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OUR JOBBING DEPARTMENT ITAVING been REPLEN

ISHED with a largo aa- sortment of the latest Kuormax and Ammutam NOVELTIES,. we are prepared to execute

orders for FANCY WORK with

pentaess und despatch, and af

very moderate rales,"

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.

The China Mail.

No. 10,856

骁一十月二十年七十九百八千一英

1048.

Datablisheci February

HONGKONG, SATURDAY;- DECEMBER 11, 1897. ›

Business Notices.

GUARANTEED 10 YEARS OLD.

CLAYMORE

BOLE AGENTS:

RARE

OLD

SCOTCH WHISKY.

GREENLEES BROTHERS.

REGISTERED

Glasgow & London.

FLETCHER & Co.,

NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 77 (SPECIAL).

CHINA SEA

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

Haftari Btralt-Bauge Beacons ozta-

blished.

(OTICE is hereby given that two Range

SCOTCH WHISKY

THE PHARMACY, HONGKONG.

After 31ST DECEMBER, 1897, the Style of Our FIRM in HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, &c., WILL RZ

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO.,

and till that date we offer large REDUCTION IN PRICES

OF

Burcons have been established on NEW & SECOND HAND PIANOS.

the north-eastern slope of Pass laland, in-

dicating a besting of N. 204 W.. to guide

vessels through the narrows of Wilson

Channel; each beacon having a diamond- 2416 ahaped top-mar

p-mark-the northern ne with s white field and the central portion black, and the

I the southern ons with a black field and the central portion while.

Alan that two Range Bescous Lave been established on the south-eastern slope cf Slut faland with the summit of the folaudi Ta boulder painted white with a vortical black stripe in the middle] and the middla

of Our's Horn Peak directly in line, bear

of

ing N 8., to gaido vessels in the fir

the

way betoon the reefs which extend frem

Mitru Rock and the Chiu Niang Rocks,

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lying about 0 cables - B-from-Mitro Rock, the highest of which dries & fuct at low water springs.

Esch of these beacons has a triangular, top-mark paintod whis with

vertical black stripe in the middle-the triungle op ̈the northern ene being invarled.

DIREOTIONS.

According to soundings ult

ubtained during the present month, a vessel, bound to the Borthward should keep the beacons on Pan

Island in line from the time when QOU

in on with Tyas Yung Shan Peak, buting about

晋 S., till

ead

W

till the southern

of the middle one of the Rocky

Islande

ie on with the Fort bearing from it W. by

N. N. and then haul out so as to pass about 3 cables to the oastward of Bingk

The least depth found with the; benons in line was 15 feet at Low Water of the lowest Spring tides about half way. between the north side of Middle Zafand with Town Point, and the fast bearing given above.

The Bescos on Slut Island, if brought in line when Juner Rock bears East and kept so till Mitre Rook beats West, will lend well olear of all known dangers.

All bearings given aru inagnolia

A. M. BISBEE,

Coast Inspector,

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS,

CCANT INSPECTOR'S OFFICE, Shanghai, 30th November, 1897.

THE

2384

Old Blend

Whisky

"ቦ ተዝካ

White Horse

The Old Blent ***** Whisky!!

ofing HORS ELLA

TRUM

Original

Recip

-pie kakovar Vi sám není

** The WHITE HUNAR VELLAN

Cellar

FRCA IYO ORIGINAL

RECIPE

CASH OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

W. ROBINSON & Co.

PEAK HOTEL.

1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL djining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LUATION, Commanding Magoticont View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland China, and Islands; cool southerly braczas in Summer, with perfect protection agalus

North-East winds in Winter.

A Covered Way has been osastracted from the Station to the Hotel

The Hotel is now under Buropean Management.

GEO, J. CASANOVA, Manager⠀

QITY OFFICE No 7, Duuldall Strent.

1554

SPARKLING BURGUNDY

RED and WHITE.

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FROM THE CELEBRATED HOUSE, QUICHARD,-FOTHERET AND FILS.

Pan 1 DozN QUARES

14.

TRADE MARE, 和源

2

PINTE

$28,00. $28.00.

*

Hong Nume

YUEN WO TELEFONS

742

So 135.

ASK

2867

FOR

SOLE AGENTS;

H. PRICE & Co.,

No. 15, Queen's Road, Central,

FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY,

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY.

These are the finest productions of Sectland; davold abarately of all deleterious matter.

Korial Lig

THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF OTCH WHISK

WHISKIES, ⠀⠀

PURE AND MILD,

Sole Importers,

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

W. POWELL & Co.

IMMENSE STOCK OF

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

ARV

Dated 1746. Toys! Toys!! Toys!!!

The Old-

fashioned Blend of the Coaching Days,

without

alteration

for 250 years.

OLDEST,

BEST,

PUREST

IN THE MARKET

Relyre ritadions.

Business Notices.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd.,

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAVA.

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

.

BELL'S ASBESTOS,

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN, Lơn., New Wige Wove Rooring Co.

GRIPELJ STEAM TRAP,

日八十月一十年四丁

SNOWDON SOX's & Os.; 'SNOWDRIFT,"

BEROKE & SONG' Leo., Paints & VARNIAN, TURTON BR03, & MATTREWS' STEEL GOODS.

W. WILSON CORBETT, (SATURN 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.

XMAS & NEW YEAR GOODS.

JUST RECEIVED.

-

LADIES HAND BAGS, PERFUME CASES,

TOILET NECESSARIES, PHOTO FRAMES, ALBUMS,

PURSES, PORTMONNAIES, JEWEL CASES. INKSTANDS, OPERA GLASSES, FIELD GLASSES,

MUSIC CASES, WRITING DESKS, BLOTTERS,

SCISSORS IN FANCY CASES, POCKET BOOKS,

CARD CASES, &c., do,, &c,

STANDARD & TABLE LAMPS,

TANTALUS SPIRIT STANDS.

DECORATIVE TABLE GLASSWARE,

MEERSCHAUM PIPES, BRIAR PIPES,

CIGAR CASES, CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS,

TOYS!

GOLD MEDALA, PARIS 1878:2009

JOSEPH

GILLOTTIES

PENE.

Of Mgbert Quality, # Having Grøstest Purabilty, are Thursföre GREATEST.

--- 17he only Award, Chicago, 1898.

KUMBERS FOR USE BY DANKERS, Hazrui Pana, 26, 130, 287. Slip Pens, 87, 908, 287, 10, 10%, 7,000, in Fins, Medium, and read. Evinia. The New Turaidap Point, 1032.

PRICE, $2.50 PEI (ONTH.

Business Notices. ̈

Choice and Seasonable Presents:

DELICIOUS

CHOCOLATE.

IN

DELICIOUS

BONBONS.

Xmas Rose Boxes

& Presentation Tins.

WATKINS & Co., APOTHECARIES HALL, HONGKONG,

2314

For the Xxas and New Yar Season thews Don licious Sweets can be obtained packed in highly artistic CHRISTMAS BOSS Boxes, or in specially designed and bandsomely decorated Tiur, say one of which forms an exceedingly

Choice, Acceptable, and Useful Present,

GREEN ISLAND

CEMENT CO.,

LIMITED.

FIRE CLAY. WORKS, DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG,

CEMENT FACTORY, GREEN ISLAND, MACAO..

FORTLAND CEMENT,

GLAZED STONEWARE DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS, GLAZED Paving - BRICKS AND TILES, FIRE BRICKS AND FIRE CLAY, &c., &c.

For Prices and further particulars, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. COLLEGIATE SCHOOL,

2232

PIPE RACKS, TOBACCO POUCHES.

TOYS! TOYS!!

ROCKING HORSES, DOLLS, TOPS, STEAM ENGINES, YACHTS, TOOL BOXES, ANIMALS, GAMES,. MAGİC LANTERNS, 40,

French & English Confectionery.

FONDANTS, FRUIT BONBONS, DRAGEES, NOUGATINES, BUTTER SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES, CHOCOLATE CREAMS, &c., ko,.

XMAS CAKES, GENOA CAKES, CAMBRIDGE CAKES.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

GORGONZOLA & CHEDDAR CHEESE.

NUTS

FILBERTS, BRAZILS, BARCELONAS AND ALMONDS.

2005

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

HALLEN'S TIANOS

MONTHLY PAYMENTS,

VICTORIA, B.C, Patron and Visitor-The Lord Bishop of British Columbia, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF

J. W. LAING, MA,

[Oxon.], FR. G. S.

Rev. C. ENSOR SHARP, MA. (Cantab.)

SPECIAL FEATURts-Preparations for Universitive, B. M. College, the Navy, Htc, Technical Education in Chemistry, Electricity, Etc (if desired). The ordinary Bolso | Cures includes Latin, French, Mathematics, and English Subjects..

236

TERMS FOR BOARDERS VERY MODERATE.

W. BREWER & Co.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Į Paasch's From Keal to Truck......$17.00 Pctures of Bouthern Ohiža—with 75

The Now Volumes of Boy Owá Anndak Girle' Own Annual, Little Folka. Chatterbox, Young England. Chuma; fa, de

Photo, Illustrations-by Rev. J. Macgowan 20m 108 8.76 Bushigrama, by Buy Bothby 1.50 Silcate of Silcotes, by H. Kingsley... 1.60 B. W. Jóan 0.70 by

DIATICH, CALENDAR C Story of Germ Life. Martin Hewitt, & Yola,

160 NEW STO BOXES OIL AND WATER COLORS each $1.60

NEW PRIVATE AUTOGNATH CHRISTMAS Rumauce of Industry and Invention 200 Australian Fairy Tales

2,00

AND NEW YEAR WARDS, Miss Robbie, by E. Turner

2.00 Visyra's Portugueso Dictionary,

7,2Vols, 5.00

THE

CA

EQUITABLE

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 181, 1897.

ESTABLISHED, 1804,

$250 to $600,

Lane, Crawford & Co.

1954

Astets Reserve Fundy (4% Standard) and all other

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613,161,258

88,145,160

£9,016,078

£199,646.264

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

ITILL despatch VCSBELE to the Undermentioned PORTS on the DATEE

named

FOR.

SHANGHAI N'EI

FRAMSNAP,

...

OAPTAIN.

DATE,

KOBE & YOKO.Java........................... „J. CHELLEW, V.7. About 13: December..

·SHANGHAL... Chusat STAKE.

About 18th December. LANDON. Ko......Miraspore *.........E. WICKERDEN.................... Nuom, 18th December.“ N'SAKI, KOBE &

YOKOHAMA Ferona STRIES & BOM.

BAY (Direo).... Pesh our LONDON.............Cantor

* Sea Spoolni Adverttaument.

4

C, H. 8. Tooque, 2.8.2...Noon, 17th December.

....F. W. VISET, BE...About 18th D comb ek. D. C. GREGOR, B........ About 23rd December.

For Freight or Pamage, and further Particulars, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

| P. & 0, 8. N. Co.'s Office."

Hanakos, December 9, 1897,,

W. POWELL & Co.

myking. December 11. 1947.

2415

JUST LANDED.

Ex. S. 'CHINA,'

AMERICAN ROLL BUTTER,

$1.60 per Roll.

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY Co.,

11, 18 and 16, Central Market.

THE EV

Ex P. & O. S. B. MALAGOA,

St. Raphael Wine

Extra Special Liqueur Whisky, Bass's Ale

2968

Horsehead Brand.

Guinness's Stout Kupper's Pilsener Beer.

SOLE AGENTS,

Tiesume Te

18. Queen's ROAD

Wine and Spwit Marakanta.

THE

2991

Insist on getting VICTORIA DISPENSARY, ♣

White Horse

Collar.

Being a high prized Whisky, many don's kosn

*İS IP they can call another brand: 25

MACKIE & COY, DISTILLERS LTD., KULAY, OLENLIVET, AND BLABBOW,”---

DAKIN'S ANISERD AND LICORICE COUGH BALSAM, For the Kellat of all CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS, * QOUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, and SURKNESS of the CHEST. PRON 50 CENTS AND BI,

IVE KPAOD "INVEEROIS'UD

For Ustana, COLDS, Hoákernsen, LayZORNEA, ABERRA, COPKUUPTION, DIGGLING COUSX, Barsonitis, and all Dimasa at the Uzvar and Lunas.

Pazon 81 par Boatlant

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Oaldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

2941

PIRITOLA NR HOTEL IN EVERY RESPLUS.

GENAT INPROTI

NEW APPOINTMENTA,

BEBRIG

NEWLY TURNÍIÐ

HUSIC ROOM,

BEADING & WRITING ROOM,

SMOKING ROOM.

Liabilities..... Surplus. 4 %... Outstanding.

Assurance.

New A BetranCS written, 1896

L'

£26,602,934

IFE ASSURANCE is now within every man's reach at a cost which, in the result, if no Clains Arfaen, is aither nominal |97, sccording to the class of policy, pields a -retrça egoal to the best of sale favestments.

For full explanation and illustrations įg rond date of birth to

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,

Sizneral, engkong

Honzkone. Angust§. 1897.

מט........

· 1048 HEAD OFFICE MANUFACTORY TIN-LOS LANE, WANDHAI.

CEMENTIGHT BOWRINGTON,

Special Paint WITHOUT COMPETITION}

GREINARY CEMENTIGER For Buildings, of stone. Brick, and Plaster of Lime, Cement &., & CEERTJENT OIL PAINT, No Advantageously used for all Metallio Works, Seamers, &o, &a. ÚtxEFTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. Made with unchange bl-Colour, for all applications. CEMEN 11067 OL,For projecting Wood from White-Ants, dampness, do, do 2197

Agents for China and Japan, -HARKETTO & ⱭNG.

Kinghorn & Macdonald, Consulting Mechanical Engineers and Surveyors CONFALUNURI YOS KER Burry of ALL Eton of MACHINERY AND ABYLIANGING

A MARGE NEW STOOK OF GOODS FOR THE SEASON.

Paper

WANTED.

SMALL GODOWN centrally situated, Apply, to J, cure of Orrios of this

Hongkong, December 10, 1897, 2406

KIUNGOHOW DISTRION.

LOCAL NOTION TO MARINERS No. 18.

N

HAINAN STRAITE, HAINAN HEAD BASK BUOT

́UTICE ik Héreby given that the Hax-

NAN HEAD BANK Buoy has disap pested."

Dus Notice will be giren when it is replaced in position.

Approved:

O, J. PRICE.

Ha bour Master.

J. F. BOHÓENTOKE.

= Commissioner of Customs, CUSTOM HOUSE, Klunachow, Sad December, 1897, 2411 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

COMPARY will be CLOSED form THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the

the 15th to the 81st Instant, both daya

Inclusive

A

JARDINE MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents CASTON INSURANCE OIPIOS, LTS, Hongkong. Desember 10, 1897, 2:409

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF HONGKONG, No. 1,160, Regular MEETING of the above LODGE, will be held in the Fa MASONS HALL, Zetland Street, THURSDAY, the 16th Instans, at 4.00 for 4.30 p.m. precisely. VISITING BRECHEEN are cordially tavas to attend

On

Hongkong. Debember 10, 1897. $405.

E. F. CARMICHAEL, Consulting Engine and Buragor, 18, PRAYA CENTRAL, PECIFICATIONA, DESTORS and Bones that from this date to defty an' Business at the red for all Oleiconborn addr and that he is prepared to ZEBMAMAHIPS WADHINERY supply DESIGNS -16 SPROEIKDATIONS-

DRAWERUS

BOILERS

New Work Md Nojstre experrian.

Burveya undertaken and Reports prepared.

KINGHORN.

Exposer Kuprysant and Surveys Underk for Kil Kassin of ENGINEERING 173

Bosskor Aur! 16 LEPT.