JUST RECEIVED,
-OCT
TWEED CAPS, TERAI and PITH HATS, STRAW HATS,
COTTAM & Co.
OUTFITTERS.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 577. #+==+=+=**
Fans.
HONGKONG CORPORATIONGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND ..................... ·
$10,000,000 ....................................$ 6,500,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP TORS...$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS?
ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.-Chairman.
Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING.-Deputy Chairman,
C. Beurmann, Esq.
A. I. Raymond, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
Insurances,
THE
STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
has long taken the lead in SIMPLIFYING the CONDITIONS and LIBERALISING the CONTRACT of LIFE ASSURANCE, thereby giving #rectly increased Security to the Holders of the Company's Policies.
For full Particulars and Rates,
ESTABLISHED 1881.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897.
Intimations,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMERS
四
CAPTAINS
TO BAIL
REMARKS
LONDON, E.. ...Thames inunaW. J. Nantes.......Noon, 22nd April { {See Special
Advertisement.
JAPAN.........Socotra mm). Patna, R.N.R. seminé P.M., 22nd April.Freight only,
(Freight
Apply to
FOR
G. D. Boulby, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
-
R. M. Gry, Exq
N. A. Slabs, Esq.
David Gabbay, Esq.
Gerald Slade, Eiq.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, and March, 1896,
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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
above
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the bint JAPAN................ H. S. Tocqes, R.N.R.Noen, 33rd Apell.. Frelator Passage,
the Inland Sea.)
LONDON.........Japan.................................T, Leigh....................................................About sgth April.Freight or Passage.
[28
非
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 1111 April, 1897.
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
[s
就一艹月四英港香
Intimations.
THE 1807 EDITION WEBSTER'S
OF
DICTIONARY
FOR SALE,
PRICE:--$6 PER COPY,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
AT THE
THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
FOR THE
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON, PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE. Contractors to H.M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign Rallways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Best Qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the VERY HIGHEST PRESSURES, Cheaper Qualitles for Low PRESSURES.
.
The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy.
The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydranile Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c., are slso used on every Battleship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpedo bost and Transport in H.M. Service,
SALAMANDER Non-conducting Composition for Bollers, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, ika. IN TWO QUALITIES.
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIRS, SUPERINTENDENT+01:
...THOS. SKINNER, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., General Agents.
CHIEF MANAGER:
Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.
MANAGER:
Shanghal-, P. Wade Gardner, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LANDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED
On Current Account at the rate of a par Cent,
per Annum on the daily balance,
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITE : For 3 months, 21 per Cent, per Annum, For months, 38 per Ceat, per Annum. For 13 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, toth April, 1897.-
HE
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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Tuners of the above RED CONCEAL
by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Roles may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT. per annum.
Depositor may transfer at their option Ealances of $100 or more to the Hoxazowo AND. SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT al 4 PER CENT, per annums.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chlef Manager.
Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS A CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Fongkong, 28th May, 1804.
THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1884.
174
CAPITAL
£2,000,000 TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY... £3,480,053 NET ANNUAL FIRE PREMIA..£ 757,478 HAV
[AVING been appointed AGENTS of the above Company we are prepared to sccept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS
CURRENT RATES
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, and lanuary, 1897.
GENERAL NOTICE. THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).) CAPITAL TAELS
600,000 $833.333-33- RESERVE FUND ..............................ARY
EQUAL TO ...
$318,000.00; BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LO YEUX MOOH, Esq.
LEE SING, Esq. [ại Lon Tạo Seow, Kg.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HEAD OFFICE —LONDON,
CAPITAL PAID-UP
RESERVE LIABILITY or SHARE.
£800,000
...$350,000
RESERVE FUND værpesantissime INTEREST ALLOWED. on CURRENT ACCOUNT Rt the Rate of a par cetit. per
on the Dally BalancCE.
Ban
On Fixed Deposits for is montha..... 4 per cent.
..31 10
ו
D
$1
3 M
13
11.
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T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 19th October, 1896,
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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital....
£1,000,000 £500,000
HEAD OFFICE :—HONGKONG.
Court of Directors >--
ChowTung Shang, Esq.
Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.
12. Ghilles, Esq.
H. Stolterfobt, Esq.
Chan Kli Shan, Esq.
Chiti Manager,
GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR,
--Interest for 12 months Fixed, f per Cent,
Hongkong, ad October, 1893.
Intimations.
NOTICE. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of The MEMBERS of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 38th April, at 3 o'clock 7.M., at the Rooms of the CHAMEER, CITY HALL, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Commitee and passing the Secretary's Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1895.
R, CHATTERTON WILCOX,...........
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th April, 1897.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
Α
NOTCH TO SHAREHOLDERS.
1646
'N INTERIM BONUS of TWENTY rea CANT. upon CONTRIBUTIONS for the year 1896 has been DECLARED.
WARRANTS will be issued on the 30th Instant,
By Order of the Board,
N, J. EDE,
Hongkong, 15th April, 1897.
MANAGER-HO AMEL,
MARICURINY RATS to all parts of the
'ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken
World
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 0, PRAYA WEST, Hongkong, 17th December, 1884.
HUTICA.
LIMITED.
W. POWELL & CO.
-LARGE STOCK OF
AND
BOOTS SHOES,
LADIES', GEntlemen's AND CHILDREN'S.
W. POWELL & CO.
Hongline, 10th April (807.
THIS
[ag
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY, CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000 The abare Company is prepared to accept MARINE RIKs at.Curaent RATES on Goons, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.
CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST. Rantos, gánh War. vững
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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FOR HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS.
PACKING
HAS GIVEN GREAT
AMAZON SPIRAL PACKING
SATISFACTION WHEREVER USED.
[17].
W. BREWER & CO.
JUST LANDED
A LARGE STOCK AND GREAT VARIETY OF
LADIES and GENTLEMEN'S
TENNIS SHOES.
LADIES and GENTLEMEN'S H-OUSE SLIPPERS (VERY CHEAP)
Hongkong, 5th March, 1997.
MOUNT AUSTIN
HOTEL.
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
AS USED THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES NAVY:
83.00 PER POUND.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,
"EXCELSIOR," HONGKONG,
A. B: C, Code.
ALL SIZES IN STOCK"
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
Praya Central.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1967.
[$
$30
*HE Undersigned has received lostructions
THE
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
at the Residence of
Mr. R. MARTEN,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, No. 4, TEE PEAK,
אם
SATURDAY, the 24th April, 1897, commencing at 2.30 P.M., THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE - HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
TAPPrising-to-
DRAWING-ROOM - SILK SUITS BLACKWOOD CARVED, BOOK. CASE, BLACKWOOD FLOWERSTANDS, SILK TAPESTRY, PORTIERE and CUR. TAINS, BACKCARVED SIDEBOARD, JAPANESE CLOISONNE JARS and VASES, CHINESE BLUE 1«d WHITE PLATES and VASES. Large CAMPHORWOOD CLOTHES CHEST with TIN DRAWERS, WARD. ROBES with and without GLASS, MUSIC STANDS, JAPANESE LACQUERED PLAC QUES CHERRY LACQUER FRAMES. BEDSTEADS, WRITING DESKS, CHAIRS, TABLES, GLASS-WARE, CROCKERY, CUT- LERY, PLATED-WARE, EXQUISITE OVERMANTLES, KIT- ENGRAVINGS, CHEN, PANTRY and BATH-ROOM REQUI. SITES, FLOWERS, FERNS, &, &c.
Beautifal DINNER SET, complete, White and Gold painted,
1 PIANO, COLLARD & COLLARD, grand, In very fine condition, especially built for this climate,
-On View from WEDNESDAY, the 21st inut.
Catalogues at the Undersigned's. TERMS OF SALE 1—Cash on delivery, as customary.
FAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1897.
Secretary,
1633
B
KUHN & KOMOR,
JAPANESE Fine Art CURIOS,
31 & 23, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,
35, WATER. STAKET, YOKOHAMA "
And
36, DIVISION STREET, KOIR..
Hangkong, 15th March, 1896,
1457
SERRAVALLO'S FERRUGIN Q
ERRUGINOUS
UININE
THE GREAT AUSTRIAN TONIC
or
PERUVIAN BARK AND IRON.
Over 300 Medical Certificates notifying its grosé STRINOTH-GIVING PROPERTIES'nad na iba game time being of an
EXQUISITE TASTE,
Bola Agenti for Hongkong pum.
A. 5. WATSON & Co, Henghing, 1st September, 1896.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Y order of the OFFICIAL, ADMINISTRATOR"
the Undersigned has received insirections
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
он
TUESDAY, the 27th day” of April, 1897,
commending at 2.30 PM,
at his SALE ROOMS, Queen's Road, SUNDRY JEWELLERY
belor glog
to the ESTATE of the Late NORBERTO COMES & D. 9. HEATSMAN,
Comprising
DIAMOND, RUBY & EMERALD RINGS. PEARL SCARF-RING and BROOCH. LADY'S GOLD WATCH.
LADIES' 16d GENT'S GOLD WATCH- CHAINS.
GOLD NECKLACE, BROOCHER, EAR- RINGS, PENDANTS, LOCKETS, "HAIR- PINS and STUDS.
GOLD and TORTOISE-SHELL FRAMED 'KYR-GLASSES,
Also at the same time, ONE GOLD WATCH, CHAIN and PENCIL, by JOHN NOBLE,
belonging to the ESTATE of the Lats
LOUIS: GRUNAUER,
· TERMS OF BALM 1---ña customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer.
Hanghong, soth April, i
THE
HONGKONG BUTCHERY"
COMPANY.
Nos. 11, 13 and 15, CENTRAL-MARKET.
FRESH BEEF AND MUTTON
CORNED BEEF AND TONGUES *VEAL SAUSAGES,
Hongkong, 13th Marko, 1897,
TRADE MARK.
· Hong Nams 2--0
YUEN WO.
TELEPHONE, No, #35,
TRY THE
SPECIAL
WHISKEY
a BK Hot
TELEPHONE,
No. 35.
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THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES cooler thAN IN QUBEN'S ROAD.
DINNER AT 8 PM.
TIFFIN AT | FX. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PARTIES in
PRIVATE DINING-ROOMS,
For further Particulara autér in
Ranckene, seth. Jele sfet
THE PHARMACY."
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF
23)
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TARRAGONA
A FULL RICH
SPANISH PORT.
Per Doven
*** $6.00.
GANDE PRICE & CO.,
→ | WINE ARDSPIRIT 'NKACHANTS, No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Hongkong, gist Mazul, 1894,
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sola Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonic.
Also Šola Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER
TANSA N,
FLETCHER & CO. and
CARMICHAEL & CO
ACKERMAN-LAURANCE
-SAUMUR
DRY-ROYAL, BRUT-ROYAL AND ROYAL.
"We can bear testimony to the excellent quality of *BSTD. 1864. “Messrs. Ackerman-Laurance's "Dry Royal." It is as pure,
TELXYBONE—75. * wholesome and exhilarating as the most expensive Champagnes."
London Medical Record.
+
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
'AGENTS for CHINA and HONGKONG,
18, Queens Road,
Hongkong, 17th April, 1Köy
NUNOBIKI NATURAL MINERAL WATER.
FROM 'THE SPRINGs of the well-KNOWN NUNOBIĶI WATENFALLS IN KOBE.
Analysed and pronounced by the IMPERIAL JAPANESE HYGIENIC LABORATORY OF Ok, to be effective in the treatment of CONSUMPTION, CHRONIC CATARRH OF THROAT and WIND PIPE, all complaints of LIVER, STOMACH and INTESTINE, RHEUMATISM, SUPERABUNDANCE OF BLOOD, &c.
APPLY TO
L. M. ALVARES & CO.,
Hongkong,~tath March, 1897-
--SOLE-AGENTS,
No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
FOR SALE.
1443
GH. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.
. In crees of a dos plate summimmm...$35 per cras.
do I das quarts
Honkong, 13th Febrsary, 1897,
$33 da
BHEWAN, TOMES &
Agente