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The Hongkong Telegraph

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1319. B£+x^#E†=** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1899. 二拜禮

Banks.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPE

ESTABLISHED 1980:

PAID-UP)....losin

RESERVE FUND.

Entimations.

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

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CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

A SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

CAPITAL (SUESCRIORDAND? Yen 12,000,000

Head Office">-YOKOHAMA.

Branchis' and Agencies.

KOBE.

LONDON.

7,300,000

NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU

TOKIO.

NAGASAKL

LYONS.

BOMBAY

TIENTSIN.

SHANGHAI,

LONDON BANKERS THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. PARKS' BANK, LD,

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG AGENCY:-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of = percent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

4 毕索

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S."CHOH."

Agent.

138:

itongkong, 1st August, 1899.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

.LIMITED.

Authorised Capital.

Paid up Capital..

£1,000,000

324,374

HEAD OFFICE ~HONGKONG,"

Board of Directors ;~.

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chow Tung Shang, Esq. Kwan HoiChuen, Esq.

D. Gillies, Esq. -] J. T. Lauis, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR. .

Interest for 12 months Fixed Hongkong, ah May, 1899.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE:—LONDON.

FOR

STEAMERS

REMARKS

| LONDON | ......Canton ...................C. F. Lockstone, R.N.R.About 21st Sept....Freight or Passage,

JAPAN............Candia* „.....G. W. Gordon, R.N.K...About 23rd Sept....Freight only.

JAPAN, &C. ...........fava* ................U, W. Gordon, R.N.R...Abuut 23rd Sept, ..... Freight or Passage. SHANGHAI ...Parramatia......‚Â: Symons..

About 29th Sept.'...Freight or Passage.

LONDON, &c... Poletta!......G. F. Preston, K.N.R.... Noon, 30th Sept, ...Freight or Passage.

JAPAN ............Kehilla? ..........S. de H. Lockyer, R.X.R.4 P.M., 30th Sept....Freight or Passage.

LONDON'; ...... Camlia.......................W. 13. Haughton, R.N.R.Allod 21st Oct. „A.Freight only.

† (Sec Special Advertisement).

** (Passing through the Inland Sea).

↑ V7 MARSEILLÈS,

For Further Particulars apply to

Hongkong, 19th September, 1899,

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1. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

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ΤΗΕ.

CLUB HOTEL,

LIMITED.

No. 5-B, BUND, YOKOHAMA,

FIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and

supplied with excellent Cuisine and. Good Wines."

The Company's Stearn-launch attends the arrival and departure of all Mail Steamers.

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

:

E. V. SIOEN,

Manager.

CAPITAL PAJU-UP.........

£800,000

Yokohama, 1st October, 1897..

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RESERVE LIABILITY. OF SHARE-

HOLDERS egy

£800,000

RESERVE FUND

-£500,000

INTEREST ALLOWED) on CURRENT

at the Rate of 2 per ceni. per

annum on the Daily Balances.

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

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PT. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1898.

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ONGRONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION!,

„PAID-UP CAPITAL..

RESERVE FUND

$10,000,000

$11,000,000

RESERVE LIABILIty of Proptors $10,000,000-

Courer of Directors:

K. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman,

N. A. SIZES, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

E. Goetz, Esq.,

A. Haupt, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq..

R. H. Hi, Esq

P. Sachse, Baq.

The Hon...Keswick. E. Shellim, Esq.

A. McConachic, Esq. | Ri Showan, Esq.

- !

·CHIEF MANAGER !

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON,

MANAGER:

Shanghai-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 Conl..

per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED Deposits;

For 3 months, 24 per Cent, per Annun. nonthis, 3 per Cent, per Annum.

For

For 12 months, 4

per Cent. per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkogg, 19th August; 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE Business ofthe above Bank is conducted

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGILIAI

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 SHANGHAI BANK. to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per annum..

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGijai

BANKING CORFORATION, “

T.JACKSON

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895, 199

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

Telephone 15.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

BOARD

AND

RESIDENCE.

On Monthly Terms from 1st May, 1899.

CANADIAN CLUB."

RYE WHISKY.

Distilled and bottled by --

HIRAM, WALKER & BONS, Limited.

Age and Genuineness Guaranteed by the Excise Department of the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT by Certificate over 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,

Hongkong, 5th September, 1899,

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

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

Paid-up CAPITAÐ.

Shanghai Toels.

5,000,000 2,500,000..

Head Office SHANGHAI.

Branches and Agencies....

CANTON HANKOW, CHEFOO PEKING. CHINKIANG

SWATOW

FFOOCHOWICENTIENTSIN.

THE Bank purchases and receives-for-col--

lection: Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Self Erults and Telegraphic Transfers Payablo at its Branches and Agen-

* HONI KONG BRANCH- Advances made on approved securities, Hills discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON Derosits. per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

Hongkong, th Octob

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CLUB

WHISKY

IS THE BEST.

$12.00

-Hongkong, 19th May, 1899.

PER DOZEN.

H. PRICE & Co.,

13, QUEEN'S ROAD.

NEW FIRE GRATES,

NEW SEWING MACHINES,

HAND and TREADLE,

THE BEST AND CHEAPEST ON THE MARKET..

THE MOST POPULAR IN THE ORIENT.

WPOWELL & Co.,

Immed. Opposite P.0., 1st floor.

號九十月九其港香

Intimation.

ASBESTOS

DODWELI & CO., LIMITED,

"General Agents

THIRTY, DOLLARS'

PORTSMOUTH, August, 1899.

PER ANNUM,

Ar the Banquet given by the town to the British Medical Association,

WILKINSON'S GOLD MEDAL

LIQUEUR WHISKY

was specially asked for and supplied.

$7.50 per dozen.

WATKINS, LIMITED,

IN

(SOLE- CONSIGNEES.)

1897

THE

Ensurances.

NEW-YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.

(In 313 working days of eight hours ekok.)

PAID TO ITS POLICY-HOLDERS

$2.15

JAGRY SILOND;

$129.19

JGVERY MINTTE ;

$7,751.38

· EVERY HOUR;

$62,011,04

EVERY DAY

$373,258.76

EVERY WEEK 1

$1,617,454.63

EVERY MONTH;

G. $19,409,455.61

From January 1st to December 31st..

Head Office for the EAST, SHANGHAI.

A line 'addressed to Mr. A. II. MYERS, Assistant Resident Manager, Hongkong intel,

ARNHOLD, BARBERG & CO. and BIKLEY DALRYMPLE & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong.

will receive prompt attention.

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KUHN & KOMOR, NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

1

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, 21&23, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and

36, DIVISION STREET, KOPE. Hongkong, 15th March, 1898.

COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

THE

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

DECEMBER 31st. 1888.

Outstanding Assurance

$987,157,134.00

Assurance Applicit for in 1898... 198,361,617,00 Examined and Declined

30,318,878.00* New Assurance Issued..... 168,043,739.00 Income

50,349,286.78 Assets December 31st 188...... 238,369,298.54 Assurance Fund........

198,898,259,00 All'other Liabilities $2,100,550,27 201,058,809.27 Surplus....

57,310,489.27 Faid Policyholders in 1898... 24,020,523.42

STRONGEST IN THE WORLD

The Surplus now amounting to more than $60,000,000 belongs exclusively to Policyholders. The Surplus of a La Assurance Company is the Fund from which al Dividends MUST , be paid.

The Equitable of the U.S. has by several millions Sterling the largest Surplus of any Life Assurance Company in the World.

DIVIDENDS. In the last 6 years, the * Equitable' paid Dividends to its Policyholders. amounting to more than $14,000,000, or nearly 1,500,000 more than the Company which came nearest to it.

Apply for Particulars of the Guaranteed Cash Value Policy, to the Suciety's Hongkong Office.

F. KIENE,

Acting Manager. [18 Hongkong, 18th September, 1899. [1188a.

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above THE

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

SIEMSSEN & Co. (azi Hongkong, z8th May, 1895,

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

AGENCY, LIMITED.

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SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H.M. 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 BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION-of WORK. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT...

SUPERINTENDENT

.....THOMAS SKINNER.

MARCHIBALD RITCHIE.

DQDWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

THE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA GA), adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETT'S Gar, five minutes walk from the PEAK

1,350 feet above sea Level

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.

fuck tradidel Sitta

"Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

- GEO.-J.-CASANOVA;---

Manager.

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PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHŒA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS. Dje kann man w

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

12th October, 1898.

by

THE PETER-BYS COMPANY,

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturer)

, Old China Street

Shangha

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

the Committee and Statement of Account for. the past year, Electing a Committee for the en- suing year, and for the Transaction of General Business will be held in the CITY HALL, 'DÄ TUESDAY, the 26th instant, al 6 P.3.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING..

TENERAL MEETING of the Members HE Committee convenes SPECIAL

of the Society, to be held immediately after the Annual General Meeting, for the purpose of: considering and passing certain alterations in the Constitution and Rules of the Society:

JAMES, M. FORBES, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 16th September, 1899, (1184a DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

MEET-

TINGSHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, on SATURDAY, the joth instant, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with. a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1899.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to 30th instant,

both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO

General Managers." Hongkong, 11th September, 1899. 4 (11552 CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO,.

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE THIRTY-THIRD

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in

the above Company will be held at the HEA OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong-on-TUESDAY- the 10th October, at Twelve o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the "Directors and Statement of Accounts to 30th April last and of declaring Dividends 957

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company: will be CLOSED from 26th instant to the oth October, botlr days inclusivėr

By Order of the Board of Direct

ng, 18th September