DISTINCTION.
The Egyptian Favourite
among these who have sufficient know- lodge of the essentials of a perfect Bartica, Cigeelte is one or other of the bands known as
Bouton Rouge
Felucca
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES
Unul you trave smoked them you really have not pained the perfecten to which the man
of Beyathan Cigarettes can be gitti Their makers, Messrs. MASPERO Paints, have now arranged for, their supply by all hign-class Tobacco- nists at the amy reasonable prices.
A Luxury
to the Man of Taste
12
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 1918.
There is nothing so delicious during the HOT SEASON
for TIFFIN or DINNER
as
JUNKET WITH
STEWED FRUIT.
This car be easily prepared by using the famous
B. & T. JUNKET
FROM-
which
TABLETS
can! be ordered at $3 per cardboard box
containing 12 Glass Tubes of 24 Tablets.
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight ............
THE CIGARETTES OF
ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfor
July 25th.
118
Bank Hills, in dwaand
Bank Bills, at 4 months' night
Credita, at4 months' sight.
ALWAYS FRESH STOCKS.
Documentary Bills 4 montkaʼsight2}-&
ON PARIS
Bank Bills, en damand
AD
Credita, at 4 months' sight...............254
ON GERMANY
201
Os New Yos
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 60 day' eight
** BOMBAY 1m (
148
145‡
Felegraphic Transier
Bank, on demand
|ON CALCUTTA':--}
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demana
ON SHANGHAI 2009
Bank, at night
unais
salátásérzért
Private, 30 daya'sight.....................AN ON YOKOHAMA ---On demand. ON MANILA:On demand-Peso
ON SINGAPORE 10-On domand;
ON HATAVIA :—Un demand
ON HAIPHONG-On demand..............1}/ prz
ON SAIGON-On demand.....
GAL"
ON BANGKOKO donando...lop BovaRnIGNS, Baak'a Buying Rate ...810.05. Gold Lmar, 100 fine, par toel 5200 BAR SILVER, per o8. ......27
SUBSIDIARY COINH.
per osat,
$7.68
€6.00
.87.16
Chinese ma20 cents pieces............87.12 discount Chinese.......10
Hongkong...20
Hongkong...10.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
London
Date
July 11th.
Des Shanghai July 28ta.
+92
20, Des Voeux Road Central.
HUGO C. A. FROMM,
Whiteaway, Laidlaw Building,
FELUCCA
MASPERO
FABAKQUE PAR MASPERO FRERESED. DANS LEUR MANUFACTURE AU
CAIRE EGYPTE
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
SHARE LIST.--QUOTATIONS,
HONGKONG, 25 July, 1913.
738
Kowko.
.10.15 & M
11.00
Jelunga
Sanuki Maru
Philippins Islands,
Nikko Maru Atsuta Maru Inaba Maru Suisang
Tuesday, 29th,
Tuesday, 29th,
4.00 Tuesday, 29th, 5.00
3:00 PM
PM
Philippine Islands
Shanghai and North Cains
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ÅDEN,
EGYPT, and EUROPE via BRINDISI
Lato Letters 11.00 to Noon. Extra
(Postage 10 cents).
Taming
Intchon
Thursday. 31st. 3:30 pit
—AUGUST
Telephone 900.
Hongkong. 21st July, 1913.
NOTICE
POST - OFFICE
The Manchurie, with the American Mail, will leave Manila to-day, between 2 and 4 p.m., and may be expected to arrive here on Monday, the 29th inst
The American Mail or .. Chiyo Muru has been transferred to the ss. ¿lauta Maru, which is expected here on Monday, the 28th inst.
Batavia, Choribon, Samarang, and Sourabaya Timahi
FOR
PXX
Chalco and New.bwang
Elver
Philippine islands
Yumsang
Macab
Sul Tai
Japan via Kube
Philippine Islands".
Japan via Yokohama
•Torilla Babi
·Bloemfontein
Shanghai and North Chius
Chenan
Swatow, Amoy, Shanghai and North Olins
Singan
Swatow
Haimun
Daigi Mars
Ichang Sungkung
Kuangsung Kaitan
(EUHOPE và SIBERIA
Swatow, Amey and. Formosa vis Tamsui
Tsingtau, Chefoo, New hwang & Ching wantao
Huplong and Pakhol
Shanghai and North China
Swatow, Amoy and Foosaow
PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, JAPAN
NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA, BEÚ ČANADA gia SAN' FRANO1900
China
Ernest Simons
DATE
Saturday, 26th, 11.00 a Saturday, 26th, 1:00 PM Saturday, 26th, 1:00 PM Saturday, 26th, 1.15 P DI Saturday, 26th, 3.00 PM Saturday, 26th, 3.00 Saturday, 26th, 4.00 PM Saturday, 26th, 5.00
Saturday, 26th, 5.00 PM
Sunday, 27th,
9.00 A
Hongkong & S'hai Bank Corporation... China Borneo Company, Limited ... China Light and Power Company, Ld. vue Chins Provident, Loss & Mortgage Co., Ind COTTON MILLS.
Ewo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co.,Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.... Dairy Farm Company, Limited Docks and WHALVES.--
H'kong &Kewloon Wharf & G. Co.,Ld: H'kong and Whampoa Doak Co., Ld... New Amoy Dock Co., Limited... S'hai Dook sud Engineering Co., Ld.,, S'hat and Hongkow Wharf Co., Lal.............. Green Island Cument Co. Limited... Hongkong Elootrio Co., Limited ... Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited
Manila Metropole, Hotel Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ind. 27th, 9.00 A MH'kong &South ChinaSteam Fishers Co., Ld. 28th, 3.00 Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ld.
Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. INSURANCES
Sunday, Monday,
2Bth, 5.00 PM
Mouday, 28th, 5.00 PM
Monday,
Tuesday, 29th,10.00 a m Tuesday, 29th,
Printed Mattor, and Sam
plas
10.00 AM
Registration 19.15 A (Registration with Inte
fos of 10 aynis.
tip
to 11.00 AM) Registration Kowloon.
B.G. at
Letters ...
Tuesday,
10.00
11.00 A MI
29th, Printed Matter and Sam.
ples
....10.00
Registration.10.15
(Registration, with iste fee of 10 cents, up to 11.00 AM). Registration
B.O.... Letters
Tuesday, 29th, 200
H'kong Land Lovest, Agency Co, Ld Hongkong Land-Redlamation Co., L Humphreys' Estate and Finance Co., Ld Kowloon Lead and Building Co., Ld. Shanghai Land Invesment U, LA. „ West Point Building Co., Limited
tot Mijn, Bosch-un factechappij
Landbouw exploitatio in Langkat MINING.
Chinese Engineering and M. Co. Ld Heswood Tik and Rubber Estate Id: Taab Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld Tronca Mines, Limited
ELIGON, STRAITS, CHYLOS, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTELLIA, INDIA, ADEN, FGYPT and EUROPE via Maesorts (Late Letters 1 to Noon Extra
postage 10 coats)
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearazios will be included in this contract mail;
Straits and Indio via Calcutta... Formosa vin Keelung, Shanghai, North China)
Japan via Moji, Victoris, B.C., and Seattle, Wash.
Japan via Nagasaki ..
Straits and Legion....
-Australia, Tasmania
and New Zealand via Thursday Island.
Japan via Kobe
BHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, `Japan `vis"
NAGASAKI, UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA and Caxada vis VANCOUVER
(EUROPE VA SIBERIA)
Empress of India i
Wednesday, 30th, 10.00 am
Wendesizy, 30th, 10:00 à m Wednesday, 30th, Printed Matter and Sam-
ples... 2010.00 AM Registration 10.00 am Registration with lato feo of 10 cents up to 10.30 AM Registration
B.Q
Littera
Κοπίασα 9.30AM 11,00 a 35.
Wednesday, 30th, 300 a
Steam Laundry Company Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES-
RETURN
NO. OF DHAKES,
VALUE.
PALU OLDSING QUOTA ON BASIS TIONG JASH. OF LAST
DIV'D.
120,000
$125 all 8800 buyers
1I/don £80
5.c.
60,000
Siz all SIO
84 p.0.
50.000
$5 all
50,000
$1
AL $4, BALOR
200,000
$ic all $9, sellers
Tip.o.
20.000 TL, 50 l Tis. 120, buyers
125,000
$10 all 597, sellera
40,000
$75
$261, buyers
5p.c.
85C
لله
$97, buyara
ip.c.
3p.a,
ail
Tz.110 $74, soltera
Tis.51, K. div.
$61, vel. Ibuy,
7àng.
4.p.c.
5 p..
54 p.o. 9p.c
60,000 50,000)
20,000 850 984), buyers 55,700 Tis. 100 all 35,000 Ths. 100 all 460,000
ali
$40, sales all $124, buyers
$25 $91, buyers P8), sellors $150, sellors $251, sales
5. AU-
7/4, bayers
£all: $34, sellers
$11110924, sollars
#1 al 85
850 all $20, sollers
[44
BANKS,
810
15,000 $10
$3, zellers
$10 All
$10
$325,000
5
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited. China Fire Insurance Co., Limitad Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. North China Insurance Co., Limited Uulon Insurance Society, Limited Yangtaze Insurance Association, Ld ... LANDS AND BUILDINGS.
10,000
825
$50
6296, bayers
6 po
20000
$1000 $148, Hales
61 pic
$2500 $356, buyers
7p.o.
10,000)
14,400
825 10 $790, sellers
£15 Ts, 137 buyers
6fp.s.
14,000
$10 $ $193 Ex 73
50,000
810 $118, buyera
61 pc.
25.000 150,000
8100 $75(1$200.
PETER, NESTLE and KOHLER CHOCOLATES,
PRIZE COMPETITION NO. 5. (July); This month we are offering PRIZES FOR "COUPLETS," or two lined rhymes. Each "COUPLET" must contain one or other of the following namos:—
PETER NESTLE OR KOHLER
The name selected may be placed anywhere in the COUPLE," as long as the rhythm is preserved.
For your guidance we give you a few examples -
NESTLE'S is the best. Put it to the test.
Prince of Chocolates is PETER'S Which commands a host of eaters.
The bonbons that you ought to buy
Are KOHLER'S get a tin and try.
CONDITIONS.
Every three" COUPLETS" to be accompanied by & PETER'S, NESTLE'S or KOHLER'S Wrapper. So for one wrapper you may send more than one " Complot,"
Coupleta" may be sent in nudor a aom de plume, which, if a winner, will be published in the Local Papers. Your name will be treated confidentially by us.
The First Prize will be eze of our WRIST WATCHES, and will be given for. what we consider the best " Couplet."
Consolation Prizes consisting of Chocolate will be given for "Couplets", which we consider are deserving of such.
Imitation being the sincerest form of Battery, we resarve the right to make future. use of the "COUFLETS" without disclosing the authors' samos.
Port your attempts to Mesers. PETER'S and NESTLES, P.O. Box No. 351, Hongkong, not later than 31st July, 1913, 1
[34-2
all all $84, bagore 6,090 $55 $40, buyers 78,000 Tis, 5 All T. 93 12,500 451 $744 25,000 Gds, 10 all T1s. 35, buyers
1.0.
7 pic
52 p.o
2003,000)
30
822,000
2 ali 3/6
200,00
160,000
21 56/6
25,00
$1/$10, wales
7$p.c.
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
50,00
Philippine Co., Limited
75,000
Falpos et Papeteries du Toukia Sociste des
13,200
THE MOST:
POPULAR
OF
BRAND
HOME BOTTLED GUINNESS
STOUT
ON THE MARKET.
OLHALL & C?
REFINEBITE
China Sugar Betulag Co., Limited, Luzon Sugar Roficiag Co., Limited {STEANSHIP COMPANIES. --
20,000
320:
JI
895, sellers
3 p..
7,000
$10 $35, saliers
China and Manila Steamship Co.,Li Douglas Stontship Co., Limited. H'kong, Canton & Macao S.D. Co., La
30,000
82: all $10-
20/033
$ all 6314, buyers
5 pic.
10,000
$1 all 327, sales
74 po
60,000pret,
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Lai 60,000 def.
Langur
$31, x i Lidoo
Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ld. Star Ferry Company, Limited South Chins Morning Post, Limited
2,500,000
21 all
div.sel. €8. 10. 107/6, sellers
6 p.ci
39,006 6,000
20,000
$10 a $54, ougere $25 $28 *$5) all $3,90, buyers
-31 pr.
Campbell, Moore & Co., Tamited
1,200!
$10 - $25
Gande
Price & Co., Limited...
50,000
$10 all $5
Powell, W., Limited..
16,000
STRAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE Y
Wateon & Co., A. B. Limited
90,000
(Supplementary mal on board up to the
times fixed for departure of the mail & Assays Extra Postage 10 cents)
(Lettera, posted in all the Pillar Boxes
in time for the rat clearance will be
Saturday, 2ad,
Printed Matter and Som
→ 20.00&#
Registration Registration with ince
too of 10 cants ap
11.00 & M Registration, Korloos
B.O
9.30. A
Weissmann, Limited...
3000
87 at $11, bayer £10 out. 88, ellers $ic all $31, bayers-
41.0
WINE
900 orly,
United Asbestos Oriental Agency.” Ld...
100 flare
ples
.10,15 ▲s
Union Waterboat Co., Limited
53,000
$IC $4,69A.. $10 a $300 $10 all 312, Bollera
Para Rubber in London.
included in this contract mail)...
Load. Chinese Imperial 1880
Amount
TI, 767,2009
Lettar
The
Paron mail will be ologad
Loongiang
Yingchow
Haiching
Saturday. 2nd,
1.00 P 5.00 PX Saturday, 2nd, Tuesday, 5th, 10.00 |
Ariga,
Iquique,
Kiyo Maru
Zafiro
Tuesday, 5th, 11.00 AM
on Friday, 1st August at 5 p.
Philippine Islands
Shanghai and North China
EUROPE VIA SIBERIA) Swatow, Amor and Forehow.
Japan via Moji, Kunolulu, Manzanillo,
Salins-
Craz
Talparaiso and Coponel ...
Philippine Islands...
STRAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDS, WESTERN ÄUsfaatia, India, Aden, EGYPT, and Europe vis Narles
Shanghai, North China, and Japan via Kobe Htraits, and India via Caloutts Philippias Inlanda, Yao, Angaur, Bamseat, Maronn, Fredrich Wilhelinskaren, Babanl Herbertshahe, Metapi, Tasmania Now Zealand S. and W. Australia via Brisbane,
Yorek
Kutsany
Namsang
Tuesday, 5th, 3.00. P BE Wednesday, 6th,
Printed Matter and Sam-
plos ***
8.30AM Registration 8,30 AM Registration, Kowloon
B.Q.
Letters
TO-NIGHT
9.15 FMA Grand Promenade Concert ou
the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
8.00 AM Monday, 28th July –
3.00 AM 3 P.M.-Auction of Crown Land at Tai Ping Shan, by Public Works Dept.
Wednesday, 6th, 11.00 AM Friday, 8th,
1.00 PM
Prinz Bigismund..... Saturday, 9th, 8:00 AM
Thursday, 31st July
3r.K. Watkins, Ltd., General Meeting in. the Bee of the Liquidator, New Govern ment Building.
Value. ⠀⠀ Interest, Th, 2507% p. anaam Par
VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokers
VISITORS
TO CANTON Should Purchase.
"FROM HONGKONG TO CANTOZ BY THE PEARL RIVER,"
BY
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD. With Illustrations, Maps and Plass.
Price
On Sale at
$1.75
Hongkong: "DAILY FRE" Offct. "Meners. KELLY & WALSH, L
Messrs. Bratuta iz Co... Canton Mesura, A. B. Warrior & Co
A TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY
For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Madis; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averzgės for 36 years
FROM 1874 TO 1909.
Patz 82 UASH.
ON BALE.
MAIL TABLES
FOR 1913.
Shows the dates of departure of the Mails of Europe and America, and the dates of their expected arrival at their destinations, as well sa the-dates of return Mails,
Mounted on Card
On Paper
+
30 Centa.
On Sale at the Hongknog Daly Pres- Hongkong 10th January, 1913.
On Sale at the DAILY PRESS Obus ce Calce. Local Booksellers.
Printed and Published by BERTEAM A. HALE for the Convarded at 104, Des Vaux
Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131, Fleet Street, EC.”
3.p.c.
5). PC. 3/84 per ib.
Quotation.
TELEPHONE No. 135.
MAREKE
BOARS HEAD BRAND
OF
ALE & STOUT.
Quality and Parity,
This famene brand of Slout is recognised by all Connoisseura as a Standard of
SOLE AGENTS--
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
MERCHANTS" 6. QUEEN'S BOAD CENTELL
HONGKONG.:
--142-2
ON SALE.