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NEW SERIES No.

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302

日五十月二年二十二鹣光

HANKING CORPORATION.

TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

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

..$10,000,000

RESERVE FUND......................................................................$ 5,750,000

· RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPITORS...$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTOR::

A. MCCONACHIT, Esq.—Chairman.

ST. C. MICHAELSTW, K«q.-Deputy Chairman.

Hon. J. J. Bali-Irving.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

M.D. Ezekiel, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

j. Kramer, Esq.

D. R. Sassoon, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Slebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghal-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTE

BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED

On Cement Account at the rate of 3 per Cent,

per Aadam on the daily balance.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITs For 3 months, 24 per Cent, per Annum. For months, 31 per Cent. per Annum.

-

For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, rgth February, 1896.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

Ear

“HE Business of the above Bank is conducted

Tby the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application."

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 Fxx CENT, per annum,

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more la thà 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,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

Chief Manager.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital ........

£1,000,000

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

HEAD OFFICE :—HONGKONG.

Court of Directors?

D. Gilles, Esq.

ChowTong Shang,Exq

H. Stolterfcht, Eıq. Kwan Hol Chem, Esq.

Can Kit Shan, Esq. '

Chief Manager,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed, § per Cent.

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £1,500,000

SUBSCRIBED

PAID-UPŠÍVANÍ DOPRINI

BANKERS:.

1,126,000

**£ 863,500

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED,

'NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNTS at the Rate of a per cent.

per annum on the Daily Balance.

ON NEW FIXED DEPOSITS ---

6

For 12 Months...................4 per cent.

31 13 3 31

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DEPOSITS RENEWED ON OLD TRAME J. W. R. TAYLOR,

Lanager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 18th December, 1895,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

- AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

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

CAPITAL PAID-UP ............MENANG RESERVE LIABILITY or SELARE-

ESTABLISHED. 1881.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1896.

Intimations.

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN

AGENCY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA

Sole Extern Agents for

SPHINCTOR GRIP ARMOURED HOSE. SNOWDON, SOurs & Co "SNOW...

DRIFT MANUFACTURȚI.

THE NEW WIRE WOTE ROOFING CO.

THE · ALUMINIUM AND GENERAL

FOUNDRY CO.

BELL'S METALLIC and ASBESTOS PACKINGS are unequalled for both Compound and Triple Expensión Engines.

COTTON PARAGON PACKING, TUCK'S PACKING and all kinds of jointings kept in stock.

ENGINE AND CYLINDER OILS. W. JACKSON, Manager.

SPECIALLY MADE CLOTH FOR FILLERS.

Hongkong, 17th February, 1896.

SHERRIES.

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FOR

大禮

就八廿月三英港香

Entimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAMERS

上ㄚ

CAPTAINS

TO SAD,

$1,000

European Subcribers so tha

Hongkong Telegraph are, from 1st October, 1895, taured for the sum of $1,000 igažast Fatal Accident.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Insurances.

THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

CAPITAL

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1881.

***+++6+4

(3,520,000

TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY,........ (2,480,053 NET ANNUAL FIRK PREMTA..... 757.478

REMARKE Freighter Passage.

(Calling at | STRAITS AND Rohilla.........S. Barcham ............. About 4th April... Colombo if suffi-

BOMBAY

clent Inducement HAVING been appointed AGENTS of the 1. abere Company we, sid prepared to offers).

accent EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS „About 5th April...Freight or Passage, | at CURRENT RATES. „About 6th April ...Freight or Passago.

SHANGHAI .....Pékin umasana), F. Jephxɔù, LONLON.......Formosa.......................E, P. Bishop LONDON, &c. ...Kotsar-&-Hind. C. L. Daniel'.

.................Noon, 9th April... J Sea Special

Advertisement. Freighter Passage.

JAPAN, & adnioną ...W. D. Mudis ................................Noan, 10th April.- (Passing through

the Inland

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Apenis. Hongkong, 201,Tanoary, 1806

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

LONDON Shanghal...]. Cowie, R.N.R....About 18th April...Freight, THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 28th March, 1896.

ALF. WOOLLEY, Acting Superintendent,

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KELLY & WALSH, LD.

CIGARETTES.

-SWEET CAPORAL.

TOBACCOS.

WILL'S BRISTOL BIRD'S EYE. THREE CASTLES,

ESTD. 1884.

TELEPHONE-75,

OLOROSO, red seal (fis nutty golden).................... AMONTILLADO, whits sexl (chofcast dry)...... SOLERA, yellow seal (fruity golden)........ SOLERA, black sesi (a very dark fruity wina, vin. 1890) $25.00 $30.00 AMOROSO, green seal (rich golden)

FER DOZEN, $18.00

BIKD'S EYE,

PIONEER BRAND.

CAPSTAN NAVY CUT,

******* $10.00 $20.00

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND.

THREE CASTLES.

COPE'S BIRD'S EYE.

Hongkong, 28th March, 1845.

16

The above stand in the first rank of after dinner SHERRIES and have been specially selected by our London house at very low prices for wines of such quality,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

WINE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Hongkong, sith March, 1596.

G.P.C

洋 TRADE MARK,源

行 Hong Name——和 YUEN WO.

TILIPHONI, No. 135.

39

HIRANO WATER.

PER CASE OF 48 BOTTLES.......

79

J

48}

$7.50

+$5.50

A SPARKLING ALKALINE WATER WHICH MIXES

SOLE AGENTS›—

PERFECTLY WITH WINES AND SETS.

GANDE PRICE & CO.,

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1896.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

#8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRÄ E.

EX S.S. "CADIZ,"

(DIRECT IMPORTATION FROM (JERIZ.) DRY SHERRY In cases of 12 Bottle.....................

And a small lot of choles, Wines, GRANT JEREZ, N.P.O.

CORONA VIEJO OLORÓSO,

Hongkong, zist March, 1896.

£800,000

SIR

HOLDERS KISUMUONO....................................../800,000

RESERVE FUNB........................

*****£325,000 Olla per la per

[420

......................at $8.00 per Case.

MONTHLY RATES FOR

MEALS

AT HE HOTEL

15.03

DODA

4250

BREAKFAST

TIFFIN

ALL 3 MEALS

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

VEAL

Nos, 11, 18 and 15 Central Market,

TRY OUR.

EAL SAUSAGES as Cent per a.

BOLOGNA SAUSAGES 50 Cents per b.

FAMOSO MOSCATEL EXTRA.

NECTAR.

SHEWAN & Co.

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Hongkong, 11th February, 1895.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

GENERAL STORE-KE IPERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, SHIPCHANDLERY DEPARTMENT.

^IR CHAS, PRICE & Co's ENGINE and CYLINDER OILS. ENGLEBERT'S CYLINDER OIL.

CRANE'S CYLINDER OIL.

VALVOLINE, CASTOR OIL, &c., &c.

ASBESTOS PACKINGS of all kinds.

́NTEREST ALLOWED 65 CURRENT TUCE'S GENUINE PATENT PACKING.

annum on the Daily Balances.

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

TH. WHITEHEAD,

Hongkong, 16th September, 1895

PARAGON PATENT PACKING.

ROPE, CANVAS, &c. HUBBUCK'S FAINTS and VARNISHES.

HOLZAPFEL'S PATENT COMPOSITION, ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING, før.

Steel, VesselJ.

SOAPSTONE ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS for HOLDS, BUNKERS and TOP-1. FRESH WATER SUPPLIED.

Μ

*

20

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6

3)

3

"

* 2

11

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 4th Febensry, 1896,

EXPLOSION IMPOSSIBLE. .

Intimations.

NOTICE.

THE EAST POINT DAIRY FARM COMPANY.

To avoid any misapprehension, I beg to

Inform our CUSTOMERS" and "the PUBLIC in general that our CATTLE entirely FREE from DISEASE. The majority of our Cattle, of which we have over 300 head, were specially picked out from the principai Lealthy Dairies and Cattle-rearing Districts in Australia, by the undersigned, who has been connected with this Company and Its PredacossOT since 1891, and who has spared no time or trouble to study the Dienases of Catile, having twice visited Australia and India lat that purpose.

Tre Cattle Plague which broke out the year before last in this Colony did not touch ear Dairy, which is situated to Wong Nei Chong Valley at the Eastern part of the Colony and surrounded on all sides with fir and other trees, and it is one of the healthiest localities in this Colony for Cattio.

Our Produce, about 1,000 lbs, of milk daily, is.) used by the Civli and Mülltary Hospitals (not the Officers' Most, as was rumoured in connec tion with the cases of Typhoid fevar) and by the pelácipal insti'atlans in the Colony for the past lew years, and is sold at our Depil-No. £2, D'Agullar Street,

A. RUMJAHN,

Managing Proprietor.. Honekong, 19th March, 1866, .. Esos

HONGKONG TIMBER

YARD, WANCHAL

ORE

REGON FINE SPARS 284 LUMBER

Always on Hand, video

MALLORY.

NOISKLESS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

JASTRAM'S PATENT

GOLDEN MEDAL

MI“ SHIPPING AND COAST FORT ORDERS WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION, LIDE

J. TATAM,

Proprietor.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

"EXCELSIOR," Homurano,

A, B; C. Code.

TELEPHONE,

No. 35.

₤49

THE TEMPerature is AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN

QUEEN'S ROAD,

DINNER AT 8 P.M.

TIFFIN ATI FM. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN_e1 DINNER PARTIES ́in

PRIVATE DINING-Roosal.

[#75

For further Particulars apply to

THE MANAGER,

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL

Hongkosz. 27th July, 180g,

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PETROLEUM ENGINES

J

OF 3 TO 1 H.P."

Fox FACTORIES AND LAUNCHES.

WORKED BY ORDINARY PETROL-KIIM.

Consumption of Petroleum 1 15.:ßer HP. and Hour.

A Working Stationary Engine and 5 Launch with a 4 H.P.

· Engine will be shown and full partieniars be given on application.

SCHEELE & CO., HONGKONG,

47]

SOLE AGENTS FOR THR EAST.

NO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REQUIRED.

HAVE YOU TRIED

富

BRAUN'S EXPORT" BEER

-SE A QUESTIÓN EVERYONE IS ASKING EVERYONE ELSE.

IF NOT, TRY IT AND YOU WILL PRONOUNCE IT A FIRST CLASS LAGER BEER,

A MARVEL OF CHEAPNESS AND A DELIGHT TO THE EPICURE

PRICE

Braga per Case of 6 dozen Plats, Stago per Gase of 4 dosen Quaris.

AAK MyMy Cash on Delivery

THE SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO., CHINA JAPAN AGENCY,

Head Office :—–5, PAguilar Street, Hongkong!!

“THE MANAGE

For peice and farms, apply to

SMOXKLESS:

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

5. BUND, POROBAMA.

HOTEL METROPOLE,

1, TSUKIJI, TOKYO,

FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, well-famished, the Cuisine der ike Superv sion of approved French Chef hay no equal. ENTIRE FORKIGN MANAGEMENT Experiment English matron in attendance,

The Hotel steam-launch with European Agent attende arrivals and departures ; every alstarice given in cloaring luggages and affording information," Passengers are met at the Railway Studien.

VISITORS have the option of mersing either in Toxwo er YOKOHAMA, without extra charge-THE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING SUCH AN ADVANTAGE. EUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER on the Premises.

Certiäod Guides are in attendance at both Hotels.

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, PROPRIETORS. E. V. BIOEN, Manager,

VOKOHAMA

TO SHIPMASTERS.

►NQUIRE where your FRESH WATER is

ENQUIRE

WATER in the 'cuse of much sickness on bosed Ship,

L. DEWETTE, Manager,

TOKYO.

MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

TOP FLOOR OF ICH HOUSE, I Ice-House Road,

We 'ars_the_only_Water-Boat Company fa Hongkong excisively Supplying FILTERED to acines, as kerstalore, *8 now in a position, in his New 'and Com- WATER

Call Fise "W.”

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

SIEMSSEN & Co.

134

Hongkong, 28th May, 1895,

THE

NOTICE.

MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED ............

...$1,000,000

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

CHAU TSEUNG TAT, Secretary,

HEAD OFFICE,

No. 1, QUEEN'T FOAD WEST. (Trusalemma, q% Max, x?sa

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

CAPITAL TAELS 600,000 } #833.333.25.

EQUAL TO 198209958201102519495

RESERVE FUND $318,000,00

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Lax Stra, Esq,

LOU TEO SHUM, Esq.

LO YEK MOON, Haş

MANAGER.—HO AMEL

MARINE RISKS on GOODS, die tats

World.

61 CURRENT RATES to all parts of the

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9,' PRAYA WEST.' Hongkong. 17th Flecember, 1884.

Entimations.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tas

INFORMATION has been received from the

Military Authorities that ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take plans from the zat to goth April, 1896, (Sundays exceptad), between the hours of 8 AM, and 5 PM, daily, as follows:-

From Stone Catter's Island in Westerly and

South-Westerly directions.

From Belcher's, Upper and Lower, in Northerly and North-Westerly direc floas.

From Kowloon Dock and East in Easterly

and South-Easterly directions, From Lyeman.in North-Westerly, North- Easterly and South-Easterly directions. From North Pelat la Northerly and North

Easterly directions.

All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are can- tlaned to keep clear of the raTZOR

The Inhabitants of the houses rear Belchert, Kowloon Dock and East, and at Stonecutter' Island are warned keen their glass winders open during the PRACTICE, and all people working in the vicinity of Belcher's Batteries are also warned to keep clear of that part which will bo indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose,

By Command,

fcdx

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary, ・ Colonial Secretary's Offlon,

Hongkong, 17th March, 1896, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ~ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS ars requested to send in a BTATEMENT of BUSINESS CONTRIBUTED during the Half Year ended 31st December, 1895, on or before the gest instant, an which dibe the ACCOUNTS *I! be CLOSED.

Co

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. COOKE, Acting General Manager, Hongkong, and March, 1866, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1805 "ONTRIBUTORS to the above. OFFICE are

the Understood

with a LIST of their CONTRIBUTIONS

the year ending 31st December, 1895, in order that the distribution of BONUS may be arranged Returas not rendered prior to the 31st day of March, instant, will be adjusted by the Office, and no Claims or. Alterations will ba subsequently admitted.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., -General Agents, 'CANTON INBÜRANCH ÖFFICE, LIMITED. Hongkong, 4th March, 1896.

JUST LANDED FRENCH CONFECTIONERY,

Comprising par

Crystallized Fraits,

Cocotines

Apricotines,

1450

Burnt Almonds,“”“

Almonds Plots,

Marsipar Almonds,

aco

CANTURY CHOCOLATE CREMES S Vanilla Cremes, Honey Cremes, Caramola, Nougat Plalacha, Pineapple Chocolate, Chocolate Walnut,

Plush Bags, Flush Boxes and Fancy Boxes,

which contains 3 per cent mors from carbonate ** TANSAN," the New Japanese Table-Water ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART. PRACTICED || (123 that from any other Chalybests Spring.

I WEIW & Ca, is the Colony or in any part of the Tax Host,

GROUPS AND VIE

~FLETCHER & Com SURE THE PHARMACY "