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COB JOBBIKO DEPARTMENT

AVING been

HA

RIPLEN.

NERD with a largo an

sortment of the latest Eyzorkan

and AMIKIAN NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to exepate

orders for FANCY WORK with

neatness and despatch, and at

very moderata rufer.

CHINA MAIL ÜSYZOR,

No. 10,064

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE CHINA. MAIL

LONDONE, ALGAE, 11 & 12, Clement's GEORGE Lane Lombard Street, K.O. STREET & Co., 30, Cornhill. GouDON &Goren, Ludgate Circus, E.0. BATKE BENDY & Co., 37, Walbrook, E.Q. SAMUEL DEACON & O., 150 & 154, Leadenhall Street. W. M. WILLS, 161, Janno Street, E. ROBERT WATSON 159, Fleet Street.

魏九十月四年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices. -

Established

February

1845.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897.

Business Notices.

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

NEW STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS.

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

Faras & Co., 18, Hue de in Grange Bateliers.

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

NEW YORK-THE CHINESE EVANGELIT VINAGGIA MANDOLINES $35 10 $100.

Ovrica 52, West Street.

SAN FRANCIS00 and American Ports

generally-BAN & BLACK, San Fran

circo.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

CHEAP MANDOLINES FROM $10. MUSICAL BOXES,

by Nicolé Frères of Geneva,

ZEALAND GORDON & Gorou, Mil Playing the latest popular Airs and Dauces; from $25 Upwards.

bourne and Syds.ev.

CEYLON-W. M. SMITH & Co., Tax

APOTHECA BIES Co., Colombo.

TEMLETT'S NEW ŻITHER BANJOS.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &:-KELLY & FIVE AND SEVEN STRINGS.

WALSH, LTD., Singapore,

CHINA-Macao, A. A. DOBOZ

Amoy,

N. MOALLE & Co., LAITED. Fuochore,

H. W. CHURCHILL Shanghai, LANE, ĮA ÜRAWFORD Uo., and Ker & WAH. Yokohama, LANE, CRAWFORT & Co., and KALLY & O

Banks.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ORAETER 1853, HEAD OFFICE, Londos.

...£800,000

CAPTAL FAID-VF ... RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHAB-

HOLDERH.... ***

REALAVE FUxD

057

PRICES Bag $25 TO $80,

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

RONGKONG HOTEL-FRAYA,

BOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LAD,, NEW WIE WOVE ROOFING Co. SNOWDON Sos's & Co.; • Snowpart," GLITEL's Steam Trap.

BERGER & SONS' LAD,, PALETS & VARNISH, TURTON BROS. & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOODS W. WILSON COMBert, (Satvay AND SOANDINAVIA BELTING).

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

FROM $5. CHEAP BANJOS

CANDLE SHADES IN TASTEFUL COLDERS AND NOVEL DESIGNS.

21

CHOICE STOCK OF PIANO

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON, £800,000

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade. ...£360,000 Contractors to H. M. Gozerans, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan. MANUFACTURERS OF

INTEREST allowed on Current Account on the at the rate of 2% per aORUM Daily balancos.

Os Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4

01

H

6

D

9

83

T. H. WAITEHEAD, Manager. Hongkong, October 17, 1896.

840

THE

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

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

EMAD OFFIOR-HONGKONG.

Court of Directors

-D. GILLTES, Esq. H.STOLTERPOMs, Esq. OHAN KIT BHAN, CHow Toso Band,

Esq. Fig.

KWAN HO CHUEN, Faq.

Chief Manager.

Gro. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 mowila Fixed %.

Hongkong, October 23, 1894,

171

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

H°

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPIZA

RESERYE FUND

$10,000,000. 6,00,000.

REALLY LIABILITY or $10,000,000.

PROPRIETORS avionskat,

COVET OF DIRECTORS ——

Sr. C. MICKARLIEN, Esq,--Chairmat,

Hon. J, J. BILL-IRVING,-Deputy Chairman.

Beurmann, Esq.

G. D. Boniog, Eeq.

3. B. Dodwell, Esq.

B. M. Gray, Em

David Gabbey, Es A. J. Raymond, E.

R. L. Richardson,

Ka.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Kieb, Ean,

Gerald Blade, Exq,

Chaur ManaoER 7 Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER

Shanghal-J. P. WADA GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANK-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING CO., Ta

BONGKONG-INTEBEST ALLOWED.

On Darmat Account. at the rate of 9 per cenă, per unium on the daily balance.

OR FIX DEPOSITS

For 3 months 24 par cent per anUM,

##

It

# 12 #

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager

Hongkong, April 10, 1887.

388

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE basinoss of the above Bank is con

AND

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

The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admirally for use throughout Ber Majesty's Navy.

The VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Mudhelo Doors, A., are also usual on every Battle- ship, Uriner, Gunboat, Torpedo boat and Transport in II. M. Service.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

WILL

NAVIGATION COMPANY

171 despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on the DATIE

named:-

FOR

STEAMARIY.

VAPTAIN.

DATE.

LONDON, .................Thames *W. J. NANTERNoon, 22nd April.

KOBE & Y'HAMASetra ... PAINE, R... About 22nd April.

JAPAN..

Ferona...0. H. 9. Tocqoz, a.......Noon, 23rd April LONDON... Jap......................

.....About 29th April.

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

For Freight or Passage, and further Partion are, apply

"SALAMANDER" Non-ccaducting supposition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanke, P. & l. 3, N. Ga, 's Office, Pipes, do. 1 TWO QUALITIES.

L

1281

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent;

ESTO, 3804

18, QUEEN'S ROAD. Telephons 75.

*No

TROS SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents.

AQUARIUS.

TO Filter has over been invented which can be relied on to catch the Germa of Cholera. The real safeguard against dan,se of this kind is either to drink no water at all or to drink only DiarizeD WATER-ST. JAmen's Gazeter, London,

Nore. Only pure treble distilled water is used in the manufacture of AQUARIUS.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

SOLE AGENTS.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

785

PATENT COMPOSITION.

The Cunard Steamer

LUCANIA,' which holds the record for quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with this Composition.

Also in Use

2662

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- | 346 TION. Bules may be obtained on ap plication.

"INTEREST on deposits to allowed it. 31 PER CENT, per unum Depositors may transfor at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI RANE, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at & PER DENT. per

For the Hongkong and Shanghal

Banking Corporation,"

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

- Hongkong, August 1, 1895.

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

AS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY

1615

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH-

VALUE POLICY.

ANNOF THE

‘EQUITABLE.

This Policy provides three things

Protestion for the family; (2) Provision for

the EMPRESS Line of Steamers. HARRY WICKING & Co., Bold Agents in Hongkong.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TRY OUR

SPECIAL WHISKEY.

W. BREWER & Co.

BAT

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. The. Navy and the Nation, by Clarke

...$ 8.00 and Hurlielu ...$ 1.25 Zake. U Mario Co ella

by Laing Tariheat-Nerth, by Nansen, 2 Vol. 25 Modern Science and Mudern Thought,

by The Bulleh Marcantile Marire,

2.75 Homin Origin, by Laing... Blackmore

Neuson's Life, 1861-1893... Vest Book, 1897,

by The Engineer's Year

Kempe... LAY **, Munro and Jameson's Pocket Book Electrical Rules and Toldeo

Trooper Pater Halkes of Mashona 776 land. by Schreiner ...

Hongkong, April 19, 1807.

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintenteni,

W. POWELL & Co.

NEW CORSETS.

日八十月三年了

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-

報日字華香

( Monykony Wa Tez Yat Pa.)

ISSUED DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN,

Manager avad Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION:

Five Doliure a pour, deliverable in Hang Kong. Vulperis, 511.60 per anRREALITY) Including podloga.

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

Synonyms: SCHLITZ and PURITY.

Tnsist on having

Schlitz Beer

THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS. NOTE OUR LABEL-AND TAKE NO OTHER.

HIGHEST AWARD FOR PURITY.

SCHLITZ BEER Received the Highest Award at the Columbian Exposition.

Sole Agents for Heangkung: WATKINS & Co.,

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, WAI KIN TAI YRUK FONU,

芳樂大建

740

Green Island Cement Company,

#

PAVING

DRICKS

730

Z.Z.-PRIMA DONNA, P.D.-COMPRESSOR, Z«FFOLITE, RIVAL, HAIDEE, LA FIANCEE, POLO, MAIDS. &u, du

STAY BUSKS, CORSET SHIELDS, BUSK PROTECTORS, &c., ko.

W. POWELL & Co.

Hongkong. April 10–18÷7.

DURKE'S

OTTLINGS.

BURKE

BASS&Co.'s FINEST PALE ALE,

URKE'S

BURKE

GUINNESS' EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ..

730

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

PAYING

TILES

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY

WORKS,

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

Abdu&hons.

UNION INSURANCE SOCILIT OF

CANTON, LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Istimations.

THE PONJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the EX-"

TRAORDINARY General MEET-

TTLINGS.AN Interim BONUS of TWENTY PER ING of the SALEHOLDERS of the

Per cask of doz. qt. 8 doz, pints,

817.25 $22.60

17.50

CONDITION GUARANTEED.

22.75

BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE. ROTTLINGS OF THEIR FAMOUS EXPERAQËS,

558

ASK FOR

2.00

2.00

H

S.CO

4.25

2.00

British Todis, by Frazar... Canada, by Bourinot... 475 Riding on the Fiat and Across Cour

try, by Huyos Queen's Road, Vader Hongkong Hotel,

2.75

2.TO

THADE MARK.

6.00

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 24, QUEENS ROAD.

CHABLIS.

POMMAR D.

CHAMBERTIN

the assured's later youraj (3) A valable Basarrist and After DINNER WIRES, Red and White.

investmont,

When thres

• Kondal premitme have been

paid the policy squirtee year

thereafter 12

three diaduct GUARANISED PIR

(1) paid-up auration (8) Ocak (9) Loan

At

Hey is pronounced by experienand

This polies

men of business to be, the best and most liberal contrant of als morauid ever lep

4 1 snd it kapsa by au blico Enring the

splendid SURPLUS VISA 20:00, staring.

lo maaport ile GUARANTEES

All our Wixis are gnarsatsof pure and quaduitorated, Price List on Application.

HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

Nos. 11, 13, and 16 Central Market.

TO PRIME BEEF AND MUTTON

Fol Partion and Thist

SHEWANGICHES & 00

VEAL SAUSAGES.

CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES,

HARVIE & Co., Agents.

A CENT apon Contributious fur the péar 1896 has been declared.

WARRANTS will be issued on the 30th Instant.

By Order of the Board,

N. J. EDE,

Berretary. Hongkong, April 15, 1897.

JAPANESE FINE ART OURIOS,

778

FERGUSON'S KUHN & KOMOR,

P. & O

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HICELAND WHISKY. FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE. HIGDLAND WHISKY.

These are the foest productions of Scotland; davoid absolutely of all doloterious matter.

THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF COTCH WHISKY

WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD.

Sole Importers,

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

P. D. C.

A BLEND Of OLD SCOTCH WHISKT, fully "reatured, with soft delicate Bouquet. PRICE, $12.00 per dozen.

Hong-Navs YUEN WO

TELEPHONE

Nn. 15.

661

SULE AGENTS,

21 & 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong; 30, Water Street, Yokohama ; and 36, Division Street. Kobe.

FOR SALE PUBLIC TENDER.

DY

In accordance with a Resolution of the

above Company, convened for THURSDAY, the 16th day of April, 1807, at 11 'clock in the Forençon has been abandoned, and that in Lion thereof a General MEETING of the Shareholders of the Company will be held at the Company's OFFICE, No. 9, Praya Gen tral, on TUESDAY, the 20th day of April, 1897 at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon, who the OPINION of the SHAREHOLDERS Pre sent will bo sought as to the Raising of additional CAPPEAL of the RaconstaUCTION of the COMPANY,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JAMES B, DUNDAN,

Secretary. Hongkong, April 10, 1897.

748

NEW STORE AT KOWLOON.

H. RÜTTONJEE has much pleas Pattona la Kowloor and HUFOBOM that he intuade to open, from

Mare in itforming his numerous

1st MAX NEXT,

Hyogo Municipal Council, passed 26th A BENCH STORE at Nos. 19 AND 20, February, 1897.

ELGEN ROAD, THIMBRATSUL.

He hopes, by attention to the Orders of

THE LOT OF LAND, Mosuring 376 bis Customers, es morit their continued.

Conceico,

tako more or less, Perpetual Lesso ao par tilo-dood, with the BUILDINGS theroon,

viz

1.—TE MUNICIPAL HALL, socupy-

ing about 98 tavba. Two-storied. 2.-THE JAIL, 65 tubo. One-storied,

3. POLICE QUARTERS, 10 tsubo.

Two storied,

4. ENGINE HOUSE, 42 truba. Two-

storied.

support.

Hongkong, April 13, 1697.

763

AMERICAN SYSTEM.

or

DENTISTRY,

AT

C2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

5.--WATER-CART HOUSE, 16 tubo. | CHADWICK KEW.

One-storied.

The Jail is built entirely of Brick all the other Buildingsize of the usual framework construction.

CONDITIONS OF TENDER.

The and Buildings and Lot of Land will be sold subject to the following conditions.

viz. That they be Ranted to the Council for such sime as they may require at a Yearly Rontal, to consist of a cortalo por-) csatage to be computed on the purchsa

GANDE, PRICE & Oo.,bey, and which said percentage is to be

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

KELLY & WALSH, LTD, CEMENTIGHT.

FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA.` FROM SUBALTERN TO COMMANDER-IN-CHIET REMINISCENÕES or FIELD. MARSHALL, LORD ROBERTS, or KANDAHAR-With PORTRAITS & MATE,

Vols., 19th Edition.......$19.00

To those who lure records of daring and

Builtin v

PAINT, non conductor of Heat or Cold, impervious to dampneis, and also Fire Proof.

Specially Suitable for the Covering of

A

against high and low tam- poratarea

preserver of all kinds of Timber against insecte,

An indestructiblo Pálut on Tron, Brieka and every description of Plaster, Jame or Gement.

For further particularm, apply to

BARRETTO & Öf

Gmeral Agenta

834

L

adventure, or have not learned or tired of Hongkong, March 16, 1897.

learning anew what the British Soldler is,

this thrilling story may be cominended as

stood to none,Pall Mall Gantie.

HELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Hongkong, Mall 17, 1807).

S

IES. DING, Surgaon Dentick

No 10, D'AGUILAR STAIET.

THRMS YERY MODERATE,

Orvenitation Fren

stated in all Tenders.

All Tonders to be sent in to the Municipal Superintendent, aut later than Slat day of May next ensuing,

By order of the

March 24, 1807.

764

Biega MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, H. TROTZIG,

Superintendent

Kinghorn & Macdonald, Crisulting Mechanical Engineers "2nd Surveyor8, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES.

ĈIPECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS und |

DRAWINGS propared for all Olassen. of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY BE BOILERS

Now Work and Repsi supervised. Barreyn undertaken and Reports prepared.

Telegramas, "Kençar," Hongkong, Telephone, No. 141.

Postal Address, 17 Prays Centrali

JOHN W. ZINGHORN, MMM.Fifesh, M., Londert AG DONALD MAUDONALD.

(LATE OF Puare & NOBLE.) Bongkreg. Decomber 19, 1k(A.

FOR SALE.

2556

& G. STODART'S

FINE, OLD

WEST OF SCOTLAND

Whisky.

Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,

Praya Central Hongkong, March 23, 1897.

695

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, No. 8. Queen's Road, Outral DEAD OFFICE-Taxio, BRANCH OFFICE-LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBLY, SINGAPORE, Shanghai, Tran TIN, NEWOLWANG and all Porte In JAPAN. AGENCIES :—

OBTURA COLL MINER KANADA GOAL M

Touto MARINE Imriantu Co., LAD. MEIWI FIRE LAVRANCE CO., L/zo, Iminaian Govt. Para link, Japan, QURANING & Mro. Co., B'bus, Окора Олики СОРАНТ, Japan KANKQAPTORI COTTçin Buliwa Mina, vi MIRE COITE SPING MIL LA Tokio Corros Apis Mas BATER UNOR FASTOBY,