The
Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
日十三月十年九十二赭光
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903. Mais
五拜禮
$30 PER ANNUBE, AN
MATAZTA SINGLE COPY, 10 CENTS.
Entimations.
NEW SERIES No. 4424.
THE
Banks.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
Established 1880.
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CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED .............................Yen 24,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP nairaste 18,000,000
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NEW YORK (AMERICAN-BANK). Established 1864.
-U.S.Gold
CAPITAL UNCALLED.........................DIE M 6,000,000 PAID UF CAPITAL................ $2,000,000 Reserve FunND
π $310,000 SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS.$5,180,000
AUGIAI DRA
Head Office-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies,
TOKIO.
KOBE.
LONDON,
NEW YORK.
SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU,
NAGASAKI.
LYUNS.
BOMBAY,
TIENTSIN,
PEKING.
SHANGHAI. --NEWCHWANG.
LONDON BANKERS:
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BÁNK, LD,
PARRS' BANK, LD,
THE UNION OF LONDON AND
SMITHS BANK, LD.
KONGKONG BRANCH-INTEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of a per cent:{
per Annum on the Daily Balance.
fixed deposits for ta months, at 5 per cent.
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TARO HODSUMI,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th September, 1903.
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ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
HONGKONG CORPORATION.
Paid-up CapiTAL..............
RESERVE FUND.
................................... $10,000,000
Sterling Reserve......$10,000,000) Silver Reserve.......$ 6,000,000
$16,000,000
N. RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
A. J. RAYMOND, Esq., Chairman.
H. E TOMKINS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Hon. C. W. Dickson.
N. A. Siebs, Esq.
H. W. Slade, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq,
C. Michelau, Esq.
C. A. Tomes, Esq.
H. Schubart, Esq.
E. Shellim, Esq.
E. 5. Whealler, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-J, R. M. SMITH. .MANAGER:
Shanghai-H. M. BEVIS.
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, 21 per Cent. per Annum. For & months, 3 per cent. per annum.
For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum.
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1903.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted
GAND
BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 37 PER CENT. per annum.
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, J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1902. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital..
Paid up Capital
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£1,000,000 ..... 324,374
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
Board of Directors :—
Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Lauts, Esq.
J. Scott Harston, Esq.
Chow Tung Shang, Esq.
Chief Manager,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR. Interest for 12 months Fixed ......5% Hongkong, 12th May, 1903.
THE
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE BANK.
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PAID-UP CAPITAL............Sh. Taels 5,000,000
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BERLIN.
Berlin Tientsio
BRANCHES!
Calcutta
Hankow
Tsingtau (Kiautschon} LONDON BANKERS: Messrs, N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SONS, UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHS BANK, LTD. DEUTSCHE BANK(BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT.
Gold $7,180,000
Head Office-NEW YORK.
LONDON OFFICE:
33 and 35, Lombard Street, E.C.
F. C. Bishop, Manager, Eastern Department.
LONDON BANKERS:
PARR'S BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG
OFFICE:
4, DES VEUX ROAD. General Banking and Exchange business
transacted.
INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Accounts at 7% per annum. On Fixed Deposits:
For 3 months 1% per annum.
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E. F. GROS, Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 1st December, 1902. (698d INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, GOLD $7,997,173-37-about £1,640,003. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AUTHORISED GOLD $10,000,000 £2,055,000. HEAD OFFICE:
1, WALL STREET, NEW YORK. LONDON OFFICE:
THREADNEEDLE HOUSE, EC. BRANCHES AT SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON, MEXICO, MANILA, SHANGHAI, SINGA. PORE, YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA
AND AGENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.*
LONDON AND CONTINENTAL BANKERS:
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF
ENGLAND, LIMITED,
UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK, LTD. CREDIT LYONNAIS, DRESDNER BANK, COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'ESCOMPTE
DE PARIS, &C.
To of Banking and Exchange Business, receives Money in Current Account and issues Fixed Deposit Receipts either in Gold or Silver at Rates which may be ascertained on Application.
THE Corporation transacts every Descrip.
HONGKONG BRANCH: 20, DES VEUX ROAD CENTAL.
CHARLES R. SCOTT, Manager,
[1000 Hongkong, 14th December, 1903.
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.
Shanghai Taels. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL ******* 5,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL * 2,500,000 Head Office-SHANGHAL Branches and Agencies. CANTON.
CHEFOO.
HANKOW.
PEKING.
PENANG. SINGAPORE.' TIENTSIN.
Bills of Exchange drawn on the above THE Bank purchases and receives for collec-
places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans. fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.
HONGKONG BRANCH.
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Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
per Anoum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.
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PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
FOR
SHANGHAI.......
FLONDON, &C..
LONDON and ANTWERP VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID and MALTA....
STEAMERS.
TO SAIL ON
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COROMANDEL
G. M. Montford, R.N.R.......... )
(BALLAARAT.
C. R. Longdig
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MANILA...
H.G.H. Lowelton, R.N, R.,
For Further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 14th December, 1903.
About 18th December
Noon, 19th) Decomber
REMARKS.
Freight and
Passage..
See Special Advertisement..
About 24th Freight and
December Passage.
E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent.
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IMPERIAL CERMAN MAIL LINE.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
HAMBURG-AMÉRIKA LINTE
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENOA,
ANTWERP, BREMEN HAMBURO;
ALSO
PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS;
Steamers will call at GİBRALTAR and SOUTHAMPTON to land Passengers and Luggage.
N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Placos in Russia. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
KONIG ALBERT
*KIAUTSCHOU
BAYERN. SACHSEN GERA......... SEYDLITZ PREUSSEN ROON......
HAMBURG......
PRINZ HEINRICH..
ON
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
SAILING DATES. WEDNESDAY, 23rd December. ‚WEDNESDAY, 6th January, 1904. „WEDNESDAY, zoth January, 1904. WEDNESDAY, 3rd February, 1904. ‚WEDNESDAY, 17th February, 1904.
WEDNESDAY, and March, 1904. WEDNESDAY, 16th March, 1904. WEDNESDAY, 30th March, 1904. .......WEDNESDAY, 13th April, 1904. .......WEDNESDAY, 27th April, 1904.
* Steamers of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie!"
N WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day of Delimber, 1903, at Noon, the Steamship "KONIG ALBERT," of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain C. Polack, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA,
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, go MONDAY, the 21st instant, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 F.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 Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardesses. Linen can be washed on board.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
For further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 9th December, 1903.
Intimations.
MELCHERS & CO.,
AGENTS.
15630
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
EW. RUTTER, CHRISTMAS AND
Hongkong, 12th August, 1903.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED DY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
GAPITAL PAID-UP...........
..£800,000 RESERVE LIABILITY or SHARE.
HOLDERS.
... £800,000 RESERVE FUND
£725,000 INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT- IN
ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent per annum on the Daily Balances.
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INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be On Fixed Deposits for 12 months. 4 per cent. learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
H. FIGGE,
Manager.
Собле
Hongkong, 1st September, 1903.
TO LET.
0. 1, RIPON TERRACE in FLATS.
N°.
No. 4, RIPON TERRACE,
No. 15, WONG NEI CHONG ROAD, facing
Race Course.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing
Polo Ground.
OFFICES in course of erection, CON-
NAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKE: PIER), GODOWN No. 3A, BLUE BUILDINGS. GODOWNS: PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO, LD. V. Hongkong, 1st December, 1903.
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'T.. COCHRANE,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.
TO LET.. CHEAPEST HOUSES IN THE COLONY.
M°
ORRISON HILL GAP ROAD. Nice Houses, 4 Rooms, Bath Rooms, Out. houses and Verandahs, Only $40 inclusive
of Taxes.
WILD DELL BUILDINGS, No. 147.
NEW YEAR GOODS! Fancy Leather Goods in Great Variety. DECORATIVE TABLE GLASSWARE.
PRETTY DESSERT SERVICES.
DOLLS AND TOYS.
TOM SMITH'S AND OALEY'S CRACKERS, CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S XMAS PUDDINGS!! HUNTLEY AND PALMER'S XMAS JAKES!! MUSCATELS. FIGS. METZ FRUITS. ELVAS AND CARLSBAD PLUMS, LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. Hongkong, 8th December, 1903.
All over the world
the wonderful stimulating and sustaining pro perties of Bovril are known and valued. Some of the greatest scientists of the age have publicly recommended the use of Bovril. In Great Britain alone Bovril is regularly used in over 1,100 Hospitals and similar institutions. Bovril is without a peer. ⠀
BOYRIL
JAPAN
COALS.
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
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*(MITSUI & Co.)
HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH:-34, LIME STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET.
OTHER OFFICES:
New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemalpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Maidzura, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu, Karatan, Nagasaki, Kushinotsu, Bazebo, Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, đo.
Telegraphic Address: "HITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes). CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State- Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotana, Hokoku, Hondo, Ichimura, Kanada, Mameda, Mannoura, Onoura, Otsuji, Sasahara, Tsubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunokibara and other Couls.
N, İNUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong, 5630]
H. PRICE
& CO.
WINE MERCHANTS,
12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Picnic parties furnished with wines, etc., at a moment's notice.
Contracts made on special terms with Caterers, Committees, Messes and Captains of Steamers. All Wines, Spirits and Beers supplied are guaranteed. Price list on application.
Hongkong, 23rd July, 1903.
Telephone No. 76.
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TELEPHONE No. 135.
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AQUARIUS COMPANY.
The Aquarius Company's Table Waters are made of pure treble distilled water only..
Absolute purity can only be obtained by distillation.
AQUARIUS MINERAL WATER.
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SILENT WATER.
TONIO WATER. GINGER ALE.
GINGER BEER, LEMONADE. 'LITHIA WATER...
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
[7326.
15, Queen's Road,
Hongkong, 12th December, 1903.
THOMAS HOTEL.
WANCHAI ROAD. Comfortable and AA close proximity to the Banks and principal business places.
FIRST CLASS HOTEL, comfortably furnished, and most centrally situated, being in Flats of 2 or 3 Rooms, from $25 inclusive of
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Taxes.
For Particulars apply to
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S. A SETH, Land and Estate Broker, Dairy Farm Co., Ltd Hongkong, 12th September, 1903-
HONGKONG HOTEL.
Military Band duneg dinner on Saturday Nights.
#Hongkong, 4th December, 1993;
THE MANAGER.
MACAO HOTEL
(Late HING KEE HOTEL)., *
This FAVOURITE and LONG ESTABLISHED Hotel is situated on the SEA-ERONT commanding a MAGNIFICENT VIEW of the Harbour and adjacent islands, and is open to the COOL SOUTHERLY BREEZES in Summer 47.
The BED-ROOMS are LARGE COOL,, AIRY, WELL-VENTILATED and HAND- SOMELY FURNISHED. The CUISINE EXCELLENT and under direct EUROPEAN supervision; RATE
PIC-NIC, SHOOTING or BOATING parties specially catered for. A commodious and comfortable stem-wheel HOUSE-BOAT, with sleeping accommodation for six passengers and EVERY CONVENIENCE, is provided for the use of visitors AT REASONABLE RATES.
A MILITARY BAND PLAYS in the Gardens, close to the Hotel, three times a week.
SEA BATHINGN STEAMERS to and from Macao, every MORNING and AFTERNOON.
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GUNERAL MANAGERS,
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
(ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.)
CODE ADDRESS ! "YOSEMITE."
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35 BEDROOMS EXCELLENTLY FURNISHED. BATH TO EACH ROOM. DINING ROOM AND CUISINE UNDER STRICT SUPERVISION."
· EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN WINES, SPIRITS AND BEERS POOL AND BILLIARDS.
ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND MANILA NEWSPAPERS IN FILE. TERMS.$400 to 37.00 per day. $75 to $120 per month.
JAS. D. M. CAMERON, Hongkong, aand August, 1903.
Manager.
GO TO THE
KOWLOON
HOTEL
KOWLOON!
HALAW OSBORNE *Proprietor and Mans