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Hoṣaroxo-INTEREST ALLOWED.
On. Current Account at the rate of 2`por cont. or annum on the daily balance.
UN Fixeo Deroarza :—
Fer 3 mostba 2 per cout per annum,
"
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"
H.. M. BEVIS; Acting Chief Manager,
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INTERESTallowed on Curront Accounts
at the rita of 9% per annum on the Daily Balance,
ON FIXED DEPYSITE →→→
For 12 Months
6
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J. THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, March 20, 1900.
2340
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AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
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HOLDERS.
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AND
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CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES.
YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS.
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UP TO DATE PRACTICAL INVENTION
FOR
MAKING ANY AËRATED WATER YOURSELF
OR
AERATING ANY LIQUID WITHOUT DILUTION
WITH THE SPECIAL BOTTLE AND
Thar Ghat's" SHOWN AT SIDE,
SOME ADVANTAGES.
No Canbercome Apparatus.
Puro Fresh Liration.
Pons in a Minute.
You Lerato
WHAT, WHEN, & LHERE
you cieces.
1 dox. Farklets® woight 4 ozs.
Patentes:
AŠKATORS, LIMITED,
London.
E.0.
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in every Home. RECOMMENDED
by e Medieal Profession.
INDISPENSABLE
anay from Home.
ECONOMICAL, PURE, PORTABLE, SIMPLE,
Tablets and Fruls Powderaj, readily soluble in voter, subpiled for making any Mineral or Modiginal Water or Refreshing Fruit and
Tonic Drinka
7
One Sparklete the Supelled by ALL CHEMOTO, STORES, &0. equivalent of 1 bottles Badu Water.
JONALE INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLETO WITH BACH BOTTLE.
"BOS
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
MATURED IN
SHERRY CASKS;
A Luxury in Pura Scotch Whiskies The word "BOS" L the Name Brand, and Registered Trade Mark of this matchless Old Scouch Whisky
**
GOLD CAPSULE.
**
BLUE CAPSULE,
GREEN CAPSULE.
*BOS is sold in square whits bottles, labied and capomlad, the quality being wified by a small labet en cath beli
The propriétorum chillat blendemof Exech Whiskies, but in all the experience, of their Firm, extending nearly over the preseûtentary, they have never berg able to accomplish any bing, so fully complying with the most excing tess as is pow presented in these special blends of BOL"
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PURE. NOURISHING.
ESBENSEN'S BUTTER
In TINS with PATENT OPENERS,
ESBENSEN'S PURE BUTTER
To be obtained at all Stores. ⠀
(W DO NOT BE PUT OFF WITH ANY OTHER.
.18
The Only Medicineof the kind awarded a Vartficata at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1839-84, open to aff Countries
REGISTERED
DR LALOR'S
TRADE MARK
PHOSPHODYNE
HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. N
For forty arg" kaz, "maintained ita world-wide separation as the Best and only, auta reliably Phosphorie Berg for Brain Wreckioo, Paračysis, SLEEPLESS Miss Dyspepsia, Kerre, Kidney, And, Liver Complaints, Haralóg Dreams,, Prezziaturė Demy of Vitní Poyer, General Debility, all Klood. Disorders, "adal Function and Disented Conditions of the System, 'caused by the deficiency of the Via Fortes,
The effect of this Standard Phosphoric Femedy in Nervous Debrity and the kindred Evil immediate not permuta the Hisemble, l'eolinga and Visitesaloz. Syuptors. Esqpposing with 4 rapidity that is really, Kavoliau.
Directions for Self-Trevinsent of the alive. discasms with each ot
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Hongkong, March 26, 1900.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE
386
TIKE business of the above Bank is con- ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION: Rules may be obtained on sp- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT. per annum. Depositora nay 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, par
TRTY ELIZ
For the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation,
H. M. BEVIS, Acting Chief Manager.
1517
Hongkong, March 26, 1900,
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1880.
CAPITAL (SEXSORIBEN ... Yon 24,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP
+
12,000,000
CAPITAL UNCALLED RESERVE FOND
"
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12,000,000 7,600,000
TOKIO, LONDON.
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
KOBE,
LYONE.
NAGABAKL NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU. BOMBAY. SHANGHAL
TIENTER. NEWCAWANG.
LONDON BANKERS: The Loudon Joint Stock Bank, Lim'ted, Parra Bank, Limited, The Union Bank of London, Limited,
Hongkong BRANon—Internet allowed. On Current Account at the Rate of 2% per annum on the daily balance.
Qu fixed deposits for 12 months, 5% per Annum
An
On fixed deposits for 6 montha, 4% per
17:11.
↑
On fixed ticposits for 3 months, 3% per
S. CHON, Hongkong Manager. Hongkong, January 5, 1900.
689
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
AUTHOUTED CAPITAL£1,000,000. PAP UP CARITAL .........................................£ 324,874.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
Bourd of Directors.
Uran Khan, Esq. D. GILLIES, Esq. Chow TUNG SHANG, Kwar Hot CuUEN,
Disap
INTEREST allowed on Current Account
at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balances.
On Fiacd Deposita for 12 months 4
#1
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1. H. WHITEHEAD, Honges.
Hongkong, May 20, 1890,
Insurances.
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Es worth a thousand resofations."
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No Longer.
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PATRIOTIC ASSURANCE COMPANY, Esk
FOUNDED 1864.
AVING been appointed AGENTS for Handy! HA
the above Company we are prepared | Hart
CVTERNWHEEL STEAMERS have been found by experience to be the beat type of vessel for shallow river navigation under many conditions of working, and of these Messrs. YARROW have built a very large number of successful examples for all parts of the world.
Vossela on the systems are constructed when required, to draw as little as 10 inches. The construction of shallow siver vessels propelled on various systems has been made the speciality of Mem YARROW & Co., L
For particulare apply to
YARROW & CO., LTD., Shipbuilders,
POPLAR, LONDON,
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
Capt. G. T. Werrader
VOGU Capt. R. A. J. Montgomerie, 0.3. Com R. BS. Wrey
Captain J. R. Jellievo
Capt. G. A, Callaghan
Lt-Com. O. Chadwick
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Name
Ris.
Tons. Guns, LEP.
Captain..
Erent reported ut.
Alaucity Algerine
despat.h vessel
1700
3000
Comd. A. H. Smith-Doren
Hongkong
1050
B 3400
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE USITED STATES.
Aurora
arnodrod cruiser, 1st class
*6600
12 8500
Barfleurt
battleship, 1st class-
10,500
14-$18,000
Commander E. J. W. Slads Captain E. H. Bayly
Hongkong
Hongkong
Yokohama
Bonaventure
cruiser, and class.
4880
10
461
Brick Conturion Daphne Endym
cruiser, 3rd class
1720
B
3600
battleship, 1st class
HO, GOO
14
13,000
Hongkong
slonj
1140
...8
2000 Cond. O. W. Winnington-Ingrava
Hongkong.
cruiser, 1st class
7350-
12
g-be Sral class const defenc
$10,000
Wothai vel
863
200.
Shanghai
Famo
Fitsbrand
gunboat, 2nd class
tomodo beat destroyer,
$80
t 5700
Lout-Com. R. J. Boyes
Hongkong
450
1
300
Hongkong
torpedo
beat destroyur
275
6
4090
Hongkong
torpandu bost destroye
270
4000
Hongkong
cruiser, 2nd class
4380
9000
Skaughai
storship.
-1640
1630
Hongkong
Iphigenia
cruiser, 2nd class
3600
a
2013
Singaporo
464 Orlando
Linect
gun-vessel, 2nd class
756 2
870
sarinuared erciser, lat alass
6600
12 8500
Manil
Singapor
Puscock
gunboat, 1st class
755 # 198
Shanghai
UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Phoenix
1015 6 1300
Hongkong
Pigmy
ganbest,
1st class
760
1200
Honghong
(Fnstituted in the Reign of Queen Anne ·
4.D. 1714).
Piover
gunboat, 1st class
765
E
1200.
Redpole
ganbeat
805
6
CAPITAL FULLY SUBom, £450,000.
Sandpiper CAPITAL PAID Ur, £180,000.
Snipe TOTAL INVESTED FONDA EXCEED £3,254,023, Swift
TOTAL, ANNUAL INCOME, £923,20. Tamar Tween!
river guaboot
85
940
Liout Comdr. II. C. Carr
river gunboat.
240
Lieut. Comdr. Oldham
gan-vuasel, End'élass
786,
870
receiving ship
40000
Commodoro Fraticis Powell'
Hongkong
*963
+
200
armoured cruiser, lat clas
5801
83 K
Cop. a. C. Vaiku
battleship,
ut class
14,00
12,00
Ops. A. Schomburg
Singapore
Surveying
1430
Comdr. W. P. Dawas
Hongkong
tornada lost destroyer
380
5
Jatt.Com. E. Kelly
Hongkong
coustietoaceship, acqua, e
2250.
4
2- 204 1
Hongkong
river gunbont
river gunbost
#10 10
2
Livut Cow, H. D. S. Watson Liet-Com. H. E. Hiúban.
Shanghai
Shanghai
to Essue Policies against Fire at Current Bermione Ratés.
Haaber
JOHN D. HUTCHISON & Co. Hongkong, March 1, 7909.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed Undaunted
40 UNGA The ators Society in Hong- Victorious kong, ma proparodo irene POLICIES again Waterwitah FIRE on the usual terms,
Whiting Wr Wautlcock Wellark
1142
HARRY WICKING & Co.,
Praya Control.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUND AT 31 DECEMBER, 1806, £13,953,060,
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital. Fire Funds ......
£3,000,000.0.0-
J. T. Lares, FH above County we miss propered to
AVING Loon appointed Acess of the Valkyrien
Chief Menager: ro, W. PLAYFAIR.
Interest for 12 months Fixed
Hongkong May 30, 1800,
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DEGREE THE 12 NOVEMBER, 1893.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, ... s. 5,000,000 PAIN-UP CARTA
11 2,500,000
HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. CANTON,
CHHROO
GUINKIANO,
CHUNONING,
Foocuow,
HANKOW,
TIENTSIN..
Accept Echorias and Carved RÍSKS at! Aspic Current Jistos
GEO. R. STEVENS &Co.,
Agente.
PATENT MOORINGS.
THE BANK PURCHASES and receives for APTAIN BUNJE'S New. or Improved Africa
Collection Bills of Exchange drava TACENTERS MEM
da the above place, and Sells Drafts ard by Telegraphic Transfers Payablo ́at its Branches aud Agencies.
TATENT MOORINGS or GROUND Laborat made and supplied Med
Admiral Kundelu Alcout HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK
Bohre Co., LIMITED. Hongkong, March 10, 1900.
g-bl. 3rd class ocast defeuc
Captain Cumming
Capt. H. J. Davison Capt. H. N. Dudding Con. Wm. W; Saytho Capsam J. H. T. Warho Lieut. Cow. S. ft. Douglas Commander J. Jackson Lieut.-Con. J. F. Gream
-Com. G. V. de M. Cowper Lt.-Com. C. F. Cabutt
Manila
Shanghai
West River
Yongtae River Hongkong
Forsign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station
Conumder Journg'
Yokozums Kwongokulti KwongeheuwOD
Captain Rollespo Capit. Used, m
Commander W. Laris
Capt. Stein
Captain Calich
Kobe
Captain Soback
Manila Nagasaki
Nagasaki
Shanghai
on route
Hongkong Shughar
1/400
*0000
Capt. R. Cato
Capt. Vaso Carvalho Coudr. Cuntu Lama
Captain Yakolief
Macuo
Nagossi Vladivos cock Nagasaki
Nome,
Flag and Desorption.
Taran
H.P.
£2,750,000.0.0
£687,500.0.0
$2,705.459.7.11 Zenta
Asatrum cruiser
2500
Danish cruiser
3000.
Caparin.
Captain Montoliusun
Prince Valdemar
Lust portal as
Amoy
Shanghai
Fronel suntecity -
475
Saigon
D'Entrecastona:
Fronas Hugship
BIDU
5%.
171
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents. Hongkong June 28, 1699,
Descartes
· Frencu cruisiŤ.
490
8000
Eclaireur
Franca cruiser
2450
Capt. Tesior
Capt. Philart
Captain de Marolles
Nagasaki
Jean Bait
Froticla cruiser
4500
Capt Aubin-
Nagasaki
1597 Kersaint
French gunkat
1956
2200
Capt, de la Mothy du Portail.
Saigon
Leo
Froman gunboar
47
Capti Amot
Kwongchauwa
THE IMPERIAL MARINE INSUR ANCE Co., Læb., TOKYO,
Faiscal
Fra cruiser
3085
8040.
Surprise Yautau
Captan Blotet
Franch ganbout
900
Captain de Plewa
French cruiser
Captain Blondel
ELE Undersigand are prepared to accept Gefion
Maurs Risks at CURRENT Hazza,
Germen oruisar
4109
109000
Hoitha
Germán Fruiser
·50 0·
Ultis Στεί
Geruzu gunboat
100)
10
Gornjali, sruiser
2030
PEKINO, PEN AB, SINGAPORE, SWATOW,
Hongkong, January 5, 1899,
46
Kaisoriu August." Sendler
Gornati cruiser
6330+
2)
Gorman Jed class ortivar
15-2800
Carlo Alberto
Itadlau cruiser.
0500
18
Italian cruiser
12
13:090 0500
1469
gunb
Dimitry Denskog 541 Gaidamak
Gremastchy Korsetz Mandabur Navari Utvejny
BUSSİAL CIBISO Rassian guubost Hassian sloop Rassinn cruiser⠀
5509 16
310 2 *950
Captam Parenero
1160
Capt Boianian)
#000 16
7000
Capt. Sharon
Port Arthur
Russian gunboar
2000
8500
Capt. Serabrenniks
Basaltu gunboat
1100
(2000)
Okph Miklashavoky
Naga maki
Russian sloop
1300
$150
Captain Sillugn
Nagasaki
Kusach shop
1203
1400
Cotonander Kuchelet
Chunulpo
Russian Zuu chiastáztlivli | 10,9 0.
Nagasaki
Russian gunboar
1400
2000
Petropavlovsk Rozboynik
Itursten battleship
2
75 ₤12,000
Nagasaki
Hongkong
Rasdan braiser
12,200
Russian crises
·133:
Kawiin flagstify
10,923
26 13,250
Russian goobort
Russian 2nd class balleshi Rastian gunboat
050. 10,000
1185
8503.
350
Kasaian arnioured cruiser
Busalan gunboat Ay Russian cruisor
131120 6000
7000 :503 10 3600.
49in
1064
1710
7187 -1 11778
-1700
3405
1988
Sunboat D. Si monivir
1052
700
3000
9.6.
3000
1370
850
C. 8. monitor
(4084)
6244
-US. 1st class battle hip
10,238
302
161111
4.
1000
100)
611081
1003
B 1590
6179
HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities, Bills Discounted..
Interest allowed on Current Accounts at
the Rate of 2% por Annum on the Daily Bolanos.
On Fixed Deposite for 3 Months 3%
12.
...5% E. W. ROTTER
Ading Manager.
}
1970
Hongkong February 1, 1900
DEUTSCH-ASIATIS
BANK
PAID UP CAPITAL, Shails. 15,000,000.-
"HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI, BOARD of DIRECTORS BERLIN,
BRANDES.
GALLUPTA TIENISIN.
BEALLY HANSON. TRINOTAU (KIAUTSCHOU).
Loston Dankers - Mcrats À. M. Bonbonito & SAVE, Union Bank of London, Ltd,
THE NEW FRENOM REMEDY.
THERAPION
MARK.
This coscessful and igbly popular remedy, as employed in the Conflitantal kkösjötta try Bicol, Boston, Jebert, V sprau, pod obers, combines pli the alterata to saugiat in a medicine if the kinetand gerpasses everything båtkerto employed, i
THERAPION Nɔ 1
in á remarkmidy aimeekitisz, olieo a few days wily.. Termoves ali valjcharges from the ortuary virgana, sapering Injectious, Uwo of which does trees baby, makag the facindation of afvistara
THERAPION N., 2
Tưy impungy at kay blood, szuszy, phaplus, apote, thotels, pútna and swelling of the joints, secone dary item, sed alt diseases for which it fina been tou mères a fashikosi to: endploy merquay, `sarsaparilia, &c., so the destruction of vellezers
teeth and ruinal health.
'the whole system)kronga iho blood, a purifies
elis-every patter from the body,
THERAPION NË 3
THERAPION
derem, and all the distressing cossequentes of. "mnely amor, ezéam, weblengo In bot, univjithy climated, Ste. It possesses surprising poem lá restoring strength and rigyar to the debilitated, -
fe sold by all. The pricipal Chemists and Merchane sirgauigaoui the World. Price in Kugland 2/9 4/8/>-In ordering, store
•mleigh of the three numbers Levequired, and pintere alive Trale Mack, withph fa'a incrimile of mond
THEDAYIK TE it supears as the Government. „Framp (in white leitem con xyed ground)alizėt 20: brary package by wieder of Her Majesty's Lumi F. URBIG
Chumalikonere kid without wil ik ishia kugay, #alanayer" ? dold by A., S. WATSON, & Co. Limited.
Hongkong, China and Manila E1
- Interes: allowed on Current Account. posita recaived on terms which way be Bearth on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business trag- Saotod.
Hongkong, February 8, 1900.
Hussia
Rurik Satch Stav: Veliky Stretch
Vladimir MonenLich Viadnik
Zodijaka
Baltimore Bennington Brooklyn Callio
Casting Charleston Concord Helons Manila Munadnock Monocacy Monterey NowerIc Oregun Terrel
Princeton
Wheeling
Yorktown
Yoseruva
U. S feraiser
S gannat C.S. Saglip U.S. Funboot US unboat
US.
0.8 gunboat
18, cruisers
V. 9. punhoes
US
gunboat
U. & gunboas
U. 8. center
4083
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Captain Fenleho- Captain Coprianoď Captain Grovais
·Captatur Domojiroft: Capi Kodurou
Comir Haupt
Captain Hansoff
Captain Mollas
Capesin Soubatiri
Captaia Prince Quchlory Capt. Rogulia Commander Shikraff
M. Forsythe
D. Tauss Á trà al Watson Liout Benjamin Taupat. Commander 5. 19. Very
205 2120* 6504 | Captain K. W. Pigmin
Ligut Cent. J. H. Briggs, Captein E. K. MorÊTE Lieut. Com.P. Nazro Commander 3.Modowan Comdr. G. 4 ekpell Và càr. E. H. G. Lagiza. Capt. Bowman MeUkilam Captain G. F. F. Wille Cuquander C C Cornwell *Cour a wider Barry Knox
Com aarder W. E. Burwel Commander OS Sperry 390) > Chybún C, P, Tún
Port Artier Manila
Port Arthur Port Arthur
Nagasakl
Nagasaki Port Arthur
Port Activer
Manila Masila
Manus
Manila
Nagasakr Ashore
Manila
Hourlong Shanghai Maula Hungkang
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