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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 207 BA+A+-+=#*

Banks.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL „£1,000,000

SUBSCRIBED

PAID-UP

ESTABISHED 1881

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1895.

Intimations.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.

-45-«Queen's-Road-Central

·Sole Eastern Agents for SPHINCTOR GRIP ARMOURED Hoss.

...........................1,130,000 mint 582,500

BANKERS;

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

NTEREST ALLOWED

On

CURRENT

ACCOUNTS at the Rate of a per cert.

per annum 'on the Daily Belance

ON NEW FIXED DXFOSITS ;

For 12 Months4 per cent.

ti

13

3

T

DEPOSITS RINKWID ON ÜLD TERMS.

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong.

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Hongkong, and August, 1895,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE --LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESERVE LIABILITY от SHARE.

HOLDERS..NITURE

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

£800,000

******£325,000

TNTEREST ALLOWED 1 CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent. per

annum on the Dally Balances.

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

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*****

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong, {905

Hongkong, 16th September, 1895.

HBANKING CORPORATION.

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

FAID-UP CAPITAL ..............................................................$10,000,00 RISERVE FUND$ 5,500,003 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

J. KRAMER, Esq.-Chairman.

A. MCCONACHIZ, Esq.-Deputy Chairman,

Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving,

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

S. C. Michaelsen, Esq.

D. R. Sassoon, Esq.

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq. N. A. Sieba, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER :,

Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER!

Shanghai, P. WADE GARD'NIR, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNİY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED,

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED

On Current Account, at the rate of a per Cont per Annum on the daily balance.

INTEREST ON FIXED DIPOSITE :

For 3 months, 23 per Cent. per Annum. For 6 months, 3 x Cent, per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annam.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, 1st November, 1805.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

*HE Business of the above Bank is conducted

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 Par CENT. per annum,

Depositor may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 PER CENT, per sanum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, rst August, 1Ēgy.

Chlef Hanager

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

Authorized Capital .............................................................€1,000,000 Subscribed Capital......................................................£500,000. HEAD OFFICE :-HONGKONG,

Court of Directors—

D. Gulles, Esq.

ChowTung Shang, Esq.

H. Stolterfakt, Esq.

Kwan Hol Chen, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chlef Manager,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Intares for 12 months Fixed, 5 per cent.

Họngling, 23rd October, 1893.

Insurances.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY" OF HAMBURG.

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HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Compare prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS # CURRENT RATES.

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

NOTICE,

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THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED,

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED .........$1,000,000 The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS 41 CURRENT RÅTES on GOOD"," Ecc. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.

CHAU TSEUNG FAT,

Secretary, HEAD OFFICE,.........

1

No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,

Honkane, with Maw, thea

GENERAL NOTICE,

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THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

CAPITAL TÅELS

600,000

EQUAL TO ................................................ion £ $833.933-13-

RESERVE FUND

*****em.......... $318,000.00;|| BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

LO YEUE MOOK," Esq;!

LEE SING, Esq.

LOU TEO SAUW, Esq.

MANAGER-HO AMEL

'ARINE RISKS on GOODS, de." taken

MAR CURRENT RATEs to all parts of the

World

HEAD OFFICE, Hongkong,

Solo Eastern Agents for THE NEW/WIRK WOVE ROOFING CO. THE ALUMINIUM &JGEMERAL. FOUNDRY,

DAGGER

PACKING

SPECIAL DAGGER PACKING

FOR HIGH PRESSURE, ROUND

OR SQUARE.

ASBESTOS PACKINGS of every description.

ASBESTOS SHEETS, MILLBOARDS, CANVAS, &c. ASBESTOS COMPOSITION for COVERING BOILERS and STEAM PIPES. CANVAS CORE PACKING (Tuck Form). SPECIAL ENGINE and CYLINDER OILS ASBESTOLINE, the most economical lubricant. ALL GOODS BEARING TRADE HARK GUARANTEED.. Hongkong, 26th September, 19t.

W. JACKSON, Manager.,

MONTHLY RATES FOR

MEALS

AT HE. HOTEL

$12.00

BREAKFAST

CO'DE

00:51

*** *** MISAKI.

*******RNICI

42.50

ALL 3 MEALS.

CHRISTMAS

NEW

NOISELESS.

AND

(189

YEAR CARDS.

IN EVERY STYLE AND PRICE.

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

Hongkong, 15th November, 1895.

EXPLOSION IMPOSSIBLE.

JASTRAM'S PATENT

GOLDEN MÉDAL

LE

PETROLEUM ENGINES

..

OF 3 TO 12 H.P.

rox FACTORIES AND LAUNCHES.

:

:

WORKED BY ORDINARY PETROLIUM,

Consumption of Petroleum ́1 lo, per H.P. and Hour.

A Working Stationary Engine and a Launch with a 4 H.P.

Engine will be shown and fall particulars be given on application.

SCHEELE & CO.,

HONGKONG,

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EAST.

NO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REQUIRED.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

*EXCELSIOR," HONGKONG,

A. Bi C. Coda.

TELEPHONE,

No. 35.

THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COÒler than IN QUBEN'S ROAD,

TIFFIN AT PA

· DINNER AT 8 M

ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN 0 DINNER PARTIES]in

PRIVATE DINING-ROOKE.

For further Particulars apply ta

27th, aly, 1805.

THE

THE MANAGER,

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

1845

HOTEL

SMOKELESS

$1,000

THE

三拜禮

Intimations.

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

號四月二十英港香

INSURE YOUR LIFF AGAINST FATAL ACCIDENT BY SUBSCRIBING

то

"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

$1,000

THE SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY

THE SUM OF

$1.000 MEXICAN,

so the legal representatives of the Eardpesh holder of this COUPON to the event of ble death by Accident while o

on land within the confines of HONGKONG or any Treaty Ports of CHINA of Japan, or the hminediate neighbourhood thereof, provided that the Name and Address of the said holder appears in the List of European Subscribers to the

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

as farelibed to the Company for the Three Months ending 3:at "December, 1895 ; that the premium” thereon has been duty päid; that death takes place withla One Month from the occurrence of the Accident, and that notice of death, with full particulars, is sent within fourteen days of its happening to Mr. J. Y. V. VERNON, Hongkang. It beling declared that $1,000 only will be paid in respect of say one death.

*Tisla pewandom lan puld quarterly in advance by

the Propelasces of The Hanghang Tilgraph,

יו

Hodgkong, Ist Otteber, 1895.

J. Y. V. VERNON,

AGENT.

11350

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

Nos. 11. 13 and 15 Central Market,

PRIME BEEF and MUTION.

21

CORNED BEEF and TONGUES.

AUSTRALIAN PICKLED HOGS TONGUES.

AMERICAN BUTTER in Rolls and Pats.

GAME, &e.. &c.

&c.

SHIPPING AND COAST FORT ORDERS WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION.

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1895,

J. TATAM,

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FOR SALE.

G. H. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.

::(1):

In cases of 2 dos, pints.

do Em quartɛ mumeon$33

$35 per case.

Hangkong, 13th May, 1895.

SHEWAN & Co., Agents.

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CHAMPAGNES.

PAUL DOMMIER, 1889. PAUL DOMMIER, 1887.. IRROY "CARTE BLANCHE" IRROY "CARTE D'OR," 1885. PIPER HEIDSEICK, 1889 LANSON, 1887 (Very Dry):

KRUG & Co., 1889. BOLLINGER (Extra Quality). LAURENT-PERRIER (Very Dry). LOUIS RODERER.

POMMERY.

COCA TONIC CHAMPAGNE

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.

WINE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE No. 78.

.1919 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

15, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 216d November,, 1891,

A. S. WATSON'È CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the sheve COMFANY of the COMPANY will be held in the BOARD further ISSUE of SHARES should be sent are reminded that Applications for the Room of the HONGKONG DISPENSARY on WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of December, December next, and HOLDERS of SHARES In not later than, 4 o'clock P. on the 5th 1895, at NOOK for the purpose of pasting the who have not yet Registered are requestad ta following Special Resilutioni 1-***

da sa before that date.

"That the Articles of Association of "rie Company, be altered by sitiking out "Article you kind subilating to Rew thereof a new Articla 164"which" skúff'rend no "follows

#the

JOAN DAVID HUMPHREYS ovacsies, práca, by Aasth, the firm of Jaun "D. HUMPARATI & Son shall succeed him * and be the Greneral Managers of the "Company"

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''JNO, DA HUMPHREYS, Generii Mániger Hongkong/ 30th Novadibár, 1895,

THE NEW BALMORAL MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS;

THE FIRST YEARLY MEETING 1 of THAREHOLDERS will be ter in the UTTICE of the Costrant;ir,: Duddell Street, on SATURDAY, the 14th December at za o'clock NOOM, for the purpose of proslying, the Report of the Genatal Masares" and Statement of Amnest in that tă Ţuns, 1895, SAMANTA TRANSFER BOOKS of the Combány will be CLOSED from the 1st to 14th December, both days inclusive. »

W. HUTTON POTTS, Secretary, under Hongkong, goth November, 1805-

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#KIM ENG ONGE

CLUB HOTEL METROPOLE,

S BUND, FOKOHAMA.

1, TSURIJI, TOKYO,

"IRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, well-furnished, the Cuisine under the Supervi-

sion of approved French. Chef has no equal, ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT: | | Kandasood) Kealak matron in attendance.

F..

The Hott, state-kamach with European Agent attends arrivals and department i avRY | scalemon giros in alessing luggages and afbeding Information, Passengern mes met at the Railway Statiods

VISITORS have the option of messing slikar, la Tokyo or Yokozawa, without, aztra VALORE HOUN, OFTARING HUCH AN ADVANTAGE, EUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER Caltex Guidon árú in attendance at both Hotels.

THE CLUB HOTEL-COMPANY, LIMITED, PROPRIETORE, BENNEY,

L. D DEWETTE,

YOKOHAMA

TOKYO

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** NARCISSUS, OR CHINÉSE, "SACRED LILY," BULB DEALERS, AMOY. (Estadnikez wykards 80 Years,)

FOR LIMITATE USE Nt-wiew of the lacks that certain (1-disposed

SHEWAN & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 25th November, Bag, Tibay

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE.

$7,000

ONE TO $1,000 THOUSANUT

DOLLAR S

· European Sun,bers to the Hongkong Telegraph are, from 1st Octaber, 1895, inamed for the sum of $1,000 against Fatal Accident.

SEE BELOW,

THIRTY LOLLARS

PER ANNUM,

Amusements.

MOUNT AU TIN HOTEL,

Under the Dietingolshed Patronage of 10 His Excellency. Slr WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.

SATURDAY EVENING, 7ih December, 1995, AT 0.30,

PRO

ROFESSOR C. J. WHITNEY,

The well-known Americas

READER, CHARACTER DEI INEATOR" id HUMORIST.

under the Management of S. J. Lavv. Will appear in

·SELECTIÓNS FROM POPULAR WRITERS

TN accordance with a Special Resoiction IN 1 parsed by the DIRECTORS of the above COMPANY on the 28th day of November, 1895, notice is hereby given that unless the FINAL CALL of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS per Share ba PAID to the Undersigned at the COMPANY' OFFICE CONNAUGHT HOUSE, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on or before the rst day of January 1806, together with INTEREST at the Rate of to Per Cent. Per Annum, from the 3rd September, 1895, the Shares in respect of which the Call was made will be liable to forfeiture.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JAMES B, DUNCAN, Secretary, Hongkong, 29th November, 1894-

MR. CHADWICK KEW. (LATE OF FOATS & NOBLE.)

OF THE DAY. Programme will be senounceit Inter. TICKETS BÓW on Sale at W. ROBINSON & Cay.

Soecial Trams to and from Peak. Hongkong, and December, 180s.

Intimations.

F166%

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH

THE EASTERN THE

EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA. & CHINA TELE- GRAPH

COM. COMPANY "OF

PANY, LIMITED.

COPENHAGEN.

HONGKONG STATION.

NOTICE.

FROM TOMORROW, the 3rd Decembm,

TELEGRAMS to EUROPE, vía CABLES, will be collected at all the COMPANIES' STATIONS in CHINA and HoNeko O at the rate of $2,00 per word.

FROM To further notice, the charges for

For: TELEGRAMS to AMERICA the ATLANTIC CABLE charges will be added.

L. WEBSTER. Acting Manager-in-China. Hongkong, and Breembre, Roy. [1573

THE IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION.

NOTICE.

►ELEGRAMS for EUROP" and AMERICA are now forwarded. (vid · HELAMPO) WITHOUT DELAY. Rato per word to EUROPE ($100) Two Dollars, to NEW YORK ($2.30). Two Dollars and Thirty Coats. To ather Stations la America, &c., rates may be ascertained on application.

WAN HAO,

Manager. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1895. [1677

WANTED.

A POSITION in Mercantile Firm by a

Gentleman who Is'well up in GERMAN, FRENCH and DUTCH. Has no objection to accepting a position in a General Store. Good references.

Apply to

*B.. c/o Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, and December, TRot. [1672 PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT.

A NEWSPAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED VERY SOON, TO BE CALLID

HUMPHREYS CLOCK.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. Hongkong, 27th November, 1805. F1630

MESNY'S CHINESE MISCELLANY.

A TEXT BOOK OR CHINA od te

CHINESE, Pablished at SHANGHAL, În Weekly Numbers: First Number issued 26th September, 1895; Fall Index will be issued, from to Subscribers, every Six Month-,

PRICE OF MISCELLANY. One Year, I Copy...............$10.00 Six Months, Copy...............$11.00 Postage to all Postal Union Countries ...$ 3.00 N.B.-Subscribers who send Cash with Order before 31st December, 1895. will get the work at Hail-price, he. Copy, Year, $co; I Copy, Ualon for a Cente, or for 11. 3d. (1/3) worth of 6 Months, $5.50. Postage extra. Specimen Number, Maif free, to any address in Postal Unused Past Stamps of any Country,

Orders may be sent through any Bookseller, or direct to

THE EDITOR, MÍNKY'S CHINESE MICELLAMY No. 2, The Buod, Shanghal Shanghai, and November, 1995.

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JUST LANDED EX S. 9. “TSINAN."

USTRALIAN PINE APPLE BRAND

best HAMS at 45c. per 1 lb. AUSTRALIAN best STREAKY BACON

Lat 455. per 8 lb. AUSTRALIAN ICEBERG BRAND BUTTER at 62c. per 1 lb. SPECIAL QUOTATION FOR QUANTITIES, 1% Discount for Cab.

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AS OPENED hit Dental Rooms at No. 62, QUKE'S ROAD CENTRAL, low doors from Kestra. GAUPT & Co.

TEETH filled permanently, froin $1.00 upwards. CROW and BridaRWORK inserted and TEETH

TRACKED,

PLATES A SPECIALITY, Hongkong, 7th June, 1895,

1754

TO SHIPMASTERS. NQUIRE where your FRESH WATER Is btained by the Water Boats ) 'as YOUL WATER is the cause of much sickness on War the only Water-Beat Company board Skip,

Our Firm's TRADE MARK OF CHOP notice Hongkong exclusively Sapplying FILTERED So whereby giva that & sary Person or Persons WATER.

TRADE

MARK

KIM ENG ORG. A

STRAN WATER. Borz

H. RUTTONJEE,

Bole Agent for the above Brands,

No. 18, D'Agullar Street, ·

JUST LANDED FRENCH CONFECTIONERY,

Comprising Crystallised. Fruits, Burat Almonds,

Cocetines,

Almonds Flots, 'Apricotines,

· Marilpie Alisonde, &c., CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CHEMES 1-** Vanilla Cremes, Honey Cremas, Caramela, Nougat Pistache, Pineapple Chocolate, Chocolate Walnut,

Plush Bags, Plush Boxes and Fancy Boxes,

* TANSAN," the New Japanese Table-Water which contains 8 per cent, mara fron Carbonate than that from any other Chalybeste Spring,

FLETCHER & Co.,

THE PHARMACY 43, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, rock Octaber, 1895.

HONGKONG TIMBER

YARD WANCHAL