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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 1193. 日五十月三年五十二緒光

YOKOHAMA

Banks.

THE

SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, Estanga 1850

SUBSCRIBED "CAPITAL...........

RESERVE FIND).........

Yen 13,000,000 10,500,000 7,300,000

Head Offere; --YOKOHAMA,

Branches und Agencies.

KOBE.

LONDON.

BOMBAY.

Intimations.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1899.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

NEW YORK.

LYONS.

FOR

LASERS

JJAPAN, &6

Jekinë

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

SHANGHAL

LONDON BANKERST

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARKS' BANK, L.D.

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LA

མ ཏ མ 1:|: ཀ རྔུམ ད

HONGKONG AGENCY INTEREST ALLOWED, On Current Account at die rait of 2' per cent, per Anmain on the Daily Batance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

4

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+

S. CHOH,

יי

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

A, Hayward, R. N.RI...Abona 27th April „Freight only. „Parramatta „C. T. Denny, R.N.R... About 28th April ...Freight ur Passage. SHANGHAI “LONDON, &c....Billaurati. „„„, L. W, Field' Seonzoth April... Freight or Passage. .....Koscita” ....................5. H, Watkjus, R.X.R.g r.M., 29th April... Freight or Passage.

1. (See Spécial Ailvertisemem). (Passing through thề Inland Sea).

JAPAN, &c.

For Funler Particulats apply t

H. Á. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

“Hongkong: zadre Mjivil, alloy,

1383

Hongkong, 7th April, (899.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY DAIPERIAL DECREE OF THE ETH NOVEMBER, 1896.

Suraunum, CAPITAL

Paipore CAPITAL

Shanghai Taefs.

5,000,00

2,500,0

गर COJECT SHANGHAI,

Branches and Agencies.”

CANTON,

CHEFOO.

CHINKLAND,

FOOCITOM

MANKOW

PERING.

SWATOW.

TIENTSIN..

HE Bank phases aul receives for col

lection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Selts Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Ach ces.

HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances muig oi approved securities, ► Bills.discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DLPOSTES. per Annum Fixöd "Deposits for 3 months.

12

W.-RETTER,

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1898.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.,

Authorised Capital.....

Paid up Capital equat

... 324374

HEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG,

Board of Directors

E. Barnie, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

D. Gillies; Esq.

Kwan Hoi Chutes, Esq.

Chow Tang Shang, Esq. |J. T. Lauts, Esq.

Chicl Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Pised ......

Hongkong, 2ph March 1898

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

I'm-UP CAPITALI...

RESERVE FUND

$10,000,000

...........$10,XXXX

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP TORS.$10,000,000

CQUET OF DIRECTORS:'

- R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman. --

N. A. StEES, Esq., Doputy Chairman.

The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving,

E. Goetz, Esq.

E. Shellim, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

A. McConachie,, Esq.

A.J. Raymond, Esq.

T. Sachse, Esq

R. Shewan, Esq.

· CHIGF MANAGER :

Hongkong--T. Jacksox, Esq.

MANAGER.

Shanghai-1. P. WADE. GARD'NER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON and County BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, 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, 1 per Cent. per Annum, For 6 months, 33 per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum

T. JACKSON,

Chief Munger.

·Hongkong, 12th April, 1899. →.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK;

THE

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HE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 33 PER CENT. per annum

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $roour more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGILAL BANK to be placed on IXED DEPOSIT 4 PERCENT. per annuit,

For the HONGKONG ANU SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,»

Chief Manger."

Hongkong, lại Angus 1895

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA- INCORPORATED BY, ROYAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD DEFICE LONDON,

CAPITAL

RESE

BILITY OF SHARE!

annum on the

On Fixed Deposits

£800,000 450,000

URRENT

cent..per

4 per cent

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.. ·

No. 5-1, BIND, YOKOHAMA.

PHIST-CLASS HOLEL Centrally situated, well furnished' and

supplied with excellent Cuisine ind Good Wines, „The Company's Stenui-launch attends the arrival and departure of ali Mail Steamers.

Special attention-mil-fù-the Confort ofVisitors———

一拜禮

號四十月四英港香

Entinations.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CÓ., ED., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO HIM. GOVERNMENT, MANUFACTURERS OF THE

4

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.

377

DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED, General LET 'EM ALL COME.

UNITE

Generati

THIRTY DOLLA

PER ANNUM.

Auctions.

No. 218.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

"HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown

Tunable suction, to be held.

the spot,

TOMORROW,

the 25th day of April, 1899 at 3.P.M. are pl lished for general information..

By Commandasan Nas

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Hongkong, 811 April, 1895 -

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Partienlars of the letting by Public Auction. Sule, to be held To-morrow, the asth day of | April, 1899, at 3 P.St, by Order of His Excel-

lency the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN? LAND), at Yau-mua-Ti, in the Colony of Hong

"PARTICULARS OF THE LOTADY

·Moulifury.

Agents.kong, for a term of 75 Years.

One hears this catch saying just now all over, but to no one is it so applicable as to

Tired men, whither suffering from physical or mental fatigue, delicate women, growing girls, unl little children who find

SERRAVALLO'S

(BARK AND IRON WINE

TONIC

Strongthens the stomach, braces the vital system

Hongkong, 20th April, rögg.

excites the appetite.

AN IDEAL TONIC.

WATKINS & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. - THE only windy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT" CORE fur SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWENS, Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Protession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale by

E. V. SIOEN, Manager.

Yokobuma, ist Chtober, 1897,

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12th October, 1898.

Telephone

HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

GIN

Nougas 61stva (square bottles).

A. V. H. (square bonles).

PLYMOUTH GIN (Contes & Cop

BOOTH's No. 1 Ou Toy (linest quality).

BOORD'S OLD Tos (Landon bottle).

Jas. Courts, & Co. SUPERIOR OLD TOM.

Do.

UNGWEETENED, NICHOLSON'S DRY GIN.

✓

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

THE PHARMACY.-

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

SOLE MANUFACTURERS,OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. Sule Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great Erench Nerve Tonic. Alan Sale Agents for the now well-known LAPANESE TAṭLE WATER TANSAN.

PEAK

FLETCHER & CAL

and

CARMICHAEL & Co. -

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is stunted at Victoria gia", adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINgs,

•

1350 feet above sea level.

CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUSKEITS GAP, tive, 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 meellent Cuisine.

CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, iSqy.

.....

UXION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

A

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM BONUS of Twenty per..

éent upon contributions for the year. 1898 has been declared, ›

Warmants will be issued on the 1st May.

ily Order of the Board.

"DOUGLAS JONES,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th April, 1899.

WANTED.

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CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., A STEWARDESSA er one Voyage to

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

a:

Agencies in all the principal ports of China, Japan, Bomeo and the Philippines. flongkong, 8th April, 1859.

JUBILEE

[s

PILSENER BEER

-PER CASE OF 4 DOZ, QUARTS

S DOZ PINTS

SOLE AGENTS,

$13.00

H. PRICE & Co.,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD.

W. POWELL & CO.

Ex. 5.S." SHANGHAI?”

NEW STOCK OF LADIES.

required for the “EM- !

Vancouver and return. Vessel sails from. Hongkong on the 26th instant. Apply with references to.-

D. E. BROWN,

General Agent, C. P. R. Co.'s OFFICE, Pedder Strcel.

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Hongkong, erst April, 1899.

GEO. J. CASANOVA,

Manager.

.[a8 CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,

HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK |

MAKERS JEWELLERS, SILVER

SMITH'S, and OPICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sole Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition;

and for Voigtfinder and Sohn's

- CELEBRATEĎ OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. Nos. 54 & 56, Queen's Road Central. [40

MEE CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN Ice-flouse Rord.

5 noy in a position, in his New and Com

mucous coses, to celijse, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or in any part of the Far East,

CROUPS AND VIEWS a speciality. Hongkong, 22nd September 1898.

GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN KUHN & KOMOR,

GOLD MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

ISSUE OF 70,000 PREFERENCE SHARES. OF $1 EACH, FULLY PAID.

Να

JOTICE is hereby given that an issue of

70,000 PREFERENCE SHARES of ---- One Dollar each in the above Company will, be made on the 5th May, 1899, and that holders. of Ordinary Shares on the Register on the 28th

April, 1899, will be entitled to one Preference

Share for each Ordinary Share held by them.

And NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED froin 28th April to guli May, in- clusive.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co., Hongkong, 13th April, 1899.

[soca

LEVY HERMANOS.

DIAM

IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWEL

LERS AND WATCHMAKERS. Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated: CLEMENT, HUMBER and GLADIATOR Có, Ld., DUNLOP TYRES'S BICYCLES PRICE...$150

TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED MILLINERY. A special reliable Watch glade for this Climate.

NEWEL

THERS LACES, RIBBONS,

- Quality Aangaban

Quality Brow

POQUEENS ROAD CENTRAL

Opposite the Telegraph Office

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS,

21 & 23, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and

36, DIVISION STREET, KOBE. - Hongkong, 15th March, 1898.

CEYLON AND INDIAN TEAS, JUST LANDED:

142

FRESH Consignment of PURE CEY ALON and INDIAN TEAS of the best

lavour.

FOR ITSELF..

The QUALITY of tliese Teas will SPEAK

A trial Order solicited.

3. H. RUTTONJEE,

13 & 15 D'Aguilar Street,

Hongkong, and

21 & 24, Elgin Road, KowlooA., Hongkong, 8th April, 1899.

Insurance.

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Темн

In-

Janel.

96.

15.

Yau-Ma- 40.744-3345 346 34748)

Vai-Ma-i dear ago 18:30.91355

PUBLIC AUCTION."

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

MRG. LAMMERT·

has received instructions to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,' ---

at his OFFICES in Duddell Street,

THURSDAY,

the 25th May, 1899, at 2,30 P.54. in Different Lots.

THE FOLLOWING, VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND RECLAMATION

PROPERTY..

... Viz.:

Nus, 244 ami 389, QUEEN'S. ROAD CEN TRAL; No. 371,. QUEEN'S ROAD WEST; No. 3, SAI HING LANE; Nos. 50, 51, 220, NING and 231 PRAYA WEST; No. 4 ON NING LANE

AND

The Remaining Partion of the RECLAMATION OF MARINE LOT No. 238. Further Particulars will be advertised in due

DEACON AND HASTINGS, Solicitors,

course,

for the Vendors:

Hongkong, zoth April, 1899;

Intimations,

NOTICE.

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SPECIAL SESSIONS of Her Majesty's Justices of the Rearz, will be held in the JUSTICE'S ROOM, at the MAGISTRACY," on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of April;. A.D.' -1899, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose; of considering an Application from CAWASJEE) HYRAMJEE for the Transfer of his Publican's Licence to sell and retail. Intoxicating: Liquors. on the Premises at houses Nos. 29 and 30, Bulkely Street, Hung Hoy, under the Sign of "THE HUGŃ HOM HOTEL" 10 ANDRA BUDDA BEYEO. -

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Police Magistrate, Magistracy, Hongkong, 12th April, 1899.

NOTICE.

WHY

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RE POLICIES of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES to be preferred before those of any other Company ? MARKERAMAG BECAUSE Equitable Polices are to the intend

ing assurcis what Consols are the investor, BECAUSE the Equitable is the strongest Life Company in the world, having over)) 1 Mif fions sterling of Surplus, and BECAUSE Surplus not only means financial-

strength, but is also the fund from which dividends to policyholders are paid, BECAUSE Dividends to policyholders must be

earned before they can be paid, and during, the last ten years the Equitable's Surplus Earnings have been larger than those of any other Company, de BECAUSE during the past five years the Equit able has paid each year more than £400,000 in dividends to policyholders. "No other Company can point to such a record. BECAUSE the Policies of the Equitable are

-paid more promptly shan those of any other ===

Company.

AND THEREFORE BECAUSE

n assur

ing the Equitable secures a contract backed by the Company which is the strongest tu the world, which carns greater profits; and which pays its Policies more prompily than ANY other Company,

Assets..... Surplus

$3,826,937 Stg 14,939,685 Sig FKIENE Acting Manager No. 9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 21st April, 1599/1

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Notices of Firms.

THE MUTUAL STORES.

MR. H. GLYDE has this day been ap

pointed MANAGER and is authorized. SIGN for the FIRM. All Chèques are to be mi PAYABLE to the MUTUAL STORES must be countersigned by Mr. LO-STU PINI or Mr. LEUNG TAT, CHUEN before PAY MENTS MADE A

Hongkong, 29th March, 1899

THE EQUITABLE ASSURANDE BOUL

OF THE U

ASSUMEI

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

MR FERDIN THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above CHIN

Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS CURRENT

LEMSSEN & CLU Hongkon