JUST RECEIVED.
LINEN COLLARS,
LINEN FRONTS,
SOFT FELT HATS, STRAW HATS,
&c., X., X.
COTTAM & Co.,
General Outfitters.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 641- 日九初月六年三十二赭光
Banks.
Insurances.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1855. HEAD OFFICE ;—LONDON.
CAPITAL PAID-UP..........................................................£800,000 Recurve LIABILITY OF SHARE
HOLDERS...
RESERVE FUND ...............
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TYPHOON INSURANCE.
“HE above COMPANY are prepared to
ACCEPT
RISKS an BUILDINGS ngsinst LOSS or DAMAGE by TYPHOON at *******£500,000 || Moderate Rates. *****£375,000
INTEREST'ALLOWED * CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent, per andum on the Dally Balances.
ม
On Fixed Deports for 12 months..... 4. per cent,
...3 H 3 M T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
FOR
ESTABLISHED 1881.
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897.
Intimations,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,
NEW EDITION,
IS TER BEST AND CHEAPEST, For Sale at the Hongkong Telegraph Office, No. 6. Pedder's Hill.
THIRTY DOLLARS
四开放
八月七英港香...............
PER ANNUM.
}
Entimations.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY, LIMITED.
· SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE. (Freight or Passage. JAPAN, &c. ............7474 ..................... ....J, Chellow, R.N.R..............Noor, gth July ... (Passing through | Contractors to H.M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonfal and Forden .
the Inland Sea.)
Rathways, including the Imperial Railways, of Japan. SHANGHAI...........Thomas......W. J. Naates........... About 16th Jaip...Freight of Passage, The Beat Qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the VERY HIGHEST PRESSURES,
پسم
* Horigkong, and June, 1897,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1984. CAPITAL
£1,000,000 THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, CAPFUMIN AND SECURITY2000,009 JAPAN..Verona C. H. S. Tocque, R.N.R.Noon, 16th July,... (Passing through.
LIMITED.
NET ANNUAL FIRE PREMIA...£ 757,478
For Particolars, apply to
W. H. T. DAVIS, Acting real Manager, › Hongkong Branch,
No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong, gib Jang, 189).
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THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LONDON &c. ...Ravenna C.T. Denny, R.N‚R........About 15th Joly..... -
ƒ See Special
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Advertisement
(Freight or Passage.
The Inland Sea.)
*******£1,000,000 TTAVING been appointed AGENTS of the LONDON &c. ...Canter D. C. Gregor, R.N.R...About 22nd July...Freight or Passage IN TWO QUALITIES.
at CURRENT RATES.
Court of Directors:---
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hoogkong, 3d July, 1897.
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
D. Gillies, Esq.
H. Stolterisht, Eaq, '
ChowTung Shang,E1q, Kwan Hol Chnen, Esq.
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Chan Kit Shan, Esq.
Chief Manager,
THE
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Authorised Capital .................. Subscribed Capital...............................
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Cheaper Qualities for LOW PRESSURES,
The *VICTOR* METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for me throughout Her Majesty's Navy.
The “VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydrualle Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c, are also used on every Battleship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpeda- boat and Transport la H.M. Service.
" SALAMANDER" Non-conducting Composition for Bollers, Hot-water Tanks," Fipes, äc
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTIFIES.
SUPERINTENDEN FLASALDRIANḍam+49
17].
...........THOS, SKINNER, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., General Agents.
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
'Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Cent.
Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.
HONGKONG CORPORATIONGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL ·
..$16,000,000
RESERVE FUND...
·rencoreyyidromomima............$ 6,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS :
ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.--Chairman. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chairman,
C. Beurmann, Erq.
G.D. Biniog, Esq.
A. 1. Raymond, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
R. H. Gray, Esq.
David Gabbay, Feq.
·N, A. Siebs, Esq.
Gerald Slade, Esq.
Chip ManaŬER: Hongkong—T. JACKSON, Esq. "MANAGER:
Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED
On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent,
per Annum on the dally balance.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months, al per Cent, per Anaam. For 6 months, 33 per Cent per Annam. For 15 months, 4 per Cent, per Annam.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, toth April, 1897.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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HE Business of the above Bank is conducted
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. Roles may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 33 PER CENT. per an ERETA.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 of more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annumi.
accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,
Agents.
Hongkong, and January, 1897.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
"HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept Flest Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
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Hongkong, 18th May, 1895.
GENERAL NOTICE.
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
་
| CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000 $833,333-93-
EQUAL TO 5201
RESERVE FUND 1492999
$318,000.00.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LET SING, Esq.
LOU THO SHUN, ENG.
Lo YrUK MOON, aq.
MANAGER.-HO AMEI.
M CURRENT RATEs to all parts of the
'ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken
World.
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST, -
· Hongkong, 17th December, 1884.
NOTICA,
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THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED
$1,000,000
The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at ČURRENT 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, QUEEN'T ROAD WEST, Hongkong, with May, 1884.
Intimations.
130
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Chief Manager,
T. JACKSONA
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895..
Auction.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
NO. 259.
THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
MO DAY,
the rath day of Jaly, 1897, at 3 PiMijare
published for general Information.
By Commend,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary..
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 26, June, 1897.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
FINAL CALL.
HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that Sde FINAL CALL of TWO DOLLARS (Sa) per SHARE has been made, and is PAYABLE at the Company's Offices, No. 37, Queen's Road Central, on gth August, 1897,
SHAREH IDERS are requested, when Paying the above-mentioned CALL, to send to the Ac lag Secretary thels PROVISIONAL SHARE CER. TIFICATES. There will be retained, sed FULLY PAID-UP SCRIP will be is.ued in
len thereof in due course.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. F. HARTON,
Acting Secretary,
Boogkong, 5th July, 1897.
ENQUIRE AT MANAGER'S OFFICE HONGKONG HOTEL FOR
PARTICULARS OF
REDUCED
EOARD AND LODGING RATES FOR CERTAIN ROOMS.
W. POWELL & CO.
NEW STOCK OF
LACE CURTAINS
AND
ART MUSLINS.
Hongkong, 26th June, 1897,
PRIME
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THE PHARMACY.
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF
23]
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sole Agents for 'VIN PASTEUR the great Freach Nerve Tonic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-ktowa JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSAN.
TELEPHONK→
75.
FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.
AQUARIUS.
"No Filter has ever been invented which can be relied
on to catch the Germs of Cholera.
The REAL SAFE
GUARD against danger of this kind is either to drink no water at all or to drink ONLY DISTILLED WATER."- St. James's Gazelle,
15. Queen's Road,
Hongkong, 7th July, 1897
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
AGENTS,
AQUÁRIUS COMPANY,
14
NUNOBIKI NATURAL MINERAL WATER,
ľ
FROM THE springs oF THE WELL-KNOWN NUNOBIKI WATERFALLS IN ROBE.
Analysed and pronounced by the IMPERIAL JAPANESE HIGIENIC LABORATORY OF OSAKA, 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.
RONCE
11
CENTRAL13 MARKET
15
BUTCHERY
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Hongkong, 1st May, 1897.
ARBOLINEU MAVENARIUS
USED FOR 20 YEARS. With the Vlmost Success.
CA
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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by
Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wood
Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fangas
12th day of July, 1897, at 3 P.M., by Order | Rot and Dampness,
of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot
of CROWN LAND at Hung Hom, in the Colony
of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT!
12/
Sole Agents for Chins, -
Hongkong, reth Mey, 1896.
SCHEELE & Co.. T33
#
TRADE MARK,
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CALIFORNIA WINES
i Doz, Qrs.
■ Das, Piz.
Dos. Prs.
CLARET...............
$4.00
$4.30
1650
ZINFANDEL ..niḥ
4 50
5,00
7.00
RIESLING joumam
5.00
600
BUNDA
HOCK
300
6.40
APPLY TO
L. M. ALVARES & CO., .
Hongkong, 12th March, 1897.
SOLE AGENTS, No. 7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
FOR SALE.
:(0);-...
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G. H. MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE.
10%-
fa circa of a doz, plots.....................................................$35 per case.
do. I doz qazis................................$33
Hongkong, 13th February, 187
do
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents.
MOUNT AUSTIN
HOTEL.
1,400 FRET ABOVE SEA LEVEL,
(26
Hung
Hom
lis, Lot
Na
7:010:
M
Boundary Measurements
Locally.
EN. SC.
A. A
Aynnal Rent
Upset Pics,
Hung Hom........ 250 250 475 478 2,315, 30 | 1,069
ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
No. 8, Queen's Road Central.
Hind Dfice :-TOKIO,
Branch Officis bin
'LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN NEWCHWANG and all Ports la JAPAN.
Agencies
Miki Cani Mines, Chmura Coal Mines, Kanada Coal Mines.
Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited: Meiji Fire Infurance Co., Limited." Imperial Government Paper Mills, Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghal. Onada Cement Company, Japan. Kategafuchi Cotton Splaning Mill, Japan, The Milke Cotton Spinning Mill, Limited, Tokyo Collon Spinning Mil; Japan, Hayashi Clock Factory- Honghong, 11th December, 1896.
KUHN & KOMOR,|†† Hong Name:--
JAPANESE FINE ART. CURIOS,
11 & 13, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,
35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA
* 'and
36, DIVISION STartt, Kodz. Hongkong, 15th March, 18g6,
YUEN Wo.
TELEPHONE, No. 135,
These are genuine GRAPE WINES, lall bodied, with Hitle acidity..
An allowance of filty cents per.dozen is made for the empty } plats when retained to our Godown.,
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Hongkong, 28th May, 1897,
THE
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., "HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK, CMALOERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER.
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Sols Agents for Louis Andemars' Watches- Awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition1"
and for Volgilinder and Sohn's CELEBRATED OPERA, GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES
Hoz. 14 & 56, Queen's Central... 140
Road LEVY HERMANOS.
IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWELLERS
DIA AND WATCHMAKERS,
Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated CLEMENT, HUMBRA: 20Å GLADIATOR Co, Ld., DUKLOF TYREY'S BICYCLES---FRICA ZISIEJ,
A special reliable Witch reads for this Climate - Quality Asomasiummuuangan 16 -
10 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL": Opposits the Telegraph Deion
H. PRICE & CO...
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HOTEL
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CLUB HOTEL, METROPOLE,
5. BUND, FOROHAMA.
1, TSUKIJI, TORPO.
FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, well-furnished, the Calsina under the Supervi- -alon of approved French Chef has no equal." ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT, Experienced English matron in attendance.›.
The Hotel stean-launch with European Agext attends arrivals and departmes ; every assistance given tu cicking luggages and "affording" Information, Passengers are met at the RAIWay Sixtion. :
VISITORS- have the option of messing either in Topro ot YOKOHAMA, without extra chargeHE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING SUCH AN ADVANTAGE. EUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER. on the Premises, ··
Certified Guidos are in sitendance at both Fietels.
THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, Prorziztőzs.
E. V. SIOEN, Man
YOKOHAMA
L. DEWETTE, Manager,
TOKYO,
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,
"EXCELSIOR," HONGKONG,
A. B: C. Cods.
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TELEPHONE,
No. 35
THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN "QUBENS ROAD..
TIFFIN AT I P.M.
DINNER AT 8 P.M.. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PARTIES In PRIVATE DIDEO-ROOMS.
For further Particular apply to
Hongkory, 17th July, sžať.......
THE, MANAGER,
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL..
W. BREWER & CO.
60
NEW BOOKS and new bDITIONS. TORTY-ONE, YEARS IN INDIA, by Manners for Men, by Mr. Humphrey...... F Field Marshall Lord Roberts, 2 vols.220.00 The Child: the Wish Man: and the Dorn bo
Xvaty Glif's Book of Sport and Occupation 4.00 Dictionary of Daily Want.in 400 Every Boy's Book of Sport and Occupatios 400 The Finst War, by Tracey................. 3.50 Events of the Queen's Reign diens, 30 The Sikhs and Sikh Was, by General The North-West Provincau of India, by
Gough.....................
&fo 6.00 Fridtjof Nansen, 1861-93 **smi Academy Pictures (Casseli) (in be completed The jungle Book, by Kipling
105 Parts)
................... 3.00) British India, by Freser Robert the Bruce, by Maxsell mimis 3,75 Canada, by Bourmet ............
· Hongkong, 19th June, 1897-
4.00 3.25
275 3.75