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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

Wand show Room in the HONGKONG

TE HAVE This Day Opened an Offto

HOTEL BUILDING, Pedder Stroat, with a Staff of Salesmen and Mechanics attending exclusive

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1915.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ly to the Sale and Repair of HEMINGTON NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

TYPEWRITERS.

MUSTARD & COMPANY, Solo Distributors for Hongkong, China and

Macao, REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. (Incorporated). Hongkong, Tith "April, 1915." T488-

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE

THE Wombers of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, the 28th April, 1915, at 4 o'clock P.M. presisely in the OLD CHAMBRE OF COMMERCE ROOM (CITY HALL), for the following purposes :-- U To ressive the Raport and Accounts of

the Committee for the year ended 31 December, 1914.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

(9) To elect a new Committee. (3)-To transset any Ganeral Business,

By Order,

B. A. M. WILLIAMS. Secretary. Hongkong, 16th April, 1915,

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.

THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING THE

of the Season will be held at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, the 17th April, 1915, commencing at 3.00 ..

The Charge of Artmission will be 81 for others than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniformn Half-Price.

FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Spolety will ba kald si ita Hond Offico, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1916.. at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st Dooomber, 1914,

and of declaring Dividends, &c.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Bosiety will bo CLOSED from 13th April to the 29t April, both days inclusive. "By Order of the Board,

·C. MONTAGUE EDE, Becretary.

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Hongkong, 0th April, 1815,.

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be kold at le Head Officer, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1918, at 12.10 P.21. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 21st December, 1914, and of declaring Dividends, &o.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bə CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary."

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Hongkong, 9th April, 1915,

THE CHINA-BORNEO CO. LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HOUSES TO "LET.

TO LET

OFFICE in Hotel Mansions,

Apply to

HENRY HUMPHERYS, Alerandre Buildings. Hongkong, 4th April, 1015.

[473

Observatory Villas, Kowloon

TO LET

A

HOUSE Apply to

"ARBATOON V. APCAB & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915. [398

TO LET.

GODOW

LODOWN, No. 94, Prays Essi, Apply.

KWONG SANG HONG, LAD,

*No. 248, Des Vesor Road Central, Hongkong, 19th February, 1815.

[808

TO LET AT THE PEAK

NFarnished and new done s

2 STEWART TEBEACE,

Apply

H. É. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building. "Hongkong, 20th January, 1915,

TO LET.

A HOUSE in

Apply

Kowloon,

[68

Kantford Terrace

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENDY Co., TAD, Hongkong, 1st March, 2015,

TO LEE From Is March.

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong THE TWELFTH YEARLY MEETING GODOWN, No. 6, Buddeli Birset,

to be present.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1016.

TO LET.

翻

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HOUSE in TORRES BUILDINGS,

Amberley Road, Kowloon,

Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 15th April, 1915.

LECTURE IN AID OF THE PRINCE

OF WALES' FUND.

IR CHARLES ELIOT; K.C.M.G., has Suted to allvar Lecture, in aid of the above Fund, entitled, "THE EASTEEN THEATRE OF THE WAR: SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF AN EX-DIPLOMATIST,”.

at:

Sr. ANDREW'S HALL, CITY Hall, ` ON FRIDAY, THE 16TH APRIL, AT 5.15 r.

His Excellency the Governor will take the Chair.

Tickets, Price One Deller, may be obtained from Messrs. Moura za & Co. Hongkong, 9th April, 1916.

NOTICE.

WE HAVE This Day been appointed

BoLn Aounts for Hongkong and Chins by the TATA IRON & STEEL CO., and are prepared to quote for Pig Iron and other Iron and Steel products.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 12th April, 1915.

NOTICE.

$401

LL Parsons applying to the PROVOST ARSHAL Fuses are requested in fatire to apply between the hours af á a.m. to 1 P., and 3 to 4 PM daily.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1915.

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PEAK TRANWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that pect of a SEASON TICKETS available for Three Montka issued on and aftor 1st May, next, the respective Prices will be sẽ follows:-

Gentlemen Ladies Children...

**

$38.00 $18.00- $12.00

and that the Price of Servants Panoh Tickets available for 20 Bides will be $1.20.

Basson Tickets expiring In April can be extended to April 2015, on same terms pro ráta an now in force, but no three-monthly Season Tickets and no Annual Tickets will be issued in April

Notice la further given that'on and after 1st May neat, daily rafura Tickets and Annual Tiebste will be abolished.

By Order of the Directors,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Général Managers,

Hongkong, 1st April, 1915.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY · OLUB,”

NOTICE

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the

THE

above Club will be bald on SATURDAY,

TSHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, at Noor en FBIDAY, the 30th April, 1915, toʻressive « Statement -of-Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee and to elect★ Consulting Committee and Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th April to the 30th April, 1915, both days inclusive,

THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., LTD W. G. DARBY,

General Manager. Hongkong, 13th April, 1915.

Apply

A. B. AVASTA,

Cars of E. PARANEY,

No. 1, Duddell Street Hongkong, 2nd February, 1815.

244

TO LET

N

TO. 68, MAGAZINE GAP,

“KENNELO”

INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS.

Some people will have their little jokes. on the 1st of April. It is gravely ro ported in a Hankow paper of the 2nd inst, that a certain Consulate was ““busy all yesterday morning explaining to cal fors who had received telephonic massagen to appear, that it was the first day of April.

with Europeans, are largely used in pay- The police report of the Malate districi ment of wages to the (Chinese) artisan of Manila last week shows the total num class at the various docks, etc., who profer ber of houses burned completely and payment in that form for the ordinary partially to ba 215, of which 25 wers of reason that it is more convenient than strong materials, 41 of mixed, and 149 bullion; and the Committee further said of nipa Estimated loss P. 215,678; in- that probably very few, if any, ono-dollar

surance P.40,4007 notco circulate outside the Colony.' Sinoe then, however, circumstances have changed somewhat The bank-note as we have already remarked has been reccully at a high premium over the silver coin- at one time as much as 10 por cont, over absidi- ary coin and 9 per cent, over the silver Notes are still quoted at a premium of a little over 11 per cent, over. subsidiary coin and 6 per cent, over the silver dollar. Hence there is a stronger reason than the mere question of conven ience why the artisan classes prefer to receive their wages in notes rather than bullion; and the probability is, that, for the same reason, a stronger demand for the notes of the Hongkong banks now manufacture on gu extensive scale. exists in the neighbouring province. Salycilic nald is largely used in Japan Asuming-let the reason for it be what it by sake-brewers. may-that the demand for one-dollar notes in the Colony exceeds the supply

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. dollar coin.

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

an

Salycilic acid, which Japan formerly imported from Germany, i now being produced in Japan. The Japanese product is declared to be superior to the German The Japanese Government is furnishing the inventor with funds to enable him to

i

In the campaign agüinst cattle disease in the Philippine Islands, inoculation

seems to give promise of good results. An experiment made on 03 carabao proved very successful. Not a single. animal was loat as a result of the treat- ment. Owners of such cattle are now showing an eagerness to have their cattle inoculated.

We have been asked to stato that the

there is absolutely no justification for charging the Banks with evading their responsiblitics to the public, aless, of Our Celebrated E very old course, it can be shown that they have not Liqueur Scotch Whisky is issued the notes they have boen a blend of the best Pot authorised to isstie by the Imperial Distilled Scotch Whiskies. Government. The Banks cannot issue palimited extent even It is of great age, very fine, etc. to and mellow. Its superior though such notes are backed with an quality has established its re-adequate reserve of silver. Nor is the "Devil's Own" Platoon Drill Cup has Colonial Government free to sanction been presented to the Special Police putation for over 30 years as larger less by the Bauks The position Reserve by the legal profession in Hong- THE LEADING SCOTCH

was made perfectly clear a few years ago kong for competition each quarter be WHISKY IN THE EAST. when an ordinance was passed by the tween the various Platoons.

Legislativo Cormeil authorising the issue together with some photos of H.E.'s 10 THORNE'S of local notes of the face value of five cant inspection, is displayed in the

dollars and multiples of five dollars. [ windows of Chas. J. Gaupp & Co. No. 4,

was noticed by a Member of Comcil that The report of the China Mutual OLD. VAT

No. 189, MAGAZINE GAP, "HARFORD." SCOTCH

Applyi

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 1st March, 1915.

TO LET

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK FLATS in Nathan Rood. Bowloon,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATES No. 2410/8411 for 10 and 25 Shares respectively, numborod 18730/12748 and 36868/35881 inclusive, standing in the register In the joint names of GEORGE ANDREW HASTINGS and JOHN BARHAM Cabblake, Solicitors, Liverpool and Birmingham, having been LOST or DESTROYED, NOTICE IB HEREBY GIVEN that unless the sid Certificates he produced at the Office of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Vistoria, Hong. kong before the 24th April, 1915, Nor Certificates for the said Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates will thereafter be held by the Company as Nall and Void.

GEO A CALDWELL,

Becretary, Hongkong, 25th March, 1916.

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE

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ROYAL.

FOR A SHORT BEASON ONLY:-) MESSES. CHARLES

HOWITT

AND A. PHILLIPS With their Powerful Company will Present the Latest and Greatest of London Buocemen.

TO

NIGHT!

The Delightful Crackanan Drama, RAFFLES” (Title Role-Charles Hewitt).

FRIDAY, 16TH APRIL:

The Delightful Play, "NOBODY'S DAUGHTER.” SATURDAY, 17TH APRIL:

The Bcreaming Farcical Comedy,

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"PENYEHEW" Minden Bow, Kowloon,

6-Boomed House with Tennis Courti

1 and 2, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, 5-Boomed House with Tennis Court

FOUR ROOVED HOUSES in Humphrey's Avenue, Gordon Terrace and Ballabary Avenue, Kowloon

(280

Apply fo

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & VINANCE

Co, Lźn., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, dih March, 1915.

TO LET

TOUSES in OLIFTON GARDENS,

Handals Bond

OFFICES, facing the Harbour between the Hongkong Club and Fost Office..

68, THE PRAK, "THE RETREAT.” 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG BOAD. GODOWNS, New Praya, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, at Wanchal Bond. Apply, etc.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., Imp. Hongkong, ist April, 1815,

138

TO LET.

ALEXANDRA BUILDI 38.

VERY CONVENIENT OFFICES and BOOMS. Indading a Fins Commedions Sulta

Apply

SECRETARY, A. S. WATION & CA, LTD. Hongkong, 23rd Osbabar, 1914.

TO LET.

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FFICES in Er. GROBOTH BUILDING Fond Floor, Overlooking Harbour Inmediate pommession,

Apply toom

SHEWAN, TOMES & C5. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914. 17 (99

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

WHISKY.

As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Comnions.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Alexandra BUILDINGS,- ((ONGKONG.

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HONGKONG OFFION:104, Das Vox Road C. LOSTON Oras: 191, FLEST SERM, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Aritz 15TMx, 1915.

THE COLONY'S NOTE ISSUE.

the ordinance gave no authority for the

The Cop,

were

issue of one-dollar notes, and an inquiry Steam Navigation Company states that as to the reason elicited from the COLONIAL the not profits for the past year, includ-- TREASURER the information that the ing £70,610 brought forward, Home Authorities would not alion actes $364,603. It is proposed to add under five dollars to be issued. A mis. 250,000 to reserve and write off £105,785 take was made in allowing the issue of for depreciation, An interim dividend

Baid.

one dollar notes in the first instance," he of 3 per cent, has been paid on the ordi- It was further stated that cor-nary shares, and a further similar dis-

The divi respondence at great length had been tribution is recommended. the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury made up to 95 per share. A bonus of written on this subject, The policy of dend on the "B" ordinary shares in

100 per cent, is also proposed on the ordi nary shares, carrying forward £81,011.

* WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD."

was defined in an extract from this cor- respondence quoted in 1912 in a letter from the Colonial Government to the Chamber of Commerce. It is generally accepted," the Treasury wrote that notes representing very small monetary values must be held by the classes ent Last night the Hewitt-Phillips talent- educated, and therefore most liable to ed Company produced the famous farcical panic, and that in the commercial | comedy, When Knights were Bold,” to interests of the community, and of the a large audience which included H. E. the Banks themselves, it is better not to incur Governor, Lady May and the Missis tho risku, which these small notes entail. | May,

It seems to have

absurd evolutions-chiefly due to severe cold and its carefully applied popular masculine remedies of Bir Guy de Vero, who harrassed by the anextral ton- dencies of his aesthetic kin, falls asleep while dinner party is in progress to dream of hie gallant ancestry, the influence of the dream he becomes exceedingly chivalrous, and the inost amusing part of the comedy is that pe continues his Knight errant tactics after

Under

If it be thought worth while to guard The features of the comedy are the ngainst euch risk in the United Kingdom it is resumably more so in a settlement in which the mass of the population is alien, and ignorant at all create European usages," COMPLAINT is once more heard of a bem no easy task in the past to get the scarcity of one dollar notes in the Colony, Lord, Commissioners of the Ticasury, De though it is only three years ago that the recognise that the analogy in this respect Home Authorities sanctioned a proposa barween this Colony and the United made by the Colonial Government that Kingdom is not altogether sound, and it the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking has evidently been with the utmost reluct Corporation should be permitted to ance that sanction has been given for such the awakening. However, his devil may increase its issue from $295,000 to increases in the issues of these notes as care anties are so much to the liking of $350,000. What grounds exists for the sug. have in the past been made. Having gestion that the issue is now insuficient regard to the fact that it is not yet three we do not know. It is true that the ore years since they authorised an increase dollar notes are quoted at

a high of $124,000, in the issue of the m-dollar premium, but in this respect they are in notes, any application for permission now the same class as the banknotes of the to further increase the issue would, we larger denominations The reason for imagine, stand very little chance of this is the glut of silver, due in part, it is success.

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW," TVET Up Bouth-West palen of the said, to a growing confidence among the FIRST FLOOR, including Tresanry Chinese of the northern provinces espe MONDAY, 19th Apri

By Judge Parry,

The Soreaming Faroe,

** THOSE TERRIBLE TWINS," Preseded by the late Sir Henry Irging's Grant Masterpises, "WATERLOO,” by Conan Doyle.. TURSDAY, 20th April:

*DIANA

The Thrilling Comedy,

OF DOBSON'S (Title Role-Gertrude F. Godart). WEDNESDAY, 21st April:

A

The Great Franco-British DramDA, "UNDER TWO FLAGS,"

From Onida's Famous Novel, THUREDÁZ, 22nd April, and Last Performanés, The Brilliant Sporting Comedy, MEMBER OF TATTERSALLS.

Fr. PETER PARKs (Bookmaker),

CHARLES HOWITT, PRICES: 83, $2 & $1. Commencing at 815 Sharp. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S. Hongkong, 16th April, 1916.

FOR RENT.

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Lady Rowina, and so much to the dis comfort of the amorous adventurer Sir Brian Ballymote," that the simple ‘and easy-going Knight wine fair Lady Rowina. The success of the comedy absolutely hinges on the acting of Sir Guy de Vere, and as such. Mr. Howite could not have been improved. He was just what an inoffensive Knight should beBlow to anger and real gallantry, but really very much there when necessity chivalry of his armoured ancestry, Mr. Howitt was very natural, also expressive when circumstances made this imperative, and throughout this very exacting part be made one feel that he was really areeting with vovel adventures in his own anees- tral home and among his own high- minded ancestors and present day family. Thus, hearty laughter was frequent. The

A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes demanded that he should cnulate the

on Ground Floor, lately in oeaupation of the cially-in the notes of the new National to-day at 11 am and at 3 p.m.

German Bank.

GODOWN, No. 9, Iss House Street. Apply to-

It is wunmineed that "General" Booth,

:

Bank of Chinal Hence, in the interests.

$36

of trade, a fictitious exchange rate is main Commander-in-Chief of the Salvation tained, that is to say a rafe higher than

an early

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hồngkong, 1st March, 1815,

·TO LET.

by Madame Gains, ato.

Apply to

DAVID BASSOON, & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th February, 1915,

TO LET

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is justified by the present price of silver, Ary will visit Japan at and the banknote-the mere promise to

date.

and non-idealistic tendencies of Bir Guy of the Company, especially Lady Rowing who was very well supported by the rest (Gertrude F. Godert), who, as the hangb ty and high-minded follower of a noble genealogical tree, was a striking and ably acted contrast to the comfortable and modern and thus very unromantic and material-Sir Guy.

pay silver-has come to be taken as the The celebrated Chinese porcelain collec- ¦ whole comedy emanates from the mild TGUX ROAD CENTRAL... medium of exchange in preferenc tution of the late Mr. J. P. Morgan, which occupied | bullion. . Consequently there is possibly contains some, fainous blue, black, and

good ground for complaining of the scarcity of one-dollar notes; but whether grean Hawthorn porcelains, has been par it would be wise in the circumstances to

ehased by Messrs. Duvem Brothers, of meet an unlimited demand for these notes New York and Paris, for £800,000. is another question, We may call in this connection a certain correspondencs

A new Copra Company has been or. ganised in the Philippine Islands, with a which passed between the Colonial Governnient and the Chamber of Com capital of Pesos 300,000. The President of mereo on this subject just prior to the the Company is Mr. D. N. McChesney, sanction of the increase in the issue to who holds the greater part of the stock. which we have already alluded. The A sum of P. 129,000 has already been paid Government asked the Chamber

for up. information as to (1) the "precisi func

The Supreme Court of Manila last tions" whether these notes were used by a par-

of the one dollar notes; (2) week confirmed the conviction of a

66 DISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH," No. 11. "BIRU PRAS, Unfurnished, 5 Ecams.

3 ROOMS, suitable for Offloes, 1st Floor, Queen's Road Central,

WEBT WARD," Bonham Road EGGESFORD," Noe. 124, THE PEAK Unfurnished (6 Booms), from 1st May, 1015.

HERION," No. 6, THE PEAK, Unfurnished (6 Rooms)

and 65, BOOMS in BEACONSFIELD ELGIN TERRACE

i *ROGATE,” Austin Road, Kowloon "EILANDONAN" No. 64. Moras Kellett

the 24th April, 1915, at 12.30 Pa., at the Offices FOUR ROOM HOUSE, Conduit Road, Road & Revat nufurnished.

of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground

Floor of the HONGKONG CLOÈ ANNEXE, Chater Road.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 1th April, 1915.

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svalable about 181 Juna. Good. View

No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, 51, FRAK ticular section of the community and, if wealthy Chinese merchant of Manila, who of Harbour. Gas, Electric Light, Belli, (Unfurnished) Moderate Bent. Option of taking over ROOMS, mitable for Offees, on the First, by what section.; and (3) were they had been sentenced to serve one year in Fittings at Valuation,

all, out. Bilibid, and pay a fine of P.1,003, as a employed to any extent, or A Floor of No. 3. Duddell Street, -:- Apply→

side the Colony? The general reply return- penalty for his part in the importation of "HOUSEHOLDEB,”.

ed by the chamber to these questions was a quantity of opium valued at almost Care of "Daily Prees" Ofice. Hongkong, 14th April, 1915,

that the notes, besides being popular P.10,000, some ten months ago. [483

No.5, THE PRAX (5 CAMERON VILLAB), Apply to LINSTEAD A DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Baldinga. Hongkong, 28th March, 1918. -

Tonight the company play Raffles" with Mr. Howitt in the title róla. It will be noticed that further plays are no- nounced in the advertisement for next week.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY,

The following are the Company's figures for week ending April 10th, 1915: ---

Receipts

10,122 Decrease compared with corres." ponding week last year, mas Aggregate to date:~~

No. of weeks...

677

15

· Total:

Decrease to date

$162,005 10,120