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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 106 日八十月六年一十二转光

Banks.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL

SUBSCRIBED

PAID-UP

BANKERS:

1,500,000

569,500

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

Insurances.

TYPHOON INSURANCE.

NOTICE. HOUSE OWNERS, TRUSTEES, MORT-

GAGEES and Others Interested in HOUSE PROPERTY are informed that THE COMMERCIAL UNION 'ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

ACCOUNTS at the Rate of 3 per cent. DAMAGE by TYPHOONS at Moderate Rates.

are prepared to accept Risks againat LOSS Dr

per annum on the Daily Balance,

ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITS :-

Fer 11 Months...4 per cent.

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DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OLD TERMS.

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong,

Hongkong, and August, 1995,

For Particulars, apply to

WM. MACBEAN,

LOCAL MANAGER, Hongkong Branch,

Connaught House,

Hongkong, 1st July, 1805.

Queen's Road Central.

£860

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE Undersigned AGENTS of the abora

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, TComptar are prepared to accept First

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE :-LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY

or SHARE.

HOLDERS...100

RESERVE FUND .....................

***£800,000

***$325,000.

NTEREST ALLOWED

INTE

Cla FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

זול!

SIEMSSEN & CO Hongkong, 18th May, 1895.

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

on CURRENT | CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent per anamm on the Dally Balances

On Fixed Deposits for 15 months...4 per cent.

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EQUAL TO RESERVE FUND

$833+333-33+,

******** $318,000,00. |

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEK SING, Esq.

LO YEUX MOOM, Esq. 11 3 H

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LOU TSO SHUN, Esq. 1- TH T. E. SANSOM, pro. Manager, Hongkong,

MANAGER-HO AMEL ARINE-RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken

Hongkong, 1st-August, -1895,

H

(905 MART RATES to all parts of the

TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL .........................................................$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND......

......$5,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

I. KRAMER, Esq.-Chairman, HOD, A. MACONACHIE.-Deputy Chairman. Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving. | S. C. Michaelsen, Esq. G. B. Dodwell, Esq. D. R, Sasason, Esq.

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq. IN, A. Slebt, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Erq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq. MANAGER!

Shanghal-H. M. Brvis, Esq.

:

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.

par Annum on the dully balance, ·

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS! For 3 months, 2) per Cent, per Aunum. For 6 months, 38 per Cent, per Annum. For a months, 4 per Cent, 'per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895. –

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World.

HEAD OFFICE, & &, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th Decmisher, 1884.

5. "940

THE

NOTICE,

"HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,000,000

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

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary, HEAD OFFICE. No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WRIT. tomakang, with Mov, vina.

Intimations.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAČAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Chief Manager. THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of SIX PER CENT., of $1.20 Per Share, DECLARED at the Ordinary Half-Yearly Meating of Share- holders held this day, will be PAYABLE at the RATION an and after TUESDAY, the 6th HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPO.

nstant.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. "HE Business ofthe above Bank is conducted the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 Pra CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $too or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per aņam.

-For-the HONGKONG-AND-SHANGWAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st August, 1805-

1484 THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

Authored Capital...........1,000,000 Subscribed Capital. .............................. 500,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

Court of Directors;--

D. Gillas, Es.

Chow Tung Shang, Haq.

H. Stalterfoht, Esq. Kwan Hal Chmer, Hug,

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Interest for 1 months Fixed, 5 per Cent. |Hongkong, 33rd October, 1893,

Amusements.

THEATRE ROYAL

CITY HALL,

SHAREHOLDERS are requested to apply to the Office of the Company for WARRANTS.

"By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. TOMLIN, Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1805-

A

NOTICE

F1017

SPECIAL SESSIONS of HER MAJESTY'S JUSTICE of the PEACE will be held in the JUSTICES' Room, at the MAGISTRACY, at Eleven o'clock in the Forencon of TUESDAY, the 13th day of August, A.D. 1895, for the purpose of considering an applica ton from and J. C, L. ROUCH for the Transfer of his Publican's Licence to Sell and Retell Intoxicating Liquors on the Premises situate st Houses Nos. 38 and 19. Prays East, under the riga of "THE PRAYA EAST HOTEL" to one.. WILLIAM HELFER.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Police Magistrate.

Meglairacy, Hongkong, grd August, shot.

MR

NOTICE

Trasa

ÆR. REGINALD ISBELL is prepared to give lessons la PIANO, ORGAN, SINGING

and THEORY.

Mr. 1B211, has bad several year! successful profesulensl experience in England and the Australian Colonies and has made the Cultiva. ¡llon and Deveforment at the Hainan Volce s

Special Study. Peak and Kowloon visited,

SPECIAL TERME FOR FAMILIKE. Evening Dances, Parties and Socials provided

R. G. G. BRADY begs to announce that with Selected Mosle on REASONABLE TERMS.

MR.G.

he will give a

FAREWELL CONCERT,

IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE

KOWLOON INSTITUTE,

ON

SATURDAY, 17TH AUGUST, 1895, at 9 P.M. precisely.

consented to aasist,

Several Ladies and Gentlemen have kladly TICKETS can be obtained at Meters, KELLY & WALSH, on and after the 10th August.

¿

PRICES.........$ & $3.

Soldiers and Sa loss, Half-price.

Hongkong, 6th August, 1895.

THE PHARMACY.

SPRAY PRODUCERE,

SILTZOGENES

CUT GLASS BOTTLES,

Manicure ReqUISTIES,

Progr

PINAUD'S PERFUMERY and TOKET WATERS

TONIC KOLA WINE,

GOLDEN MALTEK,

FARINA'S EAU DE COLCONE, Sole. Agents for "TANSAN" the popular Table-Water which contains 8 per cent, maIE. Irun carbonate than that from any other Chalybeate Springe

FLETCHER & Ca,

and

CARMICHAEL & Co, LA

- Hongkong, talk July, 1895...

Arrangements for Lessons can be made by įspplying to

Mr. REGINALD ISBELL, c/o Messrs. ROBINSON & Co.,

·Connaught House.

Hongkong, sand July, 1895.

"NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

NEITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTE, not any DEBTS contracted by the Officers of Crew the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for of the American Batque Frid. P. Litchfield, M

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1995.

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NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS,

EITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor

NEITHER THE RESPONSIBLE

for any DEBTS contracted by the. Offcure or Crew of the American Ship Paramita,

Hongkong, and August, 1805.

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NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

EITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor

NOWERS wil be RESPONSIBLE

for any DEBTS contracted by the Officers or Crew of the Ship Zyndhurst, Hongkong. 31st July, 1891.

TAK CHEUNG,

TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS,

frors

7K have This Day REMOVED to Nos, 50

W QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL,

next to Masers, CHL. J. GAUPP & Coʻt, [gs ||| Hongkong, 38th Ţano, 1865,

ESTABLISHED 1881.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895.

Intimations.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.

28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

1-

DACOER

PACKING

N

SPECIAL DAGGER PACKING

FOR HIGH PRESSURE, ROUND

OR SQUARE.

ASBESTOS PACKINGS of every description,

ASBESTOS SHKETS, MILLBOARDS, CANVAS,

ASBESTOS COMPOSITION COVERING BOILERS A STEAM PIPES. CANVAS CORE PACKING (Tuck Form). SPECIAL ENGINE and CYLINDER OILS

ASBESTOLINE, the most economical fabricaat, o

ALL GOODS BEARING TRADE MARK GUARANTEED. Hongkong, 25th February, 1895.

*A..

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

Three CELEBRATED BOOKS.

四拜禮.

號八月八英港香

Intimations.

Share Listy will close on Thursday, the 15th; day of August, 1895, at 4 þ.m. Dated at Shanghat the 30th day of July, 1895" THE

INTERNATIONAL COTTON MANUFACTURING CO.,

LIMITED. Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1890 of Hongkong, whereby the

·Mability of Members is United to the

amount of their Shorts. CAPITAL-1,000,000 Taels," Divided into 10,000 Shares of 100 Taels, each

(with power to increase), "Of which it is proposed to issue at present only: 8.000, 4,175 Shares have been subscribed for and wil be alloited, 1,000 Shares are reserved for subscription in London and New York, and 2,715 Shares- aro now offered for public subscription in China, Hongkong and Japan, payable as follows ro Taels on Application,

15 Taels on Allotment,

25 Tale on the 2nd of December, 1895. 25 Tsels on the and of March, 1896, and 25 Tails on thetaud of June, 1896.

DIRECTORS:

THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM,

Entimations."

which confirm the view that good profits may be .confidently expected and. It is believed that the calculations are on a very conservative basis, A

An offer has been oblalusd of a sufiable site. for the Mill at a fair price.

The American Trading Company will be the General Managers of the business of the Com. pany, under the supervlaton of a Board of Directors of not less than four and not more than eight Members, of whom three may be" Chinese.

Association for carrying on all branches of the Full powers are taken in the Memorandum ol business of a Cotton Manufacturing Company and the bustresses aliled thereto.

The following contract has beta mida namely:

*An Agreement dated the 15th day of july, 180..between The Ambilcan Trading Company an 1 John Ferris Seaman concealog the Agfact and General Management of the Company

Prospeciaies and Forms of Application for Hanker, at their Head Office In Hongkong and shares may, be obtained from the Company's at their several branches in Calne and Japan, and at the offices of the General Managers at Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama, probab

Where no siletment is made, the denosit wil be returned in fall, and in case a less number of Shares be allotted than is applied for, the surplas deposits will be appropriated in whole or in part, as the case may be, to the payment of the amount due on allotment.

Coplar of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and of the Contract above mentioned may be inspected by intending applicants for Shares at the Offices of the General F1052 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

PEOPLES & POLITICS OF THE FAR WILLIAM BRAND, Esq., of Mesurs. Brand Managers.

EAST, HENRY NORMAN."

TRILBY, GEO, DU MAURIER. CHEAP EDITION.

HEAVENLY TWINS,

Hongkong, 31st July, 1895.

3

BY SARAH GRAND.

CHEAP EDITION}}}

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED,

FOR SALE.

G. H. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.

In cases of a dos pists.....manwad$35 por clad.

do

H quarts ............mated

FA

Hongkong, 13th May, 1895,

`SHEWAN & Co.,

Agents.

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MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

·ON

SATURDAY next, 10TH AUGUST,

By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. BARROW and OFFIDERS, the BAND of the HONGKONG REGIMENT will play during DINNER and afterwards in the Grounds of the Hotel.

THE TABLE D'HOTE DINNER

IS SERVED IN THE GRAND DINING ROOM AT 8:00 PM. Arrangements can be made for Dinner Parties in Private Rooms. Tables or Seats can be reserved for the Table d'Hote, and Wines iced to Order.

Hongkong. 6th August, 1805.

-BOARD AND RESIDENCE AT THE H.K. HOTEL FROM

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

1843

$65

PER MONTM, UPWARDS.

EX P. & O. S.S. ADEN."

SPARKLING WHITE BURGUNDY. "Paul Dommier" CHAMPAGNE VIN, 1887.

Offley Forrester's OLD TAWNY PORT,

Brothers -Co

CHEW SHING-CHING, Esq. CHOW SHAO-YIN, Esq.

JAMES JONES. Esq, Agent of the American

Trading Co.

JOHN FERRIS SEAMAN, Esq, ol Messrs. Wisner

& Co.

General MANAGERS : THE AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY. BANKERS:

!

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

LEGAL ADVISER: H..S...WILKINSON, Esq.

Tin Comply by on the business of

HIS has been for

Cotton Splaning and Weaving at Shanghai.

It is latended that the business should at first be confined to spinning, the original equipment for which will be not less than 40,000 Spindles, with Balldings and Machinery. Wearing. Machinery will be added afterwards, Sufficient Engine and Betler power for both purposes will be installed at the outset.

The Compsar proposes to Import the mort apprkved; Machinery, to acquire a suitable alte and to erect Mills for the manufacture of Cotton Yarus-and- Clothi best salted to the China

**

NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI

NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS fo this CORPORATION will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the roth day of August next, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 30th Jane, 1895, By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkono, 24th July, 1805. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS

TERS of SHARES of the CORPORATION will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 27th fostaat, tothe 10th day of August next (both days inclusive) during which period to TRANSTER OF SHARES Can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

..T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th July, 1895,

[981 THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE is hereby given that an

markets all known the importation of Machi-NCRDINARY RIVEN AL BU EXTRA

nery by Foreigners has hitherto been officially obstracted, but Chinese have been allowed to Import Machinery under special permits and Coifan Kills owned by them have been in ide-

cesstel operation for some yeris. At present, Mills comprising about 200,000 Spindes are

either working port, alone.

in an advanced stage af jhis

Under the recently concluded Treaty between China and Japan, the restriction on the Import- len of Machinery has been removed, and this field of Industrial enterprise. Is now open to Foreigners and Chinese silke,

It is confidently hellered that there still exists that their product will successfully compete AD apening for more Cotton, Milla here, and with add ultimately supplant that brought from shroad; 7i is evident that, as compared with į japan, the much more extensive märkets öf China may be counted upon to consume s greatly, increased product.

The Cotton Mills; in Japan operate 900,000 Spindles, very large proportion of the output of which is absorbed in that country. They draw their applies of the raw material about equally, from China, and, India, and the United Buttes, the discrence, in cart of the raw material grown in Chica, would favor Mun here as compared with those In Japan to a very, considerable extent.

The markets for the coarte Yaras in China have liberto been chler supplied from India, shtat mail but Incresides imports off spacer Vans Bave found a marker here. The import of Indiay Yams during the past four years at Shangal Alone averages over 195.000 bales of three picula sach annually, whilst the principal

of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 9. Prava Central, Victoris, Hongkong, os MONDAY, the 12th

day of August, 1895, at 12 NOON, when the Subjoined Resolution will be proposed, viz :-

"That the Capital of the Company be Reduced

"from $1,000,000, divided into 20,000, "Shares of $50 each, to $200,000, divided, "late 20,000 Shares of $10 each, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling "capital which has been lost or is unrepre

sented by available assets to the extent "of $40 per Share on each of the 14,117 "Sbares which have been issued and are "now anistanding, and by reducing the "nominal amount of all the Shares in the "Company's Capital from $50 to Bro per "Share."

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Should the above Resolution be duly passed' Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General It will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Meeting which will be subsequently conraned,

Dated this afth day of July, 1895.

SHEWAN & Co., `:

General Managers. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK -COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

989)

TING & SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the OFFICE of the COMPANY No. 14. Prays Central, on MONDAY, the 19th August, si 3 o'clock M. for the purpose of receiving the

HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET.

porta in the South of China Have taken during Report of the Directors and the Statement of

the same period an averageant 135,000, baie Accents to the 30th June, Bos The demsed for Yarns in China might here

been supplied with advantage to producer and consultar ulike by locally Bertabished Milf, working outing of home growth, TOO DARRERA

An ample supply of Raw Cotton may be counted upon, as the area of cultivation can be Increased indefinitely to supply any increased demand.

As an example of the elasticity of the supply of Raw Cotton, the case of the United States

crop rose from $1700,000 bales in 1884/5 to 1,039,000 bales in 1891/1. It fell to 6,717,000 1893/3, but it is outfaated that the past

crop will

reach, 850,000 bales, with a range of prices the lower ever recorded.

Besides supplying the local market, the crop hern-during the past, your kas born. exported to the extent of 930351, pleals, an increase within four years of nearly 50 per cent. The exported cotton would have kept running 360,000 spindles is addition to those already at work. It would thus appear that a scarcity of raw material is not to be feared, whilst the competition of Indian add American cotton in Japan will check an advance beyond normal prices in Chion grow

during the past few years may be died The

| atapia;for that market.

The supply of labour is limitless, and it is already demonstrated that, the naifyes soon, become killed operativas.

The market for Yarra is at our own doors, and may be expected to continue to expand in

Croft & Co. LIGHT TAWNY PORT.

EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR WHISKY. definitely as has been the ease during the past

CALDBECK; MACGREGOR & Co., WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

LANGATELEPHONE NË, TI, N

16, QUEEN'S ROAD.

1849

·Kongkong, 6th August, 1899›

Already locally produced. Parus command's preferepes in the market by reason of their better calour as compared with fadians,

Of the Shares subscribed for, a large part has been taken by Chinese Merchante Interested in. the trade in Yarns and Cotter goods.

will be CLOSED from the 5th to the 19th. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

August, both days Inclusive, natu

By Order of the Board of Directors

R. COOKE, Acting General Manager, Hongkong, 29th July, 1805.

[1004. THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Is

NOTICE is hereby given that a KEET. of the DIRECTORS of this Company held at the Company's Office, Con- naught House, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the and August 1893, FINAL CALL of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER SHARE was made upon All Members holding Ordinary Shares of the Company, and that the same will be PAYABLE to the SECRETARY at the Office of the Company afore- said, or to Messrs. SYME & Co., the Company's Agents at Singapore, on or before TUESDAY, the 3rd September, 1895.

And Notice is also given that, in accordance with Clause 24 of the Company's Articles of any Call be not PAID on or before the said 3rd Association, If the Sam Payable in respect of September, 1895, the Helder for the luis being of the Share In respect of which the Call shai have been made shall Pay Interest for the same, at the rate of TEN DOLLARS par Cesium: per Annum, from the said 3rd September, 1895, to the time of the actual Payment,

SHAREHOLDERS are requested to note that SCRIP must be sent in when Paying Calle, in order that soch Payment may be endorsed thereon?!

By Order of the Directors,

JAMES B DUNCAN,

Secretary,

miosaigy of the working of the Mill have boga, paraísify - prepared from avaliable data, * - Hongkong, sud August, 1897,