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And ASMATIAN HOTELTIRS,

ur are prepared to axvente

aydaya for FANCY WORK WILL

“sury: moderate vatat,

ONTRA MAIL KOFFIEL

The China Mail.

No. 11,211.

Establisked

abru ATY

1848.

龍七月二邻九十九百八十一类

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1899.

·Business - BULLO03.

日七十月二十年虎虎

Business Notices.

BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY,

17, PRAYA CENTRAL.

PUMPS, PACKINGS & GENERAL STORES.

STEAM DAUNCHES BOUGHT, SOLD OR BUILT

TO ORDER..

Parch, $8.50 Per Month.

Business Notices,

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, Ltd., THREE SPECIALITIES

HONGKONG QOTEL-PRAYA,

ASBESTOS

BELL'S

ALE THE BEST.

BELL'S BOILER

CONSULTING ENGINEER AND SURVETOR.

Br W. S. BAILEY,

1100 TONS OF JAPANESE COAL FOR SALE, F. O. B. $9 PER TON.

CEMENTIGHT

PAINTS AND COLOUR WASHES. UNRIVALLED FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COVERING OF BUILDINGS, &c, 20.,

SPECIMENS OF WORK ON VIEW AT THE FACTORY 91, PRAYA HAST. ORDERS AND ENQUIRIES MAY BE SENT TO

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCE

'COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTION TO SHAREHOLDENS, FREE Ordinary Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Orriors of the Company: No. 14, Prasa Dentral, on MONDAY, the 87th February 1889, at 12 o'clock Noor, for the purpos

of receiving the report of the Directors and

the statement of accounts to the 91st December, 1899.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

will be CLOSED from the 19th to 27th,

February, both days incluire.

By order of the Board of Directors,

THOS 1. BUSE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, February 1, 1899.

260

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

Thirtieth

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Ordinary Annual In the above Company, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st day of March, 1899, at 12 o'clock (Noon), to receive a Statement of Accounts to S'at Decombat, 1898, and the Report of the General Man- ages, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will ha CLOSED from the 15th Feb. to the 1st March, both daya inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers,

HONGKONG FIE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Hongkong, January 30, 1693.

BANKING CORPORATION,

249

CEMENTIGHT

BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY.

THE

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS,

W. POWELL & Co.

9384

BALL DRESS NETS.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 1885

Hongkong. January 12, 1899

BELL'S ASDSITOS.

PACKINGS

COMPOSITION

18 THE BEST.

BELL'S ENGINE OIL

IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE MARKET,

KINGHORN & MACDONALD,

MANAGERS,

LANE CRAWFORDI CR

CHAMPAGNE-ROUSSILLON & CIE, as supplied to the

Admirals of the China, East Indies, and Medi terranean Squadrous, also the principal Military Messes at home and abroad.

$30 per 1 don, qÉN.

40 per 2doa. pls

140 per 1 fog, siz, *49 pas "dua, pt.

CHAMPAGNEAYALA, & Pure Dry High-class Wine, sup-

plied to the best London Clubs and Hotels. SAUMUR CHAMPAGNE→→ DRY ROYAL' a Pure Dry Spark. ling Wine, equal to some of the best Champagne, at half the Cost.

$91,00 per 1 dwy, ta 23.00 per doz pł

SHERRIES SACCONE'S. These Wines have a splendid reputa. $10 to $90 per don,

tion in England, and are guaranteed absolutely pure-med-dry, dry, and extra dry, PORT.-L., C. & Co.'s noted RED SEAL. The sale of this is 5'0 per dar.

increasing daily. It is a Pure Fruity Old Wine,' and well suited for Invalids.

SEND FOR REVISED WINE AND SPIRIT LIST,

HALLEN'S TIANOS

ESTABLISHED, 1804.

$250 to $600.

POWELLɔ"š · Go.,

100

LHAMBRA FACTORY.

MANILA CIGARS.

THE DUC DE MONTEBELLO CHAMPAGNE. HARVEY'S ROYAL TAWNY PORT W. HUTTON POTTS,

OFFICE DAILY FARM BUILDING,

Belore Glenenly,

Hongkong Agent

DAKIN'S SINGLE SEIDLITZ

OTICE is hereby given that the ORDINA MOST AGREEABLE AND EFFECTIVE EFFERVESCING APERIENT.

ARY HALF-YEARLY

MEETING

of the SHAREHOLDERS in the CORFOR ATION will be held at the CITY HAZ, Hong- kong, on NATURDAY, the 18th day of February, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving tha Report of the Chart of Directore, together with a Statement of

Accounts to 31st Decemb r, 1898,

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, Jamiary 24: 1899 -

PUKE VOLATILE

EUCALYPTUS OIL

SPECIALLY REFINED.

AROMATIO

TON

QUININE AND IRON TONIO Enriches the Blood, Strengthens the System, and imparts tone and energy to the Digestive Organs. 20452

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI PENINSULAR &

BANKING CORPORATION,

[OTION is hereby given that the

ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

REGISTERS of SHARES of the VILL despatok VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS G

CORPORATION will be OLOSED from

SATURDAY, the 4th Febuary, to the 18th

day of Fahruary Next, (both days inclusive),

during which period no Transfer of SHAS LONDON Maluce

can be Registered

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JAOKSON

Chief Mannger

Hongkong, January 21. 1800

203.1

S'HAI N'SAKI

KOBE & YY A.: Formosa

LONDON Socotra LONDON, As...... Ba laarst. * THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. NAKI, KOZE &

LIMITED,

Accordance with this CourANY'S

I ALLE MASOCIATION

at the Rate of 12 Per Cont per Annual being CHARGED on all UNPAID CALLS.

SHEWAN TOMES Co

General Managers Hongkong, January 20, 1899 - 164 THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING CO... LIMITEDA

TAULLY PAID-UP SCMP for 6612

changed for NEW CRITICATIE at the Offices of the Undersigned

JARDINE, MATHESON Co., ** General Manager" Hongkong, February 6, 1839, 13:08

PACIFIC M OCCIDENTAL

TOYO KA

DATES

MONTHLY PAYMENTS,

2002

Lane, Crawford & Co.

COTTAM &

CANTAIN.

PATR

E. G. ANDREWS Ab uth Fetrgory.

2

Co.

Ex. S. S. MANILA, ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF OUR. CELEBRATED STRAW BOATING HATS.

DRAB AND BLACK FELT HATS (FASHIONABLE SHAPES).

NOVELTIES, IN SCARVES, BOWS, Frc, Erc.

TXTRA SPECIAL FINEST

Telephone 75.

15. Quien's ROID.

LIQUEUR WHISKY.

THE MOST POPULAR BRAND ON THE MARKET.” “

PAL I DOZEN BOTTLES

$14.00,

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants."

PEAK HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

288

THE PEAK HOTEL is Situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY STATios, 1350 feet shove Sea Level.

CRAIGIEBURN &s Bituated at PLUNKETT's Car, five minutes' walk from the PEAK HOTEL

Fimo Healthy Location-Variety of Baantiful Scanery, Cool Southerly Breeze Summer, with perfect protection against the North-East Winds in Winter.

Wail appointed Rooks, attentive Service, and excellent Ceisinė.

City Orion 7. DUBBELL STEHET.

Goo. J. Casanova, Manager.

W. BREWER & Co.

YOKOHAMA Roluta S, DE B. LOOKYBE, ..E.4 p.m., 18th Teb vary, SHANGHAI.................Parramatta. F. PRESTON, H.N.R... About 18th February

A. G. CUBBIT, 2... Aben 13th February. T. H, HITE, & N.B... About 15th February.

NEW BOOKS & NEW EDITIONS. ..,0. L. W. FRI...Ngou, 18th February New Far East, by Diesy...

****$0.59 Chius in D cay, by Alexis Krause... 7.25 | Citizen Allan. by Bartholomew

Io hi Steps, what would Jeans do ?

by Sheldon

070 Strand Magazine, Volume-Jaly to

Dec., 1803

40 $1.50 EACH Afterwards and other Stories, by Author. f Boncie Briar Bush,

She Speofal Advertisement.

For Freight (only).

For Freight or Passage, and further Particulars; apply to

fi, A. BITORIE, Superintendent.

P.&O. 8. NO, Office,

Hoogkung, February 6. 1899.

H PRICE & Co.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

14 Queen's Ruad

SAMPLES PRICE-LISTS

ON APPLICATION:

200

The Most Deck, by Shannon.

FAL

Mord Emily, by W. Pelt Ridge. Prophets of the Century, by Rickett, A Ward of the Kiok, by Macquoid. Curios, by A. Marsh. The Battle of the String, by Gilber) Parker.

BY EDNA LYAL

Wa Two.-Donovan. Won by Waiting. To Right the Wrong. Golden Deyn. Hope the Hormit. Knight Errauk,

(Under Queen's Road, Hongkong Hots.}

ASK FOR FERGUSON'S

P. & O.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR, 10 TEARS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY,

FERGUSON'S

SPECIAL CREAM

BREADALBANE HIGHLAND WHISEY.

Those are the finals productions of Brotland ; devoid stelutely of all deleterious matter THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF WHISKIES.

PURE AND MILD

Sale Luporters,

F. BLAOKHHAD & Do

WORTH CONSIDERING.

SCHLITZ BEER,

199

COUGH LINCTUS,

CHAMPAGNE BITTERS.

WATKINS & Co., AGENTS.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.

LIMITED.

FIREOLAY WORKS, DEEF WATER BAY, HONGKONG.

DEMENT FACTORY, OREEN ISLAND, MACAO.:

PORTLAND CEMENT,

GLAZED STONEWARE DRAIN PIPES AND FITY NGS, GLASRed Pavino, BRICKS AND TILES, FIRE BRICKS AND Fira Chat, &c., No.

2202

For Prices and further particulara, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers,

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO, DAEMUNING,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Eighteenth Ordinary Annual MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company, Pedder Street, at Noon, os WEDNEŽ DAX the 8th of February to recair A the 31st December, 1898, and the ReportDERS in the shove Cougang wil be held of the General Managera

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 29th Inst., to the 8th Proximo, both daya inclusive..

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managera. Hongkong, January 23, 1899. GREAT MEDICAL DISCOVERY.

187

PCOS, WAXIS, BUKIONE, CHIL BLAINE,

ROF. WINTER'A MAGNETIO CURE for

& INGEDWING NAIs for Sale, wholesale.and ratail, at

Mesare, COTTAM & Co.'s 3, Fedder Street, HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING Hongkong, January 9, 1899,

THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.

IN LIQUIDATION.

87

PREFERENCE Shareholders ON THE

REGISTER of the above Company can sow obtain Scrip for Sharan in Queen Mines, Limited, upon executing an Agree ment in my Office.

Shareholders NOT ON THE REGIS. TER may transfor shares to me, but no' other transfers ont be registered,

W. HOTTON POTTS, Liquidator.

Ofoe, No. 2, Albert Road,

Office hours, 2 to 3 FM. Hongkong, lat January, 1899.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.:

16

& Undermentioned BANKS, will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on FRIDAY and SATUR- DAY, the J0th and 11th Instant reapuc tively.

For the Chartered Bank of India, Aus

tralia and China,'

T. R. BANSOM, Seling Manager, Hongkong, For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. For The National Bank of Chine, Limited,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,

"Chief Manager, For The Mercantile Bank of India,

Limited,?

JOHN TAURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong. For the Banque de L'Tudo-Chine, Hong-

kong Agency,

P. AUGUSTIN,

Manager. For the Bank of China and Japan, Ltd.,"

Hongkong,

QHINTREY INCHBALD,

Manager For the Yokohama Specle Bank, Ltd.

B. CHOH,

Agent

NUAL MEETING SHAREHOL

at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, NO. 1, Paya CENTRAL at 11 o'clock on MONDAY, the 20th

February, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, with State ment of Accounts to 31st December, 1868

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Core- pany will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 20th February, both days inclusive,

EDWARD OSBORNE, Secretary. Hongkong, February 4, 1609.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,

TOTICE is boreby given that the Low. LOON CUSTOMS Orrior, Ortus BLA- MINATION OFFICE AND STATIORE, Till De CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 8th, till SUNDAY, the 12th Init, both days. inclusive, in Celebration of the CHINESE NEW YEAR'S FESTIVAL

H.-M. BILLIER COMMISSIONER. Or Curon

For Koloon and, Dien CUSTOM HOUSE Kowloon, 3rd February, 1899. 207

QUINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

Пan Undermentioned INSURANCE

TOFFICIOS DO CLOSED for the

Transaction of Public Business, on JRI- DAY and S&LUBDAY, 100 2016 and 17th- Instant respectively.

JARDINE, MATHESON & C

General Agente

Canton Insurance Ollos, Lédi

· General Managera,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co, Lad,

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Acting Secretary,

Union Insurance Society of Canton, LML

W. H. PERCIVAL

Agent, North-China Insurance Co., LAL.

W. HET244

Secretary China Traders' Insuranos Co., Ltd,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CA,

Yangtze Insurance Association; Ltd.

G. TOMLIN, Bold Acting Emonetary China Fire Insurance Cosy Lade

- W. E, T. DAVIS

The Straits Insprinos Co., Ltd, Hongkong, February 4, 1899. THE WEST POINT BUILDING COL- PANY LIMITED.

(NOTICE OF 4

MEETING Jf the Bound of nivo. form of the above Company Heid sa me Que's Road. CENTRAŻ, Victoria, Həm kong, on the Exxın day of Drackley the following Resolutiće vas praed. For the Imperial Bank of China."

FUTME - TIRST 151 FIXÉT EW. RUTTER,

“TEN DOLLARS (310) per 68ABS. -Acting Manager, Hongkang,

All the SHAREHOLORES IS THE *Hongkong, February 4, 1899

292 Company, in compras of all this ERAS

[1 by them in the

same in hereby made.

to the Company

THE HONGKONG DEYONIAN SOCIETY, THE ANNUAL DINNER of the above Boy will be held at the HONGKONG CLUB, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th Feb,

DETONTANO wishing to Join the Society are requested to apply to the Undersignad.

MOWBRAY S NORTHOOTE,

Acting Hon, Seretary, Hongkong, February & 100

* Paid

the Hosorogo AND KÖNI

toris, Hongkong, on g Dourorerior, Chuong Hoa Lot Maroku 1899).

·By Order of the Board

ASHLETON Somelars to the