OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
The following table shows the 'St- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Aug, 1917-
Date. Aug. 11, 5,4.
2nd 3.145
4th
5.45
5th,
5th,
Ntb, 34
Oth, 3.47 10th. 3,47 11th 4.47 12th, 348
13th. 5.4
1-4th
15th.
5.
5.11
18th 5.09.
ith
5.31
22 5.51
5th, Cuth
ઉપર
38th 5.54
30th. 5.51
Encs.
Besins. 7.14 pai.
4,3.
30ch, 5.3-1
6.24
1
To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE TO CONSIGN WES THE STEAMSHIP, SKULE FROM COLOMBO,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are herety med that off hoods are being landed at their risk into the Gopowys of the Foxes and Rowwox Wany, and GODOW CUSIPANY, Lat. Kowloon. whonce under from the Whares delivery may be abused.
No, citind will admitted after the Goods have left the slows, aut all Goeds reonining undelivered kiter the sta August, will be subject to rent.
40 ca me gunst the steamer met be press to the demil on or befors the ith Vugust they will not be re
giza.
All leken, ensfed and damaged Gonds are tuche bis my the Gistowits, where they will be examined on the 7th August'nt 10 A...
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill Lading will be muntersigned by
DODWELL & Co.. Ltd.,
A venir. Hockung, August 1, 1917.
P
MOTORCYCLE
AND
MOTOR ACCESSORIES.
"Dunlop" & "Goodyear" Żyros (all sizos) Rubber Solution. Patches. Tools, Lamps, Horns, Speedometers, Pumps. Etc.
ALEX. ROSS, & CO.,
TO LEA
TO LET.
4. Des Vœux Boad. Central. HONGKONG,
OFFICES at 9 Connaught Rond.
OFFICES in King's Buikling. HOUSES in Broadwood, and Moreton Verriscom
HOUSES on Shameer Canton.
HOUSE TO LET Kuntsfont Terrace (Rowloczta
Apply ta
THE HONGKONG LÁND INVEŚT-
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTMn.
TO DET
FIVE ROOMED HOUSE with Tennis Court in Minder. Villas, Kowloon.
A FLAT Nathan Rang. Kuwloni.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &L FINANCE
'co. LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkongo June 16, 1917.
TO LET.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC.
VEHICLES.“
CHAIRS
-In Figuria with two Bearers, 1
Quarter hour,
10 cents
Half hour,
One hour...
Three hours,
Eix bouts.
OUTWARD.
WERK DAYS
Day (6 am to 6 pm),
SUNDAYS & -HOLIDAYS
... 5.00. P.M.
9.30 AM.
Tai Fo.......10,50) A.M. Cheung Chow ... 2,60 P.M." Sluitaukuk, Sha
tin and
Sheungshui 4.0. Aberdeen. Autan,”
Ping Shan,
Sui King,
EXONIA. No. 9, Peak Road, Six Suntin, Stanley.. 4.30 Doobed Bungalow, with garden and tennis court.
HOUSES in Shameen, Canton Yos 1% and 63
***} 1.3),PM
Kongmoon. Except
10: $1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Ilf fare extra
Between the huurs of 8.30 pm, and in the above faces shall be increased by 50 per centum. IT-Beyond Victoria, with jour Bearers.
Four...
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 1st at 11.30)-N7"Faturna from Japastiese station. Pressure has in- evised slightly over the Philippines, j nat decrensed slightly elsewhere: a low pitessure uren covers Ching generally : it, fis apparently, crucial to the north of
Haiphong
Hongkong, Rainfall for the 24 hours unding at 10-an, to-day, uos'iach. Total since January 1st, 68.33 inches, against
'An average of 32:34 inches.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917. SHARE REPORT,
AUGUST 1st, 1917.
Stock and paid up.
11.30 A.M.
Falzo
Laat Disidanl sad date
Approximate
onl
div.
BANKS.
Forecast for the 24 hours cading at Bengkong & Shal 21 $665 noon on the 2nd August -
-Hongkong to Gap Rock Sand SW winds, moderate; fail to eluda becusional showers.
-Formosa Chazzel: The same as Ng. 1.
3.South coast of "China between Hongkong and Lamocks : The same as
Net, I
-MARINE INSUR IANCES.
Cartoo
..■ 50 | 8340.
North Chiner £32. 110;
4-South coast of China between Unions................................... #100 | #833-1... | Hongkong and Hainan: The same Sa T.
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ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 1, 1917–412.
Station"
Wind
Barometer
nt Sen Lovel.
Tempomature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Fore
Weather.
Westock...64 99.70, 79
Memuro! Hakodate Tokio
Kochi
Nagasaki...
Kagoshima Oshinaa.... Nahu
....... 0.60 centa. Ishijima
Three hou......$1.00 Six hours.
1.50 Day (6 am to 8p.m.) 200
III-In the Hill District...
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
burin land. Weihaiwera. Bankow
Tebang
Kiukiang...
Tainali **
Peseadores
*
Yingtozoo......150 $152 L
20 $143 b.
FIRE INSURANCES.
Chion Firos. Hongkong Yire ... 50 $315.
t, ⚫ SEIFFING. Dungla Steamshica 350555
Steamboat 15 818
Tada-Chines Ja
(Proferod) 840 Doterred)...£310
"Shell" Tramapost £1207.be
"Star Feet 10 $20
REFINERIES.
China Sugar:00 $98 Halabon Sugam....... P. 30 † $23 d...
Interior of £2-3 w
1917
61 pc.
87 Anal making 825
A/C 1915 and Interim of $16 m/gq, 1918...... Iot. div, ofis % - 15%- at 3/8 3/10, 24.25 per share a/c 1910 ..... Final of $90 and bonus
for
of $10 a/c 1015 and Istarim of 3% on 1916: 815 making $91
1915 and special of $3: uu. accoume 1918
$7 and buone 2 for
1915.
18 for 1913
-
int of 85 at 3918-1917.
3125 for 1916: ge
Final of 3 / 1916.. Final of 40/-/1916, ...
final aking 7-alc 1918 free of income tax Coupon $1.60 dividend à 15-eta. Bonus for year ending
$12 for £916
7 pe
II p.
..
9 p.
161
8 ... 21 p...
5) p..
P: 5. 191
12 pa
131 p..
MOINTING.
Int. iv, of - free of in-
Kail Da
£131/6 b.
Langkacs.gdry. 10 T. 13 b.
some tax, miking 10% AC 1914-1917 compon No. o
7 p..
Tl
for 1416
#p..
Rubs.
AI $2.45
0
1 interim making 4-
Tinnob Mis
£225/6
A/c 1918.
15 p..
Changsha..!
.1.
Quarter hour......$0.15
20.30
Shanghai
129.63
Canton, Samsui
and Wochow
17.30 MA
Regis. 5 P.M Lutturs 6 rum
500°F. M.
Half hour,...
... UPO
Gatalaff
0.40
One hour...me
0,30
0.60
Sharp Pk...
Apply
Two hours.....
0.30
0,50
Amoy
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Lt Hongkong, July 5, 1917.
訂することある
17.15 A-D
9.00 4.3.
Three hours,
0.70
1.1X)
Svatow
Six hours
ẹ. 100
1.50
Taiboku
$29.83
1932
£5.00 P.M."
Day (6m to6 pm.)1.50
2:00
Taichu
129.60 **
23.00 77
5.00 r.x.
Kosbun
8.82 7
(Saturdays
Namu and
Samei
Shamchun.......
5.00 PM, $10,00 3.500
5:00 PM.
9.00 A.M.
Cantco Hongkong 29.60
זן
בריל.4
Ten minutes. *****
Quarter hour,
One hour......
Half hour,.........
5 cents.
10
་་
Bock Wochow. 10%. Pakhoi Hoihow Phulien
9.61
101
9.5B
་
* །
15
RICKSHAS.
I. In the land of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria
{1 ཁྐྲ {ཟླ |
Tiral Casplace 32.
DOCKS, WHARVES
to 1915
FUBLIC "AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have receivad la stretina. to sell by Public Auction, (YOX ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
10 .
the
THURSDAY,
August, 117, at 11 .01,
at their als loins, No. 8
Des Vreux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
ROUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., (Bamored to Sales-Rooms for Convenience ... Salv.) Consisting of
Rattan Furnitum. Shanghai Puth, Inn Beds, Cooking Stove, &c., &c.
Dan
Sewing Machine.
Ter-Cab..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
ductionzer). Kozatong, August 1. 1917.
EXCHANGE. flongkong, August 1, 1917
On Londen
Bank Wire
Un demand,
"
20 days night..
4 monthu' sight,
271
1992
...217 7/18 **2/12/16
9/8
Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months' eight 2/5 On Paris-
...209
On demand, Crafts, 4 months' sight, 37
York-
Op New
"On demand,
Ar
Credite, 60 days sight,
Op Pombay-
Wire
Ou demand,
On Calcutta
Time, ... ... to demand
ingapore--
On demand, Manila-
Os demand,
On Bhanghai--
On demand
On Yokobama
On demand,
.62
jnom.
...111
...1247
..noni.
1219
30 days sight (private paper).—
Gold Leaf, 100 Ene (per tael) 44.40 Sovereigns (Bank's buyingrate) 37.60 n Silver (per oz.) ******* 37 d.
2012 nom.
Far Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash ...
Cent...
Chinese Copper Bate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Col "Hongkong "Sub Coin
Temperature.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
WOKH ARE VESTED TRK. SHARES DI THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO,
TOTAL FUNDS AT 3:8T DECzwxxx, 1914,
£23,770,387.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
HOR..
WERK-DAYS SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS (7:30 AM. 1.30 P.K.
(7.31 M
8.30L.M.
Every Subsequent hour..
n
Tourare... C. St. Jamesi Aparri Dagupan... Note- the ricksha be engaged
Manila. within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the Legaspi
Tacloban [7.30 AM.
City of Victoria after a p... or be dis Macao.11.30 PM.
charged to the East of Bay View Police oil in Station on the Eastern side of the City Surigaon I-Aathorised Capital £8,000,000 77.
17.30 AM 8.30 P.4.19.30 PM. fare shall be chargeable, Canton, 30 Þ.X.
of Victorin after 9 p.m. an extra buff Guam..... Sabribed Capital £4,500,000
Labuan 99.76 81 Paid-up Capital .....£2,437,600 II-Fire Funds
3,837,047 Tai Ping.
Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 P.. 3. Fenda... 17,687,590 III Life & Annuity
128,220 Sinking Fund Account
Shek Ki......0.30 rx. 0.30 pm, 9,30 P.M. £23,970,367 Kongmoon .8.00P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 г.x. 2,381,456 Kumchuk 6.00 6.00 P.. $.00 PH 2,141,699 Kaukorg 800P.M. 6.00P.M. 6.00P.M
Except 337,20
Batardays. 478,940
*
1+
Revenue Fire Branch...........
Life nad Annuity
Branches....... Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipts
2,529,229
The Accamplative Funds of the various Branches are separately invented, and, Act of Parliament, are not aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.
Agente
SILIMPOPON ́ (SEBATTIK)"
COAL
'HE Undersigned having been sppointed
QUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for heat quality SILIPUPON COAL trimmed into Bunkors at SEBAT TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.
&
4)
"
.
P.M.
In the care of Mails closing before 9 am. Fegitration closes at 6 o'clock on the previous evening.
THE CHINA MATE'
NOTICE
Communications relating to news abould be addressed to THE EDITOR.
their Correspondents must forward dames and addresses with any commença
tiga addressed to the Editor, not necessarily
publication as fridance
withi
All mater for publication should be written on one side of the paper only,
Letters relating to business should be addressed to The Manase
SILIMPOPON CUAL compares favour. ably with the better grados of Japanese Rate of subscription to Chins Mail“, in Coal and gives good results on a very || $36 per innom i per quarter and per men- moderate consumption.
som "pro mta'. Steamers calling at SEBATTIK
The China Mail is delivered fine to SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPU, ́aubambers in Hongicong and Kowloon,' PUN COAL (either cargo or Bunkars)
Postage in Charged sa the rate of Elty are exempt from payment of all Fort
cents per month. charges.
01
At Benattik Steamers are berthed slong- side the Company's wharf where there is "s minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
.
Charts of Bibüke Bay (Sebattik Har- tour), Prices and all other information concerning the Port can. Le had on application to the agents, ́....
BRADLEY & CO., LTD... ·
Agența Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
31% dia
HONGKONG. REGISTER.
Pierm
Hongkong, August 1, 1917.)
AM.
1 r..
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day" On datu ni Ớu žiža në
FLD,
Orders for extra copies of the Ora Mamhould be,rentes sooo na possible as the supply is limited., Cash 1 cta, Credit 21., per copy.
Rate of absorption in the "Overland. China Mail" le 812 per annum postage $1 per sanum extra. Blogla copies twenty five cents each.
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Advertisements and Subscriptions which
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"Talographie Address 'Man' Hongkong. Code: A.B.C. 5th Ndition.
Telé hone No. 2
b centa 15
11.—In Kowloon. Quarter bour, Half hour, ........... Every sabsequent hour, 10.
III-Taipo Road,
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer cuises, the journey to take longer
than-
To 4th milo
76 centa....1 hour. ..single
return..... 31.00
hours. Beyond 4th to sth mile-
single 1.20..........3 bours.
return...81.50... Beyond 6th to 9th
mile
single 53.75. return......$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single 82.00............. return......8.507
Fares for journeyà beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of provious arrange- ment in each case.
The fares here not out to apply to one ricksbo with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui
FAKES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
T. F. CLAITON, Director" Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 1. 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrnbeit, on the level of the sea în inches, tenths' and hundredths.
1. TEMPERATUK, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of star tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
4. DIRECTION OF WIND to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, "cording to Besford Scale...
& STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling min, é fog, ggloopsy, bhail, lightning, o ovrenst, p passing showers' q squal, rain snow. i thunder. v visibility, dew wet).
KAN in inches. tenths and hun dredtha
HONGKONG TIDES."
HE. & Wimpr
Dock!...........nes
<1
AND GODOWNL
8% 1916 & bonus: 22
9 p.
Kowloon Wherer 60 (staj b. 73 m.
$117 b. 118. & m
Final 32.& bonus $6, making B11 / 1918....
Shanghal Dooks T. 100 .18 . d.. b.
Ta. 9 for your ending
30-4'17
8.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel.......) 5
Central Belave....$10 Hongkong lands...$100 Humphreys at Koploon Lands
*98 bi
Final of making '$6.
afe 1910.....
$23.
87 a 1918
7 p.
1981 8433
West Points
6€ 1809 b.
Shanghai Lands T. SCT. S
COTTON MILLS,
11
Laterim of 254 afe 1917–
སྐ་
60 cents for 1318.
$2 for 1918
1
Interim of a/c 1917...
6p.c.
7 p.9.
8% final maing 12 %
a/o 1918.
1) DG.
EWOR
r. 50 T. 182 b.
Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 138 b. tra
Tla. for year ending
31 p..
31-10-18.ONET.
114, 8, div. ala year coded
30-6-18.
5 p.c
TIL. 1.20 for 1918........
6 p.c
T. . .
The tide table saven below has been! compiled as the National Almanac Office Kung Fik 10 T. 101. in London from the result of the analysis
of observations taken by means of an Y nytazapoce Automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui
during the years 87-8-8.
she
The zero of the table corresponde with zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 fect
inches below mean, sen level.
3
To obtain the depth of water on the
Not comedinj
tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Luht & Pover per passenger. | add 3. feet 4 inches, and on the gange
04
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home04cents.. From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Hos pital...aváreng From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Raco
Couse
******
From Clock Tower to Buy
View House From Wanchai Market to Bay View House ..... From Bay View House to Quarry Bay..................
MISCELLANEOUS.
187 681
"10 37.90
923
737.15 b.
:
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet C ina-Provident 4 inches to the height given in the table.
Dairy Farms
Green Islands
LOW WATER Hongkong
Th
August 2nd to Atb, 1917, -
HIGH WATE
Bergkong
Ме
Belght
Plze
bigth
foor
郭
Fil
JAL
སྭ།
II-In the City of Victoria
Not exceeding fan.
Quarter hour,
Half hour. One hour. Two hours,
Thre " Four" Firo
Kis
+
ter possenter.
30 conta.
Hongkong Electrics 10818
p.c. for year ending. 22.06.
3 p.2.
74 ceata for 1916.
$3 for
year ending
13 p.
817·18.
180 cents for 1918 ..................
0 1918/17 Bonus
75 cents.......
B-p.t
Bright Hongkong ice
$151
Hongkong Ropes..:2 10 | 1271⁄2 b.. Blongkrong Tramways if. $8.40
(311 on a/c 1916
#1 Basl and bonus $1.
making $3
10 p.p
9 p.
Interim of 9% / 1917
E.K. Steel Foundry
Peak Tramwaya, · 10 1910
do.
0 coat
% for 1918/1917
Steam Laundry..
Union Waterboats.
6 $3.40 b
7013
25 orain for 1915/2916..
121 % for 1916
10 p.0
Not exceeding per passanger.
# 140
Wasons
3118€ b
10 cm for 1916.....
10 p..
80
1:40
One day from 8 a.m. to 6p.m/81.25 -
III-Beyond Victoria.
extra is to be allowed for the retura journey
IV-In Holcon..
Quarter hour, ««» Not exceeding Balf hour,
Une hour,.. per nassenger".
25 cents. Two hours,
42. Me・ mansprecoppi
Do: (Wot bulb) & kalla (soosges, 190
To, Woe ball) 1 7.12.
De Wer bath) & F.MƏ
D Maxkaum ***
Up Minimum (over night)
29.ca Direction of $29.00
Barometer.... 20.60 99.fr Temperature 83 Huundity
Wind Force Weather Rain.....
20,57%
78
雌
Do
器
CALM
།
0. 0.00
0
0.00
0.58
=80
Tur Cones Mŷs, Loren,,
One hour....
Two hours.
Five
Three Four
Six
85
One day frota a m.io & p. 81.50)
A MASTER EEMEDY. HAMBERLAINS Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoea Beinedy is master over cramp colie, dysentery, and all intestinal 87 pains. Une dose relieves, socond dose is rarely necessary to elect curs. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
80gant open air temperava on the 22 Larman, open air temperature un zie 3
P: CLAXTON Director.. (*) flowclining Okwerystory, Ang: 1,1917,
Three
Four
2.40 80
3.00
One day from 6. to 6 pm
5.00
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and
If a vehicle in discharged beyond then the above fares shall be increased Izmite of the City of Victoris half fond by da var sekituk
William Powell 26)
Telegraphic and: KIAL10.
50 centa for 1913/2314...
b-buyera.
MOKON TAYLOR,
Telephone No. 990.-P.O.B. No. 112,
#hare and General Brokers,
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