3. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore
Lighters and Steam Launcheà
Supplied.
[COIL, PHILIPPine Islands
The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 1525, #=#}@$&+=#*
YOKOHAMA
Banks,
THE
. SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
· Estámashed 18802
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED ........................Yen 24,000,003
CAPITAL PAID÷UP .............
CAPITAL UNCALLED
RESERVE FUND
ESTABLISHED
1881.
MONDAY, MAY 21, 1900.
一拜禮
號一月五英港香
Entimations.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
T
18,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
FOR
Head Office:--YOKOHAMA, Mancher and Agencies.“
TOKIO.
NAGASAKĮ:
LYONS!
BOMBAY,
KOBE.
LONDON,
; NEW YORK.
SAN FRANCISCO.RONOLULU.
TIENTSIN...
SHANGHAL NEWCHWANG.
LONDON BANKERS; THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARRS' BANK, LD.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, Lu. HONGKONG AGENCY:-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.
On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
-STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
LONDON. Japan. G. K. Wright, R.N. R.. Noon; 23rd May ... Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c.....Coromandel F, W. Vibert, R.N.R., Noon, 26th May... Freight or Passage. YOKOHAMA]. ... Koschat ........,.C. C. Talbot, R.N.R.... About z6th May...Freight or l'assage. SHANGHAI....... Clyde ..E. Street
.............About 26th May...Freight or Passage.
(Seo Special Advertisement).
(Passing through the Inland Sea).
Pid NAGASAKI and KOBE.
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For Further Particulars, apply to
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SCHOH,
Hongkong' Manager,
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Hongheng, 21st May, 1900.
$10,000,000 $11,500, DDO
Kutimations.
WATKINS' CROWN SODA,
:
THE UNITED ASBESTOS: ORIENTAL AGENCY I
Cole Agents for the
· UNITEU ASBESTOS.COM-. PANY, LTD: LONDON.~ Dodwell & Co., LIMITED, General Managers.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER ANNUM..
GUARANTEED TO BE MANUFACTURED FROM FILTERED WATER, AND TO CONTAIN ONLY THE PUREST
BICARBONATE OF SODA IN SOLUTION.
Hongkong, 4th January, 1900,
H
ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL.... RESERVE FUND
KESERVE LIABILITY OF Í'ROPTO85,$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
N. A. SIKES, Esq., Chairman.
R. SHEWAN, Esq., Deputy Chairman. E. Goets, Esq.
R. M. Gray, Esq. t. M. Moses, Esq.
A. Haupi, Esy.
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
The Hon. J. Keswick: į R. L.. Richardson, Esq. H. W. Stide, Esq, * | P. Sachse, Esq.
CHÚS MANAGER:
Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON..
SLANAGER:
Shanghai-TAWADE GardꞌNER, Exe LONDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY HANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG---INTEREST ALLOWED!
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.
per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 months, 2 per Cent, per Annnni. For 6 montlis, al per Cent, per Anasay For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.
H. M. BEVIS, Acting Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 4th April, 1900.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE
"HE Businessoftheabove lank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
*INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER
CENT. per annum.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of bio or more to the Hongkong and
A. M. MARSHALL, Acting Superintendent.
15.
Watkins, Limited,
.
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. CROWN SODA WATER.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.“
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENDA, 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:
OLDENBURG
: (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
STEAMERS. HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie ........ SACHSEN
BAYERN.......
STUTTGART......
WEIMAR
KONIG ALBERT.
PRINZ HEINRICH. PREUSSEN.
HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SACHSEN
OLDENBURG
BAYERN.......
·STUTTGART. KONIG ALBERT... WEIMAR...
Sailing DaTES. ...........WEDNESDAY, 30th May,
THURSDAY, 14th June.
THURSDAY, 28th June.
THURSDAY, 12th July.
„THURSDAY, 26th July,
THURSDAY, 9th August. THURSDAY, 23rd August. THURSDAY, 6th September. THURSDAY, 20th September. ,WEDNESDAY, 3rd October.
WEDNESDAY, 17th October. WEDNESDAY, zisi October.
WEDNESDAY, 14th November.
WEDNESDAY, 28th November.
WEDNESDAY, 12th December WEDNESDAY, 26th December.
SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED ON WEDNESDAY, the 30th day of May, 1900, at NOON, the Steamship HAMBURG,”
DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
H. M. BEVIS,
Acting Chief Manager,
Hongkong, 26th March, 1900,
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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital.....
Paid up Captal .....................................
of the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Captain P. Luneschloss, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPĘCIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling, at NAPLES | and 'GENOA.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noos, on MONDAY, the 28th instant, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., ôn TUESDAY, the 29th instant, and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 29th instant.
Contents of Packages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.50
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.
....£1,000,000
.....L 334374
For further Particulars, apply to
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
Board of Directors:-
Chan Kit Shan, Esq.
D. Gillies, Erg.
Chow Tung Shang, Esq, | J. T. Lauts, Esq.
Chief Manager,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.. interest for 12 months Fixed .....5% Hongkong, zoll December, 1899.
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE -OF THE 17TH NOVEMBER, 1896, -
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL
PAID-UP CAPITAL.........................
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Shanghai Taels.
5,000,000
2,500,000
Head Office --SHANGHAI:
Branches and Agencies,
CANTON.
CHEFOO.
CHINKIANG.
CHUNKING.
FOOCHOW. HANKOW.
PEKING.
PENANG.
SINGAPORE.
SWATOW. TIENTSIN.
THE Bank purchases and receives for coller- tion Bills of Excliange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.
HONGKONG BRANCH...⠀ Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted,
INTEREST Allowed on Derosrrs. per Annum -Fixed Deposits for 3 months,
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Hongkong, 16th May, 1900.
SELTZER WATER.
LEMONADE.
BELFAST GINGER ALE. SARSAPARILLA.
&0.,
&C,
80.
UNITED ASBESTOS. ORIENTAL-
AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SÉTTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD, LONDON,
CONTRACTORS TO HIM. 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, SUPERINTENDENT...
SUPERINTENDENT
THOMAS SKINNER, ARCHIBALD RITCHIE, DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.
HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN
Centrally situated at PLUNKET'S GAP, the PEAK, 1,500 feet above sea-level and 500 yards from the TRAM TREMINUS,
For Terms, &c., apply to the
Telephone No. 56,
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1899.
MELCHERS & CO.,
AGENTS.
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Telephone
75.
HONGKONG
HOTEL.
J
·MANAGEÏË.
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Hirano Alkaline,
Salt Mineral Water.
A Natural Mineral Water Highly recommended by Medical
Authorities.
DEVONIAN SOCIETY.
ANNUAL DINNER will be held at
THE HONGKONG CLUB, TOMORROW,
the 22 instant, at SP.M.
Members intending to be present are re quested to send in their Names to the HONOR. ARY SECRETARY on or before FRIDAY, the 18th instant.
The Secretary will be glad to receive the Names of Devonians wishing to join the Society.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon, Secretary, "
Hongkong Club.
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Hongkong, toth May, 1990.
SANITARY
BOARD.
WNERS of HOUSES situated in the
Western Division of the City of Victoria, who have not had their Premises LIME- WASHED and CLEANSED in accordance... with Law, are reininded that the period during which this work should be FINISHED ends on the 30th day of June, 1900, and the Sanitary Bound being convinced of the necessity of Cleanliness in its efforts to Stamp out Plague, is determined to rigorously prosecute any owner in default after the above-named-Date
By Order of the Board,
G. A. WOODCOCK, Acting Secretary,
Sanitary Board Office, 1st May, 1900. NOTE: The Western Division of the City lies to the West of Morrison, and East Streets,
{$88b
SANITARY
THE
BOAR
HE Attention of Owners of House Pro- perty in the Colony is directed to the Requirements of Section 7 of Ordinance No. 34 of 1899 with regard to the Provision of a Backyard for every existing domestic building, and to the fact that, these Backyards must be provided before the 1st day of June, 1900,
By Order,
G. A. WOODCOCK, Acting Secretary, Sanitary Board Sanitary Board Ofice,
Hongkong, rath April, 1900.
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BANK HOLIDAY.':
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., IN Accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875
Hongkong, 16th May, 1900.
WHITE
AGENTS.
15, Queen's Road,
WINES.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE AT MONTHLY BATES.
GRAVES
DO. SAUTERENE
Superior
DO.
'Superior'
DO.
HAUT
DO.
HAUT (Dubos Freres)
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2 dor. Bottles. $ 7.00 $ 8.00 9.00 10.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00.
13.00 22:00 H. PRICE & Co.,
I dor. Bottles.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
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E. W. RUTTER, -
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 1st February, 1900.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1900,
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, AS
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HEAD OFFICE÷LONDON,
£800,000
CAPITAL PAID-UP........ RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE
HOLDERS mivas ......(800,000 RESERVE FUND MAT 500,000 `NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of z per cent, per annum on the Dally Balances, AMATEUR On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
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D. W. GILMOUR,
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Acting Manager.
131
Hongkong, 14th April, 1898,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900. PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for
SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHŒEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION
of the BOWELS. 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,
GUITARS, VIOLINS,
CELLOS,
BANJOS, MANDOLINES; GUITARRAS,
CORNETS,
TROMBONES,
MANDOLAS,
ZITHERS,
EUPHONIUMS,
CLARINETS, &c.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
12th October, 1898.
TO
CLAYMORE.”
GREEN ISLAND-GEMENT COMPANY, FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$4.50 F Cask of 375 is. Net ex Factoryz
$280 Flag of 250 lbs. agen
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 8th February, 1900,
SQLE AGENTS ---
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY
HONGKONG.
by'
TEACHERS.
HIBBERDINE'S ILLUSTRATED COMPOSI-
TION SERIES
MAKES LESSONS A PLEASURE TO SCHOLARS.
-To be obtained, at :----
Messrs, KELLY & WALSH, Limited, Hongkong, Shanghai Yokohama and Singapo
Messrs. W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong and Shanghai,"
Mesra. TSUI MAN KOK, Hongkong.
Mesra, MAN YU TONG, Hongkong,
Wholesale:-W. HIBBERDINE, 50, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi ness, ou THURSDAY, the 24th instant, the. Anniversary of the BIRTHDAY of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen..
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, A
D. W. GILMOUR, Acting Manager, Hongkong. For the ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
H: M. BEVIS, Acting Chief Manager.
For the NATIONAL BANK
LIMITED,
*
OF CHINA,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,
Chief Manager.
For the MERCANTI OF INDIA,
- LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency, --------LABERINDOAGUE
Acting Manager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,
HONGKONG,
J. C. BERGENDAHL;
Manager For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
S. CHOH,
Manager.
For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINAL
E WRUTTER;
Acting Manager. For the DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
H. SCHOTTLAENDER,
Acting Managers Hongkong, 19th May, 1900. 10416546′′
GRAND FAREWELL BENEFIT CONCERT
Miss MURIEL ALLEYNE,
Ngongshuence of the FETE" to the
Oficers and Men of H.M.S. TERRIBLE 1. being arranged for the 19th instant, this Concert will be POSTPONED till SATURDAY, the 26th instant, Tickets. niready, issues will be. available for this Dates
J. HERVEY LONGHURS
Business Mani Hongkong; 17th May, 1900,