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FIXTURES.
TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) 234D MAT,
· FINAL MIXED HANDKAR
DOUBLES.
MR and 3426, Niseer e
P
Rav. Cooper Hunt & Mia. Agustinșe,
THURSDAY, SATie Mar,
FINAL HANDICAP DOUBLES.
Cat, Crisp and F. A. HRDMOND
FA
S. E. Gas and A. ARBARAM.
FRIDAY 25TH MAY,
FINAL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
8. E. Cries and Rys. Cooper BENT
1.
Sex Kwose and WONG PO KADNO, The Prizes will be presented by Miss- May after this event.
P.M. HODGSON,
When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX, ROSS & Co.
Largest Stick, of Moter... Cars, Motor Cycles and Marine Motors in Hongkong. **Everything · fer Motoring."
TO LET
12
TO LET.
THE CHINA MAIL..
PASSINGERS DEPARTED.
OMFORTABLY Furnished ROOMS Wei-hai-wei, from $5.00 to $300 per
Apply for Mrs. NIVEN. Hoogkung. May 19, 2017, 1915
with good board at Narcissus Bay, child, Miss FMs E. J. Freyera
F
fan. Suretary, s
Hongkong, May 1917.
1831
1.
day.
KMPPRE DAY..
ZITRAMOL, BK.
Y
Bria Arrangement with the
F
RANDMAN OPERA CO
A YAURAVILLE MATINEE
TO LET.
WELL appuntat and So if and
Blouses Nps. 17
15
Will be given at the Theatre Royal KENNEDY ROAD. With dectric lights
City Hall.
4. P.. 10 6 7.3.
Booking plans will be opened in the Secretary Office. Hongkong Club, at 9.30 m. on Tuesday, 22nd May, where "eats ny he booked and ticket
obtained.
PEME $3 LACHE..
The Dress Circle and the first three rows of the Stalls will be reserved for "Hambers of the longkeng Uhub and
trieurs.
hittier seats in the remaining partim of the Theatre will be distribute ausing the Navy and the Cazrison.
Hongkong, May, 107,
-19536
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Contral Location.
LL ELECT C Thame Phas Entranca, A Blectric Lifts, Fans sad Lighting, Xarope Untha wl. Eanitary Fittings, Bor and Old Water System. throughout. Bost of Food and Service.
TELEFRONE 373 IGRAPHIC APPR
· VICTORIA
J. WITCHELL. Manager.
NOTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
-INSURANCE CO. .“
TV WHICH ARE VENTED TAL UNABIS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, L
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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
VITAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMETE, 1914,
UTAL
£29.970,367.
J--Authorised Capital £8,000,000-
Subscribedital £4,500,000
Paid-up kepribl. sonuna
TI-Pire Fonds,,
112,497.500
3,837,047 111-Life Aunity Funda... 17,567,590 128,230 Ski Fand Account ......
€29,970,357
£2,381,456
9,141,509
Revende Fire Branch.....
ชุม
Lite and Annuity
Brachos...omers. Berence Marine Department... 337.239. her Reveli@ e crem 478,04
翅
£5,339,209
The Accumulative Foods of the various Below we reparately levested, and, by Act of Palin, are set aside to meet the claim, under the respective Depart scents of tre Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agamin,
"FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
1J
- 15. Morrison Hill Rond
"LESSONS IN CHINESE
31K 33-497 PAM, a Chibaew graduate zuried in Interior, Bas been a teache? Kuropean carteis de un 4 Morehna is this Colony for ways
belian a cové zwihad of training Kuropeanın diz pars in the Chase variantion, and is pomeased tient rule criticate as a Chinese teacht. Lie bae alnu ni gand knowledge ni bandari und dakka, the China Linguage
Thee whe istead is chica Mail Offer or 4 1632ed to write a sect'le Jin, Ják 1 silaglen nitoet,, årst door.
[1251
already installed.
Apply -
YOUNG HEE
1 Des Viena "Boul Centrai,
Tel. No. 90 and 351.
Hongkong, May, Is, 1917.
180
isey Furnished Urmarie
SUITE, OF emple or two bachelors, wish beard best loention Apply
183
RUGATE & HARTING,
Tele. 236 K. Hongkong, May 17, 1987)
.
TO LET.
RUSHEAL No. 110 The Frak,
newly done up. JApply --
Per Mr Powell Mr John Powell, Mrs La Grave Powell, 3r T Akiyama, Mr Dessho, Mr 5. Asano, Mr S. Bomoto, Mr and Mrs Home, he and birs Hooden Tien and child, Miss R Hoo, Miss Innes, Mr
Mr E. F. d. Madden, 3rA. H. Hampton. Mr Sober, Mr Okuda, Mr H. Viita, Mrs. Kawata. M- and Mrs H "y. Inkson and child Mrs Hoo Wei Yuen, Miss I. P. Hou, Miss 1. AY. Ashworth, Mr Kondo Me Traki Mr and Mrs R Innes, Mr E. Sato, Mr 8. Shimura Mr Moriyama, Miss Iwanaga Mrs. T. Arxpo, Messrs Hohushiwa S. Udano, Y. Chen, Chu gawa, Li Your Feb, Magharar. 3. Zairaulabedian, Nantes, Q. Tazahasi und J. Yamasaki.
Chin Yung Chang Tse Ven & Naka-
1
SCALY SPOTS ON BABY'S SHOULDERS
And on Heud. Used to Tear Herself Nearly to Pieces.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
**I noticed some aröail spot on my baby's shoulders and on top of ber hond. They
gradually goe, larger quel'
·were-senly and very dry, 'The poor little thing used to tear hommelf nearly to places. I saw Cuticura A Soap and latent ad- vertised and my shtet bought me a box of 'Ģing- , kacat amin tablet of Soap
Now she li healed.** Tow
(Signed) Sex. F. Law, 18, Lacy 9 Wortley, Louca. Eng., Apr 17, 1918, - Sample Each Free by Post with 12.p. Skin Dook (Soap to clus 'and' Cintment to boal) Adirem poitsensit Toe mai piem: F. Nawbery & Hona, 27, Char-
• declamitas Sam Lendun, Sold overywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES."
CHAIRS.
L-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.
10 cents. 90
| Half hour,...
One hour,
Three hours, Six hours.
***
Day (6 am to 6 pm)
If the trip is extended beyond Victoriae, half fare extra
Per Mr and Mrs J. H. Tibbs, Mrs and Miss Lard. Bir han
Yet Den. Mr Wong Ches, Mr. 1. Pan, Miss 1, Kuriharu. Mr and Mrs Meintah, Mr H, H. Mcintosh, Bip Olits Mfrs &. La Bat
Between the huurs of 8.35 p.m. and 6 four, Miss A. Tait, Mrs C. Agaew, Mr arul Mry Setn. Mr Fujna, Mr D. Ogura, n. the above fares shall be increased Mr. H. Gdkin, Mr Chore Si Mr Hoby 50 per centum.
Kun Ng. Mr Ng Ten Sung, Mr Lin Tow Cast aud zhild, Mrs R. Jackson, Afr
Mr L and Mrs H. Togawa. Miss A. Adam, Afe F. Bennett, Mr and Mrs. M. Simms,
Ohara
"¡WEATHER REPORT.
On the Sat 110-Pressure has decreased considerably over ME. Japan and increased slightly over S. W. Japan, Formosa, the Philippires, and Guam.. It has increased moderately at Shanghai,
A bels of high pressure extends from the Yangpe Valley to the Bonins, and d depression los ever E. Manchuria......
The pressure gradient over the China Sea is shallow.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 000 inch. Total
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
SHARE REPORT,
MAY 22, 1017....
Stock and pald og
ttoma 11.50 A.M.
Last Dividend
Value.
and ato..
BANKS.
since January 1st. 15,33 inches, against Hongkong & 5'hai 3195 $100.
an average of 1908 inches.
Forecast for the 34 hours ending at noon on the 23rd May
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds, moderate: fine to cloudy.
-Fermosa Channel; X.E."winds,
fresh..
"
MARINE INSUE.......
ANGES.
Canton 508350
14
North Chime". T. 150
i
3--South coast of China between Hongkong and Larocks: The same kis No. 1.
Tatoos 4-South coast of China between Tangines Hongkong and Hainan : The same as No. I
11
#100970
a⇓ 80 | #9172)
י
Final of £99/- aking
£46 for 196 and benue of 10/' aub- ject to deduction of Income Tax
final making 228
/ 1915 and Totorim
of $15 a 1916. "
Tar. div. nt 15 % -13-
at 3/8 3/10, 8425 per share / 1916......... Interim of 30 ve 191...
$13 making 991 for 1915 and special ef #7
où account 1916. ...
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of May,
|FIRE) INSURANCES)|
China Fires
20 $146. Hongkong Free ... 1325 b.
SHIPPING...
Douglas Steamahirw. $50 | 381, b.
Spoambente um 15 817) b.& 6.
Indo-Chinas.-
(Preferred)...£51840.
Deterred). £510ng b.' de sa
S and bonus $2 for
1813.
827 for 1913
Approximatą! datura, camd·
Dan Lati
yous
15
* p
of p.c.
*10.0. 8 p..
]]
Int. of a 19181917
181 c
81.25 for 1916
47 p.
"
Final
3a/o 1915..... Final of 40% /1916....
8 p.c.
1917
Date. May 22nd, 3.29
Enda.
93rd, 20
Begins," 709 p.m. 7,10
11
17
TỪ ..$1.00
24th, A.
7.13
17
25th 5.29
26th 420,
..
Werth 3.28
14
28th, 3.958
7.19
29th 329
19
30th, .27
7.2.3
a 31st,
7.13
. 0.60 cents.
8:00
"Shell" Transporta £1109/-
"Star ForIt'
$31 b.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER"
REPORT.
MAY 12, 1917.—a.m.
Malabon Sugars, P. 30
REFINERIES. China Sugars 100 10
$301
2/-iut. wc 1918 Ceapon 27
$1.65 dividend & 45 cm, Bemut Fox year ouding 30-4·16
7 p.č
63
$12 for 1918
P. 3 foi 1918...
13 p.
Wind.
MINING."
Kollane......
£131/6 1. I
11-Beyond" Fictoria, with four Bearers. Hour............. Three hours.
Six hours.......
III-In the Hill District,
Mr R. Grands, Mr. King y. Day (8 am to 6 pm.). 2,00. HET. Ward, Mr Milkevich, Mr and Mrs Yamashita, Mr Gourde
Mis
WH. Balmain, Afr E. V. Thomas, Mr EL Beck, Miss. Uwaga, Mrs Chizu arr, Mes Shirakawa, Mr and Alex J. Ross, Mr Wong Kwang Fat. Mr Wong Ho Tat Mr and Master Kamiyama, Mr Watanabe az Mrs T. Morni
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, May 29, 1917.
CRATER & MODY,
Queen's Road Central
On Londen
1775
Rank Wire
Hongkong, May 5, 1917.
TO LET
Uz demand,
9/43
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.. Quarter hour).13 Half hour.... ... 0.20 One hour. Two hours,
$0.30
0.40
D
0.00
0,50.
1,80
1.00
Station.
------- 100
1.5)
Three hours. ...... 0,50 Six hours.
| Day (6 a.m.206p.m.)1.50
RICESHAS.
../43 1/16-La the Island of Hongkong if engaged
30 days' sight... ......2/43
Documentary, 4 months sight
Ten minutes..
four.
Barometer
at Sen Lovel.
¡Temperatura.
Hungidity.
Direction.
Wl'ostock. a. 29.08; 45 Memuro...5 4, 20, Hakodate
29:54
"
Takio
19.76
in Victoria,
Kochi 29.91
I
4 months' si ht2/4 15/16 Credita, 4 months might
Nagasaki...
નં | P
29.99
5 cents.
Quarter bour,
Kagoshirtu
30.00
15
10
Half hour,.
Oshima
71
15
and other particulars
On demand, Credits, 4 months' sight. On New York.......
**
...3241
One bour, East Lon
17
Naba
**
T
Every Subsequent hour,
Ishi'jima...
29.95
-11
benin land, itur Chefou...
T
6.9.87
On demand
H. MH. NEMAZEE
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. | On Paris-
Ready for occupation.
Also I GODOWN in Buddell Street.
For rent apply to
: Des Vaux Road..
Hongkong. March 15, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET
1577
at Connaught Road.
„OFFICES in King s and York Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces... "HOUSES on Shameen, Carton.
Apply to
·THE HONGKONO LAND INVEST-
·MENT & AGENCY Co., L19.
TO LET."
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, twe very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Bone Struct, opposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulara,
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd 46, Carmanght Road Central. Bragkoug. April 25, 1917.
1578
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings
Kowloon
TO LET GE FOR SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf Krea 58,000 sq. ft. mitable for coal storage or erection of godowns
T
Apply to--
HUMPAREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
'CO. LTD. Alcxandra Building
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
Credits, 60 days sight,...
On Bera bay-
Wire,
On demand,
Op Calcutta-
Wire,... On demand On Singapore
Or demand, On Manila
пот
FLY
...1074
On demard, On Shanghai- ... On demand
30 days' sight(private
...113
444 -
...nom.
paper)
On damand,
On Yokohama
1102 Gold Leaf, 100 Epe(per tael) ... 48.30 Sovereign(Banks Buying rate) $8.30 m. Silver (per o
38.d. 171% nom.
Bar Silver in Hongkong" Chinese Copper Cash.... Chinese Copper Cents Rate of Native Internet Chinese Sub. Coin Hongkong Sub Coin
% pin.
7% pa.
8+ 2 dia. ...." par.
HONGKONG TIDES....
Note- the ricksha be engaged: within the City of Victoria, and be dis- Weihaiwei charged outside the Western part of the Icharg..... Hankow... City of Victoris after 9 p.m., or be dis- charged to the East of Bay View Police Kinkiang Station on the Eastern side of the City Changsha... of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half Shanghai.. fare shall be chargeable.
IIIn Kowloon.
.
Weather.
Langkaca .......................zda. 10 T. 17 b.
Baub.....
Tronoh Mines £1976
Int. div, of 17- free of in-
corae tax, making 10% 1916-1917. coupon
.. No. 9.
The 1 for 1
1- inteiin making 4/
aq 1918..
8 for 1913
Dial Caspian
£182.65
3:34
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNE.
Kowloon Wharvem # 60|$79 m.
H.K. & Wham pes
"
Docks 50 $109)
90.02
Shanghai DooES T. 100T, 914'.
29.8
11
19
Guta af... Sharp Pk. Amoy Quarter bour,... 5 cents. Swatow..... Half hour, 15 Taiboku a Hour,......... 20
Taichu Tain Koshan Peseudores
Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipo Road
+
Twenty cents shall be added Canton for each extra bour or paraugung
of an hour if the hirer causes Gep the journey to take longer
To 4th mile---
"than
aingle ........ 75 cents....! hour. return.............. $1,00.................3 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile.
single.81.20 hours.. return...8150t
Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
singlp........81.76...........2} return....83.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
+
12
11
single...32.003 return......82,50 ára 7° Fares for journeys beyond the 11th. mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.
The tide table even below has been compiled, at the National Almanse Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of a automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Tsui..
1887-8-9.
during the the table corresponds with
The zero at
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
richaha with tharne coolics from Tim Sha The fares here set out to apply to one
Chart, which has been found to be feet FARES FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES,
3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table.
May 23rd to 29th, 1917.
Tour. Si
Jak
THE
CHINA
Tick
The Hoogkong Hotel
RANG YUK DEVTIST, ceasor to
the hate SIEN JING,
34, D'AQUILAR SYKIET
RATE
TERMS VERY MODERA
Consultation free.
ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT.
Can be obtained at the following
places in Hongkong :
The Hongkong Ferry Whari. The Kowloon Parry Whart M'almost every community there is The Upper Peak Tram Station,
nome one whose lifebya been saved register abrigos by Chamberlain's Colic, holera and The Lower Peak Tram Station, Larrion Bemedy. Such persons seldom
as an opportunity to recommend it. We Choong (D'Aguilar Strees),
and there recovitaan datitis and its never.
Smiling qualities account Furnith great Hung Cheung Kowloor.)
popularity. For sale by all Chemists
and Stercbiepeti
1285 WATTE
Roby toug
Low WOR
Palgh
Beight
Work
A
From Slaughter House
Bailors' Home From Sailo & Home to
Government Civil Ecs pital............
Not exceeding
per passenger.
Mus "d'centa.
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower. 04 From Clock Town to Race
Couse.....
From Clock Town to Bay..
View Blouse
From Wanchaj Market to
Bay View Hous
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
08
II-In the City of Viciaria.
Hot exceeding
· per passenger
Quarter hour,
10 centa
Half hour,..
10
BONGKONG REGISTER.
One hour anctim
Two hours.
30
Three
30
Four
Pravions
day Once mente at Firo at 2 p.
70
Barometer... 29.8299.24 229.83- Temperature 2479. J3 Humidity 6.
+78. Direction of
Wind
SALM
Force Weather
One hor
・0.00.
0.00
0.00
One day from 6 am, tó 6 cm. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria..
Macao
Wuchow
Pakhoi ma
Hoihow. Phulien
Tours
Aparri
"
21
1
BB.
50
17
6
11
Tacloban...
Legaspi
lodo Surigao
1.76
Labuan
29.76
#
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
HOTELS LANDE
13 p.
8% for 1916 bonus. 22
Final 82.50 & bonus $6, making 811 a/c 1916...
9 p.o
- 76 to your ending 30-4:16
Final of $3 making 38
/o 1918......
ot per
Final div. of 834 making |⠀
87 a/c 1915
B pe. 74 0.0
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel, 50 | 8100_b.
of Central Eabue $100 30
Hongkong Lands...5100- 8974 Humphreys Estates § 101861 b.
Kowloon Lands ... 80 833
West Point
60875 b..
Shanghai Lands T. 60, 93
STC 1916...
30 centa for 1916
COTTON MTLES. "
2. GOT. 150 b.
т
Hongkong Observatory, May 29, 1917. Shangbal Cottons T. MIT. 121 b.
1. BAROMSTER, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrnheit, on the level of the sen in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 TEMPERATURK, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of stora tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100 II.
Kung Yik................................ 10 T. 1431.5"
T-BT. 5.20.b..
Y
agtatapove
MISCELLANEOUS.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
FOREST WIND, according to China-Bornson 12 $7.40 Ben iford Scale
6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky,eļ Light & Powers detached cloud, d drizzleg rain, f fog,
g gloomy, hail, I lightning, o overcast a ina-Providenta P passing showers, q squal, rain 1800W thunder, vinbility, w dew webhe
7. Bar in inches, tenths and hun- dredthe
Temperature. 2). Hongkong, May 22/1917.-- BAROMETER
·Do. Dd!
1 P.M.
THERMOMETER METSAR AME
< Do.
Dop
1.
Do.. (Was bulb) 9 A. Do. (Wab bolbi: 1 P.M.
Do. (West balb) 4:7,8. sutusedim. no. Maximum
D. Minimum (e night
1038
Dairy Farma #6 #22
|
Green Islands
$77.90 Hongkong Electrica # 10|849 b, & na. Hongkong Ica.# 2 | #151-
9.00 Hongkong Roper 10+23 29.88 Hongkong Tramways 5) [$8.60 5. &
78.K. Steak Foundry
extra is to be allowed for the return journey,
*** 18:0
Pesk Tramway ...$ 109,90
de. tary) #1 (1
# for 1918
Final $3-26, making 86.2%
/c 1918
7 p.a."
final making 12 %
2/0 £916
Tis. 8 for year ending. 31.116.Zər Tla. 6 div, ac year endod 30-6-1920
Tim. 0,50 for 1416
60 cts. fa 1918...
p.c. for your ending 29-2.06. 70cepts for 1916-
13 lor
.. 81-7-16
year ending
80 cents for 1916
et s/o 1916/17 Bonus
75 cents.......
#11 on a/d 19IK :
#1. final and boons. 81,
making
Fical of £3 (68. banta
per share) making 30% 4/1916
7% for 1918/1918
7
.6.pi
7
10.0.0
Steam Laundry
IT-In Kowloon,
Not exceeding *Parenger
:40
83.40
Union Waterboats BIE $18
25 cents for 1915:1916..
B1 D
194 % for 1918
I
70 acpts the 1915
the hour, e
Wmma Powell, L. SHE
66 cents for 1913/1914./
Two hours
Three
Four
Five
2.00.
2.80
Tangraphie Add:
MOXON
Jephone No. 990, P.O.B NG 311.
Barre and
Bot exceeding Quarter hour,
Half hour.isj per vassenger, 26 venta.
01507
One day from 6 to 8 pinz, 8:00
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. Ked
beyond them. the above, farts shall be inonised Printed and published for Te Gaisa Mant. Lámited by Dezer. City of Victoris Half fowi by 50 per central (AM