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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 8TH, 1917.
COMMERCIAL.
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On London, S
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank Bills, en demand
May 7th
Bank Bilia, an SU dire night 1/4 Bank Bills, at 4 mónika" nghi v
Credit
Dovementary Billa 4 months" sight
ON PARTE
Bank Bills, on dessaad
Credity at 4 months sight
OF NEW YORK-
Bank Bile,
on dement
1 Dredil, 21 60 days, night
BILY en dastanıd
ON CALCUTTA
Hay Bank Bille, on secsand
ON BILANGĦAL******
* Bank Bill, stright
90 dan right
Or YCIONAKA-ON ÜBERNA OF MANILA On demand-P
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On Barawie – On danang.
5.00 P...
10:00 AM
8.30 AM
Tai Po
2,00 PM
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OR HAIPHONG-On dankaf.. ON SAIGOT. On demanas ON. BANGKOK-On demand BOVEREIGN, Bank's Buying Bate GOLD THAT, 100 Ano, per fus) BAR BILTEN, PIE OL
8.10
Shatankok, Shatin and Shaungshui
4,00 2.3.
Aberdeen, Antau, Ping Shan, Sai Kung
Santin, Stanley
430 P.K.
Cantin Samahni and Wuchow
Kongmoon
Namtau and Sanmisi Bhamchun
Macao Canton
Tai Ping Tung
Bhok Ki
Kongmoon Kumchuk
Kankong.....
7.30 AM
6.00 F.M,
Begis 5:00 PM.
Lettera 6,00P.M.
7.15
1.30 F.M.
8,00 ALGE
6.00 PM
1.00 PM
6.00 ..
*9,00 AM,
Except Saturdays
5:00 PM.
∙10.00 AM,
LOUP,
From Sheangwan Western Branch F.O.
FOR
ON WEEK DAYS
ON SUNDAYS & Holidays
7.30 AM 11.30 FAN
17:30 A.M. 19.30. P.M. 9.30 P.M. 9.30 PM
*8.30-8.M.
6.00 P.X. 6.00 PM.
6.00 r... Exceph
9.30 P.M.
9.30 P.M., 9.30 P.M. 6,00 PM 8.00P.M. 6:00 PM..
17.30 AM 11.30 F 17,30 AM. 19.30 PM.
9.30
8.30 PM 6.00.7M 6.00 PM €8,00
Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 am.
at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
SUBSIDIARU Coms.
¥0,10
evetid. 10.03, Frendum
15.25 discotunk. 35,40)
SHARE LIST. —QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 7TH MAT, 1917.
Brocka,
PAID UP VALUE
OFFICIAL QUOTATION 19.30 A.M.
Blax Terry Co.
RIVINNA JEB-
$350
320
ÜLDSING QUOTATION.
To make sales is not enough you must make friends.""
"CAPSTAN
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HAVE BEEN MAKING FRIENDS FOR YEARS
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BANKS
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BANKS
HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(TAIWAN GINKO).
TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE
BANKING CORPORATION,
Paid-up Capital
∙LAST DIVIDEND;
Reserve Funds
Sterling
827 for 1915 271% for 1915 860 for 1915 $21 for 1915
a/a 1916/17 (1.25 for 1916
9/3nt for 1916
10 inf, for 1916
#2.30 for year ending
30-416
for 1916 MA
$15,000,000
£1,500,000, at 2 $15,000,000
Silver
INCORPORATED. BY SPECIAL IMPREIAL CHARTED, 1899,
$18,500,000
$33,500,000
Capital Subscribed. Capital Paid-up Reserve Funds
Reserve Liability of Proprietors 315,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
8. H. DODWILL Esq.--Chairman.
J. A. PLUMMER, Esq Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. O. E. Anion, E. V. D. Parr, Esq. GT.M. Edking Bag W. L. Pattenden, Esq O.B. Gabbay, Esq. Han, Mr. E. Shellin
Hon Mr. F. H. Holyoak.
Hongkong-N. J. Stabb, Esq.
•MANAGER-1 Shanghai-A, G. STEPHEN, Eng
LONDON. BANKER 1.
LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER
BANE, LIMITED.
HONGKONG LETEREST ALLOWED.
Yen 20,000,000 15,000,000 5,080,000
HEAD OFFICE:
TAIPEH, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES
JAPAN KOBE, OSAKA, TOKIO & YOKOHAMA. FORMOSA —ARO, GIRAN, KAGI, KABINES Keelung, MAKUNG, PIRAN, BEIS- CHIED, AAIUHU, TAIWAN, LAKOW, TAMBUÍ,
CHINA-AMGY, CANTON, Foodson, Han
BOW, KIUKIANG, SHANGHAI, SWATÓW OTHERS--HONGEUNG, LONDOS. SINGAPORE BOMBABALI, SEMARANG & NEW YORK
LONDON BANKEES: Capital and Counties Bank, London, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Bank,
On Current Account at the rate of Two per The Bank has Correspondents in the Com
Th 7 for year ending cent, per manuni on the Daily Balanc
BARKS
Hongkong and Shanghai
125
$712
£416 for 1916
INSURANCES
Cantons
€850
$25 for 1915
China Fires
$146, bzyem
89 for 1815
Hongkong Fires
+880
2325, buyers
North Chinas
£5 TL 150
Unions
$100
$860, buyers
Yanghares
86017
Registration oloses
Doughs 8.8. Co.
250
$811 Bollers
Canton Steambos M
$18
Indo-Chins Pref.
Do Del
18124
$10
8311,buyers
100
Chion BagarE Malston
8113
$12 for 1916
PRO
5 P. for 1916
DOCKS, WHARYNS AND GODOWNS,
$4 and
5. Kowloon Wharf Co..
850
880, zellers
nd bonus of $2 für 1816
Hand W. Dook Co..
850
$128
185. and honns of $6
Shanghai Docks
Tis 100 Tia. 90, bay
S416
LANDS, HOTELL, AND BUILDINGS. —
Central Estate
$100
A100
87 for
1916
Hougkong Hotels
850
8102
93 for
Hongkong Land"
$100
1971
Humphrova Estates
$10
$61, buyers
50 carts for 1916
Kowloon Lande
2
for 1916
West Point
$50
877. buyers
85.25 for 1916
10 T. 17, boy.
91 1016
R
Shalle
21/108.
Ural Caspian
2-fut. account 1916 9% for 1915/16
MINING.
Authorised Capital
$60,000,000
Kailanı
31/6, buyers
Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000
Bubsoribed
Paid-up
Raube Tronch
ઓ
970, sellers
HEAD OFFICE—PERING.
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,
Reserve Fund
COTTON MILLP,
Ewo
Tis 50
Kung Tik
TH, 10
Tls, 50
Tis 5 Tis, 54
Tis 160,buy
FTT, 14),
1914,bay
Tis. 9) for your ending
311010
BHANGHAI: NANKING Chinkiang, Tangehow,
kingps, Sondhow. HAMKOW: Shachi,
Nanchang TIENTSIN Proting,
BROSSARD & MOPIN,
Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Saigon.
REINFORCED
CONCRETE
We are fully equipped to design and build any structure of reinforced
concrete, such as
Buildings: Godowns, factories, foundations, frames, floors, roofs of residential quarters, offices, foundations in bad ground. Wharves, Bridges, Culverts, Chimneys, Towers, Reservoirs, Bins.
Retaining Walls, Dams, etc.
Designs and estimates on spplication.
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
AGENTS, HONGKONG.
OLT.B.
year
87 for 1916
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 9 months, 23 per cent, per annum.
12
mercial centre of Busain, Manchuris,, Inde Chins, Indis, Philippine Islands, Java, Auparuli America, and elsewher
IN. YANAGITA|| 15anager
HONGKONG BRANCH,
8, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 10th March, 1917.
J. STABB,
Chief Mausger
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THE
MERCANTILE
INDIA, LIMITED.
BANK
OF
Hongkong, 26th February, 1917. §
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TL, 1 for your anding T GOVERNMENT BANK
1/-Int, not, year ending
None since 1910 4/ int scount 1918
SPED ALLT AUTHORISED BY PERSIDENTIAL |_ MANDATE OF 16TH APRIL, 1918.).
HEAD OFFICB: 15, Gracechurch, 81, Londer
Authorised, Capital
£1,500,000
1,125,000
562,500
800,000
BANKERS
FORTHCOMING EVENTS,
TO-NIGHT
9.15 paChang Ling Boo Performance st
The Theatre Royal sze
TOMORROW.
11 s.m-Auction of Tabloids, Afalt and Oil- &o, at Bales Rooms, by Mr. Goo.F.Lammert, Noon-Indo-Chin Steam Navigation Co
Ltd., Ordinary General Meeting. 5pm-Matines Performance of Chung Ling
Soo at the Thestre Royal
Monday, 14th May —---
5.15 pmHongkong Chib, Extraordinary
General Mosting
Friday, 18th May
Ching-Borneo Co., Ltd., feeling of Bhareholders kaj
Tuesday, 31st July
CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAL
BOOXAL AND POLITICAL MOVEL OF
ABBURBING » INTERNET,
By CHAR. J. HALCOMBE, Formerly of the Imperial Chinem Ous toma Barvice, Author of "The Mystic
Flowery Land, etc.
THE VOLUME, which consists of 403 Pages, and includes a Sketch Plan of historical interest showing the diapoal-
liu, is dedicated to Bir Romay Hart, G.O.M.G., and Dr. A. RannIn____
Non-Auction of Valuable Leasehold Potion of the Forces at the battle of Kwai-
porty from the Liquidators of hers. Johsen &C by Mr. Goo. P. Tammart,
ON SALE
TABLE OF TEN RATES OF EXCHANGE AT ROMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day
of or preceding the departure of the English Mails so Table of the Yearly Approximate Average for 38 years"
PRICE
CABEL
On Balo at the DAILY Pass Office or ocal Booksellers.
Its_description of Chiursa Böcial Custom and Superstitions, combined
Shanghai
Yangtzepoo
A SOELLANEOUS.--
Chios BorneoR -- Chin Light Chins Providenta Daley Farma
Green Island Cement Hongkong Electrion
Hongkong Loos *** Hongkong Ropst
Hongkong Sleeh
Hongkong Tras Pork Trame Oll
Bheem Laundries
Union Waterboata Watson & Co
W Powell, Limited
RUBBERE.
$4% buyers
231, buyers
buyers
452, buyers
$151
$10
$10 $10
586.70, buyers $10 $3,80
T: 0.90 for year ending
30-11:16
TL 6 for year ending 1630-6-166
NT for 1915
172 cents for 1915
None stuce 1908
70 cents for 1916
$3 for year ending
81-7-18
80 conte for 1916
13 for voar ending
20-2-17.
811 for 1916e and bonus of $1 fors 1916
None for year ending
315165
30% for 1916
7% for year endig * do 80410
01.25 for 1910 70 cents for 1916 Kona sinos 1914
JBT. DIV 20 DATE
83,40, bay,
10 1085.30, buy €17 88,60, sellərs
(Singapore Currusoy)
VALUR.
PAID UP AKÁR
END
QUOTATION,
DIVIDEND FOR LAST THAX,
65 p. 6.
12.60 265
20 p. 10 p.
7435
June 18.10
12:70
14.50
15,20
$2125-
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coaditírn, in China, makes “ Crimser Alor Grals
FAX CATHAY * an excellent volums for Aver Fam Desentation to friads at Home.
HAA Pinda
PRICE SLAARS (13.10.
To be obtained from Messrs KELLY & Plantation Rubber in London
Weiss, Len. Meurs Barwar & Co, or from the Printers and Publishers, the
Hovokong Daily Prase " Offics.
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VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokers.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND,
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ngahan, Lanhien, Tonnghaien, H
BEANCHES
Bombay Galle Karachi
Pening
CHESAHANGCHOW: Welchow hatte Hongkong Kota Bhars Raugos
Chiabals, Lanebf, * Hankow,
KAITING: Changtah, Sinyang
Linting,
Loho, Colombo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Shanghit Chowked, TatMass Chowison, Inubeien, Delhi Kandy Madras Bingapore Linobl
Twinien, *** Tiblah, Port Louis (Mauritios). Haiming Chedoo, Tringtao, TANTUAR 1 Yuncheng FooDBOW. (CHANGSHUEI “Krin, Monkden, Newchwang Dairen, vg Harbin, ~ Talisihar, Ploling - Chinohon, Antang, CANTON, KURTANG PALING; Kusihu's Buiynabehang, eko, sia.
FS CANTON BRANCH Tularost Allowed ca
wurrent sccounts all Fixed Deposits, Terzus on application, Every description of Banking besineja Sewasserted love granted on approved securition. • Special talties for Home Birchange
#Hongkong 18th October, 121L,
674
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
THE AND CHINA
HONGKONG BRATCH.. Every description of Banking and Exchange. business tranmoted.
INTEREST allowed on Garrest Accounts11- 2 per vant. per annum of Daily Balances and n Fized Deposits að rates that may be ascertaine on apeliantion.
C. CHAMPKIN.
Acting Mans Hongkong, 26th May, 1916,
182
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK A
LACOZPONAZED BY ROZAL CHART 1855, bad by the HONGKONG AND
BAD CYFUL VOWDON,
Paid-up
Capital
£1,900 000 Reserve Fand
£1.500,006- Baserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking tusinges trazmshed.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 your OF shorter periods af rates which will be quoted on application:
THE Burine of the shore Bank is con
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits in allowed on tas Minimma Monthly Balancen of 31 per ocut
Depositors may transfar... at their option balances of $100 or more to, the Hosexong AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXET DEPOSIT 4 • ¿eeni. per annum
O DOWNING
Hongkong, Bih May, 1817. 4
Fristed and Published by HEBY ADOLF HUS-
DAILY PRESS, LTD at 10. Des London Once 181, Fleet Street, 3.0.
For the HONGKONG, AND BRANGHAI:
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