To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
TIRE Undersigned have received in Tatrretions to sell by Public Auction.
Cras ACCOUNT OF TUX (ONCERNIÐ),
TUESDAY,
the 2nd May, 1917, commenting si 130 p.m., at their Sales Roonus, No. 8,
·Dog Verur Road, Corner of···
Ics. Hour STI
A LARON QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
&C...
...
As follows:- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chain and Chesterfelt Safas (new) Blackwood and Teakwood Card Tables, Beciroom
Furniture, comprising Double and
-Single Brass Bedsteads, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood) Sideboards, Dinner Wag g. Extension Dining Tables, Obairs, Tos and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Set, de. Bath Ren Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Electro Plated Ware.etc.
Pianes in good condition, Electric Bending Lampe, Blackwood and Teak- Food Screens. Hundley of Blackwood Forniture, Engravings, jetare, o..etc.
Alw
Tennis Teles and Netting, Two Perambulatom.
One Yost Typewriter, Carpets (Sew and second hand, American Tee Chest and the Enamelled Bath
(Fall Particulars froin Catalogue.) Tax-Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. May 18, 1917.
TO LET
OFFICES
TO LET.
at Connaught Hond,
1:00
"OFFICES in Kinga and York Building, HOUSES In Clifton Gardens, Conduct
Žead.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Motton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.
Apply to
14
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
"%
TO LET.
DISTED LATE ENTRY,
tw
very
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotch
Recently reconstructed...
For rent and other particulars.
Apply w
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Rood Central
Bengkong, April 25, 1917. p
Apply→
TO LET.
1478
TDSHEAL, No. 11 The Penk,
A newly done u
CHATER & MUDY,
6 Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, May 5, 1917.
1
TU LET.
1751
When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Co.
Largest Stock of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Marine Motors. In Hongkong, "Everything for Motoring."
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
"SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. -
Branches-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
ΤΟΚΟΠΑΜΑ,
BOMBAY,
HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG
SILIMPOFON (SEBATTIK)
-COAL
THE Undersigned harjus been appointed AGASTA for the COWIN HARBOUR prices for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL CO. LTD., are prepared to quote COAT. trimmed into Bankers at SEBAT TIK SANDAKAN (British North Borneo
SILIMPOPOY COAL compstes favgns- bly with the better grades of Japažene Jcal and gives good results on a very monerate consumption.
Steners sling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPE FUN COAL (either cargo or Bockers) are exempt fibm payment of all Port charges.
side the Company's wharf where there is a At Sebatti Steamers are berthed along. minimam depth of 27 to 28. fast at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sebattik Har- bour), Prices and all other information moncerning the Port can be had on
pplication to the Agents
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agenta Cowie Harbour Coali
Company, Limited.
LONDON
THE
1027
DIRECTORY.
(PUBLISHES ANNUALLY) NABLES traders throughout the World to communicata direct with English MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS
in unch cian of goods. Besides being a NEY HOUSE in Conduit, 'Road. complete commercial guide to London and
Rely, for occupation. "
Also I GODOWN in Dudlell Struct. Fur rent zod other particulars Apply, 10- "
H. M. H. NEMAZEE
1 Des Voeux Rond.
Honkong March 15, 1917.
• TO LET
1877
NOUR-ROOMED NOUSES in Gorton Terrace ne Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
A PLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon, Marine Lot 48 with wharf area 58,000 sq; t suitable for coal storage or erection of godownS
-Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong Feb. 7, 1917.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide tale Kiven below has been sompiled at the National Almanac Office So London Fru the result of the analys observations taken by means of an atomaric turecording machine in the Water Poli Basin at Taim tha Tsui
suring the years 1887-8-9.
The of the table corresponds with
te zeru of the sounding in the Admiralty Fast which has been found to be 4 feet
incilen behow wean sea level
To obtain the depth of water on the
side
nd
Buge at the Victoria Naval Yard
ita kabure, the Directory contains lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS -
41
with the goods they ship, and the Colonial and Fertigo Markets they supply:
STEAMSHIP 'LINES arranged under the Ports to which they all," and indicating the approximate dailings; PROVINCIAL TRADE NUMCES
of leading Manufacturers, Merchants/sto.. in the principal provincial towns and industrial centres of the United Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, on recept of Postal Order for 208.
Dealers selang Agencies can advertise their trade cards for £1, or larger adver tisements from £3.
The London Directory Co., Ltd., 25. ALCHUAGE LANs, Losyon, EC.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong May 18, 1917.
Ou London
· Bank Wire
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11
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Per Aki Maru, Mr and Mrs del Rozario, Misses del Küzario, Master del Rozario Mr and Mrs Francisco y Person, Miss Salmon, Mrs La Sala and chik, fiss.; Cosgrove, Mrand Mies Needham, Mírs E. F. Famos. Miss 3. G. H. Howell, Mr Y. Yamada, Mr Ikeda, Mes and Miss Mar- tell: Mr McKenzie, Mr and Mrs Joba Jones, My Clesterman, Me Akerman, Mr Albert Rue. Mr S Kuroda, Masters Jones (2) Mr A Gascon, Mr and Mrs Selby. 31 Burry, Mr Birkett, Mr Aller. Dudßeld, Mr PG,Elliot, Miss Mont 3frs Ranson, Mr J. R. Redfern, Mr J. F. Vida, Miss Hughes, Mr Fouts, Pamer, Mr H. Khiani, Me-Feehan tur Miss Hoben, Mrs H Fujita Mrs Webster, Mrs Y. Kawamur, Mrs R. Shiojina Messrs A. Smith, Y. Sudzuki, K. Furu- tani, C. Arake, Watson, A. G. Nicholls and R. Frame, Miss R. Frame, Miss J. Mekay.
Mr
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
C
THE CHINA MAIL.
.
BURNING ITCHING
ECZEMA ON LIMB
Awful at Times. Started With Small Pimple. Getting Larger.
WEATHER REPORT.
11
Ou the 16th at 120-Pressure has de censed slightly over Shantung and the Philipping, and increased slightly over the China coast and Anua: consider. able inerenars are also probable at the majority of Japanese, stations, although in the absence of observations yesterday
HEALED BY CUTICURA-morning, this lacks confirmation.
- hauerella on the calf of my left lib which started with a small blapte. It was 'of a wet nature and is leritated: something awful The buraleg and seeking was awful at times and tan water that,caze a world make the Enon sari clothing foɑlt as if they had been starched. The place got to ba about the size of the palm of my hard and It kept on getting langur.
" Cuticura Sony and Ointment ad- vertised so I sent for a sample. I found it was doing me good not purchased' mere," and lu four weeks I was completely healed? (Signed H. Vairweather, S. Hurst Rd Belvedere, Kent, Eng. July 29, 19:5
Sample Each Free by Post,
Tech -p Ski Book, (Soap to cleanse and Olament to heal.). Addrome pont-card for samples! F. Nawbery & Sons, 27, Charm Lathouse Sq., Landon. Said everywborn..
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIS.
I-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour. ..... Half hour.
******
One hour, Three hours, .... Six bours
Duy (6 am to 6 pm)
10 cents..
50 70)
$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fure extTA,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MAY 16TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Valge.
QPloua 11.30 AM.
Approximate
Laos Dividend and data?
year's"
BANES
A weak anticyclone extends from the China coast-to-the Bonins, and depros- sions are shown to the west of Hokkaido, over South Maccharin und Indo-Chine.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Honglong & Stal 3106 8710 onding at 10am. to-day, 1.30 inch. Total since Jariuary 1st, 1069 inches, against an average of 1938-inches.
MARINE INSUK.
Final at 293 making
£4.83 for1918
and
bonus of 10 sub- ject to deduction of Incometax
■ 1916 and Interim: of 18 e 1915......... Flex, div. of 15 %imaking 97% / 1915... Interim of $30 ■/≈ 1015...
of pa
Ferreast for the 24 hours ending at noor on the 17th May
ANGES.
Canton.......semua..$. 50) $950
$7 final making
I-Hongkong to Gap Rock S. winds,. moderate; cloudy, frequent main.
-Formosa Channel: NE. winds, North Catuas veering to S. later.
Unlonso 3-South coast of China betweer Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Yangtzes GO 8217
5T 150
#1002870
8 piss
$15 making $31 fot
4-Youth coast of China betweed Hongkong and. Hainan: The same as No. 1.
1915 and special of 83° ww.count. 1916.
Tip.c
37 and beau $2 for
1925. 827 for 1915 m.
51p..
8 per
No.
Between the huurs of 8.30pm, and 6. a.m. the above fares shall be increased. by 50 per centum.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming 11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bemers. Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all.corre pondence posted by the fastest routes,
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are. suspended.
2
Fax.
9:30 LM..
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD..
SUNDAYS & WEEE-DAYS, HOLIDAYS Tai ....
... 5.00P.M. Tai Po.... ...10.00 A. M. Cheung Chow... 2.00 2.x. Shaterkok, Sha- tin and Sherzgshui. 4.00", Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Shan, Sai keng, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 PM.
Canton Samsui and Wuchow
Macao
$1.30 A.X.
Regis 5P.M. Letters 8 P.M.
***12.30 P.M. 6.00 P.M.
Except Saturdays
wwwwwm
Hour:******
Three hours.............. Six bours...
Day (6 am to 6 pm.)
י
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of May,
10%
HERE INSURANCES.
悲
Chios Piz.....390|3146 b.
Hongkong Firem... ou $325 b."
11
SHIPPING.
Douglas. Stowmahide 550 882 11.
Steamboats 181917) b.
Indo-China.
Int. of 35 g 19181917
81.23 for 1918.
16
p.c
(Proferred£5 $40 (Doterred).ES $109.
Interim ut 3 / 1916... Iutaries or 10-a/o 1918,
BD.C. 8. DAG.
1917
Dute. May 16th, 5.32.
Ends.
Begina.
746 pm.
th, 3.31
1
18th, 5.31
7,07
th, 5.30
7.08
90th, 6.30
7.03
21st 5.30
...... 0.80 cents.
gend
5.99
7:00
..$1.00
3rd, 5.29
7.20
Shell" Transporta. £l [109;
**Star Forry ....1032 d.
1-iot Me 1918Coupon £7
91.63 dividend
7 pe
t
4.24th, 6.29
....... 2.00.
n. 25th
6.30
7.11
Bonue for year ending 30-4-16
26th
5,20
7.11
th. 3.28
8th
59th
REFINERIES. Chiné Sugars 100 $110 b. Malabon Sogars... L30 $301
62 3
812 for 1916
104 p.)
P. 5 l 1916...
13
30th 5.7 J19ty
5.27
1.50
III-In the Hill District.
With 2 Bearers With's Bearers. Quarter bour......13 $0.30 Half hour... One hair, Two hours.
... 0.20
0.40
0.30
0.0)
0.50
0,50
Three hours....... 0.70. Six hours.1.00) Day (8 am to 6p.m.)1.50
1.00
1.30
2,00
RICKSHAS
1. In the Iand of Hongking if engaged
in Victori
Ten minutes, Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One hour,
Every Subsequent hear,
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
· MINING.
Kailans.............4130/6 x. 4. b.
BONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER Lago 10T: 17 b.
REPORT..
MAY 18, 1917.-..
5 cents
.15
Wind.
Station.
Note-If the ricksha he engaged
within the City of Victoria. and be dis.
charged outside the Western part of the
Hour.
6:23.77
City of Victoria after 9 p... or be dis Wostock. charged to the East of Eay View Falice femur. 29,51 Station on the Eastern side of the City: Hakodate
of victoris after 9 pm, an extra half, Tokio fare shall be chargeable.
HI-In Kowloos.
Quarter hour.ge Half hour,..................
5,00 PM. Hour,
9.00. M.
6.00P.M.
Kongmoon
Sambar and
Sannici
Shamchen......
5.09 P.M.
10.00 AM, 14.00 1.3.
5,:00 M
9.00-4.3.
#
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH F.O. WXKX-DAYE
For
17.30 A..
Macso......!
11:30 P
17.30 AM 10.30 p..
83.36.
5.20г.M.
Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipo Road.
מ.
29.83
99.03
27.Ho
Kagoshima 39.38
Osima 30.01
Kochi
5 cents. 134
10
4
Nabu
"I
21
人
30.03
Ishijima, 28.01
Bunin Leland
Chefor... 88.20.82
Weihaiwei
Twenty cents shall be added Bankow for each extra hour or part Ichang of an hour if the birercauses
Direction.
||4|Humidity.
||||| + Temperaturo.
Weather:
Kiukiang
2001
Shanghai..
120.03 30.02 129.93.
29.94 64
the journey to take longer Chagata...... than:- To 4th mile-
„Mingle, pra të cents....1 hour.
reth 81.00 hours. Beyond 4th to Eth mile-
single...$1.20 2 hours. rotura......81.60.........
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- singlo...$1.75
return......$2.00
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single.......1200
(7.30 A.M. 11:30 1.1
17. A.M. 10.30 P.M.
P.M.
Chatou ... Tai Piog
Tung9.30 r.M. 9.30 PM: 9.
Shek Ki... 30 r., 9.30 P.M. 9.3 P.M Kongmoon 5.00 PM. 5.00P.M. 5.00 PM. Kumchak...6.00 г.x. 6.00 P., 0.00 P.M. Kaukong...600 PM. 8.00P.M. 6.00 r..
Except Baturdays
In the case of Mails closing before sm. Fegistration closes at o'clock on the j'vous evening.
2/43
On demand,
30 days sight...
3/4 1/16 ...2/4] ......2/4 15/16
2,5
Temperature... Hongkong, May 15, 1917. KAROKITEE
Da Do
AX 1.P.M.
4 F.M
THERMOMETER
Do.
Do.
4 months' sight, "Credits, 4 months' sight,
Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/54 On Paris-
On
Ün demand,
Credits, 4 months aight,...356
New York-
On demand,
Corta, 60 days might
Ja Bombay-
·Wire...
Op derisad, Wire, ......
feet 3 inches, and on the gange On Calcutta-
ut Lupoat Docky Aberdeen, add 10 feet
inelies to the height given in the table,
May 17th to 23rd, 1917.
• tiangkong
Happy
•Time.
In Manila
30 days' night(private paper).
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пош.
113}
100%
9 AM.
4.1.the
Da, Wat hold) A
Do. (We bulb) I
Do, Wet ba+b) 4 T.M.
-o. Maxmu
D Minimum (over night'
་
HONGKOND REGISTER.
Barometer
Temperature
Humidity
Direction of
*****
return......$2.50
Gutula... Sharp Pk... Amoy Swato..... 29.8 Taihokua 29.ES Taichu
99,80 2384
Tainan
Koshan
Fescadores
Canton
Gap Rock.
Hongkong
20000
Pakhoj
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th, mile to be a matter of previous arrange Hoihow....
cat in each case,
Phulien
The fare bere set out to apply to ono rickaha with three coolies from Tsim Sha 'Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Bailors' Reme
Not exceeding
· per papsenzer.
'04 cents.
From Sailors' Home to. Government Civil Hos pital ......
From Government Civil. Hospital to Clock Tower
14
From Glock Town to Race:
"Couse.
99.40
20.87 From Clock Town to Bay
View House
0.86
78 From Wanchai Market to 75 Bay View House
From Bay View House to
73 Quarry Bay
06.
13
C. St. James Aparri€ :
Dagupan Blanila Legaspi
Tacloben Toilo
Surigao
Labuan P]
9382|23|3333|
T:F. CLAXTON, Director.
Rabası Trouch Miles
LI $2.63
£1278 s.
Final div, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10% a/c 1915-1918 coupon No. 8
Tis. 1 for 19
1 interim making 4-
afc 1916. strada.
9 % 10 1913
p.c.
Fial Caspian
£133/
DOCKS, WHARVES '
AND GODOWNS
Kowloon Wharvan # 50) $80 H.K. & Whampo
Docks........3 60|$122) bi
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 90
8% 1916.& bonus $2.
Finnl $2.50 & bonus 88, musking $11 s/c 1910...
Te a year ending
...80-4-16
10 p.c
8p.c
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hota...8.50 -8 100 b.
Central Eataso ...8100 899
Hongkong Lands...$100 8074
Humphreya Batacen€ 1080) b.
Kowloon. Lazdu... 30833
Pout Polat"...50 $77
Shanghai Laida T. 50 T
COTTON MILLS.
Ewor
„T. GOIT, 1501
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T, 122 b..
b.
Kucg Yik..
Yngtatapos
T10 T. 141 b. 5 s.
T-T 6.70 b.
MISCELLANEOUL
China-Borrisos
Hongkong Observatory, May 15, 1917. Light & Power ..., § -- [244
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees
Fahrt nheit, on the level of the sea in China Providenta $10 $8 inches, tenths and hundredths. 7
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de. Dobry Bassi,€ ↑ [#24 ma. grees Fahrenbeit.
L'HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4 DIRECTION OF WIss, to two points. 3. PORUE OF WIND, according to Bes zford Scala,
a. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue ; c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, flug, gloomy bhail, I lightning, ovrcast, II-In the City of Victoria. Paing showers, quaqual, rain 1 snow
thunder. v visibility, w dew wet), Not exceeding
passenger drodze.
7. Rar in inches tenths and han- 10 cents.
Quarter hour.
Half bour,
One hour.
Two hours.
Three.
Four
Hix
On daie ladata a Five.
35.
75458
One day from 6am to 8pm.1.25:
III-Beyond Victoria.
On demand On Singapor
On delako,
On demard
COM WATEN
On Shanghai
20.79
29.82 29.83
On demand
8 1
D
Baigi
On Yokohama
WEST
On demand,
Wind. I
One hour,
Gold Leaf, 100 no (per tael)
18.20 -
Sovereigns (Banks Buying rate) $8,10
Force Weather
.3
Two Hours
orla
od
Three
Laa
Four
Silver (jer oz)
Bar Süver in Hongkong
Five
Six
Chinese Copper Caab Chinese Copper Cents.. Bate of Native Interest Chinese Sub-Comm Hengleng dula Coin
| #latinal, opere ale temperature on the 2006
Lawput agam air temperatmy, om jaklaw tack-
Bongkang, Obervatory, May
Une day from
"If a vehicle a dác
Not exceeding
per wassenger.
20 penta
extra is to be slowed for the return joumey.
IV-In Kowloon
Quarter hour, Half hour, Une hour. Two hours
Not
Green Islands
● 7307.30 b.
Hongkong Electrics 10 850 ss, Hongkong less | $151
Hongkong Ropes...§. 10 | 822)
Hongkong Tramways B. $9,20 6.
H. Steel Foundry
10
Final of 85 making 6
*/ 1918
87 kie 1918.
Final div. of making
ST / 1916
b0 cents for 1916
$2 for 1916
Final #395, making 86.2. #fc 1918 bene 8 final making 12%
a/c 1916
Tis.. for your ́ending
31-10-16... Tie, & dia's your eaded
30-6-10
The 0.90 for 1916)
· 72 eta. Ine 1945........
8 p.o. for your ending
£8-2-06 .....
cents for 1918
13 for yetending
31-7-28
80 cents for 1918
$2† s/c "1916/17 Bonus
75 cents 11 on a 191
81 final and bonus $1, -musking $3 element 23 % Ensia/e 1918 Pand- ing (conta 48 persaara)
Peak Tramways...3:10 39,80
7% for 1916/1918
5 D.
81 pc
Up.e.
Steam Laundry.
96 cente for 1915/2016..
121% for 1916 Alum
Union Waterbok.m
70 beta fue 1918
10 p
60 cents for 1913/134.0
iales,
HOXON & TAYLOR Bhare And General Brok
Thres
Fortr
Five
0
One day from 6 a
Talephone No::990;
POB/N 1115
1:60
Between the hours
beyond
ni the above farest shall ben
MALL Edited by
Elita of the City of Victoria hare by 10 pieribika, st