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Pienes

"SPECIALS

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1917.

The public are informed that the undermentioned articles are prohibited from importation into the United Kingdom either by letter post or by parcel post :—

Gold manufactured or unmanufactured including Gold Coin and articles consisting partly of or containing gold;

All manufactures of Silver other that Silver Watches and Silver Watch Cases Jewellery of any description.

Letters and Parcels containing such articles cannot therefore. he a cepted for transmission by the Post Offer.

The new regulations adopted by the French Customs insist that senders of parcels addressed to France, Corsica and Algeria must fill in the columne of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly, omiting mine of the Leadings comprised therein.

It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration

(1) The full name and address of the addressee.

(2) A Satement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or not.

Parti ulars of outgoing and incoming Mails, other than those snown below, will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all correspondence postel by tuo fastest routes.

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted,

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottomaa Empire are suspended.

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

FOR

ON WEEK DAYS ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

COMMERCIAL.

CLOSING QUOTATIONE.

ON LONDON

Q

Tegraph o Transfer

Bank Bilt, on demand

February 17th

24

Back Bile, at 80 days sight

Bank Bills, as moning' right ... 948

•Mills 4

Bank Bills, on demand

UN NEW YORK.-

ON

Credite at 4 months" sight

Credits

Bank Bills, on demand -

56k

21 6) days" sight BOMBAY Telegraphio Trauster Bank Hills, e demand CALJUSTA

Telegraphie Transfer Bank Bille, on demand

Bank Bilim, at eight

Private, 20 de

ight

UN. YOAĞRAMA,

pyn demand-

ON MANILA Jn demand Port

ON SINGAPOny.

ON BATAVIA,On demand ...

HAIPHONG

Nga demand.

ON SAIGON On d mand

On Bangkok - On demand

178hom

37%nom

DOM.

$110

113

101

2% pm.t.

2% pm 2

SOTMENIGE, Bank's Buying Rais... 8.352

BAZ BILVBE, JOT 12:

SUBSIDIARY COIMA.

per cent

Hongkong 20 sente Hongkong 10 Janton Canton

Dists

$4,04 Premium

0.09

$3.05 discount,

$3,20

Masters frères

SPECIALS"

SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG 17TH FEBRUARY, 1917,

Mastero

$1.50 for a tin of 50 Cigarettes.

GOLD TRAF, 100 fine, për, fsel

8:47.70

331α

Manufactured by-

MASPERO FRERES,

CAIRO, EGYPT.

BANKS

BANKS

6.0J PA

Tai O

ERGOES

PAID OF VALIE

OFFICIALI QUOTATION 10,80 M.

CLOSING QUOTATION.

LAST DIVIDEND, HANNING CORPORATION.

"ONGKONG

AND

SHANGHAITHE

$10.00 AM

9.80 4.M.

Tai Fo

Paid-up Capital

$15,000,000

Cheung Choy

12,00 P.M.

Reserve Funds :--

Bataukok, Shatin and Shengshui

·400 P.M.

BAKES

Abordeau, Autan, Ping puan, Sai Kung

dantin, Stanley

4:30 PM.

Hongkong and Shanghal INSURANCES

$715, Kollars

10:30 inf, sot, 1916.

Sterling

1825 for 1914

$18,000,000

Cantons

Chias Fires

8155

80 for 1914.

7:30AM,

Hongkong Fires

8367

1827 for 1914

833,000,000

Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up/ Reserve Funds)

6.00 P.M

Tls. 150

1272% for 1915

Canten Samahui and Wachow

Megin 6.00 M

North Chinas

Letters 6,00P.M.

Unions

2000

So for 1914

$255

$18 for 1914

-Yangtazen

7.15 AM.

SKIPPING.-*w

Macao

Kongmoon

Namitau and Baumei Shamchun

8.00 M

1.30 PM.

Douglas 8.8. Co.

950

8114.

(819, . dir

814 for ending 21.25 for 1916 (806.15

-ŠANA PAME.

75,00 P.M.

Canton Steamboats

815

Saturdays

Indo-China Fret.

buyers 847**

5.00 PM.

Da Del

8127), buy.

C. 9. Gabbay, Esq. |

10.00 4.8. 4.0 FM

19:00 M

Star Ferry Co.

REFINERIES.-**

* Chains Sugars

Malabon Bugars

DOOKS, WHARYED AND GODOWNS.

Macao

Canton

Tu Ping Tung

Shek Ki

Konginoon

Kumchuk

Kaukong

rom Sheungwan Western Branch P.O.

Shanghai D

893, buyers

$118, buyers

8110, sellers

3 lat, for 1916 10-int, for 1916 $2.10 for year ending

30416

$12 for 1915 First year

83.50 for 1915

Se int, for 1916

Tls. 74 for year ending

87 for 1916

Kowloon Wharf Co;

Hand W. Dock Co.

850

#89), kallere 81261

ON WEEK-DAYS

ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Docks

T100

Ths. 85, sal

90-416

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.

$7.30 AM 11.30 PM

Central Estates

8100 893

87 for 1916

8.30 AM.

7.30 AM) 9.30 P.M. 9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M.

6.UU P.M. 600.1,M 6.00; P.M. Except

9.30 P.M.

Hongkong Lands

Hongkong Hotels

$3 for year

891, buyera

Humphreys Estaton

410

A div,,b.

830

895 x diy.

· 6,00-P, M":

6.00 PM.

9.30 PM.

$180.P.M.. (1.80 4M 19,50 F30 9.30.FM 9.30 PM. 6.00 F.M 6.00 P.

HAD PHO

Kowloon Lands West Pointe

5.30 PM.

6.00 P.K.

Langkats

Shells

Ursi Caspian

MINING

Registration closes

Kailand

Tronoh

COTTON MILLS

Ewo

Kung Yik

Ranha

Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 am.

at o o'clock ou the previous evening,

YOUR

MOTOR BOATS AND CARS

THE

CROWN

Cannot move without a good Spark.

Ehanghai

Tougissepoo MISCELLANEOUS.-

·China Borneos China Lights Cluus Providenks

Dairy

Farms

1land Cement Hongkong Electrics

Hongkong Ices

Hongkong Ropes

CROWN

DRY CELLS

Green.

Honghong Steels

ICNITOR

DRY CELL

WM.C.JACK.CO.ID BOVAGENTS 3)

are the most reliable on the market for

Bells, Telephones or Ignition Coils.

WM. C. JACK & CO.,

LTD.,

14, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG,

Grand Prize of Honour

Panama-Pacific International Expon

SAN FRANCISCO, 1915

Hongkong Trams Peak Trams Old

DowNew Laundries Union Waterboste Watson & Co.

Wm, Powell, Laited

Alor Gajahe Ayer Panas Glenesly

Kedah

Kempus Maaka Pinda Malakoff

New Forendab...

ASAHI-BEER

OULD SYREND TISKO

EUBEERS.

(Singapore Currency)

Bandysroft M Tapab

Plantation Rubber in Trendon

--- 850 | #73,

rollers

TL. 201, rel

106/- 38/

£186

92,40, Ballars). 28/, dir.

T. 145

T. 134, L

T112, BL

Th, &, tel

#12 #71, bayars

$4,80, bay.

£9. sellers

911 10 hay:

849, buyers

std

930

$7,20

210

81

buy

261, buyers

150 cents for 1916

82 for 1916

85.25 for 1916

Ti, 1 for year ending

31-10-15

12/- int. secount-1916

9% for 1915/16

1-Int. sat. year ending

30:6-16

Nons since 1910

4-int, sccount 1916

Tls. 9 for year ending

31-10-16

T. 0,90 for year ending

30-11-16

Tls. 6 for year ending

80516

Nil for 1915

72 cents for 1915

Nono since 1906

70 cents for 1913

8 for year ending

60

31-7-1640

cents for 1915

$2.25 for year nuding

22 int, account 1916 $1 int. account 1916. None for

1916

31-5-18rending Iat. 7% Becount

% for year endaly

do (39-4-16 | 25 cents for year

$516 ending 81.25 for 1916 S 70 cents for 1918 Nors xines 1914

DIVIDEND PAZD OF YEAR FATEST

VALUE. ENDS QUOTATION. LASZ YEAR

INT DIV.

TO DATE,

* £1,500,000, i 2/315,000,000

Silvar ger

Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS

W. L. PATTENDEN, Esq.-Chairman.

B, IL DOPWELL, Eag-Deputy Chairman. HOR. Mr. C. E. Anton, Hon. Mr.K.H.Holyoak G. T. M. Elkins, Esq. E. V. D. Parr, Esq

J. A, Plummer, Eng.

Hou, Mr. E. Shellim,

CHIEF MANAGER; Hongkong N. J. STADE, Esq.

MANAGER 1.

Shanghai A. G. Braphes, Esq.

LONDON BANKER:

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER

BANK LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two cent, per annum on the Daily Balance.

ON FIXED DEFOBI28.

For 3 months, 2 per cent; per annum,

31

6

BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

(TÄTWÄN: GINKO).

INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL

CHABE 1899.

Yon 20,000,000 15,000,000 4,880,000

HEAD OFFICE TAIPEI, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES:

JAPAN KOBE, OBAKA, TOKYO,

FORMOSA Axo, GIAN, KAɑz, Kaberko

KEELUNG, MAKUNG, PINAN, SHIN- OHIKU, TAICHU, TATWAN, TAKOW, BAZAMNUL

CHINAAOY, CANTON, FODOROW, HAN

xow, KIUKIANG, SHANGHAI, SWATOW, OTHERS HONGKONG, LONDON, SINGAPORE

BOMBABAIA.

LONDON BANKERS: Capital and Counties Bank, London, and South Western Bank, Farr's Bank

permercial centre of Buscia, Manchuria, Indo The Bank has Correspondents in the Com

China, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Australl America, and elsewhern."

N. YANAGITA. Mausger

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th February, 1917.

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THE BARNENDASEINA

GOVERNMENT BANK.

(SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE OF 15TH APRIL 1913).

HONGKONG BRANCH,

S, Des Voeur Road. Hongkong, 15th December, 1916, [104

THE MERCANTILE BANK

O

INDIA, LIMITED.

****$60,000,000 10,000.000

HEAD OF ICH: 15, Gracechurch Bt., London.

Authorised Capital

1,600,000

Subscribed ⠀⠀

1;125,000

Paid-upg

BALYSING

HEAD OFFICE PEKING.

Reserve Fund

$50,000

BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,

BANKERS:

THE BANK OF ENGLAND,

Authorised Capital Faid-up Capital

BRANCA

BHANGHAI NANKING: Chinkiang, Yangchow,

Wasioh, Walu, Anahing, Tatunga Tan THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, Limited kiangpo, Soochow HANKOW Shashi, Toburg, Nanchang TIENTSIN: Pacting, Tongahan, Luanhsien, Tanaghalen, Hang tal HANGCHOW; Welhow, Shashi Chishain, Lanchi, Hichow Ning KAIFENG Changten, Sinyang, Loko,

Delhi⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kandy Madras Taubsien, Chowkou TBINAN: Chowan Port Louis (Mauritius),

Lintsing, Tainien,

Chefen, Tsingtao. TatrUAN ? Yuncheng FooCHOW. CHANGCHUN: Kirin, Moukdos, Nowohwang, Deirez, Harbin, Teitsihat, Tieling, Chinehow, Antung. CANTON, KUBITANG, PREING, Kueihua Sulyaaucheng, oto, etc.

CANTON BRANCH Interort allowed on ourrent accounts and Fixed Deposita. Terms on application, Drary description of Banking business. Iza “sacked

owns granted an approved surities. Special poilities for Home Exchange

Hongkong 13th October, 1914

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15 MILE AND CHINA

HE CHAPTERED HANK OF INDIA

Sept.

$8,80

65 p, 0.

Jan. $11.70

35 p. 4.

∙10 p. a.

Oot.

84,25

90 p

Apl

$4,00

421 p.

(20 p. os

AUS

ຢາ6.

$8.10

40 p. C

8235

30 p

Den.

$4.65

Doos Jun Dod

34.30

$4.90

-$20,50. 3:31

25 p. 0,

VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.

BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME

ON A HOLIDAY

ORDER THE

HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS **

TO BE SENT TO YOU, AND SO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE FAR EAST. ALL THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED. INCLUDING THE MOVESEATS OF THE LOCAL HABERYS

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INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHARTER 1859 HEAD OFFICE LONDON.

2001 200,000 Paid-up Capital **** *** Reserve Fund

£1,800,000 Beserve Lisbility of Proprietors £1,200,000-

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at mies which will be quoted a application

TO. DOWNING, Manager,20 Hongkong, 15th Jano, 1915,

(141

Pensug

Bombay Galle Karachi Calcutta Honghong Kota Bhara Ranpoce Colombo Howrah Kusts Liuapur Shaeghe

Singapore

HONGKONG, REANCH, Every description of Banking and Exchange business transested.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at per cent. per annum o Daily Balanose and on Fixed Deposits at matos ikai may be ascertained on application.

C. CHAMPKIN

Acting ManaAGOT Hongkong, 28th May, 1916.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

feg

HE Busines of the above Bank in con douted by the HONGKONG SAND SHANGHAT BANKING CORFORATION. Bain may be chiained on application

INTEREST on deposite is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balancer at Så per cent

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKUNG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT et 4 per cent. per kunnm,

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANKING COMFORATION,

NJ. STABB

Chief Managers. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914,

Printed and Fablished by HmNET ADOLPHES CARTWRIGHT, for TH HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Ian; * 10A, De Your Road Central, Tictoria, Hongkong, London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E.0.

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