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JUST RECEIVED.

LINEN COLLARS.

LINEN FRONTS;

SOFT FELT HATS.. STRAW HATS,

&c., &c, kt.

COTTAM & Co.,

General Outfitters.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 639. ̈¤x4=+=#*

Banks.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital....................................

£1,000,000.

Subscribed Capital 500,000

HEAD OFFICE --HONGKONG.

Auction.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 259

THE following Particulars and Conditions of

Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

ESTABLISHED 1881.

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1897.

Entimations.

PENINSULAR and oriental Steam

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STRAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAL

REMARKI

二拜禮

犹六月七英港香

Intimations.

WEBSTER DICTIONA.

NEW EDITION,

IS THE DEST AND CHEAPEST. For Sale at the Hongkong Telegraph Office, No. 6. Pedder Hill

THIRTY, DOLLARS

PER ANNUM,"

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

TOR TEER

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, „Fermera ...R. A. Pelur..........10A.M., 8th July...Freight or Passage. UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

FOR

Court of Directors

D. Gülles, Esq.

ChowTong Shang, Esq,

H. Stolterfoht, Esq.

Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.

the 13th day of July, 1897, at 3 P.M., are LONDON published for generál information.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

By Command,

Calot Manager,

JAPAN, &c. ...7274..............................). Chellew, R.M.R..............Aboul 8th July

101

GEO. W, F. PLAYFAIR.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

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Interest for 15 months Fixed, 5 per cent. Hongkong, a3rd October, 1893.

BANKING CORPORATION,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 26:4 Junn, 1897.

[1094 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by HONGKONG COND SHANGHAI Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the fath day of July, 1897, at 3 PM by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lat of CROWN LAND at Hung Hom, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

PAID-UP CAPITAL. .....................................................$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND wide.........$ 6,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.....$10,000,0x

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

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

C. Beurmann, Esq.

G. D. 88aing, Etq,

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

David Gubbay, Esq.

A. I. Raymond, Esq.

R. L. Richardson, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Slebs, Esq.

Gerald Slade, Eiq,

CHIEJ MANAGER:

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKIRI-LONDON AND COUNİT BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent, per Annum on the dally balance,

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months, al per Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 31 per Cent, per Annum For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum).

'T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, roth April, 1897.

Chlef Manager.

HONGKONG-SAVINGS-BANK.

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THE Busters of the above Bank la conducted

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

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 36 PE CENT. per aux KURES.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of SIDO or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PIR CENT,' per sunum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, 1st August, 1995. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

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

RESERVE

LIABILITY ΟΙ SHARE-

HOLDERS base

£800,000

+4800,000

RESERYE FUND ...............................................................£375,0 INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent. per

sanes on the Daily Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for x3 months... 4 per cent.

19

31

"

T

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*** 37. n

n

⇓ H 3 B ... 1 "

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong

£31 -

Hongkong, and June, 1897%

Insurances.

THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY,

ESTABLISHED A„Q. 182Į,

....£2,000,000

CAPITAL CAM

TOTAL FUNDS AND SECURITY2,489,953 NET ANNUAL FIRE PREMIA£» 757,478 HAVING Nepared to TAVING been appointed AGENTS of the accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATZE,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Agents.

Hongkong, and January, 1897.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

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| No. of Sale.

Hung Hou

На

024

Boundary

Measure

Locality,

*K

sw.

A

Upset Price.

Hung Hom..... 150 150 47.5 47.5 7.115 30 1,069

Intimations.

THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

A NINTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate of

A FOUR PER CENT. (ONE DOLLAR AND

FIFTY CENTS per Share) for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1847, will be PAID, an #pplication, to the Registered Shareholders in the above Company on WEDNESDAY, the 7th July, 1897.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED-from-the-tat-to-be-7th-July, both days inclusive,

MEYER & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 15th June, 1897. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

H

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FINAL CALL.

PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE.

(Freight or Passage. [.

(Parsing through Contractor's "To H.M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonia) and Fergign the Inland Sea)

Rathways, including the Imperial Railways of Fadan.

MANUFACTURERS OF

SHANGHAI...... Thomas W. J. Nintes ....................About taik (aly...Freight or Passage. The Best Qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the VERY HIGHEST Parasures,

LONDON &C. ...Ravenna.C. T. Danay, R.N.R....Aboat 15th July... -

JAPAN.........

Cheaper Qualities for Low PRESSUREY,

The "VICTOR METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for use throughout Her Majesty's NATT,

Special

{Seo Advertisement

«Verona mi,C,H. 5. Tecqua, R.N.R.Noon, 16th July...

LONDON &c. ...Canton D. C, Gregor, R.N.R... About sand July...Freight or Passage. IN TWO QUALITIES.

For Further Particulars, apply to

Freight or Passage. (Passing through ihe Inland Sea.)

†

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 3d July, 1897.

PRIME

RONG

11

CENTRAL13 MARKET

15

BUTCHERY

Hongkong, 1st May, 1897.

1000

*HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that the FINAL CALL of TWO DOLLARS ($a) per SHARE has been made, and is PAYABLE at the Company's Offices, No. 17, Queen's Road Central, on gib Augur, 1897.

SHAREHOLDERS are requested, when Paying the above-mentioned CALL., to send to the Acting Secretary their PROVISIONAL SHARE CER- TIFICATES. These will be retained, and FULLY PAID-UP SCRIP will be famed Is Het thereof in due course.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

CHAS. F. HÁRTON, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, fch Jaly, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION;

No. 275.

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INFORMATION has been received from the

Nauthorities 16 TILLERY PRACTICE ■ill take place from the 12th to 24th Jair, 1897, between the hours of 8 A.. and s Pär, dally, as follows :-.-.-.

From Stone Cutter's Island in South-Wes-

terly direction,

From Belchers' In North-Westerly direc

Bion.

From Lyeman in South-Easterly direc

tion.

All Ships, Junits, and other Vessels are can- toned to keep clear of the ranges.

The Inhabitants of the houses near Belchers' and Stone Colters' Island are warned to keep their glass windows open during the PRACTICE, Batteries are also warned to keep clear of that and all people working in the vicinity of Belchers' part which will be indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, and July, 1897,

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THE Understgued AGENTS of the above CARBOLINEU MAVENARIUS

Tunde of the

Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS ai CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

GENERAL NOTICE.

20 YEARS.

With the Vimost Success,

Thoroughly reliable preservative for Weɔd and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus [18] Roi and Dampness.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.)

CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000)

$833.333-33

EQUAL TO} RESERVE FUND $318,000.00,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Lax Sora, Esq.

LOU TWO SHUM, Esq.

LO YEUX MOON, Kag

MANAGER-HO AMEL

M CURRENT FATES to all parts of the ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken

World.

HEAD OFFICE, && '2, FRAYA WEST. Hongkong, rwth December, 9885,

THE

NOTICI,

“HE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED. CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED......

000,000

The above Company is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at ČURKENT RATES on GOODS, & Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencies,

CHAU TSEUNG FAT,

Secretary. HEAD OFFICE, AS Në«A, QUII»ROAD WEST, Howzkung, 19h Way, 1894 ·

Sole Agents for Chins,

SCHELLE&C Hongkong, 15th May, 1896.

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KUHN & KOMOR, Japanese fine art cURIOS,

21 & 33, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and

36, DIVISION STREET, KOUK, Hongkong, 15th March, 1895,

M

+

(457

ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA *No. 8, Queen's Road Central,

Head Ofice -TOKIO,

-Branch Offis f--

י

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN,

NEWCHWANG and all Ports in JAPAN,

MIE Coal Mines,

· Ohimura Così Mizes. Kanade Coal Mises.

Tokyo Marine Inistration Co., Limited

Me Fire Insurance Co., Limited,

Imperial Government Paper Mille, Japan. Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghai.

Kanegatachi Catoi Spinning MIX, Japan, The Mike Cotton Splaning Mui, Limited. Takys Cotton Spinring Mill, Japaas Hayashi Clock Factory,

*

TRADE MARK. Hong Name:-

YUEN WO,

TELEPHONE, No. 135.

116

CALIFORNIA WINES

CLARET..

ZINFANDEL

RIESLING

HOCK yaz

1 Dez. Qri.

01. Prs, 4 D¢z, | TT),

$4.00

$4.50

$6.50

450

5.00

7.00

5.00

600

5 ca

6.co

These are genuine GRAPE WINES, full bodied, with tile acidity,

Hongkong, 18th May, 1897.

ENQUIRE AT MANAGER'S OFFICE HONGKONG HOTEL FÖR

PARTICULARS OF

THE

"An allowance of fifty cents per dezen is made for the empty pints when returned to our Godown.

ار

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, No. 18, QUEEN'S. ROAD CENTRAL.

REDUCED

·BOARD AND LODGING RATES FOR CERTAIN ROOMS.

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HOTEL CLUB HOTEL METROPOLE,

5. BUND, FOROĦAMA.

1, TSUKIJI, TOKYO.

J:

FIRST CLASS HOTELS, ceadaily situated, well-furnished, the Cuisine under the Supervl

sion of approved French Chef has no equal, ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT, Experienced English matron in attendance.

The Hotel steam-launch with European Agent attends amivals and departures ; every assistance given in clearing luggager und affording information, Passengers are met at the 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 DRESSER on the Premises.

Certified Guides are in attendance at bol Hotels.

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, PROPRIZTORS.

E. V. BIOEN, Manager,

VOKOHAMA,

L. DEWETTE, Manager,

TORVO.

W. POWELL & CO.

NEW STOCK OF

LACE CURTAINS

AND

ART MUSLINS,

The "VICTOR METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steams, and Hydraulic folats, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c, are also used on every Battleship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Terpedo boat and Transport la HM. Service.

SALAMANDER" Non-conducting Composition for Hollers, Hot-water Tanks, Fipes, &a

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

17]

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

FOR SALE..

:(0):-

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

fi

In cases of a đọ1, plats ........................$35 per cALO.

do. I dos quasis........................

Hongkong, 13th February, 1507.

..$33

da

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co;~

Agents.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

**EXCELSIOR,**

" HONGKONG,

A; B: C. Code.

QUEEN'S ROAD,

TELEPHONE,

No. 35.

THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST, 10 DEGREES cooler THAN IN

DINNER AT 8 P.M.

TIFFIN AT IP.M. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN & DINNER PARTIES in PRIVATE DINING-ROOKS.

For further Particulars apply to

Hongkong, 17th July, tžos.

THE MANAGER,

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

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AUSTRALIAN & CALIFORNIAN

WINES.

ZINFANDEL

RIESLING.

CLARET

TALIPHONI-

75.

BURGUNDY

HOCK

CHABLIS

From the COOLALTA VINEYARDS:

· CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 16.b Jana, 1897

W. BREWER & CO.

14

4.00

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS, CORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA, by Manaces for Men, by Mrs. Humphrey..... Field Marshall Lord Roberts, 2 vols., 20.00 The Child: the Wise Mau and the Devil Every Boy's Book of Sport and Occupation 400 The Flant War, by Tracey.

***** 3.50 Every Girl's Book of Sport and Occupation 4.coDictioussy of Dally Wantr. Events of the Queen's Relga

30 The Sikhs and Sikh Wars, by General The North-West Provinces of India, by

Gough Crooke

... 6.00 Fridijol-Nanson, 1861-93............... Academy Fictures (Casxell) (to be completed. The jangle Book, by Kipling

in 5 Paris)....................................... 300 British India, by FiazeI H Robert the Brace, by Maxwell

2.75 Canada, by Bourmot

Hongkong, 19th June, 1897.

THE PHARMACY.

400

3.25

2.75

im 2,75

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

231

MANUFACTURERS OF AL

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. ·

Sole Agents for VIN FASTEUK the great French Nerve Tonic,

Also Sole Agents for the now well-known_JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSA N.

FLETCHER & CO.

and CARMICHAEL & CO.

NUNOBIKI NATURAL MINERAL WATER.

-20] mmcoming

FROM THE SPRINGS OF THE WELL-KNOWN NUNOGIKI

• WATERFALLS IN KOBE.

Analysed and pronounced by the IMPÉRIAL JAPANESE HYGIENIC LABORATORY OF OSAKA, to be effective to 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.,

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

| 12th March, 15g7,

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