POST OFFICE NOTICE
The MAIL FROM LONDON (*ta Siberia), of Sunday, the fat ult, is due to arrive hera to day,
The AMERICAN MAIL 'is, due to scrive here on Sunday 6th inst.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER SED, 1914.
COMMERCIAL,
December 2nd,
19 191
19.
CIGARETTE HOLDERS FREE TO SMOKERS OF
"THREE CASTLES
MAGNUMS CIGARETTES.
The ENGLISH MAIL from Europe is expected to arrive fare on Sunday, the 6th inst, at 5 pm
FOR
Bhangini, Norik China and Japin via Kobe
(EUROPE via SIBERIA)
Tientsin-Puikow Bervice Shanghai Brit. P.O.
Monday, 7th inst.)
Shanghai, North China & Japan via Moji
"Japan vin Kobe
Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhoj
Hollow, Klaiphong, and Pakhoi.
Chingwantac
Shanghai and North China
Bhangbai, North China and Japan via Kobe.......
Shanghai, North China and Japar vis Moji....
Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow.
ALL
Straits, Colombo, Sass, Port Said, Marseilles
and United Kingdom
PHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA ̈
(EUROPE vis SIBERIA
(Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. P.0]
Thursday, the 10th inst.)
STRAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN,
EGYPT and EUROPE
The Fareel Mail will be closed
on Saturdry, 5th inst, at 5 PM..
Bwatow
Biraits and Colombo ria Bombay Swatow, Auoy and via Tamṛui
Haiphong...
***
DATE
Thursday, 3rd, 9.00 A mi: ON LONDON
Thursday, 3rd, 9.00AM Thursday, 310, 10.00 a 21 Thursday, 3rd, 11.00 Thursday, 3rd, 11,00 & M Thursday, 3rd, 11.00 a w Thursday, 3rd, 3.00 PM Thursday,
3rd 4,00 PM Thursday, 3rd, 14.03 PM
Friday, 4th, 1,00 Saturday, 5th 9,00
Saturday, 5th, 400PM
Saturday, 5th, 5,00 PM
Telegraphic Transfers Bank Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' night
Bask Bills, at 4 months, sight
Credits, at 4 months' sight Pian
Documentary Bille 4 months' sigh:19%
ON PARIS.
Bank Bills, on demand
220
Credits, at 4 months' sight
2304
ON GERMANY
On demand
75 Cents
ON NEW YORK
Bank Bills, on demand.....
* Cedits, at 60
ON BOMBAY
daye sight,
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demands ON CALOUITA
Telegraphic Transfor. Baak, on demand.........
ON SHANGILAI →→→
Bank, at sights s Private, 30 days' sight
ON YORORAMA-On demand, ON MARILAOn demand-Facò ON SINGAPORE ---On demand....
ON BATAVIA -On demand
Sunday:
Sunday,
6th, 9.00 a m 6th, 9.00 AM
Sunday,
(6th, 9.00 M
Sunday
6th, 9.00 A M
Monday
7th, 2.00 P
Monday,
7th, 2.00 PM
ON BANGKOK-On demand
100%
ON HAIPHONG-On demand........nom. ON SAIGON --On demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Baying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per taal .......... BAR SILVER, per cx,
857,20
a tin of 50 Cigarettes.
The
MAGNUMS:
Three Castles
Cigarettes
75 Cents
a
tin of 50 Cigarettes.
WD&HOWills Bristol & London.
There are now packed in each tin of Magnums Cigarettes coupons, and in return for 100 of these coupons we will send you & GOOSE QUILL SILVER CIGARETTE HOLDER enclosed in a neat leather pocket case fitted with a spare Gloors Quill
Send coupers to
W. D. & H. 0. WILLS.
AGENTS: BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG.
Batavia, Samareng and Bourabaya- SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA --
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA).
[Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. P.Ó.
Thursday, 10th inst.)
SHANDEAL, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN, via)
NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, USA., UNITED STATES, SOUTH ÀMBRIOS; Canada TIA SAN FRANCISve, and UNITED KINGDOM Vis "Canada"
(EUROPE via SIBERIA).
Tacsday, Ah,
Registration... 10.00 A M
Letters
...11.00 A M
BUBSIDIAET COINS.
per cent. Hongkong. 20 cents pieces... $17.20 discount. Hongkong.....10
$17.65
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
THE PETTER
PATENT
SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stocks Ship and Engine: Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing,
80%
Electrical Repair and Installations Undertaken Electro-Plating in all its
Branches
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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
11
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Single Fare by Night Steamer Return
(available also for return
by day steamer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Estaro
"
$6,00
10.00 4.00 8,00
The attention of the testing Public is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com panies' vessels. Fr
komangers arriving by Night steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong. about 11 m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra charge,
etrio fans and electric light are available all night.
HONGKONG TO CANTON. O CANTON TO HONGKONG.
THURSDAY. SED DECEMBER, 1914.2.
8.am, HONAM.
5 pm. FATSHAN.
9 m, KINSHAN,
5 pm. SUI AN.
8 a.m. HINSHAN.
5 pm. SUI AN.
8. am. HONAM.
5 p.m. FATEHAN.
FRIDAY, 4TH DECEMBER, 1914.
* HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.B. SUI - TAI¿ Tora 1,651, .-.
8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,000.
VS HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Strook Wharf, Bundaya si 8 am, and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Sirest Wharf.
MACAO TO' HONGKONG.
Wook days at 2,30 am, and 1.30. p.m. Sundays at 7.30 um. and 1,30 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1914.
"TAISHAN"
The Company's New Steamship
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8 a.m., and return from Muoso at 1:30 p.m
*****__N.B.—The Company will also run a Steamer from Macao en Sunday at 7.30 am.
and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
FARES AS USUAL
CANTON-MACAO LINE.
8.8. HOISANG
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm, Departures from Canton to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Eaturday, at 4.30 pm,
· JOİNT, SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
6.8. SAINAM, 688 tona, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 to
One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.zo., and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am,ị Bound trips take about 3 days. L'assengers san return to Hongkong or vice verag by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and JANUTI, These vessels have "superior Cabin macommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electris Fan in sach Cabin.
Booking Offee open daily (Sanday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD.,
Hotel Mansion (Firat Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
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BANKS.
STOCKS.
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 2ND DECEMBER, 1914.
Hongkong & J'hai, Bank Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited... Oips Light and Power Company, Ld.... China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MILIS. -----
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Wearing Co.,Id. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co, Ld.. Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOORS AND WHARVES
MILKMAID
EVAPORATED MILK.
MILKMAID
NO SUGAR
BRAND
CREAMY
CONSISTENCY.
GASWRITERS
VAPORATED MIL
(GOLD PRINTED LABEL).
UNSWEETENED, FOR TEA, COFFEE, FRUITS, &c.
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
NO. OF SHARE.
VALUE
RETURN |FAID CLOSING QUOTA-ON BASIS
·UP. `TIONS CASH. for LAST
DIY'D.
120,000
$125 a
3720, buyers
1Ldon £71.
60,000
$12 all
$10, buyera :"
50,000
· $5, afl
84, sellers
50.000
$1 all
200,000
$10 all
$71, buy.j$72,
Bel 30,000 Tia. 50 mll Tx. 125 125,000
40,000 $7 all: 835
NO PRESERVATIVES
60,000
$50 all $76, sellars
$50 all $54
$67
Tis 100 all The
Tle, 100 all TË
810 all
910 all 936, salón
20,000
-850 all : | 8125
5,000
$25 all 8175
60.00
$10 825
86 all 32
15,000
$10 10
325,000
5/ all 9, buyers
10,900
· 8250 850, #310, buyom
20,000
8100 820 8146, buyers
8,000)
$250 $50, 8387, "buyam":
10,000
34
12,400
$250 8100 $700, hayas
18,000
$100 $60
50,000
8100 a $1co.
10,000
8100 all $100
25,000
$100, $75 $200
£10 all | 87
6.000 850 830 844
H'kong.&Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.Id. H'kong, and Whampoa Dock Co., LL. Now Amoy Dock Co., Limited........ Bhai Dook and Engineering Co., Id. Shai, and Hongkow Wharf Co. Inde Green Island Cement Co., Limited... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited. Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Mantotring Co., Ltd. 'kong.&South ChinaSteam Fishers. Co.,LA, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Lt.
INSUBANGER,
Canton Insuranca Offiso Co., Limitad Chins. Fire Insurance Co., Limited .. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. North-Chins Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtare Insuranes Association, Led LANDS AND BUILDINGS.
H'kong, Land Invest. Agonoy Co., Id Hongkong Central Estate, Ind. Hongkong. Land Reclamation Co., Id. Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo., Ld Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. Shanghai Land Investment Co., L West Point Building Co., Limited Mantenhappij tot Mija, Bosch-onl
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MINING
150,000
315 £5) Tia: 142.
78,000 Tls. 50 all-TL.. 12,500 850 all 371
250,000 Gds. 10, all | Tik 31
822.000
L1,000,000 Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Tal.. Heswood Tin and Rubber Estate, Ld. Baub Australian Gold Mining Co., Li Tronoh Mines, Limited
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
Luson Sugar Reining Co., Limited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
£137/6 2/3 2/6 £1 all
810all $1037
32, sellers 241 $10 ellers [80.90)
Philippine Co., Limited *
Pulpes et Papeteries du Tonkin Socista das REFINERIES.
13,200
$1091 8 $50 a $20
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited
20,000
$100 all 875
7,000
$100 all 920, sollers
30,000
225 all 37
20,000
$50 all 80,000 $15 mil 50,000 det 50,000 prot
230, buyers
£5 all
$25, asilora $55
2,500,000
£1 all
40,000
$10 all
$40
6,030
20,000
35, all $44, zellers
15,00
-87; all: 875
190,000
$10, all 87 males
150,000
$10 al 818
Amonut.
Valas.
Internal.
Chios and Manila Bissmabip Co.,Lt. Douglas Steamship Co., Limited,
'kong, Canton & noso B. B. Co., LL Indo-China Stens Navigation OL Shell Transport & Trading Co. Ld. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Post, Limited. Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES:-
Powell, Wm., Limited.... Watson & Co., A. 8., Limited. Union Waterboat Co., Limited:
Loans.
Chinese Imperisi 1886.
84/-, seller
$25, all 829
T. 767,200. Tis. 250 7% p. annum Paz.
Quotation.
VERNON & SMYTH," Share Brokere
THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL
LINE.
Steamer,
TAIYUAN"
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS,
SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Arrives Hongkong from Australia.
10th December.
7th January.
Sails Hongkong for Australia.
* CHANGSHA”
14th December.
10th January.
These Steamers are fitted with afrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, ste, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout Bud Electric Faus in the State Rooms. A daly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fazos, Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta.
For freight or passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 24th November, 1914. TELEPHONE NO. 36,
AGENTS.
11383
(1127
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HICH, POWERED' TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.;
MONGOLIA 27000 tane
KOREA 18000 tons
CHINA 10203 tons
MANCHURIA 27000 tons
SIBERIA 18000 tons
NILE 1000 tons
PERSIA 9000 tons
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
"THE SUNSHINE BELT" The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
enteres.
PERSIA(via Manile) Sailing WED'DAY, 16th Dec, at Noon. KOBEA
SIBERIA...
CHINA (vis Manila)
TUESDAY, 22nd Dec, at 1 FM.
TUESDAY, 29th Dec, at 1PM
TUESDAY, 12th Jan., at Noon,
Thess slourists are famous for their modern equipment, comfort, and the emporionty of the. Cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni; the world-famos Large intercone, equipped with electrio fans, sad running water. Bertha equipped with. electria renung anorak. Numerous amusements-alt water swimming tank, Filipino orchestra, dock gaan, dances, etc-not a dull moment throughout the trip.
The Safety and Condort of Patrons Our First Consideration... For further information, rates, literature, schedules, ele apply to
R. C. MORTON, AGENT, KING'S BUILDIKOS,
TRL. No. 141
162
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried in through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, FORT ELIZABETH and JAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Straniers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE,
FROM HONGKONG)
28th Dec.
PROPOSED BAILINGS. Connecting with
"SURAT"
FROM COLOMBO:
17th Jan,
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION VOZ IBT AND SND CLASS PASSENGERS, For Kátes of Freight and Fasings, apply to
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS,
Printed and Published by BarnAM A. HALE for the Concerned at 104, Des Voeux.
Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.C.