SHIPBUILDING WORK ON THE
CONTINENT.
France is about to follow the example, vo by England så regarda che building of "standard mercantile vessels. A sport
tes comprising, representatives of dock-) yards and the privats shipbuilding in- dustry buy reported in favour of building mories of viqadaril vossals. A sub-com- 'mittee is to decide upon the actual types to be chees, dimensions of plates, bailors, ete, and the scheme is then to be realised with as litla dalay as possibly The Austrian Lloyd, in spite of the war, ja stated ja ba, busily engagüd în extend- ing its her, the campany's tow yurd four wrentniers for the Indian trafi», each at 80041 teini pad for 50 passengers, aru said to be mogoares of construction. At the Sam Bara yard ive steamers of 10,000 tons each ing reported to be in hand, while a further eight vessels of 5,500-tons are being Built elsewhere for the company, paking s" total of 17 stenties with ka aggregate tonnage of 180,000 to... With reference to the Lege Norwegian tracts for new row. sola.. these are staleyi in amount to an of Chaons deadweight,
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Derous émis, wall have to lapse obefore dan vesseļu bridere be delivere
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One tour,
VEHICLES.
on
****
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 30th at 1210 - No returns from Japance stations. Prosmure has increased slightly ovar N.E. China, and the Philippines. It has decreased slightly at Vladivostock, and along the cost; from Shanghai to Haiphong...
The anticycload cvar China has spread↓· northward.
Fresh monsoon is indicated along the cast coast of China, and over the China Sca.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hears anding at 10 am. today, 0.00 inch. Total
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY 30TH, 1917.”
Stock and paid up
Talin
ptions 11.30 A.M.
Last Dividend ***** તુ સમગ્ર
Recusa band
na 1 Johr'an..
BANSK
sinen January 1st, 0:34 inches, against an Hongkong & Shat #128| 8710 3. average of 1.38 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at
10on on the 31st January
*1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock; E winds,”; fresh; fino..."
MARINE INSUE.
ANCES
-Formosa Channel: N.E. winds, Cantous.#.30 $375
strong:
North Obimas um£5 1. 130
3--South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mama za Na 1.
Unlots zemes, $100 |$900
--South coas of China betweek Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Yingtone 50 1955 No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.
YRE INSURANCES.||
China Tire......20 $15
The following table shows the Stan-Hongkong 8 10 8335 dard Time at which Official Night ends And begins during the month of Feb,
1917-
ኣን
Date.
Eadi
Begins.
10 cents.
90
Feb. 1st
6.30 #D
€1.4
1
A
fnd, $1.50
6.34
50 70
6.95
4th, 6.48.
6.25
6.25
3rd. 6.49
6th
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TO LET.
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1
Apply 'to- CHISA FILE INSURANCE Co., LTD.
Hongkong April 28, 1916.
TO LET.
TALATS în "Ewe Mons" No. & The
Fest apply
Property Office
JARDINI, MATHEjoy & Co., LTD:
Bougkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
No
TO LET.
42 Eglin Street,
Apply to→
FERCY SMITH,
Ondor before you leave, so that you may nosive it while at Home, Price $13 per annum, including postage.
CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE,
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Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all coxto pondence posted by the fastest routes...
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire 201 suspended,
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SETH AND FLEMING.
1197
Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1916.
For Tại Ồ...
9.30 AM.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, January 30, 1317.
On London-"
Bank Wire
M
On demand,
10 lays sight...
4 months' right,
Credits, 4 months right,
Documentary, 4 mouths' night 3/5)
Oo Paris-
On New York-
On Bombay
Wing...
On Calcutta-MEN
On demand,
Wire, ...
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
30 days' sight(privata paper)
On Tokiham
"
... 1094
***
CELLIRS.
[In Victoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour....'
Half hour. ****
Three hours,
Six hours.
Day (6 summ, to € pas,)...........$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra-
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 8 a. the above fares shall be increnaed by 50 per centum.
ZI-Beyond Victoria, with four Bean era.
Four, Three hours.....$1.00 Six bours
.5 cents
10
15
29.
II-In Kowloon Quarter hour,
5 cents. 15
th, 8.49
7th 6.48
8th, 0.47
*9709
Satlon.
.
Tokio
الحيل
Kagoshima.
Hour,
Baromater
Temperatura.
Hamidity.
➡lah Bon Loyal,
Direcik.
Wow thar.
Force.
630.05
SHIPPING
Douglas "Steamships 850 $115 3.
Steamb
==enwed 35{Vist =
„Indo-Chizza.c
(Prefared),...25|941||| (Deferred)....£5 IN K
30.
£2.5 istoria
$7 final kực 1914 and Interim of 918 a/c 1918. Fical dir af 15% making
27 X */* 1916
Final of $90 and" bonus.
$10 al 1934, Iditerim of $30 am 1918
Final of $16 making $13 før 1914 and jus. of $6.
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37 and kann 32 fag-
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REFINERIES.
001312%
Malabon Sugais. P. 500..
[2/4 inka/61918 Coupen 27
1165 dividend 15 cents Bonus for year ending.
04.16 mes
$19 for 1910 karkeakorgas
85.101 1915.mol se veusagt:
-1
0.47
19th
8.45
11th a
14th, 8.45
13t 6.44
14th, 8.43
0.60 cents.
7,50
16th 6.43
16th, 6.43
6.49
Day (6 am, to 6 p.m.), ruke. 200
18th, 6.41
III-in the Hill District.
19th 6.41
6.33
China Sugars
6.34
2/41
With 2 Bearern With A Barrers.
...3/4 5/16
2/4
Quarter hour,.....$0.15
$0.30
...3/4 9/16 -J1
Half hour.
6.38
6.36
0.20
0.40
One bour ****
0.30
0,00
24th
4.36
5+
#.36
Two hours,
0.50
0.36
-0,80
28th #B
Three hours,
0.70
1.00
6.26
Six hours,
1.00
1.50
97th 8.36
6.37
On demand, ...
Day (fam.toop.m.)1.50
"28th, 6.34
6.38
*
Credila, 4 months' sight, .333
On demand,
...bes
Credits, 60 days sight,
→ 171/mo.
Ten minutes,
'Quaner hour,
Half tour,
171 nom.
One hour,
Every Subsequent bour,
..."...1004
...113
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OFFICES
OFFICESin Aing a and York Huilding HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Band.
HOUSES Broadŵcod and Moreton TEXTACES,
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
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Note-If the rickabs be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JANUARY 30, 1917.-.m.
of Victoria after 9pm. or be dis charged to the East of Kay View Police Wostock. Station on the Eastern side of the City Mamaro
* Victorio after 9 pm, an extra half. Hakodate .. fare shall be chargeable.
Half bows,
Hour,
Every subsequent hour, 10
Koch! ......
Bonin and
Obsico
III-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added Walhatwel for each extra hour or part Hankow of an hour if the birer uses Isang the journey to take longer Kakizag
To 4th mile-
than --
single...... 75 cents.... hour. ratura........ $1.00..............................2 hours. // Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
3 hours
Dingle $1.0... return $1.50...
Communications relating to news should. | Beyond 6th to 9th mile-"
their
be sad zeed to THE EDITỮA.
Correspondents must forward names and addresses with any communica tion addressed to the Editor, not nocenckeily for publication but as evidence of good Kith
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A matter for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
single $1.75.......................21 return......$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single $2.00......... return. ...$2.50 ....... „Ta
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30.33
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Hotho The fares here set out to apply to one Phallen Letten relating to bazines should be ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tran addressed to TuS MANAGKE
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1:30 PM.. Canton 9.30 F.M. (7.30 A.ML
9.30 F.M.
19.30 P.L. Tai Ping
Tung9.30 P.M. 9.30.M. 9. PL Shek Ki.....0.30 P.M. 9.30P.M. 9.3 P. Kongmoon .8.00 P. 6.00 6.0 P. Kumchuk...8.00 PM. 6.00P.M. 6.00 P.M.
Kaukong ...600 r. 0.00г.M. 4.00P.M.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
0.it. James Apart... Вегеран .... Manila Legaspi.... Tadioban
TS
11
Surigao...... to
Not exceeding Laban ver passenger.
04 cents.
From Slaughter House to
Ballers' Home
From Sailors' Home to
Government Civil Hos pital From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Cousc
5 6 2 2
28
From Clock Town to Bay
View Houser-an From Watches Market to
Bay View House from Bay View House to Quarry Bay iné
-II-In the City of Victoria,
Not exceeding
Half hour. Quarter hour,
One hour. Two bours Threo Four
**
per passenger. 10 cents.
THE CHINA Max, Länzu
Temperature.
Five Kir Bar One day from 6 s.m. .12. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria
30.16- 20.09
Hongkong, January 20, 1917.g
9. 1.P.M.
Previona
at i pan.
Odata at andaza Ak
*
Barometer
30.18 30.19
30.21
70
01
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Kalan £2
Langkats.....................gdz. 18|T. 714
Badbe...........£||$2,40. Tronoh Hindi 16 Trai Caspizza con£139/00
DOCKS, WELBVES
AND GODOWNE.
Kowloon Wharver 3 50382 1.
E.K. & Whampo
Docks☎ 50|$125) b. 193
Shanghai Decks T. 100 T. 87
Hongkow Wharfi 2. 100 TL 901
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Tit. 1-for-330.
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191913
{3} e 196
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30.4.18
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$3 a/c half year 30-5-16.
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35 centa for 1915 -
824 for 1916.MARADME
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Tim. 16 far year ending.
| Tis. 6 div, ale year ended
39-5-15.
The 14 for 1915,
72 cis, for
16 p.o. for year ending
China-Borne
1218
Light & Powers
#+
1039 in.
70 cents for 1916.
T. E. CHITON, Director.. Eongkong Observatory, Jan. 20, 1917. Ching-Providemts"
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the am în inches, tenths and hundredths.
1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de |grees Fahrenheit.;
a Humanity, in percentage of satuIM too, the bupidity of air saturated with moisture being 100...
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two pointe. 6. Fongs or WED, according to Ben iford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e
Dairy Barma parau# 5 #25||
Green Zaland 10 $11656-11.79 Hongkong Electrics 105 Hongkong loa........... ZE | KLKO ·
Engkang Rope. 10 2541
Hongkong Tramvare ☎/-↓ 17.
detached cloud d drizzling rain, I log. Steel Foundry
gloomy, h hail, I lightning, overcast
Dressing slowers, q8qual, z rain, a snow,
thunder vidbility, dew (wet).
7. RA in inches tenths and ham | Paak Tramways redthe.
edtra in to be allowed for the return Journey
Quarter hou Not exceeding Hall hour pir, passenger Ons hou
101
BS for your ending
31715
50 cents for 1915
||$22 loz 2915/181Eliminac
$700. 8/0 1918
#1 interim 1916.....
“L'interim 4/4-1918 seria 1ới par BSATU 1.
for: 1913/1916
25 cents for 1915115.
Steam Laundrycomb{#3}
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Union Waterbosta #10 #107 1.
#1 for 1918.2
Not acceding
70 capbe for 1815
William Powell 37 88.
50 cent for 1918/1914.
10 pe
240
2.80
3,00
8.00
Do (Wet bolby 3.
Do Wall balb)-1 F.Maint Du Hatimom
Doe Hoium over nigh
300 One tour,.
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62Thres
02 Four:
52 Fire:
Six
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Five
One day from 8am to
Between the hours of 6.30 am and kit, the above farea, shall be ingresand by 60 par
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