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THE ECONOMIST."

ITS LATE EDITOR'S FAREWELL..

MÀ PLEA YOU CIVABORATION, S Francis W. Hirst, the promlaqui Buan „Bial" weleer, in his valedictory upon real- dog the editorship of the Etuatis! " after a tenure af vine, yesss,, May's yo

**azy riew the Anancial fabric of Western Europe is in imminant perik, word d few pure maths it will no longer) be possible to disguise the bunkrupt, cons alition at several great natione Civiliza tion, as we have known it, and rapriš santative institutions are doomed, unless through the exertions of individual the gights without which, an English any rate. will hardly care to live, are #peslily restored. To this end freedom and independance, must sauubow be won

back for Parliament and the pros.**

t

Hirst has been an oppouez ul A

trictions enforced by the Defence of the Realm Act and secret ( diplomacy'.** Eeplying to the Times," which states that he imparted to the Econoiniss" ** distresting pacificist polics." be

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La pinto English. I am ascased being peace maker. The acessation spot distressing, to me. I plead guilty to the charge. It has been my principal objevt during the last year to prepare the public bind for pence by separating spassion and fetion from reisis and Ench, and if I could believe I had hastened its advent by one day and saved the previous | ives and libits lost in twenty-four hours. should tysk myself to have won a prize

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ALEX. ROSS & CO.

Machinery Office. Phone 27.

OUR AGENCIES

Napier, Ford, Hupmobile, Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille, Scripps. Marine Motors, Triumph, Indian, Motor Cycles, Royal and Chrona Typewriters, Duresco Palats and Colourwash, Optimus. Stoves,

Jeyes Fhild;

Carbotyp Stationery,

Turner Oil & flæs Engines,

Simpson & Lawrence Yacht Fittings Dunlop Tyres

General Accident Motor Car Insurance.

TO LET

TO LET.

NE FLAT of FOUR ROOMS over ONE Y

Kowloon Dispensary partly furnished-Apply Kowloon pensary, or Secretary A. Watson & Co., Limited.

Hongkong, June 18, 1918

TO LET.

751

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Hood Central, a prescat tu the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co, Lat

Apply to--

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS, August 14

Molio, British str., 3,389, C. G-Talbot, RN.R., Bombay July 9, and Singapore Aug. 8, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. S. Ca

aped, British str. 1,995, A. J. Scott, Singapore, via Bangkok and Swatow August 13, General. — BITTERFIELD & SWIRE

Aki Mar, Japanese steamer, 4,876, M. Yoshikawa Yokohama via kobe and Nagusiki Aug. 16, General,-Nv 1. B

Shino British, str., 1,103, Sangster, Saigon Aug. 10. Rice.--Ray & Co.

ech all the titles that emperors shower CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. Matthews, Haiphong and Hoihow Au&

won their favourites and ministers on their jpertère.

That the begediation of peine 1 Aduteuil tack, 1 admit. The the arcain

Bent of an hotvorable and lasting settle-

ment is beyond the comprehension at common_diplomacy ideas. That prac

e desired by all belligerent nations fel scertain, and the funt that the circulation. sof the ** Economist has "touch its Shoight during the last few weeks mas Betviri indicate the feeling of cm baru. Bus ven.

Hartley Withers, financial adviser to

Hongkong, April 28, 1915.

50

TO L'ET.

H Baikling LOUSE in Kowloon:-No & Torres Apply to CHANG YUK SHU,

• CD-VEE SANG FAT & Co. . Queen's Road Central. Hongkong. Ang 12, 1916,

TO LET.

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Pibe Treasury suurveris First as editor ofFFICES, Snd Floor, St. Geurge'

the Econorcist. It in understood that;

the proprietars of the paper, disagrend

with Hirst's editorial polity.

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instruc

tions to sell by Public Auction.

On

SATURDAY,

the 19th August, 1916, commencing nt 11 am, at the Godowns of the

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

and Godown Co., Ltil,

Salvert ez. Steamship

COPPER, BRASS AND IRON PIPES, COPPER CONDENSERS, COPPER PUMP, IRON PLATES, WINCHES,

Also

■

BRONZE PROPELLERS (new)... Tanza-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkung, Aug.15, 1915,

TASE YUK, DESTIST, sucessor to

the late SIEN TING,

14. D'AQUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY - MODERATE

Consultation free.

EXOFANGE.

Hongkous, Augin Li 1916,

On London

Bank Wire

#

On demand...

20 days' night...

2/1

...... 9/16

Baudiaga.

Apply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & 0.. Hongkong. April 7, 1918,

511

TO LET.

Tukany, British steamer. 977, RA

13, General-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LDM

i

August 15. duna, Norwegian str., 1,017, A. Arntzen, Bangkok Aug 7, Rice THORESEN & Co. Hong Bee, British. str., 2,058, Melahin, Singapore Aug; 6, General-CHINESE.

Aangsany, British str. 1,423, W. F. Bichard, Shanghai Aug. 9, and Swatow 14. General- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lo.

Kiskusau Mura, Japanese str 2,031, Nakagawa, Miike Ang. 9, Cond-M. B. K. Yuen, British str. 1, W. M. Mesney, Manila August 12 General- JAEDER MATHESON & Co., LD.

City of Naples, British atr., 1,714, R. Pipe, Singapore Aug. 9, General-BANE LIVE, Ln.

Sosha Maru, Japanese ste, from Cap- ton.

DEPARTURES.

August 15. Somali, for Singapore and London. Balta, for Shanghai and Yokohama.

for Canton. Chipahing Chefoo, for Saigon.

SMALL GODOWN in Prince's Choysay, for Swatow and Shanghai.

A Building.

For particulars etc. apply

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LTD. Hongkong, May, 2, 1910..

TO LEX.

FFICES in Priscen Building.

Apply to-

OFFICES

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Liquidators Hongkong, Apr TỐT THANG

OFFICES

TO LET.

Tag Mary, for Haiphong- Niitaka Maru, for Keelung- Haitan for Swatow and Foochow 823 Taming, for Manila

at 2 Connaught Road. OFFICES, in King's Buildings. HOUSES, CLIFTON GARDENS.

Conduit Road.

Nos. 12 West End Terrace, CANTON,

Apply

HUNGKUNG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY Co., LTD...

TH

TO LET...

Chenar, for Shanghai

dki Mar, for Manila and Australia

CLLARED

Soslu Maru, for Swator and Takao. Lokian, for Haihow and Haiphong. Kafue, for Singapore.

NEGLECT YOUR SCALP

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POST OFFICE NOTICES.

| IN-RADIO-TELIORAPH COMMUNICATION.

Ships in communication with Cape D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station:

Malta

INWARD MAILS.

SEASONAL (via Swator) Per sis. Anhui,

Aug. 17:

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria Aud the Ottoman Empire as e ene pended.

Correspondance addressed to enemy subjects in China. Sism, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco can- 1 not be transmittedǝ

Malls will close for :- SWATOW, AMOT & FORMOSA Via

TAKAO & ANPING. Per Soihu Mare at 8 am, on Wednes-

day, the 16th Aug. PHILIPPINES ISLANDS AUSTRALIA,

TASMANIA, * NEW

ZEALAND

VL FORT DARWIN " & *NEW - GUINEA Vĩa"THURSDAY ISLAND, Fer Taiyuan, at 9am., on Wednesday,

the 18th Aug

TEGEL. 80URABAYA, PROBOLING),

CHERIBON &. SAMARANG.

Per Sangola, at 10 am, on Wednes

day, the 18th Aug. SHANGHAI, KORTE CHINA, JAPAN Vi KAGASAKI, * - HONOLULU, UNITED STATES, CANADA SOUTH AMERICA -Vla FRANCISCO,

.......... (Europe via Siberis)..

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 15that 11.10-No retarts from Japan or N. E. China. ~ Pressure has increasent moderately over Formosa and Luzon, and slightly in other districts."

The typhoon to the NE of Formósa has filled up.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10 sm. to-day, 0.03 inch

Total since January 1st, 6500 laches, against an average of 30.20 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending, at noon on the 18th August

TUESDAY AUGUST 15, 1916 SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 15TH, 1916.

Stock and paid ep

Qtions 11.80 A.M

Last Dividend And date.

Yalan

BANKS.

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: Light Boogkong & Shai $195 9740 b, og div. £2.5interin

for variable winds; fair to showery, `

No

སྙt°

9.-Formicea Channel: The same as

MARINE INSUE" ANOES.

$5018593

EST. 183

$1100 $920

60 $260

1--South coast of China between Hongkong and Laniocks: The se

No. 2

Cantons...... 4-"South coast of Chins between Narth China Hongkong and HaiDAD: The same as

Unions Nak

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of August, 1916

Date

14 Ends Begina Aug. 13th, 249 am..

7.00. pm. 3.40"

#06

Yangtazos

FIRE INSURANCES,

China Firosa.₺ 20|$154 bi Hongkong Wires ......ə 20 ($395 b.

SHIPPING.

Douglas Steamshipe $50 $1334 b. Steamboats 10 994)

(Preferred)...... 148 L (Deforred).... 1127 b.f

16th,

17th,

4.30

18th,

19th, 5.51

+ SOLE

5.01

21st+6.51

7.01

5.31

Indo-Chins

7.00

6.59

24th,

6.58

6.38

26th

6:07

57th.

6.58

98th.

5.54

6.56

29th 5.34

8.53

30th.

0.34

6.54

31st.

8.54

6.54

ROYAL OBSERVATHY. HONGKONG DAILY WEATHER RIFORT,

AUGUST 15, 1918-m

SAN

Hakodate

Toba

Bocht *****

Nagunak!... Kagoshians.

Kab

Oralms ...

Per Shinya Haru. Hegistration at 10.15 8. Letters at 11 am, Da Wednesday, the 16th Aug, (Shanghai Brit. P.U., Saturday, 19th Aug]| Italjima" SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA & Boninfetand

JAPAN Vi KOBE

Hour.

Inhang

Klakang

13

Shanghalan Shay Fk.. Jumlad.......

Per Knight Companion N

erra, at 11 am on Thurs Changsha

day, the 7th Aug. " HOIHOW & HAIFHIONG.

Per Hongkennt 11 am, on Thursday,

the 17th

8WATOW.

Per Hupchat, on Thursday, the STRAITS, BURAH & INDIA Vi

17th Ang.

CALOUTTA.

Per Hopping, at pm, on Thursday

the 17th Au

Per atta, for Hongkong: from Lon- don, Messrs Full, Sanders, Vanstone, | Cree, Rowa, Jenkins, Urwin, Elson, Ewens, Mallett, Fewings, Burgess, Norris, Walken, Bennett, Willams, Stowell, Melntyre, Rour, Lewar, Jones, Smith, Capt. Dailins, Mra Loder and child, MrH. Masson, Qr. Mr. Sergt. and Mrs Lintott and

Fombay, Mr. Buckhouse, Me 1. Kreiger, from Penang, Mr Wagner from Singapore, Dr Macalluna, Mr J. Welsenback, Me and Mrs Gerson and child, Mr Risch, Mr FSHANGHAI &ÑOTH "CHINA. Kelamore, Miss Clarke, Mr Decomal, My Sentmaker, Jr. Gibson Plynnar, For

Miss Petry; from Bombay, Mr Y. Noda, Mr Reiss, For Yokohama from Bombay, Mr H. Trewed from Singapore, Miss E. Slicke, Dr Graham.

ME

Mrs hai from London, Mr and

Per Huch, from Singapore, &c., Miss E. M. Fage, Miss Carmen Page, Mr A. J. Lonkaster.

Fer Annu, from Bangkok, Mr Bisgaard Thomsen.

HREE-ROOMED PLATS.1 Ham

phreys

Buildings, Kowloon. FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, with every modem convenience, laeluding English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot Water and Water Carriage System. A few Per A Maru, from Japan: for Hong Fists specially designed to accommodate three bachelors at reasonable reson Dr A. B. de Souza, Mrs Souza and Immediate possessioni.“

2 children, Mrs F. B. de Joza, Mr and Mrs L Valasco and 4 children, Mr HC

F A. Guterres,

Miss

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Lowick, Master Guterres, Master J

Torace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon,

TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan

4 months" sight/1 13/161 Road, Borloon,

Credits, 4 months sight,

Documentary, 4 months sight 29/2

'On Paris

On demand,

Credita, 4 months' sight,

On New York-

On demand

Credits, 60 days sight,

On Bombay

Wire

On demand, On-Calcutta---

Wire ...

On demand

On Singapore On demand,

On Manila

On demand,

On Shanghai-

On demand

20 days' sight(private paper).

On Yokobana

On demand,

Gold Leaf, 100 fine(per tael)

Sovereigna (Banks Baying rate) 50.30.

Silver (per oz.)

Bar Saver in Hongkong

Chinese Copper Cach Chinese Copper Centa Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin "Hongkong Suh Coin

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. Alexandra Buildings.

Hongkong. Des. 28, 1912.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table given below has been empiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Pulice Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1887-8-0.

The

zero

of the table corresponda with

Pereira,

C. Guterres, Mrs. A. Guterres and child, Blaster M. A. Guterres, Mrs R. M. Henderson, Miss C. Duffy, Mr and Mrs FB. Smith:

Per Yuensang, from Manila, Mrs Hines, Mrs Vidal Mr and Mrs Codswell and child. Messrs Johnstone, Harding, Clyde Baker, Greswold, Mula, Lewis, Horsley.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Hupel from Swatowreports: Dull uncertain weather. The British steamer Shinon from Saigon reports: Fresh S.W. winds and fine weather....

The British steamer City of Naples from Singapore reports: Strong SW

monsoon and high sea, weather clear, passing rain squalls.

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet

100

03.30

3 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the

317

18. Z mp

par

01 % pa. ... 147 dia. dis

Temperature. ngkou, August 15, 1018

Per Kitano Mart, from London July 1,

tide gauge at the Victoria Nayal Yards M. Hinton, Miss Y. 11. Hinton, M add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge E Cooling, Mr C. D. Smith, Mr 8. at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fest Murayana

6 inches to the height given in the table.

August 18th to 22nd, 1916.

TSTEAMERS MOVEMENTS.

The China -Mail Steamship Co. Ltd's China left Can Francisen“ on

The

August 1st, and may be expected

to arrive in, Hongkong on

August

&O. Homeward Mail steamed Medina, with the Hongkong Mail of the 30th "Jure last, árrired London on Thursday, the 10th int

Other Tere

(Europe v Siberia).

Swatow Talhoka ... 5. Kembun Talean- Talman Mi

**Shell" Transporte £1109/b.

Star Ferry'... 10 $36.b.

REFINERIES.

China Sugar... $100 $114 Salabon Sugam.. $100|147 a

MENING.

Wind

Kailan

Langkats

Raube

Barometer

að Sea Lorst,

Temperatura.

Exumidity.

Dizmollem..

11 22.67

29.64

"

"

29.03

1

Pasosdores. Cambon 63. Hongkong Gap Book.. Fer Sinking, egistration at 18 Wachow

pm. Lettera pm, on Thurs Pakhak ·.... day, the 17thing. [Shanghai Chi, P.O.Monday, 1st Abg. Phalles Hothom KEELUNG, SHAGHAI,

Tartane CHINA, JAPA, Via MOJI, VIC-

0.8k. Jama Aparri ..... TORIA, UNED STATES

&

Dagupan... SOUTH AMERÍA via TACOMA,

Mania "Per Canada Mar Registration at Taclober

Legasp!... 19.15 pm. Iters at 1 pm, on Follo Friday, the 15 Aug.

Surigao..

NORTH

SWATOW, AMOT FOOCHOW

Per Hai Hong, 30 p.m., on, Fei-i

day, the 19tg. WEIHAIWET & TEITSIN."

Per Kueichow, at pm on Friday,

the 18th Aug,

STRAITS, BURM. COLOMBO, INDIA, ADEN, YPT, DURBAN, CAPE TOWN UNITED KING DOMA

Per Auto Mars, 9am, on Sun-

day, the 20th HAIPHONG

Per Sungkan am, on Sunday,

the 20th Aug 8WATOW, AMOTHOOCHOW.

Per Haiching, at, on Tuesday,

thend

PHILIPPINE IZLAS

Labuan

1119.76

"

29.79

29,84

080

T. E. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 15, 1916

1. BAROMATER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheft, on the layel of the sea in inches, tepths and hundredths.

4. TEMPERATUEZ, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.

it Weather.

Tawa 1914, 218 Interim / 1913 WALKER

Int. 12% a/c 1915

Final of $20 and benna $10 a/d 1914, Interim of $30 e 1915

Final of 315 msking $18

for 1914 and ins. "of 80

of account: 1215

$ and bonne $2 for

1914: $27 for 1914

85 Int for 1913/1916

$1 for 1916......

ex div. for 1915

10/ Honus.

8 for 1815....

3-

1915 Coapos 26

- a/c 1915 Coupon 25

$1.65 dividend 43 cents Bonus for year ending 80-416

114 for 1915

88 for 1910...

1 af 1915/18, Coupons

singdru. 10 T. 284. b.

£1 $2 b.

Tronch Mines.......£150/-..

Ural Caspians

DOCKS, WHARVES

· AND GODOWSK.

Kowloon Wharves # 50883 b

丁品

Nos. 7

Ts for 1910

2/- no 1915

La/c 1918...

9" X-for[1815

#31 for 1915

1915

Shangbai Books T100 T. 88 Hongkow What's T. 100 T. 84

HOTELS, LANDS

AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels...8,50 8118 ex'd v Central Estates $100 $100 Hongkong Lands $100 00 Humphreys Estates $.10 881

Kowloon Lands...8 SD 838

$.50 $85

West Points

Shanghai Lazda T. 50.95

T. 7 for year ending

:90-4-16 Tis. 3 for 1915

85 3/0 1915

87 4/0 1915.

Interim" div. of Bog`................

30 rents Fat 1915

$2 for 1915 Jaterim of $2

| 12% for 1915 and I teel

가

COTTON - MILLS.

EW60 T. 143

Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 934 b.

Kung Fik....................... 10 T. 134 b. Yangtacupoce

MISCELLANEOUS.

a Hurry, in percentage of satura Chica-Bornens ............... 12 €81. tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIxD, to two points. 5. FORCE Beauford Scale

Light & Powers

or Wry, according to Chim-Providents 6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c

Dairy Farms....... detached cloud, drizzling rain, 120g Green Islands

g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overerunt,

584.60. 188.70

#1089,56 b

passing showers, aqual, r rain, smow, Hongkong Electrice 10 #504 E. thunder, visbury, dew (wet)

7. RN in inches, tenths and hun. Hongkong lots

Per Tean 3 ph Tuceday, the

and Aug STRAITS, BURMA COLOMBO,

INDIA ADEN, EFT, DURBAN, dredthe CAPE TOWN & NITED KING: DON

Per Hiachi Narur 11': Thesday, the 24Aug.

$:25 $180 Hongkong Ropes...8 10 #34 Hongkong Tramways 5/-

HONGKONG REGISTER.

· day:

date at Morning Fosta

∙LD.

$7.60 80

STRAIT BURMAHYLON, ADE LATE, WESTERKAVSTRALIA, INIJA, ADEN, EGY & BUROPE, Bartmeter Per fore Hegistrad 10.15 am

Tempe Letters at 11 am Friday, the 15th Aug

26929 Peak Trainwige ......$ 1024 b (new) $ 150.

bones

Tis. 16 for year ending

31-10-15T

Ts. 6 dir. & Tis. 1] boans for year soding. 30-6.5

Ta. 1 for 1915.....

72 cts, for 1913

6. p.. for

28-2-06 70 cents for 1915

81.25 for year ending

91-715******

60 cents for 1935.

82 for 1918/1916.

$11 a/c 1915

fc 1915

30 centa a 1915

42 for 1916

% for 1015/1919

Th/Parcel Mall will be ed on Thurs-

team Taundrymas 15 834 60

25 cents for 1913/1910...

day he Aih Aug,

Force Westb Rain

Superscribed corresponce only

Union Waterboats 810 9164 b

lura sathe bo

70 Bents for

William Powel

MASTER REMEDY

Pestina

The as Shivala from Calcutta Kit Caro cutta on the 4th inst, and accedo be

ten here on or alkotit fié,

szalleres, a second

Rotoral based

شيا حو

your's.

dir.

8£ po

13 po

11 pr

9 p.9.