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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 20TB, 1913.

COMMERCIAL.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

ON LONDON 190

Telegraphic Transfor...

Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight

May 19th

Bank Bille, at 4 months sight...2

Credits, st4 months' sight

Documentary Bills4 months' night2.

Of Park:**

Book Bille, on demand

GRAETZIN

metal filament Lamp.

DAILY INCREASING DEMAND

FOR THE RISING STAR:

GRAETZIN

Obtainable

65

CENTS Everywhere.

General Agent for Hongkong and China:

HUGO C. A. FROMM,

20, DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL, 1st Floor.

Hongkong, 15th May, 1913

NOTICE POST OFFICE

$44

The Liam is expected to arrive here to-morrow, with the London Mails (ria Siberis) of Friday, the 2nd Inst.

The Ceylan, with the English Mail, ex Assaye, left Singapore on Saturday, the 17th inst, at 7 an, and is expected to arrive here on Thursday the 22nd inst.. at noon. This packet brings the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the all-sea route on the 16th April, and for despatch overland on the 23rd April.

Bamarang and Sourabaya

FOX

414

-Swatow, Tsingtan, and Tientsin

*

*Fort Bayard

Batow, Amoy and Frochow

ÉLICON, ŠTRAÍTÍ, ČEYLON,

***

ADELAIDE,

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT and EUROPE VIS MARSEILLES (Lato Lettere 11 to Noon Extra

postage 10 ca 19)

Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the rat clearance will be included in this contract mail

Macho

Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and Calcntia Straits

Amey, Shopghai and North China Formosa via Keelung, Sannghai, North Chius Japan vi Moji, Victoris, B.C., and Seattle

Philippine Iglonas

Mauritius

Japan vla Kobe, Vancouver and Seattle" Straits aud Ceylon

Swatow

SHANGHAI, NORTH CHIA JAPAN via NAGASAKI, UNITED STATES, SOUTA AMKETOA and CANADA vía VANCOUVER

(BUROPEAA SIBERIA

BRANDA, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN, VIS

NAGASAKI,

CANADA, HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, ARE SOUTH AMERICA vin SAN FRANCISCO

Swator, Amoy and Foochow

Maost

FRE

-Childar Chapulting...

DATE

Tuesday, othy 10.00am Taosday, 20th, 10.00 Kwong Chan Wan Tuesday, 20th, 10.00 AM

Tuesday, 20th, 10,00 & Haiyan

Tuesday 20th,

Credits, at 4 months' sight...

250

ON GELKANT :**

On demand...

..206)

Bank Bills, oa domand

491

501

ON NEW YORK ---

Credits, at 60 days' sight

JAMB

Transfer ***

on demand...

ON CALOUTTA:

Telegraphie Tranter.. Baak, on demana ........ ON BHANGHAI ***.

Bank, at sight

Private, 30 days' sight ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand, ON ALANTEA (On demand-Pe ON SINGAPOREOn demand.

ON BATAVIA demand

ON HSIPHONG-On demand

12

ON SAIGON :-On demand..... ON BANGKOK :-On demand....... SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying late....$9.95 Gotn Lay, 100 fine, per tasi 851.60. BAR SILVER, pesion.",

SUBSIDIARY COINA.

Obinose20 cents piscan......18.10 discount

Chinese ....10

Hongkong...20

Honkong...10

par oant

M

13

IL

*****$8.25 26.80 ****.18 15

#

,་

MAILS VIA SIBERIA,

London Elate

May 8th.

BANES,-

Dee

Shangha

May 19th.

GENUINE DURHAM

LAUBADE MAF KI

Sincking Tobacco

"WTBLACKWELL 1 50

Duchem NC

GENUINE

66

"Bull Durham'

Smoking Tobacco

STANDARD OF THE WORLD

FOR THREE GENERATIONS.

Over 352,000,000 of these homely muslin sacks of BULL DURHAM TOBACCO were sold last year alone-nearly a million a day-more than all other High Grade Smoking Tobaccos combined!

OBTAINABLE FROM ALL TOBACCONISTS.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS,

Horozona 19TH MAY, 1913.

STOCKS.

Ti

Hongkong 'hai Bank Corporation...{ China Borneo Company, Limited ........ China Light and Power Company, Lt.... China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MILES, -

Ewo Cotton Spin'g & Weaving Co., Lá. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., La.... Dairy Farm Company, Limited" DOOKS AND WHARVES.--

***

H'kong & Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.,Ld. H'kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd..] New Amey Dock Co., Limited...

S'hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld... S'hai and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ld...... Green Island Cement Co., Limitei...

RETURN

NO. OF SHARES.

VALUE.

(PAIL | GLUBING QUOTA. ON BASIN

Ur. TRONG C

of LAST

18605, buyers 11'don £81

120,000

$5 all

$125 Bü

$12 all $11, sellers

81 all 14, sales

$10 all $8.60, buyere

Tls. 50 ml Tis. 135

$10 all 89%, sellors

74

$26, sellem

DIV D.

51.c.

10 p.c.

74p.c.

6 p.0.

$50 a

$83, buyers

6 9.0.

$50 a

$71, bayəra

5 p.3.

562

88, buyers

74 p.

The 100 all

Tis. 62), buy,

Tis. 100

TL. 133-

$10 all

24.95, buyers

$10 all

8345, buyera

all $115 buyers

51 po

$25 $76, buyers.

5 p.c

Pa, 10 all PB

525 a $177, buyere

610 all 821

7 p.c 10 p.c

$10 a 24, sellers

$10 all $10

*.7|| all. | 7}-, bay. 1. div.

dir.

Sui Tai

Japan Oanfa

2,00 F M

3.00 PM

Tjipanas... Shidzuchi Mars,

Canton Insurance Office Co., Limited. China Firs Insurance Co., Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., La. .- North China Insurance Co., Limited Vaion Insurance Society, Limitad Yangtze Insurance Association, Lat LANDS AND BUILDINGS~

10,000

$250 850 8355

6 p.0

20,000

108146, buyers

8,000

$250 $356

p.c

10,000

15T 1324

12,400

#51 $16790

12,000

SAM ** $196. @ Ex 73

50,000

$14 ali 5110

__$100 $75 +200

Tuesday, 20th,

3.00 P.M

Polynesien

Chinhun

Clara Jebarn Bazinia

Tango Maru

Haimus

Emprues of Russia

Manchuria

Kaijo Maru

Sui Tui

Maeno

Shanghai and North Chias

SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA...

(EUROPE via SIBERIA)

Sui Tai Luchow Ceylon

Swatos, Amoy and Pooouum

L'

Sut Tri

Haiching

Bayern

7

Frinted Matter-and-Siz

plos

.. 10.00 AM Registration 10.15

Registration, with late fce of 10 cents, up to

11.00 AM). Registration Kowlooz | B.U.... ... 10.15 A D Letters

11.00 AM 1.15 PM Tuesday, 20th, Tuesday, 20th, 200 e Tuesday, 26th, Tuesday, 20th,

Hongkong Electric Co., Limited... Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited Bianila Metropole Hotel Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ld. H'kong &SouthChina Steam Fishers Co.,L

Hongkong Steal Foundry Co., L. 325,000 Hongkong Tramway Co., d. INSURANCES,➡

لله الان

Tia. 92

PETER'S, NESTLE and

(29

KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE.

PRIZE COMPETITION NO. 3

This month we are offering prizes for “ ADLETS,”

An " ADLEṛ” is perhaps best-described as a concentrated Advertisement.

For instance take the first letters of the words

"PETER'S MILK CHOCOLATE" (1.0., P.MO.) or "NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE" (42, NMC) or "KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE BONBONS" (1.8, KOH) and make some striking phrase from the Letter's "P.M.C." or "N.M.C." or "K,O,B,"

The following are some examples:

CHOCOLATE= PLEASES MOST CAPTIOUS. NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE NONE MORE CHOICE. KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE BONBONS KOHLER'S CONFER BENEFITS.

CONDITIONS.

Every six "ADLETS" to be accompanied by a PETER'S, NESTLE'S or KONLUE'S Wrapper. So for one wrapper you may, sand more than one Adlet,

Adlets may be sent in under a nom de plume, which, if a winner, will be published in the Local Fopere: Your name will be treated confidentially by us.

The First Prize will be one of our Wrist Watches, and will be given for what wa consider the best. Adlot.

Consolation Prices consisting of Chocolate will be given for Adlots which we consider are deserving of such,

Post your attempts to Mesar, PETER'S and NESTLE'S, P.O. Box No. 351, Hongkong, not later than 31st May, 1913.

PETER'S MILK

CHAMPAGNES

MOET AND CHANDONS.

DRY IMPERIAL EPERNAY,

134-3

Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Ld Heawood Tin and Kubber Estate, Ld Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, Ld Tronoh Mines, Limited

1,000,000

£1 all

922,000

35 2a4/3, sellers

200,000

160,000

144

Peak Tramways Co., Limited.

1.1

80... 811, sellors 81, sellers

7 pio.

11.00 AX

Philippine Co., Limited

75,000

Si Bu

*5

Per Case 12 Quarts

$63.00

Palpes et l'apeteries du Tonkin Societe der REFINERIES.—

13,200

85Lau

$20

,, 24 Pints

$66.00

20,000

$107, sales

5p.o

PERRIER JOUET.

7,000

$10

$16

OLD VINTAGE CUVEE EPERNAY.

30,000

$9, buyers

20,000

500! au

Per Case 12 Quarts

$56.00

90,000

$14

24 Pints

$58.00

60,000 prof. 60,000 def. 2,500,000

$92,

Ebdi.

El all 117/6

VICTOR CLIQUOT.

$2: all

Maceo

Straits

STRAITS, BULMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and E20FE via BRINDISI (Late Letters 1100 to Nook. Extra

Postage 10 cents),

(Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for doparture of the mail Estra Postega 10 cats)

(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes

in time for the fist clearance will ncladed in this contract mail)...

on Friday, the 23rd inst, at 5 pm. I.)

JLe Pareal

mask

wilt

be clored

Delta

Philippine sheds

Straits and Indu ris

Calcutts

Loungsang Namsany

M2050.

Sut Tai

Swatow, Weihaiwei, Chefso aud Tiestein

Huichola

Shanghai and North Chins

45CROPE VIA SIBERIA)

Linaz

Swatow

Havan

Philippine Is. and Jaşka via Nagasaki and Seattle Minnesota Philippine Is. Timor, Australia, Tasmania

and New Zealand via Fort Darwin

Bwatow, Amoy and renow

Straits, and India vis Bombag

Philippine Islands

Philippine lelands..

STRAITE, BURMAH, CRYLON, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, and EUROPE via NAPLES

Formosa via Koding, Shanghai, North)

China, Japan via Nagasalti, Victoria, B.C., and Seattle ( Wash.)

Philippine Islande ...

Philippine Islands

Empire

Haitan

Capri Taminy

Rubi

Print Indung

Canada 'Maru'

Yusasang...

Zafira

Tuesday, 20th, Thurday, 20thy Tuosity, 20th, Tuesday, 20th,

3.00 PM 3.00 PBS 3.00 M 5.TQ PAI

Wednesday, 21st, 10.00 Wednesday, 21st, Printen ataliez, Bav

pits

***

0.30 AM Registralies. 10.00 A M Kowloon Registration

BOEL ... 10 00 AM Letters

Wednesday, 21st, Registration 11.00 A M Leters

NOON Wednesday, 1st, 100 nm Wednesday, 21st, 1.15 PM Thursday, 22nd, 1.15 PM Thursday, 22nd, 3.00 PM. Thursday, 22nd, 5.00 PM Friday. 23rd, 10,00 AN Friday.

23rd, 1.15 e M 20th, 10.00 AM Tuesday

Saturday, 24th,

Printed Matter and Sam

10,40 & a ples Registration. 10.15A- Registrace wak ial fos of 10 cents up t

11.00 AM) Registration, Kowloo

Leties.

9.30 AL Du an

Saturday, 24th, 1.00 P- Saturday, 24th 1.00 Saturday, 24th, 1.15 PM turday, 24th, 5:00 PM Saturday, 24th 6.00 pm Sunday, 25th,

9.00 A Monday, 26th, 11.00 AM Monday, 26th, 11.00 a

Tansday, 27th, 10.00 à M Tuesday, 27th Noon

Tuesday, 27th, 3.00 PM

Tuesday, 27th,

Wednesday, 28th,

3.CO.P M

Printed Matter” and Saan-

•pica....

8.0.

***

8.30 AM

...

8.30 A M

Kowloon 8.00 AM. 9,00 A M

Registration

Registration,

Lettors

Wednesday, 28th, Noor- Saturday, 31st, 100 FN

**: JUNE Friday, 5th, 3.00 PM

HOBBY LETTET Fest Ufice reclines all responsibility for unregistered itters containing Lazh zotes or jewellery, ind where Registration has Leen neglected WILL MARE NG EXQUIRIES into alleged losses of such (Postal Guide 121.)

Mailt for CANTON, WUCHOW and SANSHUI are closed on wooddays 7.30 mm, sad at 6 p.m.

H'kong Land Invest. Agency Co. Ld. Hongkong Land Rocio Co Ed Humphreys End FinanceCo., Ld Kowlogead and Building Co, Ld. Shan Land Invesment Co., Lt. Frest Point Building Co., Limited Mestechoppij tot Mija, Bosok-en

Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MINING.-

China Sugar Refining Co., Limted Lason Sugar Refining Co., Limited STEANSHIP COMPANIES,

China and Manila Steamship Co.,LA....... Douglas Steamship Co., Limited. H'kong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld. Luo Chica Steam Navigation Co. Ld

Sheli Transport & Trading Co., Li Star Ferry Company Limited South Chlua Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES —

Campbell, Mocre & Co., Limited Gande, Price & Co. Limited... Powell, Wm., Limited

..

Watson & Co., A. S. Limited

Weissmann, Limited

United Asbestos Oriental Agency Ld.

Union Waterboat Co., Limited

Fara Rabber in London

Loans. Chinese Imperial 1800

TO ISITORS

Should. Purchase.

25.000

150,00010 88 salt sel

954) 92. 438, buyers" 6,000 78,000) Tis. av så

12,500 33 All 167, barer 7 po 25,009, 10) all Tls. 60, #allers

30,000 6,000

Si al $52), bugera

$43, sal & buy.

$20 ($10) all $6

$ all 38.40, sollers

SPECIAL DRY RHEIMS.

4 p.r.

Per Case 12 Quarts

24 Pints

"

20,000

1,200

Six G

50,000

45,000!

[61] all] 193 buyars

41 pc

90,000

3,000

$1 all $18, buyers

9,500 ordy,

$10 $1695

8.p.c.

100 Eders 50,000

$1 al 317, bayara

7.p.c:

3,1 per lo

Quotation.

Amount,

Value.

$.all 8300

L'ar.

Interest. Tls. 767,200 1 Tis, 250 ↑ 7%, p. an ETA

VERNON & SMYTH, Share Brokere.

CANTON

FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER.”

BY

CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD, With Ilustrations, Maps and Flose.

Price

$1.75

On Sale at

Hongkong: "Dazur Paras" Offer

Canto

Messrs. KELLY & WALSE

Messrs. BEEWEE & Co,

Mesra A. S WATOS LOV

FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA.

INDIA, AcaŻRALIA, &C.,

And for

PRIVATE RENDENT AT THE OUTFOLT A Comprehensive and Complete Record

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

HONGKONG

PRESS

EEKAL

with which is incorporated

THE CHINA OVERLAND TRADE ESPOS Subscription, paid in advance, $12 for Annui. Postage 82 tc aur pari

of the World

WINE

$36.00

$89.00

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

Telephone No. 135.

MERCHANTS

6. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

TONIGHT 9.15 P.-Bijou Scenic Theatre..

TO-MOBROW

11 45 AM-Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.,

Meeting of Shareholders. 12.30 PM. The "Star Ferry Co., Ltd., Ordinary Annual Meeting at the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.'s Offices.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

Thursday, 22nd May --

Nou-Peak Tramwaye Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Hongkong Hotel,

Friday, 30th May-

3PM-Auction of Valuable Leasehold Property at Anction Rooms, by Mr. Goo. P: Laminert.

HONGKONG.

142.4

FOR SALE

A. TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG- FOR DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY

On the Day Preceding the Departure of the English Maile from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of Silver

FBOM 1893 to 1909;.

GOLD RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS,

LEAT, BAR SILVER From 1900), and other Ussful Information.

PRICE: $1 Cash.

Or Sale at the DAILY Panse" Offee or Loral Booksellery

Printed and Published by BERTRAM A. HALS for the Concerned at 10, Des Vœux Hoad Central, Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.Q.