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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1167. #+#=4%+=** THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1899.

Banks.

THE

ZOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1880

Subscribed CAPITAL...

· PAID-CE CAPTVAK....

RESERVE FUND..

Yen 12,000,000 10,500,000 6,960,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies,

NEW YORK.. LYONS SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

ROBE

LONDON.

BOMBAY,

SHANGHAL

LONDON BANKERS I

Entimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

I

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

CAPTAINS

C. W. Felld

E. Street.

TO SAN.

REMARKS

STEAMERS' FOR

SHANGHAI Baflaarat

...About 31st March. Freight or Passage,

LONDON, &c.... Chusan

Noon, 1st April..... Freight or Passage.

JAPAN

C. B. Watkins, K.NR.j Pal, 1st April Freight.or Passage, ...Rosella” JAPAN, Re......fava*]. Chellew, 'R.N.R.......Amma 6th April.Freigh: or Passage.

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK HANK, LD, LONDON........... Figausų................A. 6. Cubitt, kt. N.R............Abouù faly April ... Freight or Passage.

PARRS' BANK, LD.

THE UNION BANK OF LOXDOS, 10." | JAPAN.

HONGKONG AGENCY-INTEREST ALLOWED,

On Current Account at the Tite në 2 per cent.

`per Aiman na the Daily Balance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

PAIGUR CAPITAL.

RESERVE TESH

>

ན

Chingiu*.................W.HI.15aughton, R.N.R.About 10th April... Freight puly,

(Passing through the Inland Sea

74 (See Special Advenisement),

For Fusiber Particulars apply to

3

3

S. CHoll,

11. M. RITCHIE. Superintendent.

Agent.

1382

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1899.

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$10,000,000

四拜禮!

就三十月三英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

Entimations.

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN:

„HONGKONG CHIŅA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD, LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO HIM. GOVERNMENT. "

MANUFACTUKENS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS, HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS, of adt kinds. *VICTOR" METALL « BÖLLER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES, given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..

THOS, SKINNER DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents.

27.1

PEAK HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., THE PEAK HOTEL, is situated at VICTORIA CAR, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

1350 feet above sea level.

CRAIGIEBURN is sintated at Piessert's GA, five minutes walk from the Peak

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..

LONDON

4. 2 & 3. RANGOON STRELT. E.C.

Telephone 75.

HONGKONG

15. QUEEN'S Roan,

CITY OFFICE, 7. Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th Janpary, 1899.

SHANGHAI

4. Fungpow Roxb

SINGAPORE

GLASGOW

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1898,

CONGRONG AND SHANGHAI

HANKING CORPORATION., .

$10,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS. $10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esy, Chairman.

S. A. StERS, Esq., Deputy Chairman,

The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving,

F. Guetz, Esq.

David Gubbay, Esq.

„A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. 1, Esip,

A. McConarbie, Esq

|A. J. Raymond, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong T. Jackson, Espi

MANAGER:

Shanghai J. P. Wang, Garp'NER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS --LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGRONG-INTEREST ÁLLOWED ;

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent.

per Annum on the daily balance..

GN FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, 24 per Cent, per Aapum. For 6 months. 31 per Cent, jer Annum For 12 months, 4 per Cent per Anmum..

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hungkang, 23rd March, 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

T

FINLAYSON GRLEN

ST. ExDcH's SQUARL

Agencies in all the principal ports of China, Japan, Bornen and the Philippines. Hongkong, 3rd March, 4899.

WHISKIES.:

1 dóz

TRISH.. DUNVILLE'S V. R.......

Do. *Special Liqueur.

SCOTCH.

Bottles HRANIČ SER

$12.00

VAR

15.603.

Sold Agents ..... $13.00 O own Bottling 1000 12:00

11.0

10.00

80x7

DRUC

"FINE ÜLD" "CLU

THE Businessofthe above Rank is conducted by the BONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtaineil on application.

INTEREST'on deposits is allowed at-34, PAR CEST. perann

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of our more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED

DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per amium.

For the HONGBONG AND SHANGŲĻAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.00

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

ENCORPORATED, BY ROYAL, CHARTER, 1935.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

"SPECIALLY SELEC

Ten"

"SPRINK BLEND " "Chofce OLD

LASE

Ga-

20]

$

Do.

Speci. Tad

AMERICAN

GEO, J. CASANOVA,

Manager.

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THE UNITED

ORIENTAL AGENCY

PANY, LTD. LONDON."

Donwer CO LIMITED. General Aginti.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Entertainments,

BIJOU THEATRE.

RECLAMATION Ground, PRAVA WEST.

ARIONE

D'ARC'S MA

EIGHTH WEEK!

Despite the Present Continuous Enormous and Sensational Success. PACKED AUDIENCES NIGHTLY.

The Management regret to announce the" LAST WEEK.

of this Exceptionally Brillight and Enormously Successful Company owing to previous

arrangements; conserpently the Season, terminatešči aktively

011

SATURDAY EVENING, the est instant.

TO-NIGHT,

*Grand Change of Programme - RE INSON "CRUSOE.

PEAN ROBINSON PLANO Co, Hongkong, 18th March, (899., 1

TO-NIGHT at 9.

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*WEST. POINT. SATURDAY AFTERNOON 113.

ZARREN'S *IRCUS

W

and

Próf BRISTOL'S EQUES-CURRICULUM

Mddle. Zuida in a Balancing Trapeze

Act of Surpassing Grace.

The Great Ambian Pyramids.

The Spinning Hats.

"Miss Rosie Baynes" and "Merrie Little Benham" in a Roaring, Extrava-

Hanza.

Denver in new and Original Rôles. "Comanche's" sec-sawing, barrel roll

Nog and bell ringing.

Dynamite," the Equine Blondin.

Les Enfants Terrible.

CAPITAL PAID-UP.

L800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE-

£800,000

£450,000

HOLDERS...

KESERVE FUND

TNTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent, per

annum on the Daily Balances,

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months....4 percent.

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 22th May, 1898.

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

Shanghai Tacls.

SPBSCRIBED CAPITAL Se.... 5,000,000.

Pain-ur CAPITAL

....... 2,500000

Bead Office:-SHANGHAL-

Branches and Agencies,

CANTON.

CHEFOO.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

SWATOW.

TIENTSIN.

Tcion Bills of Exchange drawn on the

HE Bank purchases and receives for cal above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers. Payable at its Branches and Agen- cius.

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

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. per Annum, Fixed Deposits for 3 months..

12

- E. W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1898.

[1237, THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITEDS

Authorised Capitals.

Paid up Capital:

£1,000,000

£ 324374

HEAD OFFICE÷HONGKONG,

Count of Directors-

D. Gillies, Esq

J.T. Lauts, Esq. Chow Cungshing Esq

Clan Kit Shan, Esq. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Es

Chief Manager,

W. E-PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed, per Cent

On Current Account, Daily Balances per

Cent per Annuin

Hongkong, 30th November, 1897.

A

THE

7 das. Bottles. Sole Agents By $16.00 THE DISTILLE85–1500)

Co. 1.d. "HIGHLAND CLER"... DLANES EXTEN SPECIAL OLD Husn-

LANIE

FISH, O1 BOURTON

Non CANADIAN RAE

H. PRICE & Co.,

CURRY

THE

E QUEEN'S ROAD,

AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED..

10.00

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 al present knowa as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE F 1591T STRCE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

"No. 5-8,BUND, VÕKOHAMA, ....

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 Confort of Visitors.

Yokohama, ist Odtaler, 1897.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

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W. POWELL & CO.

Ex. S.S. SHANGHA!"

NEW STOCK OF LADIES

TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED MILLINERY:

NEW FLOWERS, FEATHERS,LACES, RIBBONS. &c.,

hgkong, tóth, March, 1899.

of the BOWELS.

Remmended by souse of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession, Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

by

14th October, 1898.

THE PETER SYS COMPANY.

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

THE PHARMACY

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

SOLE. MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. .

Sale Agents for VIN, PASTEUR the great French Nerve Tonig

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

GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA ORDINARY GËXERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Comping will be held on TUESDAY, the 28th March, at 11.30 .. u the OFFICES of the Company, 7. Queen's Road Central, when a Kesolution for the purpose of increasing the Capital of the Company will be submitted.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co.' General Agent.

Hongkong, 20th March, 189.

{377a

› THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,", LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that at a MEET

ING of the Bourd of Directors of the Company held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE," No, 9. Praya Central Victori, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 7th day of Match, 1899, the following RESOLUTION was passed;"

That a CALL of ONE DOLLAR perd

Share upon all the Holders of Ordinary

SHAD to the

来

FLETCHER & CO. and

CARMICHAEL & Co.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING CO., LIMITED.

"WO(5; CERTIFICATES for 17 Shares Tuted 1981.4996 and 5,000 standing in the Register of this Company in the naine of JOHN PRENTICs having been LOST, Noice is hereby given that Two Duplicade Certificates for the said 17 Shares will be issued ne (1), month hence, and that the Original Certificates unless produced within that period will thereafter be held by the Company as nuli and Yoid.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,, „General Managers. Hongkong, 17th March, 1899. "

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LOST OR STRAYED.

SMALL BROWN and WHITE FOX-

A TERRIER DOG with steel cimin collar,

nswering to the name of NEMLIE. Finder will be REWARDED.

G. P. JORDAN: Hongkong, 20th March, 1899.

Insurance.

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NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

Shares in the above Company in respect of all the Shares held by them in the above Company be and the same is hereby THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above T. Company, are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

STEMSSEN & Co.

Company at their Bankers, THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING, COR- PORATION, at their Premises, Queen's Rond Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on er before the 17th day of Apfil, 1899.

And Notice is also given that in accordance with Articles 24 of the Coinpany's Articles of Association interest will be charged as from the said 17th April, 1899, at the rate of $10 per cemium per annum upon all CALLS remaining unpaid after the said 17th day of April, 1899, up to the actual dateş of payment of the same. nose arat den presentation at the Office of the Shareholders' particularly requested

Company of the Bankers receipt for payment of the Call together with the certificate of the shares in respect of which the Call has been paid an endorsement to that effect will be made upon the certificate.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

Hotel

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I.

Miss Ethel Warren in Her Ingenious Coon Dance,

G

The Strange Adventures of Benbam and Rogers.

H

T.

USUAL PRICES:

SEATS at COTTAM & CÓ.

W. PFLUEGER,

Press Representative. 1333a

Hongkong, 20th March, 1899:

A SCOTH CONCERT

be given

Under the Patronage of the

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY, in the

THEATRE ROYAL,

on

SATURDAY, the 25th March, 1899, at 9 PM

By kind Permission of Colonel MAINWARING and OFFICERs, the Royal Welch Fusi- liers Band Will Play Selec tions during the Evening

Songs by Mrs. VALLINGS, MIS, GORDON and Mrs. Lowson. Several Novelties will be given during the Evening.

The few remaining SEATS may be booked the CITY HALL, any day between 10 am,' and' 4. Those who have Booked and not yet received their Tickets may get them at the Crry HALL, on application."

Admission, $2 and $. Soldiers, Sailors and Policemen in uniform half price to the Pit.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1899, ·[383a

THEATRE A ROYAL

ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, Messrs. DALLAS and MUSORAVE'S powerful Dramatic Company numbering

-20 ARTISTES 20, GRAND OPENING NIGHT, MONDAY, the 27th March,

(And until further notices WILSON BARRETTS MASTERPIECE "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."

Admission :-$3‹,82 and $1.

Bos Plan at ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY'S, Doors Open 8,15, Overture at 9.

T. EMPSON,

Representative. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1899. [384

Notice of Firm."

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO: LIMITED.

NOTICE.

R. MR GEOL. TOMLIN has been ap pointed Secretary to the Company from This Bâte.

H. L. DALRYMPLE,

Chainman, Hongkong, 2nd March, 1899,₤3948

EYE-SIGHT

NOTICE:

WINDSOR HOTEL, MR. N. LAZARUS

HONGKONG.

in the

THIS ESTABLISHMENT,situated in N NAUGHT HOUSE," offers First-class Accom- modation to Residents and Travellers,

Passenger Elevzor, from Entrance Hall to each Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant, Favourable Arrangements made for Families, and for Monthly or Extended Periods.

P. BOHM; Proprietor & Manager. *- Laya Hongkong, 3rd April, 1895

By Order of the Board of Directors,

BZJAMESB DUNCAN,

Hongkong, 11th March, 1809.

MAYBE CONSULTED FOR

SPECTACLES

ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MORRI

FLETCHER & 06 PharmBOY, (OPPOSITE the HONGKONG

Hongkong, 11th March, 1899,