SUMMARY COURT.
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.
In the Summary Court this morn- ing, beforn Mr. Justice Gompertz. the Union Trading Company claimed from Lee Wai Hing, a partner in the time of Two Brothers, ö! Swałow, the wau of $792-18, being damages for breach of contract to take delivery et, and to pay for, 200 cases of window glass.
Mr. J. H. tarliner appeared "for the defendant and Mr. M. R. La for the plaintifi
•
Mr. Gardiner explained that the two firmy had been doing, lysiness. togethersfor two or three years, to the extent of about $20,000. There had been plags" amongst othuir thing in glass A contract was enten into whereby the plaintif firm contructed to sell to the defen- dun tina 201, enses of Pliss "which contract was duly ratified in the
alinary any.
Before the defen-
dout took delivery of the glass, af portion of it was re-sold to a third --y, wins proeve:dock. From Swatow 'do Hongkong, wipe the plaintiffs bustores pennission to inspeet the glass. This rupeet was refused antoti defendants therely let the opporta- nity of selling the glass to their use, tomer and konsequently a "ertain Baxant of profit. They there lehe Tefused to take delivery of the glass according to the tract. Further. móm, the customer claimal damagesi from the defendant firib, siner hel had been put to considerable expertise it going to Hongkong to inspect Ble glass. The matter was put Before the British Consul at Straton where
as carried on, ami askod
• the vorrisponilener was "read and discussed, but rithing was settleef,
Me to the plaintiffs, part- tended time the defendant was tot according to the corn spordiptive andi. other details tally arranged. eatitled to inspection,
torbating evidence, "his Ford- hip adjourned the hearing for further
arapment,
THE MAGISTRACY: LARCENY FROM A MOSQUE.
A Chinese was this morning sen- tenced to three months' hard labour Mr Wood on the charge of stealing a clock from a mosque in Kowloon.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF 'OPIUM...
Mr Wood this morning sentenced a Chinese omad to four months hard Jabour on the charge of being in the unlawful possession of sixteen taels of prepared opium.
"
TRESPASSING WITHIN
MILITARY LISES.
A Chinese caught trespassing within the lines of the 74th Punjabis, at Kaw- Joon, was brought before Mr. Wood this morning and fined $20, with the alternative of one riontha' hard labour.
A WAISTCOAT WITH MANY
POCKETS. »
In Mr. Wood's Court this morning a Chinese woman was charged with the possession of 36 tacks of prepared opium other than Government opinn.
Revenue Officer Wildin stated that the defendant when arrested was wear
ings Waistcoat which had many pocket, and small tin of opium was concealed is cach pocket.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge, but siter bearing the case His Worship imposed a sentence of three months' hard labour...
ALLEGED LARCENY OF PIPING.
A Chinese, charged with the larceny of two lengths of gas piping, was brought before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning
Inspector Brown, stated that, de defendant was arrested by a Chinese
A PRICES
1 gal. 83.25.
5
+
$15,00
*
$100.00
“THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sale Agents)
4 Das Tacx ROAD, CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
to centa
Quarter bour.**
Half hours's paten
PRICES
Three hours,
1 gal. $3.55
Six hours.........
10
B 133.
$18,00
40
$100,00
Day (6 am to 5 pm)........................$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,
half fare extra
Between the buurs of 8.33 pm, and 81 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. II--Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters. Hour
0.50 cents:
Three bourse warezor, como con 1.00 Six bours... 1.50 Day (8 am to 6 pm.), 9.00
"III-In the Hall District.
With 2 Bearers. With & Bearers.
Quarter hour,.....$0.15
$0.30
Half hour...
0.40
One hour.
0.30
0.40
11. (
Two hours,...
0:50
0,50
TO LET
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
Six bours,
1.50
Day (8am.top.m.)1.50
2.60
RATELL & CO.
"ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS,"
COMMISSION AGENTS.
· Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
ង
BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS"
HONGKONG.
NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE | INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE VESTED THE SHAKER OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LED..
*
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE, CO,
TOTAL FINDS AT $18 Dzoaz, 1914,
£23,870,987,
I--Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribod Capital £4,500,000
Paid-up Capital£2,437,500 I-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,590 11Fire Fundâ..................... 3,897,047
Binking Fund Accurat
Revenue Fire Branch
128.230
TO LET!
very
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposita the Grand Hotel. recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars apply
to the Manager. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46 Connaught Road Central.
Bongkong, August 2, 1917.
TO LET
"
"
RICKSHAS.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 15th at 12.45-No rotarna from Japan or Shanghai. Pressure has de ereased slightly over Lozan, and increased slightly to moderately elsewhere; it is probably highest in the Pacifle to the south of Japan. A depression is crossing 8 Manchuria and a relatively low stea covers the north part of the China Sen.
Hongkong Rainfall for the '24' hours ending at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 80.40 inches, against an average of se0 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 18th August --
Stock and paid
BANKS,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1817
SHARE REPORT.
"AUGUST 15TH, 1917. --
Q'tion 11.30.A.M.
Last rend andidate.
Approximater Perven based.
your'e dir.
Hongkong & Sha! #121] $850 a. x. de)
.. MARINE INSUR
ANCES
1-Hongkong to Gap Rook: S. and S.Ewinds, light to moderate; fair.
1-Formosa Channel: The same as Cantons 30 #823 No 1
South coast of China between North China£510 Na 1. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as
4-South scart of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The amS SE No. 1.Y
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
Coiana.....
#100 $825 ...
Yangtace# 60) $1973 b.-
Intorini at £8-3/- */
19%......
01 pat
[$7 dna! making
c 1915.and.Jatarim
of 318 / 1910.
Ben
7p
Int. div, of 15 % - 15/
at 3/6 3/18 84.23 per share / 1918 Final of $9 and banus of $10 a/c 1915 and Interim of 590 x 1016 315 m-king 391. for 1915 and special of 83
u arust 1916 ***
11 pr
WIRE INSURANTES.
China Fire 3.20 $140
Hongkong Yizes ........ bu | 8300 5,
SEIPPING
$ and bonus €2 for
1915........
8.
$7 for 1913
...
in
The following table shows the Stan- 1.- In the Island or Hongkong if ragged and begins during the month of Ang., Douglas Steamshine 360 265
dard Time at which Official Night ends
FI
in Fictoria
Tan minutes,
Quarter hour,
003
Half hour, .........................
One hour.
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
..CO., LTD. Alexandra Building”.
Hongkong, August 8, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET
at 2 Counaught Road. OFFICES in King's Building.. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moraton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton:
Apply to
11..11
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Les,
On London-
£23,970,367 On
£2,381,458 Life and Annuity
2,141,603 Branches.... DATE AN Other Receipta Revenue Marine Department... 337,239 478,940
£5,330.228
The Accumulative Foods of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart menta of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Apents.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
BE Underagued having been appointed. Mounts for the COWIR BARBOUR COAL CO., LTD.. are prepared to quote! AL trimmed into Bunker at CEBAT prices for best quality BILIMPOPON FIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo
SILIMPOPON CO41 omopare favours Coal and gives good results ou a very ably with the better grades of Japan-se moderate consumption,
NANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO Steamers calling at SEBATTIE or PUN COAL (either cargo.or Bankers) exempt from payment of all Port charges.
A1 Seraitik Steamers are berthod along side the Company's wharf where there is mínimon depth of 27 to 28 foot at low water Spring Tiden,
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, August 15, 1917.
2/10
Un demand,
30 days' sight
4 months' sight,
Bank Wire
Credits, 4 months sight,
2/104
Documentary, 4 montla' sight 2/103
Paris-
...333
Credits, 4 months' sight, 403!
On demand, On Calcutta-
Wire,
Every Subsequent hour,...90
Note-If the riekabs be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western
part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m.. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police. Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
"II-In Kinsloon. Quarter hour,
Steamboat 18818
Indd Chinas
.:
(Preferred)...£5 840 1. (Deferred)....£5 #1012
$99
final making 7. xle. 1918 free of income tax Cospud 28 ***** $1.63 dividend it 45 eta, Bonus for year ending 30-4-16
$12 for 1916'
Int. of $5 at 1916-1917.
3 cents.
1917-
16 p.c.
14
..10
Date.
14
"
Ends
Begins.
$1.95 for 1918
..20
Aug 18th, 649
am,
- 7.00 pa
p.
16th, 5.40
·7.06.
17th
5.50
19. 18th
5,51
7.03
19th,
Final of St de 1415...... Final 8 40/ale1916, ...
B1.4.
5.61
703
20th
*.02
7:01
6.01
7,00
"Shell" Transports £1]120). I
23rd
6.59
25th,
24th, $.53
8.58
5.53
6.58
"Star Ferry 10
MOLA 5.53
26th 553
8.57
6,36
Half bour, an
Every subsequent hour,...
3 cents.
20 10
6.54
6.36
REFINERIES.
99th, 5.54
6.45
30th, 3.54:
0.54
31st 5.34
€54
«China Sugars .......#LOC | 896-
Malabon Sugam. 30 $22 b.
12.
P. & fut 1916..
13. p.ex
Twenty cents shall be added
MINING
Kibos
El 34/6 b..
10 T.13 6
£109.53. b.
Tis. 1 for 1915.
Bp....
1 interim making 1
fap.c
- 1913
III-Taipo Road."
for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
the journey to take longer HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER than:- To 4th mile
single........ 75 cents.... hour. return...... 51.00........ 2 hours.. Beyond 4th to 8th mile- single....$1.20.
hours. retura...$1.30.
Beyond 8th to 9th mile
single......$1.75,
return......$9.00
Beyond 9th to 11th imile-
REPORT.
AUGUST 18, 1817.-6.11.
Wind
Station.
single82.00
return $2.50
Fares for journeys, beyond the 11th
Hoor.
Barometer
at Sea Level.
mile to be a matter of previous arrange Wostock... Ba. ment in each case:
The fares here sat out to apply to one rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Taui.
Memoroa Hakodate Tokio Kochi
On demand,
Ou New York-
On demand,
Credits, 60 days right, ...
1973
Ostima Ishijima
On Bombay-
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Taland
Wire, ...
DOM
...1903
..135
From Slaughter House to Bailors' Home.................... From Sailors' Home to
Government Civil Hos pital
Not exceeding per passenger,
04 cents.
Hankow... Ichang
#
J7
04
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race
Conse
04
10
Taicha
Koshun... Peseadores Canton
- 6 2.29.
29,
On demand Oa Singapore- On demand,
On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demandTM
30 days' sight(private paper).
On Yokohama
On demand,
***
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael) $1.50.
1313 Sovereigns (Bank's boying rate) 87. ». Silver (per or)
42% d." Bar Silver in Chinese Copper Cash ... Hongkong
*** 50% Bon Chinese Copper Cente... Rate of Native Interest Hongkong Sab, Cain ... Chinese Sab, Coin...
சர4
pn.
% pun.
1 dia
par,
HONGKONG TIDES.
From Clock Tower to Bay
View House.... From Wanchai Market to Bay View House .......... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
"II.-In the City of Victoria
Quarter hour,
Half bour
One hour.
Two hours,
Three
T
Four
Five
Six
ال
Gute
Sharp
PL Amoy *******
1
1-
Taiboku 5 a
ת
70
Not exceeding Phulien73, 29.66
10 centa.,
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Foree.
138 TEEEERESTE VIRJERGETEEN13-
21
Wochow 9. Pak boi Heibow
M
Zer passenger.
C.SJS Dagupan
FR
16 x
11
Iloilo
押
Sari
Guam
4:20
Laban
629,715 80
b.
IfI-Beyond Victoria.
Not exceeding per casatzer. 25 cents.
4.
60
-70
Langkaua
Raub...kwang
Tronch Mines......£123/6
Oral Caspiana.......£1 32
"DOCKS, WHARVES
-AND GODOWNS
Kowloon WharrH; # 80 $76
HK. & Whamp
Docks ......... memuk
3116
Shanghal Dosim 2. 10.78 bi
HOTELS LANDS
Int, dir, of 1/- free of in- come tax, making 10% ac 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
8 % for 1915 ak bonus. 29
Final $2.5t,& bonus 86, ..making $11 s/o 1976......
Ts for year ending
30-4:17
· 1916.
soxd g
B100
Final of 33 making 26
}:$7 w/c 1918.................
Interim of Edh ajo 1917. 50-cants for 1216
8p..
7 Pa
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotelski s
Central Estas 10 39% Bongkang Lands...$10 $91 Humphrey's Bera.com 8:10 | 36,30 Kowloon Lands #30 #28
"West Points 50 269 b. Ebangbai Lande T. 60T. 92.
$2 for 1916
Interim of a/c 1917
3% final making 1%.
e 1915
COTTON MILLS,
Shanghal Cotton T. 50 T. 13+
Kung Tik... 10 T. 1. & "Yogtazenoos Z-ST. 51
T. F. CLAXTON, Dírictors | Bangkong Observatory, Aug. 15, 1917. Crina-Borneos
1. BAROXETER, roduced to 32 degrees Luht & Power Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths," ka
compiled at the National Almanac Office
The tide-table given below has been One day from 6 s.m. to 6p.m. 31-25, in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Folice Basin st Taim Sha Tsui during the
the years 87-8-0.
One hour, The zero of
of the table
Two uvura corresponds with Charts of Sibuke Bay (Sebatik Har Chart, which has been found to be fret
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Three bur), Prices and all other information oncerning the Port can be
3 bad" on
below
ment ses level" v application to the Agents.
obtain the depth of water on the Six tido gange at the Victoria Naval Yard One day from 6am. to 6 pm.$1.50 BRADLEY & CO, LTD..
wad 8 fret 4 inches, and on, the gange gout Cowie Barbour Catst. Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet limits of the City of Victoria hail fargtion, the humidity of air saturated with
If a velicio is discharged beyond the
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of tur L'ompany, Limited.
4 inches to the height given in the table, extra is to be allowed for the return mouture being 100
journey-
4. DIRECTION OF WD, to two points. August 16th to 22nd, 1917.
6. FORCE OF WIND, according to Ben ford Scale
1027
letective whilst carrying the piping in KING EDWARD HOTEL Toug Man Lane.
Mz. Borthwick, Assistant. Superinten. dent of the Gas Company, identified the piping as the property of the Gas Company
In answer to the charge the defendant stated that a man had employed him to carry the piping to Shackiwan. The atranger was walking behind the] defendant hit man Away when the latter was arrested,
After hearing further evidenco His Forship dismissed the case 7.14,
THEIR OF AN INK-POT
Before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning a pleaded guilty to the charge of ing aurass tik pot from a Chinese Wellington Street and was sentenced bix weeks' hand labour.
Central Locatiozi,
inches
Four Five
00
IV-In Kowloon,
1434H WAZER
Not exceeding per passinger
# HODEION
Tare
Quarter hour, Ball hour,.. ne hour,
Two hours,
1.40
Three
2.40 $2.80
12.00
Ther 14
ALL ELECTRIO TRAM Fase Entrance, A Picole Lifte, Fans and Lighting. Ean pen Baths and Sanitary Fittings, EA, flot and Cold Water System broughout, Best of Food and Service
Telephone Ma
WITCHELL Hamaker.
Tad,
TANG YUK. DENTIST,
the late NIN TING,
TERMS YERY MODERATE Consultation, Irén:
地
ཋོ་
TEETHING CHILDREN
13
One day from 8 am to 6 pm.: 5.00
Between the hours of tau pan and û am. the above fares shall be incrassed by so per sentäm ̧
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
Ths. for year ending
-81-10-18
p.cz
30-16....
*Ela, 0.90 for 1918
MISCELLANEOUS.
is 37 85241
70 ch.116..
8-10 $7.90
7.10. Aƒ227-
O iza-Providenta
Green Islands Dairy Farm
Bongkong Fmotries 10 $48. b.
Hongkong lo32 $151
6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached clond d drizzling rain, fog, Bengkong Bopen... 10 $271 g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, oor Tent, Ppassing showers, equal, rain 1800w Borghong Tramways b/
thunder. visibility w dew wol).....
Rank in inches, tenths and hun- drodtby
FK Steel Foundry
p.o. far year ending 23-2-06
7 cents for 1916
for year ending bi 7:18
1918/17 Bonos
•75 centro benzer
80 cents for 1916.
$22
2 intérim a/c 1917.....
$ fine and bonus 81,
muting 13
13 p.
Interim of %. nfc 1917
10 pe 23.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Peak Tramways
[38.10
[7% for 1/16/97 ·
„Temperature.
Hongkong, August 15,71017.
Barometer 29.70 $29.74 199. Tem sture 86
80 Direction of
Vind
Stoum Laundry s
Ualon WaterbÓRIE ....
$3.40.
25 cents for 1915/1916.
12%ler 1916
20.75 20.79
atber
2+
9.21.10.00 0.00
WADSODE
William Powell
EETHING children bare pe or BAROMETER
Da
les distrhoun, which can be com trolled by giving Chamberlain's Cole, Choline and Diarrhoe Remedy? All that THERMONTICE is necessary is to give the prescribed Poster cach-opOTATION if the bowES which plinta sintuied and then castor oil to
Even the most sere and dangerous cases are quickly; car
All Quienista d
D
AD Minimum rover night)
20 cents for 1916 to Am
665 cauta fox: 1918/1
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