POST OFFICE NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1914,
Notice is given that although every possible precaution is taken to secure the safety of all postal packets whilst in the custody of the Post Office the Postmaster-General cannot give compensation for any loss or damage which may be due to the act of the King's enemies. Until further notice no Letters, Boxes, Parcels for Belgium, Brazil, Crete or Montenegro and no Letters, Boxes or Parcels for Malta can be accepted for insurance,
The Farcel Fost Service to the United Kingdom is in full working order in both directions by the long sea route.
The Parcel Post Service to Bgpyt and certain countries men. tioned served by Egypt is resumed for ordinary parcels only -
Crete, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Algeria, Tunie, Switzerland and (Libya) Tripoli.
The Services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to. the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
Unregistered Letters and Post Cards may now be sent to Tsingtau.
The Siberia, with the AMERICAN MAIL is due to arrive here to-morrow..
The Rheseus, with the MAIL FROM LONDON (via Siberia) of Sunday, the 22nd uit. is due to arrive here to-morrow.
год
Swatow, Amoy And Foochow
Ban Francisco
Bwatow
Japan vis Kobe
SHANGRAL, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN VİS)
Tars adama
COMMERCIAL.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON
Desember 1942/
Telegraphio Transfer ... Bank Bills, on demand,,
Bank Bills, at 30 daya' sight-mund Pa Bank Bills, at 4 months' aight ...39; Credits, at 4 months sight win -1° T commentary Bills 4 months' sighti ON PARIS
Ya
*
Bank Billa, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight
ON GERMANT
Be On demand
OB NEW YORK-
Bank Bills, on demand .... Cadīta, at 60 days' sight ON BONDAY-
Telegraphic Transfer. Bank, en domanda ...............
ON CALCUTTA -
Telegraphio Transfor.........
230
Bank, oa domand.................... 138,
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days sight
OS YOKOHAMA ¿On demand...
ON MANILA
On demand-P
ON SINGAPORE :---On demand
ON BATAVIA:-On demand jamk206)
OF HAYFLONG! De demand, một p.m.
ON BAIGON-On demand
p.m.
.85'Z70
GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tel SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate...911.20
SUBSIDIARY COINS
per cent. Hongkong...20 cents places... 318.20 discount.
$18.45 Hongkong...10
PER
DATE
Kayfo Harus
Monday,
21st, 11.00 AM
ON BANGKOK-On demand
Talcher...
Monday,
21st, 11.00 AM
Sabine Rickmera..
Monday,
21st, 4.00PM
BAR SILTER. NOT OFỤ HÀAUSTU
Hovsang
NAGASAKI, HONOLULU, U.S.A., UNITED STATES, CANADA Tin SAN FRANCISCO...)
Korea
Tuesday, Tuesday, 22nd," Registration
22nd, 11.00 & M
Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
Hainang
Batavis, Samarang and Bourabaya
Thiliwong
11.00 A M ... NOON Tuesday, 22nd, 1.00PM Tuesday,
Philippine Islands
Chinhua
Tuesday, 22nd, 3.00 m Tuesday, 22nd. D
Shanghai and Nerth Chins
Anhui
Kumiang
(EUROPE v SIBERIA)
[Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Brit. P.O.
Monday, 28th inst.1
Btraits, and India vin Caloutte...
Bwatow, Amoy Takao and Anping.
For
Straits, Colombo, Suez Portsaid, Marseilles
and United Kingdom.
Bwatow
44
Philippine Islands
SKA
Straits and Indía vis Calcutta .......
Haiphong sud Pakor
Japan vis Moji, Vistoria, and Tacoma,
and United Kingdom vis Canada
Straits, and India vin Caloutta...
(EUROPE via SIBERIA)
Bosha Maru
Kitano Maru
Haimun Wingsang... Talaking Buschow
Chicago Mara
Fooshing
SHANGHAI and NORTH
CHINA!
Fingohow
Tientsin-Pakow Bervice Shanghai Brit. P.O
Monday, the 28th inst.]
Bwaton, Amoy and Foochow
Hailan
Shanghai, North China and Japan vis Moji."
Letters;
22nd, 2,00 M
Registration 12.30 PM Letters
3.00 M
Tuesday, 22nd, 3.00 PM Tuesday, 22nd, 4.00 a Wednesday, 23rd, 9.00. à M Wednesday, 2
,"93rd, NOON ....... Wednesday, 23rd, 2.00 P Wednesday, 23rd, 2.00 rat Thursday, 24th, 9.00 Thursday, 24th, Registration
Letters
Noon
10019
Thursday, 24th, 2.03 PM | Thursday, 24th,
Registration...
Letters
2.30PM 3.00 PM
as
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Friday, 25th Dec.
Christmas Day,
Monday, 28th Dec
2.80 p.m.-Auction of A Valuable Collection of Antique Chios and Curios at Sales Rooms, by Mr. Geo, P. Lammert
3 p.m.-Anetion of Right to Quarry Stone
by Public Works Dept.
Tuasday, 29th Das...
2.30 p.m. Anotion of A Valuable Collection
of Antique Chins and Curios st Sales Rooms,
by Mr. Geo. P. Lammert.
Friday, 1st Jan,
Now Year Day.
Saturday, 2nd Jan,
9.15 p.m.-A.D.C. at the Theatre Royal--
"Snowwhite and the Flog Prince,"
Friday, 25th, 9.00 am Wednesday, 6th Jan.---- Tuesday, 29th,
Victoria, B.C., Tacoma and United Shitsuoka Maru Begistration Kingdom via Censda
(EUROPE via SIBERIA
Tientsin-Fakow Bervice Bhanghai Brit. P.O
Friday, 1st Jan,
Swatow, Amoy and Fooohow....
Philippine Islande
Hatching...
Taming
Straite, Colombo, Saez, Portland, Marseilles Fushimi Mars
and United Kingdom
Philippine Is., Australia. Tamaula, New
Zealand is Port Darwin and Now Guines via Thursday Jaland
BAIGON BTEAMS, BORMAN CEYLON, ADELAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT and EUROPE (Late Letters 11.00 AM to NOON, Extra
Postage 10 cents,)
(Letters posted in all the Tillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in thin contract mail),
Changsha
Cordilliers
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS.
Letters
Tuesday.
.10.33′A M. 11.00 AM
29th, 1,00 K Tuesday, 29th, 3.00
Wednesday, 30th, 9,00 & M
JANUARY, 1815--
Friday,
8th, 11.00 AM
Tuesday,
12th,
Printed Matter and Sam
10.00 A
4.30 pm-Matinos A.D.C, at the Theatre Royal, Snowwhite and the Flog Frince." Saturday, 30th Jan -
8 p.-A Garden Fête in the grounds of
University
Registration... 10.15 AM Registration with late fee of 10 cents up to 10.30 A, sr
BANKS, Registration Kowloon
9.30 ▲ 28 (2) 1100 &
BO.
Letters
ON WEEK DAYE ON SUNDATH & HOLIDAYS,
9.00 ABE
FOR
$10.00 AM
Tai Po...
14.00 P.M.
Cheung Chow (Long Island)....
200 P.ML
Bhatenkok Shatin and Sheangahul
4.00 P.ML
Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Shan, Sai Kung,
Santin, Stanley and Tai O
4.30 PM.
7.30 AM.
STOCKS.
A Quarter Deck Council-Unanimous decision in favour of
FELUCCA EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES
Possess an individuality and distinction that never fails to charm.
MILKMAID
EVAPORATED MILK.
MILKMAID
SVAPORATED MIL
CREAMY
CONSISTENCY.
SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 19TH DECEMBER, 1914.
RETURN
VALUR
PAID CLOSING QUOTA-ĴON BABYS UF. TIONS CASH, OF LAST
·DITID.
120,000 Hongkong & Shai, Bank Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited... Chins Light and Fower Company, Ld.... { China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, La COTTON MILLS, — VOMIS
$125, 'all
ƒ8750, kalea (
L'dou £71,
NO SUGAR
69,000
812 al
8103, knyere
50,000
$5 all'
50,000
51 all
$4, sellers
200,000
$10 all $71, buyers.
NO PRESERVATIVES
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Wearing Co, Ld Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Idl. mama (în Ldquidation) (*** Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCES AND WHABTES,
20,000 Tik 50 31 Tie. 117, z. div.,
125,000
$10 all 67, sellers
40,000!
$7 all 935, sollers
y
H'rong.&Kowloon Wharf & G, Co, Ld. H'kong, and Whampos Dook Co., D.... New Amoy Dook Co., Limited.. 6'hai. Dook and Engineering Co., Ld, S'hai, and Hongkow Wharf Co, Ld.... Green Island Cement Co. Limited... Hongkong Mectric Co., Limited Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. Lt. H'kong &Soott ChinaSteam Fishers.Co.,Ld. Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ld. Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. INBURANCES
60,000
$50 all
50,000
10,000
1450|| $62)
$76, sellers 859, buyers
55,700 T, 100 all
Tl. 55
36,000 T, 100' all
400,000
60,000)
$10 all SID all $36, buyers
Tls. 90 35, buyers:
(GOLD PRINTED LABEL).
UNSWEETENED, FOR TEA, COFFEE, FRUITS, &c.
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
20,000
$50 all 8120, buyers
5,000
$25 all $195, buyers
60,000
$10 all 825
16.000
#6 82.
15,000
$10 all SIC
325,000
5. all $5, buy. 85.19,
C-ESİON
10,000
8250 $50 3345, Hern
20,000
8100 $20 8149
8,000
8250 850 8385,
10,000
£15 £5 Tla 145
ช.
12,400
$250 $100 $745, buy./8750,
12,000
8100, 360 $200
50,000
$100 11 8114
1000
8100 a $100.
Canton, Wuchow and Sam Shui
Macao
Kamchuk and Konginoon
Namtatt and Sonidel
Shamchan
4.00 P.M. Except Saturdays
7.15 A.M.
1.30 P.M.
400 P.M. Except Saturdays 4,00 P.EL. [10.00 AM.
4,00 E.M.
4.00 P.M.
15 PM Saturdays for 1 despatch on Sundays.
4.00 P.M.
4.00 F.1.
9.00 A.M.
REGISTRATION-Correspondenes can be registered for Mails to Europa, Canada and Americs up to an hour before the time of closing. Registered mails to Banghai, Japan. Straits, India, Manila and the Coast Ports of Chins by other than contract steamers closed a quarter of an hone before the ordinary mail.
For Registration late fee by contract Packets, see time of closing above.
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14. DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PETTER
PATENT SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
Canton Insurance Doe Co. Limited Chins Fire Insurance Co., Limited Horpkoor Tire Inmrance Co...I “ North China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance, Bociety, Iimited Yanglize Irearance Association, La LANDS AND BUILDINGS —
Four Land Invest. Averoy Co., La Hongkong Central Estate Lamb.. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., La. HuweberysFetateand FinanceCo., Ld Kowloon Land and Building Ch. Ed. Shanghal Land Investment Co., Ld. West Point Ballding Co., Limited: Maatschappij tot Mijn, Perch-en] Lendrouw exploitatie in Langkaðu
·MININO.
95,000 150.000
$100-$75 $200
$10 $7
6.000 850 830 $44
78.000 Tle. 50 all The..
12.500 $50, $71
250,000 Gds. 10 all Tis. 81, baygra
Chinese Engineering and M. Go, Ld... Heswood Tin and Rubber Fatate, Lð“. Raph Australian Gold Mining Co, La Tronob Mines Limited
1,000,000
21
37/6
827.000
9/- all 2/6
200.000
· £1,1): 32:10, sales
160,000
£7 al 24/
Past Tramwaye Co., Limited
25,000
#10 $10, Bellers
50,000
#1091 $0.75, buyers
Philippier Co., Limited
15.000
$10.81! #5
Fairer of Farateries du Tonkin Sociale der
13,200
$50 all $20
RELA
ENGINES
China Sugar Redning Co. Limited
20,000
8100 all 677, salés
Lusen Rugar Bebring Co. Limited'
7,000
$100 All $18, sellers
STEAMERIP COMPANIES,
30,000
995 all $51, buyers
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stocks of Ship and Engine Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing,
Electrical Repairs and
Installations Undertaken; Electro-Plating in all its
Branches.
Chier and Merila Steamehir Co„LA Touglas Steamship Co., Limited, B'ops, Canton & Metso 8.,L Indo-Chins Steam 'Nevigation Co.If Ebell Transport & Tindlug Co., La Blar Ferry Company, Limite South Chins Morning Post, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Lamited STORES AND DISPENSARIES
Powell, W., Limited) Watson & Co.. A. B. Limited Unlon Waterboat Co., Limited
•Loans
Chinese Imperial 1883
20,000
$0,000
60,000 prof. 60,000 det. 2,500,000
Απιστεί
1. 767,200,
250 ml 830, BALAN $15 es
$234, Bollers
$54, buyers
All 75 bayer
$10 all 840
928
$5 14. sellers
40.000 6,000 20,000
325
15,000
All: $7, Bellera
90,000
50,000 $10
Valme
$7, sellers 318
Interest...
Quotation.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRES9 STEAMERS.
MONGOLIA 22000 tons
KOREA 1000 lone
CHINĂ 10:00 tons.
MANCHURIA 27000 tons
SIBERIA 18000 tons
NILE 1000 tons
PERSIA 1900 tong
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
*THE SUNSHINE BELT The Mest Comfortable Route to America and Europe
Tho
FORFARMINA Bailing TUESDAY, 22 Dec., at 1 F.2.
SEERIA
CHINA (via Manila)
TUESDAY, 29th Dec, st JP.M.
F
N
TUESDAY, 12th Jan, at Neon,
TUESDAY, 19th Jan, at 1 P...
NANCHURIA WEW
teamers are famous for their modern equipment, somfact, and the superiority of
the cuisine, which is ander the personal supervision of Mr. V. Moreni, the world famous. caterer Largo stateroomer, squipped with electric faus, and winning water, Perths caripped
with electria rendang lampa: Numerous momentasals water alming tank, Filipino orchestra, deck games, dances, 3—not a dull me ment throughon; the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patrons is Cur Firat Considerallvia-
For further information, entes, literature, schedules, etc.; apply lớ
R. C. MORTON, AGENT,
TEL, No. 141,
KING'S BUILDINGS,
[1187
182
T. 250.7% p, stuum. Par.
VERNON & SMYTH, Shars. Brosers,
Printed and Published by BERTEAM A. HAIs for the Concerned at 104, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong: London Office, 131, Fleet Street, E.,
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