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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 225

H°

Banks.

ONGRANA AND SHANGHAI

RANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ................................................$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND$ 5,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS!

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I. KRAMER, Esq.-Chairman,

A. MCCONACH, Esq.-Deputy Chairman,

Hon. I. I. Bell-Irving,

G. it. Dodwell, Ex

M. D. Ezekiel, Esq

R. M. Gray, Exq.

"

S C. Michaelsen, Heq.

D. R. Sa11000, Esq. .

|N, A.-Siebs, Erq,

R. Shewan, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong-T JACKSON, Esq,

MANAGER!

Shanghal~J. P. Waïr Gard's®R, Esq. LONDON BANKERE-LONDON AND COUNTY

BANKING COMPANY, LEMITMO,

HONGKONG--ÏNTERIST ALLOWED

On Current Account at the rate ať a per Cent. per Annum on the dally balance.........

INTEREST ON Fixed Deposits 1

For 3 months, 1

For 6 months, 33

per Ceat, per Annam.

ner Cent, per Annam.

T. JACKSON,

For 12 months, 4

per Cent. per Annum.

Hangle, zid December, 1805.

THE

Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.-

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"HE Business of the above Bank Is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on 'application.

INTEREST on deposits in allowed at 36°PER

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 SHANGBAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital.....

****£1,000,000

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

HEAD OFFICE :~HONGKONG.

Court of Directors:~-~

D. Gillies, F*7.

ChowTong Shang, Esq.

H. Stolterioht, Esq... Kwan Hol Chen, Esq.

Chan Kit Shao, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per cent, Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

t

AUTHORISED CAPITAL£1,800,000

SUBSCRIBED PAID-UP

AFRIKADET£1,125,000

BANKERS:

58%,500

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

*NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS at the Rate of 2 per cent.

per annuic on the Daily Balanço.

OH NEW FIXED DEPOSITI For 1 Months

5

+

H

16

3. "

4 per cent. 37

DEPOSITS RENEWED ON ÜLD TERME,

J. W. R. TAYLOR,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 18th December, 1895.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.......

HEAD OFFICE :—LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-UP ............

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE.

HOLDERS....

£800,000

£375,000

日二十月一十年一一十二緒光

ESTABLISHED 1881.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1895.

Intimations.

bell's ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED. 28, Queen's Road Central,

Sole Eastern Agents for: SPHINCTOR Grip ÁrhourID HOSE, SNOWDON, SONS & Co. "SHOWDRITT" MANT,

Sole Eastern Age for THE NEW WIRE WOVE ROOFING.CO. THE ALUMINIUM & GENERAL FOUNDRY CO.

$1,000

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 (Tack Form), SPECIAL ENGINE and CYLINDER OILS ASBESTOLINE, the most economical lubricant. ALL GOODS BEARING TRADE MARK GUARANTEED.

W. JACKSON, Manager.

Hongkong, 26th September, 1895..

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

5, BUND, FOKOHAMA:

HOTEL

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五拜禮、 號七廿月二十英香

Intimations

ONE THOUSAND

DOLLARS.

•

INSURE YOUR LIFE AGAINST FATAL ACCIDENT BY SUBSCRIBING

TO"

"THE HONGKONG TELF GRAPH,"

$1,000

HE SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. WILL PAY

THE SUM Or..

$1.000 MEXICAN,

|to the-legal-representatives of the European holder of this Coupon in the erest of his death by Accident on ne before the 31st December 1895 while on land within the confines of HONGKONG" diy Treaty Ports of CHINA or JAPAN, De the 'immediate neighbourhood therent, provided that the Name and Address of the said kalder appears in the List of European Subscribers to the

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

*s-furnished to the Company for the Three Months ending ytst December, 1895; that the -premium* thereon has been duly pală; that death takes place within One Month from the occurrence of the Accident, and that notice of death, with foil particulars, is not within fourteen

$1,000 THOUSAND, $1,00 DOLLARS.

European Suarcsibers to the Hongkong Telegraph uro, from at October, 1895,. inauted for 188 sum of $1,000 against Fatal Accident.

SEE BELOW.

THIRTY-DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Intimations.

PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

to given that the

FOURTH - ORDINARY - GENERAL 'MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above "- COMPANY:Will" be-held-at-the OFFICE:6! thất COMPANY, Connaught Houte, TO-MORROW! the 38th December, 1805e at Yu A,M., {for?thiƆ purpose of presenting the Report of the Directore and, the Statement of Accounts: to September 20th, 1895, and for the Election of Directors and Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JAMES,B. DUNGAN, 1 Secretary, Hongkon 27th December, 1805. **1772 THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, E OTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE MEETING... Of SHAREHOLDERS called for NOON on SATURDAY: the Tather is POSTPONED to NOON/TO-MORROW, the 28th instant,

W....HUTTON «POTTS, 1 Secretary. #mekong;27th December, Bos fx741 A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED...

METROPOLE days of its happening in Mr. J. V. V. VERNON, Hongkong. It being declared that $1,000 only NOTICE is hereby elvent that an EXTRA-

1, TSUKIJI, TOKYO.

Pon of approved French Chei has no equal. ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT Experienced English matron in attendance.

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

The Hotel steara-launch with Euraponú Agent attends nerivala 'and departures 3'eray

Railway Station.

sesistance given in clearing luggages and affording informaatios. Passengers are met at the

VISITORS have the option of massing either in TOKYO or YOKOHAMA, without extra charge--THE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING BUCH AN ADVANTAGE EUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER on the Premiaca.

Certlied Guides are in attendance at both Hotels,

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, PROPRIETORS.

C. T. BENNEY, Manager, L. DEWETTE, Manager,

TOKYO.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

"EXCELAIOR," HONGKONG,

A. B. C. Code.

TELEPHONE,

No. 35.

· THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGRées cooler tHAN IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

ARRANGEMENT9 cxò be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PARTIES L

NOISKLESS.

TIFFIN AT I FM.

DINNER at 8 pm.

PRIVATE DINING-ROOME,

For further Farilenlers apply to

THE MANAGER,

MOUNT, AUSTIN HOTEL.

Hongkong. 27th July, 1825, -

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-EXPLOSION IMPOSSIBLE,

70% FACTORIES

AND LAUNCHES.

SMOKELESS.

will be paid in respect of any ose death.

❤ This 'procafum la pală; quaeterly in advance by

the Proprietors of The Honghong Tigraph.

Hongkong, 1st October; 1895.

J. Y. V. VERNON,

AGENT."

farso

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

Nos, 11, 18 and 18 Central Market.

PRIME BEEF and MUTTON.

CORNED BEEF and TONGUES.

AUSTRALIAN PICKLED HOG'S TONGUES.

AMERICAN BUTTER in Rolls and Pate,

GAME, &c,

16" BEIPPING AND COAST PORT ÜRDERS WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION. „

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1895.

FOR

AJATATAM,

SALE.

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G. H. MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE.

-1(1) ——

In cases of a doz. plata «...................................$35/per; CESS;

do

Hongkong, 13th, May, 1895.

19

quarts

--$33.

SHEWAN & Co., Agents

1634

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.

Wine and SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, QUEEN'S ROAD.

носка,

MOSSELLES,

'RUM,

WHITE WINE,

BRANDIES,

WHISKIES,

GINS, LIQUEURS, BITTERS,

ALES & STOUTS.

NO ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the COMPANY-will be held in the BoanD Root of THE HONGKONG DISPENBARY. TO. MORROW, the 18th day of December, 1805- at Noon, tá Eddfiziíṣlbe SPECIAL RESOLU- TION passed at the--Extraordinary General Meeling held This Day."

"

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'JNO. D. HUMPHREYS,

General Managerð. Hongkon», 27th December, “1805).

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

NOTICE.

NOMINATIONS the Undinigned. TO-

TOMINATIONS for the 1896 DERBY:

MORROW, 28th Instant...

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 23rd December, 1895. [1807

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRAW

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the OFFICE of the COMPANY, No. 9, Praya Central, on SATURDAY, the 11th day of January, 1896, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of consider log and I thought, fit passing the following Resolution, that is to say :-

That the HONGKONG BRICE AND!! "CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, be wound * ao voluntarily under the Provisions of tha "Companies Ordinances 1864 to 1590, and "that CREAZY Ewens of Victoria in the *Colony of Hongkong ba and he is hereby *appoluted Liquidator for the purposes of. # such winding up."

Dated the 23rd day of December, 1895,

· By Order of the Board,

W. A. DUFT,

Secretary.

NOTICE..

With reference to the shows Notice -tha- Business of the COMPANY will not be interrupted and Orders will be received as heretofore by the Undersigned.

W. A. DUFF, Secretary.

1181.

RESERVE FUND.

NTEREST ALLOWED. on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent, per annum on the Dally Balances,

On Fixed Deposits for a months... 4 per cent,

0

H *** 31 H 3. #

T. H, WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 16th September, 1895.

Insurances.

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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the bore

Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1805,

THE

NOTICE.

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HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED .........$1,000,000

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE Riskя at CoRRENT RATES on Goods, &c. Policles granted to all Parts of the world

payable at any of its Agencies,

CHAU TSEUNG FAT,

Secretsz HEAD OFFICE.

Na, 4, QUEEN'S ROAD WHIT.

Masakrone, 40th May, vRAA

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000 †

EQUAL TO 1999-449-D.)

$833.333-33

RESERVE FUND $318,000,00

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LEE SING, Esq.

LOU TO SHUM, Esq

MA

La YEUX Moor, Esq.

MANAGER-HO 'AMEL"

ARINE RISKS on GOODS, đá, taken, £......at CURRENY Rares to all pelats of the": #World,

· HEAD OSPICE, * & ¿, PRAYA WEEK. Hongkong, 17th December, 688 g.

JÁSTRAM'S PATENT

GOLDEN MEDAL

*

PETROLEUM ENGINES

OF TO 12 H.P.

WORKED BY ORDINARY PETROLEUM.

Consumption of Patroleum 1 lò. per H.P. and Hour,

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

Engine will be shown and full particulars ba given on application,

SCHEELE & CO., Hongkong,

SOLI AGENTS FOR THE EAST.

NO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REQUIRED,

MONTHLY RATES FOR,

MEALS

AT H.K. HỌTIL

$12.00

15.00

**** 20.00

ERRAKTAST

TIFFIN À 20

DINNER...

42.50 ·

ALL 3 MKAIS -

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

HANDSOME STAMP ALBUMS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

CHRISTMAS CARDS,

UHILDREN'S BOOK,

A MOST, EXTENSIYE ASSORTMENT,

FANCY GOODS.

CHAMPAGNES,

SHERRIES,

FORTS,

CLARETS,

BURGUNDIES,

Hongkong, 6th December, 1895.

XMAS! XMAS! XMAS!

JUST OPENED

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF

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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N accordance with Section sag of the Articles of Association, the General Agents, with approval of the Consulting Committee, will, on

CONFECTIONERY the 2nd January, 1906, Irses INTEREST

FROM THE BENT.

PARIS CONFECTIONERS.

WARRANTS of $5 per SBARE, PAYABLE' at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING, CORPORATION, the same being at the rate of to per Cent, par Annem on the Paid-up Capital of the Orice for the year söngva

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY

both days Inclusive,

NEAT and ARTISTIC BONBONNIERES will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 31st Inst.,

Hand-painted on BILE and SATIN, MOST VARIED AND, ELABORATE DESIGNE. Prices within the reach of everybody.. Inspection Invited.

E. RICCO & Co.

Hongkong, 16th. December, #89ga! -> 11769

JUST. LANDED BAN

FRENCH CONFECTIONERY. Comprising 1-

Crystallized Fruita. : Burnt Almonds,

Cocoties

Amicotis

Almonds Flots,

Marsipas Almonds,

CADBURY'S CHOCORATE - CHAMES é vin Vanlija „Cremes, Honey, Cremes, Carimila,

Hodge, Palache, Pisssppler Chocolate, ---

Chocolate Walnut/

Plush Bags, Flash Bates, and Fancy Batas,

Action *TANSAN," the New Japanese Table-Water which contains 8 pès, cest, more iron carbonate then that from any other Chalybeate Spring,

FLETCHER & Co.,

"THE PHARMACY MAA 23, Quan Road' Central, : Hongkong, toth October, 1805.

F1243 ́MEE, CHEUNG, -

PHOTOGRAPHER-;^ TOP FLOOR OF ICH HOUSE, IN

IceHoyos: Road>

- in a position, in lên New and Come

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, Hongkong, 17th December, 1895. (1773

PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT.

A NEWSPAPER. WILL BE PUBLISHED VERY SOON, TO BE CALLED

HUMPHREYS CLOCK.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. 1639 Hongkong, 27th November, 1895.

MESNY'S CHINESE MISCELLANY.

TEXT BOOK on CHINA and the

A CHINESE Fabllabed at SEANGHAL, la Weekly Numbers) First Number lesued 26th September, 1895 ; Full Index will be fasued, free to Subscribers, every Six Months,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 539

[NFORMATION has been, received from the INFOR

Military Authorities that ARTILLERY FRACTICE TMll take place from the yet to tha 31st January, 1896, (Sundays excepted), between the hours of 8 AM and § PM, đálly, as follows:-

From Stone Cutter's faland, East and South Shore Batteries in Westerly and South- Westerly directions.

From Lysmuo, in North-Westerly, North- Easterly and South-Easterly directions, Honed to keep clear of the zuges.

All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are eat-

The inhabitants of the houses at Stone Cutters'

Island are wamed to keep their glass windows...

open during the PRACTICE...

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1805.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION, No, 67.

(1500

NOTICE & bereby given that on

WEDNESDAY, the 1st January, 1896, will be observed as HOLIDAY at the KOWLOON CUSTOMS OFFICE..........

Work at the Opium Examination Office and Custome Stations will proceed as usual.

H, M. HILLIER, Acting Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon and District. Custom House, Kowloon, 24th December, 1895,.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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PRICE OF MIECKĘKAWY, One Year, 1 Copy imunizime$20,00 Six Months, & Copy is.....................$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 rock NOTICE ia bereby, given the His Honour at, Half-prica, da, 1 Copy, I«Year, $to ; x Copy, | Justice, having, in virtue of Section 3 of Ordi. 6 Months, $5.50, Postage extra. Specimen Dance No. 9 af 1870, made an Order Limiting . Number, Mall free, to any address in Postal | to the zed February, 1896, the time for sending Union for so Cents, or for 11. 38. (1/3) worth of | In.CLAIMS against the said Estate, Uposed Post Stamps of any Country,

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD

FRASER, LÅTE, OF VICTORIA, ÎN „TRE --- COLONY OF HONGKOKO, ÖVERSKER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DEGRASED,

15 potions Premio clipes, heretofos, or trees to

ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED In the Colany or in any part of the' Far Kast;!;

- GROUPS AND VIEWE

a spaolallby, c

Order may be sent through suy Bookseller,

THE EDITOR, MESNEY'S CHIWEIN MISCELLANT,

No. a, Tha Bund, Shanghai.

Shanghai, sand Harember; (d),

Sit FIELDING CLARKE, Knight, Chief

-All Creditors-are- hereby regulaed to send la their CLAIMS to the Undersigned before the said date.pk

Duled the 14th November, 1895

YA HAZILAND,

Acting Regleterier