COTTAM & Co.
BILLIARD CLOTH; CURTIPE, CEMENT, CHILK,
* POCKETS, &o,ka
OUTFITTERS & IMPORTERS,
~B and D) Pandey's S},
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 775日十二月十年三十二精光
Banks:
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHIŇA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
**་་་"་་་་་་་་མ
Paid up capital innemang 374374
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
"Court of Director>-
D. Gulles Esq.
J. T Lan'ı, Equ
* | Chow Tung Shang;Esq.
Chan KH Shan, Esq.
Kwa Hof Chasen, Keq.
...... Chief MixAngary -
G. W. F. PLAYFASRAMAN
Tatarest-for- 13imonibe Flied;-5 polecast,
On Current Account, Dally Bancos 1 per Hongkong, Jath November, 1897,
Cent, per AnaNER'S
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
FOR
Intimations
ESTABLISHED 1881,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
FTEAMOUS
CAPTAINS
TO FAIL
-KEMARKS
Intimations.
冀三十月二十典港香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, -
FOR THE
SHANGHAI ......CANZærumunnɛ. Strzet up. 10 AM, 11th Dec.Freight, or Panige. United asbestos compaNY, LIMITED, LONDON, JAPAN, &c. ..............Jav's...................................]. Cheller, RÍN‚R..............Noon, 14h Déc........
CONTRACTORS TO HM, GOVERNMENT/
MANUFACTurers of thE
Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS: HYDRAULIC Bad SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS &full kinds. “VICTOR" MÉTAMIC BOILER JOINTS,
Freight or Passaga.
+
SHANGHAL
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LONDON &c. ..Mirzapes ............T. Wickenden.......Noon, 16th Dec Advertisement
Ser Special JAPAN ................Verona mamuC. H. S. Toque R.N.R.Daylight, 17th Dec Freight or Passage. STRAITS AND BOMBAY ....
PeshawariinaF. W. Vifert'R.N.R... About 18th Dec...Freight or Pinge LONDON &@##@%LD. C. Gregor, R.N‚R...About aged Dec...Freight or PawAgo.
ASHESTÓS
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For Further Partienlass apply to
CAPITAL PAID«UP -1992
*****£800,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF SWARN-
HA. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
HOLDERS.
£800,000 €371,000
Hongkong, 15th December, 1897.
Es
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. -
HEAD OFFICE :-LONDON,
RESERVE FUND
INTERESTE ALLOWED on CURRENT
ACCOUNT at the Rätt of a per cent. pir
annum on the Daily Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
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T. H. WHITEHEAD, "
Manager, Hongkong.
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TRADE MARK.
Hongkong, and Jana, 1897,
H
ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PATT-UP CAPITAL
10,00,000
RESERVE FUND...................................................$ 7,000,000 RESKATE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS$10,000.00
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
ST/C/ MERAKLauw, Esq.-Chairman. Hon JJ, BELL-IRVING,-Deputy Chairman. C: Baumans, Kiq,
G. D. Böning, Esq. A. 1. Raymond, Erg
R. L. Richardson, Eig.
G. B. Dodwell, Eng,
R. M. Gray,
David Gabbay,
R. Shewan, Esq.
N. A. Siebs, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER':
Hongkong T. Jackson, Zəq,
MANAGER LEA
Shanghai-}, P; WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS—LONDON AND COUNTY: BANKING COMPANY, Liisted, BONGLONG-INTEREST ALLOWDINFO:
On Current Account at the rate of in påf Cent
per Annum on the daily balance,
For
نیئے
INTEREST ON Ficko DarosTS';
months, 25 per cent. për Annum. For 6 months, 31 ́per Cent.: per Annam For 12 months, 4- per Cest,- per Annuis
VET. JACKSON,
Chief Manager Hongkong, 8k November, 1899.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
F
“HE Businers of the above Bank trconducted'
THONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rales may be obtained on application,
INTEREST on deposita is allowed at 36. Pra- CANT, per annum.
Depositors may: transfer at- their option balances of $100 OF ESOPU to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4. PER Citer, per unumus.
For the HanoraNG AND SHÃNGKAL BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,"
Hongkong, 1st Augam, 1895/
Chief Manager.
Insurances.
'ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
NORWICH SOCIETY.
ESTABLISHED 1797--
AMOUNT INSURED. £330,000,000 LOS PAID sociezsábiancesagt£12,350,000 PREMIUM INCOME'n, £871,000
The Agasty of the above S-claty at H`ngkosz having this day been transferred to as we'ira prepared to line. Fire policies at the lowest Current Rates of premlacs.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co Hongkong, 10th December, 1897. [1m 1519
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
· COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
"HE "Undersigned AGENTS of the bore Companie prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co
Hongkong 28th May, 1895,
GENERAL NOTICE.
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED)
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000 1
EQUAL TO užsibidinisöäytitive j
$833,33333-
RESERVE FUND A $318,000,00
BOARD OF DIRECTORS," "
LEX SING, ENGE LO YEUR MOON; HJ.-
LOU TO SHUM, Esq] =
MA
MANAGER, HO AMEL, -^-*
ARINE RISKS în GOODS, &c., faken A CURRENT - Rares ju ili parts of the Worlde
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & g'PRATA WEST -Hongkong; ayth December, YÖNET
THE MAN ON
CAPITAL SUBSCRI
The above
MARINE RISKIŃ &c. Polidor gch payable až sty
Hong Name ---- YUEN WO.
TELEPHONE, No. 135-
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ADEIR A.....................................Red Seal... $18.
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ALAGA USCATEL
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H. PRICE & CO...
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL:
Hongling, 13th December, 1897.
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
WHAT? WHY, THAT BEAUTIFUL.
AMERICAN BUTTER
AT
THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY.
$1.60 PER ROLL,
OR IN PATS AT 20 CENTS AND 40 CENTS PER PAT. Hongkong, and December, 1897,
TRY THE
CURR
THE
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
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No. 5-B, BUND, FORORAMA.
supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines,
furnished unde
The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all Mail Steamers.
Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors,
Ykolant, ta Oziober, 19
E V. SIOEN, Manager,
W. POWELL & CO.
IMMENSE STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
AND
TOYS TOYS!! TOYS!!
ALL NEW GOODS:
SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantiler.
ESTIMATES given for every DXSCRIPTION & WORK, SUPERINTENDENT.....
..........................THOS, SKINNER.
THE' UNITED ́ASHESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY:
Sòli Apunts for the
UNITED ASBESTOS COM- | PANY, LTD.--LONDON- DĘDWELL, CARLILI, & CO
General Agenda.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM.
Intimations.
THE STANDARD
in one of the LARGEST and BEST KNOWN
of the BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.
FUNDS exceed NIGHT' MILLIONS STERLING, ANNUAL REVENUE ÖVER ÖHE' MILLIOM STERLING.
For Forms of Proposal and every information,
Apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,
Agents.
127 Hongkong, and March, 1896. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED,
NOTICE TO`SHAREHOLDERS.
"HE TRANSFER BOOKS ofthe Couzaný Tube CLOESD from the 18th to the 3198
DODWELL' CARLILL' & Co., General Agents, fastant, both days inclusivasi
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL' adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION,
kumerous Islands. Cool scutherly breases la Summer, with perfect płotection agalást the North- Exit winds fa'wister,
A FIRST-CLASS Reet Views of the City and Harbor, the Mainland of Culus, d
A Covind Way has been constructed from the Stafión to the Hhick/?
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER BUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
GÉO, J. CASANOVA, Manager.
CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell' Street.
XMAS.
XMAS.
RIGH CLASS DINNER OLD BURGUNDI£S-Vatages 1878 to 1885.
Established 1796.
XMAS.
WINES?
(*353
From Galletto Jeans et Ckontan,
RED :-Mácoo, Jull'seas, Fleurie, Savigny, Besane, Nalis, Pommard, and Bourgognes, WHITE :—MA:on, Chabils' and Mustuli. SPARKLING 1-
Welte, Red, and Ross POURGOGNES. Whits, Red, and Rose FOMMARDS" GOLD FRIZE MEDALS awarded in numerous Zuspsam Xáhibitieux, CHAMPAGNE VIX-BABA-AV 10 (Campagne) Estabilsted. 1863 CARTE BLANCHE, CARTE NO:RE and CARTE-ROSE, Diplonia d'Honneus, the highest award in the. International Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1295. GODD MEDALS at Nice and Anvers Exhibitions 1894, and several other Exhibitions. FORTS-(Direct & am Opori).
PORTO-DUQUE Estro, PORTO VELHO SUPERIOR (Old Superior) and PORTO ** BURGUNDIES ani CHAMPAGNE in Cases of 1 ́costa quarta ar iconon plats. PORTS per des m quarts or Caake of 5 dosen quarta,} PRICE LIST on application to
L. M. ALVARES & CO.,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
*General Agents,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIVITED, Hongkong, 9th December, 1897. By
KIUNGCHOW DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE' TO MARINERS, No 15
Hainan Stralis Hainan Head Bank Bucy,
NOTICE is herbs that the HAINAK
HEAD BANK BUOY has disappeared Duo notice will be given when it is replaced in position.
Approved..
C. J. PRICE:
Harbour Master,
J. F. SCHOENICKE,
Commissioner of Customs, Customs, HousS,
Klaagchow, and December, 1897.
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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOŁTETY.
GENERAL MEETING of the abova
A Society will be held on FRIDAY, a 17th instant, at Noon is the CHT HALL The Pubilo are invited to attend”......”-
M. FORBES,
Hongkong, and December, 1897.
NOTICE.
Hom: Secretary, [1783
WING to the occurrence, olx case of fool- snd-mouth disease-la`one of the shedy
Telegraph House, 1st Floor, Qamen's Road; Entrance through the lane on the left of Masz – ut Garden Road thays
Kelly & Walsh,
DON'T MISS
THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST
PARISIAN BONBONNIERES
FILLED WITH THE CHOICEST
PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES.
PER SUPPLY OF MILK
tiem kit dairy will be amavaldably curtailed-- Temporarily,
There is no discuss wählever CESUWAY Fay and every precaution Is bélög, Tibon and evary" effort, tiide to apply our customers proneptly and regularly, an dada
J. KENNEDY.
Hongkong, 5th December, 1897,
[1507
CARBOLINEUMAVINARIUS
mitch, the Timor- Thoroughly reliable preservativ
Large and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most' Beautiful Novelties. Specialties in Round and Stode agalist White Ants, Decay, Fungus
and Square Boxes, where the Consents is the chiof object.
WE INVITZ-YOU TO CALL AT
The Apothecaries Fall. WATKINS & CO. PORT WINE.
THE CELEBRATED GUEDES GRAPES" BRAND,"
In cases of dox. bot. ......
***$14 PET CATO.
-Hongkost, 7th August, 1557
Hot and Dampenfi. «r
Sole Agents for Chins/ LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CA Hongkong; 11th September, 1295,"
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, Aginis.
ເ
W. BREWER & CO.
CHINESE AND JAPANESE
XMAS
- NEW:SILECTION.
CARDS.
JUST RÉCEIVED.
| Romantic India, by Chevritan anlamstaur ***** $.4.ch | North-West Provlaces of India, by Crooks 4 co] Thynamo and Electric Motosfatuimetes 3.10 2 al Her Majesty Queen Victoris, by
Bornell-w
Jablice Book of Cricket, by Prince Raz-
The Capilve of Pekin, by Hannen.. Chia-thio-Warby Hanyennung Dictionary of Words—Facts and Phrates,
by Edwards gatuarsaturisku Hongkong, 27th October, 1897,
1.50 Making of England by Green; s
PORTS
· LIGHT," DRY, TAWNY, - BULL AND RICH,
OFFLEY, FORRESTER &
·COCKBURN SMITHIES
SANDEMANN & Co.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ongkong, goth: November:1807 --
THE PHARMACY
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASHORTHENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES, AND ARE SOLE
URERS” OF
BODOU
WHI
INTSDI BUSSAN KAISHA
Net It Route Street, Praya Central.
Head Offer&TOKIO. Branch Offins zon
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY," SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG and all Portrīts "JAPAN.
Mini Coal Mines,
Ohmura Coal fires. Kanada Coal Mines,
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Tokyo-Marine Insurance Că, Limited, Melk Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mills,1Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co, SENITIES Onods Cement Company, Japan, Kanagafuchi Cotton Splaning Mi, Japan. The Mike Cotton Balasing Muli, Kalanisad. Tokyo Cotton Bylaning Mid, JapanA Hayak! Clock Factory, rangkong,-17th December, 1896,
Entertainments.
BAZAAR
kratief the
POOK CHINESE ORPHANS
2 of the
ASILE DE LA SAIKTE ENFANCE Under the Fairisläge of
His Exilency: SIN WILLIAM ROBINSON,
DANN Goverdor
The French Slaterý kávovtkerhobent to and `abunce that thali/Annual Bazaar will be held at the Cry HALDORTUESDAY, the 14th fast
b. Thay request the presence of the general public to tospickthe and fancy works made by:ht. their chargingREMEN
Hoogkong, 7th December,
WEST YORKSHI
(Andlitbd by this
FAREWE
HURSDAYA