To-day's Advertisements
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. OF HONGKONG.
EMPIRE DAY.
COMICE in hereby given that all FIRE INSURANCE "OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Bamu un THOR DAY, 24th Bay, at 1 o'clock p.m.
By Onior.
A.R. LOWE,
Secretary,
Hagkong, May 18, 1917
1833
MAGINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG.
EMPIRE DAY.
TICE hereby, given that all. MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busine on THURSDAY, Sich May, at o'clock pur
By Order,
A. R. LOWE Secretary,
Hongkong. May 23, 1947,
G.
R
PUBLIC AUCTION.
343,5
structions from The Hon. The
Director of Biblie Works to sell by
When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Co.
-Largest Stock-of-Motor Cara Motor Cycles and Marina Motors In Hongkong. "Everything for Motoring."
TO LET
TO LET.
TOUR BOOMED FLAT; in Nathan
FRoad, Kowloot.
Apply-
A & WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Alexandles Buildings
THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Hongkong."May. 22, 1917.
TO LET.
1827
THE CHINA MAIL.
NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO
IN WHICH ARE VENTED THE BELAMU ỚT
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
ן,
COMPANY, LID
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE Co."
!.
OTAL FUNDS AT ST DECEMBER, 1914, E23.070,567%
TOT
-Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Sabecribed Capital £4,500,00UĮ. Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 3,817,047 IT-Life Annuity Funds,... 17,187,500 Sinking Fund Account ...... 123,230
DOMS TO LET-Post Oflieg Build-¦ fi—-Fiza Fonds THE Undersigned have receive eines (Cip flopp),
Apply -- LOWE, BINGHAM ♬ MATTHEWS, Chartered Bank Building." 10 Hongkong, 2nd May, 1917:
Pablie Auction.
£52.
SATURDAY,
the 28th May, 1917, commencing 10.201.m., at their Salon Rooms, No. 3,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
"
Ice House Street,
TO LET
A Few Lots of BRASS FITTINGS, NOONS table for
Furnished SITE
Comprising
Brass Fan Light Catches,
Brass Casement Fastenerss
Brass Spring Leichen,
Indicators for Switch: Ponrii, Points for
do.
Chat Iron Nerkets for Gutterings.
&c.,
..
Terma :-Cash.
&c.
OF Warrind couple or two bachelors, with board, bal haathon.
Apply
ROGATE & HARTING!
Tole, 296 K. Hongkong, May 17, 1917.
1503
TO BET.
RDSHFAL No., HIS The Penk,
newly one up.
138
Apply
CHATER & MODY.
Queen's Road Central
Hongkong, May 3, 1917.
1721
TO LET
HUGHES, & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong May 21, 1917) -
"
PUBLIC AUCTION..
STIHE « Undersigned have received in
structiona. to sell by Public Auction. (80% account or TX CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,
the 29th May, 1917, commencing 42.30 pm, at their Sales Roca, No
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
lex Hoca TEZZI, .. VALUABLE TEAKWOOD 150
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
Zem
*.
--Comprising:-
Upholstered Suites, Arm chairs and
NEW HOUSE in Condoit Road. Rauly, for occupation.
Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other particulars apply to
H. M. H. NEMAZEE,
" Des Voeux Read:
"Hongkong. March 15, 1917.
1577
TO LET
Sofas, Card Tables Bedroom Furniture, i ELL appointed! and Comfortable comprising Double and Single Brass W.European Houses Nov. 17 and 19
Kuna
mounter Bedsteadis, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood) Sideboards, Dinner Wag
Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Gluse Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, & Bath Room Tensils, Foll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, šte.
Plano in good condition. Electric Bestling Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, quantity of Rackwood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc
J
Teunis Fales and Netting, Porcelain Ligar Cabinet, Large Bath, Bram iuger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cots, Perambulators, etc, etc.
(Full Particular from Catalogos.) Ta-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Enctioners Hongkong May 23, 1917. -
▾
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-
FROM CALCUTTA.
T45 Starship
H
H!
1835
SANTHIA," having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by. her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or Extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, wience and/or from the warves delivery muy be obtained.
Gools act cleared by 30th instant, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafod and damaged pack- are to be left in the Codewas, by Mesars. Goddard and Douglas on
10 AL
where they wil be exam instant,
Claims against the Steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days alte arrival of Steamer, otherwise they
not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
„Bills of le dang qill Le countersigned by
DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lmn.
Agents. Hongkong, May 23, 1917. 1837
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location "LG. EXEcran Trash Pha Entrance, Kloctine Lifta, Fane and Lighting, Estupiente Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Ha and Orid Water System:Throughout. Best of Food and Servica.
Taxertions, 373
WITCHELL Menagers
KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights already installed.
-Apply-
YOUNG HEE,
10 Des Vax Road Central,
TEL. No. 90 und 551. Hongkong, May 19, 1917. 1808
OFFICES
TO LET
at Connaught Road. OFFICES in King sand York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit. Road.
ROCSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST:
MENT & AGENCY Co., L.
TO LET
(MITEDIATE ENTRY, two very desirable 8HOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Ilotel. Recently reconstructed.,
For rent and other particulare,.......
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd, 46, Connaught Road Central
1678 Borgkong, April 23, 1917-
TO LET. TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury "Avenue,
go
Kowloon,
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf area 58,000 sq. ft suitable for con storage or erection of godownS
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
.CO. LTLA Alexandra Baldinge
Hongkong, Feb 7, 1919.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
"I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half bour. *
One hour,
Three hours, ....
... 10 cents
50
H
Six hours. - 70: Day (8am to 6 pin.)$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,
haif fare extra
Between the huurs of 8.33 pm, and a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
LI-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers
Hent
..... 0.50 cents.
.81.00
Three hours...................................... Six hours...... Day (6 am to 6. p.m.), .......... 400 5
- El District.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 23 at 12.10-No returns,from Japan. Pressure gradients are shallow elsewhere..
4.
Fressure has decreased moderately along the east coast of China, and slightly over Formoen. It has increased slightly over S. Manchuria, the Philip pines, and Borneo,
Hongkong Rainfall for, the 94 hours onding at 10 am to-day, 000 isch. Total since January 1st, 15,33 inches, against an average of 19,30 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noor on the 24th May-
1-Eongkong to Gap Rock: SE or variable witids, moderate to light; ine to cloudy.
;)
Formoes Channel: The same as No. 1.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1917.
SHARE REPORT,
MAY 23RD, 1917
Stock and paid ap
..Tride.
Мотив 11.30 AM..
Leat Dividend
and data,''
Approximate Iswargoed
on lat year'a
BANKRA
Hongkong & Shal 105 $706
MARINE INSUR-
ANOEK.
Cantone........... 50) #930
3-South coast of China between Nerth Obia.......EST. 150 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as
***- 0,20-
With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour......20.15 Half.bour, s One hour.
$9.30
• 11:44.
No. 1.
0.30.
0.00
Two hours.
·0.50
8,80
Three hours,
Q:TO
· 7,00
Six hours,
1.00
Day (8am to 6p.m.)1.50
1.00 9:00
No. 1.
RICKSHAS
In the land of Hongtong if engaged
via Victoria.
Ten minutes,
Half hour.
uarter hour,
One hour,
Every Subsequent hour,
£3,970,387
Roronne Fire Bracch....
Life and Annuity
Branche........LATO Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipts
3 couts
.15
20
Note the ricksha he engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- 581,455 charged outside the Western part of the 2,141,583 City of Victoria after 9.p.m., or be dis
charged to the East of Bay View Police 337,239 Station on the Eastern side of the City 478,940 of Victoria after 9
£3,139,428
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are zeparately larssted, and, by Act of Parliament, are set amid to meet the cisins under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Boriness
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
duenta.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15, Morrison Hill Road.
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NOTICE,,
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Currespondente must forward their names and addresses with any communica
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Kato of subscription te, the "Overland China Mail" is $12 per annum ; postage per annum erts. Bingle copics twenty fre cents each. ·
Alterations and additions to advertise. ments on Page 2. 3, 6, and 7 should be sent to the Olles, No. 5, Wyndham
Sarast, not later than 13 30a.m.
fare shall be charge an extru baft
IL-Iz Kaisloom.. Quarter hour. Half bour, ......... Hour,
5 cents.
15
了
Every subsequent hour,......... 10
III-Taipo Roai.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take lenger than
To ith mile-
single... 75 cents....1 bour. return....$1.00
Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single81.20... return......81.50%..
Beyond 8th to 9th mile- single81.75. return......$2.00
4-out coast of China between Exions Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Tangistes
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.
The following table shows the Stan dard. Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of May,
107
Dato... Ends. May 23rd, 1.29 24.T$1.
4th,
3,20 Bath. 5.20
98th. 5.99
7thi
98th 5.28
oth, 3.24
» H0th, 3.27. 31st, 5.27
11
Begina.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
hours.
Station.
..hours.
Beyond Oth to 11th mile
82.00................................
single
return
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange. ment in such case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.
REPORT!
MAY 22. 1917.-.,
Hour.
Barometer
Temperature."
at Sca Level.
Wostock ... 8:29.73. 43 Memuroa. Hakodatp
Tokio
Kochi.....
Wind..
Humidity.
Direction. · |
Weather,
Fores.
Firmi, of 52-9 making £46 for 1926 and Bonus
of 10 sub-
ject to deduction of
el p.c
Income tax
$7 final making ది
we 1915 and Interim
of $18 e 1816. J
et p
20%-
Int. div. of 15 %
at 36 2-16, $4.25 per
$200 $870
$60117
'share's/c 1918............................. Taterim of $30 a 181.
#15. making
8) p.c
for
L'IRE¡ INSURANCES.Į
1913 and specia! of # v.com 1916...
Sand bocu 9 for
·· 1915.
$5 b.
$10.4.
.8 p..
· China]Fires. «.............$ 20 $14kb. Hongkong Fires...
وا
SHIPPING
Douglas Steamship 850 891 v. 817
Stormboati ... 15 $171 b.
Indo-Chines-
(Preferred)...£5840-
Deferred)...£5107
"Shell" Iranaporm £1109/. b. "Star Ferry ...... 1010 ↳
$27 for 1913gg
Int. of $ă al 19161917
$1.95 for 1916
Final 1 3/- a/c 1915..... Final of 40% s/c1916....
2/-ista 1916 Coupon 97
8183 dividend † să câr. Bonus for year ending
8p.c.
p..
REFINERIFE. Obing Sugars........00 [sto Malabon Sugar. P. 50
$30
812 for 1916
P. for 191.
Bishki...
134. p.2
MININO.
Kailena
Langkace
...£192/6 1. s
zdr. 10 T. 17 b. -
£1 $2.5
Int. div, of 1/- frve of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
5 ..
1 interim making 4/
13 p.
/ 1918.
9% for 1916
Brube
Tronoh Minos
.........
3776 Ural Caspian....E] 3-
DOCKS, WEARVES
AND GODOWNS
Tis. 1 for th
Sagaki Kagoshima Oskiam Naha Istim honin land Chefou Weihaiwei
Kowloon Whurren & 50| 370. v.
EK. & Whsinpe
8% 1218 & bonus 22
it på
Final $2.50 & bonus $8, usking $11 a/0.4918...
Hantow
Ichang
I
Riskiang
per passenger.
Os cents.
Shanghai.. Gutala.... Sharp Pr... Amoy
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Shaughter House t
Sailors' Home
From Sailors' Home to" Government Civil Hos pital......... From Government Ci
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Hare
Couse ......
From Clock Town to Bay "View House "
Not exoceding Changsha
04
Dock 5) #109)
Shanghai Decks T. 100 T. 24
Ta. Té ioi yeux ending
30'4'16
W
Swatow Taiboku... a Taicha... Tainan Kosban... Peseadores Canton 6 Die Hongkong. Gap Rock..
HOTELS LANDS
·AND BUILDINGS.
Hongkong Hotels......# 30] #100 i
Central Hatase))...$100|| #99 |
Bongkong Lands $100 $971 Humphreys Exaco ₺ 10} #61 h. 6.40 sa.
Kowloon Lands ...8 50 333
West Points
Shanghai Lande
Final of 3 making 96
1% 1918
·87 (c. 1916.««««
Final div. of So making
87/c 1915
30 cants for 1918
for 1916....
Final #3-25, making $5.25
*ia 1916. 6% final making 12%
/ 1915.
Holbow
310
12
Macuc
Frum Wanchai Market to Bay View House ..... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
Wucho
08
Pikhoi
isa IIIn the City of Victoria.
08
"Not exceeding
per pazujer,
10 cents..
10
Quarter hour, Half hour, One hour... Two hours, Alterations and additions to Advertise: Three ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sent us not later than I p.m.
Four Five „"New Cadrertisements should be sens în Six / before 2p.m..
Advertisementa and Subscriptions which are not ordered for fixed period "will be continued until countermua nd nd
Telegraphic Address *MAIL! Hongkong, Code: A.B.O. 5th Edition.
Telephone No. 22.
Tru Coma-Maxx, Lamuyen,
EXCHANGE.
Hongling, May 3, 1917.
Ou London--
!
Bank Wire
On demand,
20 days' sight...
2241176
4 months' sight, ..... ...2/4 15/16
152
Credits, 4 months" sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/54
+
70
75
One day from € a.m. to&p.m. $1,25
III-Beyoud Victoria.
17
Not exceeding per passenger
25 cents..
16
75
One hour... Two yours. Thres Four
Six One day from 6an. to 2 p.m. $1.50
1140
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half for extra is to be slowed for the return journey.
*
... IT—In Houtcome?
Quarter hour,
| Hall hour,..
#he bour, an
Two Loure
Da Parie-
Three is
On demand,
3244
Credita, 4 months' sight,
Four Five Six
On New York.
On demand,”
Credita, 60 days sight,
Borabay-
110.
On demand,
On Calcutta
Wire
On demand
Ca Singapore On derasart
Du Manila
On demard,
On Shanghai
On deman
20 days' sight(private paj
On Yokohama
· On damand:
1107
48.30
ME. LIBOR ZAN, & Chinese gradoria versed in | Goli Leaf, 100 fine (per tool)
iterature, has beau's teacher to Karp Servereigns (Banks Brying rate) 8130 n izficinis and Marchants in Lidia Unipay Apr 140 Take,
dije-bue a good matkind of brukadne karepaków to | Bilver: (por oz.)
yes in the Chime ambastion, and le pousand Bar Siver in Hongkong
of a first rate derület IRON LASCOE Chinese Copper Cash kam Rise à good kawwindkast Minnenaim kada jank
Thane who intendensing the Chinesinugune Cimere Copper Chester C Are Fundated to wriin ajo? Gulus kinila Unene Hate of Naifre InterBEE
Arve) to ko. 184, Kalingian steps, Brew Cipos Sub, Com Me
Hongkong Suk Elorr
Bow.
DEL
Not exceeding
per passenger
.00
80
9.00
240
$80
$31.00
One day from 6 am to 6p.m.; 15.00
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 [am, the above fares shall be incrassed by 50 per centum.
HONGKONG KEGISTER.
Phaben Tourane need C.St. Jamesi Aparri Dagupan
Manila.....
Legasm Tacloban
Iloilo Surigaon Labuan...
ཆོད འཚོ ཆེ རྒྱལ དམ
☎ 50.875 i
T. 50 T. 23
COTTON KILLS.
ET. T. 150.b.
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 1916. & m
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 23, 1917.
BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Kung Tik Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tooths and hundredthe.
Y ngtas pos
5. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of s«tors tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
*
10 T. 244 B.
IT. 680
·MIBGELLANEOUS.
Tis. B for year ending
31-10-16
st pe
8 pe
72 p.
P
SUPEM 14
Tla; 6 div: 2:0 year ended.
30-6-18.
T. 0.90 for 1916
Cuius-Borsec 315 $7.40
60 stm, for 1918,
.ORG OF WIND, according to Light & Power.... 6 ger Bes iford Scale
8. STATE OF WEATHER b blue sky, c.las-Providents detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog.
10 88
Green Kalanda men-€ 7}|$7.80
g gloomy, ʼn hail, I lightning, è ovʻreasty Dairy P pasing showers, 9 squa), r rain" 3500W-
thunder. visibility; w dew well. IRA in inches tenths and hun dredths.
100
Hongkong Electrics #"10 | #49′′b." Hongkong Ions... 20 | 8131
Hongkong Roper 10 | 528)
Tramways 5). $6,6D 06. Hongrone
A1 Peak Tramways. 10 19.00
Temperature.
Hongkong, May 23, 1917. BACTER
I lik
Do
· P.M.
20.00 20.87
HK. 8tol Foundry
310.
200
P.M.
30.85
~78
Do
Ug. (Wat bulb) 9 kalla saya ak
75
Du. Wat bulbi 1 ...
mą
Oo.. Wet bath) 4 TL
277 78
Ou dais at Ovénlá st
fa
Barometer 29.88 Temperature 79%
29.82
Y
79
Direction of
Wind...in)
Force
10.40%
$3,80
Maximum
D. Minimum (on at night
Steam Laundry 3.6/$3.40 b
Gaton Waterboats
pe for year ending 28:06
70 cents for 1916.......
13 for year ending 31-7:16 aliviaro 180 cents for 1918 ........
2 a/c 1916/17 Bonus 75 centaurizione (#11) on a/c 191
#1 fins and bonus #1, winking 33......... Final of 23 %- (48 centa
pershare)making 30 %- ajd 1916
for 1915/193
6 p.
19 p.e
25 nesta for 1915/TA18.,
195% for (1016/
70 names tref 1915.
50 cents for 19781514.2
10 pa
Add: HIALTO
990P.0.B Na 111
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