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No. 3367

Banks.

NOTICE

The Hongkong Telegrapy.

THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE

STRAITS, LIMITED."

Insurances.

THREE IMPORTANT FACTS

D LIFE OFFICE

ABOUT THE

STANDAR

THE OFFICES of the above BANK bave HALF A MILLION STERLING

been transferred to No. 4; QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1893

Trga THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND |

THE STRAITS, LIMITED.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

************₤2,000,000 CAPITAL CALLED UP. 211,093.15.0 RESERVE FUND. 223,629.13.7

BOARD OF DIRECTOKS : Wm. Keswick, Erg.--Chairman. Adolf von Audre, Esq. | F. D. Sassoon, Esq. Egbert Iveson, E1q, H. D. Stewart, Esq. David McLean, Esq.

HONGKONG.COMMITTEE }, The Hon, C. P. Chater. | TheHon.J.J.Bell-Irving, H. Hopplus, Esq.

Head Office-3, Princes Street, Londen, Branches-Bombay, Calcotta, Hongkong, and

Shangbai.

H

Agencies-Penang, Singapore, and Yokohama.

·RATES OF INTEREST,

ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS and Fixed Deposits, can be ascertained on application.

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1893.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED,

LATE

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THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE

BANK OF INDIA, LONDON, .

AND CHINA.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

BANKERS:

1,500,000

par, annum is being paid in Death claims year by your,

1.-THE FUNDS IN HAND amount to up- wards of Seven Million pounds Sterling and have increased so per cent, in the Jaxt xs years.

3-THE LIVES who die are annually replaceit by more than double the number of new carefully safected Ilyes.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co, 679-31

Agents; Hongkong. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND'

"HE Undersigned are prepared to accept

THE MARINE INSURANCES on

favourable terms.

Current rates, and a guaranteed. Bouds equal

S, J. DAVID & Co., Agents.

to that paid by the local Offices,

Hongkong, 1st November, 1895.

GENERAL NOTICE."

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1893.

Intiniations.

MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & Co..

(UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL) HONGKONG.

PIANOS ON HIRE.

FROM $5.00 PER MONTH INCLUDING TUNING.

PIANOS

po, .do..

TUNED-Sluglo Tuning......$5.

do.

Every alternāta month...$25 per annum. de... do. montbi...

-$48 do.

INCLUDING ALL MINOR REPAIRS AND THE KEEPING OF THE TINO IN GOOD CONDITION.

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THE

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HONGKONG HOTEL.

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, "Kremlin "--A, B, C. Code-TELEPHONE, No. 33.

1380

PROPRIETORS.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITAL, TAELS $600,000, EQUAL TOäpamos-as-usa-um RESERVE FUND

$833/333-33- $318,000.00.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LEE SING, Esq.

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

MANAGER,—R'O AMEI,

MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c, taket

world.

CURRENT RAXES to all parts of the

1859

HEAD OFFICE, 8. & 9, PRAVA WEST. Hongkong, 19th December, 1885,

NOTICE:

£1,115,000 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY

LONDON JOINT Stock Bank, LIMITAD,

[NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

per annum on the Daily Balance.

of

ON FIXED DEPOSITS :-

For 12 Months...5 per cent,

6

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44

31

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JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong.

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Hongkong, 4th February, 1893

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital abo

£1,000,000 Subscribed Capital................ 500,000

HEAD OFFICE --HONGKONG."

LIMITED

"A ITAL SUBSCRIBED...

..............$1,000,073

The above Company la drepared to accept MARINE RISKS at CURRENT)Rates ön GoODS, &c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.

CHOW KAM WENG, Acting Secretary.

"HEAD OFFICE. No. 2. QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,

Hongkong, at Jandary, 1893,

MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

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DURING my Temporary Absence from the Colony, Mr CHOW ́KAM WENG will | act as SECRETARY for the Company until

farther notice.

By Order of the Board.

D. Gillies, Esq.

Court of Directors:—

ChowTung Shang, Esq.

WOO LIN YUEN,

Secretary Hongkong, stit January, 1893,

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C. J. Hirst, Esq.

Chan Kii Shan, Esq. | W. Wotton, Esq.

| Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Intimations.

THE MIIKE COAL MINING COMPANY,

HE MIKE COAL' is a

Brancher-Lordon, Yokohama, Shanghal, THE

Amoy and Foochow

BANKERS

The Commercial Bank of Scotland. Parra Banking Co., and The Alliance Bank (Ld.)

Interest for ia montas Fixed, 5 per Cent,

"

6

CURRENT ACCOUNnts"

M

4

BITUMINOUS COAL

of duk reddish colour... Far stest purposes

It has been pronounced to be the best and the

most economical of all the Japanese Couls. Its

..........................THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE HONGKONted accommostation to travellers and others. It is situated in the centre of “HE HOTEL-the most commodious and best appointed Hotel in the Far East the town, apposite the General Post Office and the Hongkong Club, adjacent to Feilder's Wharf (the principal landing stage at the Colony) and in close proximity to the Banks and Shipping Offices. The HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH CDnvoya passengers and baggage to and from all Mail Steamers. THE TABLE D'HOTE, at separate tables, is supplied with every delicacy, the cuisine being

under experienced supervision.

*

Intimations,

SELAMA TIN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE.

PRIVATE MEETING of SHAREHOL-

ADERS will be held at the COMPANY'S

OFFICE, St 4 P.M. TO-MORROW, the 8th inst.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. HUTTON POTTS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 1st Februuý, 1891.

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND ' GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Į

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THE SIXTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com- pany will be held at the Company's OFFICE, No. 4. Praya Central, at 11 o'clock (Noon), on THURSDAY, 9th February next, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, | with a Statement of Account 'to 31st December;

*802.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from and to 9th February, both daya inclusive.

EDWARD ÖSBORNE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 26th January, 1893.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

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"HE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

MEFTING of SHAREHOLDERS IT

the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Victoris, pet on WEDNESDAY, the and February, at Twelve o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1893,

...

THE BED-ROOMS, with adjoining Bath-rooms, are lefty and well ventilated, open on to

spacious Verandahs, are lighted by gas and fitted throughout with electric communicators. The Reading, Writing and Smoking Rooms, Ladies! Drawing Rooms, the new, Bar and public

BILLIARD ROOMS (Six English and American Tables) are fitted with every convenience, A handsomely appointed GRILL ROOM, where: chops, steaks, 8cc., are served at any hour

adjoins the HOTEL, and is under the same Management.

The WINES & SPIRITS are selected by an Expert and the BEST BRANDS only are suppiled." HYDRAULIC ASCENDING-ROOMS of the latest and most approved type convey passengers

and baggage from the Entrance Hall to each of the five Boots abova. NIGHT PORTERS and WATCHMEN are 'continually on duty; *!!

.

Hongkong, rath February, 1892.

R. TUCKER ·

Manager.png

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W. POWELL & CO.

0.

LAST WEEK OF THE GREAT SALE. SUPERIOR LINOLEUMS AND FLOOR OILCLOTHS, (SUITABLE FOR SHIPS' CABINS), $1.00 PER SQUARE TARD,

$

SHIPS BLANKETS,

Homeland, 7th February 1863°),

PAÍR.

W. POWELL & CO.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HAVE RECEIVED THEIR NEW STOCK OF

SADDLERY,

Racing Saddles 3 lb. & 5 lb., Saddle Cloths Weight Cloths, Clothing, Bridles,

Racing and Driving Rein

JOCKEY WHIPS, DRIVING WHIPS...

Surcingles, Girths, Rollers, Stirrup Leathers and Webs, Headstalls, Cruppers, Martingales,

export is increasing yearly, and the opinions] Heiters Hunting Crops,

expressed by several of the largest regular

н,

"}

| consumers are in testimony of the excellent

qualities of the coal,

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Hongkong, 12th December, 1893. NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED, (IN LIQUIDATION). PAYMENT OF FIRST DIVIDEND.

[OTICE is hereby given that a FIRST

NDIVIDEND 20 Fer Cents will be

PAYABLE ON APPLICATION, at' the Office of the NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMIT, IN LIQUIDATION, on aud after the 16th Instant, "to all Creditors whose CLAIMS have been received and admitted.

Deposit Receipts, Bills of Exchange, &c), must be handed in before the Dividend can be' gaid.

E. W. RUITER...

Attorney for the Liquidatoria

Hongkong, 16th January, 1893, ada [óa HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

POLO BITS.

Box Spuis, Racing Spuri; Hunting Crops." STABLE BRUSHES AND REQUISITES/

Attention is called to the following advantages Riding Boots, Jockey Boots, Boot Tops, Boot-top Liquid, Saddle. Soap, Brown Leather Paste.

bunker direct from the Underigued':→→ to Ships' Owners and Captains, who coal their

FRESHNESS of the coal.

UNIFORMITY of quality..

FREEDOM from impurities..

Supply in toy quanilly on shortest notice. Quick despatch.

BEST of weight, età, etc.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHIA,

|: Sola Agents, « Wingkans, cih September. 1801.

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TAKLEMA COLLIERIES (COMPANY,

MOJI

Undersigned AGENTS for their. Coal,

LANE CRAWFORD& C°

Honorine, 28th December, 201

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CENTRAL HOTEL,

SHANGHAL

~HIS long established SELECT Family Hotel, stiuated on the Band, facing the river, in the

THIS. Company having Appolated the centre of the Settlements, has lately undergone extensive alterations, and is now fisted" with (TAKLEMA AKAIKI) is Hongkong, they are the latest modern improvements, including Bath and Dressing Rooms ATTACHED to Sultes prepared to supply Coal ex-Ship, ex-Godown, pr. trimmed la Bunkers, at prices to be had on and Single Roome, with hot and cold water fald on, DOUCHE, SHOWER SPRAVE, die, and heated TOTICE is hereby given that the`ORDI. | application,

NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of

to a comfortable temperature during winter.

N

CORPORATION.

Copies of Reports and Analysis to be

seen In-

the SHAREHOLDERS in this CORPORATION the Offles of the Uddersigned."

will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, an MONDAY, the 27th day of Febriary current,

at 11.35 o'clock A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directore. together with Statement of Accônâté to'gist December/1894.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

F. DE BOVIS,

Chief Manager.

CHEE ON &Co.,

Sole Agents,

Nos. 21 & 22, Lee Yuen Street, East, Hongkong, 26th September, 1803. C933

KING WO CHEONG. COAL MERCHANTS, SHIP'S COMPRA.

DORES, STEVEDORES,&

SEPARATE ROOMS FOR PRIVATE DINNER "PARTIES, UL..

A

The Electric Lighting now partly laid on will be completed during this year, 1892, “An Assistant gubil attend on Passengers, by Mall, Steamers, N.B.-TILIGRAFIKIĆ ADDRESS ¡~" CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

666)

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Hongkong, 3rd February, 1893, [181 Have for Sals á cargo of pure AKAIKÍ COAL,

ex GODOWN and ex SHIP. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

Kowloon Docks, reports that AKAIKI

CORPORATION, P

to hereby, given the REGIS-

MR. W. BOYD, Superintendent at

NOTICE here on the GA COAL GIVES TEN PER CENT, BETTER.

will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 37th RESULTS than any Japanes Coal he has ever February current, (both days ficlustra}}"durín" usód,

which period no TRANSFER OF SHARES can be. For full particulars as to price, &o. registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,71%

F. DE BOVIS,

Hongkong 3rd Febrosty: 1895,

Chief Maisgét.

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Apply to

9 C

F. E. REILLY

PROPRIETOR.

SIX DOLLARS

· PER QUARTER

Amusements."

THEATRE

ROYAL

CITY HALL, HONGKONG,

TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 8th February,

AND

SATURDAY, the 11th February..

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.E. Sir WILLIAM AND LADY ROBINSON..

F

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RE. EAR'S

"BLACK DIAMOND MINSTRELS."

30 PERFORMERS.

By kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel RAVEN HILL and the Officers of the SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, a Costingent of the BAND will be in attendance.

POPULAR PRICES:-ŝa nad Št. Soldiers and Sailors' In uniform half price to Second Sente.

Doors open at 8.30 PM. Overture at 9 P.M., promptly,

Plan and Tickets at Mesara, KuLLY & WALBE, Limited.

A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BE GIVEN TO A LOCAL CHARITY. Hongkong, 6th February, 1893. [x97

Shipping.

STEAMERS.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND.

CALCUTTA,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company THE Steamship. will be CLOSED from the gth to the 22nd lost, both days inclusive,

By Order,

eme

JAS. B, COUGHTRIE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 1st Febuary, 1893

JURY LIST-1893---

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NOTICE is hereby give that pursuant to the Provisions of" Section 8 of the Jury Consolidation Ordinance of No. 18 of 1887,51 bave on the rat instant, caused to be posted at the chief entrance to the Court House, a LIST OF ALL PERSONS ascertained by me.

to

be liable to tervena JURORS.

The said List will remain so: posted until the 14th, instant, in order that spy person

apply by Notice' is writing to me requiring that

his Name or the Name of some other Person may be respectively either added to, or struck off from the said List, upon cause to be daly assigned to such Notice.

BRUCE SHEPHERD,

Acting Registrar,

Registry Supreme Court,

Hongkong, fat February, 1893.

NOTICE.

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"HE VOLUNTEER, COMMITTEE give THE

Cvement is progres

sing satisfactorily the Government has extended the time for CLOSING the LISTS of VOLUN- TEERS until the end of the present month:

Captain MCCALLUM ·ħat'secured sufficient Dumber of Men to complete the Battery of Anllery. "A" Company of the Maxim Gua Corps has been practically formed and is about to organise fuelf by the election of Officers, subject of course to spproval.

Gentlemen-desirous of siding in the formation of "B" Company are requested to communicate without delay with the Committer.

For the Committee,

JNO, J. FRANCIS, Chairman, Hongkong, grd. February, 1893.

NOTICE

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FN conformity with the provisions of Regula-

held prescalation for

14

CHINESE PILOTAGE. SERVICE, Board of: Appointment, will bold ■ COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION at the HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, SWATOW, at 11 A.M., on THURSDAY, the 9th February, to fill a Vacancy among the Swatow Pilota.

J. H. C. GÜNTHER, Harbour Master, Custom House, Swatow, 30th January, 1893....... IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPHS.

NOTICE

TROLLOWING Will

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WOWING RATES IL be charged per and HONGKONG via CHINESE LAND-

LINES,

TO

TONKIN ..................................................24 cesta. COCHIN CHINA .................................132 ANGAM.......................28 CAMBODGE..........$

SIAM min43.

For the Trafic Exchanged between Stations

In China and Stations in French Indo-China (only) the counting of words is as follows

The maximum length of a word is fixed at FIFTEEN CHARACTERS:****

"ARRATOON APCAR," Captain J. E. Hansen, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the gih instant,

at 1PM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 4th February, 1893.

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS,

·FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, E *HE Steamship

#CARDIGANSHIKE,"

Captain E. Sincock, will be despatched as above on or about THURSDAY, the gth instant.

For Freight, or Passage, apply to

DODWELL CARLILL & Co.,

'Agents. Hongkong, 1st February. 1893.

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

THE Steamship

"MOGUL,"

Captain Golding, will be despatched as above on or about THURSDAY, the 9th instant.

For Freight or Paige, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 1st February, 1893.

"UNION" LINE OF STEAMERS,

FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. THE Steamabip

"ST. ASAPH," Captain Wood, will be despatched for the above Ports on of about SATURDAY, the 11th instant.

For Freight or Pamage, apply to

SHEWAN & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1893.

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

“HE Steamship.

TH

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“TATAR," Balley, Commander, will be despatched for the above Fort on or about the 14th instant.

For Freight or Passare, apply to

DODWELL, CARLJLL & CO. {

Agenta.

fgga Hongkong, 2nd February, 1893.

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, LONDON, HAMBURG AND ANTWERP. THE Steamably

"MONMOUTHSHIRE," Captain Coming, will be despatched as above on or about the zand instant, n

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, and February, 1891.

193

J

SAILING VESSELS.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

Numbers expressed in Figures are counted at THE A. 1, American Bark Tthe rate of FiveFigures to a word plus one

no word for any excess,

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

IMPORTERS OF TOBACCO

Plencer Brand, KING WO CHEONG, Ogden's Fruit and 13oney.

No. 32, Praya Centralangn] Capstan Navy Cut.. Hamakony, sed February, 1893. *** [187 Dollar Brand, Golden Eagle. SAI-PANG COALS,

THE

th

Notices of Firms. Wedersigned begs to inform the Poble

3

A. E. SKEELS &Co.,

Telegraphic Address "SOPRINOS," Hongkong? (A.B.C. Code 4th Edition.) AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS & P

COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 17, FRAYA CENTRAL, APARA Undar Mensis. Douglas Lapralk & Caï1s Offloób,

Hongkong, Str January, 18937.

that he has appointed HOP-WO-LOONG

Traveller Brand.AL Wild Three Castidaguna ke Ogden's Bird's Eye Happy Thought.

Wale Golf Fake Honey De Ogdda's Bliver Vell Ogden's Navy Cw, Star MixtureFi+G

IMPORTERS OF CIGARET

as Agents in Hongkong for the Sale of the SAI- Sweet Caporal, PANG COALS of the HONDO COAL MINES) Ogden's Yellow Pibsh Ispan

KONOMI TAKASUKE, £1 Owner of the Hondo Coal Mines.

E the Undersigned are ready to supply W COALS of the above Mines, weight, and quality guiraatood, in any quantity with the qulakest dispatch,

HOP-WO-LOONG

Agents for the Hondo Con Mines,

No. 35 & 17, Pn Hongkong, 444 Augury' 1892,

WE

Ogden's Bird's Eye

Otto de Rose.

JE are the Tirgust Importers and keep the most varied Stock of Tobaccos and Cigarettes in

The Colony anemonica and Everything guaranteed absolutely fresh. If found otherwise we will dmchange? Pu

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED

UEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL HO GKONGANG

The sams Rule applies to groups of letters.

O.. MOLLER, RE.. Traffic Superintendent. Canton, 1st February, -1893......

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KEBAO

SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME FRANCAISE.

in: 0

CAPITAY 4,000,000 FRANCE.

,' { Þ

+ SOCIÉTÉKÉBAO (TONKIN), dont

Pextraction prend tous les jours de l'impor tance et qui est seule FOURNISSEUR DE LA MARINE FRANÇAISE AU TONKIN, - dont

-* JOHN. BAIZLEY," Shepherd, Master, will 'load here' for the above Fors, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

· SHEWAN & Co, Hongkong, 11th January, 1893.

Consignees.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL "STEAM.

SHIP COMPANY,

NOTICE

CONSIGNETS CACH

lệ Charbbi est bridő: d'une façon régulière à

"OCEANIC Per Steamship bord des' Stenders des MESRAGERIES - MARI,, ;The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees Tides, et en particulier, à, bord du Haiphong," "of Cargo are hereby requested, to, send in their voulant introduire ses Charbons sur la place de Bill of Lading for Countersignature, and to take Hongkong confié le soin de son Agence à is immediate delivery of their Goods from long-

DASHEWAN & Cle

A Prys Central, Hongkong rtiz'der'sel.'Novembre, 89a, 142927 NIGER

La Directeur Général de Kibao. SAHENRY. PORTAL, PARE

Kébanj le 10 Decembre, 18ga,

Carge impeding the discharge of the path

will be landed and stored at: Consignoes ziali and expense,

1.8. VAN BUREN,

Agent.

Hongkong, ist February, 1895.