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
ེཐ་ཛ ཤ ཋ ཅ་
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
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