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HOTELS-MANUFACTORIES, &c.

AMOY.

COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL.

This HOTEL is situated in the Centre of the Town close to the Principle landing Jetty and has first-class accommodation for Visitors.

An Excellent Table is kept. WINES, LIQUORS, SPIRITS, and BEER of the very

best quality only.

Terms moderate.

J. H. A. SCHAAF,

Proprietor.

LIN TOW ROAD, KULANGSEU, AMOY.

HONGKONG TIMBER

TIMBER YARD,

WANCHAI.

OREGON PINE SPARS AND LUMBER,

ALSO

TEAK LOGS AND PLANK ALWAYS ON HAND.

L. MALLORY.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

HONGKONG.

WORKS "Green Island," Macao, and Hokün, Hongkong.

:

THIS Company supplies a true Portland Cement of first-class quality, the manu-

facture being identical with that employed in the dry process works in Europe. FINENESS.-The Cement is ground so that on a sieve having 5,800 meshes to the square inch, the residue shall not exceed "1 per cent., and the residue on a sieve having 32,000 meshes to the square inch 20 per cent.”

TENSILE STRENGTH.--Briquettes of 2.25 square inch section made with neat Cement, gauged with about 20 per cent. water, kept one day in air and six days in water, do not break with a strain of less than 900 lbs. After one day in air and 27 days in water the tensile strength is not less than 1,200 lbs.

The Company is prepared to tender for the supply of Cement to any other speci- feation if required.

The Cement is packed in barrels of 375 lbs. net. All communications to be addressed to

SHEWAN,

TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.