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To-day's Advertisements

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.

U. S. Mail Line.

QPERATING THE NEW FIEST CLASS STEAMERS ECUADOR." "VENEZUELA" and "COLOMBIA

- 14,000 Tons each

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO. Tim, SELA NOHAT, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

The Sunshine Belt.

The mast Comfortable Route'ta Amerien and Europe.

Sailings from Hongkong-

6.5.

» ECUADOR"

88.

VENEZUELA *

B.S.

... SATURDAY, October 7th, 1916.

COLOMBIA"..

These Stramers have the most modern Equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms.

'The safety and Confort of Passengers is our first consideration. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and the Canatlian Pacific Ocean Services Ed.

For further information, rates, literature; schedules etc.,

Apply to

EZ, LUDWI 142..

TO LET

TO LET.

ANE FLAT of FOUR ROOMS over

Kowloon

Own Dispensar

"

THE CHINA MAIL.

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

Machinery Office Phone 27.

OUR AGENCIES

Nagier, Font, Hupmobile, Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille, Scripps, Marize Motors, Triumpli, Indian, Motor Cycles," Royal and Corona Typewriters, Duresco Paints and Colourwash, i Optimus Stoves,

Jeyes Flukl

Carbotyp Stationery,

Turner O & Gas Engines,

Simpson & Lawrence Tacht Fittings, Dunlop Tyres

General Accident Motor Car Insurance.

THE OHINA MAIL,

LTD.

UNDERTAKES

COMPANY'S OFFICE in

Alexandra Buildings,

Chater Road.

such as:

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS. August 19.

Twa Mart Capanese str. 3,616, D. Sakamoto, Singapore Aug. 13, General partly. 1. K farnished-pply Kowloon Inspensary or Secretary A-Fats & Cus-Limited

Bong June 1 1916.

TU LET.

Doyle, Port Faraaral Aug 16 Lime Chingchow, Britishs teamer, 1,195, Jas.

751, Stone-Shewis, Tours & Öo.

SMALL GODOWN in Prince's

A Building

For particulars etc. apply

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTÁTE LTD.

21918.

Bongkang, Mayy

TO LET

123

יי

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3. Quest's Road Central, at present in the Occupation of The China Fire Insurance, Co., Ltd.

Apply to-

Taising British atr. o Matthews.

Honga Angust 16, Coal JARS

MATREON Co., Lo.

August 20

Matching British stenuer, 189, 47, 47 Passaurt. Foochow Aug. 17, Amcy 18, and Swatow 19, Tea and General-Doncks STEAMSHIP Co, LD.

|_ Holliepa, British str. 1,678, R. W. S. Pritchard, Saigon, Aug. 16, Rice and Ricemeal-EH. R

"Lachoir, British str., 1,227, . Gibba Sughi and Swatow Aug. 18, fieneral. -BUTTERFIELD & STRE

Atsute Marn, Japanese steater, 3,294, Itson, Yokohama and Shanghai Aug. 17. Grueral-N, Y. K

Kang Ping, Chinese str., 1,745, J. K Howie, Bangkok Aug. 14. Ricc and Gen-

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Lrs. eral-CHINESE

Hongkong. April 28, 1916.

TO LET.

TOUSE in Kowloon-No. 2 Torres

HBuilding

Apply to CHANG YUK SHU,

( YEE SANG FAT &. Co.

34, Queen's Road Central

Bengkong, Aug. 12, 1016.

TO LET.

926

1. Din, Norwegian str. 833, J, Jargen. sen, Bangkok Aug. 13, Kice.CmISESE

August 21.

ALL SORTS OF JOB-PRINTING

CIRCULAR, PAMPHLETE, BODES," "PROSPIATURES, WINE LISTS, INVITATION CARDS, MENUS, DANCE AND ENTER. TAINMENT PROGRAMMES, ETO,

Obtain quotations from

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THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE

Wyndham Street

European Supervision"

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

IN RADIO-TELEGRAPH

COMMUNICATION.

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

Jahnilarchinlit Knight Companion Southier

Tjitrom

INWARD MAILS.

PAINFUL BREAKING

OUT ON LIMBS

Htching Terrible. Red and Swollen. Could Not Work, Cuticura Soap and Ointment Completely Healed:

108, Darge St, Norwich, Eng,—"My kr broke, apen, and I could not attend: le ny work.. la frui came our in a red pimpin or.

DIT BETER. – Kión on, myntaxËS And weak to my legs and Beyk The china wesa, terrible. Ã arma: 'and legs were quits. res and very much stolin,

"I got, worse and my legs: broku out which made fù very painful to bear.... „Sly heabl was greatly affected. I var “nibelavą); die wend for Curioura Soap and Ointment. I pou relief soccer than I thought. I kept on using them fas four months, and. † was completely curru,” (Signed) J. Impson, Aug, 17, 1914,

Sample Each Free by Post

With 3- Skin-Book Address post cards V.. Newbery & Sons, 77, Charterhouse) - Bq., London. Boût througherit the world.

WEATHER REPORT:

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1916

SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 219T, 1918.

Stock had paid op

Qtions 11.30 AM.

Retorn based

Vallie

Last Dividend

and date..

Ton-lant JORT'S div.

НАУКА.

Hongkong & Shai 3125) 4740 b.

MARINE INSUR-

ANDER.

Cantons.8 50 8305 b.. North Chima

Unions..

Yangtzon.....

...:£5] T. 135

£9.5. interim

27 dual ab 1914, 118,

Interim /:1810-

Int. 19) / IDIS)

$100 8950 Ba

60 260

FIRE INIUBANOES.

22

China Fixes puni☎ 201 $154 d.

On the 1st at 1110-o retazás Hongkong fires ...., ou $385. from Japan or N.E. China.

SHIPPING:

Pressurebas increased moderately over For mom and slightly at other stations.

A įtrough of relatively low pressure: Douglas Steamships: 350 0133 5. extends from Tongking to the Loochoos Steamboat-i-15 822)—*—

Forecast for the 24 hours" ending at noon on the 22nd August-

Indo-Chinaa

"

(Preferred)......$46 (Deferred)

| 81244. h..

Moderate Prices. Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE

or variable winds, moderate: fine at first, some rain later.

2-Formosa Channel: The same as No. I.

Malls will close jor:— HAIPHONG, TOURANE, SAIGON,3.-South coast of China between

*STRAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, Hongkong and Lamocks: *INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT & *EUROPE.

*

1.

18 No. 1.

The stude

Per Athos Registration at 3.15" pa

4-South coast of China between Letters at 4 p.m., on Monday, the Hongkong and Buiman: The same ne 29th Aug.

No. 1. 'SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Par Hai Hong, 0.1.30 p.m., on Tues

day, the 29th Aug. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.**

Per Chinhua, at 3 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 29th Aug.

SRANGHAI (sia Amoy)-d'erus. Shanty FORMOSA ViaKEELUNG, SHANGHAI

Glengle, British steaner 399, W. feChie, Rangoon August 9, funeral.--- CHINESE

Shinkoku Mar, Japanese str., 51,

Kuchiki, Moji Aug. 15. General-Ong S., K.

Nonyo Mara, Japanese steamier, 1,953, Takanashi, Wakamatsu Avg. 14. Conly

B. G. K.

DEPARTURES:

August 20. Hanamet, for Singapore. Aane, for Bangkok. 4ahk, for Shanghai, ..

FFICES, Sod Floct, St. Gourge's ↑ Glenfiloch, for Amoy.

Bundings.

Apply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Googloog, April 7, 1918...

TO LEX

FFICES in Princes Boulding.

Apply to-

511

SHEWAN, TOMES & OU

Liquidators

Rruzes Brodxzimans & Co.. Bongking, April 15, 1918.

OFFICES, st

SI

TO, LET.

Connaught Road,

542

OFFICES, in King's Buildings. "HOUSES, CLIFTON GARDENS. Conduit Road,

Tine, 1 & 2 West End Tarraon, CANTON:

"Apply :- HONGKONG LÅND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET.

THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Hum.

phreys Buildings, Kowloon, FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road, with avery modern convmiance, including, English Haths and Kitchen Ranges," Elot. Water and Water Carriage System. A few Flata specially designed to, socommodats three bachelors at rescriable rentals. Immodiste possession.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in. Gordon Tausos and ballsbury Arema, Kowloon.

TWU ROOMED-FLATS in” Nathan Road, Kowloon.

... Apply to- RUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE"

COMPANY, LIMITED. Albzandrs Buildings.

Hongkong, Dia, 29, 191.

STEAMERS MOVEMENTS. “

Mails The China Mail Stormship Cobia

Chind left San Francisco on August 1st, and may be expected to arrive in Hongkong on August seth."

The Toyo Kisen Kaisha's La. Persia Maru

left Fan Frameisen for this port on the 13th August, with the U. Mail and is due bere on the 10th Sept

The Toya Kisen Kaisha'ssa. Nippon Maru

arrived at Yokohama on 11th Augus and left there for San Francisco, where she is due on lat Sept.

Other Yesuda The steamahip Glenstras is expected her from London on or about 23rd inst.

Latest Advices

an Khela from Caloutta, left Sin gapore on the 20th frat, and may be expected here on ur About the

Huihou, for Hongay.

for Saigon."

Telemachus,

Tami, for Wahu Shumkong, for Touran,

August 217

Titurbem, for Baturia.

Tosa Maru, for Shanghai and Robe.

PASSENGERS. AREIVED.

Po Hatching, fropi Couss Ports, bir and Mrs A. N. Deronin.

Aug. 93.

The nail service to places on the Kowloon-Canton Railway as far as Shek-

has been resumed.

The insured parcel service to Chengtu, Changkiang and Wanhsien has been re- sumed..

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaris and the Ottoman Empire are ans. pended.

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects In China, Slam, Liberis, Porta- gueso East Africa, Persis and MoroccO CATA- not be transmitted.

Mails will'done for :- HOIHOW, PAKHOI & *HAIPHONG..

Per Sunghiang, at 9 am, on Tuesday,

the 22nd Aug.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BATAVIA, SAMARANG, BOURABAYA & FORT MORESBY (Via BATAVIA) Per Tjisondari, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday,

the 22nd Aug.

Per Lucho, from Shanghai, &e.. MIS SWATOW & BANGKOK. Jories.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

th

The British ateamer Haiching from Swatow reports: Low Barometer, heavy rain squalls.

The British steamer Followers from Saigon reports: Fine, clear weather, alight sea, light to moderate wind.

The British stewner Luchow from Swałow reports: &Wly breezes, over. cast, heavy rain equalis."

The Norwegian steamer Div from Bangkok reports: Fine weather.

PASSENGERS EXPECTED

For Kitano Maru, from London July 1, Mra M. Hinton, Miss V. M. Hinton, Mrs C. E. Couling, bir C. D. Smith, Mr 5. Muayama.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table given below has been

compiled at the National Almanac Office in Londen from the result of the analysis of observations,, taken by means of an automatic title-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during the years 1887 B D.

Per Drafar, at 1 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 2nd Aug. SWATOW, AMOY & FOOⱭHOW.

ป

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

dard Time at which Official Night ends The following Table-shows the Stan-

and begins during the month of August, on₤1916-1

NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Via MOJI, VICTORIA & SEATTLE. Per Tokohama Mary at 3 pix

Friday, the 1st Sept. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN

Via NAGASAKI, VICTORIA, B,0.;{ VANCOUVER," UNKED STATES, SOUTH AMERICA & UNITED KINGDOM Via CANADA..

(Kurope via Siberia.)

· Per Empress of Russia. Registration at 9.43 am." Letters at 10.30a.m., 05 Wednesday, the 6th Sept. (Shanghai Chi. P.O., Saturday, 0th Sept.)

*Superserited correspondence only.

ROYAL OBSERVATEY.

HONGKONG DULY WRATHER

REPORT,

AUGUST 21, 1916.-

Hoar,

Tarock. 6

5

Po: Haichiny, at 1.30 pm, on Tuesday: Nemuro

the 22nd Aug.

Hakodate

NINGPO, SHANGHAI & NORTH

QUINA.

Per longchor, at 3 pm, on Tuesday,

the 22nd Aug. SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA,

(Europe via Siberis). Per Luchor. Registration at 2.35 p. Letters at 3 pm, on Tues day, the 22nd Aug. (Shanghai Chi. P.O., Samrday, 26th Aug. PHILIPPINE ISLANDE.

Per Team, at 3 p., on Tuesday, the

22nd Aug

HOIHOW & #STRAITĖ.

Fer Kumchor, at 5 p.to, on Tuesday,

the 32nd Aug.

Tokio

Kagoshima. Ochines .... Hab

Tahl'im Boodals and Obaloos Wethatwel Hanbów

Shanghai

Bharp Plan Amoy FORT BAYARD & HAIPHONG.

Elbow 81 Per Henos, at 9 am, on Wednesday, Talbos.... S

the 23rd Aug.

SWATOW & *BANGKOK.""

Barometer

at Sea Leval.

Temperature.

Humidley.

Wind

Directiɛn.

Taleha Tainan .....

Pescadores.

Hongkong

n

+

W

187 |

Per Liangchow, at 11 am, on Wed. Koshan

-neadzy, the 23rd Aug.. ETRAITS, BURMAH, *COLOMBO, Cantung 2000-5'a

INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, DURBAN, Gap Rodz. CAPE TOWN & UNITED KING - MACRO DON, AND

Wachow

· Per Hitachi Maru, at 11 am, on Fakhof in t

Thursday, the 24th Aug

Hahow wATOW, AMOŤ & FORMOSA Via Torran Puuilen 30.84.JAzes on Aparz

Dagspan Men Loppi

KEELUNG D

Fer Amaru Maru, ab. 11 am

Thursday, the 24th Aug; SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.

14

6 %. 27.65:

29.68

2017

29.78 77

+

29.2178

19.75 75

29,72-75

29.80 76

Tolobar

Iollox 8 rig

重

27.82.75

(Shanghai

28th Aug.

03

athl

The zero of the table corresponda with the tere of the sounding in the Admiralty Obait, which has been found to be 4 Ecet

inches below mean sea level.

3

To obtain the depth of water

(Europe via Siberis), ** Per Shantung Registration at 2.16 pm. Ietters at 3 pan, on Thurs day, the 24th Aug,

tirle gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard STRAITS, BURMAR, OBYLON, ADE

add 3 feet 4 inches and on the gange

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

6 inches to the height given in the table

August 22nd to 28th, 1978

Bengkong

LOW WATHE

(not low

The 24 m/

· Height

LAIDE, WESTERN AUBTRATTA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT & EUROPE Per Nore. Begistration at. 10.15 mm. Letters at 11 am, on Friday, the 26th Aug

Force.

--

"Shell" Transports £1110/-

Star Forty 8 10 8364 b.

REFINERIES.

Obisa Sugnis .... there 100 8109) b. Malo bou Sugaro......$100 $99.

MINING:

Kailana.... Langkats...

Raube. Trozob Mines

..gdra. 10 T. 281 en.

$2 b £130/

Date. Aug.1st,

Enda

Begins.

5.51 4.

7.01 p.m.»>

Ural Casplane

£1 94-

17

23rd, 5.51

esad, 5.51

7.00

10

6.30

"

24th, 6.59

6:58

4

6:38

27

'AND GODOWNS.

28th 5.53

6.57

方

5.54

· 6.56:

281b

5.54

€50

29th, 5.54

6.55

30th, 3.54

8.54

31st, 5.54

6.5-4

95th 5.52

» 3715

EXCHANGE

Hongkong, August 31, 1915.

www

"On demand,"

On London- Bank Wire

2/11

... 5/10

#

30 days' sight...

...217.

4 months aight,

2/10/16

*~2/3

Credits, 4 months' sight,

Documentary, 4 months' sight 29.

On Paris-

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

On Now York-- !

On demand

Credita, 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

*200***

DOOKS. WHARVES

| Kowloon Wharres. 9 50 2834 6. ̧

H.K. & Whampoa

→

Final of $20 and bonus.

$10 a/c 1914, Interim

of $30 a 1915 senes Final of $15 making 818 for 1914and int. of 36

on account. 1918)

87 and bonas 39' for

1914.

897 for 1915

*

85 Int for 1915/1916

81-for-1913

6/- for 1915

10 Ben

6/- for 1916,

5- a/c 1918 Canpon 26 2-a/o 1916 Coupon 25

91.66 dividend 43 cents Bonus for your ending 30:4:18

812 for 1018.

85 for 1916...

| 1/- ayo 1935/16. Compous

Nos, *

Tla. I for 191

18/3/0 1913 to

a/o1916...

9% for 1915

$34 for 1815

Dock 50 198 b. 127. 185 for 1915

Shanghai Docks T. 100T, 68 b

Hongkow Whatis T. 100 T. 844

HOTELS, LANDS AND BUILDINGS,

Hongkong Hotels........8 501 8115- Central Estates, $100 $100

Hongkong Lande...$100] #100

Humphrey Estates 10 S03 Kowloon Lands $30 $38 West Pointe......... 50 $88

Shanghai Landa T.: 50] C. 92°

COTTON BEINGS.

444

EWOS

30 days' aight (private paper).----

On Tekchims

On demand,

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)...54.9 Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) $9.40 m. Silver (per oz)

Bar Saver in Hongkong |27|| Chinese Copper Cash **

Chine Copper Conta Rate of Native Interest Chinese Bab. Coin .. Hongkong Sub. Coin ...

LF CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Aug, 21, 1016 1. BAROMETER, reduced to as degrees Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths,

The Parcel Mail will be closed on Thurs. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de day, the 24th Aug, 16 5′ pum, degrees Fahrenbeit AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEI, TAS- 3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs MANIA & NEW ZEALAND-Von the humidity of air saturated with THURSDAY 18LÁN DE SUS moisture being 100: ***

Per St Albans, at 10 am, on Satur A day the 20th Aug.

SWATOW," "AMUY A FORMOSA Vis

- Per Koyo Maru, at 9 am, on Sunday,

the 27th Aug

SHANGHAL NORTH CHINA

JAPAN T KUBE

Per Hilo Mars, at 3 am, on Bun..

day, the 27th Aug-

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points

6. FORCE OF Wn

Beauford-Scale

6. STATE OF detached elad

gloomy

Da in inches” ten

Mia. 7) for year ending

30410 Tis. 8 for 1916

é p.a

€5 a/c 1915

€7 a/c 1915...

Interim div. of 83ÿ

35 eants for 1915 !

6.p.c.

12 p..

82 For 1915

Interim of $2

6% interim's/c_1916...*.* :

.T. 60 T. 143 b Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T 831 5.

TE 16 for year ending -91.10.15min. Tisdir. & Tis. It bonus for year ending

Tis. 13 for 1915. á

Kung TH....

Tangtaxepoos.

T. 10 T. 18 b.

· MISCELLANEOUS:

*-31.6/16

10 Xap

China-Borbos...

*

paz

per

Light & Power

* 141% dis. 1% dia.

HONGKONG" REGISTER.

Frarians! 10 day On date at on date at

at 3p...

20.71

Barometer

Temperaturs 70 Humidity Direction of

Wind

29.74 29.74

85.

Force Weather Rain

ad

1.86 0.00

0.37

Tighart, open ali temperalize on the toh.81 Leward 'openi, air temperature on:2019 178577

12881

$4.60 b

China Providents · #∙10|#8.60 b.

Dairy Farms

6241

Green Islands.....# 10 #94 b.

Hongkong Electricn 3 10 351; b.

Hongkong la... 25 $160

Hongkong Ropes „# 10 $36 84. Hongkong Tramways 8} #7,60 %,

Morning Posts € £ $29.

Pank Tramways: 0.8 10 80% b

(Faw)$

79 cts. for 1915..

6 pic for year "ending

28-208-

7ir cents for 1915 ...

81.25 for year ending

31-715

60 canta for 1915

082 for 1915/1918...

$11 / 1915

33 a/c 1315

30 cents a/t 1915

$2 for 1916

7% for 1915/1916:

(60 cm)

Steam Laundry: 5 #34 B,

55 cents for 1915/1916...

I. T. CLAITON, Director Hongkong, Observatory, Aug. 21, 1916:

Union Waterboata

116.85 5.

$1 for 1815.4

70 cen

ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY!

Diarrhoes Remedy should be packed HAMBERLAIN'S Calfe, Cholers and according to in your hand luggage when going on a

journey, Change of water,, diaty temperature all tend to prod trouble and this medicing Decared on board the trait de I may save much venienco ifod have it hazel-

p.c.

7 p.o.

MOXON

Bhare and General