N°. 2208:
Banks.
13APL
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL · ..............
.$7,500,000.
RESERVE FUND
4,300,000.
RESERVE LIABILITY OFL
PROPRIETORS
7,500,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS —
CHAIRMAN W. H. FORBES, Esq.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN➡4:↳ DALKYMPLI, Esq.
·Hon. J. BELL-1RYING.
S.C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.
W. G. BROBIŁ, Esq.
1. S. MOSES, Esq.
T. E, Davies, Esq.
L. POESNICKER. Esq.
J. F. HOLLIDAY, Esq.
N. A. SIERS, Esq.
Hon. B. LAYTON,
E. A. SOLOMON, Esq.
CHHEY MANAGER. HONGKONG G. E. NOBLE, Esq. MANAGER.
SHANGHAI-EWEN CAMERON, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANK."
HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.
N CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT at the rate of 2 per cent, per Annum on the
daily balance,
On Fixed Deposit -
For 1 months, 3 per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum. For 1 months, per Cent. per Annum.
LOCAL BILLS DISCOUNTED. CREDITS granted on approved Securities,
Andi
every description of BANKING and Excha var business transacter).
DRAFTS granted on London, and the chief commercial places in Europe, India, Australia, America, China and Japan,
G. E. NOBLE,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 8th March, 1889.
THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED.
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AUTHORISED CAPITAL £2,000,000, PAID-UP CAPITAL
500,000.
Registered Office, 40, THRIADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON.
BRANCHES IN India, China, JAPAN
AND THE COLONIES. «
THE BANK receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT,
Buys and Sells MILLS OF EXCHANGE, ISSUES LETTERS OF CREDIT, forwards. BILLS for COLLECTION, and Transacts Banking and Agency Busincas generally, on terms to be had
on application.
INTEREST ALLOWED,ON DEPOSITS:
Fixed for 12 months, s per Cent. per Annum.
6
1
#
4 ན་
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ON CURRENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
2 per Cent, per Annum on the Daily Balance.
APPROVED ́ CLAIMS on the ORIENTAL. BANK CORPORATION. in Liquidation, or the BALANCES of such claims, purchased on advantageous terras,
AGENCY OF THE NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
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E. W. RUTTER, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH,
RULES.
OF THE
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK.
-THE BUSINESS of the above BANK will be conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, on their premises in Hongkong. Business Hours on WEEK- DAYS, 10 to 31 SATURDAYS, to to t 2.—SUMS LESS THAN $1. or MORE THAN $250 at one time will rot be received. No Depositor may deposit more than $2,500 in any one year.
-DEPOSITORS in the SAVINGS BANK, having $100, or more, at their credit may at their option transfer the same to the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION on fixed deposit for 12 months at 5 per cent, per annum interest, þ-INTEREST at the rate of 31 1⁄2 per annum will be allowed to Depositors on their daily balances,
{—EACH DEPOSITOR will be supplied gratis "with a PASS-BOOK, which must be presented
with each
withdrawal. payment or Depositora must not make any entries them- selves in their Pass-Books, but should send them to be written up at least twice a year, about the beginning of January and beginning of July. 6.-CORRESPONDENCE as to the Business of the Bank, if marked ON HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS. will be forwarded free by the various British Post Offices in Hongkong and China. 7-WITHDRAWALS may be made on demand, but the personal attendance of the Depositor or his duly appointed. Agent, and
the production of his Pass Book, are
RCCLESITY.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
G. E. NOBLE,“.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1889
Chief Manager.
NOTICE. HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS are respectfully informed that, if upon their arrival in this HARBOUR, none of the COMPANY'S FOREMEN should be at hand, ORDERS FOR REPAIRS, if sent to the HRAD OFFICE, No. 14, Praya Central, will receive prompt attention.
In the event of complaints being found necessary, communication with the Undersigned is requested, when immediate steps will be taken to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction.
Hongkong, nyth August, 1964
D. GILLIES,
Secretary
Auctions.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 159
HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the 15th day of April, 1889, at 5 r.., are published for general information. By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
1430 Hongkong. 6th April, 9 Paniculars of the letting by Public Auction
Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 15th day of April, 1889, at 5 M, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
Building
Rural Lot No. 74 Magazine Gap 493
232
253
98,0co
360
9,800
feet.
feet
feet.
leet.
Sale
Boundary Measurements.
of Registry No.
Contents in Annual Upset
Locality.
N.
S.
E.
Square ft.
Rent
Price
W.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 160.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
THE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the
apot, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 17th day of April, 1889, at 5 PM., are published for general information.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 6th April, 1889.
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Particulars of the letting by Public Auction Salt, to be held a WEDNESDAY, the
17th day of Aptil, 1889, at 5P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
SAC
Plantation
feet.
Road,
Rural
Building Lot (near the Tram-
No. 75.
160
30,000
No
3,000
.$
5.
狮
Sale.
Locality
No.
N.
Registry
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements. Contents in Annual Upset
5.
E.
W. Square ft. Rent Price.
FOR SALE,
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONES SHERRY; PORT, CLARETS. BURGUNDY,HOCKS, CHAMPAGNES. BRANDIES, WHISKIES. "EMPIRE" ALE and STOUT. MACHINERY, GAS ENGINES, "EMPIRE"
LUBRICATORS.
SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. COOKING STOVES, SCALES. PAINTS, OILS and YARNISH BICYCLES and TRICYCLES. JUVENILE VELOCIPEDE HORSES and
TRICYCLES, BICYCLE WHEELS for JINRICKSHAS, SONA WATER MACHINERY,
EVE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS. B. Apply to t
* W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Bufidings. song, 19th September, 1581,
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1889.
Intimations.
A. HAHN
PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER,
ON HIRE
PIANOS
FOR SALE Address: jo HONGKONG HOTEL or No. 25, CAINE ROAD. Hongkong, 24th December, 1888.
W. BREWER.
HAS JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NEW SONGS..
Summer Love Dream
THE Boys are Ready.......... Gondola Waits...... Only this Once
Norman's Tower...... Love Gift
....Malt. .Cowen.
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Rocckel. ..Watson. ...Roeckel:
...Show.
...Rodney.
New Dance Music, New Violin Music. Hamilton's Instructor for Piano.
Sweet Sympathy......
Sea Birds' Message.....
Gily.
Country Dance
Kollic.
Shining Portals
...Lohr.
Angelus of Old
Woolf
Also,
Promise of Years..................s
Rodney,
Song from Heaven.........
.Coven
Our Dear Old Home
Watson.
The Halls of Memory
..Woolf.
.....Lohr.
..Raeckel.
Dear Old Thames........
Warner.
.Darri.
Another World
Who Was It.......
Vote for Cupid.......
Hongkong, 23rd March: 1889
Henry's
Heary's
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35
"
1.
Tutes for Brass Instruments,
19 가
String
Good Iron Frame Pianos, Cheap, Pianos on monthly Purchase System.
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KELLY & WALSH, LD.
RECENT WORKS RELATING TO CHINA AND JAPAN.
Bear's Life of Hiuen Tslang.
EIN'S INDUSTRIES of JAPAN.
ReDyer Hall's How to Speaks Cantonese.
Dyer Ball's How to write Cantonese, Dyer Ball's Cantonese made easy. Dyer Ball's How to write the Radicals. Dyer Ball's Easy sentences in Cantonese. Dyer Ball's English and Chinese Vocabulary. Giles' Chinese without a teacher. Giles' Chuang Tse-Taoist Philosopher. Carle's Life in Corea.
Howarth's "History of the Mongol. Little's Through the Yangtse Gorges. James' Manchuria.
Boulger's History.of China, 3 voix.
Mrs. Gordon Cumming's Wanderings in China. The Curse of Koshin by Hon. Lewis Winfield.
William's Middle Kingdom, 2 vols.
Giles' Strange Stones from a Chinese Studio, Balfan's Notes from my Chinese Scrap Book. Ng Shan's Book of Chinese Games of Chance Oxenham's Historial Atlas of China.
1
Dragon, Image, and Demon or the Three
Religions of China, by H. C. du Bose.
Dr. Eitel's Three Lectures on Buddhism.
Dr. Eitel's Hand Book of China Buddhism, being a Sanskrit-Chinese Dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist-Terms. Hepburn's New Japanese Dictionary, Japanese Stories for Children with native
illustrations,
Collection of Japanese Koko Music. Hughes' Among the Sons of Han. Colquhoun's Across Chryse. Colquhoun's Among the Shans.. Colquhoun's The Opening of China. Brereton's Truth about Opium. General Mesny's Tenquin. Colquhoun's Truth about fonquin, Parker's Chinese account of the Opium War, Wade's Tzu Eh-chi, New Ed.
Steven's Around the World on a Bicycle, (the chapters relating to China and Japan are very interesting.)
Agents for the Publications of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs.. Hongkong, 16th March, 1889
THE
Consignees..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "MOGUL" FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
"ONSIGNÉES, of Cargo are hereby. informed that all Goods, are being landed at their risk, into the Golowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and for from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary he given before 4 F.M., To-day.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 16th instant, will be subject to rent.
All daims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 16th inst., or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be muntersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 9th April, 1889.
Shipping.
STEAMERS.
THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.
THE Company's Steamship
“PHRA CHULA CHOM KLAO
Captain A. Benson, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 13th instant,
at to A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th April, 1889.
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THE GIBB" LINE.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at PORT DARWIN, and QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo for ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, NEW ZEALAND, &c.)
HE British Sicamer
THE
"AFGHAN,"
Captain Golding, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 15th inst, at 4 P.M. Fare to Sydney or Melbourne Srgo! For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Managers, Hongkong. 8th April, 1889.
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SAILING VESSELS.
FOR HAMBURG.
HALL & HOLTZ C. CO., TE ONDON AND HAM
ART
LIMITED.
DECORATORS
AND
HOUSE PAINTERS.
DADO'S, FRIEZES, BORDERS, and FLORAL, DECORATIONS, in NEWEST TINTS and LATEST HOME STYLES for PRIVATE HOUSES, OFFICES, & PUBLIC BUILDINGS. DESIGNS and ESTIMATES on APPLICATION to the MANAGER.
HIGH CLASS ART FURNITURE,
SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED AND GUARANTEED FOR THIS CLIMATE:
OUR NEW ANd extensive SHOW ROOMS,
NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
*BALL & HOLTZ CO-OPERATY LTD
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1889.
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
HAVE NOW UNPACKED THEIR NEW STOCK OF
SUN HATS AND HELMETS
AND
STRAW HATS.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1889
LANE.CRAWFORD&C%
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ROBERT LANG& CO.,
TAILORS, HATTERS, SHIRTMAKERS, AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS.
HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SECOND DELIVERY
OF
"PAPA,"
Henne, Master, shortly expected, will load here for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 16th April, 1889.
FOR NEW YORK. HE 3/3 A. 1. 1. American Bark
THE
1439
"TEWKSBURY L. SWEAT," Gooding, Master, shortly expected, willload here for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER
Mails.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,' PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANT- WERP, BŘEMEN'ARD HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE,
BLACK SEA AND BALTIC
PORTS;
ALSO,
LONDON, NEW YORK, ROSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON AND SOUTH- AMERICAN PORTS.
TuE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LÂND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE
VA-Cargo can be taken on through Dills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA..
N SUNDAY, the 14th day of April, 1889, ON 14mpany's Stenniship "PREUSSEN," Capt. C. Pohle, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, calling at GENOA
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4' p.30, Specie and Parcels until i pimi, on the 13th of April, 1889. (Parcels are not to be sent on boani; they must be left at the AGENCY'S Office). Contents and Value of Packages are required.
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor, and Stewardess.
For further particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hanekang, 18th March 1889.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
4
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
i
“HE U, S. Mail Steamship
THE
"CITY OF NEW YORK" will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Yoka- hama, on TUESDAY, the 16th April, at FM., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Potts, to San Francisco, and Atlantic and Intand Cities of the United States, via Overland Rail- ways, to Havann, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers,
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines, of Steamers.
First-class Fares granted as follows:-
To San Francisco......
To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 months...
To Liverpool...ouses
To London....etrad sa'koment
..$200.00
350.00
***** 325.00 330.00 To other European Paints at proportionate. rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
Passengers by this line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and Connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark- ing at San Francisco for China or Japan (or via versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of ro per cent. This allowance does not apply to through Jares from China and Japan to Europe. PUSTAU & Co. Hangkong, 10th April, 1889
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FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 A. 1. 1. American Ship
{"AGENOR," Lothrop, Master, shortly expected, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU, & Co. Hongkong, 10th April, 1889.
Mails.
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OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO'
JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,
MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
HE Steamship
THE
"DELGIC"
will be despatched for San Francisco, Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th inst.,
at : P.M.
Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
All PARCEL PACKAOIS should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received at the Company's Office until FIVE P.K. the day previous to sailing.
First-class Fares granted as follows:- To San Francisco...$200,00 To San Francisco and return, Į available for 6 months..................)
To Liverpool.....ountai
To London...
JINTER COATINGS TWEED, and DRESS SUITING, TROUSERINGS and application.
W
ULSTER TWEEDS.
A very stylish selection.
OUR OUTFITTING STOCK IS ALSO COMPLETE IN SEASONABLE GOODS.
QUEEN'S ROAD (Opposite HONGKONG HOTEL)
Hongkang, 14th January, 189
(88
W. POWELL & CO.
RX "GLENSHIELS?"
ADIES', GENTLEMEN'S AND
CHILDREN'S
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Victoria Exchange, Hongkong, 11th April, 1889.
350,00
325.00
****** 330.00 To other European Points at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on Passengers by this line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and Connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark ing at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vits versa) within one year, will be allowed a discount of ro per cent. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des tined to Points beyond San Francico, in the United States, should be sent to the Company! Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs. San Francisco.
For further. information as to Freight of Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN,
Hongkong, 9th April 1889.
Agent
Freight will be received on board until 4.P.M. the day previous to sailing. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. same day ;, all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- dress in full value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des tined to Points beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed in the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.
. C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hangirang, 11 April RFQ
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
VIA
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
British Steamship
"BATAVIA"
THE
Commander,
2,553 Toas Register, Auld, will be despatched, for VANCOUVER, B.C. via NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA, (passing through the INLAND SEA) on THURS- DAY, the 25th April, at Noon..
To be followed by the S. 5. "PORT AUGUSTA on the 9th May and. S. S. "PARTHIA" on the 23rd May.
Connection will be made at Yokohams with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points by the regular Steamers of the Paci&c Coast Steamship Company and other Steamers.
Through Pasage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
First-class Fares granted as follows:- To Vancouver and Victoria...(Mex.)$160,00
To all Common Points in Canada and the United States ......................... To Liverpool.com To London.
230,00
300,09 ******** 305.00 To other European Points at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des.... tined to Points in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vancouver, H.C
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 24th April.
All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received by us until 5 PM, the day previous to sailing,
For information as to Passage or Freight, wply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
1997 Agenta. Hongkong 11th April, 199