To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- Teatruction to sell by Public Auction.
(FOR "ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERXXD),
on
TUESDAY,
the 19th June, 1917, commencing
at 100 pm, at their, Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Ticad, Corner of
len Hovas STREET,
VALUABLE TEAKWOob
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
AND
As follows peo Upholstered Suites, Art-chairs and Sofa, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brase- mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed- stelds, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons. Extension Dining Tables and Uhairs, Tom and Occasional"- Tables,
ونلاي
NOW SHOWING
THE
8 H. P. BROOKE MARINE MOTOR
MADE IN ENGLAND
One of the most finished engineering accomplishments we have ever seen.. STARTS AND RUNS ON KEROSINE ALEX ROSS & CO.,
4, Des Vaux Road, Hongkong.
TO LET
TO LET G
Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Seta, &c,OUR ROOMED FLAT, in Nathan Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and ¦ Writing Tables, Sundry Electro- Plated Ware, ote.
Pianos in good condition, Elsetrie, Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furnithre, Engravings, Pictures, etc...etc. Also
Tennis fules and Netting, Porcelain Cigar Cabinet, Exrge Bath, Bras Finger Bowl, Carpets (Now and second anad).
Child's Cois, Perambulators, etc, etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogne.) Team:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,»
Auctioneers Hongkong June 7, 1917. - *
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
TE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell by Pablie Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE COMUKENAD).
on
FRIDAY,
the 15th June, 1917, commencing at 30 pm, at their Sales Hoofts, Na 8, Des Voeux Road, Corners
of Ivo House Street- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE &
Comprising:~
Tenk Twin Bedstende, Sideboards, Diu- nor Waggon, etc., Extension Dining Tables end Chairs, Chosterhold Sofas, Arm-chairs,
a. Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cote, d.. Miscellaneous Furniture, Pictares, &c. Roll-top Desk, Blackwood Ware, including Cabiners, Wardrebos, Stands, & Brass Fenders and Fire Bras, a few lote Porcelains and Curion, &c... Putry and Kitchen Utensils, Electric Lamps, Fans, Enamelled Bathu, Carpeta
Bags.
And
One American Ice Chest.
(Juli Particulare_from"Catalogue.}
T-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, June 7, 1917.
Bond, Kowloon.
Apply-
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
L-In Fictoria with twg Bearers.
Quartet hour.
10 cents
"A.S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Alexandra Buildings,
| Half bour,
20
++
One hour,
25.
30
Six bours.
TO
サウ
1957
Day (6
If the trip half fare extra
& THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY.) Three hours,. Hongkong, May 9, 1917.
TO LET.
to 6 pm),.81.00. is extended beyond Victoris,
Between the huurs of 8.30 pim. and 6 4.. the above faces shall be increased
RUSHEAL J. 119 The Puck, by 50 per centum. A newly doce up
Apply-
CHATER & MODY. 5 Queen's Road Central Hongkong, May 3, 1017.
TO LET.
177:
NEW HOUSE in Conduis Bood. 1 Ready For Decupation.
Also CODOWN in Duddell Strees. For rent, and other particulars apply to-
·FI. M, H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Yaux Rond. Hongkong. March 15, 1917.
1597
TO LET. WELL appointed and Confortable European Houses Nos. 17 and 19 KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights already installed.
Apply
YOUNG HEE
ak
10. Des Voeux Road Centrul,
TEL. Nos, 906 and 551.
Hongkong. May 18, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET
at e Connaught Road.
-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers Heur
060 cents. .31.00 1.50
Three hours.- zabawna,
Six bourses
Day (5.m. te s'p.m.),... 2.00
· III.—In the Hill District.
With A Bearers With A Bearers.
Quarter hour.......80.15. Half hour,... ... 0.20 One hour,
"$0.30
0:40
..........
0.60
Two hours, 9:30 Three hours. 0,70 Six hours...... 1.00 Day ([email protected].) 1.40
0,80
1.00
1.50
2.00
RICKSHAS.
|
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHINGINSTANTLY
Just Bathe
with the Cuticura
"Soap," dry and
apply the Cuticura Ointment
For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irri- tations, pimples, dandruff, sore hands and baby humors, Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective.
Sample Each Free by Post. With J-p Skin Book. 18oap to finance and finquent to heaty. For samples addIVES post-card: F. Newbery & Bona 27. Chae- Cartoon Sq., Loakan, Hold everywhere,
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
Particulars of outgalog and incoming.
Mails will not be adversed in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Forta- gaese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Optomsa Expire are suspended
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
WEATHER REPORT.
- On' the zob at 12.05-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure has des errased modemtely at Wladivostock,) and slightly at the majority of other staticas: it is probably highest over Japan. A shallow depression, is indicated in the vicinity of Hainan.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours :anding at 10 am, to-day, 1.24 inch. Total since January 1sk, What inches, against an average of 26,88 inches.
Stook and paid op
Value.
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917,
SHARE REPORT.
JUNE 7TH, 1917.
Q'sloma 11.30 4.M.
Last Dividend and data.
Approximats Buterachad
.'
123 making £4.8 or 1918 and
vať 10% sub-
jeet to deduction of Income ca
el p.c
BANES.
Hongkong &Shal′′E195 | #70G
Forecast for the 4 hours ending at noon on the 8th June
Final
bac
MARINE INSUR-
ANDEX.
3.50 $350 =
87 dina making
North Chi
Chinag
.........EST: 150
14
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S. and SW. winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy, | Cantons.......
some showers.
2-Formoss, Channel :: S. winds,
moderate.
3-South coast of China. between Hoogkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China. · between Hongkong and Hainan : The same as Nai.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Tithe at which Official Night ands and begins during the month of June, 1917-
נ4
" 9th, 3.97
3.27
11th, 3.7
Date. June 7th -3.26
Ends.
A.TO.
Begins, 7:36 pm.
8th, 5.27
7.17
11
OUTWARD.
7.17
5 cents
For WEIK DAYS Tui O'...
... 5.00 P.M. Toi Po...10.004.36. Cheung Chow... 9.00 P.M. Shatankok, Sha
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
10th
7.17
7.17
5.9
- 13th, 5.28
15
9.30 1.3.
14th 528 2
'15th, 20
19
16th, 8.99
lith, 5.9
..10
+
25
tin and Sheungshui
1sth,
10
... 4.00 PM..
" 10th, 5.99
19.
ཞ
27.10
Aberdeen, Antau,
20
21st,
5.29
2nd, 5.99
-In the Island of Hongkow if engaged
Ten nunutis,
Quarter hour,
Half hour,.....
| One hour.
in Fictoria.
Every Subseqcent boue,
Note. If the ricksha be
engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City
of Victoria after 5 p.m. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police 1808 Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
Ping Shan,
Sai Kunz, Santin,, Stanley... 4.30 ..
7.3) .. Cantor. Samsui]
and WachowLotters & P.M.. Regis. 5P.M.
500 P.M.
130
23rd 1920 24th, sathi ·5.30
26th, 5,30
7th 31
والا لالة
Unions........ $100 870
Tangtacos
.3 60}$200
FIRE INSURANCES.}
Chiza Firm) 20-$146. b.
Hongkong Fires...* DU 1327] 24.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamere $50 $53
Steamboat 15817h b
Indo-China -
(Eraferred)...£5 | 310_x_ (Deterred)...23 $108
"Shell" Traarports. 'El₤1107- ».
**Star FEB 10 | 8993 k
REFINERISS.
China Sagers100 $105
Malabon Sugar P. 30 $30
..
:
d. 10 T. 17 b.
$25
/ 1915 and Interim of $15 a 1916....... Tut. div. of 15% = 15/
at 3/5 5/16 $125 per share a/c 1918 Final of teu and beans.
of $10 xlc 1915 and Interim of $30 1916
815 mcking #21 for 1915 and special of 83
ww accouns 1918
$7 and bonus $2 for
1915.
37 for 1975 i
Int of 30 m/s
!
91.25 for 1916
f
a pa
839.6.
9 pc.
; 1916-1917.
10
Final of 3- to 1916................. Final of 40/-/0 1916,
9/-int. 1978 Coupon 27
21.85 dividend ≈ 15 eta. Bonus for year eading 304.18
$12 for 19 6
P. 8 to 1916.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
MINING.
Kelana.............................£139/6}b.
Langkaca..
Raube.
Tronok Mines
£ 12:45
£128/9
Urai Casplan.........21 | 33-
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS..
Kowloon Wharves $ 50 175 b.
HE. & Whampo
Dock.............50 $122.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 934
Ent. div. of 1 free afin- come tax, making 10% coupon
a 1916-19 NJ. 9
Ta. 1 for jag.
1/ interim making 4/-
/ 1916
9% for 1913
The 74 for year anding
30-4-16
28th.
Maac
11-In Kowloon. Quarter bour,... Half hour, Flour,
*
{1:15 A M.. ***1.30 PM.
9.00 4.31.
5.31 29th, 3.31", 30tb, 5.11
5 cents.
{5.00 P.36.
15
Korgmoon Except
5.00 PM.
Saturdays
TO
い
Namatan and .Sanmei
5.00 P.M.
$10.00 A.M. 4.00 P.M.
5.00 P..
9.00 A.M.
OFFICES in Kingi York Building. Every subeequent hour,u HOUSES in Chico Gardens, Conduit
doad.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.. HOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-chong | Rond
1878
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO,
IN WHICH ARE VRATER THE SHARES OF
THE OČEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LD,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
"ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL
OTAL FUNDS At Slat Dxcensis, 1914, £24.970,367.
£2,437,500
I-Authorised Capral £5,000,000 ... |
Subscribed Uspital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital.*-*- II--Fire Wanda..........
3. BUT, UST HI-He & Acuity Funds... 17,587,590 Bioking Fund Accusnt...... 128,290
£23,970,367
*
Revenue Fire Branch.......................... £2,381,456
Life, and Annuity
2,141,593 Branched........} Ravenne Marine Department... 937 238 Usher Reenipth..
478,940
|
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LANT INVEST-
MENT & AGENOT Co., Lan,
TO LET.
very
two [MMEDIATE ENTRY,
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd 43, Connaught Road Central.. Bongkaos, April 29, 1917.
TO LET
1578
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terraco and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
A FURNISHED HOUSE in Lochiel Terrace. From 1st July next.
TO LET UR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 45 with wharf area t8,000 sq. ft. suitable for cool £3,530,298 storage or erection of godowas.
Apply to-
The Accumulative Funds of the various Beaches are separately lovostad, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart-
out of the Company's Basin.co.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO....
Agenda,
HUMPARETS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTL Alexandra-Buildings.
Borkkong, June 6, 1917.
III.—Taipo Road.
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Twenty tents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the birer causes. the journey to take longer stan:- To 4th mile
aingle 75 cents.1 hour. return...... $1.00, ...bours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile---
single 81.20..
return......$1.50.
Beyond 6th to 8th mile-
single......$1.75.. return......82.00 Beyond th to 11th mile
single$2,003 return 2....$2.50
Shamchen......
1à
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH F.O.
SGSDATE & WZEE-DAYS HOLIDAYA
For
hours.
#
Macach......
17.30 A.X. 11.30 F..
8.30.M.
Canton
7
非静
Fares for journeys beyond the rith mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksba with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui
PARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home ********** From Sailots Home to Government Civil Has. pital
From Government_Civil » From Clock Town to Race. Hospital to Clock Tower
$7.30 4.36.
11.30 PM
19.30 P.. {7.30. 1.M. 9.50P.M. [7.31 AM. 19.30 P.M. Tai Ping
Tang9.30 P. M. 9,30 г.M. 9. P.X
| Shek Ki......3.30 P.M. 9.F.M. 8,3 FM. Kongmoon .6.00 PM. 6.00 PM, 400 P. Kumchuk...6.00 P.M. 0.00 PM. 8.30 г.. Kaskong 6 00 P.M. 6.00 P.
Except Saturdays
Station.
JURE 7, 1917-a.z
Wind.
Wostock 6a. 19.39 Memuro.... a.
Hakodaté..
8.00PM
Toki
Tokio
In the case of Mails closing before 9 amFegistration closes at 3 o'clock on Not exceeding the previous evening. *
për passenger.
04 conta.
EXOHANGE.
Ostima.. Nah Jabijima... Bunia teland
Chefoo6 a 29.93 60 Weihaiwei.
Hankow Ichang
"04
Hongkong, June 7, 1917.7
04
Ou London-
10
Bank Wire
2/43
Bay
TI
On demand,
3/4 13/16 Taihoke... a.
Shanghai g Gutalaff Sharp P Amoy Bestow
View Bouseow, an From Warchsi Market to Bay View Hque.......... From Bay View House-to-
Quarry Bay....
.19
#
09
COEBOARA From Clock Town
دمة.
II--In the City of Fictoria..
Not creating
Quarter hour...
Half hour.
20 days' sight.......24
4 months' sight, ......2/5 1/16
Credits, months' sight... ...2/5) Documentary: 4 months' sight S/5g - On Paris--
.3$6
On demand; ***
-
Taichu Taican Koshun..... Peseadores Canton da Hougkong
Gap Rock.. Macso
Weebow&
Fakbo Hobow Paulien
per passenger.
10 cents.
„Credita, 4 months right, ....138) On New York-
On demand,
Credits, 60 days sigh
Wire
Tredem
st 2p.m.
% p
B
21.70 20.74 29.75
automatic tide-recording machine in the
80
81
85
Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui
III.-Beyond Victoria,
78
74
during the years 1887-8-9.
Direction of
The zero of the table corresponds with
B
Find Force Weather Rain.
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty One hour,..
Chart, which has been found to be feet Two upuri,
op
3 inches below mein sea level.
The
0.02
0.00
1.30
To obtain the depth of water on the Four
tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Five
Six
n
11121
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels... 50 100 b.
Contral Estate 100 899-
Hongkong Lands...$100 $95 Humphreys Hatatoa ₺ 10|#8) b. 8.30,
Kowloon Lands 2.5 80 139
West Points .............# 50|#75 b.
Shanghal Lands T-50 T. 99
COTTON MULIS,
ET. 50 T. 150
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 121
51.4
8 0.0.
13 p.c
8% for 1916 boong 32
7 po
Final #2.80 & bonus 86, making $11.8/ 1910...
Finst of 13 making 36
/o 1918......
pc
17 at 1916.
Final dir, of
making
#7 / 1935...
1. p.
30 cents for 1318 .........
74 D.
$2 for 1916.
6. p.0
Final #3-25, making 35,26
at 1918
7 p.m
% final making 12 %
1916
Ta. 9 for year ending
· 31·10:16---- 16. 6 div, ac year ended 30-6-1001990109054
M. 0.90 for 1916 *....................
Ynglezapos
∙10] T. 14 b
• BT,, 6.70
MISCELLANEOUS,
Chink-Borneo 23 12 $7
Light & Powers ... #. 5[#4].
Cizs-Providenta 20180
buc. for 1916.
Dairy Farms
B+ D.R.
7
82 pe
year ending
121 p.
"Green Islands "...#.7] |#7] 82%
Hongkong Electrics # 10 | 149 b. & Hongkong Icm.......... 22 | $151, Hongkong Ropes 1027 b. 28 Hongkong Tramways 5/1 (85) b.
p.c for year ending
8-2-06
* canth. for 1918 ..................
for 31-7-16
80 cents for 1916.
#21 ́m/c. 1916/17 Bonus
75 cents to
#17 on sa 1918
|31 final and bunús." $1, making 83ándé Final of 23 % (48 cente per share) making 30 % Tac 1916.
HONGKONG HEGISTER.
Barometer...
Teriperature Humidity..
HONGKONG TIDES.
Opf
hour.
Two hours, Three
The tide-table viven below has been Four On date son date at compiled at the National Almanse Office Five
in London from the result of the analysis! Six
Tigchens ppoo afr swarpmenveen on the 6th 27 LDMAN 29m air immoperating on the 7th
T. F. CLAXTON, Director Hongkong. Obseruatory, June 7, 1917.
Temperature, Hongkong, June 7, 1917;
BREAZA
•
50
150
'75
of observations taken by means of an One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 01:25
„Not emmerding
In Bombay-
On demand,
On Calcutta
Wirg
On demand
Oa Singapore Du demand, On Manila. Or 'demard, On Shanghai--
On demand
per vassenger
25 cents.
75.
85
On Yokobsma
00
On damand
wdd a foet 4 inches, and on the gallgeOne day from 6am. to 8 p.m. 81.50
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
4 inches to the height given in the table. If a vehicle is discharged beyond the
·
June 8th to 14th, 1917.
ERIGN WATER,
$5 Hongkong
Height:
LAW WATER. Hoogkoon
Dina
Мал
-Tithe
limits of the Cy of Victoria hall fare extra is to be allowed for the return Journey
IV-In Kowloon.
Quarter hour,
"Half hour,
Two hours,
foo.bour,
0.4
Threo Four
7:
Five
Tocrane
nom.
C. St. James Aparri Dagupan
召租
Hom.
· ́30 days' night (privata paper).—————
37
Manila.....|
•Legaspi, Tacloban...
Iloilo
Surigao zi
DORTY.
HK Stodd Foundry
10 19.10:
7% for 1918/1917
T. F. CLAXTON, "Diector Hongkong Observatory, June 7, 1017. Peak Tramways
1. RAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Fahrheity on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths
do.
Gold Lonf. 100 fine (per tael) (... 48.10%, Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) $3.25 ni Silver (per ozi)
Pr 34g diag 18 % nom.
TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in de Steam Laundry purees Fahrenheit.
Uplon Waterboate
path
Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash ... Chinese Copper Cento..
•Not exceeding
Bate of Native Interest Chinese Bub. Coin in the day spa dia. per passenger: Hongkong Bob Coin par
(16.
140
700
One day from 6 am
Between the hours of 8.30 pm and xm, the above fares shall be incressed by 20 per centarac
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of secure tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
4. Diemotion of Wind, to two points."
6. Fosca or WDD, according to Bea Hord Scale
0. SZATE GY WEATHE, b blue sky, c detached cloud, i drizzling main, f 10%. & gloomy, lightning, o ovrcast, thundery visibility, w dow walk. p passing shares, o squal, e rain. 1 DOW
5. Bam in inches tenth of hum- redki
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Willisto
Taler
Printed and
28.6 33.40 1
fic 013
25 cents for 191501918.,
123% 1916
in p.4.
70 comte ter 1916
50 спора от 191л
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