To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, `(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNUD),
01
SATURDAY,
she 13th January, 1917, at
$10.30 am, as their Sales Rooms, Ne. 5,
"Des Treux Houd. Corner of
Ten HOUSE STREET
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, & Bemoved to Sales Rooms for Convenience of Sale.
Including :-
Three Gramophones, Three Pianos, Oce Pianola and Records, Brass Finger Bowls, Vases Flower Pots, &e, do
Tarma-Cash.
*
HUGHES & HOUGH,
ÁMAÍORCETI.
Bongtong, Jan 8, 1017-
TO LET
TO LET.
1
OFFICES into present in the
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Quest's
decupation of The China Fire Insurance Don Lun
Apply to
K
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co. LTD.
Hongkong. April 29, 1918
*U
LET.
69.
OFFICES, and Floor, St. George's
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bangtang, April 7, 1914,
TO LET.
511
LURNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHILL, No. 121 The Foak, 3 Rooms.
Apply to
J. W.C. B.
c/o GIRE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, Nor 14, 1916,
TO. LET.
1941
NLATS in "Evo Mem" No. 8. The
··· Peak
spply Property Office Yazdinu, MatiZ÷0Ń & Co., LTD.
SCRIPPS".
NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD
"THE MOTOR THAT DID IT.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
Sel Agenta. ESTIMATES FREE.
✔ DIS VEUX ROAD CENTRAL
THE CHINA MAIL.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CELAIRS.
- I. — In Victoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour,
Half bour. *****
One-hour,
ék......
Six hours.
Three hours...
10 cents.
*
BO
Day (6 am to 8 pm).81.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victorin. hall Jaro extra..
Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 8th at 15.10-Pressure has in- ereused considerably over the China const, the Loochoos and Annam, and "alightly over the Philippines; it has decreased quickly over Japan owing to the passage of a depression to the north of Fakelte.
The articyclone had again increasing intensity and continues to spread south- ward.
Strong monsoon will continue along
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY 8TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Valno.
O'tiona 11.30 A..
Katurn band
Last Dividend und date:
Jour's dlv.
BANKS.
the east coast of China and over the Hongkong & Shal $125 $700 6. China Sas
Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beasers, ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inch. Total Faince January lat, 0.33 inches, against an 0.80 centarerage of 0.19 inches.
MARING INBUE-
ANOES.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Canton..........3. 50 | 1975 b. noon on the 5th January -
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : N. winds, strong fair.
2-Formosa Channel: Northerly gale. Usions a-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Tengtezes
Hour
Three hours an
.81,00
Six bour
Day (8 am to 6 pm.),
1.50 9.00-
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME
Quartar bour.......80.15 Half boar,
III-In the Hill District.
With S Bearers With 4 Bearers,
80.30
am
0.90
0.40
One hour, en .0.30
0.80
Two hours.....
0.50
0,80
· Ko. I.
Three hours...
0.70
1.00
1.00
1.50
| Day {8 am to 6p-
9.00
The Overland China Mail
FULL
REPORTS.
LATEST INTERLLIGENCE
Order before you leave, so that you may receive it while at Home. Price $13 par aniam, including postage. CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.
THE CHINA MAIL, LD., Wradham 'Bizont..
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming i Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Persons requiring special information must apply at the Inquiry Counter in the Fublic Hall of the G. P. O.
The rates of Postage on letters to the Rei Chinese Post Offices are now as follows:
To Canton, Fatahan,}
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
TO LET-FURNISHED.
3
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak
E. E POLLOCK,'
Prince's Buildings
Apply 30-
Hongkong, Ort 24, 1914.
TO LET.
10.43 Eglin Street
N
Apply to
PERCY SMITH,
1172
BETH AND FLEMING,
Hongkong. Oct. 31, 1216.
TO LET.
Chan Chuen and Whampoa
To Other Parts of
China
cents for ounce.
cents for each ounce or fraction thereof..
Correspondence addressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
For
Tai O ...
1197
Tai Fo......
OUTWARD.
Waxx-DATE
5.00 P.M. ...10.00AM. Cheung Chow... 2.00 F.M. Shataukok, Sha
BUJDAYS & HOLIDAY
OFFICES
at Connaught Road.
OFFICES in King's and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terracos.
No. 31 Wong Nai Cheng Road.
HOUSES on Shamoen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST-
"MENT & AGENCY Co., Lau.
tia and
Sheungshui 4.00 PM.
Aberdeen, Autau,
Ping Shan, Santin, Stanley.. 430 P.M.
Sai Kung,
(7.30 A..
TO LET..
2.30 A.M.
10
EXCHANGE Hongkong, January 8, 1917, " Ja London- Bank Wire
On demand
1/4/2
3/4 0/18
30 days' sight... ......2/44
4 months' sight,. ... 24 9/16 Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 9/5]
On Paris-
On demand,
..226+
Credita, 4 months' sight,...337
On New York-
On demand,
Creditá, 60 days right,
On Bombay-
Wire, ** On demand, On Calcutta-s
Wire, .... On demand On Singapore
Six hours...
RICKSHAS.
I.—In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.
Quarter hour,
Ten minutes,
Half hour,...
One hour.
0 cents.
.10
.15
Every Subsequent hour
rickaka be engaged Note-If the within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 6 pm, or bo dis to the East of Bay View Police charged Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 8 pm an extra kaff fare shall be chargesble.
4-South coast of Chica between. Hongkong and. Haimad; The same as Ko 1.
OFFICIAL MIGHTS IN SALTUARY,
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ende and begins during the month of Janu- ars, 1917
Begina. 6.04. p.
Dato.
Jan. 8th,
Ende
6.33
9 6.53
6.08
»
70
10th, 6.53
6.81
6.49
8.53
6.10
13th, 9.53
8.11
# 14th 853
-II-In Forelcon. Quarter hour. gru Half hour, pa
..... A cents.
-15
1th 8:53 8.53 leed,
0.12
18th, 6.33
15th,
Every subaequent hour, 10-
III-Taipo Road.
Twenty canta shall be added for each extra hear or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
than m
To 4th mile-n
"
single 75 centa...1 hour. return.... $1.00
hours. Beyond 4th to sth milo---
20th, 6.63
40.d 6.52 23rd, 203
24th: 0.53
North Chinas
----ན་-་་.IM
****** $100 $910
2,601 3955
FIRE INSURANCES,
China Firos minerā 20 | $155
Kangkong Ft .........a 20||$975.
4.
1)
SHIPPING.
Douglas Stomanipe $50 $115 Steamboat ... 15 890 1.
Indo-Chinas --
(Praterred)£48... (Deferred)...£5 134 b.
** Shel)" Transports £1108/-
"Star Forty 1099''
REFINERIES.
Chine Sugars 100) $18.
Malabon Sagara....... P. 3):
$37
MEIING.
26th. 6.5E
41
ち
Kallio
29th, 6.31
Langka
30th 8.51
32
6.51
Ranba...
Tronoh Mines
single 81.202 hours. „,"
retra.....$1.50.....................
Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
Kingle $1.75.. rotura....... 2.00
....171 mom. Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single82.00
...171 mom.
On demarc,
...par
On Manila
On demand,
On Shanghai
On demand
On Tokohama
On demand,
30 days'sight(privata paper),,----
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)
...1001 81.30
Sovereigns (Banks'Buying rate) $8.40 m
Silver (per oz)
Bar Silver in Hongkong
"Chinese Copper Chah
Chiness Copper Centă...... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ... Hoogkong Sub Ccia.
return......2.50.7
*
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of prorious strange- ment in each case,
The farms bere set out to apply to one rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha Taui.
FIRES FOR PUBLIC CARRÉÄGES.
L
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ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JANUARY 8, 1817.—a.m.
Station.
four.
Barometer
Wrostock... 6. Memuru Baj. Hazodate
Not exceeding Toko
Naha Italjima
Bonin Jand
Obsfoo
Wadhaiwo! Hankow
... 18 in..
From Slaughter House to
Bailors' HomŰ ·
per passenger.
04 cents...
PL
Kagoshima."
A
From Sailors Home to Government Civil Ecs-
·pital .................
04
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower
From Clock Town to Race.
Couse
10
Isang
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
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Kongmoon
Kamtau and
Sanmei
Canton Samsui Regis. 6 P..
and Wuchow
Letters 6 P.M. (7.15 1.30. Maczo
***11.30 P.M.
...Except
Saturdays
500 P.M.
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View Hous From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay.........
08
Shanghai
Sharp
08
9.00 A.M.
II-In the City of Victoria.
5.00 P.X.
be addressed to Tax ForuE,
Shamchun.......
5.00 P.M.
₤10,00.
4.00 P-K
5.00 P.M.
9.00 3.
Three
·
(8.00 P.M.
י
Sabow... 56. Talboka
Not exceeding TaIZAZI M
Kosban F'ngendären. Canton 52
her passenger
10 cents.
10
20
Gap Rock Macwo
.
Hongkong.
(à Sea Lava).
Temperatora,
Humidity.
Wind
Pa 77 joszJa
Toroe
CFL | | | | Yother.
£199.40 2131/0
Ural Carplans) 29/9
“
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharven $50 $56. H.K. & Whampo
„Dookieams duocatan 50) $1983 b."
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 80 Hongkow Wharis T--100 T. 65
HOTELS" "LANDS AND BUILDINGS)
Hongkong Hotala... *)}$115.
Central: Estates | #100]: #101 s.
Humphreys Estaton 10 80.80.
Kowloon Lands, ... 30) 835
Rock Points. $50.863.
Shanghai Lande T. 50 L 9
COZTON HELLS.
Dios saman.T. 50 2. 145 2.
Shanghai Costons T. - 50 T. 115.
∙10 T. 14 Kung Tik.......
£9:3 intorim
fast al
1914 and Interim of $18 a/o 1915.. First div, of 15% making
97% 2/0 1914
Final of $20 and bones
10 a/d 1914, Tatarim of $30 1915
Final of $15 making $18. for 1914 and int. of $8.
Locat 1914
17 and bonus for
19N. 197 for 1914
Ansland 88 bonus, making $14 / 1915-16
$1 for 1915.
6% for 1918 10/-Bonus.. 6/- for 19
9/xje 1918 Compon 23 5 N 1914 Coupon 26-
$1.85 dividand· 15 cents Bonus for year ending 20:4:16
$12 for 1910.
80 fa 1915..
1/1/9 1915/18, Coupo
Auto
2
Tim. 1 for 1910
19 to 1915
#1 for 1996
$5 for 1915
Ta. 7h for your anding
50418...... Tum, & for 1915 porumenenane
| #3 i/i kalf year 30-6-18.
87 / 1915..
Caterin div. of $34
25 cents for 1915
89) for 1915
Interita" at $3
Tlk. 10 for your anding
PEL. & div. z.ɑ your ended
1 For 1915
30-6-16.
7.
114.0
8. p...
MR
·30 p..
4 p.4..
TAGUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Xowlcon.
BA" TO LEF OR FOR SALE,
Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf res 58,000 sq. ft suitable for coal storage or erection of gedowns.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongrong, Nov. 24, 1916.
FROM SHEUNGWAN-WESTERN BRANCH P.Q.
f
FOR
WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS &
| 7.30 13. Macao1.30 PM.
Canfon
8.30.K.
;
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Communications relating to nowe should
Correspondente mast forward their Quarter hour.
mamas and addresses with any communies-Half hour-
ting addressed to the Editor, nut hocessarily One.buurm
for publication but evidence of good Two hours, ...... Bits.
All matter for publication should be Four written on one side of the paper only,
+
Letters relating to business should be addressed to Tax Manaozu.
Five
Biz
7&
One day from 6 s.m. to 8 p.m. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
Not exceeding
Rate of subscription to "Chloe"Mall” is 834 per annum ; per quarter and per wan..
One hour, e em ́pro 'rata'.
The China Mail: in delivered free to Two hours, Kubenbera in Hongkong and Kowloon, Three
Four Postage is Charged at the rate of filig o pents per month.
HOLIDATS 17:30 11.30 г.X. 1.304. (7.30 9.30 PM 19.30.M *** 9.30 P.3. Tại Ping .... "
Ting.9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9:30 PM. Shok Ki....9 30 PM. 9.30PM 9.30 F. The tide table given below has been Korgmoon .400 .ML 6.00P.M. 6.00 F.M. piled at the National Almanac Office Kumchak...8.00 .. 6.00P.M. 8.00 .
HONGKONG TIDES.
in London from the result of the analysis Kaukong 600TH 600F
of observations taken by means of an
tomatic tide-recording machine in the
Water Police Husin at Trim Sha Taui
during the years 1887-8-9.
**The sero of the table corresponds with
Except Saturdays.
Six
journey.
Wantow Pakhof Holow
Phulla
B. James"
per passenger. | MYAPURA
Dagupan. Legnapf.... Tacloben
Bufo
15 cents.
45
50
76
25.
08
FITO!! Under for extra copies of the Cinta One day from 6 am to 6 pm. $1.50 Malhozid be sent as soon as possibla sa
If vehicle is discharged beyond the the supply is limited Cash 10 cts, Credit limits of the City of Victoris ball fara 20 ets., par copy,
Hate of subcription to the "Overland extra in to be allowed for the return Chins Mail" le: $12 per annua ́s postage par sonum exten. Bingle sopian Ewenty Are cents each, s
Alterations and additions to Advertizės meots on Fagna 2, 5, 6, and J. should be sent to the Ofoe, No. Wyndham seract, not later than 11.30
6.00.1
In the case of Mails ciceing before
the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty sm. Registration closes at o'clock on
Chart, which has been found to be thet the previous evening
inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tido gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard vidd 3 feet 4 inches, and on) the" gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, Add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
January th to 15th, 1977.
/Hongkong
"Low Werks
HONGKONG BEGISTER.
Farumeter Temperature Humidity Direction of Vindi...
Pravica
*p.m.
30.30
$30.40
0.00%
0.00
Alterations at additions de Advectins. ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 6 should be opi.fma not later than 1 p.m.
IV-In Kowloon
Quarter hour, Half hour,.. One hour, Two, bours Three Four
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VISITING CARDS
PRIETED AT
China Mail Onc
Not reading passenger.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Jan, 8, 1917.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
5. TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in de grees Fahrenberth
MISCELLANEOUS
China-Bornecime. 12 185
Light & Power ---- # SRIN
China-Frovidents
Dairy Farms € 125† Green Islands 10 911.65 6. Hongkong Electrica #10 #23 Hongkong 2009 22 0140 Hongkong Ropes 10 934 Elongkong Tramways 5/- [#7
$40
.60
60
340
#3. Huminrry, in percentage of saturn- for, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.0
WIN BEDteel Foundry
Pa
2,00
2.40
2.80
1,00
One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 5.00 $ Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and a.m the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centumg
Temperature.". Hongkong, January 8, 1917.
4. DIRECTION OF Wam, to two points." 5. FOROS OF WIND, according to Beauford Sealer for
B. STATE OF WEATHzEb blas sky, s detached cloud, d drizzling ruin;
6 gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, passing showers, e squal, rraÍN, NNDOW, Chander, y visibility, w dew (we)
7, Amin inches tenths and han dredthe
·20.34 30.42
*30.40
CURE THAT COUGH
you have troublesome cough, it does not meatr this your sumption or that you are going it, but it does tear that your Junga are treateret, and it is just well to be on the sale ede and take U
Aah Berody:Vefore i
Steam Laundry a
Union Waterboni
72 cla. for 1915..
6 d. for year ending.
43-2406
20 wenta for 1915
| 83" for year ending,
60 cents før 1915. mendear
$2 for 1918/1918 -82 cm / 1916
$1 interim 1916.
Interim/s 1916 septe 164 per siero sí,
For 1913/1916.
125 pcbt for 1915/1215..
70 ounts for 1915
cent for 1918/1918/...