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DRAUGHT ALE & STOUT

(la Fonts.)

COTTAM & Cv,

Agents,

SHANGHAI BREWERY,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 790. BAWUS+4=T=M*

Banks.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853-

HEAD OFFICE ——LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UF spontane

RESERVE LIABILITY - OF

•£800,000

SHARI.

HOLDERS BUSINESSopratusancio.B00.000

Riskava FUED Simeriniscosatreonesszorozor 375,000. NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT.

FOR

I ACCOUNT the Rase of 3 per cent, per LONDON

anames on the Daly BalanceS

Intimations,

ESTABLISHED 1881

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY-

CAPTAINS

TU ZAIL

REMARKS

玉奔验” 做一世囑二十其港香

Intimations.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

*HONG

AGENCY. LIMITED.

SOZE AGENTS IN

ONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, “

TOR THE..

H. E., Kitcat, B.N.Rkbpsi yik JaramaFreight on Paner UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

On Fixed Deposits for 19 months... per cen JAPAN, Changkas ...........E. P. Blahop About 81% Jan.

'

T. "H, WHITEHEAD,

Hongkong, and June, zëgz,”

Ho

BANKING CORPORATION..

PAID-UP CAPITAL 1999.

RESERVE FUND zoomausaineincip$17,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPĪTORS...$10,000,000

10%

SHANGHAL “Fraight or Pazzag

vie SHANGWAL

[See Special

Advertisement,

»J. Chellew, R.N.R................Aboạt 21st Jan. ...Freight or Passage!

Manager, Hongkong. | JAPAN, &c.....

„Rekillä muindide B. Lockyer, R.N.K. About 9th Jan.

**,

JONGKONG AND SHANGRAI | LONDON &c. „Thamar

„I. R. Dowell, R,N‚R. ...Noon, 13th Janu

LONDON .................JAVA

For Further

her Particulars, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintenden",

Hoogkoog, 30th December, 1897,

& CO.

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

ST. C. MICHAKISIN, ERI-Chairman,

Hon. J. J. BELL IRVING.-Depoty Chairman.

C. Bearmast, Esq.

G. D. Bðalag. Esq.

A. I. Raymond, Eng.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.R: L. Richardson, Esq

R. M. Gray, Esq. R. Shewin, Esq. David Gabbay. Reg. | N. A. Slebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER :

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq. -MANAGER :

Sħargħal-}, P. WADE GARDNER, ER, LONDON BANKERS--LONDRIN AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED :

On Current Account" at the ente of 2 per Cent ser Annum on the daily balance,

INTEREST ON FILKO DEPOSITS : Fox 3 months, 'il, per Crat. per Annum For month, 31 per Cent, per Annam For 12,pais, 4 per Ceat per Annuta.

T. JACKSON,

Chlef Manwgori Hongkong, 8th November, 1897.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

W. POWELL &

“HE Business of the above Bank is conducted THONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rales may be | || abiiined on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 34 PIR CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at thals optios balances of too or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 1 4 PER CENT, per annum.

For the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION,

T: JACKSON,

**chiel Manager. ?

.fo

Hongkong, 19 Augspät; 1805.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

#thorised Cerfial ...........

£1,000,000

–PašÃ up Capital unanimeman£ 314.374_

HEAD OFFICE „INONGKONG,

Court of Directors-

5. Gilles, Esq.

.T. Lat, Esan * | Chow Tung Shang, Esq. Chan Kit Shan, Eeg, Kwan Hof Chuen, Esq. Chief ManePOI,"

-GW, F, PLAYFAIR..

Interest for 12 months Plaed, care rent.

On Current Account, Dally Balances a per

Cent, per Annom.”

Hongheer, 30th November, 1897.

Intimations.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS." *M'accordance with Section tzo of the Articles 2-of 'Airocinilon the General Agasts, "wi b approval of the Cossuising Commitina, will on the 3rd January, 1898, taime INTEREST WARRANTS of $5 per Sharo, PAYABLE RÍ the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corpora tion, the same being at the Rate of 20 per cent. per annum on the paid-up Capital of the Office for the your 1807.

Tas TRANSFER BOOKS of ide COMFANY will be CLOSED from the 18th: to the gist ibelant, both days inclusive.

·JARDINE, MATHESON

CLADIES ANd gentlemENS

BICYCLE JERSEYS

HOŠTERY, GAITERS, &c., &c

Hongkong, agih December, 1897,

TRADEMARK,

Katal

Hong Name YUEN W O.

-TRIAFHQTE, NO. 13s.

M

➡CONTRACTORS TO HM. GOVERNMENT. (MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS.

· HYDRAULIC and SELF-LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS of all kinds.

MANY VICTOR "METALLIC BOILER JOINTS.

AŠŁESTOŠ SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantillas, ESTIMATES givan for every DESCRIPTION of WORK.

• SUPERDITERDENT-

$2451

THOS: SKINNER,

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

• Sola Agents for tha UNITED, ASBESTOS COM- FANY, LTD. LONDON, DIDWELL, CARLILE & CO,

·General "Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS

··PER· ANNUM.

Insurances.

THE

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY

has long taken the lead in. SIMPLIFYING the | CONDITIONS and LIBERALISING" thủ. CONTRACT of LIFE ASSURANCE, thereby 'giving grosily Increased Security to the Holden

of the Company's Policies,

For fall Particulars and Rates, ・・

Apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.

Agente „Hongkong, 2nd March, 1896.

(07

NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE

SOCIETY.

ESTABLISHED'J797)

AMOUNT INSURED staan samennána

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., General Agents. Lotsas Pamme $12,350,000

PEAK HOTEL.

1850 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Termlaus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, Commanding Magaliceat Vlaw of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, and numeron: Islanda. Caçi somkerly beentes in Sammer, with perfect protection against the North- “Kast winds in winter.

JA

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

THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER europban MANAGEMENT.

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell Street.

CHAMPAGNE.

G.-H. MUMN & Fa, ...............*****

WHISKY.

DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE " ............................. ~MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED

·PORT WINE.

Txg

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ARSALA....even

..Red Seal... $18. Very Choice......Blog

18.440 24 ....Green

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10

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USCATEL ..........................Yellow MS FOR

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

No. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 13th December, 1859,

THY THE

CURRY

HAVE YOU TRIED IT?

COM WHAT? WHY, THAt` beautifui.

Genaral Agenti, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, *185$

-Hongkong, 15th December, 1897.)

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AND GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAFH

COMPANIES.

REVISION OF CURRENCY TARIFĖS.

REFERRING to the Companies Circular of

24th June last, nendess of (elegramG ́NIO Hereby advised that from the 1st January, 1898, until further nailes, the currency equivalent of the -franc has brez ized at £0.40, at which sato all charges on International telegrams from Cbles Twill De collected from said đãfe,

¿Tarris carde, will bi distributed as soon as they are received from, the Road Offices. In the meantime the new charges can be, arcer., aired on reference to our Circplar of date, or to she Companies cffices." 2

(sd.) F. VON DER PFORDTEN.

Menagers's China Hongkong, agth December, 18,70 fagay CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION-No,176," “WEST, RIVER ƒ BOARDING, CERTIFICATE.

LL VESSELS Triding from HONGKONG, Acton the West River ard: REQUIRED, for purposes of identification, to comply with the rule libesio ir force for stdam-launches, wlar they must call at either-Gaßtülmom-01- Changelog Caitoina, sai lon and undergo Laspecilan or scared by the Castems Offices, whe

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AMERICAN BUTTER

AT

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY.

$1.60 PER ROLL,

OR IN PATS AT 30 CENTS AND 40 CENTS PER PAT.

Hongkong, 264 December, 1807,

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

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No, 5-B, BUND, POKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

A supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

will thereuponi moride them with a BOARD-2LLU ING CERTIFICATE 15 show that this reguls«-

£330,000,000

PREMIUM INCOME i min 1873,000

The Agency of the 'showe S clety at Hongkong having this day been transferred to us we are prepared to lasna Fira policies at the lowest Current Rates of pretsiam.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Cò, Hongkong, tolk December, 1897. [T+m 18ág

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the shora THE

Company "are gerepared to seerpt - First Cầu FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS xt

·CÚRIGHT RATEL

SIEMSSEN &

Hongkong, 28th May, 1899ed994

GENERAL NOTICE...

· THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPAN

~ (LIMITED.).

CAPITAL TAELS 600,000 3511313-33

(1353

„A dos, pinta”

$35.50

z kos, bottle.

„Siasa m

1950

$24.00

LEE SING, Esq.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Prays Central.

Agents. 1:

THE PHARMACY,

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

MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. Sole Agents for VIN FASTEUR the great French Nerra Teals.

Alan Sale Agents for the now: well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSA N.

FLETCHER & CO.

} Rid CARMICHAEL & CO.

AQUARIUS

›(PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY USED.).

"A PERFECT TABLE WATER.”

"An Aurated Water of the Highest quality bath from a Manufacturing and Sanitary polot of slew JOHN MUTER, PH.D., F.B.S. (Edin.), London (Past President of the Society of Publta Analysts of Great Beliain.

Either drink no water at all or drink only distilled walor."--St.. Famer's Gassits, Landori.

15, Queen's Road,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

Agents.

Flongkong, 16th December, 1807

W. BREWER & CO.

HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE AND NEW STOCK OF

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS

ALSO

A SPLENDID SELECTION OF JUVENILE AND OTHER BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS BOUND EDITIONS OF THE POETS-OIL COLOUR-BOXES -WATER COLOR BOXES......ALBUMS AND LEATHER GOODS

-IN GREAT VARIETY-PRICÉS TO BUIT.

Hongkons, 1513 December, «Egyj..

XMAS.

ALL BUYERS,

XMAS

HIGH CLASS DINNER OLD BURGUNDIES-Vmes 1878 1885.

Established 1790

XMAS. WINE'S,"

From Gillette fears of Chopian,

RED 1–Mâcon, Jullienas, Fleurie, Savigny, Beaune, Kulis, Pommard, and Bourgognes WHITE Mâcon, Chablis and hf ergsalt. SPARKLING 11

White, Red, and Rom BOURGOGNES, White, Red, and Rose POMMARDS.

* GOLD PRICE Kedals awaniaš da numerous Euroopan Zzalbitions. CHAMPAGNE VIE-BARA ATISO (Campagne) Estamised 1855;

BLANCHE

in the

CARTE ROSE Diplome &'Honneur, the highest CARTE NOIRE

phdi International Exelbon at Amsterdam, 1895. GOOD MEDALS SË Nice and Anvers Exhibitionna894, and several other Ezhihijlon

PORTS—(Ukun bam Opori), salatze PORTO-DUQUE Exirs, PORTO VELHO SUPERIOR (Old Superlas) and PORTO BURGUNDIES and CHAMPAGNE in Cases of * coses, gäarts orya casan mints. PORTS per donet, quarts or Chiks of 5 dosen quarts. PRICE LIBT · DE B application to

L. M. ALVARES & CO. Telegraph House, xet, #iger, Queen's Roads Entrance throughthe land on the left of Mears,

maz Kafy & Walsh.

________ DON'T MISS

THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING SPECIMENS OF THE LATEST

1443

PARISIAN BONBONNIERES

-FILLED WITH THE CHOICEST

PARISIAN FONDANTS & CHOCOLATES,

The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of allarge and Varied Collection of the Latest and Most Beautial Nuvelites. Spesialbidas in

Han bas torn complied with This Certificate is Mail Steamers, to ba delivered upto the Customs at Malowchow

#Wongwaeten passing Isto the River.

SAMBAR.DREW.Z

Commitizionarɗof Custome

Caston House, or

Cantan, 171k Debrisbur

[1916

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

E. V. BIOEN, Manager,

and Square Boxes, where the Contents is the chief object

The Apothecarion Hall,

YOU TO CALL, AT

WATKINS & CO.

118

EQUAL TO HOLSTERED

RESERVE FUND

$5!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

LO VEUE MOON, Kag

MANAGER-HO AMEL

MARINE RISKS GOODS, A, taken

World.

41 CURRENT Rază, to ali pazta of thị

[HEAD OƑICE, 8-& §, PRÁVA WEST,

HONEYORE, TYün Öneración, TEL.

THE

HOTICE.

MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

JAKMEN:40.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

$1,000,000

The above Company, is prepared to Ɛaccupt MARINE KISKI at CURRENT Bårts on GOODS kę. Policies granted to nd Parts of the way payable at any of its Agencies”

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Secretary. KRAD: OFFICE,

No. 1, QUEEN'S BOLD WEST, Homekong, Air Max, tiES;

NEW SINGAPORE TOWN HALL

1. A PREMIUM of £200 in offered for, the „Dulgn that may be selecind for2 (he-Singapork Parmanent Memorial of Her Majesty's Diamond Jablice, a

£100. will be paid to the Designer of the ballding adjudged by the Commites to be second in merit;

2. The Commilles consists of se

4 Members appolated by the GoverDOK. ** Members appointed by the Municipal

Commissioners.

Members appointed by the Subscri-

· birt and a-Chairman slected by the above.

› 3. Thá building must contain the following accommodation time"

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(1) A Town Hall,muttable for Publie

Mentlogs. Balli, Concerts, – k about 100 lost by go-feet, upstairs, with dising or supper room below: (2.) Thestra to seat about 3oo. ZA

4. The Designs must be sent in no se to reach Singapore by goth-April, 2595; and cha forwarded direct to the undersigned,

Verandabl

16. The Town Hall must form part of the same building an the Thestre, but the iwe should not communicate with, cách other.

except by the 6 The building to be

with suits cent dressing, clask, canf and smoking.com?" bars, promenades, dro, and to be surrounded with a Verandah not lass than 15 foot in tridlä. The design to provide for the Verandah. razis being of front une

7. Klichen and accommodation for fou servants to be arranged on the roof,

It is proposed to erect the bulldog of grey granite or granite and brick combined.

8. Iron to be used wherever porilbie la place of wood,

réquised but the lower dose to be raised at lanat ́g'felt above the ground an the kần in law,

- 10. The zainfall in Singapore lo-very heavy/ siz inches "nad moré somitimes fallileg in ook day. The roof and guttering should therefore be designed to allow of the rapid escapa ef t large quantity of water,

12. The cost of building in

be taken to be froni sayen to nine, cent Straits dollar per cable foot of wagle building.

13% The cost, at the bullyg should not exceed $300,000. The cllmaty of Singapore, fempe paensl summer, the avaites temperatrice being So fabranhelt. It is thmaiora orantial CHARTING various rooms, should be as open når possible to the outer al and that fras, ventilation front: foos to celling should be insured in every part of the balding

14-The site is perfectly fat and of ample size to recommaiala a building of Koy design A plan of the site can be obtained froms. Undersigned or from 14ejor CAMERON"

WAEGERTON, Hent Stritary, ie the Permanent,