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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1276. BĦAXFITZEX MONDAY, JULY 31, 1899. ———

Banks.

THE

JOKOHAMA SPECIĘ BANK, LIMITED

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL(SUBSCRIBED AND Yen 12,000

PAID-UP)....finity)

KESERYE FUND

Head Office →YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies, X

TOKIO.

NAGASAKI.

LYONS,

BOMBAY

KOBE

LONDON.

NEW YORK.

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

SHANGHALA

LONDON BANKERS: THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARKS' BANE, LD.. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG AGENCY ——IN PEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of 3 per cent. Per Annum on the Daily Balanço.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

Intimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO`SAIL

REMARKS

LONDON Socotra ...T. H, Hide, R.N.K. About 4th August... Freight only. SHANGHAI Chusan E. Street

.........About 4th August,,,Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c...Coromandelt, F. W. Viber, R.N.R....Noon, 5th August. Freight, or Passage. JAPAN Na Rohilla 5. de V. Lockyer, R. N.R...., 5th August... Freight or Passage. JAPAN, &c. Canton...A. W. Symes, R.N.R. About 10th August. Freight or Passage. LONDON.

L. Hachlock, R.N.R...About 17th August Fruight or Passage. (Passing through the Inland Sea).

† (See Special Advenisement).

Manila

R.

Further Particulars apply to

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H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

3

S. CHOH,

Hongkong, 29th July, 1800.

Agent.

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Hongkong, 1st July, 1890.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1893. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-UT....

RESERYE LIABILITY OF Share”

HOLDERS

RESERVE, FUND

£800,000

£800,000

£500,000

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT·

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent. per annut on the Daily Balances.

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

T.. H. WHITEHEAD,

Hongkong, 20th May, 1898, -

A

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA.

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

一拜禮、

Intimations.

就一卅月七英港香

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. ·

UN 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 TH SUPERINTENDENT.

THOS SKINNERATE DODWELL & CO., LIMITED General Agents.

PEAK HOTEL

AND.

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL Siated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS

feet sea Leret.

CRAIGIEBURN is sheated at PLUNKETT's, Gar, five minutes walk from the PRAK

HOTEL.

HOTFine 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 ecellent Cuisine.

CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Street.

(Hongkong, 4th January, 1899,

GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.

HOTEL ORIENTE

MANILA.

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'flie Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all: THE Public are informed that this VLIVE and COMMODIOUS HOTEL is To-day entirely

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Mail Steamers,

Manager, Hongkong.

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Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager.

Yokohama, tst October, 1897,

.$10,000,000 $10,000,000

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL....

RESERVE FUND

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS, $10,000,000

COURT of DinECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman,

N. A SIEDS, Esq., Deputy Chairman,

- E. Goetz, Esq.,

A. Haupt, Esq. A Raymond, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

The Hon. J.J.Keswick. | E. Shellim, Esq. A. McConachie, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq.

CHILE MANAGER ¦

Hongkong--Sir Thomas Jackson. MANAGER F

Shanghai), P, WADE GARD’NER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY

BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED... -HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent. per Annim on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months,

per Cent, per Agnum. For 6 months, 31 per Cent. per Annumi: For 12 months, 4 per Cent per Annun

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager::

Hongkong, 6th June, 1899:

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business ofthe above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI- BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on application.EKAN

INTERESTor deposits is allowed at 35 PER CENT, per annum.

Depositors may transferat, their, option balances of $1oo or more to the, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED; DEPOSIT 4 PER CENT. per annum.

For the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI; BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON, LE

Chic Manager.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE

OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896........

5Ranghai Tacīs,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. 5,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 925

~~Head Office --SHANGHAY

Branches and Agencies.

"CANTON.

CHEFOO

HANKOW..

PEKING

CHINKIANG - SWATOW.

FOOCHOW...

TIENTSIN,

,000

HE Bank purchases and receives for col

JectionBills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Ages:

HONGKONG BRANCH

Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.

VTEREST, ALLOWED ON

per Annum. Fixed Deposits for 3 month

Acting

Telephone

75.

AQUARIUS.

A PERFECT TABLE WATER.”

$2,50

Allowance for The Empties when return to our Godowns.

$1.00

Net Price

Per Dozen Quarts Per i Dozen Pints......... 1-75.

"There is no teaching in all the wide world of hygiene so valuable as the inculcation of the idea that typhoid fever is a water-borne disease – Exclick Fing a not common liability to the "air-diffusion of its germs; we acquire this "ailment undoubtedly from water directly, or from milk which has been "fouled by polluted water Pure water means practically the abolition of "both typhoid fever and cholera. Our safety abroad is to drink a pure "Mineral Water only.”—¡Dr. Andrew Wilson in the "Illus. Loidon News.")

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS.

15, Queen's Road.

Hongkong, 8th July, 1899.

HÒNGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

CLUB

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terais from 1st May, 1899.

WHISKY

IS THE BEST.

PER DOZEN:

H PRICE & Co.,

LADIES

12-QUEEN'S ROAD.

supply your every need from day to da

ou doubt it, come EYSE

CATHAY

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under ENGLISH MANAGEMENT, and is now on a par with the best managed Eastern Hotels. All the latest improvements, and conveniences have been added to the building, including Electric Light throughout.

The Premises are specialty constructed for the tropics, and every nutention is paid to the

Comfort and Convenience of Guests..

Cuisine of the best, and Prices Moderate.

A First Class Livery Stable is attached to the HOTEL

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS

WOULD NOT HAPPEN

ESSET

IF YOU USE

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FLUID

THE STRONGEST KNOWN

DISINFECTANT

WATKINS & CO. 66, QUEEN'S. Road Centhal,

Hongkong, 12th June, 1899..

THE PHARMACY:

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

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF .

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THE

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

FLETCHER &

and CARMICHAEL & CO.

for

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC:

SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

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

fath October, 1898.

THE PETER SYSCOMPANY,

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

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK

ING CORPORATION.".

NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED:

NOTICE

HALF YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation willTHE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will SATURDAY, the 19th day of August next, at be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, on NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report MONDAY, the 21st August, 1899, at NOON, of the Court of Directors together with a State for the purpose of receiving a Statement of mert of Accounts to 30th June, 1899.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

9793

Chief Manager Hongkong, 29th July, 18995) HONGKONG. AND SHANGHAI DANK TRANG KING CORPORATION.

is that the REGIS INTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 5th to the 19th day of August, (bolli Days inclusive), during which Period NO TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered, Gree

By Order of the Court of Directors,

VÉT, JACKSON,

Chief Manager, tongkang, 29th July, 1899, 52° (9800 THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN COM LIMITED

#NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

N INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rats of 5 per cent (Two Dollars and Filty.

Cents per Share), for the Six Months ending

Accounts of the Company to the 30th June 1899, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matters that may be competently brought before the Meeting

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be. CLOSED from the 8th to the 21st August, both Days inclusive.)

By Order of the Board,

C-MOONEY,

Secretary

· Hongkong, 20th July, 1899, draga [978a"

FTCUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,

OTICE is hereby given that WEDNES V DAY, the 2nd August (6th Moon, zách day), being the BIRTHDAY of HM, the EMPEROR of CHINA will be observed as a HOLIDAY at the Kowloon Customs Office Opium Examination, Office and Stations

Allexamination of targa and clearances of Finnks will be suspended on that date,

E. V. DRENAN *

Acting Commissioner. Custom House,

Kowloon, 29th July, 1899

19770

goth June, 1899, will be PAID to those PerFACILITIES FOR ICE AT KOWLOON, bisons who are registered ns-Shareholders in the

above Company on the gra: August, 1899/

@will:ba

ONGKONG ICE CO., LIMITED,

me Agont for the safe ugust of their IGE at KowLOON, residents of that fire informed that Ice can now he had

OKS

-July to 3rd

SBORNE

tóre there, at HON

THE

UNITED ASBESTOSS APANY, LTD.

DODWELL & Co., LIMITED. General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Ensurance,

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

Masonic.

ZET LAND ·

No. 535, E.C.

LODGE,

REGULAR MEETING of the above SONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO M

A LODGE will be held at the f

the 1st August, at 830-for Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to atte

Hongkong, 24th July, 1899

P.

To be Let.

TO LET.

S CES on Boven Road (now, in course of

erection)Y

EMI-DETACHED VILLA RESIDEN

PROPERTY lately accupied by the

Bowrington Saw Mills. GROUND FLOOR, 52, PEEL STREET: OFFICES1st door, No. 10, PRAVA CENTRAL (Lately occupiert by Messrs. MELCHERS & Co.). Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 21st June, 1899.

TO LET UNTIL JUNE 1900

AT PRATA CENTRAL-Whole of Part of

Rooms formerly occupied by the INSTI TUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG,

Single Rooms from $20. upwards. Apply to the

MANAGER or SECRETARY, At No. 1, Praya Central.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1899.

TO LET.

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FFICE ROOMS on 1st floor of No Queen's Road, Central, (lately the PERIAL BANK OF CHINA) A

Apply to

Compradore Office

DE CHOCHAPFE)

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1899

TO LET

ROOMS with or without BOARD IN CEN

TRAL POSITION. Summer Rates.

c/o of this Office.

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Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.

Hotel.

WINDSOR HOTEL

HONGKONG

STRICTLY FIRST CLASS.

ASSENGER ELAVATOR from EN

PASSEN

TRANCE HALL to each floor. BOARD and LODGING.

MONTHLY RATES GIVEN NOW.

P. BOHM

Proprietor & Manager.

Hongkong, 8th April, 1890.

THE MUTUAL

STORES

(SUB AGENTS LIPTON LIMITED,)

28, 28 & 30. POTTINGER STREET, BONGKONG.

JUST ARRIVED PER 8.8. "YAMATTA MARU,"

AUSTRALIAN

ANOTHER LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF

CREAMERY BUTTER

80 CENTS per 1

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