+
WHISKY PRICES UP.
Losos, Feb. 4. Another sharp upward mesemwuh Bay Kakan place in the pgives of sinale Scotch | iski. Towards the risk at last yeari she market was rather depressed on
rammeurs, including, the in- >mitigoso v próhibation or state purudiants and aims the possible comtuanisering vol your, landings to tuet the needs of the mundi na makris for stavag spreik
Now thewalecoatingeneus are geherklig regarded ja ti rade se malikely to uiaterialise.
ather consistens dre akadouci by the apparent certainly that "with the output ot, gruity, whiskyeontipely diverted to mumsitan prijsses, and that of meat whosky greatly hedish, thues will
civus detiverneg
7
$450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fisted with 24 H.F. Cuille Engine which runs on either Kerosene or Gasoline.
Please arrange for a trial run.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
Machinery Omice. PHONE 27.
upplies NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE. CO,
IN WHICH AIR TESTED. THE ARABES OF.
be Hoklees ang dominelaried to part with stork aug to old customers, who may be regal as having a mon tem tadion, distelution as being sei-THE oudy hampered by the agonijas, entorpes menti push my toute utdelouratives 30,
Ph cowly aretage el last Yar' Pension se anapoused, with a vir
of potenting forestalment, anticipatory
to », refertum el tam clearatives of duty- paid,
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE.
:
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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
"Farticulars of vetgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all gorres- pondence posted by the fastest route.
Correspondence adaressed to enemy
shy pe tron, April 1 jar to 70 TOTAL FUR 17 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta
thosis ding the doanali
y March #. 117.
the beginning of the year. The
£93.070,367..
Authorised Capital £8,000,000; enbaartbed Capital £4,500,000) Paid-up Capital ...................................£2,437,500 3,837,047
price size Setch whiskies have ad-Fire Faada.....
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Stoking Fund Accoun), ****** pes gelin, making the total riseserve the
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guese East Africa Persia and Morocco. cannot be transmitted.
TERRIBLE ITCHING ECZEMA ON HANDS
And Arms to Elbow. Lost Sleep Also Weeks of Work. Soathed
and Healed by Cuticura.
"Trustored. From scrimaa on my hands. 'and'arma up to the elbow. s. diena acartad
between my Engers and wban
i was its worn it was fores quity red sad with Fellow pinom, 'on' Thomo placo tard to turn, wet and thro used to dry and scaly off. K kom sight sleep with it and
I also on Wreks of work..
I triest all zomeriikw,. Das Ace uk any good u COR
■ frvotcample of Cubimura, Soap and (Hnk- mens. I quickly got Millet så I bought tamen and they have tealed me compintELY." (Signed) Puter Luna Lamb, 41, Franklin. 9. South"Shinitis, Hag. July 20, 1913. Sample Each Free by Post
Was dye. Skip Book, (Song so vícanse and: Ointment so heal:) "Aditoras pont-d
tur amplos: F.Newbery de Nona, Ji Ebur--
techwase Sq., Lendam. Sold everywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 10th : 1143-No returns from Indo-China. Pressure has increased enasiderably over 3. China, slightly to moderately over the south and eart douts and slightly over the Philippines: moderate decreases bare occurred over Japan, the Loochoos and the Banins,
The anticyclone has passed into the Pacife and another "anticyclone has formed over N. China. The depression rusted yestoniay has moved into the Sen of Japan and partially filled up...
Moderate easterly winds will prevail| fover the north part of the China Sen.
Stock and pale up
Valm
BANKS
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1917...
SHARE REPORT.
APRIL 10TH, 1917.
dona 11.30 A.M.
Last Dividend sad date
Rota n. baeed, fu la k
dir.
Hongkong & 'hat' 9195) 3705 b.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0:60 inch. Total) since January 1st, 384 inches, against an average of 7.55 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Cantou 50 6375 b.
noon on the 11th April
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : H. winds, moderate; cloudy, some rain.
fresh....
MARINE INSUE. ANCES.
North Chinas £6 T. 180
Fomicas Channel: N.E. winds, Unlous
2.-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks: The same as No. 1.
South coast of China between Hongkong to Eainin: The sune as No L
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL.
www.
fr
........................$100 $910 b. &..
Yangtapos... 60 8235
A
FIRE INSURAKUES.
China Fires .......................3. 20) $155. 3.
Hoogkong Fires.... pu #5325 .
SHOPPING
-In Fictoria with tuo Beavers.
The following table shows the Stan Douglas Steamakipa $30 896 b. ...cents.dard Time at which Official Night ends
20
and begira during the meath of April, Steamboats 15 $19.
thewa tully ton per vent,
Revenue Fire Brauch
11
TO LET
Lile and Anuity
Branches♪ Revonne Marine Department Osher Receipta
128,250
The Services to Germany, Austria, £23.970.367 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire arr
2,381,456 suspendedi. 2141,699 337, 230 478,941)
£5,339,208
Quarter hour. Half hour,
One hour,
Three hours,
Sumpays & HOLIDAYS
Final of 2-3 making 248 for 1978, ani bosus of 107-"sub- ject) to deduction cf Lagome tax
#inal making
$20.
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Final of 815 making $19. for 1914 and int. of $8
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6 p..
1917-
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IM
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ARCE OFFICES. Centrally Situated
Eight. telephone and sub, exchange.
Apply
No 21. Co China Mail' Office.
1545 Honkong March 2, 1917.
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5,00 1.5. Tai Po......100) 1.3. Cheung Chow 20 2.00 P.M. Shatankok. Sha
- tin and
Sheungshui
Aberdeen, Auta,
-Ping Shan,
Sai hung
Suntin, Stanley.. 4.30 .
Canton Sumani (30) M
Regis, 5 r.. and WachowLetters & P.M.
17.159. M.. ***1.30 ̊F.M.
(8.00 г.. Except (Saturdays
.........
9.30 A.K.
Day (8 a.m. to 6 pm),.81.00)
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra.
Between the hours of 9.35 pm. and 6 a.m. the above fares 'shall be increased'; by 50 per centum. 11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beavers, Hour....
......0.6) cunts.
Three hours.....................$1.00 Six hours. Full Day (6 n.m. to 6 pan.), in......... 2.00
II-In the Hill District.
5.00. P. I.--In the Island of Hongkong if engaged
Ten minutes....
Date. April 19th, 5.57
Eads.
Fegins.
Indo-China:—
6.13 p.m.
(Preferred)...£5 | SATA (Deferred)...25|9197
Interim of 3/- afc 1918. Interim or 10- 1918,
6 .c.
11ch, 5.56
6.53
19th, 5.57
6.43
„13th 5.54
6.31
A
14th, 5.31
6.
13th. 5.53.
6.54"
16th, 5.32
6.31
"
17th, 5.51
6.34
"Shell" Transpurts £1163-
***Star Ferry marið 201 833 b.
6.54
9pist a/c 1916Conpon 27
81.85 dividend 45 eta. Beaus for year ending.
7'p.c
19th, 15.49
6,55
6 pr
T
20th, 5.18
6.56
17
1st 4.47
6.57
..22nd, 3.47
6.47
23 5.48
6.37
1,00 14.
43
With Bearers With 4 Beaverk |
24th, 0.45.
6.57
REFINERIES. Obins. Sagars® 100 | $11.4
Malabon Sagaco....... 2. 30
$31
$12 for 1916
P. & for 1916............................
10 p.c
13 p.4.
Quarter hour.......Sklá
20.30
25th, 5.45
6.47
Half hour........
"
0:40
asth,
3.44
One hour, D.3" Two boars,........ 054 Three hours,
ااااار
27th,
6.43
0.59
0,500
29th, 3.42
6.59
MINING.
......
1.0
29th 0.41
6,39
500) P.M.
Six hours, ......... 1.0) Day (6am to 6pm,) 1.56
1.30 +2
30th," 5.41
6.50
Kailana
9.00A.M.
TO LET.
PRIZES, And Floor, St. George's
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Lundinga
Apply to
Hongtong, April 7, 1918,
TO LET.
TANG TUK, DENTINT,
the late BIEN TING,
·H, D'AGUILAR, STREET.
successor to
511
TERMS VERY MODERATË Consultation free.
TO 7, Peak Roul, containing Six
N
rooms and servants' quarters.
Apply to:-
Messrs. DAVID SASSOON
& CO., LTD.
Hongkong, April 2, 1917.
TO LET
1836
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road.
Ready for cecupation.
A GÖDOWN Duridell Street. Fur "rent and other particulars Apply to-
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'CHINA MAIL'
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Can be obtained at the followin
pinces in Hongkong
The Hongkong Botei. "
PR
8.30.M.
*
9.30 P,
SUNDAYS & "HOLIDAYS 17.30 A.M. {1:30 PM
Every Subsequent hour
.13
20 ..20
Note.If the riekstu be engaged. within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the Uity of Victoria after 9 pm. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 0 p.m., an extra half are shall be chargeable.
II.-In Kowloon, Quarter hour,
J. M.
Half hour,
Hour,
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.0.
WEEK-DAYM
17.30 A.X. Macao......
11.30 1.3.
Canton
₤7.30 A.3. ***10.30 PM..
19.3 PM Tri Ping
Tung.30 PM. 9.30p.m. V. PM». Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. 9.30 På....... §.3 P.M. "Kongmoon .6.00 P.M., 6.00 P.M.. §.0. PM.. Kamchuk 6.00g.. 6.001. 8.00 г.m. Kaakong 606 P.M.. 6.00 PM 6:00 PM.
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Maile closing before 9
Station.
Hour.
Barometer
t Bea Level.
Humidity.
Wl'estock. 6a (30.00 Memuro “.... Bu.. Hakodate
Tokio m Kochi
29.90
Nagasaki.29.90
Kagoshima.
Ostima...
Nato
5 cents
15
►
labijima
Bonin Island
Every subsequent hoar, ...................... 10
-III-Tayo Road,“
"
Twenty cenu shall be added, for each extra hour or part
Bankoei.
Ishang]
of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take looger Biukiang.** than
To 4th mile-
single 75 cents....1 hour. return...... $1.002 boura. Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single81.20..... 2 hours. return......$1.50....
Fegistration closes at 3 o'clock on Beyond 6th to b mile
3.
the FIV ous evening,
The Hongkong Ferry Wharf
The Kowicon Ferry Wharf.
HONGKONG TIDES.
157
H. M. H. NEMAŽEE,
1 Des Voeux Rosil,
け
Changsha Shanghai
6.
30.0
Gatalaff Sharp Pk..
JT
Systow
single$1.75.
return......$2,00
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Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
Canton
17
Blac
all Chemists Bud CORY. 12LTATION
Kangaçon
Namtau an
Sanmei.......
Shamchun
3.00 1.31. (15,00 3.M. 14.00 P.M.
3,00 rim.
Quarter bour,"
Half hour,
6.00 44.
Qae bour,
ROYAL OBSERVATORY .HONGKONG, DAILY. WEATHER
ני
RICKSHAS.
REPORT.
Tängkas.........【drs. 10/T. 183 b.
Fab.......... £130.15 k
Tronoh Mixes
...21 276 3.
Uzai Caspisan 21 23/
Final div, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10%
Tha. I for 19ID..
a/c 1915-1915 coupon No. S
14 interim making
L/C 1916...
13 p.c
in Fictoria.
APRIL 10, 1917-a.m.
9% for 1915
5 cents
Wind.
Direction:
Force.
FILTERJET Westhar.
DOOKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves 3 60 $81 b.
H.K. & Whampo
·Docks .......☎ 50|#1211, b.
Shanghai Dooks T.,100 T. 90 1.
18% fat 1315 & borna $2
Final $2.50 & bonus $6, ansking $11 a/c 1916...
Tin. 74 to year ending
30'4-16
TP.
.81 p.c
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels...) 50] 3 102.
Central Eater, 8:00 895 b.
Bengkong Lands...$100 $97.
·Homphreys Hatazen 3 10 861 b. 6.30 as Kowloon Lands
... 80 839
West Fainta.
50 875 b.
Shanghai, Lands F50 T. D
Final of 13 making. 66
/ 1918..........
.$7 aj 1916...
50 cents for 1916.........
Final div. of 834 making
37 / 1918
74 par
7 p.c
71 p..
for 1916
Final #3-25, making $5.25
a/c 1916.
6 final" making 12 %
/ 1916......
W
COTTON MULIS,
EOS
-11
TOUT. 1471
Shanghai Usttons T. 50 T. 117
T. 8 for year, anding
31·10·16...un
Tix. 6 div, ale year ended 30-8-15. ************
Hongkong, March 13, 1917.
TO LET
(FFICES at 2 Connaught Kood.
"OFFICES in King sand York Buildizę. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bad.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terrace...
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. THE RETREAT No. 38, The Peak.
Apply to
:
THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY, Co., Lтn.
TO LET.
The Upper Peak Tram Station
The Lower Pank Tram Station,
Wo Cheong (D'Agulla Street). Hung Cheong Kowloom)
050..
etz
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, April 10, 1917.
!!
"
"single ......8200..........................3. return.....$2.507
Taikoku.... 5 a.f
Taicha ima
Tainan...
Koshun
Peseudores
Bongkong
Gap Rock. MacBo mile to be a matter of previous arrange-al
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Wuchow
Pakhoi... ment in euch case.
Haibow
The fare here set out to apply to one Phulien ricksba with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tocrane....
The tide-table ven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Taui Water Folies Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1887-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet FARES. FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tid gauge at the Victoris Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table
April 11th to 17th, 1917.
Low Waren Bengkong
On London--
Bank Wire
ww
2/18
+
On demand,
HI
...2/4 5/16
WIJK WATEK
Bongkang
Baight Hean
"
30 days' sight...
www
„,"4 months, sight,
صلاة
Height
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home ............. From Sailors Home to Government Civil Eos- pital
From Government Civil -
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Concorgis.
*1
C.St. James
Dagupan... Manila
לי
Kung Fik.....
T1 T. 13
Tis. 0.90 for 1418 ...
H
Not exceeding Der penger.
04 cents.
4
Legaspi... Tacloban ... Surigao Labuan -- „
29.80€ 29.80
22
129.70
12 cta. for 11ō.........
04
&
6 p.:
7.p.c.
9 pa
p.c
1 p.
#g p.4
10 poi
si p.s
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
Hongkong Observatory," April 10, 1917.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chios-Borsc00 -4. § 19 38 b.
Light & Powert... 584.b.
O ina-Providents 10178
Fahr nheit, on the level of the sea in Dairy Farms........# 6|1234 b. inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 TEMPERATURZ, in the shade, in de
grees Fahrenheit.
Green Islandy71 28.66*;
Hongkong Electrica 10)849) 6.
.208151
3. HUMIDITY in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated with Hongkong moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF Wasp, to two points.
6. FORCE OF WIND, according to Bea iford Scale..
6. STATE OF WEATHER, h hive sky,
Hongkong Ropes...8 10 | 829
Dongkong Tramways:6}- │87,49
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog #F. Stoel Foundry.16
1
g gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
p passing showers, q equal, r rain 38now,"
thunder, v visibility, w dew wel),
7. Ruw in inches tenths and hun-Peak Tramways dredthe
extra is to be allowed for, the retura journey.
IV-In Kowloon
do.
8 p.4. for year anding
£82.06.
" conta for 1915 .........
13 for your ending
817-16
80 cents for 1916...................
|24 for 1915/1918.
812
01
16 1915 81 final and bimes
$1, making $3 23% fins&fo 1918 Fend- ing (conta 48 per share)
1080.80
tnow) 181.
% for 1918/1918.
Steam Laundry: 5 #13,49
Unlow Waterbosta ́ ́#10 (816)
£5 cents for 1915/12
121.% 1916
Not exceeding
per passenger.
+40
Watson......
100
801
William Powell ... 7128 b.
1.40
calar:
$40
2,00
+2.09
Not exceeding par passenger.
25 cents
Quarter, hour, Half hour,. the hour,
Two hours,
"ዩ
81,60
Thred
Four
Five
One day from 6 am to 6 pm 5:00
Between the hours of 8.80 p.m. and yond the
at the above faces "shall be increased steris half fire par by EO centur
70 senty for 1915 ....
60 cents for 1915/3214.,; ||
Telegraphic: Add : RIALTO. Telephone No. 950 PO.B. No, 111,
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...5/4 9/16 Credits, 4 months' sight,...2/5 Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/61 On Paris
On demand, Credits, 4 months' aight, Du Now York- On demand, Credits, 60 days ́sight On Bombay
Wire
On demand, Ja Calcutta-
Wire, *** On demand On Singapore On demand,
On Manila-
On dematid
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Fri,
监
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2.0
From Clock Town to Bay
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14
From Wanchal Market to
Bay View House..
08
291 Lafay
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bayomarumaty
W
11-In the City of Victoria.
$ 39
་
Not exceeding
per passenger
Quarter hour.
Bull bour.
10 cents, 10
One hour.
HONGLONG REGISTER.
J
-kom.
Two hours...
Thron
...1001
......112
Four
···day
· On data uf On data al
Five
* 1 p.m.
75
Barometer.... 195.90
...по
Humidity
Temperature 50
Direction of
80.. -98
E
29.83 29.80
龆
One day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.31.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
On Shanghai'
On denland
DOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.
Į · RING the summer months children are subject to disorders, of the Te and should receive the most Ar attention. As soon as any 11.11mal looseness of the bowels is ticed thamberlain's Colic, holero and Fiats heen. Remedy should be given. Jer rule by all Chemists and Store
30 days' sight(privata paper).
On Yokohama
1001 48.40
On d mand, Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael) Sovereigns (Panka Buying rate) $8.40 n., Silver (per oxy "Ber Silver in Longkong Chinese Comper Lash ... Chinde Copper Cente... Bate of Natire Interest Chinese Bab, Coin. Hongkong Bub. Cotti: ...
Wind....!
·Force Weather....
ឌ
One Four, Two Hours,
0.42 0.00 0.00
Tarec
P
Highest, opel air temperature on the 1b The LOWBET, DINE sir temperature on the jõikkues VT. F. GLAKTOn “Director. Hongkong, Observatury, April 19, 1917,
Fort Tric Six ja One day fro If a vel limit of the