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OOR JOUNING DEPARTMENT 【AVING been REPLEN.

HERD with a large as-

sortmant of the latest ErnozzaN· and AMERICAN NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to execute

orders for FANCY WORK with

neatosis and dispatch, and al

very moderate rafos.

Ondra MAIL' ORICA..

No. 10,667.

The China Mail.

AGENTS FOR THE CHİNA MAIL

LONDON -F. ALGAR, 11 & 12, Clemer's Lane, Lombard Street, E.0, GEOBE STUEET & Co., 30, Cornhill, GoOLDON & Coron, Ludgate Vircus, E,O. BATEA BENDY & Co., 37, Walbrook, E.C SANTEL DELOR & Co., 150 & 1, Leadenhall Street. W. M. Wizan, 151, Cannon Street, E. C. ROBERT WATSON, 150, Fleet Strict.

我四月五年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

stablished.

Fobruary 1846.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1897.

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

NEW STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS.

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

FAYAL & Go, 18, fiue de la Grange Bateliere,

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

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

ALOMINICH & GENERAL FOUNDRY Srr. LoD., CHEAP MANDOLINES LO $10. SNOWDON Soy's & Co., SNOWDRIFT,'

NEW YORK-THE CHINESE EVANORIJST VINACCIA MANDOLINES $35 TO $100.

ÖRE, 12. West 22d Street.

SAN FRANⱭ1800 and American Porta

generally:-BEAN & BLACH, San Fran-

cisco.

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW

MUSICAL BOXES,

by Nicolé Frères of Geneva,

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

bourne and Sydz

OBYLON:W. M. & Oo., Tr

APOTEZULTIES Co., Colombo.

SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &:-KELLY &

WALAU, LTD., Singapore CUINA:-Macao, A. A. DA ÚSUZ. Amoy,

MDALLE & OD., LIMITED. Foorhow, 11. W. CHURORILL. Shanghai, LANE, ÚBAWSONU &Co, and KELLY & Wass. Yokohama, LANE, OKAWICET & Co., and KELLY & CO.

Banks.

THE USTRALIA, AND CHINA,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

س العيد

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAKIEN 1803. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.

- CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESERYE IRANILITY OF Shar-

HOLDERS ..

BEZEYR FUND

TIT

F++

...£800,000

...£800,000

TEMLETT'S NEW ZITHER BANJOS.

BELL'S ASBESTOS.

New WILE WOVE Rooring Co.

GEIFEL'S BIBAM T

BERGER & FONS LTD., PAINT & VARNISH, TCRTON BROS. & MATTHEWA' STEEL GOODE, W, WILSON JORGETT, (SATUEN AND Scandinavia 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.

FIVE

AND BEVEN STRINGS.

PRICES FROM $25 TO $30,

CHEAP BANJOS FROM $5.

A

OHOICE STOCK OF

PLANO CANDLE SEADES TASTEFUL COLOURS AND NOVEL DESIGNS.

IN

24

607

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED,

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CRINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTI,

FOR THE

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

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

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial: Kuitways of Japan.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account

at the rate of 2% per annam on the Daily balances.

On Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4%%

A

" BL

"

" 3 THL WATTEHEAD,

Manager: Hongkong, October 17, 1896 846

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

THE

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... £1,000,000, SUBSCRISED CAPITAL 600,000,

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

"Court of Directors,

D. Gray, Eaq. H.STOLTERFOUT, Esq. ORAN KIT Star, Onow Tuna Suæso,

Eaq.

Esq.

KWAN Hot CateŃ, Rv.

Chief Manager.

Gro. W, F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Flod 5 %. Hourkovs, Outobar 23, 1894.

Ho

171

LONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

FAID-OF CAPITAL..................................... ..$10,000,000. REALY FUND$ 0,500,000. RESERTI LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETOR.........

$10,000,000.

COURT OF DIREMTIDEN ——

ST. C. MICHAELSEF, Esq, --Chairman,

Hoa. J. J. BELL-IRVING, Deputy Chairman,

C. Bearmann, Esq. | R._L. Richardson,

G. D. Boning, Lıq.

Q, B. Dodwell, Esq.

- R. M. Gray, Esq.

Darid Gabbay, sq. A. J. Raymond, Esq.

Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N, A. Sieba, Eq Gerald Siade, sq.

UHY MANAGER: Hongkong-T. Jackson, Beq.

MANAGER:

Shanghal--J. P. Wade Glard'wen, Eng. LOYDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING Co., Lo.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,

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

On Frien Darokgra *-**

For 3 months 21 por cast. per abREM.

IF 3

37

#19

H

57

ITS

T. JACKSON,

Pangkong, April 30, 1897.

Chief Manager.

360

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

TH

MANUFACTORKAN OF

"

W. JACKSON, Maneger, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DAT. S

WILLE

Ised :-

.FOR.

STEAMSHIP,

CAPTAIN,

BATH.

LONDON, & Mirror *........ F. J293300........... Noon, 6th May. JAPAN.......

„incena..................W. D. MUCI.Noon, 7th May,

The host qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest and HAMBURG....Aden, R. E. L. HILL, R.N........ About 18 h May.

Pressures. Cheaper qualition for Law Frosaures.

The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the, Admiralty for us throughout Her Majesty's Nary.

The "VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING, MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Jointa, Manhole and Mudaele Doors, &c., are also god on every Battle. ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpedo-boat and Transport in B. M. Servico.

SALAMANDER" Non candacting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanka, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

1281

SPEÜLAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES, Superintendent:

Earh, 1864. 15, QUER'S Road. Telephone 70.

THO. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents.

ACKERMAN-LAURANCE

SAUMUR

DRY.ROYAL, BRUT-ROYAL, AND ROYAL.

Wo can bear testimony to the exellent quality of

Mezare. Ackerman-Luna's "Dry Royal." It is as pure,

* wholesome and exhilarating as the most exponsive Cham agnes."

--London Medical Record.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

ENTS TO CHINA and HONGKONG Hongkong, 23th April, 1897.

855

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

831

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS.

ENQUILE AT TAB

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL"

L. MARTEL & Co.,

X

WINE AND SPIRIT. MERUHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS,

24, QUEEN'S ROAD, CHABLIS.

POMMAR D.

CHAMBERTIN.

Breakfast and After Dusza WINES, Red and White.

THE bulness of the sbore Bank is con

ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA, 1882 TION. Rules may be obtained og ap plication

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at

84 PER CENT, par sunni. Depositorn

may transfer at their option balancos of

$100 or mors to the HONGKONG AND

BURKE

All our Wixes aré guaranteed pure and unadulterated, Price List on Application.

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on | BASS & Q's FINEST PALE ALE,

BURKE

FLIED DEPOSIT até PER CENT, per GUINNESS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ...

SEDGEL

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation,

[T. JACKSON,

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

Per cask of

★ dos. gl. 8 dos, pints,

$17.25 $22.50

17.50

CONDITION GUARANTEED.

22.70

BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTILINGS OF THEI

Chist Manager.

553

Hongkong, August 1, 1895.

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

IS FUT TO ALL ANXIETY

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH-

VALUE POLICE

OF THE

'EQUITABLE.

This Polior provides three things: (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's later, years} (3) 'A valuable Investment

Then thraa minual premlama here been the policy acquiries yearly thereafter

pald

FAMOUS BEVERAGES.

HARVIE & Co., Agents.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

日三初月四年西了

THE "HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL" 報日華香·

(Longkong Mu Tez Yat Po.)

188UED DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN,

Manager and Publisher

| SUBSCRIPTION:

· Fire Dollars a year, deliverable in Hong sang, Outporn, $11,10 per annum, including postaga.

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

Booming Ahead.

A22

A LEAP INTO FAME!

SCHLI

SCH

A BUMPING SUCCESS!!

WATKINS & Co.,

Limited:

Sale Agents..

/Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

BRICKS,

MANUFACTURERS OF

MLES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY G

LONDON, HAVRE

* See Special Advertisment,

For Freight or Pasange, and farther Particulars, apply to

H. A. RITOHIE, Superintendent.

મન

WORKS,

P, & 0. 3. X/Ou.'s Office,

Hongkong. My 4, 1867.

724

ASK

FOR

FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD

'HIGHLAND WUISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY,

Those are the finest productions of Sootland; devoid absolutely of all deleterious matter. THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES. PURE AND MILD.

Scic Importers,

pial Ligatur

SCOTCH WHISKY

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

W. BREWER & Co.

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

To Let.

TO LET.

08. 4 and 9, QUEEN'Z'GAEPEN

Apply to

G. C. ANDERSON, 13, Praya Central. Hongkong April 30, 1887.

TO LET.

398

FROM JET JUNE,

XCELLENT HOUSES in STEWART TERRACE, the PEAK, Containing FIVE Rooms each, with VERANDANS front and back, handsomely Glazed in nad in goodj

repair.

Will be Ler Singly, or the Two aa one) Поцев.

Apply to

I

MACEWEN, FRIOKEL & Oc. Hongkong, April 24, 1897.

849

TO LET,

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Nansen's Farthest North, 3 Vola....8 25) Medical Annual...

4.50

Valve Model for Macine Eugiosers The Gua (up to date), Greener

0.90

5.50

The British Mercantile Marine, by

Blackmore

by Laing

The Navy and the Nation, by Clarke.

and Hurau-id

...$ 8.00 Orient and Occident, Mitford ... Modern ScienceandModern Thought,

by Ting! Human Origin,

2.00

2.00

2.75

Nansen's Life, 1861-1803

6,00

The Eazinser's Year Book, 1807, by

British India, by Feszee......

2.75

Kompe

4.26

Munro and Jamieson's Pookat Book

Riding on the Flat and Across Coun

by, by Hayes,

8.00

4.76 | Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel

639 Electrical Rubs and Tables.....

MONOPOL.

A bright sparkling BEER in HoCK BOTTLES, free from sediment.

Per caso of 6 doz. pints,

837

THE

$12.50.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

HONG

PATENT COMPOSITION. KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

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

tires Bletines GUARANTEED, values in 2662

(1) paid-up-surance; (E) Cash ƒ (3) Loan

per cent

This policy is pronounced by expertened

men

of business to be the bust sud inoss"

pentinct of Hie, mesurando ever lini.

liberal

100 | and it fr offered by an offiga Having the

plendid BURPLUS, of 28 800 100 variAR

- to support It GUARANTEES.

Fall Particulars and

́ ́the GunREAL'ÅGESTS,

unitation from

EHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Also in

this Composition,

Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers. HARRY WICKING & Co., 8ặe Agents in Hongkong.

W. POWELL & Co.

SPLENDID

IL S000 TRA,

ASSORTMENT OF

NEW MILLINER.

CHATS-FLOWERS-FEATHERS-LAOES-BIBBONS

BAGHIRTY-KIRTS -COLLARS-OUPP3-40.

We shall make a quaiul show of debiles speciation for decorations etc., about May 19,

acorking, Mar 1, 186

W POWELL & Co.

Sole Agents for the Bush

12, Queen's Road Central,

KONG

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATER

Colour.

ART UNION 1897,

Each subscriber is outilled to a print of

BUTCHERY

BARGAIN.

Intimat ons.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

R. HowIOK KEW has RE

M MOVED IS DENTAL ROOMS to NC,

39, Queen's Road Central, opporīts bia Inte Dreieca and above Atack's Forature Store,

OHAD. T. KEW. Hongkonge May 3, 1997.

WANTED.

.883

FIRM in Honenoza to tako CHARUZ of the SL AGENCY of & CUAL MINE. Apply, Stating torms to

A.B.C, care of this Office. Hongkong, May 3, 1807.

LOST.

B20

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, an IRISH' SETTER DOG, with a New COLLAR (Supposed to be at Kowloon). Acewen to the name of REX Fiador will be

TOS. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE 1.berally rewarded on returning to

R. J. HASTINGS,

Apply to

11, Knutsford Terrace,

J. W. NOBLE.

or to

1742

· Hongkong, August 28, 1896,

TO LET,

DWELLING HOUSES

4

HOUSES in RIFON-TERRAUL

HARFORD,' st MAGAZINE GAY. THE KENNELS,' ab MAGAZINE

G&P

GODOWNS in BUY. ETILDINGS..

No. 1. UPPER ALBANY.' Furnished,

frm lat May.

'MYRTLE BANK,' The PSAK

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT AGENCY 00., LTD. Hongkong, April 28, 1997.

9188

TO LET,

A Upper MosqUE 'TERRACE.

MACOMER

R

Bind WESTBOURNE VILLA, NOBLE BONHAM ROAD,

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

876

Bougbeng, May 1, 1897.

Intimations.

Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Consulting Mechanical Engineers

and Surveyors,

CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINKEY AND APPLIANCES,

PROIFICATIONS, DESIONS

and

once, S prepared for Classed

TO be SOLD, SAILING BOAT, Eigh.

a Free Board of Two and half foot, also a Silver Plated, Colambis, Biopole. For particulars, apply to Owner,

FRANK E. BEADNELL,

9. 8. Coptio. "Hongkong, May 1, 1887.

FOR SALE,

887

BRUCH

vitive of two presentation plates and J. & G. STODART'S

obands in the Ballot.

EUBBCRIFTICS LIST CLOƐBS

MAY 20TH

Specimens of the pigües now on view).

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED,

Hongkong, May 1, 180,

FINE, OLD WEST OF 800TLAND

Whisky.

Dowell, Carlill & 00,

Praya Chatrah

Hongkong, Matak 19, 1997.

of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.

New Work and Repairs supervised. Surveys undertaken and Reports prepared. Telegrams, "ENGHORN," Hoogkong, Telephone, No. 141. Postal Address, 17 Praya Central,

JOHN W, KINGHORN; MI.M., M.I. Mesh, B., Londoshe DONALD MACDONALD, Hongkong, November 6, 1880, 2239

E F. CARMICHAEL, Consulting Enginter and Surveyor, 18, PRAYA CENTRAL

E to audace that froin this date

Dhe Intends to Jarry on Busimas at the shore address, sud that he is prepared to

D. M. WRIGEr & Co.,

Praga Central. Hongkong, May 3, 1897.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS,

010

BONUS of TWIXTS PER CENT apon CONTRIBUTIONS for the Year 1286, has this Day been declared. WAR- RANTS will be fanned on the 10th Proxim,

JARDINE, MATHESON & O

General Agents. CANTON INSURanum Orrios, Lo Hongkong, April 24, 1897,

635

UNION INSURANCE, SOCIETY OF CASTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N Interim BONUS of TWENTY FER OENT. apon Contributions for the your 1896 has been declared.

WARRANTS will be lasued on the 30th

Instant.

By Order of the Board,

N. J. EDE.

Hongkong, April 15, 1897.

Secretary,

778

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT,-non-condinotor of Heat of Oold, impervious to dampacie, and, Fire Prooi.

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings

“A protection against high and low iame peraturen.

Insecis.

A preserver of all kinds of Timber against

As Indestructible Paint on Tron, Baléka and every description of Plaatur, Lims or Cement

For further particulate, apply to

BAKEETTO & Co- Genral Agents. Hongkong. Marah 16, 1897,

JAPANESE FINE ART QURIOS,

KUHN & KOMOR,

supply DESIGNG and SPECIFICATIONS 1 & 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong i

for all pluches of ENGINEERING WORK. |

Repairs Supervised and Surveys Either(ökum. 30, Water Bicost, Yokohada ; and

Mongkong, April 10, 19077–

# 90. Diriston Fires), Eels