1898-12-24 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1094, #=+#-++ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1898.

Banks.

YOKOHAMA'S

THE

(OHAMA'SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1980-

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL...........Yen 13,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL.

RESERVE FUND.

10,500,000 6,955,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies,

KOBE.

'LONDON.

BOMBAY.

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

***SHANGHAI

LONDON BANKERS: THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARRS' BANK, LD.

Intimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

STEAMERS „Rohilla*.S.de B. Lockyer, R.N.R.Noon, 25th Dec....Freight or Passage.

Chusan

E. Street

...About 26th Dec....Freight or Passage, „Malacca” ..............R. T. L. Cook, K.N.R..Aboi 27th Dec....Freight or Passage.

Sumatra......T. Wicken

About 29th Dec....Freight or Passage.

FOR

NEW YORK.

LYONS.

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAPAN, &c.

LONDON

-* (Passing through the Inland Sea).

† (Sec Special Advertisement).

For Further Particulars apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG AGENCY-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

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Hongkong, 3rd October, 1898.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital..

Paid up Capital

S. CHOH,

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1898.

Agont,

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CHAMPAGNES,

SHERRIES,

PORTS,

CLARETS,

HOCKS,

WHITE WINES,

€1,000,000 324.37-1

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Court of Directors:→ D. Gillics, Esq.

J. T. Lauts, Esq. Chow Tung Shang, Esq.- Chan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hof Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager,

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

*

Interest for 12-months-Fixed,- per Cent... On Current Account, Daily Balances per

Cent, per Annum.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

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TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

HBANKING CORPORATION.

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PAID-UP CAPİTAL.

$10,000,000

RESERVE FUND........................ 9,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING,Chairman..

R. M. GRAY,-Deputy Chairman.

C. Beurmann, Esq.

David Gubbay, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

A. 1. Raymond, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

A. McConachie, Esq. N. A. Siebs, Est,

CHIEF MANAGER:

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 z per Cent.

per Annum on the daily balance.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS;

-For 3 months, 2

For 6 months, 3

For 12 months, 4

per Cent. per Annum.

per Cent per Annum.

per Cent. per Annum.

T. JACKSON

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 15th August, 1898;

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE Business of the above Rank is conducted

TRONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3 PER CENT, per annum.

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

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, ist August, 1895,

Telephono 15.

BRANDIES,

WHISKIES,

GINS,

ALES,

STOUT.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

15, Queen's Boud.

Hongkong, 24th December, 1898,

A

D. C. L.

OLD TOM AND DRY GIN.

$7 PER DOZ.

II. PRICE & Co., Sole Agents.

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

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No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS 101EL 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.

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E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

Yokohama, 1st October, 1897.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853-

J

HEAD OFFICE

CAPITAL PAID-UP....

LONDON,

£800,000

•£450,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE

HOLDERS...................

RESERVE FUND

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

ICCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent. per

anuun on the Daily Balances."

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

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T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 24th May, 1898.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE. OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896.

Shanghai Tacis,

Subscribed CAPITAL, minero 3,000,000- PAID-UP CAPITAL..... 2,500,000

Head Office-SHANGHAI,

Branches and Agencler,

CANTON,

CHEFOO,

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW,

PEKING. SWATOW,"

TIENTSIN,

THE Bank purchases and receives for col

lection Bills of Exchange drawn on the abore places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic. Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen cies.

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HONGKONG BRANCH.

Advances made on approved securities,

Bills discounted,

'INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

EW RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1898,-

TRY THE

CURRY

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL

W. POWELL & CO.

NEW STOCK OF

CHRISTMAS TOYS.

"Hongkong, tot Besambar, 1898,

六拜禮

Intimations.

·號四十月二十英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities 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 qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK.

SUPERINTENDENT................

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

PEAK HOTEL.

1850 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoining the Tramway Terminus. FINE HEALTHY LOCATION, A Commanding Magnificent View of the City and Harbour, the Mainland of China, and numerous Islands. Coal southerly breezes in Summer, with perfect protection against the North-East winds in winter.

Well appointed rooms, attentive service and excellent Cuisine. 1. MARCESSE, Chef de Cuisine,

CRAIGIEBURN is now open, for terms.apply to CITY OFFICE, 7, Duildel Street.

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GEO. J. CASANOVA, "Manager, MANAGER, PEAK HOTEL

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JUST ARRIVED.

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES

FROM THE WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURERS

ANGLO EGYPTAIN CIGARETTE CO.,

BRANDS:

SULTANS PACHAS

CAIRO.

In tins of: 100

Price per tin: ....$2.00

***** 2.50

* | ཀུསཱུཉྫཱཙམཟ***** 100 UNEQUALLED AIR TIGHT HERMETICALLY SEALED TINS.

:

W. BREWER & CO.,

UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL.

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Hongkong, 12th October, 1898. PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE OPKUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHOEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

"HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for

of the BOWELS.

Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession: Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

rath October, 1898,

by

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers), 9, Old China Street,

-Shanghai.

THE PHARMACY.

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

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SOLE MANUFACTURERS, OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

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

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

FERNAND QUEENARDEL

CHAMPAGNE.

CUVÉE RÉSERVEE

EXTRA DRY 1893 VINTAGE

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FIRST QUALITY ONLY.

Sole Agents-WATKINS & CO.

ROBERTSON SANDERSON & Co.,

LIMITED. LEITH.

CELEBRATED

"GLENLEITH BRAND "SECOND TO NONE MOUNTAIN DEW*

LIQUEUR WHISKY

THE UNITED ASBESTOS. ORIENTA AGENCY,

Sale

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

THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM

Entimations.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

HOLIDAYS..

HE Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on MONDAY' and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th instant, respectively, and on MONDAY, the and January, 1899;--

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, General Managers.

HONGKONE FIRE INSURANes C

LIMITED:

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Acting Secrctury; 7.

UNION INSCANCE SO

CANTON, LE,

W. H. PERCIVALT

Agent

J

NORTILGULYACI

W. H. RAY,

Secretary,

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED. SHEWAN TOMES & Co,

Agents.

YANGTEZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,

LIMITED.

G. L. TOMLIN,

Acting Secretary,

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD, W. H. T. DAVIS, Manager,

THE STRAITS INSURANCE Co, Lux: Hongkong, 24th December, 1898, [1497

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

N accordance with ORDINANCE No,Ƒ6 of“.

1875, the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public' Business, on MONDAY and TUESDAY; the 26th and 27th instant, respectively

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

TE SANSOM, Manager, For the HONGKONG & SHANGILALBANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

G. W. F PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

LIMITED,

I THURBURN, Manager.

For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

J. G. F. AUGUSTIN,

Manager,

For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

E. L. HUNTER, Manager.

For the YOKONAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED;

Agent For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W RUTTER

Manager. Hongkong, 24th December, 1898.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATIONS No. 86.

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NOTICE is hereby given that MONDAY

next, the 26th instant and MONDAY, the 2nd January, 1899, will be observed as HOLIDAYS at the KOWLOON CUSTOMS OFFICE.

Work at the OPIUM EXAMINATION OFFICE and CUSTOMS STATIONS will proceed as usual.

H. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customs,

for Kowloon & District.

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Custom House,

Kowloon, 24th December, 1898.

'THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE.

DONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE MARY SUNERAL MEETING

FOTICE is hereby given that the SECOND

of the SHAREHOLDERS of the above Come pany will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Company, 7, Queen's Road Central, on THURSDAY, the. 29th of December, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th June, 1898.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co,

General Agents, Hongkong, zoth December, 1898.

[1503 THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE

NOTICE ALMENT $30 per SHARE on OTICE is hereby given that the FINAL

the shares in above COMPANY becomes due on the THIRTY-FIRST day of December next, and PAYMENT thereof must be made to the BANKERS of the Company, viz,, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION on or before that date ba

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,

General Managers. Hongkong, 30th November, 1898

Insurances.

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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

・ COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

SCOTCH WHISKIES. THE

Per Case,

$td

13

All the above brands, we guarantee to be pure Malt Whiskies. The differences in price are regulated by the age of the Whisky. The Second to None," Mountain Dew," and Liqueur Whisky are all over ten years old.

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTHERN PORTS OF CHINA.

ay, 1898.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above 1 Company, are prepared to accept First Class: FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES. ON

SIEMSSEN & Co, Hongkong, 26th May, 1895,7-

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NOTICE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THEM

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....

$1,000,000

The above, Company is prepared to accept. MARINE RISKS CURRENT RATEB on GOODS, c. Policies granted to all Parts of the world payable at any of ita Agencies

CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Sam Secretary HEAD OFFICE

No. 4, QUEEN'S Road West, Hongkong 6th. May, 1894)