TO LET
TO LET-FURNISHED,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Penk.
Apply to H. E. POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings.
Hongkong, Oct. 24, 1918
TU LIT.
1173
FFICES ba 1st Floor, Na 3 Queen's od Contira at present ba the Docupation of The China Firm Insurance Oo, Ltd
Apply to
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co, Lab.
Hongkong, April 23, 1918-
TO
LET.
BA
LATS in Ewo Mess. No. 8, The
Peak, pply Property
JARDINE. MATHES & CO, LTD.
Hongkong, Sept. 7, 1916.
:་ LET.
Office |
201
FENES, And Flour, St. Georgs'e
Bouding...
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
OFFRE
apply to
Hongkong. April 7, lain,
TO LET
"N
Apply to
511
TU. 42 Eglin Street.
PERCY SMITH,
SETH AND FLEMING..
Bengkeny, Jet. 31, 1918.
TO LET
MOUR-ROOMED HOUSES
Fo
L197
SCRIPPS.
NEW YORK TO" PETROGRAD""
''THE MOTOR THAT DID IT."
ALEX.
RUSS & CO.,
Solo Agenta.
ESTIMATES FREE.
4 Din Your ROAD CENTRAL.
THE CHIN AIL.
Y
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME'
The Overland China Mail
FULL
REPORTS.
LATEST ENTERLLIGENCE.
Order before you louro, an that you may receive it while at Home.
Frice $13 per annum, including pastago.. CAN BE MAIÜED FROM THIS OFFICE,
THE CHINA MAII, Lo., Wyndham Street.
INTIMATIONS
Gordon NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Terrace and Salisbury Avenne,
Kowloan.
TO LET OR FOR SALE,
INSURANCE CO
IN WHICH ALL YEATED, THE BRAŁKI Q7 ~
همینه
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres
Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf THE OCEAN HARINE INSURANCE pondence posted by the fastest routes.
58,000 sq. ft. itable for cas
swags or trection of godown
Apply t
HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & FINANCE)-
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hangbong, Nov. 24, 1915.
OFFICES
TO LET
at 2. Conmaght Road.
OFFICES in King sand Tork Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces,
HOUSES on Shamem, Canten.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG"LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
THE ..
CHINA MAIL
"OOKTAY. LAD."
. and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE ON.
Favos ar Sim December, 1914,
TOTAL £23,970,307.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000į
·Paid-up Capital
£2,437,500
47
ITCHING ON HEAD HAIR CAME OUT
Scratching Caused Eruptions. Awful Burning Sensation.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 4th at 11.20-No returns from Japanese stations Pressure has increased considerably at Shanghai, moderately at Vladivostock, and slightly along the coast from Foochow to Hong. kong, and over Formoes. It is nearly
HEALED BY CUTICURA stationary over Annam, Bernec, and the
4
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"I wa. Catletes Soap and Ointmen advertisemmas and I sus for a tres ampla, I found the sampio did wonders and I. purk chased more and I am now healed and I have had no return of the trouble aloca." (ligos!) Mes. Mary Gambett, 24. Saunders. Sh. Odlingham,. Kani, Eng., July 29, 1915. Sample Each Free by Post
With 33-p, skin Book. (Soup to clasame sod Olutuses to bowl) Addhenia port-card for explos: F. Newbery & Sona, 27, Chars turboSq. Leiden. Sold ovarywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC...
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
-In Victoria with two Beware, is Quarter hour.
... 10 cents.
Hal bour, in 'One hour,
Three bours, makmumente o to Six hours.
44རྐ་ལས�ཅན.....73 Day (5 a.m. to 6 p.m.)-87,00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoris bali fare extra.
Between the huurs of 3.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above, fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
1-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bees 291.
Hour.
Three hours....
Six hours,
....... 0.50 cents..
.81.00
1.50
| Day (6 am, to 6 p.m.), «.......... 2:00
III-In the Hill District.
Philippines.
The anticyclone remains stationary over China. It has strengthened cen aiderably.
it
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Value
BANKS.
Qtions 11.90 AM.
La Dividend and date
Fresh to strong monsoon is indicated Hongkong at $125 $710 along the east coast of China and over. the north part of the China Sed."
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 0.34 inches, against an average of 87 inches.
MAMIN'S INBUE.
ANTES. Cantons.......30 $975
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at North China;£5 T. 150 noon on the 24th January ---
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE, Valon erine winds, strong, cloudy; some drizzling
rain..
5.-Formosa Channel: NE gale": 3.-South coast" of "China" between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same so
$100 $900
Tangtomoni 50 8985.
FIRE INSURANCES.Į Chhom Pizon | 90 | 9184) Eori kong wad Hainan. The same aa Eriny tai CỬ NH
-South coast of China between
No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS EN JANUARE.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ands: and begins daring the month of Jean- #y, 1917--
Data:
Jan. 24th, 0.43
■ 25, 4.53
Begina 4.18 p. 6.19 "
6.19
SHIPPINÒ.
Douglas Stormships 350 $118m.
Stasia baate oral 15 826)
Indo-Chinas ta
(Preferred)...25}{$4}} (Deferred)...ES] $13)
* Shall" Transports. £1|106).
**Beat F10825.
RAFINERIES.
| £2.5. Interim
да
37 final s/o 1914 and Interim of 915.m/u 1915. Final div. of 15% making 87) % 1916 ......
Final of 80 and boome $10a/u 1014, Interim 01 830 34 1915 Final of $15 making $18 for 1916 and ing. at 85 1915 ...
*
67 and bonus $5 for
1914. 997 for 1914 8 THERE!" F2007.
4. Enal and #8 bonus,
making #1 t a/c°1915-16 [#1 far 1928........
6/ fur 191ksmyblázenos 10/- Bonus÷4DÅ...«»--¶¶ 6% for 1915
2/- a 1915 Chupen 21 5- a/c 1818 Campon 25 (
$1.66 dividend-li conta Boats for year ending 304.16.
*19 før 1910
Finds
1.33.
» 28th, 37
6.20
29th 6.11
19th 6.51
4:
ARI..
20th 4.51
8.20
Jist, 1
(23
With Becrers With 4 Bearers,
China Sugu: 100! #193 m. Malabon Sugam P. SO $37
$5 for 1915.
Half hour, Quarter hour,...//80.14
80.30
0.20
0.40
One hour,
0.30
0.00
Two hours,
0.50
0,80
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Three hours, Six hours,
0.10.
1.00
1,00
1.50
REPORT.
1.00
JANUARY 24, 1017.—4.01.
Wind
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu-Day (6 [email protected].)1.50 guese East Africa, Persis and Morocco cannot be transmitted
RICKSHAS
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are 4-in the Island of Hongkong #f angaged suspended.
in Fictoria
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Hall hour,
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
One hour,...
128,290
£23,970,367
Fox
OUTWARD.
WELL-DAYS
SUNDAYS
£2,381,168 Tai m
Il-Fire Funda............... 3,837,047 TI- Life & Annuity Funds... 17,687,590
Sinking Fund Accoust
Rerenas Fire Branch
31
2,141,599.
Life and ADE¤ity {
Branche Revenue Marin's Department... $37,338 Other Receipts.com__ 478,940 £5,339,928
The Accamative Funds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set adds to meet the claims under the respectiva Depart mants of the Cumopany's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
#
Agents.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATT)E)
COAL
HE Undersigned having been appointed AGINTS the COWIE HARBOUR
1. 0.00 P.M. Tai Po... ...10.00 A.. Cheung Chow... 2.00. Ehatsakok, ba
tin and Sheungshui .. 4.00 P.M. Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Shan, Sai Eung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 P.
Canton, Sammu
and Wuchow
Macao
"(7.30 Me
Regia. 5 P.M. (Letters & P.M. (7.15 A.X.. 1.30 PM. (6,00 P:X.) "2 Kongmoon ....Except
Saturdays Fantau and
Sanmei........ 5.00-PM.
₤10:00 AM *14,00 F.M.
Can be obtained at the following for, are prepared to quote Shameran....
prices" for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Busters ab EBBAT TIE, or SANDAKAN (British Korth Borne
places in Hongkong :--**
The Hongkong Hotel
The Hongtang Ferry Wharf.
The Eowicon Ferry Whart
The Upper Peak Tram Station.
The Lower Peak Tram Station.
Wa Chaong (D'Aguilar Etreet)
Hing Cheong (nwlook.)
DC..
etc
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table given below has been
ompiled at the National Almanac Office
In London from the result of the analysis
of
observations taken by means of sa
4
BILIMPOPON COAL compares favour- ably with the better grades of Japaneno Coal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
Steamers calling at 8RBATHIK or BANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO. FON COAL (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from payment of all Port charges.
At Sebaltik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 37 to 28 feet ab low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Schattik Har boar), Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents...
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agents Cowie Harbour Col Company, Limited.
1027
satomatic tide-recording machine in the LONDON
Water Foles Busin at Taim Sha Tai during the years 1887-8-0.
"The
Lero
of the
table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet
2 inches below mean ses
leveli
THE
DIRECTORY.
(PUBLISHED AFFUALLY)
NABLES traders throughout the World
to communicate direct with English -MANUFACTURERS & DEALERą
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
5 site.
Ston
10
15
3:0
Every Subsequent hour, 20
Hour.
Bea Tarel.
Barozober
Temperature
WT'catock....6.30.08 19
Note-If the risksha be engaged Memur. 5. HOLAT ithin the City of Victoria, and be dis. Els kodate ...
charged outside the Western part of the Tole City of
of Victoria after 9. p.m. or be die Kooh!
9.30.M. charged to the East of Bay View Follo
Station the Eastern side of the City Break! ... of Victoria After 9 pm, an extra bali
Kagostima. fath shall be chargeable.
Half hour, ** whenever It
.
II—In Kovicon. Quarter hour, a
3 centa
“Behindandi: .. Ühefoo..... Wadhatred.. Hankor
►
Ichang.....
Kloklang
Shanghai..
Hour, 20 Every subsequent hour, .........
6.00 P.M.
0:00A.M.
III.-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra hour or parki **
of an hour if the hirer SC Sharp P.
90:5
n
14
the journey to take longer Amey 8.30.2
than:-
To 4th mile-
5.00 PM.
́5.007.M.
ingle 25 centa...41 hour. return........... $1.00 2. boars Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single 81.20 hours. -return $1.50....
9:00. Beyond sta to 9th mile-
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O. Wzxx-DAYS
Canton
single 81.702- return....: 12.00
Swabor 6,50.1 Taiboku.... 5. 30.24
Tainan
11
Festadoras Custo Hongkong Gap Book.. Macao
Humidity.
τη ματα
Woathar.
Foros.
鐵 三维
1/1/1916/7, Conpons
Th. I for 70s
|3-26;1916
19% for 1913
Langkace seamingdrs. 10 |T. 913 Raube
Tronak Minès
Ural Caspiana .......................£15EA
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharves # 60[285] H.K. & Whimpan
Dookar☎ 50|'|128)
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 1 87 Hongkow Whatis T. 100 T.
Te to year ending 304 TE
Tia. 3 für 1915 ...
#126
бро
p.
104
| 134 for 1945, sezatacom:
zt pit.
| $5 1,6 half year 30-6-10.
44p.c
$1710 1915....
HOTELS" LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hetal
Central Estate ...100 || $180 ■
Hongkong Lats,1,$100 | #6)
Humphreys Estates'♬ 10 87 1.
Kowloon Lands 8 30 438 a
Work Pointa sésamese☎ 50|230 a
Shanghai Lands T. 50T. 19
| Interlas div. of #2}
Scents for 1915
$2 for 1915 Emtorian of $3......
Wakow
Beyond 9th to 11th mile single.00
return 82.59..........
Pakhot Hotho Phallen Y.
19
COTTON HILLS.
ment in each case.
Fares for jonmays beyond the 11th | Torrada ... mile to be a matter of previous arrange. St. James
Apart ricksha with three coolies from Taim Shanle
Dagupan The farsa beru set out to apply to one
Inngrept
...
.19
**
19
Tacloban
w
19
Sarige
SUNDAYS & Fa
HOLIDAYS' Macao.1.302 8.30.1.302.
$7.30 AM 1.30 PM (7.30 AM.
7. Teui. 9.30 P.K. 19.30 PM.
(8.3 P.M. Tai Piag
Tung9.30 F.M. 9.30 PM. B 1.1 Shok Ki.......30 P.M. 9.30 P.L. I. Kongmoon 6.00 PM. 6.00 PM. EP.M. Kumchuk ...6.00 P.X, 6,00FM. 8.00P.M Kaukorg 6 00 P.M. 6.00 P.X. 6.007.
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before a.m. Registration closes at 5 o'clock the previous evening,
Over 50 pairs ago tha laży Lord
Bestiald testidad to the bene
› bo trcalved from BIMROD'S CURE, 18very post bring S palier intimes today.
'S
To obtain the depth of water on the in each class of goods. Besides being EURE for tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard complete commercial gaids to London and
3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge it.suburbs, the Directory containa lista of
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
4obes to the height given in the table
January 25th to 31st, 1917.
HIGH. WARK
•Mongkong -
LOW WATE
EXPORT MERCHANTS W
with the goods they ship, and the Colonial
nd Foreign Markets they supply;
STEAMSHIP "LINES
arranged under the Ports to which they sail, and indicating the approximata dailings;
Hengton PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
Xru
Hag
TMS
high,
of loading Manufacturers, Marchants, etc.. Mo the principal provincial towns and
industrial centres of the United Kingdom,
OOTY
ASTHE
ÇANES POR 4G YEATKĄ.
Said in tins ty ́ilí
• Chemins and Stores throughout the Country.
Beware of Imitations,
נו.
STRAIGHT AT ITU TER HERE is no use of our “
Our "beating around the bush. We might as
of the current edition will be well out with it Brat ne last. We want
E....T. 60 T. 141⁄2
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 117 %.
116 117 m.
Ta 10 T. 19 sx. div. b.
Me 16 for year ending
31:101S
| 'Thu: 6 div, ale yaer ended 30-15.astaksida
Tk 13 for 1915.09.
1
Kang Yik....
Y ugtakapoo
63.1
10 p.
MISORLLANEOUS.
China-Borneos"...0.12 | | 1.
72 sta. for 1915........................
6.3.5. for your ending
10 $7
6
70 outs for 1915-
T3 0.04
83 Lor
$17.18 60 cents for 1215 vi
ending
ande
Chini-Providenta
Laba 17
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to as degrees Light & Porom .... 5|54|| Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de trees Fahrenheit.]"
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WINE, to two points
Dairy Farms
Green Islands... 10 | #114
5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Hongkong It......8 2|8160 Bestford Scale
8. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, Hongkong Ropes... 10 8341 detached cloud, "d drizzling rain, I fog,
8 gloomy, a hail, lightning, o overcast, Honghe Tranways-5}.| 87 in. Ppassing showers, a squal, r rain, 8 snow, thunder. visibility, w dew (wat))))
82 for 1918/1918,
61 labería 1916.
%Interim a/c 1910 ‚ments [8] par share ...
Hongkong Electric 10 151
$2 ccm/-1516
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter Hours to
Sailors' Home
Not exceeding er passenger.
04 cents.
Hougkong Observatory, Jan. 24, 1817.
From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Eos- pitali
From Government Ciril
Hospital to Clock Tower 04 From Clock Town to Race
Couso
A
M
10
"
From Cloak Town to Bay
View House
an
19
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View HousÓ...............
08
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
08
II.-In the City of Victoria.
Not Leccedingdredths.
7. Ram in inches tenths and tran
B.K. S
per passenger. 10 centi.
Peak Tramway
(now)
20
Three
Four
60
Steam Laundry.#6#3{|
Five || 71. Six
75
One day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.41.25
Fictoria.
Quarter hour, over Not exceeding Half hour
One hour,.....
Note
per pas
Union Waterbosta] ; # 10] #25
Wälsans Jakk.. $. 10 301 1
00
00
per passenger. To hours,
20 cents.
William Powell ...
1.40
Three
2,00
Four
-tellers,
Five
9.80
Bix
8.00
85
Quarter hour,
Kalf hour. Ozo hour. Two hours.
forwarded, freight, paid, on receipt of you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy One hour, Postal Order" for 20%---
the next time you have a cough or cold Two hours. Dealers making Agencies can advertise There is no reason so far as T CAN BỌC T their trade cards for £1, or larger adver why
you should not
do so. This pre Four tisements from -23.
aration by its remarkable cures has Emined a worldwide reputation, and Siz people everywhers speak of it in the Oce day from 6am.tat
The London Directory Co. Ltd.,
25, Assurser Larn,, Lornor, ROJ
Five
highest terms of praise. It is for mie If a valinle is discharged bey by all Charista and Biorekeepers (49) Fhmitz (of the City of Victoria
extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
14
One day from 8 am to 6 pm.
Between the hours of 8.20 p... and e am. the above fares shall de initiassa by 50 por con
پنی
Telegraphic Add :: "HALTO" Telephons No. 930-P.O.B
for 1915/1938
| 25 conta for 1915/1916,
$1 Ier 1915,
70 sambe for 1918
60 venta for 1913/13 10 pa males.b-buyers.
-MOXON & TAYLOR"
B. 111 Bhara and General Brokers,
and. pabllabad „For Tus Chara Man, Limesi, byl Baarnam. A, Bat Wyndham Birent. Hçcgkong,