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OUR JOS BIND DEPARTMENT. TAVING been REPLEN. HISHED with a large

sortment of the latest EunorEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES.

wo are prepared to exeonto

orders for FANOY WORK with

natness and despatch; and at

very moderate rates.

$22

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

No. 10,700

The China Mail.

Established

February 1848.

號一十月六年七十九百八千一英

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1897.

Business Notices.

Gentlemen

The Very Best

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

WANTED.

ITUATION at WUCH AU or SHAM-

SUI, by a YOUNG MAN with know. ledge of CosaESPONDENOR, SHIPPING. Ota- TOMS-ROUTINE and GENERAL OFFICE WORK. Advertiser likovima apeaks the Cantonero Bod Mandarin Dialects fluently,

Address M. T

Care of Offies of this Paper. Hongkong, June 8, 1897.

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

IS PUT TO ALL ANXIETY

BY

1153

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASU VALUE POLICY

QF THE

‘EQUITABLE.”

This Policy provides throe_things; (1) Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's later years; (3) A vainable

investment.

When three annual premiums have been pald the polley acquiries yearly thereafter three distinct GUARANTEED values In

(1) paid-op asurance, (2) Gach; (i) Loài

at 5 por cant

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, ORINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade,

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

KONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

BOLE RASTERN AGENTS' FOR:

ÀLUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDLY SYN. LTD.,

SNOWDON SON's & Co., + SNOWDRIFI,'

BREGEX & Bong' Jæn,, PAINTS & VARNISH,

W. WILSON COSBETT, (SATURN

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

NRW WINE WOVE Roorrye Co.

GRIPE STEAM TRAN

TURTON BROS. & Matthews' STELL Goous.

AND SCANDINAVIA Belting).

Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Russian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by

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Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies..

W. JACKSON, Manager.

LANE CRAWFORD & C

SEASONABLE DELICACIES.

BROOK TROUT, MACKEREL IN TOMATOES, DEVILLED CRAES, CURRIED

KABBITS, FOWL, MUTTON, OHIOKEN, &-PATE A LA DIABLE, SAVOURY PATES-PILOHARDS IN OIL, PRESERVED LAX, ROAST GROUSE, ROAST TURKEY, TUNNY FISH, SPICED SARDINES, SARDINE PASTE, FILLETTED HERRINGS, &o., &c.

CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S LUNCH PATTIES,

COMB HONEY IN 1 f AND 4 i Glass Jars.

AMERICAN COCOA-NUT TAFFY CAKES.

BATH OLIVER BISCUITS.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal nglish, Iulian, Colonial and 1061

Foreign Railways, including the Imperiat Builways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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

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

The VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Mathole and Mudhole Doors; &c., are also used on every Battle- ship Geiser, Chobost, Torpedo-boat-and Transport in H.-M. Bervice

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

This polley is pronounced by experlonasd 1281 men of business to be the best and mosk iberal contract of life assurando ever isan- ed; and it is offered by an office having the splendid SURPLUS of £3,500,000 sterilag to support its GUARANTEES,

Fall Particulars and Illustrations from

the GENERAL AGENTA,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

of

J. T. HAMILTON,

Manager for the Bash

Homukong, Oetober 97, 189R

AMERICAN SYSTEMI

OF

DENTISTRY,

AZ

2187

62, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, CHADWICK KEW.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES.

Superintendent:

URKE'S

Taos. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

·General Agents,

W. POWELL & Co.

NEWEST MATERIALS

IN

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S

UNDER.WEAR.

W. POWELL & Co.

Hongkong, June 5, 1897.

1143

BURLINGS. BOTTLINGS.

(Late or Poars & NOBLE.) Hongkong, December 19, 1898 2588 | BASS & 00.1 FINEST PALE JALE, Kinghorn & Macdonald, GUINNESS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, ...

Consulting Mechanical Engineers

and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE BUTTLE OF ALL

Kinds of MäczINERY AND APPLIANCES,

NPECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

***

Per cask of

4 don..qt. 8 doa. pinta.

817.25 822.50 17.50 29.75

CONDITION GUARANTEED. BURKE'S BOTTLINGS ARE THE ONLY RELIABLE BOTTLINGS OF THESE FAMOUS BEVERAGES.

563

and

DRAWINGS prepared for all Classen of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS,

Now Work and Repairs supervised. Surveys undertakou and Reports prepared.

rama, "KINGHORN,"

Telegrame,

Telephone, No. 141.

Hongkong.

Postal Address, 17 Praya Contral.

JOHN W. KINGHORN,

M.I.M.B., MI. MechE, London, DONALD MACDONALD,

Hongkong, November 5, 1838,

Telephone 75. 2232 15. Queen's Road

HARVIE & Co., Agents,

'AQUARIUS.'

THE TABLE WATER OF THE FAR BABT

-SECOND TO NONE.

Being made of TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY it

bas a PURITY that natural Mineral Waters cannot hops to attain.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

Hongkong, June 1, 1897,

CEMENTIGHT. L. MARTEL &

A

· PAINT,—non-conductor of Heat or

Cold, impervious to dampness, and

Also Fire Proof..

Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, 24 QUEEN'S ROAD,

Specially Suitable for the Dovering of OHABLIS.

Buddings.

A protection against high and low tem→

perature.

A preserver of jill kinds of Timber against Insects.

An indestructible Paint on Iron, Bricks and every description of Plaster, Liine or Camant.

For further particulars, apply to

BARENTTO & Cò, General Agents Bongong, March 16. 1897.

NOT 10 E

FOR SALE

BAS

1700D'3 - CELEBRATED –– MIO.

WHOBIAN BUTTER COW

in Lib. 916 1. to S

in QUANTITIES OF NOT 1ESS THAN

ONE CASE

POMMARD.

CHAMBERTIN.

BEZAKTANT BIK After DINNER WINES, Red and White.

1862

1110

All our Works are guaranteed pure and unadulterated, -Price List on Application. DICK'S (LAT. HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

The Cunard Steiner LUCANIA, which holds the record for quickest passages across the Atlantio is coated with this Composition.

Smuller Gusativea Te obtused at 2012 the TT-SING, KWAN-TAL, NAM BING LOONG and mil 168 brinergal Ships Com= predores, Market; and Provision Shopa

GEO P. LAMMERT, Bola Agent for Hom bang the Cosal of Ukitsa and the Philpstre

Hobanog. Juos 1, 1897.

Burgean liitt

*9% 10, D'ÁGUILAR STRIKE

TERME VERY MODEBATE.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Uo, dole Agents in Bengkonu.

W. BREWER & Co.

Baasan NAVEL ASTATA 1801 NOW READT

675 The Bual of Liffith, by Marie Corelli $1.25

the Maronés, by Quida al Sentistrated Pontoge B-emp

To be mo

$7.50

– Alboin, entirely revised, peri

and Admiralty.

1.85

10.00

HOVIS FOOD BISCUITS.

TENNIS, GÓLF AND DIGESTIVE RISOUTTS, OATCAKES (THIOR AND THIN),

WHEATEN AND ALBERT BISCUITS,

MAULAREN'S CANADIAN CURESES,

SHALL AND LARGE JAR,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

831

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS.

ENQUILE 17 TRE

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

ILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATES

named-

WILL

FOR

SESAMSHIT,

CAPTAIN.

BATE. LONDON.Sunda...S. G. D. AFDREWE...Noon, 12th June. SELANOHAL....... Ravenna...C. T. DENNY, AN, B.......Noos, 14th June. STRAITS & D'BAY Hydaspen *S. DE B. LOUKTBE, ....p.., 12th June. STRAITS & B'BAY Bombay .......G. H. O, WESTON; EN 2...About 18th June. LONDON, &.......Kaisar.i.Hind 1...5. BARCHAM

Noon, 17th June.

JAPAN

Ferona.. LONDON............ Borneo

.O. H. É. TOOQUE, B.N.B....Noon, 17th June. F. U. A. LTON, B. F.R....... About 22nd June,

* Calling at Cocoso, if sufisiant indacement offers. For Fraight (only).

Sas Special Advertisement.

For Freight of Passsgo, and further Particulars, apply to

P. & 0. 8. N. Ou.'s Office,

Hongkong, June 11, 1807.

724

ASK FOR

CLARET ZINFANDEL RI SLING ROOK

Those are

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

1143

FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY. These are the finest productions of Scotland; doroid absolutely of all deleterious matter. THE CRÈME DE LA CRÉME OF WHISKIES. PURE AND MILD.

Sole Importere,

COTCH WHIS

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

CALIFORNIA WINES

$4.00,

··-1 dat. quarts,"

3 doa pints, 84.50L

5,00 6:00. 0:00.

4 do. I pints.

$6,50 5.00.

4.50

II

5.00,

5.00.

Gandise GRAPE WINES, full bodied, with little acidity,

日二十月五年四丁

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-' 報日字華香

(Hongkong Wa Ta Yat Fa.)-

ISSUED DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN, Į Manager and Publisher

JUBSCRIPTION:

Dive Mollars a year, Baliserable in Hong kang. Outporis, $1.1.40 per aNNNIS, Including postage,

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

Booming Ahead.

A LEAP INTO FAME!

TRADE

MARK

A BUMPING SUCCESS!!

WATKINS & Co.,

Sole Agents.

Green Island Cement Company

PAVING

BRICKS

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY G

FIREBRICKS

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MACÃO.

DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

ORLEGRAFION OF TE NIXTISTE, CUSTOMS

ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN-

OF HER MOST ORACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

NOUFIOATIAN,

No. 161.

TESSELS procasding to the WEST LIVER PORTS" ander the New TREATY must conform to the following

Vanela from Canton are to proceed by Hi Passage, Saiwan Channel, Tailong Unanuel and Junction Channel, entering the West River AL FIT ÜLIFFS.

glad i Roxulations

receive ·SUBSCRIPTIONS to the above FUND,

T. JACKSON,

Hon, Treasurer. Hongkong, May 20, 1897.

1067

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF HONGKONG, No. 1,165, Regular MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the Fr MASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on WED- NESDAY, the 18th lastant, at 5 for 5.9 p.m. precisely. VIAITING BRETHREN ara Cordially INVITED to attend.

Hongkong, June 10, 1897,

1162

THE GREEN ISLAND OBMENT Ob, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EX. TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS the above CONFAMT will be held at the OFFICE, No. 9, Praya Central,

CORIDAY, the 23h June, 1897, at

Vessels from Hongkong, Ele, are por mitted access to the West River only by elther Wangun uz Motomua, and will be required to Report on both Inward and Galward Trips ät aither Oarsonmun (Kow- LOON Overons Station) or MoNG-CHAO (LAPPA CUSTOM DIATION) Those going da Wangman must take the Kerr Channal Biyer at FIST Carra. and Junction Channel,*entering the West

the

These are the only routes permitted an

Journey Lawatde or Outwards, (86s Admiralty Chart No. 2462).

By Order of the Inspector General,

'E B. DREW,

Commissioner,

CUSTOM HOUSE, Canton, 7th June, 1897,

BANK HOLIDAYS.

115

THE GOVERNMENT having Proclaim

ad TUESDAY, the 2nd, and WED NESDAY, the 294 Lustant, PUBLIO HOLIDAYS in CELEBRATION of the BITETH YEAR'S REIGN of Has Noon, whan the subjoined Resolutionn, Most RACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN which were passed at the Extraordinary VICTORIA, the Undermentioned BANKS General Meeting of the Company held on will be OLOSED for Public Business on the 5th June, 1897, will be submitted for both of those Days. confirmatión na special resolutions,

For the "Chartered Bank of India, Aan (1)--That the Capital of the Company tralia and China,"

be into eased to the Sum of 2500,000

"Hongkong: Carrengy by the issue of

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkorig.

ing Corporation,"

Thirsy Thopsand New SHAKES of Ton For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banks Dollars cach to be issued at a promirm of Ten Dollars each, such Price of Ten Dollars each and also such premiam of Ten Dollars each to be Payable in such amounts, at such times and on such For conditions as the General Managora shall from finde time determine. (That Twenty Thousand of such New For

Shares be offered to the persons who on

the let day of July, 1997, shall be the

Registered Shareholders of the old or

T. JACKSON.

Chief Manager. The National Bank of China, Limited,

ANTHONY BABINGTON,

for Chief Manager. The Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,'

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong.

existing Shares in the proportion of For the 'Banque de L'Todo-Chine, Hong, Ope New Sharo for every Old or exi

ting

Sharo and.such offer shall be made

kong Agency,

F. AUGUSTIN,

by a notion specifying the number of

Mangger

New Bhares which each such Registered For the Bank of Ohios and Japan, Ltd.," Shareholder shall be entitled to take up

Hongkong,

and limiting a time within which the

·OĦANTREY INCHRALD,

offer if not accepted in writing will be

Manager

NAO. NABEKRA

Hongkong, June 10, 1897.

deemed to be not accepted, and all For the Yokohama. Epeole Bank, Ltd.,' non-accopted 'Sharon shall be disposed

Agonk

of for the benefit of the Company on

such annditions ne the General Mana. gers aball determine.

3164

(9)-That the remaining Ten Thousand KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

New Shares be Allotted to the General Managers who bare guarenteed to apply for and nosegt that number,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, June 8, 1897.

113%

An allowance of Bity Conte per Doron is made for the empty † Pints when return THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM- to Our Godown.

1088

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Marahonta

18, Queen's Road Central

THE HONG KONG

BUTCH

BOOKS OF REFERENCE WEDATEX's International DícTION- AFT of English Language, boing AUTHENTIC Kation of Web- stor's Unabridged Dioʻimary.... $28.00: OGILVIE'S The STUDENT'S ENGLISH

DICTIONARY,

4,00 WEBSTER'S ABRIDGED

DOD DICTIONARY

9.00 NUTFALL'S DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH

Larquioris, in NOTICE la hereby given that the Eighth

Ordinary Yearly MEETING of LONGMAN'S GARSITEKE the WORLD, 92.80 SHAREHOLDERS in the shore Company, FL MANUAL of SOCIAL and Bust-

Writing *** { $

PANY, LIMITED.

wilbs Hold at the Company' UTRICES. NO. ERSE FORMS, A Guide to Cosceat

2 The 20th

Ques's Road, on 17 DAY,

****

day of June, as Noon, for the purpose OF PAYNE'S HULKERS. FOUCAJOR=#

| Presenting the Ragiort of the Directors, tekrother with a. Biatement of Accpanio to

and Auditor

9.00

10,00

BUSINES

ENGTULOPANDIA D

· KNOWLEDGE:

4.00

8th April, 1897, and Elueting Directors EVERY MAN'S OWN LAWSER: Mandy

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company. WELL I OLOSED from the 18th to 29th Lastank, bull daya inoltnite

Be Order of the Board of Director,

CHAN. 3. KARTON, DE

Hoorkoes, fans 10 1898.

Hook of the Principles of Law and Equity NTMOOD

8.70M Batch's Bony Man's Hasbrook 0 3,50 TEN THOURLED WONDANPUR TAINOS

Comprising whatever is Mare - Fellous and Bars is all Agua and Nations sime me 30 in 1.00 - KELLY & WAYAH, LIMITED.