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FOR
COMMERCIAL
OLORING QUOTARIOKA,
24 Telegrapkio Transfer
April 25th
Bank Hill, dewazd
Back Bite, 13 80 days sight
24}
Back Bil' 11 4 months Light 7.1/64 Oradita, si menthe sight
2/64
Documentary Bills & manthu' might 2/3)
Or Par
Bank Bills on demand ...
Credits: months' mihi
OF NEW YORK.
Risk Bulk or demere, Oreciba at 60 day?”
662
OF
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Bank Bill, en damosa i
Dom.
ON WEEK-DAY ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDA
•Traundar
Jokes
Bis, on decrans
nom.
5.0) RM
10:00 AM·
£30 AM
Tai Po
$1.00 PM:
Cheung Chow
Bbataukok, Shatin and Sherngebul
4:00 PM.
Aberdeen, Autan, Ping Shan, Sai Kung
Santin, Stanley
4.30 P.M.
Canten Samabuf and Wuchow
Macão
Longmoon
Namatan and Banmei Shamchan
Jag Bank Billy at sight
1 Prirete, 60 days right ... -
ON VCLOSANA.-On demand
O
MANHA On demand Prem
ON SINGAPOR On
OF BATAVIA, On demand
ON BATERONG-On dumaan!...
110 D3 1011
On Bataon-Or demand
OF RANGKOK - On demand Bovatiex, Bask'e Buying Rais GOLD LEAF, 1,00 Ens, por toe! BAN BILVER per va..
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48.10
70 37.267
7.30 M
5,00 FM.
Hegle 5.00 PM.
Letters 6,00P.ML
7:15 AM.
9,00 Ad
1.30P.M
6,00 13.
Except
4,00 PM
Baturdays
5:00 PM. 10.00 AM). 4.00P.M
5:00 PM.
€9,00 AM.
Hongkon
Canton
KURTIDIARE DOING.
EST
5,42 discount. $5.00
FRIDAY APRIL 27TH 1917
Embassy
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KEVIRGINIA HIGH GRAD
From Sheungwan Western Branch P.O.
FOR
ON WERK-DAYS
ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYA
17.80
8,30 A.M
{1:30 PM.
17.30 A
1.30 PIL
STOCK
7.30 AM
9.30 PM
9:30 PM.
9.30 PM
9.30 PM.
9.30 PM
9.30 PM.
8.00 PM
5.00 PM
600, P.M
6.00 P.M.
8.00 F.M.
Except
Macao
Canton Tai Ping Tur
Sheir
Kongmoon
Kamchuk
Kaukong
Batardags.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
REPARE FOR THE HOT WEATHER by having your ELECTRIC FANS, in order as soon as you want them. They require overhauling every year, and now is the time to get this done.
Star Ferry Co.
Rubina SugarE CON
DOOKSVIHARVES AND GODOWN TO STORY
Kowloon Wharf Co
H. and W. Dook Co.
SHARE LIST —QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 26TH AFBIL, 1917.
OFFICIAL. CLOSING PAID UF QUOTATION. İTALUMA
QUOTATION. 10:30 AM.
19.80 F.M. 8.30 2,M. 9.30 PM. 6.00 PM.
6.00 P.
Reserve Funda ***
BANES
Hongkong and Shanghai
$125
8712, Luy.
24 16- for 1916
Sterling
INSURANO.
Cantons
$50
215
835 for 1914
6.00 PM.
$20
Chins Fires
8155, buy.
89 for 1914
Hongkong Firm
$50
2980, buyers
North Chinag
25.
TL 150
Unions
8100
$915, bayers
827 for 1915 12742 for 1915 160 for 1914
Tangbizes vai
$217
for 1815
SHIPPING
Douglas S.B. Co.
250
1875, Bollora
Canton Steambosts
$15
817 bayers
Indo Chins Praf.
£5
$1
$126 sales
$10
$100 | FIFe sales
15 Pa for 1916
7830 | 4123, Bales
So and bonus of $6
For 1918
Shanghai Docks
TL 100 TL 00, buy-
We will
LANDS, HOTHA, AND BUILDINGS
Central Estates
$1.00
$100
87 for 1916
Clean and Oil DESK TANS
Hongkong Hotels
Hongkong Lands
Humphroys Estaten
850 $100 10
$102
$3 for Vest
1071 buy
27 for 1916
Kowloon Lands
for $1.30 each
West Points
OILA.-===
Langaste
010
1.17, buy.
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 14. DES VEUX BOAD, HONGKONG
„CEILING FANS
for $3.25 each, Mire
Blades and Guards of Desk Fans polished and Relacquered for $1.00 to $1.25 each, extra.
Ceiling, Bracket and Desk Fans, all types and sizes in stock
WM. U. JACK
& CO., LTD.,
Kung Tik
Shanghal Yangirepoo MESONLLANEOUS
China Borneon China Lights
Chins Provident.
Dalry Farms
Shells Ural Caspian
107/
31/2
516
Ranbe Tronoh COTTON MILAS, ***
Επο
£12.40, buy
1/-int, act, year ending
30-016 Nons since 1910
£127/6, sellers
Tls. 50
T-181, buy.
Tls. 10
IT.0,90 for your suding.
The 50
Tla 5
Groen Island Cement Hongkong Electele
Hongkong Block Hongkong Trams Foak Trams Old
10
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
2.30 p.m.-Meeting of Licensing Board in
the Council Chamber
TO-MORROW
3.30 pm-Kowloon Bowling Green Club
** At Home, 40
9.15 p.m. Scomes from Shakespeare" at the Theatre Royal, in aid of War Charities.
Thursday, 3rd May —
NOW READY.
THE
DIRECTORY
AND
CHRONICLE
Noon-Canton Insurance Offes, hid. Meet CHINA, JAPAN STRAITS SETTLE
ing of Shareholdern
Baturday, 5th May
Noon-Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd,
Ordinary General Mestboy.
Wednesday, 9th May -
Noon-Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.,
Ltd., Ordinary General Meeting.
ISITORS TO CANTON
Should Puroqnie.
FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON
BY THE PEARL RIVER
DAPTAIN O. V. LLOYD -- With Illustrations, Maps and Plags.
PRICE... 31.78
On Sale h Hongkong: DAILY PRIRE ! One
H
MENTS INDO CHINA PHILIPPINES, ETC
1917
FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE.
PRICE
Large Edition be Abridge
$11:00 7.00
Orders Thould be sent at once to the HONGKONG DANY LETNA, LED, A
ON SALE
OUND VOLUMEN at 18s HONGKONG WHERLY PRESS, JULY 16 DECEMBER
1916
Mesara. KELLY & Walsh, Lan
With INDEL Price 57.50.
Mesere. BREWEX & Co
Meara, A. E. Wazpon & Co
Ou Bals at the Horrone DAILY PE Ofice.
Hongkong Love Hongkong Roper
Bioam Lanndries
Union Waterbosis. Watson & Co
Wm. Powell, Limited
ETEBIBS.
(Singapors Currensy)
Alor Ganha
Ayer PADM
Kempna Melaka Pinda
MAALOR
New Serendah...
Bendystoft
Plastion Bubber La London
10:
281. buyers
3GO, buy
PAID UP ATIAE.
None Kings 1906
70 cents for 1916
for your ending 31716
180 cents for 1916-
$2.25 for year ending
292 16
11 for 1916
81 5:16
Int. 7% account 1916 for year andaig [304-18
25 coule for year ending
815-16
$1.25 for 1918
70 seats for 1915
Nene since 1914
„DIVIDE.D
VALUE ENDS, QUOTATION LAST WAR
INT: DIY TO DATE
20.0 10 p. 0.
4.15
12.30
82160
$435
$8.10
સહ
12.70
10 p.
Des.
$5.20
21.60 8/
HEAD OFFICE PEKING.
BRANCHES AND SUB BRANCHES,
BHANGHAI, NASKING: Chinking, Yangshow. Walsh, Wahu, Anshing, Irung, Ton- kisngpo, Bocchow,
£500,000
Bufecribed
,000
Paid-up
502,500
Beserve Fund
600,000
BANKEES
THE BASY OF ENGLAND,
HANKOW Shashi, Tez LorDOR JOINT STOOK BANK LIMITED
BRANCHES ;
Tongshan, Lusheen, Tsannghsien, Haing
HANGCHOW! Weishow Shaobsin Bombay Calls Karachi Parang
Kushov, Ningpo Calcutta Hongkong Kota Bhara Rangoon KADANG Changtah, Binyang, Loho. Colombo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Shanghai
Delaf Kandy – Madras
Chowken TSINAN Chowksus, Inuhsien,
Linking, Trinier, Yihtub, Pork Louis (Mauritius),
Huizing, Chalco, Taingiso TAITUAN':
Воосном Yancheng
CHANGEKUN Kiria,
Newohwaag, Dairen, Harbin
Tieting Chinehow, Ankung ANTON LULUYANG, PUKING,
Fnansheng, etc, s16.
CANTON BRANOL Interest allowed on current sooounts and Fixed Deposita, Terme on appllection, Every
ription of Banking businem, tra sofed
granted on approved securities. Spenial cillites for Bema Brokange,
Hongkong 18th October, 1914 [182
POHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA INCORPORATED HY BOYAL ORARERE. 1853 HEAD OFFICE LONDON,
VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.
BEFORE EAVING FOR
ON A HOLIDAY ORDER THE
HOME
"HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS MOTO DEL SENT TO YOU AND BO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE FAR EAST
TKWB OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED
QASPAGEB 24 PAGER
PAGES
£1,200 000 Paid-up Capital Beware Fund
1,500,000 Beserye Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking kuamens transacted.
QUERENT ACCOUNTS Opened and FIXED DEPOSITS recetrad for 1 your or aborier periods at rates which will be quefed on application,
TO. DOW
Hongkong, 15th June, 1915,
141
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH, Every description of Banking and Exchange busineen tracmoted
INTEREST allowed on Current Aosonska në 2 per cant, per annum os Daily Balanson and ca Fixed Deposit si estos that may be misermined on application.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Hongkong, 28th May, 1916-
HONGKONG RAVINGS BANK.
Brain of the bore Bank is con duced by the EONGKONG AND KETANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION Baka may be obtained in applications WINTEREST on deponita is allowed on the Inforin Monthly Balansom at 31 per sent
Depoutons may brankiez at their option! balancos of 100 or more to the HowaKONG AND SHANGHAI BABE to be placed on EEXEL.. DEPOSIT *14 7bent, per annum. 5
For the HonGIONG AND SHANGHAI Risking GoRPORAZION,
NEJSTABB,
Hongkong, 2nd November, 1814 10
Fried and Published by HnNET AVOLTETE
DAILY PREJ, L. it 10a, Des Vans (Boid Central Historia, Hongkong? London Offes: 151, Feet Streek, EC.
I 112,sal
Tis, & for year wading
Paid-up Capita can isu in
LAST (17IDENO,
65 int. alo 1916/17 $25 for 1916
8/int, for 1916
10/- Lat. for 1916.
$210 for your ending
812 for 1916
BANKS
ONGKONG AND
BANKS
SHANGHAI THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
HBANKING CORPORATION
Taid-up Capital"
(TAIWAN GINKO),
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL Imperial
CHABEER, 1899,
$15,000,000
18,300,000
$93,500,000
Capital Paid-up. Reserve Funds
Capital Subscribed............
£1,500,000, at 2/$15,000,000 Bilter
Reserve Liability of Proprietors 815,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS;
S.H. DODWELL, Esq.--Chsieman.
J. A. PLUMMER, Eng-Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. G. E. Anton, E. V. D. Part, Esq 6.T. M. Rikini, Esq. | W. L. Pattenden, 229 C. 8. Gabbey, Esg Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.“ Jim Mr. 2. H. Holyoak
and bonus of 22% for 1910
8 year ending
50 cents for 1916 $2 for 1918
$5.25 for 1916
T1, 1 for year ending
$11015
2. Int. socount 1916
1915/16
CRID M
MANAGER ( Hongkong
J. STADD, ES
Shanghal-A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LONDON BANKER: LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER. BANK LIMITED,
HONGKONG ISTIBEST ALLOWED.
On Gurrant, Account at the rate of Two per sent, per samm on the Daily Balanos,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS,
For 3 months, 23 per cent, per ennII.
12
Yen 20,000,069 15,000,000 1,080,000
HEAD OFFICE:
TAIPER, FORMOSA".
BRANCHES
JAPAN-KO98, OSAKA, TOKIG & YOKOBANA: FORMOSA AKO, GIBAN, KAor, Kanerko
KENLUNG, MARUNG, PINAK, SHIN- SCHIET, TAICHU, Taiwan, LaxoW,
HAMBULI
CHINAMOT, CANTON Foochow HAN
BOW, KIUXIANG, SHANGHAI, SWATOW OTHERS-HONGBONG, LONDON, SİNGAPORE BOMBADAJA, SEMARANG & NEW YORK
LONDON BANKERB. Capital and Comtion Bank, London, and South-Western Bank, Pazz's Bark.
The Bank has Correspondents in the Com mercial centre of Bussis, Manchuria, Indo China, India, Philippine Inlunde, Java, Quebralt America, and elsewhere.
NTANAGITA Manager
HONGKONG BRANCH,
8, Des Voeux Road.
Hongkong, 10th March, 1917:
по
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
19
THE
MERCANTILE BANK OT
INDIA, LIMITED
Hongkong, 26th February, 1917,
47- Int. account 1916 THE BANK OF CHINA
Tis, 9 for your ending
311016
301118
GOVERNMENT BANK.
(SPBOLALLY AUTHORISED BY PERSIDENTIAL MANDATE OF 15TH APRIL, 1918)
Authorised Capital
B60,000,000 $10,000,000
HEAD OFICE: 15, Gracechurch St., London
Authormed Capital
T. 6.70,bay.
by for 1016
172 cents for 1915
841, buyers
$294, buyers
88.10, . & 16. $524
Ishang Nanchang TIENTSTY Paoting,
Chiaksin,
28
$2 and bonus of #1
for 1916
None for year ending
188.80, div $10.50