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"FOR THE RACES.

COTTAM & Co.

Are showing the latest

NOVELTIES in Hats, Scarves,

Collars, &c, ac

Outfitters.

3 & 5, Pedder Street.

The Hongkong

NEW SERIES No. 824-

-Banks.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE LONDON,

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

DF

RESERVE LIABILITY

HOLDERS ........................£800,000

日一十月正年四十二藉光

Intimations,

ESTABLISHED 1881.

Telegraph.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1898.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

SHARK-

TOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

IN

【NTEREST ALLOWED on

CURRENT LONDON &c. ...Ganges

T. F. Creery

(See Special Noon, 19th Fab...

Advertisement About 19th Feb...Freight or Passage.

ACCOUNT at the Rate of x per cent. per LONDON .................Shangkat K. F. Bishop

ennum on the Daby Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 13 months... 4 per cenJAPAN RMS. de B. Lockyes, R.N.R.Daylight, 10th Feb. Freight or Farings.

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# SHANGHAI.......Bengal minia M. Wibmer, R.N.R...About 20th Feb...Freight or Passage, T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong,

JAPAN ..................Socotre.............................). Pains, R.N.R.........About 15th Feb...Freight only. Hongkong, and June, 1897, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LONDON C. A. Lyon, R.N.ff...About gth March...Freight or Passage. PAID-UF CAPITAL $10,000,000 | JAPAN, &c..............Sunda S.G. D. Andrews, R.N.R. About 5th March....-

BANKING CORPORATION,

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

ST. C. MICHAELSIN, Esq.-Chairman.

·HOD. J. J. BELL-IRVING-Deputy Chairman.

C. Bearmann, Eig.

G. D. Böntag, Erq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

R. M. Gray, Esq.

A. I. Raymond, Erg.

R. L. Richardson, Xaq.

R. Shewan, Esq. *

Darld Gabbay, Erg N. A. Siebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER:

!

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

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

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS : For 3 months, al per Cent, per Annums. For 6 months, si per Cent. per Annum. For is mouths, 4 per Cent, per Annum,“

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 8th November, 1897,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

五拜禮

弦--十月二英港香.

Intimations.

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

Best Quallites of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS, HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS of all kinds. "VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantiiles. ESTIMATES given ide every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..............

via

(Freight or Passage. | 27]

SHANGILAL,

For Further Particulars apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 8th February, 1898.

Is

SHANGHAI

TE TRADE MARK,

www

Hong Nams 2-- YUEN WO,

TELEPHONE, No. 135.

.........................THOS, SKINNER.

THE UNITED. ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY.

Sola Agents for iki UNITED ASBESTOS COM- PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL, CARLILL & CO, General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Intimations.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE & Bereby given that the

ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEET- ING of the Shareholders, in this Corporation, will be held at the CITY HALL, Hooghong, TO- MORROW, the 12th day of February at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court al Directors together with a Stafe meat of account is 31st December, 1897.

By order of the Court of Directors.

T. JACKSON,

Chiet Manager.

F170 Hongkong, 11th February, 1898.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION. -

NTERS OF SHARES of the Corporation

[OTICE is hereby given that the REGIS.

DODWELL CARLILL & Co., General Agents.ill be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 39th Instant, to the 12th day of Februny next (bölh days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

PEAK HOTEL.

1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, numeros Islands. Cool southerly breezes in Summer, with perfect protection against the Northe Exit winds in winter.

BREWERY. A Coagulficent View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, and

WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS AND CAN NOW, SUPPLY

DRAUGHT ALE AND STOUT KILDS...............................................18 Gals, 21 $16 9 Gäls. at $8

FIRKINS...144)

CASKS $3 EXTRA TO BE ALLOWED FOR ON RETURN.

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Hangkong, 7th February, 188,

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted

Tby the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3-PR

CANT. per annum.

H. PRICE & CO., No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

NOTICE.

———: ( 0 );——

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

THE HOTEL IS NOW UNDER AUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell Street

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

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W. BREWER & CO.

JUST LANDED.

NEW AND LARGE STOCK OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S

BOOTS AND SHOES

* BEST. ENGLISH MAKE.

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Queen's Road,

Hongkong, rath February, 1898.

Depositors may transfer at their option Da and after the 1st February, the price of BEEF, VEAL and MUTTON will be as follows;-

balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annunt

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, ist August, 1899.

CHAMPAGNE.

G. H. MUMN & Co, ...............

I

WHISKY.

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

TORT WINE.

BEEF,-Slaloin Steak and Rolls............................................................................ 13 cents per ib.

do.

Soup Meat............. MUTTON.-Leg and Chop#.................................autemzuna. 30

Shoulder ....chromeboo do.

PREKEIPKI491 1832 18 VEAL -Leg, Cutlets and Chops ............tima

do,

do.

do.

GUEDES "3 GRAPE" BRAND

do.

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY CO.,

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CENTRAL MARKET.

£ 324 374

Hongkong, 1st February, sögð.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED:

Anthorised Capital....

Pald up Capital vis

HEAD OFFICE :—HONGKONG.

Court of Directory ;-)

J. T. Lauts, Esqu

D. Gülles, Esq.

Chow Tang Shang, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Faq, Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.

Calet Manager,

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for is months Fixed, s per Cecil.

On Current Account, Dally Balances a per

Cent. per Annum

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

Insurances.

THE

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY

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

For full Particolars and Rates,

Apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, and March, 1896,

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

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THE red to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES. ́ ́

HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1995.

GENERAL NOTICE.

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THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED)

CAPITAL, TAELS 500,000 $833,333-33-

EQUAL TO bromazioni

RESERVE FUND «Damen

$318,000.00

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

LES SING EN LO YEUX Moon, Zig.

LOU TSO SHUM, Esq. | .i

MANAGER HO AMEI.

VARINE RISKS on GOODS, &c., taken M CURRRETT RADAS to all parts of the

World.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST. Hongkong, 17th December, 188<!-

NOTICE,

A

TRY THE

CURRY

THE

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL

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 Mail Steamers,

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

tag

Yokohama, est October, 1897.

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000

(16

$35.50

1 dax. quarts, a dick pinta.

$37.50

da, beul,

$10.50 10.50

a dos botale.

$14.00

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents. Praya Central.

Aquarius

TRADE

ANN

AN

A perfect Tabla Water,

MARK

Quarts and Plots;

Unequalled for parity;

All logredients used the best quality,

Recognised as the cheapest,

TELEFTIONE

-75-

15, Queess's Rd.

Is most sultable for mixing with Wines and Splits

-Unrivalled and unquestionably the

Saten drinking Water in the World

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

Sale Agents,

THE PHARMACY.

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By ander of the Court of Director

T. JACKSON,

́Chief Manager. - Hongkong, 26th Janusty, 1898.-

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE

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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

AMEETING of the MEMBERS of the

Club will be held to the CLUB HOUSE DA MONDAY, the 14th February, 1898, at 3.30 P, M., for the parpore set forth in the Notice posted in the Hall of the Club.

By Order,

Secretary

C. H. GRACE,

fais Honghong, 5th February, £868, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY, LIMITED.. *NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the OFFICES of the Company No. 14, Praya Central, oa MONDAY, the 21st February, 1898, at rå o'clock, Noor, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors and the Statement of Accouste to the 31st December, 1897.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the yih (o stat February both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THOS, I. ROSE,

Hongkong, 29th January, 1898.

Secretary,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

TWENTY-NINTH

HE

1187

ORDINARY

MERTING & SHAREHOLDERS, A

the COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 3, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, on MONDÄY, the 28th February, at Twelve o'clock (NOON), for the purpose of rs. celvi ga Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st Decem ber, x297.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 281 February, bath days loclusive,

By Order,

JAS, B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 5th February, 1893,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of

SHAREHOLDERS in the COMPANY

; w0l be held at the COMPARKY'S OFFICES, No. 31

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, on MON DAY, the 28th February at 15.15 o'clock P.M., when the subjoined Recalations will be pipe posed.

RESOLUTIONS,

Thai Articles Nos. 53 and 122 of the Articles of Association of the Company be altered by eliminating therefrom the word "February

HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE and substlinting therefor the word" March,"

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1.

MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sola Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great Freach Nerve Tonic.

Also Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER

KEEP

TANSA N,

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

SMILING

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT

WHAT YOU WANT IS

MAYPOLE SOAP DYES,

WATKINS

Be

CO.

HAVE A NEW STOCK OF ALL THE LATEST COLOURS,

NOTICE.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

THE-DEST PREVENTIVE OF ALL 'INFECTIOUS DISEASES,

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W. POWELL & CO.

The above Company is prepared to accept NEW GOODS FOR THE

MARINE RISKS AT CURRENT RAFAs on Goods,

&e. Policies granted to all Parts of the world

payable at any of its Agencies,

CHAU TSEUNG FAT,

HEAD OFFICE,

No. a; Queen's RIND WETLA igkong, 16h MaT 160

DRESS MATERIALS;

COLOURED SILKS (RACING COLOURS)

NEW TRIMMID MILLINERY

FEATHER BOAS

A

SUNSHADES FLOWERS FEATHERS, &c

KID GLOVES (EVERY SÍZEZ)

18 January, 1508, M

RACES.

SANITARY

SOFT SOAP,

"JEYES'

FLUID

THE BEST

DISINFECTANT

DISINFECTANT.

SOAP.

AVOID ALL RISK OF DUTERKAK BY:

UITS USE. DAA WG HUMPHREYS & CO

Bank EnliMu Hongkong, th March,

--"MELDRUM * FURNACES.

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"HESE FURNACES are spécially adapted

| Inferior qually, and by their use. a great saving is effected geamally, Smska is reduced to a minimum and beller power largely increased,⠀

JARDINE MATHESON & CO.

Agents for Hoogkong and China Hongkong, 19th Janmiry, 1898.

ARBOLINEUMAVEN ÄRIUS

USED FOR OVER 20 ́YHARK, * WUN{IN'Smart Success. Thoroughly mallable Weczaralive for Wood And Stone Against White Astry Decky, Fangu Rot and Khampilkan, POVES

That Article No. 7. be allered by inserting the words "ot Extra Reserve Fand" immed ately alter the word "Fand in the sixth line of the said Article, and the words "and-Extra Reserva Fund" immediately after the word Fund" in the seventh line of the sald Article.

That Article No. 125 ba; altered by inserting. the words "and subject to the provisions of Articles 121a and rais "Immediately after the word "sum" and before the word "be" In the fourth line of such Anicle.

That the following Articles be inserted Im mediately aher Article No, 131 and be nam- bered Articles 12ta und 1213, 131A.Allhough the Reserve Fund may amount to the sum of One Million Dollars. the Dlicctors may nevertheless at their discretion from time to time appropriate a portion, not exceeding ton par fent," of the net income and prof.s earned by the Com pany la any one year, to the formation of an additional Reserve Fund, to be called 'Ex'ra Reserve Fund. Mea

1218. Tie montes standing at the credit of The Extra Reserve Fund may be applicable for the equalisation of dividends, and such

·monies, · of some portions thereof, may, whenever the Directory: skali think it, be appropilated towards the equalliation of dividends,"

By Order,

JAS, B, COUGHTRIE,

Secretary Hongkong, 5th February, 1898.

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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO, LIMITED

NOTICE

TO SHARE

SHAREHOLDERS.

*HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY.

ANNUAL MERTING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held [root the Ornices of the Company, Fedder's Street, on MONDAY, the 28th day of February, 1848, at fago of the Clock la lãe Afternoon, to receive Statement of Accounts lo gist December, 1897, and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Comintites and Auditori.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 24th to the 28th Fehmary, toth days faciatisk; 12

So Sala Agents for:

LUTGENS EINSTMANN & CO. Hanghong, sith September, 159de

AWARDSKATHESON & Con

Honghong, 311)