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The Hongkong Telegraph

NEW SERIES No. 1199. #=#=#£+=#* .

Banks.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1880.

SUBSCRIBED, CAPITAL... Yen 12,000,000

PAID-UP CANTAK.

RESERVE FUND.

Head Office ---YOKOHAMA,

$0,500,000

7,300,000

Entimations.

ESTABLISHED 1881. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1899.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Branches and Agencies.

FOR

STEAMERS

KOBE.

LONDON:

NEW YORK. 1.YONS.

JAPAN, &c.

„Ceylan*

DOMBAY.

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

SHANGHAL

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

THE UNION BANK DKİLONDON, LI

HONGKONG AGENCY: INTEREST ALLOWED, Un 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.

EXPLAINS

„G 1 Daniel

TO. SAIL

KEMARKS

...Monat lah May..

„Freight of Passage,

SHANGHAI *...Chusau ........ ..E. Street

„About 12th May ....Freight or Passage. Noon, 1 μh May.... Freight or Passage. LONDON, ..... Coromandel) „E, C. Tale

JAPAN

Sale B. Lockyer, R.N.R.4 P.M, 13th May... Freight or Passage.

...Kehilla

* (Passing through the Inland Sea -

See Srcial Advertiseinem

For Father Particulars apply to

H.A. RITCHIE. Superintendent.

G 3

+

S. CHOR

Agent.

Hongkong, tot May, 1897

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$10,000,000

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terius from 1st May, 1899.

-拜禮

號一月五英港香

Entimations.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SQUE AGENTS 18

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

Pete TUB

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. VICTOR METALLIC BOILER JOINTS,, ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERISTENDEŠT......

PEAK

.......THOS, SKINNER

UNITED ASBEST

COM

PANY LTD LONDON: DODWELL CO. LIMITED. General Agents

THIRTY DOLLARS:

· PER ANNUMSA

Auctions

Na 233

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

*11E following Peticalars of Sale of Crown an

the spot

TO-MORROW,

the 2nd day of May, 1899, at 3 PM, are pub fished for general information:

By Command,

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretory.

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Colonial Secretary's Office.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1899. Paniculars of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of May, 1899, at 3 M., by Order of His Excel lency the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND,in the Colony of Hongkong, for a tenn

PARTICULARS OF LOTS!

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents. of 75 Yeurs.

HOTEL

AND →

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at Vieris Gar, adjoining the "TRAMWAY "FERMISUN

1,350 feet above sea level.

CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETT'S GAP, five minutes walk from the PEAR

BOTEL

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

Well appointed rooms, attentive service and evvellent Cuisine.

CM UNICR, 7. Decidell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

GEO. J. CASANOVA.

Manager

S

Registry Ni

Houndary Measurement,

LAGAN

21.

Fund

No.

Anne Puktu

(

Kaşă lans Comunit. sout, trn-auo' 200 29,6

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Upret Price!

'EM ALL COME.

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

Thrust me, whethersullering front physical or mental fatigue, delicate wonen, growing girls, and little children who lind

TONIC

SERRAVALLO'S

(BARK AND IRON WINE)

Strongthens the stomach, braces the vital system, exeites the appetite,

AN IDEAL TONIC.

香菇

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 234

THE Jollowing Particulars of Sale of Crown:

I Lond by Public Auction, to be held on

the spot, on

WEDNESDAY,

the 3rd day of May, 1899, at 3 Pan, are pub fished for general information.

By Command,

1. IL STEWART LOCKHART

Colonial Secretary.

| Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 15th April, 1899.

Particulars of the letting by Public Auction" Sale, to be held on Wednesday, the 3rd day of May, 1859, at 3 a., by Order of His Excel· lency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LASD, at Hung Hom, in the Colony of Hong- kang; for a term of 73 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

LAMITY.

Berandary Measurement

Hongkong, 7th April, 1899, -9.

HONGKONG CORPSHANGHAI

-BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL.... ...........$14,000,000. RESERVE FUND

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROITORS,$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman.

N. A. SIEBS, Esq.. Deputy Chairman,

The Han, J. J. Bell-Irving:

F. Goetz, Esq.

E. Shelling, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esip -

A. McConachie, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq,

CHEF MANAGER :

Hongkong T JACKSON, Eag

MANAGER

Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARD'sek, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BASKING COMPANY, 1.IMITED. HONGKONG--INTEREST ALLOWED: On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 mumilis, 24 per Cent, per Annum, For momhs, 34 per Cent, per Annum For 12 months. 4 per Cent. per Annum.

T. JACKSON,

Chief.Manager.

Hongkong, 12th April, 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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[HE Businessoftheabove Bank is comhuted

The HONGKONGONDS HANGUAL BANKING CORPORATION. Roles may be obtained on application

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

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

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGILAHİ BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 1st Augilst, 1895,-

[to

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHEXA.

INCORPORATED BY RoyaL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

HOLDERS

RESERVE FUNE

SHARE.

£800,000. $800,000 ....£450,000

XTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

CCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per vent, per

annum on the Daily Balances.

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

6

T. H. WHIFEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong,

Llongkong, 34th May, 1898

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

Tolophono

BOARD

HONGKONG HOTEL.

AND

GINS

NOLET'S CINIVA quare bottles,

A. V. H. square bordes.

Player Gis (Coates & Co. `

Boom's No. 1 one Tux digest quality.

BOORD'S OLD TOM - Lomion battled).

Jas, Courts & Co. SUPERIOR ULD TOM.

Do.

UNSWEETENED. NICHOLSON'S DRY GIN.

LET

WATKINS

Bangkung, 20th April, 1899,

& CO.,

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SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

THE PHARMACY.

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

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sole Agents for VIN_PASTEUR the great French Serve Urnic. Alsu Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER. TANSAN.

FLETCHER & CO. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC.

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

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., TE DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE, and ULCERATION

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Agencies in all the principal ports of China, Japan. Borneo and the Philippines.

- Hongkong, 8th April, 1899,

JUBILEE

of the BOWELS..

Recommended by some, of the Chief Specialists of the Medical P'mfession. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale By THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers),

Old China Street,

Shanghai..

· [1242

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12th October, 1898.

PILSENER BEER

PER CASE, OF 4 DOZ, QUARTS

[31

S DOZ PINTS

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

SunSCRIBED CAPITAL

Shanghai Taels.

5,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL genom *,500,poo

Head Office-SHANGHAI---

• Branches aut Agencies,

CANTON.

CHEFOO.

CHINKIANG..

FUOCHOW.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

SWATOW.

TIENTSIN.

HK Bank purchases: and receives for cots

TH

lection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above plices, affd Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen-- cies.

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

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. per Apnum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

12

EW RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

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Hongkong, 15th October, 1898,

THE NATIONAL BANK LIMITED.

Authorised Capitals

Paid up Capital

OF CHINA,

1,000,000 3344374

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG."

Board of Directors:

E.Duinie, Esq

D Gillies, Esquima

Chan Rit Shaan, Esq", KwanHoiChuen, Esq. Chew Tung Shang, Esq. Lauts, Esq.

Chief Alshager, GEO, WF PLAYFAIR Interest for 13 months, Fixed Hongkong, 24th March, 1898.

OR

SOLE AGENTS,

$13.00

H. PRICE & Co.;

THE

12, QUEEN'S ROAD.

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, Centrally" situated, well furnished and

A supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

The Company's Steuni-launch attends the arrival and departure of all Mail Steamers.........

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

Yokohamu, TFt Vetolær, 1897,

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W. POWELL & CO.

Ex. S.S: “ SHANGHAI

NEW STOCK OF LADIES

TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED MILLINERY,

Hongkong,

FLOWERS, FEATHERS, LACES, RIBBONS.

March

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM BONUS, of Twenty per cent. upon contributions for the year 1898 has been declared.

Warrants will be issued on the 1st May.

By Order of the Board.

DOUGLAS JONES,

Secretary..

[538 Hongkong, 19th April, 1899.

NOTICE.. WHY

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES to be preferred before

those of any other Company ?

BECAUSE Equitable Polices are to the intend- ing assurers what Consels are the investor,

-

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

UDINANCE NO3, 16 of 1889, the work

INDER PRAYA RECLAMATION OR-

of reclaiming the foreshore from the foot of WING WO STREET to the funt of PorrisGER STREET will be commenced on MONDAY, the 1st May. A double row of piles will be driven into the sea bed to mark the line of the new Sea Wall Masters of Vessels, Launches, Junks, Cage Boats,*&c., are hereby warned that they must use caution in approaching within so yards of the works, and they will be held responsible for any danige caused by them to the piles or any part of the works.

R. D. ORMSBY, “Director of Public Works. ~~~ [579%

- Hongkong, 27th April, 1890.

ARBOLINE UM-AVENARIUS

USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS,

With the Utmest Success. Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wood Rot put Danipness

પાર નથી

t.

fr. (s. s

Contents in

Aincal Reut

Temple. $35 35 52 59 : 6,750 : 10* 5,039

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT-

MR. G. LAMMERT

bas received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION;

at his Offices in Duddell Street,

on

THURSDAY, the 25th May, 14899,

at 3.30 P.3% in Different Lots.

THE FOLLOWING VERY VALUABLES LEASEHOLD AND REGLAMATION PROPERTY,

Vizi

Nos. 244 and 380, QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- TRAL; Xu 371, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST. No. 3, SAI HING LANE: Nos. 50, 51, 230- and 221 PRAYA WEST; No. 4. ON NING, LANE.

AND

The Remaining Portion of the x RECLAMATION OF MARINE LOT No. 238. Forth Particulars will be advertised in due

course.

DEACON AND HASTINGS Solicitors, for the Vendorš

Hongkong, 20th April, 1899.

To be Let.

TO LET From "15 APRIL

THE COMMODIOUS OFFICES on the GROUND FLOUR of No. 9, Praya Central, now occupied by Messrs.-DOUWELL & LIMITED.

Apply to

E. D. SASSOON & Co.“

[359a Hongkon, 16th March, 1899.

TO. LET.

FFICE ROOMS on 1st floor of Not

PERIAL-BANK OF CHINA),

BECAUSE the Equitable is the strongest Life and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Queen's Road, Central, (lately, the I

...

Company in the world, having over 1 Mi lions sterling of Surplus, "and" BECAUSE Surplus not only means financial strength, it is also the fund from which dividends w policyholders are paid. BECAUSE Dividends & policyholders must be earned before they can be paid, and during the last ten years the table's Surplus Earnings have been larger than those of any other Company. BECAUSE during the past five years, the Equit. uble has paid cach year more than £400,000 in dividends to policyholders. An other Company can point to such a recont. BECAUSE the Policies of the Equitable are paid more promptly than those of ur other Company. AND THEREFORE BECAUSE « man assur-

ing the Equitable secures a contract backed. by the Company which is the strongest in the world; which earns greater profits; and

which pays its Policies more promptly Shan ANY other Company.

Assets....... Surplus

L

$3,826,937 5tg. £11,939,685.Stg FAKIENE

Acting Manager,

en's Road, Hongkong

Sole Agents for China, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co. Hongkong, 11th September, 1896.

Ensurance.

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NORTH'GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

4

"THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above

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

· SIEMSSEN & Co

Hongkong, 28011 May, 1895,

Notices of Firmt.

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CHINA TRADERS, INSURANCE

· COMPANY, LIMITED. URING my absence from the Colony Mr. A. S. GARFIT has been appointed Acting Secretary: Ag

DURING

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Hongkong

AVH-RAY;

1800

Apply to

Compradore Office,

E. C. HOCHAPFEL Hongkong 23rd March, 1899.2.

STO. LETH EMI-DETACHAD VILLA RESIDEN- CES on Bowen Road (now in course of erection.)

occupied by the Bowrington Saw: Milisingen FLOORS in STAUNTON and ELGIN

STREETS:

PROPERTY: now

"BAHAR LODGE”

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

CEMENT & AGENCY CO, ED.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1894. Le

KUHN & KOM

PANESE FI

Hong