COTTAM &0.4
General Outfitters.
FOR CYCLISTSTM
CYCLE CAPES,
BCG.,
CYCLE SHOES,
&c.
Hongkong Hotel Buildings:
The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 804• #A#=+4=+=#*
Banks.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
PAID-UP CAPITAL .....
China Lenzie...$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND .....................................................................$ 7,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
ST. C. MICHALSEN, Esq.-Chairman, Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chairman.
C. Benmann, Esq,
A. 1. Raymond, Esq.
G. D. Balng. Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
R. M. Gray, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
David Gabbay, Esq.
N. A. Stebi, Esq.
CHIEF, MANAGER : Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq. "MANAGER!
Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDʼNER, Eıq, LONDON BANKERS-LONDON, AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITAR, HONGKONG--INTEREST ALLOWED :
Os Current Account at the rate of a par Cert,"
per Annum on the dally balance,
INTEREST ON Fudio Defocrry : For 3 months, aj per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 31 per Centi per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum,
T. JACKSON,
Chiel Manager. Hongkong, 8th November, 1897.
: HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
FOR
Intimations,
ESTABNISHED: 1881.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1898.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
LONDON). Chellew, R.N.R,
TO ZAIL.
REMARKS
Aboal 21st Jan, ...Freight of Pasqa SHANGHAI......Ganges 'T. F. Cicery .........................................About 23rd Jin...Freight or Passagei
Seo Special LONDON &c. ...Varona......C. H. S. Teoque, R.N.R.Noo¤, 27th Jane...
Advertisement. Freight or Passage. via SHANGHAL
| JAPAN, &C................Bernto “.F. C. A. Lyon, R.N.R...About 17th Jan. ........
JAPAN
Restila unuF, N. Tiliaid................................Noon, 28th Jan...Freight or Passage,
LONDON ...........Ceylon momR; R. Feirce ‚.............................Aboal 5th Fob....Freight or Pastage.
For Further Particulars apply to
Hongkong, 17th January, 1898.
H. A. RITCHIE, Superlatendent,
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~HE Badiness of the above Bank la conducted
TL HONGKONG AND SHANGHAY
BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST'an deposits is allowed at 3i PER CENT, per annum, ~
Depositor may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER Cast, per annumi,
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,'
T. JACKSON,
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895,
Chief Manager.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
Authorized Capital ................................................ £1,000,000 Paid up Capital a.................................sessi *** 324.374 HEAD OFFICE EONGKONG.
Court of Directors:--
J. T. Lauts, Esq.
D. Gülles, Esq.
Chow Tung Shang, Esq.
:"Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq
Chief Manager,
G.. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 2 months' Fixed, s per Cent
On Current Account, Daily Balances a per
Cent, per Annum.
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE :-LONDON.
CAPITAL PAID-UP ..................... RESERVE LIABILITY ΟΙ SHARL
£800,000
HOLDERS .................................................................... 800,000 RESERVE FURD samommaispa......Z375,000 TÍTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT
ACCOUNT at the Rale of s per cent, per annum on the Dally Balances,
Da Fixed Deposits for xa months... 4 per cent.
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AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
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No. 5-B, BUND, FOROBAMA.
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.
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T.-H. WHITEHEAD,
Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
Manager, Hongkong.
KI
E. V. SIOEN, Manager,
Yokohamas, int’October, 1897.
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XERES VERMOUTH
Hongkong, and June, 1897,
Insurances.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG, "
THE prepared to accept Fint *HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Clan FOREIGN, and CHINESE RISKS 1 CURRENT RATES,
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1895.
GENERAL NOTICE,
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
Made from PURE XERES SHERRY.
THE TRUE COMBINATION OF A BAMBOO. SAMPLES FREE.
$11 per des. litre Bottles.
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TRADE MARK, Hong Nama- YUEN W o.
TELEPHONE, No. 135-
SOLE AGENTS:
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000!
RESERVE FUND .................
$893,333-33- $318,000.00.
LEX SING, Esq.
EQUAL TO..............................
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LOU TEO SHUN, Esq.
LO YEUE MOON, Esq.
MANAGYT-HO AMEI,
MARINE RISKS on GOODS, pats of the
World
at Couuunt Raxes to all parts of the
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & §, PRAYA WEST, Hazakone, 17th Decerüber, 1884.
NOTICE,
*139
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED m
$1,000,000
The above Company Is própared to accept- MARINE RISKE AT CURRENT RÅTES on Goods, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the wild payablo at any of its Agencies,
CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary. HEAD OFFICE, No. 2 Quar's ROAD WEST,
Hongkong, 26th May, Kina.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
No. 8r.
THE OPIUM EXAMINATION, OFFICE STATIONS of the KOWLOON CUB
TOM HOUSE will be CLOSED, from the 20th to the 26th of January Inclusive, in observance of
the Chinese New Year's festivalAGES
H. M. HILLIER,
• Commissioner of Customs for
Kowloon and District,
Custom House,. Kowloon, 15th January,"189%..
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H. PRICE & CO., No. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hennkong, 6th January, 1868.
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
WHAT?" WHY, THAT. BEAUTIFUL
AMERICAN BUTTER
AZ.
THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY.
$1.60 PER ROLL,
OR IN PATS AT 20 CENTS AND 40 CENTS PER PAT
engkong, and December, 1897,
120
W. POWELL & CO.
HIGH CLAS5
EUROPEAN SPECIALITIES
FOR"
CHINESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Hongkong, 15th January, 1895.
二拜證
Intimations.
魏八十月正英港香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
FOR THE
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, * UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
CONTRACTORS TO H.M, GOVERNMENT.
MANUFACTURERS OF THE - -
Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS at all kinde. “VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantiles. ́ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT.
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+1+2+(--THOS, SKINNER. DODWELL.CARLILL & Co., General Agents,
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjołalog the Tramway Terminus. EINE HEALTHY LOCATION,
THE UNITED" ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY.
Sola Agents for the.
UNITED ASBESTOS COM .... ^PÁNY, LT'D. "LONDON. DODWELL, CARLILL & CO, *General AgeRİLMANİ
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM.
Intimations.
S. G. HILL, D.D's.,
AMERICAN DENTIST.
WINDSOR BOTEL, No. 16, Queen's Road, :
OFFICE HOURS 1-- 10 to 13A.M. a tog P.M. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1897, ↑
D
NOTICE.
(cm 50
URING the Tempɔtary Absence of· Dr.
NOBLE
F. H. BOWERS, DDS,
will-enery on the BUSINESS of Doctor, NOBLE & Co., DENTAL SURGEONS.
Hongkong, 8:6 January, 1898.
THE
WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
that the NINTH
ORDINARY MEETING ef Share.. holders in this Company will be held at the COM. PANY'S OFFICEI, Victoria Baldings, on FRIDAY, the 18th January, 1899, at 17.30 o'clock A.M. Tor the parpore of receiving the Report of the Direc
A Commanding Magnificent. View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of Cains, and tars together with Statement of Accounts for the
numerons Islands, Cool Routherly breezes la Summer, with perfect protection against the North-year ending 31 December, 1897.
East winds in winter.
A Covered Way has been constructed from the Station to the Hotel.
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER BÜROPEAN MANAGEMENT,
GBO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.
Crry Orvice, No. 7, Daddell Street
TELEPHONI—
75.
15, Queen's Road,
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SCOTCH WHISKIES.
GLENLIVAT
-"OLD BRIGADE"
VERY OLD HIGHLAND BLEND "MONARCH OF THE GLEN" SCOTTISH"YE KEN"
RARE OLD BLEND
WAYFOONG" BLEND
-EXTRA SPECIAL FINEST LIQUEUR
V.O.S. VERY CHOICE, OLD MATURED
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CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Sole Agents,
Flongkong, 10th January, 1898,
CHAMPAGNE.
G. H. MUMN & Co, dis
'WHISKY.
DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE " ...... MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED "
PORT WINE.
GUEDES "3 GRAFE"! BRAND ................................................
$37.50
dor, botzla, $taso to.co
2 dos bottle.
$14.00
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
·Agenir.". Praya Central.
THE PHARMACY.
The Registar of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, thì rýth to FRIDAY, the 28th January, 1898, (both days Inclusive), during which palod no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directora.
WA. SHILTON HOOPER. Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AND AGENCY CO,, LD. General Agents, for the WEST POINT. BUILD.
ING COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 11th January, 1898..
197
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT' AND AGENCY, COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICK is hereby given thit the TENTH
ORDINARY MEETING of Sbare ollere to this Company" will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria. Buildings, on FRIDAY, the 28th January, 1898, at 12 c'clock (Noon), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending stm December, 1807.
The Register o Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY the 19th to FRIDAY, the 18th January, 1893; (both days Inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered, pag
“By Cfter of the Bank of Directors
* A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary Hongkong, 11th January, 1898.1
.198
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED; -
NOTICE I hereby given that the NINTH
ORDINARY MEETING 01 'SHARK-. HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victors Buildings, on FRIDAY, the 28th January, 1893, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE of Accounts for the year ending arst December,
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sale Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French, Nerve Tonic.
Also Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER
TANSAN,
FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAIL & CO.
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 PRESENTSBOUND EDITIONS OF THE FUETS-OIL COLOUR BOXES -WATER COLOR BOXES-ALBUMS AND LEATHER GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY-PRICES TO SUIT ALL BUYERS.
Hongkong, 16th December, 1897.
DON'T MISS
THE OPPORTUNÍTY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST
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PARISIAN BONBONNIERES
FILLED WITH THE CHOICEST
PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES.
Large and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most Beautifal Novelties. Specialities in Round and Square Boxes, where the Contents is the chief object.
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL ́AT
WATKINS & CO.
Auction.
The Apothecaries Hall, Masonic,
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY.^^ REGULAR MEETING of the VICTORIA
ARGULATORY AN be field in the Re MASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the zoth lost, at 8.3g for 9 pm, precisely, Visiting Siz Knights are cordially invited to Attend
Hongkong, 11th January, 1808.
A
ROTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 264
frog
REGULAR MEETING of the aboye LODGE will be held in the FaxRMABONS" HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the sist January, at 8,30 for p p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 13th January, 1898;*
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned will let by
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON:
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MONDAY, |he 24th day of January, 1898, at 3 o'clock, P.M
On the Spot
The Several, Late numbered i to 19 on Plan to be seen at the Ascilosters Office, for Kric tion of Booths and Matbeds on the Govers ment ground adjoining the Race Couric, North of the Grand Stand Enclosure..
TERMS Case
For Conditions of Sale; Apply 16,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Adiction gers,
Honghan with, Jan
· 114.
1897.
The Register of the Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the and January, 10 FRIDAY, the 28th January, (both days inclusive), during which perfod no Transier. of Shares can Ee registered.
By Order of the Board of Direizais.
SEA SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY Co, L
General Agents for the Kowlcox ́LAND AND
"BUILDING CO. LD.
Hongkong, 14th January, 1898.
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HONGKONG, CANTON, AND' MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
*HE SIXTY-THIRD ORDINÁRY HALF- TEARLY MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS in the COMPANy will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant at 12 o'clock Koon, for the purpose. of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, and electing auditors;
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 16th to the 29th
· Instant Incivaire.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
T. ARNOLD,
Hongkong, rith January, 1868.
Secretary.
ADMIRALTY WORKS DEPARTMENT.
"T"ENDERS ́ura, invited for the supply and Tdelivery free on meal at HONGKONG NAVAL VÁRIÍ al four gladers, of elther wrought tron, steel, ur cast from
The girders to be twenty eight feet long, not less than twenty or more than 25 inches deep and flange la compression ont less than is Inches wide, and capable of carrylogusainly fond of twenty four tons uniformly distalibat over a clear span of $5 1661,
Each tender to state a ilma within "which delivery can be guaranteed, and to be accom panica by a fully dimensioned section of the gleder tendered for, or 11 not of constant section, falls almeritoned elevation. Tijolats occur in plates or bars, delalis must be given of theed- or it will be understood that the tender covers such detalla of joints as the Admfrsity, may a alect
The tenders to be enclosed a sealed ene velopes marked on the outside, Tender fer Gliders Rodrested to the Commodore, Naval Yard, Hongkong and delivered at or before NEOS on WEDNESDAY, the 26th lastent,
Contractors wishing to Tubmit a section of a girder for approval before tendering must for ward the same to the Commodore before and
Hongkong Naval Yud,
rak: January, 18487