TO LET
TO LET.
FLAT in Nathan Roach Kowloon,
Apply to
“HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
. CO., LTD. Alexandra Fuilding.
Hoogfour Angust 8, 1917.
TO LET
TUMEDIATE ENTRY. four very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Blouse Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. recently reccnstructed.
For rent and other particulars apply to the Mannger. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
Connaught Road Central,
Hongkong, August 2. 1917.
TO LET.
DEVONIA-No. 9. Peak Road. Six
MOTORCYCLE
AND
MOTOR ACCESSORIES.”
**Dunlop" & "Goodyear," Tyres (all sizes) Rubber Solution, Patches, Tools," Lamps, Horns, Speedometers, Pumps, Etc.
A
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
4. Des Voux Road, Central.
HONGKONG.
NORTH BRITISH & MERDANTILE
INSURANCE CO. ***
WHICH ARE VINTED THE BHARES OF
Roomed Bungalow, with garden CHE OCEAN MARIÑE INSURANUS ROUSES in Shameen, Canton. Now
od tennis court.
1 anil 63.
DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTT
Apply com
Hoarking, Jrly 5, 1917.
TO LET.
FFICES at 2 Connaught Road.
OFFICES
OFFICES in King's Building,
1932
Compart, Ltd.," and
THE RAILWAT PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Hails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- FUNDS AT SIFT DECEMBER, 1914, guese East Africa, Persia and Morcoec
£83,970,367.
cannot be transmitted. 1-Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
TOTAL 1
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton-Fire Funds
HOUSES Shameen. Canton. AHOUSE TO LET. Knutsford Trace (Kowloon).
.Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCT Co., Lre.
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,-
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, USA:
Branches-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
aspended.
TERRIBLE ITCHING ECZEMA ON HANDS
And Arms to Elbow. Lost Sleep Also Weeks of Work. Soothed
and Healed by Cuticura.
· **] sufferat,frowa ochenta on my handa sod areas up to the elbow." In frab started botypen my dieveres shut when
10
33. WRA 12 12 Worst is was fonds. fully · red and 'with yellow places on 1, Those places used to burn, wet and then. used to dry and scale off. E lost nights: sloop wie's in and I al love weeks of work
"I tried all remedies, but. none did, any good till I goi
« from?umpia of Cutitura, Soap and Oint mans. I quickly gos relief so I bought more and they have bestod me campistely.**. 'esland) Pókar Lawas Lamb,. 41. Franklin *... Youth Shields, Eng., July 19, 1913.
Sample Each Free by Post
With 30-p. Skin Book. (Soap io cleanio and Omntmmi to best). – Address post-cut, for samples. P. Newbery & Swan, 27, Chari
· terkamos Są.... London. Bald ovarywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
In Victoria with two Bearers.
Six hours.
Revenue Fire Branch...
Pald-up Capital£2,437,500 3,857,047 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,8PC 128,230 Sinking Fund Accant......
£23,970,367
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
"OUTWARD. £2,381,456 2,141,553
FOR →WELX-DAYS 397,239
5.00 P. 478,940 Fat 0...
Tai Po... ...10.00 A.M. £6,:139,928
Cheung Chow ... 2.00 P.M. Shataukok, Sha:
Quarter hour,
Half hour, wit
One hour,
Three hours."
¿Day (6 am to 8p.in.),
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
9.30 ..
Life and Annuity
Branched. Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipta
The Acrumalative Funds of the rarion Branchen are separately invested, and, by! Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva. Popart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agenti
EXCHANGE.
tin and
Sheungshri 4:00 PM. Aberdeen, Autau,
Fing Shao, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 430 v....
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hall fare extra
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and B a.m. the above fares shall be increased by.50 per centum.
II.-Beyond Victoria, with four Beavers.
Six hours.................................
III.--In the Hill District.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the ith at 11.37No returos from Japanese stations Pressure has, de creased lightly at Vladivostock, and increased slightly to moderately at other reporting stations; it is highest in the Pacific to the south of Japan and is
· moderately in excess of the normal at the majority of continental stations" Ad depression is situated, to "the west of Haiphong, and an irregula; area of rela- tirely low pressure extends from the south of Anna, neross the Visayas into the Pacific.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1817. SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 9TH, 1917.
Approximate
"Stock and paid up
"14.30.4.M.
Last Divend
Put. sy crooď
on 14. "
Vald
div.
BANKS.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hoogkong & S'ba! #193 $350 na,, criding at 10 am, to-day, 0.38 inch. Total. since January let, 63.13 inches, against an average of 56,06 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noom on the 10th August:-
1.-Hongkong. to Gap. Bock....E.. and S.E. winds, moderate; fair.
2-Formosa Channel: The same
No..
MARING INSUR- ANOS.
Cantons
..5 53 $325
North Chair EST. 140
U... $100 $823 z.
3-South court of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The me as Yangistes. 50 $195 b. No. 1.
4--South coast of China between FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkong and Hainan: The same
The following table shows the Stan-Douglas Scoatetos 130 | Böl dard Time at which Offcial Night ends
and begins during the month of Aug., Stem boabe 15 SIS
Interim of £23/- */<
1917.
$7 fra! making 95
ve 1916 and Interim
of $18 a/c 1016
Int. div. of 15% -15
at 30-3/16, 84.20 per share a/c 1918 Final of and bouus
of $10/o 1970 and
Interim of $50 we1916
315 making #21 for
· 1915 and special of 53 ed axeunt 1918
$7 and bugos for
1915. -- 27 for 1915.
> pc.
7 pja
Il p
?
No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
China Fires 20 $140 b Hongkong Yi ... où #305. b.
SHIPPING,
"
Int. of $3 a/c 1916-1947-
164 per
10 cents
$1.25 for 1918, ................
7 p.c
2.5
1017
Indo-China(--
FO
.91.00
Date: : Ends. Ang. 8th, 5.47
Begina.
7.10 p.m.
(Proferred)...£5 240 Deferred)...E58101
Final of 3/- a/c 1916...... Final of 30-a/41916, ...
6 5.0. 21 p.
,, 10th, 5.47
7.10
11th, 0.47
4.00
12th 3.48
13th, 6,49
7.07
"Shell" Transports £1 120 b
> final making-T)- mis.
14th, 5.48
5.48
7.00
1918. free of income tax Corpos 28
5.49
7.03
11 16
$49
7.05
**Star Ferry 1099-
31.to dividend it 15 cử,
5) p..
Bonus for year ending
17th
17th,
3.30
7.04
30 4:38
Hours commer
........ 0,60 cents.
1Ash 6.51
Three hours......................***
$1.00
10th, 5.31
ir
REFINERIES.
Day (8 am to 6 p.m.).
1.50 9.00
20th. 3.5
7.03
91st 5.31
China Sugars. !DC | #98
$12 for 1916
.12 p.c.
...00
Mals bon. Sugam...`P. SO |$29.
P. 5 for 1918.
6.02
134 p.
With Bearers With 4 Bearera:
2400, 599
8.58
Quarter bour...... 80.15.
20.30
25th, 5.5
+
5.00 F.M.
Half hour,
One hour,
... 0.20 0.30
28th 5.53
8.57
0.40
MINING.
Int. div, of 1/- free of in-
orth 6.54
0.56
0.60
Two hours, točka 0,50,
0,50
weth 0.64-
come tax, making 10%
6.06
Kallaza
Three hours, 0.70
1.00
9.00 4.30
Six hours.
1.00
1.50
,, 29th, 5.54 30th, 5.54
8.53
c 1916-1317 coupon No. 8.
·6.54-
Tia. 1 for 1916
8 p.al
"Day(5am to8pm.)1.50
9:00
RICKSHAS.
1.--In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria,
"ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER
REPORT...
1- interim making Ki
Tronah Mides
ale 1916...
Iō p.a
Viral Caspiania
9% for 1915
i
AUGUST 9, 1917--11.
DOCKS, WHAEVES
..... 5 cents.
.10
AND GODOWNS,
Wind
8% for 191 & bon $2
9 pt.
Every Subsequent hour, ........20
Note the ricksha be engaged
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN··
BRANCH PO.****
WEIX-DAVE SUNDAYS & within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the
HOLIDAYS
11.30 p.m.
City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis- WTostock 6 29.71. charged to the East of Bay View Police Memure Station on the Eastern side of the City Hakodate of Victoria after 9 pm. an extra half Tokio fare shall be chargeable.
11.-In Kowloon.
58.
11
។
20
Station.
Hour.
Barometer
at Sex Level:
Temperature.
Humidity.
Kowloon Wharve, $ 024 876 b. & 2.
Direction.
Force.
Weather.
HK. & Whamp
-Docks .........
Final 3.50 & bonus $6,
£117.
making 311.5/0.1916...
Sharigha! Doca E. 10.78 b.
Ms. 9 Loy your ending
90-4-17
8 p.
(7.30 A.M.
Canton, Sansui Reis. & P.
and Wuchow
(Letters 8 P.M. (7.15 .M.
{T/BOTIM
Hongkong, August 9, 1917.
Maczo
Da' London
[d.co.г.M.
Songmoon
Bank Wire
2/9!
Excopt
5.00 2.3.
Un demand,
...2/9 276
Saturdays
哩
30 days' sight
...AS 5/16.Namtau and
.
On Paris
On demand,
On New York-
On demand,
*763F
Credits, 60 days sight,
Pirm
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months aight
Documentary, 4 months' sight 1/9
Credits, 4 months' sight, ...381)
...3/1
..218!
Sambel
Shaunchup.
5.00 P.. $10.00 ... 4.00 P.
5.00 P.M.
9.00 A.M.
...371
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Half bour,....
One hour,
-YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: E's BUILDINGS
HONGKONG..
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location.
LL ELECTRIC TEAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifts. Fans and Lighting, Faropean Bathe and Sacitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.
TELEFHOSE 373 TELEGRAPHIC ANDREM
“VICEDRIA.".
J. STTUHELL Manager.
·
On Bombay
On demand,
On Calcutta
ན་རས་
On demand On Singapore On demani,
On Manil
On demandt, On Shanghai-- On demand
For
nom..
Mata......
“[1.30 PM"
(7.30 ... 8.30 17.30
+++
Dom
...11-1
17.30 A.M. Canton 9.30 P.M. Tai Ping
17. A.
9.30 r.M.
19.3 P.M.
1271
...Dom
...1241.
30-days'-sight (privata paper)..
On Yokoham
On demand.." ***
Goiri Leaf, 100 fine(per tael) 43.20 Sovereigns (Bank's buyingrate) 37.40) n.
(per oz.)...
2012
Silver
Bar Silver in Hongkong
Cash...
Chinese Cpper Cente...
Chinese Copper
of Native Interest
Rate of
Chinese Sub. Coir... Hongkong Hub, Coin...
**** % P.D. .... % P.Di
7P.B
2 dia
par
Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 F.M. 9. P.I Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M.-9.3 P.X. Kongmoon .6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. Kumchuk...8.00 F.M. 8.00P.M. 6.50 FM Katkong ...800 2 8.00PM 6:00 г..
Except Saturdays.
"In the case of Mails closing before a am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock an the previous evening.
Quarter hour,... Half hour,
Hour
Every subsequent hoor, .....
III--Taipo Read
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra hour or part
chang
of an hour if the hirer causes Shanghai
the journey to take longer tran
ید
Langlais......
Ratbe....
...ET | 34/8 b..
dre. 10T 13 b. &, a.
£182.60 b.
£120,8
32
THE
LONDON DIRECTORY.
(PUBLISHED, ANNUALLY}"> TINABLES traders throughout the World to communicate direct with Knglish MANUYA TÜRKRS & DEALERS
in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table given below has bect compiled at the National Almanac Office
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
Kochi
5 cents.
15" ..
10.
shima Oshima Naha labijima bonin-Island
HOTELS- LANDS
Weihaiwei 69.89 Hankow
AND BUILDINGS" Hongkong Hotels... 5949 6.
Final of $3 maxing 36.
a/c 1918
$93 5. Central-Estate ...810
201 Hongkong Lande...$100 Humphreys Ritowe 11 48) b. & sà. Kowloon Land
$0 ₤33-
87 ac 1916, Intesin of 51j0 1917.
50 cents for 1218 ...................
82 for 1918
B p.
7
tip.c
West Pointes..
56209 L.
Interim of 83 / 1917...
46.36
Shanghai lands T. SCT92
% final making 12 % A/C 1910.
Tia. 9 for year ending.
S1116.
Tĩa. 6 div. a/c yek? anded.
30-6-10.
COTTON MULIS
93.
Kung Fur.
1.50 2.189TM
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 134 br
T 10 E. 10 b.
Ti 0.00 for 1918
6 p.
Gutslad
-
Bey
THE CHINA MAIL
To 4th mile-
single "5 cents....1 hour. return $1.00.... .2 hours.
14th to 8th mile-
81.20... return...$1.50... Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single $1.75 return......82.00
Sharp Pk
Aucy....... Swatowire. Taiboku 5
2 hours.
Taichu...... TALDAN
М
Koebut. Peseadores Canton
Hongkong Rock.
NOTICE
Bingle$2.00 return......$2,50
*
Macao Wuchow
Manila
Legaspi
Tacloban..
FARES FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES. Iloilo
Not exceding per passenger.
04 centa
མ ི་བལ་པན ཕ ིམ ས ་ ན ་ཡཿ འཇ་"སྐུ་
Communications relating to news should be addressed to Tax EDOX.
Correspondents must forward
thair
in London from the result of the aumlysis | names and addresses with any communica of observations taken by means of an tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily automatic tide-recording machine in the for publication but as evidence of good
anbarbe, the Directory, contains-lists of Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui faith for publication should · be ́
KXPORT MERCHANTS
with the goods they ship, and the Colonist
nd Foreign Markets they supply;
STEAMSHIP LINES
arranged under the Porte to which they sail and indicating the approximate sailings, PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
during the years 67-8-9.
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 menti sen laval.
To obtain the depth of water on the tido gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add & feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table.
at leading Manufacturers, blerohants, stoly the pruneiyul provincial towns and 'Industrial contres of the United Kingdom. ⠀⠀ .
·'a copy of the current edition will be "Korwarded, "freight paid," on "réceipt of
Portal Order fur 208. -
Deal seeking Agencias can advertis abeir trade cards for £1, or large adver Anents from £3.
The London Directory Co., Ltd.,
25, AMELY Fire, Lasmos, 20
HONGKONG KEGISTER.
Mon
August 10th to 16th, 1917.
"BLON PATKA
15
Hongkong Xera
T
Z
high
19
Temperature.
Trasm
Ondases On date at
Z p. L
water
iture
50.70 29.84
29:36.
品
PAROMEVEN C
2PM
0.59
BALDON
Bongtong, August 9, 1917.
THERMOMETER
Allimakter
written on one side of the paper only.
Letters raisting to business should be addressed to THE MANIGA
Ratent pabeription to "China Mai!”” in 678 per aroum: per quarter and pir men-
em "pro rata".
:
The China Mail is delivered in to abombers in Boogkung'oad Koloog,
Postages Charged at the rate of fifty ments per mouth.
Ordem for watze copies of the Unma Mair: -shondile sent as soon as possible un the supply is limi uk. Cash 19 cts. Oredit High 20 ate, per apr
29.85 20.84
89.
Bate of subscription to the "'Overland" China' Mall” i „$12 per ansum: pratage 61 par annam sztra, dingle copios trouty ive cents each.
Alterations and additions to Advertise metus on Pages 24-8, 6, and 7 should be it to the Ooo, No. 6, Wyndham Surset, not later than II 30 4.mi
Alterations and additivoe to" "Advertine mette on pages 1. 4, 5 and 8 should be sent se not later than I p.m.
New Advertisements should be sent in
Advertisement and Subscriptions which arent ordered for a "fixed period will be continued until counterranded.
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Pakhoi... mile to be a matter of previous arrange- Haihow ment in each case.
Phulien7. The fares bere set out to apply to one Tourane.... rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha C.St. James Tsui.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home From Sailo & Home to
Government Civil Hos -pital veika
From
Guserpment Civil Hospital to
From
to Clock Tower" Clock Tower to Face
From Clock Tower to Bay
View. House
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House From Bay View House to
Quarry Baytre
11. In the City of Victoria
No exceed
10 cents
Quarter, hoor, Hay bour One hour
Two hours,
Three
Four
Tesouraphic Adārow · Mari." Hongkong. One day from Code AB,C. Sth dituena
Tele,ɔroce Ta 25
The Coral MA, LAMIRO
Aug-9-1917
DoWet bulb 17.x.
12% (Wah balb):4 D'Machin
Mistmas (Diz night)
KEEP IT HANDY, TMMEDIATE relief in necomsary in
teks of diarrhoes Chamberlain Colic, Cholam and Diarrhoea, Temely should always be on hand. For sale by all Chemists and Storeke
One
Five
11.25
Beyond Vict
Surigao Gam Latuat. 29.74 8091
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 9, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sex in inches, tenths and hundredths.net,
2 TEMPERATURY, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
A
--3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturn-
tine, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. according to
Besford Seale
MISCELLANEOUS.
On-Bornos 14 87
Light & Fowers... #75}84].
110 $7.90 Oni-Pro ident
€ £23
c. at it......
Tu cenu for 1016
Green Talanda 73|47,55 Hongkong Klectrica 10|81d
Яungkong, Iceman
Hongkong Ropes 10 | 1275. Hongkong Trunwaya 5/86.41)
@ STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, ci R.K. Steel Foundry detached, cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog, gloomy, h hail, I lightning, coy reast, passing showers, a squal, r rain 1800W thunder. visibility w dew, webpa
Bazin inches, tentha" and hun- dredths ARANY
extra is to be allowed for the retar journey.
SHIV-In Evuloon:
Quarter hour,
kinlf hourumda
the batir. Yamask
Two hours,"
Three
3:0
p.c. for your ending
·29-2-06
$3 for year ending
80 cents for-191
182) # 1918/17 Bonus.
75 cents
going.
| 311.com/0.1916 un
$1 Anal and bonus $1,
c-1917
making 83 Interim of
13 P
Peak TramwaJE
10 9.10 (nám) 301 190 centa
2 for 1918/1937.
Steam Laundry
Galon Waterbosts...
93:40
813
25 cents for 1918/1918.
121 % for 1916
10.p
Not exceeding
· per passenger,
10 denta tur 1916
WO
10 px.
Wiliam Powell.
One day from 8 am to 6p.T
Between the boues of kau
yond the bani, the alive fareschall be ind
half 147 by tu per centom
RIALTO
60 seat for 1915/171 PA
Baby-bugera."
No 100-POB 111
MOXON & TAYLOR, There and Geveral Eschera,
bed for Tax Cara Main Lucite by Ben cut, Hoogkong.