POST OFFICE NOTICE.
SHIPS LETTER BOXES.
THE HONGKONG DAILI PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1914.
1-It is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing serrespondense
mast be posted at the General Fist Oleo or at say of its Branch Offices. -2-Stiys' Cicers are strictly forbidden to receive on Ecard their vessels any correspondence
fret the Publie
3-Shipmasters are rot allowed to place or expose on board their vessela Istler boxes for the per ose fecollent ng correspondence; all such teres found exposed on board their Vessel will benen ove! and returned to the Gereral Post Offico.
Shipping Comfonies must not receive from the Public for inclusion in their abips Papers eny but bena fide Consignees letters which should to left pen for inspection when required.
5-Shipping Companies should sinte in their notifications to the Post Office the exact hear of departure of their vertels in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Post Office.
6-Shipping Companies and Ships' Officors must send to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bon de Consignees' letters posted in the Ships Letter Boxes or received by Ship Cicers at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere en route to Hongkong. 7.Tto above regulations will not affect the licensed Private Letter Boxes carried between Borgkong and Croton by the vessels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
WAR RISKS ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE.
POSTAL REGISTRATION OR-
The Parcel Post service to Egypt and countries beyond is for the presoni suspended.
The Korea, with the AMERICAS Matt, left Yokohama for Hongkong vis Manila on the --- 16th inst, at 10 am, and is scheduled to arrive here on Monday, the 28th inst.
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON:
September 17th.
Telegraphis, Transfer 199 Bank Bille, on demand
194
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....1/9 Bant Bille, at 4 months' sight....1/10. Credits, at 4 months' sight.com/104 j Documentary Bills 4th
ON PARIS
Bank Billa on denend
10
enquHHOTA,
Credits, at 4 months' sight.........nom.
On Gremant ———
On demand
ON NEW YORK-
amate
Bank Bills, on domand
.mobi.
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Credits, at 60 days' sight. nom.
ON BOMBAY -
Telegraphie Transfer genom.
Bank, on demand.......
ON CALCUTTA PIE
Telegraphio Transfer..
Banks, on demand........
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight
...135
.nom. 136
76
.nom.
ON TOROBAMA :*--On demand... 89 ON MANILA-On domand-Peace 89 ON SINGAPORE:On demand....... ON BATAVIA-On demand ................. ...1091 ON RAIPHONG On demand......... ON SATION ----On demand
FOR
THE
DATE
Haiphong and Pakhoi
Папой
Friday,
18th, 9.00 AN
Anna
Friday,
18th. 9.00AM
Bangkok
Saigon
Orestes
Friday,
18th, 10.00 ▲ M
|
Hom...
Bandakan
Massang
Friday,
18th, 11.03
watow, Shanghai and "North Chias
Ningpo
Friday
18th, 11,00 AM
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Friday,
18th Noon
ON BANGKOK ---On demand" SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate...$10.50nom. GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, por tael
85
256.80
*Weihaiwol and *Tientsin
Kucichow....
Friday, 18th 3.00 PM
BAR SILVER, DƏR OX.
241
*Japan via Moji
Banri Maru
Straits and India via Calcutta...
Namsung...
per cent.
Philippine Islands
Yuensung..
Shanghai and North China
Japan via Yokohama
Wosang ... Kumsung ... Liangchow
**
Choribon,
Dajin Maru
Sunday,
20th, 9.00À ÁT
Bunday,
20th, 9.00 a 2
Taiyuan
Tuesday,
22nd, 11.00 A M
Samarang
Riojun Maru
Tuesday,
22nd 11.00 AM
Hailan
TBAN
Tuesday, Tuesday,
22nd, NOON 22nd, 3.00 PM
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"The Criterion of Quality"
EMBASSY
No 77
Virginia Cigarette
*Swatow,*Amoy, Shanghai and North China Yunnan
SHANGHAI AND
"NORTH CHINA|| (EUROPE 14 SIBERIA) [To make connection with the Tientsin-Parow Railway closing at Shanghai Brit, P,0. at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, tue 24th inabi Eratow, Amo, und Formosa in Tameni
3watow and Bangtok.
Philippine Is., Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand via Port Darwin and New Guinea vis Brisbane
Straits, Batavia,
and Sourabaya
Swatow, Amoy aud Foochow
Philippine Isloads...
#
*
Specially superscribed correspondence only,
ON
Saturday 19th, 11.00 à Saturday, 19th, 1.00 PM Baturday, 19th, 200 Saturday, 19th, 4.00. Saturday, 19th, 4,00 F M Saturday,
19th, 4.00PM Saturing. 19th
Registration Letters
HAND FOR SALE.
3.00 PY 4.00 PM
ONE 30 FOOT MOTOR LAUNCH Thornycroft Model Fitted with 12-14 B.H.P. Kerosino Engine.
ONE PORTABLE OXY-ACETYLENE SEARCHLIGHT with Morse Signalling
Shutter
ONE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SET complete with Induction Coll, Overhead Wiress Spars, &c., suitable for Coasting or Patrol Steamer. ONE SEMI-DIESEL 8 H.P. CRUDE OIL ENGINE AND DYNAMO with Electric Searchlight.
KEROSINE OIL ENGINES "PETTER'S"
FROM 7 TO 12 B.H,P.
For Price and Particulars, apply to-
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD., 14, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG,
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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES. FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN VIA SHANGHAI,
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE VIA SUEZ CANAL.
OUTWARD
For
STEAMER
TO SAIL.
SHANGHAI, KOSE
AND
YOKOHAMA
MARSEILLES TIA PORTS
HOME WABD
POLYNESIEN On 29th September, at l' P.M.
ALL STEAMERS. FITTED WITH WIRELESS. #TRANSHIPPING on the Co's Steamers at COLOMBO for CALCUTTA, BOMBAT. and AUSTRALIA; at PORT SAID for the LEVANT, CONSTANTINOPLE ad BLACK SEA,
Through Tickets to LONDON vis PARIS by rail.
Circular Tickets to Europe via Snes and SIBERIAN ROUTE and vice-versa delivered herð,
For farther particulars apply to
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JAVA-CHINA
P. THOMAS, AGENT.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, OHINA AND JAPAN.
EXPECTED
ON OR
ABOUT
ETIAMER
FROM
WILL LEAVE FOR
ON OR ABOUT
TJIBODAS...
JAPAN JATA TJITAROEM
MILIWONGİ *JAVA PJIMANOES BHANGHAI
TJILATJAP.
JAPAN
JAVA TJIKEMBANG
TJIPANAS
JAVA
First half of Sept Fi at half of Zept. First half of
Second half of Sept. Sec nd i alf of Sept. Second half o 1 Eept.
First half of Oct.
Sopt
Second half o
TJIMAHI
JAVA
JAVA
SHANGHAI
JAPAN
JAVA
JAVA
SHANGHAI
JAPAN
SHANGHAI
•
Oct.
Durin SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Hongkong...20 cents pieces... $10.08 discount, Hongkong, 10
" ... $10.15
TO-DAY
11 am.Hongkong Club Twenty-Sixth Half-
Yourly Drawing of 65 Debentures.
TO-MORROW
Noon-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Extraordinary Mooting of the Shareholders at the City Hall,
Noon Royal Asters Manufactory Co. Ltd., General Meeting at the Office of Mears. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Saturday, 20th Sept.
Noon-Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., Meating
of Shareholders.
Wednesday, 30th Sept. :-
NoonYuo Hing Loong Meeting of Creditore
at the Registered Office.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAGAD STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Single Fare by Night Steamer Botura
(available also for return by day steamer)
Bingle Fare by Doy Steamer Eetara
$8.00
10.00
4,00
8,00
The attention of the travelling Public is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com panies vessels. Passengers arriving by Night steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong about 11 p.m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra charge. Electric fans and electric light are available all night,
HONGKONG TO CANTON. I CANTON TO HONGKONG. FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1914.
8 m. HEUNGSBAN.
5 p.m. KINSHAN
8 a.m. HONAM.
5 p.m. FATSHAN.
SATURDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1914.
8 am, HONAM,
8.a.m. HEUNGSHAN. 5 pm. KINSHAN
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. BUI TAI, Tons 1,651.
S.S. TAISHAN, Tons 2,006, HONGKONG TO MACAO
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharl, Sundays at 8 am, and 12.80 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Wook days si 7.30 m. and 2 p.m. Sunday at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m.
EXCURSION TO MACAO SUNDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER, 1914.
The Company's Steamship
"HEUNGSHAN "
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STARET WHARF af 8 B.D., and retur from Macao at 2p.m.
N.B. The Company will also ran a Steamer from Macso on Sunday at 7.80 m., and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
FARES AS USUAL.
CANTON-MACAO LINE. 9.8. SUI AN
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m.) Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AID THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
9.8, BAINAM, 558 tons, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 tons.
One of the above Steamers leecom Canton for Wuchow overy Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Bound trips take about 5 days. Tassengers can return to Hengkong or vice veren by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI These vessels have superior Cabin Accommodation and are lighted throughost by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm. Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD..
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
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The str. Glenlogan left London on the 6th August, and is due here on or about the 20th September,
.:
The Mogul Line str. Atholl left Singa- pore on the 16th September, a.m., and is therefore expected to arrive bere on the
First half of Sept. Second half of Sept Fecond half of
The P.M. str. Korea, carrying the mails Rept.
from the United States, left Yokohama Second half of
for Hongkong via Manila on the 16th Sept. Second half of September, at 10 a.m., and is scheduled
to arrive at this port on the 28th Septem-22nd September, daylight. Sept. First half of bor
.Ont; Second half of Qot. Second half of Ost.
The Siesmers are all Etted throughout with Flectrio Light and have accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers. All stoomers carry a duly qual ded surgeon, Cargo taken at through rates to all poita in Netle: lends India and Australia.".
For Particular of Freight and Passage, apply to the.
Terk Buildings, 1st Floor.
Hongkong, 7th September, 1914
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 1574.
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THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The A.O. Line str. Taiyuan left Sydney on the 28th August for Hongkong via Thursday Island, Zamboanga and Manila, and may be expected to arriva hore on or about 18th September.
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
The P. & O. str. Candia leit Singapore for this port on the 14th September, and is due here on the 20th September, at about daylight.
The str. City of Bristol loft New York on the 10th August, and is due here on or about 25th September."
The T.K.K. str. Seiyo Maru will arriv here from Moji on the 26th September.
The Barber Lina str. Chalister loft New York for Hongkong via Panama on the 1st September, and is due here on or about the 20th October.
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OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.
MONGOLIA 27000 tons
KOREA 18000 tone
CHIN10200tons
MANCHURIA 27000 tone
SIBERIA 8000 tons
NILE 1:00 tons
PERSIA 3000 tons
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasali, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
THE SUNSHINE BEITThe Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
Sailing TUESDAY,
KOREA
SIBERIA.
CHINA (ria Manila) MANCHURIA
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and the cupriority of The gicamera ore famous far thoit modern equipment, cores, the world-famous- -the cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of M. V
catorce ya staterooms, entipped with electrig fans, and running wate. Beribe. equipped with electtle rending inrepa. Numerous amusemen salt water swimming taus, Tilipino crchestra, deck games, dances, etc.--not a dull in went throughout the trip. The Safely and Confort of Patrone to Our First Consideratiou For further information, rates, literature, schedules, etc., apply to
R. C. MORTON, AGENT, KINO'S BUILDINGS,
TEL No. 141.,
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