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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TRI AY, JANUARY 17TH, 1911
GEBRUEDER SCHUSTER.
MARKNEUKIRCHEN,
(GERMANY),
A Small Sample Lot of
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, VICLINBOWS, ETC.
FOR SALE.
At Reduced Prices in Order to Clear the Sample Stock. PLEASE APPLY TO THE SOLE AGENT:
51-31
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
TELEPHONE 960. 4, QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOR.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
Monday next, the 30th just, boing Chinese New Year Day, the Post Office will to open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. only. Thore will be no delivery or collection of letters from the pillar boxes. On Tuesday the Sist inalant, the Post Office will remain open until the despatch of the French Mail. for Europe at noon.
In the event of the arrival of the French Mail, from Europe or either day, the Office will remain open one hour for the delivery theroof.
Tho Money Order Office will be closed on both days...
Only fully prepaid lottars and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to EUROPE.
- The Salazie, with the French Mail, of the 30th Decombor left Singapore on Tuesday, the 24th instant, at 6a.m. and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 31st instant.
COMMERCIAL
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON:—
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand
January 26th.
Bank Billa, at 30 days' sight.
1913
194
.19%
Bank Bills, at 4 months' right....1/10 Credite, at 4 months sight...1/10 Documentary Bills 4 months' aight110-
ON PARIS as ne
Bank Bills, on doriand
.229
Credita, at 4 months' sight...
.233
ON GERMANT:-
On demand......
.185
ON NEW YORK —
Bank Bills, on demand
.44
Credits, at 60 days' sight
.45
Telegraphic Transfer
.1343
Bank, on demand`.........
.1349
ON CALCUTTA :---
Telegraphic Transfer..
Bank, on demana.......
1343
ON SHANGWAY --
ON BOMBAY
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days" sight
ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand.
ON MANILA :--On demand-Posos
THE
MOST CELEBRATED CIGARETTES
IN THE WORLD.
THREE
CASTLES
MANUFACTURED FROM THE HIGHEST GRADES OF BRIGHT
VIRGINIA TOBACCO AND PACKED IN AIR-TIGHT TINS OF 50.
ASK FOR MAGNUMS
(HAND-MADE)
75 CENTS PER TIN OF 50.
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
W. D. & H. O. WILLS.
ON SINGAPORE ---On demand,
The Chewan, with the Siberian fail, is dao to arrive here on Sunday, the 29th instant.
UN BATAVIA -On domand
.108
UN HAIPHONG-On demand
PER
DATE
ON SARON-On demand.
14.pm. *7pm.
FOR
Butaria, Oberibor, Samarang and Sourabaya Singapore, Penang sud Colombo
Tjikini
Friday,
.87th, 11.00 a ar
Persia
Friday
27th, 1.00 PM
Bangkok
Drufar
Friday,
27th, 1.00 F M
ON BANGKOK:—On domand........... SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate ...$11.00 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, por tael.........$57.20 BAB SILVER, per oz.
24
35]
Sui Tat
Friday,
27th, 1.15 PM
Maono
Saigon
Hangang
Friday.
27th, 2.00 Par
Taivan
Friday,
27th, 3.00 PM
Baigor
Saigon
Loyal
Friday, 27tb. 4.00 P M
SHARE LIST.
Manila
-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 26TH, 1911,
Haiphong
STOCKS.
FO. OF SHARES,
VALUE PAID UP.
CLOSING QUOTA.
TIONS CABH,
¡The
MAGNUMS
"Three Castles
Three
Cigarettes
W.D.& HOWills Bristol & London.
BRISTOL AND LONDON.
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI KOBE, TOKKAICHY
Yokolama, HONOLELU FRANCISCO
AND
BAN
Chiyo Maru
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE.
Imemasang Bingan
Saturday. 28th, 10.00 AM Saturday, 28th, 10.00 a m
Saturday, 28th
Printer Maltor and Sam-
***
ples. 11.00 AM Registration. 10.15 AM (Registration with late for of 10 cents up to
1100 A M
Registration, Kowloon
B.0.
No late foo.
10.30 PM
Letfors ... NOON Saturday, 28th, 1.15 M Saturday, 28th, 3.00
Saturday, 28th, 3.00PM Saturday, 28th, 3.00 P
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of China, Límited Bell's Asbestos Eastern Ageney, Limited China Borneo Company, Limited China Light and Power Company, Limitsă,{
China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ľd....... į COTTON MILEN
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Woaving Co., Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld
Saturday, 28th, 400 International Cotton Mannf'ing Co., Ld
Saturday, 28th, 5.00 pat Saturday, 28th,
Macao
Bui Tai
Chinking...
Manila, Cebu, Zamboanga and 1leiln Mauila, Iloilo and Cebu
Manila, ap, Angnir, Friedrich Wilhelmsha
fon, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney.obart,
Rubi
J'aming
Wenchoir
Launceston.
Newzealand
Melbourne,
Adelaide, Perth
Dunedin, and
Prins Waldemar.
Fremantla...
* Shanghai
Singapore, Penang and Calentta
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE
Bwator, Amoy and Tamsui
Lightning...
Anhui
Daigi Maru
Sunday,
Shanghai, Mojl. Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yokohama,
Victoria and Smitle
Tamba MarLE
Tuesday,
Singapore, Penasy and Colombo
Hitachi Maru
Tuesday, Tuesday,
6.00. P M 29ib, 5,00 a m 31st, 10.00 am 31st, 10.00 AM 31st,
Registration... 4,15 PM (Registration, with late fee of 10 conts up-to
5.00 r #)
•Letters
120,000 $125 99,925 -£7
All
B6
£3930, sellers
£89.15/-
$80, buyers
8,604 12/6
12/6
$8, sollora
60,000
$12
$12 $9.
50,000
$10
$10
50,000
$1
$195 ets. buyers
200,000
$10
20,000
125,000
Lapu-Kung-Mow C. Spin.& Wear Co.,Ld Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHARVES.-
10,000 Tls. 75 3,000 Tis. 100 2,000
Tis. 50 Tis. 50 Tls. 85, sales
$10
$10 $4.40, buyors Tis, 75 Tls. 50, buyers
Tls. 500
Tis, 100 Tla. 60, buyors
Tis. 500 TL. 245, sellers
40,000
$74
$6 $173.
EUROPE, &c, INDIA VIA TUTICORIN
(Late Lotters 11.00 AM. to Noox. Extra
Postage 10 cents.)
Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)
Caledonici
(Supplementary mail on board up to the
time fixed for departure of the mail. Extra Postage 10 cente.),
(Lotlers posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract, mail. The Parcel mail will be closed on Friday
the 3rd at 5 p.m..... Manila, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Launcestou, New Zealand, Melbourne, Adelaide, Dunedin, Perth, and Fremantle
11
EUROPE, &c., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN,
(Late Letters 11.00 A.ar. to 11.30 Extre
Postage 10 conts) (Supplementary mail on board up to the timo fixed for departure of the mail Extra Postage 10 conts.) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first 'ulearance will be included in this coutract mail
Wollniwei
Shanghai...
Suisang
Hangsung
Singapore, Penang and Calenita
Foolsang
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Namsang
Swatow, Amoy nud Foochow
Haiching
Singapure, Petang and Calentta
Fooksang
EUROPE, &C., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN
(Late Letters 11.00 A., to Noon Extra
Postage 10 cents.}
·Delhi
B. 0.
་་་
No late foo. Letters
10.00 A N
11.00 AM
Taiyuan
Tuesday,
7th, 3.00 PM,
Wednesday, 8th,
Derflinger
B.0.
Kowloon 10.00 A
Printed Matter and Sam
ples... ... 10.00 AN Regituration... 1000 A (Registration, with late fee of 10 cents up to
10.45 A.M.) Registration, Kowloos
3.0.
... 10.00 AM No lato feo. Lettera
1100 A M
FEBRUARY Wednesday. 1st, 1100 & M Wednesday, 1st, 11.00 AM Thursday, 2nd, 11.00 A M Thursday, 2ad, 11.00 AM Friday, 3rd, 10.00's. M Friday, 3rd, 1100 a Saturday, 4th,
Printed Matter and Sam- 10.00 A N ples... Registration 1000 A M (Registration with late fee of 10 aonts up to 11.00 A.M.) Registration, Kowloon
Frinted Matter and Sam ples
Registration
10.00 AM
10.00 A M Registration, with lato fes of 10 cents up to
10.45 A M Registration,
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. Hoaglong and Wesapon Dock Co. L New Amoy Dook Co., Limited Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongkew Wurf Co., La.. Fenwick & Co., Limited
Green Island Cement Co., Limited. Hongkong and China Gas Co., Limited Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited... Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited 'kong& South China Steam Fisheries Co., La. INSURANCES.
Canton Insurance Qfics Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limitad China Traders Insurance, Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North-China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtze Insurance Association, Limited LANDS AND BUILDINGS. --~--
Hongkong Land Invest. Agency. Co., Ld. Humphreys Estate and Finuncs Co., Ld. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Dd. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited MINING-
Société Française desCharb'ges du Tonkin Raub Australian Gold MiningCo., Ld... Poak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited
REFINERIES.
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Limited Robinson Piano Co., Limited........ STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.-
่งง
China and Manila Steamship Co., Lal,. Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Id Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Limited South Chine Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STORES AND DISPENSARIES
60,000
$50
pil
$53, sales & sel.
50.000
854
201
10,000
$53, buyers
36,000 Tls. 100
55,700 Ts. 100
$6.
Ts, 100 Tis, 67, sellers
18,000
$25
$25
Tis. 100 Tls. 100, buyers
41
***
$5.
400,000
$10
7,000
£10
All
$10 $34, sellors
$205.
60,000
310
$10
$21, sales
12,000
8,000
$50{
350
YRADE HARMI
$25
$102, buyers
5,000
$25
sli
$63, buyers
60,000
810
all
$130, buyers
$189.
15,000
$10
27
$7.
"
10,000
$250
$50
$180.
20,000
$100
24,000
$83.33
$25
$20 $123, sellers
8,000
$250
$50 8365.
10,000
£15
**
12,400
$250
$100 88273.
£5 Tls. 167, seliers
12,000
$100
360 $200, sal, & buy,
$100
50,000
$100
150,000
$10
--6,000
$50
all 574, sellers
78,000 Tis. 50 12,500
Tis. 50 Tl. 98, sales
$30 $34, buyers
$50
16,000 Fcx, 250
all
200,000
.£1
£1 $3, sellers
25,000
$10
all $13, sellera
50,000
$10
$12 $13, sellors
75,000!
$10
SID $8.
20,000 $100
all
$124, sellers
7,030
$100
all
$20, sellers
4,000
*50
$50 $50.
30,000
$25
$25 $7, buyers
-20,000
$50
all
$17, males
90,000 60,000 pref. 60,000 def,
$15
$15 $30, sales.
£5
all 55,
£5.7.6.
2,000,000
21 86/- bayers
10,000
$10
$10 $23.
10,000
$10
$5 $12.
6,000
$25.
$25 $25.
20,000
$3
$552. bayers.
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited
1,200
$10
all $10, buyers
No into feo. Letters
Wm. Powell, Liinitex
15,000
$7
$7 82.
1100 A DI
Watkins, Limited
114
10,000
$13
$10 83, gollers
A. S. Watson & Co., Limitad
90,000
$10
$10 86, sellers
$10 $83, sellora
$871
$100, sales
$50 $44, buyers
$700.
(L'don
THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.;
CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Milkmaid
BRAND
Milk
LARGEST SALE
In the WORLD.
As a guarantee
of Quality. see the MILKMAID on every' Tin.
Another Famona Product of the above
Company is ite",
STERILIZED NATURAL MILK,
A trial of which will satisfy you of its
EXCELLENCE."
PRICE:
20 Centa Per Tin. $2.30......Per Doz, Ting,***. $9.00..... For Case of 4 Dos. Tius. ON SALE AT-
TAM CRAWFORD & Co. -KWAN TYE, Queen's Road Central.
CHEONG TYE, Queen's Road Central, MAN YUEN, Queen's Road Best.
NAM HING LOONG, Queon's Bonil Conbral. MUTUAL STORES, Queen's Road Central. HONGKONG CO.OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
13, Caine Road.
[52
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAKERS OF:
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES,
MOTORS & MOTOR
CARS,
GAB PLANTS
FOE
POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, TO WORK WITH ALL
KINDS OF FUEL.
SUCTION..
[AND
PRESSURE SYSTEMS.
AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, &c.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT
WORK IN THE COLONY,
AGENTS FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA: W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
YORK BUILDINGS.
Weisema, Limited
3,000
810
$10 $12, buyere
BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.
SANITARY DISTEMPER
HALL'S WASHABLE
HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION:
It is mude in a wide range of 70 colours, in-
clading rich dark as well as light shades.
t contains no lead, therefore ceilings coated
with white or tinto Hall's Distemper do not turn black with sulphur.
It sets the hardest of any article yet offered,
and neither cracks, blisters, nor pesis off, Lis washable three weeks after being applied.
It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in
all fever or infections casos na recommended by the medical facrity.
It is non-poisonous and clean in working,
It destroys fleas, bugs, and other objectionable
inscets.
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited, Union Waterboat.Co., Limited
9,900 orly,
$10
$4 $113, sellers
100 fders
$10
$10 $300.
50,000
$10
Loona
Amount.
Valus.
$10 $7, buyers
Quotation.
Chinese Imperial 1886
Tla. 767,200
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From Jau, 27th to Feb, 2nd, 1911.
REGISTER..
HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER
Fri.
Sat.
Many of the colours will stand on new plaster.
walls.
Bun,
The advantages of using a paint which contains an effective microbe destroyer are obvious. A distinct advantage is the readiness with which it may be cleaned without injuring it."
SOLE AGENTS:
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, Y
LTD., 2
[37
30 24.7 8
0 7 4 6 m 5.40
11 7 7 3 4:30 & 30
Mon.
Tues.
FINN Days of
H'kong
Mean
Time..
Height.
H'kong
Mesn
Time:
Height.
b, m. ft. in.
27 jm. 9 12
1 m. ft. in. 4 1m 2 16 1.9 719 7 1 0 37 0 3 7
31 m 71:15
29 m 9 554 1 m 2 51 11 4 7.53a7 4 118 83.7
29 m 10 254 2m 3 24 1 0 8 28 n 7 7 1 56 a 3 5
30 m 10.514 2 m 3 57 0.7 9 4 79 2.313 5 4:3 m 4:53: .0:6
Barometer
Wed
·9.34 11 40
8.0
4 4
Temperature
61.
62
62
Hamidity... Wind Direction ....
Weather Rain
76
77
85
East
E
3:1
Highest open air Temperatore on 25th...64 Lowest open air Temperature on 25th.56.
Interest.
Tla, 250 7% p. annum Par..
VERNON SUNTH, Share-Brakers.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL-
Hongkong Observatory, January 26th. ·
Previous On Date On. Date
Day at
At
at 4 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 pm.
29.97 29,97 29.86
TO-DAY
11.30 A.M.Extraordinary General Meeting of
Humphreys Estate & Finance Co, Ltda
Quotations sro :-- at Hongkong Hotel,
Malwa New 11.45 ArTwenty-third Ordinary Meeting of Malwa Old
Malwa Older
West Point Building Co., Ltd. Noon-Twenty-third Ordinary Meeting of Malta. V, Old
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Parsian fine quality Co., Ltd.
Persian extra fine. Noor Auction of Vainable Leasehold Property Pata Now at Sales Rooms, by Mr. Geo. P. Immwert Patna Old
TO-MORROW
Bares New
11.30 AM-Fourteenth Ordinary Meeting of Bonneys Old
China Loan & Mortgage Co., Lt.
9 r.3-Dramatic Eatortainment Falsely
Accused," at St. Joseph's Collega, 9.15 P.M.--Bosing at City Hall.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS, Monday, 30th Jan, China New Year. Saturday, 4th Fab-Tenth Ordinary Mesting of The Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd., Noon.
Tuesday, 21st Feb.-Eighty-Ninth Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of H.K. C. M. Sten- boat Co., LI, NOON. Wednesday and Thursday, 1st and 2nd March-
Annual Show of Hongkong Horticultural Society, in the Botanic Gardens.
OPIUM,
January 20th,
42.503/2.530 per pioul, $2.540/2,560
$2.570/2.580
19
17
$2,590/2,600
$1.400/3,500
$2000
82,675
per cheat.
$2.650 $2,620
ON SALE.
A TÁBLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT
HONGKONG
For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or proceeding the departare of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 36 years
FROM 1874 TO 1909,
Price $2 Cash. On sale at the "DAT PRES" Office, or Local Booksellers
Printed and Published by ALFRED NORMAN KEMP for the Concerned at 101, PaYarx: Bond Central, Victoria, Hongkong; · London Offee, 131, Flost Strest, E.C.