To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE TO-CONSIGNEES,
E Steamship
"EURYALUS,"
haring arrives), Consignees of Cargo by here notised that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous angor extra hazardous Godowns of the
And Kowloon Wharf and!
whenes and/or from The wharves delivery may be obtained.
topus not cleared by 18th February. 19;, will be subject to rent.
downs,
Ait broken, chafed and damaged pack- ages are to be left in the where they will be examined by Mesars. Gilard and Douglas on 7th February 3. ไป ม.บ:
Clan against the Steamer must be frezemed in writing within 10 days afteturival of Steamier, otherwise ther will not be recognized.
No ire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
4 is ed Ending will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & ca, Lrɔ,
'Agenis. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 1917.
TO LET
FFICES at
OFFICES
TO LET
Connaught Road.
1520
OFFICES in King s and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Condui:
11OUSES in Broadwood and Moreton
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply
to
JE 'HONGKONG LAND INVEST- WENT & AGENCY Co., Lro.
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon
Kowb
Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings Kowloom
TO LE OR FOR SALE Kowlour Marine Lot 48 with wharf ares 200 sq. ft. suitable for coal
age or erection of godowns.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb 7, 1937.
.....
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Machinery Office Phone 27.
OUR AGENCIES :-
www
Napier, Ford and Rupaobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Metors. Triumph and Indian Moter Cycles, Rogal at Corora Typewriters. Duresco Paints and Colourwach, Optimus Stoves.
Jeyes Maid;
Carbotyp Stationery.
Turner Oil and Gas Engines,
Sinipsen and Lawrence. Yacht Fittings. Dunlop Tyres,
Güteral Accident Motor Car Insurance.
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February 21.
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Farticulars of outgoing and incoming. Mails will not be advertised in fature.
The Post Office will forward all correu- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Ter Kiuno Mura, for Japan, Mr Chumberland, Mr Dunning, Mrs Harri- son. Meand Mrs Dillon, Major Inouye, Mr Kukari, Mir Tekutoni, com. Karo kuwa, Mr Sellers, Mr Brock, Mr Reid, M Muller, Mrs. Ekiridge, Mrs Fraser, Mr H. Martin, Mrs Grignard and 3 children, Mrs Grassen and child, Miss Tye, Mr McBain, Me and Mrs Braddon, 3 Bruddon, Mr Masson. Mr Sutter,
Correspondence addressed to enemy Hon. Mr and Mrs C. N. Niven and chikiren, Mr. B. Gaither, Mr and Mrs subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- Shimidz, Mr Mott, It. Takehara, Mr guese East Africa, Fersia and Morocco
Hodges and Mrs Carson, Me and Mrs. FFICES; 2nd Floor, St. George M: Mola, Master Suminer, Migs Craddock, cannot be transmitted.
Bulleinga.
Mra Evans, Meners Butcher, J. M. Goode, Morrison, K. Nagakura, Haeno, Mes D. Murphine, Miss K. Ochio, Mira Miss Fan, Mesars
1 Sato, T.
O LET.
"Apply to
BETWAN, TUMES & Co. Boogkong, April 7, 1918,
TC LET.
• 511
LAIS in "Evo Mess" No. 6. The
Peak, apply Property Office
JARDINE, MATREON & CO., LTD.
Howkong, Sept. 1, 1916.
TO LET.
1
·
Apply to
T.
FARES FOR PUBLIC"
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Fictoria with iwo Exarers.
Quarter hour.
生
Hall bouti
One hour,
Three hours, m
Six hours. .............
10 cents,
++
Day (8 in. to s )$1.00...
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. balf fare extra.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 91st at 19.40-Na returns from the Philippines Pressure has increased considerably over centraland N.E.Japan. It has decreased slightly along the consti from Weihaiwei to Hongkong, and has increased slightly over S. Annam. '.
The anticyclone has weakened and moved eastward.
Fresh monsoon is indicated over the China Sea. It is interrupted to the north
Between the huurs of 30 p.m. and 6of Focebar... at the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum...
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beatern.
Hour
11.60 cents, Three hours.................................... $1.00- Six hours.................
1.50
| Day (8 a.m..to 6 pm.). ........... 9.00
11
* III-În the Hill District,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1817.
SHARE KEPORT.
FEBRUARY DIST, 1917.
Stock and paid ap
'tiona 11.30 AM.
Vaino,
Last Dividend sud date.
BANKS.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & Faxi $125 $710 ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00-inch. Total aince January 1st, 0,69 inches, against an average of 2.65 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st noon on the 22nd February.;——
MARINE INSUE:
ANOSS.
"With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
Chato... 508375
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. North Chinas
55 T. 180 winds, fresh; fair.
$0.30
0,40
ཟ་་
One hour,..... 0.30 Two hours, non. 0950
"
0.00
-Formosa Channel: NE wines, Unions ------ strong to moderate.
$100 $900
Three hours, 070 Six hours,
200
Puy (8am.to 3pm:)1.30
1.00 1.30 250-
3.- South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same 'na
Yangtze
4.860) 8955
Quarter hour......20.15 Half hour....
RICKSHAS. :
I.—In the Island of Hongkong if engagei
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
•Half bour,... One bour.
in Victoria.
Every Subsequent hour
5 cents.
15
20
20
"
Noto-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 dia- charged to the East of Bay View Polico Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9. p.m., an extra hafi fare shall be chargeable.
...II-In Kowloon
Quarter hour, Half hour,
South coast of Chins between Hongkong to Hainan: The same as Ho. I
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Feb,. 1917
Data.. Feb. 1st
Enda.
6.30
Beglas 6.35 p..
638
6.36
13
"
23rd 838
6.30
24th 637
6.36
# 25th, 6.36.
6.36
8th 6,36
6.36
3 'cents.
€1.34
6.37
13
+
99th, .6.34
6.38
20
Hour, ********* Every subsequent hour,... 10
111-Taipo Road..
Twenty cents shall be added | for each extra hour or pant of an hour if the hirer cause the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile-
single........ 75 cents....t hour. return...... DOR.................' bours.. Beyond 4th to 5th mile-
single 81.20 baurs.. return81.50.
Beyond 6th to 8th mile-
single $1.752 return....2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
IF
Kingle.....89.003 return......89.50 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th
ment in each case.
Tokina C. Takahashi, Clerk, S. Nasu, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are mile, to tie a matter öf· prévious arrange.
The Services to Germany, Austria, G. Toishi, Y. Yamamoto, A. Sudaki, T. suspended. Seduki and Master Clerk.
EXCHANGE
Hongkong, February 2, 1917.
On London-
LOCAL" AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
WZZE-DAY
691
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Bank Wire
+
2/41
On demand,
9.30.X
1
30 days" sight...
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE. Co., LTD.
Honkong. April 28, 1918
N. Eglin Street
For Ti O...
... 5.00 PM. .../45/16) Tai Po...... .../10.00 AM- 12/4
Cheung Chow ... 9.00.P.M. 4 months' sight, 2/4 9/16)
Shataukok, “Sha- Credits, 4 months' sight, ...2/5.. Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/51 On Faris-
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight, 337
On New York-
On demand,
Credits, 60 days sight, ***
On Borabay-
・Wire -
On Calcutta
Wire, ...
On demand On Singapore
. On demand,
On Manila
On demand,
Apply so-
PERCY SMITH. SETH AND FLEMINGU
On Shanghai-
Or demand
BoogkJet 4, 1918
1197
tin and
Sheungshui... 4.00P.ML.”.
Aberdeen, Autan,
Fing Shan,
Sai Kong Santin, Stanley.. 4.30:
TO LEL
BO
On demand,
་
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolice from Taim Sha Taui.
+
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
FIBRUARY 21, 1917.—a.m.,
Sation,
Hour,
Baromater
nk Ban Lovel.
Temperature.
Hamidity,
890.04
Wl'ostock... Memuro... 5.9.77 Enkodate Tokio Kochi Nagasaki
FARES FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Not exceeding Weihaiwei.
I
29.69
29.81
30.03
(30,1
Kagoshima. Oshima...
Naha
Ishima...
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home.............
ver passenger. 04.conta
BoninIsland Chefoo Weihs Hankow...! Ninkiang... Changsha ----
20.18
17
From Salors' Eome to
Government Civil Hos pital
04
(7.30 4.3. Canton, Samani Regis. & P.M.
and Wuchow
Lotters B P.M. Macpo
6.00 . M.
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Couse
mod From Clock Town to Bay
View House
Sharp Pk... Amoy
-04
Taichu
-10%
Tainan
19.
{T.15 A.M.
9.00 A.M. From Wanchai Market to
(1.20 P.M.
Bay View House
Hongkong
..112
дову.
16.00 P.M. Eongmoca Except
Saturdays Kartad and
Sanmei 5.00P.M. (10,00 AM. Shamsinun
14.00 P.M.
From Bay View House to
6.00 P.X.
Quarry Bay
08:
***
II.—In the City of Victoria:
יו
5.00 P.M.
8.06. Quarter bour,
Half hour.
10
Aparri
One hour.
11
Dagupan...
Two hours,
Manila.....
Three
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEZX-DATE
Four
60
Five
Legaspi .... Tacloban... Ipila
11
Six
75....
SUNDAYS & One day from 8 a.m. to 6 pim. 81.25-
Surigao... Labuan.
HOLIDAYS
17.30 L.M.
III.-Beyond Victoria
8.30A.M.
11.30 P.M.
9.30 P.M.
19.30 P.X. Que hour.
Not exceeding per younger.
£5 cents.
Two cours.
9.
Three inve Tour Five Six
B5.. .00
Swatow..... 8.3
Taiboku.... 5. 30.19
"I
Koshun... 190.10 81 Peseadores.
Canton.
Gap Rock
Macoo
130.13 57 30.18.52 (30.13) 87 (80.14 30.15
Wuchow....30.2 Fakboi.... how
Not exceeding Phalien 7
per passenger. Tourane.....
10 cents.
C.St. James
*
Wind
- ipaaj
Vpros
[C• • • | **** || E|-|}} ~ | Weather.
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires: 20 $155.
Hongkong Firm - 00 | #3874
SKIPPING.
Douglas Steamships 850 $112. mn.
Steam bosim 1881.
Indo-Chinas
"
(Preferred...£§ | 341) (Deterred)...£5 ||3126
Shell" Transports £1106/
**Star Forty"......# 10 | #33 5.
REFINERIES.
Obiza Sughts............8 (00) pris Malabon Sugam P. 30 839
Kailana
MAINING.
Langkaw ...gdrs. 10 T. 204 -1.
·Ratiba.....fin.£1 | $2.40 a
Trench Mines £128/
Ural Caspians £28.
DOCKS, WHAEVES.
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharvos 8.50].$80 a.
HE. & Thamper
Dock 50 $196 s.
Shanghai Docks 1. 100 T, 82
Hongkow Whats T. 100 T. 81
A..
HOTELS LANDS "AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels. 50| 8107 5. Central Estate 100 | ̈$93 Eongkong Lands...5100) || 91 k Humphreys Extatoo # 10] 861 b.
Kowloon Lands ... 30833
West Points.......$ 50 373 *..
Shanghai landa T._50|2,"92
COTTON MILLA.
Eros
T. 50 T. 145
rt
Final of £2-8 mahing £11 for 19' and bonus of 10 rub jest to deduction of income tax
[37 fira making - $25 A/C I and Interim of $18 ale 1915. Firal diy at 1% waking. 97/16 - Intalim of $30 1918,
Final of $15 making 318 for 1914 and int, el #5
con 1915
17 and beans '$2 for
1014. $7 for 1914 ecritics
31 Anal and 88. bonus, making $14 a/c 1915-16 31.25 for 1915 ...............
Interim ut 3- a/c 1916... Interim at 10- m/e1918,
2/-iut. n/a 1918 Coupon 27
$1.85 dividend $5 conta Bonus for year ending 30:4:16 TALLY OTHE
$15 for 1913.graynanıyor
P. 5 fa 1916.
Final diy, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10% a/c. 1915-1918 coupon No. 8 [T_1_for.1910
14/-a 1916...
9% for 1913
% for 1915 & bonu
$24 interm a/c 1916.......
Tie. 74 ro1 year ending
30.4.16 Ts, 3 for 1916
Final of making $8
afe 110. $78/0-1916.
Final div. of 83 making
$7 / 1916. | 60 cents for 1918 Bel
$ for 1915-
"
Final 3-25, making $5.25
x/c 1916........ 6.% interim w/o 1916,
1.
Rata
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PORZ
div.
di pa
6. p.a.
of p.s
7 p.c
10 p
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?' p.c.
€ p..
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*38 Bar Silver in Hongkong " ... 18 % now.
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HONGKONG TIDES.
17.30 AX 11.30 P. (7.30 AM
Canton 9.30 FM, Tai Ping
Tung0.30 F. 9.30 P. Shek K.30 P.M. 9.30 PM. 9.3 P.M. Konginoon..6.00 PM 6:00 PM. 6.0 F.M. One day from 6am to 6 pm. $1.50 Kjunchuk ...6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M.
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the 6 00 P.M. 8.00P.M. 6.00 P.M.exts is to be allowed for the return. limi-of-the-City of Victoria half fare Except baturdays.
The tide table giren below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office Kinkong
in London from the result of the analysis,
of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Polica Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui
1887-8-9. The sero of the table corresponds with
Postage is Charged at the rate of Ring the years 1
coals per month"
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journey.
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Not exceeding
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Btart tehould be sant as soon as possible sa | Chart, which has been found to be feet the supply in Bruited. / Caab 10 eta; Ondit 3 inches below mean sea level.
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Alterations and ädditions to Adverties. menta un Page) 2, 3, 5, and 7 should “be sent to the Ofźca, No. 5, Wyndham
Buest, not later than 11.80 n.
Alterations and additions to Advertise- -mebla ou pegen §1, 4,0 ́and ́8 abould be
to not later than X p.m.
A
To obtain the depth of water on the add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard
* Lemont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table
February and to 28th, 1917.
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HONGKONG BEGISTER.
Previods day
Op dat on date at st 3 p.b 0 Am
30,21 30.20 30.12:
80
·89...
37
02
50%
Barometer Temperature Hunddity. Direction of}
Wind.
Force
0,01
Weather.
Baiz
0.07 0.00
0.00
One
bour
Two hours. Three Four-
Five
Six..
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Shanghai Cattons T. 54 T 110 b..
Tia. 12 för year ending
31*10*16
| Tim. 6 div, xệt year ended
30-8-15.
Tla. 0,90 for 1918.
Kung Yik......
Y`ngtasspoo
T 10 T∙13 1
BT..
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Bornes 12574-6,
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 21, 1917. Light & Power 1. 8° 384,65 3.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees α isa-Providenta. Fahrinbeit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
Dairy Farm 2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.,
Green Jalanda
3. Humory, in percentage of satura tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF Wro, to two points.
# 10 £9.
5 5 $24 m
10 $17,40.
Hongkong Electrica 10 #49 k Boogkong low.....# 21 | #160
BOBO OF WED, according to Bongtong Repos .....8. 10 | 134) ▲ Ben iford Scale:
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, ce Bonghong Tramways 5/67.20 per passenger detached cloud, d drizzling rain, 1 fog.
40
80
1.40
2.40
2.80
$9,00
One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 5.00
"Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and e a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per century.
5 gloomy, b'bail, I lightning, o overcast,
Ppassing showers, a aquehr rain, a snow, H.K. Steel Foundry
thunder. visibility, w dow (web).
7. Rant in inches. tenths and han
dredths.
Feak Tramways
72 uta. Jox. 19iv...
6 p.e. for year ending
28-2-00g
70 santa for 1916.........
$3 for ending
317.16.........
60 omnis for 1915
2 tot 1913/1916.
#2 on aje 1916
$1 interim 1916.
17% interim 1918 canta 10 per abare
7% for 1918/1918
Temperature.
Hongkong. February 21, 1917 BAROMETER Done! Dov TATEMOMELI
Do
Storm Laundry in5, 5835
Union Waterbosts) @ $155
25 pente for 1916/1926..
124% for 1916
P.
Watsons
William Powell mai
1080) M
70 cents for 1915
14 Pi
"AM
341021
Elekool open sje temperatura on the tosh, to
· Lowest sɔm Ale, temperat
TICKLING IN THE THROAT
EVEN
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Do. (Wat bulb) [
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