1891-12-05 — Page 1

N°. 3013

The Hongkong Telegraph.

Banks:

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED...

Authorized Capital ..............................tekan £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital............................kiran)

500,000

HEAD OFFICE :—HONGKONG,

Court of Directors?—

D. Gilles, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

C. J. Hint, Esq.

ChowTung Shang, Esq. W. Wotton, Esq.

Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.

'A. B. MCKIAN, Acting Chief Manager.

ADVISORY.COMMITTEE IN

LONDON:-

THOMAS CARMICHAEL, Esq.—Messrs. Dent,

Palmer & Co.

JOHN BUTTERY, Esq.-Messrs. John Betary A

Co.

C. D. STUART-WORTLEY, Esq., M.P., for Hallam.

Gro. Munro, Manager. Bankers:-The Alfiance Bank (Ld.)

SHANGHAI,

ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

Hsa Fa Yuen, Esq. Lim Kwan King, Esq. Ma Kia Tchong, Esq. Cha Ming Slang, Eng Tong Kwel Sang, Esq.

Amoy

1

J. D. THORBURN, Manager pro, tem,

H. Pinckney, pro. Agent. :

AGENCIES.

Canton ......Shewan & Co.

Footho...M. W. Grieg & Co. Honkaw......A. R. Greaves.

Tientsin.R. M. Brown & Co.

Newchwang.Bandine! & Co. Chefen Cornabé & Co. Yokohama...E. B. Watson.

Mantia. Tillson, Herrmann & Co. Batavia.....Knowles & Co.

Salgan Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Haiphong Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Singapore.A. L. Johnston & Co.

Penang Sandlands, Battery & Co. Bombay......Nations! Bank of India, Ld.

Do.

Calcutta

Madras National Bank of India and the Ceylon......

Burmak..)

Bank of Madras,

France Crèdit Ly nasis.

Africa....... The African Banking Corporation, America.....Bank of British Columbia.

——“་

THE Bank is now prepared to make advances on goads in neutral Godowns, and on other recurities, at rates. to be obtained on application: also to receive Money on Current Account or Fixed Deposit.

Interest for 12 months Fixed,

#

6

11.

par Cent.

29 4

3 #

CURRENT ACCOUNTS"

For Rates of Interest for other periods apply

to the Manager,

Hongkong, zoth November, 1891.

THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK

CORPORATION, LIMITED.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1891.

Intimations.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.'S

CHOICE WINES

AYALA & Can EXTRA-DRY CHAMPAGNE

"ADET SEWARD & Co.'s Choice After-Dinner CLARETS.

da. da

BURGUNDIES.

L. C. & Co. FINE OLD DESSERT FORTS.

SACCONE'S AMONTILLADO & MANZANILLA.

Bry Bopal Saumur, Haut Sauterne.

RUDESHEIMER,

HOCKHEIMER,

2

LAUBENHEIMER.

CALIFORNIAN, AFTter-Dinner Clarets and BURGUNDY.

COURVOISIER'S BRANDIES.

HENNESSY'S BRANDIES.

EXSHAW'S BRANDIES.

VERY OLD LIQUEUR BRANDY, 1848 Vintage.

THE CARLTON CLUB WHISKY (1x years old), NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S OLD SCOTCH (square bottles), L. C. & CO.'S TEACHER'S

"HIGHLAND

DUNVILLE'S & HENRY THOMSON & Co.'s IRISH.

CREA M.”

"STONEWALL" CHO'CE OLD BOURBON.

"RED HEART " RUM, “FLYMOUTH "GIN(Very Superior), French & Itellan VERMOUTH.

GINGER WINE and GINGER BRANDY,

MILK PUNCH,

CHERRY CORDIAL.

| APRICOT BRANDY; CHARTREUSE, CURACOA, MARASCHINO, "D.O.M"; ANGOSTURA, BOKER'S, ORANGE, DANVITÀ, CHIRETTA &a BOLIVAR BITTERS

Hongkong, 4th Debember, 1891,

Insurances.

£1,000 STG. Payable at Age 55, or

at death If previous may be secured by a payment at the rate of 67 76(1)......

per quarter if commenced at age. £8.143

10-11

£13 4 10 **** £17 15 Lay

AFTER the Folier has been three years in force-the_Policy-holder will be entitled

to receive on application & Free-Paid-up Policy for proportionate amount of the Sum Assured, as explained In Prospectus, should he wish to discontinue payment of premiums, laiaN

DODWELL CARLILL & Co.

P Agents, Hongkang!

-STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. ⠀

Shipping.

STEAMERS.

CALCUTTA

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, 'AND' THE Steamship

"LIGHTNING." Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the above Parts on TUESDAY, the 8th December, at Noon, Instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 27th November, 1891. [1441

NIPPON YUSEŃ KAISHA. FOR HONOLULU.

THE Company's Steamship

YAMASHIRO MARU,".

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

Mails.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO,

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE:

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

PROPOSED SAILINGS from HONGKONG. Oceanic Tuesday 8th Dec. Gaelic ......................Thursday 31st Dec. Belotti

...Saturday 23rd Jan., 1892.

THE Steambin

"OCEANIC"

will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 8th December,

hahal with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Porta.

SOUTH. BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE leave YOKOHAMA for HONOLULUM Connection being made at Yoko

-INSURANCE COMPANY'OR

T

NEW ZEALAND.

**

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE INSURANCES on favourable terms,” (ah dengOPERAT

Current rates and a guaranteed Bonus equal to that paid by the local Offices. They

GEORGE R. STEVENS & Co.,

A Agents. 37 No. 2, Queen's Road, Hongkon Hongkong, 31st March, 1891., HORS

THE

NOTICE.

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED."

'CAPITAL' SUBSCRIBED.......

j.

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on GOODS. Ke.. Policies granted to áll Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.

(DIRECT) on of About the syth instellen

Cargo and Paryongere will be sent forward by the Company's Steamship "HIROSHIMA MARU" leaving here on or about the 9th Inst.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO R. STEVENS & Com

Arts, Hongkong, 1st December,

· [1462

SAILING VESSELS.

FOR NEW YORK,

1.

HE 3/3 LLI. American Burk

"MARTHA'DAVİS, " -A Pendleton, Master, now duo," will foak hetg the above Port, and will have batek

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & CO. Hongkong, and December, 1961.

FOR NEW YORK.

WOO LIN YUEN, THE 3/3 L. I. 1. Americas Ship

Secretary,

HEAD-OFFICIL No. 2 OFTEN'S ROAD WEEE. Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.

GENERAL NOTICE.

. 126,

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITAL, TAELS.600,000,

!!

$833,333-35+ $318,000.00.

BASS'S PALE ALE, GUINESS'S DOUBLE STOUT,

''THE JAPAN BREWERY &1⁄4 LAGER BEER..

LANE CRAWFORD&C">

(1358

EQUAL TO REDUTOS RESERVE FUND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LOT TO SEX, ENG.

MANAGER-HO AMEI,

MA

world.

MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & CO.

“(THE PIANO, ORGAN AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE),

PIANOS,

PIANOS,

PIANOS.

BY ALL THE LEADING MAKERS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING:-

£3,000,000 NEW PIANOS, by

AUTHORISED CAPITAL PAID-UP CAPITAL, ............................£ $80,000

LONDON:

Head Office........40, Threadneedle Street. West End Ofice.....ag, Cockapar Street.

Branches in India, Chima, Jaram AND TER COLONIES,

THE

"HE BANK recives MONTY ON. DEPORIT,

Hows and Sella Bress or EXCHANGE ISSUES LETTERS OF (CREDIT, forwards: Bitas for. COLLECTION, and Transacts Banking" and Agency Business generally, on terms to be kad on application. -

E W. RUTTER, Manager.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

. BROADWOOD,"

· COLLARD & COLLARD,

CRAMER,

PLEVEL

HOPKINSON,

BRINGMEAD,

RUSSELS',

{Transposing Pianos).

SCHIEDMAEYER,

RACHALS,

ROSENKRANZ.

NEW PIANOS :—

The “UNIQUE” MODEL, The "BOUDOIR "

GRANDS-

BROADWOOD,

COLLARD & COLLARD,

YACHT PIANOS

HOPKINSON,

PLEYEL

Lo Yeux Moon, Esq.

"SACHEM,"

RATES OF PASSAGE.

From Hongkong, First-class. Audi To San Francisco, Vancouver,} Victoria, Esquimault, New

-༢༡༣༦ ༠༠ Westminster, Port Townsendy fo Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, O...] To Liverpool and London osa 325.00

·To Parts and Bremen....... 345.00 To Havre and Hamburg - 335.00 Through Passige Tickets granted to Eng. land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic laes of steame18,

Special rates (First-class only) are granted to Missionales, members of the Naval," Billitary, ... Diplomatic and Civil Service, to European Officisis in service of China and Japan, and to YarGovernment oficials. (No

Passengers by this line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Paclic and Connecting Lines Central Pacific, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific Railways,

1463

Return Tickets-First Class-Prepaid return tickets to San Francisco will be issued at fol- lowing rates =-

4 months............$337.50 12 months...

$393-75

Time is reckoned from date of issue to date of

Bartlett, Master, will load here for. the above re-embarkation at San Francisco, T Port, and will have quick despatch,

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, and December, 1891. * [1464

Mails

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

2+

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM

HONGKONG, 1891.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION), '- Empress of India.. | Tacsday.; Des. 8th, ** ȚARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c. taken | Ampress of Fabar | Tuesday... | Jan,,5the - CURRENT RATES to all parts of the Empress of China. Tuesday..... { Feb. 2nd. HEAD OFFICE. # * 6. PRAYA WEST

T1178

Hongkong, 17th December, 1885.

Motels.

THE SHAMEEN HOTEL. BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON. "

THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, sdmirably situated within a few minutes walk of the "River Steamer Wharves,' is now open to receiva

(Folding Key-boards). Visitors. CHAPPEL.

2nd-HAND.

BROADWOOD (COTTAGES),

(PIANETTES), (GRAND);

COLLARD & COLLARD (COTTAGE).

FLEYEL

STRAUSS

ม

SCHROER

and several others.

PRICES RANGE FROM $150 TO 1800.

All the above fastruments can be purchased by

MONTHLY PAYMENT S;

I HAVE TRICKY HOUGH A BE. THOMAS Being by far the largest Importers of Musical Instruments in the East, MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & Co, are enabled to offer customers every possible advantage in SELECTION and QUALITY

FREDERICK as a

my business, which will henceforth be conducted under the Style or Firm of HUGHES and HOUGH.

E. JONES HUGHES.

Hongkong, 1st December, 1991,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE

HE Undersigned has RESUMED

CHARGE By order of the Board,

N. J. EDE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd December, 18011000051266

NOTICE.

WE

TE have This Day established a BRANCH' of our Shanghal Firm at 66, Queen's Road Central, Into H. FOURNIER & Co. We Intend to continue the same kid, of Business. Price Lists and Circulars will be lesped me soon as the New Stock arrives.

E RICCO & CIE. Hongkong, 1st December, 1891.

NOTICE

Tigh

TAI "ON SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

Ü CHEUK TONG, have this day boen

Į, Appolated GENERAL MANAGER of the.

aboya Company;

UCHEUK TONG, Général Manager,

Hongkong, 25th November, 18qz, --

Masonic.

17449

EOTHEN MARK LODGE—No. 164

"REGULAR" MEETING of the EOTHEN

A MARK LODGE of STARE MASTER

MAFONE will be held on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the gth instant, at 3.30 for 9 pm, preclidy. Visiting Brethren sro cordially in- Frited to attend.

Hongkong, 4th December. 191.

and at

HOME PRICES.

MONTHLY PAYMENTS.CO PIANOS ON HIRE FROM $8 PER-MONTH.

Having just received (at our Hongkong and Shanghai houses) a shipment of over- TWO TONS of Music, containing every possible style sad variety, we will from this date to the December, offer a discount of 20 per cent, an all Shirt Musts and Editions-PETERS,

GENER

VIOLINS, BANJOS, GUITARS, MANDOLINS, ZITHERS, DULCIMERS, ACCORDEONS,

CERTINAS, FLUTES, PICCOLOS, TAMBOURINES, STRINGS, BOWS,

BRIDGES, MUTES, PITCH-PIPES, TAIL-PIECES, PEGS—

In fact, every kind of Instrument and Fittings possible,

Call and Jaspect our stock or obtain our Illustrated Catalogue before buying elsewhere. MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & Co,

UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL,

***** HONGKONG," (And at London, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama).

The ONLY FIRM in the Far East devoting themselves entirely to the Music Trade, Hongkong, afth November, 1891.

W.

BREWER

BAS JUST RECEIVED,

[789

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF

GRAPHIC

WORLD,

PPICTORIAL BLACK

LACK and WHITE,

"OUNG LADIES' JOURNA

You

and OTHERS-

W. BREWER'S, DER' HONGKONG

HOTEL

The Bed-rooms are cool, airy and comfortably furnished, and the spacious Dining Room, Slitting Rooms, and accommodation generally will be found equal to the best Hotels in the Far East, The Table D'Hoto is supplied with or luxury in season, and the cuisine is in experi- enced hands.

Wines, Spirits, Malt Liquors, etc, of the best quality only

A WELL APPOINTED BILLIARD-ROOM,

A. F. DO ROZARIO, Manager. Hongkong, rat September, 1891..

Shipping.

STEAMERS.

[1181

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI; THE Company's Stearaship

"FORMOSA," Captain - Hall, will be despatched for the above Forts, TO-MORROW, the 6th instant, at Daylight,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Manager, Hongkong, 3rd December (Rat

1468

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

SHIP COM

COMPANY. LIMITED.....:

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE (Calling at PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND PORTS and taking through Cargo to NEW ZKALAND, TABMANIA, - &C.)

THE Steamship

THE R. M. S.

T "EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark. Ang at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vita viria) within one year will be allowed a | discount of to per cent. This allowanci don not apply to through faris from Chlud“ and Japan to Buroje.

All PARCEL PACKAGES shorld be marked address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office wall! FIVE P.M.the day previous toʻsalling."

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des- tined to Points beyond San Francisco," in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs, San Frïnelsco.

For further information as to Passage-b Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 71. Queen's Rond Centraleana pasadameamu

J. S. VAN-BUREN, Agent Hongkong, raih November 1891. KIBIDARD FO

U.S. MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL: STEAMSHIP - COMPANY 5,900 tons, Captain O. P. Marshail, R.N.R., THROUGH TO NEW YORK, IA OVER- sailing at Noon, on TUESDAY, the 8th Dec., LAND. RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT with Her Majesty's Malls, will proceed to VAN-YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,.. COUVER, via SHANGHAI, Inland Sea, KOBE and YOKOHAMA.

RATES-OF-PASSAGE..

(In Mexican Dollars). FROM HONGKONG, FIRST CLASS,

TO

Vancouver, Victoria, Esqui- mault, New Westminster, F.C........

One Way

Fares.

Prepaid

413

mos mos.

225-338-394-

Port Townsend, Seattle, T- coma, WashKATARIN Portland, Ore., San Francisco.....

255.383487 Banff Calgary, Alba .................................. Winnipeg, Man............. 273 413 484 To Minneapolla, St. Paul,1

Duluth, Minn.....

283 428 499 Chicago, Il Kanins City, St. Loula, Moniunäaus Milwaukee, Wis mass Detroit, Mich., . Cincinnati,' Cleveland, Columbus, O...... Hamilton, London, Toronto,

Ont

195 443 517:

PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG. City of Rio de Janeiro Saturday 19th Dec.

(via Honolulu) "mis ƒ

·China...

City of Peking

Tuesday-rath-Jan.

.................Thursday 4th Feb.

THE U, S. Mall Steamship

rác,

"CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO". will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO. 4 YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU on SATUR. DAY the 10th Dec, at I P.M., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States; and Europe.

RATES OF PASSAGE.

Frora Hongkong, First-class,” To San Francisco, Vancouver,) Victoria, Esquimauit, New Westminster, Port Townsend,125.00 Seattle Tacoma, Portland, O... To Liverpool and London.... To Paris and Bremien.............................................. 345.00 To Havre and Hamburg (winom 335.00 Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Allanile, lints of Steamers.

325,00

Special rates (first class only) are granted to 303 458 534 Missionaries, members of the Naval, Military. Diplomatic, and Owl Service to European Offers in service of China and Japan, and to Government official

310,463

Buffalo, Niagara Falls, N.Y.....) Kingston, Ottawa, Out, Mon- treal, Quebec, Que............ New York,... Albany, Troy,

Rochester, N.Y... Baltimore, Md, Philadelphia,

Pittsburg, Pa Washington, DC,ji: Boston, Mass., Portland, M..........

343 Hallfax, N.S., S. Johr, N.B. Liverpool and Londen vis II-1

325 575 506

345 335

verpool................. Paris, via Liverpool and Lon-

Havre, via Liverpool Bremen, Hamburg,

" ***** 345

"

Passengers by this line have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacifo and Connecting Lines, Central Paclic, Northern „Pasión or Canadian Pacific-Railways

Return Tickety-First Class.--Exspaid return: tickets to San Francisco'will-befasded at follow- ingrates

$337.50

4 months...... 12 months...$393-75 Time la reckoned from date of issue to date of re-embarkation at San Francisco. 17.

Passengers, who have paid fall fare, re-embark. ing at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice viria) within one year will be allowed s.

from. Return, Fare. discount of per cent TALO allowance code not apply to through fares from China and Tajan to Europa,

Through Bills of Lading isaned for trang. portation to: Yokobama, and other Japan Ports, in San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities. of the United States, via Overland Ballways, to Return Tickets. Time limit for prepaid return - Havana," "Avaldad, and Demersin, and to ports ticket is reckoned from date of lizus to date of | in/1 Central and South America; by the rembarking at Vancouver.

Company's and connecting Steamers p

and class steamer and rat class on rall, and 2nd class steamer and rail, also Steamage Fares and Rates to other places, quoted on application, The Steamers call at, Victoria to land and embark passengers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all frans-Atlantic lines of steamers.

Special rates (first-class only) are granted to

a felest will be received on board until 4 P.M. the day previous to waliing. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P., Kamn day f all Parcel Packages should be marked to ada

* MENMUIR," Captain Craig, ell be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY," the 8th instant, at 3 pm

This well-known steamer is specially fitted for | Missionaries, members of the Naral, Military, Litresa la fall z value of same is required). I passengers, and has large cooling Chambers, | Diplomalic, and Civil Services, to Europenz thus, ensuring a supply of Fresh Mast,, Milk,,; pficina in servios of China and japan, and to tinad ta. Points beyond San Francisco, in the Ice, etc. throughout the voyage,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, TAIVINGSTON & Co, Agents,

•

Government officiate.

Cando. Through Bills of Lading lasted to Japan, Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadian Land:

1United States Pointen ing dala

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des

"l'United States, should be sent to the Company's Office in Sealed Envelopes, addressed" to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

or further information as to Passage and

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1891. [1444 Conealar Enyolces of Goods for United States Freight, ipply to the Agency of the Company,

““UNION* LINE OF STEAMERS.1ints should be in quadruplicate and one No. 72, Queen's Road Central.

must be sent forward- by the, stenanan use, Yīvosprašė dj. 8. VAN BUREN,

FOR NEW YORK (Via SUEZ CANAL),

“HE SteamshipS

T

#COLLINGHAM"

Dan

גי

Copy to the card of D, E Brower, Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Ballway, Vancouver, B. CEO,

Parcels must be sent to our Office with {} 77 address, marked in full by sr., on the day For further Information as to. Passage or right, apply to a vede

Captain Watson, will be despatched as above previous to sailing, on or about the roth Decem

For Freight in Panags, i

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents. Wongkong, th November, vag

de M

DAWAgent. Ganskene 25th November väntsatzteile vɛ

HONGKONG TIMBER-

YARD, WANCHAL "REGON FINE SPARS and LUMBER

Always on Hando, 2009 Agua B{C}

Hongkong, 24th June, 1882,