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The Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1213. HAAYF£+=** WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899

Banks.

THE

Entimations.

ZOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

ESTABLISHED 1880

Subscribed CARITALS,

PAID-UP CAPITAL GUIN

RESERVE FUND...

Yen 12,000,000

"Head Office --YOKOHAMAZ

KOBE

Branches and Agencies.

LONDON,

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

FOR

STEAMERS

Camlia

NEW YORK, LYONS,

JAPAN, &C.

SAN FRANCISCO HONOLULU, BOM15. BANGUN SHANGHAL-

LONDON BANKERS

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK,LD

PARRS BANK, LD.TE THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LIK

HONGKONG AGENCY INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. por Annum of the Daily Balance

On fixed deposits for mobilis at 5 percent.

16

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

.W.H.Hanghton, R, N, K....., Noon, 18th May. Freight only. „Jupau“. ... G. K. Wright, R.N.R......5 P.M., 20th May..Fréigin or Fussage. SHANGHAI ...Nubia. ........G. C. Henning, R‚N, R....About 25th May...Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c.... Parramattaṛ.A. Symons

....., Noon, 27th May Freight or Passage, JAPAN Rosetta" ......C. C. Talbot

..............q '1'.M., 27th May"... Freight or Passage.

·CONDON......... Java.......). Chellew, R.N.R.. ...Abqut ist`june,...........Freight or Passage,

*(Passing through the Inland Seaj.

† (Sec Special Advertisement).

For Further Particulars apply to

A. RITCHIE, Superintendent:

S. CHQH

Agent

Hongkong, 16th May, 1899.

*(381

Hongkong, 7th April, 1899.||

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

H BANKING CORPORATION.

་

PAID-UP CAPITAL,

RESERVE FUND

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPJOKS. $10,000,000

-COURT OF DIRECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esq, Chairmah.

N. A. SEEDS, Esq, Deputy Chairman..

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

E. Goelz, Esq.,

The Hon. J.J.Keswick.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esy

E. Shellito, Esq.

A..McConachie, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq.

CHES MANAGER DJ

Hongkong-T, JACKSON, Esq.

MANAGERS

Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARD'NER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED: On Current Account at the site of per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance."

ON FIXED DEPOSIT'S :

For 3 months, 24 per Gent per Annun.. For 6 months, 34 per Cent per Antiin. For 12 months, 4 per Cent per Annum,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1899***

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted

by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,, Rules may be obtained on application.

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

sfer it their

Depositors may trusfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED

DEPOSIT al 4.PER CENT. per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION,

ST. JACKSON,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA-

INCORPORATED BY ROSAL CHARTER, 1853

HEAD OFFICE

CAPITAL, PAID UP

HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

CHOICE OLD DINNER SHERRIES.

Amontillado (dry delicate) Solera

Red

seal.

Telephone

La Infanta (very dry) -

Choice (old golden)

Yellow White Light blue

Amoroso (old golden)

Green

Red

Solera Reserva, 1820

三拜禮

Intimations.

號七十月五英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS. IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO.. LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO 11.M. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING BUMP PACKINGS." of all kinds. VICTOR METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities.

LARS

PER ANNUM

Entimations.

INSURANCE HOLIDAYS

HE UndermentionedINSURANCE OFFICES, will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business, on MONDAY, the 22nd instant (WHIT-MONDAY) and on WEDNESDAY, the 4th idem, the Anniver sary of the Birthday of Her Gracious Majesty, the Queen.

JARDINE, MATHESON C

General Agents.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, Lo

General Managers."

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

`LIMITE

DOUGLAS JONES,

Secretary,

UNION INSURANCE CANTON, LD

W. H. PERCIVAL,

Agent,

· ESTIMATES given forevery DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT,

......THOS. SKINNER DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED, General Agents A. S. GARFIT,

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is sinuated ar VICTORIA CAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

1,350 feet above sea Level.

CRAIGIEBURN is situated' at PLOSKETT's GAP, five minutes walk from the PRAK

HOTEL,

Fine Healthy location, sariety of beautiful scenery. Cool Southerly breezes in Summer with perfect protection against the North East Winds in Winter.

Well appointed rooms, attentive service verilent Cuisine.

CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Strect

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 ARE

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great. French Nerve Tonic. Also Sole Agents for the now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER TANSAN,

FLETCHER & CO. and -CARMICHAEL & CO.

NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE

Acting Secretary,

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCH- CO.,

LIMITRD

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

Agents,

YANGISZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,

LIMITED.

GEO. L. TOMLIN

Secretary,

CHINA FIKE INSURANCE C

W. H. T. DAVIS,

Local Manager,

THE STRAITS INSURANCE CO Hongkong, 16th May, 1890

I'

BANK HOLIDAYS.

accordance with Ordinance No & of 1875. the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi ness, on MONDAY, the 22nd instant, (WHIT MONDAY), and on WEDNESDAY, the 24th iden, the Anniversary of the BIRTHDAY OF Her Graciens Majesty the Queen,

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

T.

H. WHITEHEAD.

Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

V. A. CÆSAR HAWKINS, Acting Manager -

For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED,

G. WE PLAYFAIR, Chief Manages

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA;

LIMITED,

JOIN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong

For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CRINE

Hongkong Agency

L BERINDOAGUE Acting Manager

For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager

For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED,

S. CHON,

Agent EW RUTTER

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 15th May, 1899.-

For the 1MPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

Ensurance.

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., TSREVE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHOEA, TIEMORRHAGE MIG LANENT CURE for THE Underligned AGENT

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

LONDONÉZ

RESERVE LIABILITY OF STAKE-

GHOLDERS":

S00,000 15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 12th May, 1809.

450,000

THE

RESERVE FUND

TNTEREST ALLOWED on "CURRENT: ACCOUNT at the Rate of 3 per cent, per

annum on the Daily Balances,

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months4 per cent.

TH WHITEHEAD

Manager, Hongkong [3

Hongkong, 24th May, 1898.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

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

Shanghai Tacid.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL VALVE 5,000,000

PAID-US CAPITALAIA

Head Office:

CANTON

CHEFOO

SHANGHAI

Branches

PEKING TIENTSIN

CHHNKIANGE SWATOW

FOOCHOW

THE Bank pure

purchases and receives for cof. lection Bills of Exchange draw above places, and Selle Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen

PHONGKONG BRANCHE

Advances made on approve

Bills disc

A

CLUB HOTEL

LIMITED..

HE

and ULCERATION of the BOWELS Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. Soid retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers),

9 Old China Street,

Shanghai..!

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1th October, 1898.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Contrally 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 Comfort of Visitors..

Yokohama, 1st October, 1897.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager,

JUBILEE

PILSENER BEER

PER CASE OF 4 DOZ. QUARTS

DOZ TINTS

norths:

INTEREST ALLOWS CON DEPOSITS. per Annum Fixed Deposit

E.

BAGENTS,

$13.00.

H. PRICE & Co.,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD:

W. POWELL & CO.

5.S SHANGHAI”

PROF. H. FRANKEL, AMERICAN SURGEON-CHIROPODIST,

UN

INDERTAKES to extract Corns, and to cure Warts, Bunions und Ingrowing

Toc-nails,

TERMS MODERATE.

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

NOTICE,

WHY

by

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED..

NOTICE..

A6972/17071 standing in the Register of this Company in the name of Miss ELLEN FARREL BROWN having been LOST, Notice is hereby given that 5 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE for the said 100 shares will be issued one inpath hence, ind that the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE unless produced: within that period will thereafter be held by 88ahe Company as null and void,

CERTIFICATE for 100 shares numbered

ARE POLICIES of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the' UNITED STATES, to be preferred before those of any other Company BECAUSE Equitable Polices are in the intend- ing assurers what Consols are the investor, BECAUSE the Equitable is the strongest Life Company in the world, having over 11 Mil- lions 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 Earings have been larger than those of any other Company s "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 nre

paid more promptly than those of any other! Company.

AND THEREFORE BECAUSE a man ustur- the the Equitable secures a contract backed

at [boba

Per pro. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. ANTHONY BADINGTON, brengt General Manager Hongkong, 3rd May, 1899-

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM BONUS of Twenty per

cept. 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.

FACILITIES FOR ICE AT KOWLOON:

THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LIMITED,

baving appointed ine Agent for the sale District are informed that Ice can now be had of their ICE at, KOWLOON, residents of that atiny Store there, at HONGKONG RATES.

H. BUTTONJEE," -- Elgin Street, Kowloon

6100

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1800,

ARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS

of the Company which is the stronger In USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS,

of th accept-Firsta Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RIS CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Hongkong, 28th May, 1895

Notice of Firm,

NOTILEZ

OTICE is hereby given that HARVEY HINDS has been

1s to sign "PER PROCURATION. Date

MCGREGOR BROS -Hongkong, 15th May, 1899

To be Let

TO BE LET OF SOLD IN AMOY CLOSE TO SEA

2020, with Bathrooms,

LARGE HOUSE I

40 x 20, Dining Room 20 Offices. Immediate Possess

***Office

Hongkong 16th May, 1890-

TO LET

EMI-DETACHAD VILLA RESIDEN

CES on Bowen Road (now in erection.)

PROPERTY now occu Bownington Saw Mills FLOORS if STAUNTON

STREETSA

"BAITAR LODGE

OFFICES floor, 0-10, PRAY

CENTRAL (Lately

Messrs, MELCHERS Apply to G THE HONGKONG

LAN MENT & AGENCY CO Hongkong, and May, 1899

WITH IMMIE

FIVE ROOMED BU un MOUNT Govait

Apply to

Hongkong, thi

OCK OF LADIES:

TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED MILLINERY.

the world, whickearns greater profits; and which pays its Policies more promptly than ANY other Company

Assela

Sig Stga

With the Oin

Wood