B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore.
Lighters and Steam Launches Sappiled.
ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ÍSLANDS.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
ESTABLISHED
1881.
NEW SERIES No 1437. ##}#X+-** TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900.
Banks.
THE
› SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1830.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED
Yes 24,000,000
CAPITAL PAID-UP .....
YOKOHAMAS
11 11,000,000
CAPITAL UNCALLED............... 13,000,000
RESERVE, FUND .................. » 7,500,000
Head Office --YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies,
TOKIO.
NAGASAKI.
LYONS.
SAN FRANCISCO.
BOMBAY,
TIENTSIN,
KOBE
LONDON.
NEW YORK. HONOLULU,
SHANGHAL NEWCHWANG,
LONDON BANKERS: ̈ ́ ́, THE LONDON JOINT STOCKS BANK, LD. PARKS' BANK, Lu.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, Lo.
HONGKONG AGENCY INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the site of 2 per cent, per Annum on the Daily Balance,
On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.
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S. CHOH, Hongkong Manager,
Hongkong, 4th January, 1900,
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ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
HangUP CAPITAL...
...$10,000,000
RESERVE FUND. .......000.000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP FORŠŠIO,000,000
Court of BULLITORS:
K. M. Grav, Esq, Chairama,
N. A. SIEES, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
David Meyer Móses, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
A. Haupt, Esi
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq. The Hon. -J. Keswick. ↑ P. Sachse, Esq. A. McConachie, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER :
Hongkong-Sir Tuomas JackSON, MANAGER A Shanghai-J. P. Wann Gardner, Esq, LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONT--INTEREST ALLOWED!
On Current Accoint at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance,
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For
ON FIXED DEPOSITS :-
moniks, 2} ́per Cent. per Annum, For & months, 31 per Cent, per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum.
THOMAS JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 24th January, 1900,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Businessofthe above, Bank it conducted bythe HÚNGKUNGANDSHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at-31 PER CENT. per annan.
Intimations.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
FOR
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMEN
CAPTAINE
TO SAIL
REMARKS.
LONDON, &c...Bengal ......S. Barcham ............ Noon, 17th Feb,... Freight or Passage. JAPAN............Rohillat ......5.da B. Lockyer, R. N. R::About 17th Feb, ... Freight or Passage. SHANGHAI Coromandel...F. W. Viberi, R.N.R....About 17th Feb. ...Freight or Passage.
LONDON ... Canton.C. F. Lockstons, R. N.R.. About aand Feb. ... Freight or Passage.
SHAI&JAPAN.Java ....... G. W. Gorden, R:N,R.......About 24th Feb...... Freight or Passage,
JAPAN........ Candia) ......W.H:Haughton;R.N.R..About 25th Feb...... Freight or Passage. MARSEILLES & LONDON (PARRAMATTA,
(Without Transhipment).
DIRECT,
*
MASSILIA
(See Special Advertisement).
For Further Particulars, apply te
Hongkong, 5th February, tomo
1
31st March Freight or Passage. ..........14th April)
* (Passing, through the Inland Senje
H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN/HAMBURG;
PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS: ALSO
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS;
Steamers will call at SOUTHAMPTON to land Passengers and Luggage. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Russia. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,
STEAMERS.
SACHSEN
OLDENBURG
WAVERN......... STUTTGART,
KONIG`ALBERT.
WEIMAR
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
SAILING DATES. THURSDAY, 8th February. WEDNESDAY, 21st February, WEDNESDAY, 7th March. WEDNESDAY, 21st March.
WEDNESDAY, 4th April..
HAMBURG, (Hamburg-Amerika Linie) SACHSEN
WEDNESDAY, 18th April, WEDNESDAY, 2nd May. WEDNESDAY, 16th May, WEDNESDAY, 30th May. THURSDAY, 14th June. THURSDAY, 28th June.
THURSDAY, 12th July,
THURSDAY, 26th July.
THURSDAY, 9th August.
PRINZ HEINRICH.. PREUSSEN...
OLDENBURG
BAYERN......
STUTTGART............. KONIG ALBERT. WEIMAR,
PREUSSEN.
THURSDAY, 23rd August. THURSDAY, 5th September.
"Depositors may braithe HONGKONG AND ON THURSDAY, the 8th day of February, 1900, the Steamship SACHSEN!"
balances of Stocor 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,
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
to
ESTAMUSHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.
Shanghai Taels.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL ...... 5,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL .............................. 1,500,000
Head Office-SHANGHAI
Branches and Agencies,
CANTON.
CHEFOO..
CHINKIANG.
"CHUNKING.
FOOCHOW.
HANKOW,
PEKING
PENANG
SINGAPORE...
SWATOW. TIENTSIN.
HE Bank purchases and receives for collec- tion Bill of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- lers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.
HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.
א
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITA
per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.
E. "W. RUTTER,
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 1st February, 1900, [14 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1855. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
CAPITAL PAID-UP.....
RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE.
HOLDERS
RESERVE FUND
£800,000
£800,000.
£500,000
NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT
ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent. per
annum on the Daily Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months4 per cent.
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1. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1898, y
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED
Authorised Capital.....
Paid up Capital
1,000,000 26-324,374:
HEAD OFFICE :---HONGKONG
Board of Directors
Chan Kit Shan, Esq.
D. Gillies, Esq.
Chow Tung Shang, Esq. | ♫. T. Lauts, Esq.
Chief Manager
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR
laterest for 12 months Fixed S%
Hongkong, 20th December, 188
of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain F. Mentz, with MAILS, PASSEN- GERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA,
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the 5th February, Cargo and
Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., on TUESDAY, the 6th February, and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NooN, on TUESDAY, the 6th February.
Contents of Packages are required. No l'arcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.55 and Parcels should not exceed Two Feet Cubic in Measurement.
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and a Stewardess. Linen can be washed on board.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
For further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 6th February, 1900.
NEW ROOKS
At Moderate Daily Rates.
MELCHERS & CO.,
AGENTS.
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HOTEL.
HONGKONG
"CLAYMORE."
FINE OLD SCOTCH
SOLE AGENTS:—
HONGKONG.
WHISKY.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
GREEN ISLAND SEMENT COMPANY VIOLINS,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$5 per Cask of 375 bs Net ex Godowe,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Manager
Hongkong, Tith Desamber, 1899
CUITARS.
CORNETS
CELLOS,
BANJOS,
MANDOLINES,
MANDOLAS,
GUITARRAS,
ZITHERS,
TROMBONES,
EUPHONIUMS,
CLARINETS, &c.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
+
二拜禮
號六月二英港香
Intimations.
THE NATIONAL TENSION
RELIEF
THAT THE
THE UNITRD ARRESTOR ORIENTAL AGENCY,
Sola Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM- PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Manageri.
THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
OF LADYSMITH
WILL REMOVE, IS NOTHING TO THE RELIEF YOU WILL EXPERIENCE BY TAKING
BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS:
Watkins, Limited,
66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD, 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 qualities.
ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. CHIEF SUPARINTENDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT,
THOMAS SKINNER. ARCHIBALD RITCHIE. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers,
PEAK
HOTEL
AND
CRAIGIEBURN.
THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS, CRAIGIEBURN is situated at Plunkett's Gap, five minutes walk from the PEAK
1,350 feet above sea Level.
HOTEL
Fine Healthy location, variety of beautiful scenery. Cool 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, Daddell Street.
Hongkong, 31st October, 1899.
OLATZ
BEER
Per Cask of 10 dozen Pinte
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1god.
Telephone 75.
A. MOIR,
Manager
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MIGHT BE EQUALLED
BUT CANNOT BE
SURPASSED.
$25
SOLE AGENTS:
H. PRICE & Co.,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
AQUARIUS.
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The Latest thing in Mineral Waters-that-we-have- happened upon is “AQUARIUS.”. We have tried it plain, we have tried it with Whisky, and have nothing but good be say of it."
*MAN OF THE WORLD," LONDON.
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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. NINETEENTH ORDINARY
TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE
HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, Pedder Street, at NOON, TO-MOR- ROW, the 7th of February, to receive a Statement of the Company's Account to the 31st December, 1899, and the Report of the General Managers.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th instapt to the 7th February, both day inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongknag. 6th February, 1900
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND-
MORTGAGE LIMITED.
CO., TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA. ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTIC
of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Ch, Limited, will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central, on THURSDAY, the 8th day of February, 1900, at Noon, when the SUBJOINED RESOLU TIONS which were passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the. 23rd of January, 1900, will be submitted for Confirmation.
RESOLUTIONS.
1. "That the Capital of the Company be.
increased to $2,000,000 by the creation and issue of 10,000 New Shares of $28 each,"
3. "That the Commission of the General Managers be reduced to 5 per cent, and that the figure "8" in the Sixth para- graph of Article XI of the Articles of Association of the Company be struck out and the fire "substitued therefor."
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 27th January, 1900. HONGKONG ANDESHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN-
ARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation, will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 17th day of February, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State ment of Accounts to 31st December, 1899.
By order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th January, 1900,
(105 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. TOTICE is hereby given that the Registers
NOTI
of Shares of the Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 3rd to the 17th day of February, (both days inclusive), during which Period NO Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th January, 1900. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING:
of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in
THE
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., the OFFICES of the Company, Queen's Build-
15,[Queen's Road,
Hongkong, zoth January, 1900.
AGENTS,
AQUARIUS COMPANY.
PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION
"HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT - CURE for
of the BOWELS.
by
Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers), 9, Old China Street, Shanghai.
rath October, 1898.
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CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., LEVY HERMANOS:
"HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK
MAKERS JEWELLERS, SILVERDIAMOND MERCHANTS,
SMITH'S, and OPICIANS.
CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sole Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition:
ings, New Praya, on MONDAY, the 26th February, 1900, at 3 o'clock PM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, Bgy.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from the 12th to 26th February, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1900.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
CO., LIMITED,
TA
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS.in, the above Company, will be held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 1st day of March, 1900, at 12 o'clock (NDON), to receive a State. JEWELment of Accounts to 31st-December, 1890, and the Report of the General Managers, and te
of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 15th February to the March, both days inclusive. :
LERS AND WATCHMAKERS.
Sole Agent in the Last for the anaigamated TRANSEN and Auditor.
CLEMENT, TUMBER and GLADIATOR Co., Ld., DUNLOP TYRES'S BICYCLES-PRICE...Sióα,
A special reliable Watch made for this Climate.
Quality A Quality B
and for Voigtiänder and Sohn's CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES," MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES,
Nos. 14 & 56, Queen's Road Centm) (143/43)
$16.
40, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Watson's Bullding.
· JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, 30th January, 1900.
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