B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore.
Lighters and Steam Launches
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Supplied.
ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
The Hongkong Telegraph
ESTABLISHED 1881.
NEW SERIES No. 1725. #=#A-+¶X+Z** SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1901.
YOKOHAMA
Banks.
THE.
SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1980,
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.
CAPITAL PAID-UP
Yen 2.1,000,000
18,000,000
11
6,000,000 8,130,000
CAPITAL UNCALLED........ 17
RESERVE FUND
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA, Branches ani agencies.
TOKIO.
NAGASAKI
LYONS.
SAN FRANCISCO.
TIENTSIN,
BONLAY.
KOBE.
LONDON,
NEW YORK,
HONOLULU.
SHANGHAL NEWCHWANG,
LONDON BANKERS:
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, Ĺu,'
PARRS BANK, 19,
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, ED. HONGKONG BRANCH:-INTEREST ALLOWED.
Un Carem 'Aeront at the rate of 2 par cent. per Anatina at the Daily Bdance,
On fixed depósits for 12 months at 5 per cent.
Th
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TARO HOUSUMI,
Manager.
Tengbone 2151 November, #pas"
Intimations,
六拜禮 號二十月正英港吞
Entimations.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
AGENCY, LIMITED.
FOR
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
FOR THE
SHAI & JAPAN,„„Shanghai ......A. F. Stre........... About 15th Jan....Freight or Passage. UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,
LONDON, &c....Chusan* .....,C. L. Daniel... Noon, igut Jan.............. Freight or Passnge.
SHANGHAI
'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.
Coromandel......F. W. Vihert, R.N.R... About 19th Jan......Freight or Passage. LONDON .......fava..... W. Gordon, R.N.R.About 7th Feb....... Freight or Passage. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities.
S.S. "PLASSY
* (See Special Advertisement).
PASSENGER SEASON, 1901.
S.S.
fea
7,240 tons......March 30th
SOBRAON "......7,382 tons......April 27th
For Further Paniculars, apply to
Hongkong, toth January, 1961
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPELA..................................
RESERVE FUND.--
Sterling Reserve......$10,000,000 $12,000,000 Silver Reserve......$ 2,000,000}
KESERVE LIABILITY OF PRO/TORS. $10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
N. A. SIERS, Esq, Chairman.
R. SHEWAN, Esq, Deputy Chairman.
The Hon. R. M. Gray,
MARSEILLES and LONDON (Direct). WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT,
A. M. MARSHALL, Azling Superintendent.
CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT....K.
ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK.
.THOMAS SKINNER.· · „ARCHIBALD RITCHIE. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Generál -Managers,
SUPERINTENDENT
HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,
PLUNKET'S GAP, the PEAK, near the TRAM TERMINUS, Tel. 56.
For Terms, &e, apply to the
Hoogkang, and July, 1500.
15.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
STEAM FOR
K. I. Richardson, Esq. SINGAPORE, FENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENÇA,
The Hon. J.J. Keswick. | |. Sached, Eay.
A. Haupt, Eag.
13. M. Moses, Esq.
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
B. W. side, Es Paul Witkowski, Esq.
Cher MANAGER!
Hongkong-Sir THOMAS.JACKSON.
MANAGERA
Shanghai --- 11. M. Bevis, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY. Baskoro COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED;
On Current Account at the rate of z por Cent. per Annuin on the daily balance.
ON. FIXED DEPOSITS:
For 3 monthis, 24 per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 34 per Cent, per Annun. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1900, 19
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE Businessontincnire lank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Kules may le obtained on application.
34 VER
their option
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at CENT. peranum,
Depositors may transfer balances of topormore 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, 4th October, 1500.
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
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ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.
•
SUpsertED CAPITAL
PAID-UP CAPTI AL
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 oan be taken-on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Russia. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
PREUSSEN..
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
HAMBURG, Hamburg-Ainċrika Linie SACHSEN
KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linie
- BAYERN
STUTTGART..
KONIG ALBERT,
PRINZ HEINRICH
PRINZESS IRENE..
SAILING DATES: WEDNESDAY, 23rd January, 1901., WEDNESDAY, 6th February, 1901. WEDNESDAY, zoth February, 1901: WEDNESDAY, 6th March, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 20th March, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 3rd April, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 17th April, igot. WEDNESDAY, 1st May, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 15th May, 1901.
WEDNESDAY, the aard day of January, 1901, at NOON, the Steamship" PREUSSEN,” of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain E. Prelin, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA, **
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the 21st instant, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until P.M., on TUESDAY, the 22nd instant, and Parcels -will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 22nd 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 Accommodatica and carries a Doctor and a Stewardess. Linen can be washed on board.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
Shanghai Taels. ........... 5,000,000
For further Particulars, apply to
2,500,000
Head Office -SHANGHAI
Branches and Agencies,
CANTON.
CHEFOO.
CHINKIANG.
CHUNKING,
FOOCHOW. HANKOW.
PEKING:
PENANG.
SINGAPORE.
SWATOW.
TIENTSIN.
THE Bank phases and receives for collec
tion Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Draits and Telegraphic"Trans- fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies..
HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances le on approved securities, Bills discounted.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON, DEPOSITS. . per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.
E. W. RUTT
Manager.
12
RUTTER,
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Hongking, 1st January, 190). THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA: INCORPORATRO DE ROYAL CHARTER, 1853,
"HEAD OFFICE
CAPITAL, PAI-130%...
LONDON.
£80,000
£800,000 ......$525,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE
HOLDERS...........
RESERVE FUND
INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT
אז
ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent, per annan on the Daily Balances.
Ou Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
19
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6
11
15
T. 1.' COCHRANE,
p. Manager.
Hongkyag, póh October, 1990.
THE NATIONAL BANK, OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Paid up Capital ...............
324:374
Hongkong, th January, 1901.
MELCHERS & CO.,
AGENTS.
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HONGKONG
HOTEL.
Military Band during dinner on Saturday Nights,
Hongkong, 15th November, 1900.
[23
QUEEN'S CHOICE”
LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.
PRONOUNCED BY CONNOISSEURS TO" DE
Authorised. Capital.......... ONE OF THE FINEST WHISKIES EVER PLACED ON THE MARKET.
It possesses a delicate aroma, and is of great ago and guaranteed parity. $12 Per Dozen.
HEAD OFFICE --HONGKONG..
Board of Directors :-
Chan Kit Shan, Esq. D. Gillies, Esq. Chow Tung Shang, Esq. J. T. Lauts, Esq.
Chief-Manager
GEO, W., F. PLAYFAIR.
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Interest for 12 months Fixed......5% Hongkong, 20th December, 1899.
[$
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT..
85,00 Cask of 375 Bbs. Net ex Factory,
$3,00 Bag of 250 hs.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 12th December, 19nd...
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY
AGENTS.
PETER SYS" WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for TSPRUE, 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
[19
Litli October, 1898.
by
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
(Proprictors and Sole Manufacturers) 9, Old China Street, Shanghai..
Telephone No. 75.
MANAGER.
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KUPPER PILSENER BEER.
ALWAYS BRIGHT AND SPARKLING AND FREE FROM SEDIMENT.
THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR CERMAN PILSENER IN THE FAR EAST.
SOLE AGENTS:
THE UNITED 'ASBESTOS: ORIENTAL AGENCY."
Sole Agents for the
UNITED. ASBESTOS CO.
· LIMITED, LONDON,
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.
THIRTY DOLLARŠ
PER ANNUM,
Entimations.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO. LIMITED
TOTICE is hereby given that the TWELE
of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victorin Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 24th January 1901, at 11.30 o'clock A,, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,- 1900,"
N TH ORDINARY: MEETING
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 5th instant to THURSDAY, the 24th instant, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
The Hongkong Land Investmont and -Agency Company, Limited.. Gendri' Agents for The West Point Building Company, Limited.
Hongkong, 4th January, 1901,
[250
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY,
LIMITED. -.
NOTICE is hereby given that the THIR
TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 24th January, 1901, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1900..
The Register of Shares of the Company-will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 15th instant to THURSDAY, the 24th instant, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered."
>
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 4th January, 1901.
BOOKKEEPER.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., WAN
16, Queen's Road,
Hongkong. 7th January, 1901.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
[26c
JANTED, a GOOD BOOKKEEPER,
must be quick and experienced. Apply to
ROBINSON PIANO CO.,
LIMITED..
[4543b
Hongkong, 31st December, 190ri.
TANSAN WATER. WANTED.
PER CASE OF 4 DOZEN PINTS $6.
Hongkong, 31st December, rgoo.
SOLE AGENTS: H. PRICE & Co.,
THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND !
STORAGE CO., LIMITED.
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12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
TOTICE is hereby given that the TENTH THE FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL NOTIC
ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE, No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Victoria, on OFFICE of the General Managers, No. 5, WEDNESDAY, the 16th January, 1901, at Queen's Road Central, on MONDAY, the 14th NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement January, 1901, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, of Accounts and the Report of the General for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Managers for the year ending 31st December, General Managers together with a Statement 900, declaring a Dividend and clecting a Con- of Accounts to the 31st December, 1900.
sulting Committee and Auditors, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company! The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED) from the 7th to 14th January, will be CLOSED from the 12th to 16th instant, 1901, both days inclusive.
| both, Days inclusive.
MEYER & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 31st December, 1900, [1536b
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO, LIMITED.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 7th January, 1901.
L350
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMBOA DOCK CO, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA of the Company will be held at the OFFICE of of the Company will be held at the OFFICK of the Company, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, the, Company, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 21st day of lanuary, 1901, at MONDAY, the 21st day of January, 1901, at 12.15 o'clock in the afternoon or so soon after- 12 o'clock Noon, when the undermentioned wards as the Extraordinary General Meeting RESOLUTIONS which were passed at the to be previously held on that day shall be con
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company cluded, when the following RESOLUTIONS held on the 31st December, 1900, will, be will be proposed, namely
submitted for · confirmation" as SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS.
1.-That out of the present Reserve Fund amounting to $900,000 and out of the sum of $37,500 representing undivided profits,
RESOLUTIONS.
That the following Article be inserted
the Directors do pay to every Shareholder after Article 6, namely:-
THREE or FOUR LADS
to SELL the
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LIBERAL COMMISSION
PAID.
Apply Personally at
THIS OFFICE. Hongkong, 11th January, 1901.
WANTED',
WANTED about the gth February, 1901,
a Competent EUROPEAN NURSE
to take charge of Three Children (aged Four years, Two and a Half years and Ten months, respectively) on voyage to England. Passage and Expenses paid. References required,
Apply by Letter to
9th January 1901.
44.0. 27A, Beach Street, Penang. [44€
ROBINSON' PIANO
CO.,
LIMITED.
HONGKONG, SHànghai, 'SingaPORE.
MANUFACTURERS
OF
6A.The Directors may issue IRON-FRAMED
"Certificates for fractions of Shires, "and provide for the Exchange of "such fictional Certificates amoun-
ting to a whole Share or number "of Shares for Certificates of a
whole Share or Shares."
a fonus at the rate of $30 per Share in res- pect of every Share and fraction of a Share: which is registered in his name on the 28th Direcion day of February, 1901, and that such bonus fractional "may issue be, at the option, expressed in -writing, of! "Certificates." any Shareholder, applicable to the payment of the amount payable by such Shareholder in respect of the taking up by him of his proportion of new Shares under the pro- Visions of the next of these Resolutions, 3.That the existing Shares in the Capital, That on the said 28th day of February, namely 12,500 fully paid up Shares of Sizs 1901, the Capital be increased from each, be subdivided into 31,250 fully paid up $1,562,500 to $2,500,000 by the issue of Shares of so each.
PIANOS,
That in Article 11 the figures "4,000" be $215, $290, $345,
substituted for the figures 1,000,"
$400.
HAAKE, METZLER, WERNER.
18.750 new fully paid up Shares of $504. That in Article 47 the figures "10,000 W
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each, and that such new Shares he offered at par to every Shareholder who on that date is registered as such in the proportion of three new Shares for every nye Shares of his registered holding on that date, and "that if any such Shareholder shall not take up and pay for his said proportion of new Shares before the first day of June, go, the Directors may dispose of the porportion of new Shares not so taken up and paid for at such prices (not being less than the par
That in Article 73 the words "two hun- value thereof) and upon such terms as they may in their discretion think, fit. The "dred" be substituted for the word "fihy." Directions may, however, in their discre- · 9.—Thaf-in - Article 96 the words ""* and tion, if the special circumstances of the "bonuses" be deleted, and that at the end of case appear to them to render such a the same Artich there he added the following course desirable in order to obviate, hard-pamgraph, namely, ship to a Shareholder, permit a Shareholder
be substituted for the figures "2,500,"
5.--That in Article 53 the words "Four. Thousand be substituted for the words One Thousand."
6. That in Article 6z the words "for every complete additional number of Forty Shares "be substituted for the words "for every com "plete additional number of Ten Shures."
to take up and pay for the proportion of new Shares to which he would be entitled under this Resolution, notwithstanding that the aforesaid time-limit for doing so, namely the first day of Jude, 1901, has passed
That the said new Shares shall rank for dividend and bonus as on and from the Fint day of January, 1901. By Order of the Board,
D. GILLIES,
Chief Manager,. Hongkong, 3rd January, too..
7That in Article 7: the words more than "twelve or less than six" be substituted for the words more than nine or less than four."
personally searched Germany and England thoroughly and found nothing
to come near these. They are altogether an- equitted in the Cotony. Please see them before buying.
Others by COLLARD,"BRINSHEAD, BACHALS. FIRE PAYMENT SYSTEM, if required.
-AMERICAN MACHINERY,···
have MACHINERY: WEPARTMENT, and are prepared to
Furnish Prices, &c., ho STEAM ENGINES, "The Directors may also, with the GAS and OIL ENGINES, BOILERS, consent of, and in such manper, and PUMPS, LATHES, DRILL PRESSES, "upon such conditions, and at such times PLANERS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD "as shall be authorised by Shareholders WORKING MACHINERY, HOISTING
in meeting, employ the Reserve Fund | MACHINERY, SAW, MILLS, MACHI,
for the time being, or any part thereof,
"in the payment of a bonds, or, bonuses
to Shareholders in respect of every Share and fraction of a Share,"
By Order of the Board,"
D. GILLIES,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd January, roof" Follate
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e
Made in AMERICA; (U.SA Prices quoted fo.b., New York, or cif Hongkong
REUTER, BRÜCKELMANN & Co... Hongkong
*ard: January,