1898-04-16 — Page 1

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

SIX DOLLARS ONLY.

AT

The Hongkong Telegraph, Office.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 878.

Banks.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

ESTABLISH 1880

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL «......Yen 12,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...................... 9,000,000 RESERVE FUND »ezsinansoYYRMAINMOT,

Head Office 1-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies,

KOBE

LONDON

SAN FRANCISCO

BOMBAY

6,660,000

日大廿月三年四十二精光

"Entimations.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

(101)

FOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKI

JAPAN, &c.

NEW YORK

·Canion”......................D. C. Gregor, R.N.R. ...Daylight, 17th April. Freight or Passige,

LYONS HONOLULU

JAPAN......

SHANGHAI

LONDON BANKERS:

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD.

PARKS' BANK, LD, AN

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG LOENCY :—INTEREST ALLOWED.

Oa Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent

·per Avàam on the dally balance.

Ca fixed deposits for 12 months at § per cont.

6

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Intimations.

魏大十月四冀港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY. LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON;

› CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Quailites of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS »lall kinds. "VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS.

„Rokilla”........................S. de B. Lockyer, R.N.R.Daylight, 17th AprilFreight or Passage.

LONDON Manila „R. L. Haddock, R.N.R...About 5th May......Freight or Passage. | ASUESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best quantliles.

*(Passing through the Inland Sen),

For Further Particulars apply to

"

4

S, CHOH,

3 "

Agent.

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H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 1516 April, 1898,

Hongkong, 11th March, 1898.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, CALIFORNIA HOCK &

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1851..

HEAD OFFICE —LONDON.

I dos, qls.

***

CAPITAL PAID-UP „oise

OF

£800,000 SHARE-

******** £800,000 **2018****£375,000

I doz. pts.

***

RSERY LIABILITY

HOLDERS....youku.

·RESERYK KUND

INTEREST ALLOWED -60' · CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of a per cent, per

annum on the Daily Balances.

On. Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.

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Manager, Hongkong,

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Hongkong, 14th April, 1843.

D. Gilles, Esq.

Je T, Lauta, Esq.

k

RIESLING.

$600

3.50

37)

ESTIMATES given for avery DESCRIPTION of WORK. · SUPERINTENDENT.......

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

PEAK HOTEL.

1350 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, numerous Islands. Cool southerly breases la Summer, with perfect protection against the North. East winds in winter,

A Commanding Magnificent View of the City mod Harbour, the Mainland of China, and

Well appointed rooms, attentive service and excellent Cuisine. J. MARCESSE, Chij de Cuisine,

CRAIGIEBURN will be open on June 1st for terms apply to

CITY OFFICE, No. 7, Daddell Street.

GEO J. CASANOVA, Manager.

MANAGEK, PEAK HOTEL.

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W. BREWER & CO.

JUST LANDED.

NEW AND LARGE STOCK OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S

BOOTS AND

SHOES

BEST ENGLISH MAKE,

(20

Queen's Road,

Hongkong, roth February, 1895.

CHAMPAGNE.

G. H. MUMN & Co.

GENUINE GRAPE WINES, EXCELLENT VALUE.

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

No. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

JUST LANDED.

SAINT RAPHAEL WINE.

A STRENGTHENING, DIGESTIVE TONIC WINE.

Prescribed for Bronchitis, Malaria, and during convalescence.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

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T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1897,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital 1,000,000 Pald up Capital............diemi..........£ 324,374

HEAD OFFICE :—HONGKONG,

Court of Directors?--

Chow Tang Shang, Esq. Chan Kit Shan, Erq, Kwan Hol Chuen,Esq.

Chief Manager,

G. W. F., PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 1 monthe Fixed. s per Cent. On Current Account, Dally Balances a per Cent. per Annum.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

-

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AND SHANGHAI

HBANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAFITAZ cuinasmosis......$10500,003 RESERVE FUND & 8,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPĪTURA.....$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS

Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVINO,—Chaleman, R. M. GRAY-Deputy Chairman.

C. Beurmann, Esq.

G. D., Böning, E1q. JAI. Raymond, Esq.

G. B. Dodwell, Esq.

Dald Gubbay, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. L. Richardson, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

N. A. Siebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong-T. JACKSON, Esq.

-MANAGER: Shanghai-J, P. WADE GARDNER, ES4, LONDON BANKKAS-LÓNDOM AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITKO, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED :

On Current Account at the rate of a per Cent,

per Angums on the daily balance,

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITY:

For 3 months, ab per Cent. per Ännurn. For 8 months, 31 per Cont. per Annum, For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chlef Manager.

Hongkong, rath February, 1868.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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HE Business of the above Bank is conducted TU HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. ... Rules may be. obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 Pen GENT. per anİYECEK...

Depositors may - transfer,; ; at their option balances of $100 or mom to the HONGKONG, AND, SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT #4 4 PER CENT, për anZUEL

For the HoWONG AND SHANGHAI BANATAMORFORATION, "

'T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895).

TELEPHONE

75

TRY THE

Sole Agents.

CURRY

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

W. POWELL & CO.

Ex,S,S. FORMOSA.

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT

(16

dox. quarts, a dox, plax. $35.50 $37.50

↑ dor, bottle,

WHISKY.

DEWAR'S "IMPERIAL INSTITUTE " ....................................... $10.50 MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED"

PORT WINE.

GUEDES " GRAPE" BRAND .............

10.50

ila, bettle.

$24.00

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

Sole Agents for tha

UNITED ASBESTOS COM. HOMFANY, LTD, LONDON. DODWALL, CARLIEK & CO., General AgentȘ...

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Entimations.

NAVY LEAGUE.

R. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., bas kindly

M consented deliver a lecture upon "The

life of Nelson and the lessons to be fearnt from It," ja the CITY HALL, on MONDAY, the 18th of April, at 5.15 P.M.

Captalu HASTINGS, R., wBI take the chatr.

The general public ara invited.

18, Beak Balidingy,

HENRY E. POLLOCK, Hon. Secretary,

14th April, 1998."

$10

HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY,

́EVENING MEETING.

HERE Ħ be an EVENING MEETING

COMMERCI ROOM at the CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, the soth of April, at 9.30 PM, at which experiments to Electrical: Discharge. and exhiblions of the Graphophone and Pheno. graph and Microscope will be held.

Ladies are invited and members mayƐaik their friends.

This SCCIETY, in the CHAMBER OF

18, Bank Buliding,

HENRY E. POLLOCK,"

rjib Apell, 1898.

Hoo, Secretary.o

CRICKET CLUB LAWN TENNIS

TOURNAMENT.

NOTICE.

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THE time for concluding Ties has been Ex- Tended as follows

sadiles to ho concluded on or before THURSDAY, aist intant.

3rd iles to be concluded on or before WEDNESDAY, 27th instant.

4th and final to be concluded on or before TUESDAY, 3rd May. N.B.-All finals to be the best out of five sets.

By order,

LAWN TENNIS, Sab.-Com. Hongkong, Igih. April, 1898,

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DEVONIAN SOCIETY, HONGKONG,

THE ANNUAL DINNER of the atore

SOCIETY will be held at the HONGKONG CLUB on SATURDAY, the 23rd April.

Devonians desirous of joining the Society to apply to the Undersigned.

R. K. LEIGH,

Hon. Secretasy,

Hongkong, raib Apiti, 1898.

Auction.

1519

A

NOTICE.

SPECIAL SESSIONS of Her Majesty's

In the Justices' Roow, at the MAOISTRACY OD TUESDAY, the 19th day of April, A.D. 1893, 11.13 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of considering applications.

(1) From one GUSTAV NEUBRUMH for the transfer of his Publican's licença to **** fell and retail intoxicating liquors, en the premises ninate at hovies Nos. 333 and 334, Casen's Road Central, under the sign of “ The Land We Live In Hotel," to his daughter REGINA NEUBRUNN

From one ISYDOR SILBERMAN for the transfer of his Fublican's licence to sell and releil Intoxicating liquors on the premises situats at hanja No. 184, Queen's Rand Central, under the 'go of "The Globe Hotel : to","his"wifa}}| ANNE SILBERMAN,

WC. H. HASTINGS, dele-Acting Police Magistrate,

Magistracy, Hongkong,

Tuth April, 1898, is,

NEW MILLINERY.

Hongkong. 5th April, rƐcB.

A

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

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No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents,

Praya Central.

A STARTLER!!

LIFE AND STRENGTH

IN EVERY DROP.

Yet nothing intoxicating or harmful.

Good, and good only.

Power and suppleness for the Muscles, »armth and richness for the Bloed, steadincas for the Nerves, and clearness for the Head, follow the use of

CHAMPAGNE

BITTERS.

It seems to contain those sabile principles of VATALITY which elado, analysis. Under its Influence the HEART beats strongly and regularly, the Fancy plays mors feesly, the Mind is active and sente, and the capacity for Work and

Enjoymeat locrenses.

THIS RARE TONIC-Stimulant ABATES. PAIN, BANISHES FATIGUE, AND HASTENS CONVALESCENCE, Splendid for the Aged and for Chronic Invalids.

CHAMPAGNE

BITTERS.

WATKINS & CO. Apothecaries Hall.

THE PHARMACY.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

NO. 152.

THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction,

to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 18th day of April, 1898, at- 3. P.M., kre published for general information.

By Command,

T.SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 1st April, 1898. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 18th day of April, 1898, at 3 F.M., by "Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Hung Hom, In the Colony of Hongkong, for a

term of 75 Years.

Registry N

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary

· Mézenrements.

Locality..

1.

5.

n..

Contents in

bom West of Mar-

300 200 100 100 20,000 135

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1 Band

Lot

210

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

MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET,

Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Toale.

... Also Sqic Agent, for the new well-know¤ JAPANESE TABLE WATER

TANSAN.

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THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LIMITED, (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF

*PREFERIN E SHARES."

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

WANTED, la QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, and

* KOWLOON: PRIMMES suitable for POST OFFICES. Reply girlog particulars si

Insurances.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE

*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, 12

GENERAL NOTICE.

THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED,}\/

THE ACCUMULATED DIVIDEND to, tians to the POSTMASTER GENERAL CAPITAL TAELS 600,000

to 15th November,

"PREFERENCE CAPITAL"

1897, ou the

at

Hongkong, 13th April, 1898.

WANTED.

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ENGI

EQUAL TO taqa 3833-333-33

$318,000,00

RESERVE FUND, .....................

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Esq.

LO YRUE MOON, Esq.

Day ban declared and wil he PAYABLE AN ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL BIBOCES LOU TO SHUN, Raq,

TO THE MANAGER,

Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 16th March, 1898,

HONGKONG CLUB,

NOTICE.

of the above Company (in lagidation) bas This

the FONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- FORATION on and after WEDNESDAY, the and Coples of testimonials. 13th Apill, 1898, and those Shareholders whose games appeared on the "Register" on the r5ib NOVEMBER, 1897, are hereby requested to apply for DIVIDEND WARRANTS to the Undersigned at bli OFFICE, No 9. Prays Cen tral, Hongkong, as no Dividend Warrants will be'scat out,

JAMES B. DUNCAN, Liquidator pf Pobjom Mining Co., Limited, Hongkong, raih #prti; 1898.

[301 GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN ·

GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED, TOTICE l hereby given that a CALL of $1 per Share has beɛa made, la respect of

NOTICE

The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all the Shares in the above-samed Company upt Mail Steamers,

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors..

Yokohama, in October, 189)

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

Idly paid up and that such call is PAYABLE

1395 M

APPLICATIONS for the post of STEWARD in, the shore CLUB will be received by the Waderaigned.

C. H. GRACE, Secretary, Hongkong, 31st March, 1893.

Lotice of Firm.

·1450.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S. K, CO,

URING my temporary absence from the

Padas meal, to the Company Dan D.

kers," THE HONGKONG AND SHAROITA: BAN- in charge of the: CoMPANY'S business at this KING CORPORATION, Hongkongi“

SELLUTGENS, BESSTHANN & CO.

2 - General Agents. Hongkong 31st March, 1808.

H. A. RITCHIE

Superlatendant

Hongkong, 4th Aprü, 1895.

MANAGER,—HO AMEL,

【ARINE RISKS en GOODS, &c., taken at CURRENT Råter to all parts of the

World.

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9, FRAYA WEST Hongkong, 17th December, 1884,

HOTICE:

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED

$1,000,000

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

The above Company is prepared to accept -MARINE RISKS at CURRENT RATES du GOODS, Be. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of its Agencias,

SCHAU TSEUNG FAT:

HEAD OFF No.is, Commits ROAD WEST, Hongkong, 1600 May, 15041/200