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SEE OUR JUSKING DEPARTMENT

AVING en REPLEN-

ISHED with a large sa sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute

arders for FANCY WORK with

beatnow and despatch, and at

wry moderate ratsa.

CHINA MAIL' OPRICE.

The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL- 親日字華覆香

(Humpton, Wa Tanz Vat F6.)

ISSUED DAILY,

Car Ur Man,

Manayer and Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION:

Five Dollars a year, de werable in Flang Kong, Outporis, $11. Aligine anaum, sacluding patay.

Established

Foruary 1840.

***

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$22

No. 10,085

號五十月五年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

SCOTCH:

ISKY

Centlemen

The Very Best.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1897.

Sold by LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., G. GIRAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM, and all Retail Stores.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The haid in the OLED GYMNASIUM,

on FRIDAY, 28th Instan', at 5.15 p.m.

BUSINESS :-

(1) Adoption of Reports and Passing of

Accounta

li 42). Alteration of Club Rule No. 12.

R. F. LAMMERT,

Acting How Secretary.

Hongkong, May 21, 1998.

39

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COM

PANY, LIMITED.

HAVIN Cumpally was are prepared to accept Marine RISKS at

TAVING been appointed AGENTS

Current Rates.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agaits.

Hongkong. May 6, 1897.

M

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

TR CHADWICK KEW bai

010

EE.

KTYVIIN, his Dayraz. Roguy to No,

39, Queen's Road Central, opposite bis in é

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 Asbertos Trade.

Contractors to H. . Government, and the Principal Hnglish, Indian, Colonial and Forriya Hailways, including the Imperial failways of Jepun.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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

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

The VICTOR" METALLIU JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Juinta, Manhole and Madhols Doors, Soc., are also used on ovory Battle- ship, Oraiser. Guzba, Torpedo-boat and Transport i B. M. Service.

"SALAMANDER" Non-educting Compositio for Bilara, Hot-water Tanks, Pipce, & IN TWO QUALITIES.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUÂNTITIES. Superintendent:

mises and above Alack's Furniture 1381

-CHAD. T. KEW.

Hongkong, May 3, 1997,

888

Kinghorn & Macdonadi,

Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors,

ÉONTRACTORS FOR THE SUFFLY OF

KINDS OF MACHINERY, AND APPLIANCES.

..

مانی تور

1-

Tros. SKINNER. DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents.

Business Notices,

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

BONGKÒNG HOTEL-PRAYA.

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

BELL'S ASBESTOS.

ALUNDIUM & GegerAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD., New Wine Wave Rocytwo Ca,

SNOWDON Sax's & Ca, 'Snowpart,'

GRIFE'S STEAM TRAF

BERGER & BON' Leo., PAINTS & VARNISH, TORCON BROS. & Marrazжs' STEEL Goods.

W. WILSON CORBETT, (Sargan AND ŠVANDINAVIA Beggino),

Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French,

24.

Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navics, also by

Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

W. JACKSON, Manuger.

LANE CRAWFORD & C

NEW GOODS.

GENTS STRAW HATS,

日四十月四菜丁

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTA.

Business Notices.

Booming Ahead.

SIRO

A LEAP INTO FAME!

SCHLIT

CILIT

A BUMPING SUCCESS!!

WATKINS & Co.,

Sale Spouts.

Green Island Cement Company,

GENTS' TENNIS SHOES,

GENTS TENNIS SHIRTS,

(A SPECIALITY},

PAVING

BRICKS

ICE CREAM FREEZERS,

ICE PAILS (ELECTRO PLATE),

916

ICE SHAVERS:

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

B31

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS.

ENQUIRE AT THE

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

L. MARTEL & CO., PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, ZA, QUEEN'S ROAD, OHABLIS.

POMMAR D.

CHAMBERTIN.

and Breakfast and After Dipsea Wises, Red and White.

PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

DRAWINGS prepared for al: Clakees

of STEAMSHIPS, MAUUINERY and BOILERS.

Bow-Work and Repaira: supervised. Burveys andertaken and Reports prepared.

Telegrams, " KINGHORx," Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141.

Pastal Address, 17 Prays Central,

JOHN W. KINGBORN,

MI.M.D., M.I.Mech.-B., London, !!

DONALD MACDONALD,

Hongkong, November 6, 1898.

77238

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT, no conductor of Heat or

18R9

All our WINE are guaranteed purs and unadulterated, Price List on Application, DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

NAVIGATION COMPANY

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

WORKS,

FIRECLAY ÖRE

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

ENGLISH CYCLES. NOTIOR TO MARINERS,

THE DRAGON.

LARGE CONSIGNMENT just arrived. Latest DESIGNS & PATENTS, OYCLE ACCESSORIES of every description.

Evary Machine tested to carry BUO 158.

72 (SFLUITAL).

CHINA SEA.

SHANGHAI DISTRICT,

WOOSUNG INNER BAR.

TYREA TYBES. TYRES.Intended change in position of Kange

LOX'S PUSCICLE Prvor Tyres,

For whion we are the SOLA, AGENTS fur China and Japan. Absolutely Safo. No Deooption.

Marks and Lightboat.

TOTICE is hereby given that on TUES-

NDAY Next, then Instant, the

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS D the DATI No Glue, No Lesers. No Scrawa, or other Inner Har, which stand on the less of

named-

FOB.

STEAMSHIP.

CAPTAIN,

DATE.

LONDON..............Socotea *.........J, PAINE, B.N.R.............. About 27th May, S'HAI, N'SAKI,

KOBE & TAMA Formons...............B. A. Pazers................ About 27th May,

STRAZTS& B'BAY· Peshawar †F. W, VIBERT, L.N....... About 20: May. SHANGHAI..... Rosetta........F. N. Tiltar¤............................................ About 29th May, LONDON, &c....... Rohilla . ..COLE....

Nooa, 3rd June.

JAPAN....

„Ancona......

Noon, 4th Joue..

W. D. Nusit........

"■ { LONDON..........................Sunda............................ G. D. ANDREW.........About 10th June.

*For Freight (only), ‡ Sea Special Advertisement,

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

Cold, impervious to dampness, and 2562. Also Fire Proo

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings.

A protection against high and low-ten- of all kinda of Timber against

Beratures.

A

prezerver forecta.

in indestructible Paint on Iron, Bricks nd every description of Plaster, Lima or Cemaat,

For further particulare, apply to

BK

this Composition.

Also in Uas by the EMPRESS Line of Steamera.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Sala Agenta in Hongkong.

W. BREWER & Co.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Benf's Hiustrated Posings Bromp

Album entirely revised, perms- ment Elition Queen's Regulations sud Adoniralty

Lestructions

$10.00

***

The Beren Seas, by Rudyard Kipling $1.25 Achievements of Cavalry, by General

Evelyn Wood

4.50 The Cachman's Club, by George Size] 2.00 The S kha and Sikh Wars, by Gana,

8.50 Dough had Jones Red Windham #75 D fuc of the Empire, by Oar.

3 25

The Soldier's Pocket Bock, by Loid

Walesley Key to Reed's Engineers' Hard-Book 400

2,00

2.75 2.76

4. Cueen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel 1637

Joh

BARHETTY & CO., General Agente

Too Jangle Book, y Rudyard Kipling 325 The Sopy Revolt, by General Inues Wangkong, March 15, 1897. 534 Man and Beank its Indie, by

FOR SALE

BT

UBLIC TENDER.

accordance with a Resolution of the Hyogo Municipal Council, passed 20th February, 1897.

BARE IOT OF LAND, Nn 39 Foreign

Concession. Kobe, monauring 9708 ↑

wube more or less, Perpe und Lease as per 15. Q' tile-dead, with the BUILDINGS therur,

~

1-TE MUNICIPAL HALL, occupy.

ing about 15 tevbo. Two-storied.

THE JAIL, Bý trulea One-storied.

PULICE QUARTERS, 30′ kubo,

well fwo storied.

ENGINE HOUSE, 42tado, Two-

stóried,

WATER-CART HOUSE, 16 tube.

One-storied,

Esto, 1904.

Telephone 75.

CHAMPAGNES.

POMMERY-LOUIS RODERER-BULLING R—KRUG, LANSON PIPER HEITSTICK — IRKOY, PAUL DUMM‹ER~P » REET DE LUZY.

SAUMUR.

BRUT ROYAL

ACKERMAN-LAURANCE-DAY ROTAL

Asupplied to the House of Commons."

ROYAL

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Hongkong, 2nd Map. 1897.

Wine Mercha da.

URKE'S

BOTTLINGS. BOTTLE'S

BASS & O' FINEST PADE ALE,

Jail is built entirely of Brisk; all the QUINNESS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ether Buildings sra of the usual framework naastrection, m

CONDITIONS OF TENDER,

2046

+ Calling at Cotoso, if ancient inducement offers.

For Freight or Passago, and turner Parumniare, apply to

| P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Üláum,

Hongkong May 26, 1857. ASK

SPENAL CREAMP

724

FOR

H. A. RITCHIE, Supernaumieni.

1035

FERGUSON'S

P. & O

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY:

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL GREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.

These are the finest productioau of Scotland ; derail absolutely ni all deleterious mattor,

THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHICH

WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD.

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

Sole Importers,

ENGLISH DRY GIN.

A

OTTLINGS. WE have jst landed a shipmost of the D. C. L. DRY GIN. The D. O, L. OLD

Per cask of 4das. t. 8 duz pirls. $17.26 802.50

17.60

CONDITION GUARANTEED.

22.76

BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THEIR

The inid Boldloga and Lot of Land will658 be'auto subject to the following sindicibor, vin. That they be Rented to the Courell. for such time as they may require në s Yourly Bontol, ki dartist of n-dartain bera -unotage to be computed on the burgbats

Wed in

FAMOUS BRYERAGES,

HARVIE A

Oo, agents.

W. POWELL & Co.

perdantago la so be DIAMOND JUBILEE DECORATIONS.

AR TWOMB Tent in as the Maufeld

LARGE STOOK OF

Suparist indent, not inter than is day! PLANS, PICTURES, FAIRY LAMPS, LANTERNS, FLORAL DECORATIONS,

May gezu'ensuing

By order of the

R1000 MONTOLFAZ GEUMITI,

→ SHIELDS MEDALA, BROOCHES, 44. ALL NEW GOODL

Repage, My 16, 17

W. POWELL & Co.

TOM has become very popular bare, and we feel sure the DBY will be no less Audounaful ouve it becomes kara.It is a spirit of the very finest quality and on soconst of importing it direst from the Batillers under a Sale Agency agreement we are able to place it on the market at the low price af

064

$6.00 PER DOZEN.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Aferskants,

12, Queen's Road Central.

THE HONG KONG மா

TL 13. 15.

CENTRAL

GO TO

BUTCHERY

Couplications. Can be fixed ca say Rim, Wued or Brett, IN ONE MINUTE, and is punatura proof. REPAIRS of every description executed wi h DISPATCH INSPECTION SOLICITED.

WILLIAMS & GIBSON,

Cycle Manufacturers, WOLVERHAMPTEN AND BONOKONG, Dero-11, D'ágular Streat, Hongkong. Hongkong, May 22, 1887.

1048

OHUN QUAN KEE, DEALER IN SILKS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

I

VORY, SANDALWOOD, CANTON BLAUK

wood, LacquerrU WAKE and all kinds or Curios, &c., dr.

Gold and Silver Medals received from Foreign

Exhibitions.

SAI HING STREET, CANTON, 061

CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

BE Undersigned will be glad to receive

|

left or Warung tank of the river, will be moved to the Sunth-Westward of the positions they now occupy, where they will fadicate the best channel sommes the har under szin. ting cozditions, and that thò Lightboat will be shifted so as to coupe the same relative position to the fairway line as at present.

A. M.. EISDEE,

Coast Inspector, Imperial Maritime Custema, Coast Inspecter's Office, Bhangbai, 19th May, 1607.

1001

H. F. CARMICHAEL,

Consulting Engiacar, and Surreyor, 18, PRAYA QENTRAL, DEGS to announce that from his dato bedoende to carry on Business at the above address, and this he is prepared to supply DESIGNS SPECIFICAT.UNS.

for all classes of ENGINEERING WORK. Repairs Supervised and Surveys Undertaker

Hongkong, April 26, 1997.

AMERICAN SYSTEM ·

DENTISTRY.

AT

62, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

840

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the above fund. CHADWICK KEW.

LISTS will be found at the various CLUES, alan at Mesars. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s and at Aessrs. KELLY & WAISK'S,

T. JACKSON,

Hun. Traurer.

Hongkong, May 18, 1897.

1013

(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE.] Hongkong, December 19, 1896 2688

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IN YUT TO ALL ANXIETY

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SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA,

YOST TYPE. WRITER.

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Prempaatus on Application KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, May 29, 1807.

1049

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Ke, 10, D'ASTILAN Start

TERMS TARY MODERATE,

This Policy provides three things; (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's later posm; (3) A valuable investment

When

three annual premiums have been paid the policy scquiries yearly thereaftag three distinct QUARANTEED values in (1) paid-up sssurance1 (9) Onah; (9) Exca st 5 per cent.

b

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to be, the beet and most contract of life acuerdos svor i2004, ed; and it is offered by an office having the plendid SURPLUS of £9,500,000 sworling to support its GUARANTEES,

Fall Particulers and Ilustrations, frous, -be Genzual auKITE,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

DE

J. T. HAMILTON,

Manager for the East. Hongkong, October 27, 1829,

9262

ANTED for MERCHANT'S OFFICE in BANGKOK, a mustworthy and thoroughly experiented Boor Kauras, (Eurasiab or Chinese).

Must thoroughly doveriant with Boogi Keevino (Beable Nutry Bgatem), and General Clerical Work. A good salary to

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