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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

THE

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 be accepted for transmission by the Post Office.

The new regulations adopted by the French Customs insist that senders of parcels addressed to France, Corsica and Algeria must fill in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly, omitting none of the headings comprised therein.

It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration

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

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 1917.

(2) A 8 atemout as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or

or not.

Paniculars of butgoing and incoming Mails, other than those snown below, will not be advertised in future.

The Fot Office will forward all correspondence posted by the fastest routes.

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

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria i the Outoihan Entpire are suspended.

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

For

Tai U

ON WEEK-DAYS ON SUNDAYA & HOLIDAYS

COMMERCIAL.

CLOSING QUOTATIONEM:

Oz Lowbox,

Telegraping Transfer

Bank Bills, D demand

February 2 thi

Bank Bills at 30 days night.

Credits, at 4 moutba dght

Dommentary Bills% months' sight 2/54

Or PD Bilis, on demand

Bask

Credde, at 4 months sight Or Bula, on demand Big Crodita, al Bol days” sight

OF

Trastor

Bank Bille, on demand

OX GALJOSTA

Telegraphie Transfer Bent Billa, da demsed ON SHANGHAL

Bank Bille, musight, Primato, 80 days sight

ON YCAQUAMA. On demand

MANIL Ata demand-Porn

ON BINGAPORE,-On demand OS BATATI On demand OS HAIPRONG('n demand

O BA100. On demand.

ON BANGKOK-On demand JOYERION, Bank's Baring Bata GOLD IMAN, 100 ns, per fast BAR BILVES, POR DE

BURBIDIARY CON

339%

562

nom

110)

100% 136 (--

65)

- 1860 0

47.95

22.

SPECIALS.

3. FELUCCA

12 STARTERS.

per cent

Hongkong 20 centar pies $9,02. Fremin, Hongkong 10

Canton 20: Cantos, 10

0.08

$4.95 discount,

5,10

EGYPTIANECIGARETTE STAKES

1 BOUTON ROUGE.

BOUTON ROUGE, SPECIALS AND FELUCCAL

Are Manufactured by—

MASPERO FRERES

CAIRO-EGYPT.

And sold by all High-Class Tobacconists and Hotels in the Colony

SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS. HONGKONG ATH FEBRUARY, 1917.

Tai Po

Cheang Chow

Hastaukok, Shatin and Shoungehul

Aberdeen, Autau, Fing Quanyar Laug

, Stauley

6,07 PM

100. AIM:

28.30AM

.00 $ 4.00-PM

430 M

STOCKS.

PAID UP VALUE

QUOTATION 10,80 m.

CLOSING QUOTAMOX,

LAST DIVIDEND.

Paid-up Capital, Reserve Fundar

*BANKS.******

Hongkong and Bhanghai

$125 $715, sellers

INSURANCE-

$50.93751

Cantor

(20:

780 AM)

China Fires

$155

SW PH

Hongkong Fires

250

2387A

Csaton Samshul and Wachow

+ Letters 2,00PM

North Chiass

The 150

22:30 mt sot. 1916

$25 for 1914 89 for 1914 $27 for 1914

1915,

Unions

$100

$000

-7-15 AM.

Yanglezes...

800

2255

9,00 ALM

Macao

SHIPPING.

Douglas 8.8. Co.

$60

$113

514 for year ending

$1.95 for 1946 [30-0.15

Kongoos

Except

Daturday's

Numtau and Saunai Shamotri

0 PM

∙BOU?

(5.00

Canton Steambosts

Inde China Prot,

DeL

819, sellers 8414

G. T, M. Baking, Esq.

81971 bay.

10:00 AM.. 4,07 PEM

Star Ferry Co.

સેવા

835, buyer

REFINESINS

Chins Sugara

***

$100 $118

To a Sudungwan Western Branch F.O.

Malabon Hugars 77.

E30

839, roy

Pa, & for 1916

Kawloon Whart Co.

FOR

ON WESK-DAVY.

ON SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Docks, WBARVES LED GODOWNE

and W. Dook Co.

Edir.

250.

$89, sellers

89.50 for

1915

850

$126, sallers

* * Thanghai Docks S

100

FIL

30-416

7.30 A.11. ELJU POMA 13AM

LANDS, HOTMA,

8.30 AM-

9.30 PM.

CATOR

Tai Jing Tung

Shek Ki

AND BUILDINGS. Central Esiston Hongkong Hotels Hongkong Lands

100%

187 for 1916

950

8117,x,div.,.]

163 for year

$109,891, buyers

Kuugmoon

PM BUG F

9.30 PM.

6.30 P. 6UU PM GOU, PIN,

Humphreys Estates

810

RA. buyers

9.30 PM

Kowloon Lands ...

$30

50 cents for 1916 82 for 1918

880

16.00, 1,39

We Points

873, sellers

ON FILED DEPOSITS.

Kumchuk

Kaukong

Q10

Th, 201, Bel

TLI for rear ending

*6,0 - PM,

Langiata

31-10-16

For

Excops

Saturdays.

Shells

100

2int, account 1918

19

Ural Caspian

In the care of Mails closing before. a.m.

at z'o'clock on the previous evening.

WM. C. JACK & CO., LID.,

14, DES VEUX BOAD, HONGKONG.

ELECTRO-FLATING AND REPAIR

OBSERVATION POINT, WANCHAT.

The Electro Plating Works laid down some years ago have proved a duit mucesy, thin the high quality of work expeditiously turned out and also in the fact that our chunks. Isi saved considerable delay and HEAVY EXPENSE in souding home tarnished metal ware for rupiating.

This VARIABLE and DAMP CLIMATE will cause both ziver and electro-plated metal to tailshi, therefore why allow suck eyesores, when it is possible to make syual tú zON at all cost Plant has reovatly been considerably enlarged with additional facilitira

The Workshop for RONZING, ANTIQUE COPPER, OXYDIZED SILVER and other fangy Erises SHIPS FITTINGS.

It is hardly necessary to disate on the great vonsensenos to shipping frm, in the knowledge that Balcon, Cabin or Deck Fittings, dinner versioen, etc., can be made equal to new in the shortest time at reasonable out.

HOUSE AND SHOP FITTINGS.

Brass Bedsteads, Ornaments, Shop Rails and Fittings, eta, u need attention in the course of time, and the benefits of local remedy aga'n appeal strongly.

GOLF CLUBS.

Cleaned and burnished on the shortest notice,,

OFFICERS SWORDS.

Bleum Laundries

Union Waterbosis Watson & Ca

Wm. Powell, Limited.

Registration elsew

Kailane

28/

36/

for 1914 818 for 1914

alint, for 1916

10/ int for 1916

2.10 for year ending

$7304-16

$12 for 1915

821 int. for 1916

Tls 73 for year ending

ST: for 1916

$5.95 for 1916

9% for

1915/16

BANKS

ONGKONG

AND SHANGHAI

HHANKING CORPORATION.

SterlingNGON,

$15,000,000

$1,500,000, at 2-$15,000,000. $18,000,000

BANKS

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

TAWAN GINKO).

INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899,

$38,000,000

Capital Subsribed Capital Paid-up Reserve Fundia.

Reserve Liability of Proprietors 815,000,00

COURT OF DIRECTOME

W. L. PATTENDEN, Eng--ChainAD. S.H. DODWELL, Esq.Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. U. B. Anton, Hon Mr.H.Helyoak,

E. V. D. Parr, Esq.

0. S. Gubbay, eq. J. A Plummer, Erg.

Hon. Ir. D. Bhalla,

CHOMP MANAGER : Hongkong NJ, Brann, Esq.

MANAGER

Shanghai A. G. STEPHEN, Eg.

LONDON BANKRE

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER FANK LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.

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

months, $5 per cent, per sanum,

Yen 20,000,000 ►

15,000,000 4880,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA.

BRANCHEJ::

JAPAN KOBE, ÚSAKA, TOKYO, FORMOSA-ANO, GIBAN, KAGU KARENKO

KEELUNG, MAKUNG, PISAN, SHIN.... CHIHU, TAIOHU, TAIWAN, TAKOW.

CHINA-AMGY, CANTON, FODOROW, HÃI

KOW, KIULLANG, SELNGHAI, BWATOW, OTHERS HONGKONG, LONDON, SINGAPORN

SONRAHATA, KEKAL

LONDON BANKERS: Capital and Counties Bank, London, and Boath Western Bank, Parr's Bank.

The Bank has: Correspondents in the Com mercial centre of Lussia, Manchuris, Indo China, India, Philippine Lelande, Java, Australi y Amerika, and elsewhere.

N. YANAGITA Msanger.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

1-int act. year ending

506-16

Ranbi Tronoh

$40, Rollers,

Corian MILJA ****

Evo

The 50

T. 145

WORKSHOPS:

ASHURI LANEOUS,

Kang Y Shangha Yengtas pe

China BornBOS China Lightw

Tha. 10

T13 sel

Fla: 50

T. 112, ml.

T.L. 5

The. 54, sel

$12

273. buyers

72

616 ending

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

for 1915

85

China Providents

$10

Dairy Farmus

86

Green Island Cement

$10

Hongkong Electrics

$10

Hongkong Towe Hongkong Ropes Hongkong

#25 BIAN

Sto

Stoela

310

Hongkong Trams

Peak Trame Old

310

Polished and Plated,

PRINTING

10151, bay, 10861, bayers

42 int, account 1916

81 int. scoount 1916 None for year ending

Int. 7% account 1916 for year endnig do. [30-4-16 25 centsfor yoarenting

81.25 for 1916 70 cents for 1915. Nous minos 1914

DIVIDEND LATEST ENDS. QUOTATION. LAST YNÄR

INT, Drv. TO DATE

BEST BATERA,

PAID UP TEAK

(Singapore Currency)

VALUE

| Alor Gajahs

Sept

Jan.”

$3,80 $11.70

65p.

35 p. c.

10 p. c

Dot.

82.25

27

置

Apl

30 pc 42) p. c.

June

Ang

··88:10

$4.65

Doo. Jan.

$10

Deo.

$20.50 3/31

& BINDING

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION EXECUTED AT THE OFFICES

OF THE

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,”

WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP TO DATE APPLIANCES FOR THE PROMPT PRODUCTION OF

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10. DES VEUX ROAD.

HONGKONG.

Låver Panse

Glenonly Kedah Kempna

Nabasa Pinda... Nalakof

Now Serenda...

Sandgorati

Tapah

Planwilon Rubber in London

Dec.190

BANKERS:

THE BANK OF ENGLAND,

Wasich, Wuho, Anshing, Tatang, Tein- THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED- kingpo, Soochow HANKOW Shashi, Ichang, Nanchang TIENTSIN Pacting, Tongshan, Luanhaen, Tannghsion, Hsing Bombay Galle Katashi

BEANCHER:

Pebang

Caloutta Hongkong. Kota ilham Rangoon

HANGUROW: Weishow, Shachain, Hei, Huchow, Ningpo, Colombo Howsh KAIFENG: Changteb, Singang Long Delhi Kandy

TSINAN

Chowtsna, Twuhnien,

Kouls Gazipur, Simughat

adm

•Bingapore

HONGEONO ANCH

Lincki, Lintsing, Tainien, Yihtub, Fort Louis (Mauritiuz).

Timing Chefoo Tsingtao........ TAIYUAN Yancheng FoooHOW, CHANGOHUN : Kirin Montden, Nerchwang Dairon, Harbin, Taitsinar, Cieling, Chinchow Anting, CAFTON, KURITANG, PAKING, Kadha's Saly nahang, ein, elo,

CANTON BRANCH.

Interest allowed on current accounts and Fixed Deposita, Terms on Application, Every description of Banking business tra clou Josne granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Home Frage,

[182

Hongkorg 13th October, 1914.

$15 p. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA WAN

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

10 p, o

12, p. c.

20 p.

VERNON & SMYTH. Share Brokers.

BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME

ON A HOLIDAY ORDER THE

"HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS"

TO BE BENT TO YOU, AND BO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE FAR EAST. ALL THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED

INCLUDING FREE MOVEMENTS OF THE LOCAT

24 PAGES 24 PAGER

24 PAGNS 11

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARYNE 1358 HEAD OFFICE LONDON.

Paid-up Capital nie garan £1,200,000

Beserve Fand

21,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or ahorter periods nå ruton which will be quoted on application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Hongkong, 15th Juns, 1915.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

INTEREST allowed on Current AssoRZITE RË 2 per cent, par sunum on Daily Estances and an Fixed Deposits at ratốn thní may be szocrisinek on application.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Boting Maragez. 82 Hongkong, 26th May, 1916,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

Business of the above Bank is con duoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application. |

INTEREST on deposita in slowed on Kum Minimura Monthly Balance 31.3% per seat per annum.

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

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAS SABARKING CORPORATIONE,

NJA STALE,

Chief Manageme Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914

rinted and Fublished by HxNET ADOLPHUS CARTELNET, for THE HONGZONO 104, Dow Your Hood Confes Victoris, Hongkong,

DAILY PR, 173,

Louden Oflen: 182

Do

89, sellers

$263.

$11.40, buy.

$49, buyers

EBRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,

23 for year ending

817-18

BHANGHAI NANKING: Chinkiang, Yangchow,

$2.25 for year ending

84.65, buy,

None since 1910

4- int. account 1916

Tis. 9 for year ending

81-10-16

T. 0,90 for gearending

90-11-16

Nil for 1915

cent

None since 1908

70 cents for 1915

60 conts for 1915

Hongkong, 7th February, 1917.

THE BANK O CHINA.

GOVERNMENT BANK.

(SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL

MANDATE of 15TH APRIL, 1913) HEAD OPTICE: 15, Gracechurch Bt., Londen

$80,000,000 $10,000,000

Authorised Capital

Subscribed

Paid-up

Reserve Fand

$500,000

125,000

#569 200

550,000

H. J. STARE,

Chief Manager.

8, De Vosuz-Boad: Hongkong, 15th December, 1916.

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THE MERCANTILE

BANK OF

INDIA LIMITED

HEAD OFFICE PEKING.

Chowkey

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