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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1914.

COMMERCIAL.

SHIPS' LETTER BOXES.

a chat during the continuance of the War all outgoing correspondenes Y-It is hereby notified zaws

must be posted at the General Pest Offee or at any of its Branch Offices. 2.Ships Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on board their vessels any correspondence

from the Public,

3.- Shipmasters are not allowed to place or expose on board their vessels letter boxes for the parpole of collecting correspondence; all spoh boxes found exposed on board their vogels will to removed and returned to the General Post Office, 4-Shipping Companion must not receive from the Publio for inclusion in their ships Fapers Any but bona fide Consignees' letters which should be left open for inspection when nquired.

5.-Shippleg Companies should slate in their notifications to the Post Offles the exact bour of departure of their vesele in order that the public may havo every facility for pceting at the General Post Office.

6-Shipping Companies and Ships Officers must send to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bonu de Consignees' letters posted in the Ships Letter Box or received by Ship Officers at the perte from which they sailed, or anywhere on route to Hongkong, 7.-The abore regalations will not affect the licensed Private Letter Boxes carried between Hongkong and Centon by tho vescola kelonging to or managed by the Hongkong, Canton and Maono Steamboat Co

WAR RISKS ARE NOT COVERED BY POSTAL REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE.

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

A late Mail for Swatow, Amoy and Foochow will in furture be closed for all Douglas Steamers 20 minutes before each steamer mails, ordinary correspondence will be received aftor the regular mail has olosed at the side west entrance to the G.P.O. in the lane off Des Yenx Cond

Moils are now closed daily at 10 n.m., sed 4 p.m., at the G.P.O. for Shamchan by Rail. Or. Bundays, and Holidays, there is ons mail only which clores at 9am.

The Kashima Maru, with the MAIL, FROM LONDON (via Siberia), probably of Wednesday, the 19th it, is due to arrive here to-day--

The Koren, with the AMERICAN MATI, left Yokohama for Hongkong via Manila on the 16th inst. at 10 s.m., and is sobeduled to arrive here on Monday, the 28th inst.

FOR

Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow

Saigon

Baigon

Swatow and Bangkok

IL

PEE

DATE

Kumchow... ...Kaijo Maru

Monday,

21st, 10.00 A ÉT

Monday,

21st, 100 M

Hangchow...

Monday,

21st, 1.00 PM

... Hanyang.m

Candia

Shanghai, North China & *Japan via*Moji...

M

Swator, Amoy & Formosa vin Takso & Aupin Soshu Maru

Straits, Batavia, Choribon, Samarang}} Riojun Maru

and Sourabaya

Ahanghai and North China ... Bratw, Amoy and Foochow ...

Philippine Islands...

SHANGHAI

and NORTH

***

•

Worang ... Hailan

Tean

CHINA

Luchow

(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA) [To make connection with the Tientsin-Tako

Railway closing at Shanghat ... M 11,30 am, on Monday, the 28th inst Formoss via Keelung Bhans hui, North Chinn, Japan via Moji, Victoria, B.C., and Seattle (Wash.)

Awa Maru

Specially superscribed correspondence only.

Monday, 21st, 3.00 PM. Monday, 21st, 300 px Tuesday, 22nd, 9.00 & Tuesday, 22nd, 11.00 ▲ ar Tuesday, 22nd, 11.00 am

Tuesday, 22nd, NOON

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

22nd, $,00 r 22nd,

Registration

Leitera...

2:00 PM

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

September 19th,

193

ON LONDON:

Telegraphia Transfer Bank Bills, on demand, ..........................) 9-fa Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.199 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ...1/9 Credits, at 4 months' sight.....1/103 Documentary Bills 4 months'sight1/10) ON PARIS:-

Bank Bills, on demand... Hom Credits, at 4 months' sight .......................NOM, ON GERMANY:-

On domand

ON NEW YORK:-

,44

Bank Ellis, on demand Credits, at 60 days' sight AL Om, ON BOMBAY

Telegraphic Transfer unmanom, Bank, on demand.........234 ON CALCUTTA,

Telegraphio Transfer................ DONI, Bank, on demand.....1349 ON SHANGHAI : ***

Bank, at sighti

Private, 30 days' alght ....... nom. ON YOKOHAMA -Ûn demand98 ON MANILA:-On demand-Peso-88 ON SINGAPORE—On demand

ON BATAVIA-On demand ..........................1089 ON HAIPHONG-On demand.....nom.

ÖF SAIGON —On demand. ................nöm, ON BANGKOK :-On demand

86. SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Eete...$11.05nom. GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, par faol

*****$56.70 BAR SILVER, Por_ox.

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

por cent. Hongkong...20 oonts pieces... $10.03 discount,

... $10.06 Hongkong...10

Q

12

*

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

3.00 Patinday, 26th Sept.:

Tuesday, 22nd, 3.00 Pm

ON HAND FOR SALE.

For Price and Particulam, apply to

80

ONE

FOOT MOTOR LAUNCH Thornyorolt Model Fitted with 12-14 BEF

Kerosine Engine.

ONE

OXY-ACETYLENE Morse Signalling

PORTABLE SEARCHLIGHT with

Shutter:

ONE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SET complete with Induction Coil, Overhead Wiress Spars, &c., suitable for Consting 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.

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..

FOR

BHANGHAI,

KOSE

YOKOHAMA ......à

MARSEILLES YIA PORTS

OUTWARD

STEAMER

AND

HOMEWARD

TO SAIL.

POLYNESIE

SIEN ...

On 29th September, at 1 r..

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS. BANSHIPPING on the Co's Stensors at VULONRO for CALOUTTA, BOMBAY and AUSTRALIA; at PORT SAID for the LEVANT, CONSTANTINOPLE d BLACK BEA..

Through Tickets to LONDON ria PARIS by rall,

Circular Tickets to Eurogo via Suez and SIBERIAN ROUTE and vice-veran delivered hero.

For further particulars apply to

21

P. THOMAS, AGENT. QUEEN'S BUILDING.·

JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, OHINA AND JAPAN.

EXPECTED

ON OF ABOUT

STEAMER

FROM

WILL LEAVE FOR

ON OF ABOUT

TJIBODAS... JAPAN

TJITAROEN JAVA TJILIWONG JAVA TJIMANOEK SHANGHAI

JAPAN TJILAEJAP..

TJIKEMBANG

JAVA

TJIPANAS... JAVA

TJIMAHI

Fiet half of Sipt Fish Eulf of Sept First half of Sept. Second half of Sept.

JAVA

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

First half of Sept. Second half of Sept Second half of

Sept.

See nd Lalf of

Sept

Second by If o!

Sept.

First half of

Oct.

Second half of

JAVA

JAVA

JAVA

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

SHANGHAI M

Second half of

Sept.

Second half of

Sept.

First half of Out. Second half of Oct

Oct.

Second half of Oot

Noon-Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., Mooling

of Shareholders.

Monday, 28th Sept.:

& pm-Auction of Crown Land ni Tai Hang

Village, by Public Works Dept.

Wednesday, 30th Sept.--

Noon-ne Hing Loong Meeting of Creditors

at the Registered Office,

"The Criterion of Quality"

EMBASSY

No 77

Virginia Cigarette

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD,"

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Single Fare by Night Steamer Return

(available also for return! by day steamer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Return

441

MEANS

"ILKMAID'

TERILIZED AFETY

$6.00

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 Cantou (dne at Hongkong about 11 p.m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra large. Electric fans and electric light are avaliable all night.

HÒNGKONG TO CANTON.

MONDAY, 21

8 a.m. HEUNGSHÄN.

5 p.m. KINSHAN

1

CANTON TO HONGKONG. SEPTEMBER. 1914.

9 a.m. HONAM,

5 p.m. FATSHAN.

TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1914.

B.M. HONAN.

p.m. FATSHAN,

8 a., HEUNGSHAN.

5 p.m. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

*8.8. SUI TAI, Tons 1,651,

8.8. TAISHAN, Tors 2,00%, HONGKONG TO MACAO

Week days at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Bandaya at 8 am, and 12.30 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Week days at 7.30 am, sud 2. p.m. Sundays at -7.30 e.m, and 2 pm,

EXCURSION TO MACAO SUNDAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1914,

The Company's Steamship

"HEUNGSHAN

+

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

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

FARES AS USUAL.

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

8.8. SUI AN

Departures from Macuo to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.æ. -Departures from Cantor to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Laturday, at 4.30 p.m.

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

8.8. SAINAME, 588 tons, and B.S. NANNING, 569 tons,

Ons of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ut about 8 m., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Round trips, take about 5 days. Taesongers esn return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direst Steamers LINTAN and SANUL These vessels have superior Cabin Locommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Ofice open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am, to 5 pm. Further particnlars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Læð.,

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.

THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL

LINE.

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HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

Eteamer,

N

|ATURAL FAMILK

MICROBES

A fresh consignment of Half-size Tins

has now arrived.

Please apply to usual Stores.

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PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS. MONGOLIA 27000 tons MANCHURIA 27000 tone

SIBERIA 18000 tonu. NILE 1000 tona.

KOREA 18000 tona. CHINA 10200 teno

PERSIA DOODLño.

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasald, Kohe, Yokohama,

Honolulu and San Francisco

"THE SUNSHINE DELT"-The Host Comfortable Route to Acceria and Turope.

Falling TUESDAY, 6th Oct; at 1 P.M. TUESDAY, 13th Oct., at 3 P.M. TUESDAY, 27th Oct., at Noon. TUESDAY, 3rd Nov., at 1, P.M

KOREA

SIBERIA..... CHINA (via Manile) MANCHURIA ..

20

39

+

This gleamere aro famous for their modern squipment, comfort, and the experiority of the casing which is under the personal supervision of his. V. Merani, the would-fainous calover. Large staterooms, equipped with electric fuas, and running wali. Terths equipped with electrio reading lamps. Nacerous shippermonte-salp wine animalag tual, Filipino orchestra, deck games, dances, ote-not a dull mement thought the trip The Safely and Confort of Pairarms le Our First Consideration For further information, mites, torture, schedules, etc., apply to

R. C. MORTON, AGENT, KINO'S BUILDINGS.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Elec rio Light and bare zecon modation for limited number of Ealoon Passengers, All stearners any a duly qual field surgeon, Cargo taker at through raten to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia."

"For Particulars of Freight and Parrage, apply to the

York Buildings, 1st Floor,

Hongkong, 7th September, 1914.

TAIYUAN

"CHANGSHA"

TEL. No. 141.

Arrives. Hongkong

from

-Australia.

Sails Hongkong for Australia

22nd September.

24th October,

18th October.

Those Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring & plentiful enpply of Ics, Frash Provisions, etc., and havo superior accommodation with Electrile Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-Rooma A duly qualified Doctor is carried. Bednood Feres Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Forta.

For freight or passage, apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No. 1574.

513

Hongkong, 11th September, 1914.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, TELEPHONE NO. 36,

AGENTS.

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