The Egyptian Favourite
among those who have sufficient know ledge of the essentials of a perfect Egyptian Cigarette is ons or othee of the brands known as
Bouton Rouge
Foud...
Felucca
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES
Until you have smoked them you really have not realized the perfection to whic the manufacture of Egyptian Cigaretles can be brought,Their makers, Messe MASPERO FRERES, have now arranged for their supply by all high class Tobacco nists at the most reasonable prices
A Luxury
to the Man of Taste
File Agarant -"Britint-Amorian T-baero Co,.. Li, Houg og
$2.10 per 50's tin,
BOUTON ROUGE
$1.40 per 50's thi
FELUCCA
Hoehl
i gout, americain.
OBTAINABLE FROM
Bongkong, 26th May, 1914,
Dry
KARL BRANDES,
No. 2 PEDDER STREET.
[86-22
PETER SCHUERMANN AND
SCHROEDER'S
WOOLLEN PIECE GOODS
SUITINGS, COATINGS, BROAD CLOTH,
REPRESENTATIVE, FOR CHINA :
HUGO C.
Hoogkong, 25th May, 1914.
DUCA
GENERAL AGENTINA A
HUGO
Hongkong, 25th May, 1914.
FROMM,
HONGKONG.
186-05
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 25TH. 1914,
COMMERCIAL
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDOR
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demused ja Bark Hille, at 30 days sig Bank Bille, si 4 months sig! Credits, at 4 suntha' sight,
May 23rL
Documentary Billymorth sigh 1'a
OF PAtis A BALIANA PL
...Bank Bills, on demand
/ Credite, at 4 months sight min
OF GERWARE.———
On demands dess
ON NEW YORK
Bank Hills, on demand Credits, 60 days' night
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand
ON CALCUTTA, 2000-
Telegraphic Transfer........
Bank, on demanda
ON SHANGHAI
„Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' eight
ON XOLOSAMA-On demand,
ON MANITA-On demand-Peas
ON SINGAPOEN
On demand ...........
ON BATAVIA:On demand A......1164
On Hairuong-On demand
ON SAIGON-On demand
ON BANGROT-On demant
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate ...$10.30 GOLD LEAF, 100 Bae, per taal........854.00 BAR SILVER, por oɛ, ............
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
PHILIPPS Hoogkong., 20 cents pisces... 880 discount,
SELF-PLAYING,
PIANOS AND
ORCHESTRIONS
Have proved to stand any Climate,
They will not lose their exceptional good tone.
C. A. FROMM,
HONGKONG.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
136,58
To-day, being a Public Holiday; the Post Office will be open from 8 to 9 am, There will be one delivery of Ordinary Correspondence and ous collection of letters from ibe Pillar Bczes.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed;
The Lelow, with the AMERICAN MAIL ex Manchuria, is due to arrive here to-morrow. The Goeben, with the GERMAN MAIL, left Singapore on Saturday, the 23rd inst.;.
at 9a.m., and may be expected here on Wednesday, the 27th inst., at 4 p.m.
The Chenan, with the MAIL FROM LONDON (via Siberis) of Wednesday, the 6th inst, is due to arrive here on Wednesday, the 27th inst.
JOB
*Straits, Batavia, Cheribon, *Samarang.
Shanghai and North China
nad Sourabaya
Huphong nod Pakhoi
Shanghai and North China
Philippine Islands...
Straits
Swatow, Amoy and Fooolew
Philippine Islanda
Shanghai and North Chins
*Japan via *Kobo
PME
DATE.
Holuto Maru
Monday,
25th, 9.03 M
Hanoi
Mcr dag.
25th. 9.00 AM
City of Norwich
Monday,
25th, 9.03 AH
Krongsang
Monday,
Kioto
Lycaon
Monday,
Monday, 25th, 9.00▲
25419.00 APE 25th, 9.00 M
Faiching
Hongkong...10
London
Date
per cent.
$ 9.98
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
May 8th. May 9th,
SMOKERS OF THE
Rhanghai
May card. May 20th.
ASK SPECIALLY
FOR
Lestab 142.
MACKIE'S
That Burnete: Je
WHITE HORSE
WHISKY.
HEART
TONIC
DIGESTIVE
AND
NON-GOUTY.
$20 DOZ
INCLUDING
DUTY.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
SOLE AGENTS.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 25Hp Max, 1914.
1876
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STOCKS
NO.. OP CHAZER,
VALUB:
PÁLD OLOSING QUOT&"« ON, BASIS UP. }. TIONS; CASE, OF EAST
DIV'D.
Tourday, 28th, 10,00
Chinhua..
Shaohsing
Yatching
Tuesday, 26th, 3,00 P Tuesday, 25th, 3.00
BANER—
Kaifong
Lutzow
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, JAPAN
NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, *UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA and "CANADA via BAN. FRANCISCO
China
B.O.
hanghai, North China ann Japan via Kobe Narasing
Shanghai and North China
Hollow, Haiphong and Fakhoi...
Waishing...
*Swatow, Amoy & Formoss via Takso & Anping Soahu Maru
BTRAITS, BURMAS, CHELON. ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, Ear and EUROPE via NAPLES
*Shanghai. *North Chins, Japan via *Nagá- raki, Fietoria, B.O, and Tocoms.... Swntow
Tuesday, 25th. 5.00PM China Borneo Company, Limited..
Tuesday, 36th, 5.00 |
Kowloon
Wednesday, 27th. 9.00 & Wednesday, 27th,
Printed Matter and Jam
8.30 & 2 Registration 8.30 A
Registration,
B.Q Letters
$9.00 AM Panama Wari........ Wednesday, 27th, 10.00 am Haimus...
Wednesday 27th. 10.00 AM Wednesday, 27th,
Begistration1000 (Registration with late foo of 10 cents up to 10.30 AM) Registration
Chins Light and Fower Company, Ld...{}
Ewe Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co. Ld. Hongkone Cotton Spinning Co., Ld. Dairy Farm Cmapang, Limited Docws AND WHARY38,-
H'kang, &Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Lad. F'kong, and Whamps Track Co, Ld New Amor Dook Co., Limited... R'bai. Dosk and Engineering Co. Ld. S'hal, and Hourkow Wharf Co., Ld. Green Island Camant Co., Limited.. Hongkong Electric Co., Limited... Hongkong Hotel Company Limited.
50.000
Tuesday, 26th, 5.00 PM
Hongkong & Shst. Bank Corporation):
120,000
60 000
50.000
Wednesday, 27th 8.00 A
50.000
Coins Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, Lid COTTON MILLI,
200,000
p
($810, Ballerm $125 alldor £33 $12 $12, wellers
$5, Mil $184.10, silers
$81, sellers all
20,000 Tls. 50 all Tk. 118, bayan 125,000 $10 1 39, sellers
40,000
371 all 840
-60,000, 850 $8, buyers
Skp.c.
84 p.e.
72 po
5 pa
5 pie.
Sp.o.
10,000
36 all 55,700 T 100 all Tis, 60 36.000
73, pa..
$400,000
60,000
100 all Tis. 94, sellers $10 $6.15, meliom 810 all || 641 spl./840 buy | 4 p.5.
20,000
$50 a $1231
5 p..
$15,000
P. 10 all P8), cellars
Kowloon
Manila Metropole Hotel, Limited Hongkong Tos Company, Limited.
5,000
*25 all 8190, buyers
5 po
60,000
810 all $22), bayern -
96.p.
9.30 AM
Letters..
11:00 AM
*Straits and *Indis via Calcutta
Laisang
BHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN vis)
NAGASAKI
Goebe
Wednesday, 27th, 1.00 Wodrenday, 27th, 5.00
Hanglane Rome Manufacturing Co. Li Hong, &SithChinaSten Fishers Co., Ld.
15,000
15,000
810 II $10
Hengkong Steel Foundry Co, Ld.
325,000
5/8-, buyers
Hongkong Tramway Co.,
Id
INSURANCHES, —
(EUROPE, VIA SIBERIA) To make connection with the Dalny steamer Leaving Shanghai on Monday, the 1st Juna.]
BHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN VIB NAGARAKI, UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA and CANADA via VANCOUVER
(EUROPE VLA SIBERIA) 1To make connection with the Dalay steamar leaving Shanghai on Monday, the 1st June, j
Canton Insurance Offer Co., Limited Chins Fire Insurance Co., Limiterl Hongkong Fire Insursues Co, L. North-Chins Inemmsce Co. Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited
10,000
$250 850 8310, x. div.
6 p.n
20.000
$100 320 8146, havers
62 pa
8,000
$850 254 $369, hayam
| 74 pa
€10,000
Empren of India.
Thursday, 28th,
Registration
Registration
B.O... Letters.
9:00 AM Kowloon 8.30 AM 10.30 AM
Thursday, 29th, 3.00 M Thursday, 28th, 5.00 Friday, 29th, 9.00 Friday 29th, 10,00 ▲ M Baturday, 30th, 1.00 PM Saturday 30th, 5.00
• Yangteze Insurance Amociation, Lid LANDS AND BUILDINGS-
Hong, Land Invest Arenor Co., La Hongkong Land Redsuation Co, LJ Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo.. Id Kowloon Land and Building Co.. Ld. Shanghal Land Invartmant Co.. Lol, West Point Building Co., Limited - Maatschappli
tot Mir, Bosch-en Landbou exploitatie in Langkat
79,000 Ti, 50 m Tis, 92, salleru 12,500
950 .11 | 8794, buyers 250,000 Gdx 10 at Ts, 584, buyers
12.400
12,000
$5,000 50,000 150,000 6,000
$100
*£15 £5 Tls, 140, sollers $250 $700 $767%, biyern B100 $60 $194, @ Ex 734
$112, buyers
61 p..
$100 $75 $200
410" 21, 81%, buyarı
350 930 544
Sp.o.
po
53 p..
MASPERO
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CIGARETTES-;
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RICH THICK CREAM
(Which can be Whipped but cannot be Beaten).
SIMPLY PURE
CREAM
Packed in Three Sizes of Tina
KEEP
114 oz, 6) oz, 4 oz, nett weighte
Obtainable from-
Maessa LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
H. RUTTONJEE & BON.
THE FRENCH STORE,
**THE SINCEEE Co.
[27-1
COOL!
200
IT'S QUITE EASY EVEN IN THIS-
WEATHER, IF YOU INSTAL A
“FREEZOR FAN?”
3 SPEEDS VARYING FROM A GENTLE
BREEZE TO A TYPHOON.
Suitable for
HONGKONG, Kowloon, Canton and MACAD. SURPASSES ALL
MOTHER TYPES.
WM. C. JACK &
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ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,
14. DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG
Tel. 358.
Cablegrams: Marinework"
If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap
than his neighbour, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten track to his door."-EMERSON.
*Shanghai and *North Chins
Arhii
*Shanghai and North China
Brang
Philippine Is Australis, Tasmania and Now
Empire
Zealand via Thursday Island.
Bwa'ow, Amoy & Foodbow.
SHANGHAI ND NORTH
CHINA
Haitan ∙Fuensang... Chenan
Philippine Islands
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
[To make connection with the Tainpu train
lesving Shanghai on Thursday, the
4th Jane, at 8 a.mű)
Specially superscribed correspondence only.
Empire Day.
TO-DAY
TO-NIGHT
3.15 p.m.-Hippodrome Circus at Causeway
Bay.
TO-MORROW
3.p.m-Anction of Crown Land at Kennedy
Road, by Public Works Dept.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Wednesday, 27th May
Noor Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., Meeting
of Shareholders, Matiuee at 4
Causeway Bay Hippodrome Cirens at
Thursday, 28th May
12.30 pm The Staz" Ferry Co. Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at Meeers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.'s Offices.
Friday, 29th May:--
11.90 RA. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, 29th Anneal Ordinary General Meeting at the Hongkong Hotel.
2 pm The Pan Hing Hotel Co. Lt
Extraordinary General Meeting at Messrs. U. Evmjahn & Co.'s Offices..
Tuesday, 2nd June
3 p.m.-Austion of Crown Land at Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, by Fublic Works Dept.
Thursday, 4th June an
11:30 am-Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,
Ltd, Extraordinary General Meeting
1115 Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.,
Extraordinary Gotismal Mooting.
China Huger Refining Co. Limited Luzon Sugar Refining Co. Limite? STHANGRIP COMPANIX) —
MISING
1,000,000
£11 38/9
Chinese Engineering and M, Co., LA Heawood Tin sad Rabber Betale, Li-
822,000
2/12/6
200,000
E all 13, soltera
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., L
Trovoh Mines, Limited
160,000
el 31/6
25,000
810 1810, bayars
7 p.
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
50,000
$10.31 $0.93 Bellərs
75.000
1100 85
Philippine Co., Limited
Palpes et Papeteries du Toalla-Sosiate der REFINERIES
13,300
(50) 11 | 520, mollera
20.000
all 70 les
3p.o
7.000
81001828:
0.000
105 21 88
931, sellers
$15 118263, bivan
don.
50.9
6po.
£7, 10,
31.
$40,000
· 6,000
£3 al 104/6, sales 310 11848, sella $25 $20
Bed Loanía
Chinese Imperial 1836
Amount.
20,000
15,000 90,000 50,000
Valge, Intarert.
all 134.00, buyers
VLONDON. ¡DRYGIN
Ap.a.
$10 a 18, sal; & onl $10 all
20, rollers
·5% p.c.
Quotation.
TL 767,200.
CL, 250 7% p. tons Par.
VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokers.
China and Manila Stemmeup Co., Lô
20,009 Douglar Stearabiu Co., Limitad
80,000 'kong, Cantan & Haosa 9.B. Co, Ld.
60,000 pret. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Lad 60,000 def. 2,500,000 Shell Transmet & Trading Ch Dis Star Ferry Company Limited South China Morning Post, Limited: Ateam Laundry Company, Limited Smks AND DISPENBARING
Powell, W., Limited ... Watson & Co. A. §. Limited Umon Waterbest Co., Limited
1494
THE DISTILLERS:
COMPANY. LTD.
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TOM LONDON
GINS.
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TRADE MARK
SOLE AGENTS:
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QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
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