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The Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1309. ^$£+=** THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1899.

Banks.

THE

Entimations.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

-ESTABLISHED 1889.

CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBEDAND} Yeh 13,000,000

PAID-UP)

RESERVE FUND

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Brinches and Agencies,

TOKIO.

NAGASAKI -.

LYONS.

BOMBAY.

TIENTSIN.

7,300,000

KODE.

LONDON.

NEW YORK,

SHANGHAI

SAN FRANCISCO. 110NOLULU.

FOR

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

(: 8:3

CAPTAINS

TO SVIE

ALMANKS

.LONDON BANKERS: THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARRS BANK, LD,

·THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG AGENCY::—İNTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account st the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.

Un fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

LONDON ; ......Poriņosa ............A. ti, Lubiti, R.N.R......to A.M., &th Sept....Freight or Passage, SHANGHAI ...Coromandel...F. W. Viben, R.N.R. ....About 65th Sept....Freighton Passage.

LONDON, &c., Bengalt ......5, Burcham

Noon, róth Sept....Freight or Passage.

JAPAN............ Rosetta* ...... C. C. Talbot, R.Ñ.R....4 1.M., 16th Sept....Freight or Passage. JAPAN ............Condia* ..............W.11, Baughton, B. N. R. About 18th Sept....Freight only. LONDON.........Canton ........C, F. Lockstone, K.N.R.Abom 21st Sept. ...Freight or Passage.

* (Passing through the Inland Sen

(See Special Advertisement).

↑ Við MARSEILLES,

SCHLITZ

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Intimations.

FABRESTON

ORIENTAL AGENCY.

Sole Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS. COM: PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL & CO. LIMITI

General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Twas Schlitz that led the Yankee boys

to Victory"!!-

Thats what they all say.

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

the swizzle.

Drink it down boys!

It was the best

H

For Further Particulais apply th

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S. CHOH,

̈IL. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Agent,

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Hongkong, 7th September, 1899.”

..$10,000,000

$11,000,000

Hongkong, 1st August, 1890.

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL...

RESERVE FUND

RESERVE LIABILITY of ProptorS,$10,000,000

COUNT OF DIRECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman..

N. A. SIENS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

E. Goetz, Esq.,

A. Haupt, Esq.

-R, H. Hill, Esq.

CANADIAN CLUB.“

.RYE WHISKY.

Distilled and bottled by:

Telephone 75.

A. J. Raymond, Estj..

P. Sachse, Esq.

The Hon. J.J.Keswick. ↑ E. Shellim, Esq. A. McConachie, Esq; {'R. Shewan, Esq.

CHIRE MANAGER:

Hongkong-Sir Tutomas JacksoN. "

MANAGER:

Shanghaj-J. P. WADE GARÐʼNER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS--LONDON AND COUNTY BANRING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED: On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Gent. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, 2) per Cent, per Amu, For 6 months, 3 per Cent. per Aquum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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THE Business of the above Bank is conducted

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

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3å PER CRNT. per abou

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

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,...

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

· Hongkong, ist August, 1895.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

....

HIRAM, WALKER” & SONS, Limited. Age and Genuineness Guaranteed by the Excise Department of the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT by Certificate over the Capsule of every Bottle.

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

·GALDBECK, ' MACGREGOR & CO.,

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 5th September, i by

A

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS... -

SØLE AGENTS,

THE

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines,

'WE ALL DRINK

Schlitz

THE BEER

ITHAT 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!!

WATKINS, LIMITED.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

HYDRAULIC

CONTRACTORS TO 11M, GOVERNMENT, ~·

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS.

and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINOS, of all kinds,

VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities, ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION OF WORK. SUPERINTENDENT..

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PEAK

..THOS, SKINNER

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents.

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

The Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all TE PEAK HOTEL, is stunted at Vicro G adjoining the ILGUNOS Mail Stemmers.

· Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

Yokohama, 1st Octobes, 1897.

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· ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE

• OF THE 17TH NOVEMBER, 1896.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Shanghai Taels.

5,000,000

2,500,000

Head Office-SHANGHAI,

Branches and Agencies.

CANTON,

CHEFOO.

HANKOW

PEKING.

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

SWATOW.

TIENTSIN.

THE Bank purchases and receives for col-

·T

lection Bills of Exchange drawn on the

above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Fayable at its Branches and Agen-

cics.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

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D

E. W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, Igih October, 1898

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LIMITED.

$1,000,000 334.374

THE NATIONAL BÄNK OF, CHINA,

Authorised Capital...

Paid up Capital

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Board of Directors :-

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chow Tung Shang, Esq. | Kwanffoi Ch p¡Esq.

D. Cillies, Esq.

JT. Lauts, Esq. v Chief-Manager, alm

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

interest for 12 months Fixed $%%- Hongkong, 30th May, 1899, ARE

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. -

HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

1,350 leet above sea Level CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETTS GAP, live minutes walk, from the PEAK -

HOTEL..

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

Well appointed rooms, attentive service and avrullent Cuisine.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager.

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CITY OLFICE, 7, Duddell Stree.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1899,

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

CLUB

WHISKY

IS THE BEST.

$12.00

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INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1893

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,...

RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE HOLDERS orphe tympanÉ

NTEREST ALLOWED

CURRENT

I ACCOUNT at the Rate of oper

annum on the Daily Balances,

Qu-Fixed Deposits for months-4 per cele

TEAD, Manager, Hongkong

Hongkong of May, 1898,

PER DOZEN.

H. PRICE & Co.,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Hongkong, 19th May, 899.

GREAT CLEARANCE-SALE ON

MONDAY, 4TH SEPT.,

AND THE ENSUING WEEK..

REDUCTIONS.

STARTLING

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY.

W. POWELL & Co.,

Immed. Opposite P. O., 1st floor.

Manager.

GEO. J. CASANOVA, '

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

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

12th October, 1898,

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING CO., "LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ANNUAL ORDINARY MEETING.

of SHAREHOLDERS in the above. Company will be held at the OFFICES of they General Managers on SATURDAY, the gth September, at Noon, for the purpose of Re- ceiving the Report of the Consulting Com-. mittee, and Statement of Accounts to the 31st July, 1899, also for the consideration of the following EXTRAORDINARY RESOLU

£1242

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

THE

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held in the PAVILION, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, at 5.15 P.M.

· JAMES À. LOWSON, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 1st September, 1899.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send a STATEMENT of BUSINESS contributed during the Half Year ended 30th June, 1899, on or before the 15th September, on which Date-the-ACCOUNTS- will be C1.0SED.

TION, which will be submitted to the Meeting CONT

That in Paragraph 2, Clause XVI, "in Articles of Association, the figures "$1,000,000 he substituted for $500,000." JARDINE MATHESON "&"Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 26th August, 1899.

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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED,

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

. ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 24th August, 1899. [1077a

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

of the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, NOTICE is hereby given that the 'REGIS- will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES,

TER of SHARES of the Company, will Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 16th to Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 6th day of the 23rd day of September, (both days inclusive) September, 1899, at 12 o'clock Noon, 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,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., of the Company held on the 26th day of August will be submitted for confirmation as a

Agents. SPECIAL RESOLUTION.

RESOLUTION.

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

of 30,000 New Shares of io cach, which shall

Hongkong, 28th August, 1899.

WANTED.

(11001

be considered part of the Original Capital and A. PORTUGUESE CLERK; must be

bo subject to the provisions in the Articles of Association contained with reference to calls transfer, transmission, lien, surrender, voting

proficient in BOOR-KEEPING.

Apply

ZYX

c/o This Paper.

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power and otherwise and that the Directors be Hongkong, ist September, 1899. authorized to issue such New Shares ät pär.

2. That the said New Shares be offered to the persons who an the 16th day of September,

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,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 28th August, 1899 [rogga

WANTED.

Insurances,

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

FIRE. MARINE."?? TYPHOON.

Capital.

825,000,000 $45,000,000

Total Assets Exceed Total Anatal Income Exceeds...816,000,000

HAVE This Day OPENED a BRANCH of 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,

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2, Duddell Street,

Hongkong, 1st September, 1899,

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above

Company are prepared to accept First. Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS át. CURRENT RATES.

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

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 Faid to Policyholders during 1899 OVER £4,980,000 STG.

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW about a

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

is just what you want to know about a Bank

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 outlook for future" dividends as indicated by its accu mulated Surplus ?`

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

Apply to the EQUITABLE' for full Particulars,

063a

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.

GROUND FLOOR, 52, PEEL STREET OFFICES: 1st floor, No. 10, PRAYA CENTRAL. (Lately occupied by Messrs. MELCHERY & CO.)

1 HARFORD." Magazine GAP No. 4, KIFON TERRACE. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND IN MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th August, 1899...

TO LET.

LOOMS. with:as.without BOARD CE

TRAI-POSITION-Summer Raiça

*H"

Hongkong, 17th May, 1899.

TO LET

FOUR LARGE ROOMS on the Ground OFF

Floor or First Floor, in or near QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Apply to

Care of Office of this Paper.. Hongkong, 4th September, 1899 [1338

FFICE ROOMS on 1st floor of No

Queen's Road, Central; (lately the Is PERIAL BANK OF CHINA),

Apply to

RNA, Compradore Office,

E. CHOCHAPTELS Hongkong, 23rd March; 1899

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