1899-09-06 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1981.

NEW SERIES No. 1308. #=WA^4++=*** WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1899. ・ ・ AM

Banks.

THE

Intimations.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE DANK, LIMITED PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL(SUBSCRIBED AND Yes 12,000,000

PAID-UP).

RESERVE FUND

Hend Offer :-YOKOHAMA,

Brancher and Agencies,

7,300,000

TOR

TOKIO.

KOBE,

NAGASAKI...

LONDON,

'LYONS.

NEW YORK.

BOMBAY.

TIENTSIN.

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

SHANGHAL

LONDON BANKERS:.

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STRVALLES

CAPTAINS

TO SAL

REMARKS

LONDON. Parmesa ...A, G, Cobil, F.N.K.............. Daylight, 8th Sept..Freight or Paysage SHANGHAI Coronarindel „F. W. Vilen, R.N.!! ....About 15th Sept. ...Freight or Passage.. LONDON, &C. Bengal ......S. Barcham

Noon, 16th Sept. ... Fraight or Passage,

JAPAN..... „Rosetta' ........G, C. Talbot, R.X.R. ...4 1.M., 10th Sept....Freight or Passage.

M, H. Haughton, R. X. R. About 18th Sept....Freight only,

...C. F. Lorkstonë, R. N. R.About 21st Sept......... Freight or Pessage,

(New Special Advertiseinent..

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. | JAPAN

PARRS BANK, 15.

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..

În fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent,

Candia

LONDON.........Cantun

* (Passing daough the Inland Sens

SCHIAT

號六月九英港香

Intimations.

UNITED VASKESTOJI ORIENTAL AGENCY:"

Sole-Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM- "PANY, LTD. LONDON,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

·General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.

'Twas Schlitz that led the Yankee boys

to Victory"!!

Thats' what they all say.

If it's hot, you must drink and Schlitz is

the swizzle.

Drink it down boys!

It was the best

For Further Portionlary apply to

4

3 13

S CHOH,

Agent.

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Hongkong, 6 September, 1899.

flongkong, 1st August, 1899.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

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

Shanghai Taels,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL .... ***** 5,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL ...A:

Heal Office' &–SJIANGHAI..

Branches and sågencies.

CANTON.

HANKOW.

CHEFOO.

2,500,000

PEKING.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

SWATOW.

TIENESIN,

HE Buck purchases and receives for col Tection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen- cles.

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

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

"

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E. W RÚTTER,

Acting Manager.

[1237.

Rongkong, 15th October, 1898,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital..

Paid up Capital

... 103241,374

$1,000,000

HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG,

Board of Directors — Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chow Tung Shang, Esq. | KwanHoi Chuen,Esq.

J. T. Lauts, Esq.

D. Gillies, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed ...5%. Hongkong, 30th May, 1899.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1833.` HEAD OFFICE :~LONDON,

CAPITAL PAIN-UP,

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF --SHARE-

HOLDERS

£800,000

RESERVE FUND

£500,000

NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent, per

annum on the Daily Balances.

per cent.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per

6.

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T. H.,WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong Hongkong, 20th May, 1898.

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL

[3

$10,000,000

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent,

"CANADIAN CLUB

RYE WHISKY.

Distilled and bottled by:

Telephone 15.

HIRAM, WALKER & SONS. Limited. Age and Gemuineness Guaranteed by the Excise Department of the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT by Certificate nver the Capsule of every Battle,

Has the Largest Sale of any RYE WHISKY in the World.

CALDBECK,, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, SOLE AGENTS.

|15, Queen's Road,

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Hongkong, 5th Sejnémber, 1899.

RESERVE FUND................$11,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITYOK PROPTORS: $10,000,000-|-

COURT OF DIRECTORS: ***

R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman.

N. A. SIERS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

É. Gocta, Esq.

-

A. J. Raymond, Esq.” P.Sachse, Esq.

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

A. McConachie, Esq. | R. Shewan, Esq, /

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong Sir THOMAS JACKSON

MANAGER:

Shangbai-J. P, Wade Gardner, Esq. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 3 months, 21 per Cent, per Annum. For & months, 3) per Cent, per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1899

CHONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Businessoftheabore Bank is conducted

The HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION: Rules may be obtained on application:

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3, PER CENT. per annum

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

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI WDBANKINO: CORPORATIONE

T JACKSON,"

Chief Manager.

ngkong, ist August, 1895..

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

',

WE ALL DRINK

Schlitz

THE BEER

THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS)

beer on the firing line and can't be

beat in Hongkong!

Dewey Drinks It!!!

Ask for it and be cool!

Wash Manila from your systems!!

ኘ፡

WATKINS, LIMITED.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JABAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

<

FOR THE

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 BOLLER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..

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NO. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA, .

PEAK

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well fuqished and

A supplied with excelent Cuisine and Cloud Wines.

THUS, SKINNER DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents.

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

·

Mail Steamers.

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager.

Yokohama, 1st October, 1897.

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HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

CLUB

$12.00-

Hongkong, 19th May, 1899.

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

WHISKY

IS THE BEST.

PER DOZEN.

H. PRICE & Co...

12, QUEEN'S KOAD.

(20

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE ON

MONDAY, 4TH SEPT.,

AND THE ENSUING WEEK STARTLING REDUCTIONS.

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY...

W. POWELL & Co.,

Immed: Opposite 2. 0., 1st floor.

1.350 feet above sea level. CRAIGIEBERX is situates at PLUNKETT'S GAP, five minutes walk from the PEAR

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, 7, Daddell Street.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

GEO.. J. CASANOVA,

Manager.

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PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

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

of the BOWELS,

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

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

10th October, 1898.

THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING,

"WEAVING AND DYEING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THESHAREHOLDERS in the above

[1242 HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

"

will be held in the PAVILION, OR - TUESDAY, the 19th instant, al 5.15 1.31.

JAMES A. LOWSON, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 1st September, 1899. [uba

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO. SHAREHOLDERS.

"ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send a STATEMENT

Year ended 30th Julie, 1899, on or before the 15th September, on which Date the ACCOUNTS will be CLOSED.

THE ANNUAL ORDINARY MEETING

Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Managers un 'SATURDAY, the oth September, at NOON, for the purpose of Re ceiving the Report of the Consulting Com- mitice, and Statement of Accounts to the 31st. July, 1899, also for the consideration of "the, following EXTRAORDINARY RESOLU TION, which will be submitted to the Meeting--

That in Paragraph 2, Clouse XVI, of BUSINESS contributed during the Half "in Articles of Association, the figures *$1,000,000 in substituted for $500,000." JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.

Họngkung, 26th August, 1899—————

[1085#

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

`LIMITED. .

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA: ORDINARY-GENERAI. MEETING

By Order of the Board of Directors,

PHOS-1-ROSE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 24th August, 1899.

[1077

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS. TER of SHARES of the Company, will

of the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 16th to Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 16th day of the 23rd day of September, (both days inclusive) September, 1899, at 12 o'clock Nook, when the during which Period NO TRANSFER of SUBJOINED RESOLUTION. which was Shares can be Registered. passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting: By Order of the Board, of the Company held on, the atal day of August will be submitted for confirmittion as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION.

RESOLUTION.

. That the Capital of the Company be increased to the Sum of $600,000 by the sanc

J

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 28tli August, 1899.

WANTED.

proficient in BOOK-KELPING.

Apply

Ensurances.

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE,

FIRE: Capital..

COMPANY, LIMITED.

MARINE.

TYPHOON..

..$25,000,000 ·

•Total Assets Exceed

..845,000,000 Total Annual Income Exceeds...$18,000,000 HAVE This Day OPENED & BRANCH of

I

the MARINE Department of the COM MERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, MARINE and TYPHOON RISKS accepted at LOWEST CURRENT RATES...

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. H.-T. DAVIS,

Local Manager, 2, Duddell Street,

Hongkong, 1st September, 1899.

[11222

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 1895.

Tompur sire prepared to accept First

THE

EQUITABLE

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY-

OF THE 'UNITED STATES.

SURPLUS.

OVER ALL LIABILITIES AMOUNTS TO...,

NEARLY

TWELVE MILLIONS STERLING.

This

SURPLUS

belongs exclusively to Policyholders

Paid to Policyholders during 1899 OVER £4,090,000 STG.

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW/

about a

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

is just what you want to know about a Bank or any other Institution in which you thought of investing:

What is the company's earning ability as shown by its past history?

What is the cutlook for future. dividends as indicated by, its accu mulated Surplus ?

These two questions answered, and the rest is of secondary importance.

י.

Apply to the EQUITABLE' for "full J'articulars.

10630]

.F. KIENE,

Acting Manager, Hongkong.

To be Let.

TO LET.

EMI-DETACHED VILLA RESIDEN. CES on Bowen Road (now in course of erection.) PROPERTY lately occupied by the

Bowrington Saw Mills.

[100%THE

of 30,000 New Shares of Ste each, which shall A PORTUGUESE CLERK: must be be considered part of the Original Capital and be subject to the provisions in the Articles of Association contained with reference to calls -transfer, tansmissium,-lient surrender, soltøy power and otherwise and that the Directors be authorized to issue suck New Shares at par.

de This Paper, Hongkong, 1st September, 1899. [1087a

2. That the said New Shares be offered to the poezian takashizakiapofapienterne se za krage

1899, shall be the Registered Members of the Existing Shares in the proportion of a New Share for each Existing Share held by them.

By Order of the Board, -

GIRE; LIVINGSTON & CO...

Agents. Hongkong, 28th August, 1899.--

WANTED

TOUR LARGE ROOMS on the Ground Floor or First Floor, in or near QUEEN'S ROAD.CENTRÁL, " Apply to

'X." -Care-of Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 4th September, 1899. [1133a.

GROUND FLOOR, 52, PEEL STREET. OFFICES-1st floor, No. 10, PRAVA CENTRAL. (Lately occupied by Messrs. MELCHERS & Co.) "HARFORD." MAGAZINE ĜAP!- No. 4, RIPON TERRACE. Apply to

HONGKONG LAND ' INVEST. MENT & AGENCY.CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th August, 1899,

OFFIC

TO LET.

FFICE BOOMS on 1st floor of No. 4

Queen's Road, Central, (iately the IM „PERIAL BANK OF CHINALA

Apply to

Compradore Office,

ECHOCHAPFEL”

TO LET.

DOMS with or without BOARD, in CUN- RTRAL POSITION, Sumner Rales.

"H."

cfo of this Office:

Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.