1891-12-07 — Page 1

No.

460307

3014

Banks.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK

CORPORATION; LIMITED,

AUTHORISED CAPITAL

$,000,000

Intimations.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 189г.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.'S

CHOICE WINES

FAID-UP CAPITAL... $80,000 AYALA & Can EXTRA-DRY CHAMPAGNE

LONDON:

J

Head Office........40, Threadneedle Street West End Office....25, Cockspür Street.

BRANCHES IN INDIA, CHINA; JAPAN

AND THE COLOMIES,

“HE BANK recives Monky of DeŸosít. Eure and Sells BHAS OF EXCHANGE ISSUES LETTERS OF UREDIT, forwards' BILLE FOT COLLECTION, and Transacts Banking and 'Agency Business generally, on terms to be had

on application.

LWKUTTER,

Minkger."{10

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

Authorized Capital ......................

Subscribed Capital................................................. 500,000

HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG:--

Court of Directors?---

D. Gilles, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

CJ. Hirst, Esq.

Chow Tung Shang.Eq.

W. Wotton, Esq.

Kwan Hol Chuen Teg.

A. B. McKEAN, Acting Chief 'Manager.

ADVISORY COMMITTER IN

LONDON -

THOMAS CARMICHAEL, Esq.-Messrs. Dent,

Palmer & Co.

J.

JOHN BUTTERY, Esq.-Meurra, John Buttery &

Co.

C, B. STUART-WORTLEY, Esq., M.P., for Hallaus,

Gro."Munro, Manager.

Bankers -The Alliance Bank (L4)

SHANGHAI,

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Hal Fill Yuen, Esq;

Lim Kwah King, Esq.

Ma Kle Tchong, Esq. Chu Ming Slang, Esq.

Tong Kwel Sung, Esq.

J. D. THORBURN, Manager pro, tèm.

Amoy .................H, Pinckney, pro. Agest.

Canton

'AGENCIES.

Shewan & Co.

Foochow ...M. W. Grieg & Co.

Hank......A. R. Greaves.

Tentsin......R. M. Brown & Co.

Newchwang Bandinel & Co.

Chatoo Command & Co.

Yokohama...E. B, Watson,

Montia ......Tillson, Herrimann & Co.

Batavila......Knowles & Co.

Saigon......Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Haiphong...Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Singapore ...A. L. Johnston & Co. Penang.Sandilands, Buttery & Co. Bombay......National Bank of India, Ld. Calcutta....

Do.

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

Burmah...)

Bank of Madras. *

Franca...Crèdit Lyannafs, mot

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

THE Bank is now prepared to make advances on goods in neutral Godowns, and op other securities, at rates to be, obtained on' application ; also to receive Money on Current Account or Fixed Deposit

Interest for 12 months Fixed, § per Cent.

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CURRENT ACCOUNTS

For Rates of Interest for other periodi apply

to the Manager.

Hongkong, 20th November, 18gr.

I.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE

[$429.

TAI ON SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

ADET SEWARD & Co.'s Cholen Ater Dinner CLARETS.

da: do.

BURGUNDIES, NE

LC. & Co.'s FINE OLD DESSERT PORTS.

SACCONE'S AMONTILLADO & MANZANILLA.

Bry Boyal Saumur, Haut Sauterne. RUDESHEIMER,

HOCKHEIMER,

Insurances.

THREE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE

STANDARD LIFE OFFICE

1-HALF A MILLION STERLING “dự

7.

annum.is being paid in Death claims year by year.

Shipping

STEAMERS.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND Sampon AD NADA CALCUTTA,

THE Steamship, THE

"LIGHTNING

2-THE FUNDS IN HAND amount to upCaptain J. G.Spence, will be despatched for the wards of Seven. Million pounds Sterling above Parts TO-MORROW, the 8th December, and have increased so per cent, in the at Noon, instead of as preylously advertised. last 15 years.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

3—THE LIVES who die are annually replaced by more than double the number of new carefully selected lives.

933-3)

LAUBENHEIMER TE CALIFORNIAN AFTER-DINNER CLARETS AND BURGUNDY. COURVOISIER'S BRANDIES.

HENNESSY'S BRANDIES.

old).

EXSHAW'S BRANDIES. VERY OLD LIQUEUR BRANDY, 1848 Vintage.

THE CARLTON CLUB WHIṢKY (11 years NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S OLD SCOTCH (square bottles), L. C. & CO.'S TEACHER'S

N

HIGHLAND

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

CRE A M.'

"STONEWALL” CHO CE OLD BOURBON.

"RED HEART"RUM, "PLYMOUTH "GIN (Very Superior), French & Italian VERMOUTH.

GINGER WINE and GINGER BRANDY,

MILK PUNCH,

CHERRY CORDIAL, APRICOT BRANDY, CHARTREUSE, CURACOA, MARASCHINO “DOM", ANGOSTURA, BOKER'S, ORANGE, DANVITA, CHIKETTA &– BOLIVAR, BITTERS"

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

THE JAPAN BREWERY &0's LAGER BEER.

Hongkong, 4th Debember, 1891.

LANE.CRAWFORD&C°

(2358

MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & CO.

(THE PIANO, ORGAN AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE), PIANOS,

PIANOS,

PIANOS.

BY ALL THE LEADING MAKERS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING:

NEW PIANOS, by

BROADWOOD,

!

COLLARD & COLLARD,

CRAMER,

PLEVEL,

HOPKINSON,

BRINSMEAD,

RUSSELS',

(Transposing Plande SCHIEDMAEYER,

RACHALS,

ROSENKRANZ.

NEW PIANOS:--

The "UNIQUE” MODEL, The "BOUDOIR !!

GRANDS-

BROADWOOD,

COLLARD & COLLARD,

YACHT PIANOS

PLEYEL

HOPKINSON,

(Folding Key-boards),”

CHAPPEL

2nd-HAND.

BROADWOOD (COTTAGES),

}

(PIANETTES). (GRAND), COLLARD & COLLARD (COTTAGE)

PLEVEL

STRAUSS

SCHROER

and several others.

PRICES RANGE FROM $150 TO $800,

All the above instruments can be purchased by

T

MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

Telas by far the largest Importers of Musical Instruments to the East, MOUTRIE, ROBINSON CHEUX TONG; have this day been & Co. are enabled to offer customers every possible advantage in SELECTION and QUALITY

appointed GINIRAL MANAGER' ́of the

above Company.

U CHEVE TONG, General Manager.

Hongkong, 25th November, rex, ONS SUK445)

NOTICE

+

I HAVE This Day admitted Mr. THOMAS FREDERICK HOUGH as a Partner, in my business, which will henceforth be conducted under the Style or Firm of. HUGHES 24 HOUGH.

E. JONES HUGHES, Hongkong, rst December, 18p1.

UNION' INSURANCE SOCIETY OF- CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE

HE Undersigned has RESUMED

CHARGES By order of the Board,

N. J. IDE

Secretary Hongkong, 3rd December, 18ys.* [7456

NOTICE

X JE have This Day established a BRANCH'

Wof our Shanghal Firm at 66, "Queen")

Road Central, late H FOURNIER '&'COP Latend to continue the same kind of Business, Price Lister and Cirentare Will Be Iäided as soon

E. RICCO & CIE.

as the New Stock arrives, ⠀⠀

Hangkong, 1st December, 1891.

Masonic,

EOTHEN MARK LODGE NŐ, ́354

REGULAR MEETING of the EOTHEN

ARMANLAR THE OTHER

MASONS will be held on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the già instant, at 8,30 forly ʻpini. precisely. Visiting. Brethren are cordially: In- vited to attend.

Hougheng, 4th Documber}'e#grə 14478

and at

HOME PRICES.

MONTHLY PAYMENTS. PIANOS ON HIRE FROM $8 FER MONTH.

Having just received (at our Hongkong and Shanghai houses) a shipment of over TWO TONS of Music, containing 'every possible style and variety, we will from this date to the gret December, offer u'discount of 20 per cent, on all Shatt Huric and Editions—PETERS, LITOLFF, and AUGENER.

VIOLINS, BANJOS," GUITARS, MANDOLINS, ZITHERS, DULCIMERS, ACCORDEONS, CONCERTINAS, FLUTES, PICCOLOS, TAMBOURINES, STRINGS, BOWS, BRIDGES, MUTES, PITCH-PIPES, TAIL-PIECES, PEGS

In fact, every kind of Instrument and Fittings possible.

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

UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL

HONGKONG,

(And at London, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama). TIGONLY FIRM in the Far East devoting themselves entirely to the Music Trade. Hongkong, 2007 November, for.

W. BREWER

BAS JUST RECEIVED,DE_

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF

GRAPHIC

LLUSTRATED

PICTORIAL WORLD

BLACK Rod WHITE,

OUNG LADIES' JOURNAL,

and OTHERS,

W. BREWER'S.. UNDER · HONGKONG A HOTEL.:

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.

Agents, Hongkong. NOTICE,

MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY

·LIMITED,

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED$1,000,000

ม

The above Company is prepared to acce MARINE RISKY at CURRENT Râxes en Goods. &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.......

WOO LIN YUEN,

* Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE.

No. 2. CTEKM'z Road' WesT. Hongkong, rst February, 1881..

Taxé

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITAL TAELS 600,000,

$833.333-33 EQUAL TD....342430140448, RESERVE FUND $318,000.00,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WO Ler Saxo, E.

LO YEUX MOON, Esq. LOU TO SHUN, Esq.

world.

MANAGER-HO AMEI.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., Agents

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· Hongkong, 17th November, 1891.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FÖR HONOLULU.

“HE Company's Steamship

"YAMASHIRO MARU,” will leave YOKOHAMA for HONOLULU (DIRECT) on or about the 27th fasti the Company's Steamship "HIROSHIMA Cargo and Passengers will be sent forward by MARU" leaving here on or about the 13th last.

For Freight or Passage; apply to

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 1st December, 1891.

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SAILING VESSELS.

FOR NEW YORK." THE 3/3 1. 1. 1. American Bark

“MARTHA DAVIS," Pendleton, Master, now due, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, and December, 1891.

FOR NEW YORK.

[1463

MA CURRENT RATES to all parts of the

ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c. taken THE 3/3 L. I. I. American Ship

"SACHEM," Bartlett, Master, will load here for the above | Port, and will hara qulëk despatch.

For Freight, apply to "Tx178

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

HEAD OFFICE. 3 & 2, PRAVA WEST. Hongkong, 17th December, 1885,

Wotels.

THE SHAMEEN HOTEL,

¡BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON. THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, admirably FIRST CA few minutes walk of the River Steamer Wharves, is now open to receive

Visitors.

The Bedrooms súe cool, siry and comfortably Furnished, and the spacious Dining Room, Sitting Rooms, and accommodation generally will be found equal to the best Hotels in the Far East,

The Table D'Hate is supplied with ever! laxury in season, and the cuisine is in experi enced kanda....

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

À WELL APPOINTED BILLIARD-ROOM.

A. F. DO ROZARIO, Manager. Hongkong, ret September, 1801.

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Shipping.

STEAMERS.

Mails

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY'S. ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1891.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).. Empress of India. ] Tuesday..... ! Dec. 8th. Empress of Japan | Tuesday..."] Jani 5th. Empress of China. | Tuesday... | Feb. 2nd.

HER. M. S.

THE EMPRESS OF INDIA,"

5,900 tons, Captain O. P. Manhall, R.N.R., salling at Noon, on TUESDAY, the 8th Dec, with Her Majesty's Mails, will proésed to VAN- [1181COUVER, vs SHANGHAI, Inland Ses,

KOBE and YOKORAMĄ.

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHÓW.

HE Company's Steamship THE

"HAITAN,"

Captain 9. Ashton, will be despatched for the abova Ports, TO-MORROW, the 8th Instant, nt Daylight.

(7478

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Hongkong, 3th December, 1891. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE.

Calling at PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND

PORTS and taking through Cargo to New ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &5)

THE Steamship

S MENMUIR," Captain Craig, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 8th instant, at 2 p.m.

Arne ---This well-known steamer is specially fitted for passengers, and has large cooling. Chimbers, thus ensuring a supply of Fresh Meat, Mille fee, etc. throughout the voyage,

|: For Freight or Passage, apply to

RATES OF PASSAGE. (In Mexican Dollars).

FROM HONGEONO, FIRST CLASS.

ΤΟ

Vancouver, Victoria, Esqui-

manit, New Westminster,

One Way

Prepald

return

4 12

12208.08.

225 338 394

Port Townsend, Seattle, Ta-

come, Wash..... Portland, Ore., San Francisco........... Banff Calgary, Alba............... 255 383.487 Winnipeg, Man

375-413 483 255428 499

To Minneapolis-St. Paul, Daluth, Minnesoteraikan Chicago, Ill, Kansas City,

St. Louis, Mo Milwaukee, Wis Detroit, Mich., Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, O...... Hamilton, Loades, Toronto,

Ont.

Buffalo, Niagara Falls, N.Y... Kingrion, Oflawa, Onty Mon-

treal, Quebec, Qu New York, Albany, Troy,

Rochester, NY Baltimore, Mday Philadelphia,

M

Pittsburg, PEI OSFOGEJUJALIJE Washington, D. C., Boston, Messy Portland, Maimona Halifax, N.S., St. John, N.B., ** | Liverpool and London via Lis) GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., 1 verpool Just Agents. arma (Paris, via Liverpool and Lon- Hongkong, 3rd December, 1861. [2444 don............+6310230005)

Hävre, via Liverpool AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM Bromen,

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Hamburg, STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ PORT SAID, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE AND FIUME ANAK var en als (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF RED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT, and ADRIATIC PORTS.): „I THE Company's Steamship

T

of steamers.

#

k

293 443 517

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

Mails.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TÁKING CARGÓ AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE:

AND

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, Oceanic Tesday 8th Dec. Gaelle

Belgic

........................................ Thorsday 31st Dec.

..........................Saturday 3rd Jan, 1892.

"THE Steamahio

THE

OCEANIC"

will be despatched for San Francisco, víd Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the glb inst... at Daylight Connection being made at Yoko- hama with Steamers from Shanghal and Japan Ports.

$225,00

RATES OF PASSAGE. From Hongkong, First-class, To San Francisco, Vancouver,} Victoria, 'Esquimault,” New Westminster, Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, O.....) · To Liverpool and Landen ............ 325.00 To Parts and Bremen................... 345.00 To Have and Hamburg. 335.00 Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng- land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of steamers.

Special rates (First-class only) are'granted to Missionales, members of the Naval," Military, Diplomatic and Civil Service, to European Officials in service of China, and Japan, and to Government officials

Passengers by this line" have the option of proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and Connecting Lines, Central Pacific, Northera" Pacific or Canadian Paclic Raliways.'

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

12 months.............393-75 Time is reckoned from date of issute to date of re-embarkation at San Francisco.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark Ing at San Francisco, for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10 per cent. This allowance doss not apply to through fates from China and Japan to Europi.

All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office until Five P,M. the day previous to sailing.

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 Francisco, 201

For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, P -No. 72, Queen's Road Central:

J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent. Hongkong, 7th December, 1891.

U. 5. MAIL LINE.

| PACIFIC · MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH 20 NEW YORK, VA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, 'AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

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

(via Honolulu)Han)

China ..............................................................Tuesday 1zik Jan, | City of Peking moonThursday 4th Feb,

"THE U.S. Mali Steamship are taken

THE

"CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO"

will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO, 148 YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU 08 SATUR- DAY, the 19th Dec, at 1 Ft., taking Fassengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

RATES OF PASSAGE. From Hongkong, First-class, - To San Francisco, Vancouver, Victoria, Esqulmault, New

* Westminster, Port Townsend, $235.00

Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, 0...) To Liverpool and London. 325,00. To Paris and Bremen............ills 345.00 To Havre and Hamburg

335,00

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers,

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

310-455]

543

335 575 506

3451

333 345

Passengers by this line have the option proceeding Overland by the Southern Pacifik and Connecting Lines, Central Pacifc, Northern

·Pacião or Canadian Pacific Raliwaya, memand

Return Tickets-First ClassPrepaid return tickets to San Francisco will be issued at follow- ingrates

4 months.$337.50 fatta month ........................$393-75 Time is reckoned from date of issue to date of re-embarkation at San Francisco,!!!!

Fassengers, who have paid full fare, re-embark- ing at San Francisco for China of Japan (or vice versa) withia one year will be allowed a discount of to per cent from Return Fars This allowance does not apply to through and class steamer and rst class on ral, and fart from China and Yabas to Europe. and class steamer and rail, also Steerage, Fares and Rates to other places, quoted on application,portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, Through Blis of Lading leased for trans The Steamers, call at Victoria to land and to San Francisco, to Atlantic and faland Cilles embark passengum,

of the United States, via Overland Rallways, to Retum Tickets Time limit for prepaid return. Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports ticket is reckoned from date of issue to date of in Mexico, Central and South America, by the re-embarking at Vancouver, mal di gi Company's and connecting Steamers don

Through Fassage Tickets granted to England, Fight will be received on board until '4")

4 PM. Franco, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines the day previous to sailing. Farcel Packages whit

be received at the Office until F.M. and day Special rates (first-class only) are granted to all, Parcel Fackages should be marked to ad Missionaries, members of the Naval Military, dream in fall i valse of same is required. vizit Diplomaito, and Civil Services, ito Edropean Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Fo officials in service of China, and Japan, and to tined to Points beyond San Francisco, in the Government officials, unde va a esda United States, should be sent to the Company's CARGO Through Bills of Lading Issued to Office in Sealed Envelopes," addressed to the BESTD SASSOON, SONS & Co. Japan, Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadian Collector of Customs at San Francigo,

Hongkong, 5th December, 1897, 1474 and United States of Goods for United States Polata should be in quadruplicate'; and, one topy must be sent forward by the steamer to the care of D. E. Brown," Assistant General Freight, and Passenger Agent, Canadian Paciße Rallway, Vancouver, B. Celá einka porr

Parcels must be sent to saur : Office ✨ with Y address marked in fall by 5 FM, 'on the day previams to sailing Patpone rei ve aile olid pan 1 For further information as to Pamage or Freight, apply to de dar and bra pusi, pr ENDODWELL, CARLILL & CHINA Agents. Blangkong, 11th Novambus. «80s.

"MARIA TERESA," Captain R Depels, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 22nd Inst.,.at Noop. Cargo will not be received on board after 3 F.M. prior to date of sailing, pero 481, prom Tar futher Information as to Passage and Freight

**SHIRE* LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SINGAPORK, HAVRE, LONDON, *HAMBURG AND ANTWERP, THE S

Maya #GLAMORGANSHIRE plovosting Captals, Davies' will, be despatched as abova on or about TUESDAY, theath December

For Freight or Famage, spply to

DODWELL" CARLILL Hongkong, 5th December, 1893,

Consular Invoices

Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,

For further information as to Passage 'and' No. 72, Queen's Road Central, 2003

..., I., S., VAN BUREN,

Will Agent. Havalon 25th November: RAS

HONGKONG TIMBER

YARD, WANCHAL REGON PINE SPARS and LUMBER

"Always on Hand, E.

L. MALLORY,

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· Hongkong, ngth June, stär,