The Hongkong Telegraph.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
NEW SERIES No. 1143. BAE1+-** THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1899.
Banks.
- THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
SUBSCRIBED CAPFAL.
Rap-UP CAPITAL....
RESERVE FUND...
Yen 12,009,00K
10. JUN,UDO SHOOOOO
Head Offrez YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies.
KOBE
LONDON.
NEW YORK. LYONS,
BOMBAY,
SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU,-
SHANGHAI
LONDON BANKERS:
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD.
· PARRS BANK, 11. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, Lak
Hongkong AGENCY: INTEREST ALEOWED
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on thé Daily Balance.
On sed deposits for 12 months at 3 per cent.
Kutimations.
四拜禮
Entimations.
號三十月二英港香
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
SILAMER
CAPTAIN
TO SMIL
REMARK
JAPAN, Ku Cantur. D. C. Gregor, R.X.R... About 2nd March...Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c. ...Agromandel „F. N. Tilland ......Noun, gih March... Freight ar l'assage, JAPAN........... Rosetta* C. H. Watkins, R.N. 64.14, 4th March...Freight or Passage. SHANGHAL. Chusay... E. Street...................... ....About th March... Freight or Passage.
LONDON
Muita
......... R. E. Haddock, R.N.R.Aboat 9th March... Freight or Passage. Passing though the Inland Seas
* See Spesial Advertisement.
For Farber Particulas apply to
**
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3
HI, A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,
S. CHOIL
Agent.
1382
Hongkong, and February, 1809.
ΤΗΕ
Hangkung, gid (h,tober, 1895,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORVERD BY ROYAL CHÁRTON, 1853. HEAD OFFICE:-- LONDON.
CARTAL, PALBIL8.
RESERVE LARIATY OF SHARE-
HOLDERS
RESERVE FUND
vieno HO -
£800,000
INTEREST ALLOWED 18 CURRENT
ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent, per
ashuron the Daily Balanges.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4. per cent.
T. H. WHITEHEAT
Manager, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 24th May, 1858,
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
13)
ESTABESOLD BY IMPERIAL DECREE or tug 12016 NOVEMBER, 1896,
CLUB HOTEL,
IIHTED÷
No 9B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,
FIRST-CLASS HOLEL Contrally situated, well furnished and
Aplicith excellent Casino tinted well
The Company's Steam-lamch aftends the arrival and departure of all Muil Steamgrs...
Special attention paid to flae Confort of Visitors;
AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
RONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAIT SETTLEMENTS, '
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS CC., LD., LONDON, CONTRACTORS TO HM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOUDS and PACKINGS, HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATINU PUMP PACKINGS, of all kinds. "VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOHER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities, ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SPOLRESTENDENT.....
THOS. SKINNER.
il
PEAK
POWELL & CO, LIMITED, Gasneral Agers.
HOTEL
AND
CRAIGIEBURN,
THE PEAK JK FEL. is sugated at Vieronta GAP joining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,
bajo feet valmive sesa Level,
CRAIGIEBERN is situated at Pa MaLars Bar, five minutes walk froin the PEAK
HOTEL
Pine Health, jogatium, variety of beardiful scenery. Cool Southerly breezes in Stasher with-perion-protection against the North-East-Wind--la-Winter
Well appointed goms, attentive service and excellent Cuisine.
City tuner. 2. Duddell Street.
T
Hongkong, 4th January, 1999.
GEO, J. CASANOVA,
Manager.
אבי
THE UNITED ASBESTOR
ORIENTAL
Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM•,
·PANY, LTD, LONDON, DARVELL & CO LIMITED. "General" "Agents.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM.
«Intimations.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the OFFICES of the Company, No. 14, Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 27th February, 1899, at 12 pclock Noon for the Purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December,
IE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
1898.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 17th February, both days inclusive
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. L. ROSE, Secretary, Hongkong, 1st February, 1899. [153
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIRTIETH ORDINARY AN
XUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the st day of March, 1899, at 12 o'clock (Noos), to neceive December, 1898, and the Report of the a Statement of Accounts to 31st General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Alitors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from the 15th February to the 1st March. both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, goth January, 1899.
HONGKUNG CLUB,
NOTICE."
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"HE THIRTEENTH YEARLY GEN-
PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. Haly renteds at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for TERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS
SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION
of the BOWELS, Recommended by some of the Chief Sprinkist of the Medical Profession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale,
:
E. V. SIOEN, Manger..
Yokohatia, at Chtober, 1897
15
Shanghai Taels,
cath thatber, 1898.
5,900,000 4,500,000
of the CLUB will be held in the CLUB HOUSE an WEDNESDAY, the 1st March, 1899, at, 5 PM.
in
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
Proprietors and Sole ManufactuTETS)
9, Old China Street, Shanghai.
[124
Isy Onler,
C. H. GRACE,
Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1899. (251a
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CONPANY, LIMITED,'
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL
Pateur Cantan
fload Office--SHANGHAL
Jaunches and Agoraics. --
CANTON.
-Chaoo.
CHISKIANG.
FOOCHOW.
THE
JANKOW.
TEKING
SWATÓW.
TIENTSIN
in THE Bank puwbases and receives for col
above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen- cies,
HONGKONG BRANGI
Advances mule on approved securities. Bills discounted."
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. per Ana Fixed Deposits for 3 months.
Telephone
75,
AQUARIUS
SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE WATER
Manufactured from Treble Distilled Water
the most suimble-for mixing with W.
their flavour, as is st men the case with the Amportant waters-chwij nog changes
"A PERFECT TABLE WATER.“
out okay walls.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
JOINTS,
AQUARIUS COMPANY.
THE PHARMACY.
THE SHAREHOLDERS in the
"HE THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEET:
HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE Company will be held the CostFANY'S OFFICES,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.
Sole Agems for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonit. Also Sate Agents for the mis; well-known JAPANESE TABULAATIO.
FRETCHER"
and
CARMICHAEL & CO.
'W: BREWER & CO.
JUST LANDED.
NEW STOCK LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S WALKING BOOTS
AND SHOES,
(these are the very best quality Northampton make). NEW STOCK SPENCERS MADRAS INDIAN CIGARS. ANGLO, EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE CO.S
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1896.
5
jz
E. W. RUTTER,
Acting Manager.
D.
OLD TOM GIN",
Hongkong, 15th October, 1898.
[1237
C.
Si per doz.
44334374
DRY GIN
L.
Golden Square Mivaume Richmond Cluh
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital..
LT. Lauts, Esp
Paid up Capital
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,
Coun of Directors (---.
D. Gillies, Esq.
Chow Tung Shang, Esq,
Chan Kit Shan, Esq. ↑ Kwan Hof Chuen, Esq.
"Chief Manager,
G. W. F. PEAŸFAIR.-
interest for 12 months Pixel, 5 per Cent.
On Curent Account, Daily Balances 2 per
Cent. per Annuin.
LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
"BANKING CORPORATION.
Hongkong, th November, 1897.
PAID-UP CAPITAL................
RESERVE FUN
[።
...$10,000,000 |
$10,000.000
- RESERVE LIABILITY DE PROP"Tans,$ ro,ova,poo
Cover of DIRECTORS;
R.M. GRAY, Esq., Chairmup.
N. A. Sus Es, Chairmum.
C. Bernam, Esq.
David Gubbay, Esq. A. J., Raymond, Esg
A. Haupt, Esq.
R. H. Hill, Esq.
A. McConachi, Esq.
P. Sachse, Esq
R. Shewan, Egy,
CHIEF MANAGERI
Hung on. jacksos, Esq.
MANAGER:
-Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONASTEREST ALLOWED:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.
per Annum on the daily balance!!.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS',
For 3 months, 21 per Cem, per Annuni. months, 3! per Seni, per Annum.
For
For 12 months, 1 per Cent. per Annum
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1899.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK:
THE Business ofthcalove Bank is conducted
TEHONGKONG ANDSHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION. -- Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed f.35 PER CENT. per ans.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SILANGBAL BANK: to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
ST. JACKSON,
Chief Manager....
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
SOLE AGANT:
H. PRICE & Co.
12. QUEEN'S ROAD
Hongkong, 16hi February, 1877.
12
TRY THE
CURRY
AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
W. POWELL & CO.
WOOL SHAWLS
AND
TRAVELLING WRAPS
Hongkong, th January, 1899.
·
CIGARETTES.
No. 3. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the tztit Murent, at Twelve o'clock (Noox), for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directs for.ths, wor "niling, Rasht
3th March, both days inclusive.
By Order,
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 13th February, 1899.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
HE
THE
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ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S, HOTEL, on TUESDAY, the 14th Marchi, 1899," at. „NOON, for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Nerounts of the Company.to the 31st December, 1898, with the Report of the Directois, and to discuss any matters tal-may be competently h. Tins. braght before, the Meeting.
These lane now the largest Sale of ang Egyptian Cigarette anade: and are in herinetically scaled in. AMERICAN TOBACCOS. Työ Se Anisafío Cu Plugin
by Tins
Raleigh Con Plug.... English Bind's Eye
Large Collection at
BRITISH COLONIAL, FOREIGN RARE. SHANGHAI & CHINA LOCAL STAMPS. 1123)
QLEX'S ROAD, Under HosagONG HOTEL.
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
BOVRIL AS-A-BEVERAGE-
contains in a highly concentrated and easily degestible form the direct nourishment of prime ox beef..invigora ting the healthy and strengthening invalids; whilst,
for preparing sustaining Soups, Bich Gravies, Savoury Sauces, Croquettes, Rissoles and all Entrees, nothing equeês
BOVRIL IN THE KITCHEN.
--
WATKINS & CO., Sole Agents.
Ensurances.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO. LIMITED
(NOTICE OF CALL.)
OTICE is hereby given that, at a MEETING of the Board of Directoys
of the above Company held at No. 5, Queen's Road Cental, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Sixth day of December, 1898, the following RESOLUTION was passed,
NOTICE.
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....
$1,000,000
The alive Company is prepared to accept "That a FIRST and FINAL CALL of "TEN DOLLARS ($10) per SHAKE, upon › MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES ON GOODS, "all the SHAREHOLDERS in the above, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world
Company, in respect of all the shares payable at any of its Agencies. held by them in the above Company, be
Such
and the same is hereby made. "CALL to be PAID to the Company at "their Bankers, the HONGKONG AND "SHANGILM BANKING CORPORATION, ! "Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hung "kong, on or before the ist day of March, "1899." By order of the Board of Directors,
7
A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY Co., LD.. General Agents;.. THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO,
LUİTED. S
Hongkong, 1st January, 1809.
}
CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE," " No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST. Hongkong, 26th May, 1894.
|—THE TRANSFER-BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the rath March, both days inclusive. By Order of the Hoard,
C. MOONEY,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 20th February, 1899.'
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
-
[*43a
TONE NAVAL STORE OFFICER
"118 Undersigned have received instructions
to Sell by
•
ON.
PUBLIC AUCTION,. WEDNESDAY), the 1st March, 1899, at NOON. at H. M. NAVAL YARD, SUNDRY NAVAL AND VICTUALLING
OBSOLETE & CONDEMNED. STORES, Comprising:
OLD IRON, PAPER STUFF, RAGS, CANVAS, CLOTHING, IMPLEMENTS, &c., &c.
ALSO
A MATSHED situated on the BRICQUETTE FACTORY PREMISES at KOWLOON..
TERMS OF SALE-As customary.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
· Hongkong, 21st February, 1899;"
TH
To be Sold byl PUBLIC AUCTION,
.. at NAGASAK!
on the
4th March,
HE & O. S N. Coa 5.5,
"BRINDISI".
[248a
as she now lies in Nagasaki Harbour. Built in 1880 by. WM. DOXFORD & SONS. at Sunderland.
Length 360 feet, Breadth 40 feet, Depth 3r
feet.
Gross tonnage, 3,688 tons, Effective Power Laoof Engines 2,800,0
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. OF HAMBURG; —
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above. Company are prepared to accept First Claus FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CORRENT RATES“, Thang G
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.
Capacity of holds 4,550 tons of 40 cubic feel.: The Engines are in excellent preservation and the vessel, with some repairs, could be put in, thorough, sea going condition, or she could be converted into an Admirable Hulk or Receiving Ship? Alert
Private offers for the purchase of the vessel, will be entertained in the meantime,
For Further Particulars,
[18 Hongkong, 13thuh