WHY WORK
ONE HOUR
if the same work can be done
IN A QUARTER OF AN HOURT-
BUY A
BRUNSVIGA"
CALCULATING
MACHINE
and you will save. Line aad headache.
GENERAL AGENT PUB HONGKONG AND CHINA
Brains of Steel
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1913.
.HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 960.
Hongkong, 19th April 1912.
Continental
Will be sent for inspection on application.
[48-14
$220.
If you buy a
"CONTINENTAL”
Your
PRESENT
TYPEWRITER
will be taken as part- payment valued to its condition.
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
4. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS:
Hrugkong. 9th April, 1912.
[48-15
لم
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON ---
April 19th.
Telegraphie Transfer pan Bank Bille, on demand
Bank Hills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight...1/11 Crodite, at 4 months dght.1/11 Documentary Bills 4 months sight?
ON PARIS
Bank Billa, on demand women.247 Credits, at
at 4 months sight.....1512
ON GERMANT
On demand........
ON NEW YORK:
Bank Bills, on demand
'dits, at 60 days' sight
3. TO RAI
Tal graphio Transfer ......... Dank, en domanā jauna ON CALCUTTA :-)
Telegraphio Transfer in cons Hank, on demand..... ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight
Frivate, 30 days' sight, ON YOKOHAMA --On demand ON MANILA --On demand-Pegos
ON BINGAPORE--On demand,
ON BATAVIA-:—On demand
1461
ON HAIPHONG --On demand .... ON SAIDON :-Ün demand................... ON BANGKOK :---On demand...etera Sovmenions, Bank's Buying Rate Goin Lear, 100 fine, per tael ................. 253.30 BAR SILVER, per os.
21+
$10.15
Chinees ...... 20 cents pieces.............. 26.97 discount.
T
BULIDIARY COINA.
per cent
Chinese 10
..10
Hongkong...20 Hongkong ..10
$745 ..$6.49 $7.05
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
London Date
Due Kikoghai April 16th.
March 30th.
STOCKS,
FELUCCAL
MASPERO
FRÈRES
“FABRIQUÉ PAR MASPERO FRÈRESLA” DANS LEUR MÁNYIACTURE AU
CAIRE EGYPTE
Bouton Rouge and Felucca
EGYPTIAN
CIGARETTES
TRADE
THE
FABRIQUE DE → CIGARETTES EGYPTIENNES
MASPERO FRÈRES
MARK
BOUTON ROUGE
OF QUALITY.;
A LUXURY TO THE MAN OF TASTE.
Massano Tutors Lto m
CAIRE EGYPTE
Hoehl
goût americain
Extra Dry
Sole Representative for Hongkong and South China
Hugo C.A. Fromm, Hongkong.
Bengkong. 19th April, 1912.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Only fully prepaid Letters and Post Cards are transmissible
by the SIBERIAN ROUTE TO EUROPE.
Letters for this route should be superscribed via SIBERIA.
The Partel Post system to the following places in China is for the present suspended: Bupeh, Hunun and Tengyuel.
The Chinhua, with the Siberian Mail, is due to arrive here to-morrow.
BANKS-
:
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS, HONGKONG, APRIL 197H, 1912
அழன்
Hongkong & Shanghai Hank Corporation China Borner Company, Limited Chins Light and Power Company, Limited. China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Cv., Ld... COTTON MILLA.
Ewo Cotton Spin'g." & Weaving Co, Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld Dairy Farm Company,
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited H'kong&Bouth China Stear Fisheries Co., Ld. INSURANCES.
Canton InsuCARDS 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 Tangtare Insurance Asociation, Limited, LASDS AND BUILDINGS.
Land Invest Agency Co., Lid,
Estate and Financə Co., Lit.
Land and Building Co, L. ... Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited
Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch-an
Landbouw exploitatis in Langkat ...)
310
$50
$10
·1 $850 11/den £83
81.20, 'bayars 18, sal. & buy.
Tls: 89
$5, sales
$211, buyers
$64, buyers T6,54
Tb. 85
$100
*205
buyers
buyers
$714, buyers
TELEGRAM
RECEIVED ON 11.11.11. FROM LONDON:--
"We beg to inform you ROYAL WARRANT awarded our Company for Milk."
CONDENSED MILK. TERILIZED NATURAL
MILK,
EVAPORATED CREAM.
$25 $105.
$50 $340, buyers
£5 18.145
***** ** ********aa75 8888888 ua a ** *** ****** qaaaaaaa***
MILKMAID
"Worth having"
having
NO. OF
·SHARES,
·VALUR | PAID UP.
JULOSING QUOTA-
ITONS CASH,
120,000
$125
60,000
$12
50.000
$5
50,000
$1
200,000 sio
20,000's, 50
125,000
Limited
40,000
$10 $72
DOCES AND WHARTES-
H'bong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. New Amoy Doak Co., Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongkow What Co., L... | Green Inland Camont Co., Limitest ... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited...
60,000
850
Il $58
50,000
$48
10,000
_11.
55,700 Tls, 100
*36,000
Tle. 100
400,000
$10
***
60,000
£2,000
8,000
86u
$25 868
Manila Metropole Hotel Limited
15,000
FL. To
50,00
$25
60,000
$10
all $18
15,000
$10
(48-22
10,000 $250
$50 $205, sellers
20,000 $100 24,000 $83.33
$20-$132
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
8,000
$250
10,000
£15
12,400
$250 $100 $870, ellers
12,000
$100
| #60 | 8210, Ex 73
50,000
$100
all $104, buyers
150,000
$10
$74, buyers
6,000
*50
$30 $31
78,000 Tle. 50 12,500
Tia 88
854
25,000 Gde, 10
Tls. 70, bayers
110
1,000,000 160,000 715,280
$1
40/-, sellers
21
21.
24X10
26,000
$10
50,000
810
75,000
$10
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Laron Sugar Refining Co., Laraited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.*****
20,000 $100
n
7,000
$100
30,000 20,000
$25
·8114
$50
80,000
$15
127, sellors
60,000 prof.
$70, L'don.
£5
bu, £7, 158,
2,500,000
all 112/-
10,000
31, buyers
10,000
$5
$19, buyers
+++
6,000
$22
20,000
$6, sollers
1,200
310.
$25
15,000
$7
:64, buyers
GANDE, PRICE & CO, LTD.
***
5.00 IM
10,000
$10
$3, Bellers
5 00 PM
90,000
810
Weissmaun, Limited
$53
6.00 PM
3,000
$10
Gande Price & Co., Ltd
$15, buyers
50,000
$10
9.00 AM
Societe den Pulpes at Papatarias du Tonkin
12, buyers
13,200
$50
$40
AM
15,000
$10
$10
9,900 andy,
હાપ
#4 | 610.
100 fders
$10
$300.
50,00
$10
Daily Wire
Amount
Tis. 767,200
The Polynesien, with the Biberian Mail, is due to nvzive here on Monday, the 22ad iust.
Philippine
FOB
Islands,
Angaur, Yap, Friederich Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul, Herbertshole, Matupi, Australia and New Zealand via Brisbane
Japan via Kobe, Canada, Seattle, Tacoma,
United States and Portland
DALE
Saturday, 20th, 10,00 A
PBE
Prinz Waldemar... Saturday, 20th,
8.00 AN
vin
Rygju
Valcouver...
Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya Straits, Burmah and India vía Calcatta Swatow
Philippine Islands,
Philippine Islands
Straits, and India via Calcutta
Maono
Labuan and Sandakan
Tjibadas .... Jingen MurnTM Pilsunuliek Catherine Apcar...
Fuensang Sui Tui Zafiro Mausang...
BHANGHAI, NORTH
CHINA,
JAPAN,1
UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA and CANADA VIS VANCOUVER
Emprem of India
(EUROPE VIA BIBERIA
Shanghai and North Chinn
Shanghai and North Chine
Bwntow
FLA
144
1
Swator, Amoy and Formoss Macao...
Hangsang... Iman
Haimun... Daigi Maru. Sui To
Changsha...
...
Kulang..
Philippine Islands, Australis, Tasmania 'and","
New Zealand,
www
vie
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Kobe Shanghai, North China, Japan via Moji, Victoria B.C., and United States via Seattle
Foochow
Swatow, Amoy, Formosa and
SHANGHAI,
NORTH CHINA,
AMERICA via
JAPAN,
Ava Maru
Hailan
SAY
China
HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, CANADA,
and SOUTH
(EUROPE, VIA SIBERIA)
FRANCISCO
SAIGON, SLBAIT, CEYLON, ADELAIDE,)
WESTDEN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN,
· EGIFT and 'EUROPE via MARSEILLES Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail -Late Letters 11.00 A.5.
Extra Postage 10 cente
Philippine Islande
Straits and Ceylon
Fort Bayard Haiphong, and Pakhoi
Bwatow
Weihaiwei and Tientsin
Bhanghai and North Ching
to Noor
Polynetics
Kaijong Atsuta Maru
Si Kiang Haimun ...
Cheongshing Keongsang
Saturday, 20th, 11.00 AM Saturday, 20th, 11,00 AM Saturday, 20th, 11.00 AM Saturday, 20th, NOON Saturday, 20th, 1.00 PM Saturday, 20th, 1.15 M Baturday, 20th
3.00 PM Saturday, 20th, 3,00 P
Saturday, 20th,
++
Printed Matter and Sam-
plea
4:00 PM Registration ... 3.15 PM (Registration with late fee of 10 cants up to 4.00 P.M.) Registration, Kowloon
DO.
3:00 PM
No late fee Letlere Saturday, 20th, Saturday, 20th,
Sunday, 21st, Sunday, 21st 920 Monday, 22nd, 1.15 Monday, 22nd, 3.00 pm Tuesday, 23rd, 10:00 AM
Tuesday, 23rd, 10,00 a m
Tuesday, 23rd, 10.00 a x Tuesday, 23rd, Printed Matter, and 8am-
plas
1.10 00 AM Registration... 10 15 A (Registration with Late fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 AM.J Registration Kowloon
B.O....
9.30 AM No late fee
FI
Letters
11.00 AM Tuesday, 23rd, Printed Matter and Sam
"plas
10.00 AM
Registration. 10.15 a Registration with late fos of 10 cents, up to
11.00 AM
Registration, Kowloon B.O. at...
9.30 AM No late fee Letters
11.00 AM Tuesday, 23rd, 3.00 PM Tuesday, 23rd, 5.00PM Wednesday, 24th, 8.00 Wednesday, 24th, 10,00 Wednesday, 24th, 11.00 AM Thanday, 25th, 11.00
MINING.-
Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Ld. Tronoh Mines, Limited
Heawood Tin and Rubbar Estate, Ld.... Baub Australian Gold Mining Cứu Lák...... Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited RAMPINAKIES.—
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld.... Douglas Steamship Co., Lamited Hongkong, Canton & Maono S.B. Co., L Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Lt60,000 def. Shall Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Post Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STORES AND DISPENSARIES.—
Campbell Moore & Co. Limited
Wm, Powall, Limited
Watkins, Idmited
***
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited
Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Lal, ...
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited, Union Waterboat Co., Limited BUBERE.--
Para Bubbor in London
Loans.
Chinese Imperial 1886
TO-DAY
1.30 PM-Fifteenth Athletic Meeting of
V.B. C. at the Happy Valley.
7,45 px-Hongkong Football Club Annual
Dinner in the Hongkong Hotel.
TO-NIGHT
9.15 P.M.Bandmann Opera Co., at the Theatre
Royal" Peggy."'
FORTHCOMING EVENTS, Monday, 22nd April-Austion of Crown Land at Inland Lots Nos. 64 and 1658, by Publis Works Dept., 3 P.M.
Tuesday, 23rd April-Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Yearly Mesting of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., Noon. Tuesday, 23rd
Darly Saturday, 27th April-Half-Yearly Meeting of
ockey Club, 12.30 .. Hongkong Jockey Saturday, 27th April-The Great Raymond at
the Theatre Royal, 9 PAL Monday, 29th April-Extraordinary General Meeting of The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Noou.
April Forty-Sixth Ordinary of Obina Traders Insuranos Co., Ltd., 12.30 P.M.
72/6
5/ sellera
$4.70, buyers
$121, sales $1.20, sales $5, buyers
$334, vellers
$21, buyers
$105
4/10) per lb. Value Interest,
Quotation. TL. 250. 7% p. akkum
VERNON & SYMTH, Share Brokers
Tuesday, 30th April– Extraordinary Genorsk
Meeting of Hongkong Cotton, Spinning: Wearing & Dysing Co., Ltd., at the Offlour of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
11 AM.
Tuesday, 30th April Twenty-Second Ordinary
General Meeting of The Yangtze Insur ance Association, Ltd, Shanghai, 430 .. Saturday, 4th May Twenty-third Ordinary General Meeting of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd, Noon,
N
Quotations are:-- Malwa New Man Old Malwa Older Malwa V, Old- Persian extra fine... Parnian fine quality Patos New...... Pains Old
Benares New...
Benares Old
OPIUM.
Per pioul.
April 19th
43.350:3 375 $3390/3.410. 53.425/3.435 .... 23.450/3,475 ... $1.725... $2.807
$3,850
... 23.800 ...$3.850 ...$3,750
•per
:
1
"
THE
BEST "SCOTCHTM
Perfection
WHISKY
PROPRIETORS.
D&J.MCCALLUM. EDINBURGH.
34.
TOASTING BY ELECTRICITY.
Tenet can be made by our Electric Touster quicker, eleanor and cheaper than by any other method.
TOAST IN ONE MINUTE, after switching on for about 2 minutes to allow the Toaster to warm up toast can be made in about I minnte, the test is crisp-hot and brown, free from ali black marks and without that unpleasant taste of fumes, inseparable from the use of coal or gas fires.
LOW COST the current consumption for one meal is infinitesimal, used for one- bour cantineally the consumption is only half a unit..
We carry large stocks of other Heating and Cooking specialities such as-Kottics, Saucepans, Hot Plates-Irozr, Glue Pots-Soldering Irons-Shaving Pots, ato, etc., A visit to our showroom is requested.
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,
14, Des Vaux Road Central, Hongkong.
Printed and Published by BEBTRAH A. HAZE for the Conserved at 10. Der Road Visur Central, Victoria, Hongkong, London Office, 131. Fleet Street E.O