REFINED CRUELTY.
Mr Percival Phillips, the "Daily Ex- pras" corresporilent at the British front, telegraphs:—
Himlenburg was in Reisel on Marci In just before the village was destroyed. He appears to have visited various plaërs is this region west of Cambri-Saint- Quentin which have since vanished in Asmes
11
Refugees from Roisel who afterwards arrived in the British lines in a state of destitution and great dehaustion describe le deliberate cruelty which marked the Blow. lestruction of their homes. Instead of cassing one general consagration, the Certana fred one street after another nti isterrals, first ordering the residents to meve, usnully in the middle of the night
NOW SHOWING
TIHE
8 H. P. BROOKE MARINE MOTOR
MADE IN ENGLAND
One of the most finished engineering pecomplishments we have ever seen. STARTS AND RUNS ON KERÖSINE
ALEX ROSS: & CO., •
4, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.
INSURANCE CO.
or carly in the morning. Some of them NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE kwrried through the entire vilhuge from one street to another, no sooner Budding refige to an unburned cottage with chikten and speil relatives than they were ordered out by non-commissionel wwers who commariled detachments of inceliaries,
A
TO LET
TO LET
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Rand:
Ready for occupation.
For spy to
GODOWN in Daddell Street:
and other particulars
rent
II. M. H. NEMAZEE,
Des Von Rand. "Hongkong, March 13, 1917
TO LET
OFFICES at 2 Connaught Roud.
IN WHICH ARE YÜSTED THE SHARES OF
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANT, LID,
ind
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
THE CHINA MAIL.
Ta Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour, Half hour, One hour, Three hours,
...
NOTAL FUNDS AT 31st DeceMar, 1914, Six hours..
• £23.970,367..
TOTAL F
T-Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Subsribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Caplial£2,437,500
II-Fire Fande..
... 10 centa
Day (6 am to 6 pm) ...............$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 pm and 6 3,837,017. the above fares shall be increased III-Life & Annuity Funds. 17,587,590 by 50 per centum.
Sinking Fand Account.......
152
11
128, 230 11.-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beavers.
Hour, £23,970,367 Three hours.......
B60 cents .$1.00 ...... 1.50 Rereaue Fire Branch............. £,381,458 Six hours..............
Day (8 am to 6 p.m.), 2.00 Life and Acuity
III--In the Hill District. Branchesü......$ Roverde Marine Department...
With 2 Bearers With Bearera. Other Receipts, voimaan
Quarter hour,...25 Half hour... One hour,
... 0.20
Two hores.
2,141,593 337,239 478,940
OFFICES in King saad York Builce.franches are separately Inreated; nad, by Three hours. ...... 0.50
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bood
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Tamers.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. HOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-chong Best.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lau.
TO GET..
MMEDIATE ENTRY. two very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Haose-Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Becently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars.
"Apply to
20
+
£3,337,228 The Accumulative Fands of the varioue Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the rospective Depart mente of the Company's Business...
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
June 12
RICKSHAS.
$0.30
1-In the Iriand of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.
|
+
ECZEMA SPOTS
GREW LARGER
And Spread. Burning Sensation. Great Itching.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 13th at 11.40-No returns from Japan and Indo-China. Pressure has increased quickly in the neighbourhood of Shanghai, the depression over the Yangtse Valley having moved eastwards; other changes are alight. No precise!
HEALED BY CUTICURA atatement of pressure distribution is
"Toftalan I had of cezama. WAS KAJ? red, spots on my limon." They became lert- tazod with a burtile sensation and alw wards a great (tching came un which causöd me to love a great deal of rest. The !téhậng got so bad thas I could not help watching and the spots krow larger and, spread.
"I saw a Cutleum Soap and Diatment advertisesment nel sent for a free sample nad soon felt the opener of the affected parts so i continuod ustust there and I was healed." (Signed) William Alcock, Shur- Inch Fields, Northwich, Chen, Eng., Ang, 40 1913.
Sample. Each Free by Post,
With 12p. Ski Book (Soap to cleaŞLAMI and Diathens to hoxl) Address post-CILITI for samples: H. Newbery & Sons, 27, Cheru Lecheano San Landon. Sold uverywhora..
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Maïls will not be adversßwed in future.
The Post Ofice will forward all corres pondence posted by the lastest routes.
J
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siang, Liberia, Portu- guesa East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
:
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire" are susperded.
possible bwing to the lack of returns,
areas of low pressure, probably cover
China and Tongking
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JUNE 19TH, 1917
Stock and paid up
Qclobe 11.30 AM,
Value.
Latteitand and date.
BANES.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & 3'halKEISS $7024 s.
| ending at 10am. to-day, 0.13 inch. Totni since January 1st, 22,30, inches, against an average of 29.04 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 14th June
A
MARINE INSUR.
ANUES,
Cantons ....................... 50° 8340)
-Hongkong to Gap-Rock-SW North ChineEST, 150 winda, moderate; fair to cloudy, occa- sional showers.
2-Formosa Channel: The wine as
No. 1.
"
3-South' coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan : The same as
No 1.
4
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE..
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of June,
91st, 5.99 22nd, 5.90 23TC
0.10
.0.50
30
1917-
0,50
1.00
Six hours, FOU Day (Bam.to6p.m.)1.50
· 1.30 5.00
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
Date. June 13th, 5 s
Elads..
Begins. 7.18 pm.
14th, 5.28.
"
Fox
WZZS-DAYS
SUJDAYS & HOLIDAYS
18th
4
བ་
16th
14
17th 5.8
Tai 0....
Tai Po......
... £.00 .. ...10.00 A x."
18th 5.90
9.30 A.M.
19th 5.29
Soth, 1.20
..... 5 cents.
Cheung Chow. 200 PM. Shatakok Sha
.10
93 6.30.
24th, 5.30
7.20
.15. 20
*
Abordeen, Autau,
25th, 5.30
7.20
26th.
5.30
7.20
57th. 5.31
721
98th, 3.31
7.91
29th, 5.31
7.21
30th, 5.31
7.21
Canton.Samsui and Wuchow
(7.30 A.M."
Regis, & P.M Letters @ P.M.
5.00 1,31.
Matno
Ten minutes.
Quarter bour,
Half hour,.. One hour,
Every Subsequent hour, .......20
tío and
Sheungshui... 4.00 P. M.
Ping Shan,
Sal Kung,
Per Mrs F. J. L Alvarez, Mr and Mrs D. E. Clark, child and unal
Note.If the ricksha de engaged Miss F. Ferguson, Mr Henri Frick, Rey within the City of Victoria, and be dis-Skatin, Stanley.. 430 FX, and Mrs A. B. Gould and 4 chiarent Mr charged outside the Western part of the W. W. Gierhart, Mrs M. Hallaran and City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis chikiren, Mr H. R. Hornbeck, Mrs F: Recharged to the art of Buy Yew Police H. H. Liesch, Miss Lindee, Station on the Eastern side of the City, Hart, Mr.W. Mr B. Larsen, Miss J.V. Meyer, Mrand of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra haft Mrs Y. Minagawa, Mr G. T. Marsh, fare shall be chargeable.
Mra Miss N. Nakamura, Mr J. "Nojiri, A. S Sorenson and children, Mr C. S. Speyer und servant. Mr C. V. Stephens, Mr W. HI. Scott, Miss G. L. Webster, Mr R. J. Wilton, Mr W. G. Worcester, Mr 15788. Wiggin.
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Rend Central.
Hengkoay, April 25, 1917.
TO LET...
"EXCHANGE. Hongkong, June 13, 1917.
JOUR ROOMED FLAT; in Nathan
Ford, Kowloon:
Apply-
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. | Du London-
Alexandra Buildinga,
or THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY Hongkong, May 9, 1917.
WAL
TO LET.
Bank Wira
Un demand,
·
1827
7ELL appointed and Comfortable European Houses Nos. 17 and 18 KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights niready installed.
Apply-
10 Des Voeux Road Central,
TXL. Nos. 906 and 551.
Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
..
14
30 days' sight...
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months sight,
...2/5 9/16 ...9/62
2/5 13/16
Documentary, 4 months' sight 9/6) On Paris.
On demand,
12
་་
Credits, 4 months' sight, 345
On New York-
On demand
Credits, 60 days sight,...
In Bombay→→
Wire...
***
YOUNG HEE, «
On demand,
On Calcutta-
Wire,
1808
On demand
пода.
On Singapore- On demand,
On Manila-
On demard,
On Shanghai--
On demand
TO LET
TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terace and Salisbury Avente, Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Eriklings, Kouleon
A FURNISHED HOUSE in Lochiel Terace.-From Istaly neit.
· TO LET OR FOR SALE
Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf meus £8,000′′ sq. ft. muitable for cool storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Atoxandra Buildings.
Hongkong, June' B, 1917.
30 days' sight(private paper).-
On Yokohama
+4
On demand.
... 114ł Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tacl)
1. 47.80 Sovereigns (Bankr Baying rate) $8.00 n. Silver (per oz.)
291
1/18 de Bar Silver in Hongkong ... 20. nom. Chinesa Copper Cash ...
*** % Din Chinese Copper Cents... | Rate of Native Interest
Xip.a. Chinees Sub. Coin...
437 dia. Hoogkong Sub. Con... par.
....5 cents
II-In Kouloen. Quarter hour....... Half hour,.................... 15 Hour, ................... Every subsequent hour, .......................... 10
III-Taipo Roay..
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causca the journey to take longer thuốc sau
single 75 cents....1 hour." return...... 31.00 hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
To 4th mile-
single...91.20............2 hours. return $1.50........... Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single 81.76.... return......82.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single 12.00...........3 return......82:50.7
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one rickaha with three coolics from Tsim Sha Tsui
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
}
07.15 A 3 .*** 11.30 P.L 1 (5.00 P.M. Kengmoon... Except.
'Saturdays
Namtau and
Sermei....... 5.00 P.36
(10.00 4.2. Shamchun.4.00 P.M.
Unions 100 $980,
Tangtunes).............................3 60| 3000-
FIRE INSURANCES. China Firm
20 $143. b.
|Hoogkong Yires 548. DU $397)
SHIPPING. Dougina Steamshire $50) 258 6.
Steamboste ..........5 155171.b.
Indo.Obinsa —
4
1
(Preferred...£5 340 A (Datarred)...£53108
**Shell"sport" £1108 b
**Star Ferry***
...... 10 $90
REFINERIES.
Ohna Sugar$ (DC ($100) 'b. 101 sa.
Malabon Sagara..... 30 $30 sa.
Finnt
59.9/- making £4.8 for 1916 and bonus of 10/ sub- ject to deduction of Income tax
$7 final making $20 je 1915 and Interim of $15 / 1916. ......... Tut. div. of 18-1
at 36 316 84.95 per share a/c 1316....... Final of 320 and bonus of $10 a/c. 1915 and
815 making
127 for 1915
||
Approximato Huisra Lamech
t ! חח
your
sip.c..
Interim of 450
1016
of pu
form
1915 and special of 33
24 axouns 1918
p
$7 and becum for
1913.
5±0. 8pc
Int. of 85 m. 1916-1917.
$1.95 for 1916,
184 p.
Final ut 3 a/o 1916....... Final of 40/- a/c 1916,
8 p.
وي
9/-izo mc 1918 Coupon £7.
7.p.4
81.55 divaland &-sâ uta, dị Bonus for year ending. 204-16
812 for 19 ****
P. for 191€...
101 D.
13
ROYAL OBSERVATORY" 9.00A.M. HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JUNE 13, 1917.-..
Wizd
MINING.
Kailaże.......£132/5.b..
Largkas.........dra. 10 T. 16 s.
39.45 Riba.........
Tronoh Mines.......2126/8
Ural Carplans£1 (34) -
Int. div, of 1/- free of in- come tax, making 10% a-c1916-1917.compert
No. 9
Tia. 1 for 35"
1-interim making: 41-
6.00 r.
5.00 F.M.
9.00 A.M.
Station.
SUNDAYS &
Wl'ostock Memuro Hakodate Tekio
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.D.
WERK-DAYS
FOR
Macao....
(7.30.M. 11.30P.M. 17.30 ***19.30 P.M.
Canton....
Tai Ping
8.3.M.
9.30 P.M.
HOLIDAYS Kochi
(7.30
1.30 P.
Tung9.30 . M. §.30 P.M.” 9.
Hour.
50.
Barometer
at Sea Level.
Temperature.
Humidity,
Force. [LP] Direction.
TH
Wasther.
Nagasaki.... Oshim Kagoshima 17.3 A.M. Naha 12.30 P.M. { labijima.
Bonin Island Chefoo... BB. 29.69 P.K. Weihaiwei Shek Ki......9.30 г.M. 9.30 p. 9.3 r..Hankow Rongmoon 8.00 .3. 8.00 P... 6.00 F.. Binking
Ichang Kumchak...6.00 P.AL. 6.00 P.AL. 8.00 2.3. Changshe.. Kaukong..800 x 6,00 F.. 5.00. Gatalaff
Shanghai Except
Sharp Pr Exturdays.
Amoy .. Swatow..... Taiboku
Taichu Tainan
58
19
In the case of Mails closing before an per passenger, am. Fegistration closes at 8 o'clock an shun
the previous evening.
Peseadores Canton 6329.7
A/C 1918.
9% tot 1918
13. p.a.
DOCKS. WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
8% for 1916 bonus $2
7 PC
Kowloon Wharva: # 50]$75} b.
76.
:
H.K. & Whampo
Docka ....................50 $120 m
Final $2.00 & tonge $6, making $11 s/o 1916...
9 pc
Tis.. 74 to: year ending
83 p.
Shanghal Docks 1. 100 T.,31 m.
HOTELS LANDS
AND, BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hots........ 50 #100) s
Central Eabase! ......$100) 199
Hongkong Lands...100 102 b. Humphreys Eaton 10 86b. 8.30
Kowloom Lands ...# 30| #38
West Potts...50 $75 b
Shanghai Lande, T. 50 T. 92
COTTON MULLS.
It
Final of making $3.
1/ 1918. $7 ale 1916,
ōž per
Final div. of 334 making
$7 / 1910 mon 50 cents for 116 ..............
#2 for 1916
6 po
7 p.
Final 83-25, making $5.95
a/o 1916...... 8% final making 12 %
1/0 1916
6 p.c
.117
Not excredisy
следот
From Slauzbiter House to
Sailors' Home___"'! From Sailors Home
04 cents.
to
Clovernment Civil Hos
Bangkong Gap Rock... Micro
"29.71 79
1.50 T. 130
Shanghal Cotton T. 50 T. 123 b.
Tis. 9 for year ending
31.10.18. Tis. 6 div, ain year onded
90-8-16.
pital .........
04
From Government Civil
THE CHINA MAIL'
Kang Yik...
T. 10 T. 14.40. S.
'Tix, 0.80 for 1476 animá
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Couse
Y ngtapos
10
. NOTICE.
From Clock Town to Bay
From Wanchai Market to
View House**********
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bay View House
05
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay ................
00
In the City of Fictorial
129.86
HONGKONG REGISTER.
fer passenger
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tile-table given below has been Barometer".... pile at the National Almanac Office Temperature. London from the result of the analysis Humidity.... of observations taken by means of an Direction of martinație tide-recording machine in the Water, J'olice Easin at Tsim Sha Tsui Force sduring the years 1887-5-0.
Half hour
Quarter hour, gran
10 cents.
10
11
r
отбаки
On date al Un date at day atzjum... * The K
Coe hour.
tam.
Two hours, Three Four
Wind...... Weather
29.73 20.73
96 71 ..80
SOUTH GALM
90.74
80
86
Five Six
170 75
67
*SOUTH
Que day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 81.25.
III-Beyond Victoria,
The roof the table corresponds with the zers of the sounding in the Admiralty har, which has been found to be 4 feet inchon below menn sea level,
Bain...
0.01
0
":0.00
+
0
0.12
Que hour,
Two scare,
Three
་་
點 Four
Five
*
+1
60
75
00
"
i
H.K. Bheel Foundry 4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
according to
10 9.10 -(now) 0,1 (90 cesta
7% for 171871917
Steam Landry 63.40
Usion] Waterbos
25 cents for 1925/918)
124 % ler 1910
BO
8p.r.
To obtain the depth of water on the
tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard
a
3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange
at Latest Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
June 14th to 20th, 1917.
Bongbong"
hit open Air.temperature on the 121h.. Lowwe, open, käe temperature on the
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
Hongkong, Obrezvatory, June 13 1017.
Temperaturs,
Hongkong, June 13, 1917.
PAROMETER
-Low WATER
Hongkong
Heigh
Do, Do
Do
4 P.M
THERMOMFLEX 8 AM
D (Wes balb) 9.4.
Wat bulbi 1
Not exceeding
Wachow98.
Pakhon Haihow..
Phulien78.
Toursne C.St. James
Communications relating to nowe should Aparri
Dagupan Manis...
be addressed to. The Euros.
Correspondenta," most forward their Tern names and addresses-with any communion. | Tačke tion addramed to the Editor, not necessarily Teilu for publication bat sa evidenor of good Burigao. with.
Labuan
All matter for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
Letters relating to business should he
addressed to Tur MaxaGII.,
Rate of subscription to "China, Mall” i»; 36 per annum per quarter and per men- I^sem 'pro rata',
The Chios Misit' is delivered free to kabwaribors in Hongking and Kawibon. Not exceding Fustage is Charged, at the rate of fifty per outenger. cene per mouth.
20 centa.
One day frog Gn in to 6 p.. $1.00
If a velicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria Full Form extra is to be allowed"for the vettin journey.
TV-In Kouloon.
20.83 Quarter hour, 29.81 Half hour.. 29.80 nd hour,
83 Two hours,
Three Four
70 Five
Not exceeding
Ordain for extrs, copies of the “Cama Muz' should be sent na noon sa possible ne
the supply is limited. Cash 10a, Credit
20 cta, pur copy Ann
Rate of subscription to the "Orazland China Mail" is $12 per annum postage
1. F. CLAYTON, Director.. Hongkong Observatory, June 13, 1917. BAROMETER, rexjuced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths. ⠀⠀
China-Bornace......|0|12|87
Light & Powers in
Cina-Providenta“ ' ■ 10]$8
Dairy Farms.... 61823
..
ičta, for 1976,..........
p.c. for year ending 28206 maretarre 70 cents for 1918.........
33 for year ending.
31-7-18
7.80.80 conte for 1918
Green Islands....5-73 | 37.70
Hongkong Electrics 10 849 b, de may Hongkong less... & 22 | 8151-
2. TEMPERATURK, in the shade, in, de Hongkong Ropes... 10927 b rees Fahrenheit.
tion, the humidity of air saturated with
a Hummer, in percentage of stars Hongkong Tramways 5/. |85; ad.
moisture being 100.
"Beaford Besle.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c. Poak TramIWAŢI detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog,
12 per appam extra, Bingle copies twentyg gloomy, hhail, 1 lightning, ofrenat,
Eve-cente ch.
Alterations and additions to Advertise Beos on Pages: 2, 8, 6, and 7 should The swat ta ilimffidios, No. 5; Wyndham
Street, not later than 11, 201...
P passing showers, 9 squal, rain 13now
thunder: v visibility, w dew web).
7. BAD in inches. tenths and hun drødtle
Alterations, and additions to Advertise: ments", SIA "JABges 1, 4, 5 sod 8.hould be lis most my not later than 4 pamag
New Advertiséminate abould be merah kar
Advertisements and Subber Sptions which
240
.80
90
9.00
£240°
are not asdered for a fixed pozod will be soutioned until countermanand
2:30
3,00
Code A.B.O. 5th adhor
“đáy from 6 am to 6 pm, 3,00)
Between the hours of 8.du pan
m the above facts ababe insationne by 40 par seasona
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN URING the summer months mothers ahould watch for any unnatural looseness of the child's bowels Whe given prompt attention this time
• Telegraphic Addons Maz. Hongkong serious trouble may be avoided. Cham
berlain's Colic Cholors and Diarrhoes Remedy can always be depenced upon.
Wiliam Powell **
7864
Talographic Add : HIALTO. Telephone No. 090.PO.B.
For sale by s Chewistal end Store Printed had aablishe τουριστικά
891 a/c 1816/17 Bonus
15 cents............................ 811 on a 1918
81 finland bonus #1,
making
12 p
Final of 23% (48 conta 10 po
per are) making 30% */ 1910
170 cents te 1916-...
160 conts for 1919/131
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