A SILLY QUESTION
WHY not use `a
"Do you use a typewriter ?"
Of course
CALCULATING MACHINE
Brunsviga
as well?
reduces your calculating work to a quarter of the time it takes you at present. Have it sent to your Office
MANUFACTURERS:
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GRIMME NATALIS & CO.
GENERAL AGENT FOR HONGKONG AND CHINA
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight...om Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight Credits, at
st 4 months sight..
Documentary Bill44 months' sig
ON PARIStai
Bank Bills, on demand
OA GERMANY ;----
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ON. BOMBAY
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1913,
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bits, on demand
March 19th.
1/11+ 1/11
THE CIGARETTES OF DISTINCIONT
243
Credits, at 4 months' sight.
2474
1972
ON NEW YORK -
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 60 days' sight
Telegraphic Transfer
143
Brunswick.
Bank, on demand.
1431
ON CALCUTTA
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ON BHANGHAI **
CIGARETTES EGYPTIENNES
[48-14
ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand. ON MANILA-On demand Pesos
ON SINGAPORE :-On demad.
ÖN BATAVIA:-On demand.....
ON HAIPHONG-On demand
1pm.
ON SAIGON-On demand.......
1:
80
BOUTON
ROUGE
on defano ..........an
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days might.
MASPERO FRÈRES
M
Hongkong...
[F
Konukous
per cont Chinese.20 centa piece......$7.56 discount.
$7.70 *****7.42 $7.50
**
FAKE PR
CAIRE.EGY)
Duk Shanghai
March 15th.
March 19th.
Bouton Rouge
and Felucca
A LUXURY TO
1,
THE MAN
OF TASTE
IN 50's & 100's
HERMETICALLY SEALEDBOXES
AT $4.20 AND $2.80 PER 100
FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS,
FELUCCA
MASPERO
FABRIQUE MA Maspero FrÈRES LĪD. DANS LEUR MANUFACTURE AN
CAIRE,EGYPTE
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HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 960, Hongkong, 15th March, 1912.
BISCUITS and
P
W. GAEDKE
COCOA.
Hamburg.
GAEDKE'S Biscuits keep for a long time in any climate. GAEDKE'S Biscuits are first class in quality.
GAEDKE'S Biscuits are cheap!
ON BANGKOK-On demand.... SOFABIONS, Hank's Baying Bate...$10.35 GOLD LEAT, 100 fine, per tsal 354.30 BAR SIIVER, per of consUMEEN
SUBSIDIART COIND.
For Quotations and Samples APPLY TO THE GENERAL AGENT FOR HONGKONG AND Chinese10
CHINA:
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. TEL. No. 980. "Hongkong, 15th March, 1912,
Hoehl
goût americain
148-25
Extra Dry
Sole Representative for Hongkong and South China Hugo C.A. Fromm, Hongkong.
I engkong, 15th March, 1912.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
The Parcel Fost system to the following places in China is for the present suspended: Hapeb, Hauan and Tengyveh
The Lutions, with the German Mail, loft. Singapore on Sunday, the 17th inst, at 8.m., and may be expected here to-morrow, at 2 p.m.
The Koren, with the American Mail, leaves Manila to-day, and is due to arrive here on Friday, the 22nd inst.
FOR
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Taking Mails for Pakho...
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(Late Lotters 11.00 A.Mr. to 11.30 A....
Extra Postage 10 cents.)
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FER
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Forek
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Kuchinotzu,
Kobe, Yokohama, Vistoria,
Tacoma, Vaucourer and Seattle...
Chingkiang
Shanghai
Kadat and Sandakan
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BOTTLEO
Haitam
NAGANAKI, ROBE, VOKKAIDHI, YOKOHAMA, Chicago Mara
Swatow, Amoy and Focchow
VICTORIA and TACOMA
MAD
Shanghai
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Amoy
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But Tri Chenan Tjitarsen.. Rubi Tjipanas Haimun
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Macho...
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE
Shanghai ...
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Monteagle
...
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Wednesday, 20th, 9.00 AM Wednesday, 20th, 9,00 m Wednesday 20th, 10.00AM Wednesday, 20th,
20 ..10 MAILS VIA BIBERIA. London Date
February 28th.
March 2nd.
BANKB,***
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS. HONGKONG, MARCH 19TH, 1912.
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Led. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld
Dairy Farm Company, Limited
**
DOOKS AND WHARVER-
4
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., L Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co., Ld, New Amoy Dook Co., Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongkew Whart Co., Lid Green Island Cement Co., Limited Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited China Fire. Laurence Co., Limited China Traders Insurance Co., Limited.. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co, Limited Narta-China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtses Insurance &oriation, Leams LANDS AND BUILDINGS.--
་་་
Alongkang Land Invent. Agenor Co., Liu. Humphreye' Estate and Finance Co., Ld. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Lai.... Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limits: West Point Building Co., Limited Maatschappij tot Miju, Bosch-en Landbouw exploitatis in Langkat ....
TIONS CÀSH
ƒ £850, sales
L'don £83 $94, buyers
$120, buyers
all $71, sollers
Tie. 91 86, bayers *201, buyers
TELEGRAM
RECEIVED ON 11.11.11. RROM LONDON:-
"We beg to inform you ROYAL WARRANT awarded our Company for Milk,"
CONDENSED MILK. £TEBILIZED NATURAL
MILK.
EVAPORATED CREAM.
Tis, 56 Tls, 90
$211
$7$3, buyers
**** ** 2*11111811:♪ 8112433 1aa aa aa ******o¦¤ 09171711***
MILKMAID
STOCKS.
JO. OY SHARES.
VALUE, PAID UP LOBING QUOTA.
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited China Light and Power Company, Tamited. {
120,000 60,000
$125
$12
50,000
50,000
China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, Ld... UOTTON. MILLA.---
200,000
$10
20,000 TL, 50
125,000
$10
40,000
60,000
850
$52, buyers
50,000
$52
843
10,000
55,700 Tls. 100
36,000 Tls, 100
400,000
$10
(4), sal, & buy,
60,000
310
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited...
t
12,000
8,000
#50
81041
$25 $67
bayars
148-24
Manila Metropole Hotel Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufactoring Co., Limited H'kong& South Chins Steam Fisheries Co., Ld. INDURANCES ——
15,000
PL 10
P8
50,00.
mil
$195
741
60,000
$10
$17.
15,000
$10
10,000
$250
$83.33
£15
20,000 $100 24,000
8,000 $250 10,000 12,400
$950 $100 $860 12,000 *LON
$50-$194
$25 $105,
$20 $124, buyers
ON SALE AT
ALL STORES.
$50 $332, 1. div.
Tx. 160-
500 $210, Ex 73
50,000 150,000
$100
8100
"
$10.
863, buyers
6,000
$50
$30-34, buyers
78,000 Tl. 50 12,500
Tle. 88
$50
853
25,000 Gds, 10
Tle. 741
Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Ld. Tronoh Mines, Limited..
1,000,000
£1
381-
Heawood Tin and Rabber Estate, Ld. ... Raso Australian Gold Mining £5, 11...
160,000 715,280
01.
7216, bayers
2/
5/3
2www
#
26,000
50,000
*4, buyers $12, buyers $181.10, buyers
75,000
$5, buyers
20,000
$100
$108
7,000
$100
$32
30,000
$25
$113
$21, sellers
20,000
80,000
3261
{. L'dou,
60,000 pref.
· £5
$634
$60,000 def.
1 £5 17% 6:
£1
10,000
$10
10,000
$10
3.00 Pleam Lanndry Company, Limited,
South China Morning Post, Limited
93/6, rights
, buyers $174, buyers
6,003
425
322
***20,000
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TORES AND DISPENSARIES—
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited.
1,200
$10
Wow Pawell, Limited
$25, bagere
15,000
$7
Watkins, Limited
35, buyers
10.000
$lu
$3, sales
A. N. Watson & Co., Limite i
90,000
$1
15, boy-rs.
Wissman, Limited
3,000
$16, buyera
Gande Price & Co., Ltd.
50,000
310
2, hnyars
13,200
$50
+40, sales
15,000
$10
$10.
9,900 vndy,
$1
100 fler
750,000
810 $10
$500
Datly Wire
4/11. par lb., quist
Amount.
Ths. 767,000
Printed Maiter and Sam- plas A. 10.00 A Registration... 10:15 AM (Begictration with late 1 of 10 centa. up to 11.00 AM Registration
B.O. BL -No late fee
adk
Kowloon
9.30 &
Letters. ... 11.00 AM Wodnesday, 20th, 1,15 PM Wednesday, 20th, 2.00 PM Wednesday, 20th, 3.00PM Wednesday, 20th, 3.00 PM
Thursday, 21st, 900 ▲ st Thursday, 21st. 10.00 AM Thursday, 21st, Noon. Thursday, 21st, Thursday, 21st, Thursday, 21st. Thursday, 21st, Thursday, 21st, 4.00 PM 22d 1000 M Friday,
1.15 PM 3.00 PM 3.00 PM
Friday,
22nd, 1,15 PM Friday,
22nd, Printed Mater and Bam
ples
4400
THI
Registratio ... 3.15PM
(Registration with lato
MINING-
Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited BAFINBEINS,—
T
Chins singar Refining Co., Limited Luton Sagar Refining Co., Limited BEAMSHIP COMPANÍBS,—*,
China and Manils Steamship Co., Ld... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Manu S.B.Co., LL
Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co., L
Shell Transport & Trading Co., Laan. 1. 2,500,000 Star Ferry Company, Limited
Societe des Pulpes at Papeteries du Tonkin
fee of 10 cents up to Hongkong Steal Foandry Co., Lt. ...
Kowloon United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limits:1, 3.00 Union Waterboat Co., Edited
4,00 P.M.)
Registration,
8.0.
No Iste fes Letters...
5.00 PM
Bunas.—
Prins Sigmund Saturday, 23rd. 8.00.
Singleờng
Yerima Mari
Shinchiku
Pars Bubber in London...
Loss Chinese Imperial 1886
Saturday, 23rd, 9.00 A MIN Saturday, 23rd, 9.00 a Mara Saturday, 23, 9.00 AM
higmun Arrution Appar
Yuoneany...
But th
Lánan
( hogaang
KODE, TOKKAICHI,
YOKOHAMA, SEATTLE, WASH.)
VICTORIA, B, C., and
Huiying Japan
Tamba Mars
feb
Swate, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai, Kabo and Moji SHANGHAL, Moj
BHANGHAL, NAGASALI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,)
HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISON
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE....
Persia
..
TO-DAY
5.15 PM-Twenty-Sixth Yearly General Meet
ing of Hongkong Club.
TO-NIGHT
Saturday, 23rd, 19.15 PM. Hughes Comedy Co., at the Vistoria
Saturday, 23rd, NODE
Saturday 23rd, 1.00
Saturday, 23r1, 1.15 PM
Saturday, 23rd,
..
Registration
5.00 PM ...,6.00 PM.
Theatre In Society."
TO-MORROW
2.30 P.M.-Auction of Valuable Houshold Furniture at Sales Booms, by Mr. Goo. P. Lammert,
Letters... Saturday, 23rd, 5.00 9. The Gondoliers" by The Hongkong Amateur Dramatie Club, at the Theatre Sunday, 24th, 9.00 ▲ M
Royal. 25th, 3.00 M Monday,
Tuesday, 26th, 10.00 Tuesday, 25th-~
Printed Matter and Sam.
ples...
9.00 Registration... 9.30 AM (Registration with late fee of 10 cents, up to
1000 AM)
B.0.
**
Registration Kowloon 9.30 & M
10.00 AM
No late fee
Letters...
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Friday, 22nd March Twenty-First Hall. Yearly Drawing of Sixty-Five Debentures of Hongkong Club, 11 A.M. Monday, 25th March-Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Annual Meeting of China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd, Noon.
25
371, buyers
Quotation. Falue..! Interest, Tis. 2507% p. annua
VERNON & SYMTH, Share Brokers
Saturday, 30th March Twenty-Third Ordinary Annual Meting of Green Island Cement Co., Ltd, 11,30 AM Saturday, 13th April-Amateur Boxing Tour psment of V.K.C. at the Club Gymusum,
Quotations aro : --- Malwa Now..... Malws Old
Malwa Older ... Malwa V. Old
Pérsian fine quality
Pazian extra fina... Paths New..... Paton Old Benaros New... Be Old
OPIUM. -01-
Jaa
February 29th
+3425 345 per pival.
... 23.475:35 0
*3 525/3 550 $3675/3,600
... 17 200
$3.90
$27505
per chest.
3860
$3.900
83.8 0
Monday, 25th March-Thirtieth-Ordinary NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS
Annual Meeting of Lazon Sugar Refining
Co., Ltd, 12.15 P.M.
Monday, 25th March Auction of Crown Land at Kennedy Road, by Public Works Dept, 3 7.06.
TAXTRA COPS of Daily Press are ob
Sale daily at the following Stores KOWLOON BOOK STALL, Ferry Whart M. HUNG CHEONG, Haiphong Bond
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GENEVA BOL'S.
The Most Popular and Palatable Geneva.
SOLE AGENTS:
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WINE MERCHANTS,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 135.
TOASTING BY ELECTRICITY.
Toast can be made by our Electric Toaster quicker, cleaner and cheaper than by any other method.
TOAST IN ONE MINUTE, after switcking on for about 2 minutes to allow the Toaster to warm up teast can be made in about 1 minute, the toast is crisp-hot and brown, free from aft. black marks and without that unpleasant taste of fames, inseparable from the use of coal or gas fires.
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LOW COST the current consumption for one meal is infinitesima!, used for one kour continually the consumption is only half a unit.
We carry large stocks of other Heating and Cooking specialities sach as-Kottles, Saucepans, Hot Plates-Irons, Glue Pots-Soldering Irons-Shaving Pote, eto, etc.. A visit to our showroom is requested.
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 14, Des Veux Road Central, Hongkong.
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