AGENTS FOR THE CHINA MAIL LONDON -F. Aroan, 11 & 1. Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, E.D. Sraper et Coi, 20 Ornhill, GORD & Gore Ladgate Cires, 1.0 BATRO HENDY & Co., 81, Connon Street, E.0. SAMUEL DEACON & Co., 160 & 184, Leaderfull Strest. W. BL WYJA, 151, Cannon Street, E.0. ROBERT WATSON, 160, Flut Street, C. MITCHELL & Co., Snow Hill, Holborn Viaduct, EC PARIS AND EUROPE MAYENCE, FAVRE A OD., 18 Rue de la Grange Bateliers,
NEW YORK-TER CHINESE EVARGELIST
OFFICE 52, West 22nd Street. BAN FRANCI800 and Amorica: Porta generally-BEAN & Brack, San Fran
cisco, AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND GORDON & CORN, Mel bourne and Sydney.
LONW. M. SHITH & Co., THE
APOTHECATES Co., Colombo, BATAVIA-H. M VAN DORY & Co. SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c. -KELLY &
WALST, LTD, Singapore.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDSA 8. WAT-
BON & Co, Manila.
Banks.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED
THE CHINA MAIL.
Intimations,
PHOTO
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL£1,000,000, Plates, PAID UP CAPITAL, £ 324,374.
BBA Orion--HONGKONG.
Board of Directors CHAN KIT SHAN, Esq. D. CLATE, sq. COW TUNO SHANG, KWAN HO OHUEN,
Esq J. T. LAUZE, Esq. Chief Manager GEO. W. P. PLAYFAIR, Interest for 12 months Fixed 5%
Hongkong, May 30, 1800,
THE
RAPH®
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN
Couest Part Orders Execu ACHEE & 00. FURNITURE STORE, 17 QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.
FOR AMATEURS.
1108
A-HING, PHOTOGRAPHER.
FOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, BROMIDE ENLARGEMENTS, PRINTING AND DEVELOPING DONE FÒR
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1860.
Yon 24,000,000 12,000.000 12,000,000 7,500,000
HEAU OFFICE-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: KOUE..
CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL PAID-UP LA S CHINA Maute, A. A. DA CRUZ A CAPITAL UNCALLED N. MOALLE & Co., LAMITE Foochow BZARIVE FUND BRocker & Co. Shanghai, LAND, CRAWFORD & Co., and KELLY & WALSIL Tokon, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., and KELLY & WALE.
Banks.
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. ESTABLISHED BY INTERIAL DEGREE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBE, 1894.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, PAID-OF CAPITAL,
***
Tis. 5,000,000 1,600,000
HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAL. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
CANTON,
USEFOO,
CHINKIANO,
Foochow FANKOW,
PEKING, SINGAPORE, ŚWATOW, MENISIN
THE BANK PURenasis and monives for i
Collection Bills of Exchange drawn
on the above places, and Sella Drafts and Telographio Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.
HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities," Bills Discounted,
Interes: allowed on Current Accounts at the Bate of 2% per Anaam on the Daily Falauoco.
On Fixel-Deposits fur & Mortha
. 3%
6
4%
37
12
28
... 5%
E. W. RUTTER
Acting Manger,
Hongkong, November 21, 1699.
1970
HE MERCANTILE BANK
OF
TELE INDIA, LIMITED.
AUTHORIZED CAFITA...... £1,500,000 ...£1,125,000 2 662,500 £20,000
SUBSCRIBER.
RESERVE FUND
PAID UY
BANKERS: LONDOS JOINT STOOK BANK, Lavated,
INTEREST allowed on Crerout Accounta at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily Balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITE :-
For 12 Months
19
8
2340
J. THURDURN,
Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, April 28, 1880. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
THE CUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER 1853. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
...800,000 £800,000 ...$500,000
CAPITAL PAID-u... RENEEVE LIABILITY OF SHARK
HOLDERS. RESERVE FUND
INTEREST allowed on Currant Account
at the rate of 2% per annuin on the Daily balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%
6
93
"
3
13
24%
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Monager
8-16
Hongkong, May 20, 1889,
AND SHANGRA
HBANKING CORPORATION,
PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000. RESERYE FUND...21,000,000,
· RESERVE
LABILITY or $10,000,000, PROPEIATORS ).
COURT OF DIRECTORS —
R. M. GRAY, Esq.-Chairman.
N. A. SIETA, Esq.-Dopaty Chairman.
E. Gootz, Esq. | David Meyer Musce,
Armin Haups, Esq.
R. HL. Hu, Esq.
Esq.
A.J. Raymond, Eeq. Hon. J. J. Keswick P. Sachse, Eng.
Ales. MeeConachlo,
-Eaq.
R. Shavan, Esq. CHIEF MANAGED Hongkong Sir T. JACKSON,
NAGABARI TOKIO-
NEW YORK. LONDON. SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, BOMBAY. SHANDHAT.
TIENTSIN.
Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARD RE, Esq. LONDOR BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING CO., Lapi
HONGKONG-INTREEST ALLOWED.
LONDON BANKED The London Joint Stock Bank, Lim'ted, Fan's Bank, Limited, The Union Bank of London, Limited.
HONGKONG AGENCY-Interest allowed.
20% QUEEN'S BOAD EAST.
BER 22, 1600,
To tullitate Hading the positi Green Issat, Vessels avr the Hongko midway batwosa etch where are man
Section
From Groen Jaland, to the GAS TOTES From Gas Werke to Jardins solaari
3. From Jardine's What! to the Harbone', Olise, 4. From Harbour. Adastor's to the Markute
5. From The Market to Paddar's Whart,
8. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard
Anchorage is divided into eleven Beot
the Kowloon shore and those in the body of the Shipping or
figures denoting the mentions,
7 From Naval Tard to Blue Building
8.From Blue Buldinge to East Point
9. From Kellet's Island to North Points 10. Howlons Wharvok, Vilardine's Wharf
1053 Deo 3156 H
21 Mitent Bussa nisha
1 Carlowite Co.
12 Butterfield & Swire 21 Amrahold Harborg & Co 218 CO.S.N. Dal
Kutchinatzy Straits and Bombay Dec. 26.
Europa, &c.
Ded: 29.
Fesser's Names.
Duptain
Flag and
Tons Dale !!
Consignes or drents,
Destination
Remarks,
Steamers,
AMATEURS AT MODERATE RATES, VIEWS OF HONGKONG, &o.
Ariake Maru
Borasida
Yamamoto
Gibeon
Japan. Bir 1888 Dec
hate 1855 Docks
1999 D
17 Mitani Büstan Kaisha
2301 Chow Fa
Cowria
Davies
Coromandel Doct
Vibert
hristia
Deuteros...
mith
Fasching
Davis:
Halfoong
Katwan
Hanoi.
HothAG
Lightning Loyal
M. MUMEYA,
JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER D de
ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER
AND FINISHED IN CRAYON
N
ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. 8 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
To Let.
TO LET
On Current Accountant laat of 2% HARDORIS LA CONFLEX TO
per onnum on the daily balance.
On fixed deposits for 12 months, 6% per
On fixed dogsita for 6 months, 4% per
annum.
On Carrent Account at the cate of 2 por cent. per annum on the daily balance.
ON FIISD DEROUTES —
For 3 months 24 por cent per anum,
konum,
Ou fixed deposits for 3 months, 3% per
S. ONOH, Agent. Hongkong, October 4, 1899.
Insurances.
539
THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
ENDOWMENTS FOR CHILDREN, TO MEDICAL Examination required. Premiums returnable in the event of death before the age is attained,
For rates for Annual or Single Payments to Secure £100 payablo on a Child attaining acerloin ago,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
SEB Hongkong, October 17, 1899, ---
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE business of the above Panki son- ducted by the HONGKONG AND CORPORA SHANGHAI BANKING
NION Rules may be obtained of op
INTRE
Apply to
DODWELL & CO., LD,
Agents
3-83 Bongkung, November 3, 1899. THE IMPERIAL MARINE INSUR ANOE Co., I., TOKYO. THE Undersigned are prepared to accept
SE TUISKY AT CORDENT RATES. GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, January 6, 1829.
on deposits is allowed at per aduuni, Dəyveitora
UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY. (Tnstituted in the Reign of Queen Anne A.D. 1714) CAPITAL FULLY SUSCRIARD, £460,000,
CAPITAL. PAID Ur, £180,000. TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,254,023. TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME, £23,208,
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS of the above Society in Ilong- kong, are prepared to issue POLICIES against FLE on the usual turms.
HARRY WICKING & Co.: Praza Central.
1142 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er DECENLEE, 1898, £13,959,939. Authorised Capital Subscribe Capital Paid-up Capital Fire Funds,
£3,000,000.0.0
£2,700,000.0.0
£687,500.0.0 ...£2,765,459.7.11
TAVING been appointed AGENTS of tho HAVING
prepared to Accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RÍSKS at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Ca, Agenta. Hongkong, June-28, 1800,
What
to give
is the question of the iour. The best gilt for your wife is a Policy
of Life Assurance, Cluthes will wear out. A piano will get out of tune. Jewelry will become old. fashioned. Bric-a-Brac will break.. Most things deberigrate with age, BUT NOT A POLICY OF LIFE ASSURANCE, the older IT gets the more valuable it becomes,
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
UNITED STATES" -
Strongest in the World"
GODOWNS at KaNEor Tow. GROUND FLOOR, 52 Peer STREET. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY Co., Ind. Hongkong December 6, 1899.
TO RE LEX.
OLOVELLT!
1400
A & BOOMED HOUSE, with GARDEN and 2 Gram TEN COURTS, near the PA ROAD,
Apply to
Hotels
2203 Maidzura bary.
Mosfoo
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SHAMEEN-CANTON
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Monmouthshire.... Paiyang **
str. 783 Dec.
966 Dec
20 Stamsian & Cu
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21 Sander, Wieler & Co.
str. 1001 Des.
she 4874 Dao.
str 1957 Dic
16 Doors Steamatiip Co. itish atr 783 Dec 22 Dourdan Steamship Co.
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THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL Having been thoroughly renovated, und a new specially-built 3 Storey Wing added to it, Silosts. now affords splendid accommodation for 40 Stratingylo
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The Bedrooms Funished, and the Dining and Sitting To Lee- Rooms are spacious and replete with every convenience for Tourists.
Excellent, Onising and Best Wines. The Ectol's Boat Boards all Steamers on their arrival and departure:
Telegraph widrese Victoria Canton A.B.O. and A.L. Code used.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COUTANY, LIMITED, Hongkong, Decembar 15, 1899.
1768
2404
Intimations.
FOR SALE
STOCKBROKERS TELEGRAM CODE, Cloth; 492 pp. 950: Postage Ext Appal
CODE,
Care of CHINA MAIL' OFFICE, Hongkong, November 25, 1899, 2651 Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Nos 6, Zoe House Street, Praya Central HEAD OFFICE TOKIO. BRANCH OFFICES-LONDON,
NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SILANGHAI, TIENTEN, NEWOWANO and all Ports in JAPAN.
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MIKE COAL MINES. BANADA COSL Mes HOKORU COAL BITNES YOSHINOTANI COAL MINES. URVOULA COAL MINES: No. 1, OHSUST COAL MINES. ICHAMURA COAL MINES. KISHIA COAL MINES. Yosuno COAL MINES." YAMANU COAT MUNES. MANOURA COAL MINES.
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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
M. FUJISH
Manager Hongkong, Dec. 11, 1800.
AMBERITE CARTRIDGES.
MADAR & FARMER,..
Proprietors.
TF. DA CRUZ;" Manager
THE
COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE.
REAKFAST, TIFFIN, DINNER
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637 Dad. 16 Sienissen & Co.
British str. 1390 Day
Good Cuising, Attentive Service Picris OLD TAYLOR.
Parties Catered for at Short Notice.
Refreshments.
Bong
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22103590an Amhold, Eirberg de Co.
036
2849 Des 217 Melchere & Co.
2501 Dec. 18 Siamesed & Co
8284 Deo 18 Buttarfioll & Swiro
sta 1770 Dec, 10 Jardine, Milson 5 Co.
165 Des 18 Meyer & Col
828 Deo. 21 Meyer & Co..
2000 Deo, 21 Butterfall & Swiza
1688 Dio. 92 Jeffries & Co.
str 670 DeeJebsen & 4. Mt. 2387 Lot 20 Nippon Yusen Kaisha
1128 Dec 21 Jardino, Matheson & 05- British at
1992 Oct.
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25 Standard Oil 06.
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No. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL A RICH AND RARE
Hongkong, November 30, 1899.
KOWLOON CITY HOTEL.
Hava noy OPENED
2024
HOTEL,
I KOWLOON CITY, "Supplying tits
Best of ENGLISH LIQUOR and AERATED WATER. MEAs at all Hours"
W. WOODCOCK,
Proprietor
Hongkong, Dembor 19, 1809.
8721
THE WAVERLEY HOTEL,
ICH HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG A First-Class Private Family Hotel
ILLSTISITORS will find the WAVERLEY HOTEL unsurpassed for Comfort Cleanliness, aut Glood Cooking
1865
1537 PATENT USEDWDEL,
DATENT SMOKELESS SPORTING
Apply (stating your age) for Particular of the Guar anteed Cash Value Paisley to the Society's Branch. Office, No. 0, Paya, Bangkong.
F. KENN
Bolig-Maunger.
Hongkong December 19, 1899 FUJIYAMA Co.
EATERS Kinds of JAPANESE
CURIOS, TRINOS APASTAS
BAT MÓDBRAKE PRICES.A)- No. 9 Dayular Street. Head Office, No.. Bi Samomiyacho,
Chome, Kobe, Japan. Hongkong January 9, 1800, 12
CHRISTMAS CAKES
Apply to LF, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, October 31, 1800,
EMAS and NEW YEAR
SUITABLE.
FOR
FINE DISPLAY
2990
PRESENTS
JEWELLERY
WATCHES,
TAT
OUR NEW PREMISES,
No. 40, Queen's Road, Watam's Building,
LEVY HERMANOS.
Hongkong, December 1, 1809:
FUNGEONG HIGH LEVEL, TRAM-
HWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
TIME TABLE. WEE DAYS
2008
7.50 am to 6.30 am. Every quarter of 8.30 1.m. to 9.30 sq. Every ten minutes, 29,80 am to 10:15 am..., Evory quarter of
an hour. 1 11:50 am to 3,00m. Every quarter of
zo hour as 30 pm to 6.30 p...Every quarter of
an hour. 6.30pm to 8:00 pm. Frory t'u minutes, Night on at 8:46 pm and 8 pm, and from 9,45 paulo 11.16 p.m. every hall hour Extra-cams at 11.10 and 11,46 p.m.
8.15... to 1.15
10:30 am to 11.0 Az Every ten thi
Noon bop.m.
Night
marter of an houts
Every gustier
and 9ons:
Special Rites to Lettoilies. Hongkong, December 8, 1335.
The Maples.
No. 85, Bluff, Yokohama, Japan.
A
Ident health resort presenting the advantages of a first class Horer and. HYDROPATIO INSITIUTION.-
Tarkieh
Vapour and other Boths. Gymnasium,
LIQUEUR 8COTCH
WHISKY
Fifteen Years Old-Matiral in Sherry
UNIQUE UNRIVALLED. PURE AS HIGHLAND AIR.
From JOHN TAYLOR & Co., Glasgow
Agent for Hongkong and id ports,pag
W. HUTTON POTTS, Hongkong, September 19, 1890 2083
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
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2048
KOWLOON HOTEL
BRITISH KOWLOON.
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ATLETAM
Hongkong January 8, 189,
BOARD LODGING
$2.00 PER DAY
Consulting blechanical injurera
CONTRACTORS TO THE SUPPLY OF ALE Kies or MACHINERY AND
TOR MAKING ESSES KINGHORN AND MAG
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Swatow and Tansul Dec, 24
Coston Dock
Portland, Or..
Swatey & Bangkok Dec 23
Nagasaki & Thama Den &t.
ThunsDev 23.
Ded, 24.
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Doo 23:
Kloon Dock-
SHARE LIST, QUOTATIONS DECEMBER 32, 1899, (CORERCLED PF TO 1 P.)
preference shares ordinary deferrod
National Bank of China, Limited - MARINE INSURANCES,
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£10.0 123.5
Stocks.
No. of Valus. Shares.
Paid
Closing Quotations,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 Bank of Ohlas & Japan, Limited į
109,870€
120 al 340 % prom-8550, sailers
London £82
1,260€
12:
10€
8220), sellors
Canton Insurance Office Co., L. Chios Traders Insurance Co.. L... North China Insurance Cos Id. Straits Ludurando Co., Id Union Insurance Society, LL Yangtaze Insurance Association, Id VIBE INSUBANORE, China Fire Insurance Co., Ló..... Hongkong Fire Insurance Un, Id: DOOR Hrong & Wḥampos Dook Co., Ltd. STEAMBOATS
10,0058
208
50$130, sellers
24,000
8.335 26958, sellers
6,000,
100£20 Ts, 190
30,000
1008
10,000
2509
8,0008
20,000 $ 109
Child and Distila S. 5. Co, T. Douglas Steamship Uo., Limited HR. O, and M. Steamboat Co., Id: Indo-Chins S. N. Couby, Limited China Mutual S. N. Co
232 bayora 308237, gallors
20888, bayers
8,000/$2508 50 3ter!
32,503 8
20,000+ 80. Mrs 60,00 20,00 E
525 % prem. 8781.25
But all 800 cellern Bu all 69 ellers 168 16991
10 all $82 sellera 1210) £31, huyors
£8
-fer suo 20,000£4.10
Star Ferry Company, L.
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20,0078 10 all 8120
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7,000$
20003
2,600 8 10 8 37 845, bayer
60,000 8 10 8 6 ei
97.0008 1 al 99.10, sellers 18,0002 508 5.9336
1,2508W all 18147, buyere
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tall 672, puyers: 30,000/$3 80,03013
2141 820 buyera
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