TO LET
TO LET.
PLATS in Ero Mess." No. 3. The
Apply Property Oder, JARDINE, MATHHION & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1916.
TO LET-FURNISHED,
3 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak.
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801
H.E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings.
Hongkong, Oct. 94, 1918. -
TO LET.
1173
URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHILL, No. 11
The Faak; Rooms.
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J. W. C. B
c/o Gian, Livirastos & Cg..
Bongkong, Nov. 14, 1918.
TO LET
1231
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's
Buildinga.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
511
Bosgknop. April 7, 1918, "
TO LET
NO. 42 Eglin Street:
Apply to--
PERCY SMITH,
SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong, Dct. 31, 1916.
TO LET
ro. 1, Canton Villas, Kowloon,
N°
A House In Knutsford Terrace..
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L
1197
THE HUNGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. Hangkong, Dec. 7, 1918.
TU LET.
TIBE
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen'a one, at present is the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd
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it
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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEARLY MAD WITH WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck in Awful State. Itching Very Bad.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 7th at 10.50-No returns from Japanese stations, Elsewhere changes are amall since yesterday..
The anticyclona has weakened slightly. It is central over the lower Yangtzo Valley.
Fresh monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China and over N. China,
HEALED BY CUTICURA S
"My son's face and nocle were Ei az nirin bad state. They were covered with a thick crues of scales and the Htching was very bad, and when. No opened his mouth is nearly drove him mad. Hu bart to love time from works. I was told it was weeping ecetire.
A neighbor who had bous bealed of a shaving raah by Cuticura dosp' and. Olus ment told me to way thous. I sent be a fre sample and thus bought more and after tháng, three, tableta of Catie Soap and two boxes of Oftabizena ba was healed. Bilerod Mer. Hardie, 2, New Charter BLS Derby, July 23, 1914 Sample Each Free by Post
With 32-p. Skin Book (Soap to cleansa and Chatens to host) Address post-card for samplos: F. Newbery & Sons, 77. Chare (terðmann Beje, London. Sold averywhere.
The Overland China Mail SHIPPING
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Hongkong, April 28, 1916
51
TO LET-FURNISHED,
SA
CONDUIT ROAD, Eight Rooms, Baths H. & C., Two Tennis
Courts.
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TO LET
1349
Registered and Parcel Maila close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
Balgars and the Ottoman Empire Are The Services to Germany, Austria
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.CO., LTD: Alexandra Building. Hanghong, Nov. 24, 1916.
OFFICES
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FFICES-at-5 Connaught Road:
OFFICES in King's and Turk Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rond
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
No 21 Wong Nei Chong Bond. HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
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MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD..
AGENTS. LONDON-WAX BLATEX, 42 Great Russell Street, w.D., F. ALGAR, 11 ở 12 Clement's Lane, Lombard Street," 2.C., T. B. Browns & Co Ltd 103 Queen's Road, Victoria" GLABEE, SOY & PLATT, S Grace
Burchet, z.C., G. STREET & Co., Ltd.,
•SU Cornhill, GORDON &
Per Luchon, at 9 am, on Thursday,
the 28th Dec.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BATAVIA,
*SAMARANG *30URABAYA & *PORT MORESBY (Yin BATAVIA). Per Tjisondar, at 9 am on Thursday,
the 28th Dec.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Mails,
·ARRIVALS,
December 98. Mikage Mara, Japanese steamer, 838, I. Ternaka, Bangkok Dec. 18, Rice and General-CHINESL
Tamon Maris No. 1, Japanese steamer 1769, Y. Hatakeyama, Bangkok Dec. 19, Rice.M. B.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 heure ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch..
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at moon on the 28th December 2———
1.-Hongkong "to Gap Rook: FE winds freak; fair.
2-Formosa Channel: NE. winds, strong.
"J
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks: The same as No I.
4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan; The samo se No 1
PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
0.
Per P.&O... Kaiser-I-Hind From London, Oct 13 Mr W. J. Crawford, Mr Griffit
Per P. & O... Moolian From London Oct. 27, Miss Janes, Miss Winter, Mr. Somerville.
Per P. & O. Kashgar From Lon- don Nov. 10, Mr and Mrs Arenall and child.
Por N. Y. E. 3. Atrito Maru. From London, Mr and Mrs W. IA Leask and two childreu, Mr E Balliday and child Mrs Sanders and child,
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27, 1916
SHARE REPORT.
DECEMBER 7TH, 1916.
Rebazz
Stock and paid up
'tion 11.93. M.
Last Dividend ́and data.
an lamb
BIT.
BANKS.
Hongkong & Sal $125 $725 a
MARINE INSUR-
ANUEL
Canton
North Chinas
#50 $300
£3150
Union. $100 $920
Yangimon
--# 60, #236
FIRE INSURANCES| China Fires..............Ų 20 | $153 Hongkong
#DU $975
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamshipe 250 9118) b. Steamboats 18 20 b
Shidauoka Mfaru, Japanese str., 1,869, aliss Stabera, Mr. A. Forbes, Mr A Indo-China
Nom, Seattle, via Japan and Shanghai Dec. 93, General-N. Y. K.
Fochow. British str., 1,306, H. Sommer. Dalny Dec. 19, Chefoo 30, and Weihaiwei 91, Ganeral-BUTTERTEED & SWIRE.
Thiartem, Dutch str., 4,666, A. Olden- burger. Sourabaya Dec. 1, Sugar and General JAVA-OKINA-JAPAN LIN.
Veda Mary, Japanese str. 3,068, 5. Mizuno, Freemantle Dec. Sandal-wood. -GILMAN & Co..
Penang Maru, Japanese str. 2281, 8. Kushibiki Kobe and Moji Dec. 20, Gen-
*
Mandawan Maru, Japanese str., 2,680,
The P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s .. Novara letteral.-N. Y. E
Shanghai for this port on the 25th instant at 11.30 with the Home- word English Mails, and is due here. Ishida, Mike Dec. 21, Çoal--M. B. E. on the 29th instant at about 6 a.m.
Other Vessels.
The Pacific Mail Co.'s a..s.. Colombia will leave San Francisco for Hongkong од March 10th, via Honolulu and Japan Ports
וי
The Facific Mail 8.8. Cossa Venezuela which left here on 12th inst., left Yokohama for San Francisco via Honolulu at 3 pm on Sist inst The C. M. S.' S. Co's as China sailed from San Francisco on Saturday, December 23rd, and is expected to arrive in Hongkong on or about 20th January, 1917. The Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer Beuador left Shanghai Dec. 2187 for Bangkong via Manila, and is ex pected to arrive here on Dec. 28th, and will leave for Ban Francisco en Wednesday, 3rd January, at noon.
Latest Advices.
The P&O. Homeward mail steamer Mongolia with the Hongkong Mails of the 17th ultimo, arrived at Mar. seilles on Thursday, the. 21st inst.
BATAVIA, SAMARANG, SOURABAYA On
& PORT MORESBY (VIA BATAVIA.) Per Timanock, at 10 am on Thurs-
day, the 28th Dec.
· STRAITS, *CEYLON, DELAGOA BAY,
DURBANT
JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN & “UNITED KING. DOX
Per Kamo Mars Registration at 918 m. Lettery at 10 a.m., on Thursday, the 28th Dec.
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JÁPAN Via NAGASAEL VICTORIA, B.C., VANCOUVER, UNITED STATES, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA & "UNITED KINGDOM „vín (ANADA,
(Europe via Siberia.) Por Empress of Russia. Regustration at 9.45 am. Letters at 10.30 s.m., on Thursday, the 28th Dec. [Shanghai Chi, F.U., Saturday, 30th Dec. SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW."
Per Batan, st 11 am, on Thursday,
the 28th Doc. AMOY, SHANGHAI & NORTH
CHINA
7
Pur Tamus at pm, on Thursday, the
29th Dec,
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, December 27, 1918. London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
11
30 days" sight...
4 months sight,
Credits, & months sight,
Torin Mary, Japanese str. 1,521, Sato, Wakamatsu Dec. 30, Coal-M, K.
Shinyo Maru, Japanese str., 1,145, 3. Nakamura, Wakamatsu Dec. 20, Coal- M. B. E.
"
Mr J. P. D.. Yaw
Per P
&0. sa Morea From London, Dec. 8, Miss Aris, Mr Dalby.
Fer N.Y.E. Iyo Mars. From Lon don, Mrs Koch
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER |
REPORT.
DECEMBER 96, 1916. —
&stion.
Host.
Fushiki Haru, Japanese str., 1,863, B. Westock.....! 521 Fuijse, Kirin Dec. 24, Coal.-M. B. K,
Nemara B Hakodate December 27. Hong Bee, British str., 2,005, Willsher, Toko ............ Singapore Dec. 21, General-CYLSE.
Koehl Kamo Mari Japanese str., 4,940, K. Nagmeat wi Kagoshima. Y. K. Inadza, Shanghai Dec. $4, General-N.phims
Naha... Haitan, British steamer, 1,183 A. EL Hodgins, Swatcw Dec, 26, General Boninis and DocGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
Ø
H
Barometer
Temperature.
30:49
Bangkok Dec. 17, Rice.-CHINESE
Focles, Chinese str., 880, P. Mizzożka, Wettalvel..
Backey Ichang Protenlane, British steamer 6,118, A Klakang Braithwaite, Manila. Dec. 25, Gunural—| BUTTERFIELD & SWIEL
Changsha... Shanghai
at 30.83 Sharp Pt... 130.00 Amoyano. É 1. 90.28 Swałow km. 8 m Talhoka...5 30.14 65
30.07 30.04 53
Tods Maru, Japanese steamer, 1,500, Hashimoto Wakamatsu Dec. 20, Col
Halvard, Norwegian str., 1,060, C. Beck, Bangkok and Swatow Dec. 28, General --CHINESE.
JE
•
"
90,61 64
8.30.13 54
30.07 58
30.09 90.10
Hanamet, American steamer, 2,078, J.
Tsinan Lennox, Saigon Dec. 22, Hice and Gen Kostum cral-CHINEUE
Tamsui, British str., 918, McCullock, Cintos
Posandorow. Shanghai and Swatow Dec. 28, General Hongkong. -BUTTERFILD & SWIEL
Gap Rock Wuchowa
Shantung, British str, from Centon.
DEPARTURES.
December -26.
"3/41-
...9/4 13/16
Konkon Maru, for Canton.
9/5 1/16 2/6 Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/52, On Paris
4 months' sight,
On demand,
Credite, On New York-
On demand,
Credits, 60'days might, On Bombay-
Wirg On demand, On Calcutta
Wire,
On demand On Singapore On demand, On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
444
2334
.4.179
...176
...102
30 days' sight(private popér .....On Yokohama On demand,
111 Gold Lent, 100 fire(per tael)6070 Sovereigns (Bankslingingrate) $8.25 n. Silver (per oz) ***
36 11/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong .: 18 2.pn Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Centa..... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sab. Coin... Hongkong Sub Coin ...
&QOTCH, 15 BLSHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA, Bride St., 2.a, Boszar. Watson, 150.
(Europe via Biberla). Fient Street, C. MITCHELL & Co., Šnoro
Por Shantung: Registration at 15 pm. Hill, Habern Finduct, .., D. J
Letters at 3 pm., on Thursday, the KITHER & Co., 3 Whilefrori S.,
Seth Dec.
1... MATHIR & CROWIE, Ltd., 10, 11, 12, New Bridge St., 2.9. SCOTLAND -Fars. 1. SIMUNT, & North
David Strict, Edinburgh, PARIS AND EUROPE, MAXENCE FRERE httả Co., 18 Bute de la Grange, Balebi,
Pari
NEW YORK-T. BY: Browwx, Ltd., Fotor Hall, West 42nd Biret, Few York Olty.
BAN FRANCISCO and American Forts generally--Bax & LACE, Eon Fran-
BOOGROW-BROCKET & Co VAUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-GORDON & Gorco, tes" bourne and Sydney, matrice CEYLON-W. M. B & 00., 40%
APOPHIOʻRIZI Co., Colombe. SINGAPORE, STRAITS, Left-Krax Bagit WALE, LT, Singapore te PBILIPPINE ISLANDS 8 25803. & Co Manlia,
BHANGHAIMI KELLY & WALSH
JAPAN ÷——Mesara, KILFT & Water, L57.
Kolaya d'Yokohama -
Shanghai Chi. P.D., Monday, 1st Jan] STRAITS, DURMAN, CEYLON, AUS- STRALIA, UN E W. "ZEALAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ZADEN, EGYET & EUROPE. Per Novara Registration at 10.15
Imiters at 11 am, on - Friday, the By 29th Dece The Parcel Mail will be closed on Thurs. day, the 28th Dec,' at 5-3.2.7 HAIPHONG.
Per Hue, at 11 am, on Friday, the
20th Dec.
BAIGON
Per Laertes, at 3p., on Friday: the 04 29th Dec STRATES
· Per Shrala at 8pm, on Friday, the
20th Dec. SWATOW,
Per Jarch, at 3 pm, on Friday, the
20th De BILANGHAI & KCRTH CHINA
Per Teigelow, at 5 pm, Friday,
the 20th Dec. JAPAN VI MOJT.
Per Kemangat & pm, on Friday,
29th De
Per Telemacasă, ab. Da.m., ETÍ
'SAIGON
44% dis
par
Temperaturë. Hongkong, December 27, 1916. BAZOMETER
Do.
Jinju Maru, for Chinwangtao.. Shibetoro Afara, for Hongay.
December 97.)-
Hanoi, for Fort Bayard and Haiphong. Joshin Mary, for Swatow and Tamaz. Amakusa Maru, for Swatow & Formosa. Share Hey, for Canton.
Kurilin, for Eoghai
Sunning, for
Choyang, for Canton.
Drafar, for Swatow and Eangkok.
Torin Maru, for Canton.
Tilaljap, for Batavia
dean, for Manila,
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.!!
Per Kamo Mar from Japan, de; for Hongkong, Mr. Essabhoy, Miss Maryam bai, Mrs Mohamadally and 2 children, Mr Abdulkohim and 9 children, Mr N. S. Brown, Mr A. E. Blanco, Mr A. G. Wallas, Mr C. de Souza, Mr A de Sours;
Pakhol..
Holkowe)
Patiles. *Tatyana .....
0.8L
Jason
Humidity.
What
{i
(Preferred)....£5] $48 (Dalezzod)...£5 #198
"Shell" Transports £1106/- b. If Star Ferry' ......10 $38
·REFINERIES.
Chine Bugar...$ 100||$128 b... Malabon Sugar. P. SO EST b.
£9.5 Intrin
$ finals/o 1914 and Intarim of $18 x 1915, Final div. of 16% making STE % 4/0 1016 100000
Final of $20 and boring
#10/o 1914, Interim of 830 ao 1915 Final of $16 making $15 for 1914 and Int. of $8
us account 1915....
and bonus for 1914. ****
$37 for 1914
$1 Binal and 88 bonus, making $16 / 1915-16. $1 for'19LS...Da
{6% for 1915 10% Bonus
15 for 1915 ARE
19/- a/c 1915 Coupon, 28 5/a/a 1910 Coupon 26.
$1.55' dividend 45 canta Bonus for year ending p«416w******44**
$19 for 1910 sieroso
$5 for/1916....
MIXING.
Kailua-£236/- Langkicgdr. 10 T. 213 b.
21 38.40
1/- a/c 1915/16, Campona
T. 1.for 1925
Fanba
Trench Mines £197- b.
| 9/21/e1916...
Ural Caspians ---
6/58 | 17:
"DOCKE, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon WharTEH $ 50 985 L HK. & Whampo
Docks 50 $129, 199 m.
Bhanghal Docks, T. 100 T. 90.
Bongker Wharts T. 100 T. 83
9f1913
$34 Low 196
$5 for 1913 ****
| Tla. 74 for year ending
20:4-16
a. B for 1015
HOTELSTM LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels........)] 2115 &
Central Estates (L#100] $INI 6. Hongkong Lands...100 95: Humphreys Estates 10 $6.30
Kowloon Lands ... 30 825
West Points
508
Shanghal Tandr T. 50 T. 97
| $5 afɑ half yes: 30-5-16.
$78/6 1915.....
Interim div. of #31
35 carta for 1915 $9 for 1816
Interim of $8
(6 % Interion w/o. 1916;
Leguap
29.7
Tacloban ...
"
29.71
Bazigab
Labora
22.71 28
-T. F. CLAXTON, Director
COTTON MULLA.
Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 26, 1916.
Ewon
T. 80 T. 155
Ts. 18 for year 'anding
·31·1010
1. Barometer, reduced to a degrees Fahn aheit, on the level of the sea in Shanghai Costels T. 50 1, 1173 inches, tenths and hundredths...
TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de rees Fahrenheit.
Tís. B div, ale year ended
20-5-16,
N
Kang Xik..
4.10
14
T. 1 for 1915
T-6T. 5
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tior, the humidity of air saturated with Y ngarapoos moisture being 100.
DIRECTION OF WED, to two points.
FORCE OF WIND,
for Singapore, Mr and Mrs E. W. King Beauford Scale according to
Mr H. Stallman, Mr A. J. Welch, Mr
6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, a
MIROELLANEOUS,
E. J. Dingle, Mr H. J. Fruin, Me 5. Augustine, Mr Joseph Fabbri Mr. S. detasbod cloud of drizzling rain, Elog China-Bornece mună 12 884 Marks for Colombo, Mr and Mrs Harri-5 gloomy, h bail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
Paing showers, a squal, rain, snow, Light & Powers
thunder, y visibility, w dow (web).
300, Mr. S. C. Burger, Rev. V. O. L. Nielsen for Cape Town Mr and Mrs Welsford, Miss C. Welsford for Lon-
7. BA in inches tenths and has China-Providente don, Mr A. H. Daze, Mr B. S. Coaster drwiths dine,
Per Haitan, from Swatów, Mr H.D.
10 $8.80
Dairy Farman on
1. Inlarda
| 6 |329]
10 #226
The tide-table given below has been Hongkong Elect empiled at the Nations! Almanac Office
#20 $160
Cullen, Mr H. Greon, Mr W. Howell, Mr HONGKONG TIDES. and Mrs Golding, Rev. C: Inwood.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
*
The Japanese steamer Mikage Maru from Bangkok reports: Always gentle 30.14 or moderate gale and cloudy rating * 30.06 weather, seo rough or high with N.Ely, ******** 30.06. long swell
9 AM
Do. TaxMOMLER
Do? Do.. Dy. Wat balb) I hate me Do. (Wat bulb) 1 z.. Do. Wel halb) 4 22. mar
PM
· P.
Do. Minimum (overnight
in London from the result of the analysie Hongkong Ices of observations taken by means of an Hongkong Ropes Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui sntomatic tide-recording machine in the during the years 1887,6-0.
The zero of the table corren the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty corresponds with Chart, which has been found to be 4 fech winds
The British steamer Hong Bee from 66 Singapore reports: Fresh
66 | and moderate sca.
Mails will close for -- SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN
VIA MOJI, VICTORIA & TACOMA. Per Mersco Maru. Tegistration at 12.15 p.m. Letters of 1 p.m., on Tues-
the 2nd Janu
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Vis MOJI, VICTORIA & SEATTLE. Per Shidduoka Maru, Register
9.15 m.
Wedn
10:
Da si on data's
BONGHONG REGISTER.
¿Previonu day
30.10 30.16*
80%
30.10 461
0.00
0.00%
1034j b Hongkong Tramways 5/. 66.90 b.
KK. Steel Foundry
Peak TramwBYE'
do.
1010
a inches bekw mean sea level Morning Posts 25837
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard sdd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 let 4inches to the height giyen in the table.
December 28th to January 3rd, 1917.
ARTIAN WATER
high
LOW WAZEE
Steam Taundry #6 #84 |
Uzlon Waterboat #10 17
William Powal
Telegraphio
T2 ctu, for 1978
15 p.a. for year ending
:48:206.
20.cante for 1915
$3 for year ending.
60 cents for 1915 ****
994 faz 1915/1916.
87 on a 1918'
#1 Interim 1918...
7.X interim / 1918,
conta 16 per share,
48 for 10182
45fox: 1913/1916 we
25 cents for 1816/1918.
$1 for 1915
79 nosite. For 19U
50 cents for 1913/191454
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