-1 P:R
HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE.
INSPECTION.
- All Stack. Inspectors' aro required to mbtain swordə madd bolta and wour Bank”, They will tako "pition in boe 13 poes to the rear of the
HEADQUARTERS' CLUB. „
A meeting of the femoral Committee grill take piace at 3,43 pm, on Wednes day, February 14th.
All lospectors are invited to attend. POLICE SCHOOL.
Besday, February 12th.--Ch III. Inspector Groit)
Tuesday, February 13th.- I. Inspector Gerrard).
Thursday, February 15th-Chase II. Caspecter Gordion).
(Sgd.) F.C. JENKIN,
D.S.F. (B
TOO COSTLY WEDDINGS.
DUFLAYS WINCH DISCOURAGE NATIONAL ECONOMY,
Lavish expenditure og warldings is cons Besed by the Ssting Was Savings Comunities at Romneyaḥight has had ita métention draw
dle practica_from"
zung quarters, puterearty by women * wedge fire seriously trying to weanemise on pabelldig grvänds. The Committee wage:
It dem tesikvd whether the need for mational evenerite dun bo na urgent ng is zepesented Ba wich expenditure is being inenrrods, Tlas Connükken points at the desiranifity of velebrating well. dinge quietly wet without undue expense. Ilisis time, we intival streRS, Tap. peals to pass to terasaber that the publicatiar headrust through the Fres ot desuptions" od expensive gowna un liate of pesente, including costly jestels.. amentes a bad impressivë.
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TO LET
WE STOCK
Tools-Electric Hand Lamps-Tyres
Fire Haingulaber Win.Mosquito Netting Blew Lamps Keine Spotes Canypa Yacht Fittings Typewriters, - Dry Batteries Accumulators-Dil-Grease-Varnish-Wax.
L
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
Machinery Offloa PHONE 27. 4, DES VIEUX ROAD.
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME
THE CHINA MAIL.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 9th at 11.35.No returns from Japanese stations." Pressure has de creased slightly from Vladivostock tỏ Phanghai, and has increased considerably from Hongkeng to Tourane, It is nearly stationary in the extreme Fouth
The anticyclone has spread southward Fresh monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China and over the China
The Overland China Mail
FULL REPORTS.
LATEST INTERLLIGENCE;
"Order before you leave, so that you may receiro it' while at Home.
Price $13 per sodam, meloding postage. CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.
THI CHINA MAIL Lo.. Wyndham Street.
To Keep Your Hair From Falling
1
Touch spots of dandruff with Cuti- cura Ointment, next morning sham- poo with Cuticura Song. Trial free. Sample Each Free by Post
With 3p. Akin Book (Soap to clear and Hatment to heal.) For samples addres port-card". P. Newbury & Sant 2, Char terhouse Aq1, London. Sold everywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
יד
ד נ.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 9TH, 1017.
·Raon "
Stock and paid op
Q'tions 11.50 A.3.
Falso.
Laas Dividend. and date..
besed onla year's
BANKS.
Sen.1
1
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & Shal $125 3720 ending at 10am. to-day, 0.04 inch. Total since January 1st, 0.49 inches, against an (average of 1.09 inches.
4
MARINE INSUR-
ANGES.
21
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 10th February:-
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : N. Canton... 50 375 winds, fresh; Ane to cloudy.
2-Formos Channel: NE winds, North China£5 T. 186 strong.
3-South coast of China between Unions. Hongkong and Lamocks, The same as No. 1.
Final of £ making £11 for 1976 and bonus of 10/- sub-
ject to deduction of Income tax
fina making $25
1 and Interim
of $18 al 1915, Fical div. of 15% making 2% sie 1916 sho
Interim of $30 a 1915.
$100 $900
Yangtan
..20 1935
4-South coast of China between Bongkong and Haan: The same as No. 1.
}
Final of $15 making $18 for 1914 and int. of $5
| FIRE INSURANCIES.||
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.
The folicwing table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends 10 cents and begins during the month of Feb,
-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hope Half hour,.. One bour,
Three hours,
Six Eours.
............... 70
Day (6 up to 8 pm) $1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victorin half fare extra,
Between the hunts of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
11-Beyond! Fictoria, with jour Beca ers,.
Hour,
Three bours..
Six hours........
| Chins Fires # 90 (8153
Hongkong N16 ......m DO (587)
SHIPPINE.
Dange Steamshipe $50 $114 b. 114ės.
Steamboat⇓ 15 890] b
Indo-China-
(Preferred)...£5 | $iij
Datarred).25 8123 m.
REFINERIES.
wa #cooqui 1315 *
$7 and bonus #9 for
1914. $27 for 1914 communic
$i final sad #9 bonus, making 9148/c 1015-18 $1.25 for 1518
11 pr.
faterim of 3/-/e 1gr... Interim at-108/01918,
-i.t. a/e 1916 Coupon 27
$1.68 dividend 15 ceata Begun for year ending 20-3-16
| 412 for 1910 I******སྟན**
20
26 $1
1917-
Date.. -Feb. 9th, 647
Ends.
♫
Begins.
10th, 6.18 11th, 1
6.27 p.m.
8.26
I
1
1.00
19th. 6.45
0.29
10 U
8:44
6.30
14th, 6.43
6.31
» 16th, 6.43
16th, 6.43
431
17h
19
6.32
19th, 6.49
8.23
10th,
0.41
4.33
Shell" Trapayor £1108
"Star Ferry 10 33 b.
7 p.c.
0.50 cents.
20th,
8.10
$1.00
.......so
9181
14
6.30
6.30
2nd, 6.38
6.36
Day (6 a.m. to 5 pan.), ......... 2.00:
23rd day
6,39
III-Iu the Hill Dutfet.
24th, 8.37
25th 436
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
Chins Sugars (0) 8126) # & sa.” Malabon Sugar... ..30 $39 b.
104.5.
F. & for 1916......
26th, 6.36
Farticulars of outgoing and incoming
Quarter hour,.....$0,15- Elulf hour....
$0.30
971b 6.31
10.90
11.40
28th, 8.34
One hour, 0.30
0,00
MINING.
Two hours...... 0.50) Three hours,
.......0.70 six hours. Day (6am.top.m.)1.54)
0,90.
1.00
Каїн да
...£138-
1,00
1.50 5:00
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
Langkacs.........gdra. 10 T. 91 «.
Final div, &% free of in-
come tax, making 10%
c 1915-1918 coupon No. 8
Tis. 1 for 19in.
Rauba.........
i piar
21 ஜிக
RICKSHAS.
Tronoh Mines
21 31/8
alu 1916..
FIBRUARY 9, 1917.-
Ural Caspians..........£1 | 52/9
Quarter hour, severe.
Half hour,
Oné bour, own dis Every Sabeequent hour
are
Wind
10
15 40
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.
& arton.
Kowloon Wharver' 50 336 b & m.
HK. & Whamper
·Docks....
8% for 1916 &e bonus §
850 #125) ↳ 126 s.
| $21 interm a/c 1816...***
4 p.
$37,230 478,940
£5,339,224
OUTWARD.
"
"' FOR
e. 1 tos year ending 90-4-15 T. 3 for 1915'
TO LET
+
FFICES at 2 Connaugh Road.
OFFICES
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ARE YESTED THE AUARES' OF
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
OFFICES in Kings and York Building. THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE Mils will not be advertised in future.
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Road.
COMPANY, Lip..
Kad
HOUSES in Broadwood and. Moreton
HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS. ASSURANCE CO.
Apply to
Terraces.
0
The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest rottes
Correspondence addressed to enemy
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. UTAL FUNDS AT 31st Dectnere, 1914, subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, PortuIn the Island of Hongkong if engaged |
MENT AGENCY Co., LTD.
TO LET
FVICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's
jalandinga.
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES Bougwook. April 7, 1918. '.
TO LET.
FLAT
FLATS in "Ewe Mese
Peak apply Property JARDINE, MATESON & Co., LTD.
Honging, Sept. 1, 1816.
£23,970,387.
-Authorised Capital £8,000,000j Subscribed Capital £4,500,000° Paid-up Captad............................. £2; 437,500; Fire Fanda.................................................. 5,837,047 MI—Life' & Annuity Funda... 17,667,600 Sinking Fund Account ..... 128,230
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gucse East Airica, Persis and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, £23,970,987 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
suspended. Ravonue Fire Branch. £1,381,488
Lie and Annuity
L 2,141,55 Brancheson) Ravence Marine Department. Other Receipts
Cc.
++
631
No.
8. The
Ohce
201
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 2 Queen's Food Central at present in the dedupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Lat
|
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Hongkong, April 28, 1916.
Apply to-
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS,
The Accumulative. Fands of the variou Branches are separately Inrouted, sad, by Tai O......
... 5.00 .. Tai Po... .....10.00 A.M. Cheung Chow... 2.00 PM... Shataukok, Sta
Act of Parlament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Bazigens.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents,
IKOFANGE:
Hongkong, February 6, 1917.
On Lention-
BA
Bank Wire...
24
Un demand,
30 days' sight...
2/441
tin,and
8.30 A.M.
in Victoria,
Ten minutes, AUX CAPARAAT 4Allen & conta
Note.If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after. 9 p.m., or be 'dis. 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 Fowioon.
Wl'ostock.... 30.18 Memuro Hakodate Tokio ***** Kochi Nagasaki Kagoshima 8. cents. Oshims.... "
Naha.
15
27
10'
WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS & Quarter hour,...
HOLIDAYS Half hour,
Hour,... Every subsequent hour,.
III-Tuipa Road.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the birer eauses the journey to take longer than :-**
Sheungshui... 4.00 г.x.
Aberdeen, Anaú,
Ping Shia,
Sui Kung
Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 P..
'4 months' sight, "...
Credits, 4 months' right,
../9/19 Canton, Sumsui
2/13 *...1/4 13/16
-2/5)
Documentary, 4 months' sight 9/5/
TO LET
On Paris-
On demand,
...230
Credita, 4 months' sight, 34
On New York
and Wucher Regis, 6 Pl [Letters 6 P.M.
[7.15 A.M.
To 4th mile-
single 75 cents.... hour. return................ $1.00..........................12 kours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile—
single 1.20........................f hours.
ratūra......$1.50............4
Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single $1.75............ return......$2.00
5.00 P.M.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
9.00 .35
single......$2.00.....
return......$2.50 .........
Bonia Island Chefoo Weihaiwei Hankow Tchang...
+44
B
Sharp Pk Amoy
Taiboku.... 5 Taichu*****
30.10
30.13
30.07
30.17
30.2
Bengkong
Gap MBCDO
Rock.
30.9
30.24
Taipan ..... Peseadores Canton
Macao
[1.30 P.M.
7
(6.00 P.X.
On demand,
0.001
Credits, 60 days sight,
1197
On Bombay...
Kongmoon... Except
Saturdays Natan and
Stamei......... 6.00 P.M.
(10,00 AM. Shamchun......
4.00 P.M.
ment in each case.
Taui
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th P 5.00 7.3. mile to be a matter of previous arrange Heinow.....
Phalien The faree here set out to apply to one Tourane.... 5.00 r.M. ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha C.St. James
Ameri
-
TF
5.00 AM.
Wire, ...
On demand,
173 mon
Oz Calcutta-
Wire,
On demand
173 m.
On demand,
.201
On Manila-
On demand,
...113
On Shanghai-
"On demand
1.12.
[7.30 AM. Macao.1.30 PM. 17.30 ..
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
"BRANCH P.0.“
WxEx-DATE
FARES FOR PUBLIC" CARRIAGES.
Jagupan
Let sap.... Tecio ban... Hallo
29.88)
15
I
31
93.83 77
Not exceeding ver patiënger,
·8.30 a. M..
BUNDAYS &
From Slaughter House to HOLIDAYS Bailors Home (7.30 4.4. From Sailo & Home to 11.30P.M Government Civil. Hos 17.3' 36.
pital..........
cents.
Of.
On demand,
1102
Tai Ping
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 85. Kongkow Whats T-100 | T. 8āj
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels...) 2112 2. Central Estures.100 $93 |Hongkong Lands...100 | 91 - Humphreys Hatace #10 #7. Kowloon Landı ...6 50 #38 m Wort Points
50 | 373 4.
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 99.
COTTON MILE,
87 / 1916.......
Final of $$ mukióg #6
pe.
7 p.0.
H
ས་-་་་
Final dir, of 33 making
87 / 1916 10 sets for 1918............
for 1916
Final 83-26, making 35,25
ajo 1919er 6% Starbon 1918...
10 p.
10 p.r
N
42 Eglin Street
Apply to-
PERCY SMITH. SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong. Det. 31, 1916.
TO LET
FOURBOOMED FOUSES in Gordun
Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, | On Singapore-- Kowloor..
A FLIT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
"
TO LET OR FOR SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf sea 88,600 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godownE
Apply to
HUMPHRHIS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917,
THE
CHINA MAIL
The Hongkong Hotel
30 daya'sight(private paper)..
On Yokobama
Cantor-19.39 P...30719.30. From Government Civ
Hospital to Clock Tower 04 From Clock Towns to Race
Соиве ..... ..From Clock Town to Bay View House *** From Wanchai Market to
F.M
Gold Leaf, 100 Sne (per tael) ... 47.50 :
Tang ..............0,30 P.M. 9.30P.M. 9. r.. Sovereigns (Banks'Buyingrate) $8.35 n.
Shek Ki.....9.30 PM. 9.30.X. 9. Silver (per oz),
37 9/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong 18 % nom. Kongmoon .6.00 2.1 8.00PM. 6.0 Chinese Copper Cash... % pa. Kamohale...8.00 .M. 6.00P.M. 6.00 T. Chinese Copper Cents... % p.m. Kaukong...6.00 2.X. 6.00...Cor. Rate of Native Interest.
Bi % pa
Except Chinese Sub, Coín 1
"Saturdays. Hongkong Sub. Coin
--
3 % dis
HONGKONG RESUTÉ.
Bay View House
80
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
03
Not exceeding
par passenger,
10 cents.
tr
In the case of Mails closing before
Registration closes at 5 o'clock an
the previous orening.
II: In the City of Vicuria.
Quarter hour.........
Two boars, pani
Three.
6.03.
Half hour........
one hour.
Four
Five Six
One day from 0.10, to 6 p.ad. $1.25
Praviona day
On data at On dats at
1pm,
Barometer... 30.16 30.29
Temperature
40
30.10
57
Temparature.
Humidity .03
.03.
43
Direction of)
Wind....
22 W
Hongkong, February 8, 1917. BAROMETEE
Force A
I
Do.
IP
Weather
Q
Do
4.
30.28 30,184 30.11
-0.00
0.00
0.04
THERMOMILE SAM
Do.
Do.
Do. (Wes in 9. klass
MNE
Can be obtained at the following
glaces in thikekong
The Hongkong Ferry Y, harf
The Kenlow Ferry Wharf.
Tas Upper Peak Tram Station
The Lower Peak Tram tration,
Wo
Cheory (D'Águilas Street). Hong Cheong (heelona,
Rain
#ghastapes die temperature on thứ bihu.lt,
epin kƐr Comparatary on the tin - 182
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong. Observatory, FoJ. §. 1017.
Do. (Wet bulb) E DeN/War bajhi 4. 1.x,
Da. Ma
Do. Minimán över hug!
T. F. CLAXTON, Director: Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 9,#1817. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sex in inches, tenths and hundredths.
"
2. TEMPERATURK, in the shade, in de seca Fahrenheit; //
3 HUDITY, in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 6. FORCE
OF WIND, Recording to
Beatford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky,
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, flog,
EVOS......
...T. 50 T. 14 Shanghai Cocons T. 50 T. 116
Tha. 17 for year ending
31-10-16
Fla. 8 dir, a.a year ended
38-8-15.
T. 0.90 for 1918 ciga
Kung Tik......... 10 T. 18 I ngtasepoce
T-BT. SIL
MISCELTANEOUS.
China-Borneos 121 $8
Light & Powers.85 $4,60
1089 Oina-Previdente Dairy Farma
Green Islands
# 10 $11.40 b.
Hongkong Electrica # 10 | 849;k.'
Hongkong Ices...8 20 | 8180
Hongkong Ropes... 10|#34) Hongrene TipTAPER. 47 2
g gloomy, bhaif I lightning, o overcast, H.K. Steel Foundry | $10,..
Ppassing showers, g squal, r rain, snow,
-thunder. v viability, w daw (wet).
7. BA in inches. tenths and hun. dredthe
79 cts. for 19io,
ep.c. for year ending
·23·2·05 ...MORE 70 cents for 1915 ...............
fot year ending
60 cents for 1915
$2 for 1918/1910."
22 on.â/c 1916.
$1 interim 1918.
A interim / 1818 cents Lūk per share ...
Pack Tramways...10 $10
· [haw] | 8^ 1 | 81
Xfor 1015/16
extra is to be allowed for the return Steam Tmundry.# `D{#3}. journey
III-Beyond Victoria.
Quarter hour, Not exceeding Half hour, "per passenger Two hours,
One hour. 25 cents.
One hour. Be Two Hours.
Three
T
'Twa
Three.
·Your
Fire
Fir
26 ounts for 1916 1916. 127% for 1918
17. In Kowloon
Unión Waterbosts 10154 b..
Not reading Her passenger
105 383
JO cents for 1915
Willem Powell'
50 cents for 1913/1314...
1,40
b. beyers.
2.40
L80
3.00
One day from 6am. to 6 pim. (0.007)
Between the hours of 8:30 pm, and a
Telegraphie Addy:* HTALTO” Telephone No. 890 P.0.3. o. Mi,
MOXOR & TAYLOR”
Share and General Brokers,
at the above fares shall beacresson Printed and published for THE CHINA HAT, Limited by BERTRAM by 60 pár centau
Wyndham Street, Hongkre.
54 Tive
02
If a velicle discharged beyond the Amits of the City of Victoria hall fare