TO LET
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon, -
Termed and Salisbury Avenge Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
A FURNISHED HOUSE in Lochiel | Terrace-From 1st July next.
TO LET OR FOR SALE.. Kowloon Maring Lot 43 with wharf srum. 38,000 sq.kit, suitable for cool storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
.CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings
Hongkong, June 4, 1917.
TO LAT.
RDSHWAL N 119 The Peak,
A newly charie with
CHATER & MODE,
& Chieen's Blood Central.
'Apply'
Hongkong. May a 1917.
TO LET
NOW SHOWING
THE
8 H. P. BROOKE MARINE MOTOR
19
MADE IN ENGLAND
+
One of the most finished engineering accomplishments we have over soon. STARTS AND RUNS ON EEROSINE
ALEX ROSS & Co.,
4. Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO,
IN WHICH ALE VESTED· TEX AKA LES OF
THE OCEAN MARINE. INSURANCE
1771
11
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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
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H
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Coe beur,...teskenk
Three hours, ...............
Six hours.
* cents..
50
11
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. TOTAL FONDO AT SLOT Dec 1916. Day (5 am to 6p..........81.00 Ready for occupation.
Also, 1 GODOWN in Duddelt Street. For rent and other particulary Apply to
H. M... H. NEMAZEE,
1 Dus Von Road. Hongkong. Mareb 16, 1917. -
TU LET.
1577
TELL appointed and Confortable
£23,970,367,
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ......................................£2,437,500. I-Fire Funda..
$837,047 ILI-Life Annuity Fando... 17,567 590 Sinking Fund accent...... 128,250
If the trip is excended beyond Victoria, Halt fare extra.
Between, the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. 71-Beyond · Fictoria, with four Bearers.. Four.
........ 0.60 centa. Three hours Six hours........ 14,381,466 Day (8 am to 6pm.), ......... 2.00
2,141,583
III-In the Hill District: 337,239.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
£23.976,587
Ravenue Fire Branch........
Life and Audity Brngdhc&---v|-བཅ Ravenne Marine Department...
478,840
Wapasowe 17 and 19 Other Receipta KENNEDY ROAD, Wish electric lights akely installer.
Apply
YOUNG HEE,
16 Des Voeux Road Central, TEL: Nos, and 551. Blongkong, Muy' 18, 1917, 1508
TO LET.
$1.00 1.50
$0.30
... DO
0.40
0:30
.8,60
0,20
1.00
1.50
2:00
Quarter hour...80.13 Half Four,... £5,538, One hour.
Two hours....... Three hours. 0.50 Six hours,... 1.00 Day (ani, top.m.)1.50
The Accumulative Funds of the various Brebes are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to inest the claims under the respective Depart munta of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Åzenia.
...... 13.70
RICKSHAS.
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with the
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dry and
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10
5 cents. Shataukok, Sha-
tin and
I--In the Island of Hongkong if engages To P
La Victoria,
Tec minutes.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the th at 11.30-No returns freun Japanese stations. Pressure has in- ereasaci moderately in the neighbourhood of Shanghai sad slightly from Fopchow to Hongkong and from Formosa to Borneo. It is nearly stationary over Indo-Chins.
A depression is still central to the north-west of Haiphong.
Hongkong Rainfalt for the 34 hours. ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.03 inch. Total since January 1st, 1927 inches, against | an average of 23.37 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 7th June:-
-Hongkong to Gap Rook: SW.. to S.E. winds, moderato: fain
2-Formosa Channel: N.R. winds,
freshi
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917
SHARE REPORT.
JUNE
6TI 1917.
Approximate
Stook and pakt up.
Falaa
'tion 11:30 AM.
Last Dividend
and date.
BANKS
Hongkong & Shar#138705
MARINE INSUR-
-ANOES...
*
Chatons
.$.5018330 s
North Chase £5 T. 150
Ucions
$100 1870
Yangtzoe".
##0❘ $200
3-South coast, of Chins between Hongkong and Lamecks: E winds, igoderata."
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan S. E. winds, moderato.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends] and begins during the month of June.
1817:
.. Duté. June 8th, 5.26
IT
3.27
78 5.26 8th, 5.97 91b, 105.97 11th, 5. 12th 5.27 13th,
14th, 5.28 15th 3.2%
Ends.
A.2.
Begins. 7.15 p. 7.16
14
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fhres 20 8148 b Hongkong Fire .....a bu g337) b.
SHIPPING.. Douglas Steamship $30 $825 b.
Steamboats 13|2171 b.
Indo-Chines-
<
(Preferred)...E5 $10K (Deferred)...25 $109
**Shell" Trasporta. £1110) s
Star Farry 10 899 b.
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China Sugars...$100 $103 Malabon Sugar. 30 $30
Final of £9-8, making £6 for 1918 and Donge of 10 sub- ject to deduction of income ta
8 fina making
$25
15-
w/s 1915 mzxt Tocanımı of $18 ale 1916. Int. dir, of 15 * =
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$7, and bonus for
1813. $7 for 1911
4 p.c.
Olp.a 9р.
Int. of $5 a 1916-1917.
$1.25 for 1916
Bn.
Finul of 3- a/c 1918... Final of 40-a/c1916,
But.
8 p...
iutara 1916 Coupon 27
91,85 dividend, & 15 cts. Bonus for year eading 304-16
7 p.c.
62 p.4.
$12 for 1918
P. 5 for 1916.
101 m.
134 p.
DTOUR ROOMED FLAT, b: Nathan
bad, Kowk12.
Apply
A. S. WATSON & Co, Ltd. i
Alexandra Buildings, THE KOWLOON DISPENSA BY. Hongkong. May 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET.
at 2. Connaught Road.
„THET
OFFICES in King sand York Building.. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rond
HOUSES in Broadwood and 3toreton Terrace.
HOUSES on Shameen. Canton. HOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-borg Bord
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
TO LET.
MMEDIATE ENTRY,
Yery
desirable SHOPS Aituated in Ice
House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel.
Rocently reconstructed,
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
46, Connaught Rear Central Bengkong, April 25, 1017. 1578
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, June 6, 1317.
Oa LondonTM
Bank Wire
On demand.
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Every Subsequent hour,
Note the ricksha by engaged the City of Victoria, and be dis: Carged outside the Western part of t the City of Victoria after ? pa or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra hlf fare shall be chargeable..
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" - Kowloon. Quarter hour,rencéber-caper. Half hour. ********* Hour,............ Every subsequent hour, 10
III-Taipa Road
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra huur, or part of an hour if the hirer caused the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile
single
Ta cents....1 hour. return $1.002 hours. Be ond 4th to eth mile-
single $1.20........ bears. return 81.30.
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single......$1.75.. *return.....$2.00 Beyond 9th to 11th mile
angle82.00. rotar......82.50 ..
* ་་
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous sITADGO- ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.
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1% P
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(10,00 4.3.
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Int. div. of 1 tree of in- come tax, making 10% Ac 1916-1917 coupon
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5.29
18
17th A
17th, 8.28
7.18
18h,
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19th, 5.9
7.19
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20th, 5.29
7.10
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7:20
24th 5.30
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£132/6.b.
10 T. 17 b.
£ $2.45
No. 9 Te,
for 14rn
7.20
3.00 F.M.
25th, 5.
Tronoh Mine
28th 5,36
27th, 5.31
at Caspiane...
£ 26/9
E33
lo 1916.....
9 % for 1916
3.00A.M.
,, 29th, 5.31
30th, 5.31
5.00 P.M..
28th 5.31
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS..
Kowloon Wharven # 30 975 b.
HK. & Whamp Dock****
5.00 P..XL
9.00A.M.
..50 $122
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 931
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
FOR
י -
WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS,&
Macho....1.30 PAL 17.30 A.M.
£7.30.M. Canton.30 F..
8.30A.M.
ECLIDAYS
17.30 4.34.
1.30 PM.
£7.34 AL 9.30 P.M.
19.30 P.M.
P.M,
Tai Ping
Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 P... Shek Ki......0.30 r.M. 9.30.M. 9. Kongmoon 6.00 r. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.ZÍ. Kumekuk...6.00 PM. 8.00 m. 6.30 r.. Kaukong...600 PM 8.00 P. 6.00 F.Ar
Except Saturdays.
In the care of Mails closing before's am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock en the tous evening.
Station.
JUNE 6, 1917.-.m.
Hour
5
WI'ostock... a.¦ Memuro Hakodate
Tokio Kochi
Nagasaki... Kagoshima. Osliman..... Nahu Ishij:ma Bonin Teland
Lavol, Baroneter
Chafov 6.29.95
Weihaiwe Hanko
Ichang
Changsha Shangbai Gutelaff Sharp Pk.
#
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11
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229,78
Temperature.
Humidity.
Wind..
| | | Direction.
Force.
11 Wonthor
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels...8 30 #100
Central Estas 810090
Hongkong Lands...$100 $95
Humphreys Estate # 10|985%. Kowloon Landa...99 $33
West Pointa 50175 b.
Shanghai Tandy T. 60(T. 02
COTTON MILES,
Ewon
1 interim making 4-
18% 1918 & bonus *2
Final #2.50 & bonus 86, making 11 a/c 1918...
T. 7 to your ending
30.4.18
..
Final of 3 making 86 。1915,v-4*༢༠༠༩༣ $7 aje 1916..
Final div. of 234 waking $7 je 1918............ 30 cents for 121S
#2 for 1916
Final 83-25, making 85.98
a/c 1918 8% final making 12 %
1/1916
Tia 9 for year ending
31:10-16 Tla div, ac year ended
30-6-16.
T. 60 T. 150
T. 50 T:121
10 T. 14 b.
TIST. 5. TO
· Pls. 0,90 för 1916
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cina-Borneos...
Lght & Powers
Cina-Providenta
12 | £7
inct. Prie 1916...
5844
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HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table arven below has been Ainoy compiled at the National Almanac Office Swato
in London from the result of the analysis Taihoku 5.29.8) of observations taken by means of an Taichu... automatic tide-recording machine in the Tainsa Water Police Basin, at Taim Sha Tsui Koshun ducing the years 1887-9-0.
Peseudcres 29.7 The zero of the table corresponds with Cantena Chait, which has been found to be 4 leet Gsp Rock... the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Hongkong 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the Wachow9a. tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Pakho add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange
at Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet Pholien
4 inches to the height given in the table. Tourane ...
Aparri A Dagupan Mimila Legaspi Tacloban.. Todo
Shanghai Cottone
Kung Yik......
Y ngtazapcos
:
June 7th to 13th, 1917:
Macao
и
77
Boihow
* 129,68)
78. 29.74
28.80
C. St. James
29.81
20.81
77
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7211
Ear Surigaon
23.84
29.8
hist
T. F. CLAXTON, Director
o'p.c.
13 p.
9 p.4
7 p.
pe
Temperaturo,
Hongkong, June 6, 191
9 K.
Barozieter Temperatura Humidity Direction of
Wind. FUTCH
ver night)
Wighest, open piz fouperstare en the th Lowwe open for Kemimentare, on the pen 3
YCLTON Director
story, June 6, 1917
journey.
Two hours
One day from 8 am to
Between the hours of 8
Not exceeding senger.
140
2,50,
240!
2.80.
12,00
pm and
amir the above fares shall be forested
by CO per get summ
SAFE, SURE ALWAYS CURES,
Dairy Fazza con 3 Green Zalands........# 71 | #72 84. Hongkong Electrica 8 10 819 b.
Hongkong Ice
151 Hongkong Ropes... 10. $27 b. 28 . 7, Bangkong Tramways 0.86) b. 6.60 m.
B.K Steel Foundrya..... 8:0
Hongkong Observatory, June 6, 1917. Peak Tramways 1. BAROMETER
reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. Huxwirt, in percentage of stars Union Waterbosta Bir 813 tior, the humidity of air saturated with
moisture being 100
DIRECTION OF WISD, to two pointar
6. FORCE OF WRD necording to Willis Powell ...... #: 7.88) ► Bon iford Scala
O not offer from cramp, colie or& STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sky, e an in the stomach when cham detached goud, a drizzling rain, log berlain's Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoes
Remedy goes to the fight spot rail gives gloomy in hail, 1fightning, qov rast showers squal, r rain show
mudists relief. You cannot afford to
P
attacks of this kind. For sale by all Chemists, and Storekeepers.
be without it if you die subject, to be swag daw welk
tenths, and hone
Melegraphie Adi
p.o. for year ending 28+2:06
*70 cents for 1516
13 for year ending
*91-7-15-
80 cents for 1918 .............. 128/1818/17 Bonus
73 cents........
411 on */ 1215
#1 final and bonus 81,
making $3, Final of 23 % (48 cente per share) waking 30%
70 centy for 1916
110 cent for 1918/21+....
12
70
III. Beyboul Victoria..
One hour,...
Not exceeding per eassenger.
5 cents.
Two yours.
7 pa
par.
Three Four 33 Είναι
60
Ther.
Six
HONGKONG REGISTER/
Freclame
at 2p.m.
pu
'29.76 23.75
80
6.
20.76
81
4.76
BW
Balf hour, me hour.
0.10
0.00
0.03
Four
Three
Fire
One day from 8am to 6 pm. 8130
If a velicle is discharged beyond the limits of the Cy of Victoris half fare
day Da casado date extra is to be silored for the return
IV-In Kouloon.
Quarter hour,
$393838883-32ER
2010 89.10
for 1916/1917
2. TEMPERATUR, in the slade, in de grees Fahrenheit
Steam Laundry 3.40 be
25 cents for 10153916.
121% fer 1916