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To day's Advertisements
PUBLIC
ACCTION.
Trains to sell by Public Auction HR, Undersigned have received in-
{ ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
04
TUESDAY,
the 17th April, 1917, commencing
at 9.30 pm, at their Sales Raunis, No. 8,
Nei Tænx Road, Corner of
ics Hot NAKIT, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
£6.
".
A follows:- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Chesterívolil Salas, Card Tables, Bedrooit. Farnityre, Double and Single Brass- monted Bedaceials, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboards, 'Dinner Wag Ben Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Ovensional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Unickery, Old Ware, Cocking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, c.. Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and | Writing Tables, Electra Plated Ware, ste.)
1 Proin gel condition; Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood bureens, a quantity of Blackwood Furnitare, Engravings, Pictures, Silver Wines etu, ale
4im
$450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat Fitted with H.P. Caille Engine which runs on either Kerosene or Gasoline. Please arrange for a trial run.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
TO LET
Machinery Office.
'Puose 27,
TO LET.
10. 3 ROBINSON ROAD:
Apply to
N".
Messrs. DAVID SASSOON
& CO., LTD. Hongkong, April 11, 1917.
TO LET
Tenis Poles and Netting, &c. C. OFFICES at 2 Connaught Road:
Underwood, and Oliver Typewriters, Carpuds (Now and second hand). Child's!
Cura, etc.
4. Particulars from Catslogue.},
-Cash.
11
4
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers
Hongkong, April 11, 1817
PUBLIC AUUTION.
T663
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to self by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF TAZ CONCERN ZO),
ᎠᏆ
FRIDAY,
the 20th April 1917, commencing st 2.70 p.m.; at their Sales Rooma, No. 5. Then Yuma Bond, Corner of Ice House Street, -- - HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 40,
Comprining
Duable and Single Bedsteads, Side bound, "Dinner Waggon, ate., Extension Din Tables and Chairs. Chesterfield Boss, Arm chairs, &e, Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cots, de Miscellaneous Faraisure, Roll-top Desks, Blackwood
inoluding Cabinets, Wardrobes, nda, "&c., Brass Fenders and Fire | Branes, a few lots Porcelains, and Curios, kc., l'antry, Bath Room and Kitches Utensils, Electric Lamps, Fanı,
SC.. Le..
&c.
(Poll Particulars from. Catalogue.) Tx-Cash.
+
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer
Blogkung, April 11, 1917.
1860)
OFFICES in Kings and York Building, HOUSES Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces
HOUSES on 'Shamron, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
·MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
1
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, our very desirable SHOPS situated in lee House Street, opposite the Grand Tatel Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Road Central
1578 Boogkoog, March 15, 1017.
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
ARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situated
THE CHINA MAIL.
111
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
G
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corros- ponderice posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Siam, Liberia, Portu- guene East Africa, Persis, and Morocen cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria Bulgaris and the Ottoman Empire Are suspended,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
For Dandruff Itching Scalp
· And' falling halt. Touch spots of dandruff and fịching with Cuticura Cintment. Next moralag shampoo with Cillieurs Soape - Sample Each Free by Post
With .p. Ski Book. (Soap to clonaze and Öfferent so howl.). For sampla addres POR-CANT: F. Newbeer & Sons, 77, Chua terhouse Ną..... Langon. Bold wverywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES
CHAIRS,
I-In Victoria with two Bearers.', Quarter hour, '...
... 10 cents.
20
Half hour,...** One hour,
Three hours,
Day (6 am to 6 fim.)...........................$1,00
Six hours.
20
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extr.
́LÜCAL AND REGULAR MAILS)
OUTWARD.
WEEK-DAYS
"SUNDAYS & BOLLDAY
For
Tai O ...
.....00 F.M.
Tai Po.........10.00 .. Cheung Chow ... 2.00 p.m. Shutackok, Sha
tia and
Sheungshui 4,00 P, M, Aberdeen. Autas, Ping Sha
Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley. 4.30 PM.
Canton Silmšai 17.30_3.
and Wuchow Regis, & P.. Letters 6. r.. 7.13 A. M. 1.30 P.M.
Macao
•
Between the huurs of 830 pan und 6 a.m. the above fares shall be increased OF 50 per centu
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beurers.
Hour,
9.30 AM. Three hours..
Six bours.........
0.00 cents. .81.00
IR.50
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at 11.26-No returns from i Indo-China. Pressure has increased slightly over S.W. Japan and decreased moderately to slightly elsewhere..
The anticyclone has weakened sad moved rapidly eastward. It is now central over S, Japan. There appears to be a depression aver S. W. China.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours eading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 3,84 inches, against an average of 7.72 inches.
Stock and paid op
Value.
BANKS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917.
नरे
SHARE REPORT.
APRIL 11TH, 1917.
Q'blous 11.30 AM.
Laat Dividend sad data.
Rotu d. Casalt
Fear's
div.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Hongkong 49tal 8195 8705 b.
noon on the 12th April:-
1.--Hongkong to Cap Rock: S. winds,
fičah, squally overcast, some rain.
-Formoss Channel: The same 48 No. L.
MARINE INSUR-
ANCES
3-South coast of China batween Canton ......................... 50 8373 b. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same. 13. No. 1.
"
4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Hainan The same No.. L.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL.
་
The following table shows the Star- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April. 1917-
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1
North Chinas £5. T. 180
Uniona....... 100 $910 h.
Yangtao... 60:1235
· FIRE INSURANCES.
China. Fires.................$ 20 - $155 b. Hongkong Fre... 43324 6.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamship $50 886 b.
Steamboats. 13 318 s.
Final of £2-3 making £4-6 for 198 and bonus of ty stib- ject) to deduction of Income ta
$26nal making
ajo 1914 and Interim of $16 / 1915. Fins div, of 15% making
27 / 1913,
Bi po
123
6 p.
Interim of £30 je 1915.
61 pa
Final of $15 making $18 for 1914 and int. of 35
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account 1915....
$7 and boats for
1014. 82% for 1913
81 Anal masking $8 and
a/c 1913-16
81.95 for 1916
p.0.
TPC.
88 bonus, making 314
14 P
...C
8.
8 p.ør
Interim ut 3,- a/o 1916..........
(Preferred)£5 | 341} (Deferred...238126) b. & 19 ss. Interim of 10/- a/c 1918,
Date. April 11th, 5.36 12th, 5.30
Ends.
a.m.
Begins." 8.33 p...
6.53
14th, 3.51
13th, 5.34
14
6.34
Indo-China
15th
6.54
16th
5.32
0.54
2. 17th
8:53
19th
6.54
6:36
6,56
21st
**Shell * Transmor £1103/
19/-int./1916Coupon 27
end
p.c.
5,47
23rd, 5.46
"St Farty
.. 10
.. 24th, 15:45
834 b. 35 mm. •
$1.65 dividend & 15 sts.
Bath
Bonas for year ending
5.45
บ
8.57
30418
26th, 5,44
6j p
6.55
REFINERIES.
1
27th, 5.43
5.50
28th, 2.42
Chipa Sugars
11
29th 5.41
8.59
30th, 5.11
6.50
100° | 114 · Malabon Sugars... P. 80
$31E
$12 for 1916...........
10 p.c
P. 5 fot 1915..
13 p.
0.40
One hour...... 0,30' Two hours,
0.GO
0:50
9,80
MINING.
30.6.
Three hours, ...... 0.70) Six hours, 1.00) Day (64.m. to 6p.ro)1.50
100
1.20 200
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
Kilians
5 p.c.
9.00 A.M..
Ranbe....
APRIL 11, 1917.-a.m.
13 p.c
Day (6 am. to 6 putt.), musim 200-
III-in the Hill District,
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers
Quarter bour.......30.15 80.30 Half hour. *, *** 0.20
RICKSHAS.
1.00 .. the Island of Hongkong if engaged
¡6.00.P.M. Except (Saturdays
in Victoria.
1545
Santanan d
Sunmei........ 5.00.P.31. (10,00 L.M. Shanhun
14.00 P.M.
Ten minutes.
5.00 P.M.
Quarter bours.....
Half bour
9.00 A.M.
in Queen's Road. Fitted with electric { Kooguwon. ht,, telephone and sük exchange.
Apply-
Mo. 91. C/O CHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong, March 2, 1017,
1665
0
NOKIH BRITISH & MERCANTILE | INSURANCE CO.
#
•ÊN WHICH ARE VISTED THE MERZA OF TAZ UCZAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.. and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
STOTAL FIYs at Slar Dxcimaza, 1914,
£23,270,367.
I-Authorised Capatal £8,000,000₫
Hubmaribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ....£9,477,500) -Fire Funda, ̈ 3,837,047 - & Annuity Funda... 17,567,590 Sining Fond Account .......
128,250
£23, $70,567
TO LET.
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. Govrgo's |
Buildinga.
Apply to
"... SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, April 7. 1318.
"For
rent
TO LET
One hour,
Every Subsequent hour
3 cents.
Station.
Note 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 SUNDAYS &f Victoria after 9 p.m., an oxtra balf
HOLIDAYS fare shall be chargeable.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEEX-DAYS
JR
511 Macao 1.3). P.BL. 17.30.3.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Roud. Rely for occupation Also GODOWN in Duddell Street
and other particulars
H. H. NEMAZEE 1.Des Voeux Roud. Hongkong. March 15, 1917,
apply to..
1577
TO LET
FYOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon
Revenue Fire Branch £2,381,456 | Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
++
Kowloon.
Lase and Annuity į
2,141,693
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Branches.........} Bevenge Marina Department 337,239 Kowloon.
Our Receipta ......................
478,940
£5,333,209
AP
The Accumaktive Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, "are set aside to meet the claime under the respective Depart pants of the Company's Boniaca.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agenti
TO LET OR FOR SALE.
Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with whari 48,000 84, ft. suitable for coal orage or erection of godowns
Apply, to— HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7. 1917.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, April 11, 1917,
.1
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
8.30AM.
(7.30 A.M. 1.30 PM.
II-In Kovicon.
Quarter hour,...
Hour.
Barometer
Final div, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10% L'e 1015-1918 coupon: No. 8
Tia. 1 for 191e.."
AD 1918.
Wind.
.£1] 386-
Langkaca....... 10 T 18
....£1 $2.20 .
Tronah Mines £2 2716 9. Ural Caspisos.....£128/
DOOKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNE
Kowloon Wharren $00 $81 b. 82 sa,. H.K. & Whampo" V
Docks 50 $122, b..
Shanghai Docks T. 100 90.
1 interim making 4/-
19 for 1915
8% for 1916 & bonus $2
Final $9.50 & bonus 96,,,
making 311 a/c 1916...
Thx 74 tot year ending
30-4:16
at Bea Lovpl.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather,
FOICO
630.06, 35
Wostock Memuro Hakodate.. Kochi Tokio
5a.
£9.91
11
1 30.02
30.11
(30,09)
30.1
Oshima...!
50.02
* centa.
**
Taki
Naha
**$29,80 Bonin Island 29.93 Chefoo
πt
30.08 40 63
Canton 19.30 P.M.
(7.30 9.30.x. [7.31. Half hour, or 15
19.30 r..Hour,
20 " Tai Ping
Every subsequent hour, .................. 10 A
III-Taipo Road,
Tung......9.30, P. M. 9.30 P.M. 9. P.M. Shek Ki......0.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. 5.3 P.M. Kongmoen .6.00 P.M. 6.00 PM. 6.) P.M. Kumchuk...6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 8.30 г.M. Kaukong...6.00 P. M. 0.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M.
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 am. Feyistration closes at 5 o'clock on the perous evening
HONGKONG TIDES..
་་.
The side table Kiven below has
compiled at the National Alusnac Once
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer eater Changsha the journey to take longer
than:-
To 4th mile
single... 70 cents....1 hour.. return...... $1.00
hours.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single81.20 hours. return ......$1.30.............................4
Beyond 8th to 9th mile-
single $1.755........2 return......$2,00% 5 Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single8.00. return......8050-
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th
mile to be a matter of previous arrange
Office ment in each case...
Shanghai ..
TY
29:93
Gualal Sharp P... Amos Sato» Taiboku... 5.29.81
Taichu
Tainan
Koshun
Pescadores
12
11
Canton 68.29.67 Hongkong 29.7 Gap Rock..
Macao Wuckow
Pakhoi..
in London from the result of the analysis The fares bere set out to apply to one.St. James of observations taken by means of an rickats with three coolies from Tsim Sha automatic tide-recording machine in the Tsui..
Water Police Easin at
Tsim Sha Tsui
during the years 1887-8-9.
The ero
of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet FARES FOR PUBLİC CARRIAGES. 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tid gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet. 4 inches to the height given in the table
April 12th to 19th, 1917.
2/41 ....2/4 5/16
2/4 0/16
BLR WA
Hoogkong
Mona Beight
Tias.
Low WATER Hongkong
Time.
The5, 11
A.SH
9/6***
THE -
CHINA MAIL
Can be obtained at the followir y
pinces in Hongkong :—
The Hongkong Hotel
The Fowloo Ferry Wharf.
Tos Upper Peak Tram Station,
The Lower Frak Iram Station,
Wo Choộng (D'Agullar Street)
Bang Cheung Kowloon.)
30 days sight, w, an2/41. "4 months' night,
Credits, 4 months" sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/5;
On Paris
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
OD
Ja
Wire,
demand,
60 days sight,
On demand,
On Calcutta
Wire On detonad On Singapore-
On demand, On Marila
The Hongkong Ferry Wharf
Combey
A
...2934
te
15 Noor.
1
Tans. 17
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home .... From Sailors Home to
Government Civil Hos.... pital
From Government Civil Hospits! to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Baca
Couse...
Not exceeding ver passenger
2.04 centa
From Clock Town to Bay View House, respe From Wanchat Market to Bay View House ........ From Bay View. House to y
Quarry Bay
08
In the City of Fictoria.
Not exceeding
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
Ono hour. Two hours, Three i
Four.
•per pas
10 cents.
H
Botha...
Tourne ...
Aparri 6.29.28
Dagupan
29.73
Manila Legaspi.... Tacloban Loilo
29.75 9.76 29.76
29.74
29.70
Labuan
Surigaois
対
29.72 60 96 2
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, April 11, 1817. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Fabrinheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths,
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de arees Fahrenheit.
3. BUMIDITY, In percentage of store- tion, the iramidity of air saturated with moisture being 100. NA SH
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORGE OF WIND according to Besford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky,
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog,
g gloomy, à hail, Hightning, o overcast,
HOTELS' LANDS "AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Botels..-#-50 | 8102.- Central Estace #100 898 b. Hongkong Landa...$100) gə7 d. Humphreys Katates 5 10 88; ka Kowloon Lands ... 30833
West Paints....... 60 875
Shanghai Lands 1.50 1.92
+
COTTON MULLS,
T.60 T. 147
Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 117
Kung TE...........T 10] T. 12) b. &
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos: zvára
15 88
4 b. &
10 83
8291 b.. 7/88.55
Light & Powers in Provident Dily Farms
Green Islant
Hongkong Electrias #10 830 b. Hongkong Is... § 24 | #181 Hongkong Ropon 10 629
Hongkong Tramways 51- 87,49
p passing showers, q aquni, r rain, snow, H.K. Steel Foundry 20
t thunder. y visibility, w dew wet),"
Ar Rar in inches. tenths and hun- dredths.
extra is to be allowed for the return
mom.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
¿Previous 16 Cho Ng M
Barometer Temperature Fumidity
nction 'of)
On daca at On dass
0.80. 23.71:29.65 76 "
Five
One day from
Not exceedvag
SOUTH
100+
Force Weather
Quarte
ne hou
Just bour,
0
Two hour Three
Temparature. Hongkong, April 11,
On demand,
Our deaur
On Shanghai--
20 days sight(privata
On Tokchama
29.76On mand,
20.71 Gold Lint, 100 Bino (per tagly
20.88 Sovereigns (Bear Buying rate) 88.4
13€ Milver. (par. oz)
76 Bar Bilvar in
78 Chines Coppo
Ebiness Cowper
Bate of Nafina Interest
Chines Buh. Folk
Hongkong Sik Lokn
6123
Peak
10 69.80
1181
Final of 63 making 26-
ajo. 1916.... $7 afc 1918...
Final div. of 63 making
-$7 ao 1916 sermon 50 cents for 1915 ...................
$2 for 1916
Final 43-25, making $5,26
a/c 1918
6% final making 12 %.
/ 1918
Tia. 9 for year ending
-91-10-15
Tia: 6 div. are year ended
30-6-18
T: 0.80 for 1916...
6 p.d. for year ending
23·2·06°
cents for 1918
3. for year ending
81716
180 cents for 1916.mo
82% for 1915/1016mic
$11 on s/c 1316
[$1 fasl and bonus. 81,
making 3
33% fini/o 1915 Fend- ing (oenti 48 pershare)
for 1915/1918
Steam Leandry 10.0#745 #3.40 1. Not exceeding Valon Waterhosts #1261
25 cents for 1915/1918,
[18; % fir 1918
per
Angor. -40·
1913/1910
12 p.
8pa"
•·41:p...
fi[
MOKOK & TAYLOR,
Brokers.
Between the hours of 6.30 pm and 6
the above faces shall be incrensock | Pinted, and
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