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SON AUSING DEPARTMENT

HelenED with Large as FAVING beta REPLEN

artient of the Latin EUROPIAN and AMÉRICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to execute

orders for FANCY WORK with.

nestness and despatch, and af

very moderate ratuj

OKEWA MATE. OFFION..

No. 19,693

"MORNAN BROWNS

The China Mail.

骏三月六年七十九百八十一英

Business Notices.

Pstablished

February 1848.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1897.

"NB" Brown

Norman

SPECIAL SCOTCH

422

-WHISKY

More CLASCO

WHISKY.

Ten Years Old

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

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

NOTICE in hereby given that TO-MOR

Now, he taut, (0th Moon, 5th Day) being the

CHINESE MIDSUMMEE, FESTIVAL, will be observed ag a HOLIDAY at the KOWL ON Cusrous "Oezor, OPIUM EXA- MINATION OFFICE and STATIONS,

All Examination of Cargo and Clearances

of Janks will be suspended on that Date.

H. M. HILLTER, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.

for Kowloon and District.

CUSTOM HOUSE, Kowloon, 3rd Juôn, 1897.

1107

BANK HOLIDAY,

necordance with Ordiganso No. 6 of

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on WHIT MONDAY, the 7th Instant

For the "Chartered Bank of India, Aus-

-tralia and China,'

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

* Manager, Hongkong.

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 Asbestos Trade.

Contractors to II. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Hallways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

The best qualities of ABBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest

Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressurea · ·

The "VIDTOR" METALLIC PACKING has boen, adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for nae throughout Her Majesty's Navy.

The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and

ship, Craiser, Gunbest, Torpedo-hont and Transport in H. M. Bervice.

"SALAMANDER" Non-conducting Composition for Bailors, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, do. IN TWO QUALITIES.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. 1381

ing Corporation,'

T. JACKSON.

...Chief Manager.

For The National Bank of China, Lämited,'

GEO. MUNRO,

for Chief Manager,

For The Marcantile Bank of India,

Limited,

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong.

For the 'Batique de L'Indo-Chine, Hong-

kong Agency,

>

F. AUGUSTIN,

Manager.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent: ...

www

Taos. SKINNER

DODWELL, CARLILL & 00,,

General Agents.

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

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

For the Bank of China and Japan, Ltd., 2502

Bougkong,

OHANTREY INCHBALD,

For the Yokohama Specle Bank, Ltd,"

NAO, NABEKRA

Hongkong, June 1, 1897.

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Hole Agents in Hongkong

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Manager

Agint.

2111

CEABLIS.

POMMAR D.

OHAMBERTIN,

INSURANCE HOLIDAY.

༄i- z"k-

THE Underimentioned - INSURANCE

OFFICES will be CLOSED for the

Transaction of Public Business, on MON- Bazaxrast and After Disser Wines, Red and White.

DAY. the 7th - Instant (WHIT MON-

DAY).

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents,

Canton Insurance Offion, Ltd.;

General Managers,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

N. J. EDE

Secretary,

Union Insurance Society of Canton, L4d.

W. B. PERCIVAL, Agut, North-China Insurance Co., Ltd,

W. E. RAY,

Secretary, China Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents,

Tangtaze Insurance Association, Ltd,

J. B. COUGHTRIE, Szeretury

Chias Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

W. H. T. DAVIS, Acting-Manager,

The Stquila Insurance Co., Ltd, Hongkong. June 2, 1897.

1:19

OCHAN MARINE INSURANCE COM PANY LIMITED.

HA

TAVING been appointed AGENTS for: the shiva · Lumpaby, we are prepared to accept Marine RISKS at Current Rates,

DODWELL, CARLILL & OM

Agenta

Hongkong, May 8, 1907.

A, 8, WATSON & Co., LIM TED,

HE FINAL DIVIDEND for the

1896, at the Ft of FIFTY CENS

to

per Boans (or FIVE Pís. Còn m its

1862

All oor WINEs are guaranteed pare and unadulterated. Price List on Application.

URKE'S OTTLINGS.

BURKE

BASS & Co.'s FINEST PALE ALE,

GUINNESS' EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT,

URKE'S

TLINGS.

BUFFLE

Per cank of

$17.25 17.00

$22.80 22.76

CONDITION GUARANTEED. BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THEI Famous BEVERAGES.

553

HARVIE & 00, Agents,

W. BREWER & Co.

Wolenleg

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. | The Soldier's Pocket Book, by Lord

$275 Under Love's Rute, by Miss Br ̈ddoo '$3.50, Every day Life in China, by Wattee. 2.00 Key to Recd's Enginess Hard-Boo's 4.00 The Opera by Streatfield........ 9.60 The Jungle Book, by Budyard Kipling 3.26 The Sont of Lalith, by Maris Corelli, 19 Man and Bosst in India, by The Masarenes, by Onlila....... Senfs Dlustrated Postage Stamp Album. entirely revised, perma

***$10.00 ment Edition

Queen's Regulations and Admiralty

Instructiona

Capital of the Company. m. kthe TBN Per 18.Qress Rhin

Cent, for the rear) in FATABLE at the HONGKONG ☆ SUASquat Back Hongkang.

on and after Til Dale, the Zach MAY 1307.

WARRANTS in be obtained its in the Undersigned.

Company'a Ofis "SHAREHOLDER, KTO Pequested to apps at the for their WALK JUIKERS

TE DIVIDEND 1 Nan

Alan Payable at the Harukoro and SBangkal Bank Ghadghal, De precantation of Warrants there, on and alter the same Dats,

1.25

***

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS FASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

SOLE WASTERN. AĢENTS FOR:

日四初月五年酉丁

THE HONGKONA OHINESE MATE" 報日字華香

(Kungkan, Wales Yat Laj

18SUED DAILY..

CAR UN MAN,

Manager and Publisher

SUBSCRIPTION:

Five Dollars'a year, delimerable in Wong hong, Outeris, $13, 40 per annKÄNNA including postage.

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

Booming Ahead.

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

A LEAP INTO FAME!

AZMINIUM GENERAL FOUNDRY 97. LTD., New WIEL WOVE ROOFING CO.

SNOWDON SON's & Co., SNOWDRIFT.' GRIPAL'S STEAM TRAP, DEBOEK & SONS LTD., PANTS & VARNISH, TOBION BROS. & MATTHEWS STEEL GOODS,

W. Wuson OS SEIT, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIS BELTING),

Bell's Packings and saiutings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by Principal English, Colonial and South American

24

BROOK

Railway Companies.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

RAWFORD & C

SEASONABLE DELICACIES.

ROOK TROUT. MACKEREL IN TOMATOES, DEVILLED CRABS, OURRIED RABBITS, FOWL, MUTTON, CHICKEN, &c.-PATE A LA DIABLE. SAVOURY PATES-PILOHARDS 1 OIL, PRESERVED LAX. ROAST GHOUSE, BOAST TURKEY, TUNNY FISH, SPICED SARDINES, SARDINE PASTE, FILLETTED HERRINGS, &d, &c.

CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S LUNCH PATTIES.

COMB HONEY IN 1 AND 1 tb Grany Jaks.

AMERICAN COCOA-NUT TAFFY CAKES:

BATH OLIVER BISCUITS,

1001

BOVIS FOOD BISCUITS.

TENNIS, GOLF AND DIGESTIVE BISQUITS,

OATCAKES (Trick and This);

WHEATEN AND ALBERT BISCUITS,

"LIRET ZINFANDEL RI SLING

OCK

4

1er

MAŬLAREN'S CANADIAN CHRESES,

SMALL AND LARGE JAB

CALIFORNIA WINDS.

1 dos quarts. 2 doa. pists,

$1,00.

$160.

4 doz pinta.

26.70),

+

4.50,

500.

6.00.

6.00

5.00.

000.

These are G nuine GRAPE WINES. full bodied, with little cidity.

7.00.

An Rilowance of Fifty Cente per Dozen is made for the empty Pints whon retura. Our Godown.

1088

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants

12, Queen's Road Central.

THE HONG KONG

BUTCHERY

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

831

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS

ENQUIRE AT THE

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY doentes VISSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE

named ---

год,

STEAM8817,

CAPTAIR.

DATE.

JAPAN.

A RETKEW. D. MUDI................Noca, 4th June, STRAITS & B'BAY Hydmapes *........ Es B. LOOKTER..........About 11th June. SHANGHAL N'KI

.

- KOBE & YOKO. Canton, G. Ovar, E.N.......... About 11th June. LONDON.Sunt G, D. ANDREWS, E.N. R... Aboát 12th June, STRATES & BBXX Babay *...G HO. WATIN, B.N & „AVOR! 13th Jans. SHANGHAL... Bateana.......O.T. DENNY, KN.......... About 12h Juso. “ LONDON, &c...............Kaisar-i,Hind ....8 BAROHAX.....

Noom, 17th June. LONDON........ Borneo...............F. C. A. Lyon, R. H........ About 2201 June,

* Calling at Cosono, if sythiolans inducement offers. + Sas Special Advertiseinät.

EL A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

4.00 The Seven Seas, by Radyard Kipling 1.85

For Freight or Passago, and further Particulars, apply to Achievements of Cavalry, by General

4,50 P.0. 8. N. Co,'s Office, Frelya Wood

Hongkong. June 3 1997. The Sikhs and Bikh Ware, by Genla

Gough and Innes

8.50 9.25 Queer's Road, Under Hangkang Hotel. 1037

.411

AQUARIUS.'

TUR TABLE WATER OF THE FAR EAST

SECOND TO NONE.

Being mido of TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY it PURLIY that natural Mineral Waters cannot kop. to attalo.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Os.,

Wine and Spirit Merchanter

Ho chang, June 1, 1897.

W. POWELL & Co.

JUST LANDED

10 OREAM TREBARS

14NSEWEST PATEN(B)

1110

1128

ASK FOR FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIÁL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY. These we the funt prodostions of botland đavoid abantubaty of all delatuzione constør, THE CREME DE LA CREME OF WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD

STRAUE

MARK

TRADE

MARK

A BUMPING SUCCESS !!

WATKINS & Co.,

Green Island Cemento

PAVING

BRICKS

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sole

Company

TILES

BAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

→ FIRECLAY GYIK

FIREBRICKS

WORKS,

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

EDWARDS'

FO

HARLENE" HAIR

THE

WORLD-RENOWNED

Hair Producer and Restorer.

Is the Best Dressing, specially prepared and

Perfumed for Toller. Wreat

"HARLENE" PRODUCES LUXURIANT HAIR, PREVENTS ITS FALLING OFF AND THENING GREY

Unsqualled for Promoting the Growth of the Beard and Moustache. THE WORLD-RENOWNED REMEDY FOR BALDNES. For Curing Weak and Thin Eyelsahen, Preserving, Strengthening, and

the Heir beautifully Boľte For remoring Board, Dandrufs etó, also for Bestoring Grey Hair to its Natural Colour, it in wikDOMI-STATE Physicians and Analysts prunduzue li to be devaid of any metaller ether lafurious ingrediente. 14., 5. Ed. and (triple 2/9 size) de Gil, per Bottle. May be bad from Chemist, Hairdrcesus, and Periameze all over the World.

EDWARDS' “HARLENE" 00., 95, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.

CELEBRATION OF THE SIXTIETH THE OREEN LAND CEMENT O

ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN

OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that xo EX

TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Gen Island Cent

87 Undersigned will be very glad to Oo., Limited, will be held at the 1'ompany's Treziv SUBSCRIPTIONS to the OFFICE, No. 9, Pray& Central, Hongkong above FUND,

on BATURDAY, the 5th day of June, 1897, at Noon, when the subjoined Rosolu- tiops

*}

T. JACKSON,

Han. Treasurer. Hongkong, May 26, 1897.

NOTICE.

1067

Thas come to Our knowledge that it has

beor the Habit of Importers of Our CANNED GOODS, SOAP, HAMH, BACONS, ELG, Eto, to ince their Orders through Cox- MISSION AGERTS, we therefore bave decided

send Our SPECIAL SALES AGENT to Chies and Japan. The Buyers of the above pros ducu willappreciate the undoubted advant age of this arrangement is all orders will be exccuted without paying y Extra Com- mission usually incurred by purchasing through CoatesION FIRMS.-

ARM UR & On,

Chicago, 1th USA,

With reforones to the above, Ordare sati be want to Our OFFICE, No. 8, Daddell Street, where a complete Line of Samples is On Visw,

BARRETTO & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong. June 1, 1897.

1114

KELLY & WALSH, LTD,

NEW BOOKS.

The LIFE of NELSON, the Exsopt- MENTOf the SHA POWER DÍ GREAT BRITAIN, by Captain A. T MABAY, Vals. Illustrated... $20,00 Kysbe's Inn Relating to the Attorney

and Bolicitor-General of England 7.00 War, Famins, and Our Food Supply.

by R. B. Marston, Hastrated... 1.25 Biographics of Eminent Fersen-Ite

proated from the Tinus, Vol. VI. 2.00 Light Thrown on a Hideous Empire, ne byen Oriental Widow Alone in bins, by Julian Ralph

Bartrated

Read Folyglob Buide to Marias En

Enclist Frarcate

Lad's Test An Idyll of the Land of Beauber, by, B.-R. Crockett

A One of the Creeks, by B.

Lovato Yenis

The Mussarenes, by

by Onida

1.35

Iba proposed.

Should the unclatioon be duly pacɛed- they will be submitted for cordemation ea special solutions to a second Extmordia ary General Meeting which will be sub saquently convoced

(1)~That the

TAL RESOLUTIONĖ the Capital of the Company be introssed to the aim of $500,000

Hongkong

Carrenicy by the leans of of Tea

· Thirty Thoassod New SHARE Dollars each to be issued at a přejum of Ten Dolara ekob, such Price of Ten

each Dollars sad sing such premium of Ten Dollars each to be payable in such araounts, at much times and on such conditions as the General. Managers sball from time to time determine (3) That Twenty Thousand of such New Ba4a be offured to the persons who on the lat day of July, 1897, shall be the Registered Charubolders of the old

of

or existing Shares in the propotamidg

pao Sew State for every old er Share and such for shall be made by & noties specifying the number of New Sharos which ench each Registered. Shareholder shall be entitled

up and limiting a time within which the offer if not accepted in writing will be deamed to be not seempted, and all non-accepted Shares shall be disposat of for the benefit of the Company of such conditions as the General Man agers shali determine.

(3) That the remaining Tan Thomsend New Shares be allotted to the Genstil Managera, who have guaranteed to apply for and socept that number.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, May 28, 1897.

NOTICE

FOR SALE

1004

MEVION

4.50 T700D'S CELEBRATED

WDRIAN BURACOW

BRAND,

5.BU

1,25

1.24

in 1-th. 3.16, #1b., ad 10 15. Tim, in QUANTITIES OF NOT 1 ESS THAN ONE CABEL

Smaller Quantifies many bacontined as the TY-SING, KWAN-TAL, NAM HING. 1.25 ZOONG and all the principal Chile Come

The Statesmen' Your Bok, 16078.80 prador, Markel, and Provision Shop Who's Who 1897MMON. 0 60

Our Gracious Cieen, 1897, 1807 ** 0,18

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, May 30, 1897.

MUTHLON

1100

GED PLAMMERT N

Bus Agent for How kondi

The Coast of Cilins and the Philippink.

Hongkong, Tous 1, 168r

JOR CAL

LOWELL