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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 1st at 1213-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressurs has de- creased alightly over N.E. and S.W. China, and increased slightly over Formos. It k ucarly stationary else where..
The anticyclone is probably central between Shanghai and Weihaiwoi.
Fresh to moderate monsoonis indicated over the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total
average of 1.51 inches.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 1ST, 1917.
Rita. Fed
Stook and paid up
'tiona 11.50 A.M.
Value.
List Dividend and date.
year's
BANKI,
ince January 11,0,34 inches, against an Hongkong & S'bal #125 | #720 m.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at zoon, on the 1st February:-
1-Hongkong, to Gap Eock: NE winds, strong to moderate; Ens.
Formosa Channel: HE winds,
MARINE INSUB-
ANCES
strong.
3.-South coast of China. Between Hongkong and Lamocks': The sama sa No. 1.
Th
+
Cantons
North Chinas
50 | #375
EST 134
Upions
"100 $900
Final of £9.5 and bonus
ot 10/ sub-
ject to deduction of Income tax
#7 final making $25-
10 1914 and Interim
k
315 / 1913, Firal diy of 15% making
27/1916 Intarim of $30 ■ 1915..
Final of 13 making $18
bu
for 1914 and inc. of $8
1915
8.p
"FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES
CELLIRS.
I.—In Victoria with two Estrert
Quarter bour.
Half tour.
***ཝཱཝཾ
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Hainan : E. winds, Tangtamed ............. 68| 8255
moderate.
OFFICIAL. NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.
The following table shows the Star- dard Time at which Official Night ends And begins during the month of Feb.,
1017-
Date.
律
Ends.
30 3.01.
2nd, 8.30
3rd 5.49
6.49
4th, 5.49 8th 830 Ctby 4,43 7th, 8.48 2ch. 447
RAT
Begins.
6 p.m.
FIRE INSURANUES.]
Chins Fire # 20 | $156 |
Hongkong Firme ........ DU] 8STS
Ji
SHIPPING.
Douglas Stemmahips 850 | #116↓ be.
Steamboat... 15 320Ą 1.
$y and beans 9 for 1914.044409484- $27 for 1914
7
| 9. Anal and #1 bonus,
making S14 m/c 1915-16 $1 for 191b...
Enbarim of 3/- s/c 1916... Intorim or 10/- a/c1916,
One hout,...............
Three hours, ......................
Duy (6 am to 6 pm)
Eix hours .................
81.00
Feb. 1st
cents.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. ball fare ext
Between the huurs of 430 p.m. and § s.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
II-Beyond Fictoria, with fun „Bear STR. 11.60 cents.
Three hours...................................................$1,00 Six hours, 1950) Day (6 s.m. to 6 pm.), .......................' 2,00
III-In the Hill District.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour,....$0.15 Half hour, One hour, do 0.30 Two hours.... 0,50 Three hours, 0.70
ix hours... Day (6am.sp.m.)1.50
10th, 0.43
64
6.95
0.23
1
6.30
Indo-Chinaam
8:26
(Profarvod).—20 | 841+ (Dafurred)....£5 [9179.
11th, 8.1
6.59
1th 841
6.39
13th 4.44
6:30
14th 8.43
1400 6,43
14th, 5.43 16th 43
6,31
**Skoll" Transporte 21 [106/- x 'div.
**Sur Ferry ... 10 83 ».
17th,
6.30
18th. 6:41
REFINERIES.
19th, 6.41′
20th 6.10 .8,39
p
7 pc.
11-
China Sugars....$100 $196. Malabon Sagarsin, P. 301840 b
[9/ict, a/c 1916Coupon 27
$1.83 dividend 15 renta Bonus for your ending 30-4-16
81% for 191
$5 for 1913..
10.
#
Langkaca ........gdii. 16|7: 914
Raab......
El $9.40 b
Final div, 5 tren of in-, come tax, making 10% a/c 1915-1916 coupon No. B
T 1 Ise 19
tend. 8.38
$0.30
34th 4.37
0.40
25th, 6.35
0.60
20th 4.28
6.38
0,80
27th, 6.35
1.00
DOD 1.00
1.50
28th, 8.34
6.37 8.38
Kalazi
$.00
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Tronoh Miner vom£1 93/5
Ural Complazo. 32/9
// 1916....
19 XXœ 1915
Wind
DOJKH, WELARVES
RICKSHAS
| I.—In the Island of Honybang if empaged in Victoria,
Mira R Mr E Kazsekn
Кивал A F Paid-up Capital £2,437,500
Levey, Mr Matsumoto, Mr.P Fire Fundo. 5,657,043 Mostre, Mits J. McDiarmid, Mr. E Ten minutes, 111- Lafa & Annairy Fands... 17,667.590 Montt, Mr S. C. Mr M. Nishio,Quarter hour,
Sinking Fund Accountomess
125,200 MF NY. Nakagawa, Mrs B Phelps Mr One hour
Mira Perez, C. Sous, Mr H. Togava $93,970,367 Mr. J. Takahasi, Mr Y. Tsutsumi, Mr Naum Vairasthira, Rev. and Mrs C. M. Worthington, Mr and Mrs J. S. Wardel, Rev. and Mrs Warner, Mr E. T. Young, Mr E. Zaur.
Es
Hayenne Fire Branch £2,381,466 Life and Anuzity,141,598
Branch Flarence. Marine Department
$37,238 (78,940 Other Receipta.· MINI
£5,39,229
The Accumulatie, Fands of the various Branches are separately, farosted, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart mente of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agenta,
EXCHANGE Hongkong, February 1, 1917.
On 'London-e
Bank Wire
M
On demand,
30 days' night
เนื้
...2/49/16 ...2/12 ...2413/16
4 months' ight, Credits, 4 months' sight, Documentary, 4 months' night 251 On Paris—
Cu demand,
...330) Credits, 4 months sight, 34
...561*
On New York-
On demand, Credita, 60 daya sight,' On Bombay
Wire ...
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New Advertisements should be semt in before 2pm.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed. period will be continued until countermanded./ ̈ "Telegraphia Addrem Man Hongkong.
Code: A.B.Q. 8th Edition,
Telephone No. 22.
THE CHOUA MALL, Löstreer,
Temperature. Hongkong, February 1, 1917, BAROMETER
Wire ... On'demand On Singapore
On demand,
On demand,
On Manila-
On Shanghai-
On demand
**
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Muils will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office willforward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes."
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu |guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco
cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
41
& cunts,
.10 .15
F
+1
20 +
Every Subsequent hour........20
BEPORT,
́ ́TIBRUARY 1, 1917.-.13.
flour.
Barometer
Boa Lavel.
within the City of Victoria, and be dis- Note. If the risksha be engaged charged outside the Western part of the of Victoria after 8 p... or be dis- City o charged to the Fast of Boy View Police | W'ostock.... 630.04 Station on the Eastern side of the City Momaro Ba
... of Victoria after 9.p.m., an extra half Hakoda be fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Kowloom. Quarter hour,
3 centa.
15 99.
Tokio w 19 Koch Yagueak!... Kagoshim Ushima
*
Nak
Half hour,........................... Hour,
Every subsequent hour, 10
III-Taipa Road.
-
Fast Flama...
Bontal and
Twenty cents shall be added | Wethalwal .. for each extra hour or part Bankow of an hour if the hirer sausce chang the journey to take longer Klakang than-
Ohangsha Shanghal Jatais... Sharp P...
f
To 4th mile-
single 75 cents... hour. return.... 81.00 2 hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single81.20........ bours return......81.30.....................4
Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
single...81.75 ............. return......32.00
1,
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
"eingle ....$2.003
return....89.50........
יז
D
Amoy mer do 6.90.12 Fatboku.... 51.30, 17
Pasondoren.
Hongkong Gap Rook.. Насло вним
18
30.12
8%
མ་ ་
7A, 30.06
+
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
Fares for journey's beyond the 11th Washow OUTWARD.
mile to be a matter of previous arrange-
Pakhel Selbow WEES DAYS SUNDAY: &ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one Phalten ricksha, with three coolies from Tsim Sha Toran Timi
**
FOR
Tai O ...
... 5.00 P.M. Tai Po 10.00 AM Cheurg Chow... $.00,
173 om. Shatankok Sha
tin and Shengshui 4.00 PM.
17 nom. Aberdeen, Autsu, Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 F.M.
101
...113.
20 days' sight(priraťa paper)...,iam On Tokohama...
... 10.00
17.30 AM.
Canton Sumsui
and Wachow Regis. 5 F.M. Lotters P.M.
7.15 Ax ***] 1:30 PM.
(6.00 P.M.
HOLIDAYS
3.30 4.M.
13
FARES FOR PUBLIC (BRIAGES.
0.8%. James... Apart!....! 8 ■,29.95 Dagupan ... 29.81 MABIS..... Logard.... Tacloban
Tatto Barign
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direct La
Foros.
4
B
99.84
39.81
**
29.80
29.79
22
32.78.73
Not exceeding Labartier 11 93.74 77
Weather.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 1, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to a degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit】
L
5,00,P.M.
2.00 A
Macao.
%p.n.
4 % dia
Sham
Kongmoon... Except
Saturdays Kamtal and
Saomed....... 5.00 PM..
(10,00 LM. 14.00P.M.
From Slaughter House to Bailors Home............ From Sailors Homento Government Civil Eca pital....SOLTERAS DOMENE From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Bace
Couse 6.00 PM From Clock Town to Bey View House From Wanchai Market to 5.00 P.M.
Bay View House ...*** 9.00. From Bay View House to
"Quarry Bay.
ver passenger;
04 cents..
04
04
10
19
08
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
08
Iin the City of Victoria
Not exceeding
Quarter bour.
per passenger, 10 cents.
Half hour.
+
On demand,
... 1101 Gold Leaf, 100 Enn (per taal) Sovereigns (Banks'Buyingrato) $8.35 n. Silver (per oz.)' ' -. 37 5/16. Bar Silver in Hongrang ...18% p.m. Chinese Copper Cab... Chinese Copper Cente... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub, Coin. Hongkong Buk. Colu
I AM
to 30.18
Do.
1 PK
-
30.08
Do.
47.M.
(REINOME, EX
*
30.02
9 A.3.
69
Do.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Do.
4.P.M.
83
Da, Wat bulb) 9 1.2. sans com
Do. (Wet bulb). 1 F
-18, 1 W»• balb) 4 r.x.
Do. Maximum
Do. Minimam over nigh
Lituan
98958885285
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH F.O.
WEEK-DAYS
8.30.M.
SUNDAYA &
One hour. Two hours,
HOLIDAYS Three $7.30 AM Four 11.30 P. FIVO
37.30 AM. Six
3. HUMIDITY in percentage of satúra- tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
b. konce or WIND, according to Bes iford Scale :
6. STATE OF WEATHER,, b blue sky, e
AND GODOWNE,
Kowloon Wharym § 60 336ẻ b
#34 for 1980)
H.K. & Whampo
Docks........... 50 3123
[33]" */0 1916
Shanghai Decks 1. 100 T. 87 Hongkew Wharfa 1.100 T. 204.
-HOTELE LANDE AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotela......# „) 8114 m. Central Estaba #100) $93 1. d.
Hongkong Lands $100) #914 X^2. Humphreys Estate # 1087 b. Kowloon Landa..........4. 30) $13 a.
West Points........3 50 875 ze de a Shanghai Tanda T. 50 T29
COTTON MILLS,
Ec...T. 50 T. 146.
Bhanghai Custom T. 50 T. 115 b.
Kang Yik.........T: 10 T. 134 oz. div. Tinglasadoos
T. ST. H
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chiza-Borneos),12[48
Iright & Povera Using Providents
Dairy Farms Green Islands”
IN
10 88.90 882
# 10 | $11.65 sa.
Bengkong Electrics § 10|346): /b..
Hengking less................# 21 | $180
Hoogkong Ropes... 10|84||
Hongkong Tramways 5). $7.20 b.
detached cloudyd drizzling nin, t fog, H.K. Steel Foundry .... 99!
g gloomy, bhail lightning, overcast,
p passing showers, a squal, r rais, a #DOW,'
thunder. ▼ viability, w dew (wet)
7. Bam in inches, tenths and brain fredths.
extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
Peak Tramwayn # 10||$10
time) | 201
Steam Laundry #: 5|132- Union Waterboste 20 #103
Tia. 74 tox your ending
30:4*16 T, 3 for 1918
15 a/c a year X-5-15.
$7 a 1916,
Final dir. of 34 making
$7 a/c 1918
So cents for 191
$2 for 1915
Final #3-35, making $6.25. alt 1912.........
(6 % huisorba x/c 1916..................
Tix. 19 for year ending
31-10-16
| Tis, 6 dir, als year ended
50-8-15. si-steachers
Tia. 0,90 fær 1916
72 st. for 1910............
6. for year ending
58+2-06
76 senta for 1916 .........................
3. for year ending
#17-18
80 cents for 1915
# for 1918/1918..................
32 / 1915.
81, kuberim 1918..................
interim ala 1912”) penis 101 per stare
for 1915/1918
25 cents for: 2915/1916..
$1 for 1916.
7 Pub
3.
74 PG
*
Provena KAY
Fuz
Macao...
On date at On date at
at 13.m
Sp
Canton
Barometer Temperature
30.10
30.13
30.10
17.30 AM 11.30 PM. (7.30 A:36. ***19.30 P.C
75
9.30 P.3.
IT-In Forloom
13.202. One day from 6 am to 8p.m.-$1.25
16
: 61
Tai Ping Pong
Humidity
GG:
06
81
› Direction of
Z
Wind... Force Weather
Z
b
b
0.00
8.00
0.00
Tung8.30 PM 930PM. 9.-P.M. Shek Ki....0.30 PM 9:30 PM 9.30 PM) Kongmoon 6.00 x 0.00 .ac. 8.0. Kumchuk6.00 PM, 5.00P.M. 6.00 za Kaukong...600 FM. 5.00P.M. 6.00 PM
III-Beyond Ficteria.
Not exceeding
per passengers
Except Saturdays
One hour.. Two-nours, Three
Four
Five
Six
'DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA.
CET rid of every cold as quickly as
possible. It is the forerunner of all pulmonary trouble, and pneumonia may develop in a few hours. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is s simple thing to do, but the effect is marvelous. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeeper,
Rain..
"Highest "" opan kär temperature on the Jet.. Fa Lavent" open air kemperature on the 1%-61.
T. E. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Obmorratory, Feb. 1, 1917.
In the case of Mails closing befoms One day from a za top. $1.50 --
Between the hours of 8:30 pm and c
16,ellers Telegraphie Add: HIALTO." Telephone No. 990 F.O.B, No. 111,
byer. MOXON & TAYLOR, Bbare and General Brokera
m. Registration closes at 5 o'clock an If a vehicle is discharged beyond them. the above fares shall be creased Printed and published for Tax CHA MAIL, Limited, by BENTRAM the previous evening.
limita of the Cw of Victoria, half Sarey 50 per centum.
dbam Street, Hongkong
25 cente
Quarter boar, Not exceeding Half bour per passenger Two hours.
Une hour,
.40
(70 centu ture:1916 zi
:80
08“
Willkin Powell ......4 7.2#
60 cents for 1913/13342,
-10 p.
1.40
45
Three Four Five
250
9.40
280
Six
ป
3.00
One day from 6am to 0 p..
5.09