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MEN ZIMEIRA DEPARTMENT [FAYING been BEPLEN

IGHED with a large sa- sortment of the intest EUROPEAN and AMERICAN NOVELTIES, we are prepared to exeante ordare for FANCY WORK with

-neatness-and doepstob, and at

very moderate rates,

CHINA MAIL' OFFICE, -

The China Mail.

THE "HOMEROOM REINERE MALL.

ISSUED DAILYT.

CHDI UN MAN, Manager and Publisher.

BURSCRIPTION.

Five Dollars a year, daherable in Zend kong. Culparea fit.de gur mean,

No. 10,858

FINE OLD

Establishi

brua

.D.

就四十月二十年七十九百八十一英 Business Notices.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897.

Business Notices.

日一十月一十年国丁

GUARANTEED 10 YEARS OLD.

SOLE AGENTS:

FORSEN

CLAYMORE

RARE

OLD

SCOTCH WHISKY.

GREENLEES BROTHERS. Glasgow & London.

REGISTERED

FLETCHER ∞ Co.,

THE..

Old Blend

Whisky

OF THE

White Horse

The Old Blend

Whisk of the HORS

ELLAR

MEET THE

Jabath at iniy s80 QUAITE, AN004

SCOTCH WHISKY

THE PHARMACY, HONGKONG.

After 81st DECEMBER, 1897, the Style of Our FIAM in HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, &0.

WILL DE

THE ROBINSON PIANO

and till that date we offer large REDUCTION IN PRICES

OF

NEW & SECOND HAND PIANOS,

2416

CASH OF MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

Cellar ASK FOR

FROM THE

ORIGINAL

RECIPE

Dated 1746.

The Old- fashioned Blend of the Coaching Days,

without alteration

för 150 years.

OLDEST, BEST, PUREST

IN THE MARKET."

Ecfuse Imitationa

Insist on getting

740

W. ROBINSON & Co. FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 YEARS OLD HICHLAND WHISKY.

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISKY. These are the finest prodactions of Scotland; davoid absalutely of all deleterious matter. THE CRÈME DE LA ORÈME OF WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD.

Sole Importers,

Sposal Ligura

SCOTCH WIESTY

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENØY, Ltd,

GONGKONG HOTEĻ—PRAVÁ,

SOLE EASTERN AGENTS FOR:

ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY SYN, LA.,

SNOWDON Son's & Co., "SHOWDLIFE.

BELL'S ASBESTOS.

New Wine WOVE ROOFING CA.

GLITEL'S STEAM TELF.

BREDER & SONS" LAD, Parrs & VÁRNIA, TURTON BROS. & Matthews' Stazz GOODS,

W. WILSON COBAZIT, (SATURN AND SUANDINAVIA BELTING},

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.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

XMAS & NEW YEAR GOODS.

JUST RECEIVED.

一

LADIES HAND BAGS, PERFUME CASES,

TOILET NECESSARIES, PHOTO FRAMES, ALBUMS,

- PURSES, PORTMONNAIES, JEWEL CASES.

INKSTANDS, OPERA GLASSES, FIELD GLASSES,

MUSIC CASES, WRITING DESKS, BLOTTERS,

SOISSORS IN FANCY CASES, POCKET BOOKS,

CARD CASES, &c., do, do,

STANDARD & TABLE LAMPS,

DECORATIV

TANTALUS SPIRIT STANDS.

TABLE

+

LASSWARE.

MEERSCHAUM PIPES, BRIAR FIPES,

CIGAR CASES, CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS,

PIPE RACKS, TOBACCO POUCHES.

PRICE, $2.50 FE MONTH,

Business Notices.

PARRITCH FOR MUSCLE, WHISKY FOR PLUCKI

WATSON'S DUNDEE WHISKY,

BUST ON HARTH

WATKINS & Co., AGENTS.

To max, te darah sad KKUNT AN' VENIT,

Juss SAMPLE WATSON'S DUNDEE. WHISKY,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,

LIMITED.

FIRE-CLAY WORKS, DEEP WATER BAY, HONGKONG, CEMENT FACTORY, GREEN ISLAND, MADÃO.

PORTLAND CEMENT,

GLAZED STONEWARE DRAIN PIPES AND FITTINGS, GLAZED PAVING BRICKB AND TILES, FIRE BRICKS AND FIRE CLAY, &c., &c.

2902

For Prices and further particulars, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.

W. BREWER & Co.

TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!! ROCKING HORSES, DOLLS, TOPS, STEAM ENGINES, YACHTS, Basbigrams, by Gay Boothby......

TOOL BOXES, ANIMALS, GAMES, MAGIC LANTERNS, &c.

French English Confectionery

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

XMAS CAKES, GENOA CAKES, CAMBRIDGE CAKES,

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

GORGONZOLA & CHEDDAR CHEESE.

NUTS

FILBERTS, BRAZILS, BARCELONAS. AND ALMONDS.

8005

F. BLACKHEAD & 06.

White Horse W. POWELL & Co.

Cellar.

Being a high priced Whisky, many don't keep 14 if they can sell another brand.

MACKIE & GOY. DISTILLERS LTD.,

IOLAT, GLEÜLIYET, AND GLASGOW. W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co., ̈ Agents

1833

JAPANESE

FINE ART OURIOS,

"

IMMENSE STOOK OF

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS"

AND

Toys! Toys!!

Toys!!!

W. POWELL. & Co.

Pengkons December 11.1999.

JUST LANDED.

Ex. S, S. CHINA,’

2436

KUHN & KOMOR, AMERICAN ROLL BUTTER,

21 & 23, Queen's

35, Water Street, Yokohamas; and.....

85. Dylefon Streak. Kobe

CHAS, J. GAUPP & Co.,

Chronometer, Watch de Clock Makers, Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths,

CAUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND N METEOROLOGICAL

INSTRUMENTS.

VOIBELANDAS's ÜzleɣRATED

BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES.

Baronie's LaqueD AND OPERE COMPANIES, ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL BOOKS.

Christofo &

HUIRO-PLATED WARK,

DERO-PLATED WARE.

English BLEUERO

GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY

in

great variety

MONDE DIAMOND JEWELLERY,

**, AND NO

Splendid Collection of the Latont LONDON

A PATTERNS di mery moderata vedeas: : 904

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

No. 6. For House Street, Praya Central

HEAD OFFICE

TOKIO.

BRANCH OFFICE-LONDON, NEW Your

BOMBAT, SINGAPORN, SHANGHAI, TIRE

$1.60 per Roll.

THE HONGKONG, BUTCHERY Co.,

11, 13 and 18, Central Market.

...THE

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HALLEN'S

ESTABLICHED 1904-

IANOS

MONTHLY PAYMENTS,

$250 to $600,

Lane, Crawford & Co.

· 1984 ·

Ex P. & O. 8. S. MALACCA.

ang St. Raphael Wine.

Telephone 76.

15, Quinn's Boab,

2201

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

DAKIN'S ANISEED AND LICORICE COUGH BALSAM.

Extra Special Idqueur Whisky, Bass's Ale

Guinness's Stout- Kupper's Pilsener Beer.-

Horsehead Brand.

BOLE AGEN B

Oaldbeck, Macgregor & Oo.,

THE

Wine and Spirit Merchants, “

HONGKONG HOTEL,

2011

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. | Paasch's From Keel to Truck......$17.00 Pictures of Southern China-ih 78

The New Volumes of Buys' Own Annual Girls' Own Annus), Little Foiku Chatterbox. Young-England. Chums, dia. So,

Photo. Ilustrationsby Est. J. Margowan 11 m3 6.78.

150 silcote of Silcotes, by H. Kingsley... 1.60 Story of Our Life, by B. W. Doan P70 Mardin Hewitt, & Vole,

each $1.50 Romance of Industry and Invention 200 Australian Fairy Tales... Miss Rabbie, by E. Turner Tierra's Portuguese Dictionary, 2 Volk 8.00

AND

8.00 2.00

BEAD OFFICE

MANUFACTORY TIS LOR LAND,. WANOHLI,

CEMENTIGHT BOWEINGTON.

Spoofal Paint WITHOUT COMPETITION

UBDIRARY CEMESHour -For Buildings, of Bone, Briek, and Plaster of Lime, Cement &3, 4G CIMENTION OIL PAINT, No 1-Advantageously for all Metallio Works, Btesmore, 10, 24. ÜLEKINGET. OIL PAINT, No, -Made with unchange» able Colours, for all applications. Caka, Tout U-For protecting Wood from White-Anta, dampness, do, do

BARRETTO & C 3107...

data for Chine and Japan,

Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Conruiting Machanical Engineeri and Burwyors OBFTRACTORS (PON – SEM LUTTEE OF

- KINDS OF MACHINERY, AND

NAPPIRATORS.

CIPECIFICATIONS, DESIGNS

DRAWINGS prepared for all-Manseso STEAMSHIPS,

BOILERS

Blew Work and

Surroga

supervised

undertaken and Beports prepared.

Telegrams, 5 KINGHOR," Hongkong, Talephone, No. 141

Portal Address 17 Pines Oeutral.

JOHN W. KINGHORT- MIME, MI Masheik, London, DONALD MAGIKIN ALD. Hongkong, diarember 6, 1896..., 2283

THE

A FIRS CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY BESPROT. EQUITABLE

For the Relief of all DATARRBAL COMPLAINTS, kuch aur COUGHS, COLDS, GREAT IMPROVEMENTS I

HOARSENESS, and SORENESS of the OHES

PRIOR 50 GRSTS AND: JL. (J

QRTIOKSHANE'S COUGE BALSAM.

For Corona, Colds, HOARBES185, INFLUENSA, ASERBA, COSSURIZON, Doors Covert, NEWLY FORESEED

BRONCHITIS, and all Diseases of the rest and Luzes.

Paron $1 per Bottle,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

QUEEN'S ROAD

PEAK HOTEL.

1850 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

$312

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Termincs, FINE HBALZHY.

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

LIFE ASSURANCE' SOCIETY REFRIGERATOR OF THE UNITED STATER.

JANUARY 1, 1997)

£45,181,299

Beserve Fund (Standard)

MUSIC BOOM,

READING & WETTING ROOM,

MATEON IN ATTENDIHUR POR Tam

and all other

SMOKING ROOM. Limitless

1403 | Surplum, 4%..

Outstanding Asstands

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

OW Assurance

DIARIES, CALENDARS, EG NEW BROOK BOLES OIL AND WATES COLORS, NEW PRIVATE AUTOGRAPH CHRISTMAS. AND NEW YEAR CARDS.

A LARGE NEW STOUR OF GOODH FOR TEN

· · · SEASON,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREBOLDERS,

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Coram will be GLOSED from the 18th-so the 81st Instant, both daya" inclarise.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents, CANTOR INTURATOR OFFROR, LTD. Hongkong, December 10, 1897, · 8408

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

NOTICE

MMEAND RIGHT STABLE ALDORMOPA

EMBERS drei ous of Renting P.ivate

They for the Qurrent Tratal gear and 1993 Race Maring sto requealed in apply. -SATURDAY Negi, 18-k Inatauk

lawing to the Undersigned on or before

T, THOUGH,

Clerk of the Cour. Hongkong, December 19, 1897. 2439

TUB HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MEST AND AGENCY Co., L

Have THIS DAY Beramed OKARON Lof the Courant,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Sanitary Hongkong, December 18, 1897. 2498

HONGKONG BIFLE, ARSODIATION, TIHERE »II 6o • SPOON COMPETI. LTIUN on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant commat tưềng at 2,80 Y m.... Rators 200 and 600 Yards.ba

A. CHAPMAN,

– 20%, Bureturg. Hongkong, December 13-1887,

PERSEVERANOB LODOX OF

HONGKONG, HI

Regnier MEETING of the shore. LODGE will be held in the Fan

1844364 THURSDAY, La 29th Lokant, 21.400 for-

- writtan, 1899 jean par 298,802,994 aze sardiiy kivien to stE

- Hongkong, December 10, 1897. - 260

IFE A

ASSURANCE is now wilkin ovary.

I miss that I

THIN, NEWELwand and all Porta in A LOCATION, Commanding Magnificent View of the City and, Harbour, the Mainland deapátót VESSELE so the Undermentioned FUETA on the DATE-Fresult, if no Claim Arises, is wither nominat. HONGKONG BESEVULIKTROCIETY.

JAPAT

AGENCIES

MILK

Coat Minas, Onirousa Goat: Masan. KARANA COAL MIN

Torso MAXINK Insuranus Go., Lan. Mawi Finn Innunamon Coij Lan, Imranial Gove. Fares Min Japan. "COTTON CLEANINg & Wah. Co., S'ħali

Oradi. Omatters. Gondhany, Japan. Kannsarvont

SET COTTON BEING MIDA Mira Corror Sring Mrzs, Lam, TOXID COMMON BEEvora Mata HAYANT CLOCK FAITORT, Hearkoor, August 8, 1897,00

of China, and Islands ; soal aqubhotly brosse in Bummer, with perfect protection against

the North-Koat winds in Winter, di

4 Covered Way has bøen contracted from the Station to the Hotel.

The Hotel is now under European Management,

GEO. J. OABANOVA, Manager.

Orte Uziton. Nact, Daddell Street.

namad":

FOR.

VINTAGE BRANDIES. STRAITS & BOM

Pas Dozie

OV

DO

RQ7

Do..

́BIA:00. $20.00.

STEAMSHIP.

UAKTLINE

LONDON, 20...dfireaper N'SAKI, KORE &-

∙1984)

Noon, 18th Decembar,

YOKOHAMA Ferb GH. & Toque, .#...Daylight, 17th Do

W VIBER, A...About 18th Doumbat, D. C. GAGOR, monboni Bhed Decatch

·For Feslet

Falags, sad furkhas Faridoulars, wydyk

Thine Fixg Och BRANDIES fara bein Bigod, by an in Wood

fon uoveral years and ich zoudt beter value thou can be procured in Jeanne at the beteans tins,

& PRICE

BAY (Dires)Per

LONDON.

+ Bos Special Adrasili

oty socording to the cloak of poiloy, ylella a return equal to the best of safO ŽELVERIZZOUIS,

For fal explanation w

Tend date of birth to

Hlustrations

SHEWAN, TOMES CO

CENTRAL

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