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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
OUTWARD MAILS.
THE
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10pm, 1917,
COMMERCIAL.
*CLOBING QUOTATIONE.
ON LONDON.***
Telegraphlo Transfor
Bank Bills, on demand
September Sib
Bank Billa at 30 days' right
Bank Fills at 4 months sight
B2
FOR
Prz
Kaitong
Luchove
DASM
Tuesday, 11th, 10.00.À m Tuesday, 11th, 1000 ▲ 1
Aayo Maru
Tuesday, 11th, 11.00 ▲
Chawan.
Bhidricia Mars
Tuesday, 11th, 260 P M
Wednesday, 12th, 10,00 AM
Thor
Juichon
Hollow, Pakuoi und "Esipnoe
Swatow and Bugkok
Japan via Moji, Honolulu, Hilo, Sau Francisco, Saline Cruz, Balboa,
Pisco Aries, Iquique NÄ
Calba
Valparaiso
Shanghai and North China
Formosa vin Keelung, Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria, BC., and Beattie
*San Francisco (Direct) -
Weihaiwal, Cheloo and Tientsin
BHANGHAI, Noatu CHINA, JAPAN
የነቢ
NAUABARI, CANADA,
UNITED STATED, CENTRAL and SOUTH Empress of Japan AMERICA and ECROPE Vis VANCOUVKS)
Shanghai, North Chinn, Japan via Kobe,
Honolulu and *San Francisco...
Swatow, Amoy and Formons via Keelung Swatow, Amoy. Formos vis Takao & Auping
Hoihow and Haiphong..
Shanghai and North China
Fauror
Wednesday, 11th, 100A
Wednesday, 1 th, 10.0A
Credite, at months sight Iocumentary “Rill■ 4 mm bietka” might, 3 OF PARIS-
Bank Bills, on demand
O at 4 months' sight
YOBL
Bauk Bill, on demand Credlin at 60 days' tight ON BONDAY.--
ON
Telegraphie Transfer Bann, da demand
Bank bills, os demand
phis Transfer
OR BHANGRAL
Bank Bill, sight
Privabo,
30 days sight
ON TOKOHABAO domand UN MANILA, ----On demand-Ponos MOS SINGAPOSE On demand
Wednesday, 12th,
khoggi la alin. 9.45 Lotion
:
J030 A M
Wednesday, 12tli,
Registration. 015 AM Letters
Hapa M
UN BATAVIA.-On demand ON HAIPHONG-On demand ON SAIGON.-On daanud
ON BANOKOS-On demand SOVEREIGN, Bank's Buying Rate Goup Exar, 100 fee, ser sol BAR SILVES per oz
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
+39
4534
nom
Dom
XIOM.
1472
151
1312
1801
11% pm.
5% pr
$6.90%
per cent.
237,60
498
Hongkong...20 cents, pisos... $0.00 Premiu Hongkong...30 1 $0 08
Caulon 20
Joshin Maru
Soska Muru.. -...
Hanor
Thursday, 13th, 200
Thursday, 18th, 950 A M
Thursday, 13th 3.00 PM
Thursday, 13th,
Canton.....20
*EUROPE via SIDERIA; Suicia June Pau, di juday, 11th Bept.
Sinkiany ...
Hugistration Lelters
30JP A
BANKS.-
SHAKE LIST.-QUOTATIONS. HONGKONG, STH SEPTEMBZE, 1917.
LÄST DIVIDEND,
PAID UP
STOCK8.
VALUS.
USFICIAL AJUSTATION
JO
CLOSLIG QUOTATION.
**
3/ inh lực 1317
825 for 1913
***
* for 1816
Hongkong and Shanghai
LaSUBANCES.-
Canton
China Fires
Hongkong Fires North ChinaM Unions Yangtzes...
BHIPPING.
17+
Douglas S.S. Co. .....
Canton Steambonis Indo-China Prof.
Do.
Def.
E
Star Ferry Co.
---
+4
REFINERIES,—
China Sugars
+3
www
200
4
ብቁ
$75, sailors
$320
132
630ப்
100
$790, sollers
27 for 1915
(lb, ut. magcaat 1918
800 for 1215
1 for 1815
#5 Int. a/c 1916/17
$1.25 for 1916
ON BALL
80.30 Discount $0.00
A CARLS OF TRE
RATE 8 OF EXCHANGE
AT HONGKONG
10%
DEMAND DRAFTA ON BOMBAY -
On the Day preceding she Departure of the English Mails from the Year of the Olosing of the Indian Minta to the #free! Coinage of Silver
PROM 1883 20 1908;
ALBO
RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD. LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Information,
Pxion 81. Cha”,
On Bals as the "Daily Przes " Office
$81
817
$35
16;- for 1916
489
50% for 1916
$29
u for your ending
50417
of Local Bookssilera,
$02
29
> Pa. for 1vIC
84 and bonus of $2
$50
$721/74, mal
For 1916
T. 76
# ****** * **** ** ** 18802889 4
+
T
机
Malabon Sagara...
DOCES, WHARVES AND GODOWNŁ-
Kowloon Wharf Co.
H and W. Dock Co.
Shanghai Docks ...
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS,--
Hongkong Hotels
Central Estates...
Hongkong Landa
+44
***
**
J
Hongkong Land Reclamation
Humphreys Estates
Kowloon Lands
West Points
B
+1+
OILA.-
Langkata
Sholla Ural Caspians
MINING-
Kailanu
Haubs Troach
COTTON MILLA
Ewo
Kung Yik
Oriental C. B. Co., Ltd. Shanghai
Yangtszepeo
MISCELLANEQUE.
China Borneos China Lights China Providents
Dairy Farms
10
1N
201
Green Laland Ceramb Hongkong Electrics
Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropes
Hongkong Steels
Hongkong TramE-
101
Peak Trams Old ...
Do New..
Steam Laundriss
Union Waterboats Watson & Co. Wm. Powell, Limited
: : :
199
# 1 !!
-
Tla 100
$100
ས་ ང་
#80
*94, sellers
$85, bayara
8116
$33
$78, buyers
Th. 14
108 6,buyers
*BZ-
40/-, bayers
$2.69, sellers
2516
$12 for 1916
$5 and bonus of $6
for 1916
1'ls, 71⁄2 for year ending
Sudju
37 for 1916
$3 for your
pink, socvant 1917
8.25 for 1918
ju cents for 1916
FOF AVLU
163 lat account 1917
The
THREE
ASTLES
Virginia Cigarettes
The Cigarette with the Pedigree:
SIR MARTIN. FROBISHER-
Dreamer but man of action, too, restless as the seas he searched for passages unknown. Valiant servant of his Queen and withal a First-class Fighting Man. Yo
ou may search the world and find no better cigarette than the "Three Castles- therein Virginia Tobacco, at its best, claims a preference over Turkish or any other kind. To him who smokes many (or to him who smokes few) none other serves his taste so well. R
"There's no sweeter Tobacco comes from: Virginia and no better Brand than the "THREE CASTLES”
WN. Thackeray
WD&HQWILLS Bristol & London England.
"The Virginiens"
10 Cig
This advertisement is issued by the British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.
BROSSARD & MOPIN,
Beinforced Concrete Specialists, Singapore and Saigon.
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,
BANKS
HONGKONG
AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Paid-up Capital...
Reserve Funds!--
Sterling
104 ***
$15,000,000
£1,500,000, #12/---$15,000,000 Silver ...
$18,500,000
$33,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. 8. H. DODWELL--Chaleman. Hon. Mr. F. H. HOLTOAK-Deputy Chairman, Hon. Mr. G. E. Anton, O. 8. Gabby, Esq. F. C. Butober, Esq. E. V. D. Pars, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
T1. 1 for year ending Wharves, Bridges, Culverts, Chimneys, Towers, Reservoirs, A. H. Compton, Esq
31-10-26
izi- int, secount 1916 9% for 1916/16
1/- ink, and, year ending
3617
Nono since 1910
d. bal. sooouun 1926
Tha for year enaing
31.1016
#
Cla. 50
T. 160, nel
Th. 10
T. 14, buy.
T. 36, buy.
T. 129
T. 5, buy.
Nil for 1915
Th.50
IT. DU
Tla. 5
$48, sales
1111 11
$12
15
M
BIO #7+
$8
$7, sellers
#20
$28
$149
r
$10
+
#201
$10
$10%, buyers
$5.90, exles
$1, sellers
$0.90
#3, buyers
86
$64, tellers
KURSIER. (Singapore Currancy),
Alor Gajahs
Ayer Panas Genealy
Kedah...
Кетрая
Malaka Finda
PAID UF YEAR LATEST VALUR ENDO. QUOTATION.
Malakoff
New Serendah
Bandycroft
Tapah
Plantation Robber in Londe
1.0.90 for yase ending
20-11-16
Tla. 6 for 1913 Tis. 6 for yene anding
'60 wanis for 1918
Nona einde 1906
70 cents for 1916
$3 for year ending
31-2-16
80 cents for 1916
$8 for year ending
23-9-17
$2 int. s/o 1917
$1 int s/o 1917,
$1 for year ending.
814-17
9% int, afo 1917
7% for year ending $5eente for year oading
81517 $1.95 for 1916 170 ments for 1918.
None since 1914
DIVIDEND
FOX LAST YEAR.
INE. DIV. TO DATE
$5
Sept. $430 xd
Jan $11.50
65 pic 23 p. c.
40 p. c.
Oct.
$2.50
10.p. a
April 84.10 .d.
June
$8.75
Aug.
$3,00
25 p. c. 20 p
Doc.
$4.70
Dec
$4.50 0.1
10 p. c.
Jan.
$450x.d
· 5p.e
Deo
$29.00
2,8
10.p.c
VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.
Bins.
Retaining Walls, Dams, etc.
Designs and estimates on application to the Agent -
G. T. M. Elkins, Esq.
[CHIEF MANAGER :"
Hongkong-N.J. STAND, Esq.
MANAGER.I Shanghai-A, G. Staran, Erg.
LORDON BAMIRE ;
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER
BANQUE
14. DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
INDUSTRIELLE CHINE.
Dog
BANKS.
DE
CAPITAL († Prið up} ... Francs 45,000,000
***
of the Capital eubsribed by the Government
of the Chinese Republic). Chairman of the Board)
André Berthelot, of Directors General Manager A. J. Pernotta
HEAD OFFION:
76, Ene Baint Lazaro, FARIE, BRANCHES:
PEKING,
SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, HONGKONG, SAIGON.
megang
BANKERS:
In FRANCE: Bociété Générale pour favoriter le Développement du Commerce et de Pledustrie en Franen,
In LONDON: London County & Westminster
Bank, Lid
La NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.
fn ITALY: Hanes Commerciale Filiaza.
·Telegraphio Address : CHIBANKIND.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
{97
THE Business of the above Bank is con-
ducted by the HONGKONG AND Rules may be obtained on application, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
BANE, LIMITED.
Honorowa INTEREST ÁLLOWED,
A: B
Three Castles
Cigarettes
W.D.D HOWills
Dritta London
BANKS
▼HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(TAIWAN GINZO).
INCORFORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899.
Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Reserve Funds
**
Ten 20,000,000*:
15,000,099 8,080,900
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, FORMORA
BRANCHES:
JAPAN-KOBE, OSAKA, TORTO & TOKOHAMA. FORMOSA-Axo, GIBAN, Kagi, Kazenze, KLUNG, MARUNG, FIBAN, SHIK- CHIEU, TAICHU, TAIWAN, TAKOW, TAMBUL CHINA-AXOY, CANTON, FOOOHOW, HAN. KOW, KURIANG, SHANGHAI, SWATOW OTHERS-HONGKONG, LONDON, BINGAPORE SOBRABAYA, SEMARANG & NEW YONE
LONDON BANKERS, Capital and Counties Bank, London, we South-Western Banks, Parr's Bank,
The Bank has Corrarpondents in the Com marelal centren of Russia, Manchuria, Indo- China, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Australiaş- America, and elsewhere.
On Current Account si the rate of Two per Deposits, and Savings Deposits at into which
Intercot allowed on Current Account, Fire senk, per annum on the Daily Balando.
ON FIND Derostra. For 3 months, 24 per cent, per aJEN KÄRIL
B
50
11
19 11 4
N. J. STABE.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 13th July, 1917.
19
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the THE MERCANTILE Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cent.
per annum.
BANK
OF
INDIA LIMITED.
Depositors may transfer at their option HEAD OFFICE: 16, Gracechurch St, London balances of $100 or more to the HoruKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to ho placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum.
For the HoseKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914. [16
THE
Anthorised Capital
Subscribed
持
Paid-up
Reserve Fund
BANKEES:
will be quoted on application.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
IN. YANAGITA. Manager.
[690
8, Des Tax Road. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1917./
THE BANKO GHINA
GOVERNMENT BANK.
(SENCIALLY AUTHORISED et PBEHDENTIAL. MANDATE OF 15TH APRIL, 1918.)
Authorised Capital
£1,500,000
Paid-up Capital
1,125,000
562,XXI
600,000
THE BANK OF ENGLAND,
THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BAKE, LIMITED.
BRANCHES
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Calcutta Hongkong Kota Bhara Rangoon
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAETER, 1858. HRAD OFFICE LONDON.
H
Paid-up Capital...
£1,200,000 Reserve Fund
£1,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors €1,300,000
Bombay Galle Karachi !Penang Colombo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Shanghai Delhi Kandy Madres Singapore Port Louis (Mauritius).
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
$60,000,000 $10,000,000
HEAD OFFICE -PEKING. BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES, SHANGHAI: NANKine: Chinklang, Yangshow. Warish, abg, Anshing, Laing, Tin. kingpo, Boochow HANKOW, Shady
Nanning Taxes: Faoling, Longshan, Laanhalen, Tea ghalon, Tange
ial TARGOROW: Weishow, Shachais Chiahsin, Lauchi, Hushow Nlugpo, KAINENG Changtoh, Binyang, Loko Chowken. Teman: Chowisan, Tunktion,
Linising.
Trinian,
Yikesk Chatoo, Taingia, TAIVUAN; Россном. СКАНОСКОН Kirin, Kouden, Newrohwang, Dairents Harbin, Trishar, Tialing, Chinakow, Antang CANTON, KURIYANG, FAXING Keelawa Bulyaansheng, eiz, eta-
CANTON BRANGE Interest sllowed on current konanie and
Interest allowed on Carreni Account VTOLEIGN EXCHANGE and General and on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be Fixed Deposits, Terms on appliestion, Brery
Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. bury design i Banking and Exchange
business
H. BOUET DE JOURNEL, Manager
HUNGRONG BRANCE,
Queen's Euildings.co
5, Chaler Rond Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.
Tel No. 2352,
1896
Barking business transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received For 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted an application
T. C. DOWNING, benager.
Hongkong, 8th May 1917.
[147
at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balances INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts,
ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 26th May, 1918.
1887
deseription of Ranking besines frunmetod, Towns granted on spproved socurities." Epool a facilition for Home Exchange
Hongkong 18th October, 1914.
1839
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