10
FOR SALE!
STRONG. STEEL-PLATED
SAFES
OF THE FAMOUS GERMAN FACTORY
“OSTERTAGWERKE.”
SAFES AND CASHBOXES IN STOCK AT RATES FROM $22 up to $150.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6г¤, 1911
The Safes may be seen at any time in the Offices of the Sole Representative
513
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
TÉLEPHONE ·960. 4, QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOR.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Only fully prepaid letters and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to EUROPE.
COMMERCIAL.
EX HANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON
Telegraphia Transfer
Bank Bills, on demant
THE
MOST CELEBRATED
February 4th.
197
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' right Credite, at 4 moutdis ght..... Documentary Bills 4 months' #ghtl
JON PARIS
ON GIANT —
IN THE WORLD.
THREE
CASTLES
99
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.
CIGARETTES.
The MAGNUMS:
"Three Castles"
Cigarettes
Threes
WD & HOWills
Bristol & London
BRISTOL AND LONDON,
Tant Bille, on demand Crolita, at 4 months' sight.
.226
Cadnaand..
.183
ON NEW YORK-
Bank Billa, on demand
Cre-lits, at 60 days' sight
IN BOMBAT :-~0.
Telegraphic Transfor
.133
Bark, on demand
ON SALCUTTA,
FOR
TER
DATE
Tolographis Transfer ..
.133
Bank, on demana
.1332
Swatow, Singapore and Bangkok
Pitsanulok
Masso
-But Tat
Bwater and Bangkok
Machow
Monday, Monday, Monday,
6th, 9.00 AM
ON SHANGHAI:-
6th, 115 PM
6th, 5.00 PM
Fort Burad
Sutcheong...
Tuesday,
7th, 8.00 A M
Swatow, Amoy s
- Foochow
Sandakan
Bhanghai
Mareang Kwongsang Sui Tai
140
Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday,
7th, 10.00 A 7th, 11.00 31
7th, 11.00 AM
ON HAIPHONG-On demand
7th, 1.15 pm
ON SAIGONOn demand.
Madao
Manila, Port Darwin, Thursday Laland," Cooktown, Caine, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Launceston, Now Zealand Dunedin, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and Fremantle
Monils, Iloilo and Cebu
Timer, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktowe, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, By luey, Hobart, Launceston, Now Zealand, Dunedin, Melbourne, Adelaide, Furtle and Fremantlo
Ningpo and Shanghai
EUROPE, &c., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN,
ON BANGKOK-On demand....
Talguan
Tuesday,
7th, 3.00 a
GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight...
ON YOKOHAMA -On demand.
ON MANILA On domand-Pesos
ON SINGAPORE --On demand...
ON BATAVIA-On demand...1073
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Bato...11.20
75%
..861
$57.80
BAB SILVER, per vi, nası
241
Tean
Tuesday,
7th, 3.00 PM
SVKSIDIARY COINS.
per cent
Empira
**
Chinces. 20 cents pieces......$7.92 discount. Wednesday, 8th, 10.00 AM Chinese.......10 Hongkong...20 Hongkong...10
***.88.25
*****.$7.83
35]
***...£8,20
Lienshing...
Wednesday, 8th, 10.00 A M
Wednesday, 8th,"
(Latu Leitors 11,00 AM. to 11.30 Extra-
Postage 10 cents)
time fixed for departure of the
(Supplementary musil on board up to the.
l
Dorflinger
Extra Paaligo 10 conts.)
included in this contract mail
Swator, Amoy and Foochow
Bingapore, Penang and Calcutta
Bangkok
Shanghal
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in
time for the first cloace will be
Manila, Cobu and Iloilo
Zafiro
Haimun
Laisang
Lockun
Zinan
Printed Matter and Sam-- ples
Registration
(Registration, with
foe of 10 cents ap to
10.45 A
Registration,
B,0,
No late fee. Lotters
Wednesday, 8th, 3.00 PM
Thursday, 9th, 10.00 A 21 Thursday,
9th, 11.03 A M
10.00 A MI
10.00
Inte
SHARE LIST.
-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1911.
Kowloon
STOCKS.
NO. OF SHARES
JLOSING QUOTA-
VALUR. PAID UP.
TIONS CASE.
10.00 A DI
... 11.00 à m
BANKS.
Thursday, 9th, 11.00 AM Thursday, 9th, 3.00 r MI Friday, Toth,
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of Chins, Limited Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited
120,000
99,925
$125
£7
all
($923.
1£89.10%-
£6
780, buyers
8,604 12/6
12/6 $8, Hellers
China Boruto Company, Limited
60,000
$12
$12 $9.
50,000
$10
$10
50,000
$1
$195.cts. buyers
200,000
$10
SHANGHAI, NAGLBARI, ROBE, YOKOHAMA Empress of India 4
VICTORIA & VANCOUVER (B.C)
Balavia: Choribon, Samarang and Sourn1ays
Tjilodas
EHANGHA', NAGASAKI, FOR YOKOHAMA Mongolia
HONOL LU AND SAN FRANCISCO
Samarang and Somabaya ..
Mavila
Chiukiang...
Ernors, &c., INDIA via TUTICORIN
(Lalu Letters 11.00 AM to Noos, Extra
Postago 10 cents.)
Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)
EUROPE, &C., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN
(Lato Letters 11.00 AM. to Noon Extra
Postage 10 cents.)
(Supplementary mail on board up to the tima fixed for dorazturs of the mail. Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Piliar Boxes in time for the first clearance will ba included in this contract mail.)
Da Parcel manil will be closed on Fri-
day, the 17th inst, at 5 p.....
Victoria ... Loongeng Kanew
Oceanien...
Arcadin
Registration, Kowloon Chins Light and Power Company, Limited, {
China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, Lid...... COTTON MILLS.-
B.Q.
4.00 r Printed Matter and Sam. plos... 5.00 PM Registration... 5.00 PM Letters
6.00 P M Saturday, 11th, 10.00 a m
Saturday, 11th,
Printed Matter and Bam-
plos... ...-11.00 A Dogistration... 10.16 A
Registration with late foo of 10 pents up to 11:00 AM)
Registration, Kowloon
Ď, O.
No late too. Letters
1
Evo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., La.! Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Lal... International Cotton Manuf'ing Co., Id: Laou-Kung-Mow C. Spin & Wear Co.,L Soy Chee,Cotton Spinning Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHABTES
1 ... 10,33 A N
NOON Saturday, 11th, Noor. Saturday, 11th, 1:00 PM Saturday, 11th, 2.00 PM Tuesday, 14th,
Printed Matter and Sam
ples.
10.00 A Registration... 10.00 AM (Registration, with iste fee of 10 conle up to
10.45 A.M.) Registration, Kowloon
B.0. ... 10.00 A M No, late fee. Letters
11.00 A Saturday, 18th,
Printo Matter and Sam. ples... ... 10.00 A Dr Registration... 10.00 AM (Registration with late fee of 10 cents up to 11.00 .31.) Registration, Kowloon
E. 0:
No late fee. Letters
10.00 AM
11.00 a 1
MONEY LETTERS-The Post Office declinos all responsibility for unregistered latters containing bank notes or jewellery, and where Registration has boon neglected WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of sneh (Postal Guide 121).
Mails for CANTON, WUCHOW and "Sasu will be closed on week-days at 7.30 amas. and at 6 p.m. nutil further notice.
EA Mail for MACAO is despatched par 8.8. Sui An on wook-days at 7.15 p.m., on Sundays the mail for Musso in closed at 8 a.m.
Mails for NAMTAU and SABUE, are closed every week-day at 6 p.m.
Mails for KONGMOON and *KUMORUE, are closed on weekdays at 5 pan. Ou
Sundays the nails are closed at 9 a.m.
ohow daily at 2.30 p.m.
A mail for Long Island (Chong Chow) will be despatched per stopni laaneh Cheung- No mails are despatched to those phases on Saturday evenings, unless pretionsly notified.
Local Deliveries:Soparate borea have been provided for posting Correspondance for the Town, Kowloon and the Peak. The Boxes are under the Window at the East end of the Verandah in Queen's Rosd.
REGISTRATION-Correspondence can be registered for mails to Europe, Canada and Americu up to an hour before the time of closing. With a Jato foo of 10 coats, registered articles for despatch by those packote will be accepted up to a quarter of an hour before the time of closing the ordinary mail. Registered rails to Shanghai, Japan, Straits, India, Manila and Australia by other than contract packets close half an hour before the ordinary mails and to the Coast Port.. quarter of an hour before the ordinary mails
BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.
HALL'S
SANITARY
WASHABLE
DISTEMPER
HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION:
It is made in a wide range of 70 colours, in-
cluding rich dark as well as light shades. -
It contains no lead, therefore coilings costed with white or tinted Hall's "Distemper do not turn black with sulphur.
It sets the hardest of any article yet offered,
and neither cracks, blisters, nor pools off.
It is washable three weeks after being applied.
It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in
all fever or infectious cases as recommended by the medical faculty..
It is non-poisonous and clean in working.
It destroys fleas, bugs, and other objectionable
insects.
Many of the colours will stand
walls,
..ou
new pleater
Green Island Coment Co., Limited Hongkong and China Gas Co., Limited Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
$107, div, sollers
20,000 Tis. 50 Tls. 50 TL. 85. 125,000
$10 $10 55, buyers 10,000 Fis. 75 Tla. 75 Tis. 53. 8,000 s. 100 Tls, 100 Tls. 59. 2,000 Tls. 500 Tis. 500 Ts. 240. 40,000
86 8172, bayors
350
*
اله
$7
It'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Id. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co., Ld. New Amoy Dook Co., Limited Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co., Ed.. Fenwick & Co., Limited
60,000
850
all
50,000
10,000 55,700
36,000 Tls. 100 Tis. 100 Tls. 100.
857, bajers $6. Tls. 100 Tis. 100 T. 67.
$531, sellers
18,000
$25
$25 85.
400,000
$10
$10
7,000
£10
$34, vales
$205.
60,000
310
$10
Hongkong Hotal Company, Limited........ Hongkong Ice Company Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited H'kong& South China Steamy FisheriesCo., La INSURANCES.-
12,000
$50
$21, buyers
TRADE HARKI
$50
8,000
$25
$103, buyers
THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS
CONDENSED MILK CO. CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Milkmaid
BRAND
Another Famous Prodact of the abovelj
Company is its
STERILIZED
Milk NATURAL MILK.
LARGEST SALE
in the WORLD.
As a guarantee
of Quality,
see the MILKMAID - on every Tin
A trial of which will satisfy you of ita
EXCELLENCE,
PRICE:
20 Conts Per Tin.
$2.30......Per Doz, Tins
$9.00...... Por Cuse of 4 Doz, Tius,
ON SALE AT-4:
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. KWAN TYE, Queen's Road Central, CHEONG TYE, Queen's Read Contral. MAN YUEN, Queen's Road East, NAM HING LOONG, Queen's Road Contra}. MUTUAL STORES, Queen's Road Contrai. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
11, Caine Road.
[52
5,000
$25
all
$64, buyers
60,000
810
Bl
$150, buyers
$191.
15,000
$10
$7
$7.
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited .. China Fire Insuruice Co., Limited- 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.
10,000
$250
$50
$180, sellers
ww
20,000 $100 24,000
$20
$83.33
$25 607
$120, buyers
8,000
$250
$50 $365.
10,000
£15
12,400
$250
12,000
$100
$100 $825,
£5 T. 16, sellers
500 $200.
$100
50,000
$100-
897, xú. Bellars
150,000
$10
all
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAKERS OF
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES,
MOTORS & MOTOR
CARS,
6,000
$50
78,000 Tls. 50
$30 $35, calea
$7, buyers
Tis. 50 Tix. 98.
GAB
PLANTS
12,500
$50
$50
$43, x d. buyers
16,000 Fca. 250
all
$700.
200,000
£1
£1 93.
25,000
$10
all $13, sellera
.50,000
$10
812 Sil, sellers
75,000
$10
$108.
20,000 $100
all
7,000 $100
ail
$18, Bellers
Robinson Piano Co., Limited... STEAMSHIP COMPANIES,~~~
4,000
50
$50 $50.
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld. ..... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld.
30,000
$25
$25-$74, buyors
20,000
€50
all
80,000
$15
$15311, sellers
60,000 pref.
£5
all
2,300,000
56, £190
10,000
10,000
$10
6,000
$25
20,000
£10 $23. 5 1812. $25 $25.
$56 sales
AGENTS
FOR
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited. Wm. Powell, Limited
1,200
$10
15,000
$7
Watkins, Limited
10,000
$10
10 $3, sellers.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited Weissmann, Limited
90,000
$10
10 $51, buyers
$112, Bellors
$17, sal. & buy.
(L'don
£5.7.6.
FOR
POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, TO WORK WITH ALL,
KINDS OF FUEL,
SUCTION
LAND
PRESSURE SYSTEMS,
AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, 0.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT
WORK IN THE COLONY.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
HONGKONG &
SOUTH CHINA:
YORK BUILDINGS.
3,000
810
$18, bayere
9,900 ordy, 100 fders 50,000
$30
$4 $11, sallerg
$10 $300,
TO-DAY
Amount.
Value,
21 $74, sellers
Quotation,
Tis. 767,200
Hongkong Land Invest. Agency Co., Ld. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ed. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Id. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Baking Co., Limited MINING
Société Française desCharb'ges da Tonkin Raab Australian Gold Mining Co, Ld...
Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited. REFINERIES.
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Lazon Sugar Refining Co., Limited
Indo-Chino Steam Navigation Co, Ld50,000 def. Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited Star Ferry Company, Limitad South China Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STUEES AND DISPENSARIES~~
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited,
Union Waterboat Co., Ehnited
Loaus.
Chinese Imperial 1886
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From February 6th to 12th, 1911.
Hion WATER,
Days of
Month
H'kong
Height
*Mean
Time.
k. a. ft. in.
810, buyers 722.
REGISTER.
LOW WATER.
IT'kong
Hongkong Observatory, February 5th
Mean
ime.
h. ft. in.
6m 1 52 5 2m 8 7 2 5. 2:53 5 6 .9 24 a 2 9 7 m 3 31 4 5m 8 49 3 0 350 6 0 11 13 2 5 5 22 4 1 9 38 3:4 4 50 6.4
OPIUM.
Interest
'I'ls. 250 7% p. annu Par.
FERNON SMTTE, Share Brokers.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous On Date On Date
Day at
at 4 p.m. 10 am. 4pm..
Highest open air Temperature on 4th...61
Lowest open air Temperature on 4th 50
3 e..Anotion of Crown'. Land at Public
Works Dept.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Saturday, 11th Feb-Ordinary Annaal General Meeting of Humphrsys Estate & Finance Co, Ltd., at Hongkong Hotel, 11.30 A.M. Tuesday, 14th Feb.-Race Meeting of Hoog koug Jockey Club, at Happy Valley, 11.30 A.M. Tuesday, 21st Fab.--Eighty-Ninth Ordinary Half-Yearly Mesting of H.K. C. M. Steam. boat Co. Ltd., Noox. Wednesday and Thursday, 1st and 2nd March
Annual Show of Hongkong Horticultural Society, in the Botanic Gardens.
ON SALE,
DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG BWEEKLY PRESS. January to June,
1910. With IxNDE. Price $7:50.
On sale at the "Honorʊng Daily Pres3" OEC
Hongkong, 10th June. 1910-
Printed and
Quotations are:- Malwa Now Malwa Old Malwa Older Malwa V. OK Persian fine quality Parsian extra fins. Patza Now Patna Old Benares New Benares Old ...
January 20th
82,507/2,530 per pícul..
$2.540/2,560
$2.570/2.580
$2.593/2,600
$1,400/1,500 £2.000 ... $2.675
per
$2.650 $2,620
PRINTING
Nothing creates such a good impression in business as the use of First Clase Printing.
| The difference in cost between good and bad printing and material is generally nil. *THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS "
PRINTING WORKS
turn out the Best Printing at Reasonable Price,
D NORMAN KEM for the Concerned at 10a, Des Vonz Bad Central Victoria, Hongkong London ice. 131. Flos1 Street, E.
st
Mon.
Tres.
Barometar
30.39
30.32 30.20
Temperature
69
59
64
Fri,
Sat.
Wed -8
Thurs. 9 m 7, 10 5 49 10m 8
11m 9 22 4 2.
Humidity
::56
59
Wind Direction ...
4 0
0 37
1 8
Force
6 8
4.1
10 46 m 34
3 6
Weather
1:2
Fain
6 46 a 7 2
7 39.7 5
59
Sun.
12 m 10 2
4 3
3 4
137.
8 31 a 7. 6 !
1 50 a
"The advantages of using a point 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,