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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 24TH, 1917.
To-day, being a Public Holiday, the Post Office will be open from 8 to 9 a.m.
There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and ono collection of letters from the Pillar Boxes..
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
l'ani ulars of outgoing and incoming Mails, other than those "shown below, will not be advertised in future..
The Post Office will forward all correspondence posted by the fastest routes.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are stispended.
Tai
Tal Po
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
FOR
ON WEAK DATS ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS.
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May 23rd,
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Bank Bille, og demand
Credita, at 5 months' sight
Un Naw Yox.-.
Bank Bilbs, on demand Gredits, x1 60 dayı ogni
OF BONEAT.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Briis, qu demana OM CACESTEA,
Telegraphio L'envoler Bank Bille, or ESUARLEG
tank Bum, as night
2′′rivate, 30 daya algus
(0241
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MASPERO
FRERES LEE
4.30 PM.
7.30 A.K. kega, ô,00 †M. Letters 0.00P.M.
5.00 FIM.
9.00.
5.00 PM
ON ICAOHAMA, Ou dosans OM MANILA-la Smashuð- ON SINGAPO92-On demand ON BATAVIA-On-demand ON HAIPHON0,- On Demandl O BAIGON-On demand ON HANGKOK.- On demant Boveenian, Bank's Buying Kata Gold Laar, 100 fins, par thel
BAR BILYAN, per ches
1431
1019 17:
31% pm.n.
643
148.2
Chering Chow
Bbstaakok, Shatin and Bheungshui
Aberdeen, Auban, Ping Shan, Bai Kung
Huntin, Stanley
Catica. Samahui ad
·Macko
Kongmoon
Namtan and Sanmei
7.15 A.M.
1.30 P.M.
· 6,0u 1,M.
Excopt Saturdays
550 PM.
5.00 P.X.
10,00 AM.
9.00 AM
shamekas
4.00PM
In the ose of Mails closing before 9 a.m.
at 6 o'clook on the previous evening.
Registration closes
SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 23RD MAT, 1917.
Brocks,
PAID UP
VALU
OFFICIAL OTOTATION 10:30 AM.
CLOSING QUOTATION.
Last: DividEND.
15% int. account 1916
827 for 1915
360 for 1915
$21 for 1915.
01.26 for 1916
6)- for 1918:
150 for 1916
12.10 for year ending
30216
$12 for 1918:
34 and bonus of $2
for 916
185 and bonus of $ 1 for 1916
Ths. 74 for your ending
BANKS
Hongkong and Shanghai
$125
8703
84: 18 for 1918-
Insoranges-
350
Cantona
$350.0
$25 for 1915
Chins Fires
3200 $146, buyers
189 for 1915
Hongkong Firs
850
1325. buyers
North China
25
TU:150
$1.00.
Unions
8170
360
$217)
Yangtanen
BEIPPING
800
Douglas B.B. Co.
(891, buyer
185 int. a/o 1916/17
19812, miss
Canton Esta
$15
$174, bayeri
Indo-Chins rret
Do.
£5
25
Dat.
81073, bay
Star Ferry Co.
810 290, buyors
RAVENBRIN.—
Chian Bogars
Malaboo Bugars
$2.00 $107, sales
P30 8301
15 Po. for 1918
DOCKA, WHARVES AND GODOWNE
Kowloon Wharf Co.
H. and W. Dock Co.
8122
Shanghai Dooke
Tls 100 TL. 94, buy-
LANDS, HOT, AND BUILDING
Central Entston
$100
299
$7 for 1916
Hongkong Hotels
$50
$100, buy.
$3 for
you
Hongkong Lands
$100
$971
210
$61.b./0,40,
893
182 for 1916
€50.
$75, buyers
85.25 for 1916
Langkato
G10
T.17, buy.
T1.1 for your ending
31-10-10
el
Shelte
109.bayers
Umi Cieplan
38/
MINING
$1
Kalize
826, 6. & b
Rasbe
Tronoh
£112.65 2716
COTTON MILLA.—
Bro
ITIS. 50
Kang Tik
Tla. 10
Shanghal
Tls 50
Tls 250,buy
Tis 144, bay
T. 121, B&D
Pla 5
T. 5.80, buy.
Nil for 1915:
$12 97
Humphroys Estates
Kowloon Lands
West Points
Yangissspos
MISCELLANMOUS
China Borneos
China Lights
China Providente
Dairy Farme
Greez Taland Cement Hongkong Electri
$30
$109
66623, sales
87.80, sales
949, buyers
Hongkong Joesp Hongkong Roper ·
#25
151
810 829)
Hongkong Sleela
Hongkong
Bionem Laäzision
Talon
Waton & Co
Wm, Powell/Lfanibod
(Bingapore Currissy)
Alor Gajahs
Ayer Panna
Genesy
Кары
Bandy:
$10 26.60, válós
89.80
81
$3.40, bay.
920 86, buyers
sellers
PAID UP HAN LATEST
67 for 1916
50 cents for 1916
12/int, account 1916. 9% for 1915/18
17-înt, not, year ending
90-617
Nons since 1910 14/- int. accomi 1916.
Tis. 9′ for your anding.
31·10-18
T.4.90 for year ending
Ta. 6 for your auding FL-306 16:
60 cents for 1916 Nane sines 1905 70 cents for 1976. $3 for
81-7-16 80 cents for 1916
Hoarkong 20 Hongkong 10 Canton 20 Canton
10.04 Premium 10.100
745 discount
ONGKONG
BANKS
AND SHANGHAI
HANKING CORPORATION
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funds ----
******* $15,000,000
18,500,000
* Sterling jo
£1,500,000, #1 2/$15,000,000
38,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
COURT OF DIBmarons:
8. H. DODWELL, Esq. —Chairman. J. A FLUMMER, Esq.-Deputy Chairman, Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, ] 0. E. Gubbay, Esq. A. H. Compton, Eaq EVD Par, Esg G.T. M. Edkins, Esq. W. L. Pattanden, Esq. Kon. Mr. H, Holyok
CHIMP MANAGES : HongkongN. J. Brann, Eng.
MANAGER I
Shanghai—A, G. Srepain, Eig.
LONDON BANKER : LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG LITEREST ALLOWED,
BANKS
CAIRE
CIGARE
EGYPTE
CIGARETTES
EGYPTIENNES
AT
THE SIGN
OF
PERFECTION!
MASPERO SPECIALS"
This Advertisement is issued by The British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd..
HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITER
(TAIWAN GINZO).
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL Impezial UHARERE, 1899.
Capital Subscribed
Capital Paid-up
Reserve Fund
Yen 20,000,000 15,000,000 5,080,000
HEAD OFFICE TAIPER FORMOSA.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN-KOBE, ORAKA, TOKYO & YOKOHAMA ||FORMOSA-AKO, GIBAN, Kägi, KARENES,
KEELUNG, MARUNO, PINAN, BEIN
TAIWAN, CHIKU, TAICHU, CHINA-AMOY, CARTON, FOCDEOW
BROSSARD & MOPIN, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Saigon.
REINFORCED
CONCRETE
We are fully equipped to design and build any structure of reinforced
concrete, such as
TARG. Buildings: Godowns, factories, foundations, fames, floors, roofs of
KOW, KIUKIANG, SHANGHAI, SWarow, OTHERS-HONGKONG, LONDON, SINGAPORE, BOMBARATA, SEMARANG & NEW TORE
LONDON BANKERS Capital and Counties Bank London, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Bank
The Bank has Correspondente in the Com mercial centres of Ennis, Manchuris Inde China, India, Philippine Islands, Java, z Australa America, and elsewhere.
Interest allowed on Current Account, Fixed Deposits, and Savings Deposits at rates which
N, YANAGITA, Manager,
On Current Account at the rate of Two per will be quoted on application vent, per annum on the Daily Balance.
ON FIXED DEPcsrm.
For 8 months, 23 per cent, per anUBA.
J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1917,
THE
MERCANTILE BANKS FOR
INDIA LIMITED
Haső Orsion: 15. Gracechurch 8 Lordor
Authorised Capital
Ekabstribed
Reserve Fand
•Paid-ug
•BÄNKRIG 2
..£3,500,000 1,125,000 362,500 600,000
THE BARK OF ENGLAND, THE LONDON JOINT STOCK Barx, EixiIE
BRANCHES :
ending
Bombay Gallo Karachi Clontha Hooghong Kota Bhars Colombo Howrah 1: Kuala Lumpur Bhanghal Delhi Kazdy Madras
Pening
Hangoon
Singapore
Port Louis (Maurities),
18 for var ending
#11 for 1918
$2 and bouus on
for 1916 None for your ending 30% for 1916 7% for year
HONGLONG BRANCH,
vary deseription of Banking and Exosange business tranzosed.
INTEREST allowed on Current Apsonaia al 3 per cent, per annum og Dally Balanoes and Di endnig Fixed Deposit 5 mater khat may be ascertained do. (394-10
en sppiostica,
C. CHAMPKIN, EZ
Asting Manager.
05 een beforyasrending
231516
8125 for 191690) 70 exe for 1915 Nens vince 1914
DAVIDEND
VALUE ENDS, QUOTATION. LAAST YEAR.
Bapi
$4.25
$11.60
167.90
Aug. 270
Jan
$5.00
Doo.
$20,50
288 289
INT. DIY SÓ DATE:
VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.
1916. Hongkong, 28th May,
HE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
USABALIA AND CHINATA
HONGLONG BRANCH;
3. Des Your Bod
Hongkong, and May, 1917.
1600
residential quarters, offices, foundations in bad ground. Wharves, Bridges, Culverts, Chimneys, Tonors, Reservoirs, Bins.
Retaining Walls, Dame, etc.
Designs and estimates on application.
WM. C.
THE BANENT BASEINA BANQUE
JACK & CO.,
AGENTS, HONGKONG.
BANK
INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
260,000,000 $10,000,000
CAPITAL (Paid up).
President
GOVERNMENT BANK.
SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL MANDATH OF 15TH APRIL, 1913)
Authorised Capital.
Paid-up Capital
General Manager
HEAD OFFICE
Franica 45,000,000 André Berthelot, AJ, Pernotte.
LTD.,
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Empire Day
TO-DAY
11.30 am-Hongkong Club open to Ladies, TONIGHT
9,16 p.m.-New-Bandman Opera Co., at the Theatre Royal, The Girl from Ciros."
TOMORROW.
9.15 pm.-New Bandman Opers Co., at the Theatre Royal The Girl in the Taxi',
74, Rae Saint Lazar Saturday, 26th May:-...
PARIS BRANCHES in PEKING, SHANGHAL
TIENTSIN AND HONGKONG..
Queen Mary's Birthday (1870).
11.30 am- Pesk Trainways Co. Ltd, Meet ing of Blusteholder at the Hongkong Hotel. Non-A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd., General
Meeting at the Hongkong Hotel
HEAD OFFICE-PEKING. BEANCHES AND SUB.BRANCHES, SHANGHAI: NANKING: Chinking, Yangchow, Wusish, Waby, Anching, Tatung, Tain. kiangpo, Boosbow. HANKOW. Shashi, Tchang, Nanchang, TIENTSIK: Paoling, Tongshan, Luschsien, Trannghaien, Hring Chishain, Lanshi, Hushow Ningpo, KAIPING: Changten,
Loho, Big In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser Whit Sunday
la Développement du Commerce et de Monday 28th May
Industrie on Fratice.
General Holiday" Whit Monday
Anotion of Crown Load at Pablic LONDON London County & Westminster Tuesday, 29th May
Bank, Ltd.
Chowken TSINAN: Chowkitab Tauhsian,
Linchi, Linting, Talulan, Hamming, Chefco, Tsingtao. TAIYUAN :
maheng.
FOODHOW, CHANGCHUN: In
Newchrang. Dairen,
BANKERS
Bieling, Chinohon ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiane.
Haybin,
Antung
CANZON, KUMIYANG, PREITO, Kusiba's Baiyukasheng, ele, eto,
CANTON BRANCH.
Interest allowed on current accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application, Every descripilon of Banking businose, tra noted toana granted on approved securities. Special Facilities for Home Exchange.
[674 Hongkong 18th October, 1914.
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK,
Bain
INDORPORATED BY BOLAL CHARTER 1858
of the above Bank is eas ducted by the HONGKONG AND HEAD OFFICE LÖNDƏR
LONDON SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on application.ne Paid-up Capital ***£1,200,000 INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Beberry Fund
£1,900,000 Minimam Monthly Bases st 31 per sost Reservs Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN FICHANGE and Genezni Banking businesK KIN
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and TIXED DEPOSITA trostred for 1 year DE shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on
0th May, 1917.
Depositor may transfer at their opilos balances of $100 or more to the HowGTONG AND SHANGHAI BATX 1000 plased on FIXEJ, DEPOSIT 14 pent, per canna
For the HoxGxONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, TAKE
Chief Maunger
Hongkong Suit Normaber, 1814
Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted,
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCE,
Tel. No. 2352, Queen's Building Hengkong, 14th M181776 $695
ON BALE SOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
BERELY PEERS, JULY 16 DECEMBER
1918
With INDEL, Price 17.50.
On Sale at the HorekoN DAILY PRES
3.00 pm. Second Gymkhana Meeting at
Race Coures, Happy Valby. Sunday
27th May
Pworks Dept.
p.n-Hongkong Commerce, Granazal Chamber Room
Wednesday, 30th May
General Chamber of Meeting in the
Noon Star Ferry Co., Ltd, Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices of Mesure. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
515
p.m. Horgkong Club, Extraordinary General Meeting
Tuesday, 31st July-
Noon-Auction of Valuable Leasehold Pro- from the Liquidators of Mesara, Joe C by Mr. doo, P. Lammert,
ON, SALE
the the
HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTE
MEETINGS of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for Sion, 1915.
REVISED BY TER MEMBERS
PRICE
DAILY PRE OFFICE
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