1900-01-19 — Page 1

B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore.

Lighters and Steam Launches

Supplied.

ILOILO, PHILIPpine Islands,

Hongkong

The Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1423. #ATA=+FIT=** FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900.

Banks.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1886.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.

CAPITAL PAID-UP

CAPITAL UNCALLED..

RESERVE FUND

Yen 24,000,000

12,000,000,

57

13 12,000,000 7,500,000

Intimations.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

FOR

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL

REMARKS

五拜禮

號九十月正英港香

Intimations.

SNAP!

VIM!

Head Office -YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies.

TOKIO.

NAGASAKL

LYONS.

SAN FRANCISCO,

BOMBAY,

TIENTSIN.

ROBE.

LONDON. NEW YORK. THONOLULU.

SHANGHAL.

NEWCHWANG,

LONDON BANKERS:

LONDON, &c....Massilia*......G. Gadd... ......................................Noan, 20th Jan.............. Freight or Passage.

JAPAN...... „Rohillat ..............S de B. Lockyer, R.N. R..About zoth Jan............Freight or Passage.

SHANGHAI... Bengal S. Barcham .............. About 20th Jan...... Freight or Passage. LONDON,

A..............Bombay ...........G. M. Montford, R.N.R..About 25th Jan........... Freight or Passage.

Freight or Passage. ............ 14th April S (Passing through the Inland Sea).

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD. MARSEILLES & LONDON (PARRAMATTA ...

PARKS BANK, LD.

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, L

HONGKONG AGENCY-INTEREST ALLOWED.

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

Ou fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent,

DIRECT,

(Without Transhipment). (MASSILIA

*(See Special Advertisement)..

For Further Particulars, apply to

1.31st March

LIFE!

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY,

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

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

VIGOR!

11

11

6 3

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+

3

Hongkong Manager.

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

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Hongkong, 16th January, 1900.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1900,

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECKEE OF THE ETH NOVEMBER, 1876.

Shangbai, Taels.

SUBSCRIBE: CAPITAL Media Spon,DOO="" PASEUP CAPITAL .......................................... 2,500,000

Hond Opice -- SHANGHAL

Branches and 'Agencies,

CANTON.

CREFOO.

CHINKIANG.

FODCHOW.

HANKOW

PEKING,

SINGAPORE.

SWATOW.

TIENESIN.

HE Bank amb receives for collec-

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.

Tina bills of Exchange drown on the love N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Bussia.

places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans -fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies,

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Advances made on'approved securities. Bills discounted.

INTEREST A GLOWED ON DEPOSITS.

1% per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

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H

E. W. RUTTER,

Acting Manager.

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Hongkong, 21st November, 1849

ONGKONG AND SHANGBAI BANKING CORPORATION. “

Pam-UP CAPIKAL....

.....$10,000,000

$11,000,000

RESERVE FUND RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS. $10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

R. M. GRAY, Esq, Chairman,

N. A. STERS, Esq., Deputy Chairmans

David Meyer, Moses, Esq.

F. Goetz, Esq.

་

A. Haupt Esq.

R. H. Hill, Esq.

A. McConache, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq

P. Sachse, Esq,

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

CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong-Sir Thomas Jackson. MANAGER:

Shanghai-1... 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:

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For 3 months, 2 per Cent. per Aunum.......... Fur 6 months, 31 per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent, per Annum.

THOMAS JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th October, 1899.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. "HE Business ofthe above Bank is conducted Tby the HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

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

Depositors nay 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 SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital...

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

...£1,000,000

..L 334,374

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

·Board of Directors:—

Chan Kit Shan, Esq. | D. Gillies, Egg. Chow Teng Shang,Esq. | J. T. Lauts, Esq..

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F: PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 anonths.Fixed

www.5%

Hongkong, 20th December; 1899.

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**THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA 'AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROVAL CHARTER, 1853. -

STEAMERS.

KARLSRUHE

SACHSEN

OLDENBURG

BAYERN

STUTTGART,

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)

KONIG ALBERT,

WEIMAR....

PREUSSEN.....................

HAMBURG, (Hamburg-Amerika Linie) PRINZ HEINRICHI

SACHSEN

OLDENBURG

BAYERN.......

STUTTGART......

KONIG ALBERT.

WEIMAR..

PREUSSEN.

SAILING DATLS. WEDNESDAY, 2b January. WEDNESDAY, 7th February, WEDNESDAY, 21st February. WEDNESDAY, 7th March. WEDNESDAY, 21st March. WEDNESDAY, 4th April, WEDNESDAY, 18th April. WEDNESDAY, and May.

GIVEN BY TAKING

WATKINS' HYPOPHOSPHITES.

Watkins, Limited,

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL.

AGENCY, LIMITED.

SOLE ACEST SEX"

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.

WEDNESDAY, 16th May. WEDNESDAY, 30th May. THURSDAY, 14th June.

THURSDAY, 28th June.

THURSDAY, rath July.

THURSDAY, 26th July.

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THURSDAY, 9th August. THURSDAY 23rd August. THURSDAY, 6th September.

N WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of January, 1900, at Noon, the Steamship

ON VARNRUME of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain G. Dannemann, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES And 'GENOA.

ESTIMATES given for every DESCRIPTION 01 WORK. CHIEP SUPERINTENDENT..............lee

SUPERINTENDENT

THOMAS SKINNER. ....ARCHIBALD RITCHIE,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

PEAK

HOTEL

AND

CRAIGIEBURN.

"HE PEAK HOTEL is situated at VICTORIA Car, adjoining the TRAMWAY TERMINUS,

1,350 feet above sea level. CRAIGIEBURN is situated at PLUNKETT'S GAP, Give minutes walk from the PEAK

Shipping Orders will be granted (ill NOON, on MONDAY, the 22nd January, Carge and THE Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., on TUESDAY, the 23rd January, and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 23rd January,

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

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and a Stewartless. Linea can be washed on board.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 17th January, 1900.

NEW ROOMS

At Moderate Daily Bates.

HEAD OFFICE LONDON. VIOLINS,

CAPITAL PAID-UP...................

£800,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

SOARE-

HOLDERS

B00,000

RESERVE FUND

£500,000

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT 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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10

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T."H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong,

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Hongkong, 20th May, 1898.

MELCHERS & CO.,

AGENTS,

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HOTEL.

HONGKONG

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

CUITARS,

CELLOS,

MANDOLINES,

MANDOLAS,

BANJOS,

GUITARRAS,

-ZITHERS,

CORNETS,

TROMBONES,

EUPHONIUMS,

CLARINETS, &c. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

CLAYMORE.”

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5 per Canic of 375 Ds. Net er Godown,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 11th December, 1899.

-SOLE AGENTS:

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

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 evrellent Cuisine. CITY OFFICE, 7, Duddell Street.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1899.

A. MOIR,

Manager.

ENGLISH ALES.

IND COOPES per Cask of 8 doz. Pts.

BASS

Do.

Hongkong, 6th December, 1899.

Telephone 76.

VICHY

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H. PRICE & Co.,

12, QUEEN'S_ROAD,

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NOTICE is hereby given that the SANITARY

will distribute KAT TRAPS on Loan, free of charge, to all Householders who may apply for them, or if preferred, will supply Bird Lime and Boards, to be used for the pur pose of caching Rats in Houses and Godowns within the City of Victoria.

A REWARD of Two Cents will be paid for each Rat (however caught) delivered, whether Dead or Alive, at the Sanitary Beard Office.

By order of the Sanitary Board,

C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.

Sanitary Board Office, January, 1900,

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND ·

MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.

NOT

[OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Com-- pany, No. 9. Praya Central, on TUESDAY, the 23rd of January, at Nook, when the SUB- JOINED RESOLUTIONS. will be proposed.

Should the Resolutions be passed by the required majority, they will be submitted for con- firmation as SPÉCIAL RESOLUTIONS at a SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, which will be subsequently convened.

RESOLUTIONS: "That the Capital of the Compauy be in

creased to $2,000,000 by the creation and issue of 50,00 New Shares of $10 each.” "That the commission of the General Managers be reduced to 5 per cent., and that the figure "8" in the sixth paragraph of Anticle XI of the Articles of Associa⚫ tion of the Company be struck out and the figure "s" substituted therefor."

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 16th January, 1900,

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THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.,

LIMITED.

$15 $17 NOTICE is hereby given that the ELE.

WATER

CÉLESTINS.

JUST LANDED.

A PRESH SUPPLY OF

THIS WELL KNOWN AND EXCELLENT WATER.

Per Dozen bottles.

.....$6

ORDINARY MEETING of 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_A.M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1899.

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 NO 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 Paint Building Co.,

Limited.

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1900.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., CITY HALL

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1900

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, Queen's Road"-

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS, FILMS, (CHEMICALS, KODAKS, CAMERAS, Co., &c., &0.

Coast Port Orders Executed.

ACHEE Sz Сс

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FURNITURE STORE, 17, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. "HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE for SPRUE DYSENTRY DIARRHEA HEMORRHACE and ULCERATION

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

12th October, 1898.

by'

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

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

SOCIETY.

Exsb

'HE. ANNUAL‘GENERAL MEETING of the above Society will take place at 4:45 PM, on FRIDAY, the 26th instant, at the

A. H. BOTTENHEIM, Acting Hon. Seci, Hongkong Philharmonic Society. Hongkong, 17th January, 1900. 1765

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the ELE

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 6th February, 1900, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with State. ment of Accounts for the year ending, 31st. December, 1899

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 271 January, tp TUESDAY, the 6th February, (both days inclusive) during which period NO 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, Agents for

The Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited. Hongkong, tóth January, 1900, 1