WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.
SIX DOLLARS ONLY,
AT
The Hongkong Telegraph,
Offct.
The Hongkong
NEW SERIES No. 893.
YOKOHAMA
Banks.
THE-
SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
ESTABLISH 1880
SUBSCRIBI CAPITAL' ........ Yen 13,000,000 PAM-UP CAPITAL ........................ 9,000,000 RESERVE FUND uczennisrinar ... 6,660,000
Hiad Ofice :-YOKOHAMA,
KOBE LONDON
Branches and Agencies,
NEW YORK ." LYONS SAN FRANCISCO HONOLULU BOMBAY
*SHANGHAT
LONDON BANKERS
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. FARKS' BANE, LD.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.
HONGKONG AGENCY"-INTEREST ALLOWED,
Os Current Account at the rate ol. 2 per cent per Annum on the dally balancé.
Oa fixed depositi for 12 months at 5 per cent.
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Agent.
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$10,000,000
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日四十屆三年四十二
Intimations.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1898.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMERS
www
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
KIMAXKS
LONDON...Montla....................H. L. Haddock, R.N.R...Noon, 5th May......Freight or Passage. JAPAN, &a. Java* .......................], Chellew, R,N,R,........About 13th May...........Freight or Passage, SHANGRAI ......Parramatta...C. F. Preston, R.N.R.......About rzik May....Freight or Passage. LONDON.......Formosa .......A. G. Cubiti, R.N.R.......About 14th May...Freight or Passage, LONDON, &c. ...Coromandel †.F. N. Tillard
Noon, 14th May ...Freight or Pasange. JAPAN, & ......Rohilla”...................S. de B. Lockyer, R. N.R.....Daylight, 15th May. Ficight or Passage.
† (Sco Special Advertisemeal).
*(Passing through the Inland Sea).
For Further Particulars apply to
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895,
TRY THE
́ ́AM." MARSHALL, Acting Superintendent.
CURRY
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
Hongkong, 11th March, 1898..
TONGKONG AND SHANGHAT
BANKING CORPORATION,
PAID-UP CAPITAL «............
RESERVE FUND makarnasiasana$ 8,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROF TORS.....$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
Hon. J. J. BELL-1RVING.—Chairman, .K. M. GRAY.-Deputy Chairman.
C. Bearman, Esq. À. Í. Raymond, Esq.
G. B. Dodwell, Esq.
David Gubbay, Kığ.
A. Haupt, Esq.
A. McConachie, Erg.
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
F. Sachse, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq,
N. A. Stoba, Esq.
CHIE MANAGER:
Hongkong T. Jackson, Esq.,
MANAGER:
Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:
On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent, per Annum on the dally balance,
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS :
For 3 months, 31 per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 38 per Cent, per Annum, For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum,
T. JACKSON,
Hongkong, 4th May, 1898,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
"HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by us HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained an application.
INTEREST on depoilts is allowed at 3i Par CENT. per annum.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Fan Cher, per annum,
For the HoKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, Int Angust, 1895,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE :--LONDON.
CAPITAL PAND-UP ********** RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARI
ROLDERE *1*NOUVOLARI
*****£800,000
RESERVE FUND ommiswa **£375,000 INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent, per annum on the Dally Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
DRAUGHT
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SHANGHAI BREWERY.
KILDERKINS (18 gals.)uminumnÒBI FIRKINS
(to
..£800,000
#
1
3
... 39 *** 2)
T: H, WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
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LIMITED.
Hongkong, and June, 1897.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
Authorised Capital ...............
Paid up Capital mosinje.....£ 324,374
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
J. Gillies, Esq.
[s
ALE
AND STOUT.
$19
(9 gain.)....puuimma.in...amo............ines -$14.
$3 allowed for emplies when returned.
· Hongkong, 27th April, 1898. *
TALIPHONE
731
1,000,00015]
H. PRICE & CO.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
No. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
FROM
"IRISH DAILY INDEPENDENT." FEBRUARY 24th, 1898.
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三拜禮
発四月五英港香
Intímnations.
THE UNITE
ORIENTAL ASBESTOS
NCY
Sola Agents for in. UNITED ASBESTOS C
PANY, LTD, LONDON. DODWELL, CARLILL & CO, General Agents,
THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL THE Undersigned are received lestructions
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
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Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING TUMP PACKINGS of all kinds. "VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS, ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..
.................THOS, SKINNER...
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DODWELL CARLILL & Co., General Agents.
PEAK HOTEL.
1350 GET. ABOVE SEA LEVEL
+
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, numeroas falands. Cool southerly breezes in Sammar, with perfect projection against the North. East wlods in wlater,
A Commanding Magnificent View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, and
Well appolated rooms, attentive service and excellent Culine.
J. MARCESSE, Chef de Cuisina.
CRAIGIEBURN will be open on June 1st for terms apply to CITY OFFICE; No, 7, Duddell Street,
GEO J. CASANOVA, Manager.
MANAGER, PEAK HOTEL.
fa8
W. BREWER & CO.
JUST LANDED
NEW AND LARGE STOCK OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
Queen's Road,
BOOTS AND SHOES
BEST ENGLISH MAKK.
Hongkong, rath February, 1898.
IMMUNITY
FROM
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INFECTION,
TESTED GERMICIDES OF GUARANTEED PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE USED, A DEMAND HAS BEEN CREATED FOR
ESSETS
FLUID
A PERFECT DISINFECTANT (NON-POISONOUS).
MORE POWERFUL THAN PURE CARBOLIC ACID.
A SURE PREVENTIVE OF ALL KINDS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, Sole Agents: WATKINS & CO.
CHAMPAGNE.
G. H. MUMN ̃& Co........
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I do, cunts, $35:50
a dos, plata. $37.50
1 dez, bottle,
$10.50 10.50
WHISKY.
'DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE "
z clar, bottle.
$24.00
- MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED"
PORT WINE.
GUEDES "3 GRAPE" BRAND
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Praya Central.
"There is to be a new Irish invasion of the House of Commons. So many people have of late demanded Sir JOHN POWER & CO'S IRISH WHISKEY, that the Kitchen Commlitee have, I am given to understand, made up their minds that the sale of spirituous Equors in the Palace of Westminister (an- Ucacaed) is to be increased by the illegal supply of popular measures of that well- known Dublin brand. The agitation for the lactailon of Power's Whiskey in the lists of liquors supplied at the House bais was, I may monitos, started so | HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE
far back as the beginning of Inst session. It was purely a maiter of taste not of trade, and up to the present date Sir JOHN POWER & Co. were in blank ignorance of the whole affair."
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
Sale Agents for
POWER'S IRISH WHISKEY.
W. POWELL & CO.
Court of Directors?
J. T. Lauta, Erg,
Tung Shang, Esq.
Bx. S.S, MALACCA.
Ckan Kit Shan, Eng, Awan Hai Chuez, Esq. Chief Manager,
G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 11 months Fixed, 5 par Cent.
Da Current Acconat, Dally Balances 2 per
Cent per Ağrum..
Hongkong, 30th November, 1897..
M'
a
ITSUI BUSSAN AM
No. 8, Le House Street, Praya Central.
Head Opless--TOKIO,
Branch Oftesi 1-
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN,
NEWCHWANG and all Forts, In TAPAN.
Agençtis E
144 Co÷l Minend
| Ohmaur Coal Mines.
Kanada Coal Mines,
Tokyo Marina Insurance Co, Liralted. Metal Fire Farwance Co.; Limited stat Imperial Goverment Paper Mills, Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co, Shangha Onoda Cement Company, span Kanegatchi Coube Spinning Bill, Japan, The Mike Cotton Spinning M, Limited., Tokyo Cotton Spinning Miil, Japsa)" Harathi Clock Factory Jo Hongkong, th December, 1896.
LATEST
FASHIONABLE
SPECIALITIES.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1898.
A
THE
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED. "
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No. 5-B, DUND, YOKOHAMA.
FIRST CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and
supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.
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THE PHARMACY.
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Toxic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-known (APANESE TABLE WATER TANSAN.
HONGKONG
NOTICE.
CLUB,
PPLICATIONS for the post of
received by the Undersigned.
A STEWARD in the abare CLUB will be
C. H. GRACE, Secretary, Hongkong, 31st March, 1898. THE MICASTOS FACTORY.
TH
Mr. C. HOLDSWORTH, ' Superintendent at Works, Sauktwan Road,
Hangkong..
n
10
1459
FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.
THE YANGTBZE INBURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, DIVIDEND at the rate of Ten per cent,
A belog Six Dollata per share on the Falde
up Capital of the above Association, bas byen declared payable at the Chartered Bank of Indis, Australia and China or the Hongkong and Shaughat Banking Corporation on and alter this date to Shareholdes on record on the 12th April, 1898.
By order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. JACKSON,
Shanghal, 23rd Apill, 1898.
Secretary,
- UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED,
· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION 03
Board at Noot, the 9th May, 1898. K.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL
As she iles in HONGKONG HARBOUR with the exception of Anchors, MOORING GEAR, and BOAT and BOAT GEAR.
Length between Perpendiculars 230 ft. Extime Biralb, 55 ft. 5 in. Displacement, $.157 tons.
BUILT of WOOD, COPPER SHEATHED and FASTENED, WOOD BEAMS, MAIN MAST is of IRON, REMAINS of PUMPS and PIPES in the Ship are generally of COPPER or BRASS.
A List of Slogs to be Sold with the Ship may be seen at the OFFICE of the NAVAL STORE Kevin and or of the AUCTIONEERS.
TERMS.-Cash before delivery and the. Clearance to be effected witin Seven Days after date of the Salc
A Launch will leave MURRAY WHARF AL II A...and at 11.45 AM, on the day of the Sale to convey intending Parchasers.
fospecting orders can be obtained from the -Audilonters...___..
HUGHES & HOUGH, Acctloncers,
Hongkong, 25th April, 1898,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE
No, 188,
THE following Particulars.and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the gth day of May, 1898, at 3 P.ki, ara
published for general information.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acilog Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 33rd April, 1898. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 9th day of May, 1898, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of One Lot of CROWN LAND,
in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Years.
No. of Sala.
Regarry No.
Boundary
Measuremeal.
Locality.
S
F
t 點
Annual Rest
Upset Price,
100 10,000 4
10,00
InsuranceS.
THE STANDARD
is one of the LARGEST and BEST KNOWN
of the BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.
FUNDS exceed EIGHT MILLIONS Sterling, ANNUAL REVENUE OVER ONE MILLION STERLING.
For Forms of Proposal and every information.
Apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.j
Agents.
Hongkong; 2nd March, 1896.
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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above, Company are prepared to accept. First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES,
SIEMSSEN & Co.
[18 Hongkong, 28th May, 1895--
GENERAL NOTICE,
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000 Į
EQUAL TO
$833.333-33
$318,000,00,
RESERVE FUND .....................
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
LEE SING, Ezq.
LOU THO SHUN, ENG.LO YEUX MOON, Esq.
MANAGER-KO AMEL
MARINE RISKS 3 GOODS, &c., taken
World
CURRENT Rages to all parts of the
HEAD OFFICE, 3 ≥ 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th December, 188t.
NOTICA.
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED. CAFITAL SUBSCRIBED .............................$1,000,000 The above Company, ta prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RÅTES on GOODS, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies
CHAU TSEUNG FAT.
Secretary. HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'T ROAD WEST Hoogkang, 16th May, 1864,
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT, CO, LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under
NOTICE
the powers confered by the Special
Resolation passed, and confirmed on the 5th and 25th days of June, 18gy, the undersigned AN INTERIM BONUS of TWENTY per General Managers did on the 30th day of April, dent upon contributions for the year 1897 1898, make a call of 8250 per share on secount has been Declared.
WARRANTS will be listed on the 9th May:ance of such resolution, and a call of $3.50 un By order of the Board.
THE GENERAL MANAGERS are prepared 10 eater into contracts for coverleg bollers and steam pipes with either Mites or Asbestos Compostitans at the following quotations:- 55 cls.per superficial square foot for bollers.
steim piper. Exposed Steam Flpet needing extra wrapping
of the price of the new shares, frined in pursu and Časyas and tar dretslag will be treated with
Account of the premium for dick such abære the above Compositions at $1.05 per superficial.
and, that such calls are PAYABLE at the square loot.
Secretary.
DIFICES of the General Managers, No. 9, Prays A Stock of the Compositions fr kept ready for
Hongkong, 20th Apill, 1848, -
on or before the 155% || Central Victoria, Hongkong, on sala packed in 6 cw), caska, Price for ton lots
WANTED Immediately PROBATIONER 31st May, 1895 $5. par cwB
All works wiilda under the personal, superyl- HOSPITAL, Hongkong, aged from 18 30 15
N. I. EDE,
Upon Pryzabni of such vand production
The Company's Steam-launon attends the arrival and departure of all | $100 per ton F.O.B. or in smaller qazotllies at NURSE tika GovernmEAT CIVIL Demlicates for the shares, in respect of
Mail Steamera.
Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
Yokohama, zet October, 1897.
E. V. SIOEN, Manager,
afon of Mar. Holdsworth and all orders must be years. A Knowledge of English to curential which the same are paid, a note of the payment
sent through the padersigned. judg
SHEWAN TOMES, & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, x1th March, 1895,
ATRON
Farther particulars as to agreements, salaries, will be indorsed on the cerilicates,
Dated the and day of May, 1808 de, can be obtained of the
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. (340) Hongkong, 21st Apell, 1898,