POST OFFICH NOTICE.
EMPIRE
DAY.
The General Post Office will be open on Saturday, 24th inst., until Noon only.
The District Post Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.- and from 5p.m. to 6p.m. with the exception of Kowloon Office. which will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. only.
There will be one delivery from District Offices at noon. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Allied soldiers in the various hospitals in Siberia are badly in need of reading matter. Any bocts, newspapers, etc. for their. use handed in at the G. P. O will be packed and forwarded to them free.
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REGISTERED and PARUEL MAILS close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwis statef....
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MAY · Z6TH, 1919.
COMERCIAL
OPENING QUOTATION
Ch Lowpoitmi
Telegraphic Truuntur.
Bank Bille, on demand · Bank Bui, at 30 days' sight- Bank Bills, at 4 months' sighs Credita, at 4 months" sight Documentary Bills, 4 monthe" sight 877 OR PARIS
Bank Bills, en darmand Credits, at 4 months' sight OF NEW YORK-
Bank Bill, on demand Credits, at tu days" sigös OF BORBAT-
Talographic Transfer Bank Bijls, os demand OF CALOUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer Beak Bill, on demand OF BEANORAL-
Banke Billa, at sight
UN YOKUKAKL—On demand
HT
Privace, 30 day night
159
ON MATILL-On demand-Pass
169
ON SINGAPORE—On demand;
OF BARATIA-On demand
Or Haterona.-On demand
On-Samoon.—On demand
OF BANGKOK-On demană“
8077LEGES, Bank's Baying Rats - $35.60) Gato Lwar, 100 ans, par tal
BAREILYER par on
Per ceat.
SCESIDIARY Corsa,
Hongkong 20 cents piece
Hongkong...10
$47.40
510.
80.00 Discoun*.
INWARD MAILS.
FRox
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Day:
Benelerch
Karin Marn
Kaga Mari
25th May.
6th, Mar.
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Canion 20.
- 5.08
Canton 10
13
0.00
OUTWARD MAILS:
For
Pex
DATE
Europe, via Negupatam
JAPAN
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A HIGH GRADE
VIRGINIA:
THE
GARRICK
CIGARETTE
VIRGINIA BLEND
Fort Bayard
*Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon Mauritius, *SouthAfrica, India via Dhanushkodi, Bombay, Aden and *Egypt...
Horaits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, South Africa, India via Dhanushkodi, Egypt & EULOPE via SUEZ...
Chefoo and Tiantain
Shanghai and North Chins
Tourans
*Swatow, Shanghai and North China Shanghai, and North China...
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Keelung
Philippine Luanda
CANADA, UNITED STATE, CENTRAL and}
SAN FRANCISCO
-
SOUTH AMERICA
*EUROPE via
*Shanghal and North China.
Shanghai and North China
Swatow and Bangkok
Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
Grabow sho Straits
Chefoo and Cienisin
and North China
Straits, Bangkok Ceylon, Mauritius
A EUROPE Via SUEZ
India via Dhanushkodi.
Philippine Islands
Registration ** Letters
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Saturday, 24th,
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ITO-DAY.
4pm-Polo Club Gymkhana'at the Race
Course, Happy Valley.
Empire Day.
Curnette..."
Diluara
Saturday, 24th, 9.00 am Saturday, 24th,
Lycaon
Cheongshing Fingehous..
Yangtze Kinni
Tunmaking. Kiukiang Amakusa Maru Furnaang
Tabuno Maru
[lopsang
Tear
Hupeh
Haitan
Chongte
Huicho
Sunning
Raja Mari
Hai Hona
Loongian Kwan:se...
Begistration 45 Letters
...10:30 AM Saturday, 24th, 11.00 AM Saturday, 24th, Noos
Sunday, 25, 9.00 R Bunday, 25th, 900 AM Sunday, 26th, 9.00 AK Sunday, 25 8.00 X Monday, 98th. 200 M
Monday 28th.
Registration... 215 P Letters
... 3.00 PX Monday,
5.00 76th, PX Tuesday, 21thi 11.00 AM Tuesday, $7th, 11.00
AX
Tuesday 17th 1.00 RM
Wednesday, 8th, 11.00 AM Wednesday 88th 2.00M Thursday, 29th; 11.00 2 M
3.th
Friday,
Registration
9.43.
Letters
10.3 AM Friday.
31th 1.00 FM Friday, 30th, 200 Saturday, 3165,00 г M
JUNE
3rd, 1100 M ird. Neon-
South
Sustus Amoy and Foochow
Philippine Islands
Shanghai and North China
Bwatow xari *Banglade
Limayel me Tuming
Teridas, Tuesday,
Atquita, *Bangkok, Ceylon Mauritius, Routh Africa India via Dhanushkodi,
Faypt and EUROPE SUEZ
Mentur
The Parcel Mail will be closed on Madaykule, si a pml. %.
Tuesday,
3rd Neox
Shanghai and North Chins.
Suivira
Thunday, 8th, 11.00 AM
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name, only.
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From Staungwan Western Branch P. O.
For
OF WEEK-DAYS ON SUNDAY ON HOLIDAYS
JT.30 A
Macao
1.30 P.X
8.30 A.M.
17.30 A.M.
Canton and Bamahui
18.30 P.M.
"9.30 P.M.
9.30 P.M.
Tại Ping Tung
Sbek
..
9.30 P.M. 8.00 P.M.
Kongmoon
Kaukong...
Wuchow...
8.00 P.M 6.00 FM Except Saturday
4.00 P.M
9.30 PM. 9:30 P.M. 3.00 P.M. 6.00 P.3.
17.30 AM.
1.30 PM. 7.30AM... 9.30 AM 9.30 P.M 9.30 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 FM.
10.00 A.M.
400 ̊F.M.
in the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. Registration "cioses at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
ELECTRICAL FITTINGS
For the latest types of Lamps and Fans.
Cour Electrical Show Room at 14, Des Vœux Road.
Prepare for the warm weather and
TO-NIGHT.
9.16 p.m.-Viatoria Theatre. 9.15 pm-Coronet Theatre.
Thursday, May 29th
11.30a.m.-"Star Ferry Co., Ltd. Meeting. of Shareholders at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Noon-Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Hongkong Hotel."
Thursday, June fad
6.15pm-Hongkong Horticultural Society,
Annual General Meeting.
DISTINCTLY HIGH CLASS
MADE BY HAND
Lambert Butler
SOLD
&
ENGLAND.
BY ALL TOBACCONISTS.
Zala advertisement is fawned by British-American Tokioco Cai, (China), Ltd.
THE BANK OF FAIWAN, LIMITED BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE THE BANK OF CHINA HONGKONG
(TAIWAN
INCORPORATED NY SPECIAL ÎMPERIAL
-Cœlster;~1999; -----
Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up)... -- -- Reserve Fanda
CHINE (FRENCH BANK).
**
Yen 20,000,000 $7,500,000
6,630,000
Brandrisso -CAPITAL PAID UP
LA
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA
BRANCHES :
JAPAN--Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka,
Moji.
FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Finan, Shinchika, Haking, Trisha, Tainan, Takow, Tamani, Tohyan, Ako. CHINA-Shangha Esakow, Kiukiang
Amoy, Foochow Swatow, Canton. OTHERS Hongkong, Bangkok, Singapore, Soerabaja, Semarang, Batavis, Bom- bay, London, New York, N LONDON BANKERS: CAFETAL AND Counties Banx LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN BANK, PARK'S BAKE.
The Bank has Correspondents in Cour- mercial Centres in the European Continent. In Rais, Manchuria, Tringtao, Chosen, Japan, Indo China, Siam, India, Philippine Islands, Jar and other Dutch Indien, Australis, In America, Africa; de.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits at rates which will be quoted on application.
· NAUKICHI YANAGITA,
3, Des Faux Boad
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Manager.
Hongroue April 1st 1819.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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F. 73,000,000 F, "37,800,000 (1/3 of the Capital, La, F. 15,000,00) abscribed by the Govenment of the Chinese Bepablic.).."
Chairman of the Board
of Directors General Manager.
† André Barsbaloa
A..J. Pernotte
HEAD OFFICE:
76, Bus Saint-Lazare, PARIS, BRANCHES: Faking
Shangha! Tien bela Hongkong Hanoi Canton
Salgon Haiphong Yunnanka Vladivostock Foochow
BANKERS:
FRANCE: Bociété Général pour favoriser In Development du Commerce et de Findustrie en France.
LONDON: London County Westminster de
Parr's Bank, Lai,
London Joint City & Midland Bank
Ltd,
La NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.
Corrorpondents in the Chief Commercial
Centres of the World.
Telographie, Address: CHIBANKIND, Interest on Carrens Accounts and Fixed Deporte In Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking mod Epecial facilities for French ezchangu.".
THE Business of the above Hank Pabon-Brabance best acted.
ducted by the HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI KANKING CORPORATION. Bales may be obtained on application.
INTERESSAhly Balances at 31 per cent.
on deposita is allowed on the
Minimum
per sunum.
EL BOUET DE JOURNEL
Manager. Hongkong, April 1st, 1918."
Depositors may transfer at their option THE
balances of $100 or more to the Honakoso AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on F DEPOSIT at 4 per cent
per sunum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA!
BANKING CORFORATION,
W. J. STABE,.-
Onet Manager. Hongkong Novembar fad 191
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MARCANTILE
BANK INDIA, · LIMITED,
01
行銀國中
(SPECIALLY AUTHORMID IN CHINA PRIKIDENTIAL MANDATI
22ND NOVEMBE, 1917)
Authorised Capital.
中町
Faid-up Capital Reserve Funda
TH **
$80,000,000 $13,279,500 3,197,400
HEAD OFFICE:-PEKING.
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,
AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
$15,000,000
Paid-up Capital-
Reserve Funds:
Sterling,
£1,500,000, at 2/-=$18,000,000 $21,100,000
$36,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $16,000,000 Court of Directors:
J. A. PLUME, Esq.-Chairman EY.D. PARE, Esq.-Leputy Chairman." A. H. Compton, Eaq. Hon Mr.P.H.Holyoa Hon Mr.S.H Dodwell J. Juhnstore, Esq
W. L. Partender, Faq
Chief Manager:. Hongkong-N. J. STAKE, Esq.
(Pat): Haiting, Tungchow. (NORTH):
Miyun, Chohen, Palmen, Niulassan... Gubbay, Esq. Hauanhus. (Cm): Tientsin, Protinfu, Lutak, Tainhaisien, Bangfang, Shuntenfu, Tangahan, Taming, Choluhaien, Wein- kian (MANCHURIA) ! Moukden, Kirin, Taltalhar, Haoynanchow,
Habo
Taonanfu, Harbin, Dalny,
nival Chingang
ling,
Antung,
Kungchu- Karing Shari, Ichiang,,
Hailantu den (Han, Faru, Yenchi,
Nanking, Boochow Chinking, Wush
Changsha,
Heuchowto,
Manager: Shanghai-A. G. STIPRIX, Esq
LONDON BANIELA : LONDON COUNTY ANDWESTMINSTER
PARR'S BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG · INTEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of Two peak
chow, (Souza); Tsinkiangpo. (Tangen, cent. per annum on the Dally Balance.
Txinan
Lintainhsiao, Cheloo,
heng,
(BHABHI):
Taiyuanfa
den, Amoy, Hankong.
Kifung (KWANOVUNG):
Sinkianhaien, Tatungfu,
Chowkiakow, Hrah
FoodHow
xnow.
Chang-
Baotnao.
Hanchow
Hongkong Canton,
OF FLED DEPOSITA.
For 3 months, 2 per cent. per annum.
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"J. STABÉ,
Chief Manager
Hongkong, May 20th, 1919.
Ningro, Lanci KIANGRY): Nanchang, Kiukiang, Kan-
Chintenchen, Chian (AWE): BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
Panglow, Luchonte,
(KWEICHOW);
(BUTYCAN) -Kweihwatingy-Protowchen. (TELHAS
Kalgan, Fongchen, (UROA) Urgs Capital Habistao.
Вевесто
(FRENCH - BANK), Head Office: 15bir Ras Lafitte, Paris.
Frs. 48,000,000
50,000,000
Papeete Faking
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Bangkok Hongkong Canton Noumes Djibouti Haiphong Hankow
Balgon Shanghat
Bingapore,
HONGKONG HRANCH Interest allowed on current socounts" and Fized Deposita. Terms on application. Every HRAD OFFIOR:. 15, Graceaburch St, Londor description of Banking business trameted. Battambang Mongie
Losas granted, on proved securities Authorised Capital ..
Special facilities for House Erebangsaan MEGATSUYÉE PEL
Subscribed
Paid-up
10
Reserve Fund & Feat
·Bankers 1."
PITTSBURGH STEEL CO. Equitable Building ARE NEW FORKUS AS **TITSBURCH
send your fan
be
.oiled
27.d
cleaned
A zew
PERFECT
mi dels due
amite shortly.
stock of the latest
to
One centre ceiling..
Light replaces four
or five ordinary, bulba and gives a
more difused light
With
the
BRASCOLITE
FITTING.
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.
Hongkons, May 18th, 1819.
£1,500,000 1,500,000 750,000 785,700
T
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
THE LONDON JOHTOITY & MIDLAND BANK,
LIE Branches: Bombay Galle Karachi
Penang Calcutta Bongkang Kota Bharu Kangoon Colombo Howrah KualaLamper Shanghal Delhi Kandy Madras Singapor
WIRE NAILS Port Louis (Mauritius).
TEEL and WIRE
PRODU
Haratona BaNCH. Every description of Bankin
•Exchange business transacted.
INTEREST Jllowed as Currens Accounta ab 3-por cento por ammuun on. Daily Batanor sad on Fixed Deposits at rate that zony, be sacuetained on application. S
pa BANDES
Aub-Acting Manager. No. 7, Queen's Bond Central
Hongkong. Avril 11th, 1912,"
·HE CHARTEBED BANK OF INDIA, UN AUSTRALIA, AND UHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD Offic-Lospor.
Paid-up
£1,200,000 Reserve Fund...
£2,100,000 Bombers Liability of Proprietors £1,300,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transmoladi. 1
CURRENT 40000218-opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 your de Ahorter periods at eaten which will be quoted on applios!
-J. L. CROCKÄTT,
Hongkong, April 8th, 1918
From-Penh Pondichery
BANKKI
Tiontain
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Escompte de - Fazira Credit: Lynounsia ; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel es Camercial Societe Generale. LONDON The National Frovincial
Union Bank of England Ltd Comptale National d'Escompte dá Paziaf Credit Lyonnais.
IN
IN NEW YORK = J. F. Morgan är One-
Internati allowed on Current Appunt and Primă. Deposita sccording to sara
Erary: description
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