1911-02-15 — Page 10

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1911.

CONTINENTAL TYPEWRITER.

Visible writing. Modern construction. Machines with and without tabulator are in Stock with the Undersigned Firms. Prospectus will be supplied. on application. The "CONTINENTAL" may be seen and is to be had at-

51-5)

HUGO C. A. FROMM'S,

TELEPHONE 960,.4, QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOR,

AND BREWER & CO.S.

HONGKONG HOTEL, FEDDER STREET.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

SIBERIAN MAILS.-On count of prevalence of plague in Manchuria, there will be only a Weekly Mail service between Shanghai and Daly, leaving Shanghai on Fridays, and arriving at Shanghai on Thursdays.

Only fully propaid letters and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to EUROPE.

The Antye, with the English Mail, loft Singaporo on Saturday, the 11th inst., at 6. p.m. and may be expected here on or about. Triday, the 17th instant, at 6 am. This packet bringe Farcel Mails closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 11th January, and for despatch overland on the 18th January

FOR

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

Swatow and Bangkok

Pakboi and Daiphong

Nagasaki, Kobo, Yokohama and Seattle Wash

Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama...

Haiphong

Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama

Масво

Shanghai, Moji and Kobo

Swatow, Aroy, Frockow and Shangħat

Swatow

PRE

Touareg

Thardia

Hanot

Minnesota Yawata Maru Chahli Carmartonshire Sui Tei Hakata Maru Choshan Marie

Haitan

Batavia, Cheribou, Samorang and Sourabaya... Tyibodus

Mecau

Shanghai

Amoy and Chinking

Manila, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairas,)

DATE

Wednesday, 15th, 8.00 A Wednesday, 15th, 0.00 A M Wednesday, 15th, 9.00 A M Wednesday, 15th, 11.00 AM Wednesday, 15th, 11.00 AM Wednesday, 15th. 11.00 AM Wednesday, 15th, 1.00 P Br Wednesday, 15th, 1.15 r w Wednesday, 15th, 2.00 r.m Wednesday, 15th, 5.00 M

Thursday, 16th, 10.00 a Thursday, 16th, 11.00 AM Thursday, 16th, 1.15 PM Thursday, 16th, 3.00 M Thursday, 16th, 3.00

COMMERCIAL.

EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

OR LONDON

Telegraphio Transfor

Bank Bills, on demand

February 14th.

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight......1/9 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 3/9 Credits, at 4 months' sight.......19% Documentary Billa 4 months' sight19 ON PARIS:-

ON GERMANY-

"ALMA" Cigarettes.

Bunk Bille, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight.

2231

On demand...

ON NEW YORK

Bank Billa, on demand

Credita, at 60 days' aight

ALMA

.445

OA BONDAY :----

Telegraphic Transfer

Bark, on demand....

..132

.1321

ON CALCUTTA

Telegraphic Transfor

.132

Book, on demana un mi

132

ON SHANGHAI

Bank, at sight

744

CIGARETTES COMPANY

Private, 30 days' sight

.75%

.362

ON SINGAPORA :---On demand

75 106

1 pm

TRADE MARK.

pm.

$11.25

58.20

2344

ON YOKOHAMA-On demand

ON MANILA ---On, demand-Posos--863

ON BATAVIA ---On demand ON HAIPHONG :—OB domand ON SAIGON :-On demand........ ON BANGKOK :-On demand...... BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Eate Gold Laar, 100 fine, por tel BAE SILVER, For o

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

per cent

***...$8.89 $9.64 ......29.11.

帽

35]

Chinese 20 cents pieces......$8.76 discount. Chinese.....10 Hongkong ...20 Hongkong ...10

SHARE LIST.--QUOTATIONS.

Manufactured from the Finest Virginian Tobacco by

THE" ALMA" CIGARETTES

COMPANY,

ST. MARTIN'S LANE,

LONDON.

SOLD EVERYWHERE.

AT

1.75 PER TIN

OF 100.

Sui Tai

Anhui linigan

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1911.

MAR

Townsvillo, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart,

Launceston New Zealand, Dunedin, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth

Aumano Marn

Friday, 17th, 10.00 a m

STOCKS.

NO. OF BELLES.

VALUE, PAID UP.

CLOSING QUOTA-

TIONS CASIL.

and

Fremantle...

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Friday

17th, 10.00 À M Friday, 17th,

BANKS.

SHANGHAJ, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

HONOLULU and San Francisco...

America Maru 2

Printed Matter and Sam.

piers

11.00 A 1. Registration... 10.16 A M (Registration, with late fee of 10 cents; up to

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corporation National Bank of China, Limited - Ball's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited China Borneo Company, Limited

120,000

99,925

$125

£

all

8,604

12/6

-

12/6 $8, sales

60,000

$12

$12

$104, sellers

China Light and Power Company, Lámited, {

50,000

$10

$10

50,000

SI

200,000

610

810 $7, buyors

20,000 Tix. 50 T. 50 Tis. 85.

$10

$195 ots. buyers

Singapore, Penang and Calcutta

Japan

EUROPE, &c., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN

(Late Letter 11.00 AM to Noon Extra

Postage 10 couts)

(Lottery puated in all the Pillar Boxes

(Supplementary mail on board up to the timo fined for departure of the conil. Extra Postage 10 couts.)

Arcadia

in time for the first clestance will bo included in this contract mail.)

The Parcal mail will be closed on Fri-

day, the 17th inst., at 5 pm.

Manila

Yuensang

Shanghai

SIDERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE

Chenan

No late fee: Letters

11.00 À M Saturday, 18th, 1:00 PM Saturday, 18th,

Registration...

4.15 PM (Registration with late foo of 10 cents up t..

5.00 x 31)

11.00 A..) Registration, Kowloon B.O. 10.30AM No late fee. I-ottors

...Noos Saturday, 18th, 10.00 a Saturday, 18th,

Printed Matter and Sam- ples... 10.00 A M Registration... 10.00 AM (Registration with late fos of 13 cents up to 11.00 A,MF.) Registration,

B. O.

Kowloon 10.00

Chins Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Lid... COTTON MILLS.-

Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co., Ld. Hongkong Cofton Spinning Co., Ld International Cotton Manuf'ing Co., Ld. Laou-Kung-Mow C. Spin.& Wear Co.,Ld Soy Chee Cotton Spivuing Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited DooHS AND WHARVES,

H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. New Amoy Dock Co., Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., L Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co., La.. Fenwick & Co., Limited Groon Jaland Cement Co., Limited Hongkong and China Gas Co., Limited Hongkong Electric Co., Limited

125,000

10,000 Tl. 75 8,000 Tis. 100 2,000 Tla. 500

Tis. 75 T53.

$10 $53, sellors

Tis, 100 Tis, 59,

Tls. 500 19.240.

40,000

$75

•

$6 $19, buyers

60,000

$50

$52, buyere

50,000

10,000

$6 562 26.

$56, buyers

55,700 11s. 100

Ts..100 TL 67.

36,000 Ts. 100

TL 100 T. 100.

18,000

400,000

$25 $10 7,000 £10

$25

$5, buyers

$10

$31.

$205

60,000

310

12,000

-$10 $22, buyers

Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited,..

8,000

$501

25

$50 $105, bayers

TRADE MARKS

(8915, sellers 1 £89. £6 $80, buyers

لله

THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.

CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.

Milkmaid

BRAND

Milk

LARGEST BALE

in the WORLD.

As a guarantee

of Quality,

·Bue the MILKMAID

on every Tin.

Another Famous Product of the above

Company is its

STERILIZED NATURAL MILK.

A trial of which will satisfy you of its EXCELLENCE

PRICE

20 Cents Per Tin..

$2.30...... Por Doz, Tins. :

$9.00 Per Case of 4 Doz.Tins.

ON SALE "AT-

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO“

KWAN TYE, Queen's Road Cantral: CHEONG TYE. Quoan's Road Control. MAN TUEN, Qam's Road Enst. NAM HING LOONG, Queen's Rond Contral. MUTUAL STORES, Qrean'a Road Contral. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,

1i, Cairo Boad.

152

264, buyers

Hongkong Ice Company, Limited

5,000

$25

all

$170, vellers

Letters

6.00 PM

Shanghai

Tientsin

Manila, Col

and Iloilo

....

Swataw, Aunny wid Poochow

Muji,Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Manzanillo, Salina Cruz, Callus, Iquique, Valparaiso and

Coronel Naggaki, Kobe, Vokėhamu, Victoria and

Wosany Cheongahing Ruln Heitan

Kiyo Maru... Tacoma Maru

Tacoma

Sunday, 19th, 9.00AM Monday, 20th, 11.00 AM Monday, 20th, 3.00 PM Tuesday, 21st, 10.00 AM

Tuesday, 21st. Noon

Taesday, 21st, 5.00 PM

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited F'kong & South China Steam Fisheries Co, Ld.. INSURANCES.—

60,000

$10

au

$19, sales

15,000

$10

$7

$7.

10,000

$250

20,000 $100

$50 $175, sellers

24,000 $83.33

25. $872

$20 $121, buyers

8,000

$250

10,000

$15

£5 Tls. 151.

$50 $365, sellera

12,400 $250

12,000 $200

$100 $60

8825. 3200.

$100

50,000 150,000 6,000 78,000 T 50 12,500

$70

all

$100 896, sollore

$50

$50

16,000 Fus 250

all $700.

200,000

£1

£1 83.

25,000

$10

all! 813, sales

50,000

$10

75,000

$10

$12 $, sellers

810 82.

20,000

all 8110, sollers

7,000 $100

all

$15), sellers

4,000

$50 $50.

30,000

20,000

80,000

So, I div.

$30 834, buyers

Tls. 50 T. 98.

ཀླ

$50 $45, sales & buy.

$25 887.

all $19.

$15 $31, sales

uil

56, bu,

£1 92-

f 'don

'1£5.7.6.

CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD.

OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.

MAKERS OF:

GAS & OIL ENGINES,

MARINE ENGINES,

MOTORS & MOTOR

CARS,

GAS PLANTS

FOR

POWER

AND HEATING

PURPOSES, ZO WORK WITH ALL

KINDS OF FUEL.

SUCTION

AND

PRESSURE SYSTEMS.

AMMONIA RECOVERY

PLANTS, &c.

HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.

SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT

WORK IN THE COLONY,

BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.

Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited.. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Traders Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited North-China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtese Insurance Association, Limited LANDS AND BUILDINGS.

Hongkong Land Invest Agency Co., L Humphrey Estate and Finance Co., Ld, Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limited West Point Building Co., Limited

HALL'S WASHABLE

SANITARY DISTEMPER MINING

HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION: .

It is made in a wide range of 70 colours, in

cluding rich dark as well as light slides.

It contains no lead, therefore ceilings osuted with white or tinted Hall's Distempor do not turn black with sulphur.

It suls the hardest of any article get offered,

and neither cracks, blisters, vor peels off

It is washable three weeks after being applied.

It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in

all fever or infostions cases as recommended by the medical faculty.

It is non-poisonous and clean in working.

I: destroys fleas, bugs, and other objectionable

insects.

Many of the colours will stand on ner plaster

walle

The advantages of using a paint which contains an effectivo microbe destroyer are obvions. A distinct advantage is the readiness with which it may be cleaned without injuring it."

SOLE AGENTS:

...

Société Française desCharb'ges du Tankin Beat Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld... Peak Tramwaya Co., Límitad,.. Philippine Co., Limited BEFINELIES.--

China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Lezon Sugar Refining Co., Limited Bobinson Piano Co., Limited...

STEAMSHIP COMPANIES,~~

Chine and Manila Steamship Co., Ld.... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Maoso 8.B. Co., La.. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ldj Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Pest, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited... STOBES AND DISPENSARIESTM

60,000 pref, 60,000 def.

£6

2,000,000

10,000

%10

$10

$23.

10,000

$10

35 2 812.

6,000

$25

$25 $25, sellers

20,000

25

$526.

AGENTS FOR HONGKONG &

SOUTH

Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited

.1.200

$10

all $10. buyers

Wm. Powell, Limited

15,000

$7

57 $24.

Watkins, Limited.

10.000

$10

$10 83, sellers

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited

90,000

$10

$10 $64, buyers

3,000

310

310 812, bayers

9,900 rdy, 100 iders

$10

50,000

810 $10

Interest.

$10 $300, S10 $62, x d.

6/11 per 1b.

Quotation.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Weissmann, Limited

WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD., United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited,

14, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

TO-DAY

11.33 A.M.Race Meeting

of Hongkong Jockey Club, at Happy Valloy...

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

Friday, 17th Feb-Heary Dallas Theatre, at

Theatre Bayal, 9.P.M.

Taesday, 21st Feb-Eighty-Ninth Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of H.K. C. M. Steam- -boat Co., Ltd., NOON.

Quotations are: Main New Malwa Old Malwa Older... Malwa V. Old Persian ortra five..... Persisa fine quality Patna New Patna Old

Benares Old

Saturday, 25th Feb.-Ordinary Half-Yearly Banaras Now.

Meeting of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation, at City Itall, NOON. Saturday, 25th Feb.-Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., 17.30 F.M. Monday, 27th Feb.--Ordinary Yearly Meeting.

of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., NOON.

Tuesday, 28th Feb.-The Thirtieth Ordinary Mooting of Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Nook. Wednesday and Thursday, let and 2nd March- Annual Show of Hongkong Horticultural Society, in the Botanic Gardens, Friday, 10th March-Extraordinary General Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., 1215 P..

[37

January 20th..

Union Waterboat Co., Limited BUBBER

Para Rubber in London

Loans

OPIUM.

Amonut...

Chinese Imperial 1836

Tla. 757;200

82,500/2,530 per pivul. $2,540/2,560

$2,570/2,580

$8.590/2,600 $1.400/1,500

.... $2.000

....$2.575

139

$2.650 ...$2,620

J

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

per chest,

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

HONGKONG

For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or precseding the departure of the English Maile; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 36 years

From 1874 to 1909.

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE. From February 15th to 21st, 1911.

HIGH WATER,

H'kong

Week.

Days of

Month

Mean

Time.

Value.

CHINA

3.9 m

G S 11

$49111, sallera

Tt. 250 .7%, anuma

Par. VERNON & SMYTH, Shart-Brókera,

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, February 14th,

Previous On Date On Date

Day Bt

at

at 4 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 pm.

30.10

71

Highest open air Temperature on 13th...65.

Lowest open air Temperature on 13th.60

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

YORK BUILDINGS.

The P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s str. dosage left Singapore for this port on the 11th just., at 6 p.m. with the outward English Mails, and is due here on the 27th instant, at 6 s.m.

THE INDIAN MAIL.

The Todo China str. Kutsang left Calcutta for the Straits and Hongkong on the 3rd inst., and is due bore on or about the 19th inst.

THE CANADIAN MATI..

The CPR. Co,' etr. Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe at 1.30 p.m. on the 12th inet, and left again at 10 p.m. same day for Shang- bai, where she is due to arrive at 8 pm. on the 15th instant.

MERCHANT STEAMERS. The NYK. str. Hirano Maru (European Line left Bingapore for this port on the 10th instant, and is expected here to-day..

The H.-A. Line str. Segona left Shanghai on the 12th inst. a.m., and may be expected here to-day.

44---45

The Mogul Live str. Ghatee sailed from the United Kingdom on the 5th altimo for Hong- kony via the Streits

United Kingdom on the 4th instant for Hong. The Mogul Line str. Montrose sailed from kous via Strai s.

The Swedish str. Yeddo left Sabang on the 7th instant, and may be expected here on the 18th instant,

laft Yokohama for this port vis Kobe, Moji and The N.Y.K, xtr. Awa Maru (American Line) Shanghai on the 10th instant, saat is expected here on the 1941 instant.

York to Hongkong direct passed the Canal on The A. A. 8. Co.'s str. Albenga from New the 24th ultime, and may he expected to arrive hero on or about the 20th instaut.

The str. Glenfors from Antwerp and London be expected here on or about the 20th inst passed the Canul on the 24th time, and may The str. Glenstrae left London for Houg- kone via Straits on the 28th ultimo, and may be expected to arrive here shout 10th proc.

The UN.K: str. Stattic af ru left Tacoma, The Austrian Lloyd's str. Vornaerts left the 4th inat, and is doo here on the 12th prox.

Wash for this port via Japan and Manito on Singapore for this port on the 10th instant, and The OS.K. str. Panama Maru from Tacoma is dus here to-morrow a.m.).

The "Een

arrived at Yokohama on the 8th isst, and left Live str. Bendoran from Mid- thence for this port via Japan and Shanghai dle-bro, Antwerp and London left Singapore on the 10th inst., and is dus here on the 25th on the 10th inst. for Hongkong.

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Printed and Published by AT.FRED NOENAN KEMP for the Concerned of a Des V

Central, Victoris, Hongkong; London Office, 131 Flos Stroet, EC

Height.

Height:

Low WATER.

H'kong Menn

7 inse.

hun.

ft-in

b. m

ft. in.

Wed 15 jim 11 27

4 7 m 4 52

08

50 all 7.0

4 6

2 8

Thura. 16

5 22

4.52 a 2"

Barometer Temperature Humidity

30.13

30.19.

62

.68

84

-69

73

Wind. Direction

E East

W

Force. Weather A Rein

0:

·Fri 17

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11 52 4 8

11 25 a 6 4.

0185 0m 5 50

Sat. 18 m 01

58 m

0 49 3 5 2

39 5 1.

1 26 al S: 3

Son. 19 0

Mou

20 m 1-2445

Price $2 Cash. On sale at the "Danr PRESS" Office, or Local Booksellera.

2.13 5 4

Tues.

21 m 2 34

3.11