1899-05-16 — Page 1

The Hongkong

NEW SERIES No. 121.

Banks,

THE

TOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITE

ESTABLISHED 1880

RESERVE FUND,

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies shave

Telegraph. _____

ESTABLISHED 18817

#+##P4x+=**______ TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1899,

Intimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

SUBSCRIVED CAPITALAI. Yen 17,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITALAISE

10,500,000.

7,300,000

KOBE.

NEW YORK.

LONDON.

LYONS,

SAN FRANCISCO, BOMBAY,

HONOLULU. "SHANGHAL

LONDO

KOBE

JAPAN, &

LONDON BANKERS

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD,

A PARRS- BANK, LU. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LU"-

· 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 at 5 per cent,

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

-(0)-

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

Candia.W.H.Hanghton, R.N.R.... Noon, 18th May...Freight only. „Nantin ................F. C: A Lyon, R.N.R..... Noon, 17th May...Freight only, „Japan* '..............G, K, Wright, R.N.R............. About'zand May...Freight or Passage. SHANGHAI ... Nubia.......G. C. Henning, R.N.R...About 26th May...Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c....ParramattaĻA. Symons

Noon, 27th May .....Freight or Passage. JAPAN

LONDON.

...Rosella* C.JC. Talbot spapers and BM., 27th May ...Freight or Passage. ....faza ..............). Chollow, R.N.R.......About 151 June.....Freight or Passage. (Passing through the Inland Sea).

† (See Special Advertisement)..

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For Further Particulars apply to

h

S. CHOH

Agent

£382

Hongkong, 15th May, 1899.

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Hongkong, 7th April, 1899.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE —LONDON?:

GAPITAL PAID-UP...

£800,000

RESERVE – LIABILITY OF ---SHARE-----

HOLDERS

£800,000

RESERVE FUND

£450,000

NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 percent. per

afnum on the Dally Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months

6

་་

17

3

"

per cent.

'T. H., WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 24th May, 1898.

IMPERIAL BANK DE CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE

OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER 1896,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

PAIN-UP CAPITAL

Shanghai Taels,

******** ·5,000,000

,500,000

Head Office --SHANGHAI.-

Branches and Agencies.

CANTON

CHEFOO, A PEKING.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

THANKOW

́SWATOW;

TIENTSIN..

'HE Bank purchases and receives for coll

THE

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

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

INTEREST ALLOWED ON, DÉPOSITS, per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months,

EW. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, #5th October, 1898, ... ... ... [1237

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

Authorised Capit

LIMITED.

Paid up Capital onc

Telephone

BOARD

HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1890.

CHOICE OLD DINNER SHERRIES.

Amontillado (dry delicate) Solera

· La Infanta (very dry) Choice (old golden}", Amoroso (old golden). Solera Reserva, 1820

Intimations.

m

城六十月五英港香

THI

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS 18

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD, LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT-

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOQDS 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

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Auction:

ORDER OF THE MORTG

MR

PUBLIC AUCTION:

R.GEO. P. LAMMERT has bee

instructed to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

THURSDAY, the 25th May, 1899. at 230 P.Ma

at his OFFICES in Duddell Street,

THE FOLLOWING VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND RECLAMATION .PROPERTIES.

LOTALI, THAT PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria in tho Colony of Hongkong registered in the LAND OFFICE as SECTION COF INLAND LOT

No. DODWELI. & CO., LIMITED, General Agents Area 538 square feet Annual, proportion of

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS, CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETT's Gar, live minutes walk from the PEAK

1,350 feet above sea Level.

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.

CITY OFFICE, A Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

IMMUNITY

FROM

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

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INFECTION.

A DEMAND. HAS BEEN CREATED FOR

ESSETS FLUID

A PERFECT DISINFECTANT (NON-POISONOUS).

"A SURE PREVENTIVE OF ALL KINDS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES,

SOLE AGENTS-WATKINS & CO.

Hongkong, 6th May, 1899..

THE PHARMACY.

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

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

Red

seal.

Yellow White Light blue Green Red

23)

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET.

Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR.the great French Nerve Tonic: Also Sole Agents for the now well-known (APANESE TABLE WATER

TANSAN:

FLETCHER &'co. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

Crown Rent $8,00

The Premises situate upon it are No.244" Queen's Road Central and consist of a three. storeyed Chinese Shop used as a portion of "THE SPORTSMAN'S ARMS and are let on a lease for 5 years from the tet March, 1898, at the monthly rental of $45.00 and taxes.

LOT ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL· OF GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid,

2, of SECTION N OF IN

and registered in the Land Office, as SUB LAND LOT No. 211

a Area 538 square feet, Annual proportion of Crown Rent 38.40

The memises situate upon it are known as No. 382, Queen's Road Central and consist of

three storied Chinese Shop.

LOT 3 ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria," aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION C OF MARINE LOT No. 199-7587

Aren 1861 square feet. Annual proportion of Crown. Rent $20.83.

The premises situate upon it are known as No. 212, Praya West, and consist

of a two storied Chinese Shop,

LOT -ALL THAT PIECE OF PARCEL OPGROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as SECTION OF MARINE LOT No. 199

Area 667 square feet. Annual proportion of Crown Rent $7.530.

The premises situate upon it.

it are known as No. 371, Queen's Road West, consisting of i two storied Chinese Shop and No 3, Sai Ring Lane, consisting of a godownika

LOT ALL THAT PIECE OF PARCE

•OF GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as SECTION B OF MARINE LOT No 198

Aren 1,576 square feet Annual proportio

of Crown Rent $19.20.

The premises situate upon it are shown da No. 224, Praya West, and-consist of a two storied Chinese Shop

LOT-G-ALL THAT PIECE OF

OF GROUND situatë" at Victoria afe

AREd registered in the Land Office as SECTION

H.OF MARINE LOT NO. 399,

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., Tod ne present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for

1,000,000 15, Queen's Road,

324374- -Hongkong, 12th May, 1899,-

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG":

Board of Directors:

E. Burnic, Esq. * [D. Gillies, Esq.

Chan Kit Shan, Esg, Kwan HoiChuen, Esq. Chow Tung Shang, Esq. J. T. Lants, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for a nonths Fixed Hongkong, zath March, 1898.

HBANKING CORPORATION.

AND SHANGHAI

¿PAID-UP CAPITALEJEKINLAND

RESERVE FUND SH "RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP TOR

COURT OF DIRECTORS HAR; M. GRAY, Esq, Chairman.

N. A. SIkus, Esq. Deputy Chairman E. Goetz, Esqu

A Haupt, Esq. Raymond, R. H. Hill, Esq. PaSachse, En The Hon.Keswick E Shellim, Esq A McConachic, Esq. | R, Shewan, Esq.

* Hongkong-F1. JACKSON, Esq; ha

Shanghai--]; 1. 'WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON:BANKERS – LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPÁNY, LIMITEDS ASGA HONGKONG INTERES

On Current Account nf

•Annum on the daily bati

For For

months,

bnths,

NG SAVINGS

(2 per Cent

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

THE

CLUB HOTEL

LIMITED.

[s

HE

SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS. Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. Sbid retail by'all Chemists and Wholesale by THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

Proprietors and Sole Manufact

9, Old China Street, Shanghai.

12th October, 1896.

PROF. H. FRANKEL,

AMERICAN SURGEON-CHIROPODIST

NDERTAKES to extract Corns, and to. cure. Warts, Bunions and Ingrowing

UND No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA, TIRST CLASS HOTEL Centrally situnted, 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.

ama, 1st October, 1897.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

JUBILEE

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PILSENER BEER

PER CASE OF 4 DOZ, QUARTS

DOZ PINTS

SOLE AGENTS,

$18.00.

H. PRICE & Co.,

412, QUEEN'S ROAD,

W. POWELL & CO.

SHANGHAL”

OF LADIES

TRIMMED & UN RIMMED MILLINERY

Toe-nails.

TERMS MODERATE.

ADDRESS-54-56 Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 1st May, 1899,

NOTICE. WHY

· [1242 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

AN INTERIM BONUS us 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

Hongkong, 19th April, 1899.

[538a

GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDONIAN

GOLD MINING COMPANY, ZAM

'LIMITED.""" "

SOME SHAREHOLDEREFERENCE

RE POLICIES of the EQUITABLE SHARES to which they are entitled, the A LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the Surplus will be alloited to existing Shareholders UNITED STATES to be preferred before in proportion to the number of Shares held by those of any other Company 2

BECAUSE Equitable Polices are to the intendem, if applied for on or before 17th instant. LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & COM ing assurers what Consols are the investor Hongkong, 10th May, 1899.

16403 BECAUSE the Equitable is the strongest Life

Company in the world, having over it MiTHE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN. AND lions sterling of Surplus, and

MORTGAGE CO., LIMITEDS AD

NOTICE

BECAUSE Surplus not only means financial

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

CERTIFICATE for too shares numbered

camed before they can be paid, and during A 16972/17074 standing in the Register of the last ten years the Equitable's Surplus this Company in the name of Miss ELLEN Earnings have been larger than those of FARREL BROWN having been COST any other Company.

Notice is hereby given that a DUPLICATE BECAUSE during the past five years the Equit be issued one month hence, and that the CERTIFICATE for the said roo shares will able has paid each year more than 400,000 ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE unless produced. in diviilends to policyholders. No other

within that period, will thereafter be held by Company can point to such a record

the Company as null and void BECAUSE the Policies of the Equitable are

Per pro. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO; paid more promptly than those of any other

ANTHONY: BABINGTON,G Company CAME

General Manager. "AND THEREFORE BECAUSE a man assur

Hongkong,, 3rd May, 1899,- ing the Equitadie secures a contract backzil by the Company which is the strongest in FACILITIES FOR ICE AT KOWLOON The world; which carns greater profilst and Cwhich bays its/Policies, more promptly CHE

than ANY other Company,

20037.50g

685 St

having

600

tie sale that

how he had

Arca 974 square feet. Annual proportion

Crown Rent Sit.go

The premises situate upon it are No. 4, On Ning Lane, and consist of 10 godown

LOT ALL THAT PIECE or PAR OF GROUND. situate at Victoria and registered in the Land Office as the mang Portion MARINE LOT, No. together with the Reclamation to the maining Tortion of the said Lot

Area of LOT 443 square feet Annual pro portion of Crown Kent $7:84

The premises situate upon it are known, as Nos. So and $1, Praya West, and consist of Chinese godown

The Reclamation has neatly been, and contains an area of 2,397 square.

For Particulars and Conditions apply to

The A

Messre

The Hongkong, 4th May,

Insurance.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANC

** COMPANY OF HAMBURG

TH

HE Undersigned AGENTS Company are prepared

Class FOREIGN and:

CURRENT RATES

Hongkong, 28th May, 189

BANK HOLIDAYS

Naccordance with Ordinance No.

the Undermentioned BANK CLOSED for the Transaction bass, on MONDAY, the 22nd ins MONDAY), and on WEDNESDAY idem, the Anniversary of the BIRTHDAY Her Gracious Majesty the Queen

For the CHARTLEED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA ANDE

For the HONGKONG.

CORPORATI

YA

NATION

For the MERCANTILE BA

LIMITED

For the BANQUE Hongkong

gency,

For the BANK OF CHINA &

HONGKONG CHA

For the YOKOHAM

RIBBO