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"THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 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-
-51-51
13
HUGO C. A. FROMM'S,
TELEPHONE 960. QUEEN'S BUILDING, TOP FLOOR.
AND BREWER & CO.S.
HONGKONG HOTEL, PEDDER STREET.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Only fully prepaid letlors and postcards are transmissible by the SIBERIAN Route to EUROPE.
SIBERIAN MAILS. On account of prevalence of plague in Manchuria, the Mails ria Siberia are considerably dirinyed. The Public are recommended not to so this routs for transmission of correspondence, until normal conditions prevail. There is only a weekly service between Shanghai and Dalny, leaving Shanghai on Fridays.
The Arcadia, with the Siberian Mail, is due to arrive here to-day.
FOR
COMMERCIAL.
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON ***
Telegraphic Transfer
February 16th.
1/95 1/9
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.1/91 Bank Bills, at 4 months Right...19 Credits, at 4 months' sight.1/9 Doonmentary Bills 4 months' sight1; 91⁄2 ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand •
"ALMA" Cigarettes.
Manufactured from the Finest Virginian Tobacco by
THE" ALMA" CIGARETTES
COMPANY,
ST. MARTIN'S LANE,
.223
Credits, at 4 months" sight..
.227
ON GERMANY :--
On demand
1801
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand
THE
ALMA"
Credits, at 60 days' sight
.44
O BABAY --
Tegraphic Transfer
1311
Bank, on demand,
.131
ON CALOSTTA Jun
Telegraphic Transfer..
Bonk, on demATIN
131)
ON SHANGHAÏ ¡—
CIGARETTES COMPANY
Bank, at sight......
Private, 30 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA :--On demand..
Or MANITA:-On demand-Pesos
ON SINGAPORN-On demand.
ON BATAVIA:-On demand
LONDON.
PELL
DATE
OF HAIPHONG:-On demand
Manila
Wray Castle
Friday,
17th, 9.00 AM
Manils, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns,"
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart,
Launceston, New Zealand, Dunedin, }] Kunnano Maru
Friday,
17th, 10.00 & M
ON SAIGON-On demand...... ON BANGKOK -Оa demand..... SOVERLIONS, Bank's Buying Rats ...811.30 GOLD LEAF, 100 fixe, per taol
PHL pm.
TRADE MARK,
$58.20
Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth ana.
BAR SUTER, per 92.
.25
Fremantle
Swatow, Amoy and Fooghow
Magand
Friday
17th, 10.00 M
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Batavia, Cheriton, Samarang and Sourabaya
Tiibodas...
Friday,
17th, 10:50 AM
per cont
Fort Bayard
Suicheong
Friday,
Friday,
Printed Matter and Sam-
plex
17th, 10.00 A H 17th..
Chinese 20 conts pieces.....$884 discount.
Chinese 10
$9.03
Hongkong...20
£8.64
35)
11.00 A M
Hongkong...10
.£8.97
SHANGHAI, NAGASAK, KODE, YORGIANA,1
HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO...
A America Mara
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
AT 1.75 PER TIN OF 100.
Macao
Sui Tai
Shanghai
Singapore, Penang and Calcutte
Japart
EUROPE, &., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN
(Late Felters 11.00 A.M. to NoON Extra
Postage 10 cents.)
(Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mail. Extra Postage 10 cents.)
Arcadia
(Letters postel in all the Pillar Boxes in tiree for the first clearance will be insided in this contract mail.)
The Parcel nail will be closed to-morrow!
nt 5 p.m...
Samarang and Sourabaya...
Vitensang
Registration... 10.15 AM
(Registration, with late |
feo of 10 cents, up to 11.00 A...
Registration, Kowloon
3.0.
∙10.30 A M
No into foo. Letters
NOON Friday, 17th, 1.15 AN Friday, 17th, 4.00 PM
Saturday, 18th, 10.00 AM Saturday, 18th,
Printed after and Sam- plas... ... 10.00 A M Registration. 10.00 AM (Registration with late fee of 10 couts np to 11.00 A.DI.) Registration,
11.0.
BANKS.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1911.
STOCKS.
NO. OF SHARES.
TALUE, PAID UF-
LOSING QUOTA--
TIONS CASH.
Hongkong & Shanglini Bank Corporation National Bank of Chius, Limited Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited.
China Borneo Company, Limited
China Light and Power Company, Limited, Kowloon 10.03 China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., L...
COTTON MILL
No Late fee. Letters ... 11.00 A M Saturday, 18th, 11.00 ▲ M Saturday, 18th, 1.00 PM Saturday, 18th, 1.15 M Saturday, 18th, 5,00 PM Saturday, 18th,
Registration 4.15 (Registration with late foe of 10 cents up t›
5.00 PM).
Clara Jebsan
Manila
Suz Tuż
Shanghai-
Woading
Shanghai
Chenan
SIBERIAN MAIL TO EUROPE
Letters
Bwatow, Amoy and Tamsui
Daijin Maru
Sunday,
Swator and Deli
Johanne
Monday,
Manila, Cubs and Iloilo
Rubi
Monday,
Swator, Amoy and Foochow
Haitan
Tuesday,
Kiyo Maru...
Tuondey, 21st,
Moji,Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Manzanillo,
Salina Cruz, Calles, Iquiquo, Valparaiso and
Carouel
Mulia and Sydnoy....
Masila Iloilo and Cebu
Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and
Theemu
EUROPE, &C., INDIA VIA TUTICORIN,
(Late Letters 1100 A.M. to 11.30 Extra
Postage 10 cents)
(Letlers posted in all the Pillar Boxing in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)
Shanghai.
Manila, Zamboanga, Port Darwin, Thursday' Island, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Lanneeston, Melbourne, Now Zealand, Dunedin, Adelaide, Parth and Fremantle
Taiyuan... Taming Tacoma Maru
P. E. Friedrich
6.00 PM 19th, 9,00 AM 20th, 8.00 AM
20th, 3.00 PM
21st, 10.00 AM
NOON
Tuesday, 21st, 3.01 Tuesday,
21st, 3.00 Tuesday 21st, 5.00
Wednesday, 22nd,
Registration
Ewo Cotton Spin'g, & Wearing Co., Ld." Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co, Ld *... International Cotton Manuf'ing Co., Id. Laou-Kung-Atow C. Spin.& Wear CoLd Soy Chua Cotlou Spiraing Co., Limited Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCKS AND WHARTER
Green Island Cement Co., Limited Hongkong and China Gas Co., Laited Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited... Hongkong Tea Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited MH'kong&South China Steaua Fisheries Co., Ld.
INSURANOES.-
Printed Matter and Sam- ples.
10.00 AM ... 10.00 AM (Registration, with late fee of 10 cents. up to
10.45 AM
Registration,
B.0.
Kowloon
10.00 AM.
No late fee. Letters
... 11.00 A M Thursday, 23rd, 3.00 PM
Linan
Changsha ..
Friday,
24th, 3.00 P M
MONEY LETTERS-The Post Office doclines all responsibility for anregistered latters Bontaining bank notes or jewellery, and whore Registration has been neglected WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alloged losses of such (Postal Guido 121).
Mails for CANTON, WUCHOW and "Samsudi will be closed on week-days at 7.30. a.ms
and at 6 p.m. netil further notice.
A Mail for MACAO is despatched per s.s. Sui Au on week-days at 7.15 am., on Sundays
the mail for Maono is closed at 8 8.3.
Mails for NAMTAU, and SUABUE, are closed evory work-day at 6 pm.
Maile for KONGMOON and *Kumcnux, ara olosed on weekdays at 6 pm. On Sundays the mails are closed at 9 a..
A mail for Long Island (Cheung Chow) will be despatched per steam launch Cheung-
chow daily at 2.30 p.m.
* No mails are despatched to these places on Saturday evenings, unless previously notified.
Local Deliveries:--Sepurato boxes have been provided for posting Correspondence for the The Boxes are under the Window at the East end of the Town, Kowloon and the Peak. Verandah in Queen's Road.
REGISTRATION--Correspondence can be registered for mail to Europa, Caunda and Amerios up to an hour before the time of closing. With a late fee of 10 cents, registered articlos for despatch by those packets will be accepted up to a quarter of an hour before the time of closing i crlinary mail. Registered mails to Shanghai, Japan, Straits, India, Manila and Australia by other than contract packets close half an hour before the ordinary mails and to the Coast Poll quarter of an hour before the ordinary mails
BEAUTY IS ONLY ONE OF ITS MANY MERITS.
HALL'S DISTEMPER
WASHABLE
HAS THESE GREAT ADVANTAGES IN ADDITION:
It is made in a wide range of 70 colours, in-
oluding rich dark as well as light ehades,
It contains no lead, the fore cnibinga ponted with white or tinted Hall's Distemper do not turn black with sulphur
It sets the hardest of any article yet offered,
and neither cracks, blisters, nor peals off.
It is washable three wooks after being applied.
It is a strong disinfectant and should be used in ali fever or infections cases as recommended by the medical facnity.
It le non-poisonous and clear in working.
It destroys fleas, bugs, and other objectionable
insects.
......
Many of the colours will stand on new plaster
walls.-
"The advantages of using a paint which contains an effective microbe destroyer are obvious. A distinct advantage is the readiness with which it may be cleaned without injuring it."
BOLE AGENTS:
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14, Das Vœux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
37
Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited .. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Traders Insuranco Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Inseritce Co, Limited North-Chin Insurance Co., Limited. Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtsze Insurance Association, Linaited LANDS AND BUILDINGS-
Hongkong Land Invest, Agoney Co., Ltd. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Lt... Shanghai Land Luvestment Co, Lanitou West Point Building Co., zituited MINING,
120,000
99,925
8,604
,60,000
50,000
50,000
200,000
20,000
125,000
all
[8915, sellers
£89. £6 $80, buyers
12/6 $8.
$12 $104, Bollers
$10
$195.cts. buyers.
$10 $7, buyers
Tis. 50 Tls. 50 Tls.85.
10,000 Tla. 75 Tx 75 8,000 11s. 100 Tls, 100
$10 $5, sellers
Tla. 53. TL. 59.
2,000 Tla. 500 Tls 500
TL. 240.
36
$18, bayors
all
$52, buyers
.
$56, buyers
36 36.
20,000
¿±±786«£ 288⠀Þ Þ 888 of$ ***** 2266 111*OST CER2 PERVERTS 3 1868 8.88 § of
اله
$50
325
$105, buyers
H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co., Ld. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. New Amoy Dook Co., Limitad... Shanghe Dock and Engineering Co., Ld Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co., La.. Fenwick & Co., Limited
60,000
50,000
10,000
10,000
400,000
7,000
60,000
12,000
8,000
5,000
60,000
15,000
10,000
20,000
24,000
8,000
10,000
12,400
12,000
50,000
150,000
6,000
78,000 Tl. 50
12,500
$50 945, buyers
16,000 Fes. 250
all
200,000
$700. £183.
25,000
all
$13, salos
50,000
75,000
8181, sellers
$10 8.
20,000
all
7,000
all
$110, sellers $151, sellera
***
4,000
$50 $50.
30,000
20,000
80,000
60,003 pref.
60,000 def.
2,000,000
10,000
10,000
6,000
20,000
1,200
$30
15.000
10,000
90,300
3,000
9,900 ordy,
100 fders
50,000
Société Française desCharb'ges du Tankin Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Lù..... Peak Tramways Co., Limited... Philippine Co., Limited
REFINERIES.-
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Lezon Sugar Retining Co., Limited Robinson Piano Co., Limited... STRAMSHIP COMPANIES.-
China and Manila Smship Co., Ld. ..... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Hongkong, Canton & Maoco 9.B. Co., Li Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Id}' Shell Transport & Trading Co., Limited. Star Ferry Company, Laited South China Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limitaal... STORES AND DISPENSABIES,-.
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited Wm. Powell, Limited Watkins, Limited
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited Weissmann, Limited
VIS
United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited, Union Waterboat Co., Limited RUBBER
Para Rabber in London
Loazis.
Amonnt.
Chinese Imperial 1886
Ths. 767,200
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE."
From February 17th to 23rd, 1911.
HIGH WATER.
H'kong
Dazs of
Week.
Month
Mean
Time.
Height.
Low WATER.
H'kong
Mean
Time,
Height
THE NESTLÉ & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.
CHAM (SWITZERLAND) AND LONDON.
Milkmaid
TRADE MARKÜ
PLANTS
BRAND
Milk
·LARGEST BALE
In the WORLD.
As a guarantee
of Quality, see the
MILKMAID on every Tin.
Another Famous Predaot of the above Company is its
STERILIZED
NATURAL MILK.
A trial of which will satisi'y you of its EXCELLENCE:
PETON'
20 Cents Per Tin. $2.30......Per Doz, Tins.
$9.00...... Por Caso of 4 Dos. Tins.
ON SALE AT-
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co KWAN TYE, Queen's Road Central. CHEONG TIE, Queen's Foud Contral, MAN YUEN, Queen's Road East. NAM BING LOONG, Quin's Road Central, MUTUAL STORES, Queen's Road, Central. HONGKONG CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
11, Cains Road,
(52
$5,700 Tls. 100 Tis 36,000 Tls. 100 T
100 TL. 67. - 100 Tis, 100. $25 $5, buyers $10 $3 all
$205.
$10 $22, buyers
all
$64, buyers
$170, sellora
$19, sales $7$7, sales 550 $175, sellers $20 $121, buyers $25 $871.
$50 $365, sellers
£5T, 150, bayers $100 $825, bayers
$60 $200.
$100 896, sellers
36), x'div. buy, $30 $34, buyers
Ta 50 T. 98.
825 £81, buyers
all $19. $15 831, sales
all
56, bu,
£190/-
'$10") { $23.
$5 $12.
Lidon 125.7.6.
$25 $25, sellers $586, bayers
al310, buyers
$7 $21
$10 $3, sellers $10 $64, bayers *10 $12, buyore
$4 $113, collera $10 $300. x10 361, x d.
6/2 per lb.
Quotation,
Par. Tis. 2507% p. annum.
VERNON SMYTH, Share-Broliers.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
Provigne On Date On Date AG
at Dy
at 4 p.m. 10 am. 4pm..
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MARKES OF
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES, MOTORS & MOTOR.
IGAS
CARS,
TOE POWER
AND HEATING PURPOSES, TO
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
AGENTS
WORK IN THE COLONY,
FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
TO-MORROW
YORK. BUILDINGS.
11.30 AM-Race Meeting of Hongkong
Jockey Club, at Happy Valley. 9P.M.-Henry Dallas Theatre, at Theatre Royal.
Quotatione are Malwa Now... Malwa Old
Malwa Older
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Tuesday, 21st Feb-Eighty-Ninth Ordinary
Half-Yearly Meeting of H.K. C. M. SteamPatus Now
Patna Old boat Co., Ltd, Noos. Saturday, 25th Feb-Ordinary Half-Yearly Benares Now Meeting of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Benares Old ing Corporation, at City Hall, Noor. Saturday, 25th Feb.--Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.,
12.30 F.M.
Monday, 27th Feb-Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Noun,
ON SALE.
A TADLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT
HONGKONG-
Demand Drafte on London on the day of preceeding the departure of the English
Mails; also Table of the Yearly
Approximate Averages for 36 years
FROM 1674 no 1909,
Price $2 Cash. On sale at the “Danı
PRESS" Office, or Local Booksellers.
Printed sad Published by ALFRED NORMAN KEMP for the Concerned at 104 D Værr Rose Central, Victoris, Hongkong; London Office, 131. Flest Street, B.C.
Value.
Interest
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, February 16th,
h. m. fla in 170 18 5 0
h. ft. in
5 50 5 39 m 6 172 0.
·Barometer
Humidity
Mon. 20 m 1 244 5 7 122 8
44 45
OPIUM
January 20th.
$2,500/2,$30 per pionl $2,540/2,560
$2,570/2,580
Malva V. Old Persian fine quality
$2,593/2,600
$1,400/1,500
Poratau extra fine...
$2000
$2,675
per chest.
$2,650
$2,620
Fri.
1.6 2 8
But.
18 m
5 8
30.11
30.25 30.14
Tuesday, 29th Feb.The Thirtieth Ordinary
.0 49 a 5. 2
6 29 a 3 0
Temperature
66
60
62
Sun.
19
0 39 5 1
6 45 2 4.
68
81
70
1.26 5 3
7:30 32
Wind Direction...
E
East
E
12
4 Боков.........
2
4
b Weather.... water.
0
Rain
Meeting of Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Noon, Wednesday and Thursday, 1st and 2nd March-
Annual Show of Hongkong Horticultural Society, in the Botanic Gardena, Friday, 10th March Extraordinary. General Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, 12.15 F.M.
For or
Highest open air Temperature on 15th...74 Lowest open air Temperature on 15th,61
3 13 5 4 9 13 3 3 Tuos, 21 m 2 34 39m 7 37 3 2 3 11 8 5 5 11 23 1 Wed 22 m 5 24 3 6m 759
4 135 6 Thurs 23
5 13 5 9 m 0.24 2 7 noinferior high nor low-water,
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