· KONGKONG · POLICE RESERYE.
INSPECTORS AND SERGEANTS,
Inspectors and Sergeants are informed that the following examinations to be: bell by Chief Inspector Kerr ato merely by way of keeping them posted in Folien Duties, No results will be recorded. They will take place perilically. At- seance in uniform us Police School ni
30 pm as follows:-
Monday, March 19th-:All Crown Ser-
geunts, and (Sergeants of Nos, und 2 Companies.
Wedlog, March 14th-All Chief
hspectors, Stuffluspectors Areill and Potter, all inspectors, and Stall Sergeants Fisher and Balean. Friday, March 16th All Crown Ser
genats and Sergeants of Non. 3 andi
4 Companies, Mounted Folier. Slazim Gunners, and Ambulance Platoon
TO LET
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
LARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situated
in Queen's Rond. Fitted with electric hight, telephone,and and exchange.
Applar
"No. 91.
CCHINA MAN.' Office. Harukone, March 2, 1917-
TO LET
་་
1545
TOUR-ROOMED HOUSESix Gordur Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloor
A FLAT is Humphreys Buildings: Foroon.
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kosioon Marine Lot 48 with wharf ares 15,100 (8q. ft. suitable for cos storage »e erection of godowns
Apply to-
"HUMITREYS ESTAVE E FINANCE
CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings.
ALEX ROSS & CO. Machinery Office Phone 27.
OUR AGENCIES
Napier, Ford and Hupmoble Hotor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marino Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corona Typewriters, Duresco Paints and Colourvash, Optimus Sty
Jeyes Fuid,
Carbotyp Stationery,
Turner Oil and Gas Engines.
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Danlop Tyres
General Accident Mutor Car Insurance.
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME
The
THE CHINA MAIL.
Overland China Mail
FULL
REPORTS.
LATEST · INTERLLIGENCE,
Order before you leave, an that you may regira it while at Hour.
Price $13 per annum, including, postage.
CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.
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THE CHINA MAIL, La., Wyndham Street.
ITCHING SMARTING ECZEMA ON HEAD
Spent Many Sleepless Nights.
• Hair Came Out Badly.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
"Adous to your age. I wokn ad ond morning and found ail behind my car and to the crown be my head, wet and sinartine. I was tolź It?wal wat oesema. It was leth- ing sad smarting all the tiras anul ! spen many, airepless nights. My hair also caxDU out very badly behind my car..
* man advertisement of Carlqara Soap and Ointucat and I sent for a free samplo and that bought two, tablem. of Soap and a box of Olatirol. I was bealach" (Signed) Mira Sara A. Walidva, 8, Preston $. Lower Ince, Lance. Eng., July 20, 1915. "Sample Each Free by Post
With up. Skla Book, (Soap to clearin and Ointment to heal). Addrome port-card for samples: F. Nawbery & Sons, 25, Char- terhouse Sq. London.. Sold everywhere.
ILL
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Hull bour,
Quarter hour,
One hour,
Three hours.
Six board..
איי
Day (6 am to 8' p.m.), .............
10 cents.
The
$1.00
"
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the above fares'shall be increased by 50 per centum.
WFATHER REFORT,
Od the 7th at 1911-No returns from Indo-Chinu Pressure has increased considerably over NE Japan, and decreased considerably over NE China. Okanges elsewhere are alight.
The Anticyclone has moved rapidly castward and is now central between China and Japan.
Fresh to moderate monsoon is indi exted along the south-east coast of China and over the Chia Ses. It will be in- terrupted to the north of any.
Hongkong Hainfall for the 24 bours
Stock and paid op
Valio
BANKE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MARCH 7TH, 1917.
Hous
Roin sood
11.30 A.MAN
Laab Dividend and date.
on inst
div..
ending at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Tatal | Hongkong & S'hai $125 | 8687 a. since January 1st, 1.80 inches, against an average of 3.53 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 8th March
MARINE INSUE-
ANGES.
Cantor
508375
Nörth Chinas ...£5 |T. 180°
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: É winds, strong to moderate; cloudy.
2-Formosa Channel: N.E winds strong to moderate.
Unions * $100 $900 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same Yangtuses.... No. 1.
4-Youth coast of China between Hoogkeng to` Hain: E wind moderate.
... 60 1965
FIRE INSURANGER.
China Firen § 20 | 8155 Hongkong. Fires DV (367) |
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
The following table, shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends Douglas Steamships $50 $105 ».
and begins during the month of March 1917-
SHOPPING.
Steamboat 10 8181 4.
Indo-Chines:—
(Preferred)...£5|8414 ¡Deterred) £3 | 3120-
Date
Bads.
"Mar. 7th, '6.99
..
Begins. .6.40 pan.
Sth, 5.97
6.42
9th, -6.25
20
6.49
10th, 803
6.43
11th, 6.25
6.43.
-19th 6.94
13th
# 1 0.24
6.13
*** Shall* Transports £1 [105/- †)
6.43
C.60 cents.
15th 6.20
A
6:44
** Spet Ferry" manā 10] 233
81.00
LOLD, 813
1.30.
17th. 618
18th.
200
REFINERIES.
19th
6.45
20th, 6.15
0.46.
Elst 6.14
46
32nd 6.13
6.46
93rd, 8.13
I Beyond Victoria, with jour Bewers.
Hour.
Three hours............................ Six hours.
14th
18th.
Hongkong, Fab., 1917..
20. LET
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, Se. Gevryd's
Balldings."
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co Hongkong, April 7, 1915, i
311
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
MARCH 7, 1917.—a.m.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
-
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Maila will not be advertised in future."
The Post Office will forward all corres. pondence posted by the fastest routem,...
Day (6 s.m. to 6p.m.).
»III~In the Bill District.
With 2 Bearers Fith 5 Beare's.
Quarter bour,
Half hour,...
| One four.
Two hours.
Three hours, Six hours,
20.15
80.30
6.477
... 0,90
-0.40
24th 612
0.30
0.60
25th, 9.11
0.50
$80
.n.: 26th, 6,10
6:47 *6.47 A
6.47
0.70
1.00
97th, 8.08.
8.47
1.00
28th
6.00
0.43
$.00
29th, 808
0.48
30th, 6.07
6.48
31st, 60
6.48
Day (8am. to 6 p.m.)1,50
Final of ES-8 making 24-11 to 1918 and bosum of 10 sub- ject to deduction of Lacome tax
aj
ina making $25 and Intervar
of $15 / 1915. ......
Final div. of 15% makin
2 / 1318
Interim of $30 a 1915.
| Final of $15 making $18 for 1914 and int-of°36 ka: 2060unt":1915. ...
$7 and beaus 9 for
1914. ........ *$97 for 1914 0000
1 final and 83 bonus,
making $14/01915-18 $1.20 for 1915
Interim of 3 n/a 1915... Tatarim of 10/- a/o 1916,
*p...-
Ili pe #p-c
3. p.
I p..
China Sagers.........$100 | 3114.3.
Mainben Sugars... P. 30 533
|2/-ict/ «/<1918 Chapon $7
1.65 dividend. 15 centa Bonus for year ending 30:41648 mán
$13 for 1970 ..........
P. & for 1916..
by pto-
::
TO LETA
Salo
flour.
Harometer
né Ben Larel.
U. 42 Egh Street.
N".
Apply to-
PERCY SMITH..
SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong. Oct. 31, 1918.
1197 Wustock 61.30.20
OFFICE'S
TO LEJ.
Wind
Temperature,
Humidity.
Directin.
Forca,
Weather.
Memuro... 5,3012
Fiskodate..
130.1%
Tokio
130.26
Kombi Nagasaki...
$0.29
20.31
at Connaught Road.
Kagoshima. Oshiroa
ย
80.27
Naba
Ishijira
30.1
30.14
below! 8 a.
30.24 2018
Bankow
Ichang
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OFFICES in Kings and York Building.
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Boninland
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HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Weihaiwei..
Bond.
"Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamees, Canton.
Apply" to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lav.
THE
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NOTICE
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Communications relating to news should
buy dressed to Tax Entron
All etter for publication should be
Written no one and of the paper only,
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RICKSHAS.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Fort-1-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged guese East Africa, Persis, and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
LUCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD:
in Victoria.
Ten minutes...... Quarter hour,
Half hour,....
One hour,
IXCHANGE.
Hongkong, March 7, 1917.
Bank Wire
30 days' sight...
Og London-
5 conta.
10
1T
On demand.......
15
15
Every Subsequent bour
f the ricksha...be engaged Note.-If within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged
rged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 8 pm. or be dis charged to the East of Eay 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 Kowloon.
WELL-BATH SUNDAYE & Quarter hour,
HOLIDAYS
?
For
Tai 0...
Tai Po...'
... 5.00 PM.
...10.00 3. M.
9.30 4.15
Cheung Chow... 2.00 P.K.
Skatzukok, Sha-
tin and Sheung hui
... 4.00 F..
Aberdeen,
Pingan,
Sai Kung Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 P.M.
(7.30 AMP Carton,Samani
and WachowRegis. 5r.. Lettera 6 r.M
7.15 AM ***11.30 P.M.
(6.00 P.M. Konginoon. Except.
Saturdays
Hoilor
Phulien Tourne
Macao
11
C.St. James
Manila
11
Hoito
Letters relating to business should be 9.79
aduroved to Tas MaxigER,
Raos of sabeription to ""China Mall" is Serigno...... #39 per annam ; per quartar and per men- | Labuan ............ sem pro rata'."
The Orim Mall" is delivered free to mubscribers in Hongkong and Kowloony
Postage is Charged at the rate of fifty seats per month.
Ordner for extra copies of the *Curra Mars' should be sent se soon so possible the supply is mutted Cash 10 ela, Credit 20 eta, per copy.
Kas of enteription to the Overland China Mail" is 812 për annad: posinge 31
azta. Single copies twenty per ansitio five cents each.
Alteratavus and additions to Advertins- maleon Pages 2, 3, 6, and 7 should
bo rent to the Ulos, No. &, Wyndham Bzeel, sot later than 11,30 k.
Alterations additions to Advertise-
eats and add and should
ment so but later than 1 p.m.
New Advertisements should be one in
Advertisements and Subscriptious which arë out ordered fors, fixed period will be ponfiosed until countermanded.
Teographic Address 'Masz" Hongkong. Code...0. 5th Edition.
Telephone No. 27.
THE CHIA Man, Lamorner,
30
29.76
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 7, 1917.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Fahn nheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.
9. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Arees Fahrenheit.
a. Huxtory, in percentage of a tion, the humidity of air satursted with moisture being 100.
4. Diekunor or WIND, to two points.
Namisu and
Baumei. §.00 P-36 ..
(10.00 .. Shamchun ****** 4.00 PM.
5 cents.
Half boar, Hour,........... Every aubsequent hour, 10
II-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added For each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer than-
single ....................... 70 cents....1 hour.. return..... $1.00...........2 hours.. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
#
'.5,00 Pi
9.00 A.K.
*.00 P..
5.00 P.M.
To 4th mile
single......81.909 tours: return......$1.50............4 Beyond 6th to 8th mile--
single $1.55 ............24 return......$9.00 ......... Beyond 9th to 11th mile--
single 82.00 ............ return ............$2.50 und... 27 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case,
The fares here set out to apply to one. 2.00 ..rieksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha
FROM SHEUNGWAN: WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS &
上
HOLIDATE
Macao......7.30 4.9.30.M. 17.30
11.30 PM.
แ
||1.30 P.M. 7.30. *** 19.30 .. 0,30 = {7:30
Tsui
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Bailors' Home
< months' sight, ...
2/4
.../4 1/18
12/14 ...2/4 5/28 ...2/43 Oredita, months' right, Documentary, 4 months' sight 8/43 On Paris
Ou demand,
+.+224 Credits, 4 months' wight,334 On New York-
On demand
...55
Credits, 60 days sight,
Wire, ***
Ju Bombay-
On demand,
On Calenta
Wire On demand..
Do Singapore- On demand,
On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
nom..
30 days' sight(private paper)---- On Yoknbama-
***
On &'mand
1082 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)... 47.80 Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) 88.50 n Silver (per os --- ---
.37 3/16 Bar Silver in
in Hongkong 18% no Chinese Copper Cash ...
Chinese Copper Cents... if... Bate of Native Interest, Chinese Suk. Coin Hongkong Beh. Coin ....
MINING.
Kailena......
£138/
Langkad, 10 T.-17.
Radbe... ....El $2:35
Tronoh Mine2130
| Ural Caspisha «...................£129/-
DOCKS. WHAEVES,
"AND GODOWNA.
Kowloon Wharv #608814-8.
H.E. & Whampo
༑ ་
Doak......... 50 8125 s.
!
Shanghai Decks 100 T. 82 b.
Hongkow Wharts T. 100 | T., 85j
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotela... 50 $105 *.
Central Estat100 $93
Hongkong Lands $100 $91 Humphreys Ratatos $ 10 265 b. ✯ pa.. Fowloon Lands...30 $3
↓
Weat Points.. 50 370 3. Shanghai Lande T. 50 T. 99
p.n. p.a 61% dia
COTTON "MILLS,
· HONGKONG TIDES,
The tide table given below has been ecmpiled at the National Almanse Office
Ewok
T. 50 T. 145
Shanghai Cottone T. 50 T. 116.
in London from the result of the analysis | Kưng Xik. of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tani during the years 1887-8-9.
The zero of the tabla corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty which has been found to be lost Not exceeding Chart, which
3 inches below mean sea level
Der passenger.
.04 cents.
)
Canton
From Sailors' Homis, to Government Civil Hos
(9.30
F3pital
Tai Ping
Tung9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. §.
P.M.
F.
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Townto Race From Clock Town to Bay
04
04
& LOZCT OF WD according to Sher Ep.30 FM. 9.30 PM. 9.3
Bes ford Scale
6. STATE OF WEATHEE b blue sky,eongmcon .8.60 p.m. 6.00 P. 6.0 detached cloud, 'd drizzling main, 1 log, Kumchuk..0.00.M. 6.00 PM 6.50 r.k. Kaukong ...600 PM. 6.60P.M. 6.00P.M.
g gloomy, bail, lightning, g'overcast,
thunder, visibility, w dow (wel). passing showers, squal, rain, snow,
7. BAIN in inches. tenths and hun- dredile
HONGKONG REGISTER
Except Saturdays.
ครู
In the case of Maila closing before a Registration closes at 5 o'clock on
klo, previous evening.
Conse
View House.oom
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House ... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
II-In the City of Pictoria
Quarter hour.. Half hour. "................
One hour.
Not exceeding
per potazenişer. 10 centa
To obtain the depth of water on the
gtapos
Final div, 5% tree of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1915-1918 coupon No. 8
Tis. I for 910
4/-/o 1916..
19% for 1915.
4 1916 & bonan #9
Final $2.30 & bonus $6, making $11 a/s 1916...
Ta. 7 to year ending.
30.4.18
Tla 3 for 1915
Final of 3 making $6.
af 1916 $73/0-1918.
Final div. of Bt making
87 / 19:5
**P***
Пp.
7.p.c.-
Віра.
Firil 83-25, making $6.25-
a/c 1918
50 cents for 1915.
824 for 1915-10m.
6% interim s/o 1916...
The 19 for year ending
31-10-15
Tia. 6 div. a. 5 year ended
33-6-18,
T 101T. 13
Tls. 0.90 for 3928..
101 P
MISCELLANEQUB.
China-Borneo. 128 b.
tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Light & Powers ..$ 584,65 b. "add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lemont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot 4 inches to the height given in the table
March 8th to 14th, 1917.
STIEN - WATE Pangkong
The S
LOW WIZER Hongkong
10 כי
ins-Pro.idemis“
■10 18:20
Dairy Farms
0 824
10 $10.50
Green Lelandia
Hongkong Electrice $10 #19 5.
72 ct. for 19ioi.................
18.p.c. for year ending.
28-9-06
X) cents for 1918, ...........
is for your ending
31716
60 cants for 1918
92 for 1915/1916.dren
| #2.04 x/0:1816 piramides
BL interim 1916,
for1915/1928
Height
Hongkong la... CL 8160
fast:
Hongkong Ropen..... 10 | #32 Hongkong Tramways 0/- - | #7.50
H.K. Steel Foundry
23
final afc 1915 (cents. 48 per cARIO) ...
810
Peak Tramways
¿de.
109.80)
(210) 102.
Prarion
On dach: at On datë në
Barombler Temperature 81
30.00 30.09 20.00
£7
60
702
A FAMILY NECESSITY.
80
73%
0.00
arr. March 7. 1917.
Two bouss
Three
Four
Five
One day from 8 am to 6 p.m. $1.50 ?4
TVERY family should be provided LA with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all times Bprains may be cured in much less time when promptly treated. Lame One back, lame shoulder, pains in the side. Twai and cheat and rheumatic pains are some Three of the diseases for which it is especially Your valuable. Try this liniment and become ve Acquainted with its qualities and yan Six
willl never wish to to without for One day male brall Chemists and StoreLeopar
III-Beyond Fictoria.
extra is to be allowed for the return Journey:
Between the hours.
discharged, boyand the su: the above fares abull, and increas the City of Victoria all fare by 50 per centuri
·IV-In Rchalcon.
Not exceeding
Quarter hour Half hour, "per passenger. The bour
25 cents Two hours,
Three a Four Fivo
Not extreding per passenger.
Steam Laundry k
Union Waterboate & 10
25 cents for 1915/1218..
32. Dis
124% for 1918,
70 dats 10r 1915
Villinan Powell
150 cents for 3918/214.
(140)
2.40.7 9.80
MOX
80
3.00
Broken
Que day from
11:00
8.39 p.m. and
Printed sad
hed: for Tax Caric Man, Limited by BESTRIK AUS
Temperature.
Hongkong, March 7, 1017.
1.
Humidity Direction of
Wind
30.13 Force
30.06
Weather
Do. (Wet bulb) 1