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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 20TB, 1913.
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON 190
Telegraphic Transfor...
Bank Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
May 19th
Bank Bille, at 4 months sight...2
Credits, st4 months' sight
Documentary Bills4 months' night2.
Of Park:**
Book Bille, on demand
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 May, 1913
NOTICE POST OFFICE
$44
The Liam is expected to arrive here to-morrow, with the London Mails (ria Siberis) of Friday, the 2nd Inst.
The Ceylan, with the English Mail, ex Assaye, left Singapore on Saturday, the 17th inst, at 7 an, and is expected to arrive here on Thursday the 22nd inst.. at noon. This packet brings the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the all-sea route on the 16th April, and for despatch overland on the 23rd April.
Bamarang and Sourabaya
FOX
414
-Swatow, Tsingtan, and Tientsin
*
*Fort Bayard
Batow, Amoy and Frochow
ÉLICON, ŠTRAÍTÍ, ČEYLON,
***
ADELAIDE,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT and EUROPE VIS MARSEILLES (Lato Lettere 11 to Noon Extra
postage 10 ca 19)
Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the rat clearance will be included in this contract mail
Macho
Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and Calcntia Straits
Amey, Shopghai and North China Formosa via Keelung, Sannghai, North Chius Japan vi Moji, Victoris, B.C., and Seattle
Philippine Iglonas
Mauritius
Japan vla Kobe, Vancouver and Seattle" Straits aud Ceylon
Swatow
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHIA JAPAN via NAGASAKI, UNITED STATES, SOUTA AMKETOA and CANADA vía VANCOUVER
(BUROPEAA SIBERIA
BRANDA, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN, VIS
NAGASAKI,
CANADA, HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, ARE SOUTH AMERICA vin SAN FRANCISCO
Swator, Amoy and Foochow
Maost
FRE
-Childar Chapulting...
DATE
Tuesday, othy 10.00am Taosday, 20th, 10.00 Kwong Chan Wan Tuesday, 20th, 10.00 AM
Tuesday, 20th, 10,00 & Haiyan
Tuesday 20th,
Credits, at 4 months' sight...
250
ON GELKANT :**
On demand...
..206)
Bank Bills, oa domand
491
501
ON NEW YORK ---
Credits, at 60 days' sight
JAMB
Transfer ***
on demand...
ON CALOUTTA:
Telegraphie Tranter.. Baak, on demana ........ ON BHANGHAI ***.
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand, ON ALANTEA (On demand-Pe ON SINGAPOREOn demand.
ON BATAVIA demand
ON HSIPHONG-On demand
12
ON SAIGON :-On demand..... ON BANGKOK :-On demand....... SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying late....$9.95 Gotn Lay, 100 fine, per tasi 851.60. BAR SILVER, pesion.",
SUBSIDIARY COINA.
Obinose20 cents piscan......18.10 discount
Chinese ....10
Hongkong...20
Honkong...10
par oant
M
13
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*****$8.25 26.80 ****.18 15
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MAILS VIA SIBERIA,
London Elate
May 8th.
BANES,-
Dee
Shangha
May 19th.
GENUINE DURHAM
LAUBADE MAF KI
Sincking Tobacco
"WTBLACKWELL 1 50
Duchem NC
GENUINE
66
"Bull Durham'
Smoking Tobacco
STANDARD OF THE WORLD
FOR THREE GENERATIONS.
Over 352,000,000 of these homely muslin sacks of BULL DURHAM TOBACCO were 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,
Horozona 19TH MAY, 1913.
STOCKS.
Ti
Hongkong 'hai Bank Corporation...{ China Borneo Company, Limited ........ China Light and Power Company, Lt.... China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MILES, -
Ewo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co., Lá. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., La.... Dairy Farm Company, Limited" DOOKS AND WHARVES.--
***
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.,Ld. H'kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd..] New Amey Dock Co., Limited...
S'hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld... S'hai and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ld...... Green Island Cement Co., Limitei...
RETURN
NO. OF SHARES.
VALUE.
(PAIL | GLUBING QUOTA. ON BASIN
Ur. TRONG C
of LAST
18605, buyers 11'don £81
120,000
$5 all
$125 Bü
$12 all $11, sellers
81 all 14, sales
$10 all $8.60, buyere
Tls. 50 ml Tis. 135
$10 all 89%, sellors
74
$26, sellem
DIV D.
51.c.
10 p.c.
74p.c.
6 p.0.
$50 a
$83, buyers
6 9.0.
$50 a
$71, bayəra
5 p.3.
562
88, buyers
74 p.
The 100 all
Tis. 62), buy,
Tis. 100
TL. 133-
$10 all
24.95, buyers
$10 all
8345, buyera
all $115 buyers
51 po
$25 $76, buyers.
5 p.c
Pa, 10 all PB
525 a $177, buyere
610 all 821
7 p.c 10 p.c
$10 a 24, sellers
$10 all $10
*.7|| all. | 7}-, bay. 1. div.
dir.
Sui Tai
Japan Oanfa
2,00 F M
3.00 PM
Tjipanas... Shidzuchi Mars,
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited. China Firs Insurance Co., Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., La. .- North China Insurance Co., Limited Vaion Insurance Society, Limitad Yangtze Insurance Association, Lat LANDS AND BUILDINGS~
10,000
$250 850 8355
6 p.0
20,000
108146, buyers
8,000
$250 $356
p.c
10,000
15T 1324
12,400
#51 $16790
12,000
SAM ** $196. @ Ex 73
50,000
$14 ali 5110
__$100 $75 +200
Tuesday, 20th,
3.00 P.M
Polynesien
Chinhun
Clara Jebarn Bazinia
Tango Maru
Haimus
Emprues of Russia
Manchuria
Kaijo Maru
Sui Tui
Maeno
Shanghai and North Chias
SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA...
(EUROPE via SIBERIA)
Sui Tai Luchow Ceylon
Swatos, Amoy and Pooouum
L'
Sut Tri
Haiching
Bayern
7
Frinted Matter-and-Siz
plos
.. 10.00 AM Registration 10.15
Registration, with late fce of 10 cents, up to
11.00 AM). Registration Kowlooz | B.U.... ... 10.15 A D Letters
11.00 AM 1.15 PM Tuesday, 20th, Tuesday, 20th, 200 e Tuesday, 26th, Tuesday, 20th,
Hongkong Electric Co., Limited... Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited Bianila Metropole Hotel Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ld. H'kong &SouthChina Steam Fishers Co.,L
Hongkong Steal Foundry Co., L. 325,000 Hongkong Tramway Co., d. INSURANCES,➡
لله الان
Tia. 92
PETER'S, NESTLE and
(29
KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE.
PRIZE COMPETITION NO. 3
This month we are offering prizes for “ ADLETS,”
An " ADLEṛ” is perhaps best-described as a concentrated Advertisement.
For instance take the first letters of the words
"PETER'S MILK CHOCOLATE" (1.0., P.MO.) or "NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE" (42, NMC) or "KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE BONBONS" (1.8, KOH) and make some striking phrase from the Letter's "P.M.C." or "N.M.C." or "K,O,B,"
The following are some examples:
CHOCOLATE= PLEASES MOST CAPTIOUS. NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE NONE MORE CHOICE. KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE BONBONS KOHLER'S CONFER BENEFITS.
CONDITIONS.
Every six "ADLETS" to be accompanied by a PETER'S, NESTLE'S or KONLUE'S Wrapper. So for one wrapper you may, sand more than one Adlet,
Adlets may be sent in under a nom de plume, which, if a winner, will be published in the Local Fopere: Your name will be treated confidentially by us.
The First Prize will be one of our Wrist Watches, and will be given for what wa consider the best. Adlot.
Consolation Prices consisting of Chocolate will be given for Adlots which we consider are deserving of such,
Post your attempts to Mesar, PETER'S and NESTLE'S, P.O. Box No. 351, Hongkong, not later than 31st May, 1913.
PETER'S MILK
CHAMPAGNES
MOET AND CHANDONS.
DRY IMPERIAL EPERNAY,
134-3
Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Ld Heawood Tin and Kubber Estate, Ld Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, Ld Tronoh Mines, Limited
1,000,000
£1 all
922,000
35 2a4/3, sellers
200,000
160,000
144
Peak Tramways Co., Limited.
1.1
80... 811, sellors 81, sellers
7 pio.
11.00 AX
Philippine Co., Limited
75,000
Si Bu
*5
Per Case 12 Quarts
$63.00
Palpes et l'apeteries du Tonkin Societe der REFINERIES.—
13,200
85Lau
$20
,, 24 Pints
$66.00
20,000
$107, sales
5p.o
PERRIER JOUET.
7,000
$10
$16
OLD VINTAGE CUVEE EPERNAY.
30,000
$9, buyers
20,000
500! au
Per Case 12 Quarts
$56.00
90,000
$14
24 Pints
$58.00
60,000 prof. 60,000 def. 2,500,000
$92,
Ebdi.
El all 117/6
VICTOR CLIQUOT.
$2: all
Maceo
Straits
STRAITS, BULMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and E20FE via BRINDISI (Late Letters 1100 to Nook. Extra
Postage 10 cents),
(Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for doparture of the mail Estra Postega 10 cats)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes
in time for the fist clearance will ncladed in this contract mail)...
on Friday, the 23rd inst, at 5 pm. I.)
JLe Pareal
mask
wilt
be clored
Delta
Philippine sheds
Straits and Indu ris
Calcutts
Loungsang Namsany
M2050.
Sut Tai
Swatow, Weihaiwei, Chefso aud Tiestein
Huichola
Shanghai and North Chins
45CROPE VIA SIBERIA)
Linaz
Swatow
Havan
Philippine Is. and Jaşka via Nagasaki and Seattle Minnesota Philippine Is. Timor, Australia, Tasmania
and New Zealand via Fort Darwin
Bwatow, Amoy and renow
Straits, and India vis Bombag
Philippine Islands
Philippine lelands..
STRAITE, BURMAH, CRYLON, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and EUROPE via NAPLES
Formosa via Koding, Shanghai, North)
China, Japan via Nagasalti, Victoria, B.C., and Seattle ( Wash.)
Philippine Islande ...
Philippine Islands
Empire
Haitan
Capri Taminy
Rubi
Print Indung
Canada 'Maru'
Yusasang...
Zafira
Tuesday, 20th, Thurday, 20thy Tuosity, 20th, Tuesday, 20th,
3.00 PM 3.00 PBS 3.00 M 5.TQ PAI
Wednesday, 21st, 10.00 Wednesday, 21st, Printen ataliez, Bav
pits
***
0.30 AM Registralies. 10.00 A M Kowloon Registration
BOEL ... 10 00 AM Letters
Wednesday, 21st, Registration 11.00 A M Leters
NOON Wednesday, 1st, 100 nm Wednesday, 21st, 1.15 PM Thursday, 22nd, 1.15 PM Thursday, 22nd, 3.00 PM. Thursday, 22nd, 5.00 PM Friday. 23rd, 10,00 AN Friday.
23rd, 1.15 e M 20th, 10.00 AM Tuesday
Saturday, 24th,
Printed Matter and Sam
10,40 & a ples Registration. 10.15A- Registrace wak ial fos of 10 cents up t
11.00 AM) Registration, Kowloo
Leties.
9.30 AL Du an
Saturday, 24th, 1.00 P- Saturday, 24th 1.00 Saturday, 24th, 1.15 PM turday, 24th, 5:00 PM Saturday, 24th 6.00 pm Sunday, 25th,
9.00 A Monday, 26th, 11.00 AM Monday, 26th, 11.00 a
Tansday, 27th, 10.00 à M Tuesday, 27th Noon
Tuesday, 27th, 3.00 PM
Tuesday, 27th,
Wednesday, 28th,
3.CO.P M
Printed Matter” and Saan-
•pica....
8.0.
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8.30 AM
...
8.30 A M
Kowloon 8.00 AM. 9,00 A M
Registration
Registration,
Lettors
Wednesday, 28th, Noor- Saturday, 31st, 100 FN
**: JUNE Friday, 5th, 3.00 PM
HOBBY LETTET Fest Ufice reclines all responsibility for unregistered itters containing Lazh zotes or jewellery, ind where Registration has Leen neglected WILL MARE NG EXQUIRIES into alleged losses of such (Postal Guide 121.)
Mailt for CANTON, WUCHOW and SANSHUI are closed on wooddays 7.30 mm, sad at 6 p.m.
H'kong Land Invest. Agency Co. Ld. Hongkong Land Rocio Co Ed Humphreys End FinanceCo., Ld Kowlogead and Building Co, Ld. Shan Land Invesment Co., Lt. Frest Point Building Co., Limited Mestechoppij tot Mija, Bosok-en
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MINING.-
China Sugar Refining Co., Limted Lason Sugar Refining Co., Limited STEANSHIP COMPANIES,
China and Manila Steamship Co.,LA....... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited. H'kong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld. Luo Chica Steam Navigation Co. Ld
Sheli Transport & Trading Co., Li Star Ferry Company Limited South Chlua Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES —
Campbell, Mocre & Co., Limited Gande, Price & Co. Limited... Powell, Wm., Limited
..
Watson & Co., A. S. Limited
Weissmann, Limited
United Asbestos Oriental Agency Ld.
Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Fara Rabber in London
Loans. Chinese Imperial 1800
TO ISITORS
Should. Purchase.
25.000
150,00010 88 salt sel
954) 92. 438, buyers" 6,000 78,000) Tis. av så
12,500 33 All 167, barer 7 po 25,009, 10) all Tls. 60, #allers
30,000 6,000
Si al $52), bugera
$43, sal & buy.
$20 ($10) all $6
$ all 38.40, sollers
SPECIAL DRY RHEIMS.
4 p.r.
Per Case 12 Quarts
24 Pints
"
20,000
1,200
Six G
50,000
45,000!
[61] all] 193 buyars
41 pc
90,000
3,000
$1 all $18, buyers
9,500 ordy,
$10 $1695
8.p.c.
100 Eders 50,000
$1 al 317, bayara
7.p.c:
3,1 per lo
Quotation.
Amount,
Value.
$.all 8300
L'ar.
Interest. Tls. 767,200 1 Tis, 250 ↑ 7%, p. an ETA
VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokere.
CANTON
FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER.”
BY
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD, With Ilustrations, Maps and Flose.
Price
$1.75
On Sale at
Hongkong: "Dazur Paras" Offer
Canto
Messrs. KELLY & WALSE
Messrs. BEEWEE & Co,
Mesra A. S WATOS LOV
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA.
INDIA, AcaŻRALIA, &C.,
And for
PRIVATE RENDENT AT THE OUTFOLT A Comprehensive and Complete Record
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
is given in the
HONGKONG
PRESS
EEKAL
with which is incorporated
THE CHINA OVERLAND TRADE ESPOS Subscription, paid in advance, $12 for Annui. Postage 82 tc aur pari
of the World
WINE
$36.00
$89.00
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
Telephone No. 135.
MERCHANTS
6. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
TONIGHT 9.15 P.-Bijou Scenic Theatre..
TO-MOBROW
11 45 AM-Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.,
Meeting of Shareholders. 12.30 PM. The "Star Ferry Co., Ltd., Ordinary Annual Meeting at the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.'s Offices.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Thursday, 22nd May --
Nou-Peak Tramwaye Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Hongkong Hotel,
Friday, 30th May-
3PM-Auction of Valuable Leasehold Property at Anction Rooms, by Mr. Goo. P: Laminert.
HONGKONG.
142.4
FOR SALE
A. TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG- FOR DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY
On the Day Preceding the Departure of the English Maile from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of Silver
FBOM 1893 to 1909;.
GOLD RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS,
LEAT, BAR SILVER From 1900), and other Ussful Information.
PRICE: $1 Cash.
Or Sale at the DAILY Panse" Offee or Loral Booksellery
Printed and Published by BERTRAM A. HALS for the Concerned at 10, Des Vœux Hoad Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.Q.