10
WHY WORK ONE HOUR
if the same work can be done
IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR!
14
BUY
BRUNSVIGA”
CALCULATING
MACHINE
kid you will save time and hondache.
URNERAL AGENT vou HONGKONG AND CHINA:
Brains of Steel
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST ör¤, 1912.
HONGKONG, 4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, TEL. No. 960.
Hongkong, 2nd August, 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.
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.
(48.15
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
OR LONDON:-
DO YOU LIKE A
LARGE
August 3rd,
Telegraphic Transfer mummer1/118 Bank Bills, on demand annonser1/11 | Bank Bill, at 30 days' right ..............1/139. Bank Hills, ab 4 months' sight ...1/112. Credits, 4 months ight Deonmentary Bills4 months' night2
ON PABLO
Bank Bille, on demand
‚ at 4 months' sight.......................2534
Credite, A
ON GERMANT***
On demand,..
ON NEW YORK-
Bank Bills, en domand
****249
.....202
48
Credits, at 60 days' sight. .........49)
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer .......................1424 BADE, OU demand
ON CALCUTTA 1-m
Telegraphic Transfer....1474 Back, on demand ..................................................147)
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight...
.733
.95
B4%
118
- Potter
Private, 30 days' night - ................................74; ON YOKOHAMA ***On demand. ON MANILA-On demand-Pesos- ON SINGAPORE.
:—On demand ON BATAVIA:-On demand.....
demand Ong HAIPHONG
ON BAIGONOn demand, ÖN BANGEDE :-On demand.............. BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD Laar, 100 das, par tsal
BAB SILTEX, par vi
mu
SUBSIDIARY Coins.
$10.05 $52.80
Chinese......20 cents pisses......$6.68 discount.
M
Chinese 10 Hongkong...20 J Hongkong .10
CIGARETTE?
IF SO, MESER8. W. D. & H. O. WILLS'
"THREE CASTLES "
MAGNUMS
The
MAGNUMS:
Three Castles
Cigarettes
Tobaco
RISTOL
$10 and then!
.27)
per cent
www.$7.28
T15.70
......$6.93.
W.D. & H.O.Wills
Bon
Bhab
Bristol & London
August 3rd. August 5th.
MAILS VIA BIBERIA.
Leados Dala
July 17th.
July 20th.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, JER AUGUST. 1912
takefa the Cover Cutises
MAGNUM
Ca
Cigarettes
W.D.& HOWills Bristol & London
Will just suit you. It is HAND-MADE, QUITE free from dust, and will please the most fastidious Smoker.
Obtainable in air-tight tins of 50 from all Dealers.
ASK FOR
"THREE CASTLES"
MAGNUMS.
NO. OF
Brooks,
SHABES.
TALUR. PAID UF. TIONS CASH,
CLOBING QUʊ?A+
Hoeh!
goût americain
OBTAINABLE FROM-
THE SINCERE CO.,
SUB-AGENT FOR HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1912.
Extra Dry
LTD.,
148-22
Erro Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Lt Dairy Farm Company, Limited
DOCKS AND WHARFKS.-
Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ltd, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. : Now Amoy Dook Co., Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld. Bhanghai and Hongkow Whart Co., Ld.. Green Island Cement Co., Limited .... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
J
341
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited.....{
+ 400,000
BABER
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited Chins Light and Power Company, Limited. { Chins Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Lḍ..... COTTON MILES.-***
120,000 60,000
$1.25
$12
**
50,000
50,000
200,000
TPL
20,000 Tl. 125,000 40,000
60,000
$50
£700 Tls, 100
Tla.
310
12,000
8,000
POST OFFICE NOTICE
To-day, being a Bank Holiday, the Post Olles will be open from 8am. till 9 am. There will be a collection of letters from the Pillar Bozes auda dalivary of ordinary correspondence ay on Sunday,
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Only fully prepaid Letters and Post Cards are transmissible
by the SIBERIAN ROUTE ro EUROPE.
Letters for this route should be superscribed via SIBERIA.
FOR
Мдово... kormosa ris Keelung, Japan via Nagasaki,
and United States via Seattle...
Haibow, Haiphong Pakhoi und Saigon
Japan via Kobe
Swatow, Amoy and Fosshor
Formoss via Keelung, Japan via Nagasaki,
Victoria and Tacoms
Manila Metropole Hotel Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited H'kong& Bouth China Steam Fisheries Co., Ld. INSUELNORS.
15,000
PL
50,00
60,000
16,000
TER
Sui Tai Minnesota...
dwa
DATE Monday, 5th, Monday, 5th,
Bingan
Treslay, 6th, 9.00 AM Arratoon Apcar... Tuesday, 6th, 10.00AM Haitan
Tuesday, 6th, 10.00AM Seattle Mar Tuesday,
9.00 A M
9.00 A BI
Hongkong Land Invest, Agency Co., Ld, Humphreya Batate and Fitance Co., La. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ind.... Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited Maatschappij tot Miju, Bosch-en
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat ...)
MINING
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited .. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Traders Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North China Insurazos Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtaza Insurance Association, Limited Landi and BUILDINGS,—
10,000
$250
20,000
$100
24,000
883.3
8,000
$250
10,000
16
12,400
$250
12,000
$100
50,000
$100
150,000 6,000
$10
$50
78,000 Tia 50 12,500
360
25,000 Gds, 10
Chinose Engineering and M. Co., Ld. Tronoh Mlues, Limited
1,000,000
TP
FORMOSA via Keelung, Buanghat, NORTH"
CHINA, JAPAN, HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, CANADA AND SOUTH AMERICA vis BAN FRANCISCO.......
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Mongoli
H
Philippine Islands...
Loongsang...
Maso
Japan ris Moji, Honoluin and South America Kiyo Maru Bwatow, Amoy and Formon vis Anping Btraits and Barmah
Swatow
Sui Tai
Miyajima Fritala Haimun
Staru
114
Wednesday, 7th,
ples... Registration
Heawood Tin and Bubber Estate, Id. Haub Australian Gold Mining Có., Li,.. 6th, 11.00 Peak Tramwaya Co., Limited... Trezisy 6th, Printed Matter and Sam-Philippine Co., Limited
160,000
716,280
201
200,000
25,000
510
I
50,000
$10
-
75,000
$20
***
***
PM
10.00 AERFINERYNS.~***. ... 10.15 AN China Sugar Refining Co., Limited
with late
Luton Sugar Refining Co., Limited STRAMBHIP COMPANIES,-*
20.000
$100
7,000
$100
Tuesday.
オル
NOON
6th,
1.00 F M
6th,
1.15 PM
China and Manila Steamship Co., Id. .... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Maoso S.B, Co., Ltd. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, Lad 160,000 prod
30,000
20,000
80,000
60,000 dat
2,500,000
***
21,000
**
6,000
*25
+19
20,000
1,200
$10
15,000
$7
10,000
90,000
810
་་
$10
11
$10
1100
13.200
15,000
$10
IN
9,900 ardy,
$10
$10
* **** ** *8**====*== 8888888 B * ** **** **** *¶¶=a****aa
($830, sellers
Lidon £83 10/-
$82, buyers
$21
184, sellers
$102, z. div. sel.
$7.85, sales
$30 $34, buyers
$54,x. dir.
Tis. 62, Ballers
All, buyers
$104, buyers
$5, buyers
$118, sellers
$324, sellers
$9, sellers
071, L'den
101/-, buyer
$40, buyers
all 85, buyers
$4.30 buyers
143, bayun
$15, buyers
$488, buyōra
$94, buyers
4/10 per lh., sollere.
Amount. Tla.767/200
Quotation.
STRAITS, BUBMAH, CHYLON, ADELAIDE,"
WESTEEN, AUStralia, India, ÅDEN, EGTET and EUROPE VIS NAPLES
(Late Letters 11 to 11.30 AM. Extra
postage 10 cents)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Botos in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail,
Macro
Philippine Islands
Украс
and Tientsin,...
vin Kobe
Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya au Makassar
Welhalwei, Chefoo and Tientsin
Shanghai and North China
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Misono
Philippine Islands
*
Philippine Islands, Angeur, Yap, Fredrich, Wilhelmshafon, Rabani, Herbertshche, Hatupi, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand via Brisbane
Philippine Islanda...
Macau.
+1
Shanghai and North Chins
Straits and India via Caloutta Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Btraits and Bembay
BAIGON, STRAITS, CEYLON,
ADELAIDE,"
WISTERN AUSTralia, India, ADES, Egypt and Europa vis MAKSMILLES. Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this wondzset mail.
Late Letters 11.00 to Noon Extra Postage 10 centa en
imor, Australia Tasmania and Newzealand ...
Prinsess Alice ...
Sui Tai
Kalford ... Cheongshing Laisang... Tjimanook
Cherian Kurichow... Hainang t Sui Tai Bubi
Coblenz
Kiensang ...
Bui Tai ... Linan Kumsang Hatching
Ischia
Armand Behis...
Eastern
(Registration
fee of 10 cents, up to
11.00 A.M.)
Registration Kowloon
B.O.
No late fos
Lettera...
...Tuesday,
éta,
9.30 AM
4,00 PM
Th, 9.00 M
Bhell Transport & Trading Co., Limitos, Star Ferry Company, Limited ... South China Morning Post, Limited Blowm Laundry Company, Limited.....
7th 1000 & 8TORRA AND DISPENSARIES.➡
7th, 10.00 A M
Printed Matter and Sam-
10.00 AM
...10.15 A N ith late fee of 10 cents, up to
A M).
Bison Kowloon
late fee)
9.30 &
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited
Wm Powel, Limited...
Walkins, Limited
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited
Weissusan, Iẩmitəd
Gande Price & Co, Ltd.... Sociste des Pulpes et Papeteries da Tonkin Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd.....
United Aspectos Oriental Agency, Limited [
11.00 AM Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Wednesday, 7th, 115 PM
Wednesday, 7th, 3.00 F Thursday, 8th, 11.00 & M Thursday, 9th, 11.00 AM Thursday,
8th, 11.00 AM Thursday, 8th,
1.15 M Thursday, 8th, 3.00 P ...Thursday, 8th, 3.00 PM Friday. 9th, 10.00 DN Friday, gth, 1.15 PM Friday, 9th, 3.00 PM
Esturday, 10th, 8.00 a m
Saturday, 10th, 1.00 P M Saturday, 10th, 1,15 PM Saturday, 10th, 5.00 M Monday 12th, 11.00 AM Tuesday,
13th, 10.00 AM Tuesday, 13th, 10.00 A
Tuesday, plea...
13th, Matter and Fam
... 10.00 AM
BUBBLE
Porn Rubber in London
Lan Chinese Imperial 1886
Bank Holiday.
TO-DAY
100 flers 50.000 Daily Wire
TOMORROW Noou-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- boat Co., Ltd Ninety-Second Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting.
3 P.M.-Auction of Crown Land at below Kennedy Read, by Pablic Works Dept.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Saturday, 10th August:-
9.15 P.M.--Grand Variety Entertainment at
Palace Theatre, Mount Austin.
Eegistration... 10:15 AM Registration with late Tassday, 13th August
fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 A N
Registration, Kowloon B.O. at..
9.30 No late foo
Letters ..
... 11.00 AM Saturday, 17th, 10.00 a m
4.30 Lady May's "At Home,"
at Mountain Lodge. Saturday, 17th August
Noon-Hongkong and Shanghai Esuking Corporation Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting at the City Hall.
Interest..
Value Tir, 250 7% p. 400
VERNON & SYMTH, Share Brokers
Quotations are:-- Malwa Newe Melwa Old
Malws Older
Melwa V. Old Persian fine quality Persisa extra Loe... Patas Now
Patus Old
ORIUM.
July 29th,
23.100,3,150 per pipal,
$3,175/3,200 $3.225/3.350
*.. $3,300/3,350 ... 31.200
... $1,350
***
$3.800
per
Par
... 23,600
Ваданов Now с
M
83,825
244
1 $3,650
Bars Old..**
TELEGRAM
RECEIVED ON 111111. FROM LONDON:~
"We beg to inform you ROYAL WARRANT awarded our Company
for Milk."
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MILK.
EVAPORATED
CBEAM.
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
D&J·MECALLUM'S Perfection
Embraces All the qualities of a high class
Scotch Whisky
for Connoisseurs.
A Perfect Whisky:
Mellow
like a
Liqueur
PAGDUCT OF SCO
CALLUM
"Perfecti
BERICH
GANDE.PRICE & CO. LTD.
& PROPRIETORS:
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AND
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Telegram: "MARINEWORK Telephone: 385 and 38x.
Printed and Published by REDTEAM A. Hatafor the Conserned at 104, Der Your Road
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