1918-04-30 — Page 8

POST OFFICE NOTICE

OUTWARD MAILS.

REGISTERED and PAROEL MALLS close 16 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 301a, 1918.

COMMERCIAL

OLORING QUOTATIONS

LONDON

Telegrsohle Transfar

April 28th

Bank Bills, on dansud

508/13

Bank Bills st 30 days sight

an

3/28

DATE

Pas

Tuesday, 20th, 8.00

OF PARIS

Flank Bills,

on demand

EVENTUALLY

Fox

Bwator, Amoy, and Fermosa via. Keelung

Straits, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles,

Saixon

Shanghai, North Chin

and Japan

via Nagasaki, Europe and Conuda via f Victoria, United States, Central and South America vin Seattle

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Saigou

Brafow

Baiphong

and Tientsin

Shanghai and North Ching

Philippine Islands

Skaughai and North Qina

Straits, Ceylon, In Aden, Egypt and

Europe Mail will be closed

The Parce

on Saturgy 4th May, at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, 30th, 00AM Tuesday, 30th. 10.00)

Tuesday. 30th,

Registration. 11.45 AM

Lettera

19.30 PM

Tuesday, 30th, Noox Tuesday, 20th, 6.50 M

• MAY Wednesday, 1st, 11.00 AM Wednesday, let, 5.00 M Wednesday, 18.00PM

Thumday, 2nd, 11:00 AM

Friday,

3rd, 2:00 PM

Saturday, 4th, 2,00 Pat

Saturday,

Bank Blis, at 4 months sight 31 Credits, at 4 monthsight

Fommentary Billa 4 months' night 3/09

Credita, at 4 months" sight

ON NEW YORK.”

Bank Bille, on demand ***Credits at 60 days' wight ON ROMHAY

Telegraphie Transfor Bank Bills, on demand ON CALAUTENTI

• Telegraphio Trosfer

Bank Fills, on demand

OR SHANGHAT----

Bank Bills, a' aight- Private. 30 days sight ON YOKOHAMA -On demand ON MANILA-On demand-Pesos ON SINGAPORE On demand OF BATAVIA On demand. ON HAIPHONG, On demand ON SAIGON. On demand ON BANGKOK-On demand SOVEREIGNa, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tarl HAR SILVER per or

BUBSIDIARY COINS

491.

Hoza

146)

157 12pm.

$45.00

·491d

Hongkong.20 seis piece... $300 Premium Hongkong10

Registration

500 rm Canton

Sunday, 5:b Lotters

Canton

9.0)AN

per at

0.02 Dirgɔunt.

$6,62 $0.00

Swatow, Amd and Foochow

Tuesday, 7th, NOON

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG, 29TH APRIL, 1918.

Pamur

Brooks.

Bakong and Shanghai

OFFICIAL QUOTATION VALUE, 19,80 .

$125

8685, buyers

800-#335, buyers

OLOBING

VOTATION Last DivideND.

£33/- for year end.

ing 31 12:17

1825 for 1915

Inton

*4

bius Fires

$20

$133, buy.

89 for 1915

Hongkong Fires

800

$310, bayara

#27 for 1916

North Chines

[15 150, say.]

80% for 1916

Unions

$100

1800;:wayern

600 for 1915

580

SALD

831 for 1015

860

4 int. account 1917/18

$19, buyers

50 cents for 1017

$324, buyers

$144, wellers

$10 $274, sellers

$100

$84.

129), buyers

Pa 8 for 1917

$81

be for 1917

slid, buy.

244 288839 38888888 54

87. int. account 1917 13/bat account 1917

$3,10 for year ending

304176S

(#12 for 1916:

Yangiazos

HIPPING --

www

Douglas 8.8. Co. co Janton Steamboats Indo-China Pret.

Do. Dot.

Star Ferry Co.

BEFINERIES

China Sugars

Malabon Sugar

Docks,

WHALVES AND GODOWNS.-

Kowloon Wharf Co

H. and W. Dook Co.

Shanghai Docks

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.---

Central Estates...

Hongkong Hobola

Hongkong Lands

Hongkong Land Roslamation

Humphreys Estates

Kowloon Landa'

West Points

Langkats

Shells

Ural Caspians

MINING,

Kailang

Βατίδας Tronohs

Seron Minis,.-

#wo

!!

$

11.

Tls. 100 T. 108, buy.

16 and bonus of $4

35 and bonus of 37

for 1917

Tss for year end-

ing 30417

$7 for 1917

$100 990

7, buyera

53 for year $1′19′′17.

$100

685

834 making $7 for 1917

$110

82 for 1917

89 making 36 for 1917

WEATHER REPORT.

April 29th, as 12,97,-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure bus decreased lightly along the east coast of China and Incrested slightly elsewhere, except at Vladivostook where it has increased con- alderably The depression remains over Tongking; and another depression is indicated in the Eastern Ben

-Hongkong rainfall for 24 hour ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.01 inch. Total sinos La January, 3.9 inches, against an average of 11 87 inches

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at moon to-day is as follows →→

Distator:

Hongkong to Gap Rock

Formons ChaoHO)

FORECAST

8 winda, moder

ate; dlondy,

The TALLO DE

Best of Chian hotwoom (The samn

Hongkong ană Lazočke

Bouth Cash of China between The same

Hongkong and trainan,

No.

HMBASSY år

77

YOUR

SAVE

CHOICE WILL BE

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES WD&HO WILLS. BRISTOL LONDON

E

No.

77

HMBASSY 2 N

CIGARETTES

THE COUPONS

This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco "C

Lite

BANKS

ONGKONG

AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Telegraphic Address

'BROSSARD."

Paid-up Capitali

$16,000,000

Besarre Funda i----

Blerling

£1,500,000, at 2/---16,000,000

Capital Babeoribed...

Silver ---

$19,500,000

Capital Pald-up Heserve Funds

$34,500,000

£1465

86, sollers

8271

*79

Ta. 16, sol.

120/-

15/-, buyers

21 407-

$2.85, HOL , buy:

15.25 for 1917

150 cents for 1917

r. 1 for year ending

31-10-16

int. acconat 1917

9% for 1915/16

-int act year end-

ing 200-17

None since 2010

jaj. int. account 1917-

1. 20 for year ending

31-10 17

T. 2 for year ending.

30-11:27

Tla. 6 for 1913

BROSSARD & MOPIN,

Phone:

2066.

CIVIL ENGINEERS, KING'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIALISTS.

Agencies --SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKING and TIENTSIN,

REINFORCED CONCRETE

IS ABSOLUTELY

PROOF AND

SUBSTANTIAL

Y FIRE-

OFFERS

RESIST

ANCE TO EARTHQUAKE

SHOOK

Estimates on Application to the above or to the Agents

WM. C. JACK

& CO., LTD.,

14. DES VIEUX BOAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

BANKS

1% on Prof. Share BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE

21

£1

Tla 80

T. 180

Fia. 10

1,167, tel

Oriental C. S. Co. Ltd.

Tia. 50

T. 474, zəl,

Shanghai

Tis: 50

Tla. 8 for year ending

300-17:

Yangtazepoc

SURLLANEOUS.————

China Borneo.

Tis. 6

T..50

for 1917

$13

$9

60 cents for 1916:

Ubina Lights

85

$4.15

None since 1908

China Providents

810

$73, buyers

70

Dairy Farmis

824, sales

31-7-17

Freon Lland Cement

86.60, buy,

50 cents for 1917

Hongkong Electrion

$10

$49 buyers

Hongkong Ices I

#220

Hongkong Ropes

$10

35, buyers

Hongkong Staals

Hongkong Trans Peak Trams Old

Do.

Now: Laundries

Union Waterboats

Watson dr Co

Win. Powell, Lailad

Вовекка

Bingapore Currency)..

ayer Panas

Glenenly Kedahs.

Kempas Malaka Pinda

Malakoff

CHINE

Franca45,000,000 22,500,000

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is con- dected by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

10 cents for ending (1/3 of the Copital, c, Franca, 15,000,000 INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the

$8 for year ending

287-17

$11 for 1917

$3 for 1917

$1 for your ending 815-171017

14% making 23% for 72 for year

121% for 1917.

70 cents for 1917.

B

$5.80, buy.

010

56.50, buy.

80,66, buy,

95

sellers

35 dents for year ending

57

$10

$6.60, buy.

$8, buyers

PAID UP!

UP YELE VALUN,

Ja

None Hince 1914

DIVIDEND

INT DIV. 20 DATE,

ENDS. QUOTATION: LAST YEAR.

01.

Ook

April

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL PAID UP

subscribed by the Government..

of the Chinese Republic)

Chairman of the Board André Berthelob

of Directors

A. J. Pernotte General Manager

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue Saint-Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES

Peking

Shanghai

Saigon Haiphong Tiantain Hongkong Yunasufa

BANKERS

In FRANCE: Société Général pour favoriser

le Development du Commerce et de

I'Industrie en France.

Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cent.. - per annum

Depositors may transfer at their option balance of $100 or more to the HONGKON AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT ao per cent per annum.

For the HongxONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION- NI STABB

Chlet Manager. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1915

[10

Reserve Ldability of Proprietors $15,000,900

COURT OF DrusOTORS =

Hon Mr. H. HOLTOAK-Chairman,

G. T. MEDKINS, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.

AC Butcher, Esq.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. C. B. Gabbay, Eng Hon. Mr. D. Landale,

URIM

E. V. D. Parr, E. W. L. Pattanden. Eng. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim

MANAGINI Hoagking N. J. STARS, Esq.

-MABAGNE 1 Shanghal-A. G. BrEPHES, Esa

LONDON BANKHE 'ʼn LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED, HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Curreal Asscent at the rate of Two SARÉ, paz annen On the Dally Balane.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS, Tor 3 months, 21 por senk per sborn,

Hongkong, 6th March, 1918.

par

N. J. STABE,

Chie? Manager,

10

BANK

OP

MERCANTILE

INDIA, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE: 10, Gracechurch Et., London

"Authorised Capital

Babsorbed

Pald-up

Reserve Fundu

BAYKKES!

£1,500,000 1,135,000 BER 500 650,000

THE BANK OF JANGLAND,

TH LONDON Jour Frouk Bank, LauptroD

LRANCHES:

Kenang Bombay Galia # Calcatia Hongkong Hots Bhars Kangoon Colombo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Shanghaf Singapore Port Louis (Mauritius).

In LONDON: London County & Westminster THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Delhi Kandy Madras

Bank Ltd.

In NEW YORK Redmond & Co.

Correspondents in the Chief Commercial

Centres of the World. T

Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND. Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold Terms on application.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

$9,50 62.90

25 p. 0.

June

Aug.

$4.00 $8,50 $2.60

55 0.

40 p..

23 p..

Deo.

$4.45

New Serendah

•Decc

$435

27 p. 6.

Pejams..

Bepi

$13.75

Sandycroft

Tapah

$10

Dec

lantation Rubber in Lon

216.76

9/39

10 p.

10 g

Share Brokers.

5. Chater Road Hengkong, 11th Apri, 1998

Tel 2440. (1470

VERNON & SMYTH.

Special facilities for French exchange.

M. BOUET DE JOURNEL, MamaManeger.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHANKE, 1853,

200

Reserve Liability of Proprietors 21

300

HAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Fald-up Capital., Reserve Fund

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking baudness transacted.

HOSULONG BRANGE. Every description of Banking and Exchange basinoes benzakobed,

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta at & per cent, per annars on Daily Balance and on Fixed Depoalte at rates that may be sacortaboed on application.

OOHAMPKIN

Acting Manager, URRENT ACCOUNTS opened and No. 2, Queen's Road Central,

[867 Hongkong, 18th May, 1918, FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods strates which will be quoted on application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager

Hongkong, tb May 1917

(1409

BANKS

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

GTAIWAN GISKO).

INCORPORATED BY SEKOLAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899,

Ten 20,009,900 20,000,000 6,680,000

HEAD OFFICE. TAIPEH, FORMOSA

BRANCHES W

JAPAN-KOBE, OHARA, TOKYO & YOKOHAMA FORMOSA AXO, GIRAN, KAGI, KARRYERS Keelung, MAKUNG, PINAN, BRING- CHIKU, TAICHU, TAIWAN, TAKOW - STAMBULAN CHINA-AMOY, CANTON, FOOGHOW, HAR.

Kow, Kaveland, Bhanonai, SWATOW - OTHERS--BATAVIA, BOMBAY, HONGKONG,

LONDON, SINGLFORE, BORRABALA, HUMARANG AND NEW YORK,

LONDON BANKERS, Capital soil. Countles" Bank, Lentom, and... Badh-Western Bank, Parr's Bank,

The Bank ban Correspondents in the Chun -mensžal/sentran - of: Bauska, Manoiruria, nds. Chinng findin, Philippine Islands, Java, Amirulin Amerisa, sud elsewhere j

Interest allowed on Current Abocunt, Flist Depondly, and Savings Depozita at rated which will be granted on application, i

N. YANAGITA, Мададет

HONGKONG BRANCH,

8. Der Vosur Kond. Houghong, 2nd April, 1918,

THANK OF CHINA

ZGOVERNMENT BANK.

(BIPOLAKLY „ÁSTROFIZED BY PREZIDENTIAL Maxharn or LöTE APRIL, 1913.)

Authorised Challah Sama $50,000,999 Paid-up Capital 19,000,000

HEAD OFFICE -FERING.

BRANCHER AND SUB-BRANCH 18, SHANGWAT: NANKING: Chiikhang-Yangakow Dan Wanich, Waku, Anshing, Tabung, ReTale. **-klangpo, Booskow, Hankowi: Black | BA

Tekang Manahang Tuamasi Parking Tonginan, Lemahabu Taungkaian, Bring: Okiskein

Ganngleh, Binyang, Loka

*

Huiming, CHLfoo Fringino. Ta

$7000KOWE, CHANGORU) Kunskang. Kielu, Koskiles, Newekwang". Daires Harbin, Telkihar, Fieling, Chimakow Ashing, CaurON, ILUNITANG, FREIXO, Kuskin Bulynszukang, vis, 'ofe

CANTON BRANCH. Internet allowed on ExTrent, MODOKATA AN Fixed Deportes Terras on application, Evira duceriphism of Banking buiness transastei: Toman gebed on syproved muncities Speak fasilitlen for Home Duskanze.

Hongkong 12th October, 1914

Printed and Published by HENRY ADOLPHUS CAFTWEIGHT, for T Hosezone DAILY PRESS, Lapas 104, Des Voeux Boss Central, Vistoria, Hongkong London Office: 121. Fleet Street, E.C