The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. III 日四廿月六年一十二精光
Banks,
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital.........
Subreribel Capital.................................................. 300,000 £1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
Court of Directors—
Chow Tung Shang, Esq.
13, Gilles, Esq.
H. Stolterfakt, Esq.
Kwan Hol Chner, Erg.
Chan Kit Shan, Esq.
Interest for a months Fixed," 5 per Cent. Hongkong, aud October, 180x
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Chiel Manager,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. - AUTHORISED CAPITAL £1,500,000 SUBSCRIBED --...
.............(7,140,000 PAID-UP QEYERERE TALK£ 808,600
BANKERS:
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED, INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT
ACCOUNTS at the Rate of a percent. per annum on the Daily Balance.
ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITS
For 12 Months................................-4 Der cent.
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DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OLD TERMS.
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong.
Wangbang, ard Angust, tRot. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. *INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD-OFFICE-LONDON,
CAPITÁL PAID-UT ...................
£800,000
RESERVE
LIABILITY OF SHARE.
HOLDERS
£800,000 -4325,000
RESERVT FUND'
INTEREST. ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent. per aunum on the Dally Balances,
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months...4 per cent.
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T. E. SANSOM, pro. Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 18 Autust, 1895.
Figos ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL.
....$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND..................$ 5,500,000 RESERVI LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000
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COURT OF DIRECTORS:
J. KRAMER, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. A. MACONACHTE, Deputy Chairman,
S. C. Michaelsen, Esq.
Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving.
G. B. Dodwell, Kor
M. D. Ezekiel, Esq.
R. M. Gray, Eng
D. R. Sarvoon, Faq.
N. A. Stebr, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER :-
Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-H. M. BAVIAN COUNTY. BANKING COMANY, LIMITED. HONOKONG INTEREST ALLOWED
LODON BANKER-LO
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent,
per Annum on the daly balance,
For
Fot
INTEREST UN FIXED DEPOSITI:
mnaths, 2) per Ceat, per Annum. months, 31 per Cent. per Annam. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
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Hongkong, toth August, 1805.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, THE Business of the above Bank is conducted
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be
obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT, per annum..
Depositors may transfer, at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK be placed on FIXED | DEPOSIT at 4 PEX CENT, per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, in August, 1895.
Amusements.
THEATRE
Insurances.
THE STANDARD
Is ore of the LARGEST and BEST KNOWN of the BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.
FUNDS exceed EIGHT MILLIONS STERLING, ANNUAL REVENUE OVER ONE MILLION STERLING.
For Forms of Proposal and every information,
Apply to
→
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1895.
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TYPHOON INSURANCE.
Ho
NOTICE.
TOUSE-OWNERS, TRUSTEES, MORT. GAGEES and Others interested in HOUSE PROPERTY are informed that THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
are prepared to accept Risks against LOSS of DAMAGE by TYPHOONS at Moderate Rates.
For Particulars, apply to
WE. MACBEAN,
LOCAL MANAGER, Hangkong-Branch,
Connaught House,
Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1805,
1869
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE
HE Undersigned AGENTS of the abors Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN-&-CoTMTMTM
Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.
NOTICE.
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THE PO ON MARINE INSURANCE ‘AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED. CAPITAL:---EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($800,000).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Chú Sip Chuen, Esq., of Messrs. Chú Kwang
IaD,
Un OÜ, Esq., of Messrs. Kung Yard, Lan Cheak His, Esq., of Messrs. Kung Yuen. Chu Shad Chi, Esq., of Mesars, Chi Yau Lan. Chi Cheuk Kwan, Esq, of Meters. Hang Keo Lo Shed U. Esq, of Messrs. Quan Hing Leong,
Hong,
Cha Sal Man, Esq., of Messrs. Chi Foo Lan. Chu Keang Wan, Esq., of Messrs. Tang Chan
Hong."
THIS Company having been duly Incor
porated will accept RISKS from the 13th instant, at Current Rates,
Head Office:-No. 116. ** - Ste-
„UN LAI CHUEN,
Secretary.
Hoapt
THE
ESTABLISHED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895.
Intimations.
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.
28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
DAGGER
PACKING
高幫
SPECIAL DAGGER PACKING
FOR HIGH PRESSURE, ROUND
OR SQUARE
ASBESTOS PACKINGS of every description.
ASBESTOS SHEETS, MILLBOARDS, CANVAS &c. ASBESTOS COMPOSITION for COVERING BOILERS and STEAL FIPES. CANVAS CORE PACKING (Tuck Form), SPECIAL ENGINE & CYLINDER OILS ASBRSTOLINE, the most economicalɛ lubricant. ALL GOODS BEARING TRADE MARK GUARANTEED, Hongkong, 25th February, 1895,
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EX P. & O. S. S. "ADEN."
SPARKLING WHITE BURGUNDY. "Paul Dommier" CHAMPAGNE VIN. 1887
Offley Forrester's OLD TAWNY PORT.
三拜禮
號四十月八英港香
Intimations.
Share Lists will close To-morrow, the 15th day of August, 1895, at $ p.m.
Dated at Shanghat the 50th day of July, 1895. THE
INTERNATIONAL
COTTON
MANUFACTURING
LIMITED.
THIRTY DOLLÁRS PER ANNUM.
Infintations.
which confirm the view that good prosts may be confidently expected and it is believed that the calculations are on a very conservative basis,
An offer has been obislaed of a suitable site for the Mill at a fair price.
The American Trading Company will be the General Managers of the business of the Com- paor,..upder the supervision of Board of Directors of not less then four and not more
CO.,than eight Members, of whom three may be
incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1855 to 1890 of Hongkong, whereby the liability of Members is Huilted to the amount of their, Shares,
--CAPITAL :-1,000,000 Taels, Divided into 10,000 Shares of 100 Teals each
(with power to increase), Of which it is proposed to issue at present only 8.000 4,375 Shares have been unbscribed for and will be allotted, 1,000 Shares are reserved for subscription in Loaden, and New York, and 2,715 Shares are now offered for public subscription fo Chlas, Hongkong and Japan, payable as follows to Taels on. Application,
15 Thels on Allotment,
25 Taels on the and of December, 1895. 25 Tecla on the 2nd of March, 1996, and 25 Taels on the and of June, 1896.
DIRECTORS:
WILLIAM BRAND, Etq, of Messrs. Brand
Brothers & Ca
'CHEW SHING-CHINO, Esq.
Croft & Co. LIGHT TAWNY PORT.
EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR WHISKY. CHOW SHAO-YIN, Esq.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TELEPHONE Np. 75,
18, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 6th August, 1895,
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KELLY & WALSH, LD.
THREE CELEBRATED BOOKS.
PEOPLES & POLITICS OF THE FAR
EAST,
BY HENRY NORMAN.
TRILD 1,' av GEO. DU MAURIER. CHEAP BULAN
... 10th August, 1895. Exods HEAVENLY TWINS,
- NOTICE,
“HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...$1,000,000
The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS,
c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies,
CHAU TSEUNG FAT,
Secretary,
.HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEIN'S ROAD WEST, Hongkong, with May, 1904.
GENERAL NOTICE. THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000} $833,333-33-
EQUAL TO ssaare RESERVE FUND $318,000.00, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEE SING, Esq.
LO YEUX MOON, Esq. LOU Two Saux, Esq,
MANAGER-HO AMEL
RISKS on GOODS, &, talen
MARINE BISTRATIas to all parts of the
World.
· 1484
ROYAL,
CITY HALL
MR will give s
R. G. G. BRADY begs to announce that
FAREWELL CONCERT:
IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE
KOWLOON INSTITUTE,
ON
SATURDAY, 17TH August, 1895, at 9 P.M. precisely. Several Ladies and Genilemen have kindly
consented to as:ist,
TICKETS Can Ee obtained at Messrs, KELLY & WALSH, on and after the 10th August,
PRICES....................£± & $1, Soldiers and Baliors, Half-price.
Hongkong, 6th August, 1895.
· Masonic.
ZETLAND
11951
LODGE,
No. 2, E.C.
:
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS! HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the 15th fastant, at 8.3o for gp.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong. 9th August, 1805.
PERSEVERANCE
LODGE
HONGKONG, No. 1165, EC.
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HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST, Hongkong, 17th Daomiber, 1884.
Intimations.
1940
CONTRACT FOR COAL BUNKERS, &c. AND IRON ROOF, R. N. YARD.
CONTRACT FOR RENEWING SLIPWAY. FOR TORPEDO BOATS, KOWLOONA CONTRACT FOR MORTUARY AND STORE R. N. HOSPITAL, HONGKONG, PERSONS destross of Tendering are
requested to deliver their Tenders Sealed and, Marked “TENDERS FOR WORKS," nal later than In A.M. on the 31st August, 1895, at H. M. NAYAL YARD, Hongkong, addressed to the Commodore-in-Charge, H. M. Naval
Establishments.
Plans, Specifications and all Partfonlara can be obtained un'application to the "Axsistant Civil Engineer Officer-in-Charge of Admiralty Works, K. N. Vaid, Hongkong,
[1095
Hongkong, 13th August, 1895. *
NAVAL CONTRACT, 1895-96. SEALED TENDERS in duplicates will be
received by 4th. NAVAL STORE- KEEPER, unit to A-M, en THURSDAY, the aand lastant, for the Supply of TEA for the use OF of H.M. NAVY, for One Year ending 31st August,
1896,
Printed Forms of Tenders and Further Parti. REGULAR MEETING of the...ahova | culars can be obtained at the NAVAL STORE-
A OF A
HALL, Zeiland Street, on FRIDAY, the tốth instant, at 8,30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are Cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 10th August, 1895. (1079
SERIES OFFICE,
The right to reject the lowent' or any Tender
is ressiveck
Kath August, 1895.
Hongkong Victualling Yard,
C1085
Hongkong, 31st July, 1893.
BY SARAH GRAND,
CHEAP EDITION}}}
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
FOR SALE.
G. H. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.
(1):
In cases of a doz. plats...............................$35 per cAME
do In quarts omen$33
Hongkong, 13th May, 1895.
SHEWAN & CA
Agente
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,
"EXCELSIOR, HONGKONG,
A. 3. C. Code.
TELEPHONE,
No,.35-
THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN QUEEN'S ROAD.
די
TIFFIN ATI P.M..
DINNER AT 8 7.M. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PARTIES in PRIVATE DINING-ROOMS.
For further Particulars apply to
THE MANAGER,
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.
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Hongkong, 27th July, 1805.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE AT THE H.K, HOTEL PROM
$65
PER MONTH UPWARDS.
JAMES JONES. Esq, Agent of the American
Trading Co. JOHN FIRKIS SEAMAN, Esq, of Mossrs. Winner
& Co.
GENERAL MANAGERS'
THE AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY. BANKERS:
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
.. CORPORATION,
T
LEGAL ADVISER:
H. S. WILKINSOŃ, EK,
*
HIS Company has been formed for the purpose of carrying on the business of Colton Splaning and Wearing at Shangbal.
It is intended that the business should at first
Chinese.
| Association for carrying on all branches of the Full powers are taken in the Memorandum vi basloess of a Cotton Manufacturing Company and the businesses allled there'o
The fallowing contract has been made namely:-
An Agreement dated the rgth, day of Joly, and John Ferris Saamat concerning the Agency 1895. between The American Trading Compray and General Management of the Company.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for sbaren may be obtained from the Compani Bankers, at their Head Office in Hongkong and at their several brancher to China and, Japan, and at the offices of the General Managers ai Shanghai, Kobe and Yokoham
Where no allotment is made, the danosit will be returned in fall, and in esse a less number Shares be allotted than is applied for, the surplus depostin will be appropriated in whole or in part, as the case may be, to the payment of the amount due on alloiment.
Coples of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and of the Contract bove mentioned may be inspected by intending applicants for Stare at the Offices of the General Managers.
[xosa HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY,, LIMITED.
-NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET. in the Orvices of the COMPANY No, 14, Praya ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be hald Central, on MONDAY, the 19th August, at 3 n'clock P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th Jane,
1895.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the roth August, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
'R. COOKE, Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 29th July, 1805,
Tx294.
THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
be confined to planing, the original equipment NOTICE is hereby given that at MEET- for which will be not less than 40,000 Splodier, Company held at the Company's Office, Con of the DIRECTORS of this with Buildings and Machinery. Machinery will be added afterwards. Sufficient Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the and August, 1895, Wearing naught House, Quees's Road, Central, Victoria, Approved Machinery, to acquire à sumacIS RIP, TOVYASAL TERKUEYERS CONS and to erect Mills for the manufacture of Cotton SECRETARY at the Office of the Company lose Yarns and Cloths best suited to the China said, at to Mesars, SYME & Co., the Company' | markets.
Agents at Singapore, on or before TUESDAY, the 3rd September, 1895.
|
As is well known the importation of Machi- Dery by Foreigners has hitherto been officially And Notice is also given that, in accordance obstructed, but Chinese have been allowed to with Claase 24 of the Company's Articles of import Machinery under special permits and Association, if the Sam Payable in respect of Cotton Mills owned by them have been in sucany Call be not PAID on or before the eld. 3rd cessful operation, for some, yeats. At present, September, 1895, the Holder for the time being Mills comprising bent 200,000 Spindles are of the Share la respect, of which the Call sħali either working or in an advanced stage at this have been made shall Pay Interest for the same, port alone.
at the rate of TIN DOLLARE per Centum' par Annum, from the sald 3rd September, 1895, 10. the time of the actual Payment,
Under the recently concluded Treaty between China and Japan, the restriction on the import alfan of Machinery has been removed, and this field of industrial enterprise is now open to Foreigners and Chinesa alike.
It is confidently belleved that there still exists an opening for more Cotton Mills here, and that their product will successfully compete with and ultimately supplant that brought from abroad. It is evident that, compared with Japan, the much more extensive markets of Chloa may be counted upon to consume a greatly increased product.
The Colton, Misio, Japan operate one
SHAREHOLDERS are requested to note that SCRIP must be sent in when Paying Calls, In order that such Payments may be endorsed thereon.
By Order of the Directors,
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JAMES B. DUNCAN, Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1895. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, TOTICE is bereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NS
900,coo Spladies, a very large proportion of the output of which is absorbed in that country. They draw their supplies of the raw material of the SHAREHOLDERS of the above Coat about equally from China and India and the PANY will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, United States. The difference in cast of the No. 9, Prays Central, on THURSDAY, the 29th raw material grown in Chins would favor Mills August, 1895, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, when here as compared with those in Japan to a very the Sableland Resolution, which was passed considerable extent,
at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 12th August, 1895, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution (— "That the Capital of the Company be Reduced
The markets for the cosmie Yars in China have hitherto been chiedy suppiled from India, whilst small but increasing Imports of Japanese Yarns have found a market here. The import of Indian Yaras during the past four years at Shanghal alone averages over, 195.000 bales of three picols each annually, whilst the principal poris in the South of Chlen, have taken during the same period an average of 136,000 baler. The demand for Yarns in Chios might have been Rupplied with advantage to produces and consumer allks by locally established Mills, working cotton of home growth,
An ample supply of Raw Cotton may be counted upon, as the ares of cultivation can be Increased Indefinitely to supply say increased demand.
"from $1,000,000, divided into 20,000 "Shares of $50 each, to $200,000, divided "Into 20,000 Shares of $10 each, and that such reduction, be affected by cancelling "Capital which has been lost or is unrepEER. “sented by svallable assets to the extent. "of $40 per Share on each of the 14,117 "Shares which have been lassed and are "now qutstanding, and by reducing the "nomical amount of all the She is in the "Company's Capital from $50 to $10 per "Share"
Dated the 12th August, 1895.
As an example of the elasticity of the supply 1089) of Raw Cotton, the case of the United States
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SHEWAN & Co.,
General Managers,
during the past few years may be cited. The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
crop rose from 3,700,000 bales in 1884/sto
9,039,000 bales in 1891/2. It fell to 5,717,000
CORPORATION.
Year ending goth June last, at the rate
of ONE POUND AND FIVE SHILLINGS STERLIND
in 1893/3, but it is estimated that the partHE DIVIDEND declared for the Half- reason's crop will thich 9,850,000 bales, with a range of prices the lowest ever recorded.
Besides supplying the local market, the cropar MONDAY, the 1116 lestant at the Offices (15) per Share of $125 is PAYABLE op and here during the past year has been exported to
the extent of 930,451 plenis, an increase within of the CORPORATION, where Shareholders ar four years of nearly so per cent. The exported requested to apply for WARRANTE, cotton would have kept running 360,000 spindles
By Order of the Court of Directors,
to addition to those already at work. It would thus appear that a scarcity of raw material' is
not to be feared, whilst the competition of Indian and American cotton in Japan will check an advance beyond normal prices. in China grown staple for that market.
The supply of labour is limitiers, and it is already demonstrated that the gatives soon become skilled openilves,
The market for Yarns is at our own doors, and-
may be mcpected to continue to expand in definitely su has been the ease during the past.
Already locally produced Yarns command s preference in the market by reason of their better coleur as compared with Indians.
Of the Shares anbscribed for a large part has. boss taken by Chinese Merchants interested in the trade in. Yarna and Cotton goods. B
Ketimates" of the working of the Mill have boan qarafully --prepared from '#vailable data,
T. JACKSON,::
Chief Manage Hangbang, roth August, 189s.
CANTON DISTRICT. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. $5.
(2079
NAVIGATION OF: THE CANTON RIVER.
HE Bremer Channel of the Canton River has been CLEARED of TORPEDOKS and is now OPEN to NAVIGATION.
Approved,
E. FARAGO
J. H. HAY,
Harbour Master.
Commissioner of Customs. Custom House,--
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Canton, dik August, $895: