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DEN JORRIG DEPARTMENT - ITAVING been REPLEN.

ISHED with large se- northant of the latest EUROPEA KRĂ AMENTOÁN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to executa

orders for FANDY WORK with

nostaess and despatch, and at

very moderate ratör,

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG DHUITSE MAJE:*:

́辰日字基容 (Hongkong Wa Tu Yat Fon); 188URD DAILT.

-Manager and Publisher

* SUBSCRIPTION:

Moj Dollars a year, deissaradis in Hon

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No. 10,738

Hatablished

號七十月七年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

Gentlemen

February 1840.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1897.

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

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

N Interim DIVIDEND at the Rate of FOUR PER CENT for the Six Muh ending 30th June, 1897 w be PAYABLE so the 27th July, on which Date Dividend WARRANTS may be ob ained on appli. cation at the Company's Orator, NË 5, Qroen's Road Central.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from 24th to 27th Instant Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, July 10, 1897,

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, -

POL THE

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

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principat English, Indian, Colonial and-

Foreign Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

1376 The best qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest

Frosgures Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FINAL CALL

CHAREHOLDERS are hereby Notified that the FINAL CALL of TWO DOLLARS (8200), per SHARE_bàs been made, and PAYABLE at the Company's OFFIORS, No. 27. Queen's Road Destral, on 9th August. 1897

The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for a throughout Hor Majesty's Navy.

The "VICTOR”” METALLIC' JÓINTING MATERIALS for Steam and

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd,

HONGKONG HOTEL-FRAYA.

SOLE EASTERN AGERTH FOR:

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDEY SYN.LTD.,

BROWDON SOF's & Co., SNOWPRIET,'

SELL'S ASBESTOS,

NEW WIan Wove Rooma Co.

GETTEL'S STEAM TRAP,

Band & Boys' LED., PAINTS & VABsian, TURTON BROS, & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOops,

W. WHSON COBAETT, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIA BELTING),

Bell's Packings and Jointings are used by the British, French, Bussian, Italian, Swedish and Spanish Navies, also by Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

24

W. JACKSON, Manager.

日八十月六年四

PRION, $2:50 PER MONTH,

Business Notioes.

It is Startling-but True

FATIOUD

AND

WEAKNESS

TIELD TO THE PERSUASIVE POWERS OF

SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT,

The Best Tonic,

And strength osmos with the first bottle, Yon an SLEEP soundly after taking is, and lift the system into a condtion to resist the enervating het of mumer. It gives mental power to those who use

SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT

1338

STUTTGART PIANOS F

BY DÖRNER.

The Leading German Piano of the Age.

Monthly

Payments.

SOLE AGENTS,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

W. POWELL & Co.

EX 8, 8. OBYLON;

The BEST TONIC.

WATKINS & Co.

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

BRICKS

Limited

MANUFACTURERS OF

PAVING

TILES

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY

WORKS,

( GREEN ISLAND, MACAO.

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

THE HUNGSUNG AND SHANGHAI, HONGKONG TUE COMPANY,

BANKING CORPORATION.

Hydralie Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c., are also need on every Battle- QUEEN BESS HAIR CURLERS. Nors that the Or

ahip, Cruiser. Ganbat, Torpedo bat and Transport in H. M. Service.

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

SHAREHOLDERS STC requested, when 1281 Paying the above-mentioned Call, to send to tho Acting Secretary their Provisional SHARE CERTIFICATES. Those will be raisini.

ed, and Fully Paid-up Serip will be issued

in lieu thereof in due course.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

CHAS F. HARTÓN,

Acting Secretary,

Hongkong, July 5. 1897.

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Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Consulting Mechanical Engineers .......

and Surveyors, CONTRACIOKÁ JOB THE SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPETINORS.

PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS and DRAWINGS prepared for all Classes

of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOLLERS.

Now Work and Repairs supervised. Burveys ondertaken and Reports prepared.

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

Postal Address, 17 Prapa Central.

JOHN W. KING HORN, MIMB, MI. Meth.-E., London. DONALD MACDONALD,

Hongkong, November 5, 1898.

AN EFFECTUAL STOF

IN PUT TO ALL ANXIETY "BT

293

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

VALUE POLICY

OF THE

'EQUITABLE.

This Polley provides three things; (i Protection for the family; (2) Provision fat. the assured's later yours (8) A valuabl Investment.

When three suunal promitic hara bosni pald the polley acquiries yearly thereafter three distinal GUARANTEED values dis (1) paid-up.nsurance; (2) Cash; (9) Loup at per cent

capped This policy is proncaused by experienced man of "busfcosa to be the best and most. Rberal

· centrask of life, anataraisoo avar issy.

ed and it is offered by an office haying the splendid SURPLUS of £3,500,000 sterling to support ita GUARANTEES,

Full Particulars and Illustrations from

the GEKYBAN AGININ,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

J.T. BAMILTON,

Manager for the East, Hanokone (mtobar 27: 1908 GÁSKA BI

CHUN QUAN KEE, DEALER IN SILKS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TORT, BANDALWOOD CANTON BLACK

Wood, Lacquered Wize and all fods

of Custos, do, de

Gold and Bilder fedale received from Portion

BeAdditions,

BAT HENG STREET, DANTON DU

AMERICAN SYSTEM

DENTISTRY

QUEENS CHAD

DIBUKA OTTIINAMTONTO

Superintendent: ...

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sve istment be

Taos SKINNER. DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Genaral Agent

DICK'S (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

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

2562

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers,

HARRY WICKING & Co., Sola Agents in Hongkong.

ASK FOR FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR 10 YEARS OLD BIGHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S.

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALUANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.

These are the Ruent productions of Scotland; davold absolutely of all deleterions matter.

THE CREME DE LAOREME OF OTH WHISK

WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD:

Bale Importers,

721

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

THE

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST OLA 88 HOTEL IN EVERY

Gesar INTROVEMENTE 1

RESPECT

NEW APPOINTMENTS

REFRIGERATOR

NEWLY FCESHED

MUSIC BOOM

LEADING & WRITING. ROOM,

SMOKING ROOM MATHON IN ATTENDANCE FOR HAINE

1408

Aquarius

HABERDASHERY OF EVERY DECRIPTION.

W POWELL & CO.

PENINSULAB & ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY

1.TILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE

named :-

FOR.

DTNAMSKIE,

UAFTALE.

PATH.

| B'BAY +44 SAIGÓN Paka. F. W. YLBERT, ......Daylight, 28th July,

LONDON, &.Mirzapore *T, WICEERDEN............Noon, 29th July.

JAPAN

W. D. MURIH..................Noon, 30th July.

LONDON........faço...N. P. FOLLJÚK.

About 5th August,"

*Hao Special Advertisement,

P. @0.3. X, Ooy's Olive.

For Freight or Pusage, and farther Particulars, apply to

E, A RITOSIS Superintendent.

Hongkong, July 9T, LED,

1444

W. BREWER & Co.

LIMITED. NOTICE

dinary-Half-Yourly MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this CORPORATION TN Accordance with the Provisions of will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, No. 104 of the Artioles of Association on SATURDAY, the 14th day of August 1 the Canera). Manazozky winkle T together With a bittent ul Accolinks be! Vans on the LAID OF UPEPA Dividend WARRANTS PAYABLE at the Hongs 30th Jane, 1897.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JAUKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 24, 1807.

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· XONG AND SHANGHAI: BÁNY will be ined SHARSHOLDERS on WEDNESDAY, 28th July, med

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cɛm- pany will be CLOSED from 29th to 28 t

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Manager. Hongkong, July 13, 1887

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Instant, both daya inclusive,

DANKING CORPORATION,

TOTTON is hereby given that the NO Cake REGINEERS of SHARES of the

will, be... OLOBED" from SATURDAY, the 31st July Current to SATURDAY, the 14th day of August Next (both daya inclusive), during which period

o Transfer of Shares oan be registered. By Order of the Upart of Directors,

T, JACKSON, ONE ONA Manager.

1469 Hongkong, July 24, 1897, THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., LIMITED.

HAREHOLDERS are reminded that Applicestone for SEARED Of the NEW laste must be minão ubi later iban the Rud August Next

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00

General Blandgeresni Hongkong, July 29, 1887, 31 1448

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Chemical Analysis, Qualitative, by to KELLY & WALSH, LTD,

Fresenius va

Biam, by Harwell Sommerville ...$ 8.00 Taraptals (Valse), by W. G. Bontley 0.35 The Dyosmo, by Hawkins & Walles 6.00

A Story Towers Pack, by F. R.

Stockton

***

Ill Gotten Gold, by Tarbitt

Bob Covington, by Gonter

A Frisky Matron, by Feroy Leale.... Not bad after all, by Nat Gould.. Railway Engineering, Mechanical and Elec rical, by Haldane 200

2.00

Bright Celestiala.

Japan and the Pacific

4.00 8.50

2:00

Reed's Engineer's Hand Book

7.00

1.30 B Beier Barb (large edition)

3,50

13

1.Su

Casan's Froblems of the Far East... 461 Nome New French Novels, Academy & Salon Piotoret, KEBEE'D HAZOKS & SCORE.

9.00 Queen's Road, Under Hongkong Hotel. 1885

L. MARTEL & Co..

WINE AND SPIBIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTE, 24, QUEEN'S BOAD. OHABLIS,

POMMAR D.

_________________ CHAMBERTIN.

Brainwase and After Drank WINES, Red and White.

·BOUT

All our Wim os gustiastaed pure and unachilterated. Price List on Application.

THE HONG KONG BUTCHERY FOR

VEAL

GINE,

NEW CUSTOMS PUBLICATIONS, Retures of Traduand Trade Reports, 1808 Part I Report & Abstract of statistics # 1,00 Part 11 Report add Batlatica for each

Port

BANK HOLIDAY,

1982

IN Accordiṇanse with Ordinance No. 0, |1 of 1676, its Undermentioned BANK

will be CLOSED for the Trapnation of Puhlia Business on MONDAY, the god August For the

Chartered Bank of India, hane tralia and China,':

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

ing Corporation,

T. JACKBON

Chia Mongers For The National Bank of Chim, Limited,

GEO. MUNRO

for Chief ManZÍTET. For The Mornantile Bank of India,

Tämited?

JOHN THURBURN.

** Manager, Hongkong, For the "Bangus de L'Indo Chine, Hong.

kong Aganoy

PAUGUETIM

Managers For the Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. *

Hongkong gumá 5.00

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager.

Reports and Returns ler Separate

Port-Kowloon Canton, SULLOM

Amoy, Pathol Kiungohow, For the Yokohama Spose Bank, Ltd.,” Mongtak, Tangobow, Lappa each 0:50

FS. ONOR, Regulations for Preventlog Olisions

gant Hongkong, July 16, 1807-05 1476

At

Sea-in Foglish and Chiness. 0.25

World of 1886, by W.

Theatrical Work

ATOLDE.

2.50

of the that, by

2:00

070

1000 Gymnastic Percise

The Hory of Billed Ball-Tale

of Diviliation and Barbarism

Howto Inveekaluboys by K.

NAVY & ARMY TELUS, VOL. 1117.00

KELLY & WALSH, LILITRO. Hongkong, July 94, 1897,

S, INSURANCE HOLIDAY.

THE Undarmentional INSURANCE

OFFICE

CLOSED for sko

Transaction of Public Buses on MON- UAY, the Rod & uguit, 1897.

JARDINE MATHESON & OUT

Canton Anamuranos Onion, LaS

Hongkong Fies Lárőrs

1486

Union Inaurszine

HONGKONG, CANTON AND HEAD STEAMBOAT DOMPANY!

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

HE

of the Company