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The Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 2915

Banks.

THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK,

CORPORATION, LIMITED,

AUTHORISED CAPITAL £2,000,000, PAID-UP CAPITAL .................................... 380,000,

LONDON:

Head Office...............40, Threadneedle Street, West End Office......35. Cockspur Street.

BRANCHES IN INDIA, CHINA, Japan AND THE COLONIES,

THE

"HE BANK receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT, Buys and Sells BILLS OF EXCHANGE, ISSUES LETTERS OF CREDIT, forwards BILL# for COLLECTION, and Transacts Banking, and Agano Burloess generally, on terms to be had on application.!

·INTEREST· ÅLlowed on DEPOSITS: Fixed for 12 months, per Cent. per Annum.

*

4 #

DI

ÖN CURRENT DEPOSIT, ACCOUNTS

· per Cent;uar Ansum on the Dally Balance,

EW. RUTTER,

Manager,

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

TO

Entimations.

LOST, ON THE 6тa INST.

A DIAMOND CRESCENT, singl be effered stanes. Handsome reward will be offered for recovery of same.

Apply to

c/o Hongkong Telegraph Office.

f1087 Hongkong, th August, TROY

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WANTED,

REP 0. R T

FOR THE L HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Apply, by Zetter only, to "''*

Hongkong, 4th August, 1891.

E

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THE EDITOR.

BOARD AND LODGING.

‘OMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS,

with Board.

Apply to

'Mrs. MATHER, 3, Podder's HIL

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Honplane, 20th July, 1801.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1891.

Intimations,

SHOOTING SEASON, 1891.

O'R SALL E

ELEY'S GRE NEW DAMP PROOF CARTRIDGE CASES.

DAMP-PROOF

PIGON and WILKS ALLIANCE POWDER

FELT, CLOTH and GREASE-PROOF WADS,

NEWCASTLE CHILLED and ORDINARY SHOT.

GUN IMPLEMENTS and SPORTING SUNDRIES.

SPORTING CARTRIDGES, loaded to order.

DOUBLE BARRELLED FOWLING PIECES. MARTINI-HENRI RIFLES, WINCHESTER REPEATING CARBINES. 'SMITH & WESSON'S REVOLVERS.

Hongkong, 10th August, 1891.

SHOOTING SUITS, STOCKINGS, HATS, BOOTS, &c

LANE CRAWFORD&C°

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Masonic

ST. JOHN...

LODGE

Leon', OF HONGKONG,

A

No. 613, S.C..

REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONB

HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the 12th Instantdi 8.30 for opm..precisely. Vilding Brethren are cordially invited;

10

Hongkong, 8th August. 10:

[1080

SIX DOLLARS

· PER QUARTER

Shipping:

STEAMERS.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED..

FOR QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, HE Company" HE Company's Steamship

** CHINGTU,":

A. Hunt, Commander. will be despatched as

bove on SATURDAY, the rgth inst

The attention of Passengers is directed to the

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer.

HONGKONG, No. 1165, E.C.

First Class Saloon and Cablas are situated for ward of the Engines. Second Class Passengers are Berthed in the Poop. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions

is carried.

KELLY & WALSH. LDA REGULAR, MEETING of the above during the entire voyages A daly qualified

BOOKS FOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE, English and Cantonese Dictionary, Sirth

Ed., by John Chalmers, LLD-Just Published...

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414

***

Dr. Ettel's Cantonese Dictionary-4 paits

with supplement

Dr. Williams' Syllable Dictionary.**.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR- |

ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

WORKS BY J. DYER BALL EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Cantonese made easy. A book of simple

A MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS WI MR. A. 3. MCKK Ads xereive all Powers be held at the Company's Office, Victoria

all documents and necessary for the conduct of the Business of the Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 17th day of

Bank, as ACTING 'CHILY MANAGE”.

CHÂU TUNG SHANG,

WILLIAM WOTTON,

CHAN KIT SHAN,

D. GILLIES.

KWAN OI CHUN,

*Hongkong, 24th July, 1Ra...

THE

-Directors.

$1027

Insurances.

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY,

ESTABLISHED 1825. INVESTED FUNDS£7,000,000 Sig. ANNUAL INCOME.. £900,000 Stg. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHANGHAI : R. E. WAINEWRIGHT, Esq. AUGUSTUS WHITE, Esq.

F. H. BELL, Esq.

4

NEIL MACLEOD, Esq., M.D., Medical Officer.

W. T. PHIPPS, Esq., Chief Agent.

.

AGENCIES:

Amoy Messrs. Brown & Co.

Canton-Messrs. Rowe & Co. Chifoo-Messrs. Comabe & Co. Forchow-Messrs. Phipps, Phipps & Co. Hantow-Messrs. W. Forbes Sharp & Co... Kobe-Messrs. Browne & Co, Nagasaki-China & Japan Trading Co., L.d. Newchwang--Messrs. Bandinel & Co. · Ningpo-Gustav Kultzau, Esq,

Peking Dr, Dudgeon, Medical Officer. Swatow-Messrs. Bradley & Co. Tientsin-Messrs. Wilson & Co.

Yokohama-Messra, Fraser, Farley & Co.

August, 1891, at rx o'clock am, when the pecial Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held to-day will be submitted for confirmation.

SHEWAN & Co, Temporary General Managers, Hongkong, 1st August, 1891.

Tioyo

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED,

Giles' Dictionary of Colloquial Idioms to

the Mandarin Dialect...

---

LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL Zetland Street; oa MONDAY, 'the 'Yỳth 3.00instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1891.

4,00

Dr. Chalmers on the Structure of Cblast.

Characters $3.00

RECENT AND STANDARD BOOKS

ON CHINA. Chinese Characteristics, by A. H. Smith... 2.5 New China and Old; personal recollec- tions and observations of 30 years, by Archdeacon Moule...

sentences in the Cantonese Dialect, with free and iteral translations and · directions for the rendering of English Grammatical Forms into Chinese..... "How to speak Cantonese ...

How to write Chinese

11.75 15.00

3.00

!

300

3.00

|

***

2.00

How to write the Radicals

75

An English and Cantonese Pocket

Vocabulary

Three Years in Western China, a Narra- tive of three journeys In Siü-chuan, Kuel-chow and Yuunan, by Alex. Hosie 5.50 Joba Kenneth MacKenzie, Medical Mis-

- sionary in China, by Mrs. Buyson Up the Yangtse, by E. H. Parker ... Chinese Account of the Opium War, by

E. H. Parker....

2.50

Ta

75

***

75

China's Intercourse with Europe, by E.H.

Parker

75

50

1.00

Lays of Far Cuthay: a collection of

Original Poems by "Tung-chia" Illus- ·· trated by H.H... ... 2.00 English and Chinese Cookery Book, con- 50 talning 200 Receipts in English and

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2.00

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The San Wui Dialect The Tung Kwun Dialect...

Chinese without a teacher, by H.A. Giles Lobschild's Select Phrases in the Canton

edited by Dr. Kerr...

AMEEXTRAORDINARHOL GENERAL Wade's The Erh Chi, Colloquial Series,

be held at the Company's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY the 17th day of August, 1891, at 11.15 o'clock a.m., when the Special Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held to-day will be submitted for confirmation."

SHEWAN & Co., ̈ Temporary General Managers. Hongkong, 1st August, 1891.

[1071

3 vals..

**

*

MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & CO.

(From F. Broadwood &e Sons and Collard &a Collard). THE PIANO, ORGAN AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE, UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL,

and at Londes, Shanghat, Kobe and Yokohama.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING PIANOS SPECIALLY MADE FOR THIS CLIMATE AND GUARANTEED

CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary

Yearly MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 22nd day of August current, at rao'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1801.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

F. DE

MONTHLY PAYMENTS OR HIRE.

TUNING-REPAIR S.

Instruments made equal to new. Large experience, all Machinery, trafned men and Work gaaranteed

OLD PIANOS TAKËN IN EXCHANGE. devoting themselves entirely to the Music and Musical Instrument Trade,

16 YEARS extensive experience in China, and the only firm of trained and practical people.

1789

To be Let.

TO BE LET.

[1038

RICHMOND TERRACE, Five

For Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Î

Mark Agents Hangkang, 7th August, TRAY.

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

[1084

FOR HAVRE, LONDON, HAMBURG, AND ANTWERP.

No Rooins-Gon And Water lid CE, THE Stearnship

rooms, Yard, and Coolie Quarters cemented. Reat moderate.

Apply to

Ho

THE SECRETARY, Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd.

TO BE LET. OUSES at Mountain View. near Plunkett's Gap, Hill' District, consisting of $6 large derelling rooms with every convenience." These houses overlook both sides of the island dad are cool, comfortable and healthy.

Apply to

JOHN A. JUPP,

Secretary, The Austin Arms Hotel, and

Building Company, 38 & 40 Queen's Road Central,"

Hongkong, 11th August, 1891.

TO LET.

4

BAHAR LODGE, THE PEAK.

R. B. LOT No. 59.

“RADNORSHIRĒĻ,”

Captain Davies, will he despatched as aboya on or host the zoth inst

For Freight, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 7th August, 11.

1956 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ROMBAY, ADEN, HODEIDAH, MASSAWAH, SUAKIM, JEDDA, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE AND FIUME

Ltd.

36

(Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, MADRAS, PERSIAN GULT, RID SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT, and ADRIATIC FORTS).

THE

THIS desirable residence with Gas laid on

to be Let Furnished or Unfurnished. Apply to

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND

T AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, rath May. 1991.

Trio

TO LET. With Immediate Possession.

Bonham Road. "RHEDA." SIX

"HE Company's Steamahiy

"PANDORA,"

1

Captain G. Messel, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 21st Inst., at NOON.

Cargo will not be received on board after 3 PM. prior to date of andling.

For further Information as to Passage and.. Freight, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Agents, Hongkong, 6th August, 1991.

f1078

THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

DE BOVIS, CARMICHAEL & CO., LIMITED AT BLOW, With Team! THE Company a Sicatnship

Hanphano, 30th July, 19qT. .HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

The Standard is an old and wealthy Scottish Office, well-known throughout India and the

TOTICE L

East, and has acquired a marked character for NCR is hereby given that the REGIS. SCIENTIFIC BOOKS-NAUTICAL ENGINEERING, and ELECTRICAL.

sound and liberal management.

937-5

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

fi

Agents, Hongkong, Standard Life Office.

SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE

INSURANCE COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND.

THE Undersigned are prepared to Recept FIRE and MARINE INSURANCES ön favourable terms.

Current rates and a guaranteed. Bonus'equil to that paid by the local Officer.

GEORGE R. STEVENS ́ & Co., Agents,

No. 2, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

Hongkong, 31st March, 1897. |-

GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN

ΤΗ

LONDON,

1514

“HE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE and LIFE at Current Rates,

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co., Hongkong, 1st July, 1889.

NOTICE,

(66

TERS of SHARES of the Corporation,

Tx054

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS—TOBACCO AND CIGAR IMPORTERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS,

Court,

J. M. BASA. No. 25, Pottinger Street

OUTFITTING ¡—A select, but facxpensive Stock.

SMOKERS' REQUISITES in great variety.

Hongkong, 8th July, 1891.

TO BE LET,

AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND 10d CANADIAN DAIRY PRODUCE.

CARMICHAEL & CO., LTD.

18, Praya Central, Hongkong.

[1943

will be CLOSED from Saturday, the 8th, to Saturday, the and day of August current, (both" days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.'

By Order of the Court of Directors,

F. DE BOVIS,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th July, 1801..

frogs

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the HE Half-yearly MEETING · of

Officer of the Company, No. 14, Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 24th August, at Three p.m.. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1801.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 10th to 24th of August, both days inclusive.

By Oides of the Board of Directors,

Hongkong. 4th August, 1891.

D. GILLIES, Becretary.

THE HONGKONG CLUB.

NA EXTRAORDINARY

frorg

GENERAL

A MEETING WIl be held on THURSDAY,

the 20th August, at 4.30 p.m., for the purpose of

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY confirming the resolution passed at the Meeting

LIMITED.

CAPITAL BUBSCRIBED..... 1,000,000,

The above Company '11 'prepared to accept. MARINE RINKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODE, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agendes.

WOO LIN XUÊN,

Secretary,

HEAD OFFICE No.? CHE ROAD WEST. Новоселя,

1 February, 1882.

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE

(LIMITED,)

CAPITAL, TAELS 603,000,

EQUAL TO:Siäïyorušicaman, RESERVE FUND -

fa16

$835333-33. $318,000.00

on July 31st, vix,1--

"That the Committee be authorised to carry out the alterations in accordance with the plans and Estimates before the Meeting."

By order of the Committee, s

ED. JNO. BOARDS, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 1st August (1801-

NOTICE

1064

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, IN BANKRUPTCY,

BI ADAMSON, BELL & CA COMPANY,LEGred from ME: GEORGE WREFORD, "ELEGRAPHIC instructions have been

Official Receiver, High Court of Justice, London, auiborizing the undersigned to act on his behali in all matters pertaining to the aboré estate. “All, Creditors of the said fra at Hongkong are hereby requested to forward particulars of their claims to the undanigned, and all Debtors to the said firm are hereby notified that payment may only be made to the undersigned. Dated this rith day of July, 1891, 1008]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LIR SING, Esq;

LOU TO SHUN, EL YEUX MOON, EG

MANAGER, HO AMEI,

MAKINE RISKS on GOODS, XC taken M CURRENT RATEr is all parts of the

world.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST, Janakano, rok Fanshaw, JAKE.

W. S. MARten,

ARTISTIC DECORATON, 4, DUDDELL STREET,

HONGKONG,

DODWELL, CARLILE & Co.

* HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

DURIN

NOTICE

URING this and next month members are recommended to practise at the 200,500

and 600 yards, rangos--Bisley, rules and 7 rounds and one sighting shot at each, distance, It is desired that all scores made, be sent in to the Secretary. A price will be givan to the Compiler of the highest aggregate of

of not less shan 3 practices.

ANDERSON Acting Hon

י.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1891.

W. POWELL & CO.

JUST RECEIVED.

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT

of

GENTLEMEN'S TROPICAL FELT HATS

(CORK LINED

IN BLACK, AND OTHER COLOURS.

Hongkong. 8th August. Rox

W. POWELL & CO.

ROBERT LANG & CO.

NE W

HAT S.

BLACK, GREY AND BROWN FELTS

SINGLE TERAI HATS

STRAW Hongkong, 5th June, tor.

(ALL SHADES).

AND PITH HATS,

CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD,

FAMILY AND DISPENSING, CHEMISTS,

AND

Commission Agents.

136

JUST LANDED A FRESH LOT OF TOBACCOES.

"OLD RIP," "RICHMOND GEM," "OUR BOYS," "CARTE BLANCHE," "VERGINIA FLAKE,"

"POSTILLION CAVENDISH," "WILL'S BIRD'S EYE," THREE CASTLES,” and "GOLDEN CLOUD."

CIGARS,

Companie de General's most common blends, in good condition always in stock. Hongkong, sith August, 1891.

HITO, 1864.

THE Premises now in our occupation, kapan

#s "CONNAUGHT HOUSE," In Queen's Road Central,

Possession from 1st July next. For further particulars, apply to THE MARINBURK FURNITURE CO., LD: Hongkong, 5th June, 1801.

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TO LET.

AT KOWLOON.

JEW HOUSES in KNUTSFORD TER-

RACE containing 5 Rooms, each and

FOR LONDON:

“KINTUCK,"

W. S. Thomson, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the zand Inst.

For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KÄRBERG & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 7th August; 1891.

F1082

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI AND KOBE.

(Passing through the INLAND SEA) HE P. & O. S. N. Co. Steamship

THE

"ANCONA,"

Captain W. D. Madle, will leave for the above places on SATURDAY, the 22nd, East., ME Daylight

EL WOODIN, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 10th. August, 1891.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI..

Bathrooms. Tennis Courts. Healthy situation THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

Cheap Rent,·

Apply to

**

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 6th August, 1891.

NOTICE.

TO LET.

[1480

"MIRZAPORE,"

Captain R. Harvey, with the outward mall is expected to arrive here on Friday Evening, the 4th instant, and will have quick despatch for the above port.

E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent.

Hongkong, roth August, 1801.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL..

THE PREMISES No. 9. Praya Central, Istly

occupied by Mesa RUSSELL & Co. The THE Steamship whole, by flats, or single rooms suitable for Offices and Dwelling.

"MACDUFF,"

'1

13

Captain Porter, will be despatched for the above port on' the 28th instant,

For Freight, apply to

Apply to

*

E. D. SASSOON & CÁ Hongkong, noth June, 180r.

1801

{

TO LET.

SHOP in Pedder's Sirtel, presently occupied

by Mr. HAHN.

Also

4 ROOMS on First Floor, Suitable for offices.

· Apply to

RUM CRUICKSHANK & Co., LTD, Hongkong, 4th August, 1891.

TO LET.

JO. 20. MOSQUE JUNCTION.

Apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong. 6th August. Thor

1976

Notices of Firms,

NOTICE.

1935OTICE is hereby given, that on the 7th

W.PETERSON, German, Tavern,

kong, 23rd July, 1801.'

TO LET,

2. Jauni With Immediate Possession. deci „No. 17, PRAYA CENTRAL. FFICES above Mesir.Douglks,

Apply to

BULLOCH, LADE & CO'S O

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

"VERY OLD HIGHLAND BLEND."

#RARE OLD BLEND" (choice old Highland),

“EXTRA SPECIAL” (finest *Liqueur Whisk

SOLE CONSIGNEES IN CHINA AND JAPAN CALDBECK, MACGREGOR &

Road

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instant, the Undersigned entered.. Into Partnership as SHARE and GENERAL BROKERS, and intend to carry on business under the style of DANBY & POTIS.

All Forward Contracts made by the Partners previous to the yth instant will be carried out by them individually, and independently of the [102 wald Firm.

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT 30 2700 &'AGENCY CLAPEYVIN

Hongkong: 16th December 180

S. I. DANEY. G. H. POTTS. Hongkong, 7th August, 18017

[1090

NOTICE

SHALL continue to carry on business at Takow and Taiwanios (Formosa) as "MERCHANT and GENERAL, COMMISSION AGENT. D. MONCRIEFF WRIGHT. : | Talwanfon, 15th July, 1891..

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NOTICE.

semekten

HOPKINI PEAL TO LET / KG Anjih PRAWITH THEMEDIATE POSSEISION (As (blusarj

will falfa) pratioclin to oqada di ke SHE Undersigned have been appointed SOLE

Chiay

THE FIRST FLOOR, of No 18 PRAYS INNATE Is for Hongkong and cula for the entre Harbours Rent 850 per me frequl khowa brandar of SWEET CAPORAL Orices, having commanding law over the American Tobacco (Trust) Company's "welle

Apply to the Marsu bikotan

CARMICHAEL & CO, LIMITED

1 Prays Central Hongkong, jeth July, 1891, :

* STRAIGHT CUT *** FULL DRESS," "lo" fa£; CIGARETTES Kád TOBACCOS,EM

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

#

trja Ho

mg, syth, July, 18gt)

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