HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
„URSLUITE.
All Recruits in possession of Uniform will attend the Inspection, Uniform, Chape and Covers, but without Rifles." They will pande under the Sergeant, Major at L'entral Station at M30 pm. on Wednesday and Friday, February, 7th. and mah.
ANNIVART.
11
The Superintendente and Inspector of the Police lowerve invito all racks and their any friends to be presentat Vurig Entertainment to be held at the Theme apul on Saturday, February 10h, at in. The arrangements are In the hands of Staff Tspector Wildin mmad 1.0. 1554 vigianales
A certain number of tickets will be
· [moueð týnench-Unis: Euit Commanders will depers the estimatest number of "ticfu'ts required at the conclusion of the Bougiens fondos on February Ch. Zah
(Sgd) F. C. JENKIN D.S.F. (B.).
CURRENCY REFORM IN THE PHILIPPINES.
A bill was in durend unto the House ➜ë Representative at Manila last week ercuti iga 4 urremy reserve"and for the silver passus at their pedemptions of nomial value pagulde in gold coin of the aller States or its equivalent; for coinage, apa carichey operations: and. for sich her transactions as nuty be Recessary to maintaur the parity of the
Philippe silver peo with the Philippine gold pess and of kee
kerring
the currency
in volume only so demands of Cradle Prasvaded, that'
the ch demural. 17: his chicretion and under comitions as will insure their conversion into-alver bullion, may sell Philippine
Bilver coins for their bullion value in gold, and the difference between the samount realized 'from suc
such sale and the
zumunal value of the coins thus sold shall be charged to the operating profits of the Currency Reserve Fund And vide further. That at the closs of each fiscal year the Governor-General direct the transfer to the Genure. Fund
sach portion of the accumulated Profits of the Currency Reserve Fund
in his judgment, be in excess of the prospective requirements of ssid fund. The bill abolishes the gold standard fund. Its passage is subject to the sp prava!
oval of the Fwsklept of the United
Nat
The passage of this bill would enable the lovernment to dispose of the 16,000,- | 090 silver pesos cow in safekeeping in Corregidor at a profig of P2,500,000.
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Hongkong. February 5, 1917.
Op London-
Bank Wire
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING INSTANTLY
Just Bathe
"with the
U
Cuticura
Soap,'
dry and apply the Cuticura Ointment
'For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irri- tations, pimples, dandruff, sore hands and baby tumors, Cuti- cura Scap and Ointment are supremely effective.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
L-In Victoria, with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
If the trip is extendel beyond Victoria. bal fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and G a. the above fares shall be incread by 50 per centom.
·LI-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beavers.
Βουτι...
Three hours........
Six hours
********...... 1.30
Day (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.), ......................... 2.00
III-In the Hills District.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the sth at 12:10-Prymure ban increased moderately over Japan, and slightly from the Loochoos to the Philip- piues. It has decreased slightly over NE and SW, China.
The anticyclone remains stationary over China.
. Fresh monsoon is indicated along the cast coast of China, and over the China Sen.
Houghong Fainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January ist, Q34 inches, against a Average of 1.77 inches.
Forecast for the 34 bours ending at: noon on the 6th February :-
-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, strong to fresh ; fine.
2.-Formosa - Channel: NE. winds,
streng
4
3-South east of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The wine. Be No. 1.
4-South coat of China between Hongkong and Esinan : E. wirds, fresh.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN. FEBRUARY.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Officia. Sight ends and begins during the month of Feb, 1917-
Date. Feb. 8th 6.49
“MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1917, SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 5TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Q'läs 11.30 A.M.
Valie.
Lust Dividend ind date.
Reta Sand on lam
JOLT'S dir.
*BANEK, ""
cogkong & S'bal 3125 | #720 ma.
MARINE INSUË-
ANCER.
Cantons ...remeacti↓ 50 | #375 North Chinas 25 T. 100
Talons
$100 $900
Tangmer
$0 $235
| FIRE INSURANCES."
China Firo.20 $156 Hongkong Fires ...a 10 8575-
SAIFYING
Corgi Steamshipw $50 $116 Steambra..................$ 15] 320F
Indo-China-
(Preferred)...£5') $£14 (Deferred)....£5] (195
Final of £9-8. making 11 for 1070 and Водка of 10/- sub-
ject to deduction of
Income tax
$7 is making
/GI "and Interima of $18 al 1915. ...... Fical div. of 15% making
97) / 391 Taterim of $30 m/s 1918...
.
Final of $15 making $18 for 1914 and ink of $8.
1915
W
Sy and beans. 49 for
1914. $7 for 1914
31 fual and 3 bomus, 'making $14 m/c 1913-16 $1.23 for 1916.
Täterim of 3/ ale 1916... Taterias ce 10% a/c 1918,
Stel" Transports ‚££ (106/- x dir..
"Se Far
1012 t
BEFINERIES.
China Sagar...$100! #126
9-ista/e 1916 Coupon 27°)
$1.66 dividend, 15′ cents Bonus for year ending 30-4:16:
$12 for 191
P. 5 o 191.
Ends.
cents.
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6.48 8th,
Begins 8.93 p.. £25.
1)
7th. 6.45
8,00
One hour,
8th, 6.47
A
Three hours,
SU
2.
Six hours. 70. Day (6 am to 6 p.m.)...$1.00
9th, 6.41
"
10th, 8.46
17th. 045
13th, 8.44
6.30
15th 8.43
18th, 8.43
17th,
19th,
* 10th, 6.41
0.60 cents. $100
Soth, B40
219%
3.39
8.35
6.36-
23rd; 0.3%
€16
6.37
6.36
156, 8.26
6.30
· Malabon Sugars, P. 30|asa) –
With Bearers With 4 BearHTL
28th, 36
6.36
Quarter hour,.90.15
$0.30
27th, 635
8.37
2/42
4.2/4 5/16
Half hour,...
... 0.20
0.40
", 28th, EN
2.18
One hour,
0:30
0.00
KIKING.
Two hours.
0.00
0,80
...8/49/16
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
Kin
Six hours,
1.00
1.50
Day (6am to 6p.m.)1.20
1.00
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
RICKSHAS
"I.--In the Island of Hongkong if capaqed in Fictoria.
YIBRUARY 5, 1817-a.m.
Ten minutes,
Wind
171 om Half hour,
One hour,.........
Quarter tour, pm****
144
Every Subsequent boar
15
20
171) nom.
C
444
1001
...112
Trunch Mines .....EL 91,6
Ural Caspians ..........XI | 31p
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNE.
Kowloon Wharvi # 50)$351
EI. & Wrampo
Docks * 51) $120
71/- /c;1918.
You 1915
8% for 1915 bonen $9′
$21 intar s/o 1916......
On demand,
30 days' sight...
4 montha' sight, Credits, 4 months” sight, . ...2/6 Documentary, 4 months' right 1/51 On Paris
On demand,
...327+
Credits, 4 months' sight,- ...338 On New York-
On demand,
***
Credits, 60 days sight,
Jn Bombay-
Wire, ...
On demand,
Un Calcutta
Wing
On demand
114
On Singapore).
On demand,
On Manila
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
30 days! right(private paper). On Yokohama— On d "mand,
... 109 SUNDAYS & Gold Leaf, 100 Bine (per tael)... 43.80
HOLIDAYS Sovereigns(Backs Buyingrate) $8.40 m.
LUGAL AND REGULAR HALLS.
'OUTWARD.
WERK-DAY!
5.00 P.M. Tai O... Tai Po... ... ...10.00AM Cheung Chow..... 2.00 P.M. Shataukuk, Sha-"
tin and
Sheungshni 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Autsuj
Ping Shan
Sai Kung,
Santin, Stanley.. 43? P.X.
"
7.30 LM. 1167 Canton, Sansui
and Wuchow Regis. 5P.M. Letters P.M.
7.15 AM. 11.30 X.M.
9.30.a.ir.
www.
Silver (per oz.) Bar Silver in
in Hoogstag Chinese Copper Cab Į Chinese Copper Centa). Rate of Native Interues Chinese Sub Coin ... Hoogkon Sub Coin ...
1.000.
Note.- the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after & p.m. or be die charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9. p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Kowloom. ! Quarter hour, .... .................... Half hour, ..............
Hour,.....
Every absequent hour,
9tion.
Hour.
M
Barometer.
at Ses Tarat,
Wi'cstock... 30.39 Meta iru... 520.8 Harodaba..! Torie Nagasaki... Kigoshim
Koabl
5 centa
15
་་
20
·Tehl'jima ........
"
10
Boala Isand
Walhalwel Haukow
III-Taipa Road.
Twenty cents shall be sdded for each extra bour or part
Chelo
foiang ****
of an hour if the birer suscgths
the journey to take longer than-
10+
100
27 :
par tom.
3 dia
Shanghai
To 4th mile
THE CHINA MAIL'
NOTICE.
singie... 75 cents....1 hour. return... $1.00
bour. Beyond 4th to €th mile--
Fk.....
5.00 ..
single31.9 bours return...$1.004
Amby Swabow Talhora
Trinse
9.00 ..
19
11
Temperature,
Ifamlity.
Divotion.
Fores
Weather
Langkas.......dr. 101. 20
Raube,...............
Final div, 6% free of in-
come tax, making 10% B/c 1915-1916 coupon No. 8 Thai for 191
Shanghai Dooka (T. 100|T. 85,6.
· Hongkow Wharti 'T. 100 | T. #6)
Tx. 7+ 191 your sading
SO-4-18 T. 3 for 1015
making $6
HOTELT KANDS ANE BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel.....# ‚)] #112 2
Central. Hataan.......B100) #93 Bongkong Lands...$100 | valj
Humphreys Estates # 10 | 87 œ.
Kowloon Lands «48-30 | #13 a
Wash Pointaini$ 50|974 a
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 19
Final of
aje 1916 ju #7 / 1916.a ta e s'impredme
Final div. of $24 making
17 / 1916.
80 rents ir 1918
$2 for 1915
Final $3-5, making 35,26
1918............ 6% burim / 1916......
19
61 pa
Sip..
112
6.4.
.10 p.
4 p.6.
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Apply tumm
5.00 F.M.
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Kacso
Kongmoon
6.00 F.. Except Saturdays
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611
Namtau and
Sanmei...... 5.00 F.
Shamchun
§ 10,00''M..." 14,00 P..
5.00 P..
$.00 A..
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's
BHEWAN, TUMES & Co. "
Hongkong." April 7. 1915,
TO LET
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Peak, apply Property Office
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Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
TO LET.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.Ó."
WEET-DATE
DOI
FR
Macho..
Canton FFICES on 1st floor, No. 3 Queen's
Road Central, at present in the Tai Ping occupation of The China Fira Insuretine Co, Ltd
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Hongkong. April 28, 1016;
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·CO, LTD. "Aintandra. Buildings.
Hongkrog, Nov. 24, 1518/
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Except Saturdays.
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Eumidity
Direction of
Wind
·Force..... Weather
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Telegraphic, Addrese Mit. Hongkong. Osos.A.B.C. 5th Edition,
Temperatura.
Hongkong, February 5, 1917, BAROMETIM
single81,75..... return..... 82.00 Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
......$2.00
single
return......$2.50
+3 7
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
The fares here sat out to apply to one rickahs with three coolics from Tsim Sha Taui
+1
FIRES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES,
Not exceeding
11 for pastenjër From Slaughter Horse to"
Sailors Home
.. Od. cents. From Sailo s' Home to
Government Civil Hos pital ......... From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower Fram Cock Town to Race
04
04
10
From Clock Town to Buy
Vier Bouse...
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View Housu From Bay View Ecuse to
Quart Bay
II. In the City of Victoria,
Not exceeding
Kosken
Pescadores. Carbon Hongkong
р Book.. Fachow.... Pakket...
Hothow .... Paulien 7 4. Tovrsn6 ........ 0.8. James Aparri Dagapao to Leempl
Tacloba...
Sarigno Labasame
COTTON MILLS.
E.................T. 50)T. 10
Shangbai Cossos T. 50 T. 11)
„T 10 T
T-BT-5
| Tia. 19 faz year, ending |
31-10-15
Tis. div. are year ended
300-15.
T. 0.90 for 1916
+
Kung Tik.......
Xingtakapoos
T. F. CLAXTOR, Director: Hongkong Observatory Feb. 8, 1917.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chins Bornees end 12 38
|Light:&; Famon"... ↑ [3]$41
€10 89.91 b. China Previden's
1. BARONITEX, reduced to 32 degreek Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses Deity Farm 6|$25)
inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in do grees Fahrenheit:
a. Humby, in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air aturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF Wurd, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, According to
Besford Scale."
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky,'*
detached doc, d drizzling rain, 1 fog.
Green Jalenda
...#19 3711
Bongkong Electrios ₺ 10 $49 %.
Hongkong loe...... $166
Hongkong Ropes ... 10 9241
Dongkong Tramways_5/. | 37.20 -
gloomy, bail, 1 lightning, o overcast, H.L. Steel Ferndry
P passing showers, 9 squal, rain, snow,
thunder. visibility, w dew (wet)..
79 eta for io......
pe, for your" ending
70 monts for 1935
3 for year ending
31-716...
60 centa for 1915
$2 for 1818/1312.. #1 on / 1916 #1latarim 1916........ 7% interimle 1918 eensa 164 par ahare...
нет рамондет.
10 cents.
7. Rax in inches, tenths and hea dredthis.
10
Peak Tramways" $10 $10
txaw) #' 1 $1
for 1918/1916
20
Five" One day from 6 am to 6p.m. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
extra is to be allowed for the return Steam Laundry.......# 5 124. journey.
Quarter bout, Not exceeding Half hour per passenger One hour,"
Two Lourt,
Quarter Hour. Balf hour Che boar.. Two hours.
Telephone No. 22
Three
Four
day. Os data si On datani
GOTH CHINA, MAH, LeiternT
Bir
30.25 -30.28
30.24
457
14.
58
017
46.
242
0.00
0.00
110,00
Da Do THERMOMIZE
4 PIC
Do.
-Da, (Wit bulb) 9 ́ak,
qzad. (Wit talb) 4 PX
a
61
velicle Limits of the frof
"Tighest span nie temperaturo, un, thì 4th 160.
2 kenwart upon air texmperature as the bib 31.
ET. CLAITON, Dirin
Hongkong, Chervatory, Feb. 8, 1917,
Dog Wak kulb) 1. r,*"
· Ga."Maximum"
Do Mamuar OTEL
30.21 30.18
30.16 One hour,-
61 Three IP.
61 Four
591.Two po
59Five"
64 Ene day from
25 cents.
T
101
*
IV.—In Bouloon.
Union Wabethista 0 10 235/2.8, be
25 cents for 1815/1918.
121 % ForTM 1918, dusmas
Not exceeding
per yassenger.
WaMons
40
170 santu ber 1915.
80
William Powell '................§. 7. 38.
50 cents for 1818/1214...
· 10: pa
140
2.20
£40
*2.80
Telegraphio Add:" HALTO,"
8.00
Three
Four
··Five'
One day from 6 em to
-Zayere MOXON & TAYLOR.
Share and General Brokery,
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and
nd the fam: the above fares shall be increa toria, bald fare „by 50. pér cemÜRKENAANZA
Telepiche No. 990 PO.B, No. 111.
rinted and published Tas Cama Mart, Limited, by ExTax & Ham
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