1897-06-04 — Page 1

Intimations..

NIW STOCK. .BATHING COSTUMES,

BATHING DRAWERS,

BATH BLANKETS, ( CHRISTY'S TOWELS, &o, &o, &c.

COTTAM & Co.,

General Outfitters,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 6144=+=#*

Banks.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED UY ROYAL CHARTя, 1853. HEAD OFFICE LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESERVE LIABILITY DF SHARI-

HOLDERS

RESERVE FUND ....

800,000

*****$800,000 £37$,000

INTEREST ALLOWED OR CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rale of a per cent, per annum on the Dally Balances,

Insurances.

THE

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE "

COMPANY

has long taken the lead in SIMPLIFYING the CONDITIONS and LIBERALISING the CONTRACT of LIFE ASSURANCE, thereby giving greatly increased Security to the Holders of the Company's Policies,

For full Particulars and Rates,

Apply to

ESTABLISHED 1881.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1897.

Intimations

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

REMARKH (Freight or Famage,

FOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO BALL

6

DODWELL, CARLILE & Co,

Agents, Hongkong, and March, 1896.

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M

製

D

J5 3

H

T. 11. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

JAPAN, &C.......Canton A. G. Cabl¡, R.N.R.....About rikh June..... (Passing through ''the Inland Seal) | Freight br Passage: UN STRAITS ANDĮ

(Colleg BOMBAY Hydaspas ummmmS, da BṛLackyar. .....About 11th Juncia Columbout Conti

clent, indagema offers). „Freight of Famig

I

at

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

五拜金

號四月六英港香

FOR-

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

NEW EDITION,

IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST. For Sala at the Hongkong Telegraph Offics,

No. 6, Pedder's HAL

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1897,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED,

Authorised Capital......

Subscribed Capital.

HEAD OFFICE --HONGKONG,

...₤1,000,000 £500,000

Court of Directors:

D. Gilles, Esq.

H. Stolterfoht, Esq.

ChowTung Shang, Esq. Kwan Hol Casen, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Kiq,

Chief Manager, GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR. Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Ceal Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893-

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL ............................................$10,000,000 RESKAYE FUND $6,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS:

ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.—Chairman. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chalaman.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 182.

TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY.........1,480,053 NET ANNUAL FILE PREMIA

757,473 JAVING been appointed AGENTS of the I above Company we are prepared to accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, and January, 1847.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

GKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

ED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE.

ws to H.M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonial and Foreign

Rathways, including the Impertal Kuitways of Japan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

.

LONDON SMEda..................................15, G. D. Aucker......Ahout rath June... F SHANGHAI............ Ravenna ...C. T. Denny R.N.R... About 1st June...Fright or Fassi16. | The Best Quallides of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS or the VERY HIGHEST PRESSURES.

STRAITS AND BOMBAY

· Bombay ................................), II. C. Westóri ́.............. About 2216. Juno.....?

[Weight only, (^all-

st">Colombo. It

sefficient induce- ment offers). So Specia

Adverthament

LNDON &c. ...Kalsar-i-Hleď...S. Bacham...............................Noon, 17th June... JAPAN | Verona C. H S. Toeque. Noon, 18th Jane...Freight or Passage, LONDON....... Borneo

F, C. A. Lyos, R.N.R.About 22nd June...Freight or Pazzago.

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For Further Particulars, apply 10

Hongkong, 4th June, 1897.

THE

- H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

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'HE Undersigned-AGENTS of the-akove-

Company are prepared to accept · Fint Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS CURRENT RATES.

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

(+8

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

GENERAL NOTICE,

{LIMITED.)

G. D. Böning. Esq.

R. L. Richardson, Esq.

CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000)

EQUAL TO RESERVE FUND ..................

$833.333-33- $318,000.co.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

R. Shewan, Erg.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

David Gabbay, Esq.

C. Rearmand, Esq.

-A.-I, Raymond, Esq.

N. A. Slebs, Esq.

Gerald Slade, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq,

MANAGER:

Shargbal-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq, LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONOKONO-INTEREST ALLOWED

........On Current Account at the rate of 5 per Cent

per Annum, on the daily balance.

For

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

months, 21 per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 31 per Cent. per Annum. For is months, 4 per Cent. per Anuta.

T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, 10th April, 1897.

Chief Managez.

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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. HE Basiners of the abase Bank is conducted THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST ca deposits is allowed at 34 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 SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895,

Intimations.

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

fo

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

[OTICE in bereby given that an EXTRA-

of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Company's Office, No. 9, Pray■ Central, Hongkong, TO- MORROW, the 5th day of June, 1897, at NOON, when the rubjaloed resolutions will be proposed

Should the resolutions be duly passed they will be submitted for confirmation as special resols- Nons to a second Extraordinary General Meriteg which will be subsequently convened.

THE RESOLUTIONS,

(1) That the Capital of the Company be Increased to the sum of $500,000 Hongkong Currency by the issue of thinly thousand new shares of ten dollars each to be issued at a premium often dpljars each, such price of ten dollars each and 'ziga such premium of ten dollars erch to be payable in such amounts, at such times, and on such condi tions as the General Managera shall froga time to lime determine. (2)- That twenty thousand of such new shareS be offered to the persons who on the 1st day of July, 1897, shall be the registered shareholders of the old or existing sharer In the proportion of one new share for every old or existing share and such offer shall be made by a notice specifying the number of

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Lo Yeux MOOM, Esq.

LER SINO, Esq.

Lou TSO SHUM, Esq,

Esq. |

MANAGER-HO AMEI.

MARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken

World

at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & ✈ PRAYA WEST. Renukone, vytk December, 188¢.

THE

NOTICE.

16

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,000,000

The above Company is prepared to acceps MARINK RISKS at CURRENT RATES on Goods, & Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies.

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary, HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Yonobono, With New, Bos.

Intimations.

BANK HOLIDAY.

CLUB HOTEL,

FIR

S, BUND, YOKOHAMA.

HOTEL METROPOLE,

11, ZSUKIJI, TOKYO,

FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, wall-furnished, the Cuisine under the Supervl sion of approved French Chef has no equal ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGELIENT. Experienced English matron in attendance.

Cheaper Qualities for Low PRESSURES.

The "VICTOR" METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lonis of the Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's Navy.

The VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydraulic joints, boat and Transport in H.M. Service. Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c., are also used on every Battleship, Cruiser, Ganboat, Torpedo

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

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES. SUPERINTENDENT...........

..............THOS. SKINNER, DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., General Agents,

W. BREWER & CO.

NOW READY 1897. FIGARO-SALON PART. I (TO DI COMPLETED IN 6 PARTS ) $750

POSTAGE STAMP ALBUM-catiraly revised. permanent edittoa

Queen's Regulations and Admiralty ind

tructions...UEFOILS

The Sadler's Pocket Bok by Lord.

Walatlay

in

The Hotel stein-launch with European Agent altends arrivals and departures; every assistance girea in clearing luggages and affording information, Passenges are met at the LE PANORAMA-SÄLON PART 1Key to Reed's Engineers Hand-Book Railway Station.

VISITORS have the option of messing either in TOKYO or YOKOHAMA, without - extra charge-THE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING SUCH AN ADVANTAGE, EUROPEAN HAIR ›DRESSAR on the Premises.

Certified Guides are in attendance at both. Hotels.

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, PROPRIETORS. ·

:

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

VORONE A KO, A

trade mark.

long Nams --- YUEN W.0.

TILLPHONE, No. 135.

L. DEWETTE, Manager,

TAPUA

CALIFORNIA WINES

(10):3% COMPLETED IN 10 FARTS ) $6.50 Hongkong, 4th June, 1897,

325

400

The Janzle B ok, by Rudyard K pling... 33 Man & Beast India, by Rudyard Kipling 405 The Seven Seas, by Rudyard Kipling ...

THE PHARMACY.

118

HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE

1 Dez. QTs

CLARET .......

$4.00

■ Dez Prs, Dar.) Prs. 84.50

1550

23)

ZINFANDEL

450

5.00

7:00

RIESLING

5.00

600

HOCK

5.60

6.co

These are genuine GRAPE WENES, fail bodied, with Ittler aclulty.

As allowance of fifty cents per dozen is made for the empty plats when returned to our Godawa

GANDE PRICE & CO.,

130

Hongkong, 28th May, 1897.

IN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875. the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business. OD MONDAY, the 7th Instant, WHIT MONDAY. For the CILARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

.

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chiel Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

GEORGE MUNRO, *

for Chief Manager. For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED,

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DA, LINDO-CHINE,

Hongkong Agency,

G. G. F. AUGUSTIN, Manager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager. For the YOKOHAMA SPICIE BANK, LIMITED.

NAO NABEERA,

Agcal.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1897;

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- INSURANCE HOLIDAY.

Undermentioned' INSURANCE

TOFFICES DE CLOSED for the

Transaction of Public Business na MONDAY, the zih Instant (WHIT MONDAY) :—

new shares which each such registered | JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

shareholder shall be entitled to take up anďˇ Kimiting a time within which the offer li not mecepted in writing will be deemed to be

not accepted, and all-non-accepted shares

General Agents,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD,

·General Manigers,

HOKOLONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD.

shall be disposed of für the benefit of ].N. J. EDE,

the Company on such conditions as the

General Managers akull determine.

(3)-That the remaining ten thousand- new

shares be allotted to the General Managers | W. who have gusranfeed-to apply for kad accept that number,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,·

General Manageis."

Hongkong, 28th May, 1897.

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A.S, WATSON & CO, LIMITED. THE FINAL DIVIDEND for the Year

Secretary

UNION INSURANCI SOCIETY

CANTON, LD.

H. PERCIVAL, Agent,

NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD,

W. IL RAY,

Secretary'

OT

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LD. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agents

YANOTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LD.

· Secretary,

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO, LÓ.

H. T. DAVIS, "Acting Manager,

1896; at the Rate o! FIFTY CENTS per | JP B. COUGHTRIE, Bare for FIVE Per Cent. on the CAPITAL of the Company, making TEN Per Cent, for-the Your) is PAYABLE at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, Hongkong, on and after this date, the 25th - - May, 1897, 04 WARRANTS-to Bobtained from the Vadersigned, Local Jkareholders are requested to apply at the Company's Office for their WARRANTE

THE STRATIS INSURANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st Jana, 1897.

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The DIVIDEND is also PAYABLE at the KUHN & KOMOR,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, Shanghai,

un presentation of WARRANTS there, on and aftar

A. H. MANCELL“ Secretary:

Hongkongfesth May, 1897.

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS,

21 & 23 QUEEN ROAD, HONGKONG,

35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA

36, DIVISION STREET," KOIK, "

1851

Hongkong, 15th March, 1896,

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4

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

1:16

W. POWELL & CO.

JUST LANDED.

ICE CREAM FREEZERS,

{Newest PatinTS)

1qt., 2qt., 3qt., 4qt., 6qb, 8qt, 10gt.

ICE SHAVERS;

ICE CHIPPERS,

Hongkong, 28th May, 1897.-

ENQUIRE AT MANAGER'S OFFICE HONGKONG HOTEL FOR

ĮPARTICULARS OF

REDUCED

MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET,

Sale Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Toxic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSA N.

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

NUNOBIKI NATURAL MINERAL WATER.

FROM THE SPRINGS OF THE WELL-KNOWN NUNOBIKI WATERFALLS IN KOBE.

Analysed and pronounced by the IMPERIAL JAPANESE HYGIENIC LABORATORY OF OSAKA, to be effective in the treatment of CONSUMPTION, CHRONIC CATARRH OF THROAT and WIND PIPE, all complaints of LIVER, STOMACH. and INTESTINE, RHEUMATISM, SUPERABUNDANCE OF BLOOD, &c.

APPLY TO

L. M. ALVARES & CO.,

Hongkong, fath March, 1897-

ICE CREAM POWDERS,

$19

EOARD AND LODGING RATES FOR CERTAIN ROOMS.

N° 11 13 & 15 CENTRALMARKET. ·

PRIME BEEF AND MUTTON CORNEL BEEF &TONGUES VEAL SAUSAGES

Hongkong, aut May, 1897.

SOLE AGENTS, No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CÉNTRAL.

FOR SALE.

1443

G. H.-MUMM & Cos CHAMPAGNE.

In cases of z dos plats ............................................$35 per case,'

do

I doz quarts..

$33 do

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents.

TAG

Hongkong 13th February, 1867.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL.

1,400 FEET Above Sea LEVEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

"EXCKISTOR," HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE, No.35

A. B; C. Code.

THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN.

Queen's ROAD,·

DINNER AT 8 PM.

ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PÅRTIES in

PRIVATE DINING-ROOMS,

TIFFIN AT IP.X,

For further Particulars apply to

THE MANAGER,

Rongkong, arth Fair, rat

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL

75.

AQUARIUS.

An absolutely pure Sparkling Mineral Water, invigora ting and refreshing; an aerated water of the highest quality both from a manufacturing and Sanitary point of view.

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

TRÅKPHONE

15, Quan's Road,

Hongkong, 31st May, 1897.