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OUR JOBBING DEPARTMENT

~ #AVING — been" REPLEN-

HISHED with a large as

sortment of the latest EUROPEAN and Àxarican NOVELTIES, we are prepared to exodula

orders for FANCY WORK with

Doutness and despatch, and at

very moderats valer.

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China Mail' OFFICE.

No. 10,740 -

The China Mail.

號九十月七年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices.

Established

February 1840.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1897.

"NB" Brown

HORMAN BROWNS

Norman Beown

SPECIAL SCOTCH

WHISKY

Noman B CLANCON

דיבי

WHISKY.

Ten Years Old

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

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Sixty-Second Ordinary Half-yearly MEETING SHAREHOLDERS

fur

in the Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 1P, Bank Duikitoys, Qoon's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 31st Instant, t 12 o'clock N. the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a D.vidend, ond electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-

pany will be CLOSED from the 18th to

31at Instant inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Hongkong, July 18, 1897.

Secretary

1290

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

PANY, LIMITED.

Business Not1008.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

RONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA,

SOLE BASTERN AGENTS FOR:

DELL'S ASBESTOS

New WINE WOVE ROOFING CO.

GEIFEL'S STIAM TRIF.

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY BYK. Lan,

SHOWSON Sox's & Co., SNOWDRIFT,"

BEBOER & Sons' Lao., Paints & VARNII, TUKTON BROS, & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOors,

W. WILSON COLHETT, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIA 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 Railway Companies.

24

W. JACKSON, Manager.

STUTTGART PIANOS

BY DÖRNER.

The Leading German Piano of the Age.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

SOLE AGENTS,

Monthly

Paymentá

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co..

LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, UBINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, Ltd., LONDON,

Pioneers of the Asbestos Trade.

Contractors to H. M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Railways, including the Imperiat Bailways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.

日一月七年四丁

THE "HUNCIONA DONESE MAIL/

·教日字華油香·

ISSUED DAILY.

ORDY UN MAN, Manager and Publisher.

SUBSCRIPTION

↑

Five Dollarampoor, deilongadis in Hong Kong, Qutporte, $11.49 per insIE, including gondje.

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH.

Business Notices.

It is Startling-but True

FATIGUE

AND

WEAKNESS

YIELD. TO THE PERSUASIVE POWERS OF

SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT,

The Best Tonic,

And strength comes with the first bottle. You can SLEEP soundly after taking in and filt the systäm into a soudition to resist the onervating hot of samulor. It gives mantal power to those who use.

SCHLITZ MALT EXTRACT

1338

The BEST' TONIC.

WATKINS & Co.

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVINC

RUBRICKS

Limited.

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILKO

FAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

# FIRECLAY GE

FIREBRICKS

WORKS,

GREEN ISLAND, MACAO. DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG,

The boat qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the Very Highest PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., CENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG.

Pressures. Cheaper qualities for Low Pressures.

The "VIUTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy.

NAVIGATION COMPANY

draulic Jose, unhold LIIO JUINTING MATERIALS for Steam and WILL death VESSELS to the Tudormentioned PORTS on the DATEN COM.Hydraulic Joints, Monhole and Madbole Doors, &c.; are alzo weed on avory Battle-

ahip. Cruiser, Gasbast, Torpedo-boat and Transport in R. M. Service.

"SALAMANDER Noo-conducting Composition for Boilers, Hot-mator Tanke, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

FISAL VALL. NHAREHOLDEES are hereby Notifed

that the FINAL CALL of TWO I 1881 DOLLARS ($210) por Staun has born made, and PAYABLE at the Company's Orfices, No. 27. Qacon's Road Central, 20

&uguar 1897,

th

SHALEHOLDERS 310 requested, when. Paying the above-mentioned Call, to send the Acting Secretary their Provision.al SHARE CERTIFICATES. These will be retain ed, and Fung Paid-up Scrip will be issued in hieu therent in due course,

By Order of the Board of Directora,

OHAS. F. HARTON,

A tiny Secretary.

Kangkong. July 5 1807

named :-

FOR,

**

SPBOTAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. Superintendent:

JAPAN.

•

Taos. SKINNER.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

LONDON.

General gents,

THE

HONGKONG HOTEL.

FIRST CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT

TRANSHIP,

CAPTAIN.

DATA.

AnconaagcureanW, D. MUDIEDO...........,Noan, 30th July,

Malacca................................K. P. POLLOCK.............. About 5th August,

For Froight or Pamago, and farther Particulars, apply to

P.&O.E. N. Go.'s Offico,

EL. A. RITCHIE, Superistandent,

Hongkong, July 27, 1897,

W. BREWER & Co.

1442

ul.

GREAT IMPROVEMENTS:

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

REFRIGERATOR:

1370

NEWLY FURNISHED

MUSIC ROOM,

korg, Views.... Siam, by Maxwell Sommer ville

READING & WRITING ROOM,

MAKKOY IN ATTENDANCE FOR LADIES.

SMOKING ROOM.

A Story Telier's Pack, by. 8. Re

Stockton

...$20.00 8.00 Tarantula (Valse), by W. G. Bentley 0.85

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.Railway Engineering, Meotanical and Harley's Now Junilee Book of Hong-

Eleo sinal, by Haldnos

$9.00 Chemios! Ansiguin, Qualitative,” by

Fresenius

8.50

2.00

1403

El Gouen Gold, by Tarbitt

2,00

Bob Covington, by Gunter

Frinky Mamon, by Feray Lyale

Not a bad far all, by Natsid...

1.80 13 The tears of a Continent, by

3 Younghusband ...

Pen and Peas.Jin Parliament, by H.

Furniss

Grast Commander of Modera Times,

by O'Conner Morṛon....... Go's Marine Insurance...

7.00

+

2.50

++

2.00

世界 149

pt.

11.00

Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Consulting Mechanical Engineers

and Burveyors,

CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY OF ATA

KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES.

PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

and

DEA WINGS prepared for all Classes of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY and BOILERS.

New Work and Repairs supervised Surveys undertaken and Reports prepared

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

Postal Address, 17 Praya Central.

JOHN W. KINGHORN,

M.I.M.R., M., Mesh -H, London. DONALD MACDONALD,

Hongkong, November 5. 1896

AN EFFECTUAL STOP

18 PUT TO ALL ANXIETY #T

THE NEW GUARANTEED CASH

A

VALUE POLICY

OF

1337

Aquarius

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Alerchants.

DICK'S: (LATE HANNAY'S)

PATENT COMPOSITION.

EQUITABLE. PATENT

L. MARTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS.

CHABLIS.

14, QUEEN'S ROAD.

POMMARD.

OHAMBERTIN.

HEZAMIAST and After Disk Works, Red and White,

1862.

All our Wise are guaranteed puré sud ngaduiterated. Price List on Application.

COMPOSITION. THE HONG KONG BUTCHERY FOR

This Policy provides three things: (1) The Cunard Steamer LUCANIA, which holds the record for

Protection for the family; (2) Provision for the assured's later years; (3) A· valuable investment.

When thres annnal premiums have been paid the policy acquiries yearly thereaftet three dienst GUARANTEED vaines n (1) paid-up sauorazón; (2) Uath; (3) Loan

at pe tine is przusunged by experienced

This policy mon of businem to be the best and man liberal contract of life assurance ever ion-

eti

d; and it is offered by an office having the

splendid SURPLUS of £8,500,000 sterling

to sapport its GUARANTEES,

Bull Partienist and Ilmatestions from

the GENERAL AGENTS,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

JT HAMILTON,

Manager for the East. "stobar 25 ·TOR

CEMENTIGHT.

PAINT, dugigs of Heal OF Oold, impervious to dumpiness, and Also Fire Prote

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buildings

̈A protaction against high end for tem-

pereturen

A

i preserver of all klads of Timber against

CAD Indestructible Paint on Iron, Briti

and

every description of Plaster, Jame Cement

For further partiodlara, Apply

2582

quickest passages across the Atlantic is coated with

this Composition.

Also in Use by the EMPRESS Line of Steamers.

HARRY WICKING & Co., Bola Agents in Hongkong.

ASK FOR FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD "HIGHLAND WHISKY,

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALUANE HIGKLAND WHISKY,

Thema ace the meat prodestone of Sortland devoid abenlately of all deleterious täntter. THE CREME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.

PURE AND MIED

VEAL

PUZZLEI WHATS OUR SPECIALITY

# 15, & 15, CENTRAL MARKET,

TRADE MARK

Hong Naris- YURI WO

PHONE.

No. 135.

D. C. L.

EDWARDS'

"HARLENE" FOR HAIR

THE

WORLD-RENOWNED

*Hair Producer and Restorer,

*Is the Best Drossing, specially prepared and

Perfumed for Toilet Use,

“HARLENE” PRODUCES LUXURIANT HAIR, PREVENTS ITS FALLING OFF AND TORNING GREY.

Unequaled for Promoting the Chrowth of the Board kod Monataclia. - THE WORLD-RENOWNED REMEDY FOR BALDNE:3.

For Caring Weak and Thin Fyelsabon, Preserving, Strengthening, and Bendering the Hair beautifully Belts For removing Scurf, Dandruf, etc., also for Bastoring Grey, Hair to the Natural Colear, it is withént azritala #ysians and Anstyria pronounas it to be devoid of any metalle or ather Infariðna ingredients. 1a. 28. 04. and (teplo 2/3 size) 4s 6d,per Bottle. May be bad from Chemists, Existissars, and Perfumers all over shu World

EDWARDS "HARLENE” 00., 95, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.0.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

"BANK HOLIDAY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Or. I Agriants with Oralunnes No: 6

of 1876, the Undermentioned BANEN dinary Half-Yearly MEETING of the I will be QLÖSED for the Transaction of BAREHOLDERS in this CORPORATION Public Busines on MONDAY, the Bad will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, Anguet.

on SATURDAY, the 14th day of Augnet For the Chartered Bank of India, Aus-

Next at Noon, for the purpose of receiving

the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts “to

30th June, 1897,-

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON

Chief Manager. Hongkong. July 24, 1897. ... 2404

| THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NTOTICE is hereby given that the NREGISTERS SHARES, of the

| CORPORATION ` will · bu · CLOSED from. SATURDAY, the 31st July Current, fu

tralia and China,

PH WHITEHEAD,

Managar, Hongkong. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banke

ing Corporation,

T.JACKSON.

Chief Manager. For The National Bank of Chies, Támitad "

“GEO. MUNRO,

for Calif Managers For The Mercantile Bank of India,

Limited

JOHN TEURBURN,

Manager, Bongkong.:

SA URDAY, the 14th day of August Next For the Banque de L'Indo-Chine, Home (both days inclinys), during waioh period

no Transfer of Shares can be registered,

By Urder of the Unure of Directors, p

T. JACKSON,

1468

kong Agony?

F. AUGUSTIN,

Маледств For the *Bank of Chios and Japan, Etiky

Hongkong,

Chin Manager, Bungkus. July 24, 1987. ***

DHANTREY INCHBALD

Manager THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO Faz the Yokohama Specs Bank, Ltch

LIMITED.

SHAREHOLDERS are reminded that

▷ Applications for SBARES of the New Jasuz mnat be made not later than the 2nd August Next.a

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, July 22, AN1 72: -1418

PERSEVERÄNOR LODGE OF HONGKONG, No. 1,165.

N Emergency MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held in the Fann- MASONS Hill, Zetland Street, TUE-DAI, the Brti August, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Trasa Bertiran. kro cordially TÆEED to attend.·· Hongkong, July 28, 1897, —

1490

OLD TOM AND DRY GINS KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

1989

$6.50 TEE DOZEN

NOTHING BETTER ON FB Manser

Solo Agents ( E. PRICH & Üo.,

(LÁTE GANDE, PRICE à 06 ). #ins and Dairis Murokanda, No. 19, Camby Food, Casual,

W. POWELL & Co.

LA §. 3. CEYLON,

QUEEN BESS HAIR CURLERS.

"NEW OUSTOMS PUBLICATIONS. Returns of Tradeand Trade Reports, 18p6da Part I Report & Abstract of Statii fou 2 1,00 Part II Raputi and Blatiefice fol sach cha

$.00 Trade Reports and Returns for. Separate Partes+Kowlakin, Canton, Brilon,Y

Amus, Pakhol, Bluntkow

Regulation toe Pestenting Colimēra

€100.

& CHOE

Hongkong, July 28, 1897.

INSURANCE HOLIDAY.

146

THE Undermentioned. INSURANCE OFHORS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Basinan, b2 MON- DÀY, the 2nd August, 1997,-***

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agente,

Canton Insurance Office, Litd.): General Managers Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.

* W, E. PERCIVAL,

Agent North China Insurancs Co. Ltd. WH. RAY

Uhina Traders Imvarands 05.) Ltd.

SHEWAN, TOMES & B6,

JUB. COUGHTRIE.