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Swalow, Amoy, & Formosa vis Takno& Anping] Seshu Maru
Chinwangtas
Hoihow and Haiphong
Straits and India via Calcutti
Shanghai and North China
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Shanghai Chinese P.O. Monday, 29th Deo.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Macassar, Balikpipan, Port Moresby via Batavia
Yei Maru
Hongkong Kulsan
Sintiang...
Hải trong
Banri Mars
Philippine islands
Yumsang
Haiphong
+4
+
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Swatow, Shanghai and North China ... Shanghai and North China
Wingsang
Haitan
Bwntow
Australia, Tasmania, New Za'aad ani
Eastern
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DATE
Wednesday 20th, 8.00 Wednesday 20th 11.00 AM Wednesday 20th, 1.00 Wednesday, 20th, 6.00 x Wednesday, 20ta 8.00
21st,
..-9.15 F
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Thursday, 21st, 11.00 & M Thursday 21st 11.00 AM Thursday, 21st, 11.00 A Thursday
Registration Letters
Friday, 22nd, 11,00 a g- Saturday, 23rd, 11,00 am
Saturday, 23rd 9.00 Saturday, 23rd, 5.00 P Saturday, 23rd, 5.00PX Saturday, 23rd, 6.00 PM Sunday, 14th, 9.0 AM Monday, 25th $200 À M
Tuesday, 26th, 9,00 a Tuesday, 28th, 9:00 AM Tuesday, 28th, 9.00 A
Thursday, 16th,
ON BAIGON --On demand
Bingzon-. On demand dormiston, Bank's Buying Bads GOLD LEAF, 100 Ena, par iselje SAM SILVER, per ame
SUBSIDIARY COINS,
per cent
***$0.00
3.98 discount. 5.00
Hongkong 20 Denis piacon... $0.05 Premium, Hongkong 10
anton Cankotipos 2-3
BANKI
STOCKS.
China Fires Hongkong Fires Norta Chines
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong, 19TH DECEMBER, 1916,
OFFICIAL PAID UP
QUOTATION VALUE.10.30 A‚Æ..
CLOSING QUOTATION,
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funda :---
Hongkong and Blanghai INSURANCES
$125 $730, sellors
¡£230 int, act, 1916
Sterling
Cantons
$50 ·8400
$25 for 1914
$20
$155
$9 for 1914
$50
*8375
$27 for 1914
ES
Tia 152
271 for 1915
Delong
8100
.$720, sollers
860 for 1914
Yangtan....
260
$255
$18 for 1914
Batering.
Class Douglas 8,9. Co.
$50
B1201, BAL
(620). buvom
$1 for 1915
Canton. Slosmbouts
$15
18203, sellers
Indo-China Pref.
£5
$46. nyers
Do.
Del.
$139), BAL
Bur Ferry Co.
$10
858, 8. &.
China Sugare
$100
$112, nal
Lambon Bugun da
P80
997, buyers
DOGEN, WHARVIS AND GopoY
Thursday, 28th,
Kowloon What Co.
250
285h, sellers
Registration 0 45 AM Lotter
Hand W. Dook Co.
$50 ist
Shanghai Docke
{[13,100 *} {TI«, DO
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDIYOS.—
$100
$101, sellors
27 for 1915
Shantung
Thursday, 6th,
Begistrstom
Hongkong Hotela
850
$115.
83 for å year
2.15
Hongkong Lands
$100
897
83 int. for 1916
Lofters
3.00 PX
Humphreys Elafon
$10
$6.96, hoy.
35 cents for 1915
Kowloon Lands ...
$335, kollars
Wat Pelni
$50
$85, sellarm
Novaru
Friday, 29th,
Regniiation In75 AM Letters
... 13,00 AM
*Lauginti
G10
(TL. 217
1 buyers
Balle Url Carpian
£1
108
Haitan
Friday,
29th, 11.00
MINING
02/9
£1 36/-
Bauba Tronak
£1 $2.40
30/0, buyers
Cotron MILLA.
ETO
Tla, 50,
T.15, buy
Kang Yik
Th. 10
Tix.15, buy,
Shanghai
Th. 50
T, 120
Tis. 6 for year ending
Vila. 5.
Tk. 6
BANKS
AND
LAST DIVIDEND. HONGKONG
BANKING CORPORATION.
$14 for year ending
[30-6.35
3/ int for 1916. 10-int, for 1016 $2.10 for year ending
30:4:16
$12 for 1915
First year
83.50 for 1915
#2 int, for 1916
Tlk. 74 for your anding
30416
82) for 1915
$2 int. account 1916
TL 1 for year ending
81-10-15
7+ for 1915
9% for 1015/16
1-int act. year ending
30-6:16
None since 1910
8-int account 1016
Tis, 16 for year ending
30-10:15
Tls. 1 for year ending;
30-1115
BANKS
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, · LIMITED
(TAIWAN GINKO),
SHANGHAI
THE
$15,000,000
£1,500,000, at 2/-$15,000,000 Bilver
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899,
$18,800,000
333,000,000
Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Reserve Fanda
**
Reserve Liability of Proprietors 815,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORE 2
W. L. PATTENDEN, Esq. Chairman,
8. H. DOD WELL, Esq.--Deputy Chairman. Kon. Mr. G. E. Anton, Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. C. B. Gabbay, Esq. | Hon. Mr. E. Bhella.
"CHIEF MaxAGER: Hongkong-N. J. STABB, Esq.
·MANAGNE : Shanghai A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LONDON BANKER : LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTEREST. ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two par cent. par annum on the Daily Balanos.
Or FIND DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent, per aAD WI,
12
"
#
N. J. STADH,
Chief Manage Hongkong, 9th November, 1918.
TH
THE BANK OF CHINA GOVERNMENT BANK.
(SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL. MANDATE OF 15TH APRIL, 1913)
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Yes. 20,000,000 15,000,000 4,880,000
HEAD OFFICE:: TAIPER FORMOSA.
BRANCHES.
JAPAN-KOBE, OSAKA, TOKYO, FORMOSA-AKO, GIRAN, KAGI, KARENKO,
KRELUNG MAKUNG, PINAN, SHIN CHIKU, TAICHU, TAIWAN, TAKOW, TANGUI.
CHINA-AMOT, CARTOR, Foodnow, Has
KOW, KIUAIANG, SHANGHAI, SWATOW. OTHERS-HONGRONS, LONDON, SINGAPOEM,
BORILARATA.
LONDON BANKEES : Capital and Counties Bank, London, and Bouth-Western Bank, Farr's Bask
The Bank has Correspondents in the Com mercial centres of Russia, Manchuris, Inde- Chips, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Australia, Amories, and elsewhere,
N. YANAGITA, Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH, 3. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 15th December, 1816,
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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch St, London
Authorized Capital
800,000,000
$10,000,000
Subsribed
Paid-up
JI
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Reserve Fund',
HEAD OFFICE -PEKING.
...£1,500,000.
1,125,000 362,500 $50,000
Straita, Ceylon, Delagos Bay, Darban, Johannesburg, Capo Tuwa and
United Kingdom
SHAKEMAL, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN vís Na-şi
SAKI, VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, UNITEDĄ.
States, CentraL and SOUTH AMERICA Empress of Bugia
sna*United Kingdom vis Canada ..
(EUROPS via SIBERIA)
Shanghai Chinese P.C. Saturday, 30.5 Deol
Shanghai and North China...
(EUROPE via SIBERIA) (Shanghai Chinese F.O. Monday, 1st Jan
Straits, Burman, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA,
NEW ZEALAND, WESTERN AUSTRA | LIA, INDIA, ADEN, Eover and Epnors. The Parcel Mail will be closed on
Thursday, 4th Dɛs, at 5 P.M.
Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow.
* Supernazibed sorrespondence only.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
VIA
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
8.8. CHINA "
WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND
HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO,
JAN. 31 - APRIL 1T - JUNE 23, 1917.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH-ÜLass Passenger SERVICE AT Intermediate RATES.
O. H. RITTER. Freight and Pasconger Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Ice Bonse Süreet.
ELECTRIC
Tanglaxepoo MISUBILAMBOUTS,***
China Borneo Chinn Lights
Chias Providen Dairy Farms
፡፡
912581
$41, buyers $8.85, les #251 (8114.calos
1811.70, buy
853
E6.00, Bells
30-0-16
Nil for 1918-
72 cents for 1915
Noze since 1906
170 cents for 1915
$3 for year ending
31-7-10
60 cents for 1915
82.25 for year ending
29-9-16
99 int. account 1916
91 int: aecorat 1916
None for year ending
31.5.16
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,
SHANGHAI; NAHKING: Chinklang, Yangshow,
BANKKES: THE BANK OF ENGLAND,
Wasich, Wahu, Anshing, Tatung, Tain- klangpo, Boochow HANKOW: Shashi, THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. Ichang, Nanchang TIEFTIN Pacting,
Tongshan, Intion, Tsannghsien, Haing.
www.
BEARCHES:
tai. HANGUHOW Weichow, Shashsin, Bombay Gailo Karachi Chishein, Lanchi, Hachow, Ningpo, Calcutta Hongkong Kota Bhara KAIPING) Changteh,
jIn. 7% soocant 1910 % for year endnig
Yuncheng. do. [30-416 25cants for yearending
$1-5-16
81 for 1815
70 cents for 1915 Noms since 1914
Penang Rangoon Singapore
Chowket TRIXAN Chang Lobo, Colombo Howrah
Tanhaier, Delhi
Kak Lumpar Shanghaf Kandy Madras Linchi,
Lintsing Trinien,
Yihtab, Port Louis (Maurities). Huiming, Chefco, Taingião. TAIYUAN : FOOCHOW. CHANGCHUN: Kiria, Moulder, Newchwing, Dairen, Harbin, Taitaihar, Tieling, Chinchow, Antang. CANTON, KURITANG, PELING, Kueibu's Suiyuancheng, etc., ato.
35
$6
Green Land Coment
210
Hongkong Electrion
10
Harkong Ices
825 $160
Hongkong Ropes
$10
$341
Hongkong Stools
$10
10%
Hongkong Truma
51-
Paž Trans Ol
$10 810.
Da.
For
$1
Siam Laundries
334
(429
Union Waterbonds - Watson & Co. Wa. Powell, Limited
$10 $17 $10
$61. boy.
BUBERES (Singapore Currency}
PAID UF YBAE LATEST VALVE ENDS. QUOTATION
LAST YEAR,
Alor Gajahs Ayer Panas
$1 Sept. 81,00 Jan. $11.70
45 p. a
49 p.
35 p. c.
Oot.
16 p. a.
10 p. o.
Api.
$3.90
10 po.
Уиле
88.00
Aug.
TE
Doc.
Deo,
$4.75 $1.30
Jan.
85.00
Doo.
$23.00
2/103
CHRISTMAS
Ꭲ Ꭱ Ꭼ Ꭼ
WITH COLOURED LIGHTS
AND
COMIC FIGURES.
FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES,
On hire with wire and plugs complete.
COLOURED LAMPS FOR DECORATIONS.
FANCY ELECTRIC FITTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.
14. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
alonenly
Кендрив Malaka Pinda Malakoft
Now Serendah... Blandyorot's
14
Tupak
Phaistion Rubber in London
$2,40
$2.25
DIVIDEND FOR
*INT. DIY
TO DATE.
10 p. 6.
p. C.
20 p. c.
VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME
ON A HOLIDAY
ORDER THE
* HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS"
TO BE SENT TO YOU, AND SO
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE FAR EAST. ALL THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED, INCLUDING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE LOCAL MARKETS-
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CANTON BRANCH. Interest allowed of current accounts and Fixed Deposite Termas en application. Every description of Banking busines transstad, loans granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange.
Hongkong, 13th October, 1914.
[1268
HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Hoserose BRANCH, business transacted.
Every daasription of Banking and Exchange
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balances and co Fixed Deposits at ratos that may be secerisined on application.
C. CHAMPKIN
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 26th May, 1916.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
Incorporated by Botal OmarZER, 1853. | STHE Business of the shore Bank is Bou
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
... 21,200,000 Reserve Fund
£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietum £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shincter periods ai rufen which will be quoted cu application.
T. C. DOWNING, -Manager. Hongkong, 16th Jane, 1915.
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Ted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Kalan may be obtained em application, p
INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the Minimum. Monthly Balanom at Si por cumak, por sunum.
Depositors may transfer at their opičam balance of $100 or more to the Howuxima AND SHANGHAI BAHm to be placed on KATRIN DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum. ⠀⠀⠀
For the HomoZUNG AWD SSANGYAL Banxins CoRPORATION,
K. J. STABB,
Chief Msang 2nd November, 1914.
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