THE DIARY.
tigneral Memoranda.
SATURLLY, JAN. 13:—
Sayingpan School Prize Giving.
16:30 in.-Auction of Household Furniture at Mosts Hughes and Hough's. 15
11 a.Ellis Rahurie School's Prize
Giving
2pm Cricket-HR. C.C. y. Kow".
loon on H.K. CL. ground..
MONDAY, Jan. 15:-
3 Fm-Auction of Sites for Booths
and Matsheds at Happy Valky. 30p-Lecture by Mr. Denman Fuller in the Helena May Institute. WRONUNDAY, JA 17-
Diguesan School Frizo Giving..., " Noon.-Presentation of Prizes by, Lady
May at Bellion Public Sebook
BATCEDAY, Jan. 20:-,
Noor-Auction of LC Kung Ting',
at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's
TURNDAY, JAN. 23
Chinese New Year.
General Holiday.
THUENDAT, Jan. '95:--
Burns Night..
FRIDAY, Jan. 26-
6.30 pm.-Meeting of Bestholders and
Subscribers -St. John's Cathedral
SATURDAY, Jan
Entries eke for Hongkong Recu
Morting.
TO LET
TO LET.
TÓ. 6, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak.
Six roons, infurnished.
DENNYS & BOWLEY, Hongkong, Jan. 9, 1917.
N
Apply
1400
SCRIPPS.
NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD THE MOTOR THAT DID IT."
ALEX.
ROSS & CO.,
Sula Agents. ESTIMATES FREE.
4 DIY YEUX ROAD CENTRAL
WEEKLY NEWS BOR BOME
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Overland China Mai
FULL REPORTS.
LATEST INTERLLIGENCE.
Order before you leave, in that you diay receive it while at Home.
Price 813 per annum, including postage,"
CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE,
THE CHINA MAIL, La., Wyndham Street.
+
SKIN TROUBLE BURNT LIKE FIRE
Could Not
fiched Very Bad.
Sleep. Very Uncomfortable. « HEALED BY CUTICURA
"The trouble began on my arms like mnaik ringwormos shit spesied to my elbows (and wrista, It wie vhy tescomfortable. The Itching was very bed at night and they barns like then. I could not gloop with them when I got wate
"Atlass I sent for a free sample of Cuti- curn-Scap and Ointment, as I'wa uding Qutkurs Soap at the time, oltre I had duished the'mmplis I found relief so I bought box of Cutleura Ointment. Cuticuta Soap and Otatmont hosled my armes.". (Sigood) Mira H. Brader, Gelmalty Grovo, Sianby Rd., Louth, Linca. Eng. January 23, 1915. Sample Each Free by Fost
With 32-p. 9ldn. Deal Address post- card: 3. Nawhary 3 Sona, 27, Charterhotime Sq., London. Bold throughoað the world.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
[--In Victoria with two Bearers.
... 10 centa.
Quarter hour
Half hourglas
One hour,***
Three hours.
Six hours
... 25 mainta KU ..... TU $1.00
Day (8m. to 6 pm)
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra...
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
Il-Beyond Victoria, with Your Bearers.
Four...
Three bourse i
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at 11.15-No returns from Japan or NE China Pressure ha decreased slightly in all other districts, except over the Philippines. where it is nearly stationary,
The anticyclone. remains stationary Over China. It has weakened slightly, but is still intense..
.
Fresh to strong monsoon is indicatel along the east, coast of Chirus and over the China Soù.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am. to-day, Q.CO inch., Total
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917
SHARE REPORT:
JANUARY 11TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Value:
'tioor 11.50 4.3.
BANKS.
since January 1st, 0.34 inches, against an Hongkong Shai 953700", average of 0.27 inches...
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st woon on the 17th January ---
"
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N. to NE winds, fresh to strong; fine.
-Formoss Channel: NE. winda, Cantons strong-
3-South coast
North Chinai of China between Hongkong and Lamocka: The same, ad No. 1.
MARINE INSUR-
ANCES.
| 150 | #377) 5.
...ES | T. 136
$100 $900 d.
3 601 #235.
Calons
-Youth coast of China, between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Tangtazos
X 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN BANDART.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends nod begins during the mouth of Janu- [ary, 1917 :-
Data.
Rada
Jan 11th, 6.33, 1.1.
Berias 1.09 p.
12th 6.53
0.10
n
13ab, 6.33
8:11
14
6.33
18th, 0.53 16th, 6.53
17th 4.33
FIRE INSURANCE. }]
Chien Tirenemo.8 20 | $11
Hongkong Fire 1ā „JU | 8573
SKEPPING.
Douglas Steamshipw $50 $115 b. Steamboats....... 1 [$20 b.
Indo-Chinaa
(Preferred)...$43 (Datered)....£53132
P
Last Dividend and date.
Rotare Casod
na la
div.
£9,5 interim
$ final 4/5-1914 and kadarım, of $15 x 1915. Fizaldir 15%; making.
Fioal of $20 and bonus $10 / 1914. Interim of 8301915....... Final of $28 making $25. for 1914 and ins. at 88
wu acuer? 1915...
37 and banns $9 for
1924.
| $7 for 191+
[$L^inni and $2 bonne, -making $14 ტ 1915-15
11j pr
31 far 1910...+1**
6/- for 191
10- Bonus.
Гр
19
6/ for 1910 tester
..
0.33
18th, 6.53
4.14
19th 53
8.15
20th, 4.83
6:14
"Shall" Transparan £1109/
2/ 1815 Caupon 25 15x/c 1913 Campos 2
I p.c
8.53
B.16
0.60 cents.
22nd, 6.32
"Star Ferry
6.16.
10
23rd, 6.55
$1.00
24th, 8.53
6.18
Six hours
1.50
. Day (6 am to 6 p.m.),
........ ₤.00
25 8.33
REFINERIES.
Boons for year ending 39 410
6.18
26th, 4.59
6.19
6.10
IAR-In the Hill District.”
37ch 3
8.51
Bank Wire
회사
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearms.
9.51
Chira Sugars............☎LDQ |
Mais ben Sugar.**
$129
$12 for 1970
10 p..
1. 10.
35 for 2015..
6.31
On demand,...
#
...3/4 3/15
Quarter hour,.80.15
$0.30
30 0.57
»
30 days' sight...
4 months' sight, we
3/4 7/
Half bour,.... 0.20
0.40
31 31
Credits, 4 months' right.
One bour,
0.30
0.00
Two hours.
0:50
0,80
Three hours,
0.70)
1.00
❘
On Paris-
Six hours,
1,00
1,50)
On demand,
Day (6 to 6p.m.)1.50
2.00-
On New York-
料
.......kit
RICKSHAS.
centu te kounes.
| 3/- akt 1918,
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Rost Lentral, at present in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
il. Apply to
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Hongkong, April 9, 1916.
20 LET.
50
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, 41 Gourge's
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMĖS & CO. Bangkong. April 7. 1915,
TO LET.
611
URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHIL, "No. 121' The Pak, 5 Booms.
Apply to-
J. W. C. B. cje G, Livigsten & Co. Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1916
TO LET
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
Particulars of catgring and incoming Maho will not be advertised in future.
The Fat Office will forward all cozris- pondence posteil by the fastest routes.
Perem requiring special information must apply at the Inquiry counter in the Public Ball of the GP. O. .".
The rates of Postage on letters to the Chinese Post Offices are now follows: To Cantor, Fatalan)
Chan Chuen and Whampoa
I
To Other Parts of $4 eats for each conce or fraction China
shereof.
"Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Forte- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted,
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
1241
Foz
Tai O.....
FLATS is "Ewo Here". No & The
Peak.
apply Property Office
JARDIN 2. MATTEON & CO, LTD.
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 18.
TO LET-FURNISHED:
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ponk.
201
"Apply to- H. E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings.
Hongkong, Oct 24, 1918,
TO LET
OUTWARD.
Wxxx-DAYS
... 5,00 V.M. Tai Po..... ...10.00 A. M. Cheung Chow... 9.00 г.k. Shatzukok, Shu
thu and
Sheungahui... 4,00 P.M. Aberdeen, Auta,
Ping Shun,
Sai Kung,
Santin Stanley.. 4.30 P.M.
17:30 4.15. Canton, Samsui
and Wuchow Regis. & P.M.
Macso...
EXCHANGE.
Rengkong, January 11, 1917.
On London
Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/$
Credits, 4 months sight,
On demand,
Credits, 60 days sight,
On Bombay....
Wire,
On demand, Du Calcatta-
Wing,.. "On demand
On Singapore-
On demand,
Ou-Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai...
On deniand
A
...170 nom.
****-170
...004
...1111
30 days' sight(private paper)............ On Tokobama-
**1
On d'mand,
... 108 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)...51.90 Sovereigna (Banks'Buyingrate) $8.46 m. Silver (per oz)
Bar Silver in Hongkong SUNDAYS & Chinese Copper Cash ...
HOLIDAYS
Lottery € P.M. "
1173 Kongmoon...Except
(7.18 A:M. ***11.30 2.1. (6.00) 2.M.
Saturdays Namtan and
Sommeil. 5.00 2.M.
Shamento
Chiness Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin 9.30 M. Moggkong Sub. Coin......
18 % D.A.
XP.R.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table given below has been ompiled at the National Almanso Offics in London from the result of the analysis. of observations taken by means of En satomatic tide-recording machine in the
Esain.t Water Police at Trim Sha Troi daring the table corresponds with
1897-8-9. The zero of the the tere of the 9.00 AM. Chart, which handing in the Admiralty
5.00 P.M.
5.00 2.3.
(10,00 4.
4.00P.M
5.00 P..
9.00 3.
been found to be foet 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard stid 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table.
"January-12th to 18th, 1817;
8141 VACA,
Low WATER Hongkong
I-in the Island of Hongkong in engaged in Victoria.
Ten minutes, saya chats Quarter kouz, ventimen10 Half hour,.va obranárován s
One hocz,
Every Subsequent hour, unitatû
Note. If the riekaba becagaged within the City of Victoris, and be dis
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JAMUARY 11, 1917.-8.m.
Memin
Hour,
charged outside the Western part of the w'estock Ba City of Victoria after. 9 p.m., or be di charged to the East of bay View Police. Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, and extrs half fare shall be chargeable
Hatodate.. Texto...
Exch
"II.—In Kowloon, Quarter hour, ngawin Half bour, elle Hour,
....... & conte
15
Naba....... Iahl'jima...
Every subsequent bour, min. 10
11-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causa the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile-
Kinglu 75 cont1 hour. return..... $1.00$ hours.. Beyond 4th to sth mile
A
single 10 hours. return 81.501, men made. Beyond 8th to 9th mile—
single 1.752} return.....$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single...... 2.00
return 3450 mm. 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in cash case.
The farms here set out to apply so one ricksha with three coolies from Taim Sha Tsui
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Bonin Ixand Obetoo Walhalwat... Hankow loing ...........
Barometer
30.71
+7
180.68
TY
30.49
FAIRING.
Kailana. 884- Tangkats.........da 10
Rab..................£1 | 82.40
Aroach Mince) con21 11,0
| 59/4
Wind
1" DOCKS, WHARTE
ཝེ།།། ཝིས།།། ས ཏྱཾ ཥ | ཀྐོ 2 ⪜ 1 ཀཽ | 2 ཏྲཱ ནྱཱཾ 2 LLLLLIFLLATTT
At Ban Levo).
Temperaturo.
Lipesialty.
Direa:in
Vorosi
......4, | | |.| |.|"outher
Stanghal
Jatika..... Sharp P... Amoy 91.30.89 3wato...... Tathoku 51.
Tutaen .....
Rueban Padares
Canton
Hongkong
BAD BOOK.
*1
M
61
ft
**
DIAGO) 130.47 Washow... 92. Pakbol
+4
90730.5
0.Et. James
0.8t.. & parts ..... Dagupa Manila
30.1:4
Lograp
·Tacloba
Iolla Barigao
29.84 78
Not exceeding
Bolghe
··Tuma
Der passenger.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH FO.
b =
Fri.
11
1197
* Fox
WILE-DATS
BUNDAYS & 'HOLIDAYH
Fal
Macao....
7.30 AM.
17.30 AM..
8.30AM.
A
18.30 P... 17
Thur
|§ab=33 =3903335
Tel.
婚。 # 17. 11. 4 a
From Slaughter House to
Bilor Home
-
† 10
1.7
NO. 42 Eglin Street
Apply to
*PERCY SMITH,{
SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1916,
128
{1/- a{a^1933/19, Caupona
E...
Tia, 1' far 19
83) for 186
"
AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharren. 5° 60 | 286 m..
i
H.K. & Whampo
Dock........... 60
Shanghal Docks F. 100 T. 87 5..
|Hongkaw, Wharts)T-100 |T. #8
HOTELS' LAKDE AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hetala... :)] #116 4.
Contral Estate ...4100) #101
Bengkong Lands/..$100) #29 %.
Humphrys Estazon)# 10 | $8.00
Kowloon Lands ...4.30) J25 1.
West Pokuta -- 50 5
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 23
$5 or 1913
Tin. 74 10. Your unding
$0.41944 Ta. 3 for 1915. Varmeroonues
85 at half, year 20-5-18.
$7 ale 1918.....
Interim div. of Böj nánar
35 cents ke 1916
| $2 for 1923
Intoeira $3
[4° ); interim n/a 1915..
COTTON MILLS,
EOS.
T. 50 T. 145 d
Shanghai Cattone T. 50 T. 132 ..
Kung TikT 10 T. 144
Tia. 16. far year ending
31°10'10 y
{ Tik. # dív, a/ryear ended.
30-4-14. min
[Thu, 14 Jav 1915,
From Sailo
Home · to Government Civil, Hos- pital... From Government -Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Baca
Couse
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
From Wanchai Market to Eay View House ......... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Berpena"...d 12|ge|
04 cents. Hongkong Obeer, Director: Light & Power ... 5.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees China-Pravidenta - 8 10 88,90 %. & in. Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredsha...
یوز
2. TEMPERATUER, in the shade, in de- grees Fahrenheit |
3. Huxtory, in percentage of ufura- tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
DIRECTION OF WEED to two points:
Dairy Farms.
Grown (alanda
72 ctg. for i9ibiiniiii
$ 2.0., far year ending.
£8-2-06
Ti sente for 1918 ......
$3 for year ending.
101.70
[60 conta for 1918
Hongkong Electrics $.10 880 Hongkong loo........... 20 | 3148
$2 for 1915/iIS:
$2. on a/n°2016
5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Hongkong Ropes... 10 | 8343
Bea Kord Scale."
& STATE OF WRATIZE, b blue sky, el Hongkong Treinways 5/- $7.10 detached cloud, of drizzling rain, 1 forg] =
g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
Ppassing showers, y aqual, y rain, snow, H.K. Steel Foundry
thunder, visibility, w dow (wet),
X interim a/c 1910
vedin 163 pers
OFFICES
TO LET
at 2 Connaught Road
OFFICES in King's and York Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Bond.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton
race
No. 21 Wong Nei Chong Road. XOUSES on Kaameen, Canton
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTI
MENT & AGENCY Co., La.
TO LEL
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Balisbury Avente Kowloon
PE TO LET OF FOR SALE
Krloon Marine. Lot 48 with wharf are 18,000 8912. auitable for coa stage or erection of godownia, 40,
"Apply t
„HUMPHREYA EST. 15 & FINANCE
"Alexandra. Duikings.. Bor. 24191L
Canton
1.30 P.M...
1.30 PM. (7.30 AM 9.30 P.) 7.30 A.M. ***19.30 P...
Ti Pingan
Tang9.30 px 9.30 .. .30 .." Shek Ki 30 F.M., 9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. Kongmoon .6.00 r.M. 8.00 F.M. 8.00 ̊F.İL Kumchuk8.00 г.M. 6.00 F.M. 6.00 P.M. Kaukong 16.00 † M. 6.00.1, -8.00 P.M.
Except Gaturday
In the case of Mails closing before 9 sm. Registration closes at ́s o'clock, on" the previous evening,
t
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of
Force Weather
Rein
On data at On data 35
2. p. 1-7
if
II- In the City of Victoria.
20.50 30.51
53
30.44
Not exceeding
46.
· 56 ·
30
Quarter hour,
per passenger
10 cents.
♬ Barr in inches, tenths and..., kun dredthe
Peak Tram
KAW
Half bour
2
One hour ...
Two hours.
0
0,00
0.00
2,00
Faur Five rix
#1
gigbuk-open a tempeĽATRIS Sm the 2064: Az. Sawant, agam air kamparatureion than 17th, 144 T. F CLAXTON, 20.47 Hongkong, Observatory, Jan. 11, 1917.
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
One day from 8 am to 3p.m. $1.25€ 20
One hour.. Two boura Three
extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
IV-In Ko
Quarter houryala Not exceeding half hour... per passenger. Bone hour,
dentau Two hours.
Three Foor
Steam Laundry Not exceeding Union Waterbosit par passenger
Watesse
Temperaturk Hongkong, January 11, 1937. BAROMETER
Do. Do THERMOMETER
1 PM
4 PX
De Wee balb
48
48
Do Maz mah Do. Minimum Over I
Be
N-buying a cough medicine for childFour ren bear in mind that Chamberlain Five, Cough Bemedy is the best for colds, crnup Six" and wacoping cough, and that it contain sono barmful drug, Focals by all Chen-
ints und Storak papers.
72.80 3,00
One day from 6
One day
Eetween the Burs of 8.30 mand yond the the bore fares shall be increased Imita of the City of Flevoris half fare) by 50 per centmu.
$14
7% 10; 1915/1915.
25 sénim for 1915/19162.
10 $18
10 còn bị lai, 1
· 50 oštīta fer 1915/151
7 p.or
10 p.
MOXON & TA TIDE
and General Broke