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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1916.
EHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 27tb as 10.50–~NT reforma from Japanese stations Howhers shangne ure small since yesterday.
It is central ever the lower Tangiss The anticyclone has wokkanad slightly.
Valley.
sast coast of China and over the X. Chius Fresh monsoon in indivated along, the Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Gleniffer, Br., s.a. 6,021, MeGregor, 25th | Total sinos January Ink, 79.36 Inches, anding at 10 am: to-day, 0.00 inch Doo-Shanghai, Itad Deo. Get-- against an average of 83.04 inches. 8. T. &Co.
FORECAST FOR THE HHOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,;,
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Torsouri.
Lenongyang. Brụ us. 1,095, Losal. 15th Des.—Kavila, 23rd Duc., Gene--7.3. & Co.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bai-| garis and the Ottoman Empire Mikaga M. Jap, sa 898, Terasaka, 16th
mapended.
Ships in communication "with Caps D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station:--
ECUADOR
MAILS DUE..
Shanghai (Londɛ a 24-h Nov,, via Siberia)
-Per NOVARA, 28th Dec. Manila--For ECUADOR, 28th Dec.
REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS clone 15 minutes earlier than the time ¦g`ven below unless othe:wista siated.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
Saigon-Per FAUJANG, 27th Dec, 5 p.m Swaton, Shanghai & N. Chlua-For KWONUSANG, 27th Dec,
5 p.10. Holbow & Haiphong-Par KAIFONG,
27th Dec, 3 p.m.
Vladivostoct via Karatsu-Per YAT-
SHING, 17th Dec., 5 pm..
Dec-Bangkok, Rice-Chinese.
Shirála. Br. 7, 3,400, Tarry, 16th D-
Mika, ist Dec., Coal-D. &. & Co.
Tamon . No. 1, Jap, sa. 1,759, Holake Zim, 26th Deo-Bangkok, Had
De Rice - M.BL
Yochow, Br, 1,30%, Somme, Zöck Dec. -Weibsiwel, zist Dec., Get--&8,
Rongbee, Br, ** 2,056, Willber, 27th |
Dec.-Singapo, Gen-Order.
Haiten. Br.. a, 1,183. Hogins, 27th Dec. ---8wałów, 25th Dia, Gen-D. L.
& Co
CLEARANCES AT
MARBOUR OFFICE.
1 Hongkong to Gap Rockfreak;
1 M.E.
winda
fair.
* Formons Channel....................) KM. winda,
strong. 1 Bouth coast of China be-1 The same tween KE, and Lamocks) as No. L South coast of China be-? The mme tween HL. and Haines.......) No. L China Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
Docsimber 27, a...
Winder
Hour.
Barometer.
Tamperature.
Humidity.
D'Lion.
V'ostook da MOZIO Eskodate Toldo Cochi Magamat
THE Faime
Ombina
Vjima
Bonin Is. Caston
+6010
Was ther.
20.24 21 84 a
7.
Whalwal
Hankow
Dec. 16.
IHARDS
Inhang
Konkon Mr for Caston
30.44 18
1 b
Choyaung fr Canto Portugal for Ho:how
30.33 34 60 now
6b
Suoning for Shanghai
Sharp P.
30.09 52 100 n
0
Amikus Mau for Keelung via Swator Amo
9% 30.25 56 100
20
&
Chiy.de Mar for Keelung
:
Kwongtah for Canton
Talhoka Taichn
51 30.14 35 93
Shanal for Hongay
Tainan
30.06 મ
Joshin Mars for Tama di via Beatłow
Da ya Maru for Wakamatsu
Koshun Fdores
30.01 64
+
ne
30.07-59 де
7
D.ufar for Bangkok via Bwa tow Shawhsing for Canton
6
30.13 54 86 nne
Zo
B kons
30:03 60 7.
40
010 Sa
to
Fort Bayard -Fer TAIZEMA, 276 D 0.Hanoi for Haiphong vis L. G. Was
5 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Swatow-Per LUCHON, 29th Dec, Dainichi Maru for Mike
3.m
bya & Port Moresby (via
Indo Maru fo⚫ Kobe
All persons with certain excep Colony of Hongkong, on Friday bons who the Fifth day of
remain in
the January Colony for more than 7 days are 1917, at twelve d'elcet noon when required to Register themselves the subjoined Resolutions which under the REGISTRATION of Philippine Isl, Batavia, Exmaran Sura-Toria Maru for Cantos, were ra sed as Extraordina y PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Resintions at the Extraordinary Forms of Registration giving the General Merting of the said particulars required may be Company held on the Fiftee thobtained at the G. P. O. and at dy of December, 1916, will befall Police Stations. submitted for confirmation # Special Resolutions
(1) That the capital of the Company be reduced from $400,000 - (Four million dollars) divided into 40,000 (Four hundred thousand) shares of $10 (Ten dollars). cach, to $3,000,000 (Three million dollars) divided into 400,000 (Four hundred thousand) shares of $7.50
non-com-
The Penalty for pliance is a fine not exceeding $50
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Bafatia Per TJI ONDARI,
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Strait, Caylon, Delazos Bay,
Dec. 27.
Durban, hanesburg, Cape Tunang for Saigon Town & United Kingdom-Perfilat19 for Surabaya ya B'espin KAMO MARU, rith Dec, Be- Luch for Singanore via Swatɔw Piiritio 9.15 a.m.
Letters Fusicki Maru for Esalung
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TJI MANOEK 28th Deo,
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TAN, 18th Dec, 11 am.
returning (on such date as FIRST CHURCH OF Amag, Shangh si & N. Chi 1--Fer TM-
the Company's Board of
octors shall appoint)
to the holders of the CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
400,003 (Four bundred thousand) shares that have been issued paid up capital to the extent of $2.50 (Two dollars and fifty cents) per share and by reducing the nominal amount of each of the said shares from $10 (Ten dollars) to $7.50
(Sevna dollars and fi ty cants).
OF HONGKONG
Announ'es a free lecture on
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
by
-
(2) That application le mai CLARENCE W. CHADWICK,
the Supreme Court
of Hongkong to confirm the reduction of the capital of the Company in con- formity with the foregoing Resolution.
Dated this Nineteenth day of December, 1916. By Order of the Board, SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers. HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY given
that the demand for Flec-
tricity has almost reached the limit of the capacity of the re- sent Generating Plant, and as a result no further applicati ns forị new corections can be acc-pted as from st Jan inry next, until completion of the New Power. Station at North Point, I was fully expected that the North Point Station wou'd have been! completel and running before' now, but owing to 7h : War work' in respect of the new plant has been very considerably delayed. Ey Order of The Board GBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
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at the Theatre Royal.
FRIDAY, December
29th, 1916,
at 5.30 P.M.
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Und reigned on or before MON- Bend in their claims to the
DAY the 15th January 1917.
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Liquidator.
XMAS FRESENTS,
ULLMANN & Co.
64. QUBEN'S
ROAD, CENTRAL.
Siberian
Mali,
SUI, 28th Dec, 1 pm.
Shanghai & N. Chins, (Europe
viz Siberia)--PerSHANTUNG,
..
28th Dec. Regi-tration 215 num. Letters 3 p.m.
(Shanghai Ch. PO Monday, let Jan.]
FRIDAY, 25th December.
Haiphong-Fer HUZ, 29th Dec, 11 am
English
Mail.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Aur- tralia, New Zealand, Western Australi,India, A den, Løypt & Europa. (The parcel mail will be closed en Thursday, 28th Dec, 15p.m.)-Per NOVARA, 19th Dec. Registration 10.15 31.12. Letters. I am.
Baigon-Por LAERTES, 29th Dec, 2p.m Straits -Per SHMALA, 29th Doc,, 7p.m Bengkak Per MIKAGA M., 29th Dec.
3 p..
WEDNESDAY, 3rd January,
Canadian
American
&
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Flug & K. China, Jaman via Kobe, Honolulu, 8, Caunda, Centrală Americs. via San Francisco (Errops via Siberia)-Per ECUADOR, 3rd Jan, Remi-tration 10.15 m. Letters 11 am
(Shanghai Ch. P. O. Saturday, 6th Jan,] Shanghai & N. China, Japan
American
Mait.
via Moji. Victoria_B.C." & Seville--PerSHID WOKA M..
3rd Jan. Boxstration 915 am. Lo'lera 10 ..
THURSDAY, 4th January,
3.47 50
Canton
Gap Book
Macad
W nohaw
'
Pakbol ·
Bolbow
Phulien
3 18
30 10 57 79 a
Ľ
7 29.97 63 94 «
6bf
Tourna
29.92 73 MAD
4 of
C. BL
d.
29.85 72 A
40
€ 29.89 73 79 one
40
Dagupan
29.75 72 81 ́ate 29.78 72 St Do
10 29:74 77 88 nne 20
Taclobas
Доо
19.71 75 94 A
Sarigao Lacoas
Manila Legaspi
29.71 78 91 w
#1
T. F-CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 27, 1916.. 1 Barometer, reduced to $5 degrees Fahrenheit on the Inval of the sea în îne shes, teaths and hundredths.
↑ Temperature, in the shade, in agron Fahrenheit,
3 Kumidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated wilà moin- tare being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two polate. #Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boals.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o-de- tached aloud, d drisuling rain, flow, s roomy, b hall, ! Kightning, o ovezonai, p í thunder, w visibility, w dew wet. passing showers, qisquntly, r rade, z znów,
METEOROLOGICAL.
Straits Ceylon, Delagoa Bay, Barometer Capa Towa & London--Per KASHIMA MARU, 4th Jan
Temperature 11 a.the
Humidity Wind Direction
Weather
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE. Rain
Previous
Day On date On date.
30.10 30.15 64 60
alia pama
30.10
61
63 71
71
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Swatow-Per JA003, 29th Dec, 3pm., Just arrived, Fresh assorted Highest open a Takamanizza on the
| Japan vis_Moji--Per KUMSANG, 2911 'American
Dec., p.m. Shanghai & N.China-Par YINGCHOW,
29th Dec, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, 30th December.
Japan via Moj -Par HOKUTO MARU,
20th Dec, pm.
SUNDAY, 31st December.
Sa'gon-Pe- TELEMACHUS JL! Deo,
2 p.
MONDAY, 1st January.
Hollow, Pakhoi & Haiphop-Fer BUNGKIANG, 1st Jan, a.m.
Sweets
Chocolates.
*
2
H
arth to
& Tw's
H.K. Observatory, December 17, 1916.
T. F. CLAXTON, Diracies,
ASAHI
(SUN-BRAND) BEER
SOLE AGENTS:
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
Telephone Nos. 155, 230,
ENTERTAINMENTS,
KISMET.
A. D. C. PRODUCTION.
on behalf of the **STAR & GARTER FUND".
for Soldiers and Sailors totally disabled in the War.
POSITIVELY LAST PERFORMANCE.
By special request there will be another performance on
SATURDAY, 30th it at 7.30 p.m. Sharp
PRICES as usual.
A recherche supper at $2 per head will be served after the per- formance, in the Hồngkong Hotel Grill Boom from 1045, pm; the the proceeds of which will be devoted to the Star and Garter Fund.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
FRIDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 1916.
Direct from Landon specially for the Victoria Theatre. For 3 Nights only.
THE GREAT OFFICIAL PICTURE
"ALL BRITISH "
(in 4 parts.)
"WOMEN WORKERS FOR VICTORY."
“ARMY SERVICE CORPS."
"ROYAL FLYING CORPS,” "ROYAL ARTILLERY.” For 3 Nights only.
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS FOR XMAS.
BIJOU THEATRE.
FROM DECEMBER 28, TO JANUARY, 2. MISS SONIA HALANAI.
A Charming Russian Dancer, featuring for the first time in Hongkonz,
Russian Dances, Irish Jigs, and Scotch Beels.
~~~):0:(~
"THE FRENCH SPY,"
A splend d drama in 4 parts.
Also Comic
Films.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
44
(OLD LAND OFFICE BUILDING),
27th 28th & 29th December.
16th & 17th Episodes of
THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY.”
-):0:(————
Also Showing Comic Flims.
Look out for-New Year's day. Matinee at 4 p.m.
NOTICE.
FOR FESTIVE
RING UP
SEASONS
FOR
CHAMPAGNE, BRANDIES,
SHERRIES,
PORTS, LIQUEURS,
TUESDAY, 2nd January.
Shanghai & W. Obina, Japan via Moji. Vetoris & Tssoms -Per MEXIOO M. Zad Jan, Registra'ion 18.15 p.m. Lattars
·1pm.
Shanghai & W. China-Par CHEWAN,
2nd. Det, 3'pm.
Printed and Published for the Progristor, by George Williars Cade Burnett at 11, Ins House Bureet, In the City of Viotorin
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