10
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
SHIPS: LETTER BOXES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, 1914
1. It is hereby notified that during the continuanes of the Warail outgoing correspondence
must be posted at the General Post Office or at any of ita Branch Offices,! 2.-Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on board their vessels any correspondance
from the Public
3-Shipmasters are not allowed to placa or expose on board their vessels letter boxol for the purpose of collecting correrpondence; all such boxes found prposed on board thair vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Office.
4-Ebipping Companies must not receive from the Publie for inclusion in their ships' Papers any but bona fide Consignees' letters which should be left open for inspection when required.
5.Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Office the emot hour. of departure of their vessels in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Post Office.
6-Shipping Companies and Ships Officers must send to the Post Office &LL correspondance: except bona fide Consignees letters posted in the Ships Letter Boxes or received by Ship Officers at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere en route to Hongkong. The above regulations will not affect the licensed Private Letter Boxes carried between Hongkong and Conton by the vessels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong, Canton and Maono Steamboat Co,
War risks are not covered by Postal Registration or Insurance. The Parcel Post Service to France is suspended until further notice.
The Parcel Post and Insured Letter system to Brazil is suspended. Notice is given that although every possible precaution is taken to secure the safety of all postal packets whilst in the custody of the Post Office the Postmaster-General cannot give compensation for any loss or damage which may be due to the act of the King's enemies. Until further notice no Letters, Boxes, Parcels for Belgium, Brazil, Crete or Montenegro and no Letters, Boxes or Parcels for Malta can be accepted for insurance.
The Services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS.
On Friday, the 1st, and Saturday, the 2nd January, the Post Offee will be open from 8 to 9 a.m.
In the event of the arrival of the English Mail from Europe the Post Office will be open for one hour for the delivery thereof,
day
There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection of letters each * on Sanday.
There will be a delivery of Registered correspondence during the morning of the 2nd January, PA Bu
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
The Dumben, with the FRENCH MAIL, In expected to arrive here to-day.
The Nagoya, with the MAIL FROM LONDON (via Siberia) of Monday, the 30th ult ía dne to arrive here to-morrow.
The Arcadia, with the ENGLISH MAIL, left Bingapore on Sunday, the 27th inst, and is due to arrive here on Friday, the 1st January,
·FÓR
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA and
vie Konz
PER
JAPANY
Dumber
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA) Tantsin-Pukow Service Shanghai Brit. P.O.
Monday, 4th prox. Į
Japna via Kobe, Victoria,
Philippine Islands)
DATE
Wednesday, 30th, 9.00 A M
Wednesday, 30th 9.00 A M Wednesday: 30th, 11.00 AN Wednesday, 30th, th
Registration NOON Letters
$1.00 PM Wednesday, 30th, 2.00 JPY
Thursday, 31st, 11.00 a m
a
Thursday, 31st," -2,00 e M
31st, 3.00 PM
COMMERCIAL
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Ox LONDON
Telegraphie Transfer
1 Bank Bills, on demand,
December 29th,
1/98
1793
Bank Bills, at 4 months sight
1/97
Credits, at 4 months' sight
Documentary Bills 4 months'eight1no
Bauk Bills, at 30 days sight
* Bank Buis, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' aight 232
ON GERMANY
On demand
ON NEW YORK
.433
Codite, at 60 days' sight, nom.
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand
ON BOMBAY:
nom,
Bank, on demands .............................
1333
133
ON CALOUTTA!-
Telegraphio Transfer........
Bark, on demand..
ON SHANGHAI ---
Bank, at sight
* Private, 30 days' sight. ....
ON YOKOHAMA —On demand.
ON MANILA:-On deraand-Pesos
ON SINGAPORN-On demand
ON BATAVIA--On demand
'ON HAIFHONG —On demand.....6 % p.m.
ON SAIGON On demand MySa
ON BANGKOK-On demand
BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate...811,10 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tool
BAR SILVER pər öz mü
SUBSIDIARY Corns.
fatal e per cent
87
856:50 2211
Hongkong...20 cents pleces... $18.30 discount. Hongkong...10
$18.50 加
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Friday, 1st Jan,
New Year Day-Public Holiday
Saturday, 2nd Jan,—
9.15 pm A.D.C at the Theatre Royal-
"Snowwhite and the Flog Prince"
Wednesday, 6th Jan,
4.30 p.m.-Matinee A.D.C. at the Theatre Royal"Snowwhite and the Flog Prince Saturday, 30th Jan
3pm-A Garden Fête in the grounds of the
University
ON SALE,
»OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG BWEEKLY PRESS, JANUARY to JUNE, 1914. With INDEX. Price $7.50.
On Sale at the "HONGKONG Daizy Fans"
Hongkong, 1st August 1914.
A Quarter Deck Council Unanimous decision in favour of
FELUCCA EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES
SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS,
HONGKONG, 29TH DECEMBER, 1914.
Possess an individuality and distinction that never fails to charm.
Straits, Colombo, Basz, Port Said, Marseilles
Fushimi Maru
and United Kingdom
Btraits. Ceylon wad India via Bombar
Seattle,
Tacoma, Vancouver, B.C., and United Kingdom via Canada
Rangoon Maru
Iaion
Hurchow
Shanghai and North Chins
Chipshing.
Fort Bayard and Haiphong
Hue
Thursday, 31st, 11.00
Shanghai and North Chins
Bhanghai, North China and Japan vis Meji
*Nile®
Inchnu
Thursday,
Bwalow and Bangkok
Standard.
Thorday, 31st 4.00 PM:
--- JANUARY, 1915:- -
NO, OF"
BEAT BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE,
STOCKS.
VALUE
PAID
·UP.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EAFFT and EUROPE
·BETUEN GLOSING QUOTA-JON BABIS TIONS CABH, OF LAST
·DIV'D.-
Nagoya
Friday,
1st, 9.00 4 M
The Farcel Maill will be closed
BASEB
to-morrow, at 5 PM.
***
BHANGHAI AND NORTH
CHINA
Arcadia
Friday,
(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA).
(Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Beit. P.O
Monday, the 4th Jan, 1
Hoilaw. Pakhoi and Haiphong
Kusichowo
Rwatow, Amoy and Foochow
Haiyany
Japan vis Kobs ....
Tiitaroem...
Bwaton. Amoy and Feochew
SHANGHAI and NORTH
CHINA
Kaye Naru Chenan
(EUROPE SIDEBIA)
Friday, 118,149,00 a M- Saturday, 2nd, 9.00AM Baturday, Baturday, Saturday, 2nd, 9.00 x
Hongkong & Bhal. Bank Corporation 1st, 9.00 A China Borneo Company, Limited ...
Chins Light and Power Company, Lả, ...... Chins Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., L COTTON. MILES.
120,000 60,000
$125 all
г$750
1Lion £71.
$12 all
$10), buyers
50,000
$5 ail
50,000
Si all
$4, sellers
$200,000
$10 all
$73, buyura
Zed, 9.00's N
2nd, 9.00 À M
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Ld Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co. Ed.
(In Liquidation).
20,000 Tis, 50 all
Tle, 117
125,000
$10 all 87,sel:/86) buy.
Dairy Farma Company, Limited
40,000
$71 all 935, sollers
DOCEB AND WHARVES.-
Thursday, 7th Jan
Bwatow M
Aaimun
Bandar
***
Dasjin Maru
Sunday,
Tuesday,
UNITED
Chiyo Maru
Letters.
Friday, 8th Jan 1
Halian Toom
Sochu Aaru
Canada Maru
Tuesday, Tresday, 5th. 3.00 PM Tuesday, 5th, 4.00 PM
Wednesday, 6th, 1.00PM
Registration
3rd, 9.00 3rd; 9,00 m2 5th,
10.30AM 11.00 AM
5th, 1.00 PM
H'kong &Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. BH'kong, and Whampas Dook Co.,Ld..... New Amoy Dock Co., Limited...
Bhai Dook and Engineering Co., Ld. S'hai, and Hongkew Wharf Co, Ld.... Green Taland Cement Co., Limited... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited.... Hongkong Hotel Company Limited...
60,000
$50 all 874, sellers.
350 all
$59
9,000
Tis. 100 all JT 30.
100 all Tls. 35⠀⠀
60,000
610 all | 85.10, buyers $10, all $36, buyers
20,000
$50 all $120, buyers
Hongkong feu Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. Ed... H'kong.&South ChinaSteam Fishers.Co.,Ld Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ld. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. INSURANCEA
-5,000
$25 all 9195, buyers
60,000
910, all 825
15.000
310) 810
325,00
54 all 85.30, ul. & sol.
10,000
9250 850 8345, vellers,
20.000
$100 320 $119
Changaha..
8,000
$250 $50 $385
£18 £5 TIR 145
Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Frit. PO
Swatow, Amoy, Formosa and Tamsal SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN vis
NAOABLET, HONOLULU,
STATES, CASATA min Kan FranCTICO...
(EUROPE via SIBERTA)
Tientsin-Tabow Service Shanghai Brit. P.0.
Braton, Amoy and Fonchow
Philippine Islanda
Swator, Amoy and Formosa vis Takao and
Anping
Shanghai, North Coina via Japan, Nagaski)
ཛཱནཾ,‛,, ག
Victoria, B.C., Tacoma, and United Kingdom vis Caunda Philippias I., Australia. Tasmania, New Zealand in Port Darwin and Now Gainen via Thursday Island
Japan vis Moll, Honolulu, Hilo, Manzanillo, Kiyo Mars
Salina Crus, Callao, Aries and Iquiquef
SAIGON, STRAITS, BURMAU,
CEYLON, 1
À DELAIDE, WESTKAN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT and EUROPA (Late Letters 11.00 AM to Nooy, Extra
Postage 10 cents) da (Letters posted in all the Pillar Bozos
In time for the frat olasrands will be i included in this contrast rail).
TAI Po..
Cordilliers
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
8th, 11.00 A M Friday,
Baturday, 9th, 11.00 A M Tuekis 12th, Printed Matter and Sam-
pley ...
10.00 AM Registration. 10.75 Aar Registration with late fes of 10 conts my tu 10.30 AM
Registration Kowloon
DO
109.30 AM. Lotters 1100-AM
ON WREE-DAYS ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS,
10.09 A..
4.00 T.M
200.r.x.
FOR
Cheung Chow (Long Island))
Shatsakok, Shatin and Steungshui Aberdeen, Aubin, Ping Shan, Sai Kang.
Santin, Stanley and Tai O
4.00 .3
4.30 PM.
9.00 A.M.
Canton Insurance Offca Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.. Lið. „ North Chins Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtere Inearance Association, Id LANDS AND BUILDINGE
'kong, Land Invest. Agency Co., Liðị Hongkong Central Estate, Ld. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co, Ld. Humphreys Tatafe and FinanceCo. Le Kowloon Land and Building Co, Lidi Shanghai Land Inveelment Co., Id, West Point Fuilding Co., Larsted Maatschappij tot Mijn-, Bosch-en Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat D
WM. C, JACK & CO., LTD.,
14, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PETTER
PATENT
SEMI-DIESEL
CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stocks of
Ship and Engine. Stores,
Cotton Wests, Oil, Packing,.
Electrical Repsira and
Installations Undertaken
Electro-Plating in all its
Branghes.
[414
· 10,000)
12,400
8250 81005760, viles
12,000
$100 $60.8205
50,000
$100 all $114, Ballers
10.00
$100 $1100
25,000
$100 $75 $200.
DESPLOHE DRAGE DE PARIS
6,000 $50 230, 244
150,000 $10 all $73, sales
78.000 Tle. 50 T
12,500 #50 all $71
250,000 Gde. 10 all T. 32, buyers
£1 all 12.70, buyers
#10880.75, buyers
Chinese Engineering
and M. Co., Ld. Herwood Tir and Rubber Estate, Ld
1,000,000
£1 £1 |:36/6
822,000
12/6
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. La
200,000
Tronch Mines, Limiled
$160,00
21 el 25/6
Peak Tramwaye Co., Limited
25,000
$10811
$10
Philippine Co. Limited
75.000
110 125
Pulpes et Papeteries do Tenkin Scolete dez
13,200
250 all 1320
REFINERIFA-
Chins Bugar Refining Co., Limited Laron Sugar Refaing Co. Limited STRAMBRIP COMPANIES.-
20,000
$100 all 877
7,000 $100 all 817, sellers
30.000,
995 all 16
.20,000
250 B 830
80,000
$15 1 323, sellers
NESTLES
MILK
FOOD
EFECT NUTRIC
BEST FOR INFANTS.
BEST FOR INVALIDS.
Cauton, Wachow and Sam Shar
Macso
Kamchuk and Kongmoon
Namtau and Sanmei
Bhamohan
7.30 A.M.
$4.00 P.S
Frcapt Saturdays' 7.15 A.. 1.30.P.M. 400 г.3. Except Saturdays
4,00 P.ZL.
$10.00 A.
4.00 P.M.
4.20. r.x
fo P.M. Saturdays for
despatch on Sundays.
4.00 P.M.
4.00 P.M.
9.01 AM
* In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. in the morning, Registration closes at 5 p.m. on the previous evening.
REGISTRATION Correspondends can be registered for Mails to Europe, Cans ds and Ameries up to an hour before the time of closing. Reileterad mails to Shanghai, Japan. Straits, India, Manila and the Coast Ports of Chins by other than contract stoners elosel
quarter of an hour before the ordinary mail.
For Begistration late fee by contract Packets, nes time of closing abóró,
Chins and Manila Steamship Co.Ld.. Deppiss Steamship Co. Idited,
kong., Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Lt. Indo-Chine Steam Navigation Co., La 60,000 pref Ebell Trazprt & Tisding Co., La. Star Ferrr Cruzany, Limited Routh China Morning Post, Limited Rteam Laundry Company, Limíféd STOKES AND DISPENSADES --
Powell, Wm.. Limited... Watzon & Co.. A. P. Limited Union Waterbost Co., Limited
£5 all $56, sal & buy.
Fall 75, buyers
97 51187, nellarn
Valus, 1 Interest. Quotation.
Th. 250 7% p. sagam. Par
A Complete Diet for INFANTS & INVALIDS
As MILK IS ONE OF ITS CONSTITUENTS THE ONLY OTHER INGREDIENT REQUIRED IS WATER.
WRITE TO NESTLE FOOD Co., P.0. Box 351, HONGKONG, FOR A FREE SAMPLE TIN
1127
2,500,000
40,000
$10 840
6000
$25 all $28
20,000
all $41, sellers.
15,000
90,000
$10 all 37, sellers
E0,000
·Toann.
Amonny
Chinese Imperial 1898
TL 787 200.
VEENON & SMYTH, Share Brokers.
Printed sad Published by BERTRAM A. HAL for the Concerned at 104, Des Var
Road Central, Vistoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.O..