1897-09-24 — Page 1

Page

CTATING boon. REPLEN

TOKED With a large as- mories of the latest Humornan and American NOVELTIES,

are prepared to executo

ordera for VANCY WORK with

astase and despatch, and at

sary moderate vales,

CHINA MAIL' OFFLOR

No. 10,789

The China Mail.

就四十月九年七十九百八千一英

Business Notices..

SCOTCH

WHISKY

Establisboð

February

1846.

THE 'HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL-"

泰日子雄鄰香。

{Hongkong Wa Ta: Fat Po,)

ISSURD DAILY.

CHUN UN MAN,

Manager and Publisher.

→

SUBSCRIPTION:

Pia Dettura a prung deliverabia jų konj kong. Quipleti, 11, 40 per canna,

including peniagą. -

922

"Gentlemen

The Very Best.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1897.

Sold by LANE, Crawford & Co., G. GIAULT, at THOMAS'S GRILL Rooy, and all Retail Stores.

W RUBOFAN APPEARTICES to PLANO

MARINO, Repairing and Tara;

also ONE to Moxic and Swizz Goone TRADE and OFFICE WORK.

1801

ROBINSON & Ca

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

TCRAMES CAUT, for the purpose of THE Annual General MEETING of the

receiving the Committee's Report for the Past Sonson, and electing the COMMITTEE and OFFICERS for the coming Sazon, will be Held in the CRICKET PAVILION, OD THUKSDAY, 301h September, at 6 o'clock.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING.

TMMMEDIATELY after the

General Meating an Extraordinary General MEETING will be Held for the purpose of taking into consideration a propomal that RULE 12 shall in the future read as folkway-

12. The Annual Subscription for MIM-

advance on the Hat Octobor in such Year. Any MEMBER. Absent from bo Colony for 12 consecutiva Months, shall he exempted from One Year's Subscription.

EDWARD A. RAM,

▾ Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 22, 1897.

BONGKONG JOOKEY OLUS,

NOTICE.

ASK

FOR

FERGUSON'S

P.&O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUE, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BRBADALBANK HIGHLAND WHISKY.

These are the finest productions of Scotland; devoid absolutely of all deleterious matter.

THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD.

GSPECIAL CREAK

Sole Importers,

Special Liqueur

¿COTCH WHISKY

P. BLACKHEAD & Co.

THE

HONGKONG HOTEL.

A FIRST CLASS BOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.

BOLE EASTERN. AGENTS FOR:

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

NEW WIRE WOVE ROOFING Co.

GRICEL'S STEAM THAT.

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN. LTD.,

SHOW ON SON'S & Co., 'SNOWDRIFT,"

Bino & Sons LTD., PAINTA & VARNIH, TURTON BROS. & MATTHEWS' STEEL GOODS,

W. WILSON COUBETY, (SATURN AND SCANDINAVIA BELTINO),

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

24

Principal English, Colonial and South American Railway Companies.

日八廿月八年AU

The

PRICE, $2.50 PER MONTH,

Business Notices.

Salt of Life

IS BUSINESS; WE WANT MORE OF IT.

WE'LL GET IT, IF OUT AND OUT VALUE WILL FETCH IT.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

1750

BOILER FLUID.

PREVENTS COROSION, RUST AND SCALE

FIXES ALL GREASE AND OIL

THAT MAY GET INTO THE DOILER.

ZYNKAR A.

SIVES FUEL.

OLEANS THE WHOLE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE BOILER

FROM SCALE ALREADY

FORMED

AND PREVENTS

FORMATION OF A FRESH COATING,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

SOLE GENTS.

PEAK HOTEL.

1350 FEET ABOVE

SEA LEVEL.

HOW IS THIS

ONE HUNDRED

HAVANA CIGARS

(SUMATRA LEAF)

FOR $5.00.

WATKINS & Co, APOTHECARIES' HALL.

Green Island Cement Company,

PAVING

BRICKS

MANUFACTURERS OF

TILES

PAVING

DRAIN-PIPES

FIRECLAY G

WORKS,

1408

A part, Ouding M-gullent View of the City and Harbour, the Masiniond of Chins, and Islands; cool southsely breezes in Summer, with perfect protection against the North-East winds in Water.

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terasians, Fave HEALTHY

A Covered Way is being sung eusted from the Station to the Hotel,

The Hubel is now under Europeaa Management.

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Dadioil Street

1807 GREAT IMPROVEMENTS:

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

REFRIGERATOR,

TRADE MARK.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

HEA

of MEMBERS of the above Ülun will be Held in the Ürry Hazz on SATUR- DAY, the 2nd October Preximo, at 2.20

p.m

Bg Order of the Stewards,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clark of the Course

1887

Hongkong, Septeraber 24, 1897.

NOTICE.

TMPORTANT information for Enginews, regarding NoHINAZ and INDICATED HORAR POWER: Full Particulars of which is given in a Pamphlot, entitled, "In Memoriam, JAMES WATT 1

Engiasir."

To be had from W. BEEWEB & Co., Hongkong. Prios §2.—Fulmen Brutim,

Hongkong, August 28, 1897.

NOTICE.

NEWLY FURNISHED

MUSIC ROOM,

READING & WRITING ROOM

BMOKING ROOM,

MATRON IN ATTENDANCE FOR Ladies.

Aquarius

1724

1820

GREATEST BLESSING OF LIFE.

TMPORTANT Information for Purchasaza

Underwriters'; full Particulars given in s

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

of Steam Engines, Brokers, and PROF. H. WINTER, Pamphlet entitled, "NOMINAL Hoatz THE GREAT AMERICAN INDIAN EXPERT Power and CommeRUTAS POWER Toba Warrauts to Cure Hard and Note Ouros,

Bunions, Chilblaint, Ingrowing Nails

bed from W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong.

Price $1,

Bougkong, September 20, 1997.

JAPANESE

TINE ART. CURIOS

ISTS

KUHN & KOMOR.

21 & 23, Queen's. Road, Hongkong; 35, Water, Street, Yokohama ; and

~ 36, Division Street, Koba.

and War, Guarantees to take them out without pain er drawing blood, and farther guarantees

perform a perfect cura Has Arrived in HONGKONG, and will

६०

remain bere natii October 1 ty at the

HONGKONG HOTEL, BOOM 28. 89 04, and at his URGE No. 29, Queau's Road Central, ander the HONGKONG HOTEL OFFICE HOURS from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Consultation Free of Charge. The who wish Mr. WANTSE to vials them will please send their address, and be wil Ca 3 on Mondays and Fardana

CEMENTIGHT between 2 and 3 p.m.

PAINT, non-conductor of Hest or Cold, impervious to dampness, and also Fire Prools

Specially Suitable for the Covering of Buidloga.

A

protection against high and low tem

preserver of all kinds of Timber sgalant

Insets.

An Industructible Paint on Iron, Brick and every description of Plastery Lime or Cament.

For further partioular, apply to

BARBETTO & Cop Chneral Agent, Hongkong, March 15, 1897: BLE

CHUN QUAN KEE DEALER IN SILES, WHOLESALE AND BETAIL

VORY, SANDALWOOD, Cannon Brang,

WOOD, ELOQUIED Wars and all kno

CHARGES MODERATE.

French, Spanish and Portuguese.

The Professor spaske English, German,

Hongkong, September 23, 1877. -1004

Mitsui Bussen Kaisha, No. 6, Joe House Street, Praya Central

HEAD OFFICE :—TORIO,

BRANCH OFFIOR-Lospor, Maw YOBE. BOMBAY, BEGAPORE, SEANGELI, TIN-

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

NOTIOR

1403

beg respectfully to give Netien to the

THE BEADS of the COAL COOLIES

Pusio that in consequence of the enhanced cost of living they have applied for an INCREASE of WAGES to take effect from the 1st October Next.

1902

Hongkong, September 93, 1897. Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE BUPPLY OF ALG Kurds of MiCHINERY AND AFFILLEGES.

and

[PECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

DRAWINGS prepared-for all Olasses of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY sad BOILERS.

New Work and Repairs anpervised Surveys undertaken and Report prepared.

www

Telegrama, "KXNGEGEN,” Hongkong. Telephone, No. 141. Postal Addres, 17 Prays Central,

JOHN W. KINGHORN," NIME, MI.Mach.-B., London. DONALD MAODONALD. Hongkong, November 5, 1898.

2738

CHAS. 7, GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Walch de Clock Makerz, -

Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths. AUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC

mar, Mawgawan and all Port in N METEOROLOGICAL

JAPAN

AGENCIES

Mirka COAL MEE Ongouna Coat Matus.".

TORTO MAREER INSUzanos Co., Las. Maft FIEK LEJURANUS Co, LayD, IPIZAL Gay Pics Mak Japan. Oleguera de Wes. Co., Shal Draw Ormon GoMeart, Japan.

BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES, BITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER COMPASKEL ADMIRALTY & INRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS,

Chrische & Co.' FLEUTEO-PASTAD WAME Foglish Bilyen &

& ELECTRO-PLATED WANK,

GOLD & BILVER JEWELLERY

DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Wplendid Oolation of the Latest Dares

Long Nama YUEN WO TELEPHONE No. 138.

BRANDIES.

V. PEB DozeN 0. V

3+

..

L

R. O. Y.

OUR OWN BOTTLING

1-$7

VICTORIA

་་་

+44

+21

$13.00

15 00

20,00

EXCELLENT VALUE.

H. PRICE & Co.,

3704

(LATE GANDE, PRICE & Co.,)

No. 12, Queen's Road, Central..

DISPENSARY.

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION,

THE ONLY EFFECTCAL REM-DY BUG ALLAYING

THE IKKITATION,

DAKIN'S SINGLE SIEDLITZ.

A MOST AGRECIḥty and BṛtauIIVE ÚSNAYANCING APERIESİ,

LAMBERT AND BULLIE'S

WILL'S CAISTAN NAVY COY,

1787

MAY BLOSSOM TOBACCO, 18 † ib. Tiss

· MILD, MEDIUM `AND FULL,

WILL'S THREE CASTLE CIGARETTES.

W. POWELL & Co.

JOHORE ART MUSLINS.

AN EFFECTIVE AND NEW SPECIALITY FOR CURTAINS AD.

AHT DRAPERIES,

W. POWELL, & Co.

18

· Hongkong, Sept. 18, 1897, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY TILL despatob VESSELS to the Understand 'PORTS U Wed

To

CAPTAIN

Dats.

the DAT #

SEBAKRHIE. N'SAKL KOBE &

YOKOHAMA ... Spectra7, PINE. EN.B Daylight, 25th Gert STRAITS&E'BAY Beindică * .......................C, H, WATKINE, NE.....Noon, 25th September. LONDON ............panT. LEIGH. About 28th Septembar, SHANGHAI, N'KI

KOBE & TOKU Janda G. D. ANDgewy. 5. N.#*Abo 2016 Reptember. $H: NGHAL.......TE. B. DOWELL, & ...... About 3rd October. LONDON, po... Mirz (pure +T. WIDEENDAH... Noon, 7th detobor, SIDNEY AND

MELBOURNE...Czadin

• For Freight (only).

..G. K. Wear, NE........Early in October.

+ See Apecial Advertisement.

For Fregat ve Pago, and farther Perttudiere, apply to

. . . . .'s Ollies,

Hongkong, Bo,tember 24-1997.

BL.A. RITCHIE, Juperintendent

MARKET FOR BEEF MUTTON-VEAL

£600

BUTCHERY

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

OHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO, I

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Thirty-Fir Ordinary MEETING THE SHREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the HEAD OFFICE Vierozis, Hongkong, TO-MORROW, the

tho

The Old Blend

Whisky

of the

WHITE HORSE

CELLAR

KAYANO THE SAME, PURE NELĪNIS

Agents

MATUREN, MEDINAMAKAN

2nd October, Prime, at Twelve o'clock, Edinburghw Noun, for the purpose of presenting Report of the Directura and Statement of Accounts to 30th April last, and of Declar Messrs. W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co. ing Dividends.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company

will be CLOSED from the 19th Insat to

oluníva

Quecu's Road Central

the 2ad October, Proximo, both days in- DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. H. RAY,

Sear etary. Hongkong. September 24, 1897. 1828 UNION INSURANCE 8001ETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

LIMITED.

NDE” Ordinary Queral MEETING. of SHAREBÓLUERS in the above Compay will be held at the Company'■ OFFICES on SATURDAY, 20th September, at Naa, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accurata to 30th Jane, 1807.

The TRANSTER BOOKS of the Com

OTICE is hereby given that they will be CLOSED from the 10 h to the MEETING of the SOCIETY will be at

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

N Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Yearly 25th Septeraber, both daya inclusive,,

ita HRAD

CFFICE, No. 4,

General Manager do. The Praya, Haukkuus, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th Hongkong, September 3, 1807. October

1807. as Noca, for the purpose

GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

1764

of receiving the Report of the Directors THE CHINA MUTUAL STHAM NAVI- together with Statements of Accounts for the Year 196 and for the Hsi-year ending the 30th June, 1897, and of Declaring, DIVIDENDS.

CEAREHOLDERS are baroby inflamed that at a General Meeting held in The Transfer BOOKS of the Society wil Loudon recently an I INTERIM DIVIDEND CLOSED from the 3rd to the 13th of 3% was Daclated on the Company Dotabar, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board;

N. J. EDE,

Secretary. Hongkong, September 20, 1807.

THE

1881

EQUITABLE

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE UNITED STATES. JANUARY 181, 1897,

Assots

Reserve Fund %Standard) and all other Liabilities

| Surplus, 4 %..... ..

Ontstanding

Assurance

New Assurance

*

144

BY+

£45,161,239

PREFERENCE SHARES for the Sie Monthe ending 30th June, thin being at the Rate of 6 PER CENT per annum.

The DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be

on the let October. Ready

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pag wil be CLOSED from the 27th to the 30ch Iortant inclusive.

HOLLIDAY, WISE CON Agents. Hongkong, Sept. 3, 1897,

1808

F. CARMICHARL, Conneting Engineer and Simulyor, 18, PRAYA CENTRAL

EGS to annouce that from this diaba Dhe intends to carry on Basinuss pt tha 36,145,160 shore address, and that he is prepared so sapply DESIGNS and SPECIFICATIONS £9,016,078 for all bases of ENGINEERING WORK. | Repairs Supervised and Surveys Undertakes, 840 ... £190,646,204 Hongkong, April 28, 1897,

written, 1899 ... ... £25,602, KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

ASSURANCE cow within every

LARA NO GOther FRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL reault, if no Claim Aríarn, is either nominal. FUND COMMEMURATION: or, according to the class of policy, inlds STAMPS 70 cm, & 21,75 return equal to the best of safe investments, ; TIMES ATLAS coutsining 117 Pager

For full explanation and illustrations send date of birth, to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Agents,

Hergkong.

Hongkony. Augantð. 1897.

WANTED.

BPERING COMPANY

comprising 173 den Alphabetical Lodaż

I ain, ad

of

Samener No

30,000 Names

30 21.00 of Gesplic

0,70 Navy and Army Illustrated, Vol. 11 1548 Glimpses of Australis, jo in hd 10.00

Kogland's History, is Pictured

Famous Painters

Y PORTUGUESE, Situation in a BOOK. KEEPER and GENERAL ASSISTANT, in Colocy or Outports Good Reference

Apply to

Xof this Orrida, Hongkong. September 19, 1897.

AMERICAN STITEM

03

DENTISTRY

1897

3.CUTERS ROAD OENTRAL CHADWICK XIW.

The

Guren's Reigu 1837-1887, and koommemoration, by Sir Walter Besant...

Phil. May's Sketul Buckad vien ajat Phil. May'e tuttar-Snipos Pendleton's Our Hailways, 3 Volad Mishan's Life of Nelson The Em

bodiment of the Sea Power For

Great Britain,

-214 Kwabing kon

Dive's Kakemodesho Muckoozie'r The 19th: Centurru

CHINA COAST

KHELY & VALSE

1604