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`JONES & TAYLOR, Stevedores and Contractors.:

Lighters and Steam Launches Supplied.

ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1329. ¤A#A^4£+** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899.

Banks.

THE

Entimations.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

ESTABLISHED 1380.

CAPITAL, (SUBSCRIBEDAND} Yen 12,000,000

PAID-UP).......

RESERVE FUND

Head Office-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies,

KOBE

7,300,000

JAPAN

TOKIO.

NAGASAKI

LONDON.

LYONS.

NEW YORK,

SAN FRANCISCO.

BOMBAY.

TIENTSIN.

HONOLULU.

SHANGHAL

LONDON BANKERS:

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

SUBMERS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

CAPTAINS

Rohilla ......S. de B. Lockyer, R.X.R.Daylight, ist Oct... Freight or Passage. JAPAN, S. &...Shanghai" ...T. C. A. Lyon, R.N, R...About 6th Oct. ....Freight or Passage. SHANGHAI & Tientsin .....F. J. Fox

...Abous gil Oet.......Facight only. LONDON ; .....Candio.........W.1}, Útaughton, R.N.R.About 24th Oct... Freight only.

About Ephe... Freight or Passage.

Noôm, 14th C#.. Freight or Prissage.

Freight or Passage.

SHANGHAI

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK,J-PATTINUEN, &

PARRS BANK, C...

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, L.B.

HONGKONG AGENCY:-INTEREST ALLOWED. Un Curvent Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the Daily Balance.

Nice Special Advertisement).

Chisan

LONDON......... Juve

E. Street

Corisandel- „F. W. Vibert, R.NR.

6. W. Cortion, R.X.R...Aliout and Nov.

Passing through the Hiland Seap

Pie Further Particulars apply

Honglong, 30th September, 18.

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Agent.

1382

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

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4

3 S."CHOH,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1899.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE ETH NOVEMBER,, 1896,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Shanghai Tacks.

5,000,000

2,500,000

Head Office --SHANGHAI,

Branches and Agencies.

CANTON.

CHEFOO.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

CHINKIANG.

POOCHOW,

SWATOW. TIENTSIN.

THE Bank purchases, and receives for col

lection Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and SuBs Drafts and Telegraphic Transfers Payable at its Branches and Agen-

cies.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Advances made on approved securities. Bills discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

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11

13

ро

E. W RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

Rongkong, 15th October, 1898. . [1237

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED,

Authorised Capital.

Paid up Capital ...........

HEAD OFFICE „HÔNGKONG,

Board of Directors --

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

Chow Tang Shang, Esq. | Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq.

GEO, W, F. PLÄYFAIR.

£1,000,000-

3241.374

1. Gillies, Esq."

3. T. Lauts, Esq.

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Chief Manager,

Interest for 12 months Fixed.....5 %

Honglang, 30th May, 1899-

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AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

INCORPORATED Bý Royal CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,

NEW ROOMS

At Moderate Daily Rates.

Tolophone

17 MARSEILLES

- The SHANGJAL

HOTEL. HONGKONG

CANADIAN CLUB"

RYE WHISKY.

Distilled and bottled by: -

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

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

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. SOLE AGENTS.

CAPITAL PAID-Or...

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY or SHARE-

15, Queen's Road,

HOLDERS

£800,000

Hongkong, 5th September, 1899.

£500,000

RESERVE FUND

[NTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

INT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent. per

annum on the Daily Balances,

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

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T. II. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong

Hongkong, 20th May, 1898.

CLUB WHISKY

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$12.00

HONGKONG COD SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID UP CAPITAL..

RESERVE FUND

.$10,000,000

$11,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

K. M. GRAY, Esq., Chairman.

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

A. Harpt, Esq.

É, Goetz, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esu... P. Sachse, Esq. - The Hon. J.J.Keswick. E. Shellim, Esq. A. McConachie, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq.

Citer MANAGER:

Hongkong Sir THOMAS JACKSON. MANAGER!

Shanghai. 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.

L

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, 3} per Ceut. per Annum. For months, 3 per Cent per Annum. For 12 months, 4per Cent. per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1899,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business oftheabove Bank is conducted THE Businessofthesove Bank is

BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTERESTondeposite is allowed at-st-Pun CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option

•balquees of $100 or more tothe HONGKONG AND- SHANGHAI-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, 1st August, 1895.

IS THE BEST.

PER DOZEN.

H. PRICE & Co.,

JE, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Hongkong," 19th May, 1899.

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THE

A

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 Steann-launch attends the arrival and departure of all Mail Steamers.

Special attention paid to the Comfort of Visitors,

WORRY, ANXIETY, OVER-WORK.

六拜禮 誠十三月九港香

Intimation.

BRAIN-FAG!

THE UNITED ASBESTOS OBIBITAL AGENCY.

F

Sola, Agents for the".

UNITED ASBESTOS COM. ['PANY, LTD. LONDON.

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

General Managers.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM:

BRAIN-FAG is an expression used to convey the idea of that condition of the brain where it is tired, worn-out or broken down from various causes, such as worry, anxiety, over-work and excesses of various kinds. In cases of this kind, so coinnion In this onervating climate, the first impulse is to resort to stimulants, which may give tomporary relief, but wherever there is stimulation there is bound to be a reaction, which leaves the sufferers in a far worse condition than they were before. To this fact may be ascribod more than one half of the break downs which are so frequently brought to our notice in the Fab East. A cup of

BOVRIL

bridges over the difficulty, and stimulates, strengthens, and sustains without any deleterious after offices. BOVRIL IS

Prescribed by Medical Men throughout the World.

Used by all the Principal Hospitals,

Supplied to British and Foreign Governments, and

Sold by over 150,000 Customers thronghout the United Kingdom alone.

And also in Every Civilised Country in the World.

AGENTS FOR CHINA:

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WWatkins, Limited.

Insurances.

ANNOUNCEMENT. -

AGENCY DEPARTMENT

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.

JOHN A. MCCALL, President.

At the close of business May 31st. 1899. the total amount of insurance in forca

on our books is

£205,972,233

OR

GOLD $1,029,861,165

INSURING

404,558 POLICIES,

This includes only policies on which premiums have been collecteil, and does NOT include ANY business in process of completion.

The New York Life Insurance Company is the first company in the world to reach -

ONE THOUSAND MILLIONS Lasurance in force; and is, therefore to-day, the largest life insurance company in the

world.

public, as evidence of the Company's prosperity and success.

This announcement is made for the information of policy holders and the insuring

A line aktressed to Mr. A. II. MyRis. Assistant Resident Manager, Hongkong Hotel, will receive prompt attention.

ARSHOLD, KARBERG & CO, and BİRLEY DALRYMPLE & CÒ.,

Agents, Hongkong. GED, W. PERKINS, ad Vice-President,

New York, 31st May, 1899. KUHN & KOMOR, JAPANESE FINE ART ČORS,

21 & 23, QUEEN's Roan, Hongri

35, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA and

35, Division Street, Kobe. Hongkong, 15th March, 1898.

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fisiga,

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

THE

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept Firs! Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

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

THE

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

DECEMBER 31st, 1898.

Outstanding Assurance. 987,157, 131.00 Assurance Applied for in 1898... 198,367,617.00 Examined and Declined

New Assurance Issued......... Income

39,318,878,00

168,043,739.00 50,219,286.78

Assels December 31st 1898... Assurance Fund......

258,369,298,54

198,898,259.00

All other Liabilities $2,160.550.37 201,058,807.27 Surplus..........

57,310,489.27

Paid 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 Life Assurance Company is the Fund from which all Dividends MUST

be pail.

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

DIVIDENDS,' in the last 6 years the

• Equitable' paid Dividends to its l'olicyholders agpunting to more than $14,000,000, or nearly 4,500,000 more than the Coinpany which came nearest to it.

Apply for Particulars of the Guaranteed Casit Value, Policy, to the Society's Hongkong Office

F. KIENE,

Acting Manager. [18 Hongkong, 18th September, 1899. [1185a-

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO.,

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO HIM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTUS 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.

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CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.. SUPERINTENDENT !..

........THOMAS SKINNER.

............. ARCHIBALD RITCHIE. DODWELL., & CO., LIMITEDX General Managers.

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN,

HE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA. Gap, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

4,350 feet above sea Level-

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

HOTEL.

Pine 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 mereflent Cuisine.

E. V. SIOEN, Manager."

Yokohama, isť October, 1897,

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GOOD

CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Street..

flongkong, 4th January, 1899.

BYE SUMMER!

NOW SHOWING,

"FIRST-CONSIGNMENT-OF-

AUTUMN GOODS.

W. POWELL & Co., Immod. Opposite F.D., 1st floor.

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, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

—afiliu-BOWERS "Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession." Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

izth October, 1898.

by

•

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

Shanghai.

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LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

HE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY. MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS D the above Company will be held at the Iran OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the toth 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.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 20th instant to the oth October, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. S. GARFIT,:

Acting Secretary. Hongkong 18th September, 1899, (1189a

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

Not SIXTH

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. OTICE is herebygiven that the TWENTY ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Praya Reclamation, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 12th October, 1899, at NOON, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statements of Accounts for the year 1898 and for the Half Year ending the 30th June, 1899, and of declaring Dividends.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society ivill be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 12th October, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

DOUGLAS JONES, Secretary, Hongkong, zuth September, 1899.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

{11990

HE EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY GEN-

ERAL MEETING SHARE HOLDERS. will be held at the OFFICE of the Undersigned, at 12, o'clock (NOON) "on" SATURDAY, the 14th October.

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

to the 14th October, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.:

General Agents.

Hongkong, 25th September, 1899.