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The

The Hongkong Telegraph

NEW SERIES No. 1281, #ƒ}ƒƒÆ£+=#

Banks,

THE

AMA:SPECH BANK, LIMIT

ESTABLISHED, 1880.

CAPITAL(SUBSCRIBE DANDI

·PAID-UP)

RESERVE FUND

Yen 12,000,000

"Head Office 1-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencića,

TOKIO.

NAGASAKI

SKOBEA

· LONDON.

300,000

LYONS. BUSES NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO HONOLULU, BOMBAY

TIENTSIN.

SHANGHAI

LONDON BANKERS:

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARRS BANK, LD THE UNION BANK OF LONDON," LD.

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.

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ESTABLISHED 1881.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1899.

_____________ Intimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

JAPAN, &c.

LONDON.

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

¡Socotra

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

T. H. Hide, R. N. R......About 6th August... Freight only. Canton"......A. W. Symes, R.N.R....About toth August. Freight or Passage, Manila ..............R. L. Haddock, R.N.R... About 17th August. Freight or Passage SHANGHAI Beagal. S. Barcham

About 18th August. Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c...Parramattat. A. Symons....

.Noon, 19ti August.. Freight or Passage. JAPAN Rosella® 2. C. C. Talbot, R.N.R...4 P.M., 19th August. Freight or Prissage. Bombay G. M. Montfort, R.N.R.About 24th August. Freight or Passage.

† (See Special Advertisement).

LONDON..

* (Passing through the Inland Soa).

六拜禮

號五月八英港香

Intimations,

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.

MANUFACTURERS OF THES

Best Qualities of ASDESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS. of all kinds,

"VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS.

Auctions,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION

No. 406

HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by PublicAnction, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on TUESDAY, the 8th day of August, 1899, at 3., are pub. lished for general information.

By Command,

JH. LOCKHART STEWART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, MOETE

Hongkong, 15th July, Egge

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Particulars of the letting by. Public Auction

ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of

For Further Particulars apply to

"CHON,

HA RITCHIE, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 5th August, 1899.

Agent.

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THE

HOTEL

Ilongkong, 1st August, 1899.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

EIMITED.

Authorised Capital.

Paid up. Capital

£1,000,000 324374.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG

Board of Directors:

Chah Kit Shan, Esq;-

Chow Tung Shang, Esq. Kwanlioi Chuen, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GED W, F., PLAYFAIR.

D. Gillies, Esq.

CLUB

WHISKY

IS THE BEST.

$12.00

PER DOZEN.

Lauts, Esq.

Interest for 12 months Fixed 5% Hongkong, 30th May, 1800,

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H. PRICE & Co..

12, QUEEN'S KOAD.

Hongkong, 19th May, 1899,

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THE CHARTERED DANK OF INDIA,

• AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID TERSED

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHAKE

HOLDERS

£800,000

•£500,000

RESERVE FUND

NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

INTE

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the Daily Balances,

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

THWHITEHEAD,

Mannger, Hongkong

Hongkong, zoth May, 1898. ***

Ho

JONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION; •

PAIR-UP CAPITAL,.

RESERVE FUND

$10,000,000.

AQUARIUS.

A PERFECT TABLE WATER."

Allowance for the Empties when return zo vur Godowns.

Peri Dozen Quarts":

Per Dozen Pints.......

1-75

$1.00

075

Net Price.

$1.50

1.00

"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. Exclud- "ing a not common liability to the air-diffusion of its germs, acquire this. ailment undoubtedly from water directly, or from milk which has been fouled by polluted water. Pure water meus practically the abolition of both typhoid fever and chofera Our safety abroad is to drink a pure Mineral Water only."(Dr. Andrew Wilson in the "Illus. London News.")

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

$10,000,000 15, Queen's Road.

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.S10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS

R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman

N. A. SIEUS, Esq, Deputy Chairman,

E. Goetz, Esq

A. Haupt, Esq. A. J. Raymont, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq. P Sachse, Es

The Hon. J.J.Keswick. E. Shellin, Esq.

A. MeComchie, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON

MANAGER: NSVE

- Shanghai--J. P'WADE GARD'NER, Esq. - LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY

-BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED S HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED:" On Current Account at the mic of per Cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS

Fat 3 months per Cent, per Annum.. For 6 months, 31 por Cent per Annum. For 12 months, per Cent per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON, Chief Manager..

Hongkong, 6th June, 1899

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

HE Businessofthe abo by the HONGKO BANKING CORPORA

obtained on application

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Bank is conducted. AND SHANGHAL ION Rules any be

INTEREST a deposits is allowed at 3 PER CENT, per annum, autem

Depositors may transfer- at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT

Dorthe HONOKO

ARE BANKING

Hongkong, Ist, August, 1895

JANGHAI

Tanager.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

SHED BY IMPERIAL

OF THE STIT. NOVEMBER.

KEE

Hongkong, 8th July, 1899;

A

"GENERAL MANAGERŠ,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, DUND, YOKOHAMAS

ST-CLASS HOTEL Contrally situated, well furnished and pplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..

...THOS SKINNER

August, 1899, at 3 P.3 at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order, of His

DODWELL-& CO., LIMITED, General Agents. Exceliency the Governor of Four Lots of

PEAK HOTEL

·AND E

CRAIGIEBURN.

“HE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

-1,350 feet above sea Lovel.

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

CROWN LAND, Mong Kok Tsui, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a fernt of 75 Years, with the option of renewal at CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor to Her Majesty the QUEEN for one further

PARTICULARS OF THE

Boundary Measurement.

years,

LOCALITY

Kow.

GEO. J. CASANOVA,

Manager.

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land

No.

Mong Ko

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 exretlent, Cuisine.

CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

HOTEL ORIENTE,

MANILA.

THE Pablic fire informed the this FINE and COMMODIOUS HOTEL is To-day entirely under ENGLISH MANAGEMENT, and is now on n pår. With the best managed Easter Hotels, All the latest improvements and conveniences have been added to the building, including Electric Light throughout.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Premises are specially constructed for the popics, and every attention is paid to the THE following Particulars of Sale of Crown 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

[S04a

IF YOU USE

ESS DT

UID

THE STRONGEST KNOWN

DISINFECTANT.

WATKINS & CO.

Hongkong, 12th June, 1899.

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE PHARMACY,

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

... SOIE MANUFACTURERS OF

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

FLETCHER & CO.. and CARMICHAEL & CO.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only red at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for

SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHŒA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS...

Recommended by sonte of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession.. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale": by THE PETER SYS COMPANY

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers), 9, Old China Sireol, :Singhal.”

12th October, 1898.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI-BANK-

SING CORPORATION, NŢOTICE is hereby given that the ORDINA

HAPPY EARLY MEETING. O

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, IMITED.

NOTICE

Land by Public Auction, to be held at

tlie Offices of the Public Works Department, on TUESDAY

the 8th day of August 1899, al 3,30 L31, are pub lished for general information.c

By Command, MED

H. STEWART LOCKHART Colonial Secretary..

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Colonial Secretary's Office

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1899, Particulars of the jetting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of August, 1899, at 3.30 PM) at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Ex-

In the Colony of Hongkong, for a térni. nfung Years, to the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor to Her Majesty the QUEEN for one further! term of 75 years,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

LOCALITY

Boundary

To be Let

TO LET

OFFICES GOD OWNS in DUBBELL

STREET recently occupied by Messrs. REISS & Co.

HOUSE Noi, DUDDELL STREET. One Small GODOWN in DUDDELL STREET, HOUSE No. 57, PRAVA GRANDE, MACAU

Apply to

BELILIOS & CO. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1899

TO LET UNTIL JUNE

10034

AT PRAYA CENTRAL Whole or Part of

A Rooms formerly occupied by the INST

TUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS. OF HONGKONG

to the

Single Rooms. from Szo upwards. Apply

MANAGER or SECRETARY

At More Pruya Cent Hongkong, th July, 1899.

TO LET

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FFICE ROOMS on 1st floor of. No.:

SATURDAY, the 19th day of August next, at E ORDINARY - HALF-YEARLY Queen's Road, Central, (lately

SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on

NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State: ment of Accounts to 30th June, 1899.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T JACKSON,

Chief Manuger. Hongkong, suh July, 1899.

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, ON MONDAY, the 21st August, 1899, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 30th June, 1899, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matters that may be competently E9794 brought before the 'Meeting. B

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK,¦, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

THING CORPORATION:

will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 21st NOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS: August, both Days inclusive. NOTH

TER of SHARES of the Corporation

By Order of the Board, will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 5th

during which Period NO TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Court of Di

pany & Steam launch attends the arrival and departure of all to the 19thday of August, (both Days inclusive),

attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors..

tobor, 1897.3

E V SIOEN, Manag

LADIES

well supply your every need from day to If you doubt it come and try at HITELEY'S OF THE FAR CATHAY!

EFORMOSA

Milliner

Novelties in Ladies Apparel.

W POWELL

C. MOONEY,

Secretary.. Hongkong, 29th July, 1899

1978

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS →

ST. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. - Hongkong, 29th July, 1899 **** 1980a HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACADHOU P. STEAMBOAT CO, LIMITED | THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, AN

MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will. be held in the OFFICES of the Company THE DIVIDEND at the RATE-of & perf Queen's Buildings Connaught Road, on Cent, or $120 per Share, Declared at MONDAY, the ail August, at 3 o'clock P.1. the Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting of Share for the purpose of receiving the Report of the holders, held this Day will be PAYABLE at Directors and the Statement of Accounts 10 the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING the 30tli June, 1899, CORPORATION on and after TUESDAY, the

1st August

Sharebbl

biders are reques

mpany for

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

both

CLOSED from the 7th to erst August,

aclusive

1. Bý Order of the Board of Dire

M

PERIAI, BANK OF CHINA)

Apply to

Compradore Office, BATE CHOCHAPFEL Hongkong, grd March; Bog

TO LET CEMI-DETACHED-VILLA RES CES on Bowen Road (now) erection.

PROPERTY lately

Bowrington Saw Mill "GROUND FLOOR”

OFFICES —üt

CENTRAL

Messrs ME

Apply to

THE HONGKONG:

MENT & AGENCY CO Hongkong, 21st June, 1899.

TO LET

ROOMS with or without BOARD

TRAL POSITION Summer Rates

Hongkong, 17th May,