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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 108 日十二月六年一十二精光

Išanks.

TONGKONG AND. SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Reseave FunD........

..$10,000,000

...............$ 5.500,005

Insurances.

TYPHOON INSURANCE.

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

J. KHAMER, Esq.-Chairman.

Hon, A. MACON CHI,--Depaly Chairman,

S. C. Michaelsen, Esq.

Hon. J. J Bell-Irving.

G. R. Dodwell, Esq.

D. R. Soon, Faq.

M. D. Eaklel. Esq.

R. M. Gray, Exq

N. A. Slebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-T. JACKSON,

MANAGER:

Shueybal-H: M. BEVIS.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY

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BANKING COMPANY, LIMITILĄ - HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED

On Carrent Account at the rate of a per Cent, per Annum on the daily balance,

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS : .

për Cent, per Ane 201 per Cent, per Auvam. per Cent, per Annum.” T. JACKSON,

For 3 months, så For 6 months, 3 For 12 months, 4

Hongkong, fath August, r805

Chief Manager.

NOTICE..

'OUSE-OWNERS, TRUSTEES, MORT

GAGEES and Others Interested to HOUSE PROPERTY are informed that

THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

are prepared to accept Risku ngalant LOSS or

DAMAGE by TYPHOONS at. Moderate Rates.

For Particulars, apply to

WM. MACREAN,

LOCAL MANAGER, Hongkong Branch,

Connaught House.

Queen's Road Central -

Hongkong, 1st July, Fog.

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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the abers Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

NOTICE.

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*HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED

HÔNGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is conducted

by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be | CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED ........................$1,000,000 obtained on application,

INTEREST on deposita is allowed at 31 Pra.. CENT, per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED „DEPOSIT-at-4 PER CENT; per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong. 1st August. 1805.

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LIMITED.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

Authorised Capital....................................................$1,000,000

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates on Goods,

ESTABLISHED T881.

JA SUUDEN 2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.

Intimations,

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN

BAGENCY, LIMITED.

38, QUERN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

DAGGER

PACKING

ASTER BY YA

高子帛

SPECIAL DAGGER PACKING

FOR HIGH PRESSURE, 'ROUND'

OR SQUARE.

ASBESTOS PACK 33 of every description.

ASBESTOS SHEETS, MILLBOARDS, CANVAS, 820.

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

ASDESTOLINE, the most economical fabricant. ALL GOODS BEARING TRADE MARK GUARANTEED. Hongkong, 25th February, 1595.

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

THIS EVENING

(SATURDAY), 10TH AUGUST,

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By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. BARROW and OFFICERS, the

魏十月八英港香

Intimations,

Share Lists will close on Thursday, the 15th day of Angust, 1895, at 4 pm.

Dated at Shanghat the 50th day of July, 1895 --THE- MOLINTERNATIONAL

COTTON

MANUFACTURING CO LIMITED

Incorporated under the Combonies) Ordinances .1865 to 1890 of "Hongkong, whereby the

Rability of Membera da limited to the

na desde empunt of their Shares

CAPITAL-1,000,000. Taels, Divided into 10,000 Shares of 100 Taols each

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(with power to increase), Of which it is proposed to issue at present only 8.000. 4.375 Shares have been subscribed for and will be allotted, 1,000 Shares are reserved for subscription in London and New York, and 2,725 Shares are now offered for public, subscription to China, Hongkong and Japan, payable as follows: to Tacts on Application,

It Tarls on Allotment,

25.Taels on the 2nd of December, 1895) 25 Tsels on the and of Musch, 1896, and as. Tacis on theʻand of June, 1895.

* DIRECTORS;

&c. Felicies granted to all Parts of the world BAND of the HONGKONG REGIMENT will play during DINNER WILLIAM BRAND, Esq. of Mesure, Brand payable at any of its Agencies.

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE,

No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST. Rongkang, 15th May, vlek.

GENERAL NOTICE.

FRA

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).)

Subscribed Capital....................................£ 500,000 CAPITAL, TAELS-600,000 $833,333-33-

HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG.

Court of Directors?-----

D. Gillies, Esq.

Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.

| ChowTang Shang, Ecq,

H. Stolterfoht, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Eic...!

Chief Manager.

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Cent.

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

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AUTHORISED CAPITAL £2,000,000

SUBSCRIBED PAID-UP

.......1,115,000 £ 662,500

BANKERS:

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED,

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS at the Rate of 3 per cent.

per annum on the Dally Balance.

ON NEW. FIXED DEPOSITS +---- For 12 Months.....

(...d ber cont.

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10 3 " DEPOSITS RENEWID ON OLD TERMS.

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong Hongkong, and August, 1805, THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

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

CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESERVE IJABILITY OF SHARE.

HOLDERS.....................

RESERVE FUND

£800,000

£800,000 £325,000

EQUAL TO siisti RESERVE FUND

$118,000.00.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEE 'SING, Esq,

LOTTO SHUH, Esq.

LO YEUK MOON, E30.

MANAGER-HO AMEL• :

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MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c,, taken

World

at CURRENT Rates to all parts of the

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th Tiecember, 1886,

Intimations...,

NOTICE.

1940

A MAIRSTY'S JUSTICE of the PEACE

SPECIAL. SESSIONS of HER

will be held in the JUSTICES' Room, at the | MAGUTRACY, at Eleven o'clock in the Farenosn of TUESDAY, the 13th day of August, A.D. 1805, for the purpose of considering an applica- tion from one J. C. L. ROUCH for the Transfer of bis Pubilean's Licence to Sell and Retal! Intoxicating Liquors on the Premises situate st Houses Nos. 38 and 19, Prays East, under the sign of "THE FRAYA EAST HOTEL" to bas WILLIAM HELFER, DE

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Police Magistrate. Magistracy, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1805.

NOTICE.

ISBELL prepared to

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INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT MEGINALDO PIANO, ORGAN, SENGING

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent, per annum on the Daily Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent. |

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T. E. SANSOM,

foot

pro. Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

Amusements.

THEATRE ROYAL

CITY HALL

MR he will give a

R. G. G. BRADY begs to announce that

FAREWELL CONCERT,

IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE

KOWLOON INSTITUTE,

אס

SATURDAY, 17TH AUGUST, 1895,

sto P.M. precisely.

Several Ladles and Gentlemen have kindly

consented to asılät,

and THEORY.

Mr: Isuz, has had several years' successful professional experience in England and the Australian Colonies and has made the Cultiva- Hon and Development of the Human Voice a Special Study. Peak sad Kowloon visited.

SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES. Evening Dances, Parties and Socials provided with Selected Muele on REASONABLY TERMS,

Arrangements for Lessons can be made by applying to t

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

Connaught House.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1895.

THE PHARMACY.

SPRAY PRODUCERS,

SELTZOGENES,

CUT. GLASS BOTTLES,

MANICURE REQUISITES,

1970

PINAUD PERFUMERY and TOILET WATERS,

TOMIC KOLA WINE, ..

GOLDEN MALTEX,

FARINA'S LAŬ DE COLOGNE,

Sola Agents for "TANSAN” the popular

and afterwards in the Grounds of the Hotel.

THE TABLE D'HOTE DINNER

IS SERVED IN THE GRAND Dining Rook at 8.00 P.M. 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..

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Hongkong. 6th August, 1805,

BOARD AND Residence at the H.K, HOTEL FROM

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

$65

PER MONTH UPWARDS,

EX P. & O. S. S. “ADEN.”

SPARKLING WHITE BURGUNDY.

"Paul Dommier" CHAMPAGNE VIN, 1887. Offley Forrester's OLD TAWNY PORT,

Croft & Co. LIGHT TAWNY PORT.

EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR WHISKY.

CALDBECK, MACOREGOR & Co., WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE No.78,

18, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 6th August, 1895.

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

THREE CELEBRATED BOOKS.

Brothers & Co.

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

JANTS JONES Etq, Agent of the American

Trading Co.

JOHN FERRIS SHAMAN, Erg, of Messrs. Wiscer

& C

GENERAL MANAGERS:

THE AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY,

BANKERS:X.'

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING - CORPORATION.

LEGAL ADVISER;

H. S. WILKINSON, Esq.

THIS Company has been formed for the purpose of carrying on the business of Cotton Spinning and Weaving at Shuogba),

It is intended that the busideas should at first be confined to spinning, the original equipment for which will be not less than 40,000 Spindles, with_Buildings 'and' Machinery. Wearing Machinery will be added afterwards. Sufficient Zuglue and Boiler power for both purposes will

be installed at the outset.

The Company proposes to import the most approved Machinery, to acquire a suitable site,

and to erect Mille för the manufacture of Cottan Yarns and Cloths best suited to the China markets.

Ae is well known the importation of Machi-

neży by Foreigners has, hitherto been officially obstructed, but Chinese bare been allowed to

THIRTY DOLLARS

PERĪ ANNUM: ***

Intimations.

which onfirm the view that good profits may ba -confidently expected and it la balleved that the

calculations are ON K-WETY Conservative best). | An-after has been obtained of a "suitable situ

for the Mill at a faizprice.c

The American Trading Company will be the General Manager of the business of the Com- cany, under the supervisión" of "a ̈Board of Directors of not less than four and not, mort than eight Members, of whom three may ba Chinese

|| Full powers are taken in the Memorandum of | (harsetation for envrylog on all disṣches of iks bastners of Colton Manufactoring Company pand the built cases-allied thereto. ·--

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The followlog con ract has been had's

An Agreement dated the ith day of tuly, and Job Tartis Seaman concerning the Agency 1895) between "The American Trading Company

|‚und, General Management of the Company,

Prospectuses' and Forms of Appliekilän för shares may be obtained from the Company's Bankers as thefe Head Offer In Hongliang and at their several branches in Chionediapad, and at the officer of the General Managers a Shanghal, Kobe and Yokohama, Azan gara

Where no alletment is made, the dévoilt wit be returned in fall, and in case a less number of Shares haullotted than te applied for, the surplus deposits wit I be appropriated in whole or in part, as the case may be, to the payment of the amount dae on allotment.

Coples of the Memorandum and Artides at Association of the Company and of the Contract above mentioned may beinspected by intending applicants for Shurerat the Offices of the General Managers,WAN

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THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED...

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the GREEN. ISLAND CEMENT COM, PANY, LIMITER, * be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES,, No. 9...Prava, Central, Victor Hangkang, on MONDAY, 16. rath day of August, 1895, at ra NoON, when ther Subjolaed Resolation will be proposed, vix :— "That the Capital of the Company be Reduced

from $1,000,000, divledź into. 20,000 "Staren of $50 each, to $200,abo, divided "Into 20,000 Shares of $10 each, and that "such reduction be affected by cancelling "capital which has been lost or is unrepre "sented by avaliable assets to the extent *of $40 per Share on each of the 14,117 "Shares which have been issued and aré now onlinding, and by redadog the nominal amount of all the Shares in the "Company's Capital from $50 to $to per "Share.

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"Should the above Resolution be duly passed- it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened,

Dated this 5th day of July, 1893.

SHEWAN & Came

General Managers. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

9801

Import Machinery, under special permits andTHES

Cotton Mills owned by them "have been in suc- cessful operation for some years. At present, Mills comprising about 200,000 Spindles are either working or in an advanced stage at this

port alone.

Under the recently concluded Treaty between China and Japan, the restriction on the Import ation of Machinery has been removed, and, this | field of Industrial enterprise is now open to Fortigatrs and Chinese alike.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

"HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET-

·ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held In the OFFICES of the COMPANY No. 14, Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 19th August, at 3 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1895,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 5th to the 19th August; both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

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

It is confidently belleved that there still exists an opening for more Cotton Mills here, and that their product will successfully compete with and ultimately supplant that brought from abroad. It is evident that, as compared wTHE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

Japan, the much more extensivo markets of China may be counted "upon to consume" k greatly increased product.

*

LIMITED.

NOTICE reECTORS MEET

TOTICE is hereby given that atà MEET-

The Cotton Mills in Japan-operate-same Company held at the Company's Office Con 900,000 Spladies, a very large proportion of the naught House, Queen's Road Central, Victoria output of which is absorbed in that country. Hongkong on FRIDAY, the and August, 1895. They draw their supplies of the raw materiai⚫ FINAL CALL of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS about equally from China and India and the | PER SHARE was made upon All Members United States. The difference in cost of the holding Ordinary Shares of the Company, and raw material grown In China would favor Milla that the same will be PAYABLE to the bere as compared with those in Japan to a very SECRETARY at the Office of the Company afore considerable extent."

said, or la Meruri, SYME & Co., the Company's Agents at Slugapore, on or before TUESDAY, the 3rd September, 1895.

The markets for the coarse Yams in China have hitherto been chiefly supplied from India,

And Notice is also given that, in accordance whilst small but increasing imports of Japanese Yarns bave found a market here. The import with Clansa 24 of the Company's Articles of of Indian Yarns during the past four years at Association, If the Sum Payable in respect of Shanghal alone averages over 195.000 bales of say Call be not PAID on or before the said ged Porte po the sacks of China have the principal Style Shari in respect of which the Calib

South taken of In same period an' RVCTARC

of 136,000 balos have been made shall Fay Interest for the same, The demand for Yarns le China might have at the rate of TEM DOLLARS per Centam per been supplied with advantage to producer and Accom, from the sald 3rd September, 1895, consumer aliks by locally" established Mills, the time of the actual Payment. working coiton of home growth, 17

the

As ample supply of Raw Cotton may be counted upon, as the area of cultivation can be Increased indefinitely to supply any increased demand. 177

As an example of the elasticity of the supply of Raw Cotton, the case of the United States dwing the past few years may be cited, The

TICKETS can be obtained at Messrs. KELLY Table-Water which contains 8 per cent, mbre PEOPLES & POLITICS OF THE FAR rep: rose from 5,700,0ra bales in 1884/560.

*WALSH, on and after the roth August.

PRICES.........a & $1.

Soldiers and Salors, Half-price.

Hongkong, 6th August, 1895.

Masonic

ST. JOHN'S

LODGE

OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C.

REGULAR MEETING of the above

Iron-carbonate than that from any other Chalybeate Spring.

FLETCHER & Co,

and

EAST, BY HENRY NORMAN, E

CARMICHAEL & Co., LATRILBY, BY GEO. DU MAURIER. CHEAP EDITION.

Hongkong, rath July, 1895.

BUSINESS NOTICE.

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COAL MERCHANTS AND CHARTERERS,

NO. 44, PRAVA CENTRAL “

Basiness as

Undersigned having started in COAL and TEA MERCHANTS,

STEVEDORES and

STOREKEEPERS,

LODGE will be held in the FarEEMASONETHE HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 12th Instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1895.

ZETLAND

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LODGE,

No. 525, E.C.

N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be hard in the FREEMARON

HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 13th Instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m." precisely." Vilting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,

Hongkong, 9th August, 1895,

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are prepared to Supply Steamers with COAL, STORES, &c, &c.,

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at moderais prices and respecially solicit the Patronage of the Skipping Commanitý,

WING CHEONG & Co., No. 44, Praya Castral CHUN WING TONG;

Managing Partner. A YON,

·Harinaw Manager. Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

HEAVENLY TWINSam's flac tot fit

9,010,000, bales, in 1891/2, It fell to 6,717,000 - 1945 in 1892/3, but it is estimated that the past, duo ganson's crop will reach 9,850,000 bales, with, a

for range of prices the lowest ever recorded.

Besides Cupplying the local market, the prop during the past year has been exported the extent of 920,351 picule, an increase within four years I nearly so per cent. The exported cotton would have kept runuing 360,000 spindles in addition to those already at work. It would thurappen? that a scarcity, of raw material is not la de feired, whilst the competition of Indian and American cotton; in Japan will check an advance beyond normal prices in Chins grown staple for that market,

GRAND? Ứ "'CHEAP'EDITION ??1.

Hongkong, grst July, 1895-

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

FOR SALE.

G. H. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.

:

The supply of labour is limitless, and it is already demonstrated that the natives soon

- become skilled operatives.

J

The market for Yarps in at our own doors, and

to

SHAREHOLDERS are requested in nota that SCRIP must be sent in when Paying Calls, in order that such Payments may be endorsed therena, kak"

By Order of the Director,

JAMES 'H DUNCAN,

Secretary... Hongkong, and August, 1895,

fra33 IJAS DICANTON DISTRICT,

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 55

NAVIGATION OF THE Canton RIVER:

THE

“HE- Bremer · Channel, of the Canton River and is now OPEN.to NAVIGATION, DE2> bas been CLEARED. aí, TORFEDOKB )

Harbour Master

Approved,

E. FARAGO,

1622 "Comíníssioner of Castams,

Custom House,

Canton, 6th August, 1995.

Στάσι

JUNIOR SALESMAN.

VANTED by ■ Flies to Bangkok a SMART

may be expected to continue to expand in W ENERGETIC YOUTH to Act as

above.

defnitely sa has been the case during the past,

Already locally produced Yarns command a

-Must be strictly sober and hörmet, Apply la' preferends in the market by reason of their better colour so compared with fodianswara Ba own handwriting staling age, experience, salary

Of the Shares subscribed · for, a large part kan | besh taken by Chlosse Merchants Interested in the trade is Yams and Cotton goodE.

Estimates of the working of the Mill havo mi), blood curently prepared from avaliable data,, mangkuk, ayik, Judy, 1893.

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In cases of 3 dos, pintres

varps 35 par Chabadabank unla bebb

CHEBREWAN & Co

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Escad

syth May, 18954

Jan Aria S

required, diena katalunan nga gam

T... PAR aptops the Post Office,

Trim Bangkok,