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B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore.

Lighters and Steam Launches Supplied.

ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

The Hongkong Telegraph

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1421. #++=+41+=** WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1900.

Banks.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

Capital PaID-UF ....... CAPITAL UNCALLED..... RESERVE FUND

1880.-

.Yen 24,000,000

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12,000,000

£2,000,000

11 7,500,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.- Branches and Agencies.

TOKIO

KOBE.

LONDON.

NEW YORK. HONOLULU.

NAGASAKI.

LYONS,

SAN FRANCISCO.

BOMBAY,

SHANGHAL

TIENTSIN.

NEWCHWANG,

LONDON BANKERS:

Entinrations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL · STEAM

FOR

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

LONDON, &c...Marilia*...........C. Gadd........................ Noon, 20th Jan...... Freight or Passage. JAPAN............ Rohilla† ......S.de B. Lockyer, R.N.R.. About 20th Jan...... Freight or Pazzage." SHANGHAI ...Bengal. S. Barcham ...............About zoth jan......Freight or Passago. LONDON.........Bombay .....G. M. Montford, R.N.R..About 25th Jan......Freight or Passage.

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. MARSEILLES & LONDON (PARRAMATTA............31st March Freight or Passage.

PARKS 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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S. CHOH,- Hongkong Manager,

Hongkong, 4th January, 1900.

DIRECT. (Without Transhipment)..

MASSILIA

* (See Special Advertisement).

................14th April) (Passing through the Inland Sea)."

For Further Particulars, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent..

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Hongkong, 16th January, 1900,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

PAID-UP CAPITAL....

RESERVE FUNI

$10,000,000 $11,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

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

N. A. Sueus, Esq, Deputy Chairman.

David Meyer Moses, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

A. Haupt, Esq.

R. B. in, Esq.

A. McConachie, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq. 1. Sachse, Esq.

The Hon. J.J.Keswick. | R. Shewah, Esq.

Ciner MANAGER:

MANAGERY

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON. Shanghai-J. P, WADE GARDINER, 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, 2 per Cent, per Annum, For 6 months, 34 per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON, Chief Manager Hongkong, 16th October, 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is conducted bythe HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 PER CENT per annual-

Depositors any transfer at their option

balances of 195 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK 1o be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per annum.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN/HAMBURG;

PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; ALSO

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS;

Steamers will call at SOUTHAMPTON to land Passengers and Luggage. NB.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Russia,

STEAMERS. KARLSRUHE

SACHSEN

OLDENBURG BAYERN

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

STUTTGART....... KONIG ALBERT.

WEIMAR..

PREUSSEN

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

HAMBURG, (Hamburg-Amerika Linie) PRINZ HEINRICH.. SACHSEN

OLDENBURG

BAYERN........

STUTTGART

-KONIG ALBERT.

WEIMAR......

PREUSSEN...

เดี่ย

SAILING DATES. WEDNESDAY, 24th January. WEDNESDAY, 7th February. WEDNESDAY, 21st February. WEDNESDAY, 7th March. WEDNESDAY, 21st March. WEDNESDAY, 4th April. WEDNESDAY,,;8th April. WEDNESDAY, 2nd May. WEDNESDAY, 16th May. WEDNESDAY, goth- May, THURSDAY, 14th June.

THURSDAY, 28th June.

THURSDAY, 12th July.

„THURSDAY, zóth July,

„THURSDAY, 9th August.

THURSDAY, 23rd August. THURSDAY, 6th September.

ON WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of January, 1000, at Noon, the Steamship "KARLSRUHE," of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain G. Dannemana. with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENDA.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noox, on MONDAY, the 22nd January, Cargo and

號七十月正英港香

三拜禮

Intimations.

SNAP!

VIMI

LIFE!

GIVEN BY TAKING

THE UNITED ·-· ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY.

Sole Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS COM PANY, LTD. LONDON. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

TIHRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.

VIGOR!

WATKINS' HYPOPHOSPHITES.

Watkins, Limited,

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

FOR THE

UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO 11.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.

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NAVAL YARD, HONGKONG.

DRAFTSMAN required with experience

CIVIL ENGINEERING or

ARCHITECTURAL WORK.

Applications to be made by Letter_only addressed to DIRECTOR OF WORKS DEPE, Naval Yard, Hongkong, and to state Nationality and Age of Applicant, Previous Experience, and Pay required.

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Hongkong, 15th January, 1900

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.,

LIMITED.

ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. NOTICE IS DYSARY MEETING of

ESTIMATES given fur every 1ESCRIPTION of WORK.

CRIEF SUPERINTENDENT.....

SUPERINTENDENT

THOMAS SKINNER. ...ARCHIBALD RITCHIE.

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Specie will be received on Beard until 5 RM, on TUESDAY, the 23rd January, and ParceleHE PEAK HOTEL. is situated at VICTORIA GAP, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS;

BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 1st August, 1895. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital..

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1,000,000 Z324,374

Paid up Capital ...

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

Board of Directors:-

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.

D. Gillies, Esq.

Chow Tung Shang, Esq. J. T. Lauts, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed5% Hongkong, 20th December, 1899,

́THE CHAKTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

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

CAPITAL PAID-UP......

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY

OF SHARE-

HOLDERS....

£800,000

RESERVE FUND ...........................

£500,000

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

ACCOUNT at the Rate of 1 per cent, per

annum on the Daily Balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months: 4 per cent.

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T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, 20th May, 1898.

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will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 23rd January.

Coutents of Packages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.50 and Parcels should not exceed Two Feet Cubic in Measurement.

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and a Stewardess. Linen can be washed on board.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong. 17th January, 1909.

NEW ROOMS

At Moderate Daily Bates,

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

Shanghai Tacks.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL............ 5,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ................. 2,500,000

flead Office:-SHANGHAI.

Branches and Agencies,

CANTON,

CHEFOO,

CHINKIANG.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

SINGAPORE.

SWATOW

TIENTSIN,

HE Bank purchases and receives for collec-

tion Bilis of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.

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

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months,

VIOLINS,

CELLOS,

MANDOLINES,

ม

E."W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

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Hongkong, 21st November, 1899.

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MELCHERS & CO.,

AGENTS.

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HOTEL.

HONGKONG

ន

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

MANDOLAS,

GUITARS,

BANJOS,

GUITARRAS,

ZITHERS,

CORNETS,

TROMBONES,

EUPHONIUMS,

CLARINETS, &c. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

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CLAYMORE.'

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY. FINE OLD

$5

LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

per Cask of 375 bbs. Net ex Godown;

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Manager

Hongkong, 11th December, 1899.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

BOLE AGENTS:-

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG,

1,350 feet above sea level.

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

HOTEL.

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

Well appointed roomis, attentive service pollent Cuisine. CITY OFFICE, 7. Duddell Strees.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1899.

ENGLISH

IND. COOPES per Cask of 8 doz. Pts.

BASS

Do.

Hongkong, 6th December, 1899.

Telephone .76.

I

A. MOTE,

Manager.

ALES.

H. PRICE & Co.,

VICHY

12, QUEEN'S ROAD.

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is hereby given that the ELE- SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th January, 1900, at 11.30 o'clock .. for the purpose of n:ceiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending

December, 1899. 31st

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 15th January to WEDNESDAY, the 24th January, (both days inclusive), during whichi period NÚ Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to

The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Limited, General Agents for

The West Point Building Co., Limited.

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Hongkong, 3rd January, 1900.

THE BONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereing given that the TWELFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria $15uildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th January, yoo, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1899,

$17

WATER.

CÉLESTINS.

JUST LANDED.

- A FRESH SUPPLY OF

THIS WELL KNOWN AND EXCELLENT WATER.

Per Dozen bottles

I

..$6

#

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 15th January to WEDNESDAY, the 24th January, (both days inclusive) during which period NÓ Transfer of Shares can be registered

By order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1900,

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO, STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

SIXTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY THALF-YEARLY MEETING ofSHARE, HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the OFFICE ofthe Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on THURSDAY, the rat February, at 3 P.M. for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Director, together. with a Statement of Accounts, declaring" a Dividend and electing Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th January to the

By Order of the Board of Directors,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., 1st February inclusive.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Hongkong, 3rd Januarý, 1900,

15, Queen's Road.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

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PLATES, PAPERS, FILMS, ICHEMICALS, KODAKS, CAMERAS,

&o... co. Sto.

Coast Port Orders Executed.

ACHEE

SZ Co.,

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FURNITURE STORE, 17, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at orRY, DIARRHEA, HEMORRHAGE IN LINERATTORE for

SPRUE, DYSENTRY, and

of the BOWELS. Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Profession. gold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

jaib October, 1898.

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers),

Old China Street,

Shanghai,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary.

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Hongkong, 16th January, 1900. THE KOWLOON LAND, AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

is hereby given that the ELE NOVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 6th. February, 1000, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1859,

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED froin SATURDAY, the 27th January, to TUESDAY, the 6th February, (both days

Shares be registered.

By order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to The Elengkong-Land Investment. and Agency Co., Limited, Agents for

inclusive) during which period NO Transfer of

The Kowloon Land and Building

Company, Limited, Hongkong, 16th January, 1900