Hongkong Celegraph
No. 3634
Banks.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Intimations.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL £1,500,000 accordance with Ordinance No. 6 ei 1875 the Undementioned BANKS will be SUBSCRIBED .............................................................1,188,090 | CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business
IN
BANKERS:
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, Enated,
"NTEREST ALLOWED 05 CURRENT ACCOUNTS at the Rate of a per cent. per annum on the Dally Balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS ——
For 12 Months................................................5 per cent,
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JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong.
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„Hongkong, 4th February, 1893.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ................................ *******£1,000,000 Subscribed Capital.....................................£ 500,000
HEAD OFFICE --HONGKONG.
Court of Directors
D. Gullies, Esq.
ChowTong Shang, Esq. Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hot Chuen, Esq.
H. Stolterfoat, Esq.
Chief Manager,
GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.
on MONDAY: and TUESDAY, the asth and 26th Instant
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
Į, ARMSTRONG, for Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manage
For the COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'ESCOMPTE
DE PARIS,
t
L GLENAT,
Acting Agent For the BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS, LIMITED, HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LAMITRD,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.
For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN, '
Manager, Hongkong.
· Hongkong, aast December, 1893. [1389
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION, No. 53
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1893.
Intimations.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
NEW SMITH'S Bright Cut Navy.
do, do.
Flaked Gold Leaf Glasgow Mixture.
do. Calumet Mixture.
TOBACCO S.
บ
WILLS' "Capstan * Navy Cut.
do. Bird's Eye
Westward Ho i Mixture..
do.
da.
Golden Flake,
do, "Trivellar Golden Flaks.
LA PERLA DEL 'ORIENŢE ›
CIGAR S.
PIPES AND TOBACCONISTS' SUNDRIES.
Hongkong, and December, 1893.
LANE CRAWFORD&C">
(1157
DAWSON'S PERFECTION · OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
ALLISTON & CO., SOLE AGENTS, Hongkong and the Far East,
89, Queen's Road Central Hongkang, 11th December, 1893-
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CARMICHAEL & Co., LD.
Branches-Londen, Yokohama, Shanghai and NOTICE is hereby given that MONDAY A CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE Cction of CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR CARDS,
Amoy.
BANKERS :-
The Commercial Bank of Scotland.
next, the 25th Instant, and MONDAY;
the 1st January, 1894, will be observed an HOLIDAYS at the Kowloon Customs Office.
Work at the Opium Examination Hulk and
Parra Banking Co., and The Alliance Bank (Ld.) | Customs Stations will proceed as usual.
Interest for 12 mouths Fixed, 5 per Cent Hongkong, 16th November, 1893.
THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS, LIMITED,
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL
£2,000,000
CAPITAL PAID-UP *****£ '251,093.15.0
BANKERS:
H. E. HOBSON, Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon & District.
Custom House, Kowloon, 18th December, 1894.
£1384
THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL- TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
CAPITAL & COUNTIES BANK, LIMITED, TENDERS all be received at the Com.
HEAD OFFICE:
No. 3, PRINCE'S Street, London.
BRANCHES
pany's Offes, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central, unti NOON on SATURDAY, the 30th instant, for the RENTING for a terra of Year of all the ADVERTISING SPACE at the Company's Stations (except that reserved for the
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, HONGKONG AMD Company's own use) subject to the said Space
SHANGHAL
AGENCIES:
PENANG, SINGAPORE AND YOKOHAMA, RATES OF INTEREST, LLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS A Fred DeputNT ACCOUNTS
on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange. business transacted, "
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager:* Hongkong, 6th November, 1803-
Insurances.
THE
STANDARD.
ENDOWMENT
(887
ASSURANCE.
1. AMONG THE MANY ADVANT
AGES of this form of Assurance; the following may be mentioned :- (a)-it secures an Immediaza Province
for wild and family or othersdag tives in event of early death,
(8)-It provides a Fund for Retirement.
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to accept
being used for Advertisements only which are in good taste and have received the approval of the General Managers No Advertisements will be allowed along the line of rall.
The Company does not bind Itself the highest or any tender.
The previous zotica fu hereby withdrawn,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 20th December. 1893. (1377
THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
THE BUFFET'and the LADIES' WAIT-
TING ROOMS Adjoinlegs will be OPEN
to the PUBLIC in a few days.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers......... Hongkong, 13th December, 1893.
MUNICIPALITE:FRANCAISE DE CANTON,
Intimations.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
WING to the GYMKHANA MOR HIL
NO COMPETITION TOMORROW, agrdi December.
ED. ROBINSON,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 18th December, 1893
THE FESTIVE SEASON.
THE
HONGKONG TRADING
COMPANY
HAVE A TINE SELECTION OF TABLE LINEN.
USEFUL 'XMAS PRESENTS, TOYS
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FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
HONGKONG TRADING CO.,.
J. P. COTTAM,
Managing Partner. to 7 D'Agullar Street, Hongkong, 18th December, 1893.
11376
SIX DOLLARS
PER QUARTER
Amusements.
THE
HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB,
WILL GIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE COMIC OPERA "PRINCESS TOTO,”
BY
GILBERT AND CLAY,
On the following dates:- December 26th, 28th and 30th, 1893)
and January 3rd, dib, 9th and 13th, 1894. Curtala to rise at P.M. precisely e: ch night. Prices, $3, $2, $1.
Sests for any or all Performances can be booked at Messrs. LANK, CRAWFORD & Co.'s on and after TUESDAY, the 19th December, from
to A.M.
Books of the Wide of the Songs, prica 15 cents, at the Booking Office.
A late Team will run a quarter of an bour after the fall of the Curtalo, each night, Hongkong, 13th December, 1893.
Shipping.
STEAMERS.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CREMES, CALLARD and BOWSER'S BUTTER WATERBURY WATCHES. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHÓW, SCOTCH, EVERTON TOFFEE, RUSSIAN TOFFRE and ALMOND ROCK, TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS, ALBUMS, simble for Christmas presents, Candja very large | | Selection of PHOTO FRAMES.
CANADIAN PRODUCE:
MCLAREN'S GLASS JAR CHEESE.
SALTED SALMON .20 cents per, Ib. SALMON BELLIES..................................................75.conis, par lb. SALMON STEAKS (1lb, tins).........ongersion=140 Centa per tin." Hongkong, 13th November, 1893,
KELLY & WALSH, LD.
NOW READY. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. :'· FOOLSCAP SIZE, THREE DAYS TO A PAGE, INTER-LEAVED WITH BLOTTING PAPER
THE IMPERIAL
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIARY
FOR.
1894,
with the Dates in ENGLISH and CHINESE, and Special localized information,
1:
ALB
THE IMPERIAL
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DATE-BLOCK;-- Printed in RED and BLACK, with spice for Memoranda” PRICE.....................üumadaad CENTS.
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED,
Hongkong, 28th November, 1893
PUBLISHERS.
W. BREWER.
BAS JUST OPENED
[1360 A FINE Collection of New Fancy Goods in PLUS HAND-PAINTED SILK, KUSSIA
ELECTION DE DEUX CONSEILLERS MUNICIPAUX.
DCONSEILLER FRANCAIS et d'es
↑ KS ́élections pour la NOMINATION d'an.
CONSEILLER ETRANGER devant constituer Conseil Municipal de la Concession Françaiso de Canton, auront Beu le dimanche, 7 Janvier 1864, un Codeniat de France.
Lë sezonin sera ouvert de to heures du matin
(c)-It supplies an excellent Investment | X 4 heures du soir./
for the regular accumulation of liste électorales déposée à la Chancellerie amall fixed suma atmamay, de Consulat de France, sera mise à Ik diaport-
(d)-The Surrender and loan valnes ́aration des électeurs à parile dis so Décembre, et
larger than under dedicary Policies,
con la 31, du même mois à 4 heures du toit. "Les demanden en inscription os en radiation 2. AFTER THE POLICY HAS BEEN erat dira adressées, avant cette derniere date,
THREE YEARS IN FORCE at Consulsh de France!:
Conformément au paragraphe 5'de Farticle V should the Policy-holder wish to dis-da Reglement d'Organisation Municipale de in continue future payments-he; will: || Concussion Française) «les -Glecteurs devront | déposee deurs, reté spézzennellemént. Asenna
and other fine Leather foods.
Handsome Boxed American Christmas Cards. Autograp Christine Cards very pretty & cheap.
$
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TOM SMITH'S CRACERS. Great variety of Children's Books for Christmas.
Handsomely bound Books for prezants.
STYLOGRAPHIC PRS***
All ta Annual Volumes for Boys and-Gricia!!
¦-New Framed Pictures, a
DANCING PUMPS, LADIES SHOES. TENIS BATS, SHOES, BALLS.
New French Növels. Christmas Nosof Graphia Hilustrated," "PEAR'S,"." BLACK and WHIT," "QUEEN."
Hongkong, zih December, 1893.
W. BREWER," UNER HONGKONG HOTZE QUEEN'S ROAD,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES DURING THIS YEAR,
FOR XMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS.
T
HE Company's Steamship
*HAITAN,"
Captain Goddard, will be despatched for thei above Ports on SUNDAY, the 14th instant, at: Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 21st December, 1803,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
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FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO ÄND
BOMBAY.
"HE Company's Steamer
THE
"MIKE MARU,”
will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 16th instant at 4 P.M.
For further particulars 'regarding Freight ce Pamage, apply to the Company's Office, Beacons field Arcade,
Reduced Original
price.
Bric
CHAIN
20
E SERIES (Large Size) at $1.00 do at $4.50 (Small Sire) at $4-50 at $0.40
$250.
$475 $4.75
$0.70
THE MITSUI BUSSAN-KAISHA,''
5, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 20th December, 1803-
Foo
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 18th December, 1893,
**SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. HE Steamikip
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THE PHARMACY,
#6, QUEENS ROAD. ESSAS FLETCHER & Co. beg to M informs the Residents of Hongkong and
the Shipping Community, that they bars now OPENED at the above address, The Store is managed by a thoroughly competent Chemist who takes every care that all DRUGS and CHEMICALS used in the compounding of pre- scriptions at PURE and FRESHA
FLETCHER & Co. have on hand is good selection of Druggista Sundries" and "Patent. Medicines: se
Telephone No. 74
FLETCHER & Ca Hongkong, a3rd September, 1893. · [1044 EAST POINT DAIRY AND FARMING COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM the 16th intact and until further notice the PRICES for the COMPANY'S PRODUCE will be as follows
FRESH MILK...
FRESH MILK. FRESH BUTTER
SPECIAL TERMS
1659
contracts.
W POWELL & CO.,
TREMENDOUS SHG OF
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES.
be entitled to receive, on application/ception à cetta disposition ne sera admise, EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR A PRESENT TO ŁADY, AFREE PAID-UP POLICY for 'sabi: pour des propildiaires absente de Canton proportionate amount of the Sum |dent-les auffinges pourront être exprimés par Assured, us explained in the Prosess.rem restants dament autorisés,
pectus.
Full particulars on application,
DODWELL, CARLILL'& Co, Agents,
Le Cenri de France,
#3827
STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.
THE
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Hongkong, 8th August, 1893.
NOTICE,
C. IMBAULT HUART, NOTICE,
"HE Undersigned 'having been appolstad'
Agents for the KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART,
MAATSCHAPPIJ,
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY, Prof Jaya, Sumatra (East and West Count)
LIMITED.
are prepared to grant through Bills of Lading to
Caliber: Timór, Bunda, Islanda, Dutch,Now. Galies, &* &c. Bills of Lading for through; Carge frond those Parts to be presented, to tho Undersigned for countersignature, p
LAUTH; WEGENERƑ& Co, ·-|
Italy
-CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED .......................$1,000,000
The above Company is přepsied to sécapë 15 MARINI RUKEVNI GURÁENT RATES” UN GOODE" Hanghong, ngth Movember, >189g
&c. Policles: granted! ́ali Parta” bë tih Award
payable at any of lia Agenciesta n
!HEAD OFFICE;}<
No: by: QUEEN's Roah Wahr. “
Hongkong, 24th November, 1893
GENERAL NOTICE.
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THE ON TAI INSURANCE, COMPANY."
(LIMITED)
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000
EQUAL TO
RESERVE FUND imanninnas $315,000,00
ра
BOARD OF DIRECTORRAD
** Zaz Sing, Esq.
Low-Ten Saue, Kago Yeux Hoon B
MANAGER-HO AMEZ
TARINE RISKS.on GOODB, Ray đaka
MARINOISE RATRE NO an pasti të the
HEAD OFF
NOTICE.
"Wˇind after' the, fit December nest,
NO CHITS.
will Bà-tikban in the Millowing Hotelaj
'THE VICTORIA, HOTEL”. "THE PEAK HOTEL."
THE KOWLOON: HOTŘE,N-
DORABJEK NOWROJEĘ,
Proprietor kath, 16th October; 2593, kok, fa162) SHED HOUSE WANTED.
away from Hong↑ impoiss, and, wishing to bald like to RENT
full particulars, NO 1
EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR A PRESET TO A GENTLEMAN
EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR ARESENT TO A child,
TOYS TOYS TOYS!!!
IMMENSE VARIET.
ALL NEW° GO};D S
Heatural December 1999.
W. POVELL & CO.
THE
HONGKONGHOTEL.
TELEGRAPHIC. ADDRESS, * Kresalia AB, Cˇoda-TELEPHONE, No.
PROPRIETORS
„THE HONGLONGHOTEL COMPANY LIMITED.
ZA AMARONA
THE HONGKONG HOTEL becomes a
■fords unequalled sccommodation,
| the fowit, sopposite the General, Post
(the pineral landing stage på the C TEL HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH THE TABLE D'HOTE, SU POST 3 under imperlanced supervisio THE-BEBİRGEMS-IE LEIES
pacious Verandaki, üre lighted, by The Ranillig, Writing and smoking RI
BILLIARD BOOMS (UK Fagis! The WINES & SPIRITS Le selecto HYDRAULIC ASCENDING ROOMS
and baggage from the Entrance Ha NIGHT PORTERS WATC
(the long
Į Imperial Pint Botle,
Conta
Ordinary Plat Bottle,
8 Cents
Per Pal, 35 Cents.' ..
"GLAMORGANSHIRE," Captain Jackson, will be despatched for the above Porta on or about THURSDAY, the 28th lastant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 7th December, 1893-
(1358
"WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship,
"LENNOX" Captain Ward, will be despatched for the above Ports on or about 4th proximo,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, both December, 1803 (1232
SAILING VESSELS:
THE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.. "HE 100 A. 1. British Ship
"MACMILLAN,*
for yearly or half-yearly | Guthrie, Master, will load here for the above
Port, and will have quick despatch.
A. RUMJAHN,"" Secretary & Managuazio
51, Queen's Road; Hongkong, 13th December, 1893
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st December, 1841 [1308
[sasz
T
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
WINE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
FOR NEW YORK.
"HE 100 A. I. British Ship
"BANGALORE
Candon, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN & Co
Hongkong, 8th December, 1893.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 L L L Amdican Süp
THERALD KENILWORTH =
Baker, Master, now at Shanghai, will lysð héra
HONGKONG, SHANGHAY LONDON AND for the above Port, and will have ques
GLASGOW.
13, Queen's Road, waa Honghi 14th August, 1895
· Loso
NGAI SHANG,
33, QUEEN'S ROAD EAS?.
RATTAN FURNITU
1
of Every Description CHAIRS COUCHES, TABLES, BAJETTS, SVE A CHILDREN'S COTS, da ime
“Latest Patterns, Best Workmanship. Radian Core, Split: Rattan Canton Head and Bandries of all kindar DoNSCENT. akauki ášti Novemblée, sīgs,non frá95
despatch, para uma d
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN'& C6, h Hongkong, 5th December, 1803
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Consignees.
FACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. NOTICE MÓNSIGNEES of CARGO per Stemskip "CHINA." --
of Garged are Mereby requested to send la te The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees
take immediate delivery of their Goods fras Bila alfading for Cousternignature, sad-to- alguide.
RAM. J. WEKEWE.CO/ST
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vesel STEAM WATER BOATE, dez with the landed and stored at: Consigneéf risk
PURE, FRESH-WATER,
943 to the Superior.
J. 8. VAN BUREN,
Agent
cember 1893.
Masonic,
GE, No. 264, E.C
REGULAR MEETINGESTI BOTHEM M MARK KODUR WII bebeld at the Fukus MASONEHALL, Zatland Street, on FRIDAY :ika č 21h instant, aty for 5.50 p.m. pencliely, Vieitia mont7. Bordially invited to attes
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