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E. TAYLOR, Stevedore

Lighters and Steam Launches Supplied.

ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDȘ

The Hongkong Telegraph

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1756. #+==+*+*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1901.

Banks,

THE

Mails,

Intimations.

-拜禮

號八十月二其港

YOKOHAMA-SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL SANITARY

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

CAPITAL PAID-UP

CAPITAL UNCALLED..................

Yes 24,000,000

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18,000,000 6,000,000 8,130,000.

LONDON

RESERVE FUND a st

Head OfficeYOKOHAMA,

Branches

and Agencies;

КОВЕ.

LONDON.

NEW YORK.

TOKIO.

NAGASAKI,

LYONS.

SAN FRANCISCO.

BOMBAY.

SHANGHAI,

TIENTSIN.

NEWCHWANG,

HONOLULU,

LONDON 'BANKERS:

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LD.

PARKS BANK, LD.

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD.

HONGKONG BRANCH-INTEREST ALLOWED.

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL.

REMARKS

STEAMERS

Shanghai -...A. F. Street.......

10 A 21st Feb...Freight or Passage S'HAI & JAPAN.....Bombay G. M, Montford, R.N.R.About 28th Feb...,Freight or Passage, LONDON, &c.....Parramatta G. T. Denny, R.N.R...Noon, ind March...Freight or Passage, SHANGHAI Plassy C. F. Preston, R.N.R...About 3rd March...Freight or Passage

(See Special Advertisement).

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. | 5:5,"PLASSY

per Annun on the Daily Balance.

FASSENGER SEASON, 1801,

....7,240 tons...............March 30th

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent. S.S. "SOBRAON .....7,38a tons......April 27th

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TARO HODSUMI, Mahager.

Hongkong, 21st November, 1900.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.

·CAPITAL PAID-UP.. £800,000 RESERVE LIABILITY or SHARE.

£600,000

ROLDERS

RESERVE FUND

£525,000

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT"|

ACCOUNT at the Rate of z per cent. per annum on the Daily Balances,

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

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Ť. P. COCHRANE,

p. Manager.

Hongkong, 16th October, 1900."

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINĄ,

LIMITED.

£1,000,000

...·324,374

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

Authorised Capital............

Paid up Capital mana

Clan Kit Shan, Esq.

Board of Directors:

D. Gillies, Esq.

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

Chief Manager,

GEO W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed ......5% Hongkong, 20th December, 1899.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

PAID UP CAPITAL.....$10,000,000 RESERVE FUND.-

Sterling Reserve......$10,000,000

Silver Reserve....$3,000,000)

$13,000,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS.$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

R. SHEWAN, Esq., Chairman

For Further Particulars, apply to.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1901.

RSEILLES and LONDON

(Direct), WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

AM. MARSHALL, Acting Superintendent

AGENCY, LIMITED..

.1.

A SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

-FOR-THE

United asbeSTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO M. GOVERNMENT,

AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Lid Qualities of ASBESTUR GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS, of all kinds.

FAMOUS VICTOR" METAL BOHLER JOINTS.

T BESTOS SALAMANDER BORLER CARING COMPOSITION of the best qualities: ESTIMATES given for av ESCRIPTION OF WORK/17 CHIEF SURELIKTENDENT........................

THOMAS SKINNER, SUPERINEENDENT ........

...........ARCHIBALD KITCHIE: DODW & CO., LIMFFED, General Managers.,

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

PLUNKET'S GAP, the PEAK, near the TRAM TERMINUS, Tel. 56.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, and July, 1900.

Is

IMPERIAL CERMAN MAIL LINE.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.,,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, NAPLES, GENO

ANTWERP, BREMEN/HAMBURG,

PORTS. IN. THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; „ÁLSO EN

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

Steamera will call at SOUTHAMPTON to land Passengers and Luggage. N.B.--Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Russia. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

SACHSEN"

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

MANAGER.

BOAR'S HEAD.

FINEST BOTTLING OF

Lis

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HE UNITED ABRESTOR ORIENTAL AGENCY.

· Sold Agents for the

UNITED ASBESTOS COM

LIMITED, LONDON.

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED General Managers..

LLARS ANNUM.

attons.

( BOARD.

WNERS of HOUSES situated in the

Eastern Division of the City of Victoria, and in the Eastern Division of Kowloon, was have not had their Premises LIMEWASHED and CLEANSED in accordance with Law, an reminded, that, the period during which the. walk should be: FINISHED ends on the ath day of FEBRUARY, 1901, and the Sanitary Baird being convinced of the secessity, of Cleanliness in its efforts to Stamp out. Plague, indetermined to rigorously prosecute any owner in default after the above named Date,

East of Garden Road The Eastern Division The Eastern Division of the City Iles to the of Kowloon is all that pan of the -Komioon. Peninsula to the East of Robinson Road and includes Hung Hom and part of Tsim Sha Tani.

By Order,

GA. WOODCOCK, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 1st February, 1001. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

11500

T. CLOSED for the Transaction of Public 'HE Undermentioned BANKS will be Business, TO-MORROW and WEDNESDAY, the 19th and 20th February, respectively,

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

T. P. COCHRANE,

Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

GUINNESS'S STOUT|$22 per Cask of For the NATIONAL BANK OF ERIKA, GUINNESS'S STOUT $22

BASS ALE

-8 doz. Pints. SOLE AGENTS: H. PRICE & Co.,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD,

GEO. YOUNGER'S, ALLOA

Hongkong,, 16th January, 1901.

INDIAN PALE ALE,

STEAMERS.

KIAUTSCHOU," Hamburg-Amerika Linie... BAYERN*

SAILING DATES. ...WEDNESDAY, 20th February,

WEDNESDAY, 6th March. WEDNESDAY, 20th March,

In Bulk at the following Rates:-

WEDNESDAY, 3rd April.

Telephone No. 70.

WEDNESDAY, 17th April..

WEDNESDAY, 1st May,

WEDNESDAY, 15th May

WEDNESDAY, 29th Maj

HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie

THURSDAY, 13th June.

SACHSEN........................ ..................

THURSDAY, 27th June.

KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linis

THURSDAY, 11th July.

* Calling at AMSTERDAM.

STUTTGART......

KONIG ALBERT*

PRINZESS IRENE.

PRINZ HEINRICH...

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

N WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of February, 1901, at NOON, the Steamship "SACHSEN."

NORDDEUTSCHER Captain

The Hon. J. J. KESWICK, Deputy Chairman..GERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GEMCA

The Hon. R. M. Gray. | K. L. Richardson, Esg, A. Haupt, Esq.

P. Sachse, Esq.

13. M. Muses, Esq. H. W. Slade, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. Paul Witkowski, Esq.

CHIEP MANAGER:

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON.

MANAGER:

Shanghai-H. M. Bevis, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST, ÁLLOWED:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 par Cent.

per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, 2

For 6 months, 3

For 12 months, 4

per Cent, per-Annum..

per Cent. per Annum,

per Cent. per Annum

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1901.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted

THONGKONGAND SHANGHAI

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 Shanghal BANKING CORPORATION, T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 4th October, 1900.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

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ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 11TH NOVEMBER, 1896

Shanghai Taels.

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

Head Office-SHANGHAI. Branches and Agencies.

CANTON,

CHEFOO:

CHINKIANG.

CHUNKING.

HANKOW.

PEKING..

PENANG.

SINGAPORE.

TIENTSIN..

HE Bank purchases and receives for collec

TH

tion Bills 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

124

É. W. RUTTER, : Manager.

Hongkong, at Jamiary, 1901,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED. TH

PORTLAND CEMENT.

$5.00 Cask of 375 s.Net.ex Factory

$9.00 Bag of 250

SHEWAN, TOMÉS & CO General Managers,

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Hongkong, 12th December, 190a

PASSEN Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, and Parcels Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the 18th instant, Cargo and will be received at the Agency's Office until NOON, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant.

Contents of Packages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $3.50 and Parcels should not exceed Two. Feet Cubic in Measurement."

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

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 9th February, 1901.

MELCHERS & CO.,

AGENTS.

HONGKONG

HOTEL

Military Band during dinner on Saturday Nights.

Hongkong, 15th November, 1900

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QUEEN'S CHQICE”

WHISKY

LIQUEUR SCOTCH

PRONOUNCED BY CONNOISSEURS TO DE

ONE OF THE FINEST WHISKIES EVER PLACED ON THE MARKET.

It passesses a delicate aroma, and is of great age and guaranteed purity. $12 Per Dozen.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY

RISE AGENTS.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE (or 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

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

(Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers)

Old China Street

Shanghai

Per Hhd. Per Kelderkin, Per Firbin. Pen) Gallen.

$36,00

$8.00

$14.00

In Bottie at per 4 dozen Quarts...

per 8 dozen Pintamalla

ta

Samples on Application to:-

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$4.25

$11,00 $14.00

LIMITED,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED,

JOHN THURBURN,

For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

Hongkong Agency

Manager, Hongkong,

BERINDOAGUE,

Acting Manager.

For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

JC. BERGENDAHL,

Manager.

For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

TARO HOUSUMI, Manager.

For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W. RUTTER, Manager.

For the DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,

H. SCHOTTLAENDER, Acting Manager.. Hongkong, 18th February, 1901. -

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INSURANCE HOLIDAYS,

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HE UnderneïkÄLG, INSURANCE- OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Tran. saction of Public Business, TO-MORROW and

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., WEDNESDAY, the 19th and 20th instant.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Agents,

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD General Managers, mar

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED.

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 4th February, 1501. GEO. FENWICK & CO., LIMITED. THE TWELVETH ORDINARY GEN MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held in the HONGKONG HOTEL, on THURSDAY, the arst February at Nook, for the purpose of receiving the of ONE POUND and TEN SHILLINGS, For the NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD, Report of the Directors, declaring a Dividend and electing Director and Auditor,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 21st February, both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. G. WINTERBURN, General Manager.

Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO, LIMITED.

• NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ~ HE

وه

HE

For the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED,

HE DIVIDEND declared for the Half-year-

ending 31st December last, at the RATE

together with a BONUS of TEN SHILLINGS STERLING per Share of 8125 15 PAYABLE

and after MONDAY, the 18th day of February, current at the OFFICES of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for WARRANTS.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 10th February, 1901. THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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If SHAREHOLDERSLY MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that at a MEET

"Having regard to the Resolutions passed at the Second Extraordinary General Meeting: held on the 21st January, 1901, the TRANS- FER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th February, 1901, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. GILLIES,

Chief Manager. Hangkang. 1st February, 2003.

· 11479 HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO LIMITED.

ING of the BOARD of DIRECTORS

W. J. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

W. H. PERCIVAL, Agent.

For the CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED

W. H. RAY,

Secretary,

For the YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,

LIMITED,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents

faise

Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES and MASTER, 12, Queen's Road, Central. Hongkong, 15th February, 1901.

[2070

For the CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD.)

GEO L TOMLIN, Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1901... the OFFICES of the Company, Queen's Buildings, of the Company, held at the COMPANY'S New Fraya, on MONDAY, the 25th February, OFFICE, No. 4, Des Voeux Road Central,

NOTICE. 1961, 21 12 O'clock, NOON, for the purpose of Victoria, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 4th day. TILE HOUSE is Hangkong 19 EQUIRED by a First Class MERCAN- receiving the Report of the Directors and the of January, 1901, the following RESOLUTION Experienced Man of Business to act as COM- statement of accounts to the 31st December, was passed: 1900.

PRADORE. The Highest References required. "That in pursuance of the Special ReNo one need apply unless he is prepared to solutions passed on the 8th day of Decem ve Substantial Security in the Suat of $100,000. ber, 1900, and confirmed on the 24th day Apply in writing to of December, 1900, a Call of One Dollar: per Share be made upon all the Holders' of Ordinary Shares in the above Company, and the same is hereby made. Such Call to be paid to the Bankers of the Company, the "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at their premises, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, our TOTICE is hereby given that SCRIP before the 20th day of February, 1901. N NUMBER 33 for 100 SHARES of And Notice is also given that in Accordance the Company, numbered 68,401/68,500, in the NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

with Article 24 of the Company's Articles of Name of ELLIS KELLY, Esquire, of HONG- Association, interest at the rate of SID per KONG, having been LOST, a NEW SCRIP HE THIRTY SECOND ORDINARY Centum per Annum will be charged upon all for the same will be issued after One month ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- Calis remaining unpaid after the 20th day of from the Date bereof and the Original Strip HOLDERS in the above Company, will be February, 1901, up to the actual dates of pay will be considered by the Company as NULL held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's ment of the same. Street on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of Shareholders are requested to note that, upon March, 1901, at 12 o'clock," (NOOK), to receive presentation at the Office of the Company of a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, the Bankers' receipt for payment of the Cally 1900, and the Report of the General Managers, and surrender of existing Certifientes of the and to elect a Consulting Committee and Shares pertaining thereto, New Shares Certif Auditors

cates will be issued bearing an endorsement of

THE

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company the payment of the said Call will be CLOSED from the 20th February, to

By Order of the Board of Directors. the 6th March, both Days inclusive,

W, H. GASKELL

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th January, 1900, 1800 UNIVERSAL TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,

[ Limited..

Hongkong, 6th February, 1901

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

NOTICE is hereby gives that the General NOTIC

Manager has made a CALL of Sts on the Holders of Shares in UNIVERSAL TRADINO

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

and VOID, and all persons are hereby warned against accepting or negotiating same. SHEWAN, TOMES & General Managers. Hongkang, 15th February, 1901, faite THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED. for FIFTY Shares numbered 33,524 10 THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 7,726 33.523 inclusive, standing in the Register in The Name of FOONG KING POON TONG of Dcnow, having beeg LOST, Notice is heibbly given that unless the said Certificate bo produced at the OFFICE of the Company, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the TwELith Day or MARCH 1901, a NEW Certificate, for the sad Shares

THE THIRTY-SECONEHOLDENARY CO. LIMITED, which Call is PAYABLE to malebe issued and the Om Geriatri

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the, General Manager, on the 31st, day of thereafter be held by the Company as NULLA the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S MARCH, 1oor, at the COMPANY'S REGISTERED and VOID OFFICES No. 3 Queen's Road Central, Victoria, OFFICE, No.4, Déi Veux Road Central.

o'clock, in the Afternoon, for the purpose of on THURSDAY, the 7th March, at THARE Dated Hongkong, 31st January, gos receiving Statement of Accounts and the 1400 Report of the Directors for the year ending

31st December, 1900,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

ELLIS KELLY,

General Manager.

WANTED

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Hongkong, 11th February, 1901, 67, [1910

PSecretary, Ma

WANTED

76 Mech, OSD from the art instant to the A YOUTH as an APPRENTICE for EUROPEAN STOREKEEPER and

both Days inclusiva.

By Order

PIANO FACTORY 45 Apply, Personally to

GEO. L. TOMLIN Ordet Secretary, hisze Hongkong, 9th. February, 1901,

181

S. DOUGLAS HICKIER THE ROBINSON PIANO CO, LTD.] Hongkong 14th February, 1901 a 40

CLERK

Must have Good References Apply stating

Age to