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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE..
DETEN PIPARIMEST.
A from this date Section Courmandore - of all Companies and the Ambulähes -Platon, the Bandmaster, the Orchestra! Colector, the DC. Minted Folice, Maxini Gunners, and Baglers, and Drunn- mere, with card make-a-weekly Zimport ; to sint Inspector Potter Stating the Parades, Lecturco, etu., attended or un- attended by each man in their respective esuurande Patrol duties are not to be so reported. For this parfose the week will rad at midnight on each Friday, Bepants are to be sent in Before 4 pan- ba the sellowing Mombay. Printed Foctas bare gern isaed to those concerned.
POLICE ACHDOL
All Frews sergeants and Sergouate of Clos I, II, ad 1y will astend at') Headquarten Club or examination as 0.30 p.m. on the following dater: -----
Monday, Jan. 8-as I (Chisi Jaspecter Kerr.
Wednesday, Jan. 1013-Class II asperior Qurdon),
Friday, Jan. 12th.-Class IV. (aspec toe. O'Sullivan).
0.2 COMPANY AND BAND,
WE parade at Quren's Statae, Chuber Road, at 5 pm, sharp of Tuesday, January 9th. Caiform, Cage, Rides.
The lab will attend. Tho, O.C. Pow pany will fake charge. No exemption are to be granted by the Company Officerss
SPORTS NICHT. JAN. "6TH.
The Band will attend at the Theatre Poyal at 8.30p.m.. and act us 8.43 p.ma., Da previbusly ordered.
HEADQUARTER CLUE.
ጄነ
The Redding Room will in teture be open Laliw..
(Sgd.) F. O. JENKIN,
D.S.P. (R.).
SCRIPPS.
NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD, **THE MOTOR THAT DID IT.'
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EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, January 5, 1917..
On Lond
TILATS in "wo Mess" No. 8. The
Peak, apply Property JARDE, MATERION & Co., LTD..
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1915."
13
TO LET-FURNISHED.
Ofice
991
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Penk
Apply to- H. Ë. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildinga. 1173 Hongkong, Oct. 94, 1916.
TO LET
NO
Apply to-
1. 42 Eglin Street.
PERCY SMITH,
Hongkong. Oct. 3, 1916.
LEGALISED TARIFF OF
FARES.
FOR CHAIRS, JINRICKSHAS AND
ป่
SAMPANS.
ITCHING ECZEMA ON CHILDREN
“Six Months, Awful to See. Hard- ly Had Any Sleep at All. Soothed and Healed by Cuticura. *\fy_tum_ebildeen, muttaped, wich-ocsoma for six months. 16 braico ous on their bodies
and all over thefe faces and hunda and was of a wor « Mimambig natura
It was awful 80%
see them. They hardly, had any alnog så all.
Hi w Out- vors Soap and Ointment adver
gleed and I sous for a free sample. I could Đèn that li wae doing When, good so. I pur chased more. I am pinseed to say they ar now completely healed." (Signed) Mrted, Ward. 40, Cartis 55. Barnaloy, Yorks... Eng.. July 20, 1915:
Sample Each Free by Post
With 3-pin Book," (Soap to close and Ointment to heal.) Addresi port-card for samples: F. Newbarr & Sons, 37, Char tarhouse Sq. Londen. Said: everywhere.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pendence posted by the fastest routes.
WEATHER REPORT.
4
On the 5th at 11.15-No returns from } Japan Fressure has increased slightly in all other districts, except over Borneo where it has decreased slightly.
An intense anticyclono remains stationary over China.
Strong monsoon will continue along _the_east coast of China and over the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours. anding at 10am, to-day, 22:00 inch. Total since January 1st, 201 inches, against an average of 0.19 inches
Forecast for the S4 hours ending st noon on the 6th January -----
1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock : N. to N.E. winds, strong ; overcast, drizzling rain at times.
- FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY 6TH, 1017.
Stock and paid up
Q'tions 11.30 A.M.
Rac bad
Value.
Last Dividend vod date.
Joar's
div
BANKS,
Hongkong & Shit #125 $700 b
MARINE INSUR-
ANUES
-Cantons .......................................☎ 50| |237.5 b, North Chinas £5 T. 200
2-Forcea Channel: NE gald. 3- South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks; The same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Culona Hongkong and Hainan: The same 23: No 1.
+
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JANUARY.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Janu
Persons requiring special informationary, 1917- must apply at the Inquiry Counter in the Public Eall of the G. P. O..
The rates of Postage on letters to the Chinese Post Offices are now as follows: To Canton, Fatshan.
Chan Chuen and 2 cents for ouncè. #hampos
To Other Parts of
China
[4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu guese East Africa, Porsia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottomar Empire are suspended.
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LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
6th.
Ends.
Data Jan. 5th,
6.63 3.1. 6.53 7th. 0.53
Begins. 6.06 p.m. 8:07
·8,07
8th. 6.53
6.08
9th. 6.33
6.09
10th 6.53
6.03
ith
0.00
$.10
$100 $920
Yangtzen
..... 601 $285 ·
FIRE INSURANCES.
China, Fire is..$ 20] £133. Hongkong Firme - 134975
SHIPPING
"
Douglas Steamships 850 $117 Steamboata ........ẻ 15|990 b.
Indo-Chinas -
(Preferred)....£5} $48, 0. (Deferred)...£5] 8134 5.
China Sugars.......00 $195. Malzbot Sugara...-P. 30}$57
MINING.
£136
D
19th
6.14
**Shell" Transport £1,108/-
**Star Forty'...... 10) 898 “
18th, 8.53
6.15
20th 6.33
REFINERIES.
nd 6.53
23rd, 6.53
24th, 6.63
25th, 6.53
8.18
6:59
6.19
6.30
6.51
6.91
29th 6.51
6.21
OUTWARD.
30th
6.51
6.99
WELL-DAYS
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
, asi
€.93
9.30 4.1.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JANUARY 5, 1917-
Langraca .........................zdı. 16 T. 32
Raab.........
Tronch Mines .....£197 U Cup1 303
*
"DOCKS, WHARVES
......£122.40
CHAIRS.
FACE
1 3 6 Day
Hoar Four Em, Ha.
เน
to
6pm
$
JIN VICTORIA,
Foz
Taï O...
... 5.00 P.M. Tai Po.....10,00`St. Cheung Chow.. 2:00 p.x. Shataukok, Sha-
tin and Sheungshui
.... 4.00 P.M.
with two bearen men are Aberdeen, Antau,
-Beyond VicTORIA,
with four benzoin......
1- In the Haus Durelist,
- 6 150 150 3/20
with two bensure 100 (.00, 0.30. 1,70 1.00 150
In this Et DITRICT,
with four bearon No 15,1.50 2.00) 3.50
If the trip is extended beyond VICTORIA, half are extra..
Ping Shan,
Sai Kung, Saztin, Stanley... 4.30 F...
Canton,Samsui and Wuchow
Pl
Masso
30 AE. Regia. 5 r., Latters 6 F.3 f7.10 A.M. ***11.30 P.3.
(6.00 F.M.. Kongmoon. Except
[Baturdays
5,00 P.M.
9.00 ..
Wl'estock B
5.00 P.M. Mcmaro
Namtar and
Sanmei....... 5.00 F.M
10,00 AM.
5.00 P.M.
Hakodato... Tokio Kochi
Host.
Farolasber
ab Son' Loval,
Temperature.
Humidity.
£1.5. Interim
dipe
đi Bao ve 1914 ind Tatarim.of 16 a 1915.
Fical div. of 15% making £27! **}% 1aId "av-"-
Final of 820 and beaur $10 e 1914, Interi
GE 830 wa 1915 .......................... Final of 815 making $18 for 1914 and int. of $8 wo accent 1918
HI
$7 and, bonus $9 for
1914. **.**.
#7 for 1914
1 final and 38 bonus,
making 914a/e:1915-16
#1 for 1915.
p..
51p.
1 pc.
11 put
4. P.
18/fr. 1915
10- Bonus.des
6 p.4.
16/- for 1935
of p..
//c 1915 Coupon 23
B a/c 1916 Coupon. 20.
$1,65 dividand 45 cents Bonus for year ending. 30-4:16
$19 to 1910
[1/- a/c 1915/76, Czapons
No.
Tis. I for 1918
3/-/e1916.
9% for 1915
AND GODOWNS
Wind
Kowloon Wharram #50 $85.85 m.
83) for 1995
Direclin.
H.K. & Whampo
Docks.....
'50
5 tor 1915
$127
Forge
Shanghai Docks 1.100 T. 20
Hongkew Wharfe T-100 T. 85
101 P.
21 p
Ta. 7 for year ending
30.4.16 Tis. $ for 1916
·$1.po
Bank Wire
17
On demand,
#
30 days sight.
4 months' sight,
2/44
2/49/16
...2/4 13/16
Credita, 4 months sight,
Documentary, 4 monthe eight 2/3
On Paris
On demand,
...3304
Credits, 4 months' sight, 341
On New York-
On demand,
Ou
Bombay
Credite, 60 days sight,
Wire, ........
On dercand
On Calcutta
Wire, "...
On demand
On Singapore
On demand,
On Manila-
...56
...174
...174
...101
...113
On demand,
On Shanghai-
Ori demand
30 days' sight (private paper).."
On Yokohama
On demand,
JAP
... 110
Gold Lent, 100 fine (per tael) 61.20 Sovereigas (Banks' Laying rate) 88.38 n.
Silver (per oz.
***
Bar Silver in Hongkong 19 P.D.
Chinese Copper Cash...
Chinese Copper Cent
Rate of Native Interest
Chinese Sub. Coin
Hongkong Sab. Ceis...
p.z..
pa
47% diz
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table given below has been
pa
→ JINRICESBAS.
In Victoria and beyond Victoria if engaged in Victoria
First Class. Second Clues." | Shamcönn. 4.00 ..
5 cents. 6 cents.
SETH AND FLEMING.
1197
10 minutes.....
Quarter hour
19
Half bour
18
One hour...
*... 90
10 15
*1
FOR
U!
TO LET
URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2 HEDHILL, No. 121 "The Peak, 5 Rocms.
Apply to
c/o GIER, LIVINGSTON, & CO.
Every Subsequent
hour...........nie 20 H
KOWLOON JINRICKSHAS
(With single Drawer ), «
J. W.C. B.
Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1918.
TO LET
12#1
Quarter hour
5 cents.
15
M+
20
+
10
gy
Half bour... One hour... Every subsequent hour... NOTE-Extra Bearers or drivers, and extra hours to be paid proportionate
spms.
..
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's JINRICKSHAS ON THE NEW TAI PO ROAD
Apply to.....
BHEWAN, TOMES &,00 Hongkong. April 7, 1916,
BEYOND NEW KOWLOON.
9.00 M. Kagoshima.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
Canton
BRANCE P.O.
WEEK-DAYS
1.7.30 A
1.30 PM. [7.30 ..
8.30A.M.
Obsto000100 Walhalwat. SUNDAYS & HANKOT HOLIDATH Ichang (7.30AM. Kluang...
Obangaba 11.30 F.M
Shanghai
17.30.M.
19.30 P.X.. Tai Ping
Tung.30 PM. 9.30PM. 9.30 F. Shek K... 30 P. 9.30 PM 9:30 PM Kongmoon .8.00 ... 8.00P.M. 6.00 F.M. Kumchuk...6.00 P.K. 8.00 2.1. 6.00 P.Ma Kaukong
9.30 P.M. 19.30PM Sharp F...
Amoy Swabow & Talheks Talohn Rohum 8.00 P. 6.00 F. 5.00 PM Fedores. Except
Cabou Saturdays.
Hongkong Gap Bosk M
30.37
31
30.
Washow. Pikhol
RL.
Holbow
Twenty cents shall be added for each
In the case of Mails closing before 9 extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on
the previous evening,
511
To 4th mile...
Beyond 4th to 6th
mile...
single 75 cts. 1 hour return 81.00 2 bours
THE CHINA MAIL"
single 1.20 2 hours return 1.50 4
NOTICE
single 1.75 21
return 2.00 8
Beyond ath to 11th
mile
וי
****
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS, Hongkong Hotels...| 8116 4. '
Central Estate $100 $101
Hongkong Landa...$100) #25 5. Humphreys Estates 10$8.80 b.. Kowloon Lands'...# 50) #35 a.'
West Points ...... 50 884 . Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 92
H
COTTON KILLS.
HOT. 50 T. 155
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 115)
$3 s/o half, ycaz 30-5-15.
97 a/c 1015....
Interim div. of
I p.
T
Sỡ cents for 1915,
82 for 1915
Interim of $2
6% Interim / 1916......
Tis. 16 for year ending
$1.10.3 Tla, & div. a/c year ended 1" 30-6-18, ...
101 p.
Kung Yir....
T 10 T. 14
| Tha: 13 for 1915,...!
30.08
7. ngtandos
ΤΟ ΣΕΤ.
OFFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Green Beyond 8th to 9th
occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd
Apply to- CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LAD,
Hongkong, April 29, 1918.
TO LET.
compiled at the National Almanac Office OFFICEB at 2 Comaught Bond..
in Londen from the result of the analysis
of observations taken by means of an
OFFICES in King's and Tork Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardena, Conduit HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
tomatic tide-recording m machine in the Road. Water Police Basin at Ehe Taxi during the years 1887-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zoro
of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet
inches below mean sea level. To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
anuary 6th to 12th, 1917.
WATA Hongkong
The
Low WATER
Bongkeng":
No 21 Wong Net Chong Road, HOUSES on Shamben, Canton.
Apply to
THE HÚNGKUNG LAND INVEST- 'MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
Bagh Kowloon...
TO. LET
mille...
single 2.00 3 return 2.50 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 17th
mile to be a matter of previous arrange- mint in each caso. The fares here set out to apply to one jinricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.
KOWING BOAT OR. SAMPANS. " Class A Fer hour with passengera
40 centa, half hour 20 cents. Chuss B. Fer hour with 2 passcogers
20 cents, half bour.10 cents. For each extra passenger & cents half hour, 10 cents per hour.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
“OUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and balisbury Avenue,
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with whay! Force aren 68,000) 49 ft suitable for coal Weather storage or erection of godown.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Auzandra, Buildings. Hongkong, Nov. 24, 1918
Apply to
Frerican
E-༤:;
Parßen... 74.30.28
Tourans...
1
0.St. James Apr 6 a 8.1 Digopan Minia Legapi....
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos...... 12684
584. Ubina-Providente 10 $8.80
their
Itallo LabULD....
-
-
"29.83
29.95
*
3.85 TS
b Light & Powerà...
**
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Communications relating to news should Tadban be addressed to THE EDITOR,
Correspondents mint forward
Borigo. pazes and addresses with any.communics. tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good
Bith.
All matter for publication should be written on one side of the paper only...
Letters relating to buslums should be addressed to The Manager...
Rada of abscription to "Chin Mall" | $38 per annum per quarter and per men. sem pro rata".
The China Mailis deifvered free to subscribers in Hoogkong and Kowloon,
Posiage is Charged at the rate of filfig
Order for extra copies of the Cma Marabula ba cani së 'woon as posible sa the supply is busted. Cash 10 cta., Credit 23 eta, per copy.
Hate of scription to the "Overland China Mail in ol% per annum : postage $1 per ausiu extra. Single cogden twenty Are center each.
On cats at On date at Alterations and additions to Advertise meni on Page 2, 8, 5, and 7 should be sent to the ffice, Wyndham Street, not later thino 11.30 am
גע.
Barometer. Temperature, Humidity ... Direction of
Wind
30.34
30.38
30.32
00
53
57.
54
øk
1
10
0,00
6:00
0.00
9ighen open air temporafírű“on the cl2..' 54 Lowest, open air tamparaturTO ĮÓN
T. F. CLATON, Hongkong, berabery, Jan. 5, 1913,
Alterations az additions to advertise ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sent us not later than I pinn
New Advertisements should be sent in before 8 p.m.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are out ordered for a fixed period will be continued until countersnapded.
Telegraphic Address; Bix Bingcong Code: A.1.0. 5th hdition.. Telephone No. 29. 200
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Jan, b, 1917,
Dairy Farmnt 5(825)
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Green Islands; 100® 30 |$134 Fabrinheit, on the level of the sea in
inches, tenths and hundredths. "ene "Hongkong Hectrics 10 283
2. TEMPERATUzz, in the shade, in "de- grees Fahrenheit.)
3. HUMIDITY, fa percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated with moistare being 100
4. DIRECTION OF WID, to two points. 6. FORCE OF Wrap, according to Beanford Benle
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached cloud d'drizzling, rain, 1.log,
Hongkong Ice
20 $160 Hongkong Ropes... 10 (84) Bonglone Tramwaya ñ/. | 96.50 5.
B.K. Steel Foundry
· doc
8 gloomy, h hail, lightning, overcast, Peak Tramways P passing showers, o equal, r raÍT, B ELÓW, ↑ thunder. ▼ visibility, w dew (web),
7. Bai in inches tenths and hu dredthe
„Temperature. (Hirgling, January 5, 1917 BAROMETER
Doe Da PM. THERMOME
Do(Wet bulb), ByJtat --Do: (Wet-bulb) I^r«m». «Da, {Wet bolbjra 2.3.
Da.. Mázimun ná Dokinforum (over nich
751:
Steaia Leandry..............
5.934.
Union Waterboate") # 10 017 s.
79 cta. for 1915,
6. p.s. for your ending
68-4-08
74 dinta for 1916
for
31-7-16
60 cents for 1915
82 for 2815/1910,
| 82 on s/t 1916 4
#1 interim 1915.
7% interim ad 1910
penta-18 per abare.......
7% for 1918/1918
25 cents for 1918/7910.
81 for 1915
70 cents for 1915
"I pa'
EG center for 1915/171492
outers.
MOXON & TAYLOR
Nc. 111 Share and General Broker
WA2016 William Powell
@ 101 #61.ba
7 BOLb. 474
elleze.
Telegraphio Add' Telephone No. 900
inted and peblisbed
KTALTO. P.O.B.
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