INTIMATION.
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD..
ESTABLISHED 1875.
BABY GRANDS
BY
RACHELS,
PLEYEL,
TO LET
TO LET ON LEASE. FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1907.
NO. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, HOLLYWOOD
ROAD.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SUN WAI LANE. Apply to
ARRATOON V. APÇAR & CO., 45, Wyndham Street.
[101 Hongkong, 24th October, 1906.
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. 7ELLBURN, "No 81 the PEAK. Apply to-
W
KEMMLER
AND ROSENKRANZ.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
York Buildings. Hongkong, 22ad January, 197.
TO LET.
FROM 1ST MARCH, 1997.
254
-THE-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, 190%.
FROM A LONDON CLUB WINDOW
KING EDWARD'S JOKE.
A Liverpool Daily Post correspondeat in London writes:
It may neem that the Royal authority is unimportaat, so smoothly does the country wond its accustomed way whilst the King is at Biarritz. But the telegraph has annihilated space and to all intent and purpose his Majesty iDear Parliament as though he were at His Majesty's expones are opor- Windsor. mous. Abroad "tips" with lavish profusion, and it is not generally known that he pays for of the special trains by which be
always travels Tactly the same rate as a private individual would plus a certain extra percentage for the expense of the pilot engine which goes on ahead. The King told the Prince of Wales and one or two other gentlemen this story at Victoria on his departure Have you heard that the latest Biblial research has revealed that there was not only a telephone in Eden. but the very amber now known! It was, 44 1 Apple" And as to laughed over this
Apparen'.
FOR LIGHTNESS OF TOUCH, QUALNO CARNAVON VILLAS, and No. 6, hir Mejesty bugly shook hands with the Hair.
ITY OF TONE, AND DURA-
·BILITY, THESE PIANOS ARE
UNRIVALLED.
FOR A
LOCHIEL TERRACE, Kowloon. Apply to- HEWAN & Co.,
No. 15, Counaught Road, West.
324 Hongkong. 1st February, 1907.
FO LET.
N LENWOOD" CLINE ROAD, Aitable 'G'
for a Boarding house or Club. Con. TESTicing Rooms. This property would be divided into two or more houses to suit tenants. TWO YEARS BANGOUR" PEAR.
BUNGALOW at Browns Point with "Tennis WITH EACH INSTRU INSPECTION INVITED.
A GUARANTEE
PERIOD OF
GIVEN
MENT.
SOLE AGENTS:
6. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.,
York Building, Chater Road.
Hengkong, 30th July, 1906.
138
TO LET
TO LET.
NO.8 GRANVILLE AVENUE, Kow.
No. 1. EAST AVENUE, Kowloon,
Apply to...
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LD.,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1997:
TO LET.
676
POSSESSION PROM IT APRIL NEXT. Semi-attached HOUSES, Nos. 130 and 13c. MACDONNELL ROAD, Each with Rooms, Bath-Booms, Kitchen, Servants' Quarter and Grass Tennis Court,
Apply to-
CHÚNG CHINH,
Yas On Marine & Firs Insurauss Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 1st March, 1907.
TO LET
182
IMMEDIATELY. the Capacious. Popians. on the Groand-floor of No. 2, PEDDER STREET, at present occupied by Messrs. Harris Keeney Co Ltd.
Apply to
GILMAX & CO. 260 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1997.
TO LET.
FFICES in KINO'S BUILDING and TORK
BUILDING
OF
A HOUSE in WONG NAI CHÀNG HOÀI.
Court.
BUNGALOW (furnished) at New Territory,
BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Shops Kowloon, 4 Rooms, Low Rental. Offoes and Dwelling Rooms.
MINING SHARKS-Charbonnages can placed at $450 Raubs sold and are wanted at $71. Chinese Engineering and Mining Shares have improved in Shanghai to Tle, 131 hayers: DOCKS, WHADYES, GoDowns, &c.- Hong kong and Whampoa Dooks are weak at $ 35. Shanghai Docks sold locally at Tia 33 and Tls. 92, but our Shanghai wire quotes sellers t 9. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves sold aud bir xilary to bunga Hongkon Wharves have been done locally at T. while our quotation from the north is Tls. 215 buyers of the dividend of Tls. 10 por share paid on ad instant, Other stocks under this Leading are unchanged.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs-Hong kong Latds sold at $17. Bat have further sellers. Shanghai Lands are quoted Tis for old and The 61 for new shares, fumphreys Estaten sold at $11 to $11, and have further basera at $11. Other stoess under this heading are aochanged.
COTTON HILLS.-Shanghai quotes: Eros 18. 70 Internationals T, 67, Laon Kung Mows Tle. 110, and Soerche Tis, 3), Hong kong Cottons are quiet at $12.
SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES China Light and Powers hav- dropped to $2 sellers. Dairy Farms foreld 816. Popes sold and have buyers at 821 Gran Island Cement Shares changed hands at $102. Other stocks under this beating are unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS - Campbell, Moore & Co.'s Shares have sellers at $30;
China Providents sold and ore on offer at $9. Peak Tramways Company's shares are quoted' $104.
A few A. S Watenus have been done at $12. and more ebares cau ba placud. Other stocks
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
On Monday, in St. James's street, about threo in the afternoon, I met the Prince of Wales walking up from Marlborough House toddly with his Gastlemau-in-Waiting. enough, I was apparently the only individual to recognise them. The Prince worn a thin black overcast, with dark trousers, and his ne silk hat at a fresh fashion by discarding the enstomary slight mourning band and substitut ing the little silken ribbon of old-time. The häfters have already lost heavily by the disc crd-under-this-heading aru.nnchanged. ment, in great measure, of the topper," but for many years they have drawns substantia. percentage by charging eighteen peace addi tional for the band of cloth round tie baan of the chimneypot.
The Prince appareatly intends to abjure this perquisite,
There are duchesses and duchesser. The HOUSES,majority of dukee, when you come to think of have not married in their own station of life, though some have. One of the latter bad left his gracious and middle-aged spouse on the
s very Riviera. Now, her grace notoriously loathes Jews, and does not care what shears. It was at Cannes, and one of the Hebraic t whose banking account revolves in
a stroll. persisted in ercorting her for duchess was furious, but could not ebake him off. However lá give seat to her spleen, she observed: I bate the Riviers; it stinks of Jew
"Really, duchess. Well, I thought it smelt of paint" was the prompt retort as he stared her becarmined cheek. He declare that a blush suffused them, but her best friends deny that say dash could be visibly through so thick a mask.
No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor, Cover Caldbeck MacGregor),
BELILIOS TERRACE ROBINSON ROAD. Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Baiiding. Heartoar. 22nd March, 1997:
1102
TO LET,
CONNAUGHT ROAD CEN
NTRAL table for Ofees and dedown.
Apply on the Pramises, Hongkong, 9th March, 1997.
66
TO LET.
6
UNHEVED 38. Robinson Road, or
FOR SALE Nos. 27 and 31, SEYMOUR ROAD.
4 New House in KENNEDY ROAD, nese
Wan Chai
No. 90 & 91 GODOWN PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
BAM WANG CO., LTD.,
81, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 13th November, 196
TO LET.
TO LET.
HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE AKOWLOON
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. [92 Hongkong, 1st April. 1997.
TO LET
The
What about the Times? For--many weeks I have refrained from allading to our contem. porary. Bat as everybody in Society diseases it as fromly as they do appendicitis, Mr. Comp. bell, or the Thaw case, it would be absurd not The general to report the preraient opinion. consemus of social belief is that a lakof Tennact
money bas now come into the company, and also Mr. that a great financier-most people nams Edgar Spayer is taking a large share in the FOUR ROOMED HOUSES at Proys in the future financial control.
Every East, near East Point,
body who talks is agreed on one point, and that is that the To Book Club has received Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. three months untice to get separated from the Hongkong, 3rd January, 1907.
(137
paper. This many us or may not be the truth
pozent only giveth the social tittle-rattle. Distinctly the Government party is set a war party. A the House of Commous, though I ould hardly got a seat over the clock and though crowds were waiting to enter the Public Gallery, there were not twenty members of the majority listening to Mr. Haldane, and on the Front bench he was only supported by the Prime Minister, This was the same sort of treatment as the rank and file meted out to Mr. Birral lat session, but it does not foster belief in party loyalty, and constituents have the right to suggest that their members should bear, mark, and learn what their leaders have to say. Mr. Haldson seemed placidly undisturbed by the emply wilderness of seats Entri bím. but spoke with much earnestness to the merried ranks of the Opposition. There is a marked disposition not to deal with his debate then--both in and out of the House- from the dispassionately practical standpoint.
A Liberal member sured me that the p- position are about to take up women's saffrage as a party move. It would be a very bad cue if they do. A large section of the Opposition want Lord Curzon to become the leader. Bat Mr Balfour will not resign, and nobody can displace him, except by a resolution moved at a general meeting of the party, which is an anavery proceding
OND FLOOR of No. & ICE HOUSE STREET; Centrally situated and within easy reach of the principal Banks and business houses. Apply on the premises to-
TATA & CO. Hourkong, 4th December, 1906. 105 TO LET.
K ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Small interesting proposals on party lines, but to
GODOWNS in PRAYA BARDENS, Conduit IOMLEXANDRA FUL
Road.
FLATS in MORSTON TERRACE.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1907,
TO LET,
191
TO. 6, LYEEMOON VILLAS, Kowloon, Possession from 1st March next, Fire
Rooms and Toauis Court.
month including taxes.
Apply to-
Rent $125 per
"LYBEMOON " Care of Daily Press" Offlce, 241 Hongkong, 21st January, 1207.
TO LET.
TO. 28, LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.
Immediate Possession.
NO
Apply t THE COMPRADORE,
Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1907.
TO LET.
INMEDIATE POSSESSION.
339
O, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, and No.
N57, POTTINGER STREET
Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.,
45, Wyndham Street.
491 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1997.
TO LET.
OND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD
אפ
CENTRAL
GREENCROFT,
Apply...
SECRETARY,
A. 8. Watson & Co., Ld.
[130 Hongkong, 4th January, 1907.
ONE
Apply
OFFICE TO LET.
NE ROOM in PRINCE'S BUILDINGS from
1st February Rent 550 per month. REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Prince's Buildings. Hongkong. 29th Jatuary, 1907,
TO LET.
000
from
As for the Landon County Council elec tione last Saturday, it was obvious to any. one wandering
one polling station to another that the women were voting in I think there was greater enormous number, male apathy than before, and whereas the percentags who voted increased frora 15 to 52, I feel are the mats element perceptibly roceded. To show the artent the Moderate
of organieation, an acquaintance of mine in South. Kensington an hour before the pail closed hast card thrust into his lat arbor requesting bim te vote early for the Moderate candidates, and that war absolutely the only netice he TO. OBSERVATORY VILLAS received about the election from the side which
enormous majority in his distric although he has been six years on the register.
9-ROOM HOUSE, 13, MCDONNELL ROAD, Commanding Good View of Harbour, with fiue Toanis Lawn.
Apply to--...
DR HO KAI 25A. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 5th April, 1967.
TO LET.
716
Norton Fire Rope: Electric Light; had an
Teunis Court etc.
Apply to-
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO.. 4. Wyndham Street,
700 Hongkong, 3rd April. 1907.
10 LET.
ro. 1 and 5. ORMEDY TERRACE, N°.
Granville Road, Kowloon. Moderate Rentals,
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 4th March, 1907.
GARDEN ROAD,
No...
Howisor, Redecurated, Electric Light, Teunis Court.
FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD, Kowloou.
:from Marol let.
Apply to
66
LEIGH & ORANGE,
1. Des Vox Road. Hongkong, 19th February, 1907.
TO LET-FURNISHED.
91
EWKNOB," No. 116, Peak. April
to end Septenner. Apply
M. W. SLADE,
Prince's Buildings,
Hourkong, 29th January, 1907.
TO LET.
No. 2 MACDONNELL ROAD.
300
Apply to
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMEN P, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong, 3rd Jane, 1905.
[97
TO LET.
10., 2%. WYNDHAM STREET.
Apply to
504
E. A. & C. F. DE CARVALHO. 14. Arbuthunt Road. Hong song. 28th February, 19007.
TO LET.
471
SHARE REPORT
Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their weekly share report dated April 6th, 1907- There is no improvement to note in our market, and sales have been few and far between. The market closes weak with sellers of moet stceke. The sterling demand rate of exchange ou London clases at 2s. 9-15/16d, while rates on Shanghai are Tis 72 for a Bank T/T, and Tls. 7 for a three days' sight Private Bill; the rate in Shanghai on this for a thren daya' sight. Private Draft ie Tis. 7.4 Barsilrer in 1 andon is quoted 80-1.154, and Cousols £86-1:16.
BANK SHARES-Small lots of Hongkong and Sbaughais have changed hands at 1890 and there are further sellers, although the London rate has improved to £103. Nationalsare anchanged. MARINE INSURANCE SHARES →Besides a small sale of Unions at 8345 nc business has been reported, and the quotations are unchanged
FIRD ISSURANCE SHARES.-Without basi- $335
TO. 1. WEST END TERRACE, Shames,ness, bat Hongkonge have dropped to
Chatu . Apuly to-
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
A AGENCY CO., LI Hongkong, 1st April, 1997,
TO LET
66 UMMER HOUSE" Mount Kellett, the PRAS, Partially Furnished. Possession from let April, 1907. Low Rent.
Apply to-
PERCY SMITH & SETH,
5, Queen's Road Contral. Hongkong, 8th March, 1907.
$89
sellers:
SHIPPING SHARES-A few Hongkong, Can- tor and Macao Steamboats Shares sold at $201, bat
sellersst that rate rule the market. Indo
both here and in Chinas bara fallen considerably. } the north. Here we have sellers at $75, while telegrams from the north grote the rate quittal between Tls. 5 and Tls. 56; the London rate is anese ged. Douglases are firmer with buyers at 336. Other stocks under this heading are unobanged.
REFINERIES-China Sugars sold at $115, at which figure shares are offering. Luzone are Buchanged.
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The Boston Tow Boat, str. Lymn are sad to-day 6th) of Manila, and is expected to las re that port on Weduesday, the 11th instant.
The C.P.R. ste. Express of India arrived a Shanghai at 3 p.. on Friday, the 5th Apri and left against 2008. on Saturday for Hougl kong, where she is due to arrive at 8,60 a.m. to-day.
MIL
·
Toe H-A. Line, str. Sueria, loft Singapore 6th April, & a na. and may be expected here Tuesday 9th April a m.
The IG.Mr. Zteten, left Shanghai or
Saturday tith April 2p.a. and may be expected hers Te-morrow the 9th April, daylight.
The str. Shakar Mara, left. Moji ith inst.. for this port, and is due to arrive here on or about the 10th April.
The G.M. Mr. Manta left Manila ok b. ex. Sunday 7th Arri, s.m. and may pected here na or about Wednesday the 10th Avril day-light.
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