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OUR JOBBIEC DEPARTMENT

AVING REPLEN 18HED with a large ap- sortment of the latest ECHOPRAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES,

we are prepared to execute

urders for FANCY WORK with

neatness and deapstol, and of

very derata rules.

OMINA MAIL' OFFICE..

The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG ONINESE MAIL" 報日字華港香

(Hengkong Wa The Yat Pu)

ISSUED DAILY.

www.

Manager and Prebias var

SUESCRIPTION:

Dive Dollarna year, deliverabia in Beng kony. Outporte $11.őpez, including partage,

No. 10,714

號九十月六年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

SCOTCH

WHISKY

Very Best"

stablished

February

1845.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1897.*

BUS LOSS BOLICE3.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

RONGKONG HOTEL-PRAVA.

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

BELL'S ASCESTOS,

·GOPEL'S "STEAM TRAN TERTON Baos. & MirrunwS' STERL GOODE. AND Scandinavia Beuting).

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN, Lao., New Waz Wove Koozie Co. SROWLON SON'S & Co., 'Sxopuler, BERGER & SONS LTD., Patars & VARNEU,

W. W11839 CARRETT, (SATURN 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.

21

A 5 or 10 Cut Box

constitutes one of the mout

waful presenta for those at

Homo.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

Wahoa doua ini

the finest blonde.

at & moderate c

to be had in China.

日十三月五年酉丁

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

A STRIKING SUCCESS!

WILL EYE TO ANY SHADE,

MAYPOLE SOAP

BUT WON'T WASU

DOES NOT DYE THE HANDS,

OUT OR TABE.

For Dyeing SILKS, SATINS, COTTONS, FEATRELS, LACE, WOOLLEY GOODE, OF MIXTURES of COTTON and Wool, &c.

Such as Blues, Dreases, Underlisen, Bibbons, Children's Frocka, Pinafores, Lamp Shudra, Silk Scarves, Handkerchiefs, Gentlemen's Shirts, Tace Curtains, Silk Gloves, Stockings, Antimacaesars, Toilet Mats, Shawls, &c., &o., Sc

COLOURS STOCKED.

Cream, Heliotrope, Pink, Canary, Manve, Alos-Green, Light Bluz, Terra-Cotta, Orange, Nut-Brown, Scarlet, Blicki, Cerine, and Cardinal.

SULE AGENTS for Hongtong and China,

WATKINS & Co., APOTREGÀRIES' HALL, 63, Quenn's Road Control,

120á

Green Island Cement Company

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

$22

J

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

Kinghorn & Macdonald, UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

Crasulting Mechanical Engineers

and Hueneyurk, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SentỶ or

KINDS OF MAUDINERY AND

APPLIANCES

PROIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

ALL

and

DRAWINGS prépared for all Chart

of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS

Nas Work and Rep smprised Surveys undertakım and Reperi prepari

Tolograma, "Kingon," il-anglorg Telephone, No. 141.

Pasti Addreas, 17 Pags Contrné,

JOHN W. KINGHORN, BEL.M., M.I.Mech., Loudun

DONALD MACDONALU. Hongkong, November 5, 1896

246

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT-non-conductor of Heat or A Cold, Tapervious to caps, 2nd

ka Fire Proof.

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings,

A protection against high and iuw tem- poratares.

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, TAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR TH

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

Contructors to il. M. Government, and the Principai Kayiish India, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperint, Italhways of Japan.

The best qualiti

MANUFACTURERS OF

1897-8

CUMSHAW

TEA

ASBESTOS Í RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest BLENDED SPECIALLY FOR L. C. & Co., IN FOOCHOW,

ORDERS FOR HOME NOW BEING BOOKED. Pressures Cape quines Low PressUTES.

PRICES:

TheVICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Adarrales for a throughout The Majesty's Navy.

€16,00. The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIAIS for Steam and INCLUDING Fasta IT, DUTY AND DELIVERY TO DOOR TO ANY Part of United KINGDON,

Per 10. Caty Bжx Per 5 Hydraulic Junto, Manhole and Mudhole Deere, &c., are also used on every Battle-

ship, Censur, Bush, Trebbe and Transport in H. M. Service.

Nedacting Composition for Boilers, Hot-water Tanks, "SALAMANDER" ips. do. IN TWO QUALITIES.

1981

...

SFICIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent:

THOS. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & 03.,

General Aventa.

A preserves of all kinds of Timber agafest W. POWELL & Co.

insects.

Au indestructible Print on Iron: Bricka

and every description of Plaster, Lime of NEW STOCK OF

Cement.

For further particulara, apply lo-

BARRETTO & Co. Central Agents.

543

Hongkong, March 15, 1897.

AN EFFECTUAL SKOP

IS FUT ZO ALL ANXIETY BY

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY

OF THE

'EQUITABLE.'

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

When three annual premiums have been paid the policy acquiries yearly thereafter

three distinct GUARANTEED values in

GARDEN TEA CLOTHS,

SIDE-BOARD ULOTHS,

FRUIT NAPKINS,

-ebery June 26 1957

Telemune 76.

(1)paid-up atsurance; (8) Qush; (8) Loon 16, Qozer's BOLD at 5 per cent.

}

Tuie is pronounced by experienced L.

'moon of basiness to be the beat and must! liberal

contract of life nesutaupo evor insu. }

ed; and it is cffered by ur office having the splendid SURPLUS of £3,500,000 sterling! to support ite GUARANTEES.

Full Particuliers and Illustratlers from

the GENERAL AGENTE,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

or

J. T. HAMILTON

Manager for the East, 2157 Hongkong. Osinbar f. 19.

WOOD'S

NOTICE.

FOR SALE.

CELEBRATED

WTORIAN BUTTER (COW

BRAND,')

VIC-

in 1 R. 2 b., 15., and 10 lb. Tins,

in QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN

ONE CASE.

Smaller Quantities may be obtained at 1 the TT-SING, KWAN-TAI, NAM-HING- LOONG and all the principal Ship's Com- pradores, Market, and Provizion Shops.

GEO, P. LAMMERT,. Sole Agent for Hongkong,

the Coast of China and the "Phidippines, Blogkoog, June 1, 1897.

JAPANESE

FINE ART CORIOS,

1116

KUHN & KOMOR,

21 &.23, Cave's Bond, Hongkong; 86, Water Street, Yokohama ; and 38. Division Street, Koba.

THE GREEN ISLAND GEMENT Co., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SEKREHOLDERS.

of this THE TRANSFEE BOOKS

Company will be OLOSED from the Is to the 3rd of July Nexy, both daye fuclusive.

BREWAN TOMES & CO

SOUFFLE PLATES,

c., &0. W. POWELL & Co. ?

1971

BRANDIES.

HENNESSEY++Y

EXSHAW No. 1.

U. 31. & C. *** was 4.

HENNESSEY'S BEST QUALITY (BOTTLED IN Hostkozu). KOUYER GUILLET & C. LIQUEUR BRANDY, 1870. V.0.S.F. (VERY OLD LAQUEUN).

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

#

Hongkong, June 10, 1897,

MARTEL &

1206

CLARET

ZINFANDEL RI-SLING

LOOK

to Our Godown.

1088

19

8 8.53.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

CALIFORNIA WINES.

1 dos quarte,

2 dvs. pints.

$4.09.

$150.

4.00.

5.00.

1 dos pints.

$6.0 7.00.

5.00.

6.00.

F.00.

6,00.

The are Canine RAPE WINES, full bodied, with little acidity.

An allance of Fifty Cants per Dozen is made for the empty Pins when return-

GANDE, PRICE & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

13, Queen's Road Central.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

831

1205

REDUCED RATES FOR

CERTAIN ROOMS.

EXQUIRE AT THE

OFFICE,

HONGKONG HOTEL

Co., PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS,

CHABLIS.

24, QUEEN'S ROAD,

POMMAR D,

CHAMBERTIN.

BREAKFAST and After DINNER WIsts, Red and Whits.

1682

All our Wines are guarantood pure and unadulterated: Price List on Application. DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION

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

2562

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Stearners.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Bola Agents in HongkongY

ASK FOR

FERGUSON'S

P.&O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY. Thoma are the past productions of Sortland: davoid absolutely of all delstations matter THE CREME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.

Sole

PURE AND MILD.

P. BLADEHEAD & Co.

NAVIGATION COMPANY

WILL despaton VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTE on the DATES.

namad:

FUE

STRAMKHIY.

OLITAIN.

DATE.

LONDON, &........... Rosetta *.........F. N. TILLARD...........Nooa, ist July. JAPAN........... Ancona.W. D. Noon, 21 July. ...Forms... B. A. PETERS...............Aboat 8th Juis.

LONDON

* See 3pxlal Advertisement.

For Frolght or Passage, and farther Particulam, apply to

P. & 0, 8. 200, Office,

Hongkong, June 25, 1817.

F. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

W. BREWER & Co.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Forty-one Yeare in India, by Field"

Mahal Lord Roberts, 2 Vola 820.00 Every Boy's Book of Sport and Every Girls Book of Spore A

Occupation An Events of Quran Viecoria's Reign The North-West Proviages of India,

by Croske

Academy Puures (Cassells)...

(to bo Completed in 6 Parte).

120

Robert the Bruce, by Maswell... 3.75 Manasca for Men, by Mrs Humphry 0,60

0.0C The Chird: the Wise Man; and the

Desfi AGDIEVEMENTS of CAVALRY, by Bir

4.50 EVELYN WOOD

4.00 Distinuar of Dally Wants

PAVING

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY G

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY,

HONGKONG.

LE SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

TOE EASTERN THE GREAT WANUKAI WAREHOUSE & ATVRAGE

EXTENSION,

AUSTRALASIA

& CHINA TELE-

GRAPII COM- PANY, Lo.

ON

NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF COPENHAGEN.

REDUCTION OF RATE).

and after the ler JULY, the follow.

ing REDUCED RATES per WORD will be CHARGED from HONGKONG,

EUROPE...

To

NEW YORK CITY...

UNICAGO 148

CALIFORNIA

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AND WEST

HORAIA IN ASIA, 2ND REGION... JAPAN ***

BUSSTA IN ASIA, JST RESIGN 100

COMPANY.

N Interim DIVIDEND at the Rate of A FOUR PER CENT (ONE DOLLAR and NIFTY CENTS PAT SHARE), foe the Siz Months ending 30th June, 1897, will be PAID, on Application, to the g

HARFOOLDERS in the above COMPAST, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th July, 1897.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. !pany will be CLOSED from the let to the

7th July, both daya inolazive.

}.

Sc.

2.60

MEYER & Co.,

3.05

3.90

Rongkang, Jana 26, 1897.

8.80

a on

1.80

1.10

General Managers.

NOTICE.

1270

TOTICE is hereby given that the THREE 1.00RTNERS Named URAU 18H

1.20 ISING, WONG FOOK-TIN and LAX

Tarif Cards showing the Rates to other IU-UHO, who have boun orrying on the Places, can be obtained at the TaLdGRAPE OSPECTS

W. BOLLARD,

49, Manager-in-Chine.

Hongkong, Juno 28, 1887.

1283

Business in COTTON YARN under the Filth Name of SMK FUNG, since the lot Day of Day the

of the 20th Year of Jat Muga, Kwong Boi, have Squared their Accounts with each other as from the 30th Day of the 1th Moon ur Trong Eui;au! NHAU TRÊ TSING has TRANSFERED his Own SHARE

'THE NAGASAKI PRESS to said WOND FOOK-TIN and LAI

A

New PEINTING OFFICE, to be known 'THE NAGASAKI PRESS,' will

De Opon in NAGARAft, si Latest on Juvlar. A complete new Plant For Machino Printing, with a Petroleum Engine, bas boan ordered from England Printing of

10.000.

From henceforth soy Gain or Lots of the Business of this Fins shall bars nothing to do with CHAU TSE-TEING, who will not be Responsible for any Debt, Lorne as Drafts Contracted by the raid SEE FUNG FIRM. Signed by-

CHAU 18E-TSING, of the LEN CHAONG FIRM,

1375 Hongkong, Jane 26-17

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

all klods, in English, Russian, and JapaBRARY NAVAL ANNUAL 50

Books of all kinds in Stock and to Order. Banking and other Account Heuls in Stock and to Order.

1897

20.00

HISTORY, nese, will be exconted on the most reason- THERUYAL NAVY, A

by W. Liten Clowes and Opt. MABAN, 6 Vole, Illustrates abla Terms.

Part I uct ready

... 15.00 Office and Faney Stationery lu Stock and The LIFE of NELSON The m bodiment of the SEA POWER to Order.

of GREAT BRITAIN, by Capt. Mahan, U.B.N., with Illustra tions and Mare, 2 Volt...... The INFLUENCE of SEA POWER upon the FRENCH REVOLT. TION and EMPIRE-1743-1812 by Capt. 5. T. MAHAN, U.B.N.,

15.00 ia 2. Vols

by Lat-Gul. Bir

3.00 IRL I DEFEROE BY

their Construction MODERN

and Repair, by A. T. W. Tayler

Illustrated WHITS

trze Stavka of ENGLAND, by

A Daily Newspapor, The Nagasaki Daily Press, will be Published on end after July 1st. The Naguzaki Prost has made strange. monte for a Daily Servics of Telegrams from Tokyo, sappiging the most Important Home and Local News.

The

R

I. Sherard

!

134 +4

+TI 申题

3,60

1.50

The MATABELE CAMPAIGN, 1896, by Qol. R. S. B. Baden Powellus Illastrated

Prior to July lat, Communications for the Nagasaki Press may be addressed cars of Mere Hotus HINGE & Co., Nagasaki, Subsequent to that Date they should be eddressed to The Nagasaki Presi, Nagasaki, J. Japan.

400

144

4.

0.30 The Sikhs and Sikh Warn, by Gsceral

Gough... 4 6.00 The Jungle Book, by Kipling .......

*.50

H. F.

3.25

5.00 British India, by Frazer....

2.76

Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Holl,

1134

1118

CARMICHAEL,

Consulting Engineer and Surveyor, - *-

18, PRATA CENTRAL,

EGS to anaaange that from this date he intends to carry og Busine at the

THE HONG KONG BUTCHERY FORdress, and the he is prepired to

VEAL

PUZZLEI WHATS OUR SPECIALITY AT

FRA MARKET

supply DESIGNS ad SPECIFICATIONS for all alation of ENGINEERING WORK. Repairs Sugarsised and Surveys Undertaken.

Hongkong, April 98, 1807.

8

240

No. 19, D'AGUILAR STREET, TERMS VERY MODERATE. Couruliation Brna, Bongsong, April 8, 10,

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, Hongkong, June 20, 1897.

FOR SALE.

1

&

DART'S

FINE, OLD WEST OF BOOTLAND"

Whisky.

Dodwell, Carlill & 00.,

Praya Contrah

Hongkong, March 99, 1897.

CHIN QUAN KH

DEALER IN SILKS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TVORY, BANDARWOOD. CASTOR BLACK

WOOD, LARTERED WARE and ail kieds of Curios, Da, da

Gold and Silver Medals receivad from Foreign

asy Exhibitione BATHING STREET, CANTON, BR