YOU CAN ENJOY.
Old English
CURVE CUT TOBACCO
SLICE TO A PIPEFUL.
This choice quality tobacco is packed by a special vacuum process; it therefore retains that delightful aroma and exquisite flavour natural to the finest tobacco leaf.
“IT DISAPPOINTS NO ONE"
Packed in tins containing 4 lb. with a handsome curved case which fits the pocket, and is the most convenient way to carry a pipe tobacco sufficient for one day.
TO BE OBTAINED OF ALL TOBACCONISTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY, MARCH 9rn, 1911
GEBRUEDER SCHUSTER,
MARKNEUKIRCHEN,
(GERMANY).
A Small Sample Lot of
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, VIOLINBOWS, ETC. FOR SALE.
At Reduced Prices in Order to Clear the Sample Stock. PLEASE ADPLY TO THE SOLE AGENT..
51-2):
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
TELEPHONE 60. 4, QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOD.
› POST OFFICE NOTICE
Only fully prepaid letters and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Boute to EUROPE.
BIBERIAN MAILS. On account of prevalence of plague in Manoharia, the. Mate via Siberis ato considerably delayed. The Public are recommended not to use this route for trausmission of correspondense until normal conditions prevail. There is only a weally service between Shanghai and Dalny, leaving Shanghai on Fridays.
COMMERCIAL.
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON:
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand. Bank Bills, at 30 days sight" Bank Bills, at 4 montlus sight
Credite, at 4 months sight..
A TOBACCO YOU
March 8th
Documentary Billa 4 months' sightl ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand
• Crodita, at 4 months' sight,
ON GERMANY.
On demand...
ON NEW YORK
Bank Bills, on demand Crodite, at 60 days sight
ON, BOMBAY -
Telegraphic
Transder
Bank, on demand...... ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demana „....... ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight... Private, 30 days sight
The Luctzow, with the German Mail of the 8th vltimo, left Singapore on Saturday, the 4th ON YOKOHAMA:On demand Instant, at 9 pm., and may be expected here to-morrow, at 6 s...
The Neefoo, with the Siberian Mail, is dus to wriye here on Saturday evening, the 11th inst The Polynesien, with the French Mail of the 10th ulting, left Singapore on Monday, the 6th inst., at 6 p.in,, and may be expected bere on or about Monday, the 13th instant.
FOK
Amog
Koba and Yokohama
Hoihow Bad Haiphong
Sentile
Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohamaa, Vancouver and
Bargapore, Penang and Caloutta
Shanghai, Kobe and Moji
MBOSO
Shanghai
Tientsin
РЕП
Glenfallock Coblems
Singan
Luserio
Gregory Apoar
DATH
Thursday, 9th, 8.00 Thursday, 9th, 19.03 AM Thursday, 9th, 9.00 a se Thursday, 9th, 11.00
Arration Apear
Thursday, Thursday,
9th, Noox
9th. Noor
Sui Tai
Iinan
Thursday, 9th, 1.15
Thursday,
9th, 2.00 PM
Hulshow.
་་་
Tokolama aud Kobo
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Tjimahi
Thursday, 9th, 2.00 pm Thursday, 9th, 5.00 PM
Haiyung
Friday,
10th, 10.00AM
Friday, 10th,
"Printed Matter and Bam-
ples
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KODE, YOKOHAMA
HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO.
Korea
11.00 AM
Registration. 10.15
(Registration, with Info fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 AM.)
ŐN MANLLÀ 1-On demand-) ON SINGAPORE :-On demand.
ON BATAVIA :- Or demand.
ON HAIPHONG -On demand
ON SAIGON-On demand..
·ON BANGKOK-On domind,,
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Esto...$11.15 Gold Luar, 100 fine, per tael ...
BAR SILVER, per of
19911990)
SUBSIDIARY COINS,
Chinese „20 center pieces.
Chinese.....10
Hongkong ...20
Hongkong 10
.861
157.80
[24jd."
per cent
$7.95 discount:
$8.05
$7.84
$7.99
35]
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, MARCH 8TH, 1911.
STOCKS.
NO. OF BHABES,
VALUE. PAID UP. CLOSING QUOTA-
TIONS CASH.
Manila, Cebu and Iloilo
SHANGHAI, NAGASLAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,"
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER (1.C.)
(SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE)
Empress of Japan
Manila, Cebu and Iloilo...
Amoy
Shanghai
Loongaang... Tilewong... Lungshing
Shanghai
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE
Chinhua
Swałow
Hximum
Swatow, Amoy and Tamsui
Daigi Mari
Singapore, Penang and Bombay Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Capri
Haitan
EUROPE, &C, INDIA VIA TUTICOLIN
(Lato Lettors 11,00 a.. to NOON. Extra
Postage 10 coats)
Tonkin
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Bogos in time for the that slearanes will be included in this contract mail)
Friday, 10tli,
Registration, Kowloon
B.O.
4.00 F M. Printed Matter, and Bem- ples... 5,00 PM Registration 5.00 P Latters 6,00 m m Saturday, 11th, 1.00 Pm Saturday, 11th, 3.00 m Saturday, 11th, 6.00 PM Saturday 11 AM
Registration, 4.15 r. m (Registration with Inta * feet of 10 counts up to 5.00 PM) 6.00 M Letters Bunday, 12th, 9.00 am Sunday, 12th 9,00 AM Monday, 13th, 11:00 AM Tuesday, 14th, 10,00 AM Tuesday, 14th,
Printed Matter and Sam plas... 10.00 & Registration ....... 10.00 AM (Registration, with late fee of 10 couts up, to
10.45 A Registration, Kowloon
1.0.
10.00 38.
11.00 A M
No late foo Lettors
China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld... COTTON MILLE.—
Ewo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co., Ld. Hongkong Colton Spinning Co., La International Cotton Manufing Co., Ed. Laou-Kang-Mow O. Spin & Wear Co.Id Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited... DOCKS AND WHARVES
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 Hong&South China Steam Fisheries Co., Lû. INSURANCESA
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited China Fire Insuranco Co., Limited. China Traders Insuranon Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtao Insurance Azeciation, Limited LANDS AND BUILDINGS.—
BANES
No late fee.
Letters
Registration, Kowloon BO. 10.30 AM
Noor
Bui Tai Bubi
Friday,
Friday,
10th, 1.15 PM 10th, 5.00
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of Chins, Limited. Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited China Borneo Company, Limited Chins Light and Power Company, Limited.
120,000
$125 Ball
99,925
£6
$880. £87:10/
180, buyers
8,604
12/6
12/6
60,000
$12
$12
50,000
$10
$10
$94, sales
50,000
81
$1
$1.
200,000
$10
$10
$74, bayers
20,000 11 50
50
125,000
$10 10,000 T 75
Tle. 85.
8,000 Tls. 100 Tis. 100
75 150.
$10 $61, sales & sel.
Tla. 63.
20,000 is 50 Tia 501
Tla. 23.
40,200
$74
$6
$19, buyers
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., La. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co., Lud Now Amoy Dook Co., Limited Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., La Fenwick & Co., Limitad
Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ld.. ***
60,000
$50
الم
50,000
$50
362, x
10,000
$63 $62.
all $55, d. sellers
55,700 Els, 100
S6
s. 100718, 65.
36,000 Tis.100 Tls. 100 Tis. 99,
18,000
$25
$25
$5.
400,000
$10
310
7,000
£10
$3 buyers
$200.
:60,000
31010
810
12,000
8,000
$50 +
$50
823, sellers
$103,7
$25
5,000
864 d. buy
$25
MARKI
$157,
div. sel
THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.
CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Milkmaid
BRAND
Milk
LARGEST HALE In the WORLD.
As a guarantee
of Quality, see the ́MILKMAID
on every Tin
Another Famous Product of the above
Company is its
STERILIZED NATURAL MILK.
A trial of which will satisfy you of its?
EXCELLENCE,.
PRICE:
20 Cents Por Tin”:
$2.30
$9.00
Per Doz, Tink
Per Case of 4 Doz.-Tins,
ON SALE ATT
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co EWAN TYE, Queen's Road Central. CHEONG TYE, Quoan's Road Central. MAN YUEN, Quen's Road East. NAM BING LOONG, Queen's Road Central. MUTUAL STORES. Queen's Road Central. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.
11, Caine Road,
152
60,000
$10
ail
$18, sellers
15,000
$10
37
$7, buyers
10,000
$250
20,000
$100
24,000
993.33
$20 $124, sales
$50 $172, buyers
895
887)
8,000
$250
10,000
£15
12,400
$250
12,000
SADO
$100
50,000
$150,000
$10
all $61.
6,000
$50
$30 $34.
78,000, T18.50 Tis.
50, 99,
$12,500
$50
$50 $46, sales
MINING
Bociété Française desCharb'ges du Tonkin Raub Australian Gold-Mining Co., Lda. Peak Tramways Co., Limited...
16,000 Fes. 250.
all $700.
200,000
£163.
25,000
810
ally $13.
50,000
$10
31
$11, buyers
Philippine Co., Limited
75,000
$10
REFINERIE-
Chins Sugar Refining Co., Limited.
20,000
$100
all
$110, sollers
Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Limited
7,000
$100
all
$174.
Robinson Piano Co., Limited...
€4,000
$50
50 $50.
$50 $365, sellers
£5 TL 155-
$100 $830, bayers
$60 $205.
$100 $94, buyers
Cutler Falmer & &
The Wine Merchany of the East
JOHNNIE WALKER'S
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
30,000
$25
825 89 sellera
20,000
$50
All 819.
80,000
8151
3158291, mollera
60,000 pref.
£5
60,
60,000 def
1£5.7.6
2,000,000
£1:
£1 91/3
10,000
$10
10,000
6,000
$25
$10 823. $5812.
+25 825.
20,000
85 261.
$18.25
1,200
SLO
35,000
37
67 $21, buyers
all $10, buyers
WHITE LABEL (Old Highland).
Watkins, Limited
10,000
810
$10 $3, Bellers
AB. Watson & Co., Limited
90,000
·B10
$10187; sellers
[37
Weissmann, Limited Ve
3,000
810
810 812, buyers
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited,
9,900 ordy
BLO
£4 8111, sellers
*100 fders
Union Waterbost Co., Limited
50,000
$10 810
$10 $300
$10 864, buyers
$24.50
LUBBER-~
Para Rubber in London
Chinese Imperial 1286
6/9 per lb.
Quotation.
RED LABEL (Special).
PER CASE OF 12 BOTTLES.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
HONGKONG AGENTS,
BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.
HALL'S
SANITARY DISTEMPER
WABEADLE
HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION:
It is made to a wide range of 70 colours, in- cluding rich dark as well as light shades.
It contains no lead, therefore ceilings conted with white or tinted Hall's Distemper do
" not (urn black with sulphur.
It sets the hardest of any artiolo ret offered,
and neither cracks, blisters, nur peals off.
It is washable three weeks after being applied.
It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in
all fover or infections cases as recommended by the medical faculty.
It is non-poisonous and clean in werking.
It destroys feas, bugs, and other objectionable.
inserts.
Many of the colours will stand og now plaster
alls.
The advantages of neing a paint which contains an effective microbe destroyer are obviona. A distinct advantage in the readiness with which it may be cleaned without injuring it."
SOLE AGENTS:
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14, DES Vœux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
DELICIAS de MANILA
CIGARS.
“LITTLE DUKES "
"PURILLOS.
These Small Cigars are specially manufactured for us with the finest "FLOR FINA" leaves obtainable, and are very handy for short smokes.
Per Box of 100 "LITTLE DUKES" (Claro) $3.00 (,,) $2.00
"PURILLOS
H. PRICE & CO., LTD..
12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
HONGKONG.
1388
Hongkong Land Invest. Agency Co., Ld, Humphreys' Estate and Finance Co., Ld. Kowloon Laud and Building Co, Ld. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co Limited
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Maca S.B. Co., Lä Indo-Chins Steata Navigation Co., Id { Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Post, Limited Steak Laundry Company, Limited... STORES AND DISPENSABLES,--
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited Wm. Fowell,. Limited |
Amonnt
Talne
Interest
7116767,200T 250 7% p. annum Ear
VERNON & SMYTIL Share. Brokers.
TODAY
113.M.—Auction of Vienna Cafe Co., Ltd, Store, ⠀⠀⠀⠀ in Queen's Road Central, near Clock Lowez,
by Mesare, Haghes & Hough, Noon-Forty-Second Meeting of Jane China
Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, i
TO-MORROW Noox-Forty-Second Ordinary Meeting
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. 12.15 p.m. — Extraordinary General Mooting- Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Saturday, 11th March Boxing at City Hall Tuesday, 14th March Twenty Fifth Yearly
General Meeting of Hongking Club i 5.15 PM KE
Wednesday, 15th March Menting of Licen
Board in the Council Chamber, 215-7
Thursday, 16th March-Auction of Vainable Leasehold Property at Sales Booms, by Mr. Geo. P. Lammert,
NOON.C
Thursday, 16th Maroh-Thirty-third Ordinary ***Annual Meeting of China Sugar Refining
Ltd, NOON,
Thursday, 16th March Twenty-ninth Ordinary Annual Meeting of Luzon Sugar Refining Co, Ltd., 12.30 PM.
17th March-Nineteenth Half Yarly Drawing of Sixty-five Lebentures of Hongkong Club, 11 A.M.
25th March-Annual Dinner of forday, 25th
Devenian Society, at Hongkong Hotel,
P
ÕPIL
Tuesday, 29th March-Eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting at The China-Borneo Co. Ltd., 1215 PM
55.41
OPIUM.
خود پسند
WHISKY.
March 6th
PER CASE OF 12 BOTTLES.
$2,250/2,400 per picni $2.410/2420
Mars Old
rawa Older Malwa V. Ol Pecan fire quality Persian extra fine Patna New Potus Old Benares Netr Banaren Old
Quotations are (--—---- Mali New S
$2,430/2,450
2,460 2,500
200/1400
$2,050
82,435
385
per chest.
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