. Resrnvx Funp DICTIONARY.

> SIX DOLLARS ONLY.

aT F _ The Hongkong Teligraps, Office, : WEBSTER’S) cia Banks. -THE SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. ay nore Estanuish 1880 Sunscrinep CAPITAL Patp-up CAPITAL RESERVE FUND weoon Head Office :-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencas.

, KOBE NEW YORK LONDON . LYONS SAN FRANCISCO .HONOLULU HOMBAY ‘ SHANGHAI LONDON BANKERS | THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, Lo, PARRS' HANK, Lp, * THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, Lo.

HONGKONG AGxncy :—-[NreRESt ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 percent per Annum on the dally balance. i On fixed deposits, for 12 months at § per cent.

” 4 ” 4 ‘ + oo» 3m §. CHOH, . . “+ Agent. Hongkong, ith March, 1898, T]ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 10 $10,260,000 | , seasesees$ 9,000,000 “RESERVE LiaviLiry oF PROP*TORS...$10,006,000 Parp-uP CAPITAL « COURT OF DIRECTORS ¢ Han. J, J. Burt-Irvind,—Cbairman, R, M. Gray.—Deputy Chairman, ' , Beumean, Esq.

R. L, Richardson, Esq. P. Sechse, Esq, A. McConachle, Esq, | R. Shewan, Exy ‘AT, Raymond, Esq. | N, A, Stebs, Esq. on CHIKy MANAGER: " ! ‘ Hongkong—T. JACKSON, Esq.

MAHAOER: . Shaighat—J, P, WADE GARD'NRR, Esq, LONDON BANKRS—LONDON AND COUNTY r WANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. HUNGKONG—IMNTERKST ALLOWED { * On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent, per Aunam on the daily balance, ; David Gubbay, Esq. A. Haspt, Eng, ' ; Inesicst ON Fixep, Deposits : For 4 months, 2} per Ceat, per Annum, For 6 mqzihs, 34 per Cent, per Annan, _ For 1a montha, 4 per Cent, per Annum, ws, : T. JACKSON, , s Chief Manager Hongkong, rgth Augast, 1898, HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. =| PT HE Business of the above Rank is conducted by thc HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be’ obtalned on applicallon. . INTEREST on deposits {5 allowed at 34 PER CENT, per annum, : Deposltora’ many transfer at thelr option, balances of $100 ot more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on -FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pxr Cen. per annant, ‘ For the (ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI , BANKING CORPORATION, T. JACKSON, (6 ' Chicf Manager, Hongkong,’ rst August, 1895, ae (ro H 10) C K Iai ARS THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, | INCORPORATED BY ROVAL CHARTER, 1853) HEAD OFFICE :—LONDON.

£800,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP sesveeee Resrrvz ‘LIABILITY. 01 a ‘ HOLDERS «0s £800,000 Rasenve FUND . «450,000 TY ettor ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT atthe Rate of 2 per cent. per annnm on the Dally Balances, 4 aa , On Fixed Deposits for t2 months... 4 percent.

* ” o o ” vee 3d ou 3 9 we tho, 0 T. H. ‘WHITEHEAD, Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, agth May, 1898, {31 ee THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, . LIMITED. hee os ‘ Authorised Capital Pald up Capital w HEAD OFFICE :—HONGRONG, Court of Directars:— + 20, Gilles, Eeq. J. T.Lauts, Esq. ChowTungSheng, ¥sq. Chan Kit Shan, £eq, Aveo Hoi Choen, Esq.

ban . Chief Manager, : .° G, W, F. PLAYFAIR, i Interest {or 12° months Fixed, 5 per Cent. On Current Account, Dally Balances = ptt Cent. per Annum, | " Hongkong, oth November, 1897. “4 [8 : : eee eayeeseen ITSUI*HUSSAN KAISHA, No, 6, Zee House Sivert, Praya Central, : Head Office TOKIO. i . + Branch Offices i—’-. LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, “SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, | end “all Ports fo, JAPAN. NEWCHWANG : a Acencits 3—- .

-Wilk Coal Minzs, Olmanr Coal Mines.

Kanads Coal Mines Gat taawe Tokyo Marina Insurance Co., Limitad.

Mel} Wire Insdranco’Co,, Limited, + -Irperiat Government Paper Lill aa ae ernaa Whe Cty Sena, | Oncda Cement Company, Japan.

. Tho Mlike,Cotton Spinning 24111, "Tokyo Cotton Splantog Mill, Japan, i Hayashi Clock Factozy.

_ -Rongkong, ats Decerador, 1295, 4 Bb STRAITS, &0s vee Brtincisbevs LONDON sessesseS0codyd wusniskT, He Hide, RNR. woo.Abont agth Sept....Frelght only, . it i . , LONDON sess dfontha wunieks L, Haddock, R'N.R,,..About agth Sept... Frelght of Passage.

SHANGHAI «.....Parramaita,..C. F. Preston, RN,R.....About oth Sept.

LONDON, &e. veBallaavat t wt. L. W. Felld ww Freight or Passage, JAPAN, &e. sce ROMMO® wrcnnyS dB, Lockyer, R.NVRing Py, rat Oct... .Frelght or Passage, S TELEPHONE TS.

5, Quem's Road.

Kanegetuch! Cotton Spinal gpl Japan.

(a5 h c Bong jintimations. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL ‘STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

—— 0 —— a ee ror STRAMERS -CAPTAINS TO SAIL sesuneaaltgon, rst Oct.

* (Passing throngh the Toland Sea).

Yor Farther Particulazs apply to ‘ Hongkong, 19th September, 1898, , CLUB HO / LIMITED.

ee THE : : ; No, 5-8, BUND, POROBAMA.

PIRST-CLASS HOTEL Centrally situated, well furnished and supplied with excellent Cuisine and Good Wines.

Tho Company's Steam-launch attends the arrival and departure of all ‘| Mail Steamers, ; ce: ie Special attontion paid to the Comfort of Visitors.

Yokohama, rat October, 1897. 2 XOSBACH, Invaluable for dyspepsia and Indigestion, “Remarkably free from organlc tmpurliles, “ unquestionably the best of {te kind.” : Springs at Rosbach rear Homburg. : ” ; a nn anne oe : Por caso of 50 bottles. We ~ do go d-boltles... Ue eneeverennen ren neeengn ey won ie Hongkong, 13th September, 1898, _ Sole Agents.

~~ CALIFORNIA | AND RIESLING co ce it HO) See ‘ 20} = AT’ THE, HONGKONG HOTEL.

“GREAT CLEARANCE SALE. * "FOR ONE WEER ONLY.

“Hongkong, 17th September 1898, pee : cae ae + (See Spectal Advertisement), HOTEL, E. Vv. SIOEN, Manager, REMARKS ~ CoH, Watkins, R.N.R,...Noov, 231d Sopt...Freight only, JAPAN, &e. see Canala ® ...0.W. HL, Haughton, R.N.R.About 3rd Octe....Frelght only.

H. A, RITCHIE, Superintendent, saesgeerensnvansetsranqurareeds BLED 950 sere 86 37 Freight or Passage.

{5 136 THE BEST NATURAL TABLE WATER IN THE WORLD.

‘i lta flavor is decidedly more agreoablo than that of any Minecat Water which I bave evor tasted, Tels Str CHARLES “CAMERON, MD, FRCS, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.

ts --H. PRICE & CO., 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

1881. AAa+=ax THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 18 Jntimations, ong Ce ESTABLISHED 98. A UNITED ASBESTOS ORIEN AGENCY. LIMITED.

SOLE AGENTS IN, ‘HONGKONG, CHINA; JAPAN AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, UNITED -AS «Bent (Quatittes of A : HYDRAULIC and SELF 1 BESTOS CO ' CONTRACTORS FOR THE ‘ MPANY, LIMITED, LONDON, TO H.M. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF TRE SBESTUS GOODS and PACKINGS. 4 UBRICATING PUMP PACKINGS of ‘al klods. “VICTOR” METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. , . ASLESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITIO ESTIMATES given for cvery DESCRIPTION of WORK: SUPERINTENDENT vorsesccasosteseesens ravens DODWELL CARLILL & Go., Gei8ral Agents. 27] t FIRST-CLASS HOTEL adjoinlag the ‘Tramway Terminus.

Magaificent View of the Chy aod Harbour, pumerous Islands. Cool southerly breezes in Summer, wlid perfect protection ay Commanding Eaat winds In wlater, Well appointed rooms, atient! J. MARCESSE, Chef de Cutsine, a 1 h a ve en ie "PA The DIVIDE ’ “PEAK +, . «7 Also Sole Agents for th . GATION © HAREHOLDEBS are hereby Infor at a GENERAL MEETING INTERIM. DIVIDEND dectared on tha COM-HARES for the six *:] Pondon- recently” of 3 Pan Cent.was WS PREFERENCE 5 months ending oth June, this belug at the rate of 6 Per Cent. pe on the 1st Octaber, ‘The TRANSFE! ‘wilt bo CLOSED prozimo (both days foclusive,). + 2 HOLLIDAY, ‘WISE & Go sts THOS, SKINNER, HOTEL. ee OS er 1 ‘ ve CRAIGIEBURN !s now open, lor term apply to” Cry Orricr, No. 7, Duddell Street.

AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS.

Ive service and excellent Culsine.

1350 RBEP AROUE SEA LEVEL. —_—— GEO. J, CASANOVA, Manager, | MANAGER, PEAK HOTEL.

fa8 " ‘ ’ Onver asp Repeat Onpars ake TLOWING IN FoR “LIQUEUR FLEUR DE CHAMPAGNE.

THE PUBLIC ARE DELIGHTED.

(THE IDEAL LIQUEUR.) ‘: ’ SOLE AGENTS — CELEBRATED SC “WATKINS & CO, : CHAMPAGNE : Loge qnans,, ae, plitd Gi He MUMN 8 Con sessseieesessnsseepessssienennsnnstanonannenedannnasny 835-50 $37.59 : WHISKY. i: bios. bottle, ; [DEWAR'S “IMPERIAL INSTITUTE ssscsssesscessersssns cist $10.50 MCCREADIE'S "SPECIALLY SELECTED". wsccccspesesssennes £950 PORT WINE. tea ; GUEDES 3 GRAPE" BRAND wsinrion “ SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

. Agents, ‘ 33] ‘ i Praya Central. ROBERTSON GANDERSON & CO., LIMITED..-.

LEITH. = + 2 +O: OTCH eet) Ot eee Te ws “GLENLEITH" BRAND «. “SECOND TO NONE” . “MOUNTAIN DEW? LIQUEUR WHISKY, : All the above brands we goarantec lo be pure Malt Whls regulated by ihe age atthe Whisky. The "Second to None” ‘Whisky are all over ten ycars old. : eee Per Case.-° es “Sige $10 : ee eee cae oo A Sole agents for Hongkong and ‘Southern. Ports of China,, ys.

LA. S.

Hongkong, 19th May, 1898, Ee a TH HAVE'NOW.A LARGE ASS B PHARM m= ATKINSON'S PERFUMES AND ARE SOLE GRTMENT OF MANUFACTURERS ‘OF WATSON ’& CO., ‘LIMITED, |.

* (661 : THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.’

‘ * i . oe . RMACY. _ WHITE HEATHER BOUQUET. ~ ..”

THE CHINA;MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA-OMPANY, LIMITED. . scbecael OnUM.

ein nts, + Hongkong, 53th September, 1898.

med that WARRANTS will R BOOKS of the Company from the 28th tabtant to tat , aaa Sole Agents for VIN PASTEUR the great’ French Nerve Tonlc, e now well-known JAPANESE TABLE WATER ao (DAN SA N.

mals “FLETCHER & CO, CARMICHAEL & CO. C " Usan ror OVER 2a YNARS.

with the Utmoit Success held in|. thoroughly Rotand Dampoess, : ~ Sole Agents for China, ! “Hongkong, 11th Séptamber, 1806. boresdy |." “THE LEADING. CATERERS.

LIQUORS to alt others,’ Legrayt BH ET TAL N of the bert quantiles.

Fine HEALTHY LOCATION, the Mainland of Chiaoa, and alnat the Noathe $24.00 Saas WHISKIES.

ARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS) retlable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus, “,UTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co, ; COMPARE OUR ENU, BILLIARD TABLES and oe . ST TRE GRILL ROOM, * {097° Hongkong, rt September, 1897, ~ [39° * THE UNITED ASBESTOS. -ORIENTAL AGENCY.” ~ . a L Sols Agents jor ths fj UNITED ASBESTOS COM-¥ PANY, LT'’D. LONDON.

‘4 @ Dopwt1, CARLILL & CO, General Agents.

THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM.

. Vartinrations. -RN hae HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

“THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, far the purpose cf receiving the Com+ mittee'’a Report and Statement of Accoaal fox tha past year, electing Committee for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of Genera} Rusiness, will bo helt at tha Crry Hait, on MONDAY, the 16th September, at6ORM.

.' JAS, M, FORBES, Hon Secretary. Hangkong, 1glu September, 1898. [ru8 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. .

PTSHE ORDINARY GEN® RAL MEETING af SHAREHOLDERS {on the above COMPANY will be held at the Company's Ofrices on TUFSDAY, the 27ib Scptombar, at Noon, tur the purpos? of recalving the Re-. portolabe Genceat Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts ta 30th Jana, 1898. -Tbe T"ANSFER BOOKS ‘of the Compsny mill bs CLOSED from ths 3th to 27th Sept., both daye Inclusti> : i DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO,,-Geceral Managers. Hongkong, 7th September, 1898. {1078 ‘THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, : LIMITED, .

NY OTICE t1 hereby given that an EXTRA: | | ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, of the above Company will be held atthe COMPANY'S HOTEL. 0 THURSDAY, the, 6th day of October, 1898, at Noo, when tha SUBJOINED RESOLUTION which | was passed at the EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the Company hel on the rgth Instant will be’ sobmited for confirmadon as & ‘SPECIAL RESULUTION.. ' : Ups x» LONUS of TWO THOU. USAND DOLLARS ‘b: hereby voted ta “aneh cf ihe toece existing Directors, or * the sar ol SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS the all, out cf tha iprcfita of the Compasy “during the past ball years a9, some re~ “copniilon by the Shareholders of the “yecesatul exertions of the Directors in “plating the concern” oace mort on'a dividend payiog bast.” few #8 Dated the 16th day of September, 1898.

. Cc MOONEY, 2107" Secretary, ae eee a CHINA TRADERS’, INSURANCE co, ‘LIMITED: . NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS: -< HE THIRTY SECOND *ORDINAR¥ ¢ MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In the above Comp:ny will be held at the HEAD ' Orvicr, Victorla, Hongkong, oo TUESDAY, the rth October proxims, at Twelve o'clock, NOON, for the purpore af presenting: the report of the Directors and: Statement of Accounts to oth April last and of D:claring Dividends. . The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ~ will be CLOSED fiom 28th Instant ta the ‘rth, October, proximo, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

» . WH, RAY, ‘ _, Secretary, Hongkong, 19th S*ptember, 1898, . [1120 . ,UNTON INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. | : Sees te he ese NOTICE TO: SHAREHOLDERS, OTICE Is hereby given that the TWENTY FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-ING of the Soctety will be beld at the Heap Orricr, .No; 4, The Praya, Honglong, on THURSDAY, the zoth October, 1898, at NOOK for the purpose of receiving the reper of tha Directors together with Statements o' Accounts © for the year 1897 cad for the half yeae ending the goth June 1898, and ‘of declaring dividends. © The TRANSFER, BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from the toh to the 20th -: ‘] October, both days inclasive. a By Order oljthe Board, r Ww. f. S,' : ‘ Acting Secretary. ° Hongkong, 213t September, 1898. ——_—_—_—_—<—_——_————— . Fusucances. _ 3 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE _ COMPANY OF HAMBURG, "HE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company .are’ prepared to First CURRENT RATES.

_ Hongkong; 28th May, 1895. 7 . 1 08 : GENERAL NOTICE. +.‘ THE ON TAI (AMITED) -CAPITAL, TAELS, 600,009 tte he POUAS 30+ COO} $833,323643: -RESERVE Fur L $318,000.00, _* BOARD OF DIRECTORS, | Las ‘Sino, Exq.'

Lov Tso SHUN, Esq +) MANAGER —HO AMEL!

ARINE “RISKS on GOODS, &cy.taken ‘A’ at Curpenr Rares toall parts Wold A; HEAD, OFFICE,.8 & 9, PRAYA WEST, Hongkong,.x7th December, 1886, .

he ANOLIGH, etter MO" * [To MAN ON INSURANCE. COMPANY, *. 0 LIMITED. so’ ! : * ot CAPITAL SULSGRIBED, .. ; (rp |, 7° above Company (s prepared to secept ” Marine Risks at CURRRNT RATES on fic, Polleles granted to all Puts of tho gayable at any of ite Agencies, ' CHAU TSEUNG FAT, Less ~ Secretary. ,HKAD OFFI i No, 2, Quaen’s RoaD .

" Bongkong, x6th May, 1804 t10 it rn (urge.

epi accept . i Clas FOREIGN ind CHINESE ‘RISKS at _SLEMSSEN*E' Cow ©", Po INSURANCE. COMPANY,’ -..

“ {-o Wao soot, Zon Daas of, the “ta $1;000000, 7 wo