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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD, 1917.
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSINGS QUOTATIONE.
Onay, the 24th May, being a Public Holiday, the Post
will be open from 8 to 9 a.m.
There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection of letters from the Pillar Boxes.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Particulure of outgoing and inouming Mails, other than those shown below, will not he advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all correspondence posted by the fastest routos.
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empite are suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
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Tai Po
Cheung Chow
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Aberdeen, Autan, Ping Bhan, Sai Kung
Bantis, tauley
ON WEEK-DAYS ON SUNDAYS de klutzways
5.00-PM
10.00 A.M.
4,00 FM.
4.00 PM
30.
ON LONDON.
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank Billa, un demnaud-
Bank Bum, at 90 anys, night
May 2nd.
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UF NEW YORK-
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On SHANGHAI-
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Macho
Longmon
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5:00 PM
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Letters 9.00P.M."
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7.15 AM.
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5.00 P..M
JOLE LEAN, 100 Rus, por tani
dar dirYBE, per 08,
·Bad..
620 PM,
.,5.00 P.M
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--9,QUAM,
400 1,01
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In the case of Mails closing before 9. a.m.
at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
Registration closes
SHARE LIST.--QUOTATIONS.
Honɑzone, UND MAY, 1917.
← INSURANON'S,———
Cantons
China Firon
Hongkong Fires
North Chinan
Unions
Tangazo
SHIPPING
Douglas 8,8. Co.. Canton Steamboats
Indo-Chlin Pres.
Do. Da!
mu
Pur wazul
Hongkong 20 sente pin. 80.02 Premium Hongkong 10
Canton
PAID UP
VALE
OFFICIAL QUOTATION
CLOSING
Canton
10.30 AM
QUOTATION,
LAST DIVIDEND."
QULS
$40 3107), & b.
$27 for 1915
8 for 1916
150 for 1916
2.10 for year anding
30-4-16
Hongkong and Shanghai--
$125
24 16 for 1916
$50
$350
1825 for 1915.
$20
$146, buyer
99 for 1915
08925. bayers
T. 150
15% jat. sccount 1916
$100
#69
8870, bayar #217
880 for 1915
921 for 1915
950 $81, bayern
105 int. afe 1918/17
$1.25 for 1916
3174, . & b
£5
£5
Biar Farry Co.
$31, buyers
China Sugars
#160
$107, le P30301
Malabon sugarn
Kowloon Wharf Co.
850 879, sellers
H. and W. Dook Co.
Shanghai Dooks
Th, 100
Tl.231, bay,
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS-
Central Estates
$100
Hongkong Hotels
"250
8100), bay.
$3 for
Hongkong bands.
$100
8974
Humphreyn Esaten
861, bayers
Kowloon and sayi
830
899
West Point
850
$75, buyer
OHAR
010
Langkat s
Tls.17, bay
T1. 1 for year anding
311016
-109,
2/ int account 1916
DOCKS, WHARTS: LED GODOWNS,
Shell
Ural Caspha
31/6, buper
$2.65
2716
812 for 1918 · 5 Fa. for 1916
84 and bonus of $9
for916
85 and bonus of 86
for 1916
Tis, 7 for year ending
50-416
$7 for 1916
year
87 for 1816
50 Banter for 1918
2 for 1918
65.25 for 1016
9% for 1915/16
-int.net.voureading 20/80-61777 qt None slave 1910
4-ins, account 1916
Ths. 9 for year ending
31-10-16
T. 0.90 for year ending
Tis.: 6 for year ending 130618 Nil for 1915
ONGKONG
BANKS
Paid-up Capital
$0.10
16.45 discount 36 80
BANKS
AT
THE SIGN
OF
PERFECTION!
MASPERO SPECIALS
This Advertisement is issued by The British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.
SHANGHAIHE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITE)
HKING CORFORATION.
Reserve Funda cine
Sterling
(Fatwas GINIO).
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL
CHARTER, 1899.
$15,000,000
Capital Subscribed
Capital Paid-up
£1,500,000, si 2/15,000,000 **$18,500,000
Silver
$33,500,000 Bocorre Liability of Proprietor $15,000,000
COURT OF DIEMOTORS:
8. H. DODWELL, Esq. — Chairman.
J. A. PLUMMER, Eng-Deputy Chairman, Hon. Mr. G. E. Auton, C. S. Gabbay, Eng AH. Compton, Euq, E. V. D. Parr, Eng G. T. M. Edkins, Bag. W. L. Pattendes,
Hon. Mr. H. Holyoak.
CHEF MARAJINI:: Hongkong-N, J, SPAN, Fag.
MANAGER 1 Shanghai G. STEPHEN, Eng.
Reserve Funda
Yon 20,000,000
15,000,00
5,080,000
HEAD OFFICE TAPEH FORMOSA
* BRANCHES:
JAPAN KORE, OSAKA, TOLTO & YOKOHAMA, FORMOSA-AKO, GIBAN, KAGI, KARENZE,
KEELUNG, MAKUNG, PINAN, SEIN
BROSSARDI& MOPIN,
Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Saigon,
REINFORCED
CONCRETE.
We are fully equipped to design and build any structure of reinforced
concrete, such as
residential quarters, offices, foundations in bad ground.
UKIKU, TAICHU, TAIWAN, TAKO, Buildings: Godowns, factories, foundations, frames, floors, roofs off SAUL
HAN CANTON, CHINA-AMOT,
KOW, KIDXiane, Buanghai, Swazow, HONGKONG, LONDON, SINGAPORE, SOMRABAIA, SEMARANG & NEW YORK.
LONDON BANKER VERS LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
· HONGKONG Invest ALLOWED.
OTHERS-
LONDON BANKERS;
Wharves, Bridges, Culverts, Chimneys, Towers, Reservoirs, Bins.
Capital and Counties Bank, London, and Retaining Walls, Dama, etc.
South Werkorn Bank, Parr's Bank
The Bank has Correspondents in the Com mercial centre of Russia, Manchuria, Ind China, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Austral » America, and sleawizera, N
Interest allowed on Currant Account, Fixed Deposits, and Savings Deposits at rates which
N. YANAGITS,
On Current Acerans at the rate of Two per will be quoted on application cent, per annum on the Dally Balance,
ON FIND Dmposize. montbs, 24 per cent, per annum.
BTABE Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 28th February, 1917,
MERCANTILE
THE
INDIA LIMITED.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
3, De Your Rond
* Manager,
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917.
1600
Designa and estimates en application.
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
BANK
AGENTS, HONGKONG.
INDUSTRIELLE
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THE BANK OF CHINA BANQUE CHIND.
GOVERNMENT BANK.
BesCIALLY AUTHORISED 27 PEEBIDENTIAL BANK - VGA MANDATE OF 15TH APR, 1915.)
#60,000,000 $10,000.000
HEAD OFFICE: 16, Grasechurch B., Lendor
Authorised Capital
Subscribed
Beserve Fanditi
Paid-up
1600.000
125,000 562.500 600,000
MINING
Kallane
'Barbe
Tronch
COTTON MILLS mes
Dwo
Tia 180,buy.
Kung Yik
FT15:10
Tha 144, bay
Bhanghai
Tls. 50
T. 121, bay
Tis. 5.
T5.80, bay.
$7.40
60 cents for 1916
Chins Lights
Chins Providents
70 cents for 1916
Dairy Farms
#3 for year ending
31-716
Bombay Galle Karachi - Caleat Hongkong Kota Bhar
Green Island Griment
$7.90
Hongkong Ferien
$10 849, s. & b..
for year anding -23-2-17
Penang Bangoon Colombo Howrah Kunja Zumpar Shanghai
Kandy
Bings porn Delhi Port Lenin (Mauritius).
Hongkong Fo
$151
Tanglespoo
China Borneos
MIBORULANĦOUS.
Hongkong Ropes.
Hongkong
Bledly
Hongkong TeamLE Peak Tram Ok
Bow Now... Blomm Laundrien a
Union Waterbonin Walmon di Carta Wm. Poroll Limfied
RUBBERS. (Bingapore CurrERTY
Alor Gajmhe Ayse Paint
Kempan
Malaka Pini
New Serende Is
Bandyreofi
kapan
Plantation Babber lá
$5.60, & b
39.80
$6.40, buy.
$16
10:
867.8.&b.
#7 865, sellers
PAID UP YAK
LATEST.
None since 1906
sents for 1916
$11 for 1916
$2 and bonus of $1
for 1916 Neas for year ending
90% for 1918
BANKERS
· THE BANK OF ENGLAND, WAAR THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIN1702
Honɑzonë SHANDE;
beriman manancied
Erary description of Hanking and Exokanga
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts al 7% for year endnig per cent per annum on Daily Balances and be
do, 1804-16 Fixed Deposits at rator that may be certains 25 cents for year ending on application.
31.5 16
8125 for 1916
70 penis for 1915
INone since 1914.
DIVIDEND
INT. DIV.
70 DAK
20 p, m
VALUK | Embe. QUOTATION. LAST YEAR.
$11.60
15 p.0
2.70 $4,30
VERNON & SMYTH Share Brokers.
G. CHAMPEIN
Arting Manager
Hongkong, Soil May, 1916;,
T
HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, WAUSTRALIA AND CHINA D INCORPORATED BY BOTAL Crastir, –1863
FEMINAGA £1,200,000 EL 000,000 CL300,000
lity of Proprietors FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gestal Banking
CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened, sad TIXED DEPOSITS recived for 1 year of alorier periods að rates which will be anoted on application.
TCDOWNING:
8th May, 1917.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital am
we ne
- HEAD OFFICE PEKING, BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES, SHANGHAI NANKING: Chinking, Yangohow, ***** Wcuish, Wuhu, Anthing, Talung, Teln Kingpo, Soochow HANKOW: Shashi, TIENTSIN Packing, Nanchang
Chiabain
Huchow
Haing
Shaohsin,
CAPITAL Pald up)
President
Frans 45,000,000 André Barthelot,
General Manager
A. J. Pernotte.
HEAD OFFICE 74 Rue Saint Lazare
PARIS.
BRANCHES in PEKING, SHANGHAI,
TIENTSIN AND HONGKONG
BANKERS
Chowkowane In FRANCE: Société Générale v
Finar, Lintring,
Chowkrun, Tauksen,
ar favoriter
le Développement du Commeros, et de
Industrie en France.
Bank, Ltd.
In ITALY Banca Commerciale Italiana;
Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO DAY
Noon-Wa. Powell, Ltd, Meeting of Share-
holders,
5.30 pm Royal Hongkong Golf Club,
Annual General Meeting.
6 p.m.—Organ Recital silihe Unión Church..
TO-NIGHT
9.15 p.m.-New Bandman Orom Co., at the **Theatre Royal. "The Bing Boys Are
Here
ARTO-MORROW.
Empire Day,
13,30 Hongkong Club open to Ladies. 9.15 pm Now Bandman Opers Co., at the.
Theatre Royal The Girl from Ciros,
Saturday, 26th May
Queen Mary's Birthday (1876).
11.30. Peak Tramways Co., Ltd, Meet ing of Shareholders withe Hongkong Hotel.
A Br
Nom
6. Watson & Co, Ltd., General
Meeting as the Hongkong Hotel.
Sunday,
27th May
Whit Sanday
Conday, 28th May **-
Tamiey, 29th May:
Nong
Genoral Chamber of
3pm-Auction of Crown Land at Publis
Tainion, Haiming, Chefoo, Teingimo. TAITUAK:
FOOCHOW
CHANGCHEN: In LONDON London County & Wertminster Whit Monday. Kiring Moulden, Newchwang Dairen Harbin
Chinnbow, Taimikar. Tilings
KUBITAKO,
PEKING, etc., etc.
CANTON BRANCH, NADA, Interest allowed on current accounts and Fixed Deposits. Torma on application, Every description of Blaking burner fra moted Josas gaunted an approved securities Special facilities for Home Exchange..
Hongkong 18th October, 1914,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
T674
A THE Business of the above Bank is sce Linched by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION, Bales may be obesined or eppiroskion,
INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the Linkinson - Monikly Balstown at 81 par sent
Deporfforo may - Krander as their opkins balances of 100 cr more to the HorGION FAND SHANGHAI Bank lo be planed on 21IE!!
DEPOSIT
For the oNGKONG
Hostkang
CORPORATION,
General
Chamber Hom
304% May
Meeting in the
Fixed Deposite Terms on sppileštion.
Interest, allowed on Current Aocznuts and Ferry Co., Ltd., Meeting of Every description of Banking and Exchange
business transected.
..!
M. BOUET DE JOURNEL. Manager. HONGKONG DRANCE, 5, Queen's Building, Hangkong, 14th May, 1917,
BAIT
Tel No. 2352
[695
OUND VOLUMES α the HONGKONG BALLS TO DROP MBA 1916, 74
With Judas, Pries #7,503
- Neka the Humorone Daur Pare
Shareholders at the Ofloss of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd
5.16 p.m. Hongkong Cluby Extraordinary
General Meeting, Tuesday, ălat July
Now Amotion of Valuable Leasehold Pro
perly from the Liquidstorm of Messrs. Jones & Cy by Mr. Geo. P. Lammert.
ON BALK
HONGKONG HABBARD REPORTS
MEETINGS of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Son 1915
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