COTTAM & Co.
FOR
ANDERSONS' WATERPROOFS,
• SOUTHGATES' TRUNKS,||
&a...
Quifitert, 35, Pedder Street.
The Hongkong
NEW SERIES No. 837 B=49+=#★
Banks.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ........................................... £1,000,000 Paid up Capital KEVINSKOMsomaruz 394.374 'HEAD OFFICE :-HONGKONG,
Court of Directors:—
D. Gillies, Esq.
Į, T. Lauta, Esq.
ChowTung Shang, Esq.
Chan Kit Shan, Esq, Kwan Hal Chuen, Esq.
Chiết Manager
G. W. F. PLAŸFAIR.
Interest for 12 months Fixed, § per Cent.
On Current Account, Dally Balances = per Ceal, per Annum.
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897,
FOR
ESTABLISHED 1881.
Telegraph.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898.
Intimations.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEA
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STKAMERA...
CAPTAINS
LONDON &c. ...Coromandel .....F. N. Tüllard ..........................
$10,000,000 8,000,000
REMARKI
...Noon, sth March. Advertisement,
[See Special
SHANGHAI........Thames S. Burcham..........................About 5th March...Freight or Funsage (Freight or Farengar [JAPAN Rosetta E. P. Bishop...Daylight6th March | (Passing through
the Inland Sex) | ..About 19th March.Freight of Bassage. (Freight of Passage, JAPAN, &¤...................5%ød ...S.G.D. Andrews, R.N.R.About 5th March..
SHANIJELAI.
TO BAIL
For Further Particulare apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintens
TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LONDON mummifaðan ........................T. Lelgh...........
**BANKING CORPORATION.
H
PAID-UP CAPITAL .......
RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPŠTORS.....$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
Hoo. J. J. BELL-IRVING,-Chairman. R. M.WAY.-Depaty Chairman.
C. Burmind, Esq.
A. I, Raymond, Esq.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1898.
G. D. Böning, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq,
THE
David Gubbay, Esq.
A. Haupt, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
N, A. Sicbs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER :
Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-J. F. WADE GARD’NER, £19, LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONG-İNTEREST ALLOWED :
On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent
per Annum on the dally balance.
For
For
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITE :
3 months, al per Cent. per Annum. moaths, 3i per Cent.. per Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per Ceat, per Annan,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, rath Febrasry, 1898
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FINTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT, por annum.
may
Depositors transfer at their option balances of gion of sore to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANE to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum.
For the HONOLONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
Chief Manag.
TIO
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE LONDON,
CAPITAL FAID-UT ...............aus RISERVE LIABILITY
HOLDERS.............
****£800,000
or
SHARI.
********£800,000 ****£375,000
RESERVA FUND ENG
【NTEREST. ALLOWED on 'CURRENT ACCOUNT de Rate of 3 per cents per
annam on the Dally Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for za moaths... 4 per cent.
P
2)
+
*
11
... 33 M
2 H T. HAWHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
Hongkong, and June, 1897.
Insurances.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
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"HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above
Thundered 30 1ccent First
Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, 25th May, 1895.
GENERAL NOTICE.
A
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
No. 5-B, 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.
Spesial attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
Vākahams, 1st October, 1897.
E. V. SIOEN, Manager,
(36
NOTICE.
1(0);
On and after the 1st Febinity, the price of BEEF, VEAL and MUTTON. will be as follows :-
BEEF.---Silofa, Steak sud Rolls........................................................... 13 cents per lb.
do. Soap Maat....OKOÐAÐKA¶naykı MUTTON--Leg and Chops-****
do. Shoulder 4844250158 VEAL.-Leg, Cutlets and Chops
do.
.............. 20
do.
do.
do.
THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY CO.,
Hongkong, in February, 1898.
TRADE MARK,
# #Hong Name 2—
YUEN WD.
TELEPHONE, No. 135.
CENTRAL MARKET.
CHAMPAGNE.
fag
BOUCHE VILS & CIE.
LIGHT DRY NATURAL WINES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY.
六拜禮
魏大廿用二英港香
Intimations.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY: LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN ANL THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
· "THE","UNITED ASBESTOST ORIENTAL AGENCY,
Soli Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM.
-PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL, CARLILL & CO., General Agmis.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM.
Intimations.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED.
*HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY
the COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 3. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 18th February, mt Twelve o'clock (NOON), for the purpose of re- colving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the'year ending 31st Decenas.
TMEPTING of SAREHOLDERS
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON, bez, 1897
CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Best 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 quaniliies, ESTIMATES given for every. DESCRIPTION 6! WORK. SUFERINTENDENT,
A
.........THOS, SKINNER, DODWELL CARLILL & Co., General Agents.
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
' נ'
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjolnlåg the Tramway Terminas. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, numerons Islands, Cool southerly breeses in Sammer, with perfect protection against the North- East winds' in winterg
A Covered Way has been constructed from the Station to the Hotel.
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.
GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager,
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„CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell Street.
A STARTLER!!
LIFE AND STRENGTH
IN EVERY DROP
Good, and good only.
Yet nothing intoxicating or barmafal, Power and suppleness for the Muscles, warmth and richness for the Blood, steadiness for the Nerves, and clearness for the Head, follow the use of
CHAMPAGNE BITTERS.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 28th February, both days laclusiva,
Fly Order,
ar
JAS, B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 26th February, 189%
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
N EXTRAORDINARY MEETING. of
ASHAREHOLDERS In the COMPANT
will he held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, on MON- DAY, the 18th February at 12.15 'o'clock "P.M, when the abjoised Rmolatians will be pro posed,
RESOLUTIONS.
That Articles Nos. 53 and 1az of the Antides of Association of the Company be altered by almaling therefrom the word February
and subsiliating therefor the word" March,"
That Article No. 7 be altered by laserting the words "or Extra Reserve Food" immed stely after the word "Fund" in the sixth line of the sald Articla, sad the words "and Extra Reserve Fand Immediately after the word Fand" in the seventh line of the said Article.
That Article No, tar be altered by inserting the words "and subject to the provisions af Articles 111A and rain "immediately after the word "sam "-and belose the word. "be" in tha fourth live of such Articlé.
It seems to contain those sabile principles of VATALITY which clude analysis. Under is-
Influence the HEART bosts strongly and regularly, the Fancy plays more freely, the Mind is active and scale, and the capacity for Work and Kojoyment lociCAUCE.
THIS RARE TONIC-STIMULANT ABATES FAIN, BANISHES FATIGUE,
AND HASTENS CONVALESCENCE. Splendid for the Aged and for Chronic Invalids.
CHAMPAGNE
BITTERS.
WATKINS & CO. Apothecaries Hall.
THE PHARMACY.
114
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE - MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSA N.
FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.
W. BREWER & CO.
JUST'LANDED.
NEW AND LARGE STOCK OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
BOOTS AND SHOES
GOLD LABEL=10
1 Dos. Que Don Pt.
$31
$33
· BLACK LABEL nammmator
SOLE AGENTS :
$30
རf ་..
Queen's Road,
Hongkong, toth February, 1898.
H. PRICE & CO.,
No. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
(18
Hoogkong, 11th February, 1898,
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000
EQUAL TO MA¶Ùm þ
$833.333-33-
RESERVE FUND ..................... $318,000,00. Lou To Save, Bay. LO YUK MOCH, Esq.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LIX SINO, Esq.
Lo
MANAGER-HO AMEL
MARINE RISKS OF GOODS, &c, laken
World.
CURRENT RATES to all parts of the
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST, Hongkong, 17th December, 1881.
NOTICE
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
· LIMITED..
"CAPITAL, SUBSCRIBED .........$1,000,000
The above Company is prepared to accept MARIE RISKS 11 CURRANT RATES on Goong, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of lis Agencies,
CHAU TSEUNG FAT,
..
No.
HEAD OFFICE,
QUEEN's Roan West.
Hongkong, sith May, 180s.
THE "STAR" FERRY SERVICE,
BETWEEN
(HONGKONG AND KOWLOON)
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ALTERATIONS OF RATES OF MONTHLY TICKETS.
O
WING to the greatly increased cost of coal, supelor accommodation and an accia. rated service being provided, I am unavoidably compelled to raise the rates of MONTHLY TICKETS INm the 1st of March, E98 a under 3---
085
SINGLE MONTHLY TICKET FAMILY Servants are not included in Monthly Tickets,
DORABJEE KOWROJER.
Hongkong, agih WFebruary, 1598
TRY THE
CURRY
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
W. POWELL
& CO.
A CAPITAL ASSORTMENT. OF
TRAVELLING TRUNKS.
ALL NEW GOODS,
BEST ENGLISH MAKE?
Aquarius
TRADE
MARK
A postaci Table Water,
Quests and Pints;
Unequalled for purity 1.
All logredients used the best quality, Recognised as the cheapest,
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That the following. Antfèles be inverted Ens mediately aller Article No, 13r and be au5- bered Articles 131A and 1218. 1zia-"Although the Reserve Fund may
amount to the sum of One Million Dollari the Directors may nevertheless at their discretion from time to time appropriate portion, not exceeding ten per cent, of the Bet income and profi's earned by the Com- pany la any one year. to the formation of anaddlifonsi Resmy: Fand, to be called
ECTA Reserve Fund,
1219.-"The monies standing at the credit of
the Ex'ta Reserve Fund may be applicable for the equalization of dividends, sad such monies, or some partion thereal, may, whenever the Directors shall think fit, ba appropriated towards the equalization ef dividends."
By Order,
Hongkong, 36th Febraire, 1808, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
•HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING ORDINARY.
HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the CYFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, on MONDAY, the 18th day of Februsy, 1898, at 13.30 of the Clock in the Afternoon, to receive * Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1897 and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consuliing Committer and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the "28th February, both days inclusive,
JARDÍNE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th February, 1868, (139
GEO. FENWICK AND COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE NINTH ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS, will be held in the HONGKONG HOTEL on MONDAY, the 28th February at Noox for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, déclaring is dividend, and electing Directors and Audkor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ComsaDY. will be CLOSED from the ngth to 18th February both days Inclusive,
By order of the Board of Direc'O'S
W G. WINTE BURN,
General Mig.
*KLEPHONE 75+
Limnot..
15, Queen's Rd,
In most suitable for mixing with Wines and Spirits
Unrivalled and unquestionably the:
Balest drinking Water in the World: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
Solo Agents.
CHAMPAGNE.
G. EL. MUMN & Co.
WHISKY.
DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE ", MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED "
TORT WINE.
GUEDES * 3 GRAPE" BRAND «non
KUHN & KOMOR,
JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, ax & 33, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONA, 35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and
-56-DIVISION STREET, KOHE, Hongkong, igth March, 1896,
DENTISTRY.
SUI SANG,
(241
Dialog with Dr. 1, SAKATA),
ARE DENTIST EINE A No. 8, Quake Road Central Hongkong, 9th February, 1898,
DAK NAHUL KSHANK & Co, (IN I OWDATION.)
NOT
*175
́OTICE is her oy g van `la parssines of Secting 130 of the COMPANIES ORDINANCE NO. 1 of 18ốp thata GENERAL MEETING of the members of the above-named- Company will be held at the HOMOKONG HOTEL on TUESDAY, the 1st day of March, 1895, at 19 o'clock Noom for the purpose of having an sos count laid before them shewing the manner in : which the winding up has been conducted and - the property of the Company disposed of sod of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator and alen of determlsing by extrÑ» ordinary resolution the manner in which the books accounts and documents of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof shall be disposed
Dated the 23rd February, 1808.
OL
dos, qui, don, pluttu ta
$35.50 $17.50
109]
1 doe, boda,
Staço
10:50
* doe, botal $24.00
SHEWAN TONES & Co, Agents. Prayo Central
TO, SHIPMASTERS.
INQUIRE when your FRESH WATER is moobtained by the Water Boats ; a* TOUL WATER in the cause of rauch, sickness on board, Salp,
We are the only Water Boat Company In Hongkong: auciasivaly Supplying FILŽKÉRD WATER
Call Flag: * W
1
F. MAITLAND,"
Liquidator. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR ING.COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOURTEENTH ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING OF BEARI HOLDERS la the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OPTICT No. 9, Prays Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 7th March at twalya o'clock Noor, for the puriors of receiving a- statement of Accounts and the Report of tha General Managers for the year ending gist December 1897, declaring, a Dividend and electing Consulting Commitles and Auditon.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the airst fastsat to the 7th March, both days lackalves
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co,.. mör General Managers. Hongkong, 21st Febmary, 1848204 [284
*MELDRUM - FURNACESS HESE FURNACES 28 rpecially adapted for coal dust, coke: dust and fuels of an Interior quality, and by their use a great saving is afected generally, Smoke te redwend tai minimum and boller power largely increased.
ADJARDINE MATHEIƠN & Com
Barnard Agente fot Hongkong and Chian