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JUST RECEIVED.

LINEN COLLARS,

LINEN FRONTS,

SOFT FELT HATS, STRAW HATS,

&c., X., X.

COTTAM & Co.,

General Outfitters.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 641- 日九初月六年三十二赭光

Banks.

Insurances.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1855. HEAD OFFICE ;—LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP..........................................................£800,000 Recurve LIABILITY OF SHARE

HOLDERS...

RESERVE FUND ...............

COMPANY, LIMITED.

TYPHOON INSURANCE.

“HE above COMPANY are prepared to

ACCEPT

RISKS an BUILDINGS ngsinst LOSS or DAMAGE by TYPHOON at *******£500,000 || Moderate Rates. *****£375,000

INTEREST'ALLOWED * CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent, per andum on the Dally Balances.

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On Fixed Deports for 12 months..... 4. per cent,

...3 H 3 M T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

FOR

ESTABLISHED 1881.

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897.

Intimations,

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

NEW EDITION,

IS TER BEST AND CHEAPEST, For Sale at the Hongkong Telegraph Office, No. 6. Pedder's Hill.

THIRTY DOLLARS

四开放

八月七英港香...............

PER ANNUM.

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Entimations.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

· SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

PIONEERS OF THE ASBESTOS TRADE. (Freight or Passage. JAPAN, &c. ............7474 ..................... ....J, Chellow, R.N.R..............Noor, gth July ... (Passing through | Contractors to H.M. Government, and the Principal English, Indian, Colonfal and Forden .

the Inland Sea.)

Rathways, including the Imperial Railways, of Japan. SHANGHAI...........Thomas......W. J. Naates........... About 16th Jaip...Freight of Passage, The Beat Qualities of ASBESTOS and RUBBER GOODS for the VERY HIGHEST PRESSURES,

پسم

* Horigkong, and June, 1897,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1984. CAPITAL

£1,000,000 THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, CAPFUMIN AND SECURITY2000,009 JAPAN..Verona C. H. S. Tocque, R.N.R.Noon, 16th July,... (Passing through.

LIMITED.

NET ANNUAL FIRE PREMIA...£ 757,478

For Particolars, apply to

W. H. T. DAVIS, Acting real Manager, › Hongkong Branch,

No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong, gib Jang, 189).

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THE MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

LONDON &c. ...Ravenna C.T. Denny, R.N‚R........About 15th Joly..... -

ƒ See Special

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Advertisement

(Freight or Passage.

The Inland Sea.)

*******£1,000,000 TTAVING been appointed AGENTS of the LONDON &c. ...Canter D. C. Gregor, R.N.R...About 22nd July...Freight or Passage IN TWO QUALITIES.

at CURRENT RATES.

Court of Directors:---

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hoogkong, 3d July, 1897.

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

D. Gillies, Esq.

H. Stolterisht, Eaq, '

ChowTung Shang,E1q, Kwan Hol Chnen, Esq.

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Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chief Manager,

THE

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Authorised Capital .................. Subscribed Capital...............................

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

MANUFACTURERS OF

Cheaper Qualities for LOW PRESSURES,

The *VICTOR* METALLIC PACKING has been adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty for me throughout Her Majesty's Navy.

The “VICTOR" METALLIC JOINTING MATERIALS for Steam and Hydrualle Joints, Manhole and Mudhole Doors, &c, are also used on every Battleship, Cruiser, Gunboat, Torpeda- boat and Transport la H.M. Service.

" SALAMANDER" Non-conducting Composition for Bollers, Hot-water Tanks," Fipes, äc

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTIFIES.

SUPERINTENDEN FLASALDRIANḍam+49

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

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

'Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Cent.

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1893.

HONGKONG CORPORATIONGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ·

..$16,000,000

RESERVE FUND...

·rencoreyyidromomima............$ 6,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS...$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS :

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

C. Beurmann, Erq.

G.D. Biniog, Esq.

A. 1. Raymond, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Esq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

R. H. Gray, Esq.

David Gabbay, Feq.

·N, A. Siebs, Esq.

Gerald Slade, Esq.

Chip ManaŬER: Hongkong—T. JACKSON, Esq. "MANAGER:

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

On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent,

per Annum on the dally balance.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months, al per Cent, per Anaam. For 6 months, 33 per Cent per Annam. For 15 months, 4 per Cent, per Annam.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, toth April, 1897.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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HE Business of the above Bank is conducted

The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION. Roles may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 33 PER CENT. per an ERETA.

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

accept EUROPEAN and CHINESE RISKS

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co,

Agents.

Hongkong, and January, 1897.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

"HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept Flest Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

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Hongkong, 18th May, 1895.

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

་

| CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000 $833,333-93-

EQUAL TO 5201

RESERVE FUND 1492999

$318,000.00.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LET SING, Esq.

LOU THO SHUN, ENG.

Lo YrUK MOON, aq.

MANAGER.-HO AMEI.

M CURRENT RATEs to all parts of the

'ARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken

World.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST, -

· Hongkong, 17th December, 1884.

NOTICA,

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THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,000,000

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

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary.

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'T ROAD WEST, Hongkong, with May, 1884.

Intimations.

130

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

BANKING CORPORATION,

Chief Manager,

T. JACKSONA

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895..

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

MO DAY,

the rath day of Jaly, 1897, at 3 PiMijare

published for general Information.

By Commend,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary..

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 26, June, 1897.

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

FINAL CALL.

HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that Sde FINAL CALL of TWO DOLLARS (Sa) per SHARE has been made, and is PAYABLE at the Company's Offices, No. 37, Queen's Road Central, on gth August, 1897,

SHAREH IDERS are requested, when Paying the above-mentioned CALL, to send to the Ac lag Secretary thels PROVISIONAL SHARE CER. TIFICATES. There will be retained, sed FULLY PAID-UP SCRIP will be is.ued in

len thereof in due course.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

CHAS. F. HARTON,

Acting Secretary,

Boogkong, 5th July, 1897.

ENQUIRE AT MANAGER'S OFFICE HONGKONG HOTEL FOR

PARTICULARS OF

REDUCED

EOARD AND LODGING RATES FOR CERTAIN ROOMS.

W. POWELL & CO.

NEW STOCK OF

LACE CURTAINS

AND

ART MUSLINS.

Hongkong, 26th June, 1897,

PRIME

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THE PHARMACY.

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

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WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sole Agents for 'VIN PASTEUR the great Freach Nerve Tonic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-ktowa JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSAN.

TELEPHONK→

75.

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

AQUARIUS.

"No Filter has ever been invented which can be relied

on to catch the Germs of Cholera.

The REAL SAFE

GUARD against danger of this kind is either to drink no water at all or to drink ONLY DISTILLED WATER."- St. James's Gazelle,

15. Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 7th July, 1897

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

AGENTS,

AQUÁRIUS COMPANY,

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NUNOBIKI NATURAL MINERAL WATER,

ľ

FROM THE springs oF THE WELL-KNOWN NUNOBIKI WATERFALLS IN ROBE.

Analysed and pronounced by the IMPERIAL JAPANESE HIGIENIC 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.

RONCE

11

CENTRAL13 MARKET

15

BUTCHERY

[1035

Hongkong, 1st May, 1897.

ARBOLINEU MAVENARIUS

USED FOR 20 YEARS. With the Vlmost Success.

CA

(1034

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by

Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wood

Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fangas

12th day of July, 1897, at 3 P.M., by Order | Rot and Dampness,

of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot

of CROWN LAND at Hung Hom, in the Colony

of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT!

12/

Sole Agents for Chins, -

Hongkong, reth Mey, 1896.

SCHEELE & Co.. T33

#

TRADE MARK,

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CALIFORNIA WINES

i Doz, Qrs.

■ Das, Piz.

Dos. Prs.

CLARET...............

$4.00

$4.30

1650

ZINFANDEL ..niḥ

4 50

5,00

7.00

RIESLING joumam

5.00

600

BUNDA

HOCK

300

6.40

APPLY TO

L. M. ALVARES & CO., .

Hongkong, 12th March, 1897.

SOLE AGENTS, No. 7, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FOR SALE.

:(0);-...

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

10%-

fa circa of a doz, plots.....................................................$35 per case.

do. I doz qazis................................$33

Hongkong, 13th February, 187

do

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents.

MOUNT AUSTIN

HOTEL.

1,400 FRET ABOVE SEA LEVEL,

(26

Hung

Hom

lis, Lot

Na

7:010:

M

Boundary Measurements

Locally.

EN. SC.

A. A

Aynnal Rent

Upset Pics,

Hung Hom........ 250 250 475 478 2,315, 30 | 1,069

ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

No. 8, Queen's Road Central.

Hind Dfice :-TOKIO,

Branch Officis bin

'LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN NEWCHWANG and all Ports la JAPAN.

Agencies

Miki Cani Mines, Chmura Coal Mines, Kanada Coal Mines.

Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited: Meiji Fire Infurance Co., Limited." Imperial Government Paper Mills, Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghal. Onada Cement Company, Japan. Kategafuchi Cotton Splaning Mill, Japan, The Milke Cotton Spinning Mill, Limited, Tokyo Collon Spinning Mil; Japan, Hayashi Clock Factory- Honghong, 11th December, 1896.

KUHN & KOMOR,|†† Hong Name:--

JAPANESE FINE ART. CURIOS,

11 & 13, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA

* 'and

36, DIVISION STartt, Kodz. Hongkong, 15th March, 18g6,

YUEN Wo.

TELEPHONE, No. 135,

These are genuine GRAPE WINES, lall bodied, with Hitle acidity..

An allowance of filty cents per.dozen is made for the empty } plats when retained to our Godown.,

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Hongkong, 28th May, 1897,

THE

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., "HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK, CMALOERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER.

SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

Sols Agents for Louis Andemars' Watches- Awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition1"

and for Volgilinder and Sohn's CELEBRATED OPERA, GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES

Hoz. 14 & 56, Queen's Central... 140

Road LEVY HERMANOS.

IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWELLERS

DIA AND WATCHMAKERS,

Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated CLEMENT, HUMBRA: 20Å GLADIATOR Co, Ld., DUKLOF TYREY'S BICYCLES---FRICA ZISIEJ,

A special reliable Witch reads for this Climate - Quality Asomasiummuuangan 16 -

10 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL": Opposits the Telegraph Deion

H. PRICE & CO...

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

HOTEL

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CLUB HOTEL, METROPOLE,

5. BUND, FOROHAMA.

1, TSUKIJI, TORPO.

FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, centrally situated, well-furnished, the Calsina under the Supervi- -alon of approved French Chef has no equal." ENTIRE FOREIGN MANAGEMENT, Experienced English matron in attendance.›.

The Hotel stean-launch with European Agext attends arrivals and departmes ; every assistance given tu cicking luggages and "affording" Information, Passengers are met at the RAIWay Sixtion. :

VISITORS- have the option of messing either in Topro ot YOKOHAMA, without extra chargeHE ONLY HOTEL OFFERING SUCH AN ADVANTAGE. EUROPEAN HAIR DRESSER. on the Premises, ··

Certified Guidos are in sitendance at both Fietels.

THE CLUB HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED, Prorziztőzs.

E. V. SIOEN, Man

YOKOHAMA

L. DEWETTE, Manager,

TOKYO,

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS,

"EXCELSIOR," HONGKONG,

A. B: C. Cods.

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TELEPHONE,

No. 35

THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN IN "QUBENS ROAD..

TIFFIN AT I P.M.

DINNER AT 8 P.M.. ARRANGEMENTS can be made for TIFFIN or DINNER PARTIES In PRIVATE DIDEO-ROOMS.

For further Particular apply to

Hongkory, 17th July, sžať.......

THE, MANAGER,

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL..

W. BREWER & CO.

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NEW BOOKS and new bDITIONS. TORTY-ONE, YEARS IN INDIA, by Manners for Men, by Mr. Humphrey...... F Field Marshall Lord Roberts, 2 vols.220.00 The Child: the Wish Man: and the Dorn bo

Xvaty Glif's Book of Sport and Occupation 4.00 Dictionary of Daily Want.in 400 Every Boy's Book of Sport and Occupatios 400 The Finst War, by Tracey................. 3.50 Events of the Queen's Reign diens, 30 The Sikhs and Sikh Was, by General The North-West Provincau of India, by

Gough.....................

&fo 6.00 Fridtjof Nansen, 1861-93 **smi Academy Pictures (Casseli) (in be completed The jungle Book, by Kipling

105 Parts)

................... 3.00) British India, by Freser Robert the Bruce, by Maxsell mimis 3,75 Canada, by Bourmet ............

· Hongkong, 19th June, 1897-

4.00 3.25

275 3.75