1
PET. WILH. KROMMES
ELBERFELD.
SILK RIBBONS,
IMITATION SILK RIBBONS.
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 968.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THU DAY, MAY 25TH, 1511.
COMMERCIAL.
EXCHANGE
`CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON:***
May 23rd.
.1/92
Telegraphie Transfer Bank Bills, on demand...1/912 Bank Billa, at 30 days' sight.1/98 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 19 Credita, at 4 months' sight....110 Documentary Bills4 months' sight1/101 ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand. Credits,
at 4 months' sight....
THE CIGARETTES OF DISTINCTION
228
232,
[11
ON GERMANY ----
On demand...am
104)
ON NEW YORK
Bank Bilis, on demand
44
Credits, at 60 days' night
45
FABRIQUÉ DE
ON BOMBAY
Telographic Transfer
.1343
CIGARETTES EGYPTIENNES
135
་་
.1342 135
C. G. BODEN & SOHNE, GROSSROHRSDORF, i/Sa
BRACES
AND
BELTS.
Sole Representative for Hongkong and China :
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 960.
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goût
americain
[12
Extra Dry
Sole Representative for Hongkong and South China
Hugo C.A. Fromm, Hongkong.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
[670-22
Ouly fully prepaid letters and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to KUROTE.
The Delhi, with the English Muil, lekt Singapore on Saturday, the 20th Inst., at 1.00 pm, This rocket bringe the parcel maila closed in London and may be expected here to-day, for despatch by the all en route on the 39th April, and for despatch overland on the 26th of April.
Saigon
Yokohama and Kobo
Singapore
Mocas
Shanghai
SHANGHAI
FUR
DATE
Thursday, 25th, 9.00 A
Bank, on demand
ON CALCUTTA 1-
Telegraphio Transfer
Bank, on demana.........
ON SHANGHAI --
at sight.
Brivato, 30 days sight
ON YOKOHAMAOn demand
ON MANILA: On demand-Pesos-
ON SINGAPORE -ÎN
doriand
ON BATAVIA
On demand
ON SAIGON-On demand........
ON HAIPHONG-On demand cu
MASPERO FRERES
BOUTON
ROUGE
843
ÖN BANGKOK-On demand....... SOVECHIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate ...$11.00 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael.......$57.10 BAR SILVER, per os.
..248d.
SUBSIDIARY GOING.
per cent.
.$7.55 21.
..27.18 $7.40
35)
Chinese......20 cents piecos......87.31 discount.
Chinese ......10
Hongkong...20
Hongkong...10
BANKN
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SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.
STOCKS.
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of Chius, Limited China Borneo Company, Limited China Light and Power Company, Limited, China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd... COTTON MILLS.
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld International Cotton Manufing Co., Ld. Lao-Kung-Mow C. Spin.&Weat.Co.,Ld Soy-Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHALVES,➡
H'kong & Kowloon Whart & G. Co., La Hongkong and "Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. Now Amoy Dock Co., Limitad Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co., L Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co., La.. Fenwick & Co., Limited Green Island Cement Co., Limited Hongkong and China Gas Co., Limited Hongkong Electrio Co., Limitol
Manila Metropole Hotel Limited Hongkong Ios Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited
PASSIEGE M
MASPERO FRENIA ITO BANALT
CAIRE EGYPTE.
HONGKONG, May 23rd, 1911.
12.000 -$503
8,000
علم
$185. $164, buyers
Bouton Rouge
and Felucca
A LUXURY TO.
THE MAN
OF TASTE
IN 50's & 100's
HERMETICALLY SEALEDBOXES
AT $4.20 AND $2.80
PER 100
FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.
FELUCCA
MASPERO
FRERES
• TABRIQUÉ PAR
MÄSPERO FRÈRESİM.
す
pans LEUK MANUFACTURE AU
CAIRE,EGYPTE.
THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.
CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Another Famous Product of the above
Company 18 at
Milkmaid STERILIZED
BRAND
Milk
GUARANTEED FULL OREAM.
LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD.
NATURAL MILK.
A trial of which will satisfy you of its EXCELLENCE.
Рыст
20 Conte Por Tin.' 82.30......For Dor. Tins,
99.00... Per Case of 4 Poz. Tins.
ON SALE AT-
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. KWAN TYE. Queen's Road Central. CHEONG TTE, Queen's Road Central, - MAN YUEN, Queen's Bond Tant." NAM KING LOONG, Queen's Roard_Contral." MUTUAL STORES, Queen's Road Central.. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
11, Caine Road.
NO. OF SHARES.
VALUR PAID UP LOBING QUOTA-
TIONS CANM.
120,000
$125
all
$895, sellers
1£87.10
99,925
£7
£6 880, buyera
60,000
$12
all 89.
50,000
$5
all
50,000
$1
ali $1.15, buyers
200,000
$10
all
$7.
20,000 1 50 125,000
all
TB, 85.
$10
Bit
841, sellers
10,000 Tla. 75
Tuls, 48.
8,000 TL. 100
all
Tls. 57.
20,000
s. 50
all
Tix. 17).
40,000
STA
36 $20, sales & buy.
60,000
$60
all #49, sellers
50,000
all 8534, mal. & mal.
10,000
all
55,700 Tis. 100
$74, buyera
a!!
Tis. 60.
36.000 Fts. 100
all
18,000
325
all
Tis. 85, buyers
$5, sales
400,000
$16
all
7,000
4510
60,000
10
all
PED
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited...
$25 $115,
$211
$195
$3, buyers
Lycemons. Tjikini Afghan Prince Sul Peer ... Anhui
15.00) Pa 10
f
$11.
Thursday, 25th, 10.00 AM
50,00
$25
all
25th 10.00 A
Delhi
Haitun
Bui Tui
Bornea
--Friday, £6th, 10.00 AM Friday, 26th, 1.35 M Saturday, 27th, 8.00 A M
St Albans...
Canton Insurance Offee Co., Limited China Fire Insurses Co., Limited China Traders Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limitad North-Chino insurance Co., Limited..... Union Insuraped Sciety, Limited Yangtzze Insurance Association, Limited Saturday, 27th, 10.00 AM LANDS AND BUILDINGS.--
Thursday, Thursday, 25th, 1.15 PMH'kong& Bouth China Steam Fisheries Co., Ld.
25th, 3.00 INSURANCES Thursday, Thursday, 25th, 5.00 PM
60,000
$10
all
15,000
810
$7 $72, buyera
TRADE MARK.
.10,000
8250
$50 $180, allers
20,000
$100
$20 $118, bayers
24,000
$83.33
$25 $105, buyers
8,000
$250
¥50 $325.
10,000
£15
£5 T.1574, sellers
12,400
$250
$100 $015.
12,000
$100
200 $1924.
50,000
$100
all
$95, seilers
150,000
810
all
86, buyers
Tjipanas
6,000
$50
$50 $25, buyers
78,000 Tls. 50
all
Tls, 99.
Sangkiangg
Saturday, 27th, 10.00
12,500
$50
all $47.
Devanles.
Société Française dosCharb'ges du Tonkin Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Lid,.. Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited REFINERIES
16,000 Fea, 250
$700.
200,000
£1
{
25,000
310
all
50,000
$10
75,000
$10
all $5, buyers
$2.30.
$124, x div.
$181, x div.
THE BEST BRAND OF
GUINNESS' STOUT
On the Market is
7.B.HALL & CA
Chins Bugar Befining Co., Limited Lucon Sagar Refining Co., Limited
20,000
$100
all
$94, Bollers
7,000
$100
all $20.
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES,
30,000
$25
all $13, sellers
20,000
819,
80,000
60,000 prof. 60,000 def.
£5
2,500,000
10,000
10,000
6,000
www
20,000
all
830), buyers 69, sell 'don.
87/6 buyers
($26, buyers
$5 $16.
$25,
all $63.
£6.10/
SOLE AGENTS-
1,200
$10
all 89, buyers
15,000
$7
451
all 83.10, buyers
Watkins, Limited
10,000 sío
all 83. sellare
90,000
$10
all 854, buyera
Rabi Kutsang
Fles
3,000
810
all|512, buyers
15,000
$10
all 812, x div. buy.
9,900 ordy,
$10
54 810
100 fders
$10
all
$300,
50,000
$10
all
$61, buyers
RUTZER.
Daily Wire
4/5 per lb., quiet
Amount,
Value.
Interest
159
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Масно
Jesselton, Kudat and Sandakan
Tipo, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Launceston, New Zealand, Dunedin, Alelbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Fremantle...
Benka, Batavia, Cheribon, Sumarong and
Sourabaya Haiphong...
EUROPE, &C., INDIA VIA
A TUTICORIN (Lote Leiters 11.00 AM to Noon. Fatra
Postege 10 cents.
board up
up to the
(Supplementary mail en
time fixed for departure of the mail. Extra Postage 10 conte:)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Bozas in tire for the rat slearance will bo included in tliis contract mail.)...
The Parcel mail will be closed to-morrow
Manila, Cebu and Iloilo...
KENLING, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKL, KOBE,”?!
at 5p.m....
Shanghai
Wingsang Chenan Haimun
Swatow 113
TOKOKANA,
HONOLULU
and SAN
Korea
FRANCISCO
(SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE
Shanghai, Kobe and Moji
Fook sang
Tsingtan, Chofoo and Newchwang
Tientsin
Keelung, Shanghai, Meji, Kobe, Yokohama,
Victoria and Tacor
Swalow, Amoy and Foodhow
Manila, Ceba and Iloilo
Manila, Cebu and floïle
Singapore, Penang and Caloutta
FIL
EUROPE, &c., India via TUTICORIN,
(Late Letters 11.00 ., to 11.30 Extra
Postage 10 sonts)
Nanchany... Kucichow... Panama Marz
Batching...
Kayfony
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contrast mai).)
Bülow...
EUROPE, &c., INDIA VIA TETICOKIN,
(Late Letters 11.00 a
to Noon. Extra l
Postage 10 cents.)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)
Nera
Saturday, 27th, 10.00 a
Saturday, 27th,
Printed Matter and Sam- 10.00 A M ples
Registration... 10.00 Az
(Registration, with fate for of 10 cents, up to 10.45 A..) Registration, Kowloon Lin. ...-10.00 A M No late fee.
Letters
... 11.00 AM Saturday, 27th, 1.00 PM Saturday, 27th, 5.00 PM Sunday,
28th, 9.00 a M Bunday, 28th,
Registration 5.00 PM (on Saturday, 27th inst.)
Letters
(on Sunday.)
9.00 A M
Hongkong Land Invest. Agency Co., Ld, Humphreye Estate and Finance Co., Ld. Kowloon Land and Building Co., L. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited MINING,
Chins and Manila Steamship Co., Ld."... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Maeno 8.B. Co., Ld. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Past, Limited
Monday, 29th, 11.00 a team Laundry Company, Limited...
Monday,
291 3.00 P-MSTORES AND DISPENSARIES - - Monday, 29th 3.00 P Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited
Wm. Powell, Limited
Tuesday, 30th, 10.00 a M
Tuesday, 30th, 10.00 AM Tuesday, 30th, 3,00 u Tuesday. 5th, 3.00 M1 Wednesday, 31st, 10.00 a Wednesday, 31st,
Printed Matter and Sam- 10.00 AM
Registration ... 10.00 AM (Registration, with late
fee of 10 cents up to
10,45 A M
Registration, Kowloon
B.0.
.10.00 A M
No late fee, Latters
11.00 AM. JUNE.
Primed Mattor and Sam-
plast...
10,00 A M Registration... 10.00 A M
Tuesday, 6th,
A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited
Weissmann, Limited
H. Prics & Co., Ltd.
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited,
Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Para Rubber in London
Loans. Chinese Imperial 1806
Quotation 1% p, saxam Fer. Tla 767,200 Thu, 250
VERNON SMYTH. Share-Brokers,
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE IDEAL LIGHT.
THE OSRAM LAMP THE OSRAM LAMP WHAT IT DOES
(Registration, with late IT EFFECTA ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS in
Reo of 10 cents up to
10.45 A.M.) Registration, Kowloon B.O. ... 10.00 & M. No late fee. Letters
41J
electric light bills.
WHAT IT DOES NOT
IT DOES NOT deteriorate in light even after
2,000 hours' burning.
IT BENDERS ELECTRIC LIGHT ABSOLUTELY IT DOES NOT, although its initial cost is mora, PROVE AS EXPENSIVE AS AN ORDINARY THE CHEAPEST ILLUMINANT, and thus
CARBON LAME, for it lasta vore times as bridge this mode of lighting within reach
I consumes one-quarter the current long, and of all 11.00 ANIT PAYS of its
ALL THE TIME.. FOR ITSELF in about 150-hours on
great current-saving IT DOES NOT require any special installing, Properties
turas in any position on any lighting circuit and fits existing lampholders, THE 17 WATT (app. 16 H.C.P.)
OSRAM LAMP GIVES 20 HOURS LIGHT T FOR ONE PENNY..
MONEY LETTERS-The Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered letters containing lank notes or jewellery, and where Registration has been neglected WILL MAKE NO REQUIRINU into alleged losses of such (Tostal Guide 121).
Meils for CANTON, WUCHOW and SamsuI will be closed on week-days at 7.30 ap
and el 6 pm until further notice.
A Mail for MACAO is despatched per se. Sui Anon week-days at 7.15 a.m., on Suudasy
the mail for Macae is closed et 8 am,
Mails for NAMTAU, and SUABO are closed every wook-day at 6 pm.
Mails for "KONGGON and KONUK are closed on week-days at pan. On Bundays the maile are closed at 9 am
show daily at
2.30 p.m
A mail for Long Island (Cheung Chow) will be despatched per steam burck Theuns No mails are despatched to these places on Saturday evenings, unless previously netiled
Local Deliveries-Beparate bores have been provided for posting Correspondence for th The Boxes are under the Window at the East end of th Town, Kowloon and the Peak. Verandah in Queen' Reed,
THE 40 WATT (app. 32 H.C.P.) OSEAM LAMP gives 25 hours light for the consumption of one moit of current, THE OBBAN LAMP has an average life of over 2,000 hours, and during the whole of that period its initial o.p. is practically an- diminished.
IT CONSUMES only approximately 1 watt per Hefner candle-power ne against 4 watts consumed by a carbon filament lamp. SEE THE WORD "OSRAM" 18 ON EVERY
BULA.
OBRAM LAMP DOES NOT} BLACKEN
IT DOES NOT GET HOT. The Onam Lamp, although giving four times the light of a carbon lamp, does not generate heat to any extent, This, added to its other advantages, makes it the ideal Lamp for private houses, THE HIGH CANDLE-POWER LAMP DOES NOT take as much event as the Enclosed Are Lamp, and is rapidly displacing this latter form of lighting, being cheaper in first cost and sheaper to maintain,
B2B THE WORD. OSRAM" (Fatout G.B.C.,
nothing more) IN OF EVERY BULB.
TRADE
MARK
THE BOARS HEAD' BRAND
OF
ALE & STOUT.
H. PRICE & CO., LTD.,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,
BONGKONG.
TO-MORROW
9 P.M."The Follies" at Theatre Royal.
Quotations are 2-****
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Saturday, 27th May Thirteenth Ordinary
Annual Meeting of the "Star" Ferry Co., Malwa Now ... Ltd., at the Offices of Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Malwa Old
Malwa Older 12.15 P..
Malwa V. Old
Tuesday, 30th May-Extraordinary General Meeting of Geo. Fenwick & Co., Ltd, at Hongkong Hotel, Noon.
Friday,
at
2nd Jung-Auation of Machinery, ko, the Godown situate in Wild-dell, Wanchai, by Geo. P. Lammert, 10A.M. Saturday, 24th Juno-Extraordinary General Meeting of the National Bank of China, L., 12.30 PM,
ON SALE.
A TABLE OF THE RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG
For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceeding the departars of the Erglist Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 36 years
FROM 1874 TO 1909.
Price $2 Cash. On sale at the "Par Persa" Office, or Local Booksellers,
Persian fine quality Parsian extra fine... Patua Now Patus Old Banares New... Bures Old...
V
OPIUM.
[388
May 16th
...$2,250/2,300 per pical. ... $2.39 350
... $2,370/2,390 #
... $2,420/2,450
... $1.125
... $2,025
$2,375
$2,375 22325
per chat
CANTON ISITORS TO
Should Parchase FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON
BY THE PEARL RIVER.”
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD, With Bustrations, Maps and Plans.
Price ...
ei. $1.75
On Sale aber"
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Hongkong: "Daily_Perss" Office.
MOSTA KELLY & WALSH Messrs. BLEWEE & CO, Messrs. 4. S. WATSON & CO
Canton:
Printed and Published by ALFEZD NORMAN KEMP for the Concerned at 10a Ees Youx Houd Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131. Fleet Street, E.C.