COTTAM & Co.
FOR
ANDERSONS' WATERPROOFS, SOUTHGATES' TRUKKS,
&c.
Quilters.
3 & 5, Pedder Street.
Legra
The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 841; +=4@+=**
Banks.
HBANKING CORFORATION.
LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
PAID-UP CAPITAL .....................
*****$10,000,000
RESERVE FUND....................................................$ £,000,000 RISKAVE LIABILITY OF PROPŠTORS......$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS :
Hen. J. J. BELL-IRVING.—Chairman.
R. M. GRAY-Deputy Chairman, C. Bearmann, Esq.
G. D. Boning, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Eng.
David Gabbay, Esq.
A. Haupt, Esq.
A. 1, Raymond, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
N. A. Stebs, Esq.
CHIEF MANAOIR :
Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.
"MANAGER:
Shxzghal-J. P. WADE GARD'NER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, LIMIT-O, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:
On Current Account al the rate of a per Cent. per Annum on the daily balence.
For
INTEREST ON FEED DEPOSITS :
months,
For 6 months, 31
T. JACKSON,
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FOR
Intimations.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1898.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
LONDON &c. ....Coromandel ...F. N. Tillard .........................................Nooo, 5th March..
JAPAN
REMARKS
See Special
Advertisement. {Freight or Passage. „Kotaika ......................E, P. Bishop Daylight 6th March(Passing through The Inland Sea. LONDON........Japan ............T. Leigh.................About 19th March.Freight or Passage{ f Freight of Passage.
via JAPAN, &.....................Sunda S, G. D. Andrews, R.N.R Abont 7th March...
SHANGHAL
For Further Particulars' apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
per Cent, per Ansam.
per Centi per Annum.
For 12 months, &
per Cent, per Annum.
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1898.
THE
Chief hinnager.
Hongkong, 12th February, 1898.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is conducted
by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application. GINTEREST on deposita is allowed at gå PER CENT. per annum,
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BARX, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pæn Cast. per annum,
For the HONGKONG AND SHAMOHAI
·BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
Chlef Manager.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
·HEAD OFFICE ~~LONDON.
CAPITAL PAIE-DP 44104014
Reserve
LIABILITY
HOLDERS...
RESERVE FUND 190199
£800,000
SHARI- 01
***********£800,000
..............................*£375,000
INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rala of 3 per cent. per
LADEM On the Daily Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent,
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H. 3 T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, and June, 1897% ·
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
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Authorised Capital........................£3,000,000 Pald up Capitalu..................i£ 324,374
HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG,
Court of Directors:
D. Gilles, Esq.
J. T. Lauts, Esq. [Chow Tung Shang,Etq. Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hol Chuen,Esq. Chief Manager
G. W, F. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 12 months Fixed, per Cent,
On Current Account, Dally Balances a per
Cent, per Aundm,
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.
Insurances.
THE
STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE."
COMPANY
has a long record of GOOD SERVICES to refer to its FUNDS, Anually increasing, amount to £8,086,401 Sig. The premiums are moderate; and all modern features consistent with safety have been adopted.
For Particular and Rates;
Apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents... Hongkong, and March, 1896.
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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG,-
THE prepared to accept First *HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS st CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN &›Cò,
Hongkong, 28th May, 18951-
GENERAL NOTICE
THE ON TAI INSURANCE, COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
CAPITAL, VITAELS | 600,000 |1⁄2
EQUAL TO
$833,333-33-
RESERVE FUND ARTIS *$318,000,00%
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
[LO. VEUE MOOwl, Esq.
LIR SINO, Esq.
LOU TO SHUR, Esq.
MANAGER-HO AMKI,
ATARINE RISKS 2 GOODS, &c., lahen
MAI CURRENT RATZs to all parts of the
World
HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 。 PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th December, 1884,
THE
NOTICE,
A
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
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No. 5-B, BUND, FOKORAMA.
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, zat October, 1897,
TRADE MARK.
†† • Hong Name S
YDEN Wo.
TELEPHONE, No. 135.
E. V. SIOEN, Manager,
CHAMPAGNE.
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BOUCHE VILS & CIE.
LIGHT DRY NATURAL WINES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY.
x Dos. Qt. 2 Diz. Ft. GOLD LABEL dayıyının $3** BLACK LABEL ...............................
SOLE AGENTS:
$33
$30.
H. PRICE & CO., No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, 12th February, 128,
TRY THE
CURRY
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
Aquarius
TRADE
MARK
119
HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED “ *****
$1,000,000
The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RITES at CURRENT Rarks on GOODE, &c. Policies granted to all-Parts, of the world. payable at any of its Agencies)
CHAU-TSEUNG FAT,
Ay Societary/ HEAD OFFICE;
No. 2, QUIZ'S ROAD WEST. Hunghong, nóta May, 1804.9
A perfect Table Water,
Quute and Pinta
Unequalled for purity :
All logredients used the best quality,
Recognised as the cheapest,
120
TELITAONI 75.
四拜禮
Intimations.
三月三英港香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
CONTRACTORS TO 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 quanillies, ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT....
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...................................THOS. SKINNER,
DODWELL CARLILL & Co., General Agents,
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminos, FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, numerous Islands. Cool southerly breeses In Summer, with perfect protection against the North- Kast winds in water.
A Covered Way has been constructed from the Station to the Hotel.
THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER BUROPRAN MANAGEMENT,
GÉO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.
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A Commanding Magnificent View of the City and fiarbour, the Mainland of Chias, and
CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Duddell Street.
A STARTLER!!
LIFE AND STRENGTH
IN EVERY DROP.
Yet nothing intoxicating or harmful.
Good, and goed only.
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,
Sola Agents for the
UNITED ASBESTOS COM- PANY, LTD LONDON, -" DCDWELL, CARLIL & CO., General Agenti
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM.
Intimations.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HE FOURTEENTH ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING OR SHARE.
HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S Once, No. 9. Praya Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the yah March at twelve o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving A statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year eading 31nt
December 1897 declaring Dividend and electing a Consalting Committes and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the sit furtant to the 7th March, both days loclusiva.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO: General Managers. Hongkong, atat February, 1868. (284
THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE is hereby given in parance of
Section 38 of the Companies Ordinances
of Hongkong, Not of 1877 that the FIRST MEETING of ORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS in the above COMPANY will be held in the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 9, Praya Central, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 12th day of March, at NÖDN.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES B. DUNCAN, Secretary. Hongkong, and March, 1898, THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED,
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THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY GEN-
THERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In the Company will be held at the CONFANY'S OFFICE, No. 9. Prays Contral. Victoria, on MONDAY, the 21st March, 1898 at 11 a'clock AM. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Mani. gers for the year ending 31st December, 1897. declaring a Deldend, and cleciing à Consulting Commitica and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company,
both days inclusive.
Power and supplerea for the Muscles, warmth and richnesss for the Bleed, steadiness for the will be. CLOSED from the 7th to arst lastapt,
Nerves, and clearness for the Head, tallow the use of
CHAMPAGNE BITTERS.
It stems to contain those sabile principles of VATALITY which clude analysis. Under its Iz Gaence the HEART beats strongly and regularly, the Fancy plays more freely, the Mind la active and acute, and the capacity for Work and Enjoyment increase.
THIS RARE TONIC-STIMULANT ABATES PAIN, BANISHES FATIGUE,
AND HASTENS CONVALESCENCE. Splendid for the Aged and for Chronic Invalids.
CHAMPAGNE BITTERS.
WATKINS & CO. Apothecaries Hall.
THE PHARMACY.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Flamgirone, 28 March. 1898.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
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N EXTRAORDINARY MEETING - Di
AN EXTRAORDINARY OF
whl be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 3 QUIEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoris, on MONDAY, the 31st March, at 12 o'clock (Nous), when the subjoined Resolutions, which were pasted at the Extraordinary Meeting held on the 28th February, 1898, will be submitted for confirmation as SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS.
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS.
That Articles Nos. 53 and x32 of the Articles- of Arreciation of the Company be altered by eliminating therefrom the ward "February
| HAVE NOW A Large assortmENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE and substating therefor the word "March,"
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MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
·Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great. French Nerve Tanie.
Also Sole Agents for the now well-knowɑ 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
BEST ENGLISH MAKE.
Queen's Road,
Hongkong, folk February, 1798.
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CHAMPAGNE.
G. H. MUMN & Co..............................
WHISKY.
DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE " nuancer.corsesenta MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED "
GUEDES "3 GRAFE” BRAND .................................................
PORT WINE,
ון
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dot. quarte
$35-50
ader, plata. $37.50
1 dor, bottle,
$10.50
AUCERENTOLAbiy
10.50
-a dez, botila..
$24.00
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents, Praya Central.
THE HONGKONG COTTON, SPINNING, NOTICE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS.
WEAVING AND DYING CO.,
LIMITED.
is FIRST
AMERICAN CITIZENS residing in the DISTRICT of CANTON, which NOTICE hereby given that the ons. Includes SHANSHUL, KUCHOW, MAZAO, 15, Queen's Rd. shares in above COMPANY becomes due on SWATOW, HOIHOW and PAKHOI,
NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH REQUESTED to REGISTER at the Consulate NEXT, and payment there af must be made to either personally or by cerificate setting forth the Bunkers of the Company, vis, the Hong- the date and place of birth and last residence in KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, the United States. on at before that date.
Is mast suitable for milag with Wines and Spirits ;
Unrivalled and unquestionably the
Safest drinking Water in the World.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
Sole Agents.
fos
W. POWELL & CO.
A CAPITAL ASSORTMENT:OF
TRAVELLING TRUNKS.
ALL NEW GOODS,
130
long, 25th February, 1898,
the
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca,
General Managers. Hongkong 18th February, 1898, THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE
The advantages of registration are obvious and may prove of vales fo'iime of need.
Theis is no fee or charge for registration.
EDWARD BEDLOE, 1.9. CONSUL.. United States Consulate,
Canton, China, and February, 1898,
THE "STAR" FERRY SERVICE. HEIWEEN (HONOBÓNG AND KOWLCON).
Lago
THE CERTIFICATE of 12 Shares numbered 4.341/4,143, and 4.559/4,578;standing in the Register at this Company in the name of Mrs. GUADALUPE ROCHA having been LOST, Notica bereby given that a duplicate certif{ALTERATIONS OF RATES OF MONTHLY.
cata lor the ssid 11 Shares will be issued ons month hence and that the original confiscate, unless produced within that period, will there-
VTÍCKETS.
after be held by the Company as pull and vold,WING the really increased cost of coal
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,
General Managers.. Hongkong, 1st March, 1898,
DENTISTRY.
BANG
superior socommodation and an acele tated service being provided; I am unavoidably [compelled to raise the rater of MONTHLY
[330 TICKETS: from the 14 d Marma Not a
andér
"SINGLE MONTHLY TICKET.
Dately Practising with Di, 1. SAKATA), Servants are dot turfaded in Month
APDENTIST.
No. 8. Custn's Road Central Hongkong, 9th February, 1898,
DORABJEE NOWROJER. [ja) Hongkong, 1415 February, 1598,
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That Article No. y be altered by inserting the words" or Extra Reserve Fond" (mmediately after the word "Fond" in the sixth Ime of the sald Article, and the words “ and Extra Reserys Fund" immediately after the word "Fand "In the seventh ilas of the said Article.
That Article No. 121 be altered by inserting the words "and subject to the provisions of Articles 121A and taiB" Immediately after the word "sum" and before the word "ba" in the fourth line of such Article.
That the following Articles be inserted ima mediately after Article No. 125, and be aunt- bated Articles 121A and 1218. 121A-" Alikough the Reserve Fand may amount to the sum of One Million Dollars the Directors may nevertheless at thahe s discretion from-time to time appropriate
portion of the net income and präfits earned by the Company in any one year to the formation of an additional Reserve Fund, 10 be called.' Extra Reserve Fand,” 121B.--" The monies siandlog at the credit of.
the Extra Reserve Fund may be applicabia for the squallation of dividends, and suck monies, or some portion thereof may, when- ever the Directors shall think fit be appropriated towards the equalization dividends."
By Order,
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JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secrettry.
fart Hongkong, 28th February, 1805.) CHINA SUGAR REFINING" COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
TWENTIETH ·ORDINARY
THANNUAL MEETING OLD DIARY
HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Agents, at Noos on WEDNESDAY, the 231d Märcb, for the purpose of receiving ther Report with Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1897.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to 23rd March, both days inclusive, an
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, General Agentṛ. Hongkong, 1st March. #898
LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE.
HE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
of the Company will be held at the OFFICES OF: General Agents, Peddar Street, at 12.30 P.My on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd March for the pupose of receiving thels Report and Statement of Accounts to 31 December, 1897 km
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from the roth to the 23rd- kisach, both days inclusivesikud
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Con Gennfal Agents. Hongkong at March, 1898. HONGKONG AND, WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send, In Statement of Business Contributed during the Hall Year anded rat December 1897 an.or balora, the 15th March, on which date the Accounts will by CLOSED,DITIO
By Order of the Board of Director.
ETHOS. I ROSE,
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1898,