GRAETZIN
metal filament Lamp
DAILY INCREASING DEMAND
FOR THE RISING STAR:
GRAETZIN
Obtainable
65
CENTS Everywhere.
General Agent for Hongkong and China:
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
20, DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL, 1st Floor,
Hongkong, 15th Mog, 1913.
NOTICE POST OFFICE
The Chips Maru is expected to arrive here to-morrow, at shent 10 .., with the American sid London Mails (via Siberia) of Wednesday, the 23rd, and Faturday, the 26th
April
Heibow, aifong, Pakhi and Soigva
Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakuoi and Saigon Shanghai, North China Japan via Nagasaki
EUROPE via SIBERIA)
Japan via Moji
Straits and India ris Cakuita
Shanghai and North China
Saigon
Japan via Moji
Japan via Kobe
16
Heaton, Amoy and Foosin
Cheribou, Samarang and Sourabaya
Bhanghai and North China in Swatow Hongay
Stmits, and India via Chlontte... Shanghai, North Chinn, and Japan vis Kobe Patlippine islands, Asgaur, Marons, Esp,
Fredrich Wilhelmajafen, Rabaal, Her- bertshobe, Matupi, Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand via Brisbane Cheloo and Newchwang
Hamaring and Sourabaya
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Japan via Moji, Victor and Tacoma
Philippine Intende
Philippine Aslands
Shanghai and North China
EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Swato, Amoy and Formosa vis Tamsal
Tientsin
Swstow, Amoy and Foochow
SLIGON, STRAITS, CEYLON,
ADELAIDE
WESTERN AVUTHALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYET Bid EUROPE via MARSEILLES Noor Extra
PEZ
Sungkiany Hongkong..
Goeben...
Thraneek
Arratoon Ape«:"
Anhui
Telemachus Riojun Maru Suisang
Haitan
Fooshing Kutsang
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DATE
Thursday, 15th, 8.00 AM Thursday, 15th, 9.00a M- Thursday, 15th, 9.00 a m Thursday, 15th, 1.00 Thursday, 15th, 200 PM Thursday, 15th, 3.00
Thursday, 15th, 3.00 m Thursday, 15th, 5.00 PM Thursday, 15tb.
5.00 P
16th. 10.00 AM 16th, 11,00 a 16th 11.00 AM
16th, 11.00 & M
Prins Sigismund... Saturday, 17th, 8.00 a
Kiukiang... Childar... Chicago Maru
Tueneang...
Zafira Chenan
Daigi Mars
Chipshing... floryang
Saturdry. 17th, 11.00 AM Saturday, 17th, 11,00 am Saturday, 17th, 1.00 M Saturday, 17th, 1.00 x Faturday, 17th. 3.00 F M 5.00 PM Saturday, 17th,
18th, 9.00 am Bandey, 1esday, 20th, 10:00 A Tuesday, 20th, 10.00 & Tuesday, 20th,
Registration
...10.15 A
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15TB, 1818,
COMMERCIAL
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfor
Bank Bills, on demand
Bank Bile, at 30 days' sight Bank Biile, st 4 months sight Credits, 814 months' night... Documentary Bise4 months' aigh
ON PABIS
May 14th
Hank Bille, on desasüd as soon Credits, at 4 mouth." sight,...
.,2604
ON GERMANT :----
On demand......
207
ON NEW YOU
Bank Bills, on deinand
491
.
Credite, at 60 unya" sight.
ON BOMBAY 199
Telegraphic Transfer
.151
Bauk, on demand........
1511
ON CALOUTTA Į—
Telegraphic Transfer ..
151
Bank, on demana ....................
.1511
On ShanghAI
Bank, at night
721
Private, 40 days' sight.73 UN YOKOHAMA :-On demani (99
ON MANILA -On demand-Posos-99]
OF SINGAPORE (-On demand.
ON BATAVIA Smln demand
ON HAIPHONG (--On domèn ON SAIGON;On demand... ON MANGRO¤ 1---Ûn demmes NOVAEZIONS, Bank's Buying Rate Gold Lear, 100 fius, per tael ............. BAR SILVER, Per 19., memenu
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
1294
.9.20
151,50 28%
Chinese......20 cents pieces......8,10 discount
Chinese ......10
Hongkong ...20
per vent
9.25 ***...86.80 .....815
Hongkong 10
MAILS VIA, SIBERIA,
£02400 Dura
April 28th.
Dui
shangbet
May 12th.
GENUINE
DURHAM
STRADE MARK
Smoking Tobacco.
WTALACKVILLE DO:
FELAZIONIST BOLHAM TOY (G-SETT) Durham NC
DURHAM" TOBACCO wer
GENUINE
"Bull Durham"
Smoking Tobacco
STANDARD OF THE WORLD
FOR THREE GENERATIONS,
Over 352,000,000 of these homely muslin sacks of BULL sold last year alone--nearly a million a day-more than all other High Grade Smoking Tobaccos
combined!
OBTAINABLE FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.
SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG 14тk Maz, 1915.
Bwo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co.,Ld.j Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Lâ.. Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOOKS AND WHARVES,****
MILKMAID
EVAPORATED
CREAM.
KETURA
NO. UP SHARES.
VALUE.
(PAID) CLOSING QUOZ, JOK Basis.
Dr. TIONS CASH,
jUB LAST
DIY'D,
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shai Bank Corporation... China Borneo Company, Limited...
120,000
$125 all 18805; sollers
1Ldon £61
60,000
$12 all
51 p.c
50,000
$5 all
11, ellers
10 pe
China Light and Power Company, Ld.... |
50,000
$1 all 13, buyers
200,000
China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MILLS. -
$10 all 181, buyers
74p.a
20,000 Tis. 50 All T. 135 125,000 $10
FOR:
$9%, sellers
TEA,
126, seilers
6p.o.
60,000)
$50 all $82, bayərs $50 Bil
714, exies
6 p.0.
5p.0.
71 p.0.
841, buy are
60,000€ $10 all
Sot, bagers
15,000 Pa. 1 P
12.000 250 $25 $76, buyers
8,000
+115 buyers
Sp.o.
56 p.c.
TRY IT
WITH SODA OR TANGAN.
$25 all $175, buyers. $10 all
7.p.d.
$21, sales
10 po
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
$1, bayera $10
H'kong &Kowloon Wharf & G. Co, Ld H'kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lid.....| New Amoy Dook Co., Limited.... S'hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld... B'hai and Hengkow Wharf Co., Yad.....! Green Island Cement Co., Limited... Hongkong Eléctric Co., Limited... Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited Manila Metropole Hotel Limited... Hongkong Toe Chimpany, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ed, H'kong &SouthChiosSteams Fishers Co.,Ld. Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., LA. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld,
INDURANCES.--
'kong Land Invest, Agency Co., Ld. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ld. Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo., Id Kowloon Land and Building Co, Lat; | Shanghai Land Invernrnt Co., Ld. West Point Building Co., Limated Mastschappij
tot Mijn, Bosch-en Landbouw expicitatis in Langkat MINING ---
ZOJKOVĄ 302 all 65,700 s. 10 all 36,000 Tls. 100) su 400,000
8, buyera 16.63 Tls. 115
all 17/14, bagers
$450 850 $325
COFFEE,
COCOA,
PRESERVED FRUIT,
ICE CREAM.
CHAMPAGNES
MOET AND CHANDONS.
(34.2
“༤་
Friday,
Holdis
Friday.
langeang
Friday,
Germanin
Friday.
10,000
Friday.
16th, 100. M.
.<
Friday,
16th, 5.00 PM
Canton Insurance Offos Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited Hongkong Fare Insurance Co., L North China Insurance Co., Limited! Union Insurance Society, Limited ... Yangtze Insurance Association, Lid .. LANDS AND BUILDINGS —
20,000
$100 $24 $147.
H
8,000
825 850:56, sollers
10,000
215 432), buy.
12406
5254 $10 $790
12,000
$1000 $190,@ Ex 73
61 F..
$0,000
210 all $110, buyers
25 000 -15%Mu
$100 $7500
GA pic.
++
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GADG Đầu t nước, buyera 78,000 7. 50 all Tis. 92 12,600 $50 all 65, bagers 25,000 Cdn. 10 all Tls. 6i, sales
6 p...
DRY IMPERIAL EPERNAY.
7 p.0
Per Case 12 Quarts
$68.00
24 Pints
$66.00
1,000,000
8135-
Printed Matter and Sam
.. 10.00 A ples
Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Ld Heawood Tio and Rabber Estate, Id ..
822,000
2all 4/3, sellers
PERRIER JOUET.
200,385
S173) sellers
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, Lđ
160,000
£1 al 80-
Tronca Mines, Limited
$5,000
#kujali z2 811a, sellers.
7p.c.
(Late Loiter 11 to
postage 10 cesta) Lettore posted in all the Pillar Boxes in timo for the first clearance will he included in this wontract mail,
Polynesien
(Registration, with fate fee of 10 centa, up to 11.00 ▲ m). Eg Registration Konitor
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
$113, 91, seifers
76,000
$1 al
85
OLD VINTAGE CUVEE EPERNAY, Per Case 12 Quarts
24 Pints
$56.00-
$58.00
Philippine Co., Limited
Palpes et Papeter.es du Tonkin Socioto des
13,200
350 a $20, sales
VICTOR CLIQUOT.
10.15AM REFINERIES.—
20,000
11.00 M
7,000
$10K | BIL 1106h, buyers $10 a $36, sellers
5 p..
SPECIAL DRY RHEIMS.
Per Case 12 Quarts
$35.00
..
50,000
$2: all
$9, bayere
24 Pints
$39.00
20,000
$50 ali
8414, setlere $1b alt 274, buyere
4hp.c.
Po
CINADA,
$95
Manchuria
WINE
2,500,000
all 1176
30,000
$52)
4 pr
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
MERCHANTS,
6, QUEST'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Buec
20,00%
Telephone No. 135.
HONGKONG.
142-2
Japan
Tuesday, 20th,
1,200
$ic
325
50,000
15,00
Watson & Co, A. 8. Limited Weissmann, Limited
90,JOL
3,000
ve andy, iidan
59,00
gif ang bayare sical $8, bagers SI $1 $49
44 p.0
18, buyers.
$300 #111 $164, buyers
9 pc..
TO-NIGHT
71 p.s
A M
3,94 per lb..
Quotation.
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN vin)
NASABAKI,
HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, End SOUTH AMERICA vis SAN FRANCIEGO.
EUROPE NA SIBERIA)...
Singapore, Penang, Bangoon and Calcutta Fermosa via Koalung, Bangla, North China)
Japan via Moji, Victoris, B.C., and Seattle
Philippine Islands
Mauritius...
Straite and Bwatow
**
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN via NAOABAKI, UNHED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA and CANADA via VANCOUVER
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Swatow, Amoy and Frochow Weihaiwai and Tientan.... Philippine Islands, Australia, Tastunnin and New Zealand via Thursday Island STRATIS, BERMAN, CEYLON, ADELAIDE WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and BCROPE ViD DRINDISI Date Letters 11.00 to NooN. Extra
Postage 10 cents
(Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mail Extra Postage 10 cents)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes
in time for the first clearance will be
included in this contract mail)...
Le
Jurcol
'AU will
**
be closed
on Friday, the 23rd inst., at 5 p.m..
Philippine Islands
Philippine Is, Timor, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand vin Fort Darwin
.B.O...
Letters
Tresday 20th,
Printed batter and Sam
plex
... 10.00 AM Registration (10.45 & A Begistration with late fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 AM) Registration;
78.0.
Lifters
Bhidiu oka Baru... Tuesday, 20th,
Chinkur
Clara Jebsen Fango Maru Raimun
Kowloor 10.30 AM
Noor
2.00
3.00 PM Tuesday, 20th, 3.00 PM Tuesday, 20tb, Tuesday, 20th,
3,00 M 5.00 P Wednesday, 21st. 10.00 a m Wednesday, 21st, Printed fintter, and Sam.
ples
12.10:00 Empress of RussiaRegistration 430.00 A M Kowloon Registration LED BIO...
30 CO A M Kattore E
11.00 AM Friday, 23rd, 10.00 M Eaturday, 24th, 10.00 am Saturday, 24th, 10,00 a si
Haichang Buichow
Guthrie
Delta
Loungsang
Saturday, 24th,
Printed Matter and Som
23.100A & Registration... 10,15 & B isti Begistrant with
- x 10 ceata upe
11.00 A 21 Registration, Kowloos
5.00
9.30a 11. a
Telters
Saturday, 24th, 1,00pm Tuesday, 27th, 1100 & M
MONEY LETTERS-1e 1 Lfice declines all sebany for unregistered letters containing hank notes or jewellery, and where Hegistration Is been negicated WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES irto alleged losses of such (Postal Guide 121.)
Mails for CANTON, WUCHOW and SAMERU are closed on week-days at
Mails for MACAO closed on week-days at 7.15 am, and at 1.15 p.o. On
7.30am. and at 6p.ne Sundays the mailis closed at 8 am.
China Sugar Refining Co., Limted Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Limited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
Cains and Manila Steamship Co.,La...... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited. H'kong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld' Fado China Steam Navigation Co.,Ld Shell Transport & Trading Co., L. Star Ferry Company, Limited Sonth China Morning Fest, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited SOLES AND DISPENSARIES -*-*-*-*
Compbell, Moore & Co., Limited Gaude, Price & Co., Limited Fowell, Wm, Limited
་་་
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld. Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Pars Rubber in London:
Loits. Chinese Imperial 1886
TISITORS TO
BI,QUO 60,000pret 60,030 def
Amount. Tis. 767,200
OANTON
Should Purchasa FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE FEARL RIVER."
BY
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD," WithIllustrations, Maps and Plaz
$1.75 Price
On Sale aton
Hongkong: "DAILY Pates" Office.
Canton
Moss, KELLY & WALSB
Mrs. BEWER & CO Mesra AB Warsos Lo
$25 124,
#5 all $5
Interst Value
Par, 7% p. soun Tls. 250
VEENON & SMYTH, Share Brokeri
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA
INDIA, AUSTRALIA, 20.
and for
PRIVAGE REZIDENTS AT THE OUTPOSTS A Comprehensive and Complete Record
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
M
is given in the
HONGKONG
AX7 BBK1
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DEESS,
with which is incorporated THE CREA UYHELAND Agave Export. Subscription, paid in advance, 812 £97 Atinum. Postage 12 to any part of the World
9.15 .. Bijou Sconic Thestra.
PERTHCOMING EVENTS.
Saturday. 17th May
9.15 F.-A. Grand Promenade Concert on
the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground.
Wednesday, 21st May -
1145 Canton Lusurance Office, Ltd.,
Meeting of Shareholders,
12.30 P.M.The Star" Ferry Co., Ltd, Ordinary Annual Meeting at the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.'s Offices. Thursday, 22nd May
Noon--Peak Tramways Co., Ltd, Meeting of Shareholders at the Hongkong Hotel
ON SALE,
OUND VOLUMES of the HŨNGKONG WEEKLY PEERN, JULY to DECEMBER, 1913. With INDRE Price 87.50..
On Sale at the HONGKONG DAILY FEESS Oline.
Hongkong 1010 March, 1913.
FOR SALE.
& TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG
FOR
DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY
On the Day Preceding the Departure of the English Mails from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Minte to the Free Coinsge of Silver
RATES
FROM 1893 TO 1909;
ÁLAO
FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLF LEAF, BAE BILVER (From 1900), and other Vssful Information.
Price: 31 Cash.
On Sale at the Daily Pares" Office or Local Rookmellars
Printed and Published by BERTRAM A. HATE for the Concerned at 10A, Des Voeun Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131, Fleet Street, B.C.