1905-09-14 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 4949

(ESTABLISHED · 1881.)

晚六十月八年一十三赭光

Banks.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1905.

Mails.

四年禮

就四十月九英卷香

Intimations.

THE

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED ............ Yer 24,000,000

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£8,000,000 6,000,000

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

HBANKING CORPORATION. YOKOHAMA SPECIEBANK, LIMITED.,

PAID-UP CAPITAL...........................................................$10,000,000 Reserve Fund.—

Sterling Reserve....$10,000,000 $18,500,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP`.......................................... Silver Reserva ......$ 8,500,000 RESERVE JIABILITY OF PROPTORE.$10,000,000 CAPITAL UNCALLED........ 4

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

H. A. W. SLADE, Esq., Chairman.

A. HAUPT, E1q, Deputy Chairman.

Hon, C. W. Dickson.

E. Goetz, Esq,

H. Schubart, Esq.

E. Shallim, Esq.

G. H. Medhurst, Esq.

Hon. R. Shewan.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

F. Salinger, Esq.

N. A. Sieba, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER; Hongkong J, R. M. SMITH.

MANAGER:

Shanghai-H. E. R. HUNTER. LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY

BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cear, per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, aš par Cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 3 per Cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th August, 1905,

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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, "IHE Business of the above Bank is conducted

TbyteHONGKONGANDSHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 38 PER CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG ANI SHANUHAL BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per zonum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHanghai BANKING CORPORATION,

J, R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, 1st May, 1902.

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE BANK

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL......Sh. Taels 7,500,000

DEUTSCH

READ OFFICE-SHANGHAI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BERLIN.

BRANCHES :

Berlin Calcutta Hankow Pcking Tientsin Tsinantu Tsingtau Yokohama FOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING BANKS AND

BANKERS:

Koenigliche Serhandlung (Preussis-

che Staatsbank)

Direction der Diacoeto-Gesellschaft

Deutsche Bank

Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft

S. Bleichroeder

-Berlin.

Bank fuer Handel und Industrie

Robert Warschauer & Co.

Sochne?

a/M.

Mendelssohn & Co.

M. A. von Rothschild & Sochae) Frankfurt

Jacob S. H. Stern

Norddeutsche Bank in Hamburg, Hamburg. Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Co., Koeln. Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechselback,

Muenchen.

LONDON BANKERS: Messia, N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SONS.

THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK,

LINITED.

DEUTSCHE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY

RESERVE FUND.euse 91 9.940,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies,

TOKIO..

NAGASAKI. LYONS.

SAN FRANCISCO,

BOMBAY. TIENTSIN. PEKING.

KOBE.

LONDON.

*NEW YORK, HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, NEWCHWANG. MUKDEN.

PORT ARTHUR. CHEFOO.

DALNY.

LONDON BANKERS:

FOR

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAMERS

YOKOHAMA VIASHANGHAI, SOCOTRA

MOJI and KOBE.

(Passing through the Inland Sea). C. J. Benton, R.N.R... September

LONDON and ANTWERP VIAY

TO SAIL ON

REMARKS,

About 15th

} Freight only,

-Q. Jones, RB.R. Depa

Sept. 15th, Noon

Freight only.

SINGAPORE, COLOMBO and')

BOMBAY........

PEKIN

Le Mare Slides

SINGAPORE, PENANG, CO- [ CANDIA LOMBO, PORT SAID and MARSEILLES...

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, L. (Calling at Penang if sufficien

PARRS' BANK, LD.

THE UNION OF LONDON AND

SMITHS BANK, LD.

HONGKONG BRANCH:-INTEREST ALLOWED, On Current Account at the rate of 7 per cent. Jer Annum on the Daily Balance.

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

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3

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Manager.

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

inducement offers).

SHANGHAI...............................................an

(CHUSAN.............

H. W. Kenrick, R.N.8...}

{SIMLA

C. D. Galdsmith, R.N.R.

LONDON, &C.....

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, jath September, 1905.

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Hongkong, 11th September, 1905,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

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

£800,000

CAPITAL FAID-UP........... RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARE.

RESERVE FUND

**£875,00

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.

6 11 ... 31

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3 » ... 21 4

T. P. COCHRANE

Manager.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1905.

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INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

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FISCAL AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN CHINA, THE PHILIPPINE islands and THE REPUBLIC OF.Panana.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

AUTHORISED.........GOLD $10,000,000 CAPITAL PAID UP GOLD $3,250,000 RESERVE FUND.......GOLD $. 3,250,000

HEAD OFFICE:

NEW YORK.

LONDON OFFICE:

THREADNEEdle house, E.C.

LONDON BANKERS: NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF England, LIMITED,

UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S Bank, Ltd. BRITISH LINEN COMPANY BANK

BRANCHES AND AGENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT. THE Corporation transacts every Descrip tion of Banking and Exchange Business, INTEREST allowed on Current Account. receives Money in Current Account and ac DEPOSITS received on terms which may be cepts Fixed Deposits at Rates which may be learned on application. Every description of ascertained on application. Banking and Exchange business transacted.

About 16th September

Freight only,

About zistĮ Freight and

September ~ Fassage.

Sept. 23rd, See Special

Noon Advertisement,

L. S. LEWIS, Acting Superintendent.

Intimations.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HAVE NOW REMOVED

TO THEIR

NEW STORE

CHATER ROAD

IN

AND

ICE HOUSE STREET

ENTRANCE IN

ICE HOUSE STREET.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, 4th September, 1905.

TRADE

NN NW

MARK

HUGO SUTER,

Sub-Manager,

Hongkong, 9th September; 1905.

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CHARLES R. SCOTT, Manager. No. 9, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1905,

Telephone No. 75,

JAPAN

COALS.

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & Co.)

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGA-cho, Tokyo, LONDON BRANCH:-34, LIME STREIT, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET.

OTHER OFFICES:

New York, Ban Franciago, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Saurabaya, Manila. Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Maidruru, Kure. Shimonoseki, Moji Wakamaten, Karatsa, Nagasaki, Kuchinotan, Bascho, Milke, Hakodate, Taipeh, &o.

Telegraphio Address :-"' MITSUI " (A.B.U. and A 1 Godes). CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Hallways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers,

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotana, Hokoku, Hondo, Ichimura, Kanada, Mameda, Magnoura, Onopra, Otzaji, Sasahara. Tsubakaro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunokibara and other Coals..

S. MINAMI Manager. Honokane,

Hotels.

OCCIDENTAL

HOTEL

EXCELLENT CUISINE..

ELECTRIC FANS.

THE

THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, MACAO.

HE above Hotel situated on the PRAYA GRANDE, will be opened on SATUR- DAY, 2nd September, under the Management of J. SANTOS, late of Macao Hotel,

MANAGER.

AQUARIUS

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Anywhere and

any time

310 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY, to CENTS.

BOVRIL is the right thing.

Being a perfectly scientific com- bination of the nourishing and the stimulating properties of beef, BOVRIL will always give a good account of itself.

BOVRIL

"MINIMAX"

HAND

FIRE EXTINGUISHER,

MINIMAX SYNDICATE, LIMITED. LONDON, NEW YORK, BERLIN, Hamburg, Paris, Vienna, Milan, Copenhagen, ANTWERP, &c.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

LOCAL AGENTS.

NO HOSE.

AUTOMATIC.

t

The most effective of all Hand Fire Extinguishing Apparatus, NO PUMPS.

Extinguishes Oil, Varnish, Ketosine Oil, Tar, Benzine. Guaranteed to remain in working order for any length of time.

SIMPLEST HANDLING.

Drive in the Knob and the apparatus is in action immediately, sending Spray nearly 40 feet.

Is Sellacting, Destroys all

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

Can be used by anyone, even lauly" MINIMAX"Requires only one hand to hold.

or child.

Minimum of Price, Weight and Size.

Hongkong, toth May, tong.

Always rely for immediate use.

Weight only 8 lbs, when fall. Maximum of simplicity and effect

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COMPANY,

THE ORIENTAL CONSTRUCTION

CONSULTING AND SUPERVISING ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS,

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND 'MANILA.

SPECIALISTS

IN

34

RAILWAYS, MINES, WATER SUPPLIES,

SPARKLING MINERAL TABLE WATER (6., Pts., & Splits.

SILENT WATER Qts.

STONE GINGER BEER. GINGERA LE.

LEMONADE.

TONIC WATER.

PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY is used in the Manufacture of these Beverages, and by this means ABSOLUTE PURITY IS GUARANTEED.

SOLE AGENTS-

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO.,

Hongkong, 6th September, 1905.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

OF SHAREHOLDERS of the abovej

15, Queen's Road Central.

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

ADVERTISEMENT.

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSUR-

Company will be held at the Company's Office,TANCE COMPANY LIMITED, is a

on SATURDAY, the 23rd September, at Noon,

for the purpose of receiving the Report of the purely BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. General Managers together with a Statement

of Accounts to 30th June, 1905.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 23rd September, both days inclusive.

Head Office: London. Established in London in 1861.

W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS, Branch Manager and Underwriter,

Hongkong.

1886 Hongkong, 30th August, 1905. [915 HONGKONG YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN

ASSOCIATION.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

"General Managers. Hongkong, 11th September, 1905

"EQUITABLE LIFE."

EXTRACT from the "REVIEW," a pru- minent Insurance journal published in LONDON, dated 24h July-

CHINESE DEPARTMENT. ·

26, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

"We on this side of the Atlantic are abso-THE NIGHT SCHOOL of the above will lutely tired of hearing and reading about the open for its 4th Session on MONDAY, so-called revelations of the Equitable of the OCTOBER 2ND. BOOKKEEPING, COM U.S. As we have always said and still main-MERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE, SHORT. tain the assets of the Equitable of U.S. are HAND. TYPEWRITING, BEGINNERS' there all the time, the policyholders or their ENGLISH, INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH, representatives are being paid with the same ADVANCED ENGLISH, MANDARIN, promptitude as heretofore.

Hongkong, 12th July, 1905.

REINFORCED CONCRETE, CONCRETE PILÈS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

HONGKONG.

Hotels.

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HONGKONG HOTEL.

Military Hand during dinner on Saturday Nights,

A. F. DAVIES,

"Acting Manager.

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Telephone,

No. 170.

Hongkong, 7th February, 1905,

Teltgraphic Address: *CONNAUGHT.

CONNAUGHT HOTEL.

HONGKONG. -

A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL, situated near the BANKS,

PRINCIPAL OFFICES and in the MAIN STREET.

Large and Lofty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished, Hydraulic Elevator.

Flash Water Lavatories. Excellent Cuisine and Wines, Under European Management.

Hot and Cold Water Baths and Shower Baths,

Launch Service for Guests. Hongkong, 16th June, 1905.

FOR HOTEL COMFORT AND THE BEST BILLIARDS

GO TO THE

KOWLOON

291

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HOTEL. KOWLOON. Proprier and Manager.

MUSIC, THE CHINESE WRITTEN VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

"We have not heard that the Equitable's CHARACTER, and ANY OTHER SUB- policyholders are dying more rapidly than JECTS for which there is an enrolment of usual, or that the Company is less able or ten students, will be thoroughly taught by willing than before to meet its liabilities." | EXPERIENCED FOREIGN and CHINESE Remarks of this kind emanating from an TEACHERS. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY insurance authority, and being exactly correct, to improve yourself in your leisure bours. deserve attention and acceptance. Policy-Fees moderale. Rooms bright and comfort- holders are as fully secured while their interests able, For full information send for our are better protected than they were before the Educational Prospectus or call at the Office of publication of the newspaper reports now dealt the Secretary, with.

Hongkong, 8th September, 1905. Hongkong, 13th September, 1905.

MUSIC LESSONS.

V

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THE

There is splendid accommodation for Visitors, the Rooms being the largest and loftiest in the Colony The BILLIARD TABLE which has been purchased from the Hon. Wei Yuk is the MODERATE PRICES. best in the Far East, and is practically new.

SPIRITS and WINES of the best quality, CUISINE Excellent.

For Terms, &c., apply to

Macao, 28th August, 1905.

1880

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATES.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Clo Hongkong Telegraph. [17] Hongkong a8th May, 1895.

[sa Hongkong, rath September, 1995.

TO ORDER IN

EVERY ROOM. "

EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON, Hongkong, 19th May, 1904.

COLD STORAGE.

I

ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

- J. W. OSBORNE,

MACAO HOTEL,

MACAO, CHINA,

IN THE CENTRE of the Praia Grande,

20TH HOTELS UNDER EXPERIENCED · EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. BOTH

EVERY COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS.

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HE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD, have_Row 40,000 Cubic feet of DOLINE; and in MUSIC, by a Teacher Stores will be Open at 10 AM. and 4 P.M. ESSONS is VIOLIN, GUITAR, MAN COLD STORAGE available at EAST POINT. of Experience.

daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WM. PARLANE, Manager

:

For terms, apply to-

42.*

(911) Hongkong, and Jane, 1995,

WM. FARMER. Proprietni,

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

PLUNKEY'S GAP, the PEAE, near the TRAN TERMINUS, Tel: 56.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

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Hongkong, and July, 1900.

MANAGER.