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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 12TH, 1917.
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The MAN with the PIPE.
GLASGOW MIXTURE
THE TOBACCO FOR COLFERS.
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Hongkong Hongkong. Canto Canton
7.30 AM.
5:00 PM.
legla 5:00 PM,
Canton Samahal and Wuchow
|Letters 6.00PM.
7:15 AM
MACRO
Kongmoon
Namtau and Sanmei. Shamchan
1:30 PM. 6.00 .8 Except Saturdays
10.00 AM. 400 P,M
From Sheungwon Western Branch P.O.
9,00 ALM,
'5,00 PANE
3:00 7:
$9,00
Macao
Canton
TaiPing Tung
Shot K
Kongmon
Kumchuk
Kaukong
For
SHARE LIST
QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 11TH MAY, 1917.
BANKS
KONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
HON BANKING CORPORATION.
Paid-up Capital
BANKS
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(TAIWAN, GINEO),
INCORPORATED BY SPĦDIAL IMPERIAL. CHALER, 1899,
$15,000,000
$18,500,000
$33,500,000
Capital Subsoribed Capital Paid-up' Reserve Funds:
£1,500,000, at 2/---$15,000,000 Silver...
Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
STGORA)
PAID UF VALUE
OFFICIAL
CLOSING CITOTATION
10.30 A QUOTATION.
LAST DIVIDEND.
Reserve Funds →→
*** Sterling bette
BANK
Hongkong and Shanghal
$125
8712 sellers
£4 16/- for 1916
INSURANCES.
UN WERK-DAYƏ
ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Cantone
300
8850
$25 for 1915
Chins Fires
320
146, bayera
$9 for 1915
Hongkong Fires
850
8325, bayers
327 for 1915
2.30 AM 1.30 PM
8.30
9.30 PM 9.30 F.M
9.30 PM.
3.30 PM
9.30 PM: 9.30 P.M. 6.00 PM
(7:30 AM $1,30° F.16. 17:30 3 19,30址
9.30 7.M. 9.30 PM. 0.00 2.1.
Yang tuzas
ANIFFING
North Chine
25T1401, d
Unions
8100
8820, sales
15% int. account 1916 300 for 1915 for 1915
4,00 74.
6:00 7,M.
6.00 PM.
Except
Baturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 s.m.
at 9 o'clock on the previous evening.
S105, dir.
2 bay 310||| 130, boyers
FY016-17
$125 for 1916
6- for 1916 150/- for 1916
142.10 for year ending.
30416
$12 for 1918
Douglas 8.8. Co
| 8,80-1,AL
BLO2*
Canton Steamboats
16.00, 13.
8.00 F
Indo-China Pref.
Do Def.
Star Ferry Co.
Registration olosos
China Bugars
Abon Bugare
1100 $113, sellors P30 | 280, buyers.
DOCEB
Kowloon Wharf
Hand W. Dook Co
850 $30. soflora 850 8123/
185 and bonus of $6
TLS100 CUTE. 10, buy.
TI 714
$7 for 1815
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, fumes, floors, roofs of residential quarters, offices, foundations in bad ground. Wharves. Bridges, Culverts, Chimneys, Towers, Reservoirs, Bins.
Retaining Walls, Dams, eto.
Desigas and estimates on application.
LANDS, HOTELA, AND HUILDINGS, Dear Central Esklər 20
Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Lands Humphreys Maialen Kowloon Lands 27. Wert Pointe
OILA
Langkuin
Shells
Shanghai,
£100 (399
850 8100, buy 3100397)
$10 $61, buyers
$50 $77, bayers
G10
Th 17, at
31,6, bayers
$2.7)
Ps. for 1916
$4 and bonus of #
for 1916
COURT OF DIBROTORS:
8. H. DODWELL, Esq.---Chairman,
J. A. PLUMMÉE, Diq,--Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. C. E. Antou, | 21. V. D. Parr, Esq. GT M. Edkins, Esq., W. L. Paitanden, C. B. Gabbay, Eng, Hon. Mr. U, Shellim
Hor. Mr. 14 H. Holyoak......
CRILE MANAGNÉ - Hongkong-N. J. STARB, Esq.
MANADER 1 Shanghal-A G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LONDON BANKER : LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED. för 1916
On-Current Ascount at the mie of Two per for year ending .cant, per annum on the Daily Balanes. S0-416
Dr Fixed DEPOSITS ON For 3 months, 24 per cent, per annum.
83 for year 87 for 1816
50 cents for 1916
32 for 1915NIN
35.25 for 1916
N. J. STARB
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 26th February, 1917.
Ti. 1 for your ending THE BANK OF CHINA
31-10-16
2/ int. sccount 1916 9% for 1915/18
1. Int. act year ending
3061630
None since 1910 4/int, account 1918
T. 0.90 for year ending
80-11-16 Tis. & for year ending
30:6-16
INone since 1906
Ural Caplan
MINING
Kailans
Raabe Tronch
£1
27/6, Bollers
COSTOR MILLS
Ewo
KRug Ti
21
Yangtzaped
M180ELLANEOUS. www.China Bornes
Tis. 50 Tla 150,bur
Ts. 10 31 145,
Tis:50. T. 122,&
TL 5
TB, 5}
Tia. 9 for your suding
311016
Nil for 1915
172 cents for 1915
LONDON SELLING AGENTS
TEA, INDIGO
FIBRES
Sold on mission in British And... Continenial.
DORK
China Lights Chink Provident Dairy
28 bayers
Gen Irland Cement Hongkong Electrisn
(848, K. div.
Layers
COTTON WOOL
Best ports
for coralgamente in- dintel.
Hongkong Tone Hongkong Ropes Hongkong Bhools Hongkong Iri *Peak Trams Old.
Do, Malm Laundries
$10
86.70, sales 89.80
Nor
83.40, bay.
$6.35, buy. $6.60, sellers
GENERAL
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AGENTS, HONGKONG.
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DIVIDEND LATEST ĮPAI UPSISIR
VALUE ENDO, QUOTATION, LART YEAR.
GOVERNMENT BANK
BP0IALLY AUTHORMED BY PRESIDENCIAL MANDATE OF 15gm “APRIL, 1913.)
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
$60,000,000
$10,000:300.
HEAD OFFICE-PEKING.
( BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,
20,000,000 15,000,000
HEAD OFFICE" TAIPEH, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES.
5,080,000
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N. TANAGITÄ Manager
HONGKONG BRANCH,
8, Des Van Boad. Hongkong, 10th March, 1917.
HE MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED.
·[600
HRAD 0910s 18, Gracechurob 84, London
Authorized Capita).
Subscribed
Reserve Fund
Paid-up
BANKERS
£1,500,000
1,125,000
562,500
€600,000
TE BANK OF ENGLAND,
Buanghat : NARKING; Chiakiang, Yangshow,
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CANTON BRANCH,
Interesi alloyed on current socounts and Fixed Depot. Terms on appliation, Every description of Banking badinou tra mstad ldauf granted an approved securities. Epesial folies for Homs Exchange.
Houston 13 Onobs, 1914
1676
THE ORARTEEND BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARZER 1558 HEAD OFFION LONDON.
Isr. Dry TO DATE.
Paid-up Capital
Beserve Fund
Besires Liability of Pro
65 p. a.
20 pe
$12.60
2.60
$155
33.10
New Barendah...
$10
121,00
Son Rubber brand.com
40 p. 0
15 po
10 p
VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokers.
£1,200.003 $1.900.000
1:200,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business
CUFRENT
INTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS renalved for 1 year or shorter periode at rater which will be quated un
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HONGKONG BRANCH,}
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INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts st 2 per cent. per annum oz Dally Balances and on Fized Depoalle ni usion that may be escartatusa on applloslina, yan
C. CHAMPKIN
Acting Manager: Hongkong 26th May, 1916,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
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Bule of the above Bank is con dnoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bulos may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum & Monikly Balances at Si por mant
Deponliory - may transfer, at – their opties balances of $100 on mom to iba Honucoma AND SHANGHAI Bank to be placed on FIXER DEPOSIT 4 var cemi, per szaun
For the HonGKONG AND SHANGHAI
RANEING CORPOBATION,
N. STABB
Chief Manager *Hongkong 2nd November, 1914
Longkong, 8th Mo
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