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DON JOOMERO DEPARTMENT

Loan REPLEN.

HISHED with a large as.

surimont of the latest EunorBAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, wo ste prepared to executa

ordura for FANCY WORK with

mentners and despatch, and of

very moderato vales,

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

No. 10,688

The China Mail.

驼八十月五年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

ISK

Established

February 1840.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1897.

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

RONGKONG HOTEL-PRAVA,

日七十月四年酉丁

THE HONGKONG DHINESE MAIL-' 泰日字華港香

(Longkong Wu To Yat Pv.)

ISSUED DAILY.

Caur Un Max,

Manayer and Publisher.

SUBSCRIPTION:

Fwe Dollars a year, úzkurrakilala ling keag. Pulports, $11:10 par aUPACIÓ,

including postagė, jos

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH,

Business Notices.

Booming Ahead.

+

422

Best

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

A. S. WATSON & Co, LIMITED,

THE FINAL DIVIDEND for the Year

1896, at the Rate of FIFTY CENES per SHARE (or FIVE Per Con' on the Capital of the Company, making TEN Per Cent. for the Year) is PAYABLE at the HONGKOND & SHANGHAI BANK, Hongkong, on and after this Date, the 20th May, 1807, on WARRANTS to be obtained ft. m the Undoreigned. LOCAL SHAREHOLDERS 176 requested to apply at the Company's Oflix | For their WARRANTS.

The DIVIDEND is also Payable at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK Shangbai, on presentation of Warrants there, on and aftor.hoes me Date --

A. H. ANGELE,

Hongkong, May 26, 1807.

Boaretary.

1038

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

:

EONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade,

Contractors to I. 3. Government, and the Principat English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Kailuays, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR :

BELL'S ASBESTOS.

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD., NEW WIRE WOVA ROOFING CO.

SNOWDON SON's & Co., SNOWDRIFE,"

BERGER & SONG' Ltd., Paints & VARSISE,

A LEAP INTO FAME!

GCIPEL'S STEAM TRAP.

TURION BROS. & MATTHEWS' STELL COOKS.

W. WILSON COBERTI, (SAIGEN AND BOANDINAVIA 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-

B

Railway Companies,

W. JACKSON, Manager."

RAVIORD & UA

SEASONABLE DELICACIES,

›ROOK TROUT, MACKEREL IN TOVA JOES, DEVILLED CRABS, CYGRIED

RABBITS, FOWL, MUTTON, CHICKEN, &0-PATE A LA DIABLE SAVOURY PATES-PILCARDS 13 OIL, ĘDESERVED LAX, ROAST GROUSE, ROAST TURKEY, TUNNY FISH, SPICED SARDINES, SARDINE PASTE, FILLETTED HERRINGS, &o. &c.

CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S LUNCH PATTIES.

COME HONEY IN 1 AND 4 Glass Jars.

AMERICAN GOCOL-NUT TAFFY CAKES.

BATH OLIVER BISCUITS..

HOVIS FOOD BISCUITS

TRADE

E-MARK

P:2

GILLY

A BUMPING SUCCESS!!

WATKINS & Co,

Sole Agents.

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

PBRICKS

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

PAVING

TILES

DRAIN-PIPES

3 FIRECLAY

TENNIS, GOLF AND DIGESTIVE BISCUITS, OATCAKES (Thick and Tris),

WHEATEN AND ALBERT BISCUITS,

1061

MAULAREN'S CANADIAN CHEESES,

SMALL AND LARGE JARS,

CALIFORNIA WINES.

1 do quarto. 9 dos pints,

$1.00

-84-50-

ZINFANDEL RI-SLING

OCK

4.50,

6.00.

4 daz 4 pints.

7.00

WORKS,

5.00.

5.00,

8.00, 000.

Tho best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest CLARET

Fressures Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

The "VICTOE" METALLIO PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for uss throughone Her Majesty's Nary,

The VICTOR"" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS, for Stent and OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COM Hydraulic Joints, Manhobs and Mudhole Doors, &, are also used on overy Battiato

ship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Turpedo-boat and Transport in H. M. Service. PANY, LIMITED.

SALAMANDER" Noo-conducting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks, Fipes, & IN TWO QUALITIES,

HAVING bean appointed AGENTS He for the abere Company, we are

prepared to accept Matine KISKS at Current Raten.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Caj

Agents.

Hongkong, May 6, 1807.

CHUN QUAN KRE,

DEALER IN SILKS,

2281

019

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

www.

SANDALWOOD,. ÜANTON BLACK

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent

Tuos. SKINNER. DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

General Agents,

W. POWELL & Co.

JUST LANDED.

10E OREAN FREEZERS.

IVORY, SANNAZIONI DA ili 1. QUANT, 2 QUARE. 3 QUARE.

of Cucus, do, de,

-- Gold and Silver Afadalu received from Pureign

Exhibitions,

SAI HING STREET, CANTON. 981

NOTICE.

Tthe time of gathering the best quality A of KOC L00 and other varieties of TEA, o personally visit the well-known bills, and spare either pains nor coot in adapting these that to the palate; their favour therefore is unrivalled. Of TEAS: for the market we have HANG MEE acented Koo Loo, Te Mea HANG Tai Koo Loo, POU CHONG, CHRONO CRSON, Finest BAU CHONG, ROSED SAU CHING, THAT NOM YUE LAN, CHRONE FOOK, &c. &c.

We have been ottablished as TEA MER CHANTS for ever Forty Yours, an mach indebted to the public for their patronage, by which the fame of por tes

public

has been widely estende attention to the

"We b⋅g to draw fav that, beside the Principal Fxxx at PAK HOK CHAU, H Nam of Canten in the Karung Tang Province, and

and the Brabo Firm within the Kworg Mom Tai, No. 17 Booham Strand Hongkong, we have no

"We' office or agency aleawhor Confess however with regret that fraud bus brea

(NEWEST PATEN IS). & QUART, & QUANT 8 QaRr, 10 QUAT

ICE CHIPE, ICE SHAVERS,

ICE CREAM POWDERS.

Gongkong, May 18, 1897.

W. POWELL & Co.

W. BREWER & Co.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Under L ve's Rule, by Miss Braddan $3.00 very day Lafo in Chian, by Waltve 2.00 The Opera, by Breafield...

8.60

1.28

The Soul of Lilith, by Brie Cacolli 125 The Mastrense, by Quida... Senf's Diustrated Postage Stamp

Albom, entirely revised, perma ment Edition

810.00 Quevi's Regulations and Admiralty

Thatructions

1089

$2.75

4.00

The Soldier's Pocket Book, by Lord

Wolealey Key to Reed's Engineers Hand Book 4.00 The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling 3.25 Man and Beast in India, by The Sven Sosa by tudyard Kipling 1.25 Achievements of Cavalry, by General

Evelyn Wood The Sikhe and Bikk Wars, by Conle,

Gough and Inner

4.50

8,50

3 25 Queen's Road. Under Hongkong Hotel. 1037

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS,

HABLIS.

34, QUEEN'S ROAD,

POMMARD..

CHAMBERTIN.

commuted by several woscrupulous possens, BREAKFAST and Alter DINNER WINES, Rod and White,

who have imitated our ride Mark and

Successfully imposed on the public.

To

pot a stop to this nefarious practice, we 1889 have applied to the English Authorities for the Registration of our Trade Mark, which has been granted, the chronometer being recognised as the guarantee of genuine tesn

our own preparation.

Bowerer frequently they may be detect ed and pasisked according to law, there are alsaye canning impeaters ready to destira the public by slightly altering tho figura of the chronometer or by inserting Home Chinese characters or English words on the device, or by using similer charac

· Esro 1884.

tara as the eight Chinese trigrams, net to | 15. Quzar's Roan,

mention other methods of deception

are too numerous to be detailed.

which

As our stinted sigh-marks have in cours

of time become indistinct, we beg to informa

tha puce that, from, the 1st of June 1897

we shell begin to put into each chest of tra a printed notice in both English and Chi- nase, and paste on the outside new, in•

telligible sign make AO MEE,

100

Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Chanting Prechanical Engineeze

CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY ORVALH KINDS OF BĹLURISANT AND

FECHEIOTROS DESIGNS w

Telephone 76.

All our WINE are guaranteed pate and unadulforated. Price List on Application,

CHAMPAGNES.

POMMERY LOUIS RODERER-BOLLINGER KRUG, LANSON PIPER HEIDSEIOKIRROY,

PAUL DOMMIER-PICARET DE LUZY,

SAUMUR.

BRUT ROTAL

ACKERMAN-LAURANCE DAY ROYAL

Rosal

Asupplied to the House of Ceramos.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine Merchants,

Horgkong, 22nd May, 1897 DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

1045

PATENT COMPOSITION.

The Cunard Steamor LUCANIA, which holds the record for quickest passages noross the Atlantic is coated with this Composition.

Als In Uso by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co. Bola Ayente in Hongkon

URKE'S

BOTTLINGS. BUR

DRAWINGS prepared for all COTTLINGS.

of STEAMSHIPS MACHINERY

New Work Anda.

Burtarı ondertaken and Reports prepared BASS & DE FINEST PALE ALE,

Telograme,amury, Hongkong.

Telephone, No. 14L

Pomal Adder 17 Prava Central,

JOIN RINGHORN,

PEDONALD MACDONALD, 2.

BOTTLINGS.

Per culof How gl. 8 dos pints $17,20 $29.50 17.60 $2.75

GOINNISS EXTRA TORSION STOUT, AOONDITION GUARANTEED. BURKES BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE FOFTLINGS OF THEIR

HARVIL' (o, derate,

11

These are Genuine GRAPE WINES, full bodied, with little seidity. An allowance of Fifty Coats per Dozin is made for the empty Pints when return Our Godown.

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants

13, Queen's

1088

THE HONG KONG

Road Central.

MARKET

CENTRAL

FOR

CORNED

& MUTTON

PRIME BEEF

BEEF AND

*SAUSAGES

TONGUES

&C.

IL. 13.15.

|COTO

BUTCHERY

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

831

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS.

ENQUILE AT THE

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, SHEWAN, TOMES & COM, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG,

LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC. KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

PATRON.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF LEEDS.

ICAL BRANCn under the Patronage of II. E' Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.O., B.E Major-General BLACK, Hon, E. R. FELILIOS, C.M.G.

TTIS EXCELLENCY The GOVERNOR has kindly consented to distribute the Certificates on MONDAY Next, at 4.30 g.m., in the CITY HALL.

H

All interested in Music ara cordially invited to attend.

1081

E, RALPHS, A.L.Q.M., Representative of the LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Hongkong. May 27. 1997. NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 72 (SPECIAL).

CHINA SEA,

SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

WOOSUNG INNER BAB. Intended change in position of Bange

Marks and Lightboat

NOTICE is hereby given that on TUES. NDAY Near the 25th Instant, the present Range Marks for the Weckung lauer Bat, which stand on the left of Woosung bank of the river, will be moved to the South-Westward of the positions they now occupy, where they will indicate the best ohannel across the bar under eile ting conditioue, and that the Lightboat will bo shifted so as to occupy the same relative position to the fairway line as at present.

A. M. BISBEE,

Coast Inspector.

TILL despatch VESSELS to the Undertoentioned PORTS on the DATES Imporial Maritime Customs,

WILL

named :—

Fir

STEAMJUIF.

STRAITS & B'BAY Feshatour *.

SHANGHAI... Recette ---

LONDON, &.Rubillet †F COL

JAPAN..............áncona.

·LONDON..........Sanduan.

JAITAIN.

DATE.

F. W. Vingar, R..B.......Noon, 29th May.

.F. N. TELLARD.......Noon, 29th May.

......Noon, 3rd Juan.

W, D. Movie.................................................Noon, 4k June,

..S G. D. Andrews.......... About 10th June.

*Calling at Cozouso, if ulicient inducement offers. + Seo Special Advertisement,

For Fraight or Passage, and further Particulars, apply to

P. & 0. 8. N. Üs. 'x Office,

Wik

Hongkong, May 28, 1897.

ASK FOR

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintenderit.

*

1035

FERGUSON'S

P. &

O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY,

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY, Thass are the next productions of Booilandj devoid abinitely of all deleterious maiter.. THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF "WHISKIES PURE AND MILD,

Sote Importers

BLACKHEAD #00

SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA,

YOR

YOST TYPE WRITER.

Prospectus on Application, KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Hongkong, May 29, 1897.

*1019

THE

AN EFFECTUAL STOP 19 PUT TO ALL ANXIETY NEW QUARANTEED CASEĮ

VALUR POLICY OF THE

EQUITABLE.

This Polley provides thres things; Protection for the family; (3) Provision for measured's later years; A valuable lovestment,

Whan three manual premiums have been paid the policy acquirien yearly thereafter three distinct GUARANTEED values in (1) paid-up assurance; (2) dash; (3) Loen at 6 par Dent.

This pollay is pronounced by experiented 1061 men of

business to be the best and most ̈ Liberal contract of life assurance ever fasu ed; and it is offered by an office having the splendid SURPLUS of £8,500,000 sterling to support its GUARANTÉES.

Fall Particulars end lustrations from the GENERAL ÁØKNTH,

Goat Inspector's Office, Shanghai, 19th May, 1897. CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

HE Vadersigned will be very glad to Toni SUBSCRIPTIONS to the abore FUND.

T. JACKSON,

Hon. Treasurer. Hongkong, May 26, 1897. 100 ENGLISH CYCLES.

* THE DRAGON.' LARGE CONSIGNMENT just arrived. Latest DESIGNS & PATENTS. OYULE ACCESSORIES of every description. Evory Nachlae tested to carry 800 lbr

TYREE. TYRES TYRES. Coxe PUNCTURE PROOF TIRES. For which we are the SOLE AGENTS for China and Japan,

Absolutely Safe. No Deoption.

No Glua. No Lovers. No Screws, or Mher Complications. Can be fired on any Rim, Wood or Stacl, IN ONE MINUTE and in paugure proof

REPAIRS of every description excouted) with DISPATOH,

INSPECTION BOLICITED.

WILLIAMS & GIBSON,

Cycle Manufacturers,

WOLVERHAMPTON AND Hosurovo,

- Dop&'—11, D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, May 22, 1957,

J

NOTICE OF REMOVAL MR. CHADWICK HEW bar RE. MOVED his Dental Ropste to No. 30, Queen's Road Cenitely opposite his no promises and above. Awack's Furniture

KEY

|

|

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00..

or

**767

J. T. HAMILTON,

Manager for the East, Hongkong, Diteber XI. IRDI. EL F. CARMICHAEL, Consulting Engineer und Surveyor, 18, PRAYA CENTRAL, DEGS to acuounce that from this date Ly he intends to arry on Basinam thà above address, and that he is prepared to supply DESIGNS - SPECIFICATIONS for all classes of ENGINEERING WORK. Repairs Supervised and Spurtega Undertaken, 840 Hongkong, April 28, 1897.

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT,non conductor of Hons Of Cold, impervious to dampnes, and alro Fire Prote

Specially Saltable for the Covering of Building

蠢 protection against high and low feme petatares

A préserver of all kluda of Timber again Innecto

An lodestructible Paint on Iron, Bifékt

and every description of Plaster, Lims of Usment.

· Fur Ehether particulara, apply to

BARRETTO 5 Oos General Agents

Hongkong: March 15. 1607.

1. N

TERMS VERY MODERATE