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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

SHIPS LETTER BOXES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28′′0, 1914

COMMERCIAL.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

-It is hereby noted that during the continuance of the Wer all outgoing correspondence

must be posted at the General Post Office or at any of its Branch Offices.

2.-Ships Officere era strictly forbidden to receive on beard their peels any correspondence

from the Tublic,

3,- Shipmatters tie not allowed to place or expose on board their vessels letter bozen for the “purjočo of cullecting corresponderer; all such "Lores found exposed on foard their versole will be removed and returned to the General Post Office,

4. Shipping Companies must not receive from the Public for inclusion in their ships' l'apert hona fide Courigners' letters which should be left open for inspection when tequired. 5.-Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Oflee the exsot hour of departure of their vessels in order that the public may hate every facility for posting at the General Post Offloa 6-Shipping Companies and Ships' Oflicers must send to the Pest Office ALL correspondence except bona fide Consignees' lotters posted in the Ships Lotter Boxes or received by Bhip Offers at the porte from which they sailed, or anywhere en-route to Hongkong.. 7.The above regulations will not affect the licensed Private Letter Boxes carried between Hongkong and Canton by the vessels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong, Canton and Masso Steamboat Co.

WAR RISKS ARE NOT COVERED BY POSTAL REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE,

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

All Parcel Mail from London dated 2tb ult., reached this Ofice per P. & O. Candia,

A late Mail for Salew, Amoy and Foochow will in future be clceed for all Douglas Seamer 10 minutes before each steamer fails, ordinary correspondence will be received after the regular mail kae clceed at the side west entrance to the G.P.O. in the lane off. Des Voeux Road.

The Hongkong, with tho FRENCH MAIL ex Magellan, is due to arrive here on Saturday, the 26th inst.

The Korea, with the AMERICAN MAIL, left Yokohama for Hongkong ela Manila on the 16th inet, at 10 am., and is scheduled to arrive here on Monday, the 28th inst

POR

Eoihow. "Haiphong and* Pakhoi

Straits,*Ceylon and Earope

*Straits, Bataris, Cheriben, Samarang?

and *Sourabaya

"Shanghai and "North Chins....

444

Bangkok

*Jayan via Kobe...

***

Straits, *Ceylon and *India vip *Bombay Stroite

ЗВАНОВЛЕ and NORTH CHINA) (EUROPE VIA SIBERIA)

(To usko connection with the Tientsin-Fakow Railway closing at Shanghai Brit: P.0. at 11.30a.m. on Monday, the 28th inst.)

Japan via Robe

Pakhoi and niplong...

T

Fort Hayard, Haiphong und "Pakkoi ... Batavis, Samarong and Bourabaya

Straits, Caplon and India vin Bombay Bratow

*Straits and Indin vin Caloutta

Japan via Nagasaki

+

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STRAITS, BURMAN, CEYLON, ADELAIDE, )

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA. ADEN, Eoxrz and Eunoen via BRINDISI (Late Letters 11 to Noox, Extre

postage 10 cents).

(Letters posted in all the Pillar Boza

in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)

The Parcel Mail will be

closed

on Friday, the 25th inst, at 5 p.m. ...

Swatow, Amoy and Focehow....

Philippine Islands

Straits, and India via Calcutta

Sualow

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Philippine Is., Australia, Tuemania, *Now)

*Now Zealand via Port Darwin and Now Gainen via Thursday Is'und

Philippine Ialads, Australia, Tasmania,

New Zealand and New Guinea

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Thursday Island

Philippine Islanda

*Weihaiwai and Tientsin

PEB

Phranang Kashima Maris Biojun Maru

Glenlogan..

Malay Maru

Oplund Nubia Jason

Luchov

Alauta Maru

Sungkiang

Huo

Tjimanock Rangoon Afara... Fainun Choysang.. Nikko Maru

Sulactie..

Haichiny

Loongsang... Fooshing. Haiman ...

Taiyuan

ViB

Tango Muru

Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmanis, New Zealand via Fort Darwin and Now

Guinen via Thorsday Islandl ***

Haixang họ Chinhua Hunchor. St Albans

*Specially superscribed correspondence only.

DATE Wednesday, 23rd, 8:00 am Wednesday, 23rd, 9.00AM Wednesday, 23rd, 9.00 AM Wednesday, 23rd, 11.00 a m Wednesday, 23rd, 11.00 AM Wednesday, 23rd, 11.00 a m Wednesday, 23rd, 2.Cor Wednesday, 23rd, 3.00 PM Wednesday, 23rd.

Registration

Letters ...

2.00 PM

- 3,00 P

Wednesday, 23rd. 4.00 PM

Thursday, 24th, 9.00 a 30 Thursday, 24th, 9.00 a Thursday, 24th 10:00 AM Thursday, 24th, 11.00 AM Thursday, 24th, Nook Friday,

25th, 2.00 PM Saturday, 26th, ́ 10.00 a m Saturday, 26th

Printed Matter and Sam.

ples...

10.00 A MI Registration ... 10.15 A MI (Registration with Late fee of 10 cents up to 11.00 A.Br.)

Registration, KowlooDM

...

9.30 AM 11.00 A

B.Q... Latotra Saturday, 26th, Noos Saturday, 26th, 200 r M Saturday, 26th, 2.00 P Sunday, 27 th, 9.00 A M

Monday,

- 28th, 11:00 AM

Moudey, 28th, 4,00 M

Tuesday, Zoib. NOON Troscay 29th 3.60 j'a Tuesday, 29th, 3.00 PM: Wednesday, 20th, 10.00 à M

In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. in the morning, Registration closes at 5 p.m. on the previous evening.

ON HAND FOR

For Price and Particulare, apply to

SALE.

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.

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.

ONE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH

KEROSINE OIL ENGINES "PETTER'S"

FROM 7 TO 12 B.H.P.

WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD., 14, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

1484

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

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

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE

VIA SUEZ CANAL, A

OUTWARD

FOR

BHANGHAL,

YOKOHAMA

KOBE

AND

STEAMEZ

TO SAIL

HOMEWARD MARSEILLES VIA PORTS POLYNESIEN ... On 29th September, at 1 p.m.

ד'י

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS. TRANSSIPPING on the Co's Stamery at COLOMBO for CALCUTTA, BOMBAY AN AUSTRALIA; at. FORT SAID for the TEVANT, CONSTANTINOPLE sad BLACK BEA

Through Tickets to LONDON via PARIS by raЛl. -:¦

Circalar Tickets to Europe vis Bues and 81BERIAN ROUTE and vice-versa delivered here.

For further particulars spply to

21

P. THOMAS, AGENT.

QUEEN'S BUILDING. 12.

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ON LONDON:-

September 22nd,

1,93.

1970

Telegraphic Transfor............. Bank Bille, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days" sight ............ Bank Bills, at 4 months' night ...1/91 Credits, at 4 months' sight.........1/101 Documentary Bills 4 months'sight1/10 ON PARIS

Bank Bills, on demand... Credits, at 4 months' sight .......setKOMA, ON GERMANY ----

On demand...............................nɔm, ON NEW KOLK

433

Bark Bille, on demand Credits, at 60 days" sight EMI NO. ON BOMBLY:

Telegraphio Transfer ..................Rom. Bank, on demand..

.334

UN CALCUTTA >--

Telegraphio Transfer......... nom. Bank, on demand........334 ON BHANGHAI

Bank, at sight.75 Frivate, 30 days' sight. nom. ON YOKOHAMA On demand.......................874- ON MANILA:--On demand-Posod-87 ON BINGAPORE :-On demand........76) OS BATAVIA:---On demand ............1073 ON HAIPHONG:-On demand.......nom.. Ox BAIGON—On demand................nom. ON BANGKOK-On demand 86 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate...311,10kom Gold Leaf, 100 fine, per tsel BAR-SILVER, per mu

........857.00

SUBSIDIARY COINE.

per cent. Hongkong...20 cents pieces... 810.10 discount, Hongkong...10

... $10.14

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-FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

Saturday, 26th Sept.:-

Noon-Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., Meeting

of Shareholders.

Monday, 26th Sept.

3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at Tai Hang

"Village, by Public Works Dept.

Wednesday, 30th Sept,

Noon-Yue Hing Loong Meeting of Creditors

at the Registered Office,

The Criterion of Quality”

EMBASSY

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

No 77

Virginia Cigarette

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

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HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Slagla Fare by Night Steamer Return

(available also for return by day ateamor). Single Fare by Day Steamer Return "

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$6.00

-10.00

4.00 8.00

The attention of the travelling Pablio is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com. panies vessels. Passengers arriv.ag 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.

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

WEDNESDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1914.

8. HEUNGSHAN.

5 p.m. KINSHAN.

T

8. HONAM.

5 p.. FATSHAN,

THURSDAY. 24TM SEPTEMBER. 1914.

8 am, HONAM.

5 p.m. FATSHÂN,

8. HEUNGSHAN.

6 p.m. KINSHAN,

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

8.8. SUI TAI, Tons 1,651.

8.8. TAISHAN, Tous 2,006, HONGKONG TO MACAO

Wook daye ni 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sundays at 8 a.m. and 12.30 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Strook Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG,

Week days at 7.30 am. und 2 pm. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 2 p..

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

SUNDAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1914.

The Company's New-Steamship

"TAISHAN **

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STEET WHARF at 8 a.m., and return from Macao at 2pm; /

N.B.-The Company will ukse ran a Steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 am.. and from Hongkong at 10.30 p.n, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

FARES AS USUAL

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

S.S. BUT AN.

'm'd

Departures from Macro to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macao en Tassday, Thursday and Esterday, at 430

CANTON 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. SAINĀM, 588 tons, and 6.3. NANNING, 569 to,

One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Waehow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about Rs.m., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Bound trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direst Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. These vessels have superior Cabin Bocommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electris Fan in each Cabin,

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

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

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

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Montagle, for Hongkong, from Vancouver, etc., Mr. E. Grieve and Miss E. P. Hepburn.

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and

Mrs. Mrs. Railton, Mr. and Matsuyaran, Mr. Milligan, Mr. A. McGreys Forbes, Mr. Milburn, Mr. R. M. Scotten, Mr. H. W. Smith, Mr. Engstrom, Mrs. M. Barretto and children, Mrs. Yoko-Rumford and infant, Mrs. Engstrom and 2 children, Mr. T, A. Smith, Mr. G. Morgan and Mr. Gitton.

Per Nubia, for Hongkong, from hama, etc., Mr. and Mrs. O. 8. Johnson; from Kobe, Mr. Freshwater..

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DEPARTED.

Per Ara-Maru, for Seattle, etc., Mr. J. G. Pedley, Mr. D. Povomall, Mrs. T. Williams, Miss Williams, Mrs. Murchi son, Miss de la Fontaine, Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen, Dr. MacIntosh, Mr. M. Nioder, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Martin, Mr. T. Hazama, Mr. K. Tame, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Newman, Miss Morgan, Miss Finch, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Manners, Mr.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.

The Ben Line str. Benrinnes, from Leith and London, left-Bingapore for this port on the 22nd September, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 28th September.

MEANS

ILKMAID

ST

TERILIZED

AFETY

ATURAL RAILK

A fresh consignment of Half-size Tins

has now arrived.

Please apply to usual Stores.

ICROBES

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PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING AN

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.

MONGOLIA 27000 tone

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA 10200 tons

MANCHURIA 17000 form

SIBERIA 3000 tons NILE 1:000 tona

PERSIA 9000 tons

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

"THE SUNSHINE BELF"The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

Eling TUESDAY," 6th Oct., st 1 P.M.

KOREA

TUESDAY, 13th Oct., at 1 PM,

SIBERIA

13

CHINA (B Manila). MANCHURIA

TUESDAY, 27th Oct, at Noon. TUESDAY, 3rd Nov., at 1 PM

*1

Those steamers are famous for their modem ogunmect, comfort, and the superiority of the cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of Me. V. Moron, the world-famous calares, Large staterooms, equipped with electric fans, and running water, Berths equipped with electric rendang lampa. Numerous non-aft Water swimming tank, Flipino orohestra, deck ganna, dares, etc-not a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patrina is Our Fint Considerstan

For further information, ratos, literaturo, schedules, etc, apply to

TEL. No. 141..

B. C. MORTON, AGENT, KING'S BUILDINGS,

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Printed and Published by BETEAM A. EALs for the Concerned at 10a, Des Vaca

Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, B.