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The Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED. 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1147. ttTƑI$I+-** TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1899.

Banks,

THE

________________Eutimations.

OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

ESTABLISHED 1880.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.: PAID-UP CAPITAL..

RESERYE FUND...

Heyl Office --YOKOHAMA..

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Yen 12,000,000 10,500,000 6,900,000

FOR

STEAMER

CAPTAIN

TO SAIL

REMARK

Branches and Agencies.

KOBE.

LONDON.

• NEW YORK. LYONS.

-* (Passing through the Inland Sca),

| JAPAN, &c............... Canton......D. C. Gregor, R.N.R... Noon, 1st March... Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c. ... Coromandel).„F. N. Tillard Noon, 4th March... Freight or Passage. .C. H. Watkins, R.Ñ.R.4 i, 4th March.. Freight or l'assage."

About 4th March... Freight or Passage. ... L: Haddock, R.N.KAbout 9th March., Freight or Passage,

4 See Special Advertisement)

SHANGHAE“

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU, BOMBAY.

LONDON BANKERS:

JAPAN....... Rosetat...... THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD SHANGHAI, Chusan E. Strect

PARRS BANK, L,

LONDON Manila

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

CHEFOO.

5 per cent.

**

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NA

31

S. CHON,

Agent.

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2,500,000

Hangkong, 3rd October, 1848.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE

. OF THE 17TH November, 1896, -

Shanghai Taels,

SUNSCRIBED CAPITAL. 5. 3,000,000-

PAIKUP CAPITAL

Head Office --SHANGHAI,

Branches and Agencies.

CANTON.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW,

PENING.

'SWATOW.

TIENTSIN.

THE Bank purchases and receives for col

lection fills of Exchange drawn on the above phies, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable af ̃its. Branches and Agen- cies.

HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities. Hills discounted.

*INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months,

12

E. W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

1237

Hongkong, 15th October, 1898,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

Authorised Capital,

Paid op Capital.

£1,000,000 324,374

HEAD OFFICE:--HONGKONG,

Court of Directors fam

D. Cillies, Esq.

J. T. Lauts, Esq. ( Chow Tango

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

L

Kwan Hol Chuen, Esq.

Chief Manager,

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months. Fixed, 5 per C'ent.

On Current Account, Daily Balances 2 per

Cent, per unum.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PATD-UP CAPITAL.

RESERVE FUND.....

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTØKS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS

R. M, GRAY, Esq., Chairman, t

N. A. Stus, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

C. Berrmann, Esq.

J. J. Bell-Irving, Esq. A. McConachie, Esq.

David Gubbay, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

P: Sachse, Esq..

R. Shewan, Esq.

CHIER MANAGER ||

Hongkong--T. JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGER-

Shanghai-P. WADE GARD'SER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY-.

BANKING COMPANY, LIMITEÓ, HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED

On Current Account at the rate of a per-Cent.

per Annum on the daily balance,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS ::

For 3 months per Cent. per "Aunun, For 6 months, 31 per Cent per Annuin For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum

T-JACKSON,",

Chief Manigår.

Hongkong 18th February, 1899

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, . THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING.CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application. AS MON

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER. CENT. per annum

A

Depositors may transfer at beir option --balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANK Lo be placed on. FIXED: "DEPOSIT-4 PER CENT per annum.in.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, Z AT JACKSON,”

Chief Manager.

*Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,

HEAD OFFICE

CAPITAL PAID-UP,FA

RESERVE LIABILIFY – Or

WEHOLDERS

RESERVE FUND

TNTEREST ALLOWED

LONDON:

annum on the Daily Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months:

1gkong: 24th Mayít

800,000 450,000

CURRENT

per cent. per

per cent.

HEADA

Hongkong)

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For Further Particular apply to

H.A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1891.

TRY THE

CURRY

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

W. POWELL & CO

WOOL SHAWLS

AND

TRAVELLING WRAPS.

Hongkong, ith January, 1899,

Telephone 15.

AQUARIUS

SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE WATER

(Manufactured from Treble Distilled Water)

S the most suitable for inising with Wines anil Spirits: neither discolours them nor changes their flavour, as is so often the case, with Uuse Minera! Table Waters which contain iron and other salts.

·A PERFECT TABLE WATER,"

j'

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

AGENTS,

AQUARIUS COMPANY,

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

D.

OLD TOM GIN

C.

$7 per

üz.

DRY GIN

L.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1899,

A

SOLK AGENT:

H. PRICE & Co.

THE

12, QUEEN'S ROAD,

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CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOLED Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

Mail Ster

pany's Stebin-launch attends the arrival and departure of all

attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors:

October, 1897

E. V. SIOEN Manager,

二拜禮

Intimations.

戴八十月二英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

D

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO 1.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,

THE

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents.

和

PEAK HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN..

PEAK HOTEL is situated at Victoria 'Gap, adjoining the FRAMWAY TERMINUS,-, 1,350 feet abure nen Level,

CRAIGIEBURS i itated at PLUNKETT'S GAP, five minutes walk from the PEAR

HOTEL..

Ping Heathy 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..

Crv OFFICE, 7. Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

w

GEO. J CASANOVA,

Manager.

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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.

WATKI

PETER XYS WONDERFULA

HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for SPRCE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS.

J

Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. Soll retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

12th Dunbar, 1598.

br

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

THE PHARMACY.

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THE UNTEED AMBERTO. ORIENTAL 1GBNUT.

Sal4Rtgents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COME PANY LTD. LONDON. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED

General Agentse

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM

Intimations.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TUAL MEETING OL SHARE

HE THIRTIETH ORDINARY AN- HOLDERS in the abovo Company, will he held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Street, TO-MORROW, 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. M

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 28th January, 1899

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE

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HE THIRTEENTH YEARLY GEN

of the CLUB will be held in the CLua House TO-MORROW, the 1st March, 1899, at 5 PM.

By Order,

CH. GRACE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1899

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CONPANY, LIMITED

THE THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEET.

TING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 13th March, at Twelve o'clock. (Noo), for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December. *** 1898

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

By Order,

GEO. L. TOMLIN

Acting Secretary

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Hongkong, 13th February, 1899.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, "LIMITED. NOTICE

THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL on: TUESDAY, the 14th March,, 1899, at NOON, for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 31st December, 1895, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any inatters that may be competently brought before the Meeting

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

CLOSED from the fistä!

Hongkong, zoth February, 1899

(2432

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC

TURING COMPANY, LIMITED..

"

*ITE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY AN-

TUAL MEETING of SHARE-

HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 9. Praya Central, Victoria, on WEDNESDAY, The 15th March, at Twelve o'clock (Noox) for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Beport of the General Managers for the year Dividend and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

HAVE NOW A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE ending 31st December 1898, declaring a

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SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great Freach Nerve Tunic. Also 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 and are in hermetically sealed tins. AMERICAN TOBACCOS.

A. Jars. Two Seas Aromatic Cut Plug...... Golden Square Mixture........ h. Tins. Raleigh Cut Plug:/ English Bird's Eye

"Richmond Club

4. Tins

A Large Collection-of BRITISH COLONIAL, FOREIGN RARE, SHANGHAI & CHINA LOCAL STAMPS: 1223]

QUEEN'S ROAD, Under HONGKONG HOTEL THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.,

No

LIMITED.

(NOTICE OF CALL.)

TOTICE is hereby given that, at a MEETING of the Board of Directors

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 (10) per SHARE, upon all the SHAREHOLDERS in the above "Company, in respect of all the shares "held by them in the above Company, be Such "and the samne is hereby made. "CALL to be PATIL to the Company at "their Bankers, the HONGKONG · AND I

Insurances,

NOTICE:

THE MANONINSURANCE COMPANY;

H

LIMITED.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...

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

CHAU TSEUNG FAT; Secretary

HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.-

*Shanghai BANKING CORPORATION, Hongkong, 26th May, 1894.

"Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hong- "kong, on or before the 1st day of March, * 1899,"

By order of the Board of Directors,

ASHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY Co. Lore

General Agenter TREVEST POINT BUILDING CO,

LIMITED.S

1st January, 1899-

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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

T

THE Undersigned

Company?

CIS FOR CURRENT BAT

Hangkong,

rs of the above. to accept First ESE, RISKS at

י,

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Manager Hongkong, 25th February, 1899.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

HE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY GEN-

ERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at- the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 9; Praya Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 16th March, 1809, at 11 o'clock at for the Purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Re port of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1898, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.: henta

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the end to 16th March, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 27th February, 1899.

BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE

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HE OFFICES of this BANK have been TREMOVED. This Day to the New Building on Connaught Road, Praya Re clamation.

1. G. F. AUGUSTIN, Manger,

Hongkong, juh February, 1899.

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

froin H. M. NAVAL-STORE OFFICER THE Undersigned have received instructions to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, TOMORROW

(WEDNESDAY), the 1st March, 1899

at H&M. NAVAL, YARDE

SUNDRY NAVAL AND VICTUALLING.

OBSOLETE & CONDEMNEDS.

STORES

Comprising OLD IRON, PAPER STUFF RAGS, CANVAS, CLOTHING, IMPLEMENTS,

A MA

ALSO

the BRICQUETTE.

OUGH,