GRAETZIN
metallilerment Lamp.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1913.
DAILY INCREASING DEMAND
FOR THE RISING STAR:
GRAETZIN
Obtainable
65
CENTS Everywhere.
General Agent for Hongkong and China z
"HUGO C. A. TROMM, HONGKONG.
20, DES VIEUX ROAD, 1st Floor.
Hongkong, 18th April, 1913.
NOTICE POST OFFIOR
(44-19
The Mexico Maia is expected to arrive here on Monday, the 21st inst, with the London Mails (via Siberia) of Wednesday. the 26th, an 1 Saturday, the 29th March.
Swator, Taingtan, Chefoo and Chingwantao.. cpsang... Straits
FOR
Straits
Philippine Islands.
Bhanghai and North China
Japan via Miike....
Ifaceo
Straits and India via Calenta
Fredrick
Wilhelmshofen,
T
ADELAIDE,
Ernest SimonS
Korea
Friday. 18th. 1.15 P
18th, 1.00 FÉ
B.Q....
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON um
Telegraphic Tranfor
Bank Bille, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days sight
April 17th.
Bank Dills, at 4 months' might 1 117 Credits, at 4 months' sight......2 Documentary Bills 4 months' sight2/ ON PARIS
Bank Bills, or downed po mund Credits, at 4 months sight...2541 On GERMANY
On demand
་་་་་ ་
ON NEW YORK →→
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 60 days' sight.
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer
Baak, on demand iemes
OF CALCUTTA 1-*}
202
49
147
1471
Telegraphic Transfer sé ensom.147 Bank, on demand jene minu1471⁄2
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at night......
Private, 30 days' sight
ON TOKOHAMA :--On demand ..................
ON MANILA On demand-Pezoz-
OF SINGAPORE ɔ---On demand........
OR BATAVIA 2000Ûn derzond
OF HAIPHONG On demand
ON SAIGON On demand......
ON BANDTOK-On demand.........
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BOVARRIGNS, Bank's Buying Kate ...810.05 GOLD LMAY, 100 fine, per tal
$52.20
BİR SILVER per 0%, mamamoomElż
`QUEDIDIARZ JOINTS.
Chinese 20 cents pieces......$7.38 discount
Chinese 10
Hongkong...0
Hongkong...10
per cent.
*****$7.68 ****.86.30 $7 57
MAILS VIA SIBERIA
London
Date
March 27th.
TO-NIGHT
SMOKED EVERYWHERE BY
(NEARLY) EVERYBODY,
No. 1. Equestrians.
"THE MIXTURE OF
MATCHLESS MERIT."
GARRICK
MIXTURE
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, will forward testing samples post. free to applicants mentioning this paper.
Due Shanghai
April 14th.
Lambert England.
9.15 P.M.-Bijou Scenic Theatre.
TO-MORROW
12.30 PM.-Hongkong Jockey Club Half-
Yearly Meeting.
1 P. V.B.C. Athletic Meeting at the Hongkong Football Club Ground, Happy Valley.
3.30 F.-First Gymkhana Meeting at the
Race Course.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Saturday, 25th April :-
Noon-Groen Island Coment Co., Ltd.,
Meeting of Shareholders."
Saturday, 3rd May
Noon-Hongkong Electris Co., Ltd., Meeting
of Shareholders."
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG 17TH APRIL, 1923.
Handia Metropola Kotel Limited. Hongkong Ice Company, Tamited...
10.15 M
省略圖,
8,00
[RETURN PAI CLOSING QUOTA-JON BASIS JNTIONS WASH, OF LAST
Butler,
PRIZE COMPETITION NO. 2.
PETER'S AND NESTLE'S go hand in hand,
They're found on eala in every land.
In the land of Lotus Eaters,
-MILK CHOCOLATE.
Keep on rhyming, maskree metres,
Lots of words will rhyme with PETER'S. Not so words to rhyme with NESTLE,”* To find a match you have to wrestlo.
As in rhyms,
80
as a sweet, Hard to match and can't be beat
it
NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE.
CONDITIONS.
We are fond of "poetry," as you may judge from abore, and if you will send in your efforts you may win a prize consisting of Chocolate. It depends on our estimation of your attempts.
If you like you may send in your attempts under a nom de plume, which, if a winner, will be published in the Local Papers. Your name will be treated confidentially by us.
Post your efforts to Mesara. Para and NESTLÉ, P.O. Box 351, Hongkong.
It costs yet nothing to try, and we will give a ROLLED GOLD WRIST WATCH for what we consider the beat attempt sant in by 30th April, 1913. Make your versen topical and descriptive if possible, and socompany each attempt with a PETHE'S, NESTLE'S or KOBLER'S WEAPPER.
Verses may be rendered in any language.
Imitation being the sincerest form of fiattery, we reserve the right to make future are of the verses without disclosing the perpetrators' names.
"No Hongkong Store dealing in Confectionery is so behind the times as not to stock PETER'S, NESTLE'S AND KOHLER'S.
PEL
DATE
Baron Driesen Specia
Friday,
18th, 0.00 A M
Friday.
18th 9.00 & N
Friday,
Welth Prinos
Friday,
18th, 9.00 A M
18th, 10.00 AN
Sinter
Friday.
18th, 10,00 AM
Παραπ
Friday,
18th Noor
Sust as
Ditera
Friday,
STOCKS,
20,00 URAKKI.
TALUR.
DIV'D.
Babant,
Cotlen
Saturday, 19th, 8.00
BANK.
Hougtong & Shai Bank Corporation...
120,00
112: 0
China Borneo Company, Limited ...
-60,000
1805,sal.buy 11/don £61 $12 all 49, boyers
The sweet they ste
5 p.c.. 10 p.9.
Was surely PETER'S-
50,000
China Light and Power Company, Id. ... | | Chins Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, Ld CULTON MILLS."
50,000
85 ell $1 ell
$3
200,000)
$10 all £83
7.0.
+
20,000 T
50
125,000
40,000
374
Tis. 14241
+254
6p.0:
60,000
850 all, $78, nal. & sel.
50,000
360 all 169, buyers
5pe
10,000
461' all | 874, buyers
7p.4
51 p.. 5.
5,000
6 p...
10 po
15,000
326,
||-| all: | 6/9, ssl & buy,
$250 350 1295, buyers,
7 po
$100 $20 $150, Bellara $250 $51 $356, sal. & buy. 915 ALT. 136, bay,
61.0
7p..
12,000
$250/$1 $795, x, div. $300 SEL 2200, buyer @
Ex 73
6 p.
50, 25 000 150,000 6,000 78,000 Ti 12,50 25,000 Gds, 10{ all { Tls, 62
$100 all $109, buyers $100 $75 $200
7p.0.
6p.o.
56 83 837, buyers
8p.0
#51 all 162, buyers
72 p.0
Chinese Engineering and M. Go, La 1,000,000 Elenwood Tin and Rubber Estato, Ld. Kaab Australian Gold Mining Co, La Tronoh lines, Limited
822,000
21 all 32/6 24/3
200,0
ali 23.60, sales
811F
7.5.0.
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
.TEL
Devanha...
·Philippine Co., Limited
75,00
Pulpes et Fapeteries du Tonkin Societa den ENDINHEIRS, “
13,200
$50 all $20, sellers
be ofosed
Letter
Idongsang Zafiro
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited... Luzon Bugar Refining Co., Limited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
20,000
香
$1096, buyers
5 po
Embraces All
Perfect
7,000
$10 all 938
the qualities of
Whisky
400FM
China and Manila Steamabip Co., Ld. Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hkong, Canton & Macro B.B. Co., La. Indo-Chine Steam Navigation Co., Le
30,000)
$2 all 805, sellers
20,000
85 $39, buyers
44.0.
80,000
Shall 271, bayers
50,000 pref
tall $96,
'don
60,000 dat.
sales £9
4.00 PM
Kowloon
3.00 PM
24
YEN
5.00PM
Namsang
Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ld. Star Ferry Company, Limite South China Morning Foet, Limited... Bloom Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES,-***
2,600,000
all 118, buyers
30,000 6,000
$1. all $46, buyers.
41⁄2 pof
il 22
20,00
all4, duyara
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited
1,20
$29
Gande, Frion de Co, Ltd.
50,000
SI all $6.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STBAITS, BURMAI,
UNILIN,, Adonais, WESTERN AUS- TRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and Eunora via NAPLES
Iniettow
Powell, W., Limited...
15,000
鲜
4p.a
Watkins, Limited
10,00L
şili | all | 33, buyers
***
Kowloon
TER
Watson & Co., A. 8. Limited... Weiermann, Limited...
90,000
$10 | all | #7), sal, & buy.
3,00
$10 all $18, bayers
#1
$4 89
8 p.c
100 fder 60,000
$300
$1 | all 817)
71 p.0.
Taiyuan...
Saturday, 10th, 10.00 A
Pars Bubber in London
Loans, Caixas Imperial 1836
Amount Tis. 767,200
Value.
Interest. ThL 250 172 p. anuuia
3/43 por Ib. Quotation.
VERNON & SYMTH, Share Brokeri.
Scotch Whisky
for Connoisseurs
Perfecti
GANDE. PRICE & CO., LTD.
"PROPRIETORS,
D-&-MECALLUM EDINBURGH
Printed and Published by BELTRAM A. HALE for the Concerned at 10s, Des Vœux
Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.0,
a high class
Mellow
like a
Liqueur
10 all 361, buyere
6T 92
Philippine Islands, Yap, Semarai, Maronn,
Herbertahobe, Matupi, Australia,Tasmania
and New Zalend vin Brisbane...
Amoy, Weihaiwoi and Tientsin...
Philippine Islands
Macao ****
Shanghai and North China
(EUROPE via SIBERIA)
Bwatow, Shanghal, and North China
Swatow
Esator, Amoy and Formosa vis Tamsui
Macar
Japan via Yokohams
Beatov, Amor and Focehow
Kucichow... Trenzano Bui Tai
Chenan
Chogeant *** Hayang.... Daigi Mar
Bar Te
Fooshing Haiching
Baturday, 19th, 9.00 Saturday, 19th, 1.00 PM Saturday 19th, 1.15 PM Saturday, 19th, 5.00 PM Saturday, 19th, 5.00 Sunday, 2011 9.00 A33 Sunday, 20th, 9.00 A M Monday, 21st, 1.15PM Monday. 23st, 5.00 M Tuesday, 22nd, 10.00 a 1
Shanghai, North China Japan via Moji, Yokohama Maru... Tuesday, 22nd, 10:00 AM
Victoria, B.C., and Seattle
·BLIGON," STRAITS, CHYLON,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EaYPT and EUROFE vis Mansnicles (Ente Loiters 11 to Noon Extra
postage 10 cents)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes In time for the first clearance will be included in this contract maðƒ
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN TIR NAGASAKI,ANADA, HONOLULU, UNITED BTATE, and SOUTH AMERICA' Via SAN FRANCI800.
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Japan via Moji, Victoria and Tacoms
STOLITE, URM2#. CEYLON, ADELAIDE "
EGYPT, and EURO E via BRINDISI (Late Letters 11.00 to Noon. Extra
Post ge 10 cants,, (Supplementary mail on bcard up to the
time fired for departure of the mail} Extra Posings 10 coats)
(Lotters posted in at the Pillar Boxes in timo for the first clearance will be indinded in tuia contract.mull).
Fre
on Friday, the 25th instant, at 6 pm, j Philippine Islands... Philippine skiaste
SHANGHA NORTH CHINA, JAPAN via NAGASAKI, UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMER CANADA FIS VANCOUVER
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Bhanghai and North Chinn
*
Seattle Mars. Sui rec Tear. Iyo Maru ... Chipshing... Fooksang... Chinhua
Empress of Japan ·
Philippine Is, Timor, Australia, Tasmania Eastern
and New Zealand via Port Darwin
Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania
and New Zealand vis Port Darwin
Tuesday, 22nd,
Frinted Hatter and 8am- 10.00 AM ples Registration 10.15 AM
(Registration, with late fee of 10 conts, up to 11.001).
Ewo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co.,Lt. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.... Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHARVES.-
...
'kong &Kowloon Whari & & Co., Ld. H'kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lid.. New Amoy Dock Co., Limited...
'bal Dock and Engineering Co., Ld... S'hi and Hongkow Whort Co., L Green Island Cement Co., Limited.... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited... Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited
Registrat Kowloor Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ed.... H'kong& South China Steam Fisheries Co.Led,
Lotters
- 11,00 s M | Hongkong Steel Foundry Co, Lð,
Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. 18sURANCES.
Tuesday, 22nd
Printed Matter, and Fam.
ples
10.00 AM Registration... 10.15 AN (Registration with late
io of 10
oenta. up to 11,00 AM) Registration
B.O, st Leters ..] Tuesday,
Kowloon 10.15 AM NOON 22nd, 100 PM
Tuesday,
22nd. 1,15 PM 22nd. 3.00PM. Tuesday,
22nd. 5.00 FM Tuesday Wednesday, 23rd, 11.00 AM Thursday, 24th, 1.00PM Thursday, 24th, 3.00 m Friday, 25th, 10.00AM
Saturday, 26th,
Printed Matter and Sam
-plos
10,00A A Registration 10.15 AM Registration with Int
fee of 10 come up te
11,00 AM) Registration, Kowloo.
BO.
~9.30x
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lo... North China Insurance Co., Limiter Union Insurance Society, Limited. Tongtize Insurance Association, L. Lands AD BUILDINGS.
kong Land Invest, Agency Co., La. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Lt. Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo.,ld. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld, Shanghai Land Investment Co., Lo..... West Point Building Co., Limited....
tot Maatschappij
Mijo-. Bosch-on Landbouw exploitatis in Langkat MINING.
TU,65 55,700 Tia, 100 all
Tis. 111 36,000 Tla, 100 mil 400,000 $10 all $41, buyers 310 mil 832, buyers
all $115, bayers $50
$25 $76, buyers 15,000 Pe, 10 all F8
$25 all $170, sellers 810 all $19, buyers #10 $7 $2, sellers $10 all $10
Baturday, 26th, 1.00 Saturday, 26th, - 3.00 F
25th, Saturday, Printed Matter, and -Ban-
ples Registration
Registration
B.O.... Letters Monday,
26th, 11.00A Tuesday, 29th,
Pelated Matter and Baan-
ples Registration 8.30. A. M
Registration,
B.O....
8.00 A Letters...
9.00 AM
United. Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld.... 9,500 and Wednesday, 30th, 10.00 a m
Union Waterboat Co., Limited MAY:-
......
8.30 & 24
17 MUNDI LETTSThe Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered letters containing bank note or jewellery, and where Registration has been neglected WILL MAKE NO Enquiries into alleged losses of such (Postal Guide 121.)
Macno
Philippine Islands...
Braits and Leylon..
Tientsin
Straits, and India vis Caloutts...
Sannghai and North Chins
Bwatow, Amoy and Foo, e
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN,
Haitan
1 78/6, buyers
3181
D&J·MCALLUME Perfection
734-1