To-day's Advertisements
PUBLICĂ, AUCTION. ·
TE Undersigned have received in
structions, to sell By Public Auction. (LOS ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRUNED),
on
SATURDAY,
by the 19th May,,1917,
at 19,20 m.m., at their Sules Reois, Ye, J,.
De Voeux Road, Corner of
Ico House Street.
À QUANTITY OF
TALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
*..
of Sale.
Inclinling
*
I larga Čarpet, size is) × 14) original
s' Dash LAB gooch conslition.
* din
A duraber of lots of provisions unid 20 e shovels.
Pamulantur omul.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. May 9, 1917,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
A
TATS
Talon sell by Public Auction. THE Undersigned have received in-
frot account OF THE CONCERN KV);
13XL
SATURDAY,
the 15th May, 1917, st 10.30 am at thưrir Sales Rooms, No. 4.
Dos Vertx Road, Coruër et,
Tee House STREET,„,
170 DRUMS WHITE PÄINT
stret "
170 KEGS BED LEAD:
Tormon-Carl
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 1917.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ARE VENTED THE SILARA DY
THE OCEAN HARINE INSURANCE-
Comtraxy, Dra,
THE RAILWAY PASSENGEKS ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FURI 12 3187 DECEMBER, 1914,
£33,970,387.
1-Authorived Capital £8,000,000
Beraue Fire Breach.......
+
When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. RCS$ & Co. "
Largest Stock of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Marine. Moteri in Hongkong. Everything for Motoring."
TO LET
TO LET.
19 The Frak.
RDSHEAL, Dire newly done up.. Apply
'CHÀTER & MODY, A Queen's Road Central Hongkong May 5, 1917.
1771
TO LET.
MMEDIATE ENTRY, two Terr desirable SHOPS situated in lev House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars.
Apply to
THE MANAGIMA,
Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46. Conmaght Road Contral. Bongkong, April 25, 1917.
1579
TU LET.
OFFICES at Connaught Kand
OFFICES in King and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rowd.
HOUSES in Broadwood and loreton Terraves.
HOUSES on Shameen, Charton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENGT Co.," LZ.
ta TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Rood.
11 Ready for occupation:
Y
THE CHINA MAIE.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Hails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office.will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes,
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- quese East Africa, Persia and Morocce cannot be transmitted.
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
4
LUCAP AND REGULAR MAILS
CUTICURA FOR SKIN TROUBLES
The Soap
to Claansa
Dintment
to Heal
Nothing better, quicker,
safer, surer at any price for skin
troubles of young or old that itch, burn, crust, scale, torture or disfig- Besides, you may try them Before you buy them.
1re.
Sample Each Free by Post.
Wich-p. Skis Book For amples adūros post-cart: F. Newbery & Sana, 27, Chate
Sold everywher
FARES FOR PUBLIC !
VEHICLES..
Half hour,...
... 10:00 AM. - 9.30 AM. IF.-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.
Cheung Chew ... 20 gm. Statsukok, Sha-
tin and
Aberdeen. Autan,
Hour. *********
Three hours....
WEATHER REPORT. :
On the 9th at 19.27-No returns from Japanese stations, Pressure bas in-l decreased considerably over NE Chin, and decreased slightly aver Formosa and the south coast of China. It has in- creased slightly.over Eorges and the Philippines..
A depressie which may become a typhoon, covers the north part of the bina Sea Present conditions indicate that it may eventually move on a north- easterly track.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1917.
SHARE
REPORT.
MAY TH, 1917.
Stook and paid up. Talos.
Qtiona 11.30 A.M.
I Dividend
wad date.
BANKS.
→
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0:00 inch. Total Hongkong Sha $105 $194 since Jabuary 1st, 9.59 inches, against an
average of 13,88 inches
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at neon on the 10th May:-
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N. to N.W. winds, moderate: fine, to cloudy.
some rain.
2-Formosa Channel: Variable winds, | Freshening from N.E,
MARINE INSUR-
ANCHE.
Cantooru‡ 60 | $330
North China...EST, 188
קיד
Unions
3-South east of Chins between Hongkong and Lamecks: The same as Tangtazas
4-South coast of China between
NG.
No. 1.
#100 $975 b 8C7
...60 3917
Hoogkong and Hainan: The same as FIRE INSURANCES:
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.
Final
2-9- making
and
54-6 for *1918 bonus of 10/ sob. ject to deduction of Income tax
$7 Anal making
* 1914 and Interim.
(of $18 a/c 191K, Final div. of 16% making"
7/1918...... Intaciï of $30 n/n 1915.
815 making $2
for
Approximada
Hottrn m
in last
your's
>
6) p..
1913 and special af 83.
Mọi thứ 000 137
Chica, Fires
20 | $145 b.
Hongkong Ytre .......# 50 |$325′′b..
$7 and bonus for
1915......
8. p. c.
SHIPPING. it-
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ecia Douglas Starshine 530 $34 «. and begins during the month of May,|
Steamboaca. 13 $18
Indo-Chinsa. –
(Pratered£5415
Deferred)....£5102] 4.
$27 for 1913
Tat of $5 are ime19
1.95 for 1916.
$1 p.
Interim (13), ale 1916...
·Interim et 10/+ x/c1915,
B... & the
China Sogam...:00 11: Malabon Sugar... . 3 $30. b.
'..
$12 for 1918.....
P5 for 1916...
1st p..
CHAIRS.
I-Ia Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour,
10 centa
One hour,
SA
1917
Three hours,
Six hours
Date.
Ends.
...70
Day (6 am to 6 pm),...81.00
May 9th, 536 A.NL.
10th, 1.35
Bexins. 7.03. 15.02.
7.07
For
OUTWARD.
WEIK-DAY'S
If the trip is extender beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
11th, 3.34
SUNDAYS &
120b, 14
HOLIDAYS
Fai ... Tai Fo...
.... 5.00 PM.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. ard' 6 a. the above fares "shall be increased by 50 per centum.
13th, 5.31
7,00
14th, 5.33
1.06.
13th, 5,39
16tb.
7.06.
431
cents.
18th
5,39
7.02
..$1.00
- 19th 5.30
708
·Sholl” Trässperta £1|108/- Star Ferry ......$10 $11
Six hours...
Sheungshui 4.00 PM.
Day (6 am to 6 pm)
1.30 2.00
20th,
5.30
་་
2140, 3.30
7.08
5.29
7:00
REFINERIES.
19/ict, w/c1918Coupon 27
$1.65. dividend & 15 cta. Bonus for your ending 30416 se
→ n.c.
6 pe
IIIIn the Hill District
|
Pipg Shang.
23rd. 3.20
Sai Kung,
With Rearers With 4 Bearers.
.943h, 5.29
Santin. Stanley.. 4.30 PM.
Quarter bout.......90:18.
... 25th, 5.20
30.30
Half bout,... ... 0.9
26th, 5,20
0.40
One hour
57th, Desi
......... 0.99
0.)
(7.30 26. Canton,Samsu
and Wrchow Regis. 3...
D
Macro
esth, 5,28
5.00 PM. Two hours. 0.30 ·
Three hours, Da
0,80
29th, 5.28
1.00
Letters 6 ... (7.75 36.
9.00..
Six hours, Day (am.top.m.).58
30tk 3.27
159).
1.50
31st, 4.27
2.00
1.3Q P.M.
(6.00 P.M..
Saturdays Kamtan and
Sanmei.... 5.00P.M. (10,00 ASM. Shamun.....
↑ 4.00 P.K.
5.00.P.K.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Ranba
REPORT.
5.00 FIM. 9.00 A...
Tronoh Klass
Ural Caspiane
Ten minutes,... Quarter hour,
Balf borr, Que bour
Wind..
HOOKS, WHAEVES AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Whirem 2:50 30 1.
8% for 1216 & bonus 29.
7 p
| Fisal $2.50 & benar 36, making 811 / 19IN...
The 7 as your ending
50'4 10
p
81 p.
Kongmoon...Except
Also I GODOWN in Duddell Street..
rent and other For
particulars. apply to
H. M.. EL NEMAZEE, 1 Des Faux Road Hpackung March 15, 1917.
TO LET.
י
Bubscribed, tapital £4,600,000 Paid-up Capital mm. £2,437,500 -Tire and
837,047 IIT-Life & Annuity Fonda... 17,587.590
Sinking Fond Account
128,230
£23,970,587
2,361,468 Lits and Annuity 12,141,595
: TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenne, Brauche Barence Maine Department 337,830 Kowloon Other Receipta
478.94
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings Kowloon.
TO LET
OK FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 49 with wharf area 58,000 sq. ft., "suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns
* 330,228
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set, sice to meet the claims ander the respective Depart sments of the C--n-pany'sBusiness.
SILEWAN, TOMES & OV.
Agents,
THE CHINA MAIL
!!
NOTICE
Communications relating to nowe should
· že addressed to Tas Eortor,
Correspondents must forward sus and addromen with any commusies sivo addressed to the Editor, not nodessarily for publication but as evidence of good with.
Apply to... HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra. Buildings.
Hongkong. Feb. 7, 1917.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, May 1, 1917.
Ou London-
thair
Bank Wire
19
Un demand,
30 days' sight...
H
4 months' night,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
All minizer 'tor publication should be written on one side of the paper only. "
› Letter relating to bosiness should be. addrained to Tux Manscri
Rate of subser ption to Chins Mall" is 836 per cum; per quarter and por men- Bein per kata",
“Cha “Uhina+Maft* is delivazad free ta berber in Hongkong and Kowloon. Postages Charged as the case of fifty manes par manth'·
Qedars for extins copies of the Cra 14412 should be seat as soon as possibles the supply is limited. Csak 10 cta, Credit ska ets-, per copy.
*
...
konce về mobscription to the "Overland Hu Mail" i 12 par anm: postage Bi per susam tætra Bingle copfes twenty fire wants tach.
Altesszióda "nad additions to advertimo- 6 Fazer 2, 3, 6, and 7 should To waz to the ice. No. 5. Wyndham
$10.200
Elkrem, not later thati 11-30 s...
Alterations and additions to Advertise. menos ca pages 3, 4, 5 and 8 obvald be moet us not Jalur has 1 p.m.
New Advertisements should be wear in Adair 2y.m2.
Advertisments and Subscriptions which are net ordered, für fixed period will be cosîtinand watăl countermanded.
hos.
RICKSHAS..
-In the Inland of Hongkong if engaged
in Vicaria,
Every Subsequent hour........20
5 cents.
Note. If the ricksha be engaged FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
within the City of Victoria, and be dis BRANCH P.Q.
charged outside the Western part of the SUNDAYS & City of Victoria after 8pm, or be dis- WERK DAYS HOLIDAYS charged to the Fart of Bay View Police Station or the Eastern side of the City 7.30 AM of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra balf 11.30 P..are shall be chargeable $7.34. A.Xhe
IL-In Kowloon. 19.30.M.
Quarter hour, w Half bour,............ Hour,
7.30 4.36 Macro1.30°F.M...
(7.30 4.24.
8.3.M.
Canton
***18.30 P.M. 9.30 7.1.4 Tai Ping
Tuag9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. D. P.M. Shek Ki... 30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. 9.X, P.. Kongmoon .8.00 Fr. 6.00 PM. 6.0 P.M. Kumchuk ...6:00 PM. 6.00 P. 6.00 P.M Kaukong .600 FM 6.00 г.M. 6.00 PM.
Except Eaturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 91 a.m. Pegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the Iy ous evening.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table kiven below has been 2/41
compiled at the National Almazas Office ...2/413/16 in London from the result of the analysis ...2/4.
of observations taken by means of an machine in the Water Police Basin
H
"MAY 9, 1817.-8.0.
Station.
Bour.
Barometer
↑ Sea Larvel.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Westock 6a. Meuro FIAkodate Tokio! Kochi
Nagnanki, Kagoshima
5 cents.
15.
Ostima
61
Mah
Ishijima
Bonin Lland
23.83
Every subsequent hour,......... 10
III-Taipu Road.
22
Twenty centa shall be added Chefoo for each extra hour or part Weihaiwei
of an hour if the birer causes
Hanzow
Kiukiang
the journey to take longer chang
than
To 4th mile-
single......... 15 cents....1 hour. return............ 81.00....................... boars..
't
Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single #1.20............................2 hours."
retorn......$1.50..... Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single $1.75 return......82.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
Birgle $200.............
return......39.50............
7.
Changsha
Shanghai.. Gutslag. Sharp Pr..
Amoy)
Swatow
Taiboku 53.1. Taichu
55
Tainan .....
Koshan Pescadores Canton
-82.29.7.
Horgkong Gap Rock.
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Macao mile to be a matter of previous arrange-Wachow ment in each case...
Pakhor The fares bere set cat to apply to one Boibow Tsui.
Tourate
+7
De 10 antomane tide-te Tsim Sha Tsui rickahi with three coolies from Tsim Sha Phulien74.29.74
Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/3
On Paris-
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
On denand, Credita, 60 days aight, Do Bombay
Witt
On demand, On Calcutta-
Wire, ... On demand On Singapore il
On demand,
On Manila-
On demard,
On Shanghai-
On demand
.396
30 days' sight(private paper). On Yokohama
300.
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! 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tile gauge at the Victoria Nar Yard add 3 feet 4 inches and on the gange at. Lamont Deck, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the tabla.
Tour. 15
PH:33
May 10th to 16th, 1917,
SAL
111
知
14
On damaad, Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tel) ... 48.10 Sovereigns (Tanks Buyingiate) $8.95 h. Silver (per oz)
Tum 14 3015/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong
127 nom. Chinese Copper Cash ... Chinese Copper Cente Chinese Sub. Cain Rate of Native Interest Hongkong Sub. Cain...
par.
PARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES;
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home.
+
C. St. James
8 a. 29.78-78
20.70!
Mani
129.78
Legaspi... Tacloban Iloilo Surigao
29.81
13.
99.81 75
Not exceeding Labuan ......
рет ролитет.
04 cents From, Sailors Home to put sandt Government Civil HosTİ. pital
Bay View House
Half bour,
Direction.
Force.
བྷརྦཱ།: ༄།ž །།ཚོ། 1:|:2 དྷ ་2H
29.81 76 94 WW
T. F. CLAXTON, Director
Weather.
Hongkong Observatory, May 9, 1917.
MINIMO.
Kailas. 31/6 1.7
Langkawi,.zdrs. 10) T. 17.
£12.70
2718
.21 3.
Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, making 10%
af 1913-1916 coupon
Tix. 1 for 1925
H., & Wham-
Docks......
....350 $123 £
Shanghai Deats 2. 100 T. 93 ̋b.
1- interim 'making 4/-
a/ 1918,
9% for 1916
HOTELS-LANDE
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel... 30). $100 b.
Central Batase 100 $90,
Fongkong Landa...$100) 897) Humphreya Bacaten § 10|$61 k. -
Kowloos Land... 30 333
$50 $77.
Shanghai Landa T. 50 T. 92
Final of 3 making 80-
/1916
$7 a/c 1916....
Final div. of
West Points
COTTON “MILES
..T. 50 T. 100
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 121
Kung Tik....
5p
making
$7/c 1918.
8. p.
O conis for 1216 -...
$2 for 1916
8pct
Fical 82-25, making 95.25-
a/c 1116.
100
6% fin making 127
/ 1916.
Tis. 8 for year ending
The. 6 dir, ac year ended
90-6-18.
pie
17 pe
..T10 T. 14 b.
TET. *,
Tia 0.90 for 1916 .....
MISCELLANEOUS)
China-Borness..... # 11 ] £3. Light & Powern
ins-Providence
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degreed Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Dairy Farma) inches, tenths and hundredths. !.
2 TEMPERATUZ, in the shade, in de Green Islands árees Fahrenheit.·
3. HUNDITY, in percentage of aturs tior, the humidity of sir saturated with moisture being 100.
DIRECTION OF Wars, to two points.
OF WIND, Recording te Benford. Scale.
<t.
10|98
$236.
-713
Hongkong Electries 1049 b Hongkong los..... # 21 | #153) |
Hongkong Rope... 10 | $28)
Hongkong Tramways:54. | (39.70
12 ct for 1973..
8 p.a. for year ending
€9-2-06 70 venta for 1916
13 for
your ending
31718 80 cents for 1918
121 a/c 1918/17 Bonus
is centrs
1 on s/c 1916
$1 fos and bonnw #1,
making $3 6.80% fiam /o 1916 Pend- ing (cents 48 per share) 16,80 sa
6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, €** detached cloud, drizzling rain, f fog, HK. Steel Foundry ... 310
123:
2.00
10 p.
*10
nom.
...102
BIRK WATEM
Gongkosy Mean
L/ WATER
4
@dant
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower 201
From Clock Town to Race
∙Couse *******a
·10
From Clock Town to Bay "View House leg, vanden
13.
From Wanchai Market'ta
5. Foxes
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
08
II-In the City of Victoria.
Quarter hour,
10 cents.
Not exceeding & gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, passing showers a squal, r rain: 180ow per pasangerthunder. viability, w dew well
7. Bax in inches sonths and hun Peak Tramways
10 980
2 for 1916/1JA.
One hour-ait
Two hours,
Three
Five
IV-In Kowloon.
Barometer...
Temperature,
Hongkong, May 8, 1917.
Temperature
20.72
70
| 29.77 20.73
One day from 6a
2.101. $1.25
Not exceeding per passenger,
Steam Laundry
683.40 5.
Union Waterboats - B2C 815
26 cepts for 1976/7918...
121% for 1012
Humidity
70:
40.
Direction of
2007.
BAFORITES
ZLAT
Windf
80%
Da
28.78
BAKE it a rule of our home to Izvor
always keep on hand a bottle of Dafni erlains Colie, Cholers"and. Dins ghden Eemody' as a safeguard", against Hot Tammplaints. It always coros nempty and no household is nie with. For sale by all Chemists and
Do 13 balb) E
Do.
4 F.
FIN
Dogs
Force Weather Bain
One hour,
1.40
0.01
Three
Bour
Five
day
7 PL, F. Castor Director.
ngkong, Ofancestory, May 7, 1917.
Four
2.40
03
Two wote;
exceeding
per vosung 20 centa
$1.50
Quarter hour, Hall hour #mo baur.
•Two bears).
Threo
Five
*
One day fromN E SIM.
3.00
0.00
BigBetween the hours of 8,30 TEM, KUR
| beyond the ['sim. the above fazeszkhall, bi izcreased
Add: HIÁLTO“ Telephone No 390-P.0.B No. 11.
2nd bathed I TER CHINA MA Limbed by BERTRAM
[#14 28.30; 6.,
William Powell 1490 € 77 €6.50
70 cents tot 1915
cepts for 1013/3314.5 10 pe
Teleg
MOX Share and Gabera)
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