10
WHY
WORK
ONE HOUR
if the same work can be done
IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR!
Buy X7
"BRUNS VIGA
CALCULATING MACHINE
and you will save time and headache.
GENERAL AGENT FOR HONGKONG AND CHINA:
Brains of Steel
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 960.
Hongkong, 19th April. 1912.
Intinental
Will be sent for inspection on application.
[48-14
$220.
THE HÔNGKÒNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 28RD, 1912
If you buy a
"CONTINENTAL "
Your
PRESENT
TYPEWRITER
will be taken as part- payment valued to its condition.
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfer
April 22nd,
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Bank Bills, on demand. “...ola/11} Bank Bills, at 30 days night ..............1/11}} Bank Bills, at 4 months' right...1/11 Credits, at 4 months' sight.........2) Documentary Bills 4 months' sight2-
OF PARIS-
Bank Bills, on demand Credita, at 4 months' sight.
in 240)
253
ON GERMANY
Or Zamand... ¿¢§à
..202
OK NIW YORK:**
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Telegraphic Transfer 146 Bank, on demand..........147 ON SHANGHAI
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Private, 30 days" sight .............
ON YOKOHAMA -On demand....
ON MANILA:-On demand--Feso
ON SINGAPOREOn demand.....
OR BATAVIA :-On demand
ON HAIPHONG On demand.14 p.. ON SAIGON :-On demand....................
11
OH BANGKOK-On demand.....76 SOVEREIGNB, Bank's Buying Rate ...310.10. GOLD LEAV, 100 dae, por fasl ......53.10 BAR SIT VEE, per os....
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
per cont
Chinese.....20 cents piscan......$6.95 discount. Chinese 10 Hongkong...20 Hongkong....10
87.45 ....647 87.28
MAILS VIA SIBERIA. London Date
Dias
Shmaghai
April 6th.
April 23rd.
FELUCCA
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and Felucca
EGYPTIAN
CIGARETTES.
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THE
OF QUALITY,
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A LUXURY TO THE MAN OF TASTE.
CAIRE EGYPTE.
4. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS..
Hongkong, 9th April, 1912.
[48-15
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS. HONGKONG, APRIL 22ND, 1912.
$60 8210, Ex 73
40 *0%
STOJIS.
VALUR. PAID UP.
CLOBING QUOTA-
SHARES
ITONS CASH.
DATE
Tassday, 23rd, 10.00AM
Tuesday, 23rd, 10.00 a
Hoehl
goût americain
Sole Representative for Hongkong and South China Hugo C.A. Fromm, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 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 Parcel Fost system to the following places in China is for the present suspended Hupeb, Hunan and Tengyueh.
The Chiyo Maru, with the American Mail, is due to arrive here to-day, at 4 p.m. The Oriental with the English Mad, left Singapore on Friday, the 19th instant, at 4 p.m., and may be expected here to-morrow, at 7 a.m. This packet brings parcel mails> closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 31st March and for despatch overland on the 27th March.
Haiphong and Pakkof Fort Bayard
FOR
Ehanghai, North China, Japan via Moji, Votoria B.C., and United States vin Seattle
Swatow, Amoy, Formera and Feoshow
SHANGHAI, NORTH, CRIWA. JAPAN, HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, CANADA, and SOUTH AMERICA via. SAN FRANCISCO
(EUROPE, VIA SIBERIA).
PEZ
Carl Diederichsen Tuesday, 23, 9,00 A M American ...
Awa Maru
Haitan
China
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited .. Chin Fire Insurance Co., Limited Chins Traders Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtze Insurance Association, Limited Lands and Buildings,——
Hongkong Land Invest. Agency Co., Ld. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Lal. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. ... Shanghai Land Investament Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited Maatschappij tot. Mijn, Bohan
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat ...)
MINING.
50,000 $100 150,000
BANKA,--
Extra Dry
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation Сыва Вогдее Сompany, Limited China Light and Power Company, Limited, §. China Provident, Lean & Mortgage Co., Ed... COTTON MILLA.—-
120,000
$125
All
(1850, sellers
L'don £83
100
60,000
$12
all
$109, sal. & buy:
50,000
all
50,000
$1.20, buyers
200,000
$10
$8
Docks and WHALVES.—
Hongkong Cotton.Co., Ld Dairy Farm Company,
Ewo Cotton Spin'g, & Waving Co., Ld.
20,000 TL, 50
Tis. 89
125,000
$10
$5
40,000
$75
$214, buyera
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. Hongkong and Whampos Dook Co., Ld New Amoy Dook Co., Limited
60,000
$50
$58
50,000
$59
All
$49
.30,000
$63
$64, buyers
Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Lá Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co, Lid... Green Island Cement Co., Limited Hongkong Eloetrio Co., Limited
55,700 Tis, 100
TG. 54
36,000
Tis. 100
Tls. 65
ww
400,000
$10
ell
$4), buyers
60,000
310
$25, buyers
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited...
12,000
الله
$50
$1091
8,000
$25 $68 bayers
Manila Metropole Hotel Limited
16,000 FK 10
all Pa
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited
50,00
$25
all
$205
[48-22
Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Co., Limited #kong& South China Steam Fisheries Co., Ld, INSURANCES.
60,000
810
Bli $18
15,000
410
$7 84, buyers
10,000
$350
$50 $206, buyers
20,000 $100
$20 $132, zalės
24,000
$83.33
$25 $105,
8,000
$250
$50 $341, bayers
10,000
215
£5 Tla. 145
12,400
$250
$100 $865, lea
12,000 $100
all $105, bayers
6,000
$10 $50 78,000 Tls. 50 12,500 25,000 Gds. 10
لله
$71, buyers.
830 834
الله
Tix. 88
$50
Ril
$54
all
Tix. 71
Chinese Engineering and M.. C...., Id. Tronoh Mines, Limited
1,000,000
160,000
Heawood Tin and Rubber Eatate, I... Rand Australian Gold Mixing Co., Ltd...
715,280
200,00
$10
Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited REFINERIES———-
all ($12)
60,000
$10
$1 $1.20
75,000
$10 all $5, buyers
China Sugar Refining Co. Limited Luson Bugar Refining Co., Limited TRAMSHIP COMPARTER
$100 20,000
7,000 $100
all #105, buyers
all $334, sellers
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld.... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., L Indo-China Steain Navigation Co., Ld Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Límitesă South China Morning Post, Limited' Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STORES AND DISPENSARIES.-
30,000
$95
all
311), sales
20.000
$50
$21, buyers
80,000
$15
All
$274, Ballers
60,000 pref,
$70,
L'den
60,000 def.
all
bu. 1£7. 15a
2,600,000
{
10,000
10,000
6,000
922
20,000
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited Wm. Powell, Limited
1,200
$10
$25
bet
15,000
Watkins, Limited
***
10,000
$10
83, sellers
90,000
*10
55%, aslee
Weissmann, Limited
3,000
$10
Ganda Prine & Co., Ltd.
all $15, buyers
-50,000
10
11.00am
Boiste das Pulpes et Papeteries du Tankin
all $12, buyers
13.200
850
Landrat Schief
But Tai .Kaifong
*
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
all $40
15,000
$10
الم
$10
9,900 ortly,
$10
84 610.
100 £ders
$10
all
5300.
50,000
$10
all
$71
Daily Wire
*
Interest
4/10 per lb. Quotation.
SAIGON, STRAITS, CEYLON, ADELAIDE,”
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, India, ADEN, EGYFT and EUROPE via MARSEILLES Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contrast mail Lata Letters 11.00
to Noox
AAT
Extra Postage 10 cents
Stam..
***
Macao
Philippine Islands
Polynesien
Shanghai, North China, Japan ria Kobe,... Kutsang.
Hiraita and Ceylon
Hongay
Fort Bayard Haiphong, and Pakkói
Pakhoi and Hiphong
Bwałow
Bwatow, Amay, Formoen and Foodhow...
Straite, and India via Calcutta...
Macao
SHANGHAL AND NORTH CHINA
EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Shangha and North China
Saiphong End Pakhoi
Swatow, Amoy, Formoss and Foochow
Batavia, Samarang, Soursbays and Macassar
Weikatwei and Tientsin...
Tientsin and Chefoo
North China and Japan vis
ShareDA.....
Timor, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. Straite, and India vis Caloutta
SPRATTS, BURMAR,, CEYLON,
ADELIKE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN,
OPT and EUROPZ VIS BEINDISY EGYPT (Late Letters 11.00 to Noon:
Extra 10 cents) plementary r mail on board up to the tune fixed for departure of the mail Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will ké included in this contrast mail)
The Parcel mail will be closed on
Friday, the 26th instant, at 5 P..
Alerta MaruŁ
Patshing...
Si-Kiang
Hongkong
Haimun Kaijo Maru Гаран Sui Tai
Oriental
Chinhua
Singon
Haitang...
Thiliwong....
buichow... Kukiang...
E. F. Ferdinand
St. Albors Namsang...
Astarje
B.O.
Tuesday, 23rd, 10.00AM Tuesday, 23rd, Printed Matter, and Sam-
ples
...10:00 A M Registration... 10.15 AM (Registration with late. fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 A:M.) Registration
Kowloon 9,30 AM No late fee Lettera
11.00 AM Tuesday, 23rd, Printed Matter and Bam-
ples ...
10.00 AM Registration... 10.15 AM Registration with Inte fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 A M
Registration, Kowloon B.O. st...
9.30 & M No late fee Letters
Wednesday, 23rd, Noon
23rd, 1.15 PM
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited
Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ld....
23rd, 3.00 PM United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited,
4.00 Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Tuesday, 23rd,
Tuesday, 23rd, 5.00 P M Tuesday, 23rd, 5.00 PM
Friday.
Wednesday, 24th, ́8.00 a m Wednesday, 24th 9.00 am Wednesday, 24th, 10.00. M Wednesday, 24th, 1100 & M Wednesday, 24th, NooN Wednesday, 24th, 1.15 PM Wednesday, 24th, 4,00P M Thursday, 25th. 3.00PM Friday, 26th, 8.00 A M· 26th, 10.00 A M Friding 26th, 11.00- Friday, 26th, 3.00 PM Friday,
26th, 3.00 PM Friday, 26th, 4.00 PM Saturday, 27th, 10.00AM Saturday, 27th, 10.00 M Saturday, 27th,
Printed Matter and Sam
10,00 a Registration. 10.15 AM Registration with Iate
plea
***
BUBRE
Para Rubber in Londo
Loans. Chinese Imperial 1886.
Amount Falze, Tis. 767,200 ) Tia 250
TO-DAY Noon-Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Yearly Hesting of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. 12.30 P.-Forty-Sixth Ordinary Yearly Meet
ing of Chins Traders' Insurance Co, Ltd.
7% p. annum
40/, sellors
72/6, sellers
all 5/
all $41
112/-, sollers
#31, buyers
819, buyers
86, sellers
$6, sellers
Par. VERNON & SYMTH, Share Brokers
Monday, 29th April-Auction of Crown Land at
Inland Lot No. 1876, by Public Works
Dept., 3 P.M. Tuesday, 30th April-Twenty-Second Ordinary General Meeting of The Taogtézè · Insur- anco Association, Ltd., Shanghai, 4.30P.M. Wodnesday
1st May-Farewell Consert to Mrs. Gordon at Volunteer Headquarters, 9.15 P.K.
Saturday, 4th May-Twenty-Third. Ordinary General Meeting of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.. Noon.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Thursday, 25th April Special General Meeting
of Hongkong General Chamber of Com nierce in the Chamber Room, 4 PALA Saturday, 27th April-Half-Yearly Mesting of
Hongkong Jockey Club, 12.30 p.m. Saturday, 27th April The Great Raymond at
the Thestre Royal, 9r.. Monday, 29th April-Extraordinary General
Meeting of T
The Hongkong and Whampoa Mais Now
Quotations are :~~ Dook Co., Ltd, Noon
Malws Old Monday, 29th April-Auction of Crown Land at
Malwa Oliler
OPIUM.
30
***
fee of 10 cents ap to Leighton Hill, by Public Works Dept, Malwa V. Old
11.00 AM)
3 F. Registration, Kowloon Tuesday, 30th April-Extraordinary General Persian fine quality.
Meeting of Hongkong Cotton, Spinning Patma New
Paraiso
extra fina... Weaving & Dyeing Co., Ltd., at the Offices Patus Old of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Benares New... Benares Old.
B.O. No late foo Letters
9.30 AM
'11.00 AM
11 A.M.
IKA
April 19th 43.350/3,375 per pionj 23.390/3.410
$3.425/3 A35 23.450/3,475
... 31.725 ...$2.800
$3,85)
12
17
$3.800
per chest
-$3,850
$3,750
TELEGRAM
RECEIVED ON 11.11.11. FROM LONDON:-
"We beg to inform you ROYAL WARRANT awarded our Company
for Milk."
MILKMAID
CONDENSED MILK. STERILIZED NATURAL
MILK.
EVAPORATED ÜREAM.
ON SALE AT ALL STOLES.
"Worth having
having
THE BEST "SCOTCH"
Perfection
WHISKY
GANDE, PRICE & CO, LID.
PROPRIETORS.
D&JMFCALLUM, EDINBURGH.
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16 C.P.......$1.00 each 25, 32 and 50 C.P.................$1.05
-If you are not at present profiting by the saving secured by using OSRAM-order now.
THERE ARE NONE "JUST AS GOOD." WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.. Telephone 358. ⠀
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 14, Des Vaux Road Central, Hongkong,
J
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