DRAUGHT ALE & STOUT
COTTAM & Cơ,
Agents,
SHANGHAI - BREWERY.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES NO. 784. B+=x+4=+=#*
Banks.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER, 1893- HEAD OFFICE :-LONDON,
CAPITAL PAI÷UE Lim
| ́erimuseoses cezas£800,000
SHARE
REZERVE LEABILITY OF
HULDEKİ #99999999800,000
RESERVE FURIK 'saqoqaeocupesaqesinevasisasi, £375,000
"NTEREST "ALLOWED on CURRENT
TOX
ESTABLISHED 1881,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897.
Intimations
peninsular AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STEAMERI
CAPTAINS
TO BAIL
ACCOUNT at the Rats o per cent, per JAPAN, &c.Ety. R. Peace......About 24th Dec... ennuru on the Daily Bajancos.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 mantha..... 41 per cent.
#
H..
T. H. WHITEHEAD
་
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REMALEJ "Freight or Passage. vis SHANGHAL
SHANGHAI com7ÂámémuË. R. Dowell, K.N.R.....About sólk Dec..Fraight or Famage.
Soo Special
Manager, Hongkong. | LONDON &c. ...Chasan..................E. Street ..............Noon, zulh Dec...... Advertisement.! Hongkongi and Junë, 1897,
[31. HANKING CORPURATION
ONGRONG AND SHANGHAI JAPAN .....................kézilla scenuF. N. Tillard............Noon, 31st Dec....Freight or Passage: LONDON.Malacca N. P. Pollack, R.N.R........About 7ik Jan..............Freight of Passage,"
PAID-UP CAPITAL: «.................................$19,000,000 RESERVE FUND
acosasca$ 7,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROFITORS...$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTONS:
ST. C. MICHARLzas, Esq.--Chairman. Hon. J. J BELL-IRVINO,-Deputy Chairman,
C. Beurmann, Eiq-
G. D. Bialog, Esq. A. 1. Raymond, Esq.
G. B. Dadwell, Esq.
R. M. Gry, Esq
David Gabbay, Ex-
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq."
N. A. Stebi, Xaq.
CHIET MANAGER:
Hongkong-T, JAackson, Esq.
ΜΑΝΑΚΗ :
Shanghai-], P: WADE GARD’NIL, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONG-INTIREST ALLOWED:
On Canent Account at the rate of a per Cent, per Annum on the daily balance.
INTEREST ON FLIED DEPOSITS;
For 3 months, si por Cent. per Annum. For months, 3 per cent per Aanum. For 12 months, 4, per Cent, per Antium."
7. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1897,
́HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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*HE Business of the above Bank is conducted
Tby the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be. obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits la allowed at 31 Pan CENT. per annum,
Depositon may inulle. at` their option balances of $100 or more to the HowerONG AND SHANGILAI BANK to be placed on FIXED) DEPOSIT 1 4 PER CENT, per annum.
For the Houskonts and SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
T. JACKSON,
Chiat Manager.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
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For Further Particulars apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent
Hongkong, 18th December, 1897,
is
TRY THE
CURRY
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, WHAT? WHY, THAT BEAUTİFUL
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital summinsmusenmun£1,000,000
Paid up Capital is-saunuosaviem£ 394,374
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
Court of Directors)----
J. T. Lauts, Esq.
D, Gillies, Esq.
Chew Tung Shang.Esq.
Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hol Chutan,Karj.
Chief MADAKET
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR, ·
Interest (or 13: months Mixed, 5 per Cent,
On Current Accsent, Dally Balances a per
Cent, per Annum...
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.....
Insurances.
'ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
NORWICH
SOCIETY.
ESTABLISHED 1797..
AMOUNT INSURED....................................$330,000,000 PREMIUM INCOME commesse £871,000
The Agaty of the abors Saclety û Hếngkong, having this day been tripsferred to us we are prepared_to'lsada Fira policlextat (10ɛlowcat- Current Rates of premism.
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DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 1012 December, 1897. [1-m 1829
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above
Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS1 CURRENT RATES, MANA
SIEMSSEN & Co.
· Hongkong, 25th May, 1895——
GENERAL NOTICE,
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THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
CAPITAL TAKLS 600,000
EQUAL TO ...əşə
$833,335-33-
RESERVE FUND $118,000.00.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
LEE SING, Esq.
LOU TWO SHUM
M
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
Intimations.
第三廿月二十美游香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
[CONTRACTORS, TO HIL. GOVERNMENT. \MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Hast Qualities 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 best quintillés. ESTIMATES given fox avery DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT J
.................THOS. SKINNER, DODWELL CARLILL & Co., General Agents,
1245]
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 I EET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL'adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION,
humobedu sfilandu.“ Cool junikesly béectés fú Summer, with perfect profection against the North-
A
| Kist winds in winter,"
A Govend Way has been constructed from ike Stellón to the Hotel,
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER BURIPEAN MANAGEMENT.
City Office, No. 7, Duddell. Streek..
GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.
THE PHARMACY.
HAVE NOW A LARGÉ ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
· Sale Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French-Navs Tonic. Also: Sole-Ageritz for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER
TANSA N.
FLETCHER & CO.
and
CARMICHAEL &"CO.
AQUARIUS
(PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY USED.)
"A PERFECT TABLE WATER.”
THE UNITED -ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,
·Sili Agunts forūška UNITED ASBESTOS_COM- PANY, LTD, LONDON, EXOVREL CARLILL & "Général Agents):
THIRTY DOLLARS
FIR ANNUM,
Intimations.
FLEUR DE CHAMPAGNE.
THE onlar aver sades from the exmasca
of Champagns.
A TRULY ARISTOCRATIC DRINK.
It has met with, an endémons success in the Clubs of Pails and London.
Simple battles will be given free of cons to Inlanding buyers.
"A TRIAL ·13-ŠOLICKTRIA
Apply to
G..GIRAULT..
No. 6, Quie's Road, Hongkong, 13th December, 1897. [1·m 1753 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,"
IN accordance with Ordinance No 6 of 1875
the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on SATURDAY and MONDAY,...the “ngth-and- ayık Instant respectively.
For the CHARTERID
BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA, A
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION, DAS
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager : For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LOOXED,
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR,
Chiel Manager. For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN}}^
Manager, Hongkong.
For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency, N
L. BERINDOAGUE: p.Manager
For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPIN," "LIMENTED,
HONGKONG, =
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager. For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
S. CHOH
Ageot HongKong, 20th December, 189.
(1684
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
T
HE Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be. CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busicens on SATURDAY:
"Santoy batte d'vrustjo Rakes„malire bath, tormi a. Manalacturing and | and MONDAY-Chandrika indruk, insan (Past President of the Society of Public Analysts of Great Billalu.
Ekher delok no water at all or drick only distilled water.”—St, Famas's Gazetli, London..
$5, Queen's Road,
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,
THE
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
NS-P. BUND YOKOHAMA
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.
Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
Yokohama, IsťOctober, 1897.
E. V, SIOEN, Manager,
W. POWELL & CO.
IMMENSE STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
AND
TOYS TOYS!!
TOYS!!!
LO YEUX MOON, Kig.
ALL" NIW GOODS;
MANAGER-HO AMIN /
Hongkong, 111 December, 1897,
ADEIR
Very Chok
Choice
ARINE RISKS 'GOODS, &c., taken
1) CURRENT Biggs to all parts of the
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 19th December, 1885, -
NOTICE,
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBET
MAR
$1,000,000
ired to scnept View on Goode,
of the world
FAT
TRADE
3357
M
ARSALA
do. ALAGA USCATEL
H PRICE & CO.
WINEVARD SPITUTT MORT
No. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CE
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Con
Agents.
Hongkong, 163 December, 1897.
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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.
Hòngkong 16th December, 1867.
XMAS. XMAS
HIGH CLASS DINNER OLD BURGUNDIES-Vintagés 1878 to 1885.
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XMAS.
WINES.
From Gallette Jeune et Chonion, Establicked 1796.
RED :-Mäcce; Jullienas, Fleurie, Sariguy, Beaune, Nalis, Fommard, and Bourgogues. WHITE:-Macon, Chablis and Merzzult, SPARKLING :-
White, Red, and Ross BOURGOGNES, White, Red, and Role POMMARDS.
GOLD PRIZE MADALS &Wardel, in numerous Kurpean
BLANCHE,
CHAMPAGNE VIX BARA A (Campagna) Estabilized 1861,
CARTI CARTE NOIRE sad CARTE ROSE, Diplome d'Honneur, the highest award in the
SetInternational Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1295; GOOD MEDALBƐAt Nies and Anrest Exhibitions 1894, and several other Exhiblilans.
PORTS={Diet frons Óports) just PORTO-DUQUE Äsra, PORTO VELHO SUPERIOR (Olá Superior) and PORTO * *
BURGUNDIES and CHAMPAGNE in Cases of 1 dosen quants or a desen pints.”
PORTS per deren quarta of Casks of 5 dozen quits. PRICE LIST on application to
L. M. ALVARES & CO., Telegraph House, rat Floor, Queen's Road; Entrance through the lane on the left of Mears,
Kelly & Watchi
DON'T MISS
THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST
PARISIAN BONBONNIERES
FILLED WITH THE CHỖICKST
PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES.
Laigu nuă Vasted Collection of the Latest and Most Bansillit Novelties. Specialties in Round ̈und Segmen Boxes where the Kändista is the chief objects.
WEJËNVITE YOU TO CALL AT-
The Apothecaries Hall, WATKINS & CO.
PORT WINE.
THE CELEBRATED GUEDESY
PES BRA
118
JARDINE MATHESON & CO.
·General Arenta,"7")
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD. General Managers,
* HONGLONG FIRE INSURANCE Co, In,
N. JEDE
Secretary
UNHIN INSURANCE... SOCIETY,
CANTON, LD.
*W. H. PERCIVAL,
Agust,
· NORTH-CHIMA INSURANCE CO., W. H. RAY,. Secretary
CHIKA.TRADERS INSURANCE Co, L SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
-Agents, Deat
VANGISZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,I
J. B. COUGHTRIE,
· Secretarý, Co
A CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD, W. H. DAVIS,DE
Acting Manager,
THE STRAITS INTURANCE CO, LI Hobgibaž, z1st December, 1807. [1800 THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL, TRAM-
WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED, "---- ATOTICE ↳ hereby given that the THIR-
NEENTE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the ́SHAREHOLDERS of the abore Compray will be held at the Ragarafab. Offices of the COMPANY, 95 and 40-Queen's Rard-Central on FRIDAY, the grit, day get December, 21 Noon, for ike, parpose of mRCHÍVIDA the Raport of the General-Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year end- ing joth November, 1899/khl
13 TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED hom the 25th to 371t instant, both daya Incisive, drinks,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & JON,
Hongkong, soth December, 1897
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
IN
cordates with Section 120 of the Articles Infoli Associñón: (ka: Genies1 A PERKUNDES approra, Df the Consulting Committes, will on the god o sanaay | 189%). Intoo: INTEREST- WARRANTS et per Share, PAYABLE E The Homekong mad Shanghai Banking Corppica Loo, the same beling at the Rate of.to per cent. For kanuki on the paid-up Capital of the Office for the year
The TRANPARENTAL
BOOKS of the COMPANY will be CLOSELY from the 18th to the qu instand, both days Inctaniye???
#JARDINE MATHESON & Cai
Gmiiral Agauti,
CANTON INSTRANCE: OFFICE, LIMM Hanglong rith December, 1897- THE DAIRY FARK AND COMPANY
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ORDERS Muld
Houglong, 113
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