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THE HONGKONG DAILY PUZ88, SATURDAY, DECEMBER §rn, 1914.
DATE
Saturday, 5th, 9.00 Baturday, 5th, 9,00 a. M. Saturday, 5th, 11.00 AM
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON
Telegraphie Transfer
December 4th,
Bank Bills, on demand... Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight- Bank Bills, at 4 months sigh Credits, at 4 months' sight as Documentary Bille 4 months' sigħtl. PARIS 1.
Bank Bills, on
demand
1/91
224
Oredita, at 4 months' sight.234
Bank Bills, on demand
CIGARETTE HOLDERS FREE TO SMOKERS
"THREE CASTLES
MAGNUMS CIGARETTES.
Bwalow and Bangkok
Philippine Talands
Baturday,
5th, 2.00 PM
Ewatow, Amoy, Shanghai and North Chins...
Saturday,
5th; 3.00 PM | ON
Swatow and Bangkok
Saturday
5th, 4.00 PM
Shanghal, North China, Japan vis "Mojl......
Saturday,
5th, 4.00
Bwatow, Shanghai and North China.....
Saturday,
5th 4.00 PM
OK GERMANY -
SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA
Baturday,
On demand
...Rom.
4.00 PM
(EUROPE via SIBERIA
ON NEW YORK
[Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. F.Ó.
437
Thursday, the ICth inst.7
Cedits, at 60 days' sight.
STRAITE, BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE,
ON BOMBAY, 2000
WESTERN AUSTRALIJA, INDIA, ADEN,
EGYPT and EUROFE
Saturday,
5th, 5.00 PM
Telegraphic Transfer.nom. Bank, on demands Quonia
.135
75 Cents
The
will Parcel Mail
be clased
OF CALCUTTA L-
to-day, at 5 1.3.
Baigon
Saturday,
Batavia, Eamarang and Bourabaya
Sunday, Bunday, Bunday, Sunday,...
Monday,
5th, 5.00 P
6th, 9.00 A M 6th, 9.00 A K' 6tb, 9.00 M 6th, 9.00 AN 7th, 11.00
a tin of 50 Cigarettes.
1
Monday,
7th, 2,00 PM
Tuesday, Tuesday,
8th, 11.00am
8th, 1.00PM
.85 ...$10.90
855,60 23
Swatow
Straits and Colombo via Bombay
Bwatow, Amoy and via Tamgui ...
Haiphong
ཐཱ་
SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)
[Tientsin Pukow Service Shanghai Brit. P.O
Thursday, 10th inst.1.
Sandakan
Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
WM.
JACK & CO., LTD.,
14. DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG..
SOLE AGENTS. FOR THE PETTER
AON
PATENT SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stocks of Ship and Engine Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing,
Electrical Repairs (and Installations Undertaken; Electro-Plating in all its Branchea.-
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Telegraphic Transfer.com.nom. Bank, on demand 135 SILANGHAI --
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days sight nom ON TOXOHAMA On demand.08 ON MANILA:-On demand-Peso-88 ON BING FORS:-On demand.........763 ON BATAVIA:-On demand 108 UN HAIPHONG:--On demand. ON SAIGON On demand ON BANGKOK-On demand | Bovaazione, Bank's Buyin
Gold Lear, 100 fine, per te. BAE SILTER. per OF
..uom.
nom
BUBSIDIARY COINS,
per cent. Hongkong...20 cents pieces... $17.40 discount. Hongkong...10
... 817.70
PASSENGERA. ARRIVED.
#
"
Per Paoting, from Chefoo, Mrr Mo- Dermont and Master A. Laurence.
Per Taming, from Manils, etc., Mr. A. Gace, Mrs. M. Cook and Mrs. D. Ritchie.
BANES.
STOCKS.
MAGNUMS:
Three Castles
Cigarettes
Cree Caffles Tobacco,
RISTOL
WD & HOWills Bristot & Londori
OF
75 Cents
a tin of 50 Cigarettes.
There are now packed in each tin of Magnums Cigarettes 4 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 Googe Quill,
Send coupons to
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 4TM¤ December, 1914.
Hongkong & B'hai. Bank Corporation Chins Borneo Company, Limited China Light and Fower Company, Id. China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MIL78.-*
20
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Ld.. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Tal Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHARY
H'kong.&Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.,LJ. H'kong, and Whampoa Dook Co.,La.. New Amoy Dock Co., Limited... S'bai, Dock and Engineering Co Ikl S'hai, and Hongkow Wharf Co. Ld.. Green Island Cement Co., Limited...
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Loo Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ld.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAOH'kong.SouthChinaStanna Fishers Co.,Ld.
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Bingle Fare by Night Steamer Beturn
(available also for return by day steamer} Bingle Fare by Day Steamer Retorn 11
Co
144
$6.00
10.00
4.00
8.00
The attention of the travelling Publis is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com. pables' vessels, Passengers arriving by Night steamers from Canton (due si Hongkong Loout 11 p.) are permitted to sleep on board till muxt morning without extra charge. Electric fans and electric light arefayadable, all night.
HONGKONG TO CANTON; I
CANTON TO HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 5TH DECEMBER, 1914.
8. HEUNGSHAN
8 m, KINSHAN, 6 p.m. SUI AN
SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1914.
5 p.m. FATSHAN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. SUI TAI, Tona 1,851.
8.8, TAISHAN, Tönn 3,006. 1 HONGKONG TO MACAO.
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lick Street Wharf, Bandaya si 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wook days at 7.30 am, and 1.30 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am. and 1.30 p.m.
TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1914. -
EXCURSION
The Company's New Steamship
"TAISHAN
#
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8:am, and return from Masao at 1.30 p.m.
N.B-The Company will also run a Steamer from Masso on 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.
ES. HOISANG
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, si 9 p.m." Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. JOINT 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.
B.8. SAINAM, 188 tons, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 tons,
One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 s.a., and the other leaves Wanhow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Bound trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa, by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. These vessels have auperior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sanday excepted) 9 am to 5 par
Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LÆD.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pler.
TO-DAY
2.45 p.m.-Fifth Gymkhana Mesting at the
Happy Valley.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Wednesday, 9th Dea-
3 p.m.-Sale of Work at the Union Church.
p.m.-Concert at the Union Church,
Friday, 25th Der. :-
Christmas Day:
| Friday, Jet Jau –
New Year Day...
Saturday, 30th Jan, 20-
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3 p.m. A. Garden Fete in the grounds of the
University.
Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Lad, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld INSURANCES
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited Chins Fire Insurance Co., Limited.... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., LTid...... North-China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Imited Yangtare Insurance Association, Ld.. LANDS AND BUILDINGS
W. D. & H. 0. WILLS.
AGENTS; BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACÇO COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG.
MILKMAID
EVAPORATED MILK
NO, OP SHLBES.
VALUN
BETULN PAID CLOSING QUOTA-JON BASIS [07 LAST ur. TIONS GASX.
·DIV'D.
120,000 $125 all
f$750, búvars
I'don eft.
-60,000
812 all
$10, bilyers
50,000
85 all
50,000
81 all
94, sellers
200,000
$10 all $74, buyer
NO PRESERVATIVES
20,000 TI, -50 all Tla. 125
125,000 $10 all $71
40,000
$71 all 835
$54
550 all $76, sellers 50,000 $50 10,000 867 55,700 TIs. 100
Tis, 55
36,000 Tla 100 all T 400,000
60,000
810 all 85
810 all $36, sellers
20,000 850 all $125
$25 all 8800, šollers
5,00
60,000
$10 all $25
15,000
86 all $2
15,000
$10 all $10
325,000
Sall $5.30, sales
10,000 #250 $50 #315, bayers
20,000
8,000
10,000
$100 $20 $148, buyers
$950 $50 $380, buyers
$15 $5 1 142
13,400 $250 $100 $715, bayırı
..
12,000
$100 $60
H'kong. Land Invest. Agency Co., LJ Hongkong Central Estate. Id. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Li Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo., Ld Kowloon Land and Building:Co, Ld. Shanghal Land Investment Co, Ld.. West Paint Building Co., Limited Maatschappij tot Mija Bosch-ent
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MINING
....
$100 all $102, buyers 50,000 10,000 $100 all 8100 $5,000 100 $75 $200 150,000
$10 all 87 (6,000) $50 830 844 78.000 Tle, 50 all Tis. 12,500 850) all 871
250,000 Gda, 10/all Tis, 81
£1137/6
2/ all 2/6
£1 all $2, sellers
21 247-
Chinese Enginnering and M. Co., Tad, Heawood Tin and Rubber Estate, L Ranb Australian Gold Mining Co., La Tronok Mines, Limited.
1,000,000
822,000
200,000
160,000
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
25,000
#10 all 1 8101
Philippine Co., Limited...
60,000
Pulpes et Papeteries du Tonkin Sociate.dar
,000
810 all 35
SID $1 80.90 sellers
13,200
850 all $20
Refineries. →→→
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited
20,000
8100
all 875
Luson Sugar Refining Co., Limited
7,000
30.000!
Szhamship COMPANIES.—
$100, all 820, sellers
325 all $7
20,000 $50 all 830
815, all 825, allere £5-all $55
80,000
China and Manila Steamship Co.,Lt. Douglas Steamship Co., Limitad, El'kong., Canton & Macso 8.D. Co., Ed.) Indo-Chlas Steam Navigation Co.,Laf 60,000 pret 60,000 def. Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ld:
2,500,000 Star Ferry Company, Limited
40,000 South China Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES —
Powell, Wm., Limited... Watson & Co., A. B., Limited Union Waterboat Co., Limited
Lonus
Chinese Imperial 1886.
£1 all tallers
$40 $10, all
$28
$5 all $43. sollers 87) sellers
5.000
$25 kil
20,000
15.000
$90,000
150,000]
Amount.
Value.
*TLs. 767,200.
Interat.
$7
$19
Quotation.
T. 250,7% p. Banum Par.
VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokers
THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL
-LINE.
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS
SAILINGS (SUBJECT: TO ALTERATION).
Arrives. Hongkong from Australia.
10th December,
7th January.
Steamer
"TAIYUAN"
"CHANGSHA”
MILKMAID
NO SUGAR
CREAMY
CONSISTENCY.
ONDALSTERED
EVAPORATED MIK
(GOLD PRINTED LABEL).
FOR TEA, COFFEE, FRUITS, &c.
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
UNSWEETENED,
11127
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH FJWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS,
MONGOLIA 27000 tons
KOREA 18000 Cons
CHINA, 10200 tons
MANCHURIA 21000 tona
SIBERIA 18000 tons
NILE 1000 tons
PERSIA 8000 tons
Between Hong Hong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
~THE SUNSHINE BELT” —The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe.
PERSIA(via Manila) Sailing WED'DAY, 16th Des., at Noon.
KOREA
#!
SIBERIA CHINA (via Manila)
U
TUESDAY, 22nd Dec., at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 29th Dec., at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 12th Jan, al Noon,
Thoes steamery are famous for their modern oquipment, imafort, and the superiorier of the cuisine whica tarde, quipped with slostris fans and running Valord Harthe which is under the persunal supervision of Mr. V. Boroni, tha world-famose catever, equipped "with" elmotrio reading lamps. Numerous sinusentsats-wait water swimming tack, Filipina orahestra, deok gross, dances, els.—not a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety god Comfort of Patrons Is Our Fical Consliteration
For further information, rates, literaturo, schedules, etc.; apply to
TEL No. 141..
B. C. MORTON, AGENT, KING'S BUILDINGS,
162
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
PROPOSED 'BAILINGS : Connecting with
Sails Hongkong. for Australis.
FROM HONOXONG 1
28th Dec.
14th December. ·
10th January.
These Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Toa, Fresh Provisions, etc., and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State Rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta.
For freight or passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
·ÅGESTS.- TELEPHONE No. 36.
Hongkong, 24th Novomber, 1914.
11383
: "SURAT”.
FROM COLOMBO !
17th Jan.
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND 2ND CLASS PASSENGERS, For Hates of Freight and Paseage, apply to
331
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
·MANAGING AGENTS.
Printed and Published by BERTEAM A. Hate for the Concerned at 10A, Des Voeux. Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, EC.