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COTTAM & Co,

Ex S.S." Formosa." ANDERSON'S

WATERPROOF CLOAKS, CHRISTY'S TWEED CAPS,

COLLARS

(ALL SIZES AND SHATES),, TRAVELLING TRUNKS,

$*2, 5*2., &92)

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No.

Banks.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

427

日七十月七年二十二猪光

Insurances.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1896.

Intimations

二拜禮、

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, EMPRESS ASSURANCE CORPORATION,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE :---LONDON,

LIMITED,

FIRE AND MARINE.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

CAPTAIN:

CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESTAVI LIABILITY от SHARE.

4800,000 WE

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

RESERVE FUND ******

£800,000 £325,000

have This Day been appointed AGENTS, and are prepared to accept RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

FOR

[See Special

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, z8th April, 1896.

1742

STEAMERS

TO BAIL

·LONDON, &c. .....Ravenna.......................E. Streéf.............................................Noo0, 27th Aug..........

NTEREST ALLOWED DS CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent per THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE JAPAN kunum on the Dally Balances.

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

COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED A,D. 1824.

......₤2,0 30,000

· 五廿月八英港香

Intimations.

"ODOL

THE MEDICAL HALL, DEUTSCHE APOTHEKE,

70, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Hongkong.

THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM..

BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG HOTEL-PRAYA.

Advertisement. THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO THE ASBESTOS TRADE WAS OBTAINED

Freight or Passage. ................Ancona ..............W. D. Madia .........................................Noon, 28th Ang...... (Passing through

the Inland Ses.) LONDON.........Formesa.................R. A. Peters..................Aboat and Sep...Freight or Fasungo. 2450,053 SHANGHAI .............RoMƒUs ....................F. N. Tillard Abost 6th Sept.Freight or Passage, NET ANNUAL FIRE PREMIA 757,478 LONDON...Shangãof ..............), Cowie, R.N.R...About 16th Sept...Freight of Painage. LTAVING been appointed AGENTS of the above Company we are prepared to accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

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H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

CAPITAL ........................ TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY

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Hongkong, 16th September, 1895,

H

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

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

RESERVE FUND ..

RESERVY LIABILIT'

......$10,000,003 $6,500,000

*TORS...$10,000,000

COURT OF DALE TOTORS :

A. MCCONACHI, Esq.-Chairman.

ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Erq-Deputy Chairman.

Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, | Í. Kramer, Esq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

M. D. Exekiel, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

D. R. S111005, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Siebs, Esq.

CHY MANAGER ;

Hongkong T. Jackson, Esq, MANAGER! Shanghai-J, P. Wade Garn'NER, ESQ. » LONDON BANKER-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED -

On Cement Account at the rate of a par Cent,

per Annum on the dally balance,

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS I For 3 months, 2) per Cent, per Anaum. For monthij si për Cent, per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 14th August, 1896.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE Business of the Abysse Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits in allowed at 31 PER CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 of more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum.

For the HONOLONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hangkong, 1st August, 1906.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

AUTHORISED CAPITAL: £1,500,000 -

SUBSCRIBED

PAID-UP

BANKERS:"

......1,185,000

•£ 568,500

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED,

INTEREST ALLOWED O

CURRENT

ACCOUNTS ■t the Rate of 2 per cent.

per annum on the Dally Belancs.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS :—:

For 13 Months...............................4 per cent,

6

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3

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J. W. R. TAYLOR,

Manager, Hongkong Hongkong, 7th July, 1801. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

HAV

For Further Particulars, apply to Hongkong, 24th Angusi, 1895.

E. A. RITCHIE, Superintendant” *

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HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, and January, 1896.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned AGRAITS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Clare FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES,

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 18th May, 1895.

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GENERAL NOTICE. THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).)

CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000

EQUAL TO 9a RESERVE FUND

$823331-33- ****** $318,000.00.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

LEE SING, Esq.

Lo YrUK MOON, Esq.

LOU TO SHUN, Kea.

MANAGER. NO AMEI.

MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken

World,

at CORRENT RATES to all parts of the

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST.

Imbrane yeh Diapershey, HARL

NEYTICS,

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,20,000.

The above Company is prepared to accesi MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES on Goods, ke. Policies granted to "all Parts of the world payable at say of its Agencies.

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE.. N1, QUIg Kran West. Thannhang, q5h May, 1kni

Intimations.

£247

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"HE DIVIDEND of 8 Pen Ceer, per Share and BONUS of 4 PER CENT. for the

THE

Six Months ending toth June, 1806, DECLARED at Monday's Ordinary Hall-yearly Meating, tll be PAYABLE the Premises of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPO PATIO on and after TUESDAY, the asth August, and SHAREHOLDERS are requested To apply for DIVIDEND WARRANTS' at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 14. Praya Central.

By order of the Board of Directors, ***£500,000

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary, Hongkong, 74th August, 1896.

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Authorised Capital ............................................ £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital........

·HEAD OFFICE :-HONGKONG,

Court of Directors:

Chow Tang Shang, Esq.

D. Gillies, Esqi ́

H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Kwan Hoi Chuen,Esq

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months. Fixed, ; per Cent. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.

Rotice of Firms.

NOTICE,

י,

TENDERS FOR REPAIRS

ין

TRT the Undersigned of

BRITISH BARQUI GLEN CALADH

to Noox TO-MORROW, the 36th Instant, Separate Tenders are required for

[p | (rut).—Damage Sustained by FIRE & WATER,

and

We have This Day OPENED & BRANCH

of our FIRM in YOKOHAMA for Bosiness in RAW and WASTE SILK, 8,

(a),~RIGGING, MASTS, YARDS, &c. Survey Reports can be seen at the Offices of

GILMAN & Co., Agents.

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Hongkong, 25th Augual, 1896,

and have Authorised Mr. H. BENT to Sige CARBOLINEUMA VENARIUS

per Procuration.

HERBERT DENT & Co.' Canton,, 15th August, 1E06.

NOTICE.

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HAVE THE Day commenced BusinesÉ LE &

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT.

W. SHEWAN.. Hongkong, 20th July, 1896.-

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FOR 30 YEARS.

With the Utmost Success.

Thoroughly rollable preservative_for_Word and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Rot and Datapress.

Sole Agents for China,

SCHEELE & Co,.

18st Hanghong, 14th May, 1896,

I

Intimations.

THE PHARMACY.

TANSAN,

TANSAN,

TANSAN.

This refreshing and invigorating Table Water contains 8 per cent, more IRON CARBONATE than any Water from slallax Spas,

Sale Agents for HONGKONG and Souza of CHINA :--

604)

FLETCHER & CO.

*and

· · CARMICHAXL:& CO.

JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT

FRESH DAIRY BUTTER

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

The product of the PRINCE OF WALES DAIRY COMPANY, Bombay, Indle. This BUTTER la guaranteed PURE and of THE FINEST QUALITY,

In alb, rib, and 'jib, TIN, '

RETAIL PRICE........$1,250, 600, and 200.

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY,

CENTRAL MARKET.

J. TATAM,

Manghong, Hot Yady, 1895:

PROPRIETOR.

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THE "BUGLE" BRAND. BASS PALE ALE,

GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT,

BOTTLED BY

M. B. FOSTER & SONS, LTD. The Largest Shippers of Bass' BEER in the World.

LC. & Co, we now introducing to this Market two brands cft,class Whisky, which they advise all connoisseurs to try.

THE N. B. WHISKY,

This is a Splendid Blend, mellow and gingoth,

10 YEARS OLD-Pelee per Dozen....$13

LONG JOHN WHISKY,

THE "DKW OF BEM NAVIS "

from the Far Famed Dinery at Fort William,

5 YEARS IN WOOD-Price per Dozen...$14.

Hongkong, 17th August, 1896.

ESTD. 1884.

TELEPHONE~75.

MONTHLY MATES FOR

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

MEALS

AT EK HOTEL

$12.00

BREAKFAST

***** KILAL

20.00

of th

ALL 3 MEALS.

AQUARIUS

A SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE WATER

MANUFACTURED FROM

PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER.

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"The latest thing in Mineral Waters that we have happened upon in AQUARIUS. We have tried it plain,, and tried it with Whisky and have nothing but good to say of it,”” MAN OF THE WORLD.".

15, Queen's Road. Hongkong, a5bt August, 1898,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., GIFERAL MANAGERS, THE AQUARIUS COMPANY,

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

"EXCELSION," HONGKONG,

A. B; 'C. Coda.

TELEPHONE, No.135-

THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN

QUEEN'S ROAD.

TIFFIN AT 1.1,

DINNER AT 8 1.x.

ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN & DINNER PARTIES in PRIVATE DINING-FOOSER,

For further Particulars apply to

Hosekono, syth July tint.

THE

THE MANAGER,

MOUNT AUSTIN=HOTEL,"

HOTEL

CLUB HOTEL METROPOLE,

5. BUND, FOKOHAMA,

}}=,=TSUKIJI, TOKYO,

FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, well-frnished, the Cuisine, under tis-Ssporvi« sion of spproved French Chef has no equal. ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT - Experienced English matron in attendance.

The Hotel stem-launch with European Agent attends ardvals, and departures 1 every assistance given in” clearing luggages and affording information, Passengers, are not at the Hallway Station.

VISITORS kaya the option of messing etikar'in TOKYO of VOZOKAMĄ, witŠem: Exten charge—THE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING NUCH AM ADVAITAGE. KUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER on the Preinlass.

Certified Guides are in aftendance at both Hotela.

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY,

E. V. SIOEN, Manager, YOKOHAMA.

TED), >PROPRIETORS. DEWETTE

12:777

BY BELL'S ASBESTOS CO.

THE HIGHEST Ggrade packingS AND JOINTINGS KEPT 'IN STOCK.

ENGINE AND CYLINDER OILS ABSOLUTELY UNBEATABLE IN QUALITY AND PRICE.

ASBESTOS IN EVERY FORM FOR FILTERS, CHEMICAL PUMPS, &C.

W. JACKSON,

Manager.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

FOR THE

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND "HE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON, .

PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE.

Contractors to H.M. Government, and the Principal Ruglish, Indian, Colonial and Fordgu Railways, including the Imperial Railways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

The Best Qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the VERY HIGHEST PRESSURES, Cheaper Quiltles for Low PRESSURES.

The "VICTOR? METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty forjuss throughout Her Majesty's Navy,

The VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic Joints, Manhole and Madhole Doors, &c., are also used an every Battleship, Crufser, Gunboat, Torpedo boat and Transport in H.M.Service.

"SALAMANDER Non-conducting Composition for Bollars, Hot-water Tanks, Pipes, &c. IN TWO QUALITIES.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. SUPERINTENDENT:1999; 10

NOISELESS.

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THOS. SKINNER, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

EXPLOSION IMPOSSIBLE.

General Agents.

JASTRAM'S PATENT

GOLDEN" MEDAL

PETROLEUM ENGINES

OF 2 TO 11 H.P.

rox FACTORIES AND LAUNCHES.

WORKED BY ORDINARY PETROLEUM.

Consumption of Petroleum 2 18. þer H.P. and Hour.

A Worlding Stationary Engin's and a Launch with ■ 4 H.P. “ Engine will be shown and full particulars be given on application.

SCHEELE & CO., HonekonE,

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SOLE'AGENTS' FOR THE EAST.

NO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REQUIRED.

FOR SALE.

! (0)) {

G. H. MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE,

In case of a dos, plate visco$35 per cars,

da

» quarts ELUR $33

Hongkong, 25th June, riot.

SHEWAN & Co., Agents.

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W. POWELL & CO. NEW LACES.

NEW MILLINERY.

Hongkong. 22nd August, 1895,

SMOBILISS

NEW RIBBONS.

W. POWELL & CO.

11004

W. BREWER & CO.

你

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

THE STORY OF NATIONS SERIES,

$9.50 Each.

Bohemia, by ČE. Haurica.

Japan, by Mummy.

Stambuloff, by Beaman.......... Joseph Chamberlain, by Jores.mena: 135 Eataly Paradise, by Morris.....................an : 5,00 Choice Rdition: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, by Dr.

Brewer (New Enlarged Edition) The Century Allas and Gazeteer 400 1,75] The Heart of a Continent, by Young-

husband 902)+sessis. KOLO 1.75 Doberck's Law of Storms

West Indies, by Rodway, Australian Commonwealth, by Tregarthen, Moors in Spain, by Lane-Pools. The German Emperor, by Hanney............$ Dundonald, by Fortescus 1.75 Pope Leo XIII, by Josila McCarthy

TRADE MARK,

- Hong Namso

YUEN. W 0.

TELEPHONE, No. 135.

Hongbong, talk

LIT

DODONTISSAİTAŞ DA1000

8.00

3.00

MANZANILLA À LIGHT DRY SHERRY

OF "

EXCELLENT QUALITY,

Per 1 dozen Bottles............$9.00

A large stock of SHERRIES on hand at from $7.00 to $80.00 per Dozen.

GANDE PRICE & CO.,

WINE AID 'SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

No. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CE