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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1911.
RODI & WIENENBERGER,
A.-G.
. PFORZHEIM i/B.
THE Undersigned Agent keps a STOCK of Genuine Rolled
Gold Jewelleries: Necklets, Bracelets, Brooches, Scarf- Pius, Watch-Chains, etc.
FOR INSPECTION INVITES:
51.4
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
TELEPHONE 960. 4, QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOR.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
SIBERIAN MAILS.-On account of prevalence of plague in Manshuria, there will be only a Weekly Mail service between Shanghai and Dolny, leaving Shanghai on Saturdays, and arriving at Shanghai on Fridays,
Only fully prepaid letters and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to EUROPE.
The America Maru, with the American Mail, is due to arrive here to-day,
The Tonkin, with the French Wail of the 13th ultimo, left Singapore, on Monday, 6th inst, at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on or abart Monday, the 13th instanti
MacLe
Shanghai
Takao
FOR
DATE
Thursday, 9th, 1.15 PM Thursday, 9tb. 3.00 P
COMMERCIAL.
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.~
ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfor Bank Bill, on demand
February 8th.
Bank Bills, at 30 days" sight..... Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight....... Documentary Bills 4 months' sightl ON PARIS-
Bank Bille, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight.
ON OMANY (——
On demand....
181
ON
NEW YORK:--
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 60 days' sight
.44
O
BAT
Tegraphic Transfer
Back, on demand
ON CALOUTTA :--
Telegraphie Transfer
132
Beak, on demanû .........................
1324
Bank, at night
747
Private, 30 days' sight
ON SHANGHAI *-*-*
ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand
ON MANILA-On demand-Pesos- ON SINGAPORE On demand...
PIE
ON BATAVIA --On demarid
.106).
Sui Tai Linions
ON HAIPHONG :-On demand.
р.
ON SAIGON-On demand....
Techigo
Friday,
Sandakan
Mausang
Friday
10th, 11.00 A 31 10th, 11.00AM
Hoihow and Haiphong
Sinyan
Friday,
Shanghai
Koonshing
Friday,
101b. 11.00 AN 10th, 11.00 AM
ON BANGKOK-On demand.. SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate ..811.25 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael BAR SILVER, per oz,
87
858.20 24d
Maoso
Bui Tai
Friday, 1th, 1.15 P
Singapore. Pasang and Calontia
Laisang
Friday,
10th, 2.00M
per cent
Nixgpo and Shanghai
Kwangse ...
Friday,
Friday,
10th, 3.00 X 10th, 3.00 PM
......$8.40
B.0.
Registration Kowloou
4.00 P
MP...28.25 *****.18.32
Empress of India
SHANGHAI, NAGASAK), KOBE, Yokonabia Į
VICTORIA & VANCOUVER (B.C) ...
SUBSIDIART COINS.
Chinese 20 cents pieces.....8.30 discount.
Chinese ......10
Hongkong...20
Hongkong...10
ور
THE MOST CELEBRATED - CIGARETTES
IN THE WORLD.
THREE
CASTLES"
MANUFACTURED FROM THE HIGHEST GRADES OF BRIGHT
35]
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. 0. WILLS.
The MAGNUMS:
Three Castles
- Cigarettes
W.D.&HOWills Bristol & London.
BRISTOL AND LONDON.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama
Straits and Colombo
Amoy
HENOL LU AND SAN FRANCISCO
Nore
Pembrokeshire Clara Jebsen
SHANGHAI,, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YoxoHama-
Afongolia
(SIBERIAN MAIḥ, TO EUROPE)
Samarang and Sourabayo...
alanila
Victoria Loungearg
Shanghai
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPË
Chinhua
Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow.
Haimur
Swatow, Amoy and Tamsai
Daigi Maru
Ischia
Gregory Apear Tunnan Hatching
344
Singapore, Penang and Bombay
Shanghai, Kobe and Moji
Chiukiang...
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
EUROPE, &c., INDIA FIA TUTICORIN
(Late Letters 11.00 AM. to Noos. Ertes )
Postage 10 cents.)
time for the first clearance will bo included in this contract mail.}
Letters posted in all the Pillor Boxes in
Tsingtau and Chefoo
Manila, Iloilo and Cebu
Singapore, Penang and Colombo
Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama and Scattle Wash
Nagasaki, Kobe and YokohamD
EUROPA, &c., INDIA VIA TETICORIN
(Late Letters 11.00 AM to Noom Extra
Postago 10 conts.)
(Supplementary mail on board up to the the fixed for departure of the manil Extra Postage 10 cents.)
(Letters postel in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the fret clearance will bo included in this contract mail.)
The Parcel mail will be closed on Fri-
day, the 17th it., at 5 p.m. ... *
EUROPE, &c, Indiá via TuticORIN,
(Late Letters 11.00 AM to 11.30 Extra
Postage 10 couts)
Oceanien...
Kansi
Sungkiong Miyasaki Maru Minnesota
Yarata Maru
Arcadia
(Loitere posted in all the Pillar Boxes in
P. E. Friedrich
time for the first clearance will be include in this contract mail,)
Printed Matter and Sam-
plos... 5.00 *
Registration... 5.00 PM Letters
6.00 1
Saturday, 11th, 10.00 A Saturday, 11th, 10.00 A
Saturday, 11th, 10:00 a m
Saturday, 11th,
Printul Matter and Sam-
ples...
... 11.00 A M
Registration... 10.15 AM (Begistration with late fr of 10 cents op to 11:00 AM Registration,
B. O.
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SHARE LIST.
-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, FEbruary 8th, 1911.
STOCKS.
NO..OF SHARES.
VALUE. PAID UP.
CLOSING QUOTA- TIONS CASH.
($92), sollers 1£89. £5380, buyers
BANKS.
Kowloon 10:33 AN
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of Chinn, Limited Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited China Boraco Company, Limited
120,000 99,925
$125 :
£7
Ali
8,604 12/6
12/6 68, sellers
60,000
$12
$12
China Light and Power Company, Limited. |
50,000
$10
$10
59, buyers
50,000
$1
$195 ots, buyers
Chine Provident, Loun & Mortgage Co., Lid..... ; COTTON MILLS.
200,000
$10
$10
$73.
No late len, Letters
NOON Saturday, 11th, Noor. Saturday, 11th, 1.00 Pи. Saturday, 11th,
Registration 4.15 PM (Registration with lata fee of 10 sents up t
5.00 PM) Letters
6.00 P K
་ ་*
Sunday, 1204, 9.00
12th, 9.00
Sunday, Monday, 13th, 11.00 AM Monday, 13th, 11.00 AM Monday, 13th, 3.00 M Tuesday, 14th, 10.00 a Tuesday, 14th,
Printed Matter and Sam. ples, ... 10,00 AM Registration. 10.00 AM (Registration, with late fee of 10 cents up to
10.45 A.M.) Registration, Kowloon
B.O.
... 10.00 AM
No late fee. Lettors
Tuesday, 14th, 3.00 PM Tuesday. 14th, 5.00 PM Wednesday, 15th, 11.00 AM Wodnesday, 15th, 11.00 A M Saturday, 18th,
Printed Matter and Sam- ples... ... 10.00 A M Registration... 10.00 AM (Registration with late
fee of 10 conte
11.00 A.M.)
Registration,
B. 0.
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Wearing Co., Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co.; Ld... International Cotton Manaf'ing Co., I Lasa-Kung-Mow C. Spin & Wear.Co.,Ld Boy Chee Cotton Spivning Co., Limited. Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHARVES.-
Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongket Wharf Co., Ld... Fenwick & Co., Limited Green Island Cement Co., Litnited Hongkong and Chins Gas Co., Limited, Hongkong Electric Co., Limited Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited...
20,000 Tis. 50 is 50 Tls. 85.
125,000
$10
$10
26, slow 10,000 Tis. 75 Tia 75
Tle. 53. 8,000 T. 100 Tis. 100 T 59. 2,000 Tis. 500 Tls. 500 T. 240. 40,000 $72
$175, buyers
لله
THE NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.
CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Milkmaid
$6.
404
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co, LL Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ed New Amoy Dook Co., Limited
60,000
$50
all
50,000
$50
all
$53, sellers.
10,000
55,700
Tls, 100, 100
563 36 26.
$56.
36,000
18,000
$25
Tis. 100 Tis. 100 T. 100.
Tis. 67.
$25
**
400,000
S16
7,000
£10
all
210 831
$5,
$205.
60,000
10
$10
12,000
$50
$214, buyers
$50
8,000
$25
$104, buyers
Tuesday, 14th, 2.00PM
11.00 AM'kong& South China Steam Fisheries Co., La.
INSURANCES.
Hongkong Its Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limital
5,000
825
vill
864, buyers
ТАЛОЕ МARKI
$177, sellers
60,000
510
ail
15,000
810
$7
$183.
$7.
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited. China Traders Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North-China Insurance Co., Limited... Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtsso Insurance Association, Limited LANDS AND BUILDINGS.—
·10.000
$250
$50
20,000
$100
$180, sellers
$20
24,000
$83.33
8,000
$250
$258877.
$120, buyers
60
10,000
£15
365.
£5
12,400
$250
Tis, 155, Bollera
$100
12,000
$100
K100
$60 $200.
$825, sales
50,000
up to
Kowloou
150,000
· 10
10.00 AM
6,000 78,000 Tls. 50 12,500 850
$50
Société Française de Charb'ges du Tonkin Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld...
16,000 Fes. 250
ull
$700.
200,000
21
Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited REFINERIES—
25,000
$10
alli
50,000
$10
$1
75,000
$10
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Limited Robinson Piano Co., Limited... STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
20,000
$100
Bil
8110.
7,000
100
517, sellers
4,000
60
250 $60.
-30,000
$25
$25 $73, büyors
20,000
$50
$17, buyers
80,000
$15
15831.
60,000
pref
alt
56,
(L'dou
60,000 def.
1 £5.7.6.
2,000,000
£190 buyera.
10,000
$10
$23.
10,000
6,000
20,000
1,200
$10
15,000
$7
Watkins, Limited
10,000
810
$10 $3, Bellors
901
810
$10 $6, buyers
3,000 9,900 ordy,
$10
$10 $12, buyers
310
$4 $114, sellers
100 fders;
$10 $300.
50.000
No late for.
$11, sellora
ΠΟΣ
BRAND
Milk
LARGEST SALE
In the WORLD.
As a guarantee
of Quality,
see the
MILKMAID
on every Tin,
Another Famous Product of the ov
Company is it
STERILIZED NATURAL MILK.
A trial of which will satisfy you of its EXCELLENCE.
PRICE:
30 Cents Per Tin.
$2.30... Per Doz Tins
89.00.... For Case of 4 Doz.. Tins,
ON SALE AT-
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co
WAN TYE, Queen's Bood Central. CHEONG TIE, Quson's Road Contral, MAN YUEN, Queen's Road Fant, NAM UING LOONG. Queen's Road Contral, MUTUAL STORES, Q10an's Road Control. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.
11, Chino Road.
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$100 $964, sellors
$7.
$30 $34, buyers
Tls. 50 Tis. 98.
50844, buyerÐ
£i +$3, sellers
$13, sellers
$10 38.
$51 $12.
$25 $25.
$516, les
$10, bayers 87: $21.
10 564, d. bayors
6/2 për lb.
Quotation,
Value. Interest.
21,757,200 TIs. 250 7% p, annum Par.
VERNON SMYTH. Share Brokera
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
Amonat.
Chinese Imperis! 1856
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE. From February 9th to 15th, 1911.
LOW WATEE.
H'keng
Mean
Time.
h.
m.ft. in.
NNOWOWOWOW Height.
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, February 8th.
Barometer Temperature Humidity......
Frevious On Date On Date
Day at
Mean
Time,
h. a.
ft. in.
at
Thurs
9 in 7 10
Fri. :10 m 8 31
at 4 p. 10 am..
4 pm.
5,49
30.10 30.19
30.09
6:46 al 7
7
60
65
64
Sat.
119 22
D 8
65
67
66
.7 39 a 7
0-59 al 3-6
Wind Direction
Fast
E
E
• Wed
滋
Sun.
Mon 13 10 34 4m 3 44 9 20 7 6 2 36 Tras. 14 m 11 2 4 6 m 4 20
10 7a 7 4 15 m 11 27 4. 7
10 50
12 m 10 2 4 3 m 3 4
8 31 a
0 5
Force........
3
2
4
Weather
0
Rain.....
3 1
0 5
Highest open air Temperature on 7th...63
Lowest open air Temperature on 7th...57.
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAXKLS OF:
GAS & OIL ENGINES,:
MARINE ENGINES,
MOTORS & MOTOR
CARS,
GAS PLANTS -
POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, TO |WORK WITH ÁLL
KINDS OF FUEL.
SUCTION
AND
PRESSURE SYSTEMB.
AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, &o.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE JEEN NOW AT-
WORK IN THE COLONY.
AGENTS FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
YORK BUILDINGS.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Saturday, 11th Fob.--Ordinary Annual General Meeting of Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltil, at Hongkong Hotel, 11,30 AM, Saturday, 11th Feb," Scharnhorst" Concert,
9 P.M.
Tuesday, 14th Feb Race Meeting of Hong kong Jockey Club, at Tappy Valley, 11.30 AM. Tuesday, 21st Fab-Eighty-Ninth Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of H.K, C. M. Steam boat Co. Ltd., Noor. Saturday, 25th Feb.--Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ing Corporation, at City Hall, NOON, Monday, 27th Feb.-Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., LAR., NOON.
Wednesday and Thursday, 1st and 2nd March...... Annual Show of Hongkong Horticultural Society, in the Botanic Gardens,
ON SALE.
POUND YOLUMES of the HONGKONG | B
WEEKLY PRESS. January to June, 1910. With INDEX. Price $7,50,
On male at the "Hongkong Daily Pres" Office.
Hongkong,, 10th June, 1910
Quotations are:--- Malwu New Malwa Old... Malwa Older...' Malwa V. Old Persian fine quality Persian extra fine... Patas New Patna Old Benares New ..... Benares Old
OPIUM.
21
January 20th.
$2,500/2530 per pical...
$2.540/2,560
$2,570/2,580.
$2,590/2,600
$1,400/1,500
$2,000
$2.675 ... $2.650 $2,620
chest,
PRINTING &
Nothing creates snob good impression in business as the use of First Class Printing. The difference in cost between good and bad printing and material is generally nil,
"THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS":
PRINTING WORKS
torn out the Best Printing at Reasonable Prica
Printed and Pablished by ALFRED NORMAN KExr for the Concerned at 10a, Des You Bod Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 152. Plost Street, E.
- Letters
... 11.00 A M
Wednesday, 22nd,
Printed Matter and Sac- ples
10.00 AM Registration 10.00 A
(Registration, with late fea of 10 cents up to
10.45 42
Kowloon
Registration,
B.0.
No late fee. Letters
... 10.00 AM
... 11.00.A M
MONEY LETTERS-The Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered lattera containing bank notes or jewellery, and where Registration has been neglected WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIés ínto alloged losses of such (Postal Guide 121).
Mails for CANTON, WUCHOW and *SAHUI will be closed on week-days at 7.30 aras
and at 6 p.m. until further notice.
4 Mail for MACAO is despatched per 8.5. Suż An on week-days at 7.15 a., on Sundays Mails for NAHTAU, and SuaBue, are closed every wook-day at 6 p..
the mail for Msono is closed at 8 am,
.
Mails for KoNoMoor and KUMCHUK, are closed on weekdays at 6 p.m." (1 Sundays the mails are closest at 9 am.
A mail for Long Island (Cheung Chow) will be despatched per steam launch Chrung. chow daily at 2.30 p.m.
No mails are despatched to these places on Saturday eveninge, unless previously notified.
Local Deliveries:—Separate bozes have been provided for posting Correspondence for the Town, Korrison and the Peak. The Boxes ara nader the Window at the East end of the Verandah in Queen's Road.
BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.
HALL'S SANITARY DISTEMPER
WASHABLE
HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION :
t is made in a wide range of 70 colours, in- eluding rich dark as well as light shades.
It contains no lead, therefore ceilings conted with white or tinted Hall's Distemper do not turn black with salpbar.
It sets the hardest of any article yet offered,
and neither oraake, blisters, nor peels off.
It is washable three weeks after being applied.
It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in
all fever or infections cases 'na reconimended by the medical faculty.
It is non-poisonous and clean in working,
It destroye Hess, bugs, and other objectionable
insects.
31any of the colours will stand on new plaster
walls.
"The advantages of aging 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 VOUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
Hongkong Land Invost. Agency Co., La. Humphreys Estate sua Finance Co., Tel. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. ... Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited MINING.
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Masac S.B. Co., Lj Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co., Ld Sholl Transport & Trading Co., Limited,
South China Morning Post, Limitad Star Ferry Company, Limited
Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STORER AND DISPENSARIES,-***
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited Wm. Powell, Limited.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited Weissmann, Limited
United Asbestos Oriental Agepoy, Limited, Union Waterboat Co., Limited RUBBER.-
Weok.
Para Bubber in London
Loans.
HIGH WATER.
F'kong
Month
Height,
4 0 m 0.37
6 8 10 46
4: (m. 1 34
jm 2 21