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COTTAM & Con

Hava Rezatvei

A Shipment of American BOOTS & SHOES

From the Celebrated Americin Boot and Shoe Syndicate.

· EXCELLENT VALUE!

MODERATE PRICH

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES NO. 764. BŁ#л-+=+=**

Banks.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

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

ESTABLISHED 1881.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1897. 二弃表

Entimations

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

--₤1,000,CX a

Paid up capitai vaiken-.............evuimm£ 324374

HEAD OFFICE —HONGKONG.

Court of Director:---

D. Giles, Esq.

J. T. Lauts, Esq.

Chew Tung Shang, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq,

Kwan Hol Chua, Keg.

Chief Manager,

G. W, F. PLAYFAIR.

laterest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Cent

Os Current Account, Bally Balances 3 per Cent, per Acnum.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

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THE CHARTERED. BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE —-LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP ....

£600,000

Or SHARE-

RESERVE LIABILITY

·HOLDERS

RESERVE FUND .........................................................£375,000

NTEREST ALLOWED

..sunn

as CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate ofz per cent, per

on the Dally Balances.

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

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3 ** ... 21 #1 T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, and June, 1897.

BANKING CORPORATION.

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

CEREREA PALERUMQUAMAN

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$10,000,000

RESERVE FUND...$ 7,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PRÓPTORI.....$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS;

ST. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.--Chairman,

Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chairman.

C. Bearmanno, Esq.

G. D. Böning, Esq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

David Gubbay, Kaq.

A. Raymond, Esg.

R. L. Richardson, Esq.

B. Shewan, Esq,

N. A. Siebsy Enq

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong--T. Jackson, Esq. "MANAGER:

Shayghal-J. F. WADE GARDNER, Es LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPÁNY, LIMITED.

HOMOKONG-Interest - ALLOWED:

On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent, 1er Annum in the dally balince.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS :

months, 2k per Cant par Annam months, 31 per Cent, per Aazma.

For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 8th November, 1897.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT. per ann.

Depositor may iransfer at their optlet. balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to, be placed on -FIXED) DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per sbmuutk.

For the HOMOKONG AND SHANGWAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Managa.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1995,

Insurances.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF. HAMBURG.

101

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAMERS

CAPTAINE

TO BAIL

JAPAN, KL «...........Malacca N. P. Pollock, R.N.R...19 A M., rat. Decisi

DEMARKS

Fright or Passage, via SHANGHAL

LONDON indfaṇila ................................R. S. Haddock, R.N.B..Noon, 114 Dec. ...Freight on Pausage. LONDON &c. ...Gangst T; F, Creery. Noon, and Dec.....

Sea Special

Advertisement.

Intimations,

賦十三月一十其港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

FOR THE

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT.

{MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Buat Quallites of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS of all kinds. "VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the but quantities. ESTIMATES given lot avery DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT......................

✅

Freight or Passage.

JAPAN ...............koutta muuio.F. N. Tillard..........................Noon, grd Dec. .......

(Pusing through|1245] the Inland Sea).

For Further Particulars apply to

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

TRADE MARK.

Hong Name- YUEN WO.

TELEPHONE, No. 235.

TRY THE

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

CURRY

LIGH

AT THE HONGKÒNG HOTEL

ENGLISH ALE.

Bass' Light Gravity Ind Coope daromas

IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

SAMPLES ON APPLICATION.

« doe. Que, & det, pts,

$17

$13 $14 $15

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR QUANTITIES.

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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Hongkong, 4th November, 1897.

JUST LANDED-Ex. $.$. “ CHINA”

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

SIEMSSEN & Co

Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED)

CAPITAL, TAELS 600,000,

EQUAL TO

RESERVE FUND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

LIR SING, Eng.

LOU TO SHOW, Esq.

AMERICAN ROLL

(x6

BUTTER

$1.60 PER ROLL.

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY CO.,

$833.331-33

11, 13 & 15 Central Market.

$318,00200.

Hongkong, 22nd November, 1897.

LO VEUE MOON, TAŞ

THE

MANAGER.-HO AMEI.

MARINE RISCOS to all part of the

ARINE RISKS. on GOODS, &c., isken

World.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, PRAYA WEST, Hongkong, 19th December, 1880.

NOTICE.

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THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,000,000

The above Company is prepared to accept

Marine Rises at Current Rares on Goons,

A

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

PEAK HOTEL.

7350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. A CSC Municent View of the City and Harbour, the Malalaad of Chl, and FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. Fix Healthy LOCATION, unnerons Islands. Cool southerly breases in Summer, with perfect protection against the North Last winds in winter.

A Covered Way has been constructed from the Station to the Hpial.

THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER europran MANAGEMENT.

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

CITY Orvice, No. 7, Daddell Street

TELEPHONE-

75-

15. Quim's Road,

PORTS

LIGHT, DRY, TAWNY, FULL AND RICH,

OFFLEY, FORRESTER & Co.

COCKBURN SMITHIES & Co.

SANDEMANN & Co.

"f1333

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

Hongkong, 30th November, 1877

THE PHARMACY.

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

WHITE MEN14325-22 - -

Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonic. Alsö Sale Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSAN.

DON'T MISS

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST.

PARISIAN BONBONNIERES

FILLED WITH THE CHOICEST

PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES.

THE "UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY.

Sol Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM- PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL, CARLILE & CO,.

General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Intiimations.

FERNAND QUENARDEL

CHAMPAGNE

CUVEE RESERVER,

THIS superb brand has never before been. exported to the Rast, as the demand-bas boen ex remely large and le cosilauslly income- ng at home.

VINTAGE 1898.

THE FINEST SINCE THE YEAR 1873 A trial will prove that the wine is of no mean order and it has been pronounced by eminent connaisseurs to be the best procurable.

"GOOD WINE NEEDS NO BUSH." Nothing more than a trial is invited.

G. GIRAULT.

.......No. 6, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 24th November, 1897. [T+m 1753

NEW SINGAPORE TOWN HALL.

1. A PREMIUM of £100 is offered for the Design that may be selected for the Singapore Permanent Memorial of Her Majesty's Diamond

Jubilee,

ballding adjudged by the Conmlites to be 100 will be paid to the Designer of the second in merit,

1. The Committee consists of:-

* Members appointed by the Governor. * Members appolated by the Municipal

Commissioners.

z Members appointed by the Subrat

bers and a Chairman elected by the abǝre.

3. Tha_balding must contain the following accommodation -

(1.) A Town Hall suitable for Public

Meetings, Balls, Concerts,

about roo fent by go feet, upstairs, with dialog or supper room below. (2.) Theatre to rest about goo.

4. The Designs must be sent in so as to reach Singapore by 30th April, 1898, and can be forwarded direct to tK undersigned or under cover to Major CAMERON, RE Coloala Office, Downing Street, London, S.W.

5. The Town Hall must for part of the same building as the Theatre, but the two should not communicate with esch other except by the Verandahs.

6 The building to be provided with suffi, cient dressing, cloak, card and smoking rooms, bare, promenades, c, and to be surrounded with a Verandah not less than 15 feet in width, The dolga to provide for the Verandah 'rails being of fran.

7. Klichen and accommodation for four „gervants to be arranged on the rool.

8. Iman to be used wherever postthew"to" prince- of wood.

19. No brsement required hat the lower floor to be raised at least 5 feet abore the ground as the site la low.

10. The rainfall in Singapore is very heavy, xix inches and more sometimes falling in: ond' day. The roof and guttering should therefore be designed to allow of the rapid escape of a large quantity of water, :।

11. Tiles are the rośling material of the Strails.

12 The cost of building in Singapore may be taken to be from seven to nine cents of L Straits dollar per cubic foạt of whole building.

13. The cost of the building should not exceed $300,000. The climate of Singapore Is a per- petual summer, the average temperature being Bo fahrenheit, It is therefore essential' tlit the various rooms should be as open as possible

Large and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most Beautiful Novelties. Speciallies in Round to the outer ale and that free ventlistion from

and Square Bower, where the Contents' is the chief obj *

WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AT

The Apothecaries Hall.

PORT

WATKINS & CO.

WINE.

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THE CELEBRATED GUEDES "3 GRAPES" BRAND.

In cases of i dos, böl ...................................................$34 per cRES.

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Hongkong, 7th August, they

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all

Be.. Policies granted to all Parts of the world | Mail Steamers.

payable at any of its Agencies,

CHAU TSEUNG FAT,

Secretary. HEAD OFFICE, * No. 2, QUERETTE ROAD WEST,

Hongkong, *

MKY, STOL,

Masonic,

ZETLANDA

Now $25, E

LAO D

A bed in the FREEMASON

REGULAR: MEETING of the bore

Hali, Zetland Street, TO MORRO

December, at 8,30 for 9ʻp.m. precisely Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to kitend Hongkong, a4th November, 1897,

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Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

ohama, rak October, 1897.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

W. POWELL & CO.

„DAESS SHIRTA-WIDE FRONTS, ́DRESS TIES (NEW SHAPES),

DANCING PUMPS,

SILK HOSIERY,

Hongkong, 27th November,- 1897,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Agents.

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W. BREWER & CO.

CHINESE AND JAPANESE

XMAS

NEW SELECTION.

CARDS.

JUST RECEIVED.

.4.50

Jubilee Book of Cricket, by Pilnoč Ran. * Romantle India, by Chevrilion annua

juisichfi

*****........... $ 4.50 North-West Frovinces of India, by Crooks.co The Captive of Pekin, My HannĖDAVOMIDA 400 Dynamo and Electric Motorcy 70 Chin-Chia-Way by Henati...................... 8.50 | Lits of Her Majesty Queen Victoris, by Dictionary of Words... Facts and Phraku,

Barnett .................................... By Edwarda 445

2.30) Making of England by Green; a wall. «...“ Hongkong, 2716 Detoles, 1897.

door to ceiling should be ensured to every part of the building.

14-Tha sila is perfectly flat and of ample size to accommodate a building of any design. A.plan of the site can be obinined from The Undersigned or from Major CAMERON.

W. EGERTON, Hon. Secretary to the Permanent

Memorial Committee.

Singapore,

A

Straits Settlemen's,

8th November, 1897.

NOTICE.

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LL. Persons are hereby cautioned against purchasing" from Messrs. BENNERTZ & Co or from Jany one claiming theagh or undergthem the Chinese Government steamez "HINGCHOW." 1emakanahpe la tha Harbóng of Hongkong, or from advancing to the said

·Messrs. BENNERTZ & Co., or any one seting on their behalf, any Money ́upon: the uald Steamer, her apparel, or farniture and also from | chartering the sald Steamer, the Original Charter of the sald- steamer to Means, BEN- NERTZ & Co, dated the 16th day of April, 1896, having been cancelled by the Chinese Government,

Tão Chinuas Gavemment will not recognise 2.50 | any, transfer of or dealings with the arid 6.50

'steamer or any lien for repairs, or otherwise, [18

thereon effected without their knowledge and consent.

AMANO NATURAL MINERAL Hongtong, 9th November, 1897.

WATER.

THE MOST PLEASING TO THE TASTE.

ONCE TRIED, ALWAYS PREFERRED.

SAMPLE BOTTLES MAY BE HAD

FROM

L.M. ALVARES & CO.,

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August, 1897,

SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA;

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M

‚ H."L" DENNYS,:

·Solicitor for the Chinese GovaYERLERİ,

-the Owners of the su. Ningchow,

•NOTICEN

2. H. KAMMEL has been Admitted`a

Partner in the Medical Hall, pl

^; E, NIRDHARDT, Hongkong, 1st November, 1897. [1-m x665

ARBOLINEUMAVINARIUS

CAR

With the Utmost Successi

"Chocourkly reliable preservativ

and Stame, against Walta Anis, Decay, Bot and DhamptonRĒRS

LUIGENS, ZIRST CAN

11th September, shod