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BINO JAPANESE STEAMSHIP CO.
The Sino-Japanese Steamship Cour- pany which carries an services on the fiver Yanstar and along the coasts of China declavel dividends of 12 per cent. per annum on May 17. The profit for! the half year was You1,200 shich with You brought forward from the
bak your prgylus
tae a total of Fiesta available for distribution-
Daten dempel Kondo, president of the compnay reported that during the last six, uaiths China enjoyed a decree, of Pence in her political life, Commerce was also little misturbed. accordingly followed
The company
a nerumal business core. The fa varable situation was however, Eumetinis metured by un- favourable elements. The extraordinary buoni in bar silver, having disturbed the money market, isquietel the basiness commaisuity, ang with the movement pe China's participation in the wa China's export trade was so reducci
svint the senteis of tonnage. Phase were only balanced by the ever- inerasing importation of Japanese articles in the interior provinces of | Chi and the frequent vises in freights. On the Shanghai Hankow line, he said, "trace
had been active. Bar silver
stimolate
the import
trueles
A
cotton
severul
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Largest Stock of Motor Cars. Motor Cycles and Marine Motors in Hongkong. "Everything for Motoring." iet
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Maila will not be advertises in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres-
other things cotton yarns, BOGATE HARTING. Kow-pondence posted by the fastest routes. cati, risks witnessert a heavy loon. Tel. 296 K Japanese increase. The export of China's staples
to dana, including mw cotton beans
wheat and some other cereals, 45th
increwed henvily. Exports to Europe |
aad
America, however, fell of.
On the Hankow Tehang line muvements
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Bockong, May 22, 1917.
1862
TO LET.
Real, Kowloon.
1
of cag were brisk. In Szechuaa TOUR ROOMED FLAT, in Nathan
agricultural producer went off at good prices. And the farmers' parses wère Inger The movements of
troops on the
fine decreased and river traffic became easier. The demand for foreign goods in those parts was accordiŭgly large. Among other articles seaweed, colton Jatus and other items were not 'briskly ptake.
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WEEK-DAYS
WEEPING ECZEMA DISFIGURED FACE
Lips Nearly Cut in Two at Cor- ·
pers Sleep Impossible.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
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fortnight. Stoep was Imposible.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
One hour,
I-In Fictoria with two Bearers. Quarter hont,
10 cents. Half hour,
25
Three hours,
Six hours.
Day (6 am, to 6 pan.),
81.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. ball fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 SUNDAYS &. the above fares shall be increased
HOLIDAYS by 50 per centum.
11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beavers. Hour:....
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 31st at No, ruturus frin Japanese stations. Pressure has de- creased moderately over N.E. China, and | increased slightly along the east from Shanghai, to Kongkong, and ever. For- mesa and Luzon. It is nearly stationary over Indo-China and in the extreme South."
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A moderate depression is shown, to the Cast of Shantung, and a shallow depres sion still lies over Indo-China.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10a.m. to-day, oder inch. Total since January 16, 18,33 inches, against an average of 13.19 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 1st June
1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock : S.W. or variable winds, moderate to light fair.
a
THURSDAY, MAT SI, 1917
REPORT.
MAY 31ST, 1917.
SHARE
Approximate
Stock and paid up
O'tious. 11.30 a.M.
Last Dividend
Valco.
od data.
BANES.
Hoogkong Sha!"#196 | $700
MARINE INSUB-
ANCES
Final £2.3 making-
£4-81 for 1978. and
bonus of 104* sub- ject to deduction of Income tax
"
Sins making 823
of $18 / 1916. *........
154.
Cantons
1/ 1915 and Intarin
North Chine....................£5 ] T. 1:0
Iat, div of 18
2-Formosa Channel: The same, as No. 1..
Dzione.......
$100 $870
50 8917
3-South coast of China between | Fangtapas Hongkong and Lamoer: The same as No. t.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No. T
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE,
1
The following table shows the Stau- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of June, 1917
FIRE INSURANCES.}
Quins Firet 20 $1,46 5.
Hongkong. Firë – 10 8327) b.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Stormshine. 550 1882 b. & sh.
""
Steamboate...8 18.2173 b.
Indo-Chinka-
(Preferred)£5 $40. (Datarred)....£5 $107
at 3/8 3/16 $435 per abare a/c 1916-**** Final of 820 and bonus
of $10 / 1915 and Interim of 830; va 1916 815 making $ for 1915 and special of $3 caune 1916
ส
87 And bangs for
1915. 327 for 1913
#p.c..
83 pe.
Té po
"
51.4
8 p,c.
Int. of $3 a 19181917
181 p
81.9% for 1916
p.
Final of 3/-a/s 1916...
B. D.
Final of 40M/1915,
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their
Communications relating to nows shʊaki
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Correspondente
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tin and
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Aberdeen, Auta,
"Ping Shun,
Sat Kung
Santin Stanley, 4.30 r .
All matter for publication should be EW HOUSE in Conduit Road | Canton, Samst Regis. 5 P.
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Telegmphis #dyes ↑ Man) Hongkong. Code: A.B.0, bah. Edition,
Talephone No. 22.
Tex Cams Man, Lamered.
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TOP
...2/4 13/18
30 days sight...
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2/5 1/10/
SXCHANGE.
Hongkong, May 31, 1917.
Ga London
Bank Wire
Un demand,
months' sight,...
Credits, 4 months" sight
Documentary, 4 months sight 2/5
On Paris-
Credite, 4 months" sight,
On demand,
Ou New York
On demand,
Credits, 60 days right, ...
Os Borobery-
Wire, ******
On demand,
On Calcutt Wire, ... On demand On Singapore Os demani,
On Mänila-s
ני
320
..336
FOL
Dom.
Hou
...102
On demard,
...114
On Khairasi
On plorand
...zom.
On Yokohama
On durand,
1111
III-In the Hill District.
9.00. In the land of Hongkong is engaged
in Fictoria,
c
Star Ferre... 10 gps x. d. b."
REFINERIES.
Oh na-Sugarṣ .....................☎106 |31ða sa. Malibon Sugars...n' P. 30)
$30
2/-int. a/c 1918 Coupon 27 7 p.c.
31.66 dividend' & 45 eta,
Bonus for year ending 304-18
JA
$13 for 1916......
F.78 for 1918..
come tax, making 10% /1916-1917 coupon No. 9
5. p. c.
... 5.00 PL
...10.00 AM. ··
Cheung Chow 20, 2.00 1.3. Shataukok, Sha-
9.30 AM
0.00 cents.
Ji
Three hours.
Date
Fo
Begins.
Six hours,
Day (um to: pm),
1.50 2:00
June 1st. 5.27
a.m.
2nd 6.31
7.13 p.m. 7.13.
**Shell "Iranacur
3rd 3.27
14
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
4th, 0.27
7.14
5th, 5.26
Quarter hour......$0.15
$0.30
6 p c
Gth, 3.26
716.
Half bour......
... D.20.
0:40
7th, 5.26
One hour,
0.30
0:50
stb. 5.27
10 p..
Two hours.
0,50
40
9th, 5.27
Three hours
0.70)
1.(*)
10th
5.27
134 p.
and Wuchow
other particular Macao...
(7.30 AM.
Letters 6 P.M. (7.13.A 3. **11.30 15 M.
5:00 PM.
Six hours.
1.20
Mth 5.25
Day 15.tosp.m.)1.50
200
12th,
5.97
13th,
13th, 52
RICKSHAS.
14th, 5.93
7.1
13th, 5.29
7.18
1577
(5.00 PM: Kongmoon ... Except
Saturdays Nautan and
Sarmei....... 5.00 PM.
(10:00 A... Shamchun
5.00 P.M. Quarter hour,
Ten minutes....
17th, 3.29
A. 5 cents.
7.39
..ໂຍ
Half hour,.
One hour
15 P 20.
.. 13th,
5.20
7.19
20th, 5.20
14
5.00 P.M. S.00 A
21st,
PP
2nd, 6.9).
14
23rd,
6.30
7.201-
| 4.00-P.30.
24th, 5.30
7.20
720
27th 531 29th, 5.31 9th, 5.31 30th, D.at
11
5 cents.
15
Howlogo Where $.60976 h. 77
HE & Whamp Docks ......
$0 $101
8% 1916 & bonus. 22
7 P
Figpl 82.50 & bonus $6, making B11 a/c £¥1U.......
9 p..
-20
Shanghai Docka, T. 100 T. 936
The Tito year ending
30-4-16
K. M. H. NEMAZER, 1 Des Voeux Rond. Hongkong. March 15, 1917.
TO LET.
Was Houses Nos. 17 and 10 WELL appointed and Comfortable KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights already installed.
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10 Des Vax Road Central, TEL. NOW. SO8 and 551.
1908
Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET
..
at 2 Connaught Hood. OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Boad
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton- Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HUNGKONG LAND. INVEST-
MENT & AGENOT Co., Læs.
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Every Subsequent hour,i20.
Note. If the nicksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after p... or be dis charged to the Fast of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra balf fare shall be chargeable,
II.-In Kowloon Quarter hour. ......................... (7.30... Half hour,
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
Wxxx-Dayx
Fox
(7.30 A.M Macso1.30 V.M. Canton
17.30 A.M.
8.30.3.
--12.30 .. 9.30 P.M.
SUNDAYS & EOLIDAYS
11.30 .. Hour, ***** [7.3. Every subsequent hour,......... 10 19.30 P.K.
III-Taipo Road.
Tai Ping
Tung......0.30 P.M. 9.30:P.M. 9. P.M. Shek Ki......8.30.г.M, 9.30 P.M.. 9.3 r.k. Kongmoon .6.00 e.M. 0,00 ̊P.M. 6.00 F.M. Kumchak ...6.00 P.M.. 6.00P.M. 8.00 P.M. Kaukong...600 P.M. 6:00 PM. 6.00p.M
Except Saturdays...
In the case of Mails closing before. 9 Pegistration closca at 6 o'clock en the pious evening.
9.1
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile--
single 10 centa...1 hour. return...... $1.00
hours, Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single.....$1.30.2 hours. return $1.50. Beyond 8th to 9th mile
single
......$1.75.
return......89.00
return......89.30 mainī
45th 5.3) **26th, 4,30
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
H
Station.
REPORT.
MAY 31, 1817.—a.m.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single 89.00..........................3
Wrostock...
u.!93,59,
The fares here set out to apply to one rickaha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Teni
FARES FOR
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Memuro mile to be a matter of previous arrange | Hakodate ment in each case.
58
Tokio
PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Kochi... Nagsanki. Kagoshima Datima... Nahn
!...
Not exceeding per pauenger Chefoo
Lisad!
68.29.42
04 cents.
Weihaiwei Hankow
Ichang
pital
04
iukiang.. Changsha.. Shanghai
04
Gutalaf Sharp Pk Amby
10
Wind.
BLUELLETS. Weather.
MINING.
Failans ---... 51 † 39/6 b.
Langka.......an. 10. T. 17 b. Bab.........£1 | 82,83) Tronet Minese £1 | 27.6 Urs Caspianenäv.£) 337-
lot. div, of 1 free of in-
a. For 19in
DOCKS. WHARVES
ÄND GODOWNS.
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels... 50 100 b.
#
Central Batase 8100 $99
Hongkong Lands $100 ges
Humphreys Eatacon 10 88.30 h.
Kowloon Lands 30839-
West Points $50 $73 h.
Shanghai Lands T. ST. 2
Li incotin wuking
ala. 1818.
13 p.c
9% lot 191
Final of 13 making
■ 1916...
TR/C 1915.......
Final div. of 83 making
87 àje 1916
30 cents for 1918.
$2 for 1916
.8 p.
·B pa
Final #3-25, making 85.25
B/C 1916
7 pie..
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final making 12
/ 1910
20 days" sight(private paper)------
Gobi Lent, 100 fine (per tael) 43:30: Suez (Enky Buyingrate) Bass 0.
Silver i per 07
Bar Rilver in Hongkong Ohineth Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Centa.......... Bate of Native Interest Cuines Sub, Coin... Hongkong Bob Coin
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TO LET.
MMEDIATE ENTRY, two
very
desirable SHOPS situated in lee House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars;
Apply to
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HONGKONG TIDES,
The tide table viven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysia of observations taken by means of an automatic tice-recording machine in the From Slaughter House to Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Sailors Home during the years to
1887-8-7.
From Sailors' Home to
Government Civil Hos
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 tide gange at the Victoria Haral Yard sdd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange OUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordons Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet. Terrace and Balisbury Avenue, 4 inches to the height given in the table. Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Maring Lot 48 with wharf area 88,000 sq. ft, suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to-
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CO., LTD. Aandra Buildings.
Benchong, Feb. 7, 1937.
Jane 1st to th. 1915.
Mont
Haight
ST. PATR
Hongkong
Cow Water
|Hapatong';
Deight Base
Tint
bm
hikh.
IT,
fit
2
17 10:
IFG.
3
7
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+ m་73:
38 d.
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pn.
2. pa.
B+ dia par
Thurs
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¿Coase e
From Clock Town to Bay
View House... From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House From Bay View House to
Quarry Baymiz. 0%
II-In the City of Victorias
Quarter bour.
Half bour One hour on-de
Two hours,
04
< 1
Three
12 a
Four Five
11
PILLS $
HONGAONG | REGISTER.
Previous
MI.3.
day On date st
Barometer 20.73.
29.70
Temperature Humidity Direction of
85
79.
BU
00
Www
78
20.82 ForcS
81 Rain.....
clas
Temperature: Hongkong, May 31, 1917.
20.86 Wärld.
20.80 Westber
BALOMETER
Dou Do,
1 FAL 4FX
THERMOMETER
·DUSTAINS, ALL THE NEWS:
OF THE WEE
#RIGS AL Oota. (on-ih) per Capr,
D (Wet bulb) 9 AN
4 bolt
50,00
Not exceeding
par passenger
10 cents.
10
•
7t
One day from 8 a.m. to 8p.m. 81.25
IL-Beyond Victoru.
One, bour,..
Two sours
AT
Swatow Taiboku.... a. Taichu Tainan.... Kosbun Pescadores Cantch****
Ba
Macao. Wuchowa. Fashoin Holbo Phulien Tosrane....
C.St. James Aparri Dagupan...
Manila Legaspi Tacloban
Not exceeding
per massenger.
Iloilo
25 t
Surigao Labuan
60 75%
Three Four Five Six One day from 8am. to 6 p.m. 81.60) /
If a vehicle in discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoris ball are at extra is to be allowed for the return
journey.*"*
IV-In Eowton"
Quarter hour,
Ball Lour,
na hoar,
Two hours.
Three
Frue/
Five
ST. F. CLAXTON, Dirator. Hongkong. Observatory, May 31, 1917. L BAROMETER, reduced to 38 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sos in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, în the shade, în de green Fahrenheit. 797 ng up.ADA
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of
the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
Nat exceeding per passenger to
COTTON MILLS,
FORT. 50 T. 150
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 121 8.
| Kung Yik.........................T 10}T. 146.
Y.ngtanepoos 16.70 b.
MIRCELLANEQUS.
Daina Berneceb
Light & Power 881
Cina Proridente.10 $8
Dry
6 $23
Tia 9 for year ending.
31.116. Tla, & div. ac year ended
30-6-16......
Ma 0:00 for 1416
19
pic. for year ending.
29-2-06-
TU canta for 1016......................
for year ending
13 for
917-18
Green Islands ($8.60.b. 3.6059 centa for 1916
£8.70
Hongkong Electrics 8 10 819 6. Hongkong lose......$28151 Hongking Ropes...$10 $98
Hoogtede Taxiways öf- | 26,40 bj
H.K. Steal Foundry ... 310.
Peak Tramwayu C# 10 89,10:
(now)
2a/c 1916/17 Bonus
75 tents
411 on afe 1918
81 final and bonus BL,
making
midd Fical of 23 % (48 centa per share making 30%
/0.1916
7% for 1913/1917
00 gente
25 cents for 1916/016...
81D
12% for 1916
70 cents for 1916
Stem Laundry b. 23.40 b.
Union Waterboats ': #16 |#13;
DIRECTION OF, WD, to two point William Forall... 3. 748) «'
5 FORCE OF WIND,
ccording to
6. STATE OF WEATHEE b blue 3XT,0 detached cloud, d drifting rin, i tog, gloviny, b hail, 1'lightning, novercast, pping showers, a aquel, r cala, 3 BLOW
140
9.29
Bes ford fcalo,
3.00
One day from
24 Between the hours of i
m. the above, fares shall bez
by Be dier ocatum;
* thunder, wylibility, we dew" wal).""
7. Him in klobes, deniks and bun, Priat
con for 1913/2214443
10 pe
Telegraphic
Telephone No:
20.3 No. 111;
MOXON & TAYLOR Share and Grogen Bet
D' Minkam (over night),
Hoogkang Ou
-10 p.e.
8 p