COTTAM & C^
FOR
BILLIARD CLOTH, CUE TIP, CEMENT, CHALK,
POCKETS, &%, 45-
OUTFITIEM & IMPORTERS,
3 and 5, Pedder's St.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 781. #+#+*+=+=★★
Banks.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
-BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-LF CAPITAL བ་ས-་མ་་་
$10,000,000
RESERVE FUND.......................................$ 7,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRETORS :
ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.-Chairman, Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING,-Deputy Chairman.
C. Bearman, Esq.
Intimations.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
R. L. Richardson, Esq. JAPAN, &Cayton...R. R. Peares... About 24th Dec....
G. D. Böning. Esq.
| A. 1, Raymond, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
B. M. Gray, Esq. David Gabbay, Esq.
↑ R. Shewan, Eucy,
N. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER;
Hongkong-T., JACKSON, Esq,
rou
› STEAMERS
(303)
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
LONDON....Canton ............................D. C: Gregor, R.N.R...About 22nd Dec...Freight or Passagė, [Freight or Passage,
via SHANGHAL SHANGHAI...... Ykamet.................T. R, Dowell, R.N.R...About a6tà. Dec...Freight or Parsage, LONDON &.....Chasss.........E. Succt....... Nogo, 301 Dec... {5
ƒ Seo Special
JAPAN LONDON
For Further Particulars (apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
Hongkong, 18th December, 1897.
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MANAGER Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARDNER, EK), LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMTISING. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED : On Current Account at the rate of a per Ceat, per Annum on the dally balance,
INTEREST ON Fixan DepoSITS :
For 3 months, så For 6 montbr, 38 For 12 months, 4
per Cant, per Annum.
per Cent, per Annam.
per Cent. per Annum,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Maneger.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1897,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE
'HE Basiners of the above Bank is conductal by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained an application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 37 Pr CINT. per kanom.
Depositor may transler at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong an Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Hongkong, 1st Augan, 1895.
Chief Manager.
TO
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital,
Paid up Capital
*****£1,200,063
wasang 374 374
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,
Court of DirectorBS---
J. T. Lauks, Esq.
D. Güles, Far.
Chan Kit Shan, Esq.
ChowTang Shang, Esq
Kvin Hol Chen, Erg
Chief Manager.
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 17 months Firal, ‹ per Ceat.
On Current Account, Dally Balances a per Cent, per Annam.
A
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
·AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, TƐ§3. HEAD OFFICE 1-LONDON,
CAPITAL PAIX-UP votarinaamsmanès £800,000 RESERVE LIABILITY
SHARI-
****£800,000
HOLDERS***$*****$// RESERVE FUND .............................................6375,000
INTEREST ALLOWED OR CURRENT
ACCOUNT at the Kals of x per cent, per anown on the Daily Balances.'
On Fixed Deposits for ra menths... 4. par cent
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T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong,
Hongkong, zad June, 189%..
Enter¡ainment.
THEATRE
CITY HALL..
ROYAL
PAREWELL CONCERT
FAREW
BY
WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT ›
(P.W.O.) BAND,
(Asslsted by the HONGKONG PHILHAR
MONIC SOCIETY ORCHESTRA)
Ga
'THURSDAY, the 23rd Decemb:r, 1897, at 9.15 PM.
FART L
1. Fest Matb......“ Tangiäuser ” „[........Wagner. Band and Orchestra.
2. Overture................." Marlians "
... Wallace.
3. Reed Quintetic (6.) „“Tillomerel'...Scbumos. (6) Maquet from XII Symphony................ Haydo, Flute-Corporal Harper. Chartonets.—Cou- porala Seaborne, Scragg and Ailto, Barrios: -Musician, Wheeler.
4. Ohne Solo..."Serenade Villagenite”......Riviers. Musician Quald.
5. Selection.............." Faut!".
INTERVAL.
BART IL
1. Ligo..
......... Garmos.
Advertisement ... Rosella diF. N. Tillard ........................Noon, 31st Dec....Freight or Passage. Malacca .......................N. P. Pollock, R.N.R...About 7th Jan......Freight or Passage.
TRY.THE
CURRY
HAVE YOU TRIED IT ›
WHAT? WHY, THAT BEAUTIFÙI,
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AMERICAN BUTTER
THE HONGKONG-BUTCHERY:
$1.60 PER ROLL,
OR IN PATS AT 20 CENTS AND 40 CENTS PER-PAT.
Hongkong, and December, 1897,
A
THE
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
Intimations.
第十二月二十英港香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY. LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
CONTRACTORS TO HLM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Best Quilliten of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS of all kinds. #VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS.
ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the bat quantiles. ESTIMATES gives for every DESCRIPTION & WORK. SUPERINTENDENT................
1245]
..................................THOS, SKINNER. DODWELL CARLILL & Co., "General Agents.
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION A Commanding Magullicent View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, sed numerous Islands. Cool southerly breasts in Sammer, with perfect protection against the North. East winds is wlster.
A Coveted Way has been constracted from the Statlan to the Hotel
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
GEO, J. CASANOVA, Manager.
CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell Street,
THE PHARMACY.
[1353
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE
#3)
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sola Agenta for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-known. JAPANESE TABLE WATER
PHONE-
75.
TANSA N.
FLETCHER & CO.
and CARMICHAEL & Co.
AQUARIUS
(PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY USED.}
"A PERFECT TABLE WATER.”
An Acked Water of the Highest quainsy swim wea
Sanitary point of view,JOHN MUTER, PH.D., F.R.S. (Edia.), Lanuza
· {Past Frakent of the Society of Public Analyste of Gmät. Britain.
"Elther dilak no water at all or 'driak only distilled water!~St.-James's Gazette, Landon,
IS, Queen's Road,
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
Agents,
Hongkong, 16th December, 1897.
-TEK UNITED ASBESTOS
ORIENTAL AGENCY.
Sela Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM PANY, L'T'D. 'LONDON. 'DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.,
General Agents.,'.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM,
Entimations.
FLEUR DE CHAMPAGNE.
THE
THE only liqueuer ever made from, the casence
*s of Chimpagne.
'A TRULYÁRISTOCRATIC DRINK.'
It has met with: an geososons, success in the Clubs of Paris and London.
Simple bottles will be given free of cost to Interding buyers.
A TRIAL 19 SOLICITED.
..
Apply to
G. GIRAULT.
No. 6, Queen's Road,
· Hongkong, 13th December, 1897. [1-m 1753] CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS." TN accordance with Section 120 of the Articles
sad of the Approval of the Consmiling. Committee, will on WARRANTS of $5 per Share, PAYABLE. the 3rd January, 1898,"Laine INTEREST the Hongkong and Shanghat Banhtor Corpor tion, the same being at the Rate of to per cent. per annum on the paid-up Capital of the Office.” for the your 1897.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY #ll be CLOSED from the 18th to the 31st lastant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ganiral Agenta, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, Hongkong, 15th December, 1897.
(1855
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY CO., ID.
∙HAVE This Day resumed chargo of the
COMPANY
By Order of the Board of Directóri,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secy tiary, Hongkong, 13th December, 1897, [1839
NOTICE.
HEREBY beg to inform my Patrons that my Business premises on and after the rat December next will be at No. 8B, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongk^nr^*
V. 1. REMEDIOS,
Auctioner.
* 57, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 13th December, 1897 (1845
WING to the occurrence of a care, of foot.
-and-mouth diagnse (u ons of ike sheds
at Garden Read the
SUPPLY OF MILK from this dairy will be unavoidably, curtailed - temporarily.
There is no disease whatever at Causeway Bay and every precaution is being taken and every effort made to supply our customers promptly and regularly, [14
W. BREWER & CO.
HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE-AND-NEW-STOCK-OF
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS
ALSO
A SPLENDID SELECTION OF JUVENILE AND'OTHER BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-BOUND EDITIONS OF THE POETS-OIL COLOUR BOXES -WATER COLOR BOXES-ALBUMS AND LEATHER GOODS
IN GREAT VARIETY-PRICES TO SUIT
ALL BUYERS,
[116
Hongkong, 16th December, 1897.
No. 5-B, BUND, FOKOHAMA.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and
supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.
The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all Mail Steamers.
Spesial attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
Yokokime, 1st October, 1897.
E. V. SIOEN, Manager,
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W. POWELL & CO.
IMMENSE STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
AND
TOYS!!
TOYS!
.Hindel.
Hangteng, 11th T)ecember, 1807.
Mendelssohn
Euphonium.–
**TRADE MARK,
Bund, Orchestra and Orgna, Violin Obbligato M, A Giraud, Organit→
Mr. G. A. Grimble;
2. Remiakeences from Bellinf....................F% Go!Ity,
Firewell to the")
3. Brased Forest,
uniteti (6) The man's
·Farewall'
Corneli-Masklar, Haley and Seaborne i
Baritone, -Musician": Good.,
Musician Brown.
Clazionet Solo... Romane la F....Beethoven. 11 Hong Name S
(Transcription by W. G. Bentley)
MW. G. Benky, A.R.C M."
Grand Hiltonal Fantastisk.W, G. Bentley
^^ GOD SAVE THE QUEEN "
· SEATS (ŠTES1) may be booked at Mowa
W. ROBIBBON & CO'S pa and that THURS
• DAY, 134 16||| Last, teaTNER
"Proceeds to be devoted to local Charities,
Hongkong, 14th December, 1897.
QYJE NE
Hongkong, 13th December, 1897.
„TELENIDAE," No.135.
ALL NEW GOODS.
ADELRACIA
da.
TOYS!!!
...Red Stal... $18 Very Choice Blon || 4
་ ARSALA......................................Green 9 do. Choice OldYellow; must 12, ALAGA Biusį, ir mi 10:
USCATEL nagmisYellow: w m
H. PRICE & CO.,
WINK. AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD
XMAS. XMAS.
(18
XMAS.
BIGH CLASS DINNER WINES.
From Gallette Jeune et Chontos,
OLD BURGUNDIES-Vintages 1878 to 1885...
Established 1796 RED:-VA, Jullienas, Fleurie, Savigny, Beaune, Nuts, Pommard, and Bourgognes. WHITE-Macon, Chablis and Mersault,
SPARKLING :-
White, Red, and Ross:BOURGOGNES. Whiti, Red, and Rose FOMMARDS. GOLD PRIZE MEDALS awarḍei la puercas European Exhibitlems. CHAMPAGNE VIX-BARA-Ay xe (Campagne). Estabilsted 1863 CARTE BLANCHE, CARTE NOIRE and CARTE ROSE, Diplome d'Honneur, the highest award in the International Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1895.
GODD MEDALS at Nice and Anvas Exhibitions 1814, and several other Exhibitions. FORTS-(Duect (om Oporto), PORTO-DUQUE Extra, PORTO VELHO SUPERIOR (Old Saferlar) and PORTO ̈*• BURGUNDIES and CHAMPAGNE in Cases of 1°Coren quarts or a dozen plats. PORTS per dorm quarts of Cakeäf 5 dozen quiilu. FRICE LIST on application to
L. M. ALVARES & CO.,
I. KENNEDY.
[1807
Hongkong, 6th December, 1897-
Insurances. -
THE STANDARD
Is one of the LARGEST and BEST KNOWN
of the BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.
FUNDS exceed EIGHT MILLIONŇ STILLING, -ANNUAL REVENUE OVER OMR/MIGLIOM STERLINKE:
F
For Forms of Proposal and every information,
Apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & CÒ,
Agents. Hongkong, and March, 1896,
[ORWICH 'UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
NOR
XSTABLISHED 1797··
Say
AMOUNT INSURED 330,000,000 LOSSES PAID .....................£150,000 PREMIUM INCOME vonvantinovkuuta (872,000 | The Agesty of the above Isclety ar Hongkong. having this day bean transferred to as we are prepared to issue Fire policies at the lowest, Current Rates of premium.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, 10th December, 18gy. [1-m 1899-
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG, "THE Undersigned AGENTS of the abare. TCompany are precand in sécents iest
Telegraph Honar, ist Floor, Quran's Road; Entrance through the lane on the fall of Mrs. Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RIJKS, M
Kelly & Walsh
DON'T
MISS
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Largo and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most. Beautiful Noveller, Specialties In Round and Square Boxes, where the Contents is the chief object.
WEJINVITE YOU TO CALL AT
The Apothecaries Hall. WATKINS & CO.
PORT WINE.
THE CELEBRATED GUEDES
· "GRAFES" BRANI
In cates of x' dos, bot.
FSILEG..
Hongkong, 7th Augut, 1897
[18
SHEWAN, TOMEƐ & Co.
CURRENT RATES. ...”
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 1895., v
(18 GENERAL NOTICE"
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LAMITED.}
CAPITAL TAELS: 600,000 |
$833,333-33- EQUAL TO ANLÄNA ESASANIFLORENT RESERVE FUND ... $315
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LER SENO, Leq. LOU TO SAUW, Lag..
ALO YEUX MOON, Log.
MANAGER, HO AMEL
MARINE RISKS GOODS, &c, taken
at CURRENT RAïes to all parts of the
HEAD OFFICE, 8' & 9, PRAYA:WEST. Hongkong, 19th December, 1884,
NOTICE.
"HE MAN ON INSU)
THEY
[CE' COMPANY,
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED. The shore Company, fi prep
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