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THE UNITED ASBESTOS: ORIENTAL "AGENCY"

Sole Agents for the UNITED-ASBESTOS CO. LIMITED, LONDON, DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

General Managers.

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Intimations.

B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore

Lighters and Steam Lannales

Supplied.

Icono, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

The Hongkong Telegraph

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1869. #^+ãt+=** WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1901;

*Banks.

THE

VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED...Yen 24,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP

... 18,000,000

CAPITAL UNCALLEU........................ 11 6,000,000 RESERVE FUND, 19

8,310,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA, '

Branches and Agencies,

TOKIO.

KOBE.

NAGASAKI

LONDON.

LYONS.

BOMBAY.

NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU.

THENISIN

SHANGHAL

NEWCHWANG,

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

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THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LE. Hongkong BRANCH:—INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current devoual at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Daily Balance.

Un fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cept

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TARO HOUSUMI.

Mails.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

FOR

SHANGHAI

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO JAIL

REMARKS

Bengal S. Bartham... About 5th July...., Freight or Passage. LONDON, &c...... Chusan.. C, L. Daniel ..........Noon, 6th July......Freight or Passage. MARSEILLES}

and LUN LONG. W. Gordon, R.N.R...About 13th July ... Freight or l'assage. S'HAP&JAPAN, Banca

G. W. Babot

About 18th July... Freightonly.

* (Sec Special Advertisement),

For Further Paniculars, apply to

H. A. RITCHIE, Superintendent.

Eutinations.

Bovril Promotes Energy and takes away that tired feeling which fe in the Enst pro. duces, Unrivalled for Athletes and persons of either sex cultivating physical strength. To be obtained at all Stores, Chemists and Hotels throughout Hongkong, China and Japan

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號三月七英港香

alanuger.

Alonekom, 17th April, 1901.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL..

KESERVE FUND,--

$10,000,000

$13,000,000

Sterling Reserve......$10,000,000) -Silver Reserve .....$ 3,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPTORS. $10,000,000 COUNT OF DIRECTORS:

R. SHEWAN, Esq., Chairman. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING, Deputy Chairman, A... Haupt, Esq.

D. M. Moses, Esq. N. A. Siebs, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. H.W. Slade, Esq

R. L. Richardson, Esq. | H. E. Tomkins, Esq.

H. Schibart, Esq. Paul Witkowski, Esq.

CHIEP MANAGER:

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON. MANAGER:

Sought 11. M. Bevis, Esq. LONDON BANKERS--LONDÓN AND COUNTY

BANKING COMPANY, LEHTED HONGKONG---INTEREST ALLOWED!

On Current Account at the mte of 2 per Cent. per Annum on the daily balancei

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

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For 3 months, 2 per Cent, per Annun For nonths, 31.per Cent. per Annum Por, 12 inoxths, 4 per Cent, per Annun.

TJACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 4th June, 1901,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, THE Business ofthenbove Bank is conducted bythe HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Ruies may be obtained on application,

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INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3 PER CENT. per an.

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 SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 4th October, 1900,

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IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECREE OF THE 17TH NOVEMBER, 1896,

Shanghai Tacks.

SPUSCRIBED CAPITAL ... 5,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ..................................... 2,500,000 Head Ofice-SHANGHAI. Branches and Agencies.

CANTON,

CHEFOO.

CHINKIANG.

CHUNKING.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

PENANG.

SINGAPORE. TIENTSIN,

THE Bank purchases and receives for collec-

tion Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Selis Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- lers 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.

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E. W. KUTTER, Manager.

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Hongkong 1st January, 1901.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON..

CAPITAL PAID-UP....

ROSERVE LIABILITY

OF SHARE-

RESERVE FUND

£800,000 .£800,000 £575,000

HOLDERS

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT

1 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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3

... 3

2.

T. P. COCHRANE,

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p. Manager.

Hongkong, 22nd May, roor.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital........

...£1,000,000

Hongkong, 3rd July, 1901. "

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IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

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 Fassengers and Luggage. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Euraia. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

STEAMERS.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION))

KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linie BAYERN

STUTTGART,

KONIG ALBERT....

PRINZESS, IRENE.

PRINZ HEINRICH,

PREUSSEN..

HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SACHSEN

KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linie

BAYERN.......

STUTTGART..

KONIG ALBERT..

PRINZESS IRENE:

PRINZ HEINRICH..

PREUSSEN......

HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SACHSEN

SAILING DATES. THURSDAY, 11th July. THURSDAY, 25th July.. THURSDAY, 8th August. THURSDAY, 22nd August THURSDAY, 5th September.

THURSDAY, 19th September. WEDNESDAY, 2nd October. WEDNESDAY, 16th October.

WEDNESDAY, 30th, October..

WEDNESDAY, 13th November.

WEDNESDAY, 27th November.

WEDNESDAY, 11th December.

WEDNESDAY, 25th December.

WEDNESDAY, 8th January, 1902.----

WEDNESDAY, 22nd January, 1902.

WEDNESDAY, 5th February, 1902. WEDNESDAY, 19th February, 1902. WEDNESDAY, 5th March, 1902.

NURSDAY, the 11th day of July, 1901, at NOON, the Steamship "KIAUTSCHOU

of the HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Captain P. Luseschloss, with MAILS, PASSEN- GERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA.

Shipping Orders will be granted till NooN, on TUESDAY, the 9th July, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., on WEDNESDAY, the 10th July, and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NooN, on WEDNESDAY, the roth July,

Contents 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 Stewardesses. Linus can be washed on board.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD:

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 27th June, 1901,

Hotels.

BOVRIL

BOVRIL PROMOTES HEALTH,

STRENGTH AND ENERGY.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

IN THE MATTER OF THE Es TATE OF JOHN DUPREE, FORMERLY OF KIU KIANG, IN THE PROVINCE OF KIANG SI IN THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, ASSISTANT EXAMINER IN THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS, AND LATE OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG. Deceased."

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court

bas. by virtue of Section 38 of Ordinance

No. 3 of 1897, made an Order limiting to the 1st day of AUGUST, 1901, fur sending in Claims against the above listate.

All Creditors are hereby required to send their Claims to the 'Undersigned before the said Date.

Dated this 3rd day of June,

$89c]

1901.

W. NORTON-KYSHE, Official Administrator. THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE CO., LIMITED.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND at the RATE; A

of FOUR per cent (ONE DOLLAR and'-' FIFTY CENTS per Share) for the Six months ending 30th June, 1901, will be paid on applica tion to the Registeted Shareholders in the above Company, on MONDAY, the 8th July,

1901.

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 8th July,

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 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

Tolophond

· No. 75.

THOMAS SKINNER. .ARCHIBALD RITCHIE. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Managers.

FRUIT SYRUPS.

Composed entirely of the Püre Juices of Californian

Fruits and Pure Crystal Sugar. Mixed with any Aerated Water they make a most wholesome and refreshing Summer Beverago. Just the thing for the Climate:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 25th June, 1901,

MELCHERS & CO.,

AGENTS.

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JAPAN

HONGKONG

HOTEL

Military Band during dinner on Saturday Nights.

Hongkong, th November, 1900,

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

Paid up Capital 324,374 HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG.

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Board of Directors:

Chun Kit Shan, Esq.

C. Ewens, Esq.

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

Chief Manager,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.

Interest for 12 months Fixed ......

21Hongkong, 20th December, 1899..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

*85.50 A Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex Factory.

$3.30.

Bag of 250 hs.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., A volte General Managers.

Hongkong 1st Jung, 1901; /

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

For Terms, &c., apply to the

Honghent, and july, 1900.

MANAGER.

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CONNAUGHT HOUSE

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RENOVATED FROM ROOF TO CELLAR. SCRUPULOUS CLEANLINESS

GUARANTEED.

Special Terms for Monthly Boarders,

apply to the Manager

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A FONSECA

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

GOALS:

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (OR MITSUI & Co.)

HEAD OFFICE:-43, SAKAMOTO-CHO, TOKYO,

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company both Days inclusive.

MEYER & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 26th June, 1901.

[6700 HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITEDA

NOTICE is hereby given that the TWELFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS wil be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No.4, Queen's Buildings, on SATURDAY, the 6th July, at 12:15 PM for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors, together with a state ment of Accounts to 30th April, 1901, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 22nd instant, to the 6th July, both Days inclusive.des,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO,

Agents, Hongkong, 19th June, 1901

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO LIMITED. INCORPORATED 21ST DECEMBER, 1900, WITH A CAPITAL CE £1,000,000 IN SHARES

OF EACH

OTICE is given that the CHAR-

N TERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA is authorised by THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO., LIMITED,

(herein called the NEW COMPANY) to issue

to the Holders of Shares in THE CHINESE- ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, (herein called, the OLD COMPANY) Provisional Certificates for the Fully Paid Up Shares of cach in the Capital of the New Company to which the Shareholders in the Old Company are entitled-under an Agreement dated the oth JULY, 1900

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Shareholders in the Old Company are entitled to receive 25 Fully Paid Up Shares of L1 each in the New Company for every Share of 100 Tientsin Taels in the Old Company, and they are requested to lodge, their Certifi cates at the Office of the said Bank either in- Shanghai, Hongkong ör Tientsin during Bank- ing hours on or as soon as possible after the 3rd JULV next to enable the New Certificates to be made out.

The Issue of Shares in the New Company will be made in Ceritficates of 5, 10, 25 and 100 Shares of reach and Shareholders in the Old Company are requested to intimate on sending in their Old Certificates the denomina tions required.

In the absence of instructions to the contrary Certificates will be made out for 25 Shares

LONDON OFFICE:-34, LIME STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG OFFICE:-6, ICE HOUSE STREET. each. BRANCH OFFICES:

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singaporo, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuke, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonosėki, Moji, Wakamatsu, Karatsu, Nagasaki, Enohinotsu, Sazebo, Miike, Hakodate, Taipei, &c.

Telegraphic Address for all the Offices: "MITSUL"

A.B.C. and A 1 Codes used.

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Tapanese Navy, Arsenals and Railway Bureau Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa and Yamano Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Fukumo, Hokokur, Ichi-mura, Kanada, Kishima, Manouro, Onoura, Otsuji, Tohmiyama, Tsubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunokibara and other Coal Mines.

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1901.

[563c ALSE LD.

KELL SZ 82

NEW BOOKS,

The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837- 1801 The Life and Accession of King Edward VII and the Life of Queen Alexan- dra, with 14 India "proof, and other Photo- gravures from Pictures by well-known Artists

CDR.N.

The Stateman's Year Book 1901..................$6.50 The Chinese Crisis from within" by Weng.

Ching,

$2.25

The Elements of Machine Design-Part 1 general principles, fastenings and Trans- missive Machinery by W. UNWIN, F.R.S..$4.50 The Last of the Great Scouts.-The life story of Col. Wm. F. Cody by HELEN. CODY WETMORE

$250

How Bailors Fight-With an introduction by

Capt. The Hon, HEDWORTH LAMPTON," | Hèr Royal Highness Woman by MAX

$3.50 ORELL Small Boat Sailing An explanation of the Further Correspondence respecting, the dis

$225. Management of small yachts, half-decked turbances in China Blue Book No. 5$1.00 and open sailing bouts of various rigs, sailing Last Essays by F. MAX MULLER, KM...$3.00 on sea and on river cruising, &c, by E. F.The Lighter side of cricker by Capt. PHILIP KNIGHT

$3.00 TREVOR

apa makukusaki 3,50

W. BREWER & Co.

BREWER'S -For the Best and Cheapest English made, Ladies' and Gentlemen's BOOTS and SHOES BREWERS-For the Best and Cheapest

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES," BREWERS. For the Largest Stock of TEN NIS GOODS by the Best Makers; Cricketing Gear and Games of all kinds.

The Bearer of a Share Certificate in the Old entitled to the Share represented thereby. Company will be regarded as the person

the said Bank or from Messrs. DRUMMOND Further Inforntation may be obtained from

and WHITE-COOPER, of Shanghai, Legal Ad- visers to the Company

22nd June, 1901

A

WANTED

[658c

EUROPEAN QUARTERMASTER to superintend the Coxswains of the "STAR" FERRY BOATS. Must be strictly sober and accustomed to work with Chinese.

Apply by Letter only, with Testimonials,

SECRETARY, STAR FERRY CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 25th June, 1901.

1666c:

to

WANTED

FANTED an OVERSEER Apply by letter to

THE SECRETARY, THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT AND AGENCY CO

A Limited. Hongkong, 24th June, 1901

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE:

662c

ROM This Date Mr. ROBERT HAY BERRY MITCHELL: will be MANAGER of our Hongkong. Business and will SIGN our FIRM per Procuration.

H. PRICE & CO Hongkong, ret July, 1901,

[691c COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

DURING

URING my TEMPORARY ABSENCE from the Colony, Mr. P. DE CHAMP MORIN will assume, the charge of the abover Company's Agency at this Port

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent Hongkong, 28th June, 1901 6776

EOTICE

BREWERS For the Largest Stock of AMERICAN SQUEEZER PLAVING CARDS, POKER CHIPS, &c. BREWERS. Have always a very large Stock of the Newest, BOOKS by each English Mail BREWERS Are always adding Novelties

to their Stock of STATIONERY IL CVW WILIELS NAGEL TO SIGN OUT FIRE

Department, ADDRESS: 28 & 26, Queen's Road.

have This Day authorized Mr.

per Procuration, estudios

PREVALEOPOLD SPATZ & CO

Hongkong, 17th June, 19or