THE
POST OFFICE NOTICE
OUTWARD MAILS,
REGISTERED and PAROEL MAILS close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD,
LONDON
COMMERCIAL
CLONING QUOTATIONS.
Talagrvobie Transfer.
Biak Billa on demand
Bank ilille at 3 days' 1'gh+
April 22nd
Rank Bills, at 4 months alght. 3/21 Croits, at 4 months sight
1918
EVENTUALLY
For
Pa
Dars
Tuesday, 3rd, 11.00
Saigon
Shinnghai & North Obs
Haiphong
Swatow
Shanghai, North Chins, Japau via Kobe, i
Honolulu Cunada, United States, Contral & South Amoricu, UBoszni { Vis BAN FRANCISCO...
Bwatow,Amoy, Formoss via Takao & Anping Fort Bayan, Huilow and Haiphong
Shanghai and North China
Shanghai and North Chiba
Straite
Tuesday, 23rd, 2.00PM Tuesday, 23rd, 5:00 PM
counourary Bills 4 molba sight 2/3
Rank Billa on demand.
418
Cradle, at 4 months' sight
413
ON NEW YORK
a
Bank Bilis on demsed
747
Credits at 80 days' sight
RA
Raat Billt, on dsinand CALCUTTA
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphie Traunder
Taenday, 23rd, 2000
Wednesday, 24th,
Registration 945 AM Letters
10.3041
Thursday, 15th, 7:10 AM Thursday, 15th, 9,40AM
Thursday 20th, 2.00
Thursday, 25th, 5.00
Friday, 50b, 11:00 A
Telegraphis Transfer
Rank Fills, un demand
| ON SHANGHAI
Rank Hills, w^ sight Private, 30 dava' aight ON YOKOHAMA --On domsud OF MANILA-On demand-Pesca ON SINGAPOR£On demand ON BATAVIA On demand — ON HAIPHONG. On demand ON SAIGON-On demand for ON BANOROR-On den and SOVEREIGNS, Fank's Raying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tanks. BAR SILVER per
Hom
1498
133
1603
11%D
17m.
1631 $44.80 Bja
Swatew, Amoy and Foochow
Philippine Islams
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN VI
NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, Canada, UNPREDI STATES,
CENTRAL
AND SOUTH
AMERICA AND EUROPE via SAN
FRANCISCO DA
Shanghai and North China
Swatow, Amoy and Forjaosa via Keelung:
per com
Friday, 26th, Noor
Friday,
232.00 PM
Saturday, 27th,
Hongkong 10 Canton
SUBSIDIART Colks.
Hongkong...20 cents, places... 8000 Premium
...8003 Diegoso,
9.45 AM 10.00 AM
Canton ..10
Registration Letters
Saturday, 27th, 2.00PM
Sunday, 28th, 9.00 A M
SHAES LIST, QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 22ND APRIL, 1918,
LAST DIVIDEND
£3 3/4 for year and
ing: 31-12-17
$25 for 1915
80.98 $0.00
WAFER BEIORJ.
April ved, at 12.15.-No returns from Japanese stations, Pressure tas decreased moderately over Formosa and the cast coast of Chins, and slightly elvember A depression is t situated to the S.W. of Shanghai, probably moving eastward; gr.dients limbers are slight.
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours anding at 10 Am to-day, 000 inch, Total sincs lit January, 3.28 inches, against na average st
22 Inches
The feroosst for the 14 hear ending at noen to-day is as followe
DISTRICT
FORMUASE.
E.& 8.E. winds,
EMBASSY { Z
No.
77
YOUR CHOICE WILL BE
Embassy
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
WD&HO WILLS.
BRISTOL & LONDON
CIGARETTES
E
HMBASSY ¿ ►
No.
77
SAVE THE COUPONS
821 for 1915
ate to fresh,
$4 int account 1917 18 dombhCoast of Chins betweenƒThe same as
Bint account 1917):
$2.10 for year ending
20417
#12 for 1916
Hongkong and Lamocks
No. 1
Bouth Coast of Chios between / The came si
Hongkong and B
This advertisement is issued by British American Tobacco Co., Ltd.
BROSSARD & MOPIN,
CIVIL ENGINEERS, KINGS BUILDINGS, HONGKONG
Telographic Address
"BROSSAND."
REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIALISTS. Agencies-SAIGON, Singapore, PEKING and TIENTSIN.
REINFORCED CONCRETE
IS ABSOLUTELY
STOCKS.
PAID BY VALGIL
QUOTATION 19.99 A.K.
CLOSING QUOTATION:
BLY84.---
Hongkong and Shanghai
.9125
$590 solters
Canton
$50
$325, buyers
China Fires
$20
3133, buy.
89 for 1915
Hongkong Fires
850
$310, bayers
827 for 1016
North Chinas
1. 10, quy
30% for 1916
Hangroog to Gap Rook
light to macder ato; ne general-
Unione
8100
$800
860.fór 1915
Yangtazes......
$80
$220, type
(2. wiadr, meder
Formoss Channel
AHIPPING —
Douglas S.S. 0.
850
Canton Steamboats
815
$21, sellera
60 cents for 1917
Indo-Chins Frel.
£5
8321, buyers
13/- int. account 1017.
Do. DeL
£5
$150, acllers
i No. 1.
Btar Ferry Co.
810
9371, wellor
China Sugars
$100
882, buyers
Malabon SogarN "AG
P30
$291, buyon
Ps 8 for 1917:
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS,
Kowloon Wharf Co.
850
882. sellers
and bonus of $4 for 1917
B. and W. Dock Co.
$123, Bellers
'85 and bonus of $7
for 1917
Phone:
2566.
Oentral Hatates
Shanghai Dooks...
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS,----
Hongkong Hotels
Hongkong Lands Hongkong Land Bed Humphreys Fatates Kowlood Lands
West Pointe
sagkata
Shella
Ural Caspians
Kailana
Hoube Tronoha
BISZON MILLA,
Вно
Tb. 100 || T.103gs.db.
Tis for year end-
6100
887.buyers
$100.
$95
875 $10
8110
ing 20417
87 for 1917
83 for year 31-12-17.
85,25 for 191727
83) making 87 for 1917]
$55. & b.
150 cents for 1917-
£30
1824 för 1917-
978
63 making $6 for 1917
GIO
Ts. 184. buy
#
100/-
£1
15/, buyers
£1
I
401, buyers
82.85, sol.
£1
32/-, bay.
2. int. account 1917
Tla, 80
T. 181. buy.
T. 20 for year ending 121-10-1700
King Tik
fis, 10
T. 102, buy
T. 2 for year ending
30-11-17
Oriental C. B. Co., Ltd,.
Tie. 150
T. 534, bay,
Ts, & for 1913-
BANKS
Bhanghai
Tia, 50
T, 138, bay
The 6 for year ending
30°8′17
Yangissepoo
KESISTLANEOUS --
Chins Borneo
Tls. 5
T.8,80, buy.
for 1917
CHINE
812
60 centa For
China Lágkta
$4.35
1916 None since 1916:
Uhins Providenta
$10
$71, buyers
170 canta for 1917
Dairy Farme
Green Inland Cement
#6 90, sel.
60 cents for 1917
Hongkong Electries
010
$49, buyers
03 for year ending
28717
Hongkong Icas
25
$220
Hongkong Roper
$10
120, sellers
125, bay.
Hongkong Steels
$10
Hongkong Trama
5020, 8/6, b
Peak Trams Old....
Do. New
Shanghai
Beam Laundriem
Tientsin
A. J. Pernotta
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue Saint-Lazare, PARIS.
BRANCHES 7: Peking
Saigon Haiphong Yunnanfa
Union Waterbomba Watson & Co. Wa. Powell, Limited
(Bingapore Camoney),
#6, bayers, 60.60, buy.
#4, sellers
25.00, bay.
$11
$8, buyers
PAIN UP YEAR
VALUR
IT. I for year ending
31-10-28
2/int account 1917. 0% for 1916/18
1/-int, act. year end.
ing 306 17
None since 1910
PROOF AND
FIRE.
OFFERS
SUBSTANTIAL RESIST
ANCE TO EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK.
Estimates on Application to the above or to the Agents.
WM. C.
JACK & CO., LTD..
14. DES YEUX BOAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG
7% on Prof. Shares BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... Francs45,000,000
22,500,000 PAID UP
es for year ending (1/3 of the Capital, Le Frames 15,000,000
subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)
31717
811 for 1017
93 for 1917 -
$1 for year sading
81617
9% int, account 1917
Lor year anding
do 204
35 cents for year anding
231017
123% for 1917
20 cents for 1817
None since 1914
ENDS. QUOTATION. TAPS YRAK.
$2,70
Luz Dry, TODAY,
Aver Panas
Gionenly Kedalis Кетрае Malaks Pinda Malakoff
Now Serendah
Pajama
Jan.
$9,50
Ook
25 pe
April
$100
June
19:00
Ang
Doc.
Bandycroft
Dod Sept $14.00 Jan
3440
Tapat Plantation Eubber in London
#10 Dec.
$4.00 $17.50
3/4
Share Brokers.
VERNON & SMYTH.
1 pa
PAG
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HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
BANKS
AND BHANGHAI
HING CORPORATION
Paid-up Caplialyum #15,000,000 Besarto Funda pa
Berling
£1,500,000, at 3/---£15,000,000 Bilen
**** 19,500,000
$34,500,000
Homarys Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS I
Hon Mr. H. HOLYOAK-Chairman, G. T. M. EDLINS, Eng.-Deputy Cisleman.
E. V. D. Paz, Esq W. L. Pattanden. Bag,
TO Butcher, E,
B. H. Dodwell, E C. 8. Gablay, Fagu Hon. Mr. D. Landale
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim
OSIM MANAGER Í Hongkong N. J. STARE, Enge
MANAGERS Bhanghai-A. G. Sraemer, Esq.
LONDON BANKER 1 LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Asscent at the rate of Two Bra), per annum on käe Daily Balangt.
ON ET Diportrs, months, Si per sent. per annuis,
BANKS
{1468
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(FATWAS GINKO).
ITCORPORATED ET SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899.
Capital Subscribed
Captul Paid-ap Reserve Fanda
Tan 20,000,0004 20,000,000 5,680,000
HEAD OFFICER TAIPER, FORMOSA V
BRANCHES,
JAPAN KOBE, OSAKA, TOKYO & YOKGELMA FORMOSA-AKO, GIHAN, Kagi, Kaznen KELUNG, MAKUNG, PINAN, Ehcar GRIKU, TAIGHD, TAIWAN, TALOW
OHINA-AKOR, CANTON, FoodHow, HAN- KOW, KIUKIANG, SHANGHAL, SWAROW OTHERS—BATAVIA, BOMBAY, Hongrong.
LONDON, SINGAPORE, BOIRAJAYA,. SEMARANG AND NEW Yose
BAN LONDON BANKERSI
Capital and Counties Bank, Lenton, and Bonds, Werterzi Bank, Parr's Bank,
Tha Bank has Correlpondeniu in the Cons mercial mentre of Rumia, Manchuria, Inf Ohios, India, Pallippine Islands, Java, Australia Ameríss, and answkara.e parks allowed on Current Account, Time: Deposits, and Savings Deponits at rsion whian - will be quoted on applivation.
N. TANAGITA Manager:
THE
N. J. STABB,
Okist Manager. Hongkong, 6th March, 1918,
MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA LIMITED.
OF
THE Business of the above Bank fa don ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimam Monably and awesome T
par sanam
Depoettors may transfer as their option HEAD Osrios: 16, Gracechurch St., London Chairman of the Board André Berthalpies of $100 or more to the HANGERS
Authorised Caplisi of Directors General Manager
Subscribed
Hongkong
BANKERS
In FRANCE: Société Général pour favoriser le Development du Commerce et de I'Industrie en Franca
In LONDON: London County & Westminster
arber Bank, Ltd.
La NEW YORK Bedmond & Co
Correspondents in the Chief Commercial Centres of the World..
AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annan
For the HowaXONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. JETABBAS
Chief Manager. Hongkong, tad November, 1914
110
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
EL300,000 1000
INCORPORATED ET BOTAL CHARTRE, 1853, HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
HBA NAMANTAR Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND,
Fald-up Capthal Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Reserve Fund E Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold Beserve Liability of Propeletern Terms on application. Pat
FOREIGN EXCHANGE And General Banking businom transacted. CURRENT ACCOUN opened and FIXED DEPOSITS reedved for 1 year or shorter periods at raten which will be quoted in spplicsdom
T. 6. DOWNING,
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. W
Special facilities for French erchange
M ROUET DE JOURNEL,
blansger
Hosoxosa PRANCH,
Queen's Building.
Chster Hol Hongkong, 11th April, 19:8.
Tel: 9300,
Hengkonz, Bab May 1987
Pald-up.
Reserve Fund
RAWEERAL
£1,500,000
1125.000
568,500 650,000
THE BAIE OF ENGLAND
TAN LONDON JOINT STOOK BANE, Izersko
BRANORMS;
Penang Bombay Galle Karschl
Langoon Calcutta Hongkong Kota Bhara Colombo Howrah KualaLumpur Shanghai Dahi Kandy Modran Singapore For Losis (Mauritius).
Нолокона Вядно, Every description of Banking and Exchange business kransactad,
INTEREST Allowed on Current Accounta at per cent per annum on Daily Balancer and on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be ascertained on applies Hon. O TEMAN
C CHAMPKIN
Acting Manager. No. 7, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 18th May, 1916,
1887
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Des York Rond Hongkong, 2nd April, 1918.
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THE BANK OF CHIN▲
GOVERNMENT BANK,
(SPECIALLY AUTHORISED ET PARIDZETIAS MANDATE OF 1āra Arxit, 1913,)
Latherhood Capital
$20,000,000
Palking Capital - 2630m $19,000,990
HEAD OFFICE. PEKING
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES SHANGRAT; NÄTKING: Chinkinng, Yangshow Wash, Why, Aushing, Aréner, Tula Hengpo," Booskow, FARKOW10 Blank Tongaars, Leankilen Teannghalen, Hring SAL" HanguzOW Welekow, Shaokals
Lanski, Hüshow, Ningpo
TRINAN : Chowkaso,
Chatoo, Teingino
Dilzen
Harbin, Teltekar, Tieling, Chimeham
CARTON, KURIANG P
A CANTON BRANCH. Interest allowed on: SEITEN) 2060IEM IRE.
Find Deportes Torms on application, Every Cateription of Banizing businem tranincisi lowas granted an approved gearition Opsahl failshot for Home Exekuage P
4163 Hongkong 13th Ostober, 1914
Printed and Published by HENRY ADOLPHUS CABEWEIGHT, for Tai HoroxONG DAILY PRES, 1rn 84 11a, DesTorax Bond Contcal, Victoria, Hongkong. Lowton Dion: 131, Fleet Street, C.