DODWELL & CO.,
LIMITED.
REGULAR SAILINGS TO NEW YORK & BOSTON
for NEW YORK vh Suez. BOLTON CASTLE "
...sailing an or about And Ang.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LEVANT. BLACK SEA & ́DANUBE PORTS -
FIUME having been re-opened for watc, cargo is almo scooptal for this port through Bill of Lading,
FOR BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE
SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO.
alling on or about 10th Aug. "CILICIA"
Cargo only
FOR SHANGHAI,
...ailing end of July. " CILICIA"
Passengers Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agents"
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
**UMKUZI “ailing from Colombo for South African ports about 30th July,
Regular Passenger'snd Cargo Service to
SOUTH AFRICAN PONTS from CALCUTTA" & COLOMBO, Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.
For Freight or Page on any of the above Lines apply to:--
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agents....
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 1518, 1981.
HIGHER POSTAL RATES.
PENNY POSTCARD TO GO.
NO SUNDAY MAILS.
**
PREPAID " WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS
Lynors are lying at this Offos ter
Bors UK, FI, IM, LN, LR, LU
TYOR. SALEUNE" "LETISMOTOR.
We have had a brief cable about the higher postal rates which have been brought into operation at Home, but many readers will doubtless be interested to read the full announcement which reproduce from a London paper:--
The Postmaster-General announces Speed Gear, £75. Apply Bar MH, c/o Daily that, with a view to meeting. the anti-res Ofice. cipated deücit on the Post Office ser vices during the current year, the Gov
CYCLE, just arrived, latest Model, two
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
$7 M
MANILA.
WENGSANG TYENTEİN TİA WEATward C'roo" CHEONGSHING" HAIPHONG HOLLOW TAKSANG" -BANGFORTWSWATOW
- MINGSANG ". **KOBE MOJTESFANGHAI ⠀⠀ "CHAKSANG "
SWATERAL & TUKOTAU VASWATOW "TUNGSHING" BERANTE CALOU TA TRIBANG SANDAKAN... MAR
YANNIS*
14
Fri
15th July, 3 pa Sun, 17th July, Noom Tues, 19th July, 8 m Tues, 19th July, 10's m
Tee, 19th July, Neon,
Wed Wed,
30th July, Neon.
90th July, 3pm
#3rd July, Noon
ernment have decided to bring into ope- ANTED. Experienced BOOK
KEEPER desires Work, after Office ration the following changes;—"
As from Sunday, June 19th next, de- hours. Well conversant in Accounting, Type liveries of letters and despatch of mails writing, and Olde Routine. Excellent references CALCUTTA LINK-This Line affords regular exilings to Calcutta, Penang and
Box G oderisurate salary expected. Apply B
86 49ily Press Quice -
+
&
WANTED.
Bingars; returning from Calcutta, steam re proseed via Btralia and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai th All steamers have excellent panger accommodation, Atred with Electric Light and fans and carry a fully-qualified
approximately every fire days between Canton and
TIEMPORARY SHORTHAND CLERK | SHANGHAI LINE. sometimes calling at Srabow Through tickets can
required immediately for the Sammernd we a racation. Would mit indent on holiday.
Apply-
will be suspended from midnight Satur- day to midnight Sunday, with the excep- tion of collection, where necessary, lafe on Sunday night, in order to admis the first local delivery on Monday mótas of letters posted on Sunday falling into the Arst local delivery on Monday moin ing. The effect gederally will be that letters, except for very distant destina tions, posted in time for the ordinary night mail collections on Saturday will fall into the first delivery on Monday Letters posted in Landon on Sunday will be delivered in the Landon postal area by the first delivery on Monday and at later hour on Monday in most places in England and Walês. Letters posted
*** on Sunday in most provincial towns will be delivered in London during Monday at times varying according to distance
In order to meet as far as possible the requirements of urgent, correspondence, arrangements will be made in the larges: towns for the acceptance; and despatch op Saturday and Sunday, within pre- scribed hours, of express letters at a 'special fee addressed to London or to certain other large towns for delivery on Monday morning.
As from Monday, June 15th, several important changes in postal rates will come into force. They may be summa rised as follows:--
INLAND POSTAGE. Present, Rate.
Postcards
ä Ó.
N.
Y.
K.
Printed Papers:-
Up to 102.
10.
loz. to 2oz.
1 d.
d.
28.
id
1.d. d.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
KAILINGS FROM KONGKONG HULINGS TO ARTKRATICK,
SEATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER vis Manila, Keelung,
Shanghal & Japan porta
Cargo to Overland Pointe 1.8. In conection with Great Northsin Horthern Pacide and Chicago, wazkóo. ft. Paul Rafbways JUWA, MARU
FUSHIMI MAKU (omitting Manila) KATORI MARU
***
-KÄSHIMA MABU (omitting Manila)
For each add, 2oz.
Registered Letters
New Hate. Postcards ther Printed Papers:-
Not over 901. Each add. Roz. Registered Leiters
......... 3 d.: The rates for letters, newspapers, and parcels remain unchanged.
FOREIGN POSTAGE.
Present Rate..
Not exceeding 1oz.
Friday, Tuesday, Friday, „Tuesday.
29th July, at'll
Letters:
23rd Aug, 12.9-10. 9th Sept., at 11 am. 4th Oct.. at 17 m
LONDON & ANTWERP vie Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez
Port Said and Marseilles.
YOKOHAMA MARU
KLEIST
MISHIMA MARU
SADO MARU
HAMBURG, MARSEILLES, LONDON & BOTTERDAM, LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Snes.
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY
Island, Townsville
For each additional gz......... ljd. 1 d.. Postcards
Printed Papers --
For every Rozi ........`id. Commercial Papers:-
For each additional oz. 1d.
Commercial Papers:
For every 2oz. ↑.....................
-REGISTRAR.
University of Hongkong,
"TO" LET
MASIEA
"[1181 : | HAIPHONG
BUANKU
GE GODOWN at Wanchai (known da Mody Godown). 'Apply tom
E
LEE HYSAN & CO..
202, Queen's Rand C.
[1150
TIERTSIH, BANGKOK
TO LET.
LODOWN at Ysunati.
GODOWN
For particulare apply to—
be obtained-and-through - BIX of Lading are issued to Northers and Fangtar Ports via Shanghal LIVE:-Awsky service is intained with Manila by verwels with good Chapadenger Biccommodation, aslings from both ports every Fridays LINE:Megs Approximately weekly for passengers and cargo,
than calling as doilow when inducement offers 4 LINE: Fortnightly waitings to and from Bandakan by two 4,000 tane temeraka. "HINSANG" and **. "FANNIS* both steamera having excellent passenger accommodation: Cargo taken, on through Bills of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton, Labuan, Lawso
and Ishad Datu, 19
LIKE :—–ëregular service is run from March to November between -Hongkong and Tientsin, calling so Weihaiwei and Chefoo. LINE:-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok, via Swatow, by four stenges fitted with up-to-date passenger Rocommodation.
THE HONGKONG LAND REOLAMA OALCUTTA
TION 00., LTD.
FOR SALE
1148
TABINE LOT with GODOWN thereun MAS P. Government New Main Road from Kowloon City to Sam Shui Po Tormistes alongside property. For full particulars apply to--
Box No. 1151, Care of Daily Press Office. [1151
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG,
TOR the use of all Men 2, the Mercantile
Marine and H.M. Navy.
Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room, Office Room CPO.'s Room Restaurant Concert Hall, Church,
Private Cabins and bede in Dormitories Motor Launch "Dayspring."
LINE
5. “LAISANG" will be despatched on or about Wednesday, 20th July, at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight or Passage apply to-
68
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
A. G. DA ROCHA.
AUOTIONEER
AND SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER A
No. 2A, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2832.- WEEKLY AUCTIONS. TUESDAYS
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.
THURSDAYS
10.
4.
1. d. (minimum 3 d.)
"Samples for every. 2oz...... I'd.
(minimum" d)
Registered Letters............. 3 d
Wednesday 3rd Aug., at 11 am. Middle of August. Friday,
19th Aug, at 11 m Friday
2nd Sept, at 11 am
For every 202-
3d. (minimum 23d.)
id. Samples for every 2oz......
(minimum 12.) Registered Letters
2 d.. New Rate. Letters:
Not exceeding 1oz.
Postcards
Manis, Zamboanga, Thursday.
Printed Papers:
For every 20z.
Brisbane.
NIEKO MARU
Tronday, Tuesday,
19th July, si '11
AKI MABU ·
"TANGO HARU
Tuet da
· 18th Aug, at 11 am. 20th Beph, at 11 am
HE
NEW YORK & HAYANA VIA PANAMA.
LYONS MARU.
Sunday,
14th Aug.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via UAPE,
HANAGAWA MABU" ---
Letters for 10z.
Friday,
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Bingapore.
WAKASA MARU-
kenday,"
16th September
25th July..
Saturday,
Penang.
23rd July.
Yokohama. Haturday,
Sunday, Friday, Sunday,
17th July. 2nd Jaly, at 11 p. 24th July.
CALOUTTA & RANGOON -vis Singapore &
RANGOON MARU...
JAPAN PORTS—Nagasaki, Kobe
BRANGHAI, KOBE & TOKOHAMA.
AKI, MARU
YEBOSHI MARU
BADO MABU
TAJIKA MAHU...
-
18th July, 11 a'm
BRITISH ZUFIBE AND U.S.A.
"Present Hate.
2.d.
For each additional oz. 1 d.
Now Rater
Letters-for 1oz.
2 d For each additional oz. 1d. The rates for postcards, printed papers, etc., will be the same as for foreign countries.A
Official notices will be issued in full before the new rates come into force. In copacetion, with the increases in postal rates the Government recog nise that as soon as a surplus in the Past Office balance-sheet is assured the public are entitled to reap the benefit by a reduction in charges.
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
SATURDAYS :—–
EXCELLENT
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
P. & O. S. N. CO.
STRAITS,
Kerala
STEAMERS. FOR
COLOMBO, AUS TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
& LONDON,
Through Bills of Leding issued for Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American
and South African · Ports... ·
Steamship "DUNERA,” Captain His Majesty's Maria, Walker, carrying
will be despatched from this Port on es about SATURDAY, the 20th, AGAT, 1921, taking Passtugers and Cargo for the above Forts.
Silk and Valuables and Tea for Xtaly, France trandhipped at Bombay
into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.
Parcels will be received at this Offos until 3 Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co. write, the day before sailing. The contents and
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA THE RATIO BETWEEN SILVER and London (ander arrangement) will be
Telephone Nos. 223 & 202.
K. KAMET, ---Manager
YAMASHHARKISEN K
KAISHA
(THE YAMASHITA S.S. Co. Lro.)
REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN
KEELUNG, HONGKONG & HAIPHONG
Sailing from Hongkong.
"FOR HAIPHONG vla. Pakbol
BB HOZUI MARU",
on or abent 21st July.
FOR KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy
88. "TAIKWA HARU".
or about 21st July.
For further particulars, please apply to:
Branch Office, No. 87, Bonhams Stried, West,
Tel No. 155
M. KOBAYASHI, AGENT, Top Floor, King's Bulding,
Tel No. 150...
AND GOLD.:
ralue of all packages are required.
For further particulars apply to➡.
MACKINNON, --MACKENZIE |
Agents,
Hongkong, July 14th. 1981.
WEATHER REPORT.
1291
July 14th at 11.43-Promure changes since yesterday are small at all reporting stations.
Yesterday morning, depression was central over 8. Japan, moving north- eastward.
in a recent circular:-The ratio between the value of silver and gold (calculated in sterling at different periods) is worthy. of comparison. During the five years years preceding the great war the price of silver seemed to have stabilised in: correspondence with normal conditions that is to say, & favourable output and an ordinary demand for currency and industry. Based upon about 25 11-16d: per standard gunce, the average price for those years, and 718. 104d. per stand ard ounce of gold (coinage value) the ratio was 30.72 to 1. Based upon 8ld." per standard ounce of silver (quoted on February 11th, 1920), which was the
Gradients are still shallow in the South. highest recorded price, and gold at 123s per fine ounce, the ratio is Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours 15.25, approximating closely that adopt ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total ed by the Latin Union. The lowest resince January 1st, 65.05 inches sysinst, ari corded price of silver, 21 11-16d. (touch avenge of 44.10 inches!! ed in November, 1002), works out at 43.49, based on 79.101d. per standard ounce of gold; whilst the lowest silver quotation since the war-20ğd, on March 5th, 1921-works out at 38.15, with gold quoted 105a3d, perfine ounce. On Hongkong to Gap Rock February 5th, 1920, gold reached its acme 1278. 4d. the fine ounce the ratio with silver at 801d per standard ounce (the price of that day) was 13.25. Ga 12th inst. the ratio was 33.11 to 1. stow ing, the gold price of silver to be 10 per cent, dearer than in the pre-war quid- quentiur":
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at aoon to-day is as follows:-
Formosa
DISTRICE -
Channel
FORECAST.
Light southerly
or variable winds, fine.
The same "as
Na 1.
Bock coat of China between (The su
No 1 Hongkong and Lamocks 1 Boethodsat of China böbwenis ƒThe ammo
Hongkong and Hainan Ho
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGLES.
AND
Joint Service of Stea
SHIRE
U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
Versel
MV. GLENAMOY " MV. "GLENADE" MV. "GLEKTARA =
Vetrel M.V.GUERAYY". MY, GLENLUCE' MY GLENAMOY" MV. GLENADER" M.V. “GLENARIIFE".
́OUTWARDS.
HOMEWARDS.
Leaves Hoarding:
30th July
25th Jaly
31st Aug
...1st Sept.
23th Sept.
Drs. Hongkong
lab-Ja
31st July
·20th- Ang·
Discharges
Guroa, London & HULL. BORDOW, RUPTKEJ'ai & Hamruna, Glandow; Lowdog" de Borriedam, “Buto & Lovaé» & HAMFORT.
Hisɑow & BoriERD LX.
Movements are subject to change without notic
For freight or further particulars please apply to
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. The Glen Line, Ltd., aberta
Tal. Na 11 embi 5 ex 29, and 2598,
Cabia Addres Kawakisen, Kobi Bentley's A.B.Q. 6th MJ. and Boott's Codes,
KAWASAKI
MISEN
Telephone: Sannemly
3844, 3439.
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)
CAPITAL- FAID-UP
120.000.000
President: Mr. Y. KAWAHAZLAR.. Vice-President Mr. K. MarsUKANA.
•Managing Director: Mr. Mäxaxa Aux.
AISHA
The Companyikas on hand a Large Number of NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY FOR
FJ
CHARTERS of all descriptions.
The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet
Eleven steamers of 9.100 tons each deadweight. And under the Company's Management :-
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each. Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight esch.
....... (Belonging to the Kawasaki Dockyard (b, Ltd).
For Charles Bates and all offer particulars apply to the
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA.
No. 8, Barn, Házs,