1914-12-03 — Page 8

POST OFFICE NOTICE

The MAIL FROM LONDON (*ta Siberia), of Sunday, the fat ult, is due to arrive hera to day,

The AMERICAN MAIL 'is, due to scrive here on Sunday 6th inst.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER SED, 1914.

COMMERCIAL,

December 2nd,

19 191

19.

CIGARETTE HOLDERS FREE TO SMOKERS OF

"THREE CASTLES

MAGNUMS CIGARETTES.

The ENGLISH MAIL from Europe is expected to arrive fare on Sunday, the 6th inst, at 5 pm

FOR

Bhangini, Norik China and Japin via Kobe

(EUROPE via SIBERIA)

Tientsin-Puikow Bervice Shanghai Brit. P.O.

Monday, 7th inst.)

Shanghai, North China & Japan via Moji

"Japan vin Kobe

Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhoj

Hollow, Klaiphong, and Pakhoi.

Chingwantac

Shanghai and North China

Bhangbai, North China and Japan via Kobe.......

Shanghai, North China and Japar vis Moji....

Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow.

ALL

Straits, Colombo, Sass, Port Said, Marseilles

and United Kingdom

PHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA ̈

(EUROPE vis SIBERIA

(Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. P.0]

Thursday, the 10th inst.)

STRAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN,

EGYPT and EUROPE

The Fareel Mail will be closed

on Saturdry, 5th inst, at 5 PM..

Bwatow

Biraits and Colombo ria Bombay Swatow, Auoy and via Tamṛui

Haiphong...

***

DATE

Thursday, 3rd, 9.00 A mi: ON LONDON

Thursday, 3rd, 9.00AM Thursday, 310, 10.00 a 21 Thursday, 3rd, 11.00 Thursday, 3rd, 11,00 & M Thursday, 3rd, 11.00 a w Thursday, 3rd, 3.00 PM Thursday,

3rd 4,00 PM Thursday, 3rd, 14.03 PM

Friday, 4th, 1,00 Saturday, 5th 9,00

Saturday, 5th, 400PM

Saturday, 5th, 5,00 PM

Telegraphic Transfers Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30 days' night

Bask Bills, at 4 months, sight

Credits, at 4 months' sight Pian

Documentary Bille 4 months' sigh:19%

ON PARIS.

Bank Bills, on demand

220

Credits, at 4 months' sight

2304

ON GERMANY

On demand

75 Cents

ON NEW YORK

Bank Bills, on demand.....

* Cedits, at 60

ON BOMBAY

daye sight,

Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demands ON CALOUITA

Telegraphic Transfor. Baak, on demand.........

ON SHANGILAI →→→

Bank, at sights s Private, 30 days' sight

ON YORORAMA-On demand, ON MARILAOn demand-Facò ON SINGAPORE ---On demand....

ON BATAVIA -On demand

Sunday:

Sunday,

6th, 9.00 a m 6th, 9.00 AM

Sunday,

(6th, 9.00 M

Sunday

6th, 9.00 A M

Monday

7th, 2.00 P

Monday,

7th, 2.00 PM

ON BANGKOK-On demand

100%

ON HAIPHONG-On demand........nom. ON SAIGON --On demand

SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Baying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per taal .......... BAR SILVER, per cx,

857,20

a tin of 50 Cigarettes.

The

MAGNUMS:

Three Castles

Cigarettes

75 Cents

a

tin of 50 Cigarettes.

WD&HOWills Bristol & London.

There are now packed in each tin of Magnums Cigarettes coupons, and in return for 100 of these coupons we will send you & GOOSE QUILL SILVER CIGARETTE HOLDER enclosed in a neat leather pocket case fitted with a spare Gloors Quill

Send coupers to

W. D. & H. 0. WILLS.

AGENTS: BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG.

Batavia, Samareng and Bourabaya- SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA --

(EUROPE VIA SIBERIA).

[Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. P.Ó.

Thursday, 10th inst.)

SHANDEAL, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN, via)

NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, USA., UNITED STATES, SOUTH ÀMBRIOS; Canada TIA SAN FRANCISve, and UNITED KINGDOM Vis "Canada"

(EUROPE via SIBERIA).

Tacsday, Ah,

Registration... 10.00 A M

Letters

...11.00 A M

BUBSIDIAET COINS.

per cent. Hongkong. 20 cents pieces... $17.20 discount. Hongkong.....10

$17.65

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

14. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

THE PETTER

PATENT

SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL

ENGINES

AND

KEROSINE

ENGINES.

We carry large stocks Ship and Engine: Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing,

80%

Electrical Repair and Installations Undertaken Electro-Plating in all its

Branches

¡414

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

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

11

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Single Fare by Night Steamer Return

(available also for return

by day steamer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Estaro

"

$6,00

10.00 4.00 8,00

The attention of the testing Public is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Com panies' vessels. Fr

komangers arriving by Night steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong. about 11 m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra charge,

etrio fans and electric light are available all night.

HONGKONG TO CANTON. O CANTON TO HONGKONG.

THURSDAY. SED DECEMBER, 1914.2.

8.am, HONAM.

5 pm. FATSHAN.

9 m, KINSHAN,

5 pm. SUI AN.

8 a.m. HINSHAN.

5 pm. SUI AN.

8. am. HONAM.

5 p.m. FATEHAN.

FRIDAY, 4TH DECEMBER, 1914.

* HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

8.B. SUI - TAI¿ Tora 1,651, .-.

8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,000.

VS HONGKONG TO MACAO.

Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Strook Wharf, Bundaya si 8 am, and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Sirest Wharf.

MACAO TO' HONGKONG.

Wook days at 2,30 am, and 1.30. p.m. Sundays at 7.30 um. and 1,30 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1914.

"TAISHAN"

The Company's New Steamship

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 8 a.m., and return from Muoso at 1:30 p.m

*****__N.B.—The Company will also run a Steamer from Macao en Sunday at 7.30 am.

and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

FARES AS USUAL

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

8.8. HOISANG

Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm, Departures from Canton to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Eaturday, at 4.30 pm,

· JOİNT, 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.

6.8. SAINAM, 688 tona, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 to

One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.zo., and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am,ị Bound trips take about 3 days. L'assengers san return to Hongkong or vice verag by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and JANUTI, These vessels have "superior Cabin macommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electris Fan in sach Cabin.

Booking Offee open daily (Sanday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

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

Hotel Mansion (Firat Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.

[42

BANKS.

STOCKS.

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG, 2ND DECEMBER, 1914.

Hongkong & J'hai, Bank Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited... Oips Light and Power Company, Ld.... China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld COTTON MILIS. -----

Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Wearing Co.,Id. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co, Ld.. Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOORS AND WHARVES

MILKMAID

EVAPORATED MILK.

MILKMAID

NO SUGAR

BRAND

CREAMY

CONSISTENCY.

GASWRITERS

VAPORATED MIL

(GOLD PRINTED LABEL).

UNSWEETENED, FOR TEA, COFFEE, FRUITS, &c.

ON SALE AT ALL STORES.

NO. OF SHARE.

VALUE

RETURN |FAID CLOSING QUOTA-ON BASIS

·UP. `TIONS CASH. for LAST

DIY'D.

120,000

$125 a

3720, buyers

1Ldon £71.

60,000

$12 all

$10, buyera :"

50,000

· $5, afl

84, sellers

50.000

$1 all

200,000

$10 all

$71, buy.j$72,

Bel 30,000 Tia. 50 mll Tx. 125 125,000

40,000 $7 all: 835

NO PRESERVATIVES

60,000

$50 all $76, sellars

$50 all $54

$67

Tis 100 all The

Tle, 100 all TË

810 all

910 all 936, salón

20,000

-850 all : | 8125

5,000

$25 all 8175

60.00

$10 825

86 all 32

15,000

$10 10

325,000

5/ all 9, buyers

10,900

· 8250 850, #310, buyom

20,000

8100 820 8146, buyers

8,000)

$250 $50, 8387, "buyam":

10,000

34

12,400

$250 8100 $700, hayas

18,000

$100 $60

50,000

8100 a $1co.

10,000

8100 all $100

25,000

$100, $75 $200

£10 all | 87

6.000 850 830 844

H'kong.&Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.Id. H'kong, and Whampoa Dock Co., LL. Now Amoy Dock Co., Limited........ Bhai Dook and Engineering Co., Id. Shai, and Hongkow Wharf Co. Inde Green Island Cement Co., Limited... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited. Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Mantotring Co., Ltd. 'kong.&South ChinaSteam Fishers. Co.,LA, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Lt.

INSUBANGER,

Canton Insuranca Offiso Co., Limitad Chins. Fire Insurance Co., Limited .. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. North-Chins Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtare Insuranes Association, Led LANDS AND BUILDINGS.

H'kong, Land Invest. Agonoy Co., Id Hongkong Central Estate, Ind. Hongkong. Land Reclamation Co., Id. Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo., Ld Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. Shanghai Land Investment Co., L West Point Building Co., Limited Mantenhappij tot Mija, Bosch-onl

Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MINING

150,000

315 £5) Tia: 142.

78,000 Tls. 50 all-TL.. 12,500 850 all 371

250,000 Gds. 10, all | Tik 31

822.000

L1,000,000 Chinese Engineering and M. Co., Tal.. Heswood Tin and Rubber Estate, Ld. Baub Australian Gold Mining Co., Li Tronoh Mines, Limited

Peak Tramways Co., Limited

Luson Sugar Reining Co., Limited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES

£137/6 2/3 2/6 £1 all

810all $1037

32, sellers 241 $10 ellers [80.90)

Philippine Co., Limited *

Pulpes et Papeteries du Tonkin Socista das REFINERIES.

13,200

$1091 8 $50 a $20

China Sugar Refining Co., Limited

20,000

$100 all 875

7,000

$100 all 920, sollers

30,000

225 all 37

20,000

$50 all 80,000 $15 mil 50,000 det 50,000 prot

230, buyers

£5 all

$25, asilora $55

2,500,000

£1 all

40,000

$10 all

$40

6,030

20,000

35, all $44, zellers

15,00

-87; all: 875

190,000

$10, all 87 males

150,000

$10 al 818

Amonut.

Valas.

Internal.

Chios and Manila Bissmabip Co.,Lt. Douglas Steamship Co., Limited,

'kong, Canton & noso B. B. Co., LL Indo-China Stens Navigation OL Shell Transport & Trading Co. Ld. Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Post, Limited. Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES:-

Powell, Wm., Limited.... Watson & Co., A. 8., Limited. Union Waterboat Co., Limited:

Loans.

Chinese Imperisi 1886.

84/-, seller

$25, all 829

T. 767,200. Tis. 250 7% p. annum Paz.

Quotation.

VERNON & SMYTH," Share Brokere

THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL

LINE.

Steamer,

TAIYUAN"

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS,

SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

Arrives Hongkong from Australia.

10th December.

7th January.

Sails Hongkong for Australia.

* CHANGSHA”

14th December.

10th January.

These Steamers are fitted with afrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, ste, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout Bud Electric Faus in the State Rooms. A daly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Fazos, Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta.

For freight or passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 24th November, 1914. TELEPHONE NO. 36,

AGENTS.

11383

(1127

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HICH, POWERED' TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.;

MONGOLIA 27000 tane

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA 10203 tons

MANCHURIA 27000 tons

SIBERIA 18000 tons

NILE 1000 tons

PERSIA 9000 tons

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,

Honolulu and San Francisco

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

enteres.

PERSIA(via Manile) Sailing WED'DAY, 16th Dec, at Noon. KOBEA

SIBERIA...

CHINA (vis Manila)

TUESDAY, 22nd Dec, at 1 FM.

TUESDAY, 29th Dec, at 1PM

TUESDAY, 12th Jan., at Noon,

Thess slourists are famous for their modern equipment, comfort, and the emporionty of the. Cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni; the world-famos Large intercone, equipped with electrio fans, sad running water. Bertha equipped with. electria renung anorak. Numerous amusements-alt water swimming tank, Filipino orchestra, dock gaan, dances, etc-not a dull moment throughout the trip.

The Safety and Condort of Patrons Our First Consideration... For further information, rates, literature, schedules, ele apply to

R. C. MORTON, AGENT, KING'S BUILDIKOS,

TRL. No. 141

162

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried in through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, FORT ELIZABETH and JAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Straniers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE,

FROM HONGKONG)

28th Dec.

PROPOSED BAILINGS. Connecting with

"SURAT"

FROM COLOMBO:

17th Jan,

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION VOZ IBT AND SND CLASS PASSENGERS, For Kátes of Freight and Fasings, apply to

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

MANAGING AGENTS,

Printed and Published by BarnAM A. HALE for the Concerned at 104, Des Voeux.

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