B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore,
Lighters and Stena Launches
Supplied.
Loto, Pirrink Islands,
The
Hongkong Telegraph
ESTABLISHED
1,881.
NEW SERIES No. 1752. ##=+45+=** WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1901..
Banks.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIUED... Yen 24,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP.....................
CAPITAL UNCALLED...mam 6,000,000
RESERVE FUND
1,18,000,000
8,130,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies,
TOKIO.
KOBE.
NAGASAKI.
LYONS.
LONDON. NEW YORK.
SAN FRANCISCO.
BOMBAY
TIENTSIN.
HONOLULU,
SHANGHAL NEWCHWANG,
LONDON BANKERS:
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARKS' BANK,, LD.'
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD HONGKONG BRANCH-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.
19
TARO'
ú
1
HOUSUMI, Manager.
Itompkom. zjst November, 1900.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital.....................................
... $1,000,000
Paid up Capital ............................. .....................2 324,374 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. Interest for 12 months Fixed ......5% Hongkong, 20th December, 1899.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL.... RESERVE FUND.
.....$10,000,000
$12,000,000
Sterling Reserve......$10,000,000) Silver Reserve ......$ 2,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTOKS,$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
N. A. SIDS, Esq., Chairman.
R. SHEWAN, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
The Hon, R. M. Gray.
A. Haupt, Esq.
R. L. Richardson, Esq.
The Hon. J.J.Keswick. P. Sachse, Esq. D. M. Moses, Eay. H. W. Slade, Esq.
Paul Witkowski, Esq.
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
CHEF MANAGER:
Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-H. M. Bevis, Esq.
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:
For 3 months, 2 For 6 months, 3 For 12 months, 4
per Cent, per Annum, per Cent. per Annum. per Cent, per Annum. T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22mil December, 1900.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE
THE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST un deposits is allowed at 35 PER CENT. per annum,
Depositors may transfer at their option
balances of ton of more to the HONGKONG AND Shanghai Bank 10 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, 1900,
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
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ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.
SUBSCRIPED CAPITAL
PAID-UP CAPITAL ............................
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 collec- tion Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies, .
HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved secarities. Bills discounted.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON Derosits. per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.
Mails.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
FOR
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAMERS
-(:0:)
CAPTAINS
TO SAIL
REMARKS
LONDON, &c......Coromande?.F. W. Vibert, R.N.R... Moon, 16th Feb. ...Freight or Passage.
SHANGHAI ..
..Bengal.......................S. Barcham.............. About 17th Feb. ...Freight or Passage. LONDON......... Shanghai ...A. F. Street....
.....About 21st Feb......Freight or Passage.
S'HAI & JAPAN...Bombay ........G. M. Montford, R.N.R.About 18th Feb. ...Freight or Passage.
* (See ̄Special Advertisement)
· PASSENGER 'SEASON, 1901. 5.S. "PLASSY " .........7,240 tons......March jolh ................... S.S. "SOBRAON "......7,582 tons...... April 27th
.) MARSEILLES and LONDON.
(Diroot). WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 12th February, 1901.
A. M. MARSHALL, Acting Superintendent.
Intimations.
三拜禮
晚三十月二英港香
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAE AGENCY, LIMITED.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAS 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 JALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. CHIAP SUPERINTENDENT..
SUPERINTENDENT
.THOMAS SKINNER. ..ARCHIBALD KITCHIE. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.
TH
THE UNITED ASBESTOR' ORIENTAL AGENCY,
Sole Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LIMITED, LONDON, DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.
THIRTY DOLLARS
PER NNUM,
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
from the
DEPUTY VICTUALLING STORE OFFICER, to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,.
TO-MORROW,
(THURSDAY), the 14th February, 1901, at to A. M.,at H.M. NAYAE YARD. SUNDRY VICTUALLING STORES. TERMS:--ATUsuni.
HUGHES & 'HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers, Hongkong, 13th February, 1901. [169e
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,Toller
PLUNKET'S GAP, the PEAK, near the TRAM TERMINUS, Tel. 56.
For Terms, &c., apply to the
Hongkong, and july, 1900.
is
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
STEAM FOR
BOAR'S
MANAGER.
HEAD.
FINEST BOTTLING OF
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No. 70.
THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction,
to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY, the 18th day of February, 1901, at 3 FM. are published for general information.
By Command,
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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 30th January, rgo1. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by. Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 18th day of February, 1901, at 3 P.M., at the Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Sookun Po Valley, in the Colony of Hongkong, foratermof75 Years. with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
GUINNESS'S STOUT $22 per Cask of fices of the Public Works Department, by
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENOA, BASS ALE
ANTWERP, BREMEN/HAMBURG; :
PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; A1.50
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
KIAUTSCHOU," Hamburg-Amerika Linio..
BAYERN
STUTTGART..
KONIG ALBERT*
PRINZESS IRENE.
PRINZ HEINRICH,
PREUSSEN..
Hongkong, 16th January, 1901.
GEO.
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
SAILING DATES. WEDNESDAY, 20th February. WEDNESDAY, 6th March. WEDNESDAY, 20th March.
WEDNESDAY, 3rd April
Telephone No. 75.
WEDNESDAY, 17th April.
WEDNESDAY, 1st May,
WEDNESDAY, 15th May.
WEDNESDAY, 29th May,
THURSDAY, 13th June.
HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie,, SACHSEN..........
KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linie
THURSDAY, 27th June, ...THURSDAY, rith July.
* Calling at AMSTERDAM.
WEDNESDAY, the zoth day of February, 1901, at NOON, the Steamship "SACHSEN” the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain & Desselmann, with MAILS, PASSEN GERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GEROA.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the, 18th instant, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 PM, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, and l'arcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant.
Contents of l'ackages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.50 and Farcels should not exceed Two Feet Cubic in Measurement..
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardesses. Linen can be washed on board.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
For further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 9th February, 1901.
MELCHERS & CO.,
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AGENTS.
HONGKONG
HOTEL.
Military Band during dinner on Saturday Nights.
6
12
12.
E..W. RUTTER,
Manager.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1909
Hongkong, 1st January, 1901.
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UEEN'S
CHOICE”
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
· Capital PAID-UP.....
*****£800,000
PRONOUNCED BY CONNOISSEURS
́THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853 LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.
RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-
..HOLDERS
RESERVE FUND ...
·· TO BE
.....4800,000 ONE OF THE FINEST WHISKIES EVER PLACED ON THE MARKET.
•£525,000
INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent, per annum on the Daily Balances.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
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3
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11
3
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T. P. COCHRANE,
p. Manager.
£35
Hongkong,, 16th October, 1900,
GREEN, ISLAND CEMENT COMPÁNY,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$5.00 F Cask of 375 lbs. Nel'ex Factory;
$3.00 9 Bag of 250 Ds.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers,
n
Hnngkong, rath December, tona,
It possesses a delicate aroma, and is of great age and guaranteed purity,
$12 Per Dozen.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY
AGENTS.
PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC.
HE 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 retall by all Chemists and Wholesale by
THE PETER SYS COMPANY,
(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers): 9, Old China Street,
Shanghai
8 doz. Pints.
SOLE AGENTS: . H. PRICE, & Co.,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
YOUNGER'S, ALLOA
INDIAN PALE ALE.
In Bulk at the following Rates -
Par hd. Per Kilderkin. Per Firkin. Per q} Gallon
$36.00
$14.00
In Bottle at per 4 dozen Quarts...
per 8 dozen Pints
..+
$8.00
Samples on Application to :----
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$4.25
$11.00
*
• $14.00
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
15, Queen's Road,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1901.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.
NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI
NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAM POA DOCK CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on... of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in SATURDAY, the 16th, day of February, the OFFICES ofthe Company, Queen's Buildings,
Registry No.
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY
3. B
Saokun Pa
13
Valer.
.. ft. (t.
Contents is
Insurances.
THE
EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
FINAL FIGURES FOR 1900.
Surplus........
Received by. SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
Outstanding Insurance....
at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the New Praya, on MONDAY, the 25th February, Asseis Report of the Court of Directors with the State- 1 1901, at 12 O'clock, Noox, for the purpose of ment of Accounts to 31st December, 1900. receiving the Report of the Directors and the
By Order of the Court of Directors,
statement of accounts to the 31st December, T. JACKSON,
1950. Chief Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1901. 126c HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.
Having regard to the Resolutions passed at the Second Extraordinary General Meeting FER BOOKS of the Company will be held on the 21st January, 1901, the TRANS- CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th February,
NOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS. 1901, both days inclusive.
TERS of SHARES of the Corporation
will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the and to the 16th day of February, (bott Days inclu- sive), during which period NO TRANSFER of SHARES can be registered:
By Order of the Court of Direc ors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1901. [1270 HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS
· COMPANY, LIMITED.
of
By Order of the Board of Directors,
D. GIELIES,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st February, const;
THE CHINA FIRE, INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
FT470
THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 7th March, at THREE
31st December, 1900,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st instant, to the 7th March, both Days inclusive.
NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-'clock, in. the Afternoon, for the purpose of ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ving a Statement of Accounts and the SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company Report of the Directors for the year ending will be held at the OFFICES of the Company, 38 & 40, Queen Road Central, on MONDAÝ, the 18th February, at Noor, when the SUB JOINED RESOLUTION will he proposed.
Should the RESOLUTION be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for Corfirination as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION to a SECOND EXTRAORDINARY MEET-į ING which will be subsequently convened.
That Article XII of the Articles of Associa tion be cancelled and that, there be substituted therefore the following Article:-
By Order,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Secretary.
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Hongkong, 9th February, 1901.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
NORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL
OTICE is hereby given that the TENTH
12.-The Renumeration of the General j Managers shall be a Commission of Five MEETING of THE NATIONAL BANK OF per cent per Annum on the Gross Farn- CHINA, LIMITED, will be held at the BANK inga of the Company and in Addition PREMISES, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong, hereto an Allowance not exceeding $3,000 on SATURDAY, the 9th March, nt NOON, for per Annum for Office Rent and Salaries the purposes following, namely:
of Clerks.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 7th Febniary, 1901. [1730 HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, TANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. HE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY
HOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of March, 1901, at ra o'tliek, (NooN), to receive a Statement of Accounts to 51st December, 1900, and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and
To receive and consider Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet to 31st Dec... 1900, the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon, to elect Auditors, and transact, the other Ordinary. Business of the Company.
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGIS TER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from the, aard day of February, to 9th March, 1901, both Days inclusive.
By Order,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th February. Toor. Tr79c UNIVERSAL TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Manager. Her roade a CALL of S15 on TOTICE hereby given, that the General
Auditors AERO
THE TRANSFER FOOKS of the Company the Holders of Sinces in UNIVERSAL TRADING
.....£ $3,457,930. ..£ 13.778,557* ...*£232,682,301
New Business Written in 1900...£ 43,142,967.
F. KIENE,
Manager.
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Hongkong, 9th February, 1901.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at. CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 180c.
Masonic.
PERSEVERANCE
(10
LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1,165. REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE will be held in the FREEMA-
SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Hongkong, 11th-February, 1901. [189c
To be Let.
TO LET
WESTLEY with TENNIS COURT and
GARDEN.Possession on 1st May. RICHMOND TERRACE; Nos. 2 & 5, Possession on 1st APRIL; No. 6, Immediate Possession.
Apply to
LAU CHU PAK, Care of A. S. Watson & Co. Hongkong, 7th February, 1001,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO. LIMITED.
FIFTY Shares numbered, 33.524 10 THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 7,716 33.573 inclusive, standing in the Register in the Name of FOONG KING POON TONG, of FOOCHOW, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless, the said Certificate be produced at the Ovrice of the Company, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the TwittrTI DAY OF MARCH
will be CLOSED from the 20th February, to Co., LIMITED. which Call is PAYABLE to -1901, a NEW Certificate for the said Shares
the 6th March. both Days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Manageme Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.
Limited S Hongkong, 6th Febriary for [1679
the General Manager, on the 31st day of MARCH, Toor, at the COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE, No. 4, Des Voeux Road Central Dated Hongkong, 31st January, 1001
ELLIB KELLYA
will be issued and the OLD Certificate wil thereafter be held by the Company as NULL
KASSHEL N HOOPER