1914-09-17 — Page 8

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

SHIPS' LETTER BOXES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1914,

1.—It is hereby notifed thst during the continuace of the War all outgoing correspondence

must be posted at the General Post Office er at sny of its Branch Ofiosk. 2.Ship' Officers are striotly forbidden to receive on board their vessels any correspondence

from the Patlic.

- Slipmarters ie not allowed to place or expore on board their vessels lefter boxes for the partase of cellecbig correspondence; all such boxes found expoad on board their Vessels will be móvel and returned to the General Post Office.

4. Shipping Companies must not receive from the Public for inclusion in their ships Papers any but bona fido Consignees' lekters which should be left open for inspection when required.

5-Shipping Companies should state in their notißestions to the Post Office the onset hour of departure of their vessels in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Post Office.

6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Officers wust send to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bona fide Consigness' letters posted in the Ships Letter Boxes or received by Ship Officers at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere en route to Hongkong. -The above regulations will not affect the licensed Private Letter Boxes carried between Hongkong and Conton by the vessels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong, Canton and Maono Steamboat Co.

WAR. BISKS ARE NOT COVERED BY FOSTAL REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE,

The Parcel Post service to Egypt and countries beyond is for the present suspended.

Tha Korss, with the AMURICAN Man, left Yokohama for Hongkong via Manila on the 16th lust, at 10 a‚m., and is scheduled to arrive here on Monday, the 28th inat,

FOB

Meihow, Haiphong and Pakhai

Swatow

Swatow...

FORMOSA Vis KEELONG, Shanghai, North,

CHINA, JAPAN via NAGASAKI, HONO-

Varg Hongkong ChiMi

LULU, UNITED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA Mongolia

and -CANADA via SAN FRANC1800

(EUROPE vis BIBERIA)

To make connection with the Tientsin-Pukow

Bailway closing of Shanghai Brit, P.O, si

DATE

Thursday, 17th, 8.00 AM Thursday, 17th, 9.00 A M Thursday, 17th, 11.00 AM

Thursday. 17th,

Registration ... 2.00 PM

Letters..

3,00 PM

5 am. on Monday, the Zist íuet,

Haiphong and Pakhol

Hanot

Friday,

18th, 9.00 AD

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Daivane

Friday,

18th, 1000 a

Bandakan

Marang ...

Friday,

18th, 11.00 A1

*Swatow, "Shanghai and North Chins

Ningpo

18th, 11.00 AM

Japan via Yokohams

Кимата

Straits and India via Caloutta ...

Namany

Philippine Islande

Yuengang

*Weihaiwal, *Chefoo and Tientsiu

Kueiahow

#Swatow,*Amoy, #3hanghai and *North China Yunnan

"Shanghai and North Chins

Wosang

BHANGHAI AND NORTH CH

(BUROPE VIA SIBERIA)

CHINA] Ziangchow

[To make connection with the Tientsin-Pakow Railway closing at Shanghai Brit. P.O. st 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 24th inst.1 Swatow, Amoy, and Formosa vis Tamsui Bratow and Bangkok...

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Philippine In, Anstralia, Tasmania, New Zealand via Port Darwin and New Guines vis Brisbane

Philippine Lalande

..

Dastin Maru Barrong vai

Haitan

Табунат

Tean

Specially superscribed correspondence only.

Friday, Saturday, 19th, 100 PN Saturday, 19th, 1,00 Ft Saturday, 19th, 200 Pi Saturday, 19th, 3.00P Saturday, 19th, 4.00 PM Saturday, 19th. 4,00 Pa Saturday. 19th,

Registration

Letters

Sunday,

3.00 Pr

4.00 P N

20th, 9.00 ▲ M

COMMERCIAL. **

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

ON LONDON

September 15th.

Telegraphic Transfer..... ...1.9 Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bille, at 30 days' night 3/93 Bank Bills at 4 months' sight...1/93 Credits, at 4 montas' sight.......3/10 Documentary Bills 4 months'sight/101 ON PARTS:

Bank Bills, on demand. Credits, at 4 months” sight

ON GERMANY:---

On demand

ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand

Credits, at 60 days' sight ON BOMBAY!--

Telegraphic Transfer Bank; on demand.

ON CALCUTTA :--

Telegraphie Transfer.......

Bank, on demand....

ON SHANGHAI :----

.

10m.

Пот

44

nom.

..1344

пот

...1341

Bank, at sight.76 Private, 30 days' sight. mon. ON YOKOHAMA :-On demand........ 88 ONÜMANILA :-On demand-Peso-88 OF STEGAPORE On demand? 76% ON BATAVIA:-On demand IDŽ ON HAIPHONG:-On demand ON SAIGON-On demand ON BANGKOK :-On demand-

+86 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rato...911.05nom. GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tal€56.80 BAR SILVER, per ofĽAKI .2348

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

...nom,

#102.

per cont Hongkong...20 cents pisces... $10,10 discount. Hongkong 10

810.15

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

Friday, 18th Sept.

11am-Hongkong Club Twenty-Sixth Holf- Saturday, 10th Saps. --

Yearly Drawing of 85 Debentures.

Noon-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders at the City Hall.

Noon Royal Aerated Wators Manufactory Ca., Ltd., General Meeting at the Office of Moears. Parey Smith, Seth & Fleming. Saturday, 26th Sept

Noon-Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., Meeting Sunday, 20th. 9.00 A M

of Bhareholders. Tuesday, 22nd. 10.00 AM Wednesday, 30th Sept.

Noon-Yue Hing Loong Meeting of Creditor: Tuesday, gånd, 11,00 AN

at the Registered Office. Tuesday, 22nd, 3,00 PM

ON HAND FOR SALE.

For Price and Particulare, apply to

ONE 30 FOOT MOTOR. LAUNCH.

Thornycroft Model Fitted with 12-14 B.H.P. Kerosine Engine,

ONE PORTABLE OXY-ACETYLENE SEARCHLIGHT with Morse Signalling

Shutter.

ONE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SET

complete with Induction Cofl, Overhead Wirens Spars, &c., Buftable for Coasting or Patrol Steamer.

ONE SEMI-DIESEL 8 D.P. CRUDE OIL ENGINE AND DYNAMO with Electric Searchlight.

KEROSINE OIL ENGINES "PETTER'S"

FROM 7 TO 12 B.H,P.

WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,

14, DES VOUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. FRENCH MAIL LINES. FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN VIA SHANGHAI.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPŁ

VIA SUEZ CANAL.

OUTWARD

For

STRANEK

To SAIL

BHANGHAL, KOBE

AND

YOKOHAMA

MARSEILLES VA PORTS

HOMEWARD

POLYNESIEN... On 29th September, at 1 P.M.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS. T\RANSHIPPING on the Co's Steamers at COLOMBO for CALCUTTA, BOMBAY and AUSTRALIA, at PORT SAID i the LEVANT, CONSTANTINOPLE And BLACK SSA.

TRA

Through Tickets to LONDON in PARIS by rail,

Circular Tickets to Europe vin Baes and SIPERIAN - ROUTE and vice-versa delivered here.

For further particular apply to

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VESSELS

EXPECTED.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The A.0. Line str. Taiyin left Sydney' on the 29th August for Hongkong via Thursday Island. Zamboanga and Manila, and may be expected to arrive boro on or about 19th September.

MERCHANT STEAMERI.'

The P. & Q. str. Cundia left Singapore for this port on the 14th September, and is due here on the with. September, at about-daylight.

The str. Glenlogon left London on the 6th August, and is due here on or about the 20th September.

The Mogul Line str. 4/holl left Singa- pure on the 16th Sepacriber, a.a., and is therefore expected is arrive here on the 22nd September, daylight. '

P. THOMAS, AGENT.

QUEEN'S BUILDING.

The Barber Line str. Chalister left New York for Hongkong via Panama on the 1st September, and is due here on or about the 20th October.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British str. hihi reports: Fio weather skroughout. .The British str. A isang reports: Fine and cleve, weather, light variable winds with sex smooth.

The British str. Phcumpenh reperis: Lightind from N. to E.. from Saigon to. Paruls, moderate northerly in fine weathes throughout,

LATEST · STEAMER MOVEMENT.

The

The sir Thy of Bristol lett New York ro on the 10th Ausust, and is due here on For I or about 25th Spteraber.

M. str. Korva, carrying the mails United States, left Yokohama kong via Manita on the 18th

at 10 a.m., and is scheduled. this port on the 28th Septem-

Sepro, The T.K.K. str. Selgo Maru will arrive to 'aşın bere from Moji on the 20th September.

ber...

"The Criterion of Quality"

No 77

Virginia Cigarette

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO MILKMAID STERILIZED

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE

Single Fare by Night Steamer Return

H

(available also for return

by day steamer)

Single Fara by Day Steamer Betorn

པ་་

88,00

10.00

4.00

8.00

The attention of the travelling Publie is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com. panies ressols, Faseengers arriv.ag by Night steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong bozt 11 pm.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning withoat extra charge. Electric fans and electric light are available all night.

HONGKONG TO CANTON,

CANTON TO HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1914.

8 s.m. HONAM,

5 p.m. FATSHAN.

8 am, HEUNGSHAN,

6 p.m. KINSHAN.

FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1914,

8 a.m. HEUNGSHAN.

5 p.m. KINSHAN.

8. HONAM.

5 p.1. · FATEHAN,

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

8.8. SUI TAI, Tóns·1,651.

1

8.8. TAINHAN, Tors 2,006, HONGKONG TO MACAO

Wosk days at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, 'Sundays of 8 ́am, and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MACAO, TO HONGKONG.

Week days at 7.80 mm, and 2 pm. Sandays at 7.80 a.m. and 2 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

SUNDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER. 1914.

The Company's Steamship

"HEUNGSHAN

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8 am., and return' from Macao at 2p.m.

N.B. The Company will also run a Steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 a.. and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

FARES AS USUAL

CANTON-MACAO LINE. 8.8. SUI AN,

Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Tepartures from Canton to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 48 pm.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATIÓN CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.9. SAINAM, 588 tons, and 8.S. NANNING, 569 tone.

One of the above. Steamers loares Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leares Wuchow for Carton on the same days at 8.30 am. Round trips tako about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice vores by the Company's direct Stamers LINTAN and SANDI. These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are fighted throughout by electricity. Electris Fan-in osol Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) & am, to 5 p.m. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STWAMBOAT CO., LTD..

Hotel Mansions (First Floor, opposite the Blake Pier.

THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL

LINE.

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HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

* TAIYUAN"

"CHANGSHA'

NATURAL MILK.

A fresh consignment of this Milk is expected to arrive about the middle of

September, when it will be on sale at all

Stores.

(1127

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS. MONGOLIA 27000 tone

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA, 1200 tons

MANCHURIA 27000 SIBERIA 1000 tona NILE 1:000 tons

PERSIA 1000 tone

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco

MONGOLIA

"THE SUNSHINE BELT"-The Host Comfortable Route to America and Europe

Sailing THURSDAY, 17th Sept., st 4 P.. TUESDAY, 6th Oct., at IP.X. TUESDAY, 13th Oct., at 1 P.K. TUESDAY, 27th Oct., at Noon.

KOREA

SIBERIA

CHINA (vis Maniis)

Gatures

The steamers are famous for their modern equipment, confort, and the seriority of the cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of M. V.Afore, the world-famous Large stateroor, equipped with clerig foun, and mug water. Berths equipped with electrio nung lampe. Numerous zantemente is vasse.rwinning tank, Filipinu ondwatsu, deck gaines, danées, etc.-not a dull aiment throughout the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patrons is Our First Consideration Fee farther flormation, raka, literature, schedules, etc., apply to

AR. C. MORTON, AGENT,

KINO'S BUILDINGS.

TEL No. 141.

SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

Steamer,

Arrives Hongkong from Australis.

Saila Hongkong for Australia

22nd September.

"24th October,

18th September.

18th October.

These Steunters are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Ire, Fresh Provisions, etc., and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fane in the State-Rooms. A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fares Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanivý. Ports.

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, 11th September, 1914.

L62

11139.

Printed and Published by BETRAM A. HALE for the Concerned at 10A, Des Vœux

Road Central Victoria, Hongkong; London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.

E.C

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

TELEPHONE NO. 36.