POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Tho Chiyan, with the MAIL vROM LONDON (vla Siberia) of Tuesday, the 19th ult, is due to arrive here to-day,
The Mexico Marn, with the AMERICAN MAIL ex Persia, is scheduled to arrive here on Eaturday, the 20th inst
The Awa Mard, with the "AMERICAN MAILS ex Korea, is scheduled to arrive here on bur: Jay, the 28th inst.
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CHINA
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Thursday, 25th inst
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Haiphong...
BWALOW
$21
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(EUROPE vs SIBERIA)
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Friday, 26th inst.1
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BANKS
HE CHARTELED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHRERA, 1861, IXAD OFFLOR London,
Paid-up Capital...
Rezerve Find ...
900,000 £1,000,00
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
Kaifong
Sequoya i
Brufor
Taiyuan...
POR
DAWÉ
Sikui
Friday.
19th, 9:00 AM
Singan
Friday,
1980, $11.00 M
Antilochus
Friday.
19th, 11.00 "B
Hunaa
Friday,
∙196), 11.00 A U
Latching...
Friday,
19th, 1.00 M
Agamemnon
Friday,
19th, 3:00PM ON
20
Saturday, 20th, 9.00 A Saturday, 20th, 100) a m|
On
Orodita, at 4 months' night GIEMANT
232
Saturday, 20th, 10.00AM ON Saturday,
11.00 AM
On demand
NEW YORK
Bank Bilis, on demand......
Cedits, at 60 days' sight,
Hokkai Maru Lennon Yuenzang
Saturday, 20th, 11.00 Baturday, 20th, 11.00 Saturday, 20th, 2.00
MON
BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfor
M
Baur, on demande
1321
Saturday
ON CALCUTTA
Liangchow
Letters
Registration...
3.30 PM
4.00 PM
ON SHANGHAI -——
1324
76
Cheongthing
Asturday,
20th.· ́` 4.00 r.m
Daijin Mars
Sunday,
21st, 900 ▲
Taksang-
Sunday,
21st, -9.00 ▲ m
Baimun
Sunday,
glat,900 A 21
ON MARILAOn demand-Pos888
ON SINGAPORE
On demand
75.
Hokulo Maru
Monday,
22nd, 9.00 AM
Seattle: Maru
Monday,
Registration
Lottera
22nd,
Noor
ON BANGKOK-On domaad
..87%
1.00 PM
Yokeliama Maru... Taesday.
23rd, 10,00 AM
Shinyo Maru
Tuesday, 23rd
Registration Latters.
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
per cant.
10.00 Dongkong...20 cents pieces... 816.20 discount." 11.00 AM Hongkong 10
$16,70
BANKS
THE BANK OF CHINA. GOVERN
MENT BANK
(SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL Mandate or l8TH APRIL, 1013.) Authorised Capital ........... 480, TOO,OGLE. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
RERES FRE
CAIRES
GYPTE
FELUCCA
Telegraphic Transfer.......
Back, on demand.........
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA:-On demand.mincia
10m.
| ON BATAVIA:-On demand.........107
ON HAIPHONG-On demand...64% p.m. ON SAIGON 1-Ɛn demand van
SOVREIGNS, Bank's Buying Bato $1.10 GOZD LEAF, 100 fine, per tel
BAR SILVER. Par of,
CIGARETTES EGYPTIENNES
SMOKERS OF
THE CIGARETTES OF DISTINCTION.”
SAVE YOUR EMPTY TINS.
In return for 2 empty ting that contained 100 Cigarottes or 4 empdy tins that contained 50 Cigarettes of any brand besting Maapero Frères namo, we will give one of the amusing and clerer pictures (of a get consisting of six) entitled Billiards Made Easy, by the well-known artist, Tom BROWNE.
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG.
WM. C. JACK & CO.,
MASPERO
14, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
PHERES
(Platoong falus il
CAIRE EGYPTE
LTD.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PETTER
PATENT SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stooks, of
Ship and Engine Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing...
Electrical Repairs" and s
Installations Undertaken.
Electro-Plating in all ita- Branchos.
BANES---
BOOKS.
SHARE LIST. QUOTATIONS.
"HỒNGKONG, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1915.
Hongkong & Thai Bank Corporatior Chins Borneo Company, Limited Chips Light and Fower Company, Ld... China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Lê COTTON. MILIS,➡
NO. OF SHARES.
VALUM
PAID CLOSINGQUOTĄ.) BETURN
UP, TIONS CAHEL.
¡OT BASIS
$200,buyer
120,000
$125 all'dou
60,000
50,000
$12 at $101, buyers
$5 all84, Bellera
$1 all
50,000 and
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gel Banking business transmated.
ACCOUNTS opened CURRENT FIXED. DEPOSITS received for 1 year at shorter perioda at rates which will be gusted, "on"application,
WK. DICKSON,
Manager.
Hongkong, 3th June, 1914. HONGKONG AND
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SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
ސ
Paid-ap Capital ́....
Reserve Funds
Sterling
"I
$15,000,000
£1,500,000 1 2/---$15,000,000 Silver...
$18,000,000
$33,000,0 Reserve Lilability of Prapriatom $15,000,000
Japan
COURT OF DIRECTORI.
D. LANDALE-Qusarmak Hon. Mr. D. W L. PATTENDEN, Esq.-Deputy Chairman
B. H. Dodwell, Tsq, | P. H. Holyoak, Ea G. T. M. Edkins, Eeg. J. A. Plummer, Eu! C. 8. Gublay, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Bhellim
CHIEF MANAGE Hongkong-N. J. Brann,
MANAGER: Shanghai-AG, Emmen.
LONDON BANKERO?"
BONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTE
BANK LIMITED.
BOKSIGNA-INsanaar Átrow,
On Currezt Account at the rate of w per sent. per annum on the Daily Balanas.
OR FIXED Depobite.
For 8 months, 4 per cent. per Annum For 8 souths, 9 per cent. por Annum, For 18 months, 4 per cent. per Annum
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 11th November, 1914.
RHE
MERCANTILE BANK INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Bubscribed
Paid-up
Reserve Fund.
+
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES SHANGHAI NANEING: Chinktang, Yang chow, Wusish, Wuho, Anching, Tatung, Tainkiangpo, Soochow KOW: Shashi, Ichang, Nanchang, TENTION Paoting, Tongshan, Luanhaion, Tang. hsien, Haingtai. HANGOHOW: Wenchow, Shaohain, Chishsin, Lanchi, Buckow, Ningpo. KAIRENG: Changteh, Binyang Lobo, Chowkeu. TUINAN: Chowlaun, Tunisien, Linchi, Lintaing, Teinion, Fihtub, Huiming, Chefoo, Tsingtao. KATTUAN: Yuncheng. FooonOV.. CHANG UHUM: Kirin, Moukden, Newchwang Dairen, Harbin, Takteilar, Tieling, Chinchow, Antung CANTON, KUMITANO, PEKING: Kuisīkus, Suiyuansheng, sto, eta.
CANTON BRANCH :: Interest allowed on current account and Fred Deposits. Terms on application, Every description of Banking businems trans- acted; loans granted on approved securities, Special facilities for Home exchango,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1914.
THE
Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co.,Ld. Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., Lt.
(in Liquidation) ⠀⠀... Dairy Farm Company, Limited DOCK AND WHARUES,
-, 104..
H'kong.&Kowloon Wharf & G. CoGa. H'kong, and Whampos Dock Co. Li... New Amby Dock Co., Limited....... S'bai, Dock and Engineering Co, Ed. Bhai, and Hongkow Wherf Co. Laber. Green Island Cement Co., Limited... Hongkong Electric Co., Limited. Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Ce. Lð Hong SouthChinaSteamFishers.Co.Id Hongkong Steet Foundry Co, LJ. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld.
INSURANCES --***
200,000
$10 all $8, buyers.
20,000 Tls. 50 all Tis. 130 buyers 125,000
$10 all $6.10, buyara
40,000
$7 all 35, seller"
60,000
$50 all 8681, buyer's
50,000
850 AT $57
10,000
55,700
Tla 51, bayer:
36,000
Tis. 100 all
910 All 851
110 all $40, boyKE
20,000
360 all $124, baytes
$25 all #190°
60,000
15,000
$10 all $25; buyer.
$6 all €2
le, 90, bayern
15,000 310 $10
6/$5.05, buy,/5.10,
250 350 $3471, bayezu
325,000
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Canton Insurance Oos Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. L North-China Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Limited Yangtze Insuranon Association, Ld:..... LANDI AND BUILDINGS, AN
10,000
20,000
$100 325 $150, sellers
8,000)
$250 $50 $395, buyers
10,000
£15 5 Ts 160, buyers
12400
250 3100 3820, buyer
12,000
100 $60 $225, buyers
50,001
$110
10,000
8100 $95, buyern
$100 $75 $200
HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL
CHARTER)...........
Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up
Becerro Funds...
Yen 10,000,000 8,750,000 8,790,000
President: Kazuyoshi Yagiu, Esq.
Vice-President: KOJURONAKAGAWA, Esq.
DIRECTORS,
ITETOSHI SADA, Esq.
TAIPEH, FORMOSA (TAIWAN),
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
ОБ
Akoa Kagi
...$1,500,000
1,125,000
100 ***
サト
Thi
485,000
BANKEKOR
BANK OF ENGLAND,
ind
562,500
LONDON JOINT Brock Bisk, LivIEUR,
Evory description of Exchange › buninaer Mransacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Amount 2 per cont. per annum e Daily Balanes and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be sacertained on application.
▲ ELINTON, Manager,
Hongheng, 10th July, 1818,
(119
EDERLANDSCH-INDISCR
HANDELSBAN (NWIRELANDA India Comunroill Bank.)
ESTABLISHED 1888,
AuthorisedCapital Fl. 30,000,000 (22,500,000) Paid-up Capital... Fl. 19,907,900 (£1,659,000) Reserve Fund. Fl. 7,705,500 (£647,123)
HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA,
LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DIACONS BANK. SW188. BANM VEREIN.
The Bank transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, resers money on Current Acccant and on Fired Deposit at rates which may be ascertained on application.
G. A. DUNLOP, Manager, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Contral. Hongkong, th November, 1914.
Amoy Karenko
Canton Koolong Foonhow. Kiuklang Giran
Makung Taicha Osaka Taime
Taito Shanghai
Tukow
Tawsai
Tokyo
H'kong, Land Inverk. Agency Co., Ld Hongkong Central Estate, Ld. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., L Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo, L Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Laẻ. West Point Building Co., Limited Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch-am
Landbouw exploitatie in Langkat MININO-
China Sugar Refining Co., Limited Imon Sugar Refning Co., Limited STEAMSHIP COMPANIES-
150,000
6.000
اله
$10 all $1.15, sellers 850 $30 $41
78,000 Tl. 50 all is 101
0501 $681 12,500 250,000 Gds 101
Tla. 40, buyers
Chinese Engineering and M. Co,, La Heawood Tin and Rabber Estate, Ld Fanb Australian Gold Mining Co., Kad Tronal Miner, Limited
1,000,000
622,000
200,000
ell 2-all £1 all
32, soller
833, unlea
7/8 sellers
160,000
KYOROKU YAMANARI, Esq,
SHINGO MINAMI, Esq.
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
25,000
50,000
Pulpes et Paraleries du Tinkis Foaiate des
13,200
HEAD OFFICE:
BEFINTRIES.
20,000 -$100
$110
7,000
·$100| all | $18, buyers.
30.000
$25 all 16, bayers
850 all 829, sellers
20,000
$15 11 821, as), & buy.
$66
64-, buyers
40,000
838, sellers
6,000
20,000
84, sellers
15,000
261, wellors
90,000
all
37, sullers
50,000
$10
Loans.
Amount.
Chiness Imperial 1986
Tla, 767,200.
Kovo Hongkong London
Singapore Shinalik Swatow
LONDON BANKERS :——-—- PARR'S BANK, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. Ş
Cheriton, Chesham, Correspondents at Dairen, Fasan, Tloils, Jolo, Macassar, Mukden, Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Semerang, Seoul, Shimonoseki, Soerabaya, Tientsia, Yokohama, Zamboanga,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 8, DES VEUX. ROAD,
The Bank Transacts Every Lexcription of General Banking and Exchange Business.
Interest allowed, ou Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits.
K. TSUDZERABARA
Manager, Hongkong, 7th January, 1915.
NTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
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HEAD OFFICE: Wall Stroes, Now York.
LONDON OFFION: Bishopaga 1.O.
CAPITAL PAID-UP (US. Gold) $3,250,000 4,060,000 RESERVE FUNDS
(Gold) $7,310,000
China and Manila Steamship Co.,Ld.. Douglas Steamship Co., Limited. H'kong,, Canton & Macao B.B, Co, Ldij Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, Lid-
Shell Transport & Trading Co., Id Star Ferry Company, Limited South China Morning Fort, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited BTORES ASD DISPENSARIES ——
Powell, Was Limited... Watson & Co., A. 8. Limited Unica Waterboat Co., Limited
BANKS
KONGKONG BAVINGS BANK,
60,000 60,000 pref.. $0,000 def.
2,500,000
Business of the above Bank fa son
Tducted by the HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Buks may be obtained on application
INTEREST on deposits is allowed of the Minimum Monthy Balances at 81 per cent
per annum)
at
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANK Depositors may transfer at their opsion
ING BUSINESS transacted, balances of $100 or more to the HONGKON CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED AND SHANGHAI BAK to be placed on FIXED
DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum. DEPOSITS received at rates to be macertained on application.
N. B. MARSHALL, Manager 9, Queen's Road,
Hongkrog, 22nd October, 1915,
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For the HongxONG AND SHANGHAY BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914.
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Codes used :—A,B,C, 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Boott's, Al, sad Wakkin's,) DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT-Telephone Nos, 376, 508, 681, 2050, 3470,
NO. 1 DOCK. Docking Length 515. fi.
NO. 2 DOCK, Docking Legit 6 ft
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Every description of repair work undertaken. A large asortment of material including tall shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats, floating derrink lo lift 45 tons, pneumatic, electrio, hydraulic plants, sto. Manufacturers of engines, belles. tugs, lighters, constructional steel work, eto, Tenders on short notice by letter or omble,
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT ---
99 buildings, principally of brick and steel, containing private bonded warehouses and engar sonsumption tax-cavored warehouses, Floor area 67.817 square yards, or 14 mores, Every description of warehousing, Custom-hoase brokerage and insurance under- iakan. Bates moderato,
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