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The Hongkong Telegraphs

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1128. #@#A=+40+=** SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1899.

Banks.

THE

Intimations,

KOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

YOROHAS

ESTABLISHED 1880.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... Yet 12,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL.....

RESERVE FUND)...........

Head Office :-YOKOHAMA,

10,500,000 6,960,000

NEW YORK.

Branches and Agencies.

KOBE.

LONDON.

BOMBAY,

·。。-*”

LYONS.

HONOLULU.

SHANGHAL..

SAN FRANCISCO,

LONDON BANKERS:...

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD.

FARRS BANK, 1)).

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, L.D.

HONGKONG AGENCY;-ESTEREST ALLOWED,

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

On fixed deposits for 13 months at 9 per cent.

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NAVIGATION COMPANY.

-(:0:)-

FOR

STEAMER

CAPTAIN

TO SAIL

RDMARK

Malaica....E. G. Andrews

About 8th Feb....... Freight or l'assage.

LONDON

For Further Particulars apply to

I. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Agent.

Hongkong, 31st January, 1899.

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S. CHON,

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1898.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE

OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1996,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL·

PAIE-UP CAPITAL.

Shanghai Tacis,

5,000.000 2,500,000

Telephone 75.

Head Office :-SHANGHAI

Branches and AAgencies.

CANTON,

CHEFOO.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

SWATOW.

TIENTSIN

*HE Bank purchases and receives for cul-

above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen cics..

HONGKONG BRANCIE Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

%. per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

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E. W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

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¿Hongkong, 15th October, 1898.

THE NATIONAL HANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital..

Pitid up Capit!

$1,000,000 324:374

READ OFFICE:--HONGKONG.

Court of Directors :--

D. Gillies, Esq.

J. T. Lauts, Esy. Chow TungShang E Chan Kit Shan, Est. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager,

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Interest for 12 months Fixed, 5 per Cent.

On Current Account, Daily Balances 2 per ·

Cent, per Annian.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITÁL...

RESERVE FUND

..$10,000,000 $9,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROFTORS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DRECTORS;

Hon. J. J. BiĻ-IRVING.--Chairman. R. M. GRAY-Deputy Chairman,

C. Beurmann, Esq.

David Gublery, Esq.A. I. Raymond, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

A. McConachic, Esq. N. A. Siebs, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER

Hongkong T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER: Shanghai-J. P. Wade Gardiner, Esy. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY, BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONG KONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.

per Annum on the daily balance.

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INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For months, 24 per Cent per Annum. For 6 months, 33 per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, per Cent. per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 15th August, 1898.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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"HE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted THER

bythe HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 34 PER CENT, per annum..

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 of more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT #14 PER CENT, per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI - BANKING CORPORATION, --

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager

AQUARIUS

SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE WATER

(Manufactured from Trable Distilled Water)

"..

TS the most suitable for mixing with Wines and Spirits: neither discolours them nor changes,

their favour, as is so often the case with those Mineral Table Waters which contain iron- and other salts.

"A PERFECT TABLE WATER."

ཀམིན,-དད;(·--

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO,.

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899,

TRY THE

AGENTS,

AQUARIUS COMPANY,

CURRY

D. C. L.

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

OLD TOM AND DRY GIN,'

$7 PER DOZ.

11. PRICE & Co., Sole Agents.

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

43:-"----44--

No 3-B, BUND, YOKOIÍAMA.

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

A 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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Yokohama, 1st October, 1897..

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND, CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 185

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

·CAPITAL PAID UP.

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE

* HOLDERS....

$800,000

RESERVE FUND

450,000.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

CURRENT

annur on the Daily Balances...

ACCOUNT.at the Rate of 2 per cent, per.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

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W POWELL & CO.

WOOL SHAWLS

AND

TRAVELLING WRAPS.

per cent

WHITEHEAD,

ger, Hongkong.

24th May, 1898,

Hongkong Ith January, 1899.

六拜禮

Entinations.

號四月二英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS

HỌNGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO IM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS. of all kinds. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT...

"VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS.

471

PEAK

......... THUS, SKINNER.

DODWELL, &CO., LIMITED), General Agents.

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at Victoria GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

1,350 feet above sea Level,

CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETTS GAP, live minutes walk from the PEAR

HOTEL

Fine Healthy location, variety of beautiful scenery. Cool Southerly breezes in Summer with perfect protection against the North East Winds in Winter.

Well appointed rooms, attentive service and excellent Cuisine.

Chry Orrien, 7, Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

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THE PHARMACY.

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

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF »

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WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonic.

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

TANSAN.

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

W. BREWER & CO.

JUST LANDED.

NEW STOCK LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S WALKING BOOTS

AND, SHOES,

(these are the very best quality Northampton make). NEW STOCK SPENCER'S MADRAS INDIAN CIGARS, ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE CO.S

CIGARETTES,

These have now the largest Sale of any Egyptian Cigarette made: amd are in hennetically sealed tins. AMERICAN TOBACCOS. Two Seas Aromatic Cut Plug.......

4 lb. Jars. Golden Square Misture... 4. Tins, | Raleigh Cut Plug. Richpond Club

English. Bird's Eye

!!

A Large Collection of

2 Tins.

BRITISH COLONIAL, FOREIGN RARE, SHANGHAI & OHINA LOCAL STAMPS: QUEEN'S ROAD, Under HONGKONG HOTEL.

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A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.

BOVRIL AS A BEVERAGE

contains in a highly concentrated and easily degestible form the direct nourishment of prime ox beef, invigora ting the healthy and strengthening invalids; whilst, for preparing sustaining Soups, Rich Gravies, Savoury Sauces, Croquettes, Rissoles and all Entrees, nothing equals

BOVRIL IN THE KITCHEN.

WATKINS & CO., Sole Agents.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC, THE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS.

Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Prof `sion. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

----- by

12th October, 1898.

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.

(NOTICE OF CALL).

OTICE is hereby given that, at a

MEETING

of the above Company held at No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Sixth day of December, 1898, the following RESOLUTION was passed.

- “That a FIRST and FINAL CALL'of "TEN DOLLARS (Sro) per SHARE, uponį "all the SHAREHOLDERS in the above

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THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED

IN acogidance with this Company's Articles PER CENT Per Annum is being charged on all unpaid CALLS.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Ceneral Manager. Hongkong, 20th Janumy, 1899, [101 HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO: STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Company, in respect of all the shares "held by them in the above Company, THE DIVIDEND the RATE of 8 per

Cent or $1.20 pør SHARE,-Declared nt. "and the same is hereby made. Such the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET. "CALL to be PAID to the Company at ING of SHAREHOLDERS leki this" 'Day, their, Bankers, the. HONGKONG AND will be PAYABLE at the HONGKONG AND Shangitat":"BANKING Corporation, ↑ Shanghai -Banking. CORPORATION" on and “Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hong- alter TUESDAY, the 31st January, 1899, "kong, on or before the tst day of March, 5.

Shareholders are requested to apply to the 1999

OFFICE of the Company for WARRANTS D

By Onler of the Board of Directors.

Secretary TARNOLD,

Hongkong. 30th January, 1899. ***** {[458 FANTED GOOD:HANDE CAMERA

By order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

SE AND AGENCY Co, Ln,

General Agents

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM

LIMITED

Hongkong, est January, 1899

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no Filme state price and Particulars to

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cja fongkong Telegraph-Office: Hongkong, 26th January, 1899

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UNITED -ORIENTA

SUPRATOS.

Agents for the NITED ASBESTOS COM PANY, AT D. LONDON. DODWEILCS CO., LIMITED, General Agents;

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.":

Intimations.

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY. HE EIGHTEENTH

ORDINARY

TANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE-

HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICES.of the Company, Fedder, Street, at NOON, on WEDNESDAY, the 8th of February, to receivon Statement of the Company's Accounts to the 31st December, 1898, and the Report of the General Managers GN

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th instant to the 8th February, both days inclusive...

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1899. -

SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE FOR

GIRLS

PUBLIC MEETING. will be held in.

ASR. PAUL'S COLLEGE ON THURSDAY the 9th February, 1899, at 4:30 PM. for the purpose of considering a proposal to establish in Hongkong a Boarding and. Day School for Eurasian and other girls...

The Bishop of Victoria will preside.

An outline will be given of a scheme pre-

pared by a provisional Committee.

Ladies and Gentlemen are camestly invited to attend.

R. F. COBBOLD, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899. [tása” THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.

THE

HE SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 9, Praya Central, Victoria, on FRIDAY, the 17th February, at Noon for the purpose receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Repon of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1898, declaring

Dividend and electing a Consulting Com inittee and Auditors.

...

The TRANSFER BOOK. of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to 17th February, 1899, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, 17th January, 1899. 188a HONGKONG' AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby Hiven that the OR- DINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING. of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation. will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of February next, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accouni to 31st December, 1898,------

By Order of the Court of Directors

STJACKSON,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 24th January, 1899 || 1214 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the RE GISTERS of SHARES of the Cor poration will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 4th to the 18th day of February next; (both Days inclusive) during which Period NO: TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Court of Directors,

R JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th January, 1899. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE

HR ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING. of SHAREHOLDERS will be. held in the OFFICES of the Company, No 14, Praya Central on MONDAY, the 27th February, 1899, at 12 o'clock Noon for the Purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1898.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th February, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE Secretary. Hongkong, 1st February, 1899. [113 HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE THIRTIETH ORDINARYAN- TRUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company, will ba held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, on WEDNERDAY, the 1st day of March, 1899, at 12 o'clock (NOON), to: receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1898; and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from the 15th February to the 1st March. both days inclusive..

JARDINE, MATHESON &

General Managers. Hongkong, 30th January, 1809)

for service in H.M. Dredger "ST. JANTED an ASSISTANT ENGINEER

ENDCH at Wei-hai-ci.

Apply, stating qualifications and pay re- quired, to the

CHIEF ENGINEER" H.MNAVAL YARD, Hongkong

Hongkong, 2nd Febniary; 1899.

RACE BOOKS FOR SALE

Губод

PROGRAMME of the HONGKONG JOCKEV CLUB RACE MEETING, 1899, with liats

of Entries, Winners; and Stables entered, and Memoranda pages, Larefully compiled (in book form)

The only edition of lie Rack Book reco nised by, and published under the direction of the Stewents of the Jockey Club, is issued by the Undersigned

No edition reliable unless bearing the im- print of “NORONHA & CO."

Cloth

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1.50 each.

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