The
Hongkong Telegraph.
ESTABLISHED
NEW SERIES No. 1318. #++=** MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1899.
Banks.
THE
Intimations.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
ESTABLISHED ($80.
CAPITAL(SUBSCRIBED ANDĮ
PAID-UP) RESERVE FUND.
"Yen (2,000,000
7,300,000
FOR
Head Office?--YOKOHAMA;
Branches and Agencies.!
TOKIO.
NAGASAKI.
LYONS.AS
KOBE.
LONDON. ---
NEW YORK.
SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU,
BOMBAYA SHANGHAI TIENTSIN. -
LONDON BANKERS:
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD."|
PARRS BANK, Lon.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.
HONGKONG AGENCY ?—INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the mie of a per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.
On fixed deposits for 13 months at 5 per cent
S CHOH.
Agent.
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Hongkong, 1st August, 1899.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE LONDON,
CAPITAL PAIR-UP..........
RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE
HOLDERS
£$00,000
.....£500,000
RESERVE FUND£500,000
NTEREST ALLOWED. on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rafe of 2 per cent. per
annum on the Daily Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
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11
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+
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Manager, Hongkong.
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Hongkong, zoth May, 1898.
LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
H
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL.......
..$10,000,000
RESERVE FUND ........
..$11,000,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS $10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman.
N. A. SIES Esq., Deputy Chairman." E. Goetz, Esq.
A. Haupt, Esq. | A. J. Raymond, Esq.
R. H. Hil, Esq.
P. Sachse, Esq.
The Hon. J.J.Keswick. E. Shellim, Esq.
A. McConachie, Esq, | R. Shewan, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER!
Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON..
MANAGER:
Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, ES, LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
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For 3 months, 2) per Cent. per Annum. For 6 months, 31 per Cent. par Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.
THOMAS JACKSON, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th August, 1899.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, THE Business ofthe above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT. per annumi:
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-PER CENT per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.N
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMERS
„Candia*
————““;tv}}“—------
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
JAPAN........
W. 11. Haughton, R.N.R.About 18th Sept....Freight only, LONDON: Canton.. C. F. Lockstone, R.N.R.About 21st Sept....Freight or Passage. SHANGHAI ...Pariamatta.......A. Symons..................About 29th Sept, ...Freight or Passage. LONDON. &c... Falethat... C. F. Preston, R.N.R.... Noon, 30th Sept....Freigid or Passage. JAPAN ............................Rohilla* ......S. de B. Lockyer, R.N. R.4 P.M., 30th Sept....Freight or Passage. LONDON ....Candia......... W. H. Hanghton, R.N. R.About 21st Oct....Freight only.
1 (See Special Advertisement),
*(Passing through the Inkind Sea).
↑ FIÐ MARSEILLES,
For Further Particulars apply to
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.
Thongkong, 16th September, 1899.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
BOARD
AND
RESIDENCE.
On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.
CANADIAN CLUB."
RYE WHISKY.
Distilled and bottled by:-
Telephone 76.
15
HIRAM, WALKER & SONS, Limited. Age and Genuineness, Guaranteed by the Excise Department of the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT by Certificate over the Capsule of every Bottle.
Has the Largest Sale of any RYE WHISKY in the World.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
15, Queen's Road,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. SOLE AGENTS.
Hongkong, 5th September, 1899.
CLUB
(to
$12.00
ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 14TH NOVEMBER, 1896. ·
Shanghai Taels.
SUBSCRIBE CAPITAL
* 5,000,000
PAID-UP CAPITAL **................... 2,500,000
thead
Ofice-SHANGHAI
·Branches and Agencies.
CANTON.
CHEFOO
CHINKIANG.
FOOCHOW.
“HANKOW,
PEKING
SWATOW. TIENTSIN.
T}}1 Bank purchases and receives for col Tection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen-
HONGKONG BRANCH.. Advances made on approved securities.
Bills discounted. -
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
WHISKY
IS THE BEST.
PER DOZEN.
H. PRICE & Co.;
12, QUEEN'S ROAN,
Hongkong, 19th May, 1899.
(20
THE
A
CLUB HOTEL,
LIMITED.
一拜禮
號八十月九英港香
Entimation.
THE UNITED LABRESTOS -
ORIENTALFABENOYAM
- Soli Arents for the " UNITED ASBESTOS COM-
-PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL & Co, LIMITED General Agents,
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUMA
PORTSMOUTH, August, 1899.
AT the Banquet given by the town to the British Medical Association,
WILKINSON'S GOLD MEDAL
LIQUEUR WHISKY
was specially asked for and supplied.
$7.50 per dozen.
WATKINS, LIMITED,
IN
(SOLE CONSIGNEES.)
1897
THE
Insurances.
NEW-YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.
(In 313 working days of eight hours each.)
PAID TO ITS POLICY-HOLDERS
$2.15
ESLEY MIVONIEZON
$129.19 EVERY MINUTE:
$7,751.38
EVERY HOUR;
$62,011.04
-EVERY DAY-A
$373,258.76
EVERY WEEK;
$1,617,454.03
EVERY MONTH;
G. $19,409,455.61
From January 1st to December 31st.
Head Office for the EAST, SHANGHAI,
A fine addressed to Mr. A. H. MYERS, Assistant Resident Manager, Hongkong Hotel, will receive prompt attention.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. and BIRLEY DALRYMPLE & CO.;
Agents, Hongkong.
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KUHN & KOMOR,
JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, 21 & 23, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and
36, DIVISION STREET, KOME Hongkong, 15th urch, 1898.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
· TH
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE
UNITED STATES,
DECEMBER 31st, 1898.
...5987,157,134.00
Assurance Applied for in 1898. 198,363,617.000
Outstanding Assurance
Examined and Declined
New Assurance Issued......
Income
Assets December 31st 1898..
Assurance.Fund.......
30,316,878,00
168,043,739.00
**50,2491286:78′′
158,369,298.54
198,898,259.00
Allother Libilities $2,160,550.27 201,058,800.57
Surples
Paid Policyholders in 1898
57,319,489,27 24,020,823.42
The Surplus now amounting to more than $60,000,ono belongs exclusively to Policyholders.. The Surplus of a Life Assurance Company is the Fund from which all Dividends-MUST tie paid.
The Equitable of the U.5. has by-several illions Sterling the largest Surplus of any Life Assurance Company in the World, "
DIVIDENDS. In the last 6 years the
* Equitable' paid Dividends to its Policyholders amounting to more than $14,000,000, or nearly 1,500,000 more than the Company which cama. nearest to it,
Apply for Particulars of the Guaranteed Cash Value Policy, to the Society's Hongkong Office.
F. KIENE,
Acting Manager. [18 Hongkong, 18th September, 1899. [11882,
*HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co. [42 Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB Till be held in the PAVILION, TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
MORROW, the 19th instant, at 5.5 P.M.
JAMES A. LOWSON, Hon. Secretary: Hongkong, 1st September, 1899. HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY; HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING for the purpose of receiving the Report of
Statement of Account
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UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON, the Committee and state Coninite for the en
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.
suing year, and for the Transaction of General? Business will be held in the CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, the 26th instant, at 6 P..
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, USE
ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. THE Committer convenes a SPECIAL
ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT.,
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No. 5.B, BUND, YOKOHAMA.
PEAK
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and
supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.
GENERAL MEETING of the Members. of the Society, to be held immediately after the ......THOS. SKINNER
Annual General Meeting, for the purpose of DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General - Agents.considering and passing certain alterations:ig the Constitution and Rules of the Society of JAMES M FORBES,.. Hon. Secretary. Z Hongkong, róth September, 1899.. 1842 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY;.
LIMITED.
HOTEL
AND
CRAIGIEBURN.
THE
HE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-
ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above-
The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS Company will be held at the COMPANY'S
per Annum, Fixed Deposits for 3 months. Mail Steamers.
EW RUTTER,
Acting Manager.. Hongkong, 15th October, 1898. [1237
~THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.
E. V. SIOEN, Manager.
Yokohama, 1st October, 1897.
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LIMITED
,000,000
324,3741
Authorised Capitali
id up Capital
HEAD OFFICE-HON
Board of Di
Chan Kit
Chow Tung Shang Esq.
Gillies, Esge
infoi Chuen, Esa
Her Chief Manager
GEO WF PLAYFAIR
Interest for 12 montha Fixed Hongkong, 30th May 1899
NEW FIRE GRATES, NEW SEWING MACHINES,
HAND and TREADLE..
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST ON THE MARKET. THE MOST POPULAR IN THE ORIENT.
W. POWELL & Co.,
Immad Opposite P.0., 1st Boor.
1,350 feet above sea Level.
CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETT'S GAP, five minutes walk from the PEAK
HOTEL
Fine. Healthy location, variety of beautiful scenery. Con! Southerly breezes in Summer with perfect protection against the North East Winds in Winter.
Well appointed rooms, attentive service and excellent Cuisine..
CITY OFFICE, 7. Duddell. Street,
Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.
GEO, J. CASÁNOVA,
Bfanager.
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PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION
of the BOWELS. Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists,of the. Medical Profession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale
-Octo
1891
by
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturer
9, Old China Street, Shanghai.
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OFFICES, on SATURDAY, the 30th instant, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1899.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to 30th instant, both days inclusive.
·DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & COM General Managers. -wicking, rrit de number, usv9.
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- HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,"
LIMITED.. INTER OF SHARES of the Company, will. ALOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS.
be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 16th to the 23rd day of September, (both days inclusive) during which Period NO TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board,.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
Agents. Hongkong, 18th August, 1899,