONG CHINESE M2IL»'. 報日字華香。

(Hangkong Wa Tax Yut Pa.)

ISSUED DAILY.

Caur Un May

Manager and Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION:

Five Dollaria pear, deisveradis in Izamg kong. Qutporta, $it koparanKUM, including postage.

PRICE, $2.50 Per Month

Business Notices.

JUST A MINUTE!

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

IF

--:(=):~~~

Peptonized 'Pomolene' Bitters.

you have stomach trouble or indigestion try the Now Remedy for Dyspepsia. Manufactured by the American Drug & Chemical Ou, under the direction of the Poptonized Powoleas Bitters Co., from extract of Chinese Pumalo Fruit thoroughly

BREGER & SONS' LTD., PAINTS & VARNINA, Touros B2oz. & MATTHEWS STEEL GOOD. peptorized zad pancreated. It is unexcelled as an appetizer and digestant,

dage W. Wilson Chuasti, (Saturn and Scandinavia BeltinD),

Thong bits will be found especially useful in ali tropios countries where Indigestion, general woaluers and dobility are so prevalent; alan during the hot montba in mora tomperato climates, as well as in all casco and at all times where there is indi. French,gestion, loss of appetite, general debility and nervous prostration...

Bell's Packings and Joiutings are used by the British,

Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by

· Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

CHOICE STOOK OF PIANO

AND SEVEN STRINGS.

PRICES PROM $25 to $80,

CHEAP BANJOS FROM $5.

CANDLE SHADES IN TASTEFUL COLOURS AND NOVEL DESIGNS,

24

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbastos Trade.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION OOMPANY

WILL dispatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE

-named-

FOR.

STEAMAXIF.

CAPTAIN.

DATE.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and LONDON, &c.......Rosetta *...F. N. TILLABO........Noon, Sth Aprill.

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Bailoways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

JAPAN...................... Åncora....................................W. D. Moste.................................................Nouu, 9th April.

The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest LONDON............Candia ............G. E. Watour, &.N.N ...... About 16th April,

Proesuros. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy

The "VIOTOR” METALLIC PACKING Èss been adopted by the Lords of the

The "VIOTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steath and Hydraulio Jointe, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c., are also used on every Battle- ship, Cenisor, Gunboat, Torpedo-hoat and Transport in H. M. Service.

"BALAMANDER" Non-ennducting Composition for Boilors, Hat-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES,

1281

94%

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent:

ALL

144

Taos, SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

HONGKONG

TRY OUR

General Agents.

HOTEL.

SPECIAL WHISKEY.

HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

PRIME

Nos. 11, 1B, and 15 Central Market.

BEEF AND MUTTON. VEAL SAUSAGES.

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

LONDON.....................................T. Læe..............................................

* See Special Advertisement. + For Freight (only).

.About 29th April.

For Freight or Pewage, and further Particulars, apply to

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

Hongkong, April 3, 1847.

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

BOFF

II. A. RITOHLB, Superintendent.

BURKE

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

627

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

Per cask of

& dos. qts. Bdes. pinta. $17:25 $22.50 17.50 22,70

CONDITION GUARANTEED, BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF 'THESE FAMOUS BEVERAGER.

553

HARVIE & Co, Agents.

W. POWELL & Co.

TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

NEW STOCK OF

FIRE GRATES.

FIFTY GRATES TO A-PATTERN.

W. POWELL & Co,

Hongkong. April 3 1807.

P.

D.

C.

689

A BLEND OF OLD Scorch WHISKY, fully.

matured, with soft delicate Bouquet.

424

W. BREWER & Co.

TRADE MARI

行洋和源

1893

$9.00

0.70

35.00

Marco Polo's Travels, by

Wright.....

Application of Electricity to Railway

Working, by Longdon

TELLPHONE

6.00

No. 135.

661

2.75 6 60

To Let.

...£350,000 NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Nanson's Life and Travels, 1801-

Year Book of Treatment... .8 100

INTEREST allowed on Current Account Canada, by Bourinot...

the rate of 2% por sunum on the Lawson's. Picturçague Scotland."" 2.75/Ki'napped to London, Sun Yat

Dally baladoes.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%

D+

#

6

(1

44

*

а

T. H. WAITEHEAD,

Manager,

846

Hongkong, October 17, 1898

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

A LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL£1,000,000, EVESCRIBED ÚLPITA.................€ 500,000.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

Court of Directors.

D. Gras, Esq. H.STOLTERFOHT, Esq, CHAM KIT BHAN, CHow TUSO SHANU,

Eag

KWAN HOI CHUKK, Hag.

Chief Alanager

GW. F. PLAYFAIR,

Interest for 12 months Fized 5%.

Hoogkong, October 99, 1894,

AN EFFECTUAL STÓP

IS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY

BT

uitrated with over 70 Chrono

School for Scandal, Sheridan's great

play, chcien colored illustrations 10.00 Beaton's Dictionary of Industry and. 018 Commerca.......

4.00

141

Navy and Amy, illustratra, Vol. 2.. Notes on the Tifs, by Freemantle... 2.50 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel.

L. MARTEL

Hong Nams

-YUEN WO.

& Co.,

D

WINE AND SPIRTI MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 24, QUEEN'S ROAD,

CHABLIS

POMMAR D.

OHAMBERTIN.

BREAKFAST and After DINNER WINES, Red and White.

1862

1711

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY

OF THE AREAS

'EQUITABLE.'

This Policy provides three things | (1)|

Ears, 1861

Protection for the family ; (9) Provision for 15. Quinn's Boap.

the saxured's later poker; (3) A veitable

Investment AS

When three annual pretaluma have been pald the polloy acquiries rearly thereafter Shree distinct GUARANTEED (als

(1) päid-up samuranos | (2) Cảnh (0) Toke

15 per cent.

Tuls pollos is pronounded by krpertenen men of busiuena to be the bist my bok

Telephone 750

All our Wists are guaranteed pure and unadulterated. Price List on Application.

'HORSE HEAD' BRAND.

BASS'S FALE ALE) Quaranteed to be the BEST QUALITY

Brewed. GUINNESS'S STOUT)

·BOTTLED IN LONDON,

The Bottler heat Base & Co.'s and Arth. Guizume, Bone & Co.'s

Labels, respectively,

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Oo., 2018 AGENTS.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

085

PATENT COMPOSITION.

Hbatal dontract of life assuranda eric halo 45 2

ed ; and it is offered by na ande häving.

TO LET.

PRICE, $12.00 per dozen.

WELLING HOUSES-

HOUSES in RIPON TEXASUB

HARFORD, at Magazine Gap, THE KENNELS' at Magazina

GAT,

GODOWNS 10 BLUE RUIMINGA. FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY də,, Lan. Hongkong. February 18, 1807. 218$

TO LET,

NOS. and 3, STEWART TERRACE

-(THE PEX)

Apply to

J. W. NOBLE. Hongkong, August 23, 1890.

N

TO LET.

From Lei. April, 1807.

"O. 9, QUEEN'S GARDENS,

Apply to

1742

G. O. ANDERSON,,

13, Praya t'entral.

Hongkong, Februery, 95, 1807; **

TW

TO LET.

894

FROM IST MAY on fur Juna

TWO Excellent HOUSES in STEWART TERBAUE, the FK, Containing FIYA bark, handsomely Glazed in and in good repair

Will be at Bigly, on the Two as one House.

Aplendid PURPLUS of £8,500,000 og The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for Rooms each, with VERANDAs front and

support its GUARANTEE

to

Partienia

the GENERAY AGENTS,

BREWAN, TOMES & COA

quickest passages marces the Atlantio is coated with

this Composition.

Also in Use by the DMPRESS Line of Steamers.

LARRY WICKING & Dog Ba dant in Hongkong,

Apply tu

MACEWEN FRICKEL & ON Hoogkong, March 19, 1697.

du |

SOLE AGENTS,

門

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

American Drug & Chemical Co.,

SULE AGENTS FOR THE PEPTONIZED POMOLEVĖ BITTEI Co., 75 Pine Street, New York,

WATKINS Co., Apests, Quoru's Road.

GHA

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

BRICKS

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRE

WORKS,

La

3 FIRECLAY GY

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY,

HONGKONG.

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

Notices of Frus.

NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

Intimations.

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

N issue of B shares at par is offered to A the Registored Sbarebolder of the Pas his DUTERS & AGENT,hares for over fifty phares they hold. FROM this Date, Mr. W. H. PERCIVAL also Company in the proportion of Seven

of the Company at this Brauch.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

1 KENNARD DAVIS,

Aoling Agent,

Hongkong, April 5, 1897.

NOTICE

Every Shareholder on the Register on Wodassday, the 7th day of April mezt, will be entitled to an allotment of Seven B I shares for every Fifty shares whether A or B registered in his name. All ap 703 plications must be made on forms for the puepore, which may be obtained at the Office of the Company on and after the 7th day of April next, and must be filed up and lodged with the Company on or before WEDNESDAY, the day

HE Interest and RESPONSIBILITY of

in Our FIBM in Hongkong has CRABED from the 1st April, 1887.

We have admitteed Mr. DAVID GUB. BAY PARTNER in Our FIRM in Hongkong from the same Date.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1807.

Intimations.

JAPANESE

FINE ART CURIOS.

ext together with a sum of Two dollar and fifty csaiz for every chats applied for as a feat instalment, A receipt will be givan, which must be forwarded to the Company in exchange for Scrip.

The SHARE REGISTER will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the Tik 670 April, to WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, bath days incisive, during which period no transfer of shares can be res gistered,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

88-40, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, March 25, 1897,

GANDE, PRICE & Co., KUHN & KOMOR, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

12, Queen's Road Central

Intimations.

21 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong; $5, Water Street, Yokohama ; and 36, Division Street, Kobe,

KELLY & WALSH, LTD. CEMENTIGHT.

LAWN TENNIS

1897-RACQUES-1887.

TATE'S SPECIALS,

SLAZENGER'S E-GM,

SLAZENGER'S DEMON,

AND

SALTER'S Famous BLACH GUT

RACQUETE

1807-VALLS-1897. AYRES' CHAMPIONSHIP

AND

ØYPRUS LAWN TENNIS BALLS,

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Hongkong, March 27, 1897. Kinghorn & Macdonald,

€96

Consulting Mechanival. Engineere and Surveyors, CONTBLUTURE · FOR THE BUYPLY OF ALL KADA OF MACHINENÝ AND

APPLIANCES

PAINT,non-conductor of Beat or A Cold, impervious to dampnese, and alg Fire Proot

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Building

A protection against hip and low tem- peratures.

A preserver of ail winds of Timber againaḥ iDuBois

An fødestructible Paint on Iron, Briska and every description of Plaxter, Lime or Cement,

For further particulars, apply to. BARRETTO &

Generci Agents. Hongkong, March 15, 1997. -

608

No. 8, Queen's Road, Ontral

HEAD OFFICE TOKIE. BRANCH OFFICE:-- LONDON, New York, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANDBai, They. THIN, NAWORWAND and all Porta in ЗАРАМ

AGENCIES →→

MHER COAL MONEY. DEMOURA COAL MINES, KANADA COAL MINER.

TORIO MARINE Insurance Co., Lan, Mais Fine YSURANCE C., LTD.. IMPERIAL GOTT. Paren MILL, Japan. COTTON ÜLEANING & Wan. Co.. S'hal OSODA CEMENT COMPANY, KANERAFUORI Cortos EP'ING SHE Mine Correr S'ING MILL, La TOLIO COTION BPINNING HE HAYANKI CLOOK FACIGES, Hongkong, December 31, Fadd

*י י

FOR SALE.

13.

534 J. & G. STODART'S

FINE, OLD

CHAS, J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Clank Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. TAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND

METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS,

VOIGTLANDER'S CELEBRATED BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. Riscern's LaquiD AND 'orner ComPASSEN, ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS. English Stoyan & Ezzorno-Plardo WARE. Christode & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED Viana, GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY in great variety DIAMONDS

NPECIFICATIONS, DENIGNS sad

DRAWINGS prepared for all C1849 of. STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.

Now Work and Hepairs supervised. A Barreys madertaken and Reports prepared.

Telegrama, 4 Kingmoan," Hongkong. - Telephone, No. 141,

Postal Address, 17 Praya Contral.

JOHN W. KINGHORN,

"DONALD MACDONALD, Hongkong, Notember 6, 1698-

$

CAND.

DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest LONDON PATTERNS, its vary bioderite príms. 184.

10. Burgdon D5326-

No. 10, AnutiSA STRAKY. TERMS VERY MODERATE Demiditation Fres

WEST OF BOOTLAND

Whisky.

Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,

·Praya Central. Hongkong, March 29, 1997.

AMERICAN. SYSTEM

02

DENTISTRY,

AR

505

63, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. OHADWICK KEW. (LAIN OF POATE & Nonze.} Henghong. Depember 19. 1696.

́BAILOR'S KOME:

NT Cast of CLOTHING, BOOKA:

Parras wil be thankfully roolved

at the Seller's Home, West Palat,