Te-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC AVOTION.
E Undersigned have received in- tractions to sell by subbe Auction.
VAR SOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
- од
TUESDAY,"
tíns 3rd. April, 1917, at 2.30 p.m., at „“CLOVELLY “No. 12 Peak Road.
THE WHOLE OF" THE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE,
therein "contaiand.
Consisting of -
Blackwood silver exbinets, black wool erved desk, flower stils &e.
Teakwood Sideboari, dinner wILAHORIS, Text:ssion dining tableand chairs, dinner
senice, grookerý, glassware &e.
Tenkwood "extra kirgo" wardrobes, fired thres large beveiled mirrors).
Tenkwood Marble-top Bureaus, (with bevelled mirror) teakwood Overmantels, Fineu presses, large double, Brax
with air mattresses mounted Red Harble-top waskstands, porcelain com #les Je.
Also
나
Upright Gmad l'fano, by well known taker, unthin splendid condition.
Large American Ice Chest and several
god engravings and pictures.
Catel tes will be insted..
On view from Monday the 2nd April
at man.
Tex-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.. Hongkong, March 28, 1917.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Machinery Office 'Phena 27.
OUR AGENCIES:
Kapier, Ford and Buṛmóbile Motor Cars, Brake, Caille and Scripps Marine Motore Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corona Typewriters, Dreesco Faints and Colourwash. Options Stoves,
Jeyes Fluidy
Carbotyp Stationery,
Turner Oil and Gas Engires,
"
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunlop Tyres,
General Accident Motor Car Insurance.
TO LET
STO. LET.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
Half hour,
CRAINA.
... 10 cents.
Fo-In Victoria with beo Bearers.
Quarter bour,
Que bour,
Three hours,........................
$1.00
Six hours.
Day (0 ani to 0 pm)
L
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, halt fare extr
"Between the hours of 8.36 pm, and ( a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
IT-Beyou! Fictoria, with four Beers,
0,60 cents
1.30.
Hours polla di Three bours....1. Six hours,.......... Day (6 4.1 to 6 pm), .......................... 2.0M)
With : Bearers With 3 Beurera
$0.30 Quarter hour.......80.15 Half hour,
... D.AU The Port Office will forward all corresQue honr.
.........* 0,34 OUR-ROOMED HOUSESia Gordon
Two hours... 0.00 Terrace and Salisbury Avenue.pondence peated by the fastest routes.
Three hours, ...... 0170 Kowloon
Six hours......... 1.00 Day (B.toāp.ro.)156
H.40
++
0.50
0,50
2.00
1.50 2.90
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
⚫ Correspondience adaressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Libéria, Portu- guess East Africa, Persin' and Morocco.
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 49 with wharf arra 58,500 eq. ft. suitable for coal, cannot be transmitted. storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to-
[
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
1613
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location JL BLLTRIO TRAMs Pam Entrance, Electric Lifte, FaDxn Lighting. Koropemu Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Bar and Cold Water System throughunt, Best of Food and Service-
-TALETHOJE WA Bezgrarung ADDRESA:
*VICTORIA."
J. WTCHELL, »
Manager.
PATELL & CO.
Importers-Exporters
AND
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches :-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA.
China:
HANKOW,
SHANGHAI,
CANTON.
NORAH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE 'GO."
IN WHICH ARE FENTED TUZ. SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, I.,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
UTAL FUNDS AT Sist Diclazza, 1314, £23,870,387.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000. subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid up Capital -Fire Funds
T ARCE OFFICER. Centrally Situated Right, telephone and sub, exchang
3o. 21. Apply
Ca Man Office. Hongkong. Marel: 2/1517,
TO LRT.
1543 i
RICKSHAS.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 20th at 11.40-Pressurs bas increased moderately over Japan and| decreased slightly chewhere. The AR- ticyclone has weakened but remains stationary over S. China; a depression which crossed Japan yesterday is in- dicated, to the east of Hakodate.
Fresh monsoon will continue along the China const sud over the northern part of the China Sea,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours. unding at 10 am, to-day, 6.00-inch. Total since January 1st, 1,52 inches, against ad average of 3:53 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st noon on the 27th March
-Hongkong to Cap Rock' N.E. winds, fresh to moderate; cloudy with" |drizzling rain, improving later..
4-Formosa Channel: N.E. winds, strong.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamecks: The same No. 1.
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MARCH 26TH, 1917
Stock and pald.op
ty Bioca 11.30 A.M.
Falco,
BANKS.
Hongkong S'hal 8125 | 8080: b..
MARINE INSUR- ANCES.
Canton
..850 $370
North China
T. 150
Culoza, #100|#890
outh coast of China between Yangtzes....... ...#: 90 | 3231 Hongkong Hains: The same No. 1.
"OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends,
The Services to Germany, Austria, I.—In the Island of Hongkong if engaged and begins during the mouth of March, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire arr acepended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD...
WELL-DAYS SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
For Thi Fo......
Jai .........00 P.M. ...10.00A.M.
Cheung Chow... 9:00P.M... Shataukok. Sha
tim undi
Sheungshui... 4,00 P: M. Aberdeen. Autau,"
Ping Shao,
Sai Kung,
مرا
Sautin. Stanley.. 4.30 Y.M.
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Canton, Samsul
Apply to
SREWAN, TOMIES & Co.." | Macau, ... Hongkong. April 7, 1914.
TO LET
311
NEW HOUSE in, Condait Road.
1 heady for occupation."
Also GODOWN in Duddell Street. For
rent and other particulars apply to
EL M. H. NEMAZEE. 1 Bes Vaux Road. Hongkong, March 12, 1017.
OFFICES
TO LET
1577
at Connaught Roed. OFFICES in Kings and Fork Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamoen, Canton. THE RETREAT No. 65, The Feat.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY Co., L.
¿
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very desirable SHUPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Road Central
£2,437,500. Hongkong, March 15, 1917.
3,837,547
Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,690 Sinking Fund Account ...... 128,930
£23,970,387
Revenue Fire Branch... £,381,68
Lite And Arnnity į
2,141,685 Branchen) Lavonne Marine Department... 337,239 Other Recsiņā cie
478,940
"CHINA MAIÏ. ”
1578
PUBLICATIONS.
BTAINABLE at the "LUBINA 'MAIL'
in Victoria
Ten minutes.....
Quarter hour, eode
Half hour,.
One hour,
Every Subsequent boar
20
-2161
18. $75, 6.08
5. cont
TO
Date
Bads.
.15
Mar. 26th, 610 3.20..
Begins. 6.47 p.m.
$47
..
18th, 6.08"
0.48
29th, 6.08
348
30th, $.07
6.43
31st 9.08
6.49
*
20
engaged Note- the ricksha be within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dis 9.30 1.M. charged to the Fast of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoris after 9 pm at extra half fare shall be chargeable.
9.00 ..
and Wuchow
(7:30 AM.
Regis 6 r.x. Lotters 6 P... 17.15 4.3.
(6.00 PM. Kongmoon... Except
Saturdays
Sancaci... 5.00 PM.
10.00 AM. Shamchun... F.M.
50 Pi
.3.0P.M.
8.00 P..
9.00 A.M.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH P.O.
It-In Kowloon. Quarter hour, masina
Half hour,........
Hour,
Every subsequent hour,....
III-Taipo Road.
5. cents.
10
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or past | of an hour if the hirer causes" the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile- single
76 cents.... hour. retarn... $1.00
...bours.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile
single 81.20..... return 81.50........
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single81.75. return......200
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
9 hours.
**
43
single89.00........3 return 83,507 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th WKEX-DAYS SUNDAYS &mile to be a matter of previous arrange The faces hete set out to apply to one richsha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Trui
HOLIDAYS (7.30 A.M 9.30A.M.
1.30 P.AL (7.30 AM. 6.30 г.M. 19.30г.M.
Macao1.20 M 17.30 ..
$7.30 A.M. Canton 18.30 PM, Tai Ping
Tung...0.30 PM, 0.30 PM. 0. P.M. Shek Ki0.30 P.M. 9.30 P.3. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon 5.00 PM. 6.00 г. 8.0 PM. Kumchik...6.00 P.M. 6.00P.M. 6.00 p.35. Kaukong ..-6.00 P.M. 6.00P.M.”8.00P.M.
Except Saturdaya.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clocken the vous evening,
1
EXCHANGE. Rengkong, March 26, 1017/
On London
Bank Wire
**
On demand,
30 days' sight...
cat in each case.
FIRED FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES.
1.
1.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home .............. From Sailors Home - to
Government Civil Hos
ROYAL OBSERVATORY. HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REFORT.
"MARCH 26, 1917.-8.m.
Saties.
Wl'ostock Memuro
Hakodate
chio!
Косы
Kagoshima
Ba,;
5 5.|
זז
Oshima...... 80,12
Sana
30..
Ishi'jima.. 80.19
Bonin Kland
9.95
Chefoo
Weihaiwci..
30.29
"
Hankow chang dinkang..."
Changskn.. Shangbai Gutaf... Sharp Pk...! Amoy
**
,00
130.9.
9.30.17
• B
Taihaku.. 8.90.15
Taichu... Taipan
#1
Koshun..... Pesescores
Canton Not exceeding Hongkong Gap Rock der passenger.
Macao Wachtowa. 04 cents.
Pakhoi Hoibow....
04
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race"
Couse
04
10
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
12:
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House .........
08
17
2/3
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
08
...2/3 15/16 22/4
II—In the City of Victoria.
Not exceeding
...2/4 3/16
per passenger.
10 cents. IU
4 months' sight, Credits, 4 months' sight, 2/43 Documentary, 4 months' pigh: 2/47 On Paris
On demand,
****
...393
Credits, 4 months' sight, 333 On New York- On demand,
...564 Credits, 60 days sight, In Bombay--- Wire, ... Un demander
£6,239,228 Once, Wyndham, Street, Honz on Calcattay
kong:
The Accumulativa Fazde of the Parious Brauches are separately invested, and, Act of Parlimen, are set selde to west the cin ms under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Åsenta,
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
wwwwwww
HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
(1891-1903)
HONG KONG’6 HISTORY...
MUSICAL
NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN
HONGKONG AND BOUTH CHINA (by Rev. G. A., Bunbury, M. A.)
FRI
Part X-Mammals and Birde
Part II-Reptilen, Amraíbis and
Fishes...
H. LI DON FAN, &Chinam raduste rozed in literature, has been a teacher to Rampasa And Horekanta in Lale Colony for lan yours. Die kam a good method of training Haroposes to Jars in the Chinese sxamination, and is possessed THE Da Brat cats certificate na a Chinese tenchan, Ke Ban good knowledge of Mandarin and hakka, Those who Intand learning the Chinese langunge Baw puented to write to "China ait Office dirent in Device, Wellington Street, second Door
(1251
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
15, Morrison Hill Road.
***
nom.
+.
Wirty d
Ctz.
On demand
On Singapore
On demand,
On Manila
60
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On deciand
Quarter hour,
Hall bour..
One hour:
Two hours,
Foar..............................
Six
70
75:
Five
One day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $1.25
111-Beyond Victoria.
nom!
One hour....
Two Hours,
મ
Three
Four
Tivo
Six
30 days sight (privata paper)--
On Yokohama
On d'mand,
JWA
ཌ་
Dom.
108
50 Gold Lend, 100 fine (per taal). 48.70
Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) 88.55. n.
MISSIONS ETRANGERES (Eistoryofibe Eastern Cherche)
... 1.00
ORINESE SCHOOL BOOK *(** Sun-Ta King,” translates
by E. J. Eitel) m
SIR; ROBERT HART'S LAND
TAX MEMORANDUM criticism WASHING BOOKS (for
Temperature.
Silver pengkong Bar Sliver in Chinese Copper Cash ... Chiness Copper Cents... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin Hongkong Saba Coin sensin
45
Not exceeding
per passenger
26.cents
"
60
75 17
86
+1
00
One day from 6am. to 6 pm. §1.50
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half fre extra" is to be allowed for the return journey.
IV-In Kowloon.
Not exceeding
30.05 60 (30.04-60* 30.01 81 30.04 67
30.10 49
*
30.05 65 78
30.04
30.05 6 97
字
Phulien 7.29.0
Tournes
Apart
Dagupa
30
#
29.8
Manils" Legasp Tacloban .....
Iloilo
**
Surigao. Labuan...
Wind
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FIRE INSURANCES.|| China Fires... 20$15 b. Hongkong Fire ou} #9526;"
SHIPPING.
Douglas Starshipe $50 $109.
Steamboats.... 16919)
Indo Chizas:-
(Preferred).£5 841
Deferred)....£3 81284 Bil
*Shell" Transporta* £1]10%)- **Star Ferry'... 10:33
REFINERIES.
China Sugars................. (00) $125 b.. Male boa. Sagar... P. 30j $20 b. 30 an
Kailana
MINING.
£338/.
Langkaca.........dr. 10) T. 18 b
....£$2.36 3.
Raubs...
Tronoh Mins £130% i
Ural Casplans......23 28/
-DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS. /
Kowloon Wharvem $ 50 981 5.
H.K, & Whampo
Docks.......... 5013127 b. & sa.
Shanghai Docks T. 100jT. 87
:
Rota
Laat Dividend and, date.
ICAL'
div.
Final of £2-3 mating £4.6 for 1978 and
bonds of 10/ subi jeeb to deduction of Income tax
$ Rial making $25.
ajo 1914 and Interim
of 15 al 1916. Fical div. of 15% waking
27/1915 Interim of $30 wực 1915.
Final of 816 making $18
·for 1914 and int. of 36. an axema 1915.
187 and bonus #2 for
1914........
827 for 1914
$1. final making $8 and 89 bonus, making (14 alls/1015-16
$1.25 for 1916 «............
4
Interin of 3/- a/c 1916... Interime of 10's/61918,
of 'p.c.
6. p.c
8 p...
9/int m/c 1916 Coupon 27
7 p..
$1.55 dividend & 45 cts.. Bonus for year ending 30:4:16
61 po
$12 for 1915 Summerton
F. 5.for 1918.
10 p.0.
131⁄2 p
Finial dir, 5% free of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1915-1918, coupon No. 8 Tis. for 191
1- interim making 4-
ale 1918
9% for 1915
8% 1316 & bonus
Final #2.50 bonus 26, making $11 a/c 1316...
Ta. 7 lot year ending
30-4-16
HOTELS" LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Botal... 50 8102 Central Estate...$100 $93 Bengkong Lands...$100 $94 b. Humphreya Estos 20 861 b Kowloon Landa ...6: 30|| #83.
West Points ......... 50 370 b.
Shanghai Landa T. 50 T. 99
Final of 3 making $6
a/ 1918.
| $7 a/c 1916...ervacanzone
Fiosi div. of $34 making:
87 / 1910Üçı
50 cents for 1816
82 fär 1916
Final 3-25, making 65.25
ale 1918 6% final making 12%
a/o 1916.....
COTTON MULLS.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 26, 1917.
BAROMETER, reduced to 3 degrees Ewpe Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
T. 50 T 147
Shang! ai Cottons T. 50 T. 117 2. TEMPERATUÉR, in the shade, in "de-
1:
grees Fahrenheit.
3. HuxшITY, in percentage of stura. Kung Tik... tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
Y ngtizano
4. DIKECTION OF Wind, to two points. 8. FORCE OF WED, according to Besford Beale,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tls. 9 for your ending 31-10-16... voz drunmas Tha; 6 diy, so year ended
90-6-18.nata
T. 13.
T 0.90 for 1916
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached cloud, d drizzling rain, togs China-Borneos...... 1948 b...
gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, Dovreast,
Passing showers, a squal, r raiz snow, Light & Fowers... 5842 m.
thunder: y visibility, w dew web).
7. Kate in inches tenths and hun- dredths
HONGKONG, TIDES.
China-Provideata
Dry Farms
10 2820 $6 $23 Green Islands. 10 88.80 b. Hongkong Electrica # 10 848) k. Hongkong Ices.... | 21 | $169
The Te-table kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an Hongkong Ropes... 10 $29 automatic tide-recording machine in the
Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Hongkong Tramways 5/ 37.10.b
ring the years 1587-8-9.
The core of the table corresponds with i
zero of the sounding in the Admiralty E.K. Steel Foundry 810
354 17% nom
per passenger.
84% dis
Quarter hour, ** Half bour... Una hour, Two hours.
.46
.60
.80
1.40.
Chart, which has been found to be feat
Three
inches below mean sen level.
-Four Vive
2.40
To obtain the depth of water on the
2.80
tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard Peak Tramways
Six
3,00
add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge.
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot
Between the bours of 8.30 p.m. und 6 am. the above fares shall ba
One day from 6am to 6p.m.6.00"
Odits at a late per by to centum.
*
·HONGKONG REGISTER."
'ome 30
"Prations
day
Barometer
30.10 30.00
30.00
Temperature
69
53
53
68
00
BEER
30.09 Weather
0.03
00
"or
0.0%
Humidity Direction of
Wind
Hongkong, March 26, 1917, HABOMETER. 30,11
Rik mummas: 30,00 Force
Do..
BEST MEDICINE MADE. better medicine can act be made thon Charnberlain's Cough Remedy. Telieves the lungs, opens the secretions, aids expectoration and assists nature in motoring the system to a healthy condi
Ou Eraldes it contains no opiates ad is perfectly safe to take, For sale ay all Chemists and Storekeeper
THERMOM
4 PAG
9 AM.
Dow
Do. (Was bulb) 9 ́Auāli un com ¿Do. (Wat bilb}]} #iku
Do: (Wat balbj 4. 7.M.
De Maximum saman Do., Midasm (over nigh
RUE IT IN
good many people think.rheumatism can not be cured without taking Chamberlain's Pain nauseous medicine
Balm imaged thoroughly into the skin
Fighest, open air campersture on the thua cured far more rheumantiam than
TAF CLAYTON Directo Observatory March 8, 1917
any internal, remedy in existence, and gives relief quicker. Forsalok Crémiste and Storekeepers,
inches to the height given in the table
March 27th to April 2nd, 1917. ⠀ ̈ ̈
72 cts. foe 1915.
8 p.b, for year ending
68-2-06
"Dents for 1918
13 for year ending 31718 KAU SUR VOTIONA
30 csinta for 1918 m.
$2 for 1913/1918... 62 cm s/o 1918
$1. final and bonus $1,
making. $3
23% final / 1918 Food- ing (canta 48 pershare)
7% for 1915/1916. aas
Steam Laundry
Union Waterbantá
BRAZILBE
Helgön
Madighe
blch
2IG $263
Watsons idiomüil ▼ 10
William Powell .....
25 cents for 1915/1916.
123% for 1918
5.c.
13 pe
81 p.
The
71 p...
81
aj per
124 p.
9.04.
201
8 p.#
Telegraphic Add :
36 & 70 cents for 1915
If cant for 1918/1914
Telephone No 99020, No. 111,
MOKON & TAYLOR Sharad General Brokers,
rinted and published toe THE CHITA Matt Lamites be BERTEA A HAL
dham Bleet, Hongkong,