1918-08-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST NTMM, 1918,

COMMERCIAL.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Telegraphic communication with Wagian Lighthouse is interrupted.

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

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Telegraphic Transfer

OUTWARD MAILS.

REGISTERED and PAROEL MAILS close 15 minutes - earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

Philippine Islantis

Fox

Swatcw, Amoy and Focchow

STRAITS, BANGKOK, CEYLON, BOMBAY, ADEN, EGYPT and Euro via Surz The Parcel Mail will be closed -To-day, as 5 pa 11.

Shanghai and North

Chick

---

Shanghai and North China

Boihow

Saigou

Swalow and Foochaw

Swaluw

Japan via Koji

Shanghai and North China ...

Bwstow, Amoy sand Formosa via Takso

Fort Bayard, Hoihow and Haiphong

Tientsit

Swatow, Amoy and Foocnow

Phidippine Islands

SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN via NAGABALL, HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED

AND CENTRAL STATE,

SOUTE

AMERICA AND EUROPE via SAN FRANCISCO

•

Shanghai and North Chins

Philippine Islands -

The Parcel Mail for United King- dom will be closed on Saturday,, 31st August, st & p

Swstow, Amoy and Formon via Keelung FORMOSA VIA KEZLONG, SHANOKAL, NORTH CRISA, JAPAN via NAGASAKI, CANADA, UNITED STATES, CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA &EUROPE ria VICTORIA,B.C.,

* Superscribed surrespondence only.

FI

DATE

Tuesday, 27th, 9.00 x

Tuesday, 27th, 1.00 PM

...1.15 x

2.00 F

Tuesday, 27th,

Registration Letters

Tuesciay, 7th, 4.00 PM

Tuesday, 27th 5.00 PM ̧. Tuesday, 27th, 3,00 PM Tuesday, 27th, 5.00 PM

Tuesday, 27th, 5.00 PM

LONDON.

Bank Hills, on demand

Bank Hills, at 30 days' sight

August 16th

3/6 3/6Z 3/8

66

Bank Bills, st 4 months night

Credits, at 4 months' sight

Documentary Bills 4 months" eight 2/73

Bank Bills, on demand

4804

Credits, at 4 months' sight

-487

Bank Bills, on demand

843

ON PARIS.--

On New York.-

Credits, at 80 days' nighi

OX BOMHAL

Telegraphin Transder Bank Bills, on demand On Calcutta. —

Telegraphic Transfer Bank Billa, on demand

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank Bills, at sight

Private, 30 days' night

ON YOKORAMA-On demand

J. i

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KDIN.

134

ON MANILA,On demand-Pesca... 169

SINGAPORE—On demand

pm

ÖN BATAVIA-On demand

OY HAIPHONG---On demand", OF SAIGON.-On demand ON BANGKOK.--On demand SOYKIRIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate... GOLD LA, 100 fino, per tal BAR SILVER. per 03 ...

"WEAKEER

1511

182)

...11% p.m.

Apm

5.63. $43.80

REPORT.

Wednesday, 29th, 11.00 x

August 28th, 1036.—Warning to Hong- Long-Typhon illing up in Lat, “25 deg. Wednesday 28th, 100 P. Long, 114 deg. E Wednesday, 28th, 5.00 x Thursday, 28th, 8.00 Thursday, 29th. 9.00 x

Friday, 30th, 11.00 AM

10th, 1.00) M

30th, 2:00 PM

August 26th, at 12.15.-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock, Pressure has in- creased orniderably over Farmoss and its east coast of China; and slightly elsewhere; The typhoon has entered the roast and is

filling up to the north of Hongkong.

Friday,

Friday,

Saturday, 31st,

Registration 9.45 x Letters

Hongkong rainfall for the 94 hours. ending at 10 am. ro-day, 0.29 inch. Total since January 196, 74,62 inches, against an Everage of 64,09 inches.

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

DISTRICT

Hongkong to Gap Bonk

FORECAST.

(&W, winds, mo

derste; clondy, ||

trata...

{S. winds, fresh

to modera 13.

Borth Court of Chiza between ) The_miss_an. Hongkong and Lamonks No. 1.

10.30 A M

A

Saturday, 31st, 3.00

-:SEPTEMBER :-

Formors Channel

Sunday,

1st, 9.00-

Sunday,"

1st. B.00 M

ad, Tuesday,

Registration 11:45 A

Letters 1230PM.

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

For

Tai O

"

Tai Po

OX WIX-DATS ON SUNDAYI & HOLIDAYS

9,00 AM

10.00 AM

10:00

7.30 AM.

11.30 A.

Cheung Chaw

2.30 PM.

Aberdeen, Fai Kong and Stanley.

batzukok, Shatin, Sheungahal, Autau, )

Ping Shan and Bantin...

4.00 PM..

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4.30 PM

11.00 AM.

11.00 AM.

Canton and Bamahui

Jachow

Kongmoja

Hamten and Banmel Shamahan

Macao

7.30 AM

ĮRegia: 5.00 PM. Letters 6,00P.M.

4.00 PM: 7.15 A.M. -1.30 PM. 5.30 P.M. Jaxop Baturdays

6.00 PM.

1000 A.ML

1 4.00 PM

From Sheungwan Western Branch P.O.

Fox

Canton, and Samshni

Ti Plog Tung Shek Ki *** Kongmoon Kamchak Kakong

Wachow

1111

1.00 2.

4,00 PL

9,00.

$,00 F.M.

5.00 F.M.

10.00

ON WERK-DATı Ün Soldat OK HOLIDAYS

17.20 A3,

8.30A.M.

11.30 F.L

17.30 x 19.30 PM

9.30 PM. 9.30 P.ML. (600 FM.

6.00 7.X.

8.00.F.M. Except Baturdays

4.00, P30.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

ON SALE,

A TABLE OF TH

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY.

For Demand Drafta on London on the day of or preceding the departure of tha English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Average

for 38 years.

Price $2 CASE.

On Sale at the DAILY PEzsa Office or Local Booksellers,

9.30 PM.

20 F.M. 30 FL 6.00 F.M. 8.00 P.M. 8:00 P

(7:30 AM 11.40 PM (7.30 A 19.80 1.3.

9.30 P.M. 8.20 F.M 6.00 FM. .*8.00 ..

6.00 13.

400 P..

4,00 PL

Registration closes

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER. Bongkong Observatory, August 28th

Bazez ater Temperatures Humidity...

¡Previou»]On Date On Date

Day

xt 2pm,

2

*29.55 29.61

20

1968 78 .:75

Wind Direction).

73. Wext

B9

NE

East

Wandker

Bain

-

D7 1.43

Egben open-air Tamparata: @ 0125th...87 "Lowest open-ale Temperatais sa 26th...75"

00:20,7-

South Coach of Chian between {The skin -sa

·· Hangtung and Hainam...) No. 1.

WILLS

CAPSTAN

NAVY CUT"

CIGARETTES.

Fresh Stocks of

MAGNUM SIZE

CAPSTAN NAVY CUT”.

NAVY CUT" CIGARETTES

HAVE ARRIVED IN THE COLONY AND

ARE NOW ON SALE AT

TOBACCONISTS.

SALE AT ALL

This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.

WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,

ELECTRICAL ANTM MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL:

Our Electrical Repair and Electro-Plating Workshops have been REMOVED from Observation Point to more commodious

Premises at 138, Praya East.

Our head office is transferred to King's Buildings, Top Floor, adjoining Messrs. BROSSARD & MOFIN.

The distributing store for retail cash sales remains next door

to Powell's-14, Des Voeux Road...

Workshop 354. Telephone" Store 358.

Office 358A.

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BANKS

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK,

HE Baziness of the above Bank is con-

THE ducted by the HONGKONG AND

H

BANKS

"ONGKONG ·AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Funda —

Berling

$15,000,009

#1,500,000, at 9/—$15,000,000 Bilver

BANKS

[1400]

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, CIMIEN

THE (FAIWAY GINEO),

· Incorporated BT BéBOTAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1999.

Capital Subscribed

$19,500,000

! Capital Paid-wp

31 Benerve Funda

854,500,000

| Havervs Liability of Proprietom. 315,000,000

Cover of DIEMITORS']" Kon. Kr. P. E. HOLTOAK-Chaleman. G..T. M. Korisa, Esq.---Deputy Chalıman.

| W. L. Pattenden. E, J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shallin.

B. H. Dodwell, Esq. C. B. Gubbay, Eas 'Hon. Mr. D. Landale E. V. D. Parr, Esq.

Chevar MANAGER 1 Hongkong --N, J, STAND. Esq.

MANAGER : Bhazgkai–A. G. BzIFEIS Esq.

LONDON BANDO ↑ LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED,

Horozora LTKEEST ÄLLÖWE

Ou, Oureună Ássouni at the mie of Two BENÍ, PET KREEM on the Daily Balazsa. -

ON FIE Datorva, For 3 months, 34 per seni, per AZANIR.`

... 4.

#+

F. J. STAŽE

Chief Manager. Hongkong, tod May, 1918,

SUBSCHIED CAFITAL Francs45,000,000 | HEANGĦAT BANKING CORPORATION, PAID UF

£2,500,000 Bales may be obtained on application, (1/3 of the Capital, is, Francs 15,000,000

INTEREST on depoedta is allowed on the TTHE

TH subscribed by the Government

Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cent of the Chinese Republic.)

per ammuun

"Chairman of the Board

of Directors General Manager

André Berthelot A. J. Pernotte

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Bus Saint-Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES

Paking

Shanghai Tiontain Hongkong

Saigon Haiphong Yanafa

BANKERS: In FRANCE: Bociété Général pour favoriser le Development du Commercs et de l'Industrie an France

In LONDON: London County & Westminster

Bank, Ltd.

In NEW YORK: Bedmond & Co.

Correspondants in the Chief Commercial Centres of the World.

ANKIND,

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

Every description of Banking and Exchange budiness transacted.

Special facilities for French exchange.

ML ROUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building,

Tek $440. e & Chater, "Road Hongkong, 11th April, 1918 -

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Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Horaxora AND SWANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per anal per s

For the HomaxonG and BhanGWAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914.

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THE OHARTERED BANK OF DIDIA

AUSTRALIA

Incepurated NY ROYAL CHARTER, 1952.

HRAD Ornic-LONDON,

L

Paid-up Capital.

£1,300,000 Reserva Fand

£2,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,300,000

FOREIGN EXORANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter perioda at rufen which will be quoted un spplication.

1. O. DOWNING, Manager.

Hongkong, 19th May 7917

per

OF

MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch St., London

Authorised Capital Exbscribed

Paid-up Besorve Fand

B

BARKIES!

་་

I

Yan 30,000,000

* 22,500,000

HEAD OFFICE:

TAIPER, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES:

6,680,000

JAPAK-KORE, ÖSAXA, TOZTO & YOXDKAM FORMORA¬Axo, Giza, Ka07, KALEHE Kaklung, Kakung, Pinax, Buz ORIKU, TAICHU, TAINAN, TAKO TAMNUI, TORTIN... (HTESA—AXOZ, CANTON, FoodHow, Ha KOW; KIUKIANO, SHANGHAL,JWATO OTHERE BATAVIA, BOMBAT, HomeKoz LOIBOR, BİNGAPORE, BOKKLBA: ExMARANG AND NEW YORL

LONDON BANKEES ; Caylial and Conti Bank, Leadox, a Boukh-Wwborn Bank, Parr's Bank,

The Bank Correspondants in the On marzial" wanirm of Bunda, Manakuria, Ima Calus, Inila, Philippine Inlanda, Java, Astira Amerisa, und eierwkers, v

Enterosk allowed on Curzení Assom), Pir Depoalie, and Baringa Depoalie at rsion whii will be a bed an appliantions.

İN. YANAGEFA

HONGKONG BRANCH, $, 3' Vorex Bond, Ho, korg, 34th July, 1918.

› Manager.

E3 BANK OF CHIN

TE GOVERNMENT BANK.

{ÉFEC) ÁLLY" AFTROKILED BY Pazzaang

MANBACH OF H6zx Apzz, 1918,)

Aminorised Capőfal Paid-up Capital £1,500,000 1,125,000

Ten Bank of ETULAND,

68% 500 650,000

Ten London Joner Broox Báns, Lampen

Karachi Bombay Galle

Penang Calentia Hongkong Kota Bhars Rangoon Colombo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Shanghai Dalhi Kandy Madras Bingspore Park Landa Churfidan).

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HONGLONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and Exchange baskets tennatatad.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta

and on Fixed Deposits at rate that may bạ per cent per ammam on Dally Balancer curtained on application.

D. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager.. No. 7, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong, 26th May, 1916, -

899,994,004 $19,000,000

HEAD OFFICA-PEKING.

BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHI SHAY SHATI HANzımı: Chinliang, Yangakt Wunich, Wikn, Anking, Tiêng, Tel khagys, Booskow. HAXOW Bhar TIATELY 1 Pactla Nanshan Tanghalang ka ungkan, Laankilen !

LHANSGROW Welshow, fucki

Cairand: Changish, Binyang, Le Chowkes, TAM: Chowisan, Trakt Linski, Listing, Trinian, Huiming, Chaco, Tringtao. Tarrw/ Tug ToOCKOW, CHANGCHI Kiri, Mexkden, Nawakwang, Dair Harbor Trifrikar,_Tialing, Chinsho Azizag, Camrom. KunIYANG, Pixa Kosikw'a Bulyusnahang, vis, sis.........

CANTON BRANCH. Interest allowed on entrent accounts an Fixed Depoatis Terms on application. Ever description of Banking business transacte loans granted on approved securities Speci facilities for Home Exchange.

Hongkong, 12th October, 1914:

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